Village of Los Lunas Council Agendas\Minutes
Regular MeetingLos Lunas, NM · November 5, 2015
Minutes
MINUTES
VILLAGE OF LOS LUNAS
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2015
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Los Lunas, County of Valencia, and State of New Mexico met Thursday, November 5,
2015 in regular session at 6:00 PM at the Council Chambers. Roll call was taken and the following were present: Mayor
Charles Griego, Councilwoman Paulette Sanchez-Montoya, and Councilman Gino Romero. Councilman Gerard Saiz and
Councilwoman Amanda Perea were absent.
Mayor: Charles Griego
Mayor Pro Tem: Gerard Saiz (absent)
Council: Amanda Perea (absent)
Paulette Sanchez-Montoya
Gino Romero
Also present were: Gregory D. Martin, Cynthia Shetter, Rebecca Mandell, Jay Ashbach, Jim Rickey and Deborah Fox.
In accordance with Ordinance 114A, the following agenda was prepared and circulated as required:
CALL MEETING TO ORDER.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA.
PUBLIC INPUT FORUM.
1. 2014/2015 COOP IMPROVEMENTS.
2. CONTRACTS – REQUEST PERMISSION TO ENTER IN TO CONTRACT FOR SECURITY ATTENDANT & LEAGUE
OFFICIALS.
3. EXECUTIVE SESSION:
A) Hire Full-time Public Works Technician / Waste Water Treatment Plant – Public
Works Department.
B) Hire Full-Time Library Technician – Library Department.
4. TRAVEL: IN-STATE / OUT-OF-STATE.
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
A) Minutes of October 22, 2015
6. ADJOURNMENT.
CALL MEETING TO ORDER.
At 6:00 PM, Mayor Charles Griego brought the meeting to order and welcomed the audience.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
Mayor Griego asked Jim Rickey to lead the Mayor, Council and audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA.
Mayor Griego asked Council if there were any changes to the agenda - Mayor Griego asked for a motion from Council.
APPROVAL: Motion to approve agenda
MOVED: Councilman Romero
SECONDED: Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya
CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 2 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya – yes) FOR
AND 0 AGAINST.
PUBLIC INPUT FORUM.
None.
1. 2014/2015 COOP IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr. Michael Jaramillo presented item one. The Village of Los Lunas received ten bids for the 2014/2015 Coop Improvements
Projects. Project will improve pedestrian and roadway facilities on Garden Avenue, Wanda Court, Reeves Place, and Los
Cerritos between Highline Street and Montara Drive. We had budgeted a little over $415,000.00 – bid amounts came in below
engineers estimate ($289K) which included the additional roads. Council had no questions for Mr. Jaramillo. Mayor Griego
asked if they could modify this project. Mr. Jaramillo replied yes – there are more streets that are on the “red list.” Councilman
Romero asked what the phase III looks like. Mr. Jaramillo was not sure of the cost but he thought was $400K. Phase III is
funded for 2015/2016. Mayor Griego said that there’s about $111K left over – he would like to see recommendations to come
back at the next meeting. Mayor Griego asked for a motion from Council.
APPROVAL: Motion to approve Franklin Earth Moving for $289,000.00
MOVED: Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya
SECONDED: Councilman Romero
CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 2 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya – yes) FOR
AND 0 AGAINST.
2. CONTRACTS – REQUEST PERMISSION TO ENTER IN TO CONTRACT FOR SECURITY ATTENDANT & LEAGUE OFFICIALS.
Mr. Michael Jaramillo presented item two. Mr. Jaramillo is requesting permission to enter in to contract for a security
attendant and league officials.
APPROVAL: Motion to enter in to contact with JutinYalch
MOVED: Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya
SECONDED: Councilman Romero
CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 2 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya – yes) FOR
AND 0 AGAINST.
APPROVAL: Motion to enter in to contact with Dakota Wood
MOVED: Councilman Romero
SECONDED: Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya
CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 2 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya – yes) FOR
AND 0 AGAINST.
APPROVAL: Motion to enter in to contact with Robert Rael
MOVED: Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya
SECONDED: Councilman Romero
CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 2 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya – yes) FOR
AND 0 AGAINST.
3. EXECUTIVE SESSION.
Mayor Griego announced that the Council would be going into executive session pursuant to NMSA 1978 Section 10-15-1, that
the following matters would be discussed in closed session: discuss the hiring of a full-time Public Works Technician and a
full-time Library Technician.
APPROVAL: Motion to go into executive session pursuant to NMSA 1978 Section 10-15-1 (H) (2).
MOVED: Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya
SECONDED: Councilman Romero
CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 2(Councilman Romero – yes; Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya) FOR AND 0
AGAINST. Adjourned at 6:12pm.
At 6:43p.m., Mayor Griego asked for a motion to reconvene to go back into open session after discussing the hiring of a full-
time Public Works Technician and a full-time Library Technician.
APPROVAL: Motion to reconvene in open session pursuant to NMSA 1978 Section 10-15-1 (H) (2).
MOVED: Councilman Romero
SECONDED: Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya
CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 2 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya – yes) FOR
AND 0 AGAINST.
Regarding the position of hiring a full-time Public Works Technician, Mayor Griego put up the name of Mr. James Flores.
APPROVAL: Motion to approve
MOVED: Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya
SECONDED: Councilman Romero
CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 2 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya – yes) FOR
AND 0 AGAINST.
Regarding the position of hiring a full-time Library Technician, Mayor Griego put up the name of Ms. Rebecca Mandell.
APPROVAL: Motion to approve
MOVED: Councilman Romero
SECONDED: Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya
CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 2 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya – yes) FOR
AND 0 AGAINST.
4. TRAVEL: IN-STATE / OUT-OF-STATE.
Mayor Griego asked if there were any questions regarding the travel – there were no questions.
APPROVAL: Motion to approve all travel
MOVED: Councilman Romero
SECONDED: Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya
CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 2 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya – yes) FOR
AND 0 AGAINST.
5. MINUTES.
Mayor Griego asked if there were corrections or additions to the council minutes of October 22, 2015 – there were none.
MOTION: Motion to approve minutes
MOVED: Councilman Romero
SECONDED: Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya
CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 2 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya - yes) FOR
AND 0 AGAINST. (Councilwoman Perea abstained from vote)
6. ADJOURNMENT.
Council meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m.
______________________________________________ ________________________________
GREGORY D. MARTIN, VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR CHARLES GRIEGO, MAYOR
Agenda
VILLAGE OF LOS LUNAS
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2015 – 6:00 PM
COUNCIL CHAMBERS - 660 MAIN STREET
LOS LUNAS, NM 87031
PLEASE TURN OFF ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES DURING MEETING – THANK YOU
CALL MEETING TO ORDER.
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA.
PUBLIC INPUT FORUM.
The Village of Los Lunas Council is pleased to have residents of the community take time to attend Village Council Meetings.
Attendance and participation is encouraged. Individuals wishing to be heard during Public Hearing proceedings are
encouraged to be prepared and will be limited to three (3) minutes in order to allow everyone the opportunity to be heard.
PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONSTRUCTIVE AND DEVOID OF CHARACTER ASSASSINATION. Questions raised
on non-agenda items may be answered at a later date by letter in order to facilitate proper research. Written comments are
welcome and should be given to the Village Administrator prior to the start of the meeting. Written materials will not be
accepted during regular agenda items in the interest of time.
MICHAEL JARAMILLO & 1. 20142015 COOP IMPROVEMENTS.
JAY ASHBACHER TAB 1.
ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL:
Approve or disapprove.
BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE:
The Village of Los Lunas received ten (10) bids for construction on October 26, 2015 for the 2014-
2015 COOP Improvements Project. This project will improve pedestrian and roadway facilities on
Garden Avenue, Wanda Court, Reeves Place, and Los Cerritos between Highline Street and Montara
Drive. The project area plan was approved by the Village Governing Body on October 9, 2014.
CONTRACTORS: BASE BIDS RECEIVED:
Franklins Earthmoving $289,000.00
Albuquerque Asphalt $298,049.73
TLC Plumbing & Utility $319,669.19
Star Paving Company $322,243.93
Desert Fox $328,803.20
Universal Constructors $368,564.17
Custom Grading $350,247.40
AUI $413,156.20
Century Club Construction $460,790.00
H.O. Construction $515,297.25
(All bids received do not include New Mexico Gross Receipt Tax)
MICHAEL JARAMILLO 2. CONTRACTS – REQUEST PERMISSION TO ENTER IN TO CONTRACT FOR SECURITY ATTENDANT
& LEAGUE OFFICIALS.
TAB 2.
ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL:
Approve or disapprove.
BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE:
The Community Services Department is requesting permission to enter into contract with an
individual as a security attendant at the Transportation Center for after-hours security services and
league officials for the Men’s Flag Football League.
3. EXECUTIVE SESSION – pursuant to NMSA 1978 Section 10-15-1(H),
the following matters will be discussed in closed session:
TAB 3.
a) Hire Full-Time Public Works Technician / Waste Water Treatment Plant – Public Works
Department.
b) Hire Full-Time Library Technician – Library Department.
4. TRAVEL: IN-STATE / OUT-OF-STATE.
TAB 4.
a) Village employee is requesting permission to travel in-state to attend the NM IDEA
Annual Conference (November 11-13, 2015). Estimated cost: $389.00, which does not
include the cost of fuel.
5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
TAB 5.
a) Minutes of October 22, 2015 Council Meeting.
6. ADJOURNMENT.
ANYONE REQUIRING SPECIAL ACCOMMODATIONS PLEASE NOTIFY THE VILLAGE OF LOS LUNAS FIVE BUSINESS DAYS
PRIOR TO COUNCIL MEETING
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