11929 EVERGREEN WAY SWIFT STATION 2018-01-01 MF Import

, INTERLOCAL AGREEMEN'f BETWEEN SNOHOMISH COUNTY PUBLIC TRANSPORTAT[ON BENEFIT AREA CORPORATION(COMMUNITY TRANSIT) AND THE C(TY OF EVERETT(EVERETT TRANSIT) REGARDING THE COOPERATIVE PROV:SION OF SERVICES This in'edocal ageement ("AgeemenP') is entered into by and between the Snohomish County Public Transportation Benetit Area Corporation ("Community Transif'), haviag its principal place of business at 7100 Hazdeson Rd., and the City of Everett("Everett Transit") having its principal place of business at 29301Vetmore Avc., ooth in Everett Washington on this S day of December, 2007. Whereas, the citizens of Everett votcd on September 14, 2004 to expand transit service, improve paratransit scrvice for pcople with disabilities, improve service coordination with Community Transit and provide for future transit needs; ard Whereas, Everett Transit and Community Transit wish to create a legal framework to promote the coordination and use of their respective equipment, facilities and resourccs in the provision of transit services te improve customer service, reduce duplication of effort, achieve economics of scale; and Whereas, both Everett "Cransit and Community Transit have identified the Bus Rapid Transit system, under development by Community Transit, as the best means to provide frequent, high quality transit services along the City's most active transportation corridor; and Whereas, the extension of thc Bus Rapid Transit system to the corridor comprised of Highway 99, Evergrcen Way, Rucker Avenue and Pacific Avenue would give the mutual customers of Evcrett Trat��c and Community Transit access to a one-seat, one- ride altemative to other more fracbired, timo-consuming transportation from Everett to Shoreline; and Whercas, the above-rcferenced extension of the Bus Rapid Transit system would be cost prohibitive for Everett Trsnsit to providc on its own; and Whcreas, Everett Transt and Community Transit wish to evaluate the feasibility of expanding botli locaf and Bus Rapid Transit services to the residents of Everett and the Snohomish County Public Transportation Benefit Area so that the mutual customers of Everett Transit nnd Community Transit benefit from specialized services; and Whcreas, Everett Transit and Community Transit will explore the possibility of extending the Bus Rapid Tra��sit altemative to Broadway Avcnue nnd other significant transportatio�i corridors; and Whereas, pursuant to RCW 3934.030, Everett Transit and Community Transit each have the authority to provide and expand transit services in the above-referenced ways and may enter into agreements wi:h one another for joint and cooperative action; � b