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~l • • Wo r k Se ssi on o f th e Ci cy Co u nc i l , Ci t y o f fa r mingt on, New Me xi co , he l d Tue s d a y , J a n u a r y 7 , 2 0 1 4 at 9 : 0 0 a . m. i n th e Execu ti ve Co n f e re nc e Ro o m a t Ci ty Hul l , 800 Muni ci pa l D~i v e , Fa r mi ng t o n , New e x i c o , in f u l l c onf o r mit y with th e rule s , re g u l ati on s an d o rd i n ances o f the mun i ci palit y . At suc h meet in g the f o l l o win g were prese n t , co n s t i t u t i ng a quor um: MAYOR To mmy Ro bert s COU NCI LORS Dan Darn e 1 Mar y M. Fi s c h e r Gay la McC u l loc h J a s on Sa nd e l Consti tutin g a 1 1 the memb ers o f the Gov e r n ing Bod y . Al s o p r es en t were : CI TY MA NAG E ~ Rob Ma ye s ASS ISTANT C _TY MANAGER Bob Campb e l l DEPUTY CI TY A ~ TO R N E Y J ennif er Br e a ke l l DEPUTY CI TY CLERK Me l ody Co y n e r DIRE CTION TO CI TY LOBB YIST /2 01 4 NEW ~ E X I C O -,EGISLATI VE SESS IO N Ci ty Ma na g e r Ro b Ma ye s d ir ec ted th e Cou~ c ~ l 's atte n t i on t o the adopte d I n fr a s t r u c t u r e Cap i ta l I mp r o ve me n t ? l a n ( ~ C I P ) Pr o ject i s t i ng f o r FY20 1 J - 20 19 as f o u nd o n pa ge 1 . 0 o f t h e a g e nd a materi als , a nd ~ er i nde d th e m t h a t this list h a s b e en submitte d t o t he Gov e r n o r ' s of f i c e. He s ug ge s t e d t ha t the p roj ec ts be the ba s is o ~ t o da y's dis cus si on o n th e p ot ent i a l ca p i ta pro je c ts t o b e su b mi t t e d t o the l e gisl a tur e f o r fundin g c o n s i de r a ti o n. He in t r o duce d th e Ci ~y 's c ontr a ct l o bby i st Sc o t t Sc an land a nd re q u es te d that th e Cou nc i l pr o vi d e di re cti o n r e g a r d i n g l e gi s lati ve p r io r i t ie s f o r t he 20 14 New Me x i c o Sta te l e g i sl at i ve sess io n . Add r es sin g the Co u n c i l , Mr . Sca n l a nd re port ed t h a t 1) th er e i s s o me "n e w mon e y" that ha s a lr e ad y b e e n spe nt ; 2) it i s u~ ~ ike ly that t he stat e le gislat ure wi l l c u t an y bu d g et s ; 3) th e re i s n ot much di s cus sion o n t ax in cre a ses o r d e cre ases; 4 ) t her e is som e i n t er e s t i n l o oki ng at l e g islati on relat ed t o the ta x pyr a mi din g b i l l th at was pa ss e d i n th e l a s t ha l f hou r o f t ~e 2 0 13 l e g i sl a t' ve s e ss io n ; 5 ) an d th a t a ge nera l o b l igation ("G O" ) bond b i l l f or s e n i o r ci t izen , h i g her ed uc a t i o n an d o t her state- wi de pr o j e cts h a s be e n i n t r o d u c e d b y Se n ator CaT los Si s n e r os tha t wi l l go be fore t h e vo ters i n Nove mber . Re s p o nd i n g t o in q u i r y f r om May or Ro b e r ts reg a r din g th e IC J P l i s t , Mr . Sc a n la nd st at ed t hat th e Dep a r t me n t o f Fi nan ce a nd Admi n i s t r a t io n ( " DrA ") is ge t t ~ n g away fr om ~ u n d in g l a r g e pr oj e c t s and not e d that Go vernor Susan a Marti n ez 's l i s t of p otent i al capit al o u t lay pro jec ts f or f u n d ing co n s i der a t i o n inc l ude s s ev era l wa t e r i mp r o v e me n t p r o je c ts thro ughout t h e s ta t e . Th e r efor e , he co n te nde d t h a t the Pi no n Hi I s Bou l e vard 3 r i d g e & Ex t e n s i o n p r o j e ct an d Fir e Stat io n wo u l d b e a "h ard se l l " be c au se o f the cost. .7 & Ap p a r a t us He n oted , ho we ver, that t he Port er Arr oyo Det e n t i on Pon d and the Zo n e 2 P Wa t e r l in e p ro j e cts ha ve a c ha nce o f r e c ei ving u nd i n g . I n r e sp onse to in q ui ry f r om Mayo r Ro b er t s , Mr . Scanl a nd e x p lained th a t th e l o cal ban on the s a _e o f fir ewor ks wi l l be on th e Go vern or 's Co l I . Re g a r d i n g t h e r e i m p ~ em en ta ti on o f th e fo o d t a x and s ta t us of the h o l d harmle s s ag re e men t f o r c i t ies as i t p er t a i ns t o th e pu r c has e o f f ood a nd me d ica l ser vi ces , Mr. Sc a n la nd s ta t e d t ha t p ro po s a l s d eve lop ed as a r e s u lt of mee tin gs b e t we e n the New Mex i co Municipal Lea g ue ("NMML") , th e Ne w Mex i c o Ass o c i at i on o f Cou n t i es a nd th e St a te f ' n a nce Com it t e e were no t wel l r e c e iv e d b y th e l egi s l at u r e and / o r th e Go vernor ' s o f f i c e . In a d dition , he stat ed that the re may b e a wi l ling ness t o l o o k a t some " a r o und t he ed g e s" f i x e s on the t a x b i l l from l a s t ye a r t h a t wou l d dea l mor e wi t h c l a r i fy i ng i f sma l l c i t ie s c a n i mp o s e t h e n e w g r o ss re c e ip ts t a x a u th o r i ty .  • • Re spo nd i ng t o Co u nc i lo r fi s c h er' s q ue s t i o n o n whe ther t he l e g i s l a tur e wou d f u nd a mo b i l e s pa y / ne u te r va n , Mr . Scan _a nd s t a :ed t hat the legi s l atur e has g ot t e n a way f r om f u nd i n g moto r v e h i c l es be c aus e t h e y d o no t o u t l ast ~ h e l e ng t h o f t h e t y p ic al 7 - t o l O- ye a r bon d. Howe ver, he s ta te d [ hat t h i s s h o u l d n ot di s c o ur a g e ~ h e Co u n 11 f r o m ask i ng f o r a spay / neu t er van . f o l " owin g b ri e f d i scu s sio n , Co u nc i o r Fi s c he r e x p res s ed a de s i re to in c l ude a s p a y /ne u t e r v a n : :: the fund in g r e q ues t s pr e s ented t o th e l e gi sl a t u r e. I n resp o n se t o in q u i r y from Co un il o r Sand e l , Mr . Sc a n lan d s t a t e d tha t the i nc r e a s e i n o i l a nd g as r e v en ues ge ner a t e d i n s o u t h east New Me x i co wi l l r e s u l t i n a n a d d i t iona l $ 150 mi l l i o n t o th e St a te ' s Ge ne r a l Fu nd an d a p p ro x i ma te l y $1 0 0 mi l l i o n in sev e ran c e t a x f und s. Fo l l o wi n g b r ief d is c us s i o n r e g ardin g " s p nd pe r l e g is l a t o r ," Mr . Ma ye s s ta t e d t h a t s t a f f wi l l mee t w ~ h loc a l e l e c t ed o f f i ci a ls a f t er r ec e i v i n g dir e ction f r o m t he Coun cil on p r i o r i t i e s f o r th e u p c omi ng l e g i s l a t i ve s ess i o n . Fo l lowin g dis c u s sion co n c e r n i ng p o o l i ng a ll o c a t i o n s f o r a p r o j ect . h at i s b e ne f i c ia l t o t he r e gi o n, muc h l i ke wh a[ wa s d o ne f o r t h e Re g i o na l An i ma l She l t e r , Cou n c i lor Sa nd e l s ugge s te d tha t ~ t wo u ~ d be wor t hwh i l e f o r s t a ff t o en ga ge i n d i s cussi o n s w i t ~ Sa n J ua n Co u nty , t h e Ci t i e s o f Azt e c a nd Bl oomf i e ld a nd t n e No r t h wes t New Me x ic o Co u n c il of Gove r nme n t s t o i d e n t i f y a r e gi on al p r o j e c t . He expr e s sed s tron g suppo r t f or th e Pino n Hi l l s Bo ule va r d b r i d g e e x p ans i on p ro jec t . In respon se t o i nqu i r ie s f r o m Coun ci lor Sa nde l , Commun i ty Dev e lopment Di r e c t o r Ma r y Holt o n no ted th at th e Metr o p o l i tan Pl a nni ng Orga n i za t i o n ( " MPO" ) has th e br i d g e ex t e n sion pr o j e c t l i s t e d as t h e fi r s t p r i o r i ty o n t h e Tr a n s p o r t a ti o n I mp r ov e me n t Pr o g r am an d Mr . Sca n l and s ta t e d th at the re wi l l no t b e muc h hi g h wa y fu nd i ng a v a i la b le d u r i n g t he up c omi n g l e g i s la t ive se s s i on . Counc i l or Da rne l l c lar i f ied t ha t t h e MPO Po l i c y Cormnit t e e si mpl y i d e n t i f i e s pro j e cts t h a t sh ou ld o r need t o be do ne . Co unc i l or Sa nd e l s t a te d th at ge t t i ng an as s e ssme n t o f the " s p l i t " o f the s ev e r a nc e t a x money a nd a n under s tand in g how muc h non- rec ur r i n g Ge n e r a l Fu nd r eve n ue i s g o i n g t o b e a va i lab le wou l d be o f va l u e t o him. In a dd i t i o n , h e sug g e sted t h a t th e C i ~y c o n s i d e r t a k in g a s tand t hat E nd s comi ng fr om o i l a n d ga s a c ti vit