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<br />ORDINANCE NO. 20368 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING LOCAL CRITERIA APPLICABLE IN <br />THE WEST EUGENE ENTERPRISE ZONE AND ADOPTING A PUBLIC <br />BENEFIT SCORING SYSTEM; REPEALING RESOLUTION 4851; AND <br />PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. <br /> <br />The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: <br /> <br />A. On April 20, 2005, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 4832 authorizing the <br />City Manager to make application to the State of Oregon for designation of a West Eugene <br />Enterprise Zone. <br /> <br />B. On August 2, 2005, the Board of Commissioners adopted Order #05-8-2-5, and <br />on August 8, 2005, the City Council adopted Resolution 4851, in which the Board and Council <br />adopted interim local criteria. <br /> <br />C. On June 28, 2005, by Director's Order No. DO-05-130, the Oregon Economic and <br />Community Development Department approved the application and designated the West Eugene <br />Enterprise Zone, effective July 1, 2005. <br /> <br />D. As provided by Resolution 4851, the City of Eugene and Lane County undertook <br />a process to develop and adopt permanent standards and public benefit criteria for the West <br />Eugene Enterprise Zone. The process began with the convening of a joint City/County <br />committee composed of two elected officials from each governing body and a total of four <br />community representatives, two of whom were appointed by each governing body. The <br />committee met through January, 2006, providing opportunities for stakeholder participation and <br />community involvement, including public hearings, and developed a proposal for permanent <br />standards and public benefit criteria, which is attached as Exhibit A. <br /> <br />E. In developing its recommendation the Committee gave consideration to the <br />support of existing businesses and retention of existing jobs as important elements of the West <br />Eugene Enterprise Zone. <br /> <br />NOW, THEREFORE, <br /> <br />THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: <br /> <br />Section 1. Based on the above findings, which are hereby adopted, the City Council <br />hereby establishes the Local Public Benefit Criteria and Scoring System for the West Eugene <br />Enterprise Zone, as set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto. <br /> <br />Section 2. Public benefit contributions shall be distributed on an annual basis to the <br />following entities: <br /> <br />Ordinance - 1 <br />