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A Resolution related to the operations and finances of the King County Flood Control Zone District; authorizing the expenditure of District funds for projects and activities in accordance with the 2026 Steve Bleifuhs Memorial Flood Reduction Grant Program.
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WHEREAS, the King County Flood Control Zone District ("the District") adopts an annual work program, budget, operating budget for King County, capital budget and six-year capital improvement program pursuant to chapter 86.15 RCW, and
WHEREAS, in 2014, the District created the Steve Bleifuhs Memorial Flood Reduction Grant program to provide grant funding for projects with flood reduction benefits, including, but not limited to, surface water overflows, near shore flooding, lake flooding due to outflow blockage, or the clearance of clogged agricultural drainage systems, and
WHEREAS, in 2020, the District expanded the Steve Bleifuhs Memorial Flood Reduction Grant program to provide grant funding for projects addressing the countywide flood issues of urban streams, coastal erosion/coastal flooding, and culvert replacement/fish passage restoration, and
WHEREAS, the District desires to continue funding projects in the Steve Bleifuhs Memorial Flood Reduction Grant Program, and
WHEREAS, in establishing the District's 2026 budget, the District provided $14,307,228 in funding in the Steve Bleifuhs Memorial Flood Reduction Grant Program, and
WHEREAS, a selection committee composed of the director of the water and land resources division of the King County department of natural resources and parks, the District's executive director and a former state representative and Enumclaw city councilmember reviewed the 2026 applications for grant funds and made a unanimous recommendation regarding them to the District, and
WHEREAS, based on the recommendation of the selection committee, the board of supervisors desires to approve the 2026 grant fund applications and projects;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE...
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