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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010 ResolutionRESOLUTION NO. 2010 A RESOLUTION of the Pasco City Council requesting the Board Franklin County Commissioners take immediate steps to comply with its obligations under the Interlocal Agreement for the adoption of a county-wide planning policy and to enable compliance by both Franklin County and the City of Pasco with the requirements of RCW 36.70A.210 for county-wide planning policies. WHEREAS, Franklin County, the Port of Pasco, the City of Mesa, the City of Connell, the Town of Kahlotus, and the City of Pasco, all entered into an mterlocal agreement titled FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR THE ADOPTION OFTHE COUNTY-WIDE PLANNING POLICY dated January, 1992, for the purpose of a coordinated development of a county-wide planning policy required by RCW 36 70A 210, and WHEREAS, RCW 36 70A 210 requires that no later than July 1, 1992, the legislative authority of the county shall adopt a county-wide planning policy according to the process provided by said agi eement, and after holding a public hearing or hearings on the proposed county-wide planning policy, and WHEREAS, under said agreement Franklin County has the responsibility to, "prepare the agendas and notices of committee meetings", and WHEREAS, the County has failed to call or provide notice or agenda for a committee meeting since December 17, 1991, and WHEREAS, the county-wide planning policy is required to address the implementation of a county comprehensive plan and designation of urban growth areas within the county, but Franklin County has failed to take steps towards the designation of such boundaries with the City of Pasco and the other parties to the county-wide planning policy interlocal agreement, despite the requirements of the act and the City of Pasco's submittal to Franklin County on December 30, 1991, of a proposed urban growth boundary for the City of Pasco, and WHEREAS, this lack of due diligence by the Board of Franklin County Commissioners in pursuing the adoption of county-wide planning policies through the coordinated effort set forth in the interlocal agreement not only substantially jeopardizes the ability of Franklin County and the cities therein to meet the July 1, 1992, deadline set forth in RCW 36 70A 210(2)(e), but opens the opportunity for the imposition of sanctions on the county or the cities within the county, as specified in RCW 36 70A 340, NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PASCO, WASHINGTON, DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS. §1. That the Board of Franklin County Commissioners immediately call for A RUBS ELLO orney CATHERINE D SEAMAN Deputy City Clerk the meeting of the County-Wide Plannmg Policy Committee composed of the junsdictions set forth in the Interlocal Agreement for the Adoption of the County-Wide Planning Policy and take all reasonable and diligent actions to meet the July 1, 1992, deadline set forth in RCW 36 70A 210(2)(e) §2. That Franklin County meet and consult with the City of Pasco to designate the urban growth area in which the City of Pasco is located so that the county-wide plarming policies related to the adoption of urban growth boundaries can be addressed in the required county-wide planning policy §3. Time is of the essence. The City of Pasco, its designees to the county-wide planning committee and its staff shall make their attendance at all meetings and the preparation of documents necessary thereto a pnonty so that the City of Pasco may continue to exercise its good faith efforts to meet the requirements of RCW 36 70A 210, to which the City of Pasco is obliged by the decision of the Board of Franklin County Commissioners to choose to adopt a comprehensive land use plan under RCW 36 70A 040 PASSED by the City Council of the City of Pasco, at a regular meeting this 1st day of June, 1992 ,oLlet,t_L 4 c 14i) eFELICE ATTEST APPROVED AS TO FORM or -2 Commissioner Commissioner PASSED AND ADOPTED THIS /7_ DAY 0 APPROVED AS TO FORM: Attorney RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION OF FRANKLIN COUNTY , ADOPTING THE INTERIOCAL AGREEMENT ESTABLISHING THE PROCESS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COUNTY-WIDE PLANNING POLICY TO COMPLY WITH REENGROSSED SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 1025. WHEREAS, growth planning in Franklin County requires the concerted and coordinated efforts of all government entities; and WHEREAS, Reengrossed Substitute House Bill 1025 requires Franklin County to adopt a County-wide Planning Policy in cooperation with the cities and towns; and WHEREAS, the County convened a meeting of representatives from all the Durisdictions within Franklin County for the purpose of establishing a collaborative process that will provide the framework for the adoption of a County-wide Planning Policy; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE Board of County Commissioners of Franklin County: Section 1. The collaborative process that provides a framework for the adoption of a County-wide Planning Policy, as set forth in that INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT - FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE COUNTY-WIDE PLANNING POLICY and by this reference incorporated herein, is approved. Section 2. The proper officers of Franklin County are hereby authorized and directed to execute that Interlocal Agreement - Framework Agreement for the Adoption of the County-wide Planning Policy. INTERLoCAL AGREEMENT FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT FOR THE ADOPTION OF THE COUNTY-WIDE PLANNING POLICY This agreement is made and entered into between Franklin County, herein after referred to as the "County", and Port of Pasco herein after referred as the "Port" and the City of Mesa, the City of Connell, the Town of Kahlotus, and the city of Pasco, all hereafter referred to as the Municipalities The purpose of this agreement is to establish a cooperative framework for the development of county-wide planning policies as required by Reengrossed substitute Fouse Bill 1025 WhEREAS, the Washington State Legislature has provided for interlocal agreements as established in Chapter 39 34 R C W , and, 0 WHEREAS, the county, Port and the Municipalities are planning under the Growth Management Act, and, WHEREAS, the County, the Port and the Municipalities believe the coordinated development of a county-wide planning policy is necessary to ensure consistency among the various plans and regulations needed for compliance with the Growth Management Act, NOW, TFEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual benefits to be derived from this