ALL RIGHT. WE NOW OPEN THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OF THE LUBBOCK CITY COUNCIL FOR JULY 14TH, [00:00:04] 2026. CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, [1. Executive Session] SECTION 551.071, TO CONSULT WITH AND SEEK THE ADVICE OF THE CITY'S LEGAL COUNSEL. 551.072 TO DISCUSS THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY. 551.074 TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS AND 551.0761 TO DISCUSS AND TAKE ACTION ON MEASURES TO PROTECT A CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITY. THE CITY COUNCIL IS RECESSING AT 1:06 P.M. AND WE WILL RECONVENE AROUND 2:00 FOR OUR REST OF OUR REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE ARE NOW IN EXECUTIVE SESSION. ALL RIGHT. CITY COUNCIL WILL NOW RECONVENE IN OPEN SESSION TO TAKE UP OUR CEREMONIAL ITEMS. [1. Invocation] I'M GOING TO CALL ON MINISTER EDWARDS SENTONGO OF THE KINGDOM LIFE FELLOWSHIP TO LEAD US IN OUR INVOCATION, FOLLOWED BY OUR MAYOR PRO TEM DOCTOR WILSON, LEADING US IN OUR PLEDGE TO THE UNITED STATES AND TEXAS FLAGS. WILL YOU PLEASE STAND AS YOU ARE ABLE? GOD BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY. I HONOR EACH AND EVERYONE IN THIS PLACE. AND WE THANK GOD FOR OUR MAYOR, MARK MCBRAYER, AND THE ENTIRE CITY COUNCIL, OUR TEAM THAT GOD HAS RAISED FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS, AND STANDING ON THE WORD OF GOD IN FIRST TIMOTHY 2, VERSE 1 TO 7 SAYS, THEREFORE I EXHORT FIRST OF ALL THAT SUPPLICATIONS, PRAYERS, INTERCESSIONS, AND GIVING OF THANKS BE MADE FOR ALL MEN, FOR KINGS AND ALL WHO ARE IN AUTHORITY, THAT WE MAY LEAD A QUIET AND PEACEABLE LIFE IN ALL GODLINESS AND REVERENCE. FOR THIS IS GOOD AND ACCEPTABLE IN THE SIGHT OF GOD OUR SAVIOR, WHO DESIRES ALL MEN TO BE SAVED AND TO COME TO THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE TRUTH. FOR THERE IS ONE GOD AND ONE MEDIATOR BETWEEN GOD AND MEN, THE MAN CHRIST JESUS, WHO GAVE HIMSELF A RANSOM FOR ALL, TO BE TESTIFIED IN DUE TIME AND IN HIS NAME TODAY I PRAY, FATHER, IN THE NAME OF JESUS, WE THANK YOU FOR THIS HERE YOUR PEOPLE THAT YOU'VE CHOSEN FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS TO DELIBERATE ON ISSUES THAT AFFECT THE CITY OF LUBBOCK. AND FATHER, I THANK YOU FOR THE PRECIOUS BLOOD THAT WAS SHED ON THE CROSS, THE BLOOD OF YOUR SON JESUS, AS THE LAMB WITHOUT SPOT OR BLEMISH, THAT IN HIM WE ARE RECONCILED TO GOD. OH LORD, I THANK YOU FOR THE MERCY THAT YOU'VE BESTOWED UPON US. THE LOVE. OH, WHAT MANNER OF LOVE HAVE YOU BESTOWED UPON US FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS, THAT EVEN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK WOULD BE RECONCILED TO GOD, THAT THE GATES OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK WOULD BE OPEN TO THE KING OF GLORY, THAT OUR HEARTS, THE DOOR OF OUR HEARTS WOULD BE OPEN FOR THE KING OF GLORY TO COME IN. SO I PRAY EVEN FOR THIS GROUP, THIS TEAM THAT YOU'VE RAISED UP FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS, THAT EVEN AS YOU USED NEHEMIAH LORD, TO REBUILD THE ANCIENT RUINS OF THE CITY OF JERUSALEM, THAT THE CITY OF LUBBOCK WILL BE REBUILT, THAT YOU'LL GIVE THEM WISDOM, KNOWLEDGE, UNDERSTANDING, TO WALK IN THE MIGHT AND POWER OF GOD, THE COUNSEL OF GOD, AND THE REVERENT