TEXAS MUNICIPAL LEAGUE MUNICIPAL POLICY SUMMIT H August 23-24, 2018 Hilton Austin 500 East Fourth Street Austin, Texas H Summit Delegates Texas Municipal League Municipal Policy Summit Chair: Julie Masters, Mayor, Dickinson Co Vice-Chair: Kathryn Wilemon, Mayor Pro Tem, Arlington Co Vice-Chair: Anthony Williams, Mayor, Abilene TML Board Representative: Ramiro Rodriguez, Mayor, Palmhurst Jerry Bark, Director Parks and Recreation, Harker Heights Allen Barnes, City Administrator, Stephenville John Basham, Mayor Pro Tem, Reno Alan Bojorquez, City Attorney, Bastrop Jeffrey Boney, Councilmember, Missouri City Shelley Brophy, Mayor, Nacogdoches Cindy Burchfield, Councilmember, Daisetta Lynn Buxkemper, Mayor Pro Tem, Slaton Scott Campbell, City Manager, Roanoke Dawn Capra, Mayor, Johnson City Sylvia Carrillo-Trevino, Assistant City Manager, Corpus Christi Jesse Casey, Mayor, Hallsville Randy Childers, Building Official, Waco Roxann Pais Cotroneo, City Attorney, Three Rivers Drew Corn, Town Administrator, Northlake Jason Cozza, City Administrator, Hallettsville Jim Darling, Mayor, McAllen Kevin Falconer, Mayor, Carrollton Paul Frederiksen, Assistant City Manager, Duncanville Brian Frieda, Chief of Police, Sweetwater George Fuller, Mayor, McKinney Beverly Gaines, Councilmember, Webster Himesh Gandhi, Councilmember, Sugar Land Andrea Gardner, City Manager, Watauga Teclo Garica, Director of Strategic Partnerships & Program Development, Mission Gregg Geesa, Councilmember, White Settlement Reed Greer, Mayor, Melissa Tom Hart, City Manager, Grand Prairie Bob Hart, City Manager, Corinth Stephen Haynes, Mayor, Brownwood James M. Heid, Mayor, Clifton iii Terry Henley, Mayor Pro Tem, Meadows Place Mike Herndon, Mayor, Anson Patricia Hilborn, Councilmember, Haslet Bill Hill, City Manager, Shavano Park Norman Hogue, Mayor Pro Tem, Willow Park Shona Huffman, Mayor Pro Tem, Frisco Karen Hunt, Mayor, Coppell Stanley Jaglowski, Councilmember, Lancaster Cody Jones, City Commissioner, Canyon Jungus Jordan, Councilmember, Fort Worth Jeff Jordan, Mayor, Kaufman Latrelle Joy, Mayor Pro Tem, Lubbock Norma Juarez, Councilmember, Plainview Bill Kelly, Director of Government Relations, Houston Steve Killen, Director of Code Compliance, Garland John Kinnaird, Councilmember, Waco Lee Kleinman, Councilmember, Dallas Michael Kovacs, City Manager, Fate Kelly Kuenstler, City Manager, Leon Valley Craig Lindholm, City Administrator, Winnsboro Chris Looney, Planning & Communication Development Director, New Braunfels Prentiss Madison, Councilmember, Bryan Randy Mansfield, City Administrator, Leary Raul Marquez, Mayor Pro Tem, Big Spring Tony Martinez, Mayor, Brownsville Stephen Mason, Mayor Pro Tem, Cedar Hill Jean H. Matlock, Councilmember, Texarkana Rhonda McCollough, Mayor, West Lake Hills Mick McKamie, City Attorney, Alpine David Miller, City Administrator, Springtown Ginger Nelson, Mayor, Amarillo Aimee Nemer, City Secretary, Richardson Claudia Ordaz, Councilmember, El Paso Randy Parr, Fire Chief, Tomball W.L. Pate, Jr., Councilmember, Beaumont Art Pertile, City Attorney, Stafford Tadd Phillips, Human Resources Director, Georgetown Stan Pickett, Mayor, Mesquite Kayci Prince, Councilmember, Plano Jana Prock, Library Director, Keller iv Jim Pruitt, Mayor, Rockwall Benny Puente, Councilmember, Beeville Deborah Pullum, City Attorney, Tyler Cyndie Rathbun, Mayor, Rancho Viejo Leonard Reed, Mayor, Willis Patrick Rios, Mayor, Rockport Annie Rodriguez, Mayor, Yoakum David Rutledge, Mayor, Bridge City Pete Saenz, Mayor, Laredo Rey Saldana, Councilmember, San Antonio Sabrina Schmidt, Purchasing, Pflugerville Jose Segarra, Mayor, Killeen Bill Seiler, Mayor, Marion Alan Shubert, VP Operators & Technical Services, El Paso Water Utility Greg Smith, City Manager, Jacksonville Landra Solansky, Court Administrator, Seguin Lottie Spencer, Mayor Pro Tem, Littlefield Dennis Stahl, Mayor, South Padre Island Mike Sturm, Director of Information Technology, San Marcus Ron Stutes, City Attorney, Palestine Kathie Tovo, Councilmember, Austin Rolando Vela, City Manager, Laguna Vista Chris Watts, Mayor, Denton Jon Weist, Intergovernmental/Legislative Officer, Irving Benjamin White, City Manager, Farmersville Scott Williams, Director of Public Works, Pantego Belinda Willis, Director of Communications and Marketing, Mansfield Mike Wisko, Fire Chief, Galveston Robert Wood, City Administrator, West Lake Hills Tammy Young, Councilmember, Round Rock John Zagurski, Budget Manager, Trophy Club v TABLE OF CONTENTS Agenda ............................................................................................................................................ 1 Foreword ......................................................................................................................................... 