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RESOLUTION NO. 14070
A RESOLUTION APPROVING A FIFTH AMENDMENT TO AN
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEEN PUEBLO, A
MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND ROCLA CONCRETE TIE, INC.
A TEXAS CORPORATION, RELATING TO A JOB CREATING
CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING THE
PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL TO EXECUTE SAID
AMENDMENT
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1.
The Fifth Amendment to Employment Agreement dated as of October 22, 2018, between
Pueblo, a municipal corporation and Rocla Concrete Tie, Inc., a Texas corporation, relating to a
job creating capital improvement project, a copy of which attached hereto, (“Fifth Amended
Agreement”), having been approved as to form by the City Attorney, is hereby approved. The
President of the City Council is authorized to execute and deliver the Fifth Amended Agreement
in the name of the City and the City Clerk is directed to affix the seal of the City thereto and attest
same.
SECTION 2.
The officers and staff of the City are authorized and directed to perform any and all acts
consistent with this Resolution and the attached Fifth Amended Agreement which are necessary
or appropriate to effectuate the transactions described therein.
SECTION 3.
This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon final passage.
INTRODUCED October 22, 2018__ ___ __
BY: Ed Brown
MEMBER OF CITY COUNCIL
APPROVED:
PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL
ATTESTED BY:
ACTING CITY CLERK
City Clerk’s Office Item # M-8
Background Paper for Proposed
Resolution
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: October 22, 2018
TO: President Christopher A. Nicoll and Members of City Council
CC: Sam Azad, City Manager
VIA: Brenda Armijo, Acting City Clerk
FROM: Daniel C. Kogovsek, City Attorney
SUBJECT: A RESOLUTION APPROVING A FIFTH AMENDMENT TO AN EMPLOYMENT
AGREEMENT BETWEEEN PUEBLO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION AND
ROCLA CONCRETE TIE, INC. A TEXAS CORPORATION, RELATING TO A JOB
CREATING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT AND AUTHORIZING THE
PRESIDENT OF CITY COUNCIL TO EXECUTE SAID AMENDMENT
SUMMARY:
Attached is a Resolution which authorizes the President of City Council to sign a Fifth Amendment
to an Employment Agreement with Rocla Concrete Tie, a Texas Corporation (“Rocla”).
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
Date Action
04/09/2012 $1.4 million for construction and installation of a railroad lead track adjacent to
Rocla’s manufacturing plant
02/25/2013 Increased the economic incentives by $362,216 and extended the term of
Rocla’s employment commitment
09/23/2013 Rocla agrees to hire fifty (50) additional employees in exchange for an increase
in economic incentives of $700,000
12/08/2014 City advanced $600,000 for the construction and installation of a second railroad
lead track adjacent to Rocla’s manufacturing plant
BACKGROUND:
Rocla is a Texas corporation which relocated its concrete railroad tie manufacturing facility from
the Denver metropolitan area to the City in 2012. Beginning in 2012, the City has advanced
approximately $3.1 million in economic incentives in exchange for an employment commitment
of 150 full-time employees through March 31, 2023. The City’s prior investments were not for the
exclusive benefit of Rocla. The two new rail spurs are owned by the City’s Pueblo Municipal Rail
Corporation and are available for use to companies other than Rocla on a non-exclusive basis.
As a result of current economic conditions, Rocla has requested that the City suspend Rocla’s
employment commitment for a period of three (3) years.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Under this Resolution, Rocla’s employment commitment would be suspended and held in
abeyance for a period of three (3) years, from October 1, 2016 to September 30, 2019.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Not applicable.
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS:
Not applicable.
ALTERNATIVES:
Failure to approve this Resolution would result in Rocla’s default under the current employment
agreement. Rocla is currently employing approximately 100 full-time employees which is less
than Rocla’s employment commitment of 150 full-time employees.
Attachments:
Proposed Resolution and Fifth Amended Employment Agreement
FIFTH AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT("Fifth Amendment")
entered into this 22nd day of October, 2018 between Pueblo, a municipal corporation (the"City")
and Rocla Concrete Tie, Inc., a Texas corporation (the "Company").
WHEREAS, Company and City entered into an original Employment Agreement
("Employment Agreement") dated April 9, 2012 which provided, inter alia, for the construction
and installation of a Railroad Lead Track and associated facilities adjacent to the manufacturing
plant owned by Company; and
WHEREAS,Company and City entered into an amendment to the Employment Agreement
on February 25, 2013. ("First Amendment") which, inter alia, increased the economic incentives
from the City to the Company and extended the term of the Company's employment commitment;
and
WHEREAS, Company and City entered into a second amendment to the Employment
Agreement on September 23, 2013 ("Second Amendment") which, inter alia, increased the
economic incentives from the City to the Company and increased the Company's employment
commitment by an additional fifty (50) employees; and
WHEREAS, Company and City entered into a third amendment to the Employment
Agreement on December 8, 2014 ("Third Amendment")which, inter alia, advanced funds for the
construction and installation of an additional railroad lead track ("Second Railroad Lead Track")
and associated facilities which are adjacent to the existing Railroad Lead Track; and
WHEREAS, Company and City entered into a fourth amendment to the Employment
Agreement on November 28, 2015 ("Fourth Amendment") which, inter alia, extended the
Company's Employment Commitment date for a period of one (1) year; and
WHEREAS, Company intends to continue to operate its manufacturing facility within the
City through, at least, September 30, 2026; and
WHEREAS, as a result of a significant decrease in the world-wide price of oil, the
Company has requested that the City suspend the Company's Employment Commitment for a
period of three (3) years.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual covenants
contained herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
is hereby acknowledged, City and Company agree as follows:
1. The Company's Employment Commitment is hereby suspended retroactively and until
October 1, 2019. The Parties agree that there are no outstanding amounts currently owed by
Company due to its Employment Commitment.
2. The Termination Date of the Company's Employment Commitment is hereby extended
to September 30, 2026.
3. From October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2026, Company will continuously conduct its
business operations at the Facility and employ, on a quarterly average, not less than one hundred
fifty (150) Full-Time Employees at the Facility ("Employment Commitment"). Such quarterly
average shall be calculated using the sum of the aggregate number of Full-Time Employees on
each business day of a Quarter, divided by the sum of the aggregate business days in such Quarter.
4. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, if
Company shall fail to meet the Employment Commitment, Company shall pay to City
compensating amounts calculated as follows. From October 1, 2019 to September 30, 2026
(the "Commitment Period")Company shall pay to City a compensating amount for each Quarter
in the Commitment Period calculated by subtracting the number of Quarterly Employees from
the commitment of one hundred fifty (150) Full-Time Employees and then multiplying the
result by $729.10. For example, if for the second Quarter of 2020, the number of Quarterly
Employees is 141 the amount payable by Company to City on or before the fifteenth(15th) day
of the next calendar month would be(150 - 141) x $729.10 = $6,561.90.
5. The Fourth Amendment Agreement between the Parties, which is incorporated
herein by this reference, shall remain in full force and effect, except as amended by this Fifth
Amendment Agreement.
Executed at Pueblo, Colorado, the day and year first above written.
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