City Council
Regular MeetingFarmington, NM · January 28, 2014
Minutes
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Reg u l a r Me et i n g of the Ci t y Co u n c il, Cit y o f Fa r mingt on , Ne w
Me x i c o, held in the Council Chamb er a t Ci t y Ha l l a t 7 :0 0 p.m . o n Tu e s d a y,
J a n ua r y 28 , 2 0 14. The o pe n regu l ar sess io n was he ld in f ull co n fo r mi t y
wi th th e l a ws and o r d i na nces and r ul e s o f the Muni ci pa lity.
Upon roll ca l l , th e fo llo wi n g were found to be pres e nt ,
con s t i t u t ing a qu orum :
MAY OR To mm y Rober ts
COUNCILORS Da n Dar n e l l
I Ma r y M. Fi s c h e r
Gay la McCull o ch
Jas on Sa nd e l
c onstituting all th e members of said Gove r n i ng Body .
Al s o pre s e nt we r e :
CI TY MANAGER Rob Mayes
ASSISTANT CIT Y MANAGER Bob Ca mp b e l l
DEPUTY CI TY ATTORNEY Jenn ife r Bre a kel l
CITY CLERK Di anne Smy l ie
Th e meetin g was conv e n e d b y th e Mayor . Th e r e up on th e f o l l o wing
pr o c e e d i ng s we r e d u l y h ad a nd taken :
IN VOCATI ON : Th e i n v o c a ti o n wa s o f f e r e d b y Exec u t ive Pastor Ken
Weisheit o f Cr o ssr o ads Community Church .
I n f o rmati o n Te chnol o g y Dire c t or J ames Camp b ell le d the Pledg e of
Al legi ance .
I CONSENT AGENDA : The Mayor announ c ed that th o se items o n the agend a
that a r e marked with an aster i s k (*) h ave be e n pl a ced o n t h e Conse n t
Agen d a a nd will be vo t e d on wit h o u t di s c u s sion b y one moti o n. He sta t e d
tha t if any it e m d id n o t meet wit h appr oval o f all Counc ilor s o r i f a
c itizen so r e q u e s t e d, that item would be remo ved fr om the Consent Ag end a
and hea r d under Business fr om t h e Fl o o r .
*MI NUTES : The mi n u tes o f th e Re g ul a r Meeti n g of the City Co u n c i l
hel d J an u a r y 14, 20 1 4 and t h e minut e s o f t h e Re g ul a r Wor k
Se s si o n o f t h e Ci t y Council held Janu a ry 7 , 2 014.
*AGREEME NTS f o r opera t ion o f r en t a l ve h ic l e co nc e s s i o ns at the Four
Corners Reg ional Airport thr ough Janu ary 31 , 201 9 b etwe e n the
Ci t y a nd EAN Hol di n g s, LLC (doi ng bu s i n e s s as En t e r p rise
Ren t- A- Car); Avi s Bud g e t Car Ren t a l Gr oup , In c.; Micar , Inc.
(doing bus ines s a s Budget Re n t - A- Ca r) ; and Bootin, Inc . Her tz
Sy stem Li cen see a t a month ly r en ta l payment o f $ 2 , 5 0 0 o r 1 0
per c en t o f gro s s re venue , wh ic hev e r i s gr eater . Letters o f
Intere st we re r e c eived unt i l Janu ary 3 , 201 4 wi th f o u r
of f e r or s parti ci pt i ng subm itt e d.
*WARRANTS PAYABLE for the t ime per i od o f Ja n ua r y 1 2, 20 1 4 t hr ough
J a n u a ry 2 5 , 20 1 4 , f or c u r re n t and pr i o r yea rs , in the a moun t
o f $8 ,6 1 1, 13 0 . 4 2 .
Th e r e bein g no reque st s t o remo ve a n y ite ms, a mot i on was mad e by
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Co u n c il o r Darnel l, s eco nded by Councilor McCullo ch t o appr o ve t he Consent
Agend a, as presen t ed , and upon v o i c e v o te the mot i on c a r r i e d un an i mou s l y.
RECOMMENDATIO NS FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMI SSI ON:
*CONSENT AGENDA : Commu ni t y Dev e l o p me nt Di r e c t o r Mar y Holton
re q u e s t e d that the Plann ing a nd Zonin g Co mm i s s i o n re c ommendati on s ma r ke d
wi t h a n a ste r is k ( * ) be p l a ced o n t h e Planning and Zoning Commi s si on
Con sent Agenda a nd vo t e d o n wi tho u t di s cu s si on b y o n e moti o n. Sh e as ked
that if t he i t e ms p r o p o s e d did not meet with ap p r o v a l o f a ll Co u n c i l o rs
or i f a ci t i z en s o re q u e s ted, the it e m wou l d be remove d fr om t h e Cons e nt
Age n d a a n d hea r d i n re g u lar o r d e r .
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* (1 ) Adopti on of the r e c ommend ation from the Pl annin g a nd Zo ning
Comm iss io n as co n ta i ned wi t h in t he Commu ni ty De v el o pment
Dep artmen t Peti tion Repo rt t o app rove Pe titio n No . ABD 13- 0 3
from Su n Hol d ings, repre s ented by Cli ff Fre eman, r e q ues t i ng
aba nd onment of th e al ley loca ted nort h o f 6 02 W. Mai n S t ree t ,
in t h e CB, Ce n t r a l Bus iness , Dist r ic t .
* (2) Ad o p t i o n o f t he r e c omme nd a ti o n f rom the Pl annin g and Zoning
Comm is s io n as con ta ined with in the Co mm u n i t y De v e l o pme n t
Dep a rt men t Pet i t io n Rep ort to app r ove Petit ion No. ZC 1 3-12
fro m Randy and Pa tr i ci a Bi b l e r e q u e s t i ng a zo ne c ha nge f rom
th e S F-7 , Si ng le -Fa mi ly Res ide nt ia l , Dis tr ict t o th e RA ,
Rur a l Ag r i c ult u r al , District fo r 4. 68 acr e s of la n d l o c ated
at 68 5 5 Dr inen La n e.
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*(3) Ado p tion o f t h e r e c ommend ation f r om t he Pla nnin g a nd Zo n i ng
Comm issio n as c o nta in ed wit h in t h e Comm un i ty Dev elopment
Depa r t men t Pet i t io n Repo rt t o app ro ve Pe t i t io n No . ZC 1 3-1 3
fro m Matt Penni ngton r e qu e stin g a zone c h a n g e fro m th e IND,
I ndustri al, Di s t rict to t he GC, Gen e ral Commercial , Dist r ic t
f or prope r ty l o c at e d a t 4 0 01 E. Mai n S t re e t .
