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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
AGENDA STAFF REPORT
AGENDA DATE: October 1, 2019
ACTION REQUESTED: Request to approve a Resolution Awarding a Portion of
2020 Distressed County Use Tax and Directing Staff to
Solicit for a Second Round of Public Facilities Project
Submittals
BACKGROUND: Recently, the Council of Governments (COG) sent a
request to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) to
award a portion of the 2020 Distressed County Use Tax
funds and to direct staff advertise a second round for
potential Capital Facility applications. Following an
Agenda session on 09-17-2019; the BOCC directed the
requested second round of project advertisements but
elected to only award the economic development grants to
Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce and Ellensburg
Business Development Authority dba CenterFuse.
INTERACTION: Public Works
RECOMMENDATION: Approve the Resolution to award a portion of 2020
Distressed County Use Tax to the Kittitas County Chamber
of Commerce and the Ellensburg Business Development
Authority and direct a second round of Capital Facility
project solicitations.
HANDLING: Return one original to Public Works
ATTACHMENTS: Resolution
LEAD STAFF: Mark R. Cook, Director
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF KITTITAS
STATE OF WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION NO. 2019 -
AWARDING 2020 DISTRESSED COUNTY SALES AND USE TAX FUNDING TO THE
KITTITAS COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND ELLENSBURG BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY DBA CENTERFUSE AND AUTHORIZE A SECOND ROUND
OF CAPITAL FACILITY GRANT APPLICATIONS FOR THE REMAINING 2020
DISTRESSED COUNTY SALES AND USE TAX DISTRIBUTION
WHEREAS: The Council of Governments (COG) of Kittitas County recently recommended partial
funding of 2020 Distressed Use Tax pursuant to the 2020 Public Facility grant program;
and
WHEREAS: The COG further requests the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) to solicit
potential grant recipients for a second round of Capital Facility projects; and
WHEREAS: The BOCC is electing to award the Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce and
Ellensburg Business Development Authority dba CenterFuse only at this time; and
WHEREAS: Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce and Ellensburg Business Development Authority
dba CenterFuse are required to enter into an agreement to secure said funding; and
WHEREAS: The BOCC agrees it is in the County's best interest to re -solicit interested parties for
2020 Capital Facility grants and desires seeing all applications prior to awarding any
Capital Facility grants;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners, in the best interest
of the public, does hereby award the Kittitas County Chamber of Commerce and the Ellensburg Business
Development Authority dba CenterFuse 2020 Distressed Use Tax Public Facility Fund awards.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the BOCC does direct that staff solicit for a second round of
Capital Facility grant applications for 2020 Distressed County Use Tax award through the County's
Public Facility Fund.
DATED this 1 st day of October, 2019, at Ellensburg, Washington.
Attest:
❑ Clerk of the Board- Julie Kjorsvik
❑ Deputy Clerk of the Board- Mandy Buchholz
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSION
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
Cory Wright, Chairman
Brett Wachsmith, Vice -Chairman
Laura Osiadacz, Commissioner