[5. 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.]

NORMALLY, WE CAN PASS THESE BY CONSENT WITHOUT DISCUSSION UNLESS SOMEONE PULLS AN ITEM FROM IT, AND I'VE PULLED ITEM 5.10 FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TODAY.

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IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM 5.10?

>> I MOVE.

>> IS THERE A SECOND?

>> SECOND.

>> IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION OR OPPOSITION TO THAT? NONE. IF YOU ARE IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING AYE.

>> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED, SAY NO. I HEAR NONE.

THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

OUR CONSENT AGENDA HAS PASSED OTHER THAN 5.10. WE'LL TAKE THAT UP NOW.

[10. Resolution - Public Works Water System Operations: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Purchase Order 22105397, with VWR International, LLC, for the purchase of a 6495 Triple Quadrupole Liquid Chromatograph Mass Spectrophotometer, to enable testing for "forever chemicals", pharmaceuticals, and unregulated contaminants in water and wastewater.]

THIS IS CONSIDERED A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ME TO EXECUTE A PURCHASE ORDER WITH VWR INTERNATIONAL LLC FOR THE PURCHASE OF AND GET READY FOR THIS 6495 TRIPLE QUADRUPLE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPH MASS SPECTROPHOTOMETER.

THAT'S WHAT DRAGGED MY ATTENTION TO THIS LITTLE PARTICULAR ITEM.

I HAD TO PRACTICE SAYING THAT A NUMBER OF TIMES.

I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THAT MEANT.

A LOT OF FANCY WORDS THERE.

I WANTED TO KNOW A LITTLE BIT MORE, AND I CAN IMAGINE MAYBE SOME CITIZENS LOOKING AT THIS GOING, WHAT THE HECK ARE WE BUYING THERE? IT'S NOT THE FLUX CAPACITOR. I KNOW THAT MUCH.

BUT IF YOU WOULD LET US KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT ALLOWS US TO TEST FOR CHEMICALS IN OUR WATER.

TELL US WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE.

>> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL AND MAYOR.

YOU DID A VERY GOOD JOB OF PRONOUNCING THAT. SO YOU ARE CORRECT.

THIS IS THE PURCHASE AND I'LL TRY IT MYSELF, A TRIPLE QUADRUPLE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPH MASS SPECTROPHOTOMETER.

THIS IS TO ENABLE US TO TEST FOR FOREVER CHEMICALS, AS AS THE EPA CALLS IT AND REGULATIONS, AND TO START WHAT MIGHT YOU ASK ARE FOREVER CHEMICALS? FOREVER CHEMICALS ARE A GROUP OF POLYFLORAL ALKYL, ANOTHER GOOD WORD TO SAY, BUT WE USUALLY CALL THEM PFAS CHEMICALS.

THESE ARE CHEMICALS THAT ARE TYPICALLY USED IN MANY CONSUMER PRODUCTS AND HAS BEEN IN MANUFACTURING IN UNITED STATES SINCE 1940S.

THEY'RE KNOWN AS FOREVER CHEMICALS BECAUSE THEY DON'T REALLY BREAK DOWN EASILY IN THE ENVIRONMENT.

THEY CAN ALSO ACCUMULATE OVER TIME, AND THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT THEY ARE HARMFUL TO HUMANS.

MOST OF THESE ARE FOUND IN YOUR NONSTICK COOKWARE, SO YOUR NONSTICK COOKWARE WHERE YOU MAKE SURE YOUR EGGS DON'T STICK TO THE PAN AND WATER RESISTANCE FABRIC, STAIN REPELLENTS, AND ALSO FIRE FIGHTING FOAM.

WHY ARE WE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION? WELL, THE EPA HAS JUST STARTED AND STARTING TO ESTABLISH NEW NATIONWIDE ENFORCEABLE WATER STANDARDS RELATED TO THESE CHEMICALS AND OUR DRINKING STANDARDS.

THEY'VE LAID OUT A TIMELINE TO GO AHEAD AND WORK AND MONITOR AND REGULATE THESE CHEMICALS.

WITHIN THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF ESTABLISHING THESE RULES BETWEEN 2024-2027, EVERY CITY IS REQUIRED TO START THEIR INITIAL MONITORING OF PFAS AND THAT'S WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW AND WHY WE'RE HAVING THIS DISCUSSION.

STARTING IN THREE YEARS AFTER THAT, WE'RE REQUIRED TO PUBLISH OUR INITIAL MONITORING REPORTS THROUGH WHAT WE CALL OUR ANNUAL WATER QUALITY REPORT, WHICH IS DELIVERED TO ALL OF OUR CITIZENS ANNUALLY, AND THAT WILL HAVE THE RESULTS OF ANY OF THOSE IF WE HAVE ANY PFAS IN OUR WATER STARTING IN 2027.

IN 2029, STARTING FIVE YEARS AFTER THIS, ALL MUNICIPALITIES ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH WHAT THEY CALL THE MAXIMUM CONTAMINANT LEVELS OR MCLS THAT THEY ESTABLISHED.

ONE THING THAT THEY ESTABLISHED ARE 4-10 PARTS PER TRILLION.

IT'S A HARD THING TO COMPREHEND AND UNDERSTAND.

WE TYPICALLY WORK IN PARTS PER MILLION AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE PUTTING REGULATIONS IN PARTS PER TRILLION, WHICH IS WHY WE'RE LOOKING AT SUCH SPECIFIC EQUIPMENT.

WHAT IS A PART PER TRILLION? THAT IS ESSENTIALLY ONE DROP OF FOOD COLORING IN 18 MILLION GALLONS OF WATER OR ONE DROP OF FOOD COLORING IN 20 OLYMPIC SIZED SWIMMING POOLS.

ONE THING THAT WE'VE PUT TOGETHER AND I LIKE IT, IT'S ONE TENTH OF AN INCH BETWEEN THE DISTANCE OF THE EARTH AND THE MOON.

THAT IS WHAT ONE TRILLION PARTS PER TRILLION IS. HOW SMALL IT IS.

HOW WILL THE CITY OF LUBBOCK MONITOR THIS PFAS IN SUCH SMALL QUANTITIES? THAT'S WITH THE PURCHASE OF A TRIPLE QUADRUPLE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPH MASS SPECTROPHOTOMETER IS THIS PRIMARY INCIDENT THAT WE'RE LOOKING TO PURCHASE HERE.

THIS EQUIPMENT WILL BE USED AND WILL BE HOUSED AT OUR NORTH WATER TREATMENT PLANT.

WE HAVE A WATER LABORATORY RIGHT THERE AT THAT TREATMENT PLANT AND WILL BE OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE CITY OF LUBBOCK AND OPERATED BY OUR CITY STAFF.

WE HAVE A PERMITTED AND REGULATORY MONITORED LABORATORY THERE, AND SO THEY'LL BE THE ONES DOING IT.

THIS PURCHASE IS IN THE AMOUNT OF $572,082.59.

WITH THAT, I'LL BE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> ALL RIGHT.

DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? A LOT OF PEOPLE MAYBE ARE AWARE, YOU SEE ADS ON TV ALL THE TIME FOR LAWYERS.

I DON'T WANT TO BAD MOUTH A LAWYER.

BUT THERE IS CONCERN OVER THE EXISTENCE OF THESE FOREVER CHEMICALS,

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SUBSTANCES IN OUR DRINKING WATER.

WE DON'T EXACTLY KNOW ALL THE INS AND OUTS OF IT, BUT WE'RE REQUIRED TO MONITOR FOR THEM AT AN INCREDIBLY INCREDIBLY DISCRETE LEVEL.

IT'S NOT INEXPENSIVE TO DO THAT.

BUT IT'S PART OF OUR WHOLE PROCESS OF MAKING SURE THAT OUR WATER DOES MEET ALL QUALITY STANDARDS.

LUBBOCK WATER IS THE HIGHEST QUALITY AND SO I JUST WANT FOLKS TO KNOW THAT WE ARE AHEAD OF THIS PROCESS WHERE IF YOU SEE THIS AND THEY'RE GOING, WHY ARE WE SPENDING THIS MONEY FOR THIS PIECE OF EQUIPMENT.

THAT'S WHY WE HAVE TO DO IT. THAT'S WHY WE ARE DOING IT.

WE'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T KNOW ALL THE EFFECTS OF IT, BUT THANK YOU VERY MUCH. APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU.

>> ALL RIGHT. NOW I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO ACCEPT OR TO APPROVE ITEM 4.10.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR.

