[00:00:22] [MUSIC] >> I'LL NOW OPEN THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR [1. Hear and discuss presentations regarding the following and provide guidance to staff as appropriate.] LUBBOCK CITY COUNCIL ON APRIL 22ND, 2024. WE'LL BEGIN WITH A WORK SESSION REGARDING THE FINAL YEAR 2024/2025 SALES TAX COLLECTIONS AND PROJECTIONS FOR THE CITY OF LUBBOCK. I WILL NOW CALL ON OUR CITY MANAGER, MR. ATKINSON TO LEAD THIS DISCUSSION. MR. ATKINSON. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL, WELCOME. GOOD TO SEE EVERYBODY. I'M GOING TO JUMP RIGHT INTO JUST A BRIEF DISCUSSION OF WHERE WE STAND YEAR TO DATE ON SALES TAX, SOME PROJECTIONS, AND SOME THINGS THAT WE'RE GOING TO IMPLEMENT TO ADDRESS THE DEAL. WE'LL START WITH THIS PAGE. I WOULD TRY TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE WHERE IT SAYS FISCAL YEAR 2025. THIS IS OUR INTERNAL SALES TAX MODEL THAT WE USED THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THE NUMBERS ON THE VERY BOTTOM, OF COURSE, ARE OUR BUDGET NUMBERS, AND THEN WE CARRY IT OVER AND WE TRACK THIS. THOSE FIRST FIVE THAT YOU SEE UNDER THE ACTUAL, OBVIOUSLY, THOSE ARE ACTUAL COLLECTIONS. YOU'LL NOTE THAT WE STARTED THE YEAR, STATISTICALLY, WE WERE FLAT, DOWN 7/10 OF 1%. OVER A 9% DROP FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY A 3.5% UP, SIX DOWN AND A LITTLE OVER 12 DOWN. THAT'S WHERE WE STAND TODAY. REMEMBER, SALES TAX IS IN ARREARS. THE NUMBERS THAT WE HAVE NOW THAT WE JUST MOST RECENTLY GOT ACTUALLY REFLECT ALL THE WAY BACK TO WHAT WAS SPENT DURING THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY. THE BLUE NUMBERS ARE HOW THE MODEL THEN PROJECTS WHAT WE THINK IS GOING TO GO ON THROUGH THE REST OF THE YEAR. THE MODEL IS NOT JUST TAKE THE TOTAL DIVIDED BY 12 AND ALLOCATE IT. WE KNOW HISTORICALLY HOW SALES TAX MOVES UP AND DOWN THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, SO SOME MONTHS ARE WEIGHTED A LITTLE HEAVIER THAN OUR OTHERS. COME ON DOWN A LITTLE PAST YOUR BLUE NUMBERS, AND THIS IS REALLY WHAT I'D LIKE TO FOCUS ON, AT LEAST FOR THE FIRST PART OF THIS TODAY, WE HAVE BUDGETED TO THIS POINT IN THE YEAR, $42 MILLION IN RECEIPTS. WE HAVE RECEIVED 40.2 MILLION. WHERE WE SIT TODAY, WE ARE 1.8 MILLION DOLLAR BEHIND IN OUR SALES TAX COLLECTION. I SHOULD HAVE THAT MUCH MORE IN THE ACCOUNT THAN WE ACTUALLY HAVE AT THIS MOMENT. IF YOU WANT TO TAKE IT ALL THE WAY TO THE END OF THE YEAR, THE NUMBERS IN BLUE, YOU SEE THAT WE'RE PROJECTED 100.8 VERSUS A BUDGET OF 105.6, WHICH IS BASICALLY A $4.8 MILLION SHORTFALL. AGAIN, I WANT TO KEEP IT ON THE 1.8 FOR THE MOMENT, BUT I WANT US TO KNOW WHERE IT STANDS RIGHT NOW. JUST A QUICK REMINDER, I KNOW COUNCIL IS WELL AWARE OF THIS, BUT ANYBODY THAT'S LISTENING, SALES TAX IS THE BAROMETER OF YOUR ECONOMY. IT MOVES FAST IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. THINGS ARE GOOD, IT MOVES UP QUICKLY. THINGS ARE NOT, AND IT CAN MOVE DOWN QUICKLY. AS OPPOSED TO SAY, A PROPERTY TAX LEVY, WHICH IS EASIEST TO DESCRIBE AS A BASE RATE. IT IS WHAT IT IS. IN LUBBOCK, WE BUDGET WHATEVER NUMBER WE SET IS PROPERTY TAX THAT WE WILL RECEIVE 99.5% OF THAT EVERY YEAR, AND WE'RE PRETTY DARN CLOSE TO 99.5 COLLECTIONS. IT'S STABLE. SALES TAX IS MORE OF A BAROMETER. JUST A QUICK REMINDER, YOUR BUDGET NUMBER FOR THIS YEAR IS 6.6% OVER LAST YEAR'S ACTUAL. JUST A LITTLE TRIVIA FOR THAT. I DO WANT TO SPEND A LITTLE BIT OF TIME ON THIS SOMEWHAT ODD-LOOKING CHART. I DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND WHY WE ARE WHERE WE ARE. BUT WHEN I GRAPH IT, AND I'VE BEEN TALKING TO ANY AND EVERYBODY THAT I CAN TALK TO, WE READ EVERYTHING WE CAN FIND. THIS IS SALES TAX COLLECTIONS YEAR TO DATE FOR THAT LIST OF CITIES THAT YOU SEE ACROSS THE BOTTOM. THE HORIZONTAL BLACK LINE, THAT IS ZERO. YOU'LL NOTICE ZERO IS NOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PAGE WHERE YOU WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE. BUT THE HEAVY BLACK LINE IS ZERO, THE BRIGHT RED, THAT IS LUBBOCK. YOU CAN SEE WHEN WE STARTED THE YEAR, PRETTY MUCH ACROSS THIS UNIVERSE, EVERYBODY WAS UNDER THE LINE, SO WE WERE DOWN. THIS IS THE STATES NUMBERS, SO THESE ARE GOING TO BE YEAR-OVER-YEAR NUMBERS. OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, AND THEN BOOM. [00:05:03] LOOK WHAT HAPPENS FOR THE DECEMBER. NOW, DECEMBER IS ALWAYS A BETTER MONTH, IT DOES GO UP. IT'S CHRISTMAS. IT DOES NOT, HISTORICALLY, OR I'VE NOT SEEN IT, JUMP UP THE WAY IT DID THAT'S REPRESENTED ON THIS CHART. FOR EXAMPLE, THAT LIGHT GRAY LINE THAT YOU SEE, THAT'S THE CITY OF ABILENE COLLECTIONS. THEY WERE UP OVER 80%. BUT THEN FOLLOW THAT GRAY LINE DOWN TO THE JANUARY COLLECTION, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT THEY WERE DOWN 40%. THEY WERE ABOUT 105% SPREAD IN A MONTH. NOT TYPICAL, NOT COMMON. YOU SEE THAT EVERYBODY ELSE FOLLOWS THE SAME TRACK. WE DIDN'T PEAK QUITE AS HIGH. WE DIDN'T FALL QUITE AS LOW. BUT AS WE HEAD TOWARDS FEBRUARY, WHICH IS WHAT TRIGGERED US HAVING THIS DISCUSSION TODAY, YOU CAN SEE WE'RE ALL BACK BELOW THAT ZERO LINE AND HAVE STAYED THERE. IT APPEARS TO BE COMING BACK UP. WE WILL HAVE ANOTHER REPORT WHEN WE ROLL INTO MAY. SALES TAX REPORTS COME TO US THE FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE FIRST FULL WEEK OF A MONTH. WE'LL KEEP THIS GOING IN THE BACKGROUND. IF THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE, OBVIOUSLY, WE'LL BE BACK. BUT AGAIN, WE'RE 1.8 