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	Yes, Sir.	00:00:20
	Whenever you're ready.	00:00:24
	Good evening, everybody. Today is September 6, 2023.	00:00:27
	There's a 5:00 public hearing slash business meeting of the once county Commission.	00:00:30
	And if I could start the meeting off.	00:00:36
	With the Pledge of Allegiance from Natalie and her family.	00:00:38
	Allegiance to the flag.	00:00:48
	Of the United States of America.	00:00:50
	And to the Republic for which it stands.	00:00:52
	One Nation.	00:00:55
	Under God.	00:00:56
	Indivisible with liberty and justice for all.	00:00:57
	Thank you so much, Natalie.	00:01:03
	All right. Before we move on, if anybody has any electronic devices turned on at this time, if you could just put those on	00:01:07
	vibrate?	00:01:11
	Silent so we could minimize our distractions from the meeting.	00:01:15
	All right.	00:01:20
	So, as you can tell, I'm not Commissioner seize. I am his filling for the evening.	00:01:21
	Been a while since I've been.	00:01:26
	Chair for a meeting, So.	00:01:28
	Bear with me, but welcome everybody, to the meeting tonight.	00:01:30
	At this time, I'd like to call for the approval of the agenda. We've had this agenda for several days.	00:01:35
	Are there any changes to the agenda agenda as presented by Commissioners?	00:01:40
	Staff.	00:01:45
	Mr. Chairman, if we could like table item 11 once again.	00:01:46
	All right.	00:01:56
	We have a.	00:01:58
	Table for on item number 11. Is there any other questions on the table or?	00:01:59
	The.	00:02:05
	Agenda is presented, Commissioners.	00:02:06
	If not, do I hear a motion?	00:02:09
	Commissioner.	00:02:12
	0.	00:02:13
	Agenda.	00:02:15
	Alright, we have a motion.	00:02:19
	2nd.	00:02:20
	And the second from Commissioner Richardson.	00:02:21
	Any discussion on the motion and 2nd.	00:02:24
	Commissioner Richardson, that you vote.	00:02:26
	Yes, Commissioner Bissell.	00:02:28
	Mr. Sparkman, yes, and I vote yes.	00:02:30
	All right. Moving on to approval of minutes.	00:02:39
	We have a set of minutes from August 16th, 2023 as a public hearing.	00:02:43
	Business meeting as well.	00:02:47
	Are there any changes to those Minutes by fellow Commissioners?	00:02:50
	Mr.	00:02:54
	Monette. No, Sir.	00:02:55
	And no changes by commissioners or staff.	00:02:57
	There Motion to Approve.	00:03:00
	Sure, I'd like to make a motion to approve the minutes of the motion from Commissioner.	00:03:02
	Richardson.	00:03:06
	2nd, 2nd from Commissioner Bozell.	00:03:07
	Any discussion on the motion and 2nd.	00:03:10
	Commissioner Richardson, that you vote yes, Commissioner Brazil, Commissioner Sparkman, yes, and I vote yes.	00:03:12
	Alright, we have.	00:03:19
	Rule agenda and approval minutes so we can move on to our next item.	00:03:21
	Which will be.	00:03:26
	Right.	00:03:27
	Public comment.	00:03:35
	And our first speaker of the evening is going to be Victoria Archuleta.	00:03:41
	If you can come up.	00:03:45
	And I'm sorry, Danny, I'm going to introduce you Victoria's new Economic Development Director for the Village of Los Lunas.	00:03:47
	No Victoria from Waze, back from leadership, New Mexico.	00:03:55
	She'd like to introduce yourselves to you all and tell her little bit about yourself.	00:03:59
	Think.	00:04:03
	Thank you Danny. Members of the Commission, it is of course pleasure to be here to introduce myself. As Danny said, my name is	00:04:04
	Victoria Archuleta. I just started 3 weeks ago as the Senior Economic Development Director for the Village of Los Lunas and wanted	00:04:10
	to just of course say how excited I am to be able to work in greater Valencia County to promote the attraction and retention and	00:04:16
	expansion of.	00:04:22
	Businesses, both small, locally owned and large here in the community and working together with each of you to make that possible	00:04:28
	and perhaps in some future in a couple.	00:04:32
	Months. Once I am a little bit more settled in, would love to come back, maybe give a more formal economic update and and	00:04:38
	presentation to the Commission.	00:04:42
	Great.	00:04:47
	Thank you so much. Thank you.	00:04:48
	All right. Next speaker we have tonight is Deandra Lee.	00:04:52
	And again, folks, if you come up to the podium, if you could just.	00:05:00
	State your name, address for the record and and keep your comments towards the common.	00:05:05
	My address.	00:05:10
	Yeah, just so that you're a.	00:05:11
	Lindsey County resident or not.	00:05:13
	OK.	00:05:15
	This Facebook Live.	00:05:17
	Uh, yes, ma'am. I will not be stating my address for the record county resident.	00:05:19
	Yes, I am.	00:05:24
	My name is Deandra Lee.	00:05:26
	And I am here today to share a timeline of events of some issues I have been currently having and still having.	00:05:28
	With the Valencia County Sheriff's Department.	00:05:35
	On June 26th at 2311 I contacted the non-emergency dispatch requesting an officer to my residence.	00:05:38
	To file a report of assault and threats of bodily harm from a local farmer who had been drinking.	00:05:46
	And assaulted me as I stood on my property behind my pipe fencing.	00:05:51
	2318 dispatch called me back.	00:05:55
	Patched through a call from Deputy Shane.	00:05:58
	I told him what happened, explained on multiple times through the conversation that he had been drinking, assaulted me, threatened	00:06:01
	me bodily harm and was still sitting on the ditch bank behind my home.	00:06:06
	Zero response to my home.	00:06:12
	On 6/25 I sent a message via Facebook Messenger to show Sheriff the hill with limited to no details, letting her know that I'd had	00:06:15
	an issue.	00:06:19
	With how they call was handled and I was instructed to call and ask for a Sergeant on duty.	00:06:24
	And that I was welcome quote.	00:06:28
	Well, UN quote. I was welcome to file a complaint and we can look into it for you.	00:06:31
	625 I called non-emergency at 1314 and requested the Sergeant on duty Returned my call.	00:06:36
	At 3:00.	00:06:43
	And 6:25 at 1331 Sergeant Brown returned my phone call.	00:06:44
	During my 19 minute, 8 second phone call, I was basically scolded being told that I would not have been assaulted had I not	00:06:49
	engaged with the farmer verbally.	00:06:54
	On 6/26 at 11:15, Lieutenant Espinoza called me unsolicited, maybe at the request of the Hill, I'm not sure.	00:07:00
	To follow up with my message.	00:07:09
	But he wanted me to wait another two days from there.	00:07:11
	For Deputy Shane to come back on duty and have him deal with the situation that he should have already dealt with two days	00:07:14
	previous when I called.	00:07:18
	On 6/26 at approximately 12/30/13 hundred.	00:07:23
	After denying that that was acceptable to Espinoza the day before.	00:07:28
	He sent out officers Deputy Lyle and Deputy Baca, who responded to my residence.	00:07:32
	Interviewed me, investigated, looked at what my claims were and also looked at a video and from that video determined.	00:07:38
	That criminal.	00:07:46
	Charges be filed against the individual that assaulted me.	00:07:47
	But then on 6/29?	00:07:52
	I turn in a typed formal complaint against Deputy Shane.	00:07:54
	And Sergeant Brown not only to the Valencia County Admin Office across the street, but to the County Managers office down the hall	00:07:59
	here.	00:08:03
	I spoke with Michelle on 8/15.	00:08:08
	Umm.	00:08:13
	Thank you.	00:08:14
	Thank you.	00:08:16
	My husband's will be up to finish where I left off.	00:08:17
	They would profit.	00:08:21
	David Prophet, I am a Valencia County resident.	00:08:30
	Want to finish up reading?	00:08:33
	Where she left off.	00:08:35
	On 8/15/23, I called the county manager's office and spoke to Lachelle.	00:08:36
	To inquire about my complaint. I was told it would be locked, looked into and someone would call me back.	00:08:42
	8/18/23 at 1019 I called again.	00:08:50
	And checked on the status of my complaint, since I had still not heard from anyone in regards to my complaint whatsoever.	00:08:55
	I was told.	00:09:02
	That both Denny Monette and then also Michelle Lachelle.	00:09:03
	As a follow up had spoken to the Undersheriff.	00:09:08
	Jeff Noah and is aware of my complaint and should expect to hear back from Noah soon.	00:09:11
	On 8/18/23 at 1023.	00:09:17
	I left a detailed voicemail for Noah and requested he call me back.	00:09:21
	On 8/24/23 I had the hearing.	00:09:26
	For the restraining order and was attempting to obtain.	00:09:29
	Against the individual that assaulted me.	00:09:33
	To my surprise, both Sergeant Brown and Deputy Shane showed up as a witness for the opposing party. Sergeant Brown condoned the	00:09:35
	assault yet again from the witness.	00:09:39
	Stand.	00:09:44
	By stating under oath that he had done the same thing, he would have done the same thing.	00:09:46
	Assault is illegal. Is illegal. Is illegal.	00:09:51
	Period. And to have Valencia County Sheriff's Sergeant condone the actions is despicable, to say the least.	00:09:55
	On 8/28/23 at 9:17, I again called the county manager's office and spoke to.	00:10:02
	Lachelle told her I would like a meeting with Danny Monette. I was told that.	00:10:08
	Mr. Barnett schedules his own appointments and she would notify him of my request.	00:10:12
	On 8/28/23 at 10:59 I received a phone call from Chief Deputy.	00:10:18
	John.	00:10:23
	Jerome.	00:10:24
	Full of attitude and obviously annoyed that he was the person who had the task of returning my phone call in regards to the	00:10:25
	complaint filed at 6/29/23.	00:10:30
	A day start of two months since the complaint had been filed, I was told that all of my complaints have been found.	00:10:35
	Unsubstantiated.	00:10:41
	On 8/28/23.	00:10:43
	At 1134, I received a second phone call from deputy.	00:10:44
	Perrone allowing that he.	00:10:49
	Had missed some of the notes and a couple of the complaints have been found to be substantial.	00:10:52
	And that the parties involved have been spoken to in regards to my complaint I asked for.	00:10:58
	That in writing for the Valencia County Sheriff's Office website policy.	00:11:03
	For formal complaints, Chief Deputy Tyrone said it was his fault the letter had not been sent out and would get one out sent out.	00:11:07
	On 8/31/23 I received what I will refer to as a generic form letter signed by Sheriff Hill herself.	00:11:14
	I have the rest of that timeline here.	00:11:28
	I'll be back with your next meeting somewhere documentations.	00:11:35
	Thank you.	00:11:48
	Alright, so that finishes up for public comment for us. Thank you for everyone who spoke.	00:11:50
	Next item is discussion. These are non action items.	00:11:56
	We're going to start with Commissioners. Any items to present this evening, Commissioners?	00:11:59
	Commissioner Brazil.	00:12:04
	Talk to.	00:12:07
	Your hand.	00:12:11
	How about?	00:12:13
	A little bit more.	00:12:15
	Can about the hospital.	00:12:19
	What has transpired?	00:12:21
	And there's a.	00:12:23
	A lot of stuff and and can't say because of non disclosure statements that we all had to sign.	00:12:27
	But.	00:12:34
	Mr. Peto.	00:12:35
	Drafted a statement and I'm going to ask him if he would read it.	00:12:38
	As far as what has transpired and what we can disclose.	00:12:41
	On the hospital.	00:12:45
	Mr. Chairman, Commissioner, Brazil, I.	00:12:46
	I have a statement that I can read or I can just briefly brief the Commission on on what we can share so.	00:12:48
	If you'll recall, back in the special session and the 3rd special session 2021.	00:12:55
	The legislature appropriated.	00:13:01
	$50 million for the construction of the hospital here in Valencia County.	00:13:03
	Within several months of.	00:13:09
	Then passing that, we negotiated a contract with DFA.	00:13:11
	By which we would secure reimbursement for expenditures made.	00:13:15
	Of those appropriated funds.	00:13:19
	Shortly thereafter, in mid March of 2022, the county directed the preparation of a solicitation to identify provider, believing	00:13:21
	that it would be more appropriate to have a provider on board who can help the county to.	00:13:28
	Design and develop and implement a hospital that would meet the needs of the provider rather than one that the county thought it	00:13:35
	might need.	00:13:39
	So we issued the RFP in August 2022.	00:13:43
	Umm.	00:13:49
