[6. 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.]

APPROVAL. I'LL DISCUSS THESE AND THEN COME BRING THOSE BACK IN FOR A VOTE.

BUT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE 6.3, 6.4.

6.16. 6.19.

6.22 AND 6.27.

SO I THINK I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER ON 6.3 AND 6.4 TO MR. ATKINSON. THOSE ARE ARPA FUNDS AND SOME MINOR CHANGES.

AND THEN IF COUNCIL HAS QUESTIONS OR WE HAVE TO PULL STAFF UP HERE, WE CAN CERTAINLY HAVE THAT AVAILABLE.

MR. ATKINSON. THANK YOU MAYOR.

ITEM 6.3 IS PART OF OUR ARPA PROJECTS AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT.

SPECIFICALLY, THESE ARE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS.

THE ITEM BEFORE YOU TODAY IS TO INCREASE THE APPROPRIATION TO SPECIFICALLY THE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY PROJECT IN THE AMOUNT OF $136,312. THIS IS A PREVIOUSLY APPROVED PROJECT.

HABITAT TOOK THEIR BIDS IN FOR WHAT THEY CALLED PHASE ONE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE.

REMEMBER, THE CITY'S SUPPORT IS THE PUBLIC PART OF IT.

SO THE ROADS, THE PIPES, ETC.

BECAUSE OF THAT, THERE IS AN ABILITY WITH THIS ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO EXPAND THE PROJECT AND ACTUALLY ALLOW HABITAT TO GET STARTED ON THESE FIRST TIME HOME BUYER PROJECTS IN WHAT THEY CALL PHASE TWO.

SO CARRYING THIS IN, WE HAVE AN AMENDMENT OF $250,000 TOTAL, A PORTION OF WHICH WAS ALREADY THERE SAVINGS.

THE ADDITIONAL REQUEST IS $136,312.

THE SOURCE OF THE $136,000 IS CARRIED INTEREST THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN ACCUMULATING ON ARPA DOLLARS THAT HAVE NOT YET BEEN SPENT OUT OF THE DOOR, SO THAT WILL CARRY THAT ONE.

THE NEXT ITEM, STILL WITHIN 6.3 IS RELATED TO WHAT WE CALL THE HOMELESSNESS PROJECT.

COUNCIL YOU'LL REMEMBER THIS ONE'S BEEN ADJUSTED UP.

IT'S BEEN ADJUSTED DOWN.

WE HAD KIND OF A BOOKKEEPING PROBLEM THAT WE NEEDED TO CLARIFY.

SO WHAT WE'RE BRINGING BACK TO YOU TODAY IS A REQUEST TO ADD $200,000.

THIS ALSO WILL BE FROM INTEREST.

THIS IS SPECIFICALLY TO INCLUDE THE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S PLAN TO SET UP WHAT IS CALLED AN INTERMEDIARY INTERMEDIARY, EXCUSE ME, CARE

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CLINIC. THIS WILL BE AT THE NEW FACILITY AT 50TH AND AVENUE U COOPERATIVE PROJECTS WITH THE TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER.

THIS IS TO HIRE A DOCTOR THAT WILL SERVE AS A FELLOW AND TO RUN THAT CLINIC.

AND THEY WILL START JULY OF 2024.

SO AGAIN, THE REQUEST IS FOR $200,000.

THIS ALSO IS COMING OUT OF THE CARRIED INTEREST THAT WE HAVE.

ANY QUESTIONS ON EITHER OF THOSE TWO ITEMS? MR. MCBRAYER. SO THIS FIRST YEAR I GUESS IS FUNDED OUT OF THE CARRIED INTEREST.

WHAT ABOUT ONGOING YEARS FOR THIS STAFF PERSON? NOT SURE HOW THAT'S GOING TO BE CARRIED IN YEAR TWO.

BUT WE DO HAVE BILL HOWERTON HERE AND I THINK HE CAN ANSWER THAT FOR US.

GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY.

GOOD AFTERNOON. GOOD AFTERNOON BILL.

THAT SECOND YEAR IS GOING TO BE FUNDED THROUGH THE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AND THE COUNTY OF LUBBOCK OR LUBBOCK COUNTY.

SO THEY'RE PICKING UP THAT SECOND YEAR.

AND WE HOPE TO HAVE OTHER FUNDS COME IN.

WE'LL HAVE TO WHEN WE GET THERE.

WE'LL HAVE TO FIND THOSE FUNDS, WHETHER THEY'RE THROUGH A FOUNDATION OR THROUGH ANOTHER FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GRANT.

BILL, YOU MIGHT STICK CLOSE. I THINK MISS JOY ALSO HAS SOME QUESTIONS.

YES, [INAUDIBLE] I DON'T THINK PEOPLE ARE REALLY AWARE OF THIS INTERMEDIARY CARE CLINIC.

WOULD YOU TELL US WHY THIS CLINIC IS NECESSARY? YOU HAVE A LOT OF FOLKS OUT IN THE COMMUNITY THAT DON'T HAVE A PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN.

THEY'RE GOING INTO THE HOSPITAL BEING RELEASED.

THEIR CARE DISAPPEARS.

THEY'RE NOT STAYING ON THEIR MEDS, AND THEY'RE NOT FOLLOWING ANY OF THE PROTOCOL THAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE FOLLOWING.

THIS CARE CLINIC WILL ALLOW THEM TO HAVE A CARE AND MEDICINES AND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR 60 TO 90 DAYS, AS THAT'S TAKEN CARE OF, AND THEY IDENTIFY THEIR OWN.

