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CITY OF EVERETT <br /> RESOLUTION NO. 7519 <br /> A Resolution Commencing Negotiations Between the City of Everett and Snohomish County <br /> for an Interlocal Agreement Concerning the Annexation of the Unincorporated Portion of <br /> Smith Island Located within the City of Everett Municipal Urban Growth Area <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Everett municipal boundaries on Smith Island at the north end of the city <br /> include most of that portion of the island located west of Interstate 5 and within the Southwest <br /> Snohomish County Municipal Urban Growth Area (MUGA), as designated by the Countywide <br /> Planning Policies; and <br /> WHEREAS, a portion of Smith Island within the MUGA is presently within unincorporated <br /> Snohomish County, but adjoins the Everett city limits; and <br /> WHEREAS, there are no residents within the subject area and owners of the two property <br /> assemblages located in the remaining unincorporated portion of Smith Island that is within the <br /> MUGA have indicated their interest and desire to be annexed to the City of Everett; and <br /> WHEREAS, the upland area is planned for industrial use in Everett's Comprehensive Plan; and <br /> WHEREAS, the area is planned for "urban mixed use industrial," "aquatic conservancy" and <br /> "aquatic" shoreline uses in Everett's Shoreline Master Program; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Everett already provides water to properties abutting the remaining <br /> unincorporated portion of Smith Island; and <br /> WHEREAS, the area is not within the boundaries of any fire protection district, while the City <br /> already provides fire, police and other public safety services to incorporated areas north and <br /> east of the area; and <br /> WHEREAS, the only street access to the area is through public streets and highways located <br /> within the Everett City limits; <br /> WHEREAS, RCW 35.13.470 provides for annexation through the process of an Interlocal <br /> Agreement (ILA) between the annexing city and the county, and this process is applicable to the <br /> specific circumstances affecting the subject properties on Smith Island; and <br /> WHEREAS, RCW 35.13.470 requires the legislative authority of the annexing city to adopt a <br /> Resolution commencing negotiations for an ILA between the city and county to begin the <br /> process of annexing the subject properties to the city; and <br />