HomeMy WebLinkAboutO-4157-5-25ORDINANCE NO. 4157-5-25
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN, COLLIN
COUNTY, TEXAS, DESIGNATING A CERTAIN AREA WITHIN THE CITY OF
ALLEN, COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, AS CITY OF ALLEN, TEXAS
REINVESTMENT ZONE NO. FIVE (“HOTEL AND CONVENTION CENTER
ZONE”); ESTABLISHING THE BOUNDARIES OF SUCH ZONE; CREATING A
BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR SAID REINVESTMENT ZONE AND OTHER
MATTERS RELATED THERETO; CONTAINING FINDINGS; PROVIDING A
SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to promote the development or redevelopment of a certain geographic
area within its jurisdiction by the creation of a tax increment reinvestment zone, as authorized by the Tax
Increment Financing Act, Chapter 311 of the Texas Tax Code (the “Act”); and,
WHEREAS, in compliance with the Act, the City called a public hearing to receive public comments on the
creation of the proposed City of Allen, Texas Reinvestment Zone No. Five (the “Reinvestment Zone”) and its
benefits to the City and the property in the proposed Reinvestment Zone; and,
WHEREAS, in compliance with the Act, notice of the public hearing was published in a paper of general
circulation in the City, such publication date being not later than seven (7) days prior to the date of the public
hearing; and,
WHEREAS, such hearing was convened at the time and place mentioned in the published notice, to wit, on the
27th day of May 2025, at 7:00 p.m., at the Council Chambers in the City Hall of the City of Allen, Collin
County, Texas, which hearing was then closed; and,
WHEREAS, the City, at such hearing, invited any interested person, or the person's representative, to appear
and speak for or against the creation of the Reinvestment Zone, the boundaries of the proposed Reinvestment
Zone, as described in Exhibit “A” attached hereto, and as depicted in the map attached hereto as Exhibit “B”,
whether all or part of the territory described in Exhibit “A” and as depicted in Exhibit “B” should be included
in such proposed Reinvestment Zone, the concept of tax increment financing, and the appointment of a Board
of Directors for the proposed Reinvestment Zone; and,
WHEREAS, all owners of property located within the proposed Reinvestment Zone and other interested
persons were given the opportunity at such public hearing to protest the creation of the proposed Reinvestment
Zone; and,
WHEREAS, the City has prepared and reviewed a preliminary reinvestment zone financing and project plan
attached hereto as Exhibit “C”.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ALLEN,
COLLIN COUNTY, TEXAS, THAT:
SECTION 1. The facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this Ordinance are hereby found and
declared to be true and correct.
SECTION 2. The City Council, after conducting such hearing and having heard such evidence and testimony,
has made the following findings and determinations based on the evidence and testimony presented to it:
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(a) That the public hearing on adoption of the Reinvestment Zone has been properly called, held
and conducted and that notice of such hearing has been published as required by law.
(b) That the Reinvestment Zone meets the criteria for the creation of a reinvestment zone as set
forth in the Act in that it is a geographic area located wholly within the corporate limits of the
City and the area meets the criteria set forth in the Act for designation as a reinvestment zone
under Tax Code Section 311.005.
(c) That the proposed improvements in the Reinvestment Zone will significantly enhance the value
of all taxable real property in the Reinvestment Zone and will be of general benefit to the City,
and the area meets the requirements of Tax Code Section 31l.005.
(d) That the Reinvestment Zone is predominantly open or undeveloped and, because of obsolete
platting, deterioration of structures or site improvements, or other factors, substantially impair
or arrest the sound growth of the City.
(e) That the total appraised value of taxable real property in the proposed Reinvestment Zone and
in existing reinvestment zones does not exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of the total appraised
value of taxable real property in the City and in the industrial districts created by the City.
(f) That not more than thirty percent (30%) of the property in the Reinvestment Zone, excluding
property that is publicly owned, is used for residential purposes.
(g) That the development or redevelopment of the property in the proposed Reinvestment Zone
will not occur solely through private investment in the reasonably foreseeable future.
