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PUBLIC NOTICE
COMMISSIONERS COURT MEETING
WEBB COUNTY COURTHOUSE
1000 HOUSTON STREET, 2ND FLOOR
LAREDO, TEXAS 78040
TUESDAY, JANUARY 19, 2016
9:00 a.m.

Discussion and possible action to have Webb County Commissioners Court authorize Delia Perales to retain legal counsel to represent her in legal matters before the Webb County Civil Service Commission; and any other matters incident thereto.

CALL TO ORDER BY THE HONORABLE TANO E. TIJERINA, WEBB COUNTY JUDGE

Roll Call by Honorable Margie Ramirez-Ibarra, Webb County Clerk

Pledge of Allegiance

Communications

Public Comment - This section provides the public the opportunity to address the Commissioners Court on any items on the Agenda. Members of the public wishing to participate must complete a Witness Card specifying which agenda item they wish to comment on. Each public member will be allowed a total of Three (3) minutes within which to make any/all public comments.

COURT TO DISCUSS AND ACT ON THE FOLLOWING:

Commissioners Court Administrator

OPEN PUBLIC HEARING

Discussion and possible action by the Webb County Commissioners Court, for review and possible approval of a Resolution and/or Order approving the entering into a Webb County Economic Development Grant and Ad-Valorem Tax Abatement Agreement as authorized by Article III, Section 52-a of the Texas Constitution, Chapter 312 of the Texas Tax Code, Chapter 381, Section 381.004 (g) of the Texas Local Government Code, the amended Webb County Tax Abatement Policy Guidelines, Criteria and Methodology approved by the Webb County Commissioners Court on November 23, 2015, and as per City of Laredo Ordinance Numbers 2009-0-221, and 2014-0-156 designating the city limits and the extra-territorial jurisdiction located five miles outside the city limits of the City of Laredo as the City’s Tax Abatement Reinvestment Zone for commercial/industrial tax abatements, by and between Webb County and EL PORTAL CENTER, LLC., an Illinois Limited Liability Company, for a grant of public money in the form of an annual ad-valorem tax abatements paid to Webb County, Texas for a term of up to Ten years (10 yrs.), to be based on a percentage of the annual added real and/or personal property value increase over the January 1, 2016 base year ad-valorem tax value for the proposed redevelopment project of the existing retail center formerly known as the “River Drive Mall”, into a retail outlet shopping mall and to operate and maintain the redeveloped retail outlet shopping mall to be known as “The Outlet Shoppes at Laredo” along with associated infrastructure and business’ to consist of approximately 357,901 sq. ft. of leasable retail space to be operated on the real property situated in the City of Laredo, Webb County, Texas, as described herein-below. This grant agreement in the form of annual tax abatements is in recognition of, and conditioned upon and derived from the positive economic benefits to Webb County derived from EL PORTAL CENTER, LLC.’, development of real and personal property improvements and/or expenditures thereon as well as the creation of new construction jobs, and new permanent job creation and retention and other associated economic benefits derived from the redeveloped retail outlet shopping mall project to be located thereon; and any other matters incident thereto.

Situated in City of Laredo, Webb County, Texas, as per the Original Map of the City of Laredo, Webb County, Texas; to wit;

Tract I. - All of Block 24, Western Division
Tract II. - Lots 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Block 276-A, Western Division
Tract III. - Lots 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, 9, and 10, Block 23, Western Division
Tract IV. - Lots 4, 5, 6, and 7, Block 281, Western Division, Save and Except the North 20 feet of said Lots 4 and 5
Tract V. – Lots 5 and 6 Block 278-A, Save and Except the West 30 feet of said block
Tract VI. -All of Block 277-A, Western Division
Tract VII. – Situated in Webb County, Texas; Being a 30 foot wide tract of land lying between Blocks 277-A and 278-A, Western Division as Per the Original Map of the City of Laredo, Webb County, Texas;
Tract VIII.- Being a tract of land containing 6,666.60 sq. ft. (0.1530 of an acre) being out of Davis Avenue right-of-way between the south right-of-way line of Zaragoza Street and the north right-of-way of Water Street, this tract of land bounded on the east by Block No. 276A, Western Division, and on the west by Block No. 277A, Western Division, City of Laredo, as recorded in Vol.7, page 15 of the Plat Records of Webb County, Texas (said former street having been closed by City of Laredo Ordinance No. 2004-0-341 dated December 20, 2004.)
Tract IX. - (Meza Lot) Lots 1,2,3 and 4, Block 276-A, Western Division
Tract X.- (Zaragoza Lot) Lot 4, Block 23, Western Division

CLOSE PUBLIC HEARING

Discussion and possible action to accept a Tax Abatement Application (Phase II) from El Portal Center LLC for the proposed second phase of construction for the redevelopment of the existing retail center on the property formerly known as the “River Drive Mall” and authorizing the Webb County Attorney’s Office to commence and enter into formal contractual negotiations only, with El Portal Center, LLC., for the terms, conditions, criteria and/or other necessary requirements as needed for entering into a possible ad-valorem tax abatement agreement with said company; and any other matters incident thereto.

Purchasing

Discussion and possible action to reject Letters of Interest (LOIs) submitted for Notice of Intent (NOI): Extension Roadway Across Reuthinger property, previously due on January 7, 2016 and to authorize the Purchasing Agent to work with Texas Department of Transportation (TxDot) and county staff to resolicit the contract as a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to ensure that all Professional Engineering Procurement Service (PEPS) requirements are met. All LOIs that have been submitted will remain unopened and will be returned to the original sender for an opportunity to re-submit their qualifications verifying compliance with the PEPS, once the revised contract is approved by the court.

Issue: The court approved the solicitation of Letters of Interest from prospective vendors for the Notice of Intent (NOI): Extension Roadway Across Reuthinger property. Certain Professional Engineering Procurement Service (PEPS) requirements were not properly followed by county staff who initiated the request which could have jeopardized the allocation of funds for the contract.

Solution: Recommendation is to reject the current Letters of Interest (LOIs) submitted for Notice of Intent with the corrected criteria and information necessary to ensure that all PEPS requirements are followed in this procurement process.

Result: Ensure compliance with all PEPS criteria in solicitation of contract and qualification for funding.

Adjourn

The Webb County Commissioners Court hereby reserves the right to go into closed session at any time during this public meeting, if such is requested by the County Attorney or other legal counsel for the County, pursuant to his or her duty under Section 551.071(2) of the Government Code, to consult privately with his or her client on an item on the agenda, or on a matter arising out of such item.

DISABILITY ACCESS STATEMENT

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need auxiliary aid of service such as interpreters for persons who are deaf or hearing impaired, readers, or need large print are requested to contact the court administrator at (956) 523-4622.

DATED THIS ____ DAY OF JANUARY, 2016

By: ______________________________

Melinda Mata

Court Administrator

CERTIFICATION OF NOTICE AND POSTING

I, the undersigned, County Clerk, do hereby certify that the above notice of meeting of the Webb County Commissioners Court, is a true and correct copy of said notice, and that I posted a true and correct copy of said notice on the bulletin board at the Courthouse door of Webb County, Texas, at a place readily accessible to the general public at all times on the___ day of January, 2016 and said notice remained so posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting.

DATED THIS ____ DAY OF JANUARY, 2016

MARGIE RAMIREZ IBARRA, COUNTY CLERK, WEBB COUNTY, TEXAS

BY: ______________________________________________

Margie Ramirez-Ibarra, County Clerk