[Neighbors] Request for Liquor License, Mesa Provisions

[Spencer Nelson]

Mesa Provisions is just moving to another Nob Hill location. It's a fine 
business for our area, calm enough that most people have barely noticed 
it.  We should approve of their license request.

Spencer Nelson




------ Original Message ------
>From "meyster1--- via Neighbors_nobhill-nm" 
<neighbors_nobhill-nm at mailman.swcp.com>
To "NobHill Neighbors" <neighbors at nobhill-nm.com>
Cc "Jerry Hamm" <jhammllbc at aol.com>; "Stephan Riley" 
<info at mesaprovisions.com>
Date 7/3/2025 11:57:17 AM
Subject [Neighbors] Request for Liquor License, Mesa Provisions

Nob Hill Friends and Neighbors,
The CABQ Liquor Hearing Officer has notified your association of an 
application for Liquor License, Restaurant Type B, Beer, Wine, and 
Spirits with on premises consumption only with patio service at 3009 
Central Ave NE. Applicant is Mesa Provisions LLC. (This is the new 
location for Mesa Provisions at the previous Zinc location.) See below. 
The Hearing Officer will hear the request via zoom on July 23, 2025. 
Written comments will be accepted by donna at cabq.gov until 72 hours 
before the hearing.
When your association learns of an application, we contact the applicant 
to gather information. We pass this to our email list to gather 
neighborhood input. If neighbors express questions or concerns we seek 
further information. We invite you to reply to all if you have a 
position on this request. You may reply to sender if you prefer. We 
received the information below from Jerry Hamm, agent for the request.

-Operators of the business: Stephan Riley is the sole owner of Mesa 
Provisions, LLC and he  is responsible for all business affairs 
conducted in connection with Mesa Provisions.

-Contact information: Stephan Riley can be reached at the Mesa 
Provisions restaurant during regular business hours (Wednesday thru 
Sunday between 5:00 PM and 9:00 PM or via email @ 
info at mesaprovisions.com.
-Current and recent operations of any operator with alcohol service and 
period of operation: For several years, Stephan Riley has had experience 
in the sale and service of alcoholic beverages within the Mesa 
Provisions restaurant and both he and his alcohol server wait staff 
members are alcohol server certified by the State of New Mexico in 
accordance with the provisions of the NM Liquor Control Act (NMSA) and 
NM Liquor Regulations. Mesa Provisions has never received a citation for 
any violation of the New Mexico Liquor Control Act or Liquor 
Regulations.

-Food menu: While menu offerings are changed from time to time, the Mesa 
Provisions menu can be viewed on its website mesa provisions.com.

-Hours of operation:  Wednesday thru Sunday from 5:00 PM til 9:00 PM. 
Per State statute, alcohol beverage services may begin @ 11:00 AM and 
must cease @ 11:00  PM or whenever food service ends, whichever in the 
earlier to occur.

·Measures the applicant plans relative to security: While the safety of 
customers is a # 1 priority, Mesa Provisions does not employ specific 
security measures other than  the practice of responsible  
service/consumption of alcoholic beverages by customers of legal age. 
Under the Restaurant B License being sought, state statute requires that 
no more than three alcoholic beverages may served to any legal age 
customer per visit.

NHNA reached out to Laura Kuehn at APD for calls for service at the 
current Mesa Provisions location, 3120 Central Ave SE. For the period 
January 1, 2024 – June 27, 2025, there were two calls for service, both 
Periodic Watch calls. This is a call where officers are checking on an 
address as they are available between other calls for service – someone 
is on vacation, certain activity has been observed by neighbors, a 
business check.

At 6:30 pm on July 14 NHNA’s board of directors will evaluate input 
received from the community.  Neighbor input is crucial. When input is 
neutral or positive we generally don’t develop an association position.  
If input suggests strong concerns or directors have strong concerns, we 
will call a special board meeting to explore an association position.

At such a meeting the board generally considers the expected impact on 
community safety and quality of life and factors including but not 
limited to calls for police service at applicant's existing operations 
and security plans.

Hours of service and services offered are not generally part of the 
hearing officer’s consideration, but may affect the association’s 
position.

Locations near Residential Zone Districts (IDO 14-16-2-3) are 
problematic, particularly if affected neighbors oppose.

We will notify the email list, the liquor hearing officer, and the 
applicant of the association’s action coming out of any meeting.

All members of the community can contact the applicant and are welcome 
to provide written comments to the hearing officer or speak at the CABQ 
hearing in a personal capacity.

#VivaNobHill

Gary Eyster, President

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