HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-24 STATE OF WASHINGTON
County of Jefferson
A Resolution Re-Establishing a Multi-Jurisdiction
Growth Management Steering Committee for the RESOLUTION NO. 09-24
Purpose of Advising the Board of County
Commissioners on Growth Management Act
("GMA") Planning Activities, Including but Not
Limited to Population Projections and Population
and Employment Allocation, and Amending
Countywide Planning Policies; Amending
Resolution 107-91, Resolution 128-92, and
Resolution 40-99
WHEREAS, Jefferson County plans under the Growth Management Act ("GMA"), Chapter
36.70A RCW, and is required to engage in comprehensive planning in accordance with the
statute; and
WHEREAS, Under the GMA, counties and cities are required to include areas and densities
sufficient to permit the urban growth that is projected to occur in the county or city for the
succeeding twenty-year period (RCW 36.70A.110(2)); and
WHEREAS, Jefferson County is required to conduct scheduled periodic reviews to the
Comprehensive Plan as specified in RCW 36.70A.130; and
i interest that citizens,
the Legislature has determined that it is in the public
communities, local governments, and the private sector cooperate and coordinate with one
another in comprehensive land use planning (RCW 36.70A.010); and
WHEREAS, Chapter 36.70A.210 RCW directs the county in cooperation with its cities. to
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employment allocations to be used as a policy framework from which county and city
comprehensive plans are to be developed and adopted; and
WHEREAS, by joint resolution (County Resolution No. 107-91 and City Resolution No. 91-90)
Jefferson County and the City of Port Townsend established a Growth Management Steering
Committee ("GMSC"), alternatively known as the Joint Growth Management Steering
Committee (JGMSC), to oversee the development of these growth management policies; and
WHEREAS, the GMSC has not met since 2015 for the purposes of coordination on the City of
Port Townsend 2016 comprehensive plan periodic review and Jefferson County's 2018 periodic
review; and
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WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners ("BoCC") wishes to reinstate the GMSC
consisting of Jefferson County, City of Port Townsend, Port of Port Townsend, Public Utility
District#1, and representation from the unincorporated Port Hadlock/Irondale Urban Growth
Area ("UGA") for purposes of interagency coordination during the 2025 periodic reviews of
both the City of Port Townsend and Jefferson County comprehensive plans; and
WHEREAS,Jefferson County is a political subdivision of the State of Washington, established
in 1860; and
WHEREAS,the City of Port Townsend is a code city, incorporated in 1860, to provide general
purpose governmental services within the city`s limits; and
WHEREAS,the Port of Port Townsend is a countywide special purpose district formed in
1924 to own and operate facilities including maritime, aviation, commercial, and industrial
facilities and is specifically charged with a mission of broad economic development throughout
Jefferson County; and
WHEREAS,Jefferson County Public Utility District Number 1 is a countywide special purpose
district formed in 1939 to restore ownership of key public utilities to the people and currently
owns and operates water, sewer, electric, and fiber optic utilities; and
WHEREAS,the four entities have broad authority under state law to collaborate, including
under Chapter 39.34 RCW; and
WHEREAS,the Jefferson County Department of Community Development ("DCD") and the
BoCC discussed in open session on January 8, 2024, the need to reinstate the GMSC and
consider different formats for the GMSC that would update the methods, participation, and
process of the GMSC, and a desire to keep the committee small and agile, using coordination and
consensus among GMSC participants rather than voting; and
WHEREAS,the BoCC would like the GMSC to engage with other community partners,
interested parties, and stakeholders, including but not limited to local special purpose districts
(e.g., fire, school), federally recognized Indian tribes, non-profit organizations, and private
industry groups; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Substitute House Bill 1717 (2021-2022), and as codified in RCW
36.0A.130, the BoCC wishes to establish a process by which a federally recognized Indian
tribe may voluntarily choose to participate in the county or regional planning process, and by
which federally recognized Indian tribes whose reservation or ceded lands lie within the
county shall be invited to participate in and cooperate with the adoption process for proposed
amendments to the CPPs;
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners
as follows:
Section 1. Growth Management Steering Committee. The BoCC hereby amends Resolutions
107-91, 128-92, and 40-99, pertaining to the GMSC membership. The BoCC hereby establishes
the GMSC with participants as follows: each of the three County Commissioners, three
representatives of the Port Townsend City Council, one representative of the Port
Hadlock/Irondale UGA community, representative re resentative of the Commission of Port of Port
Townsend, one representative of the Commission of Jefferson County Public Utility District#1,
and one representative of the Brinnon Limited Area of More Intense Rural Development
(LAMIRD).
