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

Meeting Minutes, approved by unanimous vote, 5-0

February 20, 2015 Joint City/County meeting minutes

February 24, 205 Board of County Commissioners meeting minutes

Honored Our Veterans and Service Men and Women

           Honored guests –Charles Roybal, Marine Lance Corporal and Vietnam War Veteran.

Employee Recognition:

New Employees were introduced by the County Manager

The following employees were recognized for their years of service:

• Michael Feulner – Public Safety/Fire, Wildland Captian – 5 years
• Gary Jaesin – Assessor’s Office, Appraiser – 5 years
• Mindy Cunningham – Public Safety/RECC, NCIC Coordinator – 5 years
• Horacio Pargas – Public Safety/Corrections, Detention Officer – 5 years
• Joseph Mclaughlin – Sheriff’s Office, Lieutenant – 20 years
• Anthony Ruscetti – Public Safety/Fire, Battalion Chief – 20 years

All Items approved under the Consent Agenda, passed by unanimous vote (5-0):

Resolutions

• Resolution No. 2015-46, Increase to the General Fund (101) to budget for a Memorandum of Understanding made with the City of Santa Fe for the 2014 Terrain Mapping and Orthophotography Project/$75,000.
• Resolution No. 2015-47, Authorize the Donation of Fixed Assets in accordance with State Statute. 
• Resolution No. 2015-48, Accept Camino Justicia for County Maintenance.

Miscellaneous

• Approved County Health Care Assistance Claims in the amount of $52,423.00.  
• Authorized of the use of District 3 Capital Funds, Per Capital Outlay Policy, allocating $8,000 for The Stanley Cyclone Center Project. 
• Approved a Proclamation to Honor of Cesar E. Chavez. 
• TABLED:  A Proclamation Honoring Norma McCallan, Activist, Environmentalist, Santa Fe Living Treasure. 

(End Of Consent Agenda)

Action Items, all items approved by unanimous vote, 5-0

Appointments/Resignations

• Accepted Resignation of Steve Warshawer from the Santa Fe Food Policy Council.
• Accepted Resignation of Cindy Racco from the Lodger’s Tax Advisory Board. 
• Rich Verunni was appointed to the Lodger’s Tax Advisory Board.  Mr. Verunni is Managing Director of Bishops Lodge, and was recommended by the Lodger’s Tax Advisory Board for the Lodging Industry and Hotels/Restaurants Representative.
• Cathy Hurtado was appointed as the resident member to the Santa Fe County Housing Authority Board.
• Appointed Karen Page as a member to the County Fair Board.
• Jerry Schoeppner, County Hydrogeologist, was appointed as County Technical Representative to Jemez Y Sangre Regional Water Planning Council, Estancia Basin Water Planning Committee, and Espanola Basin Technical Advisory Group.  
• Mary Follingstad was appointed to the Water Policy Advisory Committee.

Resolutions, all items approved by unanimous vote, 5-0

• Resolution No. 2015-49 Notice of Sale Resolution for General Obligation Refunding and Improvements Bonds, Series 2015. 
• Resolution No. 2015-50, Authorizes the County to submit an application to the Department of Finance and Administration Requesting Funds from the Juvenile Alternative Adjudication Program, and delegate the County Manager the authority to execute and submit the application and any documents related to the funding as may be required by the Department of Finance and Administration.
• Resolution No. 2015-51, Supports new Bureau of Land Management (BLM) rules aimed at protecting Taxpayers and New Mexico’s Cultural Assets from the wasteful and unnecessary practices of increased methane flaring and venting in the state. 
• Resolution No. 2015-52, Requests a Budget Increase to the Fire Impact Fee Fund (216) to Budget Impact Fees received for the Agua Fire District to be used for the purchase of a mini pumper apparatus/$200,102. 
• Resolution No. 2015-53, Requests an increase to the Road Projects Fund (311) to budget three (3) grants from the State Department of Transportation for the pavement/improvements of various County Roads in Santa Fe County in the amount of $287,164. 

Purchasing Agreements, all items approved by unanimous vote, 5-0

• Approved Firestik Studio Agreement No. 2014-0237-HHS/PL Amendment No. 1 to extend term and increase compensation by $150,000 for a total amount of $280,000 inclusive of GRT to Design and Implement DWI Public Awareness Campaigns.
• Approval to Modify the Cost Criteria Requirement Pursuant to Section 34, L.2 of Resolution No. 2006-60, Santa Fe County Purchasing Regulations and Policy Manual Regarding the Design Build Delivery Method to allow the Purchasing Division to reduce the weighted percentage of cost from 60% to a maximum of 40% of the Evaluation Criteria for the Public Safety, RECC Facility Upgrade and Improvement Project. 
• ITEM TABLED - Request the approval of Amendment No. 4 to Agreement 2011-0224/CSD/MS with INTERA, Inc for Remediation Services at the Steve Herrera Courthouse Site to extend the term from August 30, 2015 through December 31, 2016 and increase the compensation by $100,750 for a new contract amount of $464,518.80 exclusive of Gross Receipts Tax, granting the County Manager to sign the Purchase Order.

Miscellaneous, all items approved by unanimous vote, 5-0

• Approved Amendment No. 1 to Enhanced 911 Grant Agreement No. 15-E-11 with the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration to Increase the Grant by $717,430.00 for a Total Grant of $1,199,430.00.
• Presentation of Proposed Shuttle Service to Santa Fe Ski Area.  Board direction given to bring agreement and budget back to BCC for vote.

Discussion/Information Items/Presentations

Presentations

• Mr. Jose Varela Lopez presented an update on the Santa Fe-Pojoaque Soil and Water Conservation District. 
• Claudia Borchert, Public Works Department, presented an update regarding the Santa Fe Basin Study
• Mike Rohr and Don Heilman from AJ Gallager presented information regarding Santa Fe County Employee Benefits.

Matters From The Commission and Other Elected Officials

Elected Officials Issues and Comments - These are Non-Action Items by Elected Officials such as Constituent Concerns, Elected Official Recognitions, Requests for Updates or Future Presentations.

• Presentation of a Proclamation Remembering and Honoring Linda Pedro for her Outstanding Contributions and achievement for Disability Rights in Santa Fe County and the State of New Mexico.
• Presentation of a Proclamation to Celebrate and Honor of Cesar E. Chavez.  
• TABLED - A Presentation of a Proclamation Honoring Norma McCallan, Activist, Environmentalist, Santa Fe Living Treasure. 
• A Certificate of Acknowledgement Honoring Jennifer Manzanares of Congressman Ben Ray Lujan’s Office for her efforts involving the New Mexico Congressional Delegation on major issues relevant to District 2.

Matters From The County Manager

• Miscellaneous Updates
• Legislative Update

Matters from the County Attorney

Executive Session

• Limited Personnel Matters, as allowed by Section 10-15-1(H)(2) NMSA 1978.
  • Discussion of Performance Evaluation of the County Manager

Public Hearings

Ordinances

• Ordinance No. 2015-04, Amend the Right-of-Way Use Ordinance, Ordinance No. 2003-1, as amended by Ordinance No. 2009-5.  (Final Public Hearing)  Approved by unanimous vote 4-0 (Commissioner Anaya was not present for the vote)
• Ordinance No. 2015-___, Establish Weight Limits on Various County Maintained Roads.  (First Public Hearing)

Information Items provided to the Board for the Record

• Growth Management monthly report
• Public Safety monthly report
• Public Works monthly report
• Human Resources monthly report
• Administrative Services monthly report
• Community Services monthly report
• Financial Report for the month ending 1/31/2015