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>> I'LL NOW OPEN THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF THE LUBBOCK CITY COUNCIL FOR SEPTEMBER 23, 2025.
THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW HOLD AN EXECUTIVE SESSION REGARDING FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSULTING WITH THE CITY STAFF REGARDING PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION OR SETTLEMENT AGREEMENTS AND TO HOLD CONSULTATION WITH THEIR ATTORNEY UNDER SECTION 551.071 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
TO PURCHASE EXCHANGE LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY, UNDER SECTION 551.072 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
FOR PERSONNEL MATTERS, UNDER SECTION 551.074 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
THE DEPLOYMENT OR SPECIFIC OCCASIONS FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY PERSONNEL OR DEVICES OR A SECURITY AUDIT, UNDER SECTION 551.076 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
TO DISCUSS AND CONSIDER ACTION, UNDER SECTION 551.0761 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
ON MEASURES PROTECT A CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITY, AND COMMERCIAL OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, UNDER SECTION 551.087 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
THE CITY COUNCIL IS NOW RECESSING AT 12:07, AND WE WILL COME BACK IN AFTER WE'RE THROUGH IN REGULAR SESSION.
WE ARE NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
CITY COUNCIL IS NOW RECONVENING AN OPEN SESSION,
[1. Presentation and Discussion on the draft Zoning Map Analysis]
AND WE WILL TAKE UP A WORK SESSION FOR A PRESENTATION AND DISCUSSION OF A DRAFT ZONING MAP ANALYSIS.I'M GOING TO CALL ON OUR DIRECTOR OF PLANNING, KRISTEN SAGER TO LEAD THIS DISCUSSION, MS. SAGER.
>> THERE IT GOES. HAPPY TO BE HERE WITH YOU THIS AFTERNOON TO PRESENT TO YOU OUR DRAFT ZONING MAP ANALYSIS.
AS YOU STATED TODAY IS A WORK SESSION, THERE IS NO ACTION BEING TAKEN.
WE ARE JUST LOOKING FOR DISCUSSION, FEEDBACK, AND DIRECTION ON NEXT STEPS.
AS A REMINDER, THIS WAS A NEED IDENTIFIED IN OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, WHICH WAS ADOPTED IN DECEMBER OF 2018.
IT IS REALLY THE FINAL STEP OF WHAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON OVER THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS.
SO FIRST, THE COMP PLAN COMPLETION IN DECEMBER OF 2018, THEN THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE, AND NOW TAKING A LOOK AT THE ZONING THROUGHOUT THE CITY.
THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE HAS ALREADY BEEN DOING GREAT THINGS FOR US.
WE HAVE REDUCED THE NUMBER OF ZONE CASES ANNUALLY BY 50%.
WE'VE BEEN GOING TO REDUCE THEM EVEN FURTHER ONCE WE GET THESE ZONE CHANGES IN PLACE.
THE PURPOSE OF THIS ANALYSIS WAS TO REVIEW THE RECENT UPDATES TO OUR UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE AND COMP PLAN AND LOOK AT THE ZONING OF PROPERTIES TO BRING THEM INTO BETTER ALIGNMENT WITH THEIR CURRENT LAND USE AND WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION.
IT HELPS US TO BETTER MATCH EXISTING LAND USE CONDITIONS TO AVOID NON CONFORMING SITUATIONS, OR REZONE DESIRED FUTURE LAND USES IDENTIFIED ON THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP.
IT HELPS US TO ADDRESS PROPERTIES THAT WERE ANNEXED AND ZONED SF-2 BUT HAVE A DIFFERING LAND USE, ESPECIALLY ONES THAT HAS DEVELOPED AS COMMERCIAL.
THERE WAS A SIX STAGE APPROACH THAT OUR CONSULTANTS TOOK TO THIS ANALYSIS.
WE WORKED WITH SAFEBUILT OVER THE PAST YEAR.
THEY CREATED THIS ANALYSIS FOR US.
YOU HAVE THE INITIAL STAGE OF GATHERING THE NECESSARY DATA, ANALYZING THAT DATA, STUDYING THE RESULTS OF THAT ANALYSIS, NARROWING, FOCUSING ON SPECIFIC AREAS, AND THEN MAKING FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON THAT ANALYSIS.
THEY ALSO CREATED AN INTERACTIVE GIS WEBSITE FOR THIS ANALYSIS, WHICH I THINK IS GOING TO BE A GREAT TOOL TO HAVE AS WE GO THROUGH THE PROCESS OF REZONING PROPERTIES.
AFTER THE FIRST COUPLE OF ANALYSIS, YOU HAVE THESE TWO MAPS HERE JUST BASED ON DIFFERENT THINGS, WHETHER WE WERE LOOKING ON LAND USE OR LOOKING AT FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION.
THERE'S ALMOST 105,000 PARCELS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS.
ONCE WE NARROWED ALL THAT INFORMATION DOWN, WE HAVE 1,250 PARCELS THAT HAVE A RECOMMENDATION FOR A SUITABLE ZONING DESIGNATION.
THIS KEY MAP CONTAINED IN THE ANALYSIS GROUPS THOSE AREAS INTO 16 DIFFERENT MAPS.
I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL 16 TODAY, BUT I DO WANT TO GO THROUGH A FEW JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA.
MAP 1 IS PARCELS ALL CONTAINED WITHIN DISTRICT 1.
THIS IS THE AIRPORT ON NORTH I27.
IT IS ZONED LOW DENSITY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, SF-2.
THEN OF COURSE, IT HAS AN INDUSTRIAL DESIGNATION AND PUBLIC SERVICE DESIGNATION ON OUR FUTURE LAND USE PLAN.
THE RECOMMENDED ZONING TO BRING THAT INTO CONFORMANCE IS YOUR GENERAL INDUSTRIAL ZONING.
MAP 3 IS PARCELS CONTAINED WITHIN DISTRICT 2.
YOU HAVE PARCELS THAT ARE PLATTED FOR RESIDENTIAL LOTS, ZONED INDUSTRIAL, AND THEN YOU HAVE PART OF OUR CANYON LAKES AREA AT
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THE EAST LEAF AND 50TH THAT IS ALSO ZONED INDUSTRIAL, NEITHER OF WHICH SHOULD BE INDUSTRIAL.OF COURSE, WE'RE RECOMMENDING BRINGING THOSE BACK TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL SF-2.
MAP 7 HAS PARCELS CONTAINED WITHIN DISTRICT 4.
THIS IS INDIANA AVENUE FROM 114TH DOWN TO 146.
YOU HAVE A WHOLE MIX OF CURRENT ZONING, AS YOU CAN SEE ON THIS MAP, YOU HAVE INDUSTRIAL ALONG 114TH, WHICH IS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES.
YOU HAVE SOME AREAS THAT HAVE DEVELOPED AS COMMERCIAL THAT ARE ZONED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.
AGAIN, RECOMMENDING BRINGING THOSE INTO CONFORMANCE WITH COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT AND DOWN ZONING THAT INDUSTRIAL.
MAP 12 HAS PARCELS CONTAINED WITHIN DISTRICTS 5 AND 6.
YOU HAVE TEN PARCELS THERE FRONT ON TO 45TH STREET THAT ARE DISTRICT 6.
BUT THIS IS YOUR CANYON WEST SHOPPING CENTER, AND IT IS ZONED INDUSTRIAL.
AND SO AGAIN, BRINGING THAT INTO CONFORMANCE WITH COMMERCIAL ZONING, AS WELL AS THE CORNER OF SPUR 327 AND LOOP 289.
A LOT OF THAT AREA HAS AUTOMOTIVE USES, COMMERCIAL USES.
OUR RECOMMENDATION IS TO BRING THOSE DOWN TO AUTO URBAN COMMERCIAL OR HEAVY COMMERCIAL WHERE APPROPRIATE, DEPENDING ON THE USE.
MAP 13, PARCELS CONTAINED WITHIN DISTRICT 3.
YOU HAVE PART OF THE MEDICAL DISTRICT AT 19TH AND MARSHA SHARP FREEWAY, AND THEN YOU HAVE THE CORNER OF 50TH AND QUAKER.
THE MAJORITY OF THAT PORTION OF THE MEDICAL DISTRICT IS ZONED TO HYDE AND CITY RESIDENTIAL, AND THAT'S BECAUSE IT WAS ZONED DEPARTMENT MEDICAL UNDER THE FORMER CODE.
AT 50TH AND QUAKER, YOU HAVE TWO EXISTING COMMERCIAL STRIP CENTERS THAT ARE ZONED HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND LOW DENSITY SF-2.
BRINGING THAT CORNER INTO CONFORMANCE WITH AUTO URBAN COMMERCIAL, AND THEN FOR THE MEDICAL DISTRICT, WE WANTED TO BE CAREFUL BECAUSE YOU DO STILL HAVE RESIDENTIAL USES IN THAT AREA, ALONG WITH OFFICE, ALONG WITH MEDICAL USES, AND GOING PARCEL BY PARCEL AND DETERMINING WHICH ONES COULD REMAIN HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, WHICH ONE SHOULD BE OFFICE, AND THEN DOWN ZONING THAT HEAVY COMMERCIAL TO AUTO URBAN COMMERCIAL.
NAP 16 HAS PARCELS WITHIN DISTRICTS 1 AND 6.
YOU HAVE PARCELS ON NORTH FRANKFORD, WHICH WERE ANNEXED IN 2018 THAT ARE ZONED LOW DENSITY SINGLE FAMILY, SF-2, BUT THEY HAVE BUSINESSES ON THEM.
YOU HAVE A CORNER ON THE NORTH LOOP IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO BURL HUFFMAN, WHICH IS OWNED BY THE CITY, BUT ZONED INDUSTRIAL EVEN THOUGH IT IS VACANT, AND THEN AT CLOVIS ROAD AND QUAKER, YOU HAVE A LOT OF SINGLE FAMILY SF-2 ZONING, BUT THAT HAS DEVELOPED AS COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL BUSINESS.
AND SO AGAIN, BRINGING THOSE ZONINGS INTO CORRECT CONFORMANCE BASED ON THE USE THAT IS THERE TODAY.
IN TERMS OF PUBLIC OUTREACH, WE HAVE AN ONLINE SURVEY THAT HAS BEEN ON THE WEBSITE FOR THE PAST SIX WEEKS ALONG WITH THE DRAFT ANALYSIS.
WE ASKED CITIZENS TO REVIEW THE ANALYSIS AND THEN ANSWER THE QUESTIONS ON THE SURVEY, GIVE US FEEDBACK ABOUT WHAT THEY'VE SEEN IN IT.
IF THERE'S THINGS WE MISSED, IF THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE THEY THINK WE SHOULD BE DOING.
WE HELD A TOWN HALL THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, HERE IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS.
THEN WE PRESENTED THIS ANALYSIS TO THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AS A WORK SESSION AT THEIR REGULAR MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 4, AND OF COURSE, WE'RE HERE TODAY FOR YOUR WORK SESSION AS WELL.
WE HAD A MEDIA RELEASE, GO OUT MONDAY, AUGUST 11, ADVERTISING ALL OF THE TOWN HALL, THE SURVEY, THE WORK SESSIONS, ALL OF THE INFORMATION, ALL IN ONE PLACE.
NOW WE'RE HERE TODAY JUST LOOKING FOR A DIRECTION FROM CITY COUNCIL.
IF YOU WOULD LIKE FOR US TO MOVE FORWARD WITH BRINGING THE ZONE CHANGES RECOMMENDED IN THE ANALYSIS THROUGH THE PROCESS WITH THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND CITY COUNCIL, HOW YOU MIGHT LIKE US TO DO THAT.
IF YOU WANT US TO DO ONE CASE FOR THE ENTIRE CITY, BREAK IT UP BY DISTRICT, MAYBE COMBINE A COUPLE OF DISTRICTS HERE AND THERE.
WE WILL DO THE NORMAL REQUIRED PROCESS FOR A ZONE CASE, WHICH REQUIRES A WRITTEN NOTIFICATION TO ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 400 FEET.
THIS IS A GOOD ESTIMATE OF THE NUMBER OF LETTERS THAT WILL BE SENT USING THAT REQUIRED PROCESS.
IT'S A LITTLE OVER 4,200 LETTERS, AND THEN YOU CAN SEE IT BROKEN UP BY DISTRICT THERE.
THIS IS JUST A SAMPLE TIMELINE AS A STARTING POINT.
IF WE WERE TO START WITH THE JANUARY PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND GO DISTRICT BY DISTRICT, ONCE A MONTH, WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE.
WITH THAT, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
I ALSO HAVE NICK PERGACS, AND JORDAN CRUZ HERE WITH SAFEBUILT, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AS WELL.
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>> MR. GUSCIN. I REALLY LIKE THE PROPOSED TIMELINE THAT YOU SUGGESTED.
I THINK THAT EACH OF THESE PROPOSALS NEEDS CAREFUL STUDY AND INPUT FROM THE PUBLIC.
BREAKING IT DOWN BY DISTRICT IS LOGICAL, AND IT LOOKS LIKE THAT'S GOING TO GIVE US ROUGHLY EVEN WORKLOAD ACROSS THESE DIFFERENT SESSIONS.
SO I THINK IT'S VERY APPROPRIATE THAT WE TAKE OUR TIME AND GET INPUT AT EVERY STAGE ON THOSE.
I LIKE YOUR PROPOSED SCHEDULE.
>> I ALSO WANT TO ADD THAT I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING AT IT DISTRICT BY DISTRICT.
I THINK THAT MAKES IT A LITTLE BIT MORE PERSONABLE, AND IT'S ABLE TO MAKE THAT CONNECTION WITH THE APPROPRIATE CITIZENS.
>> THANK YOU. AS YOU LOOK AT DIFFERENT PROPERTIES AROUND THE CITY, THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO TAKE ONLY EXISTING BUILDINGS AND PUT THEM IN THE APPROPRIATE ZONE.
ARE YOU LOOKING AT ACT VACANT LAND AND MAKING CHANGES THERE?
>> SO THERE'S REALLY THREE MAIN AREAS, I WOULD SAY WE FOCUSED ON.
IT'S PROPERTIES THAT HAVE AN EXISTING USE THAT DUE TO THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE MAY NOW BE NON CONFORMING BASED ON THEIR NEW ZONING DISTRICT, BECAUSE THE FORMER CODE STACKED UPON ITSELF.
SO EVEN IF I HAD HEAVY MANUFACTURING ZONING, I COULD DO EVERY USE ALL THE WAY DOWN TO LOCAL RETAIL.
IS THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT CODE PURPOSELY PUTS USES IN APPROPRIATE DISTRICTS.
THE CANYON WEST IS A PERFECT EXAMPLE OF THAT.
IT IS ZONED INDUSTRIAL, NOTHING OUT THERE IS INDUSTRIAL.
SO THAT NEEDS TO BE REZONED. SO THAT'S ONE.
THE SECOND USE CATEGORY WOULD BE PROPERTIES THAT DEVELOPED OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS THAT WERE ANNEXED AND ZONED SF-2.
SO ANYTHING THAT'S NOT A SINGLE FAMILY HOME MORE OR LESS HAS BECOME NON CONFORMING UPON ANNEXATION.
SO GIVING THOSE PROPERTIES APPROPRIATE ZONING.
THEN THE THIRD CATEGORY WOULD BE VACANT LAND THAT IS POTENTIALLY ZONED INDUSTRIAL, MAYBE IT'S A PARK LIKE THE CANYON LAKES.
THAT DOES NOT NEED TO BE ZONED INDUSTRIAL, AND SO TAKING THAT BACK TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.
>> THERE WOULDN'T BE THE POSSIBILITY OF YOU ACTUALLY UPPING THE ZONING AND I'M GOING TO REFER TO A PARTICULAR CASE IN OUR DISTRICT, MY DISTRICT THAT HAPPENED A FEW MONTHS AGO WHERE A LANDOWNER WANTED TO GO UP FROM SF-2 TO HDR, AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD OBJECTED, OF COURSE, TO THOSE NEARBY.
SO IT'S NOT POSSIBLE THAT THAT WOULD HAPPEN IN THIS INSTANCE WHERE SUDDENLY A VACANT PIECE OF LAND WENT UP IN ITS ZONING, THAT BECAME AN INDUSTRIAL ZONE OR SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THAT UNBEKNOWNST TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THERE IS A RECOMMENDATION FOR A VACANT PIECE OF PROPERTY TO HAVE A LESS RESTRICTIVE ZONING DISTRICT, LIKE YOU WERE SAYING.
