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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVERETT that the City of Everett: A. States its appreciation for the long-term vision in the Plan of working toward the Chinook and bull trout recovery targets established by the Washington State co- managers and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services and for taking actions to avoid future salmonid listings under the Endangered Species Act. B. Cooperates with the goal of the Snohomish Basin Salmon Recovery Forum to protect, restore, and enhance the productivity of all wild salmon stocks in the Snohomish Basin to a level that will sustain fisheries and non-consumptive salmon- related cultural values. C. Recognizes that the ten-year habitat improvement milestones in the Plan is a clear path to making significant progress towards salmon recovery. The City of Everett makes commitments to implement Everett's portion of the Plan, provided the following conditions are met: 1. If the City of Everett commits to plan implementation, then NOAA Fisheries and USFWS will each agree to adopt the Plan, as an operative element of their separate ESA section 4(f) recovery plans for Puget Sound Chinook salmon and Puget Sound bull trout; and the State of Washington must accept the Plan and basin recovery strategy for the purposes of allocating funding. 2. If the City of Everett commits to implementing Everett's portion of the Plan and is making progress, then NOAA, Fisheries and USFWS: a. shall not take enforcement actions, direct or otherwise, against the City of Everett under ESA, and b. shall support plan actions against legal challenges by third parties. 3. If the City of Everett commits to implementing Everett's portion of the Plan, then the federal and state government will reward commitments through: a. direct funding and other monetary incentives to cover the costs of implementation, b. streamlined permitting of projects being implemented primarily for the purpose of habitat restoration. 3