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EL/E?ETT RESOLUTION NO. 4i21)10 A RESOLUTION identifying the Everett City Council's recommended investment package for the City of Everett to be included in the Regional Transit Authority's revised Phase One Plan. WHEREAS, the Everett City Council completely and wholeheartedly supports the overall vision of developing a balanced, comprehensive and equitable regional transit plan which provides citizens with travel alternatives in the face of growing traffic congestion and gridlock that is overwhelming the Puget Sound region; and WHEREAS,the Everett City Council would like to support a ballot measure to raise funds to implement a balanced, comprehensive and equitable regional transit plan as long as the plan fairly addresses transportation needs in the City of Everett; and WHEREAS, in order to maximize the transportation benefits from a revised phase one plan, the Everett City Council has identified a set of regional transit investments for the City which are recommended for inclusion in the revised plan, based on the following; WHEREAS, Snohomish County is one of the fastest growing counties in the United. States; and WHEREAS, the City of Everett, with nearly 80,000 residents, is the largest city in Snohomish County and serves as the County's center of employment, finance, and government; and WHEREAS,the City of Everett's population is projected to nearly double over the next 16 years, further increasing its role as a metropolitan center and making transportation improvements in and around Everett even more critical for the economic health of the region; and WHEREAS, overall travel demand in the City will increase approximately 50 percent over current levels by the year 2012; and WHEREAS, increases in vehicle travel on the freeway system within the City range from 45 percent to 60 percent by the year 2012; and WHEREAS, the City's major north/south arterials will exceed capacity by the year 2012; and