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i <br />RESOLUTION NO. <br />A Resolution Requesting that the Federal Office of Economic Adjustment <br />Recognize the City of Everett as the Local Redevelopment Authority under the <br />Base Realignment and Closure Procedures for the Disposition of the Oswald <br />Army Reserve Center Property Located at 1110 Rainier Avenue <br />WHEREAS, the Department of Defense has declared the Oswald Army Reserve Center located <br />at 1110 Rainier Avenue in Everett to be surplus in the Federal Register published on May 9, <br />2007 as prescribed under the Base Realignment and Closure Act (BRAC); and <br />WHEREAS, BRAC procedures require that planning for the future re -use and re -development of <br />surplus military properties be conducted by a Local Redevelopment Authority (LRA), which <br />must include the local agency responsible for land use planning; and <br />WHEREAS, the re -use or re -development of the 3.4 acre parcel of land and associated buildings <br />are expected to be of interest to multiple parties, organizations or individuals for various <br />purposes; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is the community's best interest that the City conduct <br />a thorough public outreach and planning process consistent with BRAC requirements in order to <br />determine a preferred plan for the re -use and/or redevelopment of the Oswald Training Center <br />property; and <br />WHEREAS, the City of Everett has the capacity to conduct the public outreach and planning <br />processes required under BRAC to determine the future use of the Oswald Training Center <br />property. <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council hereby requests that the Office <br />of Economic Adjustment recognize the City of Everett as the LRA for the Oswald Army Reserve <br />Center property. <br />Councilperson Introducing Resolution Date <br />City Council President <br />38 <br />