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Public Health
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Josh D. Peters, County Administrator
FROM: Michael Dawson, Water Quality Manager, Environmental Public Health
Tressa Linguist, Conservation Futures Program Clerk
DATE: /174614St 2 7, 202
SUBJECT: Agenda item — Conservation Futures Grant Agreement — NWI East Dabob Bay
Acquisition; July 1, 2026 — June 30, 2028; $395,000
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
Jefferson County Public Health (JCPH), Water Quality Division, requests Board of County Commissioners
(BoCC) approval of the East Dabob Bay Acquisition Project Conservation Futures Fund Grant Agreement
with Northwest Watershed Institute (NWI) for land acquisition and expenses; July 1, 2026 —June 30, 2028;
$395,000.
ANALYSIS/STRATEGIC GOALS/PROS and CONS:
This project was approved for Conservation Futures funds by Resolution 38-0727-26R on July 27, 2026. The
resolution granted funding for NWI to purchase land for conservation and to reimburse for operations and
maintenance expenses.
FISCAL IMPACT/COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS:
Funding for this project is provided by the Conservation Futures Fund. There is no impact to the County's
General Fund.
RECOMMENDATION:
JCPH Management recommends BoCC signature of the East Dabob Bay Acquisition Project Conservation
Futures Fund Grant Agreement with NWI for land acquisition and expenses; July 1, 2026 —June 30, 2028;
$395,000.
REVIEWED BY:
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Josh . Peters, County Administrator Date 99g7 / 6
Community Health Environmental Public Health
Developmental Disabilities 360-385-9444
360-385-9400
360-385-9401 (f) Always working for a safer and healthier community
WQ-26-066
CONTRACT REVIEW FORM Clear Form
(INSTRUCTIONS ARE ON THE NEXT PAGE)
CONTRACT WITH: Northwest Watershed Institute Contract No: WQ-26-066
Contract For: Conservation Futures - East Dabob Bay Term: 7/1/2026 - 6/30/2028
COUNTY DEPARTMENT: Jefferson County Public Health/Water Quality
Contact Person: Michael Dawson
Contact Phone: x301
Contact email: mdawson@co.jefferson.wa.us
AMOUNT: $395,000 PROCESS: Exempt from Bid Process
Revenue: Cooperative Purchase
Expenditure: $395,000 Competitive Sealed Bid
Matching Funds Required: Small Works Roster
Sources(s) of Matching Funds Vendor List Bid
Fund # 128 RFP or RFQ
Munis Org/Obj 12800375 Other:
APPROVAL STEPS:
STEP 1: DEPARTMENT CERTIFIES CO CE `I' - 3.5 AND CHAP ER 42.23 RCW.
CERTIFIED: Ei N/A:
Signature Date
STEP 2: DEPARTMENT CERTIFIES THE PERSON PROPOSED FOR CONTRACTING WITH THE
COUNTY (CONTRACTOR) HAS NOT BEEN DEB BY ANY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL
AGENCY.
CERTIFIED: ri N/A: I I 071„
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Signature Date
STEP 3: RISK MANAGEMENT REVIEW (will be added electronically through Laserfiche):
Electronically approved by Risk Management on 8/20/2026.
STEP 4: PROSECUTING ATTORNEY REVIEW (will be added electronically through Laserfiche):
Electronically approved as to form by PAO on 8/20/2026.
DPA luther reviewed and approved on 8-20-26.
STEP 5: DEPARTMENT MAKES REVISIONS & RESUBMITS TO RISK MANAGEMENT AND
PROSECUTING ATTORNEY(IF REQUIRED).
STEP 6: CONTRACTOR SIGNS
STEP 7: SUBMIT TO BOCC FOR APPROVAL
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JEFFERSON COUNTY CONSERVATION FUTURES FUND PROGRAM
PROJECT GRANT AGREEMENT
Project Sponsor: Northwest Watershed Institute(UBI Number 602-139-438)
Project Title: East Dabob Bay Acquisition
Contract Number: WQ-26-066
Approval: Resolution No. 38-0727-26R
1. Parties to this Agreement
This Jefferson County Conservation Futures Fund Program Project Grant Agreement
(Agreement) is entered into between Jefferson County (County), PO Box 1220, Port Townsend,
Washington 98368 and Northwest Watershed Institute (Sponsor), 3407 Eddy Street, Port
Townsend, Washington 98368.
2. Purpose of this Agreement
This Agreement sets out the terms and conditions by which a grant is made through the
Jefferson County Conservation Futures Fund, Chapter 3.08 of the Jefferson County Code (JCC),
as approved by Resolution No. 38-0727-26R.
3. Grant Administration
The grant is administered by Jefferson County Public Health Department on behalf of the
project Sponsor.
4. Incorporation of Exhibits
Exhibits A, B, C, D, and E are attached hereto and incorporated herein to this Agreement
where such Appendix or Exhibit is specifically referenced or to the extent that the contents of
any Appendix or Exhibit may be necessary to clarify a right or obligation of any party under this
Agreement. If any term or condition of this Agreement is determined to be ambiguous on its
face, the contents of those documents referenced as an Appendix or Exhibit shall be consulted
first in order to resolve the ambiguity.
5. Description of Project
The subject project is described in the Scope of Work (Exhibit A).
6. Project Requirements
Northwest Watershed Institute shall implement a Conservation Futures Fund Program
project to acquire in fee simple title via statutory warranty deed the parcel of land known
in the records of the Jefferson County Assessor as APN# 701-341-004 (the Property), and
as described in the 2026 Conservation Futures Fund project application for East Dabob
Bay Acquisition (Exhibit C) and 2026 Conservation Futures Fund Program Manual
(Exhibit D), and as authorized by Resolution 38-0727-26R (Exhibit E). The statutory
warranty deed shall allow for permanent protection of the parcel as open space as
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described in the project application. Language must be included in the statutory warranty
deed to protect the County's interests and the Project's conservation values, including, at
a minimum, the following:
Grantee's costs of acquiring the parcel were provided in part by grant funding
from the Jefferson County Conservation Futures Fund property tax, authorized by
Washington law. Grantee hereby agrees to be bound by Jefferson County Code
(JCC) 3.08.030(9), the uses authorized under RCW 84.34.230, including the
obligation to ensure the long-term conservation of the Property in accordance
with the terms and conditions of the deed, and to obtain the consent of Jefferson
County prior to any conveyance of any interest acquired hereby. Consistent with
JCC 3.08.030(9), the Property shall not be converted to a different use unless and
only if other equivalent lands or interest in lands within Jefferson County are
received by Grantee in exchange.
7. Period of Performance
The Project reimbursement period for acquisition expenses shall begin on July 1, 2026
and end on June 30, 2028, unless proof of match is provided prior to this date. Work performed
consistent with this Agreement during its term, but prior to the adoption of this Agreement, is
hereby ratified.
8. Annual Reporting Required
Annual reporting by the Sponsor to the County is required every year on or before
December 31 t until three years after the acquisition funds are dispersed. Reporting requirements
are set forth at Exhibit A, Task 4.
9. Project Funding
The total grant award provided by the Conservation Futures Fund for the Project shall not
exceed $395,000. The Conservation Futures Fund shall not pay any amount beyond that
approved in this Agreement for funding of the Project. The Sponsor shall be responsible for no
less than 76% percent of the total Project cost and all Project costs in excess of$395,000. The
estimated contributions by each party toward work on the Project shall be as indicated below.
Acquisition
and 0 & M Totals
Administration
Conservation
Futures Fund $395,000 $0 $395,000 23%
Contribution
Estimated
Project Sponsor $1,350,000 $4,000 $1,354,000 77%
Contribution
Estimated Total $1,745,000 $4,000 $1,749,000 100%
Project Cost
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10. Unexpended Project Allocations
Should unexpected Project allocations, including (but not limited to) project completion
at less than the estimated cost or (alternatively) the abandonment of the Project occur, then the
Sponsor shall notify the County within 30 days.
11. Modification of this Agreement
All rights and obligations of the parties to this Agreement are subject to this Agreement
and its attachments. Except as provided in this Agreement, no alteration of any of the terms or
conditions of this Agreement shall be effective unless provided in writing. All such alterations,
except those concerning the period of performance, must be signed by both parties. Period of
performance extensions need only be signed by Jefferson Board of County Commissioners.
12. Indemnification
Sponsor shall indemnify and hold harmless the County, its past or present employees,
officers, agents, elected or appointed officials or volunteers (and their marital communities),
from and against all claims, losses or liability, or any portion thereof, including reasonable
attorney's fees and costs, arising from injury or death to persons, including injuries, sickness,
disease or death to Sponsor's own employees, or damage to property occasioned by a negligent
act, omission or failure of the Sponsor. Sponsor shall be liable only to the extent of Sponsor's
proportional negligence. The Sponsor specifically assumes potential liability for actions brought
against the County by Sponsor's employees, including all other persons engaged in the
performance of any work or service required of the Sponsor under this Agreement and, solely for
the purpose of this indemnification and defense, the Sponsor specifically waives any immunity
under the state industrial insurance law, Title 51 RCW The Sponsor recognizes that this waiver
was specifically entered into pursuant to provisions of RCW 4.24.115 and was subject of mutual
negotiation. For the avoidance of doubt, the obligations in this section shall survive the
expiration or termination of this Agreement.
13. Insurance
The Sponsor shall secure and maintain in force throughout the duration of this Agreement
policies of insurance as follows:
Workers Compensation Insurance. If and only if the Sponsor employs any person(s) in
the status of employee or employees separate from or in addition to any equity owners, sole
proprietor, partners, owners or shareholders of the Sponsor, Worker's Compensation Insurance
in an amount or amounts that are not less than the required statutory minimum(s) as established
by the State of Washington or the state or province where the Sponsor is located.
Commercial Automobile Liability Insurance providing bodily injury and property
damage liability coverage for all owned and non-owned vehicles assigned to or used in the
performance of the work for a combined single limit of not less than $500,000 each occurrence
with the County named as an additional insured in connection with the Sponsor's performance of
the contract.
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General Commercial Liability Insurance in an amount not less than a single limit of one
million dollars ($1,000,000) per occurrence and an aggregate of not less than two (2) times the
occurrence amount ($2,000,000.00 minimum) for bodily injury, including death and property
damage, unless a greater amount is specified in the contract specifications. The insurance
coverage shall contain no limitations on the scope of the protection provided and include the
following minimum coverage:
a. Broad Form Property Damage, with no employee exclusion;
b. Personal Injury Liability, including extended bodily injury;
c. Broad Form Contractual/Commercial Liability—including completed operations;
d. Premises—Operations Liability(M&C);
e. Independent Contractors and subcontractors;
f. Blanket Contractual Liability.
Such insurance coverage shall be evidenced by one of the following methods:
* Certificate of Insurance;
* Self-insurance through an irrevocable Letter of Credit from a qualified financial institution.
The County shall be named as an additional insured party under this policy.
Certificates of coverage as required by this section shall be delivered to the County within fifteen
(15) days of execution of this Agreement.
Any deductibles or self-insured retention shall be declared to and approved by the County prior
to the approval of the contract by the County. At the option of the County, the insurer shall
reduce or eliminate deductibles or self-insured retention or the Sponsor shall procure a bond
guaranteeing payment of losses and related investigations, claim administration and defense
expenses.
The Sponsor shall include all subcontractors as insured under its insurance policies or
shall furnish separate certificates and endorsements for each subcontractor. All insurance
provisions for subcontractors shall be subject to all of the requirements stated in this Agreement.
Failure of the Sponsor to take out or maintain any required insurance shall not relieve the
Sponsor from any liability under this Agreement, nor shall the insurance requirements be
construed to conflict with or otherwise limit the obligations concerning indemnification.
It is agreed by the parties that insurers shall have no right of recovery or subrogation
against the County (including its employees and other agents and agencies), it being the intention
of the parties that the insurance policies so affected shall protect both parties and be primary
coverage for any and all losses covered by the above described insurance. It is further agreed by
the parties that insurance companies issuing the policy or policies shall have no recourse against
the County (including its employees and other agents and agencies) for payment of any
premiums or for assessments under any form of policy. It is further agreed by the parties that any
and all deductibles in the above described insurance policies shall be assumed by and be at the
sole risk of the Sponsor.
It is agreed by the parties that judgments for which the County may be liable, in excess of
insured amounts provided in this Agreement, or any portion thereof, may be withheld from
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payment due, or to become due, to the Sponsor until such time as the Sponsor shall furnish
additional security covering such judgment as may be determined by the County.
The County reserves the right to request additional insurance on an individual basis for extra
hazardous contracts and specific service agreements.
Any coverage for third party liability claims provided to the County by a "Risk Pool"
created pursuant to Ch. 48.62 RCW shall be non-contributory with respect to any policy of
insurance the Sponsor must provide in order to comply with this Agreement.
If the proof of insurance or certificate indicating the County is an "additional insured" to a policy
obtained by the Sponsor refers to an endorsement (by number or name) but does not provide the
full text of that endorsement, then it shall be the obligation of the Sponsor to obtain the full text
of that endorsement and forward that full text to the County.
The County may, upon the Sponsor's failure to comply with all provisions of this
Agreement relating to insurance, withhold payment or compensation that would otherwise be
due to the Sponsor.
For the avoidance of doubt, the obligations in this section shall survive the expiration or
termination of this Agreement.
14. Independent Contractor
The Sponsor is an independent contractor with respect to the services provided pursuant
to this Agreement. The Sponsor is not as an agent, an employee or a servant of the County.
Nothing in this Agreement shall be considered to create the relationship of employer and
employee between the parties. The Sponsor specifically has the right to direct and control
Contractor's own activities and over all of its subcontractors, employees, agents and
representatives in providing the agreed services in accordance with the specifications set out in
this Agreement. Neither Sponsor nor any employee of Sponsor shall be entitled to any benefits
accorded County employees by virtue of the services provided under this Agreement. The
County shall not be responsible for withholding or otherwise deducting federal income tax or
social security or for contributing to the state industrial insurance program, otherwise assuming
the duties of an employer with respect to Sponsor, or any employee of Sponsor. The Sponsor
agrees to file all necessary governmental documents, including appropriate tax returns, reflecting
income status as an independent contractor for services rendered to the County under this
Agreement.
15. No Assignment
The Sponsor shall not sublet or assign any of the services covered by this Agreement
without the express written consent of the County or its authorized representative. Assignment
does not include printing or other customary reimbursable expenses that may be provided in an
agreement.
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16. Ownership and Use of Documents
All documents, drawings, specifications and other materials produced by the Sponsor in
connection with the services rendered under this Agreement shall be the property of the Sponsor
whether the project for which they are made is executed or not. The County shall be permitted to
retain copies, including reproducible copies, of drawings and specifications for information,
reference, and use in connection with the Sponsor's endeavors.
17. Compliance with Applicable Statutes, Rules, and Jefferson County Policies
This Agreement is governed by, and the Sponsor shall comply with, all applicable state
and federal laws and regulations, including RCW 84.34.210, and published agency policies,
which are incorporated into this Agreement by this reference as if fully set forth.
18. No Harassment of Discrimination
Any form of harassment, discrimination, or improper fraternization with any County
employee is strictly prohibited. The Sponsor shall not discriminate on the grounds of race, color,
national origin, religion, creed, age, sex, sexual orientation, or the presence of any physical or
sensory disability in the selection and retention of employees or procurement of materials or
supplies.
19. Sponsor's Accounting Books and Records
The Sponsor shall maintain complete financial records relating to this Agreement and the
services rendered including all books, records, documents, receipts, invoices, and all other
evidence of accounting procedures and practices which sufficiently and properly reflect all direct
and indirect cost of any nature expended in the performance of this Agreement. The Sponsor's
records and accounts pertaining to this Agreement are to be kept available for inspection by the
Office of the State Auditor, federal auditors, the Jefferson County Auditor, and any persons duly
authorized by the County shall have full access and the right to examine any of these materials
during this period for a period of ten (10) years after the date of the final payment to Sponsor. If
any litigation, claim or audit is started before the expiration of the six (6) year period, the records
shall be retained until all litigation, claims, or audit findings involving the records have been
resolved. Copies shall be made available upon request. Records and other documents, in any
medium, furnished by one party to this Agreement to the other party, will remain the property of
the furnishing party, unless otherwise agreed.
20. Licensing, Accreditation and Registration
The Sponsor shall comply with all applicable local, state and federal licensing,
accreditation, permitting, and registration requirement/standards necessary for the performance
of this Agreement.
21. Disputes
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, when a bona fide dispute arises between
Jefferson County and the Sponsor and it cannot be resolved, either party may request a dispute
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hearing with a mediator agreed upon by the parties, or if agreement cannot be made, the mediator
shall be selected by the Jefferson County Superior Court. Either party's request for a dispute
hearing must be in writing and clearly state:
a. the disputed issue(s);
b. the relative positions of the parties; and,
c. the Sponsor's name, address and agency contact number.
Requests for dispute hearings must be mailed to the Project Manager, Jefferson County
Environmental Public Health Department, 615 Sheridan St., Port Townsend, WA 98368, within
fifteen (15) days after either party received notice of the disputed issue(s). The parties agree that
this dispute process shall precede any action in a judicial or quasi-judicial tribunal. The parties
shall split evenly the cost of mediation or whatever form of dispute resolution is used. The
parties shall bear their own costs and attorney's fees in any dispute.
The venue for any legal action shall be solely in the appropriate state court in Jefferson
County, Washington, subject to the venue provisions for actions against counties in RCW
36.01.050. Each party to this Agreement shall be responsible for their own dispute and litigation
costs, including attorney's fees.
22. Termination for Funding
Jefferson County may unilaterally terminate this Agreement in the event funding from
state, federal, or other sources are withdrawn, reduced, or limited in any way after the effective
date of this Agreement.
23. Termination for Convenience
The County reserves the right to terminate this Agreement at any time by giving ten (10)
days written notice to the Sponsor.
24. Assignment
The Sponsor shall not sublet or assign any interest in this Agreement, and shall not
transfer any interest in this Agreement without the express written consent of the County.
25. No Waiver
Waiver by any party of any provision of this Agreement or any time limitation provided
for in this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver of any other provision. No consent by either
party to, or waiver of, a breach by either party, whether express or implied, shall constitute a
consent to, waiver of, or excuse of any other, different, or subsequent breach by either party.
No term or provision of this Agreement shall be considered waived by either party, and
no breach excused by either party, unless such waiver or consent is in writing signed on behalf of
the party against whom the waiver is asserted. Failure of a party to declare any breach or default
immediately upon the occurrence thereof, or delay in taking any action in connection with, shall
not waive such breach or default.
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26. County Does Not Assume Additional Duties
The County does not assume any obligation or duty, except as required by federal or state
law, to determine if Sponsor is complying with all applicable statutes, rules, codes ordinances or
permits.
27. Agreement Representatives
All written communications sent to the Sponsor under this Agreement shall be addressed
and delivered to:
Sponsor Contact Conservation Futures Fund Program Contact
Peter Bahls, Executive Director Michael Dawson, Water Quality Manager
Northwest Watershed Institute Jefferson County Environmental Public
3407 Eddy St Health —Conservation Futures Fund
Port Townsend, WA 98368 615 Sheridan Street
(360) 821-9566 Port Townsend, WA 98368
Peter@nwwatershed.org (360) 379-385-9444
MDawson@co.jefferson.wa.us
These addresses shall be effective until receipt by one party from the other of a written notice of
any change.
28. Entire Agreement
This Agreement, along with all attachments, constitutes the entire agreement of the
parties. No other understandings, oral or otherwise, regarding this Agreement shall exist or bind
any of the parties.
29. Severability
Provided it does not result in a material change in the terms of this Agreement, if any
provision of this Agreement or the application of this Agreement to any person or circumstance
shall be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable to any extent, the remainder of this Agreement and the
application this Agreement shall not be affected and shall be enforceable to the fullest extent
permitted by law.
30. Survival
Those provisions of this Agreement that by their sense and purpose should survive the
term of this Agreement shall survive the term of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality
of the preceding sentence, and for the avoidance of doubt, the provisions that survive the term of
this agreement include: (a) controlling law; (b) insurance; and, (c) indemnification.
31. Binding on Successors, Heirs and Assigns
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties' successors
in interest, heirs and assigns.
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32. No Third-party Beneficiaries
The parties do not intend, and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to mean, that
any provision in this Agreement is for the benefit of any person or entity who is not a party.
33. Signature in Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original, and all of which counterparts together shall constitute the same instrument
which may be sufficiently evidenced by one counterpart. Execution of this Agreement at
different times and places by the parties shall not affect the validity of this Agreement, so long as
all the parties execute a counterpart of this Agreement.
34. Facsimile and Electronic Signatures
The parties agree that facsimile and electronic signatures shall have the same force and
effect as original signatures.
35. Public Records Act
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Agreement to the contrary, to the extent any
record, including any electronic, audio, paper or other media, is required to be kept or indexed as
a public record in accordance with the Washington Public Records Act, Chapter 42.56 RCW (as
may be amended), the Sponsor agrees to maintain all records constituting public records and to
produce or assist the County in producing such records, within the time frames and parameters
set forth in state law.
The Sponsor also agrees that upon receipt of any written public record request, the
Sponsor shall, within two business days, notify the County by providing a copy of the request per
the notice provisions of this Agreement. This Agreement, once executed, shall be a "public
record" subject to production to a third party if it is requested pursuant to the Washington Public
Records Act.
36. Effective Date of this Agreement
This Agreement shall be effective upon signing by all parties.
37. Controlling Law
It is understood and agreed that this Agreement is entered into in the State of
Washington. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the United States, the State of Washington and the County of Jefferson, as if applied to
transactions entered into and to be performed wholly within Jefferson County, Washington
between Jefferson County residents. No party shall argue or assert that any state law other than
Washington law applies to the governance or construction of this Agreement.
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38. Order of Precedence: Inconsistency and Ambiguity
Inconsistency shall exist when the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on their face,
appear to contradict any applicable federal, state, or local law, rule, or code and where terms or
conditions of this Agreement are in direct conflict with any other term or condition of this
Agreement. If there is an inconsistency in the terms of this Agreement, the inconsistency shall be
resolved by giving precedence in the following order: (a) Applicable state statutes and rules; (b)
local laws and rules; (c) case law; and (d) the Appendix and Exhibits incorporated in this
agreement via paragraph 4, above.
Ambiguity shall exist when the terms and conditions of this Agreement, on their face, are
determined to be uncertain of meaning or intention. If there is an ambiguity in the terms of this
Agreement, the ambiguity shall be resolved by giving precedence in the following order: (a) the
Appendix and Exhibits incorporated in this agreement via paragraph 4, above; (b) the common
usage of such terms or conditions in similar contractual agreements, (c) how such terms or
conditions are defined in federal or state statutes and rules; (c) any communications between the
parties relating to their understanding of the disputed term or condition; and (d) case law.
39. Force Majeure
Neither party shall be in default by reason of any failure in performance of this
Agreement, if such failure arises out of causes beyond a party's control and without fault or
negligence of such party, including but not limited to; (a) acts of God; (b) terrorism or other acts
of a public enemy; (c) war; or, (d) epidemics, pandemics or quarantine restrictions.
40. Representations and Warranties
The parties represent and warrant that: (a) Each person signing this Agreement is fully
authorized to enter into this Agreement on behalf of the party for whom signature is being made;
(b) Each party that is a corporate entity is duly organized and validly existing in good standing
under the laws of one of the states of the United States of America; (c) The making and
performance of this Agreement will not violate any provision of law or of any party's articles of
incorporation, charter, or by-laws; (d) Each corporate party has taken all necessary corporate and
internal legal actions to duly approve the making and performance of this Agreement and that no
further corporate or other internal approval is necessary; and, (e) Each party has read this
Agreement in its entirety and know the contents of this Agreement, that the terms of this
Agreement are contractual and not merely recitals, and that they have signed this Agreement,
having obtained the advice of legal counsel.
(SIGNATURES FOLLOW ON THE NEXT PAGE)
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JEFFERSON COUNTY WASHINGTON Northwest Watershed Institute
Board of County Commissioners
Jefferson County,Washington
By: By:
Greg Brotherton, Chair Signature
Name:
By:
Heidi Eisenhour, Member
Title:
By: Date:
Heather Dudley-Nollette, Member
SEAL:
ATTEST:
Carolyn Gallaway CMC
Clerk of the Board
Approved as to form only:
Jeremiah B. Luther Date
Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
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Exhibit A
Scope of Work
Northwest Watershed Institute, as project sponsor "Sponsor", will perform the following tasks in
order to implement the East Dabob Bay Acquisition Project:
Task 1: Secure Matching Contribution
Sponsor shall secure the necessary matching contribution as described in their Project
Application, no less than 76% of the total project cost. The match must be in an eligible form
consistent with JCC 3.08.030(5).
Deliverable la: Documentation of matching contribution(s) of no less than 76% of the total
project cost.
Task 2: Acquire Fee Simple Deed
Sponsor shall acquire an approved deed form on the Property that incorporates the approved
Conservation Futures Fund Program language in Exhibit D of this Agreement.
Deliverable 2a: Finalized (unexecuted) deed shall be attached to this Agreement as Exhibit B.
Deliverable 2b: Qualifying appraisal and estimated settlement statement(HUD-1).
Deliverable 2c: Recorded deed for subject parcel.
Task 3: Stewardship Plan
Sponsor shall provide a plan for stewardship.
Deliverable 3a: Electronic copy of Stewardship Plan
Task 4: Reporting
Sponsor shall monitor and report on the property as described in Exhibit D of this Agreement
and submit required reports to the Conservation Futures Fund Citizen Oversight Committee
(through staff) in the format provided for each year that it is required.
Deliverable 4a: Completed required reports in 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2033.
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Exhibit B
Final unexecuted deed
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AFTER RECORDING RETURN TO:
Northwest Watershed Institute
3407 Eddy Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
DOCUMENT TITLE: Statutory Warranty Deed
GRANTOR: H. Olson Family, LLC
GRANTEE: Northwest Watershed Institute
ABBREVIATED LEGAL DESCRIPTION:S34T27 R1W LOT 2
(Complete description on Exhibit A)
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ASSESSOR'S TAX PARCEL NUMBER: 701341004
REFERENCE NUMBERS OF DOCUMENTS ASSIGNED OR RELEASED: None
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4899-1951-4625v.6 0046182-000042
STATUTORY WARRANTY DEED
THE GRANTOR H. Olson Family, LLC, A Washington limited liability company, for an in
consideration of TEN DOLLARS AND OTHER GOOD AND VALUABLE
CONSIDERATION in hand paid, conveys and warrants to Northwest Watershed Institute, a
Washington nonprofit corporation the following described real estate, situated in the County
of Jefferson, State of Washington (the"Property"):
Tax Parcel Number(s): 701 341 004
Government Lot 2 in Section 34, Township 27 North, Range 1 West, W. M., records of Jefferson
County, Washington.
Situate in the County of Jefferson, State of Washington.
SUBJECT TO: Covenants, Conditions, Restrictions, Easements, Plats and Surveys, if
any, affecting title, which may appear in the public record
Grantee's costs of acquiring the Property were provided in part by grant funding from the
Jefferson County Conservation Futures property tax authorized by Washington law. Grantee
hereby agrees to be bound by Jefferson County Code(JCC) 3.08.030(9), the uses authorized
under RCW 84.34.230, including the obligation to ensure the long-term conservation of the
Property in accordance with the terms and conditions of the statutory warranty deed, and to
obtain the consent of Jefferson County prior to any conveyance of any interest acquired
hereby. Consistent with JCC 3.08.030(9), the Property shall not be converted to a different
use unless and only if other equivalent lands or interest in lands within Jefferson County are
received by Grantee in exchange.
(Signature page(s) to follow)
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor has caused this instrument to be executed and delivered as of
the day of , 2026.
GRANTOR:
H. OLSON FAMILY, LLC
A Washington limited liability company
By:
Scott Olson, Its
State of Washington )
) ss.
County of )
On this day of , 2026, Scott Olson, known to me or proved by
satisfactory evidence to be the individual described in this instrument, acknowledged before me
that he signed this instrument as his free and voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes
stated therein.
Notary Public for State of Washington
Residing at:
My commission expires:
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor has caused this instrument to be executed and delivered as of
the day of , 2026.
GRANTOR:
H. OLSON FAMILY, LLC
A Washington limited liability company
By:
Robert Olson, Its
State of Washington )
) ss.
County of )
On this day of , 2026, Robert Olson, known to me or proved by
satisfactory evidence to be the individual described in this instrument, acknowledged before me
that he signed this instrument as his free and voluntary act and deed for the uses and purposes
stated therein.
Notary Public for State of Washington
Residing at:
My commission expires:
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantee has caused this instrument to be executed and delivered as of
the day of , 2026.
GRANTEE:
NORTHWEST WATERSHED INSTITUTE
By:
Peter Bahls, Its:
Date:
State of Washington )
) ss.
County of )
On this day of_ , 2026, Peter Bahls, known to me or proved by
satisfactory evidence to be the individual described in this instrument, acting in his capacity as
Executive Director of Northwest Watershed Institute, acknowledged before me that he signed this
instrument as the free and voluntary act and deed of such corporation for the uses and purposes
stated therein.
Notary Public for State of Washington
Residing at:
My commission expires:
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Exhibit C
2026 Conservation Futures Fund East Dabob Bay Acquisition Project Application
East Dabob Bay Acquisition 14
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2026 Jefferson County Conservation Futures Fund Program
Property Acquisition Project and/or
Operations and Maintenance Project Application
Please complete the following application in its entirety. Be sure to answer"N/A"for questions that don't apply
to the project. Unless directed otherwise, use as much space as needed to answer each question. Contact
program staff at(360)385-9444 or tpokorny@co.iefferson.wa.us with questions.
Background and Eligibility Information
1. Project Title East Dabob Bay Acquisition
2. Conservation Futures Fund acquisition request amount($):420,000
Conservation Futures Fund O&M request amount ($): 0
3. Total Conservation Futures Fund request amount($): 420,000
4. Please indicate the type of interest contemplated in the acquisition process.
X Fee-simple acquisition _Conservation Easement Other(Please describe below.)
