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within twenty (20) calendar days of receiving City,a invoice, give <br />written notice to the City of such disagreement. In the event <br />Company does not givesuch written notice of -disagreement within <br />such time period, the appraisal made by said independent appraiser <br />shall be final and, controlling for purposes of the determination <br />of "in lieu of taxes" payments to be made -under this Agreement. <br />Should Company gave such notice of disagreement, Company shall <br />also, submit to the City with such notice a written statement <br />setting forth what Company believes to be the market value of <br />Company's hereinabove described property. Both parties agree to <br />thereupon enter intogood faith negotiations in an attempt to <br />reach -an agreement as to the triarket value of Company's property <br />for "in lieu,, purposes hereunder. If, after the expiration of <br />thirty (34) days from the date the notice of disagreettient was <br />received by City, the parties have not reached agreement as to <br />such market value, the parties agree to submit the dispute to <br />final arbitration as provided in subparagraph 1 of this Article <br />V1(33) . <br />Notwithstanding any such disagreement by Company, company agrees <br />to pay to City on or before December 31 of each year during the <br />term ;hereof, at .least the total of (a) the ad valorem taxes on the <br />annexed portions, plus (b) the total amount of the "in, lieu" <br />payments which would be due. hereunder on the basis of Company's <br />:written valuations statement, submitted to City by Company <br />hereunder, or the total, assessment and 'yin lieu of taxesu thereon <br />for the last preceding year, whichever is higher. <br />1. A Board of Arbitrators shall be created composed of one <br />person named by Company, one by City; and a third to be <br />named by those two. In case of no agreement on this <br />arbitrator in 10 days, the 'parties will join in, a <br />written request that the chief Judge of the U.S... <br />District Court for the Southern District of Texas <br />appoint the third arbitrator who, (as the "impartial <br />Arbitrator"), shall preside over the arbitration <br />proceeding: The sole issue to be determined. in the <br />arbitration shall be resolution of the difference <br />between the: parties as to the fair market value of <br />.Company's property for calculation of the "in lieu" <br />payment and total payment hereunder for the year in <br />question. The Board shall hear and consider all <br />relevant and material. evidence on that issue including <br />expert opinion, and shall render its written decision <br />as promptly as practicable. 'That decision shall there <br />be final and binding upon the parties, subject only to <br />judicial review as may be available under the Texas <br />General Arbitration Act (Chapter 171,. "General <br />Arbitrationil, Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code). <br />Costs of the arbitration shall be shared equally by the <br />Company and the city, provided that each party shall <br />bear its own: -attorneys fees. <br />VII. <br />8 <br />