City of Lubbock, Texas Regular City Council Meeting Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Daniel M. Pope, Mayor Jeff Griffith, Mayor Pro Tem, District 3 Juan A. Chadis, Councilman, District 1 Shelia Patterson Harris, Councilwoman, District 2 Steve Massengale, Councilman, District 4 Randy Christian, Councilman, District 5 Latrelle Joy, Councilwoman, District 6 W. Jarrett Atkinson, City Manager Chad Weaver, City Attorney Rebecca Garza, City Secretary
http://www.mylubbock.us City Council Chambers, Citizens Tower, 1314 Avenue K, Lubbock, Texas City of Lubbock City Council Meetings are available to all persons regardless of disability. If you require special assistance, please contact the City Secretary's Office at 775-2061 or write to Post Office Box 2000, Lubbock, Texas 79457 at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. Note: On occasion the City Council may consider agenda items out of order. Pursuant to the Executive Orders of Governor Abbott, and other authority provided by the Texas Attorney General, the City Council will convene in-person and via video and/or teleconference.
1:00 p.m. - City Council convenes in City Council Chambers in Work Session regarding items for presentation and discussion on such issues that may require in-depth consideration by the City Council. No action will be taken by the City Council in Work Session.
2. Hear and discuss presentations regarding the following and provide guidance to staff as appropriate.
1. Hold an executive session in accordance with Texas Government Code, Section 551.071, with legal counsel for advice about pending or contemplated litigation or settlement agreement and on matters in which the duty of the attorney under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct conflicts with Chapter 551.
2. Hold an executive session in accordance with Texas Government Code 551.074, to discuss personnel matters, regarding the duties, responsibilities, and/or appointments to the Electric Utility Board and Lubbock Central Appraisal District Board of Directors.
3. Hold an executive session in accordance with the Texas Government Code, Section 551.074, to discuss personnel matters, the appointment, employment, evaluation or reassignment of the following:
Adjourn from Executive Session
4:30 p.m. - City Council reconvenes in Open Session in City Council Chambers.
1. June 24, 2020 Special City Council Meeting - Lubbock Economic Development Alliance July 28, 2020 Regular City Council Meeting August 3, 2020 Special City Council Meeting - Budget Work Session August 4, 2020 Special City Council Meeting - Budget Work Session August 5, 2020 Special City Council Meeting - Budget Work Session
1. Budget Ordinance Amendment 2nd Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance No 2020-O0104, Amendment 30, amending the FY 2019-20 Budget for municipal purposes respecting the Grant Fund to accept and appropriate funding from the Texas Department of State Health Services for COVID-19 Grant Program; providing for filing; and providing for a savings clause.
2. Budget Ordinance Amendment 2nd Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance No. 2020-O0105, Amendment 31, amending the FY 2019-20 Budget for municipal purposes respecting the General Fund and the Capital Fund to establish Capital Improvement Project 92672, Parking Garage; amend Capital Improvement Project 92369, Municipal Facilities Replacements/Renovations, amend Capital Improvement Project 92551, Public Safety Improvements, providing for filing; and providing for a savings clause.
3. Budget Ordinance Amendment 1st Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance Amendment 32, amending the FY 2019-20 Budget for municipal purposes respecting the Animal Assistance Fund and Criminal Investigation Fund; providing for filing; and providing for a savings clause.
4. Resolution - Purchasing and Contract Management: Consider a resolution ratifying the acts of the Mayor in executing emergency Purchase Order 10023253, with CAN-AM Wireless, LLC, for a temperature screening system for City facilities.
5. Ordinance 2nd Reading - Right-of-Way: Consider Ordinance No. 2020-O0106, abandoning and closing a 50-foot wide temporary drainage easement located in Section 30, Block AK, Lubbock County, Texas, 7726 Milwaukee Avenue.
6. Ordinance 2nd Reading - Right-of-Way: Consider Ordinance No. 2020-O0107, abandoning and closing a 64-foot drainage easement located in Section 10, Block JS, Lubbock County, Texas, east of 1111 Upland Avenue, for a new development.
