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KITTITAS COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS PUBLIC WORKS — BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 2023 STUDY SESSION STAFF REPORT STUDY SESSION DATE: September 25, 2023 TOPIC: CERB Grant Request for ELN ACTION REQUESTED: Direct Staff LEAD STAFF: Mark R. Cook RECOMMENDATIONS: Support accepting the Community Economic Revitalization Board (CERB) grant developing a Master Plan for economic development at Bowers Field (ELN) in the amount of $75,000. Provide direction to staff to appropriate and/or repurpose $111 K for this Master Plan element. BRIEFING SUMMARY: • The county has been noticed of a pending $75,000 planning grant from CERB. • County match for this grant is $47K; County has previously appropriated $50K in anticipation of this grant award (first 2023 Budget Amendment resolution). • JUB has an executed task order (3) in the amount of $236,000. • Additional funding of $1 I OK is needed to complete this task. Staff can identify optimal combination of new appropriations and repurposed prior appropriations to Airport and formalize in Resolution to Amend 2023 Budget. The action is consistent with the recently adopted Economic Development Strategic Plan for Kittitas County. BACKGROUND: On the heels of adopting the Economic Development Strategic Plan for Kittitas County, the county is seeking grant funding (EXHIBIT 1) to master plan economic development at ELN. The plan author will be JUB using their existing service contract for ELN support. DISCUSSION: Re -assignment of agricultural leases at ELN begins the process of identifying the feasibility of master planning approximately 850 acres of industrial development. The plan produces: topographic survey, documents public involvement, inventories existing conditions, produces an economic/market feasibility study, analyses utilities and infrastructure need and identifies possible funding assistance implementing elements of the master plan. Page 1 of 4 Public Works "Work Session Staff Report", 2023