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displacement of people,businesses and buildings, the benefits of the Regional Center to the community, and the public interest and welfare, also selected the Hewitt Avenue Site as the best site for development and construction of the Everett Regional Center. 20. On August 15, 2001,by Ordinance No. 2528-01, the City Council authorized the condemnation, acquisition and appropriation of the remaining real property and easements necessary for the purpose of constructing the Regional Center on the Hewitt Avenue Site. No referendum was initiated to challenge the Ordinance. 21. In September, 2001,Design-Build proposals including models were put on public display in the PFD offices and in the Everett Performing Arts Center, with advertisements and notices about the displays, and the 22-member citizen board appointed by the PFD recommended the preferred design. 22. On September 18, 2001, the Western Hockey League Board of Governors approved a franchise for Everett on the condition that the Regional Center be available for use by September of 2003. 23. On October 24, 2001, the City of Everett, as landowner, and the PFD, as project developer, submitted an application to the City's Historical Commission, asking that it recommend the issuance of waivers of the certificates of appropriateness for the Moffat Building and Stovies Stove Shop Building, in order to allow demolition of those buildings for development and construction of the Regional Center at the Hewitt Avenue Site. 24. On November 14 and 28, 2001, the Historical Commission conducted public hearings to consider the application for waivers and made its recommendation to the City Council against granting such waivers. 25. On December 12, 2001,the City Council held a public hearing to consider the recommendation of the Everett Historical Commission with respect to the waivers of the certificates of appropriateness and the proposed demolition of the Moffat and Stovies Stove Shop Buildings. The City Council reviewed the record of the Historical Commission, the Commission's findings, conclusions and recommendation,the minutes and transcripts of the Commission's public hearing, all letters and documents considered by the Commission, and approximately seven hours of testimony and other evidence presented at the Council's own public hearing. By adoption of Resolution No. 5133, the City Council approved the waivers for the Hewitt Avenue Site. No appeal was made of the Council's decision. 26. On December 18, 2001, the PFD entered into a Utility Relocation Agreement with PUD No. 1 of Snohomish County to relocate the 115kV overhead transmission lines, communication facilities, and associated guys, anchors and materials to enable construction of the Regional Center at the Hewitt Avenue Site. S:UIIes\WINWORD\resolution re.initiative.doc 4