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RESOLUTION NO. � ' ApZ/
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING ENDORSING THE
JOINT APPLICATION FOR DESIGNATION OF AN ENTERPRISE ZONE IN SHASTA
COUNTY.
WHEREAS, the State of California has adopted AB 251 permitting the
designation of 15 new Enterprise Zones within the State to be selected from
those locations which meet minimum distress criteria; and
WHERAS, Shasta County has among the highest unemployment rate within
the State of California; and
WHEREAS, the growth in jobs is not presently projected to keep pace
with the population growth for the area, thereby creating even greater
pressure on the unemployment rate; and
it WHEREAS, the designation of an Enterprise Zone is critical if the
joint applicants are to be competitive in the attraction of
pp p private sector
investment; and
WHEREAS, the Cities of Redding and Anderson and the County of Shasta
have each separately and jointly taken significant steps to coordinate their
economic development efforts and to concentrate their respective resources in
ways that would generate additional long-term employment in the private
sector; and
WHEREAS, the State has designated an area within Shasta County
incorporating a portion of the City of Redding and unincorporated portion of
Shasta County as an eligible area under AB 251; and
WHEREAS, the Cities of Redding and Anderson and the County of Shasta
have each separately and jointly found the eligible area as an economic
depressed area of significant pervasive poverty and low income; and
WHEREAS, the Cities of Redding and Anderson and the County of Shasta
have worked cooperatively in designating the contiguous boundaries of an
Enterprise Zone that would most effectively serve this single urban area and
urban labor market without regard to jurisdictional boundaries.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Redding, that:
1. The City of Redding finds that the application area is a
depressed area, and that designation of the application area as an enterprise
zone is necessary in order to attract private sector investments in the
application area.
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2. The City of Redding hereby commits the use of its resources to
'j attract business and industry to the Shasta County-Redding-Anderson area for
the creation of long-term employment, as set forth in the Enterprise Zone
application, and hereby approves and authorizes the Mayor to sign on behalf of
the City, the Memorandum of Understanding which is attached hereto as Exhibit
"A."
3. The City Council of the City of Redding does agree to complete
1 all actions stated within the preliminary and final Enterprise Zone applica-
tions which apply to the City of Redding, should the application be awarded
conditional designation by the State of California.
The foregoing resolution was introduced, passed, and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Redding at a regular meeting thereof held on the
21st day of August , 1990.
AYES: COUNCILMEMBER: Arness, Dahl , Fulton & Buffum
NOES: COUNCILMEMBER: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBER: Moss
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBER: None
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NANCY BU M, Mayorf -
/ICity of Redding
ATTEST:
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ETHEL A. NICHOLS, City Clerk
FORM APPROVED:
RAN ALL A. HAYS, C. y Attorney
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Exhibit A
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN
THE COUNTY OF SHASTA, THE CITY OF REDDING,
THE CITY OF ANDERSON, AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
CORPORATION OF SHASTA COUNTY
LEGAL AUTHORITY
The County of Shasta, the City of Redding, and the City of Anderson
hereinafter known as the "applicants" , intend to jointly propose the
designation of portions of their respective jurisdictions as a state
enterprise zone pursuant to Section 7073 of the California Govern-
ment Code for the purpose of stimulating new employment and invest-
ment in economically depressed areas of their respective juris-
dictions. The area proposed for such designation is shown on the
map attached to and made a part of this agreement.
jl'' It is the intention of the applicants to submit a joint application
to the California Department of Commerce for enterprise zone desig-
1 nation pursuant to California Government Code Section 7073 and
Administrative Code Sections 5601 - 5636 .
BACKGROUND
The Enterprise Zone Program has designated ten areas of California
for a fifteen year period as enterprise zones. Recent legislation
has provided for the designation of an additional fifteen areas as
enterprise zones, and the State of California has agreed to provide
certain incentives to businesses located within these areas as
specified in Sections 17052. 13, 17053 . 8, 17053 . 9, 17231, 17252 . 5,
17276 . 5 , 23612, 24331 , 24333 , 24356 . 2 , 24384, and 24417 of the
California Revenue and Taxation Code for the purpose of stimulating
new investment and employment in said areas .
It is the intention of the applicants to seek conditional designa-
tion from the California Department of Commerce of a proposed
enterprise zone based upon the applicants ' proposal to the Depart-
ment which will commit the applicants to provide effective, innova-
tive, and comprehensive, regulatory, tax, program, and other incen-
tives to attract private sector investment to the proposed zone.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
The County of Shasta, the City of Redding, the City of Anderson, and
the Economic Development Corporation of Shasta County enter into
this agreement for the purpose of assuring their mutual and common
understanding of the intent of each party to use their best efforts,
subject to the continued availability of financing, to continue and
complete long term programs and projects to attract private sector
investment to the area proposed for designation.
Aft
• Memorandum of Understanding Between the
County of Shasta, the City of Anderson,
the City of Redding, and the Economic
j Development Corporation of Shasta County -
Enterprise Zones
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OBJECTIVES
It is mutually agreed that:
1 . The County of Shasta, the City of Redding, and the City of
Anderson will each provide staff support to administer pro-
grams, projects, or incentives provided by their respective
jurisdictions within the area proposed for designation. The
staff of each jurisdiction will coordinate those economic and
business development activities related to the designated
enterprise zone through the Shasta County Economic Development
Corporation (hereinafter known as the coordinating agency) . As
a part of this effort, the staff of the County and each City
will cooperate with the coordinating agency to work with
existing and prospective new businesses to explain the incen-
tives, programs, and projects which may benefit the business,
and to identify serious unmet needs or problems facing said
businesses . In the event staff identifies a need for financial
or job training assistance on the part of a business, the staff
person will refer the business to the coordinating agency to
arrange action by an entity or agency designated to provide
such services .
2 . There is hereby established an Enterprise Zone Policy Board
consisting of one representative from the County of Shasta, the
City of Redding, the City of Anderson, and the Economic Devel-
opment Corporation of Shasta County, and a fifth member to be
selected at large by the other four members . The Enterprise
Zone Policy Board shall review and monitor the progress and
activities of the zone, and shall make such recommendations
thereon as it deems appropriate to the applicants .
3 . The Shasta County Economic Development Corporation will func-
tion as the coordinating agency in marketing and promoting the
area proposed for designation to businesses and developers
( including both those businesses and developers currently
operating within the designated area, and those interested in
locating within the designated area at some future time) . The
Shasta County Economic Development Corporation covenants to
provide print advertising, print materials, and other promo-
tional activities as needed and feasible , subject to the
continued availability of funding from Shasta County, City of
Redding and City of Anderson, and such other sources of revenue
as may be available to the Economic Development Corporation of
Shasta County.
4 . To supplement such sources of revenue as are, or may become,
available to the Economic Development Corporation of Shasta
County, the parties to this Memorandum of Understanding agree
1 to share the costs of marketing and promoting the enterprise
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of Understanding Between the
County of Shasta, the City of Anderson,
the City of Redding, and the Economic
Development Corporation of Shasta County -
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zone ( including such costs as may be engendered in preparing
the preliminary and final applications for designation, and the
environmental processes required under the California Environ-
mental Quality Act) on the basis of proportion of each agency' s
industrial and commercial acreage which is included in the
proposed zone. It is further agreed that the City of Redding' s
share of costs is thereby established at 60 .7%, the County of
Shasta' s at 32 . 5%, and the City of Anderson' s at 6. 8%.
5 . This Memorandum may be amended only by the mutual agreement of
all parties in writing. This Memorandum, and any amendments
thereof , shall remain in effect until terminated.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties agree to have executed this Memo-
randum on this day of , 1990 . The Memorandum
shall become effective upon the execution of it by all parties.
COUNTY OF SHASTA
CITY OF REDDING
CITY OF ANDERSON
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF
SHASTA COUNTY
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