HomeMy WebLinkAbout76-98 - Res. Establishing Hood Canal Coordinating Council as Lead Entity RESOLUTION NO.
WHEREAS, the Hood Canal Coordinating Council, hereafter referred to as the Council,.
was created in 1985 and charged with coordination, planning, and education regarding
the protection, restoration and enhancement of water quality and related sources,
including salmon, in the Hood Canal watershed; and
WHEREAS, the Hood Canal watershed makes up the majority of the Evolutionarily
Significant Unit (ESU) for the Hood Canal/Strait of Juan de Fuca summer chum salmon
and a portion of the ESU for Puget Sound chinook salmon, both of which have been
proposed for listing as "threatened" under the federal Endangered Species Act by the
National Marine Fisheries Service; and
WHEREAS, the Council has demonstrated its commitment to working toward healthy,
sustainable, and harvestable populations of all Hood Canal Salmon stocks in the Hood
Canal watershed by prioritizing salmon habitat restoration in its programs and activities
and taking other steps to initiate the salmon recovery process- and
WHEREAS, legislation passed in 1998 (ESHB 2496) provides the framework for the
Council to carry out its salmon recovery obligations and the funding needed to proceed;
and
WHEREAS, the members of the Council voted unanimously on June 17, 1998 to adopt
a Resolution designating the HCCC as "Lead Entity" pursuant to language in ESHB
2496 and defining the geographic scope of its habitat recovery efforts as all of the land
and water within the hydrographic boundary of the Hood Canal watershed and that
portion of Jefferson County that lies within the ESU for the Hood Canal/Strait of Juan
de Fuca summer chum salmon and is currently pursuing partnerships with county,
tribal, and municipal jurisdictions within the ESL that are outside the HCCC member
governments; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Mason County Commissioners is a member of the Council,
supports its salmon recovery goals and objectives, and is signatory to the June 17,
1998 Resolution.
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THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Mason County Commssioners fully
supports the designation of the Hood Canal Coordinating Council as "Lead Entity"
under ESHB 2496 and the geographic scope of its efforts and will fulfill its obligations
as a cooperating member of the Council as it works to restore dwindling populations of
wild salmon in the Hood Canal watershed.
Approved and adopted this 30th day of June, 1998.
ATTEST: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
MASON COUNTY WASHINGTON
Rebecca S. Rogers, 46n.k'fclen der, Chairperson
Clerk of the Board
PROVED AS TO FORM:
Cynthia D. Olsen, Commissioner
Michael Clift, Chief Deputy Prosecutor
Mary Jo C y, pmmission
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