HAVE YOU STARTED THE CLINIC AT THIS POINT IN TIME? CLINIC HAS NOT STARTED.

OKAY. SHE WON'T GET HERE TILL THE END OF JUNE.

AND WE'LL START THAT MONDAY THE FIRST MONDAY IN JULY.

AND IN CONNECTION WITH THAT, SINCE THIS IS GOING TO BE AT THE CITY COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT.

YES, MA'AM. WHEN WHEN ARE WE MOVING IN TO THAT FACILITY? I'VE BEEN TOLD THE FIRST WEEK OF JULY IS WHEN WE'RE TARGETING MOVE IN.

OKAY. YEAH, I MIGHT BE ABLE TO ADD A LITTLE TO THAT.

SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION FOR THAT PROJECT IS JUNE THE 9TH.

SO THE CONTRACTOR WILL START ON THE PUNCH LIST THOSE FINAL ITEMS, WE WERE TRYING TO GET MOVED IN SO THAT WE CAN START ON JULY 1ST.

IT WILL CARRY OVER THROUGH A PORTION OF THE MONTH, SO YOU'LL BRING AN OPERATION IN, ADD ONE, ADD ONE, AND JUST KEEP GOING.

BUT I THINK THE COMMUNITY SHOULD BE EXCITED ABOUT THE NEW HEALTH DEPARTMENT, WHICH IS AT 50TH AND AVENUE U.

IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING BECAUSE IT'S BEEN IN A PLACE THAT HAS.

IT'S WORKED.

THE STAFF HAS MADE IT WORK, BUT IT'S OUTGROWN THAT FACILITY.

GREATLY. SO I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO TO THE THE OPENING ON THAT.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOU GUYS COMING AND TAKING A TOUR OF IT, TOO.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MRS. PATTERSON HARRIS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE THE PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN MADE ON THE NEW FACILITY RIGHT OFF OF 50TH STREET IN THE WAS IT THE 1700 BLOCK WHICH IS LOCATED IN DISTRICT NUMBER TWO.

HOWEVER, I CAN REALLY RELATE TO THE FACT OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE LEAVING HOSPITALIZATION AND NOT HAVING ANY FOLLOW UP CARE.

THAT WAS ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT MET ME WHEN I CAME INTO OFFICE.

AND I WAS LIKE, HOW DO HOW DO YOU ADDRESS THIS? HOW DO YOU ADDRESS THIS? NOW, KNOWING THAT WE ARE AT THIS POINT THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THOSE TYPES OF SITUATIONS.

IT WAS JUST THAT ONE INDIVIDUAL THAT REACHED OUT TO ME.

BUT I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SO MANY MORE, SO MANY MORE WHO WILL NEED THE CARE OF THIS PARTICULAR PROGRAM.

I JUST APPRECIATE THE CITY OF LUBBOCK AND THE CITY OF LUBBOCK HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR RECOGNIZING THE NEED AND DOING SOMETHING ABOUT IT.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT, ALL OF YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANKS, BILL. YOU BET.

ALL RIGHT. 6.4 MR. ATKINSON. THANK YOU.

ITEM 6.4 IS THE SECOND ITEM WE HAVE ON THE AGENDA TODAY RELATED TO ARPA.

THIS IS SPECIFICALLY OUT OF THE PARKS ALLOCATION.

MORE SPECIFICALLY THAN THAT, ONE OF THE ORIGINAL FUNDED PROJECTS WAS TO PUT FIELD LIGHTING ON THE REMAINING UNLIT FIELD AT THE TOM MARTIN YOUTH SPORTS

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COMPLEX. THAT IS DONE.

THE LIGHTS ARE UP.

ALL IS GOOD.

THAT ALLOCATION WE HAD A SAVINGS OF $33,402.

SO IT'S MONEY THAT'S ALREADY IN THAT ACCOUNT.

WE ARE REQUESTING TO TAKE THOSE DOLLARS, THE $33,402, AND MOVE THOSE INTO A SUBSET OF THAT SAME PARKS PROJECT, SPECIFICALLY THE PARKS RESTROOM PROGRAMS. WHAT WE'VE ENDED UP, WE'VE GOT TWO OF THOSE, CLAP AND MAXIE, TO WHERE THE RESTROOMS ARE, HAVING TO BE BUILT UP APPROXIMATELY THREE FEET TO GET THE FLOOR LEVEL ABOVE THE FLOOD LEVEL. AND IT'S GOING TO COST US A LITTLE MORE DOLLARS TO DO THAT.

SO THAT IS THE REQUEST THERE.

IT IS NOT NEW MONEY. IT IS NOT INTEREST MONEY.

IT IS SAVINGS FROM THE LIGHTING PROJECT.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. ATKINSON.

ANY QUESTIONS ON FOUR POINT OR EXCUSE ME, 6.4? ALL RIGHT. WELL, LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE OVER TO 6.16, I BELIEVE WE THIS IS A SECOND READ OF A MINOR CHANGE IN OUR DEFINITIONS O N IMPACT FEES.

MR. ATKINSON. THANK YOU MAYOR.

THAT IS CORRECT.

ALSO, COUNCIL QUICK REMINDER, THIS CHANGE IS COMING TO YOU AS A RECOMMENDATION OF YOUR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN THEIR ANNUAL REPORT.

WHAT THIS DOES IS ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC SITUATION OF WHERE A REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT CAN BE EXEMPT FROM PAYING A NEW IMPACT FEE. SO WHAT IT IS, IS CLEANING UP SOME DEFINITIONS.

SO WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED THE EXISTING BUILDING WAS ISSUED A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY AND AT SOME TIME WAS BEING USED FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE PRIOR TO THE CURRENT AND NEW USE.

SO PREVIOUSLY OCCUPIED IS THE OPERATIVE CHANGE TO THAT.

SECOND PART OF THE CHANGE IS THAT THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE IS NOT INCREASED BY MORE THAN 1000 ADDITIONAL SQUARE FEET.

SO TAKE A BUILDING THAT AT ONE TIME WAS LEGALLY AND LAWFULLY OCCUPIED, LIKELY IS NOT ANYMORE.

COULD COULD BE BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE.

AND A PERSON IS ALLOWED TO COME IN AND REDEVELOP THAT IF THEY DO NOT CHANGE THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE BY MORE THAN 1000FT².

AND IF THEY MEET BOTH OF THOSE QUALIFICATIONS, THEY WILL BE EXEMPT FROM PAYING AN IMPACT FEE ON THAT PROJECT.

WHOLE PURPOSE IS TO ENCOURAGE REDEVELOPMENT OF EXISTING FACILITIES.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. ATKINSON.

ANY QUESTIONS ON 6.1? ALL RIGHT. VERY GOOD. LET'S MOVE TO 6.19.

I BELIEVE THIS IS A CHANGE ORDER FACILITIES.

ALSO CORRECT MAYOR, THIS IS CONTRACT AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE, ALSO KNOWN AS A CHANGE ORDER.

THIS IS WITHIN FORT HENTHORN CONSTRUCTION.

THIS IS FOR OUR NEW JOINT PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITY AT 2015 50TH STREET.

TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE CHANGE ORDER IS $190,453.49, AS COMPARED TO THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT TOTAL, THAT IS 2.34%.

SO CERTAINLY CONGRATULATIONS TO HENTHORN THAT ANY REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT REMODEL PROJECT IS ALWAYS TOUGH.

THEY'VE CARRIED US THROUGH THAT VERY WELL.

THESE CHANGES ARE FROM ITEMS THAT JUST WERE NOT IN THE ORIGINAL DESIGN.

SOME STOREFRONT CHANGES.

REMEMBER, A PORTION OF THAT BUILDING IS A SEPARATE STOREFRONT AND SOME NURSE CALL SYSTEMS THAT WILL GO INTO THE CLINIC ROOMS. AGAIN, MENTIONED IT EARLIER.

THE PROJECTED SUBSTANTIAL COMPLETION DATE OF THIS PROJECT IS JUNE THE 9TH AND THE FINAL COMPLETION DATE, AUGUST 8TH, MOVING IN STARTING EARLY JULY. ALL RIGHT.

WE HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS HERE, MRS. PATTERSON HARRIS. THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION, JUST A STATEMENT.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION FOR CITIZENS WITH REGARD TO THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT AND JUST KEEPING UP WITH THAT AND THE ANTICIPATION THAT'S GOING ON.

AND THE GREAT THING IS BECAUSE THERE IS A SAVINGS WITH REGARD TO SOME OF THE CONSTRUCTION THAT IS THERE, AND I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE NOTED.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MISS PATTERSON HARRIS.

ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE TO 6.22.

THIS IS ORDINANCE CHANGES REGARDING SPEED LIMITS AND SCHOOL ZONES.

MR. ATKINSON. THANK YOU MAYOR.

6.22 IS FOR SCHOOL ZONES.

THESE ARE FIVE NEW SCHOOL ZONES LOCATED AT TWO TWO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS.

SO CLARIFICATION A SINGLE STREET THAT ABUTS A SCHOOL THAT HAS A SCHOOL ZONE ON IT IS CONSIDERED A SEPARATE SCHOOL ZONE TO DO THAT.

THE TWO SCHOOLS ARE ROSCOE WILSON ELEMENTARY AND RIDGEWOOD ELEMENTARY.

AND OF COURSE, RIDGEWOOD IS THE NEW FRIENDSHIP ELEMENTARY THAT IS COMING ONLINE.

SO WHAT ARE WE DOING AT ROSCOE WILSON?

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25TH STREET THERE WILL BE TWO 20 MILE PER HOUR SCHOOL ZONE SIGN ASSEMBLIES.

ROSCOE WILSON ON 26TH STREET TWO 20 MILE PER HOUR FLASHING BEACON ASSEMBLIES AT RIDGEWOOD.

WORK WILL BE ON ZADAR STREET, THAT IS ZADAR.

THAT IS YOUR 20 MILE PER HOUR SCHOOL ZONE SIGN ASSEMBLY ON 55TH STREET, ADJACENT TO RIDGEWOOD.

THERE WILL BE TWO 20 MILE PER HOUR SCHOOL ZONE SIGN ASSEMBLIES, AND ON XENIA AVENUE THERE WILL BE ONE 20 MILE PER HOUR FLASHING BEACON ASSEMBLY BE INSTALLED.

MISS JOY. WILL BE CONSTRUCTED OVER THE SUMMER? YES, MA'AM. YOU'RE TELLING US.

AND I WOULD HOPE THAT WHEN WE GET BACK TO SCHOOL STARTING AGAIN, THAT WE WOULD REMIND PEOPLE THAT THESE.

THESE SCHOOLS HAVE A CHANGE.

AND I THINK SOMETIMES WE TEND TO IGNORE THOSE SPEED LIMITS.

SO LET'S KEEP IN MIND THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW ABOUT THESE THESE CHANGES.

