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Resolution No. 15-07 CITY OF TIGARD, OREGON TIGARD CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION NO. 15- 0-7 A RESOLUTION AMENDING RESOLUTION 07-13 TO EXTEND THE INCENTIVES FOR VOLUNTARY ANNEXATION OF UNINCORPORATED LANDS TO THE MUNICIPAL CITY LIMITS TO FEBRUARY 2016. WHEREAS, Resolution 07-13 establishes policy to guide city actions pertaining to annexation of unincorporated lands to the municipal city limits, and provides incentives to annex,including waiver of the city annexation application fee until July 1,2008 and phasing in of increased property taxes over a three-year period at the rate of 33 percent, 67 percent,and 100 percent, for properties that annex during the period of March 13, 2007,to February 2008 per Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR 150-222.111);and WHEREAS, Resolution 07-47 amends Resolution 07-13 to expand the incentives to include city payment of the Metro mapping/filing fee until July 1,2008;and WHEREAS, the city's operational and administrative procedures have been to assist in the preparation of legal descriptions as long as they do not require field survey work and to waive the pre-application conference fee for individual property owners interested in voluntary annexation;and WHEREAS, Resolution 08-12 amends Resolution 07-13 to extend the offer of incentives to annex until February,2009;and WHEREAS,the City Council passed Resolution 09-12 on February 24,2009 to continue to offer incentives to property owners who voluntarily annex to the city until February 2010;and WHEREAS, the City Council passed Resolution 10-12 on February 9,2010 to continue to offer incentives to property owners who voluntarily annex to the city until February 2011;and WHEREAS, the City Council passed Resolution 11-08 on February 22,2011 to continue to offer incentives to property owners who voluntarily annex to the city until February 2012;and WHEREAS, on December 6, 2011, City Council set goals for 2012 including Goal 4, Annexation to a) Re- evaluate the city's annexation policy, and b) Develop a philosophy and approach to consider annexations, including islands;and WHEREAS, in furtherance of its goals the City Council passed Resolution 12-09 on February 28, 2012, continuing its policies embodied in previous resolutions and formalizing a process for annual review of its annexation policy and incentives;and WHEREAS, the City Council passed Resolution 12-38 on October 2,2012 establishing additional incentives of phased in property taxes for certain properties that annex pursuant to ORS 222.170(1), referred to as "triple majority" annexation. WHEREAS, the City Council passed Resolution 13-08 on February 26,2013 to continue to offer incentives to property owners who voluntarily annex to the city and for properties that annex pursuant to ORS 222.170(1), referred to as "triple majority" annexation until February 2014. RESOLUTION NO. 14-07 Page 1 WHEREAS, the City Council passed Resolution 14-10 on February 11,2014 to continue to offer incentives to property owners who voluntarily annex to the city and for properties that annex pursuant to ORS 222.170(1), referred to as "triple majority" annexation until February 2015. NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Tigard City Council that: SECTION 1: Resolution 07-13 is hereby amended to renew the offer of incentives to annex until February 2016,including: ■ Waiver of the city annexation application fee; • Phasing in of increased property taxes for properties annexed since March 13,2007, through February,2015,per Oregon Administrative Rule (OAR 150-222.111); ■ City payment of the Metro mapping/filing fee; • Assistance in the preparation of legal descriptions,not to include field survey work;and ■ Waiver of the pre-application conference fee for individual property owners interested in voluntary annexation. SECTION 2: Resolution 07-13 is hereby amended to establish an additional incentive for properties that annex pursuant to ORS 222.170(1),referred to as"triple majority"annexation,including- Phasing-in ncludingPhasing in of increased property taxes for properties that annex through the triple majority process since August 1,2011,per Oregon Administrative Rule(OAR 150- 222.111),under the following terms: o For the assessment year of annexation of a property until July 1,2014,0.00 percent of the increased property taxes; o For the assessment year beginning July 1,2014,33 percent of the increased property taxes; o For the following assessment year beginning July 1,2015,67 percent of the increased property taxes; o For the next following and subsequent assessment years,100 percent of the increased property taxes. SECTION 3: The incentives recited in Section 2 of this resolution are retroactive as to any property annexed into the city limits by way of voluntary triple majority annexation approved by Council on or after August 23,2011. SECTION 4: The City Council shall continue to review its annexation policy and associated incentives in February of every year. SECTION 5: This resolution is effective immediately upon passage. PASSED: This day of r4e 6ruar 015 Mayor- ty of Tigard ATTEST: M�&W_-A L114 e4a� City Recorder-City of Tigard RESOLUTION NO. 14- (9 Page 2