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HomeMy WebLinkAboutContract 50885-A1a < � .'>a wad.. AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED IN A NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE (CITY SECRETARY CONTRACT NO. 50885) This AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO TAX ABATEMENT AGREEMENT FOR PROPERTY LOCATED IN A NEIGHBORHOOD EMPOWERMENT ZONE ("Amendment") is made and entered into by and between the CITY OF FORT WORTH ("City"), a home rule municipal corporation organized under the laws of the State of Texas, and Reginald D. Stafford Sr. ("Owner"). The following introductory provisions are true and correct and for the basis of this Amendment: A. As of June 14, 2018 the City and Owner entered into that certain Tax Abatement Agreement on file in the City Secretary's Office as City Secretary Contract No. 50885 (the "Agreement"). Under the Agreement, Owner agreed, to construct single family residence (the "Project", as more specifically defined in the Agreement) on certain real property located in the Como -Sunset Heights Neighborhood Empowerment Zone. In return, the City agreed to grant Owner a Municipal Tax Abatement as authorized by Chapter 378 of the Texas Local Government Code and outlined in the Agreement. B. Owner covenants to complete construction of all of the Required Improvements within two years from the date of Council approval as provided in section 1.2 of the agreement (the "Completion Date"). The Required Improvements will be deemed complete upon the issuance of a final inspection for the Required Improvements by the Planning and Development Department. C. The Agreement shall be amended to correct section 3.2 ("Certification). NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the City and Owner hereby agree as follows: 1. Section 3.2 of the Agreement (Certification) is hereby amended to reflect the correct use of the Premises and the Required Improvements: The actual use of the Premises and the Required Improvements shall be used as rental property. 2. All terms and conditions of the Agreement that are not expressly amended pursuant to this Amendment shall remain in full force and eff - ----_ OI=1=IUAL RECORD �a�Ao� ` ; ��O s�c9g9o9'Page I Amendment No. 1 to CSC No. 50885 CITY SECRETARY FT WORTH, TX Neighborhood Empowerment Zone Tax Abatement Agreement with Reginald D. Stafford Sr. I- - EXECUTED as of the last date indicated below: CITY OF FORT WORTH: Fernando Costa Assistant City Manager Date: /o�i6 As ATTE ' / By: a.L d.1. Pary/Kayser City Secretary REGINALD D. STAFFORD SR. B 6 y. Reginald D. Stafford Sr. I Date: ! 0 r 10 / (J :O :-n -17 APPROVED AS TO FORM AND LEGALITY: By: LJ I M .,oil lv� Melinda Ramos Sr. Assistant City Attorney M&C: C-28691 Date Approved: May 15, 2018 OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY FT WORTH, TX Page 2 Amendment No. 1 to CSC No. 50885 Neighborhood Empowerment Zone Tax Abatement Agreement with Reginald D. Stafford Sr. STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF TARRANT § BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared Fernando Costa, Assistant City Manager of the CITY OF FORT WORTH, a municipal corporation, known to me to be the person and officer whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that the same was the act of the said CITY OF FORT WORTH, TEXAS, a municipal corporation, that he was duly authorized to perform the same by appropriate resolution of the City Council of the City of Fort Worth and that he executed the same as the act of the said City for the purposes and consideration therein expressed and in the capacity therein stated. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE this _day of 0 40l ok IK , 2018. AYICJ�A _ � C -1 otaPublic in and for the State of Texas STATE OF TEXAS § COUNTY OF TARRANT § °`'B4 LINDA M. HIRRLINGER X.: My Notary ID # 124144746 Exp1m February 2, 2022 BEFORE ME, the undersigned authority, on this day personally appeared Reginald D. Stafford Sr., known to me to be the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed, in the capacity therein stated. GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE this 'day of k)o —'W'</ 92018. S7Mt/-vNA&�'f Notary Public in and for the State of Texas "�•. SARAH BURKETT 2: lvly Notary ID # 130491984 s=�`•' Expires January 11, 2020 OFFICIAL RECORD CITY SECRETARY I FT. WORTH, TX Page 3 Amendment No. 1 to CSC No. 50885 Neighborhood Empowerment Zone Tax Abatement Agreement with Reginald D. Stafford Sr. City of Fort Worth, Texas Mayor and Council Communication .. .. ... ... . ....... .. x. q I . ACTIQN�E� p-ovo� old 4fiS12©,_, a ai DATE: Tuesday, May 15, 2018 LOG NAME: 195216FLETCHER SUBJECT: REFERENCE NO.: C-28691 Authorize Execution of a Five -Year Tax Abatement Agreement with Reginald D. Stafford Sr. for the Construction of a Single -Family Dwelling Located at 5216 Fletcher Avenue in the Como/Sunset Heights Neighborhood Empowerment Zone (COUNCIL DISTRICT 3) RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the City Council authorize the execution of a Five -Year Tax Abatement Agreement with Reginald D. Stafford Sr. for the construction of a single-family dwelling located at 5216 Fletcher Avenue in the Como/Sunset Heights Neighborhood Empowerment Zone, in accordance with the Neighborhood Empowerment Zone Tax Abatement Policy and Basic Incentives. DISCUSSION: Reginald D. Stafford Sr. (Property Owner) is the owner of the property described as Lots 29 and 30, Block 55, Chamberlain Arlington Heights 2nd Addition, an addition to the City of Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas, as shown by a Deed of Record in Document #D205080664, Deed Records, Tarrant County, Texas, at 5216 Fletcher Avenue Fort Worth, Texas. The property is located within the Como/Sunset Heights Neighborhood Empowerment Zone (NEZ). The Property Owner plans to invest an estimated amount of $102,850.00 to construct an approximately 2,300 square foot single-family residence (Project). The Project will be used as rental property. The Neighborhood Services Department reviewed the application and certified that the Property Owner and Project met the eligibility criteria to receive a NEZ Municipal Property Tax Abatement. The NEZ Basic Incentives includes a Five -Year Municipal Property Tax Abatement on the increased value of improvements to the qualified owner of any new construction or rehabilitation within the NEZ. Upon execution of the Agreement, the total assessed value of the improvements used for calculating municipal property tax will be frozen for a period of five years starting January 2019 at the estimated pre - improvement value as defined by the Tarrant Appraisal District (TAD) in 2018 for the property as follows: Pre -Improvement TAD Value of $ 0.00 Improvements Pre -Improvement Estimated Value of $7,000.00 (Land Total Pre -Improvement Estimated Value $7,000.00 The municipal property tax on the improved value of the Project after construction is estimated in the Logname: 195216FLETCHER Page 1 of 2 amount of $828.00 per year for a total amount of $4,140.00 over the five-year period. However, this estimate may differ from the actual tax abatement value, which will be calculated based on the Tarrant Appraisal District appraised value of the property. In the event of a sale of this property, the Tax Abatement Agreement may be assigned to a new owner's first mortgage or a new owner as rental property. All other assignments must be approved by the City Council. This property is located in COUNCIL DISTRICT 3. This M&C does not request approval of a contract with a business entity. FISCAL INFORMATION / CERTIFICATION: The Director of Finance certifies that upon approval of the above recommendations an estimated $4,140.00 in property taxes will be abated over the five year period from 2019-2023. This amount will be included in the City's five year financial forecast. FUND IDENTIFIERS (FIDs): TO Fund Department ccoun Project Program ctivity Budget Reference # mounf ID ID Year (Chartfield 2) FROM Fund De artment ccoun Project �Programctivi Bud et Reference # mounp 1tY g ID ID Year (Chartfield 2) CERTIFICATIONS: Submitted for Citv Manaaer's Office bv: Oriqinatinq Department Head: Additional Information Contact: ATTACHMENTS 1. 5216 Fletcher Map for Council.pdf (Public) 2. Elevations.pdf (Public) Fernando Costa (6122) Aubrey Thagard (8187) Sarah Odle (7316) Logname: 195216FLETCHER Page 2 of 2