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EVERETT 2044 <br />COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 6/17/2025 <br />COMPREHENSIVE PLAN <br />PUBLIC FACILITIES AND SERVICES ELEMENT <br /> Page 175 <br />As Everett grows how will future needs be met <br />Concurrency is required of those facilities that are mandated by the Growth Management Act for <br />funding purposes (transportation, water and sewer). The city maintains a six-year capital-funding plan to <br />cover other city facilities that are not subject to concurrency requirements. The city will work with the <br />purveyors of other services to assure the provision of facilities and services in an appropriate and timely <br />manner. <br />Adequate transportation, water and sewer facilities are considered necessary to all development by the <br />State of Washington; therefore, these facilities must be concurrent with development. <br />The ability to provide adequate police, fire and emergency medical services, parks, library services and <br />City administration facilities is necessary for orderly development to occur. Facilities in this category are <br />subject to local adequacy standards. The City shall have capital budgets that provide funding for these <br />services. <br />Other purveyors of public services provide an important component to the desired quality of life in <br />Everett. These facilities and services are categorized as “Facilities and Services Controlled by Others” <br />(e.g., schools, solid waste disposal/recycling services). Since most of these facilities are outside of the <br />City’s direct control, the city will work with those purveyors to provide necessary facilities and services. <br />What will be needed <br />Police Protection <br />The North Precinct has 44,676 square feet of space and the first floor of the South Precinct has 22,168 of <br />space. Police office space at the Everett Municipal Building and both precincts is near capacity. After the <br />remodel is complete on the 7th floor of the Everett Municipal Building, police staff will have about 6,000 <br />square feet of office space. <br />The evidence room currently has approximately 45,000 items stored. In 2023, a record number of new <br />items were impounded (13,854) and the aging facility is approaching its capacity. <br />To accommodate a growing city, additional sworn officers and non-sworn staff will be required, <br />necessitating an increase in office space, evidence room space, and parking options. With 263 FTEs, the <br />Police Department utilizes approximately 73,000 square feet of space employee office space, <br />conference rooms, and storage, or about 275 square feet per employee. Increases to the authorized <br />staffing of the Police Department will require additional space allocations. <br />Snohomish 911 is set to vacate the 2nd floor at the South Precinct. That space may be reallocated to the <br />police department, which would allow for future growth of the department. <br />Fire Protection and Emergency Medical Services <br />Housing and employment growth will require increases in fire protection resources, staff, and <br />equipment. The Everett Fire Department undergoes periodic reviews and analyses for evaluation of its <br />current and future operations. Planning is underway for a new Fire Training Center… <br />Water <br />A desktop analysis was conducted to determine if Everett has adequate source and storage for the <br />existing, 10-year, and 20-year planning horizons. Source and storage adequacy was evaluated for