City Council

August 3, 2023 STATE OF ALABAMA, LIMESTONE COUNTY, CITY OF ATHENS. The City Council of the City of Athens, Alabama met in a special session at the Athens Municipal Building, 200 Hobbs Street West, Athens, Alabama, on August 3, 2023 at 9:00 a.m. The meeting was called to order by Councilman Harold Wales, President of the City Council. Upon roll call, the following were found to be present: Councilmembers Chris Seibert, Harold Wales, James E. Lucas, Dana Henry and Wayne Harper. Kim Glaze, Executive Secretary, was present and recorded the minutes of the meeting. The Chairperson stated that a quorum was present and that the meeting was open for transaction of business. The following resolution was made for “Introduction Only” by Councilwoman Dana Henry at the regular meeting on July 24th, 2023: RESOLUTION NUMBER 2023 - 1898 This resolution made this 3 day of August, 2023 (the Effective Date) by the City Council of Athens, AL(the Granting Authority), to grant a tax abatement to Hi-Plane Coffee LLC (the Company). WHEREAS, the Company has announced plans for a (check one): ☒ new project or ☒ major addition to their existing facility (the Project), located within the jurisdiction of the Granting Authority; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Tax Incentive Reform Act of 1992 (Section 40-9B-1 et seq., Code of Alabama 1975) (the Act), the Company has requested from the Granting Authority an Abatement of (check all that apply): ■ all state and local non-educational property taxes, ■ all construction related transaction taxes, except those local construction related transaction taxes levied for educational purposes or for capital improvements for education, and /or all mortgage and recording taxes; and WHEREAS, the Company has requested that the abatement of state and local non-educational property taxes (if applicable) be extended for a period of 10 years, in accordance with the Act; and WHEREAS, the Granting Authority has considered the request of the Company and the completed applications (copy attached) filed with the Granting Authority by the Company, in connection with its request; and WHEREAS, the Granting Authority has found the information contained in the Company’s application to be sufficient to permit the Granting Authority to make a reasonable cost/benefit analysis of the proposed project and to determine the economic benefits to the community; and WHEREAS, the construction of the project will involve a capital investment of $500,000 ; and WHEREAS, the Company is duly qualified to do business in the State of Alabama, and has powers to enter into, and to perform and observe the agreements and covenants on its part contained in the Tax Abatement Agreement; and WHEREAS, the Granting Authority represents and warrants to the Company that it has power under that constitution and laws of the State of Alabama (including particularly the provisions of the Act) to carry out provisions of the Tax Abatement Agreement; NOW THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Granting Authority as follows:  Section 1. Approval is hereby given to the application of the Company and abatement is hereby granted of (check all that apply): ■ all state and local non-educational property taxes, ■ all construction related transaction taxes, except those construction related transaction taxes levied for educational purposes or for capital improvements for education, and /or all mortgage and recording taxes as the same may apply to the fullest extent permitted by the Act. The period of abatement for the non-educational property taxes (if applicable) shall extend for a period of 10 years measured as provided in Section 40-9B-3(a)(12) of the Act. Section 2. The Mayor of the City of Athens, for and on behalf of the City, as authorized by the Granting Authority, shall enter into an abatement agreement with the Company to provide for the abatement granted in Section 1. Section 3. A certified copy of this resolution, with the application and abatement agreement, shall be forwarded to the Company to deliver to the appropriate local taxing authorities (if applicable) and to the Alabama Department of Revenue in accordance with the Act. Section 4. The Mayor of the City of Athens is authorized to take any and all actions necessary or desirable to accomplish the purpose of the foregoing of this resolution. I hereby certify that the above and foregoing was duly adopted by the City Council of Athens, AL at a meeting held on the 3 day of August, 2023 . /s/ Annette Barnes CITY CLERK, CITY OF ATHENS, ALABAMA /s/ Harold Wales PRESIDENT, CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF ATHENS, ALABAMA /s/ William R. Marks MAYOR, CITY OF ATHENS, ALABAMA The motion was seconded by Councilman Harper and was unanimously carried. * * * There being no further business to come before the meeting, Council President Wales duly and properly adjourned the meeting. /s/ Harold Wales PRESIDENT, CITY COUNCIL ATTEST: /s/ Annette Barnes CITY CLERK