Road Map to Washington's Future

Road Map To Washington’s Future ROAD MAP TO WASHINGTON’S FUTURE

Project Overview In 2015, Washington State legislators asked the William D. Ruckelshaus Center (Center) to design a process for a comprehensive and collaborative look at the Growth Management Act (GMA). To gauge support for this effort and identify an appropriate scope, the Center conducted a Pre-Assessment from October 2016 through June 2017. The Pre-Assessment consisted of a series of conversations with individuals from dozens of groups, organizations, tribal, state, and local governments. Based on input from the parties, the Center recommended a process to: (1) articulate a vision of a desired future for Washington, and (2) examine the planning framework that provides the path to reach that desired future. The growth planning framework in Washington includes the Growth Management Act, the Shoreline Management Act, the State Environmental Policy Act and other laws, institutions and policies. The Legislature responded to the pre-assessment by allocating funds to the Center for a two year project to create a “Road Map to Washington’s Future.” The budget proviso outlined a scope, schedule, and general process for the project. The purpose of the project is to articulate a vision of Washington’s desired future and identify additions, revisions, or clarifications to the state’s growth management framework of laws, institutions, and policies needed to reach that future. Project Components and Schedule Provided is a brief description of the core components of the Road Map project. Given the scope, schedule, and complexity of the project, the Center’s Project Team recognizes that these components will evolve or may need to be modified. The Project Team also recognizes it is not possible to engage every individual involved in, affected by, or interested in the growth planning framework. The Team will implement inclusive engagement including a diversity of representatives from federal, tribal, state, county, and city governments, private and non‐profit entities, advocacy organizations, associations, elected officials, underrepresented populations, and other interested parties. Individual and Group Interviews: The purpose of interviews is to identify the strengths, weaknesses, issues, and potential solutions or improvements to the growth planning framework. Multi-SectorWorkshops: In order to understand how the framework aligns with, creates barriers to, and/ or supports the desired future of the communities it is meant to serve, the Center’s project team will be conducting 26+ workshops across the state. Broad based input is needed in order for the project team to better understand what communities across the state desire for Washington’s future, what communities care about and have challenges about, and to reflect what is unique and important about different regions of the state.

THE WILLIAM D.RUCKELSHAUS CENTER Sept. 2018 Road Map To Washington’s Future

Elected Official Workshops: The project team will conduct an additional 26+ workshops across the state for elected officials, in order to understand how the framework aligns with, creates barriers to, and/or supports the desired future of their communities.

Regional/State-Wide Groups Workshops: As time and resources allow, the Project Team will conduct workshops for regional/state-wide groups and associations, including the Washington State Association of Counties and the Association of Washington Cities. Research: Throughout the project, and during interviews and workshops, the project team will be looking to identify pertinent data needs and partnering with state public universities on targeted research. The Team will also review pertinent independent studies, as appropriate, from other entities. Next Generation: Understanding what the next generation of Washingtonians (young adults) desire for the future, and the values that underlie that future, is an essential component of the project and will complement the workshops. The Project Team is working with university partners to create a project for students to design and implement the engagement strategy to solicit the ideas and opinions of the next generation of Washingtonians in defining that future vision. Potential Group Convening: A potential component of the project is a convening of key parties to explore areas of agreement on additions, revisions, or clarifications to the state’s growth planning framework. Whether, and how the convening process will be crafted and conducted will be based on preliminary findings from the interviews and workshops. Final Report: The Center will submit a final report to committees of the Legislature by June 30, 2019. For more information, contact: Joseph Tovar Amanda Murphy Affiliate Faculty, College of Built Environments, UW Sr. Project Lead, The William D. Ruckelshaus Center Adjunct Faculty, WSU Extension Extension Assistant Professor, WSU Extension Tel: 425.263.2792 Email: [email protected] Tel: 206-219-2409 Email: [email protected]

The William D. Ruckelshaus Center is a neutral resource for collaborative problem solving in the State of Washington and the Pacific Northwest, dedicated to assisting public, private, tribal, non-profit, and other community leaders in their efforts to build consensus and resolve conflicts around difficult public policy issues. It is a joint effort of Washington State University hosted and administered by WSU Extension and the University of Washington hosted by the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy and Governance. For more information visit www.ruckelshauscenter.wsu.edu Growth Management Act – RCW 36.70A Growth Planning Framework Shoreline Management Act – RCW 90.58 State Environmental Policy Act –RCW 43.21C Local Project Review Act – RCW 36.70B REVISED CODE OF Land Use Petition Act – RCW 36.70C WASHINGTON Planning Enabling Act – RCW 36.70 Subdivision Statute – RCW 58.17 Water System Coordination Act – RCW 70.116 Regional Transportation Planning – RCW 47.80 City and County Governance – RCW 35, 35A, 36 OTHER PLANNING LAWS Port Districts – RCW 53 School Districts RCW 28

