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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AGREEMENT
This ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AGREEMENT
("Agreement") is made and entered into by and between the CITY OF FORT WORTH
(`City"), a home rule municipal corporation organized under the laws of the State of
Texas, and TLC GREEN PROPERTY ASSOCIATES I, L.P. ("TLC"), a Texas limited
partnership acting by and through Greenfield — TLC GP, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company and Owner's general partner.
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the City has created an Economic and Community Development
Department in order to, among other things, oversee economic development programs
authorized by Texas law and approved by the City Council, including those authorized by
Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code, to promote state and local economic
development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the City, as further
outlined in Resolution No. 2704 adopted by the City Council on January 30, 2001; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the 2002 Comprehensive Plan adopted by the
City Council pursuant to M&C G-13541 on February 26, 2002, the City's economic
development programs are based on a model of custom-designed incentives and
partnership programs with private businesses on a case-by-case analysis of individual
projects to help ensure the growth and diversification of the local economy; and
WHEREAS, the 2002 Comprehensive Plan embraces the Downto
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Strategic Action Plan, sponsored by the City, Downtown Fort Worth, Inc arde,� 1�
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Worth Housing Authority, which encourages the .promotion of public incentives to
encourage downtown housing development; and
WHEREAS, the City Council has found and 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 the increased housing development in the downtown area of the City will
further the goals espoused by the City and set forth. in the Downtown Fort Worth
Strategic Action Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual benefits and promises
contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
AGREEMENT
SECTION 1.
INCORPORATION OF RECITALS
The City Council hereby finds that the recitals set forth above are true and correct
and form the basis upon which the City has entered into this Agreement.
SECTION 2.
PURPOSE
2.1. Objectives.
Affiliates of TLC are under contract to purchase property in downtown
Fort Worth that includes the former Bank One high-rise office bi i0gic#
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severely damaged in a tornado on March 28, 2000 (the "Tower") and an adjacent
structure utilized as a parking garage and office building, as more specifically
depicted in Exhibit "A", attached hereto and hereby made a part. of this
Agreement for all purposes. The Tower has been vacant for almost three (3)
years and several attempts by the private sector alone to redevelop the Tower
have failed. The City is concerned that the upswing in quality urban development
that the downtown area has enjoyed for over a decade will stall or decline if the
Tower is not redeveloped in a timely fashion. Due to various factors, the City
Council does not believe that redevelopment of the Tower at this point is likely to
occur without public assistance. Therefore, the City and TLC have jointly created
the Program outlined in this Agreement in order to facilitate redevelopment of the
Tower that would probably not occur without the Program.
2.2. Concent.and Structure.
Under the .Program, the City will provide TLC with certain annual
economic development grants based on the amount of real property tax revenue
received by the City from the TLC Site, as defined in Section 3 of this
Agreement, and on compliance by TLC with various commitments that will
benefit the City, as further provided in this Agreement. The economic
development grants provided under this Agreement will compliment an abatement
of TLC's property taxes in the year preceding payment of the first such grant to
TLC.
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SECTION 3.
DEFINITIONS
Capped Taxable.Assessed Value means the maximum taxable assessed value of
the TLC Site for a given tax year, as set forth in Exhibit`B", attached hereto and hereby
made a part of this Agreement for all purposes, on which the City will calculate its
Program Grant to TLC for that tax year.
Central City means the area of the corporate limits of the City within Loop 820
(i) consisting of all Community Development Block Grant ("CDBG") eligible census
block groups; (ii) all state-designated enterprise zones; and (iii) all census block groups
that are contiguous by seventy-five percent (75%) or more of their perimeter to CDBG
eligible block groups or enterprise zones, as well as any CDBG-eligible block in the
corporate limits.of the City outside Loop 820, as more specifically depicted in the map of
Exhibit"C", attached hereto and hereby made a part of this Agreement for all purposes.
Central City Resident means an individual whose principal place of residence is
at a location within the Central City.
Construction Costs means site development costs, actual construction costs,
including contractor fees, the costs of supplies and materials in constructing the Required
Improvements.
Excess TLC Site Property Taxes means the positive difference, if any, between
property tax revenue received by the City in a given tax year which is based on the entire
taxable assessed value of the TLC Site and that which is based on the Capped Taxable
Assessed Value for the same tax year in accordance with Exhibit "C". For example, and
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$500,000 and the entire taxable assessed value of the TLC Site for that tax year is
actually$750,000, Excess TLC Site Property Taxes would be the tax revenue received by
the City for that tax year based on the $250,000 difference between $750,000 and
$500,000.
