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Sullivan Park Fire Station Conversion Draft Environmental Assessment Policy 9.6.1.4—Focus priority of acquisition of new park and open space lands in deficient areas,including South Everett and downtown, and important links to networking current facilities and environmentally unique areas. Objective 9.6.2—To provide a comprehensive city trail system for both pedestrians and bicyclists linking neighborhoods and natural features and providing access to neighborhood,municipal and regional parks. Policy 9.2.2.2—Pursue development of trail linkages in acquiring new park lands or land acquired by mitigation,whenever possible. Development of the proposed park on the Replacement Site would be consistent with the Park and Recreation Element goals, objectives and policies identified above. Development of the new park would enhance park and recreation opportunities in the City of Everett and occur in area that has been identified as a priority for new park acquisition(South Everett). The proposed park would be developed to be compatible with the natural constraints on the site and existing critical areas,including wetlands,streams and their associated buffers,would be protected under the Proposed Action. Environmental Consequences As described in Section 2,the Proposed Action would transfer the federal authority from the approximately 1.6 acres of Sullivan Park that were previously converted as part of the construction of Fire Station#7 and the one-way roadway to the approximately 3.5-acre Replacement Site. The Proposed Action would develop the existing forested and vegetated site into a new,approximately 3.5- acre public park that would add new park space to the City of Everett park system and would include approximately 1,600 feet of trails, seating areas/benches, and picnic tables. The development of the proposed park would benefit the surrounding community by providing enhanced park and recreation opportunities in the South Everett area. The South Everett area has been identified as an area that needs additional park and recreation facilities and the Proposed Action would help to fulfill a portion of that need. In addition,as described in Section 3,the Replacement Site would allow the opportunity to provide recreational facilities that would most closely resemble those displaced as part of the conversion of Sullivan Park,including passive recreation opportunities such as trails and seating areas,while also being located in close proximity to Sullivan Park. Page 38