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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 005-17Dayton Legal Blank, Inc. Ordinance No. 05-17 RECORD OF ORDINANCES Form No. 30043 Passed , 20 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN INCENTIVES TO DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC. TO INDUCE IT TO LEASE A FACILITY TO RETAIN AND EXPAND AN OFFICE AND ITS ASSOCIATED OPERATIONS AND WORKFORCE, ALL WITHIN THE CITY® AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. WHEREAS, consistent with its Economic Development Strategy (the "St- ateaV') approved by Dublin City Council Resolution No. 07 -94 adopted on June 20, 1994, and the updated Strategy approved by Dublin City Council Resolution No. 30 -04 adopted on July 6, 2004, the City desires to encourage commercial office development and create and preserve jobs and employment opportunities within the City; and WHEREAS, DENSO International America, Inc. (the "Company recently performed a comprehensive examination of its workforce needs, and based on the results of this examination, and induced by and in reliance on the economic development incentives provided in the proposed Economic Development Agreement (as described below), the Company is desirous of leasing a facility within the City to retain and expand an office and its associated operations and workforce, all within the City, in order to achieve the payroll withholding targets set forth in the Economic Development Agreement; and WHEREAS, this Council has determined that it is necessary and appropriate and in the best interests of the City to provide for certain economic development incentives to the Company, as described in the proposed Economic Development Agreement; and WHEREAS, this Council has determined to offer the economic development incentives, the terms of which are set forth in a substantially final form of Economic Development Agreement presently on file in the office of the Clerk of Council, to induce the Company to lease a facility to retain and expand an office and its associated operations and workforce, all within the City, which will result in the retention of existing and creation of new jobs and employment opportunities, thereby improving the economic welfare of the people of the State of Ohio and the City, all as authorized in Article VIII, Section 13 of the Ohio Constitution; NOW, TH REFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Dublin, Mate of Ohio, of the elected members concurring, that: Section 1. The Economic Development Agreement by and between the City and the Company, in the form presently on file with the Clerk of Council, providing for, among other things, the provision of certain economic development incentives in consideration for the Company's agreement to lease a facility for the retention and expansion of an office and its associated operations and workforce, all within the City, which will result in the retention of existing and creation of new jobs and employment opportunities, is hereby approved and authorized with changes therein not inconsistent with this Ordinance and not substantially adverse to this City and which shall be approved by the City Manager. The City Manager, for and in the name of this City, is hereby authorized to execute that Economic Development Agreement, provided further that the approval of changes thereto by that official, and their character as not being substantially adverse to the City, shall be evidenced conclusively by the execution thereof. This Council further authorizes the City Manager, for and in the name of the City, to execute any amendments to the Economic Development Agreement, which amendments are not inconsistent with this Ordinance and not substantially adverse to this City. Section 2. This Council further hereby authorizes and directs the City Manager, the Director of Law, the Director of Finance, the Clerk of Council, or other appropriate officers of the City to prepare and sign all agreements and instruments and to take any other actions as may be appropriate to implement this Ordinance. Dayton Legal Blank, Inc. Ordinance No. 05 -17 RECORD OF ORDINANCES Passed Page 2 of 2 Form No. 30043 ,2 Section 3. This Council finds and determines that all formal actions of this Council and any of its committees concerning and relating to the passage of this Ordinance were taken in open meetings of this Council or committees, and that all deliberations of this Council and any of its committees that resulted in those formal actions were in meetings open to the public, all in compliance with the law including