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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 4548 RESOLUTION NO. 4548 A RESOLUTION ADOPTING PUBLIC BENEFIT SCORING SYSTEM APPLICABLE TO THE WEST EUGENE ENTERPRISE ZONE The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: A. On June 30, 1997, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 4529 adopting additional local criteria applicable to the West Eugene Enterprise Zone. B. On July 9, 1997, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 4530 amending Resolution No. 4529 to change the process for implementing local criteria applicable to the West Eugene Enterprise Zone. Section 6(A), as revised by Resolution No. 4530, directs the Enterprise Zone Committee to hold one or more public hearings to receive public input on a point system for implementing the local criteria adopted by Resolution No. 4529, and to submit its recommendation to the Council and County Board of Commissioners. C. The Enterprise Zone Committee held a public hearing and, on November 17, 1997, fmalized its recommendation of an objective scoring system for implementing the public benefit criteria for consideration by the City Council and County Board of Commissioners. D. The City Council concurs with the Enterprise Zone Committee's recommendation and finds that it would be in the public interest to adopt the public benefit scoring system set forth in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference, to be utilized in implementing the local criteria adopted on June 30, 1997, for determining exemptions for future investments made by companies participating in the West Eugene Enterprise Zone. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EUGENE, a Municipal Corporation of the State of Oregon, as follows: Section 1. Based on the above findings, which are hereby adopted, the City Council adopts the public benefit scoring system contained in Exhibit A attached hereto and incorporated herein, to implement the local criteria adopted on June 30, 1997, for determining exemptions for future investments made by companies participating in the West Eugene Enterprise Zone. Section 2. The City Manager is authorized to adopt rules in the manner provided in Section 2.019 of the Eugene Code, 1971 to further defme terms and implement the scoring system for the public benefit criteria in Exhibit A hereto, so long as such rules are consistent with the Resolution - 1 11/21/97 Council-adopted scoring system and criteria. Section 3. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or portion of this Resolution is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, that portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent provision and that holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Resolution. Section 4. This Resolution shall take effect immediately upon adoption by the Council and adoption of a substantially similar resolution by the Board of County Commissioners. The foregoing Resolution adopted the /~ day of December, 1997. /11- Iftlt~ City Recorder Resolution - 2 11/21/97 Exhibit A PUBLIC BENEFIT CRITERIA 1. The extent to which the average wage of new jobs is equal to or greater than the average county wage. Points The average wage for all new jobs is: Z 100% and ~ 110% of average county wage > 110% and ~ 115% of average county wage > 115% of average county wage 25 35 40 2. The extent to which the company hires from local training/referral agencies. * Points Z 10% - ~ 35% of all new jobs 5 >35% - ~ 50% of all new jobs 15 > 50% of all new jobs 25 3. The extent to which the company hires persons with barriers to employment. ** Points Z 5% - ~ 10% of all new jobs 5 > 10% - ~ 20% of all new jobs 10 > 20% of all new jobs 15 4. The extent to which the company dedicates funds for non-mandated training and benefits. *** Points Z 1 % - ~ 5% of entire company payroll is dedicated 5 to non-mandated training & benefits > 5% - ~ 10% of entire company payroll is dedicated 10 to non-mandated training & benefits > 10% of entire company payroll is dedicated to 15 non-mandated training & benefits 5. Whether the company is a small business. Points ~ 50 employees at time of precertification 10 6. Whether the company is utilizing a previously developed site, including expansion at an existing site (i.e., the investment will take place at the same physical location as the existing facility), or redevelopment of an industrial or brownfield site. Points Expansion at existing site Redevelop preexisting industrial site or brownfield site 1 2 7. The extent to which the assessed value of new investment exceeds $500,000 per acre. Points Investment Z $500,000 per acre 1 CRITERIA NOTES: * Examples of qualified local training or referral agencies: Southern Willamette Private Industry Council Oregon Employment Department Lane Community College Adult/Family Services Vocational Rehabilitation Private Rehabilitation Agencies Goodwill Industries Catholic Community Services St. Vincent de Paul Salvation Army ** Examples of persons with employment barriers: Low/moderate income Disabled Injured Veteran Welfare recipient Displaced worker Teens/youth Ex-felon Older workers Short-term jobs history Displaced homemaker Drug/alcohol abuse history Protected classes (Female head of household, Hispanic, Black, Asian or Pacific Islander, American Indian or Alaskan Native) *** Qualifying non-government mandated benefits include: health/life/disability insurance, retirement, profit-sharing, paid vacation/holiday, child care, transportation, sick leave, tuition assistance, career development/training. Based on the number of public benefit criteria points earned in each Enterprise Zone tax exempt year, each company shall make a public benefit contribution which shall be a percentage of the total tax exemption in any given year, based on the following: Points Earned Public Benefit Contribution % 80+ 0% contribution 0-79 Apply formula: Contribution due = a percentage equal to 15 minus (point total -;- 80) x 15 Example: If point total is 70 15 minus (70 -;- 80) x 15 = contribution of 1.875% Example: If point total is 10 15 minus (10 -;- 80) x 15 = contribution of 13.125% NOTES ON DISTRIBUTION OF PUBLIC BENEFIT CONTRIBUTION: - Public benefit contribution would be paid annually on same date as tax bill. - 40% to Lane County; - 40% to City of Eugene; - 20% to programs sponsored by educational institutions, including Section 501(c)(3) tax exempt education foundations. Committee will reconvene in any year in which there is at least $10,000 in this category to distribute. A competitive Request for Proposal process will be conducted by the committee to allocate the available funds. Administrative costs of the distribution process may be taken from the funds available.