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Regular Council Meeting November 16, 2015 Page 7 said in the last year, the PEDC finally requested the mandatory initial reporting documents, as well as employment figures that were all required by the contract. Council Member Clifford depicted slides with regard to Paris Warehouse 107, one of which reflected a list of the warehouse construction costs in the 2006 contract noting the project as of September 9, 2006, and a document reflecting the abatement period of 1/1/2007 through 12/31/2013. He said the 150,000 square foot warehouse was listed as costing about $5.3 million dollars and the date of substantial completion was listed as September 9, 2006 and the 158 full - time jobs that were a direct requirement of the 2006 contract, thus the Paris Warehouse 107 had stated that they had indeed complied with the terms of the 2006 abatement contract. He noted that the document reflecting the date of substantial completion of the 2006 warehouse was listed as September 9, 2006. Council Member Clifford depicted several slides reflecting aerial photographs taken October 21, 2005 and October 30, 2008 noting the warehouse was never constructed. He also depicted a recent photo of the property and noted the warehouse was never constructed, but $4.4 million dollars in taxes were abated at 100% for a full 8 years, but it wasn't the building shown on the 2006 abatement contract, because it was never built. Council Member Clifford said these type problems occur when the PEDC does not even think it is necessary to require a company to fulfill its end of the contract; that this is what happens when the City of Paris fails to do the most rudimentary compliance; and this is what happens when the local Tax Assessor Office grants an abatement with inadequate documentation. He also said the complete lack of compliance is the result of no one even checking to be sure the building was constructed. He said for 9 years, everyone granted the abatement and arguments were made regarding mandatory employment levels, but no one at the PEDC, no one at the City of Paris, and no one at the appraisal district noticed that the building was never built. Council Member Clifford said he discussed this with Mr. Godwin, and laid it out on the table for Mr. Godwin, and the document that surfaced was indeed on August 20, 2004 when Paris Warehouse 107 presented a document to the Paris City Council that requested an abatement on the planned construction of the new warehouse. He said in that proposal they agreed to build a new 172,000 square foot warehouse and create 30 new jobs, including 20 packagers, 5 forklift operators, 4 clerical workers and 1 supervisor. Their proposal was to increase the payroll in the amount of $470,000 annually. He also said the proposal was presented to the PEDC on September 10, 2004. He said the company wanted to add 170,000 square feet to their existing plant on the loop and the application reflected they would add 30 jobs, but Gary Vest met with David Owens of WePack and he said it would be more like 50 jobs. Council Member Clifford said the PEDC unanimously passed the resolution and recommended to the city council that they approve the abatement, which was approved by the city council on October 7, 2004. Council Member Clifford referenced the agenda information sheet of that meeting that was given to the Council, which depicted "an additional condition of the tax abatement was the creation of 30 new jobs." He said a contract was also attached to this sheet, and in the fine print of the contract contained a very significant change, which was signed by then Mayor Curtis Fendley. He said