STRATEGIC PRIORITY: Economic Development
AGENDA DATE: January 12, 2022
COUNCIL DISTRICT(S): 2, 14
DEPARTMENT: Office of Economic Development
EXECUTIVE: Dr. Eric A. Johnson
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SUBJECT
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Consider an ordinance (1) authorizing the Dallas County Tax Office to issue refunds to the respective owners (at the time of assessment payment) of 38 properties who were inadvertently levied 2019 and 2020 Deep Ellum Public Improvement District (DEPID) assessments; and (2) for the removal of said properties from the 2019 and 2020 DEPID assessment rolls attached to Resolution Nos. 19-1434 and 20-1359 as recorded by the City Secretary's Office - Financing: This action has no cost consideration to the City (see Fiscal Information)
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BACKGROUND
On May 23, 2018, pursuant to Chapter 372 of the Texas Local Government Code, the City Council authorized the renewal of the Deep Ellum Public Improvement District (DEPID) for a period of seven-years and designated the Deep Ellum Foundation (DEF) as the management entity.
During the 2018 renewal of the DEPID, the District's boundary was modified, and resulted in the removal of 38 properties shown on Exhibit A from the District's service area. These 38 properties have not received supplemental services or improvements from the DEPID since 2018. However, during the development of the DEPID's 2021 assessment roll, current Office of Economic Development (ECO) staff learned that the properties removed from the District's boundary were inadvertently levied a DEPID assessment in 2019 and 2020. Staff have identified the factors that led to the situation, discussed the matter internally, with the City Attorney's Office, with the Public Improvement District (PID)'s management entity, and with the Dallas County Tax Office and have implemented new quality control procedures that will help ensure that future PID map boundary adjustments and assessment rolls are made and checked b...
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