King County - File #: 2020-0161

• File #: 2020-0161
• Version: 1
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• File created: 4/14/2020
• In control: Mobility and Environment Committee
• Final action: 9/29/2020
• Enactment date: 10/14/2020
• Enactment #: 19168
• Title: AN ORDINANCE authorizing the county executive to execute an interlocal agreement among King County and the cities of Bellevue, Redmond, Issaquah and Sammamish and the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe for the purpose of committing to proactively work together to address habitat recovery needs of Lake Sammamish kokanee salmon.
• Sponsors: Rod Dembowski, Claudia Balducci, Kathy Lambert
• Indexes: Bellevue, City of, Interlocal Agreement, Issaquah, City of, King County, Redmond, City of, Salmon, Sammamish, City of
• Staff: Ngo, Jenny

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
9/29/2020	1	Metropolitan King County Council	Passed	Pass
9/9/2020	1	Mobility and Environment Committee	Recommended Do Pass Consent	Pass
4/14/2020	1	Metropolitan King County Council	Introduced and Referred

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Clerk 03/30/2020
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AN ORDINANCE authorizing the county executive to execute an interlocal agreement among King County and the cities of Bellevue, Redmond, Issaquah and Sammamish and the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe for the purpose of committing to proactively work together to address habitat recovery needs of Lake Sammamish kokanee salmon.
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STATEMENT OF FACTS:
1. Since 2007, the cities of Bellevue, Redmond, Issaquah and Sammamish, the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe and King County ("the parties") have participated as voluntary members of the Lake Sammamish Kokanee Work Group to develop kokanee recovery strategies and coordinate with local, state, federal and tribal agencies as well as nongovernmental organizations.
2. The parties share an interest and responsibility for addressing long-term watershed planning and conservation for the Lake Sammamish Watershed, which lies within the aboriginal territory of the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe.
3. A population of kokanee salmon is native to this watershed, along with other species of salmon and trout, all of which are historically significant to the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe and other Indian tribes for fishing and cultural purposes.
4. Kokanee salmon have resided in the Lake Sammamish Watershed since time immemorial, and in recent times their populations have declined significantly in abundance, diversity and distribution.
5. The parties recognize and respect the present-day and historic importance of kokanee salmon to cultural, economic and customary purposes, including tribal customs.
6. The parties recognize that crossjurisdictional efforts, including habitat restoration, land protection and regulatory, operational and educational programs, help support the habitat and continued survival of kokanee salmon.
7. The parties have an interest in maximizing the achievement of multiple benefits by integrating salmon recovery planning and actions with those supporting floodplain management, water quality, open space a...