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AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY October 21, 2014
City Council
STAFF
Josh Birks, Economic Health Director
Darin Atteberry, City Manager
Mike Beckstead, Chief Financial Officer
SUBJECT
First Reading of Ordinance No. 149, 2014 Approving a First Amendment to the Agreement with Woodward,
Inc.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this item is to amend the Agreement with Woodward, Inc. and the Fort Collins Downtown
Development Authority by changing a key date in the requirement of the City Manager to present City Council
with a package to renew the Building on Basics dedicated sales tax including funding for Lincoln Boulevard
Improvements.
On April 2, 2013, City Council approved (6-1; Nays: Ohlson) on Second Reading the “Agreement with
Woodward, Inc.” relating to the relocation and construction of the company’s headquarters and expanding its
manufacturing and office facilities (the “Agreement”). The Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority
(“DDA”) is also a party to the Agreement. The Agreement authorized a business assistance package that
includes the reimbursement and rebate of taxes and contemplates construction of several public improvement
projects.
One aspect of the Agreement (Section 4.1(d)) relates specifically to improvements to Lincoln Boulevard. The
Agreement contemplates that the City Manager will submit a package for City Council’s consideration that
would help fund these improvements “by a renewal of the Building on Basics dedicated sales tax…on a
schedule to allow consideration of that measure by voters no later than November 2014.” The current schedule
contemplates consideration of a renewal of the Building on Basics dedicated sales tax in April 2015. Therefore,
the Agreement requires amendment to reflect the new schedule and date.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends adoption of the Ordinance on First Reading.
BACKGROUND / DISCUSSION
Woodward is a global company and has been in Fort Collins since 1955. It has continued to experience growth
in sales and breadth of market of its products. The company serves two major market sectors including
aerospace and energy. It is Woodward’s intent to expand their facilities to meet the growing demand for their
products and to expand in northern Colorado. Over time, the Link-N-Greens site will be home to its
international headquarters and for the global headquarters of up to two of its businesses: Industrial
Turbomachinery Systems (ITS) and Engine Systems (ES).
Woodward has outgrown its Drake facility and needs to expand its overall facilities to accommodate continued
growth. Woodward is developing a campus of office, manufacturing, and testing facilities on the Link-N-Greens
site. The campus will include a collection of buildings with parking areas served by private drives. In
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conjunction with the campus, a retail and commercial center is proposed to be located in the southeast corner
of the site. Approximately 70,000 square feet of office and commercial development is planned for this area.
The combined building footprint of the industrial/manufacturing facility is projected to be 600,500 square feet in
buildings ranging from one to three stories. A future phase of construction will contain an unknown amount of
commercial development including service based restaurant, retail and office for the benefit of the general
public and Woodward employees.
On April 2, 2013, City Council approved the Agreement on Second Reading (6-1, Nays: Ohlson). The
Agreement authorizes a business assistance package that includes the reimbursement and rebate of taxes
and contemplates construction of several public improvements.
One aspect of the Agreement (Section 4.1(d)) relates specifically to improvements to Lincoln Boulevard. The
intent of the improvements is to transform the standard street cross section into a boulevard similar to
Mountain Avenue west of Old Town. The specific details of these improvements are not set but may include
construction of new or improved street and intersections, sidewalks and benches, bicycle lanes and racks,
trees and other landscaping, gateway features, transit related infrastructure, storm water improvements,
directional signage, public art and other project for a positive neighborhood image, and interpretive features of
culture and history relevant to the area. The Agreement stipulates that the City must use reasonable best
efforts to complete a study of possible designs for the Lincoln Boulevard Improvements no later than April 30,
2014. This study has been completed and a final design was reviewed by City Council during work session on
April 22, 2014 and approved as elements of the comprehensive plan of the City on May 20, 2014.
In addition, the Agreement contemplates the City Manager submitting a package for City Council’s
consideration that would fund the Lincoln Boulevard Improvements “by renewal of the Building on Basics
dedicated sales tax…on a schedule to allow consideration of that measure by voters no later than November
2014.” The current schedule contemplates consideration of a renewal of the Building on Basics dedicated
sales tax to be submitted for voter consideration in April 2015. The proposed amendment changes the
“November 2014” deadline to “April 2015” to reflect the current schedule.
FINANCIAL / ECONOMIC IMPACTS
None.
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ORDINANCE NO. 149, 2014
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
APPROVING A FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE
AGREEMENT WITH WOODWARD, INC.
WHEREAS, the City, the Fort Collins, Colorado Downtown Development Authority (the
“Authority”), and Woodward, Inc. (“Woodward”) previously entered into that certain
“Agreement with Woodward, Inc.,” dated April 16, 2013 (the “Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Agreement was approved by the City Council by Ordinance No. 055,
2013, on second reading on April 2, 2013; and
WHEREAS, the Agreement authorizes a business assistance package from the City and
the Authority to Woodward relating to Woodward’s relocation and construction of its company
headquarters and the expansion of its manufacturing and office facilities on a new corporate
campus site within Fort Collins; and
WHEREAS, in Section 4(d) of the Agreement the City agreed to consider in the future
the construction of significant public improvements to Lincoln Avenue, which avenue abuts and
is adjacent to the campus site Woodward is now developing, referred to as the “Lincoln
Boulevard Improvements” in the Agreement (the “Lincoln Boulevard Improvements”); and
WHEREAS, in connection with the City’s future consideration of the Lincoln Boulevard
Improvements, Section 4(d) of the Agreement also provides that the City Manager will “. . .
present a package to the City Council of improvements to be funded by a renewal of the Building
on Basics dedicated sales tax, including a portion of the Lincoln Boulevard Improvements valued
at approximately $8 million, on a schedule to allow consideration of that measure by the voters
no later than November 2014.”; and
WHEREAS, the City, the Authority and Woodward now agree that the City Manager
does not need to submit the Building on Basics ballot measure to the Council for its
consideration until the time needed to place the measure before the voters at the City’s next
regular election on April 7, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the City, the Authority and Woodward therefore desire to enter into the
“First Amendment to Agreement with Woodward, Inc.” attached and incorporated herein as
Exhibit “A” (the “First Amendment”) to so amend the Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
FORT COLLINS that the First Amendment is hereby approved and the Mayor and City Manager
are hereby authorized to execute the First Amendment, with such additional terms and conditions
as the City Manager, in consultation with the City Attorney, determines to be necessary and
appropriate to protect the interests of the City or effectuate the purpose of this Ordinance.
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Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered published this 21st day of
October, A.D. 2014, and to be presented for final passage on the 4th day of November, A.D.
2014.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
City Clerk
Passed and adopted on final reading on the 4th day of November, A.D. 2014.
__________________________________
Mayor
ATTEST:
_______________________________
City Clerk
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FIRST AMENDMENT
TO AGREEMENT WITH WOODWARD, INC.
THIS FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH WOODWARD, INC.
(the “First Amendment”) is entered into this ___ day of ________, 2014, by and among the City
of Fort Collins, Colorado, a home rule municipal corporation (the “City”), the Fort Collins,
Colorado Downtown Development Authority, a duly organized and existing downtown
development authority under the Constitution and laws of the State of Colorado, including,
particularly, Title 31, Article 25, Part 8, Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended (the
“Authority”), and Woodward, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Woodward”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the City, the Authority and Woodward have previously entered into that
certain “Agreement with Woodward, Inc.” dated April 16, 2013 (the “Agreement”); and
WHEREAS, the Agreement was approved by the Fort Collins City Council (the
“Council”) by Ordinance No. 055, 2013, on second reading on April 2, 2013; and
WHEREAS, the Agreement authorizes a business assistance package from the City and
the Authority to Woodward relating to Woodward’s relocation and construction of its company
headquarters and the expansion of its manufacturing and office facilities on a new corporate
campus site in Fort Collins; and
WHEREAS, included in the Agreement is the City’s agreement in Section 4(d) of the
Agreement to consider in the future the construction of significant public improvements to
Lincoln Avenue, which avenue abuts and is adjacent to the campus site Woodward is now
developing, referred to as the “Lincoln Boulevard Improvements” in the Agreement (the
“Lincoln Boulevard Improvements”); and
WHEREAS, in connection with the City’s future consideration of the Lincoln Boulevard
Improvements, Section 4(d) of the Agreement also provides that the City Manager will “. . .
present a package to the City Council of improvements to be funded by a renewal of the Building
on Basics dedicated sales tax, including a portion of the Lincoln Boulevard Improvements valued
at approximately $8 million, on a schedule to allow consideration of that measure by the voters
no later than November 2014.”; and
WHEREAS, the City, the Authority and Woodward now agree that the City Manager
does not need to submit the Building on Basics ballot measure to the Council for its
consideration until the time needed to place the measure before the voters at the City’s next
regular election on April 7, 2015; and
WHEREAS, the City, the Authority and Woodward therefore desire to enter into this
First Amendment to so amend the Agreement.
EXHIBIT A
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NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the promises contained in this First
Amendment, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
Section 1. That the first sentence of the second paragraph in Section 4(d) of the
Agreement is hereby amended to read in full as follows:
“In addition, the City Manager agrees to present a package to the City Council of
improvements to be funded by a renewal of the Building on Basics dedicated sales tax, including
a portion of the Lincoln Boulevard Improvements valued at approximately $8 million, on a
schedule to allow consideration of that measure by the voters at the City’s next regular municipal
election on April 7, 2015.”
Section 2. That the City, the Authority and Woodward agree that, except as amended
herein, all other provisions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the City, the Authority and Woodward have executed this
First Amendment as of the date first above written.
CITY OF FORT COLLINS, COLORADO
a municipal corporation
By: _______________________________
Karen Weitkunat, Mayor
By: _______________________________
Darin A. Atteberry, City Manager
Attest:
_____________________________
City Clerk
Approved as to form:
_____________________________
Senior Assistant City Attorney
STATE OF COLORADO )
) ss.
COUNTY OF LARIMER )
The foregoing First Amendment to Agreement with Woodward, Inc. was executed before me
this ____ day of _____________, 2014, by Karen Weitkunat, as Mayor, by Wanda Nelson, as
City Clerk, and by Darin Atteberry, City Manager, of the CITY OF FORT COLLINS,
COLORADO, a municipal corporation.
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WITNESS my hand and official seal.
My commission expires: ______________
____________________________________
Notary Public
THE FORT COLLINS, COLORADO,
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
________________________________________
Wynne Odell, Chairperson
(SEAL)
Attest:
___________________________
Janet Bramhall, Secretary
STATE OF COLORADO )
) ss.
COUNTY OF LARIMER )
The foregoing First Amendment to Agreement with Woodward, Inc. was executed before me
this ____ day of _____________, 2014, by Wynne Odell, as Chairperson, and by Janet Bramhall
as Secretary of THE FORT COLLINS, COLORADO, DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
My commission expires: ______________
____________________________________
Notary Public
WOODWARD, INC. a Delaware corporation
By: __________________________________
Tom Gendron, Chairman and CEO
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STATE OF COLORADO )
) ss.
COUNTY OF LARIMER )
The First Second Amendment to Agreement with Woodward, Inc. was executed before me this
____ day of _____________, 2014, by Tom Gendron as Chairman and CEO of WOODWARD,
INC. a Delaware corporation.
WITNESS my hand and official seal.
My commission expires: ______________
____________________________________
Notary Public