FEAR OF GOD. FOR IT IS THE FEAR OF GOD WHICH IS THE BEGINNING OF WISDOM, THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE HOLY ONE, WHICH IS UNDERSTANDING. SO WE PRAY FOR THE MAYOR AND THE ENTIRE TEAM, LORD, THAT AS THEY DELIBERATE ON ISSUES THAT CONCERN MEN AND WOMEN, FAMILIES, CHILDREN, YOUTH. THAT CONCERN EVERY FACET OF THE CITY, LORD, THAT YOU GIVE THEM THE WISDOM AND IT IS YOU WHO GIVES US THE POWER TO MAKE WEALTH THAT YOUR COVENANT MAY BE ESTABLISHED. AND WE KNOW THAT WE NEED RESOURCES TO DO THE WORK THAT YOU'VE CALLED US TO DO, LORD. WE PRAY IN THE NAME OF JESUS THAT YES, THAT AS THEY DELIBERATE ON ISSUES THAT THEY AS THEY DELIBERATE ON EVERY SINGLE FACET OF ANY PART OF THE CITY. OH, LORD, THAT YOU WOULD PROVIDE. I DECLARE THAT OUR GOD SHALL SUPPLY ALL YOUR NEEDS ACCORDING TO HIS RICHES IN GLORY BY CHRIST JESUS. AND TODAY I DECREE AND DECLARE REVIVAL IN THIS CITY. OH, THERE'S GOING TO BE REVIVAL IN THIS CITY. IT IS FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS THAT GOD HAS RAISED UP MEN AND WOMEN, EVEN IN THE AREA OF GOVERNMENT, CITY GOVERNMENT, STATE GOVERNMENT, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, ANY TYPE OF GOVERNMENT. WE DECREE AND DECLARE THAT EVEN AS CITIZENS OF THIS CITY AND OF THIS STATE AND OF THIS NATION, WE RECOGNIZE THAT WE ARE CITIZENS OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD FIRST. THAT GOVERNMENT OF GOD WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN THIS CITY IN THE MIGHTY NAME OF JESUS CHRIST, WHO HOLDS THE ENTIRE GOVERNMENT OF GOD ON HIS SHOULDER. OF THE INCREASE OF HIS GOVERNMENT AND PEACE, THERE IS NO END. SO WE DECLARE THE PEACE OF GOD THAT PASSES ALL UNDERSTANDING IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK. [00:05:04] WE DECLARE PROVISION, PROTECTION, ABUNDANCE, ABUNDANT BLESSINGS, THE CITY OF LUBBOCK TO FLOURISH. OH, THEY WILL SAY OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK THAT GOD HAS VISITED US. GOD HAS VISITED THIS CITY. OH LORD, WE THANK YOU AND WE PRAY IN THE PRECIOUS AND MIGHTY, POWERFUL, MATCHLESS NAME OF YESHUA, JESUS THE CHRIST THAT BE IT. AND EVERYBODY SAID, AMEN. GOD BLESS YOU. APPRECIATE IT. NOW PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES AND TEXAS FLAG [2. Pledges of Allegiance] I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE TEXAS. ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE. AND I'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. AND WE NORMALLY HAVE TIME FOR CITIZEN COMMENTS, BUT WE HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP FOR CITIZEN COMMENTS TODAY. BUT JUST TO REMIND EVERYONE, THEY CAN SPEAK ON ANY ITEM ON OUR AGENDA. IF THEY SIGN UP BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF OUR MEETING WE WILL CALL THEM UP AND YOU'D HAVE THREE MINUTES TO MAKE YOUR COMMENTS. BUT SINCE WE HAVE NO ONE TODAY COMING FORWARD FOR THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON. [4. Minutes] WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM AGENDA ITEM 4.1, THE MINUTES FROM OUR JUNE 9TH, 2026 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IS THERE AND THAT WAS IN YOUR PACKET. SO IF YOU HAD A CHANCE TO REVIEW THAT MOTION. SO THE MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND I SEE NONE. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED. SAY NAY, I HEAR NONE. SO THAT MOTION TO APPROVE PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE'LL NOW TAKE UP ITEM FIVE THE CONSENT AGENDA. [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.] THERE'S NOT BEEN ANY REQUESTS TO PULL ANY AGENDA ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. SO I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA IN ITS ENTIRETY. IS THERE SUCH A MOTION? SO MOVE DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND DOCTOR WILSON. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I WANT TO AT LEAST MAKE A DISCUSSION ON ONE ITEM. I'M NOT GOING TO PULL IT BECAUSE I'M NOT ASKING FOR US TO HAVE A VOTE ON IT SEPARATELY. BUT WITHOUT ANY OBJECTION, I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS 5.18. [18. Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution approving an Economic Development Grant and Contract of Lubbock Economic Development Alliance, with TTX Company, for expansion of its rail car repair, maintenance, and scrapping operation, pursuant to Section 501.073 of the Texas Local Government Code. ] AND THAT IS A RESOLUTION APPROVING AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GRANT AND CONTRACT OF THE LUBBOCK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE WITH TTX COMPANY FOR THE EXPANSION OF ITS RAIL, CAR REPAIR, MAINTENANCE AND SCRAPPING OPERATIONS. AND THIS PARTICULAR BUSINESS IS LOCATED IN SLATON, TEXAS, WHICH IS OUTSIDE OF THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK. AND SO I GUESS THE PURPOSE FOR MY DISCUSSION IS MY CONCERN AS WE HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT HOW WE USE THESE GRANTS OF MONEY OR THESE INCENTIVES TO THAT ARE PROVIDED THROUGH OUR LUBBOCK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION AND OTHER WAYS. I WOULD PREFER FOR THOSE TO BE USED, UTILIZED WITHIN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK FOR THE BENEFIT OF BUSINESSES IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK. AND FOR TAXPAYERS IN THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, RATHER THAN USING THOSE FUNDS, WHICH DO COME FROM THE CITIZENS OF LUBBOCK BEING USED OUTSIDE OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK. AND SO THAT'S MY PREFERENCE AS WE GO FORWARD ON THIS MATTER. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANY THOUGHTS OR FEELINGS THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO DISCUSS ON THAT TODAY, OR IF ANYONE HAS ANY DIFFERENT OPINIONS ON HOW WE WOULD UTILIZE THAT MONEY. COUNCILWOMAN MARTINEZ-GARCIA. I THINK WE HAVE ONE OF THE STAFF MEMBERS. AND BEFORE I'D LIKE TO SEE IF WE COULD POSSIBLY CALL HIM TO GIVE US A LITTLE BIT OF PERSPECTIVE. BUT I DO WANT TO SAY THAT EVEN THOUGH WE BELIEVE THAT SLATON AND THAT WOULD NOT BENEFIT US, MORE THAN LIKELY THE WORK THAT IS BEING PROVIDED IS MORE THAN DEFINITELY BENEFITING BUSINESSES RELATED TO OUR CITY. SO, YOU KNOW, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME PERSPECTIVE IF POSSIBLE. CHRIS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE, CHRIS. THANK YOU, COUNCIL. I CAN SPEAK A LITTLE BIT TO THAT. AS AN ORGANIZATION. LEDA IS FUNDED IN PART IS FUNDED BY CITY SALES TAX, A REALLY BIG PART OF THE APPROACH. AND I THINK THIS HAS BEEN PART OF OUR CONVERSATIONS MAYOR IS WHEN WE HAVE COMPANIES LOCATE IN LUBBOCK COUNTY. [00:10:08] THE CITY HAS HISTORICALLY BEEN GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO ALLOW US TO BRING COMPANIES TO THE LUBBOCK COUNTY AREA, BECAUSE THOSE PROJECTS DO HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR CITY, ON OUR CITIZENS. THOSE FOLKS A LOT OF TIMES ARE BUYING HOMES AND LIVING IN CITY OF LUBBOCK. THEY'RE BUYING THEIR EQUIPMENT IN CITY OF LUBBOCK AND PAYING SALES TAX ON WHETHER THAT'S CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS OR EQUIPMENT THAT THEY BUY IN THE CITY. AND THEN A LOT OF THE BENEFITS FOR THIS PROJECT REALLY IT BENEFITS THE CITY. AND SO WE RUN AN IMPACT ANALYSIS ON THESE PROJECTS. THAT IMPACT ANALYSIS HAD A PAYBACK TO OUR COMMUNITY ENTITIES AS A WHOLE OR OUR TAXING ENTITIES OF 0.7 YEARS FOR, FOR THIS PARTICULAR GRANT. AND THAT INCLUDES THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND OUR HOSPITAL DISTRICTS, OUR CITY, OUR COUNTY. AND SO OUR COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE. THAT'S, THAT'S NEAR AND DEAR HERE IN LUBBOCK COUNTY AND CITY OF LUBBOCK REALLY HAD A VERY SHORT PAYBACK. AND THIS WAS A VERY LIMITED ENGAGEMENT THAT WE DID WITH THE, WITH THAT PARTICULAR COMPANY. THEY NEEDED A VERY SPECIFIC EXTENSION OF A GAS LINE THAT WAS NOT IN THE PROJECT SCOPE ONCE WHEN IT GOT APPROVED. AND SO THAT'S WHERE WE MADE THAT DECISION TO HELP WITH THAT PROJECT. OKAY. MR. COLLINS, YOU HAVE SOME COMMENTS? CHRIS, YOU MIGHT WANT TO HANG AROUND. YEAH. THANK YOU CHRIS. AND CHRIS BASICALLY SAID WHAT I INTENDED TO SAY AS WELL. LEDA IS FUNDED ENTIRELY BY SALES TAX. AND I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE SHARE WITH THE ENTIRETY OF THE REGION THAT WE APPRECIATE THOSE FOLKS WHO COME FROM SLATON TO SHOP WITH US IN LUBBOCK. THEY COME FROM LITTLEFIELD OR LEVELLAND OR OTHER COMMUNITIES. THESE ARE THE DOLLARS THAT COME THAT ARE UTILIZED FOR THIS SPECIFIC PURPOSE. NO OTHER FUNDS GO INTO LEDA EXCEPT FOR THE ONE PENNY OF SALES TAX. AND I THINK WE, AS A COMMUNITY, BENEFIT GREATLY FROM THOSE WHO WOULD TRAVEL AND VISIT WITH US TO DO THEIR SHOPPING AND, AND WHATEVER IT MAY BE, WHETHER IT'S A NEW AUTOMOBILE OR A, OR JUST GROCERIES. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THOSE FOLKS. AND, AND WE APPRECIATE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO SUPPORT THEM IN THIS WAY. I THINK WHAT'S GOOD FOR SLATON, WHAT'S GOOD FOR SHALLOWATER IS GOING TO BE GOOD FOR LUBBOCK. AND WHILE I UNDERSTAND, YOU KNOW, KIND OF YOUR THOUGHTS MAYOR. I FEEL LIKE WE'RE GETTING A MUCH LARGER BENEFIT FROM OUR NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES THAN, THAN WHAT THIS EXPENSE MIGHT BE SO. AND CHRIS, THANK YOU. YEAH, I JUST MY CONCERN IS IT IS A FINITE POOL OF MONEY, AND I'D RATHER SEE IT SPENT HERE IN LUBBOCK THAN OUTSIDE THE CITY. AND SO THAT'S JUST MY FEELINGS ON THAT MATTER. BUT I DID NOT WANT TO PULL IT TO HAVE A SEPARATE VOTE ON IT, BECAUSE I KNOW YOU'VE WORKED THROUGH WITH THIS COMPANY AND THEY'RE KIND OF LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. BUT GOING FORWARD, THAT WOULD BE MY THOUGHTS ON IT. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO COMMENT ON IT? SURE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. MR. RANKIN, A QUESTION FOR YOU BRIEFLY. HAVE YOU ALL LOOKED AT THE IMPACT OF USING THESE SALES TAX FUNDS AND HOW A PROJECT LIKE THIS ON THE OUTSKIRTS OF OUR COMMUNITY MIGHT BRING FUNDING BACK TO OUR AREA SPECIFICALLY? I WOULD ASSUME WITH THE NUMBER OF JOBS THAT ARE BEING CREATED BY THIS PROJECT IN THE REGION, THAT IT WILL HAVE A SALES TAX IMPACT ON OUR CITY. WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN IN THAT REGARD? YES. THE JOBS THEMSELVES. WHEN YOU'RE WHEN YOU'VE GOT COMPANIES IN THE COUNTY THAT HAVE PAYROLL, WE ARE IMPACT PLATFORMS. AND OUR ANALYSIS LOOKS AT A PORTION OF THAT PAYROLL. WHAT PORTION OF THAT PAYROLL IS GOING TO BE SPENT ON SALES, TAXABLE GOODS AND SERVICES? AND THEN WHAT PERCENT OF THAT IS GOING TO BE SPENT HERE IN LUBBOCK COUNTY? AND SO WE TYPICALLY ASSUME THAT A CERTAIN PERCENTAGE, TYPICALLY AROUND 18% OF YOUR PAYROLL IS GOING TO BE ACTUALLY SPENT ON GOODS AND SERVICES HERE IN THE LUBBOCK AREA. AND THAT'S, THAT'S A LARGE PART OF YOUR REVENUE GENERATION JUST OFF OF SALES, TAXABLE GOODS AND SERVICES. THAT'S NOT COUNTING THE HOMES THAT ARE, ARE BEING BUILT DUE TO THE NEW JOBS IN THE AREA AND THE IMPACT THAT THAT HAS. SO WE HAVE A LOT OF THOSE NUMBERS, AND I'D BE HAPPY TO TO GO A LITTLE BIT MORE INTO DETAIL WITH THAT. DO YOU HAPPEN TO HAVE THEM WITH YOU AT THE MOMENT? I DO. I WOULD PRIMARILY BE CURIOUS WHAT THE RECOUP IS ON OUR INVESTMENT. IF WE'RE GOING TO PUT SALES TAX FUNDING OUT LIKE THIS, BASED ON THE PROJECTIONS YOU'VE LOOKED AT WHEN WE MIGHT HAVE SOME EXPECTATION OF THAT MONEY COMING BACK TO US. SO AS A COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, THE PAYBACK IS LESS THAN ONE YEAR. OH, THAT'S NOT BAD AT ALL. YEAH. 0.7 YEARS TO BE EXACT. WOW. AND SO [00:15:05] AND THAT'LL BE ON JUST DIRECT JOBS. AND ON THE INDUCED JOBS YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE AN ADDITIONAL $15.8 MILLION GENERATED IN THE NEXT 10 YEARS. THAT'S TREMENDOUS. THANKS FOR BRINGING THIS TO US, CHRIS. THANK YOU. MR. ROSE. THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND CHRIS, I APPRECIATE YOU. YOU KNOW, MY TIME, MY TIME IS WINDING DOWN HERE, SO THIS ISN'T GOING TO MATTER. BUT I DO WANT TO TELL THE MAYOR THAT I APPRECIATE HIM PULLING. I THINK IT'S GOOD TO LOOK AT STUFF LIKE THIS. I THINK YOU GUYS HAVE A PRETTY GOOD HANDLE ON WHAT YOU'RE DOING AND LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS, BRINGING IT WHERE THE MONEY IS GOING TO GO. BUT I DO THINK WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL GOING FORWARD, BECAUSE I CAN SEE HOW WE COULD TALK OURSELVES INTO, YOU KNOW, AND SUDDENLY YOU'RE OUT TO LEVEL LAND OR SPENDING MONEY THAT NEEDS TO BE SPENT IN LUBBOCK. SO I JUST APPRECIATE THE MAYOR TAKING A LOOK AT IT. AND CHRIS, CAN YOU REMIND US WHAT THE AMOUNT OF THIS GRANT IS? YES, IT'S $152,000. OKAY. GRANT PROJECT. AND SO IT'S A REIMBURSEMENT GRANT IS TO EXTEND A GAS LINE TO THE SITE. SO IT IS A VERY LIMITED. A REALLY LIMITED ENGAGEMENT WITH THE COMPANY, BUT IT IS BASED ON PERFORMANCE AND IT DOES HAVE A PAYBACK OF 0.7 YEARS FOR THE COMMUNITY CORRECT. OKAY. CORRECT. AND, AND THE WAY THAT WE APPROACH THESE PROJECTS IS VERY MUCH A PROBLEM SOLVING APPROACH. AND SO WE LOOK AT WHAT ARE THE CHALLENGES THAT THESE COMPANIES HAVE FOR CHOOSING