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City of East Wenatchee, Washington
Resolution No. 2025-03
A Resolution of the City of East Wenatchee, Washington, adopting amendments to the Capital Facilities Plan and Transportation Improvement Program for 2025-2030 within the Greater East Wenatchee Area Comprehensive Plan.
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2. Authority.
2.1. The City of East Wenatchee is a non-charter code City duly incorporated and operating under the laws of the State of Washington.
2.2. RCW 35.11.020 and RCW 35A.12.190 authorize the City of East Wenatchee (“City Council”) to organize and regulate its internal affairs.
3. Recitals.
3.1. On September 27, 2024, the proposed amendments were transmitted to the Washington State Department of Commerce for 60-day review as required by RCW 36.70A.106. The comment period ended on November 26, 2024. No comments from state agencies were received.
3.2. On December 18, 2024, the East Wenatchee Planning Commission held an open-record public hearing and deliberated the merits of the proposal.
3.3. The planning commission voted, 4-0, to recommend that the City Council approve CPA/ZC 2024-01.
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE DO RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1: Purpose. To amend the Capital Facilities Plan and Six Year Transportation Improvement Program in the Greater East Wenatchee Area Comprehensive Plan.
Section 2: Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law. The City Council adopts the Recitals stated above as well as the findings of fact and conclusion of law as set forth below.
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2.1 FINDINGS OF FACT
2.1.1 The proposal under consideration is the review and consideration of amendments to the Capital Facilities Plan and the Six Year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) for the years 2025-2030 for the City of East Wenatchee.
2.1.2 RCW 35.77.010 requires that each city and county annually prepare and adopt a comprehensive transportation improvement program (TIP) for six calendar years.
2.1.3 The City adopted a comprehensive plan in accordance with the Growth Management Act (GMA), RCW Chapter 36.70A, which is a generalized. Coordinated land use policy statement of the City. The Greater East Wenatchee Area Comprehensive Plan (2020) includes policies relating to transportation and street improvements in Chapter 8 and Capital Facilities Plan (CFP) in Chapter 6. The CFP includes policies relating to transportation and street improvements.
2.1.4 RCW chapters 36.70 and 36.70A authorize the adoption of amendments to city’s comprehensive plan.
2.1.5 The 2025-2030 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) provides a list of projects by location, type of improvement and estimated costs and identifies secured and potential funding sources.
2.1.6 An Environmental Checklist was prepared on September 25, 2024. A threshold determination and environmental review pursuant to RCW 43.21C the State Environmental Policy Act was completed and a Determination of Non-significant (DNS) was issued on September 27, 2024. The comment period ended on November 14, 2024.
2.1.7 The City of East Wenatchee initiated a 60-day comment period as required by RCW 36.70A.106 on September 27, 2024. The comment period concluded on November 26, 2024.
2.1.8 A Notice of Public Hearing before the East Wenatchee Planning Commission was published in the Wenatchee World on December 7, 2024.
2.1.9 Notice of the planning commission’s public hearing was posted on the City’s website and distributed through the City’s social media.
2.1.10 An open record public hearing was held by the East Wenatchee Planning Commission on December 18, 2024.
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2.1.11 By this reference, the planning staff file of records, including the staff report, noticing documents, and SEPA documents are entered into the record.
2.1.12 The planning commission is responsible for long-range planning matters and providing implementation recommendations to assure compliance with the GMA.
2.1.13 Any Conclusion of Law that is more correctly a Finding of Fact is hereby incorporated as such by this reference.
2.2 CONCLUSIONS
2.2.1 The responsible lead agency made a determination that no more than a moderate effect on the environment is a reasonable probability as a result of the proposed action. The proper exercise of the threshold determination process as require by WAC 197-11 is that an environmental impact statement is not required to be prepared for this project. The processing of the proposal complies with the procedural and substantive requirements of the State Environmental Policy Act, Chapter 43.21C RCW, and Chapter 18.06 EWMC.
2.2.2 The processing of the proposal complies with the procedural and substantive requirements of RCW 35.77.010.
2.2.3 Proper legal requirements of Title 19 EWMC were met and the community was given the opportunity to comment on the proposal at a duly noticed public hearing.
2.2.4 The proposed Transportation Improvement Program is consistent with and implements the goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan.
2.2.5 The proposed Capital Facilities Plan is consistent with and implements the goals and policies of the Comprehensive Plan.
2.2.6 The proposal will not be detrimental to the general public health, safety or welfare.
2.2.7 Any Finding of Fact that is more correctly a Conclusion of Law is hereby incorporated as such by this reference.
Section 3: Amendments. The City Council amends the Greater East Wenatchee Area Comprehensive Plan as set forth in Exhibit A and B.
Section 4: Severability. If a court of competent jurisdiction declares any provision in this resolution to be contrary to law, such declaration shall not affect the validity of the other provisions of this Resolution.
Section 5: Submittal of Notice of Adoption. In accordance with ROW 36.70A.106,
this Resolution shall be transmitted by the Community Development
Director to the Washington State Department of Commerce within 10
days of adoption.
Passed by the City Council of East Wenatchee, at a regular ineeting thereof on this
7th day of January 2025.
CITY OF EAST WENATCHEE,
WASHINGTON
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Jerrilea Crawford (Jan 9,2025 if.ll PST)
Jerrilea Crawford, Mayor
ATTEST:
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IXnna Laura Leon, City Clerk
Approved as to form only:
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Robert R. Siderius, City Attorney
FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK:
PASSED BY THE ClTf COUNCIL:
EFFECTIVE DATE:
12-30-2024
01-07-2025
01-07-2025
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City of East Wenatchee
Capital Facilities Plan
Supplementing Chapter 6 of the Greater East
Wenatchee Area Comprehensive Plan
2022-20272025-2030
Adopted by Ordinance 2022-07XXXXXX
March 15, 2022XXXXXXX
Exhibit A
East Wenatchee Capital Facilities Plan – 2022-20272025-2030
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INTRODUCTION
The city of East Wenatchee is located on the east side of the Columbia River in Douglas
County, Washington. East Wenatchee is within the Greater East Wenatchee Urban
Growth Area. The city of Wenatchee in Chelan County is our neighboring city to the west.
Interconnecting transportation routes, regional recreational facilities, employment, housing,
and community settlement patterns, link Douglas County and Chelan County socially and
economically. East Wenatchee and Wenatchee, along with their urban growth areas,
serve as the demographic hub of the two-county region.
Table 1 below lists the 2021 estimated population for both cities and counties and the
percentage change over the past 11 years. Table 2 shows a projected East Wenatchee
population to 2027 using the average population growth rate shown for the period of 2010-
2020. It should be noted that the City’s overall share of the Douglas County population has
been decreasing over the past 11 years from 34.32% in 2010 to 32.51% in 2021. This
reduction reflects the volume of home building within the East Wenatchee Urban Growth
Area but outside the City Limits.
Table 1 – Population Change 2010 to 2021
Jurisdiction
2010
Population
2021
Estimated
Population
Change
%
Increase
East Wenatchee 13,190 14,180 990 7.5%
Douglas County 38,431 43,550 5000 13%
Wenatchee 31,925 35,550 3625 11%
Chelan County 72,453 80,000 7547 10%
Source: Office of Financial Management
Table 2 – Projected Population to 2027
2022 2024 2026 2027
East Wenatchee 14,279 14,480 14,683 14,786
A community’s capital facilities plan is a tool to assist the jurisdiction in using its limited
funding resources wisely and efficiently. The Growth Management Act requires that every
community include a capital facilities plan as one of the elements of their comprehensive
plan. Chapter 6 of the Greater East Wenatchee Area Comprehensive Plan (GEWA Plan)
is the Capital Facilities Plan element for that plan. In addition, Appendix B in the GEWA
Plan is the City of East Wenatchee and Douglas County - 2013 Combined Capital
Facilities Plan which includes an extensive analysis of the urban growth area with regards
to capital facilities available and needed to support growth.
