R-2018-6142 - 12/6/2018 RESOLUTION NO. R-2018-6142
RESOLUTION FROM THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND
ROCK, TEXAS IN SUPPORT OF THE SUBMISSION OF AN APPLICATION
TO THE 2019 COMPETITIVE HOUSING TAX CREDIT (HTC) PROGRAM
THROUGH THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY
AFFAIRS (TDHCA) BY TRINITY PLACE SENIOR HOUSING LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP, FOR THE REHABILITATION OF TRINITY PLACE
APARTMENTS.
WHEREAS, Trinity Place Senior Housing Limited Partnership ("Applicant") has requested
funding support from the City of Round Rock to rehabilitate an existing 68-unit affordable senior
rental housing community named Trinity Place Apartments located at 1203 Cushing Dr, Round Rock,
Williamson County, Texas (the "Development"); and
WHEREAS, the Applicant intends to submit an application to the Texas Department of
Housing and Community Affairs ("TDHCA") for an allocation of 2019 Competitive 9% Housing Tax
Credits ("HTC") for the rehabilitation of Trinity Place; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the rules that govern the allocation of HTCs by TDHCA, an applicant
who provides a resolution of support from the governing body of a local political subdivision to the
Development will improve the overall success of its application; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the rules that govern the allocation of HTCs by TDHCA, an applicant
who provides a resolution from the governing body of a local political subdivision agreeing to commit
a minimum of$500.00 of funding assistance to the Development to improve the overall success of its
application; and
WHEREAS, the Applicant has requested a commitment of required funding assistance for
$500.00 for its application in the form of a reduced fees for the benefit of the Development from the
City of Round Rock for its application to TDHCA for the rehabilitation of Trinity Place; and
WHEREAS, 100% of the members of the City Council of the City are elected officials;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROUND ROCK, THAT:
1. The City of Round Rock, acting through its governing body, hereby confirms that it supports,
approves construction and authorizes tax credits to the proposed rehabilitation of Trinity Place
by Trinity Place Senior Housing Limited Partnership located at 1203 Cushing Drive and that
this formal action has been taken to put on record the opinion expressed by the City of Round
Rock in Williamson County on December 6, 2018; and
2. The City of Round Rock, will commit a funding amount to the Development of waiving or
reducing the Building Permit Fee in a minimum amount of $500.00 should the project be
selected for funding; and
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3. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the funding commitment by the City of Round
Rock, shall be contingent on the Applicant's receipt of commitment of HTCs for the
Development from TDHCA;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT:
1. The City of Round Rock, Williamson County, Texas hereby supports the proposed Trinity
Place Apartments, and confirms that its governing body specifically approves the construction
and/or rehabilitation of the Development and authorizes an allocation of Housing Tax Credits
for the Development pursuant to Texas Government Code §2306.6703(a)(4); and
2. That for and on behalf of the Governing Body, Craig Morgan, Mayor is hereby authorized,
empowered, and directed to certify these resolutions to the Texas Department of Housing and
Community Affairs; and
3. The City of Round Rock is not a related party to the Applicant, and any funding assistance
committed by the City to the development of Trinity Place pursuant to this resolution will not
have been first provided to the City by the Applicant or any related party to the Applicant.
The City Council hereby finds and declares that written notice of the date, hour, place and
subject of the meeting at which this Resolution was adopted was posted and that such meeting was
open to the public as required by law at all times during which this Resolution 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.
RESOLVED this 6th day of December, 2018.
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CRAIG OR , Mayor
City of Roun ock, Texas
ATTEST:
SARA L. WHITE, City Clerk
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