Bill No. 16-61 Personal Property Designating Tax Abatement for AM General, LLC

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Memorandum of Agreement Page 2 of 6 During the term of this abatement, the City may annually request information from the Applicant concerning the nature of the Project, the approved capital expenditure of the Project, the number of full -time permanent positions newly created by the Project, and the average wage rates and salaries (excluding benefits & overtime) associated with the positions, and the Applicant shall provide the City with adequate written evidence thereof within 15 days of such request (the "Annual Survey "). The City shall utilize this information and the information required to be filed by the Applicant in the CF -1 Compliance with the Statement of Benefits form to verify that the Applicant has complied with the commitments contained in the Commitments at all times after the Commitment Date and during the duration of the abatement. The Applicant further agrees to provide the City with such additional information requested by the City related to the information provided in the Annual Survey and the CF -1 form within a reasonable time following any such additional request. 4. Substantial Compliance and Rights of Termination. The City, by and through the SBCC, reserves the right to terminate the Economic Revitalization Area designation and associated property tax abatement deductions if it determines that the Applicant has not made reasonable efforts to substantially comply with all the Commitments, and the Applicant's failure to substantially comply with the Commitments was not due to factors beyond its reasonable control. As used in this Agreement, "substantial compliance" shall mean the Applicant's compliance with the following: (a) making personal property expenditures of not less than One Million One Hundred Thousand ($1,100,000) for new equipment. This personal property investment will create at least one hundred twenty three (123) new, permanent full -time jobs with a total estimated annual payroll of $9,307,459 within the five year abatement period.. 5. Factors Beyond Control. As used in this Agreement, factors beyond the control of the Applicant shall only include factors not reasonably foreseeable at the time of designation application and submission of Statement of Benefits which are not caused by any act or omission of the Applicant and which materially and adversely affect the ability of the Applicant to substantially comply with this Agreement. 6. Repayment of Tax Abatement Savings. If at any time during the term of this Agreement the Applicant shall: (i) be delinquent or in default with respect to any tax payment in St. Joseph County, Indiana; or (ii) cease operations at the facility for which the tax abatement