HomeMy WebLinkAbout2016-05-18-minutes-berk-consultants-presentation2016-05-18 MINUTES 1
COMMISSIONERS' MINUTES
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
COMMISSIONER’S CONFERENCE ROOM
SPECIAL MEETING
WEDNESDAY 11:00 A.M. MAY 18, 2016
Board members present: Vice-Chairman Paul Jewell and Commissioner
Laura Osiadacz. Excused: Chairman Obie O’Brien.
Others: Mandy Buchholz, Deputy Clerk of the Board; Angela San
Filippo, Planner; Doug Mcintyre, Van Ness Feldman, LLP; Lindsey
Ozbolt, Chamber of Commerce; Kevin Ramsey, PhD BERK Consultants &
Jesse Major, Daily Record.
SPECIAL MEETING PRESENTATION – BERK CONSULTANTS COMMISSIONERS
At 11:00 a.m. Vice-Chairman Jewell opened a Special Meeting to
receive a presentation from BERK Consultants Re: Land Capacity
Analysis & Population.
Vice-Chairman Jewell explained that he requested to hear the
presentation as he is not a part of COG and knew it would be
presented before COG & Chairman O’Brien later in the day.
Kevin Ramsey, PhD with BERK Consultants reviewed a presentation
outlining the project scope; key decisions for the preferred
alternative (countywide growth projections, urban rural split &
preferred allocations to study areas); population & employment
projections; Kittitas population projections (OFM); population
growth projections; employment growth projections; land capacity
analysis; maps showing the Kittitas County study areas; land
capacity analysis steps; population capacity by study area;
allocation to sub-areas; historic shares of countywide population
growth by study area; preliminary population allocation scenarios;
comparison of allocation to capacity (population); employment
capacity by study area (preliminary findings); preliminary
employment allocation scenarios; comparison of allocation to
capacity (employment); UGA sizing considerations; and the next steps
moving forward. He explained that they will need to finalize land
capacity analysis after the County and local jurisdiction review
(select Countywide growth projections (population/employment); and
select allocations to study area (population/employment).
The Board asked questions for clarification, and thanked Mr. Ramsey
for taking the time to do an additional presentation.
Meeting adjourned at 12:10 p.m.
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KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
DEPUTY CLERK OF THE BOARD KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Mandy Buchholz Obie O’Brien, Chairman