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The EDA Business Subsidy Criteria has been established for use in evaluating a request for financial assistance. These include the following: La) Public purpose. A business subsidy must meet a public purpose, including but not limited to increasing the tax base. Job retention may only be considered a public purpose if the loss of jobs is specific and demonstrable. (b) Increase in tax base. While an increase in the tax base cannot be the sole rounds for granting a subsidy, the City and the EDA believe it is a necessary condition for any subsidy. (c) Jobs and Wages. In instances in which job creation is determined to be a goal, the City and the EDA will review all of the unique circumstances surrounding the proposed development to determine how many jobs should be required in exchange for the proposed subsidy. If job creation is determined to be one of the main goals of a proposed development, it is the City's and the EDA's intent that the recipient create the maximum number of livable wage jobs at the site with no fewer than 5 jobs. This may include jobs to be retained but only if retention is specific and demonstrable. The job and wage goal must be attained within two years of the benefit date (as defined in the Business Subsidy Act). The City and the EDA may, after a public hearing, extend for up to one year the period for meeting the job and wage goal. Qualifying jobs are those which pay, at a minimum, 110 percent of the federal minimum wage, plus benefits. Any deviation from the established wage level must be documented in conformity with the requirements set forth in the Business Subsidy Act. If the City or the EDA, following a public hearing, determines that job creation or retention is not part of the public purpose of the subsidy, the wage and job goal may be set at zero. (d) Economic Development. Projects should promote one or more of the following: 1. Encourage economic and commercial diversity within the community; 2. Contribute to the establishment of a critical mass of commercial development within an area; 3. Increase the range of goods and services available or encourage fast growing or other desirable businesses to locate or expand within the community; 4. Promote redevelopment objectives and removal of blight, including pollution cleanup; 5. Promote the retention or adaptive reuse of buildings of historical or architectural significance; 6. Promote additional or spin-off development within the community; 7. Development of safe and affordable housing; or 8. Encourage full utilization of existing or planned infrastructure improvements.