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349 <br /> August 29,1984 <br /> • <br /> Monte Wolfe said he vms a resident of Mukilteo but had a bueineas in <br /> the City of Everett and felt a November 6th eloCtion on the Navy was <br /> necessary. <br /> Ann Robisontof 1631 Cedar said she had been doing some telePhoning <br /> ::rretZdeCfrdedtd:::2g1171f:Volerlstruelda::allel=TS."' "" <br /> Bill saunders of 502 Wetmore said the Directors of the Chamber of <br /> commerce.had met and unamiously voted that no election was needed <br /> regarding the Navy issue,but if an election was held it shodld be <br /> Nov.Prh and it shoUld be county-wide. <br /> Ile said as a citizen he felt it was an honor to have the Navy pick <br /> - the City of Everett because obviously the President and the Dept.of <br /> • <br /> t Defense felt there was a need for additional defense in the puget <br /> sound area and he thoUght the citizens should support their <br /> country. se questioned if the vote in Novekber,-and he hoped if <br /> there was an election it would be on November 6th, if the vote was <br /> , overwhelmingly no,did that mean the City v/ould refuse to cooperate <br /> with the Navy if they still decided to make Everett their home port. <br /> President Stephenson said he thought the Council was probably split <br /> • on-that issue but he felt it was an admvisory vote aMe whether the <br /> majority of the vote is yes or no, it does not take away from the <br /> • Council's duties to mitigate impact. If the City goes through that <br /> process with the Navy,then the City can mitigate the impacts to the <br /> betterment of the community and if fiercere things that are of <br /> serious concern to the health of the community then the council <br /> • <br /> . needs to stand up and say no. He said he felt that this was an .1 <br /> advisory vote only and the majority of the Council had that in mind <br /> when they adopted this ordinance. Be said if the majority vote was <br /> no,that would not stop them from dealing with the Navy. <br /> Council Morrow felt that it mould be up to each Council person to <br /> make his own decision. <br /> • <br /> President Stephenson then asked if anyone further wished to speak on <br /> aecarinie said he felt the election should <br /> teepraon4TLIll'aTtel 1Le EIS was out. <br /> 11 <br /> Greg Morris of.604 34th Street felt there was no vote needed for the <br /> NNvytOOe I=MEverett but if the Council decided to hold it,it <br /> President Stephenson then asked if anyone else wished to speak and <br /> when no one replied,he invited all of the participants to attend • <br /> eext Weeks meeting when the decision would be made. <br /> CITY DEVELOPJMNT PLAN CONTRACT <br /> • <br /> Moved by Councilman Overstreet, seconded by Councilman Gipson•to <br /> authorize the Mayor to sign a contract with Thorsen-Peterson <br /> Planning Group to prepare the Everett central city Development Plan <br /> C t a cost of$Elo,000,05,000 to be included in the 1984 budget and <br /> . 455,000 in the 1985 budget. 11 - <br /> 11 1 <br /> Councilmen Overstreet spoke as chairman of the Budget committee and <br /> Said they are recommending approval of this by the Council. 11 <br /> • <br />