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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AGREEMENT
This ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AGREEMENT
("Agreement") is entered into by and between the CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS
the "City"), a home rule municipal corporation organized under the laws of the State of
Texas, and FW RIVER PLAZA, L.P. ("Developer"), a Texas limited partnership.
RECITALS
The City and Developer hereby agree that the following statements are true and
correct and constitute the basis upon which the City and Developer have entered into this
Agreement:
A. Developer owns or is under contract to purchase approximately 4.3 acres
of land in the vicinity of the intersection of University Drive and River Run (the
"Developer -Owned Property"). Developer also intends to purchase a parcel of real
property adjacent to the Developer -Owned Property that the City currently owns (the
"City -Owned Property"), as more specifically set forth in this Agreement and a
separate purchase agreement between the City and Developer. The Developer -Owned
Property and the City -Owned Property (collectively, the "Development Property") are
specifically depicted and described in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and hereby made a
part of this Agreement for all purposes. The Development Property, which is located in
the Central City, currently contains an older Class CB office building and parking lots
and is served by an inefficient network of streets which has stifled optimum development
in the area.
B. Developer intends to cause construction of a mixed -use development on
the Development Property consistingapproximately 80,000 square feet of retail
space, plus (ii) approximately 100,000 square feet of commercial office space, plus (iii) a
hotel with approximately 50,000 square feet, plus (iv) in Developer's sole discretion,
Residential Units, with the understanding that if Developer elects to construct a
residential component, it will consist of not less than fifty (50) Residential Units
(collectively, the "Development"). The proposed Development is generally depicted in
the schematic attached hereto as Exhibit "B", which is hereby made a part of this
Agreement for all purposes. Developer has represented to the City that the Development
A ill not be feasible financially without public assistance due to, among other things,
obsolete infrastructure on and around the Development Property, the necessity of
reconfiguring access to and egress from the Development Property, the demolition of
existing structures on the Development property and the need to construct a parking
garage in order to make the Development more dense.
C. The 2007 Comprehensive Plan, adopted by the City Coun it tifir I�e�ru�r^
20, 2007 pursuant to Ordinance No. 17413-02-2007 (the "Compre n i��!�� J�'' /'i�,�
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recommends that the City promote Central City locations in the City for business
development and that the City establish incentives to promote the redevelopment or reuse
of deteriorated properties in the City's commercial districts.
D. As recommended by the Comprehensive Plan and in accordance with
Resolution No. 2704, adopted by the City Council on January 30, 2001, the City has
established an economic development program pursuant to which the City will, on a case -
by -case basis, offer economic incentive packages authorized by Chapter 380 of the Texas
Local Government Code that include monetary loans and grants of public money, as well
as the provision of personnel and services of the City, to businesses and entities that the
City Council determines will promote state or local economic development and stimulate
business and commercial activity in the City in return for verifiable commitments from
such businesses or entities to cause specific infrastructure, employment and other public
benefits to be made or invested in the City (the "380 Program").
E. The City Council has determined that by entering into this Agreement, the
potential economic benefits that will accrue to the City under the terms and conditions of
this Agreement are consistent with the City's economic development objectives and that
promoting mixed -use development in the Central City will further the goals espoused by
the Comprehensive Plan for positive growth in the City. In addition, the City Council has
determined that the 380 Program is an appropriate means to achieve the construction of
the Development, which the City Council has determined is necessary and desirable, and
that the potential economic benefits that will accrue to the City pursuant the terms and
conditions of this Agreement are consistent with the City's economic development
objectives as outlined in the Comprehensive Plan. This Agreement is authorized by
Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code.
F. The City has determined that the feasibility of the Development is
contingent on Developer's receipt of the Program Grants, as provided in this Agreement.
The City's analysis is specifically based on financial information provided by Developer.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual benefits
contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, th
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
1. INCORPORATION OF RECITALS.
and promises
e receipt and
The City Council has found, and the City and Developer hereby agree, that the
recitals set forth above are true and correct and form the basis upon which the parties
have entered into this Agreement.
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2. DEFINITIONS.
In addition to terms defined in the body of this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the definitions ascribed to them as follows.
380 Program has the meaning ascribed to it in Recital D.
Affiliate means all entities, incorporated or otherwise, under common control
with, controlled by or controlling Developer. For purposes of this definition, "control"
means fifty percent (50%) or more of the ownership determined by either value or vote.
Affordable Housing Commitment has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4.8.
Affordable Housing Units has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4.8.
Certificate of Completion has the meaning ascribed to in Section 5.1.
City -Owned Property has the meaning ascribed to it in Recital A.
Completion Date means the date as of which certificates of occupancy, whether
final or temporary, have been issued by the City for all of the improvements comprising the
Development.
Completion Deadline means June 1, 2011.
Comprehensive Plan has the meaning ascribed to it in Recital C.
Construction Costs means Hard Construction Costs and the following costs
directly expended by Developer for the Development: engineering fees, architectural and
design fees; real estate commissions; costs of third party consultants; developer fees; and
financing costs, including capitalized interest.
Developer -Owned Property has the meaning ascribed to it in Recital A.
Development has the meaning ascribed to it in Recital B.
Development Personal Property Tax Revenues means ad valorem taxes on
Tangible Personal Property located on the Development Property that are received by the
City, minus taxes payable on Tangible Personal Property located on the Development
Property for the 2008 tax year, based on the taxable appraised value of Tangible Personal
Property located on the Development Property for the 2008 tax year. With respect to
Tangible Personal Property leased by a Development Property User, Development
Personal Property Tax Revenues will include that portion of annual property tax paid by
the Development Property User, prorated on a daily basis, which is attributable to the
period during which the Development Property User was the lessee of such property.
The taxable appraised value of such Tangible Personal Property for any given tax year
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will be established solely by the appraisal district that has jurisdiction over the
Development Property at the time.
Development Property has the meaning ascribed to it in Recital A.
Development Property User means any person or entity that has the legal right
to use all or any portion of the Development for commercial, retail, residential or other
lawful purposes, including without limitation, Developer and third party retail and
commercial businesses, including the hotel.
Development Real Property Tax Revenues means ad valorem taxes on the
Development Property and any improvements located thereon, minus the taxes payable
on the Development Property and any improvements located thereon for the 2008 tax
year, based on the taxable appraised value of the Development Property and any
improvements located thereon for the 2008 tax year. The taxable appraised value of the
Development Property and any improvements located thereon for any given year will be
established solely by the appraisal district that has jurisdiction over the Development
Property at the time.
Development Sales Tax Revenues means a one percent (1%) available sales tax,
such as that presently in effect pursuant to Texas Tax Code §§ 321.101(a) and 321.103,
resulting from sales taxes received by the City and collected by Developer and other
Developer Property Users on Sales transacted on the Development Property.
