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Votes at a glance: Lubbock City Council actions Jan. 28, 2025
Summary
Council approved minutes, the consent agenda, multiple board appointments and a zone change ordinance; one animal-control ordinance failed on a tie vote. Several appointments for a new North Park TIF board were also approved.
Below are the formal actions recorded on the Jan. 28, 2025 Lubbock City Council agenda as reflected in the public transcript.
• Minutes (Item 5.1) — Motion to approve the Dec. 10, 2024 regular city council meeting minutes carried. The chair called for ayes and nays and announced the motion carried; the transcript does not record a roll-call tally.
• Consent agenda — Council approved the consent agenda as presented after no items were pulled for separate discussion; the chair announced the motion carried.
• Appointments (Item 7.1) — Council approved multiple reappointments and replacements to boards and commissions, including recommended names for the Central Business District TIF board, Library Board, Lubbock Business Park TIF board, Lubbock Water Advisory Commission, North Overton TIF board, Urban Design and Historic Preservation Commission, and Zoning Board of Adjustment. The city secretary read the recommended slate and the council approved the appointments; the transcript records the motion carried unanimously.
• Zone Case 3512 (Item 7.2) — Second-reading ordinance to rezoning a property from SF-2 (low-density single-family) to HC (heavy commercial) south of future Loop 88 west of Milwaukee Avenue was approved on second reading. Planning staff reported 0 notifications in favor and 19 in opposition; staff recommended approval and the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval 7–0 with one recusal. Council approved the second reading without conditions; the transcript records the motion carried unanimously.
• Animal ordinance (Item 7.3) — Second-reading ordinance to require breeder permits and raise minimum liability insurance for dogs judged dangerous from $250,000 to $1,000,000 failed on a tie vote; the chair announced the measure did not pass. The transcript does not record a roll-call tally.
• North Park TIF board appointments (Item 7.4) — Council approved appointments to the newly created North Park Tax Increment Financing Reinvestment Zone board of directors and elected a recommended chair; the motion carried unanimously.
Where the transcript did not read a roll-call or numerical tally, this summary notes the announced outcomes as reported on the public record. The council did not record further action on failed items in the portion of the transcript provided.
