Village of Los Lunas Council Agendas\Minutes

MINUTES VILLAGE OF LOS LUNAS THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2016 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Los Lunas, County of Valencia, and State of New Mexico met Thursday, March 24, 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, Councilman Christopher Ortiz, Councilman Gerard Saiz and Councilman Gino Romero. Mayor: Charles Griego Mayor Pro Tem: Gerard Saiz Council: Christopher Ortiz Paulette Sanchez-Montoya Gino Romero Also present were: Gregory D. Martin, Debra Sanchez, James Taylor, Sandy Schauer, K. Best, H. Best, Rebecca Newport, Jim Rickey, Ralph Mims 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. APPOINT MAYOR PRO TEM. 2. ORDINANCE 276-2016 – AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CHANGE IN ZONING OF A DESIGNATRED AREA WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LOS LUNAS, COUNTY OF VALENCIA, STATE OF NEW MEXICO. 3. LEASE AGREEMENT – EL MOLINO REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT. 4. TRAVEL: IN-STATE / OUT-OF-STATE. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: A) Minutes of March 10, 2016 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 Jayden 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: Councilman Saiz SECONDED: Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 4 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Saiz – yes; Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST.  PUBLIC INPUT FORUM. Mayor Griego asked if there was anyone in the audience who wanted to speak to the Council that did not have any item on the agenda. Ms. Judy Hernandez approached the podium – she received a fencing citation from Code Enforcement. She is seeking a variance for her property. She has had numerous problems with neighbors. Mayor Griego asked her to speak with Ms. Christina Ainsworth – work with staff for assistance. Mr. Ralph Mims wanted to announce the grand opening for the Sports Complex (indoor volleyball). 1. APPOINT MAYOR PRO TEM. Mayor Griego announced and per the rotation schedule the Mayor Pro Tem would be Councilwoman Paulette Sanchez- Montoya. Mayor Griego asked for a motion from Council. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Saiz SECONDED: Councilman Ortiz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 4 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Saiz – yes; Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. 2. ORDINANCE 276-2016 – AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CHANGE IN ZONING OF A DESIGNATED AREA WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LOS LUNAS, COUNTY OF VALENICA, STATE OF NEW MEXICO. Mayor Griego announced that Council would adjourn and go into a public hearing. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Romero SECONDED: Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 4 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Saiz – yes; Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. Mayor Griego announced asked for a motion from Council. APPROVAL: Motion to approve ordinance 276-2016 – based on findings and recommendation recommendations from Planning & Zoning and staff. MOVED: Councilman Romero SECONDED: Councilman Saiz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 4 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Saiz – yes; Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. 3. LEASE AGREEMENT – EL MOLINO REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT. APPROVAL: Motion to remove from tabled status from meeting of March 10, 2016 MOVED: Councilman Saiz SECONDED: Councilman Romero CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 4 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Saiz – yes; Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. Ms. Christina Ainsworth presented item three. Based on cost estimates from our engineers and the architects who are working on the portables, Larry Guggino estimated that the total cost to acquire the property and do the basic improvements that need to be done so that SODA can move in the portables is about $3.8 million dollars. The monthly payments, at a 4% interest from SODA would be a little over $23,000.00 month or $277,000.00 per year. This is the best estimate that we have at this point. Councilman Saiz asked, with that rough estimate and if the bond is issued for that amount, would the excess money from the bond go to the general fund. Ms. Ainsworth replied that the Village could probably use it to repay the loan. Now the cost for the issuance for the bond (fees), are those going to be rolled in to this lease also. Ms. Ainsworth replied that Mr. Larry Guggino could probably answer that best. Mr. Guggino said that SODA has some time constraints. If they do a lease with an option to buy, they have to get the Public Education Department to approve the lease with the option to purchase. With a straight lease agreement, they don’t have to go to PED for approval. The lease agreement is a 20 year agreement. The lease with option to purchase is also a 20 year agreement. What SODA wants to do is buying out of the lease early and paying off our bonds early. The term of the lease will become effective the day SODA takes possession (August 1st). That first term will end on June 30th and all subsequent terms will begin on July 1st (Governmental fiscal year). Mayor Griego questioned the buy in. Mr. Mike Ogas approached the podium – it is their intent to immediately start looking for funding so they can transfer as soon as appropriate to a lease to purchase. The straight lease helps them get in to their time frame for the upcoming school year. They have already started looking at the process to start the permanent funding – they want to transfer to a lease/purchase as soon as possible. Mayor Griego asked if there were any other questions – there were none. APPROVAL: Motion to approve lease agreement MOVED: Councilman Romero SECONDED: Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 4 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Saiz – yes; Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. 4. TRAVEL: IN-STATE / OUT-OF-STATE. Mayor Griego asked if there were any comments on travel – there were none. Mayor asked for a motion from Council. APPROVAL: Motion to approve all travel. MOVED: Councilman Saiz SECONDED: Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 4 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Saiz – 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 March 10, 2016 – comments were already brought to Ms. Sanchez’s attention. MOTION: Motion to approve minutes with corrections MOVED: Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya SECONDED: Councilman Ortiz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 4 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Saiz – yes; Councilwoman Sanchez-Montoya - yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. 6. ADJOURNMENT. Council meeting adjourned at 6:45 p.m. ______________________________________________ ________________________________ GREGORY D. MARTIN, VILLAGE ADMINISTRATOR CHARLES GRIEGO, MAYOR  MINUTES VILLAGE OF LOS LUNAS THURSDAY, MARCH 24, 2016 PUBLIC HEARING (Commenced at 6:11P.M.) 2. ORDINANCE 276-2016 – AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE CHANGE IN ZONING OF A DESIGNATED AREA WITHIN THE MUNICIPALITY OF LOS LUNAS, COUNTY OF VALENICA, STATE OF NEW MEXICO. Ms. Christina Ainsworth presented item two. This application is for a rezoning of property located on Los Cerritos. The purpose is for allowing an entertainment facility to include a party center with a miniature golf course. The property is currently zoned incorrectly for a miniature golf course and therefore the property owner wishes to change the zone from C-1 to S-U. There was a small change to the original plan it was to relocate the dumpster. Staff reviewed the application and the recommendation is to approve – Planning & Zoning recommends approval as well. Pond has been dedicated to the Village of Los Lunas. Lowe’s did ask if the driveway could align with theirs – it was not possible based on the pond and the size of the lot. Mayor Griego asked if there was anyone who wanted to speak for or against the proposed zone change – there was none. Mayor Griego asked to close the public hearing and Council would go back in to open meeting. MOTION: motion to close public hearing and go back in to regular meeting MOVED: Councilman Saiz SECONDED: Councilman Romero ROLLCALL: vote of 4 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Saiz – yes; Councilman Sanchez- Montoya - yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. Public hearing closed at 6:16 P.M.