In whose name will the Property title be held after acquisition? Northwest Watershed Institute
5. Applicant Information
Name of Applicant or Organization: Northwest Watershed Institute
Contact: Peter Bahls
Title: Executive Director/Conservation Biologist
Address: 3407 Eddy Street, Port Townsend, WA 98368
Phone: (360) 821-9566
Email: peter@nwwatershed.org
6. Sponsor Information: (if different than applicant) Same
Organization Name:
Contact:
Title:
Address:
Phone: . Fax: ( ) - ,ext.
This application was approved by the sponsor's legally responsible body(e.g., board, council, etc.)on
February 26, 2026
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7. Project Location
Street Address or Description of Location:
930 Dellwood Road, Quilcene, WA
Section: 34 Township: 27 North Range: 1 West Govt Lot 2
Driving Directions from Port Townsend: Coyle Road south to Dellwood Road. Enter gate code to proceed
on Dellwood Road, take first right into DNR land and continue west to Property.
Assessor's Parcel Number(s): 701-341-004
Please differentiate current and proposed ownership of each APN and indicate if the parcel is to be acquired with
CFF funds or used as match. The parcel is to be acquired with CF funds.
Please list the assessed values for each Property or APN, as applicable.
701-341-004= $840,724
8. Existing Conditions
New CFF Project Site: Yes X No Number of Parcels: 1
Addition to Existing CFF Project Site: Yes No X Acres to Be Acquired: 41.83
Total Project Acreage (if different): Current Zoning: 1 per 20
Existing Structures/Facilities: 2 outhouses, various camping trailers and decks (all to be removed)
Any current covenants, easements or restrictions on land use: No
Current Use: Vacant land
Waterfront (name of body of water): Dabob Bay
Shoreline (linear feet): 1403
Owner Tidelands/Shorelands: WDFW
9. Current Property Owner X is is not a willing seller.
Project Description
10. In 1,000 words or less, provide a summary description of the project, the match, and why you think preserving
this Property is important. Name three top objectives for the Property(other than those related to funding).
Include information about the physical characteristics of the site that is proposed for acquisition with
Conservation Futures Fund Program funds including: vegetation, topography, surrounding land use, and
relationship to parks, trails, and open space. Describe the use planned for the site, any development plans after
acquisition(including passive development), characteristics of the site which demonstrate that it is well-suited to
the proposed use, and plans for any structures currently on the site. If applicable, describe how the site project
relates to a larger conservation program (please identify), and whether the project has a plan, schedule and
funding dedicated to its completion. Please also list any important milestones for the project or critical dates, e.g.
grant deadlines. List the dates and explain their importance. Please attach a spreadsheet of the budget.
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Background, goals, and objectives
Since 2002, Northwest Watershed Institute (NWI), Jefferson Land Trust, and over 40 partnering
organizations have been working on a landscape scale project to protect and restore the Tarboo-
Dabob Bay watershed, with over 4,000 acres conserved to date along Tarboo Creek and within the
state's Dabob Bay Natural Area. The three main objectives of the conservation effort are to: 1)
protect and restore the stream and wetland corridor, from the headwaters of Tarboo Creek to
Dabob Bay, 2) conserve uplands for sustainable forestry, 3) preserve lands within the Dabob Bay
Natural Area.
For this project, NWI proposes to acquire and permanently protect a 42-acre undeveloped shoreline
parcel within the boundaries of the Dabob Bay Natural Area (the "Olson Property" or "Property").
The Olson Property adjoins DNR Natural Area land to the east. The Property includes steep, forested
slopes with some feeder bluffs as well as low bank waterfront and one-quarter mile of shoreline and
beach as well as a fish-bearing stream in a steep ravine. NWI is proposing to permanently conserve
the Property and prepare a stewardship plan to address forest and shoreline restoration needs.
Conservation of the Property is an important part in the larger landscape scale conservation effort to
conserve fish, wildlife, water quality and habitat connectivity of the Dabob Bay ecosystem.
Proposed uses
The Property will be owned and managed by NWI and permanently protected from development
and commercial logging under county and federal deed restrictions. The county's required deed
restriction language will be added to the Statutory Warranty Deed (SWD) and a U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service Conservation Covenant and Navy REPI restrictive easement will be recorded on title. Future
stewardship and restoration activities, not part of this proposal, will be detailed in the Stewardship
Plan and will likely include removal of the bulkhead rocks and shoreline re-vegetation, road
maintenance or decommissioning with advice from geotechnical expert, and underplanting native
conifers in hardwood dominated stands. NWI plans to provide field trips to school groups and
community groups to educate the public about Dabob Bay, with access by boat or road.
Critical dates and urgency
NWI has secured an agreement with the Olson's to purchase the Property by June 30, 2026. Since
Conservation Futures funding cannot be approved by June, if the seller is not willing to grant a three-
month extension, an NWI supporter will provide a short-term loan to NWI to meet the June 30, 2026
closing deadline. Conservation Futures funding is critical to provide the final piece of funding
necessary for the NWI purchase. Otherwise the owners intend to sell the Property for residential
development.
11. Estimate costs below, including the estimated or appraised value of the propert(ies) or Property right(s)to be
acquired, even if Conservation Futures Fund funds will only cover a portion of the total project cost. In the case of
projects involving multiple acquisitions, please break out appraisals and estimated acquisition costs by parcel.
Estimated or Appraised Value of Propert(ies)to be Acquired: $1,700,000
Total Estimated Acquisition-related Cost(see Conservation Futures Fund Manual for eligible costs): $45,000
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Total Operation and Maintenance Cost: $4,000
Total Project Cost: $1,749,000
Budget
JCCF Match to
Request JCCF Total Cost Timeline
Acquistion
Olson Property- Fee Simple 420,000 1,280,000 1,700,000 Oct-26
Acquisition Related Costs:
Appraisal 15,000 15,000 Mar-26
Legal review 3,000 3,000 Mar-26
Closing costs 3,000 3,000 Oct-26
O&M
Baseline/Stewardship Plan 4,000 4,000 Dec-26
Project management and administration 24,000 24,000 Jan 25 to Dec-26
Total Project Costs 420,000 1,329,000 1,749,000
Percent JCCF match 76%
Basis for Estimates(include information about how the Property value(s)was determined, anticipated acquisition-
related costs, general description of operation and maintenance work to be performed, task list with itemized
budget, and anticipated schedule for completion of work):
Estimate of fair market value is $1,700,000 based on a restricted appraisal report by Chad Johnson,
SH&H Appraisal, dated December 31, 2025 (see Supplemental Materials) and confirmed in a full
report appraisal to federal USPAP standards completed on March 19, 2026. Federal grants funding
also requires that a review appraisal be completed by a second independent appraiser.The review
appraisal is being conducted by The Eastman Company and is due for completion in early April 2026.
A Navy REPI restricted easement appraisal to value the development rights commissioned by
Jefferson Land Trust is due for completion by end of March, 2026.This appraisal requires review and
approval by the Navy staff appraiser.
For this project, NWI requests that the eligible time period for counting match funding shown above
start on October 1, 2025 to include some legal review, appraisal, and project management costs
already incurred.
*For all 0 & M requests, complete question #14.
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1. To what degree does the project leverage contributions for acquisition from groups, agencies or
individuals?
Sponsors or other organizations are required to contribute to acquisition of the proposed site and/or operation and
maintenance activities.
1 a. Please describe below how contributions from groups or agencies will reduce the need to use Conservation
Futures Fund program funds.
1 b. Matching Fund Estimate Acquisition O&M
Conservation Futures Funds Requested $420,000 $0 24%
Matching Funds/Resources* $1,329,000 $0 76%
Total Project Acquisition Cost $1,749,000 $0 100%
*If a prior acquisition is being proposed as match,please describe and provide documentation of value, location,
date of acquisition and other information that would directly link the match to the Property being considered for
acquisition.
1 c. Source of matching Amount of Contribution If not, Contribution If not,
funds/resources contribution approved? when? available now? when?
National Coastal Grant $629,000 Yes No 2026 Yes No 2026
Navy REPI easement $675,000 Yes No 2026 Yes No 2026
Private donations $25,000 Yes No 2026 Yes No 2026
NOTE: Fifty-percent(50%) matching funds are required, and a higher rating will be assigned to those projects
that guarantee additional resources for acquisition. Donation of Property or a Property right can be
considered as a matching resource. Donation of services for on-going maintenance or stewardship ("in-kind"
labor contributions) are not eligible as a match.
2. To what degree has the project sponsor identified the long-term stewardship issues for the
proposed project?
2 a. Identify any factors,threats, or stressors that could negatively affect the project's conservation values and/or
community benefits if the Property is not conserved.
If not conserved,the owners plan to sell the Property, allowing development of up to four
residences (2 house and 2 ADUs) on two parcels with associated clearing and road building. Potential
impacts include: destruction of marine shoreline and forest habitat, landslide impacts to Dabob Bay
shorelines, degradation of nearshore habitat due to bulkhead construction, and pollution of Dabob
Bay from stormwater runoff, septic, lawn chemicals, pets, and other sources.
2 b. Describe the management strategies that the stewardship plan will include to address these identified factors,
threats, or stressors, including any actions planned to make these negative outcomes or impacts less likely.
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The Property will be protected in its natural condition with no commercial logging or development
permitted. NWI will prepare a stewardship plan to address potential restoration needs, including
Property cleanup, invasive species removal, forest thinning, underplanting of conifers in hardwood
areas, shoreline riprap removal and re-vegetation, and treatment of existing roads to minimize
potential erosion.
2 c. Describe any existing water rights, and current uses of water. Identify any conservation values currently being
protected that are dependent on these sources of water.
The Property has an existing residential well that is unpermitted.
3. To what degree has the project sponsor demonstrated effective long-term stewardship of a
similar project?
3 a. Describe the sponsoring agency's previous or on-going stewardship experience.
Northwest Watershed Institute is a nonprofit conservation organization that provides scientific,
technical and on-the-ground support for watershed restoration and has been conducting habitat
stewardship and restoration projects in the Tarboo watershed, including the Dabob Bay Natural
Area, for over 21 years. NWI employs conservation biologists and professional restoration field crew
and has extensive experience stewarding and managing the Tarboo Wildlife Preserve and other
properties using professional staff, experienced field crew, contractors, and volunteers.
3 b. Has the project sponsor and/or applicant been involved in other projects previously approved for
Conservation Futures Fund funding?
No, neither the sponsor nor applicant has been involved in a project previously approved for
Conservation Futures Fund funds.
X Yes, the sponsor and/or applicant for this project has been involved in a project previously approved for
Conservation Futures Fund funds. Please provide details:
Yes. NWI has been involved in thirteen previous successful Conservation Futures funded projects in
the Tarboo watershed including nine conservation easement projects completed jointly by NWI and
JLT and four fee simple projects by NWI. NWI finished both projects funded in 2025: the Upper Yarr
Creek Project and the Toandos Forest Acquisition Project (except for second year stewardship
activities).
4. To what degree is the project a part of an adopted open space, conservation, or resource
preservation program or plan that was open to public review and comment, or identified in a
community conservation effort that provided opportunities for public input?
The proposed acquisition:
X is specifically identified in an adopted open space, conservation, or resource preservation program or plan, or
community conservation effort, that provided opportunities for public review and comment. Please describe
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below, including this project's importance to the plan. Please also reference the website of the plan if available or
include the plan with this application.
_complements an adopted open space or conservation plan that was open to public review, but is not specifically
identified. Please describe below, and describe how the proposed acquisition is consistent with the plan.
_is a stand-alone project, or part of a project that was not open to public review.
The Property is within the approved boundaries of Washington State's Dabob Bay Natural Area
that was established after many public hearings and with extensive public input.The boundary was
established to identify the area where DNR and partners want to prioritize acquisition of private
lands from willing owners for permanent conservation as part of the Natural Area.
The Dabob Bay Natural Area boundary has been expanded three times since 2008 after public
hearings, scientific review, and with broad and strong public support.The proposed Property is
included in the 2nd expansion in 2016 that resulted from scientific assessment by DNR's Natural
Areas biologists, several public hearings in Jefferson County with extensive opportunity for public
input, review and approval by DNR's Natural Heritage Advisory Council, and approval by the State
Commissioner of Public Lands.
Jefferson Land Trust's Jefferson County Conservation Plan (2010), that underwent public
participation and review, generally identifies the Property as within a priority habitat conservation
area. https://www.saveland.org/wp-
content/uploads/2016/06/2010 JLT ConservationPlan LoRes.pdf
The Property is more specifically included within the priority Dabob Bay area of the Tarboo
Creek/Dabob Bay Implementation Strategy, a Sub-Plan of JLT's Jefferson County Conservation Plan
(2010).
The Property is a top priority in Northwest Watershed Institute's Tarboo Watershed Conservation
Strategy to protect and restore lands within the recently expanded boundaries of the Dabob Bay
Natural Area (Objective 2) http://www.nwwatershed.org/tarboo-watershed-conservation-
strategy.html
The proposed properties are within a priority terrestrial conservation area identified and mapped in
the Willamette Valley-Puget Trough--Georgia Basin Ecoregional Assessment(2004 Floberg et al).
This priority area includes much of the Tarboo and Thorndyke watersheds. The Ecoregional plan,
developed by Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife and The Nature Conservancy, is one of
the primary conservation plans for Puget Sound and has received extensive public and scientific
review.
5. To what degree does the project conserve opportunities which are otherwise lost or threatened?
5 a. The proposed acquisition site X does does not provide a conservation or preservation opportunity which
would otherwise be lost or threatened.
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5 b. If applicable, please carefully describe the nature and immediacy of the threat, and any unique qualities about
the site.
The proposed acquisition will provide a significant conservation opportunity that will be otherwise
by lost in the next year. If Conservation Futures grant funding is not secured, the owners plan to list
the Property for sale for residential development, with potentially long term impacts not only on the
Property's forests and wildlife and fish habitat, but on adjacent state-owned tidelands and shellfish
beds.
The sellers are giving NWI until June 30, 2026 to purchase the Property under a signed purchase
agreement (see Supplemental Materials). If sellers are not willing to grant an extension to closing, an
NWI supporter will provide a short-term loan to allow NWI to purchase the Property.
6. Are the conservation values of the project commensurate with or greater than the amount of
CFF funds requested, and will both the timeframes for meeting project objectives and associated
metrics demonstrate achievement of the conservation objectives?
6 a. Summarize the project's conservation values and how the CFF funds requested support these values.
The project's conservation values are extremely high relative to CFF funds requested because: 1) the
Property's large size, undeveloped forest, wetlands, marine shoreline, and freshwater stream, and
vulnerability to development impacts represent high conservation value, and 2) CCF funds are
providing only 24%of the full cost of the acquisition.
CCF funds will allow the final piece of funding needed to acquire the Property and protect the
significant conservation values.
6 b. Summarize how the project's conservation values are related to the project's specific objectives.
The project's conservation values include: 1) undeveloped forested slopes and one quarter mile of
shoreline that help maintain the high-water quality of Dabob Bay and habitat of the adjoining state-
owned tidelands and nearshore, 2) opportunities for outdoor education at Dabob Bay, 3)tribal
cultural resources found only in native forest and adjoining tidelands, 4) forest carbon storage, 5) a
variety of freshwater, marine and forest habitats supporting landscape scale biodiversity and wildlife
connectivity.These conservation values are well served by the project objective to acquire and
permanently preserve the Property.
