Res 2038 - Woodburn-Gervais Enterprise ZoneCOUNCIL BILL NO. 2942
RESOLUTION NO. 2038
A RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT BUSINESS OREGON, AN AGENCY OF THE STATE
OF OREGON, CHANGE THE BOUNDARY OF THE WOODBURN ENTERPRISE ZONE TO
INCLUDE THE CITY OF GERVAIS AND THAT THE ZONE BE RENAMED THE WOODBURN-
GERVAIS ENTERPRISE ZONE
WHEREAS, On July 1, 2010 the City of Woodburn was designated as the
Woodburn Enterprise Zone by Business Oregon, an agency of the State of
Oregon; and
WHEREAS, the City of Gervais wants to be added to the boundary of the
existing enterprise zone and become a co-sponsor of the zone; and
WHEREAS, the Woodburn City Council at its November 25, 2013 meeting
agreed to hold the required public hearing and consider the requested
boundary change; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was conducted on January 13, 2014 before the
Woodburn City Council; NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF WOODBURN RESOLVES AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the Cities of Woodburn and Gervais request that Business
Oregon, an agency of the State of Oregon, change the boundary of the
Woodburn Enterprise Zone to include all of the incorporated area of both cities
as shown in Exhibits A and B.
Section 2. That the Cities of Woodburn and Gervais further request that the
name of the Woodburn Enterprise Zone be changed to the Woodburn - Gervais
Enterprise Zone.
Section 3. That James N.P. Hendryx, Woodburn Director of Economic and
Development Services, on behalf of the cities of Woodburn and Gervais, is
hereby authorized to prepare and submit technical memoranda to Business
Oregon, along with this resolution and other necessary documents, verifying that
the requested boundary change to the Woodburn - Gervais Enterprise Zone
complies with the requirements of ORS 285C.1 15, so that the request herein may
be approved by order of Business Oregon's department's director.
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Section 4. That the City of Gervais, in joining the sponsorship of the
Woodburn - Gervais Enterprise Zone, shall be excluded from the Zone's election,
by which a hotel, motel or destination resort is an eligible business firm. This
means that a hotel, motel or destination resort is not an eligible business firm if it
is located within the City of Gervais. ,
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