Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Motion 26-149, authorizing the County Executive to sign a Professional Services Agreement with True Wind Collaborative, LLC for geospatial, outreach and plan development services
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DEPARTMENT: DEM
ORIGINATOR: Dara Salmon
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Approved - Lacey Harper 3/26/2026
PURPOSE: The purpose of this contract is to execute an agreement between DEM and True Wind Collaborative, LLC (the Contractor) to provide professional services. The Contractor will work with DEM’s CWPP Planning Team and their stakeholders to develop and publish five zone annexes to the countywide Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) base plan. The contractor will also work with DEM staff to design and develop an information sharing site for stakeholders and the public to present the content and maps in the base plan and the zone annexes.
BACKGROUND: Over the course of 2024 and 2025, Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management (DEM) worked with 50 planning partners from public agencies, collaboratives and private businesses to develop the first countywide Community Wildfire Protection Plan. During the development of the CWPP, DEM divided the County into 5 zones to develop common mitigation strategies for the base plan, and group communities and fire agencies into targeted geographic zones for development of CWPP annexes. This work set the stage for the purpose of the contract at hand.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
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EXPEND: FUND, AGY, ORG, ACTY, OBJ, AU |
CURRENT YR |
2ND YR |
1ST 6 YRS |
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Fund 130 |
$100,000 |
$100,000 |
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$100,000 |
$100,000 |
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DEPARTMENT FISCAL IMPACT NOTES: The split of grant funds noted above between 2026 and 2027 is an approximation. The total funds expended will not exceed $200,000.
CONTRACT INFORMATION:
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ORIGINAL |
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CONTRACT# |
EM26-003 |
AMOUNT |
$200,000 |
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AMENDMENT |
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Contract Period
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ORIGINAL |
START |
Upon Execution |
END |
February 28, 2027 |
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AMENDMENT |
START |
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OTHER DEPARTMENTAL REVIEW/COMMENTS: This agreement is the product of RFP 25-0576RB. First term ends 2/28/27 and allows for 4 additional 1-year term extensions. Reviewed/approved by Risk (Stephanie Rousseau 3/25/2026) and Finance (Nathan Kennedy 3/26/2026).