Public Works and Utilities Committee
Regular MeetingSanta Fe, NM · April 20, 2026
Agenda
Agenda Regular Meeting of the Public
Works and Utilities Committee
April 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Council Chambers, City Hall
200 Lincoln Avenue
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1. Call to Order
2. Roll Call
3. Approval of Agenda
4. Approval of Consent Agenda
5. Public Comment
6. Presentations
a. Public Utilities Department, Employee of the Month for March 2026:
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Bernardino Alvarado, Water Division (Jonathan Montoya, Interim Water
Division Director; jmmontoya@santafenm.gov)
b. Public Works Department Employee of the Month for March 2026: Caryn L.
Grosse, PMP, Project Manager III, Facilities Management Division (Sam
Burnett, Interim Public Works Department Director; jsburnett@santafenm.gov)
c. City of Santa Fe Water 2025 Annual Plan, 2025 Newsletter, and 2026 Water
Management Memo. (Jesse Roach, Interim Public Utilities Department
Director; jdroach@santafenm.gov)
d. City of Santa Fe Complete Streets Division Update. (Sam Burnett, Interim
Public Works Department Director; jsburnett@santafenm.gov)
7. Action Items: Consent Agenda
a. Request for Approval of the March 30, 2026, Public Works and Utilities
Committee Minutes. (Elsa Ornelas-Segura, Administrative Manager;
egornelassegura@santafenm.gov)
Committee Review:
Public Works and Utilities Committee: 04/20/2026
b. Request for Approval to Exercise Contract Renewal Option for Item #23-0689
with Vector Airport Systems for the Collection of Aircraft Landing and Parking
Fees in the Total Amount of $1,341,000 through June 30, 2027. (Paulette
Ortiz, Grants Administrator; pkortiz@santafenm.gov)
Committee Review:
Public Works and Utilities Committee: 04/20/2026
Finance Committee: 04/27/2026
Governing Body: 04/29/2026
c. Request for Approval of Capital Outlay Grant Agreement with New Mexico
Department of Finance and Administration for the Replacement of Natural Turf
with Artificial Turf at Ragle Park Project 25-J3158 in the Total Amount of
$300,000 with a Reversion Date of June 30, 2029. (Scott Overlie, Public
Works, Project Manager III, saoverlie@santafenm.gov)
1. Request for Approval of a Budget Adjustment Request (BAR) to Allocate
$300,000 from the 2025 Capital Appropriation to FY26 Revenue and WIP
Construction.
Committee Review:
Public Works and Utilities Committee: 04/20/2026
Finance Committee: 04/27/2026
Governing Body: 04/29/2026
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d. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO.2026-___. (County Commissioner
Lisa Cacari Stone, County Commissioner Adam Fulton Johnson, Councilor
Alma Castro, Councilor Patricia Feghali, and Mayor Michael Garcia)
A Joint Resolution Directing Staff to Bring Forward an Amendment to the
Settlement and Annexation Phasing Agreements to Terminate Phase Three of
Annexation, to Waive The City’s Right to Challenge Santa Fe County’s
Designation of a Traditional Historic Community of Agua Fria, and to Convene,
With Santa Fe County, the Extraterritorial Land Use Authority to Make Any
Necessary Extraterritorial Land-Use Ordinance Changes to Effectuate the City
and County’s Decision to Terminate Phase Three of Annexation. (Heather
Lamboy, Land Use Director; hllamboy@santafenm.gov)
Committee Review:
Governing Body (Introduced): 04/07/2026
Public Works and Utilities Committee: 04/20/2026
Quality of Life Committee: 04/22/2026
Finance Committee: 04/27/2026
Governing Body: 04/29/2026
8. Action Items: Discussion Agenda
9. Public Comment on Bills (First Public Comment, No Action)
a. CONSIDERATION OF BILL NO. 2026-10. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO.
2026-____. (Mayor Michael Garcia)
A Bill Approving the Sale of Seven City-Owned Parcels, Located in Las
Estrellas in the Northwest Quadrant, Within the City and County of Santa Fe,
New Mexico, to Santa Fe Housing Trust for a Total of $4,490,000.00. (Terry
Lease, Asset Development Manager; tjlease@santafenm.gov)
Committee Review:
Governing Body (Introduced): 04/07/2026 (PENDING WAIVER OF
GOVERNING BODY PROCEDURAL RULE IV(B))
Public Works and Utilities Committee (Public Comment): 04/20/2026
Quality of Life Committee: 04/22/2026
Finance Committee: 04/27/2026
Governing Body (Public Hearing): 05/13/2026
10. Matters from Staff
11. Matters from the Committee
12. Matters from the Chair
13. Next Meeting: Monday, May 4, 2026
14. Adjourn
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