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ORDINANCE NO. 439-77 AN ORDINANCE providing for the appropriation of $100, 000 to Funds 031, 110 , 120 and 430 for addi- tional expense during seven-month period of non- meter use and providing angle parking; providing for non-use and non-enforcement of parking meters between April 1, 1977 , and November 1, 1977; calling for a resolution to place angle parking on certain streets in the CBD; calling for a resolution to establish parking time restrictions in and around the CBD; and setting new fines to be levied for parking violations . WHEREAS, the City of Everett did in July of 1972 adopt the "Everett Community Plan" prepared by Lawrence Halprin and Associates as a planning guide for the city; and WHEREAS , the "Everett Community Plan" does indicate the need to provide adequate and convenient parking; and WHEREAS, the Consultant that developed the conceptual plan for the Revitalization of Everett Center did in January, 1974 recommend that a parking demand study be undertaken which would provide a method of "free parking" in the CBD, and WHEREAS , in March, 1975 the City Council did resolve to have the Mayor and his staff prepare a method for no pay parking; and WHEREAS, in June, 1975 the City Council received a report on a no pay parking system and further resolved that the Mayor and his staff work with the business community in refining this proposal; and WHEREAS, in November of 1976 a program was presented by "Action Everett" for this free parking system; and WHEREAS, the City Council on November 22 , 1976 , did hold a public hearing on that program and deferred action for 90 days; and WHEREAS, in February of 1977 a proposal was received to remove the parking meters on a trial basis, install angle parking on the one-way streets and increase parking violation fines; and WHEREAS, the Transportation Advisory Committee at meetings of February 15, 1977 , and February 22, 1977 did review the parking situation in the CBD and does recommend to the Mayor and City Council that 1) parking time limitation be established in Primary Retail Zone as one-hour and Secon- dary Retail Zone or two-hour, and 2) (To be completed later) .