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ORDINANCE NO. 2803-04 AN ORDINANCE DECLARING AN EMERGENCY TO EXIST, AND ESTABLISHING INTERIM REGULATIONS FOR SPECIFIED USES AND THE PROCESSING OF APPLICATIONS RELATED THERETO WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN EVERETT AREA. WHEREAS, the City Council does find: 1. Concerted efforts are being made to redevelop the downtown and it is in the community's interest to support this continued redevelopment of downtown Everett; and 2. The City of Everett, Snohomish County and the Everett Public Facilities District have spent, or are in the process of spending well over $200 million of public funds on significant improvements to the Everett downtown; and 3. These improvements include the reconstruction of Hewitt Avenue from Broadway to Rucker Avenue, including new water and sewer service, streets, sidewalks and transit facilities, and other franchised utilities; and 4. Redevelopment of Hewitt Avenue has incorporated the historic character of Hewitt Avenue through street lighting, transit stops, public street clocks, and brass inlayed street names in the sidewalks all designed to foster the historic character of the street; and 5. The Everett Public Facilities District and the City of Everett have constructed a multi-million dollar special events and conference center capable of accommodating minor league and amateur sports, concerts, conferences, trade shows, and flat floor shows in downtown Everett; and 6. Snohomish County is constructing a $168 million upgrade of the County Campus complex; and 7. These public improvements have attracted private commercial development and are expected to attract market rate residential development into the Everett downtown area; and 8. The events center has been highly successful for a variety of sports and entertainment activities, trade shows and other events in its first year of operation; and 1