Portales City Council
Memorial Building, Council Chambers
200 E 7th Street,
Portales, New Mexico 88130

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Mayor
Michael Miller

Mayor Pro Tem
Veronica Cordova

City Manager
Chris Moyer

AGENDA TUESDAY, March 4, 2025, 5:30 pm

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

ROLL CALL – CITY CLERK:

INVOCATION & PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

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.”

PUBLIC COMMENT: The Public has the opportunity to provide comment on subjects regarding City Business, during the public comment period. Speaker’s comments will be limited to three (3) minutes unless the Mayor and/or Councilor(s) requests more information. The time limit is given in an effort to allow public input but also to move the agenda forward in a prompt yet efficient manner. All Speakers must sign in at the beginning of the Meeting. Topics are limited to six (6) speakers per topic.

MINUTES OF PREVIOUS MEETING(S):
1. Regular Meeting February 18, 2025

PRESENTATION ITEMS:
1. Employee Service Award—Mayor Pro Tem, Veronica Cordova.
a) For 5 Years Service to Andrew Gramzow.
2. Presentation of FY2025 Q2 as Submitted to DFA—Quarterly Report, Along with Revenue Report—L.
Rivera, Finance Director.

ACTION ITEMS:
COMMUNITY SERVICES—K. McClellan, Director.
1. Request Approval of Easement Application for 2128 S. Roosevelt Road 7. Submitted by Denise Joan
Martin.

INFRASTRUCTURE—Jo McVey, Infrastructure Project Administrator.
1. Request Approval of Resolution 2025-02 and Ratification of the Transportation Project Fund (TPF)
Application for a Capital Project Involving Avenue K in Portales.
2. Request Approval of Resolution 2025-03 and Ratification of the Transportation Project Fund (TPF)
Application for a Maintenance Project Involving Various Streets in North Portales.
3. Request Approval of Resolution 2025-04 and Ratification of the Transportation Project Fund (TPF)
Application for the Design Project Involving East University Street in Portales.

FINANCE—L. Rivera, Finance Director
1. Request Approval to Adopt Ordinance 772 Adopting a Municipal Gross Receipts Tax.
a) Action to Enter Public Hearing for Ordinance 772.
b) Action to Close Public Hearing.
c) Action by Council on Adopting Ordinance 772.

POLICE DEPARTMENT—C. Williams, Police Chief.
1. Requesting Approval for Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem’s Signature on FY 2025 Law Enforcement
Protection Fund Application.
CITY COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS:
EXECUTIVE SESSION: V. Cordova, Mayor Pro Tem
1. Action to Convene in a Closed Session to Discuss Matters as Provided for Under New Mexico
Statutes Relating to Limited Personnel Matters and Discussion of the Purchase, Acquisition of Real
Property or Water Rights by the Public Body.
a) Action to Convene in Open Session.
b) Action as a result of the Closed Session.

ADJOURNMENT:
This is to certify that a copy of this Agenda was posted on the City’s website and the bulletin board in front of the City Hall Building by 5:00 p.m. Friday, February 28, 2025, following Open Meetings Act (OMA) NMSA 1978, Sections 1015-1 to 10-15-4 requirements.
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Danielle Swopes, City Clerk, or Melissa Carrillo, Deputy City Clerk
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