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GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE, IT'S 456 LUBBOCK CITY COUNCIL HAS RETURNED FROM EXECUTIVE SESSION FOR OUR OPENING CEREMONIAL ITEMS FOR TONIGHT'S MEETING.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

WE'LL BEGIN TONIGHT WITH OUR INVOCATION, FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGES.

[1. Invocation]

OUR INVOCATION THIS EVENING WILL BE LED BY MINISTER JIM BREUER WITH THE SOUTH PLAINS CHURCH OF CHRIST. FOLLOWING HIS INVOCATION, THE MAYOR PRO TEM WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES TO THE AMERICAN AND TEXAS FLAG IF EVERYONE WOULD PLEASE STAND.

MR BREWER. YOU PRAY WITH ME.

OUR FATHER IN GOD, HOW GRATEFUL WE ARE TO BE CITIZENS OF A CITY THAT PAUSES TO RECOGNIZE YOUR EXISTENCE AND PRESENCE HERE, YOUR SOVEREIGNTY OVER US ALL.

I THANK YOU FOR THESE CIVIL SERVANTS WHOSE TIME IS GIVEN FOR THE BENEFIT OF ALL PEOPLE OF THIS COMMUNITY. I RECOGNIZE THE DIFFICULTY IN WHICH THEY WORK AND I RECOGNIZE THE CHALLENGES THEY HAVE.

AND SO WE ASK YOU TO BLESS THEM WITH WISDOM, TO MAKE GOOD JUDGMENTS, WITH CLARITY, TO SEE THE DIRECTION THEIR DECISIONS TAKE OUR CITY AS THEY MOVE FORWARD WITH HUMILITY, TO REMEMBER THAT WE ARE ALL FROM LEAST TO GREATEST YOUR CREATION MADE IN YOUR IMAGE WITH A HEART OF JUSTICE FOR DOING GOOD AND LOVE FOR YOUR NEIGHBOR.

AND BLESSED WITH PROTECTION THAT OUR CITIZENS MAY LIVE A LIFE OF PEACE AND GENEROSITY AS YOU PROSPER, THE WORK OF OUR HANDS IN ALL SECTORS.

WE ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR HAND IN ALL THESE THINGS IN THE NAME OF CHRIST.

AMEN. AMEN.

PLEASE JOIN US IN THE PLEDGES TO THE UNITED STATES AND THE TEXAS FLAG.

[2. Pledges of Allegiance]

I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.

HONOR THEIR TACTICS. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE IN TEXAS ONE STATE UNDER GOD.

ONE INDIVISIBLE.

MR BREWER, WE THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT AND FOR OPENING OUR MEETING IN SUCH AN APPROPRIATE WAY.

WE HAVE ONE SPECIAL RECOGNITION THIS EVENING, AND WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE CHIROPRACTIC

[1. Presentation of a Special Recognition in support of Chiropractic Health Awareness Month]

HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH AND THE MAYOR PRO TEM IS GOING TO LEAD THIS SPECIAL OBSERVANCE.

MR. MASSENGALE. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

IT IS MY HONOR TODAY TO RECOGNIZE CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH MONTH.

SUDDENLY, I MY BACK STIFF AND I HAVE MY NAME.

BUT WHO'S HERE FOR THIS? WHO? WHO'S HERE? Y'ALL, COME ON UP HERE.

EVERYBODY WHO'S HERE FOR.

IS THERE A DECLARED LEADER OF THIS GROUP? I WANT TO. HOW ARE YOU DOING? HEY, MAN, HOW ARE YOU DOING? GOOD TO SEE YOU. SO WE'VE GOT A SPECIAL RECOGNITION.

I'LL READ THIS, THEN I'LL TURN IT OVER.

YOU CAN MAKE SOME COMMENTS.

WHEREAS CHIROPRACTORS OR PHYSICIAN LEVEL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WHO FOCUS ON THE WHOLE PERSON AS A PART OF THEIR HANDS ON NON-DRUG APPROACH TO PAIN MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH PROMOTION, AND WHO HAVE SPECIAL EXPERTIZE IN THE PREVENTION, CARE AND REHABILITATION OF MUSCULAR A NEW MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS AND INJURIES.

I NOW KNOW WHAT THE MAYOR ASKED ME TO DO THIS, WHEREAS EACH YEAR ABOUT HUNDRED AND TWENTY FOUR MILLION PEOPLE EXPERIENCING MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITION, RESULTING IN DIRECT AND INDIRECT COSTS OF $200 BILLION, WITH LOWER BACK PAIN CONTRIBUTING TO 264 MILLION DAYS OF LOST TIME IN THE WORKPLACE.

AND WITH SIXTY FIVE PERCENT OF ALL U.S.

ADULTS SEEKING CARE FOR NECK OR BACK PAIN AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIFETIME.

AND WHEREAS THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS LOW BACK PAIN TREATMENT GUIDELINES PROMOTE THE USE OF NONINVASIVE, NON-DRUG APPROACHES SUCH AS SPINAL MANIPULATION AS A FIRST LINE OF DEFENSE AGAINST BACK PAIN AND WHICH, WHEN COMBINED WITH AN ACTIVE LIFESTYLE.

GOOD NUTRITION, HEALTHY HABITS AND PROPER MUSCULAR CARE CAN PROTECT AND ENHANCE ONE'S HEALTH OVER A LIFETIME.

AND WHEREAS AS OCTOBER'S NATIONAL CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH MONTH, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO JOIN THE AMERICAN CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION IN ENCOURAGING THE PUBLIC TO TAKE STEPS TOWARDS THEIR BETTER OVERALL HEALTH DURING THEIR STRENGTH STABILITY SUCCESS CAMPAIGN.

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NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY OF LUBBOCK, WE DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE THE CHIROPRACTIC CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH MONTH IN LUBBOCK, ENCOURAGE ALL RESIDENTS TO IMPROVE THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE BY UTILIZING EFFECTIVE PAIN MANAGEMENT AND BY PRACTICING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE.

IT SIGNED AND DATED TODAY, THE 26TH DAY OF OCTOBER 20 21, BY THE MAYOR AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE LUBBOCK CITY COUNCIL.

YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU.

I JUST WANT TO SAY, ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US WHO GOT TO ATTEND THE AMERICAN CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION IN THE TEXAS CHIROPRACTIC ASSOCIATION, THANK YOU FOR RECOGNIZING US, ESPECIALLY IN SUCH A TIME WHERE HEALTH IS ON THE FOREFRONT OF A LOT OF PEOPLE'S MINDS.

THIS IS A WONDERFUL OPTION FOR PEOPLE TO MAKE HUGE IMPACTS OVER THE COURSE OF THEIR LIFE, REGARDLESS OF YOUR AGE.

SO YOU SAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CIRCLE HERE.

WE'LL GET IT. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO JUST GET AROUND THE PODIUM FOR THE PICTURE? YES. NO.

CAN BE. WE'RE GOING TO GET TO STAY BEHIND IT, YOU KNOW? YEAH, A LOT UP HERE.

COME ON.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, GUYS, THANKS FOR COMING.

CONGRATULATIONS. YOU STILL HAVE THAT BLACK Z06 THAT IT'S PROBABLY GOOD TO SEE YOU.

I GUESS THE. THANK YOU, GUYS.

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.

THANKS FOR WHAT YOU DO FOR OUR COMMUNITY.

MAYOR PRO TEM THANK YOU FOR LEADING THE WAY ON THAT.

