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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 for the meeting, Commissioner Anaya was excused but attended the meeting at 5:00pm.

The meeting minutes from the September 8, 2015 BCC Meeting were passed by unanimous vote 4-0.

Consent Calendar - All items approved by unanimous vote 3-0, Commissioners Anaya and Holian were not present for the vote.

Final Orders

•          CDRC CASE # V/MP 14-5490 Saleh Master Plan. Senemar, LLC, Applicant, Design Enginuity, Agent, Requested Master Plan Approval in Conformance with the Community College District Ordinance to Allow a Phased Mixed Use Development on a 64 Acre + Site. The Applicant also Requested a Variance of Ordinance No. 2000-12, Section 6.E.3.C to Allow a No-Outlet Roadway to Exceed 300 Feet and a Variance of Ordinance No. 2000-12, Section 6.7, Road Design Standards. The Site will Take Access off of Richards Avenue.

Miscellaneous

•          A Proclamation Proclaiming October 16, 2015, to be World Food Day in Santa Fe. 

Resolutions

•          Resolution No. 2015-137, Authorizes the Disposition of Fixed Assets in Accordance with State Statute.

(End of Consent Agenda)

Action Items – All items approved by unanimous vote 4-0, Commissioner Anaya was not present for the votes.

Appointments/Reappointments/Resignations

•          Acceptance of Resignation of Almudena Ortiz Cue from County Open Lands, Trails and Parks Advisory Committee (COLTPAC).

Miscellaneous

•          Approved Amendment to Contract No. 2015-0128-AO-BT with Pictometry International Corp. in the Amount of $23,975 (Exclusive of Tax), Increasing the Original Contract Amount Above the County Manager’s Signature Authority, for Change Finder Detection Software and Authorization for the County Manager to Execute the Purchase Order and Any Supporting Purchasing Documentation. 

Matters from the County Manager

•          Miscellaneous Updates

Miscellaneous Presentations

•          Presentation of the Santa Fe County Trails Interactive Map and the Open Space Properties Story Map.
•          Presentation by the New Mexico Department of Transportation on the Diverging Diamond Intersection Project at Cerrillos Road and I-25. 

Matters from the County Attorney

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

•          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:

o   City of Espanola, et al., v. County Commission of Santa Fe County, et al.,State of New Mexico, County of Santa Fe, First Judicial District, No. D-101-CV-2015-01396.

o   Arbitrations Involving the City of Santa Fe.

o   Potential Breach of Contract Action.

o   Possible Action(s) with Respect Items Discussed in Executive Session.  (Action Item)

No actions taken on items discussed in closed executive session.

Public Hearings

Land Use Cases

•          TABLED - 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. 
•          TABLED - 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.
•          TABLED – 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 +.
•          TABLED - BCC CASE # MIS 10-5354 Rio Business Park.  Pena Blanca Partnership, James W. Siebert & Associates, Agent, Request an Amendment to a Condition Imposed, By The BCC, On a Master Plan Zoning Amendment to an Existing Zoning Approval and Preliminary and Final Plat and Development Plan Approval to Create Four (4) Commercial Lots an a 31.44 + Acre Parcel to be Utilized as a Commercial/Industrial Use. 

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.