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CITY COUNCIL MEETING November 13 , 1990 ITEM NO _ -=-~--
STEM CAPTIQN:
A. Consideration and approval of tax abatement application for Thacker Container Car~pany.
B.
Consideration and approval of waiver of fees (up to $12,000) for Thacker
Ccxripany.
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Recycling Committee. He gave an update of the recycling pilot
program which began in two neighborhoods on November 10, 1990. He
reported that there was approximately 85$ participation in both the
Hunterwood and Meadows Sub-divisions. When asked by Council what
the plans for the future as regards to the entire City, Mr. Brooks
stated that the Committee anticipates a City-wide implementation of
curbside recycling in early 1991. No further action was required
on this item.
At this time, Mayor Wolfe thanked the Student City Council for
their participation in tonight's agenda. He presented them with
Certificates of Appreciation. Following a brief recess, the
Council adjourned into Open Session to consider the remainder of
the Agenda.
Item 16 A. Consideration and approval of tax abatement
application and/or waiving of fees (up to $12,000)
for Thacker Container Program.
B. Consideration and approval of waiver of fees (up to
$12,000) for Thacker Container Company.
Mayor Pro Tem Smothermon reported that the Tax Abatement Committee
recommends that the application fee not be waived, but that a
waiver of fees of up to $12,000 for Thacker Container Company be
granted. The company is looking to locate in the Park West
Commerce Center. Council expressed concern that there are no
guidelines or consistency in granting waiver of fees. It was
pointed out that existing business who are planning to expand
should be given the same consideration as new businesses so far as
waiver of fees is concerned. To date, each request for waiver of
fees has been considered on a case-by-case basis. Council
requested that Staff and/or Finance Committee develop a cohesive
policy for consistent consideration of waiver of fees by new and
existing businesses. Council Member Nelson moved that the Tax
Abatement application from Thacker Container Company be denied and
that the waiver of fees (up to $12,000} be approved. Mayor Pro Tem
Smothermon seconded the motion. The motion carried 4-3, with Mayor
Pro Tem Smothermon and Council Member Thomas, Morton and Nelson
voting in favor of the motion and Council Members Weaver, Cowman
and Robertson voting against the motion.
Item 17 Consideration of a variance from Table II Appendix A of
the City of Coppell Subdivision Ordinance which concerns
requirements for maximum widths of driveways. This
variance is being requested by Mark Webb of Lambert
Landscape Co. for Max Andrews who resides at 235 Winding
Hollow, Villages at Cottonwood Creek Subdivision.
Building Official Dale Jackson made the presentation. Mr. Marx
Webb of Lambert Landscape Company was also present with plats of
the proposed work. Following discussion of this item, Council
Member Weaver moved that the consideration of a variance from Table
II Appendix A of the City of Coppell Subdivision Ordinance which
concerns the requirements for maximum widths of driveways be
denied. Council member •inuma~ sacor~3ed the motion. The motion to
deny the variance carried 7-0 with Mayor Pro Tem Smothermon and
Councilmen Weaver, Thomas, Morton, Cowman, Robertson and Nelson
voting in favor of the motion.
APPLICATION FOR TAX ABATEMENT
TO
CITY OF COPPELL, TEXAS
APPLICANT:
Robert J. Thacker and Thomas R. Thacker
P. 0. Box 3007
Santa Fe Springs, California 90670
(213) 944-6121
APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE:
James C. Tubb, Attorney at Law
5200 Renaissance Tower
1201 Elm Street
Dallas, Texas 75270
(214) 742-1701
FAX - (214) 745-8935
The property (reinvestment zone) is located within:
City of Coppell X
Coppell ISD X
Dallas County X
Denton County
The following is a description of the property to be
included in the reinvestment zone which is also shown on the
attached plat:
A tract containing 218,237 square feet more or less (5.01
acres) ("Property") being in Block 8 of the Park West
Commerce Center ("Park West"), City of Coppell ("City"),
Dallas County, Texas, and to be situated on the Southwest
corner of the proposed intersection of Airline Drive and
Enterprise Drive in Park West. The Property will have
approximately 531 front feet on Airline Drive and approxi-
mately 411.37 front feet on Enterprise Drive and is more
particularly described by metes and bounds on Exhibit "A"
attached.
1. AVAILABILITY OF TAX ABATEMENT. New facilities and
structures will be constructed upon the Property by the
Applicants and additional future expansion is contemplated.
2. MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR TAX ABATEMENT. The Applicant
submits that the Property and all improvements to be placed
thereupon (collectively "the Project") will contribute to the (1)
retention or expansion of primary employment, (2) attract major
investment into the zone, and (3) contribute to the economic
development of the City and will meet the following criteria:
A. The Project involves a minimum increase in property
value of 300%. The Property is currently assessed as
agricultural land on the tax rolls of the City. Based upon
the cost of the land and the reasonable estimate of all
proposed improvements in the first phase of development, the
new value of the Property and the Project should exceed
$1,700,000.
B. The Project will have high visibility, image
impact, and will be of a significantly higher level of
development than currently exists.
C. The Project can and is expected to serve as a
prototype and catalyst for other development of a higher
standard.
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D. The Project will stimulate concentrations of
employment and/or commercial activity.
E. The Project will generate substantially greater
employment than the use to which the Property is currently
dedicated and substantially in excess of residential or
other similar usage.
NARRATIVE STATEMENT. The estimated gross cost of the
Property prior to development is $557,000 and the estimated
minimum cost of improvements is $1,300,000 excluding taxable
personal property for an estimated total cost of $1,857,000. The
Property is currently assessed as agricultural land having a
value substantially less than the estimated gross cost of the
Property to the Applicants. The cost of improvements may vary
after the preparation of final working drawings and the
completion of the bidding process. It is not believed that the
cost of the improvements would be less than $1,300,000; however,
those costs include all labor and material and landscaping for
the completion of the Project, some of which may not be directly
attributable to an increase in the tax base, but nevertheless
will substantially exceed the 300% minimum limit increase. The
Project is planned to be an industrial office/warehouse
distribution center, which will be constructed by the Applicants
and occupied by the Thacker Container Co. ("Thacker"), a company
wholly owned by the Applicants. The current size of the first
phase of the Project is to be approximately 75,000 square feet,
including approximately 3,000 square feet of air conditioned
office space.
Thacker currently occupies an office warehouse property as a
tenant in the City of Carrollton, Texas, where it employs 16
persons working one shift a day. Those 16 employees include 6
who are equipment operators and 10 in sales, sales service and
management. The Carrollton facility has been in operation 14
years. Thacker plans an aggressive expansion program into
markets in the midwest and southeast in the immediate future. It
is contemplated that second and third shifts will be employed in
the future, and the improvements themselves will be expanded to a
maximum footprint of 105,000 square feet, depending upon the
success of the expansion plans. The potential growth and
expansion to more than 30 employees and an overall investment in
excess of approximately $2,500,000 would be a major and
significant investment by Thacker and a substantial increase in
the tax base over the Property as it now exists.
The Project is not a speculative venture but is a project
that will be owner-occupied. Further, it is the first owner-
occupied building to be constructed in the Center; therefore, the
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significance of this Project is substantial regarding other
owner-occupied development.
Thacker is headquarteres in Sante Fe Springs, California,
and currently operates two plants and five warehouses in four
states with 260 employees. They have been in business since 1946
and in the Dallas area since 1977.
The construction and occupancy of an attractive structure of
quality construction pursuant to the high standards required by
the Restrictive Covenants and Building Standards of Park West
will enhance Park West and, in all reasonable probability,
generate additional interest in the construction of owner-
occupied buildings.
Thacker does not engage in manufacturing and its operation
and the products it distributes are pollution free and without
environmental hazard. Virtually all of the company's products
are recyclable and are completely compatible with all desirable
environmental standards.
The structure itself, more particularly described hereafter,
will be visible from nearby thoroughfares and freeways and will
add momentum to the marketing effort of Prentiss/Copley
Investment Group for Park West and generally encourage other
users to move into Park West with reasonable certainty that
growth and prosperity are returning to the real estate markets of
Dallas County.
3. DESCRIPTION OF IMPROVEMENTS. The structures to be
constructed within the reinvestment zone are:
1. A 75,000 square foot office/warehouse building designed
by Mark Pross of the Pross Design Group, Inc., 2607 Walnut Hill
Lane, Suite 100, Dallas, Texas 75225 (350-5602).
2. The building shall be a one-story structure with steel
frame and roof struts and will be 100% sprinklered. The overall
construction should qualify for the most desirable fire insurance
rates for structures of this type.
3. The design calls for concrete wall panels of exposed
aggregate and painted surfaces with reveals separating the
aggregate from the painted surfaces, thereby creating an
attractive and pleasing design and image to the naked eye. The
roof will be a three-ply built-up roof, and the building will
have a truck dock four feet high and other amenities customarily
found with office/warehouse properties in the light industrial
category.
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4. VALUE OF IMPROVEMENTS. The estimated cost of
construction cannot be precisely determined at this time since
the entire Project is still in the preliminary design stages.
However, it is anticipated that the cost of construction of the
first phase will range from $18 to $25 per square foot, depending
upon the final design and the cost of construction will range
from $1,300,000 to $1,800,000.
5. TAXABLE PERSONAL PROPERTY. Applicants also request tax
abatement for all taxable personal property used at the Project.
The precise description of personal property and its value has
not yet been determined.
6. DATE PROJECT COULD START: Fourth quarter 1990.
7. DATE PROJECTED FOR OCCUPATION OF THE PROJECTjINITIATION
OF OPERATIONS: First quarter 1991.
8. EXPECTED BENEFITS TO THE CITY. Applicants believe the
City will benefit at least in the following ways:
A. The taxable value of the completed Project will
exceed the Minimum Standards for Tax Abatement described in
the ordinances.
B. The Project will stimulate additional construction
in the Center and increase the probability of owner-occupied
improvements which adds stability to the City and long-term
commitment to becoming a contributing member of the
community.
C. The improvements will, in all likelihood, be of a
higher quality and building standard than structures
constructed for speculative purposes.
D. The Project will indirectly serve to amortize and
recoup the cost of abating and servicing roadways by
increasing the taxable value of the land served by those
abutting and servicing roadways.
Application submitted this day of August, 1990.
Robert J. Thacker and
Thomas R. Thacker by
James C. Tubb, their attorney
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FIELD NOTES
BEING A TRACT OF LAND IN THE JAMES A. SIMMONS SURVEY ABSTRACT ND. 1296,
AND ALSO BEING PART OF BLOCK 9, ACCORDING 7D THE FINAL PLAT OF GATEWAY
PARK AT COPPELL RECORDED IN VOLUME 88100, PAGE 2893, MAP RECORDS OF DALLAS
COUNTY, TEXAS, AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS
COMMENCING AT A 1/2 INCH SET IRON ROD LOCATED AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE
WEST RIGHT-DF-WAY LINE ^F BEL7 LINE ROAD 0120 FEET WIDE) WITH THE SOUTH RIGHT-OF-
WAY LINE OF AIRLINE DRIVE C60 FEET WIDE)
THENCE NORTH 89' 06' 46' WEST ALONG THE SOUTH RIGHT-DF-WAY LINE OF SAID AIRLINE
DRIVE, A DISTANCE OF 3368,52 FEET TO AN IRON RDD FOR CORNER SAID POINT BEING
THE PRINT DF BEGINNINGi
THENCE SOUTH 89'06'46' EAST ALONG THE SOUTH R.O.W. OF AIRLINE DRIVE, 391.37
FEET TO A IRON ROD FOR CORNER
THENCE SOUTH 44'06'46' EAST 28,28 FEET TD AN IRON ROD FDR CDRNER~
THENCE SOUTH 0'53'14' WEST 531,00 FEET T^ AN IRGN ROD FOR CDRNERI
THENCE NORTH 89' 06' 46' WEST, 411,37 F EET TD AN IRON ROD FDR CDRNER~
THENCE NORTH 0'53'14' EAST 531,00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING AND
CONTAIN ING 218,237.47 SQUARE FEET, OR 5 .01 ACRES OF LAND MORE OR LESS.
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