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Why Have a Growth Conversation?
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What Do People Love About
Ada County?
A Safe
Place for
Families
Quality
of
Life
Vast Open Spaces
Acres in Ada County: 678,400
Vast
Open
Spaces
Federal Lands: 320,869
State Lands: 41,357
Recreational Areas: 8,139
Safe Place for Families
32 Locations*
1826 Employees
Sheriff: 675
EMS: 150
Courts: 120
Juvenile: 80
Coroner: 28
*2017 Data
Housing Options
Housing Options
Source: Congress for the New Urbanism
Growth Pressures
“We find that a majority of respondents (75%) feel the Treasure Valley is growing too fast.”
Fourth Annual Treasure Valley Survey
Boise State University Idaho Policy Institute
Growth Pressures
Ada County
Service Portfolio
32 County facilities
Over 1.2 million square feet of office space
Service Portfolio
Ada County Government
3 Commissioners
6 Other Elected Officials
11 Departments
1,826 Employees
County
Facilities
Service Portfolio
County Services Provided to City Residents:
County Services
-911 Dispatch
-Drivers Licensing
-Jail and Detention
-Sheriff (Patrol Contracts 3 Cities)
-Emergency Medical Services
-Weed, Pest, and Mosquito Abatement
-County Prosecutor and Defender
-Trial Court and Services
-Juvenile Court and Services
-FACES
-Elections
-Coroner
-Clerk/Assessor
-Landfill
-Others
Growth & Services
Growth & Services
Historic
Perspectives
on Growth
Source: Census and COMPASS
Growth Projections
Ada County's 2040 Projected Population = 674,000
Ada County's Comp Plan Build-Out Pop = 1.5 Million
Growth
Projections
Source: COMPASS and Master Facilities Plan
$320M Capital Need
$690M Capital Need
Service
Needs
EMS
Location of Growth - EMS Station Costs
Capital
Annual Operation
$2 Million = Building
$675,000 = Staff
$50,000 = Maintenance/Equipment
$250,000 = Ambulance
Ada County's Commitment
Ada County is working with COMPASS in conducting a Fiscal Impact Analysis as a part of Communities in Motion 2050.
The Ada County Board of County Commissioners has allocated funds in FY20 to further guide these growth conversations with regional partners including ACHD, its six cities, COMPASS, and others.
Ada
County's Commitment
Portion of local budgets influenced by land use choices nationwide
Fiscal
Impact
Analysis
Source: Building Better Budgets, May 2013
Fiscal Impact Analysis
Cash flow to the public sector
Are the revenues generated by new growth enough to cover the resulting services and facility demands?
Fiscal
Impact Analysis
Reflects capital costs and operating expenses
Revenue minus expenditures = net surplus or net deficit
Ada County has met with all six cities & ACHD to share our growth philosophies
Agency
Coordination
Meeting Dates
Eagle: May 29, 2019
Star: September 5, 2019
Meridian: September 17, 2019
Garden City: September 30, 2019
Boise: October 1, 2019
Kuna: October 3, 2019
ACHD: March 7, July 25 & October 9, 2019
Next Steps
Countywide Leadership
The Ada County Commissioners are committed to bringing all jurisdictions and agencies to the table for growth conversations
Timing for Planning
The growth is HERE, the time is NOW to plan for it! 75% of residents believe we are growing too fast - the time for action is now
Next Steps
Renewed Energy
As Ada County has grown, we have fresh ideas to take what we've learned from past efforts and move forward
Getting the Numbers
COMPASS is doing a fiscal impact analysis, which will provide a tool for us to understand the cost of our growth patterns
Education Series
Understanding Legal Limits
Ada County is coordinating with Boise State to put together an education series to learn more about what our authority and legal limitations actually are, so that we are all on the same page moving forward
Education Series
Identify Cost of Growth thru Fiscal Impact Analysis
COMPASS has hired Tischler Bise to identify 2050 and build out costs of Comprehensive Plan.
After That? - Opportunity for Policy Change