O-2017-4811 - 9/28/2017 ORDINANCE NO. 0-2017-4811
AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING A TRACT OF LAND, DESCRIBED AS
AVERY CENTRE TOWN CENTRE, PHASE 2, LOT 1, BLOCK A,
ROUND ROCK, WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS, AS REINVESTMENT
ZONE NO. 30 FOR COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL TAX ABATEMENT,
CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING THE BOUNDARIES
THEREOF AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Round Rock, Texas (the "City"),
desires to promote the development or redevelopment of a certain contiguous
geographic area within its jurisdiction by the creation of a reinvestment zone for
commercial/industrial tax abatement, as authorized by Chapter 312, Tax Code, V.A.T.S.
(the "Code"); and
WHEREAS, the City Council called a public hearing for 7:00 P.M. on the 28th
day of September, 2017, to consider establishment of a reinvestment zone, such date
being seven (7) days after the date of publication of the notice of such public hearing
and the notification of other taxing jurisdictions as required by the Code; and
WHEREAS, the City at such hearing invited any interested persons to appear
and contend for or against the creation of the reinvestment zone, the boundaries of the
proposed reinvestment zone, whether all or part of the territory described in the
Ordinance calling such hearing should be included in such proposed reinvestment zone,
the concept of tax abatement; and
WHEREAS, the proponents of the reinvestment zone offered evidence, both oral
and documentary, in favor of all of the foregoing matters relating to the creation of the
reinvestment zone, and no opponents of the reinvestment zone appeared to contest
creation of the reinvestment zone; Now Therefore
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BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK,
TEXAS, THAT:
1.
The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this Ordinance are hereby
found and declared to be true and correct.
II.
The City Council, after conducting such hearings and having heard such
evidence and testimony, has made the following findings and determinations based on
the testimony presented to it:
(a) That a public hearing on the adoption of the reinvestment zone has been
properly called, held, and conducted and that notices of such hearing have
been published as required by law and mailed to all taxing units
overlapping the territory inside the proposed reinvestment zone;
(b) That the boundaries of the reinvestment zone should be the area as
described in Exhibit A;
(c) That creation of the reinvestment zone for commercial/industrial tax
abatement with boundaries as described above will result in benefits to the
City and to the land included in the zone and the improvements sought are
feasible and practical;
(d) That the reinvestment zone as defined above meets the criteria for the
creation of a reinvestment zone as set forth in Section 312.202 of the
Code in that it is reasonably likely as a result of the designation to
contribute to the retention or expansion of primary employment or to
attract major investment in the zone that would be a benefit to the property
and that would contribute to the economic development of the City; and
(e) That the reinvestment zone as defined above meets the criteria for the
creation of a reinvestment zone as set forth in the City of Round Rock
criteria and guidelines adopted by Ordinance No. 0-2017-4787 on
September 28, 2017.
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iii.
Pursuant to Section 312.201 of the Tax Code, V.A.T.S., the City hereby creates a
reinvestment zone for commercial/industrial tax abatement encompassing only the area
described in Exhibit "A" and such reinvestment zone is hereby designated as
Reinvestment Zone No. 30, City of Round Rock, Texas.
IV.
A. All ordinances, parts of ordinances, or resolutions in conflict herewith are
expressly repealed.
B. The invalidity of any section or provision of this ordinance shall not
invalidate other sections or provisions thereof.
C. The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date,
hour, place and subject of the meeting at which this Ordinance was adopted was posted
and that such meeting was open to the public as required by law at all times during
which this Ordinance and the subject matter hereof were discussed, considered and
formally acted upon, all as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Texas
Government Code, as amended.
Alternative 1.
By motion duly made, seconded and passed with an affirmative vote of all the
Council members present, the requirement for reading this ordinance on two separate
days was dispensed with.
READ, PASSED, and ADOPTED on first reading this 00111 day of
2017.
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Alternative 2.
READ and APPROVED on first reading this the day of
, 2017.
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the day of
, 2017.
CRAIG ORG , Mayor
City of Round ck, Texas
ATTEST:
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SARA L. WHITE, City Clerk
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