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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda CC 01.18.2022 SpecialN otice of M eeting of the Governing B ody of the C ity of Georgetown, Texas J anuary 18 , 20 22 The Georgetown City Council will meet on J anuary 18, 2022 at 5:00 P M at City Council Chambers, 510 W 9th Street, Georgetown, TX 78626 The City of Georgetown is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (AD A). If you require assistance in participating at a public meeting due to a disability, as defined under the AD A, reasonable assistance, adaptations, or accommodations will be provided upon request. P lease contact the City Secretary's Office, at least three (3) days prior to the scheduled meeting date, at (512) 930-3652 or City Hall at 808 Martin Luther King J r. Street, Georgetown, TX 78626 for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. Re gular Se ssion (This Regular Session may, at any time, be recessed to convene an Executive Session for any purpose authorized by the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code 551.) A P ublic Hearing and Second Reading of an ordinance designating Reinvestment Zone No. 2022- 01, generally located at Toll 130 and Wittera Way in Georgetown, Texas -- Michaela Dollar, Economic Development Director Adjournme nt Ce rtificate of Posting I, R obyn Densmore, C ity S ecretary for the C ity of G eorgetown, Texas, do hereby c ertify that this Notice of Meeting was pos ted at C ity Hall, 808 Martin Luther King Jr. S treet, G eorgetown, T X 78626, a plac e readily ac cessible to the general public as required by law, on the _____ day of _________________, 2022, at __________, and remained so pos ted for at leas t 72 c ontinuous hours prec eding the s cheduled time of said meeting. __________________________________ R obyn Dens more, C ity S ec retary Page 1 of 5 City of Georgetown, Texas City Council Special Meeting January 18, 2022 S UBJEC T: P ublic Hearing and Second Reading of an ordinance designating Reinvestment Zone No . 2022-01, generally located at Toll 130 and Wittera Way in Georgetown, Texas -- Michaela Dollar, Economic Development Director I T EM S UMMARY: An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, designating Reinvestment Zone No. 2022-01; providing eligibility of the zone for commercial-industrial tax abatement; containing findings that the area qualifies to be designated as a reinvestment zone and the improvements sought are feasible and practicable and of benefit to the land and the City; providing a repealing clause; providing a severability clause; and providing an effective date. F I NANC I AL I MPAC T: . S UBMI T T ED BY: Sharon P arker AT TAC HMENT S : Description O rdinance Page 2 of 5 Ordinance Number: 2022-01 Page 1 of 3 Description: __________ Case File Number: _____ Date Approved: __________ Exhibits _____ Attached ORDINANCE NO. 2022-01 An Ordinance of the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, designating Reinvestment Zone No. 2022-01; providing eligibility of the zone for commercial- industrial tax abatement; containing findings that the area qualifies to be designated as a reinvestment zone and the improvements sought are feasible and practicable and of benefit to the land and the City; providing a repealing clause; providing a severability clause; and providing an effective date. Whereas, the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, has caused notice to be published in a newspaper having general circulation in the City and has delivered such notice to the presiding officer of the governing body of each taxing unit that includes in its boundaries real property described herein that is to be included in the proposed reinvestment zone described herein; and Whereas, the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, has conducted a public hearing on the designation of the area described herein as a reinvestment zone on January 18, 2022 at 5 p.m. in the Council Chambers at the City Hall at which interested parties were allowed to speak and present evidence for or against the designation; Now, therefore, be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, that: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Georgetown, Texas, finds that the area described herein will, if designated as a reinvestment zone, be reasonably likely to contribute to the retention or expansion of primary employment, or to attract major investment in the zone that will be of benefit to the property and contribute to the economic development of the City. The City Council further finds that the improvements sought are feasible and practicable and would be of benefit to the land to be included in the zone and to the City after the expiration of a tax abatement agreement. Section 2. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 312.201 of the Texas Tax Code, the property described in Exhibit “A” attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes is hereby designated as a reinvestment zone and for identification is assigned the name “Reinvestment Zone No. 2022-01” or “Flex Power Zone”. Section 3. The property within Reinvestment Zone No. 2022-01 is eligible for commercial- industrial tax abatement effective on January 1, 2022. Section 4. All provisions of the ordinances of the City of Georgetown, in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance be, and the same are hereby, repealed, and all other provisions of the ordinances of the City of Georgetown not in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance shall remain in full force and effect. Section 5. Should any sentence, paragraph, subdivision, clause, phrase, or section of this Ordinance be adjudged or held to be unconstitutional, illegal, or invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of this Ordinance as a whole or a part or provision thereof other than the part thereof decided to be unconstitutional, illegal, or invalid. Page 3 of 5 Ordinance Number: 2022-01 Page 2 of 3 Description: __________ Case File Number: _____ Date Approved: __________ Exhibits _____ Attached Section 6. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately from and after its passage and the publication of the caption, as the law and charter in such cases provide. APPROVED on First Reading on the ____ day of January 2022. APPROVED AND ADOPTED on Second Reading on the ____ day of January 2022. THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN: ATTEST: Josh Schroeder Robyn Densmore Mayor City Secretary APPROVED AS TO FORM: Skye Masson, City Attorney Page 4 of 5 Ordinance Number: 2022-01 Page 3 of 3 Description: __________ Case File Number: _____ Date Approved: __________ Exhibits _____ Attached Exhibit “A” Reinvestment Zone Location Page 5 of 5