Which is stand one nation under God, indivisible liberty and justice for all.

Please remain standing for just a moment.

Today we uh had a blue mass, uh, remembering all of the first responders that have paid the ultimate price, protecting our community.

And so uh, as I like to do, let's take a moment of silence and keep our first responders, police officers, firefighters, dispatchers, all those individuals uh that uh EMS professionals, all those individuals that uh uh protect us and stand between us in danger.

Thank you very much.

You may be seated.

All right.

Um go ahead and call this meeting to order.

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And for the record, I'll announce the names of the governing body members.

When I say your name, please acknowledge your presence by saying present.

Counselor Dabson.

Present.

Thank you.

Counselor Linentine.

Yeah.

Councillor Linnentine.

Present.

But I can't hear if you guys are trying to broadcast right now.

Okay.

We can hear you guys.

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Thank you.

Okay.

Counselor Tyler.

Present.

Thank you.

Counselor Weimer.

Present.

Counselor Colbreth.

Present.

And Counselor Liszt.

Present.

Thank you.

Uh moving on to public forum.

Each comment will be limited to two minutes, and no more than two hours in total will be allotted.

Mr.

Tom Dixon.

Tom Dixon, 4938 Dream Dancer, Real Rancho, New Mexico.

I'm kind of winging it tonight.

Um, but uh Real Rancho is getting a hockey team from the East Coast Hockey League, the New Mexico hockey team.

It's going to be named on Monday night.

And I just wanted to profess some of my thoughts on that team's arrival just about a year from today.

Uh the uh pre there was two previous teams that were in real rancho that went belly up.

It is my opinion that they would not have gone belly up even with social media, even with all the modern marketing techniques, they would not have gone belly up had this brave governing body done something to get some road signs on I-25, both directions from Albuquerque from Santa Fe, Highway 55, UNSER, the other side of Pasel of Alcan.

Right now there's only one little sign on Pastel de Valcan on the blue sign, and it's about a one-foot square referring to the Rio Rancho Event Center.

Um these hockey teams have had a history of people wanting to support it from Albuquerque who have gotten lost, they've given up and they've gone home.

I think even with the change in name uh to the Real Rancho Event Center, that memory is still gonna be hypnotizing them, and they're not gonna try unless they have good road signs.

I don't know how this governing body can um make that happen if they have to go to the federal government, the state, Sandoval County, maybe the sovereign nation, maybe all of the above, but it is my opinion that that is going to give them a really good chance to survive long-term in real rancho.

And I hope everyone comes on Monday night to uh see the team announce its name at the real rancho event center.

Thank you.

Thank you.

We will work with the team on wayfinding.

Uh Casey Robinson.

Good evening, Mr.

Mayor, members of the committee body.

Uh Casey Robinson, as I'm sure you all know.

I want to talk a little about something different this time.

Um I've mentioned a few times how it's very clear from how the city operates and how the city runs that um certain religions or certain types of people in the city are um put more to the top of the list, even if done unintentionally.

Um messages for certain holidays or even understandings of certain holidays.

The mayor's wonderful message about Passover this year was tying it to Christianity, which makes absolutely no sense because Passover is a Jewish holiday and has nothing to do with the religion that came 4,000 years later.

Um you know, or we get a Hanukkah message, and the only reason most people who aren't Jews think Hanukkah is an important holiday is because it's near Christmas.

The only reason American Jewish kids celebrate it and why their parents do is because it's near Christmas and they don't want their kids to feel left out.

We're currently in the most important week of the year for the Jewish religion.

In a few hours will be the end of Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, and in one week will be uh the day of atonement, uh Yom Kippur.

This is our holy week.

Is there a message?

No.

Do I expect a message for every holiday?

No.

But I think there needs to be a better understanding of who the people who are your citizens who are your residents are.

And not just, oh, it's near Hanukkah.

Hmm.

You know, there's one business in this city, and it's not the city itself, but there was one business in the city that put out uh a message for Hanukkah last year.

Uh and they said, Oh, it's coming out on this date, because that's the date it was three years ago.

We use a different calendar.

It just tells you, you know, there could be leadership from the city to understand there are different types of people in the city.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Anyone else sign up online?

No, sir.

There is not.

Thank you.

Okay.

Moving on to comments by counselors.

Hearing none.

Moving on to the consent calendar.

I'll take a motion to approve the consent calendar, please.

I move to approve the consent calendar.

Have a motion and a second to approve the consent calendar.

Ms.

Davis, if you'll call the roll, please.

Thank you, sir.

Councilor Dabson.

Yes.

Councilor Colbreth.

Yes.

Counselor Lennon.

Yes.

Councillor Weimer.

Yes.

Counselor List.

Yes.

And Councillor Tyler.

Yes.

The content calendar is approved.

Thank you.

Moving on to public hearings.

Anyone with a pecuniary interest on an item under public hearing?

And wishing to address the governing body shall register with the city clerk.

Each comment will be limited to two minutes.

This hearing will be handled in accordance with rules of procedure.

Section 3.4 strict quorum will be maintained.

We have a request to withdraw 024.

So I will need a motion to withdraw 024.

Make a motion to withdraw O24.

Second.

I have a motion and a second to withdraw.

Any discussion on that?

Hearing none, Miss Davis on the motion to withdraw.

Thank you.

Counselor Lynn Tyne.

Yes.

Councilor Weimer?

Yes.

Counselor Colbreth?

Yes.

Counselor Tyler?

Yes.

Counselor List.

Yes.

Counselor Dabson.

Yes.

O24 has been withdrawn.

Thank you.

Moving on to R 107 resolution amending the Loma Barbone Master Plan and Addendum for Renewable Energy.

Director Rincon.

Good evening, Mr.

Mayor, members of the governing body, Amy Rincone, Director of Development Services.

So the item before you tonight is very similar to what we did in Quell Ranch for an overlay on top of a master plan.

So tonight we are talking about Loma Barbone.

So R 107 is a resolution to amend the Loma Barbone master plan for an addendum for renewable energy.

And then O25 would be the company or accompanying ordinance that would put an overlay on top of 80 acres of that land to allow for that solar installation.

So location map we're talking about the Loma Garbone area, which is the state land or office parcel just south of 550.

And then the area in the map that has the little box is going to be the 80 acres where they're asking or proposing to put the actual solar.

So when we did talk with the applicant because we did something very similar down in Quill Ranch, we thought that this would be another great opportunity for the for an interim use.

So it's not a quick turnover, but a use that would be able to go on top of this property but still retain those underlying land uses when that solar decides uh to go away in the future if it decides to.

So just uh to give a little bit of a timeline in the history with this.

Uh this looks way smaller.

Sorry about that, so bear with me on the on the little tiny arrows that go south.

Um the first one is uh back in May.

We actually had a uh development review committee meeting uh with the applicant talking through some some of the processes.

We had had um building up to this a couple of phone calls and a couple of other new meetings, uh, throwing out some options for what they could do for moving forward, but the official DRC was in May.

Uh the applicant in August had an open house here at City Hall and invited the the neighboring uh property owners, and so those are the sign in uh sheets that I just kind of did a quick screenshot uh to show on the left-hand side.

That was in August.

Uh they had the open house prior to the planning and zoning board meeting.

Uh the planning and zoning board did hear this item at their August 26th meeting.

Um, and uh this I just wanted to point out a little bit different from the last time that we did uh quell ranch for that overlay because there will be a site plan that's coming, but you're not seeing the site plan tonight.

So this will be coming back in front of the governing body again for a future meeting date.

Um, and the applicant has let us know that they will be having one more open house meeting with the public to talk about that site plan before it comes in front of the governing body.

Uh so the planning and zoning board did review both of these items at their um August meeting.

Uh they recommended uh five in favor and one against.

Uh they did for the master plan addendum propose an amendment uh that would say that um there would be a hundred-foot setback from the north and west property lines to the fence lines surrounding the future solar development.

Um so part of um the vote tonight would be if you choose to take their recommendation.

Um I would ask that you would um have language that says uh with the uh with the language as amended uh by the planning and zoning board if you choose to go that route.

Um and then for 025 again, planning and zoning board did review this item and did recommend approval.

The applicant is here uh to give a presentation, and um I'm gonna go ahead and turn it over to them.

Approval Amy, for just yeah, just for clarity that this has staff recommendation for approval.

That's correct, Mayor.

That's what I thought.

Okay.

Are you the right?

Is this the clicker?

Okay.

Okay.

Good evening.

Good evening, Mayor Hull and Council members.

I'm Laurie Moy with Select Row.

I am the agent for this particular application.

And this, as uh Amy said, is the amendment of a Loma Barbone master plan to for a renewable energy overlay district and a subsequent zone map amendment.

I'd like to introduce Dylan Colliny.

He is the director of commercial solar development, and he is going to tell you about uh affordable solar.

Am I pointing it at the right place?

Uh thank you.

No, Dylan.

Dylan Connolly uh with Affordable Solar.

Um last time they wanted my address.

Is that pertinent?

Yes, please.

Okay.

Uh uh 800 Piedra Vista Road, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Uh 87123.

Um affordable solar is a Albuquerque-based New Mexico company, been in business since 98.

Uh, community solar is uh the project we're talking about.

Uh five years ago, the governor signed community solar into law, allowing us to build these projects to serve low-income households.

We just turned on the first community solar project in the state yesterday.

Um, and this particular project that we're going to talk about is um gonna be our seventh project.

There'll be a total of 45 projects in the state.

This is the only one in uh Rio Rancho, and there's one other project in Sandoval County that we're also the developer for as well.

So we're the developer, builder, and long-term owner of these facilities.

Thanks, Dylan.

Let's see if we can do this right.

There we go.

The uh proposed change is an amendment requesting a master plan amendment and a zone map for renewable energy overlay so that we can build this community solar.

Uh you're probably aware by now that this property is owned by the New Mexico State Land Office, whose mission is to manage state lands and to generate revenue for its beneficiaries, which include New Mexico Public Schools and Universities.

The Loma Barbone Plan was adopted in 2002 after a two-year planning process with the cities and the constituent.

And it has uh and you annexed the property, I believe, in 2003 or four, and it's remained vacant since then.

The New Mexico State Land Office supports renewable energy overlay districts.

Uh, they are putting them on their properties around the state, and they really believe that this will start supporting uh their mission, which is creating revenue uh for uh education across the state.

Uh when you annex the property in 2003 with the following zoning, and that was the zoning that was agreed to in the original plan.

As you can see, it's M1 and MUA is concentrated in the northwest corner of the property.

The New Mexico State Land Office placed the 80-acre land lease in that area due to the existing zoning as the area selected was mostly industrial.

The original zoning map, as you can see, the light blue is M1, the pink is red in retail and mixed use.

This is the overlay.

The green indicates the 80-acre site and the location of the renewable energy overlay district.

I will tell you that the solar field is not 80 acres.

Just know that.

The proposed addendum has been reviewed and approved by the New Mexico State Land Office, who will be leasing the property to the renewable energy system developer affordable solar.

I was going to go through the amendment details, but you all know all of this.

Um New Mexico State Land Office is not a developer.

They uh contract out, they do uh a bid process, and New Mexico State land continues to have management responsibility and allows private sector development.

The existing zoning stays in place, creating consistency for the long-range plan, while introducing the flexibility for renewable energy.

Uh the original plan was in culture consultation with the and collaboration with the state land office, city of Rio Ranzo, and constituents.

Um has met with staff and moving forward.

The overlay district establishes clear zoning regulations specific to renewable energy projects in Loma Bobone.

