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Sep 22, 2026 – Oct 8, 2026 · Context

City renews its Center City of Amarillo services agreement; TIRZ #1 budget and board take up Center City funding

The September 22, 2026 consent agenda approved a one-year agreement with Center City of Amarillo, Inc. for services toward "the preservation, improvement, and revitalization of the Central Business District," with the City providing $133,128 for administrative operations, five percent more than in the 2025/26 budget. The same consent agenda gave final approval to the TIRZ #1 2026/27 budget, which carries $220,000 for Center City among $1.8 million in expenses. The TIRZ #1 board's October 8, 2026 agenda listed renewal of the Agreement for Services between Center City and TIRZ #1. Draft minutes record the September 22 consent agenda passing 4-1 with Councilmember Simpson voting no; no minutes of the October 8 board meeting were posted as of October 17, 2026.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

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What the sources say

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Consent item 6.25 (September 22, 2026) approved a one-year agreement with Center City of Amarillo, Inc. The transmittal memo says "The City will provide $133,128 for administrative operations which is five percent more than the amount provided in the Fiscal Year 2025/2026 budget," with funding included in the 2026/2027 budget to be adopted September 29, 2026 (packet p. 196). Draft minutes record the consent agenda approved 4-1 with Councilmember Simpson voting no. ^[2]^[3]
Amount
$133,128
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A September 1, 2026 memo from the Chief Financial Officer says the TIRZ #1 board approved the 2026/27 budget on August 13, 2026. It projects revenue of $2.5 million, including $2.4 million in participation from Potter County, the City, Amarillo College and the Panhandle Groundwater District, and expenses of $1.8 million, including $490,000 for community projects, $220,000 of funding with Center City and $250,776 for TIRZ #1 debt service. The 2026 certified taxable value was $336.7 million, with $3.3 million in new improvements, compared with $327.3 million in 2025. Available cash is estimated at $2.9 million on October 1, 2026 and $3.6 million at year end, against a targeted reserve of $0.6 million (packet p. 155). The council passed the budget resolution (No. 09-08-26-3) 4-0 on first reading September 8 and on the September 22 consent agenda. ^[2]
Revenue
$2,500,000
Expenditures
$1,800,000
Community projects
$490,000
Center city
$220,000
Debt service
$250,776
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The Center City TIRZ #1 Board's October 8, 2026 agenda, posted October 2, listed item 4.A, "Discussion and consideration of renewing Agreement for Services between Center City of Amarillo, Inc. and TIRZ #1," and item 4.B, a presentation of updates from Center City. As of October 17, 2026 no minutes of that meeting were posted on the City's CivicClerk portal. ^[4]

Sources

1.City Council Regular Meeting agenda, September 22, 2026 — City of Amarillo, Sep 18, 2026 · retrieved Oct 10, 2026primarySubject-authoredConsent item 6.30, FY 26/27 landfill engineering professional services. 'published' approximated as the Friday before the meeting. Minutes for this meeting were not posted on CivicClerk as of retrieval.
2.City Council Regular Meeting agenda packet, September 22, 2026 — City of Amarillo, Sep 18, 2026 · retrieved Oct 14, 2026primarySubject-authored363-page packet from the City's CivicClerk portal (event 2906); 'published' approximated as the Friday before the meeting. Transmittal memos for consent items 6.29 (boiler, p. 211) and 6.34 (aeration basins, pp. 219-220).
3.City Council Regular Meeting agenda packet, October 13, 2026 — City of Amarillo, Oct 9, 2026 · retrieved Oct 10, 2026primarySubject-authored157-page packet; item 6.7 transmittal memo (pages 56-57) gives the funding summary 'Broadband Project - Professional Services - PRJ-620075.17400.62000'. 'published' approximated as for the agenda.
4.Center City Tax Increment Reinvestment Zone #1 Board Regular Meeting agenda, October 8, 2026 — City of Amarillo, Oct 2, 2026 · retrieved Oct 17, 2026primarySubject-authoredAgenda PDF from the City's CivicClerk portal (event 3167); "Posted this 2nd day of October 2026."