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<br /> SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE
<br /> CITIES OF ANACORTES, AUBURN, BELLEVUE, BOTHELL, BREMERTON,
<br /> BURIEN, BURLINGTON, CAMAS, DES MOINES, EVERETT, FEDERAL WAY,
<br /> FIRCREST, KENT, LONGVIEW, MARYSVILLE, MOUNT VERNON, NORMANDY
<br /> PARK, ORTING, PORT ANGELES, PULLMAN, PUYALLUP, RENTON,
<br /> RICHLAND, SAMMAMISH, SEATAC, SUMNER, UNIVERSITY PLACE AND
<br /> VANCOUVER AND KITSAP COUNTY REGARDING LEGAL SERVICES
<br /> THE INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT(as amended by the First Amendment),
<br /> hereafter the "Agreement"entered into between the Cities of Anacortes, Auburn,
<br /> Bellevue, Bothell, Bremerton, Burien, Burlington, Camas, Des Moines, Everett,
<br /> Federal Way, Fircrest, Kent, Longview, Marysville, Mount Vernon, Normandy Park,
<br /> Orting, Port Angeles, Pullman, Puyallup, Renton, Richland, Sammamish, SeaTac,
<br /> Sumner, University Place, Vancouver, and Kitsap County, and any other Phase II
<br /> Permittees that might become a party to this Interlocal known as the "Coalition of
<br /> Governmental Entities" is hereby amended as follows:
<br /> Paragraph 4.1 of the Interlocal is hereby amended to read as follows:
<br /> 4.1 Except as provided in Paragraph 4.2 below, the Legal Services' fees and costs
<br /> shall be shared equally by all Coalition regardless of a member of the Coalition's
<br /> population or nature or any other factor distinguishing it from another member of the
<br /> Coalition. This obligation shall continue through conclusion of the Legal Services as
<br /> provided in Paragraph 2 above, unless a member of the Coalition terminates its
<br /> participation in this Agreement as provided in Paragraph 5. Members of the Coalition
<br /> hereby authorize said fees and costs up to a total of$1,225,000. Additional fees
<br /> and/or costs may be approved by written amendment to this Agreement by Coalition.
<br /> Paragraph 4.2 of the Interlocal is hereby amended to read as follows:
<br /> 4.2 The provider of Legal Services shall provide a monthly bill of its fees and costs to
<br /> Bellevue. Bellevue shall timely pay the bill on behalf of Coalition. Within 15 days of
<br /> approval of this Agreement, each member of the Coalition shall remit its agreed
<br /> share of the fees and costs to the City of Bellevue. Bellevue shall place these funds
<br /> into an interest-bearing account, with any interest derived from these funds to be
<br /> applied to the costs of the provider of Legal Services. At the time of the initial drafting
<br /> of the Interlocal Agreement, 33 governmental entities had committed to joining this
<br /> appeal;and paying estimated fees and costs up to $275,000, with the proportionate
<br /> share of each member of the Coalition being $8,333.33. Due to increased costs
<br /> associated with the Permit cross-appeal filed by Puget Soundkeepers Alliance and
<br /> others, the Coalition has subsequently authorized additional fees and costs of up to
<br /> $650,000, and by this second amendment an increase of$300,000, for a total of fees
<br /> and costs of up to $1,225,000. These additional fees and costs are to be paid in full
<br /> through contributions from each member of the Coalition in an amount determined
<br /> according to agreement between the members and with consideration given to the
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