Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
Each economic development plan shall contain the information and
data required by this section.
(a)
Marketing (0 - 225 Points). A detailed marketing plan for the application area which
shall include the following:
(1) A statement and
explanation of the specific marketing goals for the application area and the
course(s) of action to be taken to achieve the specified goals.
(2) A detailed description of plans to recruit new
business into the application area, including the names of industries targeted for
recruitment.
(3) Identification and
detailed description of the local economic development corporation or similar
organization and its role in attracting industries to the application
area.
(4) A detailed description of the
sales plan for on-site visits to businesses.
(5) A detailed description of advertising and
promotional strategy, including a media analysis and samples of existing advertising
and promotional materials.
(6) A
detailed analysis of the staff, organization structure, and budgets to be committed
to the marketing plan(s) by all involved organizations.
(7) Specific examples of successful efforts by the
corporations or organizations identified in subsection (3), above, to attract or
retain businesses.
(8) A list of all
commercial real estate brokers who will handle real estate transactions within the
application area.
(9) Any other relevant
items pertaining to the applicant's plans for marketing the application
area.
(b) Property
Characteristics (0 - 125 Points).
(1) The total
number of all buildings on the site, together with the square footage, physical
description and prior (or current) use of each structure.
(2) An analysis of the likelihood that each
structure will meet all local and state building, fire, and seismic codes, and any
other codes necessary to operate a business.
(3) An analysis of the most appropriate,
economical, functional reuse for each existing structure.
(4) The total number of acres of vacant, improved
land.
(5) The total number of acres of
vacant, unimproved land.
(6) A
description and analysis of the infrastructure within the application area,
including peak delivery capability and peak capacity for water supply, storm
drainage, sewer and waste treatment, streets and street lighting, natural gas and
electricity; and any plans to expand or improve services including associated costs,
proposed financing and timetable for completion.
(7) Any other relevant information concerning the
property, structures, or infrastructure.
(c) Job Development (1 - 150 Points) Include a
detailed explanation of the plan to identify, train and place unemployed and
under-employed into jobs created through marketing of the application area,
including the following:
(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 U.S.C. sections 1501 et seq.), Targeted Job
Tax Credit (TJTC), (26 U.S.C.
section 51) and the Greater Avenues for
Independence (GAIN) (Welfare and Institutions Code section
11320
et seq.).
(2) A detailed explanation of
the specific contributions that each administrative agency and/or contractor shall
make for the implementation of the job development plan.
(3) A detailed explanation of how the recipients
of JTPA, GAIN, and TJTC services will be placed in LAMBRA jobs. The applicant shall
include a detailed explanation of the coordination efforts between job development
agencies and contractors.
(4) Data which
show the track record of job placements by each participating agency and or
contractor for the two years immediately preceding the date of the
application.
(5) A detailed organization
chart showing all staff persons providing job development management and services
for each agency and/or contractor identified in the job development portion of the
economic development plan.
(6) Any other
indicators of the applicant's job development plans for the application
area.
(d) Local Incentives (0
- 200 Points) Include a list and detailed explanation of incentives which will be
used to attract private sector investors to the application area which may include:
(1) The elimination or reduction of fees imposed
for development, building, licensing, use permits and other necessary approvals and
permits.
(2) Fast track or streamlined
time frames for project and permit approval within the applicant's jurisdiction for
application area projects.
(3) Reduction
or postponement of fees and other charges for services, utilities, and other ongoing
liabilities.
(4) The elimination or
reduction of business license taxes and utility user taxes.
(5) Technical assistance programs to aid private
sector investors in obtaining necessary permits and other approvals.
(6) Any other incentives proposed and adopted by
applicant such as one-stop permit processing under a memorandum of agreement with
the Secretary for Environmental Protection pursuant to Chapter 3.2 (commencing with
section 15378.5) of Part 6.7 of Division 3 of Title 2 of the Government Code (Stats.
1994, Ch. 34).
(e) Financing
Programs (0 - 150 Points). List and provide a detailed explanation of all financing
available to private sector investors in the application area, including:
(1) Identification of all agencies, organizations,
and firms that will provide financial assistance to businesses in the application
area.
(2) An explanation of the types of
services to be offered and data showing companies served by the agencies,
organizations and firms listed under (1), above, during the three year period
immediately preceeding the date of the application.
(3) Identification of all financial institutions
that have expressed an interest in making business loans to companies locating in
the application area and all financial institutions currently making loans
guaranteed by the Small Business Administration.
(4) A detailed explanation of the loan programs
currently offered by the applicant with data on the result of those programs for the
three year period immediately preceding the date of the application.
(5) Planned targeting of federal and/or state
grant or loan moneys and the uses for those moneys within the application
area.
(6) Any other details and
information related to financing programs or incentives to be offered by the
applicant.
(f) Unemployment (0
- 100 Points). Provide unemployment levels for the political area under applicant's
jurisdiction, including:
(1) The present
unemployment rate and the historical unemployment rate for three years preceding the
date of application for the area within the political boundaries of applicant's
jurisdiction.
(2) The ratio of civilian
and military jobs lost to base closure to the total number of jobs in the area
together with supporting documentation.
(3) The number of workers available for targeted
jobs as specified within the applicant's marketing plan.
(g) Consistency (0 - 25 points)
The economic development plan shall be compared with the reuse plan
and points awarded on the basis of consistency between the two
plans.
1. New section filed
11-8-94 as an emergency pursuant to Government Code section
7114(d);
operative 11-8-94 (Register 94, No. 46). A Certificate of Compliance must be
transmitted to OAL by 5-7-95 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of
law on the following day.
2. Repealed by operation of Government Code
section
11346.1(g)
(Register 95, No. 21).
3. Editorial correction of HISTORY 1 (Register 95,
No. 23).
4. New section filed 6-7-95 as an emergency pursuant to
Government Code section
7114(d);
operative 6-7-95 (Register 95, No. 23). A Certificate of Compliance must be
transmitted to OAL by 12-4-95 or emergency language will be repealed by operation of
law on the following day.
5. Certificate of Compliance as to 6-7-95 order
transmitted to OAL 12-12-95 and filed 1-24-96 (Register 96, No. 4).
6.
Amendment of section and NOTE filed 5-31-2000 as an emergency; operative 5-31-2000
(Register 2000, No. 22). Pursuant to Government Code section
7114(c),
a Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 11-27-2000 or emergency
language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
7.
Reinstatement of section and NOTE as they existed prior to 5-31-2000 emergency
amendment by operation of Government Code section
11346.1(f)
(Register 2003, No. 10).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
7107 and
7114,
Government Code. Reference: Section
7110,
Government Code.