Force Maieure shall mean an event beyond Owner's reasonable control, including,
without limitation, acts of God, fires, strikes, national disasters, wars, riots, material or
labor restrictions, delays caused by unforeseen structural issues, weather delays,
unreasonable delays.by the City in issuing any permits or certificates of occupancy or
conducting any inspections of or with respect to the Required Improvements, or delays
caused by unforeseen construction or site issues, but shall not include construction delays
caused due to purely financial matters involving Owner, such as,without limitation, delays
in the obtaining of adequate financing.
Fort Worth Company means a business that has a principal office located within
the corporate limits of the City.
Fort Worth M/WBE Company means a minority or woman-owned business
that has received certification as either a minority business enterprise (MBE) or a woman
business enterprise ()VBE) by either the City, the North Texas Regional Certification
Agency (NTRCA) or' the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), Highway
Division, and whose principal business office is located within the corporate limits of the
City.
Full-time Equivalent Job means a job provided directly by TLC on the TLC Site
that is filled for a period of not less than forty (40) hours per week or another
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measurement used to define full-time equivalent employment by TLC in accordance with
its then-current corporate-wide personnel policies and regulations.
Program means the economic development program authorized by Chapter 380
of the Texas Local Government Code and established and outlined in this Agreement.
Program Grants means the annual economic development grants paid by the
City to-TLC in accordance with this Agreement and as part of the Program.
Residential/Mixed Use Purposes means the use of the Tower at all times as
residential apartments for rent at market rates for the same or similar apartments, or .
condominiums available for rent or sale, and approximately 20,000 square feet of street
level retail and services and other commercial purposes, with office space comprising no
more than 40,000 square feet of the Tower at any time.
Substantial Completion means the issuance by the City of a final certificate of
occupancy for the residential units in the Tower and notice of compliance with shell
building standards with respect to the retail space in the Tower.
Tax Abatement Agreement means that agreement between the City and TLC
under which the City will abate the real property taxes paid by TLC to the City for the
2005 tax year. The Tax Abatement Agreement is a public document on file in the City
Secretary's Office as City Secretary Contract No. and is incorporated herein by
reference for all purposes.
TLC means TLC Green Property Associates I, L.P. and its successors and
permitted assigns.
TLC Site Property Taxes means the amount of real property tax paid in a given
tax year to the City based on the lesser of(i) the entire taxable assessed val u. ;', z, Lf,�ra a
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Site less the taxable assessed value of the TLC Site in the 2003 tax year or(ii)the Capped
Taxable Assessed Value. The entire taxable assessed value of the TLC Site will be
established solely by the appraisal district that has jurisdiction over the TLC Site at the
time, with the understanding that TLC or other owner(s) of property comprising or within.
the TLC Site shall retain all rights to protest and contest any such appraisals.
TLC Site means the real property described in Exhibit "A" and all real property
improvements thereon, including but not limited to, the Tower and adjacent parking
garage and office building.
SECTION 4.
TERM
This Agreement shall be effective as of the date of execution by both parties and
shall expire upon payment by the City to TLC of the ninth(9th) annual Program Grant, as
provided by Section 6 hereof, unless terminated earlier as provided by and in accordance
with this Agreement(the "Term").
SECTION 5.
TLC OBLIGATIONS AND GOALS
5.1. Required Improvements.
TLC will make or cause to be made Substantial Completion of real
property investments on the TLC Site of at least $50 million in Construction
Costs by June 30, 2005, as may be extended by Force Majeure, in order for the
Tower to be used for Residential/Mixed Use Purposes, with the To v-eF-, t ,o
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(i) at least 200 residential units occupying at least 300,000 square feet of space,
and (ii) at least 20,000 square feet of' space for street level retail business
(collectively, the "Required Improvements"). If the City determines that TLC
is entitled to receive a tax abatement for substantially completing the Required
Improvements in accordance with and pursuant to Section 2.1.1 of the Tax
Abatement Agreement, then TLC will be deemed to have satisfied the conditions
of this Section 5.1.
5.2. Construction Spending Goals.
5.2.1., Fort Worth Companies.
Without regard to the actual amount of dollars spent on the
Required Improvements, TLC will spend at least twenty-five percent
(25%) of its Construction Costs for the Required Improvements with
contractors that are Fort Worth Companies. If the City determines that
TLC is entitled to receive a tax abatement for spending at least twenty-five
percent (25%) of its Construction Costs for the Required Improvements
with contractors that are Fort Worth Companies, in accordance with and
pursuant to Section 2.1.2 of the Tax Abatement Agreement, then TLC will
be deemed to have satisfied the conditions of this Section 5.2.1.
5.2.2. Fort Worth M/WBE Companies.
Without regard to the actual amount of dollars spent on the
Required Improvements, TLC will spend at least twenty percent (20%) of
its Construction Costs for the Required Improvements with contractors
that are Fort Worth M/WBE Companies. If the City determ'
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is entitled to receive a tax abatement for spending at least twenty percent
(20%) of its Construction Costs for the Required Improvements with
contractors that are Fort Worth M/WBE Companies, in accordance with
and pursuant to Section 2.1.3 of the Tax Abatement Agreement, then TLC
will be deemed to have satisfied the conditions of this Section 5.2.2.
5.3. Central City Employment Goals.
From January 1, 2006 through the end of the Term, if TLC provides any
Full-time Equivalent Jobs on the TLC Site, at least twenty-five percent (25%) of.
those positions will be held by Central City Residents.
5.4. Supply and Service Spending Goals.
5.4.1. .Fort Worth Companies.
Beginning with calendar year 2006, and in each subsequent year of
the Term of this Agreement, if TLC is under any contractual arrangement
for supplies and services to be provided directly in connection with the
operation of the Required Improvements, TLC will spend at least $50,000
under such contracts with Fort Worth Companies.
5.4.2. Certified MIWBE Companies.
Beginning with calendar year 2006, and in each subsequent year of
the Term of this Agreement, if TLC is under any contractual arrangement
for supplies and services to be provided directly in connection with the
operation of the Required Improvements, TLC will spend at least $20,000
under such contracts with Fort Worth MIWBE Companies.
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5.5. Use of TLC Site for Residential/Mixed Use Purposes.
TLC shall use the TLC Site or cause the TLC Site to be used or available
for use for Residential/Mixed Use Purposes at all times during the Term of this
Agreement.,
5.6. Reports.
On or before February 1, 2007 and February 1 of each subsequent year
during the Term of this Agreement, TLC will provide the City with the following
reports in order for the City to assess the degree.to which TLC met the goals set r
forth in Sections 5.3, 5.4.1 and 5.4.2 during the previous calendar year:
5.6.1. Central City Employment Report.
TLC shall provide the City with a report that sets forth the total
number of Full-time Equivalent Jobs as of August 1 of the preceding
calendar year, if any, including the number of Central City residents
holding such Full-time Equivalent Jobs and reasonable documentation
regarding the residency of each such employee.
5.6.2. Supply and Service Spending.
TLC shall provide the City with a report that sets forth the gross
dollars and supporting documentation showing the amounts spent by TLC
on local discretionary supply and service contracts entered into or
otherwise in effect directly in connection with the operation of the
Required Improvements, if any, with (i) Fort Worth Companies and (ii)
Fort Worth M/WBE Companies.
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5.7. Audits.
TLC agrees that the City will have the right to audit the financial and
business records of TLC that relate to the TLC Site and the Required
Improvements (collectively "Records") at any time during the Term of this
Agreement in order to determine compliance with this Agreement. TLC shall
make all Records available to the City on the TLC Site 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.
SECTION 6.
PROGRAM GRANTS
Beginning in calendar year 2007, the City will pay to TLC nine (9) annual
Program Grants as provided by this Section 6 and subject to Section 8.4 and all other
terms and conditions of this Agreement.
6.1. Base Benefit.
The base amount of each annual Program Grant paid by the City to TLC
under this Agreement shall be based on a combination of TLC's compliance with
its requirements to construct the Required Improvements, as provided by and in
accordance with Section 5.1, and the degree to which TLC meets or has met the
construction spending goals under Sections 5.2.1 and 5.2.2,calculated as follows:
6.1.1 Required Improvements (60%).
If TLC achieved Substantial Completion of the Required
Improvements as provided by and in accordance with
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Agreement, TLC's Program Grant in each year of the Term shall include
an amount equal to sixty percent (60%) of the TLC Site Property Taxes
paid to the City in the preceding calendar year.
