Ordinance No. 10,288ORDINANCE NO. 10,288
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS,
CREATING THE TEXAS PETROCHEMICALS REINVESTMENT ZONE PURSUANT
TO RESOLUTION NO. 1771 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN;
MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATED TO THE SUBJECT;
AND PROVIDING FOR THE EFFECTIVE DATE THEREOF.
WHEREAS, the creation and retention of job opportunities that bring new wealth is one of the
highest civil priorities of the City of Baytown (the "City"); and
WHEREAS, Texas Petrochemicals LP ( "Texas Petrochemicals ") desires to refurbish and
construct a manufacturing plant for specialty chemical products; and
WHEREAS, Texas Petrochemical has represented that it will increase the value of its property by
approximately TWENTY MILLION AND NO /100 DOLLARS ($20,000,000.00) after the construction is
completed; and
WHEREAS, Texas Petrochemicals has represented that the modernization project will result in the
creation of fifteen (15) new jobs in 2007 and an additional 10 jobs in 2012 as well as the creation of one
hundred fifty (150) to two hundred (200) jobs during the construction period; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown has held a public hearing on March 23,
2006, on the designation of the proposed reinvestment zone to be known as the Texas Petrochemicals
Reinvestment Zone (the "Zone "); and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Baytown finds that it is reasonably likely that the
creation of the Zone will contribute to the expansion of primary employment and will attract major
investment in the Zone that will be of benefit to the property and that will contribute to the economic
development of the City; and
WHEREAS, the improvements sought to be constructed within the Zone are feasible and
practicable and will be of benefit to the land to be included within the Zone and to the City; after the
proposed tax abatement agreement concerning the property within the Zone; NOW THEREFORE
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS:
Section 1: That the recitals set forth hereinabove are hereby found to be true and correct and
include the findings of the City Council which were made prior to the establishment of the reinvestment
zone herein.
Section 2: That the City Council of the City of Baytown, Texas, hereby establishes and
designates a reinvestment zone to be known as the Texas Petrochemicals Reinvestment Zone for the
purpose of encouraging economic development though commercial or industrial tax abatement. This
designation shall be effective for five (5) years from the effective date of this Ordinance.
Section 3: That the Zone hereby established is more particularly in Exhibit "A," which is
attached hereto and made a part hereof for all intents and purposes.
• Section 4: That this Ordinance shall serve as notice to every taxing unit that includes inside its
boundaries property that is located within the boundaries of the Zone of the establishment of the Texas
Petrochemicals Reinvestment Zone by the City, and the City Clerk is hereby directed to send certified
® copies of this Ordinance to all such affected taxing units.
Section 5: Should any portion or part of this Ordinance be held for any reason to be invalid
and unenforceable, the same shall not be construed to affect any other valid portion hereof, but all valid
portions hereof shall remain in full force and effect and to this end all provisions of this Ordinance are
hereby declared to be severable.
Section 6: This Ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage by the City
Council of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the City Council of the City of
Baytown this the 23rd day of March, 2006,
a,
CALVIN MUNDINGER, May
LORRI CGODY, MY-y IClerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
ACID RAMIREZ, SR., Ca Attorney
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METES AND BOUNDS
17.6329 ACRES
Being a
tract
containing 17.6329 acres 1768,088 square feet) of
land, more
or
less, out of a 19.1192 acre
tract described as
parcel I,
which
is out of a 31.39,4 acre
tract filed in the
Official
Public
Records of Real Property
of Harris County, Texas,
under Clerk File
No. E440858, and Film
Code No. 121 -02 -1001, out
of the
Harvey
Whiting Survey, Abstract
840, in Baytown, Harris
County,
Texas,
and being described more
particularly by metes and
bounds
as follows:
BEGINNING at a 112 inch iron rod set marking the southeast corner
of said 31.394 acre tract at the intersection of the west right -
of -way line of the Houston Northshore Railroad with the north
right -of -way of Baker Road 180 feet wide);
THENCE S 86 degrees 53 minutes 29 seconds W a distance of 862.80
feet along the north right -of -way of Baker Road to a 1/2 inch
iron rod set for corner;
THENCE N 2 degrees 54 minutes 48 seconds W a distance of 541.15
feet with the east line of a 24.921 acre tract recorded under
Harris Country Clerk File No. N070826 and Film Code No. 030 -06-
1231 to a 1/2 inch iron rod found for corner;
THENCE N 87 degrees 06 minutes 02 seconds E a distance of 176.24
feet along the south line of the said 24.921 acre tract to a 1/2
inch iron rod set for corner;
THENCE N 2 degrees 53 minutes 58 seconds W a distance of 493.42
feet along an east line of the said 24.921 acre tract to a 112
inch iron rod set for corner;
THENCE N 87 degrees 06 minutes 02 seconds E a distance of 518.43
feet to a 1/2 inch iron rod set on the west line of a 1.5165 acre
tract recorded under Harris County Clerk File No. N305419 and
Film Code No. 045 -04 -2116;
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THENCE S 2 degrees 33 minutes 08 seconds E a distance of 3!4.43
feet along the west line of the said 1.5165 acre tract to a 1/2
inch iron rod set for corner;
THENCE N 87 degrees 32 minutes 26 seconds E a distance of 199.63
feet along the south line of the said 1.5165 acre tract to a 1/2
inch iron rod found for corner;
THENCE S 2 degrees 33 minutes 08 seconds E a distance of 412.31
feet along the west right -of -way line of the Houston Northshore
Railroad to a 112 inch iron rod set for corner;
THENCE along the west right -of -way line of the Houston Northshore
Railroad along a curve to the right having a central angle of 9
degrees 28 minutes 17 seconds, a radius of 1843.26 feet, on orc
length of 304.70 feet, a chord bearing of S 2 degrees II minutes
03 seconds W, and a chord distance of 304.36 feet to the POINT OF
BEGINNING of the herein described tract containing 17.6329 acres
(768,088 square feet) of land, more or less.
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