The capital facilities planning efforts in the GEWA Plan are broader scoped since they
cover the entire East Wenatchee Urban Growth Area. This City of East Wenatchee Capital
Facilities Plan (CF Plan) is intended to supplement Chapter 6 of the GEWA Plan and
provide more detail specific to those facilities and services provided by the City. Some of
the information contained in this CF Plan may duplicate information contained in that
chapter. This CF Plan covers a 6-year planning period from 2022-2027 for facilities
located within the current city limits of East Wenatchee.
Exhibit A
East Wenatchee Capital Facilities Plan – 2022-20272025-2030
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The capital facilities plan describes the public infrastructure and services that will be
necessary to meet the needs of the community as it grows. The City’s CF Plan provides a
comprehensive project list and schedule guiding the investment of City resources. These
resources include local revenues as well as state and federal revenue sources.
It is important to keep the CFP up to date to ensure that the City is planning for the long-
term needs of the community especially the replacement and repair of existing
infrastructure, investment in new infrastructure and upgrading any deficiencies. This
document is intended to be updated on an annual basis to coordinate facility planning with
the annual budget cycle and the development of the city’s Annual Financial Plan.
As required by statue, a capital facilities plan includes:
(a) inventory of existing capital facilities;
(b) forecast of the future needs for such facilities;
(c) proposed locations and capacities of expanded or new facilities;
(d) at least a six-year plan that will finance such capital facilities within projected
funding capacities and clearly identifies sources of public money for such
purposes; and
(e) a requirement to reassess the land use element if probable funding falls short of
meeting existing needs.
The city of East Wenatchee is in a unique position in that most of the public facilities and
services typically provided by a municipality are provided by special purpose districts
rather than by City departments. City services and facilities are limited to:
General administrative service facilities;
Street maintenance and public works;
Law enforcement;
Municipal court;
Transportation – streets, sidewalks, and parking facilities;
Limited Parks, Recreation and Open Space; and
Surface and stormwater management;
Fire protection; sanitary sewer service; domestic water; public library; parks and
recreation; and public schools are all provided by separate special purpose districts.
Utility-related capital facilities, including domestic water and sanitary sewer, are addressed
more fully in Chapter 7 - Utilities in the GEWA Plan. More details regarding the
Transportation system policies and information can be found in Chapter 8 –
Transportation. Information relative to parks and recreation can be found in Chapter 5 –
Open Space and Recreation.
Other Public Entity’s Capital Facilities and Service Plans: The City’s CFP must be
coordinated and consistent with the comprehensive plans and capital facilities plans of
other public facility and service providers. The GEWA Plan, this Capital Facilities Plan,
and referenced individual public facility plans provide the information required by the
Growth Management Act for capital facilities planning. The following comprehensive plans
and capital facility plans are adopted by reference within this CF Plan:
Greater East Wenatchee Area Comprehensive Plan, May 4, 2021.
Exhibit A
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East Wenatchee Six-Year Transportation Improvement Program, annually adopted.
Airport Master Plan for Pangborn Memorial Airport, Ports of Chelan and Douglas
Counties, December 2017
General Sewer Plan Update, Douglas County Sewer District, February 2006
Water System Plan, East Wenatchee Water District, June 2014.
Parks and Recreation Comprehensive Plan. Eastmont Metropolitan Park District,
March 2014
2020 Chelan Douglas Regional Transportation Plan Update, Chelan Douglas
Transportation Council, September 2020
Greater Wenatchee Bicycle Master Plan, Chelan Douglas Transportation Council
(formerly the Wenatchee Valley Transportation Council), October 11, 2018.
Douglas County Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan, March 1995
Eastmont School District Capital Facilities Plan, Eastmont School District #206
DEFINITIONS
“Adequate public facilities" means facilities which have the capacity to serve
development without decreasing levels of service below locally established minimums.
"Available public facilities" means that facilities or services are in place or that a
financial commitment is in place to provide the facilities or services within a specified
time. In the case of transportation, the specified time is six years from the time of
development.
“Capital Facility” means structures, improvements, equipment, or other major assets
(including land) with a useful life of at least 10 years. Capital Improvement are projects that
create, expand or modify a capital facility. This definition applies to projects that cost or
have a value of $10,000 or more.
“Concurrency" means that adequate public facilities are available when the impacts of
development occur. This definition includes the two concepts of "adequate public
facilities" and of "available public facilities" as defined above.
“Level of Service Standards (LOS)” means a locally-determined quantifiable measure of
the quantity or quality of public facilities and/or services that will be maintained for the
community.
“Public Facility” means streets, roads, highways, sidewalks, street and road lighting
systems, traffic signals, domestic water systems, storm and sanitary sewer systems, parks
and recreational facilities, and schools.
“Public Services” means fire protection and suppression, law enforcement, public health,
education, recreation, environmental protection, and other governmental services.
"Public service obligations" means obligations imposed by law on utilities to furnish
facilities and supply service to all who may apply for and be reasonably entitled to
service.
Exhibit A
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FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS
The first year of the capital facilities plan is typically consistent with the adopted City
budget. However, since capital expenditures often impact multiple years after funding
has been committed, it is prudent to plan ahead for the expenditure of funds for at least
3 years and in some cases longer. Long term projections are particularly important in
situations where the City’s adopted plans (e.g. Six-Year TIP) include longer term
expenditure plans in which resources are actively being pursued when opportunities
arise. Often grant or loan resources become available as a result of changing budgets
and financial policies at federal, state, and local levels. The City of East Wenatchee
monitors these opportunities and submits funding requests and applications for projects
consistent with federal, state, and local funding objectives.
To effectively plan for future capital expenditures, the CF Plan is written with that
concept in mind. It is important to plan for the future to ensure that the city’s financial
position is considered before commitments are made regarding projects that will
obligate local funds, bonds or loans, as well as matching funds for a grant.
TIMELINE
This Capital Facilities Plan is being updated in response to the adoption of the City’s
annual budget. Updates to the Capital Facilities Plan will typically be initiated during the
budget cycle and adopted at the beginning of the fiscal year. The City prepares an
Annual Financial Plan, generally within the first quarter of the year, which forecasts the
needed revenue based upon identified projects and projections of City income.
OVERALL PLAN
The following table shows an overview of the planned improvements and projects
described in this document. The street projects that are listed in the table are only those
that have a committed funding source. To see a complete list of street projects, please
see the East Wenatchee 2025-203027 Six-Year Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP)
attached as Appendix A.
Exhibit A
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Table 3 – Summary of Overall Planned Capital Improvement Projects.
The new Public Works Facility and Police Department renovation are both planned as
phased projects. The above table only shows funded phases.
City Owned Facilities
As mentioned previously, most capital facilities and services within the Ccity of East
Wenatchee and in the Greater East Wenatchee Urban Area are provided by separate,
Project Title Total
Estimated 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 Funding Source
City Hall Upgrades $ 1,325,000 75,000$ 500,000$ 500,000$ 250,000$
Local, Energy
Grants
Residential Overlays $ 1,800,000 300,000$ 300,000$ 300,000$ 300,000$ 300,000$ 300,000$ TBD
19th Street Improvements 4,950,000$ 3,000,000$ Ecology, TIB
N Kentucky Ave Improvements 6,050,000$ 600,000$ 250,000$ 5,200,000$ PWB, TIB, STBG
SRTS
5th Street Improvements 6,800,000$ 800,000$ 6,000,000$ TIB, Bike/Ped
Safe Streets for All Action Plan 500,000$ 300,000$ 200,000$ FHWA
SR-28 Pedestrian Crossing 7,000,000$ 4,000,000$ 3,000,000$ INFRA
Stormwater SIPs 50,000$ 50,000$ 50,000$ 50,000$ 50,000$ 50,000$ SWU
Total 28,425,000$ 9,125,000$ 10,300,000$ 6,050,000$ 600,000$ 350,000$ 350,000$
Highlighted projects do not have fully committed grant funds.
Capital Facilities Plan Schedule Estimated
Exhibit A
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public agencies and special purpose districts rather than the City. Each of those entities
has its own governing board for establishing policy, setting levels of service, planning and
budgeting. Fortunately, a high level of mutual cooperation has been effectively utilized
when these separate agencies develop their annual budgets and capital facility planning
programs ensuring consistency with the GEWA Plan and the City’s CF Plan. This section
provides an overview of the extent and nature of existing public facilities in the city. This
section describes the facility inventory, level of service, and identified or projected needs.
General Administrative and Public Services and Facilities:
Most of the City’s facilities and services are within the City Hall Municipal Campus located
at 271 9th St. NE. This facility houses the administrative offices and other services
including:
Legislative offices for the Mayor;
City Clerk;
Community Development (Planning and Building);
City Finance Department;
Public Works Department (street maintenance, engineering, stormwater
management);
City Attorney;
Municipal Court;
Council Chambers also used as meeting space and for the Municipal Court;
East Wenatchee Events Management Board; and
The East Wenatchee branch of the North Central Regional Library
The City Hall Campus includes 6.12 acres of land on 5 parcels. The East Wenatchee City
Hall building is a 16,300 sq. ft. single-story structure with a partially finished basement with
at grade entrances. There are four five public works structures which are described in
further detail in the public works section of this analysis. A 2,000 sq. ft. building housing
part of the police department functions is located on a parcel east of the city hall building.
The City also owns a lot with a 1,200 sq. ft. single family home east of the police
buildingCity hall Campus. This home will continue to be rented out for residential use until
plans for the redevelopment of city hall are finalized. To the rear of the City Hall Campus,
the City owns a lot fronting on N. Colorado Avenue which includes a vacant single family
structure. During the redevelopment of the public works complex, this structure will be
sold and moved or demolished and the property used for the construction of future public
works storage buildings.
A 2008 space needs assessment determined the general city administrative functions
(mayor, city clerk, finance, community development, IT, events, prosecuting attorney)
currently occupy 3,000 sq. ft. and are estimated to need 5,000 sq. ft. Additionally, meeting
room space is very limited. The one conference room accommodates 8-10 people
comfortably. The courtroom/council chambers is limited to 78 persons. The City Council
would like to provide meeting space for groups up to 150 people. There is also some
additional demand for individual small conference rooms. The City is currently conducting
a new space needs assessment to determine how to configure the section of the building
previously occupied by the Police Department.
Exhibit A
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CITY HALL COMPLEX, 9th St NE
City Hall Administration: The LOS standard for City Hall must balance the needs of the
public and the staff. For the public, adequate space should be provided in Council
Chambers to accommodate seating for each citizen attendee for at least 90% of the
sessions conducted by the City Council. To meet the needs of especially large meetings,
overflow standing room space should be available from which the public can see and hear
the proceedings with reasonable accommodation. Adequate space should be provided in
City Hall, to allow comfortable interaction with staff, for day-to-day service questions and
needs.
Public Works/Maintenance Shops: Adequate space must be provided to allow for
proper storage of materials and supplies that are to be used for maintenance or
enhancement of City facilities or vehicles. Adequate vehicles storage bays must be
available to secure vehicles and to provide space for repair or maintain of city-owned
vehicles. Public Works has 14,250 sq. ft. of space in 4 buildings and a temporary storage
building.
8700 sq. ft. main shop building with offices, restrooms, breakroom, maintenance
and storage bays.
9,000 sq. ft. main shop building with offices, restrooms and breakroomfor
excess storage
1,750 sq. ft. heated storage building
2,100 sq. ft. partially enclosed materials storage building
1,400 sq. ft. partially enclosed building for material and vehicle storage.
The main shop building was completed in December 2023, and provided much needed
upgrades to staff facilities, and provided additional heated storage. The existing other
public works building are old, poor-quality structures. The main shop9000 sqft building
has a mixture of concrete floors and dirt floors. The water, sewer and electrical systems
service the building are very poor. Water quality is a major concern. The heated
storage building is very old, has inadequate electrical service and does not have water
or sewer service. A 2008 City Hall Needs Assessment identified that Public Works has
an estimated need for 15,400 sq. ft. in the short term and nearly 18,000 sq. ft. in the
long term. Due to rising costs of new construction staff have completed minor structural
repairs to the 9000 sqft shop, and the heated storage building to prolong their useful
lives.
In 2019, the City purchased a lot at the rear of the city hall complex to facilitate
redevelopment and expansion of the public works complex. Complex planning and
design was begun in 2020. The preliminary design for the complex anticipates a
maintenance building, administration building, two garage buildings and two storage
buildings. Preliminary design also anticipates demolition of all existing public works
buildings. Public Works stormwater, engineering, and administration were intended to
have office space in the new building. This space was eliminated due to rising
construction costs. For the short term, these staff will remain in the City Hall bsement
until a permanent office space is available. Construction of a 8,780 sq. ft. maintenance
building is scheduled for 2022. Estimated cost of construction is $6 million which will be
paid with a portion of a $10 million limited tax general obligation bond purchased by the
Exhibit A
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City. With the construction of the public works administration building; public works
engineering and administration functions will be relocated out of the city hall basement.
East Wenatchee Police: The police department is scheduled to be moved out of City
Hall and into a police station at 50 Simon Street, Summer 2022.has relocated to a new
headquarters at 50 Simon Street in East Wenatchee. The Police Department utilizes the
first floor, and a training room on the second floor. The City leases two office spaces to
various government entities on the second floor. As the Police Department grows, these
spaces can be remodeled to accommodate the needs of the department.
Municipal Court: The City has a municipal court for traffic violations, misdemeanors,
gross misdemeanors, and civil cases for certain actions. The Court staff includes a
Court Administrator, Court Clerk, a Probation Officer, a part-time judge, on-call
interpreters, and contracted public defender services. Although not technically part of
the Municipal Court, the City has an in-house Prosecuting Attorney. The court room
and administrative offices are in East Wenatchee City Hall. The Court maintains public
office hours Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Court sessions are
generally held every Monday, Wednesday and Friday and at other times on an as-
needed basis. The capacity of the Court Room is 78 persons. One office is shared by
the judge and court administrator. The “front counter’ office is shared by two staff
members and also used for storage. The space originally designed for a jury room is
currently utilized as the office of the baliff/court clerk and for storage. If a jury is needed
for a trial the city hall conference room must then be used.
The LOS standards for the city’s municipal court should be: 1) to provide an adequate
amount and configuration of space to meet the City’s court calendaring needs; 2) to
provide adequate hearing room space such that normal operations of City Hall can be
reasonably accommodated; and 3) that staff needs are met.
The 2008 Needs Assessment identified that the court currently occupies 2,600 sq. ft.
and determined in order to meet the current functions that the court provides that there
should be 6,400 sq. ft. The anticipated future demand would be 7,000 sq. ft. The
municipal court area of the City Hall is currently lacking the following components: 1) a
separate judge’s chambers; 2) a jury room; 3) a separate conference room for private
attorney/client meetings; and 4) space for storage and administrative functions such a
copying, shredding and document management.
City Hall Space Evaluation
After the police department moves out of City Hall and into the East Wenatchee Police
Station in mid 2022, the vacated space will need to be evaluated for renovation. The
highest priority needs for additional space are the Municipal Court and meeting space.
However, additional office space for other City functions is also a strong need.
Preliminary evaluation and design for the vacated space is anticipated in 2023.After the
Police Department vacated their space at City Hall, the need for a further space needs
assessment became evident. The City has contracted Forte Architects to complete a
high level analysis for how the space may be used to address known deficiencies.
In addition to space needs, the electrical systems and heating/cooling systems in City
Hall were evaluated in the 2008 report. The results of that evaluation and a preliminary
energy audit performed in 2021 recommend upgrading and/or replacing interior and
Exhibit A
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exterior lighting; mechanical; and data and communication systems. However,
electrical and heating/cooling systems renovations must be coordinated with any space
reconfiguration planned for the police/court wing of city hall.
The City anticipates using American Rescue Plan money to fund heating and cooling
system upgrades and repairs. These funds must be committed for use by 2024 and
utilized by 2026. Additional funding sources for the renovation work will need to be
secured once a space evaluation, design and cost estimate is completed in 2023.
Additional funding for city hall renovation is anticipated for $1 million to come from
REET funds.has identified the abovementioned HVAC systems as it’s top priority to
avoid costly ongoing maintenance costs, inefficient operation, and emergency
replacement costs in the event of a complete failure.
POLICE STATION, 50 Simon Street
The City of East Wenatchee is a member of the RiverCom Regional Dispatch Center.
All police and fire calls are dispatched from that facility which is in the Wenatchee Police
Station at 140 S. Mission St, Wenatchee WA. The police department has 26 full-time
personnel (including the chief) working as patrol officers, detectives and administrative
staff. East Wenatchee Police Department and Eastmont School District have a contract
to provide one two school resource officers for the district. This officer is based at the
high school.
The officers of the East Wenatchee Police Department provide 24-hour service to the
citizens of East Wenatchee. The lobby of the police department is open from 8:30 AM
to 5:00 PM, Monday thru Friday. All “after hours” communication must be directed
through RiverCom. In addition to the 911 Emergency contact number; RiverCom
maintains a non-emergency number for general issues and complaints.
A common LOS standard for police is at least 1 officer per 1,000 population. Three to
five patrol officers work each shift depending on the day of the week. The higher
coverage periods are holidays, special events, and weekends. East Wenatchee Police
currently provides an average of 1.5 officers per 1,000 which is consistent with the LOS.
The Police Department is currently housed at a newly acquired facility at 50 Simon
Street. A 2008 space needs assessment forecasted the long-term need of the
department to be approximately 14,000 square feet. The new facility contains 14,189
square feet. Two spaces on the second floor are currently being leased to other law
enforcement related agencies for the near term.
The police department currently occupies 3,387 sq. ft. of space in City Hall and a 2,000
sq. ft. building on campus. A 2008 City Hall Campus Needs Assessment estimated that
the future demand for police space needs to be over 14,000 sq. ft. In July 2021, the
City purchased a building at 50 Simon Street for conversion to a police station. The
building is a 2 story structure totaling 14,189 sq. ft.
The building purchase was funded with a portion of a $10 million limited tax general
obligation bond. For the near term, the police station will occupy the first floor of the
building. The second floor will be divided into three separate spaces for lease to law
enforcement related agencies. The initial renovation fo the structure is planned for $1
million to be paid from REET funds in 2022. The police department is scheduled to
relocate in the summer 2022. A more comprehensive renovation of the first floor police
Exhibit A
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station is planned for design in 2024 and construction in 2025. Current cost estimate is
between $1 million and $1.5 million to be paid from REET funds.
Exhibit A
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Transportation
Street Improvements: The Transportation Chapter of the GEWA Plan and 2020 Chelan-
Douglas Regional Transportation Plan Update (RTP) include the inventory, level of service
standards, goals and policies, for the city’s transportation system. As a regional
document, the RTP generally covers only the regionally significant streets which are
functionally classified as collector or arterial. East Wenatchee’s transportation network
includes State highways, urban arterials, collectors, local access streets, pedestrian and
bicycle (non-motorized) facilities, and transit services. There is a total of 55.8 miles of
public streets in East Wenatchee. The following is a breakdown of city streets by type
showing the total miles and the percentage of all streets.
o Principal Arterials – 4.03 miles (7.2%)
o Minor Arterials – 7.82 miles (14.01%)
o Collectors – 8.04 (14.40%)
o Local Access – 35.91 (64.35%)
As the numbers show, over 64% of city streets are local access streets. There are very
few funding sources for construction and maintenance of local access streets. In 2012,
East Wenatchee created a Transportation Benefit District to provide a reliable funding
source for maintenance and improvement of local access streets. The funds are generated
from a $20 fee for licensing qualified vehicles in the City, and to use as a match for state
and federal grants. The District is funded by a 0.1% sales tax. In 2015, as a result of
changes to the statutory requirements for transportation benefit districts, the City was able
to assume the functions and obligations of the district.
The City receives a portion of the state’s motor vehicle fuel tax which is dedicated to
arterial streets. Historically, this revenue has been used as matching money for grant-
funded projects. One of the City’s primary sources of grant funds has been the
Transportation Improvement Board (TIB). Another source of funding for larger
transportation projects has been federal funding awarded through the Chelan Douglas
Transportation Council. Additionally, when available, the City has used Public Works
Trust Fund loans for street projects.
Every year the City is required to adopt a Six Year Transportation Improvement Plan
(TIP). This plan includes financially constrained projects within the first three years and
planned projects for years 4-6. The majority of projects on the list are financially
unconstrained and therefore fall into years 4-6. The City TIP for 20 2519-20302024 was
adopted in 202418 attached as Exhibit A. The following describes some highlights of
planned street projects.
5th Street NE Improvements. This project will fill the remaining gaps in pedestrian and
bike improvements on 5th Street between Eastmont and N Kentucky Ave, and address
the failing intersection of Eastmont and 5th Street NE. The project is currently funded by
a $2,500,000 Transportation Improvement Board grant to build sidewalks on the north
side of 5th Street NE, and construct intersection improvements at Eastmont. A second
application to the Bike and Pedestrian program is seeking an additional $3,000,000 to
complete improvements on the south side of the road. The project is currently in
design, and is set to be constructed in 2026, regardless of whether the additional
funding is received.
Exhibit A
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N Kentucky Ave Improvements. This project is funded by a $1,000,000 pre-
construction loan from the Public Works Board, and is currently unfunded for
construction. The project is divided into three phases: Grant Road to 5th Street NE, 5th
St NE to 8th St NE, and 8th St NE to 10th St NE. The City is seeking construction funds
for the Grant to 5th St NE Phase with a hopeful construction year of 2027. Funding
sources being sought include the Department of Ecology for regional stormwater
improvements, Transportation Improvement Board, Safe Routes to School program,
and the Chelan Douglas Transportation Council. Improvements will include
illumination, curb, gutter and sidewalk, stormwater facilities, and a roadway rebuild.
9th Street traffic control project. This project originally received federal funding for a
traffic signal at the intersection with Valley Mall Parkway. However, traffic studies
suggested that dual roundabouts on 9th Street NE at that location may be more
effective if combined with a roundabout at the intersection of 9th St. NE and SR 28. A
preliminary design was developed, and the cost of both roundabouts was estimated at
$1,655,492. The Chelan Douglas Transportation Council awarded $1,232,000 in
federal funding for the project.
In 2019, WSDOT determined that the dual roundabout concept would not function as
the original modeling intended due to the new WSDOT roundabout at 5th St NE and
SR-28. The preferred design option for 9th St. NE and Valley Mall Parkway was shifted
back to a signal. The City received $901,700 in federal dollars through the CDTC’s
STBG Grant. In 2019 the City selected RH2 to perform design services for the signal.
This project is scheduled for Spring 2022 construction.
Hamilton Street Reconstruction: Hamilton Street is a local access street in the heart
of the City’s Central Business District. This project will install sidewalk., stormwater,
water and sewer upgrades, and some illumination on Hamilton Street and Standerfer
Street. This project will receive funds through the Community Development Block
Grant, Water and Sewer Districts, County Retail Sales Tax and the Stormwater Utility.
5th Street NE Safe Routes to School Projects: This project received $3,936,466 in
federal funding through two Safe Routes to School (SRTS) Grants to upgrade 5th
Street NE with sidewalk, illumination, stormwater and traffic calming measures near
Kenroy Elementary and Sterling Intermediate Schools. Due to the competitive nature
of these grants, the City was not able to secure funding for improvements between
Eastmont and N. Grover Place, or from N. James Ave. to N. Jonathan Ave. A later
phase is planned to fill these remaining gaps and overlay the road. Construction on
the initial phase is planned for 2023.