I'M SURE A LOT OF THE PUBLIC DOESN'T KNOW WHERE RIDGEWOOD IS.

ROSCOE WILSON IS IN THE HEART OF LUBBOCK, SO THEY DO.

BUT IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE TAKE CARE OF OUR KIDDOS SAFETY.

AND THANK YOU, MISS JOY.

ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON 6.22? SO THE SIGNS WILL BE ON THE ROSCOE WILSON, SINCE THAT'S A BLOCK FROM MY HOUSE IN MY DISTRICT, THE SIGNS WILL BE ON 25TH STREET, THE FLASHING BEACONS ON 26TH STREET. WILL THEY BE WITHIN THE BLOCK OF SCHOOLS ARE IN OR WILL THEY BE THE BLOCK PRIOR TO THAT? THEY'LL BE AT THE BEGINNING POINT OF THE SCHOOL ZONES, WHICH IS BASICALLY THE ADJACENT PIECES OF THOSE BLOCKS.

OKAY. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. MCBRAYER.

WE'LL NOW MOVE TO 6.27.

SO THIS COUNCIL 6.27 IS JUST THE APPOINTMENT.

I THINK THIS IS INTERLOCHEN.

THIS IS A JOINT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE COUNTY AND THE CITY TO APPOINT MAGISTRATES WHO TYPICALLY WILL DO 15, 17 HEARINGS AT THE JAIL.

AND THAT'S APPOINTING MELISSA MCNAMARA, JARRETT GREASER, ROLAND RIVERA, TRAVIS SANDOVAL, DWIGHT MCDONALD, SARAH HUDMAN, AND BROOKE DACUS.

AND SO I THINK THIS IS JUST A JOINT AGREEMENT.

I THINK THIS HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR QUITE SOME TIME, AND WE'RE JUST ADDING A FEW NEW NAMES TO THIS AND APPOINTING THESE PARTIES.

IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.

AND IN EFFECT THEY ARE RECIPROCAL APPOINTMENTS TO HELP ACCOMPLISH ACCOMPLISH THE MAGISTRATE DUTIES.

AND WE ALSO HAVE JUDGE HERNANDEZ HERE.

IF ANYONE HAS ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM JUDGE HERNANDEZ ABOUT THESE APPOINTMENTS.

MRS. PATTERSON HARRIS.

I ACTUALLY KIND OF MADE A NOTE OF THIS BECAUSE WE ARE RIGHT NEXT TO THE MUNICIPAL COURT AND DAY IN AND DAY OUT, WE HAVE TONS OF FOLKS MAKING THEIR WAY PAST THIS BUILDING TO GET THERE, AND ANYTIME THERE'S SOME ADDITIONS OR SUBTRACTIONS OR MULTIPLICATIONS TO THAT LOCATION, I LIKE FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW, EVEN IF IT IS WITH THEM SERVING AS A MAGISTRATE, EVEN AT THE COUNTY FACILITY, SO THAT THEY DEAL WITH THAT, THOSE CONCERNS THERE.

BUT SINCE JUDGE HERNANDEZ IS HERE, HE MAY BE ABLE TO SHED A LITTLE BIT OF LIGHT AND LET US KNOW MAYBE WHO THOSE FOLKS ARE OR WHAT HAVE YOU.

WELL, THANK YOU.

AND FIRST OF ALL, GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

IT'S GREAT TO BE BACK IN FRONT OF YOU ALL.

AND MISS PATTERSON HARRIS I KNEW YOU WERE NOT GOING TO LEAVE OFFICE WITHOUT BRINGING ME UP TO TALK TO YOU DURING THIS CITY COUNCIL SESSION.

SO, YES, THIS IS AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT.

AND THE MAYOR WAS CORRECT.

INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND THE COUNTY FOR 1517 MAGISTRATION, WHICH MEANS IT'S IT'S THE MAGISTRATION THAT TAKES PART WHENEVER A PERSON IS ARRESTED OR GIVEN AN INSTANT OR CITATION.

THE THESE MAGISTRATES TAKE PART OVER AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY DONE BY ZOOM.

AND SO THE JUDGES DO IT BY ZOOM OVER FROM JUDGE MCNAMARA'S OFFICE OVER AT THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE.

IT'S THE SAME LIST THAT WE'VE HAD.

WE'VE ADDED TWO NEW MAGISTRATES OR WE'RE TRYING TO ADD AND SARAH HUDMAN AND BROOKE DACUS.

BECAUSE WE HAVE LOST A COUPLE OF MAGISTRATES IN THE PAST, THE LATEST ONE BEING A MAGISTRATE, KEVIN HART, WHO RETIRED AND MOVED TO HOUSTON OR IS MOVING TO HOUSTON.

SO MAGISTRATION WILL NOT BE TAKING PART OVER AT LUBBOCK MUNICIPAL COURT.

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IT'S GOING TO BE DONE OVER AT THE COUNTY, LIKE I SAID, THROUGH A ZOOM HEARING.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JUDGE HERNANDEZ.

I DO HAVE A QUESTION IN THE INFORMATION.

IN THE BACKUP, IT SAYS ONE OR MORE QUALIFIED PERSONS, AND I KNOW SEVERAL ON THIS LIST NO, THERE ARE QUALIFIED.

IN FACT, THEY WENT THEY HAD TO SUBMIT AN APPLICATION.

JUDGE MCNAMARA, MYSELF AND THE BOARD OF JUDGES OVER FROM THE COUNTY COURTHOUSE, WE ALL REVIEWED THEM.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME, BESIDES BEING LICENSED FOR AT LEAST FIVE YEARS AND IN GOOD STANDING WITH THE STATE BAR, WAS THAT THEY WERE CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS.

THAT'S BEEN AN ISSUE IN THE PAST, BUT I THINK WE'VE IRONED THAT OUT WITH THE COUNTY, THOUGH.

SO THEY ARE ALL VERY, VERY GOOD PEOPLE AND VERY GOOD ATTORNEYS.

THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON QUESTIONS.

WE APPRECIATE YOU.

THANK YOU. WE'RE GOING TO WE'RE GOING TO SEE YOU BACK HERE SHORTLY.

SO YEAH WE'RE GOING TO SEE YOU IN A LITTLE BIT BACK.

AND MA'AM THANK YOU FOR CALLING ME UP AGAIN.

YES SIR. THANK YOU JUDGE.

ALL RIGHT, SO WE HAVE 6.1 THROUGH 6.34 WE'LL PUT THOSE BACK IN.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE 6.1 THROUGH 6.34? THANK YOU, MISS JOY.

SECOND BY MISS PATTERSON HARRIS.

OKAY. ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA 6.1 THROUGH 6.34, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. CONSENT AGENDA CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

WE'RE NOW MOVING TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA.

[1. Resolution - City Council: Consider and take action on the appointment of Matt Wade to the position of City Attorney for the City of Lubbock, and authorize the Mayor to execute a Severance Agreement between Matt Wade and the City of Lubbock.]

7.1 COUNCIL IS TO CONSIDER TAKING ACTION TO THE APPOINTMENT OF MR. MATT WADE. MR. WADE, DO YOU WANT TO WAVE IN THE BACK BACK THERE FOR US? WE ARE SO EXCITED TO HAVE MR. WADE JOINING US. HE WILL OFFICIALLY BEGIN AS THE CITY ATTORNEY ON JUNE THE 3RD.

I KNOW HE'S GOT A FEW MORE THINGS TO WRAP UP, BUT TODAY WE ARE ASKING TO RATIFY THE APPOINTMENT THAT WE'VE DONE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION, AND ALSO AUTHORIZE THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE A SEVERANCE AGREEMENT THAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR BACKUP AND AVAILABLE TO YOU BETWEEN MATT WADE AND THE CITY OF LUBBOCK.

AGAIN, WE'LL BE DOING MORE FORMAL THINGS WITH YOU, MR. WADE, WHEN YOU BEGIN ON JUNE 3RD.

BUT THAT'S WHAT'S BEFORE COUNCIL TODAY.

SO AT THIS TIME, I WOULD ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 7.1.

THANK YOU, MR. MASSENGALE.

MISS MARTINEZ GARCIA.

THIRD BY MISS JOY AND A FOURTH BY DR.

WILSON. A FIFTH BY MISS PATTERSON HARRIS.

A SIXTH BY MR. MCBRAYER.

I THINK THAT IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS? I THINK I CAN SPEAK ON BEHALF OF, ON BEHALF OF COUNCIL THAT WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO HAVE YOU, SIR.

ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL OF 7.1.

PLEASE SAY AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED? OUR MOTION TO APPOINT MR. MATT WADE IS OUR NEW CITY ATTORNEY BEGINNING JUNE 3RD AND TO APPROVE THE SEVERANCE AGREEMENT CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

ALL RIGHT, ANOTHER GOOD NEWS.

WE HAVE AGENDA ITEM 7.2.

[2. Resolution - City Manager: Consider and take action to ratify and confirm the appointment of Seth Herman as Police Chief for the City of Lubbock]

THIS IS A RESOLUTION FOR THE CITY TO RATIFY AND CONFIRM THE APPOINTMENT OF OUR NEW POLICE CHIEF, MR. ATKINSON. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU.

THANK YOU MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, WE ARE CONTINUING IN SOMEWHAT OF THE SAME VEIN.

IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS, WE ARE A CIVIL SERVICE CITY FOR BOTH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THERE IS A COMPONENT IN THE STATE CIVIL SERVICE LAW THAT SAYS THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE WILL APPOINT EITHER OF THOSE TWO CHIEFS, BUT THEN CONFIRMATION BY THE CITY COUNCIL IS REQUIRED.

THAT IS WHAT OUR ITEM IS TODAY.

WE DO HAVE CHIEF HERMAN IN THE BACK.

HE CAN RAISE HIS HAND REAL QUICK.

THERE WE GO. SO, COUNCIL, JUST A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND.

CHIEF HERMAN WAS ONE OF FOUR VERY HIGHLY QUALIFIED FINALISTS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO PRODUCE AS WE WENT THROUGH OUR SEARCH PROCESS.

THAT SEARCH PROCESS BEGAN IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, AND IT CULMINATED JUST A LITTLE OVER A WEEK AGO.

EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS HAS REALLY BEEN PUT THROUGH THE RINGER APPLICATIONS, WRITING ASSIGNMENTS, VIDEO INTERVIEWS, LOTS OF RESEARCH, MULTIPLE IN-PERSON INTERVIEWS, AS WELL AS A PUBLIC MEET AND GREET SESSION.

AND I KNOW MANY OF YOU ALL WERE ABLE TO ATTEND THAT AS WELL.

OUR MEET AND GREET SESSION, I WOULD SAY WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL THIS YEAR.

WE RECEIVED 31 WRITTEN OR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS AS A RESULT OF THAT MEETING, IN ADDITION TO A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO I WAS ABLE TO CATCH AS THEY WERE LEAVING AND JUST KIND OF DO A MINI INTERVIEW ON THEM.

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ALSO, EACH OF THE FOUR FINALISTS HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO VISIT WITH THE EXECUTIVE BOARD OF THE LUBBOCK PROFESSIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION.

FOLLOWING THAT, THEN I WAS ABLE TO SIT WITH THAT SAME GROUP AND GET THEIR OBSERVATIONS, THEIR THOUGHTS ON ALL OF THOSE, SPECIFICALLY IN THE CASE OF CHIEF HERMAN, AS HE ROSE TO THE TOP OF THIS QUALIFIED GROUP, CONDUCTED A LITTLE ADDITIONAL REFERENCE RESEARCH, VISITED WITH MANY PEOPLE.

I AM VERY PLEASED TO REPORT BACK THAT IN ALL CASES, WHAT I HEARD BACK WAS VERY, VERY GOOD.

SO IT IS MY OPINION AND IT IS MY APPOINTMENT TO RECOMMEND TO YOU, CHIEF SETH HERMAN.

AND BASED ON THIS, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR RATIFICATION AND CONFIRMATION.

SHOULD YOU DO SO.

JUNE 3RD WILL BE A GREAT DAY BECAUSE NOT ONLY WILL MR. WADE START WITH US, SO WILL CHIEF HERMAN.

MAYOR AND COUNCIL I'LL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. ATKINSON. LET'S GO AHEAD IF THERE IS I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 7.2.

THANK YOU, MR. MCBRAYER.

SECONDED BY DR. WILSON.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF MR. ATKINSON? ANY COMMENTS OR ANYTHING COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO STATE BEFORE WE VOTE ON 7.2? MISS JOY. MR. ATKINSON TRANSITIONS ARE ALWAYS DIFFICULT, SO I WOULD BE INTERESTED IN KNOWING WHY YOU FELT LIKE MR. HERMAN WAS THE PERSON FOR THE JOB HERE IN LUBBOCK.

CERTAINLY NUMEROUS THINGS.

HAS ALL OF THE EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS, THE CAREER ACHIEVEMENTS.

CERTAINLY IS A WEST TEXAN JUST LIKE THE REST OF US.

HE'S JUST RIGHT DOWN THE ROAD, VERY FAMILIAR WITH LUBBOCK.

AS WE WENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS.

CHIEF HERMAN'S WHAT HE TOLD US WHAT WE LEARNED IN THE INTERVIEWS AND WHEN WE CALLED PEOPLE HIS ABILITY TO CONNECT FIRST AND FOREMOST WITH HIS OFFICERS, WITH THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO ARE ON THE STREET, BUT ALSO HIS ABILITY TO DO SO WITH THE COMMUNITY AS WELL.

SPEAKS VERY, VERY HIGHLY.

HIS CURRENT DEPARTMENT, MIDLAND THAT COMMUNITY HAS A LOT OF THE SAME CHALLENGES THAT LUBBOCK DOES.

THEY HAVE SOME THAT WE DON'T.

BUT I'VE WATCHED AS YOU CHRONICLE HIS CAREER AS THE CHIEF OF POLICE THERE, THEIR ABILITY TO HAVE A POSITIVE INFLUENCE ON THE CRIME RATE AND TO DRIVE THAT DOWN.

AND THAT CERTAINLY IS JOB ONE FOR US.

DRIVE THE CRIME RATE DOWN, BRING THE COMMUNITY WITH US.

THE LONG TERM GOAL FOR OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT IS TO ACHIEVE RECOGNITION OR ACCREDITATION THROUGH ONE OF THOSE BODIES, BUT THOSE FIRST TWO ARE WHAT WE WANT IMMEDIATELY.

ON A PERSONAL LEVEL, I THINK YOU WILL ALL FIND THE CHIEF TO BE VERY RELATABLE, AND I THINK HE'S GOING TO FIT IN WELL WITH US.

THANK YOU, MISS JOY. MR. MCBRAYER. YEAH.

MR. ATKINSON, I WANT TO THANK YOU AGAIN FOR A VERY GOOD PROCESS OF BRINGING FORWARD FOUR GOOD CANDIDATES AND GETTING US, I THINK I SPEAK FOR MYSELF, THE PERSON I THOUGHT WAS BEST SUITED TO TO LEAD US HERE.

WE ALL KNOW PUBLIC SAFETY IS JOB ONE.

WE APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS OF CHIEF RUSHIN TO WORK WITH US IN THE TRANSITION.

WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD TO BRING THE CRIME RATE DOWN IN LUBBOCK.

AND WE'VE SEEN SOME GOOD RESULTS OVER THE LAST YEAR.

WE HOPE TO CONTINUE THAT UNDER OUR NEW CHIEF.

AND WE JUST WELCOME HERE AND KNOW HE'S GOT A BIG JOB IN FRONT OF HIM.

BUT WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE HIM HERE.

AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT.

YOU'RE WELCOME. THANK YOU.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU COUNCIL.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON 7.2.

ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL OF AGENDA ITEM 7.2, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? ALL RIGHT. WE WILL WELCOME CHIEF HERMAN AS WELL AS OUR NEW CITY ATTORNEY AS 7.2 CARRIES SEVEN ZERO ON JUNE THE 3RD.

BIG DAY. I THINK MISS PATTERSON HARRIS WILL ONLY HAVE 22 DAYS LEFT AFTER JUNE 3RD HITS.

SHE'S NOT COUNTING.

ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'LL MOVE TO 7.3.

