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196 Regul ar Meeting o f the Ci t y Council, City o f Farmingt on, New Mexico , h el d in th e Co u n c i l Cha mbe r a t Ci ty Hal l a t 7 :00 p . m. on Tu e s d a y, Nov emb er 1 2, 20 1 3 . Th e op en r egular s e ss i o n was hel d in full co n for mity wi t h th e l a ws a nd o rd i na nces a nd rul e s o f th e Mu n ic i pa l i ty. Up o n ro l l ca l l , th e f oll owin g we re f ound t o b e p rese n t , con stituti ng a qu orum : MAYOR Tomm y Ro b er t s COUNC I LO RS Dan Dar ne l l ABSENT Ma r y M. Fi s c he r Gayl a Mc Cull och J ason Sandel, Co uncilor I con stituting a l l the memb ers o f sa i d Go ve r n i n g Bod y . Als o pr e sent were: ASSI STANT CITY MANAGER Bob Ca mp b e l l CI TY ATTORNE Y Jay B. Bu r n ha m CI TY CLERK Di a n ne Smy l ie Th e me eting was co nve ned by t he Ma yo r . Th ere up on th e f ol l o win g p r o ce e din g s were d u l y ha d and ta ken: MOMENT OF S I LENC E IN MEMORY OF JO YCE DO NALD Mayo r Ro be rt s as ked fo r a momen t o f silen c e i n r e membran c e o f l on g-time r e si d ent a nd commu n i ty act i vi s t Joyce Dona ld who passed away ye ste r day. INVOCATI ON: Th e in vocation wa s off ere d by Deaco n J i m Be t ts o f S t . Mary 's Ch ur c h . War ve t e r a n Bruce Sa l is b ur y l e d t he Pledge o f Al le g iance . I CONSENT AGENDA: Th e Ma y or an nounced tha t those ite ms on the a ge nda th at ar e ma rke d with a n as te r i sk (* ) h a v e b e en p lace d o n th e Co nsen t Ag end a and wi l l be vo t e d on wi thou t d i scuss io n by o n e mot ion . He s ta te d t hat if any item d i d not mee t wit h a p prov a l of a l l Co unc ilo rs or if a c i t i ze n s o r e qu e s t e d, t ha t i t e m wou ld be r e mo ve d f r om t h e Conse nt Age nd a an d h e ar d un d er Busin es s fr om th e Fl oo r. *MINUTES : The mi n ute s o f t he Reg u la r Me eti ng o f th e City Counci l held Oc t o b e r 2 2 , 2 0 1 3 and the minu t es of t h e Re g u l a r Wo rk Ses s io n o f the Ci t y Co unc i l h e ld Octobe r 1 5, 2 0 1 3 . * BID : Th e Pu rc ha s ing Of f ice r r ec omme n d e d t hat t he b id f o r v is ua l inspe c t i on o f overh ead tran s mis s ion li n es (El e c t r i c Ut i l i t y ) be a war d e d t o MRB Tec hn ical Se r vi c e s on i t s l o w b id a f ter a pp l icat i on o f five p er cent i n- st at e pre fere n ce o f $ 2 2,0 0 0. Bid s o pene d Nove mbe r 5, 201 3 with t hr e e bidder s part i c ipat i ng . * BID : The Pu rc hasing Of f i c e r re c ommend e d t ha t t h e bi d f o r pu r cha s e o f r e cl o s er s (Elec tric Ut i li t y) be awa rd ed t o St u a r t C . I r b y on i t s l o w b i d af ter a p pli c ati o n o f fi v e pe r c en t in- st at e pref e ren c e of $ 467 ,8 23 . Bi d s o p ened No v e mb er 4 , 2 0 1 3 wi th I two b i dd e r s par ti ci p ati ng. * PROJ ECT AGREEM ENT NO. 14-AL- FTE- 0 35 b etwe e n th e Cit y and t h e New Mex ic o Dep ar tment o f Tr a n s p ort a ti o n, Tr a f f i c Sa fe t y Di v i s i o n , f or Full-Ti me La w Enfo r c eme nt DWI Of f ic e r s gr ant fun ding in t he a mo u n t o f $ 200 ,000 ( t e r m t o September 3 0 , 2 0 14) . *CONSOLI DATED PROJ ECT AG REEM ENT be tween t h e Ci t y and t h e Ne w Me xi c o Depar t men t o f Tr ans p ort ati o n f o r s ta te a nd fe d er al g r ant pro g rams aime d a t red u cing tra f fi c-rel at e d i n juri e s a nd dea th s (Oper a t io n Dr i v i ng Whil e Imp ai r ed i n th e amount o f $6 5 , 4 4 8 - - t e r m to Sep tembe r 3 0 , 20 14 ; Op e r a t i o n Buck le Down/C l i ck I t o r Ti cke t in the tot al a moun t of $1 8,4 2 0--t erm s  197 t o September 30 , 2 014 a nd Ju ne 1, 20 1 4 , re s pe cti v e l y; Sel ec t iv e Traffi c Enf or cement Prog r a m (S . T . E . P .) in th e amount o f $ 8 , 88 8 - - te r m t o Sep tembe r 30 , 20 14 ; an d 10 0 Da ys a nd Ni ghts o f Summe r in the a mou n t o f $ 16 ,200 - - te r m t o Sep t e mbe r 3 0 , 2 0 1 4) . *WARRA NTS PAYABLE for the time peri o d o f Oct ober 20 , 20 13 thr o ugh November 9 , 20 13 , f or c urrent and pri or yea r s , in the a mou n t o f $8 , 7 5 9 ,2 1 7 . 