Amarillo City Council, Potter and Randall counties among this week's meetings

Monday

Potter County Commissioners' Court

9 a.m.: Potter County Commissioners' Courtroom, 500 S. Fillmore, Room 106

Discussion and possible action relative to: 2023/24 budget for the Amarillo-Potter Event Venue District; updated travel policy; acknowledge elections equipment purchase; nominating candidates to serve on Potter-Randall Appraisal Board for 2023-2024; receive a report from NextEra Energy regarding the development of the Carol Wind Project in Potter County; hold a public hearing on the proposed tax rate of $0.61692 per $100 valuation; vote to approve the maintenance and operation tax rate of $0.56785 per $100 valuation and the debt service tax rate of $.04907 per $100 valuation; capital credit funds; statewide Automated Victim Notification Service grant contract with the Office of the Attorney General of Texas; accept a grant award from the Texas Indigent Defense Commission for the Panhandle Area Regional Public Defender Program FY24; accept a grant award from the Texas Indigent Defense commission for the Managed Assigned Counsel Program FY24; resolution from the Texas Indigent Defense Commission for the Managed Assigned Counsel Program FY24; grant award for the state assistance from the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority; inter-local agreement between Potter County and Randall County for the continued operation of PABTU with receipt of grant funds; employment items: termination of Nicholas Wade as Director of Facilities effective Aug. 29; reports on various Potter County Projects and the Potter County Detention Center.

Planning and Zoning Commission

3 p.m.: Third Floor of City Hall - City Council Chambers, 601 S. Buchanan St.

(Special called meeting) consideration of Homestead Unit No. 1, an addition to the City of Amarillo, being an unplatted tract of land, vicinity: SW 34th Avenue and Helium Road, applicant: Furman Land Surveyors, Inc. for Betenbough Homes LLC; Westover Village Unit No. 12, an addition to the City of Amarillo, being an unplatted tract of land and all of Lot 1, Block 14, Westover Village Unit No. 7, vicinity: Oxford Drive and Coulter Street, applicant: Furman Land Surveyors, Inc. for Attebury Elevators LLC.

Amarillo Independent School District

(training meeting at 4 p.m., regular meeting at 5:30 p.m.): Amarillo ISD, 7200 Interstate 40 West

Board reports regarding scheduled visits to campuses and attendance at education-related meetings and events and/or student, staff, board or community recognition highlights; action items for consideration: approving Amendment #1 to the 2023-2024 District budget; adopt an order for the 2023 Amarillo ISD tax rate; adjunct staff member status for Potter and Randall county extension agents; resolutions granting extracurricular status to Potter and Randall County 4-H organizations; list of private or commercially-sponsored physical education substitutions for middle school students; revised local policies in Policy Update 121; new board committees, reviewing committee assignments, and appointing members to committees and councils; proposal for the Safe and Civil Schools staff training program for 2023-2024; School District Teaching Permit for a Career and Technical Education teacher; proposed settlement agreement; resolution authorizing litigation against the Texas Education Agency, challenging the lack of transparency in school district accountability ratings (including engagement of legal counsel and other matters related thereto); District budgeted purchases; review District Safety and Security Audit Report; monthly financial reports; report regarding incidents of vandalism or damage to District property; personnel items.

City of Canyon Planning and Zoning Commission

4 p.m.: 2nd Floor City Commission Chambers, 301 16th St., Canyon

Hear and discuss a preliminary report on the City of Canyon Zoning Ordinance Update, a significant update to the ordinance; staff report on potential future changes and updates to the zoning map, including the zoning of currently un-zoned properties.

River Road Independent School District Board of Trustees

6 p.m.: Central Administration Bldg., 9500 US Hwy. 287 North

Administrator's Update and Superintendent's Report - District Update and Campus Visits; Texas Strategic Leadership presentation by Region 16; personnel items; monthly financials; request to consider approval of the following: Potter County Inter-Local Agreement for School Resource Officers, 2023-2024 Contract with Interquest Canines, 2023-2024 Contract with Merrills K9, resolution in order to make nominations to the Board of Directors of Potter County Appraisal District; resolution regarding human sexuality materials recommendations; resolution regarding instructional materials relating to the prevention of child abuse, family violence, dating violence, and sex trafficking; Campus Student Attendance Procedure Manuals; District of Innovation Teacher; Campus Threat Assessment Teams; Unemployment Compensation Renewal.

Canyon Independent School District

6:15 p.m.: Canyon ISD District Support Center, 3301 N. 23rd St., Canyon

(Closed executive session until approximately 7 p.m.) recognize student and staff achievements; nomination for board of directors for Randall County Appraisal District; information and discussion of Board Community Outreach; Superintendent Communications - Enrollment, Informational Update on Library & Classroom Materials, Voter Approval Tax Ratification Election Awareness, Recent and Upcoming Events; consideration and approval of District Goals; Safety and Security Update; resolutions related to Texas Government Code defining "nonbusiness days" as applicable to request for public information; consider and discuss the results of the Efficiency Audit conducted for the purposes of a Voter Approval Tax Rate Election (VATRE); monthly financials; Request for Proposal for the purchase of a used school bus; contracts with the City of Amarillo and the City of Canyon for School Resource Officers; policy updates; Campus Attendance Committees for 2023-2024; 4H Extension Agents as Adjunct Teachers for 2023-2024; accept donations; personnel.

Tuesday

Randall County Commissioners' Court

9 a.m.: Commissioners' Courtroom, Finance Building, 501 16th St., Ste. 305, Canyon

Regular meeting; agenda not yet available.

Beautification and Public Arts Advisory Board

11:30 a.m.: Parks and Recreation Board Room, 509 S. Johnson

Discuss or receive reports on the following current matters or projects: Mural Artist Recognition, Temporary Art Update, Fall National Clean-up Day, Litter Picker, Art Census Update; discuss and consider action on Mural Grant Reimbursements.

Amarillo City Council

1 p.m.: City Hall - Council Chamber, 601 S. Buchanan St., 3rd Floor

(Work session) executive session - consult with attorney, discuss the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or dismissal of a public officer or employee: Andrew Freeman, Deputy City Manager

Amarillo City Council

3 p.m.: City Hall - Council Chamber, 601 S. Buchanan St., 3rd Floor

(Regular meeting): Second and final reading to consider an ordinance rezoning a 3.37 acre tract of unplatted land to change from Agricultural District to Heavy Commercial District, vicinity: Interstate 40 and Juett Attebury Road, applicant: Drew Donosky for Attebury Farm, LLC and Buc-ee's Amarillo, LLC; acceptance of the dedication of a public sanitary sewer easement, vicinity: I-40 and Ross-Osage Drive, grantor: Tigerlily Properties LLC; various contracts, change orders, agreements and purchases; Interlocal Agreement between the City of Amarillo and the Amarillo College District to reimburse the City of Amarillo for paramedic instruction taught by Amarillo Fire Department paramedics; public hearing on FY 2023-24 budget - this Budget will raise more revenue from property taxes than last year’s budget by $5,027,106 which is a 8.06% increase from last year’s budget; first reading of an ordinance adopting the City of Amarillo budget for FY 2023-24; first reading of an ordinance approving the City of Amarillo tax roll, setting an ad valorem property tax rate of $0.32116 per $100.00 property valuation for city maintenance and operations expenses and $0.07751 per $100 property valuation for existing debt expenses resulting in a total ad valorem rate of $0.39867 per $100 property valuation; public hearing and first reading to consider an ordiance vacating the 15-foot-wide public sanitary sewer easement located in Lot 28, Block 45, The Greenways at Hillside Unit No. 41, vicinity: Countryside Drive and Southwood Drive, applicant: OJD Engineering for N&B Properties Inc.; ordinance vacating a 20-foot-wide public utility easement; first reading of an ordinance adopting the 2023-24 budget and five year service plan, along with establishing and levying an annual property assessment for various public improvement districts; resolution approving expenditure of Hotel Occupancy Tax revenue by the Amarillo Convention and Visitors Bureau, Inc. for the fiscal year 2023-24; resolution authorizing the execution of an Advanced Funding Agreement (AFA) for Bridge Replacement or Rehabilitation with Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT); for projects located at Yucca Avenue at East Amarillo Creek, Irwin Road at East Amarillo Creek, Hughes Adams Street at BNSF RR S.W. 1st N.W. 1st; resolution appointing Andrew Freeman as Interim City Manager beginning Sept. 12; consider award - contract for demolition of old systems and installation of new LED walking path, area safety lighting and lighting control systems for Sam Houston Park, San Jacinto Park and Medical Center Park; change order No. 3 for the reconstruction of Western Street, Wallace Boulevard, Hagy Boulevard and Port Lane; consider the purchase of 3.008 acres for the future site of Fire Station No. 14 to be located in the medical district; consider selling 22,169 square feet of commercial space located within the downtown parking garage structure at S. Buchanan Street and SE 6th Avenue to Llano Group, LLC.

Convention and Visitors Bureau (quorum)

3 p.m.: City Hall - Council Chamber, 601 S. Buchanan - Third Floor

A possible quorum may assemble for a meeting of the Amarillo City Council.

Wednesday

Parks Advisory Board

1:30 p.m.: Board Room - Parks and Recreation, 509 S. Johnson

Discuss or receive reports on the following current matters or projects: Department Divisional Updates, Administration, Aquatics, Amarillo Zoo, Athletics, Beautification and Public Arts, Capital Projects, Golf Operations, Park Maintenance, Recreation and Special Events, Senior Services, Tennis Operations, Warford Activity Center; budget update.

Thursday

Metropolitan Planning Organization Policy Committee Workshop

1:30 p.m.: Simms Municipal Building, 808 S. Buchanan, Room 275

Presentation on Ports to Plains Corridor; presentation and discussion on draft FY 24 MPO Project Priority List; update on Category 7 and Category 9 Funding.

This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: Amarillo area public meetings for the week of Sept. 10, 2023