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AGREEMENT FOR AWARD OF
KING CONSERVATION DISTRICT WRIA FORUM GRANT
Green/Duwamish/CPS Watershed Forum (WRIA 9)
City of Kent
This Agreement is made between the King Conservation District Number 9, a municipal
corporation in King County, Washington, located at 1107 SW Grady Way, Suite 130_ Renton,
WA 98057 (referred to herein as "District'), and the City of Kent, a municipal corporation in
King County, Washington, located at 220 4t" Ave S, Kent, WA 98032-5895 (referred to herein as
"Recipient'), for the purposes set forth herein.
SECTION 1. RECITALS
1.1 Whereas, the District is a special purpose district organized and existing under
authority of Chapter 89 08 RCW which engages in certain activities and programs to conserve
natural resources, including soil and water, which activities are declared to be of special benefit
to lands; and
1.2 Whereas, pursuant to RCW 89.08.400, King County has authorized and imposed
a system of assessments to finance the activities and programs of the District, and
1.3 Whereas, pursuant to RCW 89.08.220, RCW 89.08.341 and/or Chapter 39.34
RCW the District is authorized to enter into agreements with municipal entities and a
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(governmental or otherwise), or their designees, in order to carry out and facilitate the activities
and programs of the District to conserve natural resources; and
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1.4 Whereas, certain Watershed Forums were established in King County and through
the voluntary association of agencies and entities situated within the particular watershed basins
or areas (i.e , Snoqualmie Watershed Forum; Cedar/Lake Washington/Sammamish Watershed
Forum; Green/Duwamish/Central Puget Sound Watershed Forum) for the purpose of addressing
and responding to environmental needs within their respective watershed basins and in the region
by cooperative efforts; and
1.5 Whereas, the Watershed Forums include representatives of jurisdictions that are
located within or have a major interest in the management of Water Resources Inventory Areas
(WRIA) 7, 8 and 9, and
1.6 Whereas, the District has reviewed the grant application submitted by Recipient
and has determined that the application meets the requirements of Chapter 89.08 RCW, the
District's policies and procedures for awarding grants and the funding principles established by
King County's Regional Water Quality Committee; and
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17 Whereas, the District and Recipient desire to enter into this Agreement for the
purpose of establishing the terms and conditions relating to the District's award of a grant to
Recipient.
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SECTION 2. AGREEMENT
2.1 The District agrees to award Recipient a grant in the total amount of Forty Six
Thousand Four Hundred Nineteen Dollars ($46.419.00) from Returned, 2007, and 2011 funds.
Grant funds shall be used by Recipient solely for the performance of the work described in
Exhibit A which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by this reference The District shall
pay the grant funds to Recipient in accordance with the District's policies and procedures,
including but not limited to, the policies and procedures contained in the Member Jurisdiction &
WRIA Forum Grant Application Instructions and Policies, provided that such funds have been
collected and received by the District.
2.2 Recipient represents and warrants that it will only use the grant funds for the work
described in Exhibit A, which may be amended by the parties pursuant to Paragraph 3 3 of the
Agreement. Recipient shall be required to refund to the District that portion of any grant funds
which are used for unauthorized work. Further, Recipient agrees to return to the District any
grant funds that are not expended or remain after completion of the work covered by this
Agreement.
23 Recipient acknowledges and agrees that the grant funds may only be expended on
work which shall be entirely within the District's jurisdictional boundaries The following
municipal entities are not within the District's jurisdictional boundaries: Enumclaw, Federal
Way, Milton, Pacific, and Skykomish. Recipient shall be required to refund to the District that
portion of any grant funds which are used for work performed outside the District's Jurisdictional
boundaries.
2.4 In the event the scope of work authorized by this Agreement includes the use of
grant funds to purchase houses located on real property within a flood hazard area, Recipient
acknowledges and agrees that grant funds may only be used for such purposes if the houses to be
purchased were constructed before floodplain mapping or sensitive areas regulations were in
place for that area Recipient shall be required to refund to the District that portion of any grant
funds which are used for unauthorized purposes.
2.5 Recipient shall be required to provide the District with biannual financial and
project progress reports, along with an annual summary report. Financial and project reports
shall be due June 30 and November 30 each year. The Recipient shall also be required to submit
to the District a final report which documents the Recipients completion of the work in
conformance with this Agreement within thirty (30) days after the completion of the work. The
final report shall, among other things, summarize the project's successes and shall address the
regional benefits accomplished by the work. The final report shall also identify any obstacles or
challenges which were encountered during the work, along with general recommendations
regarding ways to avoid such obstacles or challenges in the future. If requested, Recipient agrees
to provide the District with additional financial or progress reports from time to time, at
reasonable intervals.
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2.6 Recipient's expenditures of grant funds shall be separately identified in the
Recipient's accounting records If requested, Recipient shall comply with other reasonable
requests made by the District with respect to the manner in which project expenditures are
tracked and accounted for in Recipient's accounting books and records. Recipient shall maintain
such records of expenditures as may be necessary to conform to generally accepted accounting
principals and to meet the requirements of all applicable state and federal laws.
2.7 Recipient shall be required to track project expenses using the Budget Accounting
and Reporting System for the State of Washington ("BARS").
2.8 The District or its representative shall have the right from time to time, at
reasonable intervals, to audit the Recipient's books and records in order to verify compliance
with the terms of this Agreement. Recipient shall cooperate with the District in any such audit.
2.9 Recipient shall retain all accounting records and project files relating to this
Agreement in accordance with criteria established in the Revised Code of Washington and the
Washington State Archivist.
2.10 Recipient shall ensure that all work performed b Recipient or its employees,
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agents, contractors or subcontractors is performed in a manner which protects and safeguards the
environment and natural resources and which is in compliance with local, state and federal laws
and regulations. Recipient shall implement an appropriate monitoring system or program to
ensure compliance with this provision.
2.11 Recipient agrees to indemnify, defend and hold harmless the District, its elected
or appointed officials, employees and agents. from all claims, alleged liability, damages, losses
to or death of person or damage to property allegedly resulting from the negligent or intentional
acts of the Recipient or any of its employees, agents, contractors or subcontractors in connection
with this Agreement.
2.12 Recipient agrees to acknowledge the District as a source of funding for this
project on all literature, signage or press releases related to said project.
SECTION 3. GENERAL PROVISIONS
3.1 This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties
hereto and their respective successors and assigns.
3.2 This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect
to the subject matter hereof No prior or contemporaneous representation, inducement, promise
or agreement between or among the parties which relate to the subject matter hereof which are
not embodied in this Agreement shall be of any force or effect.
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3.3 No amendment to this Agreement shall be binding on any of the parties to this
Agreement unless such amendment is in writing and is executed by the parties. The parties
contemplate that this Agreement may from time to time be modified by written amendment
which shall be executed by duly authorized representatives of the parties and attached to this
Agreement.
3.4 Each party warrants and represents that such party has full and complete authority
to enter into this Agreement and each person executing this Agreement on behalf of a party
warrants and represents that he/she has been fully authorized to execute this Agreement on
behalf of such party and that such party is bound by the signature of such representative.
DISTRICT: RECIPIENT:
By By
Name_ William Knutsen N 4j L/&' 'e &,;v4
Board Chair, King Conservation ��
Title—District Title
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Approved as to Form: Approved as to Form:
DISTRICT LEGAL COUNSEL: RECIPIENT'S ATTORNEY:
BY By �l �� l�t�
Name f 1� C, t M o d j Name TON` IULUVS49 Z.