SECTION 3. The City hereby creates the Reinvestment Zone over the area described in Exhibit “A”, attached
hereto, and as depicted in the map attached as Exhibit “B”, and such Reinvestment Zone shall hereafter be
identified as “City of Allen, Texas Reinvestment Zone No. Five” (the “Hotel and Convention Center Zone” or
“Reinvestment Zone No. Five”).
SECTION 4. There is hereby established a Board of Directors for the Reinvestment Zone, which shall consist
of at least five (5) but not more than fifteen (15) members, unless more members are required to be appointed
to satisfy the requirements of Section 311.009, Tax Code. The Board of Directors of Reinvestment Zone No.
Five shall be appointed as follows:
(a) The City shall be entitled to appoint a minimum of five (5) and a maximum of ten (10) members
of the Board of Directors, except that if there are fewer than five (5) directors appointed by
taxing units other than the City, the City Council may appoint more than ten (10) members as
long as the total membership of the Board of Directors does not exceed fifteen (15) members.
The City Council shall appoint its initial members to the Board of Directors within sixty (60)
days after passage of this Ordinance. The seats on the Board of Directors shall be designated
by place number (e.g. Director Place 1, Director Place 2, Director Place 3, etc.). Positions or
Places 1-5 are reserved for the City.
(b) Each member of the Board of Directors shall be a resident of the county in which the
Reinvestment Zone is located or a county adjacent to that county, or shall own real property in
the Reinvestment Zone, whether the individual resides in the county in which the Reinvestment
Zone is located or a county adjacent to that county.
(c) Each taxing unit other than the City that that levies taxes on real property in the Reinvestment
Zone may appoint one member of the Board of Directors if the taxing unit has approved the
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payment of all or part of the tax increment produced by the taxing unit into the tax increment
fund for the Reinvestment Zone. A taxing unit eligible to appoint a member to the Board of
Directors may waive such right. If a taxing unit waives its right to appoint a member of the
board, the City may appoint a member to the Board of Directors to such position. The governing
body of each taxing unit, other than the City, eligible to appoint a member to the Board of
Directors shall appoint such member within sixty (60) days after such taxing unit has entered
into an agreement with the City for payment of all or part of the tax increment produced by
such taxing unit into the tax increment fund for the Reinvestment Zone. Failure of such taxing
unit to appoint a director within such sixty (60) day period shall be deemed a waiver of the
right to appoint a Board of Director, and the City Council shall be entitled to appoint a person
to such position.
(d) A vacancy on the Board of Directors shall be filled as set forth in the Act.
(e) The terms of the Board members shall be two years. To provide for staggered terms, the initial
Board of Directors appointed to odd-numbered positions shall be appointed for two-year terms,
while the initial Board of Directors appointed for even-numbered positions shall be appointed
for one-year terms. All subsequent appointments shall be for terms of two years. Each year, the
City Council shall designate a member of the Board of the Directors to serve as Chairperson of
the Board of Directors. The Chairperson shall serve a term of office of one year that runs from
January 1 through and including December 31 of the calendar year. The Board of Directors
shall elect from its members a Vice-Chairperson and other officers, as it deems appropriate.
(f) The Board of Directors shall make recommendations to the City Council concerning the
administration of the Reinvestment Zone. The Board of Directors shall prepare and adopt a
project plan and Reinvestment Zone financing plan for the Reinvestment Zone and must submit
such plans to the City Council for its approval. The City Council delegates to the Board of
Directors all powers necessary to prepare and implement the project and Reinvestment Zone
financing plans for the Reinvestment Zone (the “Project and Financing Plan”), including any
required annual reports on the status of the Reinvestment Zone, all subject to the approval of
the City Council. The Board of Directors may not enter into any agreements to implement the
Project and Financing Plan.
