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INTERAGENCY AGREEMENT BETWEEN 

THE 

QUILEUTE TRIBE and CLALLAM COUNTY 

RELATING TO LEASE OF TRIBE'S BUILDING FOR 

CLALLAM COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE BUSINESS 

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THIS AGREEMENT, made pursuant to RCW 39.34, is entered into this Z,J day of~ , 

2015, by and between the Quileute Indian Tribe (hereinafter referred to as "Tribe"), a sove ignfederally 

recognized tribe with authority to enter into intergovernmental agreements under its Constitution, arts. I 

and VI,§§ l(a), (c), and (j); and Clallam County, a political subdivision ofthe State of Washington 

(hereinafter referred to as "County"). 

THE PURPOSE OF THIS AGREEMENT IS TO memorialize the terms under which the Tribe 

will provide office space to the Clallam County Sheriff's Department so that it may utilize space both 

inside and outside of the Tribe' s 101 Building located at 196863, Highway 101 , Forks, Washington, for 

law enforcement purposes. 

NOW, THEREFORE, IT IS MUTUALLY AGREED THAT: 

1. The Quileute Tribe agrees to lease approximately 2000 square feet of office space, portions ofthe 

northern wing of the Tribe's 101 Building, located at 196283 Highway 101, Forks, WA. 

2. The space allotment and configuration ofthe office space are identified in the basic space 

allocation drawing attached (exhibit A) and identify the portions of the northern wing of the building 

(highlighted in yellow) and the common areas of the building (highlighted in pink). 

3. The County and Tribe shall have access to the entire common areas (highlighted in pink) at all 

times. The common areas include the building's two shared bathrooms, and the kitchen area. The County 

shall have exclusive access to the northern wing (highlighted in yellow) at all times. The basic space 

allocation drawing attached (exhibit A) identifies the allotment and configuration ofthe building and 

offices. 

4. The parking spaces on the northern side of the northern wing (highlighted in green on exhibit A) 

shall be for.exclusive use by the County. The facility's remaining parking spaces shall be shared by both 

parties. 

5. The open area within the fenced compound and adjacent to the northern wing of the building shall 

be a common area for use by the County or the Tribe for storage purposes. The Tribe approves of the 

County further securing the fenced compound and/or exclusively identified storage area in the 

northeastern corner of the fenced compound, an area 35 feet by 58 feet, (highlighted in orange) at the 

County's expense. The remaining open area within the fenced compound shall be shared by both parties. 

6. The Tribe shall provide and pay for all water, electricity, garbage pick-up and disposal, and sewer 

and/or septic utilities supplied to the leased premises. The County shall pay for telephone and computer 

network services provided to their leased premises. 

7. The Tribe shall provide and pay for janitorial service to both the space exclusively occupied by 

the County (northern wing) and the common areas (highlighted in pink) on a bi-weekly basis. The times 

of the janitorial service shall mutually be agreed upon by both the County and the Tribe. The Tribe's 

janitorial staff shall be accompanied by a County employee when the service is provided in the 

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exclusively occupied wing. If a County employee is unavailable, the Tribe shall have no obligation to 

provide the service. 

8. The Tribe approves ofthe County installing a 9-1-1 call box on the premises at the County's 

expense. 

9. The Tribe approves ofthe County reinforcing the doors and windows ofthe northern wing of the 

premises for security purposes and at the county's expense. The secure door providing separation from 

the common areas and the County areas shall be moved to provide access to the kitchen area and 

controlling entry to the hallway entering the County area at the tribe's expense. A secure door shall be 

installed between the common lunch room area and the County area at the Tribe's expense. 

10. The Tribe approves of the County installing a Conex storage box within the fenced compound at 

the County's expense. 

11. The Tribe approves ofthe County erecting signage along the highway and/or affixing signage to 

the building and doorways identifying the building's use as a Clallam County Sheriff's Department 

detachment office. 

12. indemnification. The Tribe and County agree to mutually defend, indemnify and hold harmless 

the other party, its elected officials, employees, and agents from and against any and all costs, claims, 

demands, judgments or awards of damages arising out of or in any way resulting from the negligent acts 

or omissions of the other party, its elected officials, employees or agents in performing this Agreement. 

13. Insurance. Each party shall maintain insurance for coverage of any actions and liability arising 

out of activities taking place pursuant to this Agreement. The Tribe will provide proof that the County, 

its appointed and elected officials; agents and employees, are specifically named as additional insureds in 

a policy with the same company that insures the Tribe or by endorsement to an existing policy or with a 

separate carrier approved pursuant to RCW Title 48. The general aggregate limit shall be $1,000,000. 

The County is a self-insured entity. The County shall provide the Tribe with a certificate of liability 

insurance showing the Tribe as an additional insured. Each party shall insure their own property fully for 

damage from fire, theft, terrorism, natural disaster, environmental hazard or any other risk to property 

except for negligence of the other party. 

14. Effective Date/Duration. This Agreement shall be effective on the date signed below, and said 

Agreement shall be in effect for a period of five (5) years from the effective date. 

15. Contact Persons. The Tribe and the County will each appoint a representative who will be 

responsible for the administration of this Agreement. Unless otherwise designated in writing, the Tribe's 

contact person will be the Tribe's Executive Director. The County contact person will be the Sheriff 

Office Chief Civil Deputy. 

16. Rent. The parties agree that rent for the premises identified above shall be One Thousand Dollars 

($1,000.00) per month. The County has budgeted funds to pay the Tribe for the amount outlined in this 

Agreement. Rent is owed on the first of each calendar month, and County agrees to pay rent no later than 

20 days after the first working day on which rent is owed. 

17. Amendments to be in Writing. The Tribe and the County may mutually amend this Agreement. 

Such amendments shall not be binding unless they are in writing and signed by personnel authorized to 

bind the Tribe and the County. 

18. Termination. Except as otherwise provided for in this Agreement, either party may terminate this 

Agreement upon thirty (30) days written notice. If this Agreement is so terminated, the terminating party 

shall be liable only for performance rendered or costs incurred in accordance with the terms of this 

Agreement prior to the effective date of termination. In the event of termination, the parties agree that 

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any property acquired in connection with this Agreement shall remain the property ofthe party who 

purchased the property. 

19. Dispute Resolution. In the event that a dispute arises under this Agreement, it shall be resolved 

by final and binding mediation by a mediator mutually agreeable to both parties, with each party bearing 

one-half ofthe mediator's fee. 

20. Limited Waiver of Sovereign lmmunity. The Tribe shall, in accordance with its Sovereign 

Immunity Ordinance, make a limited waiver ofsovereign immunity to only Clallam County for the sole 

purpose of enforcing the mutual indemnities in Section 12 ofthis Agreement as well as any obligations 

required of it under the provisions of Section 19 of this Agreement. Venue for any action filed under the 

waiver shall be in the United States District Court, Western District of Washington or, ifthat court lacks 

jurisdiction, then in the Superior Court of Clallam County. The waiver shall expire six years from the 

date this Agreement expires or six years from the date this Agreement is terminated, whichever shall 

occur first. 

21. Severability. If any provision ofthis Agreement or any provision of any law, rule, or document 

incorporated by reference into this Agreement, shall be held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect the 

other provisions ofthis Agreement which legally can be given effect without the invalid provision. To 

this end, the provisions of this Agreement are declared to be severable. 

22. Complete Expre sion. This Agreement, and any written attachments or amendments thereto, 

constitutes the complete agreement ofthe parties and any writings or oral representations or 

understandings not incorporated herein are excluded. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Quileute Tribe and Clallam County have signed this Agreement 

as ofthe date and year written below. 

Dated this __}_".7_i1J-- ___day of ~ , 2015 . 

Clallam County Commissioners 

Jim 

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Mc ntire Chair of the Board 

Quileute Tribe 

Chai~ 

Clallam County Sheriff's Office 

W. L. Benedict, Sheriff 

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Quileute Tribe 101 Building 

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196283 Highway 101, Forks, WA 4/27/2015