Bill Text: TX SB1601 | 2013-2014 | 83rd Legislature | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Relating to the creation of the Central Laredo Municipal Management District; providing authority to impose a tax, levy an assessment, impose a fee, and issue bonds.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective immediately [SB1601 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SB1601-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Relating to the creation of the Central Laredo Municipal Management District; providing authority to impose a tax, levy an assessment, impose a fee, and issue bonds.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-06-14 - Effective immediately [SB1601 Detail]
Download: Texas-2013-SB1601-Engrossed.html
By: Zaffirini | S.B. No. 1601 |
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relating to the creation of the Central Laredo Municipal Management | ||
District; providing authority to impose a tax, levy an assessment, | ||
impose a fee, and issue bonds. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 4, Special District Local Laws | ||
Code, is amended by adding Chapter 3862 to read as follows: | ||
CHAPTER 3862. CENTRAL LAREDO MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT DISTRICT | ||
SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS | ||
Sec. 3862.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: | ||
(1) "Board" means the district's board of directors. | ||
(2) "City" means the City of Laredo, Texas. | ||
(3) "Director" means a board member. | ||
(4) "District" means the Central Laredo Municipal | ||
Management District. | ||
Sec. 3862.002. CREATION AND NATURE OF DISTRICT. The | ||
district is a special district created under Section 59, Article | ||
XVI, Texas Constitution. | ||
Sec. 3862.003. PURPOSE; LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS. (a) The | ||
creation of the district is essential to accomplish the purposes of | ||
Sections 52 and 52-a, Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, | ||
Texas Constitution, and other public purposes stated in this | ||
chapter. By creating the district and in authorizing the city and | ||
other political subdivisions to contract with the district, the | ||
legislature has established a program to accomplish the public | ||
purposes set out in Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution. | ||
(b) The creation of the district is necessary to promote, | ||
develop, encourage, and maintain employment, commerce, | ||
transportation, housing, tourism, recreation, the arts, | ||
entertainment, economic development, safety, and the public | ||
welfare in the district. | ||
(c) The district is created to supplement and not to | ||
supplant city services provided in the district. | ||
Sec. 3862.004. FINDINGS OF BENEFIT AND PUBLIC PURPOSE. | ||
(a) The district is created to serve a public use and benefit. | ||
(b) All land and other property included in the district | ||
will benefit from the improvements and services to be provided by | ||
the district under powers conferred by Sections 52 and 52-a, | ||
Article III, and Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and | ||
other powers granted under this chapter. | ||
(c) The creation of the district is in the public interest | ||
and is essential to further the public purposes of: | ||
(1) developing and diversifying the economy of the | ||
state; | ||
(2) eliminating unemployment and underemployment; | ||
(3) developing or expanding transportation and | ||
commerce; and | ||
(4) providing quality residential housing. | ||
(d) The district will: | ||
(1) promote the health, safety, and general welfare of | ||
residents, employers, potential employees, employees, visitors, | ||
and consumers in the district, and of the public; | ||
(2) provide needed funding for the district to | ||
preserve, maintain, and enhance the economic health and vitality of | ||
the district territory as a residential community and business | ||
center; and | ||
(3) promote the health, safety, welfare, and enjoyment | ||
of the public by providing pedestrian ways and by landscaping, | ||
removing graffiti, and developing certain areas in the district, | ||
which are necessary for the restoration, preservation, and | ||
enhancement of scenic beauty. | ||
(e) Pedestrian ways along or across a street, whether at | ||
grade or above or below the surface, and street lighting, street | ||
landscaping, vehicle parking, and street art objects are parts of | ||
and necessary components of a street and are considered to be an | ||
improvement project that includes a street or road improvement. | ||
(f) The district will not act as the agent or | ||
instrumentality of any private interest even though the district | ||
will benefit many private interests as well as the public. | ||
Sec. 3862.005. DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The district is | ||
initially composed of the territory described by Section 2 of the | ||
Act enacting this chapter. | ||
(b) The boundaries and field notes contained in Section 2 of | ||
the Act enacting this chapter form a closure. A mistake in the | ||
field notes or in copying the field notes in the legislative process | ||
does not affect the district's: | ||
(1) organization, existence, or validity; | ||
(2) right to issue any type of bond for the purposes | ||
for which the district is created or to pay the principal of and | ||
interest on the bond; | ||
(3) right to impose or collect an assessment or tax; or | ||
(4) legality or operation. | ||
Sec. 3862.006. ELIGIBILITY FOR INCLUSION IN SPECIAL ZONES. | ||
(a) All or any part of the area of the district is eligible to be | ||
included in: | ||
(1) a tax increment reinvestment zone created under | ||
Chapter 311, Tax Code; | ||
(2) a tax abatement reinvestment zone created under | ||
Chapter 312, Tax Code; | ||
(3) an enterprise zone created under Chapter 2303, | ||
Government Code; or | ||
(4) an industrial district created under Chapter 42, | ||
Local Government Code. | ||
(b) If the city creates a tax increment reinvestment zone | ||
described by Subsection (a), the city and the board of directors of | ||
the zone, by contract with the district, may grant money deposited | ||
in the tax increment fund to the district to be used by the district | ||
for the purposes permitted for money granted to a corporation under | ||
Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, including the right to | ||
pledge the money as security for any bonds issued by the district | ||
for an improvement project. A project may not receive public funds | ||
under Section 380.002(b), Local Government Code, unless the project | ||
has been approved by the governing body of the city. | ||
(c) A tax increment reinvestment zone created by the city in | ||
the district is not subject to the limitations provided by Section | ||
311.006(b), Tax Code. | ||
Sec. 3862.007. APPLICABILITY OF MUNICIPAL MANAGEMENT | ||
DISTRICTS LAW. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, | ||
Chapter 375, Local Government Code, applies to the district. | ||
Sec. 3862.008. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. This | ||
chapter shall be liberally construed in conformity with the | ||
findings and purposes stated in this chapter. | ||
SUBCHAPTER B. BOARD OF DIRECTORS | ||
Sec. 3862.051. GOVERNING BODY; TERMS. The district is | ||
governed by a board of seven directors who serve staggered terms of | ||
four years expiring June 1 of each odd-numbered year. | ||
Sec. 3862.052. QUALIFICATIONS OF DIRECTORS APPOINTED BY | ||
CITY. (a) To be qualified to serve as a director appointed by the | ||
governing body of the city, a person must be: | ||
(1) a resident of the district who is also a registered | ||
voter of the district; | ||
(2) an owner of property in the district; | ||
(3) an owner of stock or a partnership or membership | ||
interest, whether beneficial or otherwise, of a corporate | ||
partnership, limited liability company, or other entity owner of a | ||
direct or indirect interest in property in the district; | ||
(4) an owner of a beneficial interest in a trust, or a | ||
trustee in a trust, that directly or indirectly owns property in the | ||
district; or | ||
(5) an agent, employee, or tenant of a person | ||
described by Subdivision (2), (3), or (4). | ||
(b) Section 49.052, Water Code, does not apply to the | ||
district. | ||
Sec. 3862.053. APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTORS. The governing | ||
body of the city shall appoint directors from persons recommended | ||
by the board. | ||
Sec. 3862.054. VACANCY. If a vacancy occurs on the board, | ||
the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the remainder | ||
of the unexpired term. | ||
Sec. 3862.055. DIRECTOR'S OATH OR AFFIRMATION. (a) A | ||
director shall file the director's oath or affirmation of office | ||
with the district, and the district shall retain the oath or | ||
affirmation in the district records. | ||
(b) A director shall file a copy of the director's oath or | ||
affirmation with the secretary of the city. | ||
Sec. 3862.056. QUORUM. A vacant director position is not | ||
counted for purposes of establishing a quorum. | ||
Sec. 3862.057. OFFICERS. The board shall elect from among | ||
the directors a chair, a vice chair, and a secretary. The offices | ||
of chair and secretary may not be held by the same person. | ||
Sec. 3862.058. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. (a) The district | ||
may compensate each director in an amount not to exceed $50 for each | ||
board meeting. The total amount of compensation for each director | ||
in one year may not exceed $2,000. | ||
(b) A director is entitled to reimbursement for necessary | ||
and reasonable expenses incurred in carrying out the duties and | ||
responsibilities of the board. | ||
Sec. 3862.059. LIABILITY INSURANCE. The district may | ||
obtain and pay for comprehensive general liability insurance | ||
coverage from a commercial insurance company or other source that | ||
protects and insures a director against personal liability and from | ||
all claims relating to: | ||
(1) actions taken by the director in the director's | ||
capacity as a member of the board; | ||
(2) actions and activities taken by the district; or | ||
