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ROLE OF THE KITTITAS COUNTY CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTS <br />The Kittitas County Conference of Governments (KCCOG) may serve as mediator in <br />matters of conflict resolution regarding interpretations and issues of clarification related to <br />this document. <br />ii. All jurisdictions of Kittitas County will jointly work to identify and address service <br />areas and their impacts through the KCCOG. <br />iii. The process for engaging in conflict resolution mediation with regard to development <br />impact fees shall be agreed upon by all parties involved, KCCOG shall serve as the first <br />level of conflict resolution according to the agreed upon process. <br />1. INTERLOCAL AGREEMENTS <br />Objective: To encourage cooperation between Kittitas County and the cities and towns within the <br />County on a basis of mutual advantage and to provide services and facilities in a manner that will <br />be best suited to geographic, economic, population, and other factors that influence the needs and <br />development of local communities. <br />Policy L I : Measures intended to implement countywide planning policies may include <br />interlocal agreements, contracts, memorandums of understanding, and joint <br />ordinances, or a combination thereof. <br />Policy 1.2: Cities and the County shall execute interlocal agreements to coordinate and <br />manage growth in UGAs and should consult special districts as appropriate. <br />Interlocal agreements shall acknowledge and implement the Countywide Planning <br />Policies and shall incorporate uniform criteria for orderly annexation. <br />Policy 1.3: Joint funding arrangements through mechanisms such as interlocal agreements <br />should be adopted for a period after annexations of developed properties to <br />consider compensation for the County's loss of revenues and its capital facility <br />expenditures prior to annexation, and any city obligations to provide capital <br />facilities to the area annexed. <br />2. URBAN GROWTH AREAS <br />Objective: To cooperatively determine future Urban Growth Areas and provide opportunities for <br />a broad range of needs and uses within such areas for the following twenty (20) years for each <br />jurisdiction. <br />General Policies <br />Policy 2.1: The County, in cooperation with the cities, will designate Urban Growth <br />Areas (UGAs) for each jurisdiction that is expected for the next twenty (20) <br />July S, 2016 <br />