Portales City Council Agenda

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, October 6, 2020, at the Memorial Building
Auditorium (the big room), 200 E. 7th Street, Portales, New Mexico. Covid-19 social distancing and face
covering restrictions will apply for the safety of attendees. The following item(s) is/are scheduled for
consideration and action by the City Council:
R E V I S E D 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 September 15, 2020.
(B) Appointment of Eric Segovia to fill the Vacancy to City Representatives on the Board of the
Roosevelt County Community Development Corporation (RCCDC) – R. Jackson, Mayor.
(C) Recognition/Introduction of New Fire/EMT Officers and Licensures – T.J. Cathey, Fire Chief.
(D) Resolution #20-21-11: A Resolution Authorizing Participation in Local Government Road
Fund Program Administered by the New Mexico Department of Transportation for Control
No. L200447 and Superseding Resolution #18-19-46 – J. DeSha, Public Works Director.
(E) Resolution #20-21-12: A Resolution Ratifying Execution of Memorandum of Agreement
between the State of New Mexico Department of Transportation and City of Portales for
FY 2021 Section 5311 Rural Transit Funds, Section 5339 Buses and Bus Facilities Formula,
and Rural Cares Act Funding – J. DeSha, Public Works Director.
(F) Ratification of Execution of the Consolidated Agreement between the New Mexico
Department of Transportation (NMDOT) Traffic Safety Division and the City of Portales
Police Department for the ENDWI Program ($8,323) DWI Enforcement; BKLP Program
($6,492) Safety Belt/Child Restraint Use; and STEP Program ($12,984) Traffic Control – P.
Gallegos, Police Chief.
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other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the hearing or meeting, please contact the Planning
Director/ADA Officer at (575) 356-8449 or at p&z@portalesnm.gov at least one (1) week prior to the meeting or as soon
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contact the Office of the City Clerk at (575) 356-6662 or at cityclerk@portalesnm.gov if a summary or other type of
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(G) Request for Approval of an Easement Agreement for an 11’7” Encroachment onto City
Right-of-Way on Property at 165 Yucca Drive – Owners, Curtis Truesdell & Sarah Watson –
D. Rutherford, Planning Director.
(H) Request to Approve a Zone Change for Tract 1 of K&B Subdivision from PZ to R-2 MultiFamily Zone – D. Rutherford, Planning Director.
(I) Request to Authorize Payment of the Eastern New Mexico Water Utility Authority
(ENMWUA) FY2021 Member Contribution Invoice – M. Miller, Mayor pro-Tem/FAC Chairman
and/or S. Standefer, City Manager.
(J) Request for Change of Scheduled Date of the first Council Meeting in November from
Tuesday, November 3, 2020 to Thursday, November 5, 2020 – S. Standefer, City Manager.
(K) Other Business/Citizens to be Heard – Any matter not known about or which could not have been