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HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 2006-248 e e e RESOLUTION NO 2006-248 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHULA VISTA SUPPORTING AND AUTHORIZING THE SUBMITTAL OF A JOINT APPLICATION FOR A REGIONAL ENTERPRISE ZONE TO THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA HOUSING & COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT, APPROVING AN OVERALL BUDGET FOR YEAR ONE, AUTHORIZING STAFF TO PREPARE ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTS TO SUBMIT THE JOINT APPLICATION, AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO AND THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF A REGIONAL ENTERPRISE ZONE WHEREAS, the California Housing and Community Development Department (HCD) oversees the Enterprise Tax Incentives Program whose goal is to stimulate growth in economically depressed areas of the State; and WHEREAS, the City of Chula Vista ("City") wishes to be designated as an enterprise zone and wishes to join with the City of San Diego and the City of National City ("Partnership") and file a joint application for an enterprise zone designation ("Application"); and WHEREAS, the City has jurisdiction over the application area; and WHEREAS, the City supports job development, job creation, and economIc development; and WHEREAS, the Application area has a history of high unemployment and low income; and WHEREAS, the multi-jurisdictional Application area is an economically depressed area and designation of the multi-jurisdictional application area as an Enterprise Zone is necessary in order to attract private sector investment to the multi-jurisdictional Application area. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Chula Vista, as follows: I That the Council adopts a boundary of the proposed enterprise zone as described in Attachment A to the City Council Agenda Statement. 2. That the Council adopts an overall line-item budget for year one of the enterprise zone that reflects the sources and uses of funds, as described in Attachment B to the City Council Agenda Statement. 3 That the Council finds that the application area is an economically depressed area and designation of the application area as an enterprise zone is necessary in order to attract private sector investment to the application area. Resolution No. 2006-248 Page 2 4 That the Council authorizes the joint Application for enterprise zone designation to be filed with the Housing & Community Development Department no later than September 6, 2006. --., 5 That the Council authorizes and supports job development, job creation, and economic development. 6. That the Council authorizes the Community Development Department to have staff available to maintain record-keeping, provide monthly updates on zone activities, and to discuss these activities with the Enterprise Zone Program auditors. 7 That the Council declares that the City of Chula Vista shall develop a self-evaluation process to measure its progress in meeting its goals and objectives; and this process shall be submitted to the HCD for review, approval, and inclusion in the Memorandum of Understanding between HCD and the Partnership prior to final designation as an enterprise zone. 8. That the Council agrees to complete all actions stated within the Application which apply to the City ofChula Vista should the proposed enterprise zone be awarded designation. 9 That the Environmental Review Coordinator has reviewed the proposed project for compliance with the California Environmental Protection Act and has determined that the proposed action was adequately covered in the previously adopted Final General Plan Update EIR. Thus, no further environmental review or documentation is necessary --., 10. That the Council directs City Manager to execute and submit the required documentation to the California Housing & Community Development Department for review and approval of the Application. II That the Council directs City Manager to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with the Partnership for the administration of the enterprise zone, as described in Attachment C to the City Council Agenda Statement. Presented by k/)~ Approved as to form by Acting Community Development Director ~Cl,;;~~o.r~\l\k Ann Moore \ City Attorney --., e e e Resolution No. 2006-248 Page 3 PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED by the City Council of the City ofChula Vista, California, this 8th day of August 2006 by the following vote: AYES: Councilmembers: Castaneda, Chavez, and Rindone NAYS. Councilmembers: None ABSENT Councilmembers: McCann, Padilla ATTEST -~.lJ It 11 ~~~ Susan Bigelow, MMC, City C STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO CITY OF CHULA VISTA ) ) ) I, Susan Bigelow, City Clerk of Chula Vista, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 2006-248 was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting of the ChuIa Vista City Council held on the 8th day of August 2006. Executed this 8th day of August 2006. --.-- ---'1..Ll o..S:i ~fi- ~ Susan Bigelow, MMC, City Cl