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RESOLUTION NO. 7180 //4% ::= A Resolution Approving the First Amendment to the 74," Development Agreement Between the City of Everett and Snohomish County for an Addition to the Existing County Courthouse. WHEREAS, in 2002 the Everett City Council adopted Resolution No. 5248 establishing a Planned Development Overlay (PDO) zone for the Snohomish County Campus property bounded by Pacific Avenue on the south, Wetmore Avenue on the west, Wall Street on the north, and Lombard Avenue on the east, for the purpose of establishing a master plan for the redevelopment of the county campus; and WHEREAS,the City and the County entered into a Development Agreement as a means of implementing the master plan with conditions and requirements governing the redevelopment of the county campus; and WHEREAS, Snohomish County has completed the projects identified in the 2002 master plan and Development Agreement; and WHEREAS, Snohomish County has identified the need to make improvements to the existing County Courthouse building to improve the safety and functionality of the building, which necessitates construction of an addition to the building to the north of the existing courthouse comprising approximately 30,000 square feet of total building space with a footprint approximately 6,000 square feet; and WHEREAS,the proposed addition will require an amendment to the campus master plan that is the subject of the 2002 Resolution Rezoning the County Campus which authorized the Mayor to execute a Development Agreement between the City and County; and WHEREAS, the Courthouse addition will be constructed on a portion of the Snohomish County campus that is comprised of a public plaza and will reduce the amount of public open space on the campus; and WHEREAS,under the City's Planned Development Overlay zone regulations, any change to a master plan that reduces the amount of public open space is considered a major amendment that is subject to review by the Planning Commission and City Council; and WHEREAS,the Planning Commission held a Public Workshop on August 15, 2017, and held a Public Hearing on October 3, 2017, to consider public testimony concerning the proposed amendment to the PDO master plan; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission has recommended that the City Council approve the proposed amendment to the PDO master plan to allow the addition to the Snohomish County Courthouse; and