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CITY OF LUBBOCK
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
August 23, 2023
8:30 A.M.

The City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas met in special session on the 23rd of August, 2023, at the McDougal Companies Building, 1500 Broadway, 5th Floor, Suite 501, Lubbock, Texas at 8:30 a.m.

8:33 A.M.

CITY COUNCIL CONVENED
McDougal Companies Building, 1500 Broadway, 5th Floor, Suite 501, Lubbock, Texas

Present:

Mayor Tray Payne; Mayor Pro Tem Shelia Patterson Harris; Council Member Latrelle Joy; Council Member Christy Martinez-Garcia; Council Member Steve Massengale; City Manager W. Jarrett Atkinson; City Secretary Courtney Paz; Senior Assistant City Attorney Kelli Leisure

Absent:

Council Member Mark W. McBrayer; Council Member Dr. Jennifer Wilson

This was a meeting of the Lubbock Economic Development Alliance (LEDA) Board of Directors. A quorum of Council Members attended and participated in discussions during the meeting in which the board considered the following topics as shown below:

Note:

The Lubbock Economic Development Alliance, Inc. (LEDA) Board of Directors addressed agenda items in the following order:

Executive Session; 1.1; 3.1-3.3; and 3.7.
Item No.'s 3.4-3.6 and 3.7.1-3.8 were deleted.

MINUTES

The Board will approve the minutes of the LEDA Board of Directors meeting of July 26, 2023 and the Special Called Board Meeting of August 3, 2023.

Motion by John Opperman, seconded by Bake Womble, to approve the minutes of the LEDA Board of Directors meeting of July 26, 2023.

Vote: 8-0 Motion carried
Other: Walter Cathey (ABSENT)

Steven Cate (ABSENT)

Motion by Blake Womble, seconded by James Conwright, to approve the minutes of the LEDA Board of Directors meeting of the Special Called Board Meeting of August 3, 2023.

Vote: 8-0 Motion carried
Other: Walter Cathey (ABSENT)

Steven Cate (ABSENT)

EXECUTIVE SESSION

This meeting was called into a closed session at 8:35 a.m. under the provisions of Section 551, Texas Government Code. The meeting was called back into a public session at 9:23 a.m.

Hold an executive session in accordance with Texas Government Code Section 551.087 to (1) discuss or deliberate in regard to commercial or financial information that LEDA has received from business prospects seeking to locate, stay or expand, in the Lubbock area, or, (2) to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to business prospects described in (1) above. This will include the project and goals update, and monthly activity reports, quarterly reports of Carolyn Rowley, Director of Business Retention & Innovation, David Rushing, Director of Business Recruitment, and reports related to financial, budget, audit reports, and matters related to the Lubbock Business Park, Lubbock Rail Port, and neighboring property and workforce/training projects. Others may also participate in this report including but not limited to, John Osborne, Jana Johnston, Christine Allen, Katherine White, Katy Christy, Jorge Quirino, Chris Rankin, Morgan Finney, Mayor Tray Payne, Mr. Jarrett Atkinson, City Manager, members of City Council and Brianna Brown, Director of Business Development with the City of Lubbock.

Hold an executive session in accordance with Texas Government Code Section 551.072 to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property.

Hold an executive session in accordance with Texas Government Code Section 551.071 to discuss legal matters.

Hold an executive session in accordance with Texas Government Code Section 551.074 to deliberate the appointment, employment, goals, compensation, evaluation, reassignment of duties, discipline or dismissal of employee(s) or to hear a complaint or charge against an employee(s).

REGULAR SESSION

The Board will consider a resolution to approve the July 2023 LEDA Financial Report.

Jana Johnston, chief financial officer/chief operating officer of LEDA, gave comments and answered questions.

Motion by Chris Hurley Carpenter, seconded by Blake Womble, to approve the resolution approving the July 2023 LEDA financial report.

Vote: 8-0 Motion carried
Other: Walter Cathey (ABSENT)

Steven Cate (ABSENT)

Presentation of project update and monthly activity reports for Workforce Development.

Christine Allen, director of workforce development and foreign-trade zone 260 for LEDA, gave a presentation and answered questions. John Osborne, president and chief executive officer for LEDA, gave comments and answered questions.

Presentation of project update and monthly reports of Marketing and Communication activities.

Katherine White, director of marketing and communications for LEDA, gave a presentation and answered questions. John Osborne, president and chief executive officer for LEDA, gave comments and answered questions.

The Board will consider action, if needed, including the adoption of resolutions to offer financial and other incentives to business prospects or other matters considered in Executive Session and ratification of performance agreements that have been approved by the Board.

This item was deleted.

Discuss and the Board will consider action, if needed, on matters relating to the Lubbock Business Park, Lubbock Rail Port and active projects, including but not limited to plans for current and possible future uses of the land, zoning, platting, mapping, marketing, services and utilities to and from the properties, and any other matters related to the possible uses of the land. This discussion and the Board's possible action on matters involving the properties may include but not be limited to the following items:

This item was deleted.

Discuss the current status of the plans for developing the parks.

This item was deleted.

Discuss the current status of efforts to use the properties by businesses.

This item was deleted.

Update on the progress of the properties and any matters related to contractors and/or contracts.

This item was deleted.

Discuss and the Board will consider action, if needed, on possible financing options for improvements to the properties.

This item was deleted.

Discuss and the Board will consider action, if needed, on proposed future development of the properties with construction and engineering projects and related contracts, regarding projects and the development at LEDA properties.

This item was deleted.

Discuss and the Board will consider action, if needed, on property to be used for future economic development opportunities.

This item was deleted.

Architectural Review Committee Report

CEO Report

John Osborne, president and chief executive officer for LEDA, presented the CEO Report and answered questions.

LEDA Dashboard

This item was deleted.

Employment Data Report

This item was deleted.

Chairman’s Report

9:44 A.M. CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED

There being no further business to come before Council, the meeting was adjourned.

The August 23, 2023 Special City Council Meeting minutes were approved by the City Council on the 24th day of October, 2023.

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TRAY PAYNE, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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Courtney Paz, City Secretary