WA-APA 2019 Legislative Agenda Comment Form Survey

The chapter’s advocacy efforts are guided by American Planning Association Policy Guides and Policy Principles, which cover the whole United States, and the Washington Chapter’s annual Legislative Agenda.

This survey is intended to help the legislative committee develop next year’s legislative agenda, which is ultimately considered and adopted by the chapter board of directors.

	Higher priority	Lower priority	Avoid
Annexation, governance, and special districts	Annexation, governance, and special districts Higher priority	Annexation, governance, and special districts Lower priority	Annexation, governance, and special districts Avoid
Buildable lands and growth targets	Buildable lands and growth targets Higher priority	Buildable lands and growth targets Lower priority	Buildable lands and growth targets Avoid
Climate change	Climate change Higher priority	Climate change Lower priority	Climate change Avoid
Comprehensive plans	Comprehensive plans Higher priority	Comprehensive plans Lower priority	Comprehensive plans Avoid
Development regulations/zoning code	Development regulations/zoning code Higher priority	Development regulations/zoning code Lower priority	Development regulations/zoning code Avoid
Economic development	Economic development Higher priority	Economic development Lower priority	Economic development Avoid
Fish and wildlife habitat	Fish and wildlife habitat Higher priority	Fish and wildlife habitat Lower priority	Fish and wildlife habitat Avoid
Food systems	Food systems Higher priority	Food systems Lower priority	Food systems Avoid
Hazard mitigation	Hazard mitigation Higher priority	Hazard mitigation Lower priority	Hazard mitigation Avoid
Housing	Housing Higher priority	Housing Lower priority	Housing Avoid
Infrastructure financing	Infrastructure financing Higher priority	Infrastructure financing Lower priority	Infrastructure financing Avoid
Infrastructure planning	Infrastructure planning Higher priority	Infrastructure planning Lower priority	Infrastructure planning Avoid
Local budgets and revenue authority	Local budgets and revenue authority Higher priority	Local budgets and revenue authority Lower priority	Local budgets and revenue authority Avoid
Parks and open space	Parks and open space Higher priority	Parks and open space Lower priority	Parks and open space Avoid
Placemaking	Placemaking Higher priority	Placemaking Lower priority	Placemaking Avoid
Shorelines	Shorelines Higher priority	Shorelines Lower priority	Shorelines Avoid
Social equity and accessibility	Social equity and accessibility Higher priority	Social equity and accessibility Lower priority	Social equity and accessibility Avoid
State capital budget	State capital budget Higher priority	State capital budget Lower priority	State capital budget Avoid
State operating budget	State operating budget Higher priority	State operating budget Lower priority	State operating budget Avoid
Transportation	Transportation Higher priority	Transportation Lower priority	Transportation Avoid
Urban growth areas	Urban growth areas Higher priority	Urban growth areas Lower priority	Urban growth areas Avoid
Water quality	Water quality Higher priority	Water quality Lower priority	Water quality Avoid
Water supply	Water supply Higher priority	Water supply Lower priority	Water supply Avoid

