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I <br /> :_:,„„..,,,,e, <br /> H. 1, Introduction <br /> ,,,,.4,40.-. , <br /> ° tr.,..,,,, During their Jan.23,2016 retreat,the Everett City Council and <br /> - `' Mayor Ray Stephanson agreed to appoint a committee to conduct <br /> -V. .. a review of Everett's Vision 2025 and to lay out a new vision for <br /> the next 20 years.The Vision 2025 Committee had completed its <br /> l-5- itwork in 2005,and elected officials felt that 2016-17 was a good <br /> j.,r �' time to revisit the city's future.Much of Vision 2025 has come <br /> - - - -__— , — , . -- to fruition,but the city has also changed a great deal over the <br /> - ;'i ''` previous 12 years.The Council and Mayor asked for a new look <br /> • from a new committee of Everett citizens. <br /> " �' Applications for the EnvisionEverett 2037 Committee were <br /> i... , s, • collected in October 2016.Bob Bolerjack,Executive Director <br /> of Governmental Affairs for the city,managed the application <br /> process,with final member selections determined by both the <br /> Port Gardner Bay Mayor and City Council. Twenty-two individuals representing 14 <br /> Everett neighborhoods were appointed to the EnvisionEverett <br /> Committee.Margaret Norton-Arnold was selected as the group's <br /> Introduction 2 facilitator. <br /> Overview 4 <br /> Next Steps 4 EnvisionEverett 2037 Committee Members <br /> Summary: Recommendations at a Glance 4 Chris Adams Ethel McNeal <br /> Corissa Almli Maddy Metzger-Utt <br /> Overarching Vision Statement 6 Kelly Berger Suzanne Powell <br /> Supporting Values 7 Brenda Bolanos-Ivory Roman Radchuk <br /> Sharita Burton Michael Rinner <br /> Economic Development 8 Greg Campbell Angie Sievers <br /> Housing 14 Hugh Denny Kika Sleeper <br /> Christopher Elliott Maria-Teresa Vicens <br /> Education 16 Julie Frauenholtz Linda War Bonnet <br /> Ciera Graham Walter White <br /> Transportation 18 Caitlin Knox Benjamin Young <br /> Homelessness 20 <br /> Crime&Substance Abuse 22 The committee held its first meeting on Saturday,Jan.7,2017. <br /> That introductory meeting also served as an initial brainstorming <br /> Arts,Culture&Recreation 24 session on the aspirations and goals that members had for their <br /> Parks and the Enviroment 26 city.This was followed by a second meeting on Jan.9,and then on <br /> subsequent Monday evenings every two weeks through May 22.In <br /> Civic Engagement 28 all,the committee met 11 times. <br /> Committee members were instrumental in developing the <br /> meeting format and process they would use to arrive at their <br /> FRONT COVER PHOTOS STARTING AT TOP LEFT: recommendations.Margaret began by interviewing each <br /> Blown glass for sale atSorticulture,Everett's Garden Arts Festival member individually to learn more about their backgrounds <br /> Dock at Silver Lake and the key issues they believed should be addressed through <br /> "Millennial Chronometer,"artist-designed clock at Everett Station EnvisionEverett.These interview results served as the foundation <br /> Participant and friend at a Night Out Against Crime event for an initial schedule that identified each topic and the meeting <br /> High-tech lighting on the Broadway overpass at which it would be addressed.Members reviewed,and <br /> Walter E.Hall Golf Course <br /> Dancers at the Carl Gipson Senior Center approved,this schedule.They also reviewed,and agreed with,a <br /> Boeing plane at Paine Field committee process to revise,edit,and come to consensus on their <br /> Eager puppy at Senator Henry M.Jackson Park recommendations. <br /> "Trivergence"at Xfinity Arena,home to Everett Silvertips hockey <br /> Trail at South Everett Forest Preserve <br /> Summer kite surfing at Jetty Island <br /> 2 3 <br />