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EXHIBIT 1 EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 1. WHY ARE WE AMENDING THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? 1 A. LEGAL REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 1 1. Growth Management Act 1 2. City of Everett Municipal Code 1 II. FOUR"GUIDING FORCES" FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 2 A. GROWTH MANAGEMENT ACT 2 B. PSRC VISION 2020 GROWTH AND TRANSPORTATION STRATEGY;MULTI-COUNTY PLANNING POLICIES3 C. SNOHOMISH COUNTY TOMORROW-COUNTYWIDE PLANNING POLICIES 4 D. EVERETT VISIONING REPORTS 4 1. Everett VISION 2000 Goals and Actions. 4 2. Everett VISION 2025 4 3. Similarities of the Guiding Forces 5 III. WHO CREATES THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN? SUMMARY OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION EFFORTS 5 IV. HISTORIC LOOK AT EVERETT'S COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 6 V. GEOGRAPHIC EXTENT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 7 A. EVERETT PLANNING AREA--THE FUTURE CITY LIMITS? 7 B. OUTSIDE THE EVERETT PLANNING AREA 8 Figure 1: Everett Planning Area and Subareas 9 VI. EXISTING CONDITIONS 10 A. DEMOGRAPHICS: WHO LIVES IN EVERETT? 10 1. Population 10 Table 1: Planning Area Population by Subarea 10 2. Ethnic Origin 10 Table 2: Race and Hispanic Origin Everett City Limits 11 3. Age 11 Figure 2: Age Distribution of the City of Everett Population 12 4. Household Income 12 Table 3: Median Household Income by Subarea 12 B. EMPLOYMENT: WHO WORKS IN EVERETT AND WHAT DO THEY DO? 12 Table 4: Total Employment by Sector(2000) 13 Table 5: Estimated Employment 2000 13 VII. CHOICES FOR THE FUTURE--THREE ALTERNATIVE GROWTH SCENARIOS 13 Table 6: Population and Employment by Alternative 14 Table 7: 2007 Adopted Population and Employment Targets for 2025 15 VIII. DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE FOR THE EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 15 A. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS 15 B. BASIC GROWTH CONCEPTS OF THE PREFERRED ALTERNATIVE 15 C. BEST GUESSES ABOUT THE FUTURE--ASSUMPTIONS FOR EVERETT'S PLAN 17 D. UNCERTAINTY OF ASSUMPTIONS--CHANGES BEYOND OUR CONTROL 18 INTRODUCTION