LET ME KNOW BY SAYING AYE.

>> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED, SAY, NAY. I HEAR NONE.

IT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.

LET'S MOVE ON NOW TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA.

COUNCIL WILL TAKE UP THE REGULAR AGENDA AND START WITH ITEM 6.1

[1. Board Appointments - City Secretary: Declare three appointments by the Mayor to the Lubbock Housing Authority Board of Commissioners: Toby Cecil, Vecelia Mann, Jerry Ramirez.]

REGARDING THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS TO THE LUBBOCK HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.

I'M NOW GOING TO CALL ON OUR CITY SECRETARY COURTNEY PAZ TO PROVIDE OUR STAFF BRIEFING ON THIS.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR AND I'LL JUST READ THE STATEMENT INTO THE RECORD.

AS THESE ARE YOUR APPOINTMENTS, IT'S JUST FOR HISTORICAL NEEDS.

I HEREBY READ INTO THE RECORD AND DECLARE THAT THE MAYOR'S THREE APPOINTMENTS TO THE LUBBOCK HOUSING AUTHORITY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ARE TOBY CECIL, VECELIA MANN AND JERRY RAMIREZ.

>> THANK YOU, MISS PAZ. THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE A VOTE. ALL RIGHT.

TAKE UP ITEM 6.2 AND CALL ON THE CITY MANAGER

[2. Resolution - Finance: Consider a resolution accepting the City of Lubbock Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, for Fiscal Year that ended September 30, 2024.]

TO PROVIDE A BRIEFING AT THIS TIME ON ITEM 6.2.

>> THANK YOU, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL.

I KNOW THIS IS THE DAY WE HAVE LONG AWAITED.

THIS IS THE PRESENTATION OF YOUR FISCAL YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2024, COMPREHENSIVE ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT.

TODAY, WE CALL THAT AN AC.

YOU USED TO CALL IT THE AUDIT.

YOUR FIRST PRESENTER TODAY WILL BE MISS JENNIFER RIPKA WITH WEAVER, AND SHE WILL TAKE YOU THROUGH HER SLIDES, TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AND THEN WE'LL BRING MR. JIMENEZ BACK AND GO OVER A BUNCH OF NUMBERS THAT WE CAN LOOK AT. ARE WE READY, JOE?

>> YES, SIR.

>> ALL RIGHT. MISS RIPKA, PLEASE.

>> I'M SORRY.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, COUNCIL, CITY MANAGER.

MY NAME IS JENNIFER RIPKA.

I'M THE PARTNER ON THE EXTERNAL AUDIT WITH WEAVER AND THIS IS JUST SOME INFORMATION ABOUT OUR ENGAGEMENT TEAM, WHICH INCLUDES BOTH THE CITY AS WELL AS LP&L, WHICH WE PRESENTED TO LAST WEEK.

I'LL BRIEFLY GO THROUGH OUR AUDIT PROCESS AND THEN I'LL GO THROUGH SOME REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS AND THEN OPEN IT UP TO YOU ALL FOR ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE.

WE DO PERFORM THE AUDIT IN ACCORDANCE WITH GENERALLY ACCEPTED AUDITING STANDARDS, AS WELL AS GENERALLY ACCEPTED GOVERNMENT AUDITING STANDARDS.

THAT'S OVER BOTH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL AND STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THAT THE CITY RECEIVES.

WE DO HAVE THAT FINANCIAL STATEMENT AUDIT IN WHICH WE'RE GOING TO BE LOOKING AT THE ACT ITSELF.

BUT THEN SEPARATE FROM THAT, WE DO DO AN AUDIT OVER THE FEDERAL AND STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THAT THE CITY RECEIVES AND SO VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS ACROSS THE CITY DO RECEIVE ASSISTANCE, HEALTH, TRANSIT, ETC.

WE ARE LOOKING AT THAT SEPARATE FROM THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

IN TERMS OF COMPLIANCE OUTSIDE OF FEDERAL AND STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, WE'RE ALSO LOOKING AT COMPLIANCE WITH VARIOUS TYPES OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

THE BIGGEST GOING TO BE PUBLIC FUNDS INVESTMENT ACT, AS WELL AS THE PASSENGER FACILITY CHARGES.

THIS IS OUR AUDIT TIMELINE.

UNFORTUNATELY, FOR YOUR STAFF, THE AUDIT IS ONGOING.

IT TAKES A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FROM START ALL THE WAY TO FINISH AND SO WHILE YOUR STAFF IS DOING THEIR JOB HERE AT THE CITY, THEY'RE ALSO HAVING TO PREPARE FOR THE AUDIT.

THE OVERVIEW. WE DIDN'T MAKE A LOT OF CHANGES FROM WHAT WE HAD SET FORTH AS OUR STRATEGY AT THE BEGINNING OF THE AUDIT, AND SO NOT A LOT OF CHANGES THERE.

BUT AS FAR AS THE ENDING OR THE FINAL RESULT, WE HAVE ISSUED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION THAT'S A CLEAN OPINION.

IT'S THE HIGHEST LEVEL ASSURANCE THAT CAN BE PLACED ON A SET OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND WE HAD THAT ON BOTH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AS WELL AS

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COMPLIANCE OVER THE STATE AND FEDERAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

IN TERMS OF UNCORRECTED MISSTATEMENTS, THE CITY HAD NONE, AND THERE WERE NO AUDIT ADJUSTMENTS THAT WE PROPOSED AS PART OF OUR AUDIT.

WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT FROM AN AUDIT PERSPECTIVE, HAVING A CLEAN OPINION, HAVING NO AUDIT ADJUSTMENTS AND NO PROPOSED AUDIT ADJUSTMENTS THAT MANAGEMENT PASSED ON, AS WELL AS NO SIGNIFICANT DEFICIENCIES OR MATERIAL WEAKNESSES, THAT'S REALLY THE BEST THAT YOU CAN GET.

THESE ARE THE SIGNIFICANT RISKS THAT WERE IDENTIFIED AS PART OF OUR TEAM, CHARGES FOR SERVICES, SO UTILITIES ACROSS THE BOARD, SO WATER, SEWER, REFUSE, HELPING OF THE ELECTRIC, ETC, THAT'S ALL GOING TO BE IN THAT CHARGES FOR SERVICES PIECE AND THEN THE GRANTS, FEDERAL AND STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, WE'RE LOOKING AT ACCURACY CUTOFF AS WELL AS EXISTENCE AND OCCURRENCE.

WE NOTED NO FINDINGS WHEN WE DID OUR TESTING ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE.

THIS IS JUST REQUIRED COMMUNICATIONS IN WRITTEN FORM.

I WON'T GO THROUGH THESE IN DETAIL.

BUT THE BIGGEST THING TO KNOW IS WE DIDN'T HAVE A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES THIS YEAR.

WE DID IMPLEMENT GASB STATEMENT 100, BUT IT DIDN'T HAVE AN IMPACT ON THE CITY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

AS FAR AS SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES, THE PENSION, THE OTHER POST EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT LIABILITIES AND EXPENSES, AS WELL AS INCURRED BUT NOT REPORTED LIABILITIES, THOSE ARE GOING TO BE THE LARGEST ESTIMATES HERE AT THE CITY THAT MANAGEMENT COULD INCORPORATE BIAS INTO.

OF COURSE, WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF LOOKING AT THE KEY FACTORS AND ASSUMPTIONS THAT ARE UTILIZED AS PART OF OUR TESTING, AND WE NOTED THOSE TO BE REASONABLE DURING THE COURSE OF OUR TESTING.

>> MOVING FORWARD, NO SUSPECTED FRAUD, NO UNUSUAL TRANSACTIONS, NO DIFFICULTIES THAT WERE ENCOUNTERED DURING THE COURSE OF THE AUDIT.

WE DO REQUIRE WRITTEN REPRESENTATIONS AS PART OF OUR FINAL STEP OF THE AUDIT, JUST NOTING THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT WAS WITHHELD FROM US AS PART OF THE AUDIT PROCESS.

AS FAR AS AN AUDIT GOES, YOU ALL HAVE A GREAT TEAM.

I DO WANT TO SAY THAT.

AGAIN, IT DOES TAKE A LOT OF EFFORT TO GO THROUGH THE AUDIT BECAUSE YOU'RE DOING THAT.

NOT ONLY AS PART OF YOUR DAY-TO-DAY WORK, BUT FOR A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME.

THEN, OF COURSE, WE'RE LOOKING BACK TO THE PRIOR FISCAL YEAR.

