HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 5972 - Grant Application - Federal Empowerment Zone Funds - 08_27_1998Resolution No. 5972
Item No. 40
August 27, 1998
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Federal Government has authorized granting funds for
Empowerment Zones for eligible pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 USC
1391 et seq.); and
WHEREAS, Empowerment Zone Cities around the nation have already
demonstrated measurable success in the revitalization of their neighborhoods through the
Empowerment Zone process; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Government has decided to designate 15 additional
urban communities as Empowerment Zone Cities in Round II competition; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Government expects to appropriate $100 million, in
addition to tax incentives and other incentives, to enable the designated cities to carry out
their plans for revitalizing the selected area; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lubbock established a citizens committee to develop an
Empowerment Zone grant application; and
WHEREAS, the Citizens' Committee has completed the development of said
application; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LUBBOCK:
THAT the Mayor of the City of Lubbock BE and is hereby authorized and
directed to execute for and on behalf of the City of Lubbock a Grant Application for
Federal Empowerment Zone Funds and all related documents. Said Application is
attached hereto and incorporated in this Resolution as if fully set forth herein and shall be
included in the minutes of the Council.
Passed by the City Council this 27th 4ay of- AuRva 1998.
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ATTEST:
Kay yeparnell, City Secretary
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
Jofi HVtrani, Managing Director,
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Part III: Certifications
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Resolution No. 5972
Itent No. 40
August 27, 1998
I hereby certify that the portion of the nominated area that I
represent meets all Federal eligibility requirements and that to the
best of my knowledge and belief:
a. the information in this nomination is true and correct;
b. each nominating entity has the authority, with respect to the
nominated area, to:
(1) nominate such area for designation as an Empowerment
Zone;
(2) make the State, local, or tribal commitments that the Strate-
gic Plan will be implemented; and
(3) provide assurances that such commitments will be fulfilled;
c. the nominating entities shall comply with State, local, and
Federal program requirements and have agreed in writing to
carry out the Strategic Plan if designated;
d. the nominating entities will administer the EZIEC Initiative in a
manner that affirmatively furthers fair housing on the basis of
race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and familial
status (presence of children);
e. the nominated areas meet each of the eligibility criteria, includ-
ing special exceptions, set forth in the program regulations:
(1) the geographic area satisfies the population requirements;
(2) the geographic area is one of pervasive poverty, unemploy-
ment, and general distress;
(3) the geographic area meets the size and boundary test: and
(4) the geographic area meets the poverty rate criteria;
f. each noncontiguous parcel (except for up to three noncontigu-
ous parcels identified as "developable sites") being nominated
meets the poverty rate criteria;
g. the amount of EZIEC SSBG funds provided to the State for the
area will not be used to supplant other Federal or non -Federal
funds;
h. the nominating entities agree to make all information available
as requested by the designating Secretaries to aid in evaluation
of progress in implementation of the Strategic Plan and report-
ing on the use of EVEC SSBG funds;
i. the nominating State or tribal government agrees to distribute
the EZIEC SSBG funds in accordance with the Strategic Plan of
the designated Zone; and
j. no portion of the nominated area is included in an Empowerment
Zone or any other area currently nominated for designation as an
Empowerment Zone.
Authorized Nominating State, Tribal Governing Body, or Economic Development Corporation Official(s) type or print
Name of Entity:
Texas Dept. of Economic Df
Signature & Date:
Name of Authorized official & Title:
Rick Thrasher, Executive Director7 X
Name of Entity: Signature &
Name of Authorized Official & Title:
Authorized Nominating Local Govemment(s) and Official(s) type or print
Governmental Unit & State Name: Signalurg & Date:
City of Lubbock ` August 199
Name of Authorized Official and Title:
Mayor Windy Sitton
Governmental Unit & State Name: Signdlure & ate:
Lubbock County
Name of Authorized Official and Title: X
County Judge Don McBeath `i
Governmental Unit & State Name: Signature & Date:
Name of Authorized Official and Title:
X
Attach separate sheet(s), as necessary, to provide identical information and official signatures for all governments
nominating the area. Number the sheets 6a, 6b, etc.
6
form HUD-40003 (5/98)
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Nomination Forms
for Urban Federal Empowerment Zone Designation
Number of years of
designation requested
(maximum of 10 years):
Nomination Categori(
El Urban
Indian Reservation
U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development
Office of Community Planning
and Development
(mark as applicable):
yes — no -X
Part 1: State and Local Government Identification
A. Nominating State Government(s), Tribal Governing Body, or State Chartered Economic Development Corporation
Name of Entity: I Authorized Official:
Contact Person (Name and Title): Telephone Number.
Pam Salinas 512-936-0047
Address (Street / PO Box, City, State, d, Zlp Code):
P.O. Box 12728, Austin, TX 78711 '
Name of Entity: Authorized Official:
N/A I N/A
Contact Person (Name and Title):
(Street / PO Box, City, State, 3 Zip Code):
N/A
B. Nominatina Local Government(s) Enter the total number of nominating local governments.
Name of Jurisdictlon:
Official:
Telephone Number.
Statistical Area Name (if in an MSA):
Address treet / PO ox, City, State, 3 Zip de): ounty:
P.O. BOX 2000, Lubbock, TX 79457 Lubbock
Name of Jurisdiction: (Metropolitan Statistical Area Name (if in an
Authorized Official:
Person (Name
Address (Street / PO Box, City, State, & Zip Code):
P.O. Box 10536, Lubbock, TX 79408-3536
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Telephone Number.
Attach separate sheet(s), as necessary, to provide identical information for all governments nominating the area.
Number the additional sheets 4a, 4b, etc.
4 form HUD-40003 (5/98)
Part II: Eligibility Information
This form incorporates the information necessary to demonstrate that the nominated area meets the statutory eligibility require-
ments. Procedures for identifying the population and poverty rate data are given in Part IV. Use the results to answer the
appropriate items below.
Yes No
A. Size & Location of the Nominated Area
1. What is the square mileage of the nominated area?
18.51
2. Is the nominated area located wholly within the
jurisdiction of the government(s) listed in Part I:
❑
State and Local Government Identification?
3. Is the nominated area located in no more than two
contiguous States?
❑
4. Is the boundary of the nominated area continuous?
Q ❑
a. If "no," does the nominated area, excluding
developable sites, consist of not more than three
noncontiguous parcels?
❑ ❑
5. Does the nominated area include developable sites
❑
that are exempt from the poverty rate criteria?
a If "yes," are there no more than three non-
contiguous parcels that are developable
❑
sites?
b. If "yes," are they 2,000 acres or less in the
aggregate?
0 ❑
6.Is the nominated area a Metropolitan Statistical
Area?
IX ❑
a. If "no," has the nominating local government
documented the urban character of the area?
a ❑
7. Are there any census tracts within a central
business district?
a. If "yes," is the poverty rate at least 35% for
such tracts?
❑ ❑
B. Population & Poverty Rate of the
Nominated Area
1. Do any of the census tracts included in the
nominated area have a population of less
than 2,000?
[X ❑
a If "yes; is more than 75% of the tract zoned
❑
commercial/industrial?
b. If "yes," is the tract contiguous to one or more
other census tracts that have a poverty rate of at
least 25%?
® ❑
Yes No
2. From the Part IV population form, provide the
following information for the entire area nominated:
a. Total 1990 census population
450000
b. Excluding census tracts containing developable
sites, do all census tracts in the nominated area
have a poverty rate of at least 20%?
[X] ❑
c. Excluding census tracts containing developable
sites, do at least 90% of all the census tracts
in the nominated area have a poverty rate of
at least 25%?
n ❑
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3. What is the population of the most populous city
in the nominated area?
a. What is the name of that city?
Lubbock, Texas
C. Distress of the Nominated'Area
1. Is the pervasive poverty of the area detailed in the
Strategic Plan?
® ❑
2. Is the unemployment of the area detailed in the
Strategic Plan?
® ❑
3. Is the general distress of the area, including the
physical and social conditions that demonstrate it,
detailed in the Strategic Plan?
® ❑
D. Alaska and Hawall Nominations Only
Do at least 20% of the families in each census
tract within the nominated area have incomes at
or below 50% of the statewide median family
income?
❑ ❑
form HUD-40003 (5/98) 5
Part III: Certifications
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Item No. 40
August 27, 1998
I hereby certify that the portion of the nominated area that I
represent meets all Federal eligibility requirements and that to the
best of my knowledge and belief:
a. the information in this nomination is true and correct;
b. each nominating entity has the authority, with respect to the
nominated area, to:
(1) nominate such area for designation as an Empowerment
Zone;
(2) make the State, local, or tribal commitments that the Strate-
gic Plan will be implemented; and
(3) provide assurances that such commitments will be fulfilled;
c. the nominating entities shall comply with State, local, and
Federal program requirements and have agreed in writing to
carry out the Strategic Plan if designated;
d. the nominating entities will administer the EZ(EC Initiative in a
manner that affirmatively furthers fair housing on the basis of
race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, and familial
status (presence of children);
e. the nominated areas meet each of the eligibility criteria, includ-
ing special exceptions, set forth in the program regulations:
(1) the geographic area satisfies the population requirements;
(2) the geographic area is one of pervasive poverty, unemploy-
ment, and general distress:
(3) the geographic area meets the size and boundary test; and
(4) the geographic area meets the poverty rate criteria;
f. each noncontiguous parcel (except for up to three noncontigu-
ous parcels identified as "developable sites") being nominated
meets the poverty rate criteria;
g. the amount of EZIEC SSBG funds provided to the State for the
area will not be used to supplant other Federal or non -Federal
funds;
h. the nominating entities agree to make all information available
as requested by the designating Secretaries to aid in evaluation
of progress in implementation of the Strategic Plan and report-
ing on the use of EZ/EC SSBG funds;
i. the nominating State or tribal government agrees to distribute
the EZ!EC SSBG funds in accordance with the Strategic Plan of
the designated Zone; and
j. no portion of the nominated area is included in an Empowerment
Zone orany otherarea currently nominated fordesignation as an
Empowerment Zone.
Authorized Nominating State, Tribal Governing Body, or Economic Development Corporation Official(s) type or print
Texas Dept. of Economic Di
Name of Authorized Official & Title:
Rick Thrasher, Executive Director
Name of Entity: Signature & Date:
Name of Authorized Official & Title:
X
Authorized Nominating Local Government(s) and Officials) type or print
Governmental Unit & State Name: Signa ur & Date: August , 1998
City of Lubbock
Name of Authorized Official and Title:
Mayor Windy Sitton
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Governmental Unit & State Name: ign ure & ate:
Lubbock County.
Name of Authorized Official and Title:
County Judge Don MCBeath X 111/I �'2 '1— B
Governmental Unit & State Name: Signature & Date:
Name of Authorized Official and Title:
X
Attach separate sheet(s), as necessary, to provide identical information and official signatures for all governments
nominating the area. Number the sheets 6a, 6b, etc.
6
form HUD-40003 (5/98)
Part IV: Population Data Form
Duplicate this page for each noncontiguous parcel in the nominated area. Number the added pages 7a, 7b, etc. 14
Enter the total number of census tracts listed on all pages in the block to the right.
Name of City:
Name of State:
Poverty
Poverty
1.
2.
3.
5.
1.
2.
3.
5.
4a.
4b.
4a.
4b.
No. of
Percent
Special
No. of
Percent
Special
Land
Persons
Below
Code,
Land
Persons
Below
Code,
Census Tract
1990
Area
in Each
Poverty
If
Census Tract
1990
Area
in Each
Poverty
If
Number
Population
(sq. miles)
Tract
Level
Applicable
Number
Population
(sq. miles)
Tract
Level
Applicable
1. 2.02
2939
0.55
1
21.
2.3.01
2M7
0.38
1115
38%
22'
3.
57T7
�
4,
603
4283
OM1966
54%
24.
5.
0.23
438
34%
25.
6.6.05
1568
0.21
652
44%
1
26.
7.6.06
1063
0.18
506
46%
27.
8.8
796
1.37
211
29%
28.
9.
5129
4.21
2015
39%
29.
10.10
28
1.44
1299
47%
30.
11.12
2343
14.30
916
41 %
31.
12.13
3323
1.12
1610
50%
32.
13.
33
14.
1.67
2246
33%
34.
15.
35
16.
36.
17.
37.
18.
38.
19.
39.
20.
40.
Totals I
45808 118.51
17368
Number of census tracts that have a poverty rate of 20% or greater. 14 -
Number of census tracts that have a poverty rate of 25% or greater. 14
Number of census tracts with a population of less than 2,000. 4
form HUD-40003 (5/98) 7
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CommunityAssessment........................................................................................................................ 6-15
Goals...................................................................................................................................................16-17
Projectsand Programs...................................................................................................................... 18-32
TaxIncentive Utilization Plan............................................................................................................ 33-42
GovernancePlan................................................................................................................................. 43-46
CommunityPerformance Assessment............................................................................................... 4748
Strategic Planning Process Documentation....................................................................................... 49-51
ResourcesLeveraged.......................................................................................................................... 52-53
Resources and Commitments Documented.............................................................................................54
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Our Vision is to build a global community from the inside out.
Our values are the foundation of our future because Lubbock...
.. embraces our children
... lifts up our families
... honors our elderly
... protects our citizens
.. energizes our neighborhoods
... respects the spiritual influences of all faiths
... supports education
... invigorates business
... focuses government
... and celebrates a unified community that knows no boundaries.
LUBBOCK Urban EZ Nomination 1
Lubbock's Empowerment Zone process brought together diverse people to dream boldly about the future.
Every effort was made to include the members of the community who best represent the knowledgeable, talented, and
outgoing people who give Lubbock its character, its traditions, and its excitement.
To begin this wonderful adventure in community problem -solving, the Lubbock City Council appointed a
70-member Empowerment Zone Steering Committee to produce a Strategic Plan for the Lubbock EZ. Their first
project was the Vision Statement — a powerful document that focuses all of the city's resources on building a global
community from the inside out.
Participants were diverse in age, race, ethnicity, and affiliation. The stakeholders included residents,
neighborhood association leaders, local business people, members of non-profit agencies and organizations, educators
and government officials.
Steering Committee Analysis
Ethnicity
Percent of
Committee
Number of Members
City Demographics
African -American
17%
12
8.6%
Hispanic
25%
16
22.5%
Anglo and Other(1.7%)
60%1
421
68.9%
To ensure diversity, members were selected from various organizations and entities. Some Committee
members came from neighborhood associations, faith -based organizations, the United Way of Lubbock, Texas
Mental Health and Mental Retardation (MHMR), Market Lubbock, Inc., Lubbock Independent School District, and
the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce. Other members represented the Black Chamber of Entrepreneurs, Lubbock
Hispanic Chamber, Reese Redevelopment Authority, South Plains College, Texas Tech University, and Lubbock
International Airport Board.
Other groups and organizations represented on the Committee include the Lubbock County Commissioners,
Texas Tech Small Business Development Center, South Plains Regional Workforce Development Board, CenterCorp
of Lubbock, Inc., City of Lubbock Community Development Services Board, St. Mary's Hospital, Texas Tech
Institute of Child and Family Studies, and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
(NAACP).
City of Lubbock departments serving as staff liaisons for the Committee were the City Manager's Office,
Strategic Planning, Community Development, Health and Community Services, Police and Public Information.
Committee members brainstormed about hopes and dreams and possibilities — making their individual,
societal and moral values the backbone of the vision statement. Educators and employers shared their interests in
teaching and training. Residents and neighborhood association leaders focused on neighborhood streets and
beautification. Social services professionals reminded the Committee of the need to provide a safe and healthful
growing environment for children and families.
Young, middle-aged, and senior — committee members of every age brought their concerns to the table.
Catholic, Protestant and Muslims joined together to share moral values. Hispanics, African -Americans and Anglos
discussed their cultures and traditions, which are rich in respect for the family and its elders. Generations of hard-
working, simple -living people came together in the Committee to weave a dream.
Dreaming was simple. Achieving consensus was more difficult.
Lively brainstorming sessions brought out the members' determination to help children and families. By
placing children, families and elderly at the beginning of the vision statement, the Committee put people first.
Public safety is almost a universal concern, but people had varying views on how to solve those problems.
Neighborhood revitalization and the ability to provide decent, safe, affordable housing is vital... but how is it
achieved?
LUBBOCK Urban EZ Nomination
There were hundreds of questions, thousands of ideas, and millions of possibilities. In the end, it all came
together in one crystal-clear vision — the need to build a global community from the inside out.
By working to build a global community, Committee members wanted to help residents help themselves.
With a strong presence on#he EZ Governance Board, residents will have the flexibility to change projects and
programs to meet the people's changing needs.
The poetic nature of the vision is the result of the Steering Committee's desire to keep the vision simple yet
creative.
Those who gave their time and talents to weave the Lubbock EZ dream are listed below.
Steering Committee Member
Affiliation
Mayor Windy Sitton
City of Lubbock
Councilman T.J. Patterson
City of Lubbock
Councilman Victor Hernandez
City of Lubbock
Dwight Pierce
Lubbock Black Chamber of Entrepreneurs
Debbie Burleson
Skyview Neighborhood Association
Celia Glick
Harwell Neighborhood Association
Mark Earle
Lubbock International Airport
Shirley Cleveland
Parkway Cherry Point Neighborhood
Carol Cunningham
Heart of Lubbock Neighborhood Association
Dick Walsh
South Plains College
Don McCullough
South Plains Workforce Development Board
Marciano Morales
Caprock Home Health Services
Jewel Love
Parkway Cherry Point Neighborhood Association
Dr. Robert Brodkin
South Overton Residential and Commercial Association
Eddie McBride
Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Land Authority
Natalia Salazar
Amett Benson -Neighborhood
Doris Fletcher
North Overton Neighborhood Association
Linda Hogan
Overton South Neighborhood Association
Carmen Duran
Guadalupe Neighborhood Association
Todd Klein
Heart of Lubbock Neighborhood Association
Mary Gates
SlatonBean Neighborhood Association
Manual Martinez
Clapp Neighborhood Association
Emma Jackson
Dunbar/Manhattan Neighborhood Association
Carey Childers
Chatman Hill Neighborhood Association
Jim Fair
ClaytonCarter Neighborhood Association
Ester Valle
Jackson/Mahon Neighborhood Association
Chancellor John T. Montford
Texas Tech University
Dr. David Schmidly
Texas Tech University
Dr. Gary McDaniel
South Plains College
Judge Don McBeath
Lubbock County
Tom Nichols
Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority
Pete Ruiz
Lubbock International Airport
Wayne Boling
Market Lubbock, Inc.
Gary Lawrence
Market Lubbock, Inc.
Jerry Stevens
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce
Greg Jones
Lubbock Chamber of Commerce
Robert Dominguez
Lubbock Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Curtis Culwell
Lubbock Independent School District
Mark Griffin
Lubbock Independent School District
Steve Anderson
Small Business Development Center
Jim Shearer
CenterCorp of Lubbock, Inc.
Robert Greenhill
CenterCorp of Lubbock, Inc.
David Sowell
Community Development Services Board
Edwin Scott, Jr.
Community Development Services Board
LUBBOCK Urban EZ Nomination
Steering Committee Member
Affiliation
Kathyl Anderson
Lubbock Black Chamber of Entrepreneurs
Judi Blakey -_-
St. Mary's Hospital
Diane Vega
Harwell Neighborhood Association
John Herrera —
Lubbock Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Duane Lavery
Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority
Floyd Price
City of Lubbock Police Department
Kathleen Earle
Texas Tech University (Child & Family Studies)
Thomas Sawyer, Jr.
Arnett Benson Neighborhood
Ashley Hoffman
Lubbock MHMR
Danette Castle
Lubbock MHMR
Rebeca Wallace
Lubbock MHMR
Ben Lock
Texas Tech University
Richard Burdine
City of Lubbock
Jim Lowder
United Way
Sue Neher
South Plains College
Delbert McDougal
Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority
Richard Lopez
Guadalupe Economic Services Corporation
Candelario Martinez
South Plains College
Jim Gomez
Community Development Services Board
Jerry Casstevens
South Plains Association of Governments
Lala Cavazos
Lala's Restaurant
Linda DeLeon
Lubbock Independent School District
Gilbert Flores
Lubbock County
City of Lubbock Staff Liaisons
Jim Bertram
Strategic Planning
Doug Goodman
Health & Community Services
Kevin Walker
Economic Development
Nancy Haney
Community Development
Elena Quintanilla
Community Development
Betsy Bucy
Accounting and Finance
David Buckbery
Strategic Planning
Cloetta Shotts
Neighborhood Services
Diana Rivera
Public Information
Ron Lewis
City Manager's Office
Brian LaBorde
Community Development
Dan Krecji
City Manager's Office
On the following page is a single -sheet breakdown of the EZ budget put together by the Steering Committee.
Details about the budget are discussed in the appropriate sections of the nomination.
LUBBOCK Urban EZ Nomination
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
Lubbock Empowerment Zone
Budget
YEARS 1 & 2
Cost Year 1 Cost Year 2 Total Costs
Personnel (# 6 ) $178,500 + $178,500 - $357,000
Fringe Benefits
$62,500
+
$62,500
= $125,000
Travel
$6,000
+
$6,000
- $12 000
Equipment
$38,700
+
$1,500
= $39 500
Supplies
$5,000
+
$5,000
- $10,000
Other
$23,000
+
$23,000
= $46,000
Indirect Cost
$100,000
+
$100,000
- $200,000
TOTALS
413,700
+
$376,500
= $790,200
ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS
CONTRACTUAL COSTS
TOTAL COSTS
$413,700
$9,586,300
$10,000,000
+
+
+
$376,600
$9,623,500
$10,000,000
= $790,200
= $19,209,800
= $20,000,000
CONTRACTUAL COSTS
RANGE OF FUNDING FOR GOALS FOR 2 YEARS
GOAL 1
15% - 25%
$3,000,000 -
$5,000,000
GOAL 2
10% - 20%
$2,000,000 -
$4,000,000
GOAL 3
5% - 10%
$1,000,000 -
$2,000,000
GOAL 4
10% - 20%
$2,000,000 -
$4,000, 000
GOAL 5 5% - 10% $1,000,000 - $2,000.000
GOAL 6 5% -10% $1,000,000 - $2,000.000
GOAL 7 5% - 10% $1,000,000 -.$2,000,000
GOAL 8 4% - 10% $ 800,000 - $2,000,000
GOAL 9 2% - 5% $ 400,000 - $1,000,000
GOAL 10 2% - 5% $ 400,000 - $1,000,000
Transportation Contract 3% - 6% $ 600,000 - $1.200,000
LUBBOCK Urban EZ Nomination
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IN THE BEGINNING
Today Lubbock is the ninth largest city in the State of Texas. Its history can be traced back 150 million years
when this whole area (now known as The Plains) was one vast lake. The passing of time combined with the force of
the wind and other natural happenings created the level surface of the Plains as it appears today.
It was across these plains in 1540 that the Spanish conquistador, Captain Francisco Vasquez de Coronado,
came to explore the southwest. Coronado was in search of the golden city of Quivira. Historians and archaeologists
have evidence that these expeditions camped in the famous Lubbock Lake Site and Yellow House Canyon. Lubbock
Lake Site, located north of the city, is one of the archeological wonders of the United States. Here, experts can trace
year by year all the cultural groups of people who lived in the Southwest.
Following the Spanish explorers, Indians of the Comanche Tribe roamed this whole area because it was a
haven for the buffalo, antelope, lobo, prairie dog and coyote. This lasted until the 1870s when the hunters began to
kill the Indian's livelihood. These hunters were responsible for many of the Indian uprisings and later caused General
N.S. Mackenzie to come into the area to clear the Plains. Mackenzie Park, located within Lubbock, bears this man's
name. After the slaughter of the buffalo, very few people stayed on these level plains where the grass grew
abundantly in the canyons and lake areas.
The first white settlers were a band of Quakers who came to the northern part of Lubbock County and started
the first farming in the area. This small settlement existed for many years.
The expansion of the cattle industry in the 1880s and the area's abundant grass led to the cattle empires for
which West Texas is so well known. The brand of the first cattle ranch was the 10A. This empire included about
245,000 acres and was purchased at between 24 to 40 cents per acre. Even though the 10A was the first brand,
rustlers easily changed it. Later it was changed entirely to the Cross C. During this time, more people arrived, and
two towns resulted from land promotion and the 1887 Texas Land Act.
The two towns named "Old Lubbock" and "Monterey" stayed about the same size (250 persons each) until
December of 1890. It was then that the two groups got together and mutually accepted a new site. Both towns moved
to the new site and the new
town —Lubbock. This is the first example of the cooperation of Lubbockites that has been a primary reason for the
progress of the community.
The county government was formed on March 10, 1891, with Lubbock as the County Seat. Lubbock, as
were almost all towns in West Texas, was named after a signer of the Texas Declaration of Independence and a Texas
hero, Tom S. Lubbock.
He was a former Texas Ranger, Confederate officer, and brother of Francis R. Lubbock, the Civil War governor of
the State.
Store buildings, houses and populations slowly grew with land selling at $1.00 per acre. By 1899, there were
142 carriages, wagons and buggies and a population of 293. Lubbock was now the center of ranching and cattle
operations. There were many cattle ranches with names such as XIT, with its three million acres to the north of
Lubbock, Colonel C.C. Slaughter with his Lazy S with 500,000 acres, the Matador Ranch, the T Bar, the Spade, the
Spur, the Pitchfork and many others. The main problems that these ranches faced at the time were level plains with
little protection for cattle, the undependable surface water and the grass fires.
With the discovery of plentiful water at a shallow depth, ranching flourished. On many ranches the windmill
crew did nothing but go from windmill to windmill repairing them. As more wells were drilled, the water ran more
freely and in larger quantities as new pumps fueled by gasoline came into use. The plows cut open the grass prairie
for the farming of cotton, grain and other crops. Land became too valuable for grazing of cattle.
The ranchers on the high plains started to cut their ranches into farms and sell the land at $25 per acre.
This, considering the original cost of $1 to $2 an acre, made an unbelievable profit. (Today some of the same land
sells for approximately $2,500 an acre).
The first train pulled into Lubbock from Plainview with steam hissing, smoke billowing, and the old Brass
Band playing, as the entire town celebrated at the Depot on September 25th, 1909. Lubbock had arrived as the Hub of
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the Plains —transportation wise at least. Santa Fe's arrival was the end of many years of work on the part of many
people. Many paper railroads were proposed and maiiy false starts were made before the Santa Fe built their line.
The earth produced almost anything — where buffalo grass had grown waist -high, now grew cotton, grain,
sorghum, vegetables and a=nultitude of crops. Water flowed from all types of wells and production records were
broken each year. In 1902, four bales of cotton were produced in the Lubbock area and by 1919 there were 13,865
bales. At present, this area produces three million bales per year.
During this period, people, in ever-increasing numbers, continued to pour into this oasis on the plains. In
1922, the legislature created a University of the finest caliber for West Texas — Texas Technological College. It was
officially declared to be located in Lubbock on August 28th, 1923. This citywide celebration included a barbecue that
consumed 35,000 pounds of beef, 10,000 roasting ears of corn and 1,950 gallons of coffee. The population of.
Lubbock now topped 30,000 and all were in attendance at this event.
The University doors opened in 1925 to 1,379 students with a facility valued at $1,433,984.00. This
University had many hardships and trying times, but now, after 75 years, has emerged as a first-class university of
approximately 25,000 students. In 1976, Texas Tech University built the Texas Tech University Health Sciences
Center Campus. This Center is a world-renowned medical school with an enrollment of approximately 1,300
students.
Public education in Lubbock progressed from the first school, which was held in the county jail and had one
teacher, to the first Lubbock High School graduation held in 1909 in the Opera House. In 1909 the three-room school
burned and the first brick school, Central Ward School, was built. By 1917, the second building was the George M.
Hunt School located at 17th Street and Avenue M. From then on, schools were built as the town grew.
In 1922, as an another example of the cooperation of Lubbock citizens, the Jaycees, the Rotary Club and the
Kiwanis Club backed a campaign to raise the $6,000 necessary to complete that school term year. Today, Lubbock
Independent School District has an enrollment of over 31,000. As the city of Lubbock spread southeast, southwest
and west, other school districts such as Frenship and Lubbock -Cooper also accommodate many Lubbock students.
Combining an agricultural base, the County and City prospered day by day and year by year. With more
transportation, super highways, and major air connections, the Hub of the Plains developed into the distribution and
wholesale center of all of West
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Lubbock out -ranks all other West Texas cities in wholesale and retail sales annually. The city distributes
goods over a 200-mile radius; it houses major firms in every field of commercial endeavor; and it is the nucleus of
the West Texas
economy. Although some other cities are older, they have never approached this vitality and lustfulness.
This is Lubbock — dynamic, progressive and ever -changing. What is today will be better tomorrow with
empowered citizens planning for the future.
