20-159.00 WSDOC: Manufacturing Roadmap 2a.161
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN
WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
AND
CITY OF SPOKANE VALLEY, WASHINGTON
•
This memorandum of understanding (MOU) is made between the undersigned Parties as follows.The
Parties hereto are Washington State Department of Commerce(Commerce) and City of Spokane Valley,
Washington (City), which hereby enter into the following memorandum of understanding (MOU). For the
purposes of this MOU, the Parties shall be known collectively as"Partners".
PURPOSE
The purpose of this memorandum is to establish an agreement between the Partners regarding the
collaborative development and maintenance of an online regulatory guide, or"Manufacturing Regulatory
Roadmap", maintained and hosted by Commerce and accessed through City's website/direct URL.
AGREEMENT
The Partners agree that the Regulatory Roadmap for Manufacturing Siting Feasibility(Manufacturing
Roadmap), is a collaborative project, and the Partners will work together to maintain and market it
according to the following:
1. Commerce will provide content and/or templates for developing content,to include graphic elements,
wording, and overall design. City-specific content will be developed by and/or approved by the City, in
accordance with Commerce guidelines, to ensure a consistent statewide Regulatory Roadmap presence.
The Washington Regulatory Roadmap logo will be used on all content. Commerce will review all materials
prior to publishing.
2. The Partners will mutually determine appropriate placement of the Manufacturing Roadmap content
and links to it within and throughout the City's website. Commerce will provide guidance, if needed, for
the development of the webpage used to host the Manufacturing Regulatory Roadmap links or materials..
3. The Partners will develop and implement a communication plan for outreach and messaging to ensure
consistent and comprehensive messaging.
4. The Partners agree that maintaining accurate and current information within the Manufacturing
Roadmap materials is paramount for the success of this project. The Partners will develop a plan for
regularly reviewing, maintaining, and updating the content at least quarterly. The City will update City-
specific content, and Commerce will ensure updates of their content.
5. Commerce will use analytics to track visitor activity on the Manufacturing Roadmap application.The
City agrees to review the analytics with Commerce periodically or as needed.
6. The Partners agree that any work or intellectual property, created jointly or individually by the Partners
for the purposes of the Manufacturing Roadmap will be available for use by either partner for uses related
to this agreement.
7. The Manufacturing Roadmap content is specific to manufacturing site selection. Use and/or expansion
of the content for other business needs and activities may be undertaken. Either Party may invite the
other to undertake development of roadmaps for other business needs, which would be done in
collaboration between the Partners and require a separate MOU.
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8. The City will provide a Project Manager to support project activities and coordinate other appropriate
City staff to participate in the development of the tool, including, but not limited to, assigning appropriate
subject matter experts to review and edit when applicable, maintaining communications with Commerce,
developing and implementing a marketing and outreach plan, ensuring timelines are met, and assisting
with coordinating business introductions and joint meetings when necessary. The Project Manager will be
the direct liaison for Commerce during the term of this MOU.
9. No separate entity is created by this agreement. The City's designee and Commerce shall jointly
administer this project.
STRUCTURE
COMMERCE shall be represented by Lynn Fetch, Program Manager,WA State Department of
Commerce, 1011 Plum St SE, Olympia, WA 98501, Telephone: 360-725-2810, Email:
Lynn.Fetch@commerce.wa.gov.
City of Spokane Valley, Washington, shall be represented by, Chaz Bates, Senior Planner, 10210 E
Sprague Ave, Spokane Valley,WA 99216,Telephone: 509-720-5337, Email: cbates@spokanevalley.org.
TERMINATION
Either Partner may terminate this agreement by providing 90 days written notice to the other Partner.
CHANGES, MODIFICATIONS AND AMENDMENTS
This agreement may be changed, modified, extended, or amended by written agreement executed by all
Partners.
EXECUTION
We, the undersigned, agree to the terms of the foregoing agreement. This agreement shall become
effective upon execution, and shall remain in effect for a period of three years from execution date, unless
terminated sooner or extended as provided herein.
WA Department of Commerce Spokane Valley, WA
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Chris Green, Assistant Director Mark Calhoun, City Manager
Office of Economic Development&
Competitiveness
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