2025-028 - Creating Tax Increment Financing Zone No. 2 for the purpose of financing a major thoroughfare “Forestbrook Boulevard” running from Southeast Loop 286 west southwest through the For

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reinvestment zone, and opponents, if any, of the reinvestment zone appeared to contest creation of the zone; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PARIS, TEXAS: SECTION 1. That the facts and recitations contained in the preamble of this ordinance are hereby found and declared to be true and correct and are incorporated herein for all purposes. SECTION 2. That the City council, after conducting such hearing and having heard such evidence and testimony, 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 has been properly called, held and conducted and that notice of such hearing has been published as required by law. b) That creation of the proposed reinvestment zone with boundaries as described in Exhibits "A' and "B" will result in benefits to the City, its residents and property owners, in general, and to the property, residents and property owners in the reinvestment zone. c) That the reinvestment zone, as defined in Exhibits "A' and "B", meets the criteria for the creation of a reinvestment zone set forth in the Act in that: 1. Itis a contiguous geographic area located wholly within the corporate limits of the city. 2. The area is predominately open, undeveloped or underdeveloped, and lack of necessary public improvements impairs growth. d) That 30 percent or less of the property in the proposed reinvestment zone, excluding property dedicated to public use, is used for residential purposes, which is defined in the Act as any property occupied by a house which has less than five living units. e) That the total appraised value of all taxable real property in the proposed reinvestment zone according to the most recent appraisal rolls of the City, together with the total appraised value of taxable real property in all other existing reinvestment zones within the City, according to the most recent appraisal rolls of the City, does not exceed 50 percent of the current total appraised value of taxable real property in the Town and in the industrial districts created by the City, if any.