7. To what degree does the project preserve habitat for flora and fauna other than habitat for
anadromous fish species?
7 a. X provides habitat for State of Washington Priority Habitat specific to the project and/or State or Federal
(NOAA and USFWS)Candidate, Endangered, Threatened or Sensitive species (provide list and references).
7 b. X provides habitat for native flora and fauna. Identify the documented habitat(s) and native flora or fauna
species that will be protected by the project.
7 c. X contributes to a wildlife corridor or migration route identified by Washington Connectivity Working Group
or other peer-reviewed source.
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If affirmative in any of the above,please describe and list the Priority Habitat(s) and Threatened,
Endangered, or Sensitive species below, and cite or provide documentation of species'use.' Peer-reviewed
citations/sources are preferred, but others may be considered if they are of substantially equal quality and
appropriately attributed.
Priority and Listed Species
Western toad (near) State Candidate and Federal Species of Concern
Pileated woodpecker (on site) State Candidate
Fisher(near) State Endangered
Observed on-site or within 2 miles by Peter Bahls or Keith Lazelle, NWI
Listed Species benefited downstream in Olson Creek
Puget Sound steelhead (possible) State Candidate and Federal Threatened
Hood Canal coho salmon (possible) Federal Species of Concern
Estimated based on habitat assessment by Peter Bahls, Fish Biologist, NWI
Listed Species benefited in Tarboo-Dabob Bay
Hood Canal summer chum salmon State Candidate and Federal Threatened
Puget Sound Chinook salmon State Candidate and Federal Threatened
Sources:Juvenile Chinook and Hood Canal summer chum salmon documented in Taboo-Dabob Bay in nearshore fish
surveys including:
Bahls,2004. Fish Distribution and Abundance in Shallow Intertidal Habitats of Tarboo and North Dabob Bay at
https://www.nwwatershed.org/uploads/pdf/tarbooFishSurvey.pdf
Daubenberger. 2014. Mapping Nearshore Nodal Habitat of Juvenile Salmon in Hood Canal at https://psp.nwifc.org/wp-
content/uploads/2014/10/Mapping-Nearshore-Nodal-Habitat-of-Juvenile-Salmonids-within-Hood-Canal-and-Eastern-Strait-
of-Juan-de-Fuca-2011-12.pdf
Wait et al. 2018. Hood Canal Juvenile Chum Salmon Nearshore Habitat Use Assessment at
https://wildfishconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/WFC 2018-Hood-Canal-Juvenile-Chum-Salmon-Nearshore-
Habitat-Use-Assessment Report-to-the-US-NAVY.pdf
Provides habitat for a variety of native flora and fauna
Protection of the parcel will protect a diversity of intact, high quality habitats for native flora and
fauna: beach, marine shoreline,freshwater wetlands, stream and riparian, and several forest types.
These habitats support a high diversity of fish, bird, amphibian, and mammal species that occur in
Pacific Northwest forests, including resident and searun cutthroat trout and other potential
salmonids in the stream, ESA listed juvenile Hood Cana summer chum salmon and Puget Sound
Chinook in the nearshore on the Property and adjoining state-owned tidelands, western toad,
I See, for example,
https://wdfw.wa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/01742/wdfw01742.pdf
https://www.dnr.wa.gov/NHPlists
https://www.dnr.wa.gov/publications/amp_nh_conservation status.pdf
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amphibians, bats, bear, cougar, blacktail deer, and neo-tropical migratory birds of the marine
shoreline and forest.
Wildlife corridor
The Property is a critical piece of the long-term effort to protect a significant wildlife corridor from
the headwaters of Tarboo Creek downstream and around Dabob Bay. Specifically,the Property has
unique value in adjoining a large tract of DNR Natural Area to the east and state-owned tidelands to
the west, providing a protected corridor between the uplands and the bay. Development of the
parcel would impact the wildlife corridor through both habitat impacts and potentially significant
disturbance from people, dogs and cats from up to four additional residential sites.
8. To what degree does the project protect habitat for anadromous fish species?
8. Describe to what degree the project protects habitat for anadromous fish species (for example: marine
shorelines, stream or river corridors including meander zones, and riparian buffers). Please provide documentation
and maps that demonstrate the location, quality and extent of the existing buffer and adjoining habitat.
The Property extends westward onto the beach at least 50 feet based on a WDFW survey of the
adjoining tidelands.The beach portion of the Property and WDFW tidelands are juvenile rearing
habitat for ESA listed salmonids, based on nearshore surveys(Bahls 2004, PNPTC 2015,WSC 2019).
Olson Creek runs through the south end of the Property into Dabob Bay and provides salmonid
habitat as well.
Anadromous Fish Species benefited in Olson Creek (NWI estimate):
Puget Sound steelhead (possible) State Candidate and Federal Threatened
Hood Canal coho salmon (possible) Federal Species of Concern
Fall chum salmon (possible)
Resident and searun cutthroat trout
Western Brook lamprey (likely) Federal Species of Concern
Species benefited in Tarboo-Dabob Bay nearshore (documented habitat)
Hood Canal summer chum salmon State Candidate and Federal Threatened
Puget Sound Chinook salmon State Candidate and Federal Threatened
Searun cutthroat trout
Sources:Juvenile Chinook and Hood Canal summer chum salmon documented in Taboo-Dabob Bay in nearshore fish
surveys including:
Bahls, 2004. Fish Distribution and Abundance in Shallow Intertidal Habitats of Tarboo and North Dabob Bay at
https://www.nwwatershed.org/uploads/pdf/tarbooFishsurvey.pdf
Daubenberger. 2014. Mapping Nearshore Nodal Habitat of Juvenile Salmon in Hood Canal at https://psp.nwifc.org/wp-
content/uploads/2014/10/Mapping-Nearshore-Nodal-Habitat-of-Juvenile-Salmonids-within-Hood-Canal-and-Eastern-Strait-
of-Juan-de-Fuca-2011-12.pdf
Wait et al. 2018. Hood Canal Juvenile Chum Salmon Nearshore Habitat Use Assessment at
https://wildfishconservancy.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/WFC 2018-Hood-Canal-Juvenile-Chum-Salmon-Nearshore-
Habitat-Use-Assessment Report-to-the-US-NAVY.pdf
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9. To what degree does the project preserve farmland for agricultural use OR preserve forestland
for forest management?
9 a. Describe the extent and nature of current and planned agricultural use or forest management activities of the
proposed acquisition, including any anticipated changes to that use once the Property, or Property right, is
acquired with Conservation Futures funds.
The project preserves forestland for management to restore older forest habitats. Although no
commercial forestry will be permitted, the stewardship plan will focus on forest management
activities such as invasive species removal, possible road decommissioning, planting native species
such as underplanting conifer in hardwood stands, and tree thinning (non-commercial) as needed to
help restore long-term structural and species diversity to the forest.
9 b. Describe how the acquisition or proposed easement will likely preserve and/or enhance soil, water quality,
watershed function and wildlife habitat.
The parcel is extremely vulnerable to potential logging and development impacts due to the steep
slopes along Dabob Bay and a freshwater stream. The proposed acquisition will prevent residential
development, clearing, commercial logging, and other activities that could cause landslides,
stormwater runoff, wildlife disturbance and habitat destruction, and impairment of watershed
functions.The project will permanently protect the site and the stewardship plan will address
various restoration needs.
9 c. Does this project preserve a mix of quality farmland and forestland?
The Property is extremely important for preserving "farmland"; where the definition includes all
forms of agriculture. Shellfish are the largest agricultural export from Jefferson County.The shellfish
industry is also the largest employer in south Jefferson County.The proposed Property is critical for
long term preservation of the adjoining shellfish tidelands co-managed by the state and Tribes for
harvest by the public and four Tribes with reserved treaty rights within the Dabob Bay area.
10. To what degree does this project increase resiliency to and mitigation of climate change, and is
the project's scale significant in regards to increasing climate resiliency?
10. Describe how this project will increase resiliency to and mitigation of climate change. Is the project's scale
significant in regards to increasing climate resiliency?
With global heating underway,we can expect continued sea level rise, more severe winter storms
with larger rainfall events, and drier hotter summers.The proposed project will increase resilience to
such climate change by:
1) preventing logging or development of unstable and steep slopes that would make them even
more vulnerable to landslides and damage to water quality and shellfish beds.
2) allowing the shoreline to adjust to the rise in sea level rather than "protecting" it with
shoreline armoring that would impact nearshore habitats.
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3) protecting and restoring tree cover shading along the shoreline and stream to help minimize
summer stream and nearshore temperatures.
4) increasing species' flexibility in changing migration patterns and habitat ranges in relation to
climate impacts by protecting a large parcel connected to protected state land to the east and
the larger Dabob Bay Conservation Area.
5) storing significant amounts of carbon. Forests of the Pacific Northwest are among the best in
the world for sequestering and storing carbon. In general, every acre of a 60-year old forest
stores roughly the equivalent of 7 years of carbon emissions by the average American.
11. What area does the project serve?
11 a. Describe how the proposed acquisition benefits primarily a_local area X broad county area including the
area served, the nature of the benefit, the jurisdictions involved, and the populations served.
The proposed project benefits a broad county area because it will help protect Dabob Bay, which has
been recognized as a state and national priority for conservation due to its diverse estuarine habitats
and valuable shellfish production.The project is also a key part of a larger scale conservation project
that extends from the headwaters of Tarboo Creek to the state's Dabob Bay Natural Area.
11 b. Is the project located in an area that is under-represented by CFF funded Projects?Areas that Conservation
Futures has not been able to support to date include, Toandos Peninsula, Dosewallips Valley, Bolton Peninsula,
and the West End.
Yes,the project is located on the Toandos Peninsula, an area under-represented by CFF funding. Only
one prior project has been completed on the Toandos peninsula or at Dabob Bay (Hough property in
2025).
12. To what degree is the applicant committing to providing educational opportunities,
interpretive opportunities, and/or serve as a general community resource that does not reduce the
conservation value(s) of the project?2
12. Describe the educational or interpretive opportunities that the applicant will provide for public access,
educational or interpretive displays (signage, kiosks, etc.) on the proposed site, including any plans to provide
those improvements and any plans for public accessibility that will not reduce the conservation value(s) of the
project.2 Provide the time frames when each of the above will be implemented.
The Property will serve as an important and unique site for educating the public about Dabob Bay.
The site is accessible by boat by way of low bank waterfront or walk-in as a stop on NWI field tours.
NWI plans to develop a foot trail system to host workshops,tours and other public events to expand
understanding Dabob Bay. For example,this site is a potential stop on annual field tours that NWI
gives, including field trips for the WSU's Beach Naturalist and the Jefferson Land Trust Natural
History Society. With the rare opportunity for low bank waterfront access, NWI also has the
potential to use it as a site for student trips with NWI's Youth Environmental Stewards Summer
2 The words "education"and"interpretation"are interpreted broadly by the CFF Committee.
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Program, partnering organizations such as Port Townsend Maritime Center's Long Boat program, and
Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group's summer program.
As described in the letter from the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe, the Property will also serve an
important educational purpose as a place for the Tribes to pass on cultural traditions of sustainable
gathering of shellfish and forest plants used for food, medicine and ceremonial purposes.
13. To what degree does the project preserve historic or culturally significant resources'?
13. The proposed acquisition
_includes historic or culturally significant resources.
is registered with the National Register of Historic Places, or an equivalent program.
X is recognized locally has having historic or cultural resources.
_is adjacent to and provides a buffer for a historic or cultural site.
_none of the above.
If affirmative in any of the above,please describe below, and cite or provide documentation of the historical
cultural resources and how CFfunds will be used for their preservation.
Please see letter from Laura Price, Cultural Resources Director for the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe,
that attests to the importance of this Property for preserving and restoring cultural resources
including native forest and the adjacent state tidelands which are managed for shellfish harvest by
the Tribes under co-management with the state.
The Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe,Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, Lower Elwha S'Klallam Tribe, and
Skokomish Tribe are signatories to the Point No Point Treaty and retain the right to hunt and gather
within their Usual and Accustomed Area, including the Tarboo watershed. These tribes continue to
rely upon a diversity of intact ecosystems in the region as they have for thousands of
years, as places where they gather traditional food, medicine, and materials for use in all aspects of
their cultural life, including social and religious. If funded, the project will permanently conserve
the forest and help protect adjoining shellfish tidelands to allow sustainable harvest and gathering
and maintain tribal cultural traditions.
All 0 & M Fund Requests:
14. Applications for Operation and Maintenance funding to be scored on a scale of 1-100 based on
information provided. Consider the CFF Manual and the topics below, for example:
N/A. Not a stand-alone O&M Fund Request.
3 Cultural resources means archeological and historic sites and artifacts, and traditional religious ceremonial and
social uses and activities of affected Indian Tribes and mandatory protections of resources under chapters 27.44
and 27.53 RCW.
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Verification
15. Sponsor commitments:
Sponsors of projects that are approved for finding by the Board of County Commissioners are required to submit
an annual report by December 31 every year for three years alter the award is approved, or three years after the
acquisition funds are disbursed to the applicant, whichever is later. The annual report shall address any changes in
the project focus or purpose, progress in obtaining matching funding, and stewardship, operations, and
maintenance activities. Sponsors receiving 0& M funds are required to submit an annual report for each year
that O&M funds are expended.
15 a. If this project is approved for funding, I understand the sponsor is require to submit annual reports for three
years and for any subsequent year in which 0& M funds are expended. Initials Z/27/4 Date
If, three years after the date funding is approved by the Board of County Commissioners, the project sponsor has
not obtained the required matching funds to implement the project, the CFFCOC may request the Board of
County Commissioners to nullify their approval of funds, and may require the project to re-apply.
15 b. If this project is approved for funding, I understand that the sponsor, may required to re-submit the
application if necessary matching funding is not secured within three years. Initials 2/Z4Date
15 c. The sponsor has reviewed all project requirements a I certify tint all of the information in the application
is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge. P(nd Initials 2 2744ate
15 d. I understand that the sponsor commits to providing long-term stewardship to achieve the conservation and
protection goals of the project as proposed in this application. f6 Initials 07/pate
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Approved by Resolution 83-1215-25R on 15 December 2025
Jefferson County Conservation Futures Fund Program Manual
2026 Funding Cycle
Mission of the Conservation Futures Fund Program
The mission of the Jefferson County Conservation Futures Fund program is to provide a system of public open
spaces,those open spaces being necessary for the health, welfare, benefit and safety of the residents of Jefferson
County and the maintenance of Jefferson County as a desirable place to live, visit and locate businesses.
