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A sticking point seems to be whether $127 million is an accurate number, especially in light of Distrigas/Constellation Energy/Exelon buying the property from National Grid for only $60 million a few years ago. $127 million is a figure supported by the Administration and the Board of Assessors, partly based on the fact that Distrigas will drop all past and future claims from the past five years and the next five years as to the value of the property. “The agreement would be a key component of resolving all outstanding litigation between the City and Distrigas, avoiding further legal and expert costs,” Mayor Robert Van Campen wrote in an August 3 letter to the Councillors. “This is the best scenario for us to have predictability,” Mayor Van Campen’s chief administrative and financial officer, Omar Boukili, explained. “They’re dropping all appeals from previous years and future appeals.” “It will set a value for planS LANDSCAPE & MASONRY CO. 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It’s not a discount.” A letter to the Councillors from Klebanoff on behalf of the Board of Assessors elaborated, “It establishes a practical and predictable framework for the period in which the facility’s current revenue and operations can be more reliably evaluated.” PILOTs will be based on a value of $127 million with the total floating with the tax rate. “Taxes would be calculated using the City’s applicable tax rate each year and paid on the regular property-tax billing schedule,” Van Campen wrote. “The valuation reflects an average of the declining values developed by the parties’ respective experts. This approach provides stability for the City’s tax levy and avoids the need for a new disputed valuation each year. The Massachusetts Department of Revenue has approved this approach. The agreement would also be a key component of resolving all outstanding litigation between the City and Distrigas, avoiding further legal and expert costs.” “The value stays the same, but if the rates go up, their payment goes up,” Klebanoff told the Councillors. “They float with the rate like anyone else.” The dispute over the value was the result of Distrigas losing a major client from the closing of the Mystic Generating Station off Lower Broadway and the economically volatile nature of the gas and liquid natural gas industries. “The City and Distrigas have been engaged in litigation for several years regarding the assessed value of this unique property,” Van Campen wrote. “Valuation became more difficult following the closure of the Mystic power station and Distrigas’ transition to five-year contracts approved by the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities. While those contracts currently support the facility’s operations, its value after they expire remains uncertain. The proposed agreement establishes an annual valuation of $127 million for five years.” Klebanoff said the value has gone up due to Distrigas’ contacts with other gas distribution companies. “The property is much more valuable than when Mystic closed down,” he said. “They’re paid just to be available.” In other business related to Distrigas, the City Council approved the appointments of Distrigas plant operators Bianca Andronic, Lauren Arpino, Jerome Bowen, Sr., Julio “Cesar” Carmona, Raymond Comeau, Felipe Costa, Michael D’Ambra, Edgar Flores, Thomas Frizzell, Paul Kajunski, Peter Laubner, Charles Robinson, Sikkora “Peter” Seng and David Sousa as sworn weighers. The City Council also accepted a $10,000 donation from the Everett Foundation for Aged Persons to support the Council on Aging. Based on her being on the Board of Directors of the Foundation for Aged Persons, Ward 1 Councillor Michele Capone recused herself from the vote. “This will be helpful to a lot of people,” she said of the donation. At the outset of the meeting, Firefighter Sean Hogan was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant.
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