NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
CITY COUNCIL, CITY OF PORTALES, NEW MEXICO

THE PUBLIC IS INVITED TO ATTEND A REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE
PORTALES CITY COUNCIL, which will be held starting at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 6, 2018 , at the Memorial Building Council Chambers, 200 E. 7th Street, Portales, New Mexico. The following item(s) is/are scheduled for consideration and action by the City Council:

A G E N D A

I. Call to Order – Mayor/Mayor Pro-Tem/Councilor-as-Chair.

II. Roll Call – City Clerk.

III. Invocation.

IV. Pledge of Allegiance.

V. 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.”

VI. Scheduled Business — Discussion & Action – Mayor/Mayor Pro-Tem/Councilor-as-Chair.

(A) Minutes of Previous Meeting(s):
1. Regular Meeting held October 16, 2018.

(B) Acknowledgement of Recognition Letter about J.C. Linthicum, Cemetery Specialist, Parks/ Cemetery Department by American Legion Post 31 – R. Jackson, Mayor/S. Standefer, City Manager.

(C) Notice of Intent to Adopt Ordinance No. 736, An Ordinance Repealing Section 9.5 of the Portales City Code in its Entirety and Adopting a new Section 9.5 – D. Rutherford, Planning Director; S. Standefer, City Manager.

(D) Request for Authorization of 2018 State Homeland Security Grant Program Sub- Grant Award – K. Wattenbarger, Director, Emergency Management Preparedness.

(E) Request to Approve Rejection and Cancellation of Bid for Fire Department Substation Construction and to Authorize Re-bidding of project in the future due to Bids 10% higher than Budgeted Project Funds – C. Weems, Chief Procurement Officer/S. Standefer, City Manager.

Council Agenda November 6, 2018………….. 2

(F) Other Business/Citizens to be Heard–-Any matter not known about or which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the time of posting of the agenda. A public body shall only take action on items appearing on the agenda:

• Public comments will be limited to three (3) minutes per speaker.
• Individuals will be limited to one (1) presentation per meeting, and there will be a maximum of six (6) speakers on each subject.
• To avoid any possible violation of the Open Meetings act, Councilors will not respond to comments or answer any questions.
• Questions or requests for information in writing should be directed to the City Manager during regular business hours.

(G) Executive Session/Closed Meeting Section 10-15-1 H.(7), 1995, for Attorney- Client Privilege Pertaining to Threatened or Pending Litigation; and Section 10-15- 1 H.(8), 1995, Related to the Purchase, Acquisition, or Disposal of Real Property or Water Rights: – R. Jackson, Mayor.
1. Action to Convene in a Closed Meeting.
2. Action to Convene in Open Meeting.
3. Action Required as a Result of the Closed Meeting.

VII. Adjournment.