Village of Los Lunas Council Agendas\Minutes

MINUTES VILLAGE OF LOS LUNAS THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2018 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Los Lunas, County of Valencia, and State of New Mexico met Thursday, May 10, 2018 in regular session at 6:00 PM at the Council Chambers. Roll call was taken and the following were present: Mayor Charles Griego, Councilmen Christopher Ortiz, Gino Romero and Gerard Saiz. Mayor: Charles Griego, Mayor Pro Tem: Christopher Ortiz Council: Gerard Saiz Gino Romero Also present were: Gregory D. Martin, Debra Sanchez, Sandy Schauer, Bob Anderson, Jay Ashbacher, Jim Rickey, Deborah Fox, and Lori Kurtz. 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. APPOINTMENT OF PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONER – DISTRICT 3. 2. NM 314 PEDRESTRIAN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. 3. GRANT OPPORTUNITY – OFFICE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION. 4. EXECUTIVE SESSION: a) Ratify appointments by Mayor: Hire six (6) FT Firefighter/EMT’s – Fire Department; Hire one (1) FT Park Tech II – Parks & Recreation Division / Community Services Department; Hire one (1) Seasonal Street Laborer – Street Division / Public Works Department; Hire five (5) Seasonal College Aides – Recreation Division / Community Services Department; Hire twenty-eight (28) Seasonal High School Aides – Recreation Division / Community Services Department. b) Hire Summer Youth Program Supervisor – Community Development Department. c) Hire Summer Youth Beautification – Community Development Department. d) Promotions to Sergeant – Police Department. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: a. Minutes from April 12, 2018 Council Meeting. 6. ADJOURNMENT. • CALL MEETING TO ORDER. At 6:00 PM, Mayor Griego brought the meeting to order and welcomed the audience. • PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. Mayor Griego asked Lori Kurtz to lead the Council and audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. • APPROVAL OF AGENDA. Mayor Griego asked if there were any changes/corrections to the council agenda – there were none. Mayor Griego asked for a motion from council. APPROVAL: Motion to approve agenda MOVED: Councilman Saiz SECONDED: Councilman Ortiz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Saiz – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. • PUBLIC INPUT FORUM. None. 1. APPOINTMENT OF PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONER – DISTRICT 3. Ms. Christina Ainsworth presented item one. Members of the Planning and Zoning Commission are to be appointed by the Mayor and the Village Council for a period of two years. Councilman Saiz appointed Mr. Billy Baca for District 3. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Saiz SECONDED: Councilman Ortiz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilman Saiz – yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. 2. NM 314 AND PEDESTRIAN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT. Mr. Jay Ashbacher presented item two. The Public Works Department went out to bid and received five bids for the NM 314 Bike and Pedestrian Improvement Project. This project is funded through the NMDOT with State Transportation Improvement Project Funds (STIP). Construction of this project will consist of sidewalks, bike lanes, lighting, roadway medians, curbs, storm water retention, landscaping and pedestrian ADA signal light improvements at NM 314 and Morris road. STIP funding is $2,093,938.00 and the Village’s match is $453,597.00 for a project-funding total of $2,547,535.00. Councilman Ortiz asked how long the project would take – Jay responded, seven months. Lowest bid was from Desert Fox, Inc. for $2,407,674.88 with alternatives. Mayor Griego asked for a decision from Council. APPROVAL: Motion to approve Desert Fox, Inc. for $2,407,674.00 plus alternatives MOVED: Councilman Saiz SECONDED: Councilman Ortiz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Saiz – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. 3. GRANT OPPORTUNITY – OFFICE OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION. Ms. Lori Kurtz presented item three. The DWI Program has been offered an opportunity to apply for an OSAP grant for FY 2019. This funding award of approximately $100,000.00 will not require a match from the Village and would provide funding for additional prevention activities in Valencia County. Mayor Griego asked Council if they had any questions. Councilman Romero asked if it was state money. Lori responded that they are federal money that is passed through the state. Mayor Griego asked for a decision from Council. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Ortiz SECONDED: Councilman Romero CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Saiz – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. 4. 