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• • Work Ses s i o n of the C :~y Co u nc i l , Ci t y of Fa rm ington , New Mexi c o, he l d Tue sda y , November 5 , 2 0 13 at 9 : 00 a . m. in the Execu Liv e Co n f e re nc e Ro om at Ci c y Ha l l , 800 Mu n i c i p a l Drive, Farmi ng t o n , Ne w Me x i c o, in fu l l co n fo r mi t y with t h e ru l e s, r egu lati on s a nd o r di n a n c e s of the muni cipa l i t y . At suc h meeti ng th e f o : ~ o w i n g wer e p r e s e n t , c o n s t i t u t i n g a qu orum : MAYOR T O ~::l Y Robe ~ t s COUNC I LORS Dan Darn e l l ivja r y M. Fi s cher Ga y l a McCu l loc h Ja s on Sa nde l Co ns t i t u ti n g a l l the member s o f t h e Go ve r n i ng Body . Al so pre s e n t wer e: CI TY MANAGER Rob Maye s CI TY ATTORN EY Jay B. Burnham CI TY CLERK Di a n ne Smyl ie DEPUTY CI TY CLERK Mel o dy Coyne r EMPLOYEE OF THE MONTH PROGRAM AWAR D Emp l o y e e Coun c i l Pres id e n t Sha n non Ben r e c og r.i zed Bi l l in g Cle rk Je s si c a Gome z as the Empl oy ee o f the Mo n th awa r d recipi ent f or th e mo nth o f Se pte mber 20 1 3 . Ms . Gome z was p r es e r.ted wi t h a p I qu e an d a g i. f t ce r t i fic a t e and t he Mayor an d Cou nc i l e x pre s s ed th e i ~ ap p re c ia ti o n f or her d ed ic a t i o n to the City . " GET PI NKED" DECO RA TI NG CONT"'ST AND FINA L FUN DRA IS ING TALLY Mayo r Robe r t s announ c e d that "Get Pi n ke d " is a coun ty -w i d e e f f ort t o raise f u nd s f or t h e Cat hy Li n c o l n Memoria l Fo u n d a t i on wh i c h prov i de s fi n a n c i a l a s sistanc e to b r e a s t c ance r patients . Annou n c i n g th a t the Ci t y o f Farmin gt o n i s a strong s u p po r te r o f th e " Get Pi nked " campa i gn, Mayor Ro b .rt s ha p p i l y reported t ha t he a nd h i s wif e , Ci n d y , and KOBF r ep ort er Ash l e y McE l roy had the hon or o f jud gin g th e o f f ic e d e co r a tin g c onte st. He pr oud l y announced that Syca mor e ? a r k Co mmu ni ty Cent er won t he tr op h y f o r t he me ; the E l e c t r i c Ut i l i t y Dep ar cment (seco nd l o o r ) won t he tr oph y f o r o r i g ina l i ty ; and that t h e Co mmun i ty De ve l o pme n t Bu i l d i n g In spe ct io n Di vi si on won t h e tr o ph y f or c r af t s ma n s h i p . In add i i o n , h e annou nc e d th at a " Pink Award " wa s c rea t ed an d p r ese n te d t o the s t af f o f t h e Seni or Ce n t e r fo r t h e i r e n thusi a s m an d f o r goi ng " ab o ve an d b e yond" wit h d eco r a t i.ng . Ci t y Mana g e r Rob Maye s re c ognize d "Get Pinked " chairman Li s a Hu tc h e ns and thanked he r f o r h er d ed i ca t io n t o th e pr o j e c t. I n c l o s i n g , Mayor Robert s ann oun ced t ha t t his year' s f n d r a i s i ng t ota l i s excee di ng $1 9, 8 3 7 a nd he than ked the employees f o r emb r a c i n g th e c a us e . UPDATE AND DI RECTI ON TO STAFt ON THE PI NON HI LLS BOULEVARD /DUS T_N AVE NU IN TERS ECTI ON Nevi n Ha r wi c k o f Harwi ck Tran sport ati on Gro up r emind e d th e Cou nc il tha t at th e Oc t o b e r 1, 20 13 Wo rk Ses s ion he was di r ected t o in vesti g ate a l l f o r ms o f tra f f i c co n t ro l me a sur e s a nd p rov i de th e Coun ci l wi t h a re c ommendat i on t h a t wi l l addr e s s t he co nce rns o f l i mi t e d s i g h t di s t an c e s , h igh r at e s o f s pee d , l on g t ra f f i c d e lays a nd in cre ased c r as h es at t he Pi n o n Hi l l s Bo u le vard /Dust i n Ave nu e in ter s e cti on . He r e vi e wed the fin din g s o f t h e most recent t ra f f i c ana lys is wh ich i n c l ud e d updat e d da t a co l ~ e c t io n , Ei e l d rev i e w and o b s e r va t ion , t ~ a f f i c ope rati on s , saf et y a sse s sment/cra s h s t a t i s t i c s, si gna l warr an t eva l u a t i ons an d mi t i g a t ion i de n t i f i c a t io n , and st a t e d t h a t tra f f i c v o ~~mes at the inter s e cti on ha ve i n c r e a s e d s ign i f i c a n t ly over t h e past f e w yea r s resu:~i n g in the d e g r ad a t io n o f operation s. In a d d i t i o n , he noted that th e Manua l o n Un i f o r m Tr a f f i c Contr ol Device s ( " MUTC D" ) wa r ran t c r i t e r i a f o r b oth a o n e - ho u r a n d fou r - hour warrant ha v e be e n met . Ba s e d on t he s e fi nd i n g s ,  • • he s t a t e d t h a t he is rec ommendin g that alternative tr af f i c c ontrol measur e s be co n s i d e r e d . He no te d that a l l -way s t op co n t r ol was re j e c t ed as it wou ld seve r e l y de lay t h r u ~ , a f ~ i c o n Pino n Hil l s Bo u l e v a r d and that a roundab out wou ld provide good ope r a t io ns wi th mi n i ma l de lay but would be most a pp l i ca b le i f i t were par t o f a s e r i e s o f r o u nd a b o ut s al ong t h e Pi no n Hi l l s Boul e va r d c o r r i d o r . He f u r t he r no t e d th a t the Co u nc i l had p re v i o us ly in di c at e d t h at it wou l d no t s u p p o r t a r o unda bo u t a t t h is l o c a t i o n s o i t wa s not fu l ly ev a l u a t e d . Th er e f o r e, h e s uggested th at a tra f