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Hitting the Road to Washingtons 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


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540 Dayton Street #202, Edmonds, WA 98020

Hitting the Road to Washington’s Future

County Leaders Conference November 20, 2019 4 pm – 5 pm

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  • 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?

Before we hit the Road

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

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2019

+

734,500

+ 1,027,000 + 830,000 + 935,460

7,660,000*

1980 1990 2000 2010 2020*

6,724,540 5,894,121 4,132,156 4,866,692

*

Today GMA adopted

7.6 M

6.7 M 5.9 M 4.8 M 4.1 M

Population Trends 1980 to 2020: UP

2.7 M added since 1990

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

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Source: Zillow

Seattle Vancouver Spokane $228,000 $342,000 $377,000 Bellingham $641,800 Everett $463,000

Housing Cost Trends 1997 to 2019: UP

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Source: UW Climate Impacts Group

Environmental trends – a changing climate

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Bellingham Seattle Olympia

Source: WA Department of Ecology

Environmental trends – declining ecosystems

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Declining state grants to cities and counties to do the planning required by the GMA

$0 $2,000,000 $4,000,000 $6,000,000 $8,000,000 $10,000,000 $12,000,000 $14,000,000 $16,000,000 $18,000,000 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

Total

Total

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Declining public revenues to pay for state and local investments in infrastructure and services

Lawmakers restore 1% property tax cap Special session called to revive I-747 limit By CHRIS MCGANN, P-I CAPITOL CORRESPONDENT November 29, 2007 $30 car tab measure passing in early returns By LISA BAUMAN, Associated Press November 5, 2019

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BOTTOM UP MAX FLEXIBILITY MAX CERTAINTY U 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 TOP DOWN

GMA AFTER 30 YEARS – HOW MIGHT WE ADAPT PLANNING LAW AND PRACTICE TO MEET THE CHALLENGES OF THE NEXT 30 YEARS?

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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