[0:01] ALL RIGHT. I'D OPEN THE REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING FOR LUBBOCK CITY COUNCIL FOR AUGUST 11TH, 2026. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL RECESS INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION IN ACCORDANCE WITH TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE, SECTION 551.071 TO CONSULT WITH AND SEEK THE ADVICE OF CITY'S LEGAL COUNSEL. SECTION 551.072 TO DISCUSS THE PURCHASE, EXCHANGE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY AND SECTION 551.074 TO DISCUSS PERSONNEL MATTERS. THE CITY COUNCIL IS RECESSING AT 12:31 P.M.. ALL RIGHT. THE CITY COUNCIL IS NOW RECONVENING IN OPEN SESSION. AND WE'RE GOING TO TAKE UP OUR CEREMONIAL ITEMS FIRST, A LITTLE OUT OF ORDER. SO NOW I'M GOING TO CALL ON PASTOR AND WORSHIP WORSHIP CULLEN LUNDSTROM WITH FELLOWSHIP CHURCH TO COME FORWARD AND LEAD US IN OUR INVOCATION, AFTER WHICH WE WILL SAY OUR PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO OUR UNITED STATES AND OUR TEXAS FLAG. WILL YOU PLEASE STAND AS YOU ARE ABLE? WOULD YOU PRAY WITH ME? FATHER IN HEAVEN, WE ASK NOW THAT YOUR NAME WOULD BE HONORED IN THIS MOMENT, IN THIS ROOM AND IN THIS MEETING TODAY, AND THAT YOUR NAME WOULD BE HONORED IN OUR CITY OF LUBBOCK AND HONORED BY OUR LEADERS. WE'RE REMINDED TODAY OF THE SACRED TASK THEY HAVE. THEY ARE CITIZENS AMONG US WHO'VE BEEN CALLED TO GOVERN IN OUR CITY. AND WE ACKNOWLEDGE GOD THAT BEFORE YOU AND MAN, IT IS GOOD AND RIGHT TO SUPPORT OUR LEADERS IN THEIR CAPACITY AND THEIR OFFICE AS THEY RECOGNIZE A STEWARDSHIP THAT THEY'VE BEEN GIVEN TO PROTECT PERSON AND LIBERTY AND PROPERTY OF THOSE OF US WHO RESIDE HERE, AND ALSO FOR THEM TO GUARD AGAINST UNJUST AND IMMORAL LAWS AND ACTIONS. AND IT'S A SACRED DUTY. IT'S DEFINED BY SUCH BY YOU, PROCEEDS FROM YOU. AND SO TO THAT END, LORD, AND FOR THE BUSINESS THAT THEY ARE GOING TO UNDERTAKE THIS AFTERNOON, WE ASK THAT YOU WOULD STIR WITHIN THEIR HEARTS A RENEWED AFFECTION FOR ALL THE CITIZENS OF THIS TOWN. GRANT THEM A SPECIFIC LOVE FOR A SPECIFIC PEOPLE THAT ARE ROOTED HERE IN THIS SPECIAL PLACE AS THEY FULFILL THEIR CALLING IN BEING PERSUASIVE STEWARDS OF THE PUBLIC AUTHORITY. YOU HAVE ENTRUSTED THEM WITH THIS, AND I'M ASKING, LORD, THAT YOU WOULD HELP THEM GOVERN TODAY AND EVERY DAY IN SERVICE OF THE TRUTH AND WHAT IS TRULY GOOD FOR THOSE THAT THEY GOVERN. GRANT THEM A DESIRE TO BE MODEL CITIZENS AND HONORABLE LEADERS AMONG US THAT WE WOULD CHEERFULLY FOLLOW AS AN EXAMPLE. MAY THEY NOT FIND THEIR MORAL STANDARDS IN A POLITICAL ORDER ITSELF, BUT MAY THEY SEEK TO ELEVATE THIS GOVERNMENT TO REFORM IT FOR THE BETTER. GUARD THEM AGAINST FOLLY. GUARD THEM AGAINST POOR DECISIONS. GUARD THEM FROM ILL GOTTEN GAIN. MAY THEY BE PRINCIPLED IN ALL THEIR CONDUCT, TRUTH DRIVEN IN THEIR MOTIVATIONS, AND PRUDENT IN THEIR AMBITIONS. GIVE THEM MEASURED BUT HOPEFUL EXPECTATIONS IN HOW TO LEAD US. AND LORD, FOR ALL THOSE THAT ARE IN THIS ROOM AND ALL THOSE THAT ARE AROUND THE CITY OF THIS GREAT CITY OF LUBBOCK. MAY WE BE EAGER TO RESPECT THEIR GOVERNANCE EVEN WHEN WE MAY DISAGREE. WE KNOW THAT YOU, LORD, ARE THE ONE THAT BELONGS. ALL OUR LAND, OUR HOMES, OUR LABORS, OUR CITY. AND SO WE'RE ASKING YOU, FITTINGLY, TO HELP THOSE OF US WHO ARE GOVERNED TO WILLINGLY AND HAPPILY OBEY THEIR YOUR COMMAND, TO RESPECT THEM, TO PRAY FOR THEM, TO FOLLOW THEM AS OUR LEADERS. IT'S. I PRAY WITH HUMBLE HEARTS THAT WE ASK ALL THIS TODAY. AMEN. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. NOW, IF YOU WILL JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE TO THE UNITED STATES AND TEXAS FLAG. 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. ALL RIGHT. WE'RE NOW GOING TO TAKE UP OUR AGENDA ITEM 2.1, A BUDGET WORK SESSION. AND AT THIS TIME, I WILL TURN IT OVER TO OUR CITY MANAGER, MR. ATKINSON, TO MAKE THAT PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. MAYOR. CITY COUNCIL. FIRST, I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE YOU JUST A REALLY QUICK BRIEFING ON A POSITIVE OPPORTUNITY FOR CHANGE TO THE BUDGET THAT I PRESENTED TO YOU LAST WEEK. SO THIS IS SPECIFIC TO THE AIRPORT. REMEMBER, AIRPORT OPERATES AS AN ENTERPRISE FUND. IT'S A BIT UNUSUAL BECAUSE OF THE INTERACTION WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND SO FORTH, AIRPORT SECURITY AND THINGS LIKE THAT. SO WE HAVE JUST BEEN NOTIFIED THAT WE RECEIVED. AND THIS THIS IS A PROGRAM THAT EXISTED YEARS AGO. AND THEN IT SLOWLY WENT AWAY AND NOW IT'S COMING BACK TO US.