(3) the actions of others acting on behalf of the | ||
district. | ||
Sec. 3862.060. NO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. The board may not | ||
create an executive committee to exercise the powers of the board. | ||
Sec. 3862.061. BOARD MEETINGS. The board shall hold | ||
meetings at a place accessible to the public. | ||
Sec. 3862.062. INITIAL DIRECTORS. (a) The initial board | ||
consists of: | ||
Pos. No. Name of Director | ||
1 Jorge Verduzco | ||
2 Raul Perales | ||
3 Rick Norton | ||
4 Larry Friedman | ||
5 Roque Haynes | ||
6 Viviana Frank | ||
7 Rafael Torres | ||
(b) The terms of the initial directors expire June 1, 2015. | ||
(c) Of the directors who replace an initial director, the | ||
terms of directors serving in positions 1, 2, 3, and 4 expire June | ||
1, 2017, and the terms of directors serving in positions 5, 6, and 7 | ||
expire June 1, 2019. | ||
(d) Section 3862.052 does not apply to this section. | ||
(e) This section expires September 1, 2019. | ||
SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES | ||
Sec. 3862.101. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES. The district has | ||
the powers and duties necessary to accomplish the purposes for | ||
which the district is created. | ||
Sec. 3862.102. IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS AND SERVICES. (a) The | ||
district may provide, design, construct, acquire, improve, | ||
relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an improvement project or | ||
service using money available to the district, or contract with a | ||
governmental or private entity to provide, design, construct, | ||
acquire, improve, relocate, operate, maintain, or finance an | ||
improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or | ||
Chapter 375, Local Government Code. | ||
(b) An improvement project described by Subsection (a) may | ||
be located: | ||
(1) in the district; or | ||
(2) in an area outside but adjacent to the district if | ||
the project is for the purpose of extending a public infrastructure | ||
improvement beyond the district's boundaries to a logical terminus. | ||
Sec. 3862.103. DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION POWERS. The | ||
district, using money available to the district, may exercise the | ||
powers given to a development corporation under Chapter 505, Local | ||
Government Code, including the power to own, operate, acquire, | ||
construct, lease, improve, or maintain a project under that | ||
chapter. | ||
Sec. 3862.104. NONPROFIT CORPORATION. (a) The board by | ||
resolution may authorize the creation of a nonprofit corporation to | ||
assist and act for the district in implementing a project or | ||
providing a service authorized by this chapter. | ||
(b) The nonprofit corporation: | ||
(1) has each power of and is considered to be a local | ||
government corporation created under Subchapter D, Chapter 431, | ||
Transportation Code; and | ||
(2) may implement any project and provide any service | ||
authorized by this chapter. | ||
(c) The board shall appoint the board of directors of the | ||
nonprofit corporation. The board of directors of the nonprofit | ||
corporation shall serve in the same manner as the board of directors | ||
of a local government corporation created under Subchapter D, | ||
Chapter 431, Transportation Code, except that a board member is not | ||
required to reside in the district. | ||
Sec. 3862.105. AGREEMENTS; GRANTS. (a) As provided by | ||
Chapter 375, Local Government Code, the district may make an | ||
agreement with or accept a gift, grant, or loan from any person. | ||
(b) The implementation of a project is a governmental | ||
function or service for the purposes of Chapter 791, Government | ||
Code. | ||
Sec. 3862.106. LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICES. To protect the | ||
public interest, the district may contract with a qualified party, | ||
including Webb County or the city, to provide law enforcement | ||
services in the district for a fee. | ||
Sec. 3862.107. MEMBERSHIP IN CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. The | ||
district may join and pay dues to a charitable or nonprofit | ||
organization that performs a service or provides an activity | ||
consistent with the furtherance of a district purpose. | ||
Sec. 3862.108. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. (a) The district may | ||
engage in activities that accomplish the economic development | ||
purposes of the district. | ||
(b) The district may establish and provide for the | ||
administration of one or more programs to promote state or local | ||
economic development and to stimulate business and commercial | ||
activity in the district, including programs to: | ||
(1) make loans and grants of public money; and | ||
(2) provide district personnel and services. | ||
(c) The district may create economic development programs | ||
and exercise the economic development powers that: | ||
(1) Chapter 380, Local Government Code, provides to a | ||
municipality; and | ||
(2) Subchapter A, Chapter 1509, Government Code, | ||
provides to a municipality. | ||
Sec. 3862.109. PARKING FACILITIES. (a) The district may | ||
