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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION TABLE OF CONTENTS

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SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION Supplemental Information The Introduction section of this budget document contains the City’s profile and statistical information about City services. This section provides additional information about our community.

COMMUNITY EVENTS AND ATTRACTIONS

ANNUAL EVENTS AND FESTIVALS . Sorticulture Garden Art Festival: This annual event, held at Legion Memorial Park, has delighted avid gardeners and art lovers since 1998. Over 100 artists and nurseries gather to unite art and the garden in a celebration of outdoor living. The event features distinctive hand‐crafted art for the garden, specialty nurseries, display gardens and designers, a food fair and wine garden, free kids’ activities, and live music. There are lectures, demonstrations, and gardening forums with Northwest renowned master gardeners for the novice to the serious gardener. Transportation to the festival from or Everett Community College, where free parking is available. Sorticulture 2020 is scheduled for June 12 – 14. Admission is free.

. Fourth of July: Everett's Colors of Freedom Fourth begins with the downtown parade in the morning. The festival continues at Legion Park Bluff, overlooking Bay with free kids' activities, a food fair and beer garden, and live music. Fireworks take the celebration into the evening. For early risers, YMCA’s Yankee Doodle Dash one‐mile family fun run, 5k and 10k races set off at 8:30 am sharp.

. Thursday Music at the Marina: This free evening concert series at Port Gardner Landing is the best summer dance party with a most spectacular waterfront backdrop. Have dinner at one of the waterfront restaurants or local food trucks, grab a beer or glass of wine at the Marina beer garden, and enjoy the music.

. Wintertide: Kick off the holidays at Wintertide, Everett's free community holiday celebration. The evening includes a visit from Santa, live holiday music performed by local youth chorales, performances by the Everett KIDSTAGE theater group, face painting, arts & crafts, and storytime. Locally‐made gifts are available for purchase at the Everett Makers Market and free cider, cocoa, and cookies are provided alongside a warm bonfire.

EVENT VENUES . at Everett: Located at 2000 Hewitt Avenue, the arena hosts myriad of events including concerts, rodeos, circuses, and family shows such as Disney on Ice, Cirque de Soleil, and Sesame Street Live, and graduations. The arena is also the home of the hockey team. In addition, the venue accommodates other sporting events such as volleyball, wrestling, , and gymnastics. The multi‐purpose complex consists of a 10,000‐seat venue, a community ice rink, and a conference center. The two ice sheets can be converted to form a 57,000 square foot space to host trade shows and special events. Additional information can be found at www.angelofthewindsarena.com or 425‐322‐2600.

. Edward D. Hansen Conference Center: The Edward D. Hansen Conference Center includes an 11,000 square foot Grand Ballroom, which can accommodate 800 guests for sit‐down meals and is divisible into four rooms for smaller events. There is an additional 3,000 square feet outside the ballroom for tradeshow booths, exhibition space, or receptions. Additional information can be found at www.angelofthewindsarena.com or 425‐322‐2600.

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. The Everett Performing Arts Center (EPAC) is owned and supported by the City of Everett. Village Theatre manages EPAC for the City and presents five Broadway‐style productions as part of its annual Mainstage Season. EPAC is a state‐of‐the‐art performance venue for the performing arts in Snohomish County, offering a 512‐seat auditorium with a proscenium stage, including full theatrical lighting and sound systems, an orchestra pit, rigging/fly system, wing space, shop and costume facilities. Along with the auditorium, EPAC has a multipurpose community room that is available for rent and a spacious lobby area. For a complete schedule of Village Theatre’s current season, please visit www.villagetheatre.org or call 425‐257‐8600.

