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RESOLUTION NO . 3625 <br /> A RESOLUTION conveying the Everett City <br /> E• ETT <br /> Council's recommendation that regional <br /> airport planning comply with the <br /> provisions of the Growth Management Act <br /> of 1991, include consideration of the <br /> recommendations of the Washington State <br /> Air Transportation Commission, and <br /> require full disclosure of environmental <br /> impacts and mitigation for any site <br /> ultimately chosen. <br /> WHEREAS, the Puget Sound Air Transportation Committee (PSATC) has <br /> been asked to recommend a preferred alternative for increasing the <br /> Puget Sound region's air capacity to meet projected demand through the <br /> year 2020 , and <br /> WHEREAS, reliable, on-time air service is needed for the region's <br /> future economic prosperity, and Seattle-Tacoma International Airport <br /> will run out of capacity by the end of this decade, and <br /> WHEREAS, the PSATC has preliminarily recommended a "multiple <br /> airport system" that utilizes Seattle-Tacoma Airport in King County, <br /> Paine Field in Snohomish County, and eventually a South Puget Sound <br /> regional airport to provide for the region's air capacity needs, and <br /> WHEREAS, additional airport operations at Paine Field will likely <br /> result in adverse environmental impacts on neighborhoods situated <br /> nearby and will also create noise impacts for other communities <br /> subject to aircraft overflights, and <br /> WHEREAS, additional airport operations at Paine Field will <br /> increase automobile traffic congestion and the demand for expanded <br /> roads and transit facilities, and <br /> WHEREAS, additional operations at Paine Field will require <br /> expanded public facilities and services which are provided, in part, <br /> by the City of Everett, and <br /> WHEREAS, the 1978 mediated agreement between Snohomish County and <br /> area residents created expectations that substantial expansion of <br /> Paine Field was unlikely, and <br /> WHEREAS, the Washington State Air Transportation Commission <br /> (WSATC) will be conducting a review of air transportation needs <br /> pursuant to legislation passed by the 1992 legislature and signed into <br /> law by the Governor (ESHB 2609) , and <br /> WHEREAS, the Puget Sound Regional Council will review the <br /> findings of the PSATC and the WSATC prior to adopting an amendment to <br /> the regional aviation plan, pursuant to the Growth Management Act <br /> (GMA) , and <br />