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Public Hea t Consent Agenda
February 9, 2017
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
FROM: Tami Pokorny, Environmental Health Specialist
DATE: 31-q' Xj�`°
SUBJECT: Agenda Item — Amendment #3 to Interlocal Agreement with WA Dept. of Fish
and Wildlife (WDFW) to Fund Support of North Pacific Coast Marine Resources
Committee (NPC MRC) and its projects; July 1, 2015 — June 30, 2017;
Additional $25,990 for a total of $134,500.
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
Jefferson County Public Health requests approval of Amendment #3 to Interlocal Agreement with WDFW to
add new funding and make adjustments made to the tasks / deliverables schedule; July 1, 2015 — June 30,
2017; Amendment #1 awarded additional $16,590 to $91,920 for a total of $108,510. Amendment #2
awarded no additional funds. Amendment #3 awards additional $25,990 to $108,510 for a total of
$134,500.
ANALYSIS STRATEGIC GOALS PRO'S and CON'S:
The original contract funds administrative capacity for the North Pacific Marine Resources Committee by
funding the activities and responsibilities of the MRC Coordinator, and providing project funds for the two -
county partnership (Jefferson and Clallam), as well as funds the UW COASST bag -n -tag protocol
development and training, education programs through Feiro Marine Life Center, and coordination of coast -
wide beach cleanups and outreach by Washington CoastSavers. This Amendment is to make additions to
the tasks and deliverables to include the Washington Coast Cleanup on April 29th, providing up to five water
bottle tilling stations and associated marine debris prevention signage at local schools and other public -
oriented facilities, support for MRC -sponsored events during Forks RainFest River & Ocean Days, and to
reimbursement beach field trip expenses and ROV project costs incurred by Quillayute Valley School
District.
The goal of the Coastal MRC program is to understand, steward, and restore the marine and estuarine
ecological processes of the Washington coast in support of ecosystem health, sustainable marine resource
based livelihoods, cultural integrity, and coastal communities. This contract supports education and
outreach, coastal communities, marine life, sound science, and marine habitats.
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FISCAL IMPACT COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS:
Funding for the NPC MRC is provided by the State General Fund and administered through the WDFW
Coastal MRC Program. There is no impact to the Jefferson County General Fund for this agreement and
there are no match requirements.
RECOMMENDATION:
JCPH Management recommends BOCC signature of Amendment #3 to the NPC MRC Interagency Agreement
to Support North Pacific Coast Marine Resources Committee (NPC MRC) and its Projects; July 1, 2015 —
June 30, 2017; Amendment #1 awarded additional $16,590 to $91,920 for a total of $108,510. Amendment
#2 awarded no additional funds. Amendment #3 awards additional $25,990 to $108,510 for a total of
$134,500.
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Community Health
Developmental Disabilities
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360-385-9401 (f)
Always working for a safer and healthier community
Environmental Health
Water Quality
360-385-9444
(f) 360-379-4487
Department of
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WILDLIFE GRANT AMENDMENT
TITLE: Amendment #3 North Pacific Coast MRC WDFW NUMBER: 15-04914
CONTRACTOR: Jefferson County
AMENDMENT EFFECTIVE DATE:
December 12, 2016
AMENDMENT NUMBER: 3
AMENDMENT VALUE: $25,990
CONTRACT END DATE:
June 30, 2017
The above -referenced Grant between the State of Washington, Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW); and Jefferson County
is hereby amended as outlined below.
A. The purpose of this Amendment is to make adjustments to the Tasks/Deliverables schedule, and adds new funding for
specific tasks/deliverables,
B. Attachment C — Statement of Work: New tasks and deliverables under this Amendment are numbered 7 and 8, This
Amendment will add funds to Task 6, revise project summaries and deliverables for Tasks 3 and 6, and will add tasks 7 and
8.
Projects- Task 3: CoastSavers: Coordination of Coastwide Beach Cleanups and Outreach
On September 17, 2016, the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) will include the entire Washington Coast with the help of
Coastsavers recruitment efforts and online registration system. This will be the fourth year that the International Coastal
Cleanup will be held on the outer coast and it is our hope that momentum will build around this event and attract new
volunteers, partners, and sponsors. The Washington Coast Cleanups (WCC) will happen on April 23, 2016 and Aprll 29,
2017. These are annual, coast -wide volunteer beach cleanups, which regularly attracts over 1,000 volunteers. The goal of
these beach cleanups is to save Washington's Pacific coastal environment and wildlife from the dangers of household
plastics, lost fishing gear, and other types of marine debris that accumulates on our beaches. This task addresses the
program benchmarks: Marine Habitats, Coastal Communities, and Education and Outreach. Cost: $0 for this contract
($20,000 to GHC)
3a
3b
-Grays Harbor County MRC will provide written summary reports
of the September 2016 and April 2016 and 2017 cleanups
including: (1) Beaches in Grays Harbor, Clallam, and Jefferson
Counties with cleanup effort (2) Number of volunteers who
participated in each county (3) Total amount of waste (by tons)
and general descriptions of waste type removed from beaches in
each county (4) Successes, troubles and lessons learned.
Submit a final report form.
Task 6: Jefferson County- Forks RainFest Events and Activities
WCC 2016 due June 30,
2016
ICC 2016 due January
15, 2017
WCC 2017 due June 30,
2017
June 30, 2016 and June 30,
2017
In April of 2016 and 2017, Jefferson County and the North Pacific Coast MRC will collaborate with local arts groups and
Washington Sea Grant to produce RainFest River & Ocean Days events and activities in association with the Washington
Coast Cleanup, The MRC will work with multiple partners to produce a Trashlon Show (2016) and the River & Ocean Days
Film Festival and related activities linked to coastal environments and the beach cleanups.
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In addition in 2017, Jefferson County will collaborate with Washington Sea Grant, the Forks Chamber, local arts
organizations, and Forks area business to present expanded River & Ocean Days events in Forks. Committee outreach will
also be expanded through the Chamber's "Ocean Room" in partnership with Olympic Coast National Marine Sanctuary
(OCNMS) and through the Forks Transit Center in partnership with Clallam Transit and the City of Forks. The additional
funding will support RainFest promotional materials, rental of the supersize sculpture "Fin" the Chum salmon, provide audio
visual support at the festival, develop and produce a coast -themed ceiling display at the Transit Center, and add an NPC
MRC wall display to the Ocean Room.
This task meets the Education and Outreach benchmark by "translating and disseminating scientific information about the
status of Washington's coastal habitats, resources, and communities to regional policy makers, resource managers, and the
public in a timely manner" and, the Coastal Communities benchmark by "encouraging citizen participation in local and
governmental decisions regarding marine resources."
6a Submit a final report form, $6,715 Total June 30, 2016 and
for Task 6 June 30, 2017
Task 7: Quillayute Valley Field Trip Support
Quillayute Valley School District will utilize MRC funding to provide opportunities for students to visit and study the beach
and marine debris in connection with the new COASST protocol (Task 3), The District will also procure additional ROV
"Angel" motor kits and accessory parts to expand the ROV program initiated in partnership with the OCNMS (to be returned
to WDFW at the end of the project). This task addresses the program benchmarks: Coastal Communities and Education
and Outreach,
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7a Submit a final report form,
Task 7: Water Bottle Filling Stations and Educational Signage
$2,050 Total ' June 30, 2017
for Task 7 _
Jefferson County will partner with the Forks Chamber of Commerce, City of Forks, Queets-Clearwater School District,
Quillayute Valley School and/or Hoh Tribe to place up to five water bottle filling stations in coastal communities in western
Clallam and Jefferson Counties. The stations will reduce the need to purchase drinking water in single use plastic bottles.
They will be accompanied by durable signs with messaging on the importance of preventing marine debris and related to
impacts to coastal environments and wildlife. This task addresses the program benchmarks: Coastal Communities and
Education and Outreach.
7a
7b
Summary of before and after surveys on the use of reusable
water containers to assess the effectiveness of the program.
Some filling station models include a digital counter displaying the
number of plastic bottles avoided and these figures, if collected,
would also be tallied.
Submit a final report form.
$9,815 Total
for Task 7
Task 8: Washington CoastSavers Cleanup Education and Supplemental Resources
June 15, 2017
June 30, 2017
In addition to the deliverables in Task 3, CoastSavers will coordinate and promote the WCC on April 29, 2017, develop and
produce orientation and recycling information signs for four north coast registration stations (Neah Bay, Ozette, Three
Rivers and Kalaloch), and provide for dumpster rental and waste disposal costs for the WCC for sites located in western
Jefferson and Clallam Counties: Shi Shi Beach Trailhead, Lake Ozette Ranger Station, Ruby Beach Parking Lot, Second
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Beach Trailhead, LaPush, Kalaloch Campground. Rialto Beach Parking Lot, Kalaloch Beach and Kalaloch South Beach.
More than 1,000 registered WCC volunteers are anticipated coast -wide in 2017. This task addresses the program
benchmarks: Marine Habitats, Coastal Communities, and Education and Outreach,
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8a Submit a final report form $8,660 Total June 30, 2017
for Task 8
C. Compensation/Payment is increased by $25,990 for a new grant total not to exceed $134,500.
All other terms and conditions of this Grant remain in full force and effect.
THIS AMENDMENT is executed by the persons signing below, who warrant that they have the authority to execute this
Amendment.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FISH AND WILDLIFE
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