	Received, I mean, we issued it back in March 2022. We received the responses in August 2022.	00:13:50
	And since that time we've been negotiating with the provider, the, the healthcare facilities contract.	00:13:56
	And pursuant to the Procurement Code, the contents of competitive seal proposals are not subject to disclosure during the.	00:14:03
	A negotiation period, which is why it's still on executive session while we're continuing to discuss the negotiation of the	00:14:11
	healthcare facilities contract and executive session.	00:14:15
	But the work has continued and I want to share what what's gone on since then.	00:14:19
	Umm.	00:14:24
	We identified a challenge you know and and working through the the the healthcare facilities contract with the provider that we	00:14:25
	brought to our legislative delegation this past session.	00:14:29
	In January and that resulted in both an extension of the time within which we had to expend the proceeds, the the, the, the	00:14:34
	appropriation proceeds until 2026.	00:14:39
	And also allowed for the use of 5% of the appropriated funds for pre opening expenses.	00:14:44
	We're continuing to work through a couple of other obstacles.	00:14:50
	Presently.	00:14:54
	As it relates to the the actual design and construction of the hospital, of course we don't want to sit and wait to hammer out the	00:14:55
	details of the healthcare facilities contract.	00:14:59
	Or to to get started on the actual construction component of the hospital, because we do have a fixed time within which we can get	00:15:03
	this constructed.	00:15:07
	Accordingly, we issued phase one of the design build for the hospital.	00:15:12
	And we've taken the input of and we've cooperated and coordinated with the hospital and their folks to to help to incorporate	00:15:17
	their needs into that design build.	00:15:21
	And this the county is shortlisted.	00:15:27
	Design build offer from phase one.	00:15:30
	The architect is presently working on the phase two for the design build and we hope to have that on the street by the end of the	00:15:32
	month and to have a contract awarded.	00:15:37
	For the construction by December.	00:15:42
	So that's the update that I have for the board and I stand for any questions.	00:15:44
	Thank you, Sir. Thank you.	00:15:54
	Mr. Chairman, regarding Employee of the Month, I'd like to have Ruston Porter, our procurement officer, come to the podium.	00:16:01
	Getting chairman commissioners.	00:16:11
	This this month I'd like to present this to a couple of guys.	00:16:13
	But before I get there, I I just kind of want to thank a few other people. As you can see, there's obviously some big changes that	00:16:17
	happened in the Commission chambers.	00:16:21
	So I just want to thank manager Monette.	00:16:25
	Lena.	00:16:27
	Tests department.	00:16:30
	They they did a lot of work in here over the last week.	00:16:31
	Loretta for allowing me to be in here most of the week.	00:16:35
	And just kind of helping out.	00:16:39
	So with that being said.	00:16:40
	These two gentlemen are from the public Works department.	00:16:43
	And and like I said, Lena was very courteous to allow me to utilize them to.	00:16:46
	To to to get this work done in here and they just did an amazing job. So all of the podium work.	00:16:52
	The the sign on the front and that was all done by Gabe Sanchez and Michael Lawson.	00:16:58
	So I would just like to recognize them for.	00:17:03
	All that great work that they put into the Commission chambers here and.	00:17:05
	You know, I think it's really nice to.	00:17:08
	Move forward with some some upgrades and hope everybody in.	00:17:10
	You know, enjoys it and.	00:17:14
	But these guys, they put in a lot of work over the last five days to be ready for tonight. So I kind of, I kind of put them on it	00:17:16
	at the last minute and they they came through, you know we worked a couple a little bit over the holiday weekend and you know they	00:17:20
	just, they busted it out and it looks great so.	00:17:25
	Again, Gabe Sanchez and Michael Austin.	00:17:30
	Because I'm saying this.	00:17:39
	Looks. I was quite surprised when I walked in today, so it looks good. The hallways coming along, so.	00:17:42
	We thank you guys for your hard work and.	00:17:49
	It obviously went noticed because you guys are here.	00:17:51
	Representing Valencia County tonight is our employee of the Month and we thank you so much for.	00:17:55
	Your willingness to.	00:18:00
	Just work hard every day and and be an example for others.	00:18:01
	Thank you for giving us a chance.	00:18:05
	Thank you.	00:18:09
	And then have their their certificates and their.	00:18:13
	Gift cards and stuff. So congratulations again. Thank you. Thank you again.	00:18:16
	Looks beautiful.	00:18:20
	Thank you, Chairman. Commissioners. Thank you Mr. Chairman, just two other announcements as you did say Friday the 8th.	00:18:21
	That's day after tomorrow. The building will be closed at 4:00.	00:18:27
	So the employees can attend Employee appreciation that evening.	00:18:31
	And on 9/14 like remind everybody, Smithco counties day, State Fair, so it's gathering the counties.	00:18:35
	That's it, Mr.	00:18:41
	Mr. Money, we're gonna have a booth at the gathering. Yes, Sir, we will.	00:18:43
	Great event for us to get Fluency County out there and.	00:18:47
	And put out some applications and get some folks from around.	00:18:51
	On the state so.	00:18:55
	I'm glad we're going to be.	00:18:57
	Representing Valencia County at the Mexico State Fair.	00:18:58
	Alright. Are there any other?	00:19:03
	Reports Commissioners maybe forgot.	00:19:05
	All right, now we're going to move right into action items. We got #6.	00:19:08
	This is proclamation of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and Valencia County.	00:19:12
	I don't know who would like to present. I'll present this since Commissioner Zeiss is not here this evening.	00:19:20
	We have.	00:19:25
	A request to consider.	00:19:28
	A proclamation for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.	00:19:31
	And I can read this proclamation very quickly.	00:19:35
	But we have a few folks here, I think, in the audience that are.	00:19:39
	Here to speak to it, if you're.	00:19:42
	Your.	00:19:45
	Want to You can go first.	00:19:46
	And then I'll really proclamation for you.	00:19:48
	This wonderful lady helped us.	00:20:00
	Start off the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance. So we thank her again for that. Thank you, Natalie.	00:20:02
	All right. Well, thank you for having us. This is Natalie. She's 14 years old.	00:20:08
	Umm.	00:20:13
	She was diagnosed.	00:20:14
	With brain cancer in 2019.	00:20:16
	She's been battling ever since.	00:20:19
	Most recently, she got diagnosed with a third brain tumor in.	00:20:22
	January.	00:20:27
	She just had brain surgery on August 18th, if you could believe that. She was so good. She's doing so well.	00:20:29
	So now we just.	00:20:37
	They're going to start the next phase of treatment which will probably start like on the 18th of September. So anyway, we just	00:20:39
	want to, you know, thank you guys for doing this for us.	00:20:44
	First, Children's Cancer Fund of New Mexico. They're so supportive and like such an awesome organization for.	00:20:49
	Children and families.	00:20:56
	They have to go through this.	00:20:57
	You know.	00:20:59
	This diagnosis that nobody ever wants to go through, but we just.	00:21:00
	I just appreciate it and it helps families like this.	00:21:05
	Get through it, but without the support and the.	00:21:10
	Umm.	00:21:13
	You know, the awareness.	00:21:14
	We couldn't do that. There's so much.	00:21:17
	There's so much that.	00:21:19
	People don't know about childhood cancer.	00:21:21
	You know, we hear about breast cancer, we hear about all that, but.	00:21:24
	Only 4% of funding goes to childhood cancer.	00:21:28
	Umm.	00:21:31
	Awareness and you know, research rather and.	00:21:33
	We just want to get it out there because our kids are our future and it's so important.	00:21:36
	And.	00:21:41
	You know, we need better treatments. We need safer treatments and.	00:21:42
	The support of our Valencia County community has been tremendous. I mean, I I put it on Facebook and I have a lot of friends and	00:21:47
	it gets shared and.	00:21:51
	You know, we've had so much support. We love our, we love our county so.	00:21:55
	You know, I've been here my whole life.	00:22:00
	So we just appreciate all you guys. Thank you very much.	00:22:03
	We thank you guys for bringing this to us tonight.	00:22:07
	I'm sure I can say for the rest of the Commission, we're.	00:22:11
	More than happy to.	00:22:14
	Have this on our agenda this evening.	00:22:15
	But if there are any other commissioners like say anything.	00:22:18
	Right here I know this is not.	00:22:20
	Regular.	00:22:23
	But if you're going to stay for the Commission meeting?	00:22:23
	Why won't you come up here and sit with us?	00:22:26
	Yeah, and and.	00:22:28
	Be part of Valencia County.	00:22:30
	If if you're if it's alright with your parents.	00:22:32
	There's.	00:22:35
	You wanna sit up here as one of the Commissioners? An honorary commissioner for the for the evening?	00:22:35
	Pretty good.	00:22:41
	Alright, so.	00:22:49
	As Natalie comes up, I'm going to go ahead and read this proclamation.	00:22:51
	So it starts, whereas the Valencia County Board of Commissioners met upon notice of a business meeting.	00:22:56
	Duly published at the Lawrence County Administration Building.	00:23:02
	444 Avenue Luna Ave. Los Lunas, NM 87031.	00:23:05
	On Wednesday, September 6th, 2023 at 5:00 PM.	00:23:10
	As required by law and whereas childhood cancer is the leading cause of death.	00:23:14
	By disease in children and whereas one in 285 children in the United States.	00:23:18
	Will be diagnosed by their 20th birthday and.	00:23:23
	Whereas 46 children per day.	00:23:26
	Or 16,790 children per year are diagnosed with cancer in the US.	00:23:28
	And whereas at least one child from New Mexico is diagnosed with cancer each week.	00:23:33
	And whereas 13 children from Valencia County are currently being treated.	00:23:38
	For childhood cancer in Albuquerque and whereas the average age of diagnosis is 6 years old.	00:23:42
	And whereas 80% of childhood cancer patients are diagnosed late.	00:23:47
	And with metastatic.	00:23:52
	Disease and whereas on an average there's been a .6% increase.	00:23:54
	In incidents per year since the mid 1970s, resulting in an overall incidence increase of 24%.	00:23:59
	Over the last 40 years and whereas 2/3 of childhood cancer patients.	00:24:05
	Will have chronic health conditions as a result of their treatment toxicity.	00:24:09
	With one quarter being classified as severe to life threatening and.	00:24:14
	Whereas approximately 1/2 of childhood cancer.	00:24:17
	Families rate the associated financial toxicity due to out of pocket expenses.	00:24:20
	And considerable to some beer.	00:24:26
	Whereas in the last 30 years, only 60 drugs have been approved by the FDA to specifically treat childhood cancer.	00:24:28
	Whereas researchers and healthcare professionals work diligently.	00:24:35
	Dedicating their expertise to treat and cure cancer children with cancer.	00:24:39
	And whereas too many children are affected by this deadly disease.	00:24:43
	And more must be done to raise awareness and find a cure.	00:24:47
	Now, therefore, be the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County.	00:24:50
	Hereby proclaims September 20.	00:24:55
	23.	00:24:57
	Has Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in Valencia County.	00:24:58
	Alright.	00:25:09
	So with that.	00:25:10
	Absolutely.	00:25:15
	All right. So with that.	00:25:44
	Do I hear a motion for approval?	00:25:47
	Of this item.	00:25:49
	Mr. Chair, like to make a motion for approval. We have a motion from Commissioner Bizzell.	00:25:50
	2nd, 2nd from Commissioner Richardson, any discussion on the motion and 2nd.	00:25:54
	Commissioner Richardson, how do you vote? Yes, Commissioner Buzzell. Yes, Commissioner Sparkman, I need to consult my colleague.	00:25:58
	What?	00:26:06
	OK, it's a yes. Natalie, how do you vote?	00:26:08
	And I vote yes, so we have a.	00:26:13
	We have a past resolution dedicating September 2023 IS.	00:26:16
	Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.	00:26:21
	Congratulations.	00:26:23
	All right.	00:26:25
	All right. Moving on, we have.	00:26:39
	Item number 7. This is an approval of a resolution. These are state bars.	00:26:41
	And our presenter this evening is Miss Loretta Trifield.	00:26:46
	Good afternoon, Mr. Vice Chair, Commission.	00:26:53
	Mr. Chair, if I may address modeling rather quickly, absolutely.	00:26:57
	Natalie, where we support you. You look wonderful. We're just going through surgery recently.	00:27:02
	And your positive attitude, I can feel your positive attitude will get you through this. Hang in there, OK?	00:27:08
	So I have a.	00:27:16
	Resolution for your consideration and this is our state budget adjustments and I have a placed.	00:27:19
	Insert it and update it bar in your packets.	00:27:25
	To include the last four items on the first section, the general operating fund this are necessary and Danny will speak a little	00:27:30
	bit to yes, if I may. Thank you Loretta Commissioners.	00:27:35
	If you look at that, there's a few items that have been added to that list.	00:27:42
	And these are out of necessity. One is.	00:27:46
	For the Sheriff's Office, the lieutenants.	00:27:49
	I I will take the blame for it being my oversight when we did the raises this last year.	00:27:52
	Everybody got raises other than the lieutenants got a 5% when the rest of the department got 12 1/2 and it's created some	00:27:57
	compression wage compression.	00:28:02
	So it would be a total cost of $41,591.21 to bring up them up to the 12.5%.	00:28:07
	And the second one is.	00:28:15
	Correct. Excuse me.	00:28:17
	Court security officers.	00:28:19
	We have not had an applicant for court security in five or seven.	00:28:21
	Five to six months or better.	00:28:24
	And what we're doing here is bringing them up to what is being paid in Sandoval County. Currently ours are making anywhere from	00:28:27
	$16.99 to $17.64.	00:28:32
	This will bring all of them up to $19.50 so.	00:28:38
	I ask for your approval on that and chief Prop is here because.	00:28:43
	We are having issues with ambulance service within the county and I would like to for Chief Prop to be able to discuss that a	00:28:47
	little bit.	00:28:50
	Good evening, Chairman, Commissioners, Madam.	00:28:57
	Honorary Commissioner.	00:29:01
	As Danny mentioned, we.	00:29:04
	We've been running into kind of a reoccurring issue with AMR, which is our transport entity as far as staffing issues on their	00:29:06
	behalf.	00:29:11
	About two weeks ago.	00:29:16
	AMR cut their service at night to the point that we have two units in the county.	00:29:18
	At night.	00:29:24
	And that's for Valencia County, Los Lunas, Berlin, Real Communities, Bosky Farms and Peralta.	00:29:25
	As you can imagine with the call volume that.	00:29:30
	The county has those last about 45 minutes and then.	00:29:32
	We have no units available in the rest of the county.	00:29:37
	Our fire units have been transporting quite a few patients lately and unfortunately we've had some scenes.	00:29:39
	Where our crews are on scene in basically a fire engine.	00:29:47
	And don't have the opportunity to take a patient to the hospital. It needs to go.	00:29:52
	Usually that's because.	00:29:56
	They're clearing off of another call. Something's going on, but what we're looking to do is, is add two more ambulances into our	00:29:58
	fleet.	00:30:02
	That way we have the necessity and the ability to transport patients as they come up which.	00:30:07
	Again has been has been much more frequent and we anticipate is going to.	00:30:12
	Stay the same, if not get a little bit worse. So we're trying to get ahead of that problem by adding these vehicles into the fleet	00:30:18
	we can we can start to overcome that and create a long term strategy for.	00:30:23
	Of being sustainable in the county.	00:30:29
	And I'll take questions. I'd like to add a couple of comments if I could.	00:30:31
	It's a trend we're seeing.	00:30:36
	Across the state of New Mexico.	00:30:37
	Ambulance service is becoming nil to None.	00:30:40
	A different ambulance services are starting to build counties for services.	00:30:43
	It'd be more efficient for us to do this.	00:30:47
	These funds will not come out of the general fund. These are fire funds that are already there that we have the money to do this.	00:30:50
	It will not affect our general fund whatsoever.	00:30:54
	I think it's a a good resource for us to use our fire funds for.	00:30:58
	And Chief Prop shared with me a story that.	00:31:02
	7 to 10 days ago.	00:31:05
	We were basically out of.	00:31:07
	Service at our fire stations because.	00:31:10
	Two or three of our fire stations were the emergency rooms, now Albuquerque, waiting to get people admitted as well as.	00:31:13
	AMR was out of the county with their two ambulances.	00:31:19
	And one or two of the municipalities had theirs out. So we had no coverage around the county whatsoever and I think this is a	00:31:22
	safety issue for the county.	00:31:25
	And I hope we move forward on this. I think it's an emergency type situation.	00:31:29
	Mr. Chairman, if I might also add.	00:31:34
	We discussed earlier potentially adding an emergency item on tonight's agenda to secure the acquisition of the ambulances, but	00:31:36
	after having a visit with the Fire Chief, Danny and.	00:31:40
	Mr. Hugh.	00:31:45
	Umm.	00:31:46
	The board has considered and has approved a budget adjustment resolution authorizing.	00:31:47
	Those Fire Protection funds to be utilized for the acquisition of the ambulance.	00:31:52
	This evening and with the resolution that you'll be considering later this on the agenda.	00:31:56
	Relating to the manager's authority, this would allow the manager to go ahead and effectuate the purchase without any sort of	00:32:01
	emergency action.	00:32:04
	Needed by the Commission so.	00:32:07
	Umm.	00:32:09
	All right. Any questions, Commissioners? Chief?	00:32:13
	Mr. Bissell, have you, have you have you already identified the?	00:32:16
	The ambulances where they are the.	00:32:19
	Cost of them, have you?	00:32:21
	Are they available?	00:32:23
	Commissioner, yes, so we.	00:32:24
	We found one that's a a used unit and let me give you some context to that we.	00:32:26
	We reached out to a series of manufacturers.	00:32:32
	To purchase a new ambulance, the first date that we're getting is first quarter of 2026.	00:32:37
	Which means, obviously, we're looking.	00:32:44
	Well over 2 years for the delivery of a unit. So we identified one used unit from.	00:32:46
	From one of the ambulance manufacturers.	00:32:51
	Has 18,000 miles is comes with a warranty. Is in good shape.	00:32:54
	We feel like that's a a good purchase and.	00:32:59
	You know, if we're able to.	00:33:03
	Purchase new down the line.	00:33:05
	This one will still be good to fall into a reserve role.	00:33:06
	The second one we we thought we had today and to give you an idea of what this market looks like was in discussion with them this	00:33:09
	morning.	00:33:13
	Right before coming to the meeting.	00:33:18
	Got a call that that unit had already been sold, so.	00:33:19
	We're in a position where.	00:33:23
	We kind of are just going to have to.	00:33:24
	Stay on top of it.	00:33:26
	And if we can find a good.	00:33:28
	Quality vehicle and if we can find a used one coming up in production that gets cancelled we'll we'll certainly move on that as	00:33:30
	well.	00:33:33
	My my other question is.	00:33:37
	With the other municipalities, are you talking like a rotation or anything to for?	00:33:43
	Extra coverage.	00:33:46
	Sir.	00:33:49
	Good. Sorry Commission. That way we we make sure that we we don't run out.	00:33:50
	You know, like you blend in Los Lunas.	00:33:54
	Are they willing to go?	00:33:57
	All the way to Los Lunas Belen go all the way to Poland.	00:33:59
	If necessary to help.	00:34:02
	With the medical.	00:34:04
	And Commissioner, the answer to that question is yes.	00:34:06
	The chiefs around the county meet routinely. We discussed this issue.	00:34:10
	And and we see it daily. There are times when.	00:34:13
	Berlin ambulances are coming into the county. We're going into Berlin rural communities as soon as this crossing lines.	00:34:18
	Basically what happens is this, like Vortex opens up, you know, one call starts and then we all start getting sucked in other	00:34:25
	calls and what you're seeing is.	00:34:29
	These responses crossing jurisdictional boundaries.	00:34:33
	All the time.	00:34:36
	What we have agreed on is the fact that right now that's the only way to stay sustainable in the county is.	00:34:38
	The partnership with each other but.	00:34:45
	We also have to be cognizant of our obligations. So for instance, if Berlin needs assistance and we're.	00:34:47
	We're busy.	00:34:54
	We may not be able to provide that unit because our obligation is to keep those units in the county and same thing goes with the	00:34:55
	municipalities if we reach out to them.	00:34:58
	And they're Downing unit. They may, they may deny that request to us.	00:35:03
	But one thing that I'm worried about is.	00:35:07
	Is everybody's gonna be looking for you to you?	00:35:09
	To help. So I'm just wondering is is lost and just have you guys got together Word loss will help blend if your if your units are.	00:35:11
	You take it. Have you guys had those discussions? We have.	00:35:18
	And really, it just comes down to.	00:35:22
	If the resources available, they'll provide it but.	00:35:24
	Again, you know not to speak for a little sentence or balloon, but.	00:35:28
	They're going to keep their resources in their municipalities if they're already down, if they're.	00:35:32
	If they don't have any calls and they've got extra crews.	00:35:37
	We've absolutely seen.	00:35:40
	You know that help or a little sooner will help balloon blowing hopelessness. So it's not just us providing the support the.	00:35:42
	Really, The whole county is working together. But.	00:35:48
	It's continuing to to be a big issue and is is becoming more of an issue.	00:35:51
	Thank you.	00:35:56
	Any other questions? Chief Prop.	00:35:59
	I I have one question, I've seen it done in the past.	00:36:02
	And I know the longest, the the biggest reason why we have such long wait times is.	00:36:05
	Is just basically admitting the patient into the hospital I was.	00:36:10
	Being in the emergency room and seeing those guys sit there for three hours and it's like.	00:36:13
	I don't know why they can't just pass them off, but.	00:36:17
	I've seen in Bosky Farms.	00:36:19
	Years back when I used to live over there.	00:36:21
	Umm.	00:36:24
	Basically like a pass off.	00:36:25
	At the Wells Fargo.	00:36:27
	Is there something we can do like that to basically keep our units in Valencia County?	00:36:28
	Or is it?	00:36:33
	Is it basically?	00:36:34
	Something where we won't get paid for it.	00:36:36
	Well, and unfortunately the the issue becomes.	00:36:38
	The AMR units are are sitting in the hospitals too. So if we have two MRI units and they're stuck at the hospital.	00:36:41
	Than.	00:36:48
	You know, we don't have that resource. We've reached out to the metro area like Albuquerque Ambulance.	00:36:49
	They've made it very clear that they're they're having the same issues that that we're having.	00:36:53
	One thing that we have been working on is with our medical director.	00:36:58
	Is creating a policy for drop off at the hospital so if we bring a patient who's stable, no critical threat?	00:37:02
	Basically saying, hey, after 15 minutes we're going to give the run sheet to the admitting people, we're going to sit the patient	00:37:10
	in the triage area and we're going to clear our unit out.	00:37:14
	Obviously if the patient is.	00:37:19
	Is not stable, then that goes out the window and we will stay with them until they get the turnover. But.	00:37:21
	What we've been finding is, you know, we we transport a lot of very sick people out of this county and our units get stuck for.	00:37:26
	An hour, sometimes two hours at the hospital waiting for a bed to open up. So.	00:37:33
	That plays part of the problem. You know, this new direction we're going with with cutting that down will help a bit, but.	00:37:40
	You know, the patients we're seeing are not.	00:37:48
	You know, abusing the system. They're really in need, so.	00:37:52
	We're going to continue to see that problem.	00:37:55
	OK.	00:37:57
	All right.	00:37:58
	Further questions, Commissioners, on this item.	00:38:01
	Mr. Chair, Commissioner, Brazil, on that aspect of it, I don't know if it would be feasible. Is it something that we could leave?	00:38:04
	An EMT there and bring the hospital and bring.	00:38:11
	Bring the ambulance back.	00:38:15
	Is that possible? Is that?	00:38:17
	I mean, we could, we could certainly look at that.	00:38:20
	One thing we would have to do if we left one of the providers at the hospital.	00:38:24
	Right now our our staffing wouldn't wouldn't allow it. We would need both of them back to.	00:38:27
	Be able to take the next patient.	00:38:33
	And that's where kind of that mutual aid system has been helping, where we're, you know, kind of.	00:38:36
	Not showing each other as we need to.	00:38:42
	But currently I don't think that we would be able to support that.	00:38:45
	OK.	00:38:50
	No further questions.	00:38:52
	Believe we're still on item number 7.	00:38:55
	Misterio, do you have anything else to add to that?	00:38:58
	Mr. Vice Chair, Commissioners, with that being said, the item that we are talking about is on page 2.	00:39:02
	The middle section which is Fire Protection Fund.	00:39:08
	The money that we are allotting to vehicle purchase is from our cash.	00:39:14
	Reserves from the Fire Protection Fund. We have received notice from the office of the.	00:39:19
	Fire Marshall, thank you that we do need to extend all those monies that we're sitting on and and this is something that are a way	00:39:27
	that we can get the necessary.	00:39:32
	Ambulances that we need.	00:39:38
	But expend the money that we were told that we need to expend.	00:39:40
	And with that, that's everything else is pretty standard.	00:39:43
	Budget adjustments and I stand for any questions you may have.	00:39:49
	Alright, so we're from Brazil.	00:39:54
	So on on the second ambulance.	00:39:57
	Do we have the money to purchase a new one?	00:40:01
	And put it on order.	00:40:04
	Expended to expend these funds.	00:40:07
	Commissioner, we.	00:40:11
	We do if that's the avenue we choose to go with.	00:40:13
	We have also put in for two ambulances on our ICP request and I've had some pretty.	00:40:17
	Productive meetings in Santa Fe in reference to that.	00:40:23
	Again, we if we did, we committed the funds to that, we'd be looking probably 2 years before delivery.	00:40:28
	And we would have to figure out again what to do in that.	00:40:34
	In that middle ground and that's that's really my worry right now is.	00:40:37
	What do we do in the two years?	00:40:42
	So we.	00:40:44
	We certainly have that option to to purchase and get in line.	00:40:46
	But I think the other option we could look at is.	00:40:50
	Going into a.	00:40:55
	A contract with one of the companies and saying, hey, how do we plan to budget in the next two years?	00:40:57
	For that new unit.	00:41:03
	But.	00:41:05
	Again, the decision really. I'll take the direction from you.	00:41:06
	Well, I guess my I guess.	00:41:10
	My question is or my comment is.	00:41:13
	Two years, we're going to be in the same boat.	00:41:15
	The county's growing.	00:41:17
	Correct. So you know.	00:41:19
	If we have funds from the fire Marshall, are we, do we, do they replace those funds?	00:41:21
	Where, Where? Next year we're going to be in the same boat.	00:41:28
	No, we are two years.	00:41:32
	No, we won't be in that same position.	00:41:34
	Moving forward.	00:41:37
	Really this is just a good opportunity and part of this is we had a lot of.	00:41:40
	Of carryover from previous years that WE identified.	00:41:44
	And we're able to talk with them and and be able to use some of these funds, but.	00:41:47
	Moving forward, we've been very.	00:41:51
	Fiscally responsible as far as spending down our fire fund.	00:41:56
	To say that we've had a necessity for everything that we've purchased is is 100% accurate, but.	00:42:01
	We've been actually going past our fire fund amount we did last year. We will this year to the point that we're backing it up	00:42:07
	with.	00:42:10
	Money out of GRT and other other places, so I don't foresee us being in a position to have carry over to do another purchase like	00:42:14
	that.	00:42:18
	OK.	00:42:22
	All right.	00:42:24
	Any other questions, Mr. Hill?	00:42:27
	Exactly, Mr. Vice Chair, Commissioner Bizzell.	00:42:29
	The.	00:42:32
	Direction we got from the state fire marshals office is to expend all the money that we have build up. So by this the end of this	00:42:34
	fiscal year we're supposed to.	00:42:38
	Let's spend all that extra money that we have.	00:42:44
	All right. With that, is there a recommendation from the Commission?	00:42:49
	Was Charlie to make motion to approve? Have a motion for approval from Commissioner Bizzell, I'll second second from Commissioner	00:42:52
	Richardson.	00:42:55
	Any discussion on the motion and 2nd.	00:42:58
	Commissioner Richardson, Eddie Well.	00:43:01
	Yes, Commissioner Bozell.	00:43:03
	Mr. Spartan, yes, and I vote yes.	00:43:04
	Mr. Vice Chair and Commissioners, this resolution is 2023 Dash.	00:43:08
	62.	00:43:13
	Aragon.	00:43:18
	OK. Moving on, we'll move on to item number eight, approval of a resolution for bars, Misterio.	00:43:29
	Mr. Chair, Commissioners, I have a a few local bars, not very many and we shouldn't have very many because we're still at the	00:43:36
	beginning of the fiscal year. So we shouldn't have a lot of money to move around at this point. And I just want to point out that	00:43:42
	what we are moving around is mostly into uniform line items.	00:43:49
	Because through.	00:43:56
	Negotiations with unions, they increase the amount that is available to each.	00:43:58
	Employee for their uniforms based on the cost of the uniform. So we had to be creative and move money to allow for those	00:44:06
	increases. And with that I stand for any other questions you may have.	00:44:12
	Any questions, Commissioner?	00:44:19
	Motion.	00:44:23
	Sure. I'll make a motion to approve motion for approval from Commissioner Bissell second.	00:44:24
	2nd from Commissioner Richardson.	00:44:28
	Any discussion on the motion and 2nd.	00:44:30
	Commissioner Richardson, did you vote? Yes, Commissioner, Brazil, Yes. Yes, I vote yes.	00:44:33
	Thank you.	00:44:39
	Mr. Vice Chair and Commissioners, this resolution is 2023 Dash 63.	00:44:41
	All right, Item number 9 is approval of a resolution. This is authorizing Valencia County to submit an application for the FY24.	00:44:52
	Juvenile.	00:45:00
	Room.	00:45:01
	Ahead of me.	00:45:02
	Good afternoon, Vice Chair, Commissioners.	00:45:04
	Again, we are requesting consideration of a resolution.	00:45:07
	Authorizing Valencia County to submit an application.	00:45:10
	For the FY24 Juvenile Adjudication Fund Program.	00:45:14
	Valencia County has been acting as the fiscal agent.	00:45:19
	For the ****** I.	00:45:22
	Valencia County Teen Court program since 2012.	00:45:23
	In order to become eligible.	00:45:27
	And considered for the JAFF funds.	00:45:29
	A resolution signed by county officials must be included with this application.	00:45:33
	With that said.	00:45:39
	I have Jack Siamo should you have any program specific questions available via Zoom.	00:45:41
	But we respectfully request.	00:45:47
	Consideration of this item and and we stand for any questions.	00:45:50
	Any questions, Commissioners, on this item?	00:45:53
	If none, is there a motion?	00:45:57
	Sure, I'd like to make a motion to approve a motion for approval from Commissioner Richardson.	00:45:59
	2nd.	00:46:03
	2nd from Commissioner Giselle.	00:46:04
	Any discussion on the motion and.	00:46:06
	Commissioner Richardson, that you vote yes, Commissioner, Brazil, yes.	00:46:08
	Mr. Sparkman, yes, and I vote yes.	00:46:11
	Mr. Vice Chair and Commissioners.	00:46:17
	This resolution is 2023 Dash 64.	00:46:18
	All right. Item number 10 is consideration of a memorandum of agreement.	00:46:33
	Between the Albuquerque Community Foundation.	00:46:38
	Resound networks and Once county for broadband services in underserved areas of the county.	00:46:40
	Ahead of me.	00:46:47
	I.	00:46:48
	Vice chair commissioners.	00:46:50
	Again, we are requesting consideration of an MOA between Albuquerque Community Foundation.	00:46:51
	Resound Networks and Valencia County.	00:46:58
	In September of 2021.	00:47:01
	Meadows Los Lunas Data Center.	00:47:03
	And Valencia County began discussing county wide projects and planning.	00:47:06
	That aimed to address the lack of connectivity to the Internet within Valencia County.	00:47:10
	Valencia County Broadband Initiative was a project in which Metas Los Lunas Data Center did want to support and partner on.	00:47:15
	As a result, Valencia County was awarded $225,000.	00:47:23
	To partner with an Internet service provider.	00:47:27
	And provide free wireless Internet to residents in our disadvantaged communities of Meadow Lake and El Cerro.	00:47:30
	In January 2022.	00:47:38
	The county did have an MO U executed with Locket.	00:47:40
	An Internet service provider.	00:47:45
	To install the necessary infrastructure and hardware.	00:47:47
	Needed to distribute wireless Internet to Meadow Lake and El Cerro mission.	00:47:51
	Unfortunately.	00:47:57
	In April of 2023.	00:47:58
	The county did have to terminate.	00:48:00
	The contract with Locket.	00:48:02
	Due to obligations under the MOA not being fulfilled in a timely manner.	00:48:04
	All funds have since been returned to the Albuquerque Community Foundation.	00:48:10
	And are currently being held.	00:48:14
	With the assistance of Rural Innovation Strategies, Inc.	00:48:17
	And the state Office of Broadband.	00:48:21
	The county has been able to reengage with other reputable Internet service providers.	00:48:24
	As a result.	00:48:31
	The proposal that has been submitted by Resound Networks.	00:48:32
	Has met the goals.	00:48:35
	As they possess the ability to deliver the free wireless.	00:48:37
	To the residents of Meadow Lake and Osaro Mission.	00:48:40
	At this time, I would let Tessa speak a little bit more in detail on the project deliverables. Firm result.	00:48:44
	Just passed.	00:48:52
	Chairman, Commissioner, so yes.	00:48:55
	Resound networks upon execution of this contract.	00:48:58
	Does promise to have?	00:49:02
	Their services up and running within four to six month timeline.	00:49:04
	They are a brand new broadband provider that have been awarded contracts from the state. They are.	00:49:08
	Were awarded contracts towards the Tierra Grande area, so they.	00:49:16
	Already are in our county, we're just bringing them in to serve our necessities out in El Cerro and Meadow Lake.	00:49:20
	They have executed a full network out in Las Cruces that has been successful.	00:49:29
	I have called multiple references and double checked and crossed all my eyes.	00:49:35
	Everyone has been.	00:49:41
	Extremely happy with Resound, so we've gone back and forth with them and they're able to meet all of our needs.	00:49:43
	Vice Chair, Commissioners, again, the MOA for your consideration.	00:49:54
	Has been signed off by all parties.	00:49:58
	And we respectfully request approval of this item and stand for any other questions you may have.	00:50:00
	Any questions of of these two? Mr. Chairman, Mr. Sparkman, how many people does this impact? How many people take advantage of	00:50:05
	this program?	00:50:09
	Up to 800 residents.	00:50:13
	And that would be in in.	00:50:15
	El Cerro Mission and Metal Lake as well. Yes Sir.	00:50:17
	Thank you SO.	00:50:20
	Before it was limited to 800 residents, but now the cap.	00:50:22
	Is lifted because it's anybody who qualifies for the Affordable Connectivity Program.	00:50:26
	So any resident that qualifies for any type of state services that Medicaid or anything like that can get up?	00:50:33
	A free Internet so that cap can go way past 900.	00:50:41
	So it actually worked out for the better.	00:50:45
	Uh.	00:50:48
	The application process actually comes does not have to do with the county anymore. Resound will take that all.	00:50:49
	In partnership with, you know, the Affordable Connectivity Program that fund is.	00:50:55
	All out from feds so.	00:51:00
