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Amarillo City Council is set to meet on Tuesday at 1:00 pm to discuss nearly $30 million in spending, increases in parking garage fees, and the creation of a Police Reserve Force, and more. The council will also hold a closed-door executive session at the end of the meeting to discuss Alex Fairly’s lawsuit against the city over the Civic Center project.
The bulk of the just over $30 million in spending items is a $28 million contract to Western Builders for the City Hall project. The remaining $2 million are mostly for various projects related to the airport, as well as an economic incentive package for Coast Packing Company - South. To read our full story on the spending items, click here.
The council will also take up a number of zoning changes, including final approval of several passed by the council during their last meeting, as well as one new rezoning ordinance. Absent from the agenda is a follow up on a rezoning ordinance tabled during the previous meeting to rezone an empty lot currently zoned for apartments to allow a new and used auto dealership. Read our full story on that issue here.
The agenda also includes plans to increase parking garage fees to $11 per day or $4 per hour. The current rates are $7 per day or $2 per hour. The increase to $11 per day is even higher than an increase recommended by the Local Government Corporation Board of Directors, which had recommended an increase to $10 in August.
The council will also vote on creating a Police Reserve Force, allowing former Amarillo police to assist the Amarillo Police Department.
To view the full agenda packet, click the button below. If you are interested in speaking during the public address, you may do so at this link.