HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes - City Council - Emergency - 9/25/2005CITY OF LUBBOCK
EMERGENCY CITY COUNCIL MEETING
September 25, 2005
3:30 P. M.
The City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas met in emergency session on the
25th day of September, 2005, in the Municipal Square Conference Room, loth
Street & Texas Avenue, Lubbock, Texas at 3:30 P. M.
3:35 P. M. CITY COUNCIL CONVENED
Municipal Square Conference Room, loth Street & Texas Avenue,
Lubbock, Texas
Present: Mayor Pro Tem Tom Martin; Council Member Linda DeLeon;
Council Member Jim Gilbreath; Council Member Phyllis Jones;
Council Member Floyd Price; Lee Ann Dumbauld, City Manager;
Anita Burgess, City Attorney; and Rebecca Garza, City Secretary
Absent: Mayor McDougal and Council Member Boren
Mayor Pro Tem Martin called the meeting to order at 3:35 P. M.
At this time, Mayor Pro Tem Martin asked City Manager Lee Ann
Dumbauld to brief Council on the status of the potential Hurricane Rita
evacuees. She stated that on Thursday, September 22, 2005, Emergency
Management Coordinator Ken Olson verified that there were possibly
2,000 evacuees from the Houston/Galveston area that would need to be
housed here in Lubbock on an emergency basis. There ended up being
865 people processed through the American Red Cross, of which 771
came in by air. 756 are currently in our shelters and 109 are in nursing
homes or with relatives, friends, or local hospitals. Three facilities were
opened up for the evacuees, with two being located at the Reese
Technology Center and the other being the Lubbock Municipal Coliseum.
The Lubbock Memorial Civic Center was prepared in case capacity was
reached at the other shelters. Lubbock had a capacity of 2,340 individuals.
This afternoon, the Lubbock Emergency Operations Center was granted
permission by the Houston Police Department through the Mayor's Task
Force for Homeland Security to begin returning people to the Houston
area. The City of Lubbock chartered buses to transport as many as 350
people to depart at 9:00 p.m. Ms. Dumbauld thanked all who assisted in
the process of coming to the aid of the evacuees, including Littlefield,
Levelland, Plainview, and Ralls. She stated that Lubbock Power & Light
has two crews available to go and assist in areas hit by the hurricane that
are without power.
Ken Olson, Emergency Management Coordinator, mentioned it has been a
coordinated effort and thanked the American Red Cross, the Salvation
Army, and all entities and volunteers who contributed. He gave Council
an update on the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) daily tasks, which
are based on three conference calls daily (10:30 a.m., 4:30 p.m., and 10:30
p.m.) that come from the State Operations Center. These tasks range from
maintaining food, providing medical assistance as needed, providing
leisure activity and a safe and secure area, to delivering the evacuees back
to their home city. The EOC has put together two teams, the
Transportation team and Movement Coordination team to assist in getting
the evacuees in and out of the city. Randy Truesdell, Director of
Community Services, and Quincy White, Assistant City Manager head
these teams up. Olson then answered questions from Council.
Greg Bruce, Director of the American Red Cross, gave comments and
thanked the City of Lubbock community for putting forth its best effort
and volunteering to come to the aid of the other cities and evacuees.
State Senator Robert Duncan gave comments and thanked everyone
involved for their contributions in getting things done.
Emergency City Council Meeting
September 25, 2005
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EXECUTIVE SESSION
Mayor Pro Tern Martin stated: "Cite Council will hold an Executive
Session to discuss emergency operations, security devices, and
personnel."
3:55 P. M. CITY COUNCIL RECESSED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION
1. Hold an executive session in accordance with V.T.C.A. Government
Code, Section 551.071, to discuss emergency operations with the City
Attornev
2. Hold an executive session in accordance with V.T.C.A. Government
Code, Section 551.076, regarding security devices.
3. Hold an executive session in accordance with V.T.C.A. Government
Code, Section 551.074, regarding personnel (Chief of Police, the Fire
Chief, Emergency Operations Manager, City Manager, the City
Attorney, and Airport Director)
4:24 P. M. COUNCIL ADJOURNED
There being no further business to come before Council, Mayor Pro Tern
Martin adjourned the meeting immediately after Executive Session.
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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