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J1l1.1 5 1974
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JUNE 5, 1974
The City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas, met at 7:30 P.M. in the regular meeting place at
City Hail. The following members thereof being present, to -wit:
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Mayor Pro Tem Dirk West, Councilwoman Carolyn Jordan, Councilman Alan Henry, Councilman Bryce
Campbell, City Manager N. S. McCullough, Assistant City Attorney Kenneth Jones and City Secretary -
Treasurer Treva Phillips.
Absent: Mayor Roy Bass and City Attorney Fred 0. Senter, Jr.
The City Council considered the proposed extension of Indiana Avenue to connect with Joliet
Avenue as considered May 31st by the Board of Regents of Texas Tech University.
Jim Bertran, Director of Planning, appeared before the City Council and presented the site plan
showing the proposed street as approved by the Tech Board of Regents. Mr. Bertram also presented
a report which outlined the background of the basic need for north -south access across the Tech
Campus and commented on the Tech Board of Regents` proposed street plan.
Report and Site Plan are set in on page 220a.
Harold Coston, Hospital District Executive Director, appeared and showed the Council a plan of
the proposed hospital.
Arch Lamb and Alton Brazeli, County Commissioners, were in the audience and gave comments regard-
ing access to the hospital.
74-33-220-590 After consideration of all information presented, motion was made by Councilman Campbell, seconded',
(3) by Councilwoman Jordan, motion carried, Mayor Pro Tem West, Councilwoman Jordan, Councilmen
Henry and Campbell voting Yea, none voting Nay to instruct the City Manager to send a copy of the
Planner's Report on the Regents' Street Plan to the Lubbock County Commissioners' Court with the
assurance that this study reflects only the needs of the City and is not meant to jeopardize the
construction of the hospital; and, make available City Staff to cooperate with all interested
parties.
NO FURTHER BUSINESS COMING UP FOR CONSIDERATION, THE CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED FROM SPECIAL
MEETING, June 5, 1974.
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ATTEST:
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.r/� ov a� Treva Phillips, City Se etary-Treasurer
READ AND APPROVED THIS THE 13th day of June, 1974.
ATTEST:
Treva Phillips, City Sec tary-Treasurer 94
IRK WEST, MAYOR PRO TEM
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INDIANA AVENUE - 4th STREET TO 19th STREET
I. BACKGROUND OF BASIC NEED
Indiana Avenue was shown as an extension across the Tech campus as
a part of our approved Urban Transportation Plan in 1968. Indiana
was a recommended street segment in "System A-24." The character-
istics and reasons for the extension are as follows:
A. It was to be an extension of Lubbock's grid thoroughfare system
linking Indiana north of 4th Street and south of 19th Street,
with a grade separated interchange with the Tech Freeway. It
was to become the only public north -south crossing of the Tech
campus between Quaker and University Avenue .... a two mile distance.
B. The projected city and university land uses resulted in an
assignment of 14,000+ cars per day on Indiana. However, this
does not include traffic generated by the Medical School and
County Hospital. Generally accepted standards require six lanes
for 20,000+ traffic volumes.
C. The basic transportation design objectives of the Indiana segment
of "System A-24" are as follows:
1. Provide proper arterial access to the central Tech campus,
Medical School, sport facilities, and County Hospital.
2. Provide for existing and projected high traffic volume
trips from west and southwest Lubbock into the C.B.D.
3. Prevent overloading and congestion on arterials adjacent
to the Tech campus.
II. COMMENTS ON "EXHIBIT A" - CAMPUS SITE PLAN
A. Major Considerations
1. Fifty-five (55') feet will allow only four 11-foot lanes with
an 11-foot center -turn lane. Our projected traffic volumes
may be 35,000 or more,. requiring a minimum of six lanes.
2. Lubbock's standard six -lane thoroughfare requires 110' of
right -of -+•ray with six 12-foot lanes and a 14-foot center -turn
as shown below: