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Home My WebLink AboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 5/9/1939RF,CESS"J) R';GTTT ^ R T'FETIPJG. Lubbock , Tenn s , I.i^t* 9 , 1939. Ttile City Cor~r:i ssion of the City of Lubbock, Tee.?s, net nt 7:30 P.M. in Recessed Regular Session, Recessed from Re€ -ulcer 14beting of April fl 1939, ^t tre Re nr.l-r. I'eetin- Place in the City iI- 11, the folloi,rinr• rleribers tl-iereof being; present, to -wit: T:^,.ror C L Sleton, Cornissioners Huh Jones, ?1 G TiCl:illan, J A Fortenberry, City tttorne`r lhtrwood II BrFidlesr, Uit,r Ijkannger T1 TI Rodgers -end Ci.t!r Secret^r- L^veni:- "�lillignis. Ilbsent: Corinissioner 7.1 B Price. Also present -were J.B. Ti'1`,:e,r, Chairri^n, S C '.Jilson -ind k T'l IT-y, of the Cit- Plan Connittee. O.A. St. Cl=iir, Technic-1 Club, ''esle,- Re-d, Deal Estate Bo?rd. After due discussion by all prirties present, upon notion by Coriissioner Jones, seconded by Cormissioner Gl G I'chiilDin, cirried i� im-nimously, that proposition of Koch =ind Foi1yler be accepted and the q City I,,;k}ngger ter^s instructed to wive TIr. Loch a letter confirming his proposal, as follows: I I Dallis, ie.c=9 s , April 18, 1939. Yr. J.D. Pi^.�e�r, C�- irm-.n City Plan Connittee 8th Street Pnd A..veniie rZ Lubbock, TeXps I -' De-r TIr.. T!gxeJr: "le qre ple^sed to h-)nd you herevri_th a propos,11 for furnishing consultin{- ent-ireerinfr services in connection i-vith the prepara- tion of a city plan ^nd zoning; o-dimnce for the Cit1r of Lubbock In -ccord-rice With the -plan JArhich i-vas outlined by the -writer at our neeting in Lubbock r, fevy d.nvs af*o. "Te propose to Pike careful stud, -.es rind investigations of the locq.l situation in Lubbock -nd to assist, -the Cittr PlanCormi.ttee and 592 Cit,r En�c:ineer in developing end preparing a cit7 plan rind comprehen-' sive zoning ordinance. The writer expects to give his personal ttention to the -.ork "nd he ex_vects the cooperation of the Lilbbock City Engineering, Dep^rt- ment in the furnishing* of -11 necessary drrifting -ind stenogrePYtic assist-ince as well as the n-ps, records, -rind infornition which is a.vail*tble in said engineerine- office, and to direct the securin€r of such addition-1 inform-tion b-r the engineering departrlent as ,will be necess�r-r to complete the project. The Cit7T plan will include definite recommend=itions for a rinster traffic pl--n for the City -nd for rtn are^ at least one mile be7rond the cit,,r limits. This trs-ffic plan will coordinrite the state highw-lys and ruin counts- ro-ds wi.tb the cit`,•r traffic system. The plan will also include recor.riendations as to the play€;round, park and boulevard development and recorunendations in regard to proper and suitable locations for future fire stations, schools, and such other municipal facilities -s sire properly included in a. citsr p1'3n. The pl,,n `:vill coordinate the present program for storri drainage for the city. It is understood, however, that the plan will not include the sanitary sewers or waterworks system. The pl-n-ill include a comprehensive zoning plan and the writer will assist in the preparation of and will recoruiend the necessary zones together rith the regulations ^nd linitntions for such zone areas as m^y seen proper. The writer will cooperate with the Lei;^1 Department in -ssisting to pro -ride the zoning ordinance. lie will, wihen requested, be present n.t necessary hearings of the property owners prior to the adoption of the zoning ordinance by the Cit�r Council. The f ina 1 plan will include re connendati ons to the City- Plan. Committee for rules and rerulotions controllint; the subdivision and development of new additions --nd repl estate developments. The ,Airiter will at all times cooperate ,-with the Engineering DepFtrt- ment and the City Plan Committee as v7ell ^s the City Council fend will be available to consult Tiith and discuss all phases of the proposed city nlan and zonin�z ordinance. For the above consulting; services the writer is to be paid by the City of Lubbock a lump sun of Two Thousand Four hundred Dollars ($P,400.00) ,which will include full compensation for his services, travelling; expenses -nd subsistence. The above lunp sun can be paid at the rr-te of Three Hundred Dollars (� 300.00) per month, peyFtble monthljr for the first six months, rind the remainder to be paid upon the completion of the report -ind zoning; ordinance and acceptance of same by the City Plan �omrlittee. Under this plan the writer does not propose to furnish any assistants but expects the necessary ssistftnts to be furnished by the City of Lubbock. The writer expects to complete the ,•uork as soon as pr ictica,.l but now estimates that the completion of the entire project will prob,bly require from six to eight months. He prefers not to rush the job but to take sufficient time to give due deliberation end study to the entire problem to the end th=tt the plan ,when completed t°,Yill be a pr-icticable, workable, and satisf=-ctory plan upon which the Cit;r of Lubbock ce.n safely build for -a number of gears in the future. After the fine 1 adoption of the zoning ordinance by the City Council and the acceptance and approv�:l of the city plan by the City Plan Committee, the writer will be available to the Cit,,r of=ubbock for consulting; engineering; services on any phase of the plan upon call, and the charge for .such services will be Fifty Dollars (,150.00) per diem Plus the travelling expenses and subsistence. Tnif- portion of the proposal is not obligatory upon the City of Lubbock for Tiny future work but is optional. -nd available if desired for any special wiork. TI-e writer ,,sill be gl^_d to come to Lubbock at 7rour convenience rind to work out in a s-tisf^story manner erg-r ether details w7hicb rirty occur to roLi and -i ich are not perfectly clear, it beins; our inten- tion to furnish ?rou a complete tiir.n-ke�r iob and as much time ctnd personal rittention `as is necessrinr to furnish you e complete and satisfactor'r city pl^n -nd Toning o=-dinance. Yours ver�r truly KOCH & F0;'TLER OFT.: lwr I3z1: 0 1. Koch No further business coninf, up for consideration, the City Co -mission nd,'ourned. Re-d -nd gpproved t"is the llth d-1- of *A toe a ta6le lt�r .�ec—re t,�rv.