Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Motion 26-265, authorizing and assigning the County Executive to sign the United States Corps of Engineers (i) Non Federal Sponsor's Self Certification of Financial Capability Form and (ii) The Non-Federal Sponsor's Self-Certification of Financial Capability for Decision Documents Form, related to the proposed Snohomish County Partnership in the Washington State Fish and Wildlife's Corp Grant Funded Spencer Island Ecosystem Restoration Project
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DEPARTMENT: CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
ORIGINATOR: PEJ MORGAN
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Approved by Tom Teigen 6/30/26
PURPOSE: the Snohomish County Council to approve and authorize the Snohomish County Executive to sign (i) The Non Federal Sponsor's Self Certification Of Financial Capability Form" And (ii) The Non-Federal Sponsor's Self-Certification Of Financial Capability For Decision Documents Form" and any other documents required to effectuate the Grant Agreement
BACKGROUND: WHEREAS, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife ('WDFW") owns the northern half of Spencer Island, a portion of the proposed project area, further described as Assessor Parcel IDs 29051600400300; 29051500200100; 29051500300100 and Snohomish County owns the southern half of Spencer Island, also a portion of the proposed project area, further described as Assessor Parcel ID 29051500300300; and WHEREAS, WDFW was awarded by the United State Corps of Engineers ("Corps), a grant for the purpose of restoring the ecosystem on Spencer Island; and Snohomish County is considering participating in and entering into the Corps' Project Partnership Agreement as a third-party nonfederal sponsor for the WDFW grant funded Spencer Island Ecosystem Restoration Project, in partnership with the Corp and WDFW; and WHEREAS, a preliminary requirement to participate in the proposed Spencer Island Ecosystem Project Agreement is for Snohomish County to complete forms "Non-Federal Spons...
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