HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - No. 2013-20RESOLUTION NO. 2013-20
A RESOLUTION OF THE LODI CITY
COUNCIL IN SUPPORT OF THE
ENTERPRISE ZONE PROGRAM
WHEREAS, California's Enterprise Zone program was established in 1984 to
stimulate business investment in depressed areas of the state and create job
opportunities for Californians; and
WHEREAS, according to the findings and declarations of the Enterprise Zone
Act, it is in the economic interest of the State to have one strong, combined, and
business -friendly incentive program to help attract business and industry to the State, to
help retain and -expand existing business and industry within the State; and to create
increasedjob opportunities for all Californians; and
WHEREAS, Enterprise Zones create and retain jobs, and according to the
California Association of Enterprise Zones, in 2010, more than 118,000 jobs were
created while California experienced unprecedented levels of unemployment; and
WHEREAS, Enterprise Zones attract businesses to California and retains them,
and once a zone is approved, businesses construct facilities, purchase equipment, hire
workers, and make other investments; and
WHEREAS, Enterprise Zones provide a geographically targeted economic
development tool designed to improve poor and blighted communities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council formally
supports the positive benefits of the Enterprise Zone program in local communities and
on a statewide economic level.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Lodi City Council authorizes the City
Manager or his designee to communicate its support for the Enterprise Zone program
and to submit written comment to the State Department of Housing and Community
Development on its proposed enterprise zone regulations by 5:00 p.m. on February 28,
2013.
Dated: February 20, 2013
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hereby certify that Resolution No. 2013-20 was passed and adopted by the Lodi
City Council in a regular meeting held February 20, 2013, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN
COUNCIL MEMBERS — Hansen, Katzakian, Mounce, and
Mayor Nakanishi
COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
COUNCIL MEMBERS —Johnson
COUNCIL MEMBERS — None
2013-20
JOHL
City Clerk