SECTION 5. The Reinvestment Zone shall take effect on the adoption of this Ordinance, and the termination
of the Reinvestment Zone shall occur on December 31, 2065, or at an earlier time designated by subsequent
Ordinance of the City Council, or at such time, subsequent to the issuance of any tax increment bonds, if any,
that all project costs, tax increment bonds, notes or other obligations of the Reinvestment Zone, and the interest
thereon, if any, have been paid in full.
SECTION 6. The Tax Increment Base for the Reinvestment Zone is the total appraised value of all taxable real
property located in the Reinvestment Zone, as of January 1, 2025, the year in which the Reinvestment Zone
was designated as a tax increment financing reinvestment zone (the “Tax Increment Base”). Tax Increment
means the amount of property taxes levied and collected by the City and by a Taxing Unit for that year on the
captured appraised value of real property taxable by the City and Taxing Unit located in the Reinvestment Zone.
Captured Appraised Value means the total appraised value of all real property taxable by the City and a Taxing
Unit located in the Reinvestment Zone for a tax year less the Tax Increment Base of the City and the Taxing
Unit (the “Captured Appraised Value”). For purposes of this Ordinance, “Taxing Unit” means the Allen
Independent School District, Collin County, Collin County Community College District, and any other political
subdivision or special district that taxes real property within the Reinvestment Zone that enters into an
agreement with the City for the payment of all or part of the Tax Increment produced by such other taxing unit
into the Tax Increment Fund for the Reinvestment Zone.
EXHIBIT “A”
BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION OF THE ZONE
TRACT 1: BEING a tract of land situated in the John W. Roberts Survey, Abstract No. 762, City of Allen
Collin County, Texas, being a part of those same tract of land as described in Warranty Deed to the Wines
Property Trust recorded under Clerk’s File No. 20130401000423000 in the Deed Records of Collin County,
Texas (DRCCT) and being more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at a 5/8-inch iron rod set with plastic cap stamped ‘Sparr Surveys’ at the intersection of the
west line of Stacy Road (variable width right-of-way) as described by deed to the City of Allen recorded in
Volume 4674, Page 2594 DRCCT, with the southeast line of State Highway No. 121 (controlled access
highway) as described by deed to the State of Texas recorded in Volume 4635, Page 1629 DRCCT;
THENCE in a southeasterly direction along the west line of said Stacy Road the following:
South 25 Degrees 18 Minutes 44 Seconds East, 225.25 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod set with plastic
cap stamped ‘Sparr Surveys’;
South 26 Degrees 56 Minutes 57 Seconds East, 227.44 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod set with plastic
cap stamped ‘Sparr Surveys’ at the point of curvature of a non-tangent circular curve to the left
having a radius of 1460.00 feet;
Southeasterly along said curve to the left, through a central angle of 09 Degrees 22 Minutes 37
Seconds, an arc distance of 238.94 feet and having a chord which bears South 30 Degrees 50
Minutes 25 Seconds East, 238.68 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod set with plastic cap stamped ‘Sparr
Surveys’ at a point on non-tangency;
South 34 Degrees 41 Minutes 04 Seconds East, 85.96 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod found with plastic
cap stamped ‘RPLS 5587’ at the northeast comer of Tract 1 as described in Special Warranty Deed
to P. Bush Elkin Property Company - 1101 CR 149, LLC recorded under Clerk’s File No.
20130809001126880 DRCCT;
THENCE South 89 Degrees 23 Minutes 11 Seconds West, departing the west line of said Stacy Road,
along the north line of said P. Bush Elkin tract, 406.37 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod found with plastic cap
stamped ‘RPLS 5587’ at the northwest comer of said P. Bush Elkin tract, same being the northeasterly
corner of a tract of land as described in Special Warranty Deed to P. Bush Elkin Property Company, Ltd.
recorded in Volume 3988, Page 1722 DRCCT;
THENCE South 89 Degrees 13 Minutes 13 Seconds West, along the north line of said P. Bush Elkin, Ltd.
