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thanker C+~urrcil ic:,r r~llawinq him tc, addr`e~..;~ tree prup~a~ed ta:~: ~ ~~t-r.
ald t,ucsget. s`1r. Liress~tatea that twu yeax:~ agrt re wa.~ a'u:_igr;e~;.
the ienne{~ale ~+I~~nt: tr.• r~,ake a ~ec.is•~orr, {. 13 tc~ niai~r~ the F~..ar: ~:
viat~lk= anca }~:eep it open rar t"~~ to c•lo~~e the pl::lr;t, t}1e tav~,r-ec
~tc)sitasn c:f the comparly« Fartunat:e.Ly he ht~cided to k;>=ep the oar
~tper: ar,r~ r`t~l~;r'~' tFit;• .~c;Ve *_rr,erzt iri the :future anr~ place tr,r~ :erirIIe'fa.~if=
~:lant te.: ur_= fine of the must :;fate'-oi -the art mai_hirrinq pl:3nts in
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t:r:' wctrlci. Irr t..t,e l~~~t _ Iii nears th6~s~> inve~•trrte`nt~• rave k=r~r,
rr,.~reae anti it trae p31c~ a.r in the relationship of theca` cornps3r,y. At_
tir~~cSrfi~ tlfrle thE'y ;TiE3uE' t:nE~ 1rrVE>~:trtterlt:; aR{w< <3oj~71•`tt_C2 ~3r1 caper; L7t~C.e':
pr..icy wlttr the f~ity, iarrar,t County Apprais~31 iti'.trict. with tf~'
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~_t~ate of "I e;•;as and in arr,e resF,c>r_ t it ha: r_.ame ua+~~; anct bit ten them
sn the bei-riri~~. ~ year ~,go tCiel.r a~,e ~seo valuation was X15, ~wrv, tv~
~,lucs. ~`aday because at yams investment., this facility is now over
~~::~•, ~~t'Zl, Qra@. 't'herefore, their revenues to the city.. county and
i=sc:hc:rol distrsct will kre a slgriiticant increase ir7 itself based on
t.ne increased v~,luatian. Lance again; he is faced with the same
decision to make on behalf of Hc~id~=lburg %tarris, that is +~o they gc,
forward and invest ar do they at some point decide to cease
operations in iennedale. 7`hey c:-urrentiy have 167 employee<~•, which
most live here and da isu:~iriess in ftc:,nnedale.
7'tiere are live main suppliers tYiat are locGited in Kennedale. Four
cif which Heidelburca represent t~tti% of ttieix busines:~ and ane :;~5% to
~~"r. al their business. `t'he concern is :tar gre.::rter trian what
Heidelburg contrit:,utes to ttie city. I:ti something happens to
iit.,idr~lburc~ }iarris, thane campanies• fold. its has facts and zigures
c,f dullax~s e;<:pended grid they would pe willing to show it represents
De t ter that, '~3vi~ irr :tout- cases. 'f wa of the companies are Ci~1~==• and (
t'! Machine. It represents a substantial amount of ta: dollars
when, you talk about industrial ba~•e. That is the industrial base
of fiennedaie. Unfortunately the city is tied around one business.
r~fr. ins-wss asked the Council to show same ty~:,e at intent a2 wanting
to keep Heidelburg in Kennedale. `t"he only way he can Shaw the
executive board that intent is fc,r the Launch to consider not
r airing ta:~:es. 'T'r,eir iJ`Jivi city tu;: bill was ~E,i, > r'i. ;.t3. With ttie
incr~•ased value the= ball wi11 grow to '~1~~, ~~'~ without the to:~ x°ate
rai~.:~•ing one pcnr,y. "I'he intent he is asking for is that Council
does not rain-e the rate. He understood that Heidelburg wasn't the
only bus•ine"s or per:-~r~rr :rn town, but t;,c~y have Shawn that th~•y want
tv i,e a good r,~,ighbar and part of the community.
Whey Crave diver, easements grid prapert_y to th~~ city far the new
water well and anything else file city wanted during his and the
Mayor's administratiarr. lt.'s i,eer, a vex y strong ar,d mutual
par trrer ship he• would lii;e to continue. `t'he future for Heidelburg
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without some assi~~v~arsce they`re not going to yet tt;ere. Wt,er: Y„
~oc,k.~s ~:,t a t.iatai cfl J '. `_}% zr,cr eaae i. r, t_axe~, ti`,at blll bec.i:~mes
<}.~~, ,e,ti~~y. ,•io c;orr;t:.any car, wii~hstanc~ a ~~. `~ ir,crea~e lr, t:.7 tit~~.
i I1r.1t 1rit:"rE'a::~e C, C,~'S' f1Ut r E_'.`--."t u~3Vn I.~UUr',C11S - =,'~iUU ~.l~t?T'.: U:i-~ 2t t.]±~?,_':_;
his. ar,ct the other 1~~7 ~•rr,ployees c,l f{,=it~ralb,,tt'~t~ riarri:~.
