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6/17/2025 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ENGAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION, AND IMPLEMENTATION ELEMENT Page 191 services and that the City’s infrastructure supports the land use pattern envisioned in the Comprehensive Plan. Functional Plans Functional plans are detailed plans for facilities and services in the City. Everett’s Comprehensive Plan provides overarching guidance for the City’s many other plans, including the Economic Development Strategy, Surface Water Comprehensive Plan, and Public Works Design and Construction Standards Manual. These plans must be consistent with the Comprehensive Plan. As such, implementation of functional plans supports implementation of the Comprehensive Plan. Some functional plans, such as the Shoreline Master Program and Capital Facilities Program are also formal elements of the Comprehensive Plan and subject to the rules and procedures governing that Plan. The plans of non-City entities that provide services in the City should also be coordinated with the Comprehensive Plan. Such plans include the Everett and Mukilteo School Districts’ Strategic Plan, Snohomish County PUD’s Integrated Resource Plan, and Community Transit’s Transit Development Plan. See public facilities element for more on capital facility planning. Subarea Plans The Comprehensive Plan provides citywide guidance future land use, transportation, and other infrastructure needs. For smaller geographic areas, subarea planning allows for a more detailed consideration of specific goals, needs and interests within a specified area. The adoption and incorporation of subarea plans into the Comprehensive Plan adds greater detail, guidance, and predictability to future development. Recent examples of subarea planning in Everett includes the Metro Everett subarea plan. Future subarea planning in the City’s mixed-use centers would help focus priorities and actions needed to achieve the future vision for each of these areas. City and Partner Relationships The City Council plays a key role in Plan implementation by adopting the City’s budget, levying taxes, and making appropriations for programs and services. The City Council considers amendments to land use regulations and planning policies recommended by the Planning Commission and considers actions to support the Comprehensive Plan that are recommended by other citizen advisory groups and the community at large. The City’s Planning Department is responsible for many actions that help to implement the Comprehensive Plan, such as enforcing land use regulations and developing and maintaining functional plans such as subarea plans and the Shoreline Master Program. Other City Departments that maintain functional plans that support the Comprehensive Plan include Community and Economic Development, Public Works, Office of Neighborhoods, Parks Department, and Finance Department. Effective coordination between departments is needed to ensure that these different functional plans are consistent with each other. Coordination between the City and partners such as other local governments, regional organizations, the Tulalip Tribe, the business community, and community organizations is also key to successful implementation of the Comprehensive Plan. It is the responsibility of the City and partners to share information and work to ensure that planning efforts are mutually supportive. For example, the City’s plans should feed into Sound Transit’s plans for expanding light rail in Everett, and vice versa. The same