Downtown El Paso is ready to be re-established as the heart of the community. Redevelopment will transform 326 acres into a vibrant place to live, work, play, shop and visit via a strong public and private partnership.

El Paso is seeking to provide for a broad range of retail choices in Downtown to meet the strong cross-border demand, mixed-use and multi-tenant housing opportunities and additional office opportunities.

El Paso City Council created a Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone (TIRZ) for 288 acres of the DT Plan. In its first two years of the TIRZ, property values climbed by 40 percent to almost $446 million.

The TIRZ Board No. 5 meets every other month at 7:30 a.m. at City Hall, 2 Civic Center Plaza. The public is welcomed to attend these meetings.

Please see:

Downtown 2015 Plan Approved

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TIRZ Agendas and Meeting Minutes

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TIRZ Meeting Videos: Please select: ============== TIRZ-07/10/08 TIRZ-06/12/08 TIRZ-05/08/08 Part 1 TIRZ-05/08/08 Part 2 TIRZ-04/10/08 Part 1 TIRZ-04/10/08 Part 2 TIRZ-03/13/08 TIRZ-02/14/08 TIRZ-01/10/08 TIRZ-12/13/07 TIRZ-11/08/07

CHRONOLOGY	DATE	DOCUMENT	TYPE	SUBJECT	BODY/INSTITUTION
2004 – 4th Quarter	12/14/2004	RESO RE City Participate in DT Master Plan development – passed 12-14-2004	Resolution	DT Plan	City Council
2005 – 1st Quarter	2/15/2005	RESO for city funds for DT Master Plan - passed 02-15-2005	Resolution	DT Plan	City Council
2006 - 1st Quarter	3/31/2006	Presentation unveiling Downtown 2015 Plan	Presentation	DT Plan	City Council
	3/31/2006	View Video/Unveiling of DT Plan	Video	DT Plan	n/a
2006 – 1st Quarter	3/31/2006	Resolution - accepting DT Plan draft and authorizing public process necessary to prepare a recommendation 03-31-06	Resolution	DT Plan	City Council
2006 - 2nd Quarter	7/10/2006	DT Plan Phase I Presentation at Special Council Mtg.	Resolution	DT Plan	City Council
	7/10/2006	Guiding Values Resolution for DT Plan	Resolution	DT Plan	City Council
	7/10/2006	Resolution for DT Plan for location of govt. offices in downtown	Resolution	DT Plan	City Council
	7/10/2006	Resolution on eminent domain moratorium	Resolution	DT Plan	City Council
	6/7/2006	Project history, DT redevelopment Phase I overview community Presentation	Resolution	DT Plan	City Plan Commission
	5/30/2006	DT Fact Sheet, Eminent Domain	Document	DT Plan	Planning Dept.
	5/30/2006	DT Fact Sheet, City Plans	Document	DT Plan	Planning Dept.
	5/30/2006	DT Fact Sheet, Housing	Document	Housing	Planning Dept.
	5/30/2006	DT Plan Process, May 06	Document	DT Plan	Planning Dept.
	5/30/2006	DT Fact Sheet REIT	Document	REIT	Planning Dept.
	5/30/2006	DT Fact Sheet, TIF	Document	TIRZ	Planning Dept.
2006 - 3rd Quarter	10/5/2006	CPC recommendations on proposed DT 2015 Plan	Fact Sheet	DT Plan	City Plan Commission
	9/29/2006	Draft DT 2015 Plan	Fact Sheet	DT Plan	City Council
	9/21/2006	Draft Design standards and guidelines for all new DT development and renovation	Document	DT Plan	City Council
	9/21/2006	Community meetings/plan adoption process presentation	Presentation	DT Plan	City Plan Commission
	9/18/2006	Press release/DT plan- Public hearings	Document	DT Plan	City Plan Commission
2006 - 4th Quarter	12/19/2006	Ordinance Establishing TIRZ No. 5	Ordinance	TIRZ	City Council
	12/19/2006	Resolution on eminent domain extending moratorium	Resolution	DT Plan	City Council
	10/31/2006	Downtown 2015 Plan Presentation to Council	Presentation	DT Plan	City Council
	10/31/2006	TIRZ Intention presentation made to Commissioner's Court and EPISD	Presentation	TIRZ	County Commissioners
	10/31/2006	Ordinance approving the DT 2015 Plan	Ordinance	DT Plan	City Council
	10/31/2006	Downtown 2015 Plan Approved	Document	DT Plan	City Council
2006 – 4th Quarter	10/17/2006	RESO Expressing intent to create TIRZ No. 5 - passed 10-17-2006	Resolution	TIRZ	City Council
2007 - 2nd Quarter	7/30/2007	Properties on the National Register in Downtown El Paso	Fact Sheet	Historic	n/a
2007 - 3rd Quarter	9/25/2007	Sales tax rebate program application	Document	Incentives	City Council
	9/25/2007	Sales tax rebate program guidelines	Ordinance	Incentives	City Council
2007 – 3rd Quarter	9/11/2007	Green Building Grant Program Guidelines Sept. 2007	Document	Incentives	Econ Dev Dept.
	9/11/2007	GREEN BUILDING GRANT APPLICATION	Document	Incentives	Econ Dev Dept.
	9/11/2007	FACADE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM APPLICATION	Document	Incentives	Econ Dev Dept.
	9/11/2007	Facade Improvement Guidelines Sept. 2007	Document	Incentives	City Council
2007 - 4th Quarter	12/18/2007	Map of DT Plan boundaries as adopted	Map	DT Plan	City Council
	12/18/2007	Amending ordinance to modify the TIRZ boundaries	Ordinance	TIRZ	City Council
	12/18/2007	Amending ordinance to modify the TIRZ boundaries	Ordinance	TIRZ	City Council
2008 - 2nd Quarter	5/13/2008	Ordinance amending DT Plan boundaries	Ordinance	DT Plan	City Council
	5/13/2008	Updated map of DT Plan boundaries	Map	DT Plan	City Council
	5/6/2008	Historic property tax exemption application	Document	Incentives	City Council
2008 – 2nd Quarter	6/24/2008	DT Incentive Programs One-Pager	Document	Incentives	Econ Dev Dept.
	5/27/2008	Presentation Creating Area of Potential Effect	Presentation	Incentives	Econ Dev Dept.
	5/14/2008	Green Building Presentation - Grant Program & LEED	Presentation	Incentives	Econ Dev Dept.
	5/6/2008	Permit Fee Reductions -FINAL	Document	Incentives	Econ Dev Dept.
	5/6/2008	Presentation on Tax Exemption Pgm expansion - May 6 2008	Presentation	Incentives	Econ Dev Dept.
	5/6/2008	Fee Reduction Incentives Prez to Council	Presentation	Incentives	City Council
2008 - 4th Quarter	9/18/2008	TIRZ Meeting Schedule from Oct 2008 to Sept 2009	Document	TIRZ	Econ Dev Dept.
2008- 2nd Quarter	7/10/2008	Implementation of DT 2015 Plan Phase II Consultant Report	Presentation	DT Plan	Econ Dev Dept.
	7/10/2008	El Paso Downtown 2015 Report Phase II	Document	DT Plan	Econ Dev Dept.

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