Liquor Hearing Wed, Feb 18, 2026 ยท Liquor Hearing https://santafeminutes.space/meeting/1400 == Executive Summary == The City of Santa Fe held a public hearing to review three separate applications for Restaurant A beer and wine licenses. The applicants were FNC Restaurant LLC, Yamas LLC, and Evo Entertainment Santa Fe LLC, all seeking licenses for on-premises consumption, with FNC Restaurant LLC also requesting patio services. No final decisions were made at this hearing. The hearing officer will prepare written reports for each application, which will then be sent to the governing body for a future decision. All applicants were reminded of the need to obtain necessary permits and comply with all city codes and ordinances. == Public Comment == No public comments were received, either in writing or in person. Representatives for each applicant provided brief statements and answered questions. Kyla Stoker for FNC Restaurant LLC confirmed operating hours, and John Salazar for Yamas LLC and Lisa Cosper for Evo Entertainment Santa Fe LLC confirmed no objections to standard license conditions. == Topics == - FNC Restaurant LLC Application - Yamas LLC Application - Evo Entertainment Santa Fe LLC Application - Liquor License Applications - Hearing Officer Role - Application Review Process - Public Comment and Input - Applicant Swearing-In - Conditions for Approval - Meeting Logistics and Procedures == Full Transcript == Okay, this is February 18th, 2026. We are here on the City of Santa Fe liquor license hearing, public hearings. Do we have people in the meeting already, or are we going to let them in? Um, we're going to let them in. Okay, we'll go ahead and do that, and then we'll start. All right, I believe everyone's in. Okay, great. Thank you. My name is Renee Bella Gutierrez, and I am the hearing officer for the City of Santa Fe with regard to liquor license applications. We're here this afternoon on public hearings on three separate applications. So, I guess, is it Ms. Aragon or Mr. Vill that will present the first item? I can go ahead. Well, I can present it. Thank you. So, okay. Our first item on the agenda is a request from FNC Restaurant LLC for a restaurant A beer and wine liquor license with on-premises consumption only and patio services to be located at FNC Restaurants, 109 North Water Lupe Street, Suites 5 and 5A, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Okay. Thank you, Mr. Vill. Who do we have on behalf of this applicant here in the meeting? Good afternoon. This is Kyla Stoker, New Mexico Liquor Licenses, on behalf of the applicant. Hello, Ms. Stoker. Hi, how are you? Doing good. So, as stated, this is a restaurant A beer and wine license application. I had the chance to look at the license, I'm sorry, the application. I had two small questions. One is... Real quick, Renee, should we swear in first? Oh, yes, please. Thank you for that. Ms. Stoker, Mr. Vill will swear you in at this time. Thank you. Okay, if you can please state your name and address for the record. My name is Kyla Stoker, New Mexico Liquor Licenses LLC. My address is 2539 Wyoming Boulevard, Northeast, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87112. Do you solemnly declare and affirm that the testimony you have in reference to this item shall be the truth and nothing but the truth, and do this under the penalties of perjury? I do. The applicant has been sworn in. Thank you very much. I apologize. I always forget that. [laughter] Ms. Stoker, two short questions. With regard to this application, do you know what the, in general, what the hours of operation will be? Let me confirm that with the... I did include that in the application packet, but let me just double-check so I make sure that I am giving you accurate information. And that might have been my error in not noting that. That's okay. It is okay. We are required by the state to include it on our application packet as part of the floor plan. So, I have it available. Just one second, please. Oh, okay. So, let me see if that's them. But now I'm struggling opening that document. That's fine. No problem. While you're doing that, let me ask Mr. Vill or Ms. Aragon if we received any written comment with regard to this application. No written comment. No. Okay. And do we have anybody that is attending the meeting that would like to address this application? Nobody in the waiting room. No, not at all. Okay. All right. Ms. Stoker. Yes, ma'am. Give me one extra second. I'm almost there. No problem. Sorry, I threw you for a loop. That's okay. I should know, but I just don't have those. So, it's open seven days a week from 11:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. Okay. Thank you very much for that. So again, it's for a restaurant A beer and wine license. We don't have any written comment. We don't have anybody who wants to comment on it. Is there anything additional that you would like to add to the application, Ms. Stoker? I don't have anything specific to add unless you have further questions. Okay. No, I think that will be fine. In that case, I will prepare a written report that will be forwarded to the governing body for their consideration at their next available meeting. Okay. Okay. Anything further on that, Ms. Stoker? You're all good? I do not have anything further. Thank you. Thank you very much for being here this afternoon. Yes, thank you all. All right, that's item one. Mr. Vill, would you like to present the next item on the agenda? Yes. The next item on the agenda is a request from Yamas LLC for a restaurant A beer and wine liquor license with on-premises consumption only, to be located at Yamas, 2411 Srios Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Thank you very much. And who do we have on behalf of this applicant in the meeting? My name is John Salazar, owner of Yamas LLC. Thank you very much for being here. I'm going to ask Mr. Vill to swear you in. Okay. Please state your name and address for the record. John Salazar, 4134 Bolis Bonitos. Do you solemnly declare and affirm that the testimony you have in reference to this item shall be the truth and nothing but the truth, and do this under the penalties of perjury? I do. The applicant has been sworn in. Thank you very much. Mr. Salazar, I had a chance to review the application. Is there anything additional that you would like to present at this time? No, ma'am. I don't have anything additional at this time. Okay. Is there anybody... I'm sorry, Mr. Vill, is there any written comment with regard to this application? I have not received any written comment. Do you have anything, Emily? No, I haven't received anything either. Okay. And is there anybody in the waiting room or online that would like to address this application? No. Okay. Mr. Salazar, again, this is for a restaurant A beer and wine license. I'll note that there will be several conditions placed on the application. The first one is that you will need to obtain all necessary permits and licenses as you move forward. The second is that you will need to comply with all fire, building, and land use codes. And then the third is that you will need to comply with all City of Santa Fe ordinances. Do you have any objection to compliance with any of those items? No, ma'am. Okay. Then I will prepare a written hearing officer's report which will be forwarded to the governing body for consideration at their next available meeting. Thank you. Thank you very much for being here. Okay. The next item on the agenda, please. Our next item on the agenda is a request from Evo Entertainment Santa Fe LLC for a restaurant A beer and wine liquor license with on-premises consumption only, to be located at Evo Entertainment Santa Fe, 3474 Zafuro Drive, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Thank you. And who do we have on behalf of the applicant in this one? Hi, good afternoon. My name is Lisa Cosper. I'm an attorney for the applicant. Okay. Thank you, Ms. Cosper, for being here this afternoon. Because you are an attorney, there's no need to swear you in as you are under a different obligation to state the truth in this hearing. I did have the opportunity to review the license application. Is there anything that you would like to add at this time? No, ma'am, not at this time. Okay. Ms. Aragon or Mr. Vill, did we receive any other, or did we receive any comments with regard to this application? Any written comments? No comments. No written comments. And do we have anybody in the waiting room or online that would like to address this application? No. Okay. Ms. Cosper, I'll note that there will be a few conditions placed on this application as it moves forward. The first will be that the applicant is required to obtain all necessary permits and licenses. The second is that the applicant will be required to comply with all fire, building, and land use codes. The third is that the applicant will be required to comply with all City of Santa Fe ordinances. Is there any objection to having the applicant comply with those conditions? No, there are no objections. Okay. Then this application will move forward. I'll prepare a written hearing officer's report, and it will be presented for the governing body's consideration at their next available meeting. Thank you. Okay. Thank you very much for being here, Ms. Cosper. Thank you. Have a great afternoon. Thank you. And do we have any other item on the agenda that we need to address at this time? We have no additional items on the agenda. Okay. Then it is 4:10, and we'll close the public hearing with regard to these three applications. Thank you, everybody. Thank you. Thank you, Renee. Okay. Thanks. Talk to you guys soon. All right. Bye-bye.