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CONTRACT K-1920-82: AN AMENDED AND RESTATED MASTER OPERATING AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BY AND AMONG THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, NORMAN TAX INCREMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY, NORMAN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COALITION, UNIVERSITY TOWN CENTER, LLC AND UNIVERSITY NORTH PARK, LLC.
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BACKGROUND: Council approved the University North Park (UNP) Tax Increment Finance District (TIF) Project Plan (Ordinance O-0506-66) on May 23, 2006. The Project Plan authorized public improvements within the TIF up to $54.725 million, including Traffic and Roadway Improvements, a Hotel Conference Center and Cultural Facilities, Legacy Park, Lifestyle Center and an Economic Development Component.
Since the creation of the UNP TIF, a series of development agreements have been approved by Council and the Norman Tax Increment Finance Authority (NTIFA) to further the components of the Project Plan. To date, approximately $29.6 million of the tax increment generated within University North Park ("UNP") has been expended on Initial Project Activities, Traffic and Roadway improvements, Legacy Park improvements, and Economic Development. Since 2006, more than $40 million in sales and ad valorem tax increments have been apportioned, each to project costs and to the City's General Fund and Capital Fund pursuant to the Project Plan.
In recent months, and after several years of declines in the rate of growth in the City's overall sales tax, Council directed Staff to develop options for reducing or eliminating the incremental tax apportionments associated with the UNP TIF, to help to address General Fund financial issues. Ultimately, Council directed Staff to proceed with ending the UNP TIF tax apportionments by eliminating or reducing the project authorizations to an amount less than the apportioned tax funds on hand. After being advised of possible litigation related to unilaterally reducing project authorizations and potentially impacting adopted development agreements, Council adopted Res...
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