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RESOLUTION NO. ______________ <br />A RESOLUTION Selecting the Downtown Alternative as the Location for the Proposed Everett <br />Outdoor Multipurpose Facility Project <br />WHEREAS, <br />A.In response to new requirements from Major League Baseball, the Everett AquaSox, the Minor <br />League Baseball team that plays home games in Everett, will need an updated or new stadium <br />facility. The City of Everett and Snohomish County are partnering with the owners of the Everett <br />AquaSox in a public-private effort to develop and operate a new or updated outdoor <br />multipurpose facility that will host baseball and non-baseball events. In this resolution, this <br />proposed facility is referred to as the “Multipurpose Facility.” <br />B.The City is considering two alternative locations for the proposed Multipurpose Facility. One <br />alternative location is the existing School District site owned by the Everett School District. The <br />other alternative is located on the eastern edge of Everett’s Downtown core, directly adjacent <br />to and east of the Angel of the Winds Arena. The City has also considered a No Action <br />alternative. <br />•Under the School District site alternative, the School District stadium would be <br />renovated and expanded to create the Multipurpose Facility. In addition to serving as <br />the home of the AquaSox, the School District is currently home to Everett School District <br />high school sports teams and Everett Community College’s baseball team. Under this <br />alternative, it is assumed that Everett Memorial Stadium would remain. With these <br />assumptions in mind, approximately 7 acres is available on which to construct the <br />Multipurpose Facility. To provide additional space, procurement of the privately owned <br />0.77-acre property at the southwest corner of Broadway and 38th Street would need to <br />be considered. <br />•Under the Downtown alternative, the Multipurpose Facility would be constructed on a <br />12.5-acre Downtown site. The Downtown site currently contains a mix of commercial <br />businesses, including light industrial, distribution, retail, restaurant, and office. The <br />Downtown site is bordered by Broadway to the west, Hewitt Avenue to the north, an <br />Amtrak rail line to the east, and Pacific Avenue to the south. Property acquisitions and <br />business displacements would occur under this alternative. <br />•Under the No Action alternative, no new or renovated stadium would be built. <br />However, if no action is taken, Major League Baseball will require the AquaSox to leave <br />Everett. <br />8117