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ATTACHMENT 2 Joint Funding and Contract Administration Agreement Among Funding Partners For Development Of The Eastern Alameda County Conservation Strategy This JOINT FUNDING AND CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION AGREEMENT AMONG FUNDING PARTNERS FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THE EASTERN ALAMEDA COUNTY CONSERVATION STRATEGY ("Agreement") is entered into on the 31st day of January 2008 by and among the Alameda County Flood Control and Water Conservation District, Zone 7 ("Zone 7"), County of Alameda ("Alameda County"), Alameda County Congestion Management Agency ("ACCMA"), City of Livermore ("Livermore"), City of Dublin ("Dublin"), and the City of Pleasanton ("Pleasanton"), each hereinafter referred to individually as a "Funding Partner" or collectively as "Funding Partners". 1. DEFINITIONS (a) "EACCS" means the Eastern Alameda County Conservation Strategy, which is being developed at this time to provide an established approach to mitigation that meets established conservation strategies and goals that could be used voluntarily by both local agencies and private developers for environmental permitting of projects. The EACCS is intended to provide local agencies and private developers with some assurance that if they follow the strategy in their own permitting process, negotiations with the regulatory agencies will be expedited and streamlined. Development of the EACCS is described in the Technical Approach. (b) "Wildlife Agencies" collectively means the California Department of Fish & Game and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. (c) "Technical Approach" means the "Technical Approach for Development of the Eastern Alameda County Conservation Strategy: A Blueprint for Conservation Action" as attached in Exhibit 1. (d) "Steering Committee" means (1) the representative from each of the Funding Partners; (2) representatives from the Wildlife Agencies; and (3) representatives from the San Francisco Bay Area Regional Water Quality Control Board ("Board").