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[1. Executive Session]
THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF LUBBOCK CITY COUNCIL FOR MAY 13TH, 2025.THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.072 TO DISCUSS THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE, LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY.
THE CITY COUNCIL IS NOW RECESSING AT 1:30 PM.
IT'S 1:50 AND I NOW RECONVENE THE CITY COUNCIL IN OPEN SESSION.
[2. Hear and discuss presentations regarding the following and provide guidance to staff as appropriate.]
WE'LL TAKE UP A WORK SESSION NOW REGARDING OUR 2025 GRADUATES OF LUBBOCK 101,[1. Recognition of the 2025 Graduates of Lubbock 101]
WHO ARE ALL SITTING DOWN IN FRONT HERE WITH BRIGHT, SMILING FACES.I'M NOW GOING TO CALL ON OUR CITY MANAGER TO LEAD US THROUGH THIS PROCEDURE IN THIS CEREMONY.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL.
WE'RE GOING TO JUMP RIGHT IN AND FIRST SHOOT YOU UP ON YOUR SCREENS.
WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE THREE-MINUTE VIDEO OF THIS YEAR'S CLASS AND THEN THE REST OF THAT WILL BE IMAGES THAT RUN IN THE BACKGROUND.
BUT, CURTIS, IF WE GO AHEAD AND START THAT.
>> LUBBOCK 101, CLASS OF 2025.
OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS, YOU'VE ABSORBED INVALUABLE INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THE CITY OF LUBBOCK WORKS TO SERVE ITS CITIZENS ON A DAILY BASIS.
WE WANTED TO HEAR WHAT SOME OF YOU HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE.
>> I'VE REALLY ENJOYED THIS PROGRAM.
TO JUST BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY DO HANDS-ON AND REALLY SEE WHAT THE CITY OF LUBBOCK DOES FOR ITS CITIZENS EVERY SINGLE DAY.
WE DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW THIS STUFF EVEN GETS DONE UNTIL YOU ACTUALLY SEE IT WITH YOUR OWN EYES AND YOU'RE LIKE, WOW, THIS IS SERIOUS. [LAUGHTER]
>> LET'S HEAR WHAT JAKE HAS TO SAY. JAKE?
>> THAT WAS INSANE. IT WAS SO MUCH FUN.
I'VE BEEN PLAYING WITH ALL THE EQUIPMENT, [LAUGHTER] GETTING TO TRY EVERYTHING OUT, SEE HOW EVERYTHING FUNCTIONS AND JUST SEEING HOW IT'S ALL PUT INTO PLACE IN THE WHOLE SYSTEM.
>> HEY, LOOK, IT'S MOLLY. HEY, MOLLY, WHAT'S GOING ON?
I'VE GOTTEN TO OPERATE A KOMATSU.
I WANT TO BUY ONE OF THOSE WHEN I GET HOME.
I THINK I NEED TO GO TO THE CITY AUCTION, BUT NO, IT'S SUCH A GREAT TIME.
IT LOOKS SO EASY BECAUSE THEY DO IT SIMPLY, BECAUSE THEY'RE THE EXPERTS, BUT IT'S HARDER TO OPERATE IT THERE.
>> WE DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND, THE CITIZENS, ALL THE INTRICATE DETAILS THAT GO INTO WHAT THEY'RE REALLY HAVING TO DO TO KEEP THE CITY AND THE WATER AND THE ELECTRICITY AND EVERYTHING RUNNING SMOOTHLY FOR US CITIZENS.
>> THE PROGRAM WASN'T WITHOUT ITS HICCUPS, THOUGH.
AFTER A WASHOUT FOR SOME RESCHEDULING AND QUICK THINKING, THINGS GOT BACK ON TRACK AND ON THE DOWNHILL RUN.
LOOKING BACK ON IT ALL, FIVE CLASS SESSIONS AND THREE FIELD DAYS PACKS QUITE THE PUNCH WHEN IT COMES TO SEEING HOW FAR YOUR TAX DOLLARS GO INTO MAKING LUBBOCK THE CAPABLE AND EFFICIENT CITY IT IS TODAY.
>> ALL THE INFORMATION AND SPEAKERS THAT WE'VE HAD, ALL THE CITY OFFICIALS, ALL OF THE EMPLOYEES THAT HAVE COME TO SPEAK TO US AND JUST THEIR PASSION ABOUT WHAT THEY DO FOR THE CITY AND HOW EXCITED THEY ARE TO DO THESE THINGS FOR US.
EVERYBODY SHOULD DO THIS PROGRAM.
>> BUT NOW YOU'RE WALKING AWAY WITH AN INCREDIBLE WEALTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND MAYBE A COUPLE OF NEW FRIENDS LIKE KIMBERLY.
>> IT HELPS YOU TO MORE SO APPRECIATE THE CITY EVEN MORE THAN WHAT WE DID BEFORE.
>> [APPLAUSE] THANKS TO MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS FOR PUTTING THAT TOGETHER FOR US.
THEY'RE GOING TO START JUST A SLIDE SHOW.
COUNCIL, I'M GOING TO WALK US THROUGH NOW THE REST OF THIS GRADUATION SESSION.
FIRST OF ALL, THIS WAS THE LARGEST EVER LUBBOCK 101 CLASS THAT WE'VE HAD.