y sho u l d no t b e e x p ende d in a r e as th a t h a v e b a n ne d o i l a nd g a s d r i l l ing a c t iv i t i es ( i . e. , Sa n t a Fe a nd Mo r a co u nt i es) a nd Ma yo r Rob e rt s c o n c u r r e d . Di s c us s i o n f o l l o wed conc e r n i g t h e r e p e a l o f t he hold ha r ml es s a g r e e me nt f or c i t i es a s i t pe r t a i n s to g ro s s r e c e i pt s t a x o n t he p u r c has e o f food an d me dic a l s er v ices and th e n e g a tiv e e f f ec t that it h as on l o w i n c o me f a mi li e s / i n d i v i d ual s . Coun c i l or Sande l e x p res s e d a des i re for t h e Co u n c i l t o d i s cu ss i t s p o s i t l on o n a Sta t e in c ome t a x i n c r e a s e . Ma yor Rob e r ts s g ge s te d th a t Mr. Sc a n l a nd c l o s e l y mo n i t or t h e i ntr o d u c ti on o f e g i s l a t i o n r e l a te d t o t h e ho l d h a rm l e s s i s s u e a nd repo r t t o th e Co u nc i l o n a r e g u l ar b as i s. Th er e we re no o bj e c t i o n s ~r o m : hc Co u nc i l . Fo llowi n g furt h er di s cussi on, i t was th e c o nse ns u s o f t he Co un c i l t o d i re c t Mr . Sca n l a nd t o l o b b y f o r l e g i s l a t i o n th a t wi l l al l o w mu n i c i p a l o f f i c ia l s t o e nac t a ban o n f ~ r e w o r k s sa l e s du r i ng s ever e dr ou g ht c on d i t ions and the c ap i t a l pr o j ec ts as pric r i ,. i zed o n t h e I CI P l i s t s u bmi t t e d t o t h e Go v ern o r' s o f f i c e . RESOLUTI ON NO. 2 0 1 4-14 95 / GOV ERNI NG BODY RU LES OF PROCEDURE/ REQUEST TO TABLE AGENDA TEMS Dep u t y Ci t y Atto r n ey J enni f er B~ e ak e l l s ta ted t h at Re s o l u t i on No. 20 1 4- 1495 wa s dr a f ted in re s p onse t o a c on s e n s u s d i r ec t io n o f t h e Co u nc i l a t [ h e De c e mb e r 1 0 , 20 13 r e g u l a r City Co u nc i l me e t ing a nd a s ked f o r d ire ct i on f r om t he Co unc i l o n h o w t o p roc eed . I n r esp on se t o in q u i ry fr om Counc i lo r Mc Cu l l o ch, Cit y Mana g er Ro b Maye s exp l a i n e d th at c u r re n t ~y in di vi d ua l r e qu e s t s fr o m a co u n c i lor t o tabl e an i t e m p r i o r t o a mee t i n g i s p re sen t ed t o t h e Counc i l a t t h e mee t i n g f o r c ons i d e r at i o n . ~ u r tn e r m o r e , h e s t a ted t ha t h e do e s not re me mb e r s uch a re q ues t ev er be i ng de n ied . f o l lowin g bri ef dis c u s sion, Mayo r Robe rt s and Cou n c i "o r Dar n e l l s t a t e d tha t t he y d o not su ppo r t t h e pr o p os ed a me ndme n t . 2  • • Fo l l o wing : ur t h e r cons ide r a t io n o f Reso l u t io n No . 2 0 14 - 1 4 9 5 , a motion was ma d e by Cou n c i lo r Sand e l , s e c o nde d b y Co u nc i l o r fi s che r th a t said reso l u Lion be passed and adopted, a s pre sented . Cou n c i "o r Sande l con t e nded i t i s im p ortan t to h a v e ru l e s t o c la r~ ~y how t h i ng s are d o n e . Th e Ma yor c a l l ed fo r th e vo t e upo n the mot i o n t o adopt Re solution No . 2 01 4 -14 9 5, as pre s ent ed . Th e r oll wa s c a l l ed with the fo l l o wing resu lt : 7 ~o s e vo ti ng ay e : Mary M. Fi s c h e r Jas o n Sa ndel Tn o s e vo t i ng na y : Dan Da r nell Gay l a McCu l l och Th e Ma yor v ot ed a g ainst t he mot i on a nd de cl ared the moti on f a i led. TRANSF ER THE GOLF fU ND TO TI!:t: GSNr:. RAL f UND/ UPDATE ON GREEN f EES Provi d i ng ope n i ng rema rks , Pa r ks, Recre ati on a nd Cu l t u r 1 Aff air s d irecto r Cory Styron s ta ted that , h is to r ic a l l y, Pi no n !l' l l s Gol f Course (" PHGC ") h as no t bee n a bl e to f u l fi l l the r eq u i r e me nt s o f a n Ent e r p r is e fund by meet in g a l l costs a nd bu i l ding a cap i ta l r ese r v e . Fu r t h e r mo r e , he not e d t h at s e v e r a l p ro ' ec ts s uch as th e i r r i gati o n s ys tem , bu nker re n o v a t i.o n and th e g re en and te e r enova t i on a re not be ing f un d e d and s ta ted h a t c h e l a c k o f cap i t a l fu ndi n g w ' l " s o o n i mp a c t t ~ e v i a b i ity o f th e course . Ut i l i z i n g a Po we r Po i n t p r sen t a t ion , he b r i e f ly re v iewed the f a cto r s i mpa c t i ng t h e GO ,. f Enterp r ise Fu nd including exp enses exce ed ing rev e nues , no s i g nif ic a nt ca p ita l up gr ades i n 25 y e a r s , a 7 .3 percen t nat i on a l d e crease i n r o und s p la yed s i nce 2 0 0 5 and a 1 3 p e rcen t dec l ~ne in the p a r t i ci p at i on rat e s ince 2 0 0 7 . He a ls o reviewed c h e capi ta l im p r o v e me n t n e eds; re venue an d ex p ense hi s t orie s; roun d s pl a yed hi s tory; t ~ ture p roj e c t ions ; and f u nd i ng o f o t he r Ne w Mex ico go l f cour ses . He repo rted th a t s ta f f met with a group of g o l fe rs at e h e Fa r mi ng t o n Museum a t Ga t e way Par k i n Se p te mbe r , 2 0 1 3 t o dis c u s s t h e how t o ma ke PHGC a "bre ak -e ven o p e r a t i o n " and t he y sug g e s ted im p r o v i ng =he qua l i ty of th e co urse, reducing green f e e s, r es tru c t u r ~ng t he p ro s hop o p e r a t io ns , til i z i n g an a g g ress i v e mar ke t i n g p la n t o a e t rac t r e g i o n a l go l fers , add ing a usage f e e fo r pass ho lders p e r round s p laye d a nd i mpro vi n g c o urs e c o ns is tenc y ( "g re e n sp e ed " a nd speed o f p l a y ) . He fu rt h e r re v i e wed th e p r o pose d chan g es t o th e rat e s t r u c t u r e , a gr e e n and ca r t f e e s compar ison with other Ne w Mexico g o l f c ours es , a po ten t i a l rev e nue i ncre a s e in t he res tr uc tur ing o f t he p ro shop opera t i ons , th e pro posed mar ke t in g pl a n an d ~ h e rev e nu e a nd e xp e ns e fo r e c a st f o r 20 15 t h r o u g h 20 1 9 , no t i~q t ha t i t n e ve r reach es a b r eak -e ven p o i nt. In c l o s i ng , he s ta ted t ha t sta f f r e c omme n d s moving PHGC to t he Ge ner a l f u nd . He a l s o s ta t ed ~h a t t h ey a re s u p p o r t i ve o f mak i ng ch anges t o i n c r e a s e r o u nd s of go l : p laye d by a p p r ovin g the p ro p osed dail y gr e en f e e r a te s a n d a $ 2 p er r ou nd we e kda y a nd S 3 per r o u n d weekend da i l y usage f e e f o r a nnua l pass hol ders a nd add ing ca p ita l i t e ms t o the b ud g e t pro ces s . In response t o inq u ~ ry f r o m Ma yor Rober t s, ~ r . Sty ron reporte d that the pr oposed r a t e s we re d iscussed wi th t h e g o l f i n g com mu n i ty and t he Parks, Re c rea - i o n an d Cu l t u r a l Af fa i !.:"s (" r RCA" ) Co mm ~ss i o n . fo l low i ng d iscuss ion , Cou nc i lor McCul lo c b. e xpressed suppor t f or movin g PHGC t o th e Ge n e ra l Fu n d wi t h t h e un d e rs ta nd ing th a t i t wi l l create as ~ u c h r e v e n u e a s poss ible r eg a rd le s s o f wh i c h f u n d i t i s in. Ma yor Ro b e rt s concur red . Mayor Rob erts sugges t ed t hat the Counc i l t ake acti on to d ay t o mo v e PHGC t o :. h e Ge n e r a l Fu nd b u t de fer c t io n on t ~e p roposed rate s t r uct u re to a l l o w s ta ff t im e to con du ct p ub l i c me e t i ng s f o r g o l f e r s t o weigh -in on the proposed r a tes fo l l o wed b y a p r e s ent a t i on t o t h e Pa r ks , Rec r e a t ion and Cu lt u ra l Af f a i rs Co mmissio n for a r e c omme nd a t i on t o t he Counc il . f oll owi n g f u r t h e r d i s cuss i o n , Mayor Rob er ts s : a t ed t hat h e do e s no t support add ing $ 2 t o $3 p er r ound t o annu a l pass ho lders . Ci t y Ma na g e r Ro b Maye s ass u r e d t h e Co u n c i l _ha t s t a f f wi l l co n t i nue to manage PHGC i n a manner t hat wi l l b r ing it a s c l o s e as poss ib le t o break ing e v e n. He a lso noted t ha t mov i ng i t to ~ h e Ge n era l ~ u n d g i ves st a f f a reali s t i c wa y t o a p p roac h ca p i t a l n e e ds . 