I hereby call this special meeting of the Board of Trustees of Katy Independent
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Katy ISD Special Board Meeting, September 29, 2017
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- 0:00 to 0:37 Items 1 & 2 1. Call to Order - Upon announcement by the presiding officer that a quorum is present, the meeting will be called to order. 2. Verification of Compliance with the Provisions of the Open Meetings Act 2.1 Verification will be provided that the provisions of the Open Meetings Act, Section 551.001 et seq. of the Texas Government Code were met in accordance with the public notice of the meeting.
- 0:37 to 18:02 Items 3 & 4 3. Action 3.1 Consider Board approval of a Resolution and Order of Katy Independent School District authorizing the reappraisal of property within Katy ISD (Fort Bend, Harris, and Waller Counties) damaged by Hurricane Harvey and flooding caused by the storm. 4. Adjournment
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School District to order. Today is Friday September 29th 2017 and the time is 12
o 6 p.m. Noting that a quorum is present the board will now convene an open
meeting. Dr. Hint will you verify that we are in compliance with provisions of the
Texas Open Meetings Act with regard to the notice for this meeting? Madam
presidents we are in compliance with provisions of the Texas Open Meetings
Act with regards to the notice for this meeting today. Okay. Move to agenda item 3, 3.1
Items 3 & 4
consider board approval of a resolution and order of the Katy Independent School
District authorizing the reappraisal of property within Katy ISD for Ben Harris
and Waller counties damaged by Hurricane Harvey and the flooding caused by the
storm. Dr. Head? Yes, I'm going to go ahead and give you guys some information on
section 23.02 of the Texas Tax Code which provides that the governing body
of a taxing entity that is located partly or entirely inside an area
declared to be a disaster area by the governor may authorize reappraisal of
all property damaged in the disaster at its market value immediately after the
disaster. As you know, Waller, Harris and Fort Bend counties were declared disaster areas.
Also part of section 23.02 Texas tax code further provides that a taxing unit that authorizes such
a reappraisal must reimburse the appraisal district for all the costs of making the reappraisal
and that such costs may be shared by each taxing unit providing for reappraisal in the same
territory. The costs associated with reappraisals for damaged properties
shall be the responsibility of the requesting taxing tax units and shall be
prorated to all such entities and we're looking at the properties again in Fort
Ben Harris and lower counties that sustained damage from Hurricane Harvey
and flooding caused by the storm. Each appraiser, chief appraiser of each county
has the authority to determine what it is that they want to appraise and I know
you guys received all of the information on the resolution but section nine is an area that we as
a district wanted to make sure that we placed into this fort ben county and waller county have
already indicated that they are going to reappraise the properties that were damaged and requested by
the owners whether it's a business or a homeowner harris county has not confirmed one way or another
how they want to do it. Chris, Justin and I, I'm sorry, Mr. Smith, Mr. Graham and I have had several conversations. We've been on conference calls with multiple entities, most recently with Harris County yesterday, who had their attorney as well.
They have not committed one way or another, but because of that lack of a commitment, we wrote into Section 9 of this resolution,
which we are seeking the board's approval, that the KDISD Board of Trustees is only authorizing the appraisal districts in each county
to conduct a reappraisal under Section 23.03 of the Texas Tax Code if the reappraisal is done on a per-parcel basis
with the consent of the owner of the property which was damaged by Hurricane
Harvey and flooding caused by the storm. Should the chief appraiser of any
individual county intend to reappraise property which has not been damaged or
intend to reappraise damaged properties without the consent of the owner, this
authorization of reappraisal shall be null and void for that individual county.
As a school district, we want to provide those individuals, those businesses, those
homeowners that had properties damaged by the storm to have the choice doesn't
mean they will some may some may not but have the choice to seek a reappraisal of
their damaged properties seeking at we're in a school that's the school
bill everybody's gonna run now but we would like to provide that choice to the
homeowner we'd like to provide that choice to the business owner in light of
of the situation they've been through.
We're estimating, and I know Chris and I,
looking at the total number of parcels,
I sent you guys some information.
We've looked at some information.
We're estimating that this could possibly
cost the school district from $1.5 million to $3.5 million.
We believe, again, an estimate, ballpark range.
But we also know this, that there
is some language in Texas Education Code and law that the Commissioner of Education is
then responsible for making the school districts whole, not on 100% of our taxable value, but
on about 66% of it they would make us whole on.
If there's any further questions, I've got my two geniuses sitting right there that can
provide additional information.
Again, it's the district's recommendation that the school board consider this.
Madam President.
Ms. Fox.
Dr. Hintz, in your estimation of the cost that could come to the school district, does
that take into account the energy corridor there and some of those very large businesses
that were damaged?
It wasn't their entire building.
It does.
We've looked at a satellite map of that area.
We've looked at some scatterplot maps of that area.
and it does take into consideration that area.
I'll tell you what, we really don't have a clue what this is going to cost us until we know who takes advantage of it
and what their taxing entity is, a $100,000 home versus a $500,000 home.
But we have looked at that energy corridor.
Matter of fact, I think we've got some maps here.
depending on the map that you look at, we don't believe the energy corridor was as near as damaged as we originally thought.
Chris is going to provide you guys.
We had Jim Farren, our person, provide a map, and then we also received information.
There you go.
Thank you.
Chris, or Mr. Smith, I'm going to let you explain that.
This is a map that Mr. Farren.
What you're looking at is a map that Mr. Farron from our GIS department put together,
and it's based on a NOAA satellite view on August the 30th.
So basically what he was able to do is to fly over parts of the district that
we and it was able to look in in people's yards based on the imagery or
on their property based on the imagery and do his best guess and roping in
those properties and then he took information from both the Fort Bend
County and Harris County databases and tied all that together to give up give
us an estimate of some numbers. Now I don't think all the areas were on there
that for example there's a a grosky road over near tompkins high school that has flooded on
multiple occasions i don't see that on the map and then unfortunately the noaa website
did not include katie proper or that that imagery did not include katie proper in some of the
northwest side of our district so it's just an estimate but that is the imagery that he used
to rope in property values to properties and subsequent property values of said properties
Mr. Lacey.
Mr. Smith, off the top of your head, do you happen to know, does this include personal
property that's on the tax rolls that we obtain income from as well as real property?
It does not.
It's just, actually it does.
It includes the taxable value.
It includes the taxable value.
It just has the market value and the taxable value is the only information he was able
to delineate down to the website.
site. So if on the businesses, for example, it should include property values, personal property
in that as well. Okay. And then also, Dr. Hintz and Mr. Landers and Mr. Smith, all this Mr. Smith
is really confusing me. I'm sorry. Lance, Justin, and Chris. Thank you. That's a lot easier for me
to remember. But how will we be, not just presenting this to the public, how will we,
what will be the procedure? Will they go through KDISD or will they go through the Harris County
appraisal. It would then be the chief appraiser that is responsible for
notifying and seeking whether there's interest or not in that. Once we pass the
resolution we pass it off to the chief appraisers of all three counties. And
then lastly if you don't mind. But let me add this. We will communicate though out
to our community that we have the Board of Trustees has whether you know one way
another that if the board so chooses to approve this resolution we're prepared
to release a statement and prepared to release release information to our
community about the option that was you just answered the question I was about
it's because we're great minds think a lot yeah one last thing if you don't
mind just one thought and I'd like to put this on public I think this is the
right thing to do for our community this is there's a lot of people that have
have gone through. Mrs Fox is one and a lot of other people have gone through so
many things that are just devastating that those of us that did not go through
it just cannot start to fathom and our hearts and our prayers go out to all
those that have been affected. But this is I think this is just the right thing
to do for our constituents for our people that are within our our bounce.
Madam President, so I was going to say exactly the same thing. Um, my my
My neighborhood was affected and a big portion, right?
I live near Canyon Gate.
I live in the Cinco Ranch area near Beck and Creech.
And my neighbors and friends are asking, you know, is the district going to consider this?
And I told a few of them that it was on an agenda for today.
And it's like the response is that makes me want to cry because you're the entity who is showing that you really care about families.
because no one else is doing anything to help FEMA is not showing up the way they
should the you know I know that all of the government entities run slowly I I
get that but they keep getting no's and no's and they're getting they just feel
like they're getting help from nowhere and so this whatever help comes from
this for them is the right thing to do for families who have contributed over
over and over and over to contribute to our district,
to invest in the schools and the children
and the teachers of this community.
They've been here investing for years,
as have the main creeks in Morton Ranch
and the Wolf areas and the Fleetwood areas.
They've been investing in our community
for years and years and years.
And for us to do what's right for them
is a way to say to them, we hear you, we see you,
we love you, we care about you,
and we will do what is right,
even at a cost to us and we'll still instruct children and we'll still take
care of our teachers and our staff we'll find a way to do it and we have
continued throughout this process to keep families and children and our
employees at the forefront of our decisions and I am very proud to be a
part of this leadership to do that thank you dr. Hemp for your leadership and
and everybody here. I appreciate you. Madam President, thank you for those words, Ms. Fox,
and I understand what you've been experiencing since Harvey. As many of our community is,
I've been in these shoes back in 2005 when we lived in Louisiana and we lost our home
to Hurricane Rita, so I do empathize with our community greatly in what they're experiencing
with government entities and insurance companies and how long all of it can take.
