R2023-29 Resolution Adding Territory to the Decatur Macon County Enterprise Zone - Garfield School Site and Jasper/Grand Area (Durfee Site)

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4) Abandoned Coal Mine,Brownfield or Federal Disaster Area: An abandoned coal mine or a brownfield(as defined in Section 58.2 of the Environmental Protection) located in the proposed zone addition area, or all or a portion of the proposed addition was declared a federal disaster area in the 3 years preceding the date of application. To be considered an abandoned coal mine, the coal mine must be listed on the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Abandoned Mine Locator. To document that a portion of the proposed zone was declared a federal disaster area in the 3 years preceding the date of the application,the applicant must provide the major disaster declaration number,the area designated as adversely affected by the major disaster, and date of the declaration. Applicants are encouraged to use copies of the appropriate notices in the Federal Register of a major disaster declaration and related determinations. This does not include emergency declarations or fire management assistance declarations. A brownfield site must be listed in the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency Site Remediation Program database. Applicants are encouraged to provide the 10-digit Illinois Environmental Protection Agency identification number("LPC #")for the site. 5) Large Scale Business Closings: The local labor market area contains a presence of large employers that have downsized over the years,the local labor market area has experienced plant closures in the 5 years prior to the date of application affecting more 50 workers,or the local labor market area has experienced State or federal facility closures in the 5 years prior to the date of application affecting more than 50 workers. Applicants are encouraged to use data from filings made pursuant to the Illinois Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act and the State Facilities Closure Act as evidence of job losses under this test. 6) Vacant Structures: Based on data from Multiple Listing information or other suitable sources, the local labor market area contains a high floor vacancy rate of industrial or commercial properties, vacant or demolished commercial and industrial structures are prevalent in the local labor market area, or industrial structures in the local labor market area are not used because of age, deterioration,relocation of the former occupants, or cessation of operation. 7) Tax Base Improvement Plan: The applicant demonstrates a substantial plan for using the designation to improve the State and local government tax base, including income, sales, and property taxes. 8) Public Infrastructure Improvement Plan: Significant public infrastructure is present in the local labor market area in addition to a plan for infrastructure development and improvement. 9) Career Skills Programs: High schools or community colleges located within the local labor market area are engaged in ACT Work Keys,Manufacturing Skills Standard Certification, or industry-based credentials that prepare students for careers. The applicant must provide written documentation from more than one high school and/or community college within the local labor market area that the institution is providing ACT Work Keys,Manufacturing Skills Standard Certification,or industry-based credentials that prepare students careers at some time during the current school year. 10) Equalized Assessed Valuation: The increase in equalized assessed valuation of industrial and/or commercial properties in the 5 years prior to the date of application in the local labor market area is equal to or less than 50% of the State average increase in equalized valuation for industrial and/or commercial properties, as applicable, for the same period of time as reported by the Illinois Department of Revenue;however, if the change in equalized assessed valuation in the State of industrial and/or commercial properties in the 5 years prior to the date of application is