Resolution No. 6439
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RESOLUTION NO. 6439
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON APPROVING THE APPLICATION FOR A FEDERAL
ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY
OF VERNON'S PARTICIPATION WITH THE FIVE CITIES
OF BELL, BELL GARDEN'S, CUDAHY, HUNTINGTON PARK
AND MAYWOOD IN A JOINT APPLICATION FOR THE
FEDERAL ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY
WHEREAS, as part of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
the President proposed and the Congress enacted a program
for the designation of certain areas within the united
empowerment zones and enterprise communities; and
II WHEREAS, the Empowerment zone-Enterprise Community (EZ-EC)
12 program will provide special tax benefits to businesses located
13 within the areas which are selected for designation, as well as
14 authorizing the use of tax-exempt development bonds; and
15 WHEREAS, the EZ-EC program also will provide increased
16 funding for certain social service programs within designated EZ-EC
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18 WHEREAS, the selection for designation will be made by the
19 Secreta~y of Housing and Urban Development, after evaluating
20 competitive applications from prospective areas which meet certain
21 eligibility criteria; and
22 WHEREAS, the census tract containing almost the entire
23 City of Vernon, together with other census tracts containing
24 portions of the five cities of Bell, Bell Gardens, Cudahy,
25 Huntington Park and Maywood, meets the eligibility criteria for the
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27 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
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The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
that the recitals contained hereinabove are
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The City Council of the city of Vernon hereby
approves and authorizes the participation by the City of Vernon with
the five cities of Bell, Bell Gardens, Cudahy, Huntington Park and
Maywood in a joint application for designation as Federal Enterprise
Community.
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SECTION 3: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
authorizes the City Administrator and staff to collaborate with the
staffs of the other five cities in preparing and submitting such a
joint application.
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SECTION 4: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
14 appoints Councilman Hilario Gonzales to serve as the City Council's
15 representative on the Board of Directors of the prospective
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Enterprise Community and City Administrator Bruce V. Malkenhorst to
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serve as alternate.
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SECTION 5: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
certify to the passage of this resolution,
and thereupon and
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thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.'
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 17th day of May, 1994.
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.P"~ . LEONIS C. MAL G, Mayo ;
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City Clerk
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I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, ci ty Clerk of the ci ty of
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Resolution No. 6439, was duly adopted by the City Council of the
City of Vernon at a regular meeting of the City council duly held on
Tuesday, May 17, 1994 and thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor of
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, Ciey Clerk
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