Council Regular Business Meeting Monday, March 14, 2022 06:00 PM City Council Chambers - 360 Rio Communities Blvd Please silence all electronic devices.

Mayor - Joshua Ramsell
Mayor Pro Tem - Margaret "Peggy" Gutjahr
Council - Arthur "Art" Apodaca, Lawrence R. Gordon, Jim Winters

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Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Approval of Agenda

Approval of Minutes

1.Minutes for the City Council Workshop & Regular Business Meeting (2/28/2022)

Swearing in of Melanie Good (Planning and Zoning Commissioner)

Public Comment: The Council will take public comments in written format. These should be emailed to admin@riocommunities.net through 4:45 PM on Monday, March 14, 2022. These comments will be distributed to all Councilors for review. If you wish to speak during the public comment session, the Council will allow each member of the public to 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

2.a) Update on NM 47/Rio Communities Blvd streetlights

b) Update on City Cleanup
3.Municipal Court Department

Action Items

4.Presentation: by the SJT Group FY 2021 Financial Audit

Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Acceptance of the FY 2021 Financial Audit
5.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Approval of Accounts Payable
6.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Resolution 2022 - NMDOT Cooperative Agreement/application
7.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Resolution 2022 - NMDOT Municipal Arterial Program
8.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Expenditure of Bill Brown Memorial Funds
9.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Selling of City equipment
10.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Authorization to hire an Emergency Medical Service Coordinator for the City of Rio Communities Fire Department
11.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Salary Wage Range & Job Description of the Emergency Medical Service Coordinator
12.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Appointment/Re-appointment of P&Z member(s)

Council Discussion

Executive Session - For the purpose of contract negotiations for the City Manager pursuant to NMSA 10-15-1(H)(2) - Limited Personnel Matters and for the 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)

* 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: The Governing Body of the City of Rio Communities, New Mexico, hereby states that on March 14, 2022 a Closed Executive Session was held and the matters discussed the contract negotiations for the City Manager and for the discussion of the purchase, addition or disposal of real property or water rights by the public body as posted on the agenda

Action Items - Consideration & Decision – Mayor recommendation regarding the contract negotiations for the City Manager and for the discussion of the purchase, addition or disposal of real property or water rights by the public body

Adjourn

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

Council may be attending the Valencia County public hearing/special meeting on March 16 at starting 5:00 pm, the Economic Development Priorities Meeting held virtual in Rio Communities NM on March 16 starting 6:00 pm, a tour of businesses in the Industrial park located at 7 Industrial Park Ln., Belen, NM on March 17 starting at 1:00 pm and the Public Taskforce meeting held virtual in Rio Communities NM on March 22 starting 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.