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CITY OF `"!! <br /> Vancouver <br /> WASHIINGTON <br /> March 26,2024 <br /> Pat McCarthy,State Auditor <br /> Washington State Auditor's Office <br /> PO Box 40031 <br /> Olympia,WA 98504 <br /> Dear Ms.McCarthy. <br /> I am writing to express my appreciation to you and your staff for their work on the recent <br /> audit of the City of Vancouver"s performance in meeting the state's 120-day timeline <br /> requirement for Land use,engineering and building application reviews. <br /> Throughout the audit,which took just over a year to complete,the SAO team(led by Carolyn <br /> Cato,with Robert Evashenk as our assigned auditor)thoroughly explained the steps involved, <br /> data needed,and the methodology to be used in analyzing the data.The SAO team was open <br /> to our feedback and suggestions, responsive to questions, and helpful in expanding our <br /> understanding of the analysis behind the numbers. <br /> While we are pleased the final report indicates that the City of Vancouver is meeting the state <br /> requirements in most categories, we acknowledge that there are some minor areas where <br /> Improvement is needed,such as annually publishing all of the required review performance <br /> data and tightening up internal procedures related to requests for timeline extensions on <br /> Individual projects. <br /> On behalf of the City of Vancouver team,thank you again for the professionalism your team <br /> exhibited in working with us to complete this audit.We look forward to future check-ins so <br /> we can share our progress in implementing identified Improvements to our procedures and <br /> reporting. <br /> Sincer y, <br /> Ch�dEiken,AICP,Director <br /> Community Development Department <br /> (360)487-7882 <br /> chad.eiken@cityofva ncouver.us <br /> P.O.Box 1995 1 Vancouver,WA 98668-1995 I jn q •, +'ta: J 7 Y:711 1 cityofvancouver.us <br /> Growth Management Act - Agency Response 44 <br />