Citizen Comments - Any citizen wishing to appear before any regular meeting of the City Council shall advise the City Manager’s office of that fact no later than seven calendar days before the meeting at which the citizen wishes to appear. Any citizen wishing to so appear shall inform the City Manager’s office, in writing, of the subject of the appearance. The subject matter shall be sufficiently detailed as to inform the City Council and the public of its nature. Such notice shall contain the name and address of the requestor. The appearance of any citizen giving such notice to the City Manager’s office shall take precedence in addressing the City Council during the Citizen Comments period. Any citizen failing to advise the City Manager’s office of his/her wish to appear before the City Council as hereinabove set forth shall, time permitting, be permitted to address the City Council after those having given notice. In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, the City Council may not take action on public matters during Citizen Comments.
Executive Session for Items 2.1 1-3, 2.2 & 2.3
3. 1. Invocation by Pastor Jeremy McCombs, Seventh-Day Adventist Church 3. 2. Pledges of Allegiance
Board Recognitions: Animal Services Advisory Board Joe Cantu Citizens Traffic Commission Christopher Ramirez Keep Lubbock Beautiful Advisory Committee Elizabeth Regner Kristen Vander-Plas Public Transit Advisory Board Julio Gonzales Water Board of Appeals Sid Friend
Minutes for the June 7, 2012 Regular City Council Meeting
Items Approved: 5.3, 5.6 - 5.9, 5.12 - 5.14, 5.16, 5.18, 5.20 - 5.21, 5.23 - 5.31, & 5.33 - 5.34 Items Pulled: 5.1 & 5.2, 5.4 & 5.5, 5.10 - 5.11, 5.15, 5.17, 5.19, 5.22, & 5.32
Budget Ordinance Amendment 1st Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance Amendment 19 amending the Adopted FY 2011-12 Budget respecting the Grant Fund to accept and appropriate additional funding from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for the Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program (CEAP), Grant No. 82048; accept and appropriate additional funding from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) for the Library System Operation Grant, Grant No. 83061; and reduce funds from the TSLAC for the Interlibrary Loan Center Grant, Grant No. 83062.
Resolution - Legal: Consider a Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Settlement Agreement between Officer Curtis Fish, the City, and any and all concerned parties and Willie Williams in connection with Willie Williams v. Curtis Fish, Individually and as Officer for the Lubbock Police Department, Civil Action No. 5-11CV0215-C, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Lubbock Division.
Ordinance 1st Reading – Traffic: Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 20, Traffic, of the Code of Ordinances, providing for the amendment of such code; providing a savings clause; providing a penalty for the violation thereof; providing for publication; and providing when such code and this ordinance shall become effective.
Contract Resolution - Public Works Engineering: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Contract 10846 for professional engineering services with Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc. (PSC), for the reconstruction of 34th Street from Indiana Avenue to Quaker Avenue.
Contract Resolution - Fire Department: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Contract 10513 an agreement with Wiginton Hooker Jeffry Architects (WHJA), for professional architectural and engineering services for the design of Fire Station #19, 5826 98th Street, Lubbock, Texas, RFQ 12-10513-MA.
Contract Resolution - Facilities: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute job order contract 12-10785-JOC with Minnix Commercial Partners, LTD., of Lubbock, Texas, for the renovations of building space for Public Health operations.
Contract Resolution - Fleet Services: Consider three resolutions authorizing the Mayor to execute purchase order Contract No. 10005921 with Robert's Truck Center; purchase order Contract 31010881 with Lubbock Truck Sales; and purchase order Contract 31010880 with Forman's Pickup Pals for Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks, BID 12-10593-RH.
Contract Resolution - Fleet Services: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Contract 10228 with U.S. Bank for Fleet Fuel Card Services.
Resolution - Cultural Arts: Consider a resolution approving the recommendation from the Cultural Arts Grant Review Committee and the Civic Lubbock, Inc. Board of Directors for the first of two granting periods for the 2012 Cultural Arts Grant Program using Hotel Occupancy Tax funds allocated for FY 2011-12.
Resolution - Procurement: Consider a resolution amending the City of Lubbock purchasing policy to grant authority to the City Manager to approve routine contracts of $50,000 or less.
Ordinance 2nd Reading - Planning: Zone Case 3050-E: Ordinance 2012-O0068 Consider request of Michael Postar for a zoning change from C-3 (General Retail District) to C-4 (Commercial District) Specific Use for a self-storage business on 5.5 acres of unplatted land out of Block E-2, Section 22 (12907 Quaker Avenue) and to consider an ordinance.
Planning: Hold a public hearing to consider an ordinance for a petition annexation for a parcel located north of Erskine Avenue and West of North Frankford Avenue (from 660 feet north of Erskine north 1737 feet and from 150 feet west of North Frankford a distance of 205 feet).
Public Hearing 9:30 a.m. - Community Development: Hold a public hearing to consider an amendment to Urban Renewal Land Use Plan Area 23 to revise the existing Urban Renewal Land Use Plan from R-1 (Single-Family District) to Commercial/Interstate Highway Commercial District (IHC) Specific Use in the 300 Blocks of Avenue V and Vernon Avenue, legally described as Lots 5 through 20, Green-Hankins Addition, a Subdivision of Block 11, Roberts & McWhorter Addition to the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, to provide for the development of a hotel.
Resolution - Community Development: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an amendment to the Urban Renewal Land Use Plan Area 23 to revise the existing Urban Renewal Land Use Plan from R-1 (Single-Family District) to Commercial/Interstate Highway Commercial District (IHC) Specific Use in the 300 Blocks of Avenue V and Vernon Avenue, legally described as Lots 5 through 20, Green-Hankins Addition, a Subdivision of Block 11, Roberts & McWhorter Addition of the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, for the development of a hotel.
Resolution - Community Development: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to approve the price and conditions of sale by the Urban Renewal Agency of a vacant lot to Lubbock Development, LP., for $1,500 at 305 Vernon Avenue, legally described as Lot 15, Green-Hankins Addition, a Subdivision of Block 11, Roberts & McWhorter Addition of the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas.
Contract Resolution - Community Development: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Contract 10855, a Community Development Funding Contract, and all related documents with Catholic Charities Diocese of Lubbock to provide assistance to families to transition them out of poverty through the Community Service Block Grant for the Parent Empowerment Program.
Ordinance 2nd Reading - Planning: Zone Case 3176: Ordinance 2012-O0069 Consider request of Hugo Reed and Associates, Inc (for G. Greenstreet, Inc) for a zoning change from R-3 (Multi-Family District) to IHC (Interstate Highway Commercial District) Specific Use for a hotel on 2.8 acres of platted land including Lots 5 through 20, Block 11, Green Hankins Addition (North of Marsha Sharp Freeway, between Vernon Avenue and Avenue V) and to consider an ordinance.
Resolution - City Secretary: Consider a resolution designating a Mayor Pro Tem.
Board Appointments - City Secretary: Consider one appointment to the Appointments Advisory Board, one appointment to the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, and one appointment to the Urban Design & Historic Preservation Commission.
7. 1. Lubbock Chamber of Commerce will give a presentation on "Imagine Lubbock Together." 7. 2. Presentation and discussion of the Appointments Advisory Board 2011 Annual Report on demographics and statistics regarding city boards and commissions; and discussion on increasing the diversity of representation on the boards and commissions. Bruce Satterfield, Chair, Appointments Advisory Board.
City Manager - FY 2012-13 Operating and Capital Budget Presentation
Citizen Comments - Any citizen wishing to appear before any regular meeting of the City Council shall advise the City Manager’s office of that fact no later than seven calendar days before the meeting at which the citizen wishes to appear. Any citizen wishing to so appear shall inform the City Manager’s office, in writing, of the subject of the appearance. The subject matter shall be sufficiently detailed as to inform the City Council and the public of its nature. Such notice shall contain the name and address of the requestor. The appearance of any citizen giving such notice to the City Manager’s office shall take precedence in addressing the City Council during the Citizen Comments period. Any citizen failing to advise the City Manager’s office of his/her wish to appear before the City Council as hereinabove set forth shall, time permitting, be permitted to address the City Council after those having given notice. In accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, the City Council may not take action on public matters during Citizen Comments.
Executive Session for Items 2.1 1-3, 2.2 & 2.3
3. 1. Invocation by Pastor Jeremy McCombs, Seventh-Day Adventist Church 3. 2. Pledges of Allegiance
Board Recognitions: Animal Services Advisory Board Joe Cantu Citizens Traffic Commission Christopher Ramirez Keep Lubbock Beautiful Advisory Committee Elizabeth Regner Kristen Vander-Plas Public Transit Advisory Board Julio Gonzales Water Board of Appeals Sid Friend
Minutes for the June 7, 2012 Regular City Council Meeting
Items Approved: 5.3, 5.6 - 5.9, 5.12 - 5.14, 5.16, 5.18, 5.20 - 5.21, 5.23 - 5.31, & 5.33 - 5.34 Items Pulled: 5.1 & 5.2, 5.4 & 5.5, 5.10 - 5.11, 5.15, 5.17, 5.19, 5.22, & 5.32
Budget Ordinance Amendment 1st Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance Amendment 19 amending the Adopted FY 2011-12 Budget respecting the Grant Fund to accept and appropriate additional funding from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for the Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program (CEAP), Grant No. 82048; accept and appropriate additional funding from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) for the Library System Operation Grant, Grant No. 83061; and reduce funds from the TSLAC for the Interlibrary Loan Center Grant, Grant No. 83062.
Resolution - Legal: Consider a Resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Settlement Agreement between Officer Curtis Fish, the City, and any and all concerned parties and Willie Williams in connection with Willie Williams v. Curtis Fish, Individually and as Officer for the Lubbock Police Department, Civil Action No. 5-11CV0215-C, in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Lubbock Division.
Ordinance 1st Reading – Traffic: Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 20, Traffic, of the Code of Ordinances, providing for the amendment of such code; providing a savings clause; providing a penalty for the violation thereof; providing for publication; and providing when such code and this ordinance shall become effective.
