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CHECK. CHECK. ALRIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
[Special City Council Meeting Recognition on April 1, 2025.]
THIS IS ALWAYS ONE OF THE MY FAVORITE THINGS.I THINK ALL OF OUR COUNCIL PEOPLE'S FAVORITE THINGS TO DO.
BECAUSE WE REALIZE THAT WE, YOU KNOW, WE VOTE ON A LOT OF STUFF, WE DISCUSS A LOT OF STUFF, WE DO A LOT OF STUFF. BUT IT'S FOLKS THAT WE ARE RECOGNIZING TODAY THAT REALLY MAKE THIS CITY STAND OUT AND MAKE IT THE WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE THAT IT IS.
AND I'VE TOLD THE MARIACHI GROUP HERE, I THINK I WANT TO INVITE THEM BACK EVERY TUESDAY, EVERY OTHER TUESDAY BEFORE OUR COUNCIL MEETINGS, BECAUSE I SAID, YOU CAN'T GO INTO A COUNCIL MEETING AND ARGUE AND BE UPSET WITH ANYBODY AFTER LISTENING TO THAT KIND OF MUSIC.
YOU JUST GO IN THERE AND YOU'VE GOT TO BE HAPPY AND YOU JUST GET ALONG.
I SAID, YOU JUST CAN'T BE SAD. EVEN IF IT'S A SAD SONG, YOU CAN'T BE SAD.
IT'S REALLY HARD. BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL MUSIC.
GUYS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
TO TAKE TIME OUT OF YOUR DAY TO RECOGNIZE WITH US THE PEOPLE WHO WE ARE RECOGNIZING TODAY FOR THEIR SPECIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO LUBBOCK AND SOME BOARD APPOINTMENTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE MAKING AS WELL. SO LET'S GET STARTED HERE.
AND THE FIRST THING I GET TO START US OFF WITH IS TO RECOGNIZE THE LUBBOCK AND CORONADO MARIACHI BAND FOR THEIR STATE COMPETITION. SO YOU GUYS ALL STAND UP HERE? ALRIGHT.
COME ON UP ALL ACROSS HERE. AND WHILE THEY'RE COMING UP, I ALSO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THEIR DIRECTORS, KIMBERLY GONZALES. MATT, KIMBERLY AND LYNELLE GARZA.
[APPLAUSE] SO LET'S GIVE THEM A REAL HAND FOR THEIR DIRECTION FOR THESE TWO WONDERFUL GROUPS OF KIDS. I HAVE TO DOUBLE UP A LITTLE BIT.
MIC] ALRIGHT, SO THE LUBBOCK HIGH SCHOOL, MARIACHI DE ORO AND THE CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL, MARIACHI MESTENO ACHIEVED EXTRAORDINARY MILESTONES THIS YEAR BY EARNING TRIPS TO THE UIL STATE MARIACHI FESTIVAL, WHICH IS A REMARKABLE ACCOMPLISHMENT THAT REFLECTS THEIR EXTRAORDINARY PERSEVERANCE, SKILL SET, UNWAVERING FOCUS THROUGHOUT THEIR SEASON AND LOTS OF PRACTICE.
LOTS OF HOURS. THESE AMAZING MUSICIANS ARE VERY TALENTED AS YOU HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF HEARING, AND THEY MADE THEIR SCHOOL AND THE ENTIRE CITY PROUD BY EARNING A TRIP TO THE UIL STATE MARIACHI FESTIVAL.
[APPLAUSE] YOU GUYS SOUNDED GREAT. ADVANCING TO THE UIL STATE COMPETITIONS IS A BIG DEAL, AND WE COULD NOT BE MORE PROUD OF THEIR SUCCESS.
WE KNOW IT TOOK LOTS OF TIME AND EFFORT TO GET TO THE LEVEL THAT THEY HAVE GOTTEN, AND THEY HAVE ACHIEVED, AND IT'S MY HONOR TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION WHICH IS HERE.
SO NOW THEREFORE, WE, THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, DO HEREBY EXTEND SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO THE LUBBOCK HIGH SCHOOL, MARIACHI DE ORO, AND CORONADO HIGH SCHOOL, MARIACHI MESTENO AND INVITE ALL OUR CITIZENS TO JOIN US IN CONGRATULATING THEM ON EARNING SPOTS IN THE 2024 2025 UIL STATE MARIACHI FESTIVAL IN SEGUIN, TEXAS, AND APPLAUDING THE DEDICATION AND TALENT IT TAKES TO ACHIEVE SUCH A GOAL AND WISH THEM ALL THE CONTINUED SUCCESS IN THEIR FUTURE ENDEAVORS. DAVID, THIS DAY THE 1ST OF APRIL AND THIS IS NOT APRIL FOOLS.
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IF WE CAN GET ESTACADA'S FOOTBALL TEAM AND BASKETBALL TEAM UP FRONT, PLEASE.YOU CAN MAKE 2 OR 3. TWO ROWS OR 3 ROWS, HOWEVER MANY IT TAKES.
MIC] GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. I AM COUNCILMAN HARRIS FOR DISTRICT TWO CITY COUNCIL HERE.
LET ME START OFF BY SAYING I AM A DIE HARD ESTACADO FAN.
I GRADUATED FROM ESTACADO IN 81. AND WITH ME BEING A UIL BASKETBALL REF FOR 37 YEARS, I KNOW HOW YOU PARENTS ARE. BECAUSE I WAS AT ONE OF MY GRANDDAUGHTER'S GAME AND I GOT KICKED OUT.
SO WHEN SHE GET WIND UP IN SPORTS, SHE GET WIND UP IN IT.
AND THEN ESPECIALLY IF YOU A REFEREE AND YOU JUST WATCHING THE GAME, YOU THINK YOU KNOW IT ALL.
BUT I DIDN'T THAT DAY. SO BUT ANYWAY, LIKE I SAY WE'RE PROUD OF OUR GUYS HERE.
THE CITY OF LUBBOCK IS EXTREMELY PROUD OF THE MATADORS FOOTBALL AND MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAMS FOR BEING DISTRICT CHAMPS THIS YEAR. THE FOOTBALL TEAM WENT UNDEFEATED IN DISTRICT PLAY, WENT ON AN IMPRESSIVE FIVE GAME WIN STREAK TO FINISH THE REGULAR SEASON, WON A PLAYOFF GAME, AND CONTINUE AS THE ESTACADO'S HIGH SCHOOL'S REMARKABLE HISTORY OF SUCCESS.
THE BASKETBALL TEAM WENT ON TO WIN REGION AND ADVANCE TO THE STATE SEMIFINALS.
THEIR COMMUNITY IS EXTREMELY PROUD OF ALL OF THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS. EXCUSE ME. IT IS MY HONOR TO PRESENT TO YOU WITH THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION.
NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, DO HEREBY EXTEND SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO THE ESTACADO HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM AND THE ESTACADO HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL TEAM, AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN US IN CELEBRATING THEIR DISTRICT WINS AND FURTHER SUCCESS.
APPLAUD THEIR OUTSTANDING, OUTSTANDING DETERMINATION, ATHLETICISM, ATHLETICISM.
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I'M SORRY I GOT TITAN, HEAD STROKE AND TEAMWORK THANKING THEM FOR BRINGING SO MUCH PRIDE TO OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY AND THE ENTIRE CITY OF LUBBOCK. DATED THIS FIRST DAY, APRIL 2025.LET'S GIVE THESE GUYS A GREAT HAND. [APPLAUSE] AND WE THANK YOU ALL FOR KEEPING LUBBOCK, TEXAS LOOKING GOOD. I SURE APPRECIATE YOU.
NOW IT'S MY PLEASURE TO RECOGNIZE TENZIN PRADHAN.
TENZIN, COME FORWARD. TENZIN HERE. HOPE HE'S NOT OUTSIDE WAITING. OKAY. GO CHECK. I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
THEN WHILE YOU GO LOOK AND SEE IF HE'S OUT THERE. I'M GOING TO RECOGNIZE NOW CHUCK LANEHART.
OKAY. YOU'RE HERE CHUCK. COME ON. FORWARD. COME ON OVER.
I DON'T KNOW WHO'S GOT YOUR PROCLAMATION. WHO'S GOT YOUR PROCLAMATION? HOW YOU DOING, MAN? THERE IS ONE. THERE IS ONE FOR YOU, I PROMISE.
CHUCK IS, HE'S A GUY I LOVE TO READ BECAUSE I LOVE HISTORY.
ANY KIND OF HISTORY. AND LUBBOCK HISTORY IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME, TOO.
AND WEST TEXAS HISTORY. AND IF YOU DON'T TAKE THE TIME OR YOU DON'T GET THE LUBBOCK AJ TO READ WHAT HE DOES, YOU KNOW, IT'S AMAZING THE WAY HE CHRONICLES OUR HISTORY.
AND HE'S DUG A LOT AND HE'S DUG UP STUFF I NEVER KNEW HAPPENED.
AND I'VE LIVED HERE SINCE 1957. CHUCK'S CURIOSITY, PASSION FOR HIS COMMUNITY, AND FERVOR FOR HISTORY HAVE MADE ME, AND HOPEFULLY A LOT OF OTHER CITIZENS, LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR PAST.
CHUCK INFORMS AND ENTERTAINS WEST TEXANS ABOUT OUR RICH, FASCINATING, AND SOMETIMES CURIOUS AND STRANGE HISTORY, ENSURING WE ALL UNDERSTAND OUR PAST AS WE HEAD INTO OUR FUTURE.
HE DIGS UP AND INVESTIGATES, AND HE'S KEEPING HISTORY ALIVE.
AND WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE HIS WORK.
IT'S MY HONOR TO PRESENT THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION WHICH READS. NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY OF LUBBOCK, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE CHUCK LANEHART AND INVITE ALL OUR CITIZENS TO JOIN US IN THANKING HIM FOR BRINGING HISTORY TO LIFE IN LUBBOCK AND WEST TEXAS BY INFORMING READERS EACH WEEK IN THE CAPROCK CHRONICLES ABOUT OUR PROUD AND AMAZING PAST.
WE WANT TO APPLAUD HIM FOR DEDICATING SO MUCH TIME AND EFFORT TO THE RESEARCH THAT HE PUTS IN, AND TO WRITING ALL THESE COLUMNS AND THESE SUBJECTS ON THESE SUBJECTS, AND REFLECTING UPON HIS LASTING IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY AS HE CONTINUES PRESERVING AND TEACHING US ABOUT OUR HISTORY. SO DATED THIS DAY, FIRST DAY OF APRIL 2025.
CHUCK, I'M PROUD TO PRESENT YOU WITH THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] WELL, WE GOT ONE MILE LEFT. WE GOTTA WORK ON IT.
THANK YOU, CHUCK. APPRECIATE IT. NOW DID YOU. OKAY.
I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND RECOGNIZE HIM, THOUGH. HE'S NOT HERE, AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED.
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SOMETIMES THINGS COME UP. HE'S A LUBBOCK TEEN. HE'S CREATED A LASTING CHANGE IN OUR CITY THROUGH THE BLESSED FOUNDATION, WHICH HE STARTED TO SERVE OUR LOCAL CHILDREN WITH NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS SUCH AS AUTISM, EPILEPSY, AND CEREBRAL PALSY.HE'S PROOF THAT NO MATTER WHAT YOUR AGE, ANYONE CAN MAKE A LASTING IMPACT ON OTHER PEOPLE'S LIVES.
AND SO IT'S MY HONOR TO PRESENT THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO TENZIN.
AND EVEN THOUGH HE'S NOT HERE, I THINK IT'S WORTHY OF THE RECOGNITION WE GIVE HIM, BECAUSE THIS IS AMAZING WHAT A YOUNG MAN HAS DONE, AND WE NEED MORE PEOPLE LIKE THAT. HE'S PROBABLY OUT THERE DOING SOMETHING GOOD RIGHT NOW INSTEAD OF BEING HERE TO ACCEPT HIS AWARD, BUT WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT HE GETS IT. SO WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO APPLAUD TENZIN FOR STARTING AN ORGANIZATION AT THE YOUNG AGE OF 16 YEARS OLD, AND HE SEEKS TO HELP INDIVIDUALS WITH NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS CELEBRATE YOUNG ADULTS. WE CELEBRATE YOUNG ADULTS LIKE HIM WHO WISH TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN OUR COMMUNITY. I ALWAYS SAY, IF YOU GET A KID STARTED EARLY, HELPING OTHERS, SPENDING TIME DEDICATING THEMSELVES TO HELPING OTHERS, THEY'LL DO IT ALL THE REST OF THEIR LIFE BECAUSE THE IMPACT IT MAKES ON THEM, THE JOY THAT IT GIVES THEM, THE AFFIRMATION IT GIVES THEM THAT THEY CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IT LASTS WITH THEM FOR THE REST OF LIFE. SO LET'S GIVE TENZIN OUR APPRECIATION APPLAUSE TODAY.
AND WE'LL SEE HE GETS HIS AWARD.
GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. MY NAME IS TIM COLLINS.
I AM THE CITY COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVE FOR DISTRICT SIX AND EXCITED TO BE HERE.
AND IN THAT, I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU TO MATT DOUGHTERY, MATT AND HIS TEAM, TEGAN BRADLEY AND KRISTEN MURRAY PUT THESE TOGETHER FOR US EVERY QUARTER AND THEY DO A GREAT JOB. MATT WRITES MOST OF THE PROCLAMATIONS THAT WE GIVE OUT HE HAS THIS TALENT FOR WRITING ABOUT FIVE WORDS TOO MANY BEFORE HE PUTS IN A, WHEREAS BUT SO WHEN YOU HEAR A WHEREAS JUST KNOW THAT WE PROBABLY NEED TO TAKE A BREATH JUST A COUPLE MINUTES BEFORE THAT.
SO BUT MATT, THANK YOU. MATT DOES A GREAT JOB FOR US.
YEAH. BRING EVERYBODY. COME ON. BRING THE BEER.
YEAH. THE STUDENTS ARE GONE, AND SO WE CAN NOW DO SAMPLES, RIGHT? SO GOOD. LINE WAS NAMED THE BREWERY OF THE YEAR IN THE UNDER 620 BARREL GROUP BY THE TEXAS CRAFT BREWERS CUP, AND HAD FOUR OF THEIR BEERS EARNED MEDALS AT THE SAME EVENT.
SO WHAT'S WHAT? GIVE ME AN IDEA 620 BARRELS. 2, 1200 KEGS.
1200 KEGS? NOT IN MY LIFETIME, I DON'T THINK.
SO, GOOD LINE HAS HAD AN IMPACTFUL ROLE WITHIN THE LUBBOCK COMMUNITY.
GOOD LINE OFFERS GREAT BEER, BUT THEY OFFER ALSO OFFER LOCALS A PLACE TO MEET NEW PEOPLE, SHARE STORIES THROUGH THEIR VARIOUS EVENTS SUCH AS TRIVIA NIGHT, BOOK CLUB, RUNNING CLUB AND CHESS CLUB. GOODLINE HAS BECOME A GREAT PLACE TO GATHER IN OUR COMMUNITY, ENJOY THE COMPANY OF FRIENDS AND FAMILY, AND SO THE CITY OF LUBBOCK IS HONORED TO RECOGNIZE THESE ACHIEVEMENTS AS THEY BRING GREAT PRIDE TO OUR CITY AND CERTAINLY DEMONSTRATE CREATIVITY IN ALL THAT THEY DO. AND SO IT'S MY HONOR TO PRESENT THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION.
