HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Special - 7/7/2026CITY OF LUBBOCK
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
July 7, 2026
5:30 P.M.
The City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas met in speeial session on the 7th of July, 2026, in the Banquet
Hall, Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane, Lubbock, Texas at 5:33 p.m.
5:33 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CONVENED
Banquet Hall, Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane, Lubbock, Texas
Present: Mayor Mark W. McBrayer; Mayor Pro Tem Dr. Jennifer Wilson; Council Member David Bruegel;
Council Member Tim Collins; Council Member Christy Martinez-Garcia; Council Member Gordon
Harris; City Manager W. Jarrett Atkinson; City Secretary Courtney Paz, City Attorney Matt Wade
Absent: Council Member Brayden Rose
5:30 p.m. - City Council convenes in Open Session in the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Banquet Hall at 1501
Mac Davis Lane, to receive a brief presentation from City Staff regarding large-scale data centers, and for the
City Council and City Staff to hear citizen comments regarding their thoughts, concerns, and perspectives on
large-scale data centers. The City Council will not take any official action during this meeting.
City Council convened at 5:33 p.m.
Citizens wishing to speak at the meeting may sign up in person outside the Banquet Hall before or during the
meeting.
Mayor McBrayer gave opening remarks.
Jarrett Atkinson, city manager, gave a presentation and answered questions from City Council. Topics discussed
included, but were not limited to: What is a Data Center?; Survey Response; City of Lubbock Water System - Supply
(Daily Basis); City of Lubbock Water System - Supply vs. Demand; City of Lubbock Water System - Future Supply;
Water - System Components; Perspectives; Perspectives, Economics and Cost of Calls; Development Authority; and
Governor Abbott Letter to the Pubic Utility Commission (PUC) and the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT).
Erik Rejino, assistant city manager, gave a presentation on staff recommendations as it relates to data centers and
answered questions from City Council. Topics discussed included, but were not limited to: Proposed large-scale data
center development standards; What is a large-scale data center?; City of Lubbock Role and Responsibility; Water;
Water Reservation Fee; Zoning Districts; Public Input; Power Usage; Current and Proposed Setbacks; Screening;
Landscaping; Noise; Air Quality; Lighting; Decommissioning of Data Center; and Power Generation, Transmission, and
Distribution. Jarrett Atkinson, city manager, gave comments and answered questions from City Council.
Abner Euresti, with KCBD, moderated and opened public comments regarding citizens' thoughts, concerns, and
perspectives on large-scale data centers. The following individuals appeared before City Council to give comments.
Sign ups:
Special City Council Meeting
July 7, 2026
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• Riley Rodriguez; Kyle Rable; Joshua Shankles; Malik Williams; Cory Alexander; Jennifer Alexander; Brooklynn
Duvall; Jaden Scott; Ysidro Gutierrez; William Griffith; Naida Marie Gonzales; Susan Stewart; Zephaniah Garcia;
Clayton Tucker; Camille Webb; Steve Rogers; Mike Haggard; Pam Stinnett; Caleb Fryar; Annmarie Monico; Eric
Haley; Denise Colley; Corye Austin; Josh Chavez; Paul Scioli; Fabian Mata; Jordan Chisum; William Murray;
C.C. Lawrence; Calvin Trostle; Michael Homer; Stephen Sanders; Larry Smith; Melanie Parks; Jordan Jennings;
John Cadena; Cori Gressett; Nick Marmolejo; Deborah Hart; Nicie Pratt; Brooke Barrett; Patricia Ramsey; Xan
Argo; Vanessa Hernandez; Ruben Vasquez; Gonzalo Ramirez; Jessica Sanchez; Blayne Shipman; Brandon Elam;
Mathieu Conklin; Rebecca Komarek; Mason Patton; Michelle Wilkinson; Rebecca Lindsey; Adyson Hightower;
Kevin Allen; Noelle Zavala; Alana White; John Macias; Cole Daniel; Crystal Vallejo; Adrian Loewen; Tristin
Perez; Kyle Abernathie; T.B.; Cassie Greene; Stephen Glenn; Sequoia Ertner; and Irving Quant.
9:24 P.M. CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED
There being no further business to come before Council, Mayor McBrayer adjourned the meeting.
The July 7, 2026 Special City Council Meeting minutes were approved by the City Council on the 1 lth day of August,
2026.
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MARK W. McBRAYER, M OR
ATTEST:
Courtney Paz, City Secretary