. The Artspace Everett Lofts, at 2917 Hoyt Avenue, is a multi‐use regional arts center. Its mission: create, foster, and preserve affordable space for artists and their families. Artspace provides 40 units of live/work studios for artists and is the home to the Schack Art Center. The Schack Arts Center hosts a complete hot shop, cold‐working shop, warm glass studio, professional and student exhibit spaces, gallery store and multi‐purpose classrooms. It provides opportunities to engage the community in the creative process with programs that include glass blowing and kiln forming. The Schack Arts Center hosts several major arts exhibits each year. Additional information can be found at www.artspaceeverettlofts.com.

PARKS, RECREATION, AND OTHER LOCAL ATTRACTIONS . Everett Parks: With 45 parks on the map, the Everett Parks and Recreation Department offers urban green spaces and recreational facilities, from boat launches, playgrounds and picnic shelters, to sports fields and trails; an arboretum at American Legion Memorial Park and a volleyball court on Jetty Island. Classes and trips provide activities for the entire family, including opportunities to experience the Northwest outdoors in snowshoes or hiking boots. And, people and their furry best friends are always welcome at one of the three off‐leash dog parks. A full listing of parks and programs are available on the City of Everett’s web site.

. Golf: The City of Everett's two public golf courses, Legion Memorial and Walter E. Hall, are maintained by the City and managed by Premier Golf. Golfers enjoy spectacular views at the Legion Memorial course and wide‐open, relatively flat fairways at Walter E. Hall. The full‐service pro shops, PGA teaching staff, and restaurants create a great venue for organized events and family gatherings.

. Evergreen Arboretum & Gardens has been showcasing northwest plants since 1963. The Arboretum is both a place of beauty and education and is free to the public. A Northwest Native Plant Trail, an Urban Tree Walk, and a Japanese Maple Grove are just three of the featured themed gardens in this 3.5‐acre arboretum located within American Legion Memorial Park. Tours, classes, and volunteer opportunities make this urban oasis a year‐round destination.

. Narbeck Wetland Sanctuary is a 50‐acre passive recreation and environmental education park. It offers two walking trails, a small loop trail and a 1.5‐mile interpretative trail around the perimeter with educational signs for a self‐guided tour. Included are views of open water habitat, birds and preserved wetland habitat. Visit www.narbeck.org for more information.

. Langus Riverfront Park, adjacent to the on Smith Island, boasts premier river access with a boat launch, fishing pier, shell house, and a rowing dock that is home to the Everett Rowing Association. The three‐mile paved trail is perfect for walking, jogging or biking. It also provides a great vantage point to see waterfowl, raptors and shorebirds.

. Jetty Island is 2‐mile‐long by half‐mile‐wide artificial island accessible only by boat. Its rare sandy beaches and shallow warm waters draw more than 50,000 people each year. In the summer, the Jetty Island Ferry departs from the 10th Street Boat Launch, located at 10th and West Marine View Drive. The Everett Parks Department offers guided tours, nature classes, and day camps.

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. The Carl Gipson Senior Center of Everett has served the greater Everett area senior community since 1965, hosting nearly 70,000 senior citizens a year. Programs are offered to citizens age 50 and over. Classes and activities include dances, day trips, a hot lunch meal program, exercise classes, computer and smart phone basic skill classes, bingo, and many more. The Center also offers wellness and social support, and strives to foster a healthy, engaged, and informed community. For class schedule, events, and available resources, please call 425‐257‐8780.

. Imagine Children's Museum, Everett promotes the power of play: learning and growing by doing what every child loves to do best…play! The museum’s exhibits and hands‐on activities encourage children and their families to role play, experiment, splash, think, wander and create together in a place where they can feel physically and emotionally safe. www.imaginecm.org.

OTHER INFORMATION . Everett Channel, a government access cable channel for the City of Everett, is now available online, as well as on ’s channel 21 and Frontier Communication’s channel 29. The Everett Channel features coverage of City events, development activities, as well as City Council meetings, City Planning Commission meetings, public forums, and City‐produced programs.