THEY'RE MOVING INTO BUDGET, AND SO HAVING TO GO BACK AND LOOKING AT THAT, IT CAN BE A LOT TO HAVE TO HANDLE DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR.

I DO APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT THEY DO DURING ALL THEIR WORK FOR GETTING THIS WHERE WE CAN COMPLETE THIS AUDIT TIMELY FOR YOU ALL.

THAT'S ALL I HAVE. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, HAPPY TO ANSWER THIS.

>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. RUDGER? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. JOE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> AFTERNOON MARY AND COUNSEL.

BEFORE I START, I DID WANT TO MENTION MY ACCOUNTING STAFF I KNOW SHE DID IT, BUT I REALLY WANTED TO THANK THEM FOR ALL THE HARD WORK THAT THEY PUT INTO THIS.

THIS IS A LONG PROCESS THAT SHE SAID.

MICHELLE IS FROM THE FINANCE DEPARTMENT.

IT'S A TEAM COLLABORATION.

IT'S IT'S A DAUNTING TASK.

LET ME SAY THAT, ALL THE NUMBERS, AND I GOT HERE IN THE DECEMBER TIME FRAME, SO THEY WERE ALREADY UP AND GOING WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

I REALLY WANT TO THANK THEM PERSONALLY FOR ALL THE WORK THEY'VE DONE, AND THEY DO A GOOD JOB OF THAT.

>> ARE YOU SAYING THEY DID ALL THE WORK, JOE?

>> NO, SIR. I SAID THEY DID ALL THE WORK.

I'M HERE PRESENTING IT FOR YOU.

LET'S JUMP INTO GENERAL FUND.

THAT'S THE FIRST THING WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT.

WHAT I WANTED EACH OF YOU TO SEE IS, YOU CAN SEE HERE THAT THE YEAR OVER YEAR GROWTH FOR GENERAL FUND KEEPS INCREASING, BUT YOU WOULD EXPECT THAT AS YOUR CITY GROWS, SO DOES YOUR EXPENSES.

BUT WHAT I REALLY WANTED TO POINT OUT HERE IS THAT FIVE-YEAR ANNUAL BOX IS AT THE TOP, SO YOU CAN SEE THAT OUR REVENUES AVERAGE ABOUT 4.65-YEAR AVERAGE INCREASE AND ABOUT 4.8 IN EXPENSES.

BUT IF YOU CORRELATE THAT TO YOUR POPULATION IN INFLATION OF 4.7%, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH SPOT ON, SO YOU WOULD EXPECT TO SEE THERE'S INCREASES IN GENERAL FUND AS YOUR POPULATION GROWS AND SO DOES THE INFLATION.

ANOTHER GOOD STAT IS THAT BOX RIGHT THERE ON THE FIVE-YEAR AVERAGE PER CAPITA.

YOU CAN SEE THAT OVER THE LAST FIVE-YEAR, THAT HAS SLIGHTLY DECREASED.

FOR YOUR REVENUE, IT'S 0.4%.

FOR YOUR EXPENSES, IT'S 0.8%.

WHAT THAT REALLY IS TELLING YOU IS THAT YOUR OVERALL GENERAL FUND COST PER CITIZEN IS REALLY LOWER INSTEAD OF GOING UP.

EVERY PART THAT EACH CITIZEN PAYS FOR THE GENERAL FUND, IT'S GOING DOWN.

AS YOU KNOW, SALES TAX AND PROPERTY TAX ARE THE BIGGEST REVENUES IN YOUR GENERAL FUND.

OUR SALES TAX INCREASE IS ABOUT 2.3% YEAR OVER YEAR.

WE HAD 99.2 MILLION FOR FISCAL YEAR '23/'24.

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YOUR PROPERTY TAXES, THAT WENT UP ABOUT 11.3% FROM 76.3-84.9 MILLION.

AGAIN, WE NEED TO REMEMBER, THIS IS NOT DUE TO INCREASE IN TAXES.

THIS IS JUST THE NEW HOMES THAT HAVE COME ON THE ERCOT TAX ROW.

THERE'S NEW HOMES COMING ON THE TAX ROW, WE SEE THE BENEFIT OF THAT INCREASE IN OUR TAXES.

FRANCHISE FEES HAVE COME DOWN A LITTLE BIT ABOUT 9.9% FROM 31.7-28.6 MILLION.

THIS IS STRICTLY DRIVEN BY LESS HOMES BEING BUILT THIS PAST FISCAL YEAR.

THE OTHER ONE I WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS YOUR INTEREST RATE.

YOU CAN SEE THAT LOOKS LIKE A LARGE NUMBER 70.88%, BUT IT'S REALLY ONLY GONE UP FROM 3.9-6.7 MILLION.

AGAIN, THIS IS JUST THE ENVIRONMENT THAT THE INTEREST RATES ARE IN RIGHT NOW, SO WE'RE SEEING BETTER RETURNS ON OUR INVESTMENT.

THE SAME THING WITH THE REVENUE PER CAPITA, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH JUST BROKEN DOWN, THAT'S YOUR SALES TAX, YOUR PROPERTY TAXES.

THAT'S THE REVENUE THAT EACH CITIZEN IS GENERATING ON THE GENERAL FUND.

>> LET ME STOP YOU JUST ONE SECOND.

I'LL JUST LET THE COUNSEL KNOW TOO AS YOU GO THROUGH BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO GO THROUGH A NUMBER OF SLIDES.

IF YOU HAVE A PARTICULAR QUESTION ABOUT INFORMATION ON ONE SLIDE, IT MIGHT BE EASIER TO RAISE THE QUESTION WHILE WE'RE ON THAT SLIDE RATHER THAN TO FLIP BACK TO IT.

JUST LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION. THANK YOU.

>> SORRY. I SHOULD ADDRESS THAT.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT ONE? WE'LL MOVE TO OUR GENERAL FUND EXPENSES, AS MOST OF YOU KNOW, PUBLIC SAFETY IS THE MAIN DRIVER OF GENERAL FUNDS.

YOU CAN SEE THAT POLICE AND FIRE HAVE INCREASED ABOUT 7.9% AND 6.8% RESPECTIVELY.

AGAIN, THESE TOTAL ABOUT 59% OF THE TOTAL GENERAL FUND EXPENSES IS YOUR POLICE AND FIRE.

YOUR TRANSFERS, AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, THEY'VE GONE DOWN TO YOUR FRANCHISE FEE TRANSFER.

PUBLIC WORKS HAS UP ABOUT 7.1%.

THAT'S JUST THE INCREASE IN YOUR PUBLIC WORKS, YOU INCREASE IN YOUR ROADS.

ON THE SAME MANNER WITH YOUR EXPENSE PER CAPITA FOR POLICE AND FIRE.

THIS IS A BREAKDOWN ON THE BOTTOM CHART THAT SHOWS HOW MUCH EACH OF THESE SERVICES COST PER CITIZEN REGISTER HERE IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK.

YOU CAN SEE POLICE WENT UP FROM ABOUT $310 A PERSON TO ABOUT $332 A PERSON.

AGAIN, THIS IS WITH AN INCREASE IN STAFF FOR POLICE AND AN INCREASE EXPENSES AS WELL.

YOU'LL SEE THAT TREND THROUGHOUT.

YOU'LL SEE THAT ON FIRE AS WELL.

IT WENT UP FROM ABOUT $251 TO ABOUT $266 A PERSON.

AGAIN, THOSE ARE THE ONES I REALLY WANTED TO HIT ON.

THOSE ARE YOUR BIGGEST EXPENSES IN YOUR GENERAL FUND AND PUBLIC SAFETY IS ONE THING THAT WE REALLY DO LIKE TO DISCLOSE ON YOUR GENERAL FUND SIDE.

>> JOE, WOULD YOU EXPLAIN WHAT TRANSFERS ARE?

>> TRANSFERS, THOSE ARE ACTUALLY TRANSFERS OUT FROM THE CITY.

I LET MR. ATKINSON TAKE THAT ONE.

I DON'T WANT TO MISSPEAK ON THE TRANSFERS.

>> TRANSFERS CAN TAKE MANY FORMS. PROBABLY THE ONE THAT WE'RE ALL MOST FAMILIAR WITH WILL BE TRANSFERS TO CAPITAL.

YOU'RE MOVING DOLLARS OVER TO FUND, BE THAT VEHICLES, CERTAIN PROJECTS, STREET MAINTENANCE, ITEMS LIKE THAT.

