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RESOLUTION NO. 2024. <br />AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN AMENDMENT TO THE INTERLOCAL <br />AGREEMENT BETWEEN KITTITAS COT]NTY AND KITTITAS COUNTY <br />CONSERVATION DISTRICT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE VOLUNTARY <br />STEWARDSHIP PROGRAM <br />WHEREAS: The Interlocal Cooperation Act, as amended, and codified in Chapter 39.34 of the <br />Revised Code of Washington (.'RCW"), provides for public agencies to enter into <br />agreements for joint or cooperative action authorized under that chapter; and <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />COUNTY OF KITTITAS <br />STATE OF WASHINGTON <br />0.s 8 <br />The Washington State Legislature, through ESHB 1886, created a Voluntary <br />Stewardship Program ("VSP") for protection of critical areas in areas of agricultural <br />activities; and <br />The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners approved Ordinance No. <br />201I-0I2, An Ordinance Electing to Participate in the Voluntary Stewardship <br />Program (RCW 36.70A.705), identi$,ing and nominating the Upper Yakima <br />watershed and the Alkali-Squilchuck watershed as state priority watersheds, and <br />electing to have Kittitas County proceed with implementation of the requirements <br />of the Voluntary Stewardship Program once the Washington State Legislature <br />provides adequate funding for such activity; and <br />WHEREAS: <br />WHEREAS: <br />WHEREAS: Kittitas County and the Kittitas County Conservation District previously executed <br />Interlocal Agreements for the purpose of implementing the Voluntary Stewardship <br />Program for Kittitas County through Resolution No. 2015-139,2016-0t9,2019- <br />115,2021-098 and Interlocal Agreements approved on August 2I,2017, March 5, <br />2019,JuIy 2,2019, and June 15,2021; and <br />WHEREAS: Kittitas County and the Kittitas County Conservation District are agreeable to <br />amending (Amendment No. 1) the agreement signed by the Kittitas County Board <br />of County Commissioners in Resolution No. 2023-128; and <br />WHEREAS: Amendment No. 1 increases values in Tasks 4 and 5 of the agreement and increases <br />the total amount of the agreement to $46I,250.