2011/09/14 Council Agenda Packet

8 WITNESSES THAT: WHEREAS, the State of Washington Department of Commerce (hereinafter "COMMERCE"), has received funds from the U.S. Department of Justice under authority of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to provide grants to local units of government for drug law enforcement; and WHEREAS, eligible applicants include cities, counties and Indian tribes; and WHEREAS, RCW 39.34 permits one or more public agencies to contract with any one or more other public agencies to perform any governmental service, activity, or undertaking that each public agency is authorized by law to perform; and WHEREAS, Snohomish County and COMMERCE have entered into a Narcotics Control Grant Contract (hereinafter "Grant Contract") whereby Snohomish County shall use specified grant funds solely for a regional task force project consistent with the task force grant application submitted to COMMERCE on or before June 1, 2011, upon which the Grant Contract is based (by this reference both the Grant Contract and the grant application are incorporated in this agreement as though set forth fully herein); and WHEREAS, the Participating Jurisdictions recognize the above-mentioned Grant Contract between COMMERCE and Snohomish County; and WHEREAS, the Participating Jurisdictions desire to participate as members of the multi jurisdictional task force with Snohomish County administering task force project grants on their behalf; and WHEREAS, the Participating Jurisdictions desire to enter into an agreement with Snohomish County to enable Snohomish County to continue to be the receiver of any grant funds related to the task force project; and WHEREAS, each of the Participating Jurisdictions represented herein is authorized to perform each service contemplated for it herein; Interlocal Agreement Establishing Snohomish Regional Drug&Gang Task Force—Page 2 29