Item 4DCity of Southlake, Texas
MEMORANDUM
June 30, 2010
TO: Shana Yelverton, City Manager
FROM: Alison Ortowski, Assistant to the City Manager
SUBJECT: Resolution No. 10 -027, Appointing Five Members to Serve on the Board
of Directors of the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number One, City
of Southlake, Texas
Action Requested: City Council approval of Resolution No. 10 -027, appointing five (5)
members to serve on the Board of Directors for the Tax Increment
Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) Number One of the City of Southlake,
Texas.
Background
Information: Article II, Section 1 (Powers, Number, and Term of Office) of the
Bylaws of the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number One, the
City of Southlake, Texas provides that the property and affairs of the
zone shall be managed and controlled by the City Council of the City of
Southlake. The Bylaws specify that the City Council shall appoint eight
(8) members to the TIRZ Board of Directors, with one of these positions
named by the Carroll Independent School District. The other taxing
units participating in the zone (CISD, Tarrant County, Tarrant County
Hospital District, and Tarrant County College) also may appoint one (1)
representative to the Board of Directors.
With respect to the length and terms of succession, the Bylaws state
the following:
"Each member shall serve for a term of two years, as stipulated in
the Act, or until the member's successor is duly appointed and
qualified."
On July 18, 2000, the City Council approved Resolution No. 00 -80,
appointing eight (8) members to the TIRZ Board of Directors for two
year terms. Through the initial appointments and subsequent
appointments, three (3) terms have expired and two (2) have been
vacated.
Resolution No. 10 -027 appoints two (2) new City Council members (Al
Zito and Jeff Wang) to a one year term to fill the remainder of the terms
of Virginia Muzyka and Gregory Jones, appointed in June 2009. Staff is
in the process of receiving their written resignations from the TIRZ
Board of Directors. This is consistent with the Bylaws and City
Charter Section 3.02(b) regarding the filling of vacancies of unexpired
terms. These members would be re- appointed in May 2011 for a two
Shana Yelverton, City Manager
June 30, 2010
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Financial
Considerations:
Citizen Input/
Board Review:
(2) year term, which would appoint them to the TIRZ Board of Directors
for the remainder of their term on City Council.
This Resolution also re- appoints City Council members Laura K. Hill,
Carolyn Morris, and Brandon Bledsoe to the TIRZ Board of Directors,
as their terms expired in May 2010.
TIRZ appointments are an annual agenda item after the City Council
elections in order to manage the appointments to the TIRZ Board of
Directors.
Not Applicable.
Not Applicable.
Legal Review: The City Attorney has been involved in the TIRZ process and can
respond to any legal questions or issues which may arise during the
meeting.
Alternatives: Input towards the discussion and appointments as desired.
Supporting
Documents: Supporting documents include the following items:
Copy of Resolution No. 10 -027, appointing five (5) members to the
Board of Directors of the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number
One, City of Southlake, Texas.
Staff
Recommendation: Approval of Resolution No. 10 -027, appointing five (5) members to the
Board of Directors of Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number One,
City of Southlake, Texas.
RESOLUTION NO. 10 -027
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, APPOINTING
MEMBERS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE TAX
INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER ONE OF THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE; PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Southlake, Texas, after public hearing
created Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number One, City of Southlake, on
September 23, 1997; and
WHEREAS, a Board of Directors was established by the City of Southlake
Ordinance No. 682, adopted September 23, 1997 and was amended by Ordinance No.
761, adopted December 7, 1999; and,
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Southlake appointed eight members to
the Board of Directors of Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number One on July 18,
2000
WHEREAS, three (3) positions on the Board of Directors have become vacant
due to the expiration of terms in May 2010, and the City Council is to appoint five (5)
members to fill these vacancies; and
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. All of the findings in the preamble are found to be true and correct and the
City Council hereby incorporates said findings into the body of this resolution as if
copied in their entirety.
Section 2. That the City of Southlake hereby appoints the following members to fill
positions on the Board of Directors of Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number One,
City of Southlake, Texas:
1. Laura K. Hill
Term Expires 5/2012
2. Carolyn Morris
Term Expires 5/2012
3. Brandon Bledsoe
Term Expires 5/2012
4. Al Zito
Term Expires 5/2011
5. Jeff Wang
Term Expires 5/2011
Section 3. That this resolution is effective upon passage by the City Council.
PASSED AND APPROVED THIS THE End DAY OF JULY, 2010.
CITY OF SOUTHLAKE, TEXAS
Resolution No. 10 -027
July 6, 2010
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ATTEST:
BY:
Mayor John Terrell
Lori A. Payne
City Secretary