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Rio Rancho Governing Body Special Work Session - September 24, 2026

Meeting Portal — Thursday, September 24, 2026
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0:27

Please silence all electronic devices while attending the governing body work session.

0:32

For the record, I will read the name announce the names of the governing body members.

0:35

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

0:39

Counselor Dapson.

0:40

Present.

0:41

Counselor Lennon Time has been excused.

0:43

Counselor Tyler.

0:44

Counselor Mann.

0:45

Present.

0:46

Counselor Colbreth.

0:48

I don't see her yet, so we will stay tuned to see if she comes in.

0:54

And same with Counselor List.

0:56

Have we heard anything from either of those?

0:58

No.

0:58

Okay.

1:00

Public public comment will not be taken at this work session.

1:03

This is an informational gathering session only.

1:07

First up is the 2023 20 through 2028 strategic plan update update.

1:13

Presenter Ryan Chavez.

1:19

Good afternoon, governing body, Mr.

1:21

Mayor.

1:22

I'll be giving another update on our strategic plan like we do annually.

1:27

So to get started, we'll start with a recap of how we got here and adopted the plan and kind of how we how we've been doing since we began implementation.

1:38

So to get here, the process began in December 2022 with the governing body review of the previous plan.

1:44

Then from there through January 2023, we collected citizen and stakeholder feedback with town hall meetings and surveys.

2:07

And since then we've been working on implementation.

2:10

And as a reminder, the vision statement we adopted, which answers the question where do we want to be to provide a nationally recognized small community environment with robust amenities for all.

2:21

The mission statement, which is why do we do what we do and how will we get there?

2:25

The mission of the city of Vision is to deliver high quality of life for all people of Rear Rancho through exceptional municipal services.

2:33

The core values that we adopted, which answer the question, how do we behave?

2:37

Um stewardship to be fiscally responsible, conserve and sustain for future generations, integrity to be ethical and transparent with the highest degree of honesty, safety and well-being, be responsive, proactive, and resilient in maintaining a safe and enjoyable living environment, and respect, treat one another with dignity and professionalism.

2:59

So we kind of established five key service areas, and that's quality of life, community economic development, infrastructure, public safety, and organizational excellence.

3:09

From there, there are goals with with each of those key service areas, and then objectives that go into meeting those goals.

3:19

Some examples of how we have been tracking this so far.

3:23

Umright, when we adopted the plan, we identified the tasks associated with meeting those objectives, uh, the deadline or frequency of how often we check in on these, uh, how much of the uh overall objective each task kind of accounted for and then um tracked as they completed.

3:44

Some of the other goals were not so maybe linear and more of check-ins, for example, uh making sure that 90% of streetlight on our terrible roadways roadways were re repaired within 48 hours of the reported outage.

3:59

We would check that one quarterly and then take the annual average to make sure we're uh kind of meeting that objective.

4:07

Um so this is year three of the plan, and every year I kind of give an update of what's been accomplished in the last year, but since we're kind of further along, I wanted to zoom out a little bit and give a little more context in the where we are in the overall plan.

4:24

Um so we have completed 27% of the objectives, which is 19 of the 70 adoptive objectives, with 65 percent that being 45 objectives in progress, and eight percent or six total objectives have not begun yet.

4:41

And I'll talk more about that towards the end of the presentation.

4:44

Um here's a list of the completed objectives.

4:48

Um they're there in your report, and they'll be available online as well, of course.

4:53

Um as a reminder, uh, for this presentation and the report, the teal color in the status bar represents completed tasks associated with the objective.

5:03

Dark gray is in progress and light gray are tasks that have not begun yet and our future steps for uh completion.

5:15

So for our first key service area, quality of life.

5:19

Um, here again are just some examples in the service area of some things we've accomplished.

5:26

Um obviously phase two of campus park, phase two of the Broadmoor Senior Center, and the multi-gen recenter, as you know, uh we have some consumption conceptual ideas based on some internal feedback and work with an architect, and we will be bringing that back to our boards and commissions to get additional input and uh public meeting moving forward, and then we'll go get construction plans and figure out how we're going to fund this project.

5:58

Um more quality of life highlights.

6:01

The library has secured at least one temporary museum quality exhibit um for the library through the plan.

6:08

So that's pretty exciting.

6:10

That will we have already gotten exhibits for each of these years and um for the coming years as well, they've been secured.

6:17

And we've made significant progress on getting on reaching our goal of 50,000 library cards.

6:26

Um for community and economic development.

6:29

Uh, one that we want to highlight is the um site readiness, uh the New Mexico Economic Development Department, as you know, the site readiness advisory committee unanimously approved the city's application for about 1.5 million to support site readiness at the city center, and the funding will go towards pre-development studies and the construction of College Boulevard and uh phase two from center circle to Broadmoor Senior Center.

