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Home My WebLink About022049 ORD - 10/11/1994T ORDINANCE WITHDRAWING THE DESIGNATION OF THE CORPUS CHRISTI ENTERPRISE ZONE; AND DESIGNATING A NEW CORPUS CHRISTI ENTERPRISE ZONE WITH EXPANDED BOUNDARIES, AND AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF AN APPLICATION WITH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Corpus Christi, Texas, ("City") has recognized the importance of economic development to the City; WHEREAS, the City has determined that there are benefits for the City and Nueces County which may be derived from having an Enterprise Zone Program in accordance with the Texas Enterprise Zone Act, V.T.C.A., Government Code, Chapter 2303 ("Act"); WHEREAS, the City has directed the City Manager to develop a City of Corpus Christi Enterprise Zone Program and to recommend the definite geographical boundaries and specific economic development incentives of such Enterprise Zone Program; WHEREAS, the Act contemplates nomination by the City to the Texas Department of Commerce, of any economically distressed area within the City which meets the criteria of the Act as a potential enterprise zone; WHEREAS, in accordance with the Act, the Texas Department of Commerce heretofore approved, on November 22, 1989, the nomination of the City of Corpus Christi Enterprise Zone ("Zone") as an enterprise zone pursuant to the City's Resolution No. 20806; and WHEREAS, in accordance with the Act, the Texas Department of Commerce heretofore approved, on December 23, 1991, the nomination for the expansion of the Zone as an enterprise zone pursuant to the City's Ordinance No. 21265; WHEREAS, the existing Zone expires in 1996; WHEREAS, the City now desires to withdraw the designation of the existing Corpus Christi Enterprise Zone and designate a new Corpus Christi Enterprise Zone for a period of seven years with expanded boundaries (hereinafter referred to as the "New Zone") in accordance with Section 2303.101. of the Act, which section establishes an application process for the designation of an enterprise zone; and WHEREAS, in compliance with Section 2303.101. of the Act on August 9, 1994, the City held a public hearing to consider expanding the boundaries of the Zone; T 22 1119 afiLta NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI: SECTION 1. The boundaries of the New Zone will include the current boundaries of the Zone; the 1991 expansion area; and some additional expansion area. Exhibit A, attached hereto and incorporated by reference, is a general description of the boundaries of the New Zone. SECTION 2. The City has determined that it is desirable to withdraw the designation of the existing zone before it will expire in 1996, and designate a new zone for a period of seven (7) years with expanded boundaries. SECTION 3. The City has determined and finds that the New Zone meets the requirements of Section 2303.101 of the Act, namely: (1) to have a continuous boundary; (2) be at least one square mile but not larger than the greater of: (3) (A) 10 square miles, excluding lakes, waterways, and transportation arteries; or (B) an area, not to exceed 20 square miles, that is equal to five percent of the area, excluding lakes, waterways, and transportation arteries, of the municipality, county, or combination of municipalities or counties nominating the area as an enterprise zone; be an area of pervasive poverty, unemployment, and economic distress; and SECTION 4. Pursuant to the Act, the New Zone is hereby nominated as an enterprise zone, subject to the approval of the Texas Department of Commerce in accordance with the Act. SECTION 5. The City will provide certain tax and other incentives applicable to business in the enterprise zone, the first four of which are not available throughout the City, as follows: a. Public Works Improvements; b. Enterprise Zone Signage Program; c. Enterprise Zone Expeditor; -2- d. Enhanced Police Services; e. City of Corpus Christi Tax Abatement as provided by the Guidelines and Criteria for Granting Tax Abatement; f. Tax Exempt Revenue Bonds; g. The Corpus Christ Foreign Trade Zone; h. Tax Increment Financing in the Reinvestment Zone #1, as established in Ordinance No. 19708; i. Federal Economic Development Administration (EDA) Public Works Grants; J. Corpus Christi Commercial Rehabilitation Loan Program; k. Housing and Urban Development 312 Rehabilitation Loan Program as federal funds become available; and 1. Minority Business Opportunity Council. SECTION 6. The City of Corpus Christi Office of the City Manager is hereby designated as the City's administrative agency to administer the Act within the New Zone located wholly within the area of the corporate limits and the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City. SECTION 7. The City Manager is hereby authorized and directed to submit an application to the Texas Department of Commerce for the designation of the New Zone as a designated enterprise zone pursuant to the Act. SECTION 8. The City hereby authorizes the City Manager or his designee to sign and enter into a negotiated enterprise zone agreement with the Texas Department of Commerce, and to take all action necessary to accomplish the purposes of this Ordinance. SECTION 9. The City Manager or his designee is further directed to act as liaison for the City to communicate and negotiate with the Texas Department of Commerce, enterprise projects, and other entities in order affected by the enterprise zone. SECTION 10. All City Ordinances and Resolutions, and provisions of City Ordinances and Resolutions, in conflict herewith are hereby expressly repealed; provided, that if the application as described in Section 6 of this Ordinance is not approved by the Texas Department of Commerce, and thus the New Zone is not designated as an enterprise zone by the Texas Department of Commerce pursuant to the Act, nothing herein, nor the refusal of the Texas Department of Commerce to designate the New Zone as an enterprise zone, shall in any way -3- whatsoever be construed to affect or nullify the original nomination and designation of the Zone as an enterprise zone as approved by the Texas Department of Commerce. SECTION 11. The provisions of this Ordinance are severable. If any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, clause or phrase of this Ordinance is declared invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such declaration of invalidity shall not affect the remainder of this Ordinance which shall continue in effect. SECTION 12. That upon written request of the mayor of five Council members, copy attached, to find and declare an emergency due to the need for immediate action necessary for the efficient and effective administration of City affairs, such finding of an emergency is made and declared requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon ordinances at two regular meetings so that his ordinance is passed and shall take effect upon first reading as an emergency measure this the 11th day of October, 1994. ATTEST: City Secretary MAYOR THE CITY CiFtORPUS CHRISTI APPROVED: / DAY OF ati , 1994 JAMES R. BRAY JR., CITY ATTORNEY BY: A -4- Corpus Christi, Texas day of TO THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL Corpus Christi, Texas For the reasons set forth in the emergency clause of the foregoing ordinance an emergency exists requiring suspension of the Charter rule as to consideration and voting upon ordinances at two regular meetings: I/we, therefore, request that you suspend said Charter rule and pass this ordinance finally on the date it is introduced, or at the present meeting of the City Council. Respectfully, Respectfully, Council Members MAY ,y�wv_Sv THE i1Y OF CORPUS CHRISTI The above ordinance was passed by the following vote: Mary Rhodes Dr. Jack Best Melody Cooper Cezar Galindo Betty Jean Longoria 0/-(c, Edward A. Martin G Dr. David McNichols �'—C) i; David Noyola Clif Moss ,<Jtb \forms\045 r '22 s9