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HOMELESS HOUSING PROGRAM
GRANT AGREEMENT
This Homeless Housin g Program Grant Agreement ("Agreement") is entered into
between KITTITAS COUNTY, a political subdivision of the State of Washington (the
"County"), and FRIENDS IN SERVICE TO HUMANITY (FISH) COMMUNITY FOOD
BANK, a Washington non-profit corporation ("Recipient"), in collaboration with the
KITTITAS VALLEY MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION (K VMA).
ARTICLE I — PURPOSE AND TERM
Section 1.1 Purpose: The purpose of this Agreement is to distribute homeless housing
surcharge funds awarded pursuant to the applicable provisions of RCW 36.22.179-1791.
Section 1.2 Term: This Agreement shall take effect September 1, 2018 and terminate on
April 30, 2020.
ARTICLE II — GRANT AMOUNT, USE AND BUDGET
Section 2.1 Grant Amount: The Recipient is awarded a total of up to seventy thousand,
five hundred sixty dollars, and six cents. ($70,560.06) for the 2018/2019 budget year; and
up to sixty seven thousand, three hundred fifty-three dollars, and sixty four cents.
($67,353.64) for the budget year 2019/2020 (the "Grant Award") to be administered as
follows as Grant Award HH-2018-004-FISH.
Section 2.2 Use of Grant. The Recipient shall use the Grant Award solely for the
purposes and in the manner described in Exhibit A – Attached Application and Exhibit
B – Attached Supplemental Answers - funds to be used for Cold Weather Shelters .
Adjustments to Proposed Project Timelines may be requested of the Committee in writing
and the Committee may recommend adjustments to the Board of Kittitas County
Commissioners. These recommendations may be granted or denied at the discretion of
the Board of Kittitas County Commissioners.
Section 2.3 Budget. The Grant Award shall be expended by the Recipient as set forth in
Exhibits A and B - Attached Application and Supplemental Answers. Adjustments to
Proposed Project Budgets may be requested of the Committee in writing and the Committee
may recommend adjustments to the Board of Kittitas County Commissioners. These
recommendations may be granted or denied at the discretion of the Board of Kittitas
County Commissioners. These recommendations may be granted or denied at the
discretion of the Board of County Commissioners.
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ARTICLE III — DISBURSEMENTS
Section 3.1 Disbursement of Grant Award Funds. Not more frequently than once a
month, the Recipient may request disbursement from the Grant Award. Each disbursement
request must be made by the Recipient submitting to the County at the address specified in
Section 5.2 a properly completed Reimbur sement Request form. The request must identify
the work performed and be accompanied by a descriptive summary of all allowable costs
and expenses incurred for which the Recipient is seeking disbursement, unless further
documentation is requested by the Committee, the Kittitas County Auditor’s Office, or the
BOCC. The Recipient will be subject to periodic on -site audits to ensure that satisfactory
supporting documentation of all allowable costs and expenses are being kept.
Section 3.1A Post Disbursement. Within 30 days of its receipt of the request and
satisfactory supporting documentation, and subject to the other terms and conditions
contained in this Agreement, the County shall pay the amount of the invoice to the
Recipient at the address specified in S ection 5.2.
Section 3.2 Disbursement Limitations. In no event will the County ever be required to
disburse funds in excess of the Grant Award. In addition, unless expressly provided
otherwise in this Agreement: (a) no disbursements will be made in advance of costs or
expenses being incurred; and (b) no costs or expenses incurred by the Recipient prior to the
effective date of this Agreement, or after its termination, are eligible for reimbursement.
Section 3.3 Disbursement Without Prejudice. Any disbursement made by the County
to the Recipient shall be without prejudice to the County's rights later to challenge the
propriety of the Recipient's claimed costs or expenses.
Section 3.4 Withholding Disbursements. If the Recipient fails to perform any
obligation under this Agreement and the failure has not been cured within 10 days
following oral or written notice from the County or the Committee, the County may,
without penalty and in its sole discretion and upon written notice to the Recipient,
withhold all monies otherwise due the Recipient until such failure to perform is cured.
This right to withhold disbursements is in addition to all other rights and remedies the
County may have available to it under this Agreement or under law.