. Everett Station serves as a major transportation hub for Snohomish County and is home to and Everett Transit’s Customer Service Center. Amtrak, Greyhound, Sounder commuter rail, Northwest Trailways, Skagit Transit, Island Transit, Sound Transit, and Community Transit also provide service from Everett Station. In addition, the station houses the WorkSource Everett office, offering employment services for job seekers and businesses. Meeting and banquet facilities are available and there are more than 80 parking spaces in the free park‐and‐ ride lot.

. The , a natural deep‐water port located approximately 25 miles north of on , was created in 1918 and is situated on Port Gardner Bay at the mouth of the Snohomish River. The Port provides the U.S. Navy with a 110‐acre home base, offers a full‐ service marina with services and moorage space for approximately 2,300 vessels, and also handles exports/imports of approximately 1 million tons of cargo per year. Primary exports include logs, lumber and agricultural products such as apples, pears and potatoes as well as frozen products such as poultry and beef. Primary imports are bulk alumina ore and specialized aircraft parts for the Company.

. U.S. : Everett's deep‐water port provides the U.S. Navy a west coast base. It is the Navy's most modern facility and is built to serve up to thirteen combat vessels, including an aircraft carrier. Vessels that currently make their home at U.S. Naval Station Everett include: Destroyers USS Momsen, USS Gridley, USS Sampson, USS Kidd, and USS Ralph Johnson; and US Coast Guard ships USCG Henry Blake and USCG Blue Shark.

SPORTS TEAMS . Everett is home to a minor league team and a junior league hockey team.

Everett AquaSox Everett Silvertips Hockey Professional Baseball Club 3802 Broadway 2000 Hewitt Ave, Suite 100 Everett, WA 98201 Everett, WA 98201 (425) 258‐3673 (425) 252‐5100 www.aquasox.com www.everettsilvertips.com

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CITY NEIGHBORHOODS

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DEMOGRAPHIC AND ECONOMIC INFORMATION

POPULATION AND AREA BY DECADE

2 Area Year Population 1 (square miles) 1960 40,304 11.95

1970 53,668 29.73 1980 54,413 39.69 1990 69,974 46.29 2000 91,488 46.82 2010 103,019 47.35 2019 111,800 47.89

Sources: 1. State Office of Financial Management, Forecasting Division 2. City of Everett Planning Department

POPULATION, MEDIAN AGE, PERSONAL INCOME

Personal

3 City of Income Per Capita Everett Median (thousands Personal Year Population 1 Age 2 of dollars) Income 3 2010 103,019 36.7 28,167,690 39,375 2011 103,100 36.9 29,861,638 41,336 2012 103,300 37.2 31,383,019 42,818 2013 104,200 37.3 32,034,759 42,916

2014 104,900 37.5 34,156,348 44,967

2015 105,800 37.6 36,632,936 47,421

2016 108,300 37.8 38,996,032 49,511

2017 109,800 37.8 42,009,224 52,405

2018 111,200 37.8 45,542,887 55,888 2019* 111,800 37.9 48,864,130 58,178 Sources: 1. Washington State Office of Financial Management, Forecasting Division 2. U.S. Census Bureau, 2018 American Community Survey 1‐Year Estimates, Snohomish County 3. U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Snohomish County * The 2019 values for Median Age, Personal Income, and Per Capita Personal Income are City calculated estimates based on the average growth over the past five years.

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EDUCATION The City’s K‐12 students are served by primary and secondary schools in Everett and Mukilteo School Districts, including four public high schools; Cascade, Everett, Henry M. Jackson, and Sequoia. Everett Community College awards two‐year associate degrees and certificates of completion in more than 30 technical and career fields. The Everett University Center, located on the Everett Community College campus, is a partnership among five universities organized to provide baccalaureate and graduate degrees to Everett and the surrounding region. The University Center offers on‐line and in‐class courses from the following: . Eastern Washington University . Washington State University . Western Washington University . University of Washington, Bothell

