HomeMy WebLinkAbout10/10/2024 - Report: Order Levying Taxes - Rock Prairie Management District No. 2ORDER LEVYING TAXES
WHEREAS, Rock Prairie Management District No. 2 (the "District") has heretofore issued
bonds, payable in whole or in part from taxes, for the purposes of financing road facilities ("Road
Bonds"), and certain of such bonds remain outstanding and unpaid; and
WHEREAS, the order or orders authorizing the issuance of such bonds authorize a levy of
an ad valorem tax for the purpose of providing interest and principal payments on such bonds,
while any part of said principal or interest remains outstanding and unpaid; and
WHEREAS, the District is authorized to levy a maximum total 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, including those related to recreational facilities in
accordance with applicable law; 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 2024, based on the District's tax rolls for 2024, 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 tax of $0.454 on each $100 of assessed
valuation of taxable property within the District, for the tax year 2024, for the purpose of providing
interest and principal payments on the District's bonds.
Section 2: There is hereby levied an ad valorem maintenance tax of $0.196 on each $100
of assessed valuation of taxable property within the District for the tax year 2024, 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 3: The District's tax assessor -collector is hereby authorized to collect the taxes of
the District.
Section 4: 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 31 st day
of January, 2025. All taxes not paid before February 1, 2025, 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.
Section 5: The District's tax assessor collector and bookkeeper are hereby directed to
deposit, from time to time, as collected, 100% of the taxes levied pursuant to Section 1 hereof, and
any related penalties and interest thereon and collection expenses recovered in respect thereof, to
the credit of that certain Bond Fund Road Bond Account within the Bond Fund, as defined in and
created pursuant to the orders authorizing the issuance of the Road Bonds.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this the l0th day of October, 2024.
ATTEST:
/s/ Mark Lindemulder
Secretary, Board of Directors
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/s/ Uri Geva
President, Board of Directors
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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 October 11, 2024,
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
Logan Lee, Assistant Vice President
Mark Lindemulder, Secretary
Samuel "Kit" Kerbel, Assistant Secretary
all of said members of the Board were present, except Director Kerbel, 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.
SIGNED AND SEALED this the 11 th day of October, 2024.
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HARDING
October 14, 2024
VIA E-MAIL
AND CERTIFIED MAIL: RETURN RECEIPT REOUESTED
Certified Mail No. 9589 0710 5270 0953 9603 35
Mr. Bryan Woods (bwoods'2icstx.aov)
City Manager
City of College Station, Texas
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
Ms. Tanya D. Smith (tdsmith a,cstx.gov)
City Secretary
City of College Station, Texas
1101 Texas Avenue
College Station, Texas 77840
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 tax rate. In accordance with said requirement, enclosed please find a
certified copy of the District's Order Levying Taxes for the 2024 tax year, adopted by the Board
of Directors of the District on October 10, 2024.
1300 POST OAK BOULEVARD, SUITE 2400 ° HOUSTON, TX 77056
0: 713.623.4531 ° F: 713.623.6143
Mr. Bryan Woods
Ms. Tanya Smith
October 14, 2024
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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: eJMk 1vh/�, eS
Christina J. Cole
Attorneys for the District
Enclosure
cc: Mr. Avik Bonnerjee (via e-mail)
B&A Municipal Tax Service, LLC
Adam C. Falco (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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