3  • • Fo . -_o wing br i e f dis c u s sio n, Co u n c i lor :,'l sc he r requ est e d a legal o p i n io n o n w h c ~h e r the fundin g be i ng gi ven t o the Con venti on & Visitors Bureau ( " CVB U )ca n b e us ed fo r PHCC imp r o v emen t s. Sh e a l s o a sked f o r a repo rt o n ~;:e amo unt o f Lo dgers ' Tax money that the CVB re cei ves fr om the City and how i t is spen t p r io r t o mak ing a d e ci sion t o mov e PHGC t o th e Ge ne r a l fund. Mayo r Robert s s t a te d that it i s reaso nab l e t o i n v e s t i g a t e a nd res e arch Cou n c i l o r fi s c her 's r eque sts regar dless o f wh ic h fund PHGC i s in. In r es po nse t o inqui ri es fr om Coun c i l or Sa nde l , Mr. St yro n st a t ed tha t mo vin g PHGC t o the Gener a l f u nd i s not s ome t h i ng t h a t would be addressed thr o ugh th e Parks Master Plan (" Pla n p r o c e ss. U ) Howe v e r , h e not ed that t he Pl a n d o es d i sc uss whe t he r there is an a p p r o p r i a t e amount o f su b si dy a va ' la b l e fo r parks a nd re crea ti on op e r a i o n s . In ad d i ti on , he st a t e d t ha t PRCA su p ports movi n g PHGC t o the Ge n e r a l f u nd an d tha t n o r e sear c h ha s b e e n do ne o n an y commi tme n t s t h a ~ ma y ha ve b een mad e t o the commun i ty at th e time PHG C wa s c re a t e d . Co un c i _o r Sa nd e l e xpre s s ed a des i:. e to " d i g u p u any p r e v i ous commit me n t s to t h e commu n i t y r elated t o PH GC p ri or t o ma ki ng a de ci sion t o move it t o t he Gener a l f u n d. Th er eup on , a motion was made by Co u nc i lo r McCu ' l och , se co nded b y Cou nc i _or Da r n e l l t o 1) mo ve PHGC fr om an En t er p r i s e f u nd t o th e Ge n e r a l fund ; 2) a l low t he propo s e d r a tes t o be ve t ted b y t h e publ i c ; a nd 3) d i r e c t s taf f t o ma ke a f orma l pre s e n t a t ' on on t he p ro po se d r a t e s t o t h e Pa rk s , Rec r eatio n an d Cul t u r al Affai rs Comm is s i on f o r a r e c omm e nd a t io n t o t he Cou n c i l . Th er e wa s no re sp o n se t o the Mayor 's ca l l for commen t from t h e memb e r s o f the a ud i e nc e . Th e r e u p o n , th e Mayor c a l led for a vo t e upon t h e moti o n t o 1 ) move PHGC fr om an En terpri s e f u nd to t h e Gen er a l f u nd; 2 ) all o w t he pro p osed r ate s t o be ve t ted b y t he p ub l i c; and 3) d irec t st a ~ f t o ma ke a f o r mal p re s e n t a t io n o n th e p ro pos ed rat e s t o t he Par ks , Recr e a ti o n and Cul tu r a l Aff a ir s Commi s si o n f o r a recommenda tion to t h e Co u n c i l . Th e r o l l wa s c a l l e d wi th th e f o l o wi ng re s u l t : Th os e vot i n g a ye : Dan Da r ne l l Ga yl a lvJ c Cu llo c h Those vot i n g na y: Mary M. fis c he r J a s o n Sa nd el The Mayor vo t e d in f a vo r o f th e mot i on and d e l a r e d th e mo ti on c a r r ied. Co u nc i .. o r Sande l as ked f o r th e mi n u t e s o f t he PRCA Comm iss io n me e t i ng at whi ch t he y e xpre ss e d sup po rt for mo ving PHGC t o the Genera l Fu nd , .i ric l ud .i n g t h e v o t e and i nf o r ma t i o n re g a r di ng an y c ornnu tm e n t s tha t may ha ve bee n mad e to th e commu n ity a t t he t i me PHGC was crea te d . Co u n c i lo r f i s c h er rei t e ra te d h e r re que s t f o r a legal opini on on wh e t he r CVB f und ing c a n b e used f or PHGC i mp r o vem e n t s a nd a r e p o r t o n t h e a mo u n t o f Lo d g e r s' Ta x mone y th e CVB re c e i ve s : ~ o m t he Cit y a nd ho w i t i s be i n g s pe n t . S ECOND AMENDM ENT TO A G R E 'M E N T /O P ERA ~IO NS MANAGEMEN T IN TERNATIONAL CH 2MHI LL OMI / REPLAC E WATER METERS AND I NSTALL AUTOMATI C METER REA DI NG AND LEAK D E T ~C T I O N TECHNOLOGY Water /Wa ste wa t e r Admi n is tr a tor Je f f Sma ka r e mi.nd e d t h e Co u nc ; l th a t in March 20 11, s ta f f s ub m ~ t ted a n app l ' c a t ~ on t o t he En vi r o n me n t a l De p a rt me n t f or p ar ti ci pa t i on i n the Dr ink ing Wa t er St a t e Rev o lvj~g Lo a n F ' nd Pr o g r a m t hat was a p p ro ve d i n Mar c h , 20 12. As a res u l t , t he Co u nc i l a dopt e d Res ol u ti on No . 2012 - 1 431 a p p rovi ng submi ss io n of a comple t e d app l i c a t i o n f or fi n a n cia l a s s i sta n c e ($5 . 9 mi l l i o n l oan at 2 pe rce n t i n t e r e s t f or 20 yea rs wit h a 2 5 pe r ce n t for gi vene ss o f pr inc ip a : ) and p rojec t appr o va l t o the Ne w Me x i c o fi na n c e Au : hor i ty ( " NMfA o n May 1 5 , U ) 2012 . He r e p o r te d tha t a b i d op e n in g f o r water me t er re p lacem en t and ad v a nc ed met e ri . g infrastru cture s y ste m was h el d on Au gus t 7 , 2013 w : ~ n two b idde rs r es po nd i ng ( t he l o w b i d der did not ha ve a Ne w Me x i c o c o n t ract or 's l i c e n s e and t h e s ec ond bi d der exce e ded th e engin e er ' s e st i mate an d b u d g e t fo r t h e pr o j e c t). As a res u l t , th e Ci ty a ppro ache d CH2MHi 1 l OMI r e ga rd i ng a n a men d me n t t o t heir ex i s t i n g c ontrac t to a l l o w t hem to perf o rm th e wo r k at a cos t o f $ 1 . 7 mi l l i o n o ver a 1 2- mo n t h p eri od to b e p a i d ou t o f l o a n p r o c eed s a f ler rec ei v ing ap pr ov al from NMfA an d 4  • the Ne w Mex ic o En vi ron mental De p a r t me n t ( "NMS D") . • He reque ste d authorizat ion fo r the Ma y o r t o e xecute t h e Seco nd Amendmen t t o t h e Ag r e e me n t f o r Opera ti on and Mai n .e nance o f t he Cit y o f F a ~ m i n gt o n' s Wate r and Wa s t e wa t e r Pl a n t s , Col lec ti on and Dis trib u i o n Syst e ms , an d Mai n tenanc e o f Se lec te d Storm Wat er Syste m Co mp o n e n t s d at ed Oc t ober 3 , 2007 . In res p o n se to inqu i ry fr o m Cou n c i "or ri s c h e r , Mr. Sma ka s t a ted t h a t he is n o t f a mi l i a r wi th a meter compan y de c laring bankru ptcy and as sured he r t hat t here are no f i n a n c i a l i s su e s r e l a ::e d to It r o n , t h e com p a ny that ma n u fac t u r es t he met ers the Ci t y us e s. Co u n c i l o r Fi s c h e r s t a t e d she did n ot s u p p o r t the pr ogram be f ore and doe s n o t sup por t the p r oposed amendme n t . Following f u r t h e r d is c uss i on , a mot ion was made by Co u n c i l o r Darne l l , s e c o nd e d b y Cou n c i lor Mc Cu l l o c h t o a u t h or i z e t he May or to e xec u te th e Seco nd Amendmen t to th e Agre emen t f o r Op e r a t i o n and Ma in tenanc e of th e Ci t y o f Fa r mi n g t o n ' s Wat e r an d Wast e water Pla n ts , Co l lec t i o n and Di s t r i but i o n S y s tems, a nd Mai n t e nan c e of Se le cted Storm Wate r S ys t e m Componen ts dated Oc to b e r 3 , 2 0 07 , a s present ed . Th e ro ll was c a l l ed wit h th e f o l l o wing res u l t : Th o s e v ot in g a ye : Dan Da r n ell Gay l a McCu l loch Ja son Sande l Th ose vot i n g na y : Mary M. Fis c h e r Th e p r e s i d i n g o f f i c e r t h e r e u p on dec lared t h at t h r e e Co u n c i l ors hav i ng vo t ed i n f a v o r t h e r e of, t h e sa id mo t ion carried . COU NC i L BU S I NESS Ci ' y 's Re q ues t f o r Ea s e me n t s / Li v i n g Wa t e r Subd i v is ion Co u nc i lo r Fis che r s tated tha t it has come t o h e r a ttenti o n t h at th e r e i s a prob lem wi t h the is s u ance o f a bu i l d ing p ermit fo r a ho u s e on As h urst Dr i ve b e c a us e of a p roblem wj ~h planned f ' o o d cont ro l of Brookside Cree k and the Ci ty de mandin g a n easeme n t f o r a wa l k i n g tr ail t h at wo uld l e a d to Brook si de Pa r k. Sh e ~~ r : h er s t a ~ e d tha t i t wa s her unde rstanding that the wa lking t r a~ projec t h ad b ee n aban doned du e t o o v e r wh e l mi n g n ei g h b o r h o o d opp os i t io n abo u t 20 y e a r s ag o and as ke d wh a t can be d o n e t o all o w th e iss u an ce o f th e b i l d i n g p e r m" t . W ~ th t h e Coun c i l 's i n d u l g e n c e , s h e a s ke d t ha t the pr o p e r ty own e r Cr a ig Si e ge l a n d e ng ineer Pa u Martin be al l owed t o addres s t h e Co u nc i l . Pr ov i di n g b a c kgro u n d inf o r mati o n, Mr. Mar t in st at e d th at du r i n g th e i n i t i al s t a g e s of o bta in ing a b u i l d i n g pe r m ~ t t o b i l d an other home on h i s property at 6 0 1 Ash u rst Dri ve Mr . Siege l was t ol d t h a t Ci ty r e g u l a t i o n s req u i red a l ot- l in e a b a ndo nme nt to c r e a t e two lo t s a n d th a t he wo u l d n e e d to give t h e Cit y easeme n ts f or d r a i n a ge and a f u t u r e , undefined recrea t iona l t ra i l t ha t i s c on ta i ned in t h e Ci t y ' s Co mp reh e n s i ve Pl a n . He not e d tha t Mr. S i ege l i s n ot i n f a v o r o f a tra i l on h is pr opert y and he ech oe d Co u n c i lor Fi s c h e r ' s commen ts r e g a rdi n g neighborhood o ppo s i t i o n to t h e t r a ~ l pro jec t . He s u g g e s t e d that a n a l t e r n at e Lr ail t h ro u g h Apac he El e ment a r y Sc h o o l t o Navaj o Str e e t and up Aubu rn Ave n ue t o t ie in t o t he park sy stem be c o ns i d e r ed. Add r ess ing th e Counc i l , Mr . Sieg el stated tha t had he known the Ci t y wou l d requ i re acc ess th rough hi s p r o pe r t y f o r a t r a i l h e wou ld no t h a ve pu r c hased t h e proper t y. Re fe r ri ng t o p ho t ogr aphs provid ed f o r Co u n c i l review , he c o n t e n d e d tha t t h e r e wa s no t a n i s s u e wi t h f l o o d in g du r i n g t he h e a vy r ai ns a n d f l a s h l o a d i n g t h at o c u r r e d bet ween Au g u s t 1 3 and September 13 , 2 0 13 . He stated that he wal ks h e t r a i l f r om Ai rpor t Drive t o Apache Street on a r e g u l ar b as i s and fin d s empty l i q u o r b o t t les , co n d oms a n d syr i nges and do e s not wa n t t he sa me prob l ems to o c c u r on h i s p ro p e r t y . In c l o s i n g , he provid ed t h e Counc i l wi th a c opy of a pe t i t ion oppos ing t h e cons truc t ion o f a pub l i c wa l k i ng t r a i l in t h e n e i gh b o r h o o d and s t a t ed that h e wou ld app rec iat e it i f he could ge t o n wi t h bu i lding h i s h o me. Re s p o n d i n g to Mayor Roberts r e g a r d i n g t h e pr oces s Mr . Si e ge l mus t f o l l ow to r e q u est the r e l i ef h e i s seeki n g , Commu n i t y De v e l o p me n t Di r e c t o r Mar y Ho lt o n s tated t h a t the P "a n n i n g D ~ v i si o n is rev iew ing a Summary Plat app l ication f r o m Mr . Si e ge l and no ted t hat , in a c c o rd an c e wit h t h e Un i fi e d Dev e l o p men t Cod e (" UDC"), a pet i ti on e r / a pp l i c a nt may 5  • • reque st wai vers f r om subdi visi on re g 8 l a i o n s b y s u b mi t t i ng t he i r reque st t o the Pl a n ni n g & Zon i.n q Co rnmi s s Lon (" P&Z" ) f o r co n s i d e ra t i o n a nd r e comrn e nda t Lo n t o the Council . She st a t e d that o n Decem ber 20 , 2 0 1 3 , sta f f a d v is ed Mr. S ieg e l an d Mr. Mart i n o f t h e p r o c e s s and ar e wa i t i ng for them t o s u b mit the request f or wa iv e r o f e a se ment s f or dr ain age a nd r e c r e a t i o n a l t r a i l so t ha t i t c a n be p r e s e n ted t o P&Z a t i t s J anua ry 1 6 , 2 014 reg u l ar me e t i ng and then t o Ci ty Co un cil o n J a n ua r y 28 , 20 1 4 . Sh e f u r t he r st a t ed t hat the r e q u ' reme n t f o r t he e a s em e ~ ts comes fr om th e Comprehensi ve Plan a nd the z o n i ng a nd subd iv i s i on regul ation s i n t h e UDC . Re g a r d ing ac t ua l o r c o n str uc t i v e not i ce o f th e req u i red ea s ements , Ms . Holt on sta te d th a t Mr . Si eg a l cou l d ha ve met with Comm u ni ty Dev e l o p me n t sta f f p r io r t o pur ch as in g the pr o pert y. Sh e a lso n ot ed that wh e n he r e q u e s te d a var i a n c e re lated t o t h e l e n g t