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<br />*** location of best habitat is more significant than density <br />* * * use state and federal agency support <br />* * * be attentive to ecological processes as well as parcels <br />*** find solutions at multiple levels: site--Iocal--regional. <br /> <br />CITY/COUNTY DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS: Stafffrom the City of Olympia and <br />from Thurston County(W A), explained how they worked together to follow through on their <br />Legislative Growth Management Act of 1991. The Act aimed to: <br /> <br />*** provide for urban area development <br />* * * prevent sprawl <br />* * * develop infra-structure systematically <br />* * * give long-term protection to significant agricultural, forestry and <br />mineral assets <br />* * * preserve open space <br /> <br />The focus was to plan for developing unincorporated areas. <br /> <br />The conditions that supported joint planning in their area: <br /> <br />*** history of inter-local cooperation <br />* * * strong regional council of government <br />* * * political stability <br />* * * state mandate to cooperate <br />*** high levels oftrust(described as most important). <br /> <br />ADEQUATE PUBLIC FACILITIES ORDINANCE: Planning staff from Columbus, Ohio <br />reviewed their 14 year process of developing this ordinance which they use to evaluate the total <br />cost of development. They worked with all city departments to develop guidelines for reasonable <br />service, the cost of that service, and to estimate what that cost would be for new development. In <br />other words, they built in a system to address ongoing maintenance cost of development, not just <br />capital improvements. <br />