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FILE OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
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by Councilmember
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO
SUBMIT A FOREIGN TRADE ZONE ALTERNATIVE SITE FRAMEWORK
APPLICATION AND TO SIGN AND ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE FOREIGN TRADE ZONE BOARD, U.S DEPARTMENT OF
COMMERCE
WHEREAS, The City of Oakland is a municipal corporation organized under its charter and the laws of the State of Califomia, and;
WHEREAS, the U.S. Foreign Trade Zone program was created by the Foreign Trade Zones Act of 1934 to expedite and encourage foreign commerce; and WHEREAS, the City of Oakland entered into its initial License Agreement with the Foreign Trade Zone Board to operate Oakland Foreign Trade Zone #56 in 1981 to encourage economic activity through encouragement of intemational trade, assembly processing and manufacturing, and local jobs; and
WHEREAS, this designation allows companies within federally-licensed Foreign Trade Zones to delay, reduce, and or eliminate U.S. customs duties on imported merchandise, raw materials and or components, and allows manufacturing companies thereby to be more competitive in the global economy, retaining jobs and production domestically ; and WHEREAS, the FTZ Board has created a new Altemative Site Framework Foreign Trade Zone designation that existing FTZ #56 can pursue by application to the Foreign Trade Zone Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, which allows for a simplified expansion to areas within 60 miles or 90 minutes drive-time of the port of entry for FTZ #56 now, therefore be it RESOLVED, the Interim City Administrator is authorized to submit a Foreign Trade Zone Altemative Site Framework application and authorized to sign an agreement with the Foreign Trade Zone Board, U.S. Department of Commerce, to designate all of Oakland and those areas which agree to inclusion and are within ASF distance guidelines, and be it Attachment A
RESOLVED, that the City Attorney shall review and approve as to form and legality all agreements resulting fi-om the submission and subsequent approval of the Altemative Site Framework for Oakland Foreign Trade Zone #56.
r IIJI 2 Q 2014 IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA UUU w g UWIT PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - BROOKS, GALLO, GIBSON MCELHANEY, KALB, KAPLAN, 4Wf|^, SCHAAF and PRESIDENT
KERNIGHAN
NOES -
ABSENT - 0
ABSTENTON-^ ^,,/£y^a<^ /R/lOV^
LaTonda Simmons
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council
ofthe City of Oakland, Califomia
Approveslas to Form and Legality
^mcto/Mm.a^m^ OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
OAKL.*.HD _ ^ City Attorney
,.RESOLUTION No. S ^ 3 6 4 C.M.S. 2114 DEC 30 PM |:I»7
Introduced by Councilmember
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO
APPROPRIATE REVENUES GENERATED BY THE OPERATION OF THE
OAKLAND FOREIGN TRADE ZONE #56 TO THE FOREIGN TRADE
ZONE PROGRAM FOR PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT, MARKETING AND
ADMINISTRATION
WHEREAS, The City of Oakland (the "City"), is a municipal corporation organized under its charter and the laws of the State of California, and
WHEREAS, in 1981, the City entered into agreements with the Oakland International Trade Center to operate the Oakland Foreign Trade Zone #56 ("FTZ") to stimulate economic activity through international trade, assembly, processing and manufacturing, and local jobs; and WHEREAS, the Foreign Trade Zone designation allows companies operating within a federally-licensed Foreign Trade Zone to delay, reduce, and/or eliminate U.S. customs duties on imported merchandise, raw materials and/or components, and thereby allows manufacturing companies to be more competitive in the global economy, to retain jobs and production domestically; and
WHEREAS, the federal U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign Trade Zone Board regulations mandate that all revenues earned by the City as the FTZ Grantee from licensee fees and administrative charges be used by the FTZ Grantee to support the operation of the Foreign Trade Zone, including administrative charges, marketing, education and technical assistance; and WHEREAS, the City desires to authorize the Interim City Administrator to appropriate the revenues earned by the City as the FTZ Grantee into various funds to operate the FTZ; now therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby authorizes the Interim City Administrator to appropriate all revenues earned by the City from the operation of the Oakland Foreign Trade Zone #56 into the following Funds for FTZ Program operations:
General Purpose Org (1010), Economic Development Org (85411), Foreign Trade Project (P389610), Business Creation, Attraction, Retention, and Expansion Program (SCI 1) - Various Revenue and Expenditure Accounts (4XXXX and 5XXX); and be it Attachment B
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Attorney shall review and approve as to form and legality all revenue-generating license agreements of the Oakland Foreign Trade Zone #56, and all such agreements shall be filed with the City Clerk.
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA,
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
JAN 2 0 2015
AYES - BROOKS, GALLO, GIBSON MCELHANEY, KALB, KAPLAN, REID, GUILLEN, CAMPBELL WASHINGTON^ - ^
NOES- 0
ABSENT - 0 ^-'—--J I
ABSTENTION - / //jJ ) 'L ~i]. V
LaTonda Simmons
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council
of the City of Oakland, California
n
ApprovecTa&»tp Form and Legality
OFFICE OFF4%,, OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
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MB DEC 10 P^rT'°N N0' 5 923
Introduced by Councilmember
C.M.S.
