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Approve a .09 ("Distressed Counties") grant agreement with the Lewis County PFD BEFORE THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS LEWIS COUNTY, WASHINGTON IN THE MATTER OF: RESOLUTION NO. 20-164 APPROVE A .09 ("DISTRESSED COUNTIES") GRANT AGREEMENT WITH THE LEWIS COUNTY PUBLIC FACILITIES DISTRICT WHEREAS, by Resolution the Lewis County Board of County Commissioners approve funding in the amount of $300,000.00 for the "NW Sports Hub Expansion," a project to serve future demand, a project that meets the definition of a "public facility" under RCW 82.14.370; and WHEREAS, the Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) is a list of projects maintained by the Lewis County Economic Development Council (EDC) RCW 82.14.370; and WHEREAS, the Lewis County Public Facilities District's application for funding of the NW Sports Hub Expansion project has been recommended for approval and listing in the CEDS by the Distressed Counties/Rural Economic Development Public Facilities Advisory Committee, the Committee created to recommend projects for listing in the CEDS; and WHEREAS, Lewis County Public Facilities District's application is also supported by the attached Grant Agreement prepared by the EDC pursuant to the CEDS, which Agreement is incorporated herein by reference; and WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the citizens of Lewis County that the funds requested by CEDS be authorized in order to allow completion of the "NW Sports Hub Expansion," a project that supports economic development in our community. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Lewis County Board of County Commissioners approves the NW Sports Hub Expansion project as a public facility for purposes of RCW 82.14.370 and amends the Community Economic Development Strategies (CEDS) list to include that project in the county's overall economic development plan; and NOW THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED the BOCC authorizes Lewis County to enter into the attached Grant Agreement with the Lewis County Public Facilities District for the NW Sports Hub Expansion project in the amount of $300,000.00 using monies from the "Distressed Counties Fund," all in accordance with RCW 82.14.370 and applicable law. DONE IN OPEN SESSION this 29th day of June, 2020. APPROVED AS TO FORM: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Jonathan Meyer, Prosecuting Attorney LEWIS COUNTY, WASHINGTON Cullen Gatten Gary Stamper By: Cullen Gatten, Gary Stamper, Chair Deputy Prosecuting Attorney V ,jy ATTEST: Edna J . FundRDOF' •`�Sp 4. N.Edna J. Fund, Vice Chair S110E 1g47 Rieva Lester •.S �_.• Robert C . Jackson Rieva Lester, Robert C. Jackson, Commissioner Clerk of the Lewis County Board of County Commissioners GRANT AGREEMENT BETWEEN LEWIS COUNTY AND THE LEWIS COUNTY PUBLIC FACILITIES DISTRICT This Grant Agreement is made and entered into by Lewis County and the as to the conditions for acceptance of monies by the Lewis County Public Facilities District from the "Distressed Counties Fund"pursuant to RCW 82.14.370. I. PURPOSE RCW 82.14.370 authorizes the availability of a sales and use tax to be used to finance public facilities serving economic development purposes in rural counties. The name of this project shall be"NW Sports Hub Expansion"and shall be funded in the amount of a grant for S300,000.00. II. ELIGIBILITY The public facility must be listed as an item in the officially adopted Lewis County Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy and must meet other requirements as set forth by County resolution, adopted policy, and growth management planning. Monies collected shall only be used to finance public facilities serving economic development purposes in rural counties. III.APPLICANT'S RESPONSIBILITIES Upon approval of application by the Lewis County Commissioners, applicant agrees that: 1. The project must be in progress within 6 months of the date of this agreement or grant funds shall revert back to the Lewis County"Distressed Counties Fund."For purposes of being"in progress,"the project must have proceeded beyond the initial planning stage, and into the implementation stages of the project.The Lewis County Public Facilities Department shall promptly notify Lewis County in writing of any actual or anticipated event that is delaying or could delay achievement of any milestone or performance of any critical path activity of the project. A copy of this report shall also be placed in the file of the Economic Development Public Facilities Advisory Committee. 2. The Applicant must provide semi-annual progress report to the Lewis County Board of County Commissioners in order to ensure satisfactory completion of the project and proper expenditure of grant monies. The scope of project work is contained in the .09 application dated February 28, 2020, and is hereby incorporated by reference into this agreement. Failure to provide progress reports or sufficient information may result in reversion to the"Distressed Counties Fund" of all or part of the funding balance. At such times as the Lewis County Board of Commissioners deems necessary for reasonable cause, the applicant shall permit the County to inspect and audit all pertinent books and records of the applicant or Page 1 of 4 other persons or entities that have performed work in connection with or related to this funding.The audit may take place up to three years after completion of the project.The books and records are to be made available at reasonable times at such reasonable location as County selects. At Lewis County's request, the applicant shall supply County with, or shall permit County to make a copy of, any books and records and any portion thereof. 3. Applicant has requested these County funds in order to expand the service capacity of the NW Sports Hub. Failure to comply with the intent of this section may result in reversion to the"Distressed Counties Fund"of all or part of the funding balance. Funding to complete the full project as presented in the application must be confirmed and available prior to release of these grant funds. Failure to comply with this section may result in reversion to the"Distressed Counties Fund"of all or part of the funding balance. 4. Applicant shall provide documented evidence of expenditures of all funds for this project at the semi-annual updates denoted in item#2 (or within 60 [sixty] days of project completion)to both the Rural Economic Development Public Facilities Advisory Committee and the County. Funds spent under this program must be for the purpose of financing public facilities or supporting related economic development projects, as defined under RCW 82.14.370 and AGO 2002,No.1. Failure to comply with this section may result in reversion to the"Distressed Counties Fund"of all or part of the funding balance. 5. Billings and invoices together with audit-sufficient supporting documentation shall be remitted to the County for payment not more than one time each month. Within 30(thirty)days of receiving a reimbursement claims voucher that meets the • requirements of this Agreement and applicable law,the Clerk of the Board,on behalf of Lewis County, shall remit to the organization a warrant for the approved reimbursement amount. The applicant will be responsible to the County for the timely sharing and/or exchange of any or all documentation related to the project as well as accounting and record retention responsibilities for the project. 6. The applicant shall comply with and give notices required by all federal, state, and local laws, ordinances,rules,regulations, and lawful order of public authorities applicable to performance of the project. Lewis County reserves the right to terminate this Agreement and demand reversion of"Distressed Counties Fund" monies at any time during the undertaking of said project if it is discovered that said project is in violation of any local, state, or federal laws. IV. ENTIRE AGREEMENT This Agreement represents the entire Agreement between the parties and supersedes any prior oral statements, discussions or understandings. Page 2 of 4 V. FUTURE SUPCITY Lewis County makes no commitment to future support and assumes no obligation for future support of the activity contracted for herein, except as expressly set forth in this Contract.The maximum amount of funding available is as stated in the Lewis County Economic Development Public Facilities Project Proposal attached herein. This item is hereby incorporated into this Agreement by reference. VI. GOVERNING LAW This Agreement is governed by, and shall be construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of Washington. Except as otherwise required by applicable law,any legal action under this Agreement shall be brought in the Superior Court of the State of Washington in and for Lewis County. VII. WAIVER OF BREACH No waiver of any breach of any covenant or agreement contained herein shall operate as a waiver of any subsequent breach of the same covenant or agreement or as a waiver of any breach of any other covenant or agreement, and in case of a breach by either party of any covenant, agreement or undertaking,the non-defaulting party may nevertheless accept from the other any payment or payments or performance hereunder without in any way waiving its right to exercise any of its rights and remedies provided for herein or otherwise with respect to any such default or defaults that were in existence at the time such payment or payments or performance were accepted by it. VIII. INDEMNIFICATION The Lewis County Public Facilities District shall protect, defend, indemnify and hold harmless Lewis County,the Board of County Commissioners, its officers,agents, and employees,or any of them from and against any and all claims,actions, suits, liability, loss, costs,expenses, and damages of any nature whatsoever,which are caused by or result from the performance of this Agreement by either party.This indemnity and hold harmless agreement shall not apply to acts or omissions of the County's officers, agents, and employees that are not in good faith and are outside the scope of their official duties. IX. DISPUTE RESOLUTION (a) If a dispute arises between the parties with regards to the performance of any provision of this agreement or the interpretation thereof, the parties agree to follow the procedure set forth below. It is the goal of the parties to resolve their differences as early and amicably as possible. Page 3 of 4 (b)The parties shall first meet to attempt to see if the matter can be informally resolved. This informal resolution attempt may involve more than one meeting but is not required to involve more than one meeting. (c) If the parties are unable to resolve their differences,the parties will endeavor to settle the dispute by mediation under such mediation rules as shall be mutually agreeable to the parties. Such mediation shall be non-binding but shall be a condition precedent to having said dispute decided in court by a judge or jury. Mediation shall commence, unless otherwise agreed,within thirty(30) days of a party's written request for mediation of a dispute. Any resolution at this stage shall be reduced to writing and, if it involves an interpretation of the agreement, it shall be considered an addendum to this agreement without the need for formal adoption by the governing bodies of the jurisdictions that are parties to this agreement. Any costs related to mediation shall be shared equally by the parties. Dated this 2,ct day of 3vc)2 2020. APPROVED AS TO FORM BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Jonat Me er, Prosecuting Attorney LEWIS COUNTY, WASHINGTON i e( rcuting Attorney Y P ATTEST Edna . Fund, Vic air d .Il 'eva Letter, Clerk of the Board Robert C. Jackson, Commissioner Applicant a By: Title: Chairman For: Lewis County Public Facilities District Page 4 of 4 LEWIS COUNTY .09 RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND APPLICATION CRITERIA Purpose Counties must consult cities, towns, port districts, and associate development organizations in order to disburse funds. As per RCW 82.14.370 the funds may only be used to: • finance"public facilities"that facilitate the creation or the retention of business and jobs • finance personnel in the office of a county, port district,or associate development organization that facilitate the creation or the retention of business and jobs Public Facilities Definition As per RCW 82.14.370 the public facility must be listed under the county economic development plan or the capital facilities plan and examples are included below: • bridges, roads, railroads, and transportation infrastructure • domestic & industrial water facilities,sanitary sewer facilities, and storm sewer facilities • research, testing, training, and incubation facilities in innovation partnership zones(RCW 43.330.270) • electrical facilities, natural gas facilities,telecommunications infrastructure,earth stabilization • commercial infrastructure, port facilities, buildings, structures Attorney General's Office As per the 2001 opinion of the Washington State Attorney General's Office the following are uses as defined in the statute: • capital facilities costs, including acquisition, construction, rehabilitation, alteration, expansion, or improvements of public facilities; • costs of development and improvement for the public facilities; • project-specific environmental costs; • land use and permitting costs; • costs of site planning and analysis; • project design, including feasibility and marketing studies and plans,and debt and revenue impact analysis 1 Contact Information Applicant: Lewis County Public Facilities Project Title. NW Sports Hub Expansion Department Contact: Todd Chaput Date: February 28, 2020 Phone#: 360-748-1800 Email: todd@hotelservicesgrou p.com Address: 730 NW Liberty Way City, State, Zip: Chehalis, WA 98532 Loan Grant Request $300,000 Request Amount Amount By signing you confirm you have authority to submit this application for.09 funds on behalf of your organization. I affirm that the information is correct to my knowledge. Signature Signatory's LCPFD Agent / Project Position: Manager QUALIFICATIONS Does Your Project Qualify? Per RCW 82.14.370 the.09 funds may only be used to: • finance public facilities that facilitate the creation or the retention of business and jobs • finance personnel in the office of a county, port district,or associate development organizations that facilitate the creation or the retention of business and jobs Which Public Facility Is Your Project? The public facility must be specifically listed under RCW 82.14.370 and listed under the county economic development plan (or capital facilities plan). Please select the criteria which correspond to your project. ❑ Bridges ❑ Domestic ❑Research ❑ Electrical facilities ❑Earth water facilities facilities stabilization El Roads ❑ Industrial water ' ❑Testing ❑ Natural gas facilities Buildings facilities facilities ❑Railroads El Sanitary sewer ❑Training ❑Telecommunications ❑Structures facilities facilities infrastructure ❑Transportation ❑Storm sewer ❑Incubation 1 ❑Commercial ❑Port facilities infrastructure facilities facilities infrastructure How Can The Money Be Used For Your Public Facility Project? The Washington State Attorney General 2001 No.5 opinion states that the funds for this statute may only be used in the following ways. Please select the criteria which correspond to your project. Elproject-specific environmental costs ❑costs of site planning &analysis ❑land use& permitting costs capital facilities costs, including ❑project design, including EI costs of acquisition, construction, feasibility and marketing studies development& rehabilitation, alteration,expansion, &plans,and debt& revenue improvement for the or improvements of public facilities impact analysis public facilities 3 YOUR PROJECT What is your"Public Facilities"project? Please provide a brief description of your project in the space below. The Lewis County Public Facilities Department(LCPFD)is seeking to expand the service capacity of the NW Sports Hub,a public facilities complex located in Borst Park,Centralia,WA.This expansion will house four new basketball courts,and eight volleyball courts.The NW Sports Hub is one of the few sports complexes that facilitates indoor baseball and softball events.To improve on our ability to house indoor competition and tournaments,we are also seeking to expand viewing areas for our indoor ballfields.These expansions will provide more youth involvement in our community and foster families to patron local business together. LCPFD is launching a four-phase project to enhance our capacity to serve the 35,000 unique visitors a year the Sports Hub generates.We see a direct correlation to an expansion providing an economic boost in jobs and quality of life for our community members.In the first two years of operations at the NW Sports Hub, it generated an estimated$8,000,000 in local revenue,and over$3,000,000 in lodging revenue. How Will This Project Create Or Retain Business Or jobs? "Jobs"are defined by the .09 advisory committee as employment that produces products and services and exports products and services outside of Lewis County that results in new money coming into the community. This is traditionally manufacturing, logistics, and other production facilities. This typically excludes retail and service sectors and other tertiary jobs producers. Our vison of this endeavor is to bring economic revitalization to this region of Washington State.We are strategically located on the I-5 corridor,and we have the unique ability to attract a large influx of visitors to boost our local economy. Since the opening of NW Sports Hub,we have seen an increased growth in lodging,food service,and retail businesses. The recent economic impacts are prevalent in our local business community,with many businesses making facility improvements and expansions to meet the needs of that NW Sports Hub have provided to the community. A local hotel chain has reported their fulltime employment has been increased by 20%since the opening of the NW Sports Hub.With the unique ability to provide an indoor sports venue,this expands our economic generation from seasonal to a year-round stimulus and support.This correlates to fulltime jobs and not seasonal positions in the local workforce.A local restaurant has stated they have seen an increase in their fall/winter business operations and attributed it to the visitors of the Sports Hub. 4 Category Created(1 yr.)