3 Harmful Legislation In General/Preemption .................................................................................. 9 Preemption .................................................................................................................................. 9 Harmful Legislation In General ................................................................................................ 16 Revenue and Finance .................................................................................................................... 17 Revenue Caps............................................................................................................................ 17 Expenditure Caps ...................................................................................................................... 22 Appraisal Caps .......................................................................................................................... 23 Effective and Rollback Rate Reform ........................................................................................ 27 Property Tax Abatements ......................................................................................................... 31 Property Tax Exemptions ......................................................................................................... 32 Equity Appraisals ...................................................................................................................... 34 Sales Price Disclosure ............................................................................................................... 36 Dark Store Appraisal................................................................................................................. 37 Disaster Reappraisal.................................................................................................................. 38 Disaster-Related Effective Rate Relief ..................................................................................... 39 Homestead Property Tax Exemption ........................................................................................ 41 Sales Tax Exemptions ............................................................................................................... 43 Sales Taxes on Remote Sales .................................................................................................... 45 Type A/Type B Economic Development Sales Tax ................................................................. 48 Issuing City Debt ...................................................................................................................... 50 Major Events Reimbursement Program .................................................................................... 54 Regulation of Development .......................................................................................................... 57 Annexation ................................................................................................................................ 57 Eminent Domain ....................................................................................................................... 61 Zoning/Religious Land Use/Regulatory Takings ..................................................................... 66 Permit Vesting .......................................................................................................................... 71 Building Codes/Permit Fees ..................................................................................................... 72 vii Tree Preservation ...................................................................................................................... 79 Short-Term Rentals ................................................................................................................... 84 Utilities and Transportation .......................................................................................................... 87 Municipal Right-of-Way Authority/Compensation .................................................................. 87 Local Transportation Funding................................................................................................... 98 State and Federal Transportation Funding .............................................................................. 102 Billboards ................................................................................................................................ 106 Overweight Trucks.................................................................................................................. 111 Miscellaneous Issues ..................................................................................................................