WE HAD 70 PEOPLE APPLY AND WE WERE ABLE TO BRING 26 PEOPLE IN.
THAT'S NOT A BIG INCREASE, THAT'S A PLUS TWO, BUT WE DID IT.
WE LOST NOBODY DURING THE FIELD DAYS; EVERYONE THAT STARTED THE DAY, WE KNEW WHERE THEY WERE WHEN IT WAS OVER.
FIRST AND FOREMOST, THANK YOU TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR SUPPORTING AND FOR FUNDING THE PROGRAM AND GIVING US THE CHANCE TO DO THIS.
THIS YEAR, WE HAD 29 DISTINCT AND DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WHO PARTICIPATED IN OUR PROGRAM.
WE COVERED EIGHT DIFFERENT CITY FACILITIES AND FULL TOURS OF EACH OF THE EIGHT
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AS WE WENT AND OF OUR 26 THAT STARTED AND THIS MAY BE NEWS TO SOME OF THEM, BUT OF THE 26 THAT STARTED, ALL 26 ARE GOING TO GRADUATE.[APPLAUSE] I CERTAINLY WANT TO THANK MY STAFF AND THE CITY COUNCIL STAFF FOR ALL THE WORK THAT THEY DO.
ADDISON BARTHOLD LED THAT EFFORT, WELL SUPPORTED BY THE REST OF THE CREW AND THERE'S A LOT OF LOGISTICS TO KEEPING US ALL IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME.
FINALLY, AS THEY HAVE DONE EVERY YEAR THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HOST THIS PROGRAM, I WANT A BIG SHOUT-OUT TO THE LUBBOCK PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION.
ALL OF OUR STUDENTS THAT COME TO THE THIRD AND FINAL FIELD DAY ALSO GET A COOKOUT PREPARED BY LPFFA AND HAD RAVE REVIEWS, AGAIN, ON THAT AS WE EXPECTED, SO THANKS TO THAT CREW.
COUNCIL, LUBBOCK 101, AS YOU KNOW, IS AN EIGHT-SESSION PROGRAM.
WE HAVE FIVE CLASSROOM MEETINGS, WE HAVE THREE FIELD DAYS.
THE GOAL OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO GIVE OUR CITIZENS A CRASH COURSE IN THE OPERATIONS, THE PROGRAM OF SERVICE AND THE FUNDING OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK.
IN MANY WAYS, WE SET THIS UP TO ANSWER THE FAMOUS WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE AND WHY QUESTIONS.
WE HAVE 24 DIRECT HOURS OF INSTRUCTION.
WE HAVE A FEW THAT COME EARLY AND A FEW THAT STAY LATE AND FOR THAT, WE'RE THANKFUL AND WE DO HAVE THE HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES, AS YOU'VE SEEN THROUGH HERE.
THIS YEAR, AGAIN, WE WENT TO 26 SPOTS.
WE HAVE 22 COMMUNITY MEMBERS, YOU HAVE TWO CITY EMPLOYEES AND I HISTORICALLY DO THAT IN THIS CLASS AND THIS YEAR, WE HAD TWO SPOTS WE HELD OUT FOR STUDENTS OF THE TEXAS TECH MASTERS OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION ASSOCIATION PROGRAM.
OUR CLASS TOPICS, CLASS 1 IS THE OVERVIEW COUNCIL, THEY GET TO SIT RIGHT WHERE YOU ARE AT DIFFERENT POINTS DURING THAT DAY.
WE PLAY TRIVIAL PURSUIT WITH THEM, THEY GET A NICE LECTURE BY THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND THEN, OF COURSE, THE CITY SECRETARY GOES TO WORK TRYING TO GET THESE FOLKS ULTIMATELY TO BE BOARD CANDIDATES.
YOU'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE THAT.
CLASS 2, LUBBOCK IS A GROWING CITY.
THIS YEAR, WE WERE ABLE TO DO THAT AT THE POLICE HEADQUARTERS, THE NEW BUILDING.
THAT COVERED ENGINEERING, PLANNING, BUILDING SAFETY AND CODE ENFORCEMENT.
CLASS 3 IS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY.
IN FACT, I THINK WE SAW COUNCILMAN COLLINS.
HE TAUGHT PART ABOUT THE MONEY.
THAT IS OUR CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER, JOE JIMENEZ; BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT, BRIANNA BROWN AND, OF COURSE, JOEL IVY AND HIS TEAM FROM LUBBOCK POWER AND LIGHT, SO WE SPENT THAT WHOLE EVENING TALKING ABOUT THE MONEY.
CLASS 4 IS FUN: FUN IN YOUR CITY.
THIS ALSO INCLUDES A TOUR OF THE SILENT WINGS MUSEUM.
ON THAT DAY, WE GO OVER THE MUSEUMS, THE CIVIC CENTER, ALL THINGS PARKS AND RECREATION AND THE LIBRARIES.
CLASS 5 IS ENTITLED CARING FOR THE COMMUNITY.
WE DO THAT AT THE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER AND THAT IS QUITE A FUN PLACE TO TAKE FOLKS IF THEY'VE NOT BEEN OUT THERE BEFORE TO SEE WHAT WE HAVE IN ORDER TO KEEP THEM SAFE.
THEIR TOPICS THAT EVENING ARE PUBLIC HEALTH, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, LUBBOCK ANIMAL SERVICES.
WE QUITE CAREFULLY SCHEDULE THAT CLASS SO THAT ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH GOES AFTER THE MEAL.
THEY HAVE SOME QUITE INTERESTING PHOTOGRAPHS OF THINGS THEY HAVE SEEN THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THOSE ARE YOUR FIVE ACTUAL CLASSROOMS. WE AGAIN HAVE THREE FIELD DAYS.
THAT FIRST FIELD DAY IS ENTITLED YOUR CITY AT WORK.
WE DO THAT OUT AT OUR BIG FLEET SERVICES OPERATION ON THE HILL.
THAT DAY IS QUITE BUSY: FLEET, STREETS, PARKS, SOLID WASTE, TRAFFIC, PUBLIC WORKS AND OF COURSE, LUBBOCK POWER AND LIGHT WITH THE EVER-POPULAR HOW TO FRY A HOT DOG IN LESS THAN ONE SECOND DEMONSTRATION.
[LAUGHTER] OVER THE COURSE OF THAT DAY, OUR STUDENTS WILL OPERATE VARIOUS PIECES OF OUR EQUIPMENT.
THEY WILL MAKE THE LUBBOCK 101 STREET SIGN.
WE'LL TALK A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THAT.
THEY GET A CHANCE TO DO ALL THOSE THINGS THAT USUALLY RESULT IN CALLS EITHER TO YOUR OFFICE OR TO MINE.
WHY WAS NOT MY TRASH DUMPED? HOW DID THE DUMPSTER GET MOVED? WE LET THEM ACTUALLY GO OUT AND DO THAT.
FIELD DAY 2, WHERE DOES IT COME FROM? WE DO THIS AT THE SOUTH WATER TREATMENT PLANT.
THAT DAY IS WATER UTILITIES, WATER TREATMENT, PIPELINE.
WE PROVIDE DEMONSTRATIONS AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE.
MR. BEARDEN AND HIS TEAM HAVE ACTUALLY CONSTRUCTED A MINIATURIZED WATER DISTRIBUTION NETWORK ABOVE GROUND.
IT SITS UP WHERE YOU CAN SEE IT, WE HAVE PIECES OF CLEAR PIPE IN IT.
THEY RUN A POTHOLE MACHINE, A BACTOR MACHINE, WE DO HOT TAPS, PLAY WITH THE VALVES, FIRE HYDRANTS, THE SEWER ROBOT, WHICH ALSO IS MORE FUN THAN YOU MIGHT THINK IT WOULD BE.
MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE FOLLOW THE WATER, SO ON THAT DAY,
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WE WILL ACTUALLY START UP ON OUR LARGE TERMINAL STORAGE RESERVOIR.THAT RESERVOIR IS A MINIATURE VERSION OF LAKE ALLEN HENRY.
OUR STUDENTS SEE THAT AND THEN THEY FOLLOW THAT WATER THROUGH THE ENTIRETY OF THE TREATMENT PLANT UNTIL IT COMES OUT THE TAP AT THE END.
AS WAS NOTED, WE HAD OUR FIRST-EVER RAINOUT DAY.
WE MADE IT THROUGH THE RESERVOIR, WE MADE IT THROUGH THE PLANT AND THEN WE HAD TO CALL IT, IT WAS NOT SAFE TO BE OUTSIDE, BUT WE DID MAKE IT BACK UP AND IN FACT, THAT WAS ACTUALLY LAST WEEK.
SOME OF YOU ALL KNOW THAT ONE OF MY FAVORITE WORDS IS IRONY AND I FIND IT IRONIC THAT OUR WATER DAY WAS CANCELED BECAUSE WE HAD WATER. NONETHELESS, THANKFUL.
FINAL DAY, FIELD DAY NUMBER 3.
THIS IS LUBBOCK IS YOUR SAFE COMMUNITY.
WE DO THIS OUT AT THE LUBBOCK PRESTON SMITH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
THAT CONSISTS OF DEMONSTRATION AND HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE FROM AIRPORT, LUBBOCK FIRE RESCUE, LUBBOCK POLICE DEPARTMENT AND I THINK IN THE VIDEO, YOU SAW JAKE WITH ONE OF OUR 32-FOOT-WIDE SNOWPLOWS.
WE GET TO DO ALL OF THAT. FIRE DEMONSTRATIONS, LIVE BURNS, SWAT DEMONSTRATIONS, TASERS, ALL FUN STUFF, ENDING, OF COURSE, WITH THE COOKOUT BY THE FIRE ASSOCIATION.
COUNCIL, THAT'S A BRIEF SUMMARY AGAIN OF THE 24 HOURS THAT WE PUT OUR STUDENTS THROUGH.
WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO THE ACTUAL GRADUATION PORTION REAL QUICK.
BRIAN BEARDEN, WHO WORKS IN YOUR PIPELINE DEPARTMENT, RUNS THAT.
HE STARTED A DEAL A NUMBER OF YEARS AGO, WHERE ON THE FIRST FIELD DAY, WE'RE ACTUALLY HAVING A CONTEST.
WE TIME A COUPLE OF THE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE BEING DONE AND GIVE OUT A TROPHY.
I'M GOING TO HAVE MR. FRANKLIN COME UP.
I BELIEVE HE HAS THE TROPHIES.
