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Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #19

UPPER KIRBY REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY – UKRA/TIRZ #19 Created by Houston City Council in July 1999, the Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (Zone 19) helps finance the cost of redeveloping/revitalizing the Upper Kirby District in order to attract sufficient market development in a timely manner. PURPOSE: Storm Drainage Improvements Safety & Security Infrastructure Improvements Traffic Mobility Improvements Levy Park Improvement Created: by City Council July 1999 Duration: 15 year Area: 515 Acres 1999 Base Year Value: $551,323,770 Current Taxable Value (TY2009): $1,643,688,351 Debit: $0 Funding: Tax increment Board Size: Seven Members Boundaries: Roughly Westheimer (N), Shepherd (E), Bissonnet (S) and Buffalo Speedway (W). Link to boundary map. Proposed Budget: Current budget information is included within this section. Pre Bid Guest Register 6-5-2008 REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS For Materials Engineering and Testing Services Contracts 'Guest Register and Responses to Questions from the Materials Testing Pre-Submittal Meeting: April 17, 2008 CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PLAN PROPOSED CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS PROJECTS: The major project types are as listed below: Storm Drainage Improvements Safety & Security Infrastructure Improvements Traffic Mobility Improvements Kirby Drive 70% Drawings Levy Park Improvements  Follow this link to the UKRA/TIRZ #19 2006-2010 CIP (Capital Improvements Plan). PROJECT PLAN OVERVIEW Completed: Levy Park Improvements Richmond Esplanades Wayfinding Signage Traffic/Mobility Study Storm Drainage Study TOTAL $933,000 $198,600 $62,000 $286,000 $372,000 $1,851,600   Proposed: Storm Drainage Improvement Safety and Security Infrastructure Improvements Traffic Mobility Improvements TOTAL $23,260,000 $600,000 $1,850,000 $25,710,000   COMPLETED PROJECTS Levy Park: TIRZ Revenue Private Funding Annual Maintenance By Upper Kirby Management District $933,000 $240,000 $45,000   Richmond Esplanades: TIRZ Revenue Annual Maintenance By Upper Kirby Management District $198,600 $40,000 Wayfinding Signage TIRZ Revenue Annual Maintenance By Upper Kirby Management District $62,000 $5,000 Storm Drainage Survey Identified $372,009 $23,840,000         Drainage Improvements to Kirby, Greenbriar & Shepherd Systems Richmond Avenue July 2005   Westheimer July 2005 Area Inlet Design Construction to begin Fall '06 Construction Cost: : $20,000 $140,000        Construction Projects        Design Projects       Traffic Mobility Study Identified: $286,000 $2,800,000   Mobility and Public Safety Improvements throughout District Included Kirby & Buffalo Speedway Street Tree Inventory PROJECTED DEVELOPMENT           2727 Kirby Drive       $28,000,000                 The Gables     Kirby @ Westheimer       $75,000,000 KIRBY DRIVE CONSTRUCTION District Updates Kirby Drive: The Month Ahead The Upper Kirby District Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number 19 (TIRZ 19) began work on Kirby Drive between Richmond and Westheimer in July of 2008 implementing the much needed drainage and mobility improvements identified following Tropical Storm Allison. In partnership with the City of Houston and Harris County Improvement District Number 3 (HCID 3), this project seeks to alleviate area flooding and traffic congestion issues while implementing a complete streetscape and landscaping plan that will include the burial of overhead utility lines, landscaping upgrades, paved crosswalks, pedestrian lighting and a number of other safety, accessibility and beautification improvements....more Monthly Updates Construction Photos KUHF Coverage July 2008 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Sydney "Buddy" Bailey – Chairman Emil Pena – Vice Chairman Charles Pendergraft – Secretary Morris Chen – Director Russell Jackson, Ph.D. – Director Monique Ward – Director Pam Thorne – Director