Development Sales Tax Revenues specifically excludes all revenues from (1) the Crime
Control District Sales Tax imposed by the City pursuant to Texas Tax Code § 323.105
and Texas Local Government Code § 363.005, as may be amended, and (ii) the Transit
Authority Sales Tax paid to the City by the Fort Worth Transportation Authority pursuant
to City Secretary Contract No. 19689, as previously or subsequently amended or restated,
from the sales tax imposed by the Fort Worth Transportation Authority pursuant to Texas
Fax Code Chapter 322. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, in no event
shall Development Sales Tax Revenues ever exceed a one percent (1%) sales tax imposed
by the City, even if the City at any point in the future charges more than a one percent
(1%) sales tax. If the City's sales tax rate is ever decreased to the extent that the City
receives available sales tax revenues based on less than a one percent (1%) sales tax, then
the meaning of Development Sales Tax Revenues shall automatically be adjusted to equal
that lesser percentage. If the City's sales tax rate is ever decreased as provided in the
preceding sentence and the City then subsequently adds a sales tax that increases such
lower percentage and whose use is not controlled or regulated, in whole or in part, by
another governmental entity or authority or otherwise dedicated to a specific use by the
City, then Development Sales Tax Revenues shall be computed to reflect that increased
percentage up to a maximum aggregate of one percent (1%).
Director means the director of the City's Economic and Community
Development Department.
Effective Date has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 3.
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Employment Goal has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4.5.
First Operating Year means the first full year following the year in which the
Completion Date occurs.
Fort Worth Certified M/WBE Company means a minority or woman -owned
business that has received certification as either a minority business enterprise (MBE), a
woman business enterprise (WBE) or a disadvantaged business enterprise (DBE) by the
North Texas Regional Certification Agency (NTRCA) and that has a principal business
office located within the corporate limits of the City that performs a commercially useful
function and that provides the services for which Developer is seeking credit under this
Agreement.
Fort Worth Company means a business that has a principal office located within
the corporate limits of the City that performs a commercially useful function and that
provides the services for which Developer is seeking credit under this Agreement.
Fort Worth Construction Commitment has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 4.3.
Fort Worth Construction Percentage has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
5.2.1.2.
Fort Worth Supply and Service Percentage has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 5.2.1.4.
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ascribed to it in Section 4.6.
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Hard Construction Costs means actual site development and construction costs,
contractor tees and the costs of supplies and III and specifically excludes land
acquisition costs.
Job means a job provided to an individual by a Development Property User on
the Development Property.
M/WBE Construction Commitment has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
4.4.
M/WBE Construction Percentage has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
5.2.1.3.
M/WBE Supply and Service Percentage has the meaning ascribed to it in
Section 5.2.1.5.
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M/WBE Supply and Service Spending Commitment has the meaning ascribed
to it in Section 4.7.
Overall Construction Percentage has the meaning ascribed to it in Section
5.2.1.1.
Program Cap means the maximum number of gross dollars comprising all
Program Grants that the City is required to pay Developer pursuant to this Agreement,
based on the amount of Construction Costs expended for the Development by the
Completion Date, as follows.
(a) If Developer expended between $50,0009000.00 and $6395009000.00 in
Construction Costs for the Development by the Completion Date, as verified in
the Certificate of Completion issued by the City in accordance with Section 5.1,
the Program Cap shall equal $6,691,549.00, gross.
(b) If Developer expended between $63,500,001.00 and $81,500,000.00 in
Construction Costs for the Development by the Completion Date, as verified in
the Certificate of Completion issued by the City in accordance with Section 5.1,
the Program Cap shall equal $9,270,837.00, gross.
(c) If Developer expended $81,500,001.00 or more in Construction Costs for
the Development by the Completion Date, as verified in the Certificate of
Completion issued by the City in accordance with Section 5.1, the Program Cap
shall equal $12,133,062.00, gross.
Program Grants means the annual economic development grants paid by the
City to Developer in accordance with this Agreement and as part of the 380 Program.
Program Source Funds means an amount of City funds available for inclusion in
a Program Grant that is payable in a given Program Year, which shall equal to seventy-
five percent (75%) of the Development Real Property Tax Revenues, plus seventy-five
percent (75%) of the Development Personal Property Tax Revenues, plus seventy-five
percent (75%) of the Development Sales Tax Revenues which were received by the City
during the Twelve -Month Period ending in the same Program Year in which the Program
Grant for that Program Year is payable.
Program Year means a calendar year in which the City is obligated pursuant to
this Agreement to pay Developer a Program Grant, beginning with the first full calendar
year following the Completion Date (Program Year 1).
Records has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 4.11.
Residential Units means either residential rental aparhnents or condominiums.
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Sales means all sales of merchandise (including gift and merchandise
certificates), services and other receipts whatsoever of all business conducted in, on or
from the Development Property, whether cash or credit, including mail, telephone,
telefax, telegraph, internet or catalogue orders received or filled at or from the
Development Property, deposits not refunded to purchasers, orders taken (although such
orders may be filled elsewhere), sales to employees, sales through vending machines or
other devices. Sales will not include (i) any sums collected and paid for any sales or
excise tax imposed by any duly constituted governmental authority, (ii) the exchange of
merchandise purchased on and returned to the Development Property, (iii) the amount of
returns to shippers and manufacturers or (iv) the sale of any Development Property
User's fixtures.
Second Operating Year means the second full year following the year in which
the Completion Date occurs.
Supply and Service Expenditures means all expenditures by Developer, whether
pursuant to a written contract or on an ad hoc basis, expended directly for the operation
and maintenance of the Development, including amounts paid to third parties for the
provision of personnel services, but excluding amounts paid for electric, gas, water and
any other utility services.
Tangible Personal Property means personal property that is located on the
Development Property and is owned or leased by any Development Property User,
including, without limitation, inventory, fixtures, store signage, checkout stands,
computers, cash registers and security and communications systems.
Term has the meaning ascribed to it in Section 3.
Twelve -Month Period means the period between February 1 of a given year and
January 31 of the following year.
3. TERM.
This Agreement shall be effective as of the date of execution by both parties (the
"Effective Date") and, unless terminated earlier in accordance with this Agreement, shall
expire on the earlier of (i) the date as of which the City has paid all Program Grants
required hereunder or (ii) the date as of which the amount of aggregate Program Grants
paid by the City equals Program Cap (the "Term"),
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4. DEVELOPER OBLIGATIONS, GOALS AND COMMITMENTS.
4.1. City Approval of Development Fajade and Site Plans.
All faYade and site improvements for the Development shall be of an
architectural and aesthetic style that enhances existing development in the vicinity
of the Development Property. In order to ensure compliance with this condition,
Developer must obtain the Director's written approval of all plans and
specifications for all fagade and site improvements for the Development
(excluding demolition work) prior to work on the Development being undertaken.
The City shall not unreasonably withhold or deny such approval, with the
understanding that, provided that the City Council's Central City Revitalization
and Economic Development Committee (or successor City Council committee)
(the "Committee") meets within thirty (30) calendar days following submission
of such plans and specifications to the Director, the Director shall not be obligated
to provide such written approval until the Committee has had an opportunity to
review and comment on such plans and specifications. If the Committee does not
meet within thirty (30) calendar days following submission of such plans and
specifications to the Director, the Director, in his or her administrative capacity,
shall either approve or deny such plans and specifications within such time frame.
If the Director denies approval of any such plans and specifications, the Director
shall provide a written explanation of why the City believes that the plans and
specifications do not enhance existing development in the vicinity of the
Development Property, and the City and Developer shall thereafter work
diligently and in good faith to revise the plans and specifications as necessary to
address the City's concerns. Approval by the Director of any plans and
specifications relating to the Development shall not constitute or be deemed (i) to
be a release by the City of the responsibility or liability of Developer or any of its
contractors; their officers, agents, employees and subcontractors, for the accuracy
or competency of the plans and specifications, including, but not limited to, any
related investigations, surveys, designs, working drawings and other
specifications or documents, or (ii) an assumption of any responsibility or liability
by the City for any negligent act, error or omission in the conduct or preparation
of any investigation, surveys, designs, working drawings and other specifications
or documents by Developer or any of its contractors; their officers, agents,
employees and subcontractors.
4.2. Real Property Improvements.
In accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, by the
Completion Date Developer shall have expended at least Fifty Million Dollars
($50,000,000,00) in Construction Costs for the Development. The Completion
Date must occur on or before the Completion Deadline,
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4.3. Construction Spending Commitment for Fort Worth Companies.
By the Completion Date, Developer shall have expended or caused to be
expended with Fort Worth Companies the greater of at least (i) $7,200,000.00 in
Hard Construction Costs for the Development or (ii) thirty percent (30%) of all
Hard Construction Costs for the Development, regardless of the total amount of
such Hard Construction Costs (the "Fort Worth Construction Commitment"),
4.4. Construction Spending Commitment for Fort Worth Certified
M/WBE Companies.
By the Completion Date, Developer shall have expended or caused to be
expended with Fort Worth Certified M/WBE Companies the greater of at least (i)
$6,000,000.00 in Hard Construction Costs for the Development or (ii) twenty-five
percent (25%) of all Hard Construction Costs for the Development, regardless of
the total amount of such Hard Construction Costs (the "NVWBE Construction
Commitment"). Dollars spent with Fort Worth Certified M/WBE Companies
shall also count as dollars spent with Fort Worth Companies for purposes of the
Fort Worth Construction Commitment outlined in Section 4.3.
4.5. Employment Goal.
From and after the Completion Date, Developer will use commercially
reasonable efforts to cause at least ten (10) Jobs to be provided on the
Development Property (the "Employment Goal").
4.6. Supply and Service Spending Commitments for Fort Worth
Companies.
In the Second Operating Year and each calendar year thereafter,
Developer shall spend at least $50,000.00 in annual Supply and Service
Expenditures with Fort Worth Companies (the "Fort Worth Supply and Service
Spending Commitment").
4.7. Supply and Service Spending Commitment for Fort Worth Certified
M/WBE Companies.
In the Second Operating Year and each calendar year thereafter,
Developer shall spend at least $35,000.00 in annual Supply and Service
expenditures with Fort Worth Certified M/WBE Companies (the "M/WBE
Supply and Service Spending Commitment"). Dollars spent with Fort Worth
Certified M/WBE Companies shall also count as dollars spent with Fort Worth
Companies for purposes of the Fort Worth Supply and Service Spending
Commitment outlined in Section 4.6.
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4.8. Affordable Housing Set -Aside.
If Developer elects to construct Residential Units as part of the
Development, Developer shall construct not less than fifty (50) such Residential
Units. If any such Residential Units are rental apartments, at least fifteen percent
(15%) of such Residential Units, regardless of the person or entity that owns such
Residential Units, shall be reserved for lease exclusively as quality affordable
housing in accordance with the provisions of this Section 4.8 (the "Affordable
Housing Units"). At least one-third (1/3) of all Affordable Housing Units will be
set aside exclusively for lease to qualifying households earning no more than sixty
percent (60%) of the area median income at rental rates that are affordable to such
qualifying households, as determined by the U.S. Department of Housing and
Urban Development or successor agency. The remainder of the Affordable
Housing Units will be set aside exclusively for lease to qualifying households
earning no more than eighty percent (80%) of the area median income at rental
rates that are affordable to such qualifying households, as determined by the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development or successor agency (all of the
preceding, the "Affordable Housing Commitment"). This Section 4.8 only
applies to the extent that Developer elects to construct, as part of the
Development, Residential Units that are designated as rental apartments; it does
not require Developer to construct any Residential Units as part of the
Development or to designate any Residential Units so constructed as rental
apartments instead of condominiums. Developer will cooperate with the City's
Housing Department in publicizing the availability of the Affordable Housing
Units.
4.9. Purchase of City -Owned Property.
Developer must close on its purchase of the City -Owned Property within
one hundred twenty (120) calendar days of receipt from the City of a
purchase/sale agreement covering the City -Owned Property.
4.10. Reports and Filings.
4.10.1. Plan for Use of Fort Worth Certified M/WBE
Companies.
Within thirty (30) calendar days following the Effective Date or
prior to the submission of an application by or on behalf of Developer for
a permit from the City to initiate any work on the Development (including
demolition work), whichever is earlier, Developer will file a plan with the
Director as to how Developer intends to meet the M/WBE Construction
Commitment and the M/WBE Supply and Service Spending Commitment.
Developer agrees to meet with the City's M/WBE Office and Minority
and Women Business Enterprise Advisory Committee as reasonably
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necessary for assistance in implementing such plan and to address any
concerns that the City may have with such plan.
4.10.2. Construction Spending Reports.
4.10.2.1. Monthly Reports.
From the Effective Date until the Completion Date,
in order to enable the City to assist Developer in meeting the
M/WBE Construction Commitment, Developer will provide the
Director with a monthly report in a form reasonably acceptable to
the City that specifically outlines the then -current aggregate Hard
Construction Costs expended by and on behalf of Developer for
the Development as well as the then -current aggregate Hard
Construction Costs expended by and on behalf of Developer for
the Development with Fort Worth Certified M/WBE Companies.
Developer agrees to meet with the City's M/WBE Office and
Minority and Women Business Enterprise Advisory Committee as
reasonably necessary for assistance in meeting or exceeding the
UWBE Construction Commitment and to address any related
concerns that the City may have.
4.10.2.2. Final Construction Report.
Within thirty (30) calendar days following the
Completion Date, in order for the City to assess whether Developer
satisfied the requirements of Section 4.2, the extent to which
Developer met the Fort Worth Construction Commitment and the
M/WBE Construction Commitment, and to establish the Program
Cap under this Agreement, Developer will provide the Director
with a report in a form reasonably acceptable to the City that
specifically outlines the total Construction Costs and Hard
Construction Costs expended by and on behalf of Developer for
the Development, together with supporting invoices and other
documents necessary to demonstrate that such amounts were
actually paid by Developer, including, without limitation, final lien
waivers signed by Developer's general contractor. This report
shall also include actual total Construction Costs and Hard
Construction Costs expended by Developer for construction of the
Development with Fort Worth Companies and Fort Worth
Certified M/WBE Companies, together with supporting invoices
and other documents necessary to demonstrate that such amounts
were actually paid by Developer to such contractors.
