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WHEREAS, the parties wish to monitor and evaluate implementation of the WRIA 8 Plan through
adaptive management; and
WHEREAS, the parties wish to continue to identify, coordinate, and implement habitat, water
quality, flood hazard reduction, and water quantity projects in the watersheds; and
WHEREAS, the parties recognize climate change is likely to affect watershed ecosystem function
and processes, and salmon habitat restoration actions are a proactive approach to making the watershed
ecosystem more resilient to changing conditions, which supports watershed health for human
communities and salmon populations; and
WHEREAS, the parties have an interest in participating on the Puget Sound Salmon Recovery
Council and other groups associated with Puget Sound recovery because of the contributions of the Lake
Washington/Cedar/Sammamish Watershed to the overall health of Puget Sound and to collectively seek
funding to implement the WRIA 8 Plan; and
WHEREAS, the parties have an 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 WRIA 8 Plan; and
WHEREAS, the parties have an interest in supporting implementation of the Puget Sound
Partnership Action Agenda to restore the health of Puget Sound as it relates to salmon recovery and WRIA
8 priorities; and
WHEREAS, the parties recognize the importance of efforts to protect and restore habitat for
multiple species in WRIA 8, including Lake Sammamish kokanee, and will seek opportunities to partner
and coordinate Chinook recovery efforts with these other efforts where there are overlapping priorities and
benefits; and
WHEREAS, the parties have an interest in achieving multiple benefits by integrating salmon
recovery planning and actions with other regional efforts, including floodplain management, stormwater
management, water quality improvement, etc.; 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;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises, benefits and covenants contained
herein, the parties hereto do mutually covenant and agree as follows:
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MUTUAL COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
1. DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meaning
provided for below:
1.1. ELIGIBLE GOVERNMENTS: The governments eligible for participation in this
Agreement as parties are state, local, and federally recognized Indian tribal governments,
state and local agencies, and special purpose districts within WRIA 8 boundary.
1.2. WRIA 8 ILA Parties: The Parties to the WRIA 8 Interlocal Agreement (“Party” or
“Parties”) are the Eligible Governments who sign this Agreement and are responsible
for implementing this Agreement. The Parties to this ILA shall each designate a
representative and alternate representative to the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council.
1.3. WRIA 8 SALMON RECOVERY COUNCIL: The WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council
created herein is the governing body responsible for implementing this Agreement and is
comprised of Party representatives and Stakeholders . The WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery
Council is a voluntary association of Eligible Governments located wholly or partially
within the management area of WRIA 8. The WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council shall
be responsible for making recommendations for implementing the WRIA 8 Plan to the
Parties.
1.4. LAKE WASHINGTON/CEDAR/SAMMAMISH WATERSHED (WRIA 8) CHINOOK
SALMON CONSERVATION PLAN: The WRIA 8 Chinook Salmon Conservation Plan
(WRIA 8 Plan) as referred to herein is the three volume document, the 2017 update to
the WRIA 8 Plan, and any subsequent updates adopted in accordance with the
procedures provided for in Section 6 below, developed in partnership with Stakeholders
and ratified by the Parties for the purposes of preserving, protecting, and restoring
habitat with the intent to recover listed species, including sustainable, genetically diverse,
harvestable populations of naturally spawning Chinook salmon.
1.4 MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE: Management Committee as referred to herein is
chosen by Party representatives, according to the voting procedures in Section 5 herein,
charged with certain oversight and administrative duties on behalf of the Parties as
provided in Section 4.2.
1.5 SERVICE PROVIDER: Service Provider, as used herein, means that agency,
government, consultant or other entity which supplies staffing or other resources to and
for the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council, in exchange for payment. The Service
Provider may be a party to this Agreement.
1.6 FISCAL AGENT: The Fiscal Agent refers to that agency or government which performs
all accounting services for the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council, as it may require, in
accordance with the requirements of Chapter 39.34 RCW.
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1.7 STAKEHOLDERS: Stakeholders refers to those public and private entities within WRIA
8 who reflect the diverse interests integral for planning, implementation, and adaptive
management of the WRIA 8 Plan.
2. PURPOSES. The purposes of this Agreement include the following:
2.1 To provide a mechanism and governance structure for the implementation and adaptive
management of the WRIA 8 Plan.
2.2 To share the cost of the WRIA 8 Service Provider team to coordinate and provide the
services necessary for the successful implementation and management of the WRIA 8
Plan. The maximum financial or resource obligation of any participating eligible
jurisdiction under this Agreement shall be limited to its share of the cost of the Service
Provider staff and associated operating costs.
2.3 To provide a mechanism for securing technical assistance and funding from state
agencies or other sources.
2.4 To provide a mechanism for the implementation of other multiple benefit habitat, water
quality and floodplain management projects with local, regional, state, federal and non-
profit funds as may be contributed to or secured by the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery
Council.
2.5 To annually recommend WRIA 8 salmon recovery programs and projects for funding by
the King County Flood Control District through the District’s Cooperative Watershed
Management grant program.
2.6 To serve as the salmon recovery “Lead Entity” as designated by state law (Chapter 77.85
RCW) for WRIA 8. The Lead Entity is responsible for developing a salmon recovery
strategy, working with project sponsors to develop projects, convening local technical and
citizen committees to annually recommend WRIA 8 salmon habitat restoration and
protection projects for funding by the State of Washington Salmon Recovery Funding
Board, and representing WRIA 8 in Puget Sound region and statewide salmon recovery
forums.
2.7 To provide a framework for cooperation and coordination among the parties on issues
relating to the implementation of the WRIA 8 Plan and to meet the requirement or a
commitment by any party to participate in WRIA-based or watershed basin planning in
response to any state or federal law which may require such participation as a condition
of any funding, permitting or other program of state or federal agencies, at the discretion
of such party to this Agreement.
2.8 To develop and articulate WRIA-based positions on salmon habitat, conservation, and
funding to state and federal legislators.
2.9 To provide for the ongoing participation of residents and other Stakeholders in salmon
recovery and other watershed efforts and to ensure continued public outreach efforts to
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educate and garner support for current and future watershed and ESA listed species
response efforts in accordance with the WRIA 8 Plan.
2.10 To provide information for parties to use to inform land use planning, regulations, and
outreach and education programs.
2.11 To provide a mechanism for on-going monitoring and adaptive management of the WRIA
8 Plan as defined in the Plan.
It is not the purpose or intent of this Agreement to create, supplant, preempt, or supersede the
authority or role of any individual jurisdiction or water quality policy bodies such as the Regional
Water Quality Committee.
3. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM. This Agreement shall become effective on execution by at least
nine (9) of the Eligible Governments representing at least seventy percent (70%) of the affected
population, as authorized by each Parties’’ legislative body, and further provided that after such
signatures this Agreement has been filed by King County and Snohomish County in accordance
with the terms of RCW 39.34.040 and 200. Once effective, this Agreement shall remain in effect
through December 31, 2035; provided, however, that this Agreement may be extended for such
additional terms as the parties may agree to in writing, with such extension being effective upon
its execution by at least nine (9) of the Eligible Governments representing at least seventy
percent (70%) of the affected population of WRIA 8.
4. ORGANIZATION AND MEMBERSHIP. The parties hereby establish WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery
Council to serve as the formal governance structure for carrying out the purposes of this
Agreement in collaboration with Stakeholders.
4.1 Each Party shall appoint one (1) elected official and one (1) alternate to serve as its
representative on the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council. The alternate representative
may be a different elected official or senior staff person. Party representatives shall be
responsible for maintaining the Party’s status as an active party by attending WRIA 8
Salmon Recovery Council meetings. A Party representative’s position will be
considered inactive on the third consecutive absence and shall not be included in
calculating a quorum under Section 5.1. Stakeholders shall be appointed or removed by
Party representatives using the voting provisions of Section 5.3 of this Agreement.
