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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2026-179RESOLUTION NO. 2026-179 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA RECOMMENDING THAT THE GOVERNOR’S OFFICE OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCLUDE EIGHT (8) CENSUS TRACTS LOCATED IN WESTERN CHULA VISTA AS PART OF THE STATE’S RECOMMENDATION FOR THE OPPORTUNITY ZONE 2.0 PROGRAM WHEREAS, since 2018, Opportunity Zones have been allowed under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and consist of economically distressed communities where investments in development projects can earn preferential federal tax benefits, such as capital gains deferral and tax-free appreciation; and WHEREAS, under the existing Opportunity Zones 1.0 program established under the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, three (3) census tracts in western Chula Vista have been designated as Opportunity Zones; and WHEREAS, the Opportunity Zones initiative has recently been made permanent by the 2025 Working Families Tax Cuts Act, which allows for new Opportunity Zones 2.0 to be created for the period beginning January 2027 through December 2036; and WHEREAS, the California Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development has preliminarily recommended that three (3) census tracts in Chula Vista be included for consideration by the U.S. Department of the Treasury for consideration as part of the Opportunit y Zones 2.0 program; and WHEREAS, in addition to the three (3) census tracts preliminarily recommended by the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, five (5) additional census tracts warrant consideration for inclusion in the Opportunity Zones 2.0 Program. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, that it recommends that the California Office of Business and Economic Development recommend to the U.S. Department of the Treasury that the following eight (8) census tracts be included in the Opportunity Zones 2.0 Program: 06073012302, 6073012501, 06073012502, 06073012600, 06073012700, 06073013104, 06073013205, and 06073013206. [SIGNATURES ON THE FOLLOWING PAGE] Docusign Envelope ID: A61D883E-ECF3-8C04-834C-33E63E8749B3 Resolution No. 2026-179 Page No. 2 Presented by Approved as to form by Tiffany Allen Marco A. Verdugo City Manager City Attorney PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, California, this 25th day of August 2026, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Chavez, Inzunza, Preciado, and McCann NAYS: Councilmembers: None ABSENT: Councilmembers: None ABSTAIN: Councilmembers: Fernandez John McCann, Mayor ATTEST: Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk STATE OF CALIFORNIA ) COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO ) CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) I, Kerry K. Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2026-179 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting of the Chula Vista City Council held on the 25th day of August 2026. Executed this 25th day of August 2026. Kerry K. Bigelow, MMC, City Clerk Docusign Envelope ID: A61D883E-ECF3-8C04-834C-33E63E8749B3