2003/03/26 Council Agenda Packet

y J_ 6: 3. The 2025-employment estimate range Everett is asked to consider accepting is 113,480 to 130,340 jobs. 4. Current additional employment holding capacity in Everett, according to the latest Buildable Lands Report is 120,699, ranging from a surplus in capacity of 7,219 to a deficit of 9,641. 5. The Planning Commission has reviewed "reasonable measures" that could be implemented to increase population and employment holding capacity. While Everett has already taken significant actions to increase capacity, including reduced lot sizes, allowing accessory dwelling units and successfully encouraging market rate housing in the downtown area, there are still other measures that could be taken to City Council for its consideration, at the appropriate time, to increase capacity. 6. In addition to the "reasonable measures" and the additional population and employment holding capacity documented in the Buildable Lands Report, Everett can take other actions to increase capacity. Examples are: • The Everett Station area could see additional housing and employment over the coming years. • There are Port of Everett areas for redevelopment including the North Marina Master Plan and the Weyerhaeuser Industrial Park. • The Kimberly Clark (east Everett Land) and Southwest Everett areas have industrial employment potential. • Everett's downtown area has tremendous potential along with the commercial corridors of Broadway Avenue, Rucker/Evergreen Way, and Everett Mall Way. • The Riverfront area including the Simpson/Landfill area has development potential to be explored in the future. After consideration of the potential use of reasonable measures and "built in" additional population and employment capacity in Everett, the Planning Commission recommends that the City Council respond to the request by Snohomish County Tomorrow with the following response. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF EVERETT RECOMMENDS TO THE EVERETT CITY COUNCIL: 1. The City Council adopt the "low end" of the 2025 population range target provided to the City of Everett by Snohomish County Tomorrow; specifically the City should be able to accommodate a population of 123,060 by 2025, and 2. That the City Council adopt the high end of the 2025 employment range target of 130,340 jobs due to the land capacity availability and the vision that Everett will continue to be a good place to do business, where business wish to locate and grow. 3. For the unincorporated area within Everett's Municipal Urban Growth Area the target 2025 employment and population numbers should be at the "low end" of the target range 2