4.2 Upon the effective execution of this agreement and the appointment of representatives to
the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council, the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council shall
meet and choose from among the Party representatives, according to the voting
provisions of Section 5, at least five (5) elected officials or their designees, to serve as a
Management Committee to oversee and direct the scope of work, funds, and personnel
agreed to and contributed under this Agreement, in accordance with the adopted annual
budget, work program, and such other directions as may be provided by the WRIA 8
Salmon Recovery Council. Representatives of the Fiscal Agent and Service Provider
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may serve as non-voting ex officio members of the Management Committee. The
Management Committee shall act as an executive subcommittee of the WRIA 8
Salmon Recovery Council, responsible for oversight and evaluation of any Service
Providers or consultants, administration of the budget and work program, and for
providing recommendations on administrative matters to the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery
Council for action, consistent with the other subsections of this section.
4.3 The Service Provider to the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council for the term of this
agreement shall be King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks, unless the
Parties, pursuant to the voting provisions of Section 5, choose another primary Service
Provider. The Management Committee shall prepare a Memorandum of
Understanding to be signed by an authorized representative of the Service Provider and
an authorized representative of WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council, which shall set out
the expectations for services to be provided. Services should include, without limitation,
identification of, and job descriptions for, dedicated staff, description of any supervisory
role retained by the Service Provider over any staff performing services under this
Agreement, and a method of regular consultation between the Service Provider and the
Management Committee concerning the performance of services hereunder.
4.3.1 The Management Committee shall make recommendations to the WRIA 8
Salmon Recovery Council for action, including decisions related to work
program, staffing and service agreements, and budget and financial operations,
annually for each year of this Agreement. All duties of the Management
Committee shall be established by the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council.
4.4 By October 1 of each year, the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council shall develop and
approve an annual budget, establishing the level of funding and total resource obligations
of the Parties which are to be allocated on a proportional basis according to the average
of the population, assessed valuation and area attributable to each Parties, in
accordance with the formula set forth in Exhibit A, which formula shall be updated every
third year by the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council. Individual cost shares may change
more frequently than every three years for Parties involved in an annexation that
changes the area, population, and assessed value calculation of such party to the extent
that the cost shares established by the formula set forth in Exhibit A would be changed by
such annexation. For parties that are not county or city governments, the level of funding
and resource obligation will be determined in communications with the Management
Committee, which will develop a recommendation for review and approval by the WRIA
8 Salmon Recovery Council.
4.5 Party representatives of the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council shall oversee and
administer the expenditure of budgeted funds and allocate resources contributed by each
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Party or obtained from other sources in accordance with implementation and adaptive
management of the WRIA 8 Plan during each year of this Agreement.
4.6 The WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council shall review and evaluate the duties to be
assigned to the Management Committee hereunder and the performance of the Fiscal
Agent and Service Provider to this Agreement and provide for whatever actions
deemed appropriate and necessary to ensure that quality services are efficiently,
effectively, and responsibly delivered in the performance of the purposes of this
Agreement. The performance of the Service Provider and Fiscal Agent shall be assessed
every two years starting in 2027. In evaluating the performance of any Service Provider,
the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council may retain an outside consultant to perform a
professional assessment of the work and services so provided.
4.7 The WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council through the primary Service Provider may
contract with similar watershed forum governing bodies or any other entities for any
lawful purpose related hereto, including specific functions and tasks which are initiated
and led by another party to this Agreement beyond the services provided by the primary
Service Provider. The Parties may choose to create a separate legal or administrative
entity under applicable state law, including without limitation a nonprofit corporation or
general partnership, to accept private gifts, grants or financial contributions, or for any
other lawful purposes. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as creating a
separate legal or administrative entity. The Parties acknowledge neither the WRIA 8
Salmon Recovery Council nor the Management Committee is a separate legal entity.
4.8 The WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council shall adopt operating and voting procedures for
its deliberations, but such procedures shall not affect the voting provisions contained in
Section 5. The WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council shall also adopt other rules and
procedures that are consistent with its purposes as stated herein and are necessary for
its operation.
5. VOTING. The Parties on the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council shall make decisions; approve
scopes of work, budgets, priorities and any other actions necessary to carry out the purposes of
this Agreement as follows:
5.1 Decisions shall be made using a consensus model as much as possible. Each Party
agrees to use its best efforts and exercise good faith in consensus decision -making.
Consensus may be reached by unanimous agreement of the Parties at the meeting, or
by a majority recommendation agreed upon by the active Parties, as specified in Section
4.1, with a minority report. Any Party who does not accept a majority decision may
request weighted voting as set forth below. No action or binding decision will be taken by
the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council without the presence of a quorum of active
Parties. A quorum exists if a majority of the active Parties’ representatives are present
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at the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council meeting, provided that positions left vacant on
the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council by Parties shall not be included in calculating
the quorum.
5.2 In the event consensus cannot be achieved, as determined by rules and procedures
adopted by the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council, the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery
Council shall take action on a dual-majority basis, as follows:
5.2.1 Each Party, through its appointed representative, may cast its weighted vote in
connection with a proposed WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council action.
5.2.2 The weighted vote of each Party in relation to the weighted votes of each of the
other WRIA 8 ILA Parties shall be determined by the percentage of the annual
contribution by each Party set in accordance with Subsection 4.4 in the year in
which the vote is taken.
5.2.3 For any action subject to weighted voting to be deemed approved, an affirmative
vote must be cast by both a majority of the active Parties and by a majority of the
weighted votes of the active Parties. A vote of abstention shall be recorded as a
“no” vote.
5.3 The WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council may deem it appropriate to appoint to the WRIA
8 Salmon Recovery Council non-party Stakeholder.
5.3.1 Nomination of Stakeholder may be made by any Party representative to the
WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council. Appointment to the WRIA 8 Salmon
Recovery Council of a Stakeholder requires either consensus or a dual
majority vote of the Parties as provided in Section 5.2.
5.3.2 Party representatives on the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council may deem it
appropriate to allow Stakeholders to vote on particular WRIA 8 Salmon
Recovery Council decisions. The WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council may
determine which issues are appropriate for non-party voting by either consensus
or majority as provided in Section 5.1, except in the case where legislation
requires non-party member votes. Stakeholders shall not cast a vote for
decisions subject to voting under Section 5.2.
5.3.3 Decisions of the entire WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council shall be made using
a consensus model as much as possible. Voting of the entire WRIA 8 Salmon
Recovery Council will be determined by consensus or majority as provided in
Section 5.1.
5.3.4 By accepting appointment to the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council,
Stakeholders agree to follow the operating and voting procedures established
by Section 4.8 and shall not distribute any version or amendment to the WRIA 8
Plan which has not been ratified consistent with Section 6.5.
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6. IMPLEMENTATION and ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT OF THE WRIA 8 CHINOOK SALMON
CONSERVATION PLAN. The WRIA 8 Plan shall be implemented consistent with the following:
6.1 The WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council shall provide information to the Parties
regarding progress in achieving the goals and objectives of the WRIA 8
Plan. Recommendations of the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council are to be consistent
with the purposes of this Agreement. The WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council may
authorize additional advisory bodies on priority topics such as subcommittees and work
groups.
6.2 The WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council shall act to approve or remand any WRIA 8
Plan amendments prepared and recommended by the committees of the WRIA 8
Salmon Recovery Council within ninety (90) calendar days of receipt of the plan
amendments, according to the voting procedures described in Section 5. In the event any
amendments are not so approved, they shall be returned to the committees of the WRIA
8 Salmon Recovery Council for further consideration and amendment and thereafter
returned to the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council for decision.
