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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />PUBLIC WORKS — BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />STUDY SESSION STAFF REPORT <br />STUDY SESSION DATE: March 14, 2022 <br />TOPIC: Public Works and Solid Waste Co -location <br />ACTION REQUESTED: Direct Staff <br />LEAD STAFF: <br />Mark R. Cook <br />RECOMMENDATION: <br />Direct staff prepare enabling documents formalizing land transfer from the Solid Waste <br />Fund to the Road Fund. <br />BRIEFING SUMMARY: <br />• Solid Waste (SW) acquired approximately 50 acres adjacent to Highway 97 <br />supporting transfer station relocation in 2018. <br />• Preparing for site development, Public Works (PW) secured design services <br />(University Way/Reecer Creek traffic signal) after consulting with City of <br />Ellensburg engineering staff. <br />• SW began short plating the property in 2020 and finalized the short plat in 2021 <br />creating two parcels (10.97 acres and 38.84 acres). <br />• PW began University Way/Reecer Creek signal construction in 2021 allowing <br />SW constructed site improvements (water, sewer, and access) to proceed in 2021. <br />• PW finalize funding of University Way/Reecer Creek signal improvements in <br />2022. <br />• Final land, traffic signal construction and land improvement costs now allow a <br />reconciliation between the two funds. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />Following a significant public outreach effort, SW purchased approximately 50 acres on <br />land adjacent to Highway 97. During land use application to the City of Ellensburg, the <br />City burdened construction of the traffic signal at University and Reecer upon the <br />County. Assisting SW, PW began signal design and then transferred construction the city <br />in 2020. SW constructed site improvements in 2020 and PW finalized signal funding <br />early in 2022. PW supported the platting of the SW site allowing approximately 10 acres <br />for PW acquisition. The Equipment Rental and Replacement Fund (ER&R) manages <br />Road Fund properties. The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has expressed <br />interest in supporting low-income housing on the current Road Maintenance Shop in <br />Ellensburg. PW recently completed the required Department of Ecology land use <br />covenant on the Lower County Shop property clearing the path to acquisition on the part <br />of Hope Source. All costs and land use actions are now complete for PW acquisition of <br />Page 1 of 4 <br />Public Works "Work Session Staff Report", 2022 <br />