BECAUSE. IT'S FIVE

[ Call to Order]

OH, THREE, I'LL CALL THE LUBBOCK CITY COUNCIL TO ORDER TODAY IS OCTOBER TWENTY SIX TWENTY TWENTY ONE. WE ARE IN OUR SECOND MEETING OF THE MONTH OF OCTOBER, A REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING, AND WE WILL BEGIN OUR REGULAR AGENDA WITH CITIZEN COMMENTS.

[5. Citizen Comments - According to Lubbock City Council Rules, any citizen wishing to appear in-person before a regular meeting of the City Council, regarding any matter posted on the City Council Agenda below, shall complete the sign-up form provided at the meeting, no later than 5:00 p.m. on October 26, 2021. Citizen Comments is an opportunity for citizens to make comments and express a position on agenda items. Any comment received that is in the nature of asking a question will be referred to an appropriate member of the City staff for a response.]

WE HAVE ONE CITIZEN THAT IS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TONIGHT.

HE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK NOW, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING LATER TODAY OR LATER IN THE MEETING ON THIS VERY TOPIC.

IT WORKS BETTER FOR HIS SCHEDULE TO SPEAK NOW.

SO CERTAINLY THAT'S HIS PREROGATIVE.

AND I'D LIKE TO CALL GEORGE HARD BURGER UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM EIGHT SIX MR. BURGER. GEORGE, THIS IS A REMINDER, READ YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS INTO THE RECORD.

YOU GOT THREE MINUTES, WE'LL GIVE YOU A 30 SECOND WARNING IF YOU GET.

I WON'T TAKE THAT LONG.

OK. ALL RIGHT. TO ALL OF YOU, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

I'M GEORGE HARSHBARGER. I LIVE AT 16 OH, TWO TEXAS AVENUE.

I'M A DOWNTOWN. I LIVE IN AND WORK DOWNTOWN.

DOWNTOWN IS IMPORTANT TO ME AND I CAME TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE SPACE PROGRAM.

I'M SORRY I COULDN'T DO IT LATER DURING THE HEARING, BUT IT WAS JUST AS AS THE MAYOR SAID IT. IT FIT MY SCHEDULE.

A LOT BETTER TO DO IT NOW.

I REALLY HOPE WE CAN APPROVE THE SPACE PROGRAM TONIGHT.

THREE. IT'S NOT A I MEAN, THERE ARE A LOT OF REASONS TO LIKE THE SPACE PROGRAM, BUT THERE ARE THREE MAIN ONES WHICH WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT.

ONE IS THAT IT'S 100 PERCENT FINANCING PRICES FOR ENERGY EFFICIENCY, ENERGY, WATER, THAT SORT OF THING. AND A LOT OF TIMES PEOPLE, WHEN THEY HAVE A CONVENTIONAL LOAN, HAVE TO COME UP WITH A LOT OF CAPITAL UP FRONT.

AND AS A CONSEQUENCE, ARE NOT NOT ABLE TO AFFORD THESE MORE EXPENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS TO OLD BUILDINGS AND A LOT OF TIMES WINDOWS AND AND INSULATION AND THE LATEST IN AIR CONDITIONING, WHICH WOULD I WOULD POINT OUT THE RF, WHICH IS VERY REFRIGERANT FLOW.

THERE ARE A LOT MORE EXPENSIVE.

BUT THE USE OF THE PIPES PROGRAM ALLOWS PROPERTY OWNERS TO MAKE THESE IMPROVEMENTS, WHICH SAVE US ENERGY, WHICH MAKE THE PROPERTY MORE VALUABLE.

AND IT'S JUST A GREAT THING.

A LOT OF TIMES IT'S JUST COST PROHIBITIVE IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT.

ANOTHER THING ABOUT PACE THE LOAN CANNOT BE ACCELERATED.

IT DOESN'T MEAN IT CAN'T BE FORECLOSED, BUT IT'S DIFFICULT BECAUSE THE ONLY THING IT CAN BE FORECLOSED IS THE DELINQUENT PORTION.

HOPEFULLY, THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ANYBODY.

AND THE THIRD THING IS, IT DOESN'T COST THE CITY ANYTHING, YOU KNOW, MAYBE THAT'S NOT EXACTLY TRUE. MAYBE THERE COULD BE SOME SLIGHT COSTS IN THE CASE OF SOME DEFAULTS, BUT GENERALLY SPEAKING, IT DOESN'T COST THE CITY ANYTHING.

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LAST WEEK, I HAD A CHANCE TO GO SEE A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW SPACE CAN BE USED.

I WENT TO AMARILLO.

TO THE BARFIELD HOTEL AND THE POST TEXAS PACE AUTHORITY HAD A PRESENTATION THERE AND WE GOT TO TOUR THE HOTEL.

IT WAS VERY INTERESTING THAT OLD HOTEL.

WELL, IT'S BEEN BACK IN OPERATION FOR ABOUT THREE MONTHS NOW, I THINK.

BUT IT HAS SAT THERE VACANT AND JUST DERELICT, AND IT WAS AN EYESORE TO THE DOWNTOWN OF AMARILLO AND A GROUP DECIDED THEY WANTED TO CHANGE THAT.

AND THROUGH THE USE OF PACE AND HISTORICAL TAX CREDIT, AM I SAYING, YEAH, HISTORICAL TAX CREDITS AND CONVENTIONAL FINANCING? THEY WERE ABLE TO BRING THIS THING BACK TO LIFE IN A BEAUTIFUL WAY.

IT'S REALLY, REALLY NICE.

SOME OF THE THINGS THEY DID.

THEY INSTALL ALL LED LIGHTS, VRM AIR CONDITIONING, SOFT WATER THROUGHOUT, WHICH MAKES ALL THEIR FIXTURES LAST LONGER.

LOW FLOW TOILETS AND SHOWERS AND EXTRA INSULATION, AMONG OTHER THINGS.

OF THE TOTAL COST OF THE PROJECT, WHICH WAS ABOUT $42 MILLION, IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, SIX POINT FIVE OF THAT CAME FROM PACE.

SO THAT WAS MONEY THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO HAVE TO COME UP WITH ON THEIR OWN, AND IT HAS TO BE PAID BACK. BUT BUT STILL, IT'LL IT.

IT REALLY IT MADE THE PROJECT VIABLE.

THERE ARE A LOT OF SAVINGS INVOLVED.

THEY ESTIMATE THEIR ELECTRICAL SAVINGS ARE SEVENTY THREE PERCENT, GAS SAVINGS IS SEVENTY NINE PERCENT, WATER SAVINGS AT 40 PERCENT.

THAT EQUATES TO HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS A YEAR.

AND IT'S A BIG PROJECT, I KNOW, BUT IT'S SIGNIFICANT.

ALSO, THERE ARE SIGNIFICANT CO2 AND OTHER EMISSIONS SAVINGS.

ANYWAY, I THINK THE BARFIELD HOTEL IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A GOOD USE OF THE PICE PROGRAM AND SOMETHING WE COULD USE HERE.

AMARILLA APPROVED THE PICE PROGRAM IN 2017.

A LOT OF OTHER TOWNS HAVE, I THINK EVEN LA MESA HAS, BUT I THINK IT'S TIME WE DO TOO, AND I HOPE YOU'LL APPROVE IT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MR. BERGER.

COUNSEL, THEY CONCLUDE, CITIZEN COMMENTS FOR THIS EVENING WILL MOVE NOW TO THE MINUTES.

[6. Minutes]

MINUTES ARE ITEM SIX ON OUR AGENDA.

THEY BEGIN ON PAGE NINE, THE MINUTES FROM OUR AUGUST 17 TWENTY TWENTY ONE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING AT THE ELECTRIC UTILITY BOARD, THE SEPTEMBER TWENTY EIGHT TWENTY TWENTY ONE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING TO SEPT.

SEPTEMBER TWENTY NINE.

SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE PARKS MASTER PLAN OPEN HOUSE AND THE SEPT.

30 TWENTY TWENTY ONE SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THE TLML REGION THREE REGIONAL MEETING ARE ALL INCLUDED IN THIS WEEK'S AGENDA BOOK.

I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR A MOTION TO BEGIN CONSIDERATION.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS JOY.

THANK YOU, MR. MASSENGALE.

COUNSEL, ARE THERE ADDITIONS OR CORRECTIONS TO THESE MINUTES AS PRESENTED? OK. WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS PRESENTED, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION, PLEASE SAY HI.

AND YOU POSED BY THAT VERY SAME SIGN.

THE MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO.

WE'LL MOVE NOW TO THE CONSENT AGENDA.

[7. Consent Agenda - Items considered to be routine are enacted by one motion without separate discussion. If the City Council desires to discuss an item, the item is removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately.]

THE CONSENT AGENDA BEGINS WITH ITEM SEVEN ONE ON PAGE THIRTY EIGHT.

CONSENT AGENDA IS MADE UP OF ITEMS CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE AND ARE ENACTED BY ONE MOTION WITHOUT SEPARATE DISCUSSION IF A COUNCIL MEMBER DESIRES TO DISCUSS AN ITEM.

PARDON ME, THAT ITEM IS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND IS CONSIDERED SEPARATELY.

TONIGHT, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY POOLS.

THAT'S CORRECT. ALL RIGHT, I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. THANK YOU, MR. CHADIS. IS THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU, MISS JOY. WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION, PLEASE SAY I AND HE OPPOSED BY THE SAME SIDE, THAT MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO.

WE'LL NOW MOVE TO THE REGULAR AGENDA.

THE REGULAR AGENDA BEGINS ITS ITEM EIGHT AND IT BEGINS WITH ITEM EIGHT ONE ON PAGE FOUR

[1. Board Appointments - City Secretary: Consider a resolution authorizing the City Council to cast votes for candidates to the Lubbock Central Appraisal District Board of Directors.]

15. THIS COMES FROM THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE, AND IT'S TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY COUNCIL TO CAST VOTES FOR CANDIDATES TO THE LUBBOCK CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

BEFORE I ASK FOR A MOTION, I'LL ASK MS. GARS IF SHE HAS ANY COMMENTS.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING, CITY COUNCIL MAKE NOMINATIONS FOR

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CANDIDATES FOR THE BOARD, AND AT THIS POINT YOU HAVE FIVE NOMINEES BEFORE YOU.

YOU HAVE EIGHTY NINE VOTES.

SO AND I THINK THAT'S ALL THE COMMENTS I HAVE.

YOU ALL WILL CAST YOUR VOTES.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU.

MS. GARZA COUNCIL OR MR. MASSENGALE. OPEN THE FLOOR FOR A MOTION ON ITEM EIGHT ONE.

MAYOR I MOVED AT THE CITY COUNCIL ALLOCATE ONE THOUSAND AND EIGHTY NINE VOTES IN THE ELECTION OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE LUBBOCK COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT AND CAST SAID VOTES ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK AS FOLLOWS FOR SUNNY GAZA, 218 VOTES FOR BRADY GOING 218 VOTES FOR GREG JONES, 218 VOTES FOR BOBBY MCQUEEN, 218 VOTES FOR NOÉ REYNOLDS, 217 VOTES.

THANK YOU, MR. MASSENGALE IS YOUR SECOND TO THAT MOTION.

THANK YOU, MR. CHADIS COUNCIL DISCUSSION COMMENTS ON ITEM ON ITEM EIGHT ONE ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM EIGHT ONE.

OK, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO ALLOCATE THOSE VOTES, AS DETAILED IN MR. MASSENGALE MOTION, PLEASE SAY I AND AND OPPOSED BY THAT SAME SIDE, THE MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO. WE'LL MOVE NOW TO ITEM EIGHT TO IT BEGINS ON PAGE FOUR TWENTY ONE.

[2. Board Appointments - City Secretary: Consider appointments to the Airport Board.]

IT'S ALSO FROM THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE.

IT'S AN ITEM TO CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO THE AIRPORT.

BOARD MS. JOY.

DO YOU HAVE A MOTION? YES. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

MOVED TO APPOINT EDDIE HARRIS TO FILL THE POSITION THAT HAD BEEN FILLED BY GRADY TERRELL, WHO HAS SERVED FOR THREE TERMS AND CAN NO LONGER SERVE AND TO REAPPOINT HOWARD G THRASH AND DAVID LEES WEICKER.

OK, WE'VE GOT A MOTION FOR AIRPORT, A BOARD AIRPORT, BOARD APPOINTMENTS FOR MRS. JOYCE. THEY'RE SECOND TO THAT MOTION.

THANK YOU, MR. CHADIS DISCUSSION ON THIS MOTION COUNSEL.

AND ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, PLEASE SAY HI, HI.

AND YOU POSED BY THE VERY SAME SIDE.

MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO.

WE'LL MOVE NOW TO ITEM EIGHT THREE.

[3. Public Hearing - Business Development: Hold a public hearing on the proposed 2022 assessment rate for the Northwest Passage Public Improvement District (PID), and consider an ordinance reviewing classifications for the methods of assessing special benefits for the services and improvements of property in the Northwest Passage PID; approving, adopting, and filing with the City Secretary the assessment roll; levying 2022 assessments for the cost of certain services and improvements to be provided in the district during FY 2022-23; fixing charges and liens against the property in the district and against the owners thereof; and providing for the collection of the assessment.]

ITEM EIGHT THREE IS ON PAGE FOUR POINT FORTY ONE IS A PUBLIC HEARING.

FIRST OF ALL, THE ITEM COMES FROM BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT.

THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PROPOSED TWENTY TWENTY TWO ASSESSMENT RATE FOR THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

AND AFTER THAT PUBLIC HEARING, IT'S TO CONSIDER AN ORDINANCE REVIEWING CLASSIFICATIONS FOR THE METHODS OF ASSESSING SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR THE SERVICES AND IMPROVEMENTS OF THE PROPERTY IN SUCH PET.

BEFORE WE HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND CONSIDER THE ORDINANCE, BRIANNA GERAGHTY FROM OUR BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT OFFICE IS HERE TO GIVE US A BRIEF OVERVIEW.

MS. GIRARDI. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. COUNCIL, IF IT'S OK WITH YOU, I'M GOING TO HANG OUT UP HERE WITH YOU GUYS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MEETING, IT LOOKS LIKE.

SO WE'LL START WITH OUR PUBLIC HEARING FROM THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. THIS IS COMING UP ON THE FINAL STEPS AND CREATION OF THIS NEW PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

AS A REMINDER, WE WENT THROUGH THIS SAME PROCESS WITH ALL OF OUR EXISTING PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS OVER THE SUMMER.