acquire, lease as lessor or lessee, construct, develop, own, | ||
operate, and maintain parking facilities or a system of parking | ||
facilities, including lots, garages, parking terminals, or other | ||
structures or accommodations for parking motor vehicles off the | ||
streets and related appurtenances. | ||
(b) The district's parking facilities serve the public | ||
purposes of the district and are owned, used, and held for a public | ||
purpose even if leased or operated by a private entity for a term of | ||
years. | ||
(c) The district's parking facilities are necessary | ||
components of a street and are considered to be a street or road | ||
improvement. | ||
(d) The development and operation of the district's parking | ||
facilities may be considered an economic development program. | ||
Sec. 3862.110. NO EMINENT DOMAIN POWER. The district may | ||
not exercise the power of eminent domain. | ||
SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS; ASSESSMENTS | ||
Sec. 3862.151. DISBURSEMENTS AND TRANSFERS OF MONEY. The | ||
board by resolution shall establish the number of signatures and | ||
the procedure required for a disbursement or transfer of the | ||
district's money. | ||
Sec. 3862.152. MONEY USED FOR IMPROVEMENTS OR SERVICES. | ||
The district may acquire, construct, finance, operate, or maintain | ||
an improvement project or service authorized under this chapter or | ||
Chapter 375, Local Government Code, using any money available to | ||
the district. | ||
Sec. 3862.153. PETITION REQUIRED FOR FINANCING SERVICES AND | ||
IMPROVEMENTS WITH ASSESSMENTS. (a) The board may not finance a | ||
service or improvement project with assessments under this chapter | ||
unless a written petition requesting that service or improvement | ||
has been filed with the board. | ||
(b) The petition must be signed by: | ||
(1) the owners of a majority of the assessed value of | ||
real property in the district subject to assessment according to | ||
the most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Webb County; or | ||
(2) at least 25 persons who own real property in the | ||
district subject to assessment, if more than 25 persons own real | ||
property in the district subject to assessment as determined by the | ||
most recent certified tax appraisal roll for Webb County. | ||
Sec. 3862.154. METHOD OF NOTICE FOR HEARING. The district | ||
may mail the notice required by Section 375.115(c), Local | ||
Government Code, by certified or first class United States mail. | ||
The board shall determine the method of notice. | ||
Sec. 3862.155. ASSESSMENTS; LIENS FOR ASSESSMENTS. | ||
(a) The board by resolution may impose and collect an assessment | ||
for any purpose authorized by this chapter in all or any part of the | ||
district. | ||
(b) An assessment, a reassessment, or an assessment | ||
resulting from an addition to or correction of the assessment roll | ||
by the district, penalties and interest on an assessment or | ||
reassessment, an expense of collection, and reasonable attorney's | ||
fees incurred by the district: | ||
(1) are a first and prior lien against the property | ||
assessed; | ||
(2) are superior to any other lien or claim other than | ||
a lien or claim for county, school district, or municipal ad valorem | ||
taxes; and | ||
(3) are the personal liability of and a charge against | ||
the owners of the property even if the owners are not named in the | ||
assessment proceedings. | ||
(c) The lien is effective from the date of the board's | ||
resolution imposing the assessment until the date the assessment is | ||
paid. The board may enforce the lien in the same manner that the | ||
board may enforce an ad valorem tax lien against real property. | ||
(d) The board may make a correction to or deletion from the | ||
assessment roll that does not increase the amount of assessment of | ||
any parcel of land without providing notice and holding a hearing in | ||
the manner required for additional assessments. | ||
Sec. 3862.156. LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF CERTAIN ASSESSMENTS. | ||
An assessment based on the taxable value of real property may not | ||
exceed 20 cents per $100 of assessed valuation of taxable property | ||
in the district, according to the most recent certified tax | ||
appraisal roll for Webb County. | ||
Sec. 3862.157. TAX AND ASSESSMENT ABATEMENTS. The district | ||
may designate reinvestment zones and may grant abatements of a tax | ||
or assessment on property in the zones. | ||
SUBCHAPTER E. TAXES AND BONDS | ||
Sec. 3862.201. BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. (a) The | ||
district may issue, by public or private sale, bonds, notes, or | ||
other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad valorem taxes or | ||
assessments in the manner provided by Subchapter A, Chapter 372, or | ||
Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local Government Code. | ||
(b) In exercising the district's borrowing power, the | ||
district may issue a bond or other obligation in the form of a bond, | ||
note, certificate of participation or other instrument evidencing a | ||