THEREFORE, WE, THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY OF LUBBOCK, DO HEREBY EXTEND EXTRA SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO WHEREAS, AND WE INVITE ALL OF OUR CITIZENS TO JOIN US IN CELEBRATING GOOD LINE BREWING COMPANY FOR BEING NAMED THE BREWERY OF THE YEAR IN THE UNDER 620 BARREL GROUP AT THE TEXAS CRAFT BREWERS CUPS, AND WE COMMEND THEIR CRAFTSMANSHIP AND SKILL SET.
DATED THIS FIRST DAY OF APRIL 2025. CONGRATULATIONS, GUYS.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] AND NEXT WE GET TO RECOGNIZE THE CITY OF LUBBOCK BEING NAMED AS A RUNNER FRIENDLY COMMUNITY.
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DAVID HIGGINS, OTHERS, MEMBERS OF THE WEST TEXAS RUNNING CLUB.YES. COME IN, COME UP. SUPER. THANK YOU. COME ON. RUNNING TEAM. THAT IS SLICK. SO MATT'S GOT JOKES, RIGHT? AND SO HE KNOWS ABOUT ME AND RUNNING AND THAT GENERALLY I RUN TO THE STORE TO BUY BEER.
AND SO NOW WE GET THE RUNNER FRIENDLY ORGANIZATION, THE ROAD RUNNERS CLUB OF AMERICA.
THE RRCA DESIGNATES CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY AS RUNNER FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES TO SHOWCASE CITIES WHO MAKE IT A PRIORITY TO PROVIDE TO PROVIDE THE BEST AND SAFEST SPACES FOR RUNNERS. AND THE CITY OF LUBBOCK WAS ADDED TO THAT LIST IN 2020.
FOUR RUNNER FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES ARE CHOSEN FOR HAVING GREAT INFRASTRUCTURE AND ACCESS TO RUNNING SUPPORT FROM THEIR LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND THE SUPPORT OF GROUPS, BUSINESSES AND NONPROFITS WHO WORK DIRECTLY WITH THE RUNNING COMMUNITY.
WE ARE EXTREMELY PROUD OF OUR LOCAL RUN GROUPS SUCH AS THE WEST TEXAS RUNNING CLUB.
THE CITY OF LUBBOCK UNDERSTANDS HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE AND WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT THAT ENCOURAGES RUNNING AND OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES, AND WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE PEOPLE WHO SHARE THIS VISION AND TO HELP LUBBOCK MAKE A GREAT RUNNING, FRIENDLY CITY. SO IT IS MY HONOR TO READ THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION.
NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY OF LUBBOCK, HEREBY EXTEND SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO THE RRCA RUNNER FRIENDLY COMMUNITY THAT LUBBOCK HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AS. AND WE ASK ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN US IN SUPPORTING OUR LOCAL RUNNERS AND RUNNING GROUPS.
APPLAUD ALL OF THOSE WHO MAKE RUNNING SAFE. THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT AND ACCESSIBLE FOR EVERYONE.
ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GET OUTSIDE AND RUN OR WALK FOR AS LONG AS THEY WISH.
DATED THIS FIRST DAY OF APRIL OF 2025 AND THIS WAS PRESENTED TO THE CITY AS WELL, I GUESS, AS RECOGNITION FOR YOUR ACHIEVEMENT. WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THAT.
I'M HIDING. THANK YOU GUYS. HELLO, EVERYONE. MY NAME IS BRADEN ROSE, AND I'M YOUR REPRESENTATIVE FOR DISTRICT FOUR.
I'M HERE TO RECOGNIZE BREEDLOVE FOODS. IS ANY REPRESENTATIVE FROM BREEDLOVE FOODS HERE? MR. BILL MILLER.
OKAY. SO BREEDLOVE IS SELLING. THEY'RE CELEBRATING THEIR 30TH ANNIVERSARY.
FOR 30 YEARS, BREEDLOVE HAS WORKED TIRELESSLY TO PROVIDE PROVIDE QUALITY NUTRITION TO PEOPLE IN NEED AROUND THE GLOBE AND ENSURE PEOPLE IMPACTED BY NATURAL DISASTERS, CRISES AND OTHER EVENTS RECEIVE IMMEDIATE NUTRITIONAL RELIEF FOLLOWING THESE LIFE ALTERING EVENTS.
BREEDLOVE HAS SPENT 30 YEARS AT THE FOREFRONT OF INNOVATIVE HUMANITARIAN RELIEF, AND HAS PAVED THE WAY IN DEVELOPING AND DISTRIBUTING NUTRITIOUS AND LIFE SAVING FOODS TO THOSE WHO SUFFER FROM FOOD INSECURITY, MALNUTRITION AND DISASTER.
THE CITY OF LUBBOCK IS HONORED TO RECOGNIZE BREEDLOVE'S 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF ALLEVIATING HUMAN SUFFERING AND HONORS THE DEDICATION, TIME, AND PERSONAL SACRIFICE IT TAKES TO GIVE BACK TO LOCAL AND WORLDWIDE COMMUNITIES.
IT IS MY HONOR TO PRESENT THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION.
NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THIS MAYOR AND THE CITY OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, DO HEREBY EXTEND SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO BREEDLOVE'S 30TH ANNIVERSARY, AND WE ASK ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN US IN THANKING THEM FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING COMMITMENT TO FIGHTING HUNGER ACROSS THE WORLD, APPLAUD THEIR COMMITMENT TO SERVICE, CELEBRATE THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS, AND EXPRESS THE DEEPEST GRATITUDE FOR THE POSITIVE AND LASTING IMPACT THEY HAVE MADE ON THE LIVES OF COUNTLESS INDIVIDUALS.
DATED THIS FIRST DAY OF APRIL 2025. THANK YOU.
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I BELIEVE MR. BILL MILLER WANTS TO SAY A FEW WORDS.WE APPRECIATE THIS HONOR. I THINK MARK USED AN ADJECTIVE CURIOUS.
SO IF YOU WATCH THE NEWS, YOU KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT USAID.
BUT ONE THING THAT IS HAPPENING NOW WE HAVE PROVIDED FOOD INTO LA FOR THE LA FIRES.
WE PROVIDED FOOD INTO GEORGIA, TENNESSEE AND NORTH CAROLINA FOR THE HURRICANE.
WE ACTUALLY PARTNERED WITH SAMARITAN'S PURSE.
WE PUT FOOD INTO BASICALLY EVERY FOOD OUTLET IN LUBBOCK.
NOW WE HAVE PUT FOOD IN THE MAJOR FOOD BANKS IN TEXAS AND ELSEWHERE.
WE ARE A 501C3, BUT WE BASICALLY HAVE TO OPERATE LIKE A FOR PROFIT ENTERPRISE.
AND THERE ARE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. WHO WOULD NEVER HAVE HEARD OF BREEDLOVE OR PARDON ME, WOULD NEVER HAVE HEARD OF LUBBOCK WERE IT NOT FOR BREEDLOVE AND THE WONDERFUL PEOPLE LIKE MICHELLE.
WE HAVE 30 EMPLOYEES. MICHELLE MANAGES MISSION ENGAGEMENT, BUT FOOD RELIEF IS TRICKY NOW, AND IT'S GOING TO GET EVEN MORE TRICKY. SO YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IT'S AN HONOR FOR US TO ACCEPT THIS AWARD AND TO LET YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THOSE 30 PEOPLE ARE DOING OUT THERE.
SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU BREEDLOVE FOODS. THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING.
WE APPRECIATE IT. ALRIGHT. NEXT WE HAVE THE VOLUNTEER CENTER OF LUBBOCK.
DO WE HAVE THE ANY REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE VOLUNTEER CENTER OF LUBBOCK? BRING EVERYBODY UP.
ALRIGHT. THE VOLUNTEER CENTER OF LUBBOCK IS A VITAL ORGANIZATION COMMITTED TO EMPOWERING AND UPLIFTING OUR COMMUNITY, AND THIS YEAR THEY'RE CELEBRATING THEIR 35TH ANNIVERSARY.
THE VOLUNTEER CENTER HELPS INDIVIDUALS DISCOVER THEIR PASSION AND LOVE FOR PUBLIC SERVICE.
THE STATE. THE STAFF AT THE VOLUNTEER CENTER GIVE THEIR TIME AND ENERGY TO PROMOTING PUBLIC SERVICE, AS WELL AS HELPING NEW VOLUNTEERS FIND THEIR NICHE IN PUBLIC SERVICE.
THE ORGANIZATION AND STAFF EMBRACED THE CORE VALUES OF FELLOWSHIP, RELATIONSHIP BUILDING, AND RECOGNIZE THE NEED FOR SERVICE AND VOLUNTEERING IN EVERY NEW CITY.
IT IS MY HONOR TO PRESENT THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION.
WE, THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, DO HEREBY EXTEND SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO THE VOLUNTEER CENTER OF LUBBOCK, AND WE ASK ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN US IN CELEBRATING THE VOLUNTEER CENTER OF LUBBOCK'S 35TH ANNIVERSARY.
DATED THIS FIRST DAY OF APRIL 2025. THANK YOU, SIR. THERE WE GO.
I'M SORRY. I'M ALWAYS SO HAPPY TO SEE EVERYBODY HERE.
DID BILL LEAVE? I HAVE TO TELL YOU THAT ONE DAY, ONE OF THE LITTLE BREEDLOVE PACKAGES, THEY WERE DOING SOMETHING, AND THEY. I HAD A CHALLENGE FROM SOMEONE BECAUSE I AM ALSO A CHEF.
AND I MADE THE MOST DELICIOUS SOUP OUT OF THAT LITTLE PACKAGE, AND IT FED SO MANY PEOPLE.
SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR WHAT YOU DO. AND I'M SO GLAD THAT Y'ALL ARE ABLE TO JOIN US TODAY.
THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT PROBABLY ALL OF OUR CITY COUNCIL, WE WEAR MANY DIFFERENT HATS.
I KNOW I DO BESIDES CITY COUNCIL, I OWN LATINO LUBBOCK MAGAZINE.
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I ALSO HAVE A NONPROFIT, LOS HERMANOS FAMILIA, AND A TV SEGMENT.SO I WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
AND ONE OF THOSE ORGANIZATIONS IS AMERICAN RED CROSS.
AND TODAY, IF I CAN GET THE TEAM TO COME AND STAND IN THE MIDDLE.
I ACTUALLY SERVED ON THIS BOARD ONE ONCE UPON A TIME, AND THEY PARTICIPATE IN OUR PARADES, AND THEY DO A LOT OF THINGS WITH US. SO I'M SO GLAD THAT THEY'RE HERE TODAY.
BUT I'M GOING TO GIVE THEM A MINUTE TO GET UP HERE.
AND YOU DON'T YOU THINK IT WOULD HAVE BEEN GREAT BACKGROUND MUSIC? THAT'S WHAT I THINK. I'VE KNOWN SEVERAL OF THOSE KIDS SINCE THEY WERE LITTLE.
THEY'VE GOTTEN OLD. I HAVEN'T. SO MARCH WAS AMERICAN RED CROSS MONTH, WHICH SERVES AS A SPECIAL TIME TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE THE COMPASSIONATE INDIVIDUALS AND THE SPIRIT OF HUMANITARIAN SERVICE THAT MAKES THE AMERICAN RED CROSS OF LUBBOCK SUCH AN IMPORTANT ORGANIZATION IN OUR AREA. THEY'RE SO IMPORTANT AND YOU DON'T KNOW HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE UNTIL YOU NEED THEM.
VOLUNTEERS AND STAFF COMFORT AND HELP INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NOWHERE ELSE TO TURN, ESPECIALLY AFTER TRAGIC EVENTS SUCH AS FLOODING, HOUSE FIRES AND OTHER DISASTERS. THE AMERICAN RED CROSS OF LUBBOCK DEMONSTRATES AN UNWAVERING COMMITMENT TO ALLEVIATE HUMAN SUFFERING THROUGH EMERGENCY RESPONSE EFFORTS. BLOOD DONATION DRIVES HEALTH AND SAFETY TRAINING AND SUPPORT FOR MILITARY FAMILIES.
ANOTHER ONE OF MY VERY IMPORTANT GROUPS THAT I WORK WITH, WE RECOGNIZE THE INVALUABLE EFFORT AMERICAN RED CROSS OF LUBBOCK SHOWS IN STRENGTHENING OUR COMMUNITY. SO IT IS MY HONOR TO PRESENT THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION.
SORRY, GUYS, I'M NOT GOING TO MENTION YOUR NAMES. JUST KIDDING.
OF THE GREAT CITY OF LUBBOCK DO HEREBY EXTEND SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO AMERICAN RED CROSS.
THAT IS, BY RECOGNIZING THE NOBLE AND VALUABLE EFFORTS THEY DISPLAY TO UPLIFT INDIVIDUALS IN NEED.
AND TODAY, THIS FIRST DAY OF APRIL 2025, PLEASE GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU. THANK YOU ALL. SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
I'M LOOKING FOR KEVIN ALLEN AND DOCTOR VICTOR TESS.
ARE THEY HERE? ARE THEY HERE? WHERE ARE THEY? OH, THERE'S DOCTOR TEST. AND I THINK CARA JOHNSON ALSO JOINED THEM.
COULD YOU ALL STAND RIGHT THERE IN THE MIDDLE? AND MAY 5TH IS PULMONARY HYPERTENSION DAY. AND BECAUSE THERE ISN'T A SPECIAL RECOGNITION MEETING IN MAY, WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE THE GREAT INDIVIDUALS NOW WHO ARE RAISING AWARENESS TOWARDS THIS DISEASE AND THANK HEALTH CARE WORKERS WHO TIRELESSLY DEDICATE THEMSELVES TO ENSURING THE QUALITY OF LIFE CARE.
AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT DOCTOR TEST HAS HELPED KEVIN IN SO MANY REGARDS.
SO THANK YOU FOR THAT. PULMONARY HYPERTENSION IS A RARE AND PROGRESSIVE CONDITION WHERE IT IS REFERRED TO AS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE LUNGS, OFTENTIMES CAUSING MORE MEDICAL PROBLEMS SUCH AS ASTHMA OR CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE.
IT'S ALSO REFERRED TO AS COPD, ALONG WITH MANY OTHER LIFE THREATENING COMPLICATIONS.
NOW, DURING WORLD PULMONARY HYPERTENSION DAY, WE PAUSE TO CELEBRATE THE ACHIEVEMENTS AND EFFORTS OF DOCTOR VICTOR TEST, RN KAREN JOHNSON AND CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVIST KEVIN ALLEN FOR THEIR CONTRIBUTIONS AND DEDICATIONS TO THOSE SUFFERING FROM PULMONARY HYPERTENSION HERE IN LUBBOCK AND ACROSS THE NATION. THE CITY WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS ITS PROFOUND GRATITUDE TOWARDS HEALTHCARE WORKERS FOR MAKING SUCH A POSITIVE IMPACT ON THEIR PATIENTS AND
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LOCAL COMMUNITY. SO ONCE AGAIN, IT IS MY HONOR TO PRESENT THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION.NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY OF LUBBOCK, DO HEREBY EXTEND SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO WORLD PULMONARY HYPERTENSION DAY, AND WE ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN US IN INCREASING AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING ABOUT PULMONARY HYPERTENSION, A CONDITION CHARACTERIZED BY HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.
