Council adopts City Pointe PID service-plan update and authorizes collection agreements with Tarrant County

Council adopted an annual service-and-assessment plan update for the City Pointe Public Improvement District and authorized the city manager to execute contracts with the Tarrant County tax assessor-collector to perform assessment collection services for the PID.

Economic-development staff summarized the PID—s history and the public improvements completed to date, saying the district facilitated roughly $9.2 million in public infrastructure (roads, water, sewer, drainage) that made subsequent residential and commercial development feasible on the former North Hills Mall site. Staff said the PID structure places repayment responsibility on property owners within the district rather than on the general taxpayer base.

The presentation noted the PID—s residential phases are progressing with high absorption for single-family units and that commercial build-out is underway, with leases/letters of intent in negotiation for initial retail space. Staff also described two nearly identical three-year contracts with the Tarrant County tax assessor-collector to collect PID assessments for overlay zones A and B and explained the proposed fee of $2 per account (up from $0.98 in 2020) reflects the county—s true cost of collection; staff recommended the city authorize the contracts.

Council adopted Ordinance 3918 to approve the annual service-plan update and then approved the two collection-service contracts and related authorizations by separate motions, each passing 7-0. Council discussion was largely positive and focused on PID progress and the role of the county—s collection services.

Next steps: the city will finalize the collection agreements and continue PID oversight and assessment roll updates as part of standard annual operations.