R-2019-0330 - 8/8/2019 RESOLUTION NO. R-2019-0330
WHEREAS, the Governor of Texas has designated local mayors with the authority to
determine that a census tract comprises a Targeted Employment Area("TEA"); and
WHEREAS, the site at the northeast corner of Joyce Lane and Gattis School Road, Round
Rock, TX 78664 is located within Census Tract 207.07 of Williamson County, Texas and is included
in the TEA; and
WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to approve a letter to the Department of Homeland
Security designating the site as a TEA,Now Therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS,
That the City Council hereby authorizes the Mayor to execute a letter to the Department of
Homeland Security, a copy of same being attached hereto as Exhibit"A" and incorporated herein.
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 8th day of August, 2019.
CRAIG ORG�OMayor
City of ound , Texas
ATTEST:
SARA L. WHITE, City Clerk
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irr Mayor Councilmembers City Manager
Craig Morgan Tammy Young Laurie Hadley
Rene Flores
D ROCK TEXAS Ma or Pro-Tem Matthew Baker
Y Will Peckham City Attorney
TION DEPARTMENT Writ Baese Hilda Montgomery Stephan L.Sheets
August 8, 2019
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
California Service Center
24000 Avila Road
Laguna Niguel, CA 92607-0526
RE: EB-5 Designation of Targeted Employment Area
To Whom It May Concern:
As the Mayor of the City of Round Rock, by the authority granted to me by the State of Texas
(letter attached), I hereby designate that the following census tract comprises a Targeted
Employment Area ("TEA"):
Census Tract 207.07, Williamson County
I have confirmed that the site at the northeast corner of Joyce Lane and Gattis School Road, Round
Rock,TX 78664 is located within Census Tract 207.07 of Williamson County, Texas and is included
in the TEA described above.
The determination of eligibility is based on analysis of labor force data and the application of the
census-share method, as described in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area
Unemployment Statistics Program Manual.The unemployment calculations were made using the
American Community Survey 2013-17 data for the purpose of establishing ratios of census tract-
to-county shares of employment and unemployment. Furthermore, county-level unemployment
was obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2018 annual Local Area Unemployment
Statistics. These data sets were used to determine the qualifying subareas with unemployment
meeting or exceeding the current required threshold of 5.9%.
Based on the above data, I can certify that the 2018 unemployment rate in the area composed of
the census tract described above is 7.5%, which exceeds the threshold rate of 5.9%, or 150% of
the 2018 average national unemployment rate of 3.9%, according to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
CITY OF ROUND ROCK 221 East Main Street, Round Rock, Texas 78664
[P] 512.218.5401 • [F] 512.218.7097•roundrocktexas.gov
This approval shall not be construed as: (1) representation or warranty by the City of Round Rock,
the Mayor of the City of Round Rock, or any other agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision
of the City of Round Rock, that the project/development located at the northeast corner of Joyce
Lane and Gattis School Road, Round Rock,TX 78664, will meet obligations assumed by any of the
parties under the instruments delivered in connection with any associated project that will in fact
be performed; (2) a pledge of the full faith and credit of the City of Round Rock, or any other
agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision of the City of Round Rock; or (3) a representation
or warranty by the City of Round Rock, the Mayor of Round Rock, or any other agency
instrumentality, or political subdivision of the City of Round Rock, concerning the validity or
corporate existence of any corporation or the validity of the project/development located at the
northeast corner of Joyce Lane and Gattis School Road, Round Rock, TX 78664.
This approval may not be used for any other project within Census Tract 207.07, Williamson
County, other than the project/development located at the northeast corner of Joyce Lane and
Gattis School Road, Round Rock, TX 78664.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Craig Morgan
Mayor
/ Mayor Councilmembers City Manager
Craig Morgan Tammy Young Laurie Hadley
Rene Flores
-110 ROUND ROCK TEXAS Mayor Pro Tem Matthew Baker
y Will Peckham City Attorney
ADMINISTRATION DEPARTMENT Writ Baese Hilda Montgomery Stephan L.Sheets
August 8, 2019
Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
California Service Center
24000 Avila Road
Laguna Niguel, CA 92607-0526
RE: EB-5 Designation of Targeted Employment Area
To Whom It May Concern:
As the Mayor of the City of Round Rock, by the authority granted to me by the State of Texas
(letter attached), I hereby designate that the following census tract comprises a Targeted
Employment Area ("TEA"):
Census Tract 207.07, Williamson County
I have confirmed that the site at the northeast corner of Joyce Lane and Gattis School Road, Round
Rock, TX 78664 is located within Census Tract 207.07 of Williamson County,Texas and is included
in the TEA described above.
The determination of eligibility is based on analysis of labor force data and the application of the
census-share method, as described in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area
Unemployment Statistics Program Manual.The unemployment calculations were made using the
American Community Survey 2013-17 data for the purpose of establishing ratios of census tract-
to-county shares of employment and unemployment. Furthermore, county-level unemployment
was obtained from the Bureau of Labor Statistics 2018 annual Local Area Unemployment
Statistics. These data sets were used to determine the qualifying subareas with unemployment
meeting or exceeding the current required threshold of 5.9%.
Based on the above data, I can certify that the 2018 unemployment rate in the area composed of
the census tract described above is 7.5%, which exceeds the threshold rate of 5.9%, or 150% of
the 2018 average national unemployment rate of 3.9%, according to the Bureau of Labor
Statistics.
CITY OF ROUND ROCK 221 East Main Street, Round Rock,Texas 78664
[P] 512.218.5401 •[F] 512.218.7097•roundrocktexas.gov
This approval shall not be construed as: (1) representation or warranty by the City of Round Rock,
the Mayor of the City of Round Rock, or any other agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision
of the City of Round Rock, that the project/development located at the northeast corner of Joyce
Lane and Gattis School Road, Round Rock,TX 78664, will meet obligations assumed by any of the
parties under the instruments delivered in connection with any associated project that will in fact
be performed; (2) a pledge of the full faith and credit of the City of Round Rock, or any other
agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision of the City of Round Rock; or (3) a representation
or warranty by the City of Round Rock, the Mayor of Round Rock, or any other agency
instrumentality, or political subdivision of the City of Round Rock, concerning the validity or
corporate existence of any corporation or the validity of the project/development located at the
northeast corner of Joyce Lane and Gattis School Road, Round Rock, TX 78664.
This approval may not be used for any other project within Census Tract 207.07, Williamson
County, other than the project/development located at the northeast corner of Joyce Lane and
Gattis School Road, Round Rock, TX 78664.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Craig organ
Mayor