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ORIGINAL
AN ORDINANa APPROVING NOTICE TO THE GOVEltlaNG BODJD OF IIARRIS
COUNTY, TEXAS, LA POJn'E IfIIDBlIENDENT SCHOOL DISTRIC'l, SAN JACINTO
.JUNIORCOLLEGEBISTRICT,P9Rr OI'BOUSTON AVI'IIOBI'I'Y, IIARRlSCO'ONTY
HOSPITAL DISTlUCI', AND ~BBIS COtJNTY ILOOD CONTROL DI8TRIcr
BBGARDING THE Cl1TS CONSIDERAt10N OJ' A CON11CUOUS GItOGRAftIIC
AREA wlIlIIL'f THE aTY 011' LA. PORTE, TEXAS, AS RI'.1NVESTMENT ZONE
NUMBER ONE, CITY 01' LA POIr1'Et TDAS~ REQUESTING A WAIVER 01' TIIB
4O-DAY NOTICE; ESTABLISHING A DATE FOR A PUBLIC BEARING ON TBB
CREATION 01' PROPOSED REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBItR. ONE, CITY 01'
LA PORTE, TEXAS; AV11IORlZlNG AND DIRBC'l'ING uJ.1II!k ACDONS
PRELIMINAllY TO TIlE CREA110N OJ' THE PROPOSED ImINVEST.MENT ZONE
NUMBER ONE, CITY OF LA PORTE, TEXAS; AND CONTAINING FINDINGS
BELATING TO TIlE roUGOING SUBIECl".
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WHEREASt the Ci1y uCLa Porto, Texas (the "City"'). is ~ the desigru.ncm ofa
contiguous po&I8phic area in La Porte. To:us. as a ldDveslmad ZODC UDder the ptaVisimIs of
Chaptet 311 oftbc TCDS Tax Code over all area descrihccl in ~"bit A .~ 1H:reto; and
WBEREAS. 1be area to be dcsigutcd as a reiUW8fmmt zone is preclominllntly open aDd.
becanse of obso1ctc P18uiu& deI.ericmdian. of strIJct1ns or site improvements, or other &dors,
substan1'iA1ly impairs or am:sts the SOUDCl growth ofChe City; and
WHEREAS. ptioT to !be cration of tho PIOPOsed 4eiams1mmt ZOJJe, die City CouDdl must
hold a public ~ on the m=anOD ofb proposed rauvcAneDt zaD8 and its beIIc1its to the City
and the property ill the ptopOSCd ~ 2X*; ad
WHEREAS. the City desires to xecoive COmmads of aU aft'ected propc.rty 0WDe1'S aDd of
otbm-taxiDgjurisdicdcms which 1~ xee1 ptOpel'ty taxes witbin the mnvestmcDt ZOllO;
WHEREAS. pur$U8Id: to SccIicm. 311.003(e) otthc TClI:8S Tax Code, 1hc govcmiDa body
ofthc City nmat notify in wri1iDg the govcmiDs body of ead11DiDg 1IIIit that ItNiea za1 p1q)Cll'ty
taXes in the proposed raiIrvesImmt mnc 1hat 1110 City may csIIblisb tbe 2JODC DOt lata' tbaIl the MIll
day betbre 1IIe date oftlus public JariD.a OlD &JsirD~ of tho reiaVl'JdlnP.!nt zcmo. UIIles8 such notice
is waived by Harris Comty aad La Porte Jndcpcndc:nt Sc:bool District; and
WHEREAS, the City will ccmduet a public beariDg regantiDa such dcsipation on or about
Dcccmbc=r 28, 1998. 1mless wai?tr atthe 6G-day Datice of public ...g is RCeivcd 1iom Dams
Coumy au4 La Porte T~t School Distric;t. If such wUvea ., received, the public bearin8
will be held SOODa' aad DOtifiadioD ofsoch eadierpubJie ~ will bcmade TO all tmdDg 1IIIits tbat
1eYy real property taxes in the pIVpOse4 reinvescmem ZOllO; and
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WBBRBAS. Haa:isCoaaty, Tc:ms. La Porte T~ Schoo1Dimic:r,SmJaciDlD1uI3iM
eon. District. Put ofHoaston AudIority, Hams Coaaty BoIpiml Distdct, aad Bmris CDIIDly
