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• 0 of value of land, improvements, and tangible personal property, for tax purposes (e.g., rendition, assessments, Harris County Appraisal District review and appeal procedures, court appeals, etc.) for purposes of fixing and determining the amount of ad valorem tax payments, and the amount of "in lieu of tax" payments hereunder, except as otherwise provided in Article VI hereof. VI. A. In the event Company elects to protest the valuation for tax purposes set on its said properties by City or by the Harris County Appraisal District for any year or years during the terms hereof, nothing in this Agreement shall preclude such protest and Company shall have the right to take all legal steps desired by it to reduce the same. Notwithstanding any such protest by Company, Company agrees to pay to City on or before the date therefor hereinabove provided, the total amount of the "in lieu of taxes" on the unannexed portions of Company's hereinabove described property which would be due by Company to City in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Agreement on the basis of renditions which shall be filed by Company on or before March 31 of each year during the term of this Agreement, with both the City and Harris County Appraisal District for that year. When the City or Harris County Appraisal District (as the case may be) valuation on said property of Company has been so finally determined, either as the result of final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction or as the result of other final conclusion of the controversy, then within thirty (30) days thereafter Company shall make payment to City of any additional payment due hereunder based on such final valuation, together with applicable penalties, interests, and costs. B. Should Company disagree with any appraisal made by the independent appraiser selected by City .(which shall be given in writing to Company), Company shall, within twenty (20) days of receiving such copy, give written notice to the City of such disagreement. In the event Company does not give such written notice of disagreement within such time period, the appraisal made by said independent appraiser shall be final and controlling for purposes of the determination of "in lieu of taxes" payments to be made under this Agreement. Should Company give such notice of disagreement, Company shall also submit to the City with such notice a written statement setting forth what Company believes to be the market value of Company's hereinabove described property. Both parties agree to thereupon enter into good faith negotiations in an attempt to reach an agreement as to the market value of Company's property for "in lieu" purposes hereunder. If, after the expiration of thirty (30) days from the date the notice of disagreement was received by City, the parties have not reached agreement as to such market value, the parties agree to submit the dispute to final arbitration as provided in subparagraph 1 of this Article VI(B). Notwithstanding any such disagreement by Company, Company agrees to pay to City on 5