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STATE OF WASHINGTON <br />DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE <br />1011 Plum Street SE . PO Box 42525' Olympia, Washington 98504-2525 , (J60) 725-4000 <br />www.commerco,wa,gov <br />October 22,2020 <br />The l-ionorable Blett Wachsurith <br />Kittitas County Commissjoner, Distdct fl3 <br />205 W 5th Ave, Suils 108 <br />Ellensburg, WA 98926 <br />Dear Commissionel Wachsmith: <br />I anr pleased to infolm you that Commerce has awarded Kittitas County up$292,364 in federal <br />Comrnunity Development Blook Grant - Coronavirus (CDBG-CV) funds. 'this awzud is based <br />on the jurisdiction's CDBG-CV1 application for-. activities to prevent, prepale for, and lespond to <br />coronavints in partnership with local service ploviders for the CDBG-CV1 consoftium area. <br />Prior to grant contract execntion, this letter allows you to begin incurring costs not to exceed ten <br />percent of your award as of March 27 ,2020, for only the fbllowing activities: <br />r Adrninistlation including documented stafling, travel and training. Ple-application costs, such as public hearing notices and documented staffing and time <br />for the CDBG-CVl consofiium building and application. Review of environmental laws and autholities, including Section 106 of the National <br />I-Iistolic preservation Act of 1996 <br />r Preliminary engineerilg design wod( ancl consultations needed for the environmental <br />review <br />r Strbtecipient agreements or professional service contmots for any of the above activities <br />A CDBG subrcoipient agreement, for use if you pass these funds thlough to a service provider to <br />implement the grant, is available in Section 18 of the CDBC Management Handbook, which is <br />available electronical ly at www. commerce.wa. gov/cdbg and herg. <br />CDBG ploculement rerluirements rnust be tbllowed belbre hiring profbssional services or <br />conttactors to be ftlnded by this CDBG award, 'I'hese requirements are in Sectinns 5 and 7 of the <br />CDBG Management Handbook. <br />CDBG-specifio compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act QTIEPA) must be <br />completed before any construction bid advgrlising or ploperty acquisition activity can occur <br />These procedures are described in section 6 of the CDBG Management Handbook. <br />Contract Page 033