Twice-weekly briefing — email only.
1. Call to Order
2. Pledge of Allegiance
2-a. Councilor Michael Garcia
3. Salute to the New Mexico Flag
3-a. Councilor Faulkner
4. Invocation and Rememberances
4-a. Councilor Cassutt
5. Roll Call
6. Approval of Agenda
7. Approval of Consent Agenda
8. Presentations
8-a. Median Beautification Designs and Project Update.
8-b. Paseo Real Wastewater Treatment Update.
9. Action Items: Consent Agenda
9-a. Request for Approval of the August 13, 2025, Regular Governing Body Meeting Minutes.
9-b. Request for Approval of the August 20, 2025, Governing Body Study Session Minutes.
9-c. Request for Approval of Liquor Hearing Officer's Recommendation to Approve the Request from Wolf & Mermaid Enterprises, LLC for a Restaurant A (Beer and Wine) Liquor License with on Premises Consumption Only, to be located at 239 Johnson Street.
9-d. Request for Approval of a Construction Contract with AAC Construction, LLC for On-Call Equipment Replacement, Repair and Installation Services in the Total Amount of $8,655,000 Including NMGRT for a Four-Year Term.
1. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) in the Total Amount of $2,163,750 from the Wastewater Enterprise Fund to WIP Construction.
9-e. Request for Approval of a Construction Contract with AnchorBuilt, Inc. for On-Call Equipment Replacement, Repair and Installation Services in the Total Amount of $8,655,000 Including NMGRT for a Four-Year Term.
1. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) in the Total Amount of $2,163,750 from the Wastewater Enterprise Fund to WIP Construction.
9-f. Request for Approval of a Professional Services Contract with ITConnect for On-Call Telecommunications and Network Engineering Services in the Total Amount of $649,125 for a Four-Year Term.
1. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) in the Total Amount of $649,125 from the Wastewater Enterprise Fund to WIP Construction.
9-g. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) in the Amount of $540,398 from Water Enterprise Fund Cash Balance to WIP Construction for CIP City-Wide Water Utility Construction and Repair.
9-h. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) from Water Enterprise Fund Cash Balance to WIP Construction in the Total Amount of $3,000,000 for Priority Line Replacement.
9-i. Request for Approval of a Professional Service Contract with Wunderlich-Malec Systems for On-Call SCADA and Controls Engineering Services in the Total Amount of $346,200 Including NMGRT for a Four-Year Term.
1. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) in the Total Amount of $346,200 from the Wastewater Enterprise Fund to WIP Construction.
9-j. Request for Approval of Amendment No. 1 to Professional Service Contract Item #23-0513 with Carollo Engineers to Remove Fiscal Year Compensation Amount Limits and Change the Total Contract Amount to $8,000,000 Including NMGRT for On-Call Engineering Services.
9-k. Request of Approval of a Professional Service Contract with HDR, Inc. for Hydraulic Modeling Engineering Services in the Total Amount of $420,560.65 Including NMGRT for a Four-Year Term.
1. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) in the Total Amount of $420,561 from the Water Enterprise Fund to WIP Design.
9-l. Request for Approval of Amendment No.1 to Item #24-0436 with Woven Architecture, LLC to Increase Compensation by $153,426 for a New Amount of $210,855.57 Including NMGRT and to Extend the Term to June 30, 2026, for Phase Two of the Sant aFe Community Convention Center Terrace Remodel Design.
9-m. Request for Approval of Capital Appropriation Project 24-I3143 with New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration in the Total Amount of $400,000 for Permanent and Transitional Housing to End Homelessness with a Reversion Date of June 30, 2028.
1. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) in the Amount of $400,000 to Allocate Grant Proceeds to Community Health and Safety Revenue and WIP Construction. Committee Review Public Works and Utilities Committee: 08/18/2025 Finance Committee: 08/25/2025 Governing Body: 08/27/2025
9-n. Request for Approval of a Title III Federal and State Sub-Award #2025-26-60026 for Services with North Central New Mexico Economic Development District Non-Metro Area Agency on Aging for In-Home Support, Transportation and Nutrition, in the Total Amount of $737,207.56 through June 30, 2026.
9-o. Request for Approval of Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) in the Total Amount of $244,838 to Re-Appropriate One-Time Funding from FY25 to FY26 for Security Services.
9-p. Request for Approval of Memorandum of Agreement with the New Mexico Health Care Authority in the Amount of $583,620.26 for the Purpose of Participation in the NM Ambulance Supplemental Payment Program with a Return Revenue of $2,094,456.35 from the Federal Medicaid Program.
1. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) in the Amount of $583,620.26 to Increase Fire Emergency Services Miscellaneous Expenses.
9-q. Request for Approval of a Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) in the Total Amount of $78,285 to Re-Appropriate the Midtown Redevelopment Agency's Unused One-Time Funding Balance from the FY25 Budget to FY26 to Support the Implementation of Policies, Create Art Installations and Host Events at Midtown.
9-r. Request for Approval of a Memorandum of Understanding between Headwater Economics, Inc., a Montana Nonprofit Corporation for Community Planning Assistance for the Wildfire Program.
9-s. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO.2025-______. (Councilor Carol Romero-Wirth and Councilor Jamie Cassutt)
A Resolution Directing the City Manager to Work with the Santa Fe River Commission and Relevant City of Santa Fe Staff to Analyze and, if Feasible, Re-establish River Flows Through the Predevelopment Path of the Santa Fe River from below Nichols Reservoir to Cerro Gordo Road; Con...
9-t. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2025-____. (Mayor Alan Webber)A Resolution Calling on the New Mexico Congressional Delegation to Advocate for the Preservation and Management of New Mexico’s Public Lands.
9-u. 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. CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION NO. 2025-____. (Councilor Alma Castro)
A Resolution Authorizing the Sale and Consumption of Beer and Wine During the Route 66 Centennial Festival 2025 Concert on October 11, 2025, Pursuant to Subsection 23-6.2(C) SFCC 1987.
10-b. Request for Approval of Exhibit A to Master Lease Agreement with Document Solutions, Inc. to Lease Equipment in the Total Amount of $861,630.60 through June 30, 2026.
11. Matters from the City Manager
12. Matters from the City Attorney
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. 2025-17. 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.
16-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.
16-c. 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.
16-d. 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.
16-e. 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.
17. Petitions from the Floor
18. Public Comment on Bills (First Public Comment, No Action)
18-a. CONSIDERATION OF BILL NO.2025-18. ADOPTION OF ORDINANCE NO. 2025-____. (Mayor Alan Webber and Councilor Carol Romero-Wirth)
A Bill Amending Chapter 22, Exhibit A by Removing Location of Service as a Criterion for Determining Sewer Service Charges.
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. Appeal # 2025-9702-APPL of Case # 2024-9370-HDRB.
Property Owner Francesca M. Banci Appeals the Historic Districts Review Board’s November 26, 2024, Decision Upgrading the Status of a Main Residence to Contributing and Designating the Status of an Accessory Structure as Contributing at 1030½ W. Houghton St. in the Don Gaspar Area Historic District.
21. Appointments
21-a. Veterans Advisory Board Steven Breniger - Appointment - Term Ending 05/2027Elizabeth Rickert - Appointment - Term Ending 05/2027Gary Donato - Reappointment - Term Ending 05/2027Stephen Kapin - Reappointment - Term Ending 05/2027
21-b. Santa Fe Public Library Board Flavian Mark Lupinetti - Reappointment - Term Ending 07/2028Adele Olivera - Reappointment - Term Ending 07/2028
21-c. Capital Improvements Advisory Committee Naomi Boylan - Appointment - Term Ending 12/2027
22. Adjourn