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

DUE TO GOVERNOR LUJAN GRISHAM’S ORDER LIMITING ATTENDEES AT GATHERINGS, THE PORTALES CITY
COUNCIL’S MEETING WILL BE HELD WITH LIMITED ATTENDANCE starting at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday,
February 2, 2021, at the Memorial Building Auditorium (the big room), 200 E. 7th Street, Portales, New
Mexico. Attendance to this meeting may be requested by calling (575) 356-6662, Option 3, prior to the
meeting. Questions or comments from citizens should be submitted in writing to the City Clerk or City Manager
before or after the meeting.

Contact information for both officers are on the City’s website at
https://www.portalesnm.gov/departments/. Covid-19 safety protocol will apply for the safety of attendees. 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 January 19, 2021.

(B) Notice of Intent to adopt Ordinance No. 748, An Ordinance Adopting an Additional
Municipal Gross Receipts Tax at an Increment Approved by a Majority of the Council Not to
Exceed 0.6125% – R. Jackson, Mayor/S. Standefer, City Manager.

(C) CONSENT AGENDA
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, may by unanimous
approval, designate those routine agenda items that they wish to accept by Consent. The
Mayor shall read the items listed into the record prior to acceptance by Council. If any item
does not meet with the approval of all Council members present, that item shall be removed
from the Consent Agenda and moved to be heard at the end of the regular agenda.

1. ITEMS LISTED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA FOR THE RECORD.
a. Resolution #20-21-23, A Resolution Authorizing Mayor’s Signature on Grant
Agreement for Appropriation ID E2825, Agreement CN C2202825 for Street
Improvements on Kilgore Avenue; Designating Official Representative/Point of
Contract Authorized to Sign Reimbursement Requests – Initiated by J. DeSha,
Council Agenda January 28, 2021…………. 2
Public Works Director — The resolution authorizes the Mayor to execute the grant
agreement and designates Susan Baysinger, Public Works Project Administrator, as its
official representative with authorization to sign reimbursement requests and other
documents requiring signature for submittal on the grant agreement.

b. Resolution #20-21-24, A Resolution Requesting that the New Mexico State
Legislature, the Governor’s Office Review the Rule Change Enacted by the New
Mexico Retiree Healthcare Authority– Initiated by S. Standefer, City Manager — The
resolution requests review of the action taken by the New Mexico Retiree Healthcare
Authority adopting their own Rule Change establishing a new minimum age requirement for
subsidy and number of years required for PERA retirees.

c. Resolution #20-21-25, A Resolution Opposing House Bill 4 of the First Session of
the 55th Legislature; urging the New Mexico Legislature to Provide more
Resources for Behavioral Health Prevention and Treatment, Since Behavioral
Health Issues are the Root Cause of many Civil Rights Claims against Local
Governments; and Recommending Damage Caps on any New Civil Rights Cause
of Action as well as Funding for any Increased Costs Associated with it – Initiated
by S. Standefer, City Manager.– Research demonstrated that New Mexico – one of the
poorest states in the Union – already allows for some of the highest damage awards in the
Country for State law claims against law enforcement officers.

d. Requesting Permission to Purchase a New RJT-350 Broce Broom on a
Cooperative Purchasing Agreement – Initiated by J. DeSha, Public Works Director and
C. Weems, Chief Procurement Officer. Requesting approval to purchase the RJT-350 Broce
Broom on CES Cooperative Agreement 18-0208-C102-ALL for the amount $68,331.50.

e. Requesting Approval to Release a Request for Proposals (RFP) and Negotiate a
Contract for Professional Engineering Services for South Avenue K
Improvements – Initiated by J. DeSha, Public Works Director and C. Weems, Chief
Procurement Officer. This request is for releasing an RFP and negotiate a contract for
professional engineering services for S. Avenue K improvements which are funded by LGRF
funds and MAP funds.

f. Appointment of a City Council Representative to the Roosevelt County
Development Corporation (RCCDC) – R. Jackson, City Manager. Recommendation of
appointment to RCCDC for Bruce Nixon to fill a vacancy on the Board. Other Council
representatives to the RCCDC are Kevin Bond, Eric Segovia, and Megan Hamilton.

2. REQUEST TO MOVE A CONSENT ITEM TO THE REGULAR AGENDA FOR DISCUSSION
AND ACTION.
3. MOTION TO ACCEPT LISTED ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA BY UNANIMOUS
ROLL CALL VOTE.
4. MOTION TO APPROVE AND ACCEPT ALL ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA BY
UNANIMOUS ROLL CALL VOTE.