I DO WANT TO POINT OUT SECOND PLACE WENT TO MR. MATT WEAVER.
IS MATT HERE? COME ON, YOU GET YOUR TROPHY.
[APPLAUSE] MATT, YOU MAY ALREADY KNOW, BUT YOU DID THE SKILLS DRILL IN 1.01 SECONDS.
EXCELLENT. FIRST PLACE AND I WANT TO THANK THIS YOUNG LADY FOR ONCE AGAIN PROVING ME RIGHT.
OVER THE YEARS OF DOING THIS, I HAVE LEARNED THAT UNLESS I'VE GOT A DEAD RINGER IN THE CLASS, IT WILL ALWAYS BE ONE OF THE LADIES THAT WINS.
I'M NOT GOING TO GO INTO WHY WE THINK THAT; WE JUST KNOW THAT THAT'S TRUE.
THIS LADY IS ACTUALLY ONE OF OUR CITY EMPLOYEES.
SHE USED TO WORK FOR THE CITY SECRETARY'S OFFICE, SHE'LL SOON BEGIN HER NEW CAREER IN THE PIPELINE DEPARTMENT.
[APPLAUSE] ELIZABETH DID THIS DRILL IN 1.00 SECONDS.
[APPLAUSE] ELIZABETH, YOUR BOOTS, YOUR HARD HAT, AND YOUR VEST ARE WAITING OUT IN THE LOBBY.
THANKS. [LAUGHTER] WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.
WITH THAT, THE NEXT THING WE'RE GOING TO DO, MAYOR AND COUNCIL, IF YOU DON'T MIND, IF I COULD GET YOU TO GO TO THE DAIS.
WE'RE GOING TO HAND OUT THE SIGN.
I'LL TALK ABOUT IT IN JUST A MINUTE WHEN EVERYBODY HAS A CHANCE TO GET DOWN THERE AND THEN WE'LL DO OUR CERTIFICATES.
MAYOR, THE SIGN IS RIGHT BEHIND THE PODIUM, IF YOU'D LIKE TO GRAB THAT.
ONE OF THE PERKS THAT WE DO IN LUBBOCK 101, FIRST OFF, THE STUDENTS GET TO PARTICIPATE AS THAT SIGN IS MADE. IS IT RIGHT SIDE UP NOW? [LAUGHTER] BUT SECOND, IF YOU HAVE PERFECT ATTENDANCE THROUGH THE EIGHT CLASS SESSIONS, YOU GET A CHANCE TO LEGALLY OWN A STREET SIGN, WHICH MEANS CHIEF HERMAN IS NOT GOING TO BE PEEKING IN YOUR GARAGE, TRYING TO FIND THAT.
WE HAD 11 STUDENTS, I'M GOING TO CALL THEM OUT.
CAMILO, ELIZABETH, GORDON, JAKE, JEREMY, SECOND CITY EMPLOYEE, JIM, KIMBERLY BROWN, MARITZA, MATT, RACHEL AND TY.
WE HAD 11 STUDENTS WITH PERFECT ATTENDANCE AND THANK Y'ALL FOR DOING THAT.
MAYOR, I'M GOING TO CALL THE NAME OF THE WINNER AND ASK YOU TO GET A PHOTO AND GIVE THEM A SIGN, AND IF YOU WOULD ALSO ASK THEM, WHAT WAS THEIR FAVORITE THING ABOUT THE PROGRAM?
>> HOW DID YOU PICK THE WINNER?
>> WELL, I DIDN'T PICK THE WINNER.
ACTUALLY, MS. BARTHOLD DID THROUGH SOME COMPLETELY RANDOM INTERNET GENERATOR THINGAMAJIGGER.
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>> THE WINNER OF THOSE 11 WILL BE MR. JIM WELLS. COME ON, JIM.
[APPLAUSE] JIM, NO, DON'T RUN OFF.
TELL US, IF YOU WOULD, IF YOU DON'T MIND GOING TO THE MIC.
>> I HAVE A QUESTION, COME ON UP HERE.
WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE EXPERIENCE FROM THE WHOLE 101 EXPERIENCE?
>> THAT'S A TOUGH ONE. I HAD A LOT OF FUN.
JUST EVERYTHING WE WENT OUT AND DID WAS JUST A LOT OF FUN, AND WE GOT A LOT OF EDUCATION, SO MUCH APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT EVERYBODY DID TO MAKE THIS POSSIBLE.
I THINK FOR ME, PROBABLY IT WAS GETTING TO DUMP THE DUMPSTER WITH THE NEW TRUCK.
>> GOOD DEAL. THANK YOU, JIM. CONGRATULATIONS.
>> MAYOR, YOU HAVE THE CERTIFICATES.
I'LL CALL THEM OUT ONE AT A TIME.
WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, PLEASE COME TO THE FRONT.
YOU'LL GET YOUR CERTIFICATE, STAY UP HERE, AND WE'LL HAVE A GROUP PHOTO WHEN WE'RE DONE.
STARTING OFF WITH AMY KITZMAN. AMY.
I THINK COLTON MAY HAVE TOLD US ON NIGHT 1 THAT HE WANTED TO BE THE MAYOR SOMEDAY.
AM I CLOSE, COLTON? ELIZABETH MOORE, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE WINNER.
>> YOU WANT TO RAISE? [BACKGROUND]
>> WE'LL MOVE ON AND CALL MR. GORDON WILKERSON.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I APPRECIATE IT.
>> YOU'RE FAMOUS NOW, KIMBERLY.
WE'RE GOING TO PUT THAT VIDEO EVERYWHERE.
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[BACKGROUND] LAURA ABBOTT.I BELIEVE TY IS MAYBE OUR FIRST MULTI-GENERATIONAL GRADUATE.
HER MOTHER WAS IN THE PROGRAM.
MAYOR AND COUNCIL, THAT IS YOUR 2025 LUBBOCK 101 CLASS.
IF WE CAN PULL EVERYBODY BACK TO THE FRONT, WE'LL GET A GROUP PHOTO. [APPLAUSE]
>> IF YOU-ALL COME BACK UP HERE WE'RE GOING TO BE THREE ROWS.
>>EVERYBODY ON THE ENDS, SCRUNCH IN AND COME BACK TOGETHER.
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>> ALL OF YOU-ALL THAT FILLED OUT YOUR APPLICATION [INAUDIBLE] PLEASE DO THAT.
I APPRECIATE YOU. [BACKGROUND]
>> IT'S DOWN THERE. RIGHT THERE BETWEEN THOSE TWO.
HE'S USING IT TO BLOCK THE HEAT.
>> WE'LL NOW CONTINUE IN OUR REGULAR SESSION TODAY.
IT WAS A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE.
ANY OF YOU WHO ARE OUT THERE, IF YOU HAVEN'T GONE THROUGH THAT 101 BEFORE AND YOU WANT TO LEARN ALL ABOUT HOW YOUR CITY RUNS AND GET SOME GREAT EDUCATION AND TRAINING AND A LOT OF FUN AT THE SAME TIME, SIGN UP FOR IT.
WE DO THIS ONCE A YEAR ABOUT THE SAME TIME.
MAYBE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GO TO TWO TIMES A YEAR SOMETIME, BUT IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM.
WE APPRECIATE ALL OUR STAFF WHO PARTICIPATE IN IT AND MAKE IT POSSIBLE.
[1. Invocation]
WE'LL NOW TAKE UP OUR CEREMONIAL ITEMS. I'M GOING TO CALL ON PASTOR MIKE DUNAMIS FOR THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD, DOMINION CHAPEL HERE IN LUBBOCK TO LEAD US IN OUR INVOCATION.IF YOU'LL COME FORWARD, WE'LL ALL STAND.
AFTER WHICH, OUR MAYOR PRO TEM WILL LEAD US IN THE PLEDGES TO THE UNITED STATES AND THE TEXAS FLAGS.
>> LET US PRAY. FATHER, WE COME HUMBLY BEFORE YOU TODAY.
YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE TALKING ABOUT EVEN BEFORE WE CAME.
LORD, WE WANT TO ASK FOR YOUR WISDOM FOR EVERY ONE OF US IN OUR RESPECTIVE AREAS.
GRANT US WISDOM TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS TO SAY THE THINGS AND DO THE THINGS THAT YOUR SPIRIT HAS ORDAINED TO BE DONE IN THIS LAND.
AS THE FOUNDING FATHERS SAW IT,
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AND THEY HAD A VISION THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A COUNTRY THAT THERE WILL BE LIBERTY.LORD, WE COME BEFORE YOU GOD, ASKING AGAIN FOR THAT SAME FREEDOM AND WISDOM TO DO THAT, WHICH IS RIGHT IN YOUR PRESENCE AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU, FATHER, BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO HELP US AND YOUR SPIRIT WILL TAKE OVER EVERYTHING THAT WE DO TODAY ALL TO YOUR OWN GLORY.
>> NOW LET US JOIN IN HONORING OUR TEXAS AND THE UNITED STATES FLAG.
[2. Pledges of Allegiance]
>> THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
>> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER, GOD ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
>> I NOW CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER,
[ Call to Order]
AND WE'LL TAKE UP CITIZEN COMMENTS ACCORDING TO OUR CITY COUNCIL RULES.[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 May 13, 2025. Citizen Comments provide an opportunity for citizens to make comments and express a position on agenda items. ]
ANY CITIZEN WISHING TO APPEAR IN PERSON BEFORE A REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ANY MATTER THAT'S POSTED ON OUR AGENDA FOR THE DAY, SHALL COMPLETE A SIGN UP PROVIDED AT THE MEETING, NO LATER THAN TWO O'CLOCK THE DAY OF THE MEETING.AS YOU COME FORWARD TODAY, WOULD YOU PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS? YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR COMMENTS.
WE HAVE ONE COMMENT TODAY, MRS. DELA ESQUEDA.
MRS. ESQUEDA, YOU'LL COME FORWARD AND ADDRESS US. HOW ARE YOU TODAY?
MY ADDRESS IS 405 NORTH MLK, REPRESENTING THE GUADALUPE PARKWAY NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE GUADALUPE PARKWAY NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS.
I AM THE CEO AND THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.
TODAY IS AN EASY DAY, AND IT'S A HARD DAY TOO.
SINCE 1962, THE CITY OF LUBBOCK HAS BEEN ALONGSIDE HELPING US FACILITATE PROGRAMS FOR UNDERREPRESENTED CHILDREN IN NORTH AND EAST LUBBOCK AND WE STARTED IN THE GUADALUPE NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE VERY BEGINNING.
