Item 6: Ordinance on Local Criteria for West Eugene Enterprise Zone

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ATTACHMENT A ORDINANCE NO. _____ AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING LOCAL CRITERIA APPLICABLE IN THE WEST EUGENE ENTERPRISE ZONE AND ADOPTING A PUBLIC BENEFIT SCORING SYSTEM; REPEALING RESOLUTION 4851; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: A. On April 20, 2005, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 4832 authorizing the City Manager to make application to the State of Oregon for designation of a West Eugene Enterprise Zone. B. On August 2, 2005, the Board of Commissioners adopted Order #05-8-2-5, and on August 8, 2005, the City Council adopted Resolution 4851, in which the Board and Council adopted interim local criteria. C. On June 28, 2005, by Director’s Order No. DO-05-130, the Oregon Economic and Community Development Department approved the application and designated the West Eugene Enterprise Zone, effective July 1, 2005. D. As provided by Resolution 4851, the City of Eugene and Lane County undertook a process to develop and adopt permanent standards and public benefit criteria for the West Eugene Enterprise Zone. The process began with the convening of a joint City/County committee composed of two elected officials from each governing body and a total of four community representatives, two of whom were appointed by each governing body. The committee met through January, 2006, providing opportunities for stakeholder participation and community involvement, including public hearings, and developed a proposal for permanent standards and public benefit criteria, which is attached as Exhibit A. E. In developing its recommendation the Committee gave consideration to the support of existing businesses and retention of existing jobs as important elements of the West Eugene Enterprise Zone. NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Based on the above findings, which are hereby adopted, the City Council hereby establishes the Local Public Benefit Criteria and Scoring System for the West Eugene Enterprise Zone, as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto. Section 2. Public benefit contributions shall be distributed on an annual basis to the following entities: