City of Lubbock, Texas
Regular City Council Meeting Tuesday, June 22, 2021
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Daniel M. Pope, Mayor Steve Massengale, Mayor Pro Tem, District 4 Juan A. Chadis, Councilman, District 1 Shelia Patterson Harris, Councilwoman, District 2 Jeff Griffith, Councilman, District 3 Randy Christian, Councilman, District 5 Latrelle Joy, Councilwoman, District 6 |
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W. Jarrett Atkinson, City Manager Chad Weaver, City Attorney Rebecca Garza, City Secretary |
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http://www.mylubbock.us Internet/Video Link: https://zoom.us/j/97566060796 or Teleconference Phone #s: U.S.: +1-346-248-7799; + 1-312-626-6799; +1-646-558-8656; +1-669-900-9128 +1-253-215-8782; +1-301-715-8592; Enter ID#: 975 6606 0796 City Council Chambers, Citizens Tower, 1314 Avenue K, Lubbock, Texas
City of Lubbock City Council Meetings are available to all persons regardless of disability. If you require special assistance, please contact the City Secretary's Office at 775-2061 or write to Post Office Box 2000, Lubbock, Texas 79457 at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting.
Note: On occasion the City Council may consider agenda items out of order.
Pursuant to the Executive Orders of Governor Abbott, and other authority provided by the Texas Attorney General, the City Council will convene in-person and via video and/or teleconference. If the Executive Orders of Governor Abbott are amended and prohibit the use of video and/or teleconference access to the meeting, the meeting will be held in-person only.
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12:00 p.m. - City Council convenes in City Council Chambers in Work Session regarding items for presentation and discussion on such issues that may require in-depth consideration by the City Council. No action will be taken by the City Council in Work Session. |
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Hear and discuss presentations regarding the following and provide guidance to staff as appropriate. |
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American Rescue Plan - Interim Final Rule and Funding Eligibility |
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Future Needs Committee Update and Report |
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At the completion of the Work Session, City Council recesses into Executive Session.
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Hold an executive session in accordance with Texas Government Code, Section 551.071, with legal counsel for advice about pending or contemplated litigation or settlement agreement and on matters in which the duty of the attorney under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct conflicts with Chapter 551. |
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The City of Lubbock Charter and Potential Charter Amendment Election
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Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Turnover Program
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Hold an executive session in accordance with V.T.C.A. Government Code § 551.071, seeking the advice of its legal counsel about pending or contemplated litigation or settlement offers and hold a consultation with the attorney on matters in which the duty of the attorney under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct of the State Bar of Texas conflicts with Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code: (i) legal advice and counsel regarding matters identified in Section 2.5(a)-(f) of this Agenda; (ii) legal advice and counsel regarding the City of Lubbock's Note Purchase Program with Bank of America; and legal issues regarding bond-related matters. |
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Hold an executive session in accordance with the Texas Government Code, Section 551.072, to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property. |
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Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Turnover Program
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Hold an executive session in accordance with Texas Government Code 551.074, to discuss personnel matters, regarding the duties, responsibilities, and/or appointments to the Building Board of Appeals, Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority Board of Directors, Permit and License Appeal Board, and the Planning and Zoning Commission. Click to View |
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Hold an executive session in accordance with V.T.C.A. Government Code Section 551.086, to discuss and deliberate, on the following competitive matters of Lubbock Power & Light, reasonably related to the following categories: a) generation unit specific and portfolio fixed and variable costs, including forecasts of those costs, capital improvement plans for generation units, and generation unit operating characteristics and outage scheduling; b) bidding and pricing information for purchased power, generation and fuel, and Electric Reliability Council of Texas bids, prices, offers, and related services and strategies; c) effective fuel and purchased power agreements and fuel transportation arrangements and contracts; d) risk management information, contracts, and strategies, including fuel hedging and storage; e) plans, studies, proposals, and analyses for system improvements, additions, or sales (other than transmission and distribution system improvements inside the service area for which the public power utility is the sole certificated retail provider);
• Discuss and deliberate plans, studies, proposals, and analyses for system improvements, additions, or sales.
f) customer billing, contract, and usage information, electric power pricing information, system load characteristics, and electric power marketing analyses and strategies.
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Adjourn from Executive Session |
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4:30 p.m. - City Council reconvenes in Open Session in City Council Chambers.
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Ceremonial Items |
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Invocation |
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Pledges of Allegiance |
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Proclamations and Presentations |
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Presentation of a Special Recognition in celebration of the 4th on Broadway Festival
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Call to Order
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Citizen Comments - According to Lubbock City Council Rules, any citizen wishing to appear in-person before a regular meeting of the City Council, regarding any matter posted on the City Council Agenda below, shall complete the sign-up form provided at the meeting, no later than 5:00 p.m. on June 22, 2021. If a citizen is attending the meeting by video or teleconference, they may submit a citizen comment by email at citizencomments@mylubbock.us, no later than 2:00 p.m. on June 22, 2021. Submitted comments must include name and address. Each comment will be read aloud for a period of time not to exceed three minutes pursuant to City Council Rules. Citizen Comments is an opportunity for citizens to make comments and express a position on agenda items. Any comment received that is in the nature of asking a question will be referred to an appropriate member of the City staff for a response. Public Hearings – Any person wishing to speak at a posted public hearing (Items 7.1-7.3) may do so via Zoom by using the "Raised Hand" feature. When utilizing Zoom through a telephone, press *9 to "raise your hand" and you will be placed in the queue. |
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May 25, 2021 Regular City Council Meeting May 26, 2021 Special City Council Meeting - LEDA Press Conference May 27, 2021 Special City Council Meeting Click to View |
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Consent Agenda - Items considered to be routine are enacted by one motion without separate discussion. If the City Council desires to discuss an item, the item is removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately. |
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Budget Ordinance Amendment 2nd Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance No. 2021-O0070, Amendment 30, amending the FY 2020-21 Budget for municipal purposes respecting the Airport Capital Fund to appropriate additional funding for the Capital Improvement Project 8648 Airport Pavement Maintenance. Click to View |
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Resolution - Aviation: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Public Works Contract 15877, with Silver Creek Construction, Inc., for the rehabilitation of Airport Taxiway M and Taxiway J at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport. Click to View |
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Resolution - Aviation: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 3 to Contract 15310, with Parkhill, for Professional Services, Construction Administration, Resident Project Representative (RPR) Services, Closeout Phase Assistance, and Construction Materials Testing for Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport Taxiway M and Taxiway J Pavement Rehabilitation. Click to View |
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Budget Ordinance Amendment 2nd Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance No. 2021-O0071, Amendment 31, amending the FY 2020-21 Budget for municipal purposes respecting the Water/Wastewater Operating and Capital Funds to appropriate additional funding for Capital Improvement Project (CIP) 92455 Water Meter Replacements. Click to View |
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Budget Ordinance Amendment 2nd Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance No. 2021-O0074, Amendment 32, amending the FY 2020-21 Budget for municipal purposes respecting the General Fund Operating, General Fund Capital, and Information Technology Operating Fund to appropriate additional funding for Capital Improvement Project 8646 Public Safety CAD, Mobile, and RMS Software. Click to View |
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Resolution - Information Technology: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Professional Services Agreement 15963, with Sciens Consulting, LLC, to provide consultant services for a needs assessment, creation of a request for proposal, evaluation, and selection of replacement Public Safety software systems, including Computer Aided Dispatch, Records Management, and Mobile applications. Click to View |
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Budget Ordinance Amendment 2nd Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance No. 2021-O0072, Amendment 33, amending the FY 2020-21 Budget for municipal purposes respecting the Grant Fund to accept and appropriate funding from the Texas Department of State Health Services. Click to View |
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Resolution - Public Health Services: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 2 to Contract HHS000077800035 under the HIV Prevention Services Contract, and any associated documents, by and between the City of Lubbock and the Texas Department of State Health Services, to provide funding for HIV prevention services provided by the City of Lubbock Health Department. Click to View |
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Budget Ordinance Amendment 2nd Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance No. 2021-O0073, Amendment 34, amending the FY 2020-21 Budget for municipal purposes respecting the Water/Wastewater Capital Fund to appropriate additional funding for Capital Improvement Project 92587 Loop 88 Sewer Line Relocation. Click to View |
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Budget Ordinance Amendment 1st Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance Amendment 35, amending the FY 2020-21 Budget for municipal purposes respecting the General Fund Capital to establish and appropriate funding for Capital Improvement Projects 92711 Fire Station 20, 92712 Transportation Improvements/Unpaved Roads, and 92713 Erskine Street. Click to View |
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Budget Ordinance Amendment 1st Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance Amendment 36, amending the FY 2020-21 Budget for municipal purposes respecting the Lubbock Power and Light Fund for the addition of four full-time positions. Click to View |
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Resolution - Finance: Consider a resolution authorizing the refunding of Canadian River Municipal Water Authority Subordinate Lien Contract Revenue Refunding Bonds, Series 2012 (Conjunctive Use Groundwater Supply Project). Click to View |
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Ordinance 1st Reading - Right-of-Way: Consider an ordinance abandoning and closing a portion of a drainage easement, located in Spanish Bit Court Addition, Section 7, Block JS, Lubbock County, Texas. Click to View |
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Resolution - Engineering: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Contract 15803, with Rink's Lease Service, Inc., for construction services associated with the Annexation Water Lines - Alcove project. Click to View |
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Resolution - Engineering: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Contract 15757, with Freese and Nichols, Inc., for design services for the Lift Station 34 Rehabilitation Capital Improvements Project. Click to View |
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Resolution - Engineering: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Contract 15872, with Horseshoe Construction, Inc., for construction of the Low Pressure Supply Line Slip Lining Project. Click to View |
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Resolution - Engineering: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Professional Services Agreement Contract 15977, with Freese and Nichols, Inc., for professional engineering services associated with the Elevated Storage Tank (EST) Design and Pressure Zone Delineation. Click to View |
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Resolution - Public Works: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Sole Source Contract 15777, with Hydra-Stop, for a service agreement to provide Hydra-Stop parts, fittings and insertion valves. Click to View |
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Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution approving a Downtown Grant Program (Permittable) expenditure of Market Lubbock, Inc., to be provided to Sherwood Design and Construction, LLC, at 1611 Avenue L, pursuant to Article IV, Section 5, of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Market Lubbock Economic Development Corporation. Click to View |
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Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution approving a Downtown Grant Program (Facade) Expenditure of Market Lubbock, Inc., to be provided to Sherwood Design and Construction, LLC, at 1611 Avenue L, pursuant to Article IV, Section 5, of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Market Lubbock Economic Development Corporation. Click to View |
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Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution approving a Downtown Grant Program (Permittable) expenditure of Market Lubbock, Inc. to be provided to N2 Electrical Contractors, LLC, at 701 Broadway, pursuant to Article IV, Section 5, of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Market Lubbock Economic Development Corporation. Click to View |
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Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution approving a Downtown Grant Program (Facade) Expenditure of Market Lubbock, Inc., to be provided to N2 Electrical Contractors, LLC, at 701 Broadway, pursuant to Article IV, Section 5 of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Market Lubbock Economic Development Corporation. Click to View |
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Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution approving a Downtown Grant Program (Facade) expenditure of Market Lubbock, Inc., to be provided to Fred Bowers at 1401 Texas Avenue, pursuant to Article IV, Section 5 of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Market Lubbock Economic Development Corporation. Click to View |
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Resolution - Public Health Services: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Memorandum of Understanding for Central Distribution Model Participants, Department State Health Services Contract No. HHS001031800017, between the City of Lubbock Health Department and the State of Texas Department of State Health Services, to treat and control the spread of infectious disease across Texas. Click to View |
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Resolution - Community Development: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Contract 15950 and all related documents, between the City of Lubbock and the Salvation Army of Lubbock, a Georgia Corporation, for the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) program, to provide services to the homeless. Click to View |
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Resolution - Police: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor, on behalf of the City of Lubbock and its Police Department, to execute an Interlocal Cooperation Agreement, and all related documents, with the Lubbock Regional MHMR Center DBA StarCare Specialty Health System, for the creation of the Lubbock Community Crisis Intervention Team (LCCIT). Click to View |
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Resolution - City Secretary: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Professional Services Agreement 15708, with Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta LLP, for Redistricting Services, for and on behalf of the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, and Lubbock Independent School District. Click to View |
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Resolution - City Manager: Consider a resolution authorizing the City Manager, or his or her designees, to waive charges for the production of public information, when the cost of producing such information for any single request totals less than Thirty Dollars. Click to View |
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Resolution - City Manager: Consider a resolution continuing and affirming the Mayor's 12th Declaration of Disaster regarding the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic, which continues this disaster declaration without any local restrictions on businesses or individuals in the City. Click to View |
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Regular Agenda |
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Public Hearing - Planning: Consider a request for Zone Case 1139-B, a request of Eric Valdez for Keystone Properties, for a zone change from Local Retail District (C-2) to Commercial District (C-4) with a Specific Use for a Nightclub at 5015 University Avenue, Suite 11A, located east of University Avenue and south of 50th Street, Agee-Pharr Addition, the balance of Lot 1, and consider an ordinance. Click to View |
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Public Hearing - Planning: Consider a request for Zone Case 2011-I, a request of Asken Properties, LLC for Frenship Independent School District, for a zone change from Light Manufacturing District (M-1) to High-Density Apartment District (A-2) at 6401 43rd Street, located east of Milwaukee Avenue and north of 43rd Street, Santa Fe Park Addition, Lot 14, and consider an ordinance. Click to View |
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Public Hearing - Planning: Consider a request for Zone Case 3435, a request of Studio 44 for Heartbeat Midwifery, for a zone change from General Retail District (C-3) and C-3 Specific Use to Apartment-Medical District (AM) at 4413 4th Street and 415 Raleigh Avenue, located south of 4th Street and east of Raleigh Avenue, Rushland Park Addition, Tract M-1-A-2 and the south part of Tract B-1-A, and consider an ordinance. Click to View |
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Resolution - Planning: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an Annexation Agreement, with the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance (LEDA), for an area of land generally described as approximately 407.28 acres adjacent to the eastern city limits of the City of Lubbock, south of 4th Street and east of East Loop 289. Click to View |
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Ordinance Single Reading - Finance: Consider approval of an ordinance providing for the issuance of City of Lubbock, Texas, Combination Tax and Revenue Certificates of Obligation, in one or more series; levying a tax and pledging surplus water and wastewater system revenues in payment thereof; providing for the award of the sale thereof in accordance with specified parameters; approving an official statement; approving execution of a purchase contract; and enacting other provisions relating thereto. Click to View |
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Resolution - Lubbock Power & Light: Consider a resolution authorizing the publication of a Notice of Intention to issue Electric Light and Power System Revenue Bonds, Series 2021. Click to View |
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