IN 1970, THE TORNADO MOVED US OVER TO EAST LUBBOCK, WHERE THE CITY OF LUBBOCK CAME ALONGSIDE AGAIN, AND SAID WE HAVE A BUILDING WHERE YOU GUYS CAN MOVE TO, WHICH THEY DID IN THE BEGINNING ALONG WITH THE LUBBOCK AREA UNITED WAY.
I LIKE TO SAY WE WERE BIRTHED IN THE ARMS OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK AND THE LUBBOCK AREA UNITED WAY BECAUSE THEY SAW A NEED IN THE COMMUNITY THAT NEEDED TO BE FILLED.
TODAY, WE ARE SURRENDERING THAT BUILDING BACK TO THE CITY, THE GUADALUPE BUILDING, BECAUSE THE SCHOOL HAS CLOSED THAT WE WERE SERVING, AND WE ARE STILL SERVING THE CARMONA SCHOOL AND ALSO THE RAMIREZ SCHOOL.
HOWEVER, WE HAVE A NEW BUILDING IN THE PARKWAY NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE HAVE TWO BUILDINGS NOW THERE.
WE'RE GOING TO BE SERVING THOSE CHILDREN OUT OF THERE.
WE ARE HERE TO THANK YOU AND TO THANK THE CITY OF LUBBOCK AND THE FOREFATHERS WHO DREAMED UP THIS WHAT SEEMED AN IMPOSSIBLE DREAM THAT TOTALLY CAME TRUE AND HAS FLOURISHED INTO SOMETHING SO BEAUTIFUL THAT I KNOW BARBARA SOMERVILLE, THE ORIGINAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND NELDA THOMPSON, WITH THE LUBBOCK AREA UNITED WAY WOULD BE VERY PROUD OF WHAT OUR COMMUNITY HAS DONE, OF WHAT LUBBOCK HAS DONE FOR NORTH AND EAST LUBBOCK.
WE ARE JUST HERE TO THANK YOU FOR BEING A PARTNER, FOR BEING THE MOTHER THAT WE NEEDED WHEN WE NEEDED IT, FOR BEING THE BEST FRIEND THAT HELPED OUR COMMUNITY WHEN WE MOST NEEDED IT.
WE HAVE SERVED OVER 50,000 CHILDREN SINCE 1962, ALONG WITH THEIR FAMILIES.
WE COULD NOT HAVE DONE IT WITHOUT THE CITY OF LUBBOCK.
I WANT TO ESPECIALLY THANK MR. MAYOR FOR DESIGNATING US AS THE RECIPIENTS OF THE APARTMENT ASSOCIATION, THE STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS AND DESIGNATING THOSE FUNDS TO US.
THEY CAME AT THE PERFECT TIME.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LOVING US AND WE'RE LOVING ALL OF YOU RIGHT BACK. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, DELA. YEAH, I THINK I'VE TOLD YOU AND OTHERS BEFORE THAT MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH THE GUADALUPE NEIGHBORHOOD CENTERS WAS RIGHT AFTER THE TORNADO.
TODAY WE ARE JUST A FEW DAYS PAST THE 55TH ANNIVERSARY OF THAT TORNADO THAT TOOK 26 LIVES, BUT UP ENDED SO MANY MORE, ESPECIALLY IN THE GUADALUPE NEIGHBORHOOD AREA.
THAT'S WHEN I FIRST MET BARBARA WHEN I WAS DRIVING AROUND THAT MORNING.
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AFTER THE TORNADO BEFORE THE POLICE WERE OUT OR ANYBODY, AND SHE WAS OVER THERE SERVING AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MEET THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE OVER THERE.I APPRECIATE ALL YOUR WORK IN THAT COMMUNITY, AND IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE THAT IT'S BEEN REBUILT AND WE CONTINUE TO WORK TOWARDS THAT.
I WOULD LIKE ALL JUST TO TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE TO COMMEMORATE THAT TERRIBLE LIFE CHANGING MOMENT IN OUR CITY'S HISTORY AND THE 26 LIVES THAT WERE LOST.
THANK YOU. IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN OUR TORNADO MEMORIAL ON AVENUE Q, GO VISIT IT.
IT'S A WONDERFUL MEMORIAL TO NOT JUST THE LIVES THAT WERE LOST, BUT TO THE SPIRIT OF THIS COMMUNITY THAT CAME TOGETHER AFTER THAT TERRIBLE EVENT TO REBUILD THIS CITY.
LET'S MOVE ON WITH OUR MEETING.
WE HAD ABSOLUTELY NO PULLS FROM OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
WE'VE GOT TO TAKE UP 5.1, FIRST OF ALL.
[5. Minutes]
THE MINUTES FROM OUR APRIL 8TH, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 5.1?
>> ARE THERE A SECOND? SECOND, MR. COLLINS.
ANY DISCUSSION? ANY CORRECTIONS? I SEE NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSED? THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
THERE WERE NO PULLS FROM OUR CONSENT AGENDA TODAY.
[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.]
ITEM IS CONSIDERED TO BE ROUTINE ARE ENACTED WITH ONE MOTION WITHOUT A SEPARATE DISCUSSION.THERE'S NOT BEEN A REQUEST TO REVIEW ANY ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA, SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA IN ITS ENTIRETY. IS THERE SUCH A MOTION?
