Quality of Life Committee

Agenda Regular Meeting of the Quality of Life Committee October 22, 2025 at 5:00 PM Council Chambers, City Hall 200 Lincoln Avenue Procedures for Quality of Life Committee Meeting Join on Zoom: https://santafenm-gov.zoom.us/j/81171805693 By Phone: 1 (719) 359-4580 Webinar ID: 811 7180 5693 1. Call to Order 2. Roll Call 3. Approval of Agenda 4. Approval of Consent Agenda 5. Presentations a. Santa Fe Community College, Aprende Program Evaluation Report. (Sandra Emory, Youth and Families Program Manager; sxemory@santafenm.gov and Catron Allred, Executive Director; catron.allred@sfcc.edu and Krystel Sanchez, Aprende Program Manager; krystel.sanchez@sfcc.edu) 6. Action Items: Consent Agenda a. Request for Approval of the October 1, 2025, Quality of Life Committee Meeting Minutes. (Marcella A. Apodaca, Business Operations Manager; maapodaca1@santafenm.gov) Committee Review: Quality of Life Committee: 10/22/2025 b. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) in the Total Amount of $92,509 from the General Fund Balance to the Municipal Court Budget. (Justine Hines, Paralegal Municipal Court; jahines@santafenm.gov) Committee Review: Quality of Life Committee: 10/22/2025 Finance Committee: 10/27/2025 Governing Body: 0/29/2025 c. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) in the Total Amount of $1,584,933 to Re-Appropriate the Economic Development FY25 One-Time Funding to the FY26 Budget for Small Business Crime Mitigation and Workforce Development. (Loretta Quality of Life Committee October 22, 2025 Page 1 of 6  Olguin, Business Operations Manager; lsolguin@santafenm.gov) Committee Review: Quality of Life Committee: 10/22/2025 Finance Committee: 10/27/2025 Governing Body: 10/29/2025 d. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) in the Total Amount of $168,568 to Re-Appropriate the Unused Balance from FY25 General Fund Appropriation to FY26 to Fund Previously Existing Contracts. (Roberta Catanach, Project Administrator; rlcatanach@santafenm.gov). Committee Review: Quality of Life Committee:10/22/2025 Finance Committee: 10/27/2025 Governing Body:10/29/2025 e. Request for Approval of Amendment No. 3 to Item #23-0375 with Homewise to Increase the Compensation by $190,000 for a New Total Contract Amount of $760,000 and to Extend the Term through June 30, 2026 to Provide Homebuyer/Owner Support Services to Residents of Santa Fe with Low and Moderate Incomes. (Roberta L. Catanach, Project Administrator; rlcatanach@santafenm.gov) Committee Review: Quality of Life Committee: 10/22/2025 Finance Committee: 10/27/2025 Governing Body: 10/29/2025 f. Request for Approval of Amendment No. 3 to Item #22-0376 with the Housing Trust to Increase the Compensation by $110,000 for a New Total Contract Amount of $440,000 and to Extend the Term through June 30, 2026, to Provide Homebuyer/Owner Support Services to Residents of Santa Fe with Low and Moderate Incomes. (Roberta Catanach, Project Administrator; rlcatanach@santafenm.gov) Committee Review: Quality of Life Committee: 10/22/2025 Finance Committee: 10/27/2025 Governing Body: 10/29/2025 g. Request for Approval of Intergovernmental Agreement Between the First Judicial District Attorney's Office and Santa Fe County to Collaboratively Implement, Sustain, and Evaluate Two Programs: The Youth Community Violence Initiative and a Youth Diversion Initiative Known as Uplift Youth to Reduce Youth Involvement in Violence and the Juvenile Justice System through Proactive, Trauma-Informed, and Community-Centered Approaches, for a Term Ending on December 31, 2025. (Sandra Emory, Youth and Family Services Program Manager; sxemory@santafenm.gov) Committee Review: Quality of Life Committee: 10/22/2025 Finance Committee: 10/27/2025 Governing Body: 10/29/2025 Quality of Life Committee October 22, 2025 Page 2 of 6 h. Request for Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Item #24-0596 Intergovernmental Agreement with the New Mexico Children, Youth and Families Department to Decrease the FY26 Budget from $316,342 to $218,822 for Alternative to Detention Services in the City of Santa Fe. (Sandra Emory, Youth and Family Services Program Manager; sxemory@santafenm.gov) 1. Request for Approval of Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) to Decrease Grant Proceeds by $97,520 in FY26. Committee Review: Quality of Life Committee: 10/22/2025 Finance Committee: 10/27/2025 Governing Body: 10/29/2025 i. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) to Re-Appropriate Unused Funding from FY25 in the Amount of $6,656,267 to FY26 for Homelessness Service Contracts. (Kristen Woods, Program Manager Youth & Family Services; krwoods@santafenm.gov) Committee Review: Quality of Life Committee: 10/22/2025 Finance Committee: 10/27/2025 Governing Body: 10/29/2025 j. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) to Re-Appropriate Unused Funding from FY25 in the Amount of $200,000 to FY26 for One-time Midyear Funding for the City’s Afterschool Program. (Brian Stinett, Recreation Division Director; bjstinett@santafenm.gov) Committee Review: Quality of Life Committee: 10/22/2025 Finance Committee: 10/27/2025 Governing Body: 10/29/2025 k. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) to Re-Appropriate Unused Funding in the Amount of $175,000 from FY25 Teen Center Remodel and Replacement to FY26 Ice Arena Repair and Maintenance. (Brian Stinett, Recreation Division Director; bjstinett@santafenm.gov) Committee Review: Quality of Life Committee: 10/22/2025 Finance Committee: 10/27/2025 Governing Body: 10/29/2025 l. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) in the Total Amount of $609,755 for the Community Development Block Grant Budget to Account for the Amount Awarded from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. (Faviola Chavez, Director of Affordable Housing; fachavez@santafenm.gov) Committee Review: Quality of Life Committee: 10/22/2025 Finance Committee: 10/27/2025 Quality of Life Committee October 22, 2025 Page 3 of 6  Governing Body: 10/28/2925 m. CONSIDERATION OF BILL NO. 2025-6. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 2025-____. (Mayor Alan Webber, Councilor Signe Lindell, Councilor Pilar Faulkner, Councilor Michael Garcia) A Bill Relating to the Santa Fe Traffic Operations Program; Amending Section 24-4 to Remove the Requirement for Police Department Oversight; Provide for the Use of Cameras that Detect Vehicle Noise Violations Using an Automated Compliance Enforcement System; and Impose a Fine for System-Detected Vehicle Noise Violations.(Deputy Chief Valdez, Santa Fe Police; bpvaldez@santafenm.gov) Committee Review: Governing Body (Introduced): 09/24/2025 Governing Body (Public Comment): 10/08/2025 Public Works and Utilities Committee: 10/20/2025 Quality of Life Committee: 10/22/2025 Finance Committee: 10/27/2025 Governing Body: 11/12/2025 n. CONSIDERATION OF BILL NO. 2025-21. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 2025-____. (Mayor Alan Webber) A Bill Amending SFCC 1987, Section 28-1.5 (“Living Wage Ordinance”), to Increase the City’s Base Minimum Wage and Update the Formula for Calculating the Minimum Wage Annually. (Rod Gould, Senior Advisor and Public Engagement Coordinator; rsgould@santafenm.gov) Committee Review: Governing Body (Introduced): 09/10/2025 Governing Body (Public Comment): 09/24/2025 Public Works and Utilities Committee: 09/29/2025 VOTED TO POSTPONE TO 10/20/2025, RULE IV(C)(4)(i) Economic Development Advisory Committee: 10/01/2025 Quality of Life Committee 10/01/2025 POSTPONED TO 10/22/2025, RULE IV(C)(4)(ii) Finance Committee:10/06/2025 POSTPONED TO 10/27/2025, RULE IV(C)(4)(ii) Governing Body: 10/29/2025 POSTPONED TO 11/12/2025, RULE IV(C)(4)(ii) Public Works and Utilities Committee: 10/20/2025 Quality of Life Committee: 10/22/2025 Finance Committee: 10/27/2025 Governing Body: 11/12/2025 o. CONSIDERATION OF BILL NO. 2024-17. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 2025-____. (Mayor Alan Webber and Councilor Jamie Cassutt) A Bill Repealing and Replacing SFCC 1987 Chapter 14 (“Land Development Code”); Clarifying and Consolidating Various References to Code Violations Into One Violations Section; Specifying that the Applicant or the Property Owner Have the Burden of Proof for Establishing Legal Non-Conformities; Reducing the Early Neighborhood Notification Requirement for City Capital Improvement Projects to those Exceeding Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars; Renaming “Special Use Permit” to “Conditional Use Permit”; Removing Historic District Review Board’s (“HDRB”) Authority to Recommend Quality of Life Committee October 22, 2025 Page 4 of 6 Personal Property Acquisitions; Requiring Archaeologists to Hold a New Mexico State Burial Excavation Permit for Certain Work; Removing Waivers of Qualifications for Archaeologists by Archaeological Review Committee; Increasing Permitted Building Heights for Residential Districts and Non- Residential Development; Establishing Densities and Height By Right for Certain Residential Zones Exceeding Ten Units Per Acre; Creating a Parks and Open Space Zoning District; Permitting Additional Flexibility for Certain Structures and Situations Regarding Setbacks; Eliminating Residential Suite Hotel/Motel and Ecological Resource Protection Overlay Zoning Districts; Reducing the Length at Which an Archaeological Clearance Permit is Required for Sewer and Utility Main Construction; Removing Alcohol Sale Regulations in the Airport Road Overlay; Identifying a Strategy to Review and Approve Land Uses Not Specifically Listed in the “Summary Table of Allowed Uses”; Clarifying that Duplexes, Triplexes, Townhomes, and Residential Complexes are Permitted Uses; Creating Use Categories and Subcategories and Reorganizing Some Existing Uses Into New Categories within the Table of Allowed Uses; Requiring Trees to be Integrated Into Stormwater Infrastructure in the Airport Road Overlay District; Removing Certain Prohibitions for Vehicle Parking at Residences; Allowing Accessory Dwelling Units to be the Maximum Allowable Height of the Zoning District; Establishing Design and Dimensional Standards for Residential Compound Development; Regulating In-Ground and Above-Ground Pools; Regulating Agricultural Home Occupations; Reassigning the Use, “Laboratory, Research, or Testing” From Industrial to Commercial; Regulating Outdoor Dining; Updating Telecommunication Facilities Code to be Consistent with Federal Standards; Establishing New Subdistrict Regulations in the Historic District Overlays; Specifying Primary Facades for Significant Structures and the Strategy for Identifying Primary Facades On Contributing Structures; Updating Definitions For Façade and Elevation; Prohibiting Enclosure Of Existing Porches and Portals on Primary Facades of Contributing Structures; Requiring Window Depth and Other Characteristics of Windows and Doors be Preserved in Historic Districts; Increasing Affordability Incentives, Including Administrative Review and Density Bonuses; Specifying that Open Space Requirements in the C-2 District are Per Dwelling Unit; Expanding Options to Reduce On-Site Parking and Exempting the Business Capital District from Parking Requirements in Table 7-4; Reducing Required Off-Street Parking Spaces; Requiring Electric Vehicle Charging Stations for All New Developments; Distinguishing Parking Regulations Applicable to Bicycles from those Applicable to Vehicles, and Requiring Long-Term Bicycle Storage and Parking; Eliminating Content-Based Sign Restrictions; Imposing a Variety of New Regulations Protecting the City’s Terrain and Stormwater Management; Imposing New Landscaping Standards for Plants and Trees; Eliminating Allowance for High- and Low-Pressure Sodium Lamps and Mercury Vapor, Adding Led as the Permitted Lamp Type, and Decreasing the Permitted Incandescent Watts from 160 to 150; Sunsetting the Business Capitol District Design Review Committee and Long Range Planning Subcommittee; Defining Numerous Terms; Imbedding Graphical Depictions of Quality of Life Committee October 22, 2025 Page 5 of 6  Processes; and Making Non-Substantive Chapter Organizational Changes. (Maggie Moore, Assistant Land Use Director; mrmoore@santafenm.gov) Committee Review: Governing Body (Introduction): 10/08/2025 Special Governing Body (Public Comment): 10/09/2025 Historic Districts Review Board and Archaeological Review Committee Joint Meeting: 10/14/2025 Planning Commission: 10/16/2025 Public Works and Utilities Committee: 10/20/2025 Quality of Life Committee: 10/22/2025 Finance Committee: 10/27/2025 Governing Body Special Meeting (Public Hearing): 11/19/2025 7. Action Items: Discussion Agenda 8. Public Hearing a. Public Hearing about the City of Santa Fe’s 2024-2025 Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) in advance of City that is Submitted Annually to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), The CAPER is an Annual Report Required by HUD to Assessing the Progress Made in Carrying Out HUD-Funded Community Development Programs. (Faviola Chavez, Director of Affordable Housing; fachavez@santafenm.gov) 9. Executive Session 10. Matters from Staff 11. Matters from the Committee 12. Matters from the Chair 13. Next Meeting: Wednesday November 5, 2025 14. Adjourn Persons with disabilities in need of accommodations, contact the City Clerk's office at 955-6521, five (5) working days prior to meeting date. Quality of Life Committee October 22, 2025 Page 6 of 6