March 24 2025 CDS Study Session Final Packet

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Charter Purpose A project charter is a communication and project management document to help ensure project objectives and timelines are met. This project charter has been developed for the 2026 Kittitas County Periodic Comprehensive Plan Update and outlines the: ✓ Background and framework for the project ✓ High-level project approach, outcomes, and deliverables ✓ Project schedule and key milestones ✓ Project team members along with their project roles and responsibilities ✓ Key to project success, and ✓ Potential risks and strategies to address those risks Having a project charter is especially vital for a project that involves: ✓ Multiple departments, working groups, and agencies ✓ Multi -layer recommendation and approval process Project Background and Framework The Washington State Growth Management Act (GMA) requires cities and counties to update Comprehensive Plans and implementing development regulations every 10 years (RCW 36.70A.130). Comprehensive Plans are 20-year policy documents that guide and plan for growth (population and employment), housing, transportation, capital facilities and utilities, parks, recreation and open space, rural areas, and protection of natural resource lands ( ). Kittitas County is required to complete the periodic comprehensive plan update by June 30, 2026. Approach, Outcomes, and Deliverables Defining the project approach, outcomes, and deliverables, ensures that all Kittitas County departments and the consultant team are on the same page throughout the project. How the project is viewed, what must be accomplished, the steps and the schedule to get the project completed on time are all important factors that will help define project success. Project Approach Every ten years "a county or city shall take legislative action to review, and if needed, revise its comprehensive land use plan and development regulations to ensure the plan and regulations comply with the requirements" of the GMA (RCW 36.70A.130). Plan Updates are an opportunity to revise, not re -write, the existing Plan to ensure consistency with state laws/case law since the last update, Best Available Science (BAS) for incorporation into critical areas regulations and changes in local conditions. State Law - 0'. Community Vision Balancing requirements This project will focus on compliance with applicable state laws and empower the community to include the community vision into the comprehensive plan. The Growth Management Act (GMA) was created as a bottoms -up planning process meaning the policies that will guide the next twenty years cannot exist without a robust public process. To foster a transparent and inviting planning process the following will guide the project approach: Kittitas County 2026 Periodic Update Project Charter Version 3.1 (Final) Exported: March 20, 2025 3