Date q )-7 Dates
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Exhibit A
Member Jurisdiction
& WRIA Forum Grant Program
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King Conservation District Grant Application
Project Title: Downey Farmstead Restoration - Final Design Plans 2012
Applicant: City of Kent Public Works Contact: Alex Murillo
Principal Partners(if any): Title: Environmental Engineering Supervisor
Address:
WRIA 9 Watershed City of Kent
Salmon Recovery Funding Board
Public Works Engineering
220 4th Ave.S. 1
Total Project Cost: $300,000 Kent,WA 98032-5895
WRIA Funding N Jurisdiction Funding
KCD Funding Requested: $ 46,419 Phone: 253-856-5528
Project Start Date: December 2011 Fax: 253-856-6500
Project End Date: June 2013 E-mail: amurillo@ci.kent.wa.us
1. Project Description - provide a brief description of the project that summarizes what you will
do, how you will do it, and why you will do it. Consider the following in the answer to this
question: what pressing need will be addressed by the project or what promising opportunity
will be capitalized on?Who or what will benefit or be positively and negatively affected?
The purpose of this grant request to KCD is to support the City of Kent in completing the
Final Design Plans for the Downey Farmstead Restoration project.
The project site is located in King County along Frager Road from the SR 516 crossing
downstream to Mullen Slough. The site is bounded by the Green River to the north and
east between RM 21.5 and 22.3, SR 516 to the South, and Mullen Slough to the west.
The 21.81 acre site is owned by the City of Kent. The project is consistent with the
WRIA 9 Salmon Conservation and Recovery Strategy and is listed as project LG-7 in the
Salmon Habitat Plan.
The project will create off-channel rearing and refuge habitat for use in winter and
spring months by juvenile salmon, particularly juvenile Chinook salmon, that inhabit the
Green River. Enhancing habitat for improved juvenile salmonid rearing, lifestage
diversity, and productivity is a priority in the Green River watershed. The project will
also create additional flood storage to help alleviate flood damage in the urban and
agricultural areas in the project vicinity. Minimization of flooding will also protect water
quality. Realignment of Frager Road from near the top of the bank and through the site
to the southern portion of the properties is necessary to allow creation of the side
channel network and expanded floodplain. The road realignment will provide a greater
buffer/setback from the river and will continue to provide necessary vehicular, bicycle
and pedestrian access. The completed restoration project will be accomplished by
excavation of 145,500 CY of soil, installation of 52 habitat structures and 668,000 native
plants.
Member Jurisdiction &WRIA Forum Grant Program,Application • June 2011 • Page 1 of 5
The project will be discussed and presented to King County Department of Development and
Environmental Services in accordance with King County Ordinance 21.A.24.381 - Aquatic
habitat restoration project approval.
The Downey Farmstead Restoration project is located in unincorporated King County on land
that is zoned for agriculture and will require approval from the department that the project
meets the requirements of the ordinance.
We don't foresee the project to be constrained by this ordinance as it is included in an
approved Water Resource Inventory Area Plan, (WRIA 9) and meets additional requirements
of the ordinance such as the project has received grant funds for design prior to January 1,
2009 and state and local government funding for purchase of the properties for habitat
restoration and protection.
The city has been in contact with Phyllis Meyers, Chair of the Agricultural Procedure
Committee and is in receipt of the Administrative Procedures for Implementation of KCC
21A.24.381 and the checklist for applicants for compliance with KCC 21A.24.381. The city
is preparing the application for evaluation by King County's Department of Natural
Resources and Parks, prior to submitting the application to King County Department of
Development and Environmental Services The city has also discussed the Downey
Farmstead Restoration project at several Agriculture Commission Lower Green Sub-
Committee meetings with no objections by the committee.
The city may also explore whether excavated soils which are not reused on site could be
mixed with organic amendments to begin the carbon sequestration process. If this is
feasible, the amended soils may be of beneficial use for nearby agricultural lands.
2. Natural Resource Improvement Actions - describe how the project will address a minimum of
one of the natural resource improvement actions described on page J.of the application
instructions. Consider the following in your answer to this question: What natural resources
will be improved?What are the known needs,gaps or deficits that will be addressed? What
are the known benefits to soil, water, air, plants, fish and wildlife, landowners?
This project falls within the King Conservation District's "Direct Improvement of Natural
Resource Conditions" category of natural resource improvement actions.