*( 4 ) Ado p t ion of the r e c ommend ation f r om t h e Pl a nnin g a nd Zon i ng
Commiss io n as co nta i ned wi t h in t he Commun i ty De v el o pmen t
Depar tmen t Peti t ion Report t o app rove Pe ti tio n No. SUP 1 3 - 14
from Ai r g a s USA LLC, re present e d by Bilyn Ra y , req u es t ing a
Spec ial Use Permit to allow ou ts ide sto rage o f a b u l k oxyge n
tan k a t 2024 B North Sul l ivan Aven ue i n t h e GC, Gene ral
Comm e rc i a l , Di s t r ic t , su bject t o:
(a) de l iv e r ies t o and f i l l ing f rom the bulk oxygen t a n k b e in g
li mi ted to t he hour s of 8 : 0 0 a . m. t o 8 : 0 0 p . m. ; an d
(b ) sou nd mit iga tion be ing e mp l o y e d during deli ve ry t o a nd
fillin g fr om t he b ul k oxyge n s torag e tan k .
Wi t h rega r d t o Pe tition No. ABD 1 3-03 ( It em No . (1 )) , Co u n c i l o r
Fi s ch e r q ues t io ned wh y s ta f f i s aba ndon i ng the al leyway in st e a d of
sel l ing i t to t h e p ro p er t y own er. I n res p o n se, Se n i or Pl a n ne r Cindy
Lop e z exp l a ined t hat th e a l l eyway wa s q u itcla imed to the City s eve ral
years a go and , h is tor ically , th e po l icy i s t o r eturn th e prop e r t y t o t h e
owne rs whe n i t is not b e i ng u s e d b y t he Ci t y. De p uty Ci t y Att orne y
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Jen n i fe r Bre akell exp l a ined th at thi s po l icy d o es no t v iol a te t he
Ant i -Do na t io n Cl a use beca use t h e r e ha s bee n no exc ha nge of mon e y be twee n
th e prop e r ty owners an d t h e Ci ty . I n r es p o n s e t o fu r the r inquiry f rom
Cou n c ilor Fi s cher, Ms. Lo p ez c onfirme d tha t Cl i nt Freema n (s o n o f
pet i t io ner Cl iff Fr e eman ) i s a memb e r o f th e Plan n i ng a nd Zo n i ng
Commiss ion bu t explain ed tha t he was not at th e meet i ng whe re t he i t em
was di s c usse d . Co un cilor Fisch er ann ounce d that s he wi l l no t ob j ec t t o
the subject pet i tion b ut s ta ted that s he bel ieves tha t th e matt er co u ld
h a ve b e en hand led b e t ter .
Th ere being n o r eques ts t o remove any items , a moti o n was ma d e by
Counc ilor Dar n ell, seconded b y Co u nc i l o r Mc Cull o c h to approve th e
Pla n n ing and Zonin g Comm iss i o n Co n s e n t Agen d a, a s pres ent ed, and u p o n
v o i c e vot e the mot i o n car ried unan imously .
Sen i o r Planner Ci ndy Lop e z pre s e nted th e f o l l owin g rec ommendati on
fr om t h e Pl an n ing and Zo ni ng Commi ssi on :
(5 ) Adop t ion o f th e re c ommend ation fr om t he Pl an ning a nd Zoni ng
Comm iss io n a s co n ta i ne d wi th i n t he Commun ity Deve lopmen t
Depar t ment Petiti on Rep or t t o d e ny Peti ti o n No . SP 1 3- 3 7 from
Crai g S iegel , re p resented by Saku r a Engi n eer in g , r eque sti ng
waiver s to th e req uir ed d r a i n age a nd rec r eat io n trail
easements o n proper ty l o c a t e d a t 60 1 As hu rs t Dr iv e i n th e
Liv ing Water Subd ivi s ion . I
Util izi ng a Powe rpo int pr ese n ta t io n , Associa t e Pl ann e r Fran
Fi11 e r u p reported that t h e pe ti t ioner is propos ing to spli t his pr o p e rty
i n to tw o lot s a n d bu i l d a s e c o nd resi d ence and i s r equ e sting a wai v er to
th e r e q u i re d dra inag e and tr a il e a s e men t s . He expla i ned t ha t s ta ff
i d e ntifi e d t h e d rai nage easemen t in an ef fort t o mitiga te fu t u r e f l o odin g
thr o ugh ma i n ten a n ce o f th e arr o y o and s t a ted that the t rail ease me nt was
ide n t if ied i n th e Ci ty 's Comp r e he n s i v e Plan (Bi ke wa y Plan) as pa r t of th e
trail c o n ne c t i o n f r om Br o ok ha ven Par k t o Brooks ide Park . Mayor Robe rts
s ta t e d t h at h e u n ders t a nds the log i c o f requ e stin g a drainag e e a s e men t
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d ue to th e recent f l o o ds , b u t qu e s tioned th e re a s o n s for t h e pr o p o s e d
width of t he e a s e me n t. In response , Mr. Fil ler up exp la i ned that s taf f is
no t request i ng a n easeme n t tha t i s wider t han t h e ex is t ing arroyo , b u t
noted tha t th e width varies fr om p lac e t o p la c e . Pro v id ing furth er
exp l a na t ion , Community Deve l o pment Dire ct or Mary Holton exp la i n ed th at
t h e pe t iti o ner wi l l b e requi r ed to show the boundary li n e s of th e arroyo
( from ba nk to ba nk) o n t h e s ummary p la t i f th e re q ues ted easemen ts are
granted .
Co u n cilor Darn e l l s t ate d tha t h e unders t ands sta f f 's request f o r
access to his tor ica l d ra inage a r e a s f or c lean i ng p u rposes , b u t q ues t io ned
I whe t her s ta f f has co ns idered o ther ro utes f o r t h e proposed tra i l
easeme n t . Co u nci lor Fi s c h e r stat e d that she recall s that t h e Coun cil
dec i d e d n ot to p r o c eed with the propo s ed tr ail easeme n t about 1 0 years
ago because o f the st rong opposition rece ived fr o m the p roper ty owners.
Fu rt hermore, s he co n te nded t hat t hi s i s not a h igh fl o od area because the
a rroyo did no t overf l ow durin g th e pa s t f lood ev e nt s. Sh e re f e r red t o
th e arr o yo a s a c ree k an d s t a t e d th at sh e be l i e ves that t h e ac t ion be i n g
propo sed by s taff constitu tes quas i -em inen t domain since the pet it ione r
i s not be i ng compe nsa ted f o r th e reques ted easeme nts . S ta t ing t hat she
does not support t he proposed t r a il ex tens ion fr om Bro o khaven Pa r k t o
Broo ks ide Pa r k , she que sti o ned why s t a f f h a s not cons i d e red a l t e r na ti v e
rou t e s . She al s o as ke d if t h e ex ist i n g arroyo cou ld b e cleaned via
access f r o m Ci ty-owned proper ty a nd no ted th at s he be l ieves a be t ter
a lterna tive i s t o req u ire the pet itioner to mainta in t he arroyo wi th
annu a l i n s p ecti on s f r om Ci ty sta ff.
Directi ng the Co unc i l 's atte nt io n to the Powerpo i n t s lide
co n ta i n i ng t he Fl o o d In suran c e Ra te Map , City Manager Rob Mayes po inted
out tha t the su b j e c t pr o p er t y is l o c ated wit h i n Flood Zon e A whi ch h as
bee n identified by the Fe d e r al Em e r gency Mana ge men t Age ncy (F EMA) as a n
unbu i ldab le a rea . He a l s o re i terated th at sta f f 's in tent i s to preserve
th e hi st o ri c al dr a inage a rea t o preve n t fut u r e fl o o d in g a nd t o proceed
with t h e t r a il extens ion projec t as i d e nti f ie d in t h e Ci t y' s
Comp r e he ns i v e Pl a n. Howe v e r, he ass u r e d th e Coun cil that t h e pro p o s ed
route o f t h e tr a il ea s ement ca n be ren ego t iated at any time .
I Address ing the Co unc il on behal f of t h e p e t iti o ner, Paul Mart in ,
owne r of Sak u r a En gineer in g a nd Su rve y i ng , I n c . , r ep orted th at th e
s umm a r y p la t pr o c e s s ha s t a ken more t h a n s ix mon t h s to comp let e because
s taff ini tial ly to ld t h e pet i t io ne r that t h e p roposed t r ail and dra i nage
easeme n ts were t o be l o c at e d in d i fferent areas on the property .
Howev e r , the memb e r s of t h e Pl a nn ing and Zon i n g Comm i s s ion r ecomm en d ed
th at th e prop o s ed ea s e men ts be l o c a t ed wit hi n 20 f e e t of each ot h e r .
Noting tha t he was the City Eng inee r 10 years ago whe n t h i s i s su e was
fi r st d isc ussed , Mr . Mar t i n s ta ted tha t he i s not pos i t ive that Co unc i l
action was tak en on t he trail e x t e n s i on proje c t bu t r e c a lls t h a t t h e
n ei ghborh o o d opp o sition ca us e d th e p r o j ec t t o be drop p e d from fur t h e r
cons i dera t io n . He al so s tated tha t he i s conf iden t th a t the pe ti t ione r
wi l l keep t he arroyo c lean to p reve nt fl o odin g and not e d t h a t t he
proposed tra i l easemen ts i d e n ti f i e d in t h e City 's Comp r ehensive Plan a r e
n o t dis c l o s ed t o pot e n t ia l pr o p e r ty o wn ers through the r e a l e s t a te
t r a nsacti o n pro c e s s . I n resp o nse t o in q u i r y fr om Mayo r Roberts , Mr.
Ma rt i n sta ted t hat he i s co ncer ned tha t somewhere in th e f ut u r e the Ci ty
wil l wan t t o cons truc t a deten t ion pond in the area th a t will nega t ive ly
impac t t he pe t i tioner ' s prope r t y and arg u e d t ha t s ta f f is tr eatin g the
p rop o s e d lo t - s p li t a s if it were a la r ge subd i v ision tha t req u i res
dedicated easemen ts and righ ts -of -way .
Councilo r Fische r in itia ted d isc u ssion c o ncerni n g t h e me t h od t o be
use d to c lea n th e ar r o yo . Mr. Ma rtin cont en ded t h at a fr o nt- end loade r
will be neede d to clea r the d r a inage e ase ment which will have a negative
i mpa ct on t h e pe t i t ioner 's prope r ty. In respo nse , Mr . Mayes po i n ted o u t
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that City crews have not cleaned the a rroyo up t o this p o i n t b e cause it
i s p r i va te pr o per ty . He ma i n t a i ned that s ta f f is s im p l y try i n g t o
main t a i n th e nat u r a l fl o w o f th e wa ter .
Cra ig S iege l , 60 1 As h urs t Dr ive , voiced f r u s t r a ti o n f o r t h e fact
that in d i vi d ual s a re mak i n g d e c is ions ab ou t h i s p r o p erty whe n the y h ave
n e v er s e en it. He s t a ted th at th e dra i n age way tha t is being di s c u s s e d
is th e same creek t hat runs through Brooks ide Pa rk and h e refer red t o it
as a "babbling brook . " Mr . S iege l exp la i ned th a t an a rch itect designed
his home t o in c o r p o r ate the c r eek and ann o u n c ed tha t h e s e a r ched f or a
p iece of p ro p e r ty s uc h a s this on e be c a use i t ha s i r riga t i o n wa ter , i s
secluded when t h e t r e es are in bloom and is located wi thin t h e c ity
li mit s. He begged the Cou nc i l not t o ex te nd the r e c r e ati onal tr a il
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th r o u g h hi s propert y be ca u se h e i s c o nce rn e d abou t sa fe ty a nd pr iva cy and
beca use h e wi l l be l osi ng bo t h a c c e s s of and p ossess ion to a l a r g e piec e
of his p r oper ty . He co n t e nd e d th a t the o n l y pl a c e that the cr e e k f loo d s
is at the bo t t o m of hi s pro p e r t y du e t o t h e under siz e d c u l v e r t u nde r n e a t h
Navaj o St ree t which causes backfl ow. Noting tha t he c he c ke d th e t r e e s
for hi gh l evel wat e r in di c ators be fo re he pur ch a s e d t he p ro p erty , Mr.
Sie g e l mainta in ed his posit io n that fl o od in g i s n ot a prob lem a nd th a t
th e n at ur al d ra i nage wa y sho u ld r emain und is t u rbed . He a ls o vo i ced
co nce r n f o r th e sa fe ty of t he c o t t o nwood trees a nd t h e wi ld l i fe i f the
Ci ty i s author i zed t o c lear t h e arroy o . Fu r t h e rmo re , he noted that he
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mai nt ai n s the safet y o f his proper t y a nd s t a t e d th at h e is most concer n e d
about fir e d a n g e r on th e Ci t y - o wned pr op erty locat e d n e arby. Ref erri n g
to a writt en statement that he pr e p ar e d p r i o r to t on ight ' s mee tin g, Mr.