AS PART OF OUR BUDGET PROCESS, WE ARE REQUIRED BY STATE STATUTE TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON AN ANNUAL BASIS TO SET THE ASSESSMENT RATE FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR.

THE REASON THIS PIT IS DELAYED IN THAT PROCESS IS BECAUSE WE'VE JUST CREATED IT OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS.

SO AS A REMINDER, WE CREATED THE PIT OR YOU ALL CREATED THE PIT ON SEPTEMBER THE 14TH.

THE ACTION BEFORE YOU TONIGHT FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC HEARING IS TO APPROVE THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENT RATE.

YOU HAVE AN IMAGE OF THE PIT LOCATION HERE.

AS A REMINDER, THIS IS IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE CITY NEAR OUR EXISTING NORTHBOURNE NORTHPOINT PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ON NORTH SIDE.

AS YOU'LL SEE HERE, OUR FIRST YEAR OF THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENT WOULD BE TWENTY TWENTY TWO PER POST ASSESSMENT RATE WOULD BE 15 CENTS PER HUNDRED DOLLAR VALUATION OR ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS ON ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLAR HOME.

YOU CAN SEE YOUR PROJECTED VALUES AND ESTIMATED REVENUES BASED ON THAT ASSESSMENT RATE IN THE FIRST YEAR. AND SO AGAIN, WE WILL NOW HOLD THE PUBLIC HEARING AS YOU ALL ARE READY AND THEN TAKE THE FIRST STEP.

OUR FIRST READING ON THE ORDINANCE TO SET THE ASSESSMENT MS. GIRARDI, REMIND US IF YOU WOULD.

WE'VE TAKEN A COUPLE OF STEPS PREVIOUSLY ON THIS, RIGHT, JUST ONE MORE TIME.

REMIND EVERYBODY WHAT WE'VE ALREADY DONE.

OKAY, WE START THE PROCESS RECEIVING A PETITION FROM THE DEVELOPER.

IN THIS CASE, THERE'S A SINGLE OWNER OF ALL OF THE LAND THAT WILL BE INCLUDED IN THIS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

AND SO THEY MEET BOTH OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR PED CREATION.

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50 PERCENT OWNERSHIP OR IN THIS CASE, 100 PERCENT OWNERSHIP OF THE LAND.

YOU WILL REVIEW AND APPROVE THAT PETITION, AS WELL AS THE ROLE THAT WE RECEIVE FROM ELKHART. AND THEN WE HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING FOR CREATION AFTER THAT, WHICH WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO GO THROUGH ALL OF THESE PROCESSES IN OUR NEXT PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT.

FOLLOWING THE FIRST PUBLIC HEARING, YOU ALL APPROVE A RESOLUTION FOR CREATION, WHICH ACTUALLY ESTABLISHES THE PID AND THEN THE NEXT STEP IN THE PROCESS IS WHAT WE'RE DOING TONIGHT, SETTING THE CLASSIFICATION AND ASSESSMENT RATE FOR THE FIRST YEAR OF ASSESSMENT.

THANK YOU, MR TRUSTEE.

ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR GIRARDI BEFORE WE OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING? NOT JUST NOTE THAT THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE CREATION OF THIS PID IS FOR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS AND THE RIGHT OF WAY IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, A LOT OF THE UPFRONT COSTS WILL GO TOWARDS DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS AND THEN THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE PID, GREEN SPACES, PUBLIC ART, THINGS LIKE THAT.

THANK YOU, MR. REDDY. OK.

THE COUNCIL WILL NOW HEAR A PUBLIC HEARING FOR ITEM EIGHT THREE ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA CONCERNING THE TWENTY TWENTY TWO ASSESSMENT FOR THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE PIT.

I'LL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AND ASK ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER IN FAVOR OR IN OPPOSITION TO PLEASE COME FORWARD.

GOOD EVENING, COUNCILMAN MCLINDON OUT OF ITS IN SALEM AND WORK AT 15:00 BROADWAY, I AM THE PROPONENT FOR THIS BID.

YOU SEE ME HERE TALKING ABOUT THIS BEFORE AND JUST HERE IN FAVOR OF THE ASSESSMENT AND THE ACTION TAKEN AND READY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.

THANK YOU, MR. MCALINDEN.

WE MAY CALL YOU BACK.

IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK. YOU MISSED A MEETING, WE BARELY WERE ABLE TO GET THROUGH OUR LAST MEETING WITHOUT YOU. OTHER PROPONENTS OR FOLKS NOT IN FAVOR OF THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE PIT. I WILL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR A MOTION TO BEGIN CONSIDERATION OF THE ORDINANCE.

MS. JOY, CAN I CALL ON YOU FOR A MOTION FOR MOVE TO APPROVE 8.0 THREE.

GOT A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM EIGHT THREE.

IS THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU, MR. GRIFFITH, FOR THAT SECOND COUNSEL.

IS THERE DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS FOR STAFF? MR. MAYOR, I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF, BUT I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. MCCLENDON DIDN'T WANT HIM TO COME HERE AND HAVE NOTHING TO DO.

I THINK MR. ALREADY COVERED IT, BUT IN OUR BACKUP IT DOESN'T REALLY SAY BUT.

YOU'RE ESTIMATED YOU SAID THE ESTIMATED COST OF SERVICES BY THE DISTRICT IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS IS FIVE HUNDRED AND SIXTEEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY SIX DOLLARS.

THAT INCLUDES THE DRAINAGE ISSUES THAT YOU HAVE THERE IN THE NORTHWEST PASSAGE.

IS THAT CORRECT? WELL, YES, MA'AM.

THAT'S DERIVED FROM WHAT WE PROPOSE BE INCREASE IN PROPERTY VALUES AS WE AS WE GO FORWARD DEVELOPMENT, THE FIRST STEP OF WHICH IS THOSE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT.

RIGHT. SO WHEN YOU GET YOU GET READY TO DEVELOP, YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO SPEND SOME MONEY ON THE DRAINAGE RIGHT SITUATION, RIGHT? AND THEN YOU WILL BE REIMBURSED AS THE DEVELOPER FOR THOSE COSTS OUT OF THOSE THINGS THROUGH THIS VEHICLE. YES.

AND RIGHT NOW, YOU'RE THE ONLY OWNER, RIGHT? WHEN THE PID WAS CREATED, WHERE THE ONLY OWNER WE HAVE SINCE SOLD A SMALL PORTION TO LINCOLN GROUP, THEY WERE AWARE OF ALL OF THIS AND ARE ON BOARD WITH ALL OF THIS AS WELL, SO I CAN SPEAK FOR THEM AS WELL.

BUT THERE THEY UNDERSTAND THIS PROCESS AS WELL.

SO THE SMALL PORTION THAT YOU SOLD IS JUST NORTH.

IT'S OFF OF FRANKFURT AND JUST ABOVE MARSHALL, ABOVE LINWOOD, THE TOWN HALL HOMES IN THAT AREA. LINCOLN, 16, HAS SOME SOME DEVELOPMENT THERE, AND THEY'RE CONTINUING THAT DEVELOPMENT TO THE NORTH. SO WE'VE DONE SOME I THINK YOU'VE HAD SOME ZONE CASES RELATIVE TO THAT. WE DID PUSH ALONG FRANKLIN AS WELL.

SO. SO YES, THEY AND I ARE THE ONLY OWNERS SO FAR, AND THAT'S THE PURPOSE IS IS TO FIRST DO THESE GROSS DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS.

