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Consent Agenda
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JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Mark McCauley, County Administrator
FROM: Pinky Feria Mingo, Environmental Health and Water Quality Director
Tami Pokorny, Natural Resources Program Coordinator
DATE: Aatioduir i3 / x)-J
SUBJECT: INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT: Regarding Clallam County and Jefferson County
North Pacific Coast MRC Implementation, July 1, 2023 — June 30, 2025
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
Public Health requests approval of an agreement re: Clallam County and Jefferson County North Pacific Coast
Marine Resources Committee (NPC MRC) Implementation.
ANALYSIS/STRATEGIC GOALS/PRO'S and CON'S:
Jefferson County received funding from WDFW to coordinate the NPC MRC in partnership with Clallam
County. An Interlocal Agreement will provide pass through funds for their representative to prepare for and
attend monthly NPC MRC meetings, attend the annual Coast MRC Program Summit, and participate in
outreach events through June of 2025. The NPC MRC promotes awareness and stewardship of coastal
ecosystems and natural resources of western Clallam and Jefferson Counties.
FISCAL IMPACT/COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS:
The costs for approving this agreement are paid for by WDFW #23-23412. There is no impact to the General
Fund.
RECOMMENDATION:
JCPH Management recommends that the BoCC approve the agreement re: Clallam County and Jefferson
County North Pacific Coast MRC Implementation.
REVIEWE BY:
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Mark McCauley, my Administrator Date
Community Health Environmental Public Health
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WQ-23-074
CONTRACT REVIEW FORM Clear Form
(INSTRUCTIONS ARE ON THE NEXT PAGE)
CONTRACT WITH: Clallam County Contract No: WQ-23-074
Contract For: Coastal MRC Implementation Term: 7/1/2023 - 6/30/2025
COUNTY DEPARTMENT: Environmental Health
Contact Person: Tam;Pokorny
Contact Phone: X498
Contact email: tpokorny@co.jefferson.wa.us
AMOUNT: PROCESS: ✓ Exempt from Bid Process
Revenue: Cooperative Purchase
Expenditure: Competitive Sealed Bid
Matching Funds Required: Small Works Roster
Sources(s) of Matching Funds Vendor List Bid
Fund # RFP or RFQ
Munis Org/Obj Other:
APPROVAL STEPS:
STEP l: DEPARTMENT CERTIFIES COMPL A E WITIIJCC 55:080 D CHAPTER 42.23 RCW.
CERTIFIED: • N/A:f Oct. 26, 2023
Signature Date
STEP 2: DEPARTMENT CERTIFIES THE PERSON PROPOSED FOR CONTRACTING WITH THE
COUNTY (CONTRACTOR) HAS NOT BEEN DEBARRED BY ANY FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL
AGENCY.
CERTIFIED: fl N/A: • � Oct. 26, 2023
Signature Date
STEP 3: RISK MANAGEMENT REVIEW(will be added electronically through Laserfiche):
Electronically approved by Risk Management on 10/30/2023.
STEP 4: PROSECUTING ATTORNEY REVIEW(will be added electronically through Laserfiche):
Electronically approved as to form by PAO on 11/2/2023.
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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�9SHrNo�o÷ Interlocal Agreement
Regarding Clallam County and Jefferson County
North Pacific Coast MRC Implementation
WHEREAS, Chapter 36.125 RCW provided authority for the Washington Department of Fish
and Wildlife (WDFW)to create a new program to provide support for the development,
administration, and coordination of coastal Marine Resources Committees (MRCs) and MRC-
sponsored projects that benefit coastal and marine resources; and
WHEREAS, Clallam County and Jefferson County approved a joint resolution on September 15,
2009 to form the North Pacific Coast Marine Resources Committee (NPC MRC)under Chapter
36.125 RCW; and
WHEREAS,the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW)has contracted with
Jefferson County (WDFW#23-23412)to implement the North Pacific Coast Marine Resources
Committee; and
WHEREAS,the Interlocal Cooperation Act(Chapter 39.34 RCW)provides authority for
governmental entities to exercise their respective powers jointly through intergovernmental
agreements;
NOW, THEREFORE, it is mutually agreed that:
Jefferson County contracts with Clallam County to participate with Jefferson County in meetings
and educational outreach activities to support the North Pacific Coast Marine Resources
Committee, as outlined in the attached scope of work(Exhibit A), consistent with the grant
contract between Jefferson County and the Department of Fish and Wildlife#23-23412 and
Jefferson County will compensate Clallam County up to the sum of$10,000.00 in fiscal years
2023-2025 for the activities and products detailed in Exhibit A.
