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Res 2814 7/7/1981RESOLUTION NO. 00IV RESOLUTION DESIGNATING A CERTAIN TRACT OF LAND LOCATED IN CLAY COUNTY, TEXAS AS AN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT, AND APPROVING A CONTRACT WITH CONTINENTAL EMSCO COMPANY GUARANTEEING ITS IMMUNITY FROM ANNEXATION FOR A PERIOD OF FOUR YEARS. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF WICHITA FALLS , TEXAS , THAT : SECTION 1. That certain tract of land situated in Clay County, Texas , said land being more fully described in Exhibit A which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, being a part of the area located in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Wichita Falls, is hereby designated as an industrial district in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 of the Municipal Annexation Act, Article 970a of the Revised Civil Statutes of Texas. SECTION 2 . That certain tract, a copy of which is attached hereto, between the City of Wichita and Continental EMSCO Company, whereby City guarantees the continuation of the extraterritorial status of said tract of land in Exhibit A and its immunity from annexation by City for a period of four years from January 1, 1980 , is hereby approved, and the City Manager is authorized to execute the same for the City of Wichita Falls. PASSED AND APPROVED this the // vday of AL4_, 1981. M Y O R ATTEST: At site yJ2fL City Clerk l 1/ This contract made and entered into by and between the City of Wichita Falls, Texas, a municipal corporation, hereinafter called "City" , and Continental Emsco Company, hereinafter called "CECO" , WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, CECO is the owner of a certain tract of land, hereinafter called "Subject Property" , located in Clay County, Texas, said land being more fully described in Exhibit A, which is attached hereto and incorporated herein, and which land is located within City's extraterritorial jurisdiction; and, WHEREAS , the Board. of Aldermen of the City has, by Resolution No. 2438, designated Subject Property as an industrial district, and by Resolution No. 2814 has authorized and approved this contract which such Board of Aldermen deem to be in the best interest of the City. NOW, THEREFORE , for and in consideration of the mutual covenants herein- after contained to be performed by the parties hereto, City and CECO do hereby agree as follows: 1. City guarantees the continuation of the extraterritorial status of Subject Property, and its immunity from annexation by City for a period of four years from January 1, 1980. 2. City will furnish water service to CECO on Subject Property at rates equal to 200 per cent of the rates charged to users located within the city limits throughout the term- of this contract, unless the City's Board of Aldermen com- pletely eliminates the standard out-of-city additional charge established by ordinance, in which event CECO shall thereafter pay the same rates charged to users within the city limits. 3. City will furnish solid waste collection and removal service to CECO on Subject Property, if desired, at rates equal to 150 per cent of the rates charged to commercial and business establishments within the city limits throughout the term of this contract, unless City's Board of Aldermen completely eliminates the standard out-of-city additional charge established by ordinance, in which event CECO shall thereafter pay the same rates charged to users within the city limits. 4. The water service and solid waste collection service provided to CECO by City shall be subject to the ordinances of City as presently existing and as may be hereinafter amended. 5. City will not furnish fire protection nor police protection service to CECO on Subject Property. 6. This contract does not release nor waive any obligations to the City in connection with any paving, curb and gutter, or other improvement liens which may be assessed against Subject Property. 7. It is agreed that in the event Subject Property is sold, either by deed or by sale of controlling interest in CECO , the obligations contained in this contract shall be assumed by the successor owner. 8. CECO has represented to City that it plans to expand its plant on the Subject Property. It is agreed that, if the contemplated expansion is not physically underway and being actively pursued by CECO by December 31, 1981, then CECO shall pay to City a payment in lieu of taxes in cash in an amount equal to the amount that its normal city taxes would have been for the year 1981 had they been in the city limits; further, City shall have the right to terminate this contract and to proceed to annex Subject Property. Such payment in lieu of taxes shall be paid by December 31, 1981. 9. In the event such payment in lieu of taxes for the year 1981 shall become payable by CECO, then in computing the amount that its taxes would have been for the year 1981, the following rules shall be applied: a. The appraised value of the land, the buildings and other improve- ments and the machinery, equipment and other personal property shall be deter- mined in the same manner as other items of this type in the City are appraised. ar b. The appraised value of the inventory shall be determined in the same manner that the inventory of other firms in the City are appraised. c. The current assessment ratio established by the Board of Aldermen shall be applied to the appraised value in order to obtain the assessed value; the current tax rate as established by the Board of Aldermen shall be applied to the assessed value to obtain the amount that the taxes would have been had the property been located within the city limits. The payment in lieu of taxes shall be 100 per cent of the amount so computed. 10. In the event CECO should breach any of the provisions of this contract, and it fails to remedy such breach within 30 days after having been notified by City to do so, then City shall have the right to terminate this contract, and to proceed to annex Subject Property. 11. City shall initiate proceedings to annex Subject Property into the city limits early enough to be able to complete such proceedings by December 31, 1984, and Subject Property shall be included on the tax rolls of City on January 1, 1985. 12. This contract shall be effective as. of January 1, 1981. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this contract to be executed by their duly authorized officers on this the--/-- day 1981. CITY OF WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS B Y : J. fitfzrdr` 'A. Bach City Manager Attest: 1r1'l ice /: .. > City Clerk CONTINENTAL EMSCO COMPANY BY : Attest: Secretary Assistant Secretary 2 -