Section 121.22 of the Revised Code. Section 4. This Ordinanc shall be in full force and effect on the earliest date per fitted by law. S ed: Mayor - Presi 'ng Officer Attest: U a Clerk of Council Passed: Effectiv 201Y 2®17 1 A on Members of Dublin City Council ,x X, From Dana L. McDaniel,,City Man Date,,: January 5f 2017 In'lob"ated By: Colleen Gilger, CEcD, Economic Development Director Rachel S. Ray, AICP, Economic Development Administrator Re.,, Ordinance 05-17 — Economic Development Agreement with DENSO International America, Inc. TE-'CONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT "Ffijs ECONGINdIc DEVELOPIMENrr AGREEMEN"r (the "Agreement") is made and entered, into this __ day of 201.7 (the "fi f �clNe Dcae"'), by and between the CYTY OF Du BI IN Ouiio (the a municipal corporation. duly organized. and validly existing under the Constitution and the laws of the State of Ohio (the ",%te") and its Charter., and DENSO INTERNATIONAL AMERICA, INC., a Delaware corporation ('the ,,oinj)ai�y and together with the Citv,, the VT'ar1ies,") under the circumstances summarized in the following recitals. .11, ` 1, U 'i W1 IEREAS, consistent with its Economic Development Strategy (the approvea eN , by 'D ublin City Council Resolution No. 07-94 adopted on, June 20, 1994, and the updated Strategy approved by Dublin City, Council Resolution No. 30-04 adopted on July 6, 2004., the City desires to encourage commercial offlice development and create and preserve jobs and employment opportunities within the City; and WI-JEREAs., based on the results of the Clompany's recent comprehensive examination of workforce needs, and induced by and In reliance on the economic developnierat incentives provided in this Agreenient, the Company desires to lease a facility to retain. and expand an office and its associated operations and workforce, all. within the City; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. 05-17 passed on 201.7 (the r linance" , t ".ity has deternilned to offer the economic development incentives descrioea "O()he herein to induce the Company to lease a fiacIlity fior the retention and expansion of an ofl"ce and its associated operations and Nvork,force, all within the City, which will result in the retention of exist Ing and creation of new .jobs and employment opportunities to improve the economic welfare of the people of the State of Ohio and the City, all as authorized in Arti.cle V111,, Section 13 of the Ohio Constitution; and WHER'EAS, the City and the Company have determined to enter Into thIs Agreement to provide these incentives in order to induce theCompany to lease a fiacility to retain and expand. an. office and its associated operations and work-force, all within the City* Now THEREFORE, the City and the Company covenant, agree and obligate themselves as follows: Section 1. Company sue to Lease a Facility to lZetaln. and 14 xpand an Office and its: Associated 0 --pip ationsiand )�Lo k- .0 positions is estimated to be Six Hundred Ten Thousand Six Hundred Forty and 00/100 Dollars ($61.0,,640.00) over the term of this Agreement. W, (b) The Company agrees that the City's obligations to remit payments pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement shall be contingent upon (1) the Compan delivering ul t o t he C it y a f y ly executed copy of an agreement evidencing the Company's lease o a facilitv within the City for a minimum term of seven (7) years (from '20 17 through. 2023) (the "Le( tse Agree n7ent") and (H) such other conditions as are set forth in Section 2-, provitled. however, and notwithstanding any provision herein to the contrary, if the Company shall, after having acted in goo t E aR o execute the d fa*tl I Lease Agreement within the period, set forth in subsection 3 )(r)(i),, (iii) this Agreement will terminate without such it re constituting a breach by the Company, (iv) the City's obligation to remitthe Location Incentive Payment and any Annual Incentive Payments will be terminated and (v) the Con-ipany will owe no penalties to the City as a result of such failure. Section 2. City"s A g-)'1r:epgeMnig11t to Provide Incentives. 1� (a:) 1e r. In consideration for the Company, s agreement to execute the Lease Agreement to lease a Eacility and retain and expand its associated operations and workforce,, and. to retain exidsting, and create new jobs and einployn-ient opportunities, all within the Citv, the City sf agrees to provide economic development incentives to the Company in accordance W"Ith this Section. (b) f-,ocation Inc,entive. Location. Inc.entive PayMent to the Cp an�. The Company aarees to execute the Lease Agreement to retain and expand -an office and its associated operations and work-force, all within the City. In consideration of the Company's agreement to execute the I..,ease Agreement and to retain and expand that office and retain and create employment opportunities within the Citv. the City acrrees to provide to the Company a locatio tint: v payment (the "Loccilion Incentive.Nyinew"I") in the amount of Ten. 