Resolution_Interlocal_County_CWU_CityofEllensburg

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INTERLOCAL COOPERATION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ELLENSBURG, KITTITAS COUNTY, AND CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT REAL PROPERTY EXCHANGES This INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is entered into on this day of September, 2024 ("Effective Date"), by and between the City of Ellensburg, a municipal corporation of the State of Washington (hereinafter referred to as "City"), Kittitas County, a municipal corporation of the State of Washington, (hereinafter the "County"), and Central Washington University, a regional, comprehensive public university of the State of Washington (hereinafter referred to as "CWU"), and sometimes referred to collectively herein as "the Parties." WHEREAS, the Interlocal Cooperation Act, chapter 39.34 RCW, allows public agencies to make the most efficient use of their powers by enabling them to cooperate with each other on the basis of mutual advantage to provide services and facilities that will best fit the needs of each community; and WHEREAS, the Kittitas County, the City of Ellensburg, and Central Washington University desire a mutually beneficial collaboration to develop a coordinated exchange of real property assets that benefits long-term local and regional public interest of all parties; and WHEREAS, the City of Ellensburg established the Ellensburg Business Development Authority, dba as CenterFuse, in 1993 by Ordinance No. 3895, codified in Ellensburg City Code (ECC) Chapter 1.62 —Business Development Authority and subsequent Charter and Bylaws guiding operations of the entity with the purpose of promoting economic development within the City of Ellensburg; and WHEREAS, after more than 30 years of operation, the CenterFuse Board of Directors has requested to merge with the Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce to provide better coordination and collaboration in regional and countywide economic development services , and the City of Ellensburg therefore will be dissolving the Business Development Authority and guarantee transfer of assets and real property to fulfill the purposes for which the authority was chartered; and WHEREAS, the City of Ellensburg and Kittitas County enacted an Interlocal Agreement on May 10, 1999, to guarantee a Washington State Community Economic Revitalization Board ("CERB") Loan for construction of a building located at Bowers Field Industrial Park, 3110 Airport Road, Ellensburg, Washington 98926-9345, for which a 35-year lease agreement was signed with Kittitas County for lease of the land, and subsequent changes to lease terms, now ending in December 31, 2035; and WHEREAS, a priority of the City of Ellensburg and Kittitas County is affordable housing, underutilized property offers residential development opportunities that serve the community's long-term interests, and the City of Ellensburg is best positioned to partner for development of affordable housing; and Interlocal Cooperation Agreement for Economic Development Real Properly Exchanges - Page 1 of 6