Conservation Futures Fund Citizen Oversight Committee(CFFCOC) Membership(as of November 2025)
Tom Backman: Citizen, District 3
Carol Bernthal: Citizen, District 1
Laurie de Koch: Citizen, District 3
Tom Ehrlichman: Citizen, District 2
Rob Harbour: Interest—Working Lands
Cheryl Lowe: Interest—Habitat Values
Ryan McMackin: Interest—Wetlands
Joanne Pontrello: Citizen, District 2
Ron Rempel: Interest—Wildlife Conservation Biology
Robert Simmons: Interest—Watersheds
David Wilkinson: Citizen, District 1
Vacant: Interest
Vacant: Interest
Table of Contents
Overview 3
Conservation Futures Fund Citizen Oversight Committee(CFFCOC) 4
Project Selection 4
Preapplication 5
Information Sources ...5
Reimbursement ..5
Compliance with All Laws 6
Record Retention/Public Records and Meetings Acts 6
Acquisition Projects 6
Combination Acquisition/O&M Projects 9
Operation and Maintenance(O&M) 9
Required Site Visit 11
Required Meetings 12
Annual Reports .12
Additional Reporting 12
Project Changes .12
Program Suggestions 13
Project Agreement Template APPENDIX A
Map of Approved Projects APPENDIX B
Annual Report Form Template APPENDIX C
Definitions APPENDIX D
Draft 2026 Program Calendar APPENDIX E
Jefferson County Code Criteria Crosswalk .APPENDIX F
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1. Overview
Jefferson County welcomes your application to the Conservation Futures Fund Program(CFF Program). Please
do not hesitate to contact the program coordinator at Jefferson County Public Health with questions at Ph: 360-
385-9444 or tpokorny@co.jefferson.wa.us.The Conservation Futures Fund Program website address is
http://www.co.iefferson.wa.us/560/Conservation-Futures-Program.
In July 2002,the county commissioners approved the Conservation Futures Ordinance,Jefferson County Code
Section 3.08,in accordance with the Revised Code of Washington(RCW)Chapter 84.34.The ordinance
establishes goals for the county's Conservation Futures Fund Program and an allocation process for the
conservation futures tax levy.
The purpose of the CFF Program is to acquire open space lands, including green spaces, greenbelts, fish and
wildlife habitat,trail rights-of-ways,agricultural land and forest land(as those terms are defined in Ch. 84.34
RCW).Projects may include fee-simple acquisition or acquisition of any lesser interest or development right with
respect to real property as well as operation and maintenance(0&M)activities.0&M projects must be linked
to a past,or proposed, CFF-funded acquisition.
A minimum 50%match is required for all project types. Match must be in the form of cash, land trades,the value
of land to be traded,or other open spaces linked to the property under application.Lands valued primarily for
their open space,wildlife habitat,agriculture and forest values and their associated non-monetized ecosystem
service values are all eligible.The project sponsor must sign a grant agreement with the county(see Appendix
A).County code(JCC 03.08.030(10))requires that property titles or easements be held by public entities or others
as defined in RCW 84.34.210.Government entities may choose to share title of a property with a non-profit
nature conservancy corporation or association. Public open spaces must be available on the same conditions to all
residents of the county for the benefit of Jefferson County residents and visitors.Applicants for projects may
include the County,municipalities,park districts, state or federal agencies,private non-profit corporations or
associations,and private individuals.
Project applicants must be represented by a local sponsoring organization based in Jefferson County. Potential
sponsors include local governments, special purpose districts and non-profit corporations.A list of potential
sponsors is available by contacting program staff.A project sponsor is responsible for the content and submission
of the application,organizing and hosting a site visit,making a project presentation to the CFFCOC,the
stewardship plan and its implementation,and all County contracting,reporting,and reimbursement requirements.
Available funding is announced early in the calendar year and applications are provided by Jefferson County
Public Health.Conservation Futures Fund monies can be the collateral,revenue stream or security for long-term
financing(typically bonds)in a manner consistent with law. Public workshop(s)may be held prior to the start of
the funding round and are available by request throughout the year.The program coordinator is always available
to answer questions from sponsors,applicants,and interested parties.
For each funding cycle,the Board of County Commissioners(BoCC)reviews and adopts the Conservation
Futures Fund Program Application, Score Sheet and Manual. Appendix F of this Manual displays a crosswalk that
illustrates possible connections between JCC Conservation Futures Program Criteria and questions in the
Application and Score Sheet. It also displays the maximum scores by question and JCC Criteria.
This funding cycle,applications will be due March 20,2026 and sponsors host site visits and present projects to
the CFFCOC in mid-March. Information about the application period is posted on the program website,
announced in local newspapers and via email,and available by contacting the program coordinator. In April,the
CFFCOC meets to rank projects, determine recommended funding levels,and compose its overall
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recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners. The BoCC typically makes award determinations in
July. Approved project funds are not generally available to project sponsors until August or later. At least every
other year,the BoCC reviews the priorities of the CFF Program and the project ranking process. All meetings of
the CFFCOC are open to the public. Citizens are encouraged to attend.
2. Conservation Futures Fund Citizen Oversight Committee
Conservation Futures Fund Citizen Oversight Committee(CFFCOC)membership is intended to reflect a broad
spectrum of interests and expertise. It includes at least two individuals from each commissioner district and at
least nine citizens in total. Anyone interested in applying for a seat on the committee is encouraged to contact the
Board of County Commissioners Office(jeffbocc@co.jefferson.wa.us) and/or the program coordinator at Public
Health.
3. Project Selection
The CFFCOC scores and ranks project applications according to criteria designed to reflect the priorities
expressed in the Jefferson County Code Section 03.08.040. This evaluation process has five(5)distinct phases as
follows:
1. Final written project application: Each CFFCOC member independently reads and assesses each
application and prepares any necessary clarification questions.
2. Site visits: Each member must attend the project site visits (or view a video of the site visit).
Questions may be posed by committee members and answered during this site visit or they may be
held until the project presentations meeting.
3. Oral presentation of the project: Each sponsor and CFFCOC member attend this meeting during
which the project sponsor(s)present their project(s)and answer questions posed by the committee
members. Following the oral presentations, a deadline will be established for CFFCOC members to
submit additional questions to applicants(via county staff). After this set deadline for additional
questions, a second deadline will be established for the receipt of all answers from applicants. After
this second deadline, no further additional information may be requested, received or considered by
the committee.
4. Submission of project score sheets: Each CFFCOC member submits to the program coordinator a
Score Sheet for each project consisting of questions that ask how well, in the committee member's
judgement, an applicant meets the criteria for approval and funding. The committee member assigns a
numerical "score" (within a range predetermined by the CFFCOC) for each of the questions which is
weighted by a predetermined multiplier. Individual scores for each project are compiled by the
program coordinator. Compiled scores are emailed to CFFCOC members as soon as possible ahead of
the meeting to rank projects.
5. During the meeting to rank projects, CFFCOC members have an opportunity to ask questions of each
other about scoring choices and interpretations of specific questions and may adjust their scores as
desired. Afterwards, a committee composite score for each project application is obtained by taking
the average of the individualscores. If a project application's composite score is 70%of the total
possible numerical value for a project score or greater,the project is considered automatically eligible
for funding. Projects scoring below 70%of the total possible numerical value for a project score are
not considered for funding unless compelling reasons for funding arise in the final evaluation phase.
6. Ranking and recommendation for funding of project applications: Each project application judged
eligible in phase#5 is discussed,bringing into focus information garnered from phases 1 through 5
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and in light of current funds available to the cycle. All project applications are compared and a final
ranking and funding recommendation is determined for each of the project applications and submitted
to the Board of County Commissioners in a memo from the CFFCOC chair or vice chair. The
CFFCOC must provide detailed justification to the Commissioners for any and all changes from the
numerical ranked order.
4. Preapplication
Applicants are required to submit their draft application(Preapplication)by the preapplication deadline. Doing so
allows the CFFCOC to ask more informed questions at the site visit. The applicant is free to revise the application
up until the final application deadline.
5. Information Sources
The CFF Program is administered by the BoCC with assistance from Public Health. Please note that the
information contained in this manual does not supersede the statutes governing the Jefferson County Conservation
Futures Fund and Program,and should be read in conjunction with them.
Relevant sections of law are found in Revised Code of Washington, Chapter 84.34 (RCW 84.34)and the
Jefferson County Code(JCC 03.08).
To access RCW 84.34 online, visit https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw.The Jefferson County Code is available online at
http://www.codepublishing.com/WA/JeffersonCounty.
Contact the program coordinator at ph: 360-385-9444 or email tpokorny@co.jefferson.wa.us.
6. Reimbursement
All grants are funded by the Jefferson County Conservation Futures Fund tax levy. After a public hearing is held,
one or more project award resolutions may be passed by the Board of County Commissioners,usually in June or
July. Project agreement(s) (Appendix A)between the County and the project sponsor are then developed to
include the full scope of work as described in the original or updated application. A final draft grant deed of
conservation easement or fee simple deed shall serve as an attachment to the agreement along with the project
application and that year's program manual.
Except in the case of escrow payments, sponsors must expend their own funds on eligible and allowable
expenditures prior to requesting reimbursement. With sufficient lead time,an approved settlement statement,the
qualifying property appraisal, and the required documentation of the matching contribution, CFF funds may be
made available to the title company shortly before closing for direct costs of property acquisition. Please discuss
dates for closings with the program coordinator to help ensure that grant funds are ready and available when
needed. Normally, at least thirty days are needed between the request for funding and delivery of a reimbursement
check.
The project sponsor will commit to providing a matching contribution consistent with the project application, and
no less than the amount of Conservation Futures funds awarded to the project, before Conservation Futures tax
funds are reimbursed to that sponsor.This contribution may consist of:
• cash;
• land trades if the valuation of the land to be traded is established by a valuation arising from an appraisal
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generated by a Washington State Certified Licensed Appraiser(Member of the Appraisal Institute MAI);
• the cash value of the land to be traded, excluding Jefferson County conservation futures contributions; or
• other open spaces acquired within the previous two years that are situated either directly adjacent to or
could, in the sole discretion of the county, be directly linked to the property under application.
• cost of appraisal, title insurance,closing costs, and other miscellaneous fees(See JCC 3.08.030(5).)
Deeds and conservation easement documents must be recorded by the Jefferson County Auditor's Office within
30 days of closing.
If matching funds are not secured within three years,the project may be required to re-apply.
Language pre-approved by Jefferson County is required to be included in conservation easement documents and
deeds in order to ensure adequate protections for project and match properties,and the public interest, in
perpetuity. See Appendix A, Section 5 for required language.
7. Compliance with All Laws
Project sponsors shall comply fully with the project agreement, grant program policies, County policies and all
applicable federal, state and local laws, orders, regulations and permits.
8. Record Retention/Public Records and Meetings Acts
The project sponsor shall retain all books,records, documents, data and other materials relevant to the agreement
for a minimum of ten(10)years after the completion of the project. Documents related to the expenditure of CFF
funds, such as purchase and sale agreements, settlement documents, invoices,e-mails, expert reports and/or
appraisals, are Public Records subject to disclosure in accordance with the Public Records Act, Ch. 42.56 RCW,
if requested by a citizen or entity. All meetings, site visit imagery, and activities of the CFFCOC are subject to the
Open Public Meetings Act, Ch. 42.30 RCW and Public Records Act, Ch. 42.56 RCW. The public is always
invited and encouraged to attend meetings of the CFFCOC and CFF-related BoCC sessions. At least two observer
comment periods are included in each agenda.
9. Acquisition Projects
Project applications for the acquisition of property must meet the following threshold criteria in order to be
considered for funding. Each application will receive an initial screening to make sure that it is in compliance.
Applicants are encouraged to submit pertinent materials and documents, as appropriate, in addition to those items
required. Multi-year acquisition projects are permitted but require additional justification.
Project Eligibility
Proposed acquisitions must have a willing seller.
The property, or property right,must be eligible for purchase as defined by state law, RCW
84. 34.210 (i.e. "...protect,preserve, maintain, improve, restore, limit the future use of,or
otherwise conserve, selected open space land, farm and agricultural land, and timber
land...").
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Conservation Futures funds cannot be used to acquire property, or a property right,that will
be used for active recreation purposes(including but not limited to sports fields, playgrounds,
recreation centers, swimming beaches or pools,motorized boat launches).
Conservation Futures funds cannot be used for passive development of a site. For the
purposes of this application, passive improvements include,but are not limited to,trails,
interpretive centers,viewpoints, picnic areas, access, restrooms, landscaping and parking.
Applicant Eligibility
Eligible applicants include the County,municipalities, Park Districts, State or federal agencies,
private non-profit corporations or associations, and private individuals.
Sponsor Eligibility
All applicants must have a local sponsor. Eligible sponsors include the County,municipalities,park
districts, or private non-profit corporations based in Jefferson County. A current,but not necessarily
comprehensive, list of eligible local sponsors may be requested from program staff.
Eligible Capital Project Expenditures: (See also JCC 3.080.030(7))
Capital project expenditures or match may include:
_Costs of acquiring real property, including interests in real property
Cost of related relocation of eligible occupants(includes administration)
_Cost of appraisal
_Cost of appraisal review
_Cost of title insurance
_Closing costs
_Pro rata real estate taxes
_Recording fees
_Compensating tax
_Hazardous waste substances reports
_Directly related staff and administrative costs, including development of the Stewardship Plan
(These are limited to 5%of the total cost of the project.)
_Related legal costs excluding the cost of preparing an application for Conservation Futures funds
Baseline documentation
Boundary surveys
_Cultural resources review (survey, excavation, on-site monitoring and data recovery)
Conservation Futures tax levy funds may not be used to acquire any real property or interest in real
property therein through the exercise of the power of eminent domain.
Stewardship Plan
Prior to reimbursement, sponsors must provide a draft Stewardship Plan that describes how the
property, or property right,will be maintained over time. Costs for Stewardship Plans are eligible for
operations and maintenance reimbursement as"Special Reports,"or as acquisition-related
reimbursement under"directly related staff and administrative costs" (limited to 5%of the total cost
of the project).
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Please make county staff aware of issues that could affect the title report and provide updates as they
are generated. A title report and title insurance are to be issued in conjunction with the property
transaction.
Appraisals
Successful applicants must provide an independent appraisal(standard, narrative or M.A.I.) from a
Washington State Certified Licensed Appraiser if the estimate of value exceeds the assessed value at
the time that reimbursement is requested. In no case shall CFF funds dispersed exceed the grant
amount awarded by the BoCC.No appraisal is required for properties assessed at$20,000 or less.
The appraisal must:
be no more than 1 year old. A Supplemental Update by the original appraiser may be
required, at the discretion of the county, if the appraisal is more than six months old.
include a current Title Report provided at the time of the most current appraisal or
update.
if timber, mineral or aquatic resources are to be included as value to the appraisal,then
the appraisal shall include a separate timber, mineral or aquatic resources evaluation of
value,
or
an opinion of value from a qualified representative of the real estate industry or recent
valuation from the Jefferson County Assessor's Office may be used when the total
assessed value does not exceed$20,000.
Review Appraisals
No appraisal review is required of the sponsor by the CFF program. However, the CFFCOC and/or
the county may choose to select an appraisal for independent review for any reason.
Project Implementation
At the time of purchase or the signing of a"purchase and sale agreement", the appraisal must be no
more than one year old unless an extended period is requested and approved by the county, up to a
total of 18 months.
Application and Attachment Requirements for Acquisition Projects
All materials must be submitted electronically as one or more PDF files to
tpokorny(a,co.jefferson.wa.us:
Proof of Willing Seller: A"Willing Seller" letter confirming that the current owner of the
property proposed for acquisition is willing to sell.
Estimate of Value: A county assessment, certified appraisal of value, and/or an estimate
of value from the project sponsor.
Site Location Map: On a Jefferson County base map, or on a map of the sponsoring
agency's jurisdictional boundaries, clearly identify the location of the proposed
acquisition.
