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1. Recognition
1-a. Proclamations Elevate the Spectrum DayCecilia Rios DayVitalia Maestas Garcia Day
2. Call to Order
3. Pledge of Allegiance
3-a. Councilor Michael Garcia
4. Salute to the New Mexico Flag
4-a. Councilor Faulkner
5. Invocation and Rememberances
5-a. Councilor Cassutt
6. Roll Call
7. Approval of Agenda
8. Approval of Consent Agenda
9. Presentations
9-a. Water and Wastewater Division Increased Revenue Requirements.
9-b. Downtown Employer Permit Program Pilot Update.
10. Action Items: Consent Agenda
10-a. Request for Approval of the April 9, 2025, Regular Governing Body Meeting Minutes.
10-b. Request for Approval of Liquor Hearing Officer's Recommendation to Approve the Request from J&J Retirement, LLC dba Joe's Dining & Pizza for a Restaurant B (Beer, Wine & Spirits) Liquor License with On-Premises Consumption Only with Patio Service.
10-c. Request for Approval of Liquor Hearing Officer's Recommendation to Approve the Request from National Dance Institute of New Mexico (NDI) for a Waiver of the 300-Foot Location Restriction and Approval to Allow the Dispensing/Consumption of Alcoholic Beverages at the NDI Dance Barns, 1140 Alto Street, which is Within 300 Feet of Aspen Community Magnet School, 450 La Madera Street and La Comunidad de Los Ninos Head Start, 1121 Alto Street, for NDI New Mexico’s 2025 Annual Gala to be Held on Saturday, May 3, 2025, with Alcohol Service from 4:00 P.M. to 11:00 P.M.
10-d. Request for Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Construction Contract Item #25-0013 with B&D Industries, Inc. to Increase Compensation by $11,363 for a New Total of $488,380 Including NMGRT for Southside Library HVAC Replacement.
10-e. Request for Approval of a Construction Contract with B&D Industries, Inc. in the Total Amount of $5,409,375 Including NMGRT for On-Call Electrical Services through June 30, 2029.
10-f. Request for Approval of the Capital Appropriation Project Agreement C5243321 with the New Mexico Department of Transportation for the St. Michael's Drive Rail Trail Underpass in the Total Amount of $100,000 with a Reversion Date of June 30, 2028.
1. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) to Allocate $100,000 from the Capital Appropriation Grant to Complete Streets Revenue and WIP Design for the St. Michael's Drive Rail Trail Underpass Project.
10-g. Request for Approval of a Transportation Project Fund Grant Agreement with the New Mexico Department of Transportation in the Total Amount of $2,300,000 to Construct the Buckman Road Pavement Reconstruction Project Identified as HW2LP50060 through June 30, 2027.
1. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) to Allocate Grant Proceeds of $2,185,000 and Local Matching Funds of $115,000 from the Impact Fee Road Fund to FY 2025 Revenue and Expenses for the Construction of the Buckman Road Pavement Reconstruction Project.
10-h. Request for Approval of a Construction Contract with TLC Santa Fe, LLC for the Replacement of HVAC System at the Santa Fe Regional Airport in the Total Amount of $404,288.03 Including NMGRT for a One-Year Term.
10-i. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) in the Total Amount of $119,949 from Wastewater Fund Balance to Repair and Maintenance System Equipment for the Paseo Real Wastewater Treatment Plant.
10-j. Request for Approval to Purchase of a Filter Replacement for the Wastewater Treatment Plant for a Total Amount of $320,215 with Parkson Corporation.
1. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) in the Total Amount of $320,215 from the Wastewater Fund Balance to Equipment & Machinery.
10-k. Request for Approval of Professional Service Agreement with Intera, Inc. to Provide Regulatory Groundwater Monitoring, Soil Vapor Monitoring, and Other Environmental and Engineering Services for Frank Ortiz Park Landfill in the Total Amount of $1,298,250 for a Four-Year Term.
