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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2012-040 CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS RESOLUTION NO. 2012-040 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, APPROVING A CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, THE COLONY LOCAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AND NFM SERVICES, LLC, A TEXAS LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY FOR PAYMENT OF CERTAIN COSTS WITH TAX INCREMENT REVENUE; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, The Colony Local Development Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the "LDC") is a Texas non-profit corporation created pursuant to Chapter 431 of the Texas Transportation Code, as amended, and Chapter 394 of the Texas Local Government Code, as amended; and WHEREAS, the City, LDC, and NFM Services, LLC, a Texas limited liability company ("NFM Services") contemplate that NFM Services will advance funds to or on behalf of the City and/or the LDC to pay TIF Project Costs allocable to the Public Improvements, as that term is defined in the Construction Management Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated by reference as a part of this resolution for all purposes (the "Agreement"); and WHEREAS, the City Council for the City of The Colony, Texas, finds and determines that the expenditures specified in the Construction Management Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, is in the best interest of the City of the Colony, Texas. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, THAT: SECTION 1. The findings set forth above are incorporated into the body of this Resolution as if fully set forth herein. SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of The Colony, Texas, does hereby approve the Agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit A, and is incorporated herein for all purposes. SECTION 3. If any section, article paragraph, sentence, clause, phrase or word in this Resolution, or application thereto to any persons or circumstances, is held invalid or unconstitutional by a Court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Resolution; and the City Council hereby declares it would have passed such remaining portions of this Resolution despite such invalidity, which remaining portions shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 4. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon passage. PASSED AND APPROVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF THE COLONY, TEXAS, THIS THE 15"' day of MAY, 2012. J e McCourr , Mayor ATTEST: yll Christie Wilson, City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: ~ff Moore ;City Attorney Exhibit A [Agreement] ICI I I CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT This Construction Management Agreement (this "Agreement") among NFM Services, LLC, a Texas limited liability company ("NFM Services"), The Colony Local Development Corporation, a Texas non-profit corporation (the "Corporation"), and the City of The Colony, Texas, a Texas home-rule municipality (the "City"), is executed to be effective May 15, 2012 (the "Effective Date"). NFM Services, the Corporation, and the City are sometimes individually referred to as a "Party" and collectively as the "Parties." Words or phrases used in this Agreement that have their initial letters capitalized shall have the meanings given to them in this introductory paragraph, in the RECITALS, and in Section 2 unless the context in which a word or phrase is used clearly requires a different meaning. All references to "Section" shall mean a Section of this Agreement. 1. RECITALS. The following RECITALS are true and correct, form the basis upon which the Parties have entered into this Agreement, establish the intent of the Parties in entering into this Agreement, are legislative findings, and are part of the covenants, terms, and conditions of this Agreement. 1.1 WHEREAS, the Development Agreement provides that capital assets that are contributed to taxpayers as part of Economic Development Programs have been bargained for to induce the taxpayers to locate and operate their business within the Property and are intended to be grants and contributions to the capital of such taxpayers; 1.2 WHEREAS, capital assets to be contributed from time to time to taxpayers as grants and contributions to capital are not in exchange for or as consideration for any goods or services provided by such taxpayers pursuant to this Agreement or any other agreement; 1.3 WHEREAS, capital assets to be contributed from time to time to taxpayers as grants and contributions to capital will become a permanent part of such taxpayer's CMA NFM Services NO BONDS LGC - Retail, Land, & Public Improvements Page 1 1775.010\26953.3 working capital structure, will benefit such taxpayer in an amount commensurate with the value of the capital assets, and will ordinarily, if not always, be employed in or contribute to the production of additional income by the taxpayer; 1.4 WHEREAS, capital assets to be contributed from time to time to taxpayers as grants and contributions to capital are intended to benefit the public at large in the form of increased jobs, sales tax revenues, and ad valorem tax revenues that promote economic development within the Property and the City; 1.5 WHEREAS, TIF Projects include capital assets to be contributed from time to time to taxpayers as grants and contributions to capital including, but not limited to, (1) the approximately 546,000 square feet within the Facility that will be used for retail purposes (the "Retail Facilities") and (2) the approximately 307 acres of the Property that will be used for additional development (the "Additional Land"); 1.6 WHEREAS, TIF Projects also include public infrastructure and public improvements (including surface and structured parking) that are required or suitable to promote or develop the Retail Facilities and the Additional Land (the "Public Improvements"); 1.7 WHEREAS, the Development Agreement provides that TIF Project Costs may be reimbursed or paid from Tax Increment Revenue deposited in accordance with the Act; 1.8 WHEREAS, the Parties contemplate that NFM Services will advance funds to or on behalf of the City and/or the Corporation to pay TIF Project Costs allocable to the Public Improvements (the "NFM Advances"); 1.9 WHEREAS, the Parties contemplate that NFM Services will manage for or on behalf of the City and/or the Corporation all activities directly or indirectly related to the expenditure of TIF Project Costs allocable to the Public Improvements; 1.10 WHEREAS, the Parties contemplate that the City and/or the Corporation will reimburse NFM Services for the NFM Advances on a monthly basis from Tax Increment Revenue in accordance with the Act; CMA NFM Services NO BONDS LGC - Retail, Land, & Public Improvements Page 2 1775.010\26953.3 1. 11 WHEREAS, the Parties contemplate that in addition to being reimbursed for NFM Advances from Tax Increment Revenue, NFM Services will be paid from the same sources a portion of a "Construction Management Fee" to manage for or on behalf of the City and/or the Corporation activities related to the expenditure of TIF Project Costs allocable to the Public Improvements; 1.12 WHEREAS, the Construction Management Fee will equal $362,000.00 plus $3,000.00 per day beginning on the Effective Date, and continuing until the Facility is completed; 1.13 WHEREAS, the sum of the Construction Management Fee, Additional Construction Management Fee, and any other similar construction management fee paid to NFM Services in connection with activities related to managing the expenditure of TIF Project Costs allocable to the public infrastructure or public improvements required or suitable to promote or develop the Facility shall not exceed the amount calculated pursuant to Section 1.12; and 1.14 WHEREAS, the Parties desire to set forth their agreement with respect to the use of Tax Increment Revenue to pay or reimburse the Corporation's administrative costs, land acquisition costs, TIF Project Costs paid or incurred by the City, the Construction Management Fee, NFM Advances, and third-party contractors and service providers. 2. DEFINITIONS. 2.1 "121 LLC" means 121 Acquisition Company, LLC, a Texas limited liability company. 2.2 "Act" is defined in the Development Agreement. 2.3 "Additional Construction Management Fee" is defined in Section 3.3. 2.4 "Additional Land" is defined in Section 1.5. 2.5 "Additional NFM Advances" are defined in Section 3.3. CMA NFM Services NO BONDS LGC - Retail, Land, & Public Improvements Page 3 1775.010\26953.3 2.6 "Additional Public Improvements" are defined in Section 3.3 and restricted to those permitted by the Act. 2.7 "Agreement" is defined in the introductory paragraph. 2.8 "Bond Validation Final Judgment" means the "Final Judgment" entered January 18, 2012, in Ex Parte City of The Colony filed by the City of The Colony, Texas, pursuant to Chapter 1205, Texas Government Code, in the 53rd Judicial District Court of Travis County, Texas, Cause No. 0-1 -GV-1 1-001995. 2.9 "City" is defined in the introductory paragraph. 2.10 "City Council" means the City Council of the City. 2.11 "Construction Management Fee" is defined in Section 1.11. 2.12 "Corporation" is defined in the introductory paragraph. 2.13 "Development Agreement" means the "Development and Tax Increment Payment Agreement" executed by the Board of Directors of the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number One, City of The Colony, Texas, the City, the Corporation, TXFM, Inc., and LMG Ventures, LLC effective November 15, 2011, as amended, and approved by the City Council. 2.14 "Economic Development Programs" are defined in the Project and Finance Plan. 2.15 "Effective Date" is defined in the introductory paragraph. 2.16 "Facility" is defined in the Project and Finance Plan. 2.17 "Maximum Debt Limit" is defined in the Development Agreement. 2.18 "Notice" is defined in Section 8. 2.19 "NFM Advances" are defined in Section 1.8. 2.20 "NFM Interest Rate" means a rate equal to NFM's cost of borrowing money [currently LIBOR (the one-month London Interbank Offer Rate established by Reuters or any successor thereto) plus 0.75%]; CMA NFM Services NO BONDS LGC - Retail, Land, & Public Improvements Page 4 1775.010\26953.3 2.21 "NFM Services" is defined in the introductory paragraph. 2.22 "Parties" are defined in the introductory paragraph. 2.23 "Party" is defined in the introductory paragraph. 2.24 "Private Debt" is defined in the Development Agreement. 2.25 "Project and Finance Plan" means the "Final Project and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number One, City of The Colony, Texas," adopted by the Board of Directors of the zone on November 15, 2011, and approved by the City Council by Ordinance No. 2011-1929 on November 15, 2011, as amended from time to time. 2.26 "Property" is defined by metes and bounds in the Project and Finance Plan to include approximately 433.81 acres of undeveloped land on which the Facility will be located. 2.27 "Public Improvements" are defined in Section 1.6. 2.28 "Retail Facilities" are defined in Section 1.5. 2.29 "Sales Tax Increment" is defined in the Project and Finance Plan. 2.30 "Soft Costs" mean capital costs that are allocable to the Retail Facilities, Additional Land, and Public Improvements and are approved by the Corporation including, but not limited to, an allocable portion of the capital costs related to: (1) site selection (including, but not limited to, market studies, economic and feasibility analyses, financial modeling, preliminary engineering, and preliminary design); (2) the acquisition of property (including, but not limited to, real estate commissions, title insurance premiums, and the costs to prepare and review title reports, surveys, engineering and geotechnical data, and environmental assessments); (3) negotiating development regulations; (4) negotiating economic development incentives with the Corporation and the City; (5) engineering, architectural, design, and other professional and consulting services; (6) accounting, audit, appraisal, and related financial services; (7) telecommunications studies; (8) bond validation litigation filed pursuant to Chapter CMA NFM Services NO BONDS LGC - Retail, Land, & Public Improvements Page 5 1775.010\26953.3 1205, Texas Government Code, including all costs associated with obtaining the Bond Validation Final Judgment; (9) interest paid on NFM Advances; (10) costs of issuance of Private Debt; (11) permits and inspections; (12) project, construction, and contract management and consulting; and (13) legal services in support of all of the foregoing activities. 2.31 "Tax Increment" is defined in the Project and Finance Plan. 2.32 "Tax Increment Fund" is defined in the Project and Finance Plan. 2.33 "Tax Increment Revenue" means the Tax Increment and Sales Tax Revenue deposited into the Tax Increment Fund as required by the Act, the Project and Finance Plan, and the Development Agreement. 2.34 "TIF Projects" are defined in the Project and Finance Plan. 2.35 "TIF Project Costs" are capital costs of TIF Projects approved by the Corporation and, as further described in the Project and Finance Plan, TIF Project Costs are intended to include Soft Costs paid or incurred on or after September 16, 2011, except for preliminary expenditures meeting the exception described in Section 1.150-2(f)(2) of the Treasury Regulations that are paid or incurred on or after January 1, 2011. TIF Project Costs are also intended to include (as a capitalized cost in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) the full-time management services of Tod Maurina, an employee of the City, at an annual base compensation of $300,000 plus customary employment benefits beginning November 16, 2011, and continuing thereafter until the Facility is completed, at which time Mr. Maurina (who will at all times have remained an employee of the City) will return to his regular duties as the Assistant City Manager of Operations. 2.36 "Undivided Corporation Interest" is defined in Section 3.2.2. CMA NFM Services NO BONDS LGC - Retail, Land, & Public Improvements Page 6 1775.010\26953.3 3. PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. 3.1 NFM Services agrees to make the NFM Advances on a schedule consistent with the Development Agreement to pay TIF Project Costs allocable to the Public Improvements. 3.2 The Corporation, with the approval of the City as evidenced by the City Council's approval of this Agreement, will use Tax Increment Revenue: 3.2.1 FIRST, to pay the Corporation's actual administration costs allocable to the Public Improvements. 3.2.2 SECOND, to acquire, in the name of the Corporation from 121 LLC, an undivided interest in and to the Property approved by NFM Services and allocable to the Retail Facilities, Additional Land, and Public Improvements (the "Undivided Corporation Interest"). The purchase price for the Undivided Corporation Interest shall be an allocable portion of (1) the fair market value of the Property based on an appraisal prepared on behalf of the Corporation by a third-party professional appraiser, or (2) the actual costs, including Soft Costs, paid or incurred by 121 LLC in acquiring and holding the Property. The purchase price shall be payable in installments on terms approved by 121 LLC. The Undivided Corporation Interest shall be free of monetary liens and monetary encumbrances (other than a deed-of-trust lien in favor of 121 LLC to secure payment of the purchase price), but otherwise subject to all matters of record at the time of the conveyance, including restrictions contemplated by the Development Agreement. 3.2.3 THIRD, to reimburse the City for TIF Project Costs paid or incurred by the City and allocable to the Public Improvements. 3.2.4 FOURTH, to pay the Construction Management Fee. 3.2.5 FIFTH, to reimburse NFM Services for the NFM Advances and interest thereon at the NFM Interest Rate from the date of each advance until the advance is reimbursed in full. CMA NFM Services NO BONDS LGC - Retail, Land, & Public Improvements Page 7 1775.010\26953.3 3.2.6 LAST, to reimburse or pay any other TIF Project Costs. 3.3 Additional Public Improvements and Related Matters. NFM Services may, from time to time, with the consent of the City and the Corporation and consistent with the Act, advance additional funds to or on behalf of the City and/or the Corporation (the "Additional NFM Advances") to pay TIF Project Costs allocable to additional public infrastructure and public improvements (the Additional Public Improvements"). NFM Services may, from time to time, with the consent of the City and/or the Corporation, manage for or on behalf of the City and/or the Corporation activities related to the expenditure of TIF Project Costs allocable to the Additional Public Improvements, in which case NFM Services shall be entitled to an additional construction management fee (the "Additional Construction Management Fee"). The City and/or the Corporation will reimburse NFM Services for the Additional NFM Advances (and interest thereon at the NFM Interest Rate from the date of each advance until the advance is reimbursed in full) and pay NFM Services the Additional Construction Management Fee from Tax Increment Revenue. Notwithstanding the specificity in this section, the Parties intend that if there are Additional Public Improvements, Additional NFM Advances, and an Additional Construction Management Fee, then this Agreement in its entirety shall apply thereto in the same manner and to the same extent that it applies to the Public Improvements, NFM Advances, and the Construction Management Fee. 4. DEFAULT; REMEDIES. 4.1 If a Party fails to perform any material obligation required by this Agreement, the other Party may give written Notice of such failure to the non-performing Party, which Notice shall describe in reasonable detail the nature of the failed obligation. If the non-performing Party does not cure or remedy the failed obligation within a reasonable period of time after the Notice is given (taking into consideration the nature of the failed performance; but in no event more than thirty (30) days after the Notice is given), then the non-performing Party shall be in "Default" under this Agreement. CMA NFM Services NO BONDS LGC - Retail, Land, & Public Improvements Page 8 1775.010\26953.3 4.2 In addition to Defaults described in Section 4.1, NFM Services shall be in Default under this Agreement if NFM Services becomes delinquent in the payment of any ad valorem taxes or sales taxes owed to the City and such delinquencies, including penalties and interest, are not paid in full within sixty (60) days after written Notice of such delinquencies is given. If NFM Services is in Default under this Section 4.2, the City may pursue any remedies available at law or in equity (excluding termination of this Agreement) including, but not limited to, exercise of the right of off-set against any amounts to which NFM Services is entitled under this Agreement. 4.3 Except as provided in Section 4.2, if NFM Services is in Default under this Agreement, the sole and exclusive remedy of the City is to enforce specific performance of this Agreement. 4.4 Pursuant to Section 501.157 of the Texas Local Government Code, if a Default occurs in the performance of any agreement contained in a proceeding, mortgage, or instrument, the payment or performance may be enforced by: (1) mandamus; or (2) the appointment of a receiver in equity with the power to: (A) charge and collect rents, purchase price payments, and loan payments; and (B) apply the revenue from the Project in accordance with the resolution, mortgage, or instrument. 4.5 Except as provided in Section 4.4, if the Corporation is in Default, the sole and exclusive remedies of NFM Services are to: (1) enforce specific performance of this Agreement; and (2) exercise any rights recorded against the Property to secure performance by the Corporation or the City under this Agreement, including, rights under any (a) covenants, conditions and restrictions; (b) easements; (c) conveyance documents that include a determinable interest, reversion or other similar right; or (d) a deed of trust to secure performance. 4.6 No Default by either Party shall entitle any other Party to terminate this Agreement. CMA NFM Services NO BONDS LGC - Retail, Land, & Public Improvements Page 9 1775.010\26953.3 5. REPRESENTATIONS OF THE CORPORATION. 5.1 The Corporation is duly authorized, created, and existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Texas and is qualified and authorized to implement and conduct the functions and actions contemplated by this Agreement. 5.2 The Corporation has the power, authority, and legal right to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, and the execution, delivery, and performance of those obligations: (1) has been duly authorized; (2) will not, to the best of the Corporation's knowledge, violate any applicable judgment, order, law, or regulation; and (3) does not constitute a default under, or result in the creation of, any monetary lien, charge, encumbrance, or security interest upon any of the Corporation's assets under any agreement or instrument to which the Corporation is a party, or by which the Corporation or its assets may be bound or affected. 