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KITTITAS COUNTY
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
2026 AGENDA STAFF REPORT
AGENDA DATE: September 15, 2026
ACTION REQUESTED: Approve a Resolution Authorizing Chairman’s Signature
on the Signature Authorizing Form for the Washington
Military Department Emergency Management Division
Flood Response: County Risk and Needs Assessment Grant
Program for the Naneum Creek Flood Assessment and
Mitigation Plan and Authorizing the Public Works Water
Resource Manager to Accept Funding and Sign the Grant
Agreement and Amendments.
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BACKGROUND: The Washington Military Department, Emergency
Management Division, is administering the Flood
Response: County Risk and Needs Assessment Grant
Program. This state-funded initiative is associated with the
December 2025 severe weather and flooding events
identified under Emergency Proclamation 25-07.2. Kittitas
County Public Works prepared two funding applications
and was notified that both were selected for funding.
The Naneum Creek Flood Assessment Mitigation Plan
project will evaluate flooding and identify mitigation
actions for approximately 3,100 feet of Naneum Creek,
where significant flooding occurred during the 2023 and
December 2025 flood events. This project is identified in
the Flood Control Zone District Capital Improvement Plan
as Project No. 14c.
INTERACTION: Public Works.
RECOMMENDATION: Move to approve a resolution authorizing Chairman’s
signature on the signature authorizing form for the
Washington Military Department Emergency Management
Division Flood Response: County Risk and Needs
Assessment Grant Program for the Naneum Creek Flood
Assessment and Mitigation Plan and authorizing the Public
Works Water Resource Manager to accept funding and sign
the grant agreement and amendments.
HANDLING: Return one (1) original to Public Works.
ATTACHMENTS: Signature Authorization Form
LEAD STAFF: Arden Thomas, Water Resource Program Manager.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY OF KITTITAS
STATE OF WASHINGTON
RESOLUTION
NO. ______________
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CHAIRMAN’S SIGNATURE ON THE SIGNATURE
AUTHORIZATION FORM FOR THE WASHINGTON MILITARY DEPARTMENT,
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIVISION FLOOD RESPONSE: COUNTY RISK AND NEEDS
ASSESSMENT GRANT PROGRAM FOR NANEUM CREEK FLOOD ASSESSMENT AND
MITIGATION PLAN AND AUTHORIZING THE PUBLIC WORKS WATER RESOURCE
MANAGER TO ACCEPT FUNDING AND SIGN THE GRANT AGREEMENT AND
AMENDMENTS
WHEREAS: Kittitas County Public Works submitted an application for $64,500 to the Washington
Military Department, Emergency Management Division Flood Response: County Risk
and Needs Assessment Grant Program to conduct a Naneum Creek Flood Assessment
and develop a mitigation plan; and
WHEREAS: The Naneum Creek Flood Assessment and Mitigation Plan will evaluate flooding and
identify mitigation actions for approximately 3,100 feet of Naneum Creek, where
significant flooding occurred during the 2023 and December 2025 flood events; and
WHEREAS: This project is identified in the Flood Control Zone District Capital Improvement Plan as
Project No. 14d; and
WHEREAS: The Emergency Management Division notified Kittitas County that the Naneum Creek
Flood Assessment and Mitigation Plan application has been selected for funding; and
WHEREAS: The Emergency Management Division requires Kittitas County to submit a signature
authorization form identifying the authorizing authority and authorized representatives on
behalf of Kittitas County for the grant agreement, amendments, and reimbursement
requests; and
WHEREAS: The signature authorization form is attached hereto and incorporated by reference.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of County Commissioners finds it in the best
interest of the public to authorize the Chairman to sign the signature authorization form and to designate
the authorized representatives on behalf of Kittitas County; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Water Resource Manager is authorized to accept funding and
sign the grant agreement and amendments;
DATED this 15th day of September 2026, at Ellensburg, Washington.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
________________________________
Brett Wachsmith, Chairman
Attest:
☐ Clerk of the Board- Julie Kjorsvik ________________________________
Laura Osiadacz, Vice-Chairman
☐ Deputy Clerk of the Board- Mandy Buchholz
_______________________________ ________________________________
Jeff Leichleiter, Commissioner
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SIGNATURE AUTHORIZATION FORM (SAF)
WASHINGTON MILITARY DEPARTMENT
Camp Murray, Washington 98430-5122
Please read instructions on page 2 before completing this form.
NAME OF ORGANIZATION DATE SUBMITTED
CONTRACT DESCRIPTION CONTRACT NUMBER
1. AUTHORIZING AUTHORITY
PHYSICAL SIGNATURE E-SIGNATURE PRINT OR
TYPE NAME TITLE
2. AUTHORIZED TO SIGN CONTRACTS / AMENDMENTS
PHYSICAL SIGNATURE E-SIGNATURE PRINT OR
TYPE NAME TITLE
3. AUTHORIZED TO SIGN REQUESTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT
PHYSICAL SIGNATURE E-SIGNATURE PRINT OR
TYPE NAME TITLE
SAF Revised 5/8/2024
Flood Response Grant Program SFY 2026-2027
Appendix A-
Kittitas County Public Works
Naneum Creek Flood Assessment and Mitigation Plan
September 15, 2026