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Ordinance No. Passed 20
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE PROVISION
OF CERTAIN INCENTIVES TO NATIONWIDE
CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL TO INDUCE IT TO
CONSTRUCT A FACILITY AND ASSOCIATED
OPERATIONS AND WORKFORCE WITHIN THE
CITY, AND AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF
AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT.
WHEREAS, consistent with its Economic Development Strategy (the "Strategy ")
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 provide
for the creation of employment opportunities within the City, and
WHEREAS, Nationwide Children's Hospital (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 constructing an approximate 22,000 s.f sports medicine and
orthopedics facility within the City (the "New Facility ") and locating the associated
operations and workforce 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 construct the New Facility within the City and locate the
associated operations and workforce within the City, 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, THV4EFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Council of the City of Dublin, State
of Ohio, -- 1 / 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 construct the New Facility within the City and to locate
the associated operations and workforce within the City, 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.
RECORD OF ORDINANCES
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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 Ordinance shall be in full force and effect on the earliest date
permitted by law.
Signed:
Attest:
Clerk of Council
Passed: 02 ' 2011
Effective: 2011
Office of the City Manager
5200 Emerald Parkway • Dublin, OH 43017 -1090
CITY OF DUBLIN_ Phone: 614- 410 -4400 • Fax: 614 - 410 -4490 Memo
To: Dublin City Council
From: Marsha Grigsby, City Manager��� -
Date: January 6, 2011
Initiated By: Colleen Gilger, Economic Development Administrator
Re: Ordinance 05 -11 - Authorizing an Economic Development Agreement with
Nationwide Children's Hospital, Inc.
Summary
Staff has been in discussions with Nationwide Children's Hospital (NCH) regarding the possible
construction of two new facilities and associated workforce in Dublin. The company has been
exploring location opportunities for a new 22,000 -SF Sports Medicine and Orthopedics facility to
be built in 2011 and a 30,000 -SF. Medical Office Building to be built before 2020. These two new
facilities could add more than 80 new jobs.
NCH has had a presence in Dublin since opening its original "Close To Home" location at 5675
Venture Drive in 1999. The urgent care function moved from this location into the Medical Office
Building addition at Dublin Methodist Hospital in 2010. NCH also leases additional medical office
space at 5700 Perimeter Drive. In total, NCH currently occupies nearly 56,000 -SF in Dublin,
employing 41 fulltime employees.
The Economic Development Agreement proposed by Economic Development to NCH includes a
$15,000 Location Grant and a five -year, 25% Performance Incentive on new withholdings
collected, which is capped at $75,000 for the term of the agreement in consideration of the company
creating approximately 52 new jobs by the end of 2015 at the Sports Medicine and Orthopedics
facility, to be built on Venture Drive near NCH's original building. The company would have to
reach predetermined annual withholdings targets to qualify for performance incentives.
The City estimates it would pay NCH approximately $67,879 and net approximately $188,638 in
new withholdings over the agreement's initial term, should NCH grow according to expectations.
Additionally, in order to induce NCH to build an additional Dublin facility in the future, this EDA
proposal includes an identical incentives offering ($15,000 Location Grant and a five -year, 25%
Performance Incentive on new withholdings) should NCH build a second facility of at least 30,000 -
SF before the end of 2020.
It is important to note that some language in the final EDA document may appear slightly different
than the standard draft documents being presented at the first reading on January 10, 2011. The
overall agreement terms, payments, cap payouts and intent of the agreement will be maintained
regardless of final format.
Memo re. Ordinance 05 -11 EDA with NCH
January 6, 2011
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Recommendation
Staff recommends Council passage of Ordinance 05 -11 at the second reading/public hearing on
January 24, 2011. Please contact Colleen Gilger with any questions you may have.
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT
THIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT (the `Agreement") is made and entered into
this day of , 2011, by and between the CITY OF DUBLIN, OHIO (the "City"), a
municipal corporation duly organized and validly existing under the Constitution and the laws of
the State of Ohio (the "State ") and its Charter, and NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, INC. (the
"Company" and together with the City, the `Parries "), an Ohio corporation, under the
circumstances summarized in the following recitals.
