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THE STATE OF TEXAS <br />COUNTY OF LAMAR <br />ADDENDUM TO TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT <br />This Addendum ("the ADDENDUM") to a tax abatement agreement ("the <br />AGREEMENT") dated February 25, 2013 is entered into by and between the CITY OF PARIS, <br />PARIS, TEXAS, a municipal corporation, situated in Lamar County, Texas, acting by and <br />through its authorized officer whose signature appears below (hereinafter called "CITY"), and <br />CAMPBELL SOUP SUPPLY COMPANY LLC acting by and through its authorized officer <br />whose signature appears below (hereinafter referred to as "OWNER"). <br />WITNESSETH: <br />WHEREAS, heretofore, on February 25, 2013, the CITY and OWNER entered into the <br />Tax Abatement Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit 1 and incorporated by reference as if fully <br />set forth herein related to OWNER's Single Serve Beverage Line; and <br />WHEREAS, the term of said AGREEMENT expires on December 31, 2020; and <br />WHEREAS, said AGREEMENT relates to PROPERTY owned by OWNER within the <br />City of Paris, which PROPERTY is located within an Enterprise Zone as set forth in the <br />AGREEMENT; <br />WHEREAS, the Texas Tax Code Sec. 312.208 and tax abatement guidelines in effect in <br />2013 and on the date of the execution of this ADDENDUM (a copy of which tax abatement <br />guidelines effective January 11, 2016 are attached hereto as Exhibit 2 and incorporated herein <br />by reference) allow for modifications of a tax abatement agreement during the term of said <br />agreement; and <br />WHEREAS, due prevailing conditions in the industry, OWNER has determined to <br />replace the Single Serve Beverage Line at OWNER's PROPERTY with a new product line and <br />therefore, OWNER has requested certain modifications to the AGREEMENT relating to the <br />number of employees OWNER is required to maintain on the Single Serve Beverage Line at said <br />PROPERTY during the AGREEMENT; and <br />WHEREAS, the CITY has agreed to said modifications of the AGREEMENT because <br />said modifications are consistent with encouraging development of said Enterprise Zone in <br />accordance with the purposes for which it was created and are in compliance with the CITY's <br />policy on tax abatements and the ordinance creating such Enterprise Zone adopted by the CITY <br />and all applicable laws and otherwise serve a public purpose in maintaining a major employer in <br />the CITY; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, <br />