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A MOTION approving King County's plans for supporting the Puget Sound Partnership, which include a work program; existing and potential expansion of water quality monitoring programs and scientific studies; and county organization for Puget Sound recovery.
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WHEREAS, the Puget Sound Partnership, the new state agency established to lead the recovery and protection of Puget Sound is still completing its formation and development of the 2020 Action Agenda, and
WHEREAS, King County has committed to establishing King County as a model local government for aggressively addressing our impacts to the health and protection of Puget Sound, and
WHEREAS, King County is already a leader in environmental protection and will work with the region to further improve our stewardship of Puget Sound, and
WHEREAS, the King County department of natural resources and parks (DNRP) and other county agencies administer numerous programs that support the Puget Sound Partnership's vision and goals, and
WHEREAS, many of these programs offer award-winning and innovative approaches to managing natural resources and public infrastructure, and
WHEREAS, DNRP proposes to coordinate and identify countywide priorities for Puget Sound actions and funding through these existing and successful collaborative programs, and
WHEREAS, King County communicates with and reaches out to the public about the protection of water quality in a variety of different ways and with a wide range of messages, and
WHEREAS, King County also participates in a number of venues that provide opportunities for communication and coordination among elected officials, jurisdictions, and other stakeholders in Puget Sound recovery, and
WHEREAS, examples of these venues include, but are not limited to, the county's leadership and participation in watershed forums and councils collaborating on salmon recovery; the county executive's leadership and involvement in the...
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