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Attachm~~~ ~~ f <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />COUNTY OF KITTITAS <br />ST ATE OF W ASHING'l'ON <br />RESOLUTION <br />NO:: 2916· fJlq <br />IN THE MA 1TER OF APPROVAL OF ml KlmT AS A YAKIMA COUNTIES <br />COMPREHENSIVE ECONOMIC DEvtl,OPMENT STRATEGY. <br />WDERUS; Kitlltu County and Yakima County and its public and prjvate partners want to <br />strengthen and divcnify the regional economy; <br />WHERE.Ali ~eloping a Comprehensive Economic Developm~t Strategy (CEDS) for the <br />resion wiU help marshal iesources and drive effective part~ps; <br />WHEREAS, a CEDS will also help the reaion pin altontion and support for 1pecmc project, with the <br />federal Economk: Development Administration; <br />WHEREAS; the two coUDty CEDS will be driven by a broadly representative local steering <br />committee; <br />WHEREAS: several public forums will be held to generate input and inten,st in the CEDS plan; <br />WHEREAS: an extensive outreach process will be administered to specifically request that <br />interested jurisdictions and eli&ible nonprofit asso .. tions submit economic development <br />pmji.,cts for prioritization and inclusion within the CEDS; <br />WHEREAS: the CEDS plan will help reestablish a two county Economic Development District <br />that can help implement this important plan; and , <br />WHEREAS: it is beneficial to maintain the CEOS so th&C the Economic Development <br />Administration (EDA) can consider economic invutments within our rcgioni <br />NOW TDREPORE 81 IT RESOLVED 1hat the Kittitas County Boanl of Commissioners adopts <br />the following document (attachment A) as the final CEDS plan for 2016-2019. <br />DATED this 19th day of January, 2016 at Ellensburg. Washington. <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />Kf1TlTA8 COUN!Y, W _ IUN<."TON