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1997-040T \WPDOCS\ORD\AIPC ORD ORDI.ANCE NO. 7 ¥0 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF DENTON A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING WITH N.W. REALTY, INC. AND TERRANO REALTY, INC RELATING TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INCENTIVES FOR INTERNATIONAL ISOTOPES, INC. (AIPC) TO EFFECTUATE AN EXPANSION OF OPERATIONS AND AN INCREASE IN EMPLOYMENT LEVELS OF AIPC IN DENTON BY LOCATING FACILITIES IN THE 454 ACRE NORTH TEXAS RESEARCH CENTER AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION I. That the Mayor of the City of Denton is hereby authorized to execute on behalf of the City of Denton a Memorandum of Understanding with N.W. Realty, Inc. and Terrano Realty, Inc relating to Economic Development Program Incentives for International Isotopes, Inc., formerly Applied Isotope Products Corporation (AIPC), to effectuate an expansion of operations and an increase in employment levels of AIPC in Denton by locating facilities in the 454 acre North Texas Research Center, ~n accordance with the attached Memorandum of Understanding, which is ~ncorporated herein and made a part hereof for all purposes SECTION II. That this ordinance shall become effective immediately upon its passage and approval PASSED AND APPROVED this the //~ day of ~, 1997 ATTEST: JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: HERBERT L. PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY STATE IOF TEXAS S MEMORANDI~M OF UNDERHTAN1)ZNG COUNTY OF DENTON S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INCENTIVES FOR INTERNATIONAL IBOTOPEBv INC. (ALPC) These Economic Development Program Incentives (hereinafter referred to as "Agreement") is made and entered into by N.W. Realty, Inc. and Terrano Realty, Inc. (referred to jointly as "Joint Venturer') and City of Denton (City) pursuant to S380.001 of the Texas Local Government Code and by Ordinance of the City, for the purposes and consideration stated below: RECXTALS~ WHEREAS, Joint Venture owns approximately 434 acres (not subject to any liens or deeds of trust) and AIPC owns 20 acres situated in the City of Denton east of Woodrow Lane, south of E. McKinney Street and west of Loop 288, known generally as the North Texas.Research Center, a portion of which Joint Venture desires to develop in conjunction with International Isotopes, Inc., (formerly Applied Isotope Products Corporation) (AIPC); and WHEREAS, AIPC is not agreeable to developing 1ts portion of the 454 acre North Texas Research Center unless a divided, four- lane,.asphaltic roadway, 3232 feet in length ("roadway"), beginning at Woodrow Lane and traveling east is constructed at an estimated cost of $606,000.00; and WHEREAS, Joint Venture has requested the city to construct the needed roadway in consideration for the construction of certain improvements, the purchase of certain personal property and the employment of a certain level of employees by AIPC and others in the North Texas Research Center; 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: 1. This agreement shall be effective as of the date of execution of this agreement by City after approval by the city Council. The parties understand that this Agreement shall not be effective until it is approved by action of the City Council. The Joint Venture must execute this agreement prior to execution by the City and provide the City, prior to city's execution of the agreement, documentation reflecting official action by Joint Venturer corporations authorizing each signatory to execute the agreement in its behalf. The resolution, ordinance and other action by the parties authorizing execution of this Agreement shall be attached to this Agreement as exhibits and incorporated herein. ~OpONHIBILITIES OF AIPC/~OINT VENTURE 2. AIPC, or in the alternative, Joint Venture or its successors and assigns agree that within three years of the execution of this agreement the following improvements will be completed and thresholds will be reached in the 454 acre North Texas Research Center: a. IMPROVEMENTS-one structure consisting of not less than 35,000 square feet at a construction cost of approximately $4 Million and another structure consisting of not less than 27,000 square feet at a construction cost of approximately $750,000.00. b. PERSONAL PROPERTY-both structures to be equipped with total personal property valued at approximately $7.5 Million. c. EMPLOYMENT LEVELS-a payroll of $4 Million by end of 4th quarter of 1999. RESPONSIBILITIES OF CITY 3. City agrees upon receipt of a formal written request (Notice to Proceed) from Joint Venture to city Manager no later than December 31, 1997 to construct the divided, four- lane, asphaltic roadway 3232 feet in length referenced in the recitals above to City's standard plans and specifications for such roadways in the City. The roadway is to be completed within 18 months after the Joint Venture provides City its Notice to Proceed with construction or within 12 months if Joint Venture provides at its own costs with its Notice to Proceed with construction complete roadway design plans and specifications ready for bidding. Exhibit "A" reflecting the alignment and length of the roadway is attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes. City is not required to perform any design work or let the construction contract for Kid until after the Notice to Proceed with construction of the roadway and the instrument dedicating the right-of-way needed to construct the 3232 feet roadway reflected in Exhibit "A" have been delivered to the City. The dedication instrument must comply with the right-of-way requirements of City's subdivision rules and regulations and be in a form agreeable to the City Attorney and Joint Venture. Under no circumstances will the City be required to expend construction costs and expenses in excess of $606,000.00 and design and engineer supervision costs and expenses in excess of $103,000.00 LIABILITIES OF JOINT VENTURE 4.(a) Joint Venture or its successors and assigns agree that if the Improvements, Personal Property and Employment Payroll levels set forth in paragraph 2 above are not met within three years of the execution of this agreement, Joint Venture will PAGE 2 pay the outstanding balance due and payable under the Note described in 4(b) below and the joint venture will have no further liability. Joint Venture will be entitled to a discount or reduction in the principal of the note described in 4(b) below in the amount of the projected increase in revenue to city in ad valorem taxes over the amount of such taxes that accrued in 1996 on the 454 acre North Texas Research Center by reason of the construction of any improvements or the equ~pplng of such improvements with personal property for the years 2000 though 2009. In other words, Joint Venture will receive a credit for any real estate and personal property taxes which accrue on the 454 acre North Texas Research Center in 1999 an excess of the taxes that accrued in 1996 on such acreage times 10 years. For example, assume City taxes on 454 acre North Texas Research Center in 1996 are $30,000 and the taxes in 1999 are $90,000. The $60,000 excess is multiplied by 10 to equal a $600,000 discount to the possible $709,000 note that comes due in 2000. (b) Joint Venture will execute a non interest bearing Promissory Note in the amount of (1) $709,000 for the cost for constructing the roadway 3232 feet In length (including independent consulting and professional fees expended by the City subsequent to January 1, 1997 for the design, supervision and construction of such roadway); or (2) $606,000 if Joint Venture elects to cover the costs for preparation of the roadway design plans and specifications referenced in paragraph 3 above; with a deed of trust (or appropriate substitute document approved by the city Attorney and Joint Venture) as collateral covering the approximately 434 acres of the North Texas Research Center for the purpose of reimbursing City if the improvements, personal property and employment payroll levels set forth above are not met by AIPC or others within three years of the execution of this document. Such note and deed of trust to the city of Denton shall be executed by Joint Venture concurrently with the Joint Venture filing its Notice to Proceed with construction of the roadway and dedication instrument as set forth in paragraph 3 above. If Joint Venture desires to sell a portion of the 434 acres of the North Texas Research Center, Joint Venture shall be entitled to part~al releases from the Deed of Trust referenced above in consideration for substituting an Escrow Agreement (composed in a form agreeable to the City Attorney and Joint Venture) funded at $1500 per acre (if Joint Venture provides roadway design plans and specifications at 1ts own cost) or $1700 per acre, if City under this agreement is responsible for roadway design costs, for each acre Joint Venture desires to sell or transfer. This escrow can be drawn upon by City ~f Joint Venture fails to timely pay the note above when due, ~f applicable, to reduce the principal of such note. city agrees that up to 20 acres of the 434 acres of the North Texas Research Center still owned by Joint Venture sub]ect to th~s agreement may be released from the deed of trust without an escrow funding if such acreage is sold or transferred to AIPC or the University of North Texas to effectuate its expansion PAGE 3 of operations and employment payroll in Denton as referenced in the "Responsibilities of AIPC/JOINT VENTURE paragraph above. If Joint Venture sells or transfers any portion of its remaining 434 acres of the North Texas Research Center without City's prior written consent, city may declare the debt secured by this deed of trust immediately payable. In that event City will notify Joint Venture that the debt is payable and if it is not paid within thirty days after notice to Joint Venture, City may without further not~ce or demand to Joint Venture invoke any remedies provided at law, including, but not limited to, foreclosure of that portion of the 434 acres of the North Texas Research Center not released for sale or transfer by City. The deed of trust shall be released by the City if the escrow funding above equals the amount of the note. Joint Venture may substitute either a Performance Bond or Escrow Agreement in the amount of the above cost for constructing the roadway (both documents must be composed a form agreeable to the City Attorney and Joint Venture) lieu of the note and deed of trust. If Deed of Trust option for collateral is selected by Joint Venture, a title commitment letter will be required, five working days prior to Joint Ventures filing its Notice to Proceed with construction of the roadway, reflecting no deeds of trust or liens (Judgment or otherwise) outstanding on the 434 acres of the North Texas Research Center st~ll owned by Joint Venture. Joint Venture agrees that during the term of this Agreement and for at least three years from the date of execution of this Agreement it will not incur any additional lien, security agreement or encumbrance on or sell any portion of the 434 acres of the North Texas Research Center unless it receives the written consent of the City or has provided the City (a) an escrow fund in the amount of the entire note, (b) an escrow fund in the amount per the $1,700/$1,500 per acre release price or (c) the performance bond, as all three are referenced