10-l. Request for Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Item #23-0509 with AECOM Technical Services Inc. to Remove the Fiscal Year Compensation Amount Limits and Increase Compensation by $4,759,625 for a New Total Amount of $8,000,000 for Services Related to Dams and Geotechnical Engineering and General Engineering.
10-m. Request for Approval of Grant Agreement from the New Mexico Department of Health in the Amount of $818,387.10 for a Coordinated Community Response to Community Violence to Include but not Limited to Youth Violence and Gun Violence.
1. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) to Budget $818,387.10 into FY25 Revenue and Expenses for a Coordinated Community Response to Community Violence.
10-n. Request for Approval of a Construction Contract with GM Emulsion LLC in the Total Amount of $3,314,913.68 Including NMGRT for the Construction of S100370 Agua Fria and Cottonwood Drive Intersection Improvements Project
10-o. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) in the Amount of $2,925,700 to Increase Various Org and Objects Using FY25 Available Revenue in Excess of Budgeted Expenditures.
10-p. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) in the Amount of $255,000 from Parking Enterprise Fund Balance to Parking WIP Construction, Data Processing Equipment, and Vehicles for Repaving Water Street Parking Lot, Railyard Garage Security Cameras, and an Electric Truck.
10-q. Request for Approval of Amendment No. 2 to Professional Services Agreement Item #21-0522 with FCS Group, to Increase the Compensation by $60,000 for a New Total Amount of $696,052 Including NMGRT and to Extend the Term to October 1, 2025, for Rate Model Support On-Call Financial Services.
10-r. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) in the Total Amount of $90,000 Into FY25 Revenue and Expenses for Transitional Housing and Shelter Facilities for Victims of Domestic Violence.
10-s. Request for Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Item #24-0582 with Wells Fargo Bank to Extend the Term of the Master Banking Services Agreement through September 26, 2034.
10-t. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2025____. (Councilor Jamie Cassutt and Councilor Pilar Faulkner)A Resolution Authorizing and Directing the Widening of Zia Road to Accommodate a Necessary Deceleration Lane, Using Adjacent, Unimproved Land Comprising Approximately One Percent (1%) of Candelero Park, on its Far Northern Boundary; and Directing the City Manager to Designate an Agent to Apply for a Lot Line Adjustment and Any Other Administrative Steps Required as the Governing Body’s Agent.
10-u. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2025____. (Councilor Alma Castro)A Resolution Authorizing the Sale and Consumption of Beer and Wine During the Railyard Plaza Summer Scene Concerts Sponsored by the International Folk Art Market on July 9, 10, and 11, 2025, Pursuant to Subsection 23-6.2(C) SFCC 1987.
10-v. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2025____. (Councilor Carol Romero-Wirth, Councilor Signe Lindell, Councilor Jamie Cassutt, and Councilor Alma Castro)A Resolution Establishing a Plan for Use of Budgeted Funds to Study Hiring Council Staff.
10-w. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2025-___. (Mayor Alan Webber, Councilor Jamie Cassutt, Councilor Amanda Chavez)A Resolution Making a Finding of Necessity and Designating an Area Comprised of a Majority of the Midtown Local Innovation Corridor Overlay District as a Metropolitan Redevelopment Area.
10-x. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2025____. (Councilor Signe Lindell)A Resolution Correcting the Required Permit Named for Resolutions 2025-16, Regarding the Movies in the Park Event Series; and 2025-23, Regarding the Summer Scene Concert Event Series, Changing Each from a Special Dispenser Permit to a Public Celebration Permit.
10-y. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2025____. (Councilor Alma Castro, Councilor Signe Lindell, Councilor Michael Garcia)
A Resolution Amending the Immigration Committee's Purpose and Membership.