f i c s igna l be in s t a l l e d at t h e i nt e r s e c t i o n as t h e b e s t alterna t i ve . I n r e s p onse to i nq u i r y from Mayor Rober ts , Mr. Ha r wi c k co n f i r me d that the i n t e r s e c t i o n d oes mee t the cri t e ri a id e n t i f ied in t h e r ecently -ad opted Tr a f f i c Con tro l Sig n al Po l i cy f or in s t a l lati o n o f a tr a f f i c s igna l . Re spondi ng t o Co u nc i o r Dar ne l l , Mr . Ha r wi c k co nt e nded th at r o u nd a b o ut s a re s ta tistica l l y sa fe r and s ta ted th at h e be l ie ves t h a t operat i o n s o f the int e r s e cti o n wo u l d b e a s go od o r b e t ter wi t h a round a b o ut in stead of s igna l iza t i o n . An nouncin g that he i s a pro p o n e n t o f rou n d a b out s becaus e o f t h e s a f e t y f a ct o r s, Co u n c i l o r Darn e l l stated t h at he wou ld h a ve li ke d f o r Mr . Harwi c k t o have f u l l y eva l ua t e d the r oun d a bou t a s a so luti on . Fo l o wi n g fu r t h e r di s cu s si o n, a moti o n was made b y Co u nc i l o r Sande l , se c on ded b y C o u n c i ~or Fi s ch e r t o d ir e ct s t a f f t o p r o c e e d wi t h si g n a l i z a ti o n o f t he Pin o n Hills Bou le vard / Dust in Aven ue i nt e r s e cti o n. Co u nc i lo r McC u l l o c h e x pre s s e d a des i re t o consid e r pedestr i a n a n d bicycl e . r a f f i. c i n th e des ig n o f t h e s ig n a i z e d i nt e r s e ct i o n . Co un c i l or Sa nd el agreed to ame nd h i s m o t ~ on to i n c o r p o r at e the c o n si d er ation of pe d e s t r i a n s a nd b i c yc l e s in t h e de s ign as we l l as t h e appr opria t e timin g o f th e t r a f f i c s i g na l . The Ma yor c a l l ed f or t he v o t e u p o n t h e moti on t o d i r ect s t a f f t o p roceed wi th sig n a l iza t i on of the Pi n o n Hi l ls Bou l e var d /D ust i.n Ave n u e inter s e cti o n t o inc l u d e t h e c o n s i d e r a t i o n o f p e destri a n s and bi cyc le s and the appr o pri at e t i mi n g of t h e traffic signa l , a nd upon vo i ce vo t e the motion c a r r i e d unanimo u sl y . Responding t o i nq u i r y fr om Counc i lo r Sa nde l , Cit y Manager Ro b Ma ye s a nno u n c ed that a c o p y o f th e Tr a f f i c Co n t r o l Signal P o ~ : c y c a n b e o b ta i ned f ro m hi s o f f i ce o r t he Tr a f f i c Di vi s io n o f th e Pu b l ic Wor ks Departmen t . Notin g t h a t the po l i cy p r e v en ts a ne w enq;~ e e r i ng s tudy fro m b e i n g condu ct e d o n a n in t e r s e c ti o n p r i o r to t h e pa ss i n g of 3 6 mon ths from a previ o u s s t ud y , Counc i l or Sande l expre s s e d a de s i r e to bY ~ ng the policy back t o t h e Coun c i l f o r further re vi e w. Fo : l o wing bri e f d isc uss i o n , Ma yor R ob e Y~ s s ug g e s t e d t ha t s ta f f re vie w t he s ub j e c t po l i cy to s e e if it a dd re s s es Co u nc i lor San de l 's c o n c e r n a nd t o adv i s e th e Co u n c i l by memo o r a t th e nex t Ci ty Co unci J mee t in g o f it s f i nd i ngs . Th e r e we r e n o o b j e c t i o n s f r om th e Cou n c i l . Co un c i lo r Sandel i n i t iate d discu s si o n rega r d i n g t h e pr ivat e donati on s t h a t were of f e r e d t o ass i st i n t h e co s t of t h e tra f f i c signal. Fo l l o wi ng d i scu s s i o n , Mr . Ma y e s sta te d t h at, ba s e d on p r io r d i r e c t i o n o f t h e Cou nc i l , sta f f wi l l fo l lo w-u p wi t h the indiv i d u a ls /org an iza t i o n s t h a t o f f e r e d donat i ons t o s e e i f th e y a re s t i l l i n t e r e st e d in c on trib u t i ng bu t assu red h i m ha t th e t r a ffi c sig na l w ~ l l be i n s ta l le d wi th o r wi t ho u t t h e pri va t e d on a t i o n s. 2 013 ~ LO O D DAMAGE REV- EW/ PROPOSED DRAIN AGE MAS"' ER PLAN Prov id in g openin g rema r ks , Cit y Ma na g er Rob Maye s s ta ted t h a t , fo l l o wi n g t o d a y's pr e s e nt ati o n, st a ~ f wi l be se e ki n g d i r e c t i on from th e Cou nc i l t o proce e d wi t h t h e de v elopme n t of a St o r m Wa t er Ma st e r Ac t i o n Plan ( "Ac t i o n Pl a n " ) t o a " l o w f or d i sc u s s io n s d ur ing t he u p c oming b udget proce s s . Ut i l i z i n g a Po we r Poi nt presen ta tion , Pub l' c Wo rks Di re c to r J e ff Smak a r ev 'ewed the f l o o d dam age that was ca u s e d by h ea v y r a i n s d u r i n g 2013 an d t h e repairs t ha t ha ve been mad e as a r esu l t. He c o n t e n d e d t h a t most of t h e f l o o d i n g occur re d b e c a u s e of t he l arge volume s o f water that was re leased i n a sh o r t per iod o f tim e and no t b e c a u s e of in su f f icient i nf r a s t r uct u r e, no t i ng tha t t h e s tanding wa ter i n most p la ces ha d drain ed wi t h i n 30 t o 4 5 minu t e s o f th e s t o r m. 2  • • In response t o i nqu i r ies f r om Mayor Ro berts , Mr . Smaka s ta ted t hat he has b e e n ::o l d that Gove r no r Susa n a Mar t ine z has de c l a red t he Ci t y o f farming ton a disaster area i n orde r t o mak e it e l ig ib le fo r as s is tan c e thr ou gh the f e d e r a l Emergency Managemen t Age ncy ( "fEMA" ) an d t h at a n inte rna l a s s e ss me n t o f the cu r ren t damage is estimated t o b e a s l ig ~ ~ : y over $2 m i : : ~o n c omp a r e d to t he $ 3. 7 mi l l ion in dam ages t o pu bli c in fr as truc tu re t h a t occu r re d during t he 2 01 0 f l o o d event . Ma yo r Rober ts co n t e n d e d that the f o cu s needs t o b e o n control l ing th e wat e r in t he up p er s e g me n t s of the dr ain a g e sys tem n or t h o f Farmi n gt o n in a n a t temp t to control the flo o d wat er s and e mphas ized the im p ortan c e o f de te n t io n ponds. In r e s p o n s e t o : n q u i ~ y ~rom Counc i lor Sa nd e l reg a rd ing recen t r e p air s t o Cr e s t woo d Cr o s s i n g , Mr. Smaka st at e d that in 20 10 FEMA auth or iz e d f un di ng to c lea n sed~~ent fr om a r r o yo s and r e p air in f r a s t r uc ' ur e b u t not f or improvements t o i n f r a str u c t ur e . f o l l owin g further d iscuss i on , he c lar i f i e d that fE MA ma ke s a l l de c is i ons o n h ow the funding i s u t i l i z ed . I n add i t i o n , Mr. Mayes p o i n ted ou t t hat t h e da mage t o Cr e s t wo o d Cr o s s i ng i n 20 10 wa s d i : f e r e n t than t h e dam age i n 20 13 t h at req u i red e mergen c y repa irs. Co n te nd i ng th at f u t u r e s to r ms wi l l do l e s s damage b e c a us e o f the me a sur e s t hat a re b e i ng d o ne no w, Co u nc i lo r Darn e "1 s ta ted th at he does n o t wa n t th e i s s ue a t S i e rra Vi s t a Dri v e a nd Ea st Ma i n S t ree t t o " f all thr ough th e c r a c ks " . f o l l o win g br i e f d isc uss io n r e gar din g a c c es s i s su e s t o c le a n s e d i me n t fr om p r ivate l y -o wned p rope r t y th at a r ro yos tra v er s e, Co u nc i l o r Darne l l sugges ted that drain age e asemen ts (m c h l ik e util it y eas e me n ts) be pu rs ued t o gain a c cess to p r iv a te p r opert y . Mr . Ma ye s s ta ted th at i f an Ac t io n Pl an i s adopted by the Coun c i l , not on l y wi l l it l is t prio r i t ies f o r budgeti ng p u r po s e s b u t it wi l l a so i d e n t i f y t ho s e pr iva te ly - owned proper t ies t ha t are a co n t inuing prob l em and giv e the Co u nc i l a b as is upon which to consider su ch action . Th er e be i ng no further discussion con c e rn i n g t h e r e c e nt f l o o di n g, Mr. Smak a int r o duced HDR Engineering Pr oj e ct Mana g er Gab r ie l Al v a r a d o ; Wat e r Re s o ur ce s Se ction Manager Noel Laugh l in; and fl o o d p l a i n Management a nd Mo d elin g Prac t ic e Leader Mark fore st who were p res e n t at today's mee t ing t o d isc uss the Drainage Mast er ? l a n ( " Dra i n a ge Pl an") and respond t o ques t ions from the Council. Ut i l i z i ng a Powe r Po i nt pres e nt a ti o n, Mr. Al v a r a d o p o i n Le d out that the p u rpose i s t o upda te the Cit y' s 1 9 7 8 Dr a i na g e Mas te r Pla n ; implement a d ra inag e and fl ood con t ro l c ap i ta l i mprovemen t pl an ; s u p p o r t the City's NPDES (Na t i o na l Po l lu tan t Di s c ha r g e Elim i n a t i o n Sy s t e m) perm i t t i n g p r ocess; a nd t o deve lop t o ol s f or p l a n n ing a nd i mpl e ment in g f u t u r e d r a "n age im pr o vement s t o s up por t growt h. He b r i e f l y rev iewed an ov e rv iew o f wor k comple t ed in c l udi ng h ydr ol o gi c a na l ys i s o f t he Ci t y 's wa t e rsh eds _or t h e 25 - , 5 0- a nd l OO- year st orm e ve n t s ; h yd r a u i c a na lys is o f n ine o pe n -c ha n ne l wa t e r c o u r s e s (a r r o y o s ) ; p l a n n i ng l e v 1. h ydrauli c c apac i ty an a l ysi s o f e x i s t i ng s to r m d ra in in : r a s tru ctur e; and p l a n n i ng l e vel i mpro ve men ts t o add r ess def ic ie nc ies wi t h th e s t o r m d ra i n infr a stru cture. Responding t o Mayo r Ro b ert s a nd Co u nc i l o r Sande l , Mr. Alv a r a d o rep o r ted t ha t t h e projec t was s tar ted in 2009 a nd c ompl e ted in Januar y 20 1 3 wi t h a draft documen t b e ing submi t t ed t o th e Cit y . He e xpl a i ned tha t t he o r i g i na l two - t o ~~cee- y e a r projec t comp l e t io n dat e wa s de l ayed because o f t h e t i me n e e d e d to ga t h e r data on bur ied s torm drain i n f r a s t r u c u r e . Mr . Smaka stated t h a t s t a f f ha s b e e n r e v i e wi n g the docu men t s ince Ja n u a r y and provided it to t h e Counc i l about tw o months ago . I n a d diti on, h e stated that for th e las t 2 4 yea rs a l l n ew i n f r a str u c t u r e s h ave been designed f or a 2 5 - ye a r s t o r m eve n t . Co n ti n u i ng his presentation, Mr. Alv a r ado exp l a i ne d t ha t a 1 0 0- ye a r f l o o d p l a i n i s "a storm that ha s a o ne pe rce n t c ha n c e of being equa led o r e xcee de d i n any given year" an d s ta ted th a t it is based on a st ati sti c al p robab i l it y needed by t h e i n sur a n ce i n du str y as a standard upon whic h t o base po l i c i e s . He revi ewed ho w t h e sc ien t i f ic i n f o r ma t i o n is ga the red and ana lyz ed to ge nerat e e leva t io ns f o r a r e a s wi h i n a wat ers hed t h at have a on e per ce nt chanc e o f f l o o di n g b e i n g eq u a l e d or ex ceeded i n any gi ven yea r o r a " r e t u r n pe r i o d " o f once every 1 0 0 years. 