HomeMy WebLinkAboutMay 02, 2001 Agenda HandoutThe Economic and Fiscal Benefits to the City of Denton from
Development of Knellwood Villas
Prepared for Southwest Hob?an8 Development by
Dr. Bernard L Wemstem and
Dr Terry L Clower*
April ~-00 ~
Southwest Housing Development (SLID) ~s plnnnmR to braid and operate a nmitt-
famdy apartment commumty called Knollwood Villas m the CWj of Denton The project
vail be located on the south sute of Mel~inney Street, about ~ male west of Loop 288
The courtyard-da~ed residences will be situated on a 22-acre wooded parcel, w~th no
more than 12 ~mlts per acre Tins clustering of a total 264 routs at buddout wdl pe~tmt a
greenbelt to remain around the property
Kuollwood V'dlas wdl be constructed and marketed as "affordable housing," and
household raceme is expected to range between $25,000 and $35,000 Because of the
raceme reqmrement, college students wall not be ehg~ole to rent these apartments When
the ~_m*ts are fully rented, the remdent populatlun at Knollwood wdl range between 525
and 600 residents Less than 20 percent of the residents wtll be of school age, and the
developer has pledged a $500,000 grant for the Denton ISD's "adopt-a-school" program
to help mit~gete the ,re?act of school-age cluldreo who tony hve at Kuollwood The
project complements the C~y of Denton's 1999-2020 comprehensive plan, winch shows
the Knollwood tract to be w~hm an "ex~stmg ne~ghborhood/~fill co,~oat~bd~ty area"
The following analysis estimates the econoonc and fiscal unpacts ofbmlchng the
proposed housing complex as well as the on-going ~m!?acts of facthty management and
mamtenance In addmon, we es~mnte the local economic and fiscal unpacts of the
Knollwood residents Finally, we consider the on-going economic and fiscal ~m?acts that
would attend the commercial development of a 40-acre Me ~mmedlately adJaCent to the
Knollwood site
The economic and fiscal ~mp~cts are based on the IMPLAN mput-outpm
econonnc modeling system developed by the Minnesota Implan Group, Inc for Denton
County The modeled ~m!pacts include the d~rect effects of relevant spendmg for
conmuc~on actn~es, propeW./ manasement, store operauons, and other business
actn~es, the indirect effects of local vendors, and the mdoced ~mpacts of employees of
these firms spending a pomen of their eemings m the local economy Where appropmte,
we have adjusted the countywide emmates to reflect the hkely econmmc and fiscal
~mpacts on the C~ty of Danton and the Denton ISD All values are expressed m current
year dollars, We be~n with a general desc~ptien of recent demographic ~h~s occurring
m the Cay of Denten and Denton County
The cban~n? aamn~m~_ iucs of Denton
With 432,976 residents m 2000, Denton Cotmty ~s among the fastest growing
counues in both Texas end the U S Between 1990 and 2000, the County added 159,451
residents, s ~rowth rate of 58 percent By contrast, the entn~ Dallas*Fort Worth regmn--
tha nation, s fastest, growing major metropohtan are~ posted population ~ams of unly 25
percent during the 1990s What's more, according to projecuons by the North Central
Texas Council of Government (COG), Denton County ~s expected to remain a rapidly
growing locale for the foreseeable foture, adding another 352,000 residents by the year
2025
The C~ty of Denton grew somewhat more modestly during the 1990s, with
population nsmg from 66,270 m 1990 to 80,537 m 2000, an increase of 21 5 percent
But the COG expects the city to add another 52,000 residents by 2025 This would
represent an average populatton growth rate increase of 2 6 percent per year through 2025
