0336 RESOLUTION NO. 3 3 6 01 -851
RESOLUTION STATING THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE'S INTEREST IN PARTICIPATLON
IN THE ARKANSAS ENTERPRISE ZONE PROGRAM AND DESIGNATION OF SUCH ENTERPRISE
ZONE PROGRAM AND DESIGNATION OF SUCH ENTERPRISE ZONES IN THE CITY OF
JACKSONVILLE AND TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE WITH RESPECT THERETO
WHEREAS, the Arkansas Enterprise Zone Act of 1984, Act 740 was
enacted by the Arkansas General Assembly; and
WHEREAS, the Arkansas Enterprise Zone Program offers significant
incentives for economic development and revitalization to some of the
most distressed areas in the City of Jacksonville; and
WHEREAS, the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission (AIDC) has
designated certain Census Block Groups in the City of Jacksonville as
eligible enterprise zones, based on demographic and economic factors; anc
WHEREAS, the City of Jacksonville requests that the following Census
Block Group be desingated enterprise zone for the purpose of implementing
the Arkansas Enterprise Zone Program; and
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WHEREAS, in accordance with the Arkansas Enterprise Zone Program
requirements, the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, agrees to:
1. Apply for enterprise zone designation using only
approved forms (or copies of such),
2. Provide all requested information required pertaining to
the potential enterprise zone under consideration, to AIDC,
3. Hold at least one public hearing on the application for
enterprise zone designation,
4. Assume a local commitment to provide, or undertake, the
following:
a. Analysis of the adequacy of police protection within
the proposed zone, and if necessary, devise and
implement a plan for improvement thereof;
b. Give priority to the use, within the proposed zone,
of any employment training or community development
funds received from the state or federal government
c. Assist AIDC in certifying employers to be eligible
for the benefits of the Arkansas Enterprise Zone Program;
d. Amend existing regulations to supersede any local regu-
lations or ordinances which may serve to discourage
economic development within an enterprise zone;
e. Assist AIDC in evaluating progress made in an enterprise
zone within its' jurisdiction;
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RESOLUTION NO. 3 3 A PAGE TWO
f. Waive any local sales or use tax imposed by the governing
body on the purchase of the material used in the construction
of a building or buildings, or any addition or improvement
thereon, for housing any legitimate business enterprise, and
machinery and equipment to be located in or in connection
with such building; and,
g. To keep AIDC informed whenever changes occur within the
zone, i.e., an establishment goes out of business, is
destroyed by fire, flood, etc., new development takes
place within the infrastructure (streets, etc.), changes
in local development codes that may affect the zone, etc.
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council in due, regular and legal session
convened this 3rd day of January, 1985, that the City of Jacksonville will
participate in the Arkansas Enterprise Zone Program and request designation
by the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission of the aforementioned
geographic area as an enterprise zone.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that if any provision or item of this resolution
or the application thereof is held invalid, such invalidity shall not affect
other provisions, items or applications of this resolution which can be given
effect without the invalid provisions, items or applications and to this end
the provisions of this resolution are hereby declared severable.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that all resolutions or parts thereof in conflict
herewith are repealed.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 3hd DAY OF Jamaky , 1985.
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,/ OR JAMES G. RE 5
ATTEST TO:
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CI CLERK
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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