ARTICLE IV—REPORTS AND RECORDKEEPING
Section 4.1 Progress Reports. At least twice per budget period, and upon request from
time to time, the Recipient shall provide a report on the progress made to date on the Project,
using such form and meeting such requirements as determined by the Committee (see also
III REPORTING). Such progress reports shall be provided by the Recipient to the
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Committee and to the Kittitas County Auditor’s Office at its address specified in Section
5.2. The Recipient shall also provide an annual report as specified in th e grant guidelines.
Section 4.2 Record Retention; Review. The Recipient shall maintain records sufficient
to fully document its compliance with all contractual, grant and legal requirements , for not
less than six years from the last date of work perfo rmed or reimbursement pursuant to this
agreement, whichever is later. Upon reasonable advance notice, the Recipient shall provide
the County its authorized agents, and State or Federal agencies having audit authority related
to this Agreement with full access to all of the Recipient's records relating to this
Agreement or the Project. The Recipient agrees to shall defend, indemnify and hold
harmless the County and its appointed and elective officers, agents and employees, from
and against all loss or expen se for any audit exceptions or other irregularities in its
performance or recordkeeping, including but not limited to impermissible or unauthorized
use of Grant Award funds. This section shall survive termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE V — CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION AND NOTICES
Section 5.1 Personnel. The Recipient will secure at its own expense all labor and
materials required to perform any work in connection with the Project. The Recipient shall
be responsible for all applicable payroll, labor and industries premiums, and taxes. All
employees and subcontractors of the Recipient shall be covered by Industrial Insurance in
full compliance with title 51 of the Revised Code of Washington ("RCW").
Section 5.2 Contract Representatives. The parties' designated representatives shall be
responsible for th e administration of this Agreement and for receiving notices given in
connection with this Agreement. The following are designated as the representatives of the
parties.
FOR THE COUNTY: Judy Pless, Budget & Finance Manager
County Auditor’s Office
205 West 5th – Suite 105
Ellensburg WA 98926
509-962-7502
judy.pless@co.kittitas.wa.us
FOR THE RECIPIENT: Peggy Morache
FISH Community Food Bank
Ellensburg, WA 98926
509-925-5990
peggy@kvfish.org
A party may change its designated representative or address by providing written notice to
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the other party.
Section 5.3 Notices. Any notice required or permitted to be made under this Agreement
may be given personally, by facsimile, or by first -class, registered or certified mail. A
notice personally delivered to the other party is deemed given upon proper delivery. A
notice sent b y first-class, registered or certified mail is deemed given t hree days after
mailing, if properly addressed and having proper postage. Notices delivered by facsimile
shall be deemed to have been given on the date of transmission if received during the
recipient's business day or, if not, on the recipient's next business day. E-mail addresses,
if listed in this Agreement, are provided only for convenience and not for notice purposes.
ARTICLE VI — INSURANCE
Section 6.1 Professional Legal Liability. The Recipient will maintain professional legal
liability or professional errors and omissions coverage appropriate to the Recipient's
profession. The coverage will have a limit of not less than One Million Dollars ($1
million) per occurrence. The coverage will apply to liability for a professional error, act or
omission arising out of the Recipient's services under the Agreement. The coverage will
not exclude bodily injury or property damage. The coverage will not exclude hazards
related to the work rendered as part of the Agreement or within the scope of the Recipient's
services under the Agreement, including testing, monitoring, measuring operations or
laboratory analysis where such services are rendered under the Agreement.
Section 6.2 Workers' Compensation and Employer Liability. The Recipient will
maintain workers' compensation insurance as required by Title 51 RCW, and will provide
evidence of coverage to the BOCC. If the Contract is for over $50,000, then the Recipient
will also maintain employer liability coverage with a limit of not less than One Million
Dollars ($1 million). The Recipient will request that the Washington State Department of
Labor and Industries, Workers Compensation Representative, send written verification to
the County that the Recipient is currently paying workers' compensation.
Section 6.3 Commercial General Liability. The Recipient will maintain commercial
general liability coverage for bodily injury, personal injury and property damage, subject
to a limit of not less than One Million Dollars ($1 million) per occurrence. The general
aggregate limit will apply separatel y to the Contract and be no less than Two Million
Dollars ($2 million). The Recipient will provide commercial general liability coverage that
does not exclude any activity to be performed in fulfillment of the Agreement. Specialized
forms specific to the industry of the Recipient will be deemed equivalent , provided
coverage is no more restrictive than would be provided under a standard commercial
general liability policy, including contractual liability coverage.
Section 6.4 Miscellaneous Insurance Provisions.
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A. The Recipient will place insurance with insurers licensed to do business in the
State of Washington and having A.M. Best Company ratings of no less than A -
VII, with the exception that excess and umbrella coverage used to meet the
requirements for limits of liability or gaps in coverage need not be placed with
insurers or re-insurers licensed in the State of Washington.
B. The insurance limits established by this section are not intended to indicate the
Recipient's exposure, nor are they limitatio ns on the Recipient's indemnification
duties. This section shall survive termination of this Agreement.
C. The policy shall be endorsed and the certificate shall reflect that the County, its
officers, officials, employees, agents and representatives, are an additional
insured with respect to activities under the contract, and the policy will contain no
special limitations on the scope of protection afforded to the County, its officers,
officials, employees, agents and representatives as an additional insured.
