Ordinance 3454-15 with Exhibits A- C

EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN II. CAPITAL FACILITIES POLICIES A. Introduction The City of Everett has a long and successful history in funding necessary infrastructure. Water, sewer and transportation facilities have long been a part of the urban services that have been planned and financed by and for the residents of Everett. Water and sewer services are also provided to residents of Snohomish County. The Everett Public Works Department provides these services on a wholesale basis to water and sewer districts primarily in south Snohomish County. In addition to transportation, water, and sewer facilities, the City of Everett provides parks and recreation, housing and senior housing, general government, police, fire, transit, and storm water management. These services are provided as a part of our ongoing capital facilities program. Funding for these facilities has come from a number of sources including general obligation debt, special bond levies, general funds, grants and other sources. To comply with the Growth Management Act (GMA), the City has prepared a comprehensive Capital Facilities Plan (CFP) and updates it annually. The Capital Facilities Element provides the long-range policy guidance for the development of Capital Facilities Plan. The purpose of the CFP is to identify and coordinate those capital improvements deemed necessary to accommodate orderly growth, and ensure that needed capital facilities are provided in a timely manner. This capital facilities plan, and all subsequent CFP planning documents, will be prepared and reviewed by the Planning Commission. Their recommendations will then be sent on to the City Council for approval. As the administration and City Council review the budget, they will make decisions that will set levels of service. These decisions are the balancing decisions that must be made as a part of the budget process. B. Goals, Objectives, Policies and Implementation The following sections contain the goals, objectives and policies for the Capital Facilities and Utilities Element of the Everett Growth Management Comprehensive Plan. The statements of "goals, objectives and policies" are intended to guide the public and those who make decisions about our future. Goal 6.1 Concurrency and Provision of Service To ensure that those public facilities and services necessary to support development, and required to be "concurrent" under GMA, are adequate to serve the development at the time it is available for occupancy and use. Objective 6.1.1 Capital facilities in the city of Everett shall be provided to maintain existing services and to accommodate the projected growth over the next twenty years in a timely and efficient manner. Policy 6.1.1 The Capital Facilities and Utilities Element of the City's Comprehensive Plan shall be the guiding mechanism to implement the GMA through the programming of public facilities and services. City Council will determine an adequate level of service when they adopt the annual budget. CAPITAL FACILITIES ELEMENT 4