tract, 1593.61 feet to a ‘PK’ nail with washer stamped ‘Sparr Surveys’ set in the southeast line of said State
Highway No. 121;
THENCE in a northeasterly direction along the southeast line of said State Highway No. 121 the following:
North 64 Degrees 29 Minutes 41 Seconds East, 50.41 feet to a brass TXDOT monument found;
North 68 Degrees 38 Minutes 12 Seconds East, 899.12 feet to a brass TXDOT monument found;
North 61 Degrees 18 Minutes 37 Seconds East, 330.16 feet to a brass TXDOT monument found;
North 64 Degrees 35 Minutes 59 Seconds East, 474.47 feet to a brass TXDOT monument found at
the northwest end of a corner clip at the intersection of the southeast line of said State Highway
No. 121 with the west line of said Stacy Road;
EXHIBIT “A”
BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION OF THE ZONE
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THENCE South 78 Degrees 32 Minutes 00 Seconds East, along said comer clip, 24.97 feet to a brass
TXDOT monument found;
THENCE North 64 Degrees 35 Minutes 41 Seconds East, continuing along said corner clip, 4.01 feet to
the POINT of BEGINNING and CONTAINING 15.165 acres of land.
TRACT 2: BEING a 108.3248 acre tract of land located in the John W. Roberts Survey, Abstract Number
762 and the H. Seaborn & Robert T. Clements Survey, Abstract No. 879, City of Allen, Collin County,
Texas, said 108.3248 acre tract being a portion of a called 129.370 acre tract of land conveyed to P. BUSH
ELKIN PROPERTY COMPANY, LTD., by Special Warranty Deed recorded in Volume 3988, Page
1722, Official Public Records, Collin County, Texas (O.P.R.C.C.T.), said 108.3248 acre tract also being a
portion of a called 7.9154 acre tract of land conveyed to P. BUSH ELKIN PROPERTY COMPANY,
LTD., by Special Warranty Deed recorded in Volume 5449, Page 10014, O.P.R.C.C.T, said 108.3248 acre
tract further being all of a called 5.015 acre tract of land, identified as “TRACT 1” and being conveyed to
P. BUSH ELKIN PROPERTY COMPANY – 1101 CR 149, LLC, by Special Warranty Deed recorded
in Instrument Number (Ins. No.) 20130809001126880, O.P.R.C.C.T., said 108.3248 acre tract being herein
more particularly described by metes and bounds as follows:
BEGINNING at a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped “SPOONER 5922” set on the west property line of
the said 129.370 acre tract, said beginning point being the most westerly northwest property corner of a
called 7.45 acre tract of land, identified as “TRACT 1,” and conveyed to the City of Allen for the public
right-of-way of Ridgeview Drive by deed recorded in Ins. No. 20110915000981230, O.P.R.C.C.T., said
beginning point also being on the east property line of a called 0.828 acre tract of land conveyed to the City
of Allen for the public right-of-way of said Ridgeview Drive by deed recorded in Ins. No.
20121221001634200, O.P.R.C.C.T., said beginning point being located North 00°39’33” West, 115.88 feet
from the original southwest property corner of the said 129.370 acre tract, said beginning point also having
a NAD83 GRID coordinate of N:7,098,935.99, E:2,520,484.03;
THENCE North 00°39’33” West, along the said west property line of the 129.370 acre tract and along the
said east property line of the 0.828 acre tract, at a distance of 25.06 feet passing a 5/8 -inch iron rod found
at the southeast lot corner of Lot 2R, Block X, The Farm, being an addition to the City of Allen, Collin
County, Texas according to the plat thereof filed for record in Ins . No. 22024010000078, O.P.R.C.C.T.,
and continuing along the said west property line of the 129.370 acre tract and along the east lot line of said
Lot 2R, at a distance of 1,025.69 feet passing a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped “SPOONER 5922”
found at the northeast lot corner of said Lot 2R, same being the southeast lot corner of Lot 1R, Block N, of
said plat of The Farm, and continuing along the said west property line of the 129.370 acre tract and along
the east lot line of said Lot 1R, at a distance of 2,526.36 feet passing a Texas Department of Transportation
monument found at the northeast lot corner of said Lot 1R, same being the most easterly southeast property
corner of a called 0.9197 acre tract of land conveyed to the State of Texas by deed recorded in Volume
5263, Page 3744, O.P.R.C.C.T., and continuing along the said west property line of the 129.370 acre tract
and along the east property line of the said 0.9197 acre tract, in all a total distance of 2,536.59 feet to a 5/8-
inch iron rod with cap stamped “SPOONER 5922” set at the northwest property corner of the said 129.370
