Snohomish County planning committee refers four consent items to GLS, including phosphorus treatment contract and $6.8M floodplain subawards

On March 17 the Snohomish County Council Planning and Community Development Committee voted to refer four consent items to the county’s General Legislative Session for consideration, the committee chair announced at the meeting’s close.

Debbie Mock, counsel staff, described each request and asked the committee to move them to GLS. "Proposed motion 206-116 would approve and authorize the County Executive to execute an agreement, as well as any amendments, with Aqua Technics LLC for in‑lake treatment services for phosphorus control," Mock said, noting Lake Ketchum has received annual treatments since 2016. She said the proposed agreement would take effect upon execution for a two‑year term at a cost not to exceed $344,000 and could be expanded to treat other lakes if funding allows.

The item addresses local efforts to limit toxic algal blooms. The committee agreed to place the contract on the March 25 GLS consent agenda for consideration.

Mock also summarized proposed motion 206-123, a Phase 4 Community Floodplains Solutions program funded by the Floodplains by Design grant. "The program includes seven subaward agreements outlined in Exhibit A for a total amount not to exceed $6,805,000," she said, adding the subawards would implement portions of tasks 2, 3 and 4 of the grant to support flood reduction and farm conservation projects. The committee agreed to move that package to the March 25 GLS consent agenda.

On historic preservation, Mock said the Snohomish County Historic Preservation Commission evaluated 18 applications and recommended funding levels for 13 projects "consistent with provisions of RCW 36.22.170." Proposed motion 206-125 would approve the 2026 Historic Preservation Program grant awards and authorize the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to implement them; the committee referred the item to the March 25 GLS consent agenda.

Finally, Mock described proposed motion 206-118 to reallocate Conservation Futures property tax funds from project CF24-390 Farms to CF24-390 Foster Farms corn maze acquisition. "This reallocation was approved by the Conservation Futures Program Advisory Board in the amount of $520,350," she said, and the motion would authorize the county executive and property officer to execute closing documents. She requested expedited processing and asked that the item be placed on the March 18 GLS consent agenda; the committee consented to that referral.

Chair Nehring closed the meeting after the four referrals. No public commenters were recorded during the session.

Next steps: each motion will appear on the listed GLS consent agendas (March 18 or March 25) for consideration by the full council.