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HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-2020-IDA-14 Equistar ChemincalsORDINANCE NO. 2020-IDA-14 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION BY THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS OF AN INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AGREEMENT WITH EQUISTAR CHEMICALS, LP, A DELAWARE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, FOR THE TERM COMMENCING JANUARY 1, 2020, AND ENDING DECEMBER 31, 2031; MAKING VARIOUS FINDINGS AND PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE SUBJECT; FINDING COMPLIANCE WITH THE OPEN MEETINGS LAW; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE HEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS: Section 1. Equistar Chemicals, LP, a Delaware limited partnership has executed an industrial district agreement with the City of La Porte, Texas, for the term commencing January 1, 2020, and ending December 31, 2031, a copy of which is attached hereto, incorporated by reference herein, and made a part hereof for all purposes. Section 2. The Mayor, the City Manager, the City Secretary, and the City Attorney of the City of La Porte, Texas, be and they are hereby, authorized and empowered to execute and deliver on behalf of the City of La Porte, Texas, the industrial district agreement with the corporation named in Section 1 hereof. Section 3. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites, and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the city for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Law, Chapter 551, Texas Government Code; and that this meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during which this ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies. approves and confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof. Section 4. This Ordinance shall be effective from and after its passage and approval, and it is so ordered. PASSED and APPROVED, this 28th day of October, 2019. CITY OF/QAROF3TE, TEXAS ouis/R. Rigby, ATTEST: Le oodward, City Secrets APPROVED AS TO FORM: Clark T. Askins, Assistant City Attorney NO. 2020 IDA-1 STATE OF TEXAS ' COUNTY OF HARRIS INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AGREEMENT This AGREEMENT made and entered into by and between the CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS, a municipal corporation of Harris County, Texas, hereinafter called "CITY", and Equistar Chemicals, LP a Delaware Limited Partnership eoi-poi-at-iEh9, hereinafter called "COMPANY", W I T N E S S E T H: WHEREAS, it is the established policy of the City Council of the City of La Porte, Texas, to adopt such reasonable measures from time to time as are permitted by law and which will tend to enhance the economic stability and growth of the City and its environs by attracting the location of new and the expansion of existing industries therein, and such policy is hereby reaffirmed and adopted by this City Council as being in the best interest of the City and its citizens; and WHEREAS, pursuant to its policy, City has enacted Ordinance No. 729, designating portions of the area located in its extraterritorial jurisdiction as the "Battleground Industrial District of La Porte, Texas", and Ordinance No. 842A, designating portions of the area located in its extraterritorial jurisdiction as the "Bayport Industrial District of La Porte, Texas", hereinafter collectively called "District", such Ordinances being in compliance with the Municipal Annexation Act of Texas, codified as Section 42.044, Texas Local Government Code; and WHEREAS, Company is the owner of land within a designated Industrial District of the City of La Porte, said land being legally described on the attached Exhibit "A" (hereinafter "Land"); and said Land being more particularly shown on a plat attached as Exhibit "B", which plat describes the ownership boundary lines; a site layout, showing all improvements, including pipelines and railroads, and also showing areas of the Land previously annexed by the City of La Porte; and WHEREAS, City desires to encourage the expansion and growth of industrial plants within said Districts and for such purpose desires to enter into this Agreement with Company pursuant to Ordinance adopted by the City Council of said City and recorded in the official minutes of said City: NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements of the parties contained herein and pursuant to the authority granted under the Municipal Annexation Act and the Ordinances of City referred to above, City and Company hereby agree with each other as follows: I. City covenants, agrees and guarantees that during the term of this Agreement, provided below, and subject to the terms and provisions of this Agreement, said District shall continue to retain its extraterritorial status as an industrial district, at least to the extent that the same covers the Land belonging to Company and its assigns, unless and until the status of said Land, or a portion or portions thereof, as an industrial district may be changed pursuant to the terms of this Agreement. Subject to the foregoing and to the later provisions of this Agreement, City does further covenant, agree and guarantee that such industrial district, to the extent that it covers said Land lying within said District and not now within the corporate limits of City, shall be immune from annexation by City during the term hereof (except as hereinafter provided) and shall have no right to have extended to it any services by City, and that all Land, including that which has been heretofore annexed, shall not have extended to it by ordinance any rules and regulations (a) governing plats and subdivisions of land, (b) prescribing any building, electrical, plumbing or inspection code or codes, or (c) attempting to exercise in any manner whatever control over the conduct of business thereon; provided, however, 1) any portion of Land constituting a strip of land 100' wide and contiguous to either Fairmont Parkway, State Highway 225, or State Highway 146, shall be subject to the rules and regulations attached hereto as Exhibit "C" and made a part hereof, 2) intermodal shipping containers (including but not limited to freight and tank containers) placed on Land belonging to Company shall be permitted to be stacked only two containers in height within the 100' wide portion of Company's Land contiguous to either Fairmont Parkway, State Highway 225, or State Highway 146; beyond said 100' wide strip, intermodal shipping containers shall be eligible to be stacked one additional container in height within and for each successive 100' wide portion of Company's Land behind and following the preceding 100' wide strip, up to a maximum of six containers in height, regardless of distance from Fairmont Parkway, State Highway 225, or State Highway 146; and 3) it is agreed that City shall have the right to institute or intervene in any administrative and/or judicial proceeding authorized by the Texas Water Code, the Texas Clean Air Act, the Texas Health & Safety Code, or other federal or state environmental laws, rules or regulations, to the same extent and to the same intent and effect as if all Land covered by this Agreement were not subject to the Agreement. II. In the event that any portion of the Land has heretofore been annexed by City, Company agrees to render and pay full City ad valorem taxes on such annexed Land and improvements, and tangible personal property. Under the terms of the Texas Property Tax Code (S.B. 621, Acts of the 65th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 1979, as amended), the appraised value for tax purposes of the annexed portion of Land, improvements, and tangible personal property shall be E determined by the Harris County Appraisal District. The parties hereto recognize that said Appraisal District has no authority to appraise the Land, improvements, and tangible personal property in the unannexed area for the purpose of computing the "in lieu" payments hereunder. Therefore, the parties agree that the appraisal of the Land, improvements, and tangible personal property in the unannexed