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TrAnSMITTAL LETTEr



        COmmuniTy  enhanCemenT  and
        develOPmenT COrPOraTiOn                                     CedC  exPendiTure highlighTs

                                                             fund                  iTem            exPendiTure
        In May 2015, Southlake voters overwhelmingly
        approved  the  reallocation  of  a  portion  of                                             2.5% cost of
        the CCPD half-cent sales tax for the purpose                                               living base pay
        of  constructing  and  operating  a  recreation                                             adjustment;
        center  through  a  Community  Enhancement                       Pay adjustment            Merit, Market
        and  Development  Corporation  (CEDC).  The                                                   where
        CCPD  half-cent sales  tax  was  reduced  to     Personnel                                   applicable
        a one-eighth cent tax and  the remaining
        three-eighths was reallocated to address                         Health insurance            0.1% rate
        recreational  and  economic  development                                                     decrease
        needs for the City, as permitted by State law,
        through the CEDC.                                                Dental insurance             1% rate
                                                                                                     decrease
        The three-eighths cent sales tax collected                       Target industry and
        for  this  corporation  was  largely  used  to   Operations      daytime population           $50,000
        construct  Phase  2  of  The  Marq  Southlake,                   analysis study
        known as Champions Club. (Recall that Phase
        1 was funded using a combination of General
        Fund  and  Southlake Parks Development           Transfer        Transfer to CEDC            $160,000
        Corporation cash.)                                               Replacement Fund

        The corporation funding will also be used to supplement the operating expenses for The Marq Southlake
        not recovered with facility and program fees.  Finally, a portion of the funds will also be used for economic
        development initiatives.

        Sales tax collections for the district began in October 2015. A seven-member board of directors works with
        the City Council to oversee the budget.


        The CEDC operating fund highlights are shown as follows:

        Revenue highlights.  For FY 2022, $8,904,709 in total revenue is anticipated for this fund. This represents a
        projected increase of 16.7% for the CEDC operating budget.


        Expenditure highlights.  Total operating expenses for the CEDC are estimated at $4,369,739.  Transfers for
        the indirect charge, CEDC Replacement Fund and debt service total $2,967,244. The ending fund balance is
        projected at $12,347,726. The CEDC Board of Directors approved the operating budget.


        Highlights of planned expenditures for the CEDC operating fund are shown below:


        Personnel.  The CEDC budget includes resources needed to manage and operate both Legends Hall and
        Champions Club at The Marq. This fund will cover its portion of employee pay adjustments and the increases
        in benefit costs as described in the General Fund portion of this letter.  Total personnel costs for FY 2022 are
        $2,729,159.



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