Village of Los Lunas Council Agendas\Minutes

MINUTES VILLAGE OF LOS LUNAS THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2020 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Los Lunas, County of Valencia, and State of New Mexico met Thursday, January 9, 2020 in regular session at 6:00 PM at the Council Chambers. Roll call was taken and the following were present: Charles Griego, Christopher Ortiz, Cruz Munoz, Phillip Jaramillo, and Gino Romero. Mayor: Charles Griego Mayor Pro Tem: Christopher Ortiz Council: Gino Romero Phillip Jaramillo Cruz Munoz Also present were: Gregory Martin, Debra Sanchez, Sue Small, Steve Hernandez, Sandy Schauer, Jim Rickey, Sheldon Greer, Chris Williams, Stephanie Willaims, Tony Williams, Anita Saiz, Gerard Saiz, Len LaClair, and Benjamin Romero. 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. DESIGNATED USE – 3408 HIGHWAY 47. 2. FINAL PLAT APPROVAL FOR INSPIRACION – PHASE II. 3. INFRASTRUCTURE ACCEPTANCE FOR INSPIRACION – PHASE 2 4. EXECUTIVE SESSION: a) Hire 2 Police Officers – Los Lunas Police Department. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: a) Minutes from December 19, 2019 Council Meeting. b) Minutes from December 17, 2019, Revised Sign Code Workshop. 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 Ralph Mims to lead the Council and audience in the Pledge of Allegiance. • APPROVAL OF AGENDA. Mayor Griego then asked if there were any changes or corrections to the council agenda – there were none. Mayor Griego asked for a motion. APPROVAL: Motion to approve council agenda. MOVED: Councilman Ortiz SECONDED: Councilman Munoz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 4 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Munoz – yes; Councilman Jaramillo – 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 an item on the agenda. Ms. Sue Small resides at 7 Arnold Ct., and she is interested in water. She recently submitted IPRA requests for water withdrawal and usage information and she is waiting for a response. She is researching the amount of water that is withdrawn out of our basin and is being bottled – she feels that this could be best used for the farmers in Valencia County. Mr. Gerard Saiz approached the podium – he is asking to reconsider the use of the bridge over the Rio Grande. He suggested swap meets, car show, growers market, lookout, special events and lot more functions that could be considered to be held on the bridge. Councilman Romero asked if there is a possibility to look at that decision again. Mayor Griego replied that the decision is not up to the Village, it is a DOT decision. Mr. Tony Williams, Mr. Pedro Rael, and Mr. Chris Williams spoke in support of the bridge. Mr. Ralph Mims announced that the Palmetto Bar would open this weekend as well as the Dollar Tree (re-open after fire). 1. DESIGNATED USE – 3408 HIGHWAY 47. Ms. Erin Callahan announced that there was an error in the advertisement of this item and asked that it be postponed until the January 23 council meeting. Mayor Griego asked for a motion from council regarding the final plat. APPROVAL: Motion to postpone until January 23 meeting. MOVED: Councilman Romero SECONDED: Councilman Munoz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 4 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Munoz – yes; Councilman Jaramillo – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. 2. FINAL PLAT APPROVAL FOR INSPIRACION – PHASE II. Mayor Griego asked that Council recess from regular session and reconvene in a public hearing. Mayor Griego asked for a motion from Council. Mayor Griego asked that Item 2 and 3 be heard together. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Jaramillo SECONDED: Councilman Munoz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 4 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Munoz – yes; Councilman Jaramillo – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. 6:18PM (Minutes on last page). Mayor Griego asked for a motion from council regarding the final plat for Inspiracion, Phase II. APPROVAL: Motion to approve final plat. MOVED: Councilman Romero SECONDED: Councilman Munoz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 4 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Munoz – yes; Councilman Jaramillo – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. 3. INFRASTRUCTURE ACCEPTANCE FOR INSPIRACION PHASE II. Mayor Griego asked for a motion from council on the infrastructure acceptance for Inspiracion Phase II. APPROVAL: Motion to approve acceptance of infrastructure for Inspiracion Phase II. MOVED: Councilman Romero SECONDED: Councilman Munoz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 4 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Munoz – yes; Councilman Jaramillo – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. 4. EXECUTIVE SESSION. Mayor Griego announced that the Council would be going into executive session pursuant to NMSA 1the following matters may be discussed in closed session: hire 2 Police Officers. APPROVAL: Motion to go into executive session pursuant to NMSA 1978 Section 10-15-1 (H) (2). MOVED: Councilman Jaramillo SECONDED: Councilman Munoz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 4 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Munoz – yes; Councilman Jaramillo – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. 6:28PM At 6:42PM, Mayor Griego asked for a motion from Council indicating that they discussed a request to hire 2 Police Officers. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Ortiz SECONDED: Councilman Munoz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 4 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Munoz – yes; Councilman Jaramillo – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST For the 2 positions for Police Officer, Mayor Griego recommended Lana Elder. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Jaramillo SECONDED: Councilman Ortiz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 4 (Councilman Romero –yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Munoz – yes; Councilman Jaramillo – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. Mayor Griego recommended Gabriel Ortiz. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Ortiz SECONDED: Councilman Jaramillo CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 4 (Councilman Romero –yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Munoz – yes; Councilman Jaramillo – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. 5. MINUTES. Mayor Griego asked if there were corrections to the council minutes of December 19, 2019 – there was none. MOTION: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Ortiz SECONDED: Councilman Munoz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 4 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Munoz – yes; Councilman Jaramillo – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. Mayor Griego asked if there were corrections to the Revised Sign Code Workshop – there was none. MOTION: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Ortiz SECONDED: Councilman Munoz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 4 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Munoz – yes; Councilman Jaramillo – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. 6. ADJOURNMENT. Council meeting adjourned at 6:45 PM. ______________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Gregory D. Martin, Village Administrator Charles Griego, Mayor  MINUTES VILLAGE OF LOS LUNAS THURSDAY, JANUARY 9, 2020 2. FINAL PLAT APPROVAL FOR INSPIRACION – PHASE II. 3. INFRASTRUCTURE ACCEPTANCE FOR INSPIRACION PHASE II. Ms. Erin Callahan presented items two and three. This area is located within the Fiesta Master Plan community. The legal description is Las Terrazas at Fiesta Subdivision Unit 2 Tract A-1 46.25 acres. This is located in Council District 2 and in the FEMA Zone X (no flooding in this area). Proposed use is single family residential, property owner is Sivage Community Development, LLC and representative is Mr. Steve Hernandez, Managing Consultant, LLC. Notice of public hearing was mailed to all owners of all property next to the property for final plat on December 9, 2019 and was published on December 12, 2019. The Community Development Department has received no letters or calls in opposition of this request and they recommend approval based on the surrounding zoning, existing land uses, and desired future land use. The subsequent item on the agenda is for acceptance of infrastructure within this phase for maintenance. Molzen-Corbin has reviewed and have recommended that we accept the infrastructure for maintenance and we do as well. Mayor Griego asked if there were any findings on the punch list. Erin replied that the punch list was fully addressed. Mayor Griego asked Council if they had any comments – there were none. There were no questions for Sheldon Greer. Mr. Steve Hernandez wanted to acknowledge how wonderful it is to build in the Village. He praised Erin Callahan and her group for their attention to this project. Mayor Griego asked Council if there were any questions from the audience – there were none. Mayor Griego asked Council to close public hearing process and reconvene in regular session to make a decision on items one and two. MOTION: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Romero SECONDED: Councilman Munoz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 4 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Munoz – yes; Councilman Jaramillo – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. 6:26PM