Section 8442.7 - Preliminary Economic Development Plan and Evaluation CriteriaEach preliminary application shall contain a Preliminary Economic Development Plan. Each Preliminary Economic Development Plan shall contain the information and data required by this section, except for a plan contained in a small cities preliminary application, which shall only contain the information and data required by subsection (a), (b) and (f). The Agency shall evaluate and numerically grade each Preliminary Economic Development Plan on a competitive basis, based upon the categories and the corresponding point values set forth below and the scoring method set forth in section 8444.2.
(a) Marketing the zone: up to 250 points. The Preliminary Economic Development Plan shall contain a detailed marketing plan for the application area. The marketing plan shall include the following information:
(1) An explanation of the specific marketing goals and the course(s) of action to be taken in order to attain the specified goals;(2) A detailed description of the plans to: (A) Keep existing businesses from leaving the application area; and(B) Assistance to be provided in helping existing businesses to expand;(3) A detailed description of the plans to attract new businesses into the application area, including the names of the industries targeted for attraction;(4) A detailed description of the role of the local economic development corporation, or similar organization;(5) A detailed description of the sales plan for on-site visits to existing and/or new businesses;(6) A detailed analysis of the advertising and promotional strategy, including a media analysis and samples of existing advertising and promotional materials;(7) A detailed analysis of the staff, organization and budgets to be committed to the marketing plans by all organizations;(8) Specific examples of successful efforts by the corporations or organizations identified in subsection (a)(4) above to attract and/or retain businesses;(9) A list of all application area commercial real estate brokers who will handle real estate transactions within the application area; and(10) Any other indicators of the applicant's plans for marketing the application area.(b) Available property and businesses: up to 200 points. The Preliminary Economic Development Plan shall include the number of businesses presently located in the application area, as well as a list that contains the following application area information:
(1) The total square footage of vacant buildings on land zoned industrial that meet all local and state building, fire, and seismic codes, as well as other codes necessary to operate the facility;(2) The total square footage of vacant buildings on land zoned commercial that meet all local and state building, fire, and seismic codes, as well as other codes necessary to operate the facility;(3) The total number of acres of vacant improved land zoned industrial. "Improved land" and used in this subsection (b) means that all infrastructure necessary to operate from the site is available to deliver water, power, sewer and traffic services;(4) The total number of acres of vacant improved land zoned commercial;(5) The total number of acres of vacant unimproved land zoned industrial; and(6) The total number of acres of vacant unimproved land zoned commercial;(7) Any other information concerning the available property and businesses in the application area.(c) Job development: up to 175 points. The Preliminary Economic Development Plan shall contain a detailed explanation of the plan to identify, train and place application area unemployed and underemployed persons into the jobs created through the marketing of the application area. The Preliminary Economic Development Plan shall also include the following information:
(1) A list containing the names and addresses of all administrative agencies and/or contractors who will provide intake and/or job development services in the application area under the Job Training Partnership Act (JTPA) ( 29 USC Section 1501 et seq), Greater Avenues for Independence (GAIN) (Welfare and Institutions Code Section 11320 et seq), and Targeted Jobs Tax Credit (TJTC) (26 USC Section 51), and which will provide funds and staff for the implementation of the Preliminary Economic Development Plan;(2) A detailed explanation of the specific contributions that each agency and/or contractor shall make for the implementation of the Preliminary Economic Development Plan;(3) A detailed explanation of how the recipients of JTPA, GAIN, and TJTC services will be placed in enterprise zone jobs. The applicant shall include a detailed explanation of the coordination of marketing efforts with job development agencies and/or contractors;(4) Data that shows the track record of job placements by each agency and/or contractor over the two (2) years preceding the date the preliminary applications were mailed by the Agency;(5) A detailed organization chart showing all staff persons providing job development management and services for each agency and/or contractor identified in the Preliminary Economic Development Plan as well as all job development coordination staff of the applicant; and(6) Any other indicators of the applicant's job development plans for the application area.(d) Local incentives: up to 125 points. The Preliminary Economic Development Plan shall include a detailed description of the local incentives provided by the applicant and a detailed explanation of how the proposed local incentives will stimulate business investment in the application area. The following information shall be included in the Preliminary Economic Development Plan:
