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<br />Aug-06-9a 12:41P Hawes H;11 & Patterson <br />e <br /> <br />7135419906 <br />e <br /> <br />P.02 <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I. <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />Hawes 8111 , Patte%son Consultants, L.L.P. <br /> <br />Land Devel.opment and City Pl.anning Services and Development Financing- for 'the <br />Private and Public Sectors <br /> <br />August 5, 199H <br /> <br />C!TY MAl'iAGER <br />o 0 <br /> <br /> <br />Bo b llerrera <br />City Manager <br />City uf LaPorte <br />P.O. Bnx 1115 ' <br />LaPorte, Tt:X3S 71571-1115 <br /> <br />RE: Responses to questiuns on 1'11: proposal - City ofLaPonc <br /> <br />Dear Mr. Herrera: <br /> <br />Our fir~ 1 I awes Hill &. Patterson Consultants, has been asked to r~spond to questions that were <br />asked by you to Mr. Fred Westergren, in a memorandum dated July 22, 1998. These h;sues will <br />al!;<) he li..trther addresst:d to thc City "cuuncil and staff in the City Council workshop scheduled lor <br />August 10. <br /> <br />1. The boundarit:s will be shown on a map to be prt:scntcd at tbe workshop. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />2. Chapter 311.00S(a)(5) of the Texas Tax Code will he followed. The owners oCthe !:'ubject <br />pr(lpt:rty will submit si~ncd petitions requcsting that the City torm a TTF over the subject <br />property. <br /> <br />3. The prnperty will be:: developed in pha.'1Cs. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />4. There are a number ofTlf projecls currently in place in Harri~ County, a portion nrwhich are <br />virtually identical to the proposed project in LaPorte, in terms ofraw land being developed, <br />single llunily homes bt:ing built, etc. Each of these prnj~cts has both the support and the <br />participation of Harris County Commissioners Court, and we can imugint: no reason for thal <br />to change lbr this project. As to the schoul district's suppurt~ Superintendent Dr. John <br />Sawyer has indicated that'he will (irst wait to see iflhe city establisht:s thc Ill" 7.one, and ifso. <br />he will seck legal cnunsel as to how the district should proceed with negotiations to <br />participate. He has indicated that his initial review of the prnject appears to show that it <br />would have no negative impact on the district. Wld if that holds true, he would anticipi.\te <br />school district participation. if'the Board apprnvt:s. <br /> <br />In accordance with Chapt~r 311.0 13(g) & (h), each taxing jurisdictiuns' level of participation <br />in the TTF will be sought and negotiated aller the Tll-' is created. llle level nfparticipaticl11 <br />will he inc::ludcd in the lilliUlciaI. schedules that will be included in the Final Project Plan and <br /> <br />Mailbox: <br />11743 weat Sellfort No. 309 <br />Stafford, ~exas 77477 <br /> <br />Locat.ion: <br />7324 Southwest Freeway <br />Az'ena Two Towe~ #975 <br />Houston, Texas 77074 <br /> <br />(713) 541-0447 <br />(713) 541-9906 (Fax) <br />