LUBBOCK AND BEING SUCCESSFUL IN THE LUBBOCK AREA. AND THEN WE REALLY WORK ON THE INCENTIVES TO HELP SOLVE THOSE CHALLENGES. SO WE DON'T REALLY WANT TO OFFER THESE BUCKETS OF MONEY. AND, YOU KNOW, COMPANIES QUALIFY FOR THIS BUCKET OR, OR THIS BUCKET. WE REALLY WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CHALLENGES ARE AND THAT WE REALLY FOCUS OUR. ANY INCENTIVE THAT WE'RE DOING TO SOLVING THOSE CHALLENGES SPECIFICALLY. COUNCILWOMAN MARTINEZ-GARCIA. MARTINEZ-GARCIA. CHRIS, THANK YOU AGAIN FOR VETTING THE COMPANIES BECAUSE THIS IS THE THING. IT'S NOT AN EASY PROCESS. THEY'RE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT A LOT OF PAPERWORK. THEY'RE REQUIRED TO DO A LOT OF ONE ON ONES AND WHATNOT. SO I KNOW THAT YOU'VE ADDED THEM THOROUGHLY. IT'S APPRECIATED. AND IT'S NOT WE'RE NOT SPENDING THE MONEY. WE'RE MAKING AN INVESTMENT. THE CITY IS GROWING AND WE'RE GROWING TO OUR NEIGHBORS, BUT WE ALSO WANT TO THANK ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS THAT COME AND INVEST THEIR HARD EARNED DOLLARS INTO OUR ECONOMY. SO I APPRECIATE YOU FOR COMING TODAY. I'M GLAD THAT YOU WERE HERE SO THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. MAYOR PRO TEM. YEAH CHRIS, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. YOU KNOW, I TEND TO FEEL A LITTLE THE SAME, I THINK, AS THE MAYOR DOES ON THIS. BUT I THINK INCENTIVIZING LARGE BUSINESSES RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE CITY IS, IS NOT A DEFINITE NO FOR ME. BUT WHAT I WANT TO JUST CAUTION YOU GUYS ON IS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE NOT EDGING OUT LUBBOCK BUSINESSES THAN TO LOOK OUT AND TO INCENTIVIZE SOME OF OUR SMALLER COMMUNITIES FIRST. YOU KNOW, IF IT'S A PROCESS THAT LOOKS THROUGH IT AND THIS MONEY WASN'T GOING TO BE ABLE TO GO TO A LUBBOCK BUSINESS, THEN I WOULDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEM WITH INCENTIVIZING A LARGE BUSINESS THAT IS GOING TO, YOU KNOW, CONTRIBUTE TO THE ECONOMY OF JUST THE CITY. BUT I WOULD BE CAREFUL. YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S A LIST OF BUSINESSES THAT ARE COMING AND WE START HANDING OUT MONEY TO SMALLER COMMUNITIES AROUND US, EVEN WITH THE CLOSE PROXIMITY, PROXIMITY OF SLATON TO LUBBOCK, I WOULD JUST BE REAL CAREFUL THAT I COULD SEE HOW THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE OUR MONEY'S GOING OUTSIDE OF OUR COMMUNITY. SO THANK YOU. AND ARE YOU AWARE OF THE. THEY ALSO REQUESTED ABATEMENTS AS WELL FROM THE COUNTY. AND I BELIEVE THAT CAME TO A VOTE THE OTHER DAY AND IT FAILED. SO HOW IS THAT GOING TO AFFECT THIS PROJECT? WE WERE NOT ENGAGED ON THAT PART OF THE PROCESS. WE'VE. WE'VE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN IN THE. THEIR REQUEST FOR A COUNTY ABATEMENT. LEDA WAS REALLY FOCUSED ON THAT SPECIFIC INFRASTRUCTURE EXTENSION. AND THAT'S REALLY BEEN THE EXTENT OF OUR OF OUR COLLABORATION WITH THE COMPANY ON THIS PROJECT. I GUESS MY WHOLE QUESTION WOULD BE THAT THE TIMING OF IT, IF THEY DEPENDED ON THE ABATEMENTS AS WELL, SOMEHOW TO MAKE THE PROJECT WORK, ARE WE COMMITTING THIS MONEY WITHOUT ANY CONDITIONS? OR WHAT'S THE PROCESS ON THAT? AND IF IT DOESN'T GO FORWARD FOR SOME. RIGHT, THIS FOR ANY SALES TAX DOLLARS TO BE TO BE COMMITTED TO A COMPANY FOR AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROJECT BY STATE LAW, [00:20:02] YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT IN PLACE THAT HAS VERY CLEAR CLAWBACKS. SO IF THERE'S NOT PERFORMANCE BY THE COMPANY TO DO WHAT THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO, THEN THERE ARE CLAWBACKS TO MAKE SURE THAT TAXPAYER DOLLARS ARE KEPT SAFE, AND THAT THERE'S NOT A CASE WHERE TAXPAYER DOLLARS GO OUT AND A COMPANY DOES NOT PERFORM. SO THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT HAS A PERFORMANCE AGREEMENT WITH CLAWBACKS THAT IF THE COMPANY DOESN'T MEET CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS, THEN THEY'RE NOT ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE THE REIMBURSEMENT. OKAY. SO THEY HAVE TO SPEND THE MONEY UP FRONT AND THEN GET THE REIMBURSEMENT. ALL RIGHT. THAT'S A BETTER SITUATION. IT'S NOT LIKE WE GET WE DON'T WRITE THEM A CHECK OR THE GAS LINE FOR THEM OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. THEY DO HAVE TO HAVE RECEIPTS FROM THE COMPANY SHOWING WHAT THEY. THANK YOU, CHRIS. APPRECIATE IT. ALL RIGHT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? I SEE NONE. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION. ALL IN FAVOR OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAY NAY. I HEAR NONE. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL TAKE UP OUR REGULAR AGENDA. NOW WE'LL START WITH ITEM 6.1 TO CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO NUMEROUS BOARDS. I'M GOING TO CALL ON COURTNEY PAZ, CITY SECRETARY, [1. Board Appointments - City Secretary: Consider appointments to the Appointments Advisory Board, Audit & Investment Committee, Building Board of Appeals, Canadian River Municipal Water Authority Board of Directors, Citizens Traffic Commission, Civic Lubbock, Inc. Board of Directors, Lubbock Water Advisory Commission, Permit & License Appeal Board, StarCare Board of Trustees, and the Zoning Board of Adjustment.] TO TELL US WHICH BOARDS WE'RE MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO AND PROVIDE A BRIEFING ON THIS MATTER. THIS IS DIFFERENT THAN THE PAST. WHEN I READ ALL OF THEM, I'M NOT READING THEM ANYMORE. MS. PAZ IS GOING TO READ THEM. THANK YOU, MAYOR. YES, I WILL GO OVER OUR 3RD QUARTER BOARDS FOR MAJORITY OF THESE ARE TERMS BEGIN AROUND SEPTEMBER 1ST. I'M GOING TO READ THROUGH YOU ALL THE RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ARE BEFORE YOU, AND I'LL BE HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. APPOINTMENTS ADVISORY BOARD. RAFAEL GUTIERREZ, HEATHER KEISTER, TIFFANY ROBINSON AND BRUCE BOYD ARE ALL BEING RECOMMENDED FOR REAPPOINTMENT. MORGAN FINNEY IS BEING RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE MONICA DELGADO IN A DISTRICT 2 REPRESENTATIVE POSITION. AUDIT AND INVESTMENT COMMITTEE. STEPHANIE GARZA IS BEING RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE TERESA CLARK AND A CPA BUILDING BOARD OF APPEALS. SHANNON POWELL AND CJ MARQUETTE ARE BEING RECOMMENDED FOR REAPPOINTMENT. JAKE QUINTANILLA IS BEING RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE DICKEY HUTCHINS IN A CITIZEN POSITION. JAY HOWELLS ON THE CRIMINAL BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS BEING RECOMMENDED FOR REAPPOINTMENT. ON THE CITIZENS TRAFFIC COMMISSION, ERIC BURRELL AND JOHN MARK BURNELL ARE BEING RECOMMENDED FOR REAPPOINTMENT. DEBORAH CURDY IS BEING RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE BILL CURNOW. ON CIVIC LUBBOCK, INC BOARD OF DIRECTORS ROGER CARR, LINDLEY HERRING, DARRELL HOLLAND AND BEVERLY MACBETH ARE ALL BEING RECOMMENDED FOR REAPPOINTMENT. LUBBOCK WATER ADVISORY COMMISSION GRACIELA QUINTEROS, JEFF JONES AND WAYNE KOHOUT ARE ALL BEING RECOMMENDED FOR REAPPOINTMENT. PERMIT AND LICENSE APPEAL BOARD. GARRETT NOLL AND A LICENSED IRRIGATOR POSITION IS BEING RECOMMENDED FOR REAPPOINTMENT. STEVEN DAVENPORT IS BEING RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE DONALD STUBBS IN A CITIZEN POSITION. STARCARE BOARD OF TRUSTEES RAY MENDOZA AND BRIAN SHANNON ARE BEING RECOMMENDED FOR REAPPOINTMENT. AND FOR THE ZONING BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT. AUSTIN MOORE IS BEING RECOMMENDED FOR THE ALTERNATE POSITION TO REPLACE MIKE KERR. AND WITH THAT, I'D BE HAPPY TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. PAZ? I SEE NONE. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPOINT THE INDIVIDUALS AS PRESENTED BY OUR CITY SECRETARY? SO MOVE ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAY NAY. I HEAR NONE. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. I'LL TAKE UP 6.2 NOW, A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ME TO EXECUTE A MUNICIPAL SERVICES AGREEMENT [2. Resolution - Planning: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Municipal Services Agreement with Lubbock Economic Development Alliance, Inc., for the requested annexation of an area of land generally described as 7.92 acres, adjacent to the northern city limits, located south of Drew Street and west of Interstate 27, into the City of Lubbock corporate limits, along with the adjacent right-of-way.] WITH LUBBOCK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE FOR THE REQUESTED ANNEXATION OF AN AREA OF LAND DESCRIBED AS 7.92 ACRES ADJACENT TO THE NORTHERN CITY LIMITS AND ALONG WITH AN ADJACENT RIGHT OF WAY. AND I'M GOING TO CALL ON MS. SAGER, NOW DIRECTOR OF PLANNING, TO PROVIDE A STAFF BRIEFING ON THIS MATTER. MS. SAGER. GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL. ITEM 6.2 IS A MUNICIPAL SERVICES AGREEMENT FOR A PROPOSED ANNEXATION OF 7.92 ACRES. IT IS LOCATED SOUTH OF DREW STREET, WEST OF INTERSTATE 27. IF THIS RESOLUTION IS APPROVED, WE WILL BRING THE ORDINANCE PROPOSING THE ANNEXATION OF THE PROPERTY AT YOUR NEXT MEETING, AND I'D BE PLEASED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. SAGER? I SEE NONE, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. I WILL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 6.2. SO MOVE ALL IN FAVOR, LET ME KNOW BY SAYING AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED, SAY NAY. I HEAR NAY. ONE NAY. NO? OKAY. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? ALRIGHT, ALRIGHT. [LAUGHTER]. DON'T THROW A LOOP TO ME LIKE THAT GORDON. ALRIGHT, SO THAT MOTION PASSED UNANIMOUSLY. SO LET'S SEE. [00:25:01] THAT'S EVERYTHING WE GOT ON OUR AGENDA FOR THE DAY. HAVING EXHAUSTED ALL OUR ITEMS, THIS MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR MICROPHONE. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.