Each of the Counties will name an administrator for this Agreement who will also represent that
County on the Committee. Their names and job titles are listed here:
Rebecca Mahan, Clallam County Habitat Biologist/MRC Coordinator
Tami Pokorny, Jefferson County Natural Resources Program Coordinator
Any personal property purchased or leased by a County and used in furtherance of this
Agreement shall remain the property of the purchasing or leasing County or with the State of
Washington consistent with WDFW#23-23412.
Jefferson County will be responsible for maintaining the NPC MRC roster with the exception of
the Clallam County administrator named above and the three local residents from Clallam
County which will be appointed by Clallam County. Jefferson County and Clallam County will
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coordinate to ensure that the voting membership,to include a total of six local residents, three
from each county, represent all four of the following categories:
Conservation/Environmental Groups
Recreational Groups
Economic Groups
Scientific Community
This agreement will terminate no later than June 30, 2025. Both parties may terminate this
agreement upon 30 days' notice to the director of Clallam County Community Development or
the director of Jefferson County Public Health for any reason.
To the extent of its comparative liability, each County agrees to indemnify, defend and hold the
other County, its elected and appointed officials, employees, agents and volunteers, harmless
from and against any and all 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 elected and appointed officials, employees, agents or
volunteers.
A County shall not be required to indemnify, defend, or hold the other County 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 County.
In the event of any concurrent act or omission of the Counties, negligent or otherwise,these
indemnity provisions shall be valid and enforceable only to the extent of each County's
comparative liability.
The Counties 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,
if any, are adjudicated. If any claim is resolved by voluntary settlement and the Counties cannot
agree upon apportionment of damages and defense costs,they shall submit apportionment to
binding arbitration.
If mutual indemnification language is used and includes a"waiver"of immunity under the
Washington State Industrial Insurance Act, RCW Title 51 or other workmen's compensation,
disability or benefit acts, the following language should be used to maintain basic workmen's
compensation protection for the County:
The indemnification obligations of the Counties shall not be limited in any way
by the Washington State Industrial Insurance Act, RCW Title 51, or by
application of any other workmen's compensation act, disability benefit act or
other employee benefit act. Each County hereby expressly waives any immunity
afforded by such acts to the extent required by a County's obligations to
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indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other County. A County's waiver of
immunity does not extend to claims made by its employees directly against the
County as employer. The foregoing indemnification obligations of the Counties
are a material inducement to enter into this Agreement and have been mutually
negotiated.
This agreement may be amended by the mutual written agreement of both parties. The basis for
amending or terminating this agreement may be an increase or decrease in project funding,
addition of required tasks not addressed in this agreement, or other items affecting the planning
process required under Chapter 36.125 RCW.
The effective date of this agreement shall be July 1, 2023. This document may be executed in
counterparts, each of which will have the same force and effect of the original.
SIGNED this day of , 2023.
JEFFERSON COUNTY CLALLAM COUNTY
DATE: DATE:
BY: BY:
Greg Brotherton, Chair,
POSITION: Bd. of County Commissioners POSITION:
BY: BY:
Kate Dean, Commissioner
POSITION: POSITION:
BY: BY:
Heidi Eisenhour, Commissioner
POSITION: POSITION:
APPROVED AS TO FORM: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
November 2,2023
By:
Philip C. Hunsucker, Date
Chief Civil Deputy Prosecuting Attorney
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Exhibit A Scope of Work
North Pacific Coast Marine Resources Committee (MRC)
The following are tasks in contract WDFW Contract#23-23412 that require joint actions of both
Jefferson and Clallam counties, and for which Clallam County will be compensated in the total amount of
$10,000.00 during 2023-2025.
Jefferson County Estimated Allocation
(WDFW Contract#23-23412) Amount
Payroll and Travel $ 10,000.00
Supplies $ 00.00
$ 10,000.00
TOTAL:
Task 1: Two-County Partnership
Deliverable 1(a): Participate in the development of an inter-local agreement(ILA)to formalize the
two-county partnership for the NPC MRC.
Deliverable 1(b): When scheduling allows, attend monthly MRC meetings in Forks,or by video or
phone conference,the annual Coastal MRC Summit, and any other coastal MRC related meetings or
events that may be scheduled.
Deliverable 1(c): Participate in the development and implementation of annual MRC outreach
events.
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