[3. Resolution - City Manager: Consider and take action on a Binding Term Sheet for the purchase of approximately 1,471 acres of real property located in Sections 4, 9, 11, 14, 18, 20, 21, and 24, Block S, Lubbock County, Texas, for the purpose of developing a future water supply for the City of Lubbock.]

THIS IS CONSIDER AND TAKE ACTION ON A BINDING TERM SHEET FOR THE PURCHASE OF WHAT WE HAVE FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW TERMED LAKE SEVEN MR. ATKINSON. THANK YOU MAYOR.

AND ONCE AGAIN, YOU'RE RIGHT ON TRACK.

IF I COULD DIRECT EVERYBODY'S ATTENTION TO THE SCREENS AROUND THE ROOM.

THIS ITEM IS THE APPROVAL OF A BINDING TERM SHEET TO PURCHASE ALL OF THE PROPERTY THAT IS WITHIN THAT YELLOW BOUNDARY, THAT IS APPROXIMATELY 1471 ACRES.

IT'S COMMONLY KNOWN TODAY AS THE V8 RANCH, A HISTORIC AND LONG STANDING FAMILY RANCH.

AND THE SIDE OF YOUR FUTURE LAKE SEVEN.

SO LAKE SEVEN IS OUR NEXT STRATEGIC WATER SUPPLY PROJECT.

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COUNCIL AS YOU KNOW, WATER SUPPLY IS A LONG TERM GAME.

IN DECEMBER OF 2006, THE CITY OF LUBBOCK STARTED THE PROCESS TO APPLY FOR A STATE WATER RIGHT PERMIT.

IN APRIL OF 2024, WE RECEIVED THAT STATE WATER RIGHT PERMIT.

SO WE'RE ON TO THE NEXT STEP ACQUISITION OF THE PROPERTY AND ULTIMATELY GETTING OUR FEDERAL PERMIT, WHICH COMES FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

AND THAT THAT CERTAINLY IS IN PROGRESS.

BACK TO THE LAND ITSELF AGAIN, APPROXIMATELY 1471 ACRES.

COUNCIL THE TERM SHEET THAT YOU HAVE, THE BINDING TERM SHEET AND TERM SHEET IN FRONT OF YOU.

I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THIS IS AN ALL INCLUSIVE TRANSACTION.

SO YOU'RE ACQUIRING ALL OF THE VARIOUS ESTATES IN THE LAND TO INCLUDE THE MINERAL ESTATE.

WITH THIS, PLUS THE LAND THAT THE CITY OWNS, WHICH IS GENERALLY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THAT YELLOW LINE THE SIDE TO THE TOP OF THE PAGE.

YOU WILL HAVE THE VAST MAJORITY OF THIS LAKE ALREADY ACQUIRED AS YOU BEGIN THE PROCESS TO GET THAT PERMIT.

TOTAL SALES PRICE IS $15.1 MILLION.

THE EXPECTED CLOSING DATE IS JUST BEFORE OR JUST AFTER JANUARY 1ST OF 2025.

COUNCIL THE PURCHASE WOULD BE FINANCED THROUGH A WATER REVENUE BOND.

THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT GOES ULTIMATELY TO YOUR TAX RATE.

IT ENTIRELY GOES INSIDE THE WATER SYSTEM.

THERE IS A LEASE BACK FOR A PERIOD OF TIME TO TWO OF THOSE OWNERS.

CERTAINLY THINK THAT'S A VERY GOOD THING.

WE DON'T NEED TO BE ON THERE IMMEDIATELY, ALTHOUGH WE DO HAVE THE RIGHTS TO ENTER, TO EXPLORE, TO INVESTIGATE, TO CONTINUE THE PROCESS OF DEVELOPING OUR LAKE. WITH THAT WOULD TAKE ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCIL THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MR. ATKINSON.

COUNCIL LET'S GO AHEAD AND IF I COULD GET A MOTION TO APPROVE 7.3.

THANK YOU, MISS JOY.

SECOND BY MISS MARTIN.

MISS MARTINEZ GARCIA.

ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MR. ATKINSON.

FIRST OF ALL, ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT. AND IF YOU RECALL, THIS IS JUST AUTHORIZING THE SIGNING OF THE BONDING TERM SHEET.

ALL RIGHT. ANY STATEMENTS, MISS MARTINEZ GARCIA.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

IT'S MORE SOME.

I THINK IF THE PUBLIC HEARS THE AMOUNT, IT IS A SMALL PRICE, REALLY, FOR THE BIG INVESTMENT THAT WE'RE MAKING.

AND I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT, WITH WATER BEING AN ISSUE FOR WEST TEXAS, WE'RE WAY AHEAD OF THE GAME.

AND I THINK THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR OUR CITY.

SO THANK YOU, JARRETT AND STAFF FOR ALL THE HARD WORK.

AGREED. AND THANK YOU, MISS MARTINEZ GARCIA.

MR. MASSENGALE. THANK YOU MAYOR.

I, I WANT TO COMMEND THE STAFF FOR THIS.

THIS IS OUR COMMUNITY FOR YEARS HAS BEEN KNOWN FOR ITS INVESTMENT IN OUR WATER SUPPLY.

WE LOOK AT OUR WATER SUPPLY 100 YEARS AT A TIME.

OUR INVESTMENT IN LAKE ALAN HENRY IS PAID OFF.

AS A MATTER OF FACT, THAT DEBT IS ROLLING OFF QUICKLY.

AND SO I YOU KNOW, WE'RE PROBABLY ONE OF THE LARGEST SEMI ARID CITIES IN THE NATION THAT HAS THE WATER SUPPLY THAT LUBBOCK HAS TODAY.

