R99-046 06-14-99RESOLUTION NO. R99-46
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS, AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER OR HIS DESIGNEE TO
ENTER INTO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH BRAZORIA
DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 4 ( `BDD4") TO OUTLINE THE OBLIGATIONS
OF BDD4 AND THE CITY AS PARTICIPANTS IN REINVESTMENT
ZONE #2.
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PEARLAND,
TEXAS:
Section 1. That certain interlocal agreement by and between the City of
Pearland and Brazoria Drainage District No. 4, a copy of which is attached hereto as
Exhibit "A" and made a part hereof for all purposes, is hereby authorized and approved.
Section 2. That the City Manager or his designee is hereby authorized to
execute and the City Secretary to attest the original of the attached agreement for and
on behalf of the City of Pearland, to outline the obligations of BDD4 and the City as
participants in Reinvestment Zone #2. PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this the j i 411-k day of
, A. D., 1999. n
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DARRIN M COKER
CITY ATTORNEY
TOM REID
MAYOR
THE STATE OF TEXAS
COUNTIES OF BRAZORIA,
FORT BEND, AND HARRIS
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INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT
I. PARTIES
A. Address
THIS INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is made by and between the CITY OF
PEARLAND, TEXAS ("City"), a municipal corporation and home -rule city of the State of Texas
principally situated in the Counties of Brazoria, Fort Bend, and Harris, acting by and through its
governing body, the City Council; BRAZORIA DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 4 (the "District"), located at
4805 W. Broadway, Pearland, Texas 77581; and the REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWO, CITY
OF PEARLAND, TEXAS (the "Reinvestment Zone"), a reinvestment zone created by the City of
Pearland pursuant to Chapter 311 of the Texas Tax Code, acting by and through its Board of Directors.
This Agreement is made pursuant to Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code and Section 311.013
of the Texas Tax Code.
The initial addresses of the parties, which one party may change by giving written notice of its changed
address to the other parties, are as follows:
City
City Manager or Designee
City of Pearland, Texas
3519 Liberty Drive
Pearland, Texas 77581
The District
Brazoria Drainage District No. 4
Attention: Director
4805 W. Broadway
Pearland Texas 77581
City
District
The Reinvestment Zone
Reinvestment Zone Number
Two, City of Pearland, Texas
Attention: Chairman
c/o City of Pearland, Texas
3519 Liberty Drive
Pearland, Texas 77581
Reinvestment Zone
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B Index
The City, the District and the Reinvestment Zone hereby agree to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement. This Agreement consists of the following sections:
Section Description Page
I. Parties 1
II. Definitions 5
III. Background 6
IV. Obligations of the District 6
V. Obligations of City and the Reinvestment Zone 8
VI. Term and Termination 8
VII. Miscellaneous 9
Exhibit "A" — City of Pearland Ordinance No.
C. Parts Incorporated
All of the above described sections and documents are hereby incorporated into this Agreement
by this reference for all purposes.
City
District Reinvestment Zone
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IN WITNESS HEREOF, the City, the District and the Reinvestment Zone have made and executed this
Agreement in multiple copies, each of which is an original.
CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS, BRAZORIA DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 4
a Texas Home Rule Municipality
By:
City Mayor Date Chairman, Board of Directors Date
ATTEST:
City Secretary Date
(SEAL)
Secretary, Board of Directors Date
Member, Board of Directors Date
COUNTERSIGNED: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Manager Date Attorney Date
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney Date
City
District Reinvestment Zone
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REINVESTMENT ZONE NUMBER TWO,
CITY OF PEARLAND, TEXAS
By Date
Title: Chairman, Board of Directors
ATTEST/SEAL:
By• Date
Title: Secretary, Board of Directors
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City
District Reinvestment Zone
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II. DEFINITIONS
As used in this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set out below:
"Administrative Costs" means the costs of organizing the Reinvestment Zone, the costs of
operating the Reinvestment Zone and the imputed administrative costs associated with the
Reinvestment Zone incurred by the City in connection with the implementation of the project plan.
"Agreement" means this agreement between the City, the District and the Reinvestment Zone.
"Agreement Term" is defined in Section VI.
"Captured Appraised Value" means the captured appraised value of the Reinvestment Zone as
defined by Chapter 311, Texas Tax Code.
"City" is defined in Section I of this Agreement and includes its successors and assigns.
"Countersignature Date" means that date shown as the date countersigned by the City Manager
on the signature page of this Agreement.
"The District" is defined in Section I of this Agreement and includes its successors and assigns.
"The District Tax Increment Participation" means the amount of the District tax levy on the
Captured Appraised Value which the District agrees to contribute to the Reinvestment Zone pursuant
to Subsections A and B of Section IV of this Agreement.
"Project Plan" means the project plan and reinvestment zone financing plan for the Reinvestment
Zone adopted by the board of directors of the Reinvestment Zone and approved by the City Council of
the City.
"Reinvestment Zone" means Reinvestment Zone Number Two, City of Pearland, Texas created
by the City on , by Ordinance No. , attached as Exhibit "Al" and includes
its successors and assigns.
"Tax Increment Fund" means the tax increment fund created by the City in the City Treasury for
the Reinvestment Zone.
City
District Reinvestment Zone
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Otherwise, the terms used herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in Chapter 311,
Texas Tax Code, as applicable.
By Ordinance No.
III. BACKGROUND
, adopted , the City created the Reinvestment
Zone for the purposes of development and redevelopment in the area of the Reinvestment Zone. The
City will deposit tax increments produced in the Reinvestment Zone in the Tax Increment Fund. The
District desires to participate in the Reinvestment Zone in consideration for the agreements set forth
below.
The District received written notice from the City of the City's intent to establish the Reinvestment
Zone. Such notice was received more than sixty (60) days before the public hearing on the creation of
the Reinvestment Zone and conforms in all respects to the requirements of §311.003 of the Texas Tax
Code.
IV. OBLIGATIONS OF THE DISTRICT
A. Tax Increment Participation by the District
For and in consideration of the agreements of the parties set forth herein, and subject to the
remaining subsections of this section, the District agrees to participate in the Reinvestment Zone,
contributing the below listed amounts of the tax increment produced in the Reinvestment Zone
attributable to the District to the Tax Increment Fund during the term of this Agreement (the "District Tax
Increment Participation")
The amount to be contributed by the District each year during the term of this Agreement shall
not be greater than the amount produced by multiplying $0.070720 by the then current Captured
Appraised Value for the Reinvestment Zone certified by the appraisal district. If in any year the District
levies ad valorem taxes at a rate less than $0.070720, the District shall pay the Reinvestment Zone the
product of multiplying such lesser rate by the then current Captured Appraised Value for the
Reinvestment Zone certified by the appraisal district. If in any year the District levies ad valorem taxes
City
District Reinvestment Zone
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at a rate greater than $0.070720, the District shall pay to the Reinvestment Zone only the product of
multiplying $0.070720 by the then current Captured Appraised Value, and the District will retain all tax
revenue produced by the multiplication of the larger rate less the tax revenues produced by multiplying
$0.070720 by the then current certified Captured Appraised Value.
The District's Tax Increment Participation and obligation to participate in the Reinvestment Zone
shall be restricted to its tax increment collected on the Captured Appraised Value in the Reinvestment
Zone in the amount shown above. The District shall not be obligated to pay its District Tax Increment
Participation from other District taxes or revenues or until the District Tax Increment Participation in the
Reinvestment Zone is actually collected. The obligation to pay the District Tax Increment Participation
shall accrue as taxes representing the District tax increment are collected by the District and payment
shall be due on the first day of each calendar quarter. The City and the Reinvestment Zone agree that
n o interest or penalty will be charged to the District.
B. Expansion of the Investment Zone
The obligation of the District to participate in the Reinvestment Zone is limited to the area
described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto. The District's participation shall not extend to the tax increment
o n any additional property added to the Reinvestment Zone by the City unless the District approves the
participation.
C Board of Directors
The District will designate, by resolution, an individual to serve on the Reinvestment Zone Board
of Directors. No member of the Board of Directors of the District is eligible to serve on the Board of
Directors of the Reinvestment Zone. Provided that the individual so designated is eligible for service
o n the Reinvestment Zone Board of Directors, the City will appoint that individual as a member of the
Reinvestment Zone Board of Directors.
