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RE 10-14-97.2A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF COPPELL., TEXAS RESOLUTION NO. %l)/`/%%• A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, APPROVING THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF A TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS AND DFW TRADE CENTER I, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP; AUTHORIZING ITS EXECUTION BY THE MAYOR; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, the City Council has been presented a proposed Tax Abatement Agreement by and among the City of Coppell, Texas and DFW Trade Center I, Limited Partnership a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference; and WHEREAS, upon full review and consideration of the Agreement, and all matters related thereto, the City Council is of the opinion and finds that the terms and conditions thereof should be approved, and that the Mayor should be authorized to execute the Agreement on behalf of the City of Coppell, Texas; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS, that: 1. The Agreement attached hereto having been reviewed by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, and found to be acceptable and in the best interest of the City and its citizens, be, and the same is hereby, in all things approved, and the Mayor is hereby authorized to execute the Agreement on behalf of the City of Coppell, Texas. 2. The City Council finds that the improvements proposed to be built upon the Premises described m the Agreement will enhance the economic vitality of the community through a combination of new capital investment, increased sales tax revenues, and the creation of additional job opportunities. 3. The tax abatement to be granted by the Agreement will not include inventories, and supplies. 4. The improvements proposed for the Premises will accomplish the tax abatement guidelines of the City of Coppell, Texas. 5. The City Manager delivered to the presiding officer of the governing body of each taxing unit in which the property subject to the Agreement is located, a written notice that the City of Coppell, Texas, intends to enter into the Agreement. The notice SS11906 given by the City Manager included a copy of the Agreement approved by this Resolution. 6. This Resolution and the Tax Abatement Agreement are hereby approved by the affirmative vote of the majority of the members of the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, at a regularly scheduled meeting of the City Council. This Resolution shall become effective immediately from and after its passage. DULY RESOLVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Coppell, Texas, on this the //-/4 day of On -�o L c r , 1997. CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS CANDY S ZEEHAN, MAYOR ATTEST: KATHLEEN ROACH, CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO FORM: PETER G. SMITH, CITY ATTORNEY (PGS/ttl 9/5/97) SS11906 STATE OF TEXAS § § TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT COUNTY OF DALLAS § ;� 1 1 11104/97 730309 $31.00 Deed This Tax Abatement Agreement (the "AGREEMENT") is entered into by and between the City of Coppell, Texas (the "CITY"), a Home Rule City and municipal corporation of Dallas County, Texas, duly acting herein by and through its Mayor, the DFW Trade Center I Limited Partnership ("DFW"), acting by and through its respective authorized officer. WITNESSETH: WHEREAS, the City Council of the City, passed an Ordinance (the "ORDINANCE") establishing Tax Abatement Reinvestment Zone No. 14 (the "ZONE"), for commercial/industrial tax abatement, as authorized by the Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act, Chapter 312 of the Tax Code, as amended (the "TAX CODE"); and WHEREAS, the CITY has adopted guidelines for tax abatement (the "TAX ABATEMENT GUIDELINES"); and WHEREAS, the TAX ABATEMENT GUIDELINES contain appropriate guidelines and criteria governing tax abatement agreements to be entered into by the CITY as contemplated by the TAX CODE; and WHEREAS, the CITY has adopted a resolution stating that it elects to be eligible to participate in tax abatement; and WHEREAS, in order to maintain and enhance the commercial and industrial economic and employment base of the Coppell area, it is in the best interests of the taxpayers for the CITY to enter into this AGREEMENT in accordance with said ORDINANCE, the TAX ABATEMENT GUIDELINES and the TAX CODE; and WHEREAS, DFW's establishment described herein will create permanent new jobs in the CITY; and WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the contemplated use of the PREMISES (hereinafter defined), the contemplated improvements to the PREMISES in the amount set forth in this AGREEMENT, and the other terms hereof are consistent with encouraging development of the ZONE in accordance with the purposes for its creation and/or in compliance with the TAX ABATEMENT GUIDELINE, the ORDINANCE adopted by the CITY, the TAX CODE and all other applicable laws; and Tax Abatement Agreement - Page 1 97215 04822 ssloz20 WHEREAS, the City Council finds that the improvements sought are feasible and practicable and would be of benefit to the land to be included in the ZONE and to the CITY after expiration of this AGREEMENT; and WHEREAS, a copy of this AGREEMENT has been furnished, in the manner prescribed by the Code, to the presiding officers of the governing bodies of each of the taxing units in which the PREMISES is located; and WHEREAS, the CITY desires to enter into an agreement with DFW as the owner of the PREMISES within the Tax Abatement Reinvestment Zone No. 14 for the abatement of taxes pursuant to Chapter 312 of the Tax Code, as amended; NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual benefits and promises contained herein and for good and other valuable consideration, the adequacy and receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, including the expansion of primary employment, the attraction of major investment in the ZONE, which contributes to the economic development of Coppell and the enhancement of the tax base in the CITY, the parties agree as follows: GENERAL PROVISIONS 1. DFW is the owner or is under contract to purchase that real property described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes (the "PREMISES"), which PREMISES are located within the city limits of the CITY and within the ZONE. 2. The PREMISES are not in an improvement project financed by tax increment bonds. 3. This AGREEMENT is entered into subject to the rights of the holders of outstanding bonds of the CITY. 4. The PREMISES are not owned or leased by any member of the Coppell City Council or any member of the Coppell Planning and Zoning Commission, or any member of the governing body of any taxing units joining in or adopting this AGREEMENT. TAX ABATEMENT AUTHORIZED 5. This AGREEMENT is authorized by the Texas Property Redevelopment and Tax Abatement Act of the Tax Code, Chapter 312, and in accordance with the City Tax Abatement Guidelines and Criteria, and approved by resolution of the City Council of the City authorizing the execution of this AGREEMENT. Tax Abatement Agreement - Page 2 97215 04823 ssloz20 6. Assuming an investment of at least $5.5 million in taxable assets, and subject to the terms and conditions of this AGREEMENT, the CITY hereby grants DFW an abatement of ad valorem taxation on real and/or personal property with respect to the PRENIISES of up to seventy-five percent (75%) for a period of five (5) years. The actual percentage of taxes subject to abatement for each year of this AGREEMENT will apply only to the portion of the taxable value of the PRENIISES that exceeds that property's taxable value for the year in which this AGREEMENT is executed (base year/1997). The tax abatement agreement for tangible personal property may only apply to the personal property added to the real property after this AGREEMENT is executed. 7. The period of tax abatement herein authorized shall be five (5) years, beginning on January 1, 1998 and continuing until December 31, 2002, unless otherwise amended by the parties pursuant to the TAX CODE. 8. During the period of tax abatement herein authorized, DFW shall be subject to all City taxation not abated, including but not limited to, sales tax and ad valorem taxation on land, inventory and supplies. DEFINITIONS 9. Wherever used in this AGREEMENT, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them: A The PRENIISES shall mean the property described on Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein for all purposes including any improvements and personal property, excluding inventory, which is added to the property subsequent to the execution of this AGREEMENT; B. The EMPROVEMENTS shall mean the contemplated improvements described herein located on the PREMISES and as further described in the plans submitted to the CITY, including but not limited to buildings, structures, tangible personal property, equipment, and fixtures added to the PREMISES other than inventory. C. The TOTAL ASSESSED TAX VALUE shall mean the total assessed taxable value on January 1 of any