HomeMy WebLinkAboutPUBLIC HEARING FOR PROPOSITION NO.1 AND PROPOSITION NO. 2 DELORIS"BOBBIE"PRINCE,MAYOR - energ. BRIAN McDOUGAL
KAPRINA FRANK,MAYOR PRO TEM City of - (-r^ 4 CITY MANAGER
COUNCIL MEMBERS: I �, SHERRI BELLARD,TRMC
RAYMOND SCOTT,JR. —^ CITY SECRETARY
TIFFANY L.HAMILTON ort r t h u r
MORRIS ALBRIGHT VAL TIZENO
STEPHEN A.MOSELY Tcr_tcl.s CITY ATTORNEY
WILLIE"BAE"LEWIS,JR.
OSMAN SWATI
CHARLOTTE MOSES
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING OF THE CITY
COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT ARTHUR
Notice is hereby given in accordance with 504.153 of the Texas Local Government Code
(formerly article 5190.6, Vernon's Texas Code Annotated) that The City Council of the City
of Port Arthur will hold a Public Hearing, Tuesday April 19, 2016 at 9:00 a.m. in the Port
Arthur City Hall Council Chamber, 444 4th Street, to inform the municipality's residents of
the cost and impact of the project or category of projects listed below:
Proposition No. 1:
For the next four (4) years, commencing October 1, 2016, shall the City of Port Arthur
authorize the adoption a local sales and use tax in the City of Port Arthur at a rate of 1/8
percent to provide revenue for maintenance and repair of municipal streets by reducing the
existing Section 4A (Type A Economic Development Corporation) Sales and Use Tax (1/2
percent) by 1/8 to facilitate this purpose and for the retention of the remaining 3/8 percent
to continue to be utilized for the Section 4A (Type A Economic Development Corporation)
Sales and Use Tax?
Proposition No. 2:
For the next three (3) years, commencing on October 1, 2016 and extending until
September 30, 2019, the existing Section 4A (Type A Economic Development Corporation)
Sales and Use Tax within the City of Port Arthur shall be utilized for the cost of land,
buildings, equipment, facilities, and improvements found by the City of Port Arthur Section
4A Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors to be required or suitable for the
promotion of development and expansion of affordable housing, as described by 42 U.S.C.
12745, with a project area bounded by Atlanta Street on the west, 8th Street on the north,
Nashville Street on the east and 5th Street on the south within the City of Port Arthur,
Texas, which is a category of projects under Section 505.153 of the Local Government
Code (Type B Economic Development Corporation), with the condition it will be limited to
single family dwellings and the total annual spending by the City of Port Arthur Section
4A Economic Development Corporation will not exceed $300,000. Said period of time can
be extended an additional three (3) years by the City Council by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of
the City Council after reviewing public comment on the proposed cost and impact of the
project.
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