GOVERNANCE & INSTITUTIONS Water and Sewer Districts – RCW 57 Energy Facilities Siting Board – RCW 80.50 REVENUE AUTHORITY State Agencies and Universities STATE CONSTITUTION Community Redevelopment Financing- RCW 39.89 U.S. CONSTITUTION FEDERAL LAW, LANDS & AGENCIES Multi-Family Property Tax Exemption – RCW 84.14 TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS Impact Fees - RCW 82.02 THE ROAD MAP TO WILLIAM D.RUCKELSHAUS CENTER

WASHINGTON’S FUTURE September 2018

DATA INVENTORY

The Project Team is working with university partners to compile, and review pertinent data and independent studies. For example, students have looked at how vision statements in comprehensive plans correspond to the Growth Management Act’s 14 planning goals, and the experience in seven counties with the provisions with Local Areas of More Intensive Rural Development.

MULTI-SECTOR WORKSHOPS

The team is conducting workshops in 26 locations across the state to better understand what people desire for the future of their state and regions and what’s needed to reach that future. As of September 2018, the team has convened 18 multi- PROJECT UPDATE sector workshops in 16 locations, with well over six hundred participants. Washington State legislators allocated funds to the William D. ELECTED OFFICIAL WORKSHOPS Ruckelshaus Center and outlined a scope, schedule, and general process The team has also conducted 17 workshops for federal, tribal, state, and local for “A Road Map to Washington’s elected officials across the state to understand how the framework aligns with, Future.” The purpose is to articulate a creates barriers to, and/or supports the desired future of their communities. vision of Washington’s desired future and identify additions, revisions, or INTERVIEWS clarifications to the state’s growth management framework needed to Interviews are being held with representatives of environmental, business, real reach that future. estate and building industry organizations, local government associations, state agencies, tribal governments, public health and planning organizations, Information Gathering in 2018 transportation, business, and economic development advocacy groups. In order to understand how the framework aligns with, creates barriers to, and/or supports the REGIONAL & STATE-WIDE GROUPS desired future of the communities it As time and resources allow, the team is conducting workshops for regional is meant to serve, the Project Team and state-wide groups. So far the team has convened workshops for the has been traveling across the state Association of Washington Cities, the Washington State Association of Counties, gathering information and talking the Washington State Department of Transportation, the Governor’s Affordable with individuals and representatives Housing Advisory Board, and other state agencies. of entities with a role, interest, or knowledge of the planning NEXT GENERATION framework.

The project team is working with university students who are designing an engagement strategy to solicit the ideas and opinions of the next generation of Washingtonians (generally 18 to 35 year-olds).

ONLINE QUESTIONNAIRE

Recognizing that not everyone can attend a workshop or feels represented by one of the groups being interviewed, the team has made available an online questionnaire. So far, more than 300 people have provide their answers to the same questions posed at the workshops. Road Map To Washington’s Future

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INFORMATION ANALYSIS

The project team will spend the first few months of the new year analyzing all the information collected during 2018.

POTENTIAL GROUP CONVENINGS

A potential component of the project is convenings of key parties to explore areas of agreement on additions, revisions, or clarifications to the state’s growth planning framework. Whether, and how the convening process will be crafted and conducted will be based on preliminary findings from the interviews and workshops.

SYNTHESIS & REPORT WRITING FINAL REPORT The project team will then synthesize all information collected and will work to identify key themes, potential paths to desired The Ruckelshaus Center’s final futures and process recommendations. report will be delivered to the Legislature by June 30, 2019. The report will be made available to all who participated in the 2019 process and will be posted on the Center’s website. June

For more information, contact: Joseph Tovar Amanda Murphy Affiliate Faculty, College of Built Environments, UW Sr. Project Lead, The William D. Ruckelshaus Center Adjunct Faculty, WSU Extension Extension Assistant Professor, WSU Extension Tel: 425.263.2792 Email: [email protected] Tel: 206-219-2409 Email: [email protected]

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Completed workshops - Nov About the Ruckelshaus Center Mission: The mission of the William D. Ruckelshaus Center is to help parties involved in complex public policy challenges in the State of Washington and the Pacific Northwest tap university expertise to develop collaborative, durable, and effective solutions. Vision: The Center envisions a future in which government leaders, policy makers, and citizens routinely employ tools of collaborative decision making to design, conduct, and implement successful public policy processes. Identity: We are a joint effort of Washington State University, hosted and administered by the WSU Extension, and the University of Washington, hosted through the Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy and Governance. Building on the unique strengths of these two institutions, “Collaborative problem solving is the Center applies university resources and knowledge towards solving an enormously powerful approach challenging public policy issues. to resolving conflicts; it holds great Values: promise for better, faster and more Collaboration, consensus, neutrality, knowledge, education, inquiry, and sustainable policy decisions. With the civility. What we do: combined resources of our premier The Ruckelshaus Center partners with university faculty, staff, and students research institutions, this center to help people work together to develop shared solutions to challenging establishes an invaluable neutral policy issues. Areas where we work include: forum for addressing some of our most • Community and Economic Development complex and pressing challenges.” • Land Use • Natural Resources – WILLIAM D. RUCKELSHAUS • Transportation • Agriculture • Healthcare • Tribal, Federal, State, and Local Governance We build problem-solving capacity in the region by helping individuals and organizations better understand, initiate, participate in, and lead collaborative public policy efforts. For more information on the Who we serve: William D. Ruckelshaus Center, The Center assists public, private, tribal, nonprofit, and other leaders to please visit our web site at: build consensus, resolve conflicts, and develop innovative, shared solutions RuckelshausCenter.wsu.edu for Washington and the Pacific Northwest. “Compliments to the Ruckelshaus Center The William D. Ruckelshaus Center for helping us all to forge a path forward. Advisory Board We certainly wouldn’t have gotten to this Bill Ruckelshaus, Board Chair point without you.” Madrona Venture Group* Phyllis Campbell, Vice Chair –KAREN VALENZUELA JPMorgan Chase*,** Governor’s Chehalis Work Group Michael Kern, Director Sandra O. Archibald - UW Daniel J. Evans School of Public Policy and Governance*+ Jerry Baldasty - UW Provost+ How We Do it: Dan Bernardo - WSU Provost+ Brian Blake - WA State House of Representatives+ • Provide a neutral and safe forum for parties to constructively define Ana Mari Cauce - UW President+ shared goals and resolve differences Bruce Chandler - WA State House of Representatives+ Megan Clubb - Baker Boyer Bank • Conduct a situation assessment to determine how parties should proceed Elizabeth Cowles - The Cowles Company with a collaborative approach Jack Creighton (Emeritus) - Madrona Venture Group Greg Devereux - WA Federation of State Employees • Provide facilitation, mediation, dispute resolution, project management, Norm Dicks - Van Ness Feldman Bob Drewel - WSU North Puget Sound** strategic planning, and other services that help parties reach consensus Urban Eberhart- Irrigated Agriculture and resolve issues Daniel Evans - Daniel J. Evans and Associates Anne Farrell - The Seattle Foundation (ret.)** • Provide diverse groups with a common information base via university Mike Gaffney - WSU Extension*+ research and fact finding William Gates (Emeritus) - Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation • Provide knowledge, training, and tools to improve the collaborative Peter Goldmark - WA State Department of Natural problem-solving abilities of individuals and organizations Resources (Former) Jay Gordon - WA State Dairy Federation* • Host policy discussions in the form of guest lectures, conferences, and our Slade Gorton - US Senator, R-WA (ret.) Lisa J. Graumlich - UW College of the Environment+ Chairman’s Circle and Statesperson luncheons Christine Gregoire - Governor of WA State (former) Gerald Grinstein - Madrona Venture Group** Heather Hansen - WA Friends of Farms and Forests Governance and Funding: Denis Hayes - Bullitt Foundation The Center has offices in Seattle and Pullman. It is guided by an advisory Dave Herrera - Skokomish Indian Tribe board chaired by William Ruckelshaus and composed of prominent Sally Jewell - UW College of Environment, US Secretary of the Interior (Former) leaders representing a broad range of constituencies and geographic Eric Johnson - WA State Association of Counties locations in the region. Funding for the Center is sought from a mix of Joe King - Joe King & Associates* sources, including foundations, corporations, individuals, agencies, other Martha Kongsgaard - Kongsgaard | Goldman state and federal sources, and fee for service contracts when appropriate. Foundation** Peter King - Association of Washington Cities Anita Krug - University of Washington Law School+ David F. McShea - Perkins Coie** WSU Extension and UW Evans School of Public Policy and Governance programs and Ralph Munro - WA Secretary of State (ret.)* employment are available to all without discrimination. Bill Neukom - K&L Gates Molly Pengra - Cohassett Capital Partners, L.P. To learn more about the Center, contact: V. Lane Rawlins - WSU President (ret.) Christine Rolfes - WA State Senate+ William D. Ruckelshaus Center Kirk Schulz - WSU Presient + Brian Surratt - Alexandria Real Estate Equities** 121 Hulbert Hall 901 Fifth Avenue Michael J. Tate - WSU Office of the Provost (ret.) Jim PO Box 646248 Suite 2900 Waldo - Gordon Thomas Honeywell LLP Pullman, WA 99164-6248 Seattle, WA 98164-2040 Paul Ward - Yakama Nation* (509) 335-2937 (206) 428-3021 Cindy Zehnder - Gordon Thomas Honeywell LLP Hans Zeiger - WA State Senate+ [email protected] + Ex-Officio Member *Executive Committee Member **Development Committee Member 9/4/18