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RESOLUTION NO. 4346 <br /> A RESOLUTION requesting a Snohomish County Conservation Futures application. <br /> WHEREAS, the City of Everett and the Port of Everett wishes to acquire and preserve <br /> sensitive urban open space, and <br /> WHEREAS, there are privately owned tidelands along the Harborfront of Port Gardner <br /> Bay available for purchase, and <br /> WHEREAS, the present tidelands are owned by private parties, and <br /> WHEREAS, funds are available as a result of the State of Washington giving counties the <br /> authority to levy up to six and one-quarter cents per thousand dollars on all taxable <br /> property within the county for the purpose of acquiring conservation futures (RCW <br /> 84.34.230), and <br /> WHEREAS, Snohomish County took advantage of this opportunity to assist in the <br /> acquisition of open space by levying the tax and setting up two advisory committees to <br /> recommend policies, evaluate proposals, and make recommendations to the Snohomish <br /> County Council regarding funding priorities (SCC 4.14). <br /> THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br /> EVERETT authorize Mayor Edward D. Hansen to submit a joint application with the <br /> Port of Everett for a Snohomish County Conservation Futures application for the <br /> acquisition of tidelands along Port Gardner Bay . <br /> Councilperson Introducing Re tion <br /> PASSED and APPROVED this 30th d of October , 1996. <br /> Council President <br /> W:\GRANTS\GENERAL\CONSRES3.DOC <br />