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KITTITAS COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />AGENDA STAFF REPORT <br />AGENDA DATE: October 1, 2024 <br />ACTION REQUESTED: Request to approve a Resolution authorizing the use of 2024 Public <br />Facility Award (Distressed County Sales and Use Tax) to support the <br />Kittitas County CWU Technology Transfer Center Study. <br />BACKGROUND: The Washington State Community Economic Revitalization Board <br />(CERB) has selected Kittitas County to receive planning grant <br />funding in the amount of $50,000. This funding is to aid in financing <br />the cost of the Kittitas County CWU Technology Transfer Center <br />Study (Project). <br />This Project will research the architecture and construction costs to <br />repurpose an existing vacant industrial building to create hospitality, <br />meeting and office space. As part of the study, the feasibility of a <br />public/private partnership to share costs of construction and <br />improvements will be explored. This planning grant will assist in the <br />groundwork for a technological transfer, training and development <br />hub to support economic and workforce development in the Central <br />Washington Region. <br />The grant has a local match requirement of $12,500. There are <br />sufficient funds in the Distressed County Sales and Use Tax (Public <br />Facilities Fund 108) fund to support the match for this project. <br />Providing match funding will allow for the full available grant <br />amount to be awarded. <br />INTERACTION: Public Works <br />RECOMMENDATION: Authorize the use of 2024 Fund 108 (Distressed County Sales and <br />Use Tax) funding award to support the Kittitas County CWU <br />Technology Transfer Center Study. <br />HANDLING: Return One original to Public Works <br />ATTACHMENTS: Resolution <br />LEAD STAFF: Josh Fredrickson, Director <br />