Liquor Hearing Mon, Mar 9, 2026 ยท Liquor Hearing https://santafeminutes.space/meeting/1424 == Executive Summary == The meeting focused on a public hearing for a liquor license application from New Mexico Hard Cider LLC, operating as New Mexico Hard Cider Tap Room. The company requested a waiver to sell alcohol at 505 Cerrillos Road A105, a location within 300 feet of the Santa Fe Jewish Center. No public comments were received, and the applicant, Craig Moya, agreed to comply with all city ordinances. The hearing officer did not make a final decision but will prepare a written report for the governing body to review at their next meeting. This report will detail the findings from the hearing regarding the waiver request. == Public Comment == No members of the public were present to comment on the application, and no written comments were received. The applicant, Craig Moya, had no additional comments and agreed to comply with all City of Santa Fe ordinances. == Topics == - Liquor License Application - 300-foot Location Restriction Waiver - Applicant Swearing-in - Hearing Officer Report - City Ordinances Compliance - Meeting Adjournment - Applicant Presence - No Public Comments - Meeting Introduction - Applicant Camera Issue == Full Transcript == Today is March 9th, 2026. We're here on a public hearing on a liquor license application. It is 4:00 PM. Why don't we have the first item on the agenda be presented? Will that be by you, Ms. Audon? Yeah. Okay, please present. Sorry, may I interrupt? Yes. Do we have the applicant in the hearing? Not yet. Do you want me to put him in? Yeah, yeah. Let's wait for him. Sorry. No worries. Hi, Craig. All right. So, it is March 9th, 2026. We're here on a public hearing for a liquor license application. Could we have the first item on the agenda be presented, Ms. Audon, please? Yes. A request from New Mexico Hard Cider LLC, DBA New Mexico Hard Cider Tap Room for the following: pursuant to 60-6B-10 NMSA 1978, consideration of a waiver of the 300-foot location restriction to allow the sale of alcohol at New Mexico Hard Cider, 505 Cerrillos Road A105, which is within 300 feet of Santa Fe Jewish Center, located at 230 West Manhattan Avenue. Okay, thank you again. My name is Renee Bella Gutierrez, and I'm the hearing officer this afternoon. Who do we have on behalf of the applicant at the meeting this afternoon? It's Craig Moya. Hello. Hi. Thank you for being here. I'm going to ask that you get sworn in before I ask you any questions. Hey Craig, are you able to put your camera on? Are you there, Craig? Yeah. Sorry, I'm dropping kids off at doctor's offices right now. Oh, okay. Got you. Okay, if you can't turn it on, it's fine. Just raise your right hand and state your name and address. I am... Wait, sorry. Can you say it again? I lost like a minute. Okay. Are you ready? Let me know when you're ready. Yeah. Can you hear me? See me? Oh, yeah. There you go. Okay. Just raise your right hand. Craig. Okay. Go ahead. Sorry. Do you solemnly declare and affirm that the testimony you have given or are about to give is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, and do this under the penalties of perjury? Yes. Thank you. Thank you very much. So we are here on... the applicant has had a liquor license for a period of time. The intent now is for an expansion of their property. And since the time they were granted the liquor license and now, there has been a religious institution within 300 feet. So let me ask Ms. Aragon, do we have anybody in the waiting room that would like to address this application? Nobody in the waiting area. And did we receive any written comments? No. Okay. Mr. Moya, do you have anything additional that you want to add to this application? Say that one more time. Sorry. Is there anything else that you want to add other than what's on the application? No. Okay. We don't have any comments. So I will presume that there's no objection to this expansion being within 300 feet of a church or school. I will prepare a written hearing officer's report, and it will be forwarded to the governing body for their consideration at their next available meeting. Mr. Moya, the only condition that will be on this application is that you continue to comply with all City of Santa Fe ordinances. Do you have any objection to that? No, I don't. Okay. All right. So, I'll get that written report over to the clerk's office by tomorrow morning, and it will be moving forward. Okay. Thank you very much. Okay. Thank you very much. I appreciate you being here. Yeah. Thank you. All right. And I don't think we have any other item on the agenda this afternoon. So, I will close the public hearing. It's 4:04 PM, and we will adjourn the meeting. Thank you everybody for being here. Thank you all. Thank you. We'll see you guys later. Bye bye.