acre tract, said iron rod set being the most easterly northeast property corner of the said 0.9197 acre tract
and being on the south property line of a called 11.327 acre tract of land conveyed to the State of Texas by
deed recorded in Volume 4635, Page 1629, O.P.R.C.C.T., said iron rod set being on the existing south right-
of-way line of State Highway 121, being a variable width State controlled right -of-way, and in the
approximate centerline of County Road 149, being an unimproved County right-of-way with no deed of
record found;
EXHIBIT “A”
BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION OF THE ZONE
Ordinance No. 4157-5-25, Page 7
THENCE North 89°13’08” East, along the north property line of the said 129.370 acre tract, along the said
south property line of the 11.327 acre tract and along the said approximate centerline of County Road 149,
at a distance of 22.59 feet passing a mag nail with washer stamped “SPARR RPLS 3701” found at the
southwest property corner of a called 15.165 acre tract of land conveyed to Allen Economic Development
Corporation by deed recorded in Ins. No. 2022000175461, O.P.R.C.C.T., and continuing along the said
north property line of the 129.370 acre tract, along the said south property line of the 11.327 acre tract and
along the said approximate centerline of County Road 149, in all a total distance of 1,616.20 feet to a 5/8-
inch iron rod with an illegible cap found at the northeast property corner of the said 129.370 acre tract,
same being the northwest property corner of the said 5.015 acre tract;
THENCE North 89°23’24” East, along the north property line of the said 5.015 acre tract, continuing along
the said south property line of the 15.165 acre tract and continuing along the said approximate centerline
of County Road 149, 406.48 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped “RPLS 5537” found at the
northeast property corner of the said 5.015 acre tract, same being the southeast property corner of the said
15.165 acre tract and further being on the southwest right-of-way line of Stacy Road (being a 120-feet wide
public right-of-way at this point conveyed to the City of Allen by deeds recorded in Volume 4669, Page
1846, Volume 4674, Page 2595, Volume 4644, Page 2068 and Volume 4644, Page 2037 O.P.R.C.C.T.);
THENCE along the said southwest right-of-way line of Stacy Road the following courses and distances:
South 34°33’10” East, along the northeast property line of the said 5.015 acre tract, 341.51 feet to
a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped “RPLS 5587” found at the most easterly northeast property
corner of the said 5.015 acre tract, said iron rod found being on the west property line of the said
7.9154 acre tract;
North 03°44’01” East, along the said west property line of the 7.9154 acre tract, 2.32 feet to a 1/2-
inch iron rod with cap stamped “WIER & ASSOC INC” found;
South 34°40’04” East, 365.78 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod with cap stamped “SPOONER 5922” set;
South 33°01’53” East, 350.62 feet to a 5/8-inch iron rod found;
South 34°52’31” East, 215.03 feet to a 1/2-inch iron rod with cap stamped “WIER & ASSOC INC”
found at the north end of a right-of-way corner clip located at the northwest corner of the
intersection of the said southwest right-of-way line of Stacy Road with the northwest right-of-way
line of said Ridgeview Drive;
THENCE along the said northwest right-of-way line of Ridgeview Drive the following courses and
distances:
South 10°36’48” West, along the said right-of-way corner clip, 27.23 feet to a 1/2-inch iron rod
with cap stamped “WIER & ASSOC INC” found at the south end of the said corner clip;
South 55°24’29” West, 204.94 feet to a 1/2-inch iron rod with cap stamped “WIER & ASSOC
INC” found;
South 51°41’12” West, 150.37 feet to a 1/2-inch iron rod with cap stamped “WIER & ASSOC
INC” found;
South 55°26’57” West, 277.69 feet to an “X” scribed in concrete found at the beginning of a non-
tangent curve to the right having a radius of 1,865.00 feet;
EXHIBIT “A”
BOUNDARY DESCRIPTION OF THE ZONE
Ordinance No. 4157-5-25, Page 8
Along said curve to the right, an arc length of 241.00 feet, and across a chord which bears South
59°07’26” West, a chord length of 240.83 feet to a 1/2-inch iron rod with cap stamped “WIER &
ASSOC INC” found;
South 62°51’15” West, 2,001.84 feet to an “X” scribed in concrete found at the beginning of a non-
tangent curve to the right having a radius of 1,250.00 feet;
Along said curve to the right, an arc length of 217.16 feet, and across a chord which bears South
67°49’44” West, a chord length of 216.89 feet to the POINT OF BEGINNING containing
108.3248 acres (4,718,630 square feet) of land.
