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State DePt.of Natural Resources TAA I 4-50Vendor Name: W ashington
Vendo r Numberl 39050
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Project Name:Puq et SoundCo ros Spri no Crew Time
Description: I Interlocal Agreement E Change Order ! Amendment X Contract
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Contract Effective Date:L0/LIL3 Termination Date =9/30/L4
Contract Renewal Notice (DaYs):
Number of days requireO not'ice iof term''nat'tn or renewal or amendment
Contract Manager: Victoria Andrews Depart ment:Parks Planninq & Dev.
Detail: (i.e. address, location' Pa rcel number, tax id' etc.):
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WASHINGTON STATE DTPARTMENT OF
Natural FesourcesI
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INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF KENT
Agreement No.IAA 14-50
This Agreement is between the city of Kent, refened to as the city, and the washington state
Department of Natural Resources Urban and community Forestry Program, referred to as the
DNR.
The DNR is under authority of RCW Chapter 43.30 of washington state, D-epartm-ent of Natural
Resources. The DNR und ih" City enter into this agreement under Chapter 39'34,Interlocal
Cooperation Act.
The purpose of this Agreement is to provide a Puget SoundCorps (SoundCorps) crew for urban
forestry restoration tas"ks in the City of t<ent. Soundcorps is part of the broader Washington
Conservation Corps AmeriCorps program administered by Washington Dept' of E-cology'
SoundCorps crews work on projects that help restore and protect water quality in Puget Sound'
IT IS MUTUALLY AGREED THAT:
1.01 Statement of work. The DNR shall furnish Soundcorps crews andthe city shall
provide all materials and services, pertinent to performing work set forth in the Attachment A'
2.01 Period of Performance. The period of performance of this Agreement shall be from
october 1,2013,to septemb et 30,2014, unless terminated sooner as provided herein' Both
parties agree that ttrs dNn will provide the City one (1) calendar month of crew work within the
period of performance.
3.01 Payment. The DNR provides the services of the SoundCorps crew in exchange for the
City,s matching commitmenfto th" project as described in Attachment B'
6.01 Rights to Data. Unless otherwise agreed, data originating from this Agreement shall be
.works for hire' as defined by the u.s. cop/right Act of 1976 and shall be owned by the DNR
and the City. Data shall include, but not Ue timitea to, reports, documents, pamphlets'
advertisements, books, magazines,surveys' studies, computer programs, films' tapes' and/or
sound reproductionr. b*n-"rship includes the right to use, copyright, patent' register and the
ability to transfer these rights
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7,01 Independent Capacity. The employees or agents of each party who are engaged in
performing this agreem"nt ,ttutt continue to be employees or agents of that party and shall not be
consideredforanypurposetobeemployeesoragentsoftheotherparty.
8.01 Amendments. This Agreement may be amended by mutual agleement of the parties'
Amendments shall be in writing ind signed by personner authorized to bind each of the parties'
g.01 Termination. Either party may terminate this Agreement by giving the other party 30
days prior written notice. If this Agreement is terminated, the terminating party shall be liable to
pay only for those services provided or costs incurred prior to the termination date according to
the terms of this Agreement.
10.01 Termination for Cause. If for any cause either party does not fulfill in a timely and
proper manner its obligations under this Agreemento or ii either party violates any of the terms
and conditions, the ugiri"ued party will give the other party written notice of the failure or
violation. The aggrieved party will give the other party t S working days to correct the violation
or failure. If the failure or violation is not coffected within 15 days, the aggrieved party may
immediately terminate this Agreement by notifying the other party in writing'
11.01 Disputes. If a dispute arises, a dispute board shall resolve the dispute like this: Each
party to this agreement shall appoint u *.*b", to the dispute board' These board members shall
jointly appoint an additional member to the dispute board. The dispute board shall evaluate the
facts, contract terms, applicable statutes and ruies, then determine a resolution' The dispute
board,s determination shall be final and binding on the parties' As an alternative to the dispute
board, either of the parties may request interveition by ihe Governor' as provided by RCW
43.17.330. In this case, the Governor's process will control the dispute resolution'
12.01 Governance. This contract is entered into the authority granted by the laws of the State
of washington and any applicable federal laws. The provisions of this agreement shall be
construed to conform to those laws'
If there is an inconsistency in the terms of this Agreement, or between its terms and any
applicable statute or rule,ihe inconsistency shall be resolved by giving precedence in the
following order:
(1) Applicable State and federal statutes and rules;
(2) Statement of Work,' and
(3) eny oit.. provisions of the agreement, including materials incorporated by
reference.
13.01 Assignment. The work to be provided under this Agreement and any claim arising from
this agreement can not be assigned or delegated in whole or in part by either p?*y' without the
express prior written consent of tn" other iarty. Neither party shall unreasonably withhold
consent.
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14.01. waiver. A party that fails to exercise its rights under this agreement is not precluded
from subsequently "r"r"iring its rights. A party's rights may only be waived through a written
amendment to his agreement.