7. Resolution - Engineering: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Professional Services Agreement 15387, with Freese and Nichols, Inc., for the Vintage Township Drainage Improvements Design.
8. Resolution - Engineering: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Professional Services Agreement 15388, with Hugo Reed and Associates, Inc., for the Boston Avenue Drainage Improvements Design.
9. Resolution - Public Works Water Utilities: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Purchase Order 22104956, with Master Meter, Inc., for the purchase of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) compatible water meters used in new developments and in the replacement of old meters.
10. Resolution - Public Works Water Utilities: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Professional Services Contract 15239, with Signature Automation, LLC, for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Integrations and Programming Services.
11. Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution approving an East-Side Grant Program (Permittable) expenditure of Market Lubbock, Inc., to be provided to Dale Richardson, pursuant to Article IV, Section 5, of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Market Lubbock Economic Development Corporation.
12. Resolution - Community Development: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Community Development Funding Contract 15443 and all related documents, with the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA), for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) State Discretionary Funds, to assist low-income persons and households affected by COVID-19.
13. Resolution - Public Transit Services: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Lubbock, or his designee, to execute a Transportation Development Credit Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation, TxDOT Project # TDC 1801 (05), for state funding credits for Citibus.
14. Resolution - Public Transit Services: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Lubbock, or his designee, to execute a FY 2020 Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 Grant (Project TX-2020-168-00), to provide operating assistance, preventative maintenance, ADA paratransit, capital and planning assistance for Citibus.
15. Resolution - Public Transit Services: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Lubbock, or his designee, to execute a FY 2020 Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act Grant, Project ID TX-2020-165-00, to provide general operating assistance to Citibus.
16. Resolution - Public Transit Services: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Lubbock, or his designee, to execute a FY 2021 Section 5307 Grant, TxDOT URB 2102 (05), Project ID 51309020521, with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), for operating assistance to Citibus.
18. Resolution - Municipal Court: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a renewal of the Interlocal Agreement for Specialized Treatment and Rehabilitation Program (STAR) between the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, and the Lubbock Independent School District (LISD) for Fiscal Year 2020-21.
19. Resolution - Cultural Arts: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Lubbock and the Texas Music Office within the Office of the Governor, for the ongoing maintenance of the Lubbock dataset of the Texas Music Industry Directory.
20. Resolution - Police: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 1 to an interlocal agreement between the City of Lubbock and the State of Texas, on behalf of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), to provide for the assignment by the Lubbock Police Department of a Tactical Flight Officer to the Texas DPS.
21. Resolution - Lubbock Power & Light: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Lubbock to execute that certain Temporary Construction Easement to Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC (“Oncor”), to be utilized for temporary working space during Oncor’s initial construction of transmission line and associated equipment over, under, along, to, from, and through land more particularly described in Exhibits A and B to the Temporary Construction Easement, and including certain areas along the following transmission lines: Blackwater Draw to Folsom Point Switch 345kV; Blackwater Draw to Double Mountain Switch 345kV; Double Mountain Switch to Fiddlewood Switch 345kV; Posey Switch to Oliver 115kV; Fiddlewood Switch to Farmland Switch 345kV; Posey Switch to Southeast 115kV; and Folsom Point Switch to Yellow House Canyon 345 kV.
3. Public Hearing - Planning: Consider a request for Zone Case 0458-A, a request of Lubbock Aid Ambulance for Chad Ehler, for a zone change to Commercial District (C-4), from Local Retail District (C-2) at 2747 34th Street, located at the southeast corner of 34th Street and Canton Avenue, Jefferson Avenue Addition, Block 1, Lot 10, and consider an ordinance.
4. Public Hearing - Planning: Consider a request for Zone Case 1598-J, a request of Camelot Village for Tri Star Investments, for a zone change to General Retail District (C-3) with a Specific Use for a Self-Storage Facility, from General Retail District (C-3) Specific Use, located south of 34th Street and west of Loop 289, on 0.7 acres of unplatted land out of Block AK, Section 37, and consider an ordinance.
5. Public Hearing - Planning: Consider a request for Zone Case 2538-K, a request of Betenbough Homes, for a zone change to Two-Family Residential District (R-2), from High-Density Apartment District (A-2) at 2602 Upland Avenue, located at the southwest corner of 26th Street and Upland Avenue, on 11.4 acres of unplatted land out of Block AK, Section 42, and consider an ordinance.
6. Public Hearing - Planning: Consider a request for Zone Case 3340-B, a request of Mike McCaully for JR’s Landscaping, for a zone change to Light Manufacturing District (M-1), from Interstate Highway Commercial District (IHC) at 1008 25th Street and 2415 and 2417 Avenue J, located at the northeast corner of 25th Street and Avenue J, Bowles Addition, Block 1, Lots 3 through 6, and consider an ordinance.
7. Public Hearing - Planning: Consider a request for Zone Case 3414, a request of Ronnie Wallace for Betenbough Homes, for a zone change to Two-Family District (R-2) from Transition District (T), located west of Avenue P and south of 130th Street, on 9.839 acres of unplatted land out of Block E, Section 16, and consider an ordinance.
8. Public Hearing - Planning: Consider a request for Zone Case 3415, a request of AMD Engineering, LLC for Marvin Crossnoe – MRXNO, LLC, for a zone change to High-Density Apartment District (A-2) from Single-Family Residential District (R-1), located at the northwest corner of Iola Avenue and 29th Street, on 2.04 acres of unplatted land out of Block AK, Section 44, and consider an ordinance.
9. Public Hearing - Planning: Consider a request for Zone Case 3416, a request of Grayson Harrist, for a zone change to Light Manufacturing District (M-1) from Transition District (T) at 9411 Avenue P, located at the northeast corner of 96th Street and Avenue P, Rhoades Acres Addition, Lot 1 less the east 37.5 feet, and consider an ordinance.
City of Lubbock, Texas Regular City Council Meeting Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Daniel M. Pope, Mayor Jeff Griffith, Mayor Pro Tem, District 3 Juan A. Chadis, Councilman, District 1 Shelia Patterson Harris, Councilwoman, District 2 Steve Massengale, Councilman, District 4 Randy Christian, Councilman, District 5 Latrelle Joy, Councilwoman, District 6 W. Jarrett Atkinson, City Manager Chad Weaver, City Attorney Rebecca Garza, City Secretary
http://www.mylubbock.us City Council Chambers, Citizens Tower, 1314 Avenue K, Lubbock, Texas City of Lubbock City Council Meetings are available to all persons regardless of disability. If you require special assistance, please contact the City Secretary's Office at 775-2061 or write to Post Office Box 2000, Lubbock, Texas 79457 at least 48 hours in advance of the meeting. Note: On occasion the City Council may consider agenda items out of order. Pursuant to the Executive Orders of Governor Abbott, and other authority provided by the Texas Attorney General, the City Council will convene in-person and via video and/or teleconference.
1:00 p.m. - City Council convenes in City Council Chambers in Work Session regarding items for presentation and discussion on such issues that may require in-depth consideration by the City Council. No action will be taken by the City Council in Work Session.
2. Hear and discuss presentations regarding the following and provide guidance to staff as appropriate.
1. Hold an executive session in accordance with Texas Government Code, Section 551.071, with legal counsel for advice about pending or contemplated litigation or settlement agreement and on matters in which the duty of the attorney under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct conflicts with Chapter 551.
2. Hold an executive session in accordance with Texas Government Code 551.074, to discuss personnel matters, regarding the duties, responsibilities, and/or appointments to the Electric Utility Board and Lubbock Central Appraisal District Board of Directors.
3. Hold an executive session in accordance with the Texas Government Code, Section 551.074, to discuss personnel matters, the appointment, employment, evaluation or reassignment of the following:
Adjourn from Executive Session
4:30 p.m. - City Council reconvenes in Open Session in City Council Chambers.
1. June 24, 2020 Special City Council Meeting - Lubbock Economic Development Alliance July 28, 2020 Regular City Council Meeting August 3, 2020 Special City Council Meeting - Budget Work Session August 4, 2020 Special City Council Meeting - Budget Work Session August 5, 2020 Special City Council Meeting - Budget Work Session
1. Budget Ordinance Amendment 2nd Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance No 2020-O0104, Amendment 30, amending the FY 2019-20 Budget for municipal purposes respecting the Grant Fund to accept and appropriate funding from the Texas Department of State Health Services for COVID-19 Grant Program; providing for filing; and providing for a savings clause.
2. Budget Ordinance Amendment 2nd Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance No. 2020-O0105, Amendment 31, amending the FY 2019-20 Budget for municipal purposes respecting the General Fund and the Capital Fund to establish Capital Improvement Project 92672, Parking Garage; amend Capital Improvement Project 92369, Municipal Facilities Replacements/Renovations, amend Capital Improvement Project 92551, Public Safety Improvements, providing for filing; and providing for a savings clause.
3. Budget Ordinance Amendment 1st Reading - Finance: Consider Budget Ordinance Amendment 32, amending the FY 2019-20 Budget for municipal purposes respecting the Animal Assistance Fund and Criminal Investigation Fund; providing for filing; and providing for a savings clause.
4. Resolution - Purchasing and Contract Management: Consider a resolution ratifying the acts of the Mayor in executing emergency Purchase Order 10023253, with CAN-AM Wireless, LLC, for a temperature screening system for City facilities.
5. Ordinance 2nd Reading - Right-of-Way: Consider Ordinance No. 2020-O0106, abandoning and closing a 50-foot wide temporary drainage easement located in Section 30, Block AK, Lubbock County, Texas, 7726 Milwaukee Avenue.
6. Ordinance 2nd Reading - Right-of-Way: Consider Ordinance No. 2020-O0107, abandoning and closing a 64-foot drainage easement located in Section 10, Block JS, Lubbock County, Texas, east of 1111 Upland Avenue, for a new development.
7. Resolution - Engineering: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Professional Services Agreement 15387, with Freese and Nichols, Inc., for the Vintage Township Drainage Improvements Design.
8. Resolution - Engineering: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Professional Services Agreement 15388, with Hugo Reed and Associates, Inc., for the Boston Avenue Drainage Improvements Design.
9. Resolution - Public Works Water Utilities: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Purchase Order 22104956, with Master Meter, Inc., for the purchase of advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) compatible water meters used in new developments and in the replacement of old meters.
10. Resolution - Public Works Water Utilities: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Professional Services Contract 15239, with Signature Automation, LLC, for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Integrations and Programming Services.
11. Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution approving an East-Side Grant Program (Permittable) expenditure of Market Lubbock, Inc., to be provided to Dale Richardson, pursuant to Article IV, Section 5, of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of Market Lubbock Economic Development Corporation.
12. Resolution - Community Development: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Community Development Funding Contract 15443 and all related documents, with the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs (TDHCA), for the Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) State Discretionary Funds, to assist low-income persons and households affected by COVID-19.
13. Resolution - Public Transit Services: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Lubbock, or his designee, to execute a Transportation Development Credit Agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation, TxDOT Project # TDC 1801 (05), for state funding credits for Citibus.
14. Resolution - Public Transit Services: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Lubbock, or his designee, to execute a FY 2020 Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 Grant (Project TX-2020-168-00), to provide operating assistance, preventative maintenance, ADA paratransit, capital and planning assistance for Citibus.
15. Resolution - Public Transit Services: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Lubbock, or his designee, to execute a FY 2020 Federal Transit Administration Section 5307 Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act Grant, Project ID TX-2020-165-00, to provide general operating assistance to Citibus.
16. Resolution - Public Transit Services: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Lubbock, or his designee, to execute a FY 2021 Section 5307 Grant, TxDOT URB 2102 (05), Project ID 51309020521, with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), for operating assistance to Citibus.
