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WHEREAS, increases in demands upon resources of the City in the coming year to provide services in the areas of fire prevention and suppression, law and justice, emergency medical, transportation, road repair and maintenance, parks and recreation, new fire and police communication, safe and clean neighborhoods, and to fulfill state and federal mandates which are unfunded in these and other areas such as meeting the requirements of the Endangered Species Act (15 U.S.C. a1531-1543) require additional financial resources beyond those permitted utilizing the inflation rate as defined by RCW 84.55.005(1); NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVERETT as follows: Section 1. The City Council, of the City of Everett is conducting a series of budget workshops reviewing the sources of funds for necessary city programs and services in 1999. Section 2. The City Council finds there is a substantial need for using the 106 percent limit factor under Chapter 84.55 RCW ,as amended by Referendum 47, in setting and attaining the fullest regular property tax levy allowable. The elements of the substantial need identified by the Everett City Council include, but are not limited to, providing for the public health and safety as will be described in the Preliminary 1999 Budget. The finding of substantial need is further defined as including such increases in demands upon resources of the City in the coming year to provide services in the areas of fire prevention and suppression, law and justice, emergency medical, transportation, road repair and maintenance, parks and recreation, new fire and police communication, safe and clean neighborhoods, and the need to fulfill state and federal mandates which are unfunded in these and other areas such as meeting the requirements of the Endangered Species Act (15 U.S.C. U1531-1543). Section 3. This finding of substantial need includes both the City General Fund and the Emergency Medical Services Fund as described in Section 2. Section 4. This finding of substantial need to use the limit factor of 106 percent as permitted by Chapter 84.55 RCW is made by a majority plus one vote of the Everett City Council as required by RCW 84.55.0101 (Chapter 3 1 204 Laws of Washington 1997; Referendum 47, Q 204) and is embodied in this separate Resolution as required by RCW 84.55.120 as amended by Chapter 3, 1209 (Referendum 47, 1209). Section 5. Based on this finding of substantial need, the limit factor for the regular property tax levy for the general fund for the calendar year 1999 shall be 6% which is 106 percent of the highest amount of regular property taxes that could have been lawfully levied in this taxing district in any year since 1996. Section 6. Based on this finding of substantial need , the limit factor for the regular property tax levy for the emergency services for the calendar year 1999 2