area shall be conducted by City, at City's expense, by an independent appraiser of City's selection. The parties recognize that in making such appraisal for "in lieu" payment purposes, such appraiser must of necessity appraise the entire (annexed and unannexed) Land, improvements, and tangible personal property. Nothing herein contained shall ever be interpreted as lessening the authority of the Harris County Appraisal District to establish the appraised value of Land, improvements, and tangible personal property in the annexed portion, for ad valorem tax purposes. A. The properties upon which the "in lieu of" taxes are assessed are more fully described in subsections 1, 2, and 3 of subsection C, of this Paragraph III (sometimes collectively called the "Property"); provided, however, pollution control equipment installed on the Land which is exempt from ad valorem taxation pursuant to the provisions of Sec. 11.31 of the Texas Property Tax Code is exempt from ad valorem taxation and "in lieu of taxes" hereunder. Property included in this Agreement shall not be entitled to an agricultural use exemption for purposes of computing "in lieu of taxes" hereunder. B. On or before the later of December 31, 2020, or 30 days from mailing of tax bill and in like manner on or before each December 31st thereafter, through and including December 31, 2031, Company shall pay to City an amount of "in lieu of taxes" on Company's Property as of January 1st of the current calendar year ("Value Year"). C. Company and City agree that the following percentages ("Percentage Amount") shall apply during each of the Value Years: Value Year 2020: 64% Value Year 2021: 64% Value Year 2022: 64% Value Year 2023: 64% Value Year 2024: 64% Value Year 2025: 64% Value Year 2026: 64% Value Year 2027: 64% Value Year 2 0 2 8 : 64% Value Year 2029: 64% Value Year 2030: 64% Value Year 2031: 64% Company agrees to pay to City an amount of "in lieu of taxes" on Company's land, improvements and tangible 3 personal property in the unannexed area equal to the sum of: 1. Percentage Amount of the amount of ad valorem taxes which would be payable to City if all of the Company's Land and improvements which existed on January 1, 2020, and each January 1 thereafter of the applicable Value Year during the term of this Agreement, (excluding amounts which would be so payable with respect to any Substantial Increase in value of such Land and improvements to which subparagraph 2, below applies), had been within the corporate limits of City and appraised each year by City's independent appraiser, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Texas Property Tax Code; and 2. (a) On any Substantial Increase in value of the Land, improvements, and tangible personal property (excluding inventory) dedicated to new construction, in excess of the appraised value of same on January 1, 2019, resulting from new construction (exclusive of construction in progress, which shall be exempt from taxation), for each Value Year following completion of construction in progress, an amount equal to Thirty percent (30%), where construction is completed in Value Years 2020 through 2031, of the amount of ad valorem taxes which would be payable to City if all of said new construction had been within the corporate limits of City and appraised by City's independent appraiser, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Texas Property Tax Code. The eligible period for application of said thirty percent (30%) "in lieu" rate shall be for a total of six (6) Value Years. In the case of new construction which is completed in Value Year 2028 or later, and provided, further, that City and Company enter into an Industrial District Agreement after the expiration of this Industrial District Agreement, then, and in such events, such new construction shall be entitled to additional Value Years under the new Agreement at a Thirty percent (30%) valuation under this subparagraph (a), for a total of six (6) Value Years, but not extending beyond Value Year 2034. In the case of new construction which was completed in Value Years 2016 through 2019 in accordance with the previous Industrial District Agreement between City and Company, such new construction shall be subject to a Twenty percent 20o)valuation through Value Year 2022, and a Thirty (300) valuation for any additional Value Years beyond Value Year 2022, for a total of six 4 (6) Value Years. (b) Application of the thirty percent (30%) "in lieu" rate for Substantial Increase in value of the Land, improvements, and tangible personal property dedicated to new construction is limited to new construction purposed for or related to manufacturing and processing uses. In no case shall Company be entitled to application of the thirty percent (300) "in lieu" rate for Substantial Increase in value of the Land, improvements, and tangible personal property dedicated to new construction where the new construction is purposed for or related to uses for warehousing, storage, distribution, and/or general freight trucking and transportation, as well as general commercial uses, such as truck stops, rental facilities, or repair shops. (c) A Substantial Increase in value of the Land, improvements, and tangible personal property (excluding inventory) as used in subparagraph 2(a) above, is defined as an increase in value that is the lesser of either: i. at least Five percent (50) of the total appraised value of Land and improvements, on January 1, 2019; or ii. a cumulative value of at least $3,500,000.00. For the purposes of this Agreement, multiple projects that are completed in a Value Year can be cumulated to arrive at the amount for the increase in value. (d) If existing Property values have depreciated below the Property value established on January 1, 2019, an amount equal to the amount of the depreciation will be removed from the calculation under this subparagraph 2 to restore the value to the January 1, 2019, value; and 3. Percentage Amount of the amount of ad valorem taxes which would be payable to City on all of the Company's tangible personal property of every description, located in an industrial district of City, including, without limitation, inventory, (including inventory in a federal Foreign Trade Zone and including Freeport exempted inventory), oil, gas, and mineral interests, items of leased equipment, railroads, pipelines, and products in storage located on the Land, if all of said tangible personal property which existed on January 1, 2020, and each January 1 thereafter of the applicable Value Year during the term of this Agreement, (excluding amounts which would be so payable with respect to any Substantial Increase in value of such 0 tangible personal property to which subparagraph 2, above applies), had been within the corporate limits of City and appraised each year by the City's independent appraiser, in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Texas Property Tax Code. with the sum of 1, 2 and 3 reduced by the amount of City's ad valorem taxes on the annexed portion thereof as determined by appraisal by the Harris County Appraisal District. 4. Notwithstanding the above, should City elect to grant the freeport inventory exemption authorized by Article VIII, Section 1-j of the Texas Constitution and Section 11.251 of the Texas Property Tax Code to taxpayers within the City limits, then the freeport inventory exemption shall apply to parties to this Agreement. Further, should inventory or any other class or type of property become exempt from taxation by constitutional amendment or act of the Texas Legislature (including, but not limited to, Article VIII, Section 1-n, of the Texas Constitution and Section 11.253 of the Texas Property Tax Code), such class or type of property shall be exempt for purposes of this Agreement, unless the City Council of the City of La Porte shall by Ordinance provide for the continued taxation of such property under the authority of any applicable provisions of the Texas Constitution and Texas Statutes. 