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, consistent with its Economic Development Strategy (the "Strategy") 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 and retail development and provide for the retention and creation
of employment opportunities within the City; and
WHEREAS, based on the results of the Company's recent comprehensive examination of
workforce needs, and induced by and in reliance on the economic development incentives provided
in this Agreement, the Company desires to locate an approximate 22,000 s.f. sports medicine and
orthopedics facility (the `New Facility ") and associated operations and workforce within the City;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Ordinance No. -11 passed on , 2011 (the
"Ordinance "), the City has determined to offer the economic development incentives described
herein to induce the Company to construct the New Facility within the City and to locate the
associated operations and workforce within the City, which will result in the creation of new jobs
to improve 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; and
WHEREAS, the City and the Company have determined to enter into this Agreement to
provide these incentives in order to induce the Company to construct the New Facility within the
City and locate the associated operations and workforce within the City;
Now THEREFORE, the City and the Company covenant, agree and obligate themselves as
follows:
Section 1. Companv's Agreement to Construct the New Facilitv and Locate the
Associated Operations and Workforce Within the Citv In consideration for the economic
development incentives to be provided by the City herein, the Company agrees that it will construct
the New Facility within the City and locate the associated operations and workforce within the
City, all consistent with the terms of this Agreement. The Company expects to create fifty -two (52)
new employee positions within the City by December 31, 2015. The average annual wage of these
employees is estimated to be Eighty Thousand Three Hundred Twenty -Five and 96/100 Dollars
($80,325.96), with total estimated payroll withholdings of approximately Two Hundred Seventy -
One Thousand Five Hundred Seventeen and 00 /100 Dollars ($271,517.00) over the term of this
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Agreement. The Company agrees that the City's obligations to remit payments pursuant to
subsection 2(c) of this Agreement shall be contingent upon the Company's satisfaction of the Actual
Withholdings requirements in Section 2.
Section 2. Citv Agreement to Provide Incentives
(a) General In consideration for the Company's agreement to construct the New
Facility within the City and locate the associated operations and workforce within the City, the City
agrees to provide economic development incentives to the Company in accordance with this
Section.
(b)
Location Incentive
(i) Incentive Pavment to the Company The Company agrees to construct the
New Facility within the City and locate the associated operations and workforce within the
City. In consideration of the Company's agreement to construct the New Facility and create
additional employment opportunities within the City, the City agrees to provide to the
Company a Location Incentive (the "Location Incentive ") in the amount of Fifteen
Thousand and 00 /100 Dollars ($15,000.00) payable to the Company within thirty (30) days
following the delivery to the Company of an occupancy permit for the New Facility, the
delivery of which, the City agrees to not unreasonably withhold.
(ii) Forfeiture of Right to Receive Incentive Payments The Company agrees
and acknowledges that the Location Incentive provided for in this subsection 2(b) is being
made by the City to the Company in consideration for the Company's agreement to
construct the New Facility within the City and locate the associated operations and
workforce within the City and to create additional employment opportunities, all within the
City. The Company further agrees that if the requirements of this subsection 2(b) are not
satisfied, the City shall not be obligated to remit the Location Incentive to the Company as
required by this subsection 2(b).
(c) Workforce Creation Incentive
(i) Calculation of Actual Payroll Withholding Taxes On or before March 15 of
each of the years 2013 through 2016, the City shall calculate the actual payroll withholding
taxes collected and received during the preceding calendar year and in respect of that
preceding calendar year by the City from all Employees (as defined below). For purposes of
that calculation, the Company acknowledges and agrees that the total amount of actual
payroll withholding taxes in respect of any calendar year shall be determined based solely
upon the amount of payroll withholding tax payments actually received by the City from the
Company during that calendar year. The Company agrees that the determination of whether
to include in such calculation any amount received by the City in respect of any calendar
year but following the conclusion of that calendar year, shall be solely within the discretion
of the City. For purposes of this Section 2, `Employees" shall include only those individuals
employed by the Company and working within the City.
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(ii) Information Relating to Employees The Company agrees that, in
accordance with the Dublin City Code, the annual payroll reconciliation and related W -2
forms relating to its Employees will be provided to the City prior to February 28 of each
calendar year.
(iii) Incentive Payments to the Company If the actual payroll withholding taxes
collected and received by the City during the then preceding calendar year and in respect of
that preceding calendar year from all Employees, net of refunds (such amount being referred
to as the Actual Withholdings "), meet or exceed the Target Withholdings (as defined in
subsection 2(c)(iv)) for that preceding calendar year, the City shall, on or before April 15 of
the then current calendar year, pay to the Company, solely from nontax revenues (as defined
in subsection 2(e)), an amount equal to the product of (A) the difference between (1) an
amount equal to the Actual Withholdings for that preceding calendar year minus (2) an
amount equal to the Base Withholdings for that preceding calendar year, multiplied by (B)
twenty -five percent (25 %) (with each such product being referred to as an Annual Incentive
Payment'); provided, however, 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)(iv)) 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 Seventy -Five Thousand and 00 /100 Dollars
($75,000.00).
(iv) Base Withholdings, Target Withholdings and Annual Cap The Base
Withholdings, Target Withholdings and Annual Cap for each of the calendar years 2012
through 2015 shall be:
Calendar Year
Base Withholdings
Target Withholdings
Annual Cap
2012
$ 59,938
$ 105,152
$ 12,500
2013
59,938
120,664
17,500
2014
59,938
141,976
22,500
2015
59,938
143,477
22,500
* The difference between
the Target Withholdings and
the Base Withholdings for each calendar
year reflects
the anticipated minimum
withholdings attributable to Employees working at the New Facility.
