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Counc lations Committee
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
1:30 p.m.
CED Large Conference Room
Council present: Neil McClure, Rick Ensey
Commissioner: Mike Leita .
City staff present: Dick Zais, Dave Zabell, Bill Cook, Joan Davenport
County staff present: Vern Redifer, Gary Eksted
Continued review of options for street construction/frontage improvements for new
development projects:
At the July 7 meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee, staff was asked to put together
a list of choices for the next meeting based on the following topics:
1. Funding opportunities (new and existing) and where they have been utilized;
2. Cost opportunities or cost benefits;
3. Potential "impact areas" of current or future concentrated development.
Discussion of the three topics began at the August 4 meeting of the Intergovernmental
• Committee. At the August 4 meeting, the Committee asked staff to create a model or "pilot
zone," and to present the information at the September 17 meeting.
Presentation of "model" financing proposal:
Joan Davenport provided maps and information to the Committee regarding the cost of
making street improvements to the "core area," which is roughly between 52 Avenue and
96 Avenue, and Ahtanum Road and Summitview Avenue.
City staff has been working with the County to identify some of the arterials that will need
improvements in the future. It appears that approximately 38 lane miles will eventually
need improvement. City engineering staff use an estimate of one million dollars per lane
mile for improvements. That is all inclusive: buying ROW, all new surfaces, curb, gutter,
sidewalk, and street lighting. City staff came up with a couple of different concepts of how
a late corner's agreement could work.
The first example was the extension of Occidental Avenue. The net cost for improvements
would be approximately $4,000 per lot. The Committee had talked earlier about some cost
sharing between the developer, the City and the County. Neil McClure asked if we should
look at the upfront public investment because of the cost savings of doing the
improvements all at once. Various percentages and scenarios were discussed regarding
the Occidental Avenue example. Gary Ekstedt mentioned that finding the correct
• proportional share for the cost of each development is very difficult. Mike Leita brought up
the idea of a fund that the public entities would pay into each year, and when it was time to
make the improvement, the funds would be there.
The discussion continued regarding the potential of building the road and then recouping 9 9 P 9 p 9
the developer share before the 15 -year sunset clause, or building the road using an LID or
RID process. Mike Leita reiterated that the goal is to logically develop incentive areas. Bill
Cook added that logically we should start by looking at road segments that are the closest
to the existing urban core, and offer those as progressive incentive zones. The developers
could be told, for example, if you build in the area now, the City and the County will each
contribute twenty percent of the cost. Otherwise, no public funds will be utilized.
The Committee reviewed the West Valley Arterial Street Improvement Analysis map. Vern
Redifer stated that the County can give road levy funds to build a transportation project of
regional significance. Mike Leita briefly speculated that the City and County could create
strategic incentive zones and disincentive zones to encourage sprawl. He also stated that
the County could logically pay a higher share than the City. He also believes that there
needs to be a significant investment by the government so that developers will be
encouraged to build in the incentive zones. Neil McClure asked if there is such a thing as
an imposed or mandated LID? Dick Zais responded that a mandated LID is provided only
on the basis of an eminent health or safety.
Mike Leita said that he appreciated the concepts that were developed and presented by
City staff. He suggested that the County add their input to the examples and bring back
their model at the next meeting.
Request to Airport Board
Dick Zais suggested that the two City /County airport representatives send a letter to the
board respectfully requesting to be included in the discussions regarding the selection of a
new airport manager. Mike Leita stated that the County has tried to become more
engaged in the airport processes, and he believes the airport board would support the
inclusion of the City and County ex officios in the discussions.
The next Intergovernmental Committee meeting is scheduled for Monday, October 6,
beginning at 2:00 p.m., in the CED Large Conference Room.
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Neil McClure, Acting Chair Date
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