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memorandum Item No. 16 TO: City Council Rose Beverly, City Manager FROM: Stephanie H. Harris, City Attorney SUBJECT: Agreement for Special Assessment Collector Services between the City of Paris and TXGovSolutions, LLC for collection of assessments related to Forestbrook Public Improvement District No. 1 DATE: October 27, 2025 BACKGROUND: On June 23, 2025, Council to passed a resolution approving a Preliminary Service And Assessment Plan (the Preliminary SAP) for Forestbrook Public Improvement District No. 1 (the PID) which includes the proposed Assessment Roll (the Proposed Assessment Roll). The PID Act requires that a Service Plan cover a period of at least five years; define the annual indebtedness and projected cost of the Authorized Improvements; and include a copy of the notice form required by law. Since the execution by all parties of the Reimbursement Agreement, the developer has determined for various reasons to proceed with a distinct area known as Improvement Area #1 which is defined in the Preliminary SAP. Since that time, Council has conducted a public hearing and passed an ordinance which approved the final SAP, which, as the name implies, finalizes all the components of the Preliminary SAP including defining the annual projected costs and indebtedness for the Authorized Improvements within the PID for the 5 year period and set out how the Assessments for the properties within the PID will be calculated and assessed. The ordinance also authorized the Assessments on the properties within the Boundaries of the PID. The average amount of the Assessment per unit will be $2,469.63. STATUS OF ISSUE: Ideally, the Assessments would be collected by Lamar County Appraisal District and billed along with the owners' property taxes. We weren't able to get that in place for the collection of the upcoming assessment, so P3, our PID administrator, has arranged for us to contract with TXGovSolutions (Contractor) to collect for us this year while we work on an agreement with LCAD going forward. All fees associated with this contract will be borne by the PID. In reality, for this year, there is only one assessment, to be paid by the developer, because homes have neither been built nor sold. BUDGET: None. Expenses have been and will be borne by the developer and the PID.