The main project objectives are:
• Create floodplain storage and off-channel rearing and refuge habitat for use in
winter and spring months for juvenile salmon, particularly juvenile Chinook, in a
key reach of the Green River. Three inlet channels at the upstream end of the
restored floodplain will provide added habitat complexity and long term
accessibility to channels for fish.
• Key species targeted for this project are Chinook, Chum, Coho, Pink and
Steelhead Salmon, Bull and Cutthroat Trout.
• Create additional flood storage to help alleviate flood damage in urban and
agricultural areas in the project vicinity. Minimization of flooding will also protect
water quality in the river and will benefit downstream properties.
• Remove invasive plants, installation of native riparian vegetation, wood debris
structures and engineered log jams.
• Relocate Frager Road to provide a greater buffer/setback to the Green River,
which will provide continued vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian access.
Member Jurisdiction &WRIA Forum Grant Program,Application • June 2011 • Page 2 of 5
3. Project Activities and Measurable Results - using the table below, list specific project
activities to be completed,the timetable for the activities, and the deliverables associated
with those activities. Consider the following in your answer to this question: What actions,
Interventions,programs,services will be deployed?
Activity Description Deliverables Timeline
1. Develop RFP for Final Project Request for Proposal December
Design Advertisement 2011
2. Collect Proposals Project Design Proposals March 2012
3. Scope of Work, Budget, sign Contract for Project Design May 2012
contract with Consulting Firm
4. Work begins on Draft Final Design Schedule May 2012
Design Plans, Specs, Cost
Estimates
5. Meet with Stakeholders on Draft Final Design input and June and
Draft Final Design review by Stakeholders October 2012
6. Draft Final Design submitted Plans, Specs, Cost Estimates January 2013
for review by staff, agencies
7. Final Design Project Completed Final Design Plans, Specs, June 2013
Cost Estimates, Permits,
Cultural Resources,
Interpretive Si na e
4. Effectiveness(see page 2 of application instructions for definition) - describe how the
project will effectively implement the natural resource improvement measures identified in
question No. 2 above. Consider the following in your answer to this question: Why is the
primary applicant the best entity to deliver the proposed program/service/intervention? What
is the capacity of the primary applicant to deliver the proposed
program/service/Intervention?What tools,services and partners will be brought to bear?
The City of Kent has a proven track record of successfully completing similar design and
construction projects in Kent including the Meridian Valley Creek Flume Removal
completed in 2005, the Lake Meridian Outlet Project (Phase I completed in 2006 and
2007 and Phase II under construction now), Riverview Park Channel Restoration Design
Plans, Feasibility Study and Preliminary Design of the Mill Creek Confluence/Green River
Project and the Downey Farmstead Restoration Project. The City of Kent has secured
additional funding sources for these projects, including KCD, Salmon Recovery Funding
Board (SRFB) and the Army Corps of Engineers. As with the other properties, the
Downey Farmstead site is owned and maintained by the City of Kent and will be
maintained and monitored in perpetuity. Kent works collaboratively with other agencies
and jurisdictions for review and assistance on these projects; including King County,
Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, WRIA 9, SRFB, the Corps and King Conservation District.
The Lower Green River has been heavily impacted in the past by the construction of the
levees and the closure of creek tributaries. These off-channel habitats are necessary for
salmon to be able to grow and survive as they move from the Middle Green River out to
Puget Sound. This project will provide that type of habitat need that is severely limiting
on the Lower Green River. The side channel complex will provide a large area where
salmon can move off the river channel during high flows. The channels will also provide
areas with the food sources and hiding places for them to take refuge off the main stem
of the Green.
Member Jurisdiction&WRIA Forum Grant Program,Application • June 2011 • Page 3 of 5
5. Efficiency(see page 2 of application instructions for definition) - describe how the project
will efficiently implement the natural resource improvement measures identified in question
No. 2 above. Consider the following in your answer to this question: How will the proposed
program/service/intervention engage in conjunction with related efforts?How does your
strategy best leverage resources?
The City of Kent and its consultant, Herrera Environmental, have worked closely with
King County, Josh Latterell Ph.D., Ecologist, the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, WRIA 9, and
SRFB to provide a comprehensive and economical preliminary design for the Downey
Farmstead Restoration project. The stakeholders reviewed and evaluated the conceptual
design alternatives, hydraulic modeling results, additional site information, approximate
project costs, specific design preferences, and provided direction for the preferred
conceptual project design.
The City of Kent is working in partnership with local agencies on many related projects,
including those listed in response to question no. 4 above. The City is also working with
the King County Agriculture Commission on ways to minimize flooding in the lower
Green River Agricultural Production District. This project, when completed, will have a
measurable impact on flood water levels in the Green River. The City has been able to
build partnerships on all of its Green River salmon habitat projects which have enabled
the projects to benefit from multiple funding sources
6. Equity(see page 2 of application instructions for definition) - describe how the project will
equitably implement the natural resource improvement measures identified in question No. 2
above. Consider the following in your answer to this question:in what part of the District will
the proposed program/service/intervention occur?Who is the target audience and what
demographic section of the community will be affected?
The project is located on the south bank of the Green River between river mile (RM)
21.5 and RM 22.3, in King County on 21 81 acres of property owned by the City of Kent.
The downstream edge of the site coincides with the confluence of Mullen Slough with the
Green River. Realignment of Frager Road from near the top of bank and through the
site to the southern portion of the site will provide a greater buffer/setback from the
river and will continue to provide vehicular, bicycle and pedestrian access and will be
used by Kent and King County residents for daytime recreational activities such as
biking, walking and bird watching. The Downey Farmstead Restoration project will be
showcased with interpretive slgnage to educate the community on salmon habitat
restoration projects.
This project is located between a variety of urban and agricultural areas, all of which will
be able to benefit from this effort. The salmon habitat improvements will provide
benefits to the ecosystem as a whole in the Green River, and the flood protection
benefits will benefit the people who live and work and farm in the valley.
7. Evaluation of Intended Results - describe the evaluation mechanisms you will use to track,
document,and report that the project has achieved the Intended results described in
questions 1-3.
Technical review of the design plans will be conducted by the City of Kent, King County,
WRIA 9, the Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Salmon Recovery Funding Board (SRFB) and
other state agencies until final design is complete. Project reports submitted and project
Member Jurisdiction&WRIA Forum Grant Program,Application • June 2011 • Page 4 of 5
activities (milestones) will be tracked and documented throughout the final design
project to ensure project goals are being met. Federal agencies will also be consulted
with during the permitting process and will be able to provide feedback through that
review.
8. Project Budget&Expenses
Budget Item KCD Funds Other Funds Other Funds Total
SRFB Grant (specify)
Salaries and Benefits $ 20,000 $ 20,000 5
Travel/Meals/Mileage
Office/Field Supplies
Contracted/ $ 26,419 $206,081 $232,500
Professional Services
Land Acquisition
Permits $ 27,500 $ 27,500
Other(Cultural $ 200000 $ 20,000
Resources)
TOTAL $ 46,419 $253,581 $300,000
9. KCD Acknowledgement-Describe how the KCD will be acknowledged as a source of funding for
the proposed program/service/intervention(see Grant Program Overview&Policies,General
Grant Program Policies,#6).
The King Conservation District will be acknowledged in any future printed material,
interpretive signage along the project site and press-releases. KDC will also be invited
and recognized as a sponsor of this project at a ground breaking ceremony that will
occur at the start of construction. The City of Kent will prepare an action page to accept
the grant by the Public Works Committee and also by the Kent City Council at meetings
open to the public and televised meetings.
uth d Signature Date
Member Jurisdiction Ek WRIA Forum Grant Program,Application • June 2011 • Page 5 of 5 `
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Member Jurisdiction & WRIA Forum Grant Program
Grant Application-City of Kent
Downey Farmstead Restoration-Final Design Plans 2012
August 24, 2011
City of Kent's responses to KCD grant subcommittee additional questions:
1. Can you elaborate more about how the project meets the requirements of the ordinance
mentioned in the application (King County Code 21A.24.381)?
In Section Al.a.of the code, one of the factors that may be relevant in determining whether an aquatic
habitat restoration project is allowed on a site in the Agricultural Production District (APD) is if prior to
January 1, 2009 the project proponent received grant funds or made a substantial investment of
resources in the project for the purposed of a grant application for land acquisition, design or
construction
The City of Kent has spent$1,441,119 in funding from grants and the city priorto 2009 for the Downey
Farmstead Restoration project The funding was used to purchase the four parcels in addition to
demolition and clean-up, Environmental Assessments,feasibility studies,field surveying, vegetation
maintenance and project design.
In Section Al.b.of the code, an aquatic habitat restoration project may be allowed on agricultural land
in the APD if the proposed project will result in a net benefit to agriculture In evaluating whether a
proposed project will result in a net benefit to agriculture, the committee may consider the following
factors: (of 11 total factors,the ones listed below will be benefitted by this project).
1. The project will result in improved drainage or less frequent flooding in the APD.
• See response to question 5 on page 3
2. The project will provide topsoil to another property in the some APD that is willing to accept the
topsoil.
• The city will explore whether excavated soils not reused on site could be mixed with organic
amendments that could be of beneficial use for nearby agricultural lands
3. The project will result in the removal or treatment of contaminated sods.
• This has been completed through demolition and clean up of the properties by the city.
4 The project was proposed through a collaborative process that involved a variety of interests,
including parties interested in habitat protection and restoration in agricultural production, and that
considered the impact of projects on agriculture as part of the process
• The city has discussed the project from its inception with the Agriculture Commission Lower
Green Subcommittee meetings and has worked collaboratively on the Downey Farmstead
Restoration project with WRIA 9, King Conservation District, Muckleshoot Indian Tribe, Salmon
Recovery Funding Board, and King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks,Water&
Land Resources Division.
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Additionally, the Downey Farmstead Restoration project is a WRIA 9 recommended project(LG-7)for
the Lower Green River Subwatershed as identified in the Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound
Watershed Final Salmon Habitat Plan—August 2005 and is listed as a high priority project on the WRIA 9
3-Year Workplan
2. Can you provide a history on the property,who owned it previously,who else contributed to the
funding?
The project site contains four parcels totaling approximately 22 acres. Three of the four parcels,from
west to east,were owned by Desimone, King County and Lotto, prior to purchase by the City of Kent
The fourth and eastern most parcel was purchased by the city from the Green River Flood Control
District in 1996. (See attached maps) Environmental Site Assessments have been completed on all
parcels
The Desimone, King County and Lotto parcels were historically owned by heirs/descendants of the
Patrick and Elizabeth Downey family Irish immigrant Patrick Downey staked his claim on the property
in 1858 and engaged in agricultural pursuits including hops, hay, and grain growing, as well as dairying.
The Downey heirs/descendants owned these properties until the late 1990's—2000's.
The 2.7-acre Desimone property(parcel 1)was owned by Lillie May(daughter of Patrick Downey) until
1926 Downey descendants/heirs owned the property until it was purchased by Raymond and Barbara
Prentice in 1996 The property was used as a nursery with offices and a greenhouse Marco Desimone
purchased the property in 1998 which was primarily used as a retail/wholesale nursery The City of
Kent purchased the property in 2008,demolished and removed all buildings(recycled appliances,
windows, cabinets, flooring, etc )to prepare the site for the future restoration project.
John Downey, son of Patrick, owned and lived on the 15.09-acre King County property(parcel 2) since
1911 and continued dairying until his retirement in 1945, when he then leased the land as a truck farm
Margaret Downey,granddaughter of Patrick owned the property until 2002 when it was deeded to John
Flower(also a relative/heir) who then leased the property for use as a tree nursery King County
purchased the property in 2006 for use as open space and habitat preservation All buildings were
removed and demolished King County surplused the property which was then purchased by the City of
Kent m 2009 The city removed asphalt paving and hazardous materials from this property in 2009.
The 1.65-acre Lotto property(parcel 3)was owned by Geraldine Kennedy, daughter of Patrick Downey
until 1942 when it was purchased by E A Standaert All buildings were removed prior to 1949 The
property was in agricultural use prior to purchase by Michael Lotto in 1982 and has remained fallow
since then The City of Kent purchased the property in 2008
The 2 37-acre City of Kent property (parcel 4)was purchased in 1996 from the Green River Flood
Control Zone District Prior to King County purchasing the property in 1992 it was owned by Michael
Lotto who purchased the property in 1980 from Joe Neff, owner of the PD &J Meat Packaging Company.
The site operated as a meat packing facility from about 1935 until it went out of business in the early
1990's. All buildings and foundations were then removed and the site cleaned up Since purchased by
the City of Kent,the site is regularly mowed and maintained, and is used by the public as a passive park.
All four of these parcels were part of larger properties which were bisected by the construction of State
Route 516 in the early 1980's
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Funding received and anticipated for this project includes:
Conservation Futures(CFT)
2008 $94,000 Purchase of the Desimone and Lotto property
King Conservation District
2007 $85,961 Demolition and clean-up of the Desimone property
(funding spent in 2009 and 2010)
2012 $46,419 Request for final design
Salmon Recovery Funding Board
2008 $1,035,085 Purchase of project area properties- Desimone, Lotto and King County
2008 $131,569 Feasibility Study and 30% Design of Downey Farmstead Restoration
(funding spent in 2010 and 2011) 1
2011 $253,581 Request for Final Design of Downey Farmstead Restoration Project
(Puget Sound Acquisition and Restoration Fund) i
City of Kent
1996 $30,700 Purchase of Meat Packing Company Property from King County
2008 $281,334 Purchase of project area properties Desimone, Lotto and King County
3. What are the costs up to this point and what is the anticipated total cost for construction?
Total costs to date- $1,658,649 (does not include 2011 & 2012 grant requests totaling$300,000)
Preliminary Construction Cost Estimate: $3,846,000 construction subtotal
$1,923,000 contingency
$ 365,370 sales tax
$6,100,000 total cost estimate
A better cost estimate will be provided by the consultant when the 70%design level is reached
4. Have you received the 5RFB funding for this phase of design?
The SRFB awards grant funding in December 2011 The 2011 grant application requesting$253,581 for
final design of the Downey Farmstead Restoration Project has been recommended to SRFB for funding
by WRIA 9
S. What is the plan to protect surrounding,downstream and upstream properties from
flooding/impacts?
The flood reduction benefit to upstream landowners is a key aspect of this project. According to KCC
21.A 24 381, the King County Department of Development and Environmental Services " shall only
approve and aquatic habitat restoration project. [if it] result[s] in a net benefit to agricultural
productivity in the agricultural production district" The city's consultant, Herrera Environmental
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Consultants conducted a hydraulic and geomorphic analysis of the Downey Farmstead Restoration
project site during the feasibility study and 30 percent design of the project. Their analysis concluded
the project will meet this requirement by providing flood reduction benefits to upstream farmers.
Flooding is a major constraint on agricultural productivity in the Green River Valley This project would
cause a decrease in the 100-year flood water surface elevation of up to 0 5 feet at the SR 516 bridge
This notable reduction in flood water surface elevation would propagate for miles upstream due to the
flat gradient of the river Lowered flood elevations are observed in the model above RM 30 in Auburn.
The model of proposed conditions also shows lowered flood elevations at the mouth of Mill Creek,
which drains many farms The lowered flood elevation there should provide improved drainage in that
basin. Because the valley is so flat,the project-induced reduction in the 100-year flood water surface
elevation would significantly reduce the total area inundated by the 100-year flood event and would
extend upstream of the project site to the center of Auburn Throughout the project site, the hydraulic
model indicates that peak flow velocities will be reduced in a 100-year flood event The degree of
reduction is variable, but in places the model predicts velocity reductions up to 50 percent compared to
existing conditions.
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