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Kimley>>>Horn MEMORANDUM To: Chad Bala,Community Development Services Director Jeremy Jonston,Long Range Planner From: Kimley-Horn and Associates,Inc. Date: May 19,2026 June 2,2026,Comprehensive Plan Public Hearing—BOCC amendments for Subject: consideration Purpose The purpose of this memorandum is to outline the approach for Board of County Commissioner(BOCC) consideration of public,Planning Commission,Community Development Services(CDS),and Public Works (PW)proposed amendments to the January 29,2026,Draft Comprehensive Plan. A separate staff report for the public hearing along with a transmittal of the complete public record for this project will be prepared separately and transmitted to the BOCC prior to the hearing. The 2026 Kittitas County Draft Comprehensive Plan,new Climate Element and Easton Subarea Plan were released for public comment on January 29,2026.The Kittitas County Planning Commission held a public hearing on March 17,2026.The Planning Commission voted 5-0 to recommend approval of the Comprehensive Plan with recommended amendments. Proposed amendments to the January 29, 2026, Draft Comprehensive Plan The Board of County Commissioners'hearing on the Comprehensive Plan is based upon the January 29, 2026,version of the draft comprehensive plan.However,based upon Planning Commission recommendations,public comments,and CDS and PW review of Planning Commission recommendations and public comments,several changes are being forwarded to the BOCC for further consideration. The proposed changes have been put into different"batches"should the BOCC wish to include them into the final version of the comprehensive plan.Inclusion of one or more batches would occur by motion and occur prior to the final vote on the comprehensive plan.The BOCC is not obligated to include any or all proposed changes within a batch and the BOCC may have additional changes to propose after review of the public record.