6:58

Um the initial design of phase two of College Boulevard is nearly complete.

7:03

Um, so we're making quite a bit of progress there as well.

7:11

We have the facilities master plan buildings, of course, which we've kind of given you updates over the last few years on where we're at on those.

7:19

Obviously, station eight is under construction, and the others are in the uh you know, making progress in the planning stages.

7:27

Um, and then we are receiving more than two million in funding for a second aquifery injection well uh through congressional direct spending championed by Senator Heinrich and Senator Luhan.

7:44

Um as far as public safety goes, public safety and community outreach objectives and tasks are ongoing and have included outreach events, social media, and PSAs, and the real-time crime center has been equipped and hired staff and is nearly completely up and running.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
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Capital Improvement Planning█████████████17%
Public Safety███████9%
Fiscal Sustainability█████7%
Water And Wastewater Management█████6%
Economic Development██2%
Summary of Proceedings

Rio Rancho Governing Body Special Work Session - September 24, 2026

The Governing Body of Rio Rancho held a special work session on September 24, 2026, at 3:30 PM in Council Chambers. The meeting focused on three major agenda items: an update on the 2023-2028 Strategic Plan, the 2026-2027 Planning Calendar, and the City Manager's Goals and Priorities. No public comment was taken, and no formal votes were cast, as this was a discussion-only work session.

Discussion Items

1. 2023-2028 Strategic Plan Update

  • Presented by Ryan Armijo (Deputy Director of Parks, Recreation & Community Services; noted as Ryan Chavez in the raw transcript). The plan, adopted in 2023, includes 70 objectives across five key service areas: quality of life, community and economic development, infrastructure, public safety, and organizational excellence. As of year three, 27% (19 objectives) are completed, 65% (45 objectives) are in progress, and 8% (6 objectives) have not yet begun. Armijo highlighted completed items including Campus Park Phase 2, Broadmoor Senior Center Phase 2, library museum-quality exhibits, site readiness funding for College Boulevard ($1.5 million approved), a second aquifer injection well ($2 million in federal funding), the real-time crime center, and ERP implementation. Six objectives remain on deck (e.g., generalized land use map). Deputy City Manager Peter Wells and City Manager Matt Geisel asked the Governing Body whether to continue prioritizing the 45 in-progress objectives or initiate work on the six remaining ones. Councilors expressed general support for continuing to push forward on the in-progress objectives while adding the six items to the next strategic plan cycle, aligning with City Manager Geisel's suggestion. Councilor David Mann asked about the aquifer injection well's impact on water costs; City Manager Geisel estimated the total project cost at $4.5-5 million, with federal funds covering 40%. The well would increase recharge capacity and operational flexibility. No formal decision was made.

2. 2026-2027 Planning Calendar

  • Presented by Deputy City Manager Peter Wells. The calendar covers the last six months of 2026 and first six months of 2027, divided into three categories: required by charter/ordinance, state/federal law mandates, and good governance/operational items. Key upcoming items include: October joint meeting with Public Infrastructure Advisory Board on water/sewer; November public open house for the multi-generational center concept; December work session on higher education facilities gross receipts tax (expiring June 30, 2028, generating ~$6 million annually) and financing for a new streets and right-of-way facility; January/February discussion on repurposing the tax; March consideration of a bond ordinance for the streets facility; and potential General Obligation bond questions in April (timing dependent on uncertain municipal election date due to potential state changes). Wells also introduced several new items for possible addition to the strategic plan: creation of a civil monetary penalty system, legislative development options (committee structure), discretionary funds, review of weed maintenance responsibility, vehicle parking regulations, dust control practices, revisiting the Development Process Manual (DPM) and impact fees, and zonal impact fees. Councilors provided individual preferences: Councilor Bob Tyler supported civil monetary penalty, legislative development options, discretionary funds, and vehicle parking regulations; Councilor Karissa Culbreath supported civil monetary penalty, zonal impact fees, weed maintenance, and vehicle parking; Councilor Nicole List emphasized weed maintenance; Councilor David Mann supported civil monetary penalty, vehicle parking, and suggested exploring a city trail system; Councilor Deb Dapson supported civil monetary penalty, discretionary funds, weed/vehicle/dust control. Councilor Tyler also requested moving December work session items to avoid a double-day meeting, but City Manager Geisel cautioned that the streets facility funding discussion was time-sensitive. City Manager Geisel and Wells summarized that civil monetary penalty would be a heavy lift, likely requiring a formal strategic plan amendment, while items like discretionary funds could be presented as informational reports to gauge further interest. They committed to digesting feedback and proposing a timeline for future discussions.

3. 2026-2027 City Manager Goals and Priorities

  • Presented by City Manager Matt Geisel. The five goals were: 1) Complete another iteration of the five-year staffing plan; 2) Identify, secure, and approve funding for the new streets and right-of-way operations annex; 3) Complete design of the multi-generational center phase one; 4) Complete a new police headquarters assessment; and 5) (implied continuation of existing objectives). Geisel noted these mirror the process used for Fire Station 8, now under construction. Councilors had no additional questions or comments, effectively endorsing the goals.

Key Outcomes

  • Strategic Plan Guidance: Consensus to continue focusing on the 45 in-progress objectives and carry the six unstarted objectives into the next strategic plan cycle. No formal amendment was made.
  • Planning Calendar Direction: Staff will bring back a formal proposal to add the civil monetary penalty system to the strategic plan, given strong consensus. Other items (discretionary funds, legislative development options, zoning amendments) will be explored as informational reports at future work sessions. The December work session date remains as scheduled, with staff noting the time-sensitive nature of the streets facility funding.
  • City Manager Goals: Goals were acknowledged and accepted without objection.
  • Next Steps: Staff will incorporate feedback into the planning calendar and schedule follow-up presentations. The next regular work session is October 20, 2026.

Note: The minutes record the presenter as Ryan Armijo, while the raw transcript refers to Ryan Chavez. The discrepancy is not resolved in the source materials.

Meeting Transcript

Please silence all electronic devices while attending the governing body work session. For the record, I will read the name announce the names of the governing body members. When I say your name, please acknowledge your presence by saying present. Counselor Dapson. Present. Counselor Lennon Time has been excused. Counselor Tyler. Counselor Mann. Present. Counselor Colbreth. I don't see her yet, so we will stay tuned to see if she comes in. And same with Counselor List. Have we heard anything from either of those? No. Okay. Public public comment will not be taken at this work session. This is an informational gathering session only. First up is the 2023 20 through 2028 strategic plan update update. Presenter Ryan Chavez. Good afternoon, governing body, Mr. Mayor. I'll be giving another update on our strategic plan like we do annually. So to get started, we'll start with a recap of how we got here and adopted the plan and kind of how we how we've been doing since we began implementation. So to get here, the process began in December 2022 with the governing body review of the previous plan. Then from there through January 2023, we collected citizen and stakeholder feedback with town hall meetings and surveys. And since then we've been working on implementation. And as a reminder, the vision statement we adopted, which answers the question where do we want to be to provide a nationally recognized small community environment with robust amenities for all. The mission statement, which is why do we do what we do and how will we get there? The mission of the city of Vision is to deliver high quality of life for all people of Rear Rancho through exceptional municipal services. The core values that we adopted, which answer the question, how do we behave? Um stewardship to be fiscally responsible, conserve and sustain for future generations, integrity to be ethical and transparent with the highest degree of honesty, safety and well-being, be responsive, proactive, and resilient in maintaining a safe and enjoyable living environment, and respect, treat one another with dignity and professionalism. So we kind of established five key service areas, and that's quality of life, community economic development, infrastructure, public safety, and organizational excellence. From there, there are goals with with each of those key service areas, and then objectives that go into meeting those goals. Some examples of how we have been tracking this so far. Umright, when we adopted the plan, we identified the tasks associated with meeting those objectives, uh, the deadline or frequency of how often we check in on these, uh, how much of the uh overall objective each task kind of accounted for and then um tracked as they completed. Some of the other goals were not so maybe linear and more of check-ins, for example, uh making sure that 90% of streetlight on our terrible roadways roadways were re repaired within 48 hours of the reported outage. We would check that one quarterly and then take the annual average to make sure we're uh kind of meeting that objective. Um so this is year three of the plan, and every year I kind of give an update of what's been accomplished in the last year, but since we're kind of further along, I wanted to zoom out a little bit and give a little more context in the where we are in the overall plan. Um so we have completed 27% of the objectives, which is 19 of the 70 adoptive objectives, with 65 percent that being 45 objectives in progress, and eight percent or six total objectives have not begun yet. And I'll talk more about that towards the end of the presentation. Um here's a list of the completed objectives. Um they're there in your report, and they'll be available online as well, of course. Um as a reminder, uh, for this presentation and the report, the teal color in the status bar represents completed tasks associated with the objective. Dark gray is in progress and light gray are tasks that have not begun yet and our future steps for uh completion. So for our first key service area, quality of life. Um, here again are just some examples in the service area of some things we've accomplished. Um obviously phase two of campus park, phase two of the Broadmoor Senior Center, and the multi-gen recenter, as you know, uh we have some consumption conceptual ideas based on some internal feedback and work with an architect, and we will be bringing that back to our boards and commissions to get additional input and uh public meeting moving forward, and then we'll go get construction plans and figure out how we're going to fund this project. Um more quality of life highlights. The library has secured at least one temporary museum quality exhibit um for the library through the plan. So that's pretty exciting.

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