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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF KITTITAS STATE OF WASHINGTON RESOLUTION NO. TO AWARD THE 2023 DISTRESSED COUNTY SALES AND USE TAX FUNDS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTS WHEREAS: The 1999 Legislature did pass RCW 82.14.370 Sales and Use Tax for Public Facilities in rural counties; and WHEREAS: These funds are for the purpose of financing Public Facilities which are defined as bridges, roads, domestic and industrial water facilities, sanitary sewer facilities, earth stabilization, stone sewer facilities, railroad, electricity, natural gas, buildings, structures, telecommunications infrastructure, transportation infrastructure or commercial infrastructure and port facilities in the State of Washington; and WHEREAS: The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners makes sales and use tax funding available to cities pursuant to an annual grant program; and WHEREAS: The COG as directed, met on November 16, 2022, to review 2023 grant applications to consider if they met the economic development needs of the county and communities within the county; and WHEREAS: The COG is presenting the results and their recommendations for the funding as described herein: Ellensburg Business Development Authority dba CenterFuse ($140,800); Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce ($153,600); Snoqualmie Pass Utility District ($216,000); City of Cle Elum ($605,347); and the City of Kittitas ($380,000); and WHEREAS: An agreement for receiving funds is required for all grant applicants and said funds will be available upon execution of funding agreements; and NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: The Board of County Commissioners, after due consideration, does hereby accept the Conference of Government's recommendations to distribute the 2023 Sales and Use Tax for Public Facilities in Rural Counties in accordance with RCW 82.14.370 as described; and