Alamosa council unanimously approves package of ordinances, intergovernmental agreements and a tavern license

The Alamosa City Council on April 25 approved a package of ordinances and intergovernmental agreements addressing land use, public safety cooperation and shared services, and granted a tavern liquor license for a downtown restaurant. All final votes recorded at the meeting carried unanimously.

Votes at a glance

- Ordinance No. 5-2025: Amends section 21-4-504(e) of the City Code to allow administrative security exceptions for barbed/razor wire fencing for documented security needs — approved on second reading, motion carried unanimously.

- Ordinance No. 6-2025: Amends the Unified Development Code to establish form-based review standards and an alternate method of compliance for certain multifamily uses in established and historic neighborhoods — approved on second reading, motion carried unanimously.

- Ordinance No. 2-2025: Memorandum of understanding between Adams State University and the Alamosa Police Department for short-term mutual aid — approved on second reading, motion carried unanimously.

- Ordinance No. 3-2025: Memorandum of understanding with the U.S. Marshals Service for fugitive-apprehension support — approved on second reading, motion carried unanimously. Councilors and the police chief explicitly noted the MOU does not relate to immigration enforcement.

- Ordinance No. 7-2025: Intergovernmental agreement with the Alamosa Local Marketing District for joint use of the city’s mobile event stage — approved on second reading, motion carried unanimously.

- Ordinance No. 8-2025: Intergovernmental agreement with the Pueblo City-County Library District to host a “Shared Memories” digitization site in Alamosa — approved on second reading, motion carried unanimously.

- Ordinance No. 9-2025: Amendment to create a voting youth representative seat on the Historic Preservation Advisory Committee — approved on second reading, motion carried unanimously.

- First readings set / hearings scheduled: Ordinance No. 10-2025 (prohibiting long guns in parks/trails/open space — first reading passed and set for public hearing May 7) and Ordinance No. 11-2025 (authorizing the parks director to promulgate park and facility rules — first reading passed and set for public hearing May 7).

- Tavern license: Council approved a tavern license for Lucha’s Tacos & Tequilas & Taps LLC (531 Edison St.). The applicant, Jason Gonzales, described plans for an outdoor seating area, weekly entertainment and family-friendly events; council approved the license unanimously.

Councilors characterized most items as housekeeping or formalization of existing working relationships. For example, the police MOUs were described by the police chief as formalizing long-standing joint operations and enabling potential grant or asset-sharing opportunities. On the razor-wire ordinance, staff said the amendment creates an administrative process to allow security fencing where state statute or comparable guidance documents require enhanced protection.

Motions and votes were recorded on the floor for each item. Several motions used the standard language “I move that we approve” and were seconded; the clerk announced “the motion carried unanimously” in each recorded case.

Why it matters: The package reduces procedural barriers for specific security measures and housing development review, formalizes mutual-aid arrangements that can be relevant to grant eligibility, and adds a youth voice to historic-preservation advisory work. The tavern license approves a new downtown dining and entertainment option that council members said could increase evening activity and support downtown businesses.