BUT IF COUNSEL DIRECTS STAFF TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THAT ZONE CHANGE, THE ADJACENT PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 400 FEET WILL RECEIVE WRITTEN NOTIFICATION OF THAT REQUEST.
>> PER PROPERTY, ON EVERY INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY THAT?
>> I GET IT. IT SEEMS TO ME LIKE AN AWFUL LOT OF BURDEN ON THE PROPERTY OWNERS TO BE AWARE OF THESE THINGS.
I HAVE A LITTLE RESERVATION AND SOME CAUTION ABOUT HOW WE GO ABOUT THIS.
BUT AT THE SAME TIME I FEEL LIKE WE'RE GOING TO BE WE TALKED ABOUT 4,200 POTENTIAL LETTERS GOING OUT.
WE'RE GOING TO BE INUNDATING OUR CITY AND OUR CITIZENS WITH THIS KIND OF INFORMATION.
IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO DIGEST POSSIBLY WHAT THE POTENTIAL IS.
IN SPECIFIC INSTANCES WHERE SURROUNDING PROPERTY OWNERS HAVE OBJECTED, THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO REGROUP, AND IN THIS CASE, IT'S NOT EVEN AT THE REQUEST OF THE PROPERTY OWNER, IT'S THE REQUEST OF THE CITY.
I'M VOICING. IT'S WHAT I'VE DONE TODAY.
I VOICE THESE CONCERNS THAT I'VE HAD ABOUT SOME OF THIS.
BUT THIS ONE GIVES ME A LITTLE PAUSE.
I SEE THE NEED AND I DON'T HAVE A BETTER ANSWER.
I JUST DON'T KNOW HOW WE'RE GOING TO GO ABOUT THIS AND ENSURE THAT OUR COMMUNITY IS MADE AWARE OF WHAT POTENTIAL CHANGES MAY OCCUR.
>> IF I COULD ADD ONE THING TO THAT, WE'VE TALKED A LOT ABOUT WHAT THAT WILL LOOK LIKE.
EVEN BREAKING IT DOWN DISTRICT BY DISTRICT.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT A LOT OF NOTICES IN SOME DISTRICTS.
WE HAVE OUR STANDARD LEGAL NOTICE THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO WRITE WITH THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION OF THE PROPERTY, ETC.
BUT WE THINK WHAT WOULD BE EVEN MORE HELPFUL TO INCLUDE ON THOSE NOTICES IS A LINK TO OUR WEBSITE, A QR CODE THAT WILL TAKE THEM TO THIS INTERACTIVE MAP SO THEY CAN
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SEE EXACTLY WHAT PROPERTIES ARE BEING PROPOSED FOR REZONING AROUND THEM.MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER THAN JUST TRYING TO FIND IT ON THAT SINGLE NOTICE THAT WE SEND OUT.
>> YOU MAY HAVE, LET'S SAY WE HAVE 200 CHANGES IN DISTRICT 6.
WE'RE GOING TO DO THAT IN ONE SWOOP.
THAT'S AN AWFUL LOT TO ASSUME THAT WE CAN DO THE PROPER NOTIFICATION.
EVERYBODY WILL GET A LETTER, ETC BUT IS IT GOING TO GET ENOUGH ATTENTION? IS IT GOING TO BE PRESENTED IN SUCH A WAY THAT OUR CITIZENS WILL FIND A NEED TO REACT? WHEN THE OWNER BRINGS A ZONE CASE, THE CITIZENS RECOGNIZE THE NEED TO REACT, BECAUSE THE OWNER SAYS, WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO DO THIS.
WE WANT TO DO THAT. IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN IT'S A BAD THING.
THIS IS JUST A BROAD BRUSH, AND I DON'T KNOW IF IT IS GOING TO RESONATE AS AN IMMINENT CHANGE.
WE MAKE THIS CHANGE AND SUDDENLY THIS NEIGHBORHOODS IN AGREEMENT BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T DIDN'T REACT QUICKLY ENOUGH OR APPROPRIATELY TO MAKE A CHANGE.
SO I HAVE SOME CONCERNS. THANK YOU.
>> THANK YOU, MR. COLLINS. YOU'RE JUST DOING YOUR JOB.
THAT'S WHY I THINK GOING BACK TO MR. ACINS COMMENT, THAT THE TIMING OF THIS AND BREAKING IT UP PER DISTRICT.
I THINK A LOT OF YOUR QUESTIONS CAN BE ANSWERED BY HOW WE ACTUALLY COMMUNICATE THIS AND HOW WELL WE COMMUNICATE IT SO THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING.
IT MIGHT BE GOOD TO PASS SOME OF THAT COMMUNICATION THROUGH SOME OF US UP HERE TO TRY TO LOOK AT IT THROUGH OUR VOTERS AND CITIZENS AND TAXPAYERS AND PROPERTY OWNERS EYES AND SAY, DO I UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON HERE? WOULD I KNOW HOW TO RESPOND IF I HAVE A RESPONSE? AGAIN, BY BREAKING IT UP, YOU WON'T BE INUNDATED WITH QUESTIONS, COMMENTS FROM ALL THE CITY.
YOU CAN HOPEFULLY HANDLE THE SEGMENTED APPROACH A LITTLE BIT BETTER AND HAVE YOUR STAFF WHO CAN TALK TO THESE PEOPLE THAT ONE ON ONE IN THE TOWN HALL MEETINGS.
BUT I DO SHARE YOUR CONCERN THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON CLEARLY, BECAUSE ZONING IS A HEADACHE FOR ALL OF US UP HERE A LOT OF TIMES AND DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND, I CAN IMAGINE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO A LOT OF CITIZENS TO TRY TO FIGURE THAT OUT.
I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE TAKE THAT IN CONSIDERATION AND DON'T DO THIS IN A WAY THAT IS PERFUNCTORY AND JUST GO, WELL, WE FULFILLED OUR DUTIES.
>> BUT WE MAKE SURE THAT IN FULFILLING OUR DUTIES, PEOPLE UNDERSTAND EXACTLY WHAT WE ARE DOING.
I BELIEVE WE NEED TO GO FORWARD WITH THE PROCESS.
I THINK IT'S GOOD, BUT WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL HOW WE DO IT.
>> INITIALLY, WHEN WE TALKED ABOUT HIRING THIS GROUP MONTHS BACK, I WAS INITIALLY OPPOSED TO IT, AND MY THOUGHT AT THE TIME WAS, WE CAN TAKE THESE PARCELS UP AS THEY COME UP, OR WE DON'T NECESSARILY NEED TO DO IT.
BUT LOOKING AT THE AREAS THAT THEY RECOMMEND THAT WE FOCUS ON, THESE ARE ALL AREAS THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ADDRESS WITH ZONE CHANGES PROBABLY AT SOME POINT, BETWEEN THE COMBINATION OF UDC UPDATES AND LAND USE PLAN UPDATES.
WE'VE SEEN, I THINK IN THE LAST YEAR A WHOLE LOT OF ZONE CASES THAT HAVE COME UP THAT ARE JUST CATCHING UP ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UDC, LIKE SO MANY SF2, FOR EXAMPLE, DESIGNATIONS THAT WERE REALLY NEVER MEANT TO BE SF2.
I THINK THAT THIS IS A PROCESS THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO GET DONE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER TO CLEAN UP THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE UDC IN THE LAND USE PLAN.
THE ADVANTAGE I SEE OF DOING IT LIKE THIS IS HAVING UNIFORM CONVERSATIONS THAT WILL INVOLVE ENTIRE NEIGHBORHOODS RATHER THAN TACKLING THE PROPERTIES PIECEMEAL.
I THINK IT'LL ACTUALLY GIVE US A CHANCE TO HAVE A MORE HOLISTIC CONVERSATION WITH THE COMMUNITY RATHER THAN REZONING PARCEL BY PARCEL.
>> I WOULD ASSUME THAT YOU COULD PROVIDE A MAP PER DISTRICT OF EVERY PROPERTY THAT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE?
>> IF I CAN GET MY HANDS ON THAT, THEN MAYBE I CAN HELP DIGEST THAT, AND THEN WE GO THROUGH AND AND I MAY REQUEST THAT WE HAVE SOME SPECIFIC TOWN HALLS FOR DISTRICT 6, AND THAT WE MAYBE EXPEND A LITTLE BIT MORE EFFORT IN CONTACTING
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THOSE AREAS WHERE WE SEE CHANGES THAT WE MIGHT FEEL OR THE RESIDENTS MIGHT FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE WITH.AGAIN, THE ONE IN QUESTION WAS AN SF2 TO HDR.