[5:02] IT IS CALLED THE TSA OR TRANSPORTATION SECURITY AGENCY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER REIMBURSEMENT PROGRAM. SOMETHING WE'VE APPLIED FOR. WE WERE NOTIFIED LATE LAST WEEK THAT WE RECEIVED THAT GRANT, AND IT'S A REIMBURSABLE GRANT IN THE AMOUNT OF $146,000. WE HAD IN THE BUDGET PROPOSALS THIS YEAR, THE PROPOSALS THAT I WORKED ON A REQUEST TO DO SOME RECLASSIFICATION OF OUR AIRPORT POLICE DEPARTMENT. SO THAT IS A STANDALONE DEPARTMENT. IT IS NOT A SUBSIDIARY OF THE LUBBOCK POLICE DEPARTMENT. IT IS UNIQUE TO THE AIRPORT. WE'RE STARTING TO HAVE A BIT OF A COMPETITIVE GAP WITH SOME SMALLER AGENCIES AROUND US. SO WE'RE, WE'RE FIGHTING REALLY HARD TO GET GOOD OFFICERS AND TO KEEP THEM. IF WE ACCEPT THIS GRANT, I THINK THEN WE CAN FULLY FUND. IN FACT, IT LEAVES JUST A SLIGHT BIT LEFT OVER. WE CAN FULLY FUND RECLASSIFYING THOSE OFFICERS, SETTING THOSE PAY GRADES BACK UP TO BE MORE COMPETITIVE. AND THE EFFECT IS NO NET COST BACK TO THAT AIRPORT. SO IF THAT'S SOMETHING YOU'RE GENERALLY AGREEABLE WITH, WE WILL PUT ALL THE NUMBERS TOGETHER AND I CAN HAVE THEM BACK FOR THE AUGUST 25TH WORK SESSION. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. ROBERT, DO YOU MIND SWITCHING THE INPUTS? THAT'S LIKE TWICE IN A ROW THAT THE TECHNOLOGY DIDN'T BREAK BECAUSE OF ME. I FEEL MUCH BETTER NOW. OKAY. COUNCIL. WE'VE GONE BACK. AND THANK YOU TO THOSE THAT HAVE CALLED OR COME BY AND VISITED WITH US. WE'VE TRIED TO PUT ALL OF THE TAX RATE PROPOSAL INFORMATION ON A SINGLE PAGE. OKAY. SO REMEMBER, THE LAST ITEM ON YOUR AGENDA TODAY IS FOR THE COUNCIL TO PROPOSE THE MAXIMUM TAX RATE. YOU'RE NOT VOTING ON IT. YOU'RE NOT ADOPTING IT, BUT YOU ARE GIVING US THAT NOT TO EXCEED NUMBER AT YOUR PLACE IS A STAPLED MEMORANDUM THAT HAS A COVER MEMO FOR ME. IT HAS THE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION FROM JOE AND FROM CHERYL. AND IN THE ACTUAL RESOLUTION THAT'S BEHIND IT. SO LET ME WALK THROUGH THIS BASE BUDGET. WHAT WE LOOKED AT ON THE GENERAL FUND BEING 1.485% ABOVE NO NEW REVENUE. AND REMEMBER, WE HAD CREDITS IN THERE THAT WERE BASED ON THE MEET AND CONFER RATES. THERE'S YOUR ADDITIONAL REVENUE. I THINK I'VE TOLD SEVERAL OF YOU ALL THE ADDITIONAL REVENUE WAS 1.323, AND THAT WAS BEFORE WE GOT THE ADJUSTED NUMBERS. IT'S THE WRONG ONES IN MY HEAD. THE CORRECT ONE IS ON THE PAGE. SO TO THOSE OF YOU ALL THAT I TOLD SOMETHING DIFFERENT, I APOLOGIZE. THAT BASE BUDGET, ASSUMING MEET AND CONFER HAPPENS, HAD A MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS RATE OF 0.373620 AND AN I&S RATE INTEREST IN SINKING OF 0.107586. NOW REMEMBER, OUR PROPOSED I&S RATE THIS YEAR IS THE EXACT SAME RATE AS LAST YEAR, WHICH IS LOWER THAN THE YEAR PRIOR. SO IN ALL 3 OF THESE PERMUTATIONS I NS RATE WILL STAY THE SAME. AND THEN ON THE RIGHT YOU SEE THE TOTAL RATE. YOU TAKE THE BASE BUDGET AND THE POTENTIAL OF THOSE 2 MEET AND CONFER AGREEMENTS. THAT TAKES THE M&O RATE TO 0.405835 UCI AND SUC TOTAL. IF WE DON'T END UP DOING THOSE MEET AND CONFER AGREEMENTS. IF THIS BODY DOESN'T. AND WE'RE WE'RE STILL A WAYS AWAY FROM GETTING THERE. WE STILL NEED TO GO BACK AND PICK UP WHAT I PRESUME WOULD BE THEN AN EQUIVALENT 3% RAISE, BOTH FOR LUBBOCK POLICE DEPARTMENT, LUBBOCK FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND THAT ASSOCIATED STEP COST. IF YOU DO THAT, THAT MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION RATE IS 0.394248 OR 39.4. COUNCIL FOR YOUR ACTION TODAY, STAFF WOULD RECOMMEND YOU TAKE THE ONE THAT IS IN THE BOX IN THE MIDDLE. AND THE REASON BEING IS IF THAT'S WHERE WE ULTIMATELY END UP IN SEPTEMBER, THAT RATE FUNDS EVERYTHING. IF WE ARE ABLE TO MAKE REDUCTIONS, IF WE'RE ABLE TO MAKE CUTS, IF SOMETHING HAPPENS WITH ONE OR THE OTHER OR BOTH OF THE MEET AND CONFER AGREEMENTS, YOU'LL OBVIOUSLY COME IN LOWER. BUT REMEMBER THAT TODAY'S ACTION IS JUST SETTING THAT BENCHMARK THAT WE CANNOT GO ABOVE. SO QUESTIONS ON THAT SHEET. REMIND ME IF YOU HAVE THAT FIGURE. SO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE MEET AND CONFER WITH THE BASE BUDGET AND THE BUDGET WITHOUT MEET AND CONFER IS ABOUT A PENNY A LITTLE BIT SLIGHTLY MORE THAN A
[10:04] PENNY. WHAT DOES A PENNY REPRESENT IN OUR BUDGET? DOES ANYBODY KNOW? JOE. JOE. HE HAS BOTH A PENNY AND A PERCENT. YES. $2.387 MILLION AND 1% REPRESENTS $877,000. AND REMEMBER, A TAX LAW IS ULTIMATELY BASED ON PERCENTAGE RATHER THAN THE PENNY. BUT THOSE BOTH NUMBERS ARE CORRECT. RIGHT. BUT THE WHEN YOU SAY TAX LAW, YOU MEAN THE INCREASE THAT WE CAN MAKE IN A BUDGET IS A PERCENTAGE FIGURE, NOT A DOLLAR FIGURE OR A PENNY FIGURE. IT DOES BECOME A DOLLAR FIGURE, DOESN'T IT? BUT IT IS FIGURED AS A PERCENTAGE OF YOUR. THAT'S IT. ALL RIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. I KNOW EVERYBODY TOOK THOSE BOOKS HOME WITH THEM AND SLEPT WITH THEM AND HAVE ABSORBED ALL OF THAT INFORMATION INTO THEIR HEADS. AND AND YOU KNOW, FULLY PREPARED TO MOVE FORWARD. BUT ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT OR DIRECTIONS TO MR. ATKINSON, YOU HAVE SOME MORE THINGS TO SHOW US, IS THAT CORRECT? I DO, ALL RIGHT. AT THIS POINT, KEEP GOING. YES, SIR. OKAY. YOU SAW THIS IN THE PRESENTATION LAST WEEK. SO I'M KIND OF SETTING THE STAGE. THIS IS THE IMPACT BETWEEN THE TAX RATE AND THE APPRAISAL EFFECT ON THE AVERAGE HOME. AND AGAIN THE AVERAGE HOME IS $229,418. THIS EXAMPLE WAS THE BASE BUDGET THAT WE PROPOSED. AND THE ANSWER IS UP THERE AT THE TOP IT'S $43.42. NOW WE HAVE DONE THE SAME STILL ON THE AVERAGE HOUSE. AND THIS IS WITH THE RECOMMENDED RATE THAT I JUST WENT OVER FROM THE FIRST PAGE. AND YOU CAN SEE THAT FOR THE AVERAGE HOUSE, THE $229,000, IT'S $117 OVER THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. I'M SORRY. 229. ON THE ON THE AVERAGE, $229,000 HOME, IT'S A $117 ANNUAL IMPACT. OKAY. THIS IS THE FIRST SLIDE WAS LAST YEAR'S THIS IS THIS YEAR'S RIGHT. THE FIRST SLIDE IS JUST THAT BASE BUDGET. AND I PUT THIS UP HERE BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT I SHOWED YOU FRIDAY. OKAY? OKAY. THIS IS THAT 3RD OPTION. WHAT WOULD BE THE BUDGET WITHOUT THE MEET AND CONFER BUT ADDING BACK 3%. THAT DIFFERENCE, THAT INCREASE IS $90.75. SO BETWEEN THE RECOMMENDED AT 117 AND WHERE WE'VE GOT IT PEGGED, IF WE DON'T IT'S 90.75. APPROXIMATELY $27 ON AN AVERAGE HOME. YES. OKAY. OKAY. AND THEN I HAVE ONE MORE WAY OF LOOKING AT IT. ANSWERING A SUGGESTION I WAS GIVEN LAST WEEK. SO IN THE OLD DAYS, WAY BACK BEFORE WE GOT INTO ALL SOME OF THE 3 AND A HALF AND NO NEW REVENUES AND ALL THAT, ALL YOUR MATH WAS DONE ON A $100,000 HOME, NOT ON AN AVERAGE. SO WE'VE TAKEN THE SAME INFORMATION. THESE NUMBERS ARE GOING TO LOOK DIFFERENT, BUT IT'S ONLY BECAUSE WE'VE SAID IT AT THE 100,000. SO YOU HAVE $200,000 HOME. IT'S TIMES 2 AND ETC. ON THAT BASE NUMBER, IT'S $9.01. THE ONE THAT WE'VE RECOMMENDED FOR YOU TO ESTABLISH THE MAXIMUM NOT TO EXCEED TODAY IS $41.23. AND THEN ON THAT 3RD AND FINAL OPTION, $29.64. AND THAT WAS 1 MORE. AND IF YOU DON'T ALREADY HAVE THIS ENTIRE THING IN YOUR EMAIL, YOU WILL BEFORE WE GET OUT OF HERE. ALL RIGHT. AND THAT WAS THE LAST ONE. MAYOR. ALL RIGHT. QUESTIONS FOR MR. ATKINSON. ALL RIGHT. YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THE COUNCIL'S WORK ON THE BUDGET IS NOT DONE.
