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12-02-2007, 09:57 AM
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Agenda - Vancouver City Council
Monday, December 03, 2007
5. Interlocal agreement between Clark County and the City of Vancouver related to the Vancouver Urban Growth Area
(Staff Report 219-07 --- attached on lavender paper.)
A RESOLUTION relating to implementation of joint growth management planning by the City of Vancouver and Clark County under the Clark County 2007 Comprehensive Plan Update, by adopting a 2007 Update to the City of Vancouver Annexation Blueprint agreement, approving an interlocal agreement, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the interlocal agreement.
Summary:
In September 2007, Clark County adopted a revised Comprehensive Plan that expanded urban growth areas in the County by approximately 19 square miles – the largest urban growth area expansion in the state since the Growth Management Act was adopted. Prior to the adoption, Vancouver objected to the expansion for a number of procedural and substantive reasons and indicated that the City was considering filing an appeal with the Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board (Hearings Board). Appeals are time-consuming, costly and do not promote cooperative relationships between the jurisdictions. Consequently, elected officials at both Clark County and the City of Vancouver directed staff to discuss an interlocal agreement that could resolve most if not all outstanding disagreements.
The agreement addresses annexation (updating the Annexation Blueprint, joint support for changes to the state statutes governing annexation, County support for individual annexations), planning for the northern area of the Vancouver Urban Growth Area (VUGA) (referred to as Three Creeks in County planning documents), reviewing development standards in order to avoid inconsistencies that cause properties to become nonconforming upon annexation, reviewing transportation system standards and management systems to avoid inconsistencies, updating of the park system interlocal agreement, reviewing stormwater management standards and procedures in order to avoid inconsistent treatment within a watershed, transfer of public facilities upon annexation, development of a consistent land capacity analysis system for both city and county, and procedures for making changes to the VUGA so that City participation is enhanced. No budget impact is expected from this proposal.
Action Requested:
Enact a resolution adopting the Annexation Blueprint, approving the Interlocal Agreement, and authorizing the City Manager or his designee to sign the agreement between Clark County and the City of Vancouver related to implementation of joint growth management planning in the Vancouver Urban Growth Area. (Laura Hudson, Manager, Community Planning, 487-7945)
Looks reasonable and customary to me.
Agenda - Vancouver City Council
Monday, December 03, 2007
5. Interlocal agreement between Clark County and the City of Vancouver related to the Vancouver Urban Growth Area
(Staff Report 219-07 --- attached on lavender paper.)
A RESOLUTION relating to implementation of joint growth management planning by the City of Vancouver and Clark County under the Clark County 2007 Comprehensive Plan Update, by adopting a 2007 Update to the City of Vancouver Annexation Blueprint agreement, approving an interlocal agreement, and authorizing the City Manager to execute the interlocal agreement.
Summary:
In September 2007, Clark County adopted a revised Comprehensive Plan that expanded urban growth areas in the County by approximately 19 square miles – the largest urban growth area expansion in the state since the Growth Management Act was adopted. Prior to the adoption, Vancouver objected to the expansion for a number of procedural and substantive reasons and indicated that the City was considering filing an appeal with the Western Washington Growth Management Hearings Board (Hearings Board). Appeals are time-consuming, costly and do not promote cooperative relationships between the jurisdictions. Consequently, elected officials at both Clark County and the City of Vancouver directed staff to discuss an interlocal agreement that could resolve most if not all outstanding disagreements.
The agreement addresses annexation (updating the Annexation Blueprint, joint support for changes to the state statutes governing annexation, County support for individual annexations), planning for the northern area of the Vancouver Urban Growth Area (VUGA) (referred to as Three Creeks in County planning documents), reviewing development standards in order to avoid inconsistencies that cause properties to become nonconforming upon annexation, reviewing transportation system standards and management systems to avoid inconsistencies, updating of the park system interlocal agreement, reviewing stormwater management standards and procedures in order to avoid inconsistent treatment within a watershed, transfer of public facilities upon annexation, development of a consistent land capacity analysis system for both city and county, and procedures for making changes to the VUGA so that City participation is enhanced. No budget impact is expected from this proposal.
Action Requested:
Enact a resolution adopting the Annexation Blueprint, approving the Interlocal Agreement, and authorizing the City Manager or his designee to sign the agreement between Clark County and the City of Vancouver related to implementation of joint growth management planning in the Vancouver Urban Growth Area. (Laura Hudson, Manager, Community Planning, 487-7945)
Looks reasonable and customary to me.