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I I I 11 4 . RESOLUTION 2006 - q 4 R A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS, OPPOSING REAL EST ATE PURCHASES BY THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE IN SAN MARCOS FOR THE PURPOSE OF LEASING FOR PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT; URGING THE TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE TO INVESTIGATE THE ISSUE OF REAL PROPERTY PURCHASES BY THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE AND TO EMBRACE THIS ISSUE AS A HIGH PRIORITY IN THE NEXT LEGISLATIVE SESSION; REQUESTING THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE TO PASS LEGISLATION THAT WILL PROTECT MUNICIPALITIES, SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND COUNTIES FROM HAVING THEIR PROPERTY TAX BASES IMP ACTED BY THE TEXAS GENERAL LAND OFFICE'S REAL PROPERTY INVESTMENTS; AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. RECITALS: 1. The City of San Marcos has approximately 4,460.48 acres of public, tax exempt properties, representing 25.1 % of all property within the City limits. 2. The Texas General Land Office (the "GLO") has purchased two tracts of prime real estate in San Marcos (totaling over 600 acres), and the GLO is apparently considering leasing the property to private, commercial enterprises for purposes of development. 3. These actions by the GLO substantially remove property from the tax roll, depriving cities, school districts and counties of property tax revenues they would receive were the developments to be privately owned, and place extraordinary burdens on local governments by requiring them to provide numerous services such as law enforcement, fire protection, public education, and infrastructure maintenance without needed property tax revenues, and thereby shift the cost for providing these services to existing taxpayers including homeowners and businesses. 4. In addition, these investments by the GLO could allow the GLO to determine whether developers must comply with local development regulations, which could deprive municipalities of the ability to ensure compatible land development within city limits under local regulations. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN MARCOS, TEXAS: PART 1. The City of San Marcos opposes the purchase of real property in San Marcos by the GLO for the purpose of leasing for private development, and the City of San Marcos wishes to have a voice in what properties are removed from the City's tax roll for the purpose of leasing for private development.