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 FOLLOWING COVID-19 SAFETY
PROTOCOLS to start at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 4, 2021, in the Council Chambers, at 200 E. 7th
Street, Portales, New Mexico. 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 are on the City’s website: https://www.portalesnm.gov/departments/. 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 April 20, 2021.
(B) Recognition/Presentation of a 20-Year Service Awards for Edward T. Brooks, Airport
Operations Specialist/General Services Department and Johnny L. Ledbetter, GPS/GIS
Mapper/Public Works Department – J. DeSha, Public Works Director/S. Standefer, City
Manager/R. Jackson, Mayor.
(C) Proclamations from the Mayor and Council:
1. Declaring May 16th through May 22, 2021 EMS Week with the Theme “This is
EMS: Caring for our Communities” – T.J. Cathey, Fire Chief.
2. Honoring the Emergency Communications Dispatchers–“The Thin Gold Line.”
(D)Approval of Amendment 1 to Contract with Molzen-Corbin & Associates, Inc. for
Professional Construction Management Services for Kilgore Improvements Phase I,
Pending Funding Agency Concurrence – S.Baysinger, Public Works Project
Administrator/Sharleen McFadden, Chief Procurement Officer.Council Agenda May 4, 2021…………. 2
(E) Item(s) from the Office of the City Manager – S. Standefer, City Manager.
1. Approval of the Intergovernmental Agreement between the New Mexico
Economic Development Department (NMEDD) and the City of Portales.
2. Approval of the Project Participation Agreement between the City of Portales
and Hampton Farms.
(F) Other Business
V. Adjournment.