These include land use uh setbacks, design, siting standards, permitting procedures, and review requirements tailored to renewable energy facilities.

Uh the project-specific requirements that are unique to renewable energy and intent to and the intent is to balance the city's growth goals with the responsibility of responsible renewable development energy, energy development, and then community and economic development.

The overlay district supports your comprehensive plans.

Thank you for this opportunity.

I have additional slides if you'd like to get into them from the open house, but it's really more, those were as Amy said, those were more about the site plan.

And at the time of the open house, the site plan was still under development.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Okay.

Um before I take public comment, I need to get a motion and a second now, remind the governing body and anybody commenting on this.

We're going to take all comments on R 107, and then we'll move right into O25 since these are being presented together.

So with that, I'll take a motion to approve R 107.

Motion to approve R107.

Second.

I have a motion and a second.

Um Casey Robinson.

Thanks for if you want to sit down, uh, we'll go through public comment.

And if one of the counselors wants to ask you a question, we'll call you back up.

Perfect.

Thank you.

Mr.

Mayor, governing body, Casey Robinson.

Uh I rise today uh in opposition uh to this.

Uh just a quick Google search on affordable solar will tell you this is a pay-to-play company, and that is not something that we should be supporting as a city.

Now I know it's a completely different type of project, but you should be aware.

Approximately seven years ago, the PRC uh was not in favor of a project between PM and affordable solar, at least their staff wasn't, and every single member of their staff who was part of the project recommended against it.

And it sure looked like that's the way it was going to go.

Quote that I read from the head examiner said it was obvious that PNM has not proven that this is the most affordable way for them to build solar in the in the air in the state.

And then what happened?

Three of the five uh PRC commissioners voted for it.

And then a few months later, their campaigns were almost completely funded by affordable solar.

Affordable solar denied that that one had anything to do with the other, but I've worked in politics for a very long time.

And the first thing you do when you try and hide your campaign donations, so it doesn't look like one has anything to do with the other, is you have them go through different employees and you have them be moderately small dollars.

Twenty-six different donations of $500 to hide a le uh $13,000 of a campaign that had a total of $20,000 in its chest at the time.

Now I know this is a completely different project, but this is the same company with the same CEO all these years later.

And I don't believe in rewarding pay-to-play politics.

It's not what I stand for.

Thank you.

And then online, we have uh Elise Hernandez.

Uh yes.

Hi, thank you.

Um could uh could you please state your name, address for the record, and then we're gonna put an oath form up for you to read.

And then um and then you'll have two minutes after that.

Okay, uh yes, Elsie Hernandez Allen, uh 5154 West Sunnyside Drive, Glendale, Arizona, 85304.

Do solemnly declare and informed that the testimony I give in reference to item number.

I'm sorry, I don't have the item.

Oh, I'm sorry, yeah, it's R107.

R107 shall be the truth, and I do this under the penalties of perjury.

Um, I don't currently live in Rhea Rancho.

Um, but our plan was to eventually move back and build on the property that we have purchased.

So my concern with this is how is this going to affect that plan?

Is it gonna affect our taxes?

Is it gonna affect our ability to build or maybe in the future to sell?

Um, so that is mainly my concern on how much of this solar building um is gonna affect that.

Um, I have a letter here that says our proper our property is located within 100 feet of the site.

So as you can see, I'm concerned with that.

Um that's all I have to say.

Thank you very much.

Thank you.

Okay.

Um I'll go ahead.

I have a uh motion and a second, and I'll take any comments from council.

Mr.

Mayor.

Yes, counselor.

Thank you.

Um I have a question.

I'm not sure for um Amy or if I don't know if there's a representative from the state land office um that's on the line.

But I just I had a question about the um the outreach and the communications that were done.

Um that's was that done by the direction of your department, or is that the process for the state land office?

Uh Mr.

Mayor, uh Counselor Colbert.

So um I I believe at our DRC we did recommend uh public outreach, but I will let the applicants um answer.

