City of Lubbock, Texas
Regular City Council Meeting January 24, 2023 |
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http://www.mylubbock.us
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 (806)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. A quorum of the City Council will be physically present in City Council Chambers located in Citizens Tower, 1314 Avenue K, Lubbock, Texas, as it is the intent of the City Council to have a quorum physically present at this location. One or more members of the City Council, however, may participate in the meeting by video-conference call as permitted under Section 551.127 of the Texas Government Code. |
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1:00 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. |
1. | Hear and discuss presentations regarding the following and provide guidance to staff as appropriate. | |||||
1. | 1. | Proposed Field Services Summer Program | ||||
At the completion of the Work Session, City Council recesses into Executive Session.
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2. | Executive Session | |||||
2. | 1. | 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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Discuss Chapter 211 of the Texas Local Government Code and relevant case law.
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LP&L - Legal issues regarding customer choice and Texas Utilities Code, Chapters 39 and 40, including but not limited to Texas Utilities Code Section 39.358, and rules promulgated thereunder, including but not limited to 16 Texas Administrative Code ยง 25.113
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Adjourn from Executive Session | ||||||
2:00 p.m. - City Council reconvenes in Open Session in City Council Chambers.
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3. | Ceremonial Items | |||||
3. | 1. | Invocation | ||||
3. | 2. | Pledges of Allegiance | ||||
Call to Order
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4. | 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 2:00 p.m. on January 24, 2023. Citizen Comments provide an opportunity for citizens to make comments and express a position on agenda items. | |||||
5. | Minutes | |||||
5. | 1. | December 13, 2022 Regular City Council Meeting | ||||
6. | 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. | |||||
6. | 1. | Budget Ordinance Amendment 2nd Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance No. 2023-O0001, Amendment 8, amending the FY 2022-23 Budget for municipal purposes respecting the Community Development Fund to appropriate funding for the Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program; providing for filing; and providing for a savings clause. | ||||
6. | 1. | 1. | Resolution - Community Development: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Community Development Funding Contract 17086, and all related documents, with the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA), for the Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) to assist low income households in meeting their immediate energy needs, and to encourage consumers to control energy costs for years to come through education. | |||
6. | 1. | 2. | Resolution - Community Development: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Community Development Funding Contract 17085, and all related documents, with Lutheran Social Services of the South, Inc. (LSSS), to provide utility assistance to qualified low-income persons and families through the Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) administered by Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA). | |||
6. | 2. | Budget Ordinance Amendment 1st Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance Amendment 9, amending the FY 2022-23 Budget for municipal purposes respecting the Grant Fund to accept and appropriate funding from the Food and Drug Administration; providing for filing; and providing for a savings clause. | ||||
6. | 3. | Budget Ordinance Amendment 1st Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance Amendment 10, amending the FY 2022-23 Budget for municipal purposes respecting civil service positions; providing for filing; and providing for a savings clause. | ||||
6. | 4. | Resolution - Right-of-Way: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to accept for and on behalf of the City of Lubbock, a Special Warranty Deed and all related documents, associated with certain property which is more or less a 1.315-acre tract located in Section 5, Block B, Lubbock County, Texas, owned by the Lubbock Independent School District. | ||||
6. | 5. | Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution authorizing a Construction and Funding Agreement with the City of Lubbock, Lubbock Experience, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and the Central Business District Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone (CBD TIF), a tax increment reinvestment zone created by the City pursuant to Chapter 311, Texas Tax Code, for the provision of funding for the construction of a Civic Park that will serve as a civic gathering space in Downtown Lubbock. | ||||
6. | 6. | Resolution - Engineering: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 1 to Professional Services Agreement, Contract 16363, with Freese and Nichols, Inc., for engineering services related to the Unpaved Roads Improvements Projects. | ||||
6. | 7. | Resolution - Engineering: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Contract 17088, with Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc., for providing professional services for the reconstruction of 82nd Street and Martin Luther King Boulevard. | ||||
6. | 8. | Resolution - Engineering: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 1 to Cost Sharing and Payment Agreement 16181, with Ford Development Corporation, for roadway improvements along Ash Avenue, from 66th Street to South Loop 289. | ||||
6. | 9. | Resolution - Public Works: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Contract 16741, with Municipal Valve & Equipment, for the purchases of large distribution system valves for isolation of Pump Station 4. | ||||
6. | 10. | Resolution - Public Works Streets: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Contract 17600, with Ti-Zak Concrete, Inc., for the 2023 Concrete Repair and Patching Project. | ||||
6. | 11. | Resolution - Public Works Streets: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Contract 17005, with Lone Star Dirt and Paving, Ltd., for the 2023 Asphalt Repair and Patching Project. | ||||
6. | 12. | Resolution - Solid Waste: Consider a resolution authorizing the City of Lubbock Solid Waste Services Department to apply for grant funding from the United States Environmental Protection Agency, to Support Recycling Infrastructure. | ||||
6. | 13. | Resolution - Facilities Management: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Contract 16883, with Raider Fire Extinguisher, for fire extinguisher inspection and maintenance services in City of Lubbock facilities. | ||||
6. | 14. | Ordinance 2nd Reading - Public Health Services: Consider Ordinance No. 2023-O0002, amending Section 2.03.301-2.03.309 of the City of Lubbock Code of Ordinances, to include Lubbock County representatives appointed by the Lubbock County Commissioners and the Lubbock County Judge. | ||||
6. | 15. | Resolution - Public Health Services: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Contract 16909, with Unite USA, Inc., for a technology platform to assist the Lubbock Health Department in screening clients for Social Determinants of Health. | ||||
6. | 16. | Resolution - Public Transit Services: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Contract 16944, with Tolar Manufacturing Company, Inc., for pre-fabricated transit bus shelters and amenities for Citibus. | ||||
6. | 17. | Resolution - Fleet Services: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Purchase Order 31071448, with Randall Reed's Planet Ford 635, for the purchase of two commercial truck cab & chassis with six-cubic-yard dump bodies, for the Paved Streets Department. | ||||
6. | 18. | Resolution - Fleet Services: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Purchase Order 31071416, in accordance with BuyBoard Contract 603-20, with GT Distributors, Inc., for the purchase of lighting and associated equipment to be installed on thirty-eight new Police Patrol Vehicles. | ||||
6. | 19. | Resolution - Fleet Services: Consider a resolution rejecting all bids, for the purchase of one Mid-Size SUV Airport Police Patrol Unit and one 3/4-Ton Pickup Truck, for the Aviation Security Department. | ||||
6. | 20. | Resolution - Emergency Management: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to approve the Lubbock County Multi-Jurisdictional Hazard Mitigation Plan. | ||||
6. | 21. | Resolution - Emergency Management: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Mutual Aid Agreement between the City of Lubbock and the governmental entities within the South Plains Association of Governments Region to provide mutual aid in disasters and/or civil emergencies. | ||||
7. | Regular Agenda | |||||
7. | 1. | Public Hearing - Planning (District 1): Consider a request for Zone Case 3094-C, a request of AMD Engineering for Betenbough Homes, LLC, for a zone change from Two-Family District (R-2) to Garden Office (GO), at 1001 Tulane Street, located south of Tulane Street and west of North Cypress Road, Cypress Grove Addition, Tract A, and consider an ordinance. | ||||
7. | 2. | Public Hearing - Planning (District 1): Consider a request for Zone Case 3476, a request of Ben and Jerry Properties, LLC, for a zone change from Two-Family District (R-2) to Family Apartment District (A-1) at 1606 27th Street, located north of 27nd Street and west of Avenue P, O'Neall Terrace Annex Addition, Block 15, Lot 2, and consider an ordinance. | ||||
7. | 3. | Public Hearing - Planning (District 2): Consider a request for Zone Case 3466-A, a request of Hugo Reed and Associates, Inc. for Cotton Ridge Development, LLC, for a zone change from Reduced Setback Single-Family District (R-1A) and Family Apartment District (A-1) to Family Apartment District (A-1) and Interstate Highway Commercial District (IHC), at 909 98th Street, located south of 98th Street and west of Highway 87, on 7.4 acres of unplatted land out of Block E, Section 11, and consider an ordinance. | ||||
7. | 4. | Ordinance 2nd Reading - Planning (District 5): Consider Ordinance No. 2022-O0186, for Zone Case 1977-H, a request of Seventeen Services, LLC for 7202 Slide LTD, for a zone change from Apartment-Medical District (AM) and Restricted Local Retail District (C-2A) to Local Retail District (C-2), at 7202 Slide Road, located north of 73rd Street and west of Slide Road, South Acres Addition, Tract A. | ||||
7. | 5. | Resolution - Planning: Consider a resolution accepting the Fourth Annual Report from the Comprehensive Plan Oversight Committee, regarding the progress and accomplishments of the Plan Lubbock 2040 implementation. | ||||
7. | 6. | 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; providing for the award of the sale thereof in accordance with specified parameters; approving the official statement; approving execution of a purchase contract; and enacting other provisions relating thereto. | ||||
7. | 7. | Ordinance Single Reading - Finance: Consider approval of an ordinance providing for the issuance of City of Lubbock, Texas, Water and Wastewater System Revenue Bonds, in one or more series, in a principal amount not to exceed $17,500,000 for the purpose of paying the costs of acquiring, purchasing, constructing, improving, renovating, enlarging and equipping property, buildings, structures, facilities and related infrastructure for the City's Water and Wastewater System; 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. | ||||
7. | 8. | Ordinance Single Reading - Finance: Consider approval of an ordinance providing for the issuance of City of Lubbock, Texas, General Obligation Bonds, in one or more series, in a principal amount not to exceed $52,000,000 for the purpose of paying the costs of acquiring, constructing, and reconstructing street improvements, including but not limited to sidewalks, utility line relocation, and traffic signalization, necessary and related storm drainage facilities, and the acquisition of land and rights-of-way therefor; levying a tax 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. | ||||
7. | 9. | Resolution - Finance: Consider a resolution approving the Lubbock Business Park Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone Annual Report for October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022. | ||||
7. | 10. | Resolution - Finance: Consider a resolution approving the Central Business District Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone Annual Report for October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022. | ||||
7. | 11. | Resolution - Finance: Consider a resolution approving the North Overton Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone Annual Report for October 1, 2021, through September 30, 2022. | ||||
7. | 12. | Resolution - City Council: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute any related documents in connection to assumption of duties by Courtney Paz as Acting City Secretary. | ||||