37 . Th er e b e i ng no req ue st s to rem ove an y item s, a motion was made b y I Cou nc il o r Darn ell, s ec on ded b y Council or McCul lo ch t o appr ove the Co n s e n t Ag e n d a , a s presented, and upo n v oi ce v ote the moti on c arried unanimo usly. GOVERN OR SUSANA MARTINEZ'S VETERAN S DAY PROCLAMATI ON Mayor Rob e r ts r e ad in full a Pro cl amation is sued b y Govern or Sus an a Ma r t i ne z pr o cl aimin g No vember 11, 201 3 a s " Vet er an s Day.u RECOMMENDATIO NS f ROM THE PLANNIN G AND ZONING COMMISSI ON: (1) Ado p t io n o f th e re c ommen d ati on fr om th e Planning a nd Zo n i ng Comm i s s io n a s co n ta i ned wi t h i n th e Commu n i ty De v el opment De p a r tm e n t Petiti on Report t o app rov e Petiti on Nos . ZC 1 3- 0 9 a n d SUP 13-0 9 fr om Masada Hou s e , repr es ented b y Ka re n Ch e na u l t , requestin g a zo ne c ha ng e fr om the S f -7 , S i ng l e ­ family Residenti al, Distri ct t o th e Mf - L, Mu l t i - f a mi ly Res id e n t i a l , District a nd a Sp eci al Us e Permit t o al low a g ro up care f acilit y to be lo cate d at 2107 Sc ho f i e l d Lan e . The Mayor announ ced that the owners o f 2 0 perc ent o r more o f the p ro pe r t y within 1 0 0 feet of the a r e a under c onsiderati on hav e filed wr i t te n prote st and, therefore, an affirmative v ote o f at le ast thre e Co u nc i lo r s i s r e quired t o appr ov e Petiti on No. ZC 13-0 9. Noting that Co unc i lo r Sa n de l i s ab sent fr om tonight' s meetin g and that Council or Mc Cull o c h has a dv ise d th at s he will b e a bstainin g fr om the dis cussion o f and a cti o n o n t he s ub jec t mat te r b e c au se o f a c o n f l ic t , Mayor Rob e r t s I ann oun c e d that t he pe t i t io ne r h as sub mitt ed a writt en req uest t o ta bl e the s ub jec t matt er s t o th e De c emb er 10, 2013 Re gular Cit y Co un c i l Meeting whe n all memb ers o f th e Co u nc i l are p rese nt. Cou nc i lo r f i sc he r ann oun c e d that s h e i s n ot s u ppo r t ive o f the s ubje ct petiti on s beca u se o f the poo r co nd i t io n of t he b u i l d i ng (whi ch is owned b y th e Ci ty) a nd poss ib le cod e v i o l a t ions du e t o the struct ur e being l ocated t o o clos e ly t o th e f en ce line. She al s o n ot e d that th e dri vewa y to the propert y is un us ua l an d a sked staff t o pr o vide her inf ormati on on how muc h it wi l l c ost t o bring th e fa cilit y int o c ompliance wi t h Cit y Co d e. Thereup on, a moti on was mad e b y Council or Darnell, se c o nded b y Council or fis cher t o ta bl e Petiti on Nos. ZC 1 3- 09 and SUP 1 3- 09 t o the December 10, 2 0 1 3 reg ular Cit y Co u nc i l Meeting a s requested b y th e p etitio ner. The roll was c alled with the f ollowing result: Th o se vo t i ng aye: Dan Darnell Mar y M. fis cher Th o s e vo t i ng na y: None Th o s e ab s ent: Jas on Sa nd e l Th ose d i s q ua l i f ied fr om vo t i ng: Ga yl a McC u l loc h I The pre sidin g o f f ice r t hereupon decla red t h at t wo Co unc i lo rs h a ving v oted in favor th er e of, the s ai d mot io n ca r r ied . (2 ) Adoption o f the r e c ommendati on fr om th e Pl annin g a nd Zo n i ng Commi ssion as c on t ain ed within th e Commu n i ty Deve lopme n t Department Petiti on Rep or t t o a p p ro v e Petiti on No. ANX 1 3- 0 3 fr om Jo e Ko z i mo r o f J oe & Stan, LLC a nd the Ci ty o f fa r mi n g to n to a n n e x 55. 84 ac r e s l o cated we st o f t h e c i ty limit s and n orth of U.S. Highw ay 6 4 , sub ject t o the zo n i ng c lass i f ic a t io n a ssignments as in di cated o n t h e e nc losed zon ing map . 198 Utilizing a Powe r p oint pr ese nta t ion , As s o ci at e Planne r Fra n Fi l l e rup rev i e wed th e p roposed bo u nda r y li n e s a nd zone des ignat ions o f t h e s Ub j e c t annexat i o n, n ot i ng th at the Plan ni n g an d Zo ni n g Commis s io n vo t ed to exclude th e pr o per ty o wne d by Hector Ra ng e l. He po i n ted ou t t h at t he total area b ein g p ropos e d f or annexati on i s 55.8 4 ac res with 50 . 48 ac r e s being own e d by t h e pe t i t i o n e r ; 1.49 a c res be l on g ing to the Fe d e r al Gov e r nme n t ; a nd 3 .8 7 a c r es be i n g right-o f-w a y . Mr. Fill erup also r e vi ewed the i mme d i a t e t o s ho r t - te r m a nd the l o ng - t e r m fi n a n c i al impacts t o th e Ci ty i f the p rop e r t y i s ann e xed a nd s tated that s ta f f i s r eque sti ng that th e Le g al Depa r t me n t b e g ranted pe rmiss io n t o d r a f t a n d p ub l i sh noti c e o f i n te n t t o co ns ider an o r d ina nce app rov i n g th e a n nexa t i o n. He not e d th a t if s uc h permi s s i o n i s g ra n ted , t h e propose d o r d i na nce wi l l b e s c hed u led f or di s cu s s i on a t t he De c e mb e r 3 , 20 13 Ci ty Co u nc i l Work Session wi t h f in a l a ct i on b e ing s ch edu l ed f o r t h e December 1 0 , 20 1 3 r e gul ar Ci ty Co u nc i l me eti n g. I Cou n c i l o r Fis ch e r asked s taf f t o c o n t ac t t h e New Me xico Dep a r t men t o f Tr ansp o r t a t io n and e ncou r ag e th em t o re c o n s i d e r t he ma n ne r in which t h e i nte r s e c t i o n s at We st Ma in St r e e t / La Plat a Hi ghw a y a nd We st Ma i n St re e t / Tr o y King Roa d a r e o p e ra t e d . She cont en d e d t h at t h e sa fe t y of t ho s e intersection s wi l l b e comp r omi s e d if th e a nn e xa t i on i s a p p r o v e d b eca use traffic will s ig n i f ica n t l y increase on c e t he Litt le Cr e e k Subdiv i s i o n is compl et e . I n r e s p onse , Mr. Fill e r u p po i n t e d o u t that the p eti t ione r wi l l be re qu i r ed t o compl e t e a Tr a f fi c I mp a c t Ana lys i s prior t o deve lopme n t . Th e r e b e in g no f ur t he r commen ts , a mo ti o n was mad e by Co u nc i lo r Darn e l l , seco nded b y Co u nc i lo r Mc Cu l l o c h t o a ppro ve Pe t i t i o n No . ANX 1 3- 0 3, as r e c omme nded b y t he Plann i ng a nd Zo n ing Co mm iss io n , a nd t o direc t the Le g al Dep a r t men t t o dra f t an d pub l i s h No t i c e o f Int e nt t o Ad o pt an o r d i n a nce app rov i ng t he a nn exa ti on o f 55 .8 4 ac res o f l a nd l o c a t e d wes t of the c i ty l i mi t s an d north o f U.S . Hi g hwa y 6 4 wi t h the z oni ng c la s s i f icati on ass ig nments a s r ec o mme nd e d b y s ta f f , and up on vo ice vo t e t he motion c ar r i e d u na n i mous l y . REPORT ON OPERATI ONS AT THE FOUR CORNERS REGI ONAL AIRPORT I Ass i s t a n t Ci ty Man a g er Bob Ca mp b e l l addr e s s e d t h e Co u nc i l as the Ac tin g Airpo r t Ma n ager i n re s p on s e to the Co u n c i l' s reque s t f o r an updat e o n the ope r a t io ns at th e Fo u r Co rne r s Regi o n a l Ai r p or t . Ut i l i z i n g a Po we r p o int p r e s e nt ati on , Mr . Campbe l l exp l ain e d the eco no mic b en e f i t t h a t t he a i r po r t b r i ngs t o t he c o mmu ni t y by r e p ort in g t ha t i n 2009 t he New Me x i c o Depar tm en t o f Tr a n s po r t a ti on comp le ted a c ost - be ne fi t a na lys is a nd d e t ermin ed t h at t he airpor t co n t r ib u tes $ 45 mi l l i o n a n n ua l l y t o th e comm un i ty wi t h 6 4 1 j o b s b e i ng d i rec t ly r el a t e d t o av ia t io n ac t iv i t ie s . He a lso not ed t h a t during the l a st three ye a rs , th e t a x p a ye r' s contr ib u t i o n t o t he ai rpo r t has been less t h a n $100 ,000 ann ua l ly . Howe v er , he agr e e d th at th er e a r e s e v e r a l chall e n ge s a s socia te d wi t h th e a i r po r t ' s opera ti on, s uc h as h i gh f u e l and l a b o r cos ts a nd man d a t e d h ours o f re st for pilo ts and p i l o t t r ai ning. He a lso r ev iewed th e trend s f or t h e c omme r c i a l avi a t i on d i v is i o n , noting that fl a t gr owth i s be i n g p ro jec te d except for in t erna t i ona l flights and s tat e d t h a t f li ghts are b e ing c o n s o l i d a t e d in a n e f fo r t t o r each load f a c t o r s o f 9 0 pe r c e n t . He a l so ex p l a i n e d h ow t h e c h a nges in t he commer c i a l indu s tr y hin de r our c ha nces o f a ttra cti n g a no t her ai r lin e ser vi c e p rov id e r a t th e a i r p o r t an d no t e d t ha t a 2 0 percen t r e d u cti o n i n g e n e r a l aviat io n aircra f t is bei n g pred i ct ed f or t h e ne xt 3 to 5 yea rs . He r e p o r t e d , ho we ve r, that ther e i s a goo d o p p o r t un i t y t o a t t ra c t mo r e co r po r a te tr a ve l e r s a t th e a i rpo r t d ue t o th e unr e l iabi l it y o f t he commerc i a l se rv ice , not ing th at th e ca n ce l la t io n ra t e a t th e a i rpo rt i s 4 .4 p er c ent c o mpa red t o th e na t i ona l r a t e o f 1 . 7 per c ent . Mr . Campbe l l no t e d t h at 65 pe rce n t o f t he fli g ht s f r om Farming t on t o Denv e r , Co lorado lea ve a s sched u led b u t s ta ted th at i t i s r e c ommen d e d t ha t no l e s s t h a n t wo hou rs b e a l lo t t ed f o r t rave l e r s t o I ma ke t h e i r conne c t i o n s i n Denve r . He happ il y r ep or t e d t hat wi t h toda y ' s merg er of American and U. S . Ai r lines there i s a n oppo r tu n i t y f o r Gr e a t La ke s Airlines to d e v el o p a fi f th daily f l i g ht fr om o u r a irpo r t . Mr. Ca mp be l l also repo r t e d t h at f orm e r Airport Mana g e r To d d Gr e ss ic k made s eve ra l a t t e mp ts to att r ac t a i r li ne service fr om Fa r mi ngt o n to Al b uqu erque , Ne w Me xi c o a nd/o r t o Houston, Te x a s b ut was un succ e s s f u l wi tho ut the g u a r a nt e e o f a n an nua l subs i dy f r om t h e Ci ty a n d t he in s t allat i on o f a n a u t o mati c baggage - h a nd l i n g sys te m. With r e ga r d t o th e futur e o f t h e a ir port , h e r e p o r t e d tha t st a ff i s recommend i ng tha t a r e p ai r and rep la c e ment pr og r a m b e co nsi de red f o r th e existi ng hangars and s had e c o ve r s ; a se l f -s e r v ice fu e l i ng s ta t i o n b e i n s t all e d t o make fu el cos ts mo r e compe t i t ive wi t h t he r e g i on ; n e w avia t io n b us i nesses b e pu rsued ; a partn er s hi p wi t h Gre at La ke s Ai r l i nes and Sa n Juan Co l lege b e  199 co ns idered f o r the o pe ra t ion o f an a irp lane mechan ic t ra i n in g progr a m a nd/o r a fli ght t ra i n i ng s cho ol; add i t io na l land b e p u r chas ed ; new ha nga r s be construc t ed ; and t h at the aest he t ics o f t he r o a d wa y l e a din g u p t o th e airp or t be im pr ov e d. Ma yo r Rob e rts a nn ounce d tha t he is gra teful f or the f our d aily fl i g h t s fr o m Fa r mi ng t o n to Denve r , b ut st at ed t hat t he unreli a bili ty of Grea t La ke s Ai r l i nes c ont inues to be an i s sue. I n r e s p o n s e to i n q uir y fr om Cou nc i lo r Dar n e l , Mr . Ca mpbe l l ass ured h i m tha t st aff wi l l b e subm i tt ing t he p roposed a i rpo r t impr o v eme nt i t ems I to t he Co u nc i l f or c on si d erat ion t hroug h the budgeting p rocess . Coun c i lo r Darn ell p oi nted out t hat t he Cit y d oes n ot sub sidi z e t he fli g h ts b ein g o f f e r ed b y Gre at La ke s, b ut q ue stio n ed whe ther st