DEPARTMENT: Economic Development
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Rene Dominguez
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
SUBJECT:
City Council approval of ordinances approving a 15-year Industrial District Non Annexation Agreement (IDA) and Basic Fire Services Agreement (FSA), and nomination of the Marmaxx Operating Corp. (TJX) project site as a State Enterprise Zone Double Jumbo Project.
SUMMARY:
Staff is requesting City Council action on the following items related to the TJX project: A. an ordinance authorizing a 15 year Industrial District Non-Annexation Agreement and associated Fire Service Agreement with TJX.; B. a resolution nominating TJX to the Office of the Governor Economic Development and Tourism through the economic development bank for designation as a State Enterprise Zone Double Jumbo Project; C. an ordinance authorizing the termination of the Services in Lieu of Annexation Agreement with the property owners of the Espada Public Improvement Districts 1 and 2 executed in accordance with City Ordinance 2010-03-18-0224; D. an ordinance authorizing the negotiation and execution of a conveyance document with TJX for land sufficient for the City's use as a hike and bike trail and trailhead node (in accordance with the City's design plans); E. an ordinance authorizing the negotiation and execution of a conveyance document, to include an easement, with TJX for approximately 300 acres of wetlands to be preserved for conservation.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
The TJX Companies, Inc., TJX's parent company, operates more than 3,600 stores worldwide under half a dozen retail brand names, including the two largest off-price clothing retailers in the United States: T.J. Maxx and Marshalls, which operate 2,160-plus stores nationwide. T.J. Maxx sells brand-name family apparel, accessories, shoes, domestics, giftware, and jewelry at discount prices, while Marshalls offers similar items plus a broader selection of shoes and menswear through more than 1,0...
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