Amarillo, Canyon ISD school boards among this week's meetings
Monday
Planning and Zoning Commission
3 p.m.: Third Floor of City Hall - City Council Chambers, 601 S. Buchanan, St.
Consideration of South Side Addition Unit No. 3, an addition to the City of Amarillo, being a replat of Lots 2 through 10, Block 5, and vacated public rights-of-way, Corrected Map of South Side Addition, in Section 171, Block 2, AB&M Survey, Potter County, vicinity: SE 22nd Avenue & Lincoln Street, applicant: LJF Survyeing, Inc. for BNSF Railway Company; public hearing and consideration for Mirror's Addition Unit No. 34, an addition to the City of Amarillo, being a replat of Lots 20 through 24, Block 476, Mirror’s Addition, in Section 155, Block 2, AB&M Survey, Potter County, vicinity: SE 15th Avenue & S. Williams Street, applicant: OJD Engineering, LLC for Eulogio Blanco & Maria Molina; consideration of South Gateway Unit No. 1, an addition to the City of Amarillo, being an unplatted tract of land, in Section 31, Block 9 BS&F Survey, Randall County, vicinity: S Coulter Street & Hollywood Road, applicant: Furman Land Surveyors, Inc. for Attebury Elevators, LLC.
Amarillo Independent School District
5:30 p.m.: Amarillo ISD Rod Schroder Education Support Center Board Room, 7200 Interstate 40 West
Superintendent's Report - comprehensive plan for cell phone use during instructional day, community engagement project update from Kim May, CEO/Founder of Nobox Creative; consider approving the following: School District Teaching Permits for Culinary Arts teacher and Health Sciences teacher; appointing a delegate and an alternate to the Texas Association of School Boards 2024 Delegate Assembly; a revised Thrive Scholarship Program agreement to assume equal funding responsibilities for the next six years; discussion to declare as surplus the surface only of some or all of the unimproved real properties in Potter County within Carver, Eastridge, and Westcliff neighborhoods; ranking and selection of a contractor for a roof replacement project at Lawndale Elementary; ranking and selection of a contractor for a security fencing project, at George Washington Carver Elementary Academy, George Washington Carver Early Childhood Academy, Eastridge Elementary, Forest Hill Elementary, Park Hills Elementary, San Jacinto Elementary, and Wills Elementary; acceptance of gifts to the District; District budgeted purchases; Safe and Civil Schools Staff Training Program for 2024-2025; Excess Workers' Compensation Insurance; K-3 Instructional Materials Printing Services Food Service Security Cameras and Installation; Professional Development Provider for Middle School Math Training; interlocal agreement with the Region 18 Education Service Center for the Texas Center for Educator Excellence program for 2024-2025; interlocal agreement between Randall County and Amarillo ISD for educational services; review Policy Update 123 on first reading, affecting various local policies; review on first reading new policy GKG(LOCAL) Community Relations: School Volunteer Program; personnel items.
Canyon Independent School District
6:15 p.m. Canyon ISD District Support Center, 3301 N. 23rd St., Canyon
(Closed session until 7 p.m.) recognize student and staff achievements; appoint board representative for Education Foundation; Superintendent Communications - Preparations for the 2024-2025 School Year, Recent and Upcoming Events; Public Hearing: 2023-2024 Strategic Goals Progress Update; consideration and possible approval on the following: 2024 Strategic Plan, District Professional Development Plan for 2024-2025, Competitive Sealed Proposals for Roof Maintenance, Monthly Financials and Quarterly Investment Report, Budget Amendment, Student Meal Prices for 2024-2025, Student Code of Conduct for 2024-2025; first reading of Policy Update 123; personnel items.
Tuesday
Airport Advisory Board
10 a.m.: Kritser Conference Room, Rick Husband Amarillo International Airport, 10801 Airport Blvd
Presentation and discussion of Airport Activities and Projects: Terminal Chimney Repair, Baggage Carousel Systems Repairs/Replacements, Parking Lots & Loop Road Rehabilitations, Parking Garage Elevator, Emergency Power, Airport Overlay District Update.
Amarillo City Council - special meeting
10 a.m.: City Hall - Council Chamber, 601 S. Buchanan St., 3rd Floor
Presentation and discussion of Charter Review Citizens Committee recommendations.
Quail Creek Public Improvement District Advisory Board
10:30 a.m.: Room 306, City Hall, 601 S. Buchanan St.
Discuss and consider the 2024/25 Budget and Five-year Service Plan, Landscape Maintenance Specifications, Landscape Maintenance Contract and Estimates, and ongoing PID Operations and Maintenance.
Amarillo Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors
11 a.m.: FirstBank Southwest Tower, Ed Davis Conference Room – 9th Floor
Executive session - deliberation regarding economic development negotiations regarding commercial or financial information received from a business prospect and/or to deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive to a business prospect: distribution, aviation, food processing, workforce; deliberate the purchase or sale of real property located in the Northeast quadrant of the city of Amarillo; discuss and consider the approval of the FY2024-25 Amarillo EDC budget; discuss, consider and take appropriate action on Project # 23-10-01 Haven Aero (Aviation), Project # 23-12-05 Endries Express (Distribution), Project # 24-03-01 Thrive Scholarship Program (Workforce); staff financial and operational updates.
Point West Public Improvement District Advisory Board
2 p.m.: Room 306, City Hall, 601 S. Buchanan St.
Discuss and consider Budget and Five-year Service Plan and ongoing PID operations.
Bushland Independent School District
6 p.m.: Bushland Administration Office, 2400 Wells St.
Board resolution recognizing Chris Wigington for his hard work and dedication to Bushland ISD; resolutions recognizing All-State, State, and National Qualifiers; Budget Workshop; 2024-2025 Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Application; Cafeteria Services Update for 2024-2025; presentation of 2024-2025 Student Handbooks; Donations and Amendments; Financial Report; consideration and possible action to appoint an Acting Superintendent; (executive session to discuss personnel); Cafeteria Meal Price Recommendation; Consideration and Possible Action to Approve the West Texas Food Service Cooperative Interlocal Agreement for 2024-2025; Board Operating Procedures; Comprehensive Goals; Employee Handbook for the 2024-2025 School Year; Annual Required Professional Development; Potter County 4-H Extracurricular Status Request and Adjunct Faculty Request; personnel items.
Wednesday
Amarillo Firemen's Relief and Retirement Fund Board of Trustees
10 a.m.: City Hall, Room 306, 601 S Buchanan St.
Consider approval of the Fund’s investment transactions from the previous month as presented by City staff; summary of the Fund’s Revenue and Expenditures from the previous month; Fund’s Annual Financial Report; consider a correction of the amount for the repayment to the City for Pension Contributions True-Up; various statements and payments; retirement benefits; continuation of participants' disability benefits.
Amarillo Local Government Corporation
11:30 a.m.: City Hall - Room 306, 601 S. Buchanan
Project updates from City Staff or Project Representatives: Hodgetown, Embassy Suites, Parking Garage and Retail Space - including final update on Llano Group contract; Quarterly Financials; executive session to discuss real property - negotiations for parking spaces at the City-owned Parking Garage and related issues.
Highland Park Independent School District
5:30 p.m.: Highland Park Administration Building, 15300 Amarillo Blvd. E.
Reports - Finance, Investments, Budget Amendments and Donations; information from attorney on ESC, PRAD, TASA, TASB, TEA; 2023 Bond Project Update; Budget and Tax Rate Report; 2021 -2022 Student Attendance Compliance Review; 2024 Staff Development Schedule. Approve Expenditures, Financial Statements, Budget Amendments and Donations - 2024-25 Teacher Appraisal Calendar and Appraisers; call a public hearing for Aug. 28, 2024 to Discuss the 2024-25 Budget and Proposed Tax Rate; 2024-2025 HPISD Student Code of Conduct; Food Service Meal Prices for 2024-2025; Personnel - Superintendent Formative Conference, Superintendent Remarks - TASA/TASB Convention in San Antonio, September 27-29, 2024 and Lamar Superintendent Academy 2024-25.
Thursday
Condemnation Appeals Commission
3 p.m.: Amarillo City Hall, Council Chamber, 601 S. Buchanan
Resolution - calling a public hearing to determine whether certain conditions described herein constitute a Public Nuisance at the locations stated: sets the date and time for a public hearing on Sept. 5, 2024, at 3 p.m. to determine whether certain conditions of the properties located at 925 N Cleveland St., 400 S Forest St., 1402 N Polk St., 1404 N Polk St., 501 N Tyler St., and 3819 S Van Buren St. constitute dangerous structures and/or a public nuisance, and whether to order the removal of such; consider ordering the removal of solid waste accumulation located at 4617 S Hughes St.; consider ordering the removal of a substandard structure located at 1311 Columbine St.; consider ordering the removal of substandard structures and solid waste accumulation located at 803 S Florida St.; consider ordering the removal of substandard structures located at 2924 N Hill St.; consider ordering the removal of substandard structures located at 721 N Roberts St.
This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: Amarillo area public meetings for the week of July 15, 2024
