Governing Body

November 10, 2026 Final

Agenda — 19 items

Request for Approval of a Grant Agreement with the New Mexico Department of Transportation to Fund the End Driving While Impaired Project, Buckle Up, Click it or Ticket Project, Distracted Driving Project, and Selective Traffic Enforcement Program, Summer Enforcement Period Project in the Total Amount of $88,105 through September 30, 2027. (John Garcia, Police Sergeant: jmgarcia@santafenm.gov) 1. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Request (BAR) in the Total Amount of $88,105 from the New Mexico Department of Transportation Fund – State Grants to the Police Overtime Fund.Committee Review: Quality of Life Committee: 11/04/2026Finance Committee: 11/09/2026Governing Body Committee: 11/10/2026
Request for Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Professional Services Contract Item #26-0222 with Urban Alchemy to Increase the Compensation by $1,343,993 for a New Total Amount of $2,687,986 and to Extend the Term to June 30, 2027, for Emergency Shelter Operations Services. (Kristen Woods, Program Manager; krwoods@santafenm.gov)Committee Review:Quality of Life Committee: 11/04/2026Finance Committee: 11/09/2026 Governing Body: 11/10/2026
In Accordance with the Open Meetings Act, NMSA 1978, Section 10-15-1, Subpart (H)(7), Meetings Subject to the Attorney-Client Privilege Pertaining to Threatened or Pending Litigation in which the City is or May Become a Participant Including but not Limited to Adan Lopez et al. v. City of Santa Fe, Civ. Nol. 25-1119 MLG/JFR, Meetings for the Discussion of the Purchase, Acquisition or Disposal of Real Property or Water Rights by the City. (Marcos Martinez, City Attorney; mdmartinez@santafenm.gov)
Request for Approval of Memorandum of Understanding with Santa Fe Community College to Jointly Assume Responsibilities for the Overall Operation of the EMT Program. (Mario Risso, Assistant Fire Chief; mdrisso@santafenm.gov)Committee Review:Public Works and Utilities Committee: 11/02/2026Finance Committee: 11/09/2026Governing Body: 11/10/2026
Request for Approval of Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law Reflecting the October 14, 2026, Decision by the Governing Body to Approve a Rezoning and Development Plan for 1202 West Alameda Street, Land Use Cases #2026-12047 and #2026-12048 (Claudia Kath, Case Manager, cmkath@santafenm.gov) Committee Review: Governing Body: 11/10/2026
Request for Approval of Written Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law Reflecting the September 30, 2026, Decision by the Governing Body to Deny Appeal # 2026-12776-APPL of the Historic District Review Board’s Decision to Approve a 3,470-Square-Foot Addition to a Significant Structure at 515 Paseo de Peralta in Case # 2026-12126-HDRB, and Finding that Exceptions Have Been Conclusively Demonstrated for an Addition to a Primary Façade and Exceeding 50 Percent of the Historic Footprint. (Frank Ruybalid, Senior Assistant City Attorney; feruybalid@santafenm.gov)Committee Review: Governing Body: 11/10/2026
CONSIDERATION OF BILL NO. 2026-21. CONSIDERATION OF ORDINANCE NO. 2026-__. (Councilor Pilar Faulkner) A Bill Amending SFCC 1987, Section 23-5.2 to Include Santa Fe Pride Festival in the Category of Major Commercial Events; and Removing Pride from the List of Small Commercial Events. (Barbara Lopez, Special Events Coordinator; bvlopez@santafenm.gov) Committee Review: Governing Body (Introduction): 11/10/2026 Governing Body (Public Comment): 12/09/2026 Public Works and Utilities Committee: 01/04/2027 Quality of Life Committee: 01/06/2027 Finance Committee: 01/11/2027 Governing Body (Public Hearing): 01/27/2027
Request for Approval of the Liquor Hearing Officer's Recommendation to Approve a Request from Spanish Danzart Society, Entre Flamenco, dba El Flamenco for a Transfer of Location of Restaurant A (Beer and Wine) Liquor License No. RES-000306 from 135 West Palace Avenue, Santa Fe to 125 East Water Street, Santa Fe, for On Premises Consumption Only with Patio Service, which is Not Located within 300 Feet of a Church or School. (Xavier Vigil, Assistant City Clerk: xivigil@santafenm.gov)Committee Review:Liquior Hearing: 11/04/2026Governing Body: 11/10/2026
