HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Special - 5/16/2005CITY OF LUBBOCK
SPECIAL/JOINT CITY COUNCIL MEETING
May 16, 2005
7:30 A. M.
The City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas, Lubbock County Commissioners,
City Council of the City, of Wolfforth, Texas, and the Lubbock Metropolitan
Planning Organization met in special session on the 16th day of May, 2005, in the
Terrace Suites, Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 Mac Davis Lane, Lubbock,
Texas at 7:30 A. M.
7:50 A. M. CITY COUNCIL CONVENED
Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, Terrace Suites, 1501 Mac Davis
Lane, Lubbock, Texas
Present: Mayor Marc McDougal, Mayor Pro Tem Tom Martin, Council
Member Gary O. Boren, Council Member Linda DeLeon, Council
Member Jim Gilbreath, Council Member Phyllis Jones, Council
Member Floyd Price
Absent: No one
Mayor McDougal called the meeting to order at 7:50 A. M., with
Mayor Childers calling the meeting to order for the Wolfforth City
Council, and Judge Head for the Lubbock County Commissioners.
Pledge of Allegiance was led by L.C. Childers, Mayor, City of
Wolfforth.
Invocation by Lubbock County Judge Tom Head.
Mayor Pro Tem Martin, who is also the Chairman of the Lubbock
Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), gave opening remarks to the
four bodies that were represented, which included the City of Lubbock
City Council, City of Wolfforth City Council, Lubbock County
Commissioners, Lubbock Metropolitan Planning Organization, and Texas
Department of Transportation.
Lubbock County Commissioners present were Tom Head, County Judge;
Bill McCay, Precinct 1; James Kitten, Precinct 2; Ysidro Gutierrez,
Precinct 3; and, Patti Jones, Precinct 4.
City of Wolfforth Council members present were L.C. Childers, Mayor;
Jose Rosales, Jalnes Vardy, Chester Addington II, and Bill Rogers.
Sam Woods represented the Lubbock Metropolitan Planning Organization.
( 1.) Discuss funding options for road and highway projects in the
Lubbock Metropolitan Planning Organization area.
Randy Hopmann, Lubbock District Engineer with Texas Department of
Transportation (TxDOT), gave a presentation on the "Transportation
Funding Plan" (see attached). He also answered questions from the group.
Steve Warren, Director of Transportation Planning, TxDOT Lubbock
District, assisted Hopmann in explaining the plan and answering
questions.
Patti Jones, County Commissioner Precinct 4, gave comments on House
Bill 2705 and House Bill 848, and answered questions from the group.
Lee Ann Dumbauld, Chief Financial Officer, gave comments and also
answered questions.
( 2.) Discuss other transportation projects or issues of mutual interest
within the Lubbock Metropolitan Planning Organization area,
including highways, roads, rail transportation, and transit systems.
Mayor Pro Tem Martin explained that the Lubbock Metropolitan Planning
Organization (MPO) serves as the umbrella agency here in the Lubbock
Metropolitan Area for determining the priorities for highway construction,
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which includes 3-year plans, 5-year plans, and 30-year plans. He also
stated that the MPO had agreed with TxDOT that the whole series of
public forums dealing principally with the funding completion of the
Marsha Sharp Freeway is not the only project in the long-range or short-
range plan. There are a number of other major highway projects.
Consensus from Lubbock County Commissioners was that because of
limited revenue sources there was no current available funding to
contribute to the transportation funding. The County is currently awaiting
passing of House Bill 2705 which would allow a county to sell the bonds
and use the revenue from TxDOT as the revenue source.
L.C. Childers, Mayor of the City of Wolfforth, stated that their attorney is
currently assessing the options available under the Wolfforth government
rules, but at the current time no funds are available.
Mayor Pro Tern Martin pointed out that by June the Highway Commission
needs to know if the MPO is taking part in the funding and how much.
Ysidro Gutierrez, County Commissioner Precinct 3, gave comments and
also a recommendation for the marketing plan which would include the
citizens of Lubbock.
Randy Hopmann suggested that the MPO take some type of action,
whether tentative or preliminary, and have the MPO Policy Board meet
with TxDOT administration after their visit to the Hale County Rest Area
Ribbon -Cutting event during the latter part of June. TxDOT
administration would be prepared to give some type of feedback to all
three governmental entities.
Connie Chapman appeared on behalf of Representative Delwin Jones to
express support to the local entities for what they are trying to accomplish.
Mayor McDougal concluded by suggesting that we wait to see the
outcome of the legislative session, checking to see what the City of
Lubbock's funding options would be, and also asking the other entities to
do the same. He also suggested meeting again after June 22, 2005.
9:05 A. M. COUNCIL ADJOURNED
There being no further business to come before Council, Mayor
McDougal adjourned the meeting, along with Mayor Childers adjourning
for Wolfforth City Council, and Judge Head adjourning for the Lubbock
County Commissioners.
Read and approved this day of , 2006.
/S/ MARC MCDOUGAL
MARC MCDOUGAL, MAYOR
ATTEST:
/s/ Rebecca Garza
Rebecca Garza, City Secretary
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CITY OF LUBBOCK
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
May 16, 2005
9:00 A. M.