I would like to point out with this resolution, Dr. Hint, we're not advising
our community one way or the other on what they should do. We're just simply
giving them the option if they so choose. Absolutely. And I want to make sure that we put
that on record that we're not taking a stand one way or the other on putting
ourselves in a position on this is what you should do or should not do versus
we're just opening the door on what is best for you as an individual for your
home absolutely with the appraisal without the resolution we would be then
absolutely give them no choice also I think it's important to note and I'm
glad you brought that up because it made me think this reappraisal is not for a
whole annual year it's only from the time of the incident until the end of
the taxing year all right how the chief appraisers are going to do it I'll tell
you if they had Chris Smith working for him he already figured it out I don't
give them any ideas. No. Actually we, no, no, not him. He can't, but we would like to give them some ideas of how to do this if they so choose.
Right. Well with that being said, Madam President can we move forward with the motion? Yes, Mrs. Dorff.
I move that the Board of Trustees approves a resolution in order of Katy Independent School District
authorizing the reappraisal of property within Katy ISD, Fort Bend, Harris and Waller Counties
damaged by Hurricane Harvey and flooding caused by the storm.
Second.
A motion has been made by Mrs. Doyle, a second by Mrs. Fox.
The Board of Trustees approves a resolution and order of Katy Independent School District
authorizing the reappraisal of property within Katy ISD for Ben Harris and Waller counties
damaged by Hurricane Harvey and flooding caused by the storm.
Do we have any more? Mr. Scott.
Mr. President, very quickly, I think this is part of helping put the community back together.
I think that the work that Mr. Smith and Mr. Graham and Dr. Hinn have done in getting us to the point where we can proceed on this,
it's not as simple as you think, and I think the work there has been extraordinary.
And this is a deserved, unanimous vote.
this needs to happen because it is like Bill and Rebecca and Courtney have said
it's the right thing to do. They've been there for the district in the great
times and we need to be there for those people that have suffered enormously in
the bad times. Now my CFO said please make sure you reiterate the cost
possibility to the district. 1.5 to 3.5 or do you want to stretch it to 4?
but that's an estimate. It is a net current estimate but you guys know when
we're working with Port Bend County, Harris County, Waller County, we've had
good conversations with two, we've had head-butting with one and I'll leave that
up to y'all's. But it's the right thing to do and if it costs more money then
that's what we do because it is the right thing to do. Absolutely. Madam President, I would like to echo what Mrs. Doyle said. This is
absolutely not us telling anyone what's right for them because there is as I've
thought about this for many days now retired people have their taxes frozen
not this is not the right choice for everyone this gives opportunity this is
us saying as I say all the time as a school board we work for our community
that they put us here and we represent your values and we believe this is a
great decision to give the homeowners choice but please do your homework
please talk to trusted people and figure out what's the best thing for them to do
because it it is not the right decision for every single person but they will be
able to figure that out on their own and them having the choice is the right
thing for us to do thank you dr. hint for all of your information and and this
This map is pretty powerful too.
Thank you for supplying that to us, Mr. Smith.
And I would like to say that I agree with all the sentiments of my fellow board members.
Thank you for your important questions and your heartfelt, obviously very informed words.
These past few weeks as a school board has really taught us all, I think, a lot as trustees
and I think we're all very very proud to be part of this district. So with that I
would like to, are we ready to vote? Okay so I would like to call the vote. All in
favor please raise your right hand and say aye. Aye. All opposed? Motion passes
five to zero. Mr. Griffin and Mr. Mohalski are able to be here this afternoon.
All right. And Madam President I will continue to share information with you
you guys we received some additional information from Harris County should we
receive any information you can expect to see it in your Friday info and we'll
keep you as tight to this as we possibly can thank you for always keeping your
board of trustees informed dr. Hicks there being no further business before
the board this meeting is adjourned the time is 12 24 p.m.
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Agenda
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- Disaster Reappraisal Resolution 9.28.2017 3 121 KB
- Resolution SIGNED 425 KB
Motions and votes
Recorded actions
MOTION 001 · AGENDA 3.1
PassedIt is recommended that the Board of Trustees approves a Resolution and Order of Katy Independent School District authorizing the reappraisal of property within Katy ISD (Fort Bend, Harris, and Waller Counties) damaged by Hurricane Harvey and flooding caused by the storm.
5 Yes · 0 No
| Trustee | Vote |
|---|---|
| ashley-vann | Yes |
| bill-lacy | Yes |
| courtney-doyle | Yes |
| george-scott | Yes |
| rebecca-fox | Yes |