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Votes at a glance: Las Cruces council approves liquor license, grant application and CIP amendments on March 17
Summary
At the March 17 Las Cruces City Council meeting the council approved a restaurant liquor license, authorized submission of a NMDOT MAP grant application, and adopted several capital improvement program amendments; roll-call votes were recorded for each item.
The Las Cruces City Council recorded votes and approved several routine and project items on March 17. Key outcomes:
• Resolution 205-106 – Chachi's LLC liquor license (restaurant, beer/wine/spirits, on-premises consumption). After a brief staff report noting a religious institution within 300 feet of the proposed premises, the council voted to approve the license. Roll call: Councilor McClure — Yes; Councilor Matisse — Yes; Councilor Graham — Yes; Councilor Grama — Yes; Councilor Flores — Yes; Councilor Bencomo — Absent; Mayor Eric Enriquez — Yes. Outcome: approved.
• Resolution 25-107 – Authorize submission of application to New Mexico Department of Transportation Municipal Arterial Program (MAP) for intersection improvements at East Lohman Avenue and South Walnut Street. The proposed project would continue signal and operational improvements along the Lohman corridor; the staff presentation described a total application amount of $400,000 with NMDOT providing 75% and the city match of $100,000 (25%). Council approved submission by roll call: McClure — Yes; Matisse — Yes; Graham — Yes; Grant/Curran — Yes; Flores — Yes; Bencomo — Absent; Mayor — Yes. Outcome: approved (application submission authorized).
• Resolution 25-108 – Amendments to FY2025–2030 Capital Improvement Program (airport, gateway signage, fire station repairs, radio communications, drainage, transit chargers and runway/blast-pad work). Staff described project-specific adjustments, including a $157,000 increase for airport striping/maintenance, $250,000 for gateway entry signs, $20,000 to complete Fire Station 2 bay remodel, $45,000 for Fire Station 6 roof repairs, $320,000 for transit facility chargers, and other balance updates (public-safety radio system balance and drainage project balances noted). The council voted by roll call to adopt the CIP amendments: McClure — Yes; Matisse — Yes; Graham — Yes; Curran — Yes; Flores — Yes; Bencomo — Absent; Mayor — Yes. Outcome: approved.
• Resolution 25-109 – Metropolitan Redevelopment Area designations (see separate article for details). The council approved the designations by the same recorded roll call; outcome: approved.
Other formal items recorded during the meeting: acceptance of the meeting agenda (voice motion), and multiple board and commission appointments (all voted and recorded as approvals). No contested no votes were recorded on the listed items.
Votes were recorded in roll-call format as shown above; in most votes Councilor Bencomo was absent and all present members voted yes.
