Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Ordinance 24-068, approving and authorizing the Snohomish County Executive to sign the interlocal agreements between Snohomish County and the Snohomish Conservation District and Tulalip Tribes for implementation of portions of the Shorelands Floodplains by design phase III grant
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DEPARTMENT: Conservation & Natural Resources/Surface Water Management
ORIGINATOR: Connie Price/Darcey Hughes
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Approved by Lacey Harper 7/25/24
PURPOSE: To approve interlocal agreements with the Snohomish Conservation District and Tulalip Tribes to implement portions of the Community Floodplain Solutions - Phase 3 Grant (SEAFBD-2325-SnCoCN-00046).
BACKGROUND: The Washington Department of Ecology (ECY) awarded a Floodplains by Design grant (SEAFBD-2325-SnCoCN-00046) to Snohomish County, Surface Water Management Division for the Community Floodplain Solutions (CFS) - Phase 3 Implementation. Phase 3 of CFS is focused on implementing the projects that were designed and permitted as part of Floodplains by Design (FbD) funding for Phases 1 and 2, but also continue the development of a pipeline of new projects in the Snohomish Watershed. It is a cooperative effort between many partners aimed at working collaboratively to increase ecological function; reduce impact to local infrastructure from flooding and sediment transport; protect and enhance farmland productivity; and improve water quality and recreational opportunities in the community. Subawardees under this grant agreement include Tulalip Tribes, Snohomish Conservation District, Washington Farmland Trust, Adopt A Stream Foundation (AASF), and Ducks Unlimited. These two interlocal agreements would pass through $2,175,000 in grant funds to the Conservation District to implement portions of Tasks 2 and 4 AND $2,812,500 to Tulalip Tribes to implement portions of Tasks 3 and 4 of the Grant.
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