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Comment #010 <br /> RO LE OF T 1F Kl T <br /> i. 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 1.1: 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 5, 2016 3 <br />