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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD 89-39 ORDINANCE NO. F9-,39 ENTITLED AN ORDINANCE 'DESIGNATING A CERTAIN ® AREA OF THE CITY OF BEAUMONT AS REINVESTMENT ZONE NO. 7, CITY OF BEAUMONT, TEXAS; AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: WHEREAS , the City Council of the City of Beaumont, Texas ( "City" ) , desires to promote the development or redevelopment of a certain contiguous, geographic area within its jurisdiction by the creation of a reinvestment zone, as authorized by the laws of the State of Texas; and, dHEREAS, a public hearing before the City Council was held on the 18th day of July, 1989, after notice, as required by the law of the State of Texas; and, WHEREAS, all other notices of such hearing have been provided; and, WHEREAS, upon such hearing being convened, there was presented proper proof and evidence that notice of such hearing had been published and had been provided, as required by law; and, WHEREAS, the City, at such hearing, invited any interested person to appear and contend for or against the creation of the reinvestment zone, the boundaries of the proposed reinvestment zone, whether all or part of the territory which is described and depicted in the plat attached hereto should be included in such reinvestment zone, whether the criteria for such zone has been met; and, x '7 le -r� WHEREAS, those persons desiring to present information at such hearing were provided the opportunity; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF BEAUMONT: Section 1 . That the facts and recitations hereinabove set out are hereby found and declared to be true and correct.- Section 2. That after conducting such hearing and 'having heard such evidence and testimony, the city has made the following findings and determinations based on the evidence and testimony presented to it: a) That the public hearing on adoption of the reinvestment zone was properly called, noticed, held and conducted; and, b) That the city had jurisdiction to hold and conduct the public hearing on the creation of the proposed reinvestment zone pursuant to the act; and, c) That creation of the proposed zone with the boundaries, as described in Exhibit "A" will result in benefits to the city, its residents and property owners and to the property, residents and property owners in the reinvestment zone; and, d) That the reinvestment zone, as defined herein meets the criteria for the establishment of a reinvestment zone in that 2 - The proposed improvement by Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company within such zone will be reasonably likely as a result of the designation to contribute to the retention or expansion of primary employment or to attract major investment in the zone that would be a benefit to the property and that would contribute to the economic development of the city or- town. e) The proposed reinvestment zone, as described, meets all other requirements and criteria of the laws of the State of Texas to be declared a reinvestment zone. Section 3. ;hat the city hereby creates a reinvestment zone within the area described by the plat found in Exhibit "A" attached hereto and made a part hereof for all purposes and shall hereafter be identified as Reinvestment Zone No. 7, City of Beaumont, Texas ( "Zone" ) . The zone is being created for industrial tax abatement. Section 4. 7" any section, paragraph, clause or provision of this ordinance shall, for any reason, be held to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such section, paragraph, clause or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this ordinance. Section 5. is hereby found, determined and declared that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of the meeting of the City Council at which this ordinance was adopted was posted, as required by the Open Meetings Law of the - 3 - State of Texas, as amended, and that this meeting has been opened to the public, as required by law, at all times during which this Drdinance and the subject matter hereof has been discussed, considered and formerly acted upon. City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof. _YASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the City of Beaumont this the day of , 1989. - Mayor - - 4 - REINVESTMENT ZONE #7 Reinvestment Zone #7, for Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company a tract of land more or less described as follows for the purpose of creating Reinvestment Zone #7 of the City of Beaumont, Texas and being a tract of land out of the T. & N.O. RR. Co. AB 261, the G.W. Kidd AB 761 and the T. & N.O. RR. Co. AB 143, near Cheek, Jefferson County, Texas. Beginning at the intersection of the south right-of-wav line of Smith Road and the west right-of-way of Highway 124, as the place of Beginning; Thence southwest along the west right-of-moray line of Highway 124 to a point one thousand one hundred fifty (1,150) feet south of the centerline of Kidd Gully; Thence North 480 - 23' West, about twenty one hundred (2,100) feet to a point intersecting Interstate Highway 10; Thence northeast along the east right-of-way of Interstate Highway 10 to a point where it intersects with the south right-of-way line of Smith Road; Thence east along the south right-of-way of Smith Road to a point where Smith Road intersects with the west right-of-way of Highway 124, the place of Beginning. E Y x-11 O ,; �� ,,