HomeMy WebLinkAbout033 16STATE OF WASHINGTON
County of Jefferson
In the Matter of an Application for
Grant Assistance to the Recreation
and Conservation Office, Salmon
Recovery Funding Board, for the
Lower Big Quilcene Floodplain
Acquisitions Project - RCO 16-1480
RESOLUTION NO. 33-16
WHEREAS, under the provisions of the Salmon Recovery Act, state grant assistance is requested to
aid in financing the cost of acquisition and restoration; and
WHEREAS, Jefferson County considers it in the best interest to complete the project described in the
application.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that:
1. The Environmental Health Department is authorized to make formal application to the Salmon Recovery
Funding Board for grant assistance.
2. Our organization has reviewed the sample project agreement on the Recreation and Conservation
Office's web site at: http://www.rco.wa.gov/documents/manuals&forms/SgwleProjAgreemepLPdf. We
understand and acknowledge that the project agreement will contain the indemnification (applicable to
any sponsor) and waiver of sovereign immunity (applicable to Tribes) and other terms and conditions
that are contained in the sample project agreement.
3. Any grant assistance received will be used for direct costs associated with implementation of the project
referenced above.
4. Our organization expects our matching share of project funding will be derived from a grant to the Hood
Canal Salmon Enhancement Group from the Washington Department of Ecology Floodplains by Design
Program, or other eligible program, and meets the requirements of WAC 420-12-040. In addition, our
organization understands it is responsible for supporting all non-cash commitments to this project should
they not materialize.
We acknowledge that if the Salmon Recovery Funded Board approves grant assistance for the project(s),
the Recreation and Conservation Office will pay us on only a reimbursement basis, except for a specially
approved advance payment. We understand reimbursement basis means that we will only request
payment from the Recreation and Conservation Office after we incur eligible and allowable costs and
pay them. The Recreation and Conservation Office may also determine an amount of retainage and hold
that amount until the project is complete. The Recreation and Conservation Office may approve advance
payments in limited circumstances, pursuant to WAC 420-12-060 and the policy outlined in Manual 8,
Reimbursements.
6. [Acquisition Projects Only] We acknowledge that any property acquired with grant assistance be
dedicated for salmon recovery purposes for perpetuity unless otherwise agreed to by our organization
and the Salmon Recovery Funding Board. We agree to dedicate the property in a signed "Deed of Right
to Use Land for Salmon Recovery Purposes" for fee acquisitions, or an "Assignment of Rights" for
conservation easement acquisitions, to be recorded on the title of the property with the county auditor.
RESOLUTION NOn 33-16 Application for Grant Assistance to the Salmon Recovery Funding Board,
Recreation And Conservation Office, for the Lower Big Quilcene Floodplain Acquisitions Project.
7. [Acquisition Projects Only] We acknowledge that any property acquired in fee title must be accessible to
the public unless the Recreation and Conservation Office Director or the Salmon Recovery Funding
Board agrees to other restrictions.
8. [Restoration Projects Only] We acknowledge that any property restored be maintained for a period of
ten years after the project is complete unless otherwise provided and agreed to by our organization and
the Salmon Recovery Funding Board.
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10. This application authorization becomes part of a formal application to the Salmon Recovery Funding
Board for grant assistance.
11. We provided appropriate opportunity for public comment on this application.
12. We certify that this resolution was properly and lawfully adopted following the requirements of our
organization and applicable laws and policies and that the person signing as authorized representative is
duly authorized to do so.
This resolution was adopted by ouro ganization during the meeting held:
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this r -day of , 2016 in Port Townsend, Washington.
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SEAL : `�o JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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Phil J on, Member
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Clerk of the Board David Su livan, Member
Regular Agenda Page 1 of 2
August 2, 2016
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www.JeffersonCountyPublicHealth.org
Public Health
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
FROM: Tami Pokorny, Environmental Specialist II
DATE: August 8, 2016
SUBJECT: Agenda Item — Presentation and Resolution to Authorize
Application for Grant Assistance from the Salmon Recovery
Funding Board for the Lower Big Quilcene Floodplain
Acquisitions Project (RCO 16-1480)
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
Environmental Health requests BoCC signature on a specifically -worded resolution authorizing
submission of a funding application to the Recreation and Conservation Office's (RCO) Salmon
Recovery Funding Board (SRFB) to continue to support floodplain acquisitions in the lower mile of the
river. The SRFB grant request is $202,926 (total project cost: $238,737).
ANALYSIS/STRATEGIC GOALS/PRO'S and CON'S:
This project will enable Jefferson County to acquire, from willing sellers, additional residential and vacant
parcels located on the floodplain of the lower Big Quilcene River — up to the limit of available funding.
This project was ranked third of 21 proposals considered for 2016 SRFB and 2017-19 Puget Sound
Acquisition and Restoration Fund (PSAR) through the Hood Canal Coordinating Council Lead Entity
process (http://hccc.wa.gov/content/hood-canal-lead-entity). It follows two other grants for this purpose
(RCO 12-1384 and 15-1189). A final decision on funding for RCO 16-1480 will be made by the SRFB
later this year.
The creation of a restoration design for the river and estuary is now in progress with a stakeholder group
and consultants led by the Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group (HCSEG) through a separate SRFB
grant (RCO 15-1204 with RCO 16-2127 pending). The purpose of the design is to reconnect the lower
river with its floodplain and distributory channels in order to support the recovery of Hood Canal Summer
Chum and other salmonids and to reduce the adverse impacts of flooding to the community.
If funding is awarded, the project agreement referenced in bullet #2 of the accompanying resolution will
come before the BoCC for signature. This resolution is compatible with the County's Strategic Goal of
seeking non -local sources of revenue and the HCCC Summer Chum Recovery Plan.
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