proportionate interest in payments to be made by the district, or | ||
other type of obligation. | ||
(c) In addition to the sources of money described by | ||
Subchapter A, Chapter 372, and Subchapter J, Chapter 375, Local | ||
Government Code, district bonds may be secured and made payable | ||
wholly or partly by a pledge of any part of the money the district | ||
receives from improvement revenue or from any other source. | ||
Sec. 3862.202. BOND MATURITY. Bonds may mature not more | ||
than 40 years from their date of issue. | ||
Sec. 3862.203. TAXES FOR BONDS AND OTHER OBLIGATIONS. At | ||
the time bonds or other obligations payable wholly or partly from ad | ||
valorem taxes are issued: | ||
(1) the board shall impose a continuing direct annual | ||
ad valorem tax for each year that all or part of the bonds are | ||
outstanding; and | ||
(2) the district annually shall impose an ad valorem | ||
tax on all taxable property in the district in an amount sufficient | ||
to: | ||
(A) pay the interest on the bonds or other | ||
obligations as the interest becomes due; and | ||
(B) create a sinking fund for the payment of the | ||
principal of the bonds or other obligations when due or the | ||
redemption price at any earlier required redemption date. | ||
Sec. 3862.204. ELECTIONS REGARDING TAXES. The district | ||
must hold an election in the manner provided by Chapters 49 and 54, | ||
Water Code, to obtain voter approval before the district may impose | ||
an ad valorem tax. | ||
SUBCHAPTER F. DISSOLUTION | ||
Sec. 3862.251. DISSOLUTION BY CITY ORDINANCE. (a) The | ||
city by ordinance may dissolve the district. | ||
(b) The city may not dissolve the district until the | ||
district's outstanding debt or contractual obligations that are | ||
payable from ad valorem taxes have been repaid or discharged, or the | ||
city has affirmatively assumed the obligation to pay the | ||
outstanding debt from city revenue. | ||
Sec. 3862.252. COLLECTION OF ASSESSMENTS AND OTHER REVENUE. | ||
(a) If the dissolved district has bonds or other obligations | ||
outstanding secured by and payable from assessments or other | ||
revenue, other than ad valorem taxes, the city shall succeed to the | ||
rights and obligations of the district regarding enforcement and | ||
collection of the assessments or other revenue. | ||
(b) The city shall have and exercise all district powers to | ||
enforce and collect the assessments or other revenue to pay: | ||
(1) the bonds or other obligations when due and | ||
payable according to their terms; or | ||
(2) special revenue or assessment bonds or other | ||
obligations issued by the city to refund the outstanding bonds or | ||
obligations. | ||
Sec. 3862.253. CONCURRENCE ON ADDITIONAL POWERS. If the | ||
legislature grants the district a power that is in addition to the | ||
powers approved by the initial resolution of the governing body of | ||
the city consenting to the creation of the district, the district | ||
may not exercise that power unless the governing body of the city | ||
consents to that change by resolution. | ||
Sec. 3862.254. ASSUMPTION OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES. | ||
(a) After the city dissolves the district, the city assumes, | ||
subject to the appropriation and availability of funds, the | ||
obligations of the district, including any bonds or other debt | ||
payable from assessments or other district revenue. | ||
(b) If the city dissolves the district, the board shall | ||
transfer ownership of all district property to the city. | ||
SECTION 2. The Central Laredo Municipal Management District | ||
initially includes all territory contained in the following area: | ||
The Central Laredo Municipal Management District is approximately | ||
918 acres (1.43 sq. mi.) and is situated in the central business | ||
district of Laredo with the beginning point being at north | ||
right-of-way (ROW) of Park St. and east ROW of San Dario Ave. and | ||
described by the following: | ||
Then east along north ROW of Park St. to east ROW of San Eduardo | ||
Ave.; | ||
Then south along east ROW of San Eduardo Ave. to south ROW of | ||
Washington St.; | ||
Then east along south ROW of Washington St to east ROW of San Jorge | ||
Ave.; | ||
Then north along east ROW of San Jorge Ave. to north ROW of | ||
Moctezuma St.; | ||
Then east along north ROW of Moctezuma St.; to southwest corner of | ||
0.797 ac. parcel (LOT 1,3,5,7 BLK 221 WD ZACATE CREEK PROJECT); | ||
Then north along west boundary of said 0.797 ac. parcel, and 0.797 | ||
ac. parcel (LOTS 1,3,5,7 BLK 239 WD ZACATE CREEK PROJECT) to north | ||
ROW of Coke St; | ||
Then east along north ROW of Coke St to west ROW of San Enrique Ave.; | ||
Then north along west ROW of San Enrique Ave. to south ROW of Garcia | ||
St.; | ||
Then east along south ROW of Garcia St. to centerline of Zacate | ||
Creek drainage easement; | ||
Then north along centerline of drainage easement to a point west of | ||
south ROW of W. Fremont St. and northwest corner of 1.7716 acre | ||
parcel (ALL BLK 259 ED ZACATE CREEK PROJECT); | ||
Then east along north boundary of said 1.7716 acre parcel and south | ||
ROW of W. Fremont St. to east ROW McDonell Ave.; | ||
