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The contract would provide Lewis County $84,000 in grant funding for the required updates. This is a reimbursable grant.
Type: Deliberation
Department: CD - Community Development
Directors' Update: July 1, 2020
Business Meeting: July 6, 2020
Summary:Approve grant contract between Washington State Department of Ecology and Lewis County for updates to the Shoreline Master Program as part of the eight year periodic review cycle established by the Shoreline Management Act.
Publications:
Cover Letter To:
Additional Copies To: Graham Gowing, Lee Napier, Pat Anderson, Eric Eisenburg
Resolution
APPROVAL OF GRANT CONTRACT BETWEEN WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF ECOLOGY AND LEWIS COUNTY, AS WELL AS, AUTHORIZATION FOR THE DIRECTOR OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TO SIGN ON BEHALF OF LEWIS COUNTY
WHEREAS, the Shoreline Management Act (SMA) requires each Shoreline Master Program (SMP) be reviewed and revised, if needed, on an eight-year schedule established by the Legislature under RCW 90.58; and
WHEREAS, Lewis County is scheduled to have their SMP reviewed and revised by June of 2021 under RCW 90.58.080; and
WHEREAS, the Washington State Department of Ecology has made funding available with a grant of $84,000 to assist Lewis County with these required updates with agreement no. SEASMP-1921-LcCd-00067; and
WHEREAS, the receipt of such state funding must be authorized by the Lewis County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC).
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED it appears to be in the best public interest to approve the contact between Washington State Department of Ecology and Lewis County for the grant of $84,000 to assist in these updates; and
NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the BOCC authorizes the Director of Community Development to accept the available state funding and act as the signature authority for the grant to help finance the necessary update to the Lewis County Shoreline Master Program.
DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 6th day of July, 2020.