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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso. 1990-421 - Endorsing the joint application for designation of an enterprise zone 4 • 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. Iii • 411 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 ,47.l;z&-2 NANCY BU M, Mayorf - /ICity of Redding ATTEST: e 77e--,„,--6 ETHEL A. NICHOLS, City Clerk FORM APPROVED: RAN ALL A. HAYS, C. y Attorney 'I. - 2 - . 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 II Page 2 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 111 • of Understanding Between the County of Shasta, the City of Anderson, the City of Redding, and the Economic Development Corporation of Shasta County - I Enterprise Zones Page 3 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 mouez . sam/lt cor • • i I CDMMekt7,1L AFEA J j . f r I 1 SCf1LE—Atc./E 1 �1 1 �� • As: „ '._ f .eii4 t 1 EL/4/846- I t �' : ,*) gr ' _ 1• .'"4 - Jiff. \)„,r -I e i„ri,-- El. -r:' .. 1 1 Lr' Au" �Y - i \ -, (1 ' ' trHi'' ' — - a � • • L ��HI � i . . • /N ,. 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