2020-09-14-minutes-public-works-study-session

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• SECTION 3.3 is added: "The City and County believe it is in the best interest of the citizens of both jurisdictions to enable reciprocal impact mitigation requirements and regulatory conditions on development in the unincorporated UGA." • Language is added to Section 6.2: "Any variance issued pursuant to this subsection shall be conditioned upon the permit applicant's agreement that the subdivision must connect to City utilities when they become available for later participation pursuant to either a latecomer utility agreement or utility extension agreement, which must be recorded with the Kittitas County Auditor." • The second and third sentences of Section 6.3 are modified to the following: The County will protect road corridors identified by the City consistent with Exhibit D and require dedication of right-of-way for subdivisions and development within or adjacent to the subdivision and/or development. The County will also require that any deferral of right-of-way improvements be formalized in a legal instrument that will be recorded with the Kittitas County Auditor and which shall run with the property and bind all future owners to the requirements of the deferral. • A new section is added as 6.5: "The City and County agree to coordinate their annual and periodic land use updates with the UGA. The City and County agree to coordinate their annual and six (6) -year transportation improvement plans, as further described below in section 12.4. • Section 9 is amended to add the following language: "The County, through the SEPA process, hereby commits to mitigate transportation, park and other growth impacts in accordance with special studies required by the SEPA responsible official and in accordance with current studies completed by the City with respect to transportation and park impacts." • Section 10 is amended to add the following language: "Mitigation, as used in this section, may include compensation by the County for improvement and maintenance of the City's trails and paths identified in the City's Non -Motorized Transportation Plan and/or Park Plan to help offset the impacts caused by development of subdivisions in the UGA." • Section 10.2 is added: "The City and County agree to meet and confer on the methodology to be used to calculate the economic impact to City parks caused by subdivision development, and that the County will thereafter adopt regulations to implement park impact mitigation rules concurrently with the updates of its comprehensive plan, but no later than by December 31, 2021. • Language is added to Section 11.5: "Once a matter has been transferred to the City, it shall defend any and all appeals related to the matter with the County assisting in said defense as second chair. The City and County shall indemnify and hold each other harmless for damages and liabilities associated with their respective decision and actions." • A new section is added to the agreement as Section 13, Proportionate Share of Traffic Impact'_Vlitigation for County Developments. 13.1 The Parties agree that development in the UGA should require contribution of a proportionate share of programmed system improvements meeting the requirements of RCW 82.02.050 needed to mitigate capacity impacts on City streets. Therefore, the County shall, by December 31, 2021, adopt and apply as County regulations for assessment and collection of traffic impact fees for any development within the City's UGA. Such regulations Page 2 of 5 PL`BLIC WORKS BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION STAFF REPORT