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A RESOLUTION relating to the operations and finances of the King County Flood Control Zone District; authorizing the expenditure of District funds for projects and activities in Water Resource Inventory Areas 8, 9, the Snoqualmie watershed and the King County portions of WRIA 10.

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WHEREAS, the King County Flood Control Zone District’s ("District") comprehensive plan prioritizes expanded partnerships and collaborations with watershed forums; and

                       WHEREAS, the District’s comprehensive plan emphasizes the consideration of fish and wildlife habitat when managing flood-risk; and

WHEREAS, the District seeks to protect public safety and promote the recovery of native salmon species; and

WHEREAS, 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, the District desires to continue funding watershed resource inventory area ("WRIA") activities and projects, that are identified using a process for awarding WRIA grants in which the WRIA forums made grant recommendations to the District and the King County Water and Land Resources Division administers the grant processes; and

                     WHEREAS, in establishing the District’s 2015 budget, the District provided $4,227,272 million in funding for projects and activities in WRIA’s 7 (Snoqualmie Watershed portion) 8, 9 and 10 (King County portion);

                     WHEREAS, carry-forward funds of $225,283 and returned grant funds of $3,974 in  WRIA 8  are available for grants in 2015; now, therefore

                     BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE KING COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL ZONE DISTRICT:

                     SECTION 1.  The WRIA forums shall consider giving priority to fish and wildlife habitat restoration projects that are integrated into larger multi-benefit projects.

                     SECTION 2.  The Board authorizes the funding of water quality and water resources and habitat restoration projects and activities, as follows:

A.                     Snoqualmie Watershed (King County of WRIA 7) - $839,059, as shown on

Attachment A of this resolution;

                     B.  WRIA 8 - $1,814,484 million, as shown on Attachment B of this resolution;

                     C.  WRIA 9 - $1,585,227 million, as shown on Attachment C of this resolution; and

                     D. WRIA 10 (King County portion) - $217,705, as shown on Attachment D of this resolution.