Call to Order
Proclamations and Presentations 2. 1. Invocation by Reverend Dr. Tony Theiman-Somora, Metropolitan Community Church 2. 2. Pledges of Allegiance 2. 3. Presentation of a special recognition for National Travel and Tourism Week, May 3 - 11, 2014. 2. 4. Presentation of a special recognition to the L.I.S.D. GIS class for mapping the trees at the Cemetery. 2. 5. Presentation of a special recognition to the Llano Estacado RoboRaiders championship at the Robotics Hub City Regional competition. 2. 6. Presentation of a special recognition for the Letter Carriers Food Drive on Saturday, May 10, 2014. 2. 7. Presentation of a special recognition to Avery Maisel, cancer survivor.
Citizen Comments - Any citizen wishing to appear before any regular meeting of the City Council to speak: shall contact the City Manager’s Office of that fact to provide the City Manager’s Office the subject matter that will be addressed, no later than seventy-five (75) hours before the meeting at which the citizen wishes to appear; or shall sign up to speak at the City Council meeting itself in regard to any item posted on the City Council agenda under the “Citizen Comment Period.” Or, a citizen may sign up to speak at the City Council meeting itself on a topic that is not posted on the agenda under the “Open Citizen Comment” period. REFER TO SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA: CITIZEN COMMENT
Minutes April 10, 2014 Regular City Council Meeting
Consent Agenda - Items considered to be routine and 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. 5. 1. Budget Ordinance Amendment 2nd Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance 2014-O0060 Amendment 20 respecting the Grant Fund to accept and appropriate funding from the Chapman Forestry Foundation for the Tree-Planting Grant; to accept and appropriate funding from the National Recreation and Park Association for the Out-of-School Time Programs Grant; providing for filing; and providing for a savings clause. 5. 2. Budget Ordinance Amendment 2nd Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance 2014-O0061 Amendment 21 respecting the General Fund to increase the transfer to the Capital Project Fund; providing for filing; and providing for a savings clause. 5. 3. Budget Ordinance Amendment 1st Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance Amendment 22 respecting the Capital Program to amend Capital Improvement Project (CIP) fund 90095, North University Enhancement Project; providing for filing; and providing for a savings clause. 5. 4. Budget Ordinance Amendment 2nd Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance 2014-O0064 Amendment 25 amending the FY 2013-14 Budget for municipal purposes respecting the General Fund by amending the City Manager budget, increase position control by one position, and increase the utilization of fund balance; providing for filing, and providing for a savings clause. 5. 5. Budget Ordinance Amendment 1st Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance Amendment 26 amending the FY 2013-14 Budget for municipal purposes respecting the Grant Fund to accept and appropriate funding from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for the Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) grant; accept and appropriate funding from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Click-It or Ticket grant; providing for filing; and providing for a savings clause. 5. 6. Budget Ordinance Amendment 1st Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance Amendment 27 amending the FY 2013-14 Budget for municipal purposes respecting the FY 2013-14 Master Lease; the Water Operating Fund; and the Solid Waste Operating Fund; providing for filing; and providing for a savings clause. 5. 7. Resolution – Public Works Engineering: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute contract 11863 a Professional Services Agreement with Freese and Nichols, Inc. (FNI) in association with the Pump Station Emergency Generators Project for General Construction Phase Services. 5. 8. Ordinance 2nd Reading – Right-of-Way: Consider Ordinance 2014-O0062 abandoning and closing a temporary garbage service easement and temporary underground utility easement located in Section 5, Block E, across Avenue J and Lot 147, Cedar Meadows, Lubbock County, Texas, 7707 Avenue J. 5. 9. Ordinance 1st Reading – Right-of-Way: Consider an ordinance abandoning and closing two water line easements, an access, garbage service, underground utility, drainage easement, blanket garbage and collection easements, blanket underground utility easement and transformer pad easements located on Tract E, Solaris Estates, Lubbock County, Texas, 125th and Quaker Avenue. 5. 10. Ordinance 1st Reading – Right-of-Way: Consider an ordinance abandoning and closing five 5. 10. Ordinance 1st Reading – Right-of-Way: Consider an ordinance abandoning and closing five Lubbock Power and Light (LP&L) transformer pad easements and two five-feet wide underground utility easements located in Cooper Stone Addition, 112th and Gary Avenue. 