	We don't really have to touch it and the cap has now been lifted. Do they have an estimate, just a rough guess, of how many people	00:51:02
	might take advantage of it.	00:51:06
	I.	00:51:12
	I would. I don't. The limit does not exist.	00:51:13
	So any anybody that qualifies for Medicaid, food stamps usually qualifies for the affordable connectivity. So I'm just curious	00:51:17
	because you said.	00:51:21
	The four to six months, is that just setting up the network or is that getting them the hardware to everybody at the same time,	00:51:26
	folks?	00:51:29
	Yeah.	00:51:33
	Thank you.	00:51:34
	So they actually have identified homes that are without service that they are.	00:51:35
	Ensuring us that they can turn up within that four to six month timeline.	00:51:40
	And then is there a timeline that they can take advantage of this or is it just as long as that they they have state benefits?	00:51:44
	Correct, yes.	00:51:50
	Thank you, that's almost return.	00:51:52
	Mr. Richardson.	00:51:55
	Curiosity it will that will the broadband be available to paying customers also? Or yes, yes it is. It's.	00:51:56
	Serving our underserved and anybody. So they have actually did a tier cost breakdown that has.	00:52:03
	Made it significantly affordable for Valencia County residents because we are partnering with them.	00:52:12
	So their normal prices we've been like discounted by a lot.	00:52:17
	So yes, paying residents will also be, there's a lot of places in the county that yeah and and this is a brought a brand new	00:52:22
	provider. So we're talking like Comcast CenturyLink. So Resound is now going to be into the pool.	00:52:28
	With plateau and all that, but it is a fixed wireless. There are licensed wireless so.	00:52:34
	Is something that we don't have, so this is a brand new.	00:52:39
	And they are bringing in their own back.	00:52:43
	Hall of Fibre our previous.	00:52:45
	Contractor The Locket. We are piggybacking off of other fibres.	00:52:48
	They are bringing in their own fiber.	00:52:53
	Good.	00:52:55
	Anything else?	00:52:57
	Mexico sits at a really.	00:52:59
	Opportune.	00:53:02
	Time with broadband is.	00:53:05
	Senator Ben Ray Luhan is the champion of broadband infrastructure.	00:53:07
	Task force that is going on in the federal level.	00:53:12
	I had a conversation with him in.	00:53:15
	February, January. February.	00:53:18
	And talk to some level. Lindsey County is making these strides to make broadband available to all.	00:53:20
	You know, these are federal dollars that could really help.	00:53:26
	Our entire county.	00:53:29
	Becomes served by broadband so.	00:53:31
	With this information.	00:53:34
	And I will have another another meeting in his office.	00:53:36
	I want to go back. Do you see this this?	00:53:39
	Next early spring so.	00:53:41
	If we could, kind of.	00:53:43
	Wrap this up real pretty. I'd like to present it to him and.	00:53:45
	And potentially get us some.	00:53:48
	Further funding for.	00:53:50
	This at a different level, yes. So our our goals are to serve all of Valencia County our initial scope.	00:53:52
	With the meta was to service El Cerro and Meadow Lake. So that's why we are taking care of them as of right now just to so we can	00:53:59
	fulfill that scope of work with them. But we anticipate to apply for more funding, you know assistance from Meta to expand all the	00:54:06
	way out to our southern part of the county as well. So that'll be great.	00:54:12
	To do.	00:54:20
	All right. Any other questions?	00:54:21
	If not, do I hear a motion?	00:54:24
	I'd like to make a motion to approve. You have a motion for approval from Commissioner Richardson.	00:54:26
	2nd 2nd from Commissioner Bizzell.	00:54:30
	Any discussion on the motion and 2nd Mr. Chair?	00:54:32
	I'd like to have some discussion on our honorary use Internet.	00:54:35
	You you use it for school work.	00:54:39
	Do you think it would help the rent?	00:54:43
	Yeah, well, that's what you're homeschooling. You use the Internet probably right to look up stuff.	00:54:45
	You think it would help our residents to have Internet?	00:54:52
	OK then I'm.	00:54:55
	I think we're good then so.	00:54:57
	There's no further discussion.	00:55:00
	Commissioner Richardson Ativo, yes. Commissioner Brazil, yes.	00:55:02
	There's sparkling and I vote yes.	00:55:05
	Thank you both for that item.	00:55:08
	Chairman, Commissioners, if I may address something real quick, I wanted to give a shout out to this lovely lady right here. My	00:55:11
	brother got diagnosed with a tumor in his brain in April.	00:55:16
	And if it wasn't for her?	00:55:22
	My brother would not be on the road to recovery so.	00:55:24
	A huge shout out. I appreciate you. Thank you so much so.	00:55:27
	All right. Item number 12 is approval of a resolution.	00:55:45
	Adopting a wireless facility application fee schedule.	00:55:48
	Missus harmil.	00:55:53
	Yes, Sir.	00:55:54
	Vice Chair, Commissioners, I stand before you today requesting approval of a resolution to adopt A Wireless Facility Application	00:55:56
	Fee schedule.	00:56:00
	This ordinance was passed back in July 19th and it directs that a resolution be adopted.	00:56:05
	By the Commissioners.	00:56:12
	So with that I I asked for that approval.	00:56:13
	Any questions, Commissioner?	00:56:17
	Miss Hamill.	00:56:19
	Then what is the wish of the Commission?	00:56:22
	I'd like to make a motion to approve as presented. We have a motion to approve from Commissioner Richardson.	00:56:25
	2nd.	00:56:30
	2nd from Commissioner Sparkman.	00:56:31
	Any discussion on the motion and 2nd.	00:56:33
	Commissioner Richardson, any vote.	00:56:36
	Yes, Commissioner Bissell, yes, Commissioner Sparkman, yes, and I will, yes.	00:56:38
	Commissioner.	00:56:47
	Alright.	00:56:50
	All right, Item number 13 is approval of a resolution adopting small wireless facility design guidelines.	00:57:05
	Yes, Sir. Thank you. I'm sorry. Thank you. Vice Chair, Commissioners along the same lines.	00:57:11
	Umm.	00:57:16
	To adopt A wireless facility design guidelines.	00:57:17
	In accordance with the ordinance that was passed back in July 2019.	00:57:22
	Any questions on this?	00:57:28
	Small wireless Facility design guidelines.	00:57:32
	Is there a motion?	00:57:35
	Like to make a motion to approve Mr. Chair Motion from Commissioner Bizzell.	00:57:37
	For approval second.	00:57:40
	2nd from Commissioner Richardson.	00:57:42
	Any discussion on the motion second?	00:57:45
	Commissioner Richardson had your vote.	00:57:47
	Yes.	00:57:48
	Mission Brazil, Mr. Sparkman.	00:57:49
	All right.	00:57:55
	Yes.	00:57:59
	All right. Item number 14 is consideration of professional services contract.	00:58:13
	With wireless tower solutions to provide wireless design review and consulting.	00:58:18
	Yes, Sir. Thank you again. The purpose and the intent of this contract.	00:58:23
	With Wireless Tower Solutions is to support the county's newly adopted.	00:58:27
	Ordinance. This would include, but not be limited to, furnishing appropriate sitting and assistance.	00:58:31
	And advice to the client.	00:58:37
	And to the county.	00:58:39
	And all that are part of the application process regarding wireless telecommunications.	00:58:43
	Facilities.	00:58:48
	OK. Any questions on item number 14?	00:58:51
	Commissioners.	00:58:54
	All those ohh, I'm sorry, like motion to approve.	00:58:56
	Commissioner.	00:59:00
	Richardson, do you have a motion second?	00:59:02
	God, it's been a while since I've done this. Sorry folks.	00:59:05
	We have a motion for approval. I'll take that motion and Commissioner Richardson will second.	00:59:08
	Any discussion on the motion and 2nd.	00:59:12
	Mr. Richardson.	00:59:15
	Very well.	00:59:16
	Commissioner Bissell, yes.	00:59:18
	Commissioner Sparkman.	00:59:19
	Daniel said that one.	00:59:36
	You too.	00:59:38
	Sorry.	00:59:39
	All right item 15 Direction staff to publish in title.	00:59:41
	The general summary of an ordinance repealing RV restrictions in Williamson County.	00:59:45
	Yes. So I stand before you today request an approval to direct the publication of an ordinance amending the zoning code to remove	00:59:51
	the prohibition of RV use.	00:59:56
	In order to help.	01:00:01
	Provide.	01:00:02
	For affordable and safe housing.	01:00:03
	This proposed ordinance would remove obstacles.	01:00:06
	For affordable housing for some of the most vulnerable in our community. The purpose of this ordinance would remove the	01:00:11
	prohibition of the use of recreational vehicles.	01:00:15
	In an unlawfully created mobile Home Park.	01:00:19
	And prohibit A recreational vehicle from remaining in an RV park for a period of time.	01:00:23
	Right.	01:00:30
	Any questions on this item, Commissioners?	01:00:31
	Something, Mr. Truman, I just wanted to say that this is the board being responsive to concerns that are heard from its	01:00:36
	constituents regarding the availability of housing.	01:00:40
	Well, Commissioners, any discussion on this item?	01:00:47
	Is there a motion?	01:00:51
	Chair, I'd like to make a motion to approve the motion from Commissioner Bazell.	01:00:52
	2nd, 2nd from Commissioner Richardson.	01:00:57
	Any discussion on the motion and 2nd.	01:01:00
	Commissioner Richardson, had you vote? Yes. Commissioner Bissell.	01:01:04
	Commissioner Sparkman, yes, and I vote yes.	01:01:08
	Alright.	01:01:11
	Thank you.	01:01:14
	Alright.	01:01:20
	Just checking in with the council here.	01:01:21
	Item number 16 Approval of a Litter Control and Beautiful Grant Agreement.	01:01:24
	Miss Benevides.	01:01:29
	Good evening, Vice Chair, Commissioners, I'm here.	01:01:31
	For the execution of our Keep America Beautiful grant, which is our litter Control and Beautiful grant agreement.	01:01:35
	#24-148-6002-000 Three 5-00.	01:01:42
	This grant agreement is the amount of 2023 thousand.	01:01:50
	$35, it's a little bit of that about 1500 less than what we received last year.	01:01:54
	And this helps with our community cleanups and.	01:02:01
	It also allows our youth to.	01:02:04
	Do you?	01:02:07
	Cleanups along roadside so that way we can give them funds for their.	01:02:08
	Banquets, uniforms, equipment and stuff like that.	01:02:12
	With that, I stand for any questions and recommend approval.	01:02:14
	So any questions, Commissioners, on this item?	01:02:17
	Mr. Chair, Mr. So it's not for Miss Lena, but it's our Commissioner, our honorary commissioner. Litter is bad, right?	01:02:19
	There's bad and good. It's good, good to try to help clean up the community, right?	01:02:27
	What about the youth do you think it's a good thing to?	01:02:33
	Help have the youth go out and help clean up.	01:02:36
	OK, that's all I needed. Awesome.	01:02:39
	All right.	01:02:42
	So with that, is there a motion?	01:02:43
	Chair.	01:02:46
	Commissioner Brazil, thank you, make a motion.	01:02:47
	Have a motion to approve from Commissioner Bell.	01:02:49
	Second, from the Commissioner Richardson.	01:02:51
	Any discussion on the motion and 2nd.	01:02:54
	Mr. Richardson, had you vote?	01:02:57
	Yes, Commissioner, Brazil, yes.	01:02:58
	Commissioner Sparkman.	01:03:00
	And I vote yes, Mr. Chair, can we get her vote? Yeah.	01:03:03
	How do you vote, Natalie? Yes or no?	01:03:07
	Yes. All right. That's unanimous. That's 5 to 0 perfect.	01:03:10
	Got to get those kids their uniforms, right?	01:03:18
	But they got to work for it first.	01:03:21
	All right, item number 17. We have appointment of freeholders to view a portion of easement.	01:03:27
	50 to 30 feet located on a pregnant easement off property on southwest Lentus.	01:03:33
	Or vacation has Benavidez.	01:03:38
	Umm.	01:03:40
	You pretty much took over what I was going to say, but I actually would like to request for just in case someone is unavailable	01:03:42
	the three.	01:03:45
	Individuals that have done this before except.	01:03:50
	Thanks to Commissioner Bell, he gave me another individual that's willing to assist.	01:03:54
	Is John Clements.	01:03:57
	Michelle Morrell.	01:03:59
	Charles Eaton and Russell Griego. I would like for them for her to be appointed, but only three will do the review.	01:04:01
	Of their availability.	01:04:07
	OK.	01:04:08
	Commissioner, is there any issues with those names?	01:04:11
	If none, is there a motion?	01:04:15
	Sure, like make a motion to approve, have a motion for approval from Commissioner Bazell second, second from Commissioner	01:04:18
