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

REGULAR CITY COUNCIL
MEETING, DRAFT
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Mayor
Michael Miller

Mayor Pro Tem
Veronica Cordova

City Manager
Scott Mitten

AGENDA TUESDAY, December 2, 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. Speakers’ 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. Public comments are not meant to resolve speakers’ issues; however, speakers may be redirected to the appropriate city department for further
assistance. A time will start as soon as the speaker addresses the Mayor and Council Members. When the limit of three minutes is reached the City Clerk, or Deputy City Clerk will verbally declare “TIME”.

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

ACTION ITEMS:
COUNCIL—M. Miller, Mayor/S. Mitten, City Manager.
1. Request to Rescind the Motion from the Table of the “Approval of Navitas Global and Their
Industrial/Commercial Water Application.” Approved by Council at Their Last Regular
Meeting on November 18, 2025.
2. Action on the Request to Reconsider the Approval of Navitas Global and Their
Industrial/Commercial Water Application.

COMMUNITY SERVICES—K. McClellan, Director.
1. Requesting Governing Body’s Approval to Proceed with the Dangerous Property
Abatement of Resolution 2025-11 Determining 824 E. Elbe St as a Dangerous Property. 90
Day Abatement Period Ended on November 29, 2025.

FINANCE DEPARTMENT—L. Rivera, Director.
1. Governing Body’s Approval of Resolution 2025-49 Approving the Budget Adjustments for FY
2025-2026 Q2 BAR as Submitted to DFA.

INFRASTRUCTURE—J. McVey, Infrastructure Projects Administrator.
1.
Governing Body’s Approval of Resolution 2025-50 Adopting the 2025 City of Portales
Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan as a Planning Guide.
CITY ATTORNEY—K. Rudd.
1. Governing Body’s Approval of Resolution 2025-51 Authorizing Mayor’s Signature on
Water Purchase Contract with Roosevelt County Water Cooperative for a Period of Five
(5) Years.
FIRE DEPARTMENT—T. Cathey, Portales Fire/EMS, Chief.
1. Governing Body’s Approval of the FY 2027 NMDOH EMS Fund Act Grant Application
and Signature Page Requiring Signatures from Either Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem.
POLICE DEPARTMENT—C. Williams, Portales Police Department, Chief.
1. Governing Body’s Approval of Portales Police Department’s Rention and Recruitment
Strategy That Includes Asymmetric Manning and Within-Budget Pay Scale Modification.

CITY COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS:
EXECUTIVE SESSION—M. Miller, Mayor.
1. Action to Convene in a Closed Session to Discuss Two Matters as Provided for Under New
Mexico State Statutes Section 10-15-1 Paragraph H (2) Relating to Limited Personnel
Matters.
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. Wednesday, November 26, 2025, following Open Meetings Act (OMA) NMSA 1978, Sections 10-15-1 to 10-15-4
requirements.
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Danielle Swopes, City Clerk, or Melissa Carrillo, Deputy City Clerk
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