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9 • City Council BusinessCity of Waco (McLennan County)

[2026-378] Consider a resolution approving a first amendment to an economic development agreement (the Agreement”) with LaSalle Apartments 18 LLC (the “Company”), to add a real property tax reimbursement from Reinvestment Zone Number Four for Tax Increment Financing Funds in the amount of 100% of the tax increment generated each year over the base value of $456,920 for seven years, with the maximum total value of the additional grant being $600,000 in exchange for four additional (4) Affordable

Presented in: City of Waco: 6/16 Regular City Council Meeting on 2026-06-16
Meeting Agenda PDF

Official Roll-Call Vote

Expands Gov't • 7.5/10 Impact Weight
PASSED (6 - 0)
“[2026-378] Consider a resolution approving a first amendment to an economic development agreement (the Agreement”) with LaSalle Apartments 18 LLC (the “Company”), to add a real property tax reimbursement from Reinvestment Zone Number Four for Tax Increment Financing Funds in the amount of 100% of the tax increment generated each year over the base value of $456,920 for seven years, with the maximum total value of the additional grant being $600,000 in exchange for four additional (4) Affordable ”
JH
Jim Holmes
Mayor (At-Large)
YES
AJ
Andrea J. Barefield
Councilmember, District 1 (District 1)
YES
IL
Isabel Lozano
Councilmember, District 2 (District 2)
YES
JC
Jed Cole
Councilmember, District 3 (District 3)
YES
DE
Darius Ewing
Councilmember, District 4 (District 4)
YES
GC
George Chase
Councilmember, District 5 (District 5)
YES

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

Waco City Council Item 9: Consider a resolution approving a first amendment to an economic development agreement (the Agreement”) with LaSalle Apartments 18 LLC (the “Company”), to add a real property tax reimbursement from Re

Bastiat Liberty & Property Rights Analysis

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).