The Town of Silver City Council will hold their Regular Council Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, August 22, 2023, at 6 p.m. at the Grant County Administration Center, 1400 Hwy. 180 East, Silver City, New Mexico. The public is invited to attend. The agenda will include:
Approval of Minutes: Regular Meeting – August 8, 2023
Reports:
A. Manager’s Report
11. NEW BUSINESS:
A. Approval / Disapproval of a Public Celebration Permit: for the Denim & Diamonds 
Dance and waiver of NMSA 1978 60-6B-10 for alcohol service near a church for 
September 16, 2023, with alcohol served from7:00 pm to 10:00 pm at 200 W.
Broadway Street, Silver City, New Mexico. Liquor License Holder: 1) Little Toad
Creek Brewery & Distillery, License #67085, 203 S. Mill Road, Silver City, NM    
 88061.


B. Approval / Disapproval of a Special Dispenser Permit: for the Pride Fest  
and waiver of NMSA 1978 60-6B-10 for alcohol service near a church for  
September 9, 2023, with alcohol served from 10:00 am to 4:30 pm at 1201 N. Pope  
Street, Silver City, New Mexico. Liquor License Holder: 1) Q’s Southern Bistro,  
License #28098, 101 E. College Ave, Silver City, NM 88061.
C. Approval / Disapproval of Ordinance No. 1322: AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE  
SALE AND TRANSFER OF A 0.436 ACRE TRACT OF REAL PROPERTY TO RICHARD  
MATA, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 48, SECTION 48-22 (a) (5), and (d) OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF SILVER CITY.
D. Approval / Disapproval of Notice of Intent of ORDINANCE NO. 1323: AN    
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10, BUSINESSES, ARTICLE II, BUSINESS
REGISTRATION AND LICENSING, SECTION 10-21, PARAGRAPHS (a) (6) AND (b) (7),      
AND SECTIONS 10-24 THROUGH 10-28, AND ARTICLE III, BUSINESS LICENSE, OF THE  
MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO.
E. Approval / Disapproval of Notice of Intent of ORDINANCE NO. 1324: NOTICE OF        
INTENT TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 44, TAXATION,   
ARTICLE III, LODGER’S TAX, SECTION 44-115, EXEMPTIONS TO ARTICLE,
OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE TOWN OF SILVER CITY, NEW MEXICO.
F. Approval / Disapproval of Resolution No. 2023-19: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE  
EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A COLONIAS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT FUND
LOAN/GRANT AGREEMENT BY AND BETWEEN THE NEW MEXICO FINANCE
AUTHORITY (“NMFA,” OR THE “LENDER/GRANTOR”) AND THE TOWN OF
SILVER CITY (THE “BORROWER/GRANTEE”), IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ONE
HUNDRED FORTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ($140,000), EVIDENCING AN
OBLIGATION OF THE BORROWER/GRANTEE TO UTILIZE THE LOAN/GRANT
AMOUNT SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE COSTS OF DESIGN A
NEW SEWER LIFT STATION AND ASSOCIATED SEWER FORCE MAIN TO BYPASS
A 1,300 LINEAR FEET SECTION OF EXISTING 12” GRAVITY SEWER MAIN, AND
SOLELY IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED IN THE LOAN/GRANT AGREEMENT;
PROVIDING FOR THE PLEDGE AND PAYMENT OF THE LOAN AMOUNT OF
FOURTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS ($14,000) SOLELY FROM SEVENTY-FIVE
PERCENT (75%) OF THE REVENUES OF THE ONE-QUARTER OF ONE PERCENT
(0.25%) OF MUNICIPAL LOCAL OPTION GROSS RECEIPTS TAX IMPOSED BY    
THE TAX ORDINANCE (AS DEFINED IN THIS RESOLUTION) AND ACCEPTANCE    
OF A GRANT AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS
($126,000); CERTIFYING THAT THE LOAN/GRANT AMOUNT, TOGEHER WITH
OTHER FUNDS AVAILABLE TO THE BORROWER/GRANTEE, IS SUFFICIENT TO
COMPLETE THE PROJECT; APPROVING THE FORM OF AND OTHER DETAILS
CONCERNING THE LOAN/GRANT AGREEMENT; RATIFING ACTIONS  
HERETOFORE TAKEN; REPEALING ALL ACTIONS INCONSISTENT WITH THIS
RESOLUTION; AND AUTHORIZING THE TAKING OF OTHER ACTIONS IN
CONNECTION WITH THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THE LOAN/GRANT
AGREEMENT.
G. Approval / Disapproval of Resolution No. 2023-20: Approval / Disapproval of
RESOLUTION NO. 2023-20: RESOLUTION ADOPTING PROCEDURES FOR THE
ACCEPTANCE OF PAYMENT BY CREDIT CARD, DEBIT CARD OR OTHER
ELECTRONIC MEANS.
H. Approval / Disapproval of Resolution No. 2023-21: A RESOLUTION APPROVING  
THE PURCHASE OF A 14.545 ACRE TRACT OF REAL ESTATE BY THE TOWN OF
SILVER CITY FROM FOWLER DEVELOPMENT, LLC, A NEW MEXICO
LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.
I. Approval / Disapproval of Resolution 2023-22 A Resolution adopting the 2025-2029  
Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan (ICIP) for the Silver City Senior Center.
J. Mayors’ appointment to the Planning and Zoning Commission
12. ADJOURNMENT
Agendas are available prior to the meeting and may be obtained at City Hall, 101 W. Broadway and City Hall Annex, 1203 North Hudson, or on the Town's website, www.townofsilvercity.org. If you have any questions regarding the public hearing, you may contact the Town Clerk at City Hall, 101 W. Broadway or call 534-6346. If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid service to attend or participate in the hearing or meeting, contact the Town Clerk at 534-6346 at least one week prior to the meeting or as soon as possible.  Public documents, including the agenda and minutes, can be provided in various accessible formats. Please contact The Town Clerk if summary or other type of accessible format is needed.

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