1988/10/26 Council Minutes - Laserfiche WebLink

1 IS 426 qt October 26,1988 I II Everett Nall Nee,a tl 19th Avenu th a examples within our city I the very mea he re major change h 0 TVA'be accu axing In the very near future. LI I e oaring the last ala months, they rate in apartments has dropped from 11%to 5%. At thet1 new multi-family units are Bing built at a cord rate. Everett and the county have t I issued building permits for more that 2,000 units this year. Within the citye itself, the value of new construction during the first 9 y months f 1900 has increased no less than 160%over 1987. At the currant rate,we will see m than 100 million dollars in new T III construction added to aux tax base this year. While the private sector has shown its confidence In the city,the city itself has been eery busy. We have 56 major public works Ii projects in progress t this time fax traffic ignals, streets, il bridges ewetreatment plant expansion, water transmission and F distribution, and for drainage. At the same time we are exploring r� and planning for solid waste management and public transportation, f. ally casects designed to accommodate people and provide high quality.. services.1 I pBeyondublic the basic water, sewer, traffic, and drainage elements of public woks,Be have not ted the quality-of-life issues that f soimportant in balancing ourmission of service to the { q ommunty. our capital improvement programs have resulted in the ff T acquisition of o then 197 a=re of new park land and open it spaces. Statistics indicate that over 1779000 rounds of golf will D be played an r two municipal golfcourses, 12,000 people visited Jetty Island, and m people e than 75,000 le eenjoyed YI swimmingand the se of Silver Lake beach this east summer. Many a4 r including visitors to the ax a, have taken the time to call A I aentlnq the City and school District , m exc eptional I ; hanging *lower basket program. The animal farm, once a tlitla to for closure due to budget la =acs, attracted 57,000 visitors this �, year. Everett is a busy place. I Citing numbers and statistics only begins to tell the storyof I I Everett and its potential. Not since its earliest days have w such a opportunity for growth, expansion, and development.ma The role of the City Council continues t0 be crucial. he budget decisions w make today will=airy forward for many and to c li� We cannot afford to be timid now. With foresight a e resolve,mwe iiii4444I111 shape our awn destiny and mo toward a well planned future. Part of that planning is represented by this 1989 City budget. 4 SII ' J4. Ne are x questing City Council's support for additional staff ('1 15 increases the 19a9 budget. To maintain the level of service that the Administration and City Council has established, and to provide II ,. support for the important programs we have added,it is essential to 1. hire new key employees. City departments are feeling the pressure of increased workload, the pressure of record growth and I evelopment, and the pressure P citizen requests and services. Y Some of our goals an the pert of the Administration an d City Council i 1I I haveu been to provide our citizens with more recreation and parks, increased ased public safety to deter crime and provideo r citizens with P securty, and to continue to be responsive to out �p a sense o citizens'requests o a daily basis essential they carry out their business t� with our City government. It is essential that w continue our commitmentswe our residents and businesses and request your Ii{ support for staffing increases. 0,i I, Ilh,l 1) ` >{ 13 I,