11. Action Items: Discussion Agenda
12. Matters from the City Manager
13. Matters from the City Attorney
13-a. EXECUTIVE SESSION In Accordance with the New Mexico Open Meetings Act, NMSA 1978, Section 10-15-1, Subparts (H)(7) and (8), Attorney-Client Privileged Discussion of Pending and Threatened Litigation, Through a Quarterly Litigation Update, Including, but Not Limited to, Discussion of Threatened Litigation in the Matter of the Estate of Dorothy Stevens; Hill et. al vs. City of Santa Fe, A-1-CA-42062, Education Retirement Board vs. City of Santa Fe, D-101-CV-2024-02691, Throne, et al v. Governing Body of the City of Santa Fe/Amestoy, D-101-CV-2024-00892 and City and County of San Francisco et al. vs. Trump, 25-cv-01350-WHO; and discussion of Disposition of Property Known as Las Estrellas Tract 6a.
14. Executive Session Action Items
14-a. Approval of Attorney-Client Privileged Recommended Strategy/Next Steps in the Matter of Threatened Litigation Regarding the Estate of Dorothy Stevens.
14-b. Approval of a Settlement Agreement Resolving the Plaintiffs’ Appeal of the District Court Decision in Throne, et al v. Governing Body of the City of Santa Fe/Amestoy, D-101-CV-2024-00892.
15. Matters from the City Clerk
16. Communications from the Governing Body
17. Introduction of Legislation
17-a. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2025-__. (Councilor Signe Lindell and Councilor Jamie Cassutt) A Resolution Authorizing the Sale and Consumption of Beer, Wine, and Cider During the Santa Fe PRIDE Festival on June 28, 2025, in a Beer, Wine, and Cider Garden Adjacent to 100 S. Lincoln Avenue, Pursuant to Section 23-6.2(C) SFCC 1987.
17-b. CONSIDERATION OF BILL NO. 2025-11. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 2025__. (Councilor Carol Romero-Wirth, Mayor Alan Webber)
A Bill Updating the Rates and Fees for Wastewater Utility Services. Committee Review Governing Body (Introduced): 04/30/2025Governing Body (Public Comment): 05/14/2025 Public Works and Utilities Committee: 05/19/2025 Finance Committee: 06/09/2025 Governing Body (Public Hearing): 06/11/2025
18. Petitions from the Floor
18-a. Public Comments
19. Public Comment on Bills (First Public Comment, No Action)
20. Final Action on Legislation (Public Hearing)
21. Public Hearings (Land Use Cases, Appeals and Other Items Required to Have a Public Hearing)
CONSIDERATION OF BILL NO. 2025-8 A Bill Rezoning Approximately 2.50-Acre Tract of Land Located at 214 Camino De Los Marquez, from R-21 PUD (Residential Twenty-one [21] Dwellings Per Acre, Planned Unit Development) to R-29 (Residential Twenty-Nine [29] Dwellings Per Acre).
21-a. CONSIDERATION OF BILL NO. 2025-8. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 2025-____.
A Bill Rezoning an Approximately 2.50-ACRE Tract of Land Located at 214 Camino de Los Marquez, from R-21 PUD (Residential Twenty-one [21] Dwellings Per Acre, Planned Unit Development) to R-29 (Residential Twenty-Nine [29] Dwellings Per Acre) (Case No. 2024-8898).
21-b. Appeal # 2025-9812-APPL of Case # 2024-9478-HDRB.
Property Owner Miriam Leth Espensen and Agent Stefanie Beninato Appeal the Historic Districts Review Board’s December 10, 2024, Decision Denying a Request for an Exception to Exceed the 4’6” Maximum Allowable Height by 1’2” for a Fence in Front of a Contributing House in the Down...
22. Appointments
22-a. Pro Tem Judge David Thomas
22-b. Arts Commission Heidi Brandow - Appointment - Filling an Unexpired Term Ending 10/2026Erin De Rosa - Appointment - Filling an Unexpired Term Ending 10/2026Hernan Gomez - Appointment - Term Ending 10/2026Karina Hean - Appointment - Term Ending 10/2026Mayrah Udavardi - Appointment - Term Ending 10/2026
23. Adjourn