BUT KNOWING THAT THIS PIT WILL WILL GO ON AND ON AND ON, WE'VE ENABLED IT TO DO ALL THE THINGS THAT CAN DO OVER TIME.

KNOWING THAT EVENTUALLY WILL BE A MUCH SMALLER PLAYER AND EVENTUALLY NOT A PLAYER AT ALL IN THIS AREA, AND IT'LL BE DEVELOPED FROM NEIGHBORHOODS AND COMMERCIAL USE AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS. WELL, AND YOU'VE YOU'VE DONE THE NORTHPOINT PID, SO YOU KIND OF LEARN SOME OF THE GOOD AND THE BAD THAT WENT ALONG WITH IT, AND YOU'VE DONE SOME CORRECTIONS IN THIS TO AVOID SOME OF THOSE PROBLEMS WE HAD.

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THAT'S RIGHT AT NORTH POINT.

SO ALL RIGHT.

GOOD LUCK. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU. MS. JOY. ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? MR. WEAVER, JUST A POINT OF INFORMATION WE WE DON'T THIS DOESN'T REQUIRE A SUPERMAJORITY.

HE DOESN'T.

OK. OK, JUST WE'LL MAKE SURE.

OK. ALL RIGHT. SO WE'VE GOT A MOTION IN A SECOND ON ITEM TO APPROVE ITEM EIGHT THE ORDINANCE. ITEM EIGHT THREE ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION, PLEASE SAY I OPPOSED BY THAT SAME TIME, MOTION CARRIES FIVE TO ZERO.

OK, WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT FOR AS AS MS.

[4. Public Hearing - Business Development: Hold a public hearing for the City Council to consider the creation of a Public Improvement District for Willow Bend Villas, which covers a portion of an area in the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, generally bounded by 19th Street on the north, Kelsey Avenue on the east, and railroad tracks on the south and west.]

GIRARDI ALLUDED TO A MOMENT AGO.

WE'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH SOME OF THE INITIAL STEPS IN CREATING A PID TONIGHT, AND THIS ONE IS FOR THE PID THAT WOULD BE CALLED WILLOW BEND VILLAS.

SO MS. GIRARDI, COULD YOU BEFORE OUR PUBLIC HEARING? WOULD YOU PLEASE GIVE US AN OVERVIEW? YES, SIR. AND JUST AS A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, YOU DO ACTUALLY HAVE TWO ITEMS ON THIS PARTICULAR PIT AS OPPOSED TO THE ONE BEFORE.

SO YOU HAVE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN WE'LL DO ITEM EIGHT POINT FIVE, WHICH IS THE RESOLUTION FOR CREATION.

SO I HAVE A MAP OF THE PROPOSED PIT AREA HERE, AS WE TALKED ABOUT AT THE LAST MEETING, THIS IS ON WEST 19TH STREET, WEST OF IMLER, BUT EAST OF THE EAST TECHNOLOGY CENTER, SO APPROACHING CITY LIMITS ON THE WESTERN SIDE.

AS WE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE, I'VE LISTED YOUR PETITION REQUIREMENTS HERE, THIS PIT IS SIMILAR AND THAT THERE IS A SINGLE OWNER BEATEN BOTH HOMES THAT OWNS THE ENTIRETY OF THIS AREA AT THIS TIME.

THEY YOU ALL APPROVED THE PETITION FOR CREATION AT YOUR MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, AND THEN WE PUBLISHED THE NOTE.

NOTIFICATION AND PUBLIC HEARING FOR TONIGHT'S PUBLIC HEARING.

IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THAT MEETING, PER THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STATE STATUTE.

I'VE LISTED HERE, AND I'LL MOVE FORWARD THROUGH THIS SLIDE, BUT THEN COME BACK TO IT WHEN YOU OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT THESE ARE THE ITEMS THAT THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO SPEAK TO THIS EVENING.

REALLY, ANYTHING RELATED TO WHAT THE PID WOULD BE PUT IN PLACE TO DO AND THEN THE METHOD OF ASSESSMENT AS WELL.

THIS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT WILL BE SIMILAR TO THE ONE WE JUST TALKED ABOUT IN NORTHWEST PASSAGE. ITS PRIMARY PURPOSE, AT LEAST AT THE ONSET, WILL BE TO ADDRESS SOME ISSUES WITH DRAINAGE.

BUT THEN IT ALSO WILL HAVE THE ABILITY TO ADD PARK SPACE, GREEN SPACE WALKING TRAILS, ANY OF THAT SORT OF THING THAT YOU WOULD SEE IN ANY TYPICAL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT.

TOTAL COST ESTIMATED FOR THE FIRST FIVE YEARS OF CREATION IS ALMOST ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY SEVEN THOUSAND DOLLARS, AND THEN AS WE TALKED ABOUT, THIS IS BOUNDED BY 19TH STREET TO THE NORTH, KELSIE AVENUE TO THE EAST, AND THEN IT ACTUALLY IS BOUNDED BY RAILROAD TRACKS TO THE SOUTH AND THE WEST.

WHEN WE GET TO THE POINT OF THE ASSESSMENT SETTING THE ASSESSMENT, THEY WILL BE PROPOSING THE SAME ASSESSMENT 15 CENTS PER HUNDRED DOLLAR VALUATION.

THAT'S PRETTY STANDARD ASSESSMENT RATE THROUGHOUT ALL OF OUR PITS THROUGHOUT THE CITY, AND THIS WILL BE EFFECTIVE STARTING IN TWENTY TWENTY TWO AS WELL.

AND UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN GO BACK TO THE PUBLIC HEARING SLIDE HOOK COUNCILMAN NEW QUESTIONS FOR MS. GIRARDI ON THE ON THE BEFORE THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WILL OF BEN VILLA'S BID.

BELIEVE BELIEVER OWNERS HERE AS WELL.

OK, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, BRIAN.

WE'LL NOW. ADAM, EIGHT, IS A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE CREATION OF THE WILL OF BIN VILLA'S PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS REQUIRED BY THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE.

I WILL NOW OPEN THIS PUBLIC HEARING.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER IN FAVOR OR IN OPPOSITION TO THE CREATION OF THIS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT? GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M RODNEY WALLACE WITH HOLMES LIVE AT 10, FIVE ONE THREE VALENCIA AVENUE. AND JUST APPRECIATE THE CONSIDERATION OF THE MAYOR AND THE COUNCIL.

I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANYTHING ADDITIONAL TO ADD TO BRIANNA'S PRESENTATION, BUT BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IF YOU HAVE ANY.

OK, COUNCIL, LET'S WALK.

MR. WALLACE IS UP. IF WE HAVE, I DON'T KNOW THAT WE'LL HAVE OTHER SPEAKERS FOR THE PIT OR NOT, BUT ANYTHING FOR HIM, ANY QUESTIONS FOR HIM.

MS. JOY WILL COMMENT THAT I REALLY LIKED THE WAY YOU DETAILED SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS AND SERVICES THAT YOU'RE PLANNING ON.

YOU MAY NOT DO THEM ALL, BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS VERY CLEAR AND KIND OF EXCITING TO SEE SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT YOU CAN DO IN A NEIGHBORHOOD.

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BUT YOU GOT TO FIX YOUR DRAINAGE FIRST.

EXACTLY. EVEN THOUGH WE'RE FLAT, WE DO DRAIN, DON'T WE? CLEARLY. WELL, WE'RE ALL AWARE OF THAT FOR SURE.

YEAH, WE DEFINITELY WE HAVE A BASE IN THERE JUST OFF THE 19TH AND THEN WE'RE ALSO EXCITED ABOUT THE TWO POCKET PARKS.

WE'LL ALSO HAVE SOME TREES.

CHRIS WANTED ME TO TO MENTION THIS TO YOU ALL.

I'M NOT SURE IF RIHANNA HAD MENTIONED THIS.

WE WILL HAVE SOME TREES LINING THE NORTH SIDE OF THAT BASIN ALONG 19TH AS WELL.

SO WE HAVE A RAILROAD TRACK THERE.

DO WE NOT? YEAH, WE'VE GOT THE RAILROAD TRACK TO THE SOUTH, THE SOUTH PORTION.

YEAH, BUT WE'LL HAVE SOME TREES LINED ALONG 19TH AT THAT DRAINAGE BASIN JUST SOUTH OF 19TH. OK.

ALL RIGHT. SO. THANKS, MR. ROSS, WHICH PRODUCT WHICH WHICH OF YOUR PRODUCTS ARE WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO BUILD IN THIS? WE'RE LOOKING AT A COMBINATION OF OUR SMALLER OR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AS WELL AS OUR DUPLEX PRODUCT. OK, GOOD.

AND THE OTHER QUESTIONS FOR MR. WALLACE. OK, THANK YOU.

YEAH. OK, ANYONE ELSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION TO THE CREATION OF THIS PID? OK, I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT FIVE.

[5. Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution making findings and authorizing establishment of the Willow Bend Villas Public Improvement District (PID), which covers a portion of an area in the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, generally bounded by 19th Street on the north, Kelsey Avenue on the east, and railroad tracks on the south and west.]

I WANT TO MAKE ONE CLARIFICATION.

I THINK MR. GIRARDI SAID THAT WE APPROVED THIS ORIGINALLY ON SEPTEMBER 18TH, I BELIEVE IS SEPTEMBER 28.

DOES THAT SOUND RIGHT? THE 18TH WAS A SATURDAY.

I THINK MS. JUST MAKE SURE.

I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT REALLY HAS AN IMPACT.

TWENTY EIGHT. THAT'S WHAT TWENTY EIGHT IS, RIGHT? I THOUGHT I HEARD 18. YOU MAY YOU MAY HAVE SAID IT CORRECTLY.

OK, LET'S GO TO ITEM EIGHT FIVE.

THIS IS TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS AND AUTHORIZING ESTABLISHMENT OF THE WILL OF BIN VILLA'S PID, WHICH COVERS A PORTION OF AREA IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, GENERALLY BOUNDED BY 19TH STREET IN THE NORTH, KELSIE AVENUE ON THE EAST AND RAILROAD TRACKS ON THE SOUTH IN THE WEST. THE FLOOR FOR A MOTION THREE POINT FIVE.

THANK YOU, MISS JOYCE FOR A SECOND.

THANK YOU. MR. MASSENGALE COUNCILS THEIR DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR STAFF OR DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE.

ITEM EIGHT FIVE.

PARDON ME. OK. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION TO APPROVE, TO APPROVE OUT OF EIGHT FIVE, PLEASE SAY HI, HI.

AND YOU POSED BY THAT SAME SIGN.

MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO.

OK, WE'LL NOW MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT SIX.

[6. Public Hearing - Business Development: Hold a public hearing regarding the proposed creation of the City of Lubbock Property Assessed Clean Energy Program (Lubbock City PACE).]

ITEM EIGHT SIX BEGINS ON PAGE FOUR.

EIGHTY TWO.

THIS IS THE ITEM THAT MR. HARSHBARGER SPOKE ABOUT IN CITIZEN COMMENTS.

JEFF, WE'RE GOING TO IN A MOMENT, HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING REGARDING THE PROPOSED CREATION OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK ASSESSED EXCUSE ME PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY PROGRAM OR LUBBOCK CITY PACE.

BEFORE WE DO THAT? WELL, MAJORITY TO BRING US A QUICK OVERVIEW.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MAYOR.

WOULD YOU LIKE FOR ME TO GO AHEAD AND GO THROUGH ALL THREE RELATED ITEMS OR JUST I THINK IT'S IT'S PROBABLY WORTH GOING AHEAD AND LAID OUT WHAT WE'VE GOT.

WE'VE GOT A PUBLIC HEARING AND THEN TWO TWO ITEMS AFTER THAT.

SO I THINK IT'D BE APPROPRIATE FOR YOU TO GO IN TO COMMENT ON ALL OF THOSE.

OK. AND JUST AS A REFERENCE, THE STATE STATUTE DOES REQUIRE US TO TAKE THESE ITEMS IN THIS ORDER. SO THAT'S WHY THEY'RE LAID OUT IN THE WAY THAT THEY ARE.

SO OUR FIRST STEP IN THE CREATION OF THE PACE PROGRAM TONIGHT WILL BE TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING, AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED.

WE WILL THEN YOU ALL WILL CONSIDER A CREATION RESOLUTION, WHICH ACTUALLY CREATES THE SPACE PROGRAM IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK.

AND THEN OUR FINAL ACTION TONIGHT WILL BE TO CONSIDER A PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH THE TEXAS PACE AUTHORITY.

ONE OF THE REALLY WONDERFUL THINGS ABOUT THIS PROGRAM IS YOU ALL TAKE THE ACTION TO CREATE THE PROGRAM, BUT THERE IS VERY MINIMAL, IF ANY, STAFF TIME RELATED TO THE MANAGEMENT AND OVERSIGHT OF THE PROGRAM.

THE TEXAS PACE AUTHORITY IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION THAT HANDLES ALL OF THE MANAGEMENT.

SO IT'S A REALLY NICE, REALLY NICE PROCESS FOR US.

SO YOU'VE SEEN THESE SLIDES BEFORE? I WON'T SPEND A LOT OF TIME GOING THROUGH THE PACE PROGRAM ITSELF, BUT I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

AND THEN CHARLENE HADIR WITH THE TEXAS PACE AUTHORITY IS HERE WITH US AGAIN AS WELL.

IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS FOR HER.

BUT AS MR. HARSHBARGER MENTIONED EARLIER TODAY, THE PACE PROGRAM ADDRESSES RENOVATIONS ON EXISTING BUILDINGS OR NEW CONSTRUCTION, WHERE ENERGY EFFICIENT UPGRADES, WATER AND ENERGY SAVINGS ARE BEING PUT IN PLACE.

THE PACE FUNDING IS A PRIVATE FINANCING TOOL THAT FINANCES 100 PERCENT OF THOSE ENERGY

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EFFICIENT WATER CONSERVING PROJECTS AND ALSO DISTRIBUTED GENERATION PROJECTS.

AND THIS IS ESSENTIALLY A ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOL THAT IS CREATED.

THE OPPORTUNITY FOR IT IS CREATED BY THE CITY, BUT THE FUNDING IS PROVIDED BY THE PRIVATE SECTOR. SO AS MR. HARSHBARGER MENTIONED, THERE'S NO CITY PUBLIC DOLLARS GOING INTO THE FACILITATION OF THIS PROGRAM. ELIGIBLE PROPERTIES ARE COMMERCIAL MULTIFAMILY WITH FIVE UNITS OR MORE AND THEN INDUSTRIAL PROJECTS.

THIS IS KIND OF AN OVERVIEW OF WHAT WE JUST TALKED ABOUT, AS I MENTIONED, THE TEXAS PACE AUTHORITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR PROJECT OVERSIGHT.

