2021/02/24 Council Agenda Packet

PUGET SOUND CLEAN WATER ALLIANCE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT (Five year term) This INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT (Agreement), is made and entered into pursuant to the Interlocal Cooperation Act Ch. 39.34 RCW by and among the City of Tacoma ("Tacoma") and the City of Everett ("Everett") (Tacoma and Everett, "Originating Members") and additional Member Agencies joining this Agreement ("New Members") (collectively the "Alliance Members" and individually "Alliance Member"), all of which are public agencies and have been authorized by their respective legislative bodies to execute this Agreement for the purposes set forth herein. WHEREAS, the Puget Sound Clean Water Alliance ("Alliance"), which includes the Originating Members, is engaged in various projects and action items to promote a healthy Puget Sound ecosystem and further their mutual interests in present and future Puget Sound water quality issues, and WHEREAS, the Alliance Members recognize water quality issues in Puget Sound require a collaborative approach, and WHEREAS, the Alliance Members recognize that consultant assistance may be required from time to time to complete anticipated activities and projects, and WHEREAS, the Alliance Members recognize that significant scientific investigation is necessary to assess the health of the Puget Sound ecosystem and the impacts of various forces on water quality, and WHEREAS, the Alliance Members recognize that each wastewater treatment facility may be unique and consultant assistance outside of this Agreement may be required to complete anticipated activities, projects and scientific investigations, and WHEREAS, the Alliance Members agree that consolidating efforts of the Alliance Members is more effective and efficient than pursuing such activities, projects and scientific investigations (collectively "Tasks") independently, and WHEREAS, the Alliance Members agree that an administrative cost -sharing mechanism is needed to identify mutually beneficial Tasks and equitably and predictably spread the expenses of approved Tasks among the Alliance Members, and WHEREAS, the Alliance Members believe that management and administration of Alliance Members' funds and consulting contracts for the approved Tasks by Tacoma through the oversight of a Joint Board, and deposit of such funds to a fund designated and maintained by Tacoma as treasurer, is an efficient way to implement the approved Tasks, and WHEREAS, the Alliance Members are all public agencies, as that term is defined by the Puget Sound Clean Water Alliance Funding Agreement, February 2021 Page 1 of 13