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TIF #1 Board of Directors Minutes - 05/24/2004Tax Increment Financing Board MINUTES May 24, 2004 Members: Debbie White, Chairman 0 Members Ben Filer 0 Al Flack 0 David White 0 City: Bill Altman, Mayor 0 Jim Berzina, City Manager 0 Staff David A. Clark, Director of Community Development 0 Bill Sullivan, City Attorney 0 Karen Montgomery -Gagne, Planner III 0 Others Present: Dr. Dawson Orr, WFISD Superintendent Lou Murdock, Wichita County Marchman Inc. — Linda Ammons, Kenny Humpert Chavez Contracting, Inc. — Tim Holmes Vision — Vickie Crump, Jim Johnson, Rowena Jackson Absent: James Welburn 0 I. Minutes Mr. Filer moved to accept the minutes from the December 15, 2003 meeting. Mr. Flack seconded this motion. The minutes were approved as submitted. II. TIF Financial Status Mr. Clark explained the TIF fund status, and outlined dispersements to date and projected funds. (attached). He noted that approximately $100,000 is available for award at this time. III. TIF Zone Extension and Expansion FxtPncinn Mr. Clark reported on a meeting with representatives from the Wichita Falls Independent School District (WFISD) regarding the question of time extension and zone boundary expansion. The meeting was attended by Dr. Dawson Orr, David Gossom, Ken Parker from TAX INCREMENT FINANCING BOARD MAY 24, 2004 PAGE 1 OF 8 WFISD; and representatives from the City, Dave Clark and Kinley Hegglund, Asst. City Attorney_ WFISD expressed support of a potential time extension related to changes in the boundaries that might facilitate the maintenance of the current TIF income, but not to raise much from that. The question came up of a "rolling TIF" that might accommodate this action by changing boundaries to assist projects, and then move away to bring the new taxes in and assist others. Mr. Clark also noted that he had heard from County Judge Gossom, that the County might support time and boundary extensions. Mr. Clark noted that the responses were preliminary and did not come from formal action of the taxing entities. It was further explained that if a new TIF zone were created, there would be no "increment". Mr. Sullivan suggested that an opinion be obtained from the Attorney General's office about the legal status of extending the life of an existing TIF program. Mr. Clark further acknowledged that if an update were needed to the Project Plan, that many changes have occurred during the time of the current program and an update could be of value. Mr. Filer made a motion to support the request for an Attorney General's opinion, which was seconded by Mr. Flack. The motion passed unanimously. Expansion Mr. Clark reviewed potential projects that have inquired about expansion of the TIF boundaries and how the program might benefit. Two areas for consideration are an expansion to include blocks around Eastside Drive at Seventh Street and filling in the area between Indiana and Travis from Seventh Street to 12t" Street (map attached). Mr. Flack acknowledged that two of the pending applications were dependent on expansion of the district. The only expansion to date has been three half -block areas that then encompassed the Travis Crossing project, which has since received TIF benefits. The result has been the adaptive reuse of a long vacant building into occupied market rate apartments. In response to questions by Mr. White, Ms. Lou Murdock explained that the County has the ability to adjust the tax rate to make up for other lost tax income. Dr. Orr expressed the need for WFISD to see a projection of the tax dollars to be affected by award of projects in an expanded area. This also relates to the question of an extension of the time for the program. Mr. Clark distributed copies of a cumulative report on the use of TIF funds. Discussion occurred about projects that have returned low tax properties to effective use and increased valuation. Changes were also noted about MPEC and the First Baptist Church that removed property from the tax roles. Mr. Filer acknowledged the longer -term benefits of such projects. In response to questions, Mr. Clark explained two projects — SalaDeli and Richmond Condominiums - that had received TIF benefits after which one sold and one burned. The tax upgrade that came with the SalaDeli improvements are still in place. Contractual agreements can be more extensive if they need to be. Mr. Flack concluded that expansion of time and area are related and that the School Board may need to consider the questions with financial projections. Mr. Berzina noted the importance of the school participation and the effect a change in the school levy could have on the program income. TAX INCREMENT FINANCING BOARD MAY 24, 2004 PAGE 2 OF 8 Mr. Clark provided additional information on possible projects in an expansion area and noted such sites as Austin Elementary School that could be enhanced by TIF assistance. Dr. Orr suggested that an annual TIF income figure might be agreed upon. He noted that a ten year extension of the TIF could redirect over a million dollars from the school system. Mayor Altman suggested the need for a serious look at the "rolling TIF" option. He added that changes should include agreement from all three taxing units. Dr. Orr questioned if some form might be accomplished to assist a project and then move elsewhere to have the project become taxable, but have funding for others needing assistance. With additional discussion, Mrs. White verbalized group consensus that work sessions be scheduled and that decisions on expansion should be postponed