Resolution_PF Agreement 2021_City of Cle Elum

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downtown area and may reduce the frequency and severity of the 32 auto -related collisions experienced between 2013-2017. The extensiveness of economic development opportunity will not be achieved without Phase 3A construction. 3. Indicate if the project is consistent with the following applicable state, regional and local plans and prioritization processes: X Overall Economic Development Plan — Officially Adopted: Yakima and Kittitas Counties Rertonal Comprehensive Economic Development Plan (2015) • Strategy Goals: relates to — Goal one, Goal two, Goal three, Goal four, Goal five, and Goal six. • Listed as 44 of the 17 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) projects identified in Kittitas and Yakima Counties combined emphasizing its "importance for: job creation, funding leverage, readiness to proceed, likelihood of success, and overall need for the project" (pg 6). X Comprehensive Land Use Plan — Officially Adopted: June 2019 Kiaitas County Comprehensive Plan (06/2019) Cie Elum Land Use Plan (0612019) • Project consistent with multiple goals in Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, and Chapter 10. X Capital Facility Plan — Officially Adopted: April 2019 Cie Elum Capital Facilities Plan • Project consist with multiple Kittitas County Countywide Planning Policies as listed in Appendix A and Cie Elum goals in multiple infrastructure sections in the Cie Elum Capital Facilities Plan — Transportation Systems, Domestic Water System, Stormwater System, Sanitary Sewer System, Parks and Recreation sections. X Community Action Plan (or other community-based plan)— Officially Adopted: June 2017 Cle Elum Downtown Planning — Focus on 1" street Design Concepts • City Council Planning Commission Study Session and Public Forum (2017) AKA "Preferred Alternative." X Six -Year Transportation Improvement Plans: Cle Elum 2021-2026 Transportation Improvement Program • This project is included in Cie Elum's 2021-2026 Transportation Improvement Program as the City's Number 1 project. X Site-specific development plans; e.g., Community Master Plan: Downtown Association Main Street Study (2015): ❑ Other 4. Public Benefit: Please describe the public benefit derived from project completion. Conceptual plans and studies have been prepared for Cie Elum's downtown corridor over the past 20 years to improve traffic flow, optimize parking, and build a pedestrian -friendly environment. The latter has always been a focal point to enhance Cie Elum's tourism experience. The plans also addressed the need for improvements to stormwater facilities throughout the City. Past plans and studies continually lost momentum as the City's limited budget restricted possibilities for advancing forward without financial assistance.