tax year of the PREMISES, any Improvements located on the PRENIISES and the tangible personal property, excluding inventory, located on the PRENIISES. D. The BASE YEAR TAX VALUE shall mean the total assessed taxable value for the year in which the Tax Abatement Agreement is executed (1997). E. The FIRST YEAR OF THE TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT shall be 1998, unless otherwise agreed to by the parties. Tax Abatement Agreement - Page 3 97215 04824 sslo220 F.CERTI)hI'IED APPRAISED VALUE means the appraised value of the PREMISES as certified by the Dallas Central Appraisal District as of January 1 of each year in which the tax abatement is granted. IMPROVEMENTS 10. DFW is the owner or is under contract to purchase real property which is partly located in the City described in Exhibit "A" and agrees to construct or cause to be constructed on the PREMISES a commercial warehouse and office facility consisting of approximately 503,074 square feet (and other ancillary facilities such as required parking and landscaping more fully described in the submittals filed by DFW with the CITY from time to time in order to obtain a building permit) known as Building "E" (hereinafter referred to as the "IMPROVEMENTS"). The cost of the IMPROVEMENTS should exceed $16 Million Dollars. Nothing in this AGREEMENT shall obligate DFW to construct IMPROVEMENTS on the PREMISES, but said IMPROVEMENTS are a condition precedent upon initiation of tax abatement pursuant to this AGREEMENT. Subject to the terms and conditions of this AGREEMENT, DFW is entitled to an abatement of ad valorem taxation on real property and/or personal property of seventy-five percent (75%) conditioned upon DFW, its successors or assigns, diligently constructing the aforesaid IMPROVEMENTS. CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS 11. As a condition precedent to the initiation of tax abatement pursuant to this AGREEMENT, DFW will diligently and faithfully, in good and workmanlike manner, pursue the completion of the contemplated Improvements on or before December 31, 1997, as good and valuable consideration for this AGREEMENT, and that all construction of the IMPROVEMENTS will be in accordance with all applicable state and local laws, codes, and regulations, (or valid waiver thereof); provided, that DFW shall have such additional time to complete the IMPROVEMENTS as may be required in the event of "Force Majeure," if DFW is diligently and faithfully pursuing completion of the IMPROVEMENTS. For this purpose, "Force Majeure" shall mean any contingency or cause beyond the reasonable control of DFW including, without limitation, acts of God or the public enemy, war, riot, civil commotion, insurrection, adverse weather, government or de facto governmental action (unless caused by acts or omissions of DFW), fires, explosions or floods, strikes, slowdowns or work stoppages. 12. DFW agrees to maintain the IMPROVEMENTS during the term of this AGREEMENT in accordance with all applicable state and local laws, codes, and regulations. 13. The C1TY, its agents and employees shall have the right of access to the PREMISES during construction to inspect the IMPROVEMENTS at reasonable times and with reasonable notice to DFW, and in accordancewith DFW's visitor access and security policies, in order to insure that the Tax Abatement Agreement - Page 4 97215 04825 ss10220 construction of the IMPROVEMENTS are in accordance with this AGREEMENT and all applicable state and local laws and regulations (or valid waiver thereof). GENERAL REQUIREMENTS 14. Construction plans for the IMPROVEMENTS constructed on the PREMISES will be filed with the CITY. The plans for such EWROVEMENTS as filed shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and made a part hereof for all purposes. 15. DFW agrees from the date a certificate of occupancy is issued until the expiration of this AGREEMENT to continuously operate and maintain the PREMISES as an office and commercial warehouse facility, or any other activity consistent with local zoning, in compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws. 16. After completion of the IMPROVEMENTS, DFw shall certify in writing to the CITY the construction cost of the IMPROVEMENTS. DFW shall annually certify to the CITY that it is in compliance with each term of the AGREEMENT. 