The bearings and distances recited herein are referenced to the Texas Coordinate System of 1983, Texas
North Central Zone 4202, and are based on the North American Datum of 1983, 2011 Adjustment. All
areas shown here are calculated based on surface measurements.
EXHIBIT “B”
DEPICTION OF THE REINVESTMENT ZONE
Ordinance No. 4157-5-25, Page 9
EXHIBIT “C”
PRELIMINARY REINVESTMENT ZONE PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN
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Project Plan and Financing Plan
for Tax Increment Financing
Reinvestment Zone Number Five,
City of Allen, Texas
Contents
Page
Section 1: Authority and Objectives
Section 2: What Is Tax Increment Financing?
Section 3: Reinvestment Zone Five Description
Section 4: Financing Projects within the Zone
Exhibits
Exhibit A: Proposed TIF Zone Five Boundary
Exhibit B: How Tax Increments Flow with Tax Increment Financing
Exhibit C: Map Showing Existing Uses and Conditions
EXHIBIT “C”
PRELIMINARY REINVESTMENT ZONE PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN
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Section 1:
Authority and Objectives
Kalahari Resorts & Conventions is considering a potential expansion into the Dallas -Fort Worth market
with a new location proposed for the 123 acres of land located at the southwest corner of State Highway
121 and Stacy Road in Allen (the "Property"). This project would include over one million square feet of
resort and convention space, including at least 900 guest rooms, an indoor and outdoor waterpark, a
convention center and a family entertainment center. The resort is anticipated to employ up to 1,000 people
and is expected to include an investment of $950 million. Known as the creator of America’s Largest Indoor
Waterparks, Kalahari operates full-service vacation, meeting and convention facilities in five states,
including an existing location in the Austin suburb of Round Rock. This new project would significantly
boost Allen’s economy and support the growth of the community primarily through sales taxes and hotel
occupancy taxes paid by visitors. In addition to attracting out-of-town guests, Kalahari has proven to be a
cherished amenity and valued partner in other communities where it operates. Locals can purchase day
passes and season passes to enjoy waterpark amenities, and many of the resort’s entertainment and dining
options are open to the public. Kalahari also partners with local organizations and initiatives to support
community events, schools and charities. In connection with the proposed Kalahari Resorts & Convention
expansion on the Property the Allen Economic Development Corporation, a Type A non-profit sales tax
corporation, the City of Allen, Allen Community Development Corporation, a Type B non-profit sales tax
corporation, and Kalahari Allen TX LLC executed that certain Economic Development Program
Agreement effective as of February 25, 2025 (the “Economic Development Program Agreement”).
Pursuant to Chapter 311 of the Texas Tax Code (the "Act"), the Allen City Council intends to designate
City of Allen, Texas Reinvestment Zone Number Five also known as the “Hotel and Convention Center
Zone” or “Reinvestment Zone No. Five”. This document is a project plan and financing plan for
Reinvestment Zone No. Five, as mandated by the Act (the "Plan"). It forecasts annual cash flowing to a
City account to be created for investments benefiting Reinvestment Zone No. Five and it sets a general plan
for using cash dedicated to a tax increment fund created by the City and segregated from all other funds of
the City (the "TIF Fund") for Reinvestment Zone No. Five to finance identified projects.
