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the formulation of a countywide district. It is unlikely that amending the legislation <br />allowing partial county formulation is likely, given the amount of Public Facility Districts <br />already formulated in the state. A more likely approach would appear to be further <br />amending formulation options allowing combinations of cities and the county. The issue <br />with the recently passed E2SSB 5001 legislation is that the city/county joint PFD can <br />only occur in counties with a population of one million. It appears the recent change <br />favors urban counties and not rural central Washington counties. This seems to be the <br />easiest constraint to amend — reducing the minimum county population of one million to <br />a level meeting rural central Washington county populations — allowing city/county <br />district boundaries that do not require the entire county participate in the district. The <br />thinking is, why would a voter in Vantage pay for recreation center in Cle Elum? <br />The second option is a countywide Parks and Recreation District. A review of Chapter <br />36.69 RCW (EXHIBIT 2) suggests, to staff, that the desired boundary of a bonding <br />district encompassing the school districts of Cle Elum, Roslyn and Easton is achievable <br />using the 36.69 legislative tool. The legislation also allows the use of local improvement <br />districts within a defined Parks and Recreation district boundary affording increased <br />flexibility supporting multiple recreational facilities inside of a single district boundary. <br />The legislation does not allow sales and use tax that is available through the Public <br />Facility legislation. Other revenue generating options are afforded in RCW 36.69 and <br />staff desire vetting them for potentially meeting the needs of the proposed UKCCC. Staff <br />also desire to work with the Prosecuting Attorney's Office on the front-end of legislative <br />evaluation, ensuring staffs read on the legislation is supported by legal counsel. <br />FISCAL IMPACTS: <br />Fiscal impacts are not determined at this time. <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />EXHIBIT 1: E2SSB 5001 <br />EXHIBIT 2: RCW 36.69 <br />Page 2 of 4 <br />Public Works "Work Session Staff Report", 2023 <br />