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CITY OF LUBBOCK
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
August 30, 2024
3:00 P.M.

The City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas met in special session on the 30th of August, 2024, in City Council Chambers, Citizens Tower, 1314 Avenue K, Lubbock, Texas at 3:00 p.m.

3:06 P.M.

CITY COUNCIL CONVENED
City Council Chambers, Citizens Tower, 1314 Avenue K, Lubbock, Texas

Present:

Mayor Mark W. McBrayer; Mayor Pro Tem Christy Martinez-Garcia; Council Member Tim Collins; Council Member Brayden Rose; City Secretary Courtney Paz; City Attorney Matt Wade; Deputy City Manager Bill Howerton

Absent:

Council Member David Glasheen; Council Member Gordon Harris; Council Member Dr. Jennifer Wilson

This was a meeting of the Electric Utility Board. 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:

City Council addressed agenda items in the following order:

Public Comment; and 3.1.
No quorum, of City Council, was present for all other items.

PUBLIC COMMENT

Public comment is an opportunity for the public to make comments and express a position on agenda items.

This period, of up to thirty minutes, is dedicated to public comment. Each member of the public will have three minutes to speak. Any member of the public that requires the assistance of a translator will have six minutes to speak. Comments must be limited to only those items posted on the Electric Utility Board agenda. Any member of the public wishing to speak shall sign up on the public comment sheet on the day of the Electric Utility Board meeting. The Electric Utility Board shall follow the order of persons wishing to speak as listed on the sign-up sheet. If everyone who signed up to speak has been given an opportunity to speak and the thirty minutes designated for public comment has not been exhausted, the Electric Utility Board may, at its discretion, open the floor to anyone else wishing to address the Electric Utility Board, subject to all the same procedures and guidelines.

No one appeared to speak.

3:30 p.m. – Approximately - Following completion of the Executive Session, the Electric Utility Board and City Council will reconvene in open session to discuss the items listed below. It is anticipated that the open session will begin at 3:30 p.m. However, this is an approximation and the Board and City Council may begin the open session earlier or later depending on when the Executive Session is complete.

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Hold an executive session in accordance with V.T.C.A. Government Code § 551.074 to deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, and duties of a public officer or employee (Director of Electric Utilities/Chief Administrative Officer, and General Counsel).

*This item was deleted.

REGULAR SESSION

Discuss and the Board will take action on the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Delivery Service Tariff (including delivery rates, discretionary rates, and fees), and recommend approval of same to the City Council of the City of Lubbock pursuant to §2.03.415(a) of the Code of Ordinances, City of Lubbock, Texas.

Harvey Hall, chief financial officer for LP&L, gave a presentation and answered questions from the Board. Joel Ivy, director of electric utilities, gave comments and answered questions from the Board.

Motion by Board Member Eddie Schulz, seconded by Board Member Solomon Fields, to approve the Fiscal Year 2024-25 Delivery Service Tariff (including delivery rates, discretionary rates, and fees), and recommend approval of same to the City Council of the City of Lubbock pursuant to §2.03.415(a) of the Code of Ordinances, City of Lubbock, Texas.

Vote: 8-0 Motion carried

Discuss and the Board will take action on the Lubbock Power & Light FY 2024-25 Operating Budget and Capital Program and make appropriate recommendations to the City Council of the City of Lubbock regarding Franchise Fee Equivalent (FFE) and Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) transfers collected through wholesale transmission rates (TCOS).

*This item was deleted.

3:40 P.M. CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED

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

The August 30, 2024 Special City Council Meeting minutes were approved by the City Council on the 8th day of October, 2024.

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MARK W. McBRAYER, MAYOR

ATTEST:

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Courtney Paz, City Secretary

*This item was discussed, by the Board, without a quorum of Council Members present.