THEY ALSO WILL HANDLE ALL OF OUR EDUCATION AND OUTREACH.

THEY WILL MANAGE A WEBSITE FOR US AND THEN WORK WITH ANY OF THE APPLICANTS THAT ARE LOOKING TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS PROGRAM.

OUR ROLE IS REALLY TO ESTABLISH THE PROGRAM AND THEN WE WILL BE INVOLVED IN THE EVENT OF A DEFAULT. BUT AGAIN, NO PUBLIC DOLLARS BEING INVESTED.

AND THEN OBVIOUSLY THE BUSINESS OWNER OR NONPROFIT PROPERTY OWNER WOULD BE THE APPLICANT IN THIS SITUATION.

ITEM 8.8, AS I MENTIONED, IS THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT THAT YOU'LL BE ASKED TO CONSIDER WITH TEXAS PACE AUTHORITY.

THE TERM OF THIS AGREEMENT DOES STAY IN PLACE FOR THE LIFE OF THE PROGRAM.

SO UNLESS WE MADE A DECISION TO TERMINATE THE AGREEMENT WITH TEXAS PACE AUTHORITY, IT WOULD REMAIN IN PLACE AS LONG AS WE KEEP THE PROGRAM IN PLACE.

AS I MENTIONED, THE TEXAS PACE AUTHORITY DOES PROVIDE THEIR SERVICES AT NO COST TO THE CITY AND THEY WERE.

THEIR SCOPE WILL INCLUDE COMMUNITY OUTREACH, SO THEY WILL BE HOPEFULLY HERE IN THE CITY TALKING TO PRIVATE FINANCING INSTITUTIONS AND PROPERTY OWNERS, TRYING TO CONNECT THE DOTS BETWEEN PEOPLE THAT WANT TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OF THIS PROGRAM.

THEY WILL OVERSEE ALL OF THE APPLICATION AND APPROVAL PROCESSES, INCLUDING PROVIDING OVERSIGHT ON THE THIRD PARTY VERIFICATION OF THE ENERGY SAVINGS, AND THEN THEY ALSO FACILITATE THE SETTING OF THE ASSESSMENT THAT'S NEEDED FOR THE LOAN.

AND THEN THEY ALSO WILL PROVIDE MANAGEMENT AND REPORTING AND WILL REPORT BACK TO THE CITY OF LUBBOCK AS ON AN AS NEEDED BASIS.

WITH THAT, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

OK, THANK YOU, MR. ALREADY COUNSEL, DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR YOUR STAFF? I THINK THIS IS OUR THIRD BITE AT THE APPLE ON THIS, INCLUDING A RATHER LONG PRESENTATION UP FRONT, I KNOW MS. HATING US HERE THIS EVENING.

WELL, WELCOME BACK. WE'RE GLAD TO SEE YOU SPENT ENOUGH TIME IN WEST TEXAS RECENTLY THAT YOU NEED TO GET A RESIDENCE OUT OF HERE.

WE THINK LUBBOCK COULD BE BETTER THAN AMARILLO.

IT'S BETTER. WE THINK THIS IS THE CAPITAL OF WEST TEXAS, BUT THAT'S JUST OUR OPINION.

BUT WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE HERE.

OK, WE WILL NOW MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT SIX OR STAY ON ITEMS EIGHT SIX AND WE WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING. LET ME READ THE REQUIRED LANGUAGE HERE.

THE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE REQUIRES A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER THE CREATION OF A PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY PROGRAM.

AT THIS TIME, I WILL OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING IN REGARD TO THE CHRISTIAN OF THIS LUBBOCK SPACE PROGRAM.

IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK EITHER IN FAVOR OF OR AGAINST THE CREATION OF THIS PROGRAM? IF SO, PLEASE COME FORWARD.

GOOD EVENING, GOOD EVENING.

JOSH ALLEN LIVE IN 80 FOR 18 WAYNE AVENUE.

AND I AM SUPER EXCITED ABOUT THE SPACE PROGRAM, I KIND OF WEAR A FEW DIFFERENT HATS IN OUR COMMUNITY, OWNED A LOT OF DIFFERENT BUSINESSES AND REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT.

PRIVATE LENDING BEGAN KIND OF SOLAR ENERGY BECAUSE I REALLY SAW THIS AS AN ADOPTION THAT'S TAKING PLACE AND REALLY ACCELERATED BY THE PACE PROGRAM.

AND I JUST TO ECHO WHAT'S BEEN SAID MULTIPLE TIMES.

I THINK THIS IS AS ONE OF THE MORE SIGNIFICANT WIN WIN WIN WINS AS YOU CAN GET, WHICH WE'RE ALWAYS LOOKING FOR IN TRYING TO REDUCE THE GRID, YOU KNOW, OVERSATURATION THAT'S TAKING PLACE BY HAVING ENERGY EFFICIENT.

I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE SOLAR ADOPTION TAKE PLACE AT THE COMMERCIAL LEVEL.

I'M A FORMER CPA AND MY BRAIN KIND OF EXPLODED WHEN I STARTED RUNNING ALL THE ANALYSIS AROUND HOW COMMERCIAL BUILDING OWNERS, APARTMENT OWNERS, MULTIFAMILY SHOPPING CENTER OWNERS. I TALK TO MATT MCCLENDON AND MARK MACDOUGALL ABOUT LET'S PUT THIS ALL OVER THE THERE'S SOME PHENOMENAL TOOLS THAT CAN BE USED TO REALLY TAKE ENERGY EFFICIENCY INTO A RETURN ON INVESTMENT, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.

HOW DO WE IMPROVE VALUES? HOW DO WE CREATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT? HOW DO WE REDUCE DEPENDENCY ON THE GRID? AND SO I COULD TALK TO YOU A LOT LONGER? I WON'T CONTINUE THAT, BUT I'M ALL IN FAVOR OF HOW WE CAN UTILIZE THE PACE PROGRAM TO REALLY MAKE AN IMPACT. AND REALLY, HERE'S WHAT I HOPE.

I HOPE LUBBOCK BECOMES A LITTLE BIT OF A LIGHT AND STANDS OUT IN THE STATE OF TEXAS AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE'RE USING TO REALLY ADVANCE OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

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SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR CONSIDERATION, AND I'M HOPEFUL AND EXCITED TO MOVE FORWARD ON THIS. THANK YOU, MR. ALLEN. OTHER SPEAKERS.

EVENING, SIR. HOW ARE YOU, SIR? CHRIS HARRINGTON 502.

I'M A BIG FAN, I SPENT A LOT OF TIME IN THE SOLAR ENERGY SECTOR.

I ACTUALLY CAME FROM AUSTIN, BORN AND RAISED HERE IN LUBBOCK, SO WE ENDED UP BACK HERE OVER THE LAST THREE OR FOUR YEARS, SPENT SOME TIME WITH TESLA.

AND THE ONE THING THAT WE'VE ALWAYS KIND OF LACKED WAS THE ABILITY TO DO ANY TYPE OF COMMERCIAL PROJECTS, YOU KNOW, RESIDENTIAL SOLAR MOVING ACROSS THE COUNTRY, COMMERCIALS KIND OF IN A STANDSTILL.

AND THE PROBLEM WE HAVE IS THAT COMMERCIAL USES A LOT MORE ENERGY THAN WHAT THE RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMER USES.

