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WHEREAS, the City Council, together with City staff, conducted a planning retreat
on September 29, 2012; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that formally adopting goals and priorities is a
strong management tool and useful for determining if progress is being made as an
organization; and
WHEREAS, the City Council believes that formalizing its goals and priorities will
help guide future City Council decisions regarding allocation of resources and budget;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Arlington City Council adopts as
the City's current goals and priorities the "City of Arlington 2013 City Goals", a true copy of
which is attached hereto as Exhibit "A".
ts�P,\SSED by the City Council and APPROVED by the Mayor this day of
utv2012.
Barb Tolbert, Mayor
iristit7 3aiifiield, City
Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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RESOLUTION O. 2012-015
Public Safety& Emergency Management
* Develop, adopt and implement plans for Public Safety Equipment needs (Fire/EMS & Police)
* Complete Fire Service Regionalization Study
* Council to complete ICS 100 by 12/31/13 to gain understanding of role/responsibility in an emergency
* Establish bi-annual emergency management meetings with our partner agencies (Cascade Hospital &
Arlington School District to improve our operational readiness for any emergency.
* Provide at least one emergency response training opportunity to all City of Arlington employees to
reinforce the city's response and recovery capabilities.
* Establish more neighborhood watch programs.
Community & Economic Development
+ Identify revenues for the construction of additional infrastructure and facilities for the Airport Busines:
Park.
* Develop incentives for locating retail businesses in Arlington.
* Develop a "pre pre-app" process for retail zones.
* Adopt the West Arlington Design Guidelines and Form ' Based Codes.
* Encourage retail business development by promoting Arlington to attract visitors.
* Continue participation in and encouragement of "Buy Local" program. Launch awareness campaign
with the Chamber of Commerce. Continue to support local sustainable farming.
* Continue efforts to fund installation of two additional gateway signs and five way -finder signs
throughout Arlington.
* Develop a Local Improvement District to install infrastructure improvements in Island Crossing.
* Identify and develop revenues to construct drainage improvements on Prairie Creek to eliminate impac
on businesses of the Jensen Farm Business Park.
+ Establish Developer Economic Development Committee and build upon the partnerships the group
presents. Identify partners and create meeting venue.
* Support partnerships to increase educational opportunities for manufacturing workforce.
* Complete the Transportation Comp Plan and evaluation of transportation impact fees.
* Get expanded UGA west of 1-5 on the County docket.
* Study expanded UGA north of the Stillaguarnish River.
+ Decide what to do with the Brekhus-Beach development.
* Work with Puget Sound Regional Council (PSRQ to establish Arlington / Marysville as -2
Manufacturing Industrial Center (MIC).
* Continue to explore the potential use of the Transfer of Development Rights Program
* Complete construction of Airport Boulevard Phase 2.
* Complete reconstruction of 67th Ave NE and Centennial Trail between 204 th St NE and Lebanon St.
* Develop plans for a secondary transportation grid / cross circulation in Smokey Point: