At the Portales City Council meeting Tuesday at Portales City Hall, councilors:

• Declared Oct. 9-15 Fire Prevention Week.

• Approved a notice of intent to adopt an ordinance amending certain portions of the Portales City Code as it pertains to the types of qualifying entities and economic activities.

• Approved the Preliminary Plat for the North Pointe Subdivision.

• Approved supporting the repeal of the Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Provisions.

• Approved authorizing the mayor to execute an memorandum of Agreement between the New Mexico Department of Transportation and the City of Portales for Portales Area Transit System.

• Heard other items of business.

Councilors said the Portales Cannon Appreciation Day was a big success and thanked city officials for holding the Tas No Mas event.

Councilors discussed the possibility of putting a stoplight at the intersection of South Avenue D and 18th Street.

— Compiled by PNT staff writer Alisa Boswell