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Home My WebLink Aboutres2016-044WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL AGENDA BILL NO. 2016 -091C CLEARANCES Initial Date fce Date Received in Council Of Agenda Date Assigned to: originator: MGM 10125116 0 ((�" IF 11/9/16 SCOTW /Council Division Head: NOV 0 2 2016 Dept. Head: MGM 10125116 WHATCOM COUNTY Prosecutors Oh 3i Zoe( COUNCIL Purchasing /Budget: Executive: J� . 2-. / Lookout Mountain & Lake Whatcom Trail Development 16 -2333 AND South TITLE OFD CUW!'t'i Fork Park )iVlulti Development 16 -2640 NOVA Application and Authorization Resolution ATTACHMENTS: Authorizing Resolution SEPA review required? ( ) Yes ( X) NO Should Clerk schedule a hearing? ( ) Yes (X) NO SEPA review completed? ( ) Yes ( ) NO Requested Date: SUMMARY STATEMENT OR LEGAL NOTICE LANGUAGE. (If this item is an ordinance or requires a public hearing, you must provide the language for use in the required public notice. Be specific and cite RCW or WCC as appropriate. Be clear in explaining the intent of the action.) Request authorization for the County Executive to make application and enter into a grant agreement with the WA State Recreation and Conservation Office (RCO) for funding through the Nonhighway and Off -Road Vehicle Activities Program (NOVA) in the amount of- $200,000 for the development of non - motorized recreational trails at Lookout Mountain Forest Preserve and Lake Whatcom Park $200,000 for the development of non - motorized recreational trails at South Fork Park CO.ALWITTEF_ ACTION. • COUNCIL ACTION.• 11/9/2016: Forwarded to Council for approval 11/9/2016: Approved 6 -1, Brenner opposed, Res. 2016 -044 1 1 Related County Contract #: Related File Numbers: Ordinance or Resolution Number: Res.2016 -044 Please Note: Once adopted and signed, ordinances and resolutions are available for viewing and printing on the County's website at. www.co.whatcom.wa.us/counciL INTRODUCED: RESOLUTION NO, 2016 -044 RECREATION and CONSERVATION OFFICE Nonhighway and Off -Road Vehicle Activities (NOVA) APPLICATION RESOLUTION /AUTHORIZATION Whatcom County- Lookout Mountain & Lake Whatcom Park Trail Development 16 -2020 Whatcom County- South Forest Park Multi -use Trail Development 16 -2640 WHEREAS, This form authorizes submitting application(s) for grant funding assistance for Nonhighway and Off -road Vehicle Activities (NOVA) project to the Recreation and Conservation Funding Board as provided in Chapter 46.09 and 79A.25 RCW, WAC 286, and other applicable authorities. WHEREAS, our organization has approved a comprehensive parks and recreation plan that includes this project; and WHEREAS, under provisions of the NOVA program, state grant assistance is requested to aid in financing the cost of trail development; and WHEREAS, our organization considers it in the best public interest to complete the project described in the application(s). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Whatcom County Council: 1. That Michael McFarlane, Whatcom County Parks & Recreation Director is authorized to make formal application to the Recreation and Conservation Funding Board for grant assistance. 2. Our organization has reviewed the sample project agreement on the Recreation and Conservation Office's web site at: http: /Avww.rco.wa.ctoy /documents /manuals&formsISam. ip ePro�Aareement pd #and authorizes Jack Louws, Whatcom County Executive to enter into such a project agreement, if funding is awarded. We understand and acknowledge that the project agreement will contain the indemnification and other terms and conditions that are contained in the sample project agreement. The sample project agreement may be revised periodically by the Recreation and Conservation Office. Our organization recognizes that such changes might occur prior to our authorized representative signing the actual project agreement, and we accept the responsibility and the presumption that our authorized representative shall have conferred with us as to any such changes before he /she executes the project agreement on behalf of our organization and so executes with our authorization. 3. Any grant assistance received will be used for only direct eligible and allowable costs that are reasonable and necessary to implement the project referenced above. 4. Our organization expects our matching share of project funding will be derived from County capital funds, operating funds, equipment, and volunteer labor and donations and that pursuant to WAC 286 -13 -040 we must certify the availability of match at least one month before funding approval. In addition, our organization understands it is responsible for supporting all non -cash commitments to this project should they not materialize. We acknowledge that if the Recreation and Conservation Funding Board approves grant assistance for the project, the Recreation and Conservation Office will pay us on only a reimbursement basis. We understand reimbursement basis means that we will only request payment from the Recreation and Conservation Office after we incur eligible and allowable costs and pay them. The Recreation and Conservation Office may also determine an amount of retainage and hold that amount until the project is complete. 6. We acknowledge that any property owned by our organization that is developed, renovated or restored with grant assistance must be dedicated for the purpose of the grant in perpetuity after the project is complete unless otherwise provided and agreed to by our organization and the Recreation and Conservation Funding Board in the project agreement or an amendment thereto. 7. We acknowledge that any property not owned by our organization that is developed, renovated or restored with grant assistance must be dedicated for the purpose of the grant for at least twenty -five (25) years after the project is complete unless otherwise provided and agreed to by our organization and the Recreation and Conservation Funding Board in the project agreement or an amendment thereto. 8. This application authorization becomes part of a formal application to the Recreation and Conservation Funding Board for grant assistance. 9. We provided appropriate opportunity for public comment on this application. 10. We certify that this application authorization was properly and lawfully adopted following the requirements of our organization and applicable laws and policies and that the person signing as authorized representative is duly authorized to do so. APPROVED this 9th day of November 2016. C 0 ATTEST, _� • �,, } Dana Brown- D6wi�r °&r . 'ihe Council � ac, APPROVED AS TO FORM: "(00 0444 � Elizabeth"Gallery, Civil Deputy Prosecutor Washington State Attorney General's Office WHATCOM COUNTY COUNCIL WHATCOM COUNTY, WASHINGTON Baryy- B`hanan Council Chair Approved as to form — March 18 2016___ Assistant Attorney Genera( Date