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Strategy Goals: relates to - Goal one, Goal two, Goal three, Goal four, Goalfive, and Goal six. Listed as #4 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 ofsuccesso and overall need for the project" (pg 6), Comprehensive Land Use Plan - Officially Adopted: June 2019 Kittitas Countlt Comprehensive Plan 06/20i,9): Cle Elum Land Use Plon (06/20i,9)o Project consistent with multiple goals in Chapter 2, Chapter 3, Chapter 4, Chapter 5, Chapter 6, and Chapter 10. Capital Facility Plan - Officially Adopted: April 2019 Cle Elum Capital Facilities Plon. Project consist with multiple Kittitas County Countywide Planning Policies as listed in Appendix A and Cle Elum goals in multiple infrastructure sections in the Cle Elum Capital Facilities Plan - Transporlation Systems, Domestic Water System, Stormwater System, Sanitary Sewer System, Parks and Recreation sections. Gommunity Action Plan (or other community-based plan) - Officially Adopted: June 2017 CIe Elunt Downtown Planning - Focus on I't slreel Design Concepts. City Council Planning Commission Study Session and Public Forum (2017) AKA "Preferred Altemative." Six-Year Transportation lm provement Plans : Cle Elum 2021-2026 Transnortalion Improvement Prosramo This project is included in Cle Elum's 2022-2027 Transportation lmprovement Program as the City's Number I project. Site-specific development plans; e.9., Community Master Plan: Downtowtt Association Main Street Stud! Q0I5); Downtown Associotion Master Plan Q0l8) Other 4. Public Benefit: Please describe the public benefit derived from project completion. Conceptual plans and studies have been prepared for Cle 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 Cle 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. With procurement of grants/loans totaling $3.5 million in 3.5 years, Cle Elum residents and business owners have acknowledged the reality of the downtown revitalization coming to fruition. The rigorous planning process discussed in question 5 included feasibility analysis of design alternatives, followed by adoption of the preferred altemative by City Council. Though the planning process did not include a market 7 a a x x x X X