TRANSFERS IN ARE GOING TO BE FEES THAT COME TO THE GENERAL FUND, MAINLY FROM YOUR OTHER FUNDS, WHICH WOULD BE ENTERPRISE FUNDS, SUCH AS LUBBOCK POWER AND LIGHT, WATER AND SEWER, ETC.

THAT'S HOW THEY PAY THEIR PIECE OF THE IT SYSTEM, THE RADIO SYSTEM, THE FLEET OPERATIONS, STUFF LIKE THAT.

>> IF EVERY OTHER THE CATEGORY INCREASED, WHAT WOULD BE THE ACCOUNTING FOR THE DECREASE IN THE TRANSFERS THEN?

>> THE GENERAL FLOW OF WHAT WE WERE DOING FOR MAINLY CAPITAL, MAINLY VEHICLES IN ANY PARTICULAR YEAR.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU, SIR. MOVING ON, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE KEY METRICS.

I REALLY DO LIKE THIS CHART RIGHT HERE.

IT REALLY TELLS YOU WHAT THAT GREEN LINE IS TELLING YOU, IS OUR GENERAL RESERVE POLICY.

WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IS HAVE 20% OF A GENERAL POLICY RESERVE.

YOU CAN SEE OVER THE PAST YEARS, WE'VE BEEN ABOVE THAT 20%.

FOR THIS YEAR, WE HAVE ABOUT $94.4 MILLION IN RESERVES, WHICH IS ABOUT 33.7 OF OUR TARGET LEVEL.

AGAIN, 20% IS THE THRESHOLD THAT'S SET FOR CITIES TO KEEP YOUR GENERAL RESERVES, BUT WE HAVE ABOUT 94 POINT MILLION, WHICH TOTALS ABOUT 33.7%.

WE'RE ABOVE THAT 20%, THAT THRESHOLD THAT'S SET FOR OUR GENERAL RESERVE CALCULATION.

>> MR. MAYOR, IF I MIGHT ADD A LITTLE COLOR TO THAT.

THIS IS ALL BASED ON YOUR ENCLOSE AT SEPTEMBER 30TH,

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AS WE TALKED ABOUT EARLIER.

THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE GREEN LINE AND THE TOP, THE ONE ON THE 24 NUMBERS, THE 33.7 AND THE GREEN LINE, THAT IS THAT UNASSIGNED RESERVE THAT WE ALL WORK ON AS WE GO THROUGH BUDGET.

IF YOU'LL RECALL, WE SPENT THAT DOWN.

WE WERE GOING TO END UP AT JUST A LITTLE OVER 10.

WE HAD SOME OF THOSE CHANGES FROM LUBBOCK POWER AND LIGHT.

IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT THIS DATED 10/1, YOU WOULD SEE THAT THAT'S ABOUT A $12 MILLION NUMBER.

YOU STILL HAVE ALL THE 20% YOU'RE REQUIRED TO HAVE, AND THEN WE HAVE THAT ROUGHLY 12 THAT CARRIES US OVER AS WE GO THROUGH THIS YEAR AND START THE BUDGET.

>> THAT'S ALL THE STATS I HAVE FOR GENERAL FUND, UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, I'LL MOVE OFF ONTO THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS.

STARTING OFF WITH THE ENTERPRISE.

WE GOT YOUR WATER AND WASTEWATER.

AS YOU CAN TELL, THOSE FUNDS ARE VERY HEALTHY.

WE HAD ABOUT $85.9 MILLION IN REVENUES AND TRANSFERS COMING IN.

OUR EXPENSES WERE ABOUT 142.8 MILLION ON THE TRANSFERS.

YOU CAN SEE YEAR OVER YEAR, OUR REVENUES AND TRANSFERS IN ARE MORE THAN THE EXPENSES GOING OUT.

THAT'S A SIGN OF A HEALTHY FUND.

THIS IS A GOOD METRIC RIGHT HERE.

THIS IS OUR DEBT SERVICE COVER METRIC.

WHAT YOU CAN SEE IS FOR FISCAL YEAR '24, OUR DEBT SERVICE METRICS INCREASE FROM 1.29-1.56.

AGAIN, THIS IS THE DEBT SERVICE PAYMENT AGAINST YOUR UNRESTRICTED LIABILITY. YOU HAVE THAT.

WHAT THIS IS SAYING IS THAT WE DO HAVE 1.5 TIMES TO COVER THE DEBT SERVICE IN THE WATER AND WASTEWATER FUND.

YOUR DEBT TO CAPITALIZATION HAS DECREASED FROM 39.1%-36.9%.

THIS IS THE GOOD SIGN. THE LOWER THIS IS, THE BETTER IT IS.

THIS IS SAYING THAT YOU HAVE MORE ASSETS TO YOUR DEBT.

THIS IS CONTINUED TO INCREASE AS WE'RE STARTING TO BUILD THESE PROJECTS OUT AND PUT THEM ON THE BOOKS, AND AS WE PAY OFF DEBT, THIS NUMBER CONTINUES TO GO DOWN AND SO YOU CAN SEE IT WENT DOWN FROM 39.1% LAST YEAR TO 36.9% IN THIS FISCAL YEAR.

>> THE TOP GRAPH, WE WANT TO SEE GOING UP TO HIT THE ORANGE LINE AND THEN IDEALLY THE GREEN LINE?

>> YES, THE GREEN LINE.

>> YOU WANTED TO FALL BELOW THE GREEN LINE ON THE BOTTOM TO GET YOUR BEST BOND RATING.

>> YES, SIR. CORRECT.

>> I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED, SO YOUR ORANGE LINE THAT'S ACROSS IS YOUR AA RANGE THAT'S THE THRESHOLD THAT THEY SET FOR YOUR AA CREDIT RATING AGENCIES.

THEN THE GREEN ONE IS YOUR AAA RATING AGENCIES.

WE'RE A AA, SO WE TRY TO STAY WITHIN THAT ORANGE LINE ON OUR CALCULATIONS.

>> WHY DO WE WANT TO STAY THERE?

>> WE CAN GET BETTER RATES.

>> WE GET BETTER RATES.

>> YES.

>> THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR, MAYBE ONE COMMENT TO THE INFORMATION ON THE TOP, THE DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE. YOU'RE SPOT ON.

THAT'S HOW WELL WE CAN COVER THE DEBT WITH THE REVENUES.

THE GREEN LINE, THE AAA RANGE ON WATER AND WASTEWATER IS A 2.0 COVERAGE.

IN OUR CURRENT FISCAL POLICIES, WE ARE NOT TRYING TO ACHIEVE 2.0 COVERAGE.

IN MY OPINION, WE'RE TAKING MORE DOLLARS THAN WE NEED FROM OUR RE PAYERS TO HOLD MERELY TO HIT A METRIC.

I STRONGLY SUGGEST WE STAY IN THE AA RANGE ON THIS CATEGORY, AND WE CONTINUE MOVING.

WE'RE IN AAA ON THE ONE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN, BUT YOU WILL NOT SEE US BRING YOU RATES AND OTHER BUDGETS THAT ARE GOING TO CAUSE THE DEBT SERVICE COVERAGE TO GET MUCH ABOVE OR IDEALLY MUCH BELOW THE AA LINE ON THE COVERAGE.

I DON'T FEEL LIKE ABSENT OTHER GUIDANCE THAT WE NEED TO TAKE THAT MUCH MONEY AND JUST HOLD IT.

>> I THINK THAT'S COUNCIL DECISION.

I THINK AT LEAST TO THIS POINT, WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH HOW WE ARE DOING THAT HERE. THANK YOU.

>> NEXT IS YOUR AIRPORT FUND.

AGAIN, YOUR AIRPORT FUND IS VERY HEALTHY.

YOU'D SEE YOUR REVENUE AND TRANSFERS IN ARE ABOUT 27 MILLION COMPARED TO 25.5 MILLION.

IF YOU LOOK BACK 2022, THAT WAS THE TIME RIGHT AFTER COVID WHICH TRAVEL WAS LESS, BUT YOU'RE SEEING THAT THE TRAVELING IS GETTING BACK TO THE NUMBERS THAT WE SAW EVEN INCREASING.

THAT'S A GOOD SIGN THAT THE AIRPORT REVENUES AND EXPENSES HAVE REALLY COME BACK TO THEIR NORMS FROM 2022.

MOVING ON IS STORMWATER.

STORMWATER HAS DECREASED FROM 33.6 MILLION IN REVENUES TO 28.2.