The the process that we chose to reach out is I think the same process that the city uses.

Um we because this is an amendment for the entire 600 acres, uh the master plan for the entire 600 acres, we reached out to all parcel owners within a hundred feet of any uh any border all the way around the 600 acres, not necessarily the 80 acres that we're planning on developing.

Okay.

And then I and then I guess my understanding though is since it's state land office uh property and there's specific requirements around the use, as you very aptly described in the um in the the uh testimony around the use um for the benefit of the citizens, right?

It's the citizens' land, and so the state land office does extra outreach.

Um and so I'm just curious if that outreach was done, um, that additional outreach was done by the state land office.

And I realize you're the applicants, and so I don't know if there's somebody from the state land office that can answer those questions.

It's here or I don't think anybody online.

No, no, they're not online.

Uh the main consultation that they conducted um was with the tribes.

Um, so the tribe specifically to the north is Santa Anna, and so they had consultation with Santa Anna about how uh this particular project could affect them.

And so their recommendation was that we have a buffer on the eastern side of the 80 acres for um uh access essentially.

Um so sort of a wildlife corridor, if you will.

Um so we have created a buffer on the east side in consultation with the tribe, Santa Anna, and the um state land office.

So that was the main consultation.

Um they do have some requirements for public comment on our we we've developed now.

This is our third state land site.

On the other sites, we um we weren't required to do even this level of of reaching out.

Let me this is something that Select Row, who is the agent for affordable solar.

This is something that we like to do.

I'm a former PM employee, and that's what I did that my entire career at PNM was to outreach to the public.

So when Amy suggested that maybe that would be a good idea, I thought that was a terrific idea.

And as Dylan said, we mailed to 163 um parcels uh around the entire property to make sure that everybody knew what was going on.

And um that's just what we do.

Yeah, we want the public to know.

And an affordable solar, what when we come in with the site plan, we'll give you more information about the community solar act um for the state, and and they're very um interested in not only providing affordable solar to citizens, any citizen, and they are particularly interested in low-income citizens and low-income organizations.

Okay, thank you.

Um I I especially appreciate um the the goals around outreach, and I think that's very important for the surrounding community um and the people who own the property around to know what is happening in their community and around their community.

So I very much appreciate that.

Um often that's something that the state land office um would drive, but um in the that absence, um I'm I'm very appreciative that you all took that initiative.

Um so I think with that I don't have any further questions.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you, Mr.

Mayor.

Mr.

Councillor Tyler, Mr.

Mayor, my line of questions kind of along the same lines, but I'm gonna ask Mr.

City Manager.

I I believe, isn't it?

The state land office requirement by the open meetings act to hold public meetings for any sale or use of their land.

Mr.

Mayor, members of the governing body, uh state land office.

Um what I'm most familiar with is uh the land transactions that they've had with Cleveland around the Cleveland Heights around Cleveland High School, um, and those land sales have had um public meetings in addition to anything that the the city has from a land use basis.

Um, and I think they use that as a I'll call it like a checkbox or a gating criteria before the the property goes up for sale that there's a so public outreach process.

Some of those meetings in the past were Cleveland Heights um have been here at City Hall at their request.

Uh they also post additional signage on site.

Um I think there's a sign that you see when you're driving into Cleveland High School that's a state land office parcel available for purchase, um, things of that sort.

So not sure on how that compares with the the the solar side of the requirement, but I I have seen a lot of state land office transactions have I would say you know, active and additional uh public outreach above and beyond that is required from a land use basis.

Yes, I was just reading I know I just that's why I asked the question because I was under the same belief as counselor was as that I thought it was part of the open meetings act, and when they're when they're selling or anyone is acquiring state land, it's part of the state land's office to require open meetings.

Okay, so that's that's just like Cleveland Heights, because that was one of my examples.

So thank you for that clarification, Mr.

Mayor.

I yield thank you.

Um Mr.

Mayor, if I could.

Yes, um this transaction was an open transaction for affordable solar to be able to sign the lease for this 80 acres.

So there was a lot of interaction from the state land office and affordable solar, and it was public notice.

Is that correct, yeah?

There's a there's a a 10-week advertising period um as well.

So that I think that's part of the public notice that they use for the state land office is to publicly notice um via advertising.

Mr.

Mayor.

Councilor Weimer.

Okay, so I don't want to beat this to death, but what you're going to say.

So let me make sure I understand the first the players.

Ms.

Moy, I I gather you're employed by affordable solar.

Is that accurate?

No, that's not correct.

Okay.

Um I am a contractor to select row, LLC, and they are a right-of-way and land use company.

And they work a lot in New Mexico, and I'm a consultant to them.

So affordable solar is select row's client.

And therefore I got assigned to Dillon.

Got it.

Okay.

And we've been all over the state together.

Okay.

So then let me let me drill down a little bit more on.

I think it was Mr.

Mr.

Connolly.

I think you mentioned something about a 10-week public notice because it's public land.

Is that accurate?

Am I phrasing that correctly?

Uh yeah, for the long-term lease.

So we we currently have a a short-term lease for exploratory and um uh items like what we're doing today.

And then for the the long-term lease, there's a 10-week advertising period where it's made public that this um the this lease is available, and if somebody would like to do uh a project, they can compete with affordable solar in a bidding process.

And that's the state land office that requires that 10-week public notice.

Yeah, that that's in statute that they have to do that for 10 weeks.

And what does that what does that notice look like?

Is that advertisement in newspapers?

Is it posting signs?

Is it mailers?

Is it door hangers?

Yeah, it's it's um advertising in the newspapers.

Um there's a I'm not sure which particular ones, but they have a um a process for that.

Okay.

I just wanted to get that clarified that that process was essentially dictated by the state land office because of the ownership of that property being public.

Yes.

Very good.

Um as you know, Ms.

Moy, you and I believe very strongly in public outreach.

We have a history that we've we've oftentimes been bitten in the past for not doing that, and so we've we put our hand in the fire too many times and learned learned very early on that this is a good practice.

So I I applaud you for for moving forward in that direction.

Thank you very much.

Thank you, Mr.

Mayor.

Anything further?

Just one quick question.

Yes, um I just I just wanted to clarify that you had mentioned that you guys will be the owners of this project and you will maintain ownership through the entire lease and this project.

Is that correct?

Um, affordable solar is a um is the developer of the project.

Uh we split in now we're affordable solar and gridworks.

Gridworks is the builder, and um the owners of affordable solar and good works are gonna be the long-term owners of the project.

Um so we're the um developer, builder, owner, and operations and maintenance um all based here in Albuquerque.

Thank you.

Anything further?

Right.

Uh hearing none.

Ms.

Davis.

Oh, wait.

So I'm sorry, so somebody wait a minute.

Is there somebody else?

Okay, I'm right, I'm sorry.

Mr.

Mayor, do we need to amend the motion?

There was no amendment, I don't think.

So uh Mr.

Mayor, there was the option.

Uh so PZB did recommend uh the amendment to the master plan to and I can pull that language back up.

Please do, thank you.

Can you make it bigger?

I'm just big as well.

I'll just put my glasses on.

It's still a little tiny.

But um, so this one uh so the specific language that the plea uh PCB recommended, uh and it's up to you the will of the governing body if you want to make an amendment for this language, the language would state in the master plan uh that uh the addendum would include a hundred-foot setback on the north and west property lines to the fence lines surrounding the future solar energy development.

Okay, Mr.

Mayor.

Yes, I'd like to make a motion to um amend R107 to include a 100-foot setback setback on the north and west property lines to the fence lines surrounding the future solar energy development.

So I have a motion and a second on the amendment.

Any discussion on the amendment.

Hearing none, Miss Davis on the amendment.

Thank you.

Counselor Colbreth.

Yes.

Counselor Tyler.

Yes.

Councilor Dabson.

Yes.

Councillor Weimer?

Yes.

Counselor Lennon Time.

Yes.

And Councillor List.

Yes.

The amendment is approved.

Thank you.

Moving back to the main motion.

Before we go ahead and move on to the uh to the main motion here.

Um I did want to take just a quick moment to address our online uh concern about property values and taxes.

Um I can't speak definitively, but I'm gonna probably take a stab at this.

That this particular solar project on surrounding projects, and we've seen some others throughout the throughout the city and state.

Um having the solar project on here is not going to I'm gonna maybe ask Josh, I don't know.

Having the solar project's not going to drive up property values in the area, which would impact taxes.

Uh we would have much of that that's that's where I'm at.

I don't think this is gonna add value or detract value from the property, so shouldn't have any type of property tax impact.

Um then Mr.

Mayor, yes, I may um there's no correlation between this project and uh mill levies correct.

Um assessment of property with a different formula and from an incremental mill levy or a new mill levy, no.

Okay, so it's not gonna it's not gonna be financed on property taxes either.

This is privately financed.

Uh so it's not gonna have any impact.

So um uh Ms.

Hernandez, I I just wanted to address your concern there before we go into the main vote here.

Uh at this point, it should there it should have zero impact on your ability to develop in the future, uh, should you decide to do that, and there's not going to be an additional assessments to the properties surrounding.

Um so I hope that addresses your concerns and your questions there.

Um then uh so with that if there's nothing further, uh the main motion R 107 as amended.

Thank you.

Thank you, Counselor Tyler.

No.

Counselor List Yes.

Councillor Dabson.

Yes.

Counselor Lennon Tyne.

Yes.

Counselor Weimer?

Yes.

Counselor Colbreth.

Yes.

R 107 as amended is approved.

Thank you.

I'll take a motion to approve O25.

Motion to approve O25.

Second.

I have a motion and a second.

Um Ms.

Davis, 025, please.

Thank you.

Counselor Lennon Tyne.

Yes.

Counselor List?

Yes.

Counselor Tyler.

No.

Counselor Dabson?

Yes.

Counselor Weimer?

Yes.

Counselor Colbreth.

Yes.

O25 is approved.

Okay.

That's the uh that's the extent of the agenda this evening.

Moving on to city manager report.

Mr.

Mayor, members of the governing body, uh good evening.

Um, just a couple quick things.

Um, I think between the last meeting and this meeting, our most recent newsletter came out.

This had mailboxes available in uh city facilities and online.

Encourage everyone to uh um check it out.

Good resource, uh good publication.

Uh just a couple other things.

Um city events on October 3rd.

Excuse me.

Yes, October 3rd.

We have Parents' Night Out at Savonar Grande.

That's coordinated and hosted by um our parks and rec department.

Uh you can register on Active Net.

Uh save the date.

Uh, the city's fall fest will be here in the city center on October 18th with a trunk retreat.

Umrage folks to save the date and mark it on their calendar.

Uh also last um Friday, as you know, we had a work session here at the uh city, and uh um we covered a few things in uh uh Mr.

Ian Chavis provided an update on the citizen survey um and the insights and the findings from our biannual uh citizen survey, a lot of positive insights and outcomes.

Uh subsequent to that, we're actually informed by um Polko, who is the administer and does these citizen surveys across a wide swath of um several hundreds of uh cities across the country that uh Rio Rancho is actually in that survey compared to our our peer group and the benchmark group.

Um a top performer in the category of trust and government.

So within that it was very nice to see that uh we scored very uh very well in a very important category uh to um you know to you know in that city you know in the survey.

So very excited to see that.

Citizen surveys available online.

Uh we've posted some information about this recognition, this award, really a link to the survey provider and how they determined that that that award.

Um and with that, um stand for any questions.

Thank you.

If there's nothing else, we're adjourned.

Thank you, uh