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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />RESOLUTION NO. R-01-08 <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF COLTON <br />CERTIFYING THE PROGRAM ENVIRONMENTAL <br />IMPACT REPORT PREPARED FOR THE COLTON <br />PORTION OF THE SAN BERNARDINO VALLEY <br />ENTERPRISE ZONE AND ADOPTING <br />ENVIRONMENTAL FINDINGS PURSUANT TO THE <br />CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT <br />WHEREAS, In September 2006, the cities of Colton and San Bernardino and <br />the County of San Bernardino submitted an application to the California Department <br />of Housing and Community Development (HCD) for the creation of a"San <br />Bernardino Valley Enterprise Zone" (SBVEZ or Enterprise Zone) in accordance with <br />the California Enterprise Zone Program; and <br />WHEREAS, In November 2006, HCD notified the applicants that the SBVEZ <br />designation was conditionally approved, subject to fulfillment of certain <br />requirements, one of which is compliance with the California Environmental Quality <br />Act (CEQA); and <br />WHEREAS, Enterprise zones are created to spur revitalization of depressed <br />areas of cities and counties through a program that provides incentives for <br />development of industrial and commercial businesses within the designated zone, <br />which concurrently has the benefit of creating jobs for area residents; and <br />WHEREAS, The SBVEZ program is a 15-year-long partnership between <br />local governments and private companies to generate new private sector investment <br />and accompanying growth; and <br />WHEREAS, Local funds are utilized to operate the program, i.e., no State <br />funds are directly contributed to the locally designated enterprise zones; and <br />WHEREAS, The approved SBVEZ encompasses approximately 25,777 acres <br />in the San Bernardino and Colton area, which encompasses land in all three <br />jurisdictions; and <br />WHEREAS, The City of San Bernardino encompasses 10,673 acres of the <br />multi-jurisdictional SBVEZ; the City of Colton encompasses 5,698 acres of the <br />SBVEZ; and the County of San Bernardino encompasses 9;406 acres of the SBVEZ; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, There is no specific project being approved for development <br />through the implementation of the SBVEZ. only the implementation of a program <br />that will encourage and facilitate development or redevelopment with job producing <br />uses on the acreage contained within the SBVEZ boundary; and <br />1 <br />