Then south along east ROW of McDonell Ave. to north ROW of W. | ||
Guerrero St.; | ||
Then east along north ROW of W. Guerrero St. to east ROW of | ||
Monterrey Ave.; | ||
Then south along east ROW of Monterrey Ave. to north ROW of | ||
Galveston St.; | ||
Then east along north ROW of Galveston St. to east ROW of Marcella | ||
Ave.; | ||
Then south along east ROW of Marcella Ave. to south ROW of Mier St.; | ||
Then west along south ROW of Mier St. to east ROW of Monterrey Ave.; | ||
Then south along east ROW of Monterrey Ave. to north ROW of Garfield | ||
St.; | ||
Then east along north ROW of Garfield Ave. to east ROW of Sanders | ||
Ave.; | ||
Then south along east ROW of Sanders Ave to northwest corner of | ||
0.666 ac. Parcel (LOT 6, 7, 8, PT 1 BLK 85 ED (NON OPER)); | ||
Then east along north boundary of said 0.666 ac. parcel, and LOT 5 | ||
BLK 85 ED, and BLK 59 ED Lots 1-6, LOTS 1-6 BLK 80 ED, LOTS 1-6 BLK 81 | ||
ED to east ROW of Lexington Ave. and southwest corner of 0.4429 ac. | ||
Parcel (LOTS 10-11-12 BLK 82 ED); | ||
Then north along east ROW of Lexington Ave. to south ROW of Garfield | ||
St.; | ||
Then east along south ROW of Garfield St. to west ROW of Cedar Ave.; | ||
Then south along west ROW of Cedar Ave. to point west of northwest | ||
corner of 0.1107 ac. Parcel (N1/2 OF LOT 8 BLK 83 ED); | ||
Then east across ROW of Cedar Ave. and along north boundary of Blk | ||
83 ED Lots 5-8, across ROW of Logan Ave., and along north boundary | ||
of Blk 91 ED Lots 7-8 and to southwest corner of 0.2214 ac. Parcel | ||
(LOT 3 BLK 91 ED); | ||
Then north along west boundary of said 0.2214 ac. parcel to south | ||
ROW of Garfield St.; | ||
Then east along south ROW of Garfield St. to east ROW of Hendricks | ||
Ave.; | ||
Then south along east ROW of Hendricks Ave. to northwest corner of | ||
0.558 ac. Parcel (LOTS 1-2-3-4 BLK 598 ED OFFICE BLDS AT 1002 CORPUS | ||
CHRISTI); | ||
Then east along north boundary of said 0.558 ac. parcel, and 0.277 | ||
ac. Parcel (LOTS 5-6 BLK 598 ED 1020 CORPUS CHRISTI), Lots 7-12 BLK | ||
632 ED, Lots 7-12 BLK 693 ED, Lots 1-6 BLK 727 ED, Lots 4-9 BLK 788 | ||
ED to west ROW of Seymour Ave.; | ||
Then north along west ROW of Seymour Ave. to a point west of | ||
northwest corner of 0.356 ac. parcel (LOTS 7-8 BLK 823 ED); | ||
Then east across ROW of N. Seymour Ave. and along north boundary to | ||
said 0.356 ac. parcel and northeast corner of said parcel ; | ||
Then south along east boundary of said 0.356 ac. parcel to | ||
coincident northwest corner of 0.178 ac. Parcel (LOT 3 BLK 823 ED); | ||
Then east along north boundary of said 0.178 ac. parcel to east ROW | ||
of N. Meadow Ave.; | ||
Then south along east ROW of N. Meadow Ave. to a point due east of | ||
southeast corner of 0.3366 acre parcel (LOTS 5-6 & E20.78' OF 4 BLK | ||
822 ED) and Lots 1-6 BLK 822 ED;. | ||
Then west across ROW of N. Meadow Ave. and along south boundary of | ||
Lots 1-6 BLK 822 ED, Lots 1-6 BLK 789 ED, Lots 1-4 BLK 726 ED, Lots | ||
1-6 BLK 694 ED to east boundary of 0.88 ac. parcel (LOTS 4-5-6-7-8-9 | ||
AKA REPLAT LOT 1A BLK 631 ED 0.88 ACRE) and west ROW of McPherson | ||
Ave.; | ||
Then south along west ROW of McPherson Ave. to north ROW of Laredo | ||
St.; | ||
Then west along north ROW of Laredo St. and south boundary of said | ||
0.88 ac. parcel to southwest corner of said parcel; | ||
Then north along west boundary of said 0.88 ac. parcel to coincident | ||
southeast corner of 0.2047 ac. parcel (REPLAT LOT 2A BLK 631 ED); | ||
Then west along south boundary of said 0.2047 ac. parcel, and REPLAT | ||
LOT 1A BLK 631 ED to west ROW of McClelland Ave. and east boundary of | ||
0.63 ac. parcel (LOTS 7-8-9-10 & N20' OF LOTS 5-6 BLK 599 ED); | ||
Then south along east boundary of said 0.63 ac. parcel to southeast | ||
corner of said parcel; | ||
Then west along south boundary of said 0.63 acre parcel to southwest | ||
corner of said parcel; | ||
Then north and west along boundary of said 0.63 acre parcel, and | ||
Lots 11-12 BLK 599 ED, 0.4425 ac. parcel (Lots 3-4 BLK 555 ED) to | ||
southwest corner of said 0.4425 ac. parcel and coincident east | ||
boundary of 0.2718 ac. parcel (REPLAT LOT 9-A & 619.45 SQ FT OUT OF | ||
LOT 2 BLK 555 ED); | ||
Then south along east boundary of said 0.2718 ac. parcel to | ||
southeast corner of said parcel; | ||
Then west along south boundary of said 0.2718 ac. parcel to west ROW | ||
of Tilden Ave.; | ||
Then north along west ROW of Tilden Ave to southeast corner of | ||
0.442723 ac. parcel (LOT 3 BLK 93 ED); | ||
Then west along south boundary said 0.442723 ac. parcel, and Lots | ||
1-3 BLK 93 ED, Lots 7-12 BLK 92 ED, Lots 7-12 BLK 45 ED, Lots 7-12 | ||
BLK 44 ED to east ROW of N. Maryland Ave.; | ||
Then south along east ROW of N. Maryland Ave. to northwest corner of | ||
0.051 ac. parcel (N40' OF LOT 10 BLK 38 ED); | ||
Then east along north boundary of said 0.051 ac. parcel, Lots 6-10 | ||
BLK 38 ED, Lots 6-10 BLK 37 ED, Lots 5-8 BLK 36 ED, to east ROW of | ||
Logan Ave.; | ||
Then north along east ROW of Logan Ave. to south ROW of Laredo St.; | ||
Then east along south ROW of Laredo St. to west ROW of Tilden Ave.; | ||
