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RESOLUTION NO. 47 93 A Resolution expressing the City of Everett's desire to see the USS Henry M. Jackson housed in Everett upon any decommissioning process that occurs with this Ohio-class Trident Submarine. WHEREAS, the USS Henry M. Jackson, an Ohio-class U.S. Navy Trident Submarine, is currently housed at Naval submarine base facilities at Bangor, Wash., and is in active status; and WHEREAS, the USS Henry M. Jackson is named in honor of the late and great United States Senator Henry M. "Scoop" Jackson; and WHEREAS, Henry M. Jackson, a native of Everett, was, is, and forever will be a favorite son of Everett; and WHEREAS, the City's everlasting desire is to cherish the memory of Henry M. Jackson, and to honor his legacy through actions that both preserve and shine a spotlight on his numerous accomplishments as a United States Senator and one-time Presidential candidate; and WHEREAS, one of Senator Jackson's many notable accomplishments was his support of a Trident Submarine program and his advocacy of creating a high-profile role for underseas operations through the establishment of an office that included a Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Undersea Warfare; and WHEREAS, the Henry M. Jackson, while continuing to serve as an active reminder of Senator Jackson's legacy as a defender of America's military might, may be decommissioned over the next couple of decades; and WHEREAS, it is always in the City of Everett's interests to house namesakes, memorabilia, and official reminders of the great Senator Henry M. Jackson; and NOW THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Everett does hereby resolve: 1. That, as a matter of written record, Everett wishes to state its intentions early and often for hosting the USS Henry M. Jackson upon any decommissioning process.