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: ratify appointments by the Mayor – hire six Firefighters/EMT’s; hire one FT Park Tech II; Hire one Seasonal Street Laborer; Hire fie Seasonal College Aides; and hire twenty-eight Seasonal high School Aides. Also hire summer youth program supervisor; hire summer Youth Beautification workers; and promotions to Sergeant and Lieutenant. APPROVAL: Motion to go into executive session pursuant to NMSA 1978 Section 10-15-1 (H) (2). MOVED: Councilman Saiz SECONDED: Councilman Ortiz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Saiz – yes; Councilman Romero – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. Adjourned at 6:14PM. At 6:50P.M., Mayor Griego asked for a motion from Council indicating that they discussed ratification of appointments by the Mayor – hire six Firefighters/EMT’s; hire one FT Park Tech II; Hire one Seasonal Street Laborer; Hire fie Seasonal College Aides; and hire twenty-eight Seasonal high School Aides. Also hire summer youth program supervisor; hire summer Youth Beautification workers; and promotions to Sergeant and Lieutenant and are ready to report their decisions. APPROVAL: Motion to reconvene in open session pursuant to NMSA 1978 Section 10-15-1 (H) (2). MOVED: Councilman Ortiz SECONDED: Councilman Romero CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Saiz – yes; Councilman Romero – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. Regarding the FT Park Tech II, Mayor Griego put out the name of Jose Rodriguez. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Romero SECONDED: Councilman Ortiz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Saiz – yes; Councilman Romero – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. Regarding the six FT Firefighter/EMT positions, Mayor Griego put out the names of: Jeriko Garcia, Jerome Martinez, Matt McKay, Jonathan Rosas, Javier Rubio, and David Sanchez. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Oritz SECONDED: Councilman Romero CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Saiz – yes; Councilman Romero – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. Regarding the two seasonal Street Laborers, Mayor Griego put out the names of: Dominic Anzures and Aloyssius Chiwiwi. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Saiz SECONDED: Councilman Oritz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Saiz – yes; Councilman Romero – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. Regarding the five seasonal Summer College Aides, Mayor Griego put out the names of: Larry Loff, Christopher Lafave, Sara Griego, Amber Mendoza and Nikki Wolfram. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Romero SECONDED: Councilman Saiz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Saiz – yes; Councilman Romero – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. Regarding the twenty-eight seasonal High School Aides, Mayor Griego put out the names of: Samuel Moya, Sebastian Venegas, Jacob Gomez, Klarissa McKay, Issac Sanchez, Reyna Rodriguez, Ana Armendariez, Justin Clarke, Maria Miranda, Amber Trujillo, Angtelique Barron, Michaela Kittredge, Analissa Gutierrez, Marisella Fabian, Judiah Barba, Alexis Sanchez, Juanita Vallejos, Lex-Sandra Enriquez, Janessa Vigil, Michael Montoya, Sabrina Aragon, Hannah Gutierrez, Kami Martinez, and Kayla Martinez. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Saiz SECONDED: Councilman Ortiz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Saiz – yes; Councilman Romero – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. Regarding the two youth Program Supervisors, Mayor Griego put out the names of: Erin Dutcher and Robert Valencia. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Romero SECONDED: Councilman Ortiz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Saiz – yes; Councilman Romero – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. Regarding the twenty-six summer youth Beautification workers, Mayor Griego put out the names of: Aidan Archuleta, Tenger Baldonado, Autumn Barela, Joshuah Barela, Adrianna Beach, Justice Byers, Keyana Calderon, Miguel Castruita, Jose Diaz, Issac Elizalde, Jubilee Foreman, Aidan Griego, Matthew Gurule, Jonathan Gurule, Naithan Gurule, Abygail Jaramillo, Katlyn Jaramillo, Treyton Padilla, Arely Perez, Tyler Ramer, Sebastian Saenz, Cody Saenz, Demetrio Sanchez, Juan Vallejos, Jr., and Devlin Whitson. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Saiz SECONDED: Councilman Ortiz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Saiz – yes; Councilman Romero – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. Regarding the promotion in the Police Department, Mayor Griego announced that Sergeant Charles Files is promoted to Lieutenant. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Saiz SECONDED: Councilman Ortiz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Saiz – yes; Councilman Romero – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. Regarding the promotion in the Police Department, Mayor Griego announced that Officer Anthony Baca is promoted to Sergeant. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Romero SECONDED: Councilman Saiz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Saiz – yes; Councilman Romero – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. 5. MINUTES. Mayor Griego asked if there were corrections to the council minutes of April 26, 2018 – there was none. MOTION: Motion to approve minutes MOVED: Councilman Ortiz SECONDED: Councilman Romero CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 2 (Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Romero) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. (Councilman Saiz excused himself from the vote – he was not present at the latter part of the meeting). 6. ADJOURNMENT. Council meeting adjourned at 7:00PM. ______________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Gregory D. Martin, Village Administrator Charles Griego, Mayor |