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UGA Interlocal Agreement (12-09-21) – Page 7 of 14 of the effective date of this interlocal agreement, the County will ensure that all such securities include provisions which require, upon annexation, assignment to the City without further approval by any party, if allowed by the security provider. If the financial guarantee cannot be assigned to the City, the County will enforce the provisions of such guarantee on behalf of the City in accordance with this Agreement. 12. ROADS AND TRANSPORTATION. 12.1. Annexation of road rights-of-way. Except for noncontiguous municipal purpose annexations under RCW 35.13.180 or 35A.14.300, the City agrees to propose annexation of the entire right-of-way of County roads adjacent to an annexation boundary. 12.2. Road maintenance responsibility. The City agrees to annex continuous segments of road to facilitate economical division of maintenance responsibility and avoid discontinuous patterns of alternating city and county road/street ownership. Where annexation of segments of road are unavoidable, the City and County agree to consider a governmental services agreement providing for maintenance of the entire road/street segment by the jurisdiction best able to provide maintenance services on an efficient and economical basis. 12.3. Traffic Mitigation and Capital Facilities. For new development within the UGA, in addition to review and imposition of necessary traffic impact mitigation for development through the SEPA review process, the County agrees to follow the development standards adopted by the County pursuant to Section 6.1 above, as well as collection of traffic impact mitigation fees pursuant to Section 13, below. 12.4. Joint transportation planning. The City and County agree to cooperate on the planning for, and annual update of, the regional roadway network plan extending through the Ellensburg UGA as identified on EXHIBIT D at time of execution of this document, or as thereafter amended. Such cooperation will include protection of such identified roadway corridors from development impairment to the extent lawfully allowed without the exercise of eminent domain power, imposition of requirements for dedication or deeding of rights-of-way necessary for the preservation of such roadway corridors, and imposition of road standards consistent with the City of Ellensburg Public Works Development Standards as set forth in Section 6 above. 13. PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF TRAFFIC IMPACT MITIGATION 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, 2022, adopt and apply as County regulations for assessment and collection of traffic impact fees for any development within the City’s UGA. Such regulations shall be substantially similar to Chapter 14.04 of the Ellensburg City Code, including Appendix C (City of Ellensburg Traffic Impact Fee Development Land Use