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lune 7,2000 <br /> WHEREAS,the Everett City Ceuceil wishes to demonstrate its support for the <br /> Snohomish County Executive's recommendations that retain and expand the <br /> County's governmental functions and operations in downtown Everett;and <br /> WHEREAS,the Everett City Council supports the County Executive's <br /> recommendation that the County not ts option to purchase the two-and <br /> three-story off buildings at the BOMARC site;and <br /> WHEREAS,the City Council understands Everett's role as the County seat for <br /> a variety of purposes and facilities,which support the County's administrative <br /> functions and the County's court-related law and justice activities including pre- <br /> adjadiution incarceration;and <br /> WHEREAS,the district and superior courts are essential governmental <br /> fiuctions of a county sen:and <br /> WHEREAS,there are significant a jail transportation and <br /> population management costs when jail inmates m required to appear for coon <br /> proceeding are housed in close proximity to the courts;and <br /> WHEREAS,those jail inmana detained for the purpose of assuring their <br /> presence a coon proceedings are in pre-adjudication status;and <br /> WHEREAS,the location of the County's law and justice agencies in the City of <br /> Everett for prosecution and court pumoses is of benefit to the City of Everett's • <br /> • <br /> police department;and <br /> WHEREAS,the Snohomish County Executive's recommendations include new <br /> jail facilities for pre-adjudication purposes in one square block load between <br /> Lombard/Oakes and Eacife/Wall and a new County office building on County <br /> property to We west thereof;and <br /> WHEREAS,the yearns City Council opposes post-conviction facilities in any <br /> Everett location except possibly Smith Island;and <br /> WHEREAS 'he City Council understands that the current County jail in <br /> downtown E,crett will be transitioned to a pre-adjudication facility and that <br />