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Agreement Between City of Columbus and Franklin Township

I.        Joint Planning and Zoning Overlay between the Township and City and with Franklin County to ensure better coordination on projects, set forth future infrastructure and public investment opportunities, joint marketing to advance economic development and a seamless look along the West Broad Street corridor.  This planning effort will also help shape future City, County and Township public investment.

 

II.      City, Township and County bring together business owners in the area to form a business working group in the West Broad Street corridor to enhance and strengthen the economic viability of the area.

 

III.    JEDD – 50 year agreement (non-annexation in the defined area) wherein the 2.5% income tax which is collected would be split 70% to the project pot to be reused to undertake projects in the area, 15% to the township and 15% to the city. 

 

IV.    Establish a project fund by setting aside 2% of the total income tax revenue collected from the Delphi Site for the first five years of operation to be used to encourage businesses to participate in the JEDD, to assist in the mobilization, creation and coordination of the business working group in their effort to enhance the economic viability of the corridor area, and to make improvements in the right-of-way and other projects to revitalize the West Broad Street corridor.

 

V.      Annexation Agreement  - Fairly compensate the Township through service (or other) payments derived from and in an amount equal to the following sources:

a.      10% of the construction income tax revenue from the casino construction

b.      24% of the total income tax revenue collected from the Delphi Site for the first five years of the casino’s operation and 25% for the next 45 years.

VI.    Reallocate the City’s inside millage for all future annexations as follows:

a.       100% of the City’s inside millage portion of property tax will be reallocated to the Township for all future Franklin Township annexed properties except for the Delphi Site; and

b.      25% of the City’s inside millage portion of property tax for the Delphi Site through the end of the service payments derived from the income tax revenue collected from the Delphi Site will be reallocated to the Township.  Thereafter, the Township will receive 100% of the City’s inside millage portion of property tax for this site.

Total Compensation to the Township

Total compensation to Township between 2010 and 2053 is estimated at over $67,000,000

Total compensation to the 2% project pot is estimated at over $450,000

Breakdown of Proposed Annexation Agreement Compensation to the Township

2010                Assumes Annexation of Delphi site by September
                        Construction income tax                                                Est. $300,000                         
                                    City                              $270,000
                                    Township                     $30,000

                        Property Tax                                                                Est. $1,750
                                    City                              $1,312.50
                                    Township                     $437.50

2011                Construction income tax                                                Est. $1.25 M
                                    City                              $1,125,000
                                    Township                     $125,000

                        Property Tax                                                                Est. $7,800
                                    City                              $5,850
                                    Township                     $1,950

2012                Construction income tax                                                Est. $1.25 M
                                    City                              $1,125,000
                                    Township                     $125,000

                        Property Tax                                                                Est. $7,800
                                    City                              $5,850
                                    Township                     $1,950

2013 - 2017     Casino opens
Income tax from casino                                                 Est. $4.6 M annually
($1.6M worker inc. tax & $3M casino inc. tax)
            City                              $3,404,000
            Township                     $1,104,000
              Project Pot                   $92,000
Property Tax                                                                Est. $280,252 annually
(based on a property value of $255,000,000)
            City                              $210,189
            Township                     $70,063

 

2018 - 2063     Casino is open
Income tax from casino                                                 Est. $4.6 M annually
($1.6M worker inc. tax & $3M casino inc. tax)
            City                              $3,450,000
            Township                     $1,150,000


Property Tax                                                                Est. $280,252 annually
(based on a property value of $255,000,000)
            City                              $210,189
            Township                     $70,063

2064                Property Tax (inside millage agreement)                        Est. $280,252 annually
                                    Township                     $280,252