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Section 1:Findings. <br /> The Everett City Council hereby finds that providing a public transit alternative to <br /> traffic congestion can help improve the quality of life and is of general benefit to <br /> the citizens, visitors and businesses within the city of Everett. The Everett City <br /> Council finds further that the best interests of the citizens, visitors and <br /> businesses within the city of Everett require Everett Transit to sustain and <br /> increase current fixed route and paratransit service for people with disabilities. <br /> The Everett City Council finds further that additional sales tax revenue provides <br /> the means to restore funding lost by the enactment of a manufacturing sales tax <br /> exemption, repeal of the motor vehicle excise tax and depletion of Everett <br /> Transit reserves. <br /> Section 2: Authorization of Sales and Use Tax for Service and Capital <br /> Investments. <br /> Everett Transit shall maintain current levels of transit service and provide <br /> additional transit services to support anticipated growth in the following ways: <br /> 1) Restore service in corridors on weekdays and on weekends in areas that <br /> demonstrate a need for public transit service; <br /> 2) Provide funding to help finance and maintain transit capital facilities and <br /> assets; <br /> 3) Increase the frequency of local bus service; <br /> 4) Extend service later in the day; <br /> 5) Improve service coordination with Sound Transit, Community Transit and <br /> the Washington State Ferry System and to provide access to educational, <br /> employment or commercial opportunities for citizens and visitors; <br /> 6) Support economic development initiatives and employer programs to <br /> improve travel demand management; <br /> 7) Implement express bus services; <br /> 8) Develop new transit centers and other capital facilities/assets; <br /> 9) Enhance transit supportive infrastructure through investments at bus <br /> stops and along corridors that help to attract new public transit customers <br /> and increase transit operating speeds; <br /> 10) Maintain strong control of costs and partner with other governmental <br /> entities and the private sector to improve and/or expand capital facilities. <br /> If available funds are sufficient, Everett Transit shall make such other service and <br /> capital investments; provided that such funds may be used only to support the <br /> maintenance and growth of the public transportation system. <br /> Section 3: Sales and Use Tax Election <br /> 3 <br />