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III EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ELEMENT b needs housing for the elderly or others that have a regular need for health-related 16. Place heavy industrial land use designa- tions in areas sufficiently separated from I services. residential uses to minimize incompatibility. Maintain a sufficient land area for heavy 5. Assist land assembly through policies, industrial uses. I regulations, and sharing information. 17. Encourage new technologies; including 6. Develop tourism opportunities and technologies that utilize, conduct research I provide for destination attractions in the and development, or manufacture usable Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Map and materials or goods from recycled materials. Standards. Utilize hotel/motel tax dollars to I support visitor information programs. 18. Work with other organizations to plan and fund incubator sites to encourage diverse 7. Retain the existing industrial land base. new enterprises that provide employment. 8. Seek grants or other funding for the 19. Work with other organizations to purpose of supporting cooperative economic identify and encourage relocation or growth I development activities. of industries that add value through processing. 10. Consider tax increment financing or Irevolving fund programs to encourage new 20. Promote the value of our water supply to and expanding business. encourage new and diverse industries. • 01° 11. Work with existing businesses to resolve 21. Promote Everett as a key location in the expansion problems. global market place. Recruit enough users to I justify investment in a Foreign Trade Zone. 12. Prepare basic environmental information such as a programmatic EIS for special study 22. Adopt one ordinance to address impacts, I areas to assist project review and approval for mitigation costs, and concurrency based on industrial and commercial uses. the Comprehensive Plan as developed under the Growth Management Act. If economic I 13. Maintain an Economic Development development goals for certain employment Activity success notebook at libraries, city opportunities and residential needs can be met information sites, and Public Works and by special formula for mitigation and impact I Planning and Community Development costs or by waiving developer responsibility, counters. the concurrency ordinance should clearly state the criteria for such decisions. I14. Ensure adequate infrastructure in anti- cipation of industrial and commercial B. Central Business District Imple- development. mentation Programs and Strategies III nprovide sufficient land area 1. Support promotional events such as Salty 15. Analyze and PP 11. for business and industry employment activi- Sea Days, and cultural activities like the Arts ties. Council and the Everett Symphony. I ED-21 I