h of t he f l a g l o t, Ass oc i a t e Pl a n rle r Fran Fi l l e r u p me n ti o ned t o h i m t h a t d r ai na ge and tr a i l ea s e ments wo ~ ' d be re q u i red . I n re s p on se t o i nquir y f r om Co u n c i l o r Fi sc he r , Ms. Holt o n state d t h a t a ma p o f the p ropo s e d tr a i l c o n t a i n ed i n t h e Comprehe n s i ve Pl a n was adopte d b y - h e Co u nc i l in 2 0 02 and t hat t h e UDC ref er ne e s the map . Co un c i lo r Darne l l s ta t e d that , barring u n f oreseen i ssue s , he wo ul d supp ort granting t he wai ver s t o Mr . Si e g e l i f and whe n the y are p r esente d t o t ~ e Co u nc i l f o r appro va l . I n re spo n se t o inq ui r y fr o m Ma yor Ro b e r ts , Ms . Ho l to n s tat ed th at th er e is no p r o v i s i o n t o byp a s s P&Z and b r i n g t h e wai v e r r e qu ests d ~ ~ e ct l y t o th e Co u nc i l . Fo l l owin g fu r t h e r d isc u s s io n , Mr. Mar t i n s t a t e d that t h e y a re pr e pared t o i n i ~i a t e t h e wa iv e r p ro c e ss . Va l le Gr a nde S u b d i v i s i on Se wer I s s u e s Cou nc i lo r Fi s c he r s t a t e d t hat it ha s com e t o h e r a t t e n t io n th a t th ere i s a c ons i stent p r o b l e m o f s ewe r s ba ck i ng u p in t he Va l l e Gra nd e Subdi v isi on, e sp ec i a l l y o n Ca mino Monte and Cami no So l . Sh e fu ~ t h e r st a t e d th a t t h e pr ob l e m has bee n i n ve s t i g a ted b y st a f f and OMI wi t ho ut a re s olu t i on a nd s ugg e s t e d t ha t sta f c ondu ct a ne i ghborh o od meet i ng t o d e t e r mi ne th e e x ~ e n ' o f th e p r ob l e m and ide nti f y meas u r es t o r e med y i t . City Manager Rob Mayes ass u r e d her i:h a t s t a f f wi l l in ve s ~ igate the p r o b l e m. Co mp la i n t s /Cr e ma to r y a t Me mor y Ga rde n s Coun c il Da r ne l l a n no unce d th a t he ha s re c e i v ed comp l ai n ts fr om r e si dent s o n Dr inen Lan e abo u t s moke , odo r an d noise comi n g : r om t h e c r e mato r i u m a t Memor y Gardens a nd s t a t ed th at he is wor ki ng wi t h the Commu n i ty De ve lopment Department t o f i n d a re s o l u t i on . Fo othi l l s Dr i ve Wi d en i ng Pr o jec t Pu b l i c Me e t i n g Resp onding t o inqu iry _r om Co u n c i Jo r Sande l , Water /Wa ste wate r Adm'n is t r at or J e f f Sma ka sta ted th a t t h e Fo o th i l l s Dr i ve wi d e n i ng pr o je c t pub l i c meet in g wi 1 be held at 7 :00 p .m. o n Thu r s d a y , J a n u a r y 9 , 2014 a t Co untr y Cl u b El e me n t a r y Sc hoo l and he a gr ee d t o pr o vide Co u n c i lo r Sa nde l wi t h ba c kgr oun d inf orma ti on p r i o r to t ~ e meet i n g . Two Gr a nd Ope n ings f o r t t e Re q i o na l An i mal S he l t e r Respondi ng t o in q u i r y f r om Counc il or Sandel , Ci t y Man a ger Rob Ma y e s st ated t h a t :h e r e wi l l b e a r i b b o n c u t t i n g / s o f openin g of th e Reg i o n a l Anima l S he ter o n Janu a r y 10, 2 0 14 and a commu n i ty c e l eb r a t io n sch e duled f or Apr i l . I n t r o d u c t i o n o f Pub l i c W or k ~ Di r e ct o r Ci ty Ma n ager Rob Mayes i ntr o d u c ed ne wl y -hired Pub l ic Wo rk s Dir e ct o r Da vi d Syph e r. Co u n c i o r Fi s c h e r Be t wi t h Co u nc i lo r Sand e l Ann o u n cing tha t she h a s l o st he r be t wi t h Cou nci l o r San de l be c a us e she a d opt e d a d o g fr om t h e Regi on al Animal Sh e l ~e r, Cou nci lo r r ~ s c h e r pai d h i m t h e 50 c e n ts t ha t s he owed him . S he pub l i c ly a ckn o wl edg e d t he Anima l She l t er s ta ff , Par ks , Re cre ati o n and Cu l tu r al Af f a i rs Dire ct or Co r y St yr on a nd An i ma l We l fa r e Dir e c tor St a c i e Vo s s . 6  • • Th e r e being n o fu r he r b us i n e s s t o come before [ h e Co u n c i l , t h e mee t i n g was ad j o u r n e d at 11:43 a. m. APPRO V D t hi s 28 L ~ da y o f Ja n uary , 20 1 4 . SEAL ATTEST : 7