Monday
Potter County District Court
9:00 a.m.: Potter County Commissioners Courtroom, 350 SE 6th Ave., Ste. 2141
Budget amendment requests for fiscal year 2023-24; discussion and possible action regarding: award of a grant to the Panhandle Auto Burglary Theft Unit for state assistance through the Motor Vehicle Crime Prevention Authority for the catalytic converter grant; Potter County Sheriff’s request to the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program – Impaired Driving Mobilization grant program; consideration and resolution of Willborn’s removal of the old county courthouse underground storage tank; installation of Sally Port driveway doors and servers at the Justice Center to be connected to a backup generator; County Clerk’s filing plan for the 2024-2025 annual budget; approval of the following for the November 5, 2024 general and special elections: election officials, central counting station officials, early voting, and election day polling locations; consideration and resolution of approval of extended leave and reduced duties for current facility manager Mike Head, effective September 1; Consider and resolve to appoint Chris Serna as the new facility manager effective September 1; amend the funding transfer agreement between Potter County and the Federal Highways Administration for the construction of the access road to Crossbar; request the Sheriff’s Office to purchase a TRED Tactical Tank Package from TRED Robotics for use in high-risk operations; confirm the District Attorney’s engagement of the law firm of Sprouse Shrader Smith to assist the District Attorney in defending Potter County and its officers in Civil Action No. 4:24-CV-00368 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, referred to as “Courthouse News Service v. Gould, et al.”; excess inventory; hold a public hearing on the proposed budget and make any necessary changes; vote to adopt the budget; propose a property tax rate; set the date, time and place of the public hearing on the tax increase and the meeting to vote on the tax rate; hold a closed session if necessary.
Tuesday
Amarillo Hospital District Board of Directors
7:30 a.m.: Council Chamber, City Hall, 601 S Buchanan St.
Appointment of Board Members of the Committee on Indigent Care and Funding Priorities; Public hearing to evaluate and review the mandatory LPPF payment and consider a solution to determine the amount or rate of the mandatory LPPF payment and use for the state fiscal year ending August 31, 2025; Presentation and discussion of the following topics: AHD Corpus investment performance; District asset manager; Pension Plan actuarial report; Amarillo Hospital District budget; Tech University Health Science Center Psychiatry Residency Program addendum; Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Pediatrics Department agreement; Tobacco Free Amarillo agreement; Annual Indigent Care Agreement funding; Funding for the City of Amarillo Health Department; Tobacco Free Amarillo presentation; Quarterly financial reports; Quarterly investment report; Board meeting: Discussion of sale or lease of District property in the northwest quadrant of Amarillo.
Randall County District Court
9:00 a.m.: Commissioner’s Courtroom, Finance Building, 501 16th St., Ste. 305, Canyon
Joint election agreement for November 5; utility sharing agreement between Randall County and Southwestern Public Services for a subway line on Hungate Road; bid for phone and video visits of inmates; drainage improvements on Hix Drive and Buffalo Stadium Road; insurance renewals; budget amendments; official reports.
Amarillo City Council – Work Session
11 a.m.: 3rd floor, Council Chamber, City Hall, 601 S. Buchanan St.
Budget Workshop – City Council and senior staff will discuss and review the City of Amarillo’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2024-25. City Council may discuss numerous general topics such as public safety, infrastructure, development, municipal services, parks and recreation, water resources, public works, finance, council pillars, strategic plans, legislative agendas, policies and procedures, and other budgetary matters, but there will be no final decision or vote.
Amarillo City Council – Work Session
2:00 p.m.: 3rd floor, Council Chamber, City Hall, 601 S. Buchanan St.
Board Meeting: Discussion of Amarillo Economic Development Corporation operations; Business Outlook: Regional Accelerator & New Growth Engine Project (The RANGE).
Amarillo City Council
3:00 p.m.: 3rd floor, Council Chamber, City Hall, 601 S. Buchanan St.
(Regular Session): Discussion Items: Winner of the “Every Drop Counts” Calendar Contest; 911 Nurse Navigation Program; reduced ballot language for Proposition A (citizen-initiated petition election to Sanctuary City for the Unborn) and Proposition D (recall process for mayor and city council). Approval Items: second and final reading of ordinance to rezone Office District 2 with Special Use Permit 196 to Neighborhood Service District near SW 27th Avenue and South Kentucky Street, applicant: Jonathan Bowers for BWB Real Estate Holdings, LLC; rezone 7.15 and 3.94 acres of unparceled land in Randall County from Agricultural District to General Retail District near Bell Street and Attebury Drive, applicant: Geospatial Data Inc. for Attebury Elevators, LLC; HUD’s Continuum of Care (CoC) award for FY 2023; Resolution authorizing the City, in cooperation with the Amarillo-Potter Event Venue District, to apply for and distribute state funds for the 2025 American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Versatility Ranch Horse Championship Show; Acceptance of two public utility easements in Potter County near Interstate 40 and Helium Road, Grantors: Emeline Bush O’Brien/Marsh Trust and Krebs Cycling, LLC; two public utility easements totaling 0.04 acres of unparceled land in Potter County near Broadway Drive and Hastings Avenue, Grantor: GKC Operating, LLC; Air Traffic Control Zone easements; Various annual contracts, services and purchases including police vehicles, grass rig fire trucks, pothole trucks and traffic signals; Review of award of professional services contract for reconstruction and widening of Coulter Street from Sundown Lane to Hollywood Road (Loop 335), an original Proposition 1 project; award of contract for emergency repair of surface sewer crossing at Applewood Road; addendum to agreement with Baker Tilly to expand scope to allow consultant to make significant revisions to Charter Review Committee amendment recommendations, including the ordinance.
Items not requiring consent: public hearing and first reading to consider an ordinance to rezone a 12.48 acre tract of unparceled land in Randall County from an agricultural district to a general retail district near Town Square Boulevard and Soncy Road, applicant: Furman Land Surveyors, Inc. for the Emeline Bush O’Brien/Marsh Trust; ordinance to clear a 0.388 acre public right of way, namely the remaining portion of N. Wilson Street in Eberstadt’s Subdivision; resolution of the Amarillo City Council setting the date, time and place for a public hearing on the proposed annexation of an approximately 203.80 acre tract of land, being unparceled land and the western 50 feet of Tarter Avenue, as dedicated in Soncy Park, Unit No. 10 in Randall County, applicant: Attebury AG Testamentary Trust, near SW 45th Avenue and Soncy Road; first reading of an ordinance amending the ballot language for the special municipal election in the City of Amarillo, Texas, ordered August 13 pursuant to Ordinance 8144, to be held November 5.
Amarillo College Board of Regents
5:45 p.m.: Palo Duro Room, College Union Building, 2nd Floor, AC Washington Street Campus, 2201 S. Washington St.
(Status Update Meeting): SGA Report; Regents’ Reports, Committees and Comments on AC Affiliates: Executive Committee, Presidential Search, AC Foundation, Amarillo Museum of Art and Panhandle PBS; Tax Increment Reinvestment Zones; Standing Policies and Procedures Committee; Finance Committee (AC investment, potential leasing and sales opportunities); Legislative Affairs Committee; Community College Association of Texas Trustees; Nominating Committee; Innovation Outpost Update; No Excuses 2025.
Amarillo College Board of Regents
6:30 p.m.: Palo Duro Room, College Union Building, 2nd Floor, AC Washington Street Campus, 2201 S. Washington St.
(Regular Session): Budget amendments, appointments; janitorial supplies; presentation, public hearing, and adoption of proposed 2024-25 budget; public hearing and approval of proposed tax rate; request for proposals for FM 90 transmission line repair; purchase of Perkins Basic funded equipment and supplies; agreement for Title V external evaluation services; purchase of Department of Education Title V funded equipment; solicitation of AC audio-video system for advanced patient simulation program; solicitation of AC virtual reality program; compensation plan; financial reports; update on Sharpened Iron Studios; closed session.
Wednesday
Board of the Convention and Visitors Bureau
8:30 a.m.: Boardroom – Bivins Mansion, 1000 S. Polk
Presentation and review: Quarterly financial report; proposed FY 2024-2025 reserves; proposed FY 2024-2025 budget; review and discussion of the Board and Staff Retreat Summary and Next Steps; general announcements by Board members.
