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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 5070-03-2019A Resolution NO. 5070-03-2019 WHEREAS, as of December 21, 1998 the City of Fort Worth ("Fort Worth"), the City of Dallas ("Dallas"), the City of Irving, Texas ("Irving"), and the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Board ("DFW") each entered into that certain Interlocal Agreement on file as City Secretary Contract No. 24539, as amended by that certain First Amendment to Interlocal Agreement on file as City Secretary Contract No. 24539-Al executed by and between Fort Worth, Dallas, Irving and DFW as of April 2, 2009 (collectively, the "Interlocal Agreement") pursuant to which Irving agreed to share with Fort Worth and Dallas certain tax revenues received by Irving from economic development projects at any portion of Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport located within the corporate limits of Irving (the "Affected Airport Property"); and WHEREAS, Section III of the Interlocal Agreement provides that Irving will not grant any tax abatement agreements or create any tax increment reinvestment zones or public improvement districts, or grant or create any similar types of incentive plans, without the written consent of Fort Worth, Dallas, and DFW, including economic development program grants authorized by Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code ("380 Grants") that are calculated on the basis of tax revenues which fall within the definition of "Increased Revenues" under Section II of the Interlocal Agreement; and WHEREAS, as of February 22, 2001 Irving and Aviall Services, Inc. ("Aviall") entered into a 10-year Economic Incentive Agreement pursuant to which Aviall agreed to construct an office/warehouse at least 280,000 square feet in size and to provide at least 340 new jobs at a location on the Affected Airport Property in return for Irving's payment of certain economic development program grants equal to Aviall's ad valorem personal property taxes paid to Irving on items that would qualify as "Freeport Goods" under Article VIII, Section 1-j of the Texas Constitution (the "Irving Incentive Agreement"); and WHEREAS, the Irving Incentive Agreement was approved by the City Council pursuant to Resolution No. 2710; and WHEREAS, the term of the Irving Incentive Agreement was extended for an additional 10-year term in return for Aviall's expansion of its facility by approximately 250,000 square feet and construction of a new, approximately — 75,000 square foot facility (collectively, the "Aviall Facilities") pursuant to that certain Economic Incentive Agreement Renewal dated as of September 7, 2006 (the "First Amendment") in which the City of Fort Worth, City of Dallas and DFW did not object; and WHEREAS, a second amendment was made to the Irving Incentive Agreement on February 6, 2014 to amend the definition of "Freeport Goods" to reflect the amended Constitutional provision which was approved by Fort Worth, Dallas, and DFW in accordance with the Interlocal Agreement (the "Second Amendment") and was approved by Fort Worth in Resolution No. 4305-03-2014; and WHEREAS, Now the City of Irving and Aviall request Fort Worth, Dallas and DFW to consent to the attached Third Amendment to the Irving Incentive Agreement (the "Third Amendment") in order to add four (4) definitions to Article I of the Economic Incentive Agreement for "Affiliate," "Company,", "Event of Force Majeure" and "Premises" and to amend the Term of the Agreement to extend for an additional ten (10) years until 2031. Aviall, in turn, is committed to maintaining the employment of at least nine hundred and fifty-one (951) company or affiliate jobs until December 31, 2023; and the addition of at least one hundred (100) new company or affiliate jobs to achieve a minimum one thousand fifty-one (1,051) jobs by January 1, 2024, and continuously thereafter maintain at least one thousand fifty-one (1,051) jobs until December 31, 2031. WHEREAS, the Fort Worth City Council is willing to approve the Third Amendment solely in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Resolution; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, THAT: 1. The Third Amendment attached hereto as Exhibit "A" is hereby approved, subject to the following: That the only revenues defined in the Interlocal Agreement as "Increased Revenues" that Fort Worth agrees to exempt from the tax sharing obligations of the Interlocal Agreement are those ad valorem tax revenues generated from tangible personal property located in the Aviall Facilities which are used to calculate the amount of a 380 Grant paid by Irving to Aviall pursuant to and in accordance with the Irving Incentive Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, the Second Amendment and this Third Amendment (the "Exempted Revenues"). 2 That notwithstanding anything to the contrary in Section III of the Irving Incentive Agreement, if Aviall applies for additional extensions as authorized under such Section and any such additional extension is granted by Irving, such extension shall not be deemed to be approved by Fort Worth, and any Increased Revenues used by Irving to calculate the amount of any 380 Grants during such extended terms shall not be exempted from the tax sharing requirements of the Interlocal Agreement, unless the Fort Worth City Council, the Dallas City Council and DFW each approve such extensions by resolution. 1.3 That if the Irving Incentive Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment and Second Amendment and this Third Amendent, is further amended to extend the term or number of 380 Grants payable thereunder, or is otherwise amended or restated, or if any other agreement between Irving and Aviall is executed, so that the amount of the 380 Grants payable thereunder calculated on the basis of the revenues that are deemed "Increased Revenues" under the Interlocal Agreement are greater than those anticipated in the Irving Incentive Agreement, as amended by the First Amendment, Second Amendment and this Third Amendment, such additional "Increased 1.4Revenues: will not be exempted from the tax sharing obligations of the Interlocal Agreement unless the Fort Worth City Council, the Dallas City Council and DFW each approve such amendment or other agreement by resolution. Resolution No. 5070-03-2019 Page 2 1.5 That approval of the Third Amendment is conditioned on Irving's agreement that if Aviall pays Irving, as liquidated damages on account of default under Section V of the Irving Incentive Agreement, or otherwise reimburses Irving all or any portion of any 380 Grant(s) paid pursuant to the Irving Incentive Agreement, plus any interest thereon, Irving will, within thirty (30) calendar days following receipt thereof, pay Fort Worth a percentage of all such sums, calculated in accordance with Section 11 of the Interlocal Agreement. 1.6 That if Irving withholds any Exempted Revenues from its payment to Fort Worth of revenues subject to the tax sharing obligations of the Interlocal Agreement, Irving will, if requested by Fort Worth, provide reasonably adequate documentation that allows Fort Worth to verify that the amounts withheld as Exempted Revenues were actually paid by Irving to Aviall as a 380 Grant under the Irving Incentive Agreements. 1.7 That approval of the Third Amendment attached hereto is approved only for purposes of Fort Worth's consent to exempt any affected Exempted Revenues from the tax sharing obligations of the Interlocal Agreement, and that Fort Worth does not ratify or approve any particular provision of the Third Amendment for any other purpose. 1.8 That, as a condition precedent to the effectiveness of this Resolution the Third Amendment attached hereto must also be approved by resolution of the Dallas City Council on substantially the same conditions as those set forth herein, and by DFW. 2. Subject to the conditions set forth in Section I above, this Resolution shall take effect on the date of its adoption. Adopted this 26th day of March 2019. ........... ATTEST: ... By — ------------- Mary Kayser. Cit Secretary ........ .... Resolution No. 5070-03-2019 Page 3 City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council Communication COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 3/26/2019 - Resolution No. 6070-03-2019 DATE: Tuesday, March 26, 2019 REFERENCE NO.: **G-19516 LOG NAME: 55AVIALL AMENDMENT3 CH380 AGRMT SUBJECT: Adopt Resolution Approving Execution of Third Amendment to Economic Incentive Agreement between City of Irving and Aviall Services, Inc., for Purposes of Tax Revenue Sharing Obligations at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport (NO COUNCIL DISTRICT) RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council adopt the attached Resolution approving the Third Amendment to Economic Development Incentive Agreement between the City of Irving and Aviall Services, Inc., for purposes of the City of Irving's tax revenue sharing obligations at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. DISCUSSION: On December 21, 1998, the City of Fort Worth executed an Interlocal Agreement with the Dallas/Fort Worth (D/FW) Airport Board (the Board), the City of Dallas and the City of Irving (City Secretary Contract No. 24539, as amended by City Secretary Contract No. 24539-A1) (Interlocal Agreement). This Interlocal Agreement provides that specified tax revenues attributable to property located in the City of Irving's corporate limits within the fence at D/FW Airport (the Irving Airport Property) will be shared between the City of Irving (1/3) and the Cities of Fort Worth and Dallas (2/3 collectively, with that amount divided between the City of Fort Worth [4/11] and the City of Dallas [7/11]). The Interlocal Agreement prohibits the City of Irving from granting tax abatements and other incentives, including economic development grants calculated on the basis of tax receipts that would impact the amount of taxes payable to the Cities of Fort Worth and Dallas under the Interlocal Agreement, without approval by the Cities of Fort Worth, Dallas and the D/FW Board. On February 27, 2001 (M&C G-13171), the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2710 consenting to an Economic Incentive Agreement between the City of Irving, Texas and Aviall Services, Inc. (Aviall), a Boeing subsidiary, in order to relocate the company's headquarters to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW Airport) (Irving Incentive Agreement). In 2006, this Irving Incentive Agreement was amended to renew the term for an additional ten years, which would end in 2021. On March 18, 2014 (M&C G-18144), the City Council adopted Resolution No. 4305-03-2014 approving execution of a second amendment to the Irving Incentive Agreement between the City of Irving and Aviall in order to change the definition of "Freeport Goods". This third amendment will add four definitions to Article I of the Irving Incentive Agreement and extend the term of their lease of office and warehouse space, totaling six hundred five thousand (605,000) square feet, until 2031. Aviall has committed to maintaining the employment of at least nine hundred ,and fifty one (951) company or affiliate jobs until December 31, 2023; and the addition of at least one hundred (100) new company or affiliate jobs to achieve a minimum one thousand fifty one (1,051) jobs by January 1, 2024, and continuously thereafter maintain at least one thousand fifty one (1,051) jobs until December 31, 2031. Lon e: 55AVIALL AMENDMENT3 CH380 AGRMT Page 1 of Aviall is the world's largest diversified aircraft parts distributor delivering airplane parts and repair services. The company manages inventory for the global aerospace and defense industry and holds significant inventory at its facility in Irving. The City of Irving approved this agreement at their February 14, 2019 City Council Meeting and the DFW Airport Board approved this amendment at their March 7, 2019 board meeting. This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity. FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION: The Director of Finance certifies that this action will have no material effect on City funds. FUND IDENTIFIERS (FIDsJ: TO Fund Department �( ccounj Project JProgram1Activity� Budget Reference #) I4mounj ID ID II Year Chartfield 2 FROM 7Fund1. Department �Accountl Project �Program�ctivity� BudgetReference # mounID I( ID Year (Chartfield 2) CERTIFICATIONS: Submitted for Citv Manaaer's Office bv: Oriainatina Department Head: Additional Information Contact: Fernando Costa (6122) Bill Welstead (5402) Dakota Shaw (5407) Logname: 55AVIALL AMENDMENT3 CH380 AGRMT Page 2 of 2