Other Colleges and Trade Schools in Everett include: . Altierus Career College, Everett . City University of Seattle, Everett . Columbia College of Missouri, Everett/Marysville . Corporate & Continuing Education Center . Embry‐Riddle Aeronautical University . WA Aerospace Training & Research Center

Student Enrollment1 Educational Attainment (population 25 years and over)2

Student City of Snohomish Washington United Year Count Everett County State States 2010 19,049 High School Graduate or Higher 2011 18,856 88.9% 92.2% 91.6% 88.3%

2012 18,614

2013 18,745 Bachelor's Degree or Higher

2014 19,157 27.1% 31.9% 36.7% 32.6%

2015 19,606

2016 19,986 2017 20,227 2018 20,419 2019 20,943 Sources: 1. All grades per WA Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction, Everett School District 2. Educational Attainment – U.S. Census Bureau, 2018 American Community Survey 1‐Year Estimates

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AVERAGE ANNUAL UNEMPLOYMENT RATES

Snohomish Washington Year County State United States 2010 10.7% 10.0% 9.6% 2011 9.5% 9.2% 9.0% 2012 7.5% 8.1% 8.1% 2013 5.8% 7.0% 7.4%

2014 5.2% 6.1% 6.2%

2015 4.7% 5.6% 5.3%

2016 4.3% 5.3% 4.9% 2017 4.0% 4.7% 4.4% 2018 3.8% 4.5% 3.9% 2019 3.3% 4.5% 3.7%

Average Annual Unemployment Rates

13.0%

11.0% 9.0% 7.0%

5.0% 3.0% 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Snohomish County Washington State United States

Sources: Washington State Employment Security Department and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

LARGEST PRIVATE EMPLOYERS IN EVERETT, 2018 Employees

Largest Private Employers Primary Products & Services in 2018

The Boeing Company Aircraft manufacturing 35,000

Providence Regional Medical Center Medical Services 4,906

The Everett Clinic Heath Care 2,871

Fluke Corp. () Electronic test & measurement 1,200

Aviation Technical Services Aircraft maintenance, repair & overhaul 1,000

LARGEST PUBLIC EMPLOYERS IN EVERETT, 2018 Employees

Largest Private Employers Primary Products & Services in 2018

Washington State Government (includes colleges) State Government 3,000 Naval Station Everett U.S. Navy Base 2,900 Snohomish County Government County Government 2,759 Everett School District School District 2,443 City of Everett City Government 1,225

Source: Economic Alliance Snohomish County (2019 data unavailable at time of printing)

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TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUE OF PROPERTY BY MAJOR COMPONENT (IN MILLIONS)

Assessed Total Taxable

Value Multi‐ Tax Exempt Assessed

Year Residential Commercial Industrial Family Other * Property Value

2010 6,184 5,077 1,417 1,950 1,941 (2,978) 13,591 2011 5,602 4,703 1,337 1,662 1,863 (2,804) 12,363 2012 4,853 4,446 1,261 1,559 1,834 (2,732) 11,221 2013 4,723 4,555 1,488 1,608 1,713 (2,575) 11,512 2014 5,288 4,701 1,589 1,759 1,812 (2,630) 12,519 2015 5,908 4,866 1,847 1,945 1,912 (2,751) 13,727 2016 6,410 5,005 2,087 2,135 2,149 (2,922) 14,864 2017 7,232 5,423 2,268 2,541 2,617 (3,340) 16,741 2018 8,243 5,803 2,368 2,887 2,751 (3,593) 18,459 2019 8,935 6,366 2,508 3,156 3,029 (5,036) 18,958

* Other includes : Agricultural, Pers onal Property, State As ses sed Property and Other

Annual Taxable Assessed Value (in millions) 20,000

15,000

10,000

5,000

‐ 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019

Source: Snohomish County Assessor’s Office The decline in AV from 2010‐2013 was primarily due to the recession. The growth from 2013 to 2019 reflects the economic recovery as well as new construction.

