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Hutto council approves SH‑130 TIRZ map, asks staff to refine boundaries and seek county participation
Summary
Council approved a preliminary map for a new SH‑130 tax increment reinvestment zone (TIRZ #4), adding ISD property, Star Ranch parcels and TSTC land to the draft boundary and directing staff to continue work on the project and interlocal agreements with Williamson County and taxing entities.
The Hutto City Council voted to approve a working map for a proposed SH‑130 tax increment reinvestment zone (TIRZ #4) after a lengthy presentation and discussion of boundaries, eligible projects and financing.
Chaney Gamboa, the city’s director of economic development, introduced the matter and said staff and consultant Travis James had prepared a preliminary project and finance plan required for the ordinance creating the zone. Consultant Travis James explained the purpose: “It’s just dedicating a percentage of future growth in the zone to pay for projects within that zone.” The packet included an initial map that placed much of the proposed TIRZ within the city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ); staff noted some parcels will require voluntary annexation before they generate city tax increment.
Council members debated whether to include several properties not originally on the map. Multiple members asked to add the ISD land reserved for a future third high school and both undeveloped and commercial portions of the Star Ranch area. One councilor urged removing residential parcels and keeping primarily commercial and undeveloped land in the zone to avoid statutory limits on residential area in a TIRZ. Travis James said staff can modify the map: “We can definitely do that… we can make whatever changes to that you want.”
Council then moved to approve the map with the stated additions and asked staff to pursue county buy‑in and refine the final project and finance plan. The council also directed staff and legal to confirm options for board composition (minimum five, maximum fifteen members) and to draft any necessary interlocal agreements before the ordinance returns for adoption. The motion carried on the roll call recorded at the meeting.