MILLION CASH IN HAND SHORT AT THIS POINT, AND THAT'S VERSUS THE BUDGET, AND IF THERE ARE NO CHANGES IN THE PROJECTIONS, WE'RE ABOUT 4.8 MILLION PROJECTED BY THE TIME WE END THE YEAR. THAT'S WHERE WE STAND. WHAT SHOULD WE KNOW? WHAT SHOULD WE DO? AGAIN, YOU SEE THE 6.6 INCREASE OVER THE ACTUALS. THAT WAS OUR BUDGET. YOU SEE WHERE WE STAND. THERE'S YOUR 1.8 AGAIN. THE 4.7, IT'S A LITTLE OVER THAT. I'VE BEEN SAYING 4.8. BUT THAT NEXT BULLET, THIS ACTUALLY CAME FROM THE STATE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE. THE COMPTROLLER REPORTED ON A STATE-LEVEL, SO MONEY THE STATE OF TEXAS GETS, THEIR MARCH SALES TAX RECEIPTS WERE DOWN TWO AND THREE QUARTER PERCENT YEAR-OVER-YEAR. MEANING MARCH OF 2025 HAD LESS TOTAL COLLECTION THAN DID MARCH OF 2024. NOT SOMETHING YOU TYPICALLY SEE. YOU'LL SEE FLAT MONTHS, BUT NOT LIKE THAT. THE NEXT TWO BULLETS, AGAIN, ARE FROM THE COMPTROLLER WHAT THEY SAW AS WHAT WAS GOING DOWN. MOTOR FUEL TAXES, THE CITY DOES NOT RECEIVE ANY REVENUE FROM MOTOR FUEL TAXES. OIL PRODUCTION, THAT'S COMMONLY WHAT YOU CALL A SEVERANCE TAX, OF COURSE, WE DON'T RECEIVE THAT. WE DO RECEIVE HOTEL OCCUPANCY TAX, AND YOU SEE IT DOWN, AND THEN THE SIN TAX OR THE CIGARETTE AND TOBACCO TAX. CONTRARY TO THAT, WHAT THE COMPTROLLER SAID WAS A POSITIVE OR NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION TAX. THE CITY DOES NOT RECEIVE ANY OF THAT. MOTOR VEHICLE SALES OR RENTAL TAX, CITIES DO NOT RECEIVE THAT AND FRANCHISE TAX, AND IN THIS CASE, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT CORPORATE FRANCHISE TAX. IT IS NOT THE FRANCHISE TAX THAT WE HAVE RELATIVE TO A PRIVATE ENTITY USING OUR PUBLIC PROPERTY. WELL, THAT'S REALLY WHERE THE STATE IS SITTING ON THAT. WHAT DO I THINK THAT WE SHOULD DO? OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO STAY ON TOP OF THIS AND WATCH AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS. BUT I'M GOING TO INSTITUTE A HIRING FREEZE ON OPEN POSITIONS THAT ARE NOT PUBLIC SAFETY, AND PREDOMINANTLY, THAT'S POLICE, FIRE, AND ANIMAL CONTROL. WE'RE GOING TO PUT THE HIRING FREEZE. THERE'S SEVEN MONTHS LEFT IN THE YEAR. THAT IS A SAVINGS OF ABOUT 1.6 MILLION IF YOU'RE CURIOUS PER POSITION, IT AVERAGES OUT TO ABOUT 63,000 ON AN ANNUALIZED BASIS, SORRY. YOU WILL HAVE A HEALTH INSURANCE SAVINGS ALSO ATTRIBUTED TO THAT, SO YOU SEE THAT NUMBER THERE. THEN WE DO HAVE IN THE EXPENSE BUDGET, WE HAVE 250,000 IF WE HAD CALLED AN ELECTION IN THIS YEAR, A SPECIAL ELECTION. OBVIOUSLY, WE'RE WELL PAST THAT. THERE WILL NOT BE AN ELECTION IN THIS FISCAL YEAR. THAT WILL COME OUT OF THE EXPENSE AS WELL, AND THOSE DOLLARS DON'T GO SOMEWHERE ELSE, THEY'RE HELD OFF TO THE SIDE TILL THE END OF THE YEAR. HERE'S ANOTHER THING THAT I WOULD SAY IS A BIT ILLOGICAL. IF YOU TAKE OUT SALES TAX, AND YOU TAKE OUT PROPERTY TAX AGAIN AS BEING FLAT AT THAT 99.5 NUMBER, ALMOST UNIVERSALLY, THE OTHER BUDGETED REVENUES FOR THE CITY ARE OVER. THEY'RE BETTER THAN PROJECTED BY ABOUT 2.5 MILLION DOLLAR. WE DID MORE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL PERMITS LAST MONTH THAN WE HAVE DONE IN WELL OVER A YEAR FOR ANY MONTH. EVERYTHING OTHER THAN SALES TAX IS [00:10:02] EITHER HITTING ITS EXPECTATIONS OR BEATING THOSE EXPECTATIONS. BUT I HIGHLIGHT THAT NUMBER ONE, BECAUSE THAT'S ILLOGICAL. BUT NUMBER TWO, THE SAVINGS REPRESENTED WITH THIS FREEZE AND PULLING OUT THOSE ELECTION COST PLUS THE PROJECTED OVER REVENUE, WE'VE NOT ONLY ACCOUNTED FOR OUR 1.8, BUT IF WE STAY ON TRACK FOR THAT 4.8, WE'LL HAVE THAT COVERED. OBVIOUSLY, IF THINGS GO EVEN FURTHER IN THE WRONG DIRECTION, WE'LL MAKE ADDITIONAL CHANGES. IF THEY BEGIN TO COME BACK UP, WE'LL MONITOR THAT, SEE WHERE WE PROJECT THE YEAR END, AND WE'LL ADJUST AS APPROPRIATE. WITH THAT, MAYOR, THAT'S ALL OF THE SLIDES I HAD PREPARED. I'LL BE GLAD TO TRY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS OR GO BACK THROUGH ANY OF THOSE. >> YES. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? COULD YOU GO BACK TO YOUR CHART? IT SEEMS TO ME AND WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS, THIS SEEMS TO BE MAYBE AN ANOMALY THAT MAY WORK ITSELF OUT. WE REALLY DON'T KNOW THE CAUSE OF THIS BECAUSE OTHER FACTORS SEEM TO BE STEADY OR IMPROVED OVER THE LAST YEAR. THIS IS THE ONE CATEGORY THAT SEEMS NOT TO BE MEETING THE MARK, AND IT'S NOT JUST US, IT'S ACROSS THE BOARD IN SIMILAR CITIES AND NO REAL EXPLANATION FOR IT RIGHT AT THIS POINT, OR A REASONABLE EXPLANATION, IS THAT RIGHT? >> THAT IS ALL CORRECT. >> I KNOW YOU AND I TALKED A LITTLE BIT ABOUT TALKING WITH THE COMPTROLLER'S OFFICE TO JUST SEE IF WE FIGURE OUT WHERE THIS ANOMALY COMES FROM BECAUSE IT'S NOT. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPEN BEFORE? >> I HAVEN'T. AGAIN, WE PRODUCED THIS CHART TO BE ABLE TO PICTURE WHAT WE SEE THAT'S HAPPENING. IF I ADDED BACK IN YOUR REALLY LARGE CITIES, THE HOUSTON, THE DALLAS, TO SAN ANTONIO, IT'S GOING TO LOOK JUST LIKE THIS >> VERY SIMILAR. >> WHATEVER IS UNUSUAL IS ACROSS THE BOARD. WE DO HAVE A THIRD PARTY SERVICE THAT ALLOWS US TO DRILL IN TO THE EXTENT WE'RE ALLOWED TO DRILL INTO THE LOCAL SALES TAX DATA. WE ARE DOING THAT. OTHER CITIES THAT I'M IN CONTACT WITH, WE'RE ALL TRYING TO FIGURE THE SAME THING OUT. NOBODY IS BEING TREATED ANY DIFFERENTLY. THAT'S A PRETTY CONSISTENT SPREAD WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT ACROSS THAT CHART. I WILL NOT BE SURPRISED TO SEE THIS COME BACK TOWARDS THAT ZERO LINE AND GET SOME MORE FLAT REPRESENTATION. >> BASICALLY WHAT I TAKE FROM THIS AND WHAT I HEAR YOU SAYING IS THERE'S NO NEED TO GO CHICKEN LITTLE RIGHT AT THIS POINT, WE'LL BE WATCHING IT AND MONITORING IT BECAUSE OTHER FACTORS SEEM TO BE FAIRLY STABLE. CAN YOU REMIND ME WHAT PERCENTAGE OF OUR GENERAL BUDGET COMES FROM SALES TAX? >> IT IS THE SINGLE LARGEST PORTION OF OUR GENERAL FUND BUDGET, SO YOU'VE GOT YOUR $105 MILLION REVENUE PROJECTION, WHEREAS THE SUM TOTAL OF YOUR PROPERTY TAXES IS ABOUT 90. IT IS YOUR LARGEST REVENUE SOURCE AND THAT'S ALSO NOT AN UNCOMMON THING, ESPECIALLY IN WEST TEXAS CITIES. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MR. GLASHEEN. OH, I'M SORRY. >> I WANT TO FIRST OF ALL SAY THANK YOU TO OUR CITY STAFF FOR PRESENTING A PLAN TO KEEP SPENDING IN LINE WITH THE REVENUE AND MONITORING THESE TRENDS. I JUST WANT TO COMMEND YOU AND YOUR TEAM FOR A JOB WELL DONE WITH THAT. I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO EXPECT SIMILAR REDUCTIONS IN MARCH AND APRIL SALES TAX REVENUE. I KNOW THAT WE DEAL WITH A LITTLE BIT OF A LAG IN OUR COLLECTIONS OF THAT, AND SO I WOULD JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO START THINKING NOW ABOUT AREAS THAT WE CAN CONTROL COSTS IF THIS TREND CONTINUES. >> ABSOLUTELY. DIRECTLY TO THAT, AT LEAST IN THE NATIONAL BUSINESS PRESS, WE'RE ALL BEING TOLD TO EXPECT MARCH AS THE BEST MONTH OTHER THAN DECEMBER. THE PRE-SPENDING, SO TO SPEAK, IS THE TARIFF BATTLES HEATED UP. BUT YES, WE WILL ABSOLUTELY STAY ON THAT, AND THANK YOU FOR THE KIND WORDS. STAFF IS DOING A LOT OF WORK ON THIS. >> MAYOR PRO TEM. >> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO SAY SOMETHING SIMILAR, BUT IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE THAT WE CAN DO TO RECOVER SOME OF THAT REVENUE? ARE THERE ANY OTHER SOURCES THAT WE HAVE NOT BEEN TENACIOUS ABOUT SEEKING THAT MIGHT BE ABLE TO SUPPLEMENT SOME OF THE COST? >> VERY LITTLE. I DON'T [00:15:03] WANT TO COME ACROSS AS I'M RECOMMENDING WE GO FIND ADDITIONAL REVENUE. I THINK, MORE AS COUNCILMAN GLASHEEN STATED, MY JOB IS TO PULL THE EXPENSES DOWN TO MATCH THE REVENUE, COME IN AT THE END OF THE YEAR BALANCE TO WHEREVER THE END OF THE YEAR ENDS UP. >> WHILE I AGREE THAT WE DO HAVE TO BE CAUTIOUS OF COSTS, I THINK PERSONALLY THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE NOT SPENDING, THEY'RE NOT DOING, OUR MARKET HAS TAKEN A LITTLE SHIFT. I DON'T WANT OUR CITIZENS NOR OUR EMPLOYEES TO BE IMPACTED BY THESE CHANGES. I GET IT, WE HAVE TO DO OUR PART, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO COMPROMISE OUR SERVICES OR THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE COMMUNITY JUST SO THAT WE CAN MAKE AN IMPACT IN A WAY THAT SENDS A MESSAGE THAT THIS IS FOR THE GOOD BECAUSE I THINK THAT WOULD BE HURTFUL AND IT WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO RECOVER FROM SOMETHING LIKE THAT. >> THANK YOU. GOOD POINTS. I WOULD POINT OUT AND I SHOULD HAVE EARLIER, THE HIRING FREEZE IS ON FULL-TIME NONPUBLIC SAFETY POSITIONS. WE ARE HEADING INTO THE TIME OF THE YEAR THAT WE PICK UP A LARGE NUMBER OF PART-TIME AND SEASONALS. THAT WILL CONTINUE, AND THAT DOESN'T MOVE THE NUMBERS THAT I SHOWED YOU. THE NUMBERS THAT ARE THERE ARE THE ACTUALS AND THEY'LL BE REAL. >> THANK YOU. >> YOU USE THE FIGURE OF ABOUT 63,000 PER POSITION IN THE NONPUBLIC SAFETY POSITIONS. IS THAT JUST THE SALARY PART OF IT, OR DOES THAT INCLUDE BENEFITS? >> IT'S SALARY AND THE BENEFITS OTHER THAN THE HEALTHCARE, SO THAT'S PREDOMINANTLY GOING TO BE YOUR LEAVE TIME AND YOUR PENSION, YOUR TMRS, AND THEN WE SHOWED YOU HEALTHCARE SEPARATE BECAUSE IT'S ACTUALLY CHARGED OUT SEPARATE. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, THANK YOU, MR. ATKINSON. APPRECIATE IT. NOW, WE'LL CONTINUE AN OPEN SESSION NOW, [1. Invocation] AND WE'LL TAKE UP OUR CEREMONIAL ITEMS. I'M GOING TO CALL ON PREACHING MINISTER DALE MANNON WITH THE GREEN LAWN CHURCH OF CHRIST TO COME FORWARD AND LEAD US IN OUR INVOCATION FOLLOWED BY OUR MAYOR PRO TEM, WHO WILL LEAD US IN OUR PLEDGES TO THE UNITED STATES AND THE TEXAS FLAG. EVERYBODY, PLEASE STAND AS YOU ARE ABLE. >> AM I FIRST? >> YES, SIR. >> HELLO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. LET'S PRAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, FATHER. WE RECOGNIZE AND PRAISE YOU AS CREATOR AND SUSTAINER OF THE HEAVENS AND THE EARTH. BY YOUR POWERFUL WORD, YOU MADE EVERYTHING THAT WE SEE AND KNOW. WE THANK YOU FOR BEING THE GIVER OF EVERY GOOD AND PERFECT GIFT. WE NOW HUMBLY AND HEART APPROACH YOUR THRONE OF GRACE. IT'S MY PRIVILEGE, FATHER TO BRING OUR CITY COUNCIL FOR YOU TODAY. WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THEIR SELFLESS LEADERSHIP AND CONCERN FOR THE WELL BEING OF OUR CITY. WE ALSO THANK YOU THAT THIS COMMUNITY HAS BECOME SUCH A HUB FOR SHOPPING, HEALTHCARE, EDUCATION, EATING OUT, AND RECREATION. IT'S LED TO BOTH PROSPERITY AND RESPECT. WE TRULY ARE BLESSED. FATHER, I PRAY THAT WE CAN ALSO BE A HUB FOR TRUTH, JUSTICE, MERCY, RACIAL UNITY, GOODNESS, PEACE, AND GOODLY WISDOM. I PRAY FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR FIRST RESPONDERS AS THEY PROTECT OUR CITY. I ALSO PRAY FOR THE WELFARE OF THOSE WHO ARE MOST VULNERABLE IN OUR COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY OUR CHILDREN. I'M THANKFUL FOR THE MANY COURAGEOUS AND COMPASSIONATE PEOPLE IN THIS CITY WHO SPEND THEIR DAYS