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.:..--- r. ~ .\''1 ~r w PPG Industries, Inc. One PPG Place Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15272. USA Telephone: (412) 434-2330 Michael H. McGarry General Manager Fine Chemicals .i September 26, 2QO 1 1[0) IE ~ IE nil IE IInI .lnl! OCT - 5 2001 1l1lJ CllY MANAGER'S OFFICE Mr. Robert T. Herrera City Manager City Of LaPorte Post Office Box 1115 LaPorte, Texas, 77572 Sl,lbject: "Tax Abatement Agreement, PPG Industries Reinvestment Zone" Dear Mr. Herrera; In accordance with your request during our telephone discussion of Tuesday, September 25,2001, we are pleased to submit this letter requesting that the subject "Tax Abatement Agreement" be amended to eliminate certain existing language and add th~ language set forth in the David Turkel (Harris County Economic Development Administrator) letter to Hanson Gilan dated August 3,2001 (copy enclosed). Specifically, we are z:equesting tlUlt the term "permanent employee" as defined on page two (2) of the agreement be modified, eliminating the words "excluding any contract employee, seasonal employee, or part-time employee" and replacing it ~ith the language suggested in the David Turkel letter. 'Contract employees will be considered as permanent employees if the following requirements are met '1) The employee can not be an individual con~actor, but must be employed by a business entity that performs work on a contract basis with the Owner/Operator of the facility. ;' 2) The employee must be a full time employee (excluding seasonal' employees or part-time employees) of the Contractor, must work a minimum of thirty five (35) hours in a seven day period, report for work exclusively in the Zone, and must be reflected in an Employers Quarterly TWC Report filed by the Contractor. .' , 3) A notarized affidavit must be provided by the Contractor, (each year) attesting to its compliance with the above requirements and stating the exact number of qualified employees that they have provided to PPG.' Mr. Herrera, thank you for your consideration of our request. Respectfully Submitted; /Yl Michael H. Mc Garry General Manager Fine Chemicals Encl: