Village of Los Lunas Council Agendas\Minutes

MINUTES VILLAGE OF LOS LUNAS THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2023 The Board of Trustees of the Village of Los Lunas, County of Valencia, and State of New Mexico met Thursday, September 21, 2023 in regular session at 6:00 PM. Roll call was taken, and the following were present: Mayor Charles Griego, Councilman James Runyon, Councilman Christopher Ortiz and Councilman Gino Romero. Councilman Cruz Munoz was excused. The meeting was conducted in person and recorded through TEAMS. Mayor: Charles Griego Mayor Pro Tem: James Runyon Council: Gino Romero Christopher Ortiz Cruz Munoz, excused Also present were Gregory D. Martin, Debra Sanchez, Luis Brown, Erin Callahan, and Craig Donahoe. In accordance with Ordinance 114A, the following agenda was prepared and circulated as required: 1. PROGRESS UPDATE – THE GROVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT. 2. RIO METRO TRANSIT DISTRICT – FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (MOA), REQUEST FOR FLEET MAINTENANCE SERVICES 2023/2024. 3. ORDINANCE 467 – FENCING. 4. EXECUTIVE SESSION a) Hire FT Utility Billing Clerk/Cashier – Utility Billing Division / Finance Department. b) Promotions – Sergeant, Detective and Lieutenant – Police Department. c) Hire FT Firehouse Assistant – Fire Department. d) Hire FT Recreation Aide – Recreation Division / Parks and Recreation Department. e) Hire FT Park Ranger – Open Space Division / Parks and Recreation Department. f) Hire PT Museum Technician – Museum Division / Library Department. g) Hire FT Code Enforcement Officer – Code Enforcement Division / Community Development Department. h) Hire FT Mechanic – Fleet Maintenance Division / Public Works Department. i) Hire FT Operator in Training – Wastewater Treatment Plant / Public Works Department. j) Hire FT Deputy Village Administrator – Administration Department. 5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES: a) Minutes from September 7, 2023, Council Meeting. 6. ADJOURMENT. • CALL MEETING TO ORDER. At 6:00 PM, Mayor Griego brought the meeting to order and welcomed the audience. Mayor Griego announced that Councilman Runyon was excused. • PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. Mayor Griego asked Britne Lee to lead the Council and WebEx participants in the Pledge of Allegiance. • APPROVAL OF AGENDA. Mayor Griego asked if there were any comments regarding the agenda – there were none, the Mayor asked council for a motion. APPROVAL: Motion to approve agenda. MOVED: Councilman Ortiz SECONDED: Councilman Romero CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Runyon – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. • PUBLIC INPUT FORUM. Mayor Griego asked the audience if there was anyone who wanted to speak to the Council who did not have an item on the council agenda. Mr. David Williams approached the podium - he provided some updates (Meta’s Los Lunas Data Center), currently working on buildings 7, 8, and 9. They have about 1,100 construction workers on site every day. He talked about the data center investment, operations jobs supported, direct funding to Valencia County area schools and nonprofits, and grants awarded since 2019. 1. PROGRESS UPDATE – THE GROVE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT. Mr. Sheldon Jordan presented item one. Mr. Jordan is part of the ABQ Angel – affordable/workforce multifamily affordable housing development. There have been several different challenges, obviously from COVID – there have been some delays but within these delays there come some opportunities. While talking with some of the council, there has been some concerns about if this project is going to serve the needs of the Village. Over the last year we’ve been working with HUD and others to identify an opportunity to bring in an affordable project that reflects the needs of the Village. They are moving forward with the process with HUD – they have a program called the HUD 221D4 Program and it requires only a percentage of the units to be affordable. That would be at 50% AMI and in this particular project, we have seniors as well as families. There are affordability requirements for the overall project. The council was excited about flexibility and affordability. (Informational only) 2. RIO METRO TANSIT DISTRICT – FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT (MOA) REQUEST FOR FLEET MAINTENANCE SERVICES 2023/2024. Mr. Michael Jaramillo presented item two. Mr. Jaramillo mentioned that there were no maintenance plans in their new facility (Rio Metro). The MOA is for fleet maintenance between Rio Metro and the Village of Los Lunas. Our superintendent of operations takes care of the billing. This does not include the heavy-duty mechanic, this is strictly for the maintenance, supplies, fuel, washing of the vehicles. Mayor Griego asked Council if there were any questions – Councilman Ortiz asked “what exactly are the services being provided” – more mechanical, lights, etc. Mr. Jaramillo replied with, “the new vehicles have warranties on them, but once they run out, we do general maintenance on them. We do not work on any major mechanical issues.” Mayor Griego asked if there was a decision from the Council. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOA MOVED: Councilman Runyon SECONDED: Councilman Ortiz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Runyon – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. 3. ORDINANCE 467 – FENCING. Mayor Griego asked to recess as a council and reconvene in a public hearing. APPROVAL: Motion to approve amended agenda. MOVED: Councilman Ortiz SECONDED: Councilman Runyon CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Runyon – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. 6:14PM Ms. Debra Sanchez swore in participants. Mayor Griego asked for a motion from Council. APPROVAL: Motion to approve ordinance 467. MOVED: Councilman Ortiz SECONDED: Councilman Romero CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Romero – yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Runyon – 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(H), the following matters may be discussed in a closed session: hiring of a Ft Utility Billing Clerk/Cashier, promotions of Sergeant, Detective and Lieutenant; hiring of a PT Firehouse Assistant; hiring of a PT Recreation Aide; hiring of Ft Park Ranger; hiring of a PT Museum Technician; hiring of a FT Code Enforcement Officer; hiring of a FT mechanic; hiring of a FT Operator in Training; and hiring of a FT Deputy Village Administrator. APPROVAL: Motion to adjourn into executive session MOVED: Councilman Runyon SECONDED: Councilman Oritz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Romero- yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Runyon - yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. 6:18PM At 7:30PM, Mayor Griego asked for a motion reconvene from Council indicating the hiring of a Ft Utility Billing Clerk/Cashier, promotions of Sergeant, Detective and Lieutenant; hiring of a PT Firehouse Assistant; hiring of a PT Recreation Aide; hiring of Ft Park Ranger; hiring of a PT Museum Technician; hiring of a FT Code Enforcement Officer; hiring of a FT mechanic; hiring of a FT Operator in Training; and hiring of a FT Deputy Village Administrator. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Runyon SECONDED: Councilman Romero CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Romero- yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Runyon - yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. Regarding FT Utility Billing Clerk – Mayor Griego recommended Kristianna Orrienta. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Runyon SECONDED: Councilman Ortiz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Romero- yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Runyon - yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. Regarding Promotion to Sergeant – Mayor Griego recommended Anthony Romero. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Munoz SECONDED: Councilman Ortiz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Romero- yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Runyon - yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. Regarding Promotion to Detective – Mayor Griego recommended Santiago Beyal. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Munoz SECONDED: Councilman Ortiz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Romero- yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Runyon - yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. Regarding Promotion to Lieutenant – Mayor Griego recommended Rene Ruiz. 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 Runyon - yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. Regarding PT Fire House Assistant – Mayor Griego recommended Armon Hawkes. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Munoz SECONDED: Councilman Ortiz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Romero- yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Runyon - yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. Regarding PT Recreation Aide – Mayor Griego recommended Andres Ramirez. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Ortiz SECONDED: Councilman Runyon CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Romero- yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Runyon - yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. Regarding PT Recreation Aide – Mayor Griego recommended Preslee Eylicio. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Ortiz SECONDED: Councilman Runyon CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Romero- yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Runyon - yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. Regarding FT Park Ranger – Mayor Griego recommended Gabriel Torres. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Runyon SECONDED: Councilman Ortiz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Romero- yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Runyon - yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. Regarding PT Museum Technician – Mayor Griego recommended Trinity Carrillo. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Ortiz SECONDED: Councilman Runyon CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Romero- yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Runyon - yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. Regarding FT Code Enforcement Officer – Mayor Griego recommended Jennifer Cavalier. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Ortiz SECONDED: Councilman Runyon CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Romero- yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Runyon - yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. Regarding FT Mechanic – Mayor Griego recommended Gabriel Delgado. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Runyon SECONDED: Councilman Ortiz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Romero- yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Runyon - yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. Regarding FT Operator In-Training – Mayor Griego recommended Steven Diaz. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Runyon SECONDED: Councilman Ortiz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Romero- yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Runyon - yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. Regarding FT Deputy Village Administrator – Mayor Griego recommended Erin Callahan. APPROVAL: Motion to approve MOVED: Councilman Runyon SECONDED: Councilman Ortiz CARRIED: Motion passed on a vote of 3 (Councilman Romero- yes; Councilman Ortiz – yes; Councilman Runyon - yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. 5. MINUTES. Mayor Griego asked if there were corrections to the Council minutes of September 7, 2023 Council Meeting – there were none. 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 James Runyon – yes) FOR AND 0 AGAINST. 6. ADJOURNMENT. Council meeting adjourned at 7:37PM. _____________________________________________ _____________________________________________ Gregory D. Martin, Village Administrator Mayor Griego, Mayor