12-06-1994 (City Council) Minutes MINUTES OF THE WYLIE CITY COUNCIL
SPECIAL MEETING
December 6, 1994
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Jim Swartz called the meeting to order with the following Councilmembers
present: Cleo Adams, Bobby Jennings, Ortie Messenger, and John Mondy.
PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING PROPOSED REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER ONE
Mayor Swartz opened a public hearing regarding the creation of proposed
Reinvestment Zone Number One on a 93 acre tract of land located at FM-544 and Sanden
Blvd. City Manager Steve Norwood explained that Sanden International (US.A.) had
requested tax abatements from the City of Wylie as well as other taxing entities. He
explained that the first step toward formal consideration of tax abatement had already been
accomplished by Council in the form of a resolution of intent to participate. Norwood
stated that as the lead taxing unit, the reinvestment zone would be created by ordinance
passed by a Council majority. As there was no one present wanting to address this issue,
the public hearing was closed.
ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING RE-INVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER ONE
Messenger made a motion to approve the ordinance. Jennings seconded the
motion. The Mayor read the ordinance caption. The Motion was voted on and passed
unanimously.
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, ESTABLISHING PROPERTY TAX
REINVESTMENT ZONE NO.ONE FOR COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL TAX ABATEMENT ON
THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED HEREIN; ESTABLISHING THE BOUNDARIES OF SUCH
ZONE;PROVIDING FOR OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO;AND PROVIDING AN
EFFECTIVE DATE
JOINT PUBLIC HEARING WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF WYLIE I.S.D
Mayor Swartz convened a joint public hearing of the City Council with the following
members present from of the Wylie I.S.D. Board of Directors: Bill Collins, Jim Hysaw,
Rock King, John Simmons, Ted Trimble, and Mike Whitcomb. Representatives of Sanden
International (U.S.A.) made a presentation regarding their tax abatement request.
Representatives included Executive Vice President Tom Schooley, General Manager of
Human Resources Rod Taylor, Mark Ulfig, and Jimmy Phaup.
RESOLUTION ACCEPTING PROPOSED TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT
Norwood explained the terms of the agreement including the abatement on a total
appraised personal property value of $30 Million as follows:
1st Year $24 Million 4th Year $30 Million
2nd Year $30 Million 5th Year $30 Million
3rd Year $30 Million 6th Year $ 9 Million
He explained that the first year abatement was based on the personal property expansion
expected to be completed by December 31, 1994 and subsequent years were based on
total estimated personal property expansion expected to be completed by December 31,
1995. He noted that the sixth year partial abatement of$6 million combined with the first
year partial abatement of $24 million satisfied Sanden's request to receive five years of
abatement for its full investment, although the abatement would be spread over a six year
period. Norwood also noted a provision in the agreement that the personal property
expansion remain on the premises a minimum of eight years unless abandoned. Jennings
made a motion to approve the resolution accepting the agreement. Mondy seconded the
motion. The motion was voted on and passed unanimously.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF WYLIE, TEXAS, APPROVING THE TERMS AND
CONDITIONS OF AN AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE CITY OF WYLIE,TEXAS,THE
WYLIE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE COUNTY OF COLLIN, THE COLLIN
COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT AND SANDEN INTERNATIONAL (USA), INC., -'
AND AUTHORIZING ITS EXECUTION BY THE CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF WYLIE
AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
ADJOURNMENT OF JOINT MEETING
Council adjourned from the regular meeting while the Wylie I.S.D. Board of
Directors considered action on the proposed agreement.
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Council adjourned into Executive Session at 7:45 p.m. under 551.072 Government
Code to discuss acquisition of park land. Upon reconvening into regular session at 8:45
p.m., Messenger made a motion to authorize the City Manager to begin negotiations for
the purchase of park land. Adams seconded the motion. The motion was voted on and
passed unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
As there was no further bi s ness to come before the Council for consideration, the
meeting adjourned.
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