Title
Public Hearing on the Preliminary Capital Facilities Plan, 2026-2031 Financial Plan
Recommended Action
Committee Recommendation:
Not referred to a Committee.
City Manager Recommendation:
Hold a public hearing for the Preliminary Capital Facilities Plan, 2026-2031 Financial Plan.
Report
Issue:
Whether to hold a public hearing for the Preliminary Capital Facilities Plan, 2026-2031 Financial Plan.
Staff Contact:
Susan McLaughlin, Director, Community Planning & Economic Development, 360.753.8206
Presenter(s):
Casey Schaufler, Associate Planner
Background and Analysis:
The Capital Facilities Plan (CFP) is a Chapter in the City's 20-year Comprehensive Plan adopted by Council in 2014. The CFP portion of the Plan is updated annually.
The CFP identifies which capital facilities are necessary to support development and/or growth, as well as infrastructure improvements needed in our community. Most projects listed are directly related to the applicable master plan, such as the Parks, Arts and Recreation Plan, the Storm and Surface Water Plan, the Transportation Master Plan, and other similar plans. The Comprehensive Plan covers a 20-year time horizon; however, the Preliminary CFP, 2026-2031 Financial Plan is a 6-year financial plan. It is required by the Growth Management Act and includes specific projects, cost estimates, funding sources and strategies to implement the plan.
City staff annually reviews and updates the 6-year plan to ensure it can fund and implement the comprehensive plan vision, showing how the city will provide governmental services at adopted levels of service standards for the existing and projected population growth in the City and Urban Growth Area.
The Planning Commission is responsible for reviewing the plan for consistency with the other chapters of the Comprehensive Plan, holding a Public Hearing, and providing comments to the City Council. City Council is scheduled to adopt the final version of the CFP in December of 2025 (as m...
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