1 n add i t io n , he rev ie wed : 1 ) a comparison o f f l o o d : n g ri sk ve rsu s other t hr e at s (e .g. r e si d ential fir e, car acc id e n t , e t c . ) ; 2 ) the probab i l i ty 3  • • o f fl o odin g o v e r a 30-year window; and 3) the design criteri a fo r o t h e r New Me xi c o age nc i e s . He noted that the City curre n t ly o p e r a t e s un der t h e 2 5 -ye a r/ 2 4 - ho u r c r i t e r i a for sidewa:ks and culverts, ro ad side d i t c h es a n d i nlet s, medi an dit che s and in lets, curb drop i nl e t s a nd s t o r m d ra i n s ys tem s an d a 100 -ye a r / 2 4 - ho u r criteria for detention f a ciliti e s. In re sp onse t o inqu ' ry from Mayor Robert s, Mr. Al varad o s t a ted t h at t he ch oice o f de si gn criteria wi l l ha ve s ig n i f i can t im p a ct o n t h e s i z e o f in Cras truc tu r e re q uired and the as s o ci at e d c o n s t r uc t io n co s t s , a nd e xpl a ined that suc h de cisi ons must be ma d e on t h e ba s is o f e c on omi c co n s i d e ra t io n s and the tr a de- off o f r isks . Mr . Alv a r a do a nd Mr . f orest re s p o nd e d t o qu e sti on s fr om Cou nc i lo r Sa nd e l a nd Ma yo r Ro b ert s c o nce r n ing t he des ign cri teria used by o t h e r New Mexi co a g e nc i es ve rs us t he Ci ty . Res p o nd i ng t o i n q uir y fr om Ma yor Ro b e r t s , Mr . Smaka st ate d t hat t he Nati on al Wea t he r Se r v ice cha r a c te r iz ed t he 2 010 f lood as a 2 0 0 - yea r e ve n t. Co n t i nu i n g hi s p r e s e n t a t io n , Mr . Alv a r a do b r i e f l y r e vi e we d t he maj o r wa te rco u rse an a l y s is , f loodp l a i n mappin g an d s t o r m d r a in sys t e m e va lua t i on a nd ide ntifi ed n e e d e d impr o veme nt s t o s t o r m d ra inage s ys t e ms t hr o u g ho u t th e ci ty whic h a re e x pected t o cos t a ro u nd $ 3 2 .9 mi l l i on . Ho we ve r, h e p o i n ted o u t t h at impl ement ati on c h a l l e ng e s a nd u n know ns/ assumpt io n s (e .g . add i t i on a l right- of - wa y, co n f l ic ts wi t h e x i s ti ng ut i l i t i e s , e tc . ) co u ld i n c r e a s e th e cos t t o mor e th a n $60 mi l l io n . He fu r t h e r r e vie wed t h e pr i or i tiz a ti on a nd e va l a t io n o f a l t e rna t i ves , i n c lud ing th e in st a l l ati o n o f deten t io n po nd s an d th e pu rc h a s e of p rop e r ty . In c lo s i ng , Mr . Alv ar ad o stat ed t hat th e n e x t s te ps i nc l ude add i t io na l evaluati on o f a l tern at i ves t o i d e ntif y t h e mo s t c r it i c a l a r ea s ; the prioritization o f nee d e d impr o vemen ts ; d ev e l o pme n t o f a compre hens ive a ction plan; and cons t r u cti o n o f th e ~ ort er Arr o yo a nd La ke wo o d de t e n t io n ponds. Mr. Sma ka noted that the des ~qn of th e Por ter Arr o y o d e t en t i on p ond i s 100 percent complete and thac "90- p er c en t d raw in g s " f or t h e La kewo o d dete n t ion pond wi ll be submitted w ~ ~ ni n th e n e x t t wo weeks . Discussion fo l lowed concerning fin an cing op t i ons f o r th e imp r o ve me n t s (e.g. , s p e c i a l assessment s o r impr o v e me nt d is t r ic ts , a re p a ir and replacement fee, increa s ed gr o s s r e c ei pt s o r p rope r t y taxes, et c.) a nd the procureme nt proces s th at wi l l b e f o l l owe d t o p roc e e d with th e deve lo pme n t of an Action Plan. Ma yor Roberts expressed hi s s u p p o r t t o pr o ceed wi t h the a na l y s i s a nd deve lopme n t of an Action Pl an. Respon d i ng t o i nq u i r y fr om Coun c i lo r Sa nd e l , Mr . Al va r ad o co n f ' rme d th a t ad d i t io nal d e ten t ion ba s i ns co I d b e use d a s a l te r n a t i v e t o ins ta l l ing p ip e . In r e s p o n se t o i nq uiri e s f r o m Counc i lo r Da rne l l , Mr . Smaka c o n i r me d t h at t he da mage wou ld h a v e b e e n l e s s seve re i f t he Po r te r Ar r o yo a nd Lak e wo od d e ten t i on po nds had been comp l e t ed p r i o r t o the r e c ent fl o odi n g e ve nts . He not e d tha t fund i ng i s av a i l a b le t o c omp le t e th e Lak e wo o d de te nt i o n p o nd a nd t hat $ 7 50 ,000 o f ~ he es t i mated $ 1 .5 mi l l io n ha s bee n b udge ted f or th e Por t er Ar r o yo de ten t i on p o nd . In a d d i t io n , h e co n t e nd e d th at s t r a teg i ca l l y l o c at e d de t e ntion p onds are t h e b e s t a nd mo st eco nomi c a l wa y t o co n ta i n s t o r m wa te r . Ma yor Robe r ts s t r es sed th e ne e d f or pub "ic inpu t in d e v el o pi n g a n Ac t i on Pl an . I n res p o nse , Mr . Ma y e s a n no u nce d th at s ta f f h a s d i s cu ssed p u b l ic input a s p a rt o f th e d e vel o pme nt a nd e xe c u t i on o f an Ac t io n Pl an . Con te nd i ng t hat t h e Cou n c i l d o e s not h a ve e no u g h i nf orma t i on t o d ir e ct s t a ff t o p ro c e e d wi th th e de ve l o p men t o f a n Ac t i o n Pl a n, Co u n c i l o r f i s c h e r q uest i oned whe t he r t h e o r ig i n a l Re q u e st f or Pr opo s al s ( " Rf P" ) wou l d a l low an amendme n t t o the co ntra c t t o in c l u d e e va l ua t i o n o f d et e nt i on p o nds i n th e Dra ina g e Plan . In r e s pon s e, Ci ty At t o r ne y J a y Burn ham s ta ted that h e ge n e ra l l y a dv is es t hat th e scope o f s e r v i ces f o r a RfP not be a me nd e d so si gn i fi c a n t l y t h a t a p r o j e ct is f u nd a me nt a l l y d i& fe re nt fr om t he original pr o j e c t . Cou n c i lo r Fischer sugge st e d that g u i da nce o n i nfr a s t r u c t u r e i mp r o vement f i n a n c i ng options b e sou gh t fr o m t h e Ci t y ' s fi n a nc i a l 4  • • a d vise r , Paul Cas s i d y of RBC Ca p i t a l Ma r ke t s , a nd s t a t ed th at s he supports t he c o n c e p t of d ev e lop i ng an Acti on Pl a n but wou l d li ke to have an an al ysi s o f a d d i t i o na l d e tent io n po nd s p r i o r t o moving f o rw a rd . Ma y or Rob e r ts ag r eed that it wou ld b e wi s e t o i nclude de t e n t io n po nd s i n the ev a l ua t io n if s t af ' co n c ur s . I n r espons e, Mr . Ma yes st a t e d t hat a predi ct ed o u ~ c om e o f th e Dr a i na g e Pl a n i s Lh a t t h e r e wi l l b e a re c omm e ndati o n f or -f i v e o r s ix ne w det enti on p ond s . Fo l _ow i n g d i scussi on , i t was t h e co n se ns us of the Co u nc i l t o dire c t staf f to review the pr o cur e me n t pr o cess to dete r mi ne the best way t o i n c l ud e a n ana l y sis o f add i tio na l d e t e n ti o n po nd s in the Draina g e Pla n and t o p r es e n t the f indi n gs t o the Co u n c i l a t a f u t u r e me et in g . Co u nc i lor Fis ch er c o mm e nd e d th e HDR Eng i ne e r i ng r ep r e sent ati ves f or th eir e~ : o r t s i n d e v e l oping th e Drainage Pl a n and f o r th e ir pre s e n t ati o n to the Co u nc i l . Mr. May es res p o nd e d t o ques t ions fr om Co u n c i l o r Sa nde l co nc e r n i ng pend i n g f l o o d i s s u e s and assure d him that UP Qd~CS on th e i;o o d Arro yo at Hog a n Avenue ; La s Br i s a s Tr ail; 30 t h Stre et; and ~ r e b o t t om o f Co :_ e g e Boul e v a rd wi l l be pr o vid e d t o the Co u n c i l . Co u n c i lo r Sande l r e i ~ er at ed h i s re q ue s t made a t t he Oc tobe r 8 , 20 13 Ci ty Co u nc i l mee t i ng t hat s t a f f p rov i de th e Co u nc i l wi t h a memorandum indi ca t i n g whe t h e r th e d e v el o p er o f Cres twood Estate s has me t a l l o f th e cond i t i ons f or devel o p ment, i n parti cul ar whe the r a r e t e n t i o n pon d was t o be in sta l l ed . Mr . Ma y e s as sured h im that i t i s on the l i s t of t hings f o r sta f f t o d o. Not i ng that con stit u ent s ca l l r epe at e dl y re g a r d i ng f l o o d is s ue s , Co u nc i lo r Sa nde l req u e s t e d a re po r t o n th e p "an fo r c on d u cting o ng o i n g ma i n t enan ce t o c l e a r d ebr is a nd s e d i me n t r om t ~e dr ain age s y st e m; wh e t he r ther e is e no ug h s t a f f a nd f u nd i ng ava ' la b l e t o pe r fo r m th e o ng o ing ma i n t e na n c e ; a nd the a n n u a l =i na n c i a l i mp a c t t o adequ at el y perf orm t he t ask . WA STEWATER TREATMENT PLANT IMPROVEMENTS / CLEAN WATER STATE REVOLVI NG LOAN FUND Pu b li c Works Di r e c t o r Je f f Smaka remi nded the Coun c i l t h at i n 200 4 th e Ci ty comple ted th e f ir s t t wo pha s e s o f a mu l t i - p h a s e e x p a ns ion o f t h e was tewa t e r t r e a t me n t p la n t as p ro pose d in the Pre l im in a r y Eng i ne erin g Repo rt p repared b y HD R Eng in e e rin g and f i n a n c e d b y a l o a n f r om t h e Clea n Water St a te Revo lvi ng Loa n Fund ( "C WSRF ") in t he amo u n t o f S 14 . 1 mi l l i o n for a term o f 20 years a t t hree -pe rcent i n t e r e s t (a n n ua l paymen t of prin c i p al and i n t e r e s t i s S9 52 , 9 98 th r o ug h 2026 ) . He f ur t h e r remi nd e d the Coun c i l t ha t i ~ Feb r ua ry 2 0 1 3 , t h e Ne w Me x ic o Envi r o nme nt Dep a r t ment ( " NMED") so l i c i t e d a pp l i c ati on s fo r f u nd i n g t h r o ug h CWSRF f ro m comm un it i es t h r ough o u t t he s ta t e ; in Mar c h 20 13 , the Pub l i c Wor ks Depa rt men t s u b mi t t e d a Uni f o rm Fun d in g Ap p l ic a t io n f or co ns t r uc t i o n o f a med '::um ra te a c t iva te d s l ud g e ("MRAS" ) ba s i n, f i na l c la r i f ' er , so l i d s h a nd l i ng fa c i l i t y and a n u ltr a v i o l e t (" UV") d i sinfe c t i on sys tem; a nd th at the Ci ty re c ei ved n ot i fi ca t i o n that th e a p p li c at ion wa s appr o ved o n Sep t e mb e r 4 , 2013 . He e x p l ai n ed t ha t the p ro po s e d i mp r o ve me n t s wi l l a d d redu nd a n c y and futu r e c a p ac i t y t o t he plant and wi l l r e p l a c e t he ex isting che mi c a l d i si n f ec t ion system wi t h s t a t e- of- t h e - art gr e e n te chno l o g y UV d isinfe cti o n that will r edu c e c h e mi c a l co s t s and el' ~ ' n a t e t h e d i s c h a rge o f chem ica ls in the San J uan Ri v e r . He i ntr o duced " JR Engine ering Vi c e Pre sident a nd Se n io r Er.g i ne e r Bi l l Zimm er ~ an . Ut' l ' zin g a Po werP o i n t pr e s e n Lati on , Mr . Zi mme r ma n b rief l y rev iewe d e ~flu e nt reg ul a tions; t he Ci ty 's c u r r e n t e f fluent l i m' t s ; t r i c kl i ng fil t e r s ; and the c u r r e n t op e ra t i o n and c ap ac i ~y o f th e p la n t. He p oin t ed out th at t h e cu r r e n t de s ign c a p a c i t y of the p l a n t i s 6 . 7 mi lli on ga l lon s per da y ("MGD") and t h a t the c u r r e n t wa s t e wa t e r f l o w i s appr oxima t e l y 5 .4 MGD . He n o ted t h a t th e fut ur e de s igns a r e b ased on 1 0 MGD. He fu r t h e r re vi e we d the wor k c omp l e t e d in Ph a s e s I a nd : 1 and t h e pr o j e cts be i n g p r opo se d i n Pha s e s I I I and I V ( Pha s e II I - ~ ~ S basin , se co nda ry c l a r i f i er , UV d is i n fec t i o n , so l i ds han d l i n g f a c i l it y, d e c o mm is si on t r i c k l i ng f i l t e r s and t he o p t io n t o co n s t r u c t a third s t r uc t ' r e f or a MRAS bas i n a nd s e co ndary c l ar i f i e r ; an d Pha s e I V - e qu i p t he t h i r d MRA S ba s i n and s eco nd a r y c lar i f i e r , anoxic bas i ns a nd equip th e t h i r d UV disin f e c ti o n c h a n n e l ) . Mr. Smak a s t a ted th at the e s t imated cos t o f the pr oje ct is S1 0 mi l l i o n and th a t t he a n n ua l payment o n a $ 1 0 mi lli on , 20 -ye a r loa n 5  • • from CWSRF a t thre e-pe rcent i .t e r e s t wi l l b e a p p ro x i ma t e l y $67 2 ,000. He no ted th a t es t i ma ted comple t i on da te of t r.e p r o j ect is 2 0 1 6 and tha t an up d at e o f t he r at e s t ud y i s p lan ne d for 2014 . He r e q u e st e d p e r mi s si o n f o r s ta f f to dra f t a n ordi n a n c e a s requ j r e d fo r t h e l o a n a p p l i c a tion by NMED and th e New Mexico Fi n a n c e Au t h o r i ty ("N MFA") . Mr . Sma ka r espo nded t o que st i ons f rom Mayo r Robe r ts c o ncer n ing th e option to constr uct a t hi r d st ru c t u re for a MRAS basi n a nd seconda ry c lar i f ie r ; an t i ci p a t ed gr o wt h and dema n d o n the wastewater system; and th e deb t servi c e. He stat e d t h a t a rat e i n c r e a s e wi l l be n eces s a r y to serv ice the d e bt and t h a t a recomm e nda t ion fo r an i n c r e a s e w i l ~ come from the upco~ ing rat e s t ud y . Respond ing t o an i nquir y f r om Co unc i lor Fischer , Mr . Smaka con~ i rmed t h a t t he r e i s en ough r o om at th e p lan t f o r th e p r opose d expansio n b u t s ta ted that he wou ld l i ke t o acq u i re add itiona l prope rty l o c at e d to th e nor t h of th e p la n t at s ome po i n t in th e f ~~ u r e t o be use d as a b ~ f e r zone. He al s o repor t e d th a t upon compl e ti o n o f t h e expans i o n i t wil l cos t more for e lectr icity but noted tha t ch e ~~cal c o s ts wi l l d ec r ea se. Cou n c i lor Fische r expressed a desire to know the a n t ic ipated r a t e in cr e a s e pri or t o sta f f b e i n g d ir e c t e d to dra Lt t h e ord inanc e . In r e s p on s e, Cit y Ma nag e r Rob Ma ye s announ ce d th a t st a £ cou l d pro vi d e a rough es t i mate . Ci ty At tor ney J a y Bur n ha m r e spond ed t o q ues t ions f r o m t h e Co unc i l regardi ng t h e proposed ordinance and l oa n pr ocesses . There b ei n g no f u rt h e r d isc u s s io n , a mot i o n wa s made by Counc i lo r Darne l l , seco n d e d by Coun c Ll or McCu l loc h t o d i r e c t sta ff to draf t an ord inance a s requ i red f or the l o an ap p l i c a t i on. Th e rol l wa s c a l l e d wi t h the f o l l o wi n g re su lt : Th ose vot ing aye : Da n Dar n _1 Ga y l a McCu l o c h Th o s e vo t i n g n a y : Mar y M. Fi s c he r Jason Sa n d el Th e Mayor vo t e d in f a vor o f th e mot i on and de c la red th e mot io n ca r ried . BI D/NON- VM I TRANSFORMERS Purchasing Of f ic e r Ed d i e Smyl i e exp lained t ha t "Non -VMI " is no n - ve ndo r -mana ged i nve n =o ry and that t r.e r e a s on an l 8-month co n t rac t is be ing proposed i s beca use i t wi l l co i ncide wi t h th e t e rm in ati on o f t he vendor-ma n aged i n ve n t o r y con t r ac t c u r ren t ly in p l a ce. He repor t ed t h at bi d s f or purch a s e o f non- VMI tr ansforme r s ope n e d o n Oct obe r 2 2, 2 0 13 with seve n b i d d e rs pa r t ic i p a t ing . He recomme n d ed that th e b i d be awa r d e d to the l o we st and be s t b i d der pe r ca t e go ry a f te r app l i c ati o n of fi v e pe rce n t i n -s tate p ref erence (Ca tegory 1 - McK inley Sales Company $37 ,620 ; and Ca te gor y 2 - Wes ter n Unit e d, Al terna te Bid # 3 $ 2 8 6,43 8 ) a nd th a t t he b ids recei ved fr om Centra l Ma loney (Ca t e g o r y 2) and Wes tern U n ~ t ed El e c t r i c (Ca tegory 1, Al ternat e Bi d # 3) be rej e c t e d f or being non -responsi ve. The r e up o n , a motion was mad e by