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06/20/2014

June 10, 2014 BCC Summary

Below is a summary of the actions taken by the Santa Fe Board of County Commissioners (BCC).  All five Commissioners were present.

The meeting minutes from the May 13, 2014BCC meeting passed by unanimous vote 5-0

Approval of the FY 2015 Budget Study Session Meeting Minutes passed by unanimous vote 5-0

Consent Calendar

Final Orders passed by unanimous vote 5-0

  • ·         BCC Case #MIS 09-5072 Santa Fe Opera Village Master Plan Extension passed by unanimous vote 5-0
  • ·         BCC Case #MIS 10-5152 The Downs at Santa Fe Master Plan Extension passed by unanimous vote 5-0
  • ·         BCC Case #MIS 13-5061 Robertand BernadetteAnayapassed 3-2 (Commissioners Anaya and Mayfield voting against)

Action Items

Resolutions

  • ·         Resolution No. 2014-45, Adopting accounts receivable allowance for doubtful accounts and write-off policy procedures passed by unanimous vote 5-0
  • ·         Resolution No. 2014-46, Proclaiming extreme severe drought conditions within Santa Fe County and to ban the sale and use of certain fireworks in the unincorporated portions of the County and within the Wildlands in the County passed by unanimous vote 5-0
  • ·         Resolution No. 2014-___, In Support of “Solarize Santa Fe!”, a public outreach, marketing and technical assistance initiative promoting viability of solar photovoltaic and solar thermal systems (tabled to June 24, 2014meeting)

Discussion/Information Items/Presentations

Presentations

  • ·         Open Space and Trails update given by LisaRoach, Community Planner
  • ·         Acknowledgment of the Pojoaque Valley, Santa Fe and Capital High graduates that received the J. Robert Oppenheimer Scholarship for 2014 (tabled to June 24, 2014meeting)

Matters from the CountyManager

  • ·         Discussion of need for City/County joint meeting updates
  • ·         City/County Fitness Challenge
  • ·         NMAC Annual Conference location RFP

Executive Session approved 3-0(Commissioners Chavez and Stefanics were not present at vote)

  • ·         Discussion of pending or threatened litigation
  • ·         Limited personnel items
  • ·         Discussion of the purchase, acquisition or disposal of real property or water rights
  • ·         Discussions preliminary to collective bargaining negotiations

Public Hearings

Proposed Ordinances

  • ·         Ordinance No. 2014-07, Approving the 2014 Economic Development Plan; repealing on a limited basis Ordinance No. 1996-07; providing for detailed rules to be applied to assistance of qualifying economic projects, including the qualifications of applicants, requiring an application, requiring a project participation agreement and specifying its contents; providing for limitations on the amount of assistance permitted pursuant to the Local Economic Development Act; and requiring a special fund for monies received or held for an economic development project, passed by unanimous vote 4-0 (Commissioner Chavez was not present during vote)

Land Use Cases

  • ·         BCC Case #MIS 14-5180 Chez Dre LLC Liquor License – Andrea Clover D/B/A Chez Dre LLC, Applicant, requested approval of a Restaurant Beer and Wine Liquor License with on premises consumption only.  Passed by unanimous vote 4-0 (Commissioner Chavezwas not present during vote)
  • ·         BCC Case #PCEV 14-5160 Univest-Rancho Viejo LLC Vacation of Easement – Univest-Rancho Viejo LLC, Applicant, JamesW.Siebert, Agent, requested approval to vacate a platted archaeological easement on 118.670 acres.  Passed by unanimous vote 4-0 (Commissioner Chavezwas not present during vote)
  • ·         CDRC Case #V/FDP 14-5090 StanleyCycloneCenter(tabled to the July 8, 2014meeting)
  • ·         CDRC Case #V14-5050 Lloydand Magdalena Vigil Variance – Lloydand Magdalena Vigil, Applicants, requests a variance of Article III, Section 10 (Lot Size Requirements) of the Land Development Code to allow a 1025 acre parcel to be divided into two lots; one lot consisting of 0.614 acres and one lot consisting of 0.637 acres.  The request also included a variance of Article V, Section 8.1.3 (Legal Access) and Article 8.2.1c (Local Roads) of the Land Development Code.  The road that services the property (Calle Rio Chiquito) does not meet the specifications of Local Lane, Place or Cul-De-Sac Roads and do not have adequate drainage control necessary to insure adequate access for emergency vehicles.   Passed by unanimous vote 4-0 with conditions (Commissioner Chavezwas not present during vote)
  • ·         CDRC Case #S 10-5362 Saint Francis South Preliminary Plat and Development Plan – VegasVerdes, LLC., Applicant, JenkinsGavin Design and Development Inc., (JenniferJenkins), Agent, request preliminary plat and development plan approval for Phase 1, of the St. Francis South mixed-use subdivisions which consist of 5 lots on 68.94 acres.  Passed by unanimous vote 4-0 with conditions (Commissioner Chavezwas not present during vote)
  • ·         CDRC Case #APP 14-5031 Maurilio & Amanda Calderon Appeal – Maurilio and AmandaCalderon, Applicants, appealed the County Development Review Committee’s decision to deny a request for a Home Occupation Business Registration allowing a welding business located on 2.48 acres.  Passed 3-1 (Commissioner Holian voting against and Commissioner Chavezwas not present during the vote)

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