VILLAGE
COUNCIL MEETING
MINUTES
EDELWEISS LODGE
AND SPA CLUB ROOM
TUESDAY, MAY 4, 2010 2:00 P.M.
Mayor King called the meeting to order at
II.
Mayor King, Councilors Bennett, Stagg, Wiard and
Wittman were present. Staff members present included Village Administrator Bruce
Kelly, Village Clerk/Treasurer Vanessa Chisholm.
III.
APPROVAL OF
THE AGENDA
MOTION: To approve the agenda as
submitted.
Motion: Councilor Wiard Second: Councilor Wittman
Passed: 4-0
IV. APPROVAL
OF THE MINUTES OF THE APRIL 6, 2010 COUNCIL MEETING.
MOTION: To approve the minutes
from the April 6, 2010 Council Meeting.
Motion: Councilor Wittman Second: Councilor Wiard Passed: 4-0
V. FINANCIAL REPORTS
Vanessa Chisholm reported the Village is building up
the reserve funds. Chisholm presented
the municipal quarterly report which she completed for the Department of
Finance and Administration. The
financial reports were accepted into the minutes.
VI. COMMITTEE REPORTS
A. Planning
and Zoning Commission
Councilor Wittman reported that the P&Z Commission meeting was
cancelled due to a lack of quorum. The
comprehensive plan will be discussed at the next P & Z meeting, to be held
on June 7, 2010, at 1:00 p.m., at the Edelweiss Lodge & Spa Club Room.
B. Public Safety Committee - No report.
C. Public Works Committee - No report.
D.
Parks and
Recreation Committee - No report.
E. Lodger’s Tax Advisory Board - No report.
VII.
REGIONAL
Councilor Wiard reported that the IGC and Taos Regional Landfill Board
meetings were held on April 15, 2010.
The meetings consisted of election of officers, budgets, and the open
meetings act. At the IGC meeting Rep.
Bobby Gonzales gave a legislative summary. Councilor Chris Stagg presented the
future plans for Taos Ski Valley, Inc. (TSV).
Other meetings Wiard attended were the Governor’s DWI Grant Council in
Santa Fe, the NMML Clerk and Finance Officer Spring Meeting banquet, and the
Taos Recycling Committee. Future
meetings Wiard will attend are the Town of Taos Council meeting regarding landfill
topics, the NMML Budget Committee meeting in Santa Fe and the NMML Bylaws
Committee meeting. The NMML Bylaws
Committee meeting, NMML Board meeting and Policy Committees meetings will be
held in June. Councilor Wiard reported
Aline Robertson from TSV will be attending a recycling conference in
Albuquerque and report back to the Council.
The Village has been having problems with recycling.
VIII. MAYOR’S REPORT - No report.
IX. STAFF
REPORTS
Bruce Kelly, Village Administrator, reported on the study of potential
water and sewer rates. Several different
reports for the workshop, which was held prior to this meeting, were
developed. Kelly said that over the last
18 years, flows have remained constant enough to easily handle a “bad snow”
year. Staff is also working on a billing
system that is less complicated and less expensive. It a version of QuickBooks for the office and
they are hoping to set up a method of payment by credit card and electronic
transfer and will work with Winter Accountancy on those issues. Kelly reported on an April 9, 2010 meeting he
attended with the San Juan Chama Contractors and the Bureau of Reclamation in
Albuquerque. Budgets were discussed. The remainder of the interior remodeling of
the Village offices is almost complete. The
final and most expensive phase of the firehouse remodel will be the stairway to
the second floor. Expanded parking and
insulation of the building may be completed this summer. Kelly stated the Village hired two employees
for the Public Works Department; Roger John Padilla and Jessie Miera. They replace Brian Duran and Mani
Meadowcroft. Kelly reported the State
Fire Marshall sent an investigator to inspect the Austing Haus in Amizette
following a complaint regarding the sprinkler systems and the lack thereof, and
fire suppression problems facing Amizette.
Kelly informed the Council about PRV’s and the chlorination system and reported
they need to be done this summer. A
scheduled meeting for the summer construction resulted in the contractor, LCI2,
being absent.
X. OLD BUSINESS - None
XI.
A. PUBLIC
HEARING: FY2011 Budget and Consideration
to Approve Resolution 2010-190, a Resolution to Adopt the FY2011 Budget
Mayor King opened the Public Hearing. Speaking for the budget was Orval Jones. No one spoke against it. The Mayor closed the Public Hearing.
MOTION: To approve Resolution 2010-190 a Resolution
to adopt the FY2011 Budget.
Motion: Councilor Wittman Second: Councilor Bennett Passed:
4-0.
B. Consideration
to Pass Resolution 2010-191, a resolution establishing the local Ad Valorem
Tax.
Council needs to pass Resolution #2010-191 to set the
local Ad Valorem tax at 4 mils. The tax
rate is the same as this year’s rate.
MOTION: To approve Resolution #2010-191, a resolution
establishing the Ad Valorem Tax Rate for the Village of Taos Ski Valley.
Motion: Councilor Stagg Second: Councilor Wiard Passed: 4-0.
XII. MISCELLANEOUS - None
XIII. CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION: Limited Personnel Matters
MOTION:
To go into Executive Session to discuss Limited Personnel Matters.
Motion:
Councilor Wittman Second: Councilor Stagg Passed:
4-0.
MOTION:
To Return to Open Session. Only
the limited personnel matters discussed.
No decisions or motions were made during closed executive session.
Motion:
Councilor Wiard Second: Councilor Bennett Passed:
4-0.
XIII.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE OF THE NEXT MEETING OF THE
VILLAGE COUNCIL.
The next meeting of the Village Council will be held on Tuesday, June
1, 2010, at 2:00 p.m., at the Edelweiss Lodge & Spa Club Room.
Motion: To adjourn the meeting.
Motion: Councilor Wiard Second:
Councilor Wittman
Passed: 4-0.
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Neal King, Mayor Vanessa
Chisholm, Village Clerk