a f f h as g ive n a n y t ho u gh t to subs id iz ing the fu e l c osts . I n re sp o n s e, Mr. Ca mpbe l l r e por t e d tha t t hi s op tion is be ing cons idered . Co u n c il o r McCu lloch as ked if ou r c u r ren t FSO is p ro v id i ng p i l o t tr a i ni ng and c h a r t e r serv ice s i n acco rdance with i ts con t ract wi th the Ci ty . In r e sponse, Mr. Campbe l l repo rt ed t ha t t he Fe de r al Avia tion Admini st ra tio n has r ul e d t ha t the Cit y ' s FSO i s not in v io l at io n of i ts co ntract since t he y prov id e t he se rv ice s o n an o n - ca l ~ bas i s. He a lso responded t o f ur th e r i nqui r y fr o m her by r e p or ti ng t ha t staff h as d ec i de d to sc rut i ni ze t he job des c r ipt i o n for Airport Ma nager before t he p o siti o n i s a d v e r t i s e d in r e s p o n s e t o c ommen ts ma d e by Mr. Gress ick i n h is ex i t i nt er vi ew. He s t a t e d th at he ant ic ipates t he pos i t ion to be posted by l at e Decembe r o r e arl y J an u a ry , 201 4 . AIRPOR T MASTER PLAN FOR THE FOUR CORNE RS REGI ONAL AIRPORT We ndy Re i ne r , Sen io r Airport Planner for WH Pa cifi c, I nc . , i ntr o d u c e d f ell o w co l league Joe Alexa who was p resen t in t h e a udi e nc e. Sh e r e p o r t e d t h at the pu rpose f o r t on ig ht ' s d isc uss io n i s to presen t to t he Coun cil t he Dr af t Mas te r Plan Upda te f o r the Fo ur Co r ne rs Re gi onal Air po rt a nd to r equ e st a ut ho r iza t io n t o submit th e p lan to t h e Fe d e r al Avi a t i o n Admi n i st ra tio n (" FAA ") for c o n s ide r at io n. Rev i ewin g t he key f i ndi ng s, s he reported tha t e xi s ti ng and f u t u re airpo r t d e ma n ds a re f or I s ma l l , genera l a via ti on a nd corpora te aircraft ; t ha t the airpo rt' s r u nway i s a d e q u a t e f or a ma j o rit y o f the a i rc ra f t served but tha t a dd it i o nal l e ngt h wi l l be r e q ui r e d f or C- II bus i n ess je ts and RJs ; th a t t h e r e i s a de q u at e te rm ina l area c apac ity ; th a t more T-h an g ar s a nd c o nv e n t io na l h an ga r s wi l l b e needed o ve r a 20 -ye ar p lanning per iod ; and t h at t he re i s limit e d d eve l opment a re a o n t h e s ou t h s ide . She a lso rev i ewed t he i mpor t a n c e of t he Airp o r t Lay o u t Plan ( " ALP " ) and a s s ure d t he Cou nc i l t h at it wi l l b e upda te d t o inc lude t he r e c e nt a mendmen ts t o t h e FAA Ai rpo rt Des ign S t a nd a r d s . Ms . Re iner a lso exp la ined th at t h e Capita l Imp ro vement Pla n , which i s a compo ne n t o f t h e Mas ter Pl a n , wi l l iden t i fy t he near -te rm and mi d-t o l o ng- t erm p rojects f or th e nex t 20 ye a r s . She not e d t ha t t he n e a r- t erm Ca p i t a l I mp r o v e me n t Pr o j e c t hi g h e st p r i or it ies a re 1) p av emen t mai nt en an c e ma n a geme nt proje ct s ; 2) t he rmo p lastic s urf a c e-pain te d h ol ding p osi t i on signs; 3) u pg ra de t he wea th er r e p orti n g system ; 4) d e si g n an d construct a n ARFF re p l ac emen t f a cili ty; 5) d es ig n modifi c a ti o n s and imp ro vements t o Wes t Navajo St reet ; c on st ru ct 8 new T-h a ng ar s; a nd im pr o v e t he aest he t ics o f t he entryway and b ui lding are as at the ai rpor t . She rem inded t he Cou ncil t h at t h e FAA wi l l pay 9 3 .75 p er c e n t o f t he costs a ssociated wit h f e d e r a ll y- eli gi bl e p rojects wit h th e Sta t e a nd Cit y b o th b ei ng r e s p on si bl e for 3 . 