Council Regular Business Meeting Monday, March 27, 2023 06:00 PM City Council Chambers - 360 Rio Communities Blvd Please silence all electronic devices.

Mayor - Joshua Ramsell
Mayor Pro Tem - Margaret R. Gutjahr
Council - Arthur Apodaca, Lawrence R. Gordon, Jimmie Winters

Call to Order

Pledge of Allegiance

Roll Call

Approval of Agenda

Approval of Consent Agenda Items

• 1.City Council Special Business Meeting Minutes (03/06/2023) 

• 2.Minutes for the City Council Workshop & Regular Business Meeting (03/13/23)

• 3.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Approval of Accounts Payable

Presentations

• 4.Stat Zero - Dr. Barrett/Tommy Sanchez VRECC

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 27, 2023. 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.

The Council will not take action or engage in discussion regarding the comments made or received, but when appropriate the matters raised may be referred to staff or others for further review. Both the public and Council will follow rules of decorum. Derogatory Comments or matters under litigation will not be allowed and any person or persons addressing the Council are liable for their own statements, not the Council. Statements are limited to a maximum of 3 minutes duration. Please give your name and where you live for the record.

Public Hearing: Subd: LAND OF RUSSELL & MELODIE GOOD Tract: A1 26.52 ACRES 44 GOOD DRIVE RIO COMMUNITIES, NM 87002: Legal description UPC 1009026126222000000 Subd: LAND OF RUSSELL & MELODIE GOOD Tract: B 2.00 AC SEC 28 T5N R2E 2005 SPLIT, UPC 1009026113206000000

• 5.Motion and roll call vote to recess Regular Business Meeting session and to go into Public Hearing
  
  Consideration of the application is concerning the subdivision and plating of the two properties as listed above into four 
  
  Motion and roll call vote to go back into Regular Business Meeting session

Action Items

• 6.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Regarding applicant Russell and Melodie Good for the subdivision and plating of their two properties into 4

Public Hearing: For the purpose of Ordinance 2023 - xx GRT Chapter 3 Rev & Finance Article 5 Municipal GRT (.6125)

• 7.Motion and roll call vote to recess Regular Business Meeting session and to go into Public Hearing

  Consideration of Ordinance 2023 - xx GRT Chapter 3 Rev & Finance Article 5 Municipal GRT (.6125)

  Motion and roll call vote to go back into Regular Business Meeting session

Action Items

• 8.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Ordinance 2023 - xx GRT Chapter 3 Rev & Finance Article 5 Municipal GRT (.6125)

Manager Report

• 9.Zoning Task Force

Action Items

• 10.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Sunny505 Contract renewal for Public Communications

• 11.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Goodman Avenue improvements 30% design direction from Council 

• 12.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Second Amendment to the Joint Powers Agreement Between the City of Belen, Village of Los Lunas, Village of Bosque Farms, City of Rio Communities, and Valencia County, New Mexico

• 13.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Wildfire Coordinator Term Limit Contract

• 14.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Resolution 2023 - XX Dangerous property (2292 Highway 304)

• 15.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Resolution 2023 - XX Dangerous property (407 Horner ST)

Council Discussion

Executive Session - For the purpose of the purchase a) addition or disposal of real property or water rights by the public body pursuant to NMSA 10-15-1(H)(8) and b) Rezoning Process subject to the attorney-client privilege pertaining to threatened or pending litigation in which the public body is or may become a participant; pursuant to NMSA 10-15-1(H)(7)  c) Public works Director pre-disciplinary hearing and d) Finance Clerk position pursuant to NMSA 10-15-1(H)(2) - Limited Personnel Matters

* 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 27, 2023 a Closed Executive Session was held and the matters discussed were for the purpose of the purchase a) addition or disposal of real property or water rights by the public body pursuant to NMSA 10-15-1(H)(8) and b) Rezoning Process subject to the attorney-client privilege pertaining to threatened or pending litigation in which the public body is or may become a participant; pursuant to NMSA 10-15-1(H)(7)  c) Public works Director pre-disciplinary hearing and d) Finance Clerk position pursuant to NMSA 10-15-1(H)(2) - Limited Personnel Matters

Action Items

• 16.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision - 
  a) addition or disposal of real property or water rights by the public body
  b) Rezoning Process subject to the attorney-client privilege pertaining to threatened or pending litigation in which the public body is or may become a participant
  c) Public works Director pre-disciplinary hearing
  d) Finance Clerk position

Adjourn

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