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2013-06-24 TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NO. 2 BOARD MEETING MINUTESMINUTES OF A REGULAR MEETING OF THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWO (TIRZ NO. 2), ALSO KNOWN AS SHADOW CREEK RANCH, CITY OF PEARLAND TEXAS, HELD ON MONDAY, JUNE 24, 2013, AT 4:30 P.M., IN THE FIRST FLOOR CONFERENCE ROOM AT PEARLAND CITY HALL, 3519 LIBERTY DRIVE, PEARLAND, TEXAS. Chairman Kenneth R. Phillips called the meeting to order at 4:05 p.m. with the following present: Chair Kenneth R. Phillips Vice Chair Gary Cook Secretary Mike Pyburn Boardmember Donna Coleman Boardmember Herbert Fain Boardmember Ron Castillo Boardmember Larry Loessin Boardmember Gary Davis Absent: Boardmember Jo Knight Others in attendance: Bill Eisen City Manager City of Pearland; Claire Bogard Director of Finance City of Pearland; Rick Overgaard Assistant Director of Finance City of Pearland; Maria E. Rodriguez Deputy City Secretary City of Pearland; Lynne Humpries, Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP; James Ross LJA Engineering; Mark McGrath Null—Lairson; Drew Pelter Shadow Creek Ranch Development Company Ltd. NEW BUSINESS BOARD ACTION- REGARDING THE APPROVAL OF THE SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES OF THE JUNE 11, 2012, TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER 2 (TIRZ NO. 2) BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING. TIRZ NO. 2. Board of Directors. Boardmember Coleman made the motion, seconded by Boardmember Phillips to approve the minutes of the June 11, 2012, Tax Increment Investment Zone Number 2 Board of Directors Meeting. Voting "Aye" Boardmembers Phillips, Cook, Pyburn, Coleman, Fain, Castillo, Davis, and Loessin. Voting "No" None. Motion Passed 8 to 0, with Boardmember Knight absent. Page 1 of 8 — 6/24/2013 — TIRZ No. 2 BOARD ACTION — RESOLUTION NO. RTIRZ-2013-01 —A RESOLUTION OF THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NO. 2 (TIRZ), APPROVING THE 2012 ANNUAL Boardmember Castillo made the motion, seconded by Boardmember Coleman to approve Resolution No. RTIRZ-2013-01. Claire Bogard Director of Finance provided the Boardmembers with an overview of the Pearland Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone 2012 Annual Report. She stated after the Board reviews and approves the calendar year 2012 Annual Report, as required by state law, it will be presented to City Council, sent to Brazoria County and to Alvin Independent School District as they are participants in the TIRZ No.2. Discussion ensued between Boardmembers, Lynn Humphries, Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP, and Claire Bogard Finance Director regarding future reimbursement. Voting "Aye" Boardmembers Phillips, Cook, Pyburn, Coleman, Fain, Castillo, Davis, and Loessin. Voting "No" None. Motion Passed 8 to 0, with Boardmember Knight absent. BOARD ACTION — RESOLUTION NO. RTIRZ-2013-02 — A RESOLUTION OF THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NO. 2 (TIRZ), ACCEPTING THE 2012 ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2012. Ms. Claire Bogard, Finance Director. Boardmember Phillips made the motion, seconded by Boardmember Castillo, to approve Resolution No. RTIRZ-2013-02. Claire Bogard Finance Director stated as required by law the City has the accounts audited every year by a CPA. This year, 2012, it was done by Whitley Penn LLP, formerly known as Null Lairson. She stated Whitley Penn LLP, has given a clean and unqualified audit. The entire document may be found on the City's website. The TIRZ No. 2, is considered a component unit of the primary government which has been included in the audit for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012. Ms. Bogard provided Boardmembers with an overview of the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 2 (TIRZ), ending September 2012. Boardmember Phillips stated the most important thing is that the Auditors have opined that the City's books have been kept to present financial affairs in a fair, accurate, and all material respects financial position as of September 30, 2012. Voting "Aye" Boardmembers Phillips, Cook, Pyburn, Coleman, Fain, Castillo, Davis, and Loessin. Page 2 of 8 — 6/24/2013 — TIRZ No. 2 Voting "No" None. Motion Passed 8 to 0, with Boardmember Knight absent. BOARD ACTION — RESOLUTION NO. RTIRZ-2013-03 — A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PEARLAND TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE #2 (TIRZ #2) BOARD OF DIRECTORS, APPROVAL OF A JOINT CONSTRUCTION AND REIMBURSEMENT AGREEMENT AMONG THE ZONE, BRAZORIA-FORT BEND MUD NO. 1 AND 518SCR, LTD. ASSOCIATED WITH LFA 13- 06-002. Ms. Lynne Humphries, Allen Boone Humphries LLP. Boardmember Cook made the motion, seconded by Boardmember Fain to approve Resolution No. RTIRZ-2013-03. Lynne Humphries, Allen Boone Humphries LLP, stated this first item is with Perry Homes entity, 518 SCR, Ltd. This is for Southlake Phase 2 project. The City has a Joint Construction and Reimbursement Agreement which is the first part, it establishes the budget. She stated that some of the items on the agenda go together. The Letter Financing Agreement is with Perry Homes for Southlake Phase 2. The letter of agreement authorizes other projects that stem from it at a later time. The amount of the budget is $900,102,286. The first phase of the item is a joint project that is construction of Lakes 3, 4, and 5. The procedure in place for efficiency purposes often the MUD and the TIRZ do a joint contract agreement and a system in place to do joint agreements, so that the auditor knows to subtract, or not, whichever reimbursement might come first. The joint agreement sets forth the engineers contract to say what amount is for what. This is for a bid award contract for Lindsey Construction. Boardmember Phillips stated he is not familiar with Lindsey Construction and asked if anyone has had an adverse experience with the company. James Ross LJA Engineering stated they have done numerous projects with Lindsey Construction and have no reasons not to recommend them. Discussion ensued between Boardmember Phillips, James Ross, LJA Engineering and Lynn Humphries, Allen Boone and Humphries LLP, regarding the numerous projects involved and Letter of Finance Agreement. Voting "Aye" Boardmembers Phillips, Cook, Pyburn, Coleman, Fain, Castillo, Davis, and Loessin. Voting "No" None. Motion Passed 8 to 0, with Boardmember Knight absent. Page 3 of 8 — 6/24/2013 — TIRZ No. 2 BOARD ACTION— RESOLUTION NO. RTIRZ-2013-04 —A RESOLUTION OF THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NO. 2 (TIRZ), ACCEPTING THE FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD ENDING MAY 31, 2013. Ms. Claire Bogard, Finance Director. Boardmember Castillo made the motion, seconded by Boardmember Coleman to approve Resolution No. RTIRZ-2013-04. Claire Bogard Finance Director provided Boardmembers with a detailed report of the financial statement Balance and Statement of Revenues and Expenditures for the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 2, for the period ending May 31, 2013. Discussion ensued between Boardmembers, Lynn Humphries, Allen Boone and Humphries and Claire Bogard Finance Director regarding the amount of interest the TIRZ No.2, will have to pay due to the opt out period provision and the suspense account. Voting "Aye" Boardmembers Phillips, Cook, Pyburn, Coleman, Fain, Castillo, Davis, and Loessin. Voting "No" None. Motion Passed 8 to 0, with Boardmember Knight absent. BOARD ACTION — RESOLUTION NO. RTIRZ-2013-05 — A RESOLUTION OF THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NO. 2 (TIRZ), ADOPTING