Sieg el ex p la i n e d th a t he is prop o si ng to s p l i t his p rope r ty i n t o t wo lo ts
f or the purpose o f al low in g hi s so n t o b u i l d a h ou s e o n th e seco nd l o t;
not ed t hat t he re i s a l ready a seco nd e le ct r ic p ol e, wate r we l l a nd sep t ic
sys tem o n t he p r ope r ty because a mob i le ho me was pr ev ious ly p arked o n th e
l o we r ha l f ; argu e d that he doe s n o t f i t the defin i ti on o f s u b d i v ide r
since h e i s o n l y spli tti n g t h e prop e r t y into two l ot s; st a t e d that h e
does n ot b e l i e v e that h e s ho u l d be s ub jec te d to th e same requirem e n t s as
full- s c al e d eveloper s who a r e prop o s in g l ar ge subdi visi o n s; a n d vo iced
extr e me fr u s tr ati o n f or t h e le n g t h of t ime th at t h i s p rocess h a s ta ke n
an d f or s t a f f ' s d i f fe r i ng op i n io ns wi t h r e g ar d t o acc ess to th e pr oper t y
and th e s i ze / loc a t io n o f th e pro p o s e d e a s e me n t s . Noting t ha t he has not
been of fe red any c omp ensation f or t he e a s e me n t s and t hat st a f f has t ol d
him t h a t the p r op e r term is ex a c t io n , Mr. S i e g e l co nte nded that th e wor d
"taking " i s defined as " an a c t i o n by a g overnment age n c y that imp o s e s
restri c ti on o n the u s e o f p r i v a t e pr o p er t y for whi c h t h e own e r mu s t b e
compen s at e d;" the wo r d "thef t " is de fined as "th e tak ing o f pr o p e r t y
b e l onging to ano ther wi th the int en t i on of de p r iv i ng t he owne r
p erman entl y o f it s possess i o n " ; th e wo r d " st e alin g" i s d efi n e d as "t ak in g
th e pr opert y o f an oth er wit ho u t r ig h t o r pe rm iss ion ; " a nd th a t t he word
"e x a c t i o n" i s de f ined as " e x c essi v e or un jus t dem a n d; exto r t i o n . " He
argu ed t hat t h e tran s a c ti o n being pr op os e d by staff i s a matter of
semanti c s s i n c e the r e sul t is the s ame; t he City will be taking
poss e s si on o f a porti on o f his prop e rt y. I n clo si n g, he q ue s t ioned why
the r i g ht s of the commun ity a r e more i mp o r t a nt than t h e rig h ts o f he a nd
hi s ne i gh b or s who a re p roper ty owners . He s ta ted t hat h e f e el s bu l l ied
an d ab us ed by Ci t y sta f f a nd it s pr o c e s s e s a nd h e s t ro ng ly urg e d the
Cou nc i l to approve h i s r e q u e s t f o r wa ive r s to th e dra inage and
recr e a ti o n al t r a i l easements . He stated t ha t he d o e s not want to p u rsue
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legal a c t io n but will if h e is forc e d t o.
Ma yor Rob e r t s ask ed fo r comme nt s fr om the membe rs of t h e audience .
Boyce Perr y, 605 As hurs t Dri ve, r epo rt e d th at h e h a s li ve d a t th i s
a d d res s s i nce 1 9 7 8 a nd ha s wa tched t he a rea deve lop o v e r the years . He
commended Mr . S iege l fo r the man ner in which h e ma i n t ai n s his pr o p ert y
and stated tha t he stro ng ly believ e s that Mr. Sieg el wi l l keep th e
drain a g e wa y clean and fr e e of debri s . He pointed o u t th at the sub j ec t
propert y was on-the-mar ket f or more than 1 8 0 day s and ques t io n ed wh y the
Ci ty did no t make an o f fe r to p u rchase i t i f t h er e we re pla ns t o exte nd
t h e r e c r e at i onal tr ail. He a lso express e d c o n ce rns about ac t i o ns t o
ex te nd th e tr ail s yst e m by futur e Cou nc i l memb er s a nd s ta ted t ha t he i s
a ls o co nce r ned a bo u t ne ighborhood safet y if th e re creat iona l tr ai l i s
e x tended.
Ca r r ie Siegel, 601 As h u r s t Dri v e, r eiterated h er hu sband' s comme nt
about City sta f f maki n g dec is i o n s a b o ut prop e r ty they have nev e r s e en .
Sh e poi nted out t h a t the re is a ch i ldcare fac i l i ty l o c at e d d i rec t l y
b ehin d he r p r ope r ty a nd argu e d th at t he sa fe ty o f th o s e c h i l d r e n wi l l be
c o mpr omis ed if the r ecre a t i onal tr ail i s e x t e nd e d . She a lso re s t a t e d
concerns about fi re danger o n th e City 's p r o pert y since it is c o v e r e d i n
leav e s a nd i s not main t ai n e d. She adv i sed the Council t ha t she and h er
husban d h av e s p e n t c ountl e s s hours c lean i ng and cl e aring their pr o p ert y
and st at e d t h a t they d id no t have pr o bl ems with fl o odin g d u r i n g the most
rece n t s t orm ev e n ts . She urg e d th e Cou ncil to appr ove t he sub ject
petiti o n a nd t o not e x t e nd t he r e c r e ati onal tra i l s i nce s h e and he r
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nei g h b or s a re s t ro ng ly o p posed .
Matt Dodso n , 620 Gladev i e w Dr i v e, anno un c e d th a t h e was a me mb er o f
the Tr ail s Comm i t t ee f or t he River Re a ch Fo un d a t i o n and s t a t e d th at th e
long-t erm comp r e h e n s ive pl an propos e s a co n n e c t i o n fr o m Brookside Pa r k to
the r e s t o f t h e trail sy stem . He n o t e d tha t he r e s i d e s wi th i n the a rea
u n d e r c onside ra t ion and r e g u l ar l y walks t h e s ide wa lk o n Aubu r n Ave nue a nd
i s c o n ce r ned abo u t s af e t y . He ur g ed th e Co u nc i l t o p r o c e ed wi t h th e
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trai l extension a s p lanned be cause he b e l ieves tha t t he sidewa lk i s not a
vi a ble a l tern a tive for c o n ne cting Br o oks i de ~ ark wi t h t h e re ma ini n g
re creat i ona l tra il. He e x p l a i ne d that he wo u l d be more s ympa theti c t o
Mr . Siege l 's con ce rns if he had o wned the pro perty for a n umber of ye a r s
and contended that the re creational trail e x t e n s i o n c o u l d actua ll y have a
pos it ive i mp a c t o n the va lue o f the petit i on e r 's pr opert y on ce it is
co n str u c te d.
