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MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Between the CUYAHOGA SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT And The EUCLID CREEK WATERSHED COUNCIL This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is made and entered into by and between the Cuyahoga Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), hereinafter referred to as SWCD, and the Euclid Creek Watershed Council (ECWC), hereinafter referred to as the Council. Background and Purpose In 2000, ten municipalities in the Euclid Creek Watershed organized informally with the assistance of the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) to form a Euclid Creek Watershed Council to address common environmental, storm water and development concerns in the Euclid Creek Watershed. In 2001, NOACA obtained a grant from the Ohio Lake Erie Protection Fund to develop a regional storm water program model and to undertake a demonstration of the use of this model with Euclid Creek Communities. Nine of the communities in Euclid Creek agreed to provide matching funds for and to cooperate with this effort. NOACA contracted with the SWCD to serve as watershed coordinator for this demonstration effort. In 2002, the SWCD obtained a grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) for a Watershed Coordinator position for Euclid Creek, this six-year declining matching grant expired December 31, 2008. In 2004, the ECWC established by-laws as an operational organization with governance. Since 2004, the program has developed a Euclid Creek Watershed Action Plan (WAP), established an annual public involvement and education program plan, a volunteer water monitoring program, and brought in over $3.78 million to implement its programs and plan recommendations for improvement. In 2008, planning and organizational development decreased and WAP implementation continued to rise. In 2008, the SWCD obtained a grant from the ODNR for the Watershed Coordinator position for Euclid Creek, this three-year matching grant expired December 31, 2011. In 2011, the SWCD obtained a grant from the ODNR for the Watershed Coordinator position for Euclid Creek, this three-year matching grant expires December 31, 2014. As 2012 begins, implementation of the Watershed Action Plan is the primary role of the Watershed Coordinator. The purposes of this agreement are to: Facilitate implementation of the 2006 State of Ohio fully endorsed Watershed Action Plan for the Euclid Creek; Promote coordinated participation of local units of government in the implementation ofthe plan; and, Euclid Creek Watershed Council Memorandum of Understanding August 30, 2012 EXHIBIT A