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CITY i• INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR THE SMITH ISLAND RESTORATION PROJECT BY AND BETWEEN SNOHOMISH COUNTY AND THE CITY OF EVERETT THIS AGREEMENT is entered into this <=24 day of !- , 2016, by and between the CITY OF EVERETT (hereinafter the"City") . d 'NOHOMISH COUNTY (hereinafter the"County") pursuant to the RCW 39.34. WHEREAS, RCW 39.34(Interlocal Cooperation Act)permits local governments to make the most efficient use of their powers by enabling them to cooperate with other localities on a basis of mutual advantage, and thereby provide facilities that meet the needs of local communities; and WHEREAS, the County is in the process of undertaking a large scale wetland restoration project, commonly known as the Smith Island Restoration Project(the"Smith Island Project"), which, as described below, will restore approximately 400 acres of estuarine/intertidal wetlands in the Snohomish River Estuary, as part of a basin-wide effort to recover endangered Chinook salmon and other salmonid species in the Snohomish River Basin; and WHEREAS, the approximate location of the Smith Island Project is shown on the diagram map attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A; and WHEREAS, as shown in Exhibit A, the County owns the majority of the Smith Island Project site(the majority area, henceforth referred to as "Smith Island-County"), and City owns property on the south end of the Smith Island Project site(henceforth referred to as "Smith Island-City"); and WHEREAS, the County is responsible for the wetland restoration on the Smith Island-County area primarily for the purpose of habitat uplift; and WHEREAS, the City is responsible for the wetland restoration on the Smith Island- City area primarily for the purpose of aquatic habitat mitigation; and INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SMITH ISLAND RESTORATION PROJECT PAGE 1