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�,�s stets o� <br />o �Y <br />� Q <br />JUN 201, <br />STATE OF WASHINGTON wn7, �A f <br />DEPARTMENT OF COMME►f�Lfr <br />1011 Plum Street SE • PO Box 42525 • Olympia, Washington 98504-2525 a (360) 725-4000 <br />www.commerce.wa.gov <br />June 13, 2011 <br />The Honorable Paul Jewell <br />Kittitas County Commissioner <br />205 West 5th Ave - Suite 108 <br />Ellensburg, WA 98926 <br />Dear Commissioner Jewell: <br />I am pleased to inform you that Kittitas County has been selected by Commerce to receive <br />$617,046 in federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds. This award is based on <br />the County's CDBG General Purpose Grant application for improvements to the Kittitas County <br />Water District #6, wastewater treatment facility in Vantage. <br />This letter allows you to begin incurring costs not to exceed ten percent of your award as of June 13, <br />2011, for only the following activities: <br />• Administrative costs including staffing, travel and training <br />• Review of environmental laws and authorities, including Section 106 of the National Historic <br />Preservation Act of 1996 <br />• Preliminary engineering feasibility studies needed for the environmental assessment <br />• Subrecipient agreements or professional service contracts for any of the above activities <br />CDBG-specific compliance with National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) must be completed <br />before any construction or property acquisition activity can occur. These procedures are described <br />in the updated 2011 CDBG Management Handbook, Section 6, which is available electronically at <br />www.commerce.wa.gov/cdbg and will be distributed at the CDBG Management Handbook <br />workshops. <br />Eligible costs will be reimbursed by Commerce after a grant contract between Kittitas County and <br />Commerce has been formally executed and the environmental review is complete (see enclosure'for <br />further explanation). All costs to be reimbursed must comply with applicable state and federal <br />requirements. <br />-4w. Ca <br />