AND SO WE'RE FORTUNATE FOR THE WORK.

I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE WORK THE STAFF HAS DONE.

THEY'VE CONTINUED THE TRADITION OF LUBBOCK INVESTMENT IN WATER.

AND I LOOK FORWARD TO LAKE SEVEN COMING ONLINE, JUST AS A REMINDER, JUST TO TAKE EVERYBODY BACK THE WORK WE DID 2 OR 3 YEARS AGO WITH LEPRINO COMPLEMENTS THIS PROJECT AND WE'LL MAKE THIS EVEN BETTER.

SO AGAIN, THANK YOU.

I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE.

AND HATS OFF TO THE STAFF ON THIS ONE.

[INAUDIBLE] MISS JOY, JUST A REMINDER THAT THE WATER THAT GOES IN TO LAKE SEVEN IS COMING IN FROM LAKE SIX, WHICH OUR LAKES ARE CONSTANT LEVEL BECAUSE THE WATER IS COMING IN FROM THE TREATMENT PLANT PLUS RAIN OR WHATEVER, AND, AND DRAINAGE.

BUT THE OTHER THING YOU NEED TO REMEMBER THIS IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN OVERNIGHT, OKAY.

IT'S GOING TO TAKE SOME TIME.

BUT IN IN THIS TERM SHEET FEEL LIKE THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME FOR US TO GET THIS DONE, BECAUSE IT'S SO IMPORTANT TO THE CITY OF LUBBOCK AND THE AREA.

THANK YOU, MISS JOY. ALL RIGHT.

THANKS COUNCIL.

THANK YOU FOR THAT, MR. ATKINSON.

WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON 7.3.

ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL OF 7.3, PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED?

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ALL RIGHT, 7.3 CARRIES, SEVEN ZERO.

ALL RIGHT. OUR NEXT TWO ITEMS ARE REGARDING THE ELECTION THE MAY 4TH ELECTION.

[4. Resolution - City Secretary: Consider a resolution canvassing the returns and declaring the result of the City of Lubbock Special Election held on May 4, 2024, pertaining to a citizen-led proposition to adopt an ordinance.]

WHAT WE'LL DO COUNCIL HERE IS I'LL TURN IT OVER TO OUR CITY SECRETARY, COURTNEY, TO READ IN THE RESULTS FROM THE MAY 4TH ELECTION.

THEN WE WILL VOTE ON 7.4.

THAT FIRST ONE IS THE SPECIAL ELECTION FOR THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE.

AND THEN THE NEXT WILL BE OUR GENERAL ELECTION.

AND THEN THE DECISION AND THE VOTE TO MOVE US TO A RUNOFF.

ALL RIGHT. SO WE'LL FIRST START WITH 7.4 AND I BELIEVE, COURTNEY, DO THEY HAVE THAT? YES, SIR. THEY'RE ALL LAID OUT IN FRONT OF YOU ALL.

THANK YOU MAYOR.

AS YOU MENTIONED, A SPECIAL ELECTION WAS HELD ON MAY 4TH, 2024 REGARDING A CITIZEN LED PROPOSITION.

AND I WILL READ THE RESULTS.

VOTES FOR RECEIVED 11,262 VOTES.

VOTES AGAINST RECEIVED 20,563 VOTES.

THERE WERE 31,825 VOTES CAST IN THIS ELECTION.

I RECOMMEND YOU ACCEPT THE ELECTION RETURN.

ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, COURTNEY, FOR THAT.

COUNCIL YOU SHOULD SEE THAT RESOLUTION BEFORE YOU.

I THINK IN YOUR BACKUP, IT DID NOT HAVE THE NUMBERS.

AND NOW THIS DOES AS VOTES FOR AGAINST AND THEN TOTAL VOTES CAST IN THE ELECTION.

ANY QUESTIONS OF THAT FROM MISS PAZ? ALL RIGHT SEEING NONE.

OH, MISS JOY. OKAY.

ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT.

SO AT THIS TIME, I'D ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE 7.4 WITH THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OUR CITY SECRETARY.

THANK YOU, MR. MCBRAYER.

THANK YOU, MISS MARTINEZ GARCIA, ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL OF 7.1 7.4.

EXCUSE ME. PLEASE SAY AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED? OUR MOTION TO APPROVE THAT RESOLUTION CARRIES SEVEN ZERO.

NOW WE WILL MOVE TO 7.5 AND I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU, COURTNEY.

[5. Resolution - City Secretary: Consider a resolution canvassing the returns and declaring the results of the City of Lubbock General Election held on May 4, 2024, and ordering a Runoff Election.]

THANK YOU MAYOR.

A GENERAL ELECTION WAS HELD ON MAY 4TH, 2024 TO ELECT MAYOR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS FOR DISTRICTS TWO, FOUR AND SIX AND A MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE.

I WILL READ THE RESULTS AS WELL INTO THE RECORD.

CANDIDATES FOR MAYOR STEPHEN SANDERS RECEIVED 2200 VOTES.

STEVE MASSENGALE RECEIVED 8739 VOTES.

ADAM HERNANDEZ RECEIVED 6315 VOTES.

COLTON BACON RECEIVED 312 VOTES.

MARK MCBRAYER RECEIVED 11,552 VOTES.

ANTONIO TONY RENTERIA RECEIVED 1810 VOTES.

THERE WERE A TOTAL OF 30,928 VOTES IN THAT RACE.

NOBODY RECEIVED A MAJORITY OF VOTES FOR THAT PARTICULAR ELECTION.

CANDIDATES FOR CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO.