HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution - 2016-R0027 - Annexation W Of I27, East Of Ave P, CR 5900 And CR 5800 - 01/14/2016Resolution No. 2016-R0027
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IJanuaryl4, 2016
RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lubbock recognizes the value of in-
depth, relevant discussion on certain matters within the jurisdiction of the City Council,
as well as the input of key participants and stakeholders in those matters; and
WHEREAS, in light of continued population growth and migration trends in the
Lubbock metropolitan area, the City Council desires to have a more comprehensive
understanding of the intricacies of the annexation process, the implications of community
growth for that process, as well as meaningful recommendations regarding present and
future annexations initiatives by the City of Lubbock; and
WHEREAS, the City Council, on October 23, 2014, by way of Resolution 2014-
R0358, created the Annexation and Growth Advisory Committee (the "Committee") to
study the issues of growth and annexation and their impact on City of Lubbock
development and infrastructure, and to report its findings and recommendations to City
Council; and
WHEREAS, the Committee presented its findings and recommendations to the
City Council, and on September 10, 2015, the City Council adopted the Committee's
Annexation and Growth Policy Report (the "Report") by way of Resolution 2015-R0306;
and
WHEREAS, the City Council, by way of Resolution 2015-R0307, tasked the
Committee to hold regular meetings to continue to study the issues of growth and
annexation and their impact on City of Lubbock development and infrastructure, to
develop an annexation schedule based on the initiatives set forth in the Report, and to
recommend to the City Council specific annexation projects that correlate with the
annexation schedule adopted by the Committee; NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK:
A. THAT the City Council herein accepts the Committee's recommendation
to annex the area generally described as a 300 -acre tract of land south of County Road
5800, east of Avenue P, north of County Road 5900, and west of the current city limits
running along Ash Avenue (see Exhibit A), and with such recommendation being based
on the Committee's findings that the annexation in this area will improve the Interstate 27
corridor north of Lubbock and will promote commercial, manufacturing, and industrial
development in the area (see Exhibit B); and
B. THAT the City Council hereby authorizes and directs City Staff to begin
drafting, preparing, and assembling the necessary documentation required for the
annexation of the property described in Exhibit A, including, but not limited to, a
development agreement with the current land owner(s), a survey of the land, and an
annexation service plan.
Passed by the City Council on January 14, 2016
GLEN C. OB TSON, MAYOR
ATTEST:
Garza, City
APPROVED AS TO CONTENT:
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Andrew Paxton, Director of Planning and Zoning
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Justi Plitt, Assist t City Attorney
ccdocs/RES. Annexation & Growth Committee— Suggested Annexation —Area North of the City Limits— Amended
January 15, 2016
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EXHIBIT
COMMITTEE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the City Council, by way of Resolution 2015-R0307, tasked the
Annexation and Growth Committee (the "Committee") to hold regular meetings to
continue to study the issues of growth and annexation and their impact on City of
Lubbock development and infrastructure, to develop an annexation schedule based on the
initiatives set forth in the Annexation and Growth Policy Report (the "Report") adopted
by the City Council on September 10, 2015, and to recommend to the City Council
specific annexation projects that correlate with the annexation schedule adopted by the
Committee; NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ANNEXATION AND GROWTH COMMITTEE:
THAT the Committee recommends that the City Council authorize the
annexation of the area described in the Report as "Area H," otherwise generally described
as all of the land lying north and west of the current city limits near Interstate Highway
27, south of County Road 5800, and east of Avenue P, with such recommendation being
based on the Committee's findings that the annexation of this area will improve the
Interstate 27 corridor north of Lubbock and will promote commercial, manufacturing,
and industrial development in the area.
Approved by the Committee on /JdJEn.6m ' �r 2,w5—
Terry Holeman, Committee Chair
ccdocs/COMMMEE RES. Annexation & Growth Committee— Area North of the City Limits
November 16.2015