SPREADING JESUS AND MAKING LIFE BETTER FOR OTHERS. THANK YOU FOR THEIR SELFLESS SACRIFICES. IN A WORLD STRESSED BY ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION, AS WELL AS FINANCIAL AND SPIRITUAL POVERTY, WE NEED YOUR HEART TO BECOME OUR HEART. PLEASE USE YOUR SPIRIT TO DO YOUR GOOD AND POWERFUL WORK AMONG US. IN PARTICULAR, I PRAY THAT YOU WILL BLESS THIS COUNCIL TO LEAD AND MAKE DECISIONS THAT WILL DEMONSTRATE YOUR NATURE AND REFLECT YOUR GLORY. MAY YOU SHINE THROUGH OUR CITY, THROUGH THE INCOMPARABLE NAME OF JESUS, I PRAY THIS PRAYER. AMEN. >> BEAUTIFUL PRAYER. WILL YOU NOW JOIN US IN HONORING OUR FLAG? [2. Pledges of Allegiance] [00:20:13] OF ALLEGIANCE] >> I NOW CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. WE WOULD NORMALLY TAKE UP CITIZEN COMMENTS AT THIS TIME, [4. Citizen Comments - According to Lubbock City Council Rules, any citizen wishing to appear in-person before a regular meeting of the City Council, regarding any matter posted on the City Council Agenda below, shall complete the sign-up form provided at the meeting, no later than 2:00 p.m. on April 22, 2025. Citizen Comments provide an opportunity for citizens to make comments and express a position on agenda items. ] BUT WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS OR ANYONE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS TODAY. JUST A REMINDER TO ANYONE LISTENING, YOU DO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND SPEAK TO ANY ITEM THAT'S ON OUR AGENDA. WE ALLOW YOU THREE MINUTES TO MAKE THOSE COMMENTS, AND YOU NEED TO SIGN UP IN ADVANCE RIGHT BEFORE THE MEETING. IF YOU WISH TO DO THAT AT ANY TIME, PLEASE COME ON DOWN, AND FEEL FREE TO MAKE YOUR COMMENTS TO OUR COUNCIL. WE'RE ALWAYS WILLING AND HAPPY TO HEAR FROM OUR CITIZENS. WE'LL NOW TAKE UP ITEM. [5. Minutes] AGENDA 5.1, THE MINUTES FROM OUR MARCH 25TH, 2025 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. YOU HAD THAT IN YOUR PACKET BEFORE THE MEETING. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 5.1? >> MOTION MOVED. >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ANY CORRECTIONS OR AMENDMENTS TO IT? I SEE NONE. ALL IN FAVOR LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED, SAY NO. I HEAR NONE, SO THE MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. WELL, NOW TAKE UP ITEM 6 ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. [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.] THERE'S BEEN A REQUEST TO PULL ITEM 6.5 FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. NOW I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM 6.5. IS THERE A MOTION? >> MOTION MOVED. >> IS THERE A SECOND? >> SECOND. >> SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? I SEE NONE. ALL IN FAVOR OF LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED SAY NAY. I HEAR NONE. THE MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. WELL NOW TAKE UP ITEM 6.5, [5. Budget Ordinance Amendment 1st Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance Amendment 20, amending the FY 2024-25 Budget for municipal purposes, respecting the Information Technology Fund for the purchase of police laptops; providing for filing; and providing for a savings clause.] AND I'M GOING TO CALL ON JOE IN MINUTES. IS JOE HERE? >> MR. MAYOR, I THINK [OVERLAPPING] >> YOU'RE GOING TO DO THIS ONE? >> I'LL BE GLAD TO DO THAT. >> VERY GOOD. TAKE UP. >> IS JOE SHAKING HIS HEAD NERVOUSLY WHILE I'M NOT WATCHING? [LAUGHTER] >> I CAN HANDLE IT. >> [OVERLAPPING] [LAUGHTER] JUST WANTED TO SEE IF YOU ARE AWAKE, JOE. MR. ATKINSON, IF YOU WILL TAKE THIS UP THEN, PLEASE. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. I'LL DO THAT. COUNCIL HAD A COUPLE OF GOOD QUESTIONS ON THIS ITEM, AND I'M GOING TO PROVIDE A LITTLE MORE DETAIL ALONG WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING AND THE COST OF IT AND WHY THAN WHAT WAS IN YOUR BACKUP. I THINK WE SPENT PRETTY GOOD EXPLANATION ON HOW THE FINANCIAL STRUCTURE WORKS, BUT LET ME TALK TO YOU EXACTLY ON WHAT THESE ARE. THESE ITEMS, AND THE NAME IS GETAC, G-E-T-A-C, THESE ARE THE TABLETS OR THE LAPTOPS, IF YOU WILL, THAT ARE IN THE POLICE CARS. THIS IS A NEW SET OF THEM. IT WORKS WITH OUR NEW CAD THAT WE PUT IN LATE LAST FALL, ALL OF THAT. SOME OF YOU HAD ASKED $5,800 PER UNIT COST IS EXPENSIVE, AND YOU'RE RIGHT, IT IS. LET ME BREAK THAT DOWN FOR YOU. THE ACTUAL UNIT, THE LAPTOP IS $3,114. THE REMAINDER OF THAT COST THAT GOES WITH THEM IS THE PRE-LOADED SOFTWARE THAT'S NECESSARY ON THEM, IT'S THE HARDWARE, IT'S THE MOUNTING SYSTEMS, AND IT IS THE COST PER UNIT TO GET THE OLD ONES OUT OF THE VEHICLES AND TO GET THE NEW ONES INTO THE VEHICLES. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THESE WILL DO AMONGST MANY OTHERS, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I KNOW SOME OF OUR OFFICERS ARE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO, THESE WILL FIT SUCH THAT WE CAN HAVE A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SAFELY IN THE CAR AND NOT HAVE THAT BIG DOC IN THE WAY OF THEM, WHICH CERTAINLY FOR FIELD TRAINING IS A HUGE ISSUE TO DO THAT. WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE OTHER UNITS? WE OWN THEM, SO MOST OF THEM THAT COME OUT WILL BE USABLE AS LONG AS THEY'RE IN A LESS INTENSE ENVIRONMENT. PREDOMINANTLY, THEY'LL GO TO PUBLIC WORKS, POTENTIALLY TO CODES AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH. WE'RE NOT LOSING ALL THE VALUE OF WHAT WE HAD, BUT WE'RE GETTING SOMETHING THAT WILL WORK THE WAY WE NEED IT TO WORK AND ESPECIALLY WITH OUR NEW SYSTEMS. THAT IS THE DETAIL. IT IS, AGAIN, 5,815 IN TOTAL. THAT'S 3,100 FOR THE UNIT, AND THEN THE MOUNTS, THE SOFTWARE, GETTING THEM INSTALLED, AND TAKING THE OLD ONES OUT. >> MR. ROSE. >> WHAT'S THE LIFESPAN ON THESE, IN THE POLICE CAR OR NOT? >> WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET FIVE YEARS OUT OF THEM. >> THANK YOU. >> MAYOR PRO TEM. >> DON'T WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO UPDATE THEM, [00:25:03] IS IT EVERY FIVE YEARS? SO IT IS AN AUTOMATIC COST. >> THESE ARE BEING PAID FOR WITH CASH BECAUSE YOUR IT RATES, YOUR INTERNAL SERVICE, THERE'S A CHARGE BACK AGAINST IT. SAME THING WITH RADIOS. WE'LL BE BRINGING YOU SOME RADIO STUFF HERE PRETTY QUICKLY. DO YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THEM? UNLESS THERE'S SOME OTHER THING THAT HAPPENS. AGAIN, WE UPDATED THE CAD RMS, RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND THAT HASN'T BEEN DONE IN I DON'T KNOW HOW LONG, SINCE WELL BEFORE I CAME BACK. SOMETHING LIKE THAT'S GOING TO MAKE IT HARD ON AN OLDER UNIT TO TRY TO KEEP UP AND DO WHAT IT NEEDS TO DO. THERE'S NOT A RULE THAT SAYS THREE YEARS, FIVE, SEVEN, IT'S JUST WHAT IS THE REASONABLE LIFE AND HOW DO WE ENSURE THAT THE OFFICERS HAVE SOMETHING THAT WORKS. >> ATKINSON, COULD YOU EXPLAIN EXACTLY HOW THE FINANCING OF THESE WORKS? >> IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE? >> YES. >> WE ARE DOING SOMETHING A LITTLE UNUSUAL, AND THAT'S WHERE YOU HAD THE DETAILED WRITE UP. THE WHOLE WORLD, OUR SUPPLIERS WORLD RIGHT NOW IS IN A GREAT STATE OF FLUX OVER THE TARIFFS. THE BEST WAY TO HAVE PURCHASED THESE WOULD BE TO PURCHASE THEM LIKE A THIRD AND A THIRD, OR A QUARTER AND A QUARTER UNIT, CARRY THEM OUT LIKE THAT. WE CAN'T GET QUOTES BEYOND 30 DAYS FOR ANYTHING, AND WE'RE BEING TOLD TO EXPECT HUGE PERCENT INCREASES IN THE COST OF THESE. OUR PROVIDER HERE, WE'RE ACTUALLY GETTING ALL OF THESE UNITS ALL AT ONCE. THEY'RE BEING PAID FOR THREE YEARS AT A 0% CARRYING COST. THERE'S NO INTEREST OR CARRY COST TO IT. THEN WE OWE ONE DOLLAR PER UNIT AT THE END OF IT, AND THEY'RE OURS, AND THAT'S HOW WE GET THE EXTRA YEARS OUT OF THOSE UNITS AT THE END. NORMALLY, I WOULDN'T DO THAT BECAUSE THAT LOOKS A WHOLE LOT LIKE A LEASE. IT REALLY DOES, AND WE TRY NOT TO DO THAT. I JUST THINK THIS IS ABSOLUTELY IN OUR BEST INTEREST WITH WHAT'S COMING WITH TARIFFS AND COST INCREASES TO DO THIS. >> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MR. COLLINS. >> I WOULD ASSUME THAT WE'VE BEEN UNDER THE PROCESS OF ACQUIRING THESE LAPTOPS SOMETIMES. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROCESS. IT'S NOT A REACTION TO TARIFFS COME LATELY. >> THE BIGGEST PART OF THIS WOULD HAVE HIT IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR WITH A PLAN. >> I'M ASSUMING YOU'VE WORKED WITH THE CHIEF AND THIS WAS THE UNIT THAT THEY HAD SELECTED. THIS IS THE ONES THAT THEY WANTED. THIS IS GOING TO BE SATISFACTORY TO THEM ONCE WE HAVE THEM AND PUT THEM IN THE CARS. >> THAT'S CORRECT. I CANNOT TAKE ANY CREDIT FOR KNOWING WHAT THEY NEED OR DO NOT NEED. THAT'S HANDLED BETWEEN POLICE AND IT. BUT YES, THEY'VE DONE THAT. >> PERFECT. THANK YOU. >> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? I DON'T SEE ANY, SO THANK YOU, MR. ATKINSON. APPRECIATE THAT. [NOISE] I'LL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 6.5. >> MOTION MOVED. >> SECOND. >> WE HAVE A MOTION FROM DR. WILSON, A SECOND FROM MAYOR PRO TEM. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I SEE NONE. ALL IN FAVOR LET IT BE DONE BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY APPOSED SAY NAY. I SEE NONE. THIS MOTION APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY. MOVE ON NOW TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA. [1. Public Hearing - Planning (District 1): Consider a request for Zone Case 3520, a request of Hugo Reed and Associates, Inc. for D & T Farms, for a zone change from Low Density Single-Family District (SF-2) to Light Industrial District (LI), generally located north of East Bluefield Street and east of North Guava Avenue, on 404.5 acres of unplatted land out of Block A, Section 43, and consider an ordinance.] [2. Public Hearing - Planning (District 3): Consider a request for Zone Case 1901-A, a request of 7B Building and Development, LLC for Buslon, Inc., for a zone change from Medium Density Residential District (MDR) and Neighborhood Commercial District (NC) to Auto-Urban Commercial District (AC), at 5106 Slide Road, located west of Slide Road and south of 51st Street, Buster Long Addition, the west 95.16 feet of Lot 103, and the west 95.16 feet of the north 7 feet of Lot 102, and consider an ordinance.] [3. Public Hearing - Planning (District 4): Consider a request for Zone Case 3519, a request of AMD Engineering, LLC for Red Canyon Development, LLC, for a zone change from Low Density Single-Family District (SF-2) to Auto-Urban Commercial District (AC), at 16002 Quaker Avenue, located west of Quaker Avenue and north of Woodrow Road, on 14.123 acres of unplatted land out of Block AK, Section 6, and consider an ordinance.] [4. Public Hearing - Planning (District 5): Consider a request for Zone Case 3518, a request of AMD Engineering, LLC for Redeemer Church of Lubbock, for a zone change from Low Density Single-Family