IN DISTRICT 6, WE'RE THINKING WE NEED TO GO TO HDR.
I WANT TO BE ABLE TO SEE WHERE THEY ARE AND THEN MAYBE IDENTIFY THE FOLKS AROUND TO SAY, ARE YOU AWARE? DO YOU WANT TO PROTEST THIS? I'M ASSUMING THAT LAND OWNERS HAVE HAD NO INPUT IN THIS PROCESS?
>> TO THIS POINT, THE PUBLIC OUTREACH THAT WE'VE DONE IS THE ONLINE SURVEY, THE TOWN HALL, AND THE TWO WORK SESSIONS. WE HAVEN'T [OVERLAPPING]
HAVE THE LAND OWNERS HAD INPUT, SAY, I'D LIKE FOR THIS PROPERTY TO BE X OR Y?
>> NO. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANYONE REACH OUT TO US.
WE DID NOT REACH OUT TO THE LAND OWNERS FOR WHICH THE PROPERTIES WE ARE RECOMMENDING.
UNFORTUNATELY, WE DID NOT HAVE ANYONE AT TOWN HALL NOR RESPOND TO THE SURVEY.
>> WELL, I THINK, AGAIN, AS WE GO FORWARD WITH THIS AND WE CAN SPEAK DIRECTLY TO MY NEIGHBORHOODS AND HAVE A LOOK AT THEM IN A CASE BY CASE BASIS AND THEN DETERMINE HOW WE WANT TO NOTIFY AND ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE THIS IS HAS THE POTENTIAL OF SOMEONE LOOKING UP AND SAYING, WELL, I WOULD HAVE BEEN AGAINST THAT, HAD I KNOWN.
>> HAD I KNOWN IS GOING TO WHETHER THEY KNEW OR NOT, THEY'RE STILL GOING TO SAY, I WISH I HAD KNOWN. THANK YOU.
>> THAT GOES BACK TO MY SUGGESTION, AGAIN, AS YOU DO EACH OF THESE WORK VERY CLOSELY WITH EACH OF THE COUNCIL REPRESENTATIVES FOR THAT DISTRICT, SO THEY KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THE PRESENTATION IS GOING TO BE.
THEY CAN GIVE YOU ANY FEEDBACK ON IT AND MAKE SURE THAT THIS IS HANDLED TOTALLY APPROPRIATELY, MAYOR PROTEM.
>> DEFINITELY WILL GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO KEEP IT IN THE NEWS SO JUST TO HAVE THE CONVERSATIONS GOING, BUT I THINK IT MIGHT BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO ALSO CONNECT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS.
I KNOW WE HAVE A VERY ACTIVE ONE IN NORTH LUBBOCK SO THAT MIGHT BE SOME OPPORTUNITIES START BUILDING THOSE CONNECTIONS, TOWN HALL.
OF COURSE, IT'S GREAT, BUT THOSE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS TEND TO DRAW A LOT OF FOLKS.
THEN I KNOW WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO REDUCE HOW MUCH MONEY WE'RE PUTTING INTO MARKETING AND WHATNOT, BUT MAYBE JUST BUILD ON SOME SOCIAL MEDIA, DIGITAL MEDIA, CREATE SOME OPPORTUNITIES IN THAT REGARD AND KEEP IT OUT THERE.
I APPRECIATE WHAT Y'ALL ARE DOING AND I KNOW IT'S A LOT FOR THE CITIZENS, BUT WE DEFINITELY WANT TO BE ACCESSIBLE TO THEM AND I THINK THAT WAS A WHOLE DRIVE FOR THIS IS TO NOT COMPLETELY EXCLUDE THEM, BUT NOW IS ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY AND WHO KNOWS ALONG THE LINE WHEN MAY FIND SOMETHING ELSE. YES.
>> ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR MS. SAGER? THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A VERY BRIEF RECESS BACK INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DEAL WITH A QUESTION THAT WE NEED TO DEAL WITH BEFORE WE COME BACK OUT HERE BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING WE WILL BE TAKING A VOTE ON.
IT WON'T TAKE US LONG. WE'LL BE BACK OUT SHORTLY.
[1. Invocation]
[BACKGROUND] WE'RE BACK FROM OUR EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 2:11.WE'LL PROCEED NOW WITH OUR REGULAR MEETING.
WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP OUR CEREMONIAL ITEMS FIRST AND SO WE HAVE OUR SENIOR PASTOR FROM SOUTHGRASS BAPTIST CHURCH, DR. DAVID WILSON, WHO WILL LEAD US IN OUR INVOCATION.
AFTER THAT, WE WILL REMAIN STANDING FOR OUR PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE TO OUR FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF TEXAS, LED BY OUR MAYOR PRO TEM.
>> Y'ALL DON'T LOOK AS SCARY AS EVERYBODY SAYS YOU ARE. LET'S PRAY TOGETHER.
HEAVENLY FATHER, WE HAVE SO MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR TODAY, THE FREEDOMS THAT WE HAVE AND ESPECIALLY BEING ABLE TO LIVE IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS.
THANK YOU FOR THOSE THAT HAVE GONE BEFORE US THAT HAVE MADE THIS SUCH A WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE.
I LIFT UP THESE MEN AND WOMEN WHO YOU HAVE GIVEN THE RESPONSIBILITY, YOU'VE ALLOWED TO HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT SO MANY PEOPLE AND I KNOW THAT THEY HEAR SO MANY VOICES FROM SO MANY DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
WE ASK LORD THAT YOU GIVE THEM DISCERNMENT TO FILTER THROUGH ALL OF THAT AND MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS.
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WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR LOVE FOR US AND THE FREEDOMS THAT YOU'VE GIVEN US.I LIFT UP THIS CITY COUNCIL TO YOU AND ASK YOU TO GIVE THEM WISDOM AND COURAGE AND DISCERNMENT, WHATEVER IS NEEDED TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS FOR OUR GREAT CITY.
ASK FOR YOUR DIRECTION DURING THIS MEETING IN JESUS NAME, WE ASK IT. AMEN.
[2. Pledges of Allegiance]
[ Call to Order]
>> YES, WE ARE GRATEFUL FOR THE BLESSINGS OF THE LORD UPON OUR CITY, ESPECIALLY THE BLESSING OF PEACE IN OUR MIDST.
WE PRAY THAT THAT WILL CONTINUE.
THIS TIME OF OUR MEETING, WE'VE USUALLY BE TAKING UP CITIZEN COMMENTS.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY, ONE WHO HAS SIGNED UP TO MAKE COMMENTS TODAY, BUT JUST A REMINDER ANYONE CAN SPEAK TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON ANY ITEM THAT'S BEFORE US ON OUR AGENDA, AND YOU ARE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK ON THAT IF YOU SIGN UP IN ADVANCE BEFORE 2:00 ON THE DAY OF THE MEETING.
WE ALWAYS ENCOURAGE OUR CITIZENS AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO COME BEFORE US AND MAKE THEIR CONCERNS KNOWN TO US.
IT'S YOUR FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHT, AND WE ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT, AND WE WELCOME EVERYONE WHO TAKES ADVANTAGE OF THAT OPPORTUNITY.
NO ONE TODAY IS SIGNED UP SO WE'LL PROCEED NOW TO TAKE UP ITEM 5.1,
[5. Minutes]
THE MINUTES FROM OUR MEETING ON AUGUST 18TH, A SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING, AND AUGUST 26TH, OUR REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING.YOU'VE HAD THOSE MINUTES BEFORE YOU IN YOUR PACKET.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 5.1?
>> EVERYBODY MOVING AND A SECOND.
ANY CHANGES OR ADDITIONS, EDITS TO THOSE MINUTES? I SEE NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> AYE. ANY OPPOSED, SAY NAY? I HEAR NONE. THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
WE'LL NOW TAKE UP OUR CONSENT AGENDA, ITEM NUMBER 6.
[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.]
WE WILL BE REMOVING ITEM 6.7 FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA.I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM 6.7.
>> WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? I SEE NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> AYE. ANY OPPOSED, SAY, NAY? I HEAR NONE, THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
[7. Resolution - Right-of-Way: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Memorandum of Agreement, and related documents, by and between the City of Lubbock and Crystal Conner, in her individual capacity and her capacity as Independent Executor of the Estate of Michael Connor, deceased, related to the purchase of a 0.0517-acre parcel in Section 42, Block AK, Lubbock County, Texas, being a portion of that 1.00-acre tract conveyed in County Clerk File Number (CCFN) 2016779991, described and depicted in the exhibit attached (Parcel 55), located on the west side of Upland Avenue, south of 30th Street and north of 33rd Street, to be utilized for the 2022 Street Bond Project.]
STAFF HAS REQUESTED THAT ITEM 6.7 BE TABLED UNTIL OUR NEXT MEETING.NOW I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO POSTPONE ITEM 6.7 UNTIL THE OCTOBER 14TH, REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IS THERE A MOTION?
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR LET BE KNOWN BY SAYING AYE.
>> AYE. ANY OPPOSED SAY NAY? I HEAR NONE, THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
NOW WE'LL TAKE UP OUR REGULAR AGENDA.
[1. Resolution - City Secretary: Consider a resolution to nominate candidates to serve as Appraisal District Directors for the Lubbock Central Appraisal District.]
WE'LL START WITH ITEM 7.1 TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION NOMINATING CANDIDATES TO SERVE AS APPRAISAL DISTRICT DIRECTORS FOR THE LUBBOCK CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT.>> MR. MAYOR I MOVE TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM TO DATE CERTAIN OCTOBER 14TH.
>> WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO POSTPONE THIS ITEM UNTIL OUR NEXT SCHEDULED REGULAR MEETING ON OCTOBER 14TH.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I SEE NONE.
ALL IN FAVOR OF TABLING THIS MOTION UNTIL OCTOBER 14TH, PLEASE LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING AYE.
>> AYE. ANY OPPOSED SAY THEY? I HEAR NONE. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
WE'LL NOW TAKE UP ON OUR REGULAR AGENDA,
[2. Public Hearing - Planning (District 2): Consider a request for Zone Case 0774-C, a request of Jesus Tejeda for Iglesia del Dios Vivo, for a zone change from Light Industrial District (LI) to Neighborhood Commercial District (NC), at 5024 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, located west of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and south of 50th Street, James Addition, south 205 feet of Lot 32 and south 70 feet of the north 95 feet of the east 142.5 feet of Lot 32 less the right of way, and consider an ordinance.]
[3. Public Hearing - Planning (District 4): Consider a request for Zone Case 3116-M, a request of SK Architecture Group, LLC for JSJW Holdings, LLC, for a zone change from Heavy Commercial District (HC) to Neighborhood Commercial District (NC), at 3603 130th Street, located west of Indiana Avenue and south of 130th Street, AV-1 Addition, Tract A, and consider an ordinance.]
[4. Public Hearing - Planning (District 5): Consider a request for Zone Case 3533, a request of Mountain Top Engineering, LLC for Patel Nimishaban B & Bhavesh G, for a zone change from Low Density Single-Family District (SF-2) to Neighborhood Commercial District (NC) at 10320 Milwaukee Avenue, located west of Milwaukee Avenue and north of 104th Street, on 1.55 acres of unplatted land out of Block AK, Section 22, Tract 17, and consider an ordinance.]
AND CONSIDER ITEM 7.2 THROUGH 7.4.EVERY TIME I SEE MY CITY MANAGER MOVE, I GET CONCERNED HERE [LAUGHTER] BECAUSE WE MAY HAVE TO ASK HIM A QUESTION.
WITHOUT OBJECTION, THE COUNCIL WILL CONDUCT A CONSOLIDATED PUBLIC HEARING ON THESE THREE ZONING CASES.
COUNCIL HAS ALREADY RECEIVED IN A PACKAGE OF STAFF REPORTS FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF OUR PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION AND AS A REMINDER THE PURPOSE OF THE PUBLIC HEARING IS TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, AND THE COUNCIL MAY ASK QUESTIONS OF THE APPLICANT OR THE STAFF DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING,
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BUT NO DISCUSSION ON THE MERITS, WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE COUNCIL DURING THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, THEY MUST BE RESERVED FOR THE DISCUSSION TIME AFTER THE MOTION.CALL ON OUR DIRECTOR OF, NOT FOR KRISTEN.
PROVIDED BRIEF SUMMARY FOR EACH ZONING CASE SUBJECT TO OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS. YES, SIR.
>> HELLO, MAYOR. HELLO, COUNCIL.
I'M GREG HERNANDEZ, THE PLANNING AND ZONING MANAGER.
THIS IS ZONE CASE 0774-C FOR JESUS TEJEDA FOR IGLESIA DEL DIOS VIVO.
REQUESTING FOR A ZONE CHANGE FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL, 30 LETTERS WERE SENT OUT, WE RECEIVED ZERO IN FAVOR AND ZERO IN OPPOSITION.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED WEST OF MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD AND SOUTH OF 50TH STREET.
HERE'S AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY.
TO THE WEST IS VACANT LOTS AND NEIGHBORHOOD HOMES, TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH ARE VACANT LOTS, AND TO THE EAST IS DEVELOPED WITH THE WAREHOUSE.
THIS IS THE CURRENT ZONING MAP.
THE PROPERTY IS ZONED LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT AND SURROUNDED BY LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.
THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATES THIS PROPERTY FOR INDUSTRIAL USES.
HERE ARE PICTURES OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, AS WELL AS VIEWS TO THE EAST NORTH AND SOUTH.
HERE IS A PROPOSED BUILDING PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT SHOWING THE BUILDING THEY PROPOSE TO BUILD.
HERE IS THE SITE PLAN WHERE THEY WISH TO PUT THE BUILDING.
THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATES THIS ERA FOR INDUSTRIAL LAND USES.
WHILE THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE, NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THIS DESIGNATION, IT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE CURRENT LAND USE AND ITS PROXIMITY TO THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.
THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND WILL BE APPROPRIATE AT THE PROPOSED LOCATION.
THE PROPERTY IS SUITABLE FOR THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE AND THE USE IS ALLOWED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON MARTIN LUTHER KING BOULEVARD, WHICH IS A MINOR ARTERIAL, DESIGNATED BY THE MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN 2018.
STAFF HAS NO OBJECTION TO THIS REQUEST.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THE APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST BY A VOTE OF 7:0.
I CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
>> ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I SEE NONE. PROCEED ON, MR. HERNANDEZ.
>> THIS IS ZONE CASE 3116-M, SK ARCHITECT GROUP, LLC FOR JSJW HOLDING LLC, REQUESTING FOR A ZONE CHANGE FROM HEAVY COMMERCIAL TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
FIFTEEN LETTERS WERE SENT OUT, WE RECEIVED ZERO BACK IN FAVOR AND ZERO IN OPPOSITION.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED SOUTH OF 130TH STREET, WHICH IS A FUTURE LOOP 88 AND WEST OF INDIANA AVENUE.
HERE'S AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY, AND THE PROPERTY IS SURROUNDED BY VACANT LAND.
THIS IS THE CURRENT ZONING MAP.
THE PROPERTY IS ZONED HEAVY COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS.
PROPERTIES TO THE EAST AND NORTH OR ZONED AUTO URBAN COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, TO THE WEST IS HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, AND TO THE SOUTH IS HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT AND NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATES THIS PROPERTY FOR COMMERCIAL.
HERE'S A PICTURE OF THE SUBJECT'S PROPERTY, AS WELL AS VIEWS TO THE EAST NORTH AND SOUTH.
HERE'S CONCEPT ART PROVIDED BY THE APPLICANT AND ADDITIONAL.
THE FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATES THIS AREA FOR COMMERCIAL LAND USES.
THE REQUEST CONFORMS TO THIS DESIGNATION AND WOULD BE APPROPRIATE CONSIDERING THE EXISTING ADJACENT ZONING DISTRICTS AND LAND USES.
AS WELL AS THE PROXIMITY OF THE FUTURE LOOP 88, THEREFORE, THIS REQUEST IS IN COMPLETE CONFORMANCE WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN PRINCIPLES.
THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA AND WILL NOT CHANGE THE CHARACTER OF THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT.
THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA AND WILL NOT CHANGE THE CHARACTER OF THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT.
THE LOCATION IS ALONG KNOXVILLE AVENUE AND 130TH STREET.
KNOXVILLE AVENUE IS DESIGNATED AS A LOCAL STREET, AND 130TH IS DESIGNATED AS A FREEWAY BY THE MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN 2018.