6.1.2. Construction Spending with Fort Worth Companies (20%).
If TLC met its goal to spend TLC will spend at least twenty-five
percent (25%) of its Construction Costs for the Required Improvements,
without regard to the actual amount of those Construction Costs (but
subject to and provided that TLC spent a minimum of$50 million in such
Construction Costs), with contractors that are Fort Worth Companies, as
provided by and in accordance with Section 5.2.1 of this Agreement,
TLC's Program Grant in each year of the Term shall include an amount
equal to twenty percent (20%) of the TLC Site Property Taxes paid to the
City in the preceding calendar year.
6.1.3. Construction SpendinLy with Fort Worth M/WBE Companies
(20%).
If TLC met its goal to spend at least twenty percent (20%) of its
Construction Costs for the Required Improvements, without regard to the
actual amount of those Construction Costs (but subject to and provided
that TLC spent a minimum of $50 million in such Construction Costs),
with contractors that are Fort Worth M/WBE Companies, as provided by
and in accordance with Section 5.2.2 of this Agreement, TLC's Program
Grant in each year of the Term shall include an amount equal to twenty
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percent (20%) of the TLC Site Property Taxes paid to the City in the
preceding calendar year.
6.1.4. Final Calculation of Base Benefit.
The degree to which TLC met its requirement to achieve
Substantial Completion of the Required Improvements and its construction
spending goals will be determined by the City on or before June 30, 2005,
as may be extended by Force Majeure, in accordance with the procedure
set forth in the Tax Abatement Agreement. The base amount of each
annual Program Grant shall be the sum of Sections 6.1.1, 6.1.2 and 6.1.3
(the "Base Benefit"). In other words, as an example only, if TLC
constructed the Required Improvements in accordance with Section 5.1 of
this Agreement and met its goal to spend at least twenty-five percent
(25%) of its Construction Costs for the Required Improvements with Fort
Worth Companies in accordance with Section 5:2.1 of this Agreement,but
failed to spend at least twenty percent (20%) of its Construction Costs for
the Required Improvements with Fort Worth M/WBE Companies in
accordance with Section 5.2.2 of this Agreement, then TLC's Base Benefit
would be an amount equal to eighty percent (80%) of the TLC Site
Property Taxes paid to the City in the preceding calendar year.
6.2. Reduction of Base Benefit.
6.2.1. Failure to Meet Central City Employment Goals.
If during the previous calendar year TLC provided any Full-time
Equivalent Jobs on the TLC Site, but less than twenty-five er e-�t f h� B
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of such Full-time Equivalent Jobs were held by Central City Residents, as
provided by and in accordance with Section 5.3 of this Agreement, then
the Base Benefit for the next calendar year shall be reduced by an amount
equal to ten percent (10%) of the of the TLC Site Property Taxes paid in
the preceding calendar year.
6.2.2. Failure to Meet Supply and Service Spending Goals with Fort
Worth Companies.
If during the previous calendar year TLC was under any
contractual arrangement for supplies and services to be provided directly
in connection with the operation of the Required Improvements, and TLC
did not spend at least $50,000 under the aggregate of all such
arrangements with Fort Worth Companies, as provided by and in
accordance with Section 5.4.1 of this Agreement, then the Base Benefit for
the next calendar year shall be reduced by an amount equal to five percent
(5%) of the TLC Site Property Taxes paid in the preceding calendar year.
6.2.3. Failure to Meet Supply and Service Spending Goals with Fort
Worth M/WBE Companies.
If during the previous calendar year TLC was under any
contractual arrangement for supplies and services to be provided directly
in connection with the operation of the Required Improvements, and TLC
did not spend at least $20,000 under the aggregate of all such
arrangements with Fort Worth M/WBE Companies, as provided by and in
accordance with Section 5.4.2 of this Agreement, then the Ba�se 1-5C n
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the next calendar year shall be reduced by an amount equal t' five percent. �<r7
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(5%) of the TLC Site Property Taxes paid to the City in the preceding
calendar year.
6.3. No Offsets.
A deficiency in attainment of any of the goals set forth in Sections 5.2.1,
5.2.2, 5.3, 5.4.1 and/or 5.4.2 may not be offset by exceeding other such goals. In
other words, if in a given.year TLC exceeded its goal, as set forth in Section 5.4.1,
to spend at least$50,000 in discretionary funds for supplies and services with Fort
Worth Companies by $5,000 but spent only $10,000 in discretionary funds for
supplies and services with Certified MJWBEs instead of$15,000, as required by
Section 5.4.2, TLC's Program Grant would still be reduced in the next calendar
year by five percent(5%) for its failure to meet its goal under Section 5.4.2.
6.4. Excess TLC Site Property Taxes Excluded for Program Grants.
TLC understands and agrees that any Excess TLC Site Property Taxes
received by the City shall remain the property of the City; that the City will not at
any time be required to pay TLC any amounts equal to Excess TLC Site Property
Taxes as part of the Program; and that amounts equal to Excess TLC Site Property
Taxes received in one year will not in any manner be applied to or carried over to
any Program Grant to TLC in a subsequent year.
6.5. Deadline for Payment.
Annual Program Grants will be paid to TLC on or before June 1, 2007 and
on or before June 1 of each subsequent calendar year during the Term of this
Agreement. It is understood and agreed that all Program Grants paid pursuant to
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this Agreement shall come from currently available general revenues of the City
and not directly from the TLC Site Property Taxes paid to the City.
SECTION 7.
OTHER CITY OBLIGATIONS
7.1. Waiver of Development Fees.
In constructing the Required Improvements, TLC will be required to apply for all
permits and other licenses and certificates customarily required by the City in i
similar circumstances. However, in return for the public purposes achieved by
redevelopment of the Tower and the construction of the Required Improvements
by TLC under this Agreement, unless otherwise provided herein, the City will
waive the following fees related to the construction of the Required
Improvements that would otherwise be charged by the City: (i) building permit
fees, including fees for inspections; (ii) temporary and permanent encroachment
fees; (iii) platting fees; and (iv) fire, sprinkler and alarm permit fees. If TLC is
subsequently notified that any other City fees are required as a condition of any
aspect of TLC's construction of the Required Improvements, TLC may request in
writing that the City waive such fees, and the City will consider, on a case-by-
case basis, and not unreasonably deny such request. The City will also waive any
fees of the City's Health Department required to establish food service operations
in the Tower, but will not waive any annual food service operation or license fees.
TLC specifically understands and agrees that in no event will the City waive or
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reimburse TLC for (i) any water or sewer impact fees or (ii) fees of any nature
assessed by third parties, such as third party inspection fees.
7.2. Fast-Track Development Approvals.
The City will provide a procedure to expedite all Development
Department and Transportation/Public Works Department approvals for the TLC
Site. However, TLC understands and agrees that the City has entered into
development agreements for several other major projects in the downtown area of
the City and that expedited approvals-.will be reasonably subject to the then-
current workloads and staffing capacity of such Departments.
7.3. Estoppel Certificate.
TLC may request an estoppel certificate from the City so long as the
certificate is requested in connection with a bona fide business purpose. The
certificate, which will be addressed to TLC if requested, shall include, but not be
limited to, statements that this Agreement is in full force and effect without
,default (or if a default exists, the nature of the default and curative action taken
and/or necessary to effect a cure), the remaining term of this Agreement,.and such
other matters reasonably requested by the party or parties to receive the
certificate.
7.4. Code Compliance.
The City recognizes that the Tower is being redeveloped from office to
mixed residential and retail use and that it was rendered uninhabitable due to acts
of God and not by failure to comply with previous or existing regulatory codes..
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current and existing condition under the circumstances and recognize that TLC
will install fire protection devices throughout the Tower in accordance with
current codes and standards.
SECTION 8.
DEFAULT, TERMINATION AND
FAILURE TO MEET VARIOUS OBLIGATIONS.
Failure to Construct Required Improvements.
8.1. �
The City may terminate this Agreement upon written notice to TLC if the
Required Improvements have not been substantially completed by June 30, 2005
unless delayed because of Force Majeure, in which case the .June 30, 2005
deadline shall be extended by the number of days comprising the specific Force
Maj eure.
8.2. Termination of Tax Abatement Agreement.
This Agreement shall automatically terminate upon any lawful early
termination of the Tax Abatement Agreement.
8.3. Failure by TLC to Meet Construction Expenditure,Emplovment
and/or Supply and Service Expenditure Goals.
