Community Benefits Agreement

Overview

The County Executive was directed to work with staff to review: • The County’s legal authority to enhance community benefits as it pertains to land use applications; the ability to enter into community benefit agreements between residents and applicants or requestors whether a project is in the application or pre-application phases, and to investigate ways the Board may express enhanced expectations of land use applications; • And, work with existing businesses of specific industries already located in the County, beginning with but not limited to Data Centers and Hospital Systems; as well as related local associations, including the Chamber of Commerce, to develop and bring back to the Board opportunities for industry support of county efforts, initiatives, and/or projects; • And, to begin working collaboratively with industry to develop tangible goods or products that demonstrate the benefits community industry partners are able to provide, starting with a way to assist businesses with local tax complexity and compliance • And to develop a messaging campaign that highlights industry partners providing community support in the form of local goods or services, as well as the positive impacts of a selection of projects as they are approved by the Board The County Executive is directed to bring back any appropriate recommendations for the Board’s consideration. Such recommendations should, where applicable, include timelines, fiscal impacts, and other pertinent impacts for Board consideration. The County Attorney’s Office is directed to review the information and recommendations for any legal issues. When the research and work is complete, the County Executive should report back to the Board with his analysis and recommendations during a Board meeting or by memorandum, as he determines appropriate.

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