Agenda - City of Dallas

Deep Ellum TIF District FY 2011
Annual Report
submitted by the Deep Ellum TIF District's Board of Directors, and authorizing the
City Manager to submit the annual report to the chief executive officer of each
taxing jurisdiction that levies taxes on real property in the District, and to the
Attorney General of Texas, and the State Comptroller, as required by state law.
• On March 25, 2011 the City Council, by Resolution 1-1308, authorized a
Supplemental Agreement No. 2 to the professional services contract with
TranSystems Corporation to provide additional engineering design and surveying
services to add the Deep Ellum Streetscape Project to Streetscape Group 06-
3010 - Not to exceed $694,859, from $412,171 to $1,107,030 - Financing: 2003
Bond Funds ($301,088), 2006 Bond Funds ($293,791) and Water Utilities Capital
Improvement Funds ($99,980).
• On March 25, 2011 the City Council, by Resolution 11-1358 and Ordinance
Number 28206, held a public hearing to receive comments regarding an
ordinance granting the renewal of Specific Use Permit No. 1757 for a Bar,
lounge, or tavern and an Inside commercial amusement for a live music venue
on property within the Tract A portion of Planned Development District No. 269,
the Deep Ellum/Near East Side Special Purpose District, on the northeast corner
of Elm Street and July Alley and authorized the ordinance. Recommendation of
Staff and CPC: Approval for a three-year period, subject to conditions Z101-
187(RB).
• On June 22, 2011 the City Council, by Resolution 11-1753, authorized an
amendment to the Project Plan and Reinvestment Zone Financing Plan (“Plan”)
for Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone Number Twelve, City of Dallas,
Texas (“Deep Ellum TIF District”) in accordance with the Tax Increment
Financing Act, as amended (V.T.C.A. Tax Code, Chapter 311, hereafter the
“Act”), to: (1) prioritize the redevelopment of the City Lights site’ as a goal of the
Plan; (2) expand the City Lights Improvements budget category to include City
Lights Area Improvements; (3) add Exhibits G-1 and G-2 to the Plan to illustrate
redevelopment plans for the City Lights site; and (4) authorize related changes to
the Plan consistent with the directed sale of city property for the City Lights
project - Financing: No cost consideration to the City.
• On June 22, 2011 the City Council, by Resolution 11-1760, authorized a
resolution authorizing the sale of approximately 83,478 square feet of unneeded
and unwanted City-owned land located near the intersection of Live Oak and
Cantegral streets to Minerva Partners, Ltd., a Texas Limited Partnership, for the
development of a high density mixed use project in accordance with the Deep
Ellum TIF District Project Plan - Revenue: $2,170,000.
• On June 22, 2011 the City Council, by Resolution 11-1792 and Ordinance
Number 28278, held a public hearing to receive comments on a proposed
municipal setting designation to prohibit the use of groundwater as potable water
beneath property owned by Westdale Properties America I, Ltd., Westdale
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