Nov 04, 2025 Regular City Council Meeting

ALRIGHT. WE ARE NOW OPENING THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL FOR NOVEMBER 4, 2025.

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WE WILL BE RETURNING. I MEAN, WE'RE GOING INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS ITEMS LISTED ON OUR AGENDA AS AUTHORIZED BY CHAPTER FIVE FIVE, ONE 551 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, INCLUDING, BUT NOT NECESSARILY LIMITED TO, SECTION 551.071 CONSULTATION WITH ATTORNEY 551.072 DELIBERATIONS REGARDING REAL PROPERTY. 551.073 DELIBERATIONS REGARDING GIFTS AND DONATIONS 551.074 PERSONNEL MATTERS 551.076 DELIBERATIONS REGARDING SECURITY DEVICES.

551.086 PUBLIC POWER UTILITIES, COMPETITIVE MATTERS AND 551.087 DELIBERATIONS REGARDING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS.

WE ARE NOW ADJOURNED TO EXECUTIVE SESSION AT 12:34.

ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW RECONVENE.

[1. Invocation]

WILL YOU PLEASE STAND AS YOU ARE ABLE? THE LORD GAVE ME A A WORD THIS MORNING, AND I WANT TO READ IT TO YOU OUT OF THE BOOK OF PSALMS 34:21 BEFORE WE BOW IN PRAYER. IT SAYS LIKE THIS.

THE YOUNG LIONS DO LACK AND SUFFER HUNGER, BUT THEY THAT SEEK THE LORD SHALL NOT WANT ANY GOOD THING.

SO TODAY LET US ALL BOW OUR HEADS IN PRAYER. HEAVENLY AND GRACIOUS FATHER, I THANK YOU, FATHER, FOR THE WISDOM AND THE KNOWLEDGE THAT YOU BESTOWED UPON THIS GROUP.

FATHER, I ASK FOR YOUR DIRECTION, FATHER, WITHIN THIS MEETING AND WITHIN ANYTHING THAT HAPPENS WITHIN THESE WALLS.

FATHER, I PRAY, FATHER, THAT YOUR HOLY SPIRIT SHALL GUIDE US.

FATHER, GIVE US STRENGTH. FATHER, SHOW US YOUR MERCY AND YOUR KINDNESS, FATHER, FOR WE ARE YOUR FOLLOWERS, FATHER, AND WE WILL LACK NOTHING, FATHER, BECAUSE WE SEEK YOU IN EVERYTHING THAT WE DO.

IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS WE PRAY, AND THE PEOPLE OF GOD SAY AMEN.

AMEN. AND NOW YOU'LL JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO OUR COUNTRY AND TO OUR STATE.

[2. Pledges of Allegiance]

HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG; I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE, TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.

[ Call to Order]

GOD, I THINK 17 RESOLUTIONS ON THE BALLOT. SO PLEASE TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO VOTE.

I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE ANY CITIZEN COMMENTS TODAY.

IS THAT CORRECT? NO CITIZEN COMMENTS. ALL RIGHT.

BUT JUST A REMINDER, ANYONE IS FREE TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL TO SPEAK, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK ON ANY TOPIC THAT'S ON OUR AGENDA, AND WE INVITE OUR CITIZENS TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT OPPORTUNITY AT ANY TIME.

YOU CAN ALSO CONTACT US, EMAIL US, PHONE, CALL US BY PHONE.

SET UP A MEETING HOWEVER YOU WANT TO. WE'RE HERE TO MEET WITH YOU AND TO LISTEN TO YOU.

[4. Minutes]

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR THAT DATE. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 4.1? WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION OR CHANGES TO THOSE MINUTES? I SEE NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? I HEAR NONE. THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT.

[5. Consent Agenda - Items considered to be routine are enacted by one motion without separate discussion. If the City Council desires to discuss an item, the item is removed from the Consent Agenda and considered separately.]

AND I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM 5.11.

IS THERE SUCH A MOTION? SO MOVED. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? I SEE NONE, ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ITEM 5.11. LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED SAY NAY. I HEAR NONE. THAT MOTION TO APPROVE CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

[11. Resolution - Engineering: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 2 to 82ndProfessional Services Agreement, Contract No. 17088, and related documents, by and between the City of Lubbock and Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc., for engineering services for the reconstruction of portions of 82nd Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, to be utilized for the 2022 Street Bond Project.]

IS THERE SUCH A MOTION? SO MOVED. SECOND. HAVE A MOTION.

WE HAVE A SECOND. IS THERE DO WE HAVE TO PUT A TIME FRAME ON IT?

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SO AN UNCERTAIN OR INDEFINITE TIME. ALL RIGHT.

ANY DISCUSSION? MAYOR PRO TEM, IS THAT. YES, MAYOR.

I MOVE TO CAST THE CITY OF LUBBOCK'S 460 VOTES FOR.

WAIT WE ARE WE NOT THERE YET? I'M SORRY, DID I GET AHEAD OF MYSELF? I JUST SAW YOU HAD YOUR LIGHT ON, SO THAT'S WHY I CALLED ON YOU. HANG ON A SECOND FOR THAT ONE. WELL. THIS IS THE MOTION TO POSTPONE ITEM 5.11. I'M PREPARED AS WELL.

I KNOW YOU ARE. WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND.

WE HAVE NO DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR OF POSTPONING ITEM 5.11.

LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED SAY NAY.

I HEAR NONE. THAT MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.

ALL RIGHT, NOW WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM 6.1 TO CONSIDER A RESOLUTION CASTING THE CITY COUNCIL'S VOTES FOR CANDIDATES TO SERVE ON THE LUBBOCK CENTRAL

[1. Resolution - City Secretary: Consider a resolution casting the City Council's votes for candidates to the Lubbock Central Appraisal District Board of Directors.]

THANK YOU, MAYOR, AT YOUR OCTOBER 14TH MEETING, YOU ALL NOMINATED BRADY GOEN AND GREG JONES TO BE PLACED ON THE BALLOT.

BEFORE YOU TODAY IS THE BALLOT. AND FOR THE CITY OF LUBBOCK TO CAST THEIR 464 VOTES.

HISTORICALLY, THE CITY HAS DISTRIBUTED THOSE VOTES EVENLY.

AND IF YOU DID THAT, IT WOULD BE 232 VOTES PER CANDIDATE.

I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I SEE NONE.

SO IS THERE A MOTION? MAYOR PRO TEM. MAYOR ON ITEM NUMBER 6.1, I MOVE TO CAST THE CITY OF LUBBOCK 464 VOTES FOR THE TWO CANDIDATES AS FOLLOWS, THEREBY DISTRIBUTING VOTES EVENLY AMONGST THE TWO CANDIDATES.

AND THAT INCLUDES BRADY GOEN FOR 232 VOTES AND GREG JONES ALSO TOTALING 32 VOTES.

ALL RIGHT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I SEE NONE. SO ALL IN FAVOR LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED SAY NAY. HEARING NONE. THAT MOTION IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

[2. Ordinance 2nd Reading - Police Department: Consider an ordinance on second reading repealing Ordinance No. 2025-O0111 and amending “Burglar and Robbery Alarms”, Chapter 8, Article 8.11 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lubbock.]

I'LL NOW CALL ON OUR CITY MANAGER, JARRETT ATKINSON, TO PROVIDE A BRIEF BRIEFING ON THIS MATTER.

A BRIEF BRIEFING. THANK YOU, MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL, THIS IS THE FOLLOW UP TO THE MOVEMENT THE ACTUAL FIRST READING THAT WAS DONE LAST WEEK.

COUNCIL SHOULD YOU PASS THIS ON SECOND, READ ALL OF THE THINGS GOING ON THE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE BURGLAR, BURGLARY AND ROBBERY ALARMS REVERTS TO THE PRIOR ORDINANCE.

THAT MEANS THERE IS NOT THE PERMIT FEE UNLESS YOU QUALIFY UNDER THE CERTAIN NUMBER OF FALSE CALLS WITHIN A 12 MONTH PERIOD.

SECOND, AS IT RELATES TO THAT, UPON PASSAGE OF THIS, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY'S COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT ARE PREPARED TO PUT OUT PUBLIC INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE REVERTED TO THE PRIOR, AND THAT ANY OF THOSE WHO HAVE PAID A PERMIT FEE THAT WILL BE REFUNDED DIRECTLY TO THEM.

SO WITH THAT WE WILL TAKE ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.

ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISTER ATKINSON? ALL RIGHT, I SEE NONE.

SO IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 6.2? SO MOVED.

HAVE A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? ALL IN FAVOR OF APPROVING ITEM 6.2. LET ME KNOW BY SAYING AYE.

AYE. ANY OPPOSED SAY NAY. I HEAR NONE. THE MOTION IS APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY.

[3. Ordinance 1st Reading - City Council: Consider an ordinance amending Chapter 4 "Animals" of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Lubbock, Texas, by modifying §4.01.001 “Definitions”, § 4.01.003, “Number of dogs and Cats at Residences; Multi-pet Permit”; adding § 4.01.006 Permit for Breeders of Dogs or Cats; §4.02.005, “Impoundment and Redemption”; Renaming Article 4.06 from “Dangerous Animals” to “Dangerous Animals and Dangerous Dogs; placing §§ 4.06.001 to 4.06.003 in the created “Division 1 Dangerous Animals” of Article 4.06; adding “Division 2 Dangerous Dogs” to Article 4.06.]

THIS MATTER WAS PREVIOUSLY TABLED UNTIL TODAY'S MEETING.

SO I'M GOING TO CALL ON MAYOR PRO TEM CHRISTY MARTINEZ GARCIA AT THIS TIME.

MAYOR, I MOVE TO POSTPONE THE CONSIDERATION OF ITEM 6.3 UNTIL THE NOVEMBER 11TH REGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL.

ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION ON THE TABLE TO POSTPONE THAT MATTER TO OUR NOVEMBER 11TH MEETING, WHICH IS NEXT TUESDAY. IS THERE A SECOND TO THAT MOTION? HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? I SEE NONE.

ALL IN FAVOR, LET IT BE KNOWN BY SAYING AYE. AYE.

ANY OPPOSED SAY NAY, I HEAR NONE. ALL RIGHT HAVING EXHAUSTED ALL ITEMS ON OUR SHORT AGENDA TODAY THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.