Critical Areas Map: On a quarter section map(s)or other map(s) of sufficiently large
scale, identify the location/boundaries of any and all designated Critical Areas on the
proposed acquisition
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Project Boundary Map: On a quarter-section map or other map of sufficiently large scale,
identify the boundaries of the proposed project.
Color Images: Provide six(6) different views of the property proposed for acquisition.
The images should show vegetation, terrain, waterfront, man-made features, access roads,
wetlands, unique characteristics, etc. Please include captions and an aerial view, if
available.
Development Plan or Narrative: Provide a schematic or master plan map of the project
site showing proposed uses and improvements, if applicable.
In addition, if the application sponsor is a private non-profit organization, attachments
must also include:
_Proof of 501(c)(3) Status
_Current Budget
Board Roster
_Organization Chart or Staff Roster
_Most Recent Financial Statements (audited if possible)
Copy of minutes or resolution documenting official action to submit application for
proposed acquisition. If more than one project is submitted from the same sponsor,the
minutes or resolution should indicate the project priority and how it was determined.
10. Combination Acquisition/0 &M Projects
Projects that involve acquisition and 0&M expenses are allowed and require that complete application
information be submitted for both the acquisition and the 0& M elements of the project. This requirement
extends to projects that propose to use 0& M expenses as match. Using 0& M expenses as match will delay
reimbursement for acquisition costs if match cannot be satisfied otherwise.
11. Operations and Maintenance Projects(combination and standalone)
Statement of Priority with regard to standalone 0&Mprojects
Due to the urgent need to protect farm, forest, habitat, and other open space lands,the current priority
of the Conservation Futures Fund program is to fund high quality acquisition projects. Operations and
Maintenance funding for previously-completed acquisition projects may also be approved,when
funding is available.
Availability of Funds for 0&M
Only projects that are acquired using Conservation Futures funds are eligible for 0& M funding.
Requests for 0& M funding should not exceed the available 0&M award limit(consult with
program staff). Approved disbursements for operation and maintenance of interests in real property
purchased with Conservation Futures tax levy monies shall not in any particular year be greater than
fifteen percent (15%) of the Conservation Futures tax levy monies raised in the preceding year(JCC
3.08.030(7)).
Limitations on 0&M
Operations and Maintenance funding may only be used for property or property rights to be acquired,
or previously acquired, with Conservation Futures funds. Conservation Futures tax levy funds
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appropriated for 0& M shall not supplant or replace any existing funding for maintenance and
operation of parks and recreational lands.
Applicant Eligibility
Eligible applicants for 0&M funds include the County, municipalities, Park Districts, State or
federal agencies, private non-profit corporations or associations, and private individuals.
Sponsor Eligibility
All 0& M funds applicants must have a local sponsor. Eligible sponsors include the County,
municipalities, Park Districts, or private non-profit corporations based in Jefferson County.
Eligible Operations&Maintenance Expenditures—with acquisition request or standalone for past
projects— Total 0&M awards are limited to 15%of the revenue to the Conservation Futures Fund in the previous year.
Operations& Maintenance expenditures or match may include,but are not limited to:
_Cultural resources review(survey, excavation, on-site monitoring and data recovery)
_Demolition
—Fencing(if needed for public safety or resource protection)
_Noxious weed control
—Signage
Special site-specific reports(e.g. Stewardship Plans or reports)
Wetland identification and/or delineation
Requirements for 0&M Funds Application
All requested materials must accompany the application upon submission. If an item is irrelevant to
the project at hand,please explain why this is so.
Narrative description of how the requested funds will support specific 0&M activities;
what problems or stewardship needs will be addressed by the use of 0& M funds; how
the proposed 0& M activities will help implement the current Stewardship Plan for the
site; probable phasing of 0&M activities; and other information that will help describe
the need for and scope of the 0 &M project.
Simple budget describing how requested 0& M funds will be used and the source of
matching funds.
Site Location Map: On a Jefferson County base map,or on a map of the sponsoring
agency's jurisdictional boundaries, clearly identify the location of the proposed 0& M
activities.
Project Boundary Map: On a Quarter-section map or other map of sufficiently large scale,
identify the boundaries of the proposed 0&M project.
Color Images: Provide images of portions of the property proposed for 0& M activities.
Please include captions, if available.
Plan, map, or aerial photo of the project site showing proposed areas of maintenance or
improvements, if applicable.
Copy of minutes or resolution documenting official action of project sponsor to submit
application for 0& M project funding. If more than one project is submitted from the
same sponsor, the minutes or resolution should indicate the project priority and how it
was determined.
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Documentation of Match
A match contribution that equals the percentage of the project promised in the 0& M project
application(no less than 50%)must be documented with each invoice. Match guidelines are identical
for acquisition and 0&M proposals. In-kind labor cannot be used as match. An expenditure
summary that provides the following information must accompany requests for reimbursement:
1) Date the payment was made,with legible receipts.
2)The vendor and/or employee to whom the payment was made.
3) A description of what was purchased or what work and/or services were performed; provide a
description of what service or work was performed for the payroll costs or by the sub-
contractor.
4) Detailed staff timesheets
Invoicing
Invoices must include all standard invoice elements and be accompanied at the time of submission by
clear backup, with key amounts circled, as well as a table showing how the funding has been spent
and matched. Since 0& M invoicing can extend over a ten-year period,please show a running tally
of expended and available CF award funds. Each invoice must include at least 50%match, unless
match is"banked" in advance with County approval. At the time of the final invoice, the matching
contribution is expected to align with the total anticipated match percentage as shown in the project
agreement.
Annual Reporting
Any project sponsor receiving 0&M funds is required to submit a report each year by December 31
until those funds are expended. The reports become public domain and are shared with the CFFCOC.
Application and Attachment Requirements for O&M Projects
To apply for 0&M funding for a project previously purchased using CFF Funds,use the standard
application form. In question#1, refer to the original project title and year that the project was
approved followed by"0& M Request Only". If you feel that a question is irrelevant to the project at
hand,please answer"N/A".
12. Required Site Visit
Project sponsors are asked to host the CFFCOC on project site visit(s) and, beforehand, to obtain written
permission from the landowner for a County employee to take photographs and make an unrestricted video
recording of the project area. These materials are used to inform any CFFCOC members not in attendance at the
site visit(s) due to health considerations or other needs. The images and videos will be kept on file and
discoverable under the Open Public Records Act. If necessary, due to health and safety or other considerations,
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the project sponsor may arrange for one or two County employees to record the video in the absence of any
CFFCOC members. Site visit presentations should be primarily led by the project sponsor.
13. Required Meetings
The CFFCOC will meet to hear project presentations. The sponsor should attend the meeting in person, if
possible, and make a presentation that begins with an introductory project description and ideally is organized
according to the sequence of scored questions. CFFCOC members are required to participate in both the project
presentation and ranking meetings as well as the site visit(or view the site visit video)in order to be eligible to
vote on funding recommendations.
14. Annual Reports
Sponsors are required to submit an annual report by December 3151 every year from the date of award until three
years after the CF funds are disbursed. Sponsors receiving 0& M funds will also submit an annual report for each
year that 0& M funds are expended. An annual report template is included with this manual and will be provided
to the project sponsor electronically.
15. Additional Reporting
Five years after the final requisite annual report is submitted, sponsors should provide an update on their
stewardship and monitoring of the project. At any point subsequent to this, the CFFCOC or program staff may
also inquire as to project status.
16. Project Changes
Project sponsors are expected to implement funded projects as described in their application to the CFFCOC.
However,occasional changes may be necessary. This section describes the process by which a project sponsor
can initiate a request for a change to a previously-approved or-funded project. A change occurs whenever the
language contained in the application to the Conservation Futures Fund no longer accurately or fully describes the
project.
A proposed project change typically requires that the CFFCOC first develop a recommendation for the BoCC to
consider.
Project change requests shall be submitted as follows:
1. Send a"request for changes", addressed to the CFFCOC and Board of County Commissioners,
in an email to the program coordinator describing the desired change(s)and need for it/them in
as much detail as possible. Also, characterize the level of urgency for addressing the possible
change. If at all possible,provide this information at least two weeks ahead of the next
scheduled full CFFCOC meeting for possible inclusion on the draft agenda.
2. Reflect the proposed change(s) in a Microsoft Word version of the original Conservation
Futures Fund application, and the County/Sponsor resolution or agreement(as applicable),
using Track Changes. Label new attachments with the current date. Attach the document(s)to
the email described above.
3. When the change request is included on an agenda,the sponsor should make every effort to
attend that meeting in person or by phone/internet.
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4. If the need for change is urgent, the Chair may call a special, ad hoc,meeting. However, such a
meeting requires that a quorum of CFFCOC members is available to approve any
recommendation to the BoCC.
5. The following change requests are considered particularly significant,and always require
CFFCOC review and recommendation to the BoCC:
a. Parcel substitution or removal
b. Increase in funding amount
c. Reduction in percentage match
d. Loss of conservation value
e. Change in funding category(acquisition and/or 0& M)
The CFFCOC shall:
1. Review the request for change and ask questions of the project sponsor, as needed.
2. Engage in discussion about the proposed change.
3. Formulate and vote,consistent with the bylaws, on a motion to accomplish one or more of the
following:
a. Draft a statement to recommend the change for approval by the BoCC in its current
form.
b. Ask the project sponsor to revise and resubmit the change request for a future meeting.
c. Reject the change and submit a statement to the BoCC to accompany the request.
Staff shall:
1. Work with the project sponsor and CFFCOC chair to refine or clarify the change request
ahead of its presentation at the next CFFCOC meeting,as needed.
2. Forward the change request and CFFCOC recommendations to the BoCC for final
determination at a regularly scheduled meeting.
3. Work with the CFFCOC, and sub-committee(s) as applicable,to learn from the change and
determine if related updates to program materials are needed.
17. Program Suggestions
Suggestions for program improvements are always welcome and may be provided to the CFFCOC by letter or
email via the program coordinator at the contact information provided herein. Every CFFCOC meeting also
includes at least two public comment periods. Meeting agendas are posted on the program website.
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APPENDIX A
GRANT AGREEMENT TEMPLATE FOR FEE SIMPLE ACQUISITIONS
(INFORMATIONAL ONLY)
Please Note: Contact program coordinator to request the template for conservation easements.
JEFFERSON COUNTY CONSERVATION FUTURES PROGRAM
PROJECT GRANT AGREEMENT
Project Sponsor: [SPONSOR(UBI Number: xxx xxx xxx)]
Project Title: [PROJECT]
Contract Number: [xxxxxxx]
Approval: [Resolution No.]
1. Parties to this Agreement
This Jefferson County Conservation Futures Program Project Grant Agreement (this Agreement) is entered into
between Jefferson County (County), PO Box 1220, Port Townsend, Washington 98368 and [NAME] (Sponsor),
[ADDRESS].
2. Purpose of this Agreement
This Agreement sets out the terms and conditions by which a grant is made through the Jefferson County
Conservation Futures Fund, Chapter 3.08 of the Jefferson County Code (JCC), as approved by Resolution No.
[NUMBER].
3. Grant Administration
The grant is administered by Jefferson County Public Health Department on behalf of the project Sponsor.
4. Description of Project
The subject project is described in the Scope of Work(Appendix A).
5. Project Requirements
[SPONSOR] shall implement a Conservation Futures Program project to acquire in fee simple title [NUMBER] via
[DEED TYPE] deed of the parcels of land known in the records of the Jefferson County Assessor as APN#(s)
[NUMBERS] (the Property), and as described in the [YEAR] Conservation Futures Fund project application for
[PROJECT NAME] (Exhibit B) and [YEAR] Conservation Futures Fund Program Manual (Exhibit C), and as
authorized by Resolution [NUMBER] (Exhibit D). The [DEED TYPE] deed shall [INSERT PURPOSE], as
described in the project application. Language must be included in the [DEED TYPE] deed to protect the County's
interests and the Project's conservation values, including,at a minimum, the following:
Grantee's costs of acquiring the Property were provided in part by grant funding from the
Jefferson County Conservation Futures property tax authorized by Washington law. Grantee
hereby agrees to be bound by Jefferson County Code (JCC) 3.08.030(9), the uses authorized
under RCW 84.34.230, including the obligation to ensure the long-term conservation of the
Property in accordance with the terms and conditions of the statutory warranty deed, and to
obtain the consent of Jefferson County prior to any conveyance of any interest acquired hereby.
Consistent with JCC 3.08.030(9), the Property shall not be converted to a different use unless
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and only if other equivalent lands or interest in lands within Jefferson County are received by
Grantee in exchange.
6. Period of Performance
The Project reimbursement period for acquisition expenses shall begin on [DATE] and end on [DATE], unless
proof of match is provided prior to this date. Work performed consistent with this Agreement during its term, but
prior to the adoption of this Agreement, is hereby ratified.
7. Annual Reporting Required.
Annual reporting by the Sponsor to the County is required every year on or before December 31 St until three years
after the acquisition funds are dispersed and in each year 0&M funds are used.
8. Project Funding
The total grant award provided by the Conservation Futures Fund for the Project shall not exceed [AMOUNT
AWARDED]. The Conservation Futures Fund shall not pay any amount beyond that approved in this Agreement
for funding of the Project. The Sponsor shall be responsible for providing matching funds as described in their
Project Application, no less than fifty (50%) percent of the total Project cost and all Project costs in excess of
$xxxxxx.The contribution by the Sponsor toward work on the Project shall be as indicated below.The contribution
by the Conservation Futures Fund toward work on the Project is described below.
Acquisition 0 &M Totals % Match
[PROJECT $[AMOUNT] $[AMOUNT] $[AMOUNT] %[AMOUNT]
NAME]—
Conservation
Futures
Estimated Project $[AMOUNT] $[AMOUNT] $[AMOUNT] %[AMOUNT]
Sponsor
Contribution
Estimated Total $[AMOUNT] $[AMOUNT] $[AMOUNT] %[AMOUNT]
Project Cost
9. Unexpended Project Allocations
Should unexpected Project allocations, including(but not limited to)project completion at less than the estimated
cost or (alternatively) the abandonment of the Project occur, then the Sponsor shall notify the County within 30
days.
10. Modification of this Agreement
All rights and obligations of the parties to this Agreement are subject to this Agreement and its attachments. Except
as provided in this Agreement, no alteration of any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement shall be effective
unless provided in writing.All such alterations, except those concerning the period of performance,must be signed
by both parties. Period of performance extensions need only be signed by Jefferson Board of County
Commissioners.
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11. Indemnification
a. For its comparative liability, each party agrees to indemnify, defend and hold the other party, its
officers,officials,employees,agents and volunteers(and their marital communities),harmless from
and against any claims, damages, losses and expenses, including but not limited to court costs,
attorney's fees and alternative dispute resolution costs, for any personal injury, for any bodily
injury, sickness, disease or death and for any damage to or destruction of any property(including
the loss of use resulting therefrom)which are alleged or proven to be caused by an act or omission,
negligent or otherwise, of its officers,officials, employees, agents or volunteers(and their marital
communities).
b. A party shall not be required to indemnify,defend, or hold the other party or its officers, officials,
employees, agents and volunteers(and their marital communities) harmless if the claim, damage,
loss or expense for personal injury, for any bodily injury, sickness, disease or death or for any
damage to or destruction of any property (including the loss of use resulting therefrom) is caused
by the sole act or omission of the other party or its officers, officials, employees, agents or
volunteers.
c. If any concurrent act occurs or omission of the parties and their officers, officials, employees,
agents and volunteers, negligent or otherwise, these indemnity provisions shall be valid and
enforceable only for the comparative liability of each party and its officers, officials, employees,
agents or volunteers.
d. The parties agree to maintain a consolidated defense to claims made against them and to reserve all
indemnity claims against each other until after liability to the claimant and damages are adjudicated.
