School district work session, condemnation appeals among this week's meetings
Monday
Work session - Amarillo City Council, AISD, Potter County
4 p.m.: AmTech Career Academy - Crimial Justice Lyceum, 3601 Plains Blvd - Southeast side, Entrance #26
Joint work session for the Amarillo City Council, Amarillo Independent School District (AISD) Board of Trustees, and Potter County Commissioners Court to discuss the issue of declining student enrollment in Amarillo ISD and the implications and effects on the District, the City, and Potter County; and to discuss possible future next steps to address the issue. The Council may reach broad consensus on this topic of this work session for the City, but no final decision or vote will occur.
Wednesday
Highland Park Independent School District
5:30 p.m.: Highland Park Administration Building, 15300 Amarillo Blvd. E.
Discussion of progress on the Buffalo Highlands development; deliberation and possible action on a Guaranteed Maximum Price amendment for AIA Form A133-2019 Exhibit A to the Construction Manager Agreement with Southwest General Contractors for the baseball and softball portion of the work for the 2023 Bond Projects; personnel; new hires for 2024-25.
Thursday
Amarillo Independent School District
8 a.m.: Board Room, Rod Schroder Education Support Center, 7200 Interstate 40 West
Work session to discuss the 2024-2025 school district budget and proposed employee compensation plan; discussion with the District's bond financial advisor regarding an Interest and Sinking budget update, a debt retirement option, and an upcoming refunding opportunity; personnel items: appointment, employment, leave of absence, or dismissal of public officer(s), district employee(s), teacher(s), teacher/coach(es), administrator(s), and/or supervisory staff; re-election of instructional and campus professional support staff for the 2024-2025 school year
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 June 6 at 3 p.m. to determine whether certain conditions of the properties located at 4319 SE 15th Ave., 1011 SW 48th Ave., 6007 Ethan Ln., 109 S Florida St., 4617 S Hughes St., and 2306 Spruce St. constitute dangerous structures and/or a public nuisance, and whether to order the removal of such; properties located at 2611 NW 14th Ave., 1919 S Harrison St., 702 S Prospect St., 508 N Van Buren St., and 3221 S Western St.; sets the date and time for a public hearing on July 18 at 3 p.m. to determine whether certain conditions of the properties located at 1311 Columbine St., 803 S Florida St., 516 W Hastings Ave., 2924 N Hill St., 721 N Roberts St., and 2608 NW 5th Ave. constitute dangerous structures and/or a public nuisance, and whether to order the removal of such; resolution conducts a public hearing on and considers ordering the removal of substandard structures located at 0 NE 3rd Ave. (aka S of 2400 NE 3rd Avenue), 804 N Arapahoe St. (aka 802 N Arapahoe St.), solid waste accumulation located at 4437 Crockett St.,substandard structure located at 2602 Olive St., and substandard structures located at 1315 Skyline Dr.
This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: Amarillo area public meetings for the week of April 29, 2024
