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ORDINANCE NO. I/G3 .- 77 AN ORDINANCE creating a special construction fund entitled "Garfield Neighborhood Improvements"; authorizing the construction of improvements to the Garfield Neighborhood Park, general street improvements to portions of 22nd Street, sidewalk improvements along sections of 19th Street and 22nd Street, and general sidewalk repairs in the central and eastern part of the Garfield area; authorizing the development of a master plan for the Garfield and Riverdale Neighborhood parks; authorizing the contracting with the Everett School District for purchase of materials and installation of improvements to the Garfield School Mini-park; authorizing the appropriation of $160,000 for these improvements. WHEREAS, the City Council has recognized the need to improve public facilities in the Garfield Neighborhood; and WHEREAS, the City Council has allocated from the 1976 and 1977 Community Development Block Grants $160,000 to begin making these needed improvements; and WHEREAS, the Garfield Neighborhood residents were asked to specify their priorities for expenditure of the Block Grant funds; and WHEREAS, the Garfield Neighborhood Improvement Committee was formed to involve neighborhood residents in expressing these priorities; and • WHEREAS, a number of neighborhood meetings have been held, and on May 24, 1977, the Garfield Neighborhood Improvement Committee held a neighborhood wide meeting where residents voted on the improvements to be recommended to City Council; and WHEREAS, the Everett City Council approved Resolution No. 1309 on June 15, 1977, which provided for the following improvements: a. Install new sidewalks on south side of 19th Street from Summit to Walnut; Install new sidewalk on 22nd Street from Cedar to Baker; Improvements to 22nd Street from Pine to Cedar to include paving and widening the street, construct curbs on both sides and install new sidewalk on south side; Sidewalk repair in the Central Garfield Area (Pine Street to freeway, including Pine Street) ; Sidewalk repair in East Garfield area (freeway to East Grand) ; Improvements to 22nd Street from Walnut to State including paving and widening street, constructing curbs on both sides, and installing a new sidewalk on one side;