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t V RESOLUTION NO. //2 ' 9 4 A Resolution establishing a methodology to review the twenty three recommendations suggested by the Housing Policy Committee in its report entitled "Report and Recommendations to the Everett City Council from the Everett Housing Policy Committee -- June, 1979." WHEREAS, in October, 1978, the City Council established the Housing Policy Committee as an ad hoc advisory committee to research the City's current housing problems and provide suggestions to the City Council for alleviating some of these problems; WHEREAS, members of the Housing Policy Committee met regularly from November, 1978 through May, 1979 to discuss and make recommendations on four housing issues: housing for the elderly, housing justice (tenants' rights, buyer protections, dispute settlement, etc.) , land use policies and zoning revisions, and housing for low income families; WHEREAS, the Housing Policy Committee produced and presented to the City Council a written document entitled, "Report and Recommendation to the Everett City Council from the Everett Housing Policy Committee -- June, 1979", which presents its findings and 23 recommendations to ease the housing crisis; WHEREAS, on September 19, 1979, the City Council appointed a subcommittee composed of two Council members, two staff persons, and the Chief Admini- strative Assistant to develop a strategy to review the recommendations appearing in the committees report; WHEREAS, the subcommittee has met several times and has developed a strategy and work plan to review the 23 recommendations as follows: Each of the 23 recommendations discussed in the report has been grouped into one of the following categories: (1) recommendations which require little implementation time, (2) recommendations to be deferred to the Growth Management Committee, and (3) recommendations which require substantial additional research. Under categories 1 and 3, the recommenda- tions are listed in the order which the subcommittee suggests each be researched and reviewed by Council. (See attached suggested work schedule for the specific wording of each recommendation, the order in which each would be reviewed, and the review and/or implementation strategy to be used for each recommendation. )