Res 1961 - Enterprise Zone ApplicationCOUNCIL BILL NO. 2820
RESOLUTION NO. 1961
A RESOLUTION INITIATING THE ENTERPRISE ZONE APPLICATION SUBMITTAL WITH STATE
OF OREGON, BUSINESS OREGON DEPARTMENT FOR THE CITY OF WOODBURN
ENTERPRISE ZONE
WHEREAS, The City of Woodburn (CITY) is sponsoring an application for
designation of the entire city as an enterprise zone within the City of Woodburn,
Marion County; and
WHEREAS, The CITY is interested in an enterprise zone to encourage new
business investment, job creation, higher incomes for local residents, and greater
diversity of economic activity; and
WHEREAS, The proposed enterprise zone has a total area of 5.2 square
miles, and it meets other statutory limitations on size and configuration; it is
depicted on the drawn -to -scale map (Exhibit A) and described by legal
description (Exhibit B). The enterprise zone consists of the existing City of
Woodburn city limits; and
WHEREAS, the availability of enterprise zone exemptions to business firms
that operate hotels, motels or destination resorts would help diversify local
economic activity, provide useful employment for some segments of the labor
force, and facilitate the expansion of accommodations for visitors which in turn
will spend time and money in the area for business, recreation or other
purposes...
WHEREAS, The proposed enterprise zone contains significant land that is
reserved for industrial use, as indicated by the land use zoning map(s) with the
application, and, consistent with the Comprehensive Plan(s) acknowledged by
the Land Conservation and Development Commission, such industrial sites are
to be accessible, serviced or serviceable, and otherwise ready for use and
further development; and
WHEREAS, The designation of an enterprise zone does not grant or imply
permission to develop land within the Zone without complying with prevailing
zoning, regulatory and permitting processes and restrictions for applicable
jurisdictions; nor does it indicate any intent to modify those processes or
restrictions, except as otherwise in accordance with the Comprehensive
Plans.
WHEREAS, The CITY appreciates the impacts that a designated enterprise
zone would have and the property tax exemptions that eligible business firms
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might receive therein, as governed by Oregon Revised Statutes (ORS) Chapter
285C and other provisions of Oregon Law; and
WHEREAS, All of the other municipal corporations, school districts, special
service districts and so forth, 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 were sent notice
on February 17, 2010 and invited to a public meeting regarding this proposal on
March 11, 2010, in order for the CITY to effectively consult with these other local
taxing districts; and
WHEREAS, A zone located entirely within city limits does not require the
county to be a sponsor, per OAR 123-065-0010; and
WHEREAS, Marion County approves and supports the proposed enterprise
zone, but is not required to be a sponsor of the proposed enterprise zone, since
the proposed zone is located completely within the incorporated territory of a
city that sponsors the zone; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF WOODBURN RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The CITY proposes and applies for an Oregon enterprise zone
to be named the Woodburn Enterprise Zone, and requests that the director of
the Oregon Business Development Department order the designation of this
enterprise zone.
Section 2, The CITY as a sponsor of the proposed Woodburn Enterprise
Zone exercises its option herewith under ORS 285C.070 that qualified property of
and operated by a qualified business firm as a hotel, motel or destination resort
may receive a property tax exemption in the Zone, and that such business firms
are eligible for purposes of authorization upon the effective designation of the
Zone.
Section 2. James N.P. Hendryx, Economic and Development Services
Director, is authorized to submit the enterprise zone application for the CITY and
to make any substantive or technical change to the application materials, as
necessary, after adoption of this resolution.
Section 3. The CITY will give priority to the use in the proposed enterprise
zone, if designated, of any economic development or job training funds
received from the federal government, consistent with ORS 285C.065(3) (d).
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Section 4. The CITY commits, upon designation, to appoint James N.P.
Hendryx, Economic and Development Services Director, as the local enterprise
zone manager.
Section 5. The CITY will comply with the requirements and provisions of
ORS 285C.105 and otherwise fulfill its duties under ORS 285C.050 to 285C.250.
Section 6. The CITY commits, within six months of designation, to
implement and to confirm for the department its fulfillment of such duties, as
specified in OAR 123-065-0210, including but not limited to preparation of a list or
map of local lands and buildings owned by the state or by municipal
corporations within the enterprise zone that are not being used or designated
for a public purpose and that have appropriate land use zoning, and to efforts
for making such real property available for lease or purchase by authorized
business firms under ORS 285C.I 10.
Section 7. Effective upon designation, the CITY provide local incentives to
any authorized business firm in the proposed enterprise zone for the length of the
standard enterprise zone exemption, insofar as the firm's qualifying investments
are also located inside of the CITY.
Approved as to form:
City Attorney
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Passed by the Council
Submitted to the Mayor
Approved by the Mayor
Filed in the Office of the Recorder
ATTEST: r'
Christina She er ity Recorder
City of Woodburn, Oregon
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