Metropolitan Redevelopment Commission

METROPOLITAN REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION AUGUST 6, 2025, 9:00 AM MIDTOWN SANTA FE, SANTA FE EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CENTER 1600 ST. MICHAEL’S DRIVE, SANTA FE, NM 1. CALL TO ORDER A meeting of the Metropolitan Redevelopment Commission was called to order by Commissioner Silva, Chair, at 9:05 AM, on August 6, 2025, at the Santa Fe Emergency Management Center, Midtown Santa Fe, 1600 St. Michael’s Drive, Santa Fe, NM. 2. ROLL CALL MEMBERS PRESENT Commissioner Richard Czoski Commissioner Jenny Parks, Vice Chair Commissioner Robert Alexander Gonzalez Commissioner Dion Silva, Chair (one vacancy) OTHERS PRESENT Mark Scott, City Manager Elisa Montoya, Director, Community Development Director Carly Venditti, Asset Development Manager Marcos Martinez, Assistant City Attorney 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA A motion was made and seconded to approve the agenda as presented. The motion passed. Mr. Scott said thank you for letting me join your meeting and your team. Daniel’s departure came as a surprise to us. Mr. Scott said he is not unfamiliar to the role and is very excited to be part of this very important project. He will be stepping out of part of his role as City Manager and is stepping into the role as Director of the MRA. He is working now to get up to speed on the status of all the issues and is excited to get down to the nitty gritty. He looks forward to working with you all. MRC August 6, 2025 Page 1 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A. MINUTES FROM JUNE AND JULY 2025 METROPOLITAN REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION MOTION A motion was made by Commissioner Parks, seconded by Commissioner Czoski, to postpone approval of the minutes to the August meeting. VOTE The motion passed on a roll call vote as follows: Commissioner Czoski, yes; Commissioner Parks, yes; Commissioner Gonzalez, yes; Chair Silva, yes. 5. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA None. 6. PRESENTATIONS A. REVIEW METROPOLITAN REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 2025 WORK PLAN Ms. Venditti gave a PowerPoint presentation on the 2025 work plan, including the approval process, the role of the MRA and this body, Governing Body approval, the role of Jack Kelley - Contractor - ItsQuest Temp Agency, site preparation, legacy buildings, the role of Niyia Mack - new part time employee working with legacy buildings to get them up to code and on other projects, infrastructure, open space, land use and planning, communications, marketing, legal documents and processes and capacity building. There was ongoing discussion throughout the presentation. Inaudible Name (member of the public) spoke about a proposal to purchase the property. 7. ACTION ITEMS: DISCUSSION AGENDA A. STAFF UPDATES: PRIORITY PROJECTS AND PROJECTS ON HOLD Ms. Venditti continued her PowerPoint presentation giving next steps including the addition of employees, ongoing work, current priorities and an update on projects. Ms. Jamie Blosser, Director, Midtown Arts and Design (MADA), said she is waiting on the Disposition and Development Agreement (DDA) and would like to be MRC August 6, 2025 Page 2 able to move forward with it. 8. MATTERS FROM STAFF A. METROPOLITAN REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY LEADERSHIP TRANSITION Ms. Montoya said we are sad and surprised to see Daniel go, but are so excited to see Mark Scott step into the project. Ms. Montoya gave an update on Aspect Studios saying once production is brought on the site, they will bring on interns. The pizza place and the café are on track to open by the end of this year. They aim to submit a plat application in September on their affordable housing project. Ms. Montoya said Mark’s stepping in is intended to be for the long term. She will be working with Mark to leverage our expertise. Mark will serve as the MRA Director. We have a highly qualified Deputy City Manager who is more than capable of stepping in to take on additional duties. Mr. Scott said he plans on spending a lot of time on MRA business. We are going into an election cycle. Going out and trying to recruit someone at a time when there is no telling what the future holds as far as employment changes with a new administration, is virtually impossible. The issues at the MRA are too important for us to let potential investors think we are going to drop the ball. We have to assure investors that we have a long term plan to stay on track. He is committed to this task. Ms. Montoya said we are doing a deep assessment of the entire shop and will do recommendations for additional employees and contractors. 9. MATTERS FROM THE COMMITTEE Mr. Czoski asked if there is a plan for us to review and comment on the memo from Mr. Martinez regarding the powers of the Commission. Chair Silva said he is going to meet with Marcos and Mark on that and then we will move forward. 10. MATTERS FROM THE CHAIR None. 11. NEXT MEETING MRC August 6, 2025 Page 3  September 3, 2025 12. ADJOURN There being no further business before the Commission, the meeting adjourned at 10:03 am. A. Dion Silva __________________________________ A. Dion Silva (Mar 4, 2026 13:39:39 MST) Dion Silva, Chair Elizabeth C Martin __________________________________ Elizabeth Martin, Stenographer MRC August 6, 2025 Page 4 Signature: Elizabeth Martin Elizabeth Martin (Mar 5, 2026 11:06:07 MST) Email: max4martin@yahoo.com