-Name/Number Retained(1 yr.)-Name/Number Businesses Direct full time jobs, We expect a 3% increase of Direct part time jobs, Indirect jobs throughout Lewis indirect jobs County as a result of the influx of visitors to the NW Sports Hub. What Will Be The Cost Of The Project? The County Commission may disburse funds as both grants and loans. No funding will exceed $600,000 unless it is deemed an extraordinary circumstance by the County Commission. The County negotiates the terms of each award. This may include interest rates or disbursement schedule. Total Project Cost: $3,000,000 Requested Amount: $300,000 ❑Loan I Amount: Grant(Limit Amount: $300,000 $200,000) What Is The Timeline To Completion? Articulate the projected timeline of for this project as well as its completion date. LCPFD is conducting a four-phase expansion project. Phase I for ADA compliance in underway and projected to be completed in May 2020. Phase II to improve administrative capabilities is projected to be completed in June 2020. Phase III building expansion will start in May 2020 and lead into September 2020. Phase IV will follow to improve exterior facility accessibility. 5 LEWIS COUNTY .09 RURAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUND COMMITTEE EVALUATION Committee Use Only Do Not Fill Out Economic Benefits The following are metrics that provide an aid in determining which projects may receive funding: Questions Metric • Does the proposed project create jobs?How many? Does the proposed project retain jobs? How many? What is the cost per job created/retained? (divide dollars requested by jobs created and/or retained) What is the total number of full time jobs created/retained? What is the total number of part time jobs created/retained? How many businesses will directly benefit from this project? Readiness to Proceed The following are metrics that we have identified as an aid in determining projects may receive funding: Questions Metric Is this project a "Public Facility"that has an economic development purpose? Y/N Have entitlements been obtained and required permits issued/in process? None/Some/All Does this project have a clear timeline and scope of work? Y/N If this request is approved,what is the amount of match funding that is secured? What is the probability of completion from 1-10(10 indicates a high probability)? 6 7 n o (x) z CD o — 1 Q 0 = p D c 0 —0 ____e_.-1 --ID a. cr Dr.) v) i'. 4- t d •c ' L..S t 3{ :� K j a 1• j. ,...1 z1 t ,. , .• :. r. il ., . 0 Y ' E I r *-aK p�9 T l Z C� Alt ? t 74 r i r '� • YY 1.41: lw:: .• "Let's get country fried!" To whom it may Concern, Hi, my name is Stephanie Cambpell, and I am the general manager, as well as part owner of Country Cousin Restaurant here in Centralia. As you may know we have been in the community for 42 years, and have seen all the trials and tribulations of our community, and we are very excited to see the new NW Sports Hub. As not only the owner of Country Cousin, but as well as the working general manager, I am convinced with 100% certainty that the opening of the new NW Sports hub, has directly affected our business in a positive way. We have been busier this fall/winter than the previous 5 years. We have learned that this directly is in coordination with the opening of the NW sports hub.The tournaments and competitions that they have coordinated have brought so many new customers to our restaurant. We are very excited for the future of our business as the NW Sports hub gets completed and fully functioning. I wanted to take the time to write you this letter to express the positive impacts that this new business is bringing to our locally owned business. We look forward to a great future knowing that this sports hub is directly impacting our restaurant and its sustainability. Thank you for your time, \-5 , , z/c4 Ltd Stephanie Campbell General Manager/Co-Owner Country Cousin Restaurant 1054 Harrison Ave Centralia, Wa. 98531 PFD List 2020 Bond Capital Improvements Priority $ 1.95 million available Item Cost Estimate Description 1 2nd Floor $ 300,000.00 Phase II Finish $ 15,000.00 Flooring $ 85,000.00 Flooring in Mezz Bathrooms $ 45,000.00 Bathrooms in Mezz Walls and doors $ 65,000.00 Electrical $ 30,000.00 Sprinkler $ 25,000.00 HVAC $ 35,000.00 2 Elevator $ 95,000.00 Phase I 3 Expand building $1,402,667.00 Phase Ill Foundation/Prep $ 160,000.00 Metal Building $ 405,000.00 Insulation $ 78,550.00 Building erection $ 385,000.00 Electrical $ 35,000.00 Plumbing $ 16,000.00 Sprinkler/Alarm $ 50,000.00 HVAC $ 45,000.00 Condition/Contingecy $ 228,117.00 4 Sporting Standards $ 455,000.00 Phase 111(a) Turf