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<br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />COUNTY OF KITTITAS <br />STATE OF WASHINGTON <br /> <br /> <br />RESOLUTION <br /> <br />NO. 2020 -_____________ <br /> <br />WASHINGTON WILDLIFE AND RECREATION PROGRAM <br />FARMLAND PRESERVATION <br /> <br />A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CHAIR <br />SIGNATURE ON THE HAIRPIN RANCH (AKA RADER ROAD RANCH) PURCHASE AND <br />SALE AGREEMET FOR ACQUISITION OF INTEREST IN REAL PROPERTY FOR <br />FARMLAND PRESERVATION, AS PROVIDED IN CHAPTER 79A.15 RCW <br /> <br />KITTITAS COUNTY AND FORTERRA <br />HAIRPIN RANCH (AKA RADER ROAD RANCH) PROJECT <br /> <br />WHEREAS, under the provisions of Washington Wildlife and Recreation Project (WWRP), state <br />funding assistance is requested to aid in financing the cost of land acquisition and preservation of <br />farmland; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, our organization considers it in the best public interest to complete the acquisition project <br />described in the application; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the submitted application refers to the Hairpin Ranch Project; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, the acquisition involves a co-holding of a conservation easement between Kittitas County and <br />Forterra; and <br />WHEREAS, the application is for acquisition of approximately 276 acres; and <br />WHEREAS, any fund assistance received shall be used for implementation of the project referenced above; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, our agency hereby certifies that its share of project funding, specifically the annual inspection of <br />the property, is committed and will be derived as referenced in the project application; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Kittitas County acknowledges that any property acquired with Recreation and Conservation <br />Funding Board (RCO) financial aid must be preserved for actual or potential agricultural use and be retained <br />for such potential or actual use in perpetuity unless a term of not less than 25 years from the date of acquisition <br />has been agreed to by the our organization and RCO; and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, opportunity for public comment on this application has been provided through the RCO process; <br />and <br /> <br />WHEREAS, Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners did sign the project agreement on September 3,