Council approves agenda, consent items and 2025 events schedule; workshop moved to March 17

The Town of Taos Council approved several procedural and calendar items during its Feb. 11 meeting, voting to adopt the day’s agenda, approve the consent agenda, adopt the town’s proposed 2025 special and community events schedule (including road closures), and reschedule a previously scheduled March 10 community workshop to Monday, March 17 at 5 p.m.

The votes were taken in public roll call. During the vote on the events schedule and road closures, the deputy clerk called each council member’s vote by name: “Council member Fambro? Yes. Council member Ortega? Yes. Council member Fernandez? Yes. Council member Oswald? Yes.” The motion to reschedule the March workshop was moved and carried unanimously.

Why it matters: adopting the 2025 events schedule and associated street closures gives staff and event organizers clearance to plan and coordinate logistics for parades, festivals and other community gatherings. Rescheduling the March community workshop avoids conflict with Taos County Day at the New Mexico Legislature, as staff explained.

Details and outcomes - Motion: “Motion to approve the agenda.” Outcome: approved (unanimous by roll call). No mover/second explicitly recorded in the transcript. - Motion: “Motion to approve consent agenda.” Outcome: approved (unanimous by roll call). No mover/second explicitly recorded in the transcript; deputy clerk called the roll. - Motion: “I will make a motion to approve the special and community events schedule and road closures for 2025.” Outcome: approved (roll-call votes recorded as yes for Fambro, Ortega, Fernandez and Oswald). The motion and the vote were recorded in open session. - Motion: “Move to approve change of schedule for the community workshop meeting to Monday, March 17 at 5PM.” Outcome: approved (unanimous).

No ordinances, resolutions, or budget appropriations were reported as part of these agenda votes in the transcript. Council and staff members discussed coordination items tied to the events (street sweeping, coordination with county for Halloween closures and contingency plans for construction on Paseo), and staff confirmed some closures/dates remain tentative until coordination with NMDOT and other parties is complete.

Votes at a glance - Approve agenda — approved, unanimous by roll call. - Approve consent agenda — approved, unanimous by roll call. - Approve 2025 special and community events schedule and road closures — approved, roll-call votes recorded as yes by named council members. - Reschedule March 10 community workshop to March 17 at 5 p.m. — approved, unanimous.

Looking ahead: staff will post required public notices for the rescheduled workshop and continue coordination with streets, county and event organizers to finalize street-closure details and logistics.