12 5 percent o f t h e c os ts . She a ls o n ot ed t ha t t ypic ally t he s ta te will p ay 50 p e r ce nt o f the cos ts associa te d with st at e - e l ig ib le pro ject s a nd will pay $ 10,0 00 p er yea r o n pa vemen t maint enance . I n c los ing , she repo r te d t h a t t he nex t st e p in t h e p rocess i s t o submi t th e draf t Airpor t Mas ter Plan , inc luding the ALP , to t h e FAA f or r e vi e w and t o i n c orp or at e the i r comments int o t he f ina l p lan . I Ma yo r Robe r t s i niti a t e d d iscussion abo ut the costs assoc ia ted wi th e xt end in g th e ru nway s . He als o a sked f or c omme n t s f r om Terr y S imcoe a nd Steve Wh i te , membe rs o f t h e Airpo r t Ad vis or y Comm is s i on ("AAC") . I n response , Mr. S i mco e reported tha t t h e AAC h as recommen de d appr o val o f t he Dra f t Airport Mas ter Pla n , no t ing t ha t t hi s h as been a l o n g process. He a lso noted t h at th e Ai rpor t Pl an n ing Adv i s ory Comm i t tee (PAC) h as a l s o recommended appro val . May or Robe rt s p oin t e d o ut t hat t he re a re se ve ra l r ef e r e n c es t o t he services be ing p rovided by Gr ea t La ke s Ai r li nes t ha t are o u td at ed, s uc h a s p ro v iding f l igh ts to Las Ve g a s , Nev ada , and ques t i on ed whet he r t he s e statemen ts wi ll be co r rected p r i or t o t he fi na l draft . I n resp onse , Ms . 200 Reiner reported that f o o t n o t e s wi l l be added t o t h e d oc umen t ex p la in ing t hat cer t a i n destinat i o ns ar e no lon ge r be ing ser v e d, but a ssured t h e Coun cil that th e s e a me n dme n ts do not subs ta n t i v e l y a f fect the recomme nd a t ions be i ng pr o p o s e d in the Airpor t Mast e r Pla n . Not i ng that Co u n c i l o r Sa n del i s abse nt f r om t o n ight 's me e t i ng, Co u nc i lo r Fi s ch er s ugges ted th a t thi s i t e m be t a bl e d t o a me et in g where he i s p re s e nt due to his st rong in teres t i n th e future o f t h e airpor t . In r e s ponse, Ma yo r Robert s po int e d out th at Co uncilo r Sa nd e l did not mak e a req ues t to t a bl e the it e m eve n afte r h e r eviewed th e a g e n d a . Th e r e bei ng no fu r t he r disc ussion , a mot ion was made by Co un c i l o r Dar ne l l , seconded by Co u nc i lor McC u l l och t o a p pro ve t h e d r a f t Ai r po r t Mas ter Plan for t he Four Corners Regi ona l Ai r p o r t , as prese n ted . I Addressin g t he Coun cil as the Ch airman of th e Airpo r t Ci ti z e n s Assoc iat i o n whi ch is comp ri s e d o f 50 members of th e commu n i t y who e i t h e r own an a i rp lane or own a business at the airpo r t , Dona l Key stated tha t the assoc ia t ion me mb er s a r e a l mos t u na n imous ly suppo rt i ve o f the proposed Mas ter Plan and are i mp r e s s e d wi t h t h e p rocess t h a t was f oll o we d b y Ms. Reiner . Th e r e u pon , the Mayo r ca l le d for t he vo t e up o n the motion t o app r o v e the draft Airport Mas t er Plan fo r t he Fo u r Co r n e rs Regio n a l Airpor t , as prese n ted , a nd u p on vo ice vote the moti on c a r r i e d un animous ly . CI TY ATTORNEY BUS INES S Ci t y At t orn e y Jay Burn h am presen t e d f or dis c u s si o n a pr o p o s e d ord inance ame nd i n g ce r t a in sect io n s of t he Ci t y Cod e dea l i n g with the general supervis i on o f park range rs -anima l con t rol office r s . Th e t itle o f such p ropo sed o rd i n a n c e be ing : AN ORD INANCE AME ND ING CERTAI N SECTI ON S OF THE FARMINGTON CI TY CO DE DEALI NG WITH TH E GENE RAL SUPERVIS I ON OF PARK RANGER S- ANI MAL CONTROL OFFI CERS . I Co u n c i lo r Fi s c he r asked how t he Park Ra ng e r s - An i ma l Contro l Of f i c e r s wi l l be f u nd e d o nce t h e y a r e reas s ig ned t o th e Po l ice Depa rtmen t . In response , Assistan t Ci ty Manager Bob Campbe l l exp la i ned t h at the fun d s b udge t e d in t h e Park s Depart me nt wi l l be tr a n sf e r r e d to t h e Po l i c e De p artment to cover the e xp e n s es. Co u n cil or Fi s c h e r question e d wh e t h e r the Parks Dep a r tmen t s ho u l d fund 50 per c e nt of the expendit ures s in ce the off icers will a lso be serv ing as p a r k range r s . De p u t y Po l i c e Ch ief Vi n c e Mi t che l l a lso respo nded t o quest i ons fro m Counci l or Fi s c h er concerning tra i n i ng f o r t h e Park Ra nge rs - An i ma l Co n t r o l Off icers an d sta ted tha t he hope s that t h e i r vehic les will e ventual ly be eq u ip pe d with emerg e n c y li g h t s and th a t t h ey ar e provide d sa fe ty ve s t s to p r o vi d e bett e r p ro t e c t ion . Cou n c i lor Fi s cher a s ke d s t a f f t o prov i d e th e Co uncil with : 1 ) in fo rmation ide n tify ing the addi tio na l c o s t s t ha t ar e an t ic ipa ted wi th e q u i p p i ng t he o f f i ce r s with th e ne cessary sa fety ge ar ; a nd 2) a be t te r exp la na t io n o n th e s ta f fi ng l e v el s th at a re be i ng prop osed . Co un c i lo r Mc Cullo ch co n t e nd e d t h at it app e ars t o her t h at t he Pa r k Rangers -A n ima l Co n t r o l Of f icers will recei v e be t t er trainin g unde r the a uspices o f the Police Departmen t . Co un c i lor Fi s c h e r re la yed t h e de ta ils o f a r e c ent in ci d e nt whe re an Animal Con trol Offic er knocked o n a residents ' do or at 9 :00 p.m . d e ma nding th e s u rre n d e r of a ba r ki ng dog wh e n t h e h ome owner di d no t e v e n own a d o g . She as ke d st aff t o look i nt o t h e mat t er. I The Mayo r a sked for c ommen ts from the audience members . Dr . Lloyd Lil lywh ite noted that t h e An i mal Co n t ro l Off ice r s we re prev ious l y under the au s pi c e s o f t h e Po lice Dep a rt me n t a nd questioned wheth e r staff h a s resear ch e d why th e y were reas s i g n e d to th e Pa rks Departme n t . In res p o nse , Polic e Chi ef Kyle We s t all re p o r ted t h at this occurred over 3 0 ye a r s ago b ut assured the Mayor and Co u ncil t hat he will resear ch th e ma t ter a nd r e por t back a t t he Decembe r 10 , 2014 regular City Counci l meeting . Lesli e Jed ry , memb e r of the An i mal Se r v ices Advis o r y Commiss io n ("ASAC" ) rep o r t e d that ASAC u na n i mo us ly r ecommen d e d a p p r o v a l o f t h e pr opo sed o rdinance d u e to safety a n d train i n g reasons . Sh e con te n d e d  201 th at th e commu n i ty as a who le wi l l l ikel y t a ke th e An ima l Co n t ro l Off i ce rs mor e s eriou sly s i n c e they wi l l h a ve mor e a u tho r i ty a s a membe r of t he Po l ice Depa rtmen t . ASAC memb er Joh n Ro e pointed o u t that e mp loye e s from the Poli c e an d Park s Department s h a v e bo t h indi cat e d that t hey a re s u ppo r t ive o f t he p ro p osed o r dinan ce. Animal Co nt ro l Of fice r J o s e Gonza lez a n no u nced hi s s uppo r t f or th e p ro p ose d or dinan ce f or s afety reas ons. I ASAC member Bet ty Be r r y als o ex press ed h e r su ppo rt for t h e pr opo s e d ord ina nc e because t h e o f f ic e rs wi l l ha v e di r e ct commun ic a t io n with th e Po l ice De p ar tmen t an d wi l l be be t t er t r a in ed. Co unc i lo r Fisc he r s ug ges ted that s ta f f meet with th e mun i c i p al judge s to enc o u ra g e t hem t o uph old in cou r t t he c i t at ion s th a t a re iss ued f o r a ni mal v i o la t i ons . There bein g n o fur th er re sponse t o th e Mayor's c a l l f or f u r t he r d isc uss io n , Mr . Burnham a n no u nce d th at th e p ro pose d o rd i na nce wi l l be p r esent ed f or final ac t io n at t he De cemb er 1 0 , 20 13 regu la r City Counc i l mee t ing . CO UNC I L BUSINE SS Regi onal An i ma l She l t e r /Sp a y & Ne u t e r Cl inic Co u nc i lor Fi s ch e r s ta ted th at s he wou ld p r ef e r th at th e sco pe o f s e r v ices t o be provi d ed by th e lo cal vet erinarian s b e mor e c l e ar l y de f i ned in a n e ffo rt to p reven t misunde rs tandi ngs be t