Portales City Council
Memorial Building, Council Chambers
200 E 7th Street,
Portales, New Mexico 88130
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL
MEETING
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Mayor
Michael Miller
Mayor Pro Tem
Veronica Cordova
Interim City Manager
Pat Gallegos
AGENDA TUESDAY, June 17, 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. Special Meeting May 29, 2025
2. Regular Meeting June 3, 2025
PRESENTATION ITEM:
1. Presentation on Severe Weather/Emergency Alert Communication Update—A. Brezovsky, Portales
Emergency/Risk Manager.
CONSENT AGENDA (The consent agenda is approved by a single motion. Any member of council may request an item to be transferred to the Regular Agenda from the Consent Agenda without discussion or vote):
Approval of Recommendation for the Following Resolutions on the Consent Agenda. These Items are all Planning Commission Items and were approved by the Planning Commission at Their Last Regular Meeting.
1. Resolution No. PC-2024-2025-42 Variance at 1311 E Brazos Submitted by Kenevan Bailey for Building a
Fence that does not Meet Municipal Code.
2. Resolution No. PC-2024-2025-44 Variance at 42417 US 70 Submitted by Fluhman Outdoor Media for the
Purpose of Building and Maintaining a Billboard.
3. Resolution No. PC-2024-2025-45 Variance at 614 W 15th Street Submitted by Joseph Garcia for the
Purpose of Maintaining a Carport that does not Meet Municipal Code.
4. Resolution No. PC-2024-2025-46 Special Use Permit at 42467 US HWY 70 Submitted by The Dimension
Group on Behalf of Circle K for the Purpose of Selling Packaged Liquor.
5. Resolution No. PC-2024-2025-47 a Replat of 400 S Ave G, 807 and 809 W 4th Street Submitted by Mario
Aguirre for the Purpose of Dividing the lot into Three Separate Lots.
6. Resolution No. PC-2024-2025-48 a Zone Change of 523 W University Drive Submitted by Leslie Salomon
from an R-1, Single Family Residential Zone to a C-2, General Commercial Zone.
ACTION ITEMS:
COMMUNITY SERVICES— K. McClellan, Director.
1. Appeal of Denied Resolution No. PC-2024-2025-43 Submitted by Fluhman Outdoor Media for the Purpose
of Building and Maintaining a Billboard at 100 N Chicago. Request Approval of City Council Appeal
Resolution 2025-18.
2. Ratification of Grant PRZ – 25-02 Installation of Wind Cone and PAPI’s RWY 01-19.
3. Acceptance of Notice of Award to Bixby Electric, Inc. for Their Total Bid of $693,772.54.
4. Acceptance of Contract with Bixby Electric, Inc. for Grant PRZ-25-1 Congruent on Acceptance of Grant
PRZ-25-1 and Notice of Award.
FINANCE—L. Rivera, Director
1.
Approval of Resolution 2025-19 for Fiscal Year 2025 Governing Fixed Assets.
CITY MANAGER—P. Gallegos, Interim City Manager &/or M. Miller, Mayor.
1. Discussion and Approval of Thirty-Day Extension of Contract for Interim City Manager.
CITY COUNCIL/STAFF COMMENTS:
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, May 13, 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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