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Invest in Our Economy

Goal 1: Enhance Economic Impact Through Development and
Redevelopment Efforts, Partnerships, and Investment Opportunities
Objective 2: Build a Strong and Diverse Business Community
Project Performance Measure(s) City Service Team (Department)
IOE Land Banking Economic Development and Capital
1.2.7 Investment (ED)
Summary:
Land Banking (previously Real Estate) is part the Economic Pierce Burch Active Adult Date
Development department. Staff manages minerals and Development
leasing, city‐owned property, cell tower leasing, easement Property Survey Sept. 2017
acquisitions for PWT and WU, right‐of‐way permit approvals Contour Survey Sept. 2017
and small cell right‐of‐way permits which includes Title Commitment July 2017
inspections and management of the public right‐of‐way. Reserved Easements for Pierce Dec. 2019/
Burch Plant Operations May 2020
Pierce Burch Active Adult Community

Description: Arlington voters approved general obligation Nanoscope Lease Date
bonds in the amount of $45 million in a special election on East Library Property Sept./ Oct. 2020
May 6, 2017, to build an Active Adult Center. Facility

membership will be for those 50 years of age or older.
Small Cell Right‐of‐Way Submitted
Permits
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Developer selected through RFQ process has resigned from 1 Quarter 41
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the project. Staff is working with Georgie Zang and Jimmy 2 Quarter 26
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3 Quarter 64
O’Neal with Stillwater Capital Group for a future proposal.
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4 Quarter 10

East Arlington Library
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ED was instrumental in luring a biotech firm in the 4 Right‐of‐Way Permits Submitted
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quarter to Arlington. Nanonoscope Technologies will be 1 Quarter 181
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moving their headquarters and operations in the vacant 2 Quarter 149
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east Arlington Library starting in October 2020. The ground 3 Quarter 190
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lease is $1 per square foot per year and managed by Land 4 Quarter 116
Banking.

Small Cell Permits Right‐of‐Way Permits
Staff manages applications/yearly fees from public service IT is working closely with the department to create an
providers such as AT&T, Sprint, T‐Mobile and Verizon. Shot online ROW permit submittal process to streamline
clocks are enforced under this program. processing and management. Goals will always be to
collect past due damages from current contractors and
Update: public service providers. Staff works closely with the Risk
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During the 4 quarter, staff completed 116 right‐of‐way Department and the total Collection for FY 2020 is
permits which include small cells and 10 in the fourth $121,302.93.
quarter. Verizon made significant progress on new
installations for small cell right‐of‐way permits. There are
450 total small cell permits.

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