Item Coversheet
  CITY COUNCIL AGENDA MEMO
MEETING DATE: 6/28/2021
DEPARTMENT:Special Projects
DIRECTOR:Peter Braster, Director of Special Projects
AGENDA ITEM:Public Hearing for Collin Creek East PID levy.
RECOMMENDED ACTION:Items for Individual Consideration

ITEM SUMMARY

Public Hearing and consideration of an Ordinance to accept and approve a Service and Assessment Plan and Assessment Roll for the Collin Creek East Public Improvement District; making a finding of special benefit to the property in the District; levying Assessments against property within the District and establishing a lien on such property; providing for the method of assessment and the payment of the Assessments in accordance with Chapter 372, Texas Local Government Code, as amended; providing penalties and interest on delinquent Assessments; providing for severability; resolving matters incident and related thereto; and providing an effective date. Public hearing opened and item tabled to July 26, 2021.

PREVIOUS ACTION/PRESENTATION

On January 13, 2020, Council approved a resolution authorizing the establishment of the Collin Creek East Public Improvement District.

On February 8, 2021, Council approved a resolution authorizing the addition of land to the Collin Creek East Public Improvement District (East PID). The expanded East PID became effective on February 11, 2021 when notice was published in the Dallas Morning News

On May 24, 2021, City Council adopted a resolution accepting the preliminary service and assessment plan, including the proposed assessment roll for the District.  In addition the resolution ordered a public hearing to consider an ordinance levying assessments against assessable property within the District.  Notice of the public hearing was published on May 27, 2021 in the Dallas Morning News. Notices to all property owners within the PID boundary was sent via certified US Mail on June 10, 2021.  

BACKGROUND

The purpose of the East PID is to finance, via PID Revenue Bonds, eligible improvements that confer a special benefit on approximately 60.599 acres that comprise the East PID. At this time, all the prerequisite documents to move this item forward have not been completed.  

 

City Council is requested to take the following action:

Hold the public hearing and table this item until the July 26, 2021 Council Meeting.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY/STRATEGIC GOALS

The improvements plus the East PID formation costs and bond issuance costs equal $35,701,443.  The City will not be required to fund any portion of these costs.

 

Approval of this item supports the City's Strategic Plan Critical Success Factor of Residential and Commercial Economic Vitality.