If any claim is resolved by voluntary settlement and the parties cannot agree upon apportionment
of damages and defense costs,they shall submit apportionment to binding arbitration.
e. The indemnification obligations of the parties shall not be limited by the Washington State
Industrial Insurance Act, Title 51 RCW, or by application of any other workmen's compensation
act,disability benefit act or other employee benefit act.Each party expressly waives any immunity
afforded by such acts to the extent required by a party's obligations to indemnify,defend and hold
harmless the other party,its officers,officials,employees,agents and volunteers(and their marital
communities).A party's waiver of immunity does not extend to claims made by its own employees
directly against that party as employer. The indemnity provisions of this section are a material
inducement to enter into this Agreement and have been mutually negotiated. This section shall
survive the expiration or termination of this Agreement.
12. Insurance
Prior to commencing work,the Contractor shall obtain at its own cost and expense the following insurance
coverage specified below and shall keep such coverage in force during the terms of the Agreement.
a. Commercial Automobile Liability Insurance providing bodily injury and property damage
liability coverage for all owned and non-owned vehicles assigned to or used in the performance
of the work for a combined single limit of not less than$500,000 each occurrence with the
County named as an additional insured in connection with the Contractor's performance of this
Agreement. This insurance shall indicate on the certificate of insurance the following coverage:
(a)Owned automobiles; (b)Hired automobiles; and, (3)Non-owned automobiles.
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b. Commercial General Liability Insurance in an amount not less than a single limit of one million
dollars($1,000,000)per occurrence and an aggregate of not less than two(2)times the
occurrence amount($2,000,000.00 minimum)for bodily injury, including death and property
damage,unless a greater amount is specified in the contract specifications.The insurance
coverage shall contain no limitations on the scope of the protection provided and include the
following minimum coverage:
i. Broad Form Property Damage,with no employee exclusion;
ii. Personal Injury Liability,including extended bodily injury;
iii. Broad Form Contractual/Commercial Liability—including coverage for products and
completed operations;
iv. Premises—Operations Liability(M&C);
v. Independent Contractors and subcontractors;
vi. Blanket Contractual Liability.
c. Professional Liability Insurance. The Contractor shall maintain professional liability insurance
against legal liability arising out of activity related to the performance of this Agreement,on a
form acceptable to Jefferson County Risk Management in the amounts of not less than
$1,000,000 Each Claim and$2,000,000 Aggregate. The professional liability insurance policy
should be on an"occurrence" form. If the professional liability policy is"claims made,"then an
extended reporting periods coverage(tail coverage) shall be purchased for three(3)years after the
end of this Agreement,at the Contractor's sole expense. The Contractor agrees the Contractor's
insurance obligation to provide professional liability insurance shall survive the completion or
termination of this Agreement for a minimum period of three(3)years.
d. The County shall be named as an"additional named insured"under all insurance policies
required by this Agreement, except Professional Liability Insurance when not allowed by the
insurer.
e. Such insurance coverage shall be evidenced by one of the following methods: (a)Certificate of
Insurance;or,(b)Self-insurance through an irrevocable Letter of Credit from a qualified financial
institution.
f. The Contractor shall furnish the County with properly executed certificates of insurance that,at a
minimum, shall include: (a)The limits of coverage; (b)The project name to which it applies; (c)
The certificate holder as Jefferson County,Washington and its elected officials, officers,and
employees with the address of Jefferson County Public Health 615 Sheridan Street,Port
Townsend,WA 98368,and, (d)A statement that the insurance policy shall not be canceled or
allowed to expire except on thirty(30)days prior written notice to the County. If the proof of
insurance or certificate indicating the County is an"additional insured"to a policy obtained by
the Contractor refers to an endorsement(by number or name)but does not provide the full text of
that endorsement,then it shall be the obligation of the Contractor to obtain the full text of that
endorsement and forward that full text to the County. Certificates of coverage as required by this
section shall be delivered to the County within fifteen(15)days of execution of this Agreement.
g. Failure of the Contractor to take out or maintain any required insurance shall not relieve the
Contractor from any liability under the Agreement, nor shall the insurance requirements be
construed to conflict with or otherwise limit the obligations concerning indemnification of the
County.
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h. The Contractor's insurers shall have no right of recovery or subrogation against the County
(including its employees and other agents and agencies), it being the intention of the parties that
the insurance policies,with the exception of Professional Liability Insurance, so affected shall
protect both parties and be primary coverage for all losses covered by the above described
insurance.
i. Insurance companies issuing the policy or policies shall have no recourse against the County
(including its employees and other agents and agencies) for payment of any premiums or for
assessments under any form of policy.
j. All deductibles in the above described insurance policies shall be assumed by and be at the sole
risk of the Contractor.
k. Any deductibles or self-insured retention shall be declared to and approved by the County prior to
the approval of this Agreement by the County. At the option of the County, the insurer shall
reduce or eliminate deductibles or self-insured retention, or the Contractor shall procure a bond
guaranteeing payment of losses and related investigations, claim administration and defense
expenses.
1. Insurance companies issuing the Contractor's insurance policy or policies shall have no recourse
against the County(including its employees and other agents and agencies) for payment of any
premiums or for assessments under any form of insurance policy.
m. Any judgments for which the County may be liable, in excess of insured amounts required by this
Agreement,or any portion thereof,may be withheld from payment due,or to become due, to the
Contractor until the Contractor shall furnish additional security covering such judgment as may
be determined by the County.
n. Any coverage for third party liability claims provided to the County by a"Risk Pool"created
pursuant to Ch. 48.62 RCW shall be non-contributory with respect to any policy of insurance the
Contractor must provide in order to comply with this Agreement.
o. The County may, upon the Contractor's failure to comply with all provisions of this Agreement
relating to insurance, withhold payment or compensation that would otherwise be due to the
Contractor.
P. The Contractor's liability insurance provisions shall be primary and noncontributory with respect
to any insurance or self-insurance programs covering the County, its elected and appointed
officers,officials, employees, and agents.
q. Any failure to comply with reporting provisions of the insurance policies shall not affect coverage
provided to the County, its officers,officials, employees, or agents.
r. The Contractor's insurance shall apply separately to each insured against whom claim is made or
suit is brought, except with respect to the limits of the insurer's liability.
s. The Contractor shall include all subcontractors as insured under its insurance policies or shall
furnish separate certificates and endorsements for each subcontractor. All insurance provisions
for subcontractors shall be subject to all the requirements stated herein.
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t. The insurance limits mandated for any insurance coverage required by this Agreement are not
intended to be an indication of exposure nor are they limitations on indemnification.
u. The Contractor shall maintain all required insurance policies in force from the time services
commence until services are completed. Certificates, insurance policies,and endorsements
expiring before completion of services shall be promptly replaced. All the insurance policies
required by this Agreement shall provide that thirty(30)days prior to cancellation, suspension,
reduction or material change in the policy, notice of same shall be given to the Jefferson County
Public Health Contracts Manager by registered mail, return receipt requested.
v. The Contractor shall place insurance with insurers licensed to do business in the State of
Washington and having A.M. Best Company ratings of no less than A-, with the exception that
excess and umbrella coverage used to meet the requirements for limits of liability or gaps in
coverage need not be placed with insurers or re-insurers licensed in the State of Washington.
w. The County reserves the right to request additional insurance on an individual basis for extra
hazardous contracts and specific service agreements.
13. Workers Compensation(Industrial Insurance)
a. If and only if the Contractor employs any person(s) in the status of employee or employees
separate from or in addition to any equity owners, sole proprietor,partners,owners or
shareholders of the Contractor, the Contractor shall maintain workers compensation insurance at
its own expense,as required by Title 51 RCW, for the term of this Agreement and shall provide
evidence of coverage to Jefferson County Public Health, upon request.
b. Workers compensation insurance covering all employees with limits meeting all applicable state
and federal laws. This coverage shall include Employer's Liability with limits meeting all
applicable state and federal laws.
c. This coverage shall extend to any subcontractor that does not have their own worker's
compensation and employer's liability insurance.
d. The Contractor expressly waives by mutual negotiation all immunity and limitations on liability,
with respect to the County, under any industrial insurance act, disability benefit act, or other
employee benefit act of any jurisdiction that would otherwise be applicable in the case of such
claim.
e. If the County incurs any costs to enforce the provisions of this subsection, all cost and fees shall
be recoverable from the Contractor.
14. Independent Contractor
The Sponsor is an independent contractor with respect to the services provided pursuant to this Agreement. The
Sponsor is not as an agent,an employee or a servant of the County. Nothing in this Agreement shall be considered
to create the relationship of employer and employee between the parties. The Sponsor specifically has the right to
direct and control Contractor's own activities and over all of its subcontractors, employees, agents and
representatives in providing the agreed services in accordance with the specifications set out in this Agreement.
Neither Sponsor nor any employee of Sponsor shall be entitled to any benefits accorded County employees by virtue
of the services provided under this Agreement. The County shall not be responsible for withholding or otherwise
deducting federal income tax or social security or for contributing to the state industrial insurance program,
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otherwise assuming the duties of an employer with respect to Sponsor, or any employee of Sponsor. The Sponsor
agrees to file all necessary governmental documents, including appropriate tax returns, reflecting income status as
an independent contractor for services rendered to the County under this Agreement.
15. No Assignment
The Sponsor shall not sublet or assign any of the services covered by this Agreement without the express written
consent of the County or its authorized representative. Assignment does not include printing or other customary
reimbursable expenses that may be provided in an agreement.
16. Ownership and Use of Documents
All documents, drawings, specifications and other materials produced by the Sponsor in connection with the
services rendered under this Agreement shall be the property of the Sponsor whether the project for which they are
made is executed or not.The County shall be permitted to retain copies, including reproducible copies,of drawings
and specifications for information,reference, and use in connection with the Sponsor's endeavors.
17. Compliance with Applicable Statutes,Rules,and Jefferson County Policies
This Agreement is governed by, and the Sponsor shall comply with, all applicable state and federal laws and
regulations, including RCW 84.34.210, and published agency policies,which are incorporated into this Agreement
by this reference as if fully set forth.
18. No Harassment of Discrimination
Any form of harassment,discrimination,or improper fraternization with any County employee is strictly prohibited.
The Sponsor shall not discriminate on the grounds of race, color, national origin, religion, creed, age, sex, sexual
orientation, or the presence of any physical or sensory disability in the selection and retention of employees or
procurement of materials or supplies.
19. Sponsor's Accounting Books and Records
The Sponsor shall maintain complete financial records relating to this Agreement and the services rendered
including all books, records, documents, receipts, invoices, and all other evidence of accounting procedures and
practices which sufficiently and properly reflect all direct and indirect cost of any nature expended in the
performance of this Agreement. The Sponsor's records and accounts pertaining to this Agreement are to be kept
available for inspection by the Office of the State Auditor, federal auditors, the Jefferson County Auditor, and any
persons duly authorized by the County shall have full access and the right to examine any of these materials during
this period for a period of ten (10) years after the date of the final payment to Sponsor. If any litigation, claim or
audit is started before the expiration of the six(6)year period,the records shall be retained until all litigation,claims,
or audit findings involving the records have been resolved. Copies shall be made available upon request. Records
and other documents, in any medium, furnished by one party to this Agreement to the other party, will remain the
property of the furnishing party,unless otherwise agreed.
20. Licensing,Accreditation and Registration
The Sponsor shall comply with all applicable local, state and federal licensing, accreditation, permitting, and
registration requirement/standards necessary for the performance of this Agreement.
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21. Disputes
Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement,when a bona fide dispute arises between Jefferson County and the
Sponsor and it cannot be resolved, either party may request a dispute hearing with a mediator agreed upon by the
parties, or if agreement cannot be made, the mediator shall be selected by the Jefferson County Superior Court.
Either party's request for a dispute hearing must be in writing and clearly state:
a. the disputed issue(s);
b. the relative positions of the parties; and,
c. the Sponsor's name, address and agency contact number.
Requests for dispute hearings must be mailed to the Project Manager, Jefferson County Environmental Public
Health Department, 615 Sheridan St., Port Townsend, WA 98368, within fifteen (15) days after either party
received notice of the disputed issue(s). The parties agree that this dispute process shall precede any action in a
judicial or quasi-judicial tribunal. The parties shall split evenly the cost of mediation or whatever form of dispute
resolution is used. The parties shall bear their own costs and attorney's fees in any dispute.
The venue for any legal action shall be solely in the appropriate state court in Jefferson County,Washington,subject
to the venue provisions for actions against counties in RCW 36.01.050.
Each party to this Agreement shall be responsible for their own dispute and litigation costs, including attorney's
fees.
22. Termination for Funding
Jefferson County may unilaterally terminate this Agreement in the event funding from state,federal,or other sources
are withdrawn,reduced, or limited in any way after the effective date of this Agreement.
23. Termination for Convenience
The County reserves the right to terminate this Agreement at any time by giving ten(10) days written notice to the
Sponsor.
24. Assignment
The Sponsor shall not sublet or assign any interest in this Agreement, and shall not transfer any interest in this
Agreement without the express written consent of the County.
25. No Waiver
Waiver by any party of any provision of this Agreement or any time limitation provided for in this Agreement shall
not constitute a waiver of any other provision.
No consent by either party to, or waiver of, a breach by either party, whether express or implied, shall constitute a
consent to, waiver of, or excuse of any other, different,or subsequent breach by either party.
No term or provision of this Agreement shall be considered waived by either party,and no breach excused by either
party,unless such waiver or consent is in writing signed on behalf of the party against whom the waiver is asserted.
Failure of a party to declare any breach or default immediately upon the occurrence thereof, or delay in taking any
action in connection with, shall not waive such breach or default.
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26. County Does Not Assume Additional Duties
The County does not assume any obligation or duty, except as required by federal or state law, to determine if
Sponsor is complying with all applicable statutes, rules, codes ordinances or permits.
27. Agreement Representatives
All written communications sent to the Sponsor under this Agreement shall be addressed and delivered to:
Sponsor Contact Conservation Futures Fund Program Contact
Tami Pokorny
Jefferson County Environmental Public Health—
Conservation Futures Fund
615 Sheridan Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
(360) 385-9444
tpokorny@co.jefferson.wa.us
These addresses shall be effective until receipt by one party from the other of a written notice of any change.
28. Entire Agreement
This Agreement,along with all attachments,constitutes the entire agreement of the parties.No other understandings,
oral or otherwise, regarding this Agreement shall exist or bind any of the parties.
29. Severability
Provided it does not result in a material change in the terms of this Agreement, if any provision of this Agreement
or the application of this Agreement to any person or circumstance shall be invalid, illegal,or unenforceable to any
extent, the remainder of this Agreement and the application this Agreement shall not be affected and shall be
enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.
30. Survival
Those provisions of this Agreement that by their sense and purpose should survive the term of this Agreement shall
survive the term of this Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the preceding sentence,and for the avoidance
of doubt,the provisions that survive the term of this agreement include: (a) controlling law; (b)insurance; and, (c)
indemnification.