5. City and Company acknowledge circumstances might require the City to provide emergency services to Company's Property described on Exhibit "A" attached hereto. Emergency services are limited to fire, police, and public works emergency services. If Company is not a member of Channel Industries Mutual Aid Association (CIMA), Company agrees to reimburse City for its costs arising out of any emergency response requested by Company to Company's property, and to which City agrees to respond. If Company is a member of CIMA, the obligations of Company and City shall be governed by the CIMA agreement, to which agreement City is a party. IV. This Agreement shall extend for a period beginning on the 13t day of January, 2020, and continuing thereafter until December 31, 2031, unless extended for an additional period or periods of time upon mutual consent of Company and City, as provided by the Municipal Annexation Act; provided, however, that in the event this Agreement is not so extended for an additional period or periods of time on or before August 31, 2031, the agreement of City not to annex property of Company within the District shall terminate. In that event, City shall have the right to commence immediate annexation proceedings as to all of Company's property covered by this Agreement, notwithstanding any of the terms and R provisions of this Agreement. Company agrees that if the Texas Local Government Code Section Chapter 42.044 "Creation of Industrial District in Extraterritorial Jurisdiction", or Texas Local Government Code Chapter 43 "Municipal Annexation", is amended, or any new legislation is thereafter enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas which imposes greater restrictions on the right of City to annex land belonging to Company or imposes further obligations on City in connection therewith after the annexation of such land, Company will waive the right to require City to comply with any such additional restrictions or obligations and the rights of the parties shall be then determined in accordance with the provisions of said laws as the same existed on January 1, 2019. V. This Agreement may be extended for an additional period or periods by agreement between City and Company and/or its assigns even though it is not extended by agreement between City and all of the owners of all land within the District of which it is a part. 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 such protest by Company, and except as otherwise provided in Article VI(B), Company agrees to pay to City on or before the date therefore hereinabove provided, at least the total of (a) the total amount of ad valorem taxes on the annexed portions, plus (b) the total amount of the "in lieu of taxes" on the unannexed portions of Company's hereinabove described property which would be due to City in accordance with the foregoing provisions of this Agreement on the basis of renditions which shall be filed by Company. 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, or City shall make payment to Company of any refund due, as the case may be, 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 pursuant to Article II above (which shall be given in writing to Company), Company shall, within twenty (20) calendar days of receiving City's invoice, give written notice to the City of such disagreement. In the event 7 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 or before December 31 of each year during the term hereof, at least the total of (a) the ad valorem taxes on the annexed portions, plus (b) the total amount of the "in lieu" payments which would be due hereunder on the basis of Company's written valuation-& statement submitted to City by Company hereunder, or the total assessment and "in lieu of taxes" thereon for the last preceding year, whichever is higher. 1. A Board of Arbitrators shall be created composed of one person named by Company, one by City, and a third to be named by those two. In case of no agreement on this arbitrator in 10 days, the parties will join in a written request that the Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas appoint the third arbitrator who, (as the "Impartial Arbitrator") shall preside over the arbitration proceeding. The sole issue to be determined in the arbitration shall be resolution of the difference between the parties as to the fair market value of Company's property for calculation of the "in lieu" payment and total payment hereunder for the year in question. The Board shall hear and consider all relevant and material evidence on that issue including expert opinion, and shall render its written decision as promptly as practicable. That decision shall then be final and binding upon the parties, subject only to judicial review as may be available under the Texas General Arbitration Act (Chapter 171, "General Arbitration", Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code). Costs of the arbitration shall be shared equally by the Company and the city, provided that each party shall bear its own attorneys fees. VII. City shall be entitled to a tax lien on Company's above described property, all improvements thereon, and all tangible personal C property thereon, in the event of default in payment of "in lieu of taxes" payments hereunder, which shall accrue penalty and interest in like manner as delinquent taxes, and which shall be collectible by City in the same manner as provided by law for delinquent taxes. VIII. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon City and Company, and upon Company's successors and assigns, affiliates and subsidiaries, and shall remain in force whether Company sells, assigns, or in any other manner disposes of, either voluntarily or by operation of law, all or any part of the property belonging to it within the territory hereinabove described, and the agreements herein contained shall be held to be covenants running with the land owned by Company situated within said territory, for so long as this Agreement or any extension thereof remains in force. Company shall give City written notice within ninety (90) days, with full particulars as to property assigned and identity of assignee, of any disposition of the Land, and assignment of this Agreement. IX. If City enters into an Agreement with any other landowner with respect to an industrial district or enters into a renewal of any existing industrial district agreements after the effective date hereof and while this Agreement is in effect, which contains terms and provisions more favorable to the landowner than those in this Agreement, Company and its assigns shall have the right to amend this Agreement and City agrees to amend same to embrace the more favorable terms of such agreement or renewal agreement. M The parties agree that this Agreement complies with existing laws pertaining to the subject and that all terms, considerations and conditions set forth herein are lawful, reasonable, appropriate, and not unduly restrictive of Company's business activities. Without such agreement neither party hereto would enter into this Agreement. In the event any one or more words, phrases, clauses, sentences, paragraphs, sections, articles or other parts of this Agreement or the application thereof to any person, firm, corporation or circumstances shall be held by any court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional for any reason, then the application, invalidity or unconstitutionality of such words, phrase, clause, sentence, paragraph, section, article or other part of the Agreement shall be deemed to be independent of and separable from the remainder of this Agreement and the validity of the remaining parts of this Agreement shall not be affected thereby. XI. Upon the commencement of the term of this Agreement, all other previously existing industrial district agreements with respect to .01 said Land shall terminate. XII. Notices by a party to the other party hereto, shall be mailed or delivered as follows: To the City of La Porte: City Manager City of La Porte 604 West Fairmont Parkway La Porte, TX 77571 To Company: EguistarChemicals, LP (COMPANY) Attention: Tax Department Department PO Box 3646 Houston, TX 77253-3646 Company shall promptly notify City of any change of ownership of Property, any assignment of this Agreement, and of any change of billing address. Company shall notify City annually, on or before June 1, of any changes to the following information: Plant Manager Name: Address: Phone: Fax: Email: Tax Agent/Billing Contact Name: Cummings Westlake LLC Address : 12837 Louetta Rd. Suite 201 Cypress. TX 77429 Phone: 713-266-4456 Fax: 713-266-2333 Email: aevansCa)cwlp.net ENTERED INTO effective the 1st day of January, 2020. Eauistar Chemicals, LP B y :V=>� i�or—k (COMPANY) Name: Kirkmichael Moore Title: Assistant Secretary Address :PO Box 3646 Houston. TX 77253-3646 10 1 AT ST: CITY A - (P 0- By: Ci Secretary ou' R. \ ay r APPROVED: By ����, nox W. Askins / City Attorney City of La Porte P.O. Box 1218 La Porte, TX 77572-1218 281.471.1886 281.471.2047 fax knoxaskins@comcast.net STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF HARRIS TE, TEXAS a Corb D Alex tnder City Manager CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS 604 West Fairmont Parkway La Porte, TX 77571 This instrument was acknowledged before me on the 3beday of 2011, by Kirkmichael Moore Assistant Secretary of Eauistar Chemicals, LP a Delaware Limited Partnership on behalf of said entity. 