5041-23 CONFIRMING - Multiple Properties 10-Year Real Property Tax Abatement

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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 fifteen(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 at all times complied with the Commitments after the Commitment Date and during the duration of the abatement and for no other purpose. The Applicant further agrees to provide the City with such additional information as requested by the City to determine Applicant's compliance with the Commitments and with local and state requirements within twenty (20) days following any such request.Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary,the Applicant acknowledges that the City may be required to disclose certain documents provided by the Applicant as required by a court order or applicable law. 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 reasonably determines that the Applicant has not made reasonable efforts to substantially comply with all the Commitments, as defined in Section 2 of this Agreement, and the Applicant's failure to substantially comply with the Commitments was not due to factors beyond its reasonable control, as described in Section 5 below. 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. Applicant has the burden to communicate to the City any such factors in which it believes is beyond its control and impacting its ability to fulfill the terms of this Agreement or any tax abatement benefit provided to the City. The City reserves the right to investigate the factors cited by Applicant under this Section 5 to the fullest extent possible and may deny Applicant's request upon the completion of the City's investigation. 6. Repayment of Tax Abatement Savings. If at any time during the term of this Agreement the Applicant shall: (a) be delinquent or in default with respect to any tax payment in St. Joseph County, Indiana; or (b) cease operations at the facility for which the tax abatement was granted; or (c) announce the cessation of operations at such facility, then the City may immediately terminate the Economic Revitalization Area designation and associated tax abatement deductions, and upon such termination, require Applicant to repay all of the tax abatement savings received through the date of such termination. 7. Notice/Hearing of Termination. In the event that the City determines that the Economic Revitalization Area designation and associated tax abatement deductions should be terminated or that all or a portion of the tax abatement savings should be repaid, it will give the Applicant notice of such determination, including a written statement calculating the amount due from the Applicant, and will provide the Applicant with an opportunity to meet with the City's designated representatives to show cause why the abatement should not be terminated and/or the tax savings 2