Discuss and consider the approval of a second and final reading of an ordinance appointing the initial Board of Directors to the City of New Braunfels Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number Five - West End, naming the place designations of the appointed Directors, establishing term dates, and declaring an effective date.

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Mayor Linnartz read the aforementioned item. Gayle Wilkinson presented this item to council. The following individuals spoke at this time: Joeylynn Mesaros, Ashley Allsup, Kayla Winsell, Stuart Blythe, Chase Taylor, Andres Campos, Roberto Morales Councilmember Edwards motioned to approve this item. Councilmember Labowski seconded the motion which passed.

This motion is scored as EXPANDS_GOVERNMENT (Impact Weight: 7.5/10). Under the Bastiat Liberty Watchdog Index, measures that increase tax rates or fee schedules, issue new debt or Certificates of Obligation, expand regulatory/zoning restrictions on private land use, or authorize unbudgeted spending expansions reduce an official's Freedom Score when voted YES (and reward dissenting NO votes).