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4.10.3. Annual Employment Report.
On or before February 1 of the year following the
Completion Date and of each year thereafter, in order for the City to assess
the degree to which Developer met the Employment Goal in the previous
calendar year, Developer shall provide the Director with a report in a form
reasonably acceptable to the City that sets forth the total number of
individuals who held Jobs on the Development Property, all as of
December 1 (or such other date requested by Developer and reasonably
acceptable to the City) of the previous year, together with reasonable
supporting documentation. If Developer failed to meet the Employment
Goal in the previous calendar year, Developer shall include an explanation
as to why Developer believes it did not meet the Employment Goal and
the efforts that Developer utilized to meet the Employment Goal,
4.10.4. Quarterly Supply and Service Spending Report.
Beginning with the first calendar quarter of the Second
Operating Year, within thirty (30) calendar days following the end of each
calendar quarter, Developer will provide the Director with a report in a
form reasonably acceptable to the City that sets forth the then -aggregate
Supply and Service Expenditures made during such calendar as well as the
then -aggregate Supply and Service Expenditures made during such
calendar year with Fort Worth Companies and with Fort Worth Certified
MMBE Companies. The City will use each year's fourth quarter report
to assess the degree to which Developer met the Fort Worth Supply and
Service Spending Commitment and the M/WBE Supply and Service
Spending Commitment for that year.
4.10.5. Annual Affordable Housing Report.
To the extent that the Affordable Housing Commitment
applies, on or before February 1 of the year following the Completion
Date and of each year thereafter, in order for the City to assess the degree
to which Developer met the Affordable Housing Commitment in the
previous calendar year, Developer shall provide the Director with a report
in a form reasonably acceptable to the City that sets forth (i) the total
number of Residential Units in the Development that are rental
apartments; (ii) the total number of Affordable Housing Units; (iii) the
number of Residential Units that are rental apartments and that were under
lease at any time during the previous calendar year; (iv) the number of
Affordable Housing Units that were under lease at any time during the
previous calendar year, and (v) for each Affordable Housing Unit that was
under lease at any time during the previous calendar year, sufficient
documentation for the City to assess the adjusted income of the tenant
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leasing such Affordable Housing Unit and the amount of monthly rent
paid by that tenant.
The City will have the right throughout the Term to audit the financial and
business records of Developer that relate to the Development and any other
documents necessary to evaluate Developer's compliance with this Agreement or
with the commitments set forth in this Agreement, including, but not limited to
construction documents and invoices (collectively "Records"). Developer shall
make all Records available to the City on the Development Property or at another
location in the City acceptable to both parties following reasonable advance
notice by the City and shall otherwise cooperate fully with the City during any
audit.
5. CITY OBLIGATIONS.
5.1. Issuance of Certificate of Completion for Development.
Within sixty (60) calendar days following receipt by the City of the final
construction spending report for the Development, as required by Section4.10.2.2,
and assessment by the City of the information contained therein, if the City is able
to verify that Developer expended at least $50,000,000.00 in Construction Costs
for the Development by the Completion Date and that the Completion Date
occurred on or before the Completion Deadline, the Director will issue Company
a certificate stating the amount of Construction Costs and Hard Construction
Costs expended on the Development, including amounts expended specifically
with Fort Worth Companies and Fort Worth Certified M/WBE Companies, plus
the amount of the Program Cap established under this Agreement based on the
amount of Construction Costs expended by and on behalf of Developer for the
Development (the "Certificate of Completion").
5.2. Program Grants.
Subject the terms and conditions of this Agreement, provided that
Developer expended at least $50,000,000.00 in Construction Costs for the
Development by the Completion Date and that the Completion Date occurred on
or before the Completion Deadline, Developer will be entitled to receive from the
City fifteen (15) annual Program Grants. The amount of each Program Grant
shall equal a percentage of the Program Source Funds available for that Program
Grant. This percentage is based on the extent to which Developer meets the
various construction and operational expenditures for the Development, as more
specifically set forth in Section 5.2.1. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, aggregate Program Grants payable under this Agreement shall be subject
to and shall not exceed the Program Cap.
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5.2.1. Calculation of Each Program Grant Amount.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and subject
to reductions or forfeitures imposed pursuant to Section 5.2.2, the amount
of a given Program Grant shall equal the sum of the Overall Construction
Percentage, the Fort Worth Construction Percentage and the M/WBE
Construction Percentage, as defined in Section 5.2.1.1, 5.2.1.2 and 5.2.1.35
respectively, plus, to the extent applicable, the Fort Worth Supply and
Service Percentage and the M/WBE Supply and Service Percentage, as
defined in Sections 5.2.1.4 and 5.2.1.5, respectively, multiplied by the
Program Source Funds available for that Program Grant.
5.2.1.1. Completion of Development (50%).
Each annual Program Grant shall include an amount
that is based on Developer's completion of the Development. If
Developer expended at least $50,000,000.00 in Construction Costs
for the Development by the Completion Date and the Completion
Date occurred on or before the Completion Deadline, as confirmed
by the City in the Certificate of Completion issued by the Director
in accordance with Section 5.1, each annual Program Grant shall
include fifty percent (50%) of the Program Source Funds (the
"Overall Construction Percentage"). In no event will the
Overall Construction Percentage exceed fifty percent (50%).
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, if Developer
failed to expend at least $50 million in Construction Costs for the
Development by the Completion Date or the Completion Date did
not occur by the Completion Deadline, an Event of Default, as
more specifically set forth in Section 6.1, will occur and the City
shall have the right to terminate this Agreement without the
obligation to pay Developer any Program Grants hereunder.
5.2.1.2. Fort Worth Construction Cost Spending (LTp to
30% for Program Year 1; Up to 15%
Thereafter).
Each annual Program Grant shall include an amount
that is based on the percentage by which the Fort Worth
Construction Commitment, as outlined in Section 4.3, was met (the
"Fort Worth Construction Percentage"). The Fort Worth
Construction Percentage for the Program Grant payable in Program
Year 1 will equal the product of thirty percent (30%) multiplied by
the percentage by which the Fort Worth Construction Commitment
was met, which will be calculated by dividing the actual Hard
Construction Costs expended by the Completion Date with Fort
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Worth Companies for the Development by the number of dollars
comprising the Fort Worth Construction Commitment, as
determined in accordance with Section 4.3. The Fort Worth
Construction Percentage for all subsequent Program Grants will
equal the product of fifteen percent (15%) multiplied by the
percentage by which the Fort Worth Construction Commitment
was met, calculated in accordance with the preceding sentence.
For example, if the Fort Worth Construction Commitment is
$10,000,000.00 and only $8,000,000.00 in Hard Construction
Costs were expended with Fort Worth Companies by the
Completion Date, the Fort Worth Construction Percentage for the
Program Grant payable in Program Year 1 would be 24% instead
of 30% (or .30 x [$8 million/$10 million], or .30 x .80, or .24), and
the Fort Worth Construction Percentage for all subsequent
Program Grants would be 12% instead of 15% (or .15 x [$8
million/$10 million], or .15 x .80, or .12). If the Fort Worth
Construction Commitment is met or exceeded, the Fort Worth
Construction Percentage will be thirty percent (30%) for the
Program Grant payable in Program Year 1 and fifteen percent
(15%) for all subsequent Program Grants. In no event will the Fort
Worth Construction Percentage exceed those percentages for the
respective Program Year in which a Program Grant is payable.
5.2.1.3. Fort Worth M/WBE Construction Cost
Spending (Up to 2076 for Program Year 1; Up to
10% Thereafter).
Each annual Program Grant shall include an amount
that is based on the percentage by which the M/WBE Construction
Commitment, as outlined in Section 4.4, was met (the "NVWBE
Construction Percentage"). The M/WBE Construction
Percentage for the Program Grant payable in Program Year 1 will
equal the product of twenty percent (20%) multiplied by the
percentage by which the M/WBE Construction Commitment was
met, which will be calculated by dividing the actual Hard
Construction Costs expended by the Completion Date with Fort
Worth Certified M/WBE Companies for the Development by the
number of dollars comprising the M/WBE Construction
Commitment, as determined in accordance with Section 4.4. The
M/WBE Construction Percentage for all subsequent Program
Grants will equal the product of ten percent (10%) multiplied by
the percentage by which the M/WBE Construction Commitment
was met, calculated in accordance with the preceding sentence.
For example, if the M/WBE Construction Commitment is
$6,000,000.00 and only $4,500,000.00 in Hard Construction Costs
were expended with Fort Worth Certified M/WBE Companies by
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the Completion Date, the M/WBE Construction Percentage for the
Program Grant payable in Program Year 1 would be 15% instead
of 20% (or .20 x [$4.5 million/$6 million], or .20 x .75, or .15), and
the M/WBE Construction Percentage for all subsequent Program
Grants would be 7.5% instead of 10% (or .10 x [$4.5 million/$6
million], or .10 x .75, or .075). If the M/WBE Construction
Commitment is met or exceeded, the M/WBE Construction
Percentage will be twenty percent (20%) for the Program Grant
payable in Program Year 1 and ten percent (10%) for all
subsequent Program Grants.
5.2.1.4. Fort Worth Supply and Service Spending (Up to
15% after Program Year 1).
Except for the Program Grant payable in Program
Year 1, each annual Program Grant shall include an amount that is
based on the percentage by which the Fort Worth Supply and
Service Spending Commitment, as outlined in Section 4.6, was met
he "Fort Worth Supply and Service Percentage"). The Fort
Worth Supply and Service Percentage will equal the product of
fifteen percent (15%) multiplied by the percentage by which the
Fort Worth Supply and Service Spending Commitment was met,
which will be calculated by dividing the actual Supply and Service
Expenditures made in the previous calendar year with Fort Worth
Companies by $50,000.00, which is the Fort Worth Supply and
Service Spending Commitment. For example, if only $40,000.00
in Supply and Service Expenditures were made with Fort Worth
Companies in the previous calendar year, the Fort Worth Supply
and Service Percentage for the Program Grant payable in the
foRowing Program Year (other than Program Year 1) would be
12% instead of 15% (or .15 x [$40,000/$50,000], or .15 x .80, or
12). If the Fort Worth Supply and Service Spending Commitment
is met or exceeded in any given year, the Fort Worth Supply and
Service Percentage for the Program Grant payable in the following
Program Year will be fifteen percent (15%). Calculation of the
Program Grant payable for Program Year 1 does not include the
Fort Worth Supply and Service Percentage because the Fort Worth
Supply and Service Commitment does not apply to the First
Operating Year.
5.2.1.5. Fort Worth M/WBE Supply and Service
Spending (Up to 10% after Program Year 1).
Except for the Program Grant payable in Program
Year 1, each annual Program Grant shall include an amount that is
based on the percentage by which the M/WBE Supply and Service
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Spending Commitment, as outlined in Section 4.7, was met (the
M/WBE Supply and Service Percentage"). The M/WBE
Supply and Service Percentage will equal the product of ten
percent (10%) multiplied by the percentage by which the M/WBE
Supply and Service Spending Commitment was met, which will be
calculated by dividing the actual Supply and Service Expenditures
made in the previous calendar year with Fort Worth Certified
M/WBE Companies by $35,000.00, which is the M/WBE Supply
and Service Spending Commitment. For example, if only
$21,000.00 in Supply and Service Expenditures were made with
Fort Worth Certified M/WBE Companies in the previous calendar
year, the M/WBE Supply and Service Percentage for the Program
Grant payable in the following Program Year (other than Program
Year 1) would be 6% instead of 10% (or .10 x [$21,000/$35,000],
or .10 x .60, or .06). If the M/WBE Supply and Service Spending
Commitment is met or exceeded in any given year, the M/WBE
Supply and Service Percentage for the Program Grant payable in
the following Program Year will be ten percent (10%).
Calculation of the Program Grant payable for Program Year 1 does
not include the M/WBE Supply and Service Percentage because
the M/WBE Supply and Service Commitment does not apply to the
First Operating Year.
5.2.1.6. No Offsets.
A deficiency in attainment of one commitment may
not be offset by the exceeding attainment in another commitment.
For example, if in a given year Developer failed to meet the
M/WBE Supply and Service Spending Commitment by $5,000.00,
but exceeded the Fort Worth Supply and Service Spending
Commitment by $5,000.00, all Program Grants payable in the
foRowing year would still be reduced in accordance with Section
5.2.1.5 on account of Developer's failure to meet the M/WBE
Supply and Service Spending Commitment.
5.2.2. Reductions to or Forfeiture of Program Grants for Failure to
Comply with Affordable Housing Commitment.
If the Affordable Housing Commitment, as outlined in
Section 4.89 applies in any given year during the Term of this Agreement
and the City determines that Developer has not complied with or is not in
compliance with the Affordable Housing Commitment, the City will
notify Developer in writing. If Developer disagrees with the City's
determination, Developer shall have fourteen (14) calendar days to
provide the City with documentation to rebut such determination. If
Developer does not provide the City with documentation sufficient to
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rebut the City's determination within such time, the City's determination
shall be deemed conclusive. In this event, notwithstanding anything to the
contrary herein, (1) if the Affordable Housing Commitment was not met
for an entire calendar year, Developer shall forfeit payment of the Program
Grant payable in the following Program Year, and (ii) if the Affordable
Housing Commitment was not met for a portion of a calendar year, then
the amount of the Program Grant payable in the following Program Year
is calculated in accordance with Section 5.2.1) shall be reduced by a
fraction, to be expressed as a percentage, where the numerator is the
number of days in that calendar year in which the Affordable Housing
Commitment was met and the denominator is 365. Any Program Grant
that is forfeited in a given Program Year pursuant to this Section 5.2.3
shall nevertheless count as one of the fifteen (15) annual Program Grants
paid for a respective Phase in accordance with this Section 5.2.
5.2.3. Program Cap.
Once the City has paid Developer aggregate Program Grants equal
to the Program Cap, this Agreement shall terminate. If in any Program
Year the amount of a Program Grant would cause the aggregate Program
Grants paid by the City pursuant to this Agreement to exceed the Program
Cap, the amount of the Program Grant payable in that Program Year shall
equal the difference between the aggregate of all Program Grants paid by
the City as of the previous Program Year and the Program Cap, and this
Agreement shall terminate upon payment of such Program Grant.
5.2.4. Deadline for Payments and Source of Funds.
The first Program Grant payable hereunder (in other words, the
Program Grant payable for Program Year 1) shall be paid by my on
or before June 1 of (i) the Second Operating Year or (ii) the First
Operating Year if requested by Developer in writing within sixty (60)
calendar days following the Completion Date and the City, taking into
consideration its current fiscal year budget and following fiscal year
budget planning, provides Developer with written consent to such request.
Each subsequent annual Program Grant payment will be made by the City
to Developer on or before June 1 of the Program Year in which such
payment is due. It is understood and agreed that all Program Grants paid
pursuant to this Agreement shall come from currently available general
revenues of the City and not directly from Development Real Property
Tax Revenues, Development Personal Property Tax Revenues or
Development Sales Tax Revenues. Developer understands and agrees that
any revenues of the City other than those dedicated for payment of a given
annual Program Grant pursuant to this Agreement may be used by the City
for any lawful purpose that the City deems necessary in the carrying out of
its business as a home rule municipality and will not serve as the basis for
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calculating the amount of any future Program Grant or other obligation to
Developer.
6. DEFAULT, TERMINATION AND FAILURE BY DEVELOPER TO MEET
VARIOUS DEADLINES AND COMMITMENTS.
6.1. Failure to Complete Development.
If Developer fails to expend by the Completion Date at least Fifty Million
Dollars ($50,000,000.00) in Construction Costs for the Development, or if the
Completion Date does not occur by the Completion Deadline, the City shall have
the right to terminate this Agreement by providing written notice to Developer
without further obligation to Developer hereunder.
6.2. Failure to Purchase City -Owned Property.
If Developer fails to close on its purchase of the City -Owned Property by
March 1, 2008, the City shall have the right to terminate this Agreement by
providing written notice to Developer without further obligation to Developer
hereunder.
6.3. Failure to Pay City Taxes.
An event of default shall occur under this Agreement if any City taxes
owed on the Development Property by Developer or an Affiliate or arising on
account of Developer's or an Affiliate's operations on the Development Property
become delinquent and Developer or the Affiliate does not either pay such taxes
or properly follow the legal procedures for protest and/or contest of any such
taxes. In this event, the City shall notify Developer in writing and Developer
shall have thirty (30) calendar days to cure such default. If the default has not
been fully cured by such time, the City shall have the right to terminate this
Agreement immediately by providing written notice to Developer and shall have
alI other rights and remedies that may be available to it under the law or in equity.
6.4. Violations of City Code, State or Federal Law.
An event of default shall occur under this Agreement if any written
citation is issued to Developer or an Affiliate due to the occurrence of a violation
of a material provision of the City Code on the Development Property or on or
within any improvements thereon (including, without limitation, any violation of
the City's Building or Fire Codes and any other City Code violations related to
the environmental condition of the Development Property; the environmental
condition other land or waters which is attributable to operations on the
Development Property; or to matters concerning the public health, safety or
welfare) and such citation is not paid or the recipient of such citation does not
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properly follow the legal procedures for protest and/or contest of any such
citation. An event of default shall occur under this Agreement if the City is
notified by a governmental agency or unit with appropriate jurisdiction that
Developer or an Affiliate, or any successor in interest thereto; any third party with
access to the Development Property pursuant to the express or implied permission
of Developer or an Affiliate, or any a successor in interest thereto; or the City (on
account of the Development or the act or omission of any party other than the
City on or after the effective date of this Agreement) is in violation of any
material state or federal law, rule or regulation on account of the Development
Property, improvements on the Development Property or any operations thereon
(including, without limitation, any violations related to the environmental
condition of the Development Property; the environmental condition other land or
waters which is attributable to operations on the Development Property; or to
matters concerning the public health, safety or welfare). Upon the occurrence of
such default, the City shall notify Developer in writing and Developer shall have
(i) thirty (30) calendar days to cure such default or (ii) if Developer has diligently
pursued cure of the default but such default is not reasonably curable within thirty
(30) calendar days, then such amount of time that the City reasonably agrees is
necessary to cure such default. If the default has not been fully cured by such
time, the City shall have the right to terminate this Agreement immediately by
providing written notice to Developer and shall have all other rights and remedies
that may be available to under the law or in equity.
6.5. Failure to Meet Construction Cost Spending, Supply and Service
Spending and/or Affordable Housing Commitments; Failure to Meet
Employment Goal.
If Developer fails to meet the Fort Worth Construction Commitment or the
M/WBE Construction Commitment, or if Developer fails to meet the Fort Worth
Supply and Service Spending Commitment or the M/WBE Supply and Service
Spending Commitment in any given year, such event shall not constitute a default
hereunder or provide the City with the right to terminate this Agreement, but,
rather, shall only cause the amount of the Program Grants that the City is required
to pay pursuant to this Agreement to be reduced in accordance with this
Agreement. If the Affordable Housing Commitment applies in any given year of
the Term of this Agreement and Developer fails to meet the Affordable Housing
Commitment in that year, such event shall not constitute a default hereunder or
provide the City with the right to terminate this Agreement, but, rather, shall only
cause the Program Grant payment that would otherwise have been payable in the
following Program Year to be forfeited or reduced in accordance with this
Agreement. If Developer fails to meet the Employment Goal in any given year,
such event shall not constitute a default hereunder and shall not cause the amount
of the Program Grant that the City is required to pay in the following Program
Year to be reduced.
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6.6. Failure to Submit Reports.
Without limiting the application of Section 0.7, if Developer fails to
submit any report required by and in accordance with Section 4.10, the City's
obligation to pay any Program Grants at the time, if any, shall be suspended until
Developer has provided all required reports.
6.7. General Breach.
Unless stated elsewhere in this Agreement, Developer shall be in default
under this Agreement if Developer breaches any term or condition of this
Agreement. In the event that such breach remains uncured after thirty (30)
calendar days following receipt of written notice from the City referencing this
Agreement (or, if Developer has diligently and continuously attempted to cure
following receipt of such written notice but reasonably requires more than thirty
(30) calendar days to cure, then such additional amount of time as is reasonably
necessary to effect cure, as determined by both parties mutually and in good
faith), the City shall have the right to terminate this Agreement immediately by
providing written notice to Developer.
7. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.
It is expressly understood and agreed that Developer shall operate as an
independent contractor in each and every respect hereunder and not as an agent,
representative or employee of the City. Developer shall have the exclusive right to
control all details and dayAo-day operations relative to the Development Property and
any improvements thereon and shall be solely responsible for the acts and omissions of
its officers, agents, servants, employees, contractors, subcontractors, licensees and
invitees. Developer acknowledges that the doctrine of respondeat superior will not apply
as between the City and Developer, its officers, agents, servants, employees, contractors,
subcontractors, licensees, and invitees. Developer further agrees that nothing in this
Agreement will be construed as the creation of a partnership or joint enterprise between
the City and Developer.
8. INDEMNIFICATION.
DEVELOPER, AT NO COST TO THE CITY, AGREES TO DEFEND,
INDEMNIFYAND HOLD THE CITY, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS SERVANTS AND
EMPLOYEES, HARMLESS AGAINST ANY AND ALL CLAIMS, LAWSUITS,
ACTIONS, COSTS AND EXPENSES OF ANY "ND, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, THOSE FOR PROPERTY DAMAGE OR LOSS (INCLUDING
ALLEGED DAMAGE OR LOSS TO DEVELOPER'S BUSINESS AND ANY
RESULTING LOST PROFITS) AND/OR PERSONAL INJURY, INCLUDING
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DEATH, THAT MAY RELATE TO, ARISE OUT OF OR BE OCCASIONED BY (1)
DEVELOPER'S BREACH OF ANY OF THE TERMS OR PROVISIONS OF THIS
AGREEMENT OR (ii) ANY NEGLIGENT ACT OR OMISSION OR INTENTIONAL
MISCONDUCT OF DEVELOPER, ITS OFFICERS, AGENTS, ASSOCIATES,
EMPLOYEES, CONTRACTORS (OTHER THAN THE CITY) OR
SUBCONTRACTORS, RELATED TO THE DEVELOPMENT AND ANY
OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES THEREON OR OTHERWISE TO THE
PERFORMANCE OF THIS AGREEMENT.
9. NOTICES.
All written notices called for or required by this Agreement shall be addressed to
the following, or such other party or address as either party designates in writing, by
certified mail, postage prepaid, or by hand delivery.
City:
City of Fort Worth
Attn: City Manager
1000 Throckmorton
Fort Worth, TX 76102
with copies to:
the City Attorney and
Economic/Community Development
Director at the same address
10. ASSIGNMENT AND SUCCESSORS.
Developer:
FW 1
Attn:
with a copy to:
L.P
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Developer may at any time assign, transfer or otherwise convey any of its rights
or obligations under this Agreement to an Affiliate without the approval of the City so
long as Developer, the Affiliate and the City first execute an agreement under which the
Affiliate agrees to assume and be bound by all covenants and obligations of Developer
under this Agreement. Developer may also assign its rights and obligations under this
agreement to a financial institution or other lender for purposes of granting a security
interest in the Development and/or Development Property, provided that such financial
institution or other lender first executes a written agreement with the City governing the
rights and obligations of the City, Developer and the financial institution or other lender
with respect to such security interest. Otherwise, Developer may not assign, transfer or
otherwise convey any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement to any other person
or entity without the prior consent of the City Council, which consent shall not be
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unreasonably withheld, conditioned on (i) the prior approval of the assignee or successor
and a finding by the City Council that the proposed assignee or successor is financially
capable of meeting the terms and conditions of this Agreement and (ii) prior execution by
the proposed assignee or successor of a written agreement with the City under which the
proposed assignee or successor agrees to assume and be bound by all covenants and
obligations of Developer under this Agreement. Any attempted assignment without the
City Council's prior consent shall constitute grounds for termination of this Agreement and
following ten (10) calendar days of receipt of written notice from the City to Developer.
Any lawful assignee or successor in interest of Developer of all rights under this
Agreement shall be deemed "Developer" for all purposes under this Agreement.
11. COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS, ORDINANCES, RULES AND
REGULATIONS.
This Agreement will be subject to all applicable federal, state and local laws,
ordinances, rules and regulations, including, but not limited to, all provisions of the
City's Charter and ordinances, as amended.
12. GOVERNMENTAL POWERS.
It is understood that by execution of this Agreement, the City does not waive or
surrender any of it governmental powers or immunities.
13. NO WAIVER.
The failure of either party to insist upon the performance of any term or provision
of this Agreement or to exercise any right granted hereunder shall not constitute a waiver
of that parry's right to insist upon appropriate performance or to assert any such right on
any future occasion.
14. VENUE AND JURISDICTION.
If any action, whether real or asserted, at law or in equity, arises on the basis of
any provision of this Agreement, venue for such action shall lie in state courts located in
Tarrant County, Texas or the United States District Court for the Northern District of
Texas — Fort Worth Division. This Agreement shall be construed in accordance with the
laws of the State of Texas.
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15. NO THIRD PARTY RIGHTS.
The provisions and conditions of this Agreement are solely for the benefit of the
City and Developer, and any lawful assign or successor of Developer, and are not
intended to create any rights, contractual or otherwise, to any other person or entity.
16. FORCE MAJEURE.
It is expressly understood and agreed by the parties to this Agreement that if the
performance of any obligations hereunder is delayed by reason of war, civil commotion,
acts of God, inclement weather, or other circumstances which are reasonably beyond the
control of the party obligated or permitted under the terms of this Agreement to do or
perform the same, regardless of whether any such circumstance is similar to any of those
enumerated or not, the party so obligated or permitted shall be excused from doing or
performing the same during such period of delay, so that the time period applicable to
such design or construction requirement shall be extended for a period of time equal to
the period such party was delayed. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, it is
specifically understood and agreed that Developer's failure to obtain adequate financing
to complete the Development by the Completion Deadline shall not be deemed to be an
event of force majeure and that this Section 16 shall not operate to extend the Completion
Deadline in such an event.
17. INTERPRETATION.
In the event of any dispute over the meaning or application of any provision of
this Agreement, this Agreement shall be interpreted fairly and reasonably, and neither
more strongly for or against any party, regardless of the actual drafter of this Agreement.
18. CAPTIONS.
Captions and headings used in this Agreement are for reference purposes only and
shall not be deemed a part of this Agreement.
19. ENTIRETY OF AGREEMENT.
This Agreement, including any exhibits attached hereto and any documents
incorporated herein by reference, contains the entire understanding and agreement
between the City and Developer, and any lawful assign and successor of Developer, as to
the matters contained herein. Any prior or contemporaneous oral or written agreement is
hereby declared null and void to the extent in conflict with any provision of this
Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, this Agreement shall not be
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amended unless executed in writing by both parties and approved by the City Council of
the City in an open meeting held in accordance with Chapter 551 of the Texas
Government Code.
