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Kittitas County Lodging Tax Grant Program for Tourism -Related, Large -Scale Municipality -Owned Capital Projects Technical Review Team (TRT) Initial Project Evaluation Form Intent and Use The intent of this form is to efficiently implement and manage the four -step review process. After the placement of a project on the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) by the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) as a result of a recommendation by the Lodging Tax Advisory Committee (LTAC), the TRT will review and evaluation each project for placement in the four -step process. The decision of the TRT will be included in this form and then forwarded to the LTAC for review and decision. If the LTAC does not agree with the TRT, a joint meeting will be held to further discuss the project and its placement in the four -step process in order to reach agreement. Once the TRT and the LTAC agree, a recommendation will be forward to the BOCC for final decision. Applicants will be notified of the BOCC's decision. Applicants will then be required to present a proposed scope of work (SOW) to the LTAC for completing the respective step requirements. The LTAC will submit the SOW to the TRT for review. Applicants may be requested to present the SOW to the TRT in person. Project: Teanaway Yakima Rivers Confluence Applicant: Kittitas County Park and Recreation District No Review Date: 2-12-18 Step Placement Recommendation: Step 2 TRT Discussion/Rationale: Discussion included that it appeared very little work had actually been completed on this project—that it was very much in the "idea" stage. As such, the application lacked many elements needed prior to moving the project forward in the step process, including a commitment/willingness to sell on the part of the private land owner, a site concept plan/drawing, any basic feasibility analysis of the site itself, any discussion on who would maintain and operate the facility, whether or not it would have a positive impact on growing tourism, and needed interactions with other agencies like WDFW or WSDOT or BLM. Needed prior to meeting step 2 requirements: 1. Binding first right of refusal from the property seller(s); 2. Maintenance and operations strategy; 3. Site/concept plan; 4. Market/demand analysis; 5. Site feasibility analysis including critical areas analysis, shoreline master program analysis, traffic analysis, highway access analysis, cultural/archaeological considerations, flood analysis, etc.; 6. Letters of support from adjacent land owners including state and federal agencies (WDFW, WSDOT, BLM, and private landowners (if any)). LTAC Review: Agree ® Disagree LTAC Comments: None