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Public Facilities District seeks license to study county land for proposed indoor multipurpose facility; board to review interlocal agreement
Summary
The Public Facilities District asked Cowlitz County commissioners on Thursday for a revocable land‑use license and a draft interlocal agreement to allow the district to perform surveys, a 30% design and environmental checks on county land being considered for a proposed indoor multipurpose facility.
The Public Facilities District (PFD) asked Cowlitz County commissioners on Thursday for a revocable land‑use license and a draft interlocal agreement to allow the district to perform surveys, a 30% design and environmental checks on county land being considered for a proposed indoor multipurpose facility.
Prosecutor’s Office attorney David Berger told the board that the PFD has prepared an interlocal agreement and an accompanying land‑use license. Berger said his office reviewed the drafts and recommended the land‑use license as the appropriate revocable legal vehicle to give the PFD limited rights of access for study work without creating a longer leasehold interest.
Bronson Potter, attorney for the PFD, said the PFD will pay for the 30% design and site work and only needs access to perform surveys, level‑one environmental review and programming to produce a reliable cost estimate. “At the conclusion of the development of the 30% design work, we’ll be in a much better position to give you a cost estimate,” Potter told commissioners.
County staff and PFD counsel discussed administrative details for the draft documents. Berger asked the board to designate a county project contact; commissioners identified Kim (county staff) to serve as the county’s lead contact for access coordination. The PFD and the county agreed to bring the draft interlocal and license back to a public meeting for formal approval; Berger suggested the materials be placed on the next available Tuesday meeting agenda.
The county also scheduled a brief executive session to discuss legal risks related to the proposed arrangement; Berger identified the topic as legal risk for an action under the state executive‑session authority cited in the meeting. After the closed session, the board returned and reported no decision was rendered.
No final approval of the interlocal or license occurred at the workshop; instead, the board directed staff to file the draft agreement, confirm the county’s administrative contact, and return the final document for a public decision at a future meeting.
