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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 1535l~ l~esolutiorm RESOLUTION NO. 1j.3.5 A Resolution of the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas Nominating A Qualified Business For Designation as an Enterprise Project WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth has recognized the importance of economic development to the City; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth adopted resolution 1343 on August 9, 1988, designating an area within the City as the "Fort Worth South Enterprise Zone" which has an unemployment rate greater than 1.5 times the state unemployment rate; and WHEREAS, on August 30, 1988, the Texas Department of Commerce designated the Fort Worth South Enterprise Zone pursuant to the Texas Enterprise Zone Act; and WHEREAS, Pastusek Industries has applied to the City for designation as an enterprise project pursuant to the Texas Enterprise Zone Act; and WHEREAS, Pastusek Industries is currently renovating structures for a manufacturing operation at Advantage Business Park and Oakbrook Mall in the Fort Worth South Enterprise Zone; and WHEREAS, Pastusek Industries' facilities in the South Enterprise Zone will not cause any displacement of businesses or homes, but rather will bring up to 500 jobs to the City of Fort Worth and the Fort Worth South Enterprise Zone; and WHEREAS, Pastusek Industries has demonstrated a willingness to negotiate or cooperate in the achievement of the purposes of the Texas Enterprise Zone Act; and WHEREAS, the City fihds that it is in the best interests of the City to nominate Pastusek Industries as an enterprise project pursuant to the Act; and CITY OF FORT (NORTH i.•- WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth finds that Pastusek Industries meets the criteria for designation as an enterprise project under Section 10 (c) of the Texas Enterprise Zone Act on the following grounds: 1. Pastusek Industries 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 ir, the Fort Worth South Enterprise Zone and at least 25 percent of the business employees in the zone will be residents of Fort Worth Enterprise Zones or economi- cally disadvantaged individuals, and if the business should expand in the Fort Worth South Enterprise Zone after designation as an enterprise project, it will hire residents of the Enterprise Zones or economically disadvantaged persons so that those individuals consti- tute at least 25 percent of the business employees in the zone; and 2. Pastusek Industries will be operating in the Fort Worth South Enterprise Zone, which has an unemployment rate exceeding one and one-half times the state unem- ployment rate; and 3. It has been demonstrated that a high level of cooperation between public, private and neighborhood entities exists in the Fort Worth South Enterprise Zone; and 4. The designation of Pastusek Industries as an enterprise project will contribute significantly to the achievement of the plans of the City Council of Fort Worth for the development and revitalization of the Fort Worth South Enterprise Zone. NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Fort Worth that: 1. Pastusek Industries is a "qualified business" as defined in Section 3 (a) (10) of the Act, and meets the criteria for designation as an enterprise project as set forth in Section 10 of the Act. 2. The City hereby nominates Pastusek Industries as an Enterprise Project in accordance with the Act, and directs the City Manager or his designee to file an application with the Texas Department of Commerce nominating Pastusek Industries for designation as an Enterprise Project and to act as liaison in matters pertaining to negotiations between affected parties. CITY OP FORT N/ORTS yl^ `, 3. The Enterprise Project shall take effect on the date of designation of the Enterprise Project by the Texas Department of Commerce and terminate five years after the date of designation. Adopted this 5th day of June, 1990, by the City Council of the City of Fort Worth, Texas. Mayor Bob Bolen ATTEST: _- - Ruth Howard, City Secretary APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL JUN 5 1990 c1r! sec[e:ncq ef1r. Ci:v of !er WonL, TezW CITY OF FORT NIORTH