Title
Preliminary Capital Facilities Plan 2025-2030 Financial Plan Discussion
Recommended Action
Information only. No action requested.
Report
Issue:
Discussion on the Preliminary Capital Facilities Plan 2025-2030 Financial Plan.
Staff Contact:
Casey Schaufler, Associate Planner, Community Planning and Development, 360.753.8254
Presenter(s):
Casey Schaufler, Associate Planner
Background and Analysis:
Earlier in the year, Commissioners decided to utilize a finance subcommittee for purposes of reviewing and developing a recommendation on the Preliminary Capital Facilities Plan, 2025-2030 Financial Plan (CFP). This meeting is the second of at least three subcommittee meetings. At the second meeting Commissioners will discuss the draft CFP document, review questions to submitted to City staff chapter contributors, and determine if additional information is needed prior to meeting with staff contributors at the next finance subcommittee meeting on September 9, 2024.
Climate Analysis:
The wide variety of projects included in the CFP, to occur over a number of years, can make it challenging to assess changes to emissions. Overall, the projects proposed help reduce greenhouse gas emissions by addressing energy use in city-owned buildings, electric vehicle infrastructure, transportation projects that also benefit bicyclists and pedestrians, and projects designed to increase capacity and efficiency or our drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater systems.
By continuing to serve our community members, as well as accommodating new growth, within the existing City limits and urban growth areas, we are working to create a compact and urban community. This helps us reduce emissions from the transportation sector by promoting active forms of transportation and providing for shorter trips required in order to meet our daily needs. It allows for the delivery of drinking water, sanitary sewer, and stormwater treatment facilities in a contained, compact area which is mo...
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