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! % CITY OF EVERETT CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 3400 A Resolution of the Everett City Council Adopting the URBAN SERVICE AREA ELEMENT of the Everett General Plan. WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Everett finds the following: 1. The unincorporated areas to the south of the present city limits of Everett have been experiencing rapid growth at urban and suburban densities for approximately fifteen years; and 2 . The provision of adequate public services and facilities has not kept pace with this rapid urbanization; and 3 . Residents of this rapidly growing area have had a significant cumulative impact on certain services and facilities provided by the City of Everett due to the lack of such services and facilities from other sources within this area; and 4. The City of Everett has not received revenues from the residents and property owners of this unincorporated area commensurate with the demands placed on municipal services and facilities by such residents, thereby requiring subsidy by the current city residents and property owners; and 5. This area is designated for urban levels of development by existing County comprehensive plans and is anticipated to continue experiencing significant population increases at rapid rates; and 6. The City realizes that the best method of determining how to provide municipal services and facilities to this area is through a coordinated planning process with all providers of urban services; and 7. The City, Snohomish County, and neighboring cities are now required by the Washington Growth Management Act to cooperatively plan and designate areas for urban growth and to provide urban levels of public services; and 8. The City of Everett is the only governmental agency with jurisdiction in this area capable of providing all essential municipal services; and 9. The Growth Management Act encourages future growth in designated urban areas and particularly within incorporated municipalities; and 10. Both the City and the Growth Management Act recognize that annexation is generally an efficient and equitable mechanism for promoting adequate service levels for development at urban densities; and 11. The existing annexation policies of the City are not adequate to address the complex issues related to service area planning and processing of annexations; and 12 . The City must designate and commit itself to approximate ultimate extension of City services and corporate boundaries in order to adequately plan for capital facilities and services; and