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RESOLUTION NO. 19-1094a
AN AMENDED RESOLUTION, NUNC PRO TUNC, OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, CORRECTING AN INADVERTENT MISTAKE IN THE
PURPORTED SCOPE OF RESOLUTION 19-1094, TO APPROVE PROPERTIES AT 607 E.
COLLEGE AND 900 EGAN AS HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT SITES IN NEED OF TAX
RELIEF TO ENCOURAGE THEIR PRESERVATION, PURSUANT TO THE TERMS AND
LIMITATIONS OF ARTICLE VI OF CHAPTER 10 OF THE DENTON CODE OF
ORDINANCES, AND TO REMOVE REFERENCES TO PREVIOUSLY APPROVED
PROPERTIES THAT WERE NOT BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL.
WHEREAS, §11.24 of the Texas Tax Code, as implemented and made subject to the
further conditions and limitations of Article VI of Chapter 10 of the City of Denton Code of
Ordinances, provide that a municipality's governing body may take official action to exempt from
taxation part or all of the assessed value of a structure or archeological site, and the land necessary
for access and use the structure if designated as a historically significant site in need of tax relief
to encourage its preservation, subject to the further limitations, as so codified; and
WHEREAS, on May 21, 2019, the City Council considered and approved two properties
located at 607 E. College and 900 Egan as historically significant sites in need of tax relief to
encourage their preservation; and
WHEREAS, due to a clerical error, the Mayor signed an earlier drafted resolution
approving a list of properties that included these two properties, but which also ratified the prior
approval of other properties that were not specifically discussed on May 21, 2019; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to approve an amended resolution reaffirming its
approval of two properties located at 607 E. College and 900 Egan as historically significant sites
in need of tax relief to encourage their preservation, NOW, THEREFORE,
THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON HEREBY RESOLVES:
SECTION 1. The facts contained in the preamble of this Amended Resolution are
incorporated herein and found to be true.
SECTION 2. Pursuant to authority cited in the preamble above, the properties tabulated
below are hereby determined to be historically significant sites in need of tax relief to encourage
their preservation, pursuant to the terms and limitations of Article VI of Chapter 10 of the Denton
Code of Ordinances.
Property ID Name Address Year Exemption Year Exemption
Started/Approved Ends
R24970 Spoonts,James A& Lizabeth A 607 E College 2019 2030
R23898 Hughes,William & Kimberly 900 Egan 2019 2030
SECTION 3. The City Manager is hereby authorized to transmit a certified copy of this
Amended Resolution to the Denton County Appraisal District, as certification that the listed
properties qualify for partial tax exemption pursuant to the terms and limitations of Article VI of
Chapter 10 of the Denton Code of Ordinances.
SECTION 4. This resolution shall become effective immediately upon its passage and
approval.
The motion toap pro a this resolution was made by and
seconded by ale?9!5& 1w1.5 , the resolution was pas d and approved by
the following vote 1 —CA:
Aye Nay Abstain Absent
Mayor Chris Watts: /
Gerard Hudspeth, District 1:
Keely G. Briggs, District 2:
Jesse Davis, District 3: ✓
John Ryan, District 4:
Deb Armintor, At Large Place 5:
Paul Meltzer, At Large Place 6: V
PASSED AND APPROVED this, the day of _ _ , 2019.
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CHRIS WATTS, MAYOR
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ROSA RIOS, CITY SECRETARY , " �
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM: "' CO'
AARON LEAL, CITY ATTORNEY
BY lSljerry F nralra Ir.