Counc i l o r Darn ell, seconde d by Counc i lo r McCu.' ~ o c h t o a wa r d the bi d f o r purc h a s e o f non - VMI tr a n sf o rm ers t o McK i nley Sa les Comp a n y (Ca teg o r y 1 ) and We s te r n Uni t e d (Al t e r n a t e Bid # 3 - Cat e g or y 2 ) , as r e c ommend e d b y t he Pur cha si n g Of f i ce r , and u po n voi ce vo t e the motion car r i ed u n a ni mou sl y. REAPPOINT MENT TO TH8 METROPOLI TAN RED EVELOPMENT AGE NC Y COMMI SS I ON Ma yo r Rob er ts as ked th e Co u n ci l ' s con side rat ion of t he r ea ppo i n t me n t o f De r a l d Po l s t o n ( t erm t o Septe mbe r 20 1 8 ) to t h e Met ropo l i t an Re d eve lo pmen t Agenc y Comm iss ion . The r e u pon , a mot i o n was made by Counc ilo r Dar n e l . , seco nded by Cou nci l o r McCull o ch to con f irm t he r e a p p o i n t ment of Derald Po l s t o n t o the Metr o p olitan Redeve lo p me nt Agency CO IT~ i s si on, as re c omme nded by th e Mayor, and upon vo i c e vote t h e mot ion carr ied u n an imou s ly . 6  • • APPOI NTMENT TO THS ? LANNI NG & ZON ING COMM I SS I ON After pr o vi ding the Counc il wi t h b ack g ro u n d an d pro f e s si ona l i n fo r mat ion on S h a y Davi s , May or Rob e rts a s ke d t h e Counc i l ' s co ns i d e ra t io n o f h is appo i n tme n t to t he P a n n i ng & Zoni n g Commiss ion ( te r m t o May 2 0 1 4 ) . Th e r e u p o n , a moti on was ma d e by Co u nc i lo r Darn e l l , s eco n d e d b y Co u n c i lor Mc Cu ll o c h t o co n f i r m t h e appo i n t me n t o f Sh a y Da vi s t o t h e Pl anning & Zon ing Commiss io n , as r e c o mmen d e d by t he Ma y or , and upo n v o i c e vo t e the moti on c a r r i ed unan imousl y. COUN CI L BU S INE SS Dai l y Ti me s Req u es t f or Rec o rds Re La i n e d b y t h e Co n v en t io n and Vi s i co;.s Bu e a u Re spondin g t o in quir y fr o m Mayo r Robert s , C i~y Attor n ey Jay Burn h a m r e p ort ed th at th e Daily Ti me s r e c e n cl y s ubm i t te d a r equ e s t to in spe ct p ub l i c re c or d s a s ki ng f or co p ies o f t he Co nve n t io n an d Vi s i t o r s Bur e au ( "CV B") bu dgets fr o m 2006 t o 20 13 and any r e c ord s re f l e c ting i ' n n ci a l t r a n s a c t i o n s as a res u _ c o f t h e l e tt e r s t h e CVB sent to in di vi dua l s s u s p e c t e d of b e ne f ' t i n g fro m Debbi e Du s e n b e r y ' s embez z l emen t. No ti n g that the Ci t y did n ot have a l l of t h e re que sted b u d gets , h e st at e d t h a t sta f f co nt a c t e d t h e CVB to get c o p i e s o f t h o s e that we r e mi s s ~ n g and t h a t a I ' o f t h e r e q ue ste d b ud g e t s h ave b een mad e ava i l a b l e t o th e re que sto r . He furt her stat ed th at th e City d o e s n o t have any rec o r d s re f le c ting f i n a n c i al tr a n s a c t i on s as a re s u l t o f t h e l e t t e r s the CVB sent to indi v i dua l s s us p ect e d o f b e n e f i t i ng fr om t h e e mb ez z l e me nt an d n ot e d that t h e CVB was a dv i s e d b y t h e i r a tt orn e y , Di ck Ge r d i ng , ~ h a t some o f ~ h e d o cument s wi l l n ot b e r e l ea sed bec a us e the y a re sub j e ct t o a t to r n ey -c l ie nt p r i v i l e g e b u t _h a t d i s c u s s i o n s are o n go i ng . He co nte nd e d tha t when d o cumen ts a re h e ld b y a n ag e n c y t h at t he Cit y co n ~r act s wi th t h e r e is no t a " hard an d fast , bri gh - l i n e r ule" as t o wh i ch d o c ume nt s a n d a g e n cies th e Ci t y is ob l igated t o pr o vid e I n s p e cti o n o f Pu bli c Rec o r d s Act ( " I PRA") req ue s t s for. He p o in ted ou t c h a t pri or to a year ago th e r e wa s n o c as e law in New Me x i c o o n wheth e r re c o r d s kep t b y an a gency other th an a go v e r n me n t a l a ge n cy are subje c t t o IP RA, but ~i'dt a 20 12 decisi o n fr o m th e New Mexi c o Cou rt o f App e a ls i n To ome y v. Ci t y o f Tr uth o r Cons equ e nces imposed a n in e - p art test t o he l p d et e r mi n e whether r e c ord s h eld b y a s e p a r a t e en t i t y /n on-pr ofit co r po ra t io n are sub j e c t t o I PRA . He c o nt e n d e d t h at i t i s a l most i mp o s s i b l e und er t h e n in e-part t e s t t o determin e if the CVB i s s ub ject to I PRA, bu t s t a ted t h a t hi s p ers ona l f e eling i s th a t t h e budg e t s , wh ich tr a c e t h e pa yme nt o f Ci ty fu n d s t o th e a ge n c y and how t hat agency us e s t h o s e p u b l i c f u n d s , sho u ld b e p u bl ic . Con s ens u s I t em Li s t Ci t y Manager Rob Mayes resp on ded to i nq u i r y f r o m Co u nc i l o r Sa n d el co n c e r n i n g the i t e ms that we r e " dr opp ed o f f " the consensu s it e m li s t by st a t i n g th at he w i ~c c h e c k the st at us o n t h e re s e a r c h r e qu e s ted co nc e r n i ng a co l l abo rat iv e c omm u ~i t y serv ic e p r ogr am ; n o t i.n g Lh a t f l o o d i n g i s su e s t o o k pr e c e den c e o ve r t h e s ta f f r e p o r t s o n the i s s ue wi t h t h e ho u s e o n Co l ib r i Pl a ce but ass u r e d h im t hat some t