	Richardson.	01:04:21
	Any discussion on the motion and 2nd.	01:04:25
	Commissioner Richardson, that you vote, yes, Commissioner Brazil.	01:04:27
	Commissioner Sparkman, yes, and I vote yes.	01:04:30
	Thank you, Chairman, Commissioners.	01:04:33
	All right. Item number 18 is approval of a resolution.	01:04:37
	Dissolving fire districts in Valencia County.	01:04:40
	Good evening again, Chairman, Commissioners, Madam, Honorary Commissioner.	01:04:47
	The resolution before you this evening is to dissolve the current fire district set up that we have in one city county.	01:04:52
	Currently.	01:05:00
	The county has seen as four fire districts. That's your fire administration, both Chavez Tome and Valencia Del Norte.	01:05:01
	Earlier this year we did our pre ISO evaluation and in that evaluation.	01:05:09
	A lot of things were noted, the biggest being a lack of staff.	01:05:14
	The way that the the State fire Marshall and ISO currently look at our department.	01:05:20
	Is basically as three.	01:05:25
	Individually around departments within.	01:05:27
	One department.	01:05:30
	Therefore, every one of those three has to basically maintain its own ISO.	01:05:31
	What that means is.	01:05:38
	Staff from another district doesn't apply as staff to SO.	01:05:40
	We'll take Valencia del Norte.	01:05:44
	Any staff and that includes career or volunteer.	01:05:47
	Those numbers don't count for Tomay or Los Chavez.	01:05:50
	Like everywhere else in the country.	01:05:54
	We've seen a a big decline in our volunteers. We do have career staff in two of our districts right now.	01:05:56
	What this would allow us to do is basically say a member of Valencia County Fire Department counts as a member no matter where	01:06:03
	they're at.	01:06:07
	In that evaluation, it was brought to us that currently they could drop four of our fire stations to what they call an ISO Class	01:06:12
	10.	01:06:16
	Which means that they would remove funding from those stations.	01:06:20
	In essence, shutting them down.	01:06:23
	We.	01:06:27
	I've had extensive talks with the State Fire Marshall with ISO. We didn't take this decision lightly. This is a a big decision for	01:06:28
	our department to make.	01:06:32
	But it's also a decision that's kind of happening statewide right now for the same reasons.	01:06:37
	Allowing us to do this, we would dissolve the fire districts. The next resolution in front of you, you'll see, is going to be the	01:06:42
	creation of one district.	01:06:46
	What that means is all of our staff would then count for.	01:06:50
	One district, our fleet could move freely.	01:06:54
	Right now, if a truck breaks down in those Chavez, I can't pull a truck from town mayor Valencia del Norte to put it into service	01:06:58
	because.	01:07:02
	They're different fire districts.	01:07:07
	This allows us to utilize our fleet.	01:07:09
	Much more efficiently.	01:07:12
	Utilize our staff much more efficiently and ultimately our budget by consolidating everything to just one.	01:07:13
	Budget versus 4.	01:07:20
	I'll take questions if you have.	01:07:23
	Any questions, Commissioner Bissell?	01:07:25
	So on.	01:07:27
	On our constituents with their insurance.	01:07:28
	So like I have.	01:07:31
	Say a constituent in.	01:07:33
	Umm.	01:07:35
	On the other side, did you believe that that land grant?	01:07:37
	San Clemente implement their land grant, so I'm sorry. Space might remind space and their district is Los Chavez.	01:07:40
	So is that gonna affect their insurance rates? Only having one?	01:07:47
	District or is it? Is it gonna hurt our constituents as far as insurance and stuff like that, or is it going to help them?	01:07:52
	In in the the pre talks we've had with ISO, so every ISO district that we have the three of them.	01:07:57
	Would balance out to the average.	01:08:04
	And the lucky thing for us is basically our districts are are about the same as it is. So when we balance out, we should balance	01:08:08
	out.	01:08:11
	At about the same rate.	01:08:15
	By doing this consolidation and making our staffing go further and with the addition of some of the fleet that we've had over the	01:08:17
	last year.	01:08:21
	If you remember we we brought to you we purchased a 3000 gallon tender. We have another one being delivered in February.	01:08:26
	Having the water responding and being able to utilize our personnel actually can increase our ISO rating.	01:08:32
	And that's our hope moving forward is to be able to continually increase that ISO if we don't take an action.	01:08:39
	The real likelihood is the ISO ratings in all the districts will decrease and that would definitely have an impact to Fire	01:08:47
	Protection.	01:08:50
	Ratings.	01:08:54
	Thank you.	01:08:56
	Any other questions, Commissioners?	01:08:57
	I just have a question, how do the? How do the?	01:09:00
	Individual districts feel about it as far as any volunteers or.	01:09:04
	So we've met with the with our districts that have volunteer staff and volunteer district chiefs.	01:09:08
	And we were very upfront with them. We explained the situation. We explained the why.	01:09:15
	We all agree it's it's an uncomfortable position to be in but.	01:09:20
	It's the right thing for the community, it's the right thing for the department and if we're going to continue to succeed and	01:09:23
	survive, this is really a necessity.	01:09:28
	And.	01:09:32
	They've.	01:09:33
	They've been on board with that.	01:09:34
	I know it would be very outspoken at times, so.	01:09:37
	And that's why we wanted to make sure we were perfectly transparent with our membership as to the why. So we've involved them in a	01:09:41
	lot of these discussions the district chiefs have been in.	01:09:45
	You know discussions with us as to.	01:09:52
	Hey, was there anything we could do to fix it? We've tried that in the past all the way up to currently, which is.	01:09:54
	It's inevitable that this is the way we need to proceed.	01:10:00
	All right.	01:10:04
	Any further questions, Commissioners?	01:10:05
	If none, is there a motion?	01:10:07
	I'd like to make a motion to approve as presented. We have a motion for approval from Commissioner Richardson.	01:10:10
	One second, second from Commissioner Brazil.	01:10:15
	Any discussion on the motion and 2nd.	01:10:17
	Mr. Richardson Antibo, yes, Commissioner, Brazil.	01:10:20
	Commissioner Sparkman, yes, and I vote yes.	01:10:23
	Mr. Vice Chair, Commissioners, this resolution is 2023 Dash 67.	01:10:27
	Yes.	01:10:36
	It's.	01:10:39
	For best.	01:10:40
	Have you go chest too?	01:10:43
	Fire department is good, right?	01:10:46
	They must be good. Their request has two seals on it.	01:10:50
	What's that?	01:10:54
	I said in your request that has two seals.	01:10:55
	Oddly enough.	01:10:59
	Must be super important.	01:11:01
	All right, item number 19, we have a route resolution.	01:11:02
	Consolidating fire districts and establishing 1 fire district.	01:11:06
	Known as once County Fire depart.	01:11:09
	Chairman, Commissioners, just to piggyback off the the prior resolution.	01:11:13
	This is now the creation of 1 standalone district which will be just known as the once County Fire department.	01:11:17
	Now at this point, all 8 fire stations fall within that one consolidated consolidated district.	01:11:23
	Gives us the ability to move staff freely.	01:11:29
	We've equipment and apparatus and.	01:11:32
	Have one fluid budget versus competing budgets for districts.	01:11:35
	If you have any questions, I'm happy to answer them.	01:11:40
	I have one question with this. This help us.	01:11:42
	Maybe in the long run, help us get one step closer to like, accreditation and stuff.	01:11:46
	Chairman, I I wish I could give you a definitive answer. What it will do is maximize the resources we currently have.	01:11:51
	Being at a department size that we are, we we obviously have some deficiencies.	01:12:00
	What we're fighting against prior was 3 deficiencies. What we're working with now is being able to maximize those resources.	01:12:06
	And if we're moving along toward an accreditation?	01:12:15
	There's certain things that we're going to need to to do as an agency moving forward. Biggest of course is going to be staffing,	01:12:17
	but.	01:12:20
	We've also taken a ton of steps.	01:12:23
	If you if you come out to the stations and I welcome all of you at any time, we've updated a lot of fleet, we've updated a lot of	01:12:25
	our buildings.	01:12:29
	If you haven't seen our fire admin.	01:12:34
	We just did a nice renovation over there and that's what we're trying to do is bring the department into professional context.	01:12:36
	In line with an accreditation.	01:12:42
	One thing I'll be bringing to you shortly is a strategic plan for the fire department. We just had a contractor that came in met	01:12:45
	with.	01:12:48
	Our career staff, Our volunteers.	01:12:52
	The community meetings to get input as to the progression of the fire department.	01:12:54
	We're proud of the fact that, you know, we're going into a very professional organization and this will help us do that.	01:13:00
	Yeah, I think.	01:13:07
	One city, counties and.	01:13:09
	One of the top counties for accreditation among the different.	01:13:11
	Department, so I mean.	01:13:15
	The better we can deal with that that that our insurance rates are going to get, so absolutely.	01:13:17
	Any step forward is is a step in the positive direction.	01:13:22
	Any other questions on this item?	01:13:26
	If none, is there a motion?	01:13:29
	Miss Cheryl like to make a motion to approve as presented. We have a motion for approval from Commissioner Bissell.	01:13:31
	2nd.	01:13:35
	2nd From Commissioner Richardson. Any discussion on the motion second?	01:13:36
	Commissioner Richardson, and you vote yes, Commissioner Bizzell, Yes, Commissioner Sparkman.	01:13:40
	Thank you, commissioners. Thank you, Natalie for your time.	01:13:47
	Mr. Vice Chair and Commissioners, this resolution is 2023 Dash 68.	01:13:51
	Alright, item number.	01:14:12
	Only we have approval of a resolution.	01:14:14
	Updating the Blunt County Comprehensive Emergency Operations Plan.	01:14:16
	And Distribution Annex.	01:14:20
	We got Sarah Gillen.	01:14:23
	Good evening, Vice Chair and Commissioners, I bring before you this evening.	01:14:25
	The update to the Valencia County Comprehensive Emergency Operations Planning also adding.	01:14:29
	Another Annex to it Annex.	01:14:36
	Annex N4.	01:14:42
	To distribution plan.	01:14:44
	Of commodities.	01:14:46
	It is a a grant cycle requirement for MPG and any other.	01:14:47
	Grants that we apply for.	01:14:55
	We were just also awarded MPG ARPA funds that also coincide with our approval of our plans.	01:14:57
	Any Emergency Management grants?	01:15:04
	Require all our plans to be updated and this is the annual update for or the.	01:15:07
	Their update? Our CMP's updated every three years.	01:15:15
	And this is the year update.	01:15:18
	OK.	01:15:22
	There's any questions of Miss Gillen on this item?	01:15:23
	If none, is there a motion?	01:15:28
	Mr. I'd like to make a motion to approve. We have a motion for approval from Commissioner Richardson.	01:15:30
	I'll second second from Commissioner Bozell.	01:15:34
	Any discussion on the motion and 2nd.	01:15:36
	Commissioner Richardson, that you vote yes. Commissioner Bozell, Commissioner Sparkman.	01:15:39
	Mr. Chair and Commissioners.	01:15:45
	This resolution is 2023 Dash 69.	01:15:47
	Thank you, Vice Chair, Commissioners, Madam.	01:15:53
	All right. Item number 21, we have approval of resolution expanding managers.	01:16:18
	Exit Exit Tory authority.	01:16:23
	Adrian Nets.	01:16:27
	Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission, before you is a resolution that will expand the authority of the county manager.	01:16:32
	I'm from the current authority.	01:16:39
	Which is?	01:16:41
	For which is currently $25,000 for unbudgeted.	01:16:43
	Items.	01:16:47
	To $60,000 for unbudgeted items this is more in line with.	01:16:48
	What most counties do, as a matter of fact, some of the small counties like Guadalupe and Hidalgo all have 60,000 and they have a	01:16:53
	fraction of the budget that we have.	01:16:57
	It also expands the.	01:17:01
	The authority of the manager to enter into contracts for.	01:17:04
	Items that are budgeted.	01:17:09
