City Council

Agenda Request

Agenda Of:

10/16/07

Agenda Request No:

V B

Initiated By:

Danny Batts

Management Assistant

Responsible Department:

Community Development

Presented By:

Jim Callaway, Executive Director

Community Development

Department Head:

Jim Callaway

Executive Director

 

 

Additional Department. Head (s):

N/A

Subject / Proceeding:

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH FORT BEND COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTS NO. 106, 108, 109 & 117, (GREATWOOD COMMUNITY)

Second Public Hearing

Exhibits:

Proposed Strategic Partnership Agreement (hard copy available in city secretary’s office)

Clearances

Approval

Legal:

N/A

Executive Director:

Jim Callaway

Community Development

Purchasing:

N/A

Asst. City Manager:

N/A

Budget:

N/A

City Manager:

Allen Bogard

Budget

Expenditure Required:  $

N/A

Amount Budgeted/Reallocation:  $

N/A

Additional Appropriation:  $

N/A

Recommended Action

Conduct public hearing and receive citizen input regarding the proposed strategic partnership agreement.

Executive Summary

This is the second of two public hearings regarding a Strategic Partnership Agreement between the City of Sugar Land and Fort Bend County Municipal Utility Districts 106, 107, 108, and 117 (Greatwood).  The SPA outlines the manner in which municipal services will be provided to the Greatwood community before and after annexation, and also lays out the terms and conditions of annexation.   The key provisions of the SPA provide for:

1.      Pre-annexation Services, including:

a.        Fire Protection Services:

                                                               i.      The Districts will pay for services under the current fire services agreement until 2/01/20016, at which point they will pay the full cost of service plus the 20% out of City service fee.

b.      Regional Utility Services:

                                                               i.      The City and The Districts agree to Cooperate on establishing regional utility services to the area of the City’s ETJ south of the Brazos River

c.       Police Services:

                                                               i.      The City and the Districts agree to use good faith efforts to negotiate an agreement to provide police services to Greatwood.

2.      Debt Reduction Fund:

a.       This fund accumulates all proceeds from the Out of City service fee paid by the Districts on municipal services, as well as an annual contribution from the City from the proceeds of sales tax collections from the Riverpark annexation.  The funds in this account will be used to defray the costs of annexing the districts.

3.      Limited Purpose Annexation:

a.       This provision provides that the commercial areas of the Greatwood Community will be annexed for the limited purposes of applying certain City ordinances to the area, including:  the City’s Sales & Use Tax, the City’s Building Regulations, and the City’s Zoning regulations.

4.      Full Purpose Annexation

a.       This provision provides that the Districts will be annexed simultaneously for full purposes no later than the date at which all of the Districts have paid off their outstanding debt.

5.      GRP Services:

a.       This provision provides the terms and conditions under which the City will include the Districts in its Groundwater Reduction Plan.

 

The proposed SPA document is available in the City Council office and also in the City Secretary’s office.    

 

 

Exhibits