SNOHOMISH COUNTY ECONOMIC STIMULUS ACTION PLAN
SUMMARY OF ELEMENTS

[ Work Plan - Specific Goals ]

I. Permit and Regulatory Enhancements

A. Stimulate Lot Creation and New Development Applications

(1) Adopt Lot-Size Averaging Ordinance

(2) Adopt Appeals Fee Increase

(3) Amend Grading Exemption Thresholds

(4) Amend PRD [Planned Residential Development] Code to Increase Usage

(5) Adopt 9-Lot Short Plats

(6) Adopt Urban Centers package

(7) Review SEPA Exemptions Thresholds

B. Improve Permit Processing and Work Flow Efficiencies

(1) Adopt Uniform Development Code

(2) Complete and implement recommendation of Permit Performance Audit

(3) Move acceptance of Final Plat to Council Consent Agenda

(4) Revise SFR processes, including inspections

(5) Conduct review of EDDS [Engineering, Design & Development Standards]

(6) Complete Drainage Needs Report/tools

(7) Seek PAO [Prosecuting Attorney’s Office] advice on minimum standards

(8) Require written approval of Administrative Policies

(9) Improve clarity of permit review letters

(10) Design automated system for indexing decisions

II. Job Retention and Recruitment Initiatives

A. Participate in Public/Private Strategies

(1) Support continued Competitiveness Council initiatives

(2) Participate in state Sonic Cruiser Retention Team

(3) Support EDC Business Clusters Recruitment Program

(4) Seek funding for Economic Development Strategy for farmlands/agriculture

(5) Support Evergreen Crescent Initiative

(6) Assume leadership role for Regional Transportation Funding Package

(7) Support state-wide transportation funding plans

(8) Explore scope of Economic Impact Analysis

III. Capital Improvement Project (Early Starts & Pump Priming)

A. Carryout 2002 CIP [Capital Improvement Program] Projects

SUMMARY CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM LIST – 2002 & 2003[1]

Capital Expenditure by Category & Type

Category 2002 2003

General Government Facilities[2] $ 18,180,202 $ 30,816,156

General Government Equipment 3,099,079 1,809,164

Parks & Recreation Facilities 19,412,134 5,179,252

Parks & Recreation Land 6,490,708 2,375,411

Law Enforcement Facilities 28,584,299 59,338,386

REET Debt Service & Reserves 4,893,588 4,869,698

Transportation – Facilities 49,034,000 58,109,000

Surface Water – Facilities 13,960,800 6,045,000

Solid Waste – Facilities 28,270,397 5,396,000

Airport – Facilities 9,875,000 13,275,000

Airport – Equipment 600,000 --

TOTAL: All Items $ 182,400,271 $ 187,213,067

B. Explore Potential New Projects/Enhancements

(1) New road projects tied to state/regional funding packages

(2) HCP [Habitat Conservation Plan] approach for DPW projects

(3) Implement ESA [Endangered Species Act] Road Plank

(4) Accelerate Solid Waste Construction Projects

(5) Initiate process to surplus 300 – 400 ac Cathcart Site for Master Planned Development

(6) Review and surplus major parcels of Road property

C. Joint Public/Private Ventures

(1) Public Facilities District projects

(2) Explore regional air service market at Paine Field

(3) Prepare Paine Field programmatic EIS

(4) Support National Flight Interpretive Center/Museum

IV. Business Customer Service Enhancements

A. Customer Service Workgroup (Campus Redevelopment Initiative) – County-wide

(1) Inventory (via Electronic Survey Instrument) current status by property-related departments

(2) Develop model for new Customer Service Center (one-stop/co-location)

(3) Provide public access computers at customer service centers

(4) Reduce wait times at all customer service counters

(5) Establish customer comment/feedback mechanisms

(a) Inventory current activities

(b) Recommend new

(6) Create Customer Service standards and performance measures

(7) Maintain and update websites

(a) Obtain DIS explanation of access/weekend coverage

(b) Issue E.O. [Executive Order] /DIS [Dept. of Information Services] order on weekly web site content

(8) Auditor customer service enhancements

B. Permit Customer Service Improvements – PDS/DPW

(1) Reduce permit applicant submittal wait times

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Status Report - June 2003

[1] Source: Year 2002-2007 Capital Improvement Program, November 2001.

[2] Reflects two-year spend-down for CRI. Total through 2004 is $168.4 million.