NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING

CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF PORTALES, NEW MEXICO

THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND THE PORTALES CITY COUNCIL’S MEETING TO BE HELD at 5:30 p.m., April 11, 2023, in the Council Chambers in the Memorial Building, at 200 E. 7th Street, Portales, New Mexico. The following item(s) is/are scheduled for consideration and action by the City Council:

CONSENT AGENDA 

 

  1. CALL TO ORDER – MAYOR/MAYOR PRO-TEM/COUNCILOR-AS-CHAIR.

 

  1. ROLL CALL – CITY CLERK.

 

  • INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

 

  1. Official Salute to the New Mexico Flag: “I salute the flag of the State of New Mexico the Zia symbol of perfect friendship among united cultures.” 

 

  1. MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING(S):
  2. Regular Meeting held March 28, 2023.

 

  1. PRESENTATIONS
  2. Employee of the Month for March 2023 – Becky Ward – S. Austin, City Manager
  3. Airport Mural Presentation – McClellan, Airport Manager, & Local Seniors

 

  • CONSENT AGENDA

The items listed below are recommended by the City Manager for placement on the consent agenda.  These items are placed on the agenda so that the Council, by unanimous consent, can designate those routine agenda items that they wish to be approved or acknowledged by one motion. If any proposal does not meet with the approval of all Council members, that item will be heard when reached under the regular agenda.

 

Motion to place indicated items on the consent agenda by unanimous roll call vote.

 

Motion to approve all items on the consent agenda by unanimous roll call vote.

 

  1. Criminal Cannabis LLC. – Manufacture/Industrial Application Grow operation with a limit of 9000 gallons per month.  Mr. Gay did not object. – Desha, Public Utilities Director

 

  1. Blackwater Agriculture LLC. – Manufacture/Industrial Permit Microgrow operation with a limit of 4000 gallons per month. – Desha, Public Utilities Director

 

  1. Approval of Airport Mural – McClellan

 

  • ACTION ITEMS
  1. Resolution #22-23-39: New Mexico State Fire Marshals Municipal Fire Protection Fund Application Fiscal Year 2024 – T.J. Cathey, Fire Chief

 

  1. Approval to Enter into Contract Negotiations with NovoaGlobal for Traffic Enforcement Cameras – C. Williams, Police Chief

 

  1. City Council Appointment of Roosevelt County Commissioner for Negotiations with Roosevelt County regarding City Services. – Councilor V. Cordova and Councilor C. Heflin

 

  1. Approval of Revised Dispatch Agreement between Roosevelt County and the City of Portales. – Councilor V. Cordova and Councilor C. Heflin

 

  1. PUBLIC INPUT for Which no Action will be taken – Any matter not known about, or which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the time of posting of the agenda. This agenda item is for informational purposes only.
  2. Public comments will be limited to three minutes per speaker; limited to one presentation per meeting, and no more than six (6) speakers on each subject.
  3. Councilors will not respond to comments or answer questions to avoid any violation of the Open Meetings Act.
  4. Direct any questions or requests for information to the City Manager in writing during regular business hours.

 

  1. EXECUTIVE SESSION – R. Jackson, Mayor.
  2. Action to Convene in a Closed Meeting to Discuss Matters as Provided for under New Mexico Statutes Relating to the Purchase, Acquisition, or Disposal of Real Property or Water Rights; and/or for Attorney-Client Privilege Pertaining to Threatened or Pending Litigation.

 

  1. Action to Convene in Open Session.

 

  1. Action as a result of the Closed Session.

 

 

  1. ADJOURNMENT

 

 

This is to certify that a copy of this Agenda was posted on the City’s website and the bulletin board in the front lobby of City Hall by 5:00 p.m., Friday, April 7, 2023.

 

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Joan Martinez-Terry, City Clerk; Carla Weems, Deputy City Clerk

                                                                                                                                        

If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in a hearing or meeting, please contact the Portales City Manager or City Clerk at 575-356-6662, Option #0 at least one (1) week prior to the meeting or as soon as practical. Public documents, including the agenda and minutes, can be provided in various accessible formats. Please contact the Portales City Manager or City Clerk at 575-356-6662 if a summary or other type of accessible format is needed.                       

 

Questions, requests, or comments from citizens should be submitted in writing to the City Clerk or City Manager by 4:00 p.m. a day prior to the meeting. Contact information for both officers is on the City’s website: https://www.portalesnm.gov/departments/.