Resolution No. 6445
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RESOLUTION NO. 6445
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
VERNON (1) APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE
EXECUTION OF THE NOMINATING LOCAL GOVERNMENT
RESPONSIBILITIES AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE
CITY OF VERNON AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF
SOCIAL SERVICES; AND (2) APPROVING THE
STRATEGIC PLAN PREPARED BY THE SOUTHEAST
ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY CONSORTIUM AND PROVIDING
ASSURANCES THAT THE CITY OF VERNON WILL CARRY
OUT THOSE PORTIONS OF SAID PLAN WHICH APPLY TO
SAID CITY IF THE S.E.C.C. AREA IS DESIGNATED AS
AN 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
WHEREAS, the Empowerment Zone-Enterprise Community (EZ-EC)
program will provide special tax benefits to businesses located
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within the areas which are selected for designation, as well as
authorizing the'use of tax-exempt development bonds; and
WHEREAS, the EZ-EC program also will provide increased
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funding for certain social service programs within designated EZ-EC
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areas; and
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WHEREAS, the selection for designation will be made by the
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Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, after evaluating
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competitive applications from prospective areas which meet certain
eligibility criteria; and
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WHEREAS, the census tract containing almost the entire
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City of Vernon, Census Tract 532400, together with other census
tracts containing portions of the five cities of Bell, Bell Gardens,
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Cudahy, Huntington Park and Maywood, meets the eligibility criteria
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1 for the EZ-EC program; and
2 WHEREAS, the City of Vernon, together with those other
3 five cities, has agreed to submit an application for designation as
4 an Enterprise Community, acting with the others as the Southeast
5 Enterprise Community Consortium ("S.E.C.C."); and
6 WHEREAS, the other five cities of Bell, Bell Gardens,
7 Cudahy, Huntington Park and Maywood also have agreed to submit the
8 application for designation as an Enterprise community with the City
9 of Vernon; and
lO WHEREAS, Census Tract 532400 also includes very small
II portions of the territories of the City of Los Angeles, the City of
l2 Commerce and the County of Los Angeles; and
l3 WHEREAS, the state of California must certify any
l4 application submitted by the S.E.C.C., and its Department of Social
l5 Services has required that all participating cities execute the
l6 Nominating Local Government Responsibilities Agreement before it
l7 will certify the application; and
l8 WHEREAS, in addition, the u.s. Department of Housing and
19 Urban Development has required that not only all participating
20 cities but also all public entities whose territory is included
2l within the participating census tracts approve the strategic Plan
22 submitted for their area and provide assurances in writing that they
23 will carry out the Strategic Plan if their area is designated; and
24 WHEREAS, not only the five other S.E.C.C. cities of Bell,
25 Bell Gardens, Cudahy, Huntington Park and Maywood, but also the
26 three other public entities of the City of Los Angeles, the City of
27 Commerce and County of Los Angeles, have executed the Nominating
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1 Local Governments Responsibilities Agreement, have approved the
2 S.E.C.C. strategic Plan and have provided assurances that they will
3 carry out its provisions which apply to their territory if this area
4 is designated as an Enterprise Community; and
5 WHEREAS, the City Council of the city of Vernon has
6 reviewed the S.E.C.C. strategic Plan, and also is willing to provide
7 such assurances.
8 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
9 CITY OF VERNON AS FOLLOWS:
lO SECTION 1: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
II finds and determines that the recitals contained hereinabove are
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l3 SECTION 2: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
l4 approves the Nominating Local Government Responsibilities Agreement,
l5 a copy of which has been presented to the City Council concurrently
l6 with this resolution, and the City Council hereby orders said
l7 Agreement to be received and filed by the City Clerk.
l8 SECTION 3: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
19 authorizes the Mayor to execute said Agreement for, and on behalf
20 of, the City of Vernon.
2l SECTION 4: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
22 approves the S.E.C.C. Strategic Plan, a copy of which has been
23 presented to the City Council concurrently with this resolution, and
24 the City Council hereby orders said Strategic Plan to be received
25 and filed by the City Clerk.
26 SECTION 5: The City Council of the City of Vernon hereby
27 authorizes the Mayor to certify, as part of the Nomination of the
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S.E.C.C. area as an Enterprise community (Federal form HUD-40003),
that the City of Vernon will carry out those portions of said
strategic Plan which apply to the city of Vernon.
SECTION 6: The City Clerk of the City of Vernon shall
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6 thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
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BRUCE V.
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 21st day of June, 1994.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
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COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES )
I, BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, Ci ty Clerk of the ci ty of
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4 Vernon, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution, being
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Resolution No. 6445, was duly adopted by the City Council of the
City of Vernon at a regular meeting of the City Council duly held on
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Tuesday, June 21, 1994, and thereafter was duly signed by the Mayor
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BRUCE V. MALKENHORST, City
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