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PROPOSED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT USES OF SALES TAX PROCEEDS <br />Focus Area Percentage Estimated Example Activities Frequency <br /> of Funds1 Annual <br /> Expenditures <br />Debt Service on 60% $750,000 • Installation of water and sewer infrastructure in Annually for 10 years <br />Infrastructure EDDs <br />Collaborative 1.5% $15,000 - $20,000 • Trade shows targeted to specific industry Annually for 10 years; <br />Outreach clusters amount of funding will <br /> • Industry Appreciation events businesses vary <br /> • Local "Economic Health" Summit <br />Collateral Materials 1.5% $20 <br />000 • Updated Internet interface Funding only required <br /> , • Utilization of appropriate social media tools every 2 to 3 years <br /> • Develo ment of informative brochures <br />Innovation Space 5 -10% $75,000 - • Up fit of a county-owned innovation space Funding will vary with site <br /> $125,000 Rent subsidies and/or leasehold improvements improvement <br /> on rivatel owned leasable s ace re uirements <br />Agricultural 2 - 20% $25,000 - • Focused counseling for food-based businesses 10 years, but funding will <br />Economic $250 000 <br />~ graduating from PFAP <br />' vary with program <br />Development facility to <br />• Creation of a'culinary kitchen requirements <br /> rovide facilities for PFAP raduates <br />Business 8% $100,000 • Advanced site preparation 10 years, but funding will <br />Investment Grants • Relocation assistance vary with project <br />Small Business 0% -16% Up t0 $200,000 • Start-up capital and expansion funds for Orange After several years, <br />Loan Program for next few County small businesses program will be self <br /> sufficient <br /> years <br />Establishment of 12 -16% Up t0 $200,000 • Develop public-private stand alone economic Expenditures in Years 2 - <br />501c (4) entity fOr Several years develop entity 5 for start up funding <br />' Reflects the percentage of economic development funds, rather than overall funds <br />a <br />n <br />x <br />rn <br />z <br />.r <br />Sales Tax Initiative -Orange County Economic Development June 13, 2011 <br />DRAFT Page 1 of 1 <br />N <br />