District (SF-2) to Heavy Commercial District (HC), at 6303 and 6305 130th Street, located south of 130th Street and east of Milwaukee Avenue, on 3.486 acres of unplatted land out of Block AK, Section 9, and consider an ordinance.] [5. Public Hearing - Planning (District 5): Consider a request for Zone Case 3521, a request of AMD Engineering, LLC for Barbara Beck, for a zone change from Low Density Single-Family District (SF-2) to Neighborhood Commercial District (NC), at 6602 104th Street, located west of Milwaukee Avenue and north of 104th Street, on 15 acres of unplatted land out of Block AK, Section 22, and consider an ordinance.] WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE COUNCIL WILL NOW CONDUCT A CONSOLIDATED PUBLIC HEARING FOR AGENDA ITEM 7.1 THROUGH 7.5, WHICH ARE ALL ZONING CASES. THE COUNCIL HAS ALREADY RECEIVED IN THEIR PACKET, THE STAFF REPORTS FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS FROM OUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION. AS A REMINDER THE PURPOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING IS TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT AND ANY MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. THE COUNCIL MAY ASK QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT OR OUR STAFF DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT NO DISCUSSION ON THE MERITS WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE COUNCIL DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING SECTION. I NOW CALL ON KRISTEN SAGER, OUR DIRECTOR OF PLANNING FOR THE CITY TO PROVIDE A BRIEF SUMMARY ON EACH AGENDA ITEM SUBJECT TO THE PUBLIC HEARINGS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. ITEM 7.1 IS ZONE CASE 3520. THE APPLICANT IS HUGO REED AND ASSOCIATES. THE REQUEST IS FOR A ZONE CHANGE FROM LOW DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY SF-2 TO LI INDUSTRIAL. WE SENT OUT 14 NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVING NO RESPONSE. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED NORTH OF EAST OF BLUEFIELD AND EAST OF NORTH GUAVA. HERE'S AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. IT IS CURRENTLY VACANT AND IT IS BOUNDED BY CITY LIMITS TO THE EAST AND TO THE SOUTH. CURRENT ZONING IS SF-2. THERE'S ADDITIONAL SF-2 ZONING TO THE NORTH AND WEST. THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN DESIGNATES THIS PROPERTY FOR INDUSTRIAL LAND USES. [00:30:03] HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA. THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION FOR INDUSTRIAL LAND USES IS CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUEST FOR THE LI ZONING. THE ZONE CHANGES IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA. IT IS ALONG OLIVE AVENUE TO THE EAST AND NORTH GUAVA AVENUE TO THE WEST, WHICH ARE DESIGNATED AS A MINOR ARTERIAL AND COLLECTOR. STAFF HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE REQUEST, AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. I'D BE PLEASED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I SEE NONE. MOVE ALONG. >> ITEM 7.2, ZONE CASE 1901-A. THE APPLICANT IS 7B BUILDING AND DEVELOPMENT, LLC. THE REQUEST IS FOR A ZONE CHANGE FROM MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO AUTO-URBAN COMMERCIAL. WE SENT OUT 26 NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVING FIVE IN FAVOR, ONE IN OPPOSITION. THE ONE IN OPPOSITION EXPRESSED CONCERNS REGARDING TRAFFIC AND NOISE. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED SOUTH OF 50TH WEST OF SLIDE ROAD. HERE'S THE RESPONSE MAP SHOWING THE RESPONSES WE RECEIVED IN FAVOR AND THE ONE IN OPPOSITION. HERE'S AN AERIAL VIEWS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. IT IS SURROUNDED BY OTHER COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES AND THE SITE IS CURRENTLY VACANT. CURRENT ZONING IS NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL AND MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. THERE IS ADDITIONAL AUTO-URBAN COMMERCIAL TO THE NORTH WITH NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO THE NORTH WEST AND SOUTH. FUTURE LAND USE PLAN DESIGNATION IS FOR COMMERCIAL LAND USES. HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA. THIS IS A SITE PLAN PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT SHOWING THE PROPOSED CAR WASH THEY WOULD LIKE TO CONSTRUCT AT THIS LOCATION. HERE GRAPHICS PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT SHOWING THE CURRENT STATUS OF THE LOT AS WELL AS THE CURRENT ZONING. THE MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL MDR IS AT THE SOUTH PORTION OF THE LOT WITH THE REMAINDER BEING NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL. THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION IS FOR COMMERCIAL LAND USES, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE AUTO-URBAN COMMERCIAL REQUEST. THE ZONE CHANGES IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA. 51ST IS DESIGNATED AS A LOCAL STREET. STAFF HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE REQUEST AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH A UNANIMOUS VOTE. I WOULD BE PLEASED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> I SEE NO QUESTION. LET'S MOVE ON TO 7.3. >> 7.3 IS ZONE CASE 3519. THE APPLICANT IS AMD ENGINEERING, LLC. THE REQUEST IS FOR A ZONE CHANGE FROM LOW DENSITY, SINGLE-FAMILY SF-2 TO AUTO-URBAN COMMERCIAL DISTRICT. WE SENT OUT 22 NOTIFICATIONS RECEIVING FIVE IN FAVOR. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED NORTH OF WOODROW ROAD, WEST OF QUAKER AVENUE. HERE'S A NOTIFICATION MAP SHOWING THE RESPONSES WE RECEIVED IN FAVOR. AERIAL VIEW OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. THE SITE IS CURRENTLY VACANT AND IS BOUNDED BY THE CITY LIMITS TO THE EAST AND SOUTH. CURRENT ZONING IS LOW DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY SF-2. THERE'S ADDITIONAL SF-2 TO THE NORTH AND WEST. THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN DESIGNATION IS FOR RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY. HOWEVER, I WILL POINT OUT THAT THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES PLAN FOR A COMMERCIAL NODE AT THE CORNER OF TWO THOROUGHFARES, SO THE COMMERCIAL ZONING REQUEST IN THIS LOCATION IS APPROPRIATE. HERE'S SOME PHOTOS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA. A GRAPHIC PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT SHOWING THE BOUNDARY OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN DESIGNATION FOR LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUEST. HOWEVER, THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DOES PLAN FOR COMMERCIAL LAND USES AT THE CORNER OF TWO THOROUGHFARES, SO THE REQUEST IS APPROPRIATE. THE ZONE CHANGE IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA. QUAKER AND WOODROW ARE BOTH PRINCIPAL ARTERIALS. STAFF HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE REQUEST, AND THE PLAN AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH THE UNANIMOUS VOTE. I'D BE PLEASED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> IS THERE ANY INDICATION OF WHAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO USE THIS PROPERTY FOR? >> I'LL DEFER TO THE APPLICANT FOR THAT. >> ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MOVING ON TO 7.4. >> 7.4 ZONE CASE 3518. THE APPLICANT IS AMD ENGINEERING, LLC. REQUEST TO REZONE PROPERTY FROM LOW DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY SF-2 TO HEAVY COMMERCIAL. WE SENT OUT 19 NOTIFICATIONS, RECEIVING NO RESPONSE. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED SOUTH OF LOOP 88 EAST OF MILWAUKEE AVENUE. HERE'S AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. IS CURRENTLY VACANT, SURROUNDED BY VACANT LAND TO THE NORTH EAST AND SOUTH WITH A DEVELOPED NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS TO THE WEST. [00:35:04] CURRENT ZONING IS LOW DENSITY SINGLE-FAMILY SF-2. THERE'S ADDITIONAL SF-2 ZONING TO THE NORTH, EAST, AND SOUTH. THE 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. THIS PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY OWNED BY A CHURCH AND THEIR OVERALL SITE PLAN SHOWS A FUTURE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE CHURCH ON THE SOUTHERN PORTION THAT IS CURRENTLY ZONED SF-2 WITH THE HEAVY COMMERCIAL ON THE NORTHERN PORTION FRONTING ONTO LOOP 88. THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATES THIS AREA FOR COMMERCIAL LAND USES. THE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THIS DESIGNATION. THE REQUEST IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE LOCATION IS ALONG FUTURE LOOP 88, WHICH IS A FREEWAY. STAFF HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE REQUEST AND THE PLAN AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL BY UNANIMOUS VOTE. I'D BE PLEASED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> I SEE NO QUESTION, SO LET'S MOVE ON TO 7.5. >> ITEM 7.5, ZONE CASE 3521. THE APPLICANT IS AMD ENGINEERING, LLC. REQUEST FOR A ZONE CHANGE FROM LOW DENSITY, SINGLE-FAMILY, SF-2 TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL. WE SENT OUT 25 NOTIFICATIONS, RECEIVING FOUR IN FAVOR. THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED NORTH OF 104TH WEST OF MILWAUKEE AVENUE. HERE'S A NOTIFICATION MAP SHOWING THE RESPONSES WE RECEIVED IN FAVOR. AERIAL VIEW OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. IT IS CURRENTLY VACANT. THERE ARE A FEW RESIDENTIAL USES TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH. CURRENT ZONING IS SF-2. THERE'S ADDITIONAL SF-2 TO THE NORTH, EAST, WEST, AND SOUTH WITH ADDITIONAL MDR AND NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ON MILWAUKEE AVENUE. FUTURE LAND USE PLAN DOES EXIST PROPERTY FOR RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY LAND USES, AND HERE SOME PHOTOS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA. HERE'S A GRAPHIC PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT SHOWING THE BOUNDARY OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY. HERE'S A GRAPHIC PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT SHOWING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IN RELATION TO THE FLOOD ZONE MAP. THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATION FOR RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUEST. HOWEVER, THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT IS APPROPRIATE IN THIS LOCATION GIVEN ITS PROXIMITY TO MILWAUKEE AVENUE. IT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE, AND IT WILL BE APPROPRIATE IN THIS LOCATION. IT IS LONG 104TH STREET, WHICH IS DESIGNATED AS A COLLECTOR. STAFF HAS NO OBJECTION TO THE REQUEST, AND THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL WITH A UNANIMOUS VOTE. I'D BE PLEASED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> MAYOR PRO TEM. >> OUT OF THE 15 ACRES, ONLY ABOUT THREE ACRES COULD BE USED, IS THAT CORRECT? >> THAT'S CORRECT. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MS. SAGER. >> THANK YOU. >> IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT TODAY WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ANY OF THESE ZONING CASES? IF SO, WILL YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD AND STATE WHICH ONE IT IS AND STATE YOUR NAME? >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. MY NAME IS WILL STEVENS WITH AMD ENGINEERING AT 6515 68TH STREET. I'M HERE SPEAKING ON ZONE CASE 7.3, 7.4 AND 7.5. MAYOR, I KNOW YOU HAD A QUESTION, I BELIEVE IT WAS 7.2 THE ZONE CASE ON QUAKER AND WOODROW. OF THE 14 ACRES THAT WE'RE ZONING THERE, I CAN SPEAK TO SIX ACRES OF THAT. WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON A PLOT AND THE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE SIX ACRES CLOSEST TO LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL, AND THE PLAN IS FOR THAT TO BE MADI WASH CORPORATE OFFICE. THAT'S THE ONLY PLAN THAT WE HAVE AT THIS POINT IN TIME. BUT IF THERE'S ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON ANY OTHER CASES, I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER. >> ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, WILL. APPRECIATE IT. ANYONE ELSE? [NOISE] >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. I'M TERRY HOLMAN WITH HUGO REGION ASSOCIATES, WE'RE AT 1601 AVENUE IN. MAYOR, WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE WHEN YOU LUMP THESE TOGETHER. IT JUST PROVIDES A LEVEL OF EFFICIENCY, AND IT RESPECTS ALL OF OUR TIME ON BOTH SIDES OF THE DIS. ON ITEM 7.1, MS. SAGER LINED THAT OUT VERY WELL. THIS IS JUST THE NEXT LOGICAL STEP FOR THIS PROPERTY. THE CURRENT LAND OWNER WOULD LIKE TO MAKE IT READY FOR SALE. IT WAS RECENTLY ANNEXED, AND WHEN IT GETS ANNEXED, IT COMES IN AS THE DEFAULT RESIDENTIAL ZONING. WELL, WE'RE CERTAINLY NOT PUTTING HOUSES BY THE AIRPORT. WE VISITED THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND EVERYONE DECIDED THAT LI INDUSTRIAL SEEMED TO BE THE MOST LOGICAL FIT FOR THIS LOCATION FROM A ZONING STANDPOINT. WE CERTAINLY WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. [00:40:02] >> THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS FOR MR. HOLMAN? I SEE NONE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> I BELIEVE THAT COVERS ALL OF THEM UNLESS THERE'S ANYONE ELSE SPEAKING IN FAVOR OF ANY OF THESE. IF NOT, ANYONE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO ITEM 7.1 THROUGH 7.5? ANYONE IN OPPOSITION? I SEE NO ONE. I'LL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 2:21 PM ON THIS. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 7.1 THROUGH 7.5? >> MOVED >> MOTION BY DR. WILSON AND A SECOND BY MAYOR PRO TEM. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? I SEE NONE. THEN ALL IN FAVOR LET BE ON SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED SAY, NAY. I HEAR NONE. THE MOTION TO APPROVE PASSES ON A UNANIMOUS VOTE. I TAKE UP ITEM 7.6, AND AGAIN, [6. Resolution - Planning: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Municipal Services Agreement with Nicolett Land Company, LLC, for the requested annexation of an area of land generally described as 121.80 acres, adjacent to and south of 130th Street (Loop 88) and west of Milwaukee Avenue, into the City of Lubbock corporate limits, along with the adjacent right-of-way.] I'LL CALL ON KRISTEN SAGER OUR DIRECTOR OF PLANNING TO PROVIDE US WITH A BRIEFING ON THIS ITEM. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR. ITEM 7.6 IS AN ANNEXATION AGREEMENT OR MUNICIPAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR A PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF 121.8 ACRES LOCATED SOUTH OF LOOP 88 AND WEST OF MILWAUKEE AVENUE. IF THIS AGREEMENT IS APPROVED BY COUNCIL TODAY, WE WILL BRING AN ORDINANCE TO YOU AT YOUR NEXT MEETING TO CONSIDER THE ANNEXATION OF THE PROPERTY. I'D BE PLEASED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> MAYOR PRO TEM. >> THOSE THAT ARE WATCHING. CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHAT SERVICES WE WOULD BE PROVIDING AND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN OBVIOUSLY IF WE ARE PROVIDING SOFT AND HARD SERVICES, PLEASE? >> SURE. THE ANNEXATION AGREEMENT OUTLINES ALL OF THE SERVICES THAT THE PROPERTY WILL RECEIVE FROM THE CITY, OBVIOUSLY, POLICE, FIRE, GIS, BUILDING SAFETY, ANIMAL SERVICES, EVERYTHING THAT THE CITY OFFERS. ANY TYPE OF INFRASTRUCTURE, SUCH AS WATER LINES, SEWER LINES, PAVING, THOSE WILL BE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE DEVELOPER TO PAY FOR THOSE SERVICES AND BRING THAT TO THEIR PROPERTY. >> THANK YOU. >> ARE THERE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU, MS. SAGER. APPRECIATE IT. I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 7.6. >> MOTION MOVED. >> SECOND. >> MOTION BY THE MAYOR PRO TEM, SECOND BY DR. WILSON. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS ITEM? I SEE NONE. ALL IN FAVOR LET IT BE KNOW BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED SAY NAY. I HEAR NONE. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE'VE EXHAUSTED ALL THE ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA FOR TODAY, SO THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. [MUSIC] * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.