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Council hears amended TIRZ (TIF) financing plan; ordinance 2026-859 moved for approval
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Summary
City staff and a consultant presented an amended project and financing plan for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) No. 1 that updates development projections, increases project costs by about $500,000 and continues city participation at 75% and county participation at 45%; council moved to approve ordinance 2026-859 and the city secretary read the ordinance, though the transcript contains no roll-call tally.
A consultant presented an amended project and financing plan for Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) No. 1 at the Cedar Hill City Council meeting on Jan. 27, 2026, and a council member moved to approve ordinance number 2026-859.
Natalie Ayala Hall, the city's tourism consultant, told the council that the amendment updates projections and increases the project and financing plan by approximately $500,000. "It is not a new tax on development," Ayala Hall said, explaining that a portion of new tax revenue generated within the TIRZ — in this case 75% of the city's portion of incremental ad-valorem growth — flows into a special TIRZ fund for improvements. She said Dallas County's participation remains at 45% with a maximum contribution included in the plan.
Ayala Hall presented projected development through 2035, saying the new 2035 taxable value is estimated at $412,000,000 and that the incremental revenue could total about $100.7 million to fund eligible project costs. She said the city alone would receive a net benefit of nearly $50,000,000 under the projections. The amended plan lists candidate uses that include streetscape lighting, public art, wayfinding signage, utilities, street and intersection improvements, open space and park trails, and economic development grants.
Council members asked how the budget-line percentages were set and whether reallocating money among line items would trigger additional public hearings. Ayala Hall said staff helped prepare the estimates and that a public hearing would be required if cumulative project allocations exceeded the $100.7 million threshold presented to council.
A council member moved to approve ordinance 2026-859 and the city secretary read the ordinance title and provisions aloud (the ordinance approves an amended project and financing plan for TIRZ No. 1 under chapter 311 of the Texas Tax Code). The transcript records the motion, second and reading but does not include a roll-call vote or recorded vote tally.
Next steps discussed on the record included preparing an amended interlocal agreement with Dallas County (a 2025 base year for county calculations was noted) and returning the agreement to the TIRZ board and city council for consideration; Ayala Hall said the county commissioner's court review was expected in March.
