Item 111 Passed 7-3
Item 111 — Thursday, July 23, 2026
Agenda PDF Legistar Official votes
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Current official agenda wording
Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance creating Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone No. 21 for Dog’s Head, which is 2,645 acres and bounded between the Colorado River, US Highway 183, and State Highway 130; approving the boundaries of the zone and the participation rate of the City for the zone; appointing the board of directors, and related matters. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.
"there being seven votes in favor and three in opposition and one absence, item number 111, as amended, passes on all three readings." — meeting transcript (unofficial)
What got said
Attributed statements from the meeting transcript, not official agenda values.
- Alter amendment dedicated a share of tirz revenue to affordable housing and parks
- Laine secured a verbal commitment against a standalone data center or hyperscaler at the site
- Debate over whether the tirz meets the statutory 'but-for' test given rapid area growth
The roll call
Approved as Amended 7-3
Member records (11)
- Kirk Watson Mayor Yes
- Natasha Harper-Madison D1 Yes
- Vanessa Fuentes D2 Absent
- José Velásquez D3 No
- José "Chito" Vela D4 Yes
- Ryan Alter D5 Yes
- Krista Laine D6 Yes
- Mike Siegel D7 No
- Paige Ellis D8 Yes
- Zohaib "Zo" Qadri D9 No
- Marc Duchen D10 Yes