Mayo r Robert s an noun c e d t h at h e i s e x p eri e n ci n g a l eve l o f
dis comf o rt because the pe tit i oner has been t ol d that the Ci ty p lans t o
com e i n and tren ch his " c r ee k" a nd a sked f o r c omm en t s f r o m s t a ff. In
I r e s p o n s e, Mr . Ma ye s assure d him that staf f do e s not plan to e x p a n d th e
exist ing arr o yo but si mply wa n t s t o maintain the nat ural drainage way to
pr e ven t f u tu re f lo od ing . Fo l lo win g f ur the r d is cus si on , Communi ty
Deve lopment Di r e c ti o n Mar y Ho lt on suggested tha t a note b e added o n th e
su b d iv i s ion pl at t h at c lear l y de fine s the typ e s o f mai n tena nce th a t wo u ld
b e al l owed o n t h e pr oposed ea sement and to state tha t t renching is
prohibit ed .
Counci l or McC u l l och a s ked i f s t a f f ha s tried to ne g otiat e with the
pr o p er t y own er i n an e f fort t o p ro te c t hi s pr o p er t y . In re sp on se , Ms.
Holt on p o in ted o u t that negot iat i o ns b et ween staff and t he propert y owne r
have n o t oc cur red be c a us e s t af f i s n o t a u t hor ized t o g r ant r e q ues t s f o r
waive r s.
Cou nci lo r Dar ne ll announ ce d that he is not suppo rtive of extendin g
the r ec r e a t i o na l tra i l s ystem through t he s u b j ec t are a b e cau s e it has
su c h a ne g a t i ve i mpa c t on t h e ex is t i n g re s ide n ts a nd b ecaus e i t i s n ot
ri ver front property . He s t a t e d t h a t h e is s u p po r t iv e o f the proposed
drain ag e easement , n oti ng that i t i s p o s si bl e t h at fut u r e o wner s o f th e
prope rty will not maintain the natural drain age wa y wh i c h cou l d r esu lt in
fl o o di n g.
Fo l l owing f u r th e r d iscussion and co n s i d e r a t i o n , a mot ion was made
b y Co u nc i l o r Sande l , s e c o nd e d by Cou n c i lo r Fi s cher to gr a nt wa ive r s t o
the require d d rainag e and re cr eationa l trai l ea s ement s o n p r ope rt y
lo c ated a t 60 1 Ashurst Drive in t h e Liv in g Wa t er Sub di v isio n an d t o a ll ow
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t he pet itioner t o pr o ce ed with h is c o n s t r uc t i o n p l a n s .
Co uncil or Fi sch e r s u g ge s t ed a f r iend ly a me n dme n t t o th e mot i on to
d ire ct s t a f f to p la c e a note o n t h e s ub d iv is i o n p lat s t a t i n g t ha t th e
p rope rty o wner i s r equi r ed t o ma i nt ai n the n a tur al dr a ina g e wa y an d th at
the Public Works Department i s author ized to d o annu a l i n s p e c ti o n s t o
e ns u r e that there are no o bs t r uc t i o ns . Co u nc i l o r Sand el d id n ot o b j ec t .
As a r esu lt , t h e Mayor ca l led for the v o t e upon the moti on t o grant
wai v ers t o th e r e qui r e d d r a ina g e an d re c r ea ti on al tr ai l ease ments o n
pr opert y lo cated at 6 01 Ashurs t Dri ve i n the Li ving Water Subd i v isi on a nd
to allow the pe titi oner t o pro c ee d wi t h hi s c o n s t r u c t i o n p la ns , pr o v id e d
t hat a note is pla ced o n the subd i visi on plat stating that th e pr ope rt y
o wner i s re quired to maintain the natura l drainage way and that the
Pu bl ic Wor ks Depart men t i s a uth o r ized t o d o annua l i n s p e c t i o n s to ensur e
tha t there a r e n o o b s t r u c t io ns. The r o l l was cal led wi t h t h e f o l l o wing
r esul t :
Thos e voting aye : Ma r y M. Fis che r
Gay :"a Mc Cul loch
Jas on Sande l
Th ose vo t i ng na y : Dan Dar n e ll
Th e presidin g officer th ereupon d e clar ed that three Co u nc i l ors
having vo t e d in favor ther e of , the said moti on carr ied .
I APPEAL OF THE DECI S IO N OF THE ADMI NI STRATIV E REVIEW BOAR D:
(1 ) Appe a l fil e d by Chad S t e t t regard ing the de c i s i on o f t he
Admin is trati ve Review Boar d t o den y a r e qu es t fo r a va ri an c e
( Pe t i t i o n No . ARB 1 3 - 16 ) t o Se c t io n 2 . 4 . 59 o f the Un i f ie d
Deve l o pment Code al lowing f or t h e opera ti on of a v ehi cle
rep air b u si ne s s wi t h in 2 00 f ee t o f a residential di st ri ct
boundar y at 1 71 7 Sch o fie ld Lane i n the GC, Gen era l
Comme rc i a l , Di s tri c t.
Mayor Rob er t s n ot ed tha t th e sub je ct matt er wi l l b e co n d uc t e d a s a
q uas i - judic ia l h e a r i n g and expl ained th at the de ci sion o f the
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Administrative Re v i e w Board to de ny the reque st f or a v a r i a n c e t o a l l o w a
ve h i c l e repa ir b us iness t o operate a t 171 7 Sc ho f ie ld Lane can o n l y be
o v e r t u r ne d with a n a f firmat ive vo te of t h r e e me mb ers of the govern ing
body . Furt h e r mor e, he e xp l a ined t h at a l l pa r t ies and th e ir wi t nesse s
offe r i ng t e sti mo n y s ha l l f irst be sworn to te l l t he truth by the City
Cl e r k and that al l pe rsons o f f e r i n g tes timony are subje ct to
cro ss -e xaminat i o n by th e o t her pa rties , s taf f a n d th e members of t h e
Govern i ng Body . He noted that the o rde r o f the prese ntat i on o f e vidence
wil l be 1) s taff , 2) t h e appellan t , 3) the opponents and 4) the
app e llan t ' s re b u tta l . Mayo r Rob e rts a n nounc e d t h e n a me s o f the prop e rty
owners who are l o c a t e d with in 10 0 feet of the property under
consideration and f o u nd that none of them were present in the aud ience.