City Attorney
A REPORT AND RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY
ADMINISTATOR OR DESIGNEE TO NEGOTIATE AND ENTER INTO
OPERATING AGREEMENTS WITH VARIOUS COMPANIES UNDER THE
ALTERNATIVE SITE FRAMEWORK OF THE OAKLAND FOREIGN
TRADE ZONE, #56 FOR ZONE DESIGNATION
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland (the "City") is a municipal corporation organized under its charter and the laws of the State of California; and WHEREAS, in 1980 the City was the designated by the Federal Foreign Trade Zone Board as Grantee for Oakland Foreign Trade Zone #56 ("FTZ #56"); and WHEREAS, in 1981 the City entered into agreements with Oakland International Trade Center to operate the Oakland Foreign Trade Zone #56 ("FTZ #56") to stimulate economic activity through international trade, assembly, processing and manufacturing, and local jobs; and WHEREAS, in 1989, City subsequently transferred such agreement to Pacific American Warehous8ing & Trucking Company (PACAM) for the operation of FTZ #56; and WHEREAS, in 2008, the City as Grantee, entered into an agreement for the operation of the FTZ #56 General Purpose Zone with Matson Logistics; and WHEREAS, the Foreign Trade Zone designation allows companies operating within a federally-licensed Foreign Trade Zone to delay, reduce, or eliminate U.S. customs duties on imported merchandise, thereby increasing local business competitiveness and retaining local jobs and production domestically; and
WHEREAS, the City as Grantee for FTZ #56 has applied to the Federal Foreign Trade Zone Board for the new Alternative Site Framework (C.M.S. 85136), which allows the Grantee to receive, and administer, but not approve applications for additional subzones within its FTZ #56 Service Area; and
WHEREAS, returning to City Council for approval of each operating agreement with the various companies would hinder zone designations and operations by causing time delays, and would be counter to the Foreign Trade Zone Board's determination that Grantee's not intervene in operations of private subzone operators; now therefore be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council hereby authorizes the City Administrator or designee to negotiate and enter into operating agreements with various companies for subzone designation under the Alternative Site Framework of the Oakland Foreign Trade Zone, #56; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, that the City Attorney shall review and approve as to form and legality all such operating agreements of the Oakland Foreign Trade Zone #56, and all such agreements shall be filed with the City Clerk and disclosed to the City Council's Community and Economic Development Attachment C
Committee via a noticed informational report brought at least semi-annually unless no such Operating Agreements were approved during the prior six months.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the covenants and promises contained herein, it is mutually agreed by and between the parties as follows:
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - BROOKS, CAMPBELL WASHINGTON, GALLO, GUILLEN, KALB, KAPLAN, REID, COUNCIL PRESIDENT GIBSON MCELHANEY — gf
NOES-
ABSENT - 0
ABSTENTION - rA
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, DEC - 8 ?rm
LaTonda Simmon LaTonda Simmon?
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council
of the City of Oakland, California
OFI iet OF THE cn t ClE«*
OAKLAND
ESOLUTION No. 8 6 3 6 4 c.M.S.
OAKLAND CITY COUNCIL
Apprcfvefr>as to Form and Legality
Mg
T" City Attorney
MSI SEP-I AM Ih Introduced by Councilmember
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR TO SUBMIT A
FOREIGN TRADE ZONE ALTERNATIVE SITE FRAMEWORK APPLICATION
AND TO SIGN AND ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE FOREIGN
TRADE ZONE BOARD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
WHEREAS, The City of Oakland is a municipal corporation organized under its charter and the laws of the State of California, and
WHEREAS, the City of Oakland entered into its initial License Agreement with the Foreign Trade Zone Board to operate Oakland Foreign Trade Zone #56 in 1981 to encourage economic activity through encouragement of international trade, assembly processing and manufacturing, and local jobs; and
WHEREAS, this designation allows companies within federally-licensed Foreign Trade Zones to delay, reduce, and or eliminate U.S. customs duties on imported merchandise, raw materials and or components, and allows manufacturing companies thereby to be more competitive in the global economy, retaining jobs and production domestically; and WHEREAS, the federal U.S. Department of Commerce Foreign Trade Zone Board regulations require a new attestation date for submittal of the final ASF Application; therefore be it RESOLVED, the City Administrator is authorized to submit a final Foreign Trade Zone Alternative Site Framework Application and to sign and enter into an agreement with the Foreign Trade Zone Board Of The U.S. Department Of Commerce; and RESOLVED, that the City Attorney shall review and approve as to form and legality all revenue-generating license agreements of the Oakland Foreign Trade Zone #56.
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES - BROOKS, CAMPBELL WASHINGTON, GALLO, GUILLEN, KALB, KAPLAN, KE40- COUNCIL PRESIDENT GIBSON MCELHANEY--=j__
PASSED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
IN COUNCIL, OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, bar 2D | J€ I h
NOES- ®
ABSENT -(^
ABSTENTION - ft)
LaTonda Simmons
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council
LaTonda Simmons
City Clerk and Clerk of the Council
of the City of Oakland, California
Attachment D