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HomeMy WebLinkAbout(0005) 200818_TTI_Inc-Nominating_Resolution_Final.PDFA Resolution NO. NOMINATING THE TTI, Inc. DISTRIBUTION CENTER AT 3737 MEACHAEM BOULEVARD AS A CONCURRENT ENTERPRISE PROJECT PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS ENTERPRISE ZONE ACT, CHAPTER 2303, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE WHEREAS, on November 4, 2003, the City Council of the City of Fort Worth ('City") adopted Ordinance No. 15733 electing to participate in the Texas Enterprise Zone Program; WHEREAS, on May 12, 2015, the City Council of the City adopted Ordinance No. 21743-05- 2015 amending Ordinance No. 15733 by adding additional potential local incentives that could be made available to qualified businesses under the Texas Enterprise Zone Program; and the local incentives available pursuant to this Resolution are the same on this date as were outlined in Ordinance No. 21743-05-2015; WHEREAS, on February 21, 2017 the City Council of the City adopted Resolution No. 4747- 02-2017 nominating TTI, Inc. as an enterprise project pursuant to the Act with an effective date of March 1, 2017 and termination date of March 1, 2022; WHEREAS, the Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism (EDC), through the Economic Development Bank ("Bank"), will consider TTI, Inc. as a concurrent enterprise project pursuant to a nomination and an application made by the City; WHEREAS, the City desires to pursue the creation of the proper economic and social environment in order to induce the investment of private resources in productive business enterprises located in the City and to provide employment to residents of enterprise zones and to other economically disadvantaged individuals; WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 2303, Subchapter F of the Texas Enterprise Zone Act, Texas Government Code (the "Act"), TTI, Inc. has applied to the City for designation as a concurrent enterprise project; and WHEREAS, the City finds TTI, Inc., meets the criteria for designation as a concurrent enterprise project under Chapter 2303, Subchapter F of the Act on the following grounds: 1. TTI, Inc., is a "qualified business" under Section 2303.402 of the Act because it will be engaged in the active conduct of a trade or business at a qualified business site within the governing body's jurisdiction located within an enterprise zone, and at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the business's new employees will be residents of an enterprise zone, economically disadvantaged individuals or veterans; and 2. There has been and will continue to be a high level of cooperation between public, private, and neighborhood entities within the area; and 3. The designation of the TTI, Inc., distribution center as an enterprise project will contribute significantly to the achievement of the plans of the City for development and revitalization of the area; WHEREAS, the City finds that TTI, Inc., meets the criteria for tax relief and other incentives adopted by the City and nominates TTI, Inc., for concurrent enterprise project status on the grounds that it is located at the qualified business site and will create a higher level of employment, economic activity and stability in the area; WHEREAS, the City finds that it is in the best interest of the City to nominate TTI, Inc., as a concurrent enterprise project pursuant to the Act; and NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS: 1. THAT the findings of the City and its actions approving this Resolution taken at the Council meeting are hereby approved and adopted. 2. THAT TTI, Inc., is a "qualified business," as defined in Section 2303.402 of the Act, and meets the criteria for designation as an enterprise project, as set forth in Section 2303, Subchapter F of the Act. 3. THAT the enterprise project will take effect on the date of designation of the enterprise project by the Bank and terminate five (5) years after the date of designation. Adopted this day of 2020. ATTEST: By: Mary J. Kayser, City Secretary