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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COUNTY OF KITTITAS STATE OF WASHINGTON RESOLUTION NO.2026- A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CHAIR SIGNATURE TO EXECUTE AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN KITTITAS COUNTY AND THE CONFEDERATED TRIBES AND BANDS OF THE YAKAMA NATION FOR SPRINGWOOD RANCH STEWARDSHIP VIA WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY GRANT AGREEMENT WHEREAS, the Interlocal Cooperation Act, as amended, and codified in Chapter 39.34 of the Revised Code of Washington ("RCW"), provides for public agencies to enter into agreements for joint or cooperative action authorized under that chapter; and WHEREAS, in 20231 the Washington State Legislature appropriated fiends in the 2023-2025 Budget Proviso for the acquisition of Springwood Ranch for public purposes pursuant to Section 3073 of Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5200 (the "Springwood Ranch Legislation"); and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Springwood Ranch Legislation, on October 31". 2024 the Trust for Public Lands conveyed portions of Springwood Ranch to Kittitas County, The Kittitas Reclamation District (KRD), the Confederated Bands and Tribes of the Yakama Nation (Yakama Nation), and Washington State acting by and through Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) (collectively "Owners"), and WHEREAS, Kittitas County entered into Grant Agreement no. WRYBIP-2325-KiCPWD- 00072 with the Washington State Department of Ecology for Springwood Ranch stewardship and planning activities; and WHEREAS, stewardship and planning funding will be used to maintain core land management functions during an interim management period and provide key services to enable the Owners to transition the ranch to meet long-term management goals; and WHEREAS, the Owners will work together to :implement the scope of work authorized and funded by the grant agreement; and WHEREAS, the Interlocal agreement between Kittitas County and Yakama Nation is attached hereto and incorporated by reference. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners, in the best interest of the public, does hereby authorize Chair signature on an Interlocal Agreement between Kittitas County and the Department of Fish and Wildlife. DATED this 20th day of January, 2026, at Ellensburg, Washington.