17. The PREMISES and the Improvements constructed thereon at all times shall be used in the manner (i) that is consistent with the City's Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance, as amended, and (ii) that, during the period taxes are abated hereunder, is consistent with the general purposes of encouraging development or redevelopment within the ZONE. DEFAULT: RECAPTURE OF TAX REVENUE 18. In the event DFW fails in performance of any of the following conditions: (i) completion of the IMPROVEMENTS in accordance with this AGREEMENT or in accordance with applicable State or local laws, codes or regulations; (n) has any delinquent ad valorem or State sales taxes owed to the CITY (provided DFW retains its right to timely and properly protest such taxes or assessment); or (iii) breaches any of the terms and conditions of this AGREEMENT, then DFW, after the expiration of the notice and cure periods described herein, shall be in default of this AGREEMENT. As liquidated damages in the event of such default, DFW shall, within thirty (30) days after demand, pay to the CITY all taxes which otherwise would have been paid to the CITY without benefit of a tax abatement with interest at the statutory rate for delinquent taxes as determined by Section 33.01 of the Tax Code as amended but without penalty. The parties acknowledge that actual damages in the event of default termination would be speculative and difficult to determine. The parties further agree that any property tax revenue lost, including interest as a result of this AGREEMENT, shall be recoverable against DFW, its successors and assigns and shall constitute a tax lien on the PREMISES itself and shall become due, owing and shall be paid to the GTTY within thirty (30) days after demand. Tax Abatement Agreement - Page 5 97215 04826 ss10220 19. Upon breach by DFW of any obligations under this AGREEMENT, the CITY shall notify DFW in writing. DFW shall have thirty (30) days from receipt of the notice in which to cure any such default. If the default cannot reasonably be cured within a thirty (30) day period, and DFW has diligently pursued such remedies as shall be reasonably necessary to cure such default, then the CITY may extend the period in which the violation must be cured for an additional thirty (30) days. 20. If DFW fails to cure the default within the time provided as specified herein or, as such time period may be extended, then the CITY at its sole option shall have the right to terminate this AGREEMENT by written notice to DFW. 21. Upon termination of this AGREEMENT by CITY all tax revenue abated as a result of this AGREEMENT shall become a debt to the CITY as liquidated damages, and shall become due and payable not later than thirty (30) days after a notice of termination is made. The CITY shall have all remedies for the collection of the recaptured tax revenues provided generally in the TAX CODE for the collection of delinquent property tax. The CITY at its sole discretion has the option to provide a repayment schedule. The computation of tax revenue abated for the purposes of the AGREEMENT shall be based upon the full taxable value without tax abatement for the years in which tax abatement hereunder was received by DFW with respect to the PREMISES, as determined by the Dallas Central Appraisal District, multiplied by the tax rate of the years in question, as calculated by the City Tax Assessor -Collector. Penalties as provided for delinquent taxes shall accrue after expiration of the thirty (30) day payment period. ANNUAL APPLICATION FOR TAX EXEMPTION 22. It shall be the responsibility of DFW, in its name and on behalf and as agent for DFW, pursuant to the Tax Code, to file an annual exemption application form with the Chief Appraiser for each appraisal district in which the eligible taxable property has situs. A copy of the exemption application shall be submitted to the CITY for review. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS 23. This AGREEMENT shall be binding on and inure to the benefit of the parties to it and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, legal representatives, successors, and assigns. This AGREEMENT may be assigned with the consent of the CITY which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed. Tax Abatement Agreement - Page 6 97215 o4827 ss10220 NOTICE 24. All notices required by this AGREEMENT shall be addressed to the following, or other such other party or address as either party designates in writing, by certified mail, postage prepaid or by hand delivery: If intended for DFW, to: DFW Trade Center I Limited Partnership Attn: Doug Johnson 5420 LBJ Freeway Suite 1275 Dallas, Texas 75240 If intended for CITY, to: City of Coppell, Texas City Manager P. O. Box 478 Coppell, Texas 75019 CITY COUNCIL AUTHORIZATION 25. This Agreement was authorized by resolution of the City Council approved by its Council meeting authorizing the Mayor to execute this AGREEMENT on behalf of the CITY. SEVERABILITY 26. In the event any section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, phrase or word herein is held invalid, illegal or unconstitutional, the balance of this AGREEMENT, shall be enforceable and shall be enforced as if the parties intended at all times to delete said invalid section, subsection, paragraph, sentence, phrase or word. APPLICABLE LAW 27. This AGREEMENT shall be construed under the laws of the State of Texas. Venue for any action under this AGREEMENT shall be the State District Court of Dallas County, Texas. This AGREEMENT is performable in Dallas County, Texas. Tax Abatement Agreement - Page 7 97215 04828 SS10220 COUNTERPARTS 28. This AGREEMENT may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and constitute one and the same instrument. ENTIRE AGREEMENT 29. This AGREEMENT embodies the complete agreement of the parties hereto, superseding all oral or written previous and contemporary agreements between the parties and relaxing to the matters in this AGREEMENT, and except as otherwise provided herein cannot be modified without written agreement of the parties to be attached to and made a part of this AGREEMENT. 30. The provisions of this AGREEMENT are hereby declared covenants running with the PREMISES and are fully binding on all successors, heirs, and assigns of DFW who acquire any right, title, or interest in or to the PREMISES or any part thereof. Any person who acquires any right, title, or interest in or to the PREMISES, or any part hereof thereby agrees and covenants to abide by and fully perform the provisions of this AGREEMENT with respect to the right, title or interest in such property. RECORDATION OF AGREEMENT 31. A certified copy of this AGREEMENT shall be recorded in the Deed Records of Dallas County, Texas. INCORPORATION OF RECITALS 32. The determinations recited and declared in the preambles to this AGREEMENT are hereby incorporated herein as part of this AGREEMENT. �011� 33. All exhibits to this AGREEMENT are incorporated herein by reference for all purposes wherever reference is made to the same. Tax Abatement Agreement - Page 8 97215 04829 SS10220 EXECUTED in duplicate originals this the % y day of 1997. CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS Lo CANDY ATTEST: DFW TRADE CENTER I LUHTF.D PARTNERSHIP / By: ID International (Texas), Inc., a Georgia Corporations managin al partner MAYOR 1 By: _..—� N Tir� Y s i t By: `�/Cc !,a,i. WW— c�' KATBLEEN ROACH, CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO FORM: Phnfm G. wrti, CITY ATTORNEY (PGS/td 8/5/97) Tax Abatement Agreement - Page 9 4' ' • � ^, �� ` ss10220 97215 04830 MAYOR'S ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF DALLAS § BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, a Notary Public in and for the State of Texas, on this day personally appeared Candy Sheehan, Mayor of the City of Coppell, Texas, a municipal corporation, known to me to be the person and officer whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that the same was the act of the said City of Coppell, Texas, a municipal corporation, that he was duly authorized to perform the same by appropriate resolution of the City Council of the City of Coppell, and that she executed the same as the act of said City for the purpose and consideration therein expressed and in the capacity therein stated. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE this the Y day of "p r- 1997. My fir= :*z Z , of tai' ••' �i •� �;►IBES ••� �� 0114;8 081110 mill% Tax Abatement Agreement - Page 10 Notary Public, State of Texas 97215 04831 ss10220 CORPORATE ACKNOWLEDGMENT STATE OF GEORGIA § COUNTY OF FULTON § BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority a No Public in and for the State of Georgia, on this day personally appeared of ID International (Texas), Inc., the managing general partner of DFW Trade de'64 I Limited Partnership, being known to me to be the person and officer whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that the same was the act of the said corporation, and that he executed the same as the act of said corporation for the purpose and consideration therein expressed and in the capacity therein stated. G UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE this the s0 tL day of 1997. My Commission Expires: (01;L-� jq � Tax Abatement Agreement - Page 11 Notarylic, State of Georgia t (�� 97215 04332 ssloa20 08/26/1997 15:29 4463116 GOODWIN MARSHALL PAGE 04 EXHIBIT A PROPERTY DESCRIPTION STATE OF TEXAS: COUNTIES OF DALLAS & DENTON: BEING a tract of land located in the Cities of Grapevine and Coppell, Texas, situated in the B.B.B. & C.R.R. Company Survey, Abstract No. 1772, the H. Turner Survey, Abstract No. 1796, the Peter Harmonsou Survey, Abstract No. 1795, Dallas County, Texas and being situated in the H. Turner Survey, Abstract No. 1248, Denton County, Texas, being all of Lot 2, Block 4 of Lot 1, Lot 2 & Tract A, Block 4, D/FW Trade Center, an addition to the Cities of Grapevine and Coppell, Dallas and Denton Counties as recorded in Cabinet N, Slide 275 of the Plat Records of Denton County, Texas (PRDCT) and being a portion of a 180.023 acre tract of land as described in deed to DPW Trade Center I Limited Partnership, a Texas limited partnership, recorded in Volume 96251, Page 03235 of the Deed Records of Dallas County, Texas (DRDCT) and being more particularly described as follows: BEGINNING at a 1/2" iron rod set in the northwesterly line of Patriot Drive (60' R.O.W. - Per Plat recorded in Cabinet N, Slide 275, PRDCT) at the southerlymost corner of said Lot 2, Block 4 and the easterlymost corner of Lot 1, Block 4 of said Lot 1, Lot 2 & Tract A, Block 4, D/FW Trade Center; THENCE N 48056'22" W, departing the northwesterly line of said Patriot Drive, along the line common to the southwesterly line of said Lot 2, Block 4 and the northeasterly line of said Lot 1, Block 4, a distance of 702.31 feet to a 1/2" iron rod set in the line common to the westerly line of said DFW Trade Center I Limited Partnership tract and a southeasterly line of a tract of Iand as described in quitclaim deed to the City of Grapevine, Texas, recorded in Volume 88055, Page 0811, DRDCT; THENCE Northeasterly and southeasterly, along the lines common to said Lot 2, Block 4, said DFW Trade Center I Limited Partnership tract and said City of Grapevine tract the following: N 14°13'12" E, 246.88 feet to a 3/8" iron rod found at the point of curvature of a circular curve to the right, having a radius of 220.00 feet; Northeasterly, along said circular curve to the right, through a central angle of 25°12'33", an arc distance of 96.80 feet and having a chord that bears N 26°49'28" E, 96.02 feet to a 1/2" iron rod set at the point of tangency; N 39°2545" E, 617.50 feet (Adjoiner Deed 618.18 feet) to a 1/2" iron rod set; N 38°12'18" E, 213.36 feet (Adjoiner Deed 213.52 feet) to a 3/8" iron rod found at the point of curvature of a non -tangent circular curve to the right, having a radius that bears S 52°10'21" E, 198.01 feet; Northeasterly, along said non -tangent circular curve to the right, through a central angle of 69°30'07", an arc distance of 240.19 feet (Subject Deed 240.19 feet - Adjoiner Deed 239.21 feet) and having a chord that bears N 72°34'42" E, 225.74 feet to a 1/2" iron rod set; 97215 04833 68/•26/1997 15:29 4463116 GOODWIN MARSHALL PAGE 65 S 73°1741" E (Departing previous curve non -tangent), 153.23 feet (Adjoiner Deed 153.29 feet) to a 1/2" iron rod set at the point of curvature of a circular curve to the right, having a radius of 360.00 feet; Southeasterly, along said circular curve to the right, through a central angle of 26144'52", an arc distance of 168.06 feet (Adjoiner Deed 167.90 feet) and having a chord that bears S 59055'15" E, 166.54 feet to a 1/2" iron rod set at the point of tangency; S 46032'49" E, 1.5736 feet (Adjoiner Deed 157.85 feet) to a 1/2" iron rod set at the point of curvature of a circular curve to the left, having a radius of 500.00 feet, from which a 1/2" iron rod found bears N 62°30'04" E, 10.93 feet; Southeasterly, along said circular curve to the left, through a central angle of 02°23'33", an arc distance of 20.88 feet and having a chord that bears S 47`44'35" E, 20.88 feet to a 3/8" iron rod found at the point of tangency, from which a 1/2" iron rod found bears N 62°59'49" E, 10.85 feet; S 48'56'22" E, 222.29 feet to a 1/2" iron rod set at the easterlymost corner of said Lot 2, Block 4 and the northerlymost corner of Tract A, Block 4 of said Lot 1, Lot 2 & Tract A,, Block 4, D//FW Trade Center; THENCE S 41°03'38" W, departing the line common to said DFW Trade Center I Limited Partnership tract and said City of Grapevine tract, along the line common the southeasterly line of said Lot 2, Block 4 and the northwesterly line of said Tract A, Block 4, at a distance of 21.43 feet passing a 1/2" iron rod set at the westerlymost comer ctf said Tract A, Block 4, said point being an angle point in the northerly line of said Patriot