Kittitas County VSP Contract K2013_

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VSP 2019-21 Biennium Contract Between the WSCC and County - Page 17 of 20 necessary to meet the protection and enhancement benchmarks of the work plan; 2) Ensure outreach and technical assistance is provided to agricultural operators in the watershed; 3) Create measurable benchmarks that, within ten years after the receipt of funding, are designed to result in (i) the protection of critical area functions and values and (ii) the enhancement of critical area functions and values through voluntary, incentive-based measures; 4) Work with the entity providing technical assistance to ensure that individual stewardship plans contribute to the goals and benchmarks of the work plan; 5) Incorporate into the work plan any existing development regulations relied upon to achieve the goals and benchmarks for protection; 6) Establish baseline monitoring for: (i) Participation activities and implementation of the voluntary stewardship plans and projects; (ii) stewardship activities; and (iii) the effects on critical areas and agriculture relevant to the protection and enhancement benchmarks developed for the watershed; 7) Conduct periodic evaluations, institute adaptive management, and provide a written report of the status of plans and accomplishments to the county and to the commission within sixty days after the end of each biennium; 8) Assist state agencies in their monitoring programs; and 9) Satisfy any other reporting requirements of the program. 10) VSP cost-share projects that are funded using any amount of COMMISSION VSP funds shall be reported in the five year report. C. Provide a timely quarterly status report to the VSP Program Manager in a form and manner prescribed by the COMMISSION, and deemed reasonable by COUNTY staff. Reports are to be submitted online to the COMMISSION. Quarterly reports are here: https://www.formstack.com/forms/?2221155- U3eHq4N8zh.