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BOARD OF COUNTY CONMHSSIONERS <br />COUNTY OF KITTITAS <br />STATE OF WASHINGTON <br />RESOLUTION <br />NO. <br />TO AWARD THE 2020 DISTRESSED COUNTY SALES AND USE TAX FUNDS <br />AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTS <br />WHEREAS: The 1999 Legislature did pass RCW 82.14.370 Sales and Use Tax <br />for Public Facilities in rural counties; and <br />WHEREAS: These funds are for the purpose of financing Public Facilities <br />which are defined as bridges, roads, domestic and industrial water <br />facilities, sanitary sewer facilities, earth stabilization, storm sewer <br />facilities, railroad, electricity, natural gas, buildings, structures, <br />telecommunications infrastructure, transportation infrastructure or <br />commercial infrastructure and port facilities in the State of <br />Washington; and <br />WHEREAS: The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners makes sales <br />and use tax funding available to cities pursuant to an annual grant <br />program; and <br />WHEREAS: The COG as directed, met to review the 2020 applications to <br />consider if they met the economic development needs of the <br />county and communities within the county; and <br />WHEREAS: The COG is presenting the results and their recommendations for <br />the funding as shown in the attached letter of recommendation; and <br />WHEREAS: Award recipients are required to provide a minimum often percent <br />(10 %) matching funds against sales and use tax grant awards; and <br />WHEREAS: An agreement for receiving funds is required for all grant <br />applicants and said funds will be available on January 1, 2020; and <br />WHEREAS: The COG is requesting a second round of applications to be <br />submitted for funding consideration and a review and <br />recommendation will be submitted to the Board of County <br />Commissioners for consideration based on the COG <br />recommendations; <br />