(v) Forfeiture of Right to Receive Workforce Creation Incentive Payment The
Company agrees and acknowledges that Annual Incentive Payments provided for in
subsection 2(c) are being made by the City to the Company in consideration for the
Company's agreement to construct the New Facility within the City and locate the
associated operations and workforce within the City and to create additional employment
opportunities, all within the City. The Company further agrees that if the Target
Withholdings requirement is not met for any given calendar year as set forth in subsection
2(c)(iv), the City shall not be obligated to make an Annual Incentive Payment to the
Company for the calendar year in respect of which the Target Withholdings requirement
was not satisfied. Failure to meet the Target Withholdings requirement in respect of any one
calendar year does not prohibit the Company from receiving an Annual Incentive Payment
for any subsequent calendar year in respect of which the Target Withholdings requirement is
satisfied.
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(d) Method of Payment The payments to be paid to the Company as provided in this
Section 2 shall be made by the City to the Company by electronic funds transfer or by such other
manner as is mutually agreed to by the City and the Company.
(e) City's Obligation to Make Payments Not Debt; Payments Limited to Non -Tax
Revenues Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, the obligations of the City pursuant
to this Agreement shall not be a general obligation debt or bonded indebtedness, or a pledge of
the general credit or taxes levied by the City, and the Company shall have no right to have
excises or taxes levied by the City, the State or any other political subdivision of the State for the
performance of any obligations of the City herein. Consistent with Section 13 of Article VIII,
Ohio Constitution, any payments or advances required to be made by the City pursuant to this
Section 2 shall be payable solely from the City's non -tax revenues. Further, since Ohio law
limits the City to appropriating monies for such expenditures only on an annual basis, the
obligation of the City to make payments pursuant to this Section 2 shall be subject to annual
appropriations by the City Council and certification by the Director of Finance of the City as to
the availability of such non -tax revenues. For purpose of this Agreement, "nontax revenues"
shall mean, all moneys of the City which are not moneys raised by taxation, to the extent
available for such purposes, including, but not limited to the following: (i) grants from the
United States of America and the State; (ii) payments in lieu of taxes now or hereafter authorized
to be used for the purposes by State statute; (iii) fines and forfeitures which are deposited in the
City's General Fund; (iv) fees deposited in the City's General Fund from properly imposed
licenses and permits; (v) investment earnings on the 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 City's General Fund; (vii) proceeds from the sale of assets which are deposited in the
City's General Fund; (viii) rental income which is deposited in the City's General Fund; and (ix)
gifts and donations.
(f) Incentive for Future Medical Office Building The Parties acknowledge and agree
that the Company anticipates the construction of an approximate 30,000 s.f. medical office building
(the Additional Facility') within the City at some point in the future. The City agrees that in
anticipation of the Company's commitment to construct the Additional Facility within the City and
locate the associated operations and workforce within the City, the City will, in consideration of
the actual construction of the Additional Facility (in respect of which an occupancy permit shall
have been issued no later than December 31, 2020) and location of the associated operations and
workforce within the City, provide an additional location incentive to the Company in the
amount of $15,000 payable to the Company within thirty (30) days following the delivery to the
Company of an occupancy permit for the Additional Facility, and also remit annual performance-
based incentive payments to the Company which will be based upon Actual Withholdings
received by the City in respect of employees located at the Additional Facility (which amount of
annual payments shall be computed based on an incentive factor rate of 25 %, shall be remitted to
the Company in respect of four (4) calendar years, and shall be capped in respect of each
calendar year at an amount which is not greater than 30% of the Target Withholdings for that
calendar year). The Base Withholdings for each calendar year shall equal the Actual
Withholdings, net of refunds, collected by the City during the full calendar year immediately
preceding the calendar year in which the Additional Facility is occupied. The Parties agrees that
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the final terms of the incentive described in this subsection 2(f) shall be set forth in an
amendment to this Agreement to be executed by the Parties and the City shall have no obligation
to remit the payments contemplated in this subsection 2(f) to the Company until such amendment
is executed by the City and the Company and the Company shall have received an occupancy
permit for the Additional Facility, the delivery of which, the City agrees to not unreasonably
withhold.
Section 3. Miscellaneous.
(a) Assignment This Agreement may not be assigned without the prior written consent
of all non - assigning Parties.
(b) Binding Effect The provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon the
successors or assigns of the Parties.
(c) Captions The captions and headings in this Agreement are for convenience only
and in no way define, limit or describe the scope or intent of any provisions or sections of this
Agreement.