2o15Y P�B�c BRIANNA L SMITH „ NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF TEXAS MY COMM. EXP 2/19/2021 �,9IF .Ft�yp� NOTARY ID 12931597-1 No ary Publ c State of Texas 11 STATE OF TEXAS ' COUNTY OF HARRIS ' his instrument was acknowledged before me on the day of 201c\, by Louis R. Rigb , May` of the City of La Porte, a municipal corporation ,\ i bah 1i of said eptIty. No LEE WOODWARD ary Public, State of Texas sgi'- NOTARY PUBLIC STATE OF TEXAS MY COMM. EXP. 2/19/21 NOTARY ID 12681012-9 12 "EXHIBIT A" (Metes and Bounds Description of Land) 12 REAL PROPERTY IN THE COUNTY OF HARRIS, STATE OF TEXAS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: TRACT I: FIELD NOTES OF A 237.9632 ACRE TRACT.* OF LAND SITUATED IN THE ARTHUR McCORMICK LEAGUE, ABSTRACT NO. 46, AND THE ENOCH BRINSON SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 5, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, AND BEING OUT OF AND A PART OF THE FOLLOWING TRACTS OF LAND: 1. TRACT "A" CONVEYED TO A-B CHEMICAL CORPORATION BY NATIONAL 0642230000039 DISTILLERS AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION BY DEED DATED NOVEMBER 30, 1962, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NUMBER B 607522 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. 2. A TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO A--B* CHEMICAL CORPORATION BY 0642230000096 NATIONAL DISTILLERS AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION BY DEED DATED NOVEMBER 30, 1962, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NUMBER 5* 607524 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. 3. A TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO A-B CHEMICAL CORPORATION BY 0642230000097 NATIONAL DISTILLERS AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION BY DEED DATED NOVEMBER 30, 1962, AND RECORDED AT.* COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NUMBER B 607521 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. 4. A 3.658 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO A-B CHEMICAL CORPORATION 0642230000042 BY NATIONAL DISTILLERS AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION BY DEED DATED MAY 15, 1978, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NUMBER F 618875 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. 5. A 5 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO A-B CHEMICAL CORPORATION BY 0642230000041 NATIONAL DISTILLERS AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION BY DEED DATED NOVEMBER 30, 1962, AND RECORDED IN VOLUME 4949 AT PAGE 153 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. 6. AN 8.9517 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO A-B CHEMICAL 0642240000012 CORPORATION BY NATIONAL DISTILLERS AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION BY DEED DATED NOVEMBER 30, 1962, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NUMBER B 607520 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. 7. A TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO A-B CHEMICAL CORPORATION BY 0642240000011 NATIONAL DISTILLERS AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION BY DEED DATED NOVEMBER 30, 1962, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NUMBER B 607523 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. 8. A TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO A-B CHEMICAL CORPORATION BY 0642240000005 NATIONAL DISTILLERS AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION BY DEED DATED NOVEMBER 30, 1962, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NUMBER B 607518 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. 9. 5 TRACTS OF LAND CONVEYED TO A-B CHEMICAL CORPORATION BY HARRIS 0642230000041 COUNTY HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL NAVIGATION DISTRICT BY DEED DATED OCTOBER 11, 1963, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NUMBER B 797379 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. (KLEIN TRACT, BLACKWELL S/D TRACT, C. W. ROBERTS TRACT, POPICH TRACT, STERLING D. ANDERSON TRACT) 10. OUT OF LOTS 5 THROUGH 8 OF THE A. O. BLACKWELL SUBDIVISION AS PER 0642240000011 PLAT RECORDED IN VOLUME 83 AT PAGE 343 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. 11. OUT OF LOTS 39 THROUGH 42 OF THE STRANG SUBDIVISION AS PER PLAT 0642230000039 RECORDED IN VOLUME 75 AT PAGE 22 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. 12. A 138.5797 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO A-B CHEMICAL 0410020050008 CORPORATION BY NATIONAL DISTILLERS AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION BY DEED DATED NOVEMBER 30, 1962, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERKS* FILE NUMBER B 607517 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. NOTE: ALL BEARINGS AND COORDINATES REFER TO THE QUANTUM PLANT COORDINATES AND BEARINGS. BEGINNING AT A'/z INCH IRON ROD SET FOR THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THIS TRACT OF LAND AND THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF ITEM NO. 1 ABOVE. THIS BEGINNING CORNER HAS QUANTUM PLANT COORDINATES OF SOUTH 2763.41 AND WEST 2.43, IN THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STRANG ROAD, 60 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY, AND IN THE EAST OF A 12.741 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER COMPANY BY EDWARD JOSEPH KLEIN, ET AL, BY DEED DATED MAY 21, 1949, AND RECORDED IN VOLUME 1928 AT PAGE 380 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. FROM THIS BEGINNING CORNER A 5/8 INCH IRON ROD FOUND AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STRANG ROAD, AND THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF MILLER CUT-OFF ROAD, 60 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY, BEARS SOUTH 89 DEG 57 MIN 33 SEC EAST 1944.58 FEET. THENCE NORTH 00 DEG 02 MIN 31 SEC EAST WITH THE WEST LINE OF THIS TRACT, THE WEST LINE OF ITEMS NO. 1, 6 AND 9 ABOVE AND THE EAST LINE OF SAID HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER COMPANY 12.741 ACRE TRACT OF LAND A DISTANCE OF 2746.40 FEET TO A 1 INCH IRON PIPE FOUND FOR A CORNER OF THIS TRACT OF LAND, THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID 12.741 ACRE TRACT OF LAND, THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF ITEM NO. 12 ABOVE, THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF A 7.216 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER COMPANY BY CHARLES LEROY MUDD BY DEED DATED FEBRUARY 3, 1949, AND RECORDED IN VOLUME 1887 AT PAGE 73 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, IN THE NORTH LINE OF THE BRINSON SURVEY AND THE SOUTH LINE OF THE McCORMICK LEAGUE. THENCE NORTH 00 DEG 03 MIN 16 SEC EAST WITH THE WEST LINE OF THIS TRACT OF LAND, THE WEST LINE OF SAID ITEM NO. 12 AND THE EAST LINE OF THE LIGHT COMPANY 7.216 ACRE TRACT OF LAND A DISTANCE OF 2095.84 FEET TO A'/z INCH IRON ROD SET FOR THE MOST WESTERN NORTHWEST CORNER OF THIS TRACT OF LAND, THE MOST WESTERN NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID ITEM NO. 12, THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THE LIGHT COMPANY 7.216 ACRE TRACT OF LAND AND THE MOST SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST CORNER OF 59.7 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER COMPANY BY DEED RECORDED IN VOLUME 1981 AT PAGE 528 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. THENCE NORTH 89 DEG 49 MIN 51 SEC EAST WITH THE MOST SOUTHERN NORTH LINE OF THIS TRACT OF LAND, THE MOST NORTHERN SOUTH LINE OF SAID ITEM NO. 12, AND THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID 59.7 ACRE TRACT OF LAND A DISTANCE OF 4.20 FEET TO A '/z INCH IRON ROD SET FOR AN INTERIOR CORNER OF THIS TRACT OF LAND, AN INTERIOR CORNER OF SAID ITEM NO. 12, AND THE MOST SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID 59.7 ACRE TRACT OF LAND. THENCE NORTH 13 DEG 22 MIN 02 SEC EAST WITH THE WEST LINE OF THIS TRACT OF LAND, THE WEST LINE OF ITEM NO. 12 ABOVE AND THE EAST LINE OF SAID 59.7 ACRE TRACT OF LAND A DISTANCE OF 1205.11 FEET TO A'/z INCH IRON ROD SET FOR THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THIS TRACT OF LAND, THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID ITEM NO. 12 AND A CORNER OF SAID.* 59.7 ACRE TRACT OF LAND. THENCE SOUTH 89 DEG 28 MIN 08 SEC EAST WITH THE NORTH LINE OF THIS TRACT OF LAND, THE NORTH LINE OF SAID ITEM NO. 12, THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID 59.7 ACRE TRACT OF LAND AND THE SOUTH LINE OF A 10.024 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO HOUSTON LIGHTING AND POWER COMPANY BY ALFONSO F. SETTLEMYRE, BY DEED DATED JANUARY 5, 1951, AND RECORDED IN VOLUME 2260 AT PAGE 65 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, A DISTANCE OF 1229.36 FEET TO A '/z INCH IRON ROD SET FOR THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THIS TRACT OF LAND, THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF ITEM NO. 12 AND THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE LIGHT COMPANY 10.024 ACRE TRACT OF LAND. THIS CORNER IS IN THE SOUTHWEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF MILLER CUT- OFF ROAD. THENCE SOUTH 35 DEG 09 MIN 30 SEC EAST WITH THE NORTHEAST LINE OF THIS TRACT OF LAND, THE NORTHEAST LINE OF ITEM NO. 12 AND THE SOUTHWEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF MILLER CUT-OFF ROAD A DISTANCE OF 745.65 FEET TO A '/z INCH IRON ROD SET FOR THE MOST EASTERN NORTHEAST CORNER OF THIS TRACT OF LAND AND THE MOST EASTERN NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID ITEM NO. 12. THENCE SOUTH 00 DEG 00 MIN 35 SEC WEST WITH THE EAST LINE OF THIS TRACT OF LAND, THE EAST LINE OF SAID ITEM NO. 12 AND THE WEST RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF MILLER CUT-OFF ROAD, AT 2648.51 FEET SET A'/z INCH IRON ROD IN LINE IN THE SOUTH LINE OF THE McCORMICK LEAGUE AND THE NORTH LINE OF THE BRINSON SURVEY FOR THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF ITEM NO. 12 AND THE NORTHEAST CORNER ITEM NO. 8 ABOVE, CONTINUING ON WITH THE EAST LINE OF ITEMS NO. 8, 9, 5 AND 4 ABOVE, A TOTAL DISTANCE OF 4845.48 FEET TO A'/z INCH IRON ROD SET FOR THE MOST EASTERN SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THIS TRACT OF LAND AND THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF ITEM NO. 4 ABOVE. FROM THIS CORNER A BENT 5/8 INCH IRON ROD BEARS SOUTH 09 DEG 32 RAIN* 16 SEC EAST 5.64 FEET. THENCE SOUTH 89 DEG 44 MIN 48 SEC WEST WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF THIS TRACT AND THE SOUTH LINE OF ITEM NO. 4 ABOVE A DISTANCE OF 603.89 FEET TO A'/z INCH IRON ROD SET FOR A CORNER OF THIS TRACT OF LAND AND THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF ITEM NO. 4 ABOVE. THIS CORNER IS IN THE EAST LINE OF ITEM NO. 3 ABOVE ARID* IN THE EAST LINE OF A 16.160 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICAL, INC., BY A-B CHEMICAL CORPORATION BY DEED DATED MAY 5, 1978, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NUMBER F 599060 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. THENCE NORTH 02 DEG 34 MIN 21 SEC EAST WITH THE WEST LINE OF THIS TRACT, THE WEST LINE OF ITEM NO. 4 ABOVE, THE EAST LINE OF ITEM NO. 3 ABOVE AND THE EAST LINE OF SAID 16.160 ACRE TRACT OF LAND A DISTANCE OF 17.08 FEET TO A'/z INCH IRON ROD SET FOR A CORNER OF THIS TRACT OF LAND AND THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID 16.160 ACRE TRACT OF LAND. THENCE SOUTH 89 DEG 57 MIN 33 SEC WEST WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF THIS TRACT OF LAND AND THE NORTH LINE OF SAID 16.160 ACRE TRACT OF LAND A DISTANCE OF 1180.02 FEET TO A 112 INCH IRON ROD SET FOR AN INTERIOR CORNER OF THIS TRACT OF LAND AND THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID 16.160 ACRE TRACT OF LAND. THENCE SOUTH 05 DEG 51 MIN 44 SEC WEST WITH THE EAST LINE OF THIS TRACT OF LAND AND THE WEST LINE OF SAID 16.160 ACRE TRACT OF LAND A DISTANCE OF 584.57 FEET TO A 5/8 INCH IRON ROD FOUND FOR THE MOST SOUTHERN SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THIS TRACT OF LAND AND THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID 16.160 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN THE SOUTH LINE OF ITEM NO. 1 ABOVE AND IN THE NORTH LINE OF STRANG ROAD. THENCE NORTH 89 DEG 57 MIN 33 SEC WEST WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF THIS TRACT, THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID ITEM NO. I* AND THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STRANG ROAD A DISTANCE OF 101.83 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING WITHIN SAID BOUNDARIES 237.9632 ACRES. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THE RIGHTS OF WAY OF 46TH STREET AND Z STREET OF BLACKWELL AND STRANG SUBDIVISION ARE INCLUDED IN THIS ACREAGE. THESE STREETS ARE NOT OPEN AND MAY HAVE BEEN ABANDONED BY HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. PART II: FIELD NOTES OF A 69.6401 ACRE TRACT OF LAND (TRACT A), A 32.6510 ACRE TRACT OF LAND (TRACT B), AND 7.4757 ACRE TRACT OF LAND (RAILROAD LAND). THESE TRACTS ARE SITUATED IN THE WILLIAM J. HARRIS SURVEY, ABSTRACT NO. 29 AND THE ENOCH BRINSON SURVEY ABSTRACT NO. 5, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, AND ARE OR MAY BE OUT OF, A PART OF AND ACROSS THE FOLLOWING TRACTS OF 1AND*: A. A 46.4006 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CALLED TRACT 7 MA* DEED FROM HUMBLE OIL AND REFINING COMPANY TO NATIONAL DISTILLERS AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION DATED DECEMBER 27, 1967, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERK'S.*FILE NUMBER C 632918 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. B. A 6.7203 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO HUMBLE OIL AND REFINING COMPANY BY WALLACE DAVIS BY DEED DATED JUNE 11, 1965, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NUMBER C 108879 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. C. A 1.1202 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CALLED TRACT 4 IN A DEED FROM HUMBLE OIL AND REFINING COMPANY TO HUMBLE PIPE LINE COMPANY DATED APRIL 2, 1968, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY C1ERKS* FILE NUMBER C 689905 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. D. A 21.9491 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CALLED TRACT 8 IN A DEED FROM HUMBLE OIL AND REFINING COMPANY TO NATIONAL DISTILLERS AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION DATED DECEMBER 27, 1967, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NUMBER C 632918 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. E. A 4.5855 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CALLED TRACT 6 IN A DEED FROM HUMBLE OIL AND REFINING COMPANY TO NATIONAL DISTILLERS AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION DATED DECEMBER 27, 1967, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NUMBER C632918 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. F. A 0.2639 OF AN ACRE TRACT OF LAND CALLED TRACT 3 IN A DEED FROM HUMBLE OIL AND REFINING COMPANY TO HUMBLE PIPE LINE COMPANY DATED APRIL 2, 1968, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NUMBER C 689905 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. G. A 1.5831 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO HUMBLE OIL AND REFINING COMPANY BY MARGARET CLARKE HUNGATE BY DEED DATED JUN* 11, 1965 AND RECORDED IN VOLUME 5965 AT PAGE 387 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. H. A 10.9402 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CALLED TRACT 5 IN A DEED FROM HUMBLE OIL AND REFINING COMPANY TO NATIONAL DISTILLERS AND CHEMICAL.