$60.1 Million Tax Increment Fund Appropriation
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ORDINANCE appropriating $60,138,296.44 out of Tax Increment Funds for REINVESTMENT ZONES ONE (LAMAR TERRACE ZONE) TWO (MIDTOWN ZONE), THREE (MAIN STREET/MARKET SQUARE ZONE) SIX (EASTSIDE ZONE), SEVEN (OLD SPANISH TRAIL/ALMEDA CORRIDORS ZONE), EIGHT (GULFGATE ZONE) TEN (LAKE HOUSTON ZONE), ELEVEN (GREATER GREENSPOINT ZONE), TWELVE (CITY PARK ZONE), THIRTEEN (OLD SIXTH WARD ZONE), FOURTEEN (FOURTH WARD ZONE) FIFTEEN (EAST DOWNTOWN ZONE), SIXTEEN (UPTOWN ZONE) and EIGHTEEN (FIFTH WARD ZONE), for Affordable Housing, Administrative Expenses, payments to Houston Independent School District and Humble Independent School District for Educational Facilities, and payments to certain Redevelopment Authorities as provided herein
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Verify the tax increment appropriation ordinance was actually adopted
Why now: Minutes entry M1 for Item 52 shows 'Item received during the course of the meeting; no final disposition printed' for the $60,138,296.44 appropriation dated June 10, 2026.
What to do: The minutes for Item 52 record only that it was received during the meeting with no final disposition printed, so do not treat the appropriation as effective when drafting funding agreements, reimbursement certificates, or opinions for any of the 14 zones. Obtain the signed ordinance and the certified council action from the City Secretary and confirm whether the appropriation was adopted, deferred, or amended on June 10, 2026.
Act before: After the signed ordinance and certified council action are obtained
Request zone-by-zone affordable housing split of tax increment money
Why now: The June 10, 2026 ordinance (Item 52) appropriates $60,138,296.44 across Reinvestment Zones One, Two, Three, Six, Seven, Eight, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen, Sixteen and Eighteen without a printed per-zone allocation.
What to do: The $60,138,296.44 appropriation is a single lump sum spanning 14 zones but is earmarked across four distinct uses — affordable housing, administrative expenses, school district educational facility payments, and transfers to redevelopment authorities. Ask the Housing and Community Development Department and the relevant zone authority for the line-item schedule behind the ordinance so you can see which zones (Fifth Ward, Fourth Ward, East Downtown, Midtown, Gulfgate, Lake Houston and the rest) still have uncommitted affordable housing dollars before the authorities obligate them to other sponsors.
Act before: After the zone-by-zone appropriation schedule is produced
Ask why $60 million tax increment item shows no vote
Why now: The June 10, 2026 record for Item 52 lists a $60,138,296.44 appropriation across 14 reinvestment zones yet prints no final disposition and no breakdown of the school district or administrative shares.
What to do: Request the City Secretary's certified action and the agenda backup for Item 52 to establish whether a $60,138,296.44 appropriation was voted on at all, and pair it with the internal allocation schedule showing how much of it goes to affordable housing versus administrative expenses. The separate payments to Houston Independent School District and Humble Independent School District for educational facilities are a second unresolved question — the record names both districts but no amounts.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Ask your zone's redevelopment authority where housing money lands
Why now: The June 10, 2026 ordinance appropriates $60,138,296.44 for affordable housing and 'payments to certain Redevelopment Authorities' across Zones One, Two, Three, Six, Seven, Eight, Ten, Eleven, Twelve, Thirteen, Fourteen, Fifteen, Sixteen and Eighteen.
What to do: If you live in one of the 14 named zones — including Fifth Ward, Fourth Ward, Old Sixth Ward, East Downtown, Midtown, Gulfgate, Eastside, Greater Greenspoint or Lake Houston — the money is appropriated to redevelopment authorities rather than spent directly by the City, so the project list lives with your authority's board, not at City Hall. Ask that board for its current affordable housing project list and meeting schedule to see whether any units are planned near you.
Act before: After the next material record update
Timeline
ORDINANCE appropriating $60,138,296.44 out of Tax Increment Funds for REINVESTMENT ZONES ONE (LAMAR TERRACE ZONE) TWO (MIDTOWN ZONE), THREE (MAIN STREET/MARKET SQUARE ZONE) SIX (EASTSIDE ZONE), SEVEN (OLD SPANISH TRAIL/ALMEDA CORRIDORS ZONE), EIGHT (GULFGATE ZONE) TEN (LAKE HOUSTON ZONE), ELEVEN (GREATER GREENSPOINT ZONE), TWELVE (CITY PARK ZONE), THIRTEEN (OLD SIXTH WARD ZONE), FOURTEEN (FOURTH WARD ZONE) FIFTEEN (EAST DOWNTOWN ZONE), SIXTEEN (UPTOWN ZONE) and EIGHTEEN (FIFTH WARD ZONE), for Affordable Housing, Administrative Expenses, payments to Houston Independent School District and Humble Independent School District for Educational Facilities, and payments to certain Redevelopment Authorities as provided herein
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appropriate tax-increment funds for affordable housing and redevelopment-zone obligations