Public meetings: Amarillo City Council to hold orientation, first regular meeting
Monday
Amarillo-Potter Events Venue District Board
8:30 a.m.: Council Conference Room, City Hall, 601 S. Buchanan
Presentation of quarterly financials; discuss and consider events and payments to the Amarillo National Center; update on the status of the approved fiscal year 2022-2023 projects at the Tri-State Fairgrounds and Amarillo Civic Center.
Potter County Commissioners' Court
9 a.m.: Potter County Commissioners' Courtroom, 500 S. Fillmore, Room 106
Consider and act upon a change in pharmacy coverage of over the counter at-home COVID-19 test kits and FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccines due to the end of public health emergency; recognize the work of Legal Aid; consider and approve the following for the June 24 City Runoff Election: orders appointing early voting judges, locations and hours, officers for the Early Voting Ballot Board, and officers for the Central County Station; recognize the Polling Locations for the June 24 City Runoff Election; consider and act upon entering a memorandum of understanding with the Panhandle Behavioral Health Alliance and to authorize the County Judge to execute such an agreement; recognize that Potter County Fire-Rescue passed the Fire Protection inspection by the Texas Commission of Fire Protection; consider and act upon a request for the replacement of an identification card printer and software package for the Sheriff's Office; SLFRF-funded Grant Agreement with North Heights Advisory Association to support the demolition of the former Surgical Unit located adjacent to the site of the Commons at St. Anthony's Senior Living Facility; consider and act upon a request to use the County Courthouse lawn for a barbeque lunch fundraiser on Monday, June 5, to benefit the family of Sgt. Jay Claxton; employment items; report on various Potter County Projects and the Potter County Detention Center and to take any action necessary; executive session.
Tuesday
Amarillo Hospital District Board of Managers
7:30 a.m.: Council Chamber, City Hall, 601 S Buchanan St.
Election of board officers; discuss and consider appointing a board member to the South Gateway Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone Number 3 Board; presentation and discussion of the Pension Fund Investment Performance; AHD Corpus Investment Performance; Sage Money Manager Services; discuss and consider updated Amarillo Hospital District Pension Plan Investment Policy; presentation and acceptance of the AHD Audit; NWTH Pension Plan Audit; Agreed Upon Procedures Audit on the Tobacco Settlement Cost Report; presentation of the 2023 Tobacco Settlement Cost Report; discuss and consider TIRZ #1 Addendum; award of roof replacement on the building located at 206 NE 7th Ave.; Quarterly Financial Statements; Quarterly Investment Report.
Amarillo City Council
9 a.m.: City Hall - Room 105, 601 S. Buchanan St.
Onboarding workshop: presentation and discussion of major City of Amarillo areas of operation, organizational structure, and current issues. No votes will be taken or decisions made during this educational meeting. City of Amarillo Overview, Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Public Information Act, Ethics, City Council Meeting Protocol & Agenda Management Software; executive session – security training.
Randall County Commissioners' Court Regular Meeting
9 a.m.: Commissioners' Courtroom Finance Building, 501 16th St., Ste. 305, Canyon
Consider and approve Kayla Lanford for the County Extension Agent 4-H & Youth Development for Randall County, beginning June 1; designating Upshaw Insurance as the county’s broker for ancillary benefits; Utility Joint Use Agreement between Randall County and Pathwayz Communications for a fiber optic line on the East side of Osage going South; Utility Joint Use Agreement with Randall County and West Texas Gas Utilities LLC for a line located at Farmers Ave, and Grand Street; approving Cardinal Canyon Unit No.1, a rural subdivision, consisting of 5.15 acres, lying in Section 52, Block 6, I. & G.N. RR. Co. Survey, Randall County; E-27 Unit No. 1, a rural subdivision, consisting of 5.15 acres, lying in Section 38, Block B5, H. & G.N. RR. Co. Survey, Randall County; awarding bid for ballistic shields; budget amendments, meetings and conferences, vouchers and official reports; closed session for business prospects.
Amarillo City Council
1 p.m.: City Hall - Council Chamber, 601 S. Buchanan St., 3rd Floor
Regular meeting: consent Items - resolution authorizing the 2023 application for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) Grant for the Transportation Alternatives Set-Aside (TA) program with funds to be used for a Barrio Neighborhood improvement project; consider the dedication of a 235 square foot section of land for public use (street), out of Lot 4, Block 146, Amended, Corrected and Revised map of Mrs. M.D. Olive Eakle's Addition, Potter County; consider the award of a temporary employment staffing services agreement to address staffing shortages or special project needs; considers the award of a contract to provide cloud-hosted software to provide support for emergency communication and process management; purchase of chairs for the new Pavilion at the Santa Fe Depot; various contracts, purchases and change orders; non-consent items: public hearing and first reading to consider an ordinance rezoning a 17.42 acre tract of unplatted land in Section 65, Block 9, B.S.&F. Survey, Randall County to change from Agricultural District to Residential District 3, vicinity: Westin Drive and Arlo Drive, applicant: Furman Land Surveyors, Inc. for P Dub Land Holdings, LTD; discuss and possibly consider appointments to fill two vacancies on the Neighborhood Planning Oversight Committee; executive session: real property and business prospects.
Thursday
Quail Creek Public Improvement District Advisory Board
2 p.m.: Room 208, Jim Simms Bldg., 808 S. Buchanan St.
Discuss and consider 2023/24 Budget and 5-year Service Plan; ongoing PID Operations and Maintenance.
This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: Amarillo area public meetings for the week of May 21, 2023
