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R-12-08-09-G7 - 8/9/2012 F RESOLUTION NO. R-12-08-09-G7 WHEREAS, Round Rock RE Holdings, LLC ("RE Holdings") is in the process of acquiring a 4.089 acre tract of land ("Property") in the City; and WHEREAS, RE Holdings intends to construct a 50 bed acute care hospital ("Facility") on the E Property and to lease the Property and Facility to CHG Cornerstone for the operation of the acute care I hospital; and a 4 WHEREAS, the City of Round Rock ("City") desires businesses such as RE Holdings to locate in the City and is willing to consider granting certain incentives to RE Holdings if it locates in t the City; and t { WHEREAS, the City and RE Holdings wish to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding to s set forth the terms and conditions regarding the incentives to be offered to RE Holdings in exchange i for locating the Facility in the City, Now Therefore 1 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,TEXAS, That the Mayor is hereby authorized and directed to execute on behalf of the City a f Memorandum of Understanding with Round Rock RE Holdings, LLC, a copy of same being attached i hereto as Exhibit"A" and incorporated herein. The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this Resolution was adopted was posted and that such meeting was open to the public as required by law at all times during which this Resolution and the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code, as amended. RESOLVED this 9th day of August, 2012. O:\wdox\SCCInts\0112\1204\MU CIPAL\00255510.DOC/rmc i Fp. C ALAN MCGRAW, Mayor City of Round Rock, Texas ATTEST: ' SARA L. WHITE, City Clerk } f E 6 E i I 2 a EXHIBIT uAn MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is made by and between the City of Round Rock, Texas (the "City") and Round Rock RE Holdings, LLC ("RE Holdings"). RECITALS it WHEREAS, RE Holdings is considering acquiring a 4.089 acre tract of land (the "Property") in the City as more specifically described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein; and WHEREAS RE Holdings intends to construct a long-term acute care hospital containing 60,000 square feet and a minimum of 50 beds (the "Facility") on the Property, and to lease the Property ! and Facility to a Cornerstone Hospital Group affiliate entity ("CHG") for the operation of the Facility; and WHEREAS, RE Holdings is considering investing approximately $14 million in the construction of the Facility, and CHG is considering investing approximately $4 million in equipment and furnishings; and WHEREAS, CHG intends to ultimately hire at least 100 full-time employees with an average annual salary of at least $55,000 per FTE; and WHEREAS, the City desires businesses such as RE Holdings and CHG to locate in the City; and WHEREAS, the City is willing to consider granting certain incentives to RE Holdings if it and CHG locate in the City; and WHEREAS, the parties acknowledge that the terms and conditions listed herein are not legally binding against either party, but merely serve as a memorandum of the understanding of the parties; NOW THEREFORE, the City and RE Holdings agree to work cooperatively and in good faith to draft and approve future agreements and to develop the Facility in the manner set forth herein. ARTICLE I GENERAL SCOPE OF FACILITY The Facility will consist of a hospital building containing approximately 60,000 square feet with a minimum of 50 beds. ARTICLE II RE HOLDINGS AND CHG INTENTIONS RE Holdings intends to acquire the Property on or before November 30, 2012. 255465 1 RE Holdings intends to invest approximately $14 million in Facility improvements. : CHG intends to invest approximately $4 million in equipment and furnishings for the Facility. f CHG intends to hire at least 85 full-time employees within six months of opening the Facility and an additional 15 full-time employees no later than three years thereafter, at an average annual salary of at least $55,000. E ARTICLE III CITY INTENTIONS 3.01 In consideration of RE Holdings and CHG performing as set forth in Article II above, the City intends to enter into one of more economic development incentive agreements containing the following provisions: i (a) Waiver of all City construction, building, impact, and permit fees with a cap of$50,000; (b) Expedited City approval of all required permits by way of a customized development review and approval timeline for the Facility; (c) A tax abatement for eligible property as follows: and a Year 1 100% Year 2 100% Year 3 50% Year 4 25%. (d) Reimbursement to RE Holdings of the roll back property taxes owed to the City as the result of the sale of the Property to RE Holdings. ARTICLE IV LEGAL EFFECT OF MOU This MOU is intended to provide an outline of the current understanding of the parties hereto, and is not intended to legally bind the parties to the terms and conditions stated herein. The parties, however, agree that the terms and conditions stated herein are reasonable and provide an outline for future actions by the parties. b Executed and effective this day of , 2012. CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS By: Alan McGraw, Mayor ROUND ROCK RE HOLDINGS, LLC 255465 3 i By: Printed Name: Its: 4722771.2 i F E Y t` S S t 255465 w ROUNDROCK,TEXAS City Council Agenda Summary Sheet PURPOSE.PASSION.PROSPERITY. r k Agenda Item No. G7. Y Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Memorandum of Understanding with Round Rock RE Holdings, LLC regarding incentives for locating an acute care hospital } Agenda Caption: in the City. fi Meeting Date: August 9, 2012 Department: Administration ` Staff Person