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November 10, 2015 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 October 13, 2015 Special BCC Meeting and October 13, 2015 Regular BCC Meeting were passed by unanimous vote, 5-0.

Honoring our Veterans and Service Men and Women

            Santa Fe County Employee Troy Wood (Corrections), Sargent with the New Mexico National Guard (2009-present)

Santa Fe County employee Paul Herrera (I.T.), Private First Class United States Army (1998-2001) 

Employee of the Quarter, 3rdQuarter 2015 – Amy Rincon was announced as Employee of the Quarter

Nominees:

Sgt. Anthony Ortega – Public Safety/Corrections

Amy Rincon – Community Service/Community Planner

Lorance Sanchez – Public Works/Utilities Maintenance Worker

Maricela Martinez – Support Services/Procurement Specialist Senior

Consent Calendar - All items approved by unanimous vote 5-0

Final Orders

  •          CDRC CASE #V 15-5160 Susan Stokes Variance. Susan Stokes, Applicant, Requested a Variance of Ordinance No. 2007-02, Section 10.6 (Village of Agua Fria Zoning District, Density and Dimensional Standards) to Allow the Creation of Three (3) Lots (Lot 1-1.642 Acres, Lot 2-1.010  Acres, and Lot 3-1.174  Acres) on 3.826 Acres, More or Less, Utilizing an On-Site Well and Septic System Rather than Community Water or Sewer. The Property Lies within the Agua Fria Low-Density Urban Zone (AFLDUZ) Where the Minimum Lot Size is 2.5 Acres per Dwelling.   (Variance was approved 4-0 at previous Board of County Commissioners Meeting)
  •          CDRC Case # ZMXT 13-5360 Buena Vista Estates, Inc. & Rockology LLC.  Buena Vista Estates, Inc, Applicant, Jim Siebert, Agent, Requested Zoning Approval to Create a Mining Zone, on a 50 Acre + Site, to Allow the Extraction of Aggregate for the Use as Construction Material. The Site Would Take Access off of Waldo Canyon Road (County Road 57).  (Zoning was denied 5-0 at previous Board of County Commissioners Meeting)

Resolution

  •          Resolution No. 2015-156, Authorizes Condemnation Proceedings to Acquire a Sewer Line Easement to Serve the Camino De Jacobo Housing Neighborhood. 

Miscellaneous

  •          Approved an Agreement to Rescind Affordable Housing Agreement, Withdraw Application for Preliminary Plat, Final Plat and Development Plan, and Rescission of all County Subdivision Approvals for the Sandstone Pines Estates Subdivision.
(End of Consent Agenda)

Action Items – All items approved by unanimous vote 5-0

Miscellaneous

  •          Approved extension of the Lease Agreement between Santa Fe County and Bokum Burro Alley, LLC for the Lease of Office Space for an Additional Two Years through February 28, 2018, and Additional Compensation of $561,425.76 and Authorization for the County Manager to Sign the Purchase Order and Lease Amendment.  
  •          Approved the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the County of Santa Fe and the New Mexico Coalition of Public Safety Officers Regional Emergency Communications Center (RECC), NMCPSO-RECC. 

