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• • ORDINANCE NO. 1762-91 AN ORDINANCE establishing Everett 2000. WHEREAS, the Mayor and Everett City Council find that there is a need to review and update the Halpern Plan, the Thorsen-Peterson study, the Growth Management Plan, and other plans relating to the future development of the City, in order to prepare for the future development of Everett; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council desire that the Everett 2000 statement include visions of all areas and neighborhoods of the City, including but not limited to, the old downtown area, Riverside, the North end, the South end, Southwest Everett, and Silver Lake; and WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council find that Everett 2000 Vision Statement is needed in order to set the stage for community commitment to the future planning and development of the City of Everett; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EVERETT DOES ORDAIN: 1 . The Everett 2000 Program is hereby established. 2. Everett 2000 will be guided by a fifteen member committee, appointed by the Mayor with confirmation of Council : five (5) from the private sector (industry, business, banking, legal , architecture or related fields) ; four (4) from the public sector (one from City, one from the Everett School District, one from the Port of Everett, and one from Snohomish County) ; and six (6) citizen representatives (seniors, low-income, students or youth, environmental advocacy groups, neighborhoods, etc. ) . 3. The Everett 2000 Committee would conduct a public "visioning" exercise. There are several different options available for such an exercise. It is recommended that a professional facilitator with experience in these activities be retained to assist the steering committee in this task. The topics which would be addressed in any visional exercise and downtown plan include: a. Focus on areas of the future, such as downtown, waterfront, etc. b. Identification of generalized land uses and locations (office, commercial , industrial , residential , public sector services, retail ) .