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G-02-02-28-11E4 - 2/28/2002ORDINANCE NO. 0-- O- o (q- Oi O - //ELI AN ORDINANCE RENEWING THE DESIGNATION OF 5.542 ACRES OF LAND, BEING ALL OF LOT 5 OF THE RESUBDIVISION OF THE REMAINDER OF LOT 2, CORRIDOR PARK I, ROUND ROCK, WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS, AS REINVESTMENT ZONE NO. 18 FOR COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL TAX ABATEMENT, AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO. WHEREAS, on April 25, 1996, the City Council of the City of Round Rock, Texas (the "City") adopted Ordinance No. G -96-04-25-9I designating 5.542 acres of land, being all of Lot 5 of the Resubdivision of the Remainder of Lot 2, Corridor Park I, as Reinvestment Zone No. 18, as authorized by Chapter 312, Tax Code, V.A.T.S. (the "Code"); and WHEREAS, pursuant to the Code and the terms of said Ordinance, Reinvestment Zone No. 18 expired on April 25, 2001, and WHEREAS, the City Council desires to continue to promote the development or redevelopment of the affected area by the renewal of Reinvestment Zone No. 18 as authorized by the Code; and WHEREAS, §312.203 of the Code provides that the designation of a reinvestment zone may be renewed for periods not to exceed five years, and WHEREAS, the City Council held a public hearing for 7:00 p.m. on the 28th day of February, 2002 to consider the renewal of Reinvestment Zone No. 18, such date being seven (7) days after the date of publication of the notice of such public hearing and the ::ODMA\WORLDOX\0:\WDOX\ORDINANC\00021076.WPD/o20228e4/s1s 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 renewal of Reinvestment Zone No. 18; and WHEREAS, the proponents of the renewal of Reinvestment Zone No. Nine offered evidence, both oral and documentary, in favor of all of the foregoing matters relating to the renewal of Reinvestment Zone No. 18; Now Therefore BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROUND ROCK, TEXAS, THAT: I. 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 renewal of the Reinvestment Zone No. 18 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 Reinvestment Zone No. 18 should remain as the area as described in Exhibit A; 2. (c) That the renewal of Reinvestment Zone No. 18 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 renewal of Reinvestment Zone No. 18 meets the criteria for a reinvestment zone as set forth in §312.202 of the Code in that it is reasonably likely as a result of the renewal 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 renewal of Reinvestment Zone No. 18 meets the criteria for reinvestment zones as set forth in the City of Round Rock criteria and guidelines adopted by Ordinance No. G -O1 -11-08-13E3 on November 8, 2001. HI. Pursuant to Section 312.203 of the Code, the City hereby renews Reinvestment Zone No. 18 for commercial/industrial tax abatement encompassing the area described in Exhibit "A". IV. Reinvestment Zone No. 18 shall expire on April 25, 2006. V. 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. 3. C. 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. 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 aVIday of ` , 2002. Alternative 2. READ and APPROVED on first reading this the day of , 2002. READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this the day of , 2002. ATTEST: (kuRY1ai ROB -T A. STLUKA, Ma6r City of Round Rock, Texas CHRISTINE R. MARTINEZ, City Secreta 4. DATE: February 21, 2002 SUBJECT: City Council Meeting — February 28, 2002 ITEM: 11.E.4. Consider an ordinance renewing the designation of 5.542 acres of land, being all of Lot 5 of the Resubdivision of the Remainder of Lot 2, Corridor Park 1, as Reinvestment Zone No. 18. (First Reading) This reinvestment zone for Photronics was created on April 25, 1996, and expired on April 25, 2001, as required by state law after a period of five years. A new zone must be designated to allow Photronics to extend their tax abatement agreement. Resource: Joe Vining, Planning Director History: Reinvestment Zone No. 18 was created on April 25, 1996 for Photronics and expired on April 25, 2001, as required by state law after a period of five years. Funding: Cost: N/A Outside Resources: N/A Impact: A new zone must be designated to allow Photronics to extend their tax abatement agreement by three years. Benefit: Details of the new tax abatement agreement will be available at the March 14, 2002, City Council meeting. Public Comment: This public hearing is being held after notice was published in the Round Rock Leader on Monday, February I8, 2002, and taxing jurisdictions were notified by certified mail of the date and time. Chapter 312, Tax Code, V.A.T.S., requires a minimum seven-day notification period prior to the public hearing. Sponsor: Planning and Community Development Department.