Ordinance 2529-01 - Laserfiche WebLink

SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION Purpose of the Capital Facilities Plan The Washington Growth Management Act (the GMA) outlines thirteen broad goals including adequate provision of necessary public facilities and services. Schools are among these necessary facilities and services. The public school districts serving Snohomish County residents have developed capital facilities plans to satisfy the requirements of RCW 36.70A.070 and to identify additional school facilities necessary to meet the educational needs of the growing student populations anticipated in their districts. This Capital Facilities Plan (CFP) is intended to provide the Everett School District (District), Snohomish County and other jurisdictions a description of facilities needed to accommodate projected student enrollment at acceptable levels of service through the year 2012, and a more detailed schedule and financing program for capital improvements over the six year period 2000- 2005. In accordance with GMA mandates, and Snohomish County Ordinance 97-095, this CFP contains the following required elements: • Future enrollment forecasts for each grade span(elementary, middle and high). • An inventory of existing capital facilities owned by the District, showing the locations and student capacities of the facilities. • A forecast of the future needs for capital facilities and school sites, distinguishing between existing and projected deficiencies. • The proposed capacities of expanded or new capital facilities. • A 6-year plan for financing capital facilities within projected funding capacities, which clearly identifies sources of public money for such purposes. The financing plan separates projects and portions of projects which add capacity from those which do not, since the latter are generally not appropriate for impact fee funding. The financing plan and/or the impact fee calculation formula must also differentiate between projects or portions of projects which address existing deficiencies (ineligible for impact fees) and those which address future growth-related needs. • A calculation of impact fees to be assessed and support data substantiating said fees. In developing this CFP, the guidelines of Appendix F of the General Policy Plan were used as follows: • Information was obtained from recognized sources, such as the U.S. Census or the Puget Sound Regional Council. School districts may generate their own data if it is derived through statistically reliable methodologies. Information is to be consistent with the State Office of Financial Management(OFM) population forecasts and those of Snohomish County. • Ordinance 97-095 requires that student generation rates be independently calculated by each school district. Rates were updated for this CFP. Everett School District Section 1 -1 Capital Facilities Plan