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WHEREAS,the Planning Commission has conducted a public workshop on November <br /> 27, 2001 and a Public Hearing on January 15, 2002, to consider all the proposed <br /> amendments to the text and policies of the Comprehensive Plan which were initiated in <br /> July of 2001; and <br /> WHEREAS,the Planning Commission has considered all of the proposed <br /> Comprehensive Plan Land Use Map and Policy amendments as well as implementing <br /> rezones, of which Wiggums Park is a part, so that the cumulative effects of all <br /> amendments have been fully ascertained, as required by the Growth Management Act; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS,the Planning Commission has recommended to the City Council the <br /> approval of various amendments to the Comprehensive Plan map designations and the <br /> rezoning of specific properties to implement the Comprehensive Plan; and <br /> WHEREAS,the City Council held a Public Hearing to consider the recommendations of <br /> the Planning Commission concerning Wiggums Park amendment to the Comprehensive <br /> Plan map designation; and <br /> WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the proposed amendments to the Comprehensive <br /> Plan map designation, which the Planning Commission has recommended for approval, <br /> are consistent with the requirements of the Growth Management Act, consistent with the <br /> Vision 2020 Growth and Transportation Strategies, consistent with the Snohomish <br /> County County-Wide Planning Policies, and consistent with policies found in the <br /> Comprehensive Plan; and <br /> WHEREAS,the City Council finds that the proposed amendments to the Land Use Map <br /> of the Comprehensive Plan which the Planning Commission has recommended for <br /> approval promote the best long-term interests of the Everett community; and <br /> WHEREAS, with regard to Wiggums Hollow Park property located north of 10th Street, <br /> east of Rainier in North Everett, and in consideration of evaluation factors found in <br /> Ordinance No. 2161-96, the City Council finds: <br /> 1) The proposed land use designation is supported by and is consistent with the <br /> existing policies of the various elements of the Comprehensive Plan; and <br /> 2 <br />