STAFF HAS NO OBJECTIONS TO THIS REQUEST.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST BY A VOTE OF SEVEN TO ZERO, AND I CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
THE APPLICANT IS MOUNTAIN TOP ENGINEERING LLC FOR PATEL, NIMISHABAN B & BHAVESH G, REQUESTING FOR A ZONE CHANGE FROM LOW DENSITY SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
NINE LETTERS WERE SENT OUT AND WE RECEIVED ONE BACK IN FAVOR AND ZERO IN OPPOSITION.
THE PROPERTY IS WEST OF MILWAUKEE AVENUE AND NORTH OF 104 STREET.
HERE'S A NOTIFICATION MAP SHOWING THE ONE IN FAVOR BEING THE APPLICANT'S PROPERTY.
HERE'S AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY, SHOWING VACANT LAND TO THE NORTH EAST AND
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WEST AND A CITY OF LUBBOCK WATER UTILITIES TO THE SOUTH.HERE IS A CURRENT ZONING MAP SHOWING THE PROPERTY ZONED SF2, LOW DENSITY SINGLE FAMILY, TO THE SOUTH EAST AND NORTH, ARE LOW DENSITY SINGLE FAMILY WITH NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO THE WEST.
FUTURE LAND USE MAP DESIGNATES THIS PROPERTY FOR RESIDENTIAL LOW DENSITY.
HERE ARE PICTURES OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, AS WELL AS VIEWS TO THE SOUTH, WEST, AND EAST.
THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN DESIGNATES THIS AREA FOR LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL USE.
WHILE THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT IS NOT IN CONFORMANCE WITH THIS DESIGNATION, IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN GIVEN ITS LOCATION ALONG THE PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL AND COLLECTOR STREETS AND ITS CLOSE PROXIMITY TO COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS.
THE PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT ZONING IS IN CONFORMANCE WITH THE ZONING ORDINANCE AND WILL BE APPROPRIATE AT THE PROPOSED LOCATION.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ALONG MILWAUKEE AVENUE AND ADJACENT TO NEARBY COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS.
THE PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICT IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA AND WILL NOT CHANGE THE CHARACTER OF THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT.
THE PROPERTY'S PROXIMITY OF MILWAUKEE AVENUE, CONTRIBUTES TO THE PROPOSED ZONE CHANGE, BEING COMPATIBLE WITH THE CHARACTER OF OTHER COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES IN THE AREA WITH SIMILAR ACCESS TO MILWAUKEE AVENUE.
THE PROPOSED REZONING LOCATION IS ALONG MILWAUKEE AVENUE AND 104TH STREET.
MILWAUKEE AVENUE IS A PRINCIPAL ARTERIAL, AND 104TH STREET IS A COLLECTOR AS DESIGNATED BY THE MASTER THOROUGHFARE PLAN 2018.
>> STAFF HAS NO OBJECTION TO THIS REQUEST.
PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THE REQUEST BY A VOTE OF SEVEN TO ZERO, AND I CAN TAKE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
>> IS THERE A PLAN FOR THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY YET?
>> I BELIEVE NOT AT THIS TIME.
I THINK THEY'RE JUST REZONING TO GET READY.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I SEE NONE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. AMAN.
I'LL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEMS 7.2-7.4, IF ANYONE IS HERE WISHING TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ANY OF THESE THREE ZONING CASES, IF WE WOULD STEP FORWARD AND DO SO.
IF ANYONE'S HERE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO ANY OF THESE ZONING CASES, WOULD YOU PLEASE STEP FORWARD NOW? I SEE NO ONE STANDING STEPPING FORWARD, SO I'LL CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 2:25 PM.
IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE? ITEM 7.2 TO 7.4? HAVE A MOTION. HAVE A SECOND.
>> HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
>> ANY OPPOSED, SAY NO. I HEAR NONE.
THOSE THREE MOTIONS PASS UNANIMOUSLY.
WE MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM 7.5 LONG AWAITED MOMENT HERE.
[5. Resolution - City Manager: Consider a resolution ratifying a one-year Meet and Confer Agreement negotiated between the City of Lubbock and the Lubbock Professional Police Association, in accordance with Texas Local Government Code § 142.064(a)(1).]
IT'S A RESOLUTION RATIFYING A ONE YEAR MEET AND CONFER AGREEMENT NEGOTIATED BETWEEN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK AND THE LUBBOCK PROFESSIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 142.064(A)(1).I'M GOING TO FIRST CALL ON OUR CITY MANAGER, MR. ATKINSON, WHO'S BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN THIS PROCESS TO GIVE US A BRIEFING ON THIS MATTER.
>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNSEL. MR. EVERETT IS MOVING UP TO THE FRONT.
MR. EVERETT IS THE PRESIDENT AND THE CHIEF NEGOTIATOR FOR THE LUBBOCK PROFESSIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION.
MICHAEL, I'M GOING TO RAMBLE ON FOR JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES.
IF YOU WANT TO TAKE A SEAT THERE, WE'LL PULL YOU BACK UP. COUNSEL, QUICK REMINDER.
LATE LAST YEAR, CITY COUNCIL WAS PRESENTED WITH PETITIONS, BOTH FROM THE POLICE ASSOCIATION AND THE FIRE ASSOCIATION REQUESTING THAT YOU ENGAGE IN MEET AND CONFER NEGOTIATIONS.
COUNSEL APPROVED BOTH OF THOSE.
WE WENT INTO THE PROCESS OF DOING SO, MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS WITH BOTH ON EVERYTHING OTHER THAN REALLY, TRULY THE FINANCIAL COMPONENT.
WE ALL REMEMBER WHAT HAPPENED IN MARCH AND APRIL AND MAY AND JUNE AND JULY WITH OUR SALES TAX SHORTFALLS, AS WELL AS WHAT WE WERE SEEING COMING FORWARD IN THE BUDGET.
ULTIMATELY, THE CITY'S MANAGEMENT TEAM AND THE LUBBOCK PROFESSIONAL FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION, WE AGREED TO SUSPEND NEGOTIATIONS.
WE HAVE PUT TOGETHER AN EXCELLENT SET OF ARTICLES, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A FINANCIAL BACKING TO THOSE.
WE ALSO, AT THAT TIME, AGREED TO RE-ENGAGE AT A POINT IN THE FUTURE.
THAT POINT BEING BETWEEN OCTOBER 15TH AND NOVEMBER 15TH.
AGAIN, LOOKING TO HAVE MORE INFORMATION.
WITH THE POLICE ASSOCIATION, THESE ARE ALL SEPARATE NEGOTIATIONS.
WITH THE POLICE ASSOCIATION AS WE RAN THROUGH AND REALLY KNEW WHERE WE STOOD AS WE GOT INTO JULY.
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WE LOOKED AT IT AND WE TOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT TURN.BOTH DEPARTMENTS HAVE DIFFERENT NEEDS.
THE CASE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, ONE OF THE IDENTIFIED NEEDS HAS ALWAYS BEEN, AND PROBABLY FOR THE NEAR FUTURE, MAYBE, WILL BE RECRUITING.
I SAY IN THE NEAR FUTURE, IN THE ABSENCE OF THE AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD TO YOU TODAY.
THE ITEM FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION IS A MEET AND CONFER AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, REPRESENTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE LUBBOCK PROFESSIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION, REPRESENTED TODAY BY THEIR PRESIDENT AND CHIEF NEGOTIATOR.
THIS IS PROBABLY A VERY UNIQUE MEET AND CONFER AGREEMENT, AND THAT IT IS A NON-MONETARY AGREEMENT.
RATHER WHAT YOU HAVE ARE A FEW SHORT ITEMS THAT MODIFY CHAPTER 143 TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE, WHICH IS WHAT WE ALL CALL CIVIL SERVICE.
IN THE ABSENCE OF A MEET AND CONFER AGREEMENT, EVERYTHING IS VERY PRESCRIPTIVELY SPELLED OUT IN CHAPTER 183.
THIS AGREEMENT MAKES A COUPLE OF MODIFICATIONS TO THAT I THINK, AND WE'LL LISTEN TO MR. EVERETT IN A MOMENT, THAT I THINK WILL REALLY GET TOWARDS THAT HEART OF THE RECRUITING AND THE RETENTION FOR THE LUBBOCK POLICE DEPARTMENT SO VERY SPECIFICALLY.