AGAIN, THIS IS DIRECTLY REFLECTED OF IN 2022, WE REDUCED THE STORMWATER RATES.

WHEN YOU REDUCE THE RATES, YOU EXPECT TO SEE LESS REVENUE COMING IN FOR THE ENTERPRISE FUND.

THAT 33.6-28.2 MILLION AND REVENUES IS DIRECT CORRELATION WITH A DECREASE IN RATES IN FISCAL YEAR 2023.

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>> JOE, WE REDUCED THOSE RATES WHY? YOU'RE GOING TO TURN TO JARRETT?

>> MR. HERNANDEZ WOULDN'T HEAR MAYOR [OVERLAPPING]

>> I KNOW YOU GUYS, I'VE ASKED YOU THESE QUESTIONS.

>> A QUICK BACKGROUND.

THE STORMWATER FUND, AND WE ALL KNOW WHY IT STARTED.

WE WERE DEALING WITH THE OVERFLOWS AND THE PLAY AND FLOODING BUSINESSES AND HOMES AND ALL THAT.

VERY SUCCESSFUL BUT VERY EXPENSIVE.

IN EFFECT, THE STORMWATER FUND WAS LARGELY A DEBT SERVICE FUND.

BIG PROJECTS, LOTS OF DOLLARS TO DO THEM, AND IT WAS CONSUMING THOSE REVENUES.

WE'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL IN PAYING DOWN THAT DEBT, WE CONTINUED TO DO SO.

WE KNEW COMING IN, WE HAD A CHANCE TO LOWER THOSE RATES, WHICH WE DID, ALSO WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT OUR FUTURE GOAL FOR THE STORMWATER FUND, YES, THERE WILL STILL BE LARGE PROJECTS, NOT LIKE WHAT WE SAW IN EARLY 2000S, THERE'LL STILL BE BIG PROJECTS, BUT THEY'LL BE FEWER AND FARTHER BETWEEN.

RATHER WE NEED NOW TO MOVE THAT INTO A MAINTENANCE MODE AND TO DO SUCH WITH CASH.

THAT IS WHY YOU SEE THE GAP BETWEEN THE EXPENSE AND THE REVENUE.

YOU'LL SEE THE GREEN LINES SLOWLY TICK UP AS WE'RE ABLE TO PICK UP ALL THAT SYSTEM MAINTENANCE WE NEED TO DO AND TO DO IT WITH LARGELY CASH.

THAT WAS THE PLAN THERE.

>> THANK YOU. THAT'S ONE OF THOSE AREAS IN WHICH WE WERE ABLE TO REDUCE THE RATES.

>> CORRECT. THERE WILL BE A TIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE THAT YOU'LL GET TO LOOK AT IT AGAIN.

>> YES. THANK YOU.

>> MOVING ON TO YOUR DEBT AND PENSION FUNDS.

THIS IS A CITY OF LUBBOCK DEBT PROFILE.

I KNOW THIS IS ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF BUDGET AND YOUR ACT FOR.

TO DATE, AS OF FISCAL YEAR '24, OUR TOTAL PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST IS ABOUT $1.8 BILLION.

YOU CAN SEE THE MAJORITY OF THIS BELONGS TO LUBBOCK POWER AND LIGHT FOR 741.1 MILLION.

WHAT I ALWAYS LIKE TO HARP ON IS THAT THAT WAS FOR THE BUILD OUT OF THE TRANSITION TO ERCOT.

REMEMBER, A LOT OF THE DEBT THAT'S WITH LUBBOCK POWER AND LIGHT IS T COST DEBT.

IT'S TRANSMISSION RELATED DEBT.

ACTUALLY, YOUR LOCAL CITIZENS DON'T PAY FOR THAT.

THE OTHER TD USING THE ELECTRIC MARKET ARE THE ONE PAYING FOR THE MAJORITY OF THAT DEBT.

WE CALL THAT THE TRANSMISSION COST OF SERVICE.

A LOT OF THAT BUILD OUT FOR THE ERCOT MARKET AND THE DEBT ASSOCIATED WITH LUBBOCK POWER AND LIGHT.

YOU'RE GETTING A RATE OF RETURN ON THAT VERSUS JUST COLLECTING THAT FROM YOUR CITIZENS HERE IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK.

YOUR WATER AND WASTEWATER FUND, AGAIN, THERE ARE 434.9 MILLION TODAY.

GENERAL FUND IS 369.8 MILLION AGAINST.

THE INCREASE ON THAT IS PRETTY MUCH STREETS.

THE DEVELOPMENT, THE GROWTH OF THE CITY, PREPARING TO ISSUE BONDS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF STREETS HERE IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK.

THOSE PIE CHARTS JUST GIVE YOU A BREAKDOWN.

YOUR USER FEE SUPPORTED DEBT IS 79.8, AND YOUR TAX SUPPORTED IS 20.2%.

AGAIN, REMEMBER, YOUR USER FEE SUPPORTED DEBT IS STRICTLY BASED ON REVENUES COLLECTED THROUGH THOSE ENTERPRISE FUNDS.

WHEN YOU GO OUT TO BUILD A WATER PROJECT THAT IS RELATED TO WATER, YOU'LL COLLECT THOSE THROUGH THE WATER RATE FUND AND SO ON, FOR ALL THE UTILITIES AND THE ENTERPRISE FUNDS.

ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT?

>> MOVING ON IS THE CITY OF LUBBOCK PENSIONS.

AGAIN, THIS IS YOUR TMRS RATE.

TRMS HOLDS THIS.

WE REALLY DON'T DO ANYTHING WITH THIS.

WE JUST GET THE REPORTS FROM THEM ANNUALLY ON THE TMRS. BUT WHAT I WANTED TO POINT OUT WAS, YOUR ACTUAL NET RATE OF RETURN ON FISCAL YEAR 2025 HAS INCREASED FROM A -7.35 TO A +11.64.

WHAT THAT'S SAYING IS THE MARKET'S GETTING BACK, THEY'RE GETTING A BETTER RETURN ON THEIR INVESTMENT.

WE EXPECT TO SEE THAT TO CONTINUE TO HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE YEARS.

AGAIN, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT THE RATE OF RETURN METRIC THAT USED FOR 2024 IS IN A ONE YEAR LAG.

THIS IS ACTUALLY THE DECEMBER 31ST, 2023 RATE.

AS THE MARKETS ARE DOING GOOD, AND THE ECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT IS GOOD RIGHT NOW, WE EXPECT TO SEE AN INCREASE OR A LEVEL RATE OF RETURN FOR NEXT YEAR, 2024.

WHEN WE GET THE 2025 NUMBERS, THOSE WILL HAVE THE 2024 RATE OF RETURNS FROM TMRS. THE SAME GOES WITH FIRE FIRES IN A POSITION WHERE THEY'RE REALLY REBOUNDING.

AGAIN, THIS IS REALLY DRIVEN BY THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE ECONOMY RIGHT NOW.

YOU'RE GETTING A LOT OF RETURN ON YOUR INVESTMENT.

FOR THOSE YEARS WHERE YOU WERE LAGGING ON THAT, YOU'RE REALLY MAKING IT UP OVER THE PREVIOUS YEAR, THEN THIS PAST YEAR THAT HAPPENED.

THAT'S SOMETHING WE DO MONITOR, SO WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON IT AND BRING YOU BACK WHERE WE'RE AT FOR NEXT FISCAL YEAR.

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ANY QUESTIONS ON THAT? THAT WAS THE LAST OF MY SLIDES UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS.

I GOT ME AND MY STAFF, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO ADDRESS ANYTHING.

AGAIN, I REALLY WANT TO THANK THEM.

LIKE I SAID, I CAME IN LATE INTO THE GAME, SO I'VE BEEN TRYING TO GET UP TO SPEED ON THAT.

THERE'S A LOT TO LEARN BUT I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE AND I'M READY TO TAKE ON THE CHALLENGE.

>> IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU. THE COMPREHENSIVE FINANCIAL REPORT, I THINK WE GOT A COPY OF IT THE OTHER DAY.

I'VE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO READ EVERY PAGE.

I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHO PUTS THAT ALL TOGETHER.

IT'S AN AMAZING PIECE OF WORK.

I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK ON IT, BUT I THINK THE TAKEAWAY FROM ALL THIS IS OUR CITY IS IN VERY GOOD HANDS FINANCIALLY.

I THINK I WANT PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT.

THEY LOOK AT THE DEBT, AND ONE THING IN PARTICULAR, $1.8 BILLION THAT NUMBER IS BANDIED AROUND A LOT IS A LARGE NUMBER.

BUT WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND IS 7,141 MILLION OF THAT IS TO LP&L.

MOST CITIES IN TEXAS DON'T HAVE THAT DEBT. THEY DON'T CARRY.

THEY DON'T OWN OR DIDN'T OWN THEIR UTILITY OR THEIR TRANSMISSION LINE.

IF YOU COMPARE US AGAINST OTHER CITIES WHO DON'T HAVE THAT, WE'RE IN VERY GOOD SHAPE, AND EVEN THAT IS FEE BASED AND PAID FOR BY THE USERS ON IT.

I KNOW PEOPLE UNDERSTAND FEE AND TAX ARE JUST BOTH THREE LETTER WORDS.

ONE IS INTERCHANGEABLE BUT AGAIN, A LOT OF OUR STUFF HERE IS FEE BASED, AND I THINK THAT'S A VERY GOOD WAY BECAUSE IT'S TRANSPARENT.

PEOPLE KNOW WHAT THEY'RE GETTING.

WHEN YOU PAY A FEE, YOU KNOW VERY MUCH WHAT YOU'RE GETTING FOR THAT FEE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH, JOE. I APPRECIATE IT.

NOW WE'LL MOVE ON.

SURE.

>> THERE IS A VOTE.

>> THERE'S A RESOLUTION. NOW WE'VE HAD THE BRIEFING.

I NEED A MOTION ON ITEM 6.2.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? NO. ALL IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED, SAY NO.

I HEAR NONE, SO WE ACCEPT THAT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH. NOW WE'RE GOING TO CONDUCT WITHOUT OBJECTION,

[3. Public Hearing - Planning (District 2): Consider a request for Zone Case 437-C, a request of Michael Session for Raymond and Gaynell Lemon, for a zone change from Low Density Single-Family District (SF-2) to Low Density Single-Family District (SF-2) Specific Use for a Manufactured Home Subdivision, at 2909 East Broadway, located west of David Avenue and north of East Broadway, Flake Addition, Block 7, Lot 8, and consider an ordinance.]

A CONSOLIDATED PUBLIC HEARING ON THE ZONING CASES FOR AGENDA ITEM 6.3 THROUGH 6.6.

OUR COUNCIL HAS ALREADY RECEIVED IN THEIR PACKET STAFF REPORTS FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION, AND THE PURPOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING IS TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT AND FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON THE ITEMS ON THE AGENDA.

THE COUNCIL MAY ASK QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT OR STAFF DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT NO DISCUSSION ON THE MERITS WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE COUNCIL DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING.

NOW, I'M GOING TO CALL ON CHRISTIAN SAGER, DIRECTOR OF PLANNING TO PROVIDE A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE AGENDA ITEM 6.3 THROUGH 6.6.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

ITEM 6.3 IS ZONE CASE 437-C.

THE APPLICANT IS MICHAEL SESSION FOR RAYMOND AND GAYNELL LEMON.

THE REQUEST IS A SPECIFIC USE FOR A MANUFACTURED HOME SUBDIVISION ON PROPERTY ZONED LOW DENSITY SINGLE FAMILY SF-2.

WE SENT OUT 39 NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVING ONE IN FAVOR.

THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON EAST BROADWAY WEST OF GUAVA AVENUE.

HERE'S THE RESPONSE MAP SHOWING THE ONE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY IN FAVOR.

HERE'S AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

THERE ARE A FEW OTHER RESIDENCES IN THE AREA, BUT IT IS MOSTLY SURROUNDED BY VACANT LAND.

CURRENT ZONING IS LOW DENSITY, SINGLE FAMILY SF-2.

IT IS SURROUNDED BY SF-2 AND THERE IS ADDITIONAL HEAVY COMMERCIAL ZONING TO THE WEST.

HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA.

PHOTOS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT.

THE PROPOSED SPECIFIC USE IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA.

IT WILL NOT CHANGE THE CHARACTER OF THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT AND THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED ALONG EAST BROADWAY, WHICH IS THE COLLECTOR.

STAFF HAD NO OBJECTION TO THE REQUEST, AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH A UNANIMOUS VOTE, AND I'D BE PLEASED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> I SEE THAT. PROCEED.

>> ITEM 64 ZONE CASE 3516.

[4. Public Hearing - Planning (District 2): Consider a request for Zone Case 3516, a request of Hugo Reed and Associates, Inc. for Elliott Arroyo Seco, LTD., for a zone change from Low Density Single-Family District (SF-2) to Heavy Commercial District (HC), at 2415 114th Street, located east of University and south of 114th Street, on 10 acres of unplatted land out of Block E, Section 15, and consider an ordinance.]

THE APPLICANT IS HUGO REED AND ASSOCIATES, AND THE REQUEST IS FOR A ZONE CHANGE FROM LOW DENSITY SINGLE FAMILY SF-2 TO HEAVY COMMERCIAL HC.

WE SENT OUT 44 NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVING ONE IN OPPOSITION.

THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF 114TH STREET IN UNIVERSITY AVENUE.

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HERE'S THE RESPONSE MAP SHOWING THE ONE PROPERTY IN OPPOSITION.

HIS MAIN CONCERN WAS THE ADDITIONAL USES ALLOWED WITHIN THE HEAVY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.

HERE IS AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

THE PROPERTY IS BORDERED TO THE EAST AND SOUTH BY THE COUNTY TO THE NORTH BY VACANT LAND, SOON TO BE DEVELOPED WITH COMMERCIAL USES, AND A MIX OF COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT TO THE WEST.

CURRENT ZONING IS LOW DENSITY, SINGLE FAMILY SF-2.

THERE IS ADDITIONAL HEAVY COMMERCIAL TO THE NORTH WITH A MIX OF AUTO URBAN COMMERCIAL, SF-2, AND MEDIAN DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO THE WEST.

FUTURE LAND USE PLAN DESIGNATES THIS PROPERTY FOR COMMERCIAL LAND USES.

HERE ARE SOME PHOTOS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA.

HERE'S A GRAPHIC PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT SHOWING THE BOUNDARY OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR COMMERCIAL IS CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUEST FOR HEAVY COMMERCIAL ZONING.

THE ZONE CHANGES IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND APPROPRIATE AT THE PROPOSED LOCATION.

IT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA AND WILL NOT CHANGE THE CHARACTER OF THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT.

IT IS LOCATED ON ALONG UNIVERSITY AVENUE, WHICH IS THE PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL AND 114TH STREET, WHICH IS A MINOR ARTERIAL.

STAFF HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE REQUEST, AND THE ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH THE UNANIMOUS VOTE.

I'D BE PLEASE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> ANY QUESTIONS? I SEE THAT. PROCEED.

>> ITEM 65 IS ZONE CASE 1794-K.

[5. Public Hearing - Planning (District 4): Consider a request for Zone Case 1794-K, a request of AMD Engineering, LLC for Community Christian Church, for a zone change from High Density Residential District (HDR) to Auto-Urban Commercial District (AC), at 3417 96th Street, located north of 98th Street and west of Indiana Avenue, on 1.16 acres out of Raintree Addition, Tract F-1, and consider an ordinance.]

THE APPLICANT IS AMD ENGINEERING, LLC, REQUEST TO REZONE PROPERTY FROM HYDE AND CITY RESIDENTIAL TO AUTO URBAN COMMERCIAL.

WE SENT OUT 54 NOTIFICATIONS, RECEIVING 11 IN OPPOSITION, ONE OF WHICH IS OUTSIDE THE NOTIFICATION BOUNDARY.

THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED NORTH OF 98TH STREET WEST OF INDIANA AVENUE.

HERE'S THE RESPONSE MAP SHOWING THE 10 RESPONSES THAT ARE WITHIN THE 400 FOOT NOTIFICATION BOUNDARY.

MAIN CONCERNS WERE NOISE AND REDUCTION IN PROPERTY VALUE.

HERE'S AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

THERE ARE RESIDENCES TO THE NORTH, CHURCHES TO THE EAST AND WEST, AND VACANT PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH.

CURRENT ZONING IS HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.

THERE'S ADDITIONAL HDR ZONING TO THE EAST AND WEST, MEDIUM DENSITY AND SF-2 TO THE NORTH, AND NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO THE SOUTH.

FUTURE LAND USE PLAN DESIGNATION IS FOR COMMERCIAL LAND USES.

HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA.

HERE'S A SITE PLAN PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT.

THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR COMMERCIAL LAND USES IS APPROPRIATE WITH THE REQUEST.

THE REQUEST IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND APPROPRIATE AT THIS LOCATION.

IT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA AND WILL NOT CHANGE THE CHARACTER OF THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT.

96 STREET IS DESIGNATED AS A LOCAL STREET, AND INDIANA AVENUE IS A PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL.

STAFF IS NO OBJECTION TO THE REQUEST.

THE PLAN AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY VOTE OF SEVEN TO ONE.

I'D BE PLEASED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? PROCEED. MR. ROSE.

>> CAN WE GO BACK AND LOOK AT THE PLANS AGAIN, THAT.

IS THERE A MASONRY WALL ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE BUILDING?

>> CORRECT.

>> THEN ON THE NORTH SIDE, PRIVACY FENCING, IS THAT RIGHT?

>> WITH A 15 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER YARD, YES.

>> THANK YOU.

>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.

>> ITEM 6.6 ZONE CASE 2916-F.

[6. Public Hearing - Planning (District 5): Consider a request for Zone Case 2916-F, a request of SK Architecture Group, LLC, for a zone change from Industrial Park District (IP) to Neighborhood Commercial District (NC), at 8310 and 8314 Upland Avenue, located south of 82nd Street and west of Upland Avenue, Centerline Addition, Tracts B and C, and consider an ordinance.]

THE APPLICANT IS SK ARCHITECTURE GROUP LLC, REQUESTING TO REZONE PROPERTY FROM INDUSTRIAL PARK TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL.

WE SENT OUT 28 NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVING ONE IN FAVOR.

THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED SOUTH OF 82ND WEST OF UPLAND AVENUE.

HERE'S THE ONE RESPONSE WE RECEIVED IN FAVOR.

HERE'S A NARROW VIEW OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.

IT IS DEVELOPED WITH COMMERCIAL USES ALONG UPLAND AVENUE WITH RESIDENTIAL FURTHER EAST AND MORE COMMERCIAL FURTHER WEST.

CURRENT ZONING IS INDUSTRIAL PARK.

IT IS SURROUNDED BY INDUSTRIAL PARK TO THE NORTH SOUTH AND WEST, WITH OFFICE AND NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO THE EAST.

FUTURE LAND USE PLAN DESIGNATES THIS PROPERTY FOR COMMERCIAL LAND USES.

HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA.

HERE'S A SITE PLAN PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT.

THE FUTURE LAND DESIGNATION IS FOR HEAVY COMMERCIAL LAND USES AND WHILE THIS REQUEST IS FOR A COMMERCIAL DISTRICT THAT IS MORE RESTRICTIVE, IT WOULD STILL BE APPROPRIATE ALONG UPLAND AVENUE.

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THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGES IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND APPROPRIATE AT THIS LOCATION.

IT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA AND WILL NOT CHANGE THE CHARACTER OF THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT.

UPLAND AVENUE IS DESIGNATED AS A PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL.

STAFF HAS NO OBJECTION TO THIS REQUEST AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH THE UNANIMOUS VOTE.

I'D BE PLEASED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

>> ANY QUESTIONS FROM MISS SAGER? I SEE THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU. NOW, OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON AGENDA ITEM 6.3 THROUGH 6.6.

IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ANY OF THESE ITEMS, IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD, NOW STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS WHEN YOU COME TO THE PODIUM.

IS ANYONE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ANY OF THESE ITEMS TODAY?

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS.

I'M TERRY HOMAN WITH GO READ AND ASSOCIATES, 11601 AVENUE IN.

I'M REPRESENTING ITEM 6.4.

I'M JUST HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY. THERE WAS ONE LETTER OF OPPOSITION ON MINE.

I REACHED OUT TO THAT INDIVIDUAL, INVITED HIM TO DISCUSS WITH ME AND I HAD NEVER HEARD BACK.

BUT I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU.

>> ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. HOMAN? THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ANYONE ELSE HERE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ONE OF THE ITEMS?

>> AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS WILL STEVENS WITH AMD ENGINEERING, SPEAKING ON AGENDA ITEM 6.5.

WE DID REACH OUT OR ATTEMPT TO REACH OUT TO ALL 11 NEIGHBORS THAT SENT IN LETTERS OF OPPOSITION.

WE WERE UNABLE TO REACH EVERYBODY, BUT THOSE WE DID TALK TO, THEY SPURRED THE SITE PLAN THAT YOU GUYS SAW, SPECIFICALLY THE BUFFER YARD AND THE SEVEN FOOT PRIVACY FENCE ALONG THE NORTH.

THE OTHER THING I'LL BRING UP ON THE SITE PLAN, AND I MAY BRING IT UP ON HERE IF I NEED TO.

WE WANTED TO PUT THAT SITE PLAN TOGETHER TO SHOW THE NEIGHBORS WHAT OUR PLAN WAS AND FOCUS ON THE FACT THAT WE AREN'T PUTTING A DRIVEWAY ON 96.

YOU WILL HAVE THE BUFFER YARD ALONG NORTH AND WEST AND THEN WE TRY TO SHIFT THAT COMMERCIAL DRIVEWAY AS FAR SOUTH AS WE COULD, KEEP TRAFFIC AWAY FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY OTHER QUESTIONS IF YOU'VE GOT. THANK YOU.

>> ANYONE ELSE HERE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ANY OF THE ITEMS? ANYONE HERE TODAY TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO ANY OF THE ITEMS? PLEASE COME FORWARD. STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. GABRIEL SANCHEZ, SK ARCHITECTURE GROUP, 8355 UPLAND AVENUE FOR ITEM 6.6.

WE'RE DEVELOPING THIS TRACK OF LAND.

I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THE SIZE OF THE LOTS, THEY DON'T REALLY FIT THE ZONING, AND WE'RE HERE IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

>> ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? ANYONE ELSE HERE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO ANY OF THESE ITEMS? PLEASE COME FORWARD.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR, COUNCIL WOMEN, AND COUNCIL MEN.

I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

>> PLEASE STEP A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE MICROPHONE IF YOU WILL. YES, MA'AM. THANK YOU.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME, EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU.

MY NAME IS BILLY STELZER.

I'M OPPOSED TO THE CAR WASH ON ITEM 6.5, PLANNING DISTRICT 4 FOR THE CAR WASH.

I BROUGHT A LETTER DOWN HERE LAST WEEK FOR EACH ONE OF YOU.

I HOPE YOU'VE RECEIVED THIS AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO READ IT.

THESE ARE MY FEELINGS ON THE CAR WASH ACROSS FROM THE DUPLEXES.

I OWN ONE OF THE DUPLEXES.

I'VE TALKED TO SEVERAL OF MY FRIENDS THAT OWN THEIR DUPLEXES.

WE'RE ALL AGAINST IT.

THERE HAVE BEEN 11 LETTERS RESPONDING BACK TO YOUR COMMENTS OF THE FORMS THAT YOU SENT OUT FOR US TO OPPOSE OR ACCEPT AND 11 HAVE OPPOSED IT.

YOU'LL HAVE TO FORGIVE ME. I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS.

>> THIS TRACK OF LAND SHOULD BE RESERVED FOR RESIDENTIAL DWELLING ONLY.

THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER COMMERCIAL SPACES ON 98 IN INDIANA AND OTHER PLACES THAT CAR WASHES CAN BE BUILT.

IF THIS ZONE CHANGE GOES, THIS WILL HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON OUR HOME VALUES.

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I WANT YOU TO CONSIDER WHERE YOU LIVE, WHERE YOU RESIDE WITH YOUR FAMILIES.

WOULD YOU WANT A CAR WASH BUILT ACROSS THE STREET FROM WHERE YOU AND YOUR FAMILY LIVE, YOUR CHILDREN, YOUR GRANDCHILDREN, BEING AT YOUR HOME? THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF LOUD NOISE, A DRAIN OFF, AND DOES THE CITY NEED THAT MANY CAR WASHES? IF YOU WILL GO TO 92ND IN INDIANA.

[NOISE] THERE'S A CAR WASH THERE.

LET'S SEE. I THOUGHT I HAD THE NAME OF IT DOWN.

BUT THERE'S A CAR WASH IN A RESIDE BUSINESS ADDITION AT 83RD IN INDIANA.

IF YOU WILL GO OUT SOUTH, THERE IS ANOTHER CAR WASH AT 126 IN INDIANA.

THIS COMPANY IS WANTING TO PUT ONE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT AREA, TWO AND HALF MILE AREA.

I DON'T THINK THAT'S A GOOD PLACE TO PUT A CAR WASH.

THESE PEOPLE HAVE LIVED THERE.

THAT'S THEIR HOME.

THEY DON'T WANT A LOUD NOISY CAR WASH ACROSS THE STREET FROM THEM.

[NOISE] THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF EXTRA VEHICLES, A LOT OF EXTRA TRASH.

EVEN IF THEY PUT A BARRIER OR WALL UP, YOU'RE STILL GOING TO HEAR THAT NOISE.

JUST STOP AND THINK.

GET A CUP OF COFFEE SOME MORNING ABOUT SEVEN OR 7:30 AND GO SIT BY A CAR WASH [NOISE] AND SEE HOW NOISY THAT IS.

THAT IS NOT A PLACE FOR A CAR WASH TO CHANGE THAT ZONE TO A BUSINESS ZONE.

WE WOULD APPRECIATE YOU TURNING THIS CAR WASH ZONING DOWN, REJECTING IT.

[NOISE] I KNOW THERE'S BEEN 11 RESIDENTS TO SEND IN THEIR LETTERS THAT THEY ARE OPPOSED TO THIS.

I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER US. THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO ANY OF THESE ITEMS?

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS MARCUS HURD 340696.

MY FRONT DOOR WOULD BE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE PROPOSED CAR WASH AND IT'S A BIG CONCERN FOR ME.

YESTERDAY, I SPENT SOME TIME.

IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY AND WENT BY SOME ADDITIONAL MIGHTY WASH CAR WASHES.

THEY'RE PRETTY MUCH ALL IN ZONING THAT IS STRICTLY ALL COMMERCIAL, 114TH STREETS ACROSS HEB, 82ND AND MILWAUKEE IS ALL COMMERCIAL, WEST 19TH STREET, ALL COMMERCIAL, 50TH STREET ACROSS FROM [NOISE] MONTEREY ALL COMMERCIAL.

THERE IS ONLY ONE COMMERCIAL LOT NEXT TO THE PROPOSED LOT, BUT THERE'S ALSO THE RESIDENCES IS ACROSS THE STREET ALSO.

THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS THE ZONING BOARD VOTED TO APPROVE IT WAS BECAUSE THERE WAS A COMMERCIAL LOT ADJACENT TO IT.

[NOISE] ON THE EAST SIDE OF INDIANA IS INDIANA AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH, AND THEY HAVE A HUGE LOT OVER THERE.

THERE IS NO COMMERCIAL ZONING ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS PROPOSED CAR WASH. NO COMMERCIAL AT ALL.

THERE IS COMMERCIAL, AS YOU ALL KNOW ON 82ND STREET.

THIS PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE IS TWO BLOCKS NORTH OF 82ND STREET, SO IT'S ALBATROSS OUT THERE ALL BY ITSELF, AND I THINK IT WOULD BE AN INTRUSION INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

THE OTHER THING I LOOKED WHEN I WENT AROUND SOME OF THESE CAR WASHES, THERE'S BEEN A PROPOSED FOR A SEVEN FOOT FENCE WITH SOME NICE SHRUBBERY OR TREES TO THAT EFFECT.

I CHECKED UP ON MIGHTY WASH AND I WENT TO THEIR CAR WASH AT 80TH OR 81ST AND UNIVERSITY AND LOOKED AT WHAT THEY HAD DONE WITH THE LANDSCAPING.

[NOISE] I PARKED MY CAR

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ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE CAR WASH ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET, WHICH WOULD BE MY FRONT YARD AND WHEN I ROLLED DOWN MY WINDOWS, I COULD HEAR THE VACUUMS, BECAUSE THERE WASN'T JUST ONE VACUUM RUNNING.

THERE WAS SEVEN OR EIGHT OR NINE VACUUMS RUNNING BECAUSE IT WAS A BUSY DAY AND I COULD ACTUALLY HEAR THE VACUUMS RUNNING FROM ACROSS THE STREET.

ALSO, THEIR LANDSCAPE, THEY HAD LIKE EIGHT OR NINE TREES RUNNING FROM EAST TO WEST ON 80TH STREET, AND IT HAD NOT BEEN MAINTAINED.

THERE WERE PATCHES OF DIRT WITH GRASS.

THEY'RE EITHER NOT WATERING IT OR IT'S NOT ALL GRASS, LIKE I THINK IT WAS PROBABLY PROPOSED TO BE.

I KNOW FROM THAT THE SEVEN FOOT FENCE ACROSS FROM MY HOUSE MAY LOOK NICE WHEN IT'S CONSTRUCTED, BUT I DON'T HAVE MUCH FAITH THAT IT'S GOING TO BE THAT WAY.

THERE WAS ALSO ANOTHER CAR WASH AT 44 SOUTH LOOP 289 THAT FACES THE LOOP.

I CAN UNDERSTAND WHY IT WAS ZONED THAT WAY, BECAUSE IT'S RIGHT THERE ON THE LOOP, BUT IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE.

THEIR GRASS LOOK FINE, BUT THEY HAVE AN UNUSUAL LOT SIZE WHERE IT COMES TO A T INTERSECTION, AND THEY HAVE STONE THERE, ROCK AND STONE, AND IT WAS ALL MIXED UP AND THERE WAS WEEDS GROWING UP IN IT.

I JUST AM LEERY ABOUT TO GET THE ZONING CHANGE SAYING, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A BEAUTIFUL FENCE AND BEAUTIFUL TREES AND BEAUTIFUL EVERYTHING.

THEN TWO AND THREE YEARS LATER WHEN THE CITY COUNCIL IS NOT INVOLVED, THAT IT'S NOT GOING TO BE APPROPRIATE FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.

THOSE ARE MY MAIN CONCERNS.

>> ANYONE ELSE HERE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO ANY OF THE ITEMS? I WILL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THESE ITEMS AT 3:21.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM AGENDAS 6.3, 36.6? IS THERE A SECOND? I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.

DISCUSSION. ANYONE WHO WISH TO DISCUSS ANY OF THESE ITEMS. I'LL CALL FOR THE VOTE.

[NOISE] ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING AGENDA ITEMS 6.3 THROUGH 6.6.

PLEASE LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING AYE.

>> AYE.

>> ANY OPPOSED SAY NAY?

>> NAY.

>> THAT MOTION PASSES I BELIEVE SIX TO ONE, IS THAT CORRECT? WELL, I'LL TAKE UP AGENDA ITEM 6.7 A PUBLIC [NOISE] HEARING,

[7. Public Hearing - Planning (District 3): Consider a request for Zone Case 3174-D, a request of AMD Engineering, LLC for Texas District LCMS and Generator 1, LLC, for a zone change Low Density Single-Family District (SF-2) and Heavy Commercial District (HC) to High Density Residential District (HDR), at 2601, 2605, and 2615 19th Street, located west of University Avenue and south of 19th Street, on 1.56 acres out of Ellwood Place, Block 7, and consider an ordinance.]

CONSIDERATION OF AN ORDINANCE FOR A ZONING CHANGE.

WE WILL START THIS AGAIN WITH A PRESENTATION FOR MISS SAGER.

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING IS TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, AND WE CAN ASK QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT OR STAFF DURING THIS MEETING, BUT NO DISCUSSION OF THE MERITS ARE HELD DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING SECTION OF THIS.

MISS SAGER, AGAIN, WOULD YOU PROVIDE US WITH A BRIEF SUMMARY ON ITEM 6.7?

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

ITEM 6.7 IN ONE CASE 3174-D.

THE APPLICANT IS AMD ENGINEERING, LLC.

REQUEST IS TO REZONE PROPERTY FROM LOW DENSITY SINGLE FAMILY SF-2 AND HEAVY COMMERCIAL HC TO HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT HDR.

WE SENT OUT 61 NOTIFICATIONS.

WE HAVE RECEIVED 81 IN FAVOR, 72 OF WHICH ARE OUTSIDE THE NOTIFICATION BOUNDARY, 28 IN OPPOSITION, SIX OF WHICH ARE OUTSIDE THE NOTIFICATION BOUNDARY.

PROPERTY IS LOCATED SOUTH OF 19TH STREET WEST OF UNIVERSITY [NOISE] AVENUE.

HERE'S THE MAP SHOWING THE RESPONSES WE HAVE RECEIVED WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION BOUNDARY.