THE EMPOWERMENT ZONE
Within the City of Lubbock is the Empowerment Zone — an area located in the central and eastern part of
the city, adjacent to the Central Business District, which is not a part of the EZ. Since the mid-1960s, the
Empowerment Zone has suffered a decline in population and retail trade. Factors contributing to this decline include
a massive tornado in 1970 that laid waste to 25 square miles of Lubbock and killed 26 people. Much of the death and
destruction was in the area now designated as Lubbock's Empowerment Zone. Other factors responsible for the
decline of the area are the removal of overcrowded substandard housing, `white flight" to the southwest part of the
city, and the lack of new home construction.
The Lubbock EZ is very similar to such designated areas described in the HUD's Urban Development Action
Grant Pocket of Poverty and in the state's Reinvestment Zone Slighted Area for use of industrial revenue bonds.
Lubbock received designation for two state enterprise zones in 1994. These Enterprise Zones promote development
and reinvestment with state and local tax incentives. These two enterprise zones correspond very closely with the
1998 Lubbock EZ boundaries and would continue the development initiated in the state: enterprise zones.
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POPULATION AND DEMOGRAPHICS
From its humble pioneer beginnings, Lubbock grew to be the ninth largest city in the State of Texas and the
largest city in- West Texas with a total population in 1990 of 186,206. Growth during the 1990s has been 0.7 percent
per year citywide. The Empowerment Zone has had a population decline of 23 percent from 59,118 in 1960 to 45,808
people in 1990. The 1990-Census also shows that in the 1980s there was a decline in the Anglo population and the
African -American population with only a modest increase in the Hispanic population.
The Racial/Ethnic Composition of the City of Lubbock is 67.2 percent Anglo and 22.5 percent Hispanic, 8.6
percent African -American, 0.3 percent American Indian and 1.4 percent Asian. By comparison, the Empowerment
Zone has a higher percentage of racial/ethnic minorities, with 25.9 percent Anglo, 49.5 percent Hispanic, 22.5 percent
African -American, 0.3 percent American Indian and 1.8 percent Asian.
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African -American population is projected to also increase as a percentage of the entire city. By the year 2020
demographic projections for the City of Lubbock are 52.9 percent Anglo, 9.5 percent African -American, 34 percent
Hispanic, .3 percent American Indian and 3.3 percent Asian.
While political progress has occurred with the establishment of single member districts in 1984, there has
been less economic progress for minorities both in Lubbock and in the United States. Some of this can be attributed
to lower levels of education. Educational attainment is also lower for Empowerment Zone residents. More than 28
percent of Empowerment Zone residents age 25 and above have less than a ninth grade education. Another 23 percent
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do not have a high school diploma. Another important factor in the EZ is the increasing number of single parent
families. The single parent families in the zone nearly doubled from 1,215 in 1970 to 2,372 in the 1990 census.
SWOT ANALYSIS ---
The EZ Steering -Committee spent three meetings prioritizing the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and
Trends (SWOT) Analysis. This became the basis for the strategic issues and goals. Differing opinions were expressed
during the process, but a consensus was reached to develop the list of Strategic Issues.
One of the major strengths and opportunities identified was City, County and community leadership.
Lubbock is a Home Rule city, and has operated under a Council/Manager system of government since 1917.
The Council consists of the Mayor plus six members elected from single member districts for four-year terms. The
City is actively involved in economic development and has established a Business Liaison Officer to assist with
permitting and zoning requirements and a non-profit corporation, Market Lubbock, Inc., to work with prospective
businesses who are interested in relocating to Lubbock.
Education is another great strength. Lubbock's extensive educational resources allow students of all ages
and interests to excel. Known as a prime research area due to the presence of Texas Tech University, Lubbock has
many educational opportunities that appeal to just about everyone and put knowledge within easy reach.
Lubbock Independent School District was established in 1907. LISD covers 87.5 square miles and contains
59 campuses, making it the largest school district serving Lubbock. LISD campuses include 39 elementary
(including two early childhood), 10 junior high, four senior high, and three alternative schools, including New
Directions, Matthews Alternative High School and Project Intercept, as well as two special purpose campuses. LISD
also offers, in partnership with South Plains College and Market Lubbock, courses of study at the state-of-the-art
Byron Martin Advanced Technology Center.
LISD boasts outstanding facilities, thanks to strong support from the community. Recently, more than 140
new classrooms have been built (replacing 125 portable units), and several athletic and food service facilities have
been built or renovated.
The district is recognized for its varied and quality special education, bilingual, English as a second language,
magnet, and gifted and talented programs..
The district offers a variety of programs for all ages ranging from preschool to secondary education. The
Developmental Birth through Three (DEBT) program is designed for very young children who display developmental
learning delays or high risk conditions. Early childhood special education classes serve children ages three to five,
including a pre -kindergarten class for qualified four -year -olds. The kindergarten program for five -year -olds
emphasizes the development of independence, social skills,
and academic readiness.
Elementary schools offer diverse innovative strategies accompanied by instruction of the core curriculum
areas. An emphasis is placed on reading by meeting individual student needs through regular small group instruction,
tutorials, accelerations and a variety of summer school opportunities. Six elementary magnet schools provide
additional instruction in Spanish communications, journalism, core knowledge curriculum, gymnastics or emphasize
technology, science, and math.
Junior high school classes are offered at basic, regular, and accelerated levels. Pre -Advanced Placement
classes are offered on all campuses. In addition, magnet schools offer swimming, gymnastics, and dance courses. All
four senior high schools provide basic, regular, and Advanced Placement courses. The Lubbock Exemplary Academic
Program (LEAP) at Lubbock High School challenges academically talented students interested in engineering,
medical, and legal careers. For students interested in the health care or law enforcement fields, Estacado High School
offers the allied -health and law enforcement magnet programs. Dual credit opportunities are provided through all four
high schools.
All of the schools in the Empowerment Zone are under the jurisdiction of the Lubbock Independent School
District. Two other districts, Frenship and Lubbock -Cooper serve students in other parts of the' city.
In the area of higher education, Lubbock boasts three major universities, a law school, a medical school
and a community college.
Lubbock Christian University (LCU) was established in 1957 and offers an educational alternative to students
in the Lubbock area. A four-year private institution of higher learning, LCU's mission is to stimulate leaming,
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character, and citizenship in a Christian environment. With a student body of 1,124 and 67 faculty members, students
benefit from a relaxed, personal atmosphere with an extre miely low faculty/student
ratio. LCU's annual operating budget exceeds $9 million.
LCU offers an innovative education in more than 30 undergraduate areas and master's degree programs in
Bible and Education. An18-month degree completion program in Organizational Management affords non-traditional
students an opportunity to earn a degree through evening classes. The award -winning Free Enterprise Program offers
students the chance to gain valuable experience while working closely with several of Lubbock's successful start-up
businesses.
South Plains College (SPC) was established in 1957 and is a comprehensive, two-year community college
that enrolls more than 6,300 students each semester in a diverse educational program located on four campuses.
SPC offers academic transfer programs in the arts and sciences, which parallel baccalaureate programs at area
universities. The college also offers 40 technical education programs leading to an associate degree or certificate in
allied health, business,
industrial technology and professional services occupations. In addition, SPC is home to the world's largest
educational program in country and bluegrass music. National and international students enroll in the college's unique
commercial music program.
Short-term training programs in a variety of formats are offered through the college's continuing education
and workforce development program to help an individual prepare for immediate employment or upgrade existing job
skills. The college is an active participant in the area's economic development efforts. More than 3,400 students
enroll in SPC continuing education courses and training programs each year.
Texas Tech University (TTU) celebrated the 75th anniversary of its founding in 1998. Tech enrolls
approximately 25,000 students on a 1,839-acre main campus. Students represent all 50 states and some 100 foreign
countries, making the university one of the largest in Texas.
Fields of study may be selected from more than 150 undergraduate, 100 master's, and 50 doctoral programs
available through the law school, the graduate school, and the Colleges of Agricultural Sciences and Natural
Resources, Architecture, Arts and Sciences, Business Administration, Education, Engineering, and Human Sciences.
Academic standards are a top priority at Texas Tech, and its admission standards are among the most stringent of
Texas' state universities.
In addition to its central campus, Tech also has: a research campus in east Lubbock; a 400-acre south Texas
center at Junction; a 15,822-acre agricultural research site in Amarillo; a 980-acre Lubbock County Field Laboratory;
and a 90-acre natural sciences and archaeological field laboratory in Val Verde County.
The university's campus is also a cultural center for students and Lubbock residents. An extensive assortment
of professional speakers, performers, and exhibits is always available.
Construction of the university's new United Spirit Arena, which will be the premier basketball facility of the
Big 12 Conference, is scheduled for completion in 1999.
Texas Tech University Heath Sciences Center (HSC) is a recognized leader in training primary care
physicians. Sixty percent of the center's graduates enter the primary care fields of family practice, internal medicine,
pediatrics, or obstetrics/gynecology.
More than 1,300 students are enrolled in the School of Medicine, the School of Nursing, the School of Allied
Health, the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, and the School of Pharmacy. The Center's main campus is
located in Lubbock, with satellite campuses in Amarillo, El Paso, and Odessa.
One of the Center's most prominent accomplishments is HealthNet, a technology -based rural outreach
program. HealthNet addresses the needs of rural health care practitioners throughout the sprawling 108 counties of
West Texas.
Wayland Baptist University (WBU) is a private university affiliated with the Baptist General Convention of
Texas. It offers classes at its main campus in Plainview as well as at its Lubbock, Amarillo, Wichita Falls, and San
Antonio centers. Approximately 300 undergraduates and 100 graduates are enrolled at WBU's Lubbock campus.
Pioneering degree programs for working adults since 1972, WBU is the only Lubbock university at which a
bachelor's degree may be obtained through evening classes. Selected master's degrees also are offered. With an 18-to-
1 student/teacher ratio,
faculty members are able to provide students with important individual attention as well as cooperative learning
experiences.
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Two other strong points considered in the SWOT analysis were Lubbock's manufacturing capacity and its
position as a regional health care hub.
Lubbock has a stable economy with Strong manufacturing, wholesale and retail trade, services, and
government sectors. The manufacturers are a diverse group of major employers who support approximately 7,800
jobs. A central location and access to transportation have contributed to the City's development as a regional
warehousing and distribution center.
Lubbock serves as the major retail trade center and health care provider for a 26-county region of more than a
half million people. The retail and wholesale trade sector represents 29.3 percent of Lubbock's wage base. The
service sector comprises 28.4 percent of Lubbock's wage base, most of which comes from health care and education.
The government sector, 19.9 percent, gives added stability to the local economy.
Major Employers in Manufacturing/Industry
Eagle Picher (Manufacturing -Construction Machinery)
Industrial Molding (Manufacturing -Plastic Products)
McLane High Plains (Wholesale Food Distribution)
Grinnell Manufacturing (Manufacturing -General Industrial Machinery)
Lubbock Avalanche Journal (Newspaper)
Fleming Companies, Inc. (Wholesale Groceries and Related Products)
Frito Lay, Inc. (Manufacturing -Food and Kindred Products)
Mrs. Baird's Bakeries (Manufacturing -Food and Kindred Products)
Southwest Coca-Cola (Manufacturing -Food and Kindred Products)
Farmers Cooperative Compress (Baled Cotton and Storage Handling)
Non-manufacturing/Service/Government
Texas Tech University (University, including Law School)
Lubbock Independent School District (Elementary and Secondary Schools)
Methodist Hospital (General Medical and Surgical Hospital)
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (University, including Medical School)
St. Mary of the Plains Hospital (General Medical and Surgical Hospital)
University Medical Center (General Medical and Surgical Hospital)
City of Lubbock (City Govenunent)
Lubbock State School (Residential Care -Mental Retardation)
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - John T. Montford Unit (Psychiatric Hospital)
Lubbock County (County Government)
The Lubbock economy has grown steadily over the last two years. 1996 was strong, with the December index
closing out the year at 109.7. The economy continued to expand in 1997, although at a slower raze than 1996, with
the December 1997 index at 114.38, a 4.2 percent increase over December 1996.
Lubbock's diverse labor force is one of its finest assets. The job experience of local citizens ranges from
electronics assembly and welding to law and medicine. The wage structure is multitiered, flexible, and very
competitive. Each year, the labor supply is replenished with approximately 2,300 high school and nearly 6,000
college graduates. In the Manufacturing sector, employment posted an increase during 1997. The Lubbock
unemployment rate has averaged 3.9 percent during the past 12 months.
Quality of life, another Lubbock strength, can best be illustrated by the many opportunities that exist for arts
and leisure activities.
The art community continues to blossom in Lubbock. Long known for its musical talents, Lubbock has
sounds for all tastes — from classical and Tejano to country, folk, and rock and roll. Lubbock's most famous son,
Buddy Holly, is honored with an annual music festival. The city also has more than its share of live theatrical
performances, while galleries and cultural centers are expanding throughout the city.
The Museum of Texas Tech University is an educational, scientific, cultural, and research facility of Texas
Tech University. It includes the main museum, the Moody Planetarium, the Ranching Heritage Center, research and
educational elements of the Lubbock Lake Landmark, and the Natural Science Research Laboratory.
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The Ranching Heritage Center is an outdoor exhibit that depicts the history of ranching in America's West
through the restoration and fumishing of notable histoiic ranch structures. A living memorial to the westem frontier,
the center includes 33 structures — from the slt►plicity of a halt dugout to the richness of the grand Barton house that have been completelyzrestored and moved to the site.
For almost three decades, Ballet Lubbock has offered summer workshops and year-round classes for area
students. The ballet's annual spring performance features local dancers and guest artists. The highlight of the
performances by Ballet Lubbock comes in early December with a presentation of The Nutcracker, the traditional
Christmas story that delights the child in everyone.
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra (LSO) presents a full season of classical music for the Lubbock community,
including six to eight concerts starring intemationally acclaimed guest artists. Founded in 1946, the orchestra today is
comprised of 80 professionally trained musicians.
Recently restored to its 1940s decor, the Cactus Theater in the Depot District brings an air of nostalgia to
Lubbock and audiences with live music productions, classic movies, theater and dance.
The Fine Arts Center features visual arts exhibitions from photography to sculpture. Supporting the Art in
Public Places program, the center selects southwestern artists and then places their sculptures in public parks.
More than 200 performances are presented each year in the beautiful Hemmle Recital Hall, with its
magnificent organ. The performances, many free of charge, cover a diverse range of music, including jazz concerts,
opera productions, music theater, recitals, and visiting performers.
The Lubbock Arts Alliance is an independent, non-profit organization that promotes the arts in Lubbock and
supports the activities of individual art groups. The alliance sponsors the annual Lubbock Arts Festival and provides
grants to local groups for program development.
Located in K.N. Clapp Park, the Municipal Garden and Arts Center and Arboretum is a gathering place for
Lubbockites interested in visual and performing arts. Visitors may see art exhibits, and experience a tranquil area
showcasing trees, shrubs, vines, and ornamental plants that can be grown in the region.
Theater patrons find variety in the offerings of local performing art groups. Area theaters consistently offer
outstanding productions with local amateur talent as well as repertory theater.
Lubbock has more neighborhood parks per capita than any city in Texas. Many of the 62 facilities, covering
more than 3,000 acres, surround natural lakes where sailing and fishing are popular pastimes.
Winding for 10 miles diagonally through the City are the Yellow House Canyon Lakes, a series of six lakes
on 750 acres. Nearby Buffalo Springs Lake provides weekend homes to several hundred local residents on its 7.5-
mile shoreline, as well as beautiful hiking, camping and boating areas. Each year more than 20 events are held at the
lake, including boat and bicycle races, hot air balloon and water ski shows, sailboat regattas, marathons and concerts.
In addition, the City owns Mackenzie Park, a 900-acre park with facilities for camping, picnicking, fishing
and swimming.
Other outdoor City recreational facilities include swimming pools, 64 tennis courts, the 36-hole
Meadowbrook Golf Course, Joyland Amusement Park in Mackenzie Park, Texas Water Rampage, six community
and senior citizen centers, a fine arts facility and the Berl Huffinan Athletic Complex, home to four softball and 23
soccer fields.
For the fitness minded, an abundance of health, fitness and sporting clubs provide opportunities in
racquetball, rifle shooting, horseback riding and running. More than 30 running events are held each year in Lubbock.
The complete list of Lubbock's strengths and opportunities as determined by the EZ Steering Committee
appears below.
• City, county and community leadership
• Education
• Largest city in West Texas
• Low unemployment rates and a stable economy
• Regional medical Hub
• Quality of life
• Work ethic
• Comprehensive zoning
• South Plains Food Bank
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• Manufacturing capacity
• Caprock Business Finance Corporation
• Export assistance program
• South Plains Housing Finance Corporation
• South Plains -Association of Governments (SPAG) provides local technical assistance
• Agricultural Development Association
• Contract Procurement Center
• Small Business Development Center
• Chamber of Commerce provides communication tools for businesses such as the listing of major
employers.
• Leadership Lubbock
• Reese Center provides a mixture of facilities including a branch of South Plains College
• Excellent transportation system with Interstate 27
• Air/highway/railroad infrastructure
• 12 neighborhood associations in the EZ
• Creative ways of looking at housing
OPPORTUNITIES
• Community Development/Housing Programs
• Mackenzie State Park and Canyon Lakes
• Interstate 27 Corridor
• Technological advances have created a global economy.
• Neighborhood Associations/Neighborhood Plans
• Texas Tech University's push for economic development.
• EZ revitalization should be in place before business expansion is addressed.
• Airport Revenue Fund
• Marketing
• Increases in students' test scores and attendance rate.
• Regional hub
• Reese Center Facilities
• South Plains Association of Govemments(SPAG) programs
• Legislative lobbying
• South Piains Regional Workforce Development Board provides leadership in job development.
• Commercial and industrial opportunities exist at Reese Center and Lubbock International Airport.
• There is an opportunity to enhance public access to the global Internet system.
The complete list of Lubbock's weaknesses and threats as determined by the EZ Steering Committee appears
below.
WEAKNESSES /THREATS
• Undeveloped Northeast Lubbock
• Luck of affordable housing
• Luck of affordable child care
• Identifiable districts within the Empowerment Zone are isolated
• Railroad creates a barrier to the northeast section of town
• There is not enough transitional housing for homeless people
• The Lubbock Housing Authority has a long waiting list for public housing
• The availability of housing is not sufficient to meet demand
• Lubbock International Airport's revenue does not cover its capital project needs
• Lack of predictable revenue stream for funding economic development
• Lack of united shared vision
• Lack of technical training and funding
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• Lack of diversified training
• Lack of comprehensive transportation plan
• Downtown revitalization
• Absence of local taxes to support Lubbock and Reese South Plains College campuses.
• Population less is estimated at 2,600 due to Reese Air Force Base closure
• Low unemployment rate can be considered an indicator of a lack of skilled labor
• Old streets
• Interstate 27 and East-West freeway could become a visual and physical barrier.
• Funds to update the building at Texas Tech University are not available
• Loss of information technology professionals
• Increase in single -parent homes
• Housing issues
• Lack of minority recruitment at professional level
• Vulnerability of agricultural economy
• Luck of positive experiences for youth
• Geographic isolation/negative perception (dust)
• Lack of marketing for our community
• Luck of sustainable funding for economic development
After careful study, the EZ Committee identified the following trends in the community:
TRENDS
• Declining population in EZ
• Increasing poverty in EZ
• Increasing distress in EZ
• Technology -related employment has decreased fiom 3 percent in 1985 to 2 percent in 1995
• Households whose income is below poverty level are increasing in number.
• Income growth and employment in this region lags significantly behind state
• Luck of economic diversification
• Health care industry trends
• Growth in International trade
• Growth of Texas Tech as a Tier One research institution
• Declining underground water source/level
• Lubbock has a growing entertainment industry
• Youth related issues
• The Lubbock County Youth Facility (LCYC) has a need for increased beds
• The number of at -risk youth and first time offenders are increasing
• Increase in ages 4-10 with severe behavioral issues
DEVELOPABLE SITES
Market Lubbock, Inc. (NMI), the City -appointed economic development corporation, was asked by the
Steering Committee to recommend areas for the developable sites. MLI originally recommended three developable
sites — 800 acres at Lubbock International Airport, 520 acres at the Texas Instruments site, and 640 acres at
Southeast Loop 289 site. A fourth site at Reese Center, formerly Reese Air Force Base, was not recommended
because it falls outside the city limits and Market Lubbock, Inc. did not feel that the land is prime development
material.
Market Lubbock's reasoning to recommend the Texas Instruments (Ti) site may have been its concern about
an "empty building absorbing taxes." TI will close its Lubbock operations in December of this year and
approximately 600 high -paying direct jobs will be lost with the closure.
Staff advised that the developable sites did not have to be contiguous to the EZ as long as residents in the
Zone benefited from the developable site. Whether to include Reese Center became a major issue and area of
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disagreement for the Steering Committee.
Since the closure of Reese Air Force Base in September 1997 and the loss of 2,500 jobs, Reese Center has
attracted The Institute for Environmental and Human kedith (TIEHIT). The attraction of TIEHH, which created 68
direct jobs, was a partnership among Texas Tech University, Lubbock County, Lubbock Reese Redevelopment
Authority, a sub -division -of the State of Texas, and the City of Lubbock.
Another consideration is leveraging resources. The City committed more than one million dollars to match
with $1.5 million in Economic Development Administration funding to connect the sewers at Reese Center to the
City of Lubbock system. The City of Lubbock has received $6 million in Defense Economic Adjustment Assistance
from the Texas Department of Economic Development for development at Reese Center.
The Reese Redevelopment Authority staff presented pros for selecting Reese Center, the only Air Force
Base completely closed by the 1995 Base Realignment and Closure Commission, Vice President Al Gore stated in a
recent speech that Empowerment Zones should be a linkage to the Round I EZ/EC Initiative by linking base closure
sites to the Round II Empowerment Zone Initiative. Staff advised that there was no advantage or disadvantage to
include the Texas Instruments facility. The acreage was also reviewed, and the total would be under the required
2,000-acre limit for the three developable sites. The former Air Force base offers more flexibility and leverage dollars
than the Texas Instruments plant. Reese Center is a brownfteld site under remediation. Remediation costs at Reese
Center are projected at $145 million. Thirty percent of the cleanup is in the Empowerment Zone developable site with
a remediation cost of $43,500,000.
Reese Center has applied for designation as a Defense Economic Adjustment Zone from the Texas
Department of Economic Development. This will be another incentive tool toward attracting business to Reese
Center. A proposed East-West Freeway approved by the Texas Department of Transportation will allow EZ residents
to travel to jobs created in Reese Center.
Lubbock International Airport (LIA) has unique features as a developable site with access to air, rail and
ground transportation. Leverage was also a factor. Portions of LIA are in the state -designated Enterprise Zone. The
City of Lubbock has invested considerably in the LIA site with more than $500,000 from the Economic Development
Administration and $433,000 from Market Lubbock, Inc.
Market Lubbock, Inc. has warehousing and distribution as one of its target industries. The City of Lubbock
has a legal agreement with the Port of Corpus Christi, Texas, as a sub -zone of the Port of Corpus Christi's Foreign
Trade Zone.
Southeast Loop 289 is a section of privately owned land, or 640 acres. The large parcel is close to power
sources; rail served and has easy access to Interstate 27.
The Steering Committee voted unanimously to recommend three developable sites —1000 acres at Lubbock
International Airport, 300 acres at Reese Center, and 640 acres at the Southeast Loop 289 site —for a total of 1,989
acres.
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The Steering Committee4eviewed the SWOT Analysis and discussed how issues affected the Empowerment Zone,
The EZ Steering Committee identified the top 10 strategic issues facing zone residents and developed goals to
address these issues. These goals are:
Goal 1
Enhance access to job opportunities through growing new business, strengthening existing
business, job training and education and the provision of support services
Goal 2
Strengthen and build neighborhood centers as first -level human service centers.
Goal 3
Ensure Lubbock's children and youth receive the life -skills training and services to be healthy and
productive citizens
Goal 4
Provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for all Lubbock citizens
Goal 5
Ensure that quality, affordable child care is accessible to all Lubbock citizens
Goal 6
Strengthen family cohesiveness
Goal 7
Stabilize all Lubbock neighborhoods through proper installation and rehabilitation of infrastructure
(streets, sidewalks, alleys, lights, water, sewer, etc.)
Goal S
Develop a coordinated, cooperative, and cohesive economic development plan for Lubbock
Goal 9
Provide access to affordable transportation for all citizens
Goal 10
Develop dynamic, visionary partnerships between all levels of government, commerce and
citizens
STRATEGIES
The strategy to achieve the goals was to request project applications from the community. Each applicant was
directed to select related goals in the project application form. Projects could cover more than one goal and the
Project Subcommittee ranked projects using the EZ key principles, vision, strategic issues, and goals.
The Project Subcommittee proposed the funding formula for Lubbock EZ years one and two. Each goal was
assigned a percentage of funding and projects were ranked under the corresponding goal. Once Lubbock is designated
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an urban Empowerment Zone, the EZ Governance Board will negotiate with the agencies, groups and individuals
following suggested guidelines.
The rankings of the applications submitted by the Ptoj&t Subcommittee will serve as guidelines to help in
negotiations for disbursement of EZ funds. If there are gaps, then the Governance Board may solicit additional
providers to link projects -to the 10 goals for a more cohesive plan.
The Steering Committee also decided to set aside funds for Administrative and Transportation, selecting 7-10
percent ($1.4-2 million) for that purpose. Transportation costs will be bus service to get EZ residents to and from jobs
in the developable sites.
The other percentages are in the table below.
Goal
Percentage
Money (millions)
One: Enhance access to job opportunities through growing new
15-25%
$3-5
business, strengthening existing business, job training and education
and the provision of support services
Two: Strengthen and build neighborhood centers as first -level
10-20%
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human service centers
Three: Ensure Lubbock's children and youth receive the life -skill
5-10%
$1-2
training and services to be healthy and productive citizens
Four: Provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for all Lubbock
10-20%
$24
citizens
Five: Ensure that quality, affordable child care is accessible to all
5-10%
$1-2
Lubbock citizens
Six: Strengthen family cohesiveness
5-10%
$1-2
Seven: Stabilize all Lubbock neighborhoods through proper
5-10%
$1-2
installation and rehabilitation (streets, sidewalks, alleys, lights,
water, sewer, etc.)
Eight: Develop a coordinated, cooperative, and cohesive economic
4-10%
$0.8-2
development plan for Lubbock
Nine: Provide access to affordable transportation for all citizens
2-5%
$0.4-1
Ten: Develop dynamic, visionary partnerships between all levels of
2-5%
$0.4-1
government, commerce and citizens
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INTRODUCTION
Realizing that citizen -driven, grassroots projects are the heart of an Empowerment Zone designation, the City
of Lubbock went straight to its residents to solicit ideas for projects and programs.
First the City hosted a news conference on July 17, announcing Lubbock's plans to apply for the EZ
designation and requesting project and program ideas from the citizenry at large. That same week, the City sent
approximately 800 letters requesting project ideas to all the service providers in Lubbock's Information and Referral
database. With approximately two weeks to turn around their applications, 74 businesses, organizations and
individuals met the deadline and submitted their requests.
Nancy Haney, director of the City's Community Development Department, said, "We were astounded and
delighted with the project applications we received. They are a very strong point in our proposal. They show our
ability, our creativity and our willingness to work together."
The Projects and Programs Subcommittee of the EZ Steering Committee spent many, many hours discussing
the merits of the proposed projects. In the end, only one project was rejected because it did not meet EZ
requirements. All the projects serve residents of the Empowerment Zone, and many are targeted to serve residents in
their own neighborhoods.
Of the 73 remaining projects, all were matched to one or more goals and ranked by priority. The
Subcommittee also examined the proposed budgets and established a range of money for each project. "'Ilse group did
not want to tie the hands of the Governance Board," explained Ms. Haney, "so they looked at a range of funding
instead."
On August 11, the Steering Committee hosted a Public Hearing to give citizens an opportunity to view the
selected projects and programs. Those attending the meeting voted unanimously to support the proposed projects.
GOAL ONE PROJECTS
In order to facilitate the discussion of Lubbock's projects and programs, they are grouped by goals.
The first of Lubbock's EZ Goals reads: "Enhance access to job opportunities through growing new
businesses, strengthening existing businesses, job training and education, and the provision of support services."
Twenty-nine of the 73 projects are Goal One programs. Although many of these projects also meet a number
of other goals, these 29 have been designated as Lubbock's strategic plan for accomplishing Goal One.
These projects fall naturally into five subcategories: new businesses, enhanced existing businesses, job
training programs, educational projects, and support services.
A modified budget follows the discussion of each set of projects. This modified budget shows the in -kind
match (cash and services) each entity proposes for the first two years and the amount of money being requested from
EZ funds. A more detailed budget is available in the appendix.
New Businesses: Lubbock accepted five proposals for new businesses that range from a skateboard/bicycle
park to a leather finishing facility.
The leather finishing and testing facility was proposed by The Leather Research Institute of Texas Tech
University. The Institute's plan calls for renovating an existing facility, hiring at -risk teens as part of its workforce,
creating 50 news jobs, and establishing two separate businesses — a finishing plant and a testing facility. Reebok
International, J.C. Penney's, Justin Industries and Mohawk Leather each have expressed a willingness to contract with
the testing lab.
Partnerships with these corporations, as well as with the Texas Department of Agriculture, the Texas
Department of Commerce, and a local group known as Teen Publications, will make the new business profitable. The
Leather Research Institute estimates that it will take the first year to renovate the facility and to hire and train the
staff. The second year should see the new businesses up and running.
The measurable outputs of the project include the number of jobs created and the volume of business the new
venture can attract.
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The Lubbock Black Chamber of Entrepreneurs, Inc. proposes to build a Farmer's Market in Mackenzie
Park, Lubbock's largest and most beautiful park. This new business project will give 50 local and area fanners the
opportunity to sell their produce directly. Tlils partnership between the Black Chamber and local producers will give
individuals with limited skills, such as migrant farm workers, the opportunity to learn the basics of business first-
hand. The Chamber estimates that it will take the first year of the funding period to build the facility. By the
beginning of the second year, the Farmer's Market should be in operation. The creation of 50 jobs and the volume of
produce sales are the main measurable outputs.
Billy D. Huey brings four jobs to the table with his proposal for a new business known as ChristCom One.
This new telecommunications venture will need a year to locate and renovate a facility and to hire and train a staff of
four. By the beginning of the second year, the business would be operational, serving an estimated 5,200 people.
The jobs created and volume of business generated by ChristCom One are the! primary measurable outputs.
Gary and Karen King selected the name "Wheels" for their proposed new business. The supervised, outdoor
community youth center includes a 60,000 square foot facility designed for BMX bike riding, inline skating and
skateboarding.
The pro shop, concessions stand and video area will be housed in a 40,000 square foot facility. The entire
park will be fenced, gated and surrounded by a huge green zone.
The Kings estimate that "Wheels" will employ 25-30 teens part-time. The first two years of the funding
period will be devoted to building the facility, which is set to open at the beginning of the third year. The main
measurable outputs are the number of new jobs created and the revenue brought in by the new business.
The final proposed new business is Wash Away Mobile Car Wash. Lee Anna Reed plans to buy the
equipment necessary to perform mobile car washes and to employ four full time workers. She estimates that the
business can be operational shortly after receiving funds and can perform 3,600 car washes annually.
The primary measurable outputs of this business are the number of jobs created and the amount of revenue
generated by the business.
Enhanced Existing Businesses: Small businesses are particularly vulnerable to changing economic
conditions. Seven of Lubbock's Goal One projects are devoted to strengthening existing businesses or business
programs.
Breedlove Dehydration Plant, the only facility of its kind in the United States, proposes to build a 40,000
square foot warehouse at its existing facility. Breedlove currently rents warehouse space, and the addition of on -site
warehousing will allow the plant to increase its capacity. It currently produces two million pounds of dehydrated food
annually, which is distributed internationally.
Sixty new jobs will be created and 30 core jobs will be retained with the addition of the warehouse.
Breedlove's partnership with local and area farmers offers them the advantage of value added processing for the foods
they grow.
Breedlove staff estimates that it will take a year to build the new warehouse. The creation of 60 new
warehouse, line and packaging jobs will take place during the first six months of the second year.
Measurable outputs for this project include the new jobs created and the additional capacity of the plant.
The Best Deal Store, a dollar -store discount business, will provide four new full time and two new part time
jobs within the first six months of the funding period. Archie R. McNeal, owner of the store, estimates that the
expanded inventory he can purchase with EZ funds will allow his business to serve 1,500 people annually.
The increased revenue of the business and the additional jobs are the primary measurable outputs.
The City of Lubbock's Community Development Department currently has a program in place known as
Microenterprise Loan Program. Through this program, small businesses are able to obtain low -interest loans. The
Department proposes to use part of the EZ grant for Business Assistance Funds to enhance the Microenterprise Loan
Program.
The Department estimates that its partnership with local banks, businesses and other organizations will assist
up to 20 businesses and create between 28 and 35 new jobs. Because the Microenterprise Loan Program is already in
operation, the Business Assistance Funds enhancement could go into effect as soon as the funds are received.
Measurable outputs include the number of new jobs created and increased revenue for the businesses assisted
by the program.
Four separate projects proposed by the City of Lubbock's Parks and Recreation Department combine to
enhance an existing entertainment complex made up of Meadowbrook Golf Course, Joyland Amusement Park, the
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American Wind Power Museum and Mackenzie Park. The partnership of these entities and the proposed
improvements in this area set the stage to bring in more entertainment -oriented businesses such as shops, boutiques
and restaurants.
The first project, -the Meadowbrook Golf Complex, is a construction project to build a new reservoir and
pump station to increase the golf course's irrigation system. By doing this, the Complex can increase its green space,
which leads to the second -phase of the project — developing a Leaming Center that includes greens, tees and a
training center.
Measurable outputs are increased rounds of golf, increased number of golf clinic participants and increased
number of corporate and charity golf events at Meadowbrook.
In the second project, the Mackenzie Park Amphitheater, a 2,000-seat amphitheater will be built in
Mackenzie Park. The park, with its deep canyon walls, large trees and water features, offers a welcome respite from
Lubbock's normally flat and open land. The addition of an amphitheater in the park will increase tourism to the area
and, in turn, entice new businesses to locate in this entertainment center.
The primary measurable outputs from this project are revenue generated by events at the amphitheater and
new jobs created by those events.
The third Parks and Recreation program, the Mackenzie Park Fencing Project, is a 3,260-foot fence that
will add visual continuity with the American Wind Power Museum. The Mackenzie Park fence will be modeled after
the Wind Power fence, providing a dramatic visual impact.
The fourth and final Parks and Recreation proposed program is the relocation of Lubbock's Prairie Dog
Town to a new site in Mackenzie Park across from the Wind Power Museum.
Lubbock has a large colony of prairie dogs that generates much tourism. By relocating the colony to the
Mackenzie entertainment area, visitors to the city will have the opportunity to enjoy additional sites and events.
The increased tourism revenue is the primary measurable output of this project.
All four Parks and Recreation projects can be completed in one year.
Job Training Programs: Using the same principal that says when you teach a man to fish, he can feed
himself for life, training projects are vital to the continued growth of Lubbock's workforce.
Ten different training projects are proposed — targeting every segment of society from youth to adult
learners and from parolees to those suffering from mental disabilities.
The Empowerment Arts project was put forth by the City of Lubbock's Cultural Arts Department. The
project consists of building a 3,000 square foot working studio and gallery at the Maggie Trejo SuperCenter, hiring a
resident artist, and employing 10 youths.
The partnership between the Cultural Arts Department and local artists will provide job training in the fine
arts skills such as pottery, textiles and arts and crafts. The construction of the studio will take a year. During the
second year of funding, the resident artist will be lured, as well as the teens who will work in the studio.
Measurable outputs for this project include the number of youths trained and the revenue generated by the
sale of their art products.
The STEP program — Supported Transitional Employment Project —is a training program for youth,
adults and seniors who are at risk of having mental illness, mental retardation or substance abuse. The Lubbock
Regional Mental Health Mental Retardation Center proposed the project, which trains people for jobs in social
service agencies and helps place them.
Lubbock MHMR estimates that 150 young people and 30 adults will benefit from the training each year. The
MI-iMR partnership with the Texas Department of Human Services, Texas Rehabilitation Commission and the City
of Lubbock will provide job readiness training, coaching and mentoring, placement and follow-up.
Once funding is made available, the project can begin immediately. Measurable output includes the number
of people trained and placed in jobs.
The Region 17 Educational Service Center (ESC) proposes a Lubbock Adult Education School to Work
program that could offer training to 4,000 adults annually. The School to Work program is designed to train adults
for the work force by offering job readiness, GED and computer literacy classes.
The first year of the project calls for the purchase of computers and software, followed quickly by scheduled
training classes. Region 17 ESC has been in operation for 28 years and has formed strong partnerships with the
Lubbock Independent School District, Catholic Family Services, the Texas Department of Human Services, South
Plains College and the Lubbock Area Coalition.
Region 17 trains about 4,000 adults a year. This number is the primary measurable output of the project.
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The CARE Community Development Multi -purpose Center is the implementing entity for CARE —
Creating Awareness Reaching Equity. This program offers job training that is then put to use manning the Center.
Much of the CARE program is staffed by volunteers, which am the primary partners of the Center.
The Center estimates the program will become fully functional in two years. The Measurable output is the
number of people who receive training through the Center.
The Lubbock Black Chamber of Entrepreneurs, Inc. proposed to train new business people through its At
Risk Entrepreneurs project. This program is a 30-day basic business -training course for parolees, who often come
out of prison with good job skills.
Once the at risk entrepreneurs finish training, Chamber members assist them with a small business start up
and monitor their efforts for six months.
The Chambees partnership with the Small Business Development Center, local bankers, and tax specialists
provide the means to produce 10 new entrepreneurs a year. The Chamber estimates that the 10 new businesspersons
will then employ 25 others.
This project can begin as soon as funding is received. The number of people trained and the number of new
businesses started are the project's measurable outputs.
ACE — Another Chance for Empowerment — is a vocational training program proposed by the South
Plains Community Action Association.
ACE will provide tuition and fees, books, child care, transportation and crisis intervention (if needed) for two
years for 30 economically disadvantaged residents of the zone. The project can begin immediately as soon as funds
are received. Partners involved in this effort are the Lubbock Workforce Center, South Plains Child Care
Management Services and Lubbock's public transportation providers.
The City of Lubbock Parks and Recreation Department proposes a Computer Skills Job Training Program
at the Maggie Trejo SuperCenter. South Plains College, a partner in the effort, will provide instruction. The project
can begin as soon as funds are received, and measurable output is the number of people who complete the training.
The International Textile Center at Texas Tech University proposes a Textile Apprenticeship Program that
will train two people for two years so that they can enter the textile industry.
The Apprenticeship Program will offer general training the first year and specialized training the second year.
Life skills classes, job training and job placement is the focus of the Community Learning Centers project
proposed by the City of Lubbock Community Development Department.
In partnership with South Plains College, the Texas Workforce Center and local businesses, the Community
Learning Centers will train an estimated 400 people annually. This number is the measurable output of the project.
The first year of the project is devoted to forming an advisory board and beginning to offer classes. The
program will be fully operational by the beginning of the second year.
South Plains College, in partnership with local businesses, neighborhood centers and the Lubbock
Independent School District, proposes establishing a WorkKeys Service Center and Support Network.
WorkKeys plans to customize training to meet the needs of the employer and the employee. Businesses in
need of workers can custom -design the training they want their employees to have. Employees who have some of the
skills needed, will then receive only the training they need to match the employers needs.
Approximately 100 people annually will benefit from this training. WorkKeys can begin as soon as funding
is received.
Educational Projects: Education is one of the roads that leads to employment. Three educational projects
have been proposed, including one that offers a college education.
Wayland Baptist University's project, Strengthening the Neighborhoods through University Education
and Training, proposes to enroll 25 students annually in degree -seeking programs and provide scholarships for
them.
Bridges Learning Center, Region 17 Adult Education Center, the City of Lubbock, and the Texas Workforce
Center are partners with Wayland in this endeavor to provide higher education.
The program can begin the first semester following receipt of funding.
The Mobile Lab Education Van is a project of the South Plains Regional Workforce Development Board.
The main thrust of this program is to overcome illiteracy and prepare people for the job market.
Partnered with Bridges Learning Center, the SPRWDB plans to bring literacy education services into the
neighborhoods. The first year of the project will focus on outreach, recruitment and assessment. Year two will
continue with recruiting new people for the program.
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The measurable output is the number of people who participate in this educational program.
The final educational project is Specialty Learning Centers for College -bound Students, which is
sponsored by South Plains College. This program prepares the Lion -traditional student for college. Partnered with the
Lubbock Coalition for Literacy, the Lubbock Independent School District and the Texas Workforce Commission,
SPC hopes to involve 400 students initially in the project.
The measurable output is the numbers who participate. This project can begin as soon as funding is received.
Support Services: Regardless of how many good training and educational programs there are to choose
from, or how many businesses opportunities exist, sometimes support services are needed to fill in the gaps.
Four support service projects have been proposed for Lubbock's Empowerment Zone, and each is unique.
First Step is a project of South Plains College that pays for day care for those who are in job training
programs. Catholic Family Services is a partner in this endeavor that pays for 6,400 fill time days of child care over a
two-year period.
The measure of output is the number of students served by this program, which can begin immediately when
funds are received.
The Lubbock Dental Health Project provides dental services to low and moderate income youth. A project
of the City of Lubbock Department of Health, the Dental Health program serves to enhance the self-esteem of young
people who are looking to enter the workforce.
Approximately 5,000 youth are served each year. This project will end in September of 1999 if funding is not
received.
The third support services project is located at the Lubbock International Airport Interport Trade Center,
which is one of Lubbock's developable sites.
The project, which is road construction for the Interport Trade Center, is proposed by Lubbock
International Airport. The construction will provide roadways within the Trade Center and enhance accessibility. This
improved accessibility, in turn, will help attract new businesses to the Center.
Partners in this project are the United States Economic Development Administration and the Federal
Aviation Administration. Construction can begin as soon as funds are received.
The final support services project is the renovation of the Alcoholic Recovery Center of Lubbock and the
addition of a dormitory wing. The Center provides support for homeless men who are recovering alcoholics. Each
man who stays at the Center must work there, and this stipulation helps prepare them for entering the workforce at
large.
The Center has formed many partnerships with the Salvation Army, local parole and probation officers,
treatment centers and hospitals. There are more men referred to the Center than it can handle. The proposed
expansion will increase the. capacity of residents from 10 to 20.
The new dormitory wing can be built in six months. The renovation of the main building would follow the
new construction.
BUDGETS
Below is atable containing budget information on the 29 Goal One projects.
Project
Year One
Match
Year One
Budget
Year Two
Match
Year Two
Budget
Total 2-Year
Budget
Leather
420,000
454,250
420,000
454,250
1,748,500
Farrnees Mkt.
43,371
585,753
ChristCom
3,000
93,120
0
87,400
180,520
Wheels
500,000
750,000
1,250,000
Wash Away
0
82,670
0
49,670
151,440
Breedlove
0
600,000
900,000
900,000
1,500,000
Best Deal
15,000
257,600
0
108,300
365,900
Business Asst.
125,000
500,000
165,000
500,000
12000,000
Meadowbrook
1,200,0001
1,450,000
80,000
580,000
2,030,000
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Project
Year One
Match
Year One
Budget
Year Two
Match
Year Two
Budget
Total 2-Year
Budget
Amphitheater
TBD
1,000,000
1,000,000
Park Fencing
_ TBD
233,600
233,600
Prairie Dogs
TBD
150,000
150,000
Empwr. Arts
0
423,500
80,000
164,500
588,000
STEP Project
341,068
1,010,510
341,068
948,910
1,959,420
School/Work
101,964
203,928
101,964
203,928
407,856
CARE
66,458
425,506
63,458
231,407
656,913
At Risk
9,985
101,931
13,771
107,014
208,945
ACE
105,000
228,832
105,000
228,832
457,665
Trejo
TBD
14,375
14,375
Textile
513000
131,500
56,000
136,500
268,000
Learning Ctrs.
123,505
562,999
123,653
379,585
942,584
WorkKeys
491,700
895,400
466,100
728,276
1,623,676
Wayland Univ
35,000
197,500
36,000
146,000
343,500
Mobile Lab
700,000
2,227,082
700,000
1,333,437
3,604,219
Collge-bound
118,428
330,522
35,646
231,521
562,043
First Step
72,911
127,949
73,760
128,798
256,747
Dental Health
47,180
243,430
6,930
203,180
446,610
Interport
2,050,000
4,050,000
600,000
2,600,000
6,650,000
Recovery 11tr.
1129,500
259,000
29,500
59,000
318,000
GOAL TWO PROJECTS
The second of Lubbock's EZ Goals reads: "Strengthen and build neighborhood centers as first -level human
service centers." Two projects have been designated as Lubbock's strategic plan for accomplishing Goal Two.
Both of these projects deal with the most critical need of any neighborhood - the health of its residents.
The first Goal Two project is proposed by the University Medical Center hospital. The Nutritional
Education Programs and Health Screenings will be coordinated through the Preventive Medicine Department.
Health screenings will be conducted weekly in the neighborhoods. Residents will be able to have their blood
pressure, blood sugar, and cholesterol checked. Dietitians will work with people in the neighborhoods to determine
their nutritional needs and to help them learn how to improve their nutrition.
The greatest partnerships to come out of this project will be those formed with zone residents who
desperately need regular, professional health care.
The program can be implemented as soon as funds are received. The first year will concentrate on reaching as
many people as possible in the neighborhoods. The second year will focus on follow-up and reassessment of those
who were served by the project in the first year.
The second project, Diabetes Disease Management, also is a project of University Medical Center. A recent
study reveals that diabetes in the zone neighborhoods has increased nine percent over the past two years. In order to
combat the rising hospitalizations and emergency room visits that result from uncontrolled diabetes, the Disease
Management project plans to use a case management approach to health care.
Up to 25 zone residents with uncontrolled diabetes will be identified and a registered nurse will work one-on-
one with each patient to manage their disease.
This program can begin as soon as funds are received. The primary measurable output is the number of
people who participate. Secondary outputs include reduced hospital and emergency room visits and fewer secondary
health care problems.
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BUDGETS
Below is a table containing budget information on the two Goal Two projects.
Project
Year One
Matcfi
Year One
Budget
Year Two
Match
Year Two
Budget
Total 2-Year
Budget
Nutrition
14,462
55,882
14,714
56,890
112,772
Diabetes
13,350
53,400
12,725
50,900
104,300
GOAL THREE PROJECTS
The third of Lubbock's EZ Goals reads: "Ensure Lubbock's children and youth receive the life skills training
and services necessary to be healthy and productive citizens."
Like First Lady Hillary Clinton, Lubbock citizens believe that it takes a whole village to raise a child. The
eight projects selected as Lubbock's strategic plan for accomplishing Goal Three address the multiple needs of a
growing child — from the very basic of human needs such as hunger, to the creative urge to star gaze.
The South Plains Food Bank, Inc. proposes to overcome hunger in the zone with its Community Food
Securi program. The Food Security project provides people with access to nutritious, culturally accepted, non -
emergency food. During one three-day period in July, 312 emergency food boxes were given out by the Food Bank,
with more than half of them going to residents in the zone.
The Food Security program helps neighborhoods build a food system within the community by offering
nutrition classes, expanding fresh produce distribution to a year-round schedule, and establishing a system of youth -
run farms and gardens.
Partnerships with Planned Parenthood, the YWCA and the Texas Department of Health help the Food Bank
reach into the neighborhoods. The program can begin as soon as funding is received. Measurable outputs include
number of families served by the project and decreases in emergency food distribution to zone residents.
Teen Publications is a group dedicated to addressing issues facing today's youth. They have proposed a drug -
testing project known as Dawg's Drug Mobile, which has the potential of testing 1,200 people annually.
Those who test positively for drugs will be able to receive counseling.
Teen Publications stresses that drug testing gives kids who say no to drugs one more reason to convince their
peers. "Hey, man. Get away from me with those drugs. My parents are gonna make me test on Wednesday."
This project can begin immediately when funds are received. Measurable output is the number of teens who
are tested.
Kid Safe is a project proposed by the Lubbock Police Department Youth Services. This program is made
possible by partnerships with local businesses, churches, schools, government agencies and zone residents.
The program will go into schools in the zone area and teach kids the basics of personal safety — how to stay
safe on the streets, how to recognize possible assault and abduction situations, and how to act in a possible sexual
abuse situation.
This program can serve up to 1,200 children, which is the measurable output of the project, and it can begin
immediately as soon as funds are received.
A fourth project aimed at prevention and intervention is Behind the Scenes, which is proposed by Linda
Reichart. This project brings programs on substance abuse and teen pregnancy to at -risk teens in the zone.
It is estimated that Behind the Scenes will reach 1,500 youth annually. It can begin as soon as funding is
received. Approximately three months will be needed to train facilitators. The measurable output is the number of
youth who participate.
Building character and teaching life skills are the goals of the Lubbock Enrichment Day/Extended Year
(LEDEY) project proposed by the Lubbock Independent School District and the South Plains Council Boy Scouts of
America -
Role -playing, small group discussion, decision -making exercises and hands-on activities during workshops
and seminars help build character, self-esteem and life skills.
Pilot programs in kindergarten, seventh and tenth grades will be implemented in the first year, involving 110
teachers and 2,291 students. Each year an additional grade will be added until all grade levels are included.
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Eventually, this will involve 457 teachers and 27,447 students.
Not only do children need to be fed and safe, their minds need to be challenged and their creative skills need
to be developed.
The fifth of Lubbock's Goal Three projects comes from the Museum of Texas Tech University Association.
The Association proposes a Moody Planetarium Awareness Program that will reach into the zone with information
about Planetarium programs.
A direct mail campaign to the neighborhoods will keep residents informed of the various Planetarium
programs. The programs themselves promote creative star gazing as well as scientific study of the heavens.
This program forms partnerships with zone residents and can be implemented as soon as funding is received.
Measurable output is the number of zone residents who attend Planetarium programs.
The Lubbock Symphony Orchestra proposes the Outreach Overture project to provide free professional
orchestral performances for 500 junior high students and to enable 20 zone students to participate in the Youth
Orchestra Program. Outreach Overture proposes to provide scholarships for these 20 students to enjoy private lessons
and orchestra camp.
Partners in this endeavor with the LSO are the CH Foundation, Lubbock Arts Alliance, the Helen Jones
Foundation, the Lubbock Symphony Guild and the Texas Commission on the Arts.
This program can be implemented as soon as funds are received.
The Texas Tech University Department of Mathematics and Statistics is proposing a project called the
TeaPREP Prefreshman Engineering and Science Program. This eight -week summer prefreshman program is
designed to help females and minority students prepare for college.
Enhanced recruiting in the Empowerment Zone would expand the current program to 140 students.
This project can be implemented as soon as funds are received.
BUDGETS
Below is a table containing budget information on the eight Goal Three projects.
Project
Year One
Match
Year One
Budget
Year Two
Match
Year Two
Budget
Total 2-Year
Budget
Food Security
45,600
119,200
27,300
70,900
190,100
Dawg Mobile
4,386
87,720
4,386
87,720
184,212
Kid Safe
3,800
8,800
8,800
Behind Scenes
LEDEY
191,968
365,952
359,759
571,226
937,178
Planetarium
19,650
37,100
20,240
36,685
73,785
Symphony
99,847
137,6471
99,847
137,647
275,294
TexPREP
TBD
171,723
1 TBD
132,853
304,576
GOAL FOUR PROJECTS
The fourth Lubbock EZ Goal reads: "Provide safe, decent and affordable housing for all Lubbock citizens."
Eight different projects were selected to serve as the strategic plan to implement Lubbock's Goal Four. These
projects range from apartment renovation to neighborhood revitalization to home rehabilitation.
The first of Lubbock's housing projects, as proposed by KCC Inc., is the renovation of Appletree
Apartments. This 98-unit complex needs to be remodeled and updated to provide decent, safe and affordable
housing for the low-income families who live there.
Plans call for providing refrigerators, stoves, washers and dryers, and energy efficient air -conditioners in the
apartments. A community recreation center also is in the planning stage. The center will have facilities for job
training, youth programs and child care.
Once funds are received and renovation begins, the project will be on going until all 98 units are renovated.
Measurable output is the number of apartments that receive renovation.
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A similar project for the Applegate Apartments has been proposed by Applecart LLC. This 42-unit
apartment complex needs rehabilitation and refurbishing. An enclosed playground and recreation area also is planned.
This renovation project, including the cectedtloft area, can be completed in one year once funding is received.
The measurable output is the number of apartments that are refurbished.
The Community -Development Department of the City of Lubbock is proposing a general Housing Programs
project that will serve 325 households and train approximately 120 individuals in housing construction.
The varied Programs include building new homes on 25 vacant lots, rehabilitating 200 substandard homes,
demolishing and rebuilding approximately 100 dilapidated structures, providing down payment and closing costs
assistance for 25 home owners and installing infrastructure such as streets and sidewalks where needed.
To accomplish this task, the Department will depend on long-standing partnerships with Lubbock Power &
Light, the Environmental Protection Agency, American Polysteel Forms, Lubbock Building Products and local
contractors.
This is an on -going project with the major thrust in the first three to five years.
The City's Community Development Department also proposes the revitalization of the Jackson/Mahon
Neighborhood.
This endeavor calls for building new housing on 70 vacant lots, rehabilitating 140 substandard homes,
demolishing and rebuilding about 45 dilapidated structures, assisting 70 homeowners with closing costs and down
payments and installing infrastructure where needed.
Once again, the success of this project will depend greatly on the Department's partners. This, too, is an on-
going project with the major thrust in the first three to five years.
The Guadalupe Economic Services Corporation proposes the Lubbock EZ Homebuyer Program to assist
low-income families in the zone with infrastructure improvements, new construction and innovative mortgage
financing.
The EZ Homebuyer Program plans to construct and finance 60 homes within a two-year period.
Measurable output will be the number of homes constructed and the number of families served.
The Dunbar/Manhattan Heights Neighborhood Association proposes to enhance their neighborhood
through new construction, rehabilitation, and beautification.
This two-year plan proposes to provide 12 new homes and 20 rehabilitated homes the first year, followed by
20 new homes and 10 rehabilitated homes the second year. Meeting these goals will be the measurable output of the
project.
The Dunbar/Manhattan Heights Neighborhood Association will achieve their goals, in part, by forming
successful partnerships with local builders and contractors.
The Community Housing Resource Board of Lubbock proposes a LeasetPurchase Affordable Housing
project. This program allows low- to moderate -income families to become homeowners by setting up an escrow
account to save for down payment and closing costs while leasing the house they currently live in.
The Community Housing Resource Board will purchase and rehabilitate 30 homes for the project, completing
15 in the first year and 15 in the second.
The measurable output for this project is the number of homes rehabilitated and the number of families who
successfully purchase a home following the lease period.
The eighth and final Goal Four project is Homeownership Made EZ, which is proposed by the Lubbock
Housing Finance Corporation. This program proposes to rehabilitate 20 homes per year for two years and to assist
buyers with closing costs and down payments.
Partnerships with the City of Lubbock, local banks, local contractors, and mortgage companies will help
make the project a success. Measurable outputs are the number of homes rehabilitated and the number of families
served.
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BUDGETS
Below is a table containing budget infohttatioti on the eight Goal Four projects.
Project
Year One
Match
Year One
Budget
Year Two
Match
Year Two
Budget
Total 2-Year
Budget
Appletree
Applegate
CD Housing
1,580,577
3,980,577
1,597,813
3,997,813
7,978,390
Jackson/Mahon
1,580,577
3,980,577
1,597,813
3,997,813
7,978,390
Homebuyer
1,950,000
3,042,500
1,950,000
3,042,500
6,085,000
Dunbar/Man.
17,150
189,865
25,000
230,230
420,095
LeasePurchase
190,063
760,250
190,063
760,250
1,520,500
Ownership EZ
1,000,000
1,282,000
1,000,000
282,0001
1,564,000
GOAL FIVE PROJECTS
The fifth Lubbock EZ Goals reads: "Ensure that quality, affordable child care is accessible to all Lubbock
citizens."
Children don't come with instruction booklets, and parents often need skills training as well as child care
while they work. Five different projects that address these needs were selected to serve as the strategic plan to
implement Lubbock's Goal Five.
Texas Tech University's College of Human Sciences proposes the program known as Empowering Parents.
This project will establish a child care center at the Lubbock Housing Authority Zenith Center. This Center will
expand the Parents as Teachers program to serve 75 zone families and also provide case management for health,
mental health, nutrition and economic self-sufficiency to those families.
This program hinges on the successful partnership of the College of Human Sciences and the Housing
Authority. This program can be implemented as soon as funding is received.
The SHAPES Head Start program proposes to enhance its services to the community by purchasing new
equipment and making structural improvements to its center. The program currently provides preschool services to 40
children.
Updating their educational and assessment equipment will allow the program to better serve its clientele.
SHAPES Head Start has been in operation for 33 years and will be able to enhance its services as soon as it
receives funds.
Measurable output for this project is the number and types of services offered each child.
The YWCA of Lubbock proposes to expand is YW-CAre program by adding after school care and summer
camps in the 14 schools located in the zone. This will provide child care for 215 students during the school year and
for 100 students during the summer.
The YWCA partners with many Lubbock organizations, including the United Way, Child Care Management
Services, Texas Workforce Commission and the Texas Department of Agriculture.
Implementation of this project can begin when funds are received.
The Excellent Advantage Child Development Center is a proposed program of Grace Christian
Fellowship. This Center plans to serve 180 children by providing before and after school child care and a wide range
of educational programs.
The goal of the program is to meet each child's emotional, social, cognitive and physical needs.
The measurable output is the number of children served.
The fifth and final child care project is proposed by the Early Learning Centers of Lubbock. The Affordable
Developmental Child Care project allows zone residents to enroll their children in child care at a special low fee.
A minimum of 50 children will be selected for the reduced fee beginning in June 1999. Partners in this
endeavor include the Lubbock Independent School District, the USDA Food Program, SHAPES Head Start, and
Child Care Management Service.
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Measurable output for this project is the number of children served.
BUDGETS
Below is a table containing budget information on the Goal Five projects.
Project
Year One
Match
Year One
Budget
Year Two
Match
Year Two
Budget
Total 2-Year
Budget
Empowering
227,235
1,202,264
225,735
1,077,078
2,279,342
SHAPES
131,532
222,532
138,389
171,489
394,021
YWCA
69,100
332,135
72,570
348,755
680,890
Advantage
403,935
427,843
403,935
403,935
1,943,640
Affordable
131,720
263,770
131,720
263,770
527,540
GOAL SIX PROJECTS
"Strengthening family cohesiveness" is the sixth of Lubbock's EZ Goals. From prevention to intervention,
pre -birth through elderly care, eight projects were selected to bring a comprehensive approach toward combating the
economic and social forces that are pulling the family unit apart in Lubbock's Empowerment Zones.
Targeting at risk families in need of skills to promote healthy child development and positive parent -child
interaction is the goal of Bright Beginnings Family Empowerment Project.
By contacting the approximately 400 babies from the Empowerment Zone born each year at University
Medical School, the Bright Beginnings project expects to reach up to 90% of the targeted families in need. Measured
outputs would include the percentage of families with permanent medical care providers, children's immunizations
and well -care checks, preparations for school without the need for Headstart programs, parental employment rates,
and monitoring of child abuse, neglect, and family violence.
As children move into the critical pre -teen years, the Helping Hands project of Trinity Counseling Center
will pick up parent education efforts, targeting teen parents, single parents, and at -risk teens. Groups will be reached
at schools, pregnancy centers, youth correctional facilities, and churches. With a goal of educating 250 families in
year one, and 300 in year two, Helping Hands will educate and coordinate parents with agencies and resources within
the community through six week groups which meet in the evenings and on weekends.
Moving through the growth of the family during the child's high school years, Family Counseling Services
has proposed the Helping Families Help Themselves project, based in Estacado High. School, the only senior high
in the Empowerment Zone.
By providing one counselor for four one -hour sessions each week, and various evening workshops through
the school year, the Helping Families project can work with both students and parents. The project's primary goal is
to strengthen families by helping them develop skills to more effectively deal with problems that affect the family
during the student's high school years.
Families can be placed in jeopardy by many forces that are difficult to combat where there is high poverty
and crime. Avoiding needless sickness and death, however, can be impacted by better access to health education and
medical care.
Two projects have been selected to do address health issues. The first is a Breast Cancer Awareness
Program, proposed by the Planned Parenthood Association of Lubbock. Working in conjunction with YWCA, the
Texas Dept. of Health, and a local electric utility, this program will be to keep mothers in the Zone healthy and able
to carry out their key role in the family. Support services would involve life skills training, health care education, and
referral to health care services for those who live in poverty.
Helping Patients and Families with Neurological Illnesses addresses a growing problem in our
Empowerment Zone areas, as struggling families are forced to house and care for elderly parents.
With educational strategies for care of individuals with strokes, Parkinson's, and Alzheimer's disease,
Helping Patients will utilize five Zone locations to help increase education, contact with support groups, and
availability of medical care for those afflicted — as well as those caring for family members with these heartbreaking
diseases.
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Recognizing that crime is a central source of breaking down families, two programs are proposed to help
prevent, and intervene in criminal behavior in the zone.
Neighborhood Support Systems is a coalition of the Lubbock Rape Crisis Center and Gateways
Counseling, a for -profit errtity, to reach into the Zone's neighborhoods with programs developed to meet their needs.
Anticipated outputs would be crime prevention efforts, compensation for crime victims, neighborhood
cleanup projects, and enhanced psychological well being of citizens in the Empowerment Zone. Additional outcomes
would include stronger parenting skills, enhanced work skills, increased access to existing services, and identification
of unreported crime victims.
Recognizing the value of intervention in the juvenile's early stages of crime is the focus of the Young Adult
Offender / Community Impact Program, proposed by the Lubbock County Community Corrections Facility. As
juvenile crime grows in our community, this program is committed to rehabilitate, educate, and turn around the lives
of youthful offenders.
EZ funding would enhance a program that has a strong track record in the positive impact on first time
offenders. For example, while 11 percent enter the facility with a GED, more than 40 percent leave with one. Twenty-
eight of the locally committed residents in the Corrections Facility currently live in the Empowerment Zone, ages 17
— 25.
A recent study completed on 98 residents that graduated between August 1995 and May 1996 shows that
more than 50 percent have not been re -referred to the Criminal Justice System through the first year after their
graduation.
Implementation of the program will involve youth offenders in the Community Service Restitution in the
Empowerment Zone.
The final strategy for addressing family cohesiveness is the Emergency Shelter and Transition Family
Housing Project. The Salvation Army's proposal calls for a capital expansion plan designed to accommodate the
steadily growing need for its shelter services.
The larger shelter will increase bed capacity from fifty to one hundred. It will help meet the Empowerment
Zone objective by the inclusion of six transitional family housing units for families in crisis.
The Salvation Army is able to help these families and individuals achieve self-sufficiency through timely and
effective services, along with the general support of the community, which has strong confidence in the
organization's ability and its mission.
BUDGETS
Below is a table containing budget information on the Goal Six projects.
Project
Year One
Match
Year One
Budget
Year Two
Match
Year Two
Budget
Total 2-Year
Budget
Beginnings
62,500
312,500
62,500
312,500
625,000
Hands
20,000
70,000
13,000
75,000
145,000
Families
2730
6850
2730
6850
13,700
Breast Cancer
20,162
42,832
20,162
42,832
85,664
Patients
28,000
- 28,000
Neighborhood
40,840
304,050
40,840
261,796
565,846
Offender
312,472
1,097,061
528,396
1,175,444
2,272,505
Transitional
1,200,0001
2,000,0001
2,000,000
GOAL SEVEN PROJECTS
Poorly lit streets, vacant houses, and declining property values contribute to the destabilization of Lubbock's
Empowerment Zone. Thus, Goal Seven identifies the need to "Stabilize all Lubbock neighborhoods through proper
installation and rehabilitation of streets, sidewalks, alleys, lights, water, and sewer."
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BGR Architects -Engineers proposes the EZ Business Revitalization project which would target the
improvement of commercial facades, increased landscaping, and security lighting in order to entice new businesses to
locate in run-down commercial districts in the Zone.
Recognizing the need to improve quality recreation outlets for zone residents, the City's Parks and Recreation
Department has proposed -two sports projects. The first would create a new 5-field baseball -softball Sports Complex,
while the second would create umpire and officials' dressing rooms in an existing zone baseball -softball complex
that gets heavy use.
Improving the Zone's medical infrastructure is the goal of Lubbock's Emergency Medical Services project.
Current average response time from the existing EMS facility serving the Empowerment Zone is six minutes,
approximately thirty seconds higher than the community average.
By relocating to a new EMS facility in the Zone, response time would be reduced to four and one-half
minutes. The reduction of response time and the presence of an additional First Responder unit will result in
improved medical care to Zone residents.
The increase of resident confidence should add to the marketability of the area for new families and
businesses.
BUDGETS
Below is a table containing budget information on the Goal Seven projects.
Project
Year One
Match
Year One
Budget
Year Two
Match
Year Two
Budget
Total 2-Year
Budget
EZ Business
.1,850
20,350
20,350
Sports
1,500,000
1,500,000
Dressing Rms
150,000
150,000
EMS
99,000
396,0001
25,000
100,0001
496,000
GOAL EIGHT PROJECTS
The eighth of Lubbock's 10 EZ Goals reads: "Develop a coordinated, cooperative and cohesive economic
development plan for Lubbock."
In effect, all of Lubbock's 74 projects work together to form an economic plan for the city by solving
problems and improving the quality of life for all residents. However, three very specific projects have been selected
to serve as the strategic plan for implementing Goal Eight for the City of Lubbock.
The City's Community Development Department proposes a simple Business Expansion Incentives project
that will attract new business to the zone and provide new jobs.
The two million dollars requested will be matched with an additional two million and used to expand 20
businesses into the zone during a two-year period. It is estimated that a minimum of 100 residents will be employed
by these businesses.
Measurable output includes the number of business that move into the zone and the number of residents hired
by these businesses.
The second Goal Eight project involves the Reese developable area.
The Reese Center Redevelopment project is proposed by the Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority and
South Plains College. A third partner in implementing this project is Texas Tech University.
The concept is simple — create 2,000 jobs or replace 80 percent of the jobs lost in 1997 when Reese Air
Force Base closed.
To bring about those jobs, the Reese Center Redevelopment project proposes to improve infrastructure on the
base and implement research programs and vocational training. This, in turn, will help attract new business to the
former Air Force facility.
The goal is to bring in 2,000 jobs over five years. The measurable output is how many of those jobs
materialize.
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The third project indicative of Goal Eight is proposed by the Lubbock Black Chamber of Entrepreneurs, Inc.
This project calls for the establishment of the East Lubbock Development Corporation, which will assist the more
than 100 businesses now located in the zone.
Of those zone businesses, approximately 75 percent am home businesses with no advertising or business
listing. It is difficult for these business owners to acquire traditional funding when they seek to upgrade their
business. —
The East Lubbock Development Corporation will assist these entrepreneurs with advertising, training,
business development and funding. The measurable outputs for this project are the number of businesses assisted and
the amount of revenue generated by new businesses.
This project can begin as soon as funds are received.
BUDGETS
Below is a table containing budget information on the Goal Eight projects.
Project
Year One
Match
Year One
Budget
Year Two
Match
Year Two
Budget
Total 2-Year
Budget
Incentives
1,000,000
2,000,000
1,000,000
2,000,000
4,000,000
Reese Center
1,750,000
3,000,000
1,750,000
3,000,000
6,000,000
East Lubbock
109,9801
681,374
1 97,844
1 590,499
J 1,271,873
GOAL NINE PROJECTS
The ninth of Lubbock's 10 EZ Goals reads: "Provide access to affordable transportation for all citizens."
Lubbock is fortunate to have an excellent public transportation system. The Citibus system not only provides
numerous bus routes, but also offers a Demand Response Van for those with special needs.
Two projects were selected to implement Goal Nine.
The first project is the Emergeney Transportation program proposed by the Salvation Army. The project
plans to provide emergency transportation to medical services, job -related sites, and social service locations by giving
zone residents free bus passes.
The second project selected is the proposed use of handicap accessible cabs by Sexton Enterprises, Inc.
Handi-Cabs plans to acquire four accessible vans to offer transportation 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
The company currently has 20 riders a day. Wheelchair passengers must be transferred into a sedan, which is
difficult on passenger and driver.
The measurable output for this project is the number of passengers who utilize the Handi-Cabs.
BUDGETS
Below is a table containing budget information on the Goal Nine projects.
Project
Year One
Match
Year One
Budget
Year Two
Match
Year Two
Budget
Total 2-Year
Budget
Salvation Army
Handi-Cabs
32,000
175,840
15,840
191,680
GOAL TEN PROJECTS
To maintain the improvements to quality of life, health, business, and neighborhoods in the Zone, the
committee created its final goal, to "Develop dynamic, visionary partnerships among all levels of government,
commerce and citizens."
Beginning in the heart of the neighborhood, the Neighbor to Neighbor Link — A Neighborhood
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Revitalization Project proposes to take a holistic approach to identify ongoing needs in one of the zone's key
neighborhoods. With a first year needs assessment, matching resources will be identified to address neighborhood
needs that have not been covered by other EZ projects.
The City of Lubbock will partner with local housing and social service agencies to provide the neighborhood
with the necessary resources to address those needs, ensuring that residents play an integral role in the community's
continued growth. —
Expanding the role of a historically successful Information and Referral Program that has proved to be
integral to the Zone's residents is the goal of CONTACT Lubbock, Inc. Serving 20,000 callers per year, Information
and Referral has been the community's key agency to help Zone residents continue to make contact with service
agencies.
Addressing the Zone's needs for job and life skills is the joint goal of the Lubbock City -County Library and
the Lubbock Area Coalition for Literacy. Calling their project the Literacy & Technology Training Center, they
propose to create the LTTC in the lower level of the main City -County Library, centrally located in the Zone.
The LTTC would create at least ten public access computer stations and classrooms to develop self-
sufficiency, enhance job training, and provide support services to those individuals who lack basic literacy/ESL skills
and job skill development.
The Center would also strengthen neighborhood centers by connecting them to the LTTC via the Internet for
computer training and distance learning. Other outcomes would provide children with reading activities, books, and
opportunities for families to spend time together reading and using creative activities together.
Moving from educational and job training to higher education and employment, Texas Tech University's
Institute of Environmental and Human Health proposes an ambitious project to in the zone's Reese Center. In
1996, Texas Tech University and Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center created a major research center to
bring together medical, biological, engineering, and legal expertise to enhance innovative approaches to ecological
and environmental health issues.
As the anchor tenant in Reese Center, the institute will offer premier educational and employment
opportunities to the community.
BUDGETS
Below is a table containing budget information on the Goal Ten projects.
Project
Year One
Match
Year One
Budget
Year Two
Match
Year Two
Budget
Total 2-Year
Budget
Neighbor-to-N
125,000
500,000
125,000
750,000
1,250,000
Info & Ref
43,165
101,057
43,165
99,769
200,826
Literacy
362,426
996,6621
37,937
1 221,384
1,218,046
Institute
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offering these incentives, the Empowerment Zone is able to strengthen and encourage job creation and development,
job retention, and tax base growth.
While there are some IRS income tax incentives, the main thrust of our discussion is the largest of the
incentives, which is low -interest borrowing made available when the Empowerment Zone issues tax-exempt bonds.
The Structure of the Financing is summarized as follows:
• Empowerment Zone issues bonds
• Trustee/Master Letter of Credit Provider is selected and provides an irrevocable letter of credit that
guarantees the outstanding principal and interest for a debt issuance. The Trustee also ensures that the
debt service payments are made and that bondholders are notified appropriately as needed.
• Participating Banks issue "Standby" letters of credit that guarantee the loans they originate.
• Empowerment Zone gives bond proceeds to Participating Banks to originate loans to borrowers that
meet the eligibility criteria.
Borrowers must pass several tests, promulgated by the Internal Revenue Service, to be eligible for this tax-
exempt low -interest financing. The tests include criteria for qualified businesses, qualified property, and employment
and resident requirements and others. In addition, this subcommittee added the following criteria:
• Preference will be given to Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB).
• For each $40,000 in financing provided, 1 new job must be created.
• Exceptions to some eligibility criteria may be made if:
• `but for" the injection of loan funds, jobs in the Empowerment Zone would be lost (job retention) or
• a cost benefit analysis is provided that shows benefits greater than or equal to the benefit provided by
the requirement that limits financing to $40,000 per job created.
In order to market the program, a remarketing agent would be appointed and the remarketing agent would
head up a demand survey process to businesses and participating banks to assess interest and to coordinate in the
selection of the successful borrowers.
The following pages are sample documents for the Tax Incentive Utilization Plan.
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Lubbock Empowerment Zone
SAMPLE LETTVRHEAD
Dear City of Lubbock Business:
The Lubbock Empowerment Zone (the "Zone") has been approved and designated as a Federal Empowerment Zone.
In an effort to maximize the opportunity this designation affords our local businesses and any other businesses who
wish to locate in the Empowerment Zone, the Zone is sponsoring its "Loan to Lenders Program" (the "Program').
The Program is designed to provide a low -interest financing vehicle to qualified participants through the issuance of a
tax-exempt "bond pool".
To facilitate the Program and to determine the level of demand which may exist in the Empowerment Zone for such a
Program, the Zone is undertaking a "Demand Survey" (the "Survey") of various businesses. Your assistance in
responding to the Survey would be appreciated and would help to develop a potential pool of borrowers interested in
the Program. All responses will remain confidential.
In addition to the Survey, the Zone is providing you with additional information regarding Project Eligibility and a
summary of Program Benefits for your review. By completing the survey you are under no obligation to borrow from
the Program. Thank you for your cooperation and we look forward to receiving a completed response as soon as
possible. For development and marketing purposes, your earliest attention to completion of the enclosed survey
would be helpful.
Additional information on .the Program is available at your request. As you review this information, please do not
hesitate to contact Kevin Walker, City of Lubbock Business Liaison at (806) 775-2980 with any questions that may
arise.
Sincerely,
Empowerment Zone
Authorized Official
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Lubbock Empowerment Zone
SAMPLE LETTERHEAD
COMMUNITY SUR VEY
1. Name:
Address:
Contact:
Phone Number:
2. Briefly describe the business that you conduct or plan to conduct within the Empowerment Zone.
3. Are you currently contemplating purchasing any equipment or purchasing, rehabilitating or constructing any
property in the Empowerment Zone?
4. If the answer to question #3 is yes, then — what are your current and long-term capital project needs for your
business within the Empowerment Zone?
Within:
6 months
12 months
24 months
36 months
5. If the answer to question 43 is no, would the availability of low -interest cost financing interest you in
pursuing a project you might otherwise not pursue?
6. If the answer to question #3 is yes, then would you be interested in financing your capital project needs
(including equipment) with low-cost financing through the Program?
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Empowerment Zone Community Survey
Page 2
7. Has there been renovations to your business property within the Empowerment Zone since December, 1994?
8. If the answer to question 47 is yes, then what was the amount of the financing for the renovations?
9. Are you interested in receiving further information on the Program and its:
Benefits
Restrictions
Both of the above
14. Do you believe there may be sufficient benefits that would warrant your participation in the Program?
Yes
No
Need more information
11. Please identify the primary financial institution for your business.
12. Please list any issues that you would like to address concerning the Program.
13. Would you like to be contacted by the Zone to discuss your potential participation in the Program in greater
detail?
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CITY OF LUBBOCK
EMPOWERMENT ZONE
PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS
The Empowerment Zone The Empowerment Zone (the "Zone") is the issuer of variable -rate pooled financing
revenue bonds (the "Bonds") which constitute the "Loans to Lenders" Program (the
"Program") The Zone will loan the proceeds of the bond issue to financial institutions
acting as participating lenders. The Bonds will be issued pursuant to the provisions of a
bond resolution to be adopted by the Zone.
The Trust Indenture, to be executed by the City and the Trustee, will establish the basic
parameters of the financing Program, will set forth the dudes and responsibilities of the
City, will fix the terms and conditions of the Bonds, will define the rights,
responsibilities of the bondholders and trustee, and will establish the security for the
bondholders.
The Bonds are secured by a master Letter of Credit to be issued by a bank to be named,
and are not in any way a direct obligation of the City or any other political subdivision.
Program Administrator The City will serve as the Program Administrator for the Program. In this role, the
Administrator is principally responsible for the ongoing administration of the Program
such as the marketing, promoting, and loan generation of the Program
The City Attorney The City Attorney will be responsible for the legal review of all documentation for the
City.
Financial Advisor Fast Southwest Company will serve as financial advisor and will be responsible for
assisting the City in coordination of the bond issue, including review of all the bond
documents and the Preliminary and Final Official Statement, negotiating pricing of the
Bonds; and assisting in closing of the bonds. The Financial Advisor will be paid a fee at
closing for its services.
Bond Counsel Fulbright & JaworsK LLP will serve as bond counsel and will be responsible for the
preparation of all of the bond documents, implementation of the financing Program and
for the rendering of the necessary opinions on the Bonds. Bond Counsel will be paid a
fee at closing.
Master Letter of Credit A bank to be named will provide an irrevocable, direct -pay, letter of credit to secure the
Provider Bonds. The Letter of Credit is required as part of the Program to insure the timely
payment of principal and interest to the bondholders. The Letter of Credit also ensures
liquidity for the bondholders in the event that the bondholder chooses to "put" the
Bonds back to the Remarketing Agent. The master Letter of Credit Provider will
receive a fee at closing and will charge an ongoing annual fee during the period which
its Master Letter of Credit is issued and outstanding.
Participating Letter of The participating letter of credit bank (the "Participating Banle') will issue its pro -rats
Credit Bank share, standby letter of credit in support of the Master Letter of Credit provider. The
Participating Bank will underwrite and collateralize its standby letter of credit based on
the credit strength of the Borrower who elects to finance its project; under the Program.
The Participating Bank controls the relationship with the Borrower. By issuing its
standby letter of credit, the Participating Bank is committing to reimburse the Master
Letter of Credit Provider for any principal and interest draws the Master Letter of
Credit Provider pays on behalf of the Participant's borrower.
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Trustee The Trustee for the bond issue (to be named) will be a counterpart to the Trust
Indenture. The Trustee is an independent party who is responsible for making all debt
service payments to the bondholders. In addition, the Trustee will provide all required
notices to bondholders and other appropriate parties as defined in the Trust Indenture.
The Trustee receives a fee at closing in addition to an annual fee which is dependent
upon the various activities undertaken by the Program during the year.
Underwriter The Underwriter, is responsible for the sale or placement of the bonds to be issued by
the Zone. The Bonds are sold by the Underwriter pursuant to the provisions of an
Underwriting Agreement between the Zone and the Underwriter. This agreement will
outline the terms and conditions of the Bonds, and will be consistent with the
provisions of the Trust Indenture.
The terms and conditions of the Bonds, and a description of the Program, will be
summarized in the Preliminary and Final Official Statement, which will be distributed
to potential purchasers of the Bonds. The Underwriter will be paid a fee at closing for
its services in connection with structuring the Program and placing the Bonds with the
bond investors.
Remarketing Agent A bank to be named is responsible for the initial sale or placement of the Bonds and for
the ongoing remarketing and pricing of the Bonds on a weekly basis. The Bonds will be
remarketed by the Remarketing Agent pursuant to the provisions of a remarketing
agreement between the Zone and the Remarketing Agent_ The Remarketing Agent will
be paid an annual fee equal to a percentage of the Bonds which are outstanding.
Bondholders The bondholders will purchase the Bonds from the Underwriter. The terms and
conditions of the Bonds will be fixed pursuant to the Trust Indenture. The Underwriter
will purchase the Bonds, at par, from the Zone at closing. Proceeds from the Zone will
be used to pay the costs and expenses of the Program with the balance deposited into a
Program Fund for the purpose of originating loans to qualified, eligible Program
participants.
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CITY OF LUBBOCK
EMPOWERMENT ZONE
Loam to Lenders Program
"General Eligibility Criteria"
Loan Eligibility Criteria
Active Trade or Business'
Located in the Community
Financed property is purchased after December 21, 1994.
Financed property satisfies at least one of the following requirements:
Original use of financed property is in the Zone.'
Financed real property is vacant for at least one year.
Financed property purchased before December 21, 1994 is substantially renovated.
85% of the use of the financed property is in the Zone.'s
35% of the employees reside in the Zone. 13.6
801/6 of the gross income of entity is derived from business located in the Zone.
85% of the tangible property is used in the Zone. '3
85% of the intangible property is related to business located in the Zone.
$3,000,000 maximum amount of Empowerment Zone bonds issued per business per Zone.
$20,000,000 maximum amount of Empowerment Zone bonds issued per business nationwide.
Not an excluded facility (described following).'
Preference will be given to Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUB).
For each $40,000 in financing provided - 1 new job must be created.
Exceptions to eligibility criteria may be granted if:
• "but foe the injection of loan funds, jobs in the Empowerment Zone would be lost (job retention), or
• a cost -benefit analysis is provided that shows benefits greater than or equal to the benefit provided by the requirement that
limits financing to $40,000 per job created.
The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 provides that all requirements except for the "35% resident employee" requirement are
waived after the first three tax years beginning after the start up period. The start up period is two years from the date of
issuance of the bonds or form the time the property being financed is put into service, whichever is earlier, during which time
the borrower must come into compliance with the program's requirements.
Also, a subsidiary of a national chain can qualify if it meets the requirements in connection with its "in Zone" operations by
being treated as a separately incorporated business for purposes of meeting the program's qualifying criteria.
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Footnotes:
' Reasonable allocation methods maybe made by the borrower in determining a
allocations of income and activities attributable to the business conducted within the Community.
Z See attacfed map show showing the boundaries of the Empowerment Zone located within the City of
Lubbock, Texas ("Zone").
3 The term original use means the first use to which the property is put within the Zone by the owner or lessee
of the financed property. De minimis incidental uses of property,
such as renting the side of a business for a billboard, are disregarded.
° Property shall be treated as substantially renovated if during any 24-month period
beginning after December 21, 1994, the taxpayer makes improvements to such property in an amount equal to
the adjusted basis of such property prior to the improvements (but not less than $5,000).
This requirement must be complied with during the period that begins 18 months after the date which is the
latter of:
i) the date the bonds are issued; and
ii) the date the property is placed in service,
and ends on the date which is the latter of:
i) the date that ends on the weighted average maturity date of the bonds; and
ii) December 21, 2004 ("Compliance Period")
The taxpayer may satisfy this requirement by averaging results for each taxable year over a period of up to
five years including the current year and up to the four immediately preceding taxable years. Taxable years
occurring prior to the Compliance Period or a taxable year which does not exceed 90 days may not be
included in the average.
This 35% requirement may be satisfied on any consistently applied reasonable basis. Examples of a
reasonable basis include i) a percentage based on actual hours of work for employees who reside in the Zone
over the total hours worked for all employees, or ii) a percentage based on the number of employees who
work at least 15 hours per week and reside in the Zone over the aggregate number of all employees who work
at least 15 hours per week.
Excluded Facilities
• Rental of residential property
• Rental of equipment where 80% or less of the gross rental income is from Empowerment Zone
businesses.
• Rental of commercial real estate where less than 50% of the gross rental income is from Empowerment
Zone businesses.
• Development or holding of intangibles for sale or license
• Golf course, country club, massage parlor, hot tub facility, suntan facility, health club
• Race track or other facility used for gambling
• Store the principal business of which is selling alcoholic beverages for consumption off -premises
• Business where 5% or more of the property of the business is debt, stock, partnership interests, options,
futures contracts, or any other similar financial instruments, other than reasonable amounts of working
capital held in cash, cash equivalents or debt instruments with a term of 18 months or less and accounts
receivable related to the operation of the business,
• Business where the principal activity is farming and the value of the property used in the trade or
business exceeds $500,000
LUBBOCK Urban EZ No nination 40
EMPOWERMENT ZONE FACILITY BONDS
Program Description
Background
Section 1394 of the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1993 (the "federal legislation") created a tax-exempt bond financing
technique as a tax incentive for companies located or relocating in one or more of 9 Empowerment Zones that include
designated portions of the following cities as Urban Empowerment Zones:
1 Atlanta, Georgia
2 Baltimore, Maryland
3 Chicago, Illinois
4 Detroit, Michigan
5 New York City, New York (the Bronx and Manhattan)
6 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania/Camden New Jersey
And the following rural Empowerment Zones:
I The Kentucky Highlands
2 Mid -Delta Mississippi
3 Rio Grande Valley, Texas
Effective January 1, 1998, parts of Washington D.C. are treated as an Empowerment Zone. This treatment will remain in effect
until the end of 2002.
The Taxpayers Relief Act of 1997 recently passed by Congress created two additional empowerment zones:
Cleveland, Ohio
Los Angeles, California
And authorized the establishment of:
1. 15 additional urban empowerment zones.
2. 5 additional rural empowerment zones.
EZ bonds are technically "private activity bonds" as that term is defined in the Internal Revenue Service Code, which means
among other things, that the Bonds are subject to the state debt issuance volume cap. However, the Taxpayer Relief Act of
1997 sets a cap on borrowing within each of the Empowerment Zones to be designated in 1999 and exempts those borrowings
from state volume caps. Loans made from EZ bond proceeds are limited to $3,000,000 per borrower per Zone up to a
maximum of $20 million per borrower nationwide.
General Program Information
Chains of businesses and Developers of Commercial Rental Property:
There are specific requirements/limitations on use of Empowerment Zone Bond proceeds by entities who operate a chain of
businesses and developers of commercial rental properties (e.g. strip shopping center).
Entities operating chains of businesses may treat the portions of their operations in the Zone as separately incorporated for
purposes of satisfying the loan eligibility criteria if allocation of attributable income and activities are made using a reasonable
accounting method. Apart from this permissive operating rule there are no special rules for business chains. '
Developers of commercial real estate who own and rent property within the Zone must have at least 50% of their gross rental
income from renting businesses who themselves satisfy the loan eligibility criteria. In addition, the IRS Code and regulations
appear to cap the amount of tax-exempt bonds that may be issued to finance the project of the developer at $3,000,000. Special
rules also cap the amount of tax-exempt bonds that may benefit a tenant. A tenant may only benefit from an amount of tax-
exempt bonds not greater than $3,000,000 including an allocable portion of the developer's tar -exempt bonds. For example, if
a tenant borrows $2,000,000 for tenant improvements and occupies 1/3 of the space of a facility which was financed with
LUBBOCK Urban EZ Nomination 41
$3,000,000 of tax-exempt bonds, the tenant is therefore allocated $ 1,000,000 of the developer's bonds, for purposes of the
53,000,000 limit.