D. The certificate will, at a minimum, list limits of liability and coverage. The
Recipient will furnish the County with properly executed certificates of insurance
or a signed policy endorsement, including the additional -insured provision, which
will clearly evidence all insurance required in this Section , before work under this
Agreement shall commence, but no later than Ten (10) days after the effective
date of this Agreement. Acceptable forms of evidence are the endorsement pages
of the policy showing the County as an additional insured.
E. The Recipient will maintain all required policies in force from the time services
commence until services are completed. The Recipient will provide a current or
updated copy of all insurance policies specified i n the Agreement upon the
request of the County. Certificates, policies and endorsements scheduled to
expire before completion of services will be renewed before expiration. The
certificate will provide that the underlying insurance contract may not be
canceled, or allowed to expire, except on 30-days' prior written notice to the
County. Any certificate or endorsement limiting or negating the insurer's
obligation to notify the County of cancellation or changes must be amended so as
not to negate the intent of this provision. Written notice of cancellation or change
must be delivered to the County as set forth in Sections 5.2 and 5.3.
F. If the Recipient's liability coverage is written as a claims-made policy, then the
Recipient must evidence the purchase of an extended-reporting period or "tail"
coverage for a three-year period after completion of the services.
G. The Recipient's liability insurance provisions shall be primary and shall be non -
contributing with any other insurance maintained by Kittitas County with respect
to any insurance or self-insurance programs covering the County, its elected and
appointed officers, officials, employees, agents and representatives.
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H. Any failure to comply with reporting provisions of the policies will not affect
coverage provided to the County, its officers, officials, employees, agents or
representatives.
I. The Recipient's insurance will apply separately to each insured against whom
claim is made or suit is brought, subject to the limits of the insurer's liability. The
Recipient will include all subcontractors as insurers under its policies or will
furnish separate certificates and endorsements for each subcontractor. All
coverage for sub contractors will be subject to all of the requirements stated in
these provisions.
ARTICLE VII – INDEMNIFICATION
Section 7.1 Indemnification. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the Recipient shall
indemnify, defend and hold harmless the County, the Committee and the BOCC, and all
County officials, officers, employees , agents and each of them, from and against all claims
in any way resulting from or arising out of the performance of this Agreement, whether
such claims arise from the actual or alleged acts, errors or omissions of the Recipient, its
subcontractors, third parties, the County, the Committee or the BOCC, or anyone directly
or indirectly employed or supervised by any of them or anyone for whose acts, errors or
omissions any of them may be liable. "Claim" means any loss, claim, suit, action,
liability, damage or expense of any kind or nature whatsoever, including but not limited to
attorneys' fees and costs, attributable to personal or bodily injury, sickness, disease or
death, or to injury to or destruction of property, including the loss of use resulting
therefrom.
Section 7.2 Recipient’s Duty to Indemnify. The Recipient's duty to indemnify, defend
and hold harmless includes but is not limited to claims by th e Recipients or any
subcontractor’s officers, employees or agents. The Recipient's duty, however, does not
extend to claims arising from the sole negligence or willful misconduct of the County, the
Committee or the BOCC, or of the officials, officers, employees, agents or representatives
of the County, the Committee or the BOCC.
Section 7.3 Waiver of RCW Title 51 Immunity. Solely for purposes of this
indemnification provision, the Recipient expressly waives its immunity under Title 51
RCW and acknowledges that this waiver was mutually negotiated by the parties. The
Recipient’s duty to indemnify, defend and hold harmless shall survive termination of this
Agreement.
ARTICLE VIII—NONDISCRIMINATION AND LEGAL COMPLIANCE
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Section 8.1 Nondiscrimination. The Recipient shall not discriminate against any
employee or applicant for employment, or program participant or program participant
applicant, on account of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, creed, marital status, age,
Vietnam era or disabled veterans status, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical
handicap, or any other basis prohibited by law with respect to any program particip ation,
employment upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment or se lection for training, including
apprenticeships and volunteers. This prohibition does not apply, however, to a religious
corporation, association, education al institution or society with respect to the employment
of individuals of a particular religion to perform work connected with the carrying on by
such corporation, association, educational institution or society of its activities.
Section 8.2 Compliance with Laws. The Recipient and its officials, officers, employees,
agents and subcontractors shall comply with all applicable federal, state and loca l laws,
regulations, rules and policies . The County, the Committee and the BOCC shall have no
obligation to ensure such compliance.
ARTICLE IX — TERMINATION
Section 9.1 Termination for Loss of Funding. The County shall have the right to terminate
this Agreement at any time after providing written notice consistent with sections 5.2 and 5.3 of
this agreement if the funds relied upon for the Grant Award are terminated, suspended or
otherwise lost or impaired in whole or in part.