*CORPORATION DATED DECEMBER 27, 1967, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NUMBER C 632918 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. A 71.1732 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CALLED TRACT 3 IN A DEED FROM HUMBLE OIL AND REFINING COMPANY TO NATIONAL DISTILLERS AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION DATED DECEMBER 27,1967, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NUMBER C 632918 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. J. A 10.2936 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CALLED FIRST TRACT IN A DEED FROM ERNEST C. JAPHET, AT* AL, TO HUMBLE OIL AND REFINING COMPANY* DATED JUNE 10, 1965, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NUMBER C 108878 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. K. A 1.7157 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CALLED TRACT 2 IN A DEED FROM HUMBLE OIL AND REFINING COMPANY TO HUMBLE PIPE LINE COMPANY DATED APRIL 2, 1968, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NUMBER C 689905 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. L. A 32.7395 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CALLED TRACT 4 IN A DEED FROM HUMBLE OIL AND REFINING COMPANY TO NATIONAL DISTILLERS AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION DATED DECEMBER 27, 1967, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NUMBER C632918 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. M. A 10.43 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO COASTAL INDUSTRIAL WATER AUTHORITY BY NATIONAL DISTILLERS AND CHEMICAL COMPANY BY DEED DATED OCTOBER 29, 1976, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NUMBER F 014216 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. N. A* 1.4287 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CALLED TRACT 1 IN A DEED FROM HUMBLE OIL AND REFINING COMPANY TO HUMBLE PIPE LINE COMPANY DATED APRIL 2, 1968, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NUMBER C 689905 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF.* REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. O. A 59.3790 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CALLED TRACT 1 IN A DEED FROM HUMBLE OIL AND REFINING COMPANY TO NATIONAL DISTILLERS AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION DATED DECEMBER 27, 1967, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NUMBER C 632918 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF'* REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. P. A 37.3081 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CALLED TRACT 2 IN A DEED FRONT* HUMBLE OIL AND REFINING COMPANY TO NATIONAL DISTILLERS AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION DATED DECEMBER 27, 1967, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NUMBER C 632918 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. Q. AN 8.5726 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CALLED SECOND TRACT IN A DEED FROM ERNEST C. JAPHET, ET AL, TO HUMBLE OIL AND REFINING COMPANY DATED JUNE 10, 1965, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERKS* FILE NUMBER C 102878 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. R. A 23.2845 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO NATIONAL DISTILLERS AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION BY SYNGAS COMPANY BY DEED DATED DECEMBER 31, 1986, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NUMBER K 905990 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. S. LOTS 45 THROUGH 48 OF THE STRANG SUBDIVISION AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN VOLUME 75 AT PAGE 22 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. T. A 31.7032 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CALLED TRACT "B" IN A DEED FROM E.I. DU PONT DE NEMOURS AND COMPANY TO QUANTUM CHEMICAL CORPORATION DATED NOVEMBER 23, 1988, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NUMBER L 967994 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. U. A 0.829 OF AN ACRE TRACT OF LAND CALLED TRACT 2 IN A DEED FROM CARL C. PATRICK TO HUMBLE OIL AND REFINING COMPANY BY DEED DATED JUNE 2, 1954, AND RECORDED IN VOLUME 2796 AT PAGE 260 OF THE* D��D* COUNTY, TEXAS. V. A 36.4562 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CALLED PARCEL 3 IN A DEED FROM E. I. DU PONT NEMOURS AND COMPANY TO NATIONAL DISTILLERS ARID* CHEMICAL CORPORATION DATED DECEMBER 31, 1986, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NUMBER K 90S991 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. W. LOTS 1 THROUGH 4 OF THE A. O. BLACKWELL SUBDIVISION AS PER PLAT RECORDED IN VOLUME 83 AT PAGE 343 OF THE DEED RECORDS OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. TRACT A, TRACT B, AND THE RAILROAD LAND ARE MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS, TO -WIT: TRACT A - 69.6401 ACRES BEING OUT OF AND A PART OF ITEMS I, O, T, S AND W ABOVE AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS, TO -WIT: BEGINNING AT A'/z INCH IRON ROD SET FOR THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THIS TRACT OF LAND IN THE EAST LINE OF ITEM NO. T AND THE WEST LINE OF A 12.5678 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CALLED TRACT 2 IN A DEED FROM FIRST CITY NATIONAL BANK OF HOUSTON, EXECUTOR, TO HUMBLE PIPE LINE COMPANY AND DATED AUGUST 31, 1965, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERK#S'* FILE NUMBER C 164648 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. FROM THIS CORNER A 5/8 INCH IRON ROD FOUND FOR THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF ITEM NO. T AND,* THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID 12.S678 ACRE TRACT OF LAND IN THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STRANG ROAD, 60 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY, BEARS SOUTH 00 DEG 07 MIN 32 SEC EAST 766.32 FEET. THIS BEGINNING CORNER HAS A QUANTUM COORDINATE VALUE OF SOUTH 2O00.00 AND EAST 4082.12. THENCE WEST WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF THIS TRACT OF LAND A DISTANCE OF 342.55 FEET TO A 1/2 INCH IRON ROD SET FOR THE MOST SOUTHERN SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THIS TRACT OF LAND. THENCE NORTH 35 DEG 53 MIN 36 SEC WEST WITH THE WEST LINE OF THIS TRACT OF LAND A DISTANCE OF 365.19 FEET TO THE POINT OF CURVATURE OF A NON -TANGENT CURVE, CONCAVE TO THE NORTHEAST. THENCE IN A NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION WITH THE WEST LINE OF THIS TRACT AND SAID CURVE HAVING A RADIUS OF 878.88 FEET, A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 17 DEG 50 MIN 25 SEC, AND A CHORD BEARING AND DISTANCE OF NORTH 32 .DEG* 21 MIN 49 SEC WEST 272.55 FEET TO A 1/z INCH IRON ROD FOR CORNER OF THIS TRACT OF LAND AND THE END OF SAID CURVE. THENCE NORTH 19 DEG 31 MIN 43 SEC WEST WITH THE WEST LINE OF THIS TRACT OF LAND A DISTANCE OF 241.22 FEET TO A'/z INCH IRON ROD SET FOR AN INTERIOR CORNER OF THIS TRACT OF LAND IN THE NORTH LINE OF ITEM NO. T, THE NORTH LINE OF ITEM NO. S THE SOUTH LINE OF ►TEM NO. W AND IN THE SOUTH LINE OF ITEM NO. O. THENCE NORTH 89 DEG 58 MIN 11 SEC WEST WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF THIS TRACT OF LAND, THE NORTH LINE OF ITEM NO. T, THE NORTH LINE OF ITEM NO. S, THE SOUTH LINE OF ITEM NO. W AND THE SOUTH LINE OF ITEM NO. O AND THE NORTH LINE OF A 7.4963 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO JACK E. MOBLEY BY MELVIN THOMAS BERRY BY DEED DATED AUGUST 5, 1982, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NUMBER H 572352 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS, A DISTANCE OF 591.07 FEET TO A'/z INCH IRON ROD FOR THE MOST WESTERN SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THIS TRACT OF LAND. THENCE NORTH 00 DEG 48 MIN 40 SEC EAST WITH THE WEST LINE OF THIS TRACT OF LAND A DISTANCE OF 1043.85 FEET TO A'/z INCH IRON ROD SET FOR THE MOST SOUTHERN NORTHWEST CORNER OF THIS TRACT OF LAND. THENCE SOUTH 89 DEG 45 MM* 50 SEC EAST WITH THE NORTH LINE OF THIS TRACT OF LAND A DISTANCE OF 603.36 FEET TO A'/z INCH IRON ROD SET FOR AN INTERIOR CORNER OF THIS TRACT OF LAND. THENCE NORTH 00 DEG 48 MIN 40 SEC EAST WITH THE WEST LINE OF THIS TRACT OF LAND A DISTANCE OF 1543.43 FEET TO A'/z INCH IRON ROD SET FOR THE MOST NORTHERN NORTHWEST CORNER OF THIS TRACT OF LAND. THENCE NORTH 89 DEG 41 MIN 51 SEC EAST WITH THE NORTH LINE OF THIS TRACT OF LAND A DISTANCE OF 733.81 FEET TO A'/z INCH IRON ROD SET FOR THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THIS TRACT OF LAND IN THE EAST LINE OF ITEM NO. I AND THE WEST LINE OF ITEM NO. J ABOVE. THENCE SOUTH 00 DEG 06 MM* 24 SEC EAST WITH THE EAST LINE OF THIS TRACT OF LAND, THE EAST LINE OF ITEM NO. I, THE EAST LINE OF ITEM NO. O, THE WEST LINE OF ITEM NO. J AND THE WEST LINE OF ITEM NO. Q ABOVE A DISTANCE OF 2589.14 FEET TO A'/z INCH IRON ROD SET FOR A CORNER OF THIS TRACT OF LAND, THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF ITEM NO.O,* THE SOUTHWEST.* CORNER OF ITEM NO. Q, THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF ITEM NO. S AND THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID HUMBLE PIPE LINE COMPANY 12.5678 ACRE TRACT OF LAND. THIS CORNER IS IN THE SOUTH LINE OF ITEM NO. W AND THE NORTH LINE OF ITEM NO. S. THENCE SOUTH 0 DEG 07.* MIN 32 SEC EAST WITH THE EAST LINE OF THIS TRACT OF LAND, THE EAST LINE OF ITEM NO. T, AND THE WEST LINE OF SAID 12.5678 ACRE TRACT OF LAND A DISTANCE OF 752.99 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING 69.6401 ACRES. TRACT B - 32.6510 ACRES BEING OUT OF AND A PART OF ITEMS NO. L AND P ABOVE AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES AND BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS, TO --WIT:* BEGINNING AT A'/z INCH IRON ROD SET FOR THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THIS TRACT OF LAND IN THE WEST LINE OF ITEM NO. L ABOVE AND THE EAST LINE OF ITEM NO. H ABOVE AND FROM THIS CORNER A 5/8 INCH IRON ROD FOUND FOR THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF ITEM NO. D AND THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF ITEM NO. H BEARS NORTH 00 DEG 06 MIN 24 SEC WEST 1354.77 FEET. THE QUANTUM COORDINATE VALUE FOR THIS CORNER IS NORTH 1344.58 AND EAST 4540.18. THENCE NORTH 89 DEG 41 MIN 51 SEC EAST WITH THE NORTH LINE OF THIS TRACT OF LAND A DISTANCE OF 416.46 FEET TO A'/z INCH IRON ROD SET FOR THE MOST NORTHERN NORTHEAST CORNER OF THIS TRACT OFLAND IN THE WEST LINE OF A 15.00 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO HARRIS COUNTY HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL NAVIGATION DISTRICT BY NATIONAL DISTILLERS AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION BY DEED DATED JUNE 10, 1969 AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERKS* FILE NUMBER C 935818 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. THENCE SOUTH 0 DEG 02 MIN.* 18 SEC EAST WITH THE EAST LINE OF THIS TRACT OF LAND AND THE WEST LINE OF SAID 15.00 ACRE TRACT OF LAND A DISTANCE OF 237.23 FEET TO A 1/2 INCH IRON ROD SET FOR ARM* INTERIOR CORNER OF THIS TRACT OF LAND AND THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF SAID 15.00 ACRE TRACT OF LAND. THENCE NORTH 89 DEG 58 RAIN* 28 SEC EAST WITH THE NORTH LINE OF THIS TRACT OF LAND AND THE SOUTH LINE OF SAID 15.00 ACRE TRACT OF LAND, A DISTANCE OF 299.46 FEET TO A POINT FOR THE MOST EASTERN NORTHEAST CORNER OF THIS TRACT OF LAND AND THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF SAID 15.00 ACRE TRACT OF LAND. THIS CORNER IS IN THE WEST SHORE LINE OF SAN JACINTO BAY. THENCE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION WITH THE EAST LINE OF THIS TRACT OF LAND AND THE WEST SHORE LINE OF SAN JACINTO BAY THE FOLLOWING COURSES: SOUTH 11 DEG 28 MIN 27 SEC WEST 32.19 FEET; NORTH 87 DEG 47 MIN 23 SEC WEST 259.30 FEET; SOUTH 49 DEG 17 MIN 39 SEC WEST 122.61 FEET; NORTH 82 DEG 43 MIN 22 SEC WEST 55.92 FEET; NORTH 31 DEG 35 MIN 28 SEC WEST 82.39 FEET; SOUTH 23 DEG 05 MIN 54 SEC WEST 115.38 FEET; SOUTH 43 DEG 11 MIN 21 SEC EAST 99.28 FEET; SOUTH 71 DEG 25 MIN 20 SEC EAST 102.72 FEET; NORTH 59 DEG 41 MIN 59 SEC EAST 77.63 FEET; NORTH 55 DEG SS MIN 57 SEC EAST 94.74 FEET; SOUTH 89 DEG 05 MIN 03 SEC EAST 17.71 FEET; SOUTH 31 DEG 46 MIN 31 SEC EAST 112.08 FEET; SOUTH 48 DEG 03 MIN 24 SEC EAST 128.65 FEET; SOUTH 63 DEG 52 MIN 57 SEC EAST 134.99 FEET; SOUTH 57 DEG 11 MIN 26 SEC EAST 99.94 FEET; SOUTH 19 DEG 00 MIN 52 SEC EAST 195.59 FEET; SOUTH 01 DEG 47 MIN 27 SEC WEST 137.58 FEET; SOUTH 17 DEG 33 MIN 38 SEC WEST 188.06 FEET; SOUTH 19 DEG 21 MIN 59 SEC WEST 85.56 FEET; SOUTH 02 DEG 04 MIN 59 SEC WEST 91.31 FEET; SOUTH 05 DEG 54 MIN 47 SEC WEST 185.08 FEET; SOUTH 12 DEG17* MIN 36 SEC EAST 87.63 FEET; SOUTH 14 DEG 22 MIN 22 SEC EAST 131.86 FEET TO A POINT FOR THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THIS TRACT OF LAND AND IN THE NORTH LINE OF A 23.2845 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO NATIONAL DISTILLERS AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION BY SYNGAS COMPANY BY DEED DATED DECEMBER 31, 1986, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NUMBER K 905990 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. THENCE NORTH 89 DEG 59 MIN 25 SEC WEST WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF THIS TRACT AND THE NORTH LINE OF SAID 23.2845 ACRE TRACT OF LAND A DISTANCE OF 450.77 FEET TO A 112 INCH IRON ROD SET FOR AN INTERIOR CORNER OF THIS TRACT OF LAND AND AN INTERIOR CORNER OF SAID 22.2845 ACRE TRACT OF LAND. THENCE SOUTH 41 DEG 26 MIN 22 SEC WEST WITH THE SOUTHEAST LINE OF THIS TRACT OF LAND AND THE NORTHWEST LINE OF SAID 23.2845 ACRE TRACT OF LAND A DISTANCE OF 680.71 FEET TO A 1 INCH IRON ROD IN CONCRETE FOUND FOR THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THIS TRACT OF LAND, THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF ITEM NO. P AND THE MOST WESTERN NORTHWEST CORNER OF SAID 23.2845 ACRE TRACT OF LAND. THIS CORNER IS IN THE EAST LINE OF ITEM NO. M ABOVE. THENCE NORTH 00 DEG 06 MIN 24 SEC WEST WITH THE WEST LINE OF THIS TRACT OF LAND AND THE EAST LINE OF ITEM NO. H A DISTANCE OF 2254.65 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING CONTAINING 32.6510 ACRES. RAILROAD LAND - 7.4757 ACRES BEING OUT OF AND A PART OF ITEMS NO. T, S, O AND W ABOVE AND BEING MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED BY METES ARID* BOUNDS AS FOLLOWS, TO - WIT: BEGINNING AT A 5/8 INCH IRON ROD FOUND FOR THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THIS EASEMENT, THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF ITEM NO. T AND THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF A 12.5678 ACRE TRACT OF LAND CONVEYED TO HUMBLE PIPE LINE COMPANY BY FIRST CITY NATIONAL BANK OF HOUSTON, EXECUTOR, BY DEED DATED AUGUST 31, 1965, AND RECORDED AT COUNTY CLERK'S FILE NUMBER C 164648 OF THE OFFICIAL PUBLIC RECORDS OF REAL PROPERTY OF HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS. THIS BEGINNING CORNER IS IN THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STRANG ROAD AND FROM THIS CORNER A 1 INCH IRON ROD FOUND IN CONCRETE AT THE INTERSECTION OF THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STRANG ROAD, 60 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY AND MILLER CUT-OFF ROAD, 60 FOOT RIGHT OF WAY, BEARS NORTH 89 DEG 57 MIN 33 SEC WEST 2081.67 FEET. THIS BEGINNING CORNER HAS A QUANTUM COORDINATE VALUE OF SOUTH 2766.32 AND EAST 4083.80. THENCE NORTH 89 DEG 57 MIN 33 SEC WEST WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF THIS EASEMENT, THE SOUTH LINE OF ITEM NO. T AND THE NORTH RIGHT OF WAY LINE OF STRANG ROAD A DISTANCE OF 35.67 FEET TO A POINT FOR THE SOUTHWEST CORNER OF THIS EASEMENT. THENCE IN A NORTHERLY DIRECTION WITH THE WEST LINE OF THIS EASEMENT ACROSS ITEMS NO. T, S, O AND W THE FOLLOWING COURSES: NORTH 05 DEG 49 MIN 40 SEC WEST 259.78 FEET; NORTH 27 DEG 09 MIN 36 SEC WEST 162:24* FEET;.