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✓ Six-Year Transportation Improvement Plans: <br />Cle Elum 2018-2023 Trl1MJ1ortation Improvement Program <br />• This project is included in the development of the Cle Elum 2018-2023 <br />Transportation Improvement Program (previous effective as of 1/2018). <br />CleE/um 2019•2024 TransportaJion Improv.ement Program <br />• This project is included in the development of the Cle Elum 2019-2024 <br />Transportation Itoprovement Program (will be effective on 1/2019). <br />✓ Slta-epeclflc development plans; e.g., Community Mast.er Plan: <br />Downtown AssocianonMai,z Street Study (2015): <br />✓ Other: <br />• Received Kittitas County Distressed County Sales and Use Tax funding for partial <br />design of the proposed stormwater improvements. (2016, 2017) for First Street and <br />Peoh Avenue Improvements (Phase 1) and First Street Stormwater Improvements <br />(Phase 2). <br />7. Explaln how this lnfraatructunt proJect h•a been coordinated, or wlll be coordinated with other <br />Jurisdictions, such •• countlN, cities, atatelfaderal agencies, and with economic development <br />organizations during plannlng, design, financing, construction and/or operation phases. <br />The City retained the services of HLA Engineering and Land Surveying, Inc. (HLA), together with <br />HBB Landscape Architecture (HBB), to facilitate the planning process to arrive at a concept titled <br />the "Preferred Alternative" as shown on the attached pamphlet titled "Downtown Revitalization <br />Planning 1st Street Concept." The planning process was initiated in April 2017 with a Walle and <br />Talk downtown tour, which included City staff and the Mayor, primarily to discuss existing themes, <br />deficiencies, and opportunities. Next, four focus group sessions were administered with assistance <br />from Central Washington University land-use planning students, including business owners, <br />longtime residents, students, and Suncadia Resort members. Focus groups discussed the following: <br />• How would you describe Cle Elum? <br />• What makes Cle Elum unique? <br />• Why do you come downtown? What do you like best? <br />• What do you like least? <br />• Of the great things you like about other downtowns, what would you apply to First <br />Street? <br />From the focus groups, lllA and HBB created two geometric layouts of a typical block and three <br />amenity grouping concepts. These layouts and concepts were presented at a community stakeholder <br />workshop with 28 participants, and public preferences were noted. Based on workshop findings, a <br />preferred concept was born and presented at a combined City Council and Planning Commission <br />study session, see attached titled "Cle Elum Downtown Planning -Focus on 1st Street Design <br />Concepts." Following the study session, the concept was presented at a public forum with 32 <br />participants, continuing to gain traction. After detailing the preferred concept to address public <br />desires, the Planning Commission prepared an official recommendation to the City Council on June <br />26, 2017, to adopt the Preferred Alternative, see attached. On June 27, 2017, the City Council <br />adopted by Resolution 2017-011 (attached) the Preferred Altemative with an overwhelming amount <br />of support :from the community, 45 participants and standing room only in the Council Chambers. <br />10