above. (c) city shall be entitled to access to records of Joint Venture or others in association with Joint Venture to verify incentives set forth in the paragraph entitled "RESPONSIBILITIES OF AIPC/JOINT VENTURE" above are met. Additionally, City shall be provided access to and be authorized to inspect the improvements, personal property and employment levels of the premises envisioned ~n paragraph 2 of this agreement. Further, Joint Venture shall certify annually to the city that Joint Venture is in compliance with the terms of this agreement. Lastly, ~f Joint Venture falls to comply with the terms of this paragraph, such failure will constitute a default. If the default is not remedied within 30 days after written not~ce to Joint Venture, City may invoke the remedies set forth in paragraph 4(b) above. PAGE 4 TERMXNATION OF A~REEMENT 5. Joint Venture may terminate this agreement before the Notice to Proceed is provided to the City for the construction of the roadway above. ~S~BLL~NEOUS PROVISIONS 6. ENTIRE AGREEMENT-This agreement contains the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the transaction contemplated herein. 7. AMENDMENT-This agreement may only be amended, altered or revoked by written instrument signed by Joint Venture and authorized by City's governing body. 8. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS-This agreement shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties, their respective successors and assigns. This agreement shall be recorded in the Deed Records of Denton County to place all successors and assigns on notice of the terms and conditions of this agreement. The Joint Venture may assign all or part of its rights and obligations hereunder only upon prior written approval of City's City Council, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. 9. NOTICE-Any notice required above shall be forwarded to the parties by hand delivery or certified mail with return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the appropriate party at the following addresses or at such other addresses provided by the parties in writing as follows: JOINT VENTURE CITY N.W. Realty, Inc. city Manager 1303 Campbell Road 215 E. McKinney Houston, Texas 77055 Denton, Texas 76201 Terrano Realty, Inc. 1303 Campbell Road Houston, Texas 77055 10. APPLICABLE LAW-This agreement is made, and shall be construed and interpreted under the laws of the State of Texas and venue shall lie in Denton County, Texas. 11. SEVERABILITY-In the event any provision of this agreement is illegal, invalid or unenforceable under present or future laws, then, and in that event, 1t is the intention of the parties hereto that the remainder of thls Agreement shall not be affected thereby. PAGE 5 _~ EXECUTED by the City of Denton, Texas this the //~ day of-~~~.__, 1997 JOINT VENTURE TERRANO REALTY, INC. ~ ~ CIT~ OF DE~ON JACK MILLER ATTEST: t~ S~etary APPROVED AS TO FO~: Herbert L. Prouty, City Attorney STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF DENTON BEFORE ME the undersigned authority, a Notary Public in and for said State of Texas, on this day personally appeared <~/~a/ /f~_~/~- , on behalf of N.W. Realty, Inc., known to me to be the person who signed and executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that this instrument was executed for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. ~ ~ . GIVEN~ ~DER MY, ~D1997.~D SEAL OF OFFICE this the //~day of PAGE 6 STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF DENTON BEFORE ME the undersigned authority, a Notary Public in and for said State of Texas, on this day personally appeared .~O~ ~oa~4~F- , on behalf of Terrano Realty, Inc., known to me to be the' person who signed and executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that this instrument was executed for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. , 1997. ~(*~ ~ COMMI~ION ~IRE8 ~} ~e of TeXas My Co~szo~ STATE OF TEXAS S COUNTY OF DENTON ~ BEFORE ME the undersigned authority, a Notary Public in and for said State of Texas, on this day personally appeared Jack Miller, Mayor for the City of Denton, known to me to be the person who signed and executed the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that this instrument was executed for the purposes and consideration therein expressed. _ GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE this the //~ day of ~ ~,~~ , 1997. ~.*~f} ~ OOMMI~ION EXPIRES It T,\WPDOCS\K\FOUTS093.K PAGE 7 000. Lmm~ S~Tll I"-],.,,.~..,~ ('~']~** NORTH TI1XAS RRSnARC;H CRNTRR F~b-07-~7 04~45P Vts ,1~ Ch&nges~ ;nc, ( ])gfl4-2632 P.~O UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF Tile BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SHARi~-HOLDERS IN LIEU OF ANNUAL Puriuant to lbo terms und 0;~vJoioM ot'Arlide MEETING OF' TERRANO REALTY, INC. 9.10B OF th~ Tern Businm Corpomtioo Act nd in lieu of on .rani mo~ing of' Board of' DIM~fs, Ihe undo~tsned, constrain8 tho solo Director of' TERRAlqO RF. ALTY, ~C., ~ Tern Coqxntion (the 'Comps"). does hereby lho~Gompm~ to lmve JOHN AL MeC'ORMACIG Preddent etot (m bolulr of'the hoeuiiv~ for lnMflulbul Isotopes, Ino. with tho C~ty ol'Detdon. ~ the IN W?NESS WHEREOF, the undersiSJJod i'~_~ Ires executed this ~,mmnt ~ tho 7th day ~ Fobruary. 1~7 /;,~ Fmb-07-~7 04:4~P Vl~ ,~e Change~, %nc. ( 3)gB4-2632 p.~x UNANIMOUS CONSENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND SHAREHOLDERS IN LlglJ OF ANNUAL PuT, mint to the tram md Imwiskms of A~/cl~ MEgTING OF NW RI~ALTV, INC. 9.10B of~ T~as Business ~ Act md/n Heu of'an ~mual meet/rig of lUt~'rY', n~c., a T~ C, oq~a~ (t~'C~mm~, d~ ~ unantnou~y ~ to, adopt md ~ lbo followi~ f ~ WHERBA~ I1~ Board of ~ 4~nn il lo I~ in I1~ Ix~ ~ of con.~ ~ ~ ?~h ~ of ~, ~7. /