Item No.       4c Attach 1

Date of Meeting: August 4, 2015

For Your Action


20152018 Interlocal Agreement for
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Waterfowl
(Canada Goose)
Management Program

2015 INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT FOR WATERFOWL (CANADA GOOSE)
MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

WHEREAS, Chapter 39.34.040 RCW (Interlocal Cooperation Act) permits local government
units to make the most efcient use of their powers by enabling them to communicate and
cooperate with other localities on a basis of mutual advantage and thereby to provide services in
a manner pursuant to forms of government organization that will accord best with recreational,
park and natural resources and other factors inuencing the needs and development of local
communities and

WHEREAS, the various agencies, cities, counties, Washington State and agencies of the Federal
Government listed in Exhibit A  Page 6 of this Agreement, desire to manage waterfowl,
especially Canada Geese; and

WHEREAS, all parties require assistance from the Wildlife Services Program of the US.
Department of Agriculture, to reduce negative impacts on water quality, minimize resource
damage, ensure safety from disease for park visitors, and enhance other property managed; and

WHEREAS, yearly surveys by Wildlife Services indicates an increasing population trend for
Canada geese in Lake Washington from the previous 10 years, expanding smaller groups of
geese in surrounding areas and along Puget Sound, earlier pairing and nesting activity and a
larger surplus of other waterfowl species in the Seattle area; and

WHEREAS, this program will be an ongoing resource management activity attempting to
maintain a manageable number of birds on a yearto-year basis; and

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants herein, it is mutually agreed as
follows:

SECTION I - PURPOSE

The purpose of this Agreement is to provide joint funding for an egg addling program,
lethal control, population monitoring and census; mainly of Canada Geese, Within King, Pierce,
and Snohomish Counties.

This program will assist each party in communicating, maintaining, and managing public
and selected and approved private site impacts of surplus waterfowl.




SECTION II - SCOPE OF PROGRAM

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Wildlife Services (WS) will receive funds from each participating member for the
continuation of an egg addling program, lethal control and evaluation during spring and
summer
2015.

Using best management practices WS will carry out an egg addling program, seeking as
many accessible nesting areas as possible and will make every effort to minimize damage to the
surrounding environment.

With the assistance of Wildlife Services, the WMC members will continue a yearly
program to increase monitoring activities that will enhance our location and access of nests on
public and private land and to facilitate expanded egg addling program, including advertisement
of an addling and nesting location hotline number for the general public and others, posters and
webpage advertising and other activities to keep the public well informed of the Waterfowl
Management Program.

WS will also implement a program of "lethal control" as requested by the Waterfowl
Management Committee, subject to the terms and conditions of a permit to be issued by the US.
Fish and Wildlife Service. This will be done on a case by case basis in situations where an over
population of Canada geese may result in an impact on human health and safety, such as potable
water contamination, bird aircraft strikes, disease transmission or other situations as determined
by WMC members.

WS Will provide an annual report to the members of the WMC which will include
information regarding egg addling, the general location of nests and number ofeggs addled,
number of geese removed, difculties encountered and whatever other information would be
valuable to the WMC.

2015 will be the twenty-second year of an egg addling program and the fourteenth year
utilizing "lethal control". All methods and toolsutilized to accomplish addling and "lethal
control" activities in 2014 will again be used in 2015.

WS will conduct a standardized monthly goose population survey of selected area parks
and will annually conduct up to six goose surveys of Lake Washington by boat. As in previous
years, census counts will be expanded using staff from local agencies and participants at times
and places to be specied. Survey results will be presented annually to the WMC.

Where possible, community outreach and educational programs such as "don't feed
wildlife' and interpretive signage will be initiated to inform the public about urban Canada
Geese, the associated problems, and the efforts of this committee at addressing those problems.




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SECTION III - RESPONSIBILITIES

Each party, represented on the Waterfowl Management Committee, as shown on Exhibit
"A", and incorporated by reference herein, will share in the ongoing review of the programs
carried out by WS.

Each party agrees that if necessary, an Oversight Committee will be appointed to monitor
and report back to the general committee on a regular basis. Three members of the Committee
will make up the Oversight Committee chaired by the Seattle Parks and Recreation
representative.

SECTION IV - COMPENSATION

The total cest of the 2015 waterfowl management program shall not exceed twenty seven .
ve hundred and twenty-eight dollars ($27,528).
Each party shall contribute to the nancial costs of the program. The costs are shared
between the agencies. Individual costs per agency may vary year-to-year and are based upon the
total number of agencies actively participating in the program and receiving services. Table 1
shows the 2015 minimum and maximum costs for each agency.

SECTION V - TERM AND EXTENSION

The Term ofthis Agreement is from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2018. This
Agreement may be extended in time, scope or funding by mutual written consent from all parties
referenced herein.

SECTION VI - TERMINATION

This agreement may be unilaterally terminated by any of the parties referenced herein or
Wildlife Services upon presentation of written notice to the Oversight Committee at least 30 days
in advance of the severance date shown in Section V.

Should termination of this agreement occur without completion of the egg addling, each
party shall pay only its' pro rata share of any expenses incurred under the agreement at the date
of the termination, and each party shall receive copies of all products resulting from the addling
activities up to the time of the termination.






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SECTION VII - DELIVERABLE

Using best management practices Wildlife Services will carry out an egg addling
program, seeking as many accessible nesting areas as possible and will make every effort to
minimize damage to the surrounding environment. Field conditions or changing conditions may
increase or decrease the number of eggs addled from previous years' totals. Eggs will be coated
with vegetable oil on dates to be determined by USDAWildlife Services.

Lethal control will be implemented as requested and the total numbers are established by
the US. Fish and Wildlife Service Permit. Participants will receive a report on the number of
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eggs addled and geese euthanized in 2015.

SECTION VIII - FILING

As provided by RCW 39.34.040, this agreement shall be led prior to, its entry and force
with the City or County Clerks of the participating parties, the County Auditor and the Secretary
of State, and, if found to be necessary, with the State Ofce of Community Affairs as provided
by RCW 39.34.120.

SECTION IX - LIABILITY

Each party to this agreement shall be responsible for damage to person or property
resulting from the negligence on the part of itself, its employees, its agents or its officers. No
party assumes any responsibility to another party for the consequences of any act or omission of
any person, rm, or corporation not at party to this agreement.













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EXHIBIT A

2015 WATERFOWL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE PARTICIPANTS

City of Bellevue ....................................................................................Pat Harris

City of Kirkland ....................................................................................Jason Filan

CityofMountlakeTerrace.....................................' ..................... L ............. CurtBrees
Port of Seattle  Seattle-Tacoma International Airport
....................................
Steve Osmek

City of Renton ..................................................................................Kelly Beymer

City of SeaTac ..............................................................................Roger Chouinard
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Tacoma MetroParks .
................................. ....... ...................................
Marina Becker
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City of Tukwila - Foster Golf Links ................. ........................................Curt Chandler
City of Woodinville ........................................................................Amy Ensminger

Seattle ofParks and Recreation.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......................................Barbara DeCaro
University of Washington............................................................... Charles Easterberg
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U.S.DV.A. Wildlife Services ............................ .................................. Roger Woodruff

US. Fish and Wildlife Service '
.................................................. ................Joseph
Sands

Washington State Parks ................................' ...... '. ............................Andrew Fielding







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TABLE I

PARTICIPATING AGENCIES        CONTRIBUTIONS

MINIMUM      MAXIMUM
(Total 12 agencies)     (Total 10 agencies)
Seattle Parks and Recreation          2998               3550

All other agencies              2230               2664






All checks will be made payable to the USDA-APHIS-WS, earmarked for the Wildlife Services and sent
to the following addresses:

Mr. Roger Woodruff
State Director -Wildlife Services Program
US. Department of Agriculture
720 O'Leary Street Northwest
Olympia, Washington 98502
(360) 753-9884

In case of procedural questions regarding this project, please contact:

Roberta Bushman, Administrative Officer
Wildlife Services Program
(360) 753-9884 FAX: 7539466

For questions regarding implementation of control measures and census, please contact:

District Supervisor 360-337-2778

SECTION X. - SEVERABILITY

...If any section of this agreement is adjudicated to be invalid, such action shall not affect the
validity of any section so adjudged.

This agreement shall be executed on behalf of each party by its authorized representative. It
shall be deemed adopted upon the date of execution by the last so authorized representative.


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This agreement is approved and entered into by the undersigned county and local government
units, university and other private parties.

Port of Seattle  Seattle-Tacoma International
City of Bellevue
By:                           Airport
By:
Mark Reis, Airport Director
Patrick Foran, Director of Parks and         Date:
Community Services
_ Date:
City of Kent                      Seattle Department of Parks and Recreation
By:                           By:
Christopher Williams, Acting Superintendent
iohn Hodgson, Director                Date:
Date:
City of_Kirkland                   City of SeaTac
By:                            By:
Todd Cutts, City Manager
Date:
Kurt Triplett, City Manager -
Date:

City of Mountlake Terrace            Tacoma MetroParks
By:                           By:
Steve Knauer, Director, Parks and Building
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Services
Arlene Fisher, City Manager
Date:
Date:
City of Renton                     City of Tukwila
By:                           By:
Rick Still, Parks and Recreation Director
Denis'LaW, Mayor                  Date:
Date:
City of Woodinviile                  University of Washington
By:                           By:
Jude Van Buren
Richard A. Leahy, City Manager_         Director of Environmental. Health & Safety

Date:                            Date:
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Washington State Parks
By:
Shawn Tobin, Regional Manager

Date:
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