Section 9.2 Termination for Convenience. Either party may terminate this Agreement for
convenience upon giving the other party at least 30 days' advance written notice. In that event,
the Recipient will be entitled to payment only for those expenses and costs reasonably and
actually incurred prior to the effective date of the termination.
Section 9.3 Termination for Default. If either party defaults in its performance under this
Agreement, the nondefaulting party may give the defaulting party written notice that it has 30
days in which to cure the default. If the default is not cured within 30 days of notice, the
nondefaulting party may terminate the contract. In the event of such a termination, the
nondefaulting party shall have all rights and remedies available to it under law.
ARTICLE X — MISCELLANEOUS
Section 10.1 Permissible-Use Warranty. The Recipient warrants that its planned and actual
uses of the Grant Award constitute permissible uses for homeless housing surcharge funds as
established by RCW 36.22.179. This section shall survive termination of this Agreement.
Section 10.2 Organizational-Status Warranty. The Recipient warrants that it is duly
organized, existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Washington.
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Section 10.3 Relationship of Parties. This Agreement, and the parties' and the Committee’s
and the County’s activities under it, shall not be construed as creating any kind of partnership or
joint venture, nor shall it be construed as creating any kind of independent contractor, agency or
employment relationship between the parties, the Committee, or the County.
Section 10.4 No Third-Party Rights. This Agreement is entered into by the parties solely for
their own benefit and it creates or grants no rights of any kind in any other party.
Section 10.5 Assignment. The Recipient shall not assign any of its rights or delegate any of its
duties under this Agreement without the prior express written consent of the County, which may
be granted or refused in the County's sole discretion.
Section 10.6 Choice of Law; Venue; Jurisdiction. This Agreement shall be governed by the
laws of the State of Washington. In the event of a legal proceeding, venue shall be only in a
court of competent jurisdiction in Kittitas County. Each party hereby consents to the personal
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Washington, County of Kittitas. This section shall
survive the termination of this Agreement.
Section 10.7 Waiver. No term or condition of this Agreement shall be deemed waived
unless such waiver is expressly agreed to in writing by the party granting the waiver. In
addition, waiver of any breach of this Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of any prior
or subsequent breach.
Section 10.8 Amendment. This Agreement can be amended only by a writing executed
by the parties.
Section 10.9 Entire Agreement. The parties acknowledge that this Agreement is the
complete expression of their agreement regarding the subject matter of this Agreement.
Any oral or written representations or understandings not incorporated into this Agreement
are specifically excluded.
Section 10.10 Headings. The headings in this Agreement are for convenience only and
shall not be deemed to affect the meaning of its provisions.
Section 10.11 Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the validity of the
remaining provisions that can be given effect without the invalid provision, provided that
the underlying intent of the parties can still be given effect.
Section 10.12 Signature Authority. Each person signing this Agreement on behalf of a
party warrants that he or she has full authority to sign this Agreement on that party's
behalf.
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Section 10.13 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of
which shall be deem ed an original and all of which together shall be deemed one
agreement. Each counterpart may be executed and delivered by facsimile to the other
party.
Section 10.14 Exhibits. The following exhibits are incorporated into this Agreement by
reference: (a) Exhibit A — Attached Application,
(b) Exhibit B – Supplemental Answers.
KITTITAS COUNTY: KITTITAS COUNTY BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ATTEST: __________________________________________
Board Chair
____________________________ __________________________________________
Clerk of the Board Board Vice-Chair
_______________________________________
Commissioner
DATE: ______________________
RECIPIENT: _______________________________________
By: (Print Name)
Title: __________________________________
DATE: _____________________
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EXHIBIT A - STATEMENT OF WORK AND BUDGET- SEE ATTACHED
APPLICATION REGARDING THE COLD WEATHER SHELTER
EXHIBIT B – SUPPLEMENTAL ANSWERS - SEE ATTACHED
SUPPLEMENTAL ANSWERS FROM FISH
III REPORTING
*For each Progress Report, the agency will use the standardized reporting form
developed by the Homeless and Affordable Housing Committee.
Reports are due on the following:
2018/2019 budget years
December 31, 2018
April 30, 2019
2019/2020 budget years
December 31, 201 9
April 30, 2020 – final report due
Please provide a brief description of work paid for by County funds and total amount of
County funds expended per reporting period.
Agencies may report information beyond the standard reporting form if desired.
Please send an electronic copy of each report to:
Kittitas County Homeless and Affordable Housing Committee
Debbie Myers, Kittitas County Board of Commissioners office
Kittitas County Auditor’s Office, Judy Pless
*Reporting requirements may be amended by the Committee so that appropriate data can
be gathered.