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WHEREAS, the terms of this Agreement have been City Council <br />of the City of Ellensburg at a regular City Council meeting on <br />202I; and <br />WHEREAS, the terms of this Agreement have been discussed by the Board of <br />Kittitas County Commissioners at a regular meeting on _,202| <br />NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the terms and conditions set forth <br />below, the parties agree as follows: <br />TERMS <br />1. LEGAL BASIS AND SCOPE. This Agreement is entered into pursuant to <br />Chapter 36.70A RCW (the Growth Management Act), Chapter 36.115 RCW (the <br />Govemmental Services Act), and Chapter 39.34 RCW (the Interlocal Cooperation Act). <br />The City and the County agree that the contents of this Agreement shall apply to growth <br />management planning, project permit processing and development within the City's UGA, <br />code enforcement, and future annexations. <br />2. NATURE OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement is consistent with the interlocal <br />agreement referred to in the County's 2016 Comprehensive Plan discussion of Urban <br />Growth Areas, the City's 2017 Comprehensive Plan Update Goal LU-6, and the County- <br />Wide Planning Policies under Interlocal Agreements (policies 1.1 - 1.3), Urban Growth <br />Areas (policies 2.I -2.19), Reduce Sprawl (policies 3.1 - 3.6), Transportation (policies <br />4.I - 4.8) and Public Facilities and Services (policies 13.1 - 13.19). <br />3. PURPOSE OF THE AGREEMENT <br />3.1. The purpose of this Agreement is to facilitate the orderly transition of urban <br />services from the County to the City throughout the UGA and to coordinate and manage <br />growth and development within the UGA. <br />3.2. The City and County wish to establish a generalized interlocal agreement to <br />implement uniform and consistent urban development standards (as defined in Section 6.1 <br />below) within the UGA in order to further the transition of the UGA to urban service levels. <br />3.3. The City and County believe it is in the best interest of the citizens of both <br />jurisdictions to enable reciprocal impact mitigation requirements and regulatory conditions <br />on development in the unincorporated UGA. <br />4. IDENTIFICATION OF URBAN GROWTH AREA. This Agreement applies <br />to the lands within the Ellensburg Urban Growth Area as adopted and identified in the <br />County Comprehensive Plan and attached hereto as EXHIBIT A, as of the date of execution <br />of this Agreement and as it may be amended in the future. <br />UGA Interlocal Agreement (12-09-21) -Page2 of 14