Alcohol Sales Exception Near School

At a glance

• What: Request from Mojo's Good Vibes LLC for an exception to the ban on alcohol sales within 300 feet of a school or daycare, for a property in the Vista Del Sol subdivision in far east El Paso.
• Where it stands: Denied on September 29, 2026: the motion to grant the exception failed 3-5.
• Next: No further Council action in the records read.

Item 28

• Planning and Inspections manager Garcia presented. Mayor Johnson and Representatives Maldonado-Rocha and Canales commented. Public speakers: Osmond and applicant Haribhai; Marco Sanchez signed up to speak on this item.
• First motion, to suspend the rules of order to allow additional speakers, carried 6-2 (against: Acevedo and Limón).
• Motion by Alternate Mayor Pro Tempore Fierro, seconded by Canales, to grant the exception. Failed 3-5: for Maldonado-Rocha, Fierro, Canales; against Chávez, Acevedo, Boyar Trejo, Niño, Limón.

Sources

• City Council regular meeting minutes, September 29, 2026: https://elpasotexas.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=M&ID=1440960&GUID=2A76119F-8C7C-429B-8F6A-90F32315ABB0

Log

2026-09-29 - City Council

Item 28. Exception motion failed 3-5; a vote to suspend the rules for more speakers carried 6-2.