Resolution - 2004 - 14 - Approve Intergovernmental Agreement For Ada Countywide Transportation & Land Use Guide Plan/Implement Comp Plan Land Use/Transportaion Elements - 08/10/2004
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ADA COUNTY, IDAHO
RESOLUTION NO. 04-14
APPROVING AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR AN ADA
COUNTYWIDE TRANSPORT A TION AND LAND USE GUIDE PLAN AND
IMPLEMENTING COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LAND USE AND
TRANSPORT A TION PLAN ELEMENTS AND LAND
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
WHEREAS, Ada County ("County"), the Ada County Highway District
("ACHD") and the Cities of Boise, Eagle, Garden City, Kuna, Meridian and Star
(together the "Member Agencies") executed a letter of intent on April 19, 2004 to
commence a joint effort to engage in a countywide land use and transportation planning
and implementation process; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Robert H. Freilich of Freilich, Leitner & Carlisle, on behalf of
the Member Agencies, prepared a Framework for Developing a Countywide Land Use
and Transportation Plan involving a two-phased process, with the first phase resulting in
the drafting of a Countywide Transportation and Land Use Guide Plan ("Guide Plan"),
and the second phase involving the preparation for each Member Agency of local
comprehensive plan land use and transportation elements, policy manual amendments
and implementing land development regulations (together "Implementing Actions"); and
WHEREAS, each of the Member Agencies has determined that comprehensive
and efficient land use and transportation planning for incorporated and unincorporated
Ada County can best be achieved by cooperating with the other Member Agencies in the
development of the Guide Plan and Implementing Actions, and cooperating with the
Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho ("COMPASS") in its development
of the regional Communities in Progress Long Range Transportation Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Member Agencies together with the Idaho Transportation
Department (ITD) intend to execute an intergovernmental agreement ( "IGA") to prepare
the Guide Plan and Implementing Actions; and
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WHEREAS, the IGA establishes a Consortium consisting of Member Agencies,
a Steering Committee consisting of representatives of Member Agencies, COMPASS
and other Stakeholders; and
WHEREFORE, Ada County has determined that it is in the best interests of the
County to enter into the IGA for the development of the Guide Plan and Implementing
Actions.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that Ada County approves the
process for developing the Guide Plan and Implementing Actions; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Ada County Board of Commissioners
does hereby authorize the Chair of the Ada County Board of Commissioners to execute
the Intergovernmental Agreement attached hereto, together with Exhibits "A" through
"F" incorporated in the Intergovernmental Agreement, and does hereby further authorize
the Chair of the Ada County Board of Commissioners to execute the Agreement with
, Freilich, Leitner & Carlisle incorporated in the IGA as Exhibit "D."
DA TED: August 10, 2004.
CITY OF EAGLE
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