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KITTITAS COUNTY
COMMISSIONER’S OFFICE
AGENDA STAFF REPORT
AGENDA DATE: March 1, 2022
ACTION REQUESTED: Request to approve an interlocal agreement and resolution
appointing Petrichor Broadband to manage design and
construction of new fiber optic networks under 2021 Public
Works Board grant award
BACKGROUND: In late 2021, Kittitas County was awarded $3.3 million from the
Public Works Board for broadband network expansion in the
Thorp and Edgemont areas. The county is now responsible for
construction of this network.
INTERACTION: Cory Wright, Commissioner, has coordinated with Petrichor
Broadband and the Prosecuting Attorney’s Office to develop and
prepare an interlocal agreement and resolution to have Petrichor
Broadband manage the design and construction of this network.
Petrichor is a public interlocal limited liability company formed by
six Washington port districts and is currently the county’s
designated consultant for the Community Economic Revitalization
Board-funded broadband study awarded in July 2021.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve an interlocal agreement with Petrichor Broadband to
design and manage fiber optic network construction in project
areas awarded under the 2021 Public Works Board grant.
HANDLING: 1 – Clerk of the Board
1 – Prosecuting Attorney’s Office
ATTACHMENTS: Interlocal Agreement with Petrichor Broadband
Resolution Authorizing the Execution of an Interlocal Agreement
with Petrichor Broadband
LEAD STAFF: Commissioner Cory Wright