Big day for Neofuel and TITT today:
P. R. No. 14676 04/30/08 is RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION AS IT PERTAINS TO AUTHORIZING AN INCENTIVE AGREEMENT WITH ALLY INVESTMENTS, LLC AND NEOFUEL USA, LLC (REQUESTED BY COUNCILMEMBER BEARD AND COUNCILMEMBER CHATMAN) WHEREAS, the City has received a proposal from Ally Investments, LLC and NeoFuel USA, LLC to build a pyrolysis plant adjacent to Denbo Avenue; and WHEREAS, Ally Investments, LLC and NeoFuel USA, LLC have requested incentives, which includes the waiver of building permit fees, tap fees, and other City required fees for the new facility; and WHEREAS, Ally Investments, LLC and NeoFuel USA, LLC have received a permit from the TCEQ; and WHEREAS, the City Council wants to provide an incentive for this development so that the pyrolysis plant will be built in such a way that it will be conducive to orderly community redevelopment of the West Side, will not act as a nuisance, and will be a positive development for the area; and WHEREAS, the proposed pyrolysis plant will create an annual payroll of approximately $5 million in its .first phase and will bring up to 110 permanent new jobs to the City of Port Arthur. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR, TEXAS: 'Section 1. That the facts ahd opinions in the. preamble are. true and correct. Section 2'. That the City Manager is herein authorized to execute the incentive agreement in substantially the same form as denoted in Exhibit "A". Section 3. That a copy of the caption of this Resolution be spread upon the Minutes of the City Council. READ, ADOPTED AND APPROVED on this day of A.D., 2008, at a Meeting of the City Council of the City of Port Arthur, Texas, by the following vote: AYES: Mayor Councilmembers NOES: MAYOR ATTEST: ACTING CITY SECRETARY APPROVED AS TO FORM: CITY ATTORNEY APPROVED FOR ADMINISTRATION:
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