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MEMORANDUM
To: Mayor, City Council, and City Manager
From: Mark Sokolow, City Attorney / `~`
Date: December 12, 2008
Subject: P. R. No. 15034;
Special Council Meeting December 15, 2008
Regular Council Meeting December 16, 2008
Attached is P. R. No. 15034 authorizing the City Manager to
execute another Industrial District Agreement with Air Products.
Air Products built one hydrogen plant in the Valero facility that
is covered by an Industrial Distr=ict Agreement with Air Products
as approved by Resolution No. 05-:?02 for the years 2006 to 2010.
There is another Air Products hydrogen plant in the Valero/Clark
facility, of which Valero is responsible for the payment of the
"In Lieu of Taxes". In the latest draft of the Valero
Agreement, they indicated that thesy would not be responsible for
the Air Products portion of the Agreements. I have had
additional discussions with Mr. Eaves, the attorney for Valero,
and he has indicated that Valero will be willing to change their
proposed agreement to include the Air Products payments for' the
hydrogen plant as referenced in Resolution No. 99-174.
Therefore, a new Industrial District Agreement with Air Products
may not be necessary.
MTS:ts
Attachment
cc: Director of Finance
Mike Eaves
Carl Parker
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P. R. No. 15034
12/12/08 is
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO
EXECUTE AN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AGREEMENT WITH
AIR PRODUCTS
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Port Arthur deems it
in the best interests of the citizens of Port Arthur to enter into
an "In Lieu of Tax" Agreement with Air Products.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVEII BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF TF[E CITY
OF PORT ARTHUR:
Section 1. That the facts and opinions in the preamble
are true and correct.
Section 2. That the City Council hereby authorizes the
City Manager to execute an "In Lieu of Tax" Agreement with Air
Products, in substantially the same form as attached hereto as
Exhibit "A".
Section 3. That Air Products shall sign and return the
Agreement by December 23, 2008, or this Resolution is null and void
and the property described hereir.~ is annexed, effective December
31, 2008 at 11:59 p.m., as further delineated in P. O. No. 5925.
Section 4.
That a copy o:f the caption of this Resc>lution
be spread upon the Minutes of the City Council.
READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED on this day of ,
A.D. , 2008, at a Meeting of the C'.ity Council of the City of Port
Arthur, by the following vote: AYES:
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Mayor
Councilmembers
NOES:
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MAYOR
ATTEST:
TERRI HANKS, ACTING CITY SECRETARY
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
(SEE MEMO)
CITY ATTORNEY
APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION:
CITY MANAGER
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EXHIBIT "A"
will be presented at or before
the Council Meeting