6.3 After approval of the WRIA 8 Plan amendments by the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery
Council, the plan amendments shall be referred to the Parties for ratification prior to the
submission to any federal or state agency for further action. Ratification means an
affirmative action, evidenced by a resolution, motion, or ordinance of the jurisdiction’s
legislative body, by at least nine (9) jurisdictions within WRIA 8 representing at least
seventy per cent (70%) of the total population of WRIA 8. Upon ratification, the WRIA 8
Salmon Recovery Council shall transmit the updated WRIA 8 Plan to any state or
federal agency as may be required for further action.
6.4 In the event that any state or federal agency to which the WRIA 8 Plan or amendments
thereto are submitted shall remand the WRIA 8 Plan or amendments thereto for further
consideration, the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council shall conduct such further
consideration and may refer the plan or amendments to the committees of the WRIA 8
Salmon Recovery Council for recommendation on amendments thereto.
6.5 The Parties agree that any amendments to the WRIA 8 Plan shall not be forwarded
separately by any Party or Stakeholder to any regional, state, or federal agency unless
the changes have been approved and ratified as provided herein.
7. OBLIGATIONS OF PARTIES; BUDGET; FISCAL AGENT; RULES.
7.1 Each Party shall be responsible for meeting its individual financial obligations hereunder
as described in Section 2.2 and established in the annual budget adopted by the WRIA 8
Salmon Recovery Council under this Agreement and described in Section 4.4.
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7.2 The maximum funding responsibilities imposed upon the Party during each year of this
Agreement shall not exceed the amounts that are established annually pursuant to
Section 4.4 herein.
7.3 No later than October 1 of each year of this Agreement, the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery
Council shall adopt a budget, including its overhead and administrative costs, for the
following calendar year. The budget shall propose the level of funding and other
responsibilities (e.g., staffing) of the individual Parties for the following calendar year and
shall propose the levels of funding and resources to be allocated to specific prioritized
planning and implementation activities within WRIA 8. The Parties shall thereafter take
whatever separate legislative or other actions that may be necessary to timely address
such individual responsibilities under the proposed budget and shall have done so no
later than December 1 of each such year.
7.4 Funds collected from the Parties or other sources on behalf of the WRIA 8 Salmon
Recovery Council shall be maintained in a special fund by King County as Fiscal Agent
and as ex officio treasurer on behalf of the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council pursuant
to rules and procedures established and agreed to by the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery
Council. Such rules and procedures shall set out billing practices and collection
procedures and any other procedures as may be necessary to provide for its efficient
administration and operation.
7.5 Any Party to this Agreement may inspect and review all records maintained in connection
with such fund at any reasonable time.
8. LATECOMERS. Any Eligible Government may become a Party only with the written consent of
all the Parties. The provisions of Section 5 otherwise governing decisions of the WRIA 8
Salmon Recovery Council shall not apply to this section. The WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery
Council and the Eligible Government seeking to become a party shall jointly determine the
terms and conditions under which the Eligible Government may become a Party. The terms
and conditions shall include payment of an amount by the new Party to the Fiscal Agent. The
amount of payment is determined jointly by the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council and the new
Party. The payment of the new Party is to be a fair and proportionate share of all costs
associated with activities undertaken by the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council and the Parties
on its behalf as of the date the Eligible Government becomes a Party. Any Eligible
Government that becomes a Party pursuant to this section shall thereby assume the general
rights and responsibilities of all other Parties to this Agreement.
9. TERMINATION.
9.1 Termination can only occur on an annual basis, beginning on January 1 of each calendar
year, and then only if the terminating Party, through action of its governing body,
provides at least sixty (60) days’ prior written notice of its intent to terminate. The
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terminating Party shall remain fully responsible for meeting all of its funding and other
obligations through the end of the calendar year in which such notice is given, together
with any other costs that may have been incurred on behalf of such terminating Party up
to the effective date of such termination. It is possible that the makeup of the Parties to
this Agreement may change from time to time. Regardless of any such changes, the
Parties choosing not to exercise the right of termination shall each re main obligated to
meet their respective share of the obligations of the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council
as reflected in the annual budget. The shares of any terminating Party shall not be the
obligation of any of the Parties not choosing to exercise the right of termination.
