Information

Type: Deliberation

Department: BOCC - Board of County Commissioners

Directors' Update: TBD

Business Meeting: July 27, 2021

Summary:

Approve $135,000 .09 "Distressed Counties" grant agreement with ELCPDA

Publications:

Cover Letter To: Marrianne Schumacher: Marrianne@lewisedc.com Richard DeBolt: richard@lewisedc.com ELCPDA c/o Lee Grose: flg@lewiscounty.com

Additional Copies To:

Resolution

WHEREAS, the Lewis County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) wishes to approve funding in the amount of $135,000 for the East Lewis County Public Development Authority's (ELCPDA) “Building Improvement to Marketable Status“ project, a project that serves future demand and meets the definition of a “public facility” under RCW 82.14.370; and

WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) is a list of projects maintained by the Lewis Economic Development Council (EDC) RCW 82.14.370; and

WHEREAS, via prior resolutions and this resolution, the BOCC adopts the CEDS as Lewis County's officially adopted county overall economic development plan for the purposes of RCW 82.14.370; and

WHEREAS, the ELCPDA’s application for funding of the “Building Improvement to Marketable Status“ project, which would include upgrades for the structure at 112 Norman Way in Packwood, Wash., has been recommended for approval and listing in the CEDS by the Distressed Counties/Rural Economic Development Public Facilities Advisory Committee, the committee created to recommend projects for listing in the CEDS; and

WHEREAS, the ELCPDA’s application is also supported by the attached Grant Agreement prepared by the EDC pursuant to the CEDS, which Agreement is incorporated herein by reference; and

WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the citizens of Lewis County that the funds requested by CEDS be authorized in order to allow completion of the “Building Improvement to Marketable Status“ project, a project that supports economic development in our community.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the BOCC (1) approves the “Building Improvement to Marketable Status” project as a public facility for purposes of RCW 82.14.370 and amends the Community Economic Development Strategies (CEDS) list to include that project in the county’s overall economic development plan; and (2) authorizes Lewis County to enter into the attached Grant Agreement with the ELCPDA, for the “Building Improvement to Marketable Status” project in the amount of $135,000 using monies from the “Distressed Counties Fund," all in accordance with RCW 82.14.370 and applicable law.

DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 27th day of July, 2021.