HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES 99-356 RESOLUTION NO. !J.S_L
WHEREAS, the Texas Department of Commerce (the "Department') designated the
Beaumont-Jefferson Enterprise Zone (the "Zone") on October 11, 1988; and,
WHEREAS, the Department will consider Interim Services, Inc. as a Project
pursuant to a nomination and an application made by the City of Beaumont, Texas (the
"City"); and,
WHEREAS, the City desires to pursue the creation of the proper economic and
social environment in order to induce the investment of private resources in productive
business enterprises located in the Zone and to provide employment to residents of the
Zone and to other economically disadvantaged individuals; and,
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 10 of the Texas Enterprise Zone Act,
Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann. Art. 5109.7 (the "Act"), Interim Services, Inc. has applied to the City
for designation as an enterprise project; and,
WHEREAS, the City finds that Interim Services, Inc. meets the criteria for
designation as an enterprise project under Section 10(c) of the Act on the following
grounds:
1. Interim Services, Inc. is a "qualified business" under Section 3(a)(10) of the Act
since it will be engaged in the active conduct of a trade or business in the Zone
and at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the business employees will be
residents of the Zone or economically disadvantaged individuals;
2. Interim Services, Inc. is located in the Zone which has an unemployment rate
of not less than one and one-half (1-1/2) times the state unemployment rate;
3. There has been and will continue to be a high level of cooperation between
public, private, and neighborhood entities within the Zone; and,
4. The designation of Interim Services, Inc. as an enterprise project will contribute
significantly to the achievement of the plans of the City for development and
revitalization of the Zone.
WHEREAS, the City finds that Interim Services, Inc. meets the criteria for tax relief
and other incentives adopted by the City and nominates Interim Services, Inc.. on the
grounds that it will be located wholly within the Zone, will create at least sixty (60) full-time
jobs or full-time equivalent jobs, will fall within the 2,000-3,000 series of the Standard
Industrial Classification Code as promulgated by the United States Office of Management
and Budget, will expend a minimum capital investment of $9,553,000.00 in the Zone, will
not be located on any property that is owned or leased by a member of the City Council
of the City and will conform to the requirements of the City's zoning ordinances and all
other applicable laws and regulations of the City; and
WHEREAS, the City finds that it is in the best interests of the City to nominate
Interim Services, Inc. as an enterprise project pursuant to the Act;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT:
THAT the findings of the City and its actions approving this resolution taken at the Council
Meeting are hereby approved and adopted.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that Interim Services, Inc. is a 'qualified business',
as defined in Section 3(x)(10) of the Act, and meets the criteria for designation as an
enterprise project, as set forth in Section 10 of the Act.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City hereby nominates Interim Services, Inc.
as an enterprise project in accordance with the Act.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that upon approval by the Department, the enterprise
project will be named Interim Services, Inc.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the enterprise project shall take effect on the
date of designation of the enterprise project by the Department and terminate five (5) years
after that date of designation.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the day of
1999.
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