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Utility District and Special District Bi-Annual Update Virginia Collier I October 14, 2020 District Overview Special Districts 1. Water Control and Improvement District (WCID) 2. Municipal Utility District (MUD) 3. Public Improvement District (PID) 4. Municipal Management District (MMD) District Overview Water Control and Improvement District (WCID) • Political subdivision of the State of Texas authorized by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) or the Legislature • Provides water, sanitary sewer, drainage and other utility- related services within the WCID boundaries • Funded through bonds • May collect taxes, charge service fees, operate facilities, own land, condemn property, and pass ordinances • Operates with a Board of Directors elected by residents Water Control and Improvement District (WCID) Update WCID #10 (Wholesale W) Wholesale Agreement in 1990 Contract expired August 2020 WCID #17 (Emer. W, Wholesale WW) Wholesale Agreement in June 2002 District Overview Municipal Utility District (MUD) • Political subdivision of the State of Texas authorized by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) or the Legislature • Provides water, sanitary sewer, drainage, recreational facilities, and fire fighting services within the MUD boundaries • May vary in size, but generally serves master-planned communities of a few hundred households, or more • May issue bonds paid for by homeowners through a tax • Generally dissolved upon annexation Municipal Utility District (MUD) Update Retail Shady Hollow MUD (W/WW) Potential Transfer Agreement Oct 2020 Wholesale Travis County (Barton Creek) MUDs (Emergency W) Created in 1974 Moore’s Crossing MUD (W/WW) Consent Agreement in June 1987 Wells Branch MUD (W/WW) Consent Agreement in April 1981 Sunfield MUD (W) Consent Agreement in June 2006 North Austin MUD (W/WW) Consent Agreement in May 1983 Pilot Knob MUDs (W/WW) Consent Agreement in April 2012 Northtown MUD (W/WW) Consent Agreement in January 1986 Southeast Travis County MUDs (W/WW) Consent Agreement in April 2012 Austin Green MUD (partial W/WW; reclaimed) Consent Agreement in January 2020 District Overview Public Improvement District (PID) • Created by a city or county as an economic development tool to fund public improvements or municipal services in a defined geographic area • Funded by special assessments apportioned and paid by landowners that benefit from the PID • City Council adopted PID Policy 1) Development PID provides a means to finance infrastructure costs borne by property owners within the PID receiving the benefit from the public improvements 2) Maintenance and Operations PID assessments pay for enhanced services and public improvements that specifically benefit properties located within the PID • Property owners may petition to dissolve a PID Public Improvement District (PID) Update City of Austin Development PIDs Estancia PID (Retail W/WW) Created in July 2013 Travis County PIDs Wildhorse PID (Retail W/WW) Creation Resolution by County on 8-9-2016 Indian Hills PID (Retail W/WW) Created in August 2010 Bella Fortuna PID (Retail W/WW) Creation Resolution by County on 10-31-2017 Whisper Valley PID (Retail W/WW) Created in August 2010 Turners Crossing PID (Retail W/WW) Creation Resolution by County on 11-13-2018 Velocity Crossing PID (Retail W/WW) Creation Resolution by County on 2-12-2019 Longview – E. 71 PID (Retail W/WW) Creation Resolution by County on 10-29-2019 District Overview Municipal Management District (MMD) • Political subdivision of the State of Texas authorized by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) or the Legislature • Managed by a Board of Directors, with wide authority • May finance services and improvements with by an extensive combination taxes, fees, and other revenue • May utilize Chapter 380 powers, issue bonds, notes, or other obligations • May add land with a petition from a landowner and be dissolved by the Board or a petition by landowners Municipal Management District (MMD) Update SH 130 MMD (Partial W/WW) Created by Legislature 2019 Requesting City Consent by December 2020