TLC's failure in any given year to meet any of the goals set forth in
Section 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.3., 5.4.1 and 5.4.2 shall not place TLC in default hereunder
or provide the City with the right to terminate this Agreement, but, rather, shall
only be weighed against the amount of the Program Grants that the City is
required to pay TLC in accordance with this Agreement and as specifically
provided in Sections 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 and 6.4.
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8.4. Failure to Use the Tower for Residential/Mixed Use Purposes.
Beginning January 1, 2006.and throughout the Term of this Agreement, if
the TLC Site is at any time not available for use as for Residential/Mixed Use
Purposes, as required by Section 5.5, TLC shall not be deemed to be in default
hereunder and the City will not have the right to terminate this Agreement, but,
rather,the following provisions shall apply:
8.4.1. For an Entire Year.
If the TLC Site is not used or available for use for
Residential/Mixed Use Purposes for an entire calendar year, the City,will
have no obligation to make any Program Grant payment to TLC or any
successor in interest for the following year, with the understanding that the
Term of this Agreement shall not be extended and that any such waiver
shall be counted as a Program Grant payment for purposes of calculating
the Term.of this Agreement. In such an event,the revenue comprising the
Program Grant that the City would otherwise have been obligated to make
for such following year shall instead be treated as Excess TLC Site
Property Taxes, as provided in Section 6.3, and will be retained by the
City and shall not be carried over to any Program Grant in any subsequent
year.
8.4.2. For a Portion of a Year.
If the TLC Site is used or available for use for Residential/Mixed
Use Purposes for only a portion of a year, the City's Program Grant
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be prorated in accordance with the number of days during the previous
year that the TLC Site was used for Residential/Mixed Use Purposes. In
such an event, the revenue comprising difference between the Program
Grant actually made in such following year and the Program Grant that the
City would otherwise have been obligated to make for such following year
shall be treated as Excess TLC Site Property Taxes, as provided in Section
6.3, and will be retained by the City and shall not be carried over to any
Program Grant in any subsequent year.
SECTION 9.
MUTUAL ASSISTANCE.
The City and TLC will do all things reasonably necessary or appropriate to carry
out the objectives, terms and provisions of this Agreement and to aid and assist each
other in carrying out such objectives,terms and provisions.
SECTION 10.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
The City represents and warrants to TLC that the Program and this Agreement are
within the scope of its authority and the provisions of the charter and code of the City and
that it is duly authorized and empowered to establish the Program and enter into this
Agreement. TLC represents and warrants to the City that it has the requisite authority to
enter into this Agreement.
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SECTION 11.
SECTION OR OTHER HEADINGS.
Section or other headings contained in this Agreement are for reference purposes
only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.
SECTION 12.
AMENDMENT.
This Agreement may only be amended, altered, or revoked by written instrument `
signed by the City and TLC.
SECTION 13.
SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.
This Agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties, their
respective successors and assigns. Provided that TLC is not in default at the time, TLC
may assign all or part of its rights and obligations hereunder without the approval or
consent of the City. In any such event, TLC shall promptly provide the City with written
notice of the name of and a local contact for any successor or assign.
SECTION 14.
NOTICE.
Any notice and/or statement required and permitted to be delivered shall be
deemed delivered by depositing same in the United States mail, certified with return
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Economic Development Program Agreement
between City of Fort Worth and TLC Greenfield,L.P.
receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the appropriate party,at the following
addresses, or at such other addresses provided by the parties in writing:
TLC: Attn: Tony Landrum
TLC Green Property Associates I, L.P. .
512 Main St., Suite 1500
Fort Worth, TX 76102
With copies to: Attn: Dee S. Finley, Jr.
Harris,Finley&Bogle,P.C.
777 Main St., Suite 3600
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Attn: Barry P. Marcus
Greenfield Partners, LLC
50 North Water St.
South Norwalk, CT 06854
CITY: Attn: Director
Economic & Community Development Department
City of Fort Worth
1000 Throckmorton
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
With a copy to: Attn: City Attorney
City Attorney's Office
1000 Throckmorton Street
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
SECTION 15.
INTERPRETATION.
Regardless of the actual drafter of this Agreement, this Agreement shall, in the
event of any dispute over its meaning or application, be interpreted fairly and reasonably,
and neither more strongly for or against any party.
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SECTION 16.
APPLICABLE.LAW.
This Agreement is made, and shall be construed and interpreted under the laws of
the State of Texas, and venue shill lie in state courts located in Tarrant County, Texas or
in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Fort Worth
Division.
SECTION 17.
SEVERABILITY.
In the event any provision of this Agreement is illegal, invalid, or unenforceable
under present or future laws, then, and in that event, it is the intention of the parties
hereto that the remainder of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby, and it is also
the intention of the parties to this Agreement that in lieu of each clause or provision that
is found to be illegal, invalid, or unenforceable a provision be added to this Agreement
which is legal, valid and enforceable and is as similar in terms as possible to the
provision found to be illegal, invalid or unenforceable.
SECTION 18.
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.
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SECTION 19.
ENTIRE AGREEMENT
Other than the Tax Abatement Agreement, this Agreement contains the entire
agreement between the parties with respect to the transaction.contemplated herein.
EXECUTED as of the last date indicated below:
CITY OF FORT WORTH: TLC GREEN PROPERTY �
ASSOCIATES I,L.P.:
By: GREENFIELD TLC GP, LLC,
a Delaware limited liability
company and its General
Partner.
Y• Y
Reid Rector Barry P. Marcus
Assistant City Manager Senior Vice President
Date: _l�;�.� 3 Date: 03
APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY:
By:
Peter Vaky
Assistant City Attorney
M&C: C-19480 2-18-03
ATTESTED BY
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EXHIBITS
"A"—Map Depicting the TLC Site
"B"—Capped Taxable Assessed Values for Each Year
"C"—Map of the Central City
Economic Development Program Agreement
between City of Fort Worth and TLC Greenfield,L.P.
Exhibit"A"
LEGAL DESCRIPTION AND MAP DEPICTING TLC SITE
Beginning at a point of the intersection of the north ROW line of 5th St. and the east
ROW line of Lamar St.,thence
Northeasterly along the north ROW line of 5th St. to a point where said line intersects
with the west ROW line of Throckmorton St., thence
Northwesterly along the west ROW line of Throckmorton St. to a point where said line
intersects with the south ROW line of 4th St., thence
Southwesterly along the south ROW line of 4th St. to a point where said line intersects
with the west ROW line of Taylor St.,thence
Northwesterly along the west ROW line of Taylor St. to the midpoint of Block 76, Fort
Worth Original Town Addition, thence
Southwesterly to the midpoint of Block 76, Fort Worth Original Town Addition, to a
point where said line intersects-with the east ROW line of Lamar St., thence
Southeasterly along the east ROW line of Lamar St. to a point where said line intersects
with the north ROW line of 5th St.,which is the point of beginning.
West ROW line
of Taylor St
Midpoint of South Row
Block 76 line of 4th St
West ROW line
of Throckmorton St
East ROW line
of Lamar St
North ROW
line of 5th St
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Exhibit"B"
CAPPED TAXABLE ASSESSED VALUES OF TLC SITE
City's Fiscal Capped
Year in Taxable
Which Taxes Assessed
Are Received Value
2007 (2006 tax year) $200,000,000
2008 (2007 tax year) $220,000,000
2009 (2008 tax year) $242,000,000
2010 (2009 tax year) $266,200,000
2011 (2010 tax ear) $292,800,000
2012 (2011 tax ear) $322,100,000
2013 (2012 tax ear) $354,300,000
2014 (2013 tax year) $389,700,000
2.015 (2014 tax year) $428,700,000
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DATE REFERENCE NUMBER LOG NAME PAGE
2/18/03 C-19480 1 17TLC 1 of 2
SUBJECT AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AGREEMENT
WITH TLC GREENFIELD, L.P. FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF FORMER BANK ONE
TOWER AND ADJACENT PROPERTY
RECOMMENDATION:
It is recommended that the City Council
1. Authorize the City Manager to execute an Economic Development Program Agreement with TLC
Greenfield, L.P. or TLC Green Property Associates I, L.P. (TLC) related to the redevelopment of the
former Bank One Tower and adjacent property (the Agreement); and
2. Find that the terms and conditions of the Agreement, as outlined below, constitute a custom-
designed economic development program, as provided in the 2002 Comprehensive Plan and in
accordance with Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code, and comprise an appropriate
public incentive to encourage downtown housing development, as provided in the Downtown Fort
Worth Strategic Action Plan.