(1) An explanation of the plans to reduce fees for application area business, including development fees, license fees, and permit fees;(2) An explanation of methods to be employed to reduce the administrative processing time required for plan review and permit applications for application area businesses;(3) An explanation of the land use plan, together with maps of the application area that forecast local zoning plans for the next 5 to 10 years to ensure that the projected zoning plans are consistent with the Preliminary Economic Development Plan; and(4) Any other indicators of the applicant's plans for application area incentives.(e) Financing programs: up to 100 points. The Preliminary Economic Development Plan shall contain a detailed description of the current and proposed financing programs that will be targeted to businesses within the application area. The description shall include the following information:
(1) A list containing the identity of all agencies, organizations and firms that will provide financial assistance to businesses within the application area;(2) An explanation of the types of services each entity identified in subsection (e)(1) above offers and a detailed record of the companies that have received financial assistance during the three (3) year period prior to the date the preliminary application was mailed by the Agency;(3) The identity of all financial institutions with facilities in or near the application area that have expressed an interest in making business loans to companies located in the application area, and a list of those financial institutions which are presently making loans guaranteed by the United States Small Business Administration;(4) A detailed explanation of the loans available through programs offered by the applicant, together with data showing the result of these loan programs for the three year period immediately prior to the date the preliminary applications were mailed by the Agency; and(5) Any other indicators of the applicant's financing program.(f) Unemployment and area income levels: up to 100 points. The Preliminary Economic Development Plan shall contain data that shows the 1980 per capita income and percent of unemployment for each census tract, block group or enumeration district in the eligible area.
Cal. Code Regs. Tit. 25, § 8442.7
1. New section filed 4-2-90 as an emergency; operative 4-2-90 (Register 90, No.14). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 180 days or emergency language will be repealed on 10-1-90. For prior history, see Register 87, No. 2.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-2-90 order transmitted to OAL 9-27-90 and filed 10-29-90 (Register 90, No. 50).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending opening paragraph and subsections (c)(4), (e)(2) and (e)(4) filed 2-7-94 pursuant to title 1, section 100, California Code of Regulations (Register 94, No. 6).
4. Amendment of opening paragraph, subsection (c)(2) and NOTE filed 5-24-94 as an emergency; operative 5-24-94 (Register 94, No. 21). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-21-94 pursuant to Government Code section 7076 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Reinstatement of first paragraph, subsection (c)(2) and NOTE as they existed prior to emergency amendment filed 2-6-95 by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(f) (Register 95, No. 6).
6. Amendment of first paragraph, subsection (c)(2) and NOTE filed 3-14-95; operative 3-14-95 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 95, No. 11).
7. Change without regulatory effect renumbering title 10, section 5608 to title 25, section 8442.7 and amending section filed 7-19-2005 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2005, No. 29). Note: Authority cited: Sections 7073 and 7076, Government Code. Reference: Sections 7073 and 7073.9, Government Code.
1. New section filed 4-2-90 as an emergency; operative 4-2-90 (Register 90, No.14). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL within 180 days or emergency language will be repealed on 10-1-90. For prior history, see Register 87, No. 2.
2. Certificate of Compliance as to 4-2-90 order transmitted to OAL 9-27-90 and filed 10-29-90 (Register 90, No. 50).
3. Change without regulatory effect amending opening paragraph and subsections (c)(4), (e)(2) and (e)(4) filed 2-7-94 pursuant to title 1, section 100, California Code of Regulations (Register 94, No. 6).
4. Amendment of opening paragraph, subsection (c)(2) and Notefiled 5-24-94 as an emergency; operative 5-24-94 (Register 94, No. 21). A Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-21-94 pursuant to Government Code section 7076 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
5. Reinstatement of first paragraph, subsection (c)(2) and Noteas they existed prior to emergency amendment filed 2-6-95 by operation of Government Code section 11346.1(f) (Register 95, No. 6).
6. Amendment of first paragraph, subsection (c)(2) and Notefiled 3-14-95; operative 3-14-95 pursuant to Government Code section 11343.4(d) (Register 95, No. 11).
7. Change without regulatory effect renumbering title 10, section 5608 to title 25, section 8442.7 and amending section filed 7-19-2005 pursuant to section 100, title 1, California Code of Regulations (Register 2005, No. 29).