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A process is hereby established for the Council's review of the recommendations of the Committee and Board regarding the allocation of Conservation Futures Funds. The application, selection, and allocation process for Conservation Futures Funds shall occur on an every other year basis consistent with the County’s biennial budget. Applications shall be submitted, and projects shall be selected, during the odd-numbered years of the calendar. Funding eligibility for selected Conservation Futures projects began on January 1 of even-numbered years and shall remain valid throughout the 2-year Conservation Futures funding cycle until December 31 of odd-numbered years.

A. Each allocation year, the Department shall provide notice to all cities and towns, park districts and interested parties within Pierce County of the opportunity to nominate to the County conservation futures properties which may be purchased under the conservation futures program. Notice shall also be provided for two consecutive weeks prior to the first day applications are available for each allocation year in a daily newspaper of general circulation in Pierce County and in the official County paper. The deadline to submit applications to be considered in a Conservation Futures funding cycle shall be no later than March 1 of odd-numbered years.

B. Nominations shall be submitted to the Technical Advisory Committee each allocation year and the Committee shall forward its recommendations to the Board by April 1. The Board shall be required to hold at least one public hearing and then shall forward its recommendations to the Council for approval or modification by June 1. Notice of the Board's hearings shall be provided for two consecutive weeks in a daily newspaper of general circulation in Pierce County and in the official County paper.

C. The Council, after holding at least one public hearing, may select from the Board's recommendations conservation futures properties which in the Council's view are to be pursued for acquisition. The Council shall allocate funds from the Conservation Futures Fund in the subsequent biennial budget for said acquisition. The Council's Resolution shall indicate which projects are allocated funds and may suggest the priority order of unfunded projects if funded projects are withdrawn.

D. The Council may require that proposed purchase and sales agreements are to be reviewed prior to execution by the Pierce County Executive.

E. The Council, after holding at least one public hearing on the matter, may for any reason and at any time, modify or suspend the selections being pursued by the County.

(Ord. 2023-1s § 2, 2023; Ord. 2012-82s § 2 (part), 2012; Ord. 2012-7 § 1, 2012; Ord. 2010-109 § 1, 2010; Ord. 98-118S § 3 (part), 1999)