9.2 This Agreement may be terminated at any time by the written agreement of all Parties. In
the event this Agreement is terminated all unexpended funds shall be refunded to the
parties pro rata based on each Party’s cost share percentage of the total budgeted funds
and any real or personal property acquired to carry out the purposes of this Agreement
shall be returned to the contributing party if such Party can be identified, and if the party
cannot be identified, the property shall be disposed of and the proceeds distributed pro
rata as described above for unexpended funds.
10. PROPERTY: The Parties do not contemplate a need to acquire or hold property to facilitate the
purpose of this agreement. To the extent property is acquired on behalf of the WRIA 8 Salmon
Recovery Council, the ownership of said property shall be retained by the purchasing Party and
said property will be returned to the purchasing Party upon termination of the agreement and/or
the purchasing Party’s participation in the agreement.
11. HOLD HARMLESS AND INDEMNIFICATION. To the extent permitted by federal law as
governing to tribes and state law as to all other Parties, and for the limited purposes set forth in
this agreement, each Party shall protect, defend, hold harmless and indemnify the other Parties,
their officers, elected officials, agents and employees, while acting within the scope of their
employment as such, from and against any and all claims (including demands, suits, penalties,
liabilities, damages, costs, expenses, or losses of any kind or nature whatsoever) arising out of or
in any way resulting from such Party’s own negligent acts or omissions related to such Party’s
participation and obligations under this Agreement. Each Party’s agrees that its obligations
under this subsection extend to any claim, demand, and/or cause of action brought by or on
behalf of any of its employees or agents. For this purpose, each Party, by mutual negotiation,
hereby waives, with respect to the other Parties only, any immunity that would otherwise be
available against such claims under the industrial insurance act provisions of Title 51 RCW. The
provisions of this section shall survive and continue to be applicable to parties exercising the right
of termination pursuant to Section 9.
12. NO ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITY. In no event do the Parties to this Agreement intend to
assume any responsibility, risk or liability of any other Party to this Agreement or otherwise with
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regard to any Party’s duties, responsibilities or liabilities under the Endangered Species Act, or
any other act, statute or regulation of any local municipality or government, the State of
Washington or the United States.
13. VOLUNTARY AGREEMENT. This agreement is voluntary and it is acknowledged and agreed
that, in entering into this Agreement, no Party is committing to adopt or implement any actions or
recommendations that may be contained in the WRIA 8 Plan pursuant to this Agreement.
14. NO PRECLUSION OF ACTIVITIES OR PROJECTS. Nothing herein shall preclude any one or
more of the Parties to this Agreement from choosing or agreeing to fund or implement any work,
activities or projects associated with any of the purposes hereunder by separate agreement or
action, provided that any such decision or agreement shall not impose any funding, part icipation
or other obligation of any kind on any party to this Agreement which is not a Party to such
decision or agreement.
15. NO THIRD PARTY RIGHTS. Nothing contained in this Agreement is intended to, nor shall it be
construed to, create any rights in any third party, including without limitation the non-party
members, National Marine Fisheries Service, United States Fish and Wildlife Service, any agency
or department of the United States, or the State of Washington, or to form the basis for any
liability on the part of the WRIA 8 Salmon Recovery Council or any of the Parties, or their
officers, elected officials, agents and employees, to any third party.
16. AMENDMENTS. This Agreement may be amended, altered, or clarified only by the unanimous
consent of the Parties to this Agreement, represented by affirmative action by each Party’s
legislative body.
17. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts.
18. APPROVAL BY PARTIES' GOVERNING BODIES. The governing body of each Party must
approve this Agreement before any representative of such Party may sign this Agreement.