City
District Reinvestment Zone
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V. OBLIGATIONS OF CITY AND THE REINVESTMENT ZONE
A. Copy of Project Plan
A copy of the Reinvestment Zone Project Plan and any amendments thereto shall be provided
to the District before any such plan is finally approved.
B Approval of Drainage Plans
The City and the Reinvestment Zone agree that the City and the District shall both approve the
master drainage plan for the Reinvestment Zone prior to the approval by the City of any Final Plats
within the Reinvestment Zone. The City agrees to only approve Final Plats that conform to the master
drainage plan. The master drainage plan may be amended only by mutual approval of the City and the
District. Upon submission of a Final Plat to the City for property within the Reinvestment Zone, the City
will require drainage plans to be submitted to the District for review, comment, and recommendation
regarding the Plat's conformance with the master drainage plan. It is anticipated that the District may
charge applicable review fees. In addition, during construction the District shall have the reasonable
right of access for inspection purposes.
VI. TERM AND TERMINATION
A. Agreement Term
This Agreement shall become effective as of the date of the final signature hereto, and shall
remain in effect until thirty (30) years later. The first payment of the District Tax Increment Participation
shall be for those taxes levied by the District in the year 1999 and the last payment by the District under
this Agreement is for those taxes levied by the District in the year 2028.
B Early Termination
The City shall not adopt an ordinance terminating the Reinvestment Zone earlier than the
duration of the Zone established in Ordinance No. , without the prior consent of the District,
provided that the Reinvestment Zone may otherwise terminate by operation of law.
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District Reinvestment Zone
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C. Disposition of Tax Increments
Upon termination of the Reinvestment Zone, if all public improvements in the Project Plan have
been constructed and financed and if all Reinvestment Zone debt is paid in full, the City and the
Reinvestment Zone shall pay to the District all monies remaining in the Tax Increment Fund that are
attributable to the District Tax Increment Participation.
VII. MISCELLANEOUS
A. Severability
In the event any term, covenant or condition herein contained shall be held to be invalid by any
court of competent jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect any other term, covenant or condition
herein contained, provided that such invalidity does not materially prejudice either the District, the City
o r the Reinvestment Zone in their respective rights and obligations contained in the valid terms,
covenants or conditions hereof.
In the event any term, covenant or condition shall be held invalid and affects in any manner the
limitations on the District's contributions or participation, then this Agreement shall be void as to the
District and the District shall have no liability for any incremental or other payments as may otherwise
be provided for in this Agreement.
B Entire Agreement
This Agreement merges the prior negotiations and understandings of the parties hereto and
e mbodies the entire agreement of the parties, and there are no other agreements, assurances,
conditions, covenants (express or implied) or other terms with respect to the covenants, whether written
o r verbal, antecedent or contemporaneous, with the execution hereof.
C. Written Amendment
Unless otherwise provided herein, this Agreement may be amended only by written instrument
duly executed on behalf of each party.
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District Reinvestment Zone
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D. Notices
All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and shall be deemed delivered
when actually received or, if earlier, on the third (3rd) day following deposit in a United States Postal
Service post office or receptacle with proper postage affixed (certified mail, return receipt requested)
addressed to the respective other party at the address prescribed in Section I of this Agreement or at
such other address as the receiving party may have theretofore prescribed by notice to the sending
party.
E. Non -Waiver
Failure of any party hereto to insist on the strict performance of any of the agreements herein
o r to exercise any rights or remedies accruing hereunder upon default or failure of performance shall
n ot be considered a waiver of the right to insist on, and to enforce by any appropriate remedy, strict
compliance with any other obligation hereunder or to exercise any right or remedy occurring as a result
of any future default or failure of performance.
F. Assignment
No party shall assign this Agreement at law or otherwise without the prior written consent of the
other parties.
No party shall delegate any portion of its performance under this Agreement without the written
consent of the other parties.
G Successors
This Agreement shall bind and benefit the parties and their legal successors. This Agreement
does not create any personal liability on the part of any officer or agent of the City or of any officer, agent
o r employee of the District.
City
District Reinvestment Zone
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H. No Waiver of Immunity
No party hereto waives or relinquishes any immunity or defense on behalf of itself, its trustees,
officers, employees, and agents as a result of its execution of this Agreement and performance of the
covenants contained herein.
City
District Reinvestment Zone
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