5. 11. Ordinance 1st Reading – Right-of-Way: Consider an ordinance abandoning and closing a portion of a 20-foot alley located between Lots 1,2, and 13, 14, Holloway Addition out of the Southeast quarter of Section 3, Block A, Lubbock County, Texas. 5. 12. Resolution - Right-of-Way: Consider a resolution authorizing the City Council to accept on behalf of the City an easement from Don Conner as Trustee of Town West Baptist Church regarding the acquisition of right-of-way for the Bailey County Well Field Supply Line/Pumping System, easement located out of Lot 2, Commanders Addition, Lots 2-7, Lubbock County, Texas. 5. 13. Resolution - Facilities: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute contract 11835 an agreement with Parkhill Smith & Cooper (PSC) for professional architectural and engineering services for the renovations of the Water Administration Department. 5. 14. Resolution - Solid Waste: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute contract 11769 with Calco Metal Works, Inc. for slant side-loading refuse containers, ITB 14-11769-TF. 5. 15. Resolution - Solid Waste: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute purchase order contract 31018943 with ROMCO Equipment Co. for a Hydroseeder for the Solid Waste Landfill Department. 5. 16. Resolution - Solid Waste: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute purchase order contract 31018942 with Al-jon Manufacturing, LLC, for a landfill compactor for the Solid Waste Landfill Department. 5. 17. Ordinance 1st Reading- Building Inspection: Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 28 of the Lubbock Code of Ordinances by increasing bond and insurance requirements for roofing contractors in order to become registered and to obtain permits from the Building Inspection Department, and providing for the appeal or denial, suspension or revocation of registration of building contractors before the Building Board of Appeals. 5. 18. Ordinance 2nd Reading – Planning: Consider Ordinance 2014-O0065, a request for Zone Case 3047-K, a request of AMD Engineering, LLC, for Oakmont Estates Investments of Lubbock, LLC, for a zoning change from R-1 to Garden Office (GO) on 3.937 acres of unplatted land out of Block E-2, Section 23, north of 122nd Street and east of Slide Road. 5. 19. Ordinance 2nd Reading – Planning: Consider Ordinance 2014-O0066, a request for Zone Case 3047-L, a request of AMD Engineering, LLC, for Oakmont Estates Investments of Lubbock, LLC, for a zoning change from R-1 Specific Use to R-1 Specific Use for garden homes and reduced setbacks on 1.187 acres of unplatted land out of Block E-2, Section 23, south of 114th Street and east of Vicksburg Avenue. 5. 20. Ordinance 2nd Reading – Planning: Consider Ordinance 2014-O0067, a request for Zone Case 2789-A, a request of Marie Hanza, for Lubbock Habitat for Humanity, for a zoning change to amend the conditions of Ordinance 9968 to allow outside storage behind a screening fence on Lots 16 through 18, Block 8, Jim Robinson Addition, 2910 Avenue N and 1506 29th Place. 5. 21. Ordinance 2nd Reading – Planning: Consider Ordinance 2014-O0068, a request for Zone Case 2278-C, a request of James Dirks, for W. W. Butler Jr. Trust No. 1, for a zoning change from C-2 to C-4 limited to a public kennel and all unconditionally permitted C-2 uses on a portion of Lot 1, Butler, 98th & Slide Addition, 5214 98th Street, Suite 101. 5. 22. Ordinance 2nd Reading – Planning: Consider Ordinance 2014-O0069, a request for Zone Case 2871-B, a request of Hugo Reed and Associates, Inc., for Dan Day, for a zoning change from A-2, C-3, and R-2 Specific Use to C-3 and R-1 Specific Use for reduced setbacks on 33.8 acres of unplatted land out of Block AK, Section 28, northeast corner of Milwaukee Avenue and 98th Street. 5. 23. Ordinance 2nd Reading – Planning: Consider Ordinance 2014-O0070, a request for Zone Case 2871-C, a request of Hugo Reed and Associates, Inc., for Dan Day, for a zoning change from R-1 Specific Use to R-2 Specific Use for reduced setbacks on 3.2 acres of unplatted land out of Block AK, Section 28, Iola Avenue, north of 98th Street. 5. 24. Ordinance 2nd Reading – Planning: Consider Ordinance 2014-O0071, a request for Zone Case 3096-B, a request of Hugo Reed and Associates, Inc., for Abbey Glen Partners, LLC, for a zoning change from R-1 Specific Use, Garden Office (GO), and C-3 to R-1 Specific Use for reduced setbacks, R-1 Specific Use for GO, and A-2 on 124 acres of unplatted land out of Block E-2, Section 25, north of 114th Street and west of Slide Road. 5. 25. Ordinance 2nd Reading – Planning: Consider Ordinance 2014-O0072, a request for Zone Case 3072-B, a request of Martin Shrader, for Solon Management Strategies, for a zoning change from C-2A to C-3 on the north 152 feet of the east 96 feet of Tract 2 and the north 130.33 feet of Tract 3, 9812 Slide Road. 5. 26. Consider an order declaring Glen C. Robertson as elected to the office of Mayor, as an unopposed candidate in the May 10, 2014 General City Election.