Enterprise Zone rules are friendly to small businesses ind operations off' Chain stores but hostile to commercial rental activities.
Documentation/Compliarice with the 35% Enterprise Zone Employment Requirement:
The Treasury regulations permit a five-year average in determining compliance with this requirement. The Program
Administrator will monitor compliance progress on an annual basis. There is deemed compliance if any failure is corrected
within one year of discovery. In addition, the failure to comply may be remediated if within six months of the noncompliance
the principal of the offending loan is prepaid and the Zone re -loans the prepayment or uses the prepayment to redeem bonds
equal to the outstanding amount of the non -complying loan. In order to avert the bonds becoming taxable retroactive to the date
of issue, the Zone may wish to covenant in the bond documents that any non -complying loan must be accelerated if the "non-
compliance" is not cured within three months of discovery of the "non-compliance". This covenant should only be waived upon
opinion of bond counsel. The borrower will lost its interest deduction on its loan during this six-month period (if the
noncompliance is not cured) unless the failure to comply results from bankruptcy.
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As a municipal govemment established in 1909, the City of Lubbock is the lead entity for the Lubbock
Empowerment Zone. The City of Lubbock, in collaboration with Lubbock County and Lubbock Independent School
District, will implement the Lubbock EZ Strategic Plan. The governance board will consist of four elected officials,
including the county commissioner from Precinct 3, two council members from District 1 and District 2(Zone
residents), and one school board trustee from either Voting District 1 or 2 (Zone resident). These individuals will
have the authority to appoint the remaining seven members of the EZ Governance Board.
The key component of the Governance Plan is representation by five EZ residents on the Governance Board.
Each neighborhood association (currently 12) will recommend a neighborhood representative. Five will be selected as
board members and five will be designated as alternates. Term lengths for the 5 neighborhood board members will be
determined by drawing lots. Three positions will have a two-year term and two positions will have a one-year term.
Alternates will replace the five board members after their terms expire and serve two-year terms. The two
alternate members (who will be replacing the one-year term members) shall be succeeded by representatives from the
remaining two neighborhood associations. No neighborhood association will have more than one member serving on
the board at the same time.
The final two members of the Governance Board are representatives from the business community
recommended by local economic development entities such as Market Lubbock, Inc., the city -appointed economic
development corporation, Lubbock Chamber of Commerce, Black Chamber of Entrepreneurs, Lubbock Hispanic
Chamber of Commerce and representatives of businesses within developable sites. The Steering Committee members
felt strongly that there be no residency requirement for business representatives. They wanted the flexibility to choose
the "best and brightest" in the city regardless of where they reside.
The organization chart on the next page illustrates the Governance Board. The board will ensure continuing
grassroots participation with the rotation of board members who represent the neighborhood associations. The voters
in the EZ elect the city, county and school board officials represented on the governance board. Only the two business
community representatives and the county commissioner, Precinct 3, may reside outside the Empowerment Zone.
LUBBOCK Urban EZ Nomination 43
LUBBOCK EZ GOVERNANCE BOARD
CITY COUNTY
COUNCIL I I COMNUSSIONERS
EZ GOVERNANCE BOARD
1-Councilmember (EZ Resident)
1-Councilmember (EZ Resident)
1-Commissioner From County Precinct 3
1-LISD Member (EZ Resident from Trustee District 1 Or 2)
APPOINT FROM
RECOMMENDATIONS
5-Neighborhood Representatives:
• Each Neighborhood Association (Currently 12) Recommends A Representative
• 5 Will Be Selected As Board Members And 5 Will Be Designated As Alternates
• Term Lengths For The 5 Board Members To Be Determined By Drawing Lots For:
3 Positions - A 2 Year Term
2 Positions - A 1 Year Term
• Alternates Will Replace The 5 Board Members After Their Terms Expire And Serve 2-Year
Terms.
• The 2 Alternates Replacing The 1-Year Term Members Shall Be Succeeded By Representatives
From The Remaining 2 Neighborhood Associations.
• No Neighborhood Association Will Have More Than 1 Member Serving On The Board At The
Same Time.
2-Representatives From The Business Community Recommended By Local Economic Development
Entities Such As:
• Market Lubbock Inc.,
• Chamber Of Commerce
• Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce
• Black Chamber Of Entrepreneurs
• And Representatives Of Businesses Within The Developable Sites
11 Member Board
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CAPACITY
The City's Stand -Alone Department will serve in a similar capacity as the City of Lubbock's Community
Development Department. This department demonstrates the City's capacity to successfully manage federal grant
programs. Recently, HUD honored the City's Community Development department with the Blue Ribbon Practices
in Community Development Award.
The Community Development Department currently administers $5,232,670 in federal grants and over
$200,000 in State grants. The Stand -Alone Department will administer the EZ program for the first two years. After
two years, the Governance Board may choose to remain as a stand-alone department with the City of Lubbock,
transition to a separate non-profit entity with its own employees or become a Community Development Corporation
(CDC).
In the past year, the Community Development Department administered approximately 428 loans. In
addition, the Department administered approximately 58 programs and projects. Of the 58 programs/projects, 46
projects involved contracts with other agencies, mostly nonprofit agencies or other city departments.
OPEN MEETINGS
The Governance Board will conduct meetings in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act and will
follow the law and the policies of the City of Lubbock. Meetings are open to the public and announcements are
posted in a prominent place outside City Hall 72 hours before the meetings.
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PUBLICITY
Information will be distributed to the ti tesidents according to the Public Information Office Policy. In
addition to press releases to -newspaper, television and radio outlets, appearances on local radio shows will also keep
residents informed. The Spanish language media will also be informed of EZ activities with translated press releases.
The City of Lubbock also operates a government access television channel that will devote programming
hours to EZ news. Additional information will be posted on the City of Lubbock web site, <www.ci.lubbock.tx.us>
as updates develop.
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The Assessment Subcommittee developed a Performance Assessment System to review the activity and
progress of the projects. Project contractors will submit monthly activity reports and payment requests. The EZ staff
will review payment requests for eligible expenses and provide payment.
Performance reports will be due twice a year and the EZ Staff will conduct Performance Analysis. The
performance analysis will determine whether the project is serving the target population, meeting timelines, reaching
milestones and progressing toward objectives. Technical assistance will be provided if performance analysis
discovers deficiencies. Status reports and Financial and Performance Audits will be provided to the Governance
Board.
This process is illustrated graphically on the next page.
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In June 1998, a 70-member Empowerment Zone Steering Committee was appointed by Mayor of Lubbock to
work on the City's Empowerment Zone application. Residents and members of various organizations and government
entities actively participated in Steering Committee Meetings and subcommittee meetings. The Steering Committee
met weekly, usually on Monday from 5:30 — 7 p.m. in the City Health Department Auditorium.
The participants included residents, local business people, representatives from the 36 neighborhood
associations, Lubbock Chamber of Commerce, Texas Tech Small
Business Development Center, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Black Chamber of Entrepreneurs, South Plains
College, Texas Tech University, City and County elected officials, Market Lubbock, Inc., the city appointed
economic development organization, Lubbock Independent School District, South Plains Association of
Governments, South Plains Regional Workforce Development Board and Texas Department of Mental Health and
Mental Retardation. Technical assistance was provided by the City of Lubbock departments including City
Manager's Office, Strategic Planning, Community Development, Health and Community Services and Public
Information.
Every effort was made to include a broad representation of the community. After initial recommendations,
the make-up of the committee consisted of 63 members — 25 percent (16) Hispanics, 15 percent (10) African
Americans, and 60 percent (37) Anglos.
Because the Empowerment Zone process is an inclusive process, other citizens who expressed interest were
welcomed to participate in the Strategic Planning process. With these additions, the EZ Steering Committee consisted
of 70 members — 25 percent (16) Hispanics, 17 percent (12) African -Americans, and 60 percent (42) Anglos. This is
representative of the City of Lubbock, which has an ethnic breakdown of 22.5 percent Hispanic, 8.6 percent African -
American, 67.2 percent Anglo, 0.3 percent American Indian and 1.4 percent Asian.
The large group was divided into subcommittees to achieve specific tasks in strategic planning.
Subcommittees included Boundaries, Vision, Governance, Projects, Assessment, Tax Incentives and Resources and
Commitments. Before subcommittees could begin their work, all Steering Committee members agreed that the
Boundaries and Vision were the first step of the process. This work was required to give the remaining
subcommittees direction. With the assistance and collaboration of City of Lubbock employees, citizens began their
work.
VISION
The committee began with the vision statement developed for the 1994 Enterprise Zone application. After
review, the subcommittee decided not to use the previous vision statement and started from scratch. The vision
subcommittee discussed hopes and dreams for the future. Members wanted to emphasize a creative approach and the
poetic vision was developed after two hours of lively discussion. The end result was a broad statement with elements
from Lubbock's previous vision, elements from some of the vision statements of current Empowerment Zones, and
original elements. The group agreed on this vision statement so that any project would fit. The committee preferred to
have a broad and flexible vision. The flexibility allowed individual neighborhoods to address their own priorities
while incorporating the community vision.
Members of the Vision Subcommittee were emphatic in their decision to include values as part of the
Strategic Vision. The values were an integral part of setting the tone and served as the foundation for the strategic
issues, EZ goals and project application. Project applicants were asked to identify whether the project addressed a
certain vision element such as embracing our children, lifting up our families, inviggrating business, focusing
government or celebrating a unified community that knows no boundaries.
LUBBOCK Urban EZ Nonunation 49
BOUNDARIES
The Boundaries Subcommittee weighed pros and cons of different scenarios of
boundaries. Following the -zone designation regulations and guidelines, the main point of disagreement was whether
to include the Central Business District (CBD). If the CBD were included, then the Empowerment Zone would not be
able to serve the greatest number of people living in poverty. Although the poverty level was high, the CBD had
fewer residents than the more densely populated census tracts with lower poverty rates. The CBD was also eliminated
because the zone would have been limited to 13 square miles. The Boundary subcommittee members decided on the
recommended zone since the 18.51 miles was close to the maximum allowable area (20 square miles). The EZ
Steering Committee unanimously accepted the recommendation of the subcommittee.
DEVELOPABLE SITES
From the beginning of the process, Steering Committee members had strong opinions about developable
sites. First, the issue was raised during the analysis of Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Trends (SWOT).
Then, after the vision, boundaries, strategic issues and goals were developed, the Steering Committee moved on to a
discussion of potential developable sites.
Kevin Walker, Business Development Officer, City of Lubbock, presented a brief overview of the
recommendation by Market Lubbock, Inc. (MLI), the City -appointed economic development corporation. MLI
originally recommended three developable sites — 800 acres at Lubbock International Airport, 520 acres at the Texas
Instruments site, and 640 acres at Southeast Loop 289 site. A fourth site at Reese Center, formerly Reese Air Force
Base, was not recommended because it falls outside the city limits and Market Lubbock, Inc. did not feel that the
land is prime development material.
The Reese Redevelopment Authority executive director, Eddie McBride, presented pros for selecting
Reese. McBride stated that in a recent address Vice President Al Gore stated that there should be a linkage to the
Round One Empowerment Zone Initiative by linking base closure sites to Round Two EZ nominations. He also
mentioned the leveraging of federal dollars and City dollars and the community's commitment to redevelop the
former Air Force Base.
While the Steering Committee discussed Market Lubbock's motivation for the inclusion of Texas
Instruments plant, the majority made strong comments for the inclusion of Reese. The staff advised that there was no
advantage or disadvantage to include the Texas Instruments facility. Since the former Air Force Base a brownfield
site under remediation, additional leverage dollars were another consideration to select Reese.
The Steering Committee voted unanimously to recommend three developable sites —1000 acres at Lubbock
International Airport, 300 acres at Reese Center, and 640 acres at the Southeast Loop 289 site —for a total of 1,989
acres.
PUBLIC HEARING
The Steering Committee hosted a Public Hearing requesting comments and suggestions from residents,
project applicants and other interested individuals. Speakers praised the Steering Committee on their hard work and
spoke enthusiastically about the numerous opportunities the EZ designation will bring to our city. One person
commented, "if the grant is successful, the Early Learning Center is hoping to provide additional, affordable childcare
to the residents of the Empowerment Zone. Current research shows that children who attend a quality child care
program have long lasting beneficial effects on themselves as well as the community because they don't tend to go on
welfare and commit juvenile crime."
At the close of the public hearing, the consensus was overwhelming support for the application. Citizens
expressed their excitement about the positive changes and benefits that an Urban Empowerment Zone nomination
would bring to Lubbock.
AREAS OF SERIOUS DISAGREEMENT
The Lubbock EZ Steering Committee was not without serious disagreements. The most serious of these was
the administration of the EZ Implementation Plan. Several members where vehemently opposed to administration by
LUBBOCK Urban EZ Nomination 60
the Community Development Department in the City of Lubbock due to their concerns about the current workload in
the Department and the increased work that would restilt from an EZ designation.
Three scenarios were presented with budgets tknd other supportive materials. The least expensive alternative
would be to incorporate the Empowerment Zone as part of the Community Development Department. Committee
members asked for more information about two alternatives, a stand-alone department and a newly -created
community development corporation. This involved discussion at several meetings.
The Governance Subcommittee worked to resolve the issue by presenting revised budgets to suit the concerns
of the Steering Committee members. In the end, the EZ Steering Committee reached a compromise. The Lubbock
City Council and Lubbock County Commissioners will establish a contract with the EZ Governance Board to
administer EZ funds. The Lubbock Empowerment Zone Governance Board will hire the Executive Director or
department head.
The Executive Director will hire the Empowerment Zone staff to function as a stand-alone department within
the City of Lubbock. After an initial two-year period, the EZ Governance Board may decide to maintain or change
the structure in one of three ways. The Empowerment Zone staff could remain as a stand-alone department within the
City of Lubbock, the department could transition to a separate non-profit entity with its own employees, or become a
Community Development Corporation (CDC). The power to enact this change rests with the EZ Governance Board.
Another point of disagreement was the decision on the boundaries of the zone. One issue was whether to
include the Central Business District (CBD). Some members of the Steering Committee wanted to include the CBD.
City Planning staff explained restrictions and poverty requirements, and after discussing the pros and cons, the
decision to select the Empowerment Zone, excluding the CBD, was made unanimously.
The next area of disagreement was the selection of developable sites. The Steering Committee discussed
time sites recommended by Market Lubbock, Inc. (MLI), the City -appointed economic development corporation.
They included Lubbock International Airport, Texas Instruments(TI) and Southeast Loop 289. The issue was whether
to include a fourth site at an Air Force Base closed in September 1997 or TT, a semiconductor manufacturing plant
scheduled to close in December, 1998. The Reese Redevelopment Authority presented pros and cons of including the
former base now known as Reese Center. No one from MLI was present during this discussion. The discussion
centered on leveraging federal dollars and future uses of either site. The Steering Committee unanimously voted to
include Reese Center as a developable site along with two other sites suggested by MLI.
The final area of disagreement was the ranking of the projects by the Projects Subcommittee. Some Steering
Committee members were concerned that more than 30 projects selected Goal One as a focus. The broad nature of
Goal One and the inclusion of the term "support services" in this goal allowed latitude on the part of the project
applicant.
Some members want to move the projects from Goal One to other goals. Others want to leave the goals as
written. Finally, the consensus was to empower the Governance Board with the flexibility to negotiate with
applicants in order to accomplish all of the EZ goals while identifying all the goals selected by the applicant.
RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
The final step in the Strategic Planning process was to secure the approval of local governing bodies. The
Lubbock County Commissioners voted unanimously on August 24, 1998, to pass the resolution to nominate Lubbock
as an Urban Empowerment Zone. Later that week, on August 27, 1998, the Lubbock City Council also voted
unanimously to pass the resolution to nominate the Lubbock Empowerment Zone. Copies of these resolutions are
available in the appendix.
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Project applicants were asked to submit commitments as part of their EZ Project Application. The total
amount of resources is more than $127 million dollars. The Resource Subcommittee solicited letters detailing private
and public sector resource commitments.
Key EZ stakeholders, including government entities, businesses, faith -based organizations, non-profit
organizations, foundations and educational institutions responded enthusiastically. The Resource Subcommittee
reviewed the commitments and has added the letters to the documentation section of this document.
A chart on the following pages lists the amount of resources leveraged by each entity.
Empowerment Zone Leveraged Commitments Years 1 and 2
Governmental Entities
Match Source
Amount
City of Lubbock Health Department $
47,180.00
City of Lubbock Aviation
2,650,000.00
Lubbock Mental Health Mental Retardation
682,136.00
Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority
3,000,000.00
Lubbock Fine Arts Center
80,000.00
Lubbock County Hospital District/University Medical Center
179,251.00
City of Lubbock Police Dept.
3,800.00
Community Development Dept. HOME Program
2,000,000.00
Lubbock County Community Correctional Facility
840,868.00
Lubbock City/County Library
400,363.00
City Traffic Department
$4,434,686
City Fire Department
4,656,432.00
City Health Department
4,098,340.00
City Library Department
763,477.00
City Legal Department
40,000.00
City Water Department
55,626,500.00
Community Development Department
4,000,000.00
South Plains Regional Workforce Development
1,400,000.00
Department of Defense Brownfield Clean-up
13,300,000.00
TOTAL for Governmental Entities
$ 98,203,033.00
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Match Source
Private Business Expansion Match
Business Assistance Funds Match
Lubbock Black Chamber
ChristCom One
Best Deal Store
`Wheels' Skatepark
Sexton Enterprises HandiCabs
Fore Star Golf
Lubbock Black Chamber
KCC, Inc.
Applecart LLC
The Excellent Advantage Child Care
BGR Architects and Engineers
Amount
$ 2,000,000.00
250,000.00
$23,756
3,000.00
15,000.00
1,700,000.00
32,000.00
1,280,000.00
306,158.00
578,750.00
326,250.00
643,334.00
1,850.00
TOTAL for Businesses $ 7,160,098.00
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Faith -Based Organizations
Match Source
Amount
Trinity Counseling Center
$ 33,000.00
Salvation Army -_
2,000.00
TOTAL for Faith Based
$35,000.00
Non -Profits
Match Source
Amount
Breedlove Dehydration Plant
$ 900,000.00
Community Awareness Reaching Equity (CARE)
129,918.00
South Plains Community Action
210,000.00
Community Learning Centers
257,158.00
Behind the Scenes
20,000.00
South Plains Food Bank
72,900.00
Teen Publications
87,720.00
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra
20,000.00
Guadalupe Economic Services Corporation
3,900,000.00
Dunbar Manhatten Heights Neighborhood Association
42,150.00
Community Housing Resource Board
380,126.00
Lubbock Housing Finance Corporation
2,000,000.00
YWCA
141,670.00
Parkway Cherry Point Neighborhood Association
250,000.00
Family Counseling Service
5,460.00
Planned Parenthood Association
20,162.00
Parenting COTTAGE, Inc.
62,500.00
Lubbock Rape Crisis Center
81,680.00
CONTACT Lubbock, Inc.
86,330.00
TOTAL for Non -Profits
$ 8,667,774.00
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Match Source
Amount
Texas Tech University Leather Research Center
$ 840,000.00
Region 17 Educational Service Center
203,928.00
Texas Tech University International Textile Center
107,000.00
South Plains College WorkKeys Service Center
957,800.00
South Plains College First Step
146,671.00
South Plains College Speciality Learning Center Education
35,000.00
Texas Tech Math Dept.
36,000.00
Museum of Texas Tech University Association
55,000.00
Lubbock Independent School Distdct/Boy Scouts
551,727.00
College of Health Sciences, Texas Tech University
439,624.00
SHAPES Headstart
26,800.00
Early Learning Center of Lubbock
263,440.00
Texas Tech University Environmental & Human Health
10,000,000.00
TOTAL for Educational Institutions
$ 13,662,990.00
GRAND TOTL $42,7Z8895'00
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Project applicants were asked to submit commitments as part of their application. The total amount of
resources is more than $127 million dollars. Letters from the participating organizations documenting the Resources
and Commitments made during the Empowerment Zone Strategic Planning process follow this page.
LUBBOCK Urban EZ Nomination 64
Windy Sitton * Mayor
August 27, 1998
Dear Empowerment Zone Review Panel:
It is my honor and privilege to submit the enclosed, "Lubbock Urban
Empowerment Zone Nomination -- Building Blocks for a Global Community."
The City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas and myself recognize the
tremendous level of commitment made by the Empowerment Zone Steering
Committee, a grassroots organization of community leaders, citizens and service
providers. The committee devoted many long hours to establishing a unified
vision for suitable economic development and a strategic plan to make that vision
a reality.
Because this community works together and knows it can make a difference
through its activism and dedication, the City of Lubbock fully supports the
committee's nomination for an Empowerment Zone.
It is our vision that we celebrate a community that knows no boundaries. This
funding will strengthen that unity by addressing the issues faced by our residents.
To support this effort, the City of Lubbock is fully committed to providing the
resources necessary to accomplish the goals established by this grassroots
committee.
Sincerely,
� u
Windy Sitton
Mayor
City Hall * 1625 13th Street * P.O. Box 2000 * Lubbock, Texas 79457 * (806)775-2010 * Fax (806)775-3335
Business Phone (806)793-1084 * E-mail wsitton@mail.ci.lubbock.tx.us
5401 North Martin Luther King Boulevard * Rt. 3 Box 389 * Lubbock, Texas 79401.9710 * 806/775-3126 * Fax 806/775-3133
September 1, 1998
Office of Community. Planning & Development
US Department of Housing and Urban Development
451 7th SW
Room 7255
Washington, D.C. 20410
To Whom It May Concern:
On behalf of the Lubbock International Airport Board, I would like to express support for
the Empowerment Zone application submitted by the City of Lubbock and Lubbock
County.
As Chairman of the Airport Board, I had the opportunity to participate in the
Empowerment Zone Steering Committee process. It was truly a collaborative effort
involving our elected officials, business and community leaders, educational
administrators, and the residents of the proposed Empowerment Zone. The process
resulted in the creation of a proposal that would revitalize the area of our city that is in
the greatest need of economic assistance.
As you will find in the application, Lubbock International Airport is located immediately
adjacent to the proposed Empowerment Zone, and the airport's industrial park was
chosen by our Steering Committee as a "developable site" under the proposal. The
Lubbock International Airport Board fully endorses this decision, and is committed to
developing the industrial park in a manner that creates economic opportunity for the
residents of the Empowerment Zone.
Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this important program.
Sinc ,
Pete ui
Chairman
Lubbock International Airport Board
P.O. Box 2000 a 1625 13th Street • Lubbock, TX 79457
(806) 775-3002 * Fax: (806) 775-2051
August 27, 1998
Dear Empowerment Zone Review Panel:
The City of Lubbock recognizes the level of commitment invested by The
Empowerment Zone Steering Committee. This committee devoted many long hours
to establishing a unified vision for economic development and identifying solutions to
improve the quality of life for citizens in Lubbock, Texas.
Because this community works together and knows it can makes a difference
through its activism and dedication, the City of Lubbock fully supports the
committee's application for an Empowerment Zone. The City demonstrates its
support by leveraging resources valued at $78,720,788 to support the strategic plan.
It is our vision that we celebrate a community that knows no boundaries.. This
funding will strengthen that unity by addressing the issues faced by our residents.
To support this effort, the City of Lubbock is fully committed to accomplishing the
goals established by this grass -roots committee.
Sincerely,
Bob Cass
City Manager
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SOOT IA PLAINS COUNCIL
30 Bdercroft Offlce Park Lubbock, Texas 79412-3099
806-747-2631 Fox 806-747-4942
July 31;1998
Ms. Nancy Haney
Community Development Manager
City of Lubbock
PO Box 2000
Lubbock TX 79457
Dear Ms. Haney,
The South plains Council, Boy Scouts of America is pleased to extend our
support for the Lu bock Enrichment Day / Exterided Year (LEDEY) Project. The
partners h betwe n Lubbod Independent Schoo District and South Plains Council, Boy
Scouts ori�rillriitirahitYdfeiY lRiP°^farilesa.nd lead to a celebration of
unified c mmuni that ackn wledges rto boundaries. t
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critical n ed for character,education °fo o gMpeo e - kindergarten through
12`h grad. Its mission into help sc ,oils and communities insIll values of good
characte4 citizenship, and personal ess as a foundation that repares young people to
make ethlcahc , ccs thro ves. Age appropriate a d grade specific lesson
plans of theIRare utilized and special recognition helps to
reinforce pride in learning.
Over a 10 year period the LEDEY Project will me ude1 dergarten hrough 12'h
grade students within the Lubbock Empowerment Zone twill incorporate A ie Learning
s
For Life program as well as out of school curriculum and id" tivities plannedla d
supervised by L:I.S.D. professional staff.
The South Plain Council, Boy Scouts of America will coordinate the Learning
For Life program and provide training for participating teachers and volunteers. Business
professionals and trades people will provide career information through 609,251
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volunteer hours which will be leveraged for the successful implementation of this
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The community and the Boy Scouts of America appreciate the proactive approach
of the City of Lubbock in seeking funding to address the needs of our children and
families. We would welcome the opportunity to become invovled in this community
effort.
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Tim Bullock
Scout Executive
South Plains Council
GUADALUPE
G E S C ECONOMIC SERVICES
CORPORATION
July 31, 1998
Nancy Haney, Federal Empowerment Zone
(EZ) Grant Coordinator
Community. Development Department
City of Lubbock, Texas
1623 13th Street
Lubbock, Texas 79457
RE: GESC Project Summary; and
GESC Letter of Commitment
Dear Ms. Haney:
Guadalupe Economic Services Corporation (GESC) is applying for EZ Grant funds to
promote community revitalization and affordable housing opportunities for low income
families in the designated target area. This will include construction of new homes,
Infrastructure, information and referral, outreach to families, housing counseling,
security of private mortgage financing, assistance with gap financing, and follow-up
assistance to all program participants.
Proiect Summary
GESC will construct 60 new homes for low income families in EZ Target areas as
follows.
Phase 1:
Mahon -Jackson area
Year 1
— 30 homes
Phase 2:
Arnett -Benson area
Year 2
— 30 homes
Phase 3:
Remainder of target area
Year 3 - 10
-- 24 homes
GESC will provide housing counseling, application screening, application processing
in conjunction with lending institution, and securing of mortgage financing for clients.
Total private mortgage financing to be obtained by GESC will be $3.9 million (50
homes x $65,000/home). GESC will then utilize innovative financing strategies to
produce affordable. housing (28% or less of client's total income) with reduced housing
cost burdens. This will be accomplished through the use of HOME funds for closing
costs, down payment, and gap financing. In addition, GESC will request $1 million for
Lubbock Section 108 Program funds, or CDBG funds for years 1-2. A summary of total
budget costs (based on 60 homes) is as follows:
1416 First Street . Lubbock, Texas 79401 • (806) 744-4416
Equal Opportunity Employer
Budget Summary
1. GESC will secOre $3.9 million in mortgage funds from prnrate sources.
$65,000/home x 60 homes = $3,900,000
2. City of Lubbock/HOME Program (or EZ Program funds) will provide
gap financing, closing costs and down payment assistance.
$15,000/home x 60 homes = 900,000
3. City of Lubbock (Section 108 or CDBG) will provide infrastructure
assistance for Years 1 and 2 1,000,000
Subtotal $5,800,000
GESC Administrative/Operations Costs (Adm. for HOME & Section 108)
$1.9 million x .15% = $ 285,000
TOTAL PROJECT COSTS: $6,085,000
This plan will result in the construction of 60 homes in years 1-2. Years 3-8 will
produce a minimum of 30 homes per year, or 240 new homes during that time period.
This means that GESC will produce a minimum of 300 affordable homes over a ten
year period at a total cost of nearly $20 million. For the first two years, GESC will
obtain $3.9 million in private funds as a match for the EZ Project.
GESC looks forward to working with the city of Lubbock and its low income families.
Should you have any questions, please call me at 806-744-4416.
Sincerely,
*��Richard open
Executive Director
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*� GUADALUPE
j G E S C ECONOMIC SERVICES-
�� -� CORPORATION
July 31, 1998
Ms. Nancy Haney, Federal Empowerment Zone
(EZ) Grant Coordinator
Community Development Department
City of Lubbock
1623 13th Street
Lubbock, Texas 79457
RE: Committed Funding for EZ/EC Program
Dear Ms. Haney:
Guadalupe Economic Services Corporation is committed to providing all the. subsidy that
an application for affordable housing in the EZ/EC zone which may be required. In
addition there will also be financing available for rehabilitation of homes.
For the homebuyers Homebuyer Awareness Education will be provided to educate first
time homebuyers the responsibility of homeownership.
We look forward to your positive response to this request for funding and if you have any
questions, please call me at 806-744-4416.
Sincerely,
Richard Lopez
Executive Director
1416 First Street • Lubbock, Texas 79401 . (606) 744-4416
Equal Opportunity Employer
COMMUNITY HOUSING RESOURCE BOARD
Monthly Board Meeting Minutes
July 20,1998
6:00 p.m.
The monthly scheduled Board of Directors' meeting for July was held with the
following directors present: D.A. Smith, John Shadden, and Rose Wilson. Staff
member present: Maggie Trejo. Also present was Rosa Johnson.
D.A. Smith President, opened the meeting with a silent prayer.
The April 20,1998 minutes were approved after review.
Ron Hamby, auditor, presented the audit for fiscal year 1997. After the audit
was reviewed Ron commented that CHRB is in good financial standing, due to
Maggie being a key player because of her relationship with the City and the
community and the City's involvement with CHRB through its monitor, Nancy
Neill. John moved that the audit be approved and Rose seconded. Motion
carried.
The President presented applications of two prospective Board Directors: Jerry
Brito and Rosa Johnson. After discussion, a motion to accept the two nominees
was made by John and seconded by Rose. Motion carried.
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None.
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The Status Report and Finance Report was presented by Maggie Trejo. Reports
are attached.
NEW BUSINESS
A. Policy No 115 - Vacation.
The Board reviewed the present and proposed policy. John moved and
Rose seconded that present policy be changed to proposed policy.
Present and proposed policy attached.
B. Rose suggested that Board meetings should be held every two months
instead of every three months. After discussion it was moved by John
and seconded by Rose that by-laws be changed to reflect that meetings
Di'rectoes Report
July 20, 1997
May, June and July Activities
Homebuyer Classes —Small number in attendance
Lease/Purchase - All houses completed and occupied. 306 54th, 3004 2nd Place,
2909 Grinnell and 2312 39th. Sold 2831 Jarvis on May 8th.
New Construction - 2821 Amherst. Sold April 30th. Three houses in Chatman Hill
are completed. One in Arnett Benson will be completed this week. will close next
week. In process of locating last three lots - one in Arnett Benson and two in Chris
Hawell neighborhoods.
Seven apartments leased. Have filed on two: delinquent.
Elderly Housing and Lease Purchase III - need match to start
Four applications made to City for programs. Approved on three: Administration:
$50,000, Lease/PurchaselV: $162,300 and Purchase of Office Building: 46,200.
Elderly Housing II no funded because other program has not started. Hud wants to
make program a demonstration program. Hud people impressed with application
Still working on accounting. All is posted to date on computer, working on Chart of
Accounts. Should have necessary reports for next Board meeting.
Had a bank balance of $124,356.19 as of June 30, 1998. Income is from sale of
2821 Amherst, 1514 25th, 3128 Jarvis and 2706 E. 9th.
Personnel: June Rangel is working full time -City is paying half of her wages. City is
also paying for her computer classes.
Melissa Torrez is working almost full time for the summer; will be working parttime in
the fall.
Attended Neighborhood Reimvestment Training Institute in June. August's meeting
will be last for the Committe on Productivity. Only pay ground transportation and
meals.
DTI will began the advanced training in September for those that gratuated from the
DTI program. There will be a one time registration fee of $750. They will reimbuse
travel and lodging expenses through scholarships
Opportunity for CHRB to apply for an Empowerment Zone grant for Lease/Purchase
Program.
will take place every iwvo months. Motion carried.
C. Rose 'suggested that agenda, minutes and financial report be mailed
with meeting notices in order that Board members have time to
review them before meetings. John made motion to have all related
papers mailed before the meeting and Rose seconded. Motion carried.
D. After discussion on a cellular phone (subject was brought up by the
President), John moved and Rose seconded to authorize Maggie to find
the best product and acquire a cellular phone. Motion carried.
The Board was reminded that the next Board meeting will be Monday,
September 21,1998 at 6:00 p.m. Reminders will be sent out
Meeting adjourned at 8:30 p.m.
D.A. Smith, President
NEW BUSINESS - ADDENDUM
Addendum is hereby made as per telephone contact on July 21, 1998 of the
Directors present at the July 20,1998 meeting to formalize and document that the
Board gave unanimous approval for the Executive Director to proceed with
Empowerment Zone application.
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D.A. Smith, President Date
LUBBOCK HOUSING
r;r FINANCE CORPORATION
Ken Flagg
vr<eI'm we. t
July 29, 1998
Wesley Hallmark
Serrrrary
Carlos Thornton
Lubbock EZ Steering Committee
rrecrsrrer
% City of Lubbock
Jacque Garcia
Community Development Dept.
Dimror
P.O. Box 2000
Dwight Overton
Lubbock, Texas 79457
Director
T. J. Patterson RE: "Homeownership Made EZ Program"
Director
Shari Flynn Ladies and Gentlemen:
E.xecunve Director
The Lubbock Housing Finance Corporation (LHFC) appreciates the
opportunity to submit this application for the "Homeownership Made EZ
Program". We believe it is an important program as it will address the
growing need to rehabilitate Lubbock's aging housing stock.
Upon approval of Lubbock's Empowerment Zone Grant application land
if you approve this application), LHFC commits to the following:
• purchasing viable properties in targeted areas for rehab (including
those owned by HUD, Lubbock Central Appraisal District, etc.);
• working with local contractors to rehab properties;
• marketing the homes and this program to the public;
• working with applicants; and
• acting as a liaison between lenders and potential buyers.
Thank you for your consideration of this important program. Please
contact me at 745-9559 if you have any questions.
Sincee/rely,
I
Shari D. Flynn
Executive Director
1901 University Avenue, Suite 401-B Lubbock, Texas 79410 (806) 745-9559 Fax (806) 765-5828
HOUSING AUTHORITY OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK
P-O. BOX 2568 LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79401 MAIN OFFICE 806.762.1191 FAX 762.0836
July 31, 1998
Cathy Nathan, Ed. D.
Department of Human Development and Family Studies
MS 1162
Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Tx 79404-1162
Dear Dr. Nathan:
The Lubbock Housing Authority is pleased to learn that your are submitting a proposal for the
Empowerment Zone grant for Lubbock Texas. A program offering full time child-care and
parenting services for women and children ages birth through five is badly needed in our
community. We agree that substance abuse and prevention, economic self sufficiency, and
educational or job training opportunities should be important components of the services offered
to families in this program.
The Lubbock Housing Authority will serve as a major contributor of support for this potential
program by making a building at 515 N. Zenith available to house the proposed site of the child-
care centers. This building is approximately 10,000 square feet. It will share space with the
Parents as Teachers Program that is already in place. We will also make available the services
of our Economic Development Support Services, Drug Elimination Program and Family Self
Sufficiency Program that are important contributions already in place to the residents of public
housing. These programs include educational options and job training to aid residents seeking
to better their opportunities and to assist them ion transitioning from welfare to work.
We have worked extensively with African American and Hispanic families in our housing sites
and many of our staff are bilingual and materials are available in Spanish and English. We
know that multiple approaches form one agency to aid families is more efficient than assistance
that comes from many sources. Services to meet child and family development needs must have
these basic characteristics: continuity, comprehensiveness, flexibility, integrated service
networks, culturally and linguistically appropriate programming, family -centered activities, and
full community involvement. Our Drug Elimination Program and Family Self Sufficiency
Program have a long history in Lubbock for both prevention and education of drug/substance
abuse. Both were recently awarded National Merit Awards for Excellence by the National
Association of Housing and Redevelopment Officials.
We have enjoyect A good working relationship with the department of Human Development and
Family Studies, at Texas Tech and our Parents as Teachers Programs. We look forward to
further collaboration on this important project.
Sincerely,
k
Quince
Executive Director
P.O. Box 610
1303 Houston St.
Levelland, TX .7036
July 31, 1998
Nancy Haney, Community Development Manager
Community Development
1625 13th St.
P.O. Box 2000
Lubbock, TX 79457
Dear Ms. Haney:
SHAPES Head Start has provided pre-school educational services for a 19 county
area for over 33 years. We have been providing services at the Lucille S.
Graves center for over four years. We are committed to providing quality services
to children and families in the Chatman Hill neighborhood. The SHAPES Head Start
program will continue to support parents as the primary educators of their
children and provide opportunities for training. All services provided by SHAPES
Head Start will set a foundation for the success of our children.
The Empowerment Zone Grant Funds requested will be utilized to update and purchase
equipment in order to provide a more conducive learning environment for children
and families. These purchases will be made possible with the Empowerment Zone
Grant Funds. SHAPES Head Start will continue to provide the highest level of
quality services possible with the resources available to our program.
Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
M. Monica Gonzales
-= YWCA
Lubbock
3101 35th Street
Lubbock, Texas 79413
806 792-2723
806 792-0556 Fax
July 31, 1998
Ms. Nancy Haney, Community Development Manager
Community Development
City of Lubbock
1625 13th Street
Lubbock, Texas 79401
Dear Ms. Haney:
The YWCA of Lubbock respectfully submits the enclosed application for the
Lubbock Epowerment Project Proposal, 1998. Thank you for the opportunity
for the YWCA to participate in this most exciting application for the City
of Lubbock. Best wishes to you as you pursue this project on behalf of
the City and many of its service providers.
The YWCA offers to expand services to citizens in the Empowerment Zone by
providing additional sites and spaces for after school and summer care for
school -age children, ages 4 through 12. Currently the YWCA provides care in
28 licensed centers., That program was begun in 1984, providing care for
elementary aged children of working parents. Additionally, the YWCA is
currently offering 8 summer camps which serve but are not limited to children
of working parents. Exceptional children, both physically and mentally challenged,
participate in each of these programs offered by the YWCA. Nearly $200,000
in fees subsidies were offered to income -eligible families last year in YW-CAre
alone. We hope to expand the number of children served in all of these programs,
and particularly in the E Z designated areas.
The YWCA is committed to working as a partner agency with the proposed projects.
The YWCA will commit staff, office space, indirect overhead, training, equipment,
and administrative services to provide this expanded program. The YWCA Board and
Board Program Committee will serve as advisory overseerers of this project.
Please consider our application for inclusion in your overall proposal for Lubbock.
We feel this service to be rendered by the YWCA is ultimately important to the
future of Lubbock and its children.
Si cerely, IQ
A united Way Member Agen
Betty E. Wheeler, Director
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LUBBOCK CENTER WAYImAND
8 A P T I S T U N I V E R S I T Y
July 28,1998
To:. The Community Development Office, City of Lubbock
Please accept this letter and enclosed materials as Wayland's application for Lubbock
Empowerment Zone grant funds.
Wayland will begin providing university -level course work at the Mae Simmons Community
Center, beginning the Fall 1998 Term. Much work has been done in the area to get this project
underway. However, much help is needed for it to be successful, particularly the need for a
counselor/placement specialist, scholarship funds, and a mobile computer lab. This project would
enable us to meet these needs.
Wayland will continue to commit staff and faculty time in the promotion of this project, and in
counseling, teaching and administration. Some of our work will be done on a volunteer basis,
including the promotion of the program at neighborhood associations and churches.
We hope that this proposal will assist the City of Lubbock in obtaining these very significant funds
that can be used in the development of the EZ area.
Please call if you have questions, or if I can assist in any way in your proposal work.
Sincerely, 41ilcly__/�4,1111
Kent Brooks, Ph. D., Director
Lubbock Center
4601 83RD STREET • LUBBOCK, TLxAs 79424-4101 • (806) 794-8008 • Fnx (806) 794 4227
2600 Ave P
Lubbock, Texas
79405
July 31, 1998
Nancy Haney
Community Development Manager
City of Lubbock
Re: Federal Empowerment Zone Grant
Dear Nancy:
Enclosed is an application from the Department of Cultural Arts for an arts program
under the EZ Grant. The Fine Arts Center has demonstrated a commitment to
providing a wide range of cultural arts initiatives throughout Lubbock. In its fifth year,
SMART continues to grow more responsive to the neighborhoods and the communities
that we serve. The creation of a studio and gallery space at the Maggie Trejo
SuperCenter would further enhance our efforts to provide superior cultural arts
programs for that community. We continue to integrate educational programs into each
initiative we undertake, and feel that this project would support issues identified by the
EZ committee.
Please let me know if you need additional information.
Simerely,
Connie Gibbo , Director
Cultural Arts Services
Lan d m a r k Arts
The Galleries of Texas Tech University
>< TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
Depanmer_t of An
Box 42081
Lubbock, TX 79409.2061
(SMT742.3825
August 4, 1998
Connie Gibbons, Director
Lubbock Fine Arts Center
2600 Ave P
Lubbock, TX 79405
Dear Connie.
Community arts in our city depend upon the concerted and combined efforts of its
cultural organizations for cultural education and opportunity. We find ourselves
facing a compelling need to profile the economic impact of the arts and culture
industry and to help train culture -industry workers. Clearly, as has been discovered
in cities nationwide, as economic challenges face communities, quality of life and
cultural development matter.
Per our discussion regarding the potential of Lubbock becoming designated for an
Empowerment Zone program let me reiterate that Landmark Arts is prepared to assist
in the planning, development and implementation of community arts and culture
programming. We are uniquely equipped %ith significant expertise in the areas of art
education and visual arts programming and management We are also able to rally
the intellectual capacities of other divisions of the University for projects related to
the cause of community development.
Please let me know when you wish to begin planning your EL project. I think we
will find this to be an excellent opportunity -
Thank you.
Ken Bloom
Director,, Landmark Arts
An EEO/Affirmative Actionlnstilurion
University Medical Center
July 31, 1998
Ms. Nancy Haney
Community Development Manager
City of Lubbock
1625 --13'h Street
Lubbock, TX 79401
Dear Ms. Haney,
Please allow this correspondence to serve as our letter of commitment to the
funding of $29,176.00 toward our "Nutritional Education Program and Health
Screenings" Project submitted as part of Lubbock's application for a Federal
Empowerment Zone Grant.
Attached is our proposal requesting $112,772.00 for this project.
Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
0
Sincerely,
Courtney
President Chief Executive Officer
602 Indiana Avenue * P.O. Box 5980
Lubbock, Texas • 79408-5980.806/743-3313
� University Medical Center
July 31, 1998
Ms. Nancy Haney
Community Development Manager
City of Lubbock
1625 13'h Street
Lubbock, TX 79401
Dear Ms. Haney,
Please allow this correspondence to serve as our letter of commitment to the
funding of $26,075.00 toward our "Diabetes Disease Management" Project
submitted as part of Lubbock's application for a Federal Empowerment Zone
Grant.
Attached is our proposal requesting $78,225.00 for this project.
Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Sincerely,
Courtney
President hief Executive Officer
602 Indiana Avenue • P.O. Box 5980
Lubbock. Texas # 79408-5980.806/743-3313
July 26, 199&
To whom it may concern:
Kenneth and Linda Reichart are willing to leverage the following for the Behind
the Scenes programs if funded as part of the EZ grant -which the city of Lubbock,
Texas will be applying for:
1.Office space including single office approximately 15x11 and one gathering
area, approximately 10x20 located in our home at 6001 75t` St. This area is
presently designated as an office area and can act as an office in this application.
This donation will include any and all utilities necessary for operation. Estimated
value $15,000 over the five years.
2. Telephone number and line to be used for the Behind the Scenes program.
Although most telephone calls should be local, the Reicharts will assume cost of
the long distance charges applicable. A telephone instrument will be provided as
well. Estimated value $ 3,000 over the five years.
3. Computer services as needed, using existing resources including hard drive,
monitor, Zip drive, CD ROM, Floppy disk drive, scanner, and printer. Existing
software including telephone answering capabilities, faxing, accounting, word
processing, and graphic capabilities. Estimated value at least $2,000 for the five
years.
Sincerely,
v�
Linda Reichart
TEXASTEcHU N I V E R S
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Box 41042 _
Lubbock. TX 79409-1042
(806)742-2566
FAX (806) 742-1 l 12
July 29, 1998
To Whom It May Concern:
I am pleased to provide a letter of commitment on behalf of the Department of Mathematics and
Statistics for the Texas Tech TexPREP Precollege Program in support of its application for an
EZ Grant. The TexPREP program has a strong impact on the community. The intensive eight -
week summer program is directed toward junior high school students and is designed to increase
the number of women and minorities in science, mathematics, and engineering. TexPREP has
been very successful — essentially 100% of the students who graduate from the program go on
to college or professional schools.
During its thirteen years of existence, TexPREP has been housed in the Mathematics Building
and the director has always been a senior mathematics/statistics faculty member. The department
has provided classroom space, computer laboratory space, and office space. In addition, the
director has received a one course teaching reduction each spring semester in order to handle
recruiting, curriculum development, and other duties related to the TexPREP program.
TexPREP is dependent on external funding for the majority of its operating budget. At various
times, funding has been provided by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, United
States Department of Energy, Amarillo National Resource Center for Plutonium, GTE
Foundation, Texas Instruments Foundation, and Conoco Incorporated. Funds have also been
received by Texas Tech University from the Office of the Provost, the College of Arts and
Sciences, and the College of Engineering.
Provided TexPREP continues its mission and receives funding, the Department of Mathematics
and Statistics will provide facilities and a program director. We certainly hope that you will give
strong consideration to funding this excellent program so it may continue to serve as an
enrichment program for the many deserving students in our community.
Sincerely,
14 ( �"rrllj
Ronald M. Anderson
Professor and Chair
RMA:mp
An EEO /Affirmative Action Institution
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
RAY J. DIEKEMPER JR.
Oil and Gas Operator
ANITA BASS
MarkebngiPR.Paddie Tramps Mfg. Co.
Properly Manager, Tomken Investments
TOM HURLEY
President /Owner.Hurley Packaging _.
JOE STANLEY
Retired Owner,Cononemal Water Systems
Premdenl
JOHN TRELFORD _
Retired, Furr's Corporation
Inlemal Vice President
JOHN DERSCH
Service Corps of Retired Executives
External Vice Presdent
JERRY MEERS
Owner,Meers Pest Controf
Secaerary
DONNA CHANDLER
Secretary, Becknell Wholesale Cm
Treasurer
J.E. 23MMERMAN
Civic Volunteer
BETTY ANDERSON
Civic Volunteer
Dr. J. DAVIS ARMISTEAD
Doctor of Optometry, Armistead, Moore a Gibson
BOB SELLAH
Food Broker
KEN BRADLEY
Director of Safes and Marketing,Flerrug Foods
OR. CUFF BREAUD
Owner, C&M Funding
JIM BROWN
Owner,Olymptan Marble,lnc.
PATRICIA BRUNO
President. P & R Surge Systems .kic.
DOUG CARLSON
Civic Volunteer
CHARLES CATHEY
Retired Owner,Cathy Wholesale
DOUG CORLEY
Owner.Superior Products Company
TERESA CRITZ
Accounting Assistant,United Supermarkets
TONY CRUMPTON
District Man&ger,Urated Supermarkets
DAVID R. GIBSON
Doctor of OptometryArmistead. Moore 6 Gibson
800 HURMENCE
President,Tthe Print Shop
DOROTHY JENNINGS
Civic Volunteer
CHARLESJOHNSON
Senor Miramar Second Be" Church
JEAN KAVANAGH
.pt.of Landscape Architecture ,Texas Tech Ureve"
CLAUDETTE KEESEE
Gvic Volunteer
FRANK KERR
Rattad Owner, Brooke Supermarket
WALLY KLEINE
Owner,Soudhwest Commercial Imrostm rnM Inc.
EDWARD M. MARKHAM
Civic Volunteer
FUSTON McCARTY
Serim Vice President Plains National Bank
JOHN MCCOY
President, Funds Unlimited
BOBBY MCMILLIAN
Senior Pasto, St. J..1 United Methodist Church
HOWARD MERCER
Southwest Rotary flub
8088YJ,MOODY
Attomey,Moody 8 Hays,LLP.
BRAO MORAN
President.Ramar Corm unicabons
HAROL O B. MLRiDOCK
Refired Food Broker
BOB H, MURPHY
Rebred, Bet Dairy
CONNIE NICHOLSON
Lubbock County Treasurer
BURLE PETTIT
Editor, Lubbock Avatanc he loumal
STEVE RAMPY
Dkector,Lubbock County Community Corrections Facility
JOHN RICHARDSON
Vice PresidentlBranch Operations,Gry Bank
KYLEROGERS
Manufacturer's Represenabve.Fort Fbward Paper
NORLAN SAPP
Administrator,Product Promotion, John Caere Company
JUDGE ROD SHAW
Fortner Lubbock Canty Judge
A. ELAINE SHIELDS
Civic Volunteer
LYNN SHUTTLESWORTH
Vice President Arnett Brokerage
GOVERNOR PRESTON SMITH
Administrative Assistant b the CMnccanor,TTU
Former Govemor (1969-1973)
DR. JULIE SMITH • MORROW
Department of Surgery,TTUHSC
JAME TUSTIN
Coorolnator,Health Services. LISD
SKIP WATSON
Dread at Rrbtic Monnation. UAbock kia"ident SUool Cotrrn
ROSE WILSON
President, Lubbock &&rich NAACP
AL WOLFE
Store Manager, Lowe's Supermarkets
South Plains
FOOD BANK
July 31, 1998
City of Lubbock
Community Development
P.O. Box 2000
Lubbock, Texas 79457
Dear Friends:
The strength of our vision shapes the future for generations to come.
"Vision without action is a dream.
Action without vision is just passing time.
Action with vision changes the world!"
We share your vision to build a community from the inside out. Our
application for an Empowerment Zone Grant to provide community food
security is based on that premise. Utilizing Asset Mapping, the community
will build upon its own strengths and assets to provide for the availability and
accessibility of food for all residents.
We commit to provide $54,300 in local funds to the project, through
donations, sweat equity, and cash. The Asset Mapping will be accomplished
by interns from the Congressional Hunger Center. A match of $15,000 is
committed for their personnel and housing expense. The City of Lubbock
has worked in partnership with the Food Bank to set meters for gardens
throughout the city and supply water during the growing season. Their
commitment is included in this project.
We are excited about the Empowerment Zone and wish you success in your
application to HUD.
Sincerely,
David Weaver, Jr. 4
Executive Director
4612 Locust Ave. Lubbock, TX 79404 (806) 763-3003 FAX (806) 741-085
DAVID WEAVER, JR.
museum of texas
tech
university
association
BOX 43191 0 LUBBOCK. TEXAS 79409-3191 0
PHONE (806)742-2443
9 FAX (806) 742-0399
July 31, 1998
Officers
MR. DON GRAF
Nancy Haney, Community Development Mgr.
President
City of Lubbock
MR. JIM GARRETT
P.O. Box 2000
Vice President
Lubbock, Texas 79457
MR. LES HATCH
Secretary
MR. JIM RATLIFF
Dear Ms. Haney,
Treasurer
Board Members Thank you and the City of Lubbock for sending information
MRS. ROBERT ARNOLD to the Museum of Texas Tech University Association regard-
BARBARA ARRtNGTON ing EZ grants.
DR. SAM AYERS Our non-profit organization has been supporting Museum of
MR. JIM GARRETT Texas Tech University projects for 69 years and continues
to serve the needs through monies and volunteers. One of
MRS.SAMUELM.KING our responsibilities is to research grant possibilities,
AR. BILL LEAVELL and the EZ grant declared Empowered Zones and targets are
MR. KELLY MARBLE a welcomed answer to Museum projects that serve the Lubbock.
MRS. OWEN McWHORTER community.
ALICE PARSLEY The Museum of TTU Association pledges to continue the support
MR. ROBBY VESTAL of Planetarium shows, equipment, time and efforts that are
required in order to present public programming. The as-
MRS. ent, Wo H 's Council
K sistance that an EZ rant award would offer would be of great
President, Women'e CouncH g
benefit in expanding the current capabilities of the Associ-
ation to inform and involve Lubbock residents in this most
MRS. LINDA MIRES enj oy$ble, educational project.
Executive Administrator
MRS. JOHN F. BROWN Thank you for your kind consideration of this grant appli-
Past President cation. If successful, we also pledge to use this assistance
MR. GARYEDSON in the wisest, most efficient manner for the Planetarium
Executive Director, Museum of TTUAwareness Program.
Sincerely,
Linda ires
"�� Executive Administrator
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June 29, 1998
Ms. Judith O'Brien
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra
1500 Broadway Suite 1117
Lubbock,Texas 79401
Symphony for the Schools
9806-014
Dear Ms. O'Brien:
I am pleased to inform you that funding in the amount of $5,000 has been
approved for the application referenced above .
Because your project was approved for funding at a level lower than that
which you requested, it is necessary for you to submit a revised project
budget by July 13, 1998.
Budget revisions may be either increases in private funding, reductions in
project costs, or both. The project description should remain essentially the
same; however, if the reduction in funding results in modification of the project,
a revised project description must also be included.
Please remember to inform our office in writing of changes in personnel,
budgets or dates prior to the project end. if you have any questions, please
contact me at 744-2787.
Best wishes for a successful project!
Sincerely,
Deborah Milosevich
Executive Director
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I h JUL — 21998 ti
Enclosure: Revised Budget Form
2109 BROADWAY
L U B 8 0 C K T X
7 9 4 0 1 2 9 1 2
8 0 6- 7 4 4• 2 7 8 7
HELEN JONES FOUNDATION
• P. O. Box 53665
Lubbock, TX 79453-3665
1
January 15,1998
Judith O'Brien, Executive Director
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra
1500-Broadway, Suite 1117
Lubbock, Texas 79401
Dear Ms. O'-Brien:
I am pleased to forward' the enclosed check. for $1,000. from the Helen Jones
Foundation to the Lubbock Youth Symophony Orchestra.
This money is to be used to fund the slight difference in student tuition versus
artistic personnel cost.
As you know the Internal Revenue Service now enforces the ruling of a proper
receipt on record in our files to each grant. The cancelled check is not
adequate proof of the grant. We will expect a receipt upon your receiving of
this grant. It is to include the date on which you received the grant, the
amount of the grant, a statement to the effect that the Foundation did not
receive benefit from the grant, and to be signed by an 'officer of your
organization. Your prompt attention will be appreciated.
We have enjoyed working with your organization.
Sincerely,
Louise W. Arnold
Executive Secretary
Helen Jones Foundation
�• June 26, 1998
Janeen Holmes
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra
1580 Broadway Avenue
TEXAS Lubbock, Tx 79401
COMMISSION
ON THE ARTS
GRANT #: 99-20276
Connic Ware TITLE: Support for Symphony School
Chair. Marshall
Alyn B. Morton
ViL-chair. El reran Dear Janeen Holmes:
Joan Rt. Voigt
'"r`tary• San Antonin We are pleased to inform you that financial assistance in the amount of $7,432.00 has
Nelda S. Lee Treasurer. Odrssa been recommended for the 1999 State Fiscal Year (September/98 through August/99).
Doris Alexander This award is contingent upon your submission of a Revised Budget, and final approval
! adiamrntarian. Amarillo
`taloufAbraham. Jr. of FY99 awards (effective September 1, 1998).
t'•ut,tdiatt
Stic A revised project budget based up
an the Award amount is required, because this
r^ny Chauveaux application has been recommended for funding at less than the amount you requested.
Enclosed is a Revised Budget Form. Revisions may be increases in private funding,
David
R. Durham
:lhilcnreductions in project costs, or both. THE REVISED BUDGET MUST BE RETURNED TO
Celso Gonzalez -Falls TCA BY IDLY 17,1998.
Corpus Christi
Anne Lrmkin Kinder Houston If the reduced funding results in a modification of the project, a revised Project Narrative
%tarn• Anne McCloud should be typed on the enclosed form and submitted with the Revised Budget. If there is
Eastland
Idelle G. Rabin no change at this time, retain the form for use in the future when needed.
r)allas
..A. -Tony" Sherman If other information pertinent to this grant has changed, complete the appropriate
%16%ottri racy
Kathleen Stevens section(s) on the enclosed Grant Information Update Form and return it with the Revised
Fon Wirth Budget. if there is no change at this time, retain the form for future use when needed.
Catherine Taylor
%Wland
Jay M. Vogelson Once the Revised Budget has been received and approved by TCA, a Contract for
balls% Services will be sent to you to be signed and returned to us,. after which the payment
Gilberto Zepeda. Jr.
.an lean process can begin. The grant payment is contingent upon the availability of state and/or
John Piul Batiste federal funds.
Fsrcuticc [)irsti:ufr '
EO. Tkontpron B1d . If you have questions about this grant .award, contact the Program Administrator assigned
920 Colorado. 5" loo, to your grant. If you need assistance with the Revised Budget, call Cynthia Hutson at
Avttin. Texar 78701
PO Box 13406 5121463-5535 ext. 42343, e-mail chutson@arts.state.tx.us, or 800/252-9415 (message
Asurin, Texan 78711 only),
5121463.5535
8001252 9415
TTY5121475.3327 Sincerely,
fax 5121475.2699
• JohnWBatiste
' Executive Director
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Enclosures
Texas — State of the Arts'
e-mail: front.deskiParts.state.cLus TCAner. http://www.arts.state.tx-us
MUtrM oN RECYCLED PAPER
Tile.CH'Foundation
P.O. 13OX 16458
.
s Lubbock. Texas 79490 :1
July 10, 1998
Judith O'Brien
Executive Director
Lubbock Symphony Orchestra
1500 Broadway - Suite 1117
Lubbock, Texas 79401
Dear Judith:
I am glad to tell you that the Board of Trustees of The CH Foundation has approved a
grant of $40,000 for the Lubbock Symphony Orchestra to be used as follows:
$10,000 - Orchestra' Musicians' costs
25,000 - Education Department
5,000 - Lubbock Youth Symphony Orchestra
Payment will be made in December.
