Gutierrez v. City of Albuquerque

OPINION

EASLEY, Chief Justice.

Two cases are consolidated in this appeal. It is unnecessary to sort out the procedural morass by which these cases have come before us. Suffice it to say that in one case, brought by various citizens of Albuquerque (Petitioners), the district judge ruled that a meeting of the City Council of Albuquerque, at which the application of Elliott Enterprises, Inc. (Elliott), for permission to sell alcoholic beverages within 300 feet of a school was granted, did not comply with Section 10-15-1, N.M.S.A.1978 (Repl.Pamp.1980), of the Open Meetings Act. We reverse this…