Ordinance 2nd Reading – Planning: Consider Ordinance 2014-O0071, a request for Zone Case 3096-B, a request of Hugo Reed and Associates, Inc., for Abbey Glen Partners, LLC, for a zoning change from R-1 Specific Use, Garden Office (GO), and C-3 to R-1 Specific Use for reduced setbacks, R-1 Specific Use for GO, and A-2 on 124 acres of unplatted land out of Block E-2, Section 25, north of 114th Street and west of Slide Road.
Public Hearing 6:30 p.m. – Planning: Consider a request for Zone Case 3089-D, a request of Jeff Braselton for a zoning change from Apartment Medical (AM) to C-3 on 0.884 acres of unplatted land out of Block AK, Section 21, 10202 Frankford Avenue, and consider an ordinance.
Presentation by Dr. Berhl Robertson, Jr., Superintendent of Lubbock Independent School District, on the State of the District.
Discuss and take action regarding the barricading of streets adjacent to the Omni Building located at 1206 14th Street.
6. 3. Resolution - City Council: Consider and take action on the appointment of Chad Weaver to the position of City Attorney for the City of Lubbock. 6. 4. Resolution - City Council: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Severance Agreement between the City of Lubbock and Chad Weaver
Resolution - Councilman Todd Klein: Consider a resolution establishing and charging a Citizens Task Force to Study Payday Lending, and making recommendations to State of Texas officials to mitigate predatory lending in Texas.
Open Citizen Comment
Call to Order
Proclamations and Presentations 2. 1. Invocation by Reverend Dr. Tony Theiman-Somora, Metropolitan Community Church 2. 2. Pledges of Allegiance 2. 3. Presentation of a special recognition for National Travel and Tourism Week, May 3 - 11, 2014. 2. 4. Presentation of a special recognition to the L.I.S.D. GIS class for mapping the trees at the Cemetery. 2. 5. Presentation of a special recognition to the Llano Estacado RoboRaiders championship at the Robotics Hub City Regional competition. 2. 6. Presentation of a special recognition for the Letter Carriers Food Drive on Saturday, May 10, 2014. 2. 7. Presentation of a special recognition to Avery Maisel, cancer survivor.
Citizen Comments - Any citizen wishing to appear before any regular meeting of the City Council to speak: shall contact the City Manager’s Office of that fact to provide the City Manager’s Office the subject matter that will be addressed, no later than seventy-five (75) hours before the meeting at which the citizen wishes to appear; or shall sign up to speak at the City Council meeting itself in regard to any item posted on the City Council agenda under the “Citizen Comment Period.” Or, a citizen may sign up to speak at the City Council meeting itself on a topic that is not posted on the agenda under the “Open Citizen Comment” period. REFER TO SUPPLEMENTAL AGENDA: CITIZEN COMMENT
Minutes April 10, 2014 Regular City Council Meeting
Consent Agenda - Items considered to be routine and 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. 5. 1. Budget Ordinance Amendment 2nd Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance 2014-O0060 Amendment 20 respecting the Grant Fund to accept and appropriate funding from the Chapman Forestry Foundation for the Tree-Planting Grant; to accept and appropriate funding from the National Recreation and Park Association for the Out-of-School Time Programs Grant; providing for filing; and providing for a savings clause. 5. 2. Budget Ordinance Amendment 2nd Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance 2014-O0061 Amendment 21 respecting the General Fund to increase the transfer to the Capital Project Fund; providing for filing; and providing for a savings clause. 5. 3. Budget Ordinance Amendment 1st Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance Amendment 22 respecting the Capital Program to amend Capital Improvement Project (CIP) fund 90095, North University Enhancement Project; providing for filing; and providing for a savings clause. 5. 4. Budget Ordinance Amendment 2nd Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance 2014-O0064 Amendment 25 amending the FY 2013-14 Budget for municipal purposes respecting the General Fund by amending the City Manager budget, increase position control by one position, and increase the utilization of fund balance; providing for filing, and providing for a savings clause. 