SO AT THE END OF THE DAY, BEING ABLE TO USE SOMETHING TO REALLY CHANGE, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY OUR WHOLE STATE.

I THINK LUBBOCK CAN REALLY BE KIND OF THE LIGHT THAT JOSH IS TALKING ABOUT AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH THESE PROJECTS.

AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE IN LUBBOCK REALLY SEE THE ADVANTAGE THAT MAYBE OTHERS HAVEN'T SEEN ACROSS OUR STATE.

SO I'M I'M A BIG FAN.

I THINK THIS WILL BE A GAME CHANGER IN OUR INDUSTRY AND AND HOPEFULLY IN OUR CITY MOVING FORWARD. THANK YOU, MR. HERRINGTON. OTHER SPEAKERS.

ALL RIGHT, I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.

I'M A I'M INTERESTED BEFORE WE MOVED TO ITEM EIGHT SEVEN OR ARE OTHER SUPPORTERS OF THIS IDEA IN THE AUDIENCE THAT ARE HERE JUST TO OBSERVE WHAT'S GOING ON TONIGHT? IF SO, PLEASE, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND.

OK. I FELT LIKE WE HAD A FEW OTHERS THAT WERE JUST BASED UPON IT SEEING SOMETHING.

I KNOW ERIC FOR SURE, BUT OK.

OK. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE NOW TO ITEM EIGHT SEVEN ITEM EIGHT SEVEN.

[7. Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution to establish the City of Lubbock Property Assessed Clean Energy Program (Lubbock City PACE).]

AS MS. GIRARDI TALKED ABOUT A MOMENT AGO, IS A RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE ESTABLISHMENT BY THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, A PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY PROGRAM.

IS THERE A MOTION? THANK YOU, MR. GRIFFITH. IS THERE A SECOND? THANK YOU, MR. CHADIS.

OK. DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COUNSEL OR DISCUSSION QUESTIONS FOR MR. GIRARDI OR MR. ATKINSON OR DISCUSSION ON THIS TOPIC? OK, WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND TO ADOPT THE RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING THE CITY OF LUBBOCK PACE PROGRAM.

ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION PLEASE SAY HI, AND HE OPPOSED BY THAT SAME SIDE MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD. LET'S NOW MOVE TO ITEM EIGHT EIGHT.

[8. Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Contract 16202, with Texas Property Assessed Clean Energy Authority (Texas PACE Authority), for administrative services for the City of Lubbock Property Assessed Clean Energy Program (Lubbock City PACE).]

MOVING SO FAST, I CAN'T KEEP UP.

OK. ITEM 88 IS ON PAGE FIVE THIRTY SIX.

IT'S ALSO AN ITEM FROM BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, AS INDICATED BY MR..

ALREADY, THIS AUTHORIZES THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A CONTRACT WITH THE TEXAS PROPERTY ASSESSED CLEAN ENERGY AUTHORITY TEXAS PACE AUTHORITY FOR ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES FOR THE LUBBOCK CITY OF LUBBOCK PASTE PROGRAM, AS MR. ALREADY MENTIONED A WHILE AGO.

OPEN THE FLOOR FOR A MOTION TO BEGIN CONSIDERATION OF MR. GRIFFITH MOVE FOR APPROVAL.

THANK YOU, MR. GRIFFITH. THANK YOU FOR THAT MOTION IS OUR SECOND.

THANK YOU, MR. MASSENGALE.

OK, SO OUR DISCUSSION ON ON THIS MR. GRIFFITH NO DISCUSSION.

I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK EVERYONE COME IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROGRAM.

THANK YOU FOR COMING BACK TO LUBBOCK.

BUT I THINK IT IS A WONDERFUL TOOL, AS GUYS LADIES HAVE MENTIONED PREVIOUSLY.

SO I'M EXCITED THAT WE'RE HOPEFULLY GET THIS UNDERWAY.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. MR. GRIFFITH COUNCIL DID, I MIGHT MENTION, RECEIVE A WRITTEN COMMENT TODAY FROM A FOLKS WHO THIS INDIVIDUAL IS A STAKEHOLDER IN DEVELOPMENT.

LUBBOCK COULDN'T GET HERE TODAY.

WE'VE ALL SEEN THAT ELECTRONICALLY.

WE WE WON'T READ THAT INTO THE RECORD BECAUSE THAT'S NOT OUR PRACTICE TO DO SUCH.

BUT I THOUGHT I MIGHT MENTION THAT I'M ALSO THANKFUL FOR FOUR STAFF AND THEIR WILLINGNESS TO DIG IN ON THIS.

IT'S BEEN, I GUESS, 120 DAYS OR SO SINCE YOU AND I STARTED TALKING ABOUT THIS MR. MR. ATKINSON AND WE REALIZED THERE WAS SOME DEMAND LOCALLY.

AND I KNOW MS. HATING HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL AS EDUCATING US AND ALSO FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO WHO CAN HOPEFULLY LEVERAGE THIS.

FOR SOME, WHAT WE HOPE IS SOME GREAT DEVELOPMENT.

OK, OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? OK, WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR TO APPROVE ITEM 88 ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THAT MOTION.

PLEASE SAY HI AND YOU POSED BY THAT SAME SIDE.

NOW, THE MOTION CARRIES SIX TO ZERO COUNCIL, I BELIEVE THAT COMPLETES OUR BUSINESS FOR THE

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EVENING MS. MS. GAA'S ARE YOU GOOD? I'M GOOD. THANK YOU, MR. WEAVER. YOU GUYS ARE GOOD.

AS MUCH AS I WISH WISH, THIS IS HOW IT WAS GOING TO BE FOR ALL OUR MEETINGS, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU MAYBE TO ENJOY THE TIME YOU GOTTEN BACK ON YOUR SCHEDULE.

WE'LL BE BACK NEXT MONDAY NIGHT, IN NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER.

WE GENERALLY MOVE OUR MEETINGS FORWARD TO AVOID THE HOLIDAYS.

NEXT MONDAY, WE WILL MEET IN BECAUSE TUESDAY IS ELECTION DAY.

WE WANT PEOPLE TO GO TO THE POLLS.

WE DON'T WANT THERE TO BE ANY SOMETHING, ANYTHING GETTING IN THE WAY OF PEOPLE VOTING.

SO WE MEET NEXT MONDAY AT OUR REGULAR SCHEDULED TIME.

THAT WILL BE OUR FIRST REGULAR SCHEDULE MEETING IN NOVEMBER.

WE WILL THEN COME BACK AND MEET ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER THE 16TH.

WE'LL BE DOING REDISTRICTING BUSINESS THAT DAY.

ON NOVEMBER TO THE 30TH, WE'LL HAVE A SPECIAL MEETING.

WE'LL ALSO BE DOING REDISTRICTING BUSINESS.

THEN WE WILL MEET TWICE IN DECEMBER OF THE 7TH AND THE 14TH.

WE'LL ALSO CANVASS VOTES IN BETWEEN THERE AND WE'LL HAVE A SPECIAL ARPA MEETING.

SO WE'RE GOT A LOT OF FUN BETWEEN NOW AND DECEMBER 14TH, SO WE HOPE YOU'LL ALL COME BACK FOR FOR ALL OF THOSE MEETINGS.

BUT TONIGHT OUR BUSINESS IS DONE.

IT IS FIVE 40.

IT'S A GREAT DAY. IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS, LUBBOCK CITY COUNCIL IS ADJOURNED.

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