13-DISANNEXATION OF EAST OF US 2781 NORTH, NORTH OF NLISD PROPERTY AND WEST OF STILLHOUSE ROAD

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CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM BRIEFING SHEET Submittal Date: Originating Department: Presented By: Agenda Item No.: 1-18-2012 Engineering, Planning Shawn Napier, P.E. Director of Council Date: 1-23-2012 & Development Engineering, Planning & Development 13. RECOMMENDED MOTION: Request from property owners to disannex approximately 386 acres located in an area East of U.S. 271 North, North of NLISD Property and West of Stillhouse Road (see attached map). POLICY ISSUE(S): Disannexation BACKGROUND: Staff seeks City Council direction on the disannexation request (see attached request). The request that was submitted was not signed by all of the property owners. The two property owners who did not sign the request own Sterling House (6.5 ac.) and Christian Fellowship Church (4 ac.). The area described by the petition is the same legal description used by the City of Paris to annex the property on Apri126th, 1999. This area was annexed by the City of Paris prior to September l, 1999, the date the State Legislature passed new Annexation laws requiring municipalities to prepare service plans and committing to full infrastructure development in the annexed area within a 2.5 year period. Petitioner states in bullet point number 3 of his petition that the land should be disannexed because the City has not provided municipal services to the area, but in reality the city has provided water and sewer services to tracts in that area as they have developed Police, Fire and EMS services have been provided to entire annexed area since April 26, 1999 (date of annexation). Attached is a spread sheet that shows the properties included in the legal description that list the area, market value and taxes paid. The majority of the taxes paid in the area are paid by Sterling House. These ad valarem taxes are used to fund the general fund, not the water and sewer fund. Staff recommends that the entire area/developed and undeveloped acreage remain inside the City limits. When developed these areas will have a significant impact on the City's tax base. If these areas are disannexed the City of Paris will have no control over zoning and what is built in these areas. BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: EXHIBITS: Disannexation request, property information sheet and map ACTION: BUDGET INFO: ❑ Financial Report ❑ Minute Order Expense $ ❑ Department Report ❑ Resolution ❑ P Budgeted Amt. $ resentation ❑ Ordinance 0 P H bli i h Z O y'I'D Actual $ u c ear ng t er Acct. Name Acct. Number FISCAL NOTES: City of Paris Revised 2/04/08 r