The purpose and objectives for Reinvestment Zone No. Five is to facilitate the projects contemplated by
the Economic Development Program Agreement to be exempt from public bid requirements, including the
requirements in Texas Local Government Code Chapters 252 and 272, and to facilitate such development
or redevelopment by financing the costs of public works, public improvements, programs, economic
development grants, and other projects benefiting Reinvestment Zone No. Five, plus other costs incidental
to those expenditures, all of which costs are authorized by the Act and for programs of economic
development for the public purposes of developing and diversifying the economy, eliminating
unemployment and underemployment, and developing or expanding transportation, business, and
commercial activity in Reinvestment Zone No. 5, including programs to make grants and loans from the
tax increment fund, in an aggregate amount not to exceed the amount of the tax increment produced by the
City and paid into the tax increment fund for Reinvestment Zone for activities that benefit, and stimulate
business and commercial activity in Reinvestment Zone No. 5 consistent with the powers of a municipality
under Chapter 380, Local Government Code. Pursuant to Section 311.010(g) of the Act, the projects
contemplated by the Economic Development Program Agreement are exempt from public bid
requirements, including the requirements in Texas Local Government Code Chapters 252 and 272.
As a large undeveloped tract of land fronting a major highway in North Texas, the Allen City Council has
recognized the value of a successful commercial development in this area as a major driver of the City of
EXHIBIT “C”
PRELIMINARY REINVESTMENT ZONE PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN
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Allen Economic Development Strategy. The Property is currently undeveloped and does not have a
residential component to date.
EXHIBIT “C”
PRELIMINARY REINVESTMENT ZONE PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN
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Exhibit A:
Proposed TIF Zone Five Boundary
Tax Parcel Identification within Proposed Zone
Property ID Legal Description
2673929 Abstract A0762 John W Roberts Survey, Tract 2, 96.515 Acres
513527 Abstract A0762 John W Roberts Survey, Tract 1, 15.165 Acres
2673925 Abstract A0879 J Seaborn & R T Clements Survey, Tract 13, 6.8854 Acres
2944670 Abstract A0762 John W Roberts Survey, Tract 3, 5.0157 Acres
EXHIBIT “C”
PRELIMINARY REINVESTMENT ZONE PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN
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Section 2:
What Is Tax Increment Financing?
Tax increment financing (“TIF”) is a tool that cities or counties in Texas and most other states use to finance
improvements within defined areas for which development or redevelopment of the property in the reinvestment
zone will not occur solely through private investment in the reasonably foreseeable future. The Act authorizes
municipalities to deposit real property tax derived from value added within a designated zone and other revenue
generated by a zone to a TIF fund for promoting community enhancement and economic development.
Texas cities have used tax increment financing since the mid-1980s. Although TIF zones were initially used to
fund public improvements and little else, local authority and practice with TIF zones has broadened so that TIF
now funds a wide range of improvements and related services to encourage community development.
Exhibit B illustrates how tax increments flow with TIF. The illustration assumes a taxing entity has specified
that a portion of annual tax increments will flow to a TIF fund and that the balance of annual tax increments will
flow as usual for other public purposes. Once set, the portions of tax increments flowing to a TIF fund may not
be reduced.
Tax increments are calculated annually by multiplying a TIF zone’s taxable real property value growth since a
base year ("Captured Appraised Value") by the relevant year’s tax rate and the percentage of value the taxing
entity has committed to TIF.
Texas requires the governing body of a city to approve a project plan and financing plan (typically a single
document) for a TIF zone. Such plan must be approved by ordinance after review of the plan by a TIF board
appointed by the governing body. Only after that approval may a city commit money from a TIF fund for a project.
Fund commitments must be consistent with a project plan and financing plan for the TIF zone.
