Amended & Adopted 8/9/11
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Introduced
by
the
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Jacksonville
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Finance Committee:
Council
Economic
President
Development
at
the
Authority
request
and
amended
of
the
by
the
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RESOLUTION 2011-383-A
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A
RESOLUTION
SUPPORTING
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BOUNDARY AMENDMENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
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290.0055(6),
FLORIDA
AREAS
ENTERPRISE
STATUTES;
DESIGNATING
CERTAIN
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ZONE
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ENVIRONMENTAL
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DEVELOPMENT; PROVIDING FOR CITY OVERSIGHT BY
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THE JEDC; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
JACKSONVILLE
THE
ZONE
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AS
WITHIN
AN
CITY’S
ENTERPRISE
BROWNFIELDS
REHABILITATION
AREAS
AND
FOR
ECONOMIC
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WHEREAS,
City
Council
enacted
its
Ordinance
95-317-213
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concerning requirements and prerequisites necessary to apply for a
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State Enterprise Zone designated within and for the City, creating
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an Enterprise Zone Development Agency and Board pursuant to Section
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290.0056, Florida Statues, and appointing initial members of the
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Board; and
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WHEREAS,
City
Council
adopted
its
Resolution
95-325-94
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concerning and determining the conditions and characteristics of
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the City’s nominated Enterprise Community area being proposed for a
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State
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290.0055(1)(a),
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submit an application for a State Enterprise Zone designation; and
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Enterprise
WHEREAS,
Zone
Florida
City
designation
Statutes,
Council
and
adopted
pursuant
to
authorizing
the
its
Resolution
Section
Mayor
to
95-326-95
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concerning the adoption of an Enterprise Zone Development Plan,
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which included the City’s Enterprise Community Strategic Plan to
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support
and
make
application
for
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a
State
Enterprise
Zone
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designation pursuant to Section 290.0057, Florida Statutes; and
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WHEREAS, on June 21, 1995, the Enterprise Zone Interagency
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Coordinating Council, through the Florida Department of Commerce,
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designated
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Enterprise Zone under the 1995 Enterprise Zone Program of the State
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of
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Statutes; and
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the
Florida
City
of
(“State”),
Jacksonville
pursuant
to
(“City”)
Section
as
a
290.0065,
Florida
Florida
WHEREAS, the City’s Enterprise Zone has been designated EZ1601 by the State; and
WHEREAS, the United States Department of Housing and Urban
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Development
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Empowerment Zone, effective January 1, 2002 through December 31,
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2011; and
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(“HUD”)
WHEREAS,
City
designated
Council
the
adopted
City
its
as
an
urban
Resolution
Federal
2004-1125-A
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supporting an Enterprise Zone boundary amendment to include three
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additional, non-contiguous developable sites consisting of (i) the
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Cecil Field site containing 856 acres in census tract 136.97, (ii)
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the Imeson Industrial Park site containing 462 acres in census
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tract 102.02 and (iii) the Philips/Pine Forrest corridor containing
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681 acres in census tracts 7; 162 and 163 (the “Empowerment Zone
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Sites”); and
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WHEREAS, on April 1, 2004, the Enterprise Zone Interagency
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Coordinating Council, through the Florida Department of Commerce,
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approved the addition of the Empowerment Zone Sites to the City’s
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Enterprise Zone; and
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WHEREAS,
City
Council
adopted
its
Resolution
2005-1288-A
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supporting the re-designation of the City’s Enterprise Zone and
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supporting
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boundaries of the Enterprise Zone;
an
Enterprise
Zone
boundary
amendment
to
modify
the
and
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WHEREAS, on December 23, 2005, the Enterprise Zone Interagency
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Coordinating Council, through the Florida Department of Commerce,
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approved the boundary areas of the City’s Enterprise Zone; and
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WHEREAS, the City’s designated Enterprise Zone as of January
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1, 2011 was as shown on Revised Exhibit 1, labeled as “Revised
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Exhibit 1, Amended Enterprise Zone Descrip, July 18, 2011 - Rules”
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attached hereto (the “Existing Enterprise Zone”); and
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WHEREAS,
the
City
is
authorized
by
Section
290.0055(6),
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Florida Statutes, to request a change in the Imeson International
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Industrial Park boundaries of its existing Enterprise Zone; and
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WHEREAS,
the
notice
adoption of a resolution seeking a change in the boundary of the
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Enterprise
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Record on March 9, 2011; and
WHEREAS,
by
published
Resolution
the
attached
a
Financial
hereto
as
notice
News
and
Exhibit
the
Daily
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previously approved, and the City desires to request an amendment
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to
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properties
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Area”);
shown
on
the
City’s
Exhibit
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Enterprise
attached
(“JEDC”)
the
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of
Commission
of
Jacksonville
boundaries
Development
when
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the
Economic
in
met
Section
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was
were
in
290.0055(6),
Zone
Statutes,
contained
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14
Florida
requirements
Zone
hereto
to
(the
add
has
the
“Nominated
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WHEREAS, the Florida Brownfields Redevelopment Act, §§376.77 –
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376.85, Fla. Stat., hereinafter, “the Act,” §§376.80(1) encourages
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reusing
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degraded
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providing
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remediation funds, and environmental regulatory relief; and
abandoned
by
actual
tax
and
or
relief
underused
perceived
related
real
property,
environmental
to
job
may
be
contamination,
by
creation,
which
environmental
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WHEREAS, the Consolidated City of Jacksonville has designated
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several areas of the City as “Brownfield Areas” to facilitate their
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reuse; and
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WHEREAS, valuable economic incentives accrue under the Florida
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Brownfields
Redevelopment
Act,
Sections
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Statutes, to those who redevelop designated Brownfield areas; and
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376.77-376.85,
Florida
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WHEREAS, the parcels shown in Exhibit 4 meet the criteria
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specified
in
§376.80(2)(a),
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Brownfield area; and
Fla.
Stat.,
for
designation
as
a
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WHEREAS, the Planning and Development Department’s Community
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Planning Division & Brownfield Program issued a report, attached
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hereto
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recommending that the Brownfield designation be approved; and
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as
Exhibit
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incorporated
herein
by
this
reference,
WHEREAS, the Act requires the City to notify in writing the
Florida
Department
of
Environmental
Protection
of
Jacksonville
designating of the Brownfield Area; and,
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WHEREAS, the City has complied with the procedures outlined in
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§125.66, Fla. Stat., and having given proper notice as required by
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§§376.80(1) and 125.66(4)(b)2, Fla. Stat.; now therefore
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Jacksonville:
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Section 1.
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The Council, acting as the governing body of a
county, finds the preamble hereof to be true and correct.
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Section 2.
Pursuant
to
Sections
290.0055(6)(b),
Florida
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Statutes, Council hereby finds that the addition of the Nominated
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Area to the Existing Enterprise Zone is necessary for the following
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reasons:
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development activities and opportunities within the proposed 462
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acres designated within the Imeson International Industrial Park as
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an Enterprise Zone developable site by eliminating public rights-
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of-way
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attracting
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businesses within the expanded area to expand; creating new full
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time
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private capital investment in real and tangible personal property
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by the businesses to located within this expanded area.
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the
and
jobs,
addition
non
new
and
Section 3.
application
to
of
productive
businesses
increasing
The
Mayor
request
the
Nominated
areas
within
the
is
Area
within
the
hereby
re-designation
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the
area;
commercial
enhances
designated
assisting
tax
base
authorized
of
economic
the
area,
existing
through
to
City’s
submit
new
an
Existing
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Enterprise Zone and to request to amend the Imeson International
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Industrial Park boundaries of the City’s Existing Enterprise Zone
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to add the Nominated Area.
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Section 4.
This
Resolution
is
being
enacted
pursuant
to
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provisions of Section 290.0055, Florida Statutes, and is intended
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to be subject to and in accordance with all applicable provisions
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of State law.
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Section 5.
For
the
purpose
of
§§
376.77
–
376.85,
Fla.
Stat., the parcels depicted in Exhibit 4 are hereby designated as a
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Brownfield area.
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City of Jacksonville liable for the cost of site rehabilitation or
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source removal, as those terms are defined in §§376.79(14) and
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(15),
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attributable to the City as administrator of a Brownfield Program
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and as a property owner, if it owns or hereafter acquires any
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realty within the designated Brownfield area.
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Fla.
Such designation shall not, however, render the
Stat.,
Section 6.
for
The
any
other
Director,
Florida
those
Development
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for a Brownfield site rehabilitation within the designated area.
Oversight Department.
the
and
of
Environmental Protection whenever a person assumes responsibility
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advise
excess
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Section 7.
to
Planning
in
Department,
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authorized
costs
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is
or
Department
The JEDC shall oversee the
project described herein.
Section 8.
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signature
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Mayor’s signature.
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Form Approved:
by
the
This
Resolution
Mayor
or
upon
shall
becoming
become
effective
effective
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of
/s/ Steven E. Rohan
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Office of General Counsel
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Legislation prepared by: Juliana Rowland
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without
upon
the