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SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
August 16, 2016
4:30 P. M.
The City Council of the City of Lubbock,Texas met in special session on the 16th of August,2016,
in City Council Committee Room 103,City Hall, 1625 13th Street,Lubbock,Texas at 4:30 p.m.
4:37 P.M. CITY COUNCIL CONVENED
City Council Committee Room 103,City Hall, 1625 13th Street,Lubbock,Texas
Present: Mayor Daniel M. Pope; Mayer Pro Tem Latrelle Joy; Council Member Juan A.
Chadis; Council Member Karen Gibson; Council Member Jeff Griffith; Council
Member Steve Massengale; Council Member Shelia Patterson Harris; City Manager
James Loomis; City Secretary Rebecca Garza; City Attorney Chad Weaver
Note: Council Member Juan Chadis entered the meeting at 4:55 p.m.
Nate. City Council addressed agenda items in the following order;
" 1.1
1. Work Session
1. 1. Presentation and discussion of the Proposed FY 2016-2017 Operating Budget and Capital Program;
and discuss all funds of the City, including but not limited to debt and debt obligations,General
Fund Revenue, General Fund Public Safety, and Health Insurance Fund and take action to direct
the City Manager to make changes to said Budget.
Cheryl Brack,Budget Director;and L.eisa Hutcheson,Director of Human Resources,gave a
presentation on the Proposed FY 2016-2017 Operating Budget and Capital Program, including debt
and debt obligations,General Fund Revenue, General Fund Public Safety, and Health Insurance
Fund,and answered questions from City Council.
James Loomis, City Manager; Chad Weaver, City Attorney; Scott Snider, Assistant City Manager;
Terri Smith, Benefits and Wellness Manager; George Torres, Director of Animal Services; Stuart
Walker, Code Administration Director;Jaime Coy, Director of Cemetery and Vector Control;
Quincy White, Deputy City Manager; Lance Phelps, Fire Chief; Greg Stevens, Chief of Police;
Jorge Hernandez, Municipal Court Judge;Aimee Tayag, Court Administrator;and Steve O'Neal,
Chief Building Official, gave comments and answered questions from City Council.
Motion#1
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Motion by Mayor Pro Tern Latrelle Joy, seconded by Council Member Jeff Griffith that the
Council give direction to the City Manager in connection with the proposed budget for Fiscal Year
2016-17 as follows:
The funding source for the following Water Fund projects be changed from bonds to cash
funding for all years FY 2016-17 through FY 2021-22 in the Option 2 model with no rate
increase:
* 92255 BCWF Supply Line/Pumping System
• 2016127 Elevated Storage Tanks
• 2016184 Water Lines Ahead of Street Pavings Phase 11
Vote: 6 -0 Motion carried
Other: Council Member Juan A. Chadis (ABSENT)
Motion #2
Motion by Mayor Pro Tern Latrelle Joy, seconded by Council Member Jeff Griffith that the
Council give direction to the City Manager in connection with the proposed budget for Fiscal Year
2016-17 as follows:
The funding source for the following Wastewater Fund projects be changed from bonds to
cash funding for all years FY 2016-17 through FY 2021-22:
* 2016186 Sewer Line Replacement Phase 11
* 2016188 Sewer Tap Replacements Phase 11
* 2016189 Water Reclamation Plant Replacements Phase 11
The funding source on 2016078 SEWRP Transformer Rehabilitation be changed from bonds
to cash funding for FY 2016-17. The$2,000,000 in FY 2017-18 was left unchanged as bond
funding.
Vote: 6- 0 Motion carried
Other: Council Member Juan A. Chadis,(ABSENT)
Motion#3
Motion by Mayor Pro Tern Latrelle Joy, seconded by Council Member Jeff Griffith that the
Council give direction to the City Manager in connection with the proposed budget for Fiscal Year
2016-17 as follows:
The funding source for the following Storm Water Fund project be changed from bonds to
cash funding:
* 92175 Storm Water Repair and Replacement
Vote: 6- 0 Motion carried
Other: Council Member Juan A. Chadis.(ABSENT)
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Motion #4
Motion by Mayor Pro Tern Latrelle Joy, seconded by Council Member Steve Massengale that the
Council give direction to the City Manager in connection with the proposed budget for Fiscal Year
2016-17 as follows:
That the proposed changes be,implemented in the proposed budget to effectuate no increase
in the base rate for the Water Fund or for the Wastewater Fund.
• Water Fund: No rate increase.
® Wastewater Fund: The base rate remains at the prior year rate of 16.00 with increase to
the volurne rate to provide the needed revenue.
Vote: 6- 0 Motion carried
Other: Council Member Juan A. Chadis (ABSENT)
Motion #S
Motion by Council Member Karen Gibson, seconded by Council Mernberleff Griffith postpone
the option of cash funding the Solid Waste Capital Improvement Pro'ject 92350 Southside Office
Building Expansion to the August 23, 2016 Special City Council Meeting.
Vote: 7- 0 Motion carried
6:58 P.M. CITY COUNCIL ADJOURNED
There being no further business to come before Council, Mayor Pope adjourned the meeting.
The August 16, 2016 Special City Council Meeting minutes were approved by the City Council on
the 22nd day of September, 2016.
DANIEL M. P01t, MAYOR
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