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<br /> 'PECIAL COUNCIL MEETING
<br /> December 11,1970
<br /> ,Special Meeting of the Everett City Council was held at 10 a.m.,December 11,
<br /> 1970. president Vogrild presiding. Upon rel/call it,ms found that all councilman were present.
<br /> Walt Sellers,Assistant City,Att.vney made the following comm..:
<br /> Th.meeting has been called to review a plat which was approved at the
<br /> meet„ T think this,meeting reeulted from a
<br /> newspaper article that vas written mincerning this plat,which I believe
<br /> printed on Tliursday yarning following elm Councilis action,which eaid
<br /> that the Everett City Council approves eleven low income family hooms.
<br /> /believe thee this heading misrepresents the facts. Ae a matter of
<br /> e' 3 feet the Councii aWOriered the sub-divieion of c.piece of propertY
<br /> and the purposee of the subdivision Ordinance;the things that were
<br /> iinosg siM ed consfdered by the.Council. For the approval of a plat,the applicant
<br /> ed3 Mi.,. must file application if,a subdivision where it goes before then...1g
<br /> ed wed,dt Commission. Thin plat went bdfore th.Planning Conmission in 1969.1.1
<br /> ddr'1' thete aaa•tentative enPreVel Prei.inary approvalfgiven to this
<br /> 3,,defdd' ,plat Then in 1970,there was an extension granted by the Planning
<br /> ee''nei,33 Commission which brought it m,the Council for final approval this
<br /> Wednesday. I would like to point out that the purpose of the subdivision
<br /> Ordinance is to insure that the welfare of the City if taken care of in
<br /> '33e,ie.nee' those areas such as streets,water systems,zoning,sewage and drainage.
<br /> :Immo olf3 vat,. At the Council menting on Wednesday,the record ehowed that the City Engineer
<br /> Pm- who the adraidistrator of arainante seia that thin,plat
<br /> ei gedinnei compliedi with all sections of the cay of Everett subdivision Ordinance
<br /> e,e,dee regard to these matcr.end on.r matters.
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<br /> nem.Tn.. On Wednesday afternoon,thie plat was filed with the'County,and I would 6
<br /> like to point oufdthe effect of this filing,is to meet this legally
<br /> subdivided plat. Now if Mie Council desires to change their action
<br /> na Taei en d taken on Wedneeday,the appropriate remedy ie for.an action by the
<br /> 3dWievdePeu v 111 prosecuting Attorrmy mer sect..19,Chapter 271,laws of 1969,states
<br /> beecveda od— that the County Amlitor Shall refuse to accept any.plat for filing until
<br /> aPProvel of the p'at has been given by the appropriate legislative body.
<br /> Should a plat or dedication be filed without such approval.,the Prosecutin1
<br /> 'anent:*'sdo g 4 1,1 be,, Attorney in the County inwhich the plat is filed shall file for a Writ
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<br /> film,the records of the unapproved plat or dedication of record.
<br /> 3,1", It seems to bring an action that the Council would have to have cause
<br /> to allow the prosecutor to bring the Ifrit of Mandaums. I believe that the
<br /> .1' council's concern with this plat is Chat they were not informed that Om
<br /> houses to be consfnucted on the plat would be financed by,under the 235
<br /> Progrmv /t is my opinion that this method of financing is Irrelevant 1,
<br /> and iumaterial to Om stMdivision ordinance of the Cie,of Everett because
<br /> d3, the ordinance doesn't address itself to method of financing for any homes
<br /> that are constructed on subdivided land. For the Froaector to bring a
<br /> Mon, Mandate action it would seem.that we would require some cause or some
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<br /> violation of the standards that have been set out.the aubdivision
<br /> subdivision Ordinance was violated inmome way,we could take this action if,
<br /> to the Prooecutor for each a legal procedure,
<br /> Councilman moor,.aa did',gime..the legality of the Plat end I
<br /> the Planning Comnission and out decisions,but 1m resented peraonally
<br /> • the feeling of finding out through the newspapers that it was a 235
<br /> aide.... We heee at this time,epproximately 1,500 235 homes in
<br /> this area,of which 10%are notnoccupied,roughlyul50. We have 50 of
<br /> these hmws that h ve never be o cupied,but,m have a surplus of
<br /> govennment houaing. Even[Hough we legally are bound to paws Ch.plat,
<br /> I think we Anhould have had the opportunity,to protest further'miste in
<br /> spending of Federal funds up to 114 million dollars in the area for
<br /> m government housing that is not necessary. I think somewhere this has
<br /> to behiought out to the public and to_these Federal officials that to
<br /> uar er of a million dollars in housing in an area where you
<br /> 17ii:e°s:41ustbouses. We have 236 apartments that are sponeored by the
<br /> government chat are half filled,and still one construction in the
<br /> north end,and[hie ie a complete waste of public funds,and T thin. '
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