Higher priority

Lower priority

Avoid

Annexation, governance, and special districts

Annexation, governance, and special districts Higher priority

Annexation, governance, and special districts Lower priority

Annexation, governance, and special districts Avoid

Buildable lands and growth targets

Buildable lands and growth targets Higher priority

Buildable lands and growth targets Lower priority

Buildable lands and growth targets Avoid

Climate change

Climate change Higher priority

Climate change Lower priority

Climate change Avoid

Comprehensive plans

Comprehensive plans Higher priority

Comprehensive plans Lower priority

Comprehensive plans Avoid

Development regulations/zoning code

Development regulations/zoning code Higher priority

Development regulations/zoning code Lower priority

Development regulations/zoning code Avoid

Economic development

Economic development Higher priority

Economic development Lower priority

Economic development Avoid

Fish and wildlife habitat

Fish and wildlife habitat Higher priority

Fish and wildlife habitat Lower priority

Fish and wildlife habitat Avoid

Food systems

Food systems Higher priority

Food systems Lower priority

Food systems Avoid

Hazard mitigation

Hazard mitigation Higher priority

Hazard mitigation Lower priority

Hazard mitigation Avoid

Housing

Housing Higher priority

Housing Lower priority

Housing Avoid

Infrastructure financing

Infrastructure financing Higher priority

Infrastructure financing Lower priority

Infrastructure financing Avoid

Infrastructure planning

Infrastructure planning Higher priority

Infrastructure planning Lower priority

Infrastructure planning Avoid

Local budgets and revenue authority

Local budgets and revenue authority Higher priority

Local budgets and revenue authority Lower priority

Local budgets and revenue authority Avoid

Parks and open space

Parks and open space Higher priority

Parks and open space Lower priority

Parks and open space Avoid

Placemaking

Placemaking Higher priority

Placemaking Lower priority

Placemaking Avoid

Shorelines

Shorelines Higher priority

Shorelines Lower priority

Shorelines Avoid

Social equity and accessibility

Social equity and accessibility Higher priority

Social equity and accessibility Lower priority

Social equity and accessibility Avoid

State capital budget

State capital budget Higher priority

State capital budget Lower priority

State capital budget Avoid

State operating budget

State operating budget Higher priority

State operating budget Lower priority

State operating budget Avoid

Transportation

Transportation Higher priority

Transportation Lower priority

Transportation Avoid

Urban growth areas

Urban growth areas Higher priority

Urban growth areas Lower priority

Urban growth areas Avoid

Water quality

Water quality Higher priority

Water quality Lower priority

Water quality Avoid

Water supply

Water supply Higher priority

Water supply Lower priority

Water supply Avoid

	Keep - high priority	Keep - low priority	Drop
Support funding for planning – provide local authority to fund some long range planning work through permit fees	Support funding for planning – provide local authority to fund some long range planning work through permit fees Keep - high priority	Support funding for planning – provide local authority to fund some long range planning work through permit fees Keep - low priority	Support funding for planning – provide local authority to fund some long range planning work through permit fees Drop
Climate change – stronger, clearer greenhouse gas reduction benchmarks	Climate change – stronger, clearer greenhouse gas reduction benchmarks Keep - high priority	Climate change – stronger, clearer greenhouse gas reduction benchmarks Keep - low priority	Climate change – stronger, clearer greenhouse gas reduction benchmarks Drop
Climate change – mechanisms to achieve benchmarks	Climate change – mechanisms to achieve benchmarks Keep - high priority	Climate change – mechanisms to achieve benchmarks Keep - low priority	Climate change – mechanisms to achieve benchmarks Drop
Climate change – incorporate climate impacts and greenhouse gas reduction benchmarks in planning and analysis	Climate change – incorporate climate impacts and greenhouse gas reduction benchmarks in planning and analysis Keep - high priority	Climate change – incorporate climate impacts and greenhouse gas reduction benchmarks in planning and analysis Keep - low priority	Climate change – incorporate climate impacts and greenhouse gas reduction benchmarks in planning and analysis Drop
Look to APA-WA for support for Collaborative Road Map project	Look to APA-WA for support for Collaborative Road Map project Keep - high priority	Look to APA-WA for support for Collaborative Road Map project Keep - low priority	Look to APA-WA for support for Collaborative Road Map project Drop
Support resources for Collaborative Road Map project - Note: the project has not yet requested funds	Support resources for Collaborative Road Map project - Note: the project has not yet requested funds Keep - high priority	Support resources for Collaborative Road Map project - Note: the project has not yet requested funds Keep - low priority	Support resources for Collaborative Road Map project - Note: the project has not yet requested funds Drop
Locate public facilities, e.g. schools, near the population they serve	Locate public facilities, e.g. schools, near the population they serve Keep - high priority	Locate public facilities, e.g. schools, near the population they serve Keep - low priority	Locate public facilities, e.g. schools, near the population they serve Drop
Support resources and collaborative efforts to address school siting issues	Support resources and collaborative efforts to address school siting issues Keep - high priority	Support resources and collaborative efforts to address school siting issues Keep - low priority	Support resources and collaborative efforts to address school siting issues Drop
State incentives and regulatory simplification to encourage annexations	State incentives and regulatory simplification to encourage annexations Keep - high priority	State incentives and regulatory simplification to encourage annexations Keep - low priority	State incentives and regulatory simplification to encourage annexations Drop
State funding, local funding authority, and loan programs for infrastructure	State funding, local funding authority, and loan programs for infrastructure Keep - high priority	State funding, local funding authority, and loan programs for infrastructure Keep - low priority	State funding, local funding authority, and loan programs for infrastructure Drop
State funding for affordable housing and homelessness – Note: the legislature extended homelessness program funding in 2018 (SB 5254)	State funding for affordable housing and homelessness – Note: the legislature extended homelessness program funding in 2018 (SB 5254) Keep - high priority	State funding for affordable housing and homelessness – Note: the legislature extended homelessness program funding in 2018 (SB 5254) Keep - low priority	State funding for affordable housing and homelessness – Note: the legislature extended homelessness program funding in 2018 (SB 5254) Drop
Legislative response to Hirst and Foster decisions – Note: the legislature adopted a response to Hirst in 2018 (ESSB 6091)	Legislative response to Hirst and Foster decisions – Note: the legislature adopted a response to Hirst in 2018 (ESSB 6091) Keep - high priority	Legislative response to Hirst and Foster decisions – Note: the legislature adopted a response to Hirst in 2018 (ESSB 6091) Keep - low priority	Legislative response to Hirst and Foster decisions – Note: the legislature adopted a response to Hirst in 2018 (ESSB 6091) Drop