'Iliousand and 00/1.00 Dollars ($10,000.00). pavable to the Company within thirty (30) days following the occurrence of (A) the Company's, execution of the Lease Agreement and provon to the Ciqr of documentation in support thereof and (B) the occupancy of the space described in the Lease Agreement to locate the (-,',ompanyls office and associated operations and w-orkforce within, the City in a manner consistent with this Agreement. 10 -2- (c) Workforce Creation Incentive. Inforniation Relating to EM, ployees. The Company agrees that., in accordance with the Dublin City Code, the ani'mal payroll reconciliation and related W-2 0 forms relating to its Employees will be provided to the City prior Februar of each calendar year. Fmployer Identi fi cation Number. The Company's F ai err ployer Identi.1"ication N umber ls 38-2651421. The Company agrees that if the Federal Employer Identification Number changes at any time during the tern of this Agreement, the Comp v an will notiN the City of such change., including the new Federal Emplover ldentification"'�, -t (30) days of the occurrence of such change. Number within thii y (iv) Annual Incentiv��_ I Com any. If the actual payroll. withholding taxes collected and received by the City pursuant to subsection. 2(c)(i) during the the preceding calendar year and in respect of that preceding calendar year from all Employees, net of refunds (such amount being referred to as the "A.cntal fflifhholding v"'), equal or exceed the Target Withholdings (as defined in subsection. 24c)(v )) for that preceding calendar year, the City shall, on or before April I of the then. current calendar year, pay to the Comparrv, solely from. nontax revenues (as defined in subsection 2(e)), an amount equal to the product of (A) the Actual Withholdings for that preceding calendar year multiplied by (13) twelve percent (1.2%) (with each such product being r rred to as an ",lnnual Incentive Pqyinent"); 1?rovitled, hoivever, that (1) the City shall not be required pursuant to this subsection 2.,(c) to remit an Annual Incentive Payment to the Company in. excess of the Annual Cap (as defined in subsection 2(c)(v)) in. any calendar year, and (2) the aggregate amount of all Annual Incentive Payments remitted pursuant to this subsection 2(c) by the City to the Company shall not exceed Fifty-Three Thousand and 00/100 Dollars ($53",000-00). "- 20 16 3- S /1 �V J 9 , - 2, rT 1 (V) 'Far Yet Withholdino and Annual Cap. Fne, Target Withboldings and Amival Cap for each of the calendar years 2017 through. 2021 shall be as follows: Calendar Year Target Withholdin s .y, Annual Cap 2017 $721.560 KOO 2018 8 2. _56 0 1 0,500 2019 86,560 11,000 2020 891,160 11,000 20'1, 91,800 1. 1 500 (vi) Forfeiture o�[.Rioht to Receive Workforce Creation Incentivet,' gyment. 'I"he Company agrees and acknowledges that the Annual. Incentive Payments provided tor in subsection 42(c) are being made by the City to the Company in cons i dera n for the Connpwiy's agreement to execute the Lease Agreement to retain and expand an off-ice and its associated operations and workforce, and to retain and create jobs and employment opportunities, all within the City. 'The Company further agrees that if the Target Withhold-ings requirement is not metfor any given calendar year as set forth in subsection 2(c)(v), the Citv shall. not be obligated. to make an Annual, Incentive Payment to the Compwiy for the calendar year in respect of xv],ilich the Target Withholdings requirement was not satisfied. Failure to satisfy the Target Withholdings requirement in. respect of any one calendar year does not prohibit the Company from receiving mi. Annual Incentive Payment for any subsequent calendar vear in respect of Nxbich the Target Withholdings requirement is satisfiled. (d) . Method of Pqyrqent,. 'Fhe payments to be paid to the Company as provided in this Section 2 shall be made by, the Clity to the Company by electronic fiunds transfer or by such other manner s mutually agreed to by the City and the Company. V.-j, €. i .. Yom.R .r � ; N { 0 - 4 - -,16 deposited in the fit v's General, Fund from properly imposed licenses v is and per mi . () * investment 4 earnings on the 0 City's General Fund and which are credited to the City's General Fund; (vi) investment earnings of other funds of the City that are credited to the CItys General Fund; (vii) proceeds from the sale of assets which are deposited in the City"s General Fund:, (viii) rental 4 income which is deposited in the City's General Fund; and ON) gifts and donations. Section 3. Miscellaneous. (a) Ass igLiment. J." his Agreement may not be assigned without the prior written consent of all non.-assigning Panties. (b) Bindiu, Effect. The provisions oft is Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and their respective successors and permitted assigns. 'W"11 t s s this r (C) ions. r i. rit capion Lind heading in Ageement are 1�or convenience only Mt * - and in no way define, limit or describe the scope, or intent of any provi.sions or sections of this Agreement. (d) Dav for Performance. Wherever h. r e there is a dav or time period established for perf'ormance and such day or the expiration of such time period is a Saturday,, Sunday or legal holiday, then such time for perl'brmance shall be automatically extended to the next business day. (e) Economic Dev��lo, ine1it Assistanqe Certificatioij. The Company has made no false statements to the City in the process of obtaining approval. of the incentives described, in thIs Agreement. If any representative of the Company has knowingly made a.,false statement to the City to obtain the incentives described in this Agreement, the Company shall be required to immediately Its received under this Agreement pursuant Ohi,o.Revi.sed Code Section 9.66(C)(?,,) return all. benel' and shall be inel.igible for any future economic developm-ent assistance 1rom the State, any State agency or a political subdivision pursuant to Ohio Revi.sed Code Section 9.66(C)(1). The Company acknowledges that any person who provides a false statement to secure economic development assistance may be guilty of falsification., a, misdemeanor of the first degree, pursuant to Ohio Revised Code Section 2921.13(F)(1),� hi chIs punishable by a fine of not more thao$.,0 0 and/or a term of imprisonment of not more than six months 'Entire A��reemer t. rl."his Agreement constitutes the, entire Agreement between the Parties on the sul�ject matter hereof and supersedes all prior negotiations, agreements and understandings, both written and oral, between the Parties with respect to such sutject matter. 'fl us a Agreement, may not be amended, waived or discharged except in an instrument in -vNTiti.ng executed. by the Parties. 5 (5 - - (h) Executed Counterts. 'I" his Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to constitute an original, but all of which together shall constitute but 0 one and the same instrument. It shall not be necessary in proving this Agreement to produce or account for more than one of those counterparts. Extent of Covenants- No Personal Liatnlitv. All cove fl. ants, obligations and agreements of the Parties contained in this Agreement shall be effective to the extent authorized and permitted by applicable law. No such covenant, obligation or agreement shall be deemed to be a covenant, obligation or agreement of, any present or future member. officer, agent or em. ployee of the City or the Company other than in his or her official capacity, and neither the members of the legislative body of the City nor any Ci,tv or Com, any official. executing this Agreement shall. be W p liable personally tinder this Agreement or be su ect to an-v personal liability or accountability by reason of the execution. thereof or by reason of the covenants, obligations or agreements of theCity I and the Company contained, i.n this Agreement. (j) Gove',Mill &-Y.Law. 1' his Agreement shall be govemed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of0hio without regard to its principles of confl.*cts of I I aws. A-11 claims, counterclaims,, disputes and other matters in question between the City, its agents and employees, and the Company, its employees and agents, arising out of or relating to this Agreement or As breach will be decided in a court of competent J* urisdi cat ion within Franklin County, Ohio. (k) Leg)al Authorl-ty. 717 he Parties respectively represent and, covenant that each is lca empowered to execute, defiver and perform this Agreement and to enter into and carr err opt the transacti.ons contemplated by this Agreement. The Parties further respectively represent and covenant that this Agreement has, by pro eraction, been. duly authorized. executed and delivered, bv ,P I the Parties and all steps necessary to be taken