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RESOLUTION NO. 4 3 4 7 4014 <br /> A RESOLUTION requesting a Snohomish County Conservation Futures application. <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Everett wishes to preserve sensitive urban open space in the <br /> Southwest corridor of the city, and <br /> WHEREAS, the Snohomish County Airport at Paine Field wishes to preserve sensitive <br /> urban open space in cooperation with the city by filing a joint application, and <br /> WHEREAS, Narbeck Swamp is a critical urban open space worthy of preservation and <br /> public use , and <br /> WHEREAS, the present site is owned by the Fluke Corporation, Sabey Corperation, and <br /> the Snohomish County Public Utility District, and are willing sellers , and <br /> WHEREAS, funds are available as a result of the State of Washington giving counties the <br /> authority to levy up to six and one-quarter cents per thousand dollars on all taxable <br /> property within the county for the purpose of acquiring conservation futures (RCW <br /> 84.34.230), and <br /> WHEREAS, Snohomish County took advantage of this opportunity to assist in the <br /> acquisition of open space by levying the tax and setting up two advisory committees to <br /> recommend policies, evaluate proposals, and make recommendations to the Snohomish <br /> County Council regarding funding priorities (SCC 4.14). <br /> THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br /> EVERETT authorize Mayor Edward D. Hansen to submit a joint Snohomish County <br /> Conservation Futures application for the acquisition of Narbeck Swamp with Snohomish <br /> County Airport at Paine Field for the purposes of becoming a public park site. <br /> ounci person Introducing Re • . ion <br /> PASSED and APPROVED this 30th da of Octobe , 1996. <br /> Council President <br /> W:\GRANTS\GENERAL\CONSRES6.DOC <br />