until the sessions were held. IV. Funding Request — Marchman Inc. Linda Ammons still wished to present her Marchman Hotel project. She provided photos of the lobby improvements and explained the project which includes redevelopment for office space. She stated their first application response was that an expansion might be considered if a pending project were at hand. Now that a project is pending, there still seems to be a reluctance to award TIF assistance. Mr. Humpert expressed optimism about the potential positive effects of the Marchman improvement on surrounding properties. Mrs. White thanked them for their presentation and discussion again took place about the desirability of a broader consideration. V. Funding Request — Chavez Contracting, Inc. Tim Holmes presented the Chavez plan to build new offices with a value of approximately $500,000 on three vacant lots at 1100 Indiana. The company needs to be in a HUB zone and had other location choices. VI. Funding Request — North Texas VISION of Wichita Falls Vickie Crump expressed support for expanding the TIF district in consideration of the limited incentives available. Vision is working with developers looking at additional housing, office, service, and entertainment options in the downtown area. She further detailed projects of the Vision organization during the last year including business recruitment. Rowena Jackson supported progress claims, also mentioning businesses that closed. Jim Johnson assisted in providing Vision's budget information and progress information. Mr. Filer and other board members complimented Ms. Crump and Vision for keeping promises to the board. Mr. White, seconded by Mr. Filer, made a motion to recommend funding to Vision in the amount of $40,000 for the period from July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2005. The motion was approved unanimously. VII. Report on the Status of TIF Projects Mr. White expressed concern that the applicants felt they were turned down, when the action was to consider the broader plan for the TIF operation. Mr. Clark responded that the applicants' time frame might not correspond with the decision to delay pending board work sessions. Discussion about the history of the boundaries revealed that when the district was established, several key businesses in the proposed expansion area were still operating. This fact may account for their exclusion from the district. TAX INCREMENT FINANCING BOARD MAY 24, 2004 PAGE 3 OF 8 Mr. Clark reported on the progress of the LaSalle Crossing/Studio Hotel and the Holt Hotel renovation. VIII. Adjournment The board adjourned at 4.49 p.m. DEBBIE WHITE, CHAIRMAN DATE TAX INCREMENT FINANCING BOARD MAY 24, 2004 PAGE 4 OF 8 5/3/04 Fiscal 04 30-Apr Budget/Proiection FY2004 Revenues: Taxes City 54,000.00 School 120,000.00 County 32,000.00 Interest 5,000.00 2,164.45 Total 211,000.00 2,164.45 Expenditures: Vision 100 30,000.00 16,666.65 Holt Hotel 469,176.12 - LaSalle Crossing Apts 50,000.00 - Coliseum Debt Service 105,000.00 26,424.54 Total 654,176.12 43,091.19 Revenues Less Expend: (443,176.12) (40,926.74) Beginning Fund Balance: 543,417.00 543,417.16 Ending Fund Balance: 100,240.88 502,490.42 NOTES: Visions Group was awarded $40,000 beginning in July 03, thus the $30,000 budget for FY 04 $500,000 was budgeted for the Holt and $469,176.12 remained at the beginning of FY 04. TAX INCREMENT FINANCING BOARD MAY 24, 2004 PAGE 5 OF 8 WICHITA FALLS TAX INCREMENT FINANCING DISTRICT DATE CREATED: March 16, 1986 DATE TO EXPIRE: December 31, 2008 TOTAL PROJECT NAME DATE PROJECT TIF ACTUAL (TIF PROJECT PARTICIPATION) APPROVED COST ASSISTANCE EXPENDITURES Walgreen's (Exterior Improvements) 5/ 6/91 $435,120 $15,000 $15,000 Wichita Falls Railroad Museum (Exterior Improvements) 9/01/92 43,364 11,354 11,354 1005 Ninth St. (BSP Properties) (Parking Lot Improvements) 1/12/95 205,000 5,000 5,000 MPEC (Exterior Improvements) 1/12/95 25,000,000 300,000 300,000 Holiday Inn (Exterior Improvements) 3/ 9/95 5,000,000 75,000 75,000 1600 Ninth Street (formerly SalaDeli) (Exterior Improvements) 8/05/97 408,891 37,830 37,830 Wichita Falls Railroad Museum (Exterior Gates) 6/15/99 n/a 12,710 12,710 1000 Tenth Street (formerly Richmond Condominiums) (Exterior Site Improvements) 6/15/99 1,100,000 20,848 10/19/99 5,625 TOTAL .......... 26,473 26,473 TAX INCREMENT FINANCING BOARD MAY 24, 2004 PAGE 7 OF 8 TOTAL PROJECT NAME DATE PROJECT TIF (TIF PROJECT PARTICIPATION) APPROVED COST ASSISTANCE Radisson Hotel (Site Improvements) 5/02/00 8,400,000 125,000 125,000 Kemp -Kell Depot (Site Improvements) 5/02/00 300,000 30,000 30,000 MPEC Coliseum 5/02/00 22,000,000 1250,000 1250,000 (Site Work, Bond Financing) 5/02/00 2 105,000 2 105,000 Visions (Operational Funding) 1/02/01 79,500 50,000 50,000 (Operational Funding — 2nd Year) 6/18/03 40,000 23,000 (Operational Funding — 3rd Year) 7/15/03 40,000 Travis Residential (Site Improvements) 3/20/01 340,000 34,000 34,000 *Marvin Groves (Exterior Lighting) 3/20/01 80,000 4,485 -0- Holt Hotel, Ohio Street (Feasibility Study) 8/07/01 6,000 5,500 Holt Hotel, Ohio Street 2/03/02 6,858,000 500,000 330,824 (Project Development) (Architectural Plans) 615 Eighth Street, Iron Horse Pub 7/15/03 14,000 7,000 7,000 (Exterior Improvements, Part of Overall) Studio Hotel (LaSalle Crossing) Apts. 1/06/04 575,000 50,000 3-0- 530 7t" St. (Exterior Imp, Part of Overall) TAX INCREMENT FINANCING BOARD MAY 24, 2004 PAGE 8 OF 8 * Project Not Completed (TIF funds not spent) One time payment 2 Annually 3 To Date TAX INCREMENT FINANCING BOARD MAY 24, 2004 PAGE 9 OF 8