HomeMy WebLinkAbout2025 03_Amendment to Policy Guide for Implementation of the Owasso Redbud District Project Plan and Tax Increment District No. 1CITY OF OWASSO
RESOLUTION 2025.03
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF OWASSO, OKLAHOMA, APPROVING THE AMENDED
POLICY GUIDE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OWASSO REDBUD DISTRICT PROJECT
PLAN AND INCREMENT DISTRICT NO. 1, CITY OF OWASSO
WHEREAS, the City of Owasso, Oklahoma ("City"), pursuant to the Oklahoma Local
Development Act, 62 O.S. §850, et seq. ("Act"), adopted Ordinance 1093, effective December
20, 2016, approving the Owasso Redbud District Project Plan ("Project Plan") and establishing
Increment District No. 1, City of Owasso, a sales tax and ad valorem increment district
("Increment District"); and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the Project Plan is to help the City achieve its development
objectives by authorizing the appropriate and necessary public support and assistance for the
development and enhancement of the area surrounding Main Street, known as the Redbud
District, as a special and unique place within Owasso, a place to live, work, shop, and play
("Project"); and
WHEREAS, the Project Plan supports the City's efforts to achieve its development
objectives, improve the quality of life for its citizens, stimulate private investment, and enhance
the tax base, thereby making possible investment that would be difficult without the adoption of
the Project Plan and the apportionment of incremental ad valorem and sales tax revenues; and
WHEREAS, the Project Plan authorizes the allocation of incremental revenues to an
apportionment fund to be used to pay authorized Project Costs, including public infrastructure,
facilities, and improvements, and assistance in development financing; and
WHEREAS, in order to provide guidance regarding the allocation of assistance in
development financing authorized by the Project Plan, the City approved Resolution 2017-01 on
April 4, 2017, adopting the Policy Guide for the implementation of the Project Plan and
Increment District No. 1; and
WHEREAS, the Policy Guide was subsequently on June 5, 2021 with the City's approval of
Resolution 2021-10, on June 20, 2023 with the City's approval of Resolution 2023-13 and most
recently, on January 9, 2024 with the City's approval of Resolution 2024-01; and
WHEREAS, the Policy Guide details the procedures and requirements for providing
assistance in development financing through three categories of such assistance, including
Development Project Assistance, Small Business Enhancements, and Employment generation
Assistance (all as defined in the Policy Guide); and
WHEREAS, the Policy Guide explains that financial assistance under the Development
Project Assistance category may be available at varying levels for projects, depending on the
amount of construction costs, based on the date of completion of such projects; and
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WHEREAS, the Policy Guide in Section III (A) (5) specifically states the following:
For projects completed by December 31, 2023, the maximum amount of assistance in
development financing that the developer may receive is 12% of hard costs of the construction
of improvements on the developer's property. For projects completed between January 2, 2024
and June 30, 2025, the maximum amount of assistance in development financing that the
developer may receive is 10% of hard costs of the construction of improvements on the
developer's property. For projects completed between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2029, the
amount of assistance in development financing that the developer may receive is 8% of hard
costs of the construction of improvements on the developer's property. For projects completed
after June 30, 2029 through the end of the life of the Increment District, the maximum amount of
assistance in development financing that the developer may receive is 6% of hard costs of the
construction of improvements on the developer's property. The issuance of a Certificate of
Occupancy by the City shall determine project completion.
Project
December 31,
June 30,
June 30,
End of
Completion
2023
2025
2029
Increment District
Percentage of
12%
10%
8%
67.
Construction Costs
WHEREAS, after a review of the original budget for the Owasso Redbud District Project
Plan and current expenditures to date, it is appropriate to consider an amendment to eliminate
the reduction in the maximum amount of assistance in development financing for projects
completed after June 30, 2025 to promote the continued implementation of the Project Plan
and development within the Project Area; and
WHEREAS, the City hereby finds that the amendment to the Policy Guide contained in
Section One of this Resolution immediately below is appropriate, desirable, should be approved
and utilized by City staff for the continued implementation of the Project Plan and Increment
District No. 1.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF OWASSO, THAT:
Section One: Section III(A)(5) of the Policy Guide is hereby amended to read as
follows:
For projects completed by December 31, 2023, the maximum amount of assistance in
development financing that the developer may receive is 12% of hard costs of the
construction of improvements on the developer's property. For projects completed
after January 1, 2024 through the end of the life of the Increment District, the maximum
amount of assistance in development financing that the developer may receive is
70% of hard costs of the construction of improvements on the developer's property.
Section Two: City staff is further directed to utilize the Policy Guide as hereby
amended for the implementation of the Project Plan and Increment
District No. 1.
Section Three: Except as amended by this Resolution, the Policy Guide and the
authorizations and directions made by Resolution 2017-01, as amended
by Resolution 2021-10, Resolution 2023-13 and Resolution 2024-01, are
ratified and confirmed.
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Section Four: City staff is hereby authorized to take such actions as may be necessary
or appropriate, including making minor amendments and revisions to
the Policy Guide, as amended by this Resolution, applications, and
forms for administrative purposes, to implement this approval and the
provisions of the Policy Guide, as amended.
PASSED AND APPROVED this 15 day of April, 2025.
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G` r`Oens, City Clerk v
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APP.Rp.VEC AS TO FORM:
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J e Lombardi, City Attorney
nd II Dunn, Vice Mayor
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