15.01 Severability. The provisions of this agreement are severable. If any provision of this
Agreement or any provision of any document Incorporated by reference should be held invalid'
th! other provisions of this Agreement without the invalid provision remain valid'
16.01 Indemnification. To the fullest extent permitted by law, the city shall indemnify, defend
and hold harmless the DNR, its officials, agents and employees, from and against all claims
arising out of or resulting from the performance of the Agreement. "claim" as used in this
agreement means any firiancial loss, claim, suit, actiono damage, or expense' including but not
limited to attorneys'
'fees, attributable for bodily injury, sickness, disease or death, or injury to or
destruction of tangible property including loss Lf .tse resulting therefrom' The City's obligation
to indemnify, defend, una irori harmlesslncludes any claim by the City's agents, employees,
representatives, or any subcontractor or its employees' The City expressly agrees to indemnify'
defend, and hold harmless the DNR for any claim arising out of or incident to the city's or any
subcontractor's performances or failure to perform the Agreement' The City's obligation to
indemnify, defend, and hold harmless the DNR shall not be eliminated or reduced by any actual
or alleged concurrent negligence of the DNR or its agents, agencies, employees and officials' The
City waives its immuniti.rld.. Title 51 RCW to the extent it is required to indemnify, defend
urrd hold harmless the DNR and its agencies, officials, agents or employees'
17,01 complete Agreement in writing. This Agreement contains all the terms and
conditions agreed up;n by the parties. NJotner undirstanding, oral or otherwise, regarding the
subject mattJr of this 4g.""-.nt shall be deemed to exist or to bind any of the parties'
18.01 contract Management. The Project coordinator foreach of the parties shall be the
contact person for this aleement. All communications and billings will be sent to the project
coordinator.
19.01 Project Coordinators.
(l) The project Coordinator for the City of Kent is Victoria Andrews, Telephone
Number (253) 856-5113.
(2) The Project coordinator for the DNR is Micki McNaughton' Telephone Number
(360) 902-1637.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement.
CITY OF KENT
Dated:
Dated:26
InteragencY Agreement
Approved as to Form 9129197
By the Assistant AttomeY General
State of Washington
STATE OF WASHINGTON
DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES
A. Kassel
Title: Resource Protection Division Manager
Address: 1111 Washington Street SE
MS 47037
Olympia, Washington 98504-7 037
2 20u
20 l'l
By:
Address:
Phone:
By:
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Attachment A
STATEMENT OF WORK
The DNR will sponsor a Puget SoundCorps (SoundCorps) crew to assist with urban forest
restoration and maintenance tasks in the iityof Kent. Each restoration project location will include
baseline mapping of the site, to be included in a DNR report to the City. Local projects must be on
public prop"rty,
*and
work performed by the crews may not replace workers already in place or
contracted for.
project locations and activities in the city of Kent include:
o Earthworks park Streambed Restoration, Green River Watershed. Remove invasive non-
native plants, especially Japanese knotweed, and revegetate with native plants'
o Lake Meridian Outlet Restoration ,752ndWay SE. Maintain recent plantings through
removal of competitive non-native invasive plants'
. Clark Lake park Detention Pond, East Hill. Remove invasive non-native plants and
overgrown earlier plantings, and revegetate appropriately with native plants'
o Other sites and/or locations as agreed by the City's Project Coordinator and the DNR Project
Coordinator. Tasks and activities assigned must pertain to restoring the ecological health and
functionality of the urban forest on the site or location.
puget Soundcorps (soundcorps) and washington conservation corps (wcc) crews are covered by
Oe[t. of Ecology insurance through Labor and Industries while working on project sites and
traveling to work locations.
soundcorps crews are responsible for the maintenance and repair of any equipment provided by
SoundCorps and/or Dept. of Ecology.
The City is responsible for the maintenance and repair of any equipment provided by the City and
used bythe soundcorps crew under the direction of city staff.
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Attachment B
PROJECT COMMITMENT MATCH
The DNR will provide the following items to the City for urban forestry restoration projects that
receive assistance under the Urban Forest Restoration Project:
o News release template to assist in building public awareness and event marketing'
. Baseline invasive plant species mapping.
o Crews to remove andlor control invasive plant material and complete related restoration
tasks including installation of plant materials'
o Post-restorationmapping.
o post-restoration r"pott that includes a description of the project and the work accomplished'
o Template for three-year management plan'
. Template for annual monitoring report'
The city commits to the following items in consideration for the services of the DNR-sponsored
crew:
o Post news releases in advance of the event'
o Acquire any permits necessary for project work'
. Asslst with volunteer registration, sign-in and wavers at restoration events'
Please have photo releases available for volunteers under 18 years ofage'
. Dispose of plant material removed during project activities (English ivy vines, blackberry
canes, etc.).
o Provide any and all plant materials required for project completion'
o Develop and implement a three-year maintenance plan for the project site, to include annual
monitoring.
o Report monitoring results to the DNR Urban and Community Forestry Program annually for
three years.
