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mos <br /> EVERETT <br /> WASHINGTON <br /> Planning Commission Resolution No.21-05 <br /> A Resolution supporting the Committee Recommended Rethink Housing Action Plan <br /> WHEREAS,the Planning Commission finds the following: <br /> 1. The City of Everett, like may jurisdictions in the Puget Sound Region and nationwide <br /> are facing a housing availability and affordability crisis; and <br /> 2. Mayor Franklin issued the Mayoral Directive "Housing for all" on November 17, <br /> 2020 calling for a citywide housing action plan to be developed to address the <br /> current and future housing needs of the community and appointing a Rethink <br /> Housing Action Plan Committee; and <br /> 3. The City developed a Housing Action Plan funded by a Washington State <br /> Department of Commerce Grant; and <br /> 4. The Planning Commission approved Resolution 20-05 on November 19, 2020 <br /> requesting the Housing Action Plan address historical inequities of residential <br /> zoning; and <br /> 5. The Housing Action Plan was developed with public outreach and engagement <br /> including participation by the Rethink Housing Action Plan Committee; and <br /> 6. The Planning Commission has been briefed on the concepts and strategies proposed <br /> in the Housing Action Plan throughout the process; and <br /> 7. The Planning Commission supports the Committee's recommended <br /> Rethink Housing Action Plan encouraging strategies and implementation <br /> actions that address the housing needs of the community. <br /> NOW,THEREFORE, IT IS RESOLVED THAT: <br /> 1. The Planning Commission supports the Committee Recommended Housing Action <br /> Plan dated June 3, 2021. <br /> 2. The Planning Commission encourages the City Council to approve the plan and direct <br /> staff to proceed with the implementation actions. <br /> Page 1of2 <br /> Planning Commission Resolution 21-05 <br />