HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes-2021-074BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COI.INTY OF KITTITAS
STATE OF WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION
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TO AWARD TIJF 2O2I DISTRESSED COUNTY SALES AND USE TAX FUNDS
AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CONFERENCE OF GOVERNMENTS
WHEREAS:The 1999 Legislature did pass RCW 82.14.370 Sales and Use Tax
for Public Facilities in rural counties; and
WHEREAS:These funds are for the purpose of financing Public Facilities
which are defined as bridges, roads, domestic and industrial water
facilities, sanitary sewer facilities, earth stabilization, storm sewer
facilitie s, railroad, electri city, natural gas, buildings, structures,
telecommunications infrastructure, transportation infrastructure or
commercial infrastructure and port facilities in the State of
Washington; and
WHEREAS:The Kittitas County Board of County Commissioners makes
distressed County sales and use tax funding available to cities
pursuant to an annual grant program; and
WHEREAS:The COG as directed, met April 21,202I reviewing 2021 grant
applications to consider if they met the economic development
needs of the county and communities within the county; and
WHEREAS:The COG is presenting the results and their recommendations for
the funding as described herein: CenterFuse ($72,000); Kittitas
County Chamber of Commerce ($92,000); Snoqualmie Pass Public
Utility District ($300,000); City of Cle Elum ($450,460); City of
Ellensburg ($283,868); and
WHEREAS:An agreement for receiving funds is required for all grant
applicants and said funds will be available upon execution of
funding agreements;
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: The Board of County Commissioners, after
due consideration, does hereby accept the Conference of Government's recommendations
to distribute the 2021 Sales and Use Tax for Public Facilities in Rural Counties in
accordance with RCW 82.14.370 as described; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: The Public Works Department will prepare 2021
Public Facility grant contracts and manage these contracts through the Public Facilities
Fund Number 108.
DATED this 18th day of May 202I, at Ellensburg, Washington.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS CO UNTY WASHINGTON
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I Deputy Clerk of the Board- Mandy Buchholz
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Cory Wright, Commissioner
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Julie Kjorsvik
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