Source Amount
STP Grant 346,000$
STBG Grant 886,000$
WSDOT 225,000$
City 198,492$
Total 1,655,492$
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Grant Road National Highway System Grants: This project received $2,846,000
from the National Highway System (NHS) to install a concrete intersection at Grant
Road and Eastmont Ave., as well as to overlay Grant Road from Georgia Ave. to
Kentucky Avenue. The City is exploring funding sources to extend overlay limits from
Georgia to either Eastmont or Valley Mall Parkway depending on funding availability.
These projects are scheduled for construction in 2023.
3rd Street SE & Rock Island Road Signal: This project received $807,415 in funding
through the State Transportation Improvement Board’s Urban Arterial Program. The
project will construct a signal at 3rd Street SE and Rock Island Road. The proximity of
this intersection to SR-28 will require this signal to be coordinated with WSDOT’s
signal at SR-28. This project is scheduled to be constructed in 2023.
19th St NW and NW Cascade Ave Improvements: This project is currently in the
design construction phase, funded by the Department of Ecology and Transportation
Improvement Board. In addition to regional stormwater improvements, this project will
construct sidewalks, bike lanes and overlay rebuild 19th St NW to SR-28, and a portion
of NW Cascade Ave. The City is currently applying for Grants to finalize the design
and fund construction.This project is being completed in collaboration with Douglas
County, Douglas County PUD, the East Wenatchee Water District, Link Transit, and
Charter Communications.
Residential Street Preservation Program: It is important to maintain streets to
preserve the investment that was made when the street was constructed. Deferring
maintenance can lead to deterioration of the street to the point where total
reconstruction is necessary. Total reconstruction is a costly venture. To preserve and
maintain local access streets, the City has implemented a residential street
preservation program.
Non-motorized Transportation: The community benefits greatly from the Apple
Capital Loop Trail facility. This is a non-motorized, multi-use trail along the Columbia
River in East Wenatchee, Wenatchee, Douglas County, and Chelan County that
provides a 10-mile loop with a 2.5-mile extension south to the Rock Island Hydro Park.
This facility is heavily used by bicyclists, skaters, and pedestrians for recreation
activities as well as everyday commuting to work, and shopping.
The East Wenatchee/Douglas County side of the trail is located on land owned by the
Washington State Department of Transportation, the City of East Wenatchee, and
Douglas County. Connections to the trail are provided at selected locations along both
sides of the river. The Eastmont Metropolitan Park District provides maintenance
services for the Loop Trail for the City.
Parks, Recreation and Open Space:
The following facilities are owned or maintained by the City.
Apple Capital Loop Trail. As mentioned above, this is a paved bicycle/pedestrian
trail that borders the Columbia River on both the Chelan County and Douglas
County sides of the river. This important facility extends south along the Douglas
County side of the Columbia River to the Rock Island Hydro Park.
Exhibit A
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Bridge of Friendship - Japanese Garden located at the northeast corner of
Misawa Way and Eastmont Avenue is a Japanese style garden with a small
pagoda, pond and a mural commemorating the first non-stop Transpacific flight that
landed on Fancher Heights. This garden was constructed with the assistance of
volunteers as a Take Pride in America project and includes materials donated by
residents of Misawa City, Japan. The Sister City relationship between
Wenatchee/East Wenatchee and Misawa City, Japan began in 1981
commemorating the historic Transpacific flight of the "Miss Veedol" airplane from
Misawa to East Wenatchee, piloted by Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon in
October 1931.
On the northwest corner of 9th Street NE and Eastmont Avenue, the city, aided by
volunteers, installed an elevated landscaped garden area and a bench between the
street and a stormwater management pond.
Ballard Park was constructed by volunteers on land owned by a private party. The
City donated labor and a shelter to the facility. There is a small replica of the Miss
Veedol mounted on a pole in the park. City staff maintain this facility.
Pedestrian Bridge Plaza: The City constructed a plaza at the bottom of 9th Street
NE as an entrance feature to the Apple Capital Loop Trail bridge over the Columbia
River. The plaza includes benches, signage, and landscape features. The site is
mostly located on WSDOT property.
Gateway Park: The City constructed a plaza at the intersection of 9th Street NE
and Valley Mall Parkway as a entrance feature to downtown. The plaza is on
property owned by the City and includes; a stage area, terraced grass
amphitheater, multi-use area, bench walls, and landscaping.
Surface Water Management
Douglas County and the City of East Wenatchee adopted the 1995 Douglas County
Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan (CFHMP) containing an analysis and list
of capital projects necessary to address stormwater management and flooding in the
greater East Wenatchee area. The Plan recommended that the City and County create
stormwater utilities to establish a dedicated funding source that could be used for
administration, maintenance and capital improvement projects. The City and County
created separate stormwater utilities in 1998 that operate jointly under the umbrella of an
Interlocal Agreement until 2019. In 2019, the City and County dissolved the Greater East
Wenatchee Stormwater Utility in favor of separately operated utilities. By dissolving this
agreement, both jurisdictions can better tailor their stormwater utility program to their
service area.
The City’s Stormwater Utility is funded from service charges collected from developed
property within the City. The service charge is based upon an “equivalent service unit”
(ESU) of 2,750 sq. ft. of impervious surface area. The utility can leverage the service
charge revenue to obtain grants and loans to fund projects. The utility has set up an
emergency fund reserve to provide funding for significant damage resulting from major
storm events. In 2023 the City Council passed an updated utility rate schedule that
gradually increases the stormwater fee annually to ensure the continued health of the
program.
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The City is in the process of creating a Comprehensive Stormwater Plan. This plan will
identify water quality and flow control capital projects and provide a detailed financial
analysis. These projects are being identified using historical data and modeling based on
current and future build out. A few of the higher rated projects identified in drafts of this
plan, and projects that are currently in progress are as follows:
19th Street Regional Stormwater Facility: The City purchased a parcel formerly
owned by WSDOT at the base of 19th St NW and NW Cascade Ave with the
intention of building a regional facility that can treat water from the 19th St. NW and
NW Cascade Ave. corridors. The design portion of this project has been funded by
the Department of Ecology. Grant application to finalize the design and secure
construction funding are currently under review.Construction of this project is
currently in progress.
Pace Drive Regional Stormwater Facility: The City owns an approximately 0.27
acre site where Pace Drive used to connect to Highline Drive prior to the road being
realigned. This site is currently vacant, but has been identified as an ideal
treatment and infiltration location for flows from Grant Road. Proposed
improvements include oil treatment, and a bioinfiltration swale.
SR-28 & Grant Road Treatment Facility: Pending further collaboration with
WSDOT, a site SW of the intersection of Grant Road and SR-28 has been
identified as a potential retention and treatment facility. The sit eis already utilized
as a stormwater facility, with an overflow to Grant Road. Potential improvements
include increasing capacity, treatment capabilities, and removal of impervious
surfaces that are no longer needed due to Riverview Drive being reduced to one
way travel.
Stormwater collection is accomplished with a combination of private stormwater retention
and detention systems for individual development and a series of retention systems
constructed and maintained by the City’s Storm Water Utility. Conveyance is by way of a
combination of several miles of surface ditches and buried pipe. Douglas County, East
Wenatchee, and Washington State Department of Transportation maintain several outfalls
connecting the system to the Columbia River which is the final points of discharge for the
stormwater management system.
East Wenatchee must comply with the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(NPDES) Phase II program for their municipal stormwater systems. NPDES is a federal
program administered by the Washington State Department of Ecology (DOE). The citiy is
required to develop a program for stormwater management and adopt standards for
development and redevelopment projects as well as the elimination of illicit discharges to
stormwater systems. East Wenatchee works jointly with Douglas County, Wenatchee,
and Chelan County to accomplish the requirements of NPDES Phase II.