5.3 This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed, and delivered by the Corporation and constitutes a legal, valid, and binding obligation of the Corporation enforceable in accordance with its terms. 5.4 The execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement by the Corporation do not require the consent or approval of any person or entity other than the City, and the City's consent and approval have been obtained. 6. REPRESENTATIONS OF NFM Services. 6.1 NFM Services is a Texas limited liability company duly authorized, created, and existing in good standing under the laws of the State of Texas. 6.2 NFM Services has the power, authority, and legal right to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, and the execution, delivery, and performance of those obligations: (1) have been duly authorized; (2) will not, to the best knowledge of NFM Services, violate any judgment, order, law, or regulation applicable to NFM Services; and (3) do not constitute a default under, or result in the creation of, any monetary lien, charge, encumbrance, or security interest upon any assets of NFM CMA NFM Services NO BONDS LGC - Retail, Land, & Public Improvements Page 10 1775.010\26953.3 Services under any agreement or instrument to which NFM Services is a party, or by which NFM Services or its assets may be bound or affected. 6.3 This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed, and delivered by NFM Services and constitutes a legal, valid, and binding obligation of NFM Services enforceable in accordance with its terms. 6.4 The execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement by NFM Services do not require the consent or approval of any person or entity that has not already been obtained. 7. REPRESENTATIONS OF THE CITY. 7.1 The City is a Texas home-rule municipal corporation duly authorized, created, and existing under the laws of the State of Texas. 7.2 The City has the power, authority, and legal right to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement, and the execution, delivery, and performance of those obligations: (1) have been duly authorized; (2) will not, to the best knowledge of the City, violate any judgment, order, law, or regulation applicable to the City; and (3) do not constitute a default under, or result in the creation of, any monetary lien, charge, encumbrance, or security interest upon any assets of the City under any agreement or instrument to which the City is a party, or by which the City or its assets may be bound or affected. 7.3 This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed, and delivered by the City and constitutes a legal, valid, and binding obligation of the City enforceable in accordance with its terms. 7.4 The execution, delivery, and performance of this Agreement by the City do not require the consent or approval of any person or entity that has not already been obtained. CMA NFM Services NO BONDS LGC - Retail, Land, & Public Improvements Page 11 1775.010\26953.3 8. NOTICES. Any notice or other communication required or permitted by this Agreement (a "Notice") is effective when in writing (i) and personally delivered by any nationally recognized delivery service such as FedEx or UPS, or (ii) three (3) days after the Notice is deposited with the U.S. Postal Service, postage prepaid, certified with return receipt requested, and addressed as follows or, in the case of a change of address, as provided in a Notice notifying the other Party of such address change. To NFM Services: NFM Services, LLC Attn: Doug Hamlin 700S.72 nd Street Omaha, NE 68114 With a copy to: Glast, Phillips & Murray Attn: Thomas Rosen 14801 Quorum Drive, Suite 500 Dallas, TX 75254 Shupe Ventura Lindelow & Olson, PLLC Attn: Misty Ventura 9406 Biscayne Blvd. Dallas, TX 75218 To the Corporation: The Colony Local Development Corporation Attn: Troy Powell, City Manager 6800 Main Street The Colony, Texas 75056 With a copy to: Brown and Hofineister, LLP Attn: Jeff Moore 740 East Campbell Road, Suite 800 Richardson, TX 75081 To the City: The City of The Colony, Texas Attn: Troy Powell, City Manager 6800 Main Street The Colony, Texas 75056 CMA NFM Services NO BONDS LGC - Retail, Land, & Public Improvements Page 12 1775.010\26953.3 With a cop to: Brown and Hofineister, LLP Attn: Jeff Moore 740 East Campbell Road, Suite 800 Richardson, TX 75081 9. ASSIGNMENT. NFM Services has the right to assign this Agreement, in whole or in part, and any of its right, title, or interest in or to this Agreement, to the same extent and in the same manner provided to the "Developer" under the Development Agreement. Neither the City nor the Corporation may assign this Agreement or any of their respective right, title, or interest in or to this Agreement without the prior written consent of NFM Services. 10. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS. 10.1 Term. This Agreement shall begin on the Effective Date and continue until the City and/or the Corporation has reimbursed NFM Services for the NFM Advances (and, if applicable, the Additional NFM Advances) and has paid to NFM Services the Construction Management Fee (and, if applicable, the Additional Construction Management Fee). 