AND IT STATED THIS FIRST DAY OF APRIL, NO FOOLING.
APRIL 2025. LET'S GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU. THIS IS ANOTHER VERY SPECIAL GROUP FOR ME.
I'VE PARTICIPATED IN THIS PARADE FOR PROBABLY 19 OF THE 20 YEARS THAT THEY HAVE THAT IT'S HAPPENED.
AND IT IS THE MIRACLES PARADE ON 34TH STREET.
SO CAN I ASK THE REPRESENTATIVES? AND THERE'S A BUNCH OF THEM.
SO IF THERE'S ONLY TWO PEOPLE, I'M GOING TO BE SHOCKED.
WELL, I'LL JUST JUMP IN THERE BECAUSE I'M THE THIRD.
Y'ALL DON'T EVEN KNOW THE JOY THAT THESE FOLKS BRING TO OUR COMMUNITY.
BUT THE MIRACLES PARADE ON 34TH STREET IS COMING UP ON ITS 20TH ANNIVERSARY, AND WE'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE EVERYONE WHO HAS MADE IT SUCH A SUCH A SUCCESS. THAT IS, FOR TWO DECADES.
AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK I STARTED WHEN I WAS, WHAT, FIVE? SOMETHING LIKE THAT. NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT IS SO MUCH FUN AND I THINK WE HAVE THE BEST FLOAT, BUT WE NEVER GET AN AWARD. WHAT'S UP WITH THAT? NEVERTHELESS, MIRACLES CHRISTMAS PARADE, PARADE THAT IS, PROVIDES OUR COMMUNITY WITH ENGAGING ACTIVITIES AS WELL AS FUN FOR ALL AGES.
IT IS APPROPRIATE TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE ALL THEY'VE ACCOMPLISHED, AND THANK EVERYONE INVOLVED FOR THE TIME AND ENERGY IT TAKES TO ORGANIZE AND PARTICIPATE IN SUCH A GREAT TRADITION. I ALSO HAVE TO SAY TO KEEP EVERYBODY SAFE, RIGHT? VERY KEY AND THEY DO SUCH A GREAT JOB. IT IS APPROPRIATE TO HONOR THIS DEDICATION TO THE CITIZENS OF LUBBOCK, AND TO RECOGNIZE THE MANY VOLUNTEERS WHO ARE DEDICATED TO BRINGING HOLIDAY CHEER AND FUN TO OUR COMMUNITY.
IT IS MY HONOR, THEREFORE, TO PRESENT THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION.
WE THE MAYOR, NOW THEREFORE RIGHT TIM, WE, THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY OF LUBBOCK, DO HEREBY EXTEND SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO THE MIRACLES PARADE ON 34TH STREET, AND WE ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN US IN THANKING THE ORGANIZERS AND PARTICIPANTS OF THE MIRACLES CHRISTMAS PARADE FOR ANOTHER FANTASTIC PARADE IN 2024, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO 2025. AND IT STARTED THIS FIRST DAY OF APRIL 2025.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANOTHER IMPORTANT GROUP TO ME IS THE US MARINE CORPS RESERVE. THE TOYS FOR TOTS PROGRAM.
DO WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM TOYS FOR TOTS? IF NOT, THE MIRACLE'S FOLKS MAY HAVE TO COME BACK UP HERE.
DO WE HAVE THESE FOLKS? ANYBODY? WELL, LET ME TELL YOU THIS.
DO WE HAVE ANY MARINES IN THE AUDIENCE? WOULD YOU DO ME THE HONOR OF COMING UP HERE AND ACCEPTING THIS ON BEHALF? LIKE WE GOT ANOTHER MARINE OVER THERE. ANY OTHER MARINES? BECAUSE IT'S DEFINITELY A BROTHERHOOD. COME ON, GUYS, DON'T BE SHY, PLEASE.
WE GOT ANOTHER ONE OVER THERE. I WAS INSPIRED BY THE TOYS FOR TOTS PROGRAM OVER THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAY. AND BECAUSE THIS IS OUR FIRST SPECIAL RECOGNITION CEREMONY SINCE CHRISTMAS, I WANT TO THANK THE PEOPLE WHO MADE IT A SUCCESS.
THIS PAST YEAR WAS LED BY SERGEANT AARON KING.
THE TOYS FOR TOTS, JUST SO YOU KNOW, DISTRIBUTED 6717 TOYS IN 2024 ALONE.
ISN'T THAT AWESOME? AND THEY SUPPORTED 6063 LOCAL CHILDREN DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASON.
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NOW, THE TOYS FOR TOTS PROGRAM EMBODIES THE DEFINITION OF SERVICE, AND NO DOUBT THAT'S ALSO WHAT US MARINE CORPS WHAT THEY DO.SO THAT'S WHY I'M SO GLAD THAT YOU'RE UP HERE.
THE CITY OF LUBBOCK IS HONORED TO RECOGNIZE THE US MARINE CORPS RESERVE TOYS FOR TOTS PROGRAM'S ACHIEVEMENTS THAT BRING PRIDE TO OUR GREAT NATION AND DEMONSTRATE THE VALUES OF HARD WORK, SERVICE, AND DETERMINATION. IT IS MY HONOR TO PRESENT THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION.
NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY OF LUBBOCK, DO HEREBY EXTEND SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO THE TOYS FOR TOTS CAMPAIGN AND THE US MARINE CORPS, AND WE ASK ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN US IN APPLAUDING THE EFFORTS OF THIS GROUP FOR DISTRIBUTING SO MANY TOYS AND BRINGING SO MUCH CHEER AND JOY AND HOPE TO SO MANY BEAUTIFUL CHILDREN.
AND IT STATED THIS FIRST DAY OF APRIL 2025. GIVE IT UP FOR THESE GUYS.
RIGHT NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR BOARD APPOINTMENTS.
AGAIN, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF HOW THE CITY REALLY WORKS.
WE SIT UP HERE AND WE VOTE ON THINGS. BUT THERE'S LOTS OF PEOPLE SERVING ON LOTS OF BOARDS IN THIS CITY THAT HELP US DO OUR WORK, THAT WORK THROUGH THINGS BEFORE THEY GET BROUGHT TO US.
SO WE APPRECIATE ALL THE TIME BECAUSE IT'S ALL VOLUNTEER.
WE AT LEAST GET PAID 25 BUCKS A MONTH OR 75 BUCKS A MONTH.
THESE PEOPLE DO IT ALL AS VOLUNTEERS, SO WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE IT.
AND WE HAVE WE HAVE THE APPOINTMENTS TO GIVE TO THEM.
THESE ARE VERY OFFICIAL. SO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS ARE AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT OF LUBBOCK GOVERNMENT AND GIVE INDIVIDUALS A CHANCE TO AFFECT PUBLIC POLICY AND MAKE A REAL IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY. AND ANYONE WHO LIVES IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK CAN APPLY TO SERVE ON A BOARD.
THERE'S A LIST OF PLACES THAT YOU CAN SERVE, AND YOU CAN PICK AN AREA THAT YOU'RE INTERESTED IN, AND WE USE THOSE WHEN WE GO THROUGH AND TRY TO FIND PEOPLE TO FILL THESE.
SO IF YOU'RE HERE TODAY AND YOU'RE INTERESTED IN THAT, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT. THESE COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE COMMITTED THEIR TIME, AND SOMETIMES IT'S QUITE A BIT OF TIME AND ENERGY TO BETTERING OUR CITY.
AND ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, WE ARE VERY GRATEFUL TO THEM. IT'S MY HONOR TO PRESENT ALL OF THESE PEOPLE WITH CERTIFICATES AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. SO AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME FORWARD AND ACCEPT YOUR APPOINTMENT.
JOHN BRUGEL. JOHN, ARE YOU HERE TODAY? THERE YOU GO.
I SAW HIM EARLIER TODAY. THIS IS THE ROAD BOND ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THAT WORKED SO HARD TO BRING. STAY UP HERE. WHO WORKED SO HARD TO BRING THAT BOND ISSUE TO OUR CITIZENS THAT THEY VOTED ON BACK IN NOVEMBER.
DEREK COOPER. DEREK, ARE YOU HERE? ALRIGHT. KEN CORBIN.
WHERE'S KEN? COME ON FORWARD KEN. LEO FLORES, LEO, ARE YOU HERE? I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU. ALRIGHT. HEATHER. KEISTER.
AND HEATHER CHAIRED IT AND DID EXTRA DUTY ON THIS BOARD.
ALEX SCARBOROUGH. ALEX, ARE YOU HERE? DIDN'T SEE HIM EARLIER.
JORDAN WHEATLEY I SEE JORDAN. COME ON FORWARD JORDAN.
VICTORIA WHITEHEAD. VICTORIA, HERE YOU SEE HER AND DAN WILFRED STAND HERE.
DAN. THANK YOU. LET'S GIVE THESE PEOPLE. THEY SPENT LOTS OF TIME WORKING THROUGH THIS.
I ALSO HAVE A COUPLE OTHER APPOINTMENTS. AND PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE TODAY.
LAURA VINCENT. LAURA VINCENT WAS APPOINTED TO OUR CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT.
TIF, TAX INCREMENT FINANCE. YEAH, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHAT THE F STANDS FOR.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS. LAURA, I THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.
Y'ALL JUST STAY UP HERE WHILE WE GO THROUGH EVERYTHING.
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GRETCHEN SCOTT SERVING ON OUR LIBRARY'S BOARD.GRETCHEN. COME ON FORWARD. GRETCHEN'S GOING TO TELL ME TO SAVE THE BRICK STREETS, TOO.
I KNOW, SO GRACIELA QUINTEROS LUBBOCK WATER ADVISORY COMMISSION.
LAURA PAZMINO AND CHRIS WINN, NORTH PARK TIF BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
THANK YOU, JOHN GARCIA, FOR THE URBAN DESIGN AND HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION.
JOSE VALENCIANO AND RAFAEL GUTIERREZ FOR THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS.
IS THERE ANYONE ELSE THAT WE MISSED THAT'S HERE TODAY? ANYONE ELSE THAT'S SERVING ON A BOARD OR COMMISSION? NEWLY APPOINTED. COME ON. FORWARD. NONE. ALRIGHT, LET'S GIVE THESE PEOPLE AN APPLAUSE.
[APPLAUSE] IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU.
ALRIGHT, NOW WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO EMPLOYEE RECOGNITIONS.
WE HAVE A WONDERFUL TEAM OF EMPLOYEES HERE AT THE CITY, AND THEY'RE RECOMMENDED BY THEIR FELLOW EMPLOYEES AND OTHER PEOPLE WHO MAY HAVE APPRECIATED SOME SPECIFIC SERVICE THAT THEY HAVE GIVEN.
AND SO IT'S A REAL HONOR TO RECOGNIZE THESE PEOPLE.
AND THE FIRST IS THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE ON CAMPUS.
COME ON FORWARD, GUYS. GIVE THEM APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] HERE'S ALL THE LP&L. Y'ALL KNOW THESE GUYS. OKAY.
ALRIGHT. YEAH. ALRIGHT. EVERYBODY HERE. ALRIGHT.
SOME OF YOU REMEMBER ON MARCH 12TH, THERE WAS A VERY SCARY AND UNUSUAL GAS LEAK THAT GOT, YOU KNOW, NATIONAL ATTENTION, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE OF THE GREEN GAS COMING OUT OF EVERYTHING.
ONE OF THE WEIRDEST THINGS I'VE EVER SEEN. AND THIS WAS ON THE TEXAS TECH CAMPUS.
IT'S HARD TO PUT INTO WORDS HOW QUICK AND COORDINATED OUR EMERGENCY RESPONSE EFFORTS CAN GET.
WORKING TOGETHER AS A CITY AND WITH THE CAMPUS, THERE'S SO MANY DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED TO CONTAIN THE FIRE, MAINTAIN SAFETY, COORDINATE INGRESS AND EGRESS THROUGHOUT THE CAMPUS AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.
SO MUCH HAD TO HAPPEN THAT DAY TO KEEP THAT FROM BECOMING A WORSE SITUATION THAN IT WAS.
THERE WERE MULTIPLE FIRES INVOLVING UNDERGROUND AND ABOVE GROUND UTILITIES.
AS MUCH AS ONE HALF MILE APART. NOTABLE EFFORTS WERE TO CONTAIN THE FIRES.
EVACUATE THE STUDENTS. RESTORE POWER ON THE CAMPUS.
AND MONITOR THE AIR IN NUMEROUS AREAS ACROSS THE CAMPUS.
THERE WERE THOUSANDS OF LPL CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER THAT WEDNESDAY EVENING, AND BY 3 A.M.
THE FOLLOWING DAY, PRETTY MUCH ALL POWER HAD BEEN RESTORED.
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AND LET ME JUST SAY, IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE GREEN GASES, BECAUSE WE HAVE SOME TURTLES THAT LIVE UNDERNEATH.WELL, WE'D LIKE TO THANK LUBBOCK FIRE RESCUE, LUBBOCK POWER AND LIGHT, LUBBOCK PUBLIC WORKS, THE LUBBOCK POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY, LUBBOCK'S EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, COMMUNICATIONS, AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT.
WHERE ARE THEY? IF YOU'RE HERE AND YOU'RE PART OF THAT GROUP AND YOU DIDN'T STEP UP, WOULD YOU PLEASE DO THAT NOW? STREETS DEPARTMENT AS WELL. MATT ROSE, YOU NEED TO BE UP HERE, TOO.
HE SERVED AS OUR. [APPLAUSE] WOOD, ONE THING ABOUT OUR CITY EMPLOYEES, AND I ALWAYS HAVE TO SAY THIS.
THEY KNOW HOW TO WORK AS A TEAM. IT'S MORE THAN JUST A JOB AND A CAREER.
THESE FOLKS ARE TRULY PUBLIC SERVANTS, AND IT COMES FROM THE HEART.
AND I JUST HAVE TO SAY THAT. AND IF THERE'S ANYBODY ELSE THAT WE MISS, ANYBODY.
I MEAN, I SEE A LOT OF LP&L FOLKS OUT THERE OR LUBBOCK UTILITIES.
AND IF YOU'RE TOO SHY, THAT'S OKAY. WE'LL CATCH YOU ON THE NEXT ONE.
THE SWIFT ACTION. THAT'S, TO ME, WHAT I WAS SO IMPRESSED WITH, HOW QUICKLY THAT THEY WORKED AND THE OUTSTANDING COORDINATION BETWEEN VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS CANNOT BE UNDERSTATED. SO THANK YOU GUYS FOR THAT.
WE STILL CAN'T TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING, BUT THEY JUST WENT ABOVE AND BEYOND.
AND SO SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD NORMALLY TAKE WEEKS.
IT HAPPENED IN A DAY AND THEN A COUPLE MORE DAYS BECAUSE BY MONDAY THEY HAD EVERYTHING IN PLACE.
AND THAT'S WHY THIS IS AN HONOR FOR ALL OF US.
AND WE WANT TO PRESENT THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION WHICH READS, NOW THEREFORE WE, THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL, AND I'M GOING TO GET THE CITY COUNCIL TO COME AND JOIN US AS WELL OF THE GREAT CITY OF LUBBOCK DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE, COME ON, ON LUBBOCK EMERGENCY RESPONSE GROUPS AND ENCOURAGE CITIZENS TO JOIN US IN EXPRESSING OUR SINCEREST GRATITUDE FOR THEIR ACTIONS IN CONTAINING AND DEMONSTRATING REMARKABLE PUBLIC SERVICE WHILE WE'RE RESPONDING, THAT IS TO GAS LEAKS AND EXPLOSIONS IN CENTRAL LUBBOCK IN MARCH.
AND WE APPLAUD THEIR COMMITMENT TO SERVING THE CITIZENS OF LUBBOCK.
IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT A HERO LOOKS LIKE, TAKE A LOOK RIGHT HERE.
GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. [APPLAUSE] IT STATED THIS FIRST DAY OF APRIL.
EMILIANO. EMILIANO GARZA AND MARIO HERNANDEZ. RIGHT.
MIC] EMILIANO AND MARIO DEMONSTRATED
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EXCEPTIONAL WORK ETHIC AND PROFESSIONALISM WHEN THEY ASSISTED THE EXCUSE ME COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT THE DAY AFTER THANKSGIVING, WHICH WAS A CITY HOLIDAY, IT IS APPROPRIATE TO RECOGNIZE THE CITY OF LUBBOCK DEPARTMENT OF FACILITY EMPLOYEES FOR THE DEDICATION TO THEIR PROFESSION AND COMMITMENT TO THEIR COMMUNITY DISPLAYED THROUGH THEIR ADMIRABLE AND CRUCIAL EFFORTS IN SHOWING UP AND WORKING DURING THE HOLIDAYS, AND FOR ALL THEY DO EVERY DAY TO ENSURE THE CITY OF LUBBOCK CAN BEST SERVE OUR COMMUNITY. IT IS MY HONOR TO PRESENT THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION.NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, HEREBY RECOGNIZE EMILIANO GARZA AND MARIO HERNANDEZ AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN US IN THANKING THEM FOR THEIR EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS FOR THE CITY OF LUBBOCK AND ITS CITIZENS. LET US CONGRATULATE THEM ON A JOB WELL DONE AND EXPRESS GRATITUDE FOR THE KNOWLEDGE AND HARD WORK THEY SHOWCASE EVERY DAY AT THE CITY OF LUBBOCK. DATED FIRST DAY OF APRIL 2025.
[APPLAUSE] ADRIAN RODRIGUEZ, HERIBERTO JORGE, FLOYD ANTOINE, ANTOINE, ANTOINE, ANTOINE AND DANIEL CASTRO. Y'ALL COME ON UP.
Y'ALL KNOW I'M LIKE I SAY, EIGHT MONTHS OR NINE MONTHS IN.
SO Y'ALL GET USED TO THIS TIRED TONGUE THAT I HAVE.
SO, I GUESS THAT'S. YEAH. GIVE ME SOME WATER.
AND LIKE A IT'S A LITTLE BIT LEFT OVER FROM A STROKE.
I HAVE, BUT I THINK I'M DOING GOOD, SO. BUT CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE FOREMAN ADRIAN RODRIGUEZ, CONSTRUCTION MAINTENANCE LEADER ROBERTO JORGE, AND CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE WORKERS NOAH ANTWINE AND DANIEL CASTRO HAVE PROVEN TO BE THE STATE OF THE ART TEAM.
THIS CREW DEDICATION TO THEIR WORK AND SAFETY IS TRULY ADMIRABLE.
SPOT SAFETY IS THE CITY'S NEW PROACTIVE SAFETY RECOGNITION PROGRAM, WHERE EMPLOYEES REPORT SAFE ACTS WHILE PERFORMING THEIR DAILY JOB DUTIES.
ALSO, TOGETHER, THEY HAVE 4840 INJURY FREE HOURS OF WORK.
IT IS MY HONOR TO RECOGNIZE THIS CREW FOR THEIR WORK AND THEIR SAFETY.
NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, HEREBY RECOGNIZE ADRIAN RODRIGUEZ, ROBERTA JORGE, JORGE OK, SEE. NOEL ANTOINE AND DANIEL CASTRO AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN US IN APPLAUDING THIS PIPELINE MAINTENANCE CREW FOR CLOCKING IN MORE THAN 4800 HOURS INJURY FREE.
APPLAUDING THEM FOR SETTING A GREAT EXAMPLE ON HOW TO TAKE SAFETY SERIOUSLY, AND EXPRESSING GRATITUDE FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO SAFETY IN A DANGEROUS WORK ENVIRONMENT AND THEY'RE UNWAVERING DEDICATION TOWARDS THE CITIZENS OF LUBBOCK.
DATED FIRST DAY OF APRIL 2025. [APPLAUSE] LET'S GIVE THEM A HAND.
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DON'T GET NO BETTER THAN THAT.CAN I GET MEMBERS OF OUR TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT AND IT DEPARTMENT TO COME FORWARD? YEAH.
THANK YOU. SO FOR THREE WEEKS, THE CITY OF LUBBOCK TRAFFIC DEPARTMENT, ALONG WITH THE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENTS, TOOK ON THE TASK OF RELOCATING OUR DATA CENTER, WHICH, OF COURSE, OBVIOUSLY, YOU CAN SEE WOULD TAKE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PLANNING AND TALENT. THE IT AND TRAFFIC TEAM'S COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE, PROBLEM SOLVING AND COLLABORATION PLAYED A VITAL ROLE IN THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS PROJECT. THE SUCCESSFUL RELOCATION WAS NECESSARY FOR US TO CONTINUE TO SECURE AND RELIABLE TRAFFIC OPERATIONS AND FOR THE DATA RELOCATION, AND THIS WAS COMPLETED WITH NO MAJOR DISRUPTIONS TO CITY OPERATIONS.
SO, IT'S MY HONOR TO READ THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION NOW.
I'M A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED IT DIDN'T CALL ME TO COME AND HELP.
I COULD PLUG IN SOME WIRES AND THINGS, BUT THERE MIGHT BE A REASON.
THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. SO NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY OF LUBBOCK, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND TRAFFIC FIBER TEAMS, AND WE ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN US IN THANKING THEM FOR THEIR EXTRAORDINARY AND SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS TO RELOCATE THE COMPREHENSIVE DATA CENTER.
THIS WAS A33 WEEK LONG UNDERTAKING THAT WAS COMPLETED WITHOUT DISRUPTION, AND WE CONGRATULATE THEM ON A JOB WELL DONE AND WE EXPRESS GRATITUDE FOR THE KNOWLEDGE AND HARD WORK THEY SHOWCASE EVERY DAY FOR THE CITY OF LUBBOCK.
THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] CITY OF LUBBOCK HAS APPROXIMATELY 2500 EMPLOYEES.
AND THEY'RE ALL JUST LIKE THOSE GUYS THAT ARE GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND GETTING THE JOB DONE.
IT'S JUST IT'S INCREDIBLE. IS WHITLEY GREEN AVAILABLE? WHITLEY HAS BEEN WITH THE CITY OF LUBBOCK SINCE 2019.
THAT'S A MOUTHFUL. WHEREAS IN HERE MATT. THANK YOU.
