HomeMy Public PortalAboutTIRZ#1 Minutes 2019-09-23 Richland Hills Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #1, Baker Boulevard
Board of Directors Meeting
Minutes
Monday, September 23, 2019
5:30 P.M.
Richland Hills City Hall
3200 Diana Drive
Board Members Present: Board Members Absent:
Edward Lopez
Douglas Knowlton
Allison Barger
Curtis Bergthold
Roland Goveas
Athena Campbell
Rebecca Barksdale
Staff
Eric Strong, City Manager
Cathy Bourg, City Secretary
Betsy Elam, City Attorney
1. Call to Order - Mayor Edward Lopez called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
2. Consider approval of minutes from the February 11, 2019 Tax Increment
Reinvestment Zone #1 Meeting
Motion: Motion was made by Board Member Athena Campbell and seconded by
Board Member Roland Goveas to approve.
Motion carried by a vote of 6-0. Douglas Knowlton abstained and Rebecca
Barksdale absent.
3. Consider revisions to the Incentive Agreement for the Planned Unit
Development (PUD) located at Baker Boulevard and Popplewell Street
Candice Edmondson, Assistant City Manager presented revisions to the Incentive
Agreement for the Planned Unit Development (PUD) located at Baker Boulevard and
Popplewell Street. The TIRZ #1 Board reconsidered the Development Agreement at
their February 11, 2019 meeting and recommended approval 8-0.
Since then, Popplewell, LLC and Our Country Homes has requested revisions to the
timeline for construction of the public and private improvements. The original agreement
had construction of public improvements commencing by June 30, 2019 and private
improvements by January 1, 2020. Due to the time required to replat the property and
secure a construction loan, Popplewell, LLC and Our Country Homes has requested
public improvements commence by December 31, 2019 and private improvements by
January 1, 2021.
John Pitstick with Our Country Homes answered questions from Council regarding timelines for
the construction.
Motion: Motion was made by Board Member Roland Goveas and seconded by
Board Member Athena Campbell to approve.
Motion carried by a vote of 6-0. Rebecca Barksdale absent.
4. Adjourn
A motion was made by Board Member Curtis Bergthold and seconded by Board
Member Goveas to Adjourn. Motion passed 6-0.
There being no further business to come before the Board, Mayor Lopez declared the
meeting adjourned at 5:39 p.m.
ATTEST APPROVED
Cathy Bourg, City Secret Edward Lopez, Mayor
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