HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Special - 8/17/2005CITY OF LUBBOCK
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
August 17, 2005
7:30 A. M.
The City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas met in special session on the 17th
day of August, 2005, in the City Council Chambers, first floor, City Hall, 1625 13th
Street, Lubbock, Texas at 7:30 A. M.
7:30 A. M. CITY COUNCIL CONVENED
City Council Chambers, 1625 13th Street, 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
EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mayor McDougal stated: "City Council will hold an Executive Session
today for the purpose of consulting with the City Staff with respect to
pending or contemplated litigation; the purchase, exchange, lease, or
value of real property; personnel matters; competitive matters of the
public power utility; and commercial or financial information that the
governmental body has received from a business prospect with which
the governmental body is conducting economic development
negotiations, as provided by Subchapter D of Chapter 551 of the
Government Code, the Open Meetings Law."
7:31 A. M. CITY COUNCIL RECESSED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
City Council/City Manager's Conference Room
All council members were present.
( 1.) Hold an executive session in accordance with V.T.C.A. Government
Code, Section 551.071(1)(A), to discuss pending or contemplated
litigation (City Attorney; Water Utilities; Civic Services).
(2.) Hold an executive session in accordance with V.T.C.A. Government
Code, Section 551.072, to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or
value of real property (Overton Park; Water Utilities).
( 3.) Hold an executive session in accordance with V.T.C.A. Government
Code, Section 551.074(a)(1), to discuss personnel matters (City
Attorney; City Manager; City Secretary) and take appropriate action.
(4.) Hold an executive session in accordance with V.T.C.A. Government
Code, Section 551.086, on the following competitive matters (Electric
Utilities):
to deliberate, vote and take final action on electric rates of
Lubbock Power and Light;
to discuss and deliberate a competitive matter regarding
operation, financial and capital statements and budgets,
revenue and expense projections, strategic and business plans
and studies of Lubbock Power and Light;
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to discuss and deliberate a competitive matter regarding the
strategies, goals, funding and strategic purpose of the City of
Lubbock's relationship with and membership in the West
Texas Municipal Power Agency.
( 5.) Hold an executive session in accordance with V.T.C.A. Government
Code, Section 551.087 to discuss or deliberate regarding commercial
or financial information that the governmental body has received
from a business prospect that the governmental body seeks to have
locate, stay, or expand in or near the territory of the governmental
body and with which the governmental body is conducting economic
development negotiations (Business Development).
8:10 A. M. CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING RECONVENED
City Council Chambers
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 8:10 A. M.
8:11 A. M. PUBLIC HEARINGS
( 6.) Hold a public hearing on the proposed tax levy for the FY 2005-2006
budget (Finance).
Mayor McDougal opened the public hearing at 8:11 a. in. No one
appeared on behalf of the proposed tax levy for the FY 2005-2006 budget.
P.K. Cismaru appeared in opposition and requested answers. Mayor Pro
Tem Martin explained the tax levy process to Ms. Cismaru. Mayor
McDougal closed the hearing at 8:13 a. in.
FINANCE
( 7.) Resolution No. 2005-RO364 announcing the date, time, and place that
the City Council will vote on the proposed tax rate and ordering
publication of notice as required by law (Finance).
RESOLUTION NO. 2005-RO364
WHEREAS, Section 26.05(d) of the Tax Code of the State of Texas, requires the
governing body of a municipality to announce the date, time and place of the meeting at
which it will vote on the proposed tax rate even if the actual property tax rate will
decrease at each of two required public hearings on the proposed tax rate; and
WHEREAS, the governing body is required at each required public hearing to
order that notice of the meeting at which the proposed tax rate is to be finally voted upon
be given as required by law in a local newspaper of general circulation in a section other
than that in which legal notices or classified advertisements appear in 18 point or larger
type; on the City of Lubbock website from the time of first publication of this notice until
the second public hearing on the proposed tax rate is concluded; and a 60-second notice
of the public hearing on the City of Lubbock's television channel at least 5 times per day
between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. for at least seven days prior to the meeting at which the vote
will be taken, NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
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THAT the City of Lubbock conducted a public hearing on a proposal to increase
total tax revenues of the City of Lubbock from properties on the tax roll in the preceding
year by 3.57 percent on August 17, 2005. The City of Lubbock is scheduled to vote on the
tax rate that will result in that tax increase at a public meeting to be held on September 8,
2005, at 10:00 , a .m. in the City Council Chambers at 1625 13'h Street, Lubbock,
Texas.
THAT the City Council hereby orders and directs that Notice of the Vote on the
Tax Rate be published, posted on the City of Lubbock website and broadcast on the City
of Lubbock television channel as required by state law and by rule of the State
Comptroller.
Passed by the City Council this 17th day of August, 2005.
/S/ MARC MCDOUGAL
MARC MCDOUGAL, MAYOR
ATTEST:
/s/ Rebecca Garza
Rebecca Garza, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
/s/ Lee Ann Dumbauld
Lee Ann Dumbauld
CFO/ Assistant City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
/s/ Don Vandiver
Don Vandiver, Attorney of Counsel
Anita Burgess, City Attorney, gave comments and answered questions from Council.
Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tern Martin, seconded by Council
Member Gilbreath to pass Resolution No. 2005-RO364 by amending the
date and time of the vote on the tax rate to September 8, 2005 at 10:00
a.m. in the Council Chambers, the date it was passed to August 17, 2005
and removing the "for the proposal" and "against the proposal" language.
Motion carried: 7 Yeas, 0 Nays.
( 8.) Consider an ordinance amending the FY 2004-2005 budget respecting
1) the Environmental Compliance Fund and 2) the General Fund
(Amendment #17) (Finance) first reading).
This item was deleted.
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8:19 A. M. COUNCIL ADJOURNED
There being no further business to come before Council, Mayor McDougal
adjourned the meeting.
Read and approved this 30th day of November, 2006.
/S/ MARC MCDOUGAL
MARC MCDOUGAL, MAYOR
ATTEST:
/s/ Rebecca Garza
Rebecca Garza, City Secretary
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