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4A Wichita Falls Economic Development Minutes - 11/15/2013 y ) - " MINUTES OF THE WICHITA FALLS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION November 15, 2013 PRESENT: Gary Shores, President § Members Dick Bundy, Vice President/Sec.-Treasurer § Reno Gustafson § Darron Leiker § Kevin Hugman, Assistant City Manager § City Staff Jim Dockery, Assistant City Manager/CFO § Miles Risley, City Attorney § Russell Schreiber, Public Works Director § Linda Merrill, Recording Secretary § Henry Florsheim, Executive Director § Chamber of Commerce & Industry Kevin Pearson § Michael Paris § Mike Derr § PPG Industries, Inc. Jeff Coopol § Summer Rascoll § KFDX TV-3 ABSENT: Dave Lilley § Member 1. CALL TO ORDER President Gary Shores called the meeting to order at 8:30 p.m. 2. APPROVAL OF MINUTES/REPORT OF FINANCIAL CONDITION Dick Bundy moved for approval of the October 15, 2013 minutes. Seconded by Reno Gustafson, the motion carried. 3. PPG RECLAIMED WATER CONVEYANCE FACILITIES PROJECT Mike Derr, Plant Manager, said PPG has been in glass production in Wichita Falls since 1974. PPG has 300 employees with a payroll of $15 million. The company also has 150 indirect employees with a payroll of $6 million. It uses, on average, three million gallons of water per day in production, and its availability is critical to the rebuild and start-up of the Line 2 furnace, as well as employment retention. Russell Schreiber said that Sheppard AFB uses half of the flow into the Northside n r Wastewater Treatment Plant, and the other half is currently discharged into the e c ee k. Rather than lose that water that goes into the creek, City staff approached PPG with the idea of using this effluent water, which would benefit not only PPG in lower water rates, H:\_legal\4A&4B\4A Corp\4a Minutes\2013\2013.11.15 4a minutes\2013.11.15 4a minutes.doc WFEDC—Minutes of November 15, 2013 2 but also reduce the demand on the City's water supply. The intent is to upsize the pump station and pipeline up to PPG. On occasion, there is more than 200,000 gallons of water available, and any additional water could be available for potential future growth. Mr. Leiker said PPG would save at least $75,000 per year on lower water rates. Kevin Pearson asked if Howmet had been contacted regarding the use of the water. Mr. Schreiber said the thought was to get PPG on line and then see how much water is still available. Mr. Bundy asked if this is a conservative cost estimate. Mr. Schreiber said that it is, and there is a $200,000 contingency cost included. Mr. Schreiber added that the County has approved the City's use of the right-of- way on that portion of Bacon Switch Road that is located in the county. The project should be completed by early summer 2014. Mr. Bundy asked how this project would be financed were it not for sales tax revenue. Mr. Leiker said the water fund is pretty strapped; either the water rates would be raised, or the project would not be done. The City is working on a $13 million emergency reuse project now, and a $25 million permanent reuse project (with a 3-4 year timeline), and other expensive future projects. This project qualifies for WFEDC funds for job retention, but there is also a chance to save approximately 76 million gallons of water per year, to be used for existing industry or new businesses. Mr. Shores asked if the 4a Board could receive a share of the revenues of future water sales to any new businesses as a result of this project, as a partial repayment of the expenditure of 4A funds. Mr. Leiker said if water sales revenue is diverted to the 4A fund, then this money cannot go to support the Water Fund, pay for operation and maintenance, debt service and other necessary capital projects. This could add to pressure to raise water rates to meet those needs. He added that the 4A will gain sales tax revenues from those new companies. Mr. Leiker moved for approval of the expenditure of $1,145,000 in 4A funds for the PPG Reclaimed Water Conveyance Facilities Project. Seconded by Mr. Bundy, the motion unanimously carried. 4. EXECUTIVE SESSION Mr. Shores adjourned the meeting into executive session at 9:04 a.m. pursuant to TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE §§551.071, 551.072, and 551.087. He closed the executive session and announced the meeting back into regular session at 9:27 a.m. 5. OPTION &SALE OF APPROXIMATELY 18.5 ACRES OF LAND IN BUSINESS PARK Mr. Bundy moved, seconded by Mr. Gustafson, to authorize the option and sale of approximately 18.5 acres of land in the Wichita Falls Business Park in the amount of$20,000 per acre. The motion unanimously carried. WFEDC—Minutes of November 15, 2013 3 6. FINANCIAL REPORT Kevin Hugman said the sales tax revenues for FY 2013 closed at $3.677 million, about $40,000 above projection. Excalibur submitted its reimbursement this week, which has now finished up the Phase 1 allotment of$500,000. He informed Deanna Funston that they are ineligible for additional funding until they meet the requirements of Phase 2. Cryovac and Arrow Manufacturing have submitted reconciliations for cash for jobs. Jim Dockery spoke regarding the PPG issue. The cost the WFEDC is investing is typically a developer's cost, not a cost of the City of Wichita Falls. The benefit is to PPG for the development of that line. In addition, the City will have a $75,000 to $100,000 loss of annual revenue by participating in this project. After 7-8 years, the City will have paid for the cost of the line in that loss of revenue. 5. ADJOURN The meeting adjourned at 9:35 a.m. Shores, President