Then south along west ROW of Tilden Ave. to a point west of | ||
northwest corner of 0.526 (LOTS 5-8 & S8' OF 1 & S8' OF W23.21' OF 2 & | ||
E46.23' OF S55.2' OF 2 & W23.4' OF S55.2' OF 3 & E45.96' OF S8' OF 3 & | ||
S8' OF 4 BLK 556 ED); | ||
Then east across ROW of Tilden Ave. and along north boundary of said | ||
0.526 ac. parcel (LOTS 5-8 & S8' OF 1 & S8' OF W23.21' OF 2 & E46.23' | ||
OF S55.2' OF 2 & W23.4' OF S55.2' OF 3 & E45.96' OF S8' OF 3 & S8' OF 4 | ||
BLK 556 ED), E37-W74.82-N30 OF L4;S16.5 OF W54.32 OF L4;W54.32'-5&6 | ||
E37.68-W92' OF LT4-5&6; W39.32' OF N30'LT 4 BLK 600 ED, E46' OF LOTS | ||
4-5 & W18' OF LOT7-8-9 BLK 600 ED to west boundary of 0.84 ac. parcel | ||
(PT OF LOTS 7,8 & 9, ALL OF 10, 11 & 12 BLK 600 ED); | ||
Then north along west boundary of said 0.84 ac. parcel to northwest | ||
boundary of said parcel and south ROW of Laredo St.; | ||
Then east along south ROW of Laredo St., across ROW of McClellan | ||
Ave. to northeast corner of 0.77125 ac. parcel (LOTS 1,2,3 & W1/2 OF | ||
10,11 &12 BLK 630 ED); | ||
Then south along east boundary of said 0.77125 ac. parcel to north | ||
boundary of 0.484 ac. parcel (LOTS 7-8-9 & E1/2 OF 10 BLK 630 ED); | ||
Then east along north boundary of said 0.484 ac. parcel, and W19' OF | ||
11 & ALL 12 BLK 695 ED, and LOT 10-A BLK 695 ED, and east across LOTS | ||
4 TO 9 BLK 695 ED, WELLS FARGO BANK - LAREDO EAST BRANCH, and LOTS | ||
7-12 BLK 725 ED to east ROW of N. Loring Ave.; | ||
Then north along east ROW of N. Loring Ave. to south ROW of Laredo | ||
St.; | ||
Then east along south ROW of Laredo St. to west ROW of N. Seymour | ||
Ave.; | ||
Then south along west ROW of N. Seymour Ave. to a point west of | ||
northwest corner of 0.418 ac. parcel (LOTS 10-11-12 BLK 821 ED); | ||
Then east along north boundary of said 0.418 ac. parcel, and REPLAT | ||
LOT 7-A BLK 821 ED, and N1/2 OF 7-8 BLK 821 ED to east ROW of N. | ||
Meadows Ave; | ||
Then south along east ROW of N. Meadows Ave. to a point east of | ||
southeast corner of 0.266676 acre parcel (REPLAT 5A (PREV-E7' OF | ||
N88.6' OF 4 & N88.6' OF 5 & N88.2 OF 6) BLK 819 ED); | ||
Then west across the ROW of N. Meadows Ave. and along south boundary | ||
of LOTS 1-5 BLK 819 ED, and LOTS 1-6 BLK 792 ED, to east ROW of N. | ||
Loring Ave.; | ||
Then north along east ROW of N. Loring Ave. to a point west of north | ||
boundary of 0.383344 ac. parcel (N90' OF 7 TO 10 BLK 723 ED); | ||
Then west across ROW of N. Loring Ave. and along south boundary of | ||
said 0.383344 ac. parcel to northeast corner of 0.093226 ac. parcel | ||
(S48' OF 10 & SW38' OF 9 BLK723 ED); | ||
Then south along east boundary of said 0.093226 ac. parcel to | ||
southeast corner of said parcel; | ||
Then west along south boundary of said 0.093226 ac. parcel, and LOTS | ||
11-12 BLK 723 ED, and LOTS 7-12 BLK 697 ED, and LOTS 1-6 BLK 628 ED, | ||
and LOTS 7-12 BLK 602 ED, and LOT 7-12 BLK 558 ED, and LOTS 7-12 BLK | ||
96 ED, and LOTS 7-12 BLK 26 ED, and LOTS 2-5 BLK 27 ED, and LOTS 1-5 | ||
BLK 28 ED, to east ROW of Maryland Ave.; | ||
Then south along east ROW of Maryland Ave. to northwest corner of | ||
0.221551 ac. parcel (LOT 8 BLK 23 ED); | ||
Then east along north boundary of said 0.221551 ac. parcel, and LOTS | ||
5-7 BLK 23 ED to southwest corner of 0.332134 ac. parcel (E1/2 OF | ||
LOT 3 & ALL OF LOT 4 BLK 23 ED); | ||
Then north along west boundary of said 0.332134 ac. parcel to | ||
northwest corner of said parcel and south ROW of Rosario St.; | ||
Then east along south ROW of Rosario St. to east ROW of Cedar Ave.; | ||
Then south along east ROW of Cedar Ave. to northwest corner of | ||
0.28292 ac. parcel (LOTS 1-2 BLK 25 ED); | ||
Then east along north boundary of said 0.28292 ac. parcel, and LOT | ||
3-6 BLK 25 ED, and LOTS 7-12 BLK 97 ED, and LOTS 7-12 BLK 559 ED, and | ||
LOTS 7-12 BLK 603 ED, LOTS 7-12 BLK 627 ED, to east ROW of McPherson | ||
Ave.; | ||
Then north along east ROW of McPherson Ave.; to south ROW of Rosario | ||
St.; | ||
Then east along south ROW of Rosario St. to west ROW of N. Stone | ||
Ave.; | ||
Then south along west ROW of N. Stone Ave. to a point west of | ||
northwest corner of 0.2796 ac. parcel (LOTS 11-12 BLK 722 ED); | ||
Then east across ROW of N. Stone Ave. and along north boundary of | ||
said 0.2796 ac. parcel, and LOTS 7-12 BLK 722 ED, and LOTS 7-12 BLK | ||
793 ED, and LOTS 7-12 BLK 818 ED to east ROW of N. Meadow Ave.; | ||
Then south along east ROW of N. Meadow Ave. to a point east of | ||
southeast corner of 0.2746 acre parcel (LOTS 5 & 6 BLK 817 ED AT 1519 | ||
MARKET ST); | ||
Then west across ROW of N. Meadow Ave. and along said 0.2746 acre | ||
parcel and LOTS 1-6 BLK 817 ED, and LOTS 1-6 BLK 794 ED to west ROW | ||
of N. Loring Ave.; | ||
Then north along west ROW of N. Loring Ave. to south ROW of Market | ||
St.; | ||
Then west along south ROW of Market St. to east ROW of N. Stone Ave.; | ||
Then south along east ROW of N. Stone Ave. to a point east of | ||
southeast corner 0.293361 ac. parcel (LOT 7-8 BLK 699 ED); | ||
Then west across ROW of N. Stone Ave. and along south boundary of | ||
said 0.293361 ac. parcel, and LOTS 9-10 BLK 699 ED, and REPLAT LOT | ||
12-A BLK 699 ED, and LOTS 7-12 BLK 626 ED, and LOTS 1-6 BLK 604 ED, | ||
and LOTS 1-6 BLK 560 ED, and LOTS 1-6 BLK 98 ED, and LOTS 3-4 BLK 10 | ||
ED, and E53.44' OF LOT 2 BLK 10 ED, and LOT 1 & W16' OF 2 & N13X69.4 | ||
OF 8 BLK 10 ED to west ROW of Cedar Ave.; | ||
Then north along west ROW of Cedar Ave. to south ROW of Market St.; | ||
Then west along south ROW of Market St. to northeast corner of 1.78 | ||
ac. parcel (ALL OF BLK 20 ED); | ||
Then south along east boundary of said 1.78 ac. parcel, and 1.77 ac. | ||
parcel (ALL OF BLK 53 ED) to northeast corner of 0.53 ac. parcel (PT | ||
OF BLK 79 ED); | ||
Then southwest along east boundary of said 0.53 ac. parcel to a | ||
point east of northeast corner of 0.198242 ac. parcel (E29.0' OF 4 & | ||
W8.7' OF 5 (BY METES & BOUNDS) BLK 360 WD); | ||
Then west across Zacate Creek drainage to northeast corner of said | ||
0.198242 ac. parcel and coincident south ROW of Ventura St.; | ||
Then generally west along south ROW of Ventura St. (Santa Ursula | ||
Ave,) and north bank of Rio Grande River to west ROW of Convent Ave | ||
and south ROW of Pedregal St (River Rd.); | ||
Then generally west along south ROW of Pedregal St (River Rd.) to | ||
east ROW of San Francisco Javier Ave; | ||
Then northwest along across ROW of San Francisco Javier Ave and | ||
along south ROW of Pedregal St. (River Rd.) to west ROW of Santa | ||
Isabel Ave.; | ||
Then north along west ROW of Santa Isabel Ave. to north ROW of Scott | ||
St.; | ||
Then east along north ROW of Scott St. to southwest corner of | ||
0.312733 ac. parcel (LOT 3 & W1/2 OF 1 BLK 233 WD); | ||
Then north along west boundary of said 0.312733 ac. parcel, and LOTS | ||
5 & 7 BLK 233 WD, and LOTS 1-3-5-7 BLK 248 WD, and LOTS 1-3-5-7 BLK | ||
267 WD, and LOTS 1-3-5-7 BLK 310 WD, and LOTS 1-3-5-7-9 BLK 349 WD, | ||
and LOTS 1-3-5-7-9 BLK 368 WD, and LOTS 1-3-5-7 BLK 479 WD CONDO 2B | ||
to north ROW of Park St.; | ||
Then east along north ROW of Park St. to west ROW of San Bernardino | ||
Ave.; | ||
Then north along west ROW of San Bernardino to south ROW of Garden | ||
St.; | ||
Then west along south ROW of Garden St. to east ROW of San Agustin | ||
Ave.; | ||
Then north along east ROW of San Agustin Ave. to south ROW of | ||
Constantinople St.; | ||
Then east along south ROW of Constantinople St. to a point south of | ||
southwest corner of 0.405613 ac. parcel (LOTS 8, 10 & 12 BLK 572 | ||
WD); | ||
Then generally north along west boundary of said 0.405613 ac. | ||
parcel, and LOT 2-4-6 BLK 572 WD, and ALL BLK 575 WD, and LOTS 1-7 | ||
BLK 766 WD, and LOTS 1-6 BLK 775 WD, and LOTS 1-6 BLK 678 WD, and | ||
LOTS 1-6 BLK 816 WD, and LOTS 1-6, 9, 11 & 12 BLK 849 WD, and LOTS 1 | ||
TO 4 BLK 858 WD, and LOTS 5-7 & E12 1/2' OF LOTS 6 & 8 BLK 858 WD, and | ||
LOTS 7-9-11 BLK 891 WD, and LOT 3-A BLK 891 WD, and LOTS 7-8-9-11 BLK | ||
900 WD LAS ASADAS, and LOTS 1-3-5 BLK 900 WD, LOTS 3 TO 10 BLK 933 | ||
WD, and LOTS 1-2-11-12 BLK 933 WD @ 3620 SAN BERNARDO AVE, and | ||
S41.4'-1 BLK 942 WD, N28.4'-1 & S23.1'-3 BLK 942 WD, and N46.5'-3 & | ||
S46.3'-5 BLK 942 WD, and LOTS 7-8 & N PT OF 5-6 BLK 942 WD, and LOTS | ||
7-8 BLK 976 WD, and LOTS 4 & 9 BLK 976 WD, and LOTS 10-12 BLK 976 WD, | ||
LOTS 7-12 BLK 985 WD, and LOTS 1 TO 4 & S2/3-5-6 BLK 1016 WD, and LOT | ||
7 & N1/3-5 BLK 1016 WD to north ROW of Pace St.; | ||
Then west along north ROW of Pace St. to east ROW of Flores Ave.; | ||
Then north along east ROW of Flores Ave. to south ROW of Chicago | ||
St.; | ||
Then east along south ROW of Chicago St. to east ROW of Santa Ursula | ||
Ave.; | ||
Then south along east ROW of Santa Ursula Ave. to north ROW of Park | ||
St.; | ||
Then east along north ROW of Park St. to east ROW of San Dario Ave. | ||
and beginning point of 918 ac. district. | ||
Save and Except LOTS 1 & 2 BLK 601 ED; | ||
Save and Except LOTS 3-4 BLK 601 ED; | ||
SECTION 3. (a) The legal notice of the intention to | ||
introduce this Act, setting forth the general substance of this | ||
Act, has been published as provided by law, and the notice and a | ||
copy of this Act have been furnished to all persons, agencies, | ||
officials, or entities to which they are required to be furnished | ||
under Section 59, Article XVI, Texas Constitution, and Chapter 313, | ||
Government Code. | ||
(b) The governor, one of the required recipients, has | ||
submitted the notice and Act to the Texas Commission on | ||
Environmental Quality. | ||
(c) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality has filed | ||
its recommendations relating to this Act with the governor, | ||
lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives | ||
within the required time. | ||
(d) The general law relating to consent by political | ||
subdivisions to the creation of districts with conservation, | ||
reclamation, and road powers and the inclusion of land in those | ||
districts has been complied with. | ||
(e) All requirements of the constitution and laws of this | ||
state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect | ||
to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act have been | ||
fulfilled and accomplished. | ||
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |