Port of Kalama Comprehensive Plan

Port of Kalama Comprehensive Plan 

June 1, 2015 

 

Page iii 

Market Overview .................................................................................................................. 37

 

Chapter Four - Parks, Recreation, and Public Access .................................................................. 47

 

Overview ................................................................................................................................... 47

 

 Facilities and Plans .................................................................................................................. 47

 

Haydu Park............................................................................................................................ 47

 

River and Lake Access.......................................................................................................... 48

 

Pedestrian/Bike Pathway ...................................................................................................... 48

 

Natural and Historical Interpretive Kiosks ........................................................................... 49

 

Marina ................................................................................................................................... 49

 

Administrative Building and Interpretive Center ................................................................. 52

 

Kalama Blues Festival .......................................................................................................... 53

 

Port of Kalama Centennial Celebration ................................................................................ 53

 

Other Improvements ............................................................................................................. 53

 

Tourism ................................................................................................................................. 53

 

Tourism Market Trends ........................................................................................................ 54

 

Conclusions & Recommendations ............................................................................................ 57

 

Chapter Five - Land Use Plan ....................................................................................................... 64

 

North Port.................................................................................................................................. 64

 

East Port .................................................................................................................................... 65

 

Kalama River Industrial Park .................................................................................................... 66

 

Central Port ............................................................................................................................... 67

 

Central Port - Industrial ........................................................................................................ 67

 

Central Port – Professional and Recreation .......................................................................... 67

 

South Port.................................................................................................................................. 68

 

Highest & Best Use ................................................................................................................... 68

 

Wetlands Issues ......................................................................................................................... 69

 

Land Acquisition Strategy ........................................................................................................ 69

 

Chapter Six - Financial Plan ......................................................................................................... 77

 

Port of Kalama Financial Review ............................................................................................. 77

 

Potential Funding Sources ........................................................................................................ 79

 

Port Operating Revenues ...................................................................................................... 79

 

Traditional Financing ............................................................................................................ 79

 

Bond Financing ..................................................................................................................... 79

 

State Financing Options ........................................................................................................ 80

 

Federal Financing Options .................................................................................................... 83

 

Private Financing ...................................................................................................................... 86

 

Chapter Seven - Port of Kalama Capital Uses .............................................................................. 87

 

 

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Port of Kalama Comprehensive Plan 

June 1, 2015 

 

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List of Tables 

Table 1 – Population Forecast for Washington State and Cowlitz County .................................. 12

 

Table 2 – Estimated Population of Cities, Towns, and Counties.................................................. 13

 

Table 3 – Single-Family House Value Trends .............................................................................. 14

 

Table 4 – Manufacturing Employment in Cowlitz County .......................................................... 16

 

Table 5 – Services Employment in Cowlitz County ..................................................................... 17

 

Table 6 – Employment at the Port of Kalama ............................................................................... 19

 

Table 7 – Source of Personal Income ........................................................................................... 21

 

Table 8 – Traffic Counts on Interstate 5 ....................................................................................... 24

 

Table 9 – Employment Forecast by Sector ................................................................................... 38

 

Table 10 – Forecast of Demand Building Space in Cowlitz County 2014-2019.......................... 39

 

Table 11 – Space Forecasts by Building Type - Low Forecast .................................................... 45

 

Table 12 – Space Forecasts by Building Type - High Forecast .................................................... 46

 

Table 13 – Port of Kalama Marina Composition .......................................................................... 50

 

Table 14 – Trends in Recreational Boat Registrations ................................................................. 51

 

Table 15 – Visitor Spending Detail, Cowlitz County ................................................................... 56

 

Table 16 – Port of Kalama Financial Trends ................................................................................ 78

 

Table 17 – Port of Kalama Capital Plan Estimated Capital Demands .......................................... 87

 

 

List of Figures 

Figure 1 – Population Trends ........................................................................................................ 11

 

Figure 2 – Housing Trends ........................................................................................................... 13

 

Figure 3 – Kalama Housing Types ............................................................................................... 14

 

Figure 4 – Employment Trends in Cowlitz County ...................................................................... 15

 

Figure 5 – Cowlitz County Employment Comparison ................................................................. 16

 

Figure 6 – Employment Trends at Port Tenants ........................................................................... 18

 

Figure 7 – Personal Income Trends .............................................................................................. 20

 

Figure 8 – Cowlitz County Taxable Retail Sales .......................................................................... 22

 

Figure 9 – Retail Sales by City ..................................................................................................... 22

 

Figure 10 – Sales & Use Tax Collections ..................................................................................... 23

 

Figure 11 – Cowlitz County Property Tax Roll & Collections .................................................... 24

 

Figure 12 - Lower Columbia River Marine Cargo Trends (1,000 metric tons) ............................ 26

 

Figure 13 – Pacific Northwest Grain Export Trends (1,000 Metric Tons) ................................... 28

 

Figure 14 – Pacific Northwest International Dry Bulk Trends (1,000 Metric Tons) ................... 30

 

Figure 15 – Pacific Northwest Breakbulk/Neobulk Trends (1,000 Revenue Tons) ..................... 31

 

Figure 16 – Pacific Northwest International Liquid Bulk Cargo Trends (1,000 Metric Tons) .... 33

 

Figure 17 – Pacific Northwest Container Trends (1,000 TEUs) .................................................. 36

 

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