[15:06] YOUR YOUR WORK IS PRETTY MUCH DONE IN TERMS OF PRESENTING YOUR BUDGET YOUR IDEAL BUDGET OR DIFFERENT IDEAL BUDGET PROPOSALS TO US BASED ON YOUR ANALYSIS OF THE CITY'S NEEDS. AND WE ALL RECOGNIZE THAT THAT IS A EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND LONG PROCESS. AND SO WE APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE THERE. SO I SEE A FEW OTHER QUESTIONS COMING UP HERE. LET'S SEE, MR. COUNCILMAN COLLINS. WE'VE LOST THE SCREEN, DID I? DO YOU WANT IT BACK, PLEASE? SORRY. THE NEXT TO LAST SLIDE. YEAH. IT'S COMING. YES, SIR. THAT'S THE LAST SLIDE. NEXT TO LAST. 41.23. INCREASE IN PROPERTY TAX ON $100,000 HOME ANNUALLY. YES. OKAY. CAN YOU TELL US IF IF THAT TAX RATE IF THAT REVENUE STREAM IS ADOPTED. WHAT IS THE TOTAL TAXES. IS THAT $513.42. IS THAT THE CITY TAX BURDEN ON THAT $100,000 HOME. CORRECT. FOR THE CITY. THE CITY. NOT. NOT SCHOOL DISTRICT. NOT COUNTY. NO OTHER ENTITIES. ONLY THE CITY. ONLY THE CITY. 513.42 ON $100,000 HOME IF WE APPROVE. EVENTUALLY APPROVED THE TAX RATE THAT HAS BEEN PROPOSED, INCLUDING MEET AND CONFER. THE 5.3 , 5.513. CORRECT. FOR THE TOTAL TAX RATE. YEAH. GOT IT. THANK YOU. MY FIRST TIME TO GET TO DO THIS. COUNCILMAN GREEN. THANK YOU. I WANT THE, YOU KNOW, THE AFTER OUR WORK SESSION LAST WEEK, JUST KIND OF WANT TO LET THE PUBLIC KNOW KIND OF WHAT WE'RE UP AGAINST BECAUSE THESE NUMBERS LOOK PRETTY, PRETTY BIG. WE OUR REVENUE, WE HAD A SMALL, SMALL INCREASE IN REVENUE ARE, BY STANDARDS, 2 OR 3 YEARS AGO AND OUR REVENUE WAS WIPED OUT BY A AN EXEMPTION. ALL OF OUR NEW REVENUE WAS WIPED OUT BY THE STATE OF TEXAS. AND IS APPROVED BY THE VOTERS BACK IN NOVEMBER. PROPOSITION NINE, WHERE THE EXEMPTION FOR BUSINESS PERSONAL PROPERTY WENT FROM $2500 TO $125,000. THAT WIPED OUT $436 MILLION IN REVENUE FOR OUR CITY. AND THAT'S A BIG, BIG WIPE OUT. SO WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THESE NUMBERS, WE'RE FACED WITH A REALLY TOUGH CHALLENGE BECAUSE BASICALLY WE HAD ALL OF OUR NEW REVENUE WIPED OUT. AND SO THE NO NEW REVENUE RATE ACTUALLY WENT UP ABOVE THE ADOPTED RATE THAT WE HAD LAST YEAR. AND THAT'S UNUSUAL. WHEN YOU GAIN IN REVENUE, YOUR NO NEW REVENUE RATE TYPICALLY GOES DOWN. AND SINCE WE LOST REVENUE, OUR NO NEW REVENUE RATE WENT UP AND IT WENT UP SIGNIFICANTLY ABOVE THE LAST YEAR'S REVENUE, BUT EVEN ABOVE THE ADJUSTED. SO WE'RE ALREADY STARTING OUT. OUR NO NEW REVENUE IS ALREADY STARTING OUT ABOVE WHAT OUR ADJUSTED OUR ADOPTED REVENUE RATE WAS LAST YEAR. SO I JUST WANT EVERYBODY TO KNOW, KIND OF I HOPE THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. WHERE WE'RE STARTING FROM AND WHY WE'RE STARTING FROM WHERE WE ARE. AND I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF MAKE THAT MORE CLEAR. I GOTTA SAY, I'M IMPRESSED. YOU CAUGHT ON QUICK. THAT WAS A LOT. YES. AND THAT POINT HE WAS MAKING NORMALLY, WE LIKE TO CAPTURE THAT NEW REVENUE THAT WE GET FROM NEW DEVELOPMENT. BUT BECAUSE OF CHANGES IN THE TAX LAWS AND EXEMPTIONS, THAT WAS ALL WIPED OUT THIS YEAR. SO IT'S A GOOD POINT TO MAKE. ARE THERE OTHER COMMENTS? WELL, AGAIN OUR WORK IS NOT DONE. I THINK OUR WORK JUST BEGINS REALLY ABOUT NOW AS A COUNCIL TO WORK ON THAT. THERE ARE MANY THINGS I THINK WE'RE GOING TO WANT TO LOOK AT. I'M VERY INTERESTED IN LOOKING AT LP AND L BUDGET,
[20:05] AND I WANT TO FIND WAYS TO TRY TO HELP OUR CITIZENS WITH THE COST OF THEIR UTILITIES. AND SO I'M GOING TO BE TAKING A CAREFUL LOOK AT THAT AND MAKING SURE THAT WE RETURN MONEY TO OUR RATEPAYERS THAT I THINK THEY ARE LOOKING FOR. SO. BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER THINGS WE WILL BE DOING AS A COUNCIL, AND WE ALL HAVE OUR HOMEWORK IN FRONT OF US IN ABOUT A MONTH TO GET IT DONE AS WE DISCUSS IT AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS PROCESS. WE ALWAYS WELCOME THE INPUT OF CITIZENS IN THAT PROCESS, BECAUSE IT'S PROBABLY THE MOST DIFFICULT AND TIME CONSUMING THING WE DO AS A COUNCIL, AND IT'S NOT AN EASY THING TO DO TO BALANCE THE NEEDS THAT WE FEEL AND THE NEEDS THAT COME TO US FROM THE CITIZENS, AND THEN OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS WE LEVY A TAX ON THEM. THAT'S SOMETHING WE ALL UP HERE TAKE VERY, VERY SERIOUSLY. BUT WE'LL BE WORKING ON THAT. AND JUST REMIND EVERYBODY WHEN WE TAKE THIS VOTE AT THE END OF TODAY, AT THE END OF OUR REGULAR SESSION, WE ARE JUST SETTING A RATE. WE CANNOT GO ABOVE STATE LAW TELLS US WE HAVE TO ESTABLISH OUR MAXIMUM TAX RATE. THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT IS THE RATE WE WILL ADOPT. IT COULD BE, BUT IT COULD NEVER BE MORE THAN THAT. IT CAN ALWAYS BE LESS THAN THAT. ALL RIGHT. SO JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THAT. AND WITH NO OTHER QUESTIONS I SEE NO OTHER QUESTIONS. WE WILL MOVE FORWARD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. ALL RIGHT. NOW WE'RE GOING TO HAVE CITIZEN COMMENTS. AND BY OUR RULES, ANY CITIZEN WISHING TO SPEAK ON ANY ITEM ON. POSTED ON OUR AGENDA MAY DO SO IF THEY SIGN UP BEFORE THE TIME THE MEETING STARTS AND THEY'RE ALLOWED 3 MINUTES TO MAKE THEIR COMMENTS AND YOU'LL HEAR A BELL SOUND WHEN YOU'VE GOT 30S LEFT AND ANOTHER BELL WHEN YOU NEED TO WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS. AND I WILL CALL YOU FORWARD. AND WHEN YOU COME FORWARD, IF YOU WOULD STATE YOUR NAME AND WE WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU WOULD ALSO GIVE US YOUR ADDRESS. AND THEN LET US KNOW WHAT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA YOU'RE WISHING TO SPEAK ON. AND SO FIRST ON OUR TODAY, FIRST PERSON SIGNED UP TODAY IS FABIAN MATA. MR. MATA, IF YOU WOULD COME FORWARD. THANK YOU GUYS. THANKS AGAIN. FABIAN MATA, 211 NORTH AVENUE M, GUADALUPE NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M TRYING TO. WELL, I'M TALKING ABOUT 6.16. WHAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION IS THE LAST PHRASE ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT IS REGARDING LUBBOCK LAKE 7 PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONCEPTUAL LEVEL DESIGN FOR LAKE 7 COMPONENTS AND UPSTREAM MITIGATION. WELL, I LIVE NEAR LUBBOCK LAKE, 3, 4, 5 GUADALUPE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND OUR CONCERN, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE HIRING SOMEBODY TO MITIGATE POLLUTION IS WHAT I'M THINKING ABOUT. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS IN THE LAKES. WELL, I'VE GOT A SOLUTION THAT'S FOR FREE. AND I ALSO LIKE THE INVOCATION WHEN THE PRAYER, THE PHRASE IN SERVICE OF THE TRUTH. I REALLY LIKE THAT ONE. AND I'LL GIVE YOU SOME REASONS WHY. THERE ARE SEVERAL BUSINESSES ACROSS THE CANYON. 401 NORTH AVENUE K, 501 NORTH AVENUE K. THEY HAVE NO CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY REQUIRED BY LAW BY THE CITY OF LUBBOCK. AND THEY'RE STILL OPERATING. YOU GUYS ARE ALLOWING THEM TO OPERATE, I GUESS BECAUSE IN THE BLACK SIDE OF TOWN AND THE BROWN SIDE OF TOWN, BUSINESSES CANNOT OBEY, HAVE TO OBEY THE LAW BECAUSE I GUESS YOU ALL DON'T CARE. WHAT ARE THE REPERCUSSIONS FOR NOT HAVING A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY? PENALTIES TYPICALLY INCLUDE MUNICIPAL CODE ENFORCEMENT FINES RANGING FROM 50 UP TO 2000 PER DAY. THERE'S FIVE BUILDINGS AT 540107, UK FOR CONTINUED NONCOMPLIANCE ALONGSIDE POTENTIAL UTILITY SHUTOFFS, STOP WORK, CEASE AND DESIST. DECEASED ORDERS. YEAH. YOU NEED TO SHUT THEM DOWN, LIKE TODAY. OR START FINDING THEM. WE'RE SICK OF IT. THE POLLUTION CEASE OPERATIONS. OKAY. AND I'LL TELL YOU WHY. IN SERVICE OF THE TRUTH. NEED I REMIND YOU? I'LL TELL YOU WHY. THEY DON'T HAVE CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY. BECAUSE THEY DON'T WANT TO COMPLY WITH ORDINANCE 6323. IN 1972, WHEN THEY BUILT THE JIM BERTRAM LAKE SYSTEM TO PROTECT THE WATER, IF THEY HAVE TO FILL OUT THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, THEY HAVE TO HAVE ENCLOSURES FOR THAT, PILES OF CONCRETE THAT HAVE PILED RIGHT NEXT TO THE WATER, RIGHT NEXT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT BLOWS THROUGH MY HOUSE. THEY GOT TO PLANT TREES. THEY DON'T HAVE THAT. THEY DON'T HAVE PARKING, AND THEY CERTAINLY DON'T HAVE TALL FENCES TO PREVENT THE POLLUTION ALL OVER THE LAKES, ALL
[25:03] OVER OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. OKAY. AND NUMBER 4 ALSO THE, THE BURNT UNIT, BURNT STORAGE UNIT, THE DILAPIDATED WATER CAR WASH. I SENT YOU AN EMAIL. APPARENTLY, ENFORCEMENT DOESN'T ENFORCE MUCH IN EASTERN NORTH LUBBOCK. ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. I GOT SOME ACTION OPEN RECORDS REQUESTS. WHEN I OPENED, I SUBMITTED AN OPEN RECORDS REQUEST ON THE INVESTIGATIONS FROM MR. WALKER ON THAT DILAPIDATED STORAGE UNIT THAT BURNED RECENTLY. WE HAD ANOTHER FIRE OVER THERE ON CLOVIS HIGHWAY. THIS IS DANGEROUS. AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, HE GIVES THEM 90 DAYS TO TURN DOWN THE BUILDING. HE SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS WAY BACK BEFORE FEBRUARY WHEN I FILED A COMPLAINT. SO ENFORCEMENT IS NOT MUCH ENFORCEMENT IN NORTH AND EAST LUBBOCK. YOU NEED TO SHUT DOWN THESE BUSINESSES LIKE TODAY. AND THEN WE GOT IT'S NOT JUST THEM. THERE'S PERMIAN BASIN MATERIALS RIGHT THERE IN AVENUE K, TRIPLE C, CONCRETE ON ERSKINE, NO CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. WEST INDUSTRIES ON CLOVIS HIGHWAY. NO CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. HARDY MATERIALS 401,501,DC CALICHE. I SEND YOU ALL AN EMAIL. THEY'RE OPERATING WITHOUT A STATE PERMIT EITHER, 34TH AND AVENUE 8. NO STATE PERMIT POLLUTING THE WHOLE EAST SIDE. BLACK PEOPLE FINALLY HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GO UP THERE AND COMPLAIN. THEY SHUT HIM DOWN AND THEY MERGED WITH SOME OTHER POLLUTING, CONCRETE THING. IT'S SICKENING. YOU NEED TO WRAP UP YOUR COMMENTS. I APPRECIATE IT. YOUR T3 MINUTES IS. ARE Y'ALL GOING TO DO SOMETHING TODAY? THANK YOU. YOU'RE WELCOME. JUST SO EVERYBODY KNOWS, OUR RULES DO NOT ALLOW US TO RESPOND TO PEOPLE'S COMMENTS WHEN THEY COME FORWARD. MR. RAMOS, JOHN RAMOS. GOOD AFTERNOON. I LIVE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD ALSO. DO YOU HAVE A 55 CHEVY CAR? YOU DO? HOW OFTEN DO YOU WASH IT? YOU DON'T HAVE TO. YOU KEEP IT IN THE GARAGE. WE'RE REALLY NOT SUPPOSED TO RESPOND TO COMMENTS, MR. RAMOS. OKAY. SEE THIS? I KEEP MY CAR IN THE GARAGE. I GOTTA WIPE IT DOWN EVERY 2 DAYS. THAT'S MY CAR. I DRIVE IT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE. MY WIFE'S CRV. I HAD TO WASH IT EVERY OTHER DAY BECAUSE OF ALL THE SAND COMING OVER FROM THE CONCRETE PLACE. WE HAVE WOODEN FLOORS IN OUR HOUSE. I HAVE TO WASH THE SIDEWALK COMING INTO THE HOUSE EVERY DAY. OTHERWISE, ALL THIS STUFF, WHEN YOU WALK IN, YOU HAVE ALL THOSE FOOTPRINTS COMING INTO THE HOUSE. OUR WINDOWS, WE HAVE TO WASH DOWN EVERY OTHER DAY BECAUSE WE CAN'T OPEN. BECAUSE ALL THE DUST, ALL THIS STUFF'S COMING IN. I MEAN, THIS IS GETTING CRAZY. I'M 75 YEARS OLD. I DON'T WANT TO BE WASHED IN THE CAR EVERY OTHER DAY FROM MY WIFE, YOU KNOW? AND I THINK SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH THAT. IT'S REALLY GETTING CRAZY. I KNOW YOU GOTTA SEE. AND I GOT PICTURES OF THE CARS JUST TO SEE. YOU COULD SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE FROM DAY TO DAY. AND WE'RE BREATHING ALL THIS STUFF FROM RIGHT HERE. I THINK SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH THESE COMPANIES OVER THERE. AND I THINK THEY PUT THEM IN COMPLIANCE. I MEAN, IT'S IT'S CRAZY. YOU GO DOWN TO ERSKINE ANYTIME. YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE THE HIGHWAY OR THE ROAD BECAUSE ALL THIS DOES FROM ALL THIS. AND, YOU KNOW, I THINK I THINK WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING WITH IT. PUT A STOP TO IT. I DON'T LIKE WASHING CARS. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. OKAY. I THINK A STATEMENT OF FACT OR POLICY. MR. RAMOS. MR. RAMOS, IF POSSIBLE, I'D LIKE TO SCHEDULE SOME TIME WITH YOU AFTER. THANK YOU. AND WE'LL HAVE KRISTEN MURRAY TO CONNECT WITH YOU IMMEDIATELY AFTER. THANK YOU. SHUT HIM DOWN. ALL RIGHT, MISS HOY. CHRISTINE HOY. ARE YOU SAYING CHRISTIE. CHRISTINE, HOY. I'M THE SPOKESPERSON. IS THAT OKAY? I LIVE AT THE SAME RESIDENCE. I'LL ALLOW IT. I'LL ALLOW IT. YEAH. I DON'T KNOW TO WHOM I'M SPEAKING. I'M SORRY. I CAME BECAUSE I GUESS IT'S IN REFERENCE TO 2.1 AND 6.4 ON YOUR AGENDA IN REFERENCE TO THE SEWER LINE IN THE ALLEY. OUR HOUSE IS FLOODED. DO I NEED TO WAIT? I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO WAIT FOR THE DEAN. CAN I SPEAK? OKAY. I'M SORRY. OUR HOUSE IS FLOODED 4 TIMES SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE IN LESS THAN A MONTH, AND WE PUT IN A NEW SEWER LINE AND IT STILL FLOODED AGAIN. I ASKED TO BE HAMMERED AND IT WENT OUT TO THE CITY LINE. THE ORANGEBURG THAT WAS IN THE ALLEY WAS CRUSHED. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU KNOW WHAT ORANGEBURG IS, BUT IT WAS INVENTED DURING WORLD WAR 2.
[30:04] IT'S RIPPING PAPER THAT THEY TOOK TAR AND TARRED IT AND ROLLED IT AND TARRED IT AND ROLLED IT. 70 YEARS AGO, IT'S STILL IN YOUR ALLEYS. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, OUR HOUSE FLOODED. WHEN WE BOUGHT THE HOUSE IN 2019, IT FLOODED. WE THOUGHT IT WAS STILL OUR LINE. THEY SAID IT WAS CLEAR. UNDOUBTEDLY, YOUR LINE WAS CRUSHED. THEN YOU HAVE DUMPSTER TRUCKS THAT ARE GOING DOWN THE ALLEY MAKING THREE FOOT RUTS WHENEVER IT'S WET, AND NOW YOU WANT TO CHARGE ME $1,000 TO GET IT REPAIRED. I DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY. I DON'T THINK ANY CITIZEN SHOULD HAVE TO PAY. THAT'S ORANGEBURG. IT'S 70 YEARS OLD. IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE BUDGET. AND ALL OF THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHANGED YEARS AGO. WHY ARE YOU CHARGING ME TO FIX IT? I DON'T OWN IT. IT'S NOT MINE. MY LINE ENDS AT MY FENCE LINE. IT'S OUT IN THE ALLEY. DO I PAY TAXES ON IT? NO, BUT I PAY YOU TAXES TO FIX IT. SO WHY DO US AS CITIZENS HAVE TO PAY YOU AGAIN 3 TIMES. YOU HAVE AN INFRASTRUCTURE BUDGET IN YOUR LINE ITEMS. WHY AREN'T YOU USING THAT TO FIX? WHY WASN'T IT USED TO FIX THIS 70 YEARS AGO? WHY AM I DEALING WITH IT? THE WAY I SEE IT, Y'ALL SHOULD PAY FOR MY HOUSE. THAT WAS FLOODED DUE TO YOUR NEGLIGENCE OF TAKING CARE OF PROPER INFRASTRUCTURE IN YOUR CITY. THE DUMPSTERS ISSUES ALSO. I'M TELLING YOU, I'M TIRED OF PICKING UP TRASH FROM OTHER PEOPLE. IF I HOUSE A DUMPSTER, I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE I'M OUT THERE PICKING UP TRASH. THEY RUINED MY FENCE 3 YEARS AGO. I WAS HAD THE CITY COME AND LOOK AT IT, AND THE DUMPSTER GUY LOOKED AT IT. THEY DIDN'T SAY FILE A CLAIM. I DIDN'T KNOW I COULD UNTIL I TALKED TO MR. BRAGG THE OTHER DAY ABOUT THIS ISSUE. AND HE TOLD ME, HE SAID, YOU SHOULD HAVE FILED A CLAIM. I SAID, CAN I GO RETRO? AND HE SAID, NO, YOU HAVE TO FILE IT. AT THE TIME, I WASN'T INFORMED THERE WERE SUCH THINGS TO DO. AT THAT TIME, I PAID FOR A FENCE THAT YOUR DUMPSTERS PEOPLE PUSHED INTO MY FENCE. I PUT UP A NEW FENCE. THEY'RE ALREADY PUSHING IT IN. MY V IS LIKE THIS. I'M THIS DEEP. I'M THIS FAR FROM THE ROAD. THE TOP OF THE ROAD. IN THE ALLEY. YOUR TRUCKS ARE GOING DOWN THAT RALLY. WHY AM I PAYING? THANK YOU. AM I DONE? IS THAT WHAT Y'ALL SAID? THANK YOU. MISS HOY. I KNOW THIS PROBABLY DOESN'T HELP, BUT AS A MATTER OF LAW, THOUGH, THE. LINE IN THE ALLEY TO THE MIDDLE OF THE. FROM YOUR FENCE LINE TO THE MIDDLE OF THE ALLEY IS YOUR PERSONAL PROPERTY. IS THAT NOT CORRECT, MR. WADE? YEAH. FROM THE INTERCONNECT TO YOUR HOUSE IS YOUR IS IS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY. WELL, I DON'T PAY TAXES ON IT. ALL RIGHT. I'M SORRY. WE DO. CAN I RESPOND? I GUESS WE DO HAVE A PROGRAM THAT DOES ASSIST. SO IF WE CAN GET STAFF TO ASSIST THIS INDIVIDUAL, MAYBE WE CAN GET SOME ASSISTANCE. I THINK IT'S SOMETHING HE NEEDS TO LOOK AT FOR ALL THE CITIES. WE HAVE A PROGRAM AVAILABLE. WE PAY TAXES. WE PAY TAXES TO PAY PEOPLE TO WORK THE CITY. IT'S ON THE CITY PROPERTY. THEY MAINTAIN THAT ALLEY. ALL RIGHT. I KNOW I NEED TO MOVE ON TO THE NEXT PERSON. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, THOUGH. FORMER COUNCILWOMAN SHEILA PATTERSON HARRIS. ALL RIGHT. COME ON UP. YES, SIR. GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. MAYOR. MAYOR PRO TEM AND THE REST OF THE GANG. WELCOME. COUNCILMAN GREEN. MY NAME IS SHEILA PATTERSON HARRIS. I'M AT 2303 BIRCH AVENUE. I SERVE, AND ACTUALLY, THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, I WAS SERVING AS THE PRESIDENT FOR THE CHAPMAN HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND FOR WHICH I WAS SPEAKING. I'M HERE A LITTLE EARLY BECAUSE I WANT TO GET A JUMP ON IT. JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, COUNCIL MEN AND WOMEN THAT CHAPMAN HILL AND OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE WAITED PATIENTLY DURING THE FREEZE OF FUNDS DURING CAPITAL PROGRAMS THAT PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING. SO WE'RE COMING UP ON A NEW BUDGET. AND SURELY AS HARD AS IT'S BEEN IN THIS CITY, THAT MONEY IS UNFROZEN. IT'S THAWED OUT. SO I'M ASKING YOU IF YOU WOULD PLEASE, AS YOU TAKE ON THE TAKE A LOOK AT THE CAPITAL PROGRAMS AND THE PROJECTS THAT YOU MAKE SURE THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD PROGRAMS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD PROJECT PROGRAMS THAT THEY GET FUNDED AND THAT THE FUNDS THAT ARE ALREADY THERE, THAT THEY BE ALLOWED AND ACCESSIBLE FOR THE CITIZENS WHO ARE A PART OF THE CHAPMAN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION NUMBER ONE, BUT ALSO THE OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS THAT ARE HERE IN THIS CITY.
[35:04] SO I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW WE WAITED. SO NOW WE'RE READY AND WE'VE GOT NEW IDEAS. WE'VE HAD THAT WE'VE USED THAT TIME WISELY. SO WE HAVE NEW IDEAS JUST LIKE FOR YOU TO TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION AS YOU BEGIN LOOKING AT MAKING DECISIONS ON YOUR BUDGET. BLESSINGS TO YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL NOW TAKE UP ITEM AGENDA ITEM 5.1 MINUTES FROM OUR SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS HELD ON JULY 7TH, JULY 9TH AND JULY 15TH, AS WELL AS MINUTES FOR THE JULY 14TH, 2026 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING. IS THERE A MOTION? THOSE MINUTES HAVE BEEN PRESENTED. WE HAVE A MOTION. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? WE HAVE A MOTION SECOND. ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES TO THOSE MINUTES? I SEE NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAY NAY. I HEAR NONE THAT MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE'LL NOW TAKE UP ITEM 6, THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE NEED TO PULL AGENDA ITEM 6.9 FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. AND I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AGENDA ITEM 6.19. IS THERE SUCH A MOTION? HAVE A MOTION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? ALL RIGHT, I HAVE A SECOND. DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? I SEE NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAY NAY. I HEAR NONE THAT MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA EXCEPT FOR ITEM 6.19 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE'LL NOW TAKE UP ITEM 6.9. AT THIS TIME IT'S PULLED BECAUSE COUNCILMAN GREEN IS RECUSING FROM CONSIDERATION OF THIS ITEM. SO LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT COUNCILMAN GREEN HAS RECUSED US. AND UNLESS THERE IS A NEED FOR STAFF BRIEFING ON THIS. GO AHEAD AND STEP OUT IF YOU WOULD. AND I DON'T. IS THERE ANY REQUEST FOR STAFF BRIEFING ON THIS ITEM? I SEE NONE. ALL RIGHT. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 6.19. HAVE A SECOND. HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION ON ITEM 6.19? I SEE NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAY NAY. I HEAR NONE. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MR. GREEN, COME ON BACK. OKAY. WE'LL NOW TAKE UP ITEM. REGULAR AGENDA AND START WITH ITEM 7.1. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRPERSON AND VICE CHAIRPERSON FOR THE LUBBOCK WATER ADVISORY COMMISSION AND THE APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRPERSON FOR THE VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE. I'LL CALL ON COURTNEY BARNES, OUR CITY SECRETARY, TO PROVIDE THAT BRIEFING. THANK YOU. MAYOR. YES. THIS THE RECOMMENDATION FOR CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR FOR THE LUBBOCK WATER ADVISORY COMMISSION IS JEFF JONES AS CHAIR AND WAYNE CALHOUN AS VICE CHAIR. AND THEN FOR VETERANS ADVISORY COMMITTEE, THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPOINT BENNIE GUERRERO AS THE CHAIR. AND WITH THAT, I'LL BE PLEASED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPOINT THE INDIVIDUALS AS PRESENTED BY THE CITY SECRETARY? SO A LOT OF EMOTIONS. OKAY. IS THERE A SECOND? AND A LOT OF SECONDS. ALL RIGHT. OKAY. EVERYBODY'S HAPPY WITH THESE APPOINTMENTS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS PAZ OR ANY DISCUSSION? I SEE? NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAY NAY. I HEAR NONE. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL TAKE UP ITEM 7.2 TO CONSIDER APPOINTMENTS TO THE BUILDING BOARD OF APPEALS AND MANY OF OUR PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT ADVISORY BOARDS. AGAIN, I'LL CALL ON OUR CITY SECRETARY, MISS PAZ, TO TELL US WHAT BOARDS ARE MAKING APPOINTMENTS TO AND PROVIDE A BRIEFING. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, MAYOR. I WILL RUN THROUGH THE LIST THAT YOU ALL HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU WITH THE RECOMMENDATIONS. FOR THE BUILDING BOARD OF APPEALS TO REPLACE TREY STRONG AND A HOME BUILDER POSITION. THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO APPOINT DERRICK COOPER REGARDING THE BELL FARMS PIT ADVISORY BOARD. THESE ARE BASED OFF PROPERTY OWNER VOTES. JENNIFER ROSENBERRY IS BEING SELECTED TO BE REELECTED. SAME WITH FRANCISCO AVILA. AND MARGARINE WARDSMAN IS BEING RECOMMENDED TO BE ELECTED TO A VACANT POSITION. FOR THE LIBRARY'S BOARD. WE HAVE THE PRESIDENT OF THE FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY POSITION, TIM EBELTHITE, IS NO LONGER IN THAT POSITION. AND LYNN STRICKLAND IS BEING RECOMMENDED TO REPLACE HIM FOR THE NORTH POINT PIT ADVISORY BOARD. EDDIE TATES IS BEING RECOMMENDED TO BE REELECTED. JONATHAN BLACKWELL REELECTED. CHRISTOPHER BERGER REELECTED AND CAROLYN THOMPSON ELECTED TO A VACANT POSITION FOR THE UPLAND CROSSING PET ADVISORY
[40:01] BOARD. NOLAN MURDOCK ELECTED TO REPLACE JENNIFER TOLLETT. JUSTIN HUNT ELECTED TO REPLACE TONYA JERNBERG. FOR THE VALENCIA PID ADVISORY BOARD. JAMES JORDAN IS BEING RECOMMENDED TO BE REELECTED, AND SHANNON RHODES IS BEING RECOMMENDED TO BE ELECTED TO REPLACE CRYSTAL JANZ RYKEN. AND WITH THAT, I'D BE PLEASED TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS PAZ? I SEE NONE. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPOINT THE INDIVIDUALS AS PRESENTED BY OUR CITY SECRETARY? SO MOVED. TO HAVE A SECOND. SECOND. ARE THERE ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAY NAY. I HEAR NONE, THE MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. NOW WE'RE GOING TO CONSOLIDATE ITEMS. AGENDA ITEM 7.3 TO 7.12. FOR THE PURPOSES OF CONDUCTING A PUBLIC HEARING, RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON ORDINANCES, ACCEPTING THE SERVICE AND ASSESSMENT PLAN ASSESSMENT, ROLE AND ASSESSMENT LEVY FOR THE WILLOWBEND VILLAS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, THE NORTH OVERTON PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, THE BELL FARMS. I WANT TO SAY FROM HERE ON, AFTER I'VE SAID WHAT A PID MEANS. UPLAND CROSSING PID, UPLAND CROSSING, 2 PID UPLAND CROSSING, THREE PID, CYPRESS RANCH PID, VALENCIA PID, QUINCY PARK PID AND NORTH POINT PID. WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL TAKE UP A CONSOLIDATED PUBLIC HEARING ON ITEM 7.3 TO 7.12. AND AS A REMINDER, THE PURPOSE OF A PUBLIC HEARING IS TO HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. THE COUNCIL MAY ASK QUESTIONS DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING, BUT NO DISCUSSION ON THE MERITS WILL BE CONDUCTED BY THE COUNCIL DURING THE PUBLIC HEARING. I'LL NOW CALL ON CALL ON MOLLY BALLESTEROS TO COME FORWARD. AND SHE WILL PRESENT A STAFF BRIEFING ON THESE AGENDA ITEMS SUBJECT TO THE PUBLIC HEARING. THANK YOU. MOLLY. JUST TRYING TO PULL UP THE PRESENTATION. ALRIGHTY. ALRIGHTY. THANK YOU. COUNCIL. I'M HERE TODAY TO PRESENT THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT RATES TO GO ALONG WITH THE ANNUAL ASSESSMENT ORDINANCES FOR TEN OF THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS THAT WE HAVE HERE IN LUBBOCK. WE'LL FIRST BEGIN WITH THE WILLOWBEND VILLAS PID. THIS IS THE MAP OF THE DISTRICT. IT IS HEADING TOWARDS REESE AIR FORCE BASE. AND THIS PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT WILL MAINTAIN AND IMPROVE SEVERAL COMMUNITY AMENITIES, INCLUDING 2 COMMUNITY PARKS WITH PLAYGROUNDS AND ONE DRAINAGE AREA. THIS IS ONE OF THE 2 PIDS THAT WE WILL PRESENT TODAY THAT WE PROPOSE AN INCREASE ON THE CURRENT ASSESSMENT RATES IN 2025. THE WILLOWBEND VILLAS PID ASSESSMENT RATE WAS $0.15 PER $100 VALUATION, AND THE PROPOSED 2026 ASSESSMENT AT $0.22 PER $100 VALUATION. WHEN THE VALUE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD DOES NOT INCREASE, AS ANTICIPATED BY THE CITY AND THE DEVELOPERS DURING THE CREATION PROCESS. THE PID WILL NOT GENERATE ENOUGH REVENUE TO SUPPORT THE MAINTENANCE OF THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS PUBLIC SPACES ONCE THEY TAKE THEM OVER FROM THE DEVELOPER. WE ANTICIPATE THAT THE DEVELOPER WILL TRANSFER ALL 3 PROPERTIES TO THE CITY OF LUBBOCK ON BEHALF OF THE PID FOR MAINTENANCE IN THE COMING FISCAL YEAR 2627. THE 7 CENT INCREASE WILL ALLOW THE PID TO GENERATE SUFFICIENT REVENUE IN THE UPCOMING FISCAL YEAR TO FUND THE ANTICIPATED MAINTENANCE COSTS AND BUILD THE FINANCIAL CAPACITY TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. PUBLIC AREAS IN FUTURE YEARS. ALL RIGHTY. I WILL MOVE TO THE NEXT ONE. IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS ON THIS, FEEL FREE TO INTERRUPT ME WHENEVER YOU'D LIKE. I'LL LET YOU KNOW IF ANYBODY WANTS TO INTERRUPT. OKAY. ALL RIGHTY. FOR THE NORTH OVERTON PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT, THIS IS THE BOUNDARY OF THE PID. IN THIS PID, WE MAINTAIN ALL OF THE RIGHT OF WAY, WHICH INCLUDES LIGHTING, HARDSCAPING, LANDSCAPING, BOLLARDS, STREET FURNITURE, IRRIGATION, TRASH RECEPTACLES. AND IN THE GREEN HIGHLIGHTED ITEM ON THE SCREEN IS ROY FOR PIONEER PARK, WHICH THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT MAINTAINS. IN 2020, FOR 2026, THE PROPOSED ASSESSMENT RATE IS 18, GOING FROM $0.18 TO $0.20 PER $100 VALUATION, WHICH IS A 2 CENT INCREASE SINCE 2022. THE NORTH OVERTON ANNUAL EXPENSIVE HAS EXPENSIVE, HAVE EXCEEDED THE REVENUES THAT THEY HAVE BROUGHT IN, AND THEY HAVE BEEN UTILIZING CASH RESERVE TO COVER THAT DEFICIT. STAFF DID NOT RECOMMEND INCREASING THE ASSESSMENT OVER THE PAST FEW YEARS, BECAUSE WE WANTED TO SEE IF THE MAINTENANCE COSTS WOULD DECREASE AND IF THE VALUES WOULD
