Item 3: West Eugene Enterprise Zone Boundary Amendment 2

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ATTACHMENT C RESOLUTION NO. _____ A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO MAKE APPLICATION TO THE STATE OF OREGON TO AMEND THE BOUNDARIES OF THE WEST EUGENE ENTERPRISE ZONE. 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 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. C. 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. D. On May 22, 2006, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 20368 establishing local criteria applicable in the West Eugene Enterprise Zone and adopting a public benefit scoring system. E. The designation of an enterprise zone does not grant or imply permission to develop land within the Zone without complying with all prevailing zoning, regulatory and permitting processes and restrictions of any and all local jurisdictions; nor does it indicate any public intent to modify those processes or restrictions, unless otherwise in agreement with applicable comprehensive land use plans. F. The West Eugene Enterprise Zone and the three to five-year property tax exemption that it offers for new investments in plant and equipment by eligible business firms are critical elements of local efforts to increase employment opportunities, to raise local incomes, to attract investments by new and existing businesses and to secure and diversify the local economic base. G. The City of Eugene and Lane County are sponsoring governments of the West Eugene Enterprise Zone. The City of Eugene is requesting a change in boundary that would add the areas indicated on the map attached as Exhibit A such that the amended Enterprise Zone would be configured according to the map attached as Exhibit B. Lane County is expected to take action on October 24, 2012 to support this request. H . All of the municipal corporations and special service districts, other than the sponsoring governments, that receive operating revenue through the levying of ad valorem taxes on real and personal property in any area of the proposed enterprise zone have been informed and asked to comment on this proposal. Resolution - Page 1 of 2 10/22/12 Action Resolution