19. FILING OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement shall be filed by King County and Snohomish County
in accordance with the provisions of RCW 39.34.040 and .200 and with the terms of Section 3
herein.
20. PREVIOUS INTERLOCAL. This Agreement shall repeal and replace the Parties’ previous
interlocal agreement, which was expected to terminate on December 31, 202 5, and was adopted
on or about July 16, 2015.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on the dates indicated below:
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Approved as to form: TOWN OF BEAUX ARTS VILLAGE:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
Docusign Envelope ID: E6DB54FD-F22F-4C27-ABB9-949AF5A33E5B
3/24/2025
Town Attorney Mayor
3/24/2025
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Approved as to form: CITY OF BELLEVUE:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
Docusign Envelope ID: 597DDBE0-887A-422E-B9FC-447FEA4E297D
Assistant City Attorney
6/17/2025
Deputy City Manager
6/17/2025
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Approved as to form: CITY OF BOTHELL:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
Docusign Envelope ID: 91D0D93E-1FBB-4EB6-AD28-81048A30CC57
3/18/2025
City Manager
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Approved as to form: CITY OF EDMONDS:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
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Approved as to form:CITY OF EVERETT:
By: ____________________By: ______________________
Title: ____________________Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________Date: ______________________
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Approved as to form: TOWN OF HUNTS POINT:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
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Approved as to form: CITY OF ISSAQUAH:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
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Approved as to form: CITY OF KENMORE:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
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Approved as to form: CITY OF KENT:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
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Approved as to form: KING COUNTY:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
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Approved as to form: CITY OF KIRKLAND:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
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Approved as to form: CITY OF LAKE FOREST PARK:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
25 FINAL WRIA 8 Interlocal Agreement 2026-2035 January 2025
Approved as to form: CITY OF MAPLE VALLEY:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
26 FINAL WRIA 8 Interlocal Agreement 2026-2035 January 2025
Approved as to form: CITY OF MEDINA:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
27 FINAL WRIA 8 Interlocal Agreement 2026-2035 January 2025
Approved as to form: CITY OF MERCER ISLAND:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
28 FINAL WRIA 8 Interlocal Agreement 2026-2035 January 2025
Approved as to form: CITY OF MILL CREEK:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
29 FINAL WRIA 8 Interlocal Agreement 2026-2035 January 2025
Approved as to form: CITY OF MOUNTLAKE TERRACE:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
30 FINAL WRIA 8 Interlocal Agreement 2026-2035 January 2025
Approved as to form: CITY OF MUKILTEO:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
31 FINAL WRIA 8 Interlocal Agreement 2026-2035 January 2025
Approved as to form: CITY OF NEWCASTLE:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
32 FINAL WRIA 8 Interlocal Agreement 2026-2035 January 2025
Approved as to form: CITY OF REDMOND:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
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33 FINAL WRIA 8 lnterlocal Agreement 2026-2035 January 2025
34 FINAL WRIA 8 Interlocal Agreement 2026-2035 January 2025
Approved as to form: CITY OF SAMMAMISH:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
35 FINAL WRIA 8 Interlocal Agreement 2026-2035 January 2025
Approved as to form: CITY OF SEATTLE:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
36 FINAL WRIA 8 Interlocal Agreement 2026-2035 January 2025
Approved as to form: CITY OF SHORELINE:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
37 FINAL WRIA 8 Interlocal Agreement 2026-2035 January 2025
Approved as to form: SNOHOMISH COUNTY:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
38 FINAL WRIA 8 Interlocal Agreement 2026-2035 January 2025
Approved as to form: CITY OF WOODINVILLE:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
39 FINAL WRIA 8 Interlocal Agreement 2026-2035 January 2025
Approved as to form: TOWN OF WOODWAY:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________
40 FINAL WRIA 8 Interlocal Agreement 2026-2035 January 2025
Approved as to form: TOWN OF YARROW POINT:
By: ____________________ By: ______________________
Title: ____________________ Title: ______________________
Date: ____________________ Date: ______________________