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8. The City Council did hold a public hearing on the moratorium on May 8, 1996, amended the moratorium by the adoption of Ordinance No. 2145-96 and adopted findings and conclusions in Resolution No. 4264 and extended the moratorium for an additional six (6) month period following a public hearing through the adoption of Ordinance No. 2173-96 and the implementation of a work plan; and 9. The extension to the moratorium provided in this ordinance does not in any way repeal or modify Ordinance No. 2145-96; and 10. The City Council did hold a public hearing on March 19, 1997, to consider extending the moratorium for an additional six month renewal period and adopted Ordinance No. 2210-97 extending the moratorium for six months. On September 10, 1997, the City Council did hold a public hearing to consider extending the moratorium for an additional six month renewal period; and. 11. The moratorium will terminate unless extended by the adoption of this ordinance further amending Ordinance No. 2138-96; and 12. An additional extension of the moratorium would allow the City to continue to implement the work plan by monitoring on-going litigation and defending its ordinances concerning the City's adult use policy and regulatory strategy. The moratorium, Ordinance No. 2138-96 as amended, was adopted on April 12, 1996, for a six month period through October 12, 1996, unless extended for one or more six month renewal periods. Through the adoption of Ordinance No. 2173-96, the City amended Ordinance No. 2138-96 to provide for an additional six month renewal period thereby extending Ordinance No. 2138-96 through April 12, 1997, without any lapse. The second six month renewal period provided by Ordinance No. 2210-97,following a pubic hearing, further extended Ordinance No. 2138-96 for an additional six months through October 12, 1997, without any lapse. The adoption of a third renewal period through this ordinance extends Ordinance No. 2138-96 for an additional six months through April 12, 1998,without any lapse; and WHEREAS,the City Council does conclude: The moratorium concerning the licensing and the siting of adult use businesses must be extended for a third six (6)month renewal period through April 12, 1998, to act as a stop-gap measure since the City's adult use businesses policies and regulations are being challenged which challenges could adversely effect the City's policy and regulatory strategy for adult use businesses and to allow the City to continue to monitor and defend the challenges to its adult use policy and regulatory strategy; NOW,THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: 2