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RESOLlJTION NO. l)9-4X5
A RESOLUTION OF -rHE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF
MOHA VE, ARIZONA, REQUESTING THE ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
TO EST ABUSH AN ENTERPRISE ZONE IN PORTIONS OF M01-11\ VE COUNTY
WHERl~AS, the Hoard of Supervisors ofMohave County met in regular session this 6111 day
of December 1999, and
WHEREAS, the primary goal of the Arizona Enterprise Zone Program is to improve the
economies of the rural areas of the State. The program docs this by enhancing opportunities for
private investment in certain area that are called enterprise zones. The state and local communities
provide incentives to foster investment in these areas, and to reduce or remove unnecessary
governmental regula10ry barriers to economic development, and
WHEREAS, A.R.S. 14-152 L 1522, 1523, and 1524 specify criteria for the designation of
enterprise zones, the composition of Enterprise Zone Commission and the procedures for the
establ ishment of such zones, and
WHEREAS, in 1994, Mohave County and Bullhead City \vith the assistance and support
of the Mohave County Economic Development Authority. established and administered the
Bullhead-Mohave Enterprise Zone, and
WHEREAS, the Bullhcad-Mohave Enterprise Zone was formed to provide qua\11ied neV-i
and expanding firms who located within the zone the opportunity to participate in incentives offered
by the State ofAri70na and certain other incentives which could be offered hy Mohavc County, and
WHEREAS, enterprise zones are intended to encourage job creation in areas of
unemployment \vhich exceed the average unemployment of the State of Arizona by one and onc-half
times, and
WHEREAS, parts ofMohave County have unemployment rates of one ,md onc-halftimes
the State rate, and
WHEREAS, State law requires that Enterprise Zones be re-certified every five years, and
WHEREAS, enterprise zones are administered by a local Enterprise Zone COIllmission and
a Zone Administrator. and
WHEREAS, the Bullhead-Mohave Enterprise Zone must be re-certi lied this year, and
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WHEREAS, it has been dctermined that the Bullhead-Mohave Enterprise Zone as presently
formed can not qualify for re-certilication, and
WHEREAS, continued designation ofa portion ofMohave COllnty is bene1icial to economic
development efforts in Mohave County, and
WHEREAS, Mohave County dcsires to establish and certity a new zone which will continue
to serve the Mohave County [ndustrial Corridor and the Kingman Industrial Park, and
WHEREAS, this zone will serve Golden Valley. Mohave Valley, and New Kingman.
WHEREAS, a public hearing has been held as required by law.
THEREFORI~ BE IT RESOLVED, that the Mohave County Board of Supervisors desires
to make appl ication to the Arizona Department of Commcrec for the establishmcnt 0 f an cnterprise
zone in a part of Mohave County to be callcd the Mohave Enterprise Zone (M E1,), and
BE IT FLJ RTHER RESOLVED, that the Mohave County Economic Developmcnt
Authority is hcreby requcsted to prepare an application to the Arizona Department ofCommcrcc t'()[
thc establishment orthe Mohave Enterprise Zone, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that Mohave County Board of Supervisors servc as the
Enterprise Zone Commission and that William Goodale be appointed as Zone Administrator.
P ASSEn, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this (jth day of Dcccmber, 1999 by the Mohave
County Board of Supervisors.
RD OF SUPERVISORS
. Johnson. Chairman
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PROPOSED MOHAVE ENTERPRISE ZONE
This area is comprised of Department of Economic Security r~porting
areas of Golden Valley, Mohave VaHey, and New Kingman - Butler.
Beginning at the intersection of US 93 and the Mohave County hoe at
Boulder Dam- then southeast following the RIW of US 93 to the south
line of township 24 then east on T 24-23 Hne to east line of Range 15
W then south on R 15 W line to Interstate 40 then west on 1-40 to the
Kingman City limits; then following around the Kingman City Limits;
North - West -South and then East to the East Bound track of
Burlington Northern Santa Fe; then South along BNSF south to the
east boundary of the 1-40 Industrial Corridor; then continuing south;
then west along the 1-40 Corridor boundary to the west count]' line
(Colorado River); then north on the county line to the south ooundary
of Builhead City; then east, north and west along Bullhead City limits
to the west county line ( Colorado River); then north on t~le county
. line to the point of beginning. (See attached map)
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