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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 032372C - Comprehensive Review Of Goals-Subcommittee On Municipal Services Of Committee 70 - 03_23_1972D 328?2 C ,1 rY ' 11" II RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the Subcommittee on Municipal Facilities and Services of the Committee 70 has heretofore tendered its written suggestions of spec goals to be attained through municipal implementation, and WHEREAS, these goals touch the many facets of municipal facilities an services as well as the cultural and recreational aspects of urban life, anc WHEREAS, it appears to the City Council that prior to implementation of the suggestions presented it will be necessary that each suggested goal be augmented by a comprehensive review by the City Manager and his staf working under his direction to determine feasibility and method or plan of implementation; NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK: THAT the City Manager be and is hereby authorized and requested to institute a comprehensive review of the goals suggested by the subcommitt e on municipal services of the Committee 70 as more particularly set out . and attached hereto and that after such review the City Manager is request d to submit his findings made pursuant to this Lesolution. Passed by the City Council this 23 day f arch , 1972. R Y, ATTEST: Laverka Lowe, City � ecretary-Treasurer APPROVED AS TO FORM: Fred O. Senter, Jr., Cit. rney COMMITTEE 70 SPECIFIC GOALS RESPONSIBILITY OF IMPLEMENTATION SUGGESTED FOR CITY ADMINISTRATION CULTURAL ACTIVITIES Creation of a Commission on Architecture and Urban Design by the Cit Council. The lack of coordinated and controlled urban design can affect adversely not only the economic progress of a city but the quality of life itself. The aftermath of the May l lth tornado should mark the beginning of an Urban Design Commission which would not only assist in the redesigning of devastated Lubbock, but would continue to function on into the future in the planning of a more beautiful and liveable city as a whole. Improve City -County Library services. A fully staffed and equipped main library ($1, 200, 000 already voted in bonds will go only for construction of the building), and develop- ment of four branch libraries are essential if services are to be available to and utilized by more residents in all parts of the city. GOVERNMENT AND TAXATION Establish a means for continual evaluation of all branches of local zovern- ment. A. comprehensive analysis of all significant public systems in Lub- bock is needed. Emphasis should be on governmental systems. A concentrated initial effort of perhaps 6 to q months duration should be followed by continual reviews at stated intervals. Prepare a bilineual manual for use by individual citizens and groups to hel them understand our system of government and how to work with it in getting things dune. Reduction of the psychological and practical distance between the average citizen and government is important. Primary emphasis should be municipal government; secondary emphasis on county government. -. . Page Two Goal Implementation Suggested for City Wherever possible, consolidate tax offices for more efficiency and less cost of operation. One obvious need is to reduce the direct cost of tax assessing and collecting. A second need is to get all taxes on a common, easily comprehensible basis. MUNICIPAL FACILITIES AND SERVICES Take action on a Civic Center for Lubbock. Convention facilities in Lubbock are woefully inadequate and poorly located. Facilities for the Arts should be in or near the civic com- plex so that each strengthens the other and so that the center is use- ful and beneficial to all citizens. Build the Yellowhouse Canyon lakes system and develop Comanche Canyon. A series of lakes would create recreational opportunities and environ- mental beauty. Reclaimed water would invite industry. Comanche Canyon Park would be of tremendous tourist value. Develop a complete Regional Airport facility. Air traffic is the fastest growing segment of the transportation industry. Cities which successfully attract regional air freight and passenger volumes will be at a competitive advantage. Establish a city, county and Texas Tech committee to coordinate work and research on environmental pollution problems. Special consideration should be given to utilizing compressed waste as land fill for our caliche pits and other scars, particularly along Loop 289, to improve environmental beauty. The ecological balance of our water system is needed w}th a tertiary sewer system when proven economically feasible. We must conserve our runoff water through a lakes system. Establish a code -revision