2017-2037 Comp Plan Update Enabling Ordinance with Exhibit A

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Page 68 a) most cost effective, b) consistent with prudent asset and liability management, c) appropriate to the useful life of the project(s) to be financed, and d) the most efficient use of the County's ability to borrow funds.  Debt financing shall not be used to provide more capacity than is needed within the schedule of capital improvements for non-enterprise public facilities unless one of the following conditions are met: » The excess capacity is an integral part of a capital improvement that is needed to achieve or maintain standards for levels of service (i.e., the minimum capacity of a capital project is larger than the capacity required to provide the level of service). » The excess capacity provides economies of scale making it less expensive than a comparable amount of capacity if acquired at a later date. » The asset acquired is land that is environmentally sensitive, or designated by the County as necessary for conservation, or recreation. » The excess capacity is part of a capital project financed by general obligation bonds approved by referendum. CF-P15: The County shall not provide a public facility, nor shall it accept the provision of a public facility by others, if the County or other provider is unable to pay for the subsequent annual operating and maintenance costs of the facility. CF-P16: In the event that sources of revenue require voter approval in a local referendum that has not been held, and a referendum is not held, or is held and is not successful, this Comprehensive Plan shall be revised at the next annual amendment to adjust for the lack of such revenues, in any of the following ways:  Reduce the level of service for one or more public facilities.  Increase the use of other sources of revenue.  Decrease the cost, and therefore the quality of some types of public facilities while retaining the quantity of the facilities that is inherent in the standard for level of service.  Decrease the demand for and subsequent use of capital facilities.  Combination of the above alternatives. CF-P17: All development permits issued by the County which require capital improvements that will be financed by sources of revenue which have not been approved or implemented (such as future debt requiring referenda) shall be conditioned on the approval or implementation of the indicated revenue sources, or the substitution of a comparable amount of revenue from existing sources. CF-P18: The County and Cities may jointly sponsor the formation of Local Improvement Districts, Road Improvement Districts, and other benefit areas for the construction or reconstruction of infrastructure to a common standard, which are located in the City and the Urban Growth Areas. CF-P19: Provide adequate public facilities by constructing needed capital improvements which (1) repair or replace obsolete or worn out facilities, (2) eliminate existing deficiencies, and (3) meet the needs of future