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RES 1546 03/04/2017 `y OF C/9 O C+ O rfX f,S "City of Choice" RESOLUTION NO: l Y4y6 A RESOLUTION BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CIBOLO, TEXAS, ADOPTING A PROGRAM UNDER TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 380;AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE AN AGREEMENT MADE PURSUANT TO TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 380 WITH CONTINENTAL HOMES OF TEXAS, L.P., RELATING TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF APPROXIMATELY 110 ACRES GENERALLY BOUNDED BY FM 78, CIBOLO CREEK, WEST SCHAFER ROAD AND SOUTH MAIN STREET TO PROVIDE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE WHEREAS,Article III, Section 52-a of the Texas Constitution and Chapter 380 of the Texas Local Government Code ("Chapter 380") authorizes a municipality to establish and provide for the administration of one or more programs, for making loans and grants and providing personnel and services of the municipality, to promote state or local economic development and to stimulate business and commercial activity in the municipality; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 380 the City Council adopted this resolution to establish this economic development program to promote local economic development and stimulate business and commercial activity within the City limits; and WHEREAS,CONTINENTAL HOMES OF TEXAS,L.P.,("Developer")desires to develop approximately 110 acres of real property bounded by FM 78, Cibolo Creek, West Schafer Road and South Main Street, Cibolo, Texas, (the "Property"), as a single family subdivision, (the "Project") and WHEREAS, the area of the City south of FM 78, is lacking sufficient water, sewer and transportation facilities necessary for economic growth in the area; and WHEREAS, development of the Project will cause the extension of water, sewer and transportation facilities in the area, which will encourage and facilitate multi-family and commercial/retail development in the area; WHEREAS, the development of the Project will contribute the economic development of the City by creating new jobs and increased employment, generating increased development, increased real property value and tax revenue for the City,enhance public infrastructure,and have both a direct and indirect positive overall improvement/stimulus in the local and state economy; and NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CIBOLO, TEXAS: Section 1. Findings. The foregoing recitals are hereby found to be true and correct and are hereby adopted by the City Council and made a part hereof for all purposes as findings of fact. Section 2. Approval. The Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit "A", which provides for economic incentives to facilitate the development of the Project on the Property is hereby approved. Section 3. Authorization. The City Manager is hereby authorized to execute the Agreement attached hereto as Exhibit "A", and all documents necessary to accomplish the purposes of this resolution, provided said Agreement is first fully executed by an authorized representative of the Developer. Section 4. Open Meetings. It is hereby officially found and determined that the meeting at which this resolution was passed was open to the public as required and that public notice of the time, place . and purpose of said meeting was given as required by the Texas Open Meetings Act. Section 5. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect upon its adoption.. APPROVED AND ADOPTED on this the 28" day of March, 2017. Allen Dunn, Mayor Attest: Approved as to Form 4 74'y 4DNRBH&/Z, PC Peggy Cimics, City Secretary —4