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CAPITAL FACILITIES ELEMENT
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WHAT YOU WILL FIND IN THIS CHAPTER:
• A description of how and why capital facilities are planned;
• A discussion of the funding methods and challenges facing the City; and
• Goals and Policies for providing adequate levels of service.
"Tukwila makes a commitment that the land use intensities and pattern
of uses are appropriate for the community and that its adopted levels of
service will be met and maintained."
PURPOSE
GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT CAPITAL FACILITY PLANNING REQUIREMENTS
This element of the Comprehensive Plan presents the goals and policies for Tukwila's Capital
Facilities. Capital Facilities Planning under the Growth Management Act (GMA) requires an
inventory of public facilities and their capacities; establishment of a minimum acceptable level
of service for the community; a list of needed capital projects to serve growth and that maintain
the standards; a realistic financing plan; and stipulation that adjustment of the Plan will occur if
funding is inadequate or if growth requires previously unanticipated expansion. In adopting its
Comprehensive Plan and the supporting documents, Tukwila makes a commitment that the land
use intensities and pattern of uses are appropriate for the community and that its adopted levels of
service will be met and maintained.
The GMA Capital Facilities Plan for Tukwila consists of:
1. The Comprehensive Plan Capital Facilities goals and policies;
2. The Capital Facilities Element Background Report, which contains a discussion of the City's
growth targets for the Comprehensive Plan's planning period to 2030;
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Why Plan for Capital Facilities?
Under GMA, the City is required to include a
capital facilities element in its Comprehensive
Plan. The Capital Facilities Element and
associated Capital Facilities Plan describe
how public services will be provided and
financed. Capital facilities planning also helps
local jurisdictions manage their limited funds
to provide the greatest value to their residents
and take full advantage of available funding
opportunities.
What is Concurrency?
"Concurrency" exists when adequate public
facilities or services are in place to serve
new development. Specifically pertaining to
streets and utilities in Tukwila, concurrency
requirements are intended to prevent new
development from outpacing Tukwila's ability to
provide the improvements that are needed to
serve the new development. New development's
infrastructure demands can result in congestion
or overcrowding that will impact new and
existing residents alike, if improvements are not
made in time. Concurrency is often referred to
as a pass or fail test for a new development.
3. The City's Capital Improvement Program /Financial
Planning Model (CIP /FPM) which includes projects for the
six year period and projects to address community needs
and maintain standards to 2030; The Comprehensive
Plan's goals cannot be carried out unless the supporting
infrastructure can be financed. The CIP /FPM addresses
how specific projects and facilities will be financed and
provides a current assessment of the City's financial
capacities and limitations; and
4. The systems plans and their regular updates, such as
the Nonmotorized Plan, the Fire Master Plan, the Parks,
Recreation and Open Space Plan; the Surface Water Plan;
the Water Plan, the Sewer plan, the Transportation Plan,
the Fire Services Plan, the City Buildings Plan; all of which
are adopted by reference as part of this Comprehensive
Plan.
A key concept of the GMA and capital facilities planning is
concurrency —that specific public facilities will be available
when the impacts of development occur, or within ten years
of the development. Concurrency in Tukwila is supported
through policy, systems planning and implemented in current
regulation.
Tukwila's public facility needs are served not only by City
facilities but also by regional agencies such as the Washington
State Department of Transportation, Sound Transit, King
County, and the Port of Seattle; and by special purpose
districts, such as Tukwila School District, King County
Library System, Valley View Sewer District, and Highline
Water District. (See also the Utilities Element.) In addition
to maintaining adequate levels of service on City provided
facilities, the City of Tukwila must coordinate with these special
purpose districts and regional providers on Tukwila's growth
and land use planning.
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CAPITAL FACILITY PLANNING IN TUKWILA
Capital facilities planning in Tukwila is separated into two different types of funds:
• General Government Funds, which include special revenue and capital projects funds for
general capital needs, such as residential streets, arterials, buildings, parks and trails, and other
improvements.
• Enterprise Funds, which include funds for which fees are received in exchange for specific goods
and services. In Tukwila this includes water, sewer, surface water, and the Foster Golf Course.
GENERAL GOVERNMENT FACILITIES FUNDS
General government facilities are designed, built and operated for the general public, unlike
enterprise funds, which serve specific fee paying customers. Any person may drive on City
streets, walk on a trail, play in a City park, be served by fire and emergency aid, etc. Tukwila does
capital improvement planning by organizing its general government facilities needs into similar
programmatic categories, which are referred to as funds. The following funds are the largest in
terms of number of projects and funding levels:
• The Residential Streets Program Fund is for transportation - related projects specifically
identified for street improvement in residential neighborhoods and includes lane
widening, curbs and gutters, sidewalks, illumination and undergrounding utilities.
• The Bridges and Arterial Streets Program Fund is the Transportation Improvement
Program, which is designed to correct deficiencies in arterial streets and traffic operations.
The program uses City funds, grants, real estate excise tax, parking tax, developer
funds, local improvement district funds, impact fees and mitigation payments.
• The Land Acquisition and Park Development Program Fund uses City funds, grants, real estate
excise tax and impact fees for parks, trails, recreational facilities and fisheries projects.
• The Facilities Program Fund is for the replacement of existing general
government facilities and includes the Tukwila Village project, which is an urban
renewal /redevelopment project on Tukwila International Boulevard.
• The General Improvements Fund is designated for minor capital improvements
not related to parks, land acquisition or major building replacements and included
the emergency levee costs associated with the Howard Hanson Dam repair.
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