A project plan and financing plan may be amended by ordinance. TIF zone boundaries may be expanded or
reduced. State law prescribes rules for these changes.
EXHIBIT “C”
PRELIMINARY REINVESTMENT ZONE PROJECT AND FINANCING PLAN
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Section 3:
Existing Use and Conditions and Proposed Use
The Property that compromises Reinvestment Zone No. Five is undeveloped and has no existing buildings.
When fully built out, it will contain a resort, a convention center, an indoor and outdoor waterpark, and a
family entertainment center that will collectively comprise an economic development project that will
promote economic development within Reinvestment Zone No. Five.
A. The following is a description and map showing existing uses and conditions of real property
in Reinvestment Zone No. Five and proposed uses of that property:
The Property within Reinvestment Zone No. Five is zoned agricultural and planned development. The
current use of the Property is agricultural.
The proposed use of the Property is a resort, convention center, and entertainment related business
uses that create a desirable tourist attraction and amenity for residents of the City.
Exhibit C
Map Showing Existing Uses and Conditions
B. The following are proposed changes of zoning ordinances, the master plan of the municipality,
building codes, other municipal ordinances, and subdivision rules and regulations, if any, of the
county, if applicable:
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The Property will be zoned consistent with the Economic Development Program Agreement and a
planned development zoning application.
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Section 4:
Financing Projects within the Zone
(1) The following is a description of non-project costs:
Non-project costs include costs not defined as a TIF project cost by the Act. These non-project costs
will not be paid for or reimbursed from the TIF Fund for horizontal and vertical improvements.
(2) The following is a statement of a method of relocating persons to be displaced, if any, as a result of
implementing the plan:
The property is currently unoccupied and used for agriculture. No persons will be displaced or
relocated due to the creation of the Zone or implementation of this Plan.
(3) The following is a statement listing the proposed kind, number, and location of all public works or
public improvements to be financed by the zone (the "Project Costs").
The categories of public works and public improvements (the "Public Infrastructure") that are
proposed are defined in the Economic Development Program Agreement required for the Property.
All Public Infrastructure shall be designed and constructed in accordance with all applicable City
standards and shall otherwise be inspected, approved, and accepted by the City. The improvements
will be located within the Zone or adjacent to the Zone. The total Project Costs are as set forth in
the Economic Development Program Agreement.
The Project Costs for administration of the Zone by or on behalf of the City to administer the Zone
are estimated to be an annual amount of $50,000.
(4) The following is the result of the economic feasibility study:
For purposes of this Plan, economic feasibility (the "Feasibility Study") was completed by the City
in advance of approving the Economic Development Program Agreement. Based on the Feasibility
Study, the economic feasibility of the Zone has been demonstrated.
(5) The following is the estimated amount of bonded indebtedness to be incurred:
No Bonded indebtedness is to be issued by the City that will be secured from the Tax Increment of
the Zone.
(6) The following is the estimated time when related costs or monetary obligations are to be incurred.
Other than the annual administrative costs for the Zone No tax increment will be used for any
project Costs of Reinvestment Zone No. Five.
(7) The following is a description of the methods of financing all estimated project costs and the expected
sources of revenue to finance or pay project costs, including the percentage of tax increment to be derived
from the property taxes of each taxing unit anticipated to contribute tax increment to the zone that levies
taxes on real property in the zone:
There are no Project Costs to be financed by the Zone at this time. The following is the current total
appraised value of taxable real property in the zone:
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The base value of Reinvestment Zone No. Five is the total appraised value of taxable real property
in the Zone as of January 1, 2025, according to Collin County (the "Tax Increment Base"). The Tax
Increment Base is estimated to have an appraised value of $7,896,793 and a market value of
$37,120,542.
(8) The following is the estimated captured appraised value of the zone during each year of its existence:
The estimated Captured Appraised Value during each year of the zone is zero because
Reinvestment Zone No. Five is a zero participation TIRZ.
(9) The following is the duration of the zone:
Reinvestment Zone No. Five commences upon designation by the City Council and shall continue
until December 31, 2065.