	Umm.	01:17:11
	As long as their budget, he will have the authority to enter into those contracts. Now that means that, of course.	01:17:14
	The procurement process will have to be followed.	01:17:19
	And, you know, and all of those safeguards will have to be met.	01:17:22
	If he's going to do something, but once the budget is set, he'll have that authority.	01:17:26
	I stand for any questions.	01:17:30
	Questions.	01:17:34
	If none, is there a motion?	01:17:40
	This chair like make a motion to approve, have a motion for approval from Commissioner Bazell.	01:17:41
	2nd, 2nd from Commissioner Richardson.	01:17:47
	Any discussion on the motion and 2nd.	01:17:49
	Mr. Richardson, that you vote yes. Commissioner Bizzell, Commissioner Sparkman.	01:17:52
	Mr. Vice Chair and Commissioners, this resolution is.	01:17:58
	2023-70.	01:18:01
	Alright. And our last item number 22 is approval of an MO U with the office of the Secretary of State.	01:18:17
	And we'll see county.	01:18:23
	Umm.	01:18:24
	Clerk Mylan.	01:18:26
	Good afternoon, Vice chair and Commissioners.	01:18:28
	In front of you with an approval for the MU from the Secretary of State the MOU is for.	01:18:30
	Certain thing, certain things such as.	01:18:38
	Paying for poll official supplies for our upcoming election.	01:18:41
	And.	01:18:46
	I request for approval and stand for any questions.	01:18:47
	Questions on this?	01:18:52
	Item.	01:18:54
	Umm.	01:18:57
	So this is this is just a.	01:18:58
	For salaries of those people helping on Election Day, there's a wide variety. And your package it can go use salaries pull.	01:19:01
	Whole fish or pole locations?	01:19:09
	Postage.	01:19:11
	Supplies.	01:19:14
	But majority is going to go for our poll officials.	01:19:15
	OK.	01:19:19
	And is that a?	01:19:21
	Then increase. I know they're talking about increasing those.	01:19:23
	Because I don't know if it's.	01:19:27
	For every county or.	01:19:28
	That was an increase from last year, OK.	01:19:30
	How much I can?	01:19:32
	Exactly. Just tell you, OK.	01:19:34
	Yeah, yeah.	01:19:36
	I know.	01:19:37
	New Mexico County has been working on.	01:19:38
	Increasing poll workers because it's becoming harder and harder to find those each year, so.	01:19:41
	And then making it safe for them to.	01:19:45
	Into their vehicles and stuff like that after.	01:19:48
	After the their.	01:19:50
	Shift so.	01:19:52
	Umm.	01:19:53
	If that is what this item is for, are there any other questions?	01:19:55
	From Commissioners.	01:19:59
	Madeline.	01:20:01
	Sure.	01:20:03
	Elections are good, aren't they?	01:20:04
	I don't know.	01:20:06
	Sure. Would you like to ever run for?	01:20:09
	County Commission.	01:20:11
	Nope.	01:20:13
	Girl.	01:20:16
	Is that smart as all tonight? So?	01:20:19
	Um.	01:20:22
	Any other questions on this item?	01:20:23
	Is there a motion, this chair? I'd like to make a motion to approve Commissioner Brazell.	01:20:25
	I mean.	01:20:29
	Approval from Mr. Bissell.	01:20:30
	2nd 2nd Commissioner Richardson.	01:20:31
	Any discussion on the motion and 2nd.	01:20:35
	Commissioner Richardson, Adibo.	01:20:37
	Yes, Mr. Buzzell, yes, Commissioner Sparkman, yes, yes.	01:20:39
	Thank you. Thank you.	01:20:43
	All right. Well, it's time for our in our agenda for us to move into executive session, but before I do that.	01:20:47
	I would like to extend the most.	01:20:54
	Large thank you for.	01:20:57
	Our honorary commissioners sitting with us this evening.	01:20:59
	You have been just an awesome honorary commissioner.	01:21:02
	You parted a lot of wisdom on us.	01:21:06
	All fools that sit up here.	01:21:08
	But we thank you again for bringing your proclamation this evening.	01:21:10
	And just gracing us on our on this stage with us.	01:21:16
	We've been the Finance Commissioner ourself.	01:21:20
	So with that, I'm going to ask Mr. ***** to.	01:21:29
	State the reasons for executive session this evening.	01:21:34
	Thank you, Mr. Chairman.	01:21:37
	Pursuant to section 1015 One H, the following matters may be discussed in closed session.	01:21:39
	10151.	01:21:44
	H6 RFP.	01:21:45
	2212 Valencia County Hospital.	01:21:48
	10:15 one H7.	01:21:51
	Pending or threatening litigation Eragon.	01:21:53
	At all versus Mr. GCD at all.	01:21:56
	And 10:15.	01:22:00
	Dash 1H8 Transfer of Via Parks Ponds to.	01:22:02
	Valencia County.	01:22:06
	OK, so we need a motion to go into executive session for the stated reasons Move motion and 2nd.	01:22:08
	Any discussion on the motion and 2nd.	01:22:15
	Commissioner Richardson, that you vote? Yes. Commissioner Bissell. Yes. Commissioner Sparkman. Yes. Natalie, How do you feel?	01:22:18
	Wanted to move it along, get it over with.	01:22:23
	All right. And I vote yes. Thank you again, Natalie, you've been a wonderful.	01:22:27
	Honor, Commissioner, for us and thank your family for.	01:22:31
	Bringing her this evening.	01:22:34
	Danny, you guys are live.	01:23:28
	Thank you. Would you put us in the big screen?	01:23:30
	OK, perfect. Thank you, everybody.	01:23:42
	We're going to go ahead and need a motion to go back into regular session.	01:23:45
	So moved.	01:23:48
	2nd.	01:23:49
	We have a motion from Commissioner Bizzell, second from Commissioner Richardson.	01:23:49
	Any discussion on the motion and 2nd.	01:23:53
	Mr. Richardson, that you vote Yes, Commissioner Buzzell, yes. Commissioner Sparkman, and I will yes.	01:23:56
	All right. Mr. ***** can you please summarize the items discussed in closed session? Yes, Mr. Chairman, the.	01:24:02
	Matters discussed in closed session, we're limited to those specified in the motion for closure and no final action was taken,	01:24:07
	specifically Valencia County Hospital Eragon versus MRG CD.	01:24:12
	And transfer of VAVIA parks to Valencia County.	01:24:17
	All right, we need a motion to ratify that, no?	01:24:22
	Action was taken in.	01:24:25
	Closed session, so moved.	01:24:27
	We have a motion from Commissioner Richardson.	01:24:29
	I'll second.	01:24:32
	Any discussion on the motion and 2nd.	01:24:34
	Mr. Richardson, any vote? Yes. Commissioner Buzzell, yes. Commissioner Sparkman, yes, and I will yes.	01:24:37
	OK, continuing on to our action items, we have #23 direction to staff.	01:24:44
	On the MRI CD litigation, Mr. Nounce, Mr. Chair, Members of the Commission.	01:24:51
	If the board is so inclined.	01:24:56
	I would suggest the motion is in order to direct.	01:24:59
	The County Manager and County legal to participate in the Mr. upcoming MRGCD.	01:25:02
	Mediation to resolve the pending lawsuits.	01:25:09
	All right. Is there a motion to that effect?	01:25:14
	Mr. Chairman, I'd like to make a motion in the effect of Mr. Nance's report.	01:25:16
	Commissioner.	01:25:20
	Sparkman Motion to Approve.	01:25:22
	2nd 2nd from Commissioner Bizzell.	01:25:24
	Any discussion on the motion and 2nd.	01:25:27
	All those in favor, please say aye.	01:25:29
	Aye, aye. Oh, I'm sorry. And you was going to do it once.	01:25:31
	Commissioner Richardson, that you vote.	01:25:36
	Yes, Commissioner Buzzell, yes.	01:25:38
	Commissioner Sparkman and I will, yes.	01:25:40
	I spent a year on a board voting exactly like that, so I'm sorry.	01:25:43
	All right, Item number 24. Direction staff transfer via Parks Pond LM One to Valencia County.	01:25:47
	Mr. Reed, Mr. *****.	01:25:54
	Mr. Certainly, Mr. Chairman, Members of the Commission.	01:25:57
	If the board is so inclined, a motion would be in order.	01:26:00
	To direct staff.	01:26:03
	To accept the donation.	01:26:05
	Of the VIA Park LM1.	01:26:07
	From from VIA to Valencia County and to effectuate the transfer.	01:26:12
	Is there a motion to that effect, Mr. Chairman? I'd make a motion to that effect.	01:26:17
	Commissioner Sparkman motions for approval.	01:26:21
	2nd.	01:26:24
	2nd from Commissioner Bizzell.	01:26:24
	Any discussion on the motion and 2nd.	01:26:26
	Mr. Senator, vote yes from Gazelle. Yes, sure. Sparkling, yes. Never, Yes. You didn't want us to have her raise her hand.	01:26:29
	No, not today, no.	01:26:36
	Ohh man.	01:26:40
	I've been like.	01:26:42
	All over the place, so thank you guys for bearing with me.	01:26:43
	Been awhile since I've LED one of these meetings, but.	01:26:47
	We had a really awesome guest tonight, so thank you.	01:26:51
	Commissioner Bizzell for inviting Natalie up this evening, that was.	01:26:54
	A wonderful treat to have her sit alongside us this afternoon.	01:26:57
	Umm.	01:27:01
	We have some upcoming Commission meetings.	01:27:02
	September 20th, 2023 we have a public hearing slash business meeting.	01:27:05
	At 5:00 PM via Facebook Live.	01:27:09
	In October 4th, 2023 we have.	01:27:12
	A business meeting at 5:00 via Facebook Live.	01:27:15
	And also both those meetings will be here in the Commission chambers as well.	01:27:18
	Are there any closing comments by fellow commissioners?	01:27:22
	Monette.	01:27:26
	Yeah.	01:27:28
	Commissioner Bizzell.	01:27:29
	It would be really cool.	01:27:31
	If.	01:27:32
	Maybe Draw Something up?	01:27:38
	And have an official where she was honorary commissioner for the.	01:27:40
	For the day.	01:27:44
	Do something like that.	01:27:48
	Certificate. That'd be awesome.	01:27:50
	All right. If there are any other?	01:27:57
	Closing comments.	01:27:59
	None. We are adjourned.	01:28:01

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	60.	00:00:03
	4.	00:00:09
	Yes, Sir.	00:00:20
	Whenever you're ready.	00:00:24
	Good evening, everybody. Today is September 6, 2023.	00:00:27
	There's a 5:00 public hearing slash business meeting of the once county Commission.	00:00:30
	And if I could start the meeting off.	00:00:36
	With the Pledge of Allegiance from Natalie and her family.	00:00:38
	Allegiance to the flag.	00:00:48
	Of the United States of America.	00:00:50
	And to the Republic for which it stands.	00:00:52
	One Nation.	00:00:55
	Under God.	00:00:56
	Indivisible with liberty and justice for all.	00:00:57
	Thank you so much, Natalie.	00:01:03
	All right. Before we move on, if anybody has any electronic devices turned on at this time, if you could just put those on	00:01:07
	vibrate?	00:01:11
	Silent so we could minimize our distractions from the meeting.	00:01:15
	All right.	00:01:20
	So, as you can tell, I'm not Commissioner seize. I am his filling for the evening.	00:01:21
	Been a while since I've been.	00:01:26
	Chair for a meeting, So.	00:01:28
	Bear with me, but welcome everybody, to the meeting tonight.	00:01:30
	At this time, I'd like to call for the approval of the agenda. We've had this agenda for several days.	00:01:35
	Are there any changes to the agenda agenda as presented by Commissioners?	00:01:40
	Staff.	00:01:45
	Mr. Chairman, if we could like table item 11 once again.	00:01:46
	All right.	00:01:56
	We have a.	00:01:58
	Table for on item number 11. Is there any other questions on the table or?	00:01:59
	The.	00:02:05
	Agenda is presented, Commissioners.	00:02:06
	If not, do I hear a motion?	00:02:09
	Commissioner.	00:02:12
	0.	00:02:13
	Agenda.	00:02:15
	Alright, we have a motion.	00:02:19
	2nd.	00:02:20
	And the second from Commissioner Richardson.	00:02:21
	Any discussion on the motion and 2nd.	00:02:24
	Commissioner Richardson, that you vote.	00:02:26
	Yes, Commissioner Bissell.	00:02:28
	Mr. Sparkman, yes, and I vote yes.	00:02:30
	All right. Moving on to approval of minutes.	00:02:39
	We have a set of minutes from August 16th, 2023 as a public hearing.	00:02:43
	Business meeting as well.	00:02:47
	Are there any changes to those Minutes by fellow Commissioners?	00:02:50
	Mr.	00:02:54
	Monette. No, Sir.	00:02:55
	And no changes by commissioners or staff.	00:02:57
	There Motion to Approve.	00:03:00
	Sure, I'd like to make a motion to approve the minutes of the motion from Commissioner.	00:03:02
	Richardson.	00:03:06
	2nd, 2nd from Commissioner Bozell.	00:03:07
	Any discussion on the motion and 2nd.	00:03:10
	Commissioner Richardson, that you vote yes, Commissioner Brazil, Commissioner Sparkman, yes, and I vote yes.	00:03:12
	Alright, we have.	00:03:19
	Rule agenda and approval minutes so we can move on to our next item.	00:03:21
	Which will be.	00:03:26
	Right.	00:03:27
	Public comment.	00:03:35
	And our first speaker of the evening is going to be Victoria Archuleta.	00:03:41
	If you can come up.	00:03:45
