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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />AGENDA STAFF REPORT <br />AGENDA DATE: April 7, 2026 <br />ACTION REQUESTED: Request to Approve a Resolution to Ratify Authorization <br />of the Use of 2026 Public Facility Funds to Support the <br />Washington State Department of Commerce <br />Independent Feasibility Review for a Public Facility <br />District and Ratifying the Chair's Signature on said <br />Agreement with Washington State Department of <br />Commerce for said Feasibility Review <br />BACKGROUND: Public Facilities District (PFD) may be created by a <br />County under RCW 36.100. A Public Facilities District <br />can develop and operate sports, entertainment, <br />convention or recreational facilities. To consider a PFD, <br />at the December 16, 2025, meeting the Board of County <br />Commissioners (BOCC) authorized Board Chair <br />signature on a letter requesting the Washington State <br />Department of Commerce conduct an independent <br />financial feasibility review. Public Works has been <br />coordinating with the Department of Commerce <br />regarding requested documents to begin the feasibility <br />review. <br />The Department of Commerce conducts independent <br />financial feasibility reviews with independent <br />contractors. The program is intended to ensure that local <br />decision makers have access to objective and timely <br />analysis of the financial feasibility of the project. The <br />review is to examine the potential costs to be incurred by <br />the Public Facilities District and the adequacy of <br />revenues or expected revenues to meet those costs. It is <br />typical for the Department of Commerce to enter in <br />interlocal agreement for cost -recovery agreement of the <br />review. <br />At their regular meeting on December 17, 2025, the <br />Conference of Governments supported use of Distressed <br />County Sales and Use Tax for the independent feasibility <br />review by Commerce. An agreement has been prepared <br />between the County and Commerce to begin the <br />independent feasibility review. Commerce has shared the <br />cost of their review will be $20,000.00. <br />At the March 30, 2026, Special Study Session, Public <br />Works staff briefed the Board of County Commissioners <br />on this potential action and with project timelines to be <br />