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Everett · EVT-CP-2044 · Pages 273-284

Engagement, Administration, and Implementation

The Engagement, Administration, and Implementation Element details how the City will work with the community to prepare, administer, implement, and update the Comprehensive Plan in accordance with GMA requirements. It establishes 19 numbered policies covering community engagement practices, tribal consultation, administration and implementation, and annual and 10-year amendment processes. The element emphasizes inclusive engagement with historically underserved communities and the Tulalip Tribes, and requires annual reporting to City Council on plan implementation.

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Key Commitments
Annual comprehensive plan implementation report to City Council; 10-year plan revision cycle (next due 2034); 6-year implementation strategy with priorities
Goals (6 total)
  • EAI-1: Everett engages the interests of the entire community in planning work and decisions in a coordinated, inclusive and safe manner.
  • EAI-2: Everett builds and sustains partnerships with individuals, neighborhoods, businesses, organizations, institutions, and other government agencies.
  • EAI-3: Everett conducts meaningful consultation with Tulalip tribal officials on plans and projects that may affect tribal rituals and treaty resources.
  • EAI-4: Everett ensures that city decision-making processes are clear and transparent.
  • EAI-5: Everett implements the Comprehensive Plan in a coordinated and efficient manner in accordance with state law.
  • EAI-6: Everett maintains the Comprehensive Plan with regular updates and amendments to ensure it remains relevant.
Stronger Policy Language (10 policies)
  • EAI-14: Prepare, and present to the city council, an annual report on the implementation of the comprehensive plan.
  • EAI-17: Implement the Comprehensive Plan through city development regulations, programs, budgets, and functional plans, ensuring that each are consistent and mutually supportive.
  • EAI-3: Establish and implement processes for meaningful consultation and collaboration with tribal officials in the development of regulations, proposed legislation, and other policy statements or actions that have tribal implications.
  • EAI-19: Consider proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment proposals concurrently so that the cumulative effect of the proposals can be determined.
Aspirational / Monitoring Language (8 policies)
  • EAI-9: Develop and implement innovative methods, tools, and technologies for community involvement processes, as well as reaching out to community partners to learn what has worked for them.
  • EAI-10: Where they are effective at enhancing awareness and understanding, use new and emerging technologies, as well as social media, to promote engagement.
  • EAI-13: Work with neighborhood associations and business districts to better reflect diverse interests within the areas they represent.

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