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Lodger's Tax Advisory Board Meeting - July 8, 2025

Meeting Portal — Tuesday, July 8, 2025
BodyClovis, New Mexico
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DateTuesday, July 8, 2025
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0:00

Yellow yellow little bit.

0:01

Hello?

0:01

Hello?

0:02

Nice work.

0:03

What?

0:05

No whispering now.

0:08

Good evening.

0:11

How's that sound?

0:12

Better?

0:13

Good evening.

0:14

It is 5 34 on July 8th.

0:17

I'd like to call the City of Clovis Lodges tax meeting to order.

0:21

We're gonna start with roll call.

0:23

Will the clerk uh please call roll?

0:27

Thomas Martin.

0:28

Here.

0:29

Freddie Bryant.

0:30

Here.

0:30

Commissioner Garza.

0:32

Here.

0:33

Tasha Padilla.

0:35

Jonathan Nelson.

0:36

Here.

0:37

Millie Perthiner.

0:38

Here.

0:39

Thank you.

0:40

Um next step is approval of meeting minutes from our last meeting, which was on May 13th.

0:47

Are there any corrections to the minutes?

0:50

On page four under Children's Uh Entrepreneur Fair.

0:56

I think the third from last word instead of friendly should be family.

1:01

Thank you.

1:08

Yeah.

1:12

Friendly family.

1:15

Family.

1:16

That's right.

1:17

Close enough.

1:18

Mel gets after Yeah, we know somebody read read the minutes.

1:22

Um anyone other anyone else?

1:31

Cheers.

1:35

Uh are there any other corrections or changes to the meet as to the minutes?

1:40

Seeing none.

1:42

I'll make a motion to accept as amended.

1:45

First motion by Mel.

1:47

So I have a second.

1:48

I'll second.

1:49

Second by Freddie.

1:50

All in favor?

1:51

Hey.

1:52

Hi.

1:53

All opposed.

1:55

The motion carries.

1:58

We are gonna begin the uh to review the applications of the Logger Tex.

2:03

They were we we review them in the order that they were submitted.

2:07

We also we appreciate you guys putting them in early so that we do have time uh to review them.

2:13

So when you come up to the microphone, all we're looking for is anything that can't be put in paper.

2:20

So we can we can keep the move the the meeting moving.

2:24

Um but I do want to give Mr.

2:26

Holwalt a chance to tell us how much money we have.

2:30

Or there's any surprises for us.

2:33

Thank you, Mr.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Community Events█████████████████████████████████████████████76%
Procedural████7%
Youth Programs████6%
Budget Equity Analysis██4%
Economic Development██4%
Technology and Innovation██3%
Summary of Proceedings

Lodger's Tax Advisory Board Regular Meeting - July 8, 2025

The meeting was called to order at 5:34 PM at the North Annex, 701 N. Main, Clovis, NM. Board members present: Thomas Martin, Freddie Bryant, Commissioner Garza, Tasha Padilla, Jonathan Nelson, and Millie Perthiner. The board approved the minutes of the May 13, 2025 meeting with an amendment, received a financial overview, and reviewed seven applications for lodger's tax funding. The board then voted to recommend $80,000 in total funding, subject to City Commission approval on July 17, 2025.

Approval of Minutes

  • Minutes of May 13, 2025, were approved with an amendment: on page 4 under Children's Entrepreneur Fair, the word "friendly" was changed to "family." The motion carried unanimously.

Financial Overview

  • Mr. Holwalt reported the fiscal year beginning cash balance of $274,000 with $212,000 in carryovers, leaving $62,000 available. Budgeted additional $290,000 brings total available to $352,000. This evening's total requests are $99,000.

New Business: Review of Lodger's Tax Applications

  • Clovis Evenings Lions Club (Gun Show): Requested $8,400. Board member disclosed membership. Recommended $6,000.
  • CBT Barrel Racing (Summer Dash): Requested $14,500 (previously awarded $11,000 in FY2024). Recommended $10,000.
  • Black Pearl Earl Large Boxing Legacy: Requested $5,000. Recommended $5,000.
  • Little Ballers Inc. (Nutcracker Ball indoor soccer tournament): Requested $3,000 (new applicant). Recommended full funding of $3,000.
  • Clovis Curry County Chamber of Commerce (Special Events Coordinator): Requested same amount as prior years. Recommended full funding (amount not specified, included in total).
  • Curry County Events Center (Curry County Fair): Previously awarded $20,000 in March; requested additional funds. Recommended additional $15,000.
  • Roadrunner Rabbit Breeder Association (RBA Rabbit Show): Requested $6,180 (new applicant). Recommended $6,000.

Key Outcomes

  • The board unanimously voted (motion by Tasha Padilla, seconded by Freddie Bryant) to recommend the listed funding amounts to the City Commission, which will consider approval at its July 17, 2025 meeting. Total recommended funding is $80,000. Applicants were reminded not to spend funds prior to City Commission approval.
  • The next regular meeting is scheduled for September 9, 2025.

Meeting Transcript

Yellow yellow little bit. Hello? Hello? Nice work. What? No whispering now. Good evening. How's that sound? Better? Good evening. It is 5 34 on July 8th. I'd like to call the City of Clovis Lodges tax meeting to order. We're gonna start with roll call. Will the clerk uh please call roll? Thomas Martin. Here. Freddie Bryant. Here. Commissioner Garza. Here. Tasha Padilla. Jonathan Nelson. Here. Millie Perthiner. Here. Thank you. Um next step is approval of meeting minutes from our last meeting, which was on May 13th. Are there any corrections to the minutes? On page four under Children's Uh Entrepreneur Fair. I think the third from last word instead of friendly should be family. Thank you. Yeah. Friendly family. Family. That's right. Close enough. Mel gets after Yeah, we know somebody read read the minutes. Um anyone other anyone else? Cheers. Uh are there any other corrections or changes to the meet as to the minutes? Seeing none. I'll make a motion to accept as amended. First motion by Mel. So I have a second. I'll second. Second by Freddie. All in favor? Hey. Hi. All opposed.

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