15-142 - Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed (WRIA 9) - Interlocal Agreement

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WHEREAS, the Parties wish to monitor and evaluate implementation of the Salmon Habitat Plan through adaptive management; and WHEREAS, the Parties wish to continue to use adaptive management for identifying, coordinating and implementing basin plans and water quality, flood hazard reduction, water quantity, and habitat projects in the watersheds; and WHEREAS, the Parties have a strong interest in participating on the Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Council because of the contributions of the Green River, Duwamish River, and Central Puget Sound Watersheds to the overall health of Puget Sound; and WHEREAS, the Parties have a strong interest in participating on the Washington Salmon Coalition and other groups associated with the Salmon Recovery Funding Board to collectively seek funding to implement the Salmon Habitat Plan; and WHEREAS, the Parties have a strong interest to implement the Puget Sound Partnership Action Agenda to restore the Puget Sound to health and sustain that health by 2020; and WHEREAS, the Parties have a strong interest in participating on the Puget Sound Salmon Recovery Council and other entities associated with Puget Sound salmon recovery and Puget Sound South Central Action Area Caucus Group to collectively seek funding to implement the Salmon Habitat Plan; and WHEREAS, the Parties have a strong interest to achieve multiple benefits by integrating salmon recovery planning and actions; and WHEREAS, the Parties recognize that identification of watershed issues, and implementation of salmon conservation and recovery actions may be carried out more efficiently if done cooperatively than if carried out separately and independently; and WHEREAS, individual Parties are taking separate and independent actions to improve the health of the Green River, Duwamish River, and the Central Puget Sound Watersheds and the overall health of Puget Sound; NOW, THEREFORE, the Parties hereto do mutually covenant and agree as follows: MUTUAL CONVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS 1. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meaning provided for below: 1.1 1.2 ELIGIBLE COUNTY AND CITY GOVERNMENTS: The local governments eligible for participation in this Agreement as parties are King County, and the Cities of Algona, Auburn, Black Diamond, Burien, Covington, Des Moines, Enumclaw, Federal Way, Kent, Maple Valley, Normandy Park, Renton, SeaTac, Seattle, Tacoma, Tukwila, and any newly incorporated city that lies fully or partially within the boundaries of WRIA 9. WRIA 9 ILA PARTIES: The Parties to the WRIA 9 Interlocal Agreement are the Parties who sign this Agreement and are the Parties responsible for implementing this ILA WRIA9 2016 -2025 05- 14- 2015.docx Page 2