· Context
Council amends the TIRZ #1 project plan to list Civic Center and Santa Fe Depot improvements (Ordinance No. 7980)
After the TIRZ #1 board approved the change on May 5, 2022, the council adopted Ordinance No. 7980 on second reading on its consent agenda. The amendment added Civic Center Complex expansion and renovation, including an arena, and Santa Fe Depot improvements to the plan's project list, stating that these costs were not expected to be financed with TIRZ revenues.[1][2][3]
What the sources say
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The May 2022 amendment added to the plan's project list: 'Expansion and renovation, including the addition of an arena to the Amarillo Civic Center Complex, as well as improvements to the Amarillo Santa Fe Depot Property. It is not anticipated for the costs of these public improvements to be financed with TIRZ revenues.' The TIRZ #1 board approved it unanimously on May 5, 2022 and the council adopted Ordinance No. 7980 on second reading on May 24, 2022 in a 5-0 consent vote.[1][2][3]
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Assistant City Manager Andrew Freeman: Assistant City Manager Andrew Freeman told the TIRZ #1 board the change did not affect TIRZ financing or its boundary or term, and was meant to give the City Council flexibility in financing the Civic Center, following a suggestion from consultant Garfield Public Private; he said TIRZ participation might take the form of a streetscape grant.[1]