>> MOTION MOTION BY MAYOR PRO TEM.
>> ANY OPPOSED, SAY NO? I HEAR NONE. THE CONSENT AGENDA IS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY.
WE'LL NOW TAKE UP OUR REGULAR AGENDA AND WE'LL START WITH ITEM 7.1 AND CONDUCT
[1. Public Hearing - Planning: Hold a public hearing and consider an ordinance for a request for annexation, from Nicolett Land Company, LLC, to annex an area of approximately 121.80 acres, adjacent to the southwestern city limits of the City of Lubbock, south of 130th Street (Loop 88) and west of Milwaukee Avenue, into Lubbock's corporate limits.]
A HEARING REGARDING THE REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION FROM NICOLETTE LAND COMPANY, LLC TO ANNEX AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 121.8 ACRES ADJACENT TO THE SOUTH WESTERN CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, SOUTH OF 130TH STREET, WHICH IS LOOP 88, AND WEST OF MILWAUKEE AVENUE INTO LUBBOCK CORPORATE LIMITS.THE PURPOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING IS TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC.
COUNCIL CAN ASK QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT OR STAFF DURING THIS PUBLIC HEARING, BUT NO DISCUSSION ON THE MERITS WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE COUNCIL DURING THE TIME OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.
I'LL NOW CALL ON CHRISTIAN HAGER TO PROVIDE A BRIEF SUMMARY OF THIS AGENDA ITEM SUBJECT TO THE PUBLIC HEARING.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.
THIS IS THE PUBLIC HEARING AND FIRST ORDINANCE READING FOR A PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF 121 ACRES LOCATED SOUTH OF 130TH WEST OF MILWAUKEE AVENUE.
COUNCIL APPROVED THE ANNEXATION AGREEMENT AT THEIR LAST MEETING.
IF THE FIRST ORDINANCE READING IS APPROVED TODAY, WE'LL BRING THE SECOND READING TO YOU AT YOUR NEXT MEETING, AND I'D BE PLEASED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS TO MISS HAGER? THANK YOU. I'LL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON AGENDA ITEM 7.1.
IS THERE ANYONE HERE TODAY WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS ITEM. PLEASE COME FORWARD.
IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THIS REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION, PLEASE COME FORWARD.
I SEE NONE. I'LL NOW CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 2:29 PM AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 7.1.
>> MR. ROSE MOTION, DOCTOR WILSON FOR THE SECOND. IS THAT RIGHT OR WAS IT? MR. COLLINS FOR THE MOTION AND DOCTOR WILSON FOR THE SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION OF THAT ITEM? ALL IN FAVOR, LET ME KNOW BY SAYING AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSED, SAY, NAY? I HEAR NONE. MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[2. Ordinance Single Reading - Finance: Consider an ordinance of the City of Lubbock, Texas, authorizing the issuance and sale of City of Lubbock, Texas, Tax Notes, in one or more series; levying a tax in payment thereof; and enacting other provisions relating to the subject.]
AND I'LL CALL ON OUR CITY MANAGER OR MR. JIMENEZ.HE'S COMING FORWARD. WE'LL SKIP THE CITY MANAGER HERE AND JOE JUST PROVIDE A BRIEFING ON THIS ITEM.
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>> THANK YOU, SIR. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAY AND COUNCIL.
BEFORE YOU TODAY IS THE ORDINANCE TO APPROVE TAX NOTES TO FUND LARGE VEHICLE AND CAPITAL EQUIPMENT, ALONG WITH SOME PROJECTS AT THE AIRPORT AND A NEW IRRIGATION SYSTEM AT THE CEMETERY.
BEFORE YOU TODAY, WE'VE BEEN ISSUING TAX NOTES SINCE 2017 ANNUALLY.
WE USE THESE FOR LARGE PROJECTS.
THE TAX NOTES THAT WE ISSUE HAVE A LIFE TERM OF SEVEN YEARS, SO THAT'S A GOOD FUNDING MECHANISM TO MATCH THE LIFESPAN OF THOSE LARGE VEHICLES THAT WE PURCHASE.
WITH THAT, THE CITY IS SEEKING TO APPROPRIATE $16.2 MILLION IN TAX NOTES.
5.6 MILLION OF THOSE WILL BE USED FOR THE AIRPORT PROJECTS, TWO MILLION FOR THE CEMETERY IRRIGATION SYSTEM, AND THEN 8.56 MILLION FOR YOUR LARGE VEHICLES AND EQUIPMENT.
THE NEXT SLIDE I'LL BREAK DOWN SOME OF THE PROJECTS ON THAT.
BUT FROM THAT, THE COST ISSUANCE FOR THIS TAX NOTES WAS PROJECTED ABOUT $80,000.
THE CITY RECEIVED FOUR BANKS AND ONE NON CONFIRMING BID ON THAT, WEBSTER BANK, WHO WE'VE DONE BUSINESS WITH BEFORE WON THIS BID.
THEY CAME IN WITH A TOTAL INTEREST RATE OF ABOUT 3.695.
I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH THAT RATE, I THINK THE LAST TIME WE ISSUED THE TAX NOTES, IT WAS ABOUT 4.57, SO WE GOT A PRETTY GOOD RATE ON THIS TAX NOTE.
JUST BELOW IS LISTED THE OTHER BANKS AND THE BIDDERS THAT CAME IN.
BUT AGAIN, WEBSTER BANK WAS THE ONE WITH THE LOWEST INTEREST RATE ON THAT.
THIS NEXT IS THE APPROVED PURCHASE LIST.
AGAIN, REMEMBER, THESE ARE ALL PROJECTS AND VEHICLES THAT WERE APPROVED IN THE FISCAL YEAR 2024-25 BUDGET.
REMEMBER, A HAVE APPROVED THESE PROJECTS, AND WE TOLD YOU WE'RE GOING TO FUND THESE WITH TAX NOTES, WHICH IS NOW GOING TO THE MARKET TO ISSUE THOSE TAX NOTES.
BUT ALL THE PROJECTS LISTED HERE ARE PRETTY MUCH LARGE VEHICLES.
YOU GOT YOUR TWO BIG FIRE TRUCKS ON THE PLATFORM TRUCKS, AND THE OTHER ONES ARE BIG SOLID WASTE VEHICLES.
AS I MENTIONED, 5.6 MILLION IS GOING FOR AIRPORT RENOVATIONS, AND THEN TWO MILLION FOR THE CEMETERY IRRIGATION SYSTEM.
IT'S A NEW SYSTEM OR NEW IRRIGATION SYSTEM THERE AT THE CEMETERY.
ANY QUESTIONS ON THE PURCHASE LIST? ONE THING I DID WANT TO MENTION, I DIDN'T MENTION.
WE DID HAVE $1.3 MILLION OF SAVINGS FOR UNUTILIZED TAX NOTES.
THOSE ARE VEHICLES OR LARGE EQUIPMENT THAT CAME IN UNDER BUDGET.
WHAT WE DO IS WE CLOSE THOSE PROJECTS AND MOVE THAT MONEY TO UNAPPROPRIATED.
INSTEAD OF ISSUING THE TOTAL 18 MILLION, WE ISSUED ABOUT THE 16.1 MILLION, SO THAT HELPS OFFSET SOME OF THE COSTS FOR THESE TAX NOTES.
>> EXPLAIN AGAIN, IF YOU WOULD, WHY WE USE THE TAX NOTES.
>> YES, SO THE TAX NOTES ARE USED BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, THE WAY WE UTILIZE THESE, IT HAS A SEVEN YEAR TERM TO MATURITY, AND THE EXPECTANCY LIFE OF THESE LARGE VEHICLES AND THESE PROJECTS ARE LONGER THAN SEVEN YEARS.. WE MATCH UP THE DEBT WITH THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE OR THE LARGE PROJECT.
SO THAT THE REASON, IT'S A GOOD MECHANISM.
IT'S NOT LIKE BONDS, THE FEE STRUCTURE IS A LOT BETTER THAN ISSUING BONDS FOR THAT.
SO THEREFORE, THE REASON WE USE THE TAX NOTES ON THAT.
>> IT KEEPS US FROM HAVING A BIG HIT TO OUR BUDGET IN ANY GIVEN YEAR.
> EVEN ONE OF THOSE VEHICLES $2.1 MILLION.
>> YES, SIR. THE GOOD THING ABOUT THESE TAX NOTES WERE CALLABLE IN 2028.
IF FOR SOME REASON, WE DO HAVE EXCESS RESERVES ON THAT, WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO PAY THESE OFF IN FISCAL YEAR 2028.
THIS IS A CHARGE SHOWING YOUR DEBT SERVICE FOR THE AMOUNT OF TAX NOTES WE INVESTED IN.
WHAT I WANT TO SEE IS YOU CAN SEE IN THE MIDDLE COLUMN IN THE MIDDLE, YOU SEE YOUR ALL IN TIC, WHICH IS YOUR TOTAL INCURRED COST.
WHAT THIS DOES, THIS IS REALLY YOUR INTEREST RATE FOR THE EVERYTHING.
THIS INCLUDES UNDERWRITER FEES, THIS INCLUDES RBC CAPITAL FEE.
THESE ARE ALL THE FEES INCLUDED TO COVER THESE NOTES.
THAT'S A REALLY GOOD RATE THAT 3.83%.
LIKE I SAID, IT'S BEEN LOWER, AND I'M REALLY HAPPY WITH RBC, HOW THEY WENT OUT TO THE MARKET ON THIS, AS YOU ALL KNOW.
IT'S BEEN A VOLATILE MARKET, SO WE WE'VE BEEN BLESSED.
WE WENT OUT ON APRIL 1ST TO ISSUE THE BONDS, AND THEN APRIL 2ND, THE MARKET WENT CRAZY SO WE HIT THAT AT A PERFECT TIME.
SAME THING WITH THIS, THEY WENT OUT YESTERDAY FOR THE COMPETITIVE BID, AND WE GOT SOME GOOD RESPONSES ON THAT.
THAT'S ALL I HAVE FOR THIS ITEM UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I SEE NONE.
THANK YOU, JOE. I APPRECIATE IT.
I'LL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 7.2.
MAYOR PRO TEM MOTION, AND MR. ROSE FOR THE SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR, LET ME KNOW BY SAYING AYE.
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I HEAR NONE SO THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.HAVING EXHAUSTED ALL ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA, THIS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED.
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