10.2 Amendments. No alteration of or amendment to this Agreement shall be effective unless given in writing and signed by the Party sought to be charged or bound by the alteration or amendment. No course of dealing on the part of any Party, or failure or delay by any Party with respect to the exercise of any right, power, or privilege under this Agreement, shall operate as a waiver thereof. 10.3 Applicable Law; Venue. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Texas, and all obligations of the Parties created hereunder are performable in Denton County, Texas. Venue for any action arising under this Agreement shall lie in the state district courts of Denton County, Texas. CMA NFM Services NO BONDS LGC - Retail, Land, & Public Improvements Page 13 1775.010\26953.3 10.4 Binding Obligation. This Agreement shall become a binding obligation of the Parties upon execution by all Parties. 10.5 Construction. This Agreement is a contract made under, and shall be construed in accordance with and governed by, the laws of the United States of America and the State of Texas. 10.6 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and all of which shall constitute one and the same document. 10.7 Force Majeure. If the performance by any Party of its obligations under this Agreement is delayed due to unexpected circumstances beyond the reasonable control of such Party, then such Party shall be excused from performance during the period that such circumstances continue so long as such Party is diligently and continuously seeking to eliminate the circumstances or otherwise resume performance in spite of such circumstances. 10.8 Severability. If a court finds any provision of this Agreement to be invalid or unenforceable as to any person or circumstance, such finding shall not render the provision invalid or unenforceable as to any other persons or circumstances. To the extent feasible, any provision found to be invalid or unenforceable shall be deemed to be modified to be valid and enforceable; however, if the provision cannot be so modified, it shall be stricken from this Agreement, and all other provisions of this Agreement shall remain valid and enforceable and unaffected by the stricken provision. 10.9 Singular and Plural. Where the context permits, words used in the singular also include the plural and vice versa, and the definitions of such words in the singular also apply to such words when used in the plural and vice versa. 10.10 Time of the Essence. Time is of the essence in the performance of this Agreement. 10.11 Execution of Agreement. The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall authorize the execution of this Agreement on behalf of the Corporation. I CMA NFM Services NO BONDS LGC - Retail, Land, & Public Improvements Page 14 1775.010\26953.3 10.12 Exemption from Public Bid Requirements. The Corporation is not required by State law to comply with the competitive bidding requirements applicable to the City. 10.13 Undocumented Workers. NFM Services certifies (and shall cause each permitted assignee under Section 9 to certify) that it does not and will not knowingly employ an undocumented worker (in accordance with Chapter 2264 of the Texas Government Code, as amended) in connection with the performance of its obligations under this Agreement. If during the Term of this Agreement, NFM Services or any permitted assignee is convicted of a violation under 8 U.S.C. § 1324a(f), NFM Services or the assignee that is convicted shall repay the amount of the public subsidy provided under this Agreement as required by law. Pursuant to Section 2264.101, Texas Government Code, a business is not liable for a violation of Chapter 2264 by a subsidiary, affiliate, or franchisee of the business, or by a person with whom the business contracts. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Agreement to be effective as May 15, 2012. NFM Services NFM Services, LLC a Texas limited liability-;company By: , , y,, Jeffr,i" isitl~rt f CORPORATION The Colony Local Development Corporation, a Texas non-profit poration By: e MCCou ry, President ATTEST: cam- 4 Richard Boyer, Secr t y CMA NFM Services NO BONDS LGC - Retail, Land, & Public Improvements Page 15 1775.010\26953.3 CITY The City of The Colony, Texas A Texas home-rule municipality By: J e McCo ry, Mayor T~E •T: - Christie Wilson, City Secretary APPR ,,-V vD TO FORM: i ',Jeff Moorel City Attorney CMA NFM Services NO BONDS LGC - Retail, Land, & Public Improvements Page 16 1775.010\26953.3 City Manager's Fiscal Impact Statement Construction Management Agreement (No Bonds) Between The Colony Local Development Corporation, The City of The Colony, and NFM Services, LLC May 15, 2012 The fiscal impact of this Construction Management Agreement is described in the Economic Feasibility Study attached as Exhibit E to the Final Project and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number One, City of The Colony, Texas, adopted by Ordinance 2011-129 on November 15, 2011. Any costs associated with this measure for the first three years and thereafter will be offset by the future tax revenue generated by the development. Y: T,r~y'C,- owell fit"y Manager 1775.010\26789.1