-* NORTH 44 DEG 51 MIN 37 SEC WEST 298.04 FEET; NORTH 66 DEG 39 MIN 59 SEC WEST 141.56 FEET; NORTH 45 DEG 00 MIN 22 SEC WEST 716.99 FEET; NORTH 00 DEG 04 MIN 13 SEC EAST 342.76 FEET; SOUTH 89 DEG 58 MIN 11 SEC EAST 89.43 FEET; NORTH 00 DEG 01 MIN 49 SEC EAST 37.85 FEET; NORTH 12 DEG 31 MIN 07 SEC EAST 401.38 FEET; NORTH 00 DEG 04 MIN 11 SEC EAST 367.12 FEET; NORTH 06 DEG 15 MIN 14 SEC WEST 246.46 FEET TO A POINT FOR THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THIS EASEMENT IN THE NORTH LINE OF TRACT A - 69.6401 ACRES - SURVEYED THIS DAY. THENCE SOUTH 89 DEG 45 MIN 50 SEC EAST WITH THE NORTH LINE OF THIS EASEMENT AND THE NORTH LINE OF SAID 69.6401 ACRE TRACT OF LAND A DISTANCE OF 69.10 FEET TO A 112 INCH IRON ROD SET FOR THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF THIS EASEMENT AND AN INTERIOR CORNER OF SAID 69.6401 ACRE TRACT OF LAND. THENCE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION WITH THE EAST LINE OF THIS EASEMENT ACROSS ITEMS NO. W, O, S AND T THE FOLLOWING COURSES: SOUTH 00 DEG 00 MIN 31 SEC WEST 845.74 FEET; SOUTH 07 DEG 49 MIN 53 SEC WEST 197.68 FEET; SOUTH 19 DEG 31 MIN 44 SEC EAST 241.22 FEET TO A'/z INCH IRON ROD SET FOR A CORNER OF TRACT A SURVEYED THIS DAY AND THE POINT OF CURVATURE OF A NON -TANGENT CURVE TO THE LEFT CONCAVE NORTHEAST. THENCE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION WITH THE EAST LINE OF THIS EASEMENT, THE EAST LINE OF SAID TRACT A AND SAID CURVE TO THE LEFT HAVING A CENTRAL ANGLE OF 17 DEG 50 MIN 25 SEC, A RADIUS OF 878.88 FEET, A LENGTH OF 273.66 FEET AND A CHORD BEARING AND DISTANCE OF SOUTH 32 DEG 21 MM* 49 SEC EAST 272.55 FEET TO A 112 INCH IRON ROD SET FOR A CORNER OF THIS EASEMENT, A CORNER OF SAID TRACT A AND THE END OF THIS CURVE. THENCE IN A SOUTHERLY DIRECTION WITH THE EAST LINE OF THIS EASEMENT THE:* FOLLOWING COURSES: SOUTH 35 DEG 53 MIN 36 SEC EAST 734.28 FEET; SOUTH 26 DEG 37 MM* 06 SEC EAST 240.91 FEET; SOUTH 05 DEG 52 MM* 11 SEC EAST 253.27 FEET TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING, CONTAINING WITHIN SAID BOUNDARIES 7.4757 ACRES OF LAND. *SCRIVENER'S ERROR Attach Plat reflecting the ownership boundary lines; a site layout, showing all improvements, including pipelines and railroads, and also showing areas of the Land previously annexed by the City of La Porte.) 13 �"�-�,. ��*M�N� �..ar .,, L- ,5� �..... � "EXHIBIT C" Page 1 of 3 RULES AND REGULATIONS Any portion of Land constituting a strip of land 100' wide and contiguous to either Fairmont Parkway, State Highway 225, or State Highway 146 shall be subject to the following rules and regulations pertaining to new signage, screening, driveways and median crossovers, as well as the stacking of intermodal shipping containers. These rules and regulations shall apply after the effective date of this Agreement when Company develops or constructs improvements on vacant Land described in Exhibit "A" which is adjacent to Fairmont Parkway, State Highway 225, or State Highway 146. 1. Any sign erected in said 100' strip of land shall be subject to the following provisions: a One freestanding identification sign shall be permitted for each side of an industrial establishment that fronts on an improved public right-of-way. Freestanding identification signs for single tenant buildings shall not exceed 150 square feet in area. a One freestanding identification sign for identifying multiple businesses is allowable at the intersection of improved public rights -of -way. cZ Freestanding identification signs for multiple businesses shall not exceed 350 square feet. (4 Freestanding identification signs shall not exceed 45 feet in height. (Z Minimum setback for sign construction shall be ten (10) feet from property lines. 2. Intermodal shipping containers (including by not limited to freight and tank containers) shall be permitted to be stacked only to a maximum of two (2) containers in height in the said 100' strip. In those instances where shipping containers are placed within the said 100' wide strip, the screening requirements established in paragraph 3 immediately below shall apply. 3. When Land adjacent to said 100' strip is developed, the initial 50' of said strip beyond any existing pipeline easement contiguous to either Fairmont Parkway, State Highway 225, or State Highway 146 shall be screened by one of the following techniques: a) Leaving in place existing trees, vegetation, underbrush, etc. to provide a thorough and effective visual screening 14 "EXHIBIT C" Page 2 of 3 of the development. Existing trees shall, together with other vegetation and underbrush, create a continuous visual screen. b) The use of earthen berms with approximately 3:1 side slopes, 50' wide at the base and 8' high. The berms may be landscaped with a combination of trees, shrubs, and ground cover. All berms and landscaping will be maintained by the property owners. c) A screening plan, to be approved by the City, that includes a combination of trees, shrubs, and ground cover that after 5 years growth will be at least 20 feet in height and shall, together with shrubs and ground cover, create a continuous visual screen. Provided, however, in public utility easements or rights -of -way, the vegetation shall be installed and maintained in a manner which is acceptable to the public utility company, and does not interfere with the operation and maintenance of the public utility facilities. For items b and c above, the actual length of required screening along the roadway will be equal to the length of the new development that is parallel to the roadway. Screening shall not be required for new development that is to the rear of or behind existing facilities. In all cases the 50' strip, along the entire roadway frontage, shall be dedicated as a landscape easement and shall be kept free from any improvements except for approved driveway access and identification signs. For cases of new development or improvements where a 50' landscape easement is not available or practical, Company shall meet with City to determine a suitable landscaping alternative. d) In the case of land contiguous to Fairmont Parkway, in addition to the other requirements of these Rules and Regulations, Company shall dedicate to City by Plat a ten foot (10') wide pedestrian and bicycle easement, extending along Company's Fairmont Parkway boundary, within the fifty foot (50') landscape easement. The pedestrian easement shall not be within any pipeline facility, except for necessary crossings. 4. Driveways opening from said strip of land onto State Highway 225 or State Highway 146 shall be subject to the rules and regulations of the Texas Department of Transportation and provisions of the City's Code of Ordinances, whichever is more restrictive. 15 "EXHIBIT C" Page 3 of 3 Driveways opening from said strip of land onto Fairmont Parkway shall be subject to the rules and regulations of Harris County and provisions of the City's Code of Ordinances, whichever is more restrictive. 5. Driveways opening from said strip of land onto Fairmont Parkway shall be approved by the City and may require the installation of separate acceleration/deceleration lanes. 6. Installation of a median crossover on Fairmont Parkway shall be subject to the approval of both Harris County and City. 16 ;Y City of La Porte City Manager's 0&e Established 1892 The City of La Porte embraces our heritage, community values and As opportunities, while enhancing the quality of life for our citizens, October 4, 2019 Mr. Alex Evans Senior Tax Manager Cummings Westlake, LLC 12837 Louetta Road, Suite 201 Cypress, Texas 77429 Reason: LaPorte, Texas Industrial District Agreement Dear Mr. Evans, Per our recent conversations, the City of La Porte will extend the new value discount to projects that began in 2014. The goal has been and continues to be that projects receive the full benefit of 6 years at the lower, new value rate (ie 20%). The 6 year phase -in will be honored for companies entering into currently proposed industrial district agreements with the City of La Porte. Please feel free to contact me should you have any further questions or concerns. Regards, Corby exander, S City Manager 604 W. Fairmont Parkway w La Porte, Texas 77571 w (281) 470-5011 im www,1aportetx,9ov