Title
Approval of a Resolution Authorizing the City Manager to Negotiate an Interlocal Agreement with Thurston County and Other Affected Local Governments Regarding Annexation of Olympia's Southeast Urban Growth Area
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Move to approve a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate an Interlocal Agreement with Thurston County and other affected local governments regarding annexation of Olympia's Southeast Urban Growth Area.
Report
Issue:
Whether to approve a Resolution authorizing the City Manager to negotiate an Interlocal Agreement with Thurston County and other affected local governments regarding annexation of Olympia's Southeast Urban Growth Area.
Staff Contact:
Tim Smith, Deputy Director, Community Planning and Development Department, 360.570.3915
Presenter(s):
Tim Smith, Deputy Director, Community Planning and Development Department
Background and Analysis:
The State Growth Management Act (RCW 36.70A - GMA) requires that UGAs be developed at urban densities with urban levels of services such as sewer, water, roads, police, fire and parks. These services are best provided by cities and the GMA assumes that unincorporated UGAs will be annexed over time.
The City studied the feasibility of annexing the southeast portion of its UGA in 2019. A feasibility report was delivered through a contract with Local Planning Solutions. This report profiled the proposed annexation area and provided a high-level analysis of potential annexation phases and impacts.
At a September 2021 meeting, the Council's Land Use and Environment Committee (LUEC) directed staff to proceed with a more detailed annexation fiscal analysis with a focus on General Fund impacts over a twenty-year planning horizon. The City selected ECONorthwest to prepare the analysis in Spring 2022.
The Annexation Feasibility Analysis was completed in January 2023 and a preliminary draft...
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