NUMBER 1, WE'VE AGREED TO A MODIFICATION ON HOW AND WHEN AND WHERE YOU CAN DO A CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION.
IN CHAPTER 143, THAT IS VERY LIMITED AND RESTRICTED, AND WE HAD ALREADY TAKEN FULL ADVANTAGE OF THE LIMITED ABILITY WE HAD.
UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, AND LANGUAGE COMES STRAIGHT FROM IT, CIVIL SERVICE ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CAN BE ADMINISTERED AT ANY TIME OR LOCATION TO EITHER A QUALIFIED GROUP OF POTENTIAL CANDIDATES OR TO INDIVIDUAL POTENTIAL CANDIDATES.
PRETTY MUCH AS NEEDED, WHERE NEEDED, AND WHEN WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY.
THAT FEEDS DIRECTLY INTO ONE OF THE SECOND ONES, WHICH IS THE ABILITY TO DO LATERAL HIRING.
WE AUTHORIZED THAT WITHIN 143 ABOUT 18 MONTHS AGO, ALSO PRETTY LIMITED.
WHAT WE HAVE NOW IS IN THIS PROPOSAL, LATERAL HIRES THAT WILL ALLOW QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED AND I THINK THAT'S KEY, QUALIFIED AND EXPERIENCED CANDIDATES TO COME IN AND TO COME IN WITH FULL CREDIT FOR THEIR SERVICE IN TERMS OF WHERE THEY FIT WITHIN THE PAY STEPS.
THOSE TWO REALLY ARE SUBSTANTIVE CHANGES TO 143 AND REALLY GET IT THE HEART OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, WHICH IS ATTRACT, RECRUIT, RETAIN THE BEST APPLICANTS THAT WE CAN GET FOR THE LUBBOCK POLICE DEPARTMENT.
THE THIRD CHANGE THAT'S IN THERE IS REALLY JUST FORMALIZING A PHYSICAL FITNESS PROGRAM THAT CHIEF HERMAN STARTED ON A TRIAL BASIS ABOUT LAST OCTOBER.
THEY'VE BEEN THROUGH A COUPLE OF ITERATIONS OF IT.
IT DOES OFFER THE POTENTIAL AS YOU HIT DIFFERENT PERFORMANCE MARKS TO HAVE PAID TIME OFF WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT THAT PAID TIME OFF DOESN'T RESULT IN BANKING HOURS OR HOURS THAT CAN BE EXCHANGED FOR DOLLARS.
AGAIN, IT'S A NON-MONETARY AGREEMENT.
THAT PRETTY MUCH COVERS THE CHANGES.
THE AGREEMENTS DRAFTED IN THE APPROPRIATE STYLE.
MR. WADE AND HIS TEAM ARE OUTSIDE COUNSEL HAVE ALL LOOKED AT THAT.
NOBODY IS EXCHANGING, GIVING UP ANY OTHER THAN WHAT IS SPECIFICALLY LISTED IN THIS MEET AND CONFER AGREEMENT.
WITH THAT SAID, FIRST, PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT BOTH MYSELF AND THE ENTIRETY OF THE CITY'S MANAGEMENT TEAM ARE PLEASED WITH THIS, AND WE RECOMMEND IT FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
SECOND, THIS HAS BEEN THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE APPROVAL PROCESS WITH THE POLICE ASSOCIATION AND PASSED WITH A VERY SUBSTANTIAL MARGIN.
FINALLY, I REALLY DO WANT TO THANK CERTAINLY MY TEAM AS WE'VE WORKED THROUGH THIS, BUT SPECIFICALLY, MICHAEL EVERETT AND HIS TEAM BECAUSE WHERE WE ENDED UP IS CERTAINLY NOT WHERE WE STARTED.
BUT I THINK WE'RE BRINGING FORWARD SOMETHING THAT IS GOOD FOR THE CITY, THE DEPARTMENT, AND THE ASSOCIATION.
WITH THAT, MAYOR, I'LL STOP, AND AGAIN, MR. EVERETT IS HERE FOR US AS WELL TODAY.
>> THANK YOU, MR. ATKINSON AND THANK YOU, MR. ABBOTT FOR BEING HERE IN YOUR CAPACITY AS PRESIDENT OF THE LUBBOCK PROFESSIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION.
WE MAY HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR YOU, AND I'LL CERTAINLY OPEN UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU.
BUT JUST TO REITERATE, WE WENT INTO THIS PROCESS BECAUSE I'VE HAD SOME QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THIS WHOLE PROCESS OPERATED WITH BOTH OF THE ASSOCIATIONS REPRESENTING OUR PROFESSIONAL FORCES, OUR POLICE FORCE, AND OUR FIRE RESCUE FORCE.
THAT WAS DONE ON A VOTE OF THE MEMBERS
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TO ELECT THE ASSOCIATION TO REPRESENT THEM IN THIS PROCESS.WE ALL HOPED IT WOULD TURN OUT DIFFERENTLY THAN IT DID.
WE HAD A WHOLE LOT OF HOPE FOR THAT, BUT WE COULD NOT FORESEE ALL THE CIRCUMSTANCES THAT CAME INTO PLAY THAT MADE IT JUST NOT A GOOD YEAR TO TACKLE THE FINANCIAL ASPECTS OF IT.
BECAUSE THAT WAS THE FUNDAMENTAL PART OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THEY AGREED TO FOREGO IT, BUT THERE WERE SOME THINGS THAT WE FELT LIKE WE COULD SALVAGE FROM THAT WHOLE PROCESS THAT DIDN'T HAVE TO DO WITH THE FINANCIAL ASPECTS, WHICH WE JUST WERE NOT IN A PLACE TO MAKE COMMITMENTS TO THIS YEAR AS A COUNCIL BECAUSE OF SOME BUDGET RESTRAINTS DUE TO MUCH LOWER THAN EXPECTED SALES TAX REVENUE.
BUT THERE WERE THINGS THAT WERE IMPORTANT THAT WE NEEDED TO TRY TO GET OUT OF THIS, SO I COMMEND THE CITY STAFF AND THE ASSOCIATION FOR CONTINUING TO WORK ON THIS AND BRING FORWARD TO US TODAY SOME REALLY IMPORTANT THINGS BECAUSE RECRUITMENT AND HIRING IS SO IMPORTANT AND THE PHYSICAL FITNESS PART OF IT, I THINK IS A GREAT ASPECT OF IT, TOO, AND I'M GLAD TO HAVE THAT FOR IT.
IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANY OF THE COUNSEL FOR MR. ATKINSON OR MR. EVERETT OR EVEN OUR POLICE CHIEF, WHO'S SITTING THERE IN THE BACK.
I HOPE FOR DISCUSSION RIGHT NOW.
ACTUALLY, WE NEED TO HAVE A MOTION, FIRST.
ANYBODY CAN ASK A QUESTION RIGHT NOW OF MR. EVERETT OR MR. ATKINSON
>> CERTAINLY, WE MIGHT WISH TO ASK MR. EVERETT TO JUST ADDRESS THE COUNSEL FROM THE ASSOCIATION SIDE OF THE AGREEMENT.
>> LET'S GO AHEAD AND DO THAT. THANK YOU.
>> MAYOR, COUNSEL, THANK YOU FOR THE TIME TO SPEAK WITH YOU TODAY. I'M MICHAEL EVERETT.
I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE LUBBOCK PROFESSIONAL POLICE ASSOCIATION, AND SPEAKING.
I'M PROUD TO SPEAK ON THE BEHALF OF 430 SWORN OFFICERS OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AS MR. ATKINSON SAID, WE HAVE COME A LONG WAYS, TOOK A LOT OF STUFF OFF THE TABLE.
WE BROUGHT TOGETHER PROBABLY THE BEST WE COULD WITHOUT IT COSTING THE CITY ANYTHING.
WE THINK THAT THAT'S A VERY STRONG MOVE AT THIS POINT, AND TRYING TO GET PEOPLE IN THE DOOR, THE LATERAL HIRING PROCESS SHOWS HUGE PROMISE AND WOULD MEAN A WHOLE LOT TO OUR DEPARTMENT.
SAME THING WITH THE BPOC PROCESS THAT'S THE STANDARD HIRING PROCESS THAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE.
BEING ABLE TO TEST MORE OFTEN.
DEFINITELY WHERE THE PEOPLE ARE, THAT CAN'T HURT US, SO LOVE TO HAVE YOUR CONSIDERATION ON THOSE POINTS.
>> MY UNDERSTANDING IS YOU RECENTLY BROUGHT IN SIX LATERAL HIRES, IS THAT RIGHT?
>> I MET THEM OUT IN THE LOBBY ONE DAY, ALL REALLY GOOD LATERAL HIRES.
>> MR. EVERETT, THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.
I WANT TO JUST FIRST OF ALL, COMMEND EVERYONE FOR WORKING SO HARD ON THIS.
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT FIRST STEP, AND LOOK FORWARD TO BEING ABLE TO CONTINUE THIS PROCESS, FROM OUR ORIGINAL INTENT OVER A YEAR AGO.
JUST A QUICK QUESTION, THOUGH, WHAT IS YOUR CURRENT VACANCY NUMBER OR PERCENTAGE TODAY?
>> CURRENTLY, WE HAVE 24 OPEN POSITIONS.
>> BUT YOU'VE JUST RECENTLY FILLED SIX, AND I THINK THIS LATERAL HIRE PROCESS IS GOING TO I HOPE IT WORKS OUT WELL, AS YOU'VE PLANNED TO HELP MAKE SURE THAT OUR FORCE IS AT ITS FULL CAPACITY.
AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
>> MR. EVERETT, I DIDN'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR YOU, BUT JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK AND JUST TO LET THE WORLD KNOW THAT LUBBOCK TEXAS IS BEHIND ITS POLICE OFFICERS, AND WE'VE GOT 24 OPEN POSITIONS, AND IT'S A GOOD PLACE TO BE A POLICE OFFICER.
NOW THAT WE'VE GOT LATERAL HIRING, THIS COUNCIL AND THE CITY IS BEHIND OUR POLICE AND FIRE 100%.
APPRECIATE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO.
>> THANK YOU. YOU NOT ONLY HAVE THE 24 OPEN POSITIONS, BUT YOU ALSO HAVE UPCOMING RETIREES.
>> IT'S HARD TO SAY FROM YEAR TO YEAR.
WE DO HAVE A LOT OF MEMBERS THAT ARE ELIGIBLE, AND THAT'S FOR JANUARY ROLLING UP, IT COULD BE A FEW SO.
>> HOW ARE YOU ADDRESSING THAT OR PREPARING FOR THAT PARTICULAR RECRUITMENT? I KNOW WE'RE DOING THE LATERAL STUFF,
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BUT ARE YOU DOING SOME OTHER THINGS TO TRY TO BRING IN MORE FOLKS?>> WE ALWAYS STAY ACTIVE ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
WE'RE GOING TO SUPPORT THE CITY AND THE TRAINING ACADEMY IN ANY WAY THAT THEY REQUEST.
ANYTHING THAT THEY NEED FROM US, AS FAR AS BRINGING SOMEBODY IN, WE WERE HAPPY TO JUMP ON BOARD AND HELP THEM OUT.
>> HI, MR. EVERETT, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS PROPOSAL TO US.
I KNOW YOU WERE THROWN IN EARLY ON BEING THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK. I KNOW IT WAS A LOT TO TAKE ON.
I REALLY WANTED TO JUST LET YOU KNOW AND LET ALL THE GUYS OUT THERE, THE MEN AND WOMEN OF LPD KNOW THAT THIS COUNCIL AND THE CITY MANAGEMENT TEAM ARE STILL DEDICATED TO MAKE SURE THAT THIS COMES BACK AND THAT Y'ALL GET THE FINANCIAL COMPONENT OF THIS.
I KNOW THAT EVERYBODY VOTED ON THIS, AND THIS IS GREAT FOR NOW, AND WE ARE SUPER SUPPORTIVE OF THE HIRING, THE LATERAL TRANSFER PROGRAM, BUT THE COMMITMENT IS STILL THERE FROM ALL OF US.
WHEN THE SITUATION GETS BETTER, WE HOPE WITHIN THE NEXT YEAR TO BRING THINGS BACK AND GET YOU GUYS BACK IN AT THE TABLE AND GET THE FINANCIAL PIECE OF THIS NEGOTIATED AS WELL.
>> THANK YOU. AGAIN, I HEARD FROM BOTH ASSOCIATIONS, THEIR CONCERN, THEY UNDERSTOOD THE FINANCIAL SITUATION THE CITY WAS IN, AND THEY WERE BOTH SAYING, WE'RE CITIZENS OF THIS COMMUNITY, TOO.
JUST THE ABILITY TO HAVE THAT WORK AND RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR POLICE AND OUR FIRE IS JUST SOMETHING ELSE.
WE'RE REALLY FORTUNATE HERE IN LUBBOCK AND I SEE THE NEWS MEDIA BACK THERE.
MAKE SURE ON THE NEWS TONIGHT, IT SAYS WE HAVE 24 OPEN POSITIONS.
MAKE SURE THAT QUOTE FROM IT'S RADON, I THINK.
JUST WE LOVE OUR POLICE OFFICERS.
MAKE SURE THAT MAKES THE NEWS TONIGHT, SO PEOPLE WILL SEE THAT BECAUSE WE HAVE A GREAT.
I DON'T THINK WE'VE EVER BEEN IN A BETTER POSITION WITH OUR POLICE THAN WE ARE RIGHT NOW SO WE ALL STAND BEHIND YOU.
>> ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 7.5? EVERYBODY MOVED. JUST PICK ONE ACCORDING ME.
WE HAVE A MOTION? WE HAVE A SECOND.
>> THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL IN FAVOR OF T BE KNOW BY SAYING AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSED SAY NAH. I HEAR NONE.
[6. Resolution - Lubbock Power & Light: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to direct the Lubbock Power & Light Chief Administrative Officer, to execute an Engagement Agreement, by and between the City of Lubbock, acting by and through LP&L, and Latham & Watkins, LLP, regarding legal services related to power generation asset sales. ]
I THINK WE HAVE ITEM 7.6 NOW, RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING LP&L AN ENGAGEMENT AGREEMENT WITH LATHAM AND WATKINS, LLP TO PROVIDE LEGAL SERVICES FOR LUBBOCK POWER AND LIGHT, RELATED TO POWER GENERATION ASSET SALES, AND WE'RE GOING TO CALL ON OUR CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER FOR LP&L JOE IVY TO PROVIDE A BRIEFING ON THIS MATTER. MR. IVY.>> THANK YOU, MAYOR. COUNSEL. GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYONE.
WE ACTUALLY EXITED THE GENERATION BUSINESS IN OCTOBER OF 2003.
SINCE THEN, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR WAYS TO DIVEST OUR GENERATION ASSETS.
WE WERE LOOKING AND HOPING TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT WOULD MOVE ON SITE AND GENERATE, AND WE JUST HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIND THAT.
BUT WE HAVE SOLD SOME OF THE GENERATION ASSETS ALREADY, AND THEY'VE MOVED OFF PROPERTY.
THIS AGREEMENT WILL HELP US CONTINUE THE EFFORT TO CONTINUE DOWN THAT PATH.
THEY WILL BE ACTING AS OUR CONSULTANTS TO ASSIST US IN ANOTHER SALE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE'RE IN NEGOTIATIONS WITH, AND SO THAT'S ABOUT AS FAR AS I'M GOING TO GO WITH IT.
BUT WE ARE LOOKING TO GET THIS DEAL DONE.
HOPEFULLY, BY THIS TIME NEXT YEAR, IT'LL BE SIGNED AND DONE.
WITH YOUR FAVORABLE APPROVAL, THE ELECTRIC UTILITY BOARD IS UNANIMOUS IN BRINGING THIS FORWARD.
I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING THIS IN.
>> ANY QUESTIONS FROM MR. IVY? SEE NONE, SO I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 7.6.
>> I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? I SEE NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE.
>> ANY OPPOSE SAY NAY. I HEAR NONE.
THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY.
WE ARE GOING TO AGAIN, GO INTO RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION PURSUANT TO TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071 TO CONSULT WITH AND SEEK THE ADVICE OF THE CITY'S LEGAL COUNSEL, AND 551.076 TO DISCUSS THE EMPLOYMENT OR IMPLEMENTATION OF SECURITY PERSONNEL OR DEVICES AND I BELIEVE, ALSO I SHOULD SAY, WHEN WE FIND THIS HERE.
>> ZERO 74 FOR EXCHANGE OR VALUE OF REAL PERSONNEL MATTERS. THAT'S THE ONE I WANTED.
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>> THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW MOVING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 2:43.
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