18. Resolution - Municipal Court: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a renewal of the Interlocal Agreement for Specialized Treatment and Rehabilitation Program (STAR) between the City of Lubbock, Lubbock County, and the Lubbock Independent School District (LISD) for Fiscal Year 2020-21.
19. Resolution - Cultural Arts: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Lubbock and the Texas Music Office within the Office of the Governor, for the ongoing maintenance of the Lubbock dataset of the Texas Music Industry Directory.
20. Resolution - Police: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Amendment No. 1 to an interlocal agreement between the City of Lubbock and the State of Texas, on behalf of the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), to provide for the assignment by the Lubbock Police Department of a Tactical Flight Officer to the Texas DPS.
21. Resolution - Lubbock Power & Light: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor of the City of Lubbock to execute that certain Temporary Construction Easement to Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC (“Oncor”), to be utilized for temporary working space during Oncor’s initial construction of transmission line and associated equipment over, under, along, to, from, and through land more particularly described in Exhibits A and B to the Temporary Construction Easement, and including certain areas along the following transmission lines: Blackwater Draw to Folsom Point Switch 345kV; Blackwater Draw to Double Mountain Switch 345kV; Double Mountain Switch to Fiddlewood Switch 345kV; Posey Switch to Oliver 115kV; Fiddlewood Switch to Farmland Switch 345kV; Posey Switch to Southeast 115kV; and Folsom Point Switch to Yellow House Canyon 345 kV.
3. Public Hearing - Planning: Consider a request for Zone Case 0458-A, a request of Lubbock Aid Ambulance for Chad Ehler, for a zone change to Commercial District (C-4), from Local Retail District (C-2) at 2747 34th Street, located at the southeast corner of 34th Street and Canton Avenue, Jefferson Avenue Addition, Block 1, Lot 10, and consider an ordinance.
4. Public Hearing - Planning: Consider a request for Zone Case 1598-J, a request of Camelot Village for Tri Star Investments, for a zone change to General Retail District (C-3) with a Specific Use for a Self-Storage Facility, from General Retail District (C-3) Specific Use, located south of 34th Street and west of Loop 289, on 0.7 acres of unplatted land out of Block AK, Section 37, and consider an ordinance.
5. Public Hearing - Planning: Consider a request for Zone Case 2538-K, a request of Betenbough Homes, for a zone change to Two-Family Residential District (R-2), from High-Density Apartment District (A-2) at 2602 Upland Avenue, located at the southwest corner of 26th Street and Upland Avenue, on 11.4 acres of unplatted land out of Block AK, Section 42, and consider an ordinance.
6. Public Hearing - Planning: Consider a request for Zone Case 3340-B, a request of Mike McCaully for JR’s Landscaping, for a zone change to Light Manufacturing District (M-1), from Interstate Highway Commercial District (IHC) at 1008 25th Street and 2415 and 2417 Avenue J, located at the northeast corner of 25th Street and Avenue J, Bowles Addition, Block 1, Lots 3 through 6, and consider an ordinance.
7. Public Hearing - Planning: Consider a request for Zone Case 3414, a request of Ronnie Wallace for Betenbough Homes, for a zone change to Two-Family District (R-2) from Transition District (T), located west of Avenue P and south of 130th Street, on 9.839 acres of unplatted land out of Block E, Section 16, and consider an ordinance.
8. Public Hearing - Planning: Consider a request for Zone Case 3415, a request of AMD Engineering, LLC for Marvin Crossnoe – MRXNO, LLC, for a zone change to High-Density Apartment District (A-2) from Single-Family Residential District (R-1), located at the northwest corner of Iola Avenue and 29th Street, on 2.04 acres of unplatted land out of Block AK, Section 44, and consider an ordinance.
9. Public Hearing - Planning: Consider a request for Zone Case 3416, a request of Grayson Harrist, for a zone change to Light Manufacturing District (M-1) from Transition District (T) at 9411 Avenue P, located at the northeast corner of 96th Street and Avenue P, Rhoades Acres Addition, Lot 1 less the east 37.5 feet, and consider an ordinance.