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2026- __. (Mayor Michael Garcia) A Resolution Approving Budget Amendments and Requesting that New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration Approve the City of Santa Fe’s First Quarter Budget Amendments for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. (Christina Martinez, Budget Analyst; cfmartinez@santafenm.gov) Committee Review: Governing Body (Introduction): 10/28/2026 Public Works and Utilities Committee: 11/02/2026 Quality of Life Committee: 11/04/2026 Finance Committee: 11/09/2026 Governing Body: 11/10/2026
CONSIDERATION OF BILL NO. 2025-9. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 2026-__. (Mayor Michael Garcia, Councilor Paul Bustamante, Councilor Pilar Faulkner, Councilor Jamie Cassutt)A Bill Repealing SFCC 1987, Section 6-3 Which Creates a Civil Defense Council. (Geralyn Cardenas, City Clerk; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="mailto:gfcardenas@santafenm.gov">gfcardenas@santafenm.gov</a>) Committee Review: Governing Body (Introduction): 11/10/2026 Governing Body (Public Comment): 12/09/2026 Quality of Life Committee: 01/06/2027 Governing Body (Public Hearing): 01/27/2027
Request for Approval of a Budget Adjustment Request (BAR) in the Total Amount of $2,033,668 from General Fund Reserves for Homelessness to Fund Urban Alchemy Emergency Homeless Shelter Services and Outreach. (Kristen Woods, Program Manager; krwoods@santafenm.gov) Committee Review: Quality of Life Committee: 11/04/2026 Finance Committee: 11/09/2026 Governing Body: 11/10/2026
Request for Approval of the October 28, 2026, Regular Governing Body Meeting Minutes. (Xavier Vigil, Assistant City Clerk; xivigil@santafenm.gov)Committee Review:Governing Body: 11/10/2026
Request for Approval of a Budget Adjustment Request (BAR) to Decrease the General Fund Reimbursements/Refunds Account with the New Mexico Ambulance Supplemental Payment Program Revenue by a Total of $4,148,892 and Increase the Fire-Reimbursement Expenditure Revenue Account for the Santa Fe Fire Department. (Scott Ouderkirk, Interim Fire Chief; slouderkirk@santafenm.gov)Committee Review: Public Works and Utilities Committee: 11/02/2026Finance Committee: 11/9/2026Governing Body: 11/10/2026
Request for Approval of a Budget Adjustment Request (BAR) to Reduce Amounts Budgeted in the Santa Fe Fire Department's Original FY27 Budget, to Accurately Reflect the Approved Budget and Available Funding in the Total Amount of $1,500,000. (Scott Ouderkirk, Interim Fire Chief; slouderkirk@santafenm.gov)Committee Review: Public Works and Utilities Committee: 11/02/2026Finance Committee: 11/9/2026Governing Body: 11/10/2026
CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2026-__. (Mayor Michael Garcia, Councilor Paul Bustamante, Councilor Pilar Faulkner, Councilor Jamie Cassutt)A Resolution Identifying Special Committees that Have Sunset Because They Have Completed Their Assigned Work and Sunsetting Other Standing Committees Whose Purposes Have Been Assumed Through Other Means: The Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee and the Sustainable Santa Fe Commission. (Geralyn Cardenas, City Clerk; gfcardenas@santafenm.gov) Committee Review: Governing Body (Introduction): 10/28/2026 Quality of Life Committee: 11/04/2026 Governing Body: 11/10/2026
Request for Approval of the Liquor Hearing Officer's Recommendation to Approve a Request from Tune Up Bistro, LLC dba Tune Up Bistro for a Restaurant A (Beer and Wine) Liquor License with On Premises Consumption Only, to be Located at Tune Up Bistro, 204 Montezuma Avenue, which is Not Located within 300 Feet of a Church or School. (Xavier Vigil, Assistant City Clerk: xivigil@santafenm.gov)Committee Review:Liquor Hearing: 11/04/2026Governing Body: 11/10/2026
