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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2024-R0082 - City Council Priorities, Decision-Making,Policy Implementation, Budget Formation - 02/13/2024Resolution No. 2024-0082 Item No. 5.29 February 13, 2024 12ESOLUTYON WHERCAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock on an annual basis discusses and identifies areas of high concern for the City, and prioritizes attention for the City Council and City Staff in the year ahead; and WHER�AS, after considerable study and deliberation, the City Council has concluded that the policy areas set forth in Exhibit "A" attached hereto are prioritized for the remainder of FY2024 and the entirety of PY2025. NOW TH�I�I'ORE BL IT RI;SOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL: THAT the City Council priorities set forth hcrein are hereby recommended to the City Manager as the basis and guidance for decision-making, policy implementation, and budget information for the remainder of FY2024 and the entirety of PY2025. Passed by the City Council on ATTEST: Cou ney Paz, City Secretary API'ROVED AS TO CONTI?NT: �/��. � W. .�arr t Atkinson, City Manager APPRO Mitchell February 13, 2024 TRAY I'A 1, YOR City Attorney ccdocslRBS.Yriorities for thc COI, PY24-25 Pcbruary 5, 2024 Resolution No. 2024-0082 • Public Safety — Lubbock Police Department ■ Hiring new Police Chief • Demonstrated experience in crime reduction o As it relates to gangs and drugs • Accessible to staff • Recognizes needs of citizens • Vision ■ Proactive infrastructure development • Land acquisition ■ Enforcement ■ Combined academy — Lubbock Fire & Rescue ■ Proactive infrastructure development • Land acquisition — Lubbock Animal Services ■ Enforcement • Dangerous dogs ■ Staffing — Code Enforcement ■ Enforcement ■ Staffing ■ Public education — Solid Waste ■ Transfer Station • Public Health — Mobile/Neighborhood Services ■ Additional unit — Partnership with County ■ New health care center — Intermediary care centers ■ Accessibility • Fiscal Discipline — Funding for street maintenance — Grant opportunities — City stafiing ■ Maintain high staffing levels • Community Improvement — Parks • Maintenance ■ Lake 7 and recreational opportunities ■ Address uses • Tennis courts to pickle ball • Soccer fields ■ Exercise equipment — Neighborhood planning ■ Staffing ■ Grant use and opportunities — Mobile Units ■ More in different departments • Library • Public Health — Aquatic Center ■ Accessible to underserved areas • Redevelopment — Infrastructure Maintenance ■ Streets ■ Water ■ Sewage — Downtown ■ Broadway i. Adopt a plan o Inclusivity o Connectivity o Partner with Texas Tech ■ Beautification • Growth & Development — Water Supply ■ Lake 7 — Proactive infrastructure development ■ Public safety ■ Water — Economic Development ■ Balanced growth ■ Informal boundaries ■ Work with developers and realtors — Streets ■ Funding for maintenance ■ Support for Streets staff — Grant Programs • OrganizationalImprovement — City Staffing ■ Lubbock Animal Services ■ Codes ■ Neighborhood Planning ■ Summer internship programs i. Partner with schools ■ CDL program ■ Employee support i. Investment — Communication with the public ■ Increase engagement ■ Public interface i. Website o Ease of access ii. Social media iii. MyLBK app iv. Continuity ■ Increase public awareness i. Visibility ii. Showcase programs and services offered ■ Increase education i. Water ii. LAS ■ LP&L Advocacy — Staff Responsiveness • Public Safety — Lubbock Police Dept. — Lubbock Fire & Rescue — Lubbock Animal Services — Code Enforcement — Streets (Safety) — Vagrancy Enforcement — Solid Waste • Public Health — Mobile/Neighborhood Services — Diversion Center ■ Substance Abuse ■ Mental Health ■ Homelessness — Partnership with County • Fiscal Discipline — Continue Pay-as-you-go Focus — Management of Debt Metrics & Credit Ratings — Unfunded Liabilities Management — Expand Street Maintenance Funding — Employee Support — Grant Opportunities — City Staffing � Community Improvement — City Staffing — Neighborhood Planning — Infrastructure — Implement Park Master Plan — Community Trail System & Lake 7 Recreational Opportunities — Additional Mobile Units • Redevelopment — UDC Adopted — Support Affordable Housing Efforts — Expanded Existing Grant Programs (Small Businesses) — Street Maintenance — Water Infrastructure Maintenance -- Sewer Infrastructure Maintenance — Downtown Redevelopment — Community Beautification Growth & Development — Proactive Infrastructure Development — Core Service Focus — Future Water SupplylLake 7 — Economic Development — Streets — Grant Programs • Communication — Continued Growth of Social Media Presence and Website Content — MyLBK App — Increased Engagement with Public — Lubbock 101 — Staff Responsiveness