RESIDENTIAL EXAMINERS AND INSPECTORS PLAY A VITAL ROLE IN ENSURING THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK ARE SAFE AND PROTECTED IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR WHITLEY'S CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO EXCELLENCE AND SAFETY.
AND SO, IT'S NOW MY HONOR TO PRESENT THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION.
NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY OF LUBBOCK HERE, DO HEREBY RECOGNIZE WHITLEY GREENE AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN US IN THANKING WHITLEY FOR HER DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO THE CITY OF LUBBOCK.
CONGRATULATE HER ON COMPLETING THE ICC RESIDENTIAL PLANS EXAMINER CERTIFICATION, THE ICC RESIDENTIAL BUILDING INSPECTOR CERTIFICATION AND THE BUILDING INSPECTOR CERTIFICATIONS.
AND WE WISH HER TO CONTINUE IN HER SERVICE TO THE LUBBOCK, TO LUBBOCK.
AND WE AND WE THANK HER FOR WHAT SHE'S DONE FOR US.
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THANK YOU.THANK YOU. MATT, YOU ALWAYS LOVE TO GIVE ME THE HARD NAMES, SO I HOPE I SAY THIS RIGHT.
KERRY HELFENSTEIN. IS KERRY HERE? DID I SAY IT RIGHT? NO. WHAT? HOW DO YOU SAY IT? HELFENSTEIN. SEE, IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW.
OKAY. ALRIGHT. KERRY HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY OF LUBBOCK SINCE 2021, AND HAS BEEN A TREMENDOUS ASSET TO OUR TEAM SINCE SHE JOINED KERRY. KERRY RECENTLY EARNED THE COMMERCIAL BUILDING INSPECTOR CERTIFICATION FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, AND THE CITY OF LUBBOCK IS GRATEFUL FOR HER HARD WORK AND DEDICATION TOWARDS BUILDING SAFETY, AND MANIFESTED YOUR COMMITMENT TO SAFETY OF LUBBOCK CITIZENS BY COMPLETING YOUR THIRD ICC CERTIFICATION.
IT IS MY HONOR TO PRESENT THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION.
NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, DO HEREBY OFFER SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO CARRIE HELFENSTEIN. OH, MAN. SAY IT ONE MORE TIME. HELFENSTEIN.
IT'S. YOU KNOW, THIRD TIME'S A CHARM. WE ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN US IN THANKING CARRIE FOR HER DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, CONGRATULATING CARRIE ON COMPLETING THE ICC COMMERCIAL BUILDING INSPECTOR CERTIFICATION, AND WISHING HER CONTINUED SUCCESS AT THE CITY OF LUBBOCK.
DATED THIS FIRST DAY OF APRIL 2025.
OKAY. GOOD JOB. ALL RIGHT. THIS ONE'S EASY. DONNA GARCIA.
THANK YOU. DONNA. DONNA OF GARCIA OF LUBBOCK HAS ACHIEVED A TREMENDOUS ACCOMPLISHMENT RECENTLY EARNING THE PERMIT TECHNICIAN CERTIFICATION FROM THE INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL. SINCE JOINING THE TEAM IN 2018, SHE HAS DEMONSTRATED EXCELLENCE THROUGHOUT HER CAREER.
DONNA'S EXCEPTIONAL DEDICATION TO THE CITY, AS WELL AS HER UNWAVERING FAITHFULNESS TO HER PROFESSION, HAS TRULY BEEN A TESTAMENT TO HER KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE.
PERMIT TECHNICIANS ARE ESSENTIAL TO ANY FLOURISHING CITY WHERE THESE SPECIALIZED TECHNICIANS ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY CODES, MANAGING BUILDING PERMIT APPLICATIONS, AND ASSISTING THE PUBLIC WITH ANY PERMIT RELATED INQUIRIES.
IT IS MY HONOR TO PRESENT THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO DONNA.
NOW, THEREFORE, WE, THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY OF LUBBOCK, TEXAS, DO HEREBY EXTEND SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO DONNA GARCIA AND ENCOURAGE ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN US IN THANKING DONNA FOR HER DEDICATION AND SERVICE TO THE CITY OF LUBBOCK.
DATED THIS FIRST DAY OF APRIL, 2025.
OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE'RE ALWAYS BRAGGING ON THIS NEXT GROUP AND I AM CONSTANTLY ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
AND SO WHENEVER I SEE WHEN A CITIZEN RECOGNIZES THEM, IT MAKES ME SO PROUD.
AND SO THE NEXT GROUP IS A WATER DEPARTMENT CREW MEMBERS.
CAN Y'ALL COME ON UP? DON'T BE SHY. AND RECEIVING THIS AWARD TODAY IS CHRIS MONROE, ALFREDO BARRERA, JOSE DE LEON AND JONATHAN GARCIA, AND THE CITY OF LUBBOCK'S WATER DEPARTMENT HAS CONTINUOUSLY, I THINK IS THAT IT ON THE WATER DEPARTMENT? DO WE HAVE ANY OF THE SUPERVISORS HERE? CAN YOU ALL COME UP AS WELL, PLEASE? COME ON, DON'T BE SHY BECAUSE IT'S A TEAM EFFORT AND WELL, HE CAN HE COMES OUT.
THE CITY OF LUBBOCK'S WATER DEPARTMENT HAS CONTINUOUSLY DEMONSTRATED UNWAVERING DEDICATION TO THE LUBBOCK COMMUNITY BY ENSURING EVERY CITIZEN THAT IT IS DELIVERED QUALITY AND TIMELY SERVICES.
NOW, THE CITY OF LUBBOCK'S WATER DEPARTMENT CREW MEMBERS WERE RECENTLY RECOGNIZED ON SOCIAL MEDIA WHEN A LUBBOCK CITIZEN POSTED A PHOTO OF A CREW WORKING ON A WEEKEND IN FREEZING TEMPERATURE TO GET WATER BACK TO HOUSES.
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AND THAT'S A LOT OF OUR FOLKS. BUT IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH WATER AND IT GETS A LITTLE BIT COLD.YES. SO. THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL INSTANCES THAT IS, WHERE THE DEPARTMENT HAS SHOWN DEDICATION TO ITS PROFESSION, AS WELL AS ONE OF MANY INSTANCES OF GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND.
AND THAT IS SO AWESOME. WHEN THEY DO THAT, IT IS MY HONOR TO PRESENT THIS SPECIAL RECOGNITION.
NOW THEREFORE, WE, THE MAYOR AND THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE GREAT CITY OF LUBBOCK DO HEREBY OFFER SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO CHRIS MONROE, ALFREDO BARRERA, JOSE DE LEON AND JONATHAN GARCIA, AND WE ASK ALL CITIZENS TO JOIN US IN THANKING THEM FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO OUR COMMUNITY. APPLAUDING THEM FOR WORKING IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES ON A WEEKEND TO RETURN WATER SERVICE, AND IN DOING SO, GAINING THE ATTENTION OF GRATEFUL RESIDENTS AND CITIZENS.
AND SOMETIMES THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN. SO IT'S NICE WHEN IT DOES.
US, AND WE WANT TO EXPRESS OUR APPRECIATION FOR THE POSITIVE AND LASTING IMPACT THEY MAKE TO LUBBOCK AND ITS DAY ONCE AGAIN WHAT DAY? THAT'S RIGHT. 2025. THANK THEM.
[APPLAUSE] THANK YOU AGAIN. ALL Y'ALL. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU ALL FOR ATTENDING TODAY. THIS CONCLUDES OUR CEREMONY TODAY.
AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE ALL OF Y'ALL. THANK YOU.
WE GOT A FEW REFRESHMENTS OUT THERE. MAYBE SOME THAT ARE LEFT. SO ENJOY YOURSELF.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.