Whatever the cif}~ ;=an do i.n relationship; t+~ the ta.: rate tug?.3y ;~r,.~:
~Utu'rE ~ t,: :3s'~;i_c~ tL•OUf:Cl.~ tv C_O7k::;1,:aE'1 1L.
toss ai,atemer,t~ tas tt,c~
tiE'y art' lrl e.3 p431t.1tJr tO ,~.C_tiltlr'lue tC1 1,.Vt'::>t lr°i i,~,Iq tt't: r?~ t~:.apltdl,,
it's nr~t ir, a poslt:ior, tt, e;;p<3rld :it_s Y,ui.ldint~. ~t`,eii lrstent is° t,_,
c.i:ar,tiriut• t~~, yr+~w ar,~:~ incrr~c,:~e trrc output t, :f th,~• fac;t.t.lty. it ..rlt•
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E•c`Unton,y tu.rn> tta.r t..s,>:' i,c>~_tt.., !_n_/ a.e ~ `-`
k=~:, a very solid cit. ~ ~~_r, ur a ionc7 tune to cv;ne. He has t,e«~rl
irl:.-tru~tect k+y the >/xecutly~ grou,~ to rraic~ ~vure t hr? city unds_rst3nds
what pCJSitiQn iieir.~rrlbu:rq ls' iri. ~~i;ortly, i;e will tie rnr~eti,,,.a wlt..}"i
the schUi?.1 cilst.r it_ t ar,d i arx ant iounty. fe r,oeas to i•;n,~w ii ~.:t~•r t•
is inter;t on the city's bet,ait to mair,taa.n t_he partr,ez _st~~lp witt,
HeldElbu~g Harris,-'. It tf,e partnerstrip i~ars't cc.ntinue =~r, :,c~mt•
~•{uality basl:_; chr=r, t!-~~y wxil be laceix wltti •~orr,i~ very :t:ii;_u~
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tunes and cfcci:_:sor,::. is be perfectly blurii_, iteidtiiburq wiles i.~.:,
the plant.. In ttr~ r,e.•:t. year they have- a c.Ie•c 1~.~.iun tr., make r+E•,_ ~u~,_e
f,i. tare°~;_=
c,i busir[es:.; cc,r,~_;t:i.oris to Lose cane of tr:r~• plants '
'..il:l ~,1?::~ thr~y W.lil ,~lu~.t~ till= pil.ar,t :Lrt t'rani:E' GE•C3u`:e_ ?_ttt' f7~,~~7i:ii{ud. ?.r_':: ::;;
its ir3 He1t~elvu.U. :~~~rrr,ar:y. it crrtly ma~~s ~±r:se ii t},er~ 1~' F- ,~~,.:::
cap~3c: t. you ,jr~, it :~umr'where it doe5n' t cuurri.. T'r,e ii. `:... m:~r~:~ t is
s•tarirsy to C:urnc° klaci-; ar,d they hope rl+~t tc, t:av«~ r.ennedaie or or:e ui
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tt,~ ether :tiacli.itit=s sn tt,e i.i.:.. ~lvsed. :~t~ c~oe•~;n t war,: tne~•;,t t:~t
have an apportur,:ity to :=or.sider ciosir,g KNnr:edale. "I'Y,~~y 3r«~
worl•,ir+y very hart in this :facility to be the test ire t'rte wu ld anti
they are p.rc.>ud to kze . r; i~enneciale, but tt,ey r;et•~i r.i-st:: city'. rrt_i.ta.
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rle:i.deiburc~ ha~~ rr'+_r~~n~..1y lnvestt•d ~~. Ertti+v, v~'v.3~3 lr, t.r,e t:lrar:t. ~,,r
.7, G'rliJ(r'1, tklt~trJ In equipment, a tc,tal c,l X11, v~?%!s<';, ~k',(I. Ttlat_ i.~ t.,sr
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f uturN pLar, ir, capital~pend.ing is vex y heavy. i::ier,nan ownership
feels that'.• the only way to qo. They have spent hundreds of
thousands of dollars in training people. Nc_,w that they have
trained people, you I,avrJ to give there equipment to x ur,. i°},e ta;<:
Ua~se will ccantLnue:~ t~~ grow.
ion ttiav°ac:ki a~,i~;ec°! what the cal:~i.tol plar, wa:~ fox- the rre:•:t five
years. Mx . Gress stated that :fur' itr•rin~:dale it i~a approximately
c~L;(~J, v_'+~iV~, V~~t~+l~. h'~ t}re ;:drnr= t~rne f_iiat they are growing, they will.
also be yettinc} rid a:i ott,er equlpmr~nt. Sa .~t's• not a net effect
t}-;at the city will see a gain of 52~, r~~~D, ~@~ in value. "There will
c,e ~,•c,rne zr,crease aver the ~~t~, ~tUV~, i~~~1t~i that you wee today. I he
u~eiul lile ai the equipment ir, abr~ut ~' t.a 1V~ years, depending on
what rnachine it is.
Ron Itovach asked if the ~~fr1, ~t~~l t.o Y•lrc~=~, ~~~ in tax«'s wat~; at the
proposed rates ar the charge in t}ie valuation alone, hl :r. Gr~s;j
x eplied that wa~• t4,e ctiar,ge in valuation, u.~ing a•st years rata or
'>~~.3'J`~`_1. LIe requested the city to t~;eep the same rate and if there
was• sc,meway to abate any future increases that they would be
cor;:.iciert=d to some type of an abatemr~nt in x~elatianship to a time
phasing c wi,atever increases the city w~~ulci give. I:::>:arnple, it the
~:ity r ai:~es• the takes r,e:~:t yeaz- by li? r_ents per Slt~7~1, an agreement
c~t~uld be wot ked out suitable tox~ the city and their company.
floe Itiovach as}fed if }enridedaLe':~ type ci ~zty government could
alaow abateme,it.5. 'ed Izawt~ stafeci that Eierins~dale is close to
compliance to be able to dive ta:~: abatements. Unfortunately, the
«wity is unable to Help what has already b«yen done. The 511, 0v~0, 17V~~7
impro~>rrn~nts have already taken place. ticcurdir:c~ c,~ tlzN act tare
at,aternerit aU.r eemer,t has to be in place before the irapravement takes
place. The city cyan have a p~_c,po.sa.. fc~r in~vi::itutir~,g a ta:1
abatement praararr; within r3 tnantF', ox~ °uu, which would 'take iar-e of
Tutu e gri~wth. Huwevtr, it. dues3ri't acic~l ~=:~t~ tr,i~ year ':~ tanr~s~.
I~ir . U.reu :::fated tt,at. ti-,«~ Germar, pevF=le r~=1y up«,~n ti us•t. TrieY are
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V`ciCc~I3t 1ri fill lPaiii, $VeW 1'$~rA ~,l~}-j1C`E':. i'7B ~l.l L':~1:' t w%3 rat t.t~ L;r~E' .f. I~ltl t'
rf,achines (w}':en it cc,fi~e~ t~n~e tc, reirtve.~t uf-t a capital ba~isi $~l~uc7ht
i3 rl l5 er~,t Y.. ::' ~.'UI-~l Gi rtt, $'c t_w }"$+.1 ril ~,J ::i rtlSit'. t:k_' .~Nt t`,..j ilr. k' J't t_tl fl e':i c31.` 7t~_'t't:
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value cF% th~• pre~er~t eyuipm~rit pae.:; c, wiii that ff3«_~:il.i'.;r, i:2. t};r
UE?r"(Xic]fl: i~t.:ri't "u'tE lritk.f"rL r~ri l.t1e t~.ity':= slri~~$ _ (11 •.a ~iaF"t> i:r~ L:1':.y
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$:~ ic~;t:'iLurc~ }-(arr iv 1~~;A t Iiti~ i i.u~t ~~111, [)(~tZ. ~t_'~t last year. ~t'tie mar r:et
t, ;.}t.t-t.c-=r! r_=t,t?ut t#-,e mc>cit'ti r_rt _Turit>, t.hr• pis:3rrt way uhut ~owri tier 1lvF'
wr;e:.y~ 11, _:u1y. Ate ;~ YtGw, t:ic:- cl~~;iF~;any :~t:rt:. _(:;~, tii~~r,'t;[tirtivt ;.rr pir__.:.rF%::;
itt the ..a:rt t:wc~ w~•E. ,..~. . }ir~y r;er~ti mac, L;,-~~~3t; w/vr_=t: ;~i t .. ~~=k-,vU~[. s~r+i ~~ t :~~
S~".7~~, ~~;;:~, iL't~i~. T'}-,ey are a~7c7ut S~iv~~, ~~k-, ~:.i~ic~ ,~hrr t :yritY Ji;. «,n-_h:_.
into their fiscal year. $~1o ctrie eamr,ar,y at t}tat Show, t_i,=:3t
."i;:3pprr:'trv ot3c` every .1iv+_• ye'ai~S•, 3u1C.1 orie Y:~r'=:~.~. it.i?y' :tlve ,~'~a%+~:, t.:r_
C:lU}.t YlOU~'E tUI fl, they tXi;+:triE'd df'r t'i=:r_'t ~":_ilvE' arriUUfit ti ~1t' tf2:3ir:~'L
s}~iar~_ t:,ack. Nir~ie y~'ars agr~, t'r3e}• }-tad ~:a~a c,~ thr_~~ mz3rkF~=Sr, up ur~t.1.1
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this concur ance t}~iey were ctawr: i:.o - .: [<<3r~:et. :hat iw
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U1 pr tritlria ~_ rf~r.:e~.
izc>ber t. Mundy :Mated that he was 1n~p.ressYd by t }fe way tPir.~ r_;ity and
Fie:lrielbur~ t°:as wr~r $~ed tc«yether. As a buuiricSa ,3+ari lt.' _ {_;:~:' rc=~ ~;
ar[~1 tT':E' CS c3i"v p1e:iC.t, ZtkCCU._;C pt_,11LUt' lJcs1.:: c3(i;:. 21Ze 1. ;: U~:r:.: (e.aL';_> [~~<r «.
;,'r' be«ut~ht, .~tret't::~: h:.3'~~t~ to L~= paved iri frur,t:, c::r $i.~f rz:_:. J r; ti:r_
othr_'r #-tanr.~ .iE-' l:~ ,j ;:. a::payer and is - ic~~:«r: .3t $ii~ t~3 :~ bi ii
rie;•;t ye~3r . A lc~t of the :to.ir::~ are retii-eci •~r uner~plc~yed. '$'i-ir_'. ~-
aiYC hclrCY til?_l~ittil`~ -tlJ b1=' f~~~tde~. l ta~:E"c• '~!1 U}J Vr s-t.t.3y _i1 E=' ..~dtick_',
cir_=rt t_ r;aks~ thr3t the total ,udue of trust.
Mr. i::sress sta#_rc~ that in e~ny '~`u~~ines's you ge
11.YiE~. T}iat'.~ w}3at w~• all i~iave to llvril t,y,
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{ rit c. r. ty t~ urr.:y <3~r i~a~tti ~: why, t_ per v it::ew 1 _
~,E-•=:.,pc• ~sr ~' w:illi:,q t{, $.,ay 1117 t$tem, LEeat':
art'r:' ~:_ th+'re twhe•y ~urF cxctie' t want try pay lot
t ~ O w C s t (.) i_. Yl ~' ~.~= l., 't t !_. it
t}il~ ~~.itnc-' w1t, ~..'1~~ i_-Li:y.
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ta.:ea. ii tht ~ervir~e'~
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Mayor Radakovich stated that the Council would weight all the
{>pt::.~r1:; t:r~ d~; wtrat ;._;t+:•y ~.ar, t~+~ It.t~t=p li~~l+.i+::~lbtr:r c~ i.1 K+~r;;,,rdalE~.
I~Ir . flres~~ invited Lour,cil to tt-,ei^ +~pen rouse tour in Novemuer.
tieidel.t+urc~ ray .tacilitie~ located zr; rarr,am and Cover, I~Iew
t~iampshzre, hle ico, F'rar,ce ar,d three ir, Germany,
Mot,ion by Ir:+bert Mundy, seUond c+y lion Kovach to Set the meeting to
vr:,+;.e on the ta:~: rate 1c+r tvednes•day, :~epterr,ber ~~;, 1'jii at 7:~~i AM.,
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~~t .~~~i ra;t tsroadway '~~treet. I~lotian cai rled urianin,ousiy.
F'U}3L1v___ HLAk:LI~ILi _ _tyl(J...,__ ir_7 l `c~eive c.ati~,ens c:on;rr,entt~ rc,garding a
+r oF:+o~ed zoning change request it om "A" Single Family District t,~
"L°' ~ommerLial ;:iistrict, on °I'r-act a & e,A, .3. i'i. L.iily :purvey,
Ab~trac.t ")tiie) c4ntair,ing appro:~imateiy i i/~. acres o:t iand iucated
cast a:f Little Schac,l Road at the intersection of her,nedaie `.~ublett
Road, requested by Grady Glilt~~n acrd tom. P. Eediord.
i~Iu one in attendance sicar.ed :ir,, spoke for c,r against the zoning
ci,ange reque~t_.
r U~LIC_. hLAF,ING__ NLi.~ -• 7'o receive: citiwer,s comments regarding the
prod+us•ed budget for Fiscal Year 1~=iril -~.iz.
t~fr, one in attendance signed ir,, :-:poke in :favor ur against trre
l;+ru(~o:3t~d t:,udget.
Fete Ii.LZ;.I:,at[ ick rnovr>d to ad,~aurn i..Yze~ publ.i~; hearing :.it. ~i:V):~ I~'i''i.
Ser.:ond by Torr, Boone and carried unanimously.
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