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This is a one-time expense through a contract with no further funding obligation. However, this is the second consecutive year for this request and in that way it may be considered as ongoing. F. Kittitas County River Access Plan -$50,000 The County is planning to utilize our Public Lands Advisory Committee (PLAC) to build upon the recreation plan (Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Plan, or PROS) recently adopted by creating a strategy focused on river access for a variety of recreational uses. The work will be overseen and managed by the PLAC and will include a stakeholder advisory group from across the community including rafters, boaters, fishermen, public safety personnel, tribes, and agency representatives from WDFW, USFWS, and Ecology and others. We will hire a professional facilitator, utilize the inventory work already completed, and develop a plan for improving and increasing access to the Yakima River and tributaries. This plan will eventually become an amendment to our PROS plan and serve as a guide for implementation of projects which will be eligible for a variety of funding opportunities including lodging tax grants and grants managed by the Washington State Recreation and Conservation Office. This project is not for the operations of a tourism-related facility owned or operated by a municipality. However, once implemented, the developed plan is likely to result in such. Regardless, this is an allowable use of lodging tax funds. This is a one-time expense with no further funding obligation. G. Town to Teanaway Plan -$10,000 This funding would be utilized by Kittitas County to provide funding to The Nature Conservancy and the Upper Kittitas County Parks and Recreation District through a contract for services to develop the Towns to Teanaway Corridor Project master plan and design. While this project is not directly related to the operations of a tourism-related facility owned or operated by a municipality, it is anticipated that the master plan, at implementation, will result in the corridor lands likely being owned and maintained by the City of Roslyn. This project has been ongoing for several years as a concept and through grant applications without formalization of an actual comprehensive strategy. This funding would assist creating the formal strategy needed to legitimize this grass roots effort. The total project effort is anticipated to be between $60,000 and $75,000. This is a one-time expense with no further funding obligation . H. Teanaway Community Forest Traffic Study -$7,500 The Washington State Department of Natural Resources is currently developing a recreation plan for the Teanaway Community Forest (TCF). As part of the planning effort, it has been requested that the County assist in deploying traffic counting devices on County roads to