and Netting $ 45,000.00 Court Flooring $ 290,000.00 Addition sports court Basketball Hoops $ 80,000.00 Hung from Ceiling in addition Volleyball $ 25,000.00 PA System $ 15,000.00 Subtotal $2,252,667.00 Tax $ 184,718.69 Total $ 2,437,385.69 Date of Project Name Brief Description of Project ect Application Applicant Total Project Amount P Status .09 CEDS List Flood Reduction Project Lewis Gouty Flood Reduce road and intersection flooding Feb.27,2020 s in the LCFCD#1 Control District#1 $156,000.00 and closures. Advancing engineering for continued Chehalis Basin Flood Chehalis River Basin development of the proposed flood Feb.28,2020 Damage Reduction Project Flood Control District $750,000.00 retention facility. Lewis County Public Expand the service capacity of the NW Feb.28,2020 NW Sports Hub Expansion Facilities Dept. $300,000.00 Sports Hub $165,000.00 annually EDC Operations and for two years for a total To provide for the operations of the Implementation of Strategic of S330,000.00 over two Economic Development office and Feb.26,2020 Initiatives Lewis EDC years. Implement the Strategic Initiatives North Lewis County Lewis County Public Fund the project design of North 9/6/2019 Industrial Access Works Lewis County Industrial access Building a bioref nery Cover cost of development and based indistrial park in University of engineering analysis study to address 1/14/2019 Lewis County Washington $120,000.00 economic and environmental benefits Mickelsen Parkway Lewis County Public 5/21/2019 Constructin Works $1,125,380.00 Construction of Mickelsen Parkway Rail transload and grain 2/11/2019 facility Port of Chehalis $ 800,000.00 Installation of a rail spur I-Inance public facilities serving Water Main Extension economic development purposes in 2/7/2019 SR505 City of Win lock $ 300,000.00 rural counties Comprehensive Plan Complete state mandated update of 2/19/2019 Update City of Vader $ 25,000.00 City of Vader Comprehensive Plan 8/21/2018 McBride Court Phase II Port of Chehalis $ 400,000.00 Build a 20,000 sf facility Packwood Sewer Rendering of Wastewater Treatment 3/9/2018 Lewis EDC $ 30,000.00 Plant EDC Operations Implementation of Strategic Plan and 3/9/2018 Lewis EDC $ 330,000.00 initiatives Co-Working facility Acquire and remodel facility for co- 8/1/2017 Port of Chehalis $ 125,000.00 working City of Airport Project Planning Chehalis/Centralia Collection&analysis of market data 8/24/2017 Chehalis Airport $ 38,000.00 for land use planning Lewis County Water Dist.1 Feasibility Study and Engineering Report Feasibility Study and 5/24/2017 Engineering Report Lewis Co.Water Dist.1 $ 40,000.00 to repair or replace Hampton Reservoir Business Dev.At the Economic development planning and 5/18/2017 Industrial Park at TransAlta Lewis EDC $ 380,000.00 business recruitment Curtis Rail Line Natural Repair trestle and tracks 2/11/2016 Disaster Repair Port of Chehalis $ 100,000.00 Habein Road Industrial 2/22/2016 Complex Port of Chehalis $ 750,000.00 Env.sampling,site design,permitting Chehalis Industrial Park Site clearing,fill,excavation,permitting 10/30/2015 Prep. Port of Chehalis $ 275,000.00 Discover!Childrens 8/26/2015 Museum City of Chehalis $ 4,200,000.00 Construction of a childrens museum Chehalis Industrial Park Rail 5/28/2015 Infrastructure Expansion Port of Chehalis $ 885,271.00 Build 700 ft.of rail Discover!Childrens 5/27/2015 Museum City of Chehalis $ 4,200,000.00 Construction of a childrens museum Historic Fox Theatre South Wall and Roof Restoration Preserve structual integrity of building 5/15/2015 Project City of Centralia $ 365,855.00 Steam Engine#15-15 yr. Overhaul of Locomotive#15 2/20/2015 rebuild City of Chehalis $ 135,276.00 Steam Engine#15-15 yr. 8/29/2014 rebuild City of Chehalis $ 158,340.00 Overhaul of Locomotive#15 North County Industrial Transportation access to industrial area 7/2/2014 Access Lewis Co.Public Works $ 500,000.00 Funded Rural Economic Development Public Facilities Advisory Committee Minutes March 13, 2020, @ 8:30am Lewis EDC Conference Room 8:30 A.M.: call to order by Dan Rich Committee Members Present: Dan Rich, EDC Chair; Dan Mortenson, City of Morton Mayor; Sue Luond, City of Centralia Mayor; Mark Anders, Port of Chehalis Commissioner; Dan Keahey, Port of Centralia Others Present: Randy Mueller, Todd Chapput, Tom Bradley, Paul Ericson, Lexi Staff Present: Matt Matayoshi, Lewis EDC; Marrianne Schumacher, Lewis EDC New Business: 8:30 A.M.: Dan Mortensen made a motion to approve minutes from the September 13, 2019 meeting. Edna Fund provided a second to the motion. The motion passed unanimous. 8:35 A.M.: Matt Matayoshi provided an update of the policies for .09. Matt will send the updated revised policy to committee members. 8:40 A.M.: Lexi (public works) presented the Chehalis River Basin Flood Control Zone District application for the grant request amount of$750,000. Funds will be for engineering and keeping the project moving forward until federal funding for the project comes through. Edna Fund stated that legislators have stated that they want to see support from the local community of match funds. Moving forward would focus on further refining the proposed action for the environmental and biological assessment and subsequent permitting applications. A letter was received from Senator Braun showing support of the application. Dan Keahey asked if the $750,000 was open ended. Matt stated that there is a sunset date in the .09 policy. Matt stated that this is a business retention project and without this we suffer in economic growth. 8:45 A.M.: Dan Keahey made a motion to approve the application and .09 grant of$750,000.00 for the Chehalis River Basin Flood Control Zone District Application payable within 18 months. Mark Anders added to the motion that the invoices would be reimbursed through the county and provided a second to the motion. The motion passed unanimous. 8:50 A.M.: Matt presented the Lewis County Economic Development application for the grant request amount of$165,000.00 over two years. Matt stated that the Economic Development Council is designated as an associate development organization. A little over a 1/3 of the EDC funding comes from the County. Other local contracts as well as EDC memberships provide additional funds for operations and organization expenses. Matt provided committee members with the EDC marketing plan. 9:00 A.M.: Mark Anders made a motion to approve the application and .09 grant of $165,000.00 a year for two years, for a total of$330,000 for the Economic Development Council. Edna Fund provided a second to the motion. The motion passed unanimous. 9:05 A.M.: Todd Chapput presented the Lewis County Public Facilities Departments .09 application and grant request for the amount of$300,000.00.The funds would help increase the expansion of the Sports Hub. Todd stated the expansions will make us unique to the region. The match provided by the PFD is $1.96 million. For smaller communities, this is a big part of the revenue coming into the community. This is a public facility which falls within the .09 guidelines. Dan Rich stated that this application is for a facility with a return on investment. This is not going to an event but to a facility and is well within .09 guidelines. Randy Mueller stated that this is not a tourism project. This is a public facilities project. 9:10 A.M.: Dan Mortenson made a motion to approve the application and .09 grant request of $300,000.00 for the Lewis County Public Facilities Departments Sports Hub Expansion. Mark Anders provided a second to the motion. The motion passed unanimous. 9:15 A.M.: Chehalis River Basin Flood Control District #1 application and grant request in the amount of$156,000.00 was presented by Randy Mueller. Rick Rouse and Paul Ericson provided background and an explanation of the intent for the funds. Paul Ericson stated that employees cannot get to work when streets are flooded, and local businesses have to close. Randy stated that these issues affect that whole area, not only the businesses, as roads close and prohibit access to other businesses in the area. Deliveries cannot get through. Rick stated, "we met with J. Vander Stoep to come up with a match. We will strongly advocate for funds in the next biennium. If the Flood Authority will approve 90%then the .09 grant will provide the 10% local match. 9:25 A.M.: Dan Mortenson made a motion to approve the $156,000.00 grant request contingent on the approval of 90%from the Flood Authority. Edna Fund provided a second to the motion. The motion passed unanimous. 9:30 A.M.: Meeting Adjourned BOCC AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY Resolution: 20-164 BOCC Meeting Date: June 29, 2020 Suggested Wording for Agenda Item: Agenda Type: Deliberation Approve a .09 ("Distressed Counties") grant agreement with the Lewis County Public Facilities District Contact: Rieva Lester Phone: Department: BOCC - Board of County Commissioners Description: Approve a .09 ("Distressed Counties") grant agreement with the Lewis County Public Facilities District Approvals: Publication Requirements: Publications: User Status PA's Office Approved Additional Copies: Cover Letter To: Becky Butler Ron Averill: colronjanaverill©comcast.net Suzette Smith Todd Chaput: todd@hotelservicesgroup.com Candy Hallom