Hitting the Road to Washingtons Future County Leaders Conference - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Hitting the Road to Washington’s Future County Leaders Conference November 20, 2019 4 pm – 5 pm 540 Dayton Street #202, Edmonds, WA 98020

Before we hit the Road • What has changed since 1990? • What is happening now and what are the trends? • Now that we have a Road Map , what paths to the future will we choose?

Washington’s economy has emerged as one of the strongest in the U.S .

Population Trends 1980 to 2020: UP + 7,660,000* 7.6 M 935,460 6,724,540 + 6.7 M 830,000 5,894,121 5.9 M + 1,027,000 + 4.8 M 4,866,692 734,500 4,132,156 4.1 M 2019 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020* GMA adopted * 2.7 M added since 1990 Today

Uneven growth of population and economic activity across the state’s very diverse regions

Housing Cost Trends 1997 to 2019: UP Seattle $641,800 Everett $463,000 Bellingham $377,000 Vancouver $342,000 Spokane $228,000 Source : Zillow

Environmental trends – a changing climate Source: UW Climate Impacts Group

Environmental trends – declining ecosystems Bellingham Seattle Olympia Source : WA Department of Ecology

Declining state grants to cities and counties to do the planning required by the GMA Total $18,000,000 $16,000,000 $14,000,000 $12,000,000 $10,000,000 Total $8,000,000 $6,000,000 $4,000,000 $2,000,000 $0 FY 89-91 FY 91-93 FY 93-95 FY 95-97 FY 97-99 FY 99-01 FY 01-03 FY 03-05 FY 05-07 FY 07-09 FY 09-11 FY 11-13 FY 13-15 FY 15-17 FY 17-19

Declining public revenues to pay for state and local investments in infrastructure and services Lawmakers restore 1% property tax cap $30 car tab measure passing in early Special session called to revive I-747 returns limit By LISA BAUMAN, Associated Press By CHRIS MCGANN, P-I CAPITOL CORRESPONDENT November 5, 2019 November 29, 2007

GMA AFTER 30 YEARS – HOW MIGHT WE ADAPT PLANNING LAW AND PRACTICE TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF THE NEXT 30 YEARS? TOP DOWN U MAX FLEXIBILITY MAX CERTAINTY P D A T I N G C O D E S U P D A T I N G P L A N S BOTTOM UP

Potential paths to implementation of the Road Map to Washington’s Future Convene summits and work groups in 2020 to review findings, changes, and reforms (Final Report Vol. 1) to identify and refine areas of agreement Collaboratively draft legislation on points of agreement for consideration in 2021 and beyond Share success stories (Final Report Vol. 3) and potential best practices via conferences, workshops, and periodicals Target research by universities (e.g., Final Report Vol. 3) Counties, cities, and RTPOs review information from the regional workshops (Final Report Vol. 2) as plans are updated