Section 2. GMSC Representatives. The representatives on the GMSC are not specifically
named individuals; rather, they are identified by the agency they represent.
Section 3. Purpose. The GMSC is tasked with coordinating GMA-related work as directed by
the CPPs for the purpose of advising the BoCC on the following matters: 1) establishing
population projections and population and employment allocations for the next twenty-year
planning horizon; 2) reviewing the adequacy of the CPPs in establishing a framework for the
coordinated development and adoption of comprehensive plans and development regulations;
and 3) coordinating consistency among the plans of the County, the City, unincorporated UGAs,
the Port, special purpose districts, service providers, and other governmental and tribal entities;
and 4) other related duties. This list is not intended to be exclusive.
Section 4. Process and Involvement. GMSC meetings will be subject to the Open Public
Meetings Act. Final actions will be taken by consensus. Meeting procedures will be established
by the group, and the duty of chairing the meeting will fall to the BoCC Chair. The GMSC will
provide the Intergovernmental Collaborative Group ("ICG"), as it currently exists or as it may
be structured in the future, the opportunity to review and provide recommendations to the
BoCC on work products generated by the GMSC. The GMSC will invite participation and
involvement from other community partners, interested parties, and stakeholders, including but
not limited to local special purpose districts (e.g., fire, school), federally recognized Indian
tribes, non-profit organizations, and private industry groups.
Section 5. Meetings. The GMSC Regular Meetings will be held periodically until required work
for the 2025 Comprehensive Plan Periodic Review is completed for the county and city, or until
such time as the BoCC chooses to release the committee from its advisory responsibilities. The
GMSC will make efforts to meet in various locations in the county to enhance public awareness
and participation.
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APPROVED and ADOPTED this 22nd day of January, 2024.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners (BoCC)
Mark McCauley, County Administrator
FROM: Josh D. Peters, AICP, Community Development Director
DATE: January 22 2024
RE: Resolution for Reconvening the Growth Management Steering Committee
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
On January 8, 2024, Department of Community Development(DCD) staff discussed with the
Board the prospect of reconvening the Growth Management Steering Committee (GMSC)to—
among other objectives—recommend adoption of Countywide Planning Policies (CPPs) and
allocate population as projected by the Office of Financial Management (OFM). These tasks are
associated with the 2025 Periodic Update required by the state Growth Management Act(GMA)
for Jefferson County and the City of Port Townsend.
Attached for Board consideration is a Resolution to Reconvene the GMSC based on discussion
and direction from January 8 with respect to committee membership and process. Staff at the City
of Port Townsend have since requested a change to the membership of the GMSC.
ANALYSIS:
Reconvening(or establishing an updated version of)the GMSC would assist in fulfilling the
requirements of the 2025 Periodic Update. On January 8, the Board directed staff to include two
representatives from the Port Townsend City Council; city staff wish to make a case to the Board
for three representatives.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There are budgeted funds for staff time and some consultant services associated with this process.
RECOMMENDATION:
Consider the city request and then adopt a resolution to reconvene the GMSC. Direct staff to
communicate the results to partners and plan the first meeting,tentatively scheduled for February
8, including informing appointed committee members, interested parties, and the public.
REVIEWED BY:
Mark McCa e , County Administrat Da
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