h i n g wi l l be pr o v i de d t o t h e Co u nc il i n t he n e xt co u p le o f week s; an n oun c i ng t h a t El e c t ri c Ut i l i t y Dir ec t or ~ ik e Si ms h a s ex p lo r e d a number o f diff e r e n t av e n u e s i n r e l ati o n to a newsl e t ~ er an d wi l l b e pr es enting it t o the Pub l i c Ut i l i t y Co mm iss i o n f o r c on sidera t i on w:i t h in t he n e x t mon th o r s o ; an d repo r t i n g th at a memo wi ll b e pro v id ed to th e Counc i l id en t ify ing t h e rec u r r i n g f loo d ar e as a n d est im a t e d r epa i r c o s t s . Governmen t Re la t io ns Dire ct o r El i z a b e t h I senbe r g n o t e d t h at Pub l i c Work s Dir e ct or J e f f Smak a s po ke with Cou nc i lo r Fi s c h e r ab ou t t he Ki rt la n d s e we r pr oj e ct and s t a ted th a t it wa s he r u n derst a n d i n g t h e Cou nc i lo r Fi s cher was sa t i s f i e d wi th t h e inf ormati on t h at was pr o v i d e d t o her . Pu b l i c Me e t ing o n t h e Fo ot hi ll s Dr i v e Wi d e n i n g Pr o j e c t Respo ndin g t o i nqu i ry f r o m Co u nc i lo r Sa n d e l , Pub l i c Work s Direct or J eff Smaka sta t ed th a t a commu n i t y me e t ing regar d i n g t h e wi de n i ng o f Foot h i l ls Dr i v e wi l l b e s c hedu l ed a ft er t h e ho l iday s . City Engineer Ni c a We s t er lin g ex p la i ne d tha t it has be en di fficu l t t o f i n d a l o c a t i o n to hol d the me e t ing that is accep t a b l e to City sta f f and th e c o ns u l t a n t s . 7  • • Ea st Ma i n Tr a f fi c S t ud y Co u nc i lo r San d e l requ e sted a cop y of the Ea s t Ma in Tr a f f i c Study , noting t ha t h e i s i n t e r e s t e d in d e t ermi n i n g whe the r t he n e w tra f ~i c l i g h t s t h at h a ve bee n in st a j l e d i n t he l a s t ye a r ha ve co r rec ted a n y o f th e i d e n t i f i e d i s s u e s. I n response Pu b l ic Works Dir e c t o r Je f f Smaka a nd Cit y Engin e e r Nica Wes t er l i ng stat e d that t h e pr o j e c t is not ye t compl e te b u t agr e ed t o p rovide Co unc ilo r Sande l wi t h a n u p d at e on t h e stat u s o f th e pr o j e c t . Job Po s ti n g f o r t h e Ch i e f o f Po l i c e Po s i t i o n I n re spo nse to in quir y fr o m Co u nc i l o r Sa ndel, M ~ ~an Resources Director Tom Swe nk con f irmed th a t a l i nk t o t he pos t i ng o f t h e Po l ice Chi ef p o s i t ion is n ot c u rren t l y on the Ci t y' s web s i t e. N o ~ i n g th a t t h i s j o b desc r ip t ion wa s de s i gned by a non - l oca l h e a d hu n t i n g fir m, Co u n c i lor Sa nde l q ues t io ned t he app ropr ia te nes s o f c e r ta in re ferences i n the job U descript ion i d e nt i f yi ng Dur an g o, Co lorado as ha vin g " wo r l d c l ass d i n i ng , gr e at e d uca t io n in the pub l i c sch o o l d i str i ct " i f a s t uden t i s wi l l ing to wo r k ha r d u and "p r o bl ems re la t e d t o a l c o h o l is m. u He sug g e sted th at the j o b desc r ip t i on be rewr itten t o bet ter represent the commun i t y . Re s pondi n g t o in q u i ry f r om Counc i lor f ischer , Ci ty Manage r Rob May e s a n nounce d th a t the amoun t of the c ontract wi t h Colin Baen z i g er & Associa tes to recru i t t he Ci ty 's next Po l i c e Ch ie f i s $ 1 9 , 000 p l us $7 50 f o r each d e t a i led b ackg rou nd check . He s ta ted t ha t he a nt ic i9ates t hree to fi ve fi na l i sts be in g i d e nt i f i e d f o r t h e po s i t ion and that he believes th at t h e mo n e y is " we ll s p e n t. u Co u n c i lo r Fi s c h e r s ug g es ted th at a tim e li mi t be imposed for the success f ul candida t e t o ac h ieve New Me xi c o c e r t if ic a t ion . Co u n c i l o r Da r ne l l ' s 3 0 t h We d d i n g An n i v e r s a r y Co un c i lo r Da r n e l l p ro u d l y a n nou nced t ha t t o da y i s h i s 30 t h wedd i ng ann i ve r sa r y . Re g i ona l An i ma l S he l t e r Counc ilo r Fi s c he r as ked t h a t se rious tho ught be g i ven t o pos tpo ne mov i n g int o the n e w fac i l i t y u n ~ i l t h e new Ani ma l We l f a r e Dir e ct o r ha s sta r ted her emp loymen t an d has had a c h a n c e to e v a l ua t e the f a c i lity. She a lso s ta ted t ha t she h a s heard t h at th e r e a r e new o u tbreaks o f par vo an d dis temper a t the sh e l ter a l o ng wi th o ng o i ng l a b or i s s u e s. In ad di i o n , she exp r e s sed conce r n t ha t sh e did n ot ge t t h e i n f o rm a t ~ o n that s h e req u est ed on Marcy Ec kh ar dt' s wor k prod u c t , sta t i ng th at th e expla na t i o n g i ve n was t hat th e i nf o r mati o n wo ~ ~d be p r ov ided after her contrac t is complete . Not ing tha t Ms . Eckha rdt has a l r e a d y c omple ted a si x- month con t r a c t , s h e asked fo r the wo r k p r oduc t compl et ed un der t h at c o nt r a ct. Th e r e be ing n o fu r t h e r b us i ness t o c o me be fo re t h e Co u nc i l , t h e meeting wa s ad j o urned at 12 :4 3 p . m. APPROV ED th is l Ot h d ay o f December , 2 C13 . d -::::J--~' ~4 Tomm y IJ--yo- a-r------- SEAL ATT ST : 8