AN AMENDED INVESTMENT POLICY, INVESTMENT STRATEGY AND APPROVED BROKERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHAPTER 2256 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE ("PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT'). Mr. Rick Overgaard, Assistant Finance Director. Rick Overgaard, Assistant Finance Director stated there are some minor changes made to the policy section 1.04 Delegation of Responsibility. The senior accountant was promoted to supervisor, so there is a title change to the policy. Also in section 4.01 Selection of Investment Broker/Dealers, the City now has an online bidding system. There is some added definition to Federal Farm Credit Bank and to Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation or Freddie Mac. There were no changes to the Investment Strategies and no changes made to the Broker Dealers. Boardmember Pyburn made the motion, seconded by Boardmember Phillips to approve Resolution No. RTIRZ-2013-05. Voting "Aye" Boardmembers Phillips, Cook, Pyburn, Coleman, Fain, Castillo, Davis, and Loessin. Page 4 of 8 — 6/24/2013 — TIRZ No. 2 Voting "No" None. Motion Passed 8 to 0, with Boardmember Knight absent. BOARD ACTION — RESOLUTION NO. RTIRZ-2013-06 — A RESOLUTION OF THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NO. 2 (TIRZ), ACCEPTING THE INVESTMENT REPORT FOR THE QUARTERS ENDING JUNE 2012, SEPTEMBER 2012, DECEMBER 2012 and MARCH 2013. Mr. Rick Overgaard, Assistant Finance Director. Rick Overgaard Assistant Finance Director provided the Board with an overview of the Executive Summary of the Investment Reports for the Quarters ending June 30, 2012, September 2012, December 31, 2012 and March 31, 2013. Boardmember Davis made the motion, seconded by Boardmember Castillo to approve Resolution No. RTIRZ-2013-06 Voting "Aye" Boardmembers Phillips, Cook, Pyburn, Coleman, Fain, Castillo, Davis, and Loessin. Voting "No" None. Motion Passed 8 to 0, with Boardmember Knight absent. BOARD ACTION — RESOLUTION NO. RTIRZ-2013-07 — A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PEARLAND TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE #2 (TIRZ #2) BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ACCEPTING THE ENGINEERS REPORT AND APPROVING A LETTER FINANCING AGREEMENT WITH SHADOW CREEK RANCH DEVELOPMENT COMPANY ON SCR SCH 3SITE, LFA 2013-06-001. Mr. James Ross, LJA Engineering. James Ross, LJA Engineering stated this item is for the Board's approval of the Finance Letter of Agreement No. 1306-001 establishing the budget for this project. This project is the land cost associated with the School Site No. 3. Mr. Ross stated that the Engineer's recommendation letter, budget report, location and benefitted areas have been provided to the Board as exhibits in their packets. The Board is being asked for the approval of establishing the Letter of Finance Agreement and the proposed budget of $1.5 million for the land cost and School Site. Boardmember Fain made the motion, seconded by Boardmember Pyburn to approve Resolution No. RTIRZ-2013-07 Voting "Aye" Boardmembers Phillips, Pyburn, Coleman, Fain, Castillo, Davis, and Loessin. Page 5 of 8 — 6/24/2013 — TIRZ No. 2 Voting "No" None. Voting "Abstain" Boardmember Cook. Motion Passed 7 to 0, with 1 abstention and Boardmember Knight absent. BOARD ACTION — RESOLUTION NO. RTIRZ-2013-08 — A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PEARLAND TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE #2 (TIRZ #2) BOARD OF DIRECTORS, APPROVING REIMBURSEMENT OF COMPLETED LETTER OF FINANCING AGREEMENTS. Mr. Mark McGrath, McGrath & Co., PLLC. Mark McGrath, McGrath & Co., PPLLC, stated that the draft report related to the future reimbursement of the Letter of Agreement No. 1306-001 has been discussed on the previous agenda item number 8 and also included in the agenda packet for the Board's review. Mr. McGrath provided the Board with a recapitulation of amounts due to Shadow Creek Ranch Development. He stated as of June 24, 2013, the Letter of Finance Agreement amount is $2,382,379, the actual cost $1,514,705, which has been verified, through today the interest is $90,364 and the total due back as of today is $1,605,069. The Boards is being asked for the approval of this report and this Letter of Financing Agreements for future reimbursements Discussion ensued between Mark McGrath, McGrath & Co., PPLLC, Lynn Humphries, Allen Boone and Humphries LLP, and the Board regarding clarification of the last paragraph of the Draft report. The Board requested a copy of the final Auditor's Report of Completion reflecting correction to the last paragraph regarding the master developer, sub -developer interest, creation cost, and actual cost for the land. Boardmember Phillips made the motion, seconded by Boardmember Pyburn to approve Resolution No. RTIRZ-2013-08. Voting "Aye" Boardmembers Phillips, Pyburn, Coleman, Fain, Castillo, Davis, and Loessin. Voting "No" None. Voting "Abstain" Boardmember Cook. Motion Passed 7 to 0, with 1 abstention and Boardmember Knight absent. Page 6 of 8 — 6/24/2013 — TIRZ No. 2 BOARD ACTION — RESOLUTION NO. RTIRZ-2013-09 — A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE PEARLAND TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE #2 (TIRZ #2) BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ACCEPTING THE ENGINEER'S REPORT AND APPROVING A LETTER FOR FINANCING AGREEMENT WITH 518SCR LTD. FOR SOUTHLAKE PHASE 2, LFA 13-006-002. Mr. James Ross, LJA Engineering. Boardmember Davis made the motion, seconded by Boardmember Cook to approve Resolution No. RTIRZ-2013-09. Mr. James Ross, LJA Engineering stated this item to accept the Engineer's Report for Southlake Phase 2, Project No. 113-06-002. The budget for the proposed improvements totals $9,102,286 which includes construction cost, design cost and contingency for Southlake Phase 2. He stated this is part of the first planned amendment. It is a separate budget than from the original TIRZ based on (2006 Dollars.) This item is to establish the budget from here on Perry Homes will begin the design for construction. The reimbursement will be presented at a later date. Boardmember Carbone asked if there is a MUD in the area. James Ross stated that there is a MUD in the area, but the budget does not reflect the MUD's participation. Voting "Aye" Boardmembers Phillips, Cook, Pyburn, Coleman, Fain, Castillo, Davis, and Loessin. Voting "No" None. Motion Passed 8 to 0, with Boardmember Knight absent. BOARD ACTION — RESOLUTION NO. RTIRZ-2013-10 —A RESOLUTION OF THE TAX INCREMENT REINVESTMENT ZONE NO. 2 (TIRZ), RATIFYING INVOICES THAT WERE PAID FROM AUGUST 2012 THROUGH MAY 2013 AND APPROVING INVOICES FOR PAYMENT. Ms. Claire Bogard, Finance Director. Claire Bogard, Finance Director stated since the last meeting in June 2012, the invoice review committee has reviewed and approved for payment invoices totaling $12,855.60 as shown in Exhibit "A" . The Board also has three invoices pending payment and approval totaling $5,911.66 as shown in Exhibit B". The Board is being requested to approve this resolution ratifying invoices already paid and approving invoices to be paid. Upon payment total operating expenses for FY2013 to date will total $7,882.55. Boardmember Phillips made the motion, seconded by Boardmember Castillo to approve Resolution No. RTIRZ-2013-10. Page 7 of 8 — 6/24/2013 — TIRZ No. 2 Motion Passed 8 to 0, with Boardmember Knight absent. ADJOURNMENT Meeting was adjourned at 5:50 p.m. Minutes approved as submitted and/or corrected this the 23rd day of June, A.D., 2014. 1/4 // I KENNETFW. PHILLIPS TIRZ NO. 2 Chair ATTEST: mv) y MIKE PYBURN TIRZ NO. 2 SECRETARY Page 8 of 8 — 6/24/2013 — TIRZ No. 2