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EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN II. CAPITAL FACILITIES POLICIES A. Introduction The City of Everett has a long and successful history in funding necessary infrastructure. Water, sewer and transportation facilities have long been a part of the urban services that have been planned and financed by and for the residents of Everett. Water and sewer services are also provided to residents of Snohomish County. The Everett Public Works Department provides these services on a wholesale basis to water and sewer districts in south Snohomish County. In addition to transportation, water, and sewer facilities,the City of Everett provides parks and recreation, housing and senior housing, general government,police, fire,transit, and storm water management. These services are provided as a part of our ongoing capital facilities program. Funding for these facilities has come from a number of sources including general obligation debt, special bond levies, general funds, grants and other sources. To comply with the Growth Management Act(GMA),the City has prepared a comprehensive Capital Facilities Plan(CFP) and updates it annually. The Capital Facilities Element provides the long-range policy guidance for the development of Capital Facilities Plan. The purpose of the CFP is to identify and coordinate those capital improvements deemed necessary to accommodate orderly growth, and ensure that needed capital facilities are provided in a timely manner. This capital facilities plan, and all subsequent CFP planning documents, will be prepared and reviewed by the Planning Commission. Their recommendations will then be sent on to the City Council for approval. As the administration and City Council review the budget,they will make decisions that will set levels of service. These decisions are the balancing decisions that must be made as a part of the budget process. B. Goals, Objectives, Policies and Implementation The following section contains the goals, objectives and policies for the Capital Facilities and Utilities Element of the Everett Growth Management Comprehensive Plan. The statements of "goals, objectives and policies" are intended to guide the public and those who make decisions about our future. Goals are broad statements of the community's desires. The objective statements are more descriptive and imply actions or programs that will move the City toward attainment of the goal. The policy statements describe specific actions to be undertaken for the City to realize the objectives and goals. What follows is a list of the goals, objectives and policies for the Capital Facilities and Utilities Element of the Comprehensive Plan. Goal 6.1: Concurrency and Provision of Service To ensure that those public facilities and services necessary to support development, and required to be "concurrent"under GMA, are adequate to serve the development at the time it is available for occupancy and use. CAPITAL FACILITIES ELEMENT 4