PRINCIPAL TAXPAYERS 2019 Percentage of

2018 Assessed Total Assessed 1 2 Taxpayer Business Valuation Valuation The Boeing Company Aeropsace$ 3,351,322,004 18.16% Fluke Electronics Corp Electronics 85,119,241 0.46% Prime Catalina Merrill Creek LLC Apartments 74,577,272 0.40% Strata Fulton LLC Apartments 74,424,100 0.40% Brixton Everett LLC /Property Investments 73,358,500 0.40% Providence Health & Services Healthcare 72,500,581 0.39% Standard JSP Olin LLC Apartments 66,853,500 0.36% Breit Ta Mf Walden Pond LLC Apartments 62,997,000 0.34% Frontier Communications NW Telecommunications 62,060,490 0.34% Greystar Apartments 59,741,000 0.32% UDR Property Apartments 48,125,000 0.26% Waterford Apartment Aspen Apartments 48,000,000 0.26%

Total$ 4,079,078,688 22.10%

1 – 2018 Assessed Valuation for 2019 Taxes, per Snohomish County Assessor’s Office 2 – Total City of Everett Assessed Valuation = $18,458,610,540 (2018 AV for 2019 taxes)

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CONSTRUCTION PERMITS AND PROPERTY VALUE

Building Permits

# of Building Permits Issued Year Permits Issued Value 2010 597 $78,205,815 1200 2011 594 103,430,271 1000 2012 679 134,996,272 800 2013 571 84,340,495 2014 827 305,354,181 600 2015 945 223,773,410 400 2016 1037 212,845,872 200 2017 934 189,190,121 2018 720 189,418,395 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2019 674 234,900,410

New Commercial Construction # New Commercial Construction Permits Year Permits Issued Value Issued 2010 10 $17,413,444 2011 11 29,844,191 30 2012 9 50,192,877 25 2013 5 14,287,510 20 2014 13 216,223,295 15 2015 15 60,860,502 10 2016 18 29,621,088 5 2017 27 49,587,747 2018 15 55,809,472 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2019 12 16,759,968

New Residential Construction # New Residential Construction Units Year of Units Value 2010 56 $11,098,729 1000 2011 45 8,847,035 800 2012 105 20,792,038 2013 245 28,803,028 600 2014 256 34,088,580 400 2015 308 43,001,638 2016 230 51,059,371 200 2017 281 63,482,861 2018 246 37,998,876 0 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2019 863 125,053,560 Residential includes single family, duplex units, and mulit‐family units

The number of new residential units increased substantially in 2019 due a significant uptick in developer interest based on population growth in the region.

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INFORMATION SOURCES

Economic Alliance of Snohomish County Employment Security Department 808 134th St SW, Ste 101 P.O. Box 9046 Everett, WA 98204 Olympia, WA 98507‐9046 (425) 743‐4567 (360) 902‐9500 www.economicalliancesc.org www.esd.wa.gov

Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction Everett School District Mail stop: 47200 3900 Broadway Old Capitol Building Everett, WA 98201 P.O. Box 47200 (425) 385‐4000 Olympia, WA 98504‐7200 www.everettsd.org (360) 664‐3631 www.k12.wa.us

Snohomish County Washington State Department of Revenue 3000 Rockefeller Ave PO Box 47478 Everett, WA 98201 Olympia, WA 98504‐7478 (425)388‐3411 (800) 647‐7706 www.snohomishcountywa.gov www.dor.wa.gov

Washington State Office of Financial Management U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis P.O. Box 43113 www.bea.gov Olympia, WA 98504‐3113 (360) 902‐0555 www.ofm.wa.gov

U.S. Census Bureau www.census.gov

For updates and other interesting facts about the City of Everett, check out the following web sites: . Port of Everett: www.portofeverett.com . Naval Station Everett: www.cnic.navy.mil/everett . The Herald: www.heraldnet.com You can also follow us on Facebook and Twitter. Links to these and other valuable resources can be found on our home page at www.everettwa.gov.

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