On October 12, 2021 the City received a letter from Mr. Peter Snaddon, Chief Appraiser of Guadalupe Appraisal District stating that the Board of Directors would like to move forward with the parking lot expansion project at their Main Office location in Seguin. This expansion project was part of the Master Facility Plan which first began during the 2006-2007 time period.  The 3,600 square feet addition to the renovation of the District's existing building was completed in 2008.  The necessary activities to begin the project began late 2018 and into 2019. 

The arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, in early 2020, further complicated the commencement of the project bringing us to present day.  The need of additional parking at their main office has only grown more prominent during these delays.  In researching the facilities of other comparable appraisal districts (based on five (5) year growth analysis projections for the Guadalupe Appraisal District, comparable appraisal districts were chosen based on county population, county density, number of parcels, and staffing levels), it was determined that the additional thirty (30) parking spaces provided by this project would adequately serve the spacing needs of their organization.

Before this necessary project can be pursued, the City of Schertz is required to approve this project. Section §6.051(b) of the Texas Property Tax Code prescribes this approval process.  The first step of the approval process requires that the Board of Directors (B.O.D.) approve a resolution proposing the project.

Upon approval of said resolution, the Chief Appraiser is required to notify the Presiding Officer of each entities' governing body of the approved resolution.  The resolution passed proposes the cost of the project shall not exceed $91,451. Attached is a copy of the approved resolution by the B.O.D. The District will not request any additional funds from the taxing units for this project.  Sufficient funding for this capital improvement was included within their 2022 Adopted Budget, approved by the B.O.D. on August 4, 2021.

Section §6.051(b) further states that upon receiving notification of the approved resolution by the B.O.D. the governing body of each taxing unit, entitled to vote on the approval of the proposal, may approve or disapprove of the proposal by way of resolution.  This action must take place no later than thirty (30) days after receiving notification of the approved resolution.

With this being said, the Board of Directors of the Guadalupe Appraisal District respectfully requests that an action item be placed upon our action agenda as soon as possible and no later than October 26, 2021, to approve a resolution of the proposed project.

Section §6.051(b) also requires that each entity file with the Chief Appraiser the resolution that was approved by the governing body no later than ten (10) days after the thirty (30) day period following receipt of the B.O.D. resolution. If this is not filed timely, they will have to treat the resolution as if it were disapproved.

 

To comply with Section §6.051(b) and approve the much-needed parking lot expansion project for the Guadalupe Appraisal District.

Provide additional parking spaces at the Guadalupe Appraisal Districts Main Office in Seguin.

To approve a resolution as indicated under section §6.051(b) authorizing and approving the Guadalupe Appraisal District Facility Parking Lot Expansion.

No fiscal impact as the funds were approved in the Guadalupe Appraisal District FY 2022 budget that was adopted August 4, 2021.

Approval of Resolution No. 21-R-119.