HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 2012-087 relating to job creationMARANA RESOLUTION NO. 2012-087
RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ADOPTING THE MAR.ANA JOB
�REATION INCENTIVE PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO
ADMINISTER IT
WHEREAS A.R.S. § 9-500.11 authorizes the Town to make expenditures in support of
economic development; and
WHEREAS the Mayor and Council adopted the revised Marana Strategic Plan on March
6, 2012, to establish Marana's vision and action strategies to attract job growth and private
investment in the town limits; and
WHEREAS the Strategic Plan contains five focus areas, one of which is directly
advanced by this resolution—Focus Area 1(Commerce); and
WHEREAS the Strategic Plan directs town staff to create various economic development
initiatives and strategies, several of which are directly advanced by this resolution—initiative 2a
(Review and implement tax strategies to encourage development and expansion of business and
industry), initiative 21 (Develop incentive policies to attract career-oriented commerce; i.
Research and develop competitive benchmarks; ii. Evaluate the effectiveness of existing
policies; iii. Market incentives to potential new employers), initiative 6a (Create economic
development concepts for the following: i. Heritage Activity Center, ii. Dove Mountain Activity
Center, iii. Tangerine Road I-10 Activity Center, iv. Tangerine Corridor Activity Center, v.
Airport Activity Center, vi. Downtown Activity Center, vii. South Marana Activity Center, viii.
Twin Peaks Activity Center, ix. Transportation Logistics Zone Activity Center); and
WHEREAS the Mayor and Council find that the creation and use for economic
development purposes of a fund originating from Marana construction sales tax revenues derived
from job-creating businesses and industries is in the best interests of the town and its citizens;
and
WHEREAS the Mayor and Council find that the use of the fund as authorized by this
resolution is of the highest priority during the current economic climate; and
WHEREAS the Mayor and Council find that the typical direct moving, transportation,
title, recording, and other associated costs of moving an employee into a Marana employee-
owned home will exceed $3,000; and
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WHEREAS the Mayor and Council find that the Marana Job Creation Incentive Program
authorized by this resolution will make Marana more competitive in the attraction, retention and
expansion of job-creating businesses and industries; and
WHEREAS the Mayor and Council find that the Marana Job Creation Incentive Program
will generate more direct and indirect revenue than the cost of the program.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF MARANA, ARIZONA, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The Marana Job Creation Incentive Program is hereby created, under which
the Town Manager is authorized to implement the economic incentives set forth in this resolution
at a cost, for each Targeted Employer, not to exceed the Marana construction sales t� revenues
received by the Town for the construction of that Targeted Employer's facility.
SECTION 2. The economic incentives authorized by this Marana Job Creation Incentive
Program include the following:
A. Emplovee Relocation Expense Allowance. An allowance of $3,000 to cover
moving, transportation, title, recording, and other costs associated with relocating an
eligible employee, through an employer-assisted housing program, to an employee-
purchased residence within the town limits of Marana. Only one $3,000 allowance shall
be permitted for each employee-purchased residence. To be eligible, an employee shall
have moved from outside of the Marana town limits into an employee-purchased
residence within the town limits of Marana and must be an employee of the Targeted
Employer who works in Marana.
B. Interstate 10 Corridor and Main Arterial Roadwavs Beautification
Reimbursement. Actual costs for beautification of Targeted Employer's facilities and
adjacent public right-of-way located in the town limits of Marana along the Intersta.te 10
corridor or Marana arterial roads, including installation of landscaping and attractive
signage for new and existing Targeted Employer facilities and improvement of existing
Targeted Employer facility fa�ades to more closely conform to the adopted Marana
commercial design standards.
C. Student Internship and Training Opportunities Costs. Actual costs of internship
and training programs that educate high school and college students who are Marana
residents in the Targeted Employer's primary field of business or industry.
D. Job Trainin�. Actual costs of training programs for new or existing employees,
including but not limited to the cost of course design and development, instruction costs
for job-specific training, training materials and supplies, and training facility rentai.
E. Sustainable Development. Actual costs associated with solar and/or wind
energy improvements, low environmental impact development, and other green industry
best practices.
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F. Othe.r Similax Incentives. Actual costs of any other economic incentive similar
to those enumerated in this resolution that the Town Manager approves and the Town
Attorney determines is within the town's legal authority.
SECTION 3. For purposes of this resolution, a"Targeted Employer" is a non-retail
business or industry that meets all of the following qualifications:
A. Relocates or expands into buildings and other improvements far which at least
$24,000 in Marana construction sales tax has been generated since the effective date of
this resolution. The qualification set forth in this paragraph is referred to in this resolution
as the "Minimum Construction Requirement." The Targeted Employer is responsible to
track and provide supporting documentation for Marana construction sales tax actually
paid in connection with the construction of Targeted Employer's facility. Any contractor
who does other taxable construction work in the town limits of Marana while working on
Targeted Employer's facility must provide Marana with a separate accounting of Marana
construction sales tax paid in connection with the construction of Targeted Employer's
facility.
B. Since the effective date of this resolution has created at least 10 new jobs in
Marana with wages that equal or exceed $40,000.
SECTION 4. For purposes of this resolution, "Marana construction sales tax" means
Marana transaction privilege taxes (currently 4%) generated pursuant to Section 8-415 and 8-416
of the Marana T� Code from construction contracting and speculative builder activities.
SECTION 5. The Town Manager is authorized to administer and interpret the Marana Job
Creation Incentive Program, and the various town officers and employees are authorized and
directed to perform all acts necessary or desirable to give effect to this resolution.
SECTION 6. This resolution is effective on January l, 2013 and shall apply to any
Targeted Employer for which the town issues a certificate of occupancy for the Minimum
Construction Requirement on or before June 30, 2018.
SECTION 7. For each Targeted Employer, the economic incentives authorized by this
Marana Job Creation Incentive Program are available for a period of three years, beginning on
the date the town issues a certificate of occupancy for the Minimum Construction Requirement,
and ending on the third anniversary of that date.
SECTION 8. While this resolution is in effect and during the five-year period described
in Section 7 of this resolution, the use of those Marana construction sales tax revenues addressed
by this resolution shall control over any other conflicting or different use of Marana construction
sales tax revenues as directed in previously-adopted Maxana resolutions.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
MARANA, ARIZONA, this 7�' day of November, 2012.
Mayor Ed Hone
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APPROVED AS TO FORM: