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Santa Fe County Board of County Commissioners Regularmeeting of April 9, 2013 Page 6 Bce MINUTES COUNTY OF SANTA FE) PAGES: 241 STATE OF NEW MEXICO ) S5 I Hereby Certify That This Instrument Was Filed for Record On The 3RD Day Of June, 2013 at 09:32:38 AM And Was Duly Recorded as Instrument M 1707556 Of The Records Of Santa Fe County itn ss My Hand And Seal Of Office ~L'" oj I t Geraldine Salazar _'~' :?:_~~ . ._ 'ounty Clerk, Santa Fe. NM SANTA FE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETINNG April 9, 2013 Kathy Holian, Chair - District 4 Danny Mayfield, Vice Chair - District 1 (telephonically) Robert Anaya - District 3 Miguel Chavez - District 2 Liz Stefanics - District 5 SANTA FE COUNTY REGIII,AR MEETING BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS April 9, 2013 This regular meeting ofthe Santa Fe Board ofCounty Commissioners was called to order at approximately 2:05 p.m. by Chair Kathy Holian, in the Santa Fe County Commission Chambers, Santa Fe, New Mexico. Employees ofthe IT Department Marlene Garcia and Jim Sisneros led the Pledge of Allegiance and State Pledge, following roll call by County Clerk Geraldine Salazar which indicated the presence of a quorum as follows: Members present· Members Excused: Commissioner Kathy Holian, Chair [None] Commissioner Danny Mayfield, Vice Chair [telephonically] Commissioner Robert Anaya Commissioner Miguel Chavez Commissioner Liz Stefanics v. MOMENT OF REFLECTION Sam Page, IT Director, led the Moment of Reflection. VI. APPROVAL OF THE AGENDA A. Amendments B. Tabled or Withdrawn Items CHAIR HOLIAN: Any suggested changes, Katherine? KATHERINE MILLER (County Manager): Yes, Madam Chair. On page 2, item XI. B has been tabled. Item XI. F, there is a change in the actual caption itself but it's the same item that was noticed. And under the Public Hearings, items XVI. 2 and XVI. 3 are tabled. Also, you may want, just for purposes of keeping things together, the item XI.D, you might want to move that one to the end because item XIII. A. 1 is also an NCRTD item. CHAIR HOLIAN: Thank you, Katherine. Commissioner Anaya, is that okay with you? XI. D is a resolution and it is related to, or is on the same topic to a certain extent as item XIII. A. 1, so we'd bring those two together? COMMISSIONER ANAYA: Madam Chair, are you saying you'd like to bring it up? Because I'd actually like to bring it up to D. CHAIR HOLIAN: Actually, it's bringing it to the end of the Matters in item Santa Fe County Boardof CountyCommissioners RegularMeetingof April9, 2013 Page 2 XI. So it's bringing it down. MS. MILLER: I just wanted to try to get them to be heard together. CHAIR HOLIAN: Oh, I got you. But you're talking about still under Matters from the Commission? MS. MILLER: Yes, that's correct. COMMISSIONER ANAYA: Yes. I'm fine with that, Madam Chair. CHAIR HOLIAN: Okay. Are there any other changes from the Commissioners? Do I have a motion? COMMISSIONER STEFANICS: I'll move for the amended agenda. COMMISSIONER CHAVEZ: Second. CHAIR HOLIAN: Okay. I have a motion and a second. Commissioner Mayfield, are you on the line? The motion passed by unanimous [5-0] voice vote. CHAIR HOLIAN: I will just say in introduction that the land use section of our agenda might be quite lengthy. Many members ofthe public will be here and so I would like to move through the rest ofthe agenda hopefully as efficiently as we can so that we do not cause the members of the public to have to wait too long for the land use meeting this evening which is scheduled to start at 5:00. VII. APPROVAL OF CONSENT CALENDAR A. Consent Calendar Withdrawals CHAIR HOLIAN: I will just note that there are no resolutions on the Consent Calendar. Are there any withdrawals? COMMISSIONER STEFANICS: Madam Chair, I'll move for approval ofthe Consent Calendar. CHAIR HOLIAN: Is there a second? COMMISSIONER CHAVEZ: Second. The motion passed by unanimous [5-0] voice vote. XII. CONSENT CALENDAR A. Final Orders 1. CDRC CASE # V 12-5111 WilJiam Frederick Wagner Variance. William Frederick Wagner, Applicant, (Sommer, Karnes & Associates, LLP), Joseph Karnes, Agent, requested a variance of Article III, Section 10 (Lot Size Requirements) of the Land Development Code to allow a Family Transfer Land Division of 31.824 acres into two lots; one lot consisting of 20.990 acres and one lot consisting of 10.834 acres. The subject property is located at 45 La Barbaria Trail, within SantaFe County Board of CountyCommissioners RegularMeetingof April 9, 2013 Page 3 Section 9, Township 16 North, Range 10 East (Commission District 4). Denied 4-0, Wayne Dalton 2. BeC CASE # MIS 12-5460 Steven & Lana park Vacatjon of Easement. Steven & Lana Park, Applicants, (Southwest Mountain Surveys) Gabriel Pacheco, Agent, Request Approval to Vacate a Platted Ten Foot (10') Wide Private Utility Easement on 5.054 Acres. The Property is Located at 29 Conejo Trail, within Section 5, Township 17 North, Range 9 East (Commission District 2) Approved 4-0, Miguel "Mike" Romero, Case Manager 3. BCC CASE # MIS 13-5010 .Ioseph V. Guerrero Vacatjon of Easement. Joseph V. Guerrero, Applicant, (Del Rio Surveys Inc.) Philip Wiegel, Agent, Request Approval to Vacate a Platted Archaeological Easement on 4.02 Acres. The Property is Located at 46 Cerro Blanco Road, within Section 32, Township 15 North, Range 10 East (Commission District 5) Approved 4-0, Miguel "Mike" Romero, Case Manager VIII. AppROVAI/ OF MINUTES A. Approval of March 12,2013 BCC Meeting Minutes. CHAIR HOLIAN: Any changes from staff or the Commissioners? Is there a motion? COMMISSIONER CHAVEZ: Move for approval. CHAIR HOLIAN: Is there a second? COMMISSIONER STEFANICS: Second. The motion passed by unanimous [5-0] voice vote. IX. PROClAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS A. A Proclamation to Celebrate the Month of April 2013 as National County Government Month, "Smart Justice: Creating Safer Communities" COMMISSIONER STEFANICS: Thank you, Madam Chair. I would like to read the proclamation and then move and ask for a second, and I know that all ofthe Commissioners work together to make our County and our community safe, and I thank everybody, including staff for their efforts, and we'll probably ask for Mr. Sedillo to make a couple comments after we move this. Santa Fe County Proclamation, a proclamation to celebrate the month of April 2013 as National County Government Month: Smart Justice: Creating Safer Communities. Whereas, the nation's 3,068 counties provide a variety of essential public services to communities serving more than 300 million Americans; Whereas, Santa Fe County and all of the other 33 New Mexico counties take pride in their responsibility to protect and enhance the health, welfare and safety of its residents in Santa Fe County Boardof CountyCommissioners RegularMeetingof April9, 2013 Page 4 sensible and cost-effective ways; Whereas, county governments are often the entity providing both direct and indirect service to enhance the lives residents and are responsible for maintaining public safety and the efficient use of local tax dollars; Whereas, currently more than 13 million individuals are booked into county jails each year across the country and more than 7,000,000 individuals are booked into various state and federal prisons; Whereas, each year since 1991 the National Association of Counties has encourage counties across the country to promote their own programs and services to the public they serve and in Santa Fe County. Now, therefore, be it resolved that the Santa Fe Board Of County Commissioners does hereby proclaim April 2013 as National County Government Month and encourages all County officials, employees, schools, and residents to participate in county government activities, including safety activities. Signed and dated on this 9th day of April by Commissioner Kathy Holian, Commissioner Miguel Chavez, Commissioner Liz Stefanics, Commissioner Daniel Mayfield, Commissioner Robert Anaya and our County Manager Katherine Miller, our County Clerk, Geraldine Salazar, and Willie Brown for Steve Ross, our County Attorney. I would move for approval. COMMISSIONER MAYFIELD: Second, Madam Chair. CHAIR HOLIAN: Okay, we have a second. COMMISSIONER STEFANICS: If we could take the vote and then ask for comments. CHAIR HOLIAN: Okay. We have a motion and a second for approval of the proclamation. The motion passed by unanimous [5-0] voice vote. COMMISSIONER STEFANICS: Mr. Sedillo, do you want to make a few comments about our safer communities and the efforts that Santa Fe County is going through? Just very briefly. PABLO SEDILLO (Public Safety Director): Madam Chair, Commissioner Stefanics and all the Commissioners. Thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to say something about our Public Safety. All the men and women who provide the public safety in our community in Santa Fe County are very dedicated and committed in what they do. They have a vested interest in Santa Fe County and that's what really makes it very pleasurable to work hand in hand with those individuals. They provide a safe community, they provide individuals who come into our institutions, they treat them with dignity. We have no issues with them whatsoever in regards to what they've done. They treat them with dignity. [inaudible] So I want to thank all the people in Santa Fe County who provide public safety in their communities. SantaFe County Boardof CountyCommissioners RegularMeetingof April9, 2013 Page 5 COMMISSIONER STEFANICS: Thank you. CHAIR HOLIAN: Thank you, Mr. Sedillo, and thank you, Commissioner Stefanics for bringing this forward. I just have one question. Are there any scheduled activities? COMMISSIONER STEFANICS: For this week I would like to let the public know that there was a juvenile inspection last week by our County Commissioners.
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