G-98-06-11-12A1 - 6/11/1998ORDINANCE NO. tT ` /- 06-//- /02lri /
AN ORDINANCE DESIGNATING LOT 2 OF THE REPLAT OF LOT
2A OF THE REPLAT OF BLOCK "C", CRYSTAL PARK, IN ROUND
ROCK, WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TEXAS, AS REINVESTMENT ZONE
NO. 22 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
"Code"); and
WHEREAS, the City Council called a public hearing for
authorized by Chapter
312, Tax
Code, V.A.T.S. (the
7:00
P.M. on the llth day of June, 1998, 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
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zone, and no opponents of the reinvestment zone appeared to contest
creation of the reinvestment zone; 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 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. G -97-10-09-9F on October 9th,
1997.
2.
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. 22, 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, and
the Act.
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 l 1 r day
of (4,01A,/ , 1998.
3.
Alternative 2.
READ and APPROVED on first reading this the day
of , 1998.
READ, APPROVED and ADOPTED on second reading this
the day of , 1998.
ATTEST:
E LAND, City Secretary
4.
CHARLES CLY�PPER, Mayor
City of Round Rock, Texas
Exhibit A
Legal Description
5.235 acres being all of Lot 2 of the Replat of Lot 2A of the replat of Block "C"
Crystal Park, a subdivision of record filed in Cabinet P, Slides 165-166 of the Plat
Records in Williamson County, Texas.
Date:
Subject:
Item:
June 5, 1998
City Council Meeting - June 11, 1998
12.A.1. Consider an ordinance designating Lot 2 of the Replat of Lot
2A of the replat of Block "C" Crystal Park as Reinvestment
Zone No. 22 for commercial/industrial tax abatement. (First
Reading) The purpose of creating this reinvestment zone is
to facilitate the construction of 120,000 square feet of office
and manufacturing facility for Trend Technology, Inc. This
corporation will bring approximately 250 jobs into the
community. The details outlining the tax abatement
agreement will be presented at the meeting. The second
reading of the ordinance may be dispensed with the
unanimous consent of the Council. Applicant: Opus South
Corporation. Agent: Steven Chilton, Sr. Real Estate Manager.
Staff Resource Person: Joe Vining, Planning Director.
Reinvestment Zone No. 22
(Lot 2 of the Re • lat of Lot 2A of the Re • lat of Blk C Crystal Park