Request for Scrivener’s Error Correction of Ordinance No. 2025-25. An Ordinance Repealing and Replacing SFCC 1987 Chapter 14 (“Land Development Code”); Clarifying and Consolidating Various References to Code Violations Into One Violations Section; Specifying that the Applicant or the Property Owner Have the Burden of Proof for Establishing Legal Non-Conformities; Reducing the Early Neighborhood Notification Requirement for City Capital Improvement Projects to those Exceeding Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars; Renaming “Special Use Permit” to “Conditional Use Permit”; Removing Historic District Review Board’s (“HDRB”) Authority to Recommend Personal Property Acquisitions; Requiring Archaeologists to Hold a New Mexico State Burial Excavation Permit for Certain Work; Removing Waivers of Qualifications for Archaeologists by Archaeological Review Committee; Increasing Permitted Building Heights for Residential Districts and Non-Residential Development; Establishing Densities and Height By Right for Certain Residential Zones Exceeding Ten Units Per Acre; Creating a Parks and Open Space Zoning District; Permitting Additional Flexibility for Certain Structures and Situations Regarding Setbacks; Eliminating Residential Suite Hotel/Motel and Ecological Resource Protection Overlay Zoning Districts; Reducing the Length at Which an Archaeological Clearance Permit is Required for Sewer and Utility Main Construction; Removing Alcohol Sale Regulations in the Airport Road Overlay; Identifying a Strategy to Review and Approve Land Uses Not Specifically Listed in the “Summary Table of Allowed Uses”; Clarifying that Duplexes, Triplexes, Townhomes, and Residential Complexes are Permitted Uses; Creating Use Categories and Subcategories and Reorganizing Some Existing Uses Into New Categories within the Table of Allowed Uses; Requiring Trees to be Integrated Into Stormwater Infrastructure in the Airport Road Overlay District; Removing Certain Prohibitions for Vehicle Parking at Residences; Allowing Accessory Dwelling Units to be the Maximum Allowable Height of the Zoning District; Establishing Design and Dimensional Standards for Residential Compound Development; Regulating In-Ground and Above-Ground Pools; Regulating Agricultural Home Occupations; Reassigning the Use, “Laboratory, Research, or Testing” From Industrial to Commercial; Regulating Outdoor Dining; Updating Telecommunication Facilities Code to be Consistent with Federal Standards; Establishing New Subdistrict Regulations in the Historic District Overlays; Specifying Primary Facades for Significant Structures and the Strategy for Identifying Primary Facades On Contributing Structures; Updating Definitions For Façade and Elevation; Prohibiting Enclosure Of Existing Porches and Portals on Primary Facades of Contributing Structures; Requiring Window Depth and Other Characteristics of Windows and Doors be Preserved in Historic Districts; Increasing Affordability Incentives, Including Administrative Review and Density Bonuses; Specifying that Open Space Requirements in the C-2 District are Per Dwelling Unit; Expanding Options to Reduce On-Site Parking and Exempting the Business Capital District from Parking Requirements in Table 7-4; Reducing Required Off-Street Parking Spaces; Requiring Electric Vehicle Charging Stations for All New Developments; Distinguishing Parking Regulations Applicable to Bicycles from those Applicable to Vehicles, and Requiring Long-Term Bicycle Storage and Parking; Eliminating Content-Based Sign Restrictions; Imposing a Variety of New Regulations Protecting the City’s Terrain and Stormwater Management; Imposing New Landscaping Standards for Plants and Trees; Eliminating Allowance for High- and Low-Pressure Sodium Lamps and Mercury Vapor, Adding Led as the Permitted Lamp Type, and Decreasing the Permitted Incandescent Watts from 160 to 150; Sunsetting the Business Capitol District Design Review Committee and Long Range Planning Subcommittee; Defining Numerous Terms; Imbedding Graphical Depictions of Processes; and Making Non-Substantive Chapter Organizational Changes. (Marcos Martinez, City Attorney; mdmartinez@santafenm.gov)Committee Review:Governing Body: 11/10/2026
Request for Approval of the October 28, 2026, Emergency Governing Body Meeting Minutes. (Xavier Vigil, Assistant City Clerk; xivigil@santafenm.gov)Committee Review:Governing Body: 11/14/2026
Request for Approval of the Liquor Hearing Officer's Recommendation to Approve a Request from Lago Café, LLC Regarding a Restaurant A (Beer & Wine) Liquor License with On-Premises Consumption Only to be Located at Lago Café, LLC, 1704 Lena St. Unit B1, Santa Fe. (Emily Aragon, Constituent Services Specialist; emaragon@santafenm.gov)Committee Review:Liquor Hearing : 11/5/2026Governing Body: 11/10/2026

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