HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 27-97 2?-9?
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD IDENTIFYING
THE CENSUS TRACTS COMPRISING A
"TARGETED EMPLOYMENT AREA" FOR THE
BAKERSFIELD ENTERPRISE ZONE
WHEREAS, in 1986, the City of Bakersfield established an Incentive Area in the
southeast area of the City, pursuant to the Employment and Economic Incentive Act
(California Government Code section 7080 et seq.); and
WHEREAS, in 1996, via Senate Bill 2023, the State revised both the Employment
and Economic Incentive Act and the Enterprise Zone Act (Government Code section 7070
et seq.); and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 2023 unifies the zones created under the Employment and
Economic Incentive Act and the Enterprise Zone Act and cells them Enterprise Zones; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 2023 provides that any previously-established zone
(Incentive Area and Enterprise Zone) becomes an Enterprise Zone; and
WHEREAS, additionally Senate Bill 2023 provides that, commencing January 1,
1997, local entities can establish "targeted employment areas" composed of census tracts
having at least 51% of its residents at low-or moderate-income levels, with the purpose of
encouraging businesses in an Enterprise Zone to hire eligible residents of those
geographic areas of the City; and
WHEREAS, Senate Bill 2023 allows the City Council of the City of Bakersfield to
designate those census tracts in the most need of this employment targeting.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Bakersfield
as follows:
1. The following census tracts have been designated by the United States
Department of Housing and Urban Development as having at least fifty-one percent (51%)
of their residents of low- and moderate-income levels, based upon 1980 census data, as
required by Senate Bill 2023, and are hereby identified as those census tracts which are
in the most need of employment targeting pursuant to Senate Bill 2023:
Census tracts 3, 4, 6, 11.03, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21,22, 23.02, 25 and 64
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2. A "targeted employment area" composed of the above-specified census tracts
and having the boundaries created by grouping the said census tracts together, as shown
on Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated herein, is hereby approved.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by
Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on
FEB ~ 9 1~? , by the following vote:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBER
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBER
ABSENT: COUNCiLMEMBER
AYES: COUNCILMEMBER DeMOND, CARSON, SMITH, McDERMOTT, Rt~S, SULLNAN, SALVAGGIO
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED
MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
JUDY K. SKOUSEN
City Attorney
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~ JANICE SCANLAN
Deputy City Attorney
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S:'tCOU NCIL'~RES ~ NTE R PRI .RES
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