HomeMy WebLinkAboutRes-2022-007BOARD OF COLINTY COMMISSIONERS
COLINTY OF KITTITAS
STATE OF WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION
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TO AWARD TIJE 2022 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
facilities, railroad, electricity, 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 sales
and use tax funding available to cities pursuant to an annual grant
program; and
WHEREAS:The COG as directed, met on December 15,202I,to review 2022
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: Ellensburg Business Development
Authority dba CenterFuse ($72,000); Kittitas County Chamber of
Commerce ($92,000); City of Cle Elum ($262,500); and the City
of Roslyn ($262,500); and
WHEREAS:An agreement for receiving funds is required for all grant
applicants and said funds will be available upon execution of
funding agreements; and
NOW' THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED: The Board of County Commissioners, after
due consideration, does hereby accept the Conference of Govemment's recommendations
to distribute the 2022 Sales and Use Tax for Public Facilities in Rural Counties in
accordance with RCW 82.14.370 as described; and
NOW, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: The Public Works Department prepare2022
Public Facility grant contracts and manage said contracts through the Public Facilities
Fund Number 108.
DATED this 4th day of January 2022, at Ellensburg, Washington.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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KITTITAS COUNTY CONFERENCE OF GOVERNIVIENTS
December 16,2021
Board of County Commissioners
205 W. 5thAvenue
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Dear Commissioners,
The Conference of Govemments (COG) convened on December 15,2021,to consider the merits of
funding of six (6) applications competing for approximately $1.1 million in the Unencumbered
Fund Balance of Distressed County Sales & Use Tax. The table reflects the project name, the
amount requested, and the COG recommended funding.
Project Name Requesting Agency Sales & Use Tax
Funding Requested
Sales & Use Tax
Fundins Received
Finance of Personnel
Per RCW
82.t4s70(3)(a)
Ellensburg Business
Development
Authority, dba
CenterFuse
$72,000.00 $72,000.00
Finance ofPersonnel
Per RCW
82.|as70(3)(a)
Kittitas County
Chamber of
Commerce
$192,000.00 $92,000.00
Design Engineering
for Wastewater
Treatment Plant
Snoqualmie Pass
Utility District $300,000.00 $0.00
Phase 34. (Expanded)
- First Street
Downtown
Revitalization
City of Cle Elum $657,935.00 $262,500.00
5th Avenue and
Railroad Avenue
Traffic Signalization
City of Ellensburg $54,000.00 $0.00
Stormwater Retrofit
and CIP Construction City of Roslyn $262,500.00 $262,500.00
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The COG reviewed all the applications and applauds each applicant for the thoroughness of
each of the submittals. The above list represents what the COG felt would have immediate
economic impact on the individual communities.
Thank you for the opportunity to play a critical role in the evaluation and application of funds
that will assist in improving the economic development picture for the entire Kittitas Valley
community and we recommend you approve the funded projects as submitted.
Sincerely,
Cory Wright
Conference of Governments Chair
Cc:All Applicants
All COG Members
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