Council Regular Business Meeting Monday, November 22, 2021 06:00 PM City Council Chambers - 360 Rio Communities Blvd Please silence all electronic devices.

Mayor - Mark Gwinn
Mayor Pro Tem - Joshua Ramsell
Council - Robert Chavez, Margaret "Peggy" Gutjahr, Jim Winters

ATTENTION: In an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 by practicing social distancing and limiting public gatherings, we are requiring MASKs to be worn while in the meeting. We encourage you to participate in the City Council Regular Business Meeting from the comfort and safety of your own home by entering the following link: @ https://www.facebook.com/riocommunities

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Approval of Agenda

Approval of Minutes

1.City Council Workshop & Regular Business Meeting (November 8, 2021)

Presentations

2.Cyndi Sluder - presentation of Bill Brown Beneficiary Bequeath to the City

Jill Sweeney from Sherman & Howard - presentation on Bonding/Economic Development Tools

Public Comment: The Council will take public comments on this meeting’s specific agenda items. These should be in written form via email through 4:45 PM on Monday November 22, 2021 to admin@riocommunities.net. These comments will be distributed to all Councilors for review. If you wish to speak during the public comment session in person: The Council will allow each member of the public three (3) minutes to address the Council. Both the public and Council will follow rules of decorum. Give your name and where you live. The public will direct comments to the City Council. Comment(s) will not be disruptive or derogatory.

Manager Report

3.a) Federal Infrastructure Funds
b) Streetlights & Potholes update

Action Items

4.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Approval of Accounts Payable
5.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – City Logo
6.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision - City Wide Street Light Proposal
7.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Business License Fee for 2022
8.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Mercer Group Proposal

Council Discussion

Executive Session - For the purpose of discussion of the purchase, addition or disposal of real property or water rights by the public body pursuant to NMSA 10-15-1(H)(8), for the purpose of limited personnel matters – Interim Fire Chief pursuant to NMSA 10-15-1(H)(2) and pending litigation pursuant to NMSA 10-15-1(H)(7) – AC Disposal v. City of Rio Communities

* Motion and roll call vote to go into close session

* Motion and roll call vote to go back into the regular business meeting session

* Welcome everyone back and statement by the Mayor Pro-tem: The Governing Body of the City of Rio Communities, New Mexico, hereby states that on November 22, 2021 a Closed Executive Session was held and the matters discussed were the purchase, addition or disposal of real property or water rights by the public body pursuant to NMSA 10-15-1(H), for the purpose of limited personnel matters – Interim Fire Chief pursuant to NMSA 10-15-1(H)(2) and pending litigation pursuant to NMSA 10-15-1(H)(7) – AC Disposal v. City of Rio Communities as posted on the agenda

Action Items - Consideration & Decision – Mayor Pro-tem recommendation regarding the purchase, addition or disposal of real property or water rights by the public body pursuant to NMSA 10-15-1(H)(8), for the purpose of limited personnel matters – Interim Fire Chief pursuant to NMSA 10-15-1(H)(2) and pending litigation pursuant to NMSA 10-15-1(H)(7) – AC Disposal v. City of Rio Communities

Adjourn

We will be streaming live on Facebook Live @ https://www.facebook.com/riocommunities

Council may be attending the business forum held at the Tierra Del Sol Golf Club, Rio Communities NM on November 30, 2021 at 6:00 pm a possible quorum may be in attendance.

NOTE: THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO REVISION UP TO 72 HOURS PRIOR TO THE SCHEDULED MEETING DATE AND TIME (NMSA 10-15-1 F). A COPY OF THE AGENDA MAY BE PICKED UP AT CITY HALL, 360 RIO COMMUNITIES BLVD, RIO COMMUNITIES, NM 87002. IF YOU ARE AN INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY WHO IS IN NEED OF A READER, AMPLIFIER, QUALIFIED SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER OR ANY OTHER FORM OF AUXILIARY AND OR SERVICE TO ATTEND OR PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING, PLEASE CONTACT THE MUNICIPAL CLERK AT 505-861-6803 AT LEAST ONE WEEK PRIOR TO THE MEETING OR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.