The City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas met in special session on the 16th
day of May, 2005, in the Terrace Suites, Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, 1501 lilac
Davis Lane, Lubbock, Texas at 9:00 A. M.
9:20 A. M. CITY COUNCIL CONVENED
Lubbock Memorial Civic Center, Terrace Suites, 1501 Mac Davis
Lane, Lubbock, Texas
Present: Mayor Marc McDougal; Mayor Pro Tem Tom Martin; Council
Member Gary O. Boren; Council Member Linda DeLeon; Council
Member Jim Gilbreath; Council Member Phyllis Jones; Council
Member Floyd Price; Lou Fox, City Manager; Anita Burgess, City
Attorney; and Rebecca Garza, City Secretary
Absent: No one
Mayor McDougal called the meeting to order at 9:20 A. M.
( 1.) Resolution No. 2005-RO206 for the purpose of authorizing the
refunding of Canadian River Municipal Water Authority Contract
Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Series 1999 (Conjunctive Use
Groundwater Project) (Finance).
RESOLUTION NO.2005-RO206
A RESOLUTION BY THE CITY OF LUBBOCK,, TEXAS
AUTHORIZING REFUNDING OF CANADIAN RIVER
MUNICIPAL WATER AUTHORITY CONTRACT REVENUE AND
REFUNDING BONDS, SERIES 1999 (Conjunctive Use Groundwater
Project)
WHEREAS, the City of Lubbock, Texas (the "City") has entered into that certain
Agreement for the Purchase and Acquisition of Conjunctive Use Groundwater Supply
(the "Agreement') entered into as of May 15, 1996, as amended, with the Canadian River
Municipal Water Authority (the "Authority"); and
WHEREAS, the Authority has entered similar agreements with each of the other
cities that are members of the Authority (the "Member Cities"); and
WHEREAS, the Authority issued its Canadian River Municipal Water Authority
Contract Revenue Bonds, Series 1996 (Conjunctive Use Groundwater Project) by
resolution dated July 10, 1996 ( the "Series 1996 Bonds") and its Canadian River
Municipal Water Authority Contract Revenue and Refunding Bonds, Series 1999
(Conjunctive Use Groundwater Project) by resolution dated May 15, 1999 and amended
and restated on July 10, 1999 ( the "Series 1999 Bonds"); and
WHEREAS, the Series 1999 Bonds remain outstanding, the Series 1996 having
been refunded by the Series 1999 Bonds; and
WHEREAS, the Agreement requires certain notice requirements before the
Authority my issue Additional Bonds, as defined in the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, refunding bonds are Additional Bonds under the Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the timing constraints of getting the governing bodies of all Member
Cities of the Authority to meet and approve refunding bonds may prevent the Authority
to issue refunding bonds in a timely manner to provide savings to the Member Cities; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the City to waive certain notice
requirements under the Agreement to permit the Authority to refund all or a portion of
the Series 1999 Bonds if present value savings of at least 3% can be achieved.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS:
SECTION 1. That in connection with the possible issuance of refunding bonds
for all or a part of the Series 1999 Bonds, the City waives the notice requirements of
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Section 4.1(a) of Agreement, and consents to the issuance of such refunding bonds,
subject to the requirement that the refunding bonds provide present value debt service
savings of at least 3%.
SECTION 2. That the City Secretary be and is hereby authorized to deliver
certified copies of this Resolution and minutes pertaining to its adoption in such number
as may be requested for said Authority's records and proceedings.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ENACTED this the 16th day of May, 2005.
/S/ MARC MCDOUGAL
Mayor, City of Lubbock, Texas
ATTEST:
/s/ Rebecca Garza
City Secretary
City of Lubbock, Texas
A copy of the Certification is filed with Resolution No. 2005-R0206.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Under Section 4.1(a) in the existing Conjunctive Use Groundwater Supply
Agreement between the City and the Canadian River Municipal Water
Authority (CRMWA), a 120-day notice is required in order for CRMWA
to issue any bonds. CRMWA is currently refunding debt that was issued in
1999 in order to achieve a present value savings of at least 3%. The debt
that CRMWA is refunding is debt in which Lubbock, although a member,
did not originally participate. Even though the City did not participate, and
is not responsible for the repayment of any of this debt, Section 4.1(a) still
requires a 120-day notice to all member cities. As CRMWA needs to issue
these refunding bonds in a short timeframe, they have asked that the City
waive the 120-day notice requirement.
The attached resolution waives the 120-day notice requirement and
consents to the issuance of the refunding bonds if there is at least a 3%
present value savings. Without approval of this resolution, CRMWA will
be unable to transact the refunding in a timely manner.
City management recommends approval of the resolution.
Tom Adams, Deputy City Manager gave comments and answered
questions from Council.
Motion was made by Council Member Boren, seconded by Council
Member Price to pass Resolution No. 2005-RO206 as recommended by
staff. Motion carried: 7 Yeas, 0 Nays.
9:22 A. M. COUNCIL ADJOURNED
There being no further business to come before Council, Mayor
McDougal adjourned the meeting.
Read and approved this day of �V�i� I�'' , 2006.
/S/ MARC MCDOUGAL
MARC MCDOUGAL, MAYOR
ATTEST:
/s/ Rebecca Garza
Rebecca Garza, City Secretary
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