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Oct 12, 2021 · Resolution

Council postpones Ordinances 7926 and 7939 "until a later date," 3-2

Item 3C was the second reading of Ordinance No. 7926 (Part 1, north portion) and item 3D the public hearing and first reading of Ordinance No. 7939 (Part 2, south portion, 168.88 acres). The agenda memo said a written protest of the August 24 vote exceeded 20% and that the zoning ordinance therefore required a three-fourths vote of the council. Mayor Pro Tem Freda Powell moved to postpone both items until a later date, seconded by Mayor Ginger Nelson; it passed 3-2, with Nelson, Powell and Councilmember Cole Stanley voting yes and Councilmembers Eddy Sauer and Howard Smith voting no.^[1]^[2]

Ginger Nelson Freda Powell Cole Stanley Eddy Sauer Howard Smith

What the sources say

✓ Verified
The City's memo for the October 12, 2021 second reading says "a written protest to Council's August 24 vote has been submitted," that a protest is valid with signatures of owners of 20% or more of the land to be rezoned or of land within the 200-foot notice area, that the protest "currently exceeds 20%," and that the zoning ordinance "requires a favorable vote of three-fourths of the Council members present and voting due to a valid protest being received." ^[2]
✓ Verified
On October 12, 2021 Mayor Pro Tem Freda Powell moved to postpone item 3C (Ordinance No. 7926, second reading, Part 1) and item 3D (Ordinance No. 7939, Part 2) "until a later date," seconded by Mayor Ginger Nelson. It carried 3-2: Nelson, Powell and Councilmember Cole Stanley voted yes; Councilmembers Eddy Sauer and Howard Smith voted no. ^[1]
Votes for
3
Votes against
2
✓ Verified
The October 12, 2021 agenda lists Ordinance No. 7939 as "a public hearing and the first reading" of the 168.88-acre Part 2 rezoning, while Ordinance No. 7926 was on second reading. Ordinance No. 7939 had not been read before. ^[2]
✓ Verified
Before the vote, during public address, one speaker supported item 3D and three spoke against it; others addressed items 3C and 3D without the minutes recording a position. ^[1]

Sources

1.Amarillo City Council Regular Meeting Minutes, 2021-10-12 — City of Amarillo, Oct 12, 2021 · retrieved Oct 14, 2026primarySubject-authoredScanned minutes read with OCR. States: "Voting AYE were Mayor Nelson and Councilmembers Powell, Stanley, and Smith; voting NO was Councilmember Sauer; the motion carried by a 4-1 vote."
2.Amarillo City Council Agenda (with transmittal memos), October 12, 2021 Regular Meeting — City of Amarillo, Oct 12, 2021 · retrieved Oct 16, 2026primarySubject-authoredScanned PDF read with OCR. Items 3C (Ordinance No. 7926, second reading, 602.85 acres) and 3D (Ordinance No. 7939, public hearing and first reading, 168.88 acres). Memo: "a written protest to Council's August 24 vote has been submitted ... It currently exceeds 20%"; "The City appealed the P&Z decision."