Agenda Packet TC 11/30/2007 - Special SessionTown of Trophy Club
Town Council Regular Meeting Agenda
100 Municipal Drive
Trophy Club, Texas 76262
Friday, November 30, 2007
5:00 P.M.
A.1 Call to order and announce a quorum.
A.2 Discuss and take appropriate action regarding a Resolution concerning the
amendment of the Service and Assessment Plan for The Town of Trophy Club
Public Improvement District No. 1 adopted by Ordinance 2007-29 ; setting a date
for a public hearing; authorizing the publication of notice; and enacting other
provisions relating thereto
A.3 Adjourn.
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COUNCIL MEMORANDUM
From: The Office of the Town Manager Date: 11-30-2007
Subject: Agenda Item No.A.1
Call to order and announce a quorum.
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COUNCIL MEMORANDUM
From: The Office of the Town Manager Date: 11-30-2007
Subject: Agenda Item No.A.2
Discuss and take appropriate action regarding a Resolution concerning the
amendment of the Service and Assessment Plan for The Town of Trophy
Club Public Improvement District No. 1 adopted by Ordinance 2007-29 ;
setting a date for a public hearing; authorizing the publication of notice;
and enacting other provisions relating thereto
Attachments: 1. Resolution
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TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB
RESOLUTION NO. 2007- ___
A RESOLUTION CONCERNING THE AMENDMENT OF THE SERVICE
AND ASSESSMENT PLAN FOR THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 ADOPTED BY ORDINANCE
2007-29; SETTING A DATE FOR A PUBLIC HEARING; AUTHORIZING
THE PUBLICATION OF NOTICE; AND ENACTING OTHER
PROVISIONS RELATING THERETO
WHEREAS, on May 7, 2007, after due notice, the Town Council of the Town (the
“Town Council”) held the public hearing in the manner required by law and, by
Resolution No. 2007-08, adopted by a majority of the members of the Town Council,
authorized the Town of Trophy Club Public Improvement District No. 1 (the “District”) for
the purpose of making certain public improvements within the District, such
improvements to be paid for by the levy of assessments on property within the District;
and
WHEREAS, pursuant to Sections 372.013 and 372.014 of the Texas Local
Government Code Chapter 372, as amended, (“PID Act”), the Town Council directed
the preparation of a Service and Assessment Plan for the District (the “Plan”) and an
Assessment Roll (the “Assessment Roll”) stating the assessment against each parcel of
land in the District, and such Plan and Assessment Roll met all requirements of the PID
Act; and
WHEREAS, the Town called a public hearing regarding the levy of assessments
pursuant to the Plan and the Assessment Roll pursuant to Section 372.016 of the Act;
and
WHEREAS, the Town published notice of a public hearing to adopt the Plan and
Assessment Roll in order to provide notice to all interested parties of the Town’s
proposed levy of assessments against property in the District, pursuant to
Section 372.016 of the Act; and
WHEREAS, the Town by Ordinance No. 2007-29 adopted and approved the
Plan and Assessment Roll and levied assessments against property in the District; and
WHEREAS, the Town now wishes to amend Ordinance No. 2007-29 by the
amendment of the Plan, more particularly to make modifications and revisions,
including, but not limited to: (a) the list of park improvements in Section III of the Plan, to
be undertaken within the District; (b) the maximum rate of interest borne by the
Assessments in Section VI of the Plan; (c) the Annual Installments listed on the
Assessment Roll attached to the Plan as Exhibit D; and (d) the improvement projects
and PID Costs in Section III, Section IV, Exhibit B-1 and Exhibit B-2 of the Plan and
generally described throughout the Plan.
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WHEREAS, pursuant to the PID Act, the Town now wishes to call a public
hearing on the amendment to the Plan and direct that notice be given of the amendment
to the Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS, THAT:
Section 1. Findings. The findings and determinations set forth in the
preambles hereto are hereby incorporated by reference for all purposes. All terms not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Service and
Assessment Plan.
Section 2. Calling Public Hearing. The Town Council hereby calls a public
hearing (the “Public Hearing”) for 7:00 p.m. on December 13, 2007 at the Trophy Club
Public Service Conference Room, 100 Municipal Drive, Trophy Club, Texas, to consider
amending the Plan. Notice of the hearing setting out the matters required by
Section 372.016 of the Act shall be given by publication at least eleven (11) days before
the date of the hearing, in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town. Notice of
such hearing shall also be given by the mailing of a copy of the notice containing the
information required by Section 372.016(b) of the Act at least eleven (11) days prior to
the hearing to the current address of each owner of property liable for an assessment in
the proposed Assessment Roll as reflected on the tax rolls of the Denton Central
Appraisal District. All residents and property owners within the District, and all other
persons, are hereby invited to appear in person, or by their attorney, and contend for or
contest the amendments to the Plan and offer testimony pertinent to any issue
presented on the Plan amendments. The failure of a property owner to receive notice
does not invalidate the proceeding.
Section 3. Publication of Notice. The Town Council hereby directs Town Staff
to cause the publication of notice of the Public Hearing substantially in the form
attached as Exhibit A; such publication to occur before the 10th day before the date of
the hearing.
Section 4. Conduct of Public Hearing. The Town Council shall convene at the
location and at the time specified in the notice described above for the public hearing
and shall conduct the public hearing in connection with its amendments to the Plan.
Section 5. Filing of Plan and Assessment Roll. The amended Plan and the
proposed Assessment Roll shall be filed in the office of the Town Secretary and be
made available to any member of the public who wishes to inspect the same.
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PASSED AND APPROVED this _____ day of ____________, 2007.
_____________________________________
C. Nick Sanders, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Lisa Ramsey, Town Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Patricia Adams, Town Attorney
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EXHIBIT A
TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT a public hearing will be conducted by the
Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas on the 13th day of December, 2007 at
7:00 p.m. Trophy Club Public Service Conference Room at 100 Municipal Drive, Trophy
Club, Denton County, Texas 76262. The public hearing will be held to consider
proposed amendments to the Service and Assessment Plan for THE TOWN OF
TROPHY CLUB PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 1 (the “District”) pursuant to
the provisions of Chapter 372 of the Texas Local Government Code, as amended.
The general nature of the improvements within the District include, but are not
limited to, landscaping, entryway features, a development signature monument, water,
wastewater, roadway or drainage system improvements, trails, parks and open space.
The total cost of the public improvements is approximately $30,000,000.
The boundaries of the District are described in Exhibit A attached hereto and
made a part hereof for all purposes.
The amendments to the Service and Assessment Plan for the District include, but
are not limited, to the following:
• Modifications and revisions to the list of park improvements in Section III
of the Plan, to be undertaken within the District;
• Modifications and revisions to the maximum rate of interest borne by the
Assessments in Section VI of the Plan;
• Modifications and revisions to the Annual Installments listed on the
Assessment Roll attached to the Plan as Exhibit D; and
• Modification and revisions to the improvement projects and PID Costs
listed in Section III, Section IV, Exhibit B-1 and Exhibit B-2 of the Plan and
generally described throughout the Plan;
All written or oral objections will be considered at the public hearing.
A copy of the proposed Service and Assessment Plan and the proposed
Assessment Roll, which includes the assessments that have been levied against each
parcel in the District, is available for public inspection at the office of the Town
Secretary, Town of Trophy Club, at 100 Municipal Drive, Trophy Club, Texas 76262.
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF THE TOWN, this 30th day
of November 2007.
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/s/ Lisa Ramsey ________________________
Town Secretary
Town of Trophy Club, Texas
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EXHIBIT A
BOUNDARIES
The District includes approximately 609.683 acres located within the corporate
limits of the Town of Trophy Club, Denton County, Texas. The District is generally
located to the north of Oakmont Drive, Oak Hill Drive and the Quorum Condominiums,
east of the Lakes Subdivision and Parkview Drive, south of the Corp of Engineers
Property and west of the Town’s eastern town limits. The District is more particularly
described by metes and bounds and such description is available for inspection at Town
Hall, 100 Municipal Drive, Trophy Club, Texas 76262. For more information call (682)
831-4600.
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EXHIBIT B
AMENDED SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN
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COUNCIL MEMORANDUM
From: The Office of the Town Manager Date: 11-30-2007
Subject: Agenda Item No.A.3
Adjourn.