17-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT - AD VALOREM TAX ABATEMENT POLICY

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(6) EnvironmentalImpacts Environmental impact information must be provided, noting any anticipated impacts of the project on the environment, including water qualiry, stonn-water runoff, floodplains, solid waste management, noise levels, and air quality. (d) Confidentiality: Certain information provided to the City in connection with an application may be confidential and not subject to public disclosure until the incentive agreement is executed. The City of Paris, will respond to requests far disclosure as required by law and will make reasonable attempts to notify the Applicant of the request so it may assert its own objections to the Attorney General. Section 6. Effective Period, Amendment, Repeal, Effect. (a) These Guidelines and Criteria are effective two (2) years from the date adopted. During that period, these Guidelines and Criteria may be amended or repealed only by a vote of three-fourths of the total membership of the Paris City Council. (b) The adoption of these Guidelines and Criteria does not: (1) Limit the discretion of the City Council to decide whether to enter into a specific tax abatement agreement. (2) Limit the discretion of the Ciry Council to delegate to the PEDC Board ar the Paris Ciry Manager the authority to determine whether or not the City Council should consider a particular application or request for tax abateinent; or (3) Create any property, contract, or other legal rights in any person to have the City Council consider ar grant a specific application or request for tax abatement. Section 7. State Administration. As required by law, on July 1 of the year following the year in which the Reinvestment Zone is designated or the Ageement is executed, a report providing the following information shall be delivered to the State Comptroller: (a) For a Reinvestment Zone, a general description of the zone, including its size, the types of property located in it, its duration, and the Guidelines and Criteria established for the Reinvestment Zone under § 312.002 of the Texas Tax Code, including subsequent amendments and modifications; (b) A copy of each Tax Abateinent Agreement to which the City is a party; and (c) Any other information required by the State Comptroller to adininister its administrative duries. 6 6 E;