HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Special - 7/18/2024CITY OF LUBBOCK
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
July 18, 2024
5:30 P.M.
The City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas met in special session on the 18th of July, 2024, in City
Council Chambers, Citizens Tower, 1314 Avenue K, Lubbock, Texas at 5:30 p.m.
5:31 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 David Glasheen; Council Member Gordon Harris; Council Member
Brayden Rose; Council Member Dr. Jennifer Wilson; City Manager W. Jarrett Atkinson; City
Attorney Matt Wade; Deputy City Secretary Jimmy Maynard
Note: City Council addressed agenda items in the,following order:
• Citizen Comments 1; and 2.
l. 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
5:30 p.m. on July 18, 2024. Citizen Comments provide an opportunity for citizens to make
comments and express a position on agenda items.
Sign ups:
. Adam Hernandez, communications chair for Lubbock Compact; Josh Shankles, board member
and managing director of Lubbock Compact; and Brigid Krizek appeared before City Council to
speak on item 2(review and discuss adopted Lubbock City Council Priorities and Fiscal Year
2024-2025 Budget Preparation).
2. Review and Discuss Adopted Lubbock City Council Priorities and Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget
Preparation.
Topics may include: planning, goals, and budget priorities for the Lubbock City Council and the City
of Lubbock, and the programs, expenditures and policies of the City Council and the City of Lubbock,
including but not limited to the Lubbock City Charter, ARPA funding, annexation and growth,
aquatics, substance abuse, municipal fees, transportation, infrastructure, solid waste, streets, Gateway
Fund, Civic Center, Lubbock Animal Services, libraries, community engagement, capital
improvements, facilities, parks and recreation, development services, legislative agenda, public safety,
public health, public safety infrastructure, code enforcement, staffing levels, and future needs. This
discussion may include a wide range of topics related to the programs, operations, and policies of the
Special City Council Meeting
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City Council and the City of Lubbock.
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Action may be taken by the City Council to give direction to the City Manager in regard to
determining the priorities and goals discussed.
Jarrett Atkinson, city manager, introduced the item, gave comments, and answered questions from City
Council.
The following priorities were identified and discussed by members of the City Council:
(The topics listed below were the subject of discussion by members of the City Council. This list is not
indicative what each member of council considered the noted topics as their priority.)
Public Safety:
Ensure adequate staffing, adequate funding, and competitive salaries for Lubbock Police Department,
Lubbock Animal Services, and Lubbock Fire Department; focus on crime reduction; reduce dog
attacks; and reduce loose animals.
Infrastructure and Core Services:
Infrastructure funding for utilities, water, and streets; maintenance of current infrastructure
and established neighborhoods; and long-term infrastructure planning.
Fiscal Discipline:
No increases to the tax burden on citizens and maintain lower tax rates; reduce spending where
appropriate; and reduce outside consulting.
Quality of Life:
Parks, including park maintenance and planting of new trees; and planning for the future construction
of swimining pools.
Growth and Development:
Economic growth; grants for economic development and downtown businesses; growth of downtown
Lubbock; and business expansion.
There was a consensus among City Council to exclude funding for the construction of a new
swimming pool, and to consider repairing the Clapp Park swimming pool in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025
budget.
City Council gave direction to the city manager to prepare presentations on a budget with a no new
revenue tax rate and a budget with a population plus inflation tax rate.
7:24 P.M. CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED
There being no further business to come before Council, Mayor McBrayer adjourned the meeting.
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The July 18, 2024 Special City Council Meeting minutes were approved by the City Council on the 13th day
of August, 2024.
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MARK W. McBRAYER, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Courtney Pa , City Secretary