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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />COUNTY OF KITTITAS <br />STATE OF WASHINGTON <br />NO. <br />RATIFYING TIIE CHAIR OF COUNTY COMMISSIONER'S SIGNATURE ON THE TRUST <br />WATER RIGHTS PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT FOR CERTIFICATE NOS. S4-83019'J <br />AND S4-85195-J WITH SUNCADIA RESORT LLC AND AUTHORIZING CHAIR SIGNATURE <br />ON CLOSING DOCUMENTS <br />WHEREAS: Kittitas County maintains a water banking program accepted by the Washinglon State <br />Department of Ecolory and administered by the Public Works Department; and <br />WIIEREAS: Suncadia Resort LLC is the beneficial owner of surface water rights from Big Creek and <br />First creek, assigned certificate Nos. 54-83019-J and 54-85195-J; and <br />WHEREAS: On December 23,2024 the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners entered into a <br />purchase and sale agreement for the beneficial interests in the Water Rights assigned <br />Certificate Nos. 54-83019-J and 54-85195-J; and <br />WHEREAS: The purchase and Sale Agreement identifies several contingencies that need to be satisfied <br />to close the transaction; and <br />WHEREAS: One identified contingency is for the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners to pass a <br />Resolution in the ordinary course of its business ratifying the Purchase and Sale <br />Agreement. <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners, in the best interest <br />of the public, does ratify Chair of County Commissioner's Signature on the Trust Water Rights Purchase <br />and Saje Agieement foi Certificate Nos. 54-83019-J and 54-85195-J with Suncadia Resort LLC' <br />BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, once all contingencies in the Purchase and Sale Agreement have been <br />met, the Chair of the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners is authorized to execute any further <br />documents, on behalf of Kittitas County, necessary to close the transaction. <br />DATED this 2l't day of January 2025, at Ellensburg, Washington. <br />BOARD OF COLTNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />WASHINGTON <br />the Board- Julie Kjorsvik <br />Wright, Vice-Chairman <br />ABSENT <br />rJ' <br />Qrr <br />c01 <br />S <br />U <br />7 <br />Deputy Ctbrt of the Board- Mandy Buchholz <br />Brett Wachsmith, Commissioner