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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTournier Manufacturing, Inc.-5/12/2014Mayor BUCK CLARK COUNCIL MEMBERS ••••••s•o•oo••••a•o DAVID JONES Ward 1 CAROLYN COLE Ward 2 HAROLD GETTY Ward 3 QUENTIN HART Ward 4 RON WELPER Ward 5 BOB GREENWOOD At -Large STEVE SCHMITT At -Large CITY OF WATER., IOWA COMMUNITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 715 Mulberry Street • Waterloo, Iowa 50703-5783 • (319) 291-4366 Fax (319) 291-4262 . NOEL C. ANDERSON, Community Planning & Development Director CITY OF WATERLOO Council Communication City Council Meeting: May 12, 2014 Prepared: May 7, 2014 .� Dept. Head Signature: Noel Anderson, Community Planning & Development Director # of Attachments: 1 SUBJECT: Resolution approving Second Amendment to Development Agreement with Tournier Manufacturing, Inc. for the building at 2710 Wagner Road — altering the rebate schedule to reflect a Minimum Value of $400,000 for Years One, Two, and Three, and authorize Mayor to sign and fully execute the document. Submitted by: Noel Anderson, Community Planning and Development Director Recommended City Council Action: Approval of resolution as noted above Summary Statement: As you may recall, back in 2009, the City of Waterloo granted free land and 5 years of tax rebates to Tournier Manufacturing for the construction of a new building, to meet their expansion needs from a site they previously leased on Burton Avenue. Since that time, Tournier appraisals have questioned the minimum assessment amount put on the building. In working closely with the Black Hawk County Assessor's office and Tournier, city staff believes this amendment will better put the value where it should be for the project. By lessening the Minimum Assessment Value, by City Policy, the project would lose the 5 years at 50% rebates which would normally accompany a $1,000,000 building. The amendment still puts in 1 year at 58% tax rebates, and two years at 60%, which would rebate back Tournier the amount if the value had already been at the $400,000 value. City staff believes this is the correct steps to take to better put this value in the right value based on other buildings, in area, appraisals performed, and per the Black Hawk County Assessor's office. In the end, the project will have received "free land" for the project, which is in accordance with City policy for this type of development. Expenditure Required: NA Source of Funds: NA CITY WEBSITE: www.ci.waterloo.ia.us WE'RE WORKING FOR YOU! An Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer SECOND AMENDMENT TO DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT This Second Amendment to Development Agreement (the "Amendment") is entered into as of " - fl &- , 2014, by and between the City of Waterloo, Iowa ("City") and Tournier Manufacturing, Inc. ("Owners"). RECITALS A. Owners are parties with City to that certain Development Agreement and Minimum Assessment Agreement dated October 12, 2009 (the "Agreement") concerning the development of land as described in the Agreement. Said Agreement was amended in a First Amendment to Development Agreement dated May 20, 2013 (the "First Amendment") to allow for a change in the minimum assessment value of the land described in the Agreement. B. The First Amendment lowered the assessment value to $400,000.00 for the project and allowed for one year of tax rebates at 58% for the year that had partially been paid. The new assessment value was certified as of January 1, 2014. C. The City desires to amend the Agreement yet again to extend the number of years of tax rebates to fully compensate Owners for property taxes paid based upon the minimum assessment value listed in the Agreement. AMENDMENT NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises set forth herein, the parties hereby agree as follows: 1. Part 6, Property Tax Rebates, shall be amended to reflect the following rebates from the City to Owners: a. Year One - b. Year Two - c. Year Three - 58% rebate 60% rebate 60% rebate These rebates reflect property tax payments for the taxes assessed on January 1, 2011, January 1, 2012 and January 1, 2013. Any future tax rebate years shall be eliminated from the Development Agreement. 2. All other terms of the Agreement remain unmodified and in full force and effect. This Second Amendment is binding on the parties and the respective heirs, personal representatives, successors and assigns of each. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Second Amendment to Development Agreement by their duly authorized representatives as of the date first set forth above. TOURNIER MANUFACTURING, INC. t\ VT 10kWY44.- rjj,c_ CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA By: ,;,,e,-f,t" By: Ernest G. Clark, Mayor s, City Clerk