5. 5. Budget Ordinance Amendment 1st Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance Amendment 26 amending the FY 2013-14 Budget for municipal purposes respecting the Grant Fund to accept and appropriate funding from the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA) for the Comprehensive Energy Assistance Program (CEAP) grant; accept and appropriate funding from the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) for the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program (STEP) Click-It or Ticket grant; providing for filing; and providing for a savings clause. 5. 6. Budget Ordinance Amendment 1st Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance Amendment 27 amending the FY 2013-14 Budget for municipal purposes respecting the FY 2013-14 Master Lease; the Water Operating Fund; and the Solid Waste Operating Fund; providing for filing; and providing for a savings clause. 5. 7. Resolution – Public Works Engineering: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute contract 11863 a Professional Services Agreement with Freese and Nichols, Inc. (FNI) in association with the Pump Station Emergency Generators Project for General Construction Phase Services. 5. 8. Ordinance 2nd Reading – Right-of-Way: Consider Ordinance 2014-O0062 abandoning and closing a temporary garbage service easement and temporary underground utility easement located in Section 5, Block E, across Avenue J and Lot 147, Cedar Meadows, Lubbock County, Texas, 7707 Avenue J. 5. 9. Ordinance 1st Reading – Right-of-Way: Consider an ordinance abandoning and closing two water line easements, an access, garbage service, underground utility, drainage easement, blanket garbage and collection easements, blanket underground utility easement and transformer pad easements located on Tract E, Solaris Estates, Lubbock County, Texas, 125th and Quaker Avenue. 5. 10. Ordinance 1st Reading – Right-of-Way: Consider an ordinance abandoning and closing five 5. 10. Ordinance 1st Reading – Right-of-Way: Consider an ordinance abandoning and closing five Lubbock Power and Light (LP&L) transformer pad easements and two five-feet wide underground utility easements located in Cooper Stone Addition, 112th and Gary Avenue. 5. 11. Ordinance 1st Reading – Right-of-Way: Consider an ordinance abandoning and closing a portion of a 20-foot alley located between Lots 1,2, and 13, 14, Holloway Addition out of the Southeast quarter of Section 3, Block A, Lubbock County, Texas. 5. 12. Resolution - Right-of-Way: Consider a resolution authorizing the City Council to accept on behalf of the City an easement from Don Conner as Trustee of Town West Baptist Church regarding the acquisition of right-of-way for the Bailey County Well Field Supply Line/Pumping System, easement located out of Lot 2, Commanders Addition, Lots 2-7, Lubbock County, Texas. 5. 13. Resolution - Facilities: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute contract 11835 an agreement with Parkhill Smith & Cooper (PSC) for professional architectural and engineering services for the renovations of the Water Administration Department. 5. 14. Resolution - Solid Waste: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute contract 11769 with Calco Metal Works, Inc. for slant side-loading refuse containers, ITB 14-11769-TF. 5. 15. Resolution - Solid Waste: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute purchase order contract 31018943 with ROMCO Equipment Co. for a Hydroseeder for the Solid Waste Landfill Department. 5. 16. Resolution - Solid Waste: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute purchase order contract 31018942 with Al-jon Manufacturing, LLC, for a landfill compactor for the Solid Waste Landfill Department. 5. 17. Ordinance 1st Reading- Building Inspection: Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 28 of the Lubbock Code of Ordinances by increasing bond and insurance requirements for roofing contractors in order to become registered and to obtain permits from the Building Inspection Department, and providing for the appeal or denial, suspension or revocation of registration of building contractors before the Building Board of Appeals. 5. 18. Ordinance 2nd Reading – Planning: Consider Ordinance 2014-O0065, a request for Zone Case 3047-K, a request of AMD Engineering, LLC, for Oakmont Estates Investments of Lubbock, LLC, for a zoning change from R-1 to Garden Office (GO) on 3.937 acres of unplatted land out of Block E-2, Section 23, north of 122nd Street and east of Slide Road. 5. 19. Ordinance 2nd Reading – Planning: Consider Ordinance 2014-O0066, a request for Zone Case 3047-L, a request of AMD Engineering, LLC, for Oakmont Estates Investments of Lubbock, LLC, for a zoning change from R-1 Specific Use to R-1 Specific Use for garden homes and reduced setbacks on 1.187 acres of unplatted land out of Block E-2, Section 23, south of 114th Street and east of Vicksburg Avenue. 5. 20. Ordinance 2nd Reading – Planning: Consider Ordinance 2014-O0067, a request for Zone Case 2789-A, a request of Marie Hanza, for Lubbock Habitat for Humanity, for a zoning change to amend the conditions of Ordinance 9968 to allow outside storage behind a screening fence on Lots 16 through 18, Block 8, Jim Robinson Addition, 2910 Avenue N and 1506 29th Place. 5. 21. Ordinance 2nd Reading – Planning: Consider Ordinance 2014-O0068, a request for Zone Case 2278-C, a request of James Dirks, for W. W. Butler Jr. Trust No. 1, for a zoning change from C-2 to C-4 limited to a public kennel and all unconditionally permitted C-2 uses on a portion of Lot 1, Butler, 98th & Slide Addition, 5214 98th Street, Suite 101. 5. 22. Ordinance 2nd Reading – Planning: Consider Ordinance 2014-O0069, a request for Zone Case 2871-B, a request of Hugo Reed and Associates, Inc., for Dan Day, for a zoning change from A-2, C-3, and R-2 Specific Use to C-3 and R-1 Specific Use for reduced setbacks on 33.8 acres of unplatted land out of Block AK, Section 28, northeast corner of Milwaukee Avenue and 98th Street. 5. 23. Ordinance 2nd Reading – Planning: Consider Ordinance 2014-O0070, a request for Zone Case 2871-C, a request of Hugo Reed and Associates, Inc., for Dan Day, for a zoning change from R-1 Specific Use to R-2 Specific Use for reduced setbacks on 3.2 acres of unplatted land out of Block AK, Section 28, Iola Avenue, north of 98th Street. 5. 24. Ordinance 2nd Reading – Planning: Consider Ordinance 2014-O0071, a request for Zone Case 3096-B, a request of Hugo Reed and Associates, Inc., for Abbey Glen Partners, LLC, for a zoning change from R-1 Specific Use, Garden Office (GO), and C-3 to R-1 Specific Use for reduced setbacks, R-1 Specific Use for GO, and A-2 on 124 acres of unplatted land out of Block E-2, Section 25, north of 114th Street and west of Slide Road. 5. 25. Ordinance 2nd Reading – Planning: Consider Ordinance 2014-O0072, a request for Zone Case 3072-B, a request of Martin Shrader, for Solon Management Strategies, for a zoning change from C-2A to C-3 on the north 152 feet of the east 96 feet of Tract 2 and the north 130.33 feet of Tract 3, 9812 Slide Road. 5. 26. Consider an order declaring Glen C. Robertson as elected to the office of Mayor, as an unopposed candidate in the May 10, 2014 General City Election.
Ordinance 2nd Reading – Planning: Consider Ordinance 2014-O0071, a request for Zone Case 3096-B, a request of Hugo Reed and Associates, Inc., for Abbey Glen Partners, LLC, for a zoning change from R-1 Specific Use, Garden Office (GO), and C-3 to R-1 Specific Use for reduced setbacks, R-1 Specific Use for GO, and A-2 on 124 acres of unplatted land out of Block E-2, Section 25, north of 114th Street and west of Slide Road.
Public Hearing 6:30 p.m. – Planning: Consider a request for Zone Case 3089-D, a request of Jeff Braselton for a zoning change from Apartment Medical (AM) to C-3 on 0.884 acres of unplatted land out of Block AK, Section 21, 10202 Frankford Avenue, and consider an ordinance.
Presentation by Dr. Berhl Robertson, Jr., Superintendent of Lubbock Independent School District, on the State of the District.
Discuss and take action regarding the barricading of streets adjacent to the Omni Building located at 1206 14th Street.
6. 3. Resolution - City Council: Consider and take action on the appointment of Chad Weaver to the position of City Attorney for the City of Lubbock. 6. 4. Resolution - City Council: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Severance Agreement between the City of Lubbock and Chad Weaver
Resolution - Councilman Todd Klein: Consider a resolution establishing and charging a Citizens Task Force to Study Payday Lending, and making recommendations to State of Texas officials to mitigate predatory lending in Texas.
Open Citizen Comment