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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN THE STATE OF WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF'tiATURAL RESOURCES PUBLIC LAND SURVEY OFFICE. AND KITTITAS COUNTY GENERAL. INFORMATION: This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is between the State of Washington, department of Natural Resources, Public land Survey Office. hereinafter referred to as the PLSO. and INSERT COUNTY, whose address is INSERT ADDRESS, hereinafter referred to as the County. PURPOSE: The purpose of this MOU is to cooperatively promote a reasonable method of survey monument preservation throughout the Bituminous Surface Treatment process, hereinafter referred to as chip seal, without having to submit an Application for Permit to Remove or Destroy a Surrey Monument, per 332- 124-030 WAC. Ill. RESPONSIBILITIES OF PARTIES - It shall be the responsibility of the County to provide notificatinn to the ALSO, of the proposed annual chip seal projects within the County and to ensure that all land boundary survey monuments within the project area are located and protected. All land boundary survey monuments shall be uncovered and made useable as soon as possible upon completion ofchip seal activities or within 14 days. The County shall notify PLSO, in an annual report, when the affected monuments are uncovered and usable. April 1 shall be the reporting of uncovered monuments for the previous year, December 31 shall be reporting of proposed annual chip seal projects for the upcoming year. Reporting shall be a map showing locations, or a spread sheet listing by mile post the project limits, or a cover letter on letterhead including chip seal reporting to the County Road Administration Board. Enacting and complying with the requirements of this MOU will eliminate the County's responsibility to file a Permit to Remove or Destroy a Survey Monument. in regards to chip seal projects only. PLSO will keep a copy of the County's proposed chip seal projects and completion notification on file. This file will be made available upon request to verify that the County has fulfilled the requirements of the MOU. IV. SUBSIDIARY AGREEMENTS: Additional %orking agreenwrits, regarding specific cooperative of%rts, if needed. shall be effected in writing by both parties as the need arises. AMENDMENTS AND REVIEW: This MOU may be amended at any time by the mutual written consent of the parties concerned or terminated with thirty (34) days written notice by either party. It may be subject to reconsideration at such other times as may be required and as agreed to by the parties entering into the MOU. Vt. NATURE OF AGREEMENT This MOU is intended to facilitate the statutory obligations imposed upon the various counties and the State of Washington with respect to the preservation of survey monuments. This MOU is intended only as a cooperative mechanism. It is not intended to be a binding contract which is subject to enforcement in a court of law. There would be no remcdv for breach of this MOU. It is understood that professionally licensed engineers and land surveyors hold themselves to the professional standards of conduct as outlined in Chapter 196-27A WAC "Rules of Professional Conduct and Practice". This X100 must be ,signed by all partners. Mgttalories rntra9 be ofTciallu authorized to sign an behajf o f' lire agency, include title and agency name. APPROVED: KITTITAS COUNTY 9. ].utas Huck P.E. Siggature _ Date 4! 1 N. Ruby St STE I. Ellensburg WA Address 509-962-7523 Phone DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES Kristina I Iorton. PLS, Manager of the PL50 Signature Date Address Phone