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Council asks ODC to add contract protections before approving downtown facade and infrastructure grant
Summary
City council asked staff to revise an Odessa Development Corporation performance agreement for a downtown restaurant project to include protections for the city after legal counsel warned of exposure under a 2019 Texas Supreme Court ruling.
The City of Odessa council directed staff to revise a performance agreement between the Odessa Development Corporation (ODC) and the owners of Grupo Tapatio before final approval, saying the contract should include explicit protections for the city. The request followed a staff presentation about a facade and infrastructure grant request tied to a corner property the developer has bought for a restaurant. David, an ODC presenter, told council that the owners plan roughly $780,000 in infrastructure work, of which $360,000…
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