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Consider/Discuss/Act on a Resolution Approving a Chapter 380 Economic Development Agreement with Jeff and Gayle Haynes and the City of McKinney for the Side Street Grill Redevelopment Project
SUMMARY
MEETING DATE: July 16, 2013
DEPARTMENT: Development Services
CONTACT: Barry Shelton, Executive Director of Development Services
Mark Houser, City Attorney
RECOMMENDED ACTION:
* Staff recommends approval of the proposed resolution.
ITEM SUMMARY:
* This item was presented to the Board of Directors for Reinvestment Zone Number One on June 18, 2013. The Board voted unanimously to recommend approval of the requested Chapter 380 Economic Development Agreement.
* The proposed agreement with Jeff and Gayle Haynes and the City of McKinney is intended for the primary purpose of constructing, renovating and operating a restaurant located wholly within Reinvestment Zone Number One in the Town Center area of McKinney.
* The redevelopment project, located at 216 East Virginia Street, is a TIRZ-eligible project in the approved Project Plan of TIRZ No. 1. The project falls under the category of Vacant/Underutilized Sites/Buildings as defined in the TIRZ Project Plan.
* The applicant is requesting an economic development grant from Reinvestment Zone Number One to assist with the expense associated with making the following improvements to the existing building:
* Making a 6-inch tap of the existing water main and extending fifteen feet of 6-inch PVC fire main into the building, with required saw cutting, removal and replacement of the existing paving in the alley east of the restaurant.
* The applicant shall submit a grant submittal package to staff including all cost and payment documentation. Staff shall verify that the expenditures were made in such amounts prior to any Grant disbursement.
BACKGROUND:
* This proposal was discussed by the Board of Directors for Reinvestment Zone Number One on March 19, 2013. At that ...
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