Flood CommlDiatziot 8lOtaiDI autharitics in die .~ IIftlB of the !dbf~ zcme; aDd
\\tu;wr.48. 1he Cit;y desrirea to nodfy the govElrlliq bodies of H.aais Couaty, Teas,
La Parle lDdcpcmdeot Sc:hool DisIrict, SaD Jacinto Jaaiot eon. Dis1ricC, Pod ot HousIcm
Authority, Banis Couuty Baspital DisUic;t. aa4 Banis Couacy Flood Omtml Di8IIit:t of im
CODSideratUm of1h8MairtioD off:beMiDvestmcm ZOIMlaDd to request a waiveJ'of1be 6O-day
DDtice Amn Hmis Couuty. Taas ml La Pode lDdepmdc:Dt ScbooI District, as provided in Sccdon
311.003(e) oftboTaas Tu Code;-
WBltRBAS., to eoaaidcr 1hc CIe8tioQ of the ~ ZOJIC it is D<<<lfs"", 1hat a
p1'"'I~ ~ ZOllO fm~pJm be prepared aaddmllatecJ 10 all taxias1lDi1s that levy
_ p:opmy 1UeS ill d2tJpmposcd niDvesaDeDt mile prlorfO tU JIo~1 of a pob1ic beariDs 011 the
cnation oftbe ~ rainvestmcmt zom:; aml
WBBRBAS. prior to tho ere8tiaD of the proposed ninvatmalt zaueather aadcms. iDcludiDa
cIiICNsions witb lIIld p.\~ ~ to other tamlg UDits levyiDg taxes on 1be real ~ in the
pmposed roiuvestmalt zone.. may be ~ lIIld appquiaJe; BOd
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCD.. Oil' THE CITY OF LA. PORTE,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That 1be ~ aid reci1aJs in tho pIeIIDbJe oftbis (kdilloMlt\e am hereby fbund
8Dd detmminsd to be true awl comet and lEe bereby IIpJUVved aDd adopted.
Sdcm 2. Thal the City han::by l"1'Iftffnw: its iDttootinn to dclipte a c:ontiguoOS ~
area within !be City, as desaibed in 'RYln"bit A. as RBinvCBtD:la1t Zone NumberOGe, aty of La Porte,
Teas.
Secdon 3. 1har the City CoUIICil establisbcs tile date ofDccc:mber 28, 199~ at six o'cIac:t
(6:00) p.m. in the City HaD CPnlvq for a public beariDg OD the e81Bb1idnneat of a pmposed tu
b:ramDsnt ~ zone to be bown as Rain~ ZoDO Number Oao, City of La Pone,
Te:us. under the pmvisioAt ofScetion 31 l.(103(c) of the T.. Tax Code. 1bc City SeaeImy is
dBected in C8a8O DOtice of1bc pUblic ~g to be pubJishcd ill a uewspapor of geaaal cireulfatMn
in the City JM)t later tban the seventh day before die date of1bc hc8DDg.
Section 4. 1bat tb8 DOtieo addressed to the CoUDly Jndge of Hmis Couuty. tbe
Superintentll!M. U Porte IDcIepeQdmt Sdtool District. tho ~r. San Jacinto 1uDior CoUc&o
DisIrict. GeaemlAl~.POItoflloustcmAutbority 8Dd~ HaaisCouatyHospitalDistrict,
and. the Chief~. Hmis Couaty PIood Ccmtml District. in substaotiaDy 1bo bm auacbI:d
her;etD as R....hihit B and iIK1OIpOI8teCl henIin fur aU purpoee8 is adoptlcd aod approved. aDd the City
MaDager Is directed to cause such DOtiGe TO be dcIiveftld II SOOI1 as pradicaL
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Secti~ S. ThcMayoraadIbcCity~. Ottbelr~amhm:by.1IIai2lecI1otab
such actiODS a. I'Cl8SOID8btyllCG~ ~i~huIlY to the cmdicmof1ho ~~iDC1adiD&
w~ limitItioD.pamdiDgDOticetD1DiDg1Blils lDvyiItcfaD8of_1"'~witiD tbo 1II~
ZOllO as proWled m section 311.003(0) oftbe Teus Tax Codo. ~ amy pi aMt";-'. to odIcr
ta:iD8~~t8wahasof1lHl6O-clayDDti= ~.~ 1dtiDapab)ic h-m.g dates aa4
other related actiOllS.