We are pleased to be able to participate in this program.
Sincerely,
Nelda Thompson
LUBBOCK INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
CURTIS CULWELL, ED.D.
SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS
TELEPHONE 8061766-1086
Ms. Nancy Haney
Community Development Manager
City of Lubbock
P.O. Box 2000
Lubbock, Texas 79457
Dear Ms. Haney:
The Lubbock Independent School District is pleased to extend our support for the Lubbock
Enrichment Day/Extended Year (LEDEY) Project. This partnership between the South Plains
Council of Boy Scouts of America and Lubbock ISD will embrace our children, lift up our
families, and lead to the celebration of a unified community that acknowledges no boundaries.
The goal of our district is to develop fully functioning young people who can successfully enter
the workforce at their chosen level. Over a ten-year period, the LEDEY Project will include (K-
12) students within the Lubbock Empowerment Zone. It will incorporate the Learning for Life
Program, as well as out -of -school curriculum and activities planned and supervised by LISD
professional staff.
Members of the LISD teaching faculty --along with professionals from the business and industry
sector --will collaborate to provide valuable information, presentation expertise, and overall
guidance throughout the duration of the project. A total of 220,237 educator hours will be
leveraged for the successful implementation of this project.
This community and school district appreciate the proactive approach of the City of Lubbock in
seeking the funding to address the pressing needs of our children and their families. We would
welcome the opportunity to be involved in this community effort.
Sincerely,
Dr. Curtis Culwell
DISTRICT OFFICES: 1628 19TH STREET, LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79401-4895 TELEPHONE 806/766-1000 (FAX 806/766-1210)
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EZ Committee
Community Development
City of Lubbock
1625 13th Street.
P.O. Box 2000
Lubbock, Texas 79457
Dear Committee Members,
1an111 I'laills Child Law
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1916 Itenue Il
Luhbni k. Te,a, ;!► Ilia
Is1161711- 572
(8011) 658-6281
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Attached you will find a collaborative proposal which was developed by three South Plains
Community Action Association (SPCAA) agencies. All three agencies are well established and have
continually demonstrated the ability to provide quality services. This proposal centers around
providing needed job training. Because of the nature of the proposal, the resources within each
agency can be utilized to the maximum extent needed to implement this program. At the proposed
level of funding, it would not be necessary to increase staff in any of the three agencies. With the
exception of indirect costs, all funds requested would be utilized for direct services. This approach
maximizes the utilization of the programs already in place md maximizes services to individuals.
Matching funds are detailed within the proposal.
SPCAA supports the efforts being made by the City of Lubbock to apply for the EZ Grant. We
recognize that this could lead to a significant positive impact on the identified zone and the city as
,a whole, Please feel free to contact us if further information is needed.
Sincerely,
W.D. PovAll. Jr.
Director -
WDP/em
Texas Tech University
International Textile Center
ITC P. O. exa
Lubbock.rk. Texas `9-W0888
Teb806 '-1--3-90
Fax:800 '47-3796
July 29, 1998
City of Lubbock
P.O. Box 2000
Lubbock, TX 79457
To Whom It May Concern:
This is to express the commitment of the International Textile Center (ITC) to the proposed
program for comprehensive technical training of textile workers. The ITC facilities are
contained in a building with 117,000 square feet of floor space, with much of this space being
under exacting control for temperature and humidity. The capital equipment in the building is
valued in the millions of dollars. Besides a state-of-the-art materials evaluation laboratory, there
is a full-scale textile mill that enables processing raw fiber through to a finished fabric. The time
of technicians provided by the ITC to do the training is conservatively estimated at $45,000 in
year 1 and $50,000 in year 2. Also, a travel allowance is made for $1,000 and a supplies
allowance is made for $5,000 each year. The amount being asked from the EZ grant is $161,000
over the two years.
Sincerely,
M. Dean Ethridge
Director
An Auxiliary of Texas Tech Universin• • An £EO�Af irmatRe Actlon histittttio;t
SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE
July 30, 1998
Application Letter of Commitment
and Signature Authorization
Project: Community Learning Centers
To Whom It May Concern:
VUL
Y:"
As Provost of the Lubbock Campus of South Plains College and on behalf of our faculty and staff,
the college fully supports the vision, key principles, goals and strategic issues of the Empowerment
Zone Proposal.
The application from South Plains College has been reviewed and has my approval. The
neighborhood initiatives seem to be the most viable. approach and open doors which may not happen
otherwise. Providing a skilled workforce through technical training and education in the Lubbock
area is the primary goal of South Plains College of Lubbock. The EZ project is a wonderful grass
roots approach, and South Plains College is pleased to be a part of this initiative.
Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information.
Sincerely,
Dick Walsh, Ed-D.
Provost
DW/jc
1302 MAIN STREET LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79401 (806) 747.0576
July 30, 1998
SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE
Application Letter of Commitment
and Signature Authorization
Project: Establishing a Workkeys Service Center and Support Network
To Whom It May Concern:
As Provost of the Lubbock Campus of South Plains College and on behalf of our faculty and staff,
the college fully supports the vision, key principles, goals and strategic issues of the Empowerment
Zone Proposal.
The application from South Plains College has been reviewed and has my approval. The
neighborhood initiatives seem to be the most viable approach and open doors which may not happen
otherwise. Providing a skilled workforce through technical training and education in the Lubbock
area is the primary goal of South Plains College of Lubbock. The EZ project is a wonderful grass
roots approach, and South Plains College is pleased to be a part of this initiative.
Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information.
Sincerely,
Dick Walsh, Ed.D.
Provost
DW/jc
1302 MAIN STREET LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79401 (806) 747-0576
July 30, 1998
-_- SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE
Application Letter of Commitment
and Signature Authorization
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Project: First Step - Helping the Target Population to Obtain Child Care
To Whom It May Concern:
As Provost of the Lubbock Campus of South Plains College and on behalf of our faculty and staff,
the college fully supports the vision, key principles, goals and strategic issues of the Empowerment
Zone Proposal.
The application from South Plains College has been reviewed and has my approval. The
neighborhood initiatives seem to be the most viable approach and open doors which may not happen
otherwise. Providing a skilled workforce through technical training and education in the Lubbock
area is the primary goal of South Plains College of Lubbock. The EZ project is a wonderful grass
roots approach, and South Plains College is pleased to be a part of this initiative.
Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information.
Sincerely,
Dick Walsh, Ed.D.
Provost
DW/jc
1302 MAIN STREET LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79401 (806) 747-0576
LUBBOCK .BLACK CHAMBER
OF
= ENTREPRENEURS, nvc.
P.O. Box 1115, Lubbock, Texas 79408 (806)741-1553
July 30, 1998
TO WHOM IT CONCERNS
The Lubbock Black Chamber of Entrepreneurs was created to
promote/assist black owned and operated businesses. Within the
limits of our charter/by-laws, the LBC has made significant in -roads
for our targeted market. However, there remains a very large
percentage of businesses that the Chamber can not provide the
needed assistance. Those businesses that are under utilized, not
properly managed and not maximizing their income potential'"'
are .not viewed favorably within the current system. Most new
entrepreneurs began operation with a very limited supply of funds
and due to their limited business history, they too are viewed as
unf avorab le .
This corporation would have jV-s guideline/procedures created
by a coalition of established professional. The uniqueness of
this non-profit corporation will be it's ability to obtain additional
funds from federal and state programs,managed and operated by individual
that have a sincere interest and desire for not only a successful
corporation, but a major community improvement. The corporation will
also provide management and operating assistance, assistance with
obtaining citywide contracts.
The Board of Directors, Lubbock Black Chamber commits our member-
ship to provide whatever is required for the corporation to become
operational. Upon the corporation becoming fully operational, the
Chamber will provide services and assistance as requested. We view
this corporation as a much needed resource for the community and -a
beneficial tool for the Lubbock Black Chamber to utilize for the
achievement of our current and projected objectives.
Sincerely,
Ka +h y l n , 4CafP-J
Board of Directors
"If you don't shop with. Black businesses, WHO MILT
LUBBOCK BLACK CHAMBER
OF
= E1V=PREIVEURS, mrc.
P.O. Box 1115, Lubbock, Texas 79408 (806)741-1553
July 24, 1998
TO WHOM IT CONCERNS
The Lubbock Black Chamber, Board of Directors, strongly
indorse the creation of a Farmer's Market in Mackensie Park.
This Park is not being utilized to it's potential, nor is the
City of Lubbock receiving the amount of revenue it can and
should be generating.
The enclosed proposal presents our idea and cost, however,
we are not in a position to establish exact cost. We do feel
that our proposal is sufficient to create the initial structure
and get the project off the ground. Support for this project
would come from many sources, it just depends on how and who
presents it to the West Texas area.
We have no exceptions to more knowledgeable individuals taking
this proposal and fine tuning it. Our City needs this type of
attraction and who receive credit is of little concern.
Thank you,
4(vult'
Kathyl Anderson, Chair
Board of Directors
""If you don't shop with Black businesses. WHO W L?"
SOUTH PLAINS COLLEGE RL
q; y S
July 30, 1998
Application Letter of Commitment
and Signature Authorization
Project: Specialty Learning Center for College Bound Students
To Whom It May Concern:
As Provost of the Lubbock Campus of South Plains College and on behalf of our faculty and staff,
the college fully supports the vision, key principles, goals and strategic issues of the Empowerment
Zone Proposal.
The application from South Plains College has been reviewed and has my approval. The
neighborhood initiatives seem to be the most viable approach and open doors which may not happen
otherwise. Providing a skilled workforce through technical training and education in the Lubbock
area is the primary goal of South Plains College of Lubbock. The EZ project is a wonderful grass
roots approach, and South Plains College is pleased to be a part of this initiative.
Please contact me if you have any questions or need additional information.
Sincerely,
Dick Walsh, Ed.D.
Provost
DW/jc
1302 MAIN STREET LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79401 (806) 747.0576
South Plaids Regional
Worldoree Development Board
1301 Broadway
P.O. Box 10227
Lubbock, Texas 79408
(806)744-1987
July 30, 1998
Lubbock Empowerment Zone Project
Community Development Department
1625 13th Street
Lubbock, Texas 79401
To Whom It May Concern:
Please accept this letter as our notice of Commitment to the above project. We propose
utilizing Bridges Learning Center equipment and various equipment, people, and capability in The Texas
Workforce Center of Lubbock, as a match of funds. Specifically:
1. Lab Equipment Est. $400,000.00
2. Computer Assessment Systems
(Aptitude, Interest, Educational levels) Est. $200,000.00
3. Teacher Time, testing, Resource Room Instructors Est. $100,000.00.
We intend to commit for the duration of this project. A cooperative agreement will be put in
place to pass referrals back and forth.
We trust the above is satisfactory.
Sincerely,
&'L X-
bon McCullou
Executive Director
Enclosure
2017 Main Street; Lubbock, Tx 79401-suLo
(806) 749-5565 FAX (806) 749-1052
July 30, 1998
Nancy Haney
Community Development Manager
1625 13th Street
P.O. Box 2000
Lubbock, TX. 79457
Dear Ms. Haney:
Teen Publications is pleased to inform you that we will contribute to the
Leather Research Institute's project "Establishing a Leather Finishing and
Testing Facility". targeted as part of Lubbock's Empowerment Zone
proposal. We are prepared to devote up to $10,000 over a two year period.
Our contribution is largely administrative and will take the form of
contributed time of our administrative staff. We will also help with
transportation of the teen workers to their jobs. We will aggressively
pursue leveraging these and other contributed funds from our partners,
such as the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, to bring as much of this
project as possible to fruition.
Teen Publications is committed to helping Lubbock strengthen and
diversify its economy simultaneously assisting our at -risk teens with
their personal and professional development. The Leather Research
Institute's project is a logical approach to achieving this goal and we are
oleased to suDDort it.
We look forward to working with you and the rest of your team. Don't
hesitate to call on us if you need our assistance.
Sincerely,
Taylor and Patt Rudd
Teen Publications
LUBBOCK BUCK CHAMBER
OF
E JPRENEURS,nvc.
P.O. Box 1115, Lubbock, Texas 79408 (806)741-1553
July 23, 1998
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
The membership of the Lubbock Black Chamber is professionally
diverse. Based on passed experience, our membership has been
readily available to assist with Chamber projects/events/
activities, be it financial, advisory assistance, materials
and volunteer time. The fact that they are members attest to
their desire and committment to make Lubbock, the best it can .be.
. Being all the program requirements have not yet been deter-
mined, exact matching resources can not be made at this time.
However, matching resources will be expected from:
Texas Department of Criminal Justice - screening/counseling
Lubbock Adult.Probation - monitoring/counseling/advisory
Small Business Development Center - Information/training
Lubbock Black Chamber Board of Directors - monitoring/
volunteer time
Lubbock Black Chamber Membership - advisory/support material/
instructors
City/County/LISD/Tech - Job contracts/general assistance
The Board of Directors, Lubbock Black Chamber will be respon-
sible for all aspects of this program. The 10 year goal is for
those individuals assisted by this program be the key players
in the continuation of the program. The positive affects on
individual family members, increase community pride and the
city wide affects, can not be measured.
We sincerely appreciate the opportunity to apply for
Empowerment Zone Funds.
Sincerely,
Kathyl Anderson, Chair
Board of Directors
""If you don't shop Cvith Black businesses. WHO WILL?"
5401 North Martin Luther King Boulevard * Rt. 3 Box 389 * Lubbock, Texas 79401-9710 * 8061775-3126 * Fax 8061775.3133
July 31, 1998
Community Development
P.O. Box 2000
Lubbock, Texas 79457
Dear Sir/Madam:
This letter certifies, subject to the approval of the City Council, that the City of Lubbock
Department of Aviation agrees to meet all of the obligations of a sponsor under
Empowerment Zone Program should a grant under that program be awarded. This letter
also certifies that all funding sources identified in the grant application are confirmed.
The Department of Aviation is committed to the successful completion of the Interport
Trade Center Project and appreciates the opportunity to apply for a grant under the
Empowerment Zone Program. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you have
questions about the application.
Sincerely,
ark Earle
Director of Aviation
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Director's Circle
RAY J. DIEKEMPER JR.
Oe and Gas Operator
ANFTA BASS
MarkehngrPR,Paddfe Tramps Mfg. Co.
Property Manager, Tomken Investments
TOM HURLEY
President /Owner,Hurtsy Packaging
JOE STANLEY
Retired Owner,Cominental Water Systems
President
JOHN TRELFORD
Retired, Furr's Corporation
Infemal Vice President
JOHN DERSCH
Service Corps of Retired Executives
External Vice President
JERRY MEERS
Owner,Meers Pest Control
Secretary
DONNA CHANDLER
Secretary, Beckneb Wholesale Co.
Treasurer
J.E. ZIMMERMAN
Civic Volunteer
BETTY ANDERSON
Civic Volunteer
Or. J. DAVIS ARMISTEAD
Oodlor of Optometry, Armistead, Moore E Gibson
BOB BELLAH
Food Broker
KEN BRADLEY
Director of Sales and Marketing,Flemmg Foods
DR. CLIFF BREAUO
Owner. C&M Funding
JIM BROWN
Owner,Olympian Marble.inc.
PATRICIA BRUNO
President, P 3 R Surge Systems ,Inc.
DOUG CARLSON
Civic Volunteer
CHARLES CATHEY
Retired Owner,Cathy Wholesale
DOUG CORLEY
Owner.Supenor Products Company
TERESA CRITZ
Accounting Assistant,Uniled Supermarkets
TONY CRUMPTON
DisWKI Manager,Unaed Supermarkets
DAVID R. GIBSON
Doctor of Optomelry.Armistead. Moore 6 Gibson
BOB HURMENCE
President,The Print Shop
DOROTHY JENNINGS
Civic volunteer
CHARLESJOHNSON
Senior Mnster,Second Baptist Church
JEAN KAVANAGH
apt.of Landscape Architecture ,Texas Tern University
CLAUDETTE KEESEE
Civic Volunteer
FRANK KERR
Retired Owner, Brooks Supermarket
WALLY KLEINE
Owner,Southwest Commercial Investments, Inc.
EDWARD M. MARKHAM
Civic Volunteer
FUSTON McCARTY
Senior Vice President ,Plains National Bank
JOHN MCCOY
President, Finds Unlimited
BOBBY MCMILLIAN
Senior Pastor, SL John's United Methodist Church
HOWARD MERCER
Southwest Rotary Club
BOBBYJ.M000Y
Attomey,Moody 3 Hays,LL.P.
BRAD MORAN
PresfdenLRamer Commurdcaticns
HAROLO B. MURDOCK
Refired Food Broker
BOB H. MURPHY
Refired, Bell Dairy
CONNIE NICHOLSON
Lubbock Cowry Treasurer
BURLS PETTIT
Editor. Lubbock AvalancheJoumal
STEVE RAMPY
Direelor.Lubbock County Community Corrections Facility
JOHN RICHARDSON
Vice PresfdenVBranch Operabons,Gry, Bank
KYLE ROGERS
Manufacturer's Represenadve.Fort Howard Paper
NORLAN SAPP
Adminis"tor,Produci Promotion, John Deere Company
JUDGE ROO SHAW
Former Lubbock County Judge
A. ELAINE SHIELDS
Civic Volunteer
LYNN SHUTTLESWORTH
Vice President, Arnett Brokerage
GOVERNOR PRESTON SMITH
Administrative Assistant to the Chancellor,TTU
Former Governor (1969.1973)
DR. JULIE SMITH - MORROW
Department of Surgery.TTUHSC
JANE TUSTIN
Coordinator,Health Services, LISD
SKIP WATSON
Director of Public Information, Lubbock tMeWdenl School Distnn
ROSE WILSON
President, Lubbock Branch NAACP
AL WOLFE
Store Manager, Lowe s Supermarkets
South Plains
FOOD BANK
July 31, 1998
City of Lubbock
Community Development
P.O. Box 2000
Lubbock, Texas 79457
Dear Friends:
"Where there is no vision, the people perish.
-- Proverbs 19: 28
The strength of our vision shapes the future for generations to come.
We share your vision to build a community from the inside out. Our
application for an Empowerment Zone Grant to create jobs at Breedlove
Dehydration Plant is based on that premise. Breedlove was built by people
with vision. Their vision has come to fruition. Breedlove products are
feeding the hungry in America and throughout the world.
Our project is structured to create 60 new jobs and retain 30 jobs. We are
requesting $750,000 in Empowerment Zone grant funding to upgrade the
Breedlove plant by building a 40,000 warehouse. Our match is $900,000 for
the salary and fringe benefits paid to the newly hired employees for one year
after the construction is completed. The source of our match is revenue
earned through our processing fees.
We are excited about the Empowerment Zone and wish you success in your
application to HUD.
Sincerely,
i
0
David Weaver, Jr.
Executive Director
Executive Drrectoc 4612 Locust Ave. X 79404 (806) 763-3003 FAX (806) 741-085i
DAVID WEAVER, JR. Lubbock,r
L E A T H E R
RESEARCh INSTITUTE 30 July 1998
DiRFCTOR Nancy Haney
N. hNCjFR EbFRSPAChFR Community Development Manager
1625 13'' Street
TFxac TF6 UviVERSiiy P.Q. Box 2000
Box 41 162 Lubbock, TX 79457
Lubber k, TX 79409.1162
(806)742-1761 TEL
(806)742.1762 TEL
(806) 742,1005 FAX Dear Ms. Haney:
The Leather Research Institute is pleased to inform you that we will contribute to our project
"Establishing a Leather Finishing and Testing Facility", targeted as our part of Lubbock's
Empowerment Zone proposal. We are prepared to devote up to 20% of our administrative
budget, annually, for the two-year project. This amounts to $50,000. Our contribution is largely
administrative and technical assistance and will take the form of contributed time of our
administrative and technical staff. We will aggressively pursue leveraging these and other
contributed funds from our partners to bring as much of this project as possible to fruition.
The Leather Research Institute is committed to helping Lubbock strengthen and diversify its
economy by creating leather -related businesses and jobs. Indeed, the entire South Plains region
will benefit from this activity as we capitalize on the recent tremendous growth in the semi -
processed hide industry in the Texas Panhandle. We have a great opportunity for Lubbock, for
the South Plains and for the leather industry as a whole'.
We look forward to working with you and the rest of your team. Don't hesitate to call on us if
you need our assistance.
nger Eberspacher, Ph.D.
Director, Leather Research Institute
806-742-1762 (voice)
806-742-1005(fax)
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Dennis C. Shelly, Ph.D.
Assoc. Dir., Leather Research Institute
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TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
Office oTlesearch Services
203 Holden Hall
Lubbock, Texas 79409.1035
(806) 742-3884/FAX (806) 742-3892
July 31, 1998
Nancy Haney
Community Development Manager
1625- 13th Street
P.O. Box 2000
Lubbock TX 79457
Dear Ms. Haney:
Texas Tech University will contribute $50,000 worth of time and effort to the proposed project. It
is envisioned that the support will be in the form of contributed administrative time to coordinate
and facilitate various entrepreneurial activities. Specifically, Texas Tech University will lend its
entrepreneurial expertise in .assisting with various marketing efforts, with transferring any
technologies that will be developed and/or incorporated in the crusting and finishing process, and
assisting with efforts to attract additional funding for this worthwhile project. To this end,
involvement from the Marketing Department, the Office of Intellectual Property and Technology
Transfer, and the Office of Research Services can be anticipated.
Texas Tech University is committed to being a partner in the economic revitalization of Lubbock
and the entire South Plains. It is our belief that by assisting this project, new jobs and businesses
will be created which will serve to enhance both the local and regional economy. We look forward
to cooperating with you on this project, and if questions remain or if you need additional
information, please don't hesitate to call on me.
Sincerely yours,
Robert M. Sweazy
Senior Associate Vice President for Research
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July 31, 1998
TO: WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
FROM: CINDY LUCAS
DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS
LRMHMRC
RE: COMMITMENT OF CENTER RESOURCES
Please consider this letter as notice of intent to commit approximately $682,136.00 of
Lubbock Regional MHMR Center resources through in -kind services and supports for the
recipients of the Supported Transitional Employment Project (STEP) services. This
amount is categorized as follows:
- Approximately 30 of the 60 persons ages 16 and up will be eligible for and will receive
existing state -funded Supported Employment services already provided by LRMHMRC. At
an average cost of $1500 per person per year, this results in a total of $45,000 of in -kind
match services provided by the Center per year;
- Approximately 50 of the youth ages 13 to 15 will be eligible for and will receive existing
state -funded skills training services. At an average cost of $1500 per person per year, this
results in a total of $75,000 of in -kind match services provided by the Center per year;
- Approximately 50 of the youth ages 13 to 15 will be eligible for and will receive existing
state -funded Prevention and Intervention services. At a cost of $800 per person per year,
this results in a total of $40,000 of in -kind match services provided by the Center per
year,
- Approximately 80 of the persons served will be eligible for and will receive existing state -
funded case management services. At an average cost of $1650 per person per year, this
results in a total of $132,480 of in -kind match services provided by the Center per year;
- Other than salary and benefits, the Center will provide building expenses, orientation and
training, supervision, and supplies for the 30 newly created positions. This results in
approximately $28,794 in state and locally funded match provided by the Center per year.
The sources of these funds are State General Revenue and Federal Medicaid Income earned
by LRMHMRC for eligible persons.
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L&TER OF AGREEMENT
Lubbock Regional Mental Health Mental Retardation Center and South Plains Food Bank
are entering into a collaborative agreement to support and enhance services provided for
the Federal Empowerment Grant. Lubbock Regional Mental Health Mental Retardation
will refer youth from the Neighborhood Involvement Center and Mental Health and
Retardation Services who are identified for the Supported Employment program to the
Market Garden project sponsored by the South Plains Food Bank. Also, Market Garden
staff will refer any youth served and in need of more intensive services to Lubbock
Regional Mental Health Mental Retardation Center. It is our common goal to serve the
residents of the Empowerment Zone in the most efficient and coordinated manner.
LubbocklZeklonal Mental He tl
South Plains Food Bank
Mental Retardation
Date
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EARLY LEARNING CENTERS OF LUBBOCK, INC.
�r A UNITED WAY AGENCY
2407 20th STREET
LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79411-1003
United Way *1 Lu(806) 765-99$1
FAX (806) 741-0503
Ms. Nancy Haney
Community Development
1625 13th. Street
P.O. Box 2000
Lubbock, Texas 79457
July 24, 1998
Dear Nancy:
The Early Learning Centers is willing to be part of the Enterprise Zone Project by
providing affordable, developmental child care in the EZ areas. Our five child
care centers are located in the Enterprise Zones and would be very convenient
for the residents. We are also willing in the future to assess the need for child
care in the developable areas and possibly work in a cooperative effort to provide
affordable care.
For the first two years of the project, ELC requests $264,100 and will provide a
match of $263,440 for a total project budget for two years of $527,540. The
match sources are based on a per child share of annual revenue.
United Way $94,380
USDA Child Care Food Program $65,000
Parents' Fee Payments $104,060
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to call me. I would be glad to
help.
Sincerely,
Joanne Cotter
Executive Director
L U B B O C K
Education Service Center
To Whom It May Concern:
We at Region 17 Education Service Center Adult Education Division are committed to
providing education and job readiness training to the residents of the empowerment zone in
Lubbock, Texas.
We have offered GED and ESL instruction to adult learners in this area for the past twenty-
eight years. We are proud of the success we have experienced throughout those years and will
draw upon that experience to contribute to this new program. We have partnerships with many
agencies and organizations in the city and will be able to rely on those partners to support our
efforts.
We believe through education and job readiness training we can help the residents of the zone
to develop and retain the ability to support themselves and families. We believe through educating
the parents we will be able to lower the school dropout rate of the children. When parents find
educational success they encourage their children to continue their education. Parents are the
children's first role model.
In addition to uplifting the families through education we will be able to invigorate the business
community in the target zone. There will be more educated residents available to fill job vacancies
in the area.
We appreciate the opportunity to commit our services to this much needed endeavor.
Sincerely,
Freddye Harrell, Adult Ed. Coordinator
07-30-1998
1111 West Loop 289 0 Lubbock, Texas 79416 ® (806) 792-4000
C,
Serplces
Lubbock Empowerment Zone
Project Proposal
Community Development
1625 13th St.
PO Box 2000
Lubbock, TX 79457
31 July 1998
Letter of Committment:
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Lubbock, Tx 79412
Family Counseling Services is committed to offering these services as
part of the Empowerment Zone Grant. Our agency is willing to provide the
counselor and workshop presenters, as well as all of the resources they may
need to provide these services.
Family Counseling Services is also willing to provide in -kind contributions.
.Our agency is partially funded by United Way, and is deeply committed to
serving the needs of the entire Lubbock community.
Sincerely,
Maribeth Dennis, Ph.D.
Executive Director
.Fax (806) 747-3219
(800) 667-0830 Partners With
(806) 747-3488 United Way
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A Ministry of 11-inity Christian Counseling Center
July 30, 1998
Community Development Department
P.O. Box 2000
Lubbock, TX 79457
RE: Lubbock Empowerment Zone Project Proposal 1998
To Whom It May Concern:
2574 74th Street #206
Lubbock, TX 79423
Phone: (806) 745-0322
Fax: (806) 745-9304
"Helping Hands" (HH), a private non-profit program, was established in 1996 for the purpose of
preventing child abuse and encouraging parental networks in the community. HH was founded
by Trinity Counseling Center through a grant awarded to HH by the Children's Trust Fund of
Texas (CTF). These two committed organizations recognize the desperate need to prevent child
abuse in Lubbock County, and they strongly support the work of this program as it continues to
thrive and grow year after year. Located in a donated office at Trinity Counseling Center, HH
does share the 501 C3 designation of Trinity Church. However, HH is in no way funded
(partially or fully) by the church or the counseling center.
Beginning with a donated office and community contributions amounting to approximately
$5,000 within the first year, Helping Hands (HH) continues to grow. as it reaches completion of
its second year in operation with a budget of over $60,000 including program match amounts of
over $10,000 the second year and up to $35,000 the third year. Further, future budgets of over
$70,000 per year are proposed in order for the continued growth of the program and its services
in the community. This program has and continues to make a positive difference in Lubbock by
educating parents and by encouraging healthy relationships and families through parenting
classes and workshops. Currently, there are over 7 group sites in schools, youth centers (i.e.,
LCYC), churches, and pregnancy centers. An average of over 300 families in Lubbock are being
reached and served each year in the various program activities. Further, our belief is that
countless other children, teens, and parents of future generations will benefit as their ancestors
now are creating healthy family patterns and relationships and breaking the cycle of abuse.
