HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2013-R0155 - Create Oil And Gas Citizen Advisory Committee - 05/09/2013Resolution No. 2013—RO155
May 9, 2013
Item No. 6.3
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, on October 22, 1959, the City Council of the City of Lubbock,.
Texas, adopted Ordinance Number 2939 creating Chapter 19A Oil and Gas Drilling, a
cumulative chapter for all other ordinances regulating oil and gas drilling within the city
limits of the City of Lubbock, Texas; and
WHEREAS, on May 28, 1982, the City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas,
made substantial changes to the original Chapter 19A through its enactment of Ordinance
Number 8327; and
WHEREAS. the City Council of the City of Lubbock, Texas, made minor
amendments to these provisions through Ordinance Number 8632 on July 12, 1984,
Ordinance Number 9170 on February 15, 1988, and Ordinance Number 2004-00055 on
May 25, 2004; and
WHEREAS, the State of Texas, through its primary oil and gas regulatory
agency, the Railroad Commission, has issued numerous state permits under its statutes,
regulations, and codes for the exploration, drilling, and production of oil and gas within
the city limits; likewise, the City of Lubbock has also issued local permits under its
ordinances for the exploration, drilling, and production of oil and gas within the city
limits; and
WHEREAS, the oil and gas industry has recently grown at an increased rate in the
State of Texas due to new technological developments and advancements in methods
within the oil and gas industry, including recent methods of hydraulic fracturing and
horizontal drilling; and
WHEREAS, the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas in the
City of Lubbock, Texas, is an activity which necessitates reasonable regulation to ensure
that all property owners, mineral, and otherwise, have the right to peaceably enjoy their
property and its benefits and revenues; and
WHEREAS, recognizing the need to remain vigilant and proactive in determining
and establishing reasonable and uniform limitations, safeguards, and regulations, for
present and future operations related to the exploring, drilling, developing, producing,
and transporting, and storing of oil and gas within the City of Lubbock, Texas, the City
Council of the City of Lubbock, in order to protect the health, safety, and general welfare
of the public, wishes to minimize the potential impact to the property and mineral rights
owners, to protect the quality of the environment, and to encourage the orderly
production of available mineral resources; and
WHEREAS, further understanding the value of citizen input into this
determination, the City Council of the City of Lubbock desires to establish a citizen
advisory committee to study the current methods of exploration, development, and
production oil and gas and to deliberate, identify, and communicate to the City Council a
comprehensive analysis of the necessary regulatory amendments to the current oil and
gas ordinance and the permitting process as a recommendation to the City Council in
response thereto. NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
SECTION 1. THAT the City Council of the City of Lubbock hereby creates an Oil and
Gas Citizen Advisory Committee that shall be comprised of nine (9) members, of which
shall include one (1) Petroleum Engineer, one (1) member of the Lubbock Water
Advisory Commission, one (1) Oil and Gas Industry Operator, one (1) member of the
Board of Health, and five (5) members appointed from the community at -large. The
chairperson of the committee shall be selected and named by the City Council. All
appointments to the committee shall be made no later than thirty (30) days from the date
of the adoption hereof.
SECTION 2. THAT the Oil and Gas Citizen Advisory Committee shall study and report
back to the City Council of the City of Lubbock, within forty-five (45) days, a thorough
analysis of the current methods of exploration, development. and production oil and gas,
including methods of hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling, within the City of
Lubbock, Texas, and further make detailed recommendations to the City Council of the
necessary regulatory amendments to the current oil and gas ordinance and the permitting
process in response to the analysis.
Passed by the City Council this 9th day of Mq 92013.
EN C. ROBERTSON, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Reba -ca Garza, City Secret
District #6 Councilwoman
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Laur Pratt, Assistant City Attorney
Resolution - Oil and Gas Citizen Advisory Committee