	And I'm sorry, Danny, I'm going to introduce you Victoria's new Economic Development Director for the Village of Los Lunas.	00:03:47
	No Victoria from Waze, back from leadership, New Mexico.	00:03:55
	She'd like to introduce yourselves to you all and tell her little bit about yourself.	00:03:59
	Think.	00:04:03
	Thank you Danny. Members of the Commission, it is of course pleasure to be here to introduce myself. As Danny said, my name is	00:04:04
	Victoria Archuleta. I just started 3 weeks ago as the Senior Economic Development Director for the Village of Los Lunas and wanted	00:04:10
	to just of course say how excited I am to be able to work in greater Valencia County to promote the attraction and retention and	00:04:16
	expansion of.	00:04:22
	Businesses, both small, locally owned and large here in the community and working together with each of you to make that possible	00:04:28
	and perhaps in some future in a couple.	00:04:32
	Months. Once I am a little bit more settled in, would love to come back, maybe give a more formal economic update and and	00:04:38
	presentation to the Commission.	00:04:42
	Great.	00:04:47
	Thank you so much. Thank you.	00:04:48
	All right. Next speaker we have tonight is Deandra Lee.	00:04:52
	And again, folks, if you come up to the podium, if you could just.	00:05:00
	State your name, address for the record and and keep your comments towards the common.	00:05:05
	My address.	00:05:10
	Yeah, just so that you're a.	00:05:11
	Lindsey County resident or not.	00:05:13
	OK.	00:05:15
	This Facebook Live.	00:05:17
	Uh, yes, ma'am. I will not be stating my address for the record county resident.	00:05:19
	Yes, I am.	00:05:24
	My name is Deandra Lee.	00:05:26
	And I am here today to share a timeline of events of some issues I have been currently having and still having.	00:05:28
	With the Valencia County Sheriff's Department.	00:05:35
	On June 26th at 2311 I contacted the non-emergency dispatch requesting an officer to my residence.	00:05:38
	To file a report of assault and threats of bodily harm from a local farmer who had been drinking.	00:05:46
	And assaulted me as I stood on my property behind my pipe fencing.	00:05:51
	2318 dispatch called me back.	00:05:55
	Patched through a call from Deputy Shane.	00:05:58
	I told him what happened, explained on multiple times through the conversation that he had been drinking, assaulted me, threatened	00:06:01
	me bodily harm and was still sitting on the ditch bank behind my home.	00:06:06
	Zero response to my home.	00:06:12
	On 6/25 I sent a message via Facebook Messenger to show Sheriff the hill with limited to no details, letting her know that I'd had	00:06:15
	an issue.	00:06:19
	With how they call was handled and I was instructed to call and ask for a Sergeant on duty.	00:06:24
	And that I was welcome quote.	00:06:28
	Well, UN quote. I was welcome to file a complaint and we can look into it for you.	00:06:31
	625 I called non-emergency at 1314 and requested the Sergeant on duty Returned my call.	00:06:36
	At 3:00.	00:06:43
	And 6:25 at 1331 Sergeant Brown returned my phone call.	00:06:44
	During my 19 minute, 8 second phone call, I was basically scolded being told that I would not have been assaulted had I not	00:06:49
	engaged with the farmer verbally.	00:06:54
	On 6/26 at 11:15, Lieutenant Espinoza called me unsolicited, maybe at the request of the Hill, I'm not sure.	00:07:00
	To follow up with my message.	00:07:09
	But he wanted me to wait another two days from there.	00:07:11
	For Deputy Shane to come back on duty and have him deal with the situation that he should have already dealt with two days	00:07:14
	previous when I called.	00:07:18
	On 6/26 at approximately 12/30/13 hundred.	00:07:23
	After denying that that was acceptable to Espinoza the day before.	00:07:28
	He sent out officers Deputy Lyle and Deputy Baca, who responded to my residence.	00:07:32
	Interviewed me, investigated, looked at what my claims were and also looked at a video and from that video determined.	00:07:38
	That criminal.	00:07:46
	Charges be filed against the individual that assaulted me.	00:07:47
	But then on 6/29?	00:07:52
	I turn in a typed formal complaint against Deputy Shane.	00:07:54
	And Sergeant Brown not only to the Valencia County Admin Office across the street, but to the County Managers office down the hall	00:07:59
	here.	00:08:03
	I spoke with Michelle on 8/15.	00:08:08
	Umm.	00:08:13
	Thank you.	00:08:14
	Thank you.	00:08:16
	My husband's will be up to finish where I left off.	00:08:17
	They would profit.	00:08:21
	David Prophet, I am a Valencia County resident.	00:08:30
	Want to finish up reading?	00:08:33
	Where she left off.	00:08:35
	On 8/15/23, I called the county manager's office and spoke to Lachelle.	00:08:36
	To inquire about my complaint. I was told it would be locked, looked into and someone would call me back.	00:08:42
	8/18/23 at 1019 I called again.	00:08:50
	And checked on the status of my complaint, since I had still not heard from anyone in regards to my complaint whatsoever.	00:08:55
	I was told.	00:09:02
	That both Denny Monette and then also Michelle Lachelle.	00:09:03
	As a follow up had spoken to the Undersheriff.	00:09:08
	Jeff Noah and is aware of my complaint and should expect to hear back from Noah soon.	00:09:11
	On 8/18/23 at 1023.	00:09:17
	I left a detailed voicemail for Noah and requested he call me back.	00:09:21
	On 8/24/23 I had the hearing.	00:09:26
	For the restraining order and was attempting to obtain.	00:09:29
	Against the individual that assaulted me.	00:09:33
	To my surprise, both Sergeant Brown and Deputy Shane showed up as a witness for the opposing party. Sergeant Brown condoned the	00:09:35
	assault yet again from the witness.	00:09:39
	Stand.	00:09:44
	By stating under oath that he had done the same thing, he would have done the same thing.	00:09:46
	Assault is illegal. Is illegal. Is illegal.	00:09:51
	Period. And to have Valencia County Sheriff's Sergeant condone the actions is despicable, to say the least.	00:09:55
	On 8/28/23 at 9:17, I again called the county manager's office and spoke to.	00:10:02
	Lachelle told her I would like a meeting with Danny Monette. I was told that.	00:10:08
	Mr. Barnett schedules his own appointments and she would notify him of my request.	00:10:12
	On 8/28/23 at 10:59 I received a phone call from Chief Deputy.	00:10:18
	John.	00:10:23
	Jerome.	00:10:24
	Full of attitude and obviously annoyed that he was the person who had the task of returning my phone call in regards to the	00:10:25
	complaint filed at 6/29/23.	00:10:30
	A day start of two months since the complaint had been filed, I was told that all of my complaints have been found.	00:10:35
	Unsubstantiated.	00:10:41
	On 8/28/23.	00:10:43
	At 1134, I received a second phone call from deputy.	00:10:44
	Perrone allowing that he.	00:10:49
	Had missed some of the notes and a couple of the complaints have been found to be substantial.	00:10:52
	And that the parties involved have been spoken to in regards to my complaint I asked for.	00:10:58
	That in writing for the Valencia County Sheriff's Office website policy.	00:11:03
	For formal complaints, Chief Deputy Tyrone said it was his fault the letter had not been sent out and would get one out sent out.	00:11:07
	On 8/31/23 I received what I will refer to as a generic form letter signed by Sheriff Hill herself.	00:11:14
	I have the rest of that timeline here.	00:11:28
	I'll be back with your next meeting somewhere documentations.	00:11:35
	Thank you.	00:11:48
	Alright, so that finishes up for public comment for us. Thank you for everyone who spoke.	00:11:50
	Next item is discussion. These are non action items.	00:11:56
	We're going to start with Commissioners. Any items to present this evening, Commissioners?	00:11:59
	Commissioner Brazil.	00:12:04
	Talk to.	00:12:07
	Your hand.	00:12:11
	How about?	00:12:13
	A little bit more.	00:12:15
	Can about the hospital.	00:12:19
	What has transpired?	00:12:21
	And there's a.	00:12:23
	A lot of stuff and and can't say because of non disclosure statements that we all had to sign.	00:12:27
	But.	00:12:34
	Mr. Peto.	00:12:35
	Drafted a statement and I'm going to ask him if he would read it.	00:12:38
	As far as what has transpired and what we can disclose.	00:12:41
	On the hospital.	00:12:45
	Mr. Chairman, Commissioner, Brazil, I.	00:12:46
	I have a statement that I can read or I can just briefly brief the Commission on on what we can share so.	00:12:48
	If you'll recall, back in the special session and the 3rd special session 2021.	00:12:55
	The legislature appropriated.	00:13:01
	$50 million for the construction of the hospital here in Valencia County.	00:13:03
	Within several months of.	00:13:09
	Then passing that, we negotiated a contract with DFA.	00:13:11
	By which we would secure reimbursement for expenditures made.	00:13:15
	Of those appropriated funds.	00:13:19
	Shortly thereafter, in mid March of 2022, the county directed the preparation of a solicitation to identify provider, believing	00:13:21
	that it would be more appropriate to have a provider on board who can help the county to.	00:13:28
	Design and develop and implement a hospital that would meet the needs of the provider rather than one that the county thought it	00:13:35
	might need.	00:13:39
	So we issued the RFP in August 2022.	00:13:43
	Umm.	00:13:49
	Received, I mean, we issued it back in March 2022. We received the responses in August 2022.	00:13:50
	And since that time we've been negotiating with the provider, the, the healthcare facilities contract.	00:13:56
	And pursuant to the Procurement Code, the contents of competitive seal proposals are not subject to disclosure during the.	00:14:03
	A negotiation period, which is why it's still on executive session while we're continuing to discuss the negotiation of the	00:14:11
	healthcare facilities contract and executive session.	00:14:15
	But the work has continued and I want to share what what's gone on since then.	00:14:19
	Umm.	00:14:24
	We identified a challenge you know and and working through the the the healthcare facilities contract with the provider that we	00:14:25
	brought to our legislative delegation this past session.	00:14:29
	In January and that resulted in both an extension of the time within which we had to expend the proceeds, the the, the, the	00:14:34
	appropriation proceeds until 2026.	00:14:39
	And also allowed for the use of 5% of the appropriated funds for pre opening expenses.	00:14:44
	We're continuing to work through a couple of other obstacles.	00:14:50
	Presently.	00:14:54
	As it relates to the the actual design and construction of the hospital, of course we don't want to sit and wait to hammer out the	00:14:55
	details of the healthcare facilities contract.	00:14:59
	Or to to get started on the actual construction component of the hospital, because we do have a fixed time within which we can get	00:15:03
	this constructed.	00:15:07
	Accordingly, we issued phase one of the design build for the hospital.	00:15:12
	And we've taken the input of and we've cooperated and coordinated with the hospital and their folks to to help to incorporate	00:15:17
	their needs into that design build.	00:15:21
	And this the county is shortlisted.	00:15:27
	Design build offer from phase one.	00:15:30
	The architect is presently working on the phase two for the design build and we hope to have that on the street by the end of the	00:15:32
	month and to have a contract awarded.	00:15:37
	For the construction by December.	00:15:42
	So that's the update that I have for the board and I stand for any questions.	00:15:44
	Thank you, Sir. Thank you.	00:15:54
	Mr. Chairman, regarding Employee of the Month, I'd like to have Ruston Porter, our procurement officer, come to the podium.	00:16:01
	Getting chairman commissioners.	00:16:11
	This this month I'd like to present this to a couple of guys.	00:16:13
	But before I get there, I I just kind of want to thank a few other people. As you can see, there's obviously some big changes that	00:16:17
	happened in the Commission chambers.	00:16:21
	So I just want to thank manager Monette.	00:16:25
	Lena.	00:16:27
	Tests department.	00:16:30
	They they did a lot of work in here over the last week.	00:16:31
	Loretta for allowing me to be in here most of the week.	00:16:35

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