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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2013-R0192 - Amend Tax Abatement Agreement - Ozark Automotivve Distributors Inc. - 06/27/2013Resolution N0. 2013-RO192 June 27, 2013 Item No. 5.3 RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the City Council has determined to give notice of its intent to amend a Tax Abatement Agreement with Ozark Automotive Distributors, Inc.; and WHEREAS, V.T.C.A. Tax Code Section 312.208 requires notice of intent of the City Council to be given to the presiding officer of the governing body of each taxing unit in which the property to be subject to the amendment to the Tax Abatement Agreement is located; NOW BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: THAT the City Secretary give notice as set forth in Exhibit "A" of the intention of the City Council to amend a Tax Abatement Agreement with Ozark Automotive Distributors, Inc., said notice to be given to the presiding officers of each governing body of each taxing unit having jurisdiction in assessing taxes on 408 Yucca Lane, Lots 5 and 6, Lubbock Business Park Addition to the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas. Passed by the City Council on June 27 2013. r - GLYN C. ROBE TSON, MAYOR ATTEST: - .0 V-A - - - —"�c Reb cca Garza, City Secr tar APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: Cheryl ffrock, Executive Director of Budget APPROVED AS TO FORM: Linda L. Chamales, Economic Development Attorney EXHIBIT "A" NOTICE OF INTENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK TO AMEND AN AGREEMENT TO ABATE TAXES ON REAL PROPERTY IMPROVEMENTS AND TANGIBLE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 408 YUCCA LANE WHICH IS LOTS 5 AND 6, LUBBOCK BUSINESS PARK ADDITION TO THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, LUBBOCK COUNTY, TEXAS AND FURTHER DESCRIBED IN THE ATTACHED EXHIBIT "A-1" Notice is hereby given that the City Council of the City of Lubbock intends to amend an Agreement with Ozark Automotive Distributors, Inc. to abate taxes on improvements to real property and tangible personal property created by Ordinance No. 2008-R0087and covering all of the subject property. Notice is further given that the City Council of the City of Lubbock will consider authorizing the Mayor of the City to execute an amendment to the contract between the City and Ozark Automotive Distributors, Inc. for tax abatement, a draft copy of said Amendment is attached to this notice as Exhibit "A-1" and made a part hereof for all purposes. Notice is further given that the City Council will consider this matter at its meeting held in the City Council Chamber, City Hall, 1625 13`h Street, City of Lubbock, on the 11`h day of July, 2013, at approximately 6:30 o'clock p.m. EXHIBIT STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF LUBBOCK § AMENDMENT TO TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT This Agreement is entered into by the CITY' OF UBBOCK (referred to herein as "City"), a Home Rule Municipality of Lubbock County Texas and OZARK AUTOMOTIVE DISTRIBUTORS, INC. (hereinafter called "Company") WHEREAS, City and Company executed a Tax Abatement Agreement on March 13, 2008, granting a ten year declining scale tax abatement; and WHEREAS, City desires to amend the terms of the Agreement by reducing the number of years in the tax abate ent schedule- and WHEREAS, Company desires to amend the terms of the Agreement by reducing the number of jobs created, NOW THEREFORE City and Company agree to the following amendments to the Tax Aba ement Agreement Section 1 en itled "Term" is replaced by the following section: "SECTION 1. Term. This Agreement shall commence January 1 of the tax year after the required improvements are substantially completed and shall expire eight (8) years after said date." Amendment to Ozark Tax Abatement Agreement 2. Section 9 entitled "Job Creation" is replaced by the following section: "SECTION 9. Job Creation. Company agrees to create 185 new jobs in Lubbock at the facility on the Property between March 13, 2008 and August 1, 2013, and retain those jobs for the term of the tax abatement." 3. Section 11 entitled "Portion of Tax Abate d" is replaced by the following section: E "SECTION 11. Portion of Tax Abated. City agrees, during the term of this Agreement, to abate taxes on eligible prope4 according to the following schedule: Year 1: 100% Year 2: 0% Year 3: 80% Year 4: 70% Year 5: 600/(o i, Year 6: 50% Year 7: 40% Year 8: iii jj► 30%" Executed on CITY OF LUBBOCK BY: GLEN C. ROBERTSON, MAYOR 2013. OZARK AUTOMOTIVE DISTRIBUTORS, INC. BY: ED RANDALL, Director of Property Management Amendment to Ozark Tax Abatement Agreement Page 2 ATTEST: Rebecca Garza, City Secretary APPROVED AS TO CONTENT: Cheryl Brock, Executive Director of Budget APPROVED AS TO FORM: ��iIIIIIUIQ,piii (IIIIIIII, 111i,111 III 1jr Linda Chamales, ,IIII����Il�e. '1161. Economic Development Attorney M cityatt/Linda/Amendment OzarkTaxAbatementAgreement June 5, 2013 411 nlinlnfilk.. I� Amendment to Ozark Tax Abatement Agreement Page 3