2015/07/22 Council Agenda Packet

RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION STATING THE COUNCIL'S INTENT TO ANNEX TO EVERETT UNINCORPORATED SNOHOMISH COUNTY TERRITORY ON SMITH ISLAND; WHEREAS, the Washington State Growth Management Act ("the Act"), codified as RCW 36.70A, requires counties planning under the Act to designate urban growth areas; and WHEREAS, the Act at RCW 36.70A.11 0(4) states that within such urban growth areas, "In general, cities are the units of local government most appropriate to provide urban governmental services"; and WHEREAS, the Act at RCW 36. 70A.11 0(7) states, "An urban growth area designated in accordance with this section may include within its boundaries urban service areas or potential annexation areas designated for specific cities or towns within the county"; and WHEREAS, Snohomish County has collaborated with their municipalities to designate potential annexation areas for specific cities and towns within the county; and WHEREAS, within Snohomish County such designated potential annexation areas are tenured Municipal Urban Growth Areas (MUGAs) and are formally adopted in the Snohomish County Countywide Planning Policies (CPPs); and WHEREAS, the City of Everett is in Snohomish County; and WHEREAS, adjacent to the Everett city limits within Snohomish County exists unincorporated territory which has been designated in the Snohomish County CPPB as the Everett MUGA; and WHEREAS, the Everett MUGA is depicted for illustration purposes on Exhibit A attached hereto; and WHEREAS, the Everett City Council adopted Ordinance 3288-12 effective August 21, 2012 amending the comprehensive plan map expanding the City's urban growth boundary on Smith Island; and WHEREAS, the Snohomish County Council adopted Ordinance 14-131 effective July 2, 2015 that adopted map amendments that extended the Urban Growth Boundary to include the area in Ordinance 3288-12 for this proposed amiexation within the City of Everett's MUGA; and Page 1 of 6 2 (2015)