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January 18, 2019
VIA E-MAIL
AND CERTIFIED MAIL; RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED
Certified Mail No. 7016 2140 0000 7828 0237
Mr. Bryan Woods (bwoods(&,,cstx.Qov)
City Manager
City of College Station, Texas
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, 'Texas 77842
Ms. Tanya D. Smith (tdsmithacstx.aov)
City Secretary
City of College Station, Texas
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77842
Re: Rock Prairie Management District No. 2; Order Levying Taxes
Dear Mr. Woods and Ms. Smith:
We are the attorneys for Rock Prairie Management District No. 2 (the "District") and
have been instructed by its Board of Directors (the "Board") to direct this correspondence to your
attention. As you know, the City of College Station, Texas (the "City") consented to the creation
of the District in City Council Resolution No. 07-09-15-02 (the "Resolution"). Pursuant to
Section 7(b) of the Resolution, the District shall send a copy of the order or other action setting
an ad valorem tax rate to the City Secretary and the City Manager within thirty (30) days after
the District's adoption of the rate. In accordance with said requirement, enclosed please find a
certified copy of the District's Order Levying Taxes for the 2018 tax year, adopted by the Board
of Directors of the District on January 17, 2019.
Mr. Bryan Woods
Ms. Tanya Smith
January 18, 2019
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Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me at (713)
623-4531.
Very truly yours,
SCHWARTZ, PAGE & HARDING, L.L.P.
By: Nli✓A4 'leu_
Christina J. Cole
Attorneys for the District
Enclosure
cc: Mr. Avik Bonnerjee (via e-mail)
B&A Municipal Tax Service, LLC
Ms. Carla Robinson (via e-mail)
City Attorney
City of College Station, Texas
Board of Directors (via e-mail)
Rock Prairie Management District No. 2
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CERTIFICATE FOR
ORDER LEVYING TAXES
I, the undersigned Secretary of the Board of Directors (the "Board") of Rock Prairie
Management District No. 2 (the "District"), hereby certify as follows:
1. The Board convened in a regular session, open to the public, on January 17, 2019,
at a regular meeting place thereof, (the "Meeting") and the roll was called of the duly constituted
officers and members of the Board, to-wit:
Uri Geva, President
Hays Glover, Vice President
Kamal Ariss, Assistant Vice President
Jonathan Stark, Secretary
Randall G. Rother, Assistant Secretary
all of said members of the Board were present, except Director Geva, thus constituting a quorum.
WHEREUPON, among other business, an
ORDER LEVYING TAXES
the ("Order") was introduced for the consideration of the Board. It was then duly moved and
seconded that the Order be adopted; and, after full discussion, such motion, carrying with it the
adoption of the Order, prevailed, and carried by the following vote:
AYES: 4 NOES: 0
2. A true, full, and correct copy of the Order adopted at the Meeting is attached to
and follows this Certificate; the Order has been duly recorded in the Board's minutes of the
Meeting; the persons named in the above and foregoing paragraph are the duly chosen and acting
officers and members of the Board as indicated therein; each of the officers and members of the
Board was duly and sufficiently notified officially and personally, in advance, of the time, place
and purpose of the Meeting and that the Order would be introduced and considered for adoption
at the Meeting, and each of such officers and members consented, in advance, to the holding of
the Meeting for such purposes; the Meeting was open to the public as required by law; and
public notice of the time, place, and subject of the Meeting was given as required by Chapter
551, Texas Government Code, as amended, and Section 49.063, Texas Water Code, as amended.
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SIGNED AND SEALED this the 17th day of January, 2019.
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ORDER LEVYING TAXES
WHEREAS, Rock Prairie Management District No. 2 (the "District") is authorized to
levy a maintenance tax not to exceed $1.00 per each $100 of assessed valuation within the
District in order to pay operation, maintenance and administrative expenses; and
WHEREAS, it is necessary for the Board of Directors of the District to fix a specific rate
of tax to be levied for the tax year 2018, based on the District's tax rolls for 2018, which have
been prepared and certified by the Brazos Central Appraisal District. Now, Therefore;
BE IT ORDERED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ROCK PRAIRIE
MANAGEMENT DISTRICT NO. 2 THAT:
Section 1: There is hereby levied an ad valorem maintenance tax of$0.50 on each $100
of assessed valuation of taxable property within the District for the tax year 2018, for the purpose
of providing funds for the payment of operation, maintenance and administrative expenses of the
District and other purposes as allowed by law.
Section 2: The District's tax assessor-collector is hereby authorized to collect the taxes of
the District.
Section 3: The taxes levied hereby shall become due and payable upon the receipt of the
tax bill unless otherwise specifically provided by law and shall be paid on or before the 28th day
of February, 2019. All taxes not paid before March 1, 2019, shall become delinquent on that
date, and there shall be added thereto such penalties, interest, court costs, expenses of foreclosure
sales, attorneys' fees and other expenses as are provided by law.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this the 17th day of January, 2019.
/s/Hays Glover
Vice President, Board of Directors
ATTEST:
/s/Jonathan Stark
Secretary, Board of Directors
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