HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Regular - 8/8/2023CITY OF LUBBOCK
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
August 8, 2023
1:00 P. M.
The City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas met in regular session on the 8th of August, 2023, in
City Council Chambers, Citizens Tower, 1314 Avenue K, Lubbock, Texas at 1:00 p.m.
1:00 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CONVENED
City Council Chambers, Citizens Tower, 1314 Avenue K, Lubbock, Texas
Present: Mayor Tray Payne; Mayor Pro Tem Shelia Patterson Harris; Council Member Latrelle Joy;
Council Member Christy Martinez-Garcia; Council Member Mark W. McBrayer; Council
Member Dr. Jennifer Wilson; City Manager W. Jarrett Atkinson; City Secretary Courtney Paz;
City Attorney Chad Weaver
Absent: Council Member Steve Massengale
Note: City Council addressed agenda items in the following order:
• Citizen Comments 1; 2.1; Executive Session; 4.1-4. 2; Citizerr Comments S; 6.1; 7.1-7. 6;
7.8-7.20; 7.7; and 8.1-8.2.
• Item No. 7. 7 failed.
I. Citizen Comments - Any citizen wishing to address the City Council in person,
regarding 2.1., as posted on the City Council Work Session, shall complete the sign-up
form provided at the meeting, no later than 1:00 p.m. on August 8, 2023. Citizen
Comments provide an opportunity for citizens to make comments and express a position on
agenda items.
No one appeared to speak.
2. 1. Presentation and discussion of the Proposed FY 2023-24 Operating Budget and Capital Program,
and discuss all funds of the City, including but not limited to General Fund, Debt Service Fund,
Internal Services, Enterprise Funds, Special Revenue Funds, Component Units, Related Entities,
Debt and Debt Obligations, Capital Improvement Program, current and proposed American
Rescue Plan Act Funds and uses, and related and associated items; and take action to direct the
City Manager to make changes to said Budget.
Jarrett Atkinson, city manager, gave a presentation on the Proposed FY 2023-24 Operating
Budget and Capital Program and answered questions from City Council. Topics discussed
included: updates to the proposed property tax rate, sales tax, property tax rates and sales tax
revenue as compared to other cities in Texas, the effects on the budget for a 3.75% cost of living
adjustment for non-civil service employees, unpaved roads summary, and the proposed addition
of an animal services position, the addition of a code enforcement officer position, and the
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addition of a public health disease intervention specialist position.
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City Council gave direction to the city manager to review and report back on increasing the cost
of living adjustment for non-civil service employees to 4%.
At the completion of the Work Session, City Council recesses into Executive Session.
3. Executive Session
The meeting recessed at 1:29 p.m. and reconvened in Executive Session under the
provisions of Section 551, Texas Government Code. City Council reconvened in open
session at 2:00 p.m., and the meeting was called to order at 2:03 p.m.
3. 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.
3. 1. 1. City of Lubbock, Texas v. Elk City Wind II, LLC, Cause No. CIV-23-232-G, proceeding in
the United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma
3. 2. Hold an executive session in accordance with the Texas Government Code, Section 551.074, to
discuss personnel matters, the appointment, employment, evaluation or reassignment of the
following:
3. 2. 1. City Attorney
3. 2. 2. City Manager
3. 2. 3. City Secretary
2:00 p.m. - City Council reconvenes in Open Session in City Council Chambers.
City Council reconvened at 2:00 p.m.
4. CeremonialItems
4. 1. Invocation
Volunteer Fire Chaplain, Lynn Smith, with Lubbock Fire Rescue led the invocation.
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4. 2. Pledges of Allegiance
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Pledges of Allegiance, to the United States and Texas Flags, were led by Mayor Pro Tem Shelia
Patterson Harris.
Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 2:03 p.m.
5. 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 August 8, 2023. Citizen Comments provide an
opportunity for citizens to make comments and express a position on agenda items.
Sign ups:
•Tracey Sanders; and Rachel Ure, submitted written citizen comments in opposition of item
7.7 (an ordinance abandoning and closing portions of alley right-of-way abutting Lots 8 and
9, Terra Estates Addition).
• Craig Brummett; Jean Anne Stratton; Kyle Jones; Pat Lox; Lesley Montandon; Chad
Montandon; Jack Becker; Vanessa Baker Houtchens; and Misti Jones, appeared before city
council to speak in opposition of item 7.7 (an ordinance abandoning and closing portions of
alley right-of-way abutting Lots 8 and 9, Terra Estates Addition).
6. Minutes
6. 1. June 20, 2023 Special City Council Meeting - Electric Utility Board
July 11, 2023 Regular City Council Meeting
Motion by Council Member Latrelle Joy, seconded by Council Member Christy
Martinez-Garcia, to approve the June 20, 2023 Special City Council Meeting - Electric
Utitity Board minutes; and the July 11, 2023 Regular City Council Meeting minutes.
Vote: 6- 0 Motion carried
Other: Council Member Steve Massengale (ABSENT)
7. 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.
Motion by Council Member Christy Martinez-Garcia, seconded by Council Member Dr.
Jennifer Wilson, to approve items 7.1-7.6 and 7.8-7.20.
Vote: 6- 0 Motion carried
Other: Council Member Steve Massengale (ABSENT)
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7. 1. Budget Ordinance Amendment 2nd Reading - City Council: Ordinance No.
2023-00088, Amendment 26, amending the FY 2022-23 Budget for municipal purposes
respecting the Parks Capital Projects Fund for parks improvements; providing for filing; and
providing for a savings clause.
7. 1. 1. Resolution - Parks and Recreation: Resolution No. 2023-R0374 authorizing the Mayor to
execute Purchase Orders 10026614, 10026616 and 10026617, for new splash pads and
playgrounds at Mae Simmons Park and Rodgers Park, and a new splash pad at Maxey Park.
7. 2. Budget Ordinance Amendment 2nd Reading - Finance: Ordinance No. 2023-00089,
Amendment 27, amending the FY 2022-23 Budget for municipal purposes respecting the Streets
Capital Projects Fund; providing for filing; and providing for a savings clause.
7. 3. Budget Ordinance Amendment 2nd Reading - Finance: Ordinance No. 2023-00090,
Amendment 28, amending the FY 2022-23 Budget for municipal purposes respecting the
Operating Budget for Lubbock Economic Development Alliance, Market Lubbock, Inc., Visit
Lubbock, and Lubbock Sports Authority; providing for filing; and providing for a savings clause.
7. 4. Budget Ordinance Amendment lst Reading - Finance: Ordinance No. 2023-00093,
Amendment 29, amending the FY 2022-23 Budget for municipal purposes respecting the Grant
Fund; providing for fling; and providing for a savings clause.
7. 5. Budget Ordinance Amendment lst Reading - Finance: Ordinance No. 2023-00094,
Amendment 30, 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.
7. 6. Resolution - Business Development: Resolution No. 2023-R0375 authorizing the Mayor to
execute for and on behalf of the City of Lubbock, a Real Estate Purchase and Sa(e Agreement,
for the purchase of certain real property located in Section 5, Block A, Clerk File Number
2007001225, Lubbock County, owned by Market Lubbock, Inc.
7. 7. Ordinance lst Reading - Right-of-Way: Consider an ordinance abandoning and closing
portions of alley right-of-way abutting Lots 8 and 9, Terra Estates Addition to the City of
Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas.
This item failed.
Jarrett Atkinson, city manager, gave a presentation and answered questions from City Council.
Motion by Council Member Mark W. McBrayer, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Shelia
Patterson Harris, to approve this item.
Vote: 0 - 6 Failed
NAY: Mayor Tray Payne
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Mayor Pro Tem Shelia Patterson Harris
Council Member Latrelle Joy
Council Member Christy Martinez-Garcia
Council Member Mark W. McBrayer
Council Member Dr. Jennifer Wilson
Other: Council Member Steve Massengale (ABSENT)
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7. 8. Resolution - Right-of-Way: Resolution No. 2023-R0376 authorizing and directing the Mayor
to execute for and on behalf of the City of Lubbock, a Street Use License Agreement by and
between the City of Lubbock and Triple J Concepts, LLC.
7. 9. Resolution - Engineering: Resolution No. 2023-R0377 authorizing the Mayor to execute
Amendment No. 2 to Contract 14966, with Garver, LLC, for North Water Treatment Plant
Ground Storage Construction Phase Services.
7. 10. Resolution - Engineering: Resolution No. 2023-R0378 authorizing and directing the Mayor to
execute for and on behalf of the City of Lubbock, an Advanced Funding Agreement, Contract
No.17514, by and between the City of Lubbock and the State of Texas acting through the Texas
Department of Transportation, for a surface transportation program project for Upland Avenue
from 66th Street to 82nd Street.
7. 11. Resolution - Engineering: Resolution No. 2023-R0379 authorizing and directing the Mayor to
execute for and on behalf of the City of Lubbock, Amendment No. 5 to Professional Service
Agreement Contract 14034, for engineering services for the design of Upland Avenue Paving
Improvements between 66th Street and 114th Street, by and between the City of Lubbock and
Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
7. 12. Resolution - Public Health Services: Resolution No. 2023-R0380 authorizing the Mayor to
execute a No-Cost Extension Amendment, and all related documents, related to Federal Award
Number 6 NU58DP007289-01-03, "A Collaborative Approach to Addressing the Social
Determinants of Health in West Texas," by and between the City of Lubbock and the United
States Department of Health and Human Services, acting by and through the Center for Disease
Control and Prevention.
7. 13. Resolution - Public Health Services: Resolution No. 2023-R0381 authorizing the Mayor to
execute Contract 17360, a Revenue Cycle Management Consulting Services Agreement, and all
related documents, by and between the City of Lubbock and Moxie Healthcare Solutions LTD.
Jarrett Atkinson, city manager, gave comments and answered questions from City Council.
7. 14. Resolution - Aviation: Resolution No. 2023-R0382 approving and ratifying the acts of the
Deputy City Manager, in executing Airport Infrastructure Grant Project No.
3-48-0138-056-2023, and all related documents, by and between the City of Lubbock and the
United States of America, acting through the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the
Taxiway Lima Extension, Taxi Lane Addition, and Apron Expansion Project at Lubbock Preston
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Smith International Airport.
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7. 15. Resolution - Aviation: Resolution No. 2023-R0383 authorizing the Mayor to execute
Amendment No. 7 to Contract 15310, with Parkhill, for professional architectural/engineering
services for the Taxiway Lima Extension, Taxi Lane Addition, and Apron Expansion Project, at
Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport.
7. 16. Resolution - Aviation: Resolution No. 2023-R0384 authorizing the Mayor to execute Change
Order No.l to Contract 16553, with Interstate Sealant & Concrete, Inc., for the LBB
Airfield-Wide Joint Seal Project at Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport.
7. 17. Resolution - Aviation: Resolution No. 2023-R0385 authorizing the Mayor to execute
Amendment No.14 to Contract 15200, with RS&H, Inc., for the professional
architectural/engineering services for the Security Systems Upgrade at Lubbock Preston Smith
International Airport.
7. 18. Resolution - Fleet Services: Resolution No. 2023-R0386 authorizing the Mayor to execute
Purchase Order 31075584, with Grapevine Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram, for the purchase of four,
3/4-Ton Pickup Trucks.
7. 19. Resolution - City Manager: Resolution No. 2023-R0387 authorizing the Mayor to execute an
agreement, by and between the City of Lubbock and the State of Texas, acting through the Texas
Department of Transportation, for the temporary closure of State right-of-way during the 2023
United Supermarkets Lubbock Marathon.
7. 20. Ordinance 2nd Reading - Planning (District 6): Ordinance No. 2023-00092, for Zone Case
3143-A, a request of West Texas Engineering, LLC for Tigris Development, LLC, for a zone
change from General Retail District (C-3) to High-Density Apartment District (A-2), at 3202
Milwaukee Avenue, located south of 32nd Street, and west of Milwaukee Avenue, Elm Park
Addition, Tract K.
8. Regular Agenda
8. 1. Resolution - Finance: Resolution No. 2023-R0388 adopting a proposed tax rate that will result
in additional revenues as outlined in Section 26.05 (d) of the Tax Code of the State of Texas, and
setting the date for the public hearing to discuss the proposed tax rate.
Jarrett Atkinson, city manager, gave comments and answered questions from City Council.
Motion by Council Member Dr. Jennifer Wilson, seconded by Council Member Latrelle
Joy, to approve Resolution No. 2023-R0388, setting the date of the public hearing on the
proposed tax rate on September 5, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. in City Council Chambers, located at
1314 Avenue K, Lubbock, Texas.
Vote: 6- 0 Motion carried
Other: Council Member Steve Massengale (ABSENT)
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8. 2. Ordinance 2nd Reading - Planning (District 4): Ordinance No. 2023-00091, for Zone Case
2161-L, a request of Hub City Capital, LLC for G Greenstreet, Inc., for a zone change from
Garden Office District (GO) to General Retail District (C-3), at 8902 University Avenue, located
west of University Avenue and south of 89th Street, Summerfield Addition, North 119 feet of
Tract E.
Motion by Council Member Latrelle Joy, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Shelia Patterson
Harris, to approve Ordinance No. 2023-00091.
Vote: 6- 0 Motion carried
Other: Council Member Steve Massengale (ABSENT)
2:45 P.M. CITY COUNCYL ADJOURNED
There being no further business to come before Council, Mayor Payne adjourned the meeting.
The August 8, 2023 Regular City Council Meeting minutes were approved by the City Council on the
12thday of September, 2023.
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