Twice-weekly briefing — email only.
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
2-a. Councilor Chavez
3. Salute to the New Mexico Flag
3-a. Councilor Castro
4. Invocation and Rememberances
4-a. Councilor Michael Garcia
5. Roll Call
6. Approval of Agenda
7. Approval of Consent Agenda
8. Presentations
8-a. General Plan Update
8-b. Micro Community Engagement Event Report and Recommendations
9. Action Items: Consent Agenda
9-a. Request for Approval of the August 27, 2025, Regular Governing Body Meeting Minutes.
9-b. Request for Approval of an On-Call Construction Contract with AAC Construction, Inc. for Sewer Collection System Repair, Replacement, and Extension in the Total Amount of $4,327,500 Including NMGRT for a Four-Year Term.
1. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) in the Total Amount of $1,081,875 from the Wastewater Enterprise Fund to WIP Construction.
9-c. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) in the Amount of $3,683,246 from the 1/2% Capital GRT Fund to CIP Special Projects Fund for Appropriation of ERP Funds for FY26.
9-d. Request for Approval to Purchase and Install a Headworks Generator at the Paseo Real Wastewater Treatment Plant from Wagner Equipment Company in the Total Amount of $1,319,302.21 Including NMGRT.
1. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) in the Total Amount of $1,319,303 from the Wastewater Enterprise Fund to Equipment and Machinery.
9-e. Request for Approval of Grant Agreement FTA MA-33 with the United States Federal Transit Administration (FTA) via the Section 5307 Operating Assistance for the RideFinders Mobility Management Program in the Total Amount of $287,052 with Term Ending September 30, 2028.
1. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) in the Total Amount of $287,052 from the FTA Grant to Transit Revenue.
9-f. Request of Approval of a Construction Contract with Bradbury Stamm Construction for Construction Services at the Canyon Road Water Treatment Plant in the Total Amount of $23,673,913.31 Including NMGRT through December 31, 2028.
1. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) in the Total Amount of $12,000,000 from the Water Enterprise Fund to WIP Construction.
9-g. Request For Approval to Accept the New Mexico Department of Transportation Aviation Division Grant # SAF-26-01 in the Amount of $1,000,000 for Rural Air Service Enhancement.
1. Request For Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) in the Total Amount of $1,000,000 to Increase Grants and Services using New Mexico Department of Transportation Aviation Division Funding for Rural Air Service Enhancement.
9-h. Request for Approval of a Construction Contract with GME General Building LLC in the Total Amount of $5,500,000 Including NMGRT for On-Call Small Roadway, Trail and Sidewalk Construction for a Ten-Year Term.
Committee Review Public Works and Utilities Committee: 09/02/2025 Finance Committee: 09/08/2025 Governing Body: 09/10/2025
9-i. Request for Approval of a Construction Contract with GM Emulsion LLC in an Amount Not to Exceed of $5,500,000 Including NMGRT for On-Call Small Roadway, Trail and Sidewalk Construction for a Ten-Year Term.
9-j. Request for Approval of a Construction Contract with EMCO of Santa Fe in an Amount Not to Exceed $5,500,000 Including NMGRT for On-Call Small Roadway, Trail and Sidewalk Construction for a Ten-Year Term.
9-k. Request for Approval of a Construction Contract with Jaypen Construction LLC in an Amount Not to Exceed $5,500,000 Including NMGRT for On-Call Small Roadway, Trail and Sidewalk Construction for a Ten-Year Term.
9-l. Request for Approval of a Construction Contract with JDR & Associates in an Amount Not to Exceed $5,500,000 Including NMGRT for On-Call Small Roadway, Trail and Sidewalk Construction for a Ten-Year Term.
9-m. Request For Approval of U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Grant # 3- 35-0037-066-2025 in the Amount of $90,193 for Funding the Rehabilitation of Taxiway F- Design.
1. Request For Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) in the Total Amount of $90,193 to Increase WIP Design using U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration Funding for the Rehabilitation of Taxiway F- Design.
9-n. Request for Approval of a Grant Agreement with the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration via the New Mexico Match Fund in the Total Amount of $4,018,120 to Match the Section 5307 Operating Assistance Federal Transit Administration Grant.
1. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) to Allocate Proceeds from the New Mexico Match Fund Grant in the Amount of $2,012,231 to FY25 and FY26 Transit Revenue.
9-o. Request for Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Item #25-0090 with Pure Operations LLC to Increase the Compensation by $1,477,688 for a New Total of $1,926,888, and Extend the Term through June 30, 2030 for Managing Large Distribution Meters Ranging in Size from 2" to 10".
9-p. Request for Approval of Professional Service Contract with Mountain River Consulting, Inc. in the Amount of $1,244,156.25 Including NMGRT for Application Support, Technical Support for Data Conversion & CIS Interfaces to Update the Billing System for a Two-Year Term.
9-q. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) in the Total Amount of $224,394 to Re-Appropriate Agency’s Unused One-Time Funding from the FY25 Budget to FY26 to Support Wildfire Detection and Planning.
9-r. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) in the Total Amount of $251,110 to Re-Appropriate Agency’s Unused One-Time Funding from the FY25 Budget to FY26 to Support Vehicle Barriers.
9-s. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) in the Total Amount of $845,551 to Re-Appropriate FY25 ERP Funding to FY26 ERP Other Consulting.
9-t. Request for Approval of the Fiscal Year 2026 Revised Internal Audit Plan.
9-u. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2025-____. (Councilor Amanda Chavez and Councilor Pilar Faulkner)A Resolution Adopting Strategies to Participate in Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, September, by Increasing City of Santa Fe Employees’ Awareness about Suicide Prevention Resources and Calling on all Santa Fe Employers to Participate in Suicide Prevention Month.
9-v. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2025-____. (Councilor Jamie Cassutt, Councilor Pilar Faulkner, and Councilor Alma Casto)A Resolution Convening a Charter Review Commission No Later than April of 2026 to Consider Mayor and City Councilor Powers.
9-w. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2025-____. (Mayor Alan Webber and Councilor Jamie Cassutt)A Resolution Authorizing Foreclosure of Certain Municipal Liens and Inviting Santa Fe County to Address Tax-Delinquent Properties within City Limits as Additional Strategies to Address Nuisance Properties in the City.
9-x. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO.2025-______. (Councilor Carol Romero-Wirth, Councilor Jamie Cassutt, Councilor Pilar Faulkner, and Mayor Alan Webber)A Resolution Adopting Improvements to the Budget Process for the Fiscal Year 2026/2027 Annual Operating Budget.
10. Action Items: Discussion Agenda
10-a. Request for Approval of an Air Service Agreement with American Airlines for Air Service to Los Angeles International Airport through October 24, 2026, in Exchange for the City Making Direct Payments Not to Exceed $1,800,000 to Compensate for Revenue Shortfalls from Underfilled Flights, Using, in Part, New Mexico Rural Air Service Enhancement Grant Saf-26-01, and Waiving Fees Estimated at a Value of $142,387.
11. Matters from the City Manager
12. Matters from the City Attorney
12-a. Executive Session
In Accordance with the New Mexico Open Meetings Act, NMSA 1978, Section 10-15-1, Part (H), Subpart (8), Discussion of Property Disposition, Specifically, the Disposition of Parcels of the Midtown Property located at 1600 St. Michael’s Drive.
13. Executive Session Action Items
14. Matters from the City Clerk
15. Communications from the Governing Body
16. Introduction of Legislation
16-a. CONSIDERATION OF BILL NO. 2025-21. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 2025-____. (Mayor Alan Webber)A Bill Amending SFCC 1987, Section 28-1.5 (“Living Wage Ordinance”), to Increase the City’s Base Minimum Wage and Update the Formula for Calculating the Minimum Wage Annually.
17. Petitions from the Floor
18. Public Comment on Bills (First Public Comment, No Action)
18-a. CONSIDERATION OF BILL NO. 2025-17. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 2025-____. (Councilor Carol Romero-Wirth and Councilor Jamie Cassutt)A Bill Amending SFCC 1987, Section 25-1.8(A) to Require the City of Santa Fe (“City”) to Continue to Monitor the Naturally Occurring Fluoride Levels in its Water System at Representative Sample Locations and to End the Requirement to Add Fluoride to the System.
18-b. CONSIDERATION OF BILL NO. 2025-19. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 2025-____. (Councilor Signe Lindell)
A Bill Establishing a Ten (10) Year Plaza Pushcart Vendor License for which Vendors who have Completed Twenty-Five (25) Consecutive Years of Vending are Eligible to Apply.
19. Final Action on Legislation (Public Hearing)
20. Public Hearings (Land Use Cases, Appeals and Other Items Required to Have a Public Hearing)
20-a. Notice of 30-Day Public Comment Period of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Annual Action Plan.
21. Appointments
21-a. Ethics and Campaign Review Board Andrew Black - Reappointment - Term Ending 07/2029Justin Miller - Reappointment - Term Ending 07/2029
21-b. Mayor's Committee on Disability Jeminie L.
Shell - Appointment - Term Ending 01/2029Eli Fresquez - Reappointment - Term Ending 01/2029Kerri Cottle - Appointment - Term Ending 01/2029Robin Garrison - Appointment - Term Ending 01/2029
22. Adjourn