(d) Day for Performance Wherever herein there is a day or time period established for
performance and such day or the expiration of such time period is a Saturday, Sunday or legal
holiday, then such time for performance shall be automatically extended to the next business day.
(e) Entire Agreement This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and
understanding of the Parties relating to the subject matter herein and therein and may not be
amended, waived or discharged except in an instrument in writing executed by the Parties.
(f) Events of Default and Remedies Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement,
in the event of any default in or breach of this Agreement, or any of its terms or conditions, by any
Party hereto, such defaulting Party shall, upon written notice from any non - defaulting Party,
proceed immediately to cure or remedy such default or breach, and, in any event, within thirty (30)
days after receipt of such notice. In the event such default or breach is of such nature that it cannot
be cured or remedied within said thirty (30) day period, then in such event the defaulting Party shall
upon written notice from any non - defaulting Party commence its actions to cure or remedy said
breach within said thirty (30) day period, and proceed diligently thereafter to cure or remedy said
breach. In case such action is not taken or not diligently pursued, or the default or breach shall not
be cured or remedied within a reasonable time, the aggrieved non - defaulting Party may institute
such proceedings as may be necessary or desirable in its opinion to cure and remedy such default or
breach, including, but not limited to, proceedings to compel specific performance by the defaulting
Party.
(g) Executed Counterparts This 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
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.
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(h) Extent of Covenants: No Personal Liability All covenants, 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 employee 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 official executing this Agreement shall be liable personally
under this Agreement or be subject to any personal liability or accountability by reason of the
execution thereof or by reason of the covenants, obligations or agreements of the City and the
Company contained in this Agreement.
(i) Governing Law This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance
with the laws of the State of Ohio or applicable federal law. All 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 its breach will be decided in a
court of competent jurisdiction within Franklin County, Ohio.
0) Legal Authority The Parties respectively represent and covenant that each is legally
empowered to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and to enter into and carry out the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. The Parties further respectively represent and
covenant that this Agreement has, by proper action, been duly authorized, executed and delivered by
the Parties and all steps necessary to be taken by the Parties have been taken to constitute this
Agreement, and the covenants and agreements of the Parties contemplated herein, as a valid and
binding obligation of the Parties, enforceable in accordance with its terms.
(k) Limit on Liability Notwithstanding any clause or provision of this Agreement to
the contrary, in no event shall City or the Company be liable to each other for punitive, special,
consequential, or indirect damages of any type and regardless of whether such damages are claimed
under contract, tort (including negligence and strict liability) or any other theory of law.
(1) 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 Party at the address set forth in this Agreement or any addendum
to or counterpart of this Agreement, or to such other address as the recipient shall have previously
notified the sender of in writing, and shall be deemed received upon actual receipt, unless sent by
certified mail, in which event such notice shall be deemed to have been received when the return
receipt is signed or refused. For purposes of this Agreement, notices shall be addressed to:
(i) the City at: City of Dublin, Ohio
5800 Shier Rings Road
Dublin, Ohio 43016 -7295
Attention: Economic Development Director
(ii) the Company at: Nationwide Children's Hospital, Inc.
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Dublin, Ohio 4301
Attention:
The Parties, by notice given hereunder, may designate any further or different addresses to which
subsequent notices; certificates, requests or other communications shall be sent.
(m) 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.
(n) Severability If any provision of this Agreement, or any covenant, obligation or
agreement contained herein is determined by a court to be invalid or unenforceable, that
determination shall not affect any other provision, covenant, obligation or agreement, each of which
shall be construed and enforced as if the invalid or unenforceable portion were not contained herein.
That invalidity or unenforceability shall not affect any valid and enforceable application thereof, and
each such provision, covenant, obligation or agreement shall be deemed to be effective, operative,
made, entered into or taken in the manner and to the full extent permitted by law.
(o) Survival of Representations and Warranties All representations and warranties of
the Parties in this Agreement shall survive the execution and delivery of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 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.
CITY OF DUBLIN, OHIO
Printed: Marsha I. Grigsbv
Title: Citv Manager
Approved as to Form:
C
Printed: Stephen J. Smith
Title: Director of Law
NATIONWIDE CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL, INC.
Printed:
Title:
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FISCAL OFFICER'S CERTIFICATE
The undersigned, Director of Finance of the City under the foregoing Agreement, certifies
hereby that the moneys required to meet the obligations of the City under the foregoing Agreement
have been appropriated lawfully for that purpose, and are in the Treasury of the City or in the
process of collection to the credit of an appropriate fund, free from any previous encumbrances.
This Certificate is given in compliance with Sections 5705.41 and 5705.44, Ohio Revised Code.
Dated: .2011
Director of Finance
City of Dublin, Ohio
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