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17 <br />11. the Planning Commission discussed the relevant land use policies and, despite the <br />withdrawal of the CEMEX application, felt it was important to communicate to the City <br />Council that -.the existing land use policies calling for the protection of industrial land are <br />still a sound fundamental basis for land use planning important to Everett's future; and <br />;d <br />12. the Planning Commission adopted the Resolution No. 09=11, which recommended denial <br />of the CEMEX application on the basis of the importance of protecting industrial land <br />from conversion to other land uses; and <br />13. on January 19, 2010, the Planning'Commission adopted Resolution No. 10-01, stating <br />that Planning. Commission Resolution No. 09-11 should be clarified and revised to <br />accurately reflect the action by CEMEX to withdraw their application at the public <br />hearing on December 15, 2009; and <br />14. Planning Commission Resolution No. 10-01 declared that it was the Planning <br />Commission's intent to confirm that the existing land use policies identified in the South <br />Everett Industrial Land Analysis that call for protecting and preserving industrial land in <br />southwest Everett for future economic development and job growth are a valid and a <br />highly important principle upon which the Comprehensive Plan is based; and <br />WHEREAS, the City Council concludes the following:. <br />1. the City has a limited supply of industrial land in southwest Everett, which should be <br />preserved for future industrial uses; and <br />2. the City's industrial land use policies calling for the preservation of industrial land in <br />southwest Everett area still valid and it is in the City's long term interest to preserve <br />industrial lands for. future job and economic growth. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED as follows: <br />1. That the Everett Comprehensive Plan land use policies 2.3.9 and 2.11.3 be re -affirmed as <br />significant to the future economic well-being of Everett and Snohomish County, and that <br />preservation of industrial land for future economic and job growth is one of the <br />fundamental principles upon which the comprehensive plan is based. <br />2. That the Planning Department shall conduct a review of the permitted uses and <br />development standards for industrial zones to consider amendments that would encourage <br />higher employment densities, a better quality of development, and higher wage jobs. <br />122 <br />