making presentation: Steve Norwood, City Manager Ben White,VP Economic Development, Round Rock Chamber of Commerce i Item Summary: Cornerstone Healthcare Group, based in Dallas, Texas, specializes in the treatment of medically complex patients who require acute care hospital services and rehabilitation for an extended period of time. Cornerstone currently owns and operates sixteen freestanding and "hospital-in-hospital" long-term acute care ("LTAC) facilities in Texas, Louisiana, Arizona and West Virginia and manages four hospital-in-hospital facilities in Cleveland, Ohio. Cornerstone is planning for a new 60,000 square foot LTAC hospital and has identified Round Rock as a potential site 4' to build a new 50 bed facility. t The Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is between the City of Round Rock and Round Rock RE Holdings (developer). The MOU outlines the expectations the City has in regards to development of the new hospital. The MOU also outlines the incentives that are needed to make this hospital become a reality.Those are listed below: RE Holdings Intentions: • Acquire the property on or before November 30, 2012 • RE Holdings intends to invest approximately$14 million in Facility improvements. F • CHG intends to invest approximately$4 million in equipment and furnishings for the Facility. g, • CHG intends to hire at least 85 full-time employees within six months of opening the Facility and 100 no later than 3 years thereafter, at an average annual salary of at least$55,000. City Intensions: • Waiver City construction fees • Expedited City approval of required permits • Tax abatement of eligible property as follows: Year 1 at 100%, Year 2 @ 100%, Year 3 @ 50% and Year 4 @ 25% • Reimbursement to RE Holdings of the roll back property taxes owed to the City as the result of the sale of the Property to RE Holdings. Cost: N/A Source of Funds: N/A Date of Public Hearing(if required): N/A Recommended Action: Approval � J F LLMJC- )w4 00 - MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING r This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) is made by and between the City of Round Rock, Texas (the "City") and Round Rock RE Holdings, LLC ("RE Holdings"). RECITALS WHEREAS, RE Holdings is considering acquiring a 4.089 acre tract of land (the "Property") in the City as more specifically described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and incorporated herein; and WHEREAS, RE Holdings intends to construct a long-term acute care hospital containing 60,000 square feet and a minimum of 50 beds (the "Facility") on the Property, and to lease the Property and Facility to a Cornerstone Hospital Group affiliate entity ("CHG") for the operation of the Facility; and { WHEREAS, RE Holdings is considering investing approximately $14 million in the ` construction of the Facility, and CHG is considering investing approximately $4 million in equipment and furnishings; and WHEREAS, CHG intends to ultimately hire at least 100 full-time employees with an average annual salary of at least $55,000 per FTE; and WHEREAS, the City desires businesses such as RE Holdings and CHG to locate in the City; and 4 WHEREAS, the City is willing to consider granting certain incentives to RE Holdings if it and CHG locate in the City; and WHEREAS, the parties acknowledge that the terms and conditions listed herein are not legally binding against either party, but merely serve as a memorandum of the understanding of the parties; NOW THEREFORE, the City and RE Holdings agree to work cooperatively and in good faith to draft and approve future agreements and to develop the Facility in the manner set forth herein. F ARTICLE I GENERAL SCOPE OF FACILITY The Facility will consist of a hospital building containing approximately 60,000 square feet with a minimum of 50 beds. ARTICLE II RE HOLDINGS AND CHG INTENTIONS RE Holdings intends to acquire the Property on or before November 30, 2012. s 255465 4722771.3 ��2 -CIO l� ✓�J a RE Holdings intends to invest approximately $14 million in Facility improvements. CHG intends to invest approximately $4 million in equipment and furnishings for the Facility. CHG intends to hire at least 85 full-time employees within six months of opening the Facility and an additional 15 full-time employees no later than three years thereafter, at an average annual salary of at least $55,000. ARTICLE III CITY INTENTIONS 3.01 In consideration of RE Holdings and CHG performing as set forth in Article II above, the City intends to enter into one of more economic development incentive agreements containing the following provisions: (a) Waiver of all City construction, building, impact, and permit fees; (b) Expedited Cit approval of all required permits by way of a customized development review and approval timeline for the Facility; (c) A tax abatement for eligible property as follows: and Year 1 100% Year 2 100% Year 3 50% Year 4 25%. (d) Reimbursement to RE Holdings of the roll back property taxes owed to the City as the result of the sale of the Property to RE Holdings. ARTICLE IV LEGAL EFFECT OF MOU 4 This MOU is intended to provide an outline of the current understanding of the parties hereto, and is not intended to legally bind the parties to the terms and conditions stated herein. The parties, however, agree that the terms and conditions stated herein are reasonable and provide an outline for future actions by the parties. 9' r 255465 4722771.3 a: s r Executed and effective this day of , 2012. CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS By: Alan McGraw, Mayor t ROUND ROCK RE HOLDINGS, LLC By: Printed Name: Its: poles movr t f s } a 255465 4722771.3