Council Regular Business Meeting Monday, July 25, 2022 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

ATTENTION: 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 Special Business Meeting Minutes (07/08/2022)

CC Special Business Minutes 07.08.22.pdf (0.06 MB)

2.Minutes for the City Council Workshop & Regular Business Meeting (06/27/22 & 7/11/22)

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, July 25, 2022. These comments will be distributed to all Councilors for review. If you wish to speak during the public comment session please signup before the meeting begins.

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.

Manager Report

3.a) Fire Fuels cleanup - updates
b) Compliance - updates

Action Items

4.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Approval of Accounts Payable

Accounts Payable Approval Report 7.25.2022.pdf (0.14 MB)

5.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Resolution 202X - XX BAR #4

Resolution 2022-16 BAR #04.pdf (0.02 MB)
Resolution 2022-16. BAR #04 FY 2021-2022 - Incode.pdf (0.13 MB)

6.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Resolution 2022 - XX Fourth Quarter Financial Report

7.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Resolution 2022 - XX Imposing a Mil Levy Tax for the benefit of Public Safety

Resolution 2022-18 Imposing Mill Levy Tax increase.pdf (0.02 MB)

8.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Consultant to Startup a Police Department
9.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Resolution 2022 - XX Local Government Road Fund/Municipal Arterial Road Program

10.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Authorizing payment of Temporary Wildland Fire Assignments from the State
11.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision - Resolution 202X - XX FY 202X Final Budget

12.Discussion, Consideration, and Decision – Resolution 2022 - XX Dangerous property (86 Horizon Vista Blvd)

Resolution 2022-21 86 Horizon Vista Blvd - property.pdf (0.02 MB)

Council Discussion

Executive Session - For the purpose of Threatened/Pending litigation pursuant to NMSA 10-15-1(H)(7) – Comcast and 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)

* 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 July 25, 2022 a Closed Executive Session was held and the matters discussed were for the purpose of Threatened/Pending litigation pursuant to NMSA 10-15-1(H)(7) – Comcast 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)

Action Items - Consideration & Decision – Mayor recommendation regarding the purpose of Threatened/Pending litigation pursuant to NMSA 10-15-1(H)(7) – Comcast and the purchase, addition or disposal of real property or water rights by the public body

Adjourn

Council may be attending the Grand opening of the Rio Communities Public Library & Makerspace at 360 Rio Communities Blvd, Rio Communities NM starting at 10:00 am, the Economic Development Priorities Meeting held virtual in Rio Communities NM on August 1 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.