by the Parties have been taken to constitute thi's Agreement, and the covenants and agreernents of the Parties contemplated herein, as a valid. and binding obligation of the Parties, enforceable in accordance with its ternis. (1) Limit on Liabilitv. Notwithstanding any clause or provision of thisAgreement to the con tray v,,, in no event shall City or the Company be I*able to each other for punitive, special, consequential, or indirect damages of any type and regardless of whether such darnages tire claimed under contract, tort (including negligence and strict liability) or arty other theory of la%Air. (m) Notices. Except as otherwise specifically set forth in this Agreement, all notices., demands, requests, consents or approvals given, required or permitted to be given hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed sufficiently given if actually received or if hand-delivered or sent by recognized, overnight delivery service or by certified mail, postage prepaid and return receipt requested, addressed to the other Partyat the address set forth in thIs Agreement or any addendum -6- to or counterpart of this Agreement, and shall be deemed received upon actual. receipt, unless sent by certitied. mail, in. which event such notice shall be deemed to have been received when the retum receipt is signed or refused. F'or purposes of this Agreement, notices shall be addressed to: the City to City of Dublin, Ohio 5800 Shier Rings Road, Dublin, Ohio 43016-7295 Attention.- Econ.omic Developnient Director s. the Companv at DE NSO International America, Inc. — Ohio Office 260 Cramer Creek Court Dublin, Ohio 43017 Attention: Bryan Starr, Senior Manager rl"he Parties,, b notice given hereunder, may designate any further or different addresses to which subsequent notices; certificates, requests or other communications shall be sent. (n) No Waiver. No right or remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to any Party is intended to be exclusive of any other right or remedy, and each and every right or remedv shall be cumulative and in addition. to any other right or remedy given hereunder, or now or hereaft"er legally existing upon the occurrence cat cap event of default hereunder. The failure of any Party to insist at any time upon. the strict observance or performance of any of the provisions of this Agreement or to exercise any right or remedy as provided in this Agreement shall not impair any such right or remedy or be construed as a. waiver or relinquishment thereof. Every right and remedy given by this Agreement to the Parties hereto may be exercised firom time to time and as often as may be deemed expedient by the parties hereto., as the case may be. (o) RecItals. The Parties acknowledge and agree that the -facts and circumstances as described in the -Recitals hereto are -an. integral part of this Agreement and as such are incorporated herein by reference. (q) Survival of Representations and Warranties. All representations and warranties of the Parties in this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement. 'Ferm of_Agj:gem-ent. This Agreement shall become effective as of the Effective Date and shall continue until the earlier of Vii) the One Hundred, Eightieth, (I 80th) day following the Effective Date provided that as of that day the Company shall have theretofore failed to satisfy the requirements of subsection I (b) or (I*i) the later of (A) the day on which the Location Incentive 6 - - .8 0­8,1'?,;�,�,` I�s 7 T-% ,rayment which, the City is obligated to pay hereunder is received by the Company or (B) the day on which the final Annual Incentive Pa wient'vvhich the City is obligated to pay hereunder is received by the Company. (s) Third I-)4qy 0 Nothing in this Agreement, express or implied', is intended to or shall con"fer upon any other person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason. of this Agreement. (REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONAL.LY [JEF rl " BLANK -- SIGNATURE PAG"E Fot,wws) 0 �`6 IN WrrNESS WIJEREOF, the City and the Company have caused this Agreement to be executed In their respective names by their duly authorized. representatives., all as of the date first written above. "I Approved as to F one.* I)rinted:— Jennifer D. Readler Title.--- Director of Law CITV OF DuBIANI OHIO M Pri n ted Dana 1--.. McDaniel DENSO 1.N,*rE.RNAT10NAi,,,, AmERICA, INC. 0 Printed: Iryan Starr Title: Senior Mqngge-., DENSO Sales& Marketing'* -L-)VIS1011 6 9 6 FISCAL OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE Dated: 2017 Angel L. Mumma Director of Finance City of Dublin, Ohio