This week's meetings include Amarillo ISD, city council, Potter and Randall counties
Monday
Potter County Commissioners' Court
9 a.m.: Potter County Commissioners' Courtroom, 500 S. Fillmore, Room 106
Discussion and possible action relative to: hear report from Texas Veterans Commission; renewing Workers' Compensation insurance; modifications to the Potter County Employee Group Health Plan Summary Plan Description; hear a report regarding the expansion of the Public Defender's Office and to consider and act upon the acceptance of the Interlocal Agreement with Carson County, Deaf Smith County, Donley County, and Moore County and the Panhandle Area Public Defender's Office; changing the name of the Specialty Courts' Coordinator to Director of Specialty Courts; resolution to apply for funds under the 2024 TIDC Indigent Defense Formula Grant Program; award for the state assistance from the Office of the Governor for the Victims of Crime Act Formula Grant Program; hear a report from HOK, the architects for the building project, and to take any action necessary regarding Potter County District Courts Building; sale of firetruck to Oldham County; various equipment purchases for Road and Bridge; consider and act upon approving the contract with OPREX Commercial Construction for the Construction Manager at Risk for the detention center booking room remodel; consider request for bid on detention center mattresses; employment items; various reports on Potter County Projects and the Potter County Detention Center; executive session if neccessary.
Canyon City Planning and Zoning Commission
4 p.m.: 2nd Floor City Commission Chambers, 301 16th St., Canyon
Hear and discuss a final staff report on the City of Canyon Zoning Ordinance and Map Update, a significant update to the ordinance; consider request to zone the property for the proposed Mayra Park Unit No. 1 SF-S (Single-Family Suburban) and MF (MultiFamily); Final Plat for Mayra Park Unit 1; initial zoning of the properties at 21801 US 87 and 22001 US 87, following annexation by the City of Canyon to RC-2 (Retail/Commercial District).
Library Advisory Board
4 p.m.: North Branch Library, 1500 NE 24th
Presentation and discussion by the Director of Library Services on current departmental issues and activities: Friends of the Library, programming and events at all APL locations, presentation of the APL's Organizational Chart, North Branch Activities.
Amarillo Independent School District Board of Trustees
5:30 p.m.: Amarillo ISD Rod Schroder Education Support Center Board Room, 7200 Interstate 40 West
Superintendent's Report: presentation and report regarding enrollment trends, demographic updates and community engagement; Board Reports: regarding scheduled visits to campuses, attendance at education-related meetings and events and/or student, staff, Board or community recognition highlights; Board Committee reports: Board Policy Committee; action items: budget amendment; consider 2023-2024 Campus Improvement Plan goals and performance objectives; consider 2023-2024 District Improvement Plan goals and performance objectives; location for 2024 high school graduation ceremonies; first reading revised Policy DEC(LOCAL) Compensation and Benefits: Leaves and Absences, regarding leave for District police officers; first reading revised policy FD(LOCAL) Admissions regarding non-AISD students attending AmTech Career Academy; consider adopting a resolution to authorize the expenditure of public funds to pay for a portion of a tenant improvement allowance and limited free rent on a 120-month lease at Park West Office Center; consider adopting a resolution to select job order contracting as the project delivery method that provides the best value to the District for the second floor office space remodel for a 120-month lease at Park West Office Center Building A; job order contract to Wiley Hicks Contracting Group, Inc. through an interlocal agreement as presenting the best value to the District for the Park West Office Center Building A second floor remodel project; appointing members to a Board Facilities/Property Committee and to the Amarillo Education Foundation Board of Directors; nominating individuals to serve on the Potter-Randall Appraisal District Boards of Directors; revised Stipend Pay schedule for 2023-2024; discussion regarding Districtwide intruder detection audit report findings, Defender program update, and other safety and security issues; monthly financial reports; personnel items.
Tuesday
Randall County Commissioners' Court
9 a.m.: Commissioners' Courtroom, Finance Building, 501 16th St., Suite 305, Canyon
Discuss and take action on the following: adoption of the Stormwater Management Criteria Manual; equipment purchases; Fiber Project; accepting donation from Trinity Fellowship Church for office furniture to furnish Rangemasters office at shooting range; resolution for the 2024 Indigent Defense Grant Program; budget amendment and line-item transfer; requests to attend meetings and conferences.
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: Parking Lots & Loop Road Rehabilitations, Terminal Chimney Repair, Baggage Carousel Systems Repairs/Replacements, Parking Garage Elevator, Emergency Power, Building HVAC Systems and Air Handlers, Aviation Worker Screening, Runway 31 REIL Decommissioning, New Passenger Facility Charge Application, Airport Hotel and Land Development.
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 Grant Program 2024, Clean-up Project Updates, Art Census Update, Board Positions.
Amarillo City Council
1:30 p.m.: City Hall - Council Chamber, 601 S. Buchanan St., 3rd Floor
Work session - agenda not yet available.
Amarillo City Council
3 p.m.: City Hall - Council Chamber, 601 S. Buchanan St., 3rd Floor
(Regular meeting) Proclamation: National Chiropractic Month; discuss City of Odessa Resolution No. 2023-77 stating the city will not enforce any mandates, such as masks, vaccinations, or lockdowns, imposed nationally or by the State of Texas; discuss city manager recruitment process; consent items: aviation clear zone easements; public drainage easements; street right-of-way dedication; professional services agreement for lift station; change order for water transfer line trench repair on Bolton Street; emergency requisitions for desludging of equalization basin at Hollywood Road Wastewater Treatment Facility and transfer of sludge to River Road Water Reclamation Facility; various repairs and equipment replacements at River Road Water Reclamation Facility; repair of vertical turbine pump at Lawrence Lake West; various IT and other agreements and annual contracts; consider an amended and restated lease agreement with the Amarillo Botanical Gardens; non-consent items: consider approval of an amendment to the Lease Agreement between the City of Amarillo and Texas Panhandle Youth Sports Foundation to remove the Southwest Softball Complex in John Stiff Memorial Park from the leased premises; consider the approval to appoint Mike Reed, Jason Riddlespurger, Doug Herrington, and Justin Graham to be Police Reserve Force Officers for the Amarillo Police Department; first reading of various ordinances amending the Municipal Code of the City of Amarillo for various building codes; update general standards and sanitary requirements for massage establishments and to require a license to operate a massage establishment or to provide massage services; consider a resolution to make nominations to fill upcoming vacancies on the board of directors of the Potter and Randall Appraisal Districts; consider resolution ratifying the Meet and Confer Agreement with the Amarillo Professional Fire Fighters Association; consider approval of the settlement and release agreement between Michael Brandon Stennett and the City of Amarillo in conjunction with the Meet and Confer agreement between the City of Amarillo and the Amarillo Professional Fire Fighters Association.
Wednesday
Civil Service Commission
8:30 a.m.: City Council Chambers (Third Floor) City Hall, 601 S Buchanan
Review and consider list of new employees, step increases, transfers, promotions, demotions, bypasses, temporary assignments, and disciplinary actions; approve the eligibility register for the Police Recruit Examination given on Aug. 26; consider appointment of three physicians; consider appeals for terminations.
Highland Park Independent School District
5:30 p.m.: Highland Park Administration Building, 15300 Amarillo Blvd. E.
(Special meeting) consider the creation of an independent foundation, including approval of the Certificate of Formation, Bylaws, and Consent in Lieu of an Organizational Meeting and other actions incident thereto; consideration and action on the sale of approximately 428.21 acres of surplus real property out of a 551.45 acre tract of land in Section 94, Block 2, AB&M Survey, Potter County, Texas, previously conveyed to the District by Deed dated July 25, 2022, from Herring National Bank, Trustee of the Ray C. Johnson Testamentary Trust, and Ray C. Johnson, III, to an Independent Foundation.
Thursday
Zoning Board of Adjustment
4 p.m.: City Hall, 601 S Buchanan St.
Consider Variance at 6404 NE 14th Ave., Eastridge Subdivision #14, Lot 026, Block 0010, property owner/applicant: Khamsaeng Vongphachan, reduce rear yard setback.
This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: Amarillo area public meetings for the week of Oct. 8, 2023