20. COUNTERPARTS.
This Agreement may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be
considered an original, but all of which shall constitute one instrument.
EXECUTED as of the last date indicated below:
CITY OF FORT WORTH:
By:
Assistant City Manager
Date: l l
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
By:
Peter Vaky
Assistant City Attorney
M&C: C-22239 0740-07
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FW RIVER PLAZA, L.P.:
By: Trademark River Plaza, L.P.,
a Texas limited partnership and its
sole general partner:
By: TRP Genpar, L.L.C.,
a Texas limited liability company
and its sole general partney:
Rick Knight
Senior Vice
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Exhibit "A" - Development Property
Economic Development Program Agreement
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Exhibit -Development Property
Legal Description
Beginning at a point of the intersection of the east ROW line of Old University Drive and the
north property line of River Plaza Complex block 1 lot 3A4R1 thence
Easterly along the north property line of River Plaza Complex block 1 lot 3A4R1 to a point
where said line intersects with the west ROW line of River Run Road thence
Northward along the west ROW line of River Run Road to a point where said line intersects
with the projection of the north property line of River Plaza Complex block 1 lot 3A1 thence
Eastward along the north property line of River Plaza Complex block 1 lot 3A1 to a point
where said property line intersects with the north property line of River Plaza Complex block
1 lot 3A1A thence
Eastward along the projection of the north property line of River Plaza Complex block 1 lot
3A1A to a point where said property line intersects with the east property line of River Plaza
Complex block 1 lot 3A1A thence
Southward along the east property line of River Plaza Complex block 1 lot 3A1A to a point
where said property line intersects with the east property line of River Plaza Complex block 1
lot 3A1 thence
Southward along the east property line of River Plaza Complex block 1 lot 3A1 to a point
where said property line intersects with the east property line of River Plaza Complex block 1
lot 3A2 thence
Southward along the east property line of River Plaza Complex block 1 lot 3A2 to a point
where said property intersects with the south property line of River Plaza Complex block 1 lot
3A2 thence
North Westerly along the south property line of River Plaza Complex block 1 lot 3A2 to a point
where said property line intersects with the south property line of River Plaza Complex block
1 lot 3A4R1 thence
Westward along the south property line of River Plaza Complex block 1 lot 3A4R1 to a point
where said property line intersects with the east ROW line of University Drive thence
North along the east ROW line of University Drive to a point where said line intersects the
east ROW line of Old University Drive thence
North easterly along the east ROW line of Old University Drive to a point where said line
intersects with the north property line of River Plaza Complex block 1 lot 3A4R1, which is the
starting point.
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between City of Fort Worth and Trademark Property Company
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City of Fort Worth, Texas
Mayor and Council Communication
COUNCIL ACTION: Approved on 7/10/2007
DATE: Tuesday, July 10, 2007
LOG NAME: 17RVRPLZAXAGR
SUBJECT:
Authorize Execution
Group, Related to a
Drive and River Run
REFERENCE NO.: C-22239
of Economic Development Program Agreement with Trademark Property
Mixed -Use Project to be Constructed at the Intersection of South University
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council:
1Authorize the City Manager to execute an Economic Development Program Agreement with Trademark
P. roperty Company (subject to subsequent, non -material changes agreed to by the parties) related to a
mixed -use project to be constructed at South University Drive and River Run; and
2. Find that the terms and conditions of the Agreement, as outlined below and in the Agreement, constitute
a custom -designed economic development program, as recommended by the 2007 Comprehensive Plan
and authorized by Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code.
DISCUSSION:
Under the proposed Economic Development Program Agreement, Trademark Property Group (Developer),
has committed to construct a mixed -use development consisting of for sale residential units, office space,
retail space, and a hotel on property near the intersection of South University Drive and River Run.
In exchange for achieving the specified investment levels, the Developer will be eligible to receive up to 15
annual economic development grants, equal to 75 percent of incremental real and business personal
property taxes paid to the City; and 75 percent of the City's one percent incremental sales tax.
The amounts of the grants will be tied to the investment level achieved by the Developer. The minimum
investment and maximum incentive schedule are summarized as follows:
Investing between $50,000,000 and $63,500,000 will result in total possible maximum grants of $6,691,549.
Investing between $63,500,001 and $81,500,000 will result in total possible maximum grants of $9,270,837.
Investing in excess of $81,500,001 will result in total possible maximum grants of $12,133,062.
All investment criteria are exclusive of land costs, but include hard and soft construction costs.
Failure to meet a minimum investment of $50,000,000 is a condition of default and the agreement will be
terminated. The Developer will not be eligible to receive the proposed grants until fagade and site plan
improvements are approved by the Central City Revitalization and Economic Development (CURED)
Committee. CCRED approval of the proposed fagade and site plan improvements must be obtained prior to
any work on the project.
If
the Developer meets the minimum investment commitments for the project, the Developer will be entitled
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to receive 50 percent of the possible maximum grants. To receive the maximum incentives, however, the
Developer must also spend 30 percent of hard construction costs with Fort Worth contractors, and 25
percent of the hard construction costs with certified Fort Worth M/WBE contractors. In addition, the
Developer must spend at least $50,000 on annual discretionary service and supply contracts with Fort
Worth contractors and at least $35,000 with certified Fort Worth M/WBE contractors.
If the Developer fails to meet these additional commitments, the grants will be reduced by the following
percentages from the maximum according to the following schedule: in year one of the grant term, 30
percent for failure to meet the requirement for spending on hard construction costs with Fort Worth
companies; in year one of the grant term, 20 percent for failure to meet the requirement for spending on
hard construction costs with Fort Worth M/WBE companies; starting in year two of the agreement, 15
percent for failure to meet the requirement for annual discretionary service and supply contracts with Fort
Worth companies; and starting in year two of the grant term 10 percent for failure to meet the requirement
for annual discretionary service and supply contracts with Fort Worth M/WBE companies. The incentive for
construction and service and supply components for Fort Worth and Fort Worth M/WBE will be reduced
proportionally based on the amount by which these commitments are not met.
The Developer will not be eligible for incentive funding this fiscal year. They are estimated to be eligible for
the incentive in 2011 due to the best information we have on construction plans. At that time, funding will be
appropriated.
The River Plaza Development is located in COUNCIL DISTRICT 9.
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION:
The Finance Director certifies that the terms of this agreement may provide incentives to Trademark
Property Group not to exceed the specified maximums. The incentives are calculated to be less than the
additional revenue received from incremental taxes paid to the City.
TO Fund/Account/Centers
FROM Fund/Account/Centers
Submitted for City Manager's Office by: Dale Fisseler (6266)
Originating Department Head: Tom Higgins (6192)
Jay Chapa (5804)
Additional Information Contact:
Mark Folden (8634)