Drive, continuing along the southeasterly line of said Lot 2, Block 4 and the northwesterly line of said Patriot Drive, a total distance of 1121.86 feet to a 12" iron rod set at the point of curvature of a circular curve to the left, having a radius of 830.00 feet; THENCE Southwesterly, continuing along the northwesterly line of said Patriot Drive and said circular curve to the left, through a central angle of 14°02'10", an arc distance of 203.33 feet and having a chord that bears S 34°02'33" W, 202.82 feet to a 1/2" iron rod set at the point of tangency; S 27°01'28" W, continuing along the northwesterly line of said Patriot Drive, 9.06 feet to a 1/2" iron rod set at the point of curvature of a circular curve to the right, having a radius of 770.00 feet; Southwesterly, continuing along the northwesterly line of said Patriot Drive and said circular curve to the right, through a central angle of 06'58'27", an are distance of 93.73 feet and having a chord that bears S 30°3041" W, 93.67 feet to the POINT of BEGINNING and containing 1,110,907 square feet or 25.503 acres of land. =7215 04834 S7ZV12^) /o , A, o, , 7, Any provtsion herein which rbsWts thr rale, rental, or use of the described real property because of color or race is invalid and unenforceable under federal law. STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF DALLAS I hereby certify this instrument was filed on the date and time stamped hereon by me and was duly repriled in the volume and page of the named records bf Dallas County, Texas as Stamped hereon by me. NDV 4 W �Nrr OR �o a ��Tf OF S�+�y� '� • COUNTY CLERK, Dallas County, Texas 61 :Zt Nd y h- A1O�N/16 T b.3 I Ik 4Irl 00 -I J 97215 04335 P.O. Box 478 ��E C E I V E® Coppell, Texas 75019 972 -462 -nm? he City With A Beautiful Future O. BOX 479 :OPPELL, TEXAS 75019 RECORDS CENTER CITEQF,- P�E -L uu �: •i JJ omcr NAL - CERTIFICATE REGARDING TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT January 20, 2000 Mr. Richard P. Leeret Cabot Industrial Properties, L.P. Two Center Plaza, Suite 200 Boston, Massachusetts 02108-1906 RE: Lots 1 and 2, Block 4 of DFW Trade Center, located in the Cities of Grapevine and Coppell, Denton and Dallas Counties, Texas (the "Property Dear Mr. Leeret: This Estoppel Certificate (the "Certificate") is made as of the date set forth above by the undersigned with reference to that certain Tax Abatement Agreement dated October 14, 1997, executed by the City of Coppell, Texas and DFW Trade Center I Limited Partnership and recorded in book 97215, page 4822, Dallas County, Texas real estate records (the "Lot 2 Agreement"), and that certain Tax Abatement Agreement dated December 9, 1997, executed by the City of Coppell, Texas and DFW Trade Center I Limited Partnership and recorded in book 97251, page 3082, Dallas County, Texas real estate records (the "Lot 1 Agreement"), with respect to the Property (the Lot 1 Agreement and the Lot 2 Agreement are collectively referred to herein as the "Agreements"). Until December 28, 1999, DFW Trade Center I Limited Partnership (the "Seller") was the owner of the Property. Seller sold the Property to Cabot Industrial Properties, L.P. (the 'Purchaser") on such date. The undersigned, with respect to the Agreements, does hereby verify as follows: The undersigned has the power and authority under the Agreements to confirm the status of compliance by the owner of the Property with the Agreements. 2. No amendment, modification or supplement to the Agreements exists, and the Agreements are in full force and effect. 3. Neither the Seller nor the Property is in default of any obligations, conditions or covenants of the Agreements. Mr. Richard P. Leeret January 20, 2000 Page Two 4. Pursuant to Paragraph 23 of the Lot 2 Agreement and Paragraph 24 of the Lot 1 Agreement, the City of Coppell consents to the assignment of the Agreements from Seller to Purchaser, upon written assumption of the liability and obligations of DFW Trade Center I Limited Partnership under the Agreement by Cabot Industrial Properties, L.P. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this statement to be duly executed as of the date first above written. CITY OF WPPELL, TEXAS Witt, City Manager (SEAL) STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF DALLAS § This instrument was acknowledged before me on January �Z , 2000, by Jim Witt, City Manager of the City of Coppell, Texas, a municipality, on behalf of said municipality. Notary Public in and for the State of Texas My commission expires: (SEAL) � ,► to ft*ft 5 Stats of TOM ''� or �•� O ML EKOhN 6.11-20M