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Below is a summary of the actions taken by the Santa Fe Board of County Commissioners (BCC).  Four of the five Commissioners were present (Commissioner Anaya was excused).

The meeting minutes from the March 8, 2016 BCC Meeting were passed by unanimous vote,

4-0.

Consent Agenda

Action Items – All Consent/Action Items Approved by Unanimous Vote, 4-0

Final Orders

•          CDRC CASE # ZA/S 14-5491 Saleh. Senemar, LLC, Applicant, Design Enginuity, Agent, Requested a Master Plan Amendment to Allow 12 Commercial Lots on a 64 + Acre Site and to Increase the Amount of Seating to the Allowed Church/Religious Institution Use. The Applicant Also Requested Preliminary and Final Plat Approval, to Create 3 Commercial Lots on 24 + Acres, and Final Development Plan for Saleh Phase 1. (Approved 5-0). 
•          CDRC CASE # V 15-5270 Kathleen Kaupp Variance.  Kathleen Kaupp Applicant, Michael Henry, Agent, Requests a Variance of Article III, Section 2.3.6.b.2 (Height Restrictions for Dwellings or Residential Accessory Structures) of the Santa Fe County Land Development Code and Section 3.8.1.d of Ordinance No. 2000-13, Tesuque Community Zoning District (Height on Slopes and Ridgetops), to Allow a 365 Square Foot Accessory Structure Addition to Exceed 14 Feet in Height on a Ridgetop.   (Approved 5-0).
•          CDRC CASE # Z 06-5033 Village at Galisteo Basin Preserve (“Trenza”) Master Plan Amendment. Commonweal Conservancy (Ted Harrison), Applicant, Requests a Master Plan Amendment for the Village at Galisteo Basin Preserve (aka “Trenza”) to Reconfigure the Planning Envelope from 10,360 acres to 2,502 Acres, to Reduce the Size of the Development from 965 Dwelling Units and 150,000 Square Feet of Commercial and Civic Land Uses to 275 Dwelling Units and 71,000 Square Feet of Mixed Use, Commercial and Civic Land Uses, a Green Cemetery and a 60-Seat Outdoor Amphitheater. The Applicant Also Requests a Revision of the Original Five Phase Development to Seven Phases that Would Take Place Over a Period of 10 Years. (Approved 5-0).
•          CDRC CASE MIS 06-5212 La Bajada Ranch (Santa Fe Canyon Ranch) Time Extension.  Santa Fe County, Applicant, Requests a Two-Year Time Extension of the Previously Approved Master Plan for the La Bajada Ranch (Formerly Santa Fe Canyon Ranch) for a Residential Subdivision Consisting of 156 Residential Lots on the 470.55 acres to be Developed in Three (3) Phases. (Approved 5-0).
•          CDRC CASE No. S 15-5363St. Francis South Master Plan Amendment and Variance. Vegas Verdes, LLC, Applicant, JenkinsGavin Design and Development Inc., Agents, Request a Master Plan Amendment to Establish a Maximum Allowable Residential Density of 250 Dwelling Units and 760,000 Square Feet of Non-Residential Development on 68.94 acres. In Order to Obtain the Density Requested, the Applicants are Requesting a Variance of Article III, Section 10 (Lot Size/Density Requirements) of the Santa Fe County Land Development Code, Ordinance No. 1996-10. (Denied 5-0).
•          CDRC CASE # Z/PDP/DP 14-5370 PNM Caja del Rio Solar Energy Center Project. In Accordance with an Order from the First Judicial District Court in Case D-101-CV-2015-01488, Public Service Company of New Mexico, Applicant, Laurie Moye, Agent, Requested to Vacate a Master Plan Zoning, Preliminary and Final Development Plan Approval which Allowed a 5 Megawatt Electric Solar Facility on a 40 Acre Site. The (Approved 3-0).

(End of Consent Agenda)

Presentations – All Presentations Approved by Unanimous Vote, 4-0

•          A Proclamation Establishing the Day of April 24, 2016 As Miss Teen Santa Fe County, United States Marisol Tapia Day. 
•          A Proclamation Establishing the Day of April 14, 2016 As Capital Jaguars Wrestling Team Day. 
•          A Proclamation Establishing the Month of April 2016 as National County Government Month. 
•          Presentation Regarding the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Behavioral Health Task Force and Outcomes by Andy Vallejos. 

Resolutions

•          Resolution No. 2016-38, A Budget Increase to the Law Enforcement Operations Fund (246) to Budget Grant Funds From the New Mexico Department of Transportation (NMDOT) / $7,320.  Approved by unanimous vote, 4-0

Action Items – All Action Items Approved by Unanimous Vote, 4-0

Appointments/Reappointments/Resignations

•          TABLED- Appointment of Members to the Santa Fe County Open Lands, Trails and Parks Advisory Committee (COLTPAC).
•          Bryan J Romero was appointed to the Santa Fe County Water Policy Advisory Committee.
•          Lois Mee, Charlie C de Baca, Narciso Quintana Ray Padilla, Carla C de Vaca, Devin Brent, and Danny Roybal were appointed Trustees for Santa Fe County Community Centers. 
•          Susan Fiore was appointed as the Santa Fe County Representative to the City of Santa Fe’s Film Commission. 

Miscellaneous

•          Amendment No. 4 to Agreement No. 2013-0115-CORR/PL with BI, Inc. for Electronic Monitoring Services to Increase Compensation by $250,000 to $2,060,000, Exclusive of GRT, and Request Authority for the County Manager to Execute the Purchase Order.  Approved by unanimous vote, 4-0.

Matters from the County Manager

•          Miscellaneous updates

Matters from the County Attorney

Executive Session (Closed Session)

•          Threatened or Pending Litigation in which Santa Fe County is or may Become a Participant, as Allowed by Section 10-15-1(H)(7) NMSA 1978, and Discussion of the Purchase, Acquisition or Disposal of Real Property or Water Rights, as allowed by Section 10-15-1(H)(8) NMSA 1978, Including the Following:

o   Prohibited Practices Complaints Filed with the Public Employees Labor Relations Board Against the Board of County Commissioners of the County of Santa Fe.

o   Right of Ways for County Roads.

o   Acquisition of Real Property Interests for Santa Fe River Greenway Project.

o   Disputes with the City of Santa Fe Regarding Buckman Direct Diversion Project and Water Resources Agreement.

o   Dispute with A.A.C. Construction, LLC, Regarding Improvements to Vista Redonda and Paseo Encantado Roads.

o   Litigation Involving Buena Vista Estates, Inc. and Rockology, Inc.

End of Closed Session

No actions were taken by the Board as a result of Closed Executive Session.

The BCC Packet is available online by clicking the BCC meeting event on the Events calendar or visiting the BCC committee page www.santafecountynm.gov/committees/board_of_county_commissioners_bcc. All approved Ordinances and Resolutions are available on the County website at www.santafecountynm.gov/ordinances_and_resolutionsonce they are approved and recorded. All BCC meetings are broadcast live at www.santafecountynm.gov, on Comcast Ch. 28 and on Que Suave AM 810. To view recorded video of this BCC meeting, visit www.santafecountynm.gov/video_on_demand/. Transcripts of the meeting will be available within 10 working days at www.santafecountynm.gov, once approved.