DISCUSSION:
Under the proposed Agreement,TLC has committed to (i) substantially complete at least $50 million in real
property investments on property in downtown Fort Worth that includes the former Bank One Tower (the
Property) by June 30, 2005; and (ii) spend at least 25% of its total construction costs in making those
improvements with Fort Worth contractors; and (iii) spend at least 20% of its total construction costs in making
those improvements with Fort Worth contractors that are certified as M/WBE companies.
The Property is currently damaged and vacant. Unless the Property is expediently redeveloped, business
and commercial activity in that area of downtown may stall. Therefore, in return for the economic benefits and
increased downtown housing opportunities that will accrue as a result of TLC's redevelopment of the Property,
the City will make nine (9) annual economic development program grants to TLC, as authorized by Section
380 of the Texas Local Government Code. These grant payments will commence in 2007 (based on the tax
revenue received for the 2006 tax year),the year after TLC receives a one-year tax abatement (based on
TLC's Property taxes for the 2005 tax year) under a proposed Tax Abatement Agreement that the City
Council is considering pursuant to M&C C-19479.
The maximum annual grant that TLC will be eligible to receive under the proposed Agreement is a sum
equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the increased property taxes received by the City from the
Property on account of its redevelopment, subject to an annual cap based on the taxable assessed
value of the Property. The actual amount of each grant will depend upon the extent to which TLC met
its construction and construction spending commitments, as outlined above and allocated as follows:
• An amount equal to 60% of real property taxes received from the Property if TLC substantially
completed at least$50 million in real property investments on the Property by June 30, 2005; and
• An amount equal to 20% of real property taxes received from the Property if TLC spends at least
25% of its total construction costs with Fort Worth contractors; and
• An amount equal to 20% of real property taxes received from the Property if TLC spends at least 20%
of its total construction costs with Fort Worth contractors that are certified as M/WBE companies.
City of.Fort North, Texas
"Agorr and Council commu"icatio"
DATE REFERENCE NUMBER I LOG NAME PAGE
2/18/03 C-19480 17TLC 2 of 2
SUBJECT AUTHORIZE EXECUTION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AGREEMENT
WITH TLC GREENFIELD, L.P. FOR REDEVELOPMENT OF FORMER BANK ONE
TOWER AND ADJACENT PROPERTY
However, each grant may be reduced if TLC does not meet certain goals, as follows:
• By an amount equal to 10% of real property taxes received from the Property if TLC provides
any full time jobs on the Property and at least 25% of those jobs are not held by residents of the
Central City; and
• By an amount equal to 5% of real property taxes received from the Property if TLC enters into
any contracts for the provision of supplies and services to the Property but does not spend at
least $50,000 per year under those contracts with Fort Worth companies; and
• By an amount equal to 5% of real property taxes received from the Property if TLC does not
spend at least $20,000 per year under those contracts with Fort Worth certified M/WBE
companies.
TLC anticipates that it will have few, if any, employees on the Property and that any supply and service
contracts will be minimal. Therefore, the gist of this incentive program is directed at the actual
redevelopment of the Property, and specifically the former Bank One Tower.
Because of the importance in increasing available housing downtown, TLC has agreed that it will
receive grants under the Agreement only if the former Bank One Tower is used as residential
apartments or condominiums, with approximately 20,000 square feet of street level retail and no more
than 40,000 square feet of office space at any time. TLC will not be entitled to receive any grants under
the Agreement for any period of time in which these minimal use requirements are not met.
The Agreement is authorized by Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code and is consistent with the
City's commitment to use custom-designed incentives and partnership programs with private businesses on a
case-by-case basis to help ensure the growth and diversification of the local economy, as stated in the 2002
Comprehensive Plan adopted by the City Council on February 26, 2002 (M&C G-13541). In addition, the
program outlined in the Agreement is consistent with the Downtown Fort Worth Strategic Action Plan, which
encourages the promotion of public incentives to increase downtown housing development.
FISCAL INFORMATION/CERTIFICATION:
The Finance Director certifies that this action will require no direct expenditure from currently held City funds.
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Submitted for City Manager's FUND ACCOUNT CENTER AMOUNT CITY SECRETARY
Office by: (to)
Reid Rector 6140
Originating Department Head:
Tom Higgins 6192 (from) APPROVED 2/18/03
Additional Information Contact:
Peter Valy 7601