He al s o p o in te d o ut tha t r e s iden t s wit h i n 20 0 feet o f the subj e ct
property were a lso notified of the va r i a nc e request and det erm ined that
none o f them were present in the aud ience of t on i ght' s me e ti n g.
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Th ere up on, it was de t e rm in e d tha t t h e onl y o p ponen t s t o th e su b ject
pet ition at ton ight 's meeting are Richa rd and Hayes Neely who are fa ther
and son and a lso operate an au tomot i ve b us iness at 17 2 9 Schof ie ld Lane .
At the request of Mayor Rober ts , City Clerk Di a n n e Smyl ie ask e d fo r
a l l par ties who wis h t o gi ve t e st i mo n y, i nc luding sta ff , the appe l lant
and t h e opp o n ent s, t o s tan d and ra i s e t h e i r r i g h t h a n d a nd swe ar to te l l
the truth .
The reupon , Mayo r Rob e rts a sked f o r t e st i mo n y from s t af f.
Ut i liz ing a Powerpoint p resen tat ion [E x hi b i t Aj , Assoc iate Pla nner
Sam Monto ia rev iewed a n ae ria l view of the subject prope rty which shows
the pr ox i mity o f the r e si den ti al a r e a s a nd th e Bo y s and Gi rl s Clu b whi ch
i s l o c at e d o n City - owned prope rty . He a l s o showed p ictures o f
gro und -level and oblique v iews o f the property under consideration and
po i nted o ut t hat t h e Ta e Kwan Do I n stitu t e ope r a tes adj a ce n t to t h e
sUbject p roperty but has submitted to sta ff a letter of suppo rt f or the
app ellant .
Re ferr i ng to the agenda materials , Co un c i lo r Fischer pointed out
that the appel lant has met the se ven va r i a n c e cri teria i n Sec t io n 8 . 12 . 4
of th e Un i f ied De v elopm e n t Cod e an d t h a t st a ff ha s recommende d appr ova l
of t he petition .
Mayo r Rob e rts as ke d fo r te s timo n y fro m the a ppe ll a nt .
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Cha d S te t t repo rted t h at he resides at 171 7 Sc hof ie ld Lane and
po i n ted out t hat t h ere i s no opp o si tio n t o t he sub ject p e ti t i o n exc ept
from Richard and Hayes Nee ly . He e xp l ained t h a t he use d to r e nt t h e
bu i ld ing at 17 2 9 f r om Richard Nee ly and th a t h e sub lea sed a port ion of
t he bu il d ing t o Haye s . He s t a t ed that he and Haye s had agreed to combine
som e financial r e s o ur c e s f o r the purpo se of o p e r ati n g s e parat e bus i n esse s
th at wou ld comp lement ea c h ot her ; Ha y e s was go ing t o s e l l used cars and
Mr . S tet t d oes a ft e r ma r ke t upgrades and repa irs . He contended that he
had to ev ic t Ha yes f rom t h e bu i l d ing be c au se he wa s not p a ying ren t o r
h i s p o rt ion of th e u tili ti e s and , as a resu lt , Richard became v i nd i c t i v e
and forced him ou t of the building . He exp lained that Richard gave him a
sho rt pe r iod o f t ime t o va c ate th e bu i l ding an d s o h e mov e d his b us i ness
nex t door a t 1 71 7 Schof ie ld La ne. He r e p o r t e d that the sub ject property
is sma ll i n size ; has two garage bays ; a separate storage bui ldi ng ; and
on e vehi c le lift th at is o utdoo r s but und e rneat h a met al cano p y . He a lso
noted t hat the property has a dynamometer (an underground machine that is
used t o test performance and diagnostics) located i n si d e the garage bay.
Noting t h at sa f ety o f the dyn amome t e r wa s q u es t io n ed by Ha y e s a t th e
Administrat ive Re view Board meet ing, Mr . Stett cla imed that he has a
photograph of Hayes holding a sho ve l and h el p i n g t o i n st all t he
eq u ipmen t . He a l s o no t e d th at th e building whe r e t h e Tae Kwa n Do
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Institute operates is sepa rated b y two conc r ete , re i n f or c e d wa lls a nd an
easement a nd s tated t h at t he o wn e r of th e b us iness h a s exp ressed suppo rt
o f t he s ubject p eti ti o n. Fu rt h ermo r e, Mr . Stet t con tended th at the
Nee lys a re ope rating a compet itive au t omotive rep a ir and sa le s b us i ness
at 17 2 9 Schof ie ld La ne and stated that he was not aware t h at t her e was an
i ssu e wi t h h is pr ope r ty si nce it is zo ned General Commercial ( "GC") where
au tomotive rep a ir bu s iness es are a l lo wed .
In r e s p o n s e to inqui ry from Mayo r Robe rts , Mr . Montoia confirmed
tha t aut omot iv e repa i r bus i ness e s are p e rm itt e d b y ri ght wi thin t h e GC
Dis tr ict but exp la i ned t hat it s l o c a ti o n within 2 0 0 fee t o f a residential
are a is what t riggered the need for a var iance .
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Con t in u in g wi t h his pr e s e ntation, Mr. St e t t p oint ed o u t that th er e
a re no r e siden t s at th e Bo y s a nd Gi r ls Cl u b ; s t a te d th at he stron g ly
be l i eves th at th e Ne el ys are b e i ng v i nd ic t iv e ; a nd a s sured t he Co u n c i l
that his busi ness i s ae s t he t ic a l ly p le a si n g and does n ot ge ne ra t e a l o t
o f noise . Furth e r mo r e , he noted that h e move d hi s bu sin ess t o Fa r mi n g ton
from Te x a s at th e r eques t of Ha ye s and a rgue d that th e Ne e l y s are
opp o s i n g t he p e t i t io n o u t of spit e .
The Ma y or as ke d f or testi mon y f r om t he op po nents .
Ri ch ar d Ne e l y, 20 1 McDo nald Road , exp la i ne d th at h e ha s a
I l e a s e -pur ch a s e a gr e e ment f or th e p roper ty l o cat e d a t 1 7 2 9 Sc ho f ie ld La ne
a nd p oint e d o u t that hi s b us i ness i s a l e g a l , non - c o n f ormi n g use o f the
pro pe r ty . He con tended that Mr . Ste t t was ev i c t e d fr om h is pro p e r t y
bec a u s e o f nonp aymen t a n d explai n e d t h at he di d not g ive Mr . S t e t t
p ermi s sion t o sub lease th e b u i l d i n g t o a n yo n e . No t i n g that he h a s
poss e s s io n of a YouTube video of a ca r ex p l od i n g whi l e o n th e dyn a mometer
at Stett Pe r f o r ma n c e, Mr. Neel y s ta ted th at he is c on c ern e d a b out the
sa f e t y of the ch i l dre n at t he Bo y s a nd Gir ls Club s i nc e Mr. Ste t t wa s
a ls o storin g r a ci n g fue l o n th e prope r ty a t o n e po i nt i n ti me .
Dep u ty Ci ty At to r ney Je n n i fe r Bre ak el l a ske d th a t a copy o f th e
You Tube v ideo be p rov ide d t o th e Ci ty Cle r k f or i ncl u s i o n i n th e r e c o r d
o f t on ight ' s me et in g.
Utili z in g h i s pe rs o n a l iP ad , Ha ye s Neely pl a y e d th e v i deo [ Exhibi t
B] fo r t he Ma yo r an d the memb e r s o f th e Co u n c i l and s tat ed th at the work
tha t Mr. Stett i s d oing is high p er f orm an ce in nat u r e a nd beyo n d a
typ i c a l a u t omo ti v e re p a i r busi n e s s. He a l s o c o ntend ed t hat Mr. Stett i s
the o ne who f ai l e d t o pay hi s fai r s hare o f the b u sin e s s operat io n s an d
no t e d that Mr . Ste tt wa s all o we d t o li ve wi th h i m f o r a yea r beca us e h e
was hav i ng fi nanc i al d i f f ic u l t ies . He c la ims t h a t Mr . S te t t g a ve h im 11
hour s t o vaca te th e prope r ty aft er he r e qu e st ed r e p a yment o f $6 ,000 a nd
he vo iced co nce r n f o r th e s a fe ty o f t he c h i ld re n a t th e Bo ys and Gi r ls
Cl ub s i nce th e ir prope r ty li ne i s ad j acent t o the area u nder
cons i d e ra tion .
I Th e Ma yor ask ed Mr . Stet t if he h as a n y quest i o n s f or the
o p p o n e n t s . Mr. Ste t t a r g u e d th a t he d id ha v e a v al i d l e a s e a n d
ques t i o n e d why Ri chard mad e t h e comme n t t ha t he d i d no t . In res po n s e ,
Ri cha r d cl ar if i e d th at Mr . Stett was no t g iv e n permi s s i o n t o sub lea se th e
p ro p e r ty .
Th e r e be i n g no furth er q ues t ions , th e Ma y or asked f o r c los i ng
commen ts .
With r e gar d t o t h e v i d eo , Mr . Ste tt a r g u e d th at t h e car i n t h e
v i d e o d i d n ot "b low up " bu t s i mp l y c a ug ht fi r e aft e r th e i n t a ke manifold
c r a c ke d an d th e r e sidua l fuel b u r n e d o f f . He point e d o u t th at t he car
d i d not bur n t o t h e g r o u nd nor wa s th e pa i n t dama g e d a nd s t ate d tha t th e
fire was extin gu i shed wit h i n a f e w seco nds . He not e d f or t he r e c o rd t h a t
there ar e f o u r f ire ex t in g u i s hers in si d e the b ay , t wo loc a ted outs i de t h e
bu i l d i n g and t hr e e in the st or a g e shed a nd con t e nded t ha t t h e y are
p repa r ed if a n acc ide n t we r e t o occ ur. He re f u ted Ric ha r d 's commen t th at
rac i ng f u el was be i n g s to red o n th e p rope r ty a nd s ta ted t h a t hi s f a c i lit y
ha s bee n i n s p e c t e d b y th e Fi r e Ma r sha l . He a lso argued t hat the
dy na momete r is a common p i ece of equ ipment t hat h as been p roper ly
ins t a l l e d and i s on ly us e d on occas ion and assu r ed th e Counc i l tha t he
op e r a t e s it wi th in t h e p r e s c r ib ed s a fe ty s t a nd a r d s . Furt h ermore , he
po i n t e d ou t th at th e p l a y i n g fi el d s f o r t h e Boys and Gi r ls Cl u b a r e
loc a t e d on a d i f f er e nt s t r e e t and a rgued tha t ther e i s n o t a large
p re s e n c e o f chi ldre n in t h e v i ci n it y o f h is propert y . He a lso po i n t e d
ou t that t h e r e s i denti al neigh b o r h o od s on Scho f ie l d La ne ar e s u r ro u n ded
I by ma nuf a ct ur in g a nd o i l f i e ld u s e s th at ha ve b e e n i n ope ra t io n f or ma ny
years an d maint ai ned hi s pos i t io n th at th e Ne e l y s a re o p pos in g th e
s ub jec t pe t i t io n a s a matt er o f r eta l i ati on.
Chr istoph e r Al b a n , 8 17 Wa tson Avenue , add ress e d t h e Co unc i l o n
beh a l f of t h e appe l lan t . He ann o un c e d t h at he ha s e xt en s i v e kno wl e d g e of
sa f e t y r e g u l a ti o n s as a result o f his work with the o i l a n d g a s industr y,
un d e r g r o u nd min ing a nd diesel tr u c k r e p air a n d stat e d t ha t h e be l i e v e s
th at Mr. S t et t ope ra te s a saf e and r e s p on s ible bu si n e s s . He re po r t e d
that Mr . St ett uses a mini mum o f fou r s traps when us i ng the dyna mome te r
and stated tha t he h a s n eve r observed f ue l be ing s to red o n th e pr ope rt y.
He a lso po inted ou t t ha t Cumm i ns Roc ky Mount ain , LLC owns a nd opera tes a
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dynamometer at their l o c ati o n ins ide the c i ty limits and he urg e d t h e
Counc i l to overturn t h e decision o f the Administra t iv e Re vi ew Board .
Th er e be i ng no furth er d iscussion , a motion was made by Councilor
Fi s ch e r, seconded by Counc i lor Sande l t o o vert urn t he dec is ion of the
Admi n is tra t i ve Re v iew Bo ar d and t o g ra n t a va r ia nce t o Sec t io n 2 .4 .59 o f
th e Uni f ied De v el o pment Code to a l low th e opera t ion o f a ve h i c l e repa i r
bus i ness wi th i n 200 f e et of a res ide n t ia l dis t r ic t a t 171 7 Sc ho f ie ld La n e
i n t h e GC District , and upon voice vo t e th e moti on carr ied u n a nimou sl y .
I n response to in qu i r y from Counc i lor Fischer , Community
De v el o pme n t Di r e c t o r Mar y Holton exp lained t h a t a vo t e t o overturn the
dec is ion o f the Administrati v e Rev iew Board automa t i c a l ly g rants the
va r iance .
ne e de d .
I n other words, a sepa ra te moti on g r a n t i ng the va r iance is no t
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COU NCIL BUSINESS
Concre te Pa d / Mu n ic ipa l Operat ions Ce n t e r Expansion Pro jec t
Councilor Fi s c h e r announced tha t it has been br ou g h t to her
a ttentio n t hat t he new ly -po ured concrete pad a t t he Munic ipal Operat io ns
Cen te r is c racked and as ked tha t s ta ff t a ke some p hot o g r a p h s or arrange
f or her to t o ur th e constr uct io n s i te.
CI TY MANAG ER BUSINESS
Status Repo r t on San J u a n Capac ity Acg u is i t ion
City Mana g e r Ro b Mayes d irec ted the Council 's a ttention t o page 9.0
o f t h e agend a material s con taining a written memorandum from Elec t r ic
Ut i l i ty Di rec t o r Mike Sims concer ning t h e stat us of t h e ongoing
n e g oti at i on s concerning Sa n Juan Ge nera t ing St a t i o n and th e rev ised S tate
I mp l e me n t a t i o n Pl a n .
Cou nc i l o r Fischer ann oun c e d th at s he believe s that th e re t i r ing o f
t wo units a t San Juan Gen e r a ti n g S ta t ion i s a hor r i ble mi st ak e .
In respon s e t o inq u iry f r om Co unci lor Sa n d e l , Mr . S i ms exp la ined
tha t the ongo ing n e g o t i a ti o n s are between t he c u r r e n t o wners of San J uan
Generati ng S ta t ion and those who are departing fr om t h e fac ility (most ly
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t h o s e based i n Ca l i fo rnia) as t h e resul t of the c losure of the two un its .
He no t e d th a t t he fi n a n ci al terms a nd co nd i t ions o f t h ei r departure i s
wha t i s be ing n e g oti at e d s ince the depart i ng owne rs a re taki ng the
p o siti on t ha t t he y sho u ld be ab le t o wal k away wh i le th e r emai nin g owners
a re t a kin g t he p o siti on tha t t hey sho u ld pay for t hei r f air sha re of
t hei r c urren t and fut ur e l i a b ilit i e s. Furt hermor e, h e n ot e d t hat the re
is an opportuni ty f or the remain i ng owners to acq u i re some addi tio na l
capac i ty as a r e s u l t of their depa r ture . He repo r ted t h a t since th e
par t ies are u nable t o ag ree on t h e t e r ms, the matt er has bee n ass igned to
med ia tio n which could t a ke an unde te rmined amo u n t of t i me. He s ta ted
th at t he goa l of med iati o n is t o negotiate a s e t t l e me n t agreemen t t h a t is
accep tab le to bot h parti e s . Howe v e r, h e ass u r e d the Coun cil tha t if t h e
parame te rs of t h e s e t t l e me n t ag ree men t do n ot fall within t h e g uide l ines
t h at we re provided to st aff b y th e Co unc i l , staff wi l l be seek i ng furth e r
direc tion .
Counc ilo r Sandel asked that t h i s i tem b e discussed i n a c losed
meet ing because he i s seeking spec i f ic informa t i o n and n o t genera l it ies .
Foll o wi ng br ie f cons ideration , s ta ff was direc te d to schedule a c losed
it em f o r th e Fe bru a r y 11, 2014 regu lar City Counc i l meeting agenda .
CI TY ATTORNEY BUSIN ESS
Deput y Ci ty At to r ney Jen n i fe r Brea ke l l p rese n ted a nd r e a d by titl e
Reso lu tion No. 20 1 4- 1496 co nce r n i ng t he d ist r ibu t io n of se verance t a x
bond proceeds to governmental en ti ties tha t proh i b i t or r e str i ct o i l and
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gas drilling ac t iv i t ies . The titl e o f the reso l u t ion bei ng:
A RESOLUTI ON ENDOR SING PROPOS ED BILLS I N THE NEW MEXICO LEG ISLATURE
THAT WOULD PROH IBIT PROJ ECTS FUNDE D BY SEVERANC E TAX BON D PROC EEDS
FROM BEING LOCATED WITHIN LOCAL GOVERNMENT ENTITIE S THAT PROH IB I T
OR SEVERELY RESTRI CT OI L AND GAS DR ILL I NG ACTIVITIE S WITHIN THEI R
JU RI SDI CTI ONS .
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Notin g t h a t Coun ci l or Sa nde l ha s prep ar e d s ev e r a l a me nd me n ts t o th e
p r o posed r e s oluti o n t hat h e has not had a chan c e t o r e v i e w, Ma y or Robe r ts
a n no u nced th a t he i s s up po r tive o f t he co ncep t o f the d raf t reso lution
b ut doe s n o t be li e ve th a t i t fo c u s es o n the pr i mar y co n c ern s. He s t a t ed
that if h e we r e as ked t o vo te on t h e mo t i on at tonig h t 's me e tin g , h e
wou ld vote aga i ns t it beca use he ha s not ha d a n oppo rtuni ty t o re v i e w t h e
p r o pos e d a men d ments .
Fo ll o wing br ie f disc us s io n and cons i derat ion , a mot i on wa s made by
Co u nc i l o r Sa nd e l , s ec o nd e d by Co u n cil or Dar nell t o t a b l e a cti on o n
Re so lut io n No. 20 14 - 1 496 t o t h e Febr ua ry 4 , 20 14 Ci ty Co u nc il Wo r k
I Session , and u p o n vo ice vo te th e mo t i on c a rr ie d una n i mou s ly .
Ther e be ing no fu rt h er b us i ness t o come befo re th e Co u ncil , t h e
me et i ng was ad jo u rn e d at 10 : 1 5 p . m.
The City Cle r k ce r t if i ed t h a t n oti c e o f th e fo rego i n g me et in g was
g iv en by post i ng p u rsuan t to Re so lu t io n No . 96 -844 , et seq .
Approved t hi s 1 1 t h day o f Febr u a ry , 20 14.
Ent e r e d i n t h e pe r ma nen t r e c ord boo k this 1 2 t h d a y o f Fe brua r y ,
2 01 4 .
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