[45:05] INCREASE, WHICH WOULD OFFSET THAT NEED FOR A HIGHER ASSESSMENT RATE. AT THIS POINT, WITH THE DISTRICT'S ONGOING INCREASED MAINTENANCE NEEDS AND COSTS, THE $0.02 IS NECESSARY FOR US TO SUSTAIN THE MAINTENANCE COSTS OVER THE FUTURE YEARS. ALL RIGHTY. THE NEXT PID IS BELL FARMS. THIS IS THE BOUNDARY OF THE BELL FARMS PID. IT IS IN SOUTH LUBBOCK IN DISTRICT 4. IT CURRENTLY PROVIDES MAINTENANCE TO 5 PARKS AND 2 SECTIONS OF FENCING. THE OTHER 2 SECTIONS OF FENCING, THE WALKING PATH THAT IS HIGHLIGHTED IN ORANGE, AND THE 2 ENTRY SIGNS ARE STILL UNDER THE DEVELOPER FOR MAINTENANCE. THEY HAVE NOT DEEDED THESE PROPERTIES OVER TO THE CITY OF LUBBOCK FOR THE BELL FARMS TO MAINTAIN, ALTHOUGH WE ANTICIPATE THEM TO MAKE THAT TRANSFER OF LAND THIS YEAR THROUGH A SPECIAL WARRANTY DEED. THEIR CURRENT ASSESSMENT RATE IS $0.12, AND STAFF PROPOSES TO LEAVE THEIR ASSESSMENT AT $0.12, AND THAT $0.12 PER $100 VALUATION COVERS THE MAINTENANCE COSTS OF THE FIVE PARKS. GENERAL REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS. THE NEXT PID IS UPLAND CROSSING. THIS IS THE BOUNDARY OF THE PIT. IT IS ALSO. IT IS IN WEST LUBBOCK. THEY HAVE ONE LARGE PARK AND ONE POCKET PARK, AND THEY HAVE 5, 4 SECTIONS OF FENCING AND ONE ENTRY SIGN THAT. THE PIT CURRENTLY MAINTAINS ALL OF THE LANDSCAPE AND LANDSCAPE AND MAINTENANCE FOR THEIR ASSESSMENT RATE IS $0.15 PER $100 VALUATION, AND STAFF RECOMMENDS LEAVING IT AT THAT RATE. THIS PIT PROVIDES MAINTENANCE FOR THE PARK'S LANDSCAPING, HARDSCAPING, LIGHTING, FENCING, ENTRY SIGNS AND THEN OTHER NECESSARY REPAIRS. UPLAND CROSSING 2. PID IS ADJACENT TO THE UPLAND CROSSING PIT AND THIS PID IS CURRENTLY HAS A SMALL DRAINAGE AREA THAT IS MAINTAINED BY THE DEVELOPER. WE RECOMMEND LEAVING THE ASSESSMENT RATE AT $0.12 PER $100 VALUATION, AND WE CAN REVIEW THE EVALUATION IN FUTURE YEARS. ONCE THE DEVELOPER HAS. LET US KNOW WHEN THEY ANTICIPATE DOING THIS OVER. THE NEXT PID IS UPLAND CROSSING 3, ALSO ADJACENT TO THE UPLAND CROSSING PID AND THEY ALSO HAVE A SMALL DRAINAGE BASIN. HOWEVER, THEIR ASSESSMENT HAS BEEN SET AT $0.18 AND WE PROPOSE TO LEAVE IT AT $0.18. THE CYPRESS RANCH PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IS ONE OF OUR NEWER PIDS. IT'S ALSO IN WEST LUBBOCK, AND THE ASSESSMENT RATE WAS SET AT CREATION AT $0.15, AND WE RECOMMEND LEAVING THIS ASSESSMENT AT $0.15. THEY DO HAVE PUBLIC SPACES SUCH AS 2 PARKS OR PARK AREAS AND DRAINAGE THAT IS MAINTAINED BY THE DEVELOPER, AND I ANTICIPATE THAT THE DEVELOPER WILL WANT TO DEED OVER THE LAND IN THE NEXT 2 TO 3 YEARS TO THE CITY OF LUBBOCK FOR THE PID TO MAINTAIN. THE VALENCIA PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IS IN SOUTHWEST LUBBOCK AND THEY MAINTAIN ONE PARK, WHICH IS THE ROUNDABOUT ON 87TH STREET AND THEN THE ENTRANCE MEDIAN OFF OF IOLA IN 87TH. THE ASSESSMENT RATE IS AT $0.18. WE PROPOSE TO LEAVE IT AT $0.18. THIS PID MAINTAINS THE RIGHT OF WAY AREA ALONG THE ENTRANCE MEDIAN, AND THEN ALL OF THE LANDSCAPE AND MAINTENANCE AND IMPROVEMENT NEEDS IN THE PARK. THE QUINCY PARK PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IS ALSO IN SOUTHWEST LUBBOCK, AND THEY CURRENTLY MAINTAIN THE 3HIGHLIGHTED MEDIANS AND THE PARK. THEIR ASSESSMENT RATE WAS LOWERED 2 YEARS AGO FROM 15 TO $0.14, AND WE PROPOSED TO LEAVE THE ASSESSMENT AT $0.14. THEY MAINTAIN ALL OF THE AMENITIES IN THE PARK, THE PLAYGROUND AND THE IRRIGATION AND GREEN SPACE WITHIN THE PARK. THE NORTHPOINTE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT IS IN NORTH LUBBOCK AND THEY MAINTAIN THE 7 HIGHLIGHTED BLUE MEDIANS IN THE VERY ON SLIDE ROAD, AND THEY ALSO MAINTAIN THE WALKING TRACKS THAT ARE HIGHLIGHTED RED AND YELLOW ON THE MAP. THIS PID TOOK OVER ADDITIONAL PUBLIC FUTURE PUBLIC PROPERTY FROM THE DEVELOPER A YEAR AGO AND NOT PICTURED ON THIS IS THREE SECTIONS OF UNDEVELOPED DRAINAGE LAND IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. WE WILL GET UPDATED MAPS FOR THE NEXT TIME WE VISIT WITH YOU.
[50:01] ABOUT NORTHPOINT. THEIR ASSESSMENT RATE IS SET AT $0.14 PER $100 VALUATION, AND WE PROPOSE TO LEAVE THAT AT $0.14. THE SERVICES PROVIDED IN THIS PID ARE HOLIDAY LIGHTING ALONG SLIDE ROAD IN THE MEDIANS AND THE LANDSCAPE, MAINTENANCE AND HARDSCAPE MAINTENANCE OF THEIR WALKING PATHS AND THE LANDSCAPING OF THE SEVEN MEDIANS. AND THAT IS ALL THE PIDS I HAVE FOR YOU TODAY. WE WILL BE BACK WITH 2 MORE PIDS AND THEIR ASSESSMENTS IN THE NEXT MONTH. AND THEN WE JUST CREATED CENTER POINT, SO THERE WILL BE NO NEED TO COME BACK FOR A CHANGE IN THE ASSESSMENT OR RENEWAL OF THE ASSESSMENT UNTIL SEPTEMBER OF 2027. ALL RIGHT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR MISS BALLESTEROS? YOU SAID IN A COUPLE OF TIMES THAT THE DEVELOPER INTENDED AT SOME POINT TO TURN THAT OVER TO THE CITY. WHAT HAPPENS TO THE ASSESSMENT AT THAT POINT? USUALLY IT STAYS THE SAME. SO IN THE BACKUP DOCUMENTATION WE HAVE PROVIDED YOU WITH THE ASSESSMENT PLANS, THEY LOOK SOMETHING ALONG THIS LIKE THIS. AND IT GIVES YOU A PROJECTION OF THE COST AND THE ANTICIPATED YEARS OF TAKING OVER THE PROPERTY AND WHAT THAT COST WOULD BE. SO WE TRY TO DO 5 AND 10 YEAR PROJECTIONS ON WHAT THE ASSESSMENT RATE NEEDS TO BE. IT'S FAIRLY UNUSUAL FOR US TO CHANGE ASSESSMENT RATES UNLESS THERE IS OUTSTANDING CIRCUMSTANCES. TYPICALLY, THEY'RE SET FOR THE FIRST MANY YEARS OF THEIR LIFE AND THEY DON'T CHANGE. AND SO THE INTENTION IS EVEN WHEN IT'S TURNED OVER TO THE CITY, THE ASSESSMENT IS STILL SUFFICIENT TO COVER THE COSTS OF WHAT WE ANTICIPATE AND HOPE FOR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I SEE NONE, THANK YOU. YES, SIR. ALL RIGHT. I'LL NOW OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING FOR AGENDA ITEM 7.3 OR 7.12. AND IS THERE ANYONE WISHING TO SPEAK TO US REGARDING EITHER ANY OF THESE AGENDA ITEMS? IF SO, WOULD YOU PLEASE COME FORWARD? IF YOU WOULD STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS AND WHICH ONE YOU'RE REFERRING TO? HELLO, MY NAME IS THALIA SAUCEDA. I LIVE AT 8405 22ND STREET IN CYPRESS RANCH. AND SO I'M ADDRESSING 7.9. SORRY. I'M SHAKY. I'M NOT GOOD AT PUBLIC SPEAKING. SO IT WAS KIND OF COMFORTING TO HEAR HER SAY THAT THEY'RE NOT CONSIDERING AN ASSESSMENT RATE. BUT THE LETTER THAT WE GOT IN THE MAIL SAID THAT THEY WERE. SO I DID WRITE THIS BEFORE WE FOUND OUT THE ISSUES ARE STILL KIND OF WHAT'S THE WORD RELEVANT? SO I SAID, I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE I'M DISAPPOINTED THAT AN INCREASE IN OUR ASSESSMENT RATE IS BEING CONSIDERED WHEN MANY RESIDENTS ALREADY FEEL OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS LACKING IN SERVICES AND AMENITIES. WE EXPECTED WHEN WE CHOSE TO LIVE HERE. CURRENTLY, 1 OF THE MAIN THINGS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD HAS ARE 3 RUNOFF LAKES, WHICH SHE REFERRED TO AS PARKS. I UNDERSTAND THAT DRAINAGE SERVES A PURPOSE, BUT OUR STREETS STILL FLOOD WHEN IT RAINS AND THE LAKES FILL UP, OFTEN DRY OUT QUICKLY AND AT TIMES SEEM TO SERVE