Contract Resolution - Public Works Engineering: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Contract 10846 for professional engineering services with Parkhill, Smith & Cooper, Inc. (PSC), for the reconstruction of 34th Street from Indiana Avenue to Quaker Avenue.
Contract Resolution - Fire Department: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Contract 10513 an agreement with Wiginton Hooker Jeffry Architects (WHJA), for professional architectural and engineering services for the design of Fire Station #19, 5826 98th Street, Lubbock, Texas, RFQ 12-10513-MA.
Contract Resolution - Facilities: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute job order contract 12-10785-JOC with Minnix Commercial Partners, LTD., of Lubbock, Texas, for the renovations of building space for Public Health operations.
Contract Resolution - Fleet Services: Consider three resolutions authorizing the Mayor to execute purchase order Contract No. 10005921 with Robert's Truck Center; purchase order Contract 31010881 with Lubbock Truck Sales; and purchase order Contract 31010880 with Forman's Pickup Pals for Medium and Heavy Duty Trucks, BID 12-10593-RH.
Contract Resolution - Fleet Services: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Contract 10228 with U.S. Bank for Fleet Fuel Card Services.
Resolution - Cultural Arts: Consider a resolution approving the recommendation from the Cultural Arts Grant Review Committee and the Civic Lubbock, Inc. Board of Directors for the first of two granting periods for the 2012 Cultural Arts Grant Program using Hotel Occupancy Tax funds allocated for FY 2011-12.
Resolution - Procurement: Consider a resolution amending the City of Lubbock purchasing policy to grant authority to the City Manager to approve routine contracts of $50,000 or less.
Ordinance 2nd Reading - Planning: Zone Case 3050-E: Ordinance 2012-O0068 Consider request of Michael Postar for a zoning change from C-3 (General Retail District) to C-4 (Commercial District) Specific Use for a self-storage business on 5.5 acres of unplatted land out of Block E-2, Section 22 (12907 Quaker Avenue) and to consider an ordinance.
Planning: Hold a public hearing to consider an ordinance for a petition annexation for a parcel located north of Erskine Avenue and West of North Frankford Avenue (from 660 feet north of Erskine north 1737 feet and from 150 feet west of North Frankford a distance of 205 feet).
Public Hearing 9:30 a.m. - Community Development: Hold a public hearing to consider an amendment to Urban Renewal Land Use Plan Area 23 to revise the existing Urban Renewal Land Use Plan from R-1 (Single-Family District) to Commercial/Interstate Highway Commercial District (IHC) Specific Use in the 300 Blocks of Avenue V and Vernon Avenue, legally described as Lots 5 through 20, Green-Hankins Addition, a Subdivision of Block 11, Roberts & McWhorter Addition to the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, to provide for the development of a hotel.
Resolution - Community Development: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute an amendment to the Urban Renewal Land Use Plan Area 23 to revise the existing Urban Renewal Land Use Plan from R-1 (Single-Family District) to Commercial/Interstate Highway Commercial District (IHC) Specific Use in the 300 Blocks of Avenue V and Vernon Avenue, legally described as Lots 5 through 20, Green-Hankins Addition, a Subdivision of Block 11, Roberts & McWhorter Addition of the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas, for the development of a hotel.
Resolution - Community Development: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to approve the price and conditions of sale by the Urban Renewal Agency of a vacant lot to Lubbock Development, LP., for $1,500 at 305 Vernon Avenue, legally described as Lot 15, Green-Hankins Addition, a Subdivision of Block 11, Roberts & McWhorter Addition of the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, Texas.
Contract Resolution - Community Development: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Contract 10855, a Community Development Funding Contract, and all related documents with Catholic Charities Diocese of Lubbock to provide assistance to families to transition them out of poverty through the Community Service Block Grant for the Parent Empowerment Program.
Ordinance 2nd Reading - Planning: Zone Case 3176: Ordinance 2012-O0069 Consider request of Hugo Reed and Associates, Inc (for G. Greenstreet, Inc) for a zoning change from R-3 (Multi-Family District) to IHC (Interstate Highway Commercial District) Specific Use for a hotel on 2.8 acres of platted land including Lots 5 through 20, Block 11, Green Hankins Addition (North of Marsha Sharp Freeway, between Vernon Avenue and Avenue V) and to consider an ordinance.
Resolution - City Secretary: Consider a resolution designating a Mayor Pro Tem.
Board Appointments - City Secretary: Consider one appointment to the Appointments Advisory Board, one appointment to the Canadian River Municipal Water Authority, and one appointment to the Urban Design & Historic Preservation Commission.
7. 1. Lubbock Chamber of Commerce will give a presentation on "Imagine Lubbock Together." 7. 2. Presentation and discussion of the Appointments Advisory Board 2011 Annual Report on demographics and statistics regarding city boards and commissions; and discussion on increasing the diversity of representation on the boards and commissions. Bruce Satterfield, Chair, Appointments Advisory Board.
City Manager - FY 2012-13 Operating and Capital Budget Presentation