agreement, the County, the Port, and the Municipalities agree as follows 1) CREATION OF A COUNTY-WIDE PLANNING POLICY COMMITTEE A County-wide Planning Policy committee (The Franklin County Growth Management Coordinating Committee) is to direct and review the drafting of a county-wide planning policy and make recommendations to the parties of this agreement for the establishment of policy guidelines The committee shall consist of twelve members, with each party to this agreement appointing two representatives by whatever means the party desires At least one representative from each party to this agreement shall be an elected official The term of each committee member shall be determined by the party for which he or she serves as a representative A quorum of the committee shall consist of seven members with at least five of the six jurisdictions present The Franklin County Growth Management Coordinating Committee may invite other agencies to participate in and cooperate in the County-wide Planning Policy process These agencies will be designated as associate members and will not have voting privileges Associate members may include representatives from the Fire Districts, school Districts, Port Districts (other than the Port of Pasco), Soil Conservation District, Public Utility District, The Big Bend Electrical Cooperative, Washington State Department of Natural Resources, Washington State Department of Transportation, and other similar agencies that can add to the development of County-wide Planning Policies under the direction of the Franklin County Growth Management Coordinating Committee Overall coordination of Franklin County Growth Management Coordinating Committee work shall be the responsibility of the Franklin County Planning Department Subcommittees may be established to work on specific policies, and may utilize outside groups, consultants, and sources as the commttee deems necessary and appropriate Costs INTERLocAL AGREEMENT FRAMEWORK Page 2 associated with coordination and any public hearings for the adoption of the County-wide Planning Policy shall be the responsibility of the County. The County will prepare the agendas and notices of committee meetings. In order to facilitate policy review, the technical group as created in Section 3 may prepare issue papers for policies to be included in a County-wide Planning Policy. Documents prepared as a part of this agreement will be provided to each jurisdiction by the County and additional copies will be the responsibility of each jurisdiction 2) DURATION This agreement shall become effective upon execution of all the units of government and party to this agreement This agreement shall remain in force and effect until the completion of comprehensive plans and development regulations by the parties under the Growth Management Act. 3) POLICY COMMITTEE SUPPORT The parties to this agreement hereby designate the established planning staffs within the County as a technical group that will support the efforts of the Franklin County Growth Management Coordinating Committee in completion of its charge The technical group will work under the direction of the Franklin County Growth Management coordinating Committee 4) TIME FRAME The tentative time frame for the development of the County-wide Planning Policy, as required by RESEB 1025, is shown by Attachment 1 of this agreement The time frames are subject to revisions as tasks are accomplished and/or undertaken 5) ELEMENTS OF THE POLICY The County-wide Planning Policy will Include, as a minimum, policies addressing the following A Policies to implement RCW 36 70A 110 (Urban Growth Areas). 10 and 20 year population forecasts and distribution, _— B. _ Policies for promotion of contiguous and orderly development and the provision of urban services to such development; C. Policies for siting public capital facilities of a county-wide or state- wide nature, D Policies for county-wide transportation facilities and strategies; E Policies that consider the need for affordable housing, such as housing for all economic segments of the population and parameters for its distribution; F Policies for joint county and city/town planning within urban growth areas; G Policies for county-wide economic development and employment, H An analysis of the fiscal impacts; INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT "RAMEWORR 'age 3 Other policies as identified by the Franklin County Growth Management Coordinating Committee 6) RATIFICATION Ratification of the County-wide Planning Policy Document will require the affirmative response of all general purpose governments that are parties to this agreement Demonstration of ratification will be by execution of an interlocal agreement 7) MEDIATION If ratification of the County-wide Planning Policy can not be achieved between any two parties, then the following procedure shall be followed One official of each government disputing the planning policy, shall meet and elect a third person who is a professional mediator This committee shall then recommend a mediated resolution to each of the governmental units Expenses Incurred through the mediation process shall be paid for by the entities in dispute 8) AMENDMENTS Amendments to this agreement may be proposed by the County, the Port or the Municipalities and shall be adopted by affirmative resolution by all the parties to this agreement Any amendment to this agreement shall remain in force and effect until the completion of comprehensive plans and development regulations by the parties under the Growth Management Act SEVERABILITY If any of the provisions of this agreement are held illegal, invalid, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect 10) FILING A copy of this agreement shall be filed with the Secretary of State, County Auditor, and the,City/Town Clerk. 11) EFFECTIVE DATE AND DURATION OF AGREEMENT This agreement shall be effective immediately upon the signing of all parties and shall remain in effect until the completion of the Growth Management Act. IN WITNESS WhEREOF, this agreement hasbeen executed by each member jurisdiction as evidenced by signature pages affixed to this agreement INAGII FRA ATTACHMENT 1 Target Dates for Completion of County-Wide Planning Policy 1. Interlocal Agreement on process, framework and timeframe for Planning Policy, October, 1991. 2. Develop consensus on the scope of issues to be covered by Planning Policy, November, 1991. 3. Draft Planning Policy for jurisdictional review, March, 1992. 4. Jurisdiction review, April, 1992. 5. Public review, May, 1992. 6. Jurisdiction work session and hearings, May and June, 1992. 7. County and cities resolve differences and ratify, June, 1992. 8. County adopts Planning Policy, July, 1992.