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Recommendation: Move portion of international exhibits of Expo '86 to Everett for permanent installation. Recommendation: Develop any form of local museum development on the waterfront as opposed to Everett Center. Everett Cultural Center Observation: "There is not one single identifiable location where a breath of centralized acitivities can take place in Everett. In recommending an Everett Cultural Center and relying on the NBBJ, SRI study, the TPPG study recommends that emphasis be placed upon catalysts for activity and furtehr, that commercial recreation attractions such as a museum not be included in Everett Center. "While it is important to serve the existing needs of the community in the Center, especially through the provision of auditorium theater space, other square footage of locations should be oriented toward smaller business and civic meetings in relationship to its central location." Recommendation: The emphasis of the Center should be upon Sen. Jackson's library and studies, educational and seminar ties with the University of Washington, and a focus on attracting national and international attention on projects, studies and meetings oriented toward Everett. Moreover, adequate space should be available in the Center to serve local performing arts as well as accommodate civic and cultural meetings at one location. Recommendation: 1. Increase seating of the performing arts theater from NBBJ's 700 seats to 1,000 to 1,200. 2. Concur with NBBJ on community meeting rooms and educational space allocations. 3. Spaces allocated for museums should be reoriented to library, seminar and educational space with ties to Senator Jackson and the University of Washington. Recommendation: Site 2B, as outlined in the NBBJ study designated as the Everett Center location. The City of Everett should be the owner of the facility and either the City or a non-profit corporation should be commissioned to provide for operation. Recommendation: Capital expenses should be primarily of a private nature including non-profit donation funding. Recommendation: Development should be strongly encouraged in the immediate block south and west of the Everett Center. Each of these blocks is a potential for commercial redevelopment to help tie the core and the waterfront together and the assemblage of property should be contemplated as expeditiously as possible.