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EUERET Resolution No. 4043 A Resolution regarding the City of Everett's commitment to recreational facilities improvements. WHEREAS, The City of Everett is authorized pursuant to chapter 35.21 RCW, chapter 67.20 RCW and other provisions of state law to provide funds for the construction of and improvements to recreational facilities located within City limits; and WHEREAS, the City has determined that recreational facilities provide numerous benefits to the City and its residents, such as the promotion of health, a sense of community, and educational and social opportunities for younger residents with a potential corresponding reduction in crime; and WHEREAS, baseball is a particularly popular sport in the City of Everett, in part because of the presence of a minor league baseball team in the City; and WHEREAS, in the 1994 session of the Washington State Legislature, a bill was passed authorizing Snohomish County to impose an additional 2% countywide hotel/motel tax; and WHEREAS, the Snohomish County Council on Wednesday, August 24, 1994, voted to commit up to one-third of the available funds from the new hotel/motel tax to improve a baseball stadium in the City of Everett; and WHEREAS, City of Everett hotels and motels comprised 29.4% of all 1993 hotel/motel tax receipts in Snohomish County, which means that approximately 90% of the hotel/motel tax revenues committed by the Snohomish County Council for baseball stadium improvements will be collected from within the City of Everett; and WHEREAS, the Snohomish County Council is considering the issuance of bonded debt, which will include funding for baseball stadium improvements; and WHEREAS, the Snohomish County Council has requested that the City of Everett confirm its financial commitment to the baseball stadium improvements; and WHEREAS, proposed baseball stadium improvements will be made to a facility located in the City of Everett, owned by the Everett School District and used primarily by the high school baseball team, other students, and members of the public; and