Village of Los Lunas Council Agendas\Minutes
Regular MeetingLos Lunas, NM · February 4, 2016
Minutes
MINUTES
VILLAGE OF LOS LUNAS
THURSDAY, FEBRYARY 4, 2016
The Board of Trustees of the Village of Los Lunas, County of Valencia, and State of New Mexico met Thursday, February 4, 2016
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, Councilwoman Amanda Perea, Councilman Gerard Saiz and Councilman
Gino Romero.
Mayor: Charles Griego
Mayor Pro Tem: Gerard Saiz
Council: Amanda Perea
Paulette Sanchez-Montoya
Gino Romero
Also present were: Gregory D. Martin, Debra Sanchez, Sandy Schauer, Robert Anderson, Jim Rickey, Cynthia Shetter,
Michael Ogas, Joe Gonzales, Deborah Fox and Kathy Chavez.
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. CONTRACTS: REQUEST PERMISSION TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT FOR RECREATION DIVISION.
2. EXECUTIVE SESSION: a) Property acquisition – Old Monte Vista Mobile Home Park.
b) Discuss status of the case of State ex. Rel. Village of Los Lunas v. County of
Valencia, et. al.
c) Pursuant to Section 10-15-1 (H)(5) of the New Mexico Open Meetings Act,
staff is scheduling a collective bargaining strategy session.
3. TRAVEL: IN-STATE / OUT-OF-STATE.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
A) Minutes of January 21, 2016
5. 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 Jason Duran to lead the Mayor, Council and audience in the Pledge of Allegiance.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA.
Mayor Griego asked if there were any corrections/additions to the council agenda - Mayor Griego asked for a motion from
Council.
APPROVAL: Motion to approve agenda
MOVED: Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya
SECONDED: Councilwoman Perea
CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 4 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilwoman Perea – yes; Councilman Saiz –
yes; Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST.
PUBLIC INPUT FORUM.
None.
1. CONTRACTS: REQUEST PERMISSION TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT FOR RECREATION DIVISION.
Mr. Jason Duran presented item one. Mr. Duran requested the approval of Ms. Eriene Pierce who currently works with the
aerobics programs at Daniel Fernandez Recreation Center. Mayor Griego asked for a motion from Council.
APPROVAL: Motion to approve Ms. Pierce
MOVED: Councilman Saiz
SECONDED: Councilman Romero
CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 4 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilwoman Perea – yes; Councilman Saiz –
yes; Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST.
2. 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 property acquisition – old Monte Vista
Mobile Home Park; Discuss status of the case of State ex. Rel. Village of Los Lunas v. County of Valencia, et. al.; and
Pursuant to Section 10-15-1 (H)(5) of the New Mexico Open Meetings Act, staff is scheduling a collective bargaining
strategy session.
APPROVAL: Motion to go into executive session pursuant to NMSA 1978 Section 10-15-1 (H) (2).
MOVED: Councilwoman Perea
SECONDED: Councilman Romero
CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 4 (Councilwoman Perea – yes; Councilman Romero – yes; Councilman Saiz –
yes; Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. Adjourned at 6:08 p.m.
At 8:43 p.m., Mayor Griego asked for a motion to reconvene to go back into open session after discussing: discuss property
acquisition – old Monte Vista Mobile Home Park; Discuss status of the case of State ex. Rel. Village of Los Lunas v. County of
Valencia, et. al.; and Pursuant to Section 10-15-1 (H)(5) of the New Mexico Open Meetings Act, staff is scheduling a collective
bargaining strategy session.
APPROVAL: Motion to reconvene in open session pursuant to NMSA 1978 Section 10-15-1 (H) (2).
MOVED: Councilman Saiz
SECONDED: Councilman Romero
CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 4 (Councilwoman Perea – yes; Councilman Romero – yes; Councilman Saiz –
yes; Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST.
Per Mayor Griego, they were updated and had discussions with the School of Dreams and asked staff to obtain additional
information. Regarding the case of State ex. Rel. Village of Los Lunas v. County of Valencia, we have had discussions regarding
settlement with the City of Belen and the County of Valencia last week – we reached no decisions but will be meeting again on
February 10th and hopefully we can reach a resolution. Regarding the collective bargaining strategy, the Police Chief gave us
an update on the negotiations.
3. TRAVEL: IN-STATE / OUT-OF-STATE.
Mayor Griego asked if there were any questions regarding the travel – Item B has been removed at the request of the Director.
APPROVAL: Motion to approve travel with the exception of Item B
MOVED: Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya
SECONDED: Councilman Saiz
CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 4 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilwoman Perea – yes; Councilman Saiz –
yes; Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST.
4. MINUTES.
Mayor Griego asked if there were corrections or additions to the council minutes of January 21, 2016 – there were none.
MOTION: Motion to approve minutes
MOVED: Councilman Saiz
SECONDED: Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya
CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 4 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilwoman Perea – yes; Councilman Saiz –
yes; Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya - yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST.
5. ADJOURNMENT.
Council meeting adjourned at 7:33 p.m.
______________________________________________ ________________________________
GREGORY D. MARTIN, VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR CHARLES GRIEGO, MAYOR
Agenda
VILLAGE OF LOS LUNAS
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2016 – 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.
JASON DURAN 1. CONTRACTS: REQUEST PERMISSION TO ENTER INTO CONTRACT FOR RECREATION DIVISION.
TAB 1.
ACTION REQUESTED OF COUNCIL:
Approve or disapprove.
BACKGROUND AND RATIONALE:
Program instruction contract is essential in the Recreation Division to continue with currently
scheduled aerobics programs at Daniel Fernandez Recreation Center including Enhanced Fitness II
and Yoga.
2. EXECUTIVE SESSION – pursuant to NMSA 1978 Section 10-15-1(H),
the following matters will be discussed in closed session:
TAB 2.
a) Property acquisition – Old Monte Vista Mobile Home Park.
b) Discuss status of the case of State ex. rel. Village of Los Lunas v. County of Valencia, et. al.
c) Pursuant to Section 10-15-1 (H)(5) of the New Mexico Open Meetings Act, staff is
scheduling a collective bargaining strategy session.
3. TRAVEL: IN-STATE / OUT-OF-STATE.
TAB 3.
a) Village employee is requesting permission to travel out-of-state to Las Vegas, NV to
attend the Data Center World Global Conference (March 13-18, 2016). Estimated cost:
$2,902.00 which will be reimbursed from the NM Office of Economic Development
LEADS program.
b) Village employee is requesting permission to travel out-of-state to Orlando, FL to attend
the American Library Association Annual Conference (June 23-28, 2016). Estimated
cost: $1,735.00, which will be funded with State Grant in Aid.
4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
TAB 4.
a) Minutes of January 21, 2016 Council Meeting.
5. ADJOURNMENT.
Anyone requiring special accommodations please notify the Village of Los Lunas five (5) days prior to council
meeting. Contact the Deputy Clerk at 839-3840.
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