District 3 Council Member· May 2026 to 2029
David Bruegel
Lubbock
About
David Bruegel's platform centers on fiscal conservatism and community security. His primary priorities include maintaining low tax burdens for citizens and strengthening public safety measures within District 3.
Campaign promises (2)
- taxesMaintain low tax rates for city residents.Related votes
- public-safetyPrioritize public safety initiatives to ensure the security of the community.
Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 15
- Total speaking time
- 21:16
- Avg per meeting
- 1:25
- Segments
- 466
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Top issues during term (5)(Development)
Lubbock City Charter Review and Amendments
None directly from the review process.
2055 Metropolitan Transportation Plan Development
Protects federal funding eligibility for existing and planned roadway projects across the MPO boundary.
Adaptive Reuse of Vacant School Property (Jackson Elementary)
Private grant funding and volunteer efforts will drive renovations, avoiding city capital outlays.
Highland Oaks Public Improvement District Bond Issuance & Infrastructure
Involves issuing special assessment revenue bonds and executing public works contracts for water distribution.
Municipal Annexation of Northern Territory
Standard municipal service extension costs offset by future property tax revenues.
Moved or seconded (1)
Motions Bruegel personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- secondedfailed 3-42026-05-26
approve this ordinance
Decisions during term (55)
Recorded while Bruegel was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Resolution - Community Development: Consider a resolution waiving the Payment in Lieu of Taxes, otherwise due from the Lubbock Housing Authority, based on the rental income produced from the City of Lubbock Public Housing Units for Fiscal…
Ordinance 2nd Reading - Business Development: Consider Ordinance No. 2026-O0131 reviewing classifications for the methods of assessing special benefits for the services and improvements of property in the Northwest Passage PID; approving,…
Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute Amendment 4 to Contract 18629, with Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc., for Individual Project Order Number 4, for the Downtown Lighting Study in the…
Ordinance 2nd Reading - Planning (District 5): Consider Ordinance No. 2026-O0127, for Zone Case 3558, a request of Rasmussen Development, Inc. for Timothy Mandrell, for a zone change from Low Density Single-Family District (SF-2) to High…
Zone Case 3304A (Hugo Reed & Associates / Larry Elliott Land & Development)
LEDA Economic Development Agreement with Seals Commercial Holdings
Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution approving the Mac Davis Statue Project and Installation Agreement, by and between the City of Lubbock and the Mac Davis Museum and Academy of Songwriting, Inc., at the intersection…
Resolution - Right-of-Way: Consider a resolution authorizing the Mayor to execute a Memorandum of Agreement, and related documents, with Grow Lubbock Development, LLC., for the purchase of a 1.1945-acre tract and a 0.6555-acre Slope…
Public Hearing - Planning (District 5): Consider a request for Zone Case 3558, a request of Rasmussen Development, Inc. for Timothy Mandrell, for a zone change from Low Density Single-Family District (SF-2) to High Density Residential…
Consider proposed amendments to the City of Lubbock's Unified Development Code concerning large-scale data centers
Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution approving a Downtown Grant Program (Façade) expenditure of Market Lubbock, Inc., to be provided to Embla Enterprises, LLC, located at 1702 Avenue F, pursuant to Article IV, Section…
Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution approving a Downtown Grant Program (Permittable) expenditure of Market Lubbock, Inc., to be provided to Embla Enterprises, LLC, located at 1702 Embla Enterprises, LLC, pursuant to…
Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution approving a Downtown Grant Program (Façade) expenditure of Market Lubbock, Inc., to be provided to Embla Enterprises, LLC, located at 1706 Avenue F, pursuant to Article IV, Section…
Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution approving a Downtown Grant Program (Permittable) expenditure of Market Lubbock, Inc., to be provided to Embla Enterprises, LLC, located at 1706 Avenue F, pursuant to Article IV,…
Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution approving a Downtown Grant Program (Façade) expenditure of Market Lubbock, Inc., to be provided to Law Office of Michael H. Carper, located at 1102 Main St., pursuant to Article IV,…
Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution approving a Downtown Grant Program (Permittable) expenditure of Market Lubbock, Inc., to be provided to Law Office of Michael H. Carper, located at 1102 Main Street, pursuant to…
Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution approving a Downtown Grant Program (Façade) expenditure of Market Lubbock, Inc., to be provided to 2 Bimbos, LLC, located at 1962 Texas Avenue, pursuant to Article IV, Section 5, of…
Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution approving a Downtown Grant Program (Permittable) expenditure of Market Lubbock, Inc., to be provided to 2 Bimbos, LLC, located at 1962 Texas Avenue, pursuant to Article IV, Section…
Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution approving a Downtown Grant Program (Façade) expenditure of Market Lubbock, Inc., to be provided to Pool Appraising, Inc., located at 709 Broadway, pursuant to Article IV, Section 5,…
Resolution - Business Development: Consider a resolution approving a Downtown Grant Program (Permittable) expenditure of Market Lubbock, Inc., to be provided to Pool Appraising, Inc., located at 709 Broadway, pursuant to Article IV,…
Voting record (0)(Development)
No votes found matching Development.