Keep - high priority

Keep - low priority

Drop

Support funding for planning – provide local authority to fund some long range planning work through permit fees

Support funding for planning – provide local authority to fund some long range planning work through permit fees Keep - high priority

Support funding for planning – provide local authority to fund some long range planning work through permit fees Keep - low priority

Support funding for planning – provide local authority to fund some long range planning work through permit fees Drop

Climate change – stronger, clearer greenhouse gas reduction benchmarks

Climate change – stronger, clearer greenhouse gas reduction benchmarks Keep - high priority

Climate change – stronger, clearer greenhouse gas reduction benchmarks Keep - low priority

Climate change – stronger, clearer greenhouse gas reduction benchmarks Drop

Climate change – mechanisms to achieve benchmarks

Climate change – mechanisms to achieve benchmarks Keep - high priority

Climate change – mechanisms to achieve benchmarks Keep - low priority

Climate change – mechanisms to achieve benchmarks Drop

Climate change – incorporate climate impacts and greenhouse gas reduction benchmarks in planning and analysis

Climate change – incorporate climate impacts and greenhouse gas reduction benchmarks in planning and analysis Keep - high priority

Climate change – incorporate climate impacts and greenhouse gas reduction benchmarks in planning and analysis Keep - low priority

Climate change – incorporate climate impacts and greenhouse gas reduction benchmarks in planning and analysis Drop

Look to APA-WA for support for Collaborative Road Map project

Look to APA-WA for support for Collaborative Road Map project Keep - high priority

Look to APA-WA for support for Collaborative Road Map project Keep - low priority

Look to APA-WA for support for Collaborative Road Map project Drop

Support resources for Collaborative Road Map project - Note: the project has not yet requested funds

Support resources for Collaborative Road Map project - Note: the project has not yet requested funds Keep - high priority

Support resources for Collaborative Road Map project - Note: the project has not yet requested funds Keep - low priority

Support resources for Collaborative Road Map project - Note: the project has not yet requested funds Drop

Locate public facilities, e.g. schools, near the population they serve

Locate public facilities, e.g. schools, near the population they serve Keep - high priority

Locate public facilities, e.g. schools, near the population they serve Keep - low priority

Locate public facilities, e.g. schools, near the population they serve Drop

Support resources and collaborative efforts to address school siting issues

Support resources and collaborative efforts to address school siting issues Keep - high priority

Support resources and collaborative efforts to address school siting issues Keep - low priority

Support resources and collaborative efforts to address school siting issues Drop

State incentives and regulatory simplification to encourage annexations

State incentives and regulatory simplification to encourage annexations Keep - high priority

State incentives and regulatory simplification to encourage annexations Keep - low priority

State incentives and regulatory simplification to encourage annexations Drop

State funding, local funding authority, and loan programs for infrastructure

State funding, local funding authority, and loan programs for infrastructure Keep - high priority

State funding, local funding authority, and loan programs for infrastructure Keep - low priority

State funding, local funding authority, and loan programs for infrastructure Drop

State funding for affordable housing and homelessness – Note: the legislature extended homelessness program funding in 2018 (SB 5254)

State funding for affordable housing and homelessness – Note: the legislature extended homelessness program funding in 2018 (SB 5254) Keep - high priority

State funding for affordable housing and homelessness – Note: the legislature extended homelessness program funding in 2018 (SB 5254) Keep - low priority

State funding for affordable housing and homelessness – Note: the legislature extended homelessness program funding in 2018 (SB 5254) Drop

Legislative response to Hirst and Foster decisions – Note: the legislature adopted a response to Hirst in 2018 (ESSB 6091)

Legislative response to Hirst and Foster decisions – Note: the legislature adopted a response to Hirst in 2018 (ESSB 6091) Keep - high priority

Legislative response to Hirst and Foster decisions – Note: the legislature adopted a response to Hirst in 2018 (ESSB 6091) Keep - low priority

Legislative response to Hirst and Foster decisions – Note: the legislature adopted a response to Hirst in 2018 (ESSB 6091) Drop

WA-APA 2019 Legislative Agenda Comment Form

Chapter advocacy efforts

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* 2. In 2017, the chapter’s legislative agenda covered the following topics. Which ones should be carried over for 2018? Refer to the agenda document for the full language.

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* 3. What new topics should be considered for the chapter's 2018 legislative agenda?

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* 4. Contact information (optional)