MORE AS A MOSQUITO BREEDING GROUNDS THAN SOMETHING THAT BENEFITS OUR COMMUNITY. I'VE SPOKEN WITH MANY OF MY NEIGHBORS, ESPECIALLY OTHER FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN, AND THERE IS A SHARED FRUSTRATION OVER THE LACK OF PARK OR PLAYGROUND. IN CYPRESS RANCH. WE SEE THESE AMENITIES IN OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS, EVEN SOME NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE 2 OR MORE. WHILE OURS CONTINUES TO GO WITHOUT ONE. MANY OF US CHOSE BEATEN BOTH SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE THEY'RE FAMILY FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE KNOWN FOR. WHEN WE BROUGHT CONCERNS ABOUT A PARK TO BENBOW, WE WERE TOLD THAT THE DECISION WAS ULTIMATELY ULTIMATELY UP TO THE CITY AND THE DISTRICT. SO TODAY, I'M BRINGING THAT CONCERN DIRECTLY TO YOU. THE NOTICE STATED THAT THESE FUNDS CAN SUPPORT PARKS, PLAYGROUNDS AND SIMILAR IMPROVEMENTS. SO IF YOU ARE ASKING US TO PAY MORE, I THINK IT'S FAIR FOR RESIDENTS TO ASK, WHAT ARE WE GOING TO GET IN RETURN? IF AN INCREASE IS NECESSARY, PLEASE GIVE OUR FAMILY SOMETHING TANGIBLE THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY USE. I ALSO ASK THAT MORE ATTENTION BE GIVEN TO THE SAFETY AND UPKEEP OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. SPEEDING ON 22ND STREET HAS BECOME A SERIOUS CONCERN. AS A MOTHER, I SHOULD NOT FEEL UNSAFE TAKING MY CHILD INTO MY OWN FRONT YARD BECAUSE VEHICLES SPEEDING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET. I WOULD ASK THAT THE CITY CONSIDER SPEED BUMPS OR OTHER TRAFFIC SLOWING CALMING MEASURES. WE ALSO NEED CONSISTENT CODE ENFORCEMENT. THERE ARE OVERGROWN PROPERTIES THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED, AND VEHICLES ARE REGULARLY PARKED ACROSS THE SIDEWALKS. FOR THOSE OF US WALKING WITH STROLLERS OR SMALL CHILDREN, AND EVEN ONE NEIGHBOR IN A WHEELCHAIR. A BLOCKED SIDEWALK MEANS OUR ONLY OPTION IS SOMETIMES TO WALK IN THE STREET TO GET AROUND A VEHICLE. COMBINED WITH THE SPEEDING ISSUE THAT CREATES AN UNNECESSARY AND DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR FAMILIES. I UNDERSTAND MAINTAINING A GROWING NEIGHBORHOOD COSTS MONEY, BUT IF CYPRESS RANCH RESIDENTS ARE GOING TO BE ASKED TO CONTRIBUTE MORE, THEN WE SHOULD SEE THAT INVESTMENT REFLECTED IN A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS MAINTAINED, SAFE AND ACTUALLY SERVES THE FAMILIES LIVING THERE. WE AREN'T ASKING FOR ANYTHING EXTRAVAGANT. WE'RE ASKING FOR A SAFE, FAMILY FRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD WITH SERVICES AND AMENITIES THAT REFLECT WHAT WE'RE BEING ASKED TO PAY FOR. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANYONE ELSE WISHING TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THESE ITEMS, IF YOU'D PLEASE COME FORWARD? ALL RIGHT. WITH THAT.
[55:07] SINCE NO ONE ELSE HAS COME FORWARD. I WILL CLOSE THIS PUBLIC HEARING AT 3:20 TODAY. EXCUSE ME. ALL RIGHT. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 7.3 TO 7.12. SO MOVED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? I SEE NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAY NAY. I HEAR NONE. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. WE NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM 7.13 REGARDING A TRANSFER FOR ANNEXATION FROM LUBBOCK ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ALLIANCE INCORPORATED, TO ANNEX AN AREA OF APPROXIMATELY 7.92 ACRES ADJACENT TO THE NORTHERN CITY LIMITS OF THE CITY OF LUBBOCK, SOUTH OF DREW STREET, WEST OF INTERSTATE 27, INTO LUBBOCK'S CORPORATE LIMITS. SINCE THIS IS THE 2ND READING, WITHOUT OBJECTION, WE WILL FORGO ANY STAFF BRIEFING. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION TO FORGOING STAFF BRIEFING? I HEAR NONE. WE WILL FORGO THAT. SO I'LL NOW ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 7.13. I HAVE A MOTION. I HAVE A MOTION TO HAVE A SECOND MOTION. WE HAVE SECONDS. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON AGENDA ITEM 7.92? I SEE NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAY NAY. I HEAR NONE. THAT MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. I'LL TAKE UP ITEM 7.14. ZONING CASE 3555. AND AGAIN, SINCE THIS IS THE SECOND READING WITHOUT OBJECTION WILL FORGO A STAFF BRIEFING. IS THERE ANY OBJECTION? I SEE NONE. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ITEM 7.14. DO I HAVE A SECOND. SECOND HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION ON 7.14? I SEE NONE. ALL IN FAVOR, SAY AYE. AYE. ANY OPPOSED? SAY NAY. OKAY. THAT MOTION APPROVES ON A VOTE OF 6 TO 1. OKAY. WE'LL NOW TAKE UP ITEM 7.15, OUR RESOLUTION SETTING THE PROPOSED MAXIMUM PROPERTY TAX. AND I WILL AGAIN CALL ON JARRETT ATKINSON TO PROVIDE A BRIEFING IF WE NEED ANY FURTHER. I DON'T KNOW THAT WE DO. IS THERE ANYTHING FURTHER YOU WANT TO SAY IN YOUR DEFENSE, MR. ATKINSON? MAYOR AND COUNCIL, AGAIN, THE RESOLUTION THAT IS AT YOUR PLACE HAS THE NUMBERS FILLED IN AS STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED THEM. CERTAINLY YOU CAN DO SOMETHING OTHER THAN THAT, BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'VE RECOMMENDED. I WOULD ALSO NOTE THAT THIS SAME RESOLUTION SETS THE DATE AND TIME FOR THE PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE. THAT WILL BE SEPTEMBER THE 1ST. THIS IS YOUR SPECIAL MEETING AND IT WILL BE AT 6 P.M. THIS YEAR. WE'VE MOVED TO HAVE AN EVENING MEETING TO DO THOSE PUBLIC HEARINGS. THOSE ARE THE TWO COMPONENTS OF YOUR RESOLUTION. I WILL FIRST CALL ON A MOTION TO APPROVE, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A DISCUSSION IN A MINUTE. IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE 7.15. THE NUMBER IN 7.15. WELL, I NEED A MOTION FIRST IF YOU WANT TO DISCUSS. DO YOU HAVE A QUESTION FOR MR. ATKINSON? OKAY, NOT A QUESTION. JUST HANG ON FOR THE DISCUSSION AND THEN WE'LL AFTER WE GET A MOTION. I WAS PREPARED TO DO THE MOTION. ARE YOU PREPARED TO DO THE MOTION? ALL RIGHT. I WOULD PROPOSE I WOULD MOVE THAT WE PROPOSE THE MAXIMUM TAX RATE FOR THE 26-27 BUDGET AT 0.513421 CENTS PER $100 VALUATION. SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND. NOW, IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? MR. BRUGAL THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT EVEN THOUGH WE ARE ALLOWING OURSELVES TO CONSIDER A RATE UP TO THIS RATE. WE WILL STILL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY LATER IN SEPTEMBER WHEN WE SET AN EXACT RATE TO ELECT A LOWER RATE IF WE WISH. IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, I SEE NONE. WE HAVE A MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR, PLEASE LET ME KNOW BY SAYING I. I WE NEED A RECORD VOTE ON THIS. LET'S HAVE A RECORD VOTE ON THIS. CAN YOU BRING THAT UP FOR A RECORD VOTE? THINGS LIKE THIS. I LIKE TO HAVE RECORD VOTES. ALL RIGHT. THAT MOTION PASSES 7-0 PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT.
[1:00:02] I GUESS THAT'S IT. WE HAVE NOW EXHAUSTED ALL ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA. SO THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.