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Kent Detailed Site & Project Descriptions Exhibit A: 1 of 3
project 1: Earthworks Park stream Bed Restoration
Location: Mill Creek Canyon/Earthworks Park encompasses LO7'+ acres and
includes a retention dam near downtown Kent at Earthworks Park. Mill creek is a
salmon-bearing stream and part of the Green River watershed (WRIA #9)'
Purpose: The purpose of this effort is to continue our four-phased restoration of
th" p.tk and riparian corridor, The crew will be doing Phase 1, removal of invasive
planis, in the area that the crew was not able to address when it was onsite
previously.
scope: In November 20L2, volunteers assisted city crews to plant 480 diverse, low
maintenance native species in an area cleared by a DNR-funded wcc crew, which
returned to mulch the site. A summer intern removed new blackberry re-growth
and Parks staff performed weed control several times during the year to maintain
the planted areas.
With the limited time the crew was on site last fall, not all of the targeted areas
were cleared. with one week (four days) of crew time, we should be able to make
progress removing invasive plints on'both sides of the creek. Depending on the
tir6 of year the .-ru* .un be on site, the project could again include volunteers to
plant once the areas have been cleared.
Site challenges: There are two relatively small colonies of Japanese knotwood,
which have been hand-grubbed by volunteers and injected by city crews at least
once. The knotweed mly have been introduced by iilegal dumping midway up Mill
Creek Canyon. There is i significant infestation there but none further up the
canyon. Parks and Public wort<s staff are seeking grant funding to eradicate that
area. park staff are committed to manage the knotweed patches in the visible park
area along the stream. The wcc crew will concentrate on removing the other
invasive species.
Desired outcomes: With the completion of this project, we hop-e the entire steam
bed at Earthworks park will be in phase 2, making the health of the riparian corridor
easier to maintain.
Project 2: Lake Meridian Outlet Restoration
Location:The Lake Meridian outlet project site created a new, naturalized outlet
channel for Lake Meridian (replacing the former degraded roadside ditch that Lake
Meridian used to drain to) Lnd exte-nds from 152n0 Wuy SE (SE corner of Lake
Meridian) down through Gary Grant soos creek Park to Soos creek (see enclosed
map). This new .re"li channel is approximately 2,800 linear feet in length, and the
pfuniing corridor is approximately SO feet wide. The new channel provides much-
irprou6O salmon habiiat as well as habitat for many other.wildlife species'
Thousands of native plants as well as dozens of large wood pieces were planted and
Exhibit A: 2 oJ 3
placed along the channel. Keeping invasives at bay will require a substantial
amount of maintenance for the next few years'
The maintenance crew in charge of maintaining the Lake Meridian Outlet project is
responsible for maintenance oi 68 wetland locations as well as a number of upland
natural areas that encompass well over 600 acres of land. This "crew" has one
p".tun"nt employe" und typically 1-3 temporary employees' For this crew to
make it around. to each location once each year is a herculean task. If this grant
application is successful, uFRP crews would help this maintenance crew better
maintain the other sites that it is tasked with maintaining.
Scope:
w" u." requesting one week of crew time for this project primarily to maintain
existing plantings"through weed removal. There is a trained Green Kent Steward at
Lake Meridian park who-has expressed an interest in holding volunteer events there
to assist with this project. If he has been able to maintain his already active sites,
work parties can be p?omoted via the GreenKent'org website, under Public Works
staff's supervision'
Site challenges: This site can only be accessed by foot and some of it is fairly
steep.
Desired outcomes: Weed control for the next few years at this site is critical. If
successfully completed, native vegetation will mature to the point that it will shade-
out weeds and the site will then be self-sustaining'
Project 3: Clark Lake Park Detention Pond
Location: Clark Lake Park is a 130-acre passive recreation natural area located on
tfre cityt East Hill approximately 2.5 miies from downtown Kent' Popular with
walkers, runners, bird watchers and other nature-lovers, the park contains a
,ytt"t of gravel'trails, an upland forest, meadows, wetlands and a large lake at its
center. Invasive vegetation is largely reed canarygrass, Himalayan blackberry and
Scotch broom.
purpose: South of the parking lot atthe main entrance is an informational kiosk
and two detention ponds, one on either side of the main trail. Native plants were
densely planted around the east pond to shade out the reedcanary grass, and two
volunteer Stewards have successfully maintained the health of that area' A berm
between the parking lot and the west pond was planted with Nootka roses years
ago and is now un inrunageable thicket. To complete a more welcoming entrance
to"ttre park, the berm and Jround the west pond (total: @14,000 sq.ft.) needs to
be cleared, rePlanted and chiPPed.
Scope: We are requesting one week (4 crew days) to remove invasives and
overgrown native plants,-replant straiegicalty with low-growing native plants and
Exhibit A: 3 of 3
add cardboard and a thick blanket of wood chips. Park staff plan to prep the area
and can provide all materials, including weed wrenches if the crew chooses to use
them to remove the Nootkas'
site challenges: The Nootka roses have stubborn thorns, and the soil is compacted.
There is no restroom at the site.
Desired outcomes: This area serves as the "front door" to the park' Replacing the
Nootka roses with lower, more appropriate natives will provide a healthy and
welcoming entrance to this important park'