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Dupre Local Government Corporation / Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Agenda Page1 February 21, 2017
NOTICE OF MEETING OF THEDUPRE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION / TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE
OF BUDA, TX
5:00 PM - Tuesday, February 21, 2017City Hall Conference Room - 121 Main Street
Buda, TX 78610
This notice is posted pursuant to the Texas Open Meetings Act. Notice is hereby given that a Special Meeting of theCity of Buda, TX, will be held at which time the following subjects will be discussed and may be acted upon.
A. CALL TO ORDER Meeting will be begin at 5:00 p.m.
B. ROLL CALL
C. PUBLIC COMMENT At this time, comments will be taken from the audience on non-agenda related topics for a length of time not toexceed three minutes per person. To address the Board/Commission, please submit a Citizen’s Comment formto the City Liaison prior to the start of the meeting. No action may be taken by the Board/Commission duringPublic Comments.
D. SPECIAL AGENDA
D.1. Approval of the September 29, 2016 meeting minutes (A.Ramirez)
2016-0929 DRAFT LGC Minutes.pdf
D.2. Consider and possible action on designating 2017 Executive Offi cers (A.Ramirez)
2017 Appmt Exec Offi cers.pdf
D.2. Consider and approval to submit 2016 Tax Increment Finance (TIF) Registry Annual Report (J.Ellis)
TIF Annual Report.pdf
TIF Registry Report - FY 2016 Signed.pdf
E. EXECUTIVE SESSION
E.1. The Dupre Local Government Corporation will recess its open session and convene in executive sessionpursuant to Government Code §551.071 Consultations with Attorney to seek advice regarding the statusof the issuance of contract revenue bonds and related matters.
F. CONVENE INTO REGULAR SESSION AND TAKE ACTION, IF ANY, ON MATTERS DISCUSSED IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
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G. ADJOURNMENT Requests for accommodations must be made 48 hours prior to the meeting. Please contact the Board Liaisonlisted below at (512) 312-0084, or FAX (512) 312-1889 for information or assistance. I, the undersigned authority,do hereby certify that the above Notice of Meeting of the Governing Body of the City of Buda, was posted on thebulletin board in front of Buda City Hall, which is readily accessible to the public at all times, by 5:00 pm onFebruary 17, 2016.
/S/__________________________________Alicia Ramirez, Corporation Secretary
Council Chambers are set up to publicly broadcast meetings. You may be audio and video recorded while in this facility.
In accordance with Article III, Section 3.10, of the Official Code of the City of Buda, the minutes of this meeting consist of the preceding MinuteRecord and the Supplemental Minute Record. Details on meetings may be obtained from the Board Liaison, or video of the entire meeting may bedownloaded from the website. (Portions of the Supplemental Minute Record video tape recording may be distorted due to equipment malfunctionor other uncontrollable factors.)
Attendance by Other Elected or Appointed Officials: It is anticipated that members of other governmental bodies, and/or city boards,commissions and/or committees may attend the meeting in numbers that may constitute a quorum of the body, board, commission and/orcommittee. Notice is hereby given that the meeting, to the extent required by law, is also noticed as a possible meeting of the other body, board,commission and/or committee, whose members may be in attendance, if such numbers constitute a quorum. The members of the boards,commissions and/or committees may be permitted to participate in discussions on the same items listed on the agenda, which occur at themeeting, but no action will be taken by such in attendance unless such item and action is specifically provided for on an agenda for that body,board, commission or committee subject to the Texas Open Meetings Act.
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DUPRE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION MINUTE RECORD Page 1 The City of Buda, Texas Volume 1 Tuesday, September 29, 2016
CALL TO ORDER
President Lane called the meeting to order at 5:00 p.m.
ROLL CALL
Alicia Ramirez, City Secretary, certified a quorum with the following Council Members present:
President Todd Ruge Vice President Ann Miller
Director Eileen Altmiller Director Wiley Hopkins
City Manager Kenneth Williams
Director George Haehn was absent but arrived to the meeting at 5:13 p.m.
City Staff in attendance: Interim Assistant City Manager Chance Sparks, Corporation Secretary Alicia Ramirez, and Finance Director June Ellis.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
REGULAR AGENDA
APPROVAL OF THE JANUARY 19, 2016 DUPRE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION (LGC) AND JANUARY 19, 2016 TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE (TIRZ) SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES
City Secretary Alicia Ramirez presented background information. Ms. Ramirez explained since the TIRZ board was created as a result of the Dupre Local Government Corporation, the minutes will be presented together for approval.
Motion, to approve the minutes, as presented, was made by Altmiller and seconded by Hopkins. Motion carried unanimously.
APPROVAL OF DESIGNATING JUNE ELLIS AS CORPORATION TREASURER
City Secretary Alicia Ramirez presented background information. She explained due to the resignation of Sidonna Foust, newly hired Finance Director June Ellis will resume those duties. The appointment and selection of officers will formalize the executive committee.
Motion, to designate June Ellis as Corporation Treasurer, was made by Altmiller and seconded by Ruge. Motion carried unanimously.
AUTHORIZATION OF CERTAIN MEMBERS AND OFFICERS TO SIGN CHECKS ON ALL RECOGNIZED ACCOUNTS HELD BY THE CORPORATION
City Secretary Alicia Ramirez presented background information. She explained due to the resignation of Sidonna Foust, the board may authorize newly hired Finance Director June Ellis as well as another Director
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to provide the necessary available designees. Ms. Ramirez also noted Director George Haehn and former Finance Manager Sidonna Foust have been named as signatories but no formal action could be found designating such authority.
Motion, to designate June Ellis, Eileen Altmiller, and Wiley Hopkins, was made by Ruge and seconded by Altmiller. Motion carried unanimously.
ADOPTION OF A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING REDEMPTION OF A PORTION OF THE DUPRE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION'S CONTRACT REVENUE BONDS, SERIES 2004 AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS
Richard Donoghue, Bond Counsel, McCall Parkhurst & Horton LLP presented background information regarding the sale of land for the Mavericks Development.
Motion, to adopt the Resolution, as presented, was made by Ruge and seconded by Altmiller. Motion carried unanimously.
ADJOURNMENT
Motion, to adjourn the meeting, was made by Ruge and seconded by Hopkins. Motion carried unanimously.
There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 6:12 p.m.
DUPRE LOCAL GOVERNMENT CORPORATION OF BUDA, TEXAS ___________________________ Todd Ruge, President ATTEST: __________________________ Alicia Ramirez, TRMC Corporation Secretary
In accordance with Article III, Section 3.10, of the Official Code of the City of Buda, the minutes of this meeting consist of the preceding Minute Record and the Supplemental Minute Record. Details on Council meetings may be obtained from the City Secretary’s Office, or video of the entire meeting may be downloaded from the website. (Portions of the Supplemental Minute Record video tape recording may be distorted due to equipment malfunction or other uncontrollable factors.)
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City Council Agenda Item Report February 21, 2017
Agenda Item Contact – Alicia Ramirez, City Secretary
Subject: Consider and possible action on designating and electing 2017 Executive Officers
1. Background/History The executive officers were appointed on the following dates. Per the By-Laws, Section 8, the board may designate three (3) or more Directors to constitute an executive committee. Officers serve for one year (Art. III, Sec. 1). The Corporation may consider revising the term expiration from July 31st to January 31st. Current executive committee: Todd Ruge, Corporate President (appointed 1/19/16) Ann Miller, Corporate Vice President (appointed 1/19/16) Alicia Ramirez, Corporate Secretary (appointed 1/19/16) June Ellis, Corporate Treasurer (appointed 9/29/16)
2. Findings/Current Activity The appointments and selection of officers will formalize the executive
committee. 3. Financial Impact N/A 4. Action Options/Recommendation Staff seeks nominations for the following officers: Corporate President Corporate Vice President Corporate Treasurer Corporate Secretary 5
Article III Officers Section 1. Titles and Term of Office. The officers of the Corporation shall be the President, the Vice President, a secretary, a treasurer, and such other officers as the City Council may from time to time elect or appoint. One person may hold more than one office, except that one person shall not concurrently hold the offices of President and Secretary. The term of office for each officer shall be one (I) year with the term of office expiring on July 31 of each year. Officers may be re-elected.
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City Council Agenda Item Report February 21, 2017
Agenda Item Contact – June Ellis, Finance Director
Subject: Consider and approval to submit 2016 Tax Increment Finance (TIF) Registry Annual Report
1. Background/History State Law (Section Sec. 311.016, Tax Code) requires the governing body of a municipality or county, on or before the 150th day following the end of its fiscal year, to submit a report on the status of a reinvestment zone created by the municipality or county to the chief executive officer of each taxing unit that levies property taxes on real property in the zone. A copy of this annual report along with this form must be submitted to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts.
2. Findings/Current Activity Annual Report is required every year. This information provides the
Comptroller information on the entity initiating the tax increment reinvestment zone and a contact person for the annual report.
3. Financial Impact N/A 4. Action Options/Recommendation Staff recommends approval to submit report.
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