Resolutions

  •          Resolution No. 2015-157, Expresses Support of Public Sector Involvement in Telecommunications, Video or Broadband Services Including Infrastructure for those Regions of New Mexico that are Underserved or Unserved with Such Services. 
  •          Resolution No. 2015-158, Authorizes the Sale of County-Owned Farmland Located Near Lemitar, Socorro County, New Mexico. 
  •          WITHDRAWN - Resolution No. 2015-___, A Resolution Supporting Alcohol Taxes, Which Save Lives and Money.
  •          Resolution No. 2015-159, Declares the Intent of the Board of County Commissioners of Santa Fe County, New Mexico, to Consider for Adoption an Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of the Santa Fe County, New Mexico Gross Receipts Tax Revenue Improvement Bonds, Series 2015, in an Aggregate Principal Amount Not to Exceed $25,000,000 for Purposes of Defraying the Costs of Planning, Designing, Constructing, Reconstructing, Renovating, Rehabilitating, Equipping, and Furnishing Necessary County Buildings and Facilities, Including, Without Limitation, County Facilities Located at the County Administration Building and at the Old Judicial Complex, and to Pay Costs of Issuance of the Series 2015 Bonds; and Directing the Publication of a Notice of Meeting, Public Hearing and Intent to Consider an Ordinance Authorizing the Series 2015 Bonds in a Newspaper of General Circulation Within the County. 
  •          Resolution No. 2015-160, Amends Exhibit A to Resolution No. 2015-88 to Make Fund Balances for Affordable Housing Funds Uncommitted.

Matters from the County Manager

  •          Miscellaneous Updates on Legislative Items

Miscellaneous Presentations

  •          Presented and Approved a Proclamation Declaring the Week of November 16, 2015, through November 20, 2015, as “DWI Awareness Week”. 
  •          Presented and Approved a Proclamation Declaring November 15, 2015 to be America Recycles Day. 

Matters from the County Attorney

Executive Session (Closed Session) – All five Commissioners were present

  •          Discussion of the Purchase, Acquisition or Disposal of Real Property or Water Rights, as allowed by Section 10-15-1(H)(8) NMSA 1978, and Discussion of Competitive Sealed Proposals Solicited Pursuant to the Procurement Code, as Allowed by Section 10-15-1(H)(6) NMSA 1978.
  •          Proposal Submitted in Response to RFP # 2015-0031-PW, La Bajada Ranch Development.
  •          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, Including the Following:
  •          Litigation Concerning Applications of O Centro Espirita Beneficente Uniao Do Vegetal, Nucleo Santa Fe for Development Approvals or Permits for a Community Service Facility Located at 5 Brass Horse Road Santa Fe NM (“UDV Litigation”).
  •          Arbitrations involving the City of Santa Fe.
  •          Potential Breach of Contract Action.
  •          AFSCME, Council 18, AFL-CIO v. Board of County Commissioners of the County of Santa Fe, State of New Mexico, Public Employees Labor Relations Board, PELRB Case No. 121-15.
  •          Discussion of Bargaining Strategy Preliminary to Collective Bargaining Negotiations, as Allowed by Section 10-15-1(H)(5) NMSA 1978.
  •   Negotiations with Santa Fe County Fire Fighters Association, Local 4366, International Association of Firefighters. 

(End of Closed Session)

  •          Settlement Agreement Concerning UDV Litigation, Including the Following Lawsuits:  Seigel, et al. v. Santa Fe County Board of County Commissioners and UDV, New Mexico Court of Appeals, Case No. 34,508, and Seigel, et. al. v. Santa Fe County Board of County Commissioners and UDV, First Judicial District Court, Case No. D-101-CV-2015-00586.  Approved by unanimous vote, 5-0.

Public Hearings

Ordinances – No Action Taken

  •          Ordinance No. 2015-_____, An Ordinance Establishing Development Permit and Review Fees for Projects in Santa Fe County, New Mexico; and Repealing Ordinance No. 2008-12 and Section 9.A (Fee Table) of Ordinance No. 2010-6 (Motion Picture and Television Productions).  (First Public Hearing)
  •          Ordinance No. 2015-_____, An Ordinance Amending and Restating in Its Entirety The Sustainable Land Development Code (SLDC), Ordinance 2013-6. (First Public Hearing)

Land Use Cases

  •          CDRC CASE # V 15-5060 Homero Arras Variance. Homero Arras, Applicant, Requests a Variance of Article III, Section 3.5 of Ordinance No. 2008-10 (Flood Damage And Stormwater Management) to Allow an Existing Illegally Constructed Retaining Wall, Gazebo, and a Chicken Coup within a FEMA Designated Special Flood Hazard Area on a 2.53 Acre Lot without Submitting the Required Technical Analysis.  Denied 3-2, Commissioners Anaya and Roybal voted to approve.
  •          CDRC CASE # V 15-5140 Vernon DeAguero Sign Variance.  Vernon Deaguero, Applicant, Alberto Alcocer, Agent, Request a Variance of Article VIII, § 7.15 (Prohibited Signs) of the Land Development Code in Order to Allow an Existing 96 Square Foot Sign Advertising an Off-Site Business on 2.213 Acres.  Approved 4-1, Commissioner Holian voted against.
  •          CDRC CASE #Z/V 15-5210 28 Main Street Master Plan/Variance.  Patrick and Kelly Torres, Applicants, Request Master Plan Zoning Approval to Allow a 1,211 Square Foot Restaurant within a 3,257 Square Foot Structure with the Remaining 2,046 Square Feet to Remain as Residential Use on a 0.656-Acre Tract.  This Request also Includes a Variance of Ordinance No. 2003-6 (Rainwater Catchment Systems), so the Applicants will not Have to Construct a Rain Water Harvesting System.  Master Plan and Variance both approved by unanimous vote, 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 by unanimous vote, 5-0.
  •          CDRC CASE # ZA 15-5041 La Entrada Master Plan, Preliminary Plat, Final Plat and Development Plan Amendment. Univest-Rancho Viejo, Applicant, James W. Siebert, Agent, Request an Amendment of the Master Plan, Preliminary Plat, Final Plat, and Development Plan for La Entrada Phase 1 to Sub-Phase the Previously Approved La Entrada Phase I Residential Subdivision into Four (4) Sub-Phases. Sub-Phase 1 will Consist of the 500 Series Lots (58 Lots), Sub-Phase 2 will Consist of the 600 Series Lots (24 Lots), Sub-Phase 3 will Consist of the 700 Series Lots (35 Lots), and Sub-Phase 4 will Consist of the 800 Series (49 Lots) for a Total of 166 Lots.  Approved by unanimous vote, 5-0.
  •          CDRC Case 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 by unanimous vote, 5-0.
  •          CDRC CASE #Z 15-5200 Spotlight RV Park Master Plan.  Rick Anaya, Applicant, Requests Master Plan Zoning Approval to Allow an RV Park Consisting of 54 RV Spaces, 20 Horse Stalls, Public Bathroom/Shower Facilities and an Existing Residence on an 11.57-Acre Tract.  Approved 3-1.  Commissioner Holian voted against and Commissioner Anaya recused himself from the vote.
  •          BCC CASE # APP 15-5250 Robert and Bernadette Anaya Appeal.  Robert and Bernadette Anaya, Applicants, Karl H. Sommer (Sommer, Karnes & Associates, LLP), Agent, are Appealing the County Development Review Committee’s Decision to Reject a Submittal for Master Plan, Preliminary and Final Development Plan as it was Deemed Untimely.  The Appeal was denied by unanimous vote, 5-0.
  •          CDRC CASE # Z/PDP/FDP 15-5130 Ashwin Stables. Don Altshuler, Applicant, James W. Siebert & Associates, Agent, Request Master Plan Zoning, Preliminary and Final Development Plan Approval to Allow an Equestrian Facility on 2.71 Acres +.   Approved 4-1, Commissioner Stefanics voted against.
  •          CDRC Case No. S/V 10-5363St. Francis South. Vegas Verdes LLC., Applicant, JenkinsGavin Design and Development Inc., Agent, Request a Master Plan Amendment and a Variance of Article III, Section 10 (Lot Size Requirements) of the Santa Fe County Land Development Code to Establish the Maximum Density for the St. Francis South Mixed-Use Subdivision. The Request is to Allow a Maximum Density of 250 Dwelling Units on 68.9 acres.  Denied by unanimous vote, 5-0.

 

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.