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CAPITAL FACILITIES
Requirements
: Washington State requires the City of Tukwila to prepare and submit a Capital Facilities
Element within its Comprehensive Plan that contains:
1.A list of existing public facilities and their locations and capacities that serve its citizens;
2.a forecast of the future need for each type of public facility;
3.the proposed locations and capacities of expanded or new public
4.at least a six-year plan that finances such public facilities given the amount
will collect, from whom the City will collect the money and how
period;
5.a demonstration of how the demand created by expected new housing and jobs will be served
by existing and new public facilities; and
6.a procedure for reducing development or changing the expected de
community finds acceptable if probable revenue collection falls short of meeting the planned
spending for the public improvements;
Summary
: The definition of a capital facility is any major expenditure of money that create
long term value such as a building, or buying land for a park, o Tukwila is choosing
to define a capital facility as an item that costs at least $40,000.
Key Issues
:
Reductions in net revenues. The recession that started in December 2007 has reduced the
amount of revenue the City collects every year since 2008.
Increased allocations to operational needs. The City is choosing to spend more of its money on
services as opposed to maintaining its infrastructure or buildin. Below is a chart
showing this trend.
Operations vs. Capital Spending
2003-2012
120%
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
03040506070809101112
O & MCapitalLinear (O & M)Linear (Capital)
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CAPITAL FACILITIES
Concurrency and Implications for Growth. State law requires that key facilities be in place at
the time they are needed for new development. This is known as concurrency, and it ensures
that there is enough capacity available to serve the increasing number of people who choose to
live and work in Tukwila. If the facilities cannot be built, then Tukwila must show that i
reduce the amount of housing and jobs that may be built or chang, quality for
infrastructure that Tukwila citizens find acceptable i.e. lowering its standards. Tukwila defines
key public facilities as vehicular movement on its streets, stor
and water.
Growth Targets. In 2010 the number of housing units in the City stood at 7,755 and in 2011, the
employment population within the City is estimated at 44,770. Regional growth forecasts and
allocation agreements say that Tukwilas facility planning will ,850 in additional
housing units and 17,550 new jobs by 2030.
New Taxes and Fees: The recession that started in 2008 and the expanded needs and co
the City has pushed the community to adopt new fees and create a
district which increases the revenues to meet needs.
Natural Disasters and Emergencies: Disaster preparedness and recovery will potentially take a
greater proportion of the Citys capital budget and should be co
planning.
Summary of Recommended Changes
: Capital facility planning has been somewhat divorced from
overall comprehensive planning in Tukwila. In an effort to link land use and capital facility planning, t
following changes are proposed:
Move and consolidate Capital Improvement Program policies with Comprehensive Plan policies.
Modify and add policies to include regional priorities, as well as the priorities that r
expressed in Tukwilas Strategic Plan (2012).
Use a decision matrix that selects projects that implement Comprehen
Establish the following order of priorities for the Citys capit
1.Regular inspection of systems for evaluation and to ensure confo
standards;
2.Prioritizing projects when making improvements if the public hea
3.Preventive maintenance and cost effective replacement of aging e
4.Planning for the orderly extension and upgrading of capital syst
Link growth targets and level of service standards with facility plan
Planning Commission Initiated Change:
Clarify the use and source of funds for the Residential Streets
Edits that the Planning Commission recommended are highlighted in yellow in the strikeout/underline
document.
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