HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 136-86RESOLUTION NO. 136-86
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF BAKERSFIELD APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING
THE EXECUTION OF A MEMORANDUM OF UNDER-
STANDING BETWEEN THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD,
THE COUNTY OF KERN AND THE CALIFORNIA
DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.
WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield and the County of Kern have
jointly applied for designation of a portion of Southeast
Metropolitan Bakersfield as an "enterprise zone" in accordance
with the Employment and Economic Incentive Act of 1984 as amen-
ded; and
WHEREAS, conditional designation has been awarded to the City
of Bakersfield and the County of Kern by the California
Department of Commerce; and
WHEREAS, final designation and the availability of the state
provided financial incentives is dependent on the City and County
meeting specified conditions; and
WHEREAS, one of the conditions for "enterprise zone" designa-
tion is a Memorandum of Understanding executed by the City of
Bakersfield and County of Kern and the California Department of
Commerce, outlining commitments by the City and County for con-
tinued efforts to implement the local incentives indicated in the
Final Application for designation under the Employment and
Economic Incentive Act of 1984 as amended, submitted on
November 5, 1985; and
WHEREAS, those local incentives have been formalized and sum-
marized and included in a Memorandum of Understanding supplied to
the City of Bakersfield and the County of Kern by the California
Department of Commerce;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
DOES HEREBY RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
~. The City Council hereby finds the terms and conditions
of the proposed Memorandum of Understand to be in accordance with
its efforts to implement an "enterprise zone" in Southeast
Metropolitan Bakersfield and approves and authorizes execution of
the Memorandum of Understand by the appropriate individuals
2. The executed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) should be
forwarded to the County of Kern and the California Department of
Commerce for their execution.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the
adopted by the Council of the
foregoing Resolution was passed and
City of Bakersfield at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 10th day of September , 1986, by the
following vote:
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED this 10th day of September , 1986
MAYOR of the City o~/Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
C~Y~AT//~N~EY~f~he City of Bakersfield
5:R.MOU1
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING
BETWEEN
THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD, THE COUNTY OF KERN,
AND THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
LEGAL AUTHORITY
The City of Bakersfield and the County of Kern, hereafter known as the "applicants"
have proposed the designation of a program area pursuant to Section 7085 of the
California Government Code, with the purpose of stimulating and maintaining
employment and investment in this economically depressed area. The program area is
the area generally defined on the map attached to and made a part of this
agreement.
The California Department of Commerce has reviewed the Applicant's proposed program
area designation pursuant to California Government Code Section 7085 and
Administrative Code Section 5210, and has granted a conditional approval of this
designation.
BACKGROUND
The Employment and Economic Incentive Program provides for the designation of nine
areas of California for a fifteen year period. The State of California has agreed
to provide certain incentives to businesses located within these areas as specified
in Sections 17052.13, 17053.11, 17231, 17265, 17276.5, 23612, 24333, 24356.3, and
24417 of the California Revenue and Taxation Code with the purpose of stimulating
new investment and employment in said areas.
The California Department of Commerce awarded conditional designation to the
Southeast Metropolitan Bakersfield area, including portions of unincorporated Kern
County, based upon a joint application of the City of Bakersfield and the County of
Kern to the Department which committed the applicants to encourage and facilitate
job maintenance and business and job development in distressed and declining areas
of the City and County through a series of local incentives, projects, and
programs.
Pursuant to Sections 5228 and 5229 of the California Administrative Code, the
Department of Commerce has notified the applicants of their conditional
designation, specified the conditions which must be met prior to the award of final
designation, and set a deadline of September 24, 1986 for those conditions to be
met.
Certain conditions specified by the Department of Commerce, based upon the proposal
of the applicants to the Department, pertain to incentives, programs and projects
which, by their nature, are long term efforts on the part of the applicants to
revitalize the Southeast Metropolitan Bakersfield area.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
The California Department of Commerce, the City of Bakersfield and the County of
Kern enter into this agreement for the purpose of assuring their mutual and common
understanding of the intent of each party to use their best efforts, subject to the
continued availability of' financing, to continue and complete long term incentives,
programs and projects to stimulate and maintain employment and investment in the
Southeast Metropolitan Bakersfield area.
OBJECTIVES
It is mutually agreed that:
The City of Bakersfield and the County of Kern will continue to support
marketing and promotion of the program area. The form of this support will be
determined by the City and County, based upon their evaluation of what methods
are most appropriate, effective, and feasible.
The City of Bakersfield will use its best efforts to complete the acquisition
and planned improvements to the Bakersfield Airpark, subject to the
availability of funding and to the continued financial feasibility of this
project.
3. The City of Bakersfield intends to complete an analysis of the feasibility of
establishing a redevelopment project area and plan for that area of the City
contained in Census Tract 22 and in the area of the Bakersfield Airpark.
4. This Memorandum may be amended by the mutual agreement of all parties.
5. This Memorandum, and any amendments thereof, shall remain in effect until
terminated by the Director of the Department of Commerce, or until such time
as the state designation of the Southeast Metropolitan Bakersfield program
area is no longer in force or effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties agree to have executed this agreement on the day,
month, and year indicated.
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT
County Agent
By
COUNTY OF KERN
Chairman, Board of SuDervisors
"COUNTY"
Community Development Program Department
CITY OF BAKERSFIELD
By
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Office of County Counsel
By
Mayor
"CITY"
By
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT
City Agent
By
By
Director, California Department
of Commerce
"STATE"
Economic Development and Redevelopment
Department
By
APPROVED AS TO FORM
Office of City Attorney