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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract 37116-A1AMENDMENT N0.1 TO AGREEMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER NINE, CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS This AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO AGREEMENT TO PARTICIPATE IN TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER NINE, CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS ("Amendment") is entered into by and between the CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS (the "City") and TARRANT COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT (the "Hospital District"). The City and the Hospital District hereby agree that the following statements are true and correct and constitute the basis upon which the City and the Hospital District have entered into this Amendment: A. On December 9, 2003 the City Council of the City (the "City Council") adopted Ordinance No. 15797 designating certain real property in the vicinity of the Trinity River north and west of the City's downtown area (the "Original TIF Area") as Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number Nine, City of Fort Worth, Texas (the "TIF District"). B. On June 15, 2004 the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 16005, which amended Ordinance No. 15797 by increasing the number of directors on the TIF District's Board of Directors (the "Board"). On February 7, 2006 the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 16808-2-2006 amending Ordinance No. 15797 by removing certain real property from the boundaries of the TIF District. C. On September 15, 2005 the Board adopted a project plan and financing pIan for the TIF District (collectively, the "Plans"). On January 19, 2006 the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1676&01.2006 approving such Plans. D. The City and the Hospital District have entered into an agreement (the "Participation Agreement") pursuant to which the Hospital District has agreed to deposit eighty percent (80%) of the Hospital District's Tax Increment into the TIF District's Tax Increment Fund, as specifically provided in the Participation Agreement. The Participation Agreement is a public document on file in the City Secretary's Office as City Secretary Contract No. 37116. E. On December 15, 2009 the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 18975- 12-2009 expanding the boundaries of the TIF District to include certain additional real property along the Trinity River east and south of the Original TIF Area (the "Expanded TIF Area"). Ordinance No. 1897542-2009 is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. c OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY FT. WORTH, TX rict J_ Amendment No. 1 to Tarrant County Hospital Dist „ _ , , Participation Agreement re: Trinity River vision TIF Page ] F. On December 4, 2009 the Board adopted an amended project plan and an amended financing plan for the TIF District (collectively, the "Amended Plans"), subject to the City Council's adoption of an ordinance expanding the TIF District's boundaries to include the Expanded TIF Area. On December 15, 2009 the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 18975-12-2009 approving such Amended Plans. Ordinance No. 18975.12-2009 is incorporated herein by reference for all purposes. G. The Hospital District's governing body has adopted a Resolution or otherwise taken appropriate and sufficient action in a public meeting, following a vote of a majority of the governing body, to authorize the Hospital District to also contribute eighty percent (80%) of the Hospital District's Tax Increment from property in the Expanded TIF Area into the Tax Increment Fund in order to implement the Amended Plans, and to authorize the Hospital District's deposit of Tax Increment from property located in both the Original TIF Area and the Expanded TIF Area to continue until termination of the TIF District in accordance with Ordinance No. 1897542-2009, which intent the parties wish to reduce to writing through this Amendment. NOW, THEREFORE, the City and the Hospital District, for and in consideration of the terms and conditions set forth herein, do hereby contract, covenant and agree as follows: 1. The following terms and their definitions are hereby added to Section 2 (Definitions) of the Participation Agreement: Expanded TIF Area means those certain real properties and boundaries added to Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number Nine, City of Fort Worth, Texas pursuant to Ordinance No. 1897542-2009. Original TIF Area means those certain real properties and boundaries comprising Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number Nine, City of Fort Worth, Texas pursuant to Ordinance No. 15797, as amended by Ordinance No. 1680&02-2006. TIF District means Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number Nine, City of Fort Worth, Texas, which includes the Original TIF Area and the Expanded TIF Area. 2. The following terms provided in Section 2 (Definitions) of the Participation Agreement are hereby amended to be defined as follows: _ Amendment No. 1 to Tarrant County Hospital District Participation Agreement re: Trinity River Vision TIF Page 2 r Proiect Plan means the project plan for the development and/or redevelopment of the TIF District, as adopted by the TIF Board and approved by the City Council pursuant to Ordinance Nos. 16768-OI-2006 and 1897542-2009. Tax Increment Base means (i) the total appraised value as of January 1, 2003 of all real property taxable by the Hospital District and located in the Original TIF Area and (ii) the total appraised value as of January 1, 2009 of all real property taxable by the Hospital District and located in the Expanded TIF Area. 3. Section 3 (Deposit and Use of Tax Increment) of the Participation Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows. The Hospital District hereby agrees to deposit into the Tax Increment Fund (i) eighty percent (80%) of the Hospital District's Tax Increment from the Original TIF Area, beginning with such Tax Increment received for the 2007 tax year and for each tax year thereafter throughout the term of this Agreement, and (ii) eighty percent (80%) of the Hospital District's Tax Increment from the Expanded TIF Area, beginning with such Tax Increment received for the 2010 tax year and for each tax year thereafter throughout the term of this Agreement. Such deposits shall be made in accordance with the City's standard administrative procedures relative to all tax increment reinvestment zones administered by the City, but only following receipt of a bill from the City that outlines the City's calculation of the amount of the deposit that is required for that year. 4. Section 5 (Term) of the Participation Agreement is hereby amended to read as follows: This Agreement shall take effect on the date as of which both parties have executed it and shall expire on the earliest of (i) December 31, 2044; (ii) a date earlier than December 31, 2044 that is specified for termination of the TIF District in an ordinance adopted by the City Council; or (iii) the date as of which all project costs of the TIF District, including, but not limited to, any tax increment bonds and interest on those bonds, have been paid or otherwise satisfied in full. The adoption of an ordinance by the City Council extending the term of the TIF District beyond December 31, 2044 shall not serve to extend the term of this Agreement unless this Agreement is amended in writing and signed by the Hospital District. Amendment No. 1 to Tarrant County Hospital District Participation Agreement re: Trinity River Vision TIF Page 3 e 5. This Amendment shall take effect on the date as of which both parties have executed it. All provisions and conditions of the Participation Agreement that are not specifically amended by this Amendment shall remain in full force and effect. 6. Capitalized terns used but not identified in this Amendment shall have the same meanings assigned to them in the Participation Agreement. 7. This Amendment contains the final written expression of the City and the Hospital District with respect to the subject matter hereof. This Amendment 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 later date below: CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: By: Tom Higgins Assistant City Manager Date. ATTEST: Marty Hendrix City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM/LEGALITY: By: Peter Vaky Assistant City Attorney &C: none required M TARRANT COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT: By: Robert E rley President and CEO Date: By: Neal W. Adams, General Counsel Tarrant County Hospital District Amendment No. 1 to Tarrant County Hospital District Participation Agreement re: Trinity River Vision TTF Page 4 OFFICIAL RECOf2D CITY S�CFt�TA1�Y re WORTHS TX