As the program enters its third fiscal year (September 1998), we are awaiting the response of
CTF regarding our proposal for FY99. This will be the final year possible for CTF awarded
grant money for HH since CTF structures their grants as 3-year maximums with grant money
decreasing as match money increases each year. This is where we need your help. By awarding
our program the proposed grant money in January 1999 from the "Lubbock Empowerment
Zone", you will enable us to meet our match money for FY99 and to continue our program for
the years to come. With your grant money, we will transition into a calendar year (vs. fiscal
year) budget structure.
Our professional staff, over 50 volunteers, and numerous site coordinators believe in the city of
Lubbock and its famines as we serve Lubbock in the prevention of child abuse through the
promotion of family cohesiveness, healthy parenting, networking of community resources,
embracing our children and especially their teen and/or single parents, and lifting up our families
as a unified community.
Businesses and volunteers throughout the community continue to donate to our program.
Examples of donations include: cash; incentives (i.e., door prizes and refreshments); time;
services; expertise; and a wealth of helpful experience and commitment in the prevention of child
abuse. Other match value estimates in our budget include the following: donated time by
program administrator; donated use of counseling center phone services; and donated time by
program volunteers.
As the professional staff of Helping Hands, we commit to the vision and goats of our program as
stated in this letter and in the proposal. We affirm that the money granted to us by the city
through the "Lubbock Empowerment Zone" will be used for "Helping Hands" program through
Trinity Counseling Center as we continue to educate and equip Lubbock citizens with the
knowledge, skills, and support to be healthy and productive in their homes, churches, schools,
neighborhoods, and community.
Thank you for your time and consideration for our proposal. We look forward to your response.
Please don't hesitate to call us at 745-0322 with any questions and/or requests for further or
updated information. May we all strive toward celebrating "a unified community that knows no
boundaries"!
Sincerely,
qJeCiferfounds, M.Ed., LPC-Intern
Program Coordinator
6?yu� Ia,`, f �-a- ft J .
Ronda Eade, Ph.D., LPC-Intern
Program Assistant
Don Bartley, D.Min., LP
Program Administrator, Helping Hands
Program Administrator, Trinity Counseling Center
70Q2 66dus 4aee.-�2a/rlw4, 7eza& 794e13-6399
j806) 792-3363
July 6, 1998
To Whom It May Concern:
TRINITY CHURCH, of LUBBOCK, INC. does not fund the HELPING HANDS PROGRAM.
Only the grant funding by the STATE of TEXAS and private donations are used for this
program.
All funds are designated exclusively for the HELPING HANDS PROGRAM.
If you have any questions regarding the funding and contributions. you may call me Monday_
:hrougn Friday S:30 a.m. to 5:130 p.m. at (806) ..92-3363 extension 291.
Sincerely,
Mrs. Nita Taylor
Controller
Planned Parenthood
Association of Lubbock, Inc.
3821 - 22nd Street Lubbock, Texas 79410 (806) 795-7123
July 30, 1998
To Whom It May Concern:
This letter is to confirm Planned Parenthood Association of
Lubbock's commitment to parti=ipate .in a 50 week program with the
YWCA of Lubbock, and the South Plains Food -Bank . This program
will include health education, information about breast cancer,
and nutritional education to 500 persons in the community of
Lubbock, with referrals of eligible persons to the BCHI program
for pap smears, clinical breast examinations, and referrals to
the Dimensions program at University Medical Center for
mammograms.
Yours,
Joe ove Nelson, CEO
Planned Parenthood Association of Lubbock, Inc.
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Planned_Qarenthood
Association Qf Lubbock, Inc.
3821 - 22nd Street Lubbock, Texas 79410 (806) 795-7123
July 29, 1998
Jake Webb
Southwestern Public Service
Lubbock, Texas
Dear Jake,
Thanks for allowing the use of the Southwestern Public Service
kitchen•. The project for which we requested your -help is a joint
endeavour of Planned Parenthood Association of Lubbock, the YWCA
of Lubbock, and the South Plains Food Bank.
Funded this summer by the Susan G. Komen Foundation, these three
agencies and area nutritionists have conducted twice weekly
sessions at Cavazos Junior High School from 10:30 A.M. until 1:00
P.M. Each session has drawn approximately ten participants who
learn from hands on experience how to cook nutritionally with low
cost foods, education about breast cancer, breast self-
examination, and information about their reproductive health.
The participants each receive a food voucher for one hundred
pounds of food, and if eligible, are referred for mammograms and
pap smears to Planned Parenthood and Dimensions,
Sixty persons have attended these sessions in June, and nine
persons called for eligibility. Five received mammograms at .
Dimensions. The stats have not been tabulated for J>>ly, but
probably more than sixty persons attended in July. This program
will continue for two more weeks in August, and the location is.
changing because school begins. For these two weeks the sessions
will be at the Quaker Avenue Church of Christ. At the finish
evaluation will occur by the participating entities.
What we would wish to do if we receive any funding from the City
of Lubbock under its Enterprise Zone Grant is to continue this
program, and we are asking that we might have the use of the SPS
kitchen once a week for fifty weeks, and perhaps some of your
nutritionists might wish to be involved.
Thank you for your consideration of this program.
Yours,
Joe Love "rr
JUL. -31' 98(FRI) 08:03 SPS LUB 91AIN FLOOR TEL:8067652830
P. 002
SOUTHWESTEFIN PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY
P. O BOX 631 WSBOCK, TEXAS 79408 80f1765-2800
July 31, 1998
Dear Joe Love,
This letter is to confirm the use of the Southwestern Public Service Reddy
Room for the YWCA, the South Plains Food Bank and Planned Parenthood.
Southwestern Public Service Company will donate the use of the! room and
the total accumulated charges of $5000 for the ffty weeks of classes. The
classes being taught will be nutrition education sessions for the `people in
the Federal Empowennent ?ones.
since,1
Jake Webb
YWCA
Lubbock
To Whom it May Concern:
3101 35th Street
Lubbock, Texas 79413
806 792-2723
806 792-0556 Fax
This letter is in support of Planned Parenthood Association of Lubbock's application to
the City of Lubbock for an Enterprise Zone Grant. The YWCA Breast and Cervical
Health Initiative provides free Pap smears and mammograms to low-income women. We
are committed to collaborating with Planned Parenthood on this project and will provide
50 free mammograms and Pap smears to eligible women referred to our program.
We have been working with Planned Parenthood and the South Plains Food Bank on this
project for two months and will continue to do so if the project is funded. We provide
education, prevention, and treatment for breast and cervical cancer when necessary. The
community is strengthened through this program as participants are educated about
nutrition and health and can be referred to breast and cervical cancer screening if needed.
Ultimately, lives may be saved as a direct result of this project.
We strongly support Planned Parenthood's application and urge you to consider them a
worthy grant recipient.
Sincerely,
l�
Amy Johnson -Rubio
Program Director
YWCA Breast and Cervical Health Initiative
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A United Way Member Agency
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Texas Department of Health
Wham R. Archer ID, M.D.
Commbsioner or Health
Charla L. !bell. M.D.
Redanal Dbwtor
July 31, 1998
Joe Love Nelson, CEO
Planned Parenthood
3121 22nd Street
Lubbock, TX 79410
Dear Ms. Nelson:
Publk Health Reean 1
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Pattl L PaUvaon. M.D., M.P.H.
Xzecud" Deputy Gmmbeloner
We are pleased to learn that you are submitting a proposal for the Federal Empowerment Zone Grant
funding to fiuther the Breast Cancer Awareness program which began in June of 1998. I understand
the program was successful in targeting women at highest risk for the disease throughout the city and
bringing them into the clinic for preventive health visits and mammogram appointments.
In addition, by working with several agencies such as the YWCA, the South Plains Food Bank, and
several dietitians and health educators throughout the city, the nutrition and cancer prevention
component was addressed. The nutrition class focused on current recommendations and research
from the American Cancer Society, National Cancer Institutes, and the National Institute for Cancer
Research. The information was presented in a simple concrete fashion and then reinforced by a
cooking component using low cost items and items provided in the food boxes by the South Plains
Food Bank.
This program will assist the Texas Department of Health in supporting community based programs
that focus on prevention. In addition, it will provided need resources and referrals to the population
at highest risk for breast cancer in the underserved areas of Lubbock.
We applaud your efforts and look forward to working with you in the future.
Sincerely,
Charles E. Bell, M.D.
Regional Director
AnEqual 0Yaorty,uyEwpk v,
PAUL A. RADER JOHN BUSBY
GENERAL TERRITORIAL COMMANDER
.r. COLONEL PHILIP SWYERS _ 3 �' ,"� CAPTAINS DAN & FRANCINA PROCTOR
DIVISIONAL COMMANDER _ COMMANDING OFFICERS
THE SALVATION ARMY
Administrative Offices LUBBOCK CORPS COMMUNITY CENTER Social Service Office
1111 16TH STREET 79401-5009 ALL MAIL: Post Office Drawer 2785, Lubbock, Texas 79408-2785 2010 CLOVIS RD. 79415
PHONE (806) 765-9434 • FAX (806) 765-5359
ADVISORY BOARD July 29, 1998
R. David Freriks
Chairman
Susie Moore City of Lubbock Community Development
Vice Chairman U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development
Linda Wilson
Secretary
Caroline Sharp
Treasurer LETTER OF STATEMENT ,
Bruce Barrier
Kay Brown The Salvation Army, Lubbock Corps respectfully submits this application for
Patty Chambers
James O. Collins a Lubbock Empowerment Zone Grant, with the following statement:
Covar Dabezies
Ben Edwards
Linda Edwards This application and any subsequent award are subject to final approval by
Ken Field The Salvation Army Board of Trustees. This application and any grant
Charles Flowers monies awarded resulting from this application, will be voided if acceptance
Magda Gonzalez g pP � �
Alan R. Henry of this grant requires a lien against the property, or if contractual stipulations
achie E. Huckabee for this award are deemed too stringent b The Salvation Arm Board of
Sheryl Lawrence g y y
Dr. Hong Lee Trustees.
Joe D. May
Lynn McClendon
Marciano Morales
Sheila O'Hair Respectfully submitted,
Tom Reynolds
Bob Rodgers pa4�
Life Members
Paul H. Enger Dan Proctor, Major
Adolph R. Hanslik CommandingOfficer
Denver L. Samples
The Salvation Army, Lubbock Corps
Emeritus Members
Coffee R. Conner
Pat Garrett
Ralph Jumper
Joy Lambert
K.O. Peterson
Ken Robison
Gordon Rose _
Allan Rosen
Robert C. Taylor
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IS LUBBOCK
Member Agency 1922, 1197 6�0
United Way cerc»<tast��t
of Lubbock The gentle art of helping others is the gift of God �- --
LUBBOCK
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July 30,1998
COUNTY COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS FACILITY
3501 NORTH HOLLY AVENUE
LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79403
806 765-3395
Elena Quintanilla 0Administrative Assistant q
Community Development
City of Lubbock
P.O.Box 2000
Lubbock, Texas 79457
Dear Ms. Quintanilla
STEVE RAMPY
DIRECTOR
JIM HENDERSON
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Please find attached the initial application for participation by the Lubbock County
Corrections Facility in the Empowerment Zone grant submitted by the City of Lubbock.
The Lubbock County Corrections Facility will commit to this project, existing staff and
support resources as well as facility residents to the improvement of neighborhoods
existing in the Empowerment Zone. Issues regarding education, literacy, lifeskills and
community services will be provided to facility residents, as a means of service to the
Empowerment Zone and its residents. Additional support will be provided in the area
of drug and alcohol treatment and education to residents of the facility who will reside
in and around the Empowerment Zone.
We wholeheartedly support this project as a means to build a safer and stronger Lubbock
community.
Director
Jim Henderson
Assistant Director
BGR
ARC'HI' ECTS-L1GINEERS
To Whom It May Concern:
BGR Architects -Engineers is committed to Lubbock's future and to building a global community from
the inside out.
To aid in the achievement of this vision, BGR is prepared to donate sweat'equity in the form of
professional services rendered to implement the EZ Business Revitalization project in the amount of.
$1,850 (10% of actual construction costs).
Very truly yours,
BGR ARCHITECTS -ENGINEERS, INC.
�.
FrjMEWkdson, Jr., President
FEW:jdr
2118 34TII STREET LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79411-17 4 806/747- 8,41 FAX 806/747-8214
0-University Medical Center
July 31, 1998
Ms. Nancy Haney
Community Development Manager
City of Lubbock
1625 — 13th Street
Lubbock, TX 79401
Dear Ms. Haney,
Please allow this correspondence to serve as our letter of commitment to the
funding of $124,000.00 toward our "Emergency Medical Services Expansion"
Project submitted as part of Lubbock's application for a Federal Empowerment
Zone Grant.
Attached is our proposal requesting $372,000.00 for this project.
Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Sincerely,
ourtne
President an Chief Executive Officer
602 Indiana Avenue • P.O. Box 5980
Lublxxk, Texas • 79408-5980.806/743-3313
PAUL A. RADER
GENERAL
LT. COLONEL PHILIP SWYERS 3
DIVISIONAL COMMANDER
THE SALVATION ARMY
Administrative Offices LUBBOCK CORPS COMMUNITY CENTER
1111 16TH STREET 79401-5009 ALL MAIL: Post Office Drawer 2785, Lubbock, Texas 79408-2785
PHONE (806) 765-9434 - FAX (806) 765-5359
ADVISORY BOARD July 21, 1998
Kay Brown
Chairman
R. David Freriks
Vice Chairman
Linda Wilson
Secretary
Lynn McClendon
Treasurer
Bruce Barrier
Patty Chambers
James O. Collins
Covar Dabezies
Ben Edwards
Linda Edwards
Ken Field
Charles Flowers
Magda Gonzalez
Louise Graves
Alan R. Henry
Archie E. Huckabee
Sheryl Lawrence
Dr. Hong Lee
Joe D. May
Susie Moore
Marciano Morales
Tom Reynolds
Ken Robison
Bob Rodgers
Caroline Sharp
Life Members
Paul H. Enger
Adolph R. Hanslik
Denver L. Samples
Emeritus Members
Coffee R. Conner
Pat Garrett
Ralph Jumper
Joy Lambert
K.O. Peterson
Gordon Rose
Allan Rosen
Robert C. Taylor
ay
Member Agency
United Way
of Lubbock
City of Lubbock
Community Development
P.O. BOX 2000
Lubbock, Texas 79457
ATTN: Nancy Haney
Dear Nancy:
KENNETH HOOD
TERRITORIAL COMMANDER
CAPTAIN & MRS. DAN PROCTOR
COMMANDING OFFICERS
RE: Lubbock Empowerment Zone Proect Proposal 1998-99
I am enclosing an original and one copy of grant proposals for Lubbock
Empowerment Zone Project Proposal for 1998-99 in the amount of
$10,000 for the committee's consideration and approval.
Thank you for the opportunity to apply for these grant monies.
DP/lc
enc
Sincerely yours,
Dan Proctor, Major
Commanding Officer
The gentle art of helping others is the gift of God
Social Service Office
2010 CLOVIS RD. 79415
PAUL A. RADER KENNETH HOOD
GENERAL TERRITORIAL COMMANDER
-T. COLONEL PHILIP SWYERS
DIVISIONAL COMMANDER CAPTAIN & MRS. DAN PROCTOR
COMMANDING OFFICERS
THE SALVATION ARMY
Administrative Offices LUBBOCK CORPS COMMUNITY CENTER Social Service Office
1111 16TH STREET 79401-5009 ALL MAIL: Post Office Drawer 2785, Lubbock, Texas 79408-2785 2010 CLOVIS RD. 79415
PHONE (806) 765-9434 • FAX (806) 765-5359
July 21, 1998
ADVISORY BOARD
City of Lubbock
Community Development
KayBrown
Chairman
P.O. Box 2000
R. David Freriks
Lubbock, Texas 79457
Vice Chairman
Linda Wilson
Secretary
ATTN: Nancy Haney
Lynn McClendon
Treasurer
Dear Nancy:
Bruce Barrier
Patty Chambers
James O. Collins
RE: Lubbock Empowerment Zone Project Proposal 1998-99
Covar Dabezies
Ben Edwards
Linda Edwards
The Salvation Army, Lubbock Corps budget for fiscal year 1998-99 is
Ken Field
$1,017 800. Of that amount, $168 560 is budgeted for direct financial
' g
Charles Flowers
MagdaGorizalez
assistance. Grant money is in addition to the budgeted amount.
Louise Graves
Alan R. Henry
Archie E. Huckabee
The United Way of Lubbock allocation for 1998-99 Social Services
Sheryl Lawrence
is $160,878.
Dr. Hong Lee
Joe D. May
Susie Moore
The balance of funds will be from the support of the community through
Marciano Morales
Tom Reynolds
donations and gifts -in -kind.
Ken Robison
Bob Rodgers
Caroline Sharp
Thank you for the opportunity of presenting our project proposal for
these grant monies.
Life Members
Paul H. Enger
Adolph R. Hanslik
DenverL.Samples Sincerely yours,
Emeritus Members
Coffee R. Conner '
Pat Garrett
RalphJumper
Joy Lambert Dan Proctor, Major
K.O. Peterson
Gordon Rose Commanding Officer
Allan Rosen
Robert C. Taylor DPAc
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Member Agency
United Way
of Lubbock The gentle art of helping others is the gift of God
Lubbock City -County Library
1306 9th Street
Lubbock, Texas 79401
July 31, 1998
Nancy Haney,
Manager of Community Development
City of Lubbock
P.O. Box 2000
Lubbock, Texas 79457
Dear Nancy:
Attached is the Empowerment Zone partnership grant submittal between the Lubbock
City -County Library and the Lubbock Area Coalition for Literacy, for the development
of a LITERACY & TECHNOLOGY TRAINING CENTER in the Mahon Library.
This proposal centers on the grant strategies to address the lack of job opportunities, to
strengthen and build up neighborhood centers and families, and to increase access to
global internet services. Collaboration with the partners under this grant will include
many local agencies, including the Adult Learning Center, TWC, RSVP, South Plains
College, Catholic Family Services, TDHS, St. Mary Hospital, TTU, LCU, as well as
neighborhood community centers of the City of Lubbock.
Because of the breadth of the collaboration, we estimate that 75% of the households in
the survey area will be targeted for direct impact. A unique feature of this proposal is the
use of computer access to connect neighborhoods through distance learning.
In order to achieve proposal goals, matching funds and resources will be derived from
several areas, including the Friends of the Library, the Coalition for Literacy and United
Way, the West Texas Library System, RSVP, and the Library system. We appreciate the
opportunity to work with Community Development in the implementation of this project!
Sincerely,.
Jeff Rippel Leigh McPhaul, Exec. Director
Library Director Lubbock Area Coalition for Literacy
806-775-2834 • Fax 806-775-2830 • Web Address (Internet) http://library.lubbock.tx.us
Mahon (Main Library) • Godeke Branch • Groves Branch • Patterson Branch
Vol
July 29, 1998
CONTACT LUBBOCK, Inc.
Debbie Frapp, BS, LCDC, ADCII David L. Miller, J.D.
Executive Director TEENLINE Director
This is a letter of commitment to the City of Lubbock in the application for a Federal
Empowerment Zone Grant. CONTACT Lubbock, Inc. has a long partnership with the
City of Lubbock and shares in the mission and vision in making the Lubbock community a
united, global community in which key values include the empowerment of families and
children, energizing neighborhoods, education, business, and open to influences from our
churches.
CONTACT Lubbock, Inc. is leveraging a partnership with the City of Lubbock to make
the goals of the Empowerment Grant a reality and to improve the community of Lubbock.
CONTACT Lubbock supports the city in this application and is confident the strategies
and goals outlined are attainable, realistic and measurable.
The future looks bright for the City of Lubbock with the leadership and collaboration that
is already in place. This grant will ensure the assistance individuals of this community are
needing to improve their lives and future.
If further information is needed from CONTACT Lubbock, Inc. please feel free to contact
me. Thank you for your investment in the Lubbock community.
Sincerely,
Debbie Frapp
Executive Director
L�NTEE
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OFFICE PHONE: 6061765.7272 • P.O. BOX 6477 • LUBBOCK, TEXAS 79493-6477
CRISIS PHONE: 806/765.8393 TEENLINE: 806(765.7272 (evenings)
TOLL FREE: 1-800-886.4351 FAX: 6061765-7209
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CITY OF LUBBOCK
MEMO
TO: CHES CARTHEL, CHIEF WATER UTILITIES ENGINEER
FROM: R. KEITH SMITH
SUBJECT: EMPOWERMENT ZONES INVESTMENT ESTIMATE
DATE: AUGUST 13, 1998
Attached is a list of projects and expenditures related to water utilities infrastructure
constructed within the Community Development Empowerment Zones. These projects
were completed during the last 4 years, are in progress, or are planned for the near future.
The approximate cost of these improvements is $55,626,500. The majority of listed
funding is associated with upgrading the Southeast Water Reclamation Plant.
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EXPENDITURES WITHIN EMPOWERMENT ZONES
A. Water Recalamation Plant
1. Digestor 8
$2,200,000
2. Digestor 9
$1,100,000
3. Engineering for Digestors 8 and 9
$320,000
4. Repaint Digestor 6 and 7 Roofs
$17,400
5. Slide gates on Plant 3 Diversion Box
$18,500
6. Oak Avenue Trunk Sewer
$1,126,000
7. Scheduled Plant Repair
$935,000
8. Lab Equipment and Repairs
$249,500
9. Safety and Repairs
$535,000
10. Canyon Lake System
$317,000
11. Past Plant Upgrades 1994 / 1996
$45,000,000
B. North Loop Lift Station $130,000
C. Lubbock International Airport $1,200,000
D. Reese AFB Sewer Line $2,247,000
E. Water Line Change Outs 1996,1997 & 1998
1. Arnett Benson $147,500
2. Overton $81,800
3. Chatman Hill $1000
4. Windmill Museum (sewer tap) $800
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $55,626,500
Lubbock Empowerment Zone
Project Proposal
1998
July 31, 1998
Letter of Commitment
To Whom It May Concern:
Our commitment as a faith based 'non-profit organization has compelled us to be of
service to our community whether we receive funding or not.
CARE's initiate has caused us to acquire 501 (c) (3) status and receive six (6) staff
who has volunteered their time and talents for the past 3-10 years without pay.
These staff and others have submitted signed letters of commitment to volunteer
sweat equity for as long as necessary to lift the program off the ground. All interested
parties are approached as part of a service commitment first.
It is our feverent prayer that the empowerment zone committee or deciding factors
will see that grant money will benefit the city through support of this effort coming
from minorities who see we must participate in the process of making Lubbock a
city that truly respects all cultures.
Monetary donations have been solicited since January 1998. Applications for
funding are also being forwarded to the Jewish Defense Fund and the Presbyterian
Community Self Help Organization for support.
Respectfully,
Sawyer, Jr.
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The Empowerment Zone consists of the following 1990 Census Tracts: 2.02, 3.01, 6.03,
6.04, 6.05, 6.06, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14 and 24.
Beginning at the intersection of 34 Street and University Avenue;
thence north along University Avenue to its intersection with 4m Street;
thence west along 4 Street to its intersection with Indiana Avenue;
thence north along Indiana Avenue and North Indiana Avenue to its intersection with
Erskine Street;
thence west along Erskine Street with its intersection with North Quaker Avenue;
thence north along North Quaker Avenue to its intersection with Urseline Street its
intersection with the AT & SF Railroad;
thence southeast along the AT & SF railroad to its intersection with Avenue Q North
Drive;
thence northeast along Avenue Q to its intersection with North Ash Avenue;
thence south along North Ash Avenue to its intersection with Loop 289;
thence east along Loop 289 to its intersection with East Erskine Street;
thence east along Erskine Street to its intersection with the Idalou Road; _
thence southwest along the Idalou Road to its intersection with East 19 Street;
thence east along East 19 Street to its intersection with Loop 289;
thence south along Loop 289 to its intersection with the AT & SF Railroad;
thence northwest along the AT & SF Railroad to its intersection with Avenue A;
thence south along Avenue A to its intersection with Avenue A South Drive;
thence southeast along Avenue A South Drive to its intersection with Avenue Q South
Drive;
thence northeast along Avenue Q South Drive to its intersection with Avenue Q;
thence north along Avenue Q to its intersection with 3r Street;
thence west along 32P Street to the Point of Beginning.
The Central Business District is not included in the Lubbock Empowerment Zone.
Beginning at the intersection of 19 Street and Avenue Q,
thence north along Avenue Q to its intersection with r Street,
thence east on 4 Street to its intersection with the SF & AT Railroad;
thence southeast along the SF & AT Railroad to its intersection with Avenue A;
thence south along Avenue A to its intersection with East 19 Street;
thence west along 19 Street to the Point of Beginning.
The Developable Sites are outside the boundaries of the Empowerment Zone. They
include Lubbock International Airport, north of the EZ; Reese Center to the west of the
zone; and Southeast Loop Site. The Empowerment Zone map is a visual representation of
the Lubbock EZ.
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Item No. 40
August 27, 1998
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Federal Government has authorized granting funds for
Empowerment Zones for eligible pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 USC
1391 et seq.); and
WHEREAS, Empowerment Zone Cities around the nation have already
demonstrated measurable success in the revitalization of their neighborhoods through the
Empowerment Zone process; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Government has decided to designate 15 additional
urban communities as Empowerment Zone Cities in Round II competition; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Government expects to appropriate $100 million, in
addition to tax incentives and other incentives, to enable the designated cities to carry out
their plans for revitalizing the selected area; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lubbock established a citizens committee to develop an
Empowerment Zone grant application; and
WHEREAS, the Citizens' Committee has completed the development of said
application; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LUBBOCK:
THAT the Mayor of the City of Lubbock BE and is hereby authorized and
directed to execute for and on behalf of the City of Lubbock a Grant Application for
Federal Empowerment Zone Funds and all related documents. Said Application is
attached hereto and incorporated in this Resolution as if fully set forth herein and shall be
included in the minutes of the Council.
Passed by the City Council this 27th a ofAugya 1998.
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Y -SITPN, MAYOR
AM. , JWYA,
e arnell, City Secretary
APPROVED AS O CONTENT:
J0 Bertram, Managing Director,
trategit,Planning
APPROVED AS TO FORM:v
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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the Federal Government has authorized granting funds for
Empowerment Zones for eligible communities pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 (26 USC 1391 et seq.); and
WHEREAS, Empowerment Zone Cities around the nation have already demonstrated
measurable success in the revitalization of their neighborhoods through the Empowerment
Zone process; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Government has decided to designate 15 additional urban
communities as Empowerment Zone Cities in Round II competition; and
WHEREAS, the Federal Government expects to appropriate $100 million, in addition
to tax incentives and other incentives, to enable the designated cities to carry out their plans
for revitalizing the selected area; and
WHEREAS, the City of Lubbock established a Citizens' Committee to develop an
Empowerment Zone grant application; and
WHEREAS, the Citizens' Committee has completed the development of said
application; and
WHEREAS, Lubbock County supports the City ofLubbock's efforts to revitalize our
neighborhoods and improve the quality of life of the citizens of Lubbock and Lubbock
County;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COMMISSIONERS COURT OF THE
COUNTY OF LUBBOCK:
THAT the County Judge be and is hereby authorized and directed to execute for and
on behalf of the County of Lubbock a Grant Application for Federal Empowerment Zone
Funds and all related documents. Said Application is attached hereto and incorporated in this
Resolution as if fully set forth herein and shall be included in the minutes of the
Commissioners Court.
Passed by the Commissioners Court
1998.
ATTEST:
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Ann Davidson, County Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
B. J. Kemmeline, Chief
Civil Division
Lubbock County
Criminal District Attorney's Office
this 2 `C day of ;# V(& c 7 ,
DON MCBEATH, COUNTY JUDGE
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RESOLUTION
AUTHORXZATION TO INCLUDE REESE CENTER DEVELOPABLE SITE IN
EMPOWERMENT ZONE/ENTERPRISE COMMUNITY APPLICATION
WHEREAS, the Lubbock Reese Redevelopment Authority (LRRA) has been created
pursuant to Chapter 2311 of the Texas Government Code and the action of the City of Lubbock
and County of Lubbock for the purpose of redeveloping the Reese Air Force Base (Reese Cen-
ter); and
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of the LRRA, has determined that it is in the best in-
terest of the LRRA to participate in federal funding application processes, and
WHEREAS, the City of Lubbock is applying for designation by the United States De-
partment of Housing and Urban Development as an Empowerment Zone/Enterprise Community
(EZ/EC), and
WHEREAS; the City of Lubbock has included a portion of Reese Center as,a "develop-
able site" in the EZ/EC application, and NOW THEREFORE: -
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE LUBBOCK REESE
REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY:
THAT the Board of Directors of the LRRA BE and hereby approves of the City of
Lubbock including a portion of Reese Center as a developable site in their EZ/EC application.
Passed by the Board of Directors of the LRRA. this day of ice' ,� , 1998.
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Delbert McD ,gal, Vice &sident
ATTEST:
Neriman Guven, Secretary/Treasurer