31. Binding on Successors,Heirs and Assigns
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties' successors in interest,heirs and assigns.
32. No Third-party Beneficiaries
The parties do not intend, and nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to mean, that any provision in this
Agreement is for the benefit of any person or entity who is not a party.
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33. Signature in Counterparts
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all
of which counterparts together shall constitute the same instrument which may be sufficiently evidenced by one
counterpart. Execution of this Agreement at different times and places by the parties shall not affect the validity of
this Agreement, so long as all the parties execute a counterpart of this Agreement.
34. Facsimile and Electronic Signatures
The parties agree that facsimile and electronic signatures shall have the same force and effect as original signatures.
35. Public Records Act
Notwithstanding any provisions of this Agreement to the contrary,to the extent any record,including any electronic,
audio,paper or other media,is required to be kept or indexed as a public record in accordance with the Washington
Public Records Act, Chapter 42.56 RCW (as may be amended), the Sponsor agrees to maintain all records
constituting public records and to produce or assist the County in producing such records, within the time frames
and parameters set forth in state law.
The Sponsor also agrees that upon receipt of any written public record request, the Sponsor shall, within two
business days, notify the County by providing a copy of the request per the notice provisions of this Agreement.
This Agreement, once executed, shall be a "public record" subject to production to a third party if it is requested
pursuant to the Washington Public Records Act.
36. Effective Date of this Agreement
This Agreement shall be effective upon signing by all parties.
37. Controlling Law
It is understood and agreed that this Agreement is entered into in the State of Washington. This Agreement shall be
governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the United States,the State of Washington and the County
of Jefferson, as if applied to transactions entered into and to be performed wholly within Jefferson County,
Washington between Jefferson County residents. No party shall argue or assert that any state law other than
Washington law applies to the governance or construction of this Agreement.
38. Order of Precedence.
If there is an inconsistency in the terms of this Agreement, or between its terms and any applicable statute or rule,
the inconsistency shall be resolved by giving precedence in the following order: (a) Applicable state statutes and
rules; (b) local laws and rules; and, (c)case law.
39. Force Majeure
Neither party shall be in default by reason of any failure in performance of this Agreement,if such failure arises out
of causes beyond a parry's control and without fault or negligence of such party, including but not limited to; (a)
acts of God; (b) terrorism or other acts of a public enemy; (c) war; or, (d) epidemics, pandemics or quarantine
restrictions.
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40. Attachments
Any attachment to this Agreement is part of this Agreement and is incorporated by reference into this Agreement.
41. Representations and Warranties
The parties represent and warrant that: (a)Each person signing this Agreement is fully authorized to enter into this
Agreement on behalf of the party for whom signature is being made;(b)Each party that is a corporate entity is duly
organized and validly existing in good standing under the laws of one of the states of the United States of America;
(c) The making and performance of this Agreement will not violate any provision of law or of any party's articles
of incorporation, charter, or by-laws; (d) Each corporate party has taken all necessary corporate and internal legal
actions to duly approve the making and performance of this Agreement and that no further corporate or other internal
approval is necessary; and, (e) Each party has read this Agreement in its entirety and know the contents of this
Agreement,that the terms of this Agreement are contractual and not merely recitals, and that they have signed this
Agreement, having obtained the advice of legal counsel.
DATED this day of , 20
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JEFFERSON COUNTY WASHINGTON [SPONSOR]
Board of County Commissioners
Jefferson County, Washington
By:
By: Signature
[Commissioner I]
Name:
By: Title:
[Commissioner 2]
Date:
By:
[Commissioner 3]
SEAL:
ATTEST:
[NAME], CMC
Clerk of the Board
APPROVED AS TO FORM ONLY:
[NAME] Date
Chief Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
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APPENDIX A (to the Agreement template)
Scope of Work
[SPONSOR], as project sponsor("Sponsor"), shall perform the following tasks in order to implement
the [PROJECT]:
Task 1: Secure Matching Contribution
Sponsor shall secure the necessary matching contribution as described in their Project Application,no less
than [xx percent (xx%)] of the total project cost. The match must be in an eligible form consistent with
JCC 3.08.030(5).
Deliverable la: Documentation of matching contribution(s)of no less than[xx%] of the total project cost.
Task 2: Acquire Fee Simple Deed
Sponsor shall acquire an approved deed form on the Property that incorporates the approved Conservation
Futures Program language in item "C" of this Agreement.
Deliverable 2a: Finalized (unexecuted) deeds shall be attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A.
Deliverable 2b: Qualifying appraisal and estimated settlement statement(HUD-1).
Deliverable 2c: Recorded deed for subject parcels.
Deliverable 2d: Recorded deed(s) for match parcel(s), as applicable.
Task 3: Stewardship Plan
Sponsor shall provide a plan for stewardship.
Deliverable 3a: Electronic copy of Stewardship Plan
Task 4: Annual Reporting
Sponsor shall monitor and report on the property as described in item "D" of this Agreement and submit
required reports to the Conservation Futures Fund Citizen Oversight Committee (through staff) in the
format provided for each year that it is required.
Deliverable 4a: Completed annual reports.
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Exhibit A
Final(unexecuted)Property Deeds
Exhibit B
[202x] Conservation Futures Fund Application for[PROJECT TITLE]
Exhibit C
[202x] Conservation Futures Fund Program Manual
Exhibit D
Jefferson County Resolution No. [NUMBER]
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APPENDIX B
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APPENDIX C
ANNUAL REPORT FORM TEMPLATE
Jefferson County Conservation Futures Fund Program
Annual Project Reporting Form TEMPLATE
Project Title:
Project Objectives as outlined in CFF Application:
Parcel Number(s):
Total Acreage:
Month and year that CFF funding was awarded:
Amount of CFF award:
Acquisition:
O& M:
D Conservation Easement
Title:
Grantor:
Grantee:
Date of Acquisition:
Purchase price:
❑ Fee Simple Acquisition
Seller:
Buyer/Title Holder:
Date of Acquisition:
Purchase price:
Entity responsible for stewardship:
Plans or agreements pertaining to this acquisition:
O& M funds received since acquisition(list by year):
Existing and on-going activities and projects(for each 0 & M activity that has occurred since December 31 of the
previous year,please provide supporting documentation):
New events, activities,projects(for each 0&M activity that has occurred since December 31 of the previous
year,please provide supporting documentation):
Needs and challenges to meeting Project objectives:
Demonstrated progress towards Project's objectives:
Completed by:
Title:
Organization:
Signature Date
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APPENDIX D
DEFINITIONS
"Conservation Futures Fund Citizen Oversight Committee"means the Jefferson County conservation futures
fund citizen oversight committee established under this chapter.
"Conservation Futures Fund"means the Jefferson County conservation futures fund established under this
chapter.
"Conservation futures tax levy"means that Jefferson County tax levy upon all taxable property in Jefferson
County authorized by RCW 84.34.230.
"County"means Jefferson County and/or its Conservation Futures Fund citizen oversight committee.
"Cultural resources"means archeological and historic sites and artifacts, and traditional religious ceremonial and
social uses and activities of affected Indian Tribes and mandatory protections of resources under chapters 27.44
and 27.53 RCW.
"Open space land"means the fee simple or any lesser interest or development right with respect to real property
including,but not limited to, conservation futures, easements, covenants or other contractual rights necessary to
protect,preserve,maintain, improve, restore, limit the future use of or conserve selected open space land, farm
and agricultural land and timber land(as those terms are defined in Chapter 84.34 RCW).
"Project"means open space land, or any lesser interest or development right in specific real property, to which
Jefferson County conservation futures tax levy funds are allocated for acquisition under the procedure outlined
under this chapter. [Ord. 1-14 § 1; Ord. 6-02 § 1]
"Silviculture"means the practice of controlling the establishment, growth, composition, health, and quality of
forests for the production of forest products.
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APPENDIX E
DRAFT 2026 PROGRAM CALENDAR
WE February 18, 2026 4pm—6pm Past projects review
FR February 27, 2026 Preapplications due
TU March 10, 2026 9am—5pm Site visits rain or shine(alternatively by video)
FR March 20, 2026 by midnight Final project applications due to staff from applicants (email only)
TU March 31, 2026 2pm—5pm Final project interviews
TU April 7, 2026 Deadline for additional questions for applicants (through staff)
TU April 14, 2026 Deadline for applicants to respond to questions (through staff)
FR April 17, 2026 (somewhat flexible deadline) Provide scores to staff
TU April 21, 2026 2pm—5pm Score, Rank and Recommend Meeting
May/June 2026 Presentation of Recommendations to BoCC
TU October 13, 2026 3pm—5pm Program materials review (changes for 2027)
TU November 17, 2026 3pm—5pm Program materials approval (changes for 2027)
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APPENDIX F
JEFFERSON COUNTY CODE CRITERIA CROSSWALK
Relationship between CFF Application Questions and Program Criteria Outlined in JCC 3.08
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 Q11 Q12 Q13 MAX
Criteria 1 X X 44
Criteria 2 X X 42
Criteria 3 X X X X X 103
Criteria 4 X 15
Criteria 5 X X X 50
Criteria 6 N/A
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JCC 3.08.040 Preservation criteria
Specific criteria for ranking and selection of projects are contained in a process guidance document
approved by the Jefferson County board of commissioners that shall be provided to the citizen oversight
committee annually. These criteria will be updated from time to time to reflect the priorities and needs
of the citizens of Jefferson County. Overall, the following criteria shall guide the use of conservation
futures funds:
(1) Preservation of sensitive lands that have truly unique characteristics that will be permanently
damaged by potential development or resource extraction;
(2) Preservation or enhancement of lands that provide a variety of habitat for flora and fauna, including
habitat that supports threatened or endangered species;
(3) Preservation of lands that have significant regional or community benefit;
(4) Leveraging conservation futures funds with other resources;
(5) Acquisitions shall be supported by strategies to provide stewardship and long-term management of
the lands through the development and implementation of a management plan;
(6) Other criteria consistent with RCW 84.34.020. [Ord. 6-02 § 4]
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Exhibit E
Resolution No. 38-0727-26R
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STATE OF 'WASHINGTON
County of Jefferson
In the Matter of Dedicating Conservation RESOLUTION NO. 38-0727-26R
Futures Funds to the East Dabob Bay Acquisition
Project as Authorized by and in Accordance with
Jefferson County Code(JCC) Chapter 3.08 to
Provide a System of Open Spaces
WHEREAS, Conservation Futures Fund tax levy collections,authorized under RCW 84.34.230,
are an important means of retaining community character and accomplishing the open space policies
and objectives of the Jefferson County Comprehensive Plan that encourage the coordinated acquisition
of key open space lands for long-term protection; and
WHEREAS, Jefferson County is authorized by RCW 84.34.210 and RCW 84.34.220 to acquire
open space land, agricultural and timber lands as defined in RCW 84.34.220. and
WHEREAS, the Conservation Futures Fund Citizen Oversight Committee has reviewed project
applications for 2026 and made its funding recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners in
accordance chapter 3.08 JCC; and
WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Jefferson County Conservation Futures Fund Program,
Northwest Watershed Institute, as project sponsor, requests funding towards fee simple acquisition of
one(I)parcel of land in S34 T27N R l W with Assessor's Parcel Number 701341004 and totaling 41.83
acres; and
WHEREAS, the County retains enough developable land to accommodate the East Dabob Bay
Acquisition project as well as the housing and employment growth that it is expected to receive, thus
satisfying the requirement of RCW 84.34.240(3); and
WHEREAS, Jefferson County considers it in the best public interest to contribute financially to
this open space project;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNT)'
COMMISSIONERS OF JEFFERSON COUNTY,STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Section 1. Whereas Clauses Adopted as Findings of Fact. The Jefferson County Board of
Commissioners hereby adopts the above"Whereas"clauses as Findings of Fact.
Section 2. Dedication of Acquisition Funds Approved. Jefferson County hereby dedicates up to
$395,000 in Conservation Futures funds towards reimbursement of eligible acquisition expenses for the
East Dabob Bay Acquisition project.Funding is contingent upon presentation of a matching contribution
of at least seventy-six percent (76%).
Section 3. Nullification. This dedication of funding may be nullified if a submittal for reimbursement,
accompanied by documentation of matching funds sufficient to complete the acquisition, is not received
from the sponsor within three years of the signing of this resolution.
Section 4. Severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, or phrase of this resolution or its
application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the remainder of this resolution or its
application to other persons or circumstances shall be fully valid and shall not be affected.
Section 5. Effective Date. This resolution is effective upon adoption.
Section 6. SEPA Categorical Exemption. This resolution is categorically exempt from the State
Environmental Policy Act under WAC 197-11-800(5).
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APPROVED AM) ADOPTED this `�7rday of LI 2026.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOA OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SEAL: &IQ
cid' .iscnhour, Member
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••,� Greg flierton, Chair
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i idley-Nollette, Member
ATTEST: , APPROVED AS TO FORM:
IQ. t 3, net-iC 6/2 --IcOi LOCO'fl
Carolyn G I away, Phili '. Hunsucker, Date A
-Deputy Cl rl of the Board Chief Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED this `� day of �`1t, 2Q26.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOA OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
SEAL:
Aej .- < I .-
Itidt .isenhour. Member
• Greg erton, Chair
N..., f it, r tdley Nvllcttc. N1ember
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ATTEST: APPROVED AS� 'O FORM:
,:61 tir,kcvz July 28,2026
Caro yn Ci I way, Philip C. Hunsucker, Date
--Remy CI r of the Board Chief Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
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Exhibit F
East Dabob Bay Acquisition Project Projected Budget
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Exhibit F
EAST DABOB BAY ACQUISITION PROJECT PROJECTED BUDGET
Jefferson County Conservation Futures Proposal 2026
EAST DABOB BAY ACQUISITION PROJECT
Northwest Watershed Institute
ORIGINAL BUDGET ESTIMATE IN PROPOSAL
1JCCF Match to
Request JCCF Total Cost Timeline
Acquisition
Olson Property - Fee Simple 420,000 1,280,000 1,700,000 Oct-26
Acquisition Related Costs:
Appraisal 15,000 15,000 Mar-26
Legal review 3,000 3,000 Mar-26
Closing costs 3,000 3,000 Oct-26
O&M
Baseline/Stewardship Plan 4,000 4,000 i Dec-26
Project management and administration 24,000 24,000 )an 25 to Dec-26
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Total Project Costs 1420,000 1,329,000 1,749,0001
Percent JCCF match i 76%
*note during review of proposal, NWI dropped request to$395,000 which was then
approved by BoCC
REVISED BUDGET August 6 2026
JCCF Match to
Request JCCF Total Cost Timeline
Acquisition
Olson Property- Fee Simple 1325,000 1,400,000 1,700,000 Sep-26
Acquisition Related Costs:
Appraisal 20,000 20,000 Mar-26
Legal review 4000 4,000 Mar-26
Closing costs 3.000 3,000 Oct-26
O&M
Baseline/Stewardship Plan 4,000 4,000 Dec-26
Project management/admin(2.4%) 43,000 43,000 Jan 25 to Dec-26
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Total Project Costs 395,000 1,404,000 1,774,0001
Percent JCCF match 78%_