(1) GOAL I: The City of Forks will endeavor to adequately provide needed public facilities to all residents within its jurisdiction in a manner which protects investments in existing facilities and maximizes the use of existing facilities.

Objective A: Capital improvements will be provided to correct existing deficiencies, to replace worn out or obsolete facilities and to accommodate desired future growth, as indicated in the five (5) year plan currently in place, and subsequent revisions.

Policy 1: Capital improvement projects identified for implementation in the other elements of this plan and determined to be of relatively large scale and high cost ($10,000) will be included in future revisions of the five (5) year Capital Improvement Plans of both the City and the County.

Policy 2: Proposed capital improvement projects will be evaluated and prioritized using all the following criteria:

a. Whether the project is needed to correct existing deficiencies, replace needed facilities, or to provide facilities needed for future growth;

b. Elimination of public hazards;

c. Elimination of capacity deficits;

d. Financial feasibility;

e. Site needs based on projected growth patterns;

f. New development and redevelopment;

g. Plans of State agencies;

h. Local budget impact; and

i. Location and effect upon natural and cultural resources.

Objective B: Future development will bear a fair share of facility improvement cost necessitated by the development.

Objective C: The City will manage its fiscal resources to support the provision of needed capital improvements for previously issued development orders and for future development and redevelopment.

Policy 1: The City will continue to adopt an annual capital budget. In addition, the City and the County will have in place a five (5) year Capital Improvement Program, that will be used as the guide in drafting and implementing of their capital budgets.

Policy 2: Debt will be managed so that City Charter limits on general obligation debt (fifteen (15) percent of assessed value) will not be exceeded. A similar management of County finances will also be followed. There are no limits placed on revenue bonds.

Policy 3: Efforts will be made to secure grants or private funds whenever available to finance the provision of capital improvements.

Policy 4: Fiscal policies to direct expenditures for capital improvements will be consistent with other Comprehensive Plan elements.

Objective D: The City and the County will coordinate land use decisions and financial resources with a schedule of capital improvements to meet service needs, measurable objectives, and provide existing and future facility needs.

Policy 1: The City and the County will support and encourage the joint development and use of cultural and community facilities with other governmental or community organizations in areas of mutual concern and benefit.

Policy 2: The City and the County will emphasize capital improvement projects which promote the conservation, preservation, or revitalization of commercial, industrial, and residential areas in the Forks urban growth area.

Policy 3: Proposed plan amendments and request for new development or redevelopment shall be evaluated according to the following guidelines as to whether the proposed action would:

a. Contribute to a condition of public hazards;

b. Exacerbate any existing condition of public facility capacity deficits;

c. Generate public facility demands that exceed capacity increase planning in the six (6) year schedule of improvements;

d. Conform with future land uses as shown on the future land use map of the land use element;

e. Accommodate public facility demands;

f. Demonstrate financial feasibility, subject to this element, when public facilities are provided, in part or whole, by the City;

g. Affect State agencies’ facilities plans and siting of essential public facilities.