Playing Smart changelabsolutions.org | kaboom.org 154 - 1 - Lake Washington School District and City of Sammamish Joint Use Agreement for Development, Maintenance, Scheduling and Operations Of Recreation Facilities This Agreement is made and entered into this 15th day of June, 2004, by and between the Lake Washington School District No. 414 (hereinafter referred to as the "District"), a municipal corporation and subdivision of the State of Washington, and the City of Sammamish (hereinafter referred to as the "City"), a municipal corporation. This umbrella Agreement supports the City's management and/or scheduling of District athletic fields and/or facilities. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the governing bodies of the City and District are mutually interested in supporting adequate programs for the community in the areas of athletics, recreation and education; and WHEREAS, the governing bodies are authorized pursuant to RCW 39.34 to enter into agreements with each other and to do any and all things necessary to meet the respective obligations of their agencies; and WHEREAS, the City has established the Department of Parks and Recreation (hereinafter referred to as the "Department") to be responsible for carrying out the purpose of community parks development and recreation programs; and WHEREAS, the District is responsible for the public education of the students in the community, including physical education and athletic activities related to the educational program; and WHEREAS, the City and District are stewards of public lands in the City; and because it is in the interest of the community and of both the City and the District to provide the best service possible to meet their respective obligations with the least possible expenditure of public funds, cooperation between the City and the District is necessary and will benefit both entities; and WHEREAS, the City and the District have recognized for many years that through cooperation, these publicly-held lands can be used to meet broader community needs for education, recreation and open space than either party can provide separately; and WHEREAS, the City has concluded that the recreation needs of the community could be better met if the development and maintenance of District facilities were enhanced to levels beyond that needed for the educational requirements of the District; and WHEREAS, the City and the District are mutually interested by means of this Agreement in improving the existing conditions of certain District athletic facilities in order to expand and enhance their use for both the schools and overall community; and WHEREAS, the City and the District anticipate entering into more specific agreements relating to this Agreement and joint use of athletic facilities by means of Addendum(s) to this Agreement and, upon mutual execution of this Agreement, the District authorizes its Deputy Superintendent and/or Director of Support Services to enter into such Addendums.
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