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← Thursday, September 25, 2025

Item 8 Passed 11-0

Approve the submission of a letter of no-objection to the designation of Applied Materials, Inc.’s Harris Branch, Howard Lane, Metric Boulevard, and Spectrum Drive sites by the U.S. Foreign Trade Zone Board as foreign trade zone sites, which would exempt certain foreign trade zone eligible inventory located at those sites from state and local ad valorem taxation and thereby reduce ad valorem tax revenue by approximately $119,000 for the City annually. Funding: This action could result in a reduction in ad valorem tax revenue by approximately $119,000 annually.

The roll call

Approved on Consent 11-0

  • Kirk Watson Mayor Yes
  • Natasha Harper-Madison D1 Yes
  • Vanessa Fuentes D2 Yes
  • José Velásquez D3 Yes
  • José "Chito" Vela D4 Yes
  • Ryan Alter D5 Yes
  • Krista Laine D6 Yes
  • Mike Siegel D7 Yes
  • Paige Ellis D8 Yes
  • Zohaib "Zo" Qadri D9 Yes
  • Marc Duchen D10 Yes

Official votes