Laserfiche WebLink
KITTITAS COUNTY <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />2023 AGENDA STAFF REPORT <br />AGENDA DATE: January 3, 2023 <br />ACTION REQUESTED: Request to Approve a Resolution to Award the Distressed <br />County Sales and Use Tax Funding for 2023 and Direct <br />Staff Prepare Public Facility Grant Agreements for 2023 <br />Award Recipients <br />BACKGROUND: The Council of Governments (COG) met on November 16, <br />2022, to review 2023 Public Facility Grant applications for <br />funding consideration. After reviewing the five (5) <br />applications received COG presented their <br />recommendations for funding to the Board of County <br />Commissioners at the December 20, 2022, Public Works <br />agenda session for consideration. At that time, the Board <br />of County Commissioners, remanded the proposal to staff <br />for revising 2023 Fund 108 grant awards. Staff is <br />proposing, on behalf of the Board, the following awards: <br />Ellensburg Business Development Authority dba <br />CenterFuse ($72,000); Kittitas County Chamber of <br />Commerce ($92,000); Snoqualmie Pass Utility District <br />($270,000); City of Cle Elum ($591,000) and the City of <br />Kittitas ($475,000). <br />INTERACTION: Public Works. <br />RECOMMENDATION: Move to Approve and Sign the Resolution to Award the <br />Distressed County Sales and Use Tax Funding for 2023 as <br />amended by staff at the direction of the Board of County <br />Commissioners direct staff prepare Public Facility Grant <br />Agreements for 2023 Award Recipients. <br />HANDLING: Return one original to Public Works. <br />ATTACHMENTS: Resolution <br />LEAD STAFF: Mark R. Cook, Director. <br />