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EVERETT WASHINGTON RESOLUTION NO. 7725 RESOLUTION accepting the Public Works Site Area Selection Study and supporting implementation of the study's recommendations. WHEREAS, A. The Everett City Council authorized the Mayor to enter into a professional services agreement with Makers Architecture and Urban Design LLP (Makers) on October 24, 2018 based on the results of the Request for Proposal #2018-057 issued on August 16, 2018. B. The purpose of entering into a professional services agreement was to seek third party assistance to help identify the best future location(s) for Public Works Department personnel and services; provide for the modernization of public works operations to best serve Everett residents in the long term; and leverage public investment to help catalyze city development and add public benefit. C. The work performed by Makers was entitled the "City of Everett Public Works Site Selection Study." D. The study began in January 2019 and was divided into three phases: Existing Conditions and Visioning (phase one), Alternatives Evaluation (phase two), and Phasing and Funding Analysis/Implementation Strategy (phase three). E. Prior studies have found that the current existing public works site is undersized, degraded, and with poorly configured buildings that have structural challenges. F. Prior studies have also found that renovating the existing public works site cannot be done on a cost-effective basis for the long term. G. The current public works site is within the Metro Everett planning area and is situated along the Pacific Avenue corridor, an area that is anticipated to have significant growth potential and also serves as a "gateway" between interstate 5, the future terminus of LINK light rail transit service and downtown Everett. H. The study sought to address City Council priorities which included evaluating the costs and benefits of co-locating versus splitting up operations into more than one "campus;" limiting the potential increase in utility rates to support the development of a new public works campus; ensuring that operational efficiency is improved; and evaluating costs from a life-cycle cost perspective.