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awl EVERETT WASHINGTON RESOLUTION NO. 7700 A RESOLUTION of the City of Everett adopting the Rethink Housing Action Plan. WHEREAS, 1. The Everett Community, along with the rest of the region and many parts of the United States faces a housing availability and affordability crisis at all economic income levels; and 2. Local government plays a key role in supporting the production of housing through policy, regulation, and funding; and 3. The Everett City Council recognizes the substantial housing need today and in the future; and 4. The City must also rely on its partners, private, public, and nonprofits,to collaborate on strategies that will best support housing production; and 5. Implementation of strategies must include recognition of equity for underserved communities, communities of color, and marginalized community members; and 6. The Washington State Department of Commerce provided the City of Everett with a grant to complete a citywide Housing Action Plan; and 7. The Rethink Housing Action Plan includes a comprehensive set of actions that cover housing diversity, urban corridor development, transit-oriented communities, affordable housing, and displacement; and 8. The process has included wide-ranging outreach and engagement with the community members and partners; and 9. The Rethink Housing Action Plan Committee recommended a Housing Action Plan on June 3, 2021; and 10. The Planning Commission adopted Resolution 21-05 in support of the Committee Recommended Housing Action Plan on August 17, 2021; and 11. Staff, the Council, and community members have suggested additional revisions to the final plan, which have been incorporated.