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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution Fort Worth Local Development Corporation (FWLDC) FWLDC-2021-04RESOLUTION NO. FWLDC-2021-04 RESOLUTION NO. FWLDC-2021-04 FORT WORTH LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Authorizing the Donation of $1,000,000 to City of Fort Worth for the Economic Incentives Fund WHEREAS the Fort Worth Local Development Corporation ("Corporation") was the owner of a 50+ acre industrial complex located at the northeast corner of Blue Mound Road and Meacham Boulevard, Fort Worth, Texas (Blue Mound Road Complex); WHEREAS on September 25, 2018, the Board of Trustees approved a resolution to authorize the sale of the Blue Mound Road Complex to two existing tenants, CHM Industries, Inc, and Anchor Fabrication, LLC and/or their affiliates; WHEREAS on February 25, 2021 the sale of 4600 Blue Mound Road and 1401 Meacham Boulevard was closed and the property conveyed to Anchor Fabrication and 1401 Meacham Partners, respectively, and on March 5, 2021, the sale of 4700 Blue Mound Road and 1035 Meacham Boulevard was closed and the property conveyed to CHM Industries, Inc; WHEREAS the City of Fort Worth ("City") established a fund entitled the Economic Incentives Fund to support projects that meeting eligibility under Section 9, Technology Company Projects, and Section 14, Employment Designated Project Fund, in the Economic Development Program Policy for Grants Authorized by Chapter 380, as approved by City Council on January 26,2021 (M&C 21-0072, Resolution No. 5338-01-2021); WHEREAS the Economic Incentives Fund was started with an initial deposit of $4,575,896.00, which was transferred to the City from the LDC following the sale by the LDC of the 250 Lancaster project, and a second deposit of $400,000.00 also from the LDC from 250 Lancaster sales proceeds; and WHEREAS the Corporation desires to donate and transfer $1,000,000 of the net proceeds from the sale of the Blue Mound Road Complex to the City of Fort Worth to provide additional funding to the Economic Incentives Fund. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE FORT WORTH LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION: THAT $1,000,000 of net proceeds fiom the sale of the Blue Mound Road Complex be transferred from and donated by the Corporation to the City of Fort Worth for the Economic Incentives Fund. 2. THAT this Resolution takes effect from the date of its adoption. AND IT IS SO RESOLVED. Adopted May 18, 2021. FORT WORTH LOC L DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION na Bivens, President