compared ruth the 2 15 percent average mmual growth rate o£the 1990&
rm?ommfly, Denton County and Cay are not just bedroom comnn~n~ea They
are major employment centers as well At present, about 115,000 persons work m
Denton ,County, wah 45,000 =ml~loyed m the Cay of Denton. The COG expects non-
constmetton employment m the County to reach 245,000 by 2025, ruth the City of
Denton sccountm.__g for 66,000 o£these jobs
For years, the Cay has suffered from s lack of affordable housmg/'or nnddle-class
households, noceasitatmg long commutes for many teachers, vamm~raUve, techmcal,
and health-care workers employed in the Cay Criven the projected raptd increase m
populutlon and ni~ployment within the city hm~ts, D~lton nm~t plan strategically for
honmng options to accommodate these new residents and workers One solution to the
s~xortage of affordable housing in Denton would be to pemut more rra*ltl, fsmdy
developments, such as tho one planned at Knollwood Vdhs In adclmon to prov~dlng
housmg:for Denton ctt~xns, such projects help to preserve open space because they don't
consu~e nearly as much land per household as ts the case wah smgle-fsm~ly homes (To
accommndate 264 households tn angle-family homes reqmres a mmmmm of 66 acres
wlnle Kuollwood accomphshed the ~mme on only 22 acres with ample opan space)
What's more, to the extent m-town housing opttons are avatlable to those worlnn~ m the
cay, commuting tunes and chstancos are reduced, with attend~Ant ~m?rovements m s~r
quahty, while urban sprawl is reduced
Ec~nnmte k~?ncts From conslmctlon
Property d~opm~ ~d ~ of ~e ~ts ~d relat~ ~es
~ ~ aborn $19 1 ~llton ~ ~dm~ ~ ~te abo~ $22 3 ~ll~on m
~o~c a~ m ~e C~ of ~on ~d ~ppo~ ~ 200 t~o~ ~-~
~al~t (~) jobs pa~8 ~ $7 3 m~11~on m ~ges ~d ~es (~ S~
Table)
On_aom_~ ~_~_om~c and fiscal tm~_ acts ofKnollwood V~las
The on-gom~ econounc and fiscal ~m?acts of the Knollwood Villas housing
development include expenditures for property management and maintenance and the
~m?acts of Knollwood residents spandmg a pomon of their eanungs m the local
economy To avmd double countmg of potantud la?acts, we have assumed that only
about one-third of the Knoilwood dwellers will be new remdents of the C~y of Denton
Tins assnmption will likely understate the total ~m.?act of the spending by Knollwood
residents As noted above, there is a shortage of affordable housmg m the Cay of Denton
for persons m the tacoma range of Knollwood's target market Even ff these mdvaduals
are currently workn~ m Denton. they are likely lr~atg outsule of the city and tsk'mg
much .of their spendm$ to the comm,m~t~es m winch they remde Our estranges also
allow 'for an average vacancy rate of five percent, though gtven the l~mlted amount of
affordable housmg m Denton, any vacant umts at Knollwood should be quickly re-
released
Profiles o£the targeted residents surest that. when fully developed. Knollwood
dwellers will have a combined household income of more than $8 m~ll~on per year If
one-tlurd of these households are new remdents to Denton, their spendmg, when
combmed with expenditures for pmpe~ mAnsgomont and msmtemmce at Knollwood
V'flla~, will spRr $3 ? m~lho~ m ec.~oon~c activ~y m the City ofDentm~, genarate almost
$800,000 m new recent, and ~ppor~ 30 new VrE lobs (see 5mnmary Table)
Estimates of the fiscal ~mp. ac~s of the Knollwood Villas and ~ts residents on local
taxing authontlos are based on d~rec~ property taxes end sales and use taxes from
spending by new res~dants and prope~ mRuagers The model used for the emmates of
hkely new sales and use taxes accounts for the spending proffie of households m the
qushfied income range ofKnollwood Vdlss Combmed prope~ and sales and use t~xes
~ add abou~ $123,000 per year to City of Denton revenues Denton County will see an
merease of more than $50,000 per year Most unportantly, the Denton ISD will enjoy a
$408,000 boost to annual revenues when Knollwood V~fllss is fully developed (see
S,,mm~y Table) These revenues will be m add,ion to the $500,000 pledge from SHD
to the '%dop~.a-school" program and the emmated $323,000 that will be generated
annually by SHD's Bluffvtew Villas project B~ause Bluff~ew is an independent semor
comm~mlty, the Denton ISD ~ have no costs assocmted w~h the new revenues
Economic smd fiscal m~_ acts from Anmllarv develoom~nt near Kuollwood VilLas
Perhaps the most s~mflcant ~r~.act from the construction and operation of
Knollwood Villas will be the stimulus to commercial development on adjacent and
nearby propertxes` Fo~y seres to the east and south of the proposed Knollwood
development are currently zoned for commercial land uses Tracts to the west of the s~te
are zoned for smglo-famfly homos, W~thout quemon, the addmon of 264 households at
Knollwood V'tHas, plus the braid-out of the single=family tracts, wtll st~rm~late the
commerolal development on the 40 nearby acres Though no formal plans currently
ex~st, the most likely scenario for the bulld-ont of the commcrclal acreage ts a mix of
retail stores and low-nsc office bufldings~
To provide an lu&catlon of the potantlal economic and fiscal re?acts that would
attend anctlhry development on ndjscent tracts, we have modeled a development
scenario on 40 acres includln5 5 acres of gns statton/convemence store properties, 10
acres in restaurants (with private clubs for selling hquur by the drink), 15 acres of
shopping center mchutmg some professional serwces, and 10 acres devoted to s low nsc
(3-stole) office braidings
A~ full development, we would expec~ ahnos~ 450,000 square fee~ of commercial
braiding space to occupy the 40 acres adjacent to the Knollwoed ¥fllas w~ a total
taxable properly vslue, mcludmg business personal property, m excess of $63 m~lh°n A
development of th!~ ~ could add more than $25 m~lhon m economic act~/
the CW of Denton, suppott over 500 ?obs, and boos~ local income by $? m~lhon per year
More thn $1 m~lhon per year in c~y property and sales taxes would be generated while
the D~nton Independent School D~strtct would enjoy $1 4 m31hon m new dlrec~ and
mdlre~ tax revenues and Denton County would gain an edd~uonal $!70,000 per year
Obviously, if the propzr~y w~e developed m a different mix, the economic and
fiscal im?ac~s could be substontlally different However, under any reasonable
development scenario, the ancillary comm~rclal development that will hkely attend the
development of the Knollwood V'fllas will boos~ the local economy and add conmderably
to the,coffers of local taxing entitles
Population and employment are 8rowing rapidly m the City of Denton But a
serious lack of housing options for middle-raceme households persists Southwest
Housing Development has proposed building a 264-rout apa~iment comm~mu'y on the
south side of McKmnoy Street, about ~ xmle west of Loop 288, that can help alleviate
this shortage The Delltoll plsnnm~ alld Zoning CommIssIon has already approved the
prole~t
In ad~htton to provldm$ much-needed housm~, Knollwood V~las will benefit the
Denton economy thron~h the infusion of new spendm8 and the generation of new tax
receipts for the city, coonty and school dismct What's more, the edd~lon of households
on the east side of Denton should stimulate new c~ommerclal development on adlacent
parcels that will further boost local employment, raceme and tax revenue
Summary Table
Economic and Fiscal Impacts of
the Kno~lwood Villas Housing Devdopment
and Potential Ancillary Commercial Development
C~ty of Denton and Related Taxing Jurisdictions
C_m,,~?-~:-.. :. "'-Z $ 1971257000
T~d =-~--: .... $ 7?293?000
Total ~i - ' ~'~-~---~-: (FFE) 202
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Total e--~-~..'~
Total ~--t~ $ 793?000
3O
!~it~ of D.'-,~-.--~ Tax te~---.=~-~,~ ~ & t-,~) $ 1237000
$ 50?000
D-=-'---~ ISD Tax Rev-_---_-~:-_--~ $ 40~000
Total ~= ~-'~ ~-.ity $ 25?486?000
Total~i~ $ 770~0~000
550
To~l ~=o~~---~ (FrE)
City of~--~'-.-~ Tax 1~-.-_----'-----~.~-~ & ~) $ 170907000
$ 1777000
L~_~-~.~ lfiD Tax P~v~'-.~-_~.~ $ 1,408,000
Som~ Authufl'es~natet * A~ummon~4hnd~
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McKinnoy Street Baptist Church
3000 East McKtnney Street
Post Office Box 961
Denton, Texas 76202
(940)387-3650
(940)382-1774 fax
March 12, 2001
Mr Perry MeNaell, Planmng and Zomng Chaar and Comm~ssloners
Ms Eulene Brock, Mayor and Caty Council Members
City of Denton
221 N Elm St
Denton, Texas 76205
Dear Planmng and Zomng Comrmttee and Mayor,
I want to east my support for the continued development of our eommunaty It has come
to my attentton that Southwest Homing Development as an pursmt ofrezomng and
permattmg to build affordable housing for famthes an our area
I am convinced there as a real need for such a faeflaty m our eommumty The demand for
affordable housing for farmhes as ewdent m our eommumty The envaronment prowded
by Southwest Housing should just fill that need The fact that they continue to manage
the famhty after eonstruetmn loves me security about the upkeep and continued
enhancement of the commumty
Please consxder and grant their request to bmld Knoll Wood Villas housing commumty
just down the street from our church
S~ncerely,
Ball Black
Pastor of McK~rmey Street Baptast Church
Singing Oaks
Church of Christ
March 14, 2001
Mr Perry McNlell, Planning and Zoning Chair and Commissioners
Ms Eulene Brock, Mayor and City Council Members
City of Denton
221 N Elm St
Denton, Texas 76205
It has come to our attention that a request has been made to build a senior housing facility at 1551
Mmgo Road We would like to offer our support of this project
Our experience indicates that the housang needs of senior cmzens ltl our commumty are not beang
met In additaon, tt is clear that with our aging population the demand for quahty affordable
housing and related services is only goang to anc~ ease
We have met wath Southwest Housing Development and have received information on their
facllataes and the seavices offered to thear resadents We beheve this combination of housing and
servaces prowdes a quahty hfestyle for semors tn our commumty The environment provaded by
Southwest Housang as secure, comfortable and attractave
Representatives from our church attended a recent neighborhood meeting and we heard the
concerns 0f neaghbors of the proposed Mmgo Road project We beheve Southwest Housang
responded'to these concerns by anaktng needed changes and continues to show a "good neighbor"
response lWe would urge you to support Southwest Housang's request to provide much needed
housang and serrates for our semor cttazens
Smcerely,
For the El~ters
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AGENDA ^0ondaNo 0 [- 0~{P ,
' CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL ~l]e"da It°m~'~'0 I~t !
May 8, 2001 f)ate _
After determanmg that a quorum Is present, the City of Denton City Council will convene an a
Regular Meetang on Tuesday, May 8, 2001 at 6 00 p m m the Council Chambers at City Hall,
215 E McK]rmey Street, Denton, Texas at which the following atems will be considered
1 Pledge of Allegmnce
A U S Flag
B Texas Flag
"Honor the Texas Flag - I pledge allegaance to thee, Texas, one and ]nd]vas]ble"
2 Consider adoption of an ordinance canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the
regular mume]pal electron held in the City of Denton Texas, on May 5, 2001, and
providing an effective date
3 Cons]der approval of a Resolution of Apprecmt]on for Council Member Carl Young
4 Oath of Office administered to newly elected Council Members
5 Elect]on of Mayor Pro Tem
Following completion of the regular meeting, the Council will convene in the Work Session
Room to attend a reception hononng Council Member Carl Young
CERTIFICATE
I certify that the above notice of. ~e~et]ng was post_ed on the bulletin board at the City Hall of the
(~p~m fDenton, Texas, onthe ,t/c-Ur& dayof "~/LO~ .2001 at .5'OC)o'clock(am)
NOTE THE CITY OF DENTON CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS IS ACCESSIBLE IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT THE CITY WILL
PROVIDE SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED IF
REQUESTED AT LEAST 48 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE SCHEDULED MEETING
PLEASE CALL THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE AT 349-8309 OR USE
TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVICES FOR THE DEAF (TDD) BY CALLING 1-800-
RELAY-TX SO THAT A SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER CAN BE SCHEDULED
THROUGH THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE
AgendaNo
Agenda
ORDINANCE NO
AN ORDINANCE CANVASSING THE RETURNS AND DECLARING THE RESULTS OF
THE REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO ELECT FOUR CITY COUNCILMEMBERS
HELD IN THE CITY OF DENTON ON MAY 5, 2001, AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE
DATE
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY ORDAiNS
SECTION 1 The C~ty Cotmml finds and declares that the May 5, 2001 regular
mumc~pal elect~on was duly ordered for the purpose of electing four counctlmembers to Places 1,
2, 3, and 4, that proper not~ce of smd elect~on was duly g~ven and electron officmls appointed,
that the elect~on was duly held and the returns of the elect~on offimals have been dehvered to the
Councd, all ~n accordance w~th the laws of the State of Texas and the Charter and ordinances of
the C~ty of Denton
SECTION 2 The official returns of the electron officials hawng been opened, examined,
and canvassed, and the Cotmml hereby finds and declares that ballots were cast at the
elect~on, and that the votes cast for each place on the Cotmcd were as follows
EARLY VOTING
FOR PLACE 1
Wflhe Hudspeth
Raymond Redmon
Larry B Sasser
FOR PLACE 2
Jane L Fulton
Ned L Durrance
FOR PLACE 3
M~ke Cochran
Mmhaal Ph~lhps
FOR PLACE 4
Perry McNedl
Sandy Knstoferson
ELECTION DAY VOTING
FOR PLACE 1
Wflhe Hudspeth
Raymond Redmon
Larry B Sasser
FOR PLACE 2
Jane L Fulton
Nell L Durrance
FOR PLACE 3
M~ke Cochran
Mmhael Phflhps
FOR PLACE 4
Perry McNe,ll
Sandy Knstoferson
TOTAL ¥OTES CAST
FOR PLACE 1
Wflhe Hudspeth
Raymond Redmon
Larry B Sasser
FOR PLACE 2
Jane L Fulton
Nell L Durrance
FOR PLACE 3
Mike Cochran
Michael Phflhps
FOR PLACE 4
Perry McNefll
Sandy Knstoferson
SECTION 3 The Councd finds and declares that each candidate hsted below received a
majority of the votes cast for each place on the Councd and that each candidate hsted below ~s
hereby declared to be elected to the C~ty Councd of the C~ty of Denton
FOR PLACE 1
FOR PLACE 2
FOR PLACE 3
FOR PLACE 4
and the candidates shall assume the duties of their office on the date that they take the offimal
oath of office
SECTION 4 That the C~ty Counml has found and determined that the meeting at which
this ordinance ~s considered ts open to the public and that notme thereof was g~ven ~n accordance
w~th provisions of the Texas open meetings law, Tex Gov't Code ch 551, as amended, and that
a quorum of the C~ty Councd was present
SCT~ That th~s ordtnance shall become effective ~mmed~ately upon its passage
and approval
PASSED AND APPROVED this the day of ,2001
EUL1NE BROCK, MAYOR
ATTEST
JENNIFER WALTERS, CITY SECRETARY
BY
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
HERBERT L PROUTY, CITY ATTORNEY