Section 6. 1bat the City CouDCil o1Bdttlly ~ ~m", mcitcB IIIICl docJanls tbIt a
.mcicnt writt.eADOficc olb date. hour. p)ICO aad subjectoftbis ~ oftbo City CoaaciI was
poat<<l at a place COD'W:DiaIt to tho pab1ic It tile City HaU oftbc City 1bt the time nquired by law
~ dIis ~1. as required by 1be OpeD ~ Law. TCL Qg"It Code AmL. ch. 551
(Vemon 1994). and thst this m~ ba boelu 0pe4 to 1ho poblic as XQ(uhod by law at an 1imes
4uriDa which this CIIItiDaDc:c 8D4 tho l8bject matter thereofbas beeI1 ...~ CODSi<knld 11II4
$)rmA11y aCb:ld upcm. 1bc City Ccnmcil farIb<< tatifles.1ppIO'Ve8 aDd ccmfinDs such written DOtice
and die caatcIdB ancl postiDg thcRof:
SectioD 7. 'lbattbis~ shaD be passed fiDaDycm tJJe datt:ofb ~a4 sIIaD
tab eJfect i~ldelyvpon its p--..".
PASSEDANDADOPTED~~daYOf OC:fQ}.e( ~ 1998.
APPROVED AS TO FORM: d
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[City ofLa PortB Lettahcad]
. 1998
NOTICE OF PUBLIC DARING
ON THE CREATION OF'llE'IN'VESTMENr ZONE
N1JMBR ONE, CITY Of LA POKI'.E, TEXAS
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Dear~!!!I~
Pumwmt to 0nfiI:IaD.';8 No. .1lCIopted OIl . 1998, tbtJ City CoUDCil ofdle
City of La ~ Texas (the "Oily'"), has called a public hearing em the question of1hc CleIticm or
Reinvestment ZoJu) Number One. City of La Porte, Taus C'JleiuvesbncDt Zcmo Number One").
Notice is heteby given that tho City Co1mciI oftha City of La Porte, Texas wiD hold a public ~
OIl tbe creation ofR.einveslmalt Zone Number One, City of La :Porte, Teas ("Zoae One"). 1110
hearing will begin 81: six o'clock (6:00) p.m. on December 28. 1998, in the City Hall. 604 w.
PabmontParkway. LaPorte, T... 11571. Rqnaentati-ves of'~ are invited to 8IteDd
the public hearing aDd comment on the creation olR.einvesbD.ent Zone Number One.
thcpoposed bouDdarles ofR.aiDvestm.mt ZoneNumber One are described in AtblrJnnent 1_
A description of the tentative plaDS for drwclopment ofJ.eiovcstmalt Zone Number ODe 8Dclan
estimate of the geDer8l impact ofR.einvcslmcat Zone Number 0110 on property values add tax
teVeD.UeS ere set fi:mh in ~tt.a.ehmmd: 2..
PumuaDt to ScctioD 311.00300 of1ll8 Chapta' 311. Teas Ta: Code. _ bas IS
days ftom the xeceipt of Ibis notice to appoim a ~c to meet widl the City in order to
tlillMlSS Zone ODds pIAI;...:n~ project plan IDcl reUmItmeat 2DIlC ~8 plan.
If the City Couacil decides to proceed with tho creation of Zone 0-. it wckiomes your
palticipation in~ZoDc Number ODe. We wiD pmvide my additional iDfbImation)'Ou
lIJJlY require. Please call me sbould you have my qucstious.
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A TIACHMENT 2
The tentative plans for the mixed-use development and redevelopment include
commercial, retail, hotel, industrial and recreation of over 600 acres.
The proposed development is anticipated to increase property values in the zone of over
5200,000,000.
The effect on the tax revenues will depend upon the level of participation of each tax:
jurisdiction.