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6 <br /> f -y <br /> CITY OF EVERETT <br /> RESOLUTION NO. <br /> A RESOLUTION OF INTENT TO SHARE PLANNING JURISDICTION <br /> BETWEEN SNOHOMISH COUNTY AND THE CITY OF EVERETT WITHIN <br /> THE CITY'S MUNICIPAL URBAN GROWTH AREA <br /> WHEREAS, Snohomish County has planning and permitting jurisdiction in the <br /> unincorporated portions of various Urban Growth Areas; and, <br /> WHEREAS, Snohomish County acknowledges that pursuant to the GMA cities <br /> are the intended providers of urban services within their respective UGAs; and, <br /> WHEREAS, urban services are best provided by annexation of unincorporated <br /> UGA to the city, or absent annexation, by interlocal agreement between the county and <br /> city; and, <br /> WHEREAS, Snohomish County and the cities believe that it is in the citizens' <br /> best interest that each Urban Growth Area develops according to its city's vision in order <br /> to provide for a unique and diversified county; and, <br /> WHEREAS, Snohomish County and the cities believe that local sub-area plans <br /> for each UGA can best be developed and implemented at the city and unincorporated <br /> neighborhood levels; and, <br /> WHEREAS, allowing the unincorporated portions of a UGA to develop under <br /> city regulations may increase the likelihood of the UGA being annexed to the City; and, <br /> WHEREAS, it is not the County's role to provide urban services to developed <br /> areas in the long term, nor does it intend to do so; and, <br /> WHEREAS, the County's primary planning role is to ensure that regional issues <br /> are addressed, such as population allocation, arterial networks, establishing appropriately <br /> sized UGAs to accommodate needed employment and residential land, and protection of <br /> natural resource lands; and <br /> WHEREAS, it is IN THE City's best interest to move forward as quickly as <br /> possible so as to facilitate appropriate planning and coordination. <br /> 26 <br />