Executive/Council Action Form (ECAF)
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Ordinance 21-017, Snohomish County Flood Damage Reduction Grant Program; awarding the Snohomish County Flood Damage Reduction Grant Program funds; and authorizing the Executive to execute Interlocal Agreements with grant recipients regarding the expenditure of grant funds
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
ORIGINATOR: Lori White
EXECUTIVE RECOMMENDATION: Approve
PURPOSE: To approve recommendations of the committee to award the Snohomish County Flood Damage Reduction Grant Program funds and authorize the Executive to execute Interlocal agreements with special purpose districts to distribute grant funds.
BACKGROUND: ? The County recognizes the value of repairing damages to Special Purpose District (District) facilities to maintain flood protection to homes, County roads, farms, use of agricultural land and to drain flood waters after major floods. ? The County Council has established a Flood Damage Reduction Grant Program and approved a total funding amount of $200,000 from 2019 and 2020 Surface Water Management budgets to benefit flood management in Snohomish County. ? Applications for the Grant Program were emailed out in May and two applications were returned from two Districts. ? An ad-hoc committee met on July 30, 2020 to review, rank and submit for Council approval, two recommendations for awarding the grant funds. ? Both applications were fully funded. Total amount awarded to two districts is $135,450. See attached narrative of award process and recommendations, Exhibit A. ? Passage of this Ordinance will authorize the Executive to execute the attached Interlocal Agreements with French Slough Flood Control District, and Stillaguamish Flood Control District (Exhibits B, & C) as provided in RCW 39.34.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
EXPEND: FUND, AGY, ORG, ACTY, OBJ, AU
CURRENT YR
2ND YR
1ST 6 YRS
415 506 5115 4191 Special District Payments
$135,450
$135,450
TOTAL
$135,...
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