we e n t he m a nd t he s ta f f ve te r i n ar ia n . Fu r the rmo re , she r e q u e st e d an u p d at e on th e s ta t us o f th e hirin g o f a ve t e r i na r i an f or th e Re g io n a l Animal Sh elter; as ked s ta f f t o prov i de th e Co u nc i l wi t h p ro jec te d co s ts a nd s t a f f i n g l e v el s f or ope r a t ion of th e new facility; and sta t e d that she wo uld like a s t a t us repo rt o n t he r e c ommen d a ti o n s be ing ma d e t o up date t h e Ci ty ' s o r d i n a nc es pe r t a ini ng to animals . I Ac k now ledg i ng that Dr. Marg i e Alv arez i s p rese n t in the audi en c e, Mayor Rob erts r e ported t hat h e sp o ke with h er aft er t h e l a st mee t ing whe re t h e spay/neute r cl in ic wa s d iscusse d a nd s ta ted t ha t h e as ked Ci t y Man age r Rob Mayes t o con tac t her to a ddress he r co nce r ns . In r e s p on s e, Dr . Al var e z an n ounc e d th at Mr. May es ha s n ot yet mad e cont act wi t h her. Park s, Re creation & Cultural Aff airs Dire ct or Cor y Sty ro n a s s ur e d the Counc il t hat staf f is worki ng t o dev e lop an o r d i na n ce that c le ar l y def ines t h e r ol e o f th e sta ff ve te r i nar ian a nd th e limit ati on s o f th e spa y / n e u ter clinic. He also n ote d that th e j o b p o s t i ng fo r th e ve ter i na r i a n c loses o n De c emb er 4, 2 0 1 3. Dr. Al va r e z sugg es te d tha t th e pro p osed ordin an ce be fi naliz e d pr io r to t he vete r inar ian bei ng hi r ed in a n effo r t t o a ss ure th at th e indivi dual full y underst ands the j ob d e scri ption. Ma yor Robert s ask e d Ass is ta n t Ci ty Manager Bob Ca mpbe l l t o co ns ide r he r suggest ion. Foll o win g th e d i sc us s ion , Cou n c i lo r Fis c he r en c our a g ed s t a f f to im pro ve commun ica t io ns wi t h th e l o c al ve te r i na r ia ns in a n e f fo r t t o maintain a g o od wor king r elati onship. Co unci lor Fische r a lso of fe red her condo lenc es t o t he fam i ly and fr i e nds of v e te r i nar i a n Dr . J o e Qu i n ta na who re c entl y pa ss ed awa y . CLOSED MEETING I A mot ion wa s mad e by Coun ci lo r Darnel l , seconded by Co unc i lo r McCu l lo c h t o cl o se the mee t i ng t o d i scus s t h e a c qui sition o f r eal p rope r t ies l o c at ed wi t h i n th e MRA di stri ct, p urs ua n t t o Sec t io n 1 0-15-1H(8). Th e roll wa s cal l ed with the fo l l o wi n g r e sult: Th o s e vo t i ng aye : Dan Da rne l l Mary M. Fi s cher Gay la McCu l loch Tho s e vot i ng nay : Non e Th o se abs e n t : Jason Sa nde l 202 The pr esid ing off ice r there upon d e c lared th a t t h ree Co unc i lo r s hav i ng vo ted i n favo r t h e r e o f, t he sa id mot io n car r ied . Th e Mayor co n v e ned the c lo s e d mee t i ng a t 9: 42 p . m. wi t h Counc i lors Darne l l , Fischer and McCul loch be ing present . Foll owin g the cl o s ed me et i ng, dur i ng whic h meet i ng the matte r s discu s sed we r e li mite d on l y t o t h ose sp e c if ied in the mo ti on f o r c l o sure , a moti o n was ma d e by Counc i lor Darne l l , seconded by Councilo r McCul loch to open the meeting for fu rthe r business , and up o n vo ice vote the moti o n c a rried u na n i mous l y . The open meet ing was r e c o n v e ne d by the Mayor at 9:5 4 p .m . wi th Counc i lors Da rne ll , Fische r and McCu l loch being present and there being I n o f u r t he r b u s ines s t o come befo r e t he Cou n cil, the mee ti n g wa s ad j o urned at 9 :55 p.m . Th e Ci t y Cle r k cert i f ied t h a t not i ce of th e fo r e going meet ing was given b y pos t ing pu rsuant t o Reso lutio n No. 96 - 8 44, e t seq . Approv ed this l o th day of December , 2013 . En t e r e d i n the permanent record book this 11 th d ay of Decembe r , 2013 . ,5J~R&-u4 T O~YRQbe t s, Mayor SEAL ATTEST : I I