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File #: 2023-1395    Version: 1
Type: Motion Status: Approved
File created: 11/22/2023 In control: Administrative Session
On agenda: 12/12/2023 Final action: 12/12/2023
Title: Motion 23-537, approving and authorizing the County Executive to sign Grant Agreement No. 23-22747 with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for The Transformational Collaborative Chinook Recovery in Whidbey Basin North and South
Attachments: 1. Motion 23-537, 2. Agreement - SIGNED, 3. Staff Report, 4. Motion Assignment Slip

 

 

Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)

 

 

ITEM TITLE:

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Motion 23-537, approving and authorizing the County Executive to sign Grant Agreement No. 23-22747 with Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for The Transformational Collaborative Chinook Recovery in Whidbey Basin North and South

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DEPARTMENT:  Conservation & Natural Resources/Surface Water Management

 

ORIGINATOR:  Darcey Hughes

 

EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION:  Approved by Lacey Harper 12/1/23

 

PURPOSE: To approve revised Grant Agreement No #23-22747 between Snohomish County Surface Water Management and Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife for the Snohomish NOAA Whidbey Basin North and South Grant Administration

 

BACKGROUND: The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a Transformational Habitat Restoration and Coastal Resilience Grant (#NA23NMF4630090) to a coalition of local and tribal partners, with the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) as administrative lead. As a sub-recipient of this grant, Snohomish County Surface Water Management (SWM) will receive $2.6M to advance three habitat and floodplain restoration projects under the Community Floodplain Solutions program in the Snohomish Basin: Thomas’ Eddy, Shinglebolt Slough, and Chinook Marsh.  The NOAA Grant will fund habitat restoration and related projects and activities described in the NOAA award proposal entitled “Transformational Collaborative Chinook Recovery in Whidbey Basin North and South”. As a sub-recipient of the NOAA Grant, Snohomish County Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Surface Water Management Division (SWM) will receive a total of two million six hundred and two thousand one hundred fifty dollars ($2,602,150.00) for three habitat and floodplain restoration projects described in the NOAA Award Proposal: Thomas’ Eddy, Shinglebolt Slough, and Chinook Marsh.  As part of the grant award, SWM will also conduct grant administration for two sub-awardees, Adopt-A-Stream Foundation and Snohomish Conservation District in the amount of two million ninety-seven thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars ($2,097,980) to implement projects described in the NOAA Award Proposal making the total amount of this agreement $4,700,130. Prior to this this Motion, Motion 23-332 was presented, however, WDFW Notified the County of a required attachment that was missing. 

 

 

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

EXPEND: FUND, AGY, ORG, ACTY, OBJ, AU

CURRENT YR

2ND YR

1ST 6 YRS

415 50951334109 SWM

 

$100,000

$2,602,150

415 50951334101 AASF

$1,200,000

$236,000

$1,372,980

415 50951334101SCD

$212,900

 

$725,000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

$1,412,900

$336,000

$4,700,130

 

 

REVENUE: FUND, AGY, ORG, REV, SOURCE

CURRENT YR

2ND YR

1ST 6 YRS

415 3095131146 WDFW 100%

$1,412,900

$336,000

$4,700,130

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

$1,412,900

$336,000

$4,700,130

 

DEPARTMENT FISCAL IMPACT NOTES:  Click or tap here to enter text.

 

CONTRACT INFORMATION:

ORIGINAL

X

CONTRACT#

23-22747

AMOUNT

$4,700,130

AMENDMENT

 

CONTRACT#

 

AMOUNT

 

 

Contract Period

ORIGINAL

START

5/1/2023

END

4/30/2027

AMENDMENT

START

 

END

 

 

OTHER DEPARTMENTAL REVIEW/COMMENTS:  Reviewed/approved by Risk - Shelia Barker and Finance - Nathan Kennedy 11/29/23