Port seeks 10‑year Vista Field extension; city staff propose technical clarifications on fire access and cost shares

The Port of Kennewick has asked Kennewick to extend the Vista Field Development Agreement by 10 years, and city staff presented a set of largely technical amendments intended to clarify cost sharing, fire access and fee application rather than reopen broad renegotiation.

Anthony (planning staff) told the council the 2017 agreement included cost‑sharing and development standards tied to the Vista Field master plan, and that the Port requested an extension to preserve predictability for prospective developers. Staff proposed amendments focused on clarifying how the port's percentage shares would be calculated (using actual construction costs when built), tightening street and alley design to ensure emergency apparatus access, and specifying that fire impact fees would apply only to the Southridge area unless the council establishes a…