Annually, as part of the budgeting process for the stormwater utilities, the CIP is reviewed,
and projects funded for that year depending upon available revenue. The City is in the
process of developing a comprehensive stormwater plan that will replace the outdated
Capital Improvement Plan referenced above. In addition to CIPs, the City dedicates
$25,000-$100,00050,000 to small improvement projects, which are focused on relieving
chronic localized flooding around the city.
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Non-City Facilities and Services
Library
East Wenatchee Library: The East Wenatchee Library is in City Hall and occupies
approximately 1,000 sq. ft. The library is part of the North Central Regional Library
(NCRL) system which is a multi-county rural library district and municipal corporation
formed in 1960. NCRL provides public library services to Chelan, Douglas, Ferry, Grant,
and Okanogan Counties.
Management and control of the NCRL is vested in a regional board composed of two
trustees each from Chelan and Grant Counties and one trustee each from the remaining
three counties. The NCRL is financially supported almost exclusively by property taxes.
The NCRL provides centralized reference services through its main reference collection
which is housed at the headquarter branch in Wenatchee. Access to the library's
collection is available to all members. NCRL is also linked to libraries across
Washington State and all over the world through interlibrary loan.
The library offers extensive programming directed to children and their caregivers.
Computers with internet access are provided in in the library. The East Wenatchee
library has one full-time Librarian and has several volunteers that help with library projects.
The library is open Monday through Friday from 9 am to 5 pm. Participation in library
programs has greatly increased for the East Wenatchee Library. Due to small size of the
facility many programs cannot be held in the library. This requires that the library
coordinate with all other city departments for use of the courtroom/council chambers.
Since the municipal court and city council take priority, this limits the flexibility for the library
to provide programming to the public. Additionally, the library periodically must turn down
requests for small conference room space for studies, meetings or work space due to a
lack of facilities.
The City will be exploring options to relocate the library to another location on the City Hall
Campus to allow expansion of court, and administrative offices within the existing building.
Additionally, to facilitate relocation options, the City purchased an adjacent lot to the east
on 9th Street NE. Preliminary estimates for a new library space and multi-use meeting
space range from $1.2 to $2.5 million.
MONITORING AND REGULARLY AMENDING THE CF PLAN:
The Growth Management Act requires local jurisdictions to monitor and evaluate the
availability of public facilities. Accordingly, a capital facilities plan is an evolving document.
It requires close coordination with other elements of the comprehensive plan, including the
Land Use, Transportation, and Housing elements; an itemization of capital facilities needs
and associated costs; a determination of the amount of funding available; a commitment to
invest as the plan projects, to the extent possible and reasonable; and then an annual
reiteration of the same process. The community needs to reassess the land use element
to ensure that the land use element, capital facilities plan element are coordinated and
consistent. This is an important step in capital facility planning to ensure that the level of
service is maintained, and those facilities and services are available to serve the
community.
Over the years, some of the key capital facilities issues the City of East Wenatchee will
need to address are:
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Meeting current needs for capital facilities and services;
Providing those capital facilities and services that are needed to serve future
growth;
Securing adequate funding for capital facilities;
Siting new or expanded capital facilities most appropriately; and
Keeping the plan current.
The requirement to fully finance the CF Plan (or revise the land use plan) provides an
essential practicality to the vision set forth in the comprehensive plan.
SHORTFALLS
It is possible that the City may encounter shortfalls in funding for capital facilities or that a
project may push the demand for a service beyond a LOS standard. In deciding how to
address a shortfall, the City will balance the equity and efficiency considerations
associated with each of these options. When evaluation of a project identifies a shortfall,
the following options are available:
Increase Revenue
Decrease Level of Service Standards
Decrease the Cost of the Facility
Decrease the Demand for the Public Service or Facility
CAPITAL FACILITIES REVENUE SOURCE OPTIONS
A wide range of revenue sources are available to fund capital facilities. This section
provides a summary of sources available to cities for capital facilities.
There are three types of revenue sources for capital facilities:
1. Multi-use – taxes, fees, loans, and grants which may be used for any type of
capital facility. These types of funds may be restricted if they are adopted to fund
a specific project or facility.
2. Single-use – taxes, fees, loans, and grants which may be used only for a capital
facility.
3. General fund – these monies are typically used for operations but may be used
for capital improvements.
Property Tax
Property tax levies are most often used by local government to fund general operating
and maintenance costs. They are not commonly used for capital improvements. The
downside of relying on such funding is that it can become difficult to continue to commit
to such transfers from the operating fund, as community interests in enhancing day-to-
day services increase and the General Fund revenues get spread too thin. An
alternative that can help avoid this is to establish a policy by which all or a portion of a
certain revenue is “dedicated” to the CIP. Doing so can give greater security to CIP
funding but it also places a constraint on the General Fund. This can cause a financial
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strain on the funding of day-to-day services. For the past several years, the City Council
has allocated the allowable 1% property tax increase to be committed to street
improvement projects.
Real Estate Excise Tax
The State Legislature authorized cities to impose an excise tax that is paid by the seller
of a piece of real estate. The authorization is in two separate sections, with two
separate sets of limitations. The authorization (RCW 82.46) has specific limitations and
responsibilities for jurisdictions planning under the Growth Management Act.
1st quarter percent Real Estate Excise Tax (REET): The 1st quarter REET must be
used for projects included in the Capital Facilities Plan.
As used in this section, "capital project" means those public works projects of a local
government for planning, acquisition, construction, reconstruction, repair,
replacement, rehabilitation, or improvement of streets; roads; highways; sidewalks;
street and road lighting systems; traffic signals; bridges; domestic water systems;
storm and sanitary sewer systems; parks; recreational facilities; law enforcement
facilities; fire protection facilities; trails; libraries; administrative and/or judicial
facilities; etc.
Under certain circumstances and with limitations, the funds may be used for
maintenance of capital facilities.
2nd quarter percent REET: The 2nd quarter REET has more limitations. The list of
capital projects is not as inclusive as the 1st Quarter.
The legislative authority of any city that plans under RCW 36.70A.040(1) may
impose an additional excise tax on each sale of real property in the corporate limits
of the city for the city tax at a rate not exceeding one-quarter of one percent of the
selling price. Revenues generated from the tax imposed under RCW 82.46.035 must
be used solely for financing capital projects specified in a capital facility plan element
of a comprehensive plan.
As used in this section, "capital project" means those public works projects of a local
government for planning, acquisition, construction, reconstruction, repair,
replacement, rehabilitation, or improvement of streets, roads, highways, sidewalks,
street and road lighting systems, traffic signals, bridges, domestic water systems,
storm and sanitary sewer systems, and planning, construction, reconstruction,
repair, rehabilitation, or improvement.
Both REET sources require a nexus with the capital facilities plan and the
comprehensive plan. As mentioned previously, this document is a supplement to
Chapter 6 of the GEWA Comprehensive Plan and is incorporated into that document.
Public Works Trust Fund Loans
The Public Works Board is authorized by state statute (RCW 43.155), to loan money to
counties, cities, and special purpose districts to repair, replace, or create domestic
water systems, sanitary sewer systems, storm sewer systems, roads, streets, solid
waste and recycling facilities, and bridges. They administer three types of loans:
The Emergency Construction Loan Program focuses on the activities that repair,
replace, and/or reconstruct a facility that will restore essential services.
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Pre-construction activities include, design engineering, bid-document preparation,
environmental studies, right-of-way acquisition, permits, cultural and historic
resources, and public notification.
The Construction Loan Program focuses on the activities that repair, replace, or
create a facility. Pre-construction activities include, right-of-way acquisition, design
work, engineering, permit acquisition, environmental review, cultural and historic
resources, and public notification.
The legislature must allocate funds for disbursement by the Public Works Board.
Currently, only the Emergency and Pre-Construction loan programs are active.