commission. A review, study, up -dating and/or adoption of codes, ordinances, and regulations should be done on a •regular basis.' . Page Three _ Goal Implementation Suggested for City Study Lubbock's dual electrical system to improve efficiency and effective- ness. An independent board for Lubbock Power and Light should be considered. ..Investigate how to improve sanitation services. Economy and efficiency of garbage and trash collection is a continuing problem. A study should include the feasibility of requiring dump sters (one unit for each four houses in residential areas) and/or !' -utilizing private contracting for trash collection. Work'for continual improvement of the police and fire departments. In law enforcement, encourage the establishment of full courses in criminology utilizing local educational institutions. In the event a metropolitan -type of city -county government is adopted, establish countywide fire and police departments. RECREATION AND ENTERTAINMENT Establish and complete the eight lakes in Yellowhouse Canyon. To provide water recreation activity for local residents as well as to provide visitor and tourist attractions; to serve Lubbock's "Highest boat per capita in the Nation" tastes; and to provide for picnic and camping areas along Yellowhouse Canyon. Provide a centrally located activity center for community affairs. A need exists for a readily accessible location for spectator and/or participating sports that could accomodate any "looking, listening, talking and performing" type of recreation and entertainment. Follow the Lubbock Park and Recreation 1968 master plan. This is a. carefully, prepared and orderly plan made by the Lubbock Park and Recreation Department covering all phases of park recreation and,entertainment. It takes advantage of all existing parks and combines the long .range plan with the' lakes project and other'programs. Page Four Goal Implementation Suggested for City Install additional tennis and handball courts (lighted) in existing parks. Need for these has been expressed by youth groups throughout the C ity. Build Comanche Canyon Park on Yellowhouse river northwest of Lubbock. This will provide a tourist attraction with historical significance, plus an outdoor theater; golf course, swimming pools; bike, bridal, and natural trails; and other recreational facilities. TRANSPORTATION Establish at Lubbock a major Regional or International Airport. The opportunity exists for some city in our area to become a regional center for air freight traffic during the next decade. Based upon the projected growth of the beef industry alone, air freight traffic could keep a large regional airport busy before 1980 carrying fresh meat to distant markets. It is urgent that we move now to acquire land, or options on land; to pave the way for this vital future facility. Establish a Commission to study and to advise on traffic patterns and parking regulations within and near the city. Much can be accomplished without capital cost of any kind. Commission a design study for the location of freeways to handle cross- town traffic in Lubbock. Minimum needs are for freeway routes connecting the Airport, Downtown Lubbock, Texas Tech, and South Lubbock. A compre- hensive plan should result from a careful objective study by quali- fied traffic experts. Conduct an engineering studv of the exact needs for traffic routing and parking to eliminate congestion in Downtown Lubbock, on 19th Street, and on 34th Street. Downtown Lubbock is an especially urgent problem, but other areas seem to be rapidly getting into trouble. . . -M . Page Five Goal Implementation Suggested for City Commission a design study to point the way toward a revitalized public transportation system in Lubbock. COMMISSION DEWITT C. GREER, CHAIRMAN HERBERT C. PETRY, JR. CHARLES E. SIMONS TEXAS HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT Lubbock, Texas March 13, 1972 The Honorable Rod Shaw, County Judge and County Commissioners Lubbock County Court House Lubbock, Texas Gentlemen: STATE HIGHWAY ENGINEER J. C. DINGWALL IN REPLY REFER TO FILE NO. Three copies of an agreement to provide the South Plains Associ- ation of Governments a voting membership on the Advisory Committee for the Lubbock Urban Transportation Study are enclosed for your ap- proval, in accordance with the Advisory Committee's consideration of this feature on February 29. Also enclosed is a copy of the original agreement of May 26, 1969, referred to in the supplemental agreement. Will you please indicate approval of the new agreement, if satis- factory, by signatures as indicated thereon in page 2, and return all copies of these papers to us? Sincerely yours, 0. L. Crain District Engineer District Five By Stevens P• Ing Engineer Encls.