Min - City Council - 1991 - 02/22 - JointI
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ALLEN CITY COUNCIL
ALLEN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
SPECIAL JOINT MEETING
FEBRUARY 22, 1991
Council Present:
Joe Farmer, Mayor
Rex Womack, Mayor Pro Tem
Mickey Christakos
Bobby Glass
Alan Fyke
Gary Edstrom
Others Present:
Jon McCarty, City Manager
Judy Morrison, City Secretary
David Pitstick, Economic Development Coordinator
Continental Breakfast - 7:30 a.m.
School Board Present:
James Kerr, President
Glen Renfro, Vice President
Mary Evans, Secretary
Izzie Waller
Jack Callicutt
Glenn Andrew
Charles Williams
Others Present:
Linda Engle, Tax Collector
A continental breakfast was served prior to the Special Joint Meeting.
Call to Order and Announce a Quorum (Agenda Item I)
With a quorum of the Council Members present and a quorum of the School Board
present, Mayor Farmer and President Kerr called the Joint Special Meeting of the Allen
Independent School Board of Trustees and the City of Allen City Council to order at 7:45
p.m. on Friday, February 22, 1991, in the meeting room at the Allen Public Library, Two
Allen Civic Plaza, Allen, Texas. Texas.
Introduction of Allen Chamber of Commerce
Board Members - Mayor Farmer
(Agenda Item II)
Mayor Farmer called upon Scott Williams, Chamber President, to introduce members
of the Allen Chamber of Commerce Board, being: Kay Trygstad, John Poer, Johnny
Caplinger, E. T. Boon, Don Brazeal, Kevin Lilly, David Williams, Dana McGowan, Noel
Crume. Also present was Vern Lahart and Scott Nowling.
View a Video Presentation on the "Freeport Amendment" -
David Pitatick, Economic Development Coordinator (Agenda Item III)
David Pitstick, Economic Development Coordinator, showed the audience a video on
the Freeport Amendment.
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FEBRUARY 22, 1991 PAGE 2
Presentation of the Value of the Freeport Amendment
as an Economic Development Tool - David Pitstick (Agenda Item IV)
David Pitstick, Economic Development Coordinator, explained the key issues
regarding the Freeport Amendment and what this will mean to the community of Allen. No
other city in Collin County has passed this amendment. At this stage in our development,
Allen is able to adopt the amendment without a tremendous impact on the tax rolls.
Consider Adopting the Freeport Amendment -
The Governing Bodies of the City of Allen and
Allen Independent School District will Separately
and Individually Consider this Issue
Consider an Ordinance Implementing the Freeport
Amendment Effective January 1, 1991 - Allen City Coundl (Agenda Item V-A)
The Freeport Amendment will allow the city and school district to exempt from
taxation certain goods that are forwarded out of the state within 175 days of entering.
This will ensure that Allen will become an attractive place to locate new businesses.
�I Ordinance No. 1025-2-91: An Ordinance of
the City Council of the City of Allen, Collin
County, Texas, Providing for the Exemption
from Property Taxation of Certain Property
Described under Article VIII, Section I -J,
Texas Constitution Beginning with the 1991
Tax Year.
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilman Fyke and seconded by Councilwoman
Christakos, the Council voted six (6) for and none (0) opposed to approve
Ordinance No. 1025-2-91 as previously captioned. The motion carried.
Consider a Resolution Implementing the Freeport
Amendment Effective January 1, 1991 - Board of Trustees (Agenda Item V -B)
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Board Member Williams and seconded by Board Member
Evans, the Board of Trustees voted six (6) for and none (0) opposed with
Board Member Waller abstaining, to approve the Freeport Amendment
Resolution to become effective January 1, 1991. The motion carried.
Items of Interest
There were no items of interest.
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(Agenda Item VI)
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FEBRUARY 22, 1991 PAGE 3
Adjourn
Upon a motion by Councilman Womack and seconded by Board Member Andrew, the
Joint Special Session of the Allen City Council and Allen Independent School District was
adjourned at 8:15 a.m., on Friday, February 22, 1991. The motion carried.
These minutes approved on the 7th day of March, 1991.
ATTEST:
Jitqy Mo"on, on, CITY SECRETARY
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APPROVED:
Farmer, MAYOR