Stormwater Management Service Charge
The state authorizes cities and counties to charge a fee to support storm drain
improvements. The City and County created storm water utilities in 1998 and currently
operate them jointly under an interlocal agreement. The service charge is based upon an
“equivalent service unit” (ESU) of 2,750 sq. ft. of impervious surface area. The rate is $45
per ESUestablished by Ordinance 2023-20, which features annual rate adjustments
through 2029. Single-family homes and duplexes pay for one ESU. Multifamily and
commercial uses pay based upon the actual area of impervious surfaces using the ESU
factor. Stormwater utility revenue is used for capital improvement projects, maintenance,
and administration. The utilities can leverage the service charge revenue to obtain grants
and loans to fund projects. The utilities have set up emergency funds as a reserve to cover
the costs to repair significant damage resulting from major storm events. The capital plan
for the utilities is the 1995 Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan. Additionally,
each year the budget is adopted with funds allocated for stormwater facility improvements.
Arterial Street Fund
East Wenatchee receives “Restricted Gas Tax” revenue, which is an amount transferred
from the state to the city (and all Washington cities) from the state motor vehicle fuel
tax. All revenue must be dedicated to arterial street capital improvement projects.
Community Development Block Grant Funds
The city of East Wenatchee is an entitlement community under Title 1 of the Housing
and Community Development Act of 1974 and is eligible to receive Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program funds annually from the U.S. Department of
Housing and Urban Development (HUD). East Wenatchee’s CDBG program fiscal year
is October 1 through September 30.
The city has used CDBG funds for several sidewalk and street improvement projects.
However, the funds may only be used on street projects in areas where over 50% of the
residents are low-income. Annual allocations average just over $100,000 per year. The
City has funded three street improvement projects adding sidewalks to some of the
oldest neighborhoods.
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Grants
The City strives to supplement local funds by securing grants for capital improvement
programs. Generally, the amounts available are decreasing, just as the number of
requests are increasing. The Chelan Douglas Transportation Council provides federal
funding for regional projects on an bi-annual basis. The City has been successful in
securing funding for a variety of projects through this process. The City has also been
successful in securing grants from the state Transportation Improvement Board. The
City must continue to seek creative ways to remain competitive and secure funding. It
will become more important to work cooperatively with the private sector, Douglas
County, WSDOT, the Chelan Douglas Transportation Council and Link Ttransit agency
to create projects that rank very high on a statewide and federal level.
Bonds
Certain projects are of such a scale that a pay-as-you-go funding strategy would not be
appropriate. For these, jurisdictions can exercise their credit potential and fund major
projects through bonds. There are two types of General Obligation (GO) bonds: voter
approved and Councilmanic.
Voter-approved bonds increase the property tax rate, with increased revenues
dedicated to paying principal and interest on the bonds. Local governments are
authorized in “excess levies” to repay voter-approved bonds. Approval requires a 60
percent majority vote in favor and a turn-out of at lease 40 percent of the voters from
the preceding general election.
Councilmanic bonds are authorized by the City Council without the need for voter
approval. Principal and interest payments for Councilmanic bonds come from
general government revenues, without a corresponding increase in property taxes.
This method of bond approval does not utilize a dedicated funding source for
repaying the bond holders.
Transportation Benefit District
RCW 35.21.225 authorizes cities and counties to create transportation benefit districts
supported by additional taxing authority for the purpose of acquiring, constructing, and
improving any street. The City Transportation Benefit District is currently funded with a
$20 per year car license fee 0.1% Sales Tax. As mentioned previously, those funds
have been designated for residential street overlay projects. There are statutory
opportunities to increase funding for the District.
Local Improvement District
One option a jurisdiction can employ to fund capital improvements is to form a Local
Improvement District (LID). Through it, a distinct physical area is identified that is to
benefit from the proposed capital improvement(s). Property owners within that district
then share the cost the improvement(s) with the City based upon a set formula.
Typically, the cost is paid over a specified period. This type of funding strategy works
well with projects that are perceptibly beneficial to area property owners. East
Wenatchee has not used this type of funding mechanism.
Developer Contributions
When a new development will have a significant impact on a community, the jurisdiction
can exercise its authority through the State Environmental Policy Act (SEPA) to require
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the developer to contribute a percentage of the cost to mitigate the new development’s
impact. The jurisdiction and its sources, through other developer contributions, or a
combination there of, can pay the balance of the project’s cost.
Impact Fees
Impact fees are a separate fee, levied according to a consistent unit of measurement on
all development in a defined area. Such fees are determined in response to capital
facility needs and are directed to system wide improvements within the defined area.
Any fees collected must be expended within a fixed time of six years or returned, with
interest, to the developer. Impact fees may be developed to fund transportation, parks
and open space, schools and fire protection. The City has not imposed any impact fees.
GOALS AND POLICIES
Goals:
1. Ensure that adequate capital facilities and services are located, designed, provided,
and maintained in an economical and efficient manner to accommodate the
changing needs and growth of the community.
Policies:
CF-1. Promote the continuation of multi-jurisdictional coordination in capital facility
planning.
CF-2. Promote energy efficiency and alternative energy sources in public facility
remodeling and construction, to reduce maintenance and operation costs.
CF-3. For the purposes of RCW 36.70A.150, the lands that are identified in the
City capital facilities plan and the special district comprehensive plans, as
necessary for system expansion, shall be considered lands that are useful for
public purposes.
CF-4. City services and operations should continue to be centralized at a single
municipal campus.
CF-5.CF-4. Acquisition of additional City-owned land should meet the following
needs: 1) if the purchase would improve the efficiency or expansion of City services
on the existing campus; 2) if the purchase would enhance storm drainage; 3) if the
purchase could be developed or utilized to serve more than one public need and/or
to foster economic development; 4) joint facilities use with another public
jurisdiction, if a specific city need would be served; 5) if the purchase would allow
the City to provide a service or establish a facility that meets the growing needs of
the community.
CF-6.CF-5. The City should consider additional funding sources to support capital
facility projects and improvements including Local Improvement Districts, latecomer
agreements, impact fees, public-private partnerships, and other strategies that may
become available.
CF-7.CF-6. Development of sidewalks and bicycle lanes throughout the City
should be considered as an important criterion in selecting street improvement
projects. Special emphasis should be provided on routes that serve schools and
recreational facilities.
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CF-8.CF-7. The City should coordinate street projects with utility providers (water,
sewer, PUD, cable etc.) to ensure that service lines are upgraded in conjunction
with the street improvement.
CF-9.CF-8. Champion the efforts to increase commerce with public and private
investments in the Historic Downtown area.
CF-10.CF-9. Coordinate and cooperate with Douglas County to update the capital
facilities plan in the Comprehensive Flood Hazard Management Plan.
CF-11.CF-10. Establish and periodically update levels of service for all public
facilities and services in coordination with Douglas County, utilities and special
districts.
CF-12.CF-11. Analyze level of service options for their potential implications on
capital budgets, development costs, proportionate share of costs, impacts on the
costs of housing and quality of life perceptions.
CF-13.CF-12. Projects that cause levels of service to fall below the minimum level
should not be allowed unless improvements are included in the Capital Facilities
Program of the City or the service providers.
CF-14.CF-13. Require development projects to pay for their fair share of impacts to
capital facilities.
CF-15.CF-14. Continue to accommodate the space needs of the North Central
Regional Library at its City Hall branch location.
CF-16.CF-15. The City should continue to explore the opportunities for the creation
of new urban parks, in coordination with the Eastmont Metropolitan Park District.
CF-17.CF-16. In concert with the policies in Chapter 8, “Open Space and
Recreation,” seek ways to implement the City’s desire to create a coordinated and
connected system of open space throughout the City; and, whenever possible,
seek dedicated easements in new developments for parks, pedestrian corridors
and linkages.
CF-18.CF-17. Periodically monitor the internal consistency between the Capital
Facilities Plan and other elements of the Greater East Wenatchee Area
Comprehensive Plan. Reassess the improvement needs, priorities, level of service
standards, revenue sources, and the Land Use element of the comprehensive plan
if probable funding for capital facilities falls short of needs.
Exhibit A
East Wenatchee Capital Facilities Plan – 2022-20272025-2030
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Exhibit A
East Wenatchee Capital Facilities Plan – 2022-20272025-2030
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Exhibit A
East Wenatchee Capital Facilities Plan – 2022-20272025-2030
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Exhibit A
City of East Wenatchee Exhibit A
Project
Number Project Title
Project
Length
(Miles)
Project Description
Total
Estimated
Cost
Year 1
2025
Year 2
2026
Year 3
2027
Year 4
2028
Year 5
2029
Year 6
2030 Phase
Phase
Start
Year
Federal
Fund
Code
Federal
Funds
State
Fund
Code
State
Funds
Local
Funds
19th Street NW Reconstruction Phase 1 0.25 Center turn lane, curb, gutter and sidewalk,
stormwater conveyance
$ 7,400,000 $ 3,600,000 PE
RW
2019 ECY 7,200,000 200,000
NW Cascade Ave to SR 28 and street illumination.CN 2024 TIB
2 15th Street NE Reconstruction SR 28 to N Baker Ave 0.25
Full reconstruction, curb, gutter, sidewalk, storm
sewer, and illumination $ 2,100,000 $ 2,100,000 ALL 2028 TIB 1,785,000 315,000
Intersection Improvement $ 950,000 $ 150,000 PE 2029 TIB $ 127,500 $ 22,500
9th St NE and Baker Ave $ 1,100,000 CN 2030 TIB $ 935,000 $ 165,000
N Kentucky Avenue Reconstruction Phase I 0.5 Full reconstruction project: curb, gutter, sidewalk,6,200,000$ 500,000$ 150,000$ PE 2024 PWB 650,000$ -$
100,000$ 100,000$ ROW 2025 PWB 200,000$ -$
5,200,000$ CN 2027 STBG 2000000 TIB 2,500,000$ 700,000$
N Kentucky Avenue Reconstruction Phase II 0.25 Full reconstruction project: curb, gutter, sidewalk,3,000,000$ 350,000$ ALL 2029 STBG 1,250,000 PWB 250,000$
5th Street NE to 8th Street NE stormwater conveyance and street illumination.2,650,000$ TIB 1,500,000$
N Kentucky Avenue Reconstruction Phase III 0.36 Full reconstruction project: curb, gutter, sidewalk,3,800,000$ 3,800,000$ ALL 2030 STBG 1,750,000 TIB 2,000,000$ 50,000$
8th Street NE to 10th Street NE stormwater conveyance and street illumination.
Eastmont Ave Preservation (9th St NE to North City Limit)Full width mill and repave. $ 1,246,000 110,000$ PE 2028 TIB $ 178,500 $ 31,500
Update sidewalks to ADA standard $ 1,136,000 CN 2029 TIB $ 880,600 $ 155,400
5th St NE Pedestrian Facilities-Phase III Curb, gutter and sidewalk or pedestrian 3,000,000$ $ 360,000 PE 2024 TIB $ 306,000 $ 54,000
8 Eastmont Avenue to N Grover Ave, James to Jonathan 0.43 pathway, illumination, and intersection RW
improvement at Eastmont Ave 2,640,000$ CN 2026 TIB 2,244,000$ 396,000$
9 Intersection Improvement
Eastmont Ave/10th St. NE 0 New signal, channelization, RAB or other traffic
control measures $ 950,000 $ 100,000 850,000$
PE
RW
CN
2028 STBG 807,500 $ 142,500
5th St NE Preservation (Eastmont Ave to Kentucky Ave) Edge grind, pavement repair, overlay $ 914,000 $ 110,000 PE 2028 TIB $ 93,500 $ 16,500
814,000$ CN 2029 TIB 691,900$ 122,100$
19th Street NE Reconstruction- Phase III Full reconstruction project, $ 3,736,000 $ 560,400 PE 2029 TIB $ 396,900 $ 163,500
Baker Avenue to Eastmont Avenue curb, gutter and sidewalk, storm- RW
water conveyance & street illumination.3,175,600$ CN 2090 TIB 2,249,100$ 926,500$
Eastmont Avenue / 19th St NE Traffic Signal or Roundabout $ 950,000 $ 100,000 PE 2029 STBG 86,500 $ 13,500
Intersection Improvements $ 850,000 CN 2030 STBG 735,250 $ 114,750
13 Non-Motorized - Citywide Varies Provide sidewalks, crosswalks, signal
modifications and bicycle facilities.300,000$ 100,000$ 100,000$ 100,000$ ALL 2028 100,000$
Eastmont Ave / 11th St NE 0.00 Install new signal or roundabout $ 1,100,000 $ 165,000 PE 2028
STBG 142,725 $ 22,275
Intersection Improvements $ 935,000 CN 2029
STBG 808,775 $ 126,225
15 Pavement preservation Varies Asphalt overlay, chip seal, crack sealing and
other methods $ 1,773,000 $ 150,000 $ 175,000 $ 362,000 $ 362,000 $ 362,000 $ 362,000 ALL 2025 $ 1,773,000
16 Valley Mall Parkway Enhancement - Stage 1
From 6th Street NE to 9th Street NE 0.24 Widen sidewalks, reconfigure on street parking. 928,000$ 928,000$ ALL 2029 STBG 802,720 125,280$
17 Valley Mall Parkway Enhancement - Stage 2
From 9th Street NE to SR 28 0.39 Widen sidewalks, reconfigure on street parking. 720,000$ 720,000$ ALL 2030 STBG 622,800 97,200$
18 Grant Elementary Pedestrian Improvements 0.50
Add sidewalks, crosswalks, stormwater, and
illumination to 1st St SE and S Kansas Ave 2,000,000$ 300,000$ 1,700,000$ ALL 2028 TIB 1,700,000$ 300,000$
Full reconstruction project: curb, gutter, sidewalk, $ 5,100,000 $ 720,000 PE 2029 SRTS 720,000
$ 300,000 ROW 2029 SRTS 300,000
$ 4,080,000 CN 2030 SRTS 2,000,000 TIB $ 1,600,000 $ 480,000
$ 3,600,000 $ 540,000 PE 2029 TIB $ 459,000 $ 81,000
$ 3,060,000 CN 2030 TIB $ 2,601,000 $ 459,000
$ 600,000 $ 90,000 PE 2029 SRTS $ 90,000 $ -
$ 510,000 CN 2030 SRTS $ 510,000 $ -
$ 2,000,000 $ 300,000 PE 2029 TIB $ 255,000 $ 45,000
$ 1,700,000 CN 2030 TIB $ 1,445,000 $ 255,000
Legend TOTALS 39,067,000 4,710,000 3,065,000 5,562,000 3,047,000 6,285,400 12,757,600 9,006,270 23,938,000 6,082,730
Projects with Partial Secured Funding Highlighted in Blue
Projects with Full Secured Funding Highlighted in Green
PE - Engineering
CN - Construction
RW - Right of Way
Text in Red are added or altered projects
Add sidewalk, stormwater0.21N Grover Pl Pedestrian Improvements - 12th Street NE to France
St21
22 S Kentucky Ave Pedestrian Improvements - Grant Road to 3rd
Street SE 0.36 Add sidewalk, stormwater, street illumination
20 0.49
Add sidewalk, stormwater, street illuminationN James Ave Pedestrian Improvements Phase I - Grant Road to
5th Street NE
stormwater conveyance and street illumination.19 0.593rd Street NE Reconstruction - Hanford Ave to N Kentucky Ave
0.00
Traffic Signal or Roundabout
14
6
10
11
12
4
7
3
5
0.00
1.10
0.58
From 2025 to 2030Six Year Transportation Improvement Program
Expenditures
1
1.20
stormwater conveyance and street illumination.5th Street NE to Grant Rd
Exhibit B