Determining Amount of Assistance paid Urban Enterprises Association

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• It is the present intent of the Common Council that the level of assistance hereby established shall be in effect until December 31, 1999: Provided, however, this determination shall be subject to annual review and in consultation with the UEA may be amended by the Council as long as the authority to make such determination is vested with the Council recommendation, by the adoption of a resolution determining the same. SECTION II . The Council shall, upon the recommendation of the UEA, disqualify a Zone business from Zone benefits and incentives if that business has not assisted the UEA as provided herein. SECTION III . Any recommendation made by the UEA to the Council for the disqualification of a Zone business from Zone benefits and incentives (Disqualification) shall be accompanied by a report detailing efforts made by the UEA to resolve the issue of the nonpayment of assistance to the UEA. Prior to making its recommendation to the Council, the UEA Committee must : (1) Contact the Zone business by an initial letter, certified mail, return receipt requested, which shall: (A) outline Zone responsibilities with respect to the payment of assistance to the UEA, as provided herein; (B) request a verified written summary of the Zone tax benefits and incentives that Zone business has received, and an explanation of the use of those benefits and incentives by the Zone business no later than fifteen (15) days from receipt of the initial letter; and (C) request a meeting between the Zone business and the UEA at which Zone benefits, incentives, and responsibilities will be discussed by the UEA and the Zone business . (2) Offer to allow business to pay required assistance in installments; (3) Undertake such additional efforts the UEA determines useful in resolving the issue of nonpayment of assistance. SECTION IV. Upon its receipt of the UEA' s recommendations for Disqualification, the Council shall refer the same to the Council' s attorney for preparation of an ordinance disqualifying a Zone business from eligibility for all credits and incentives available to Zone businesses (Disqualification Ordinance) , a notice as provided in Section V and certified mail envelope for mailing the same. The Disqualification Ordinance shall set forth the facts on which the Disqualification is based. SECTION V. Upon the filing of the Disqualification Ordinance, the City Clerk shall send a copy of the same, by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the business at the address provided