(Editor’s Note: The following agendas should be considered draft agendas until 72 hours prior to the meetings.)
Belen Board of Education
When: 3 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 19, in the administrative office boardroom
Agenda highlight: The Belen Board of Education will hold a board workshop to discuss its strategic plan. No action will be taken
Valencia Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors
When: 4 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 19, Meeting ID: 283 468 103 503
Agenda highlight: Consideration of mid-year budget revisions
Also on the agenda
- Public comments
- District staff monthly report
- Recap of the Greater Belen Chamber of Commerce’s gala award to Friends of Whitfield
- Updates and partner reports
- Consideration of PERA tax deferral
- Consideration of December 2022 expenditures
- Discussion of grant updates
- Consideration of second quarter report to DFA
- Consideration of district needs list
Rio Communities Planning and Zoning Commission
When: 4 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 19, in the council chambers
Agenda highlight: Public hearing and consideration for the purpose of the request from Cibola Land Corporation for a rezoning for a planned development to commercial 3 zone and industrial 3 zone
Also on the agenda
- Public comment
- General commission discussion/ future agenda items
Bosque Farms Village Council
When: 5:45 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 19, in the council chambers
Agenda highlight: Presentation by the Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District
Also on the agenda
- Executive session to discuss pending litigation
- Department reports
- Mayor and councilor’s reports
- Treasurer’s report
- Non-agenda items
- Consideration of a resolution declaring the property at 1355 Starr Road a dangerous property
- Consideration of amendments to ordinance 10-1, 10-2 and 7-3 regarding fines and penalties
- Consideration of amendments to ordinance No. 12-12-1.2
- Consideration of sale of Bosque Farms fire truck, service 5
Belen City Council special meeting
When: 6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 19, in the council chambers
Agenda highlight: Consideration of mayor’s nomination of council seat
Also on the agenda
- Nominees presentation to council and questions by governing body for nominees interested in a council seat appointment
- Swearing-in ceremony
Los Lunas Village Council workshop
When: 6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 19, in the council chambers
Agenda highlight: A review of items discussed at the council strategic priorities retreat on Oct. 22, 2022, including proposed new council strategic priorities goals and action plans
Rio Communities City Council workshop
When: 10 a.m., Monday, Jan. 23, in the council chambers
Agenda highlight: Discussion of donation of fire equipment to Antigua and Barbuda
Also on the agenda
- Discussion of accounts payable reports
- Discussion of appropriating funds for librarian position
- Discussion of budget adjustment request
- Discussion of second quarter financial report
- Discussion of MOU with Homeland Security and Emergency Management and State Fire Marshal Division
- Discussion of consent agenda
- Public comment
- City manager’s report
- Council general discussion and future agenda items
Rio Communities City Council
When: 6 p.m., Monday, Jan. 23, in the council chambers
Agenda highlight: Consideration of abandoned car wash and abandoned car dealership regarding threatened or pending litigation in which the public body is or may become a participant
Also on the agenda
- Public hearing and consideration for the request of a rezoning and special permit for a solar collector overlays for Trigo Sol LLC and Total Energies Renewables USA, LLC
- Public comment
- City manager’s report, including gas odor update
- Consideration of accounts payable
- Consideration of authorization to appropriate funds for librarian position
- Consideration of budget adjustment request
- Consideration of second quarter financial report
- Consideration of donation of fire equipment to Antigua and Barbuda
- Consideration of MOU with Homeland Security and Emergency Management and State Fire Marshal Division
- Consideration of consent agenda
- Council discussion
- Executive session to discuss abandoned car wash and abandoned car dealership regarding threatened or pending litigation in which the public body is or may become a participant
Valencia County Planning and Zoning Commission
When: 3 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 24, in the commission chambers
Agenda highlight: Reorganization of the county planning and zoning commission, including chairperson and vice chairperson, adoption of Open Meetings Act, adoption of Robert’s Rules of Order and adoption of 2023 schedule
Also on the agenda
- Consideration of a variance for Casey Carmona for a 5-foot variance to a backyard setback to build a workshop at 8 La Mirada in Belen
- Consideration of a variance for Casey Carmona for a 5-foot variance to a side yard setback to build a workshop at 8 La Mirada in Belen
- Consideration of a zone change from rural residential 2 to rural residential 1 for Raymond and Theresa Herrera to be able to divide the parcel into two lots at 13 Iris Place in Los Lunas
- Consideration of a zone change from outland district to light/general industrial district 2 for Roy Mercer LLC to develop and represent the property for commercial and warehouse use on land located 3.75 miles west of I-25 on the south side of N.M. 6
- Consideration of a solar overlay zone for Prosperity Works on numerous parcels located about 1.5 miles south of the Belen airport and west of Plaza Court
- Consideration of a solar overlay zone for TotalEnergies at land located east of I-25, south of Meadow Lake Road
Belen Board of Education
When: 5 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 24, in the administrative office boardroom
Agenda highlight: Consideration of delegating authority of a purchase and sale with Mid-West New Mexico Community Action Program to the superintendent to complete the sale of Adelino
Also on the agenda
- Executive session to discuss the superintendent’s evaluation and the ALCO property
- Open forum
- Superintendent’s report, including board recognition, understanding N.M. school budget conference, social studies adoption, N.M. Personnel Association conference and Dennis Chavez Elementary update
- Board reports
- Consideration of an MOU with Journey to Wellness
- Consideration of donation to NJROTC from American Legion Post 81
Peralta Town Council
When: 6 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 24, at Peralta Town Hall
Agenda highlight: Consideration of appointment of mayor pro tem
Also on the agenda
- Department reports
- Governing body reports
- Public comments
- Community service
- Consideration of site development plan review
- Consideration of appointment of town clerk
- Consideration of appointment of deputy town clerk/treasurer
- Consideration of appointment of fire chief
- Consideration of appointment of planning and zoning commissioners
- Consideration of Open Meetings Act
- Consideration of parliamentary procedures and Robert’s Rules of Order
- Consideration of designation and deposition of public records
- Consideration of procedures for requesting Inspection of Public Records Act
- Consideration of BAR Villa Lindo neighborhood road project
Los Lunas Village Council
When: 6 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 26, in the council chambers
Agenda highlight: Discussion on School of Dreams Academy request to present their development plan for the entire 20.5 acres at 906 Juan Perea Rd SE. They wish to amend their lease purchase agreement to include the southern 10 acres, and to ask the village to halt the road project planned for June 2023.
Also on the agenda
- Public input forum
- Public hearing and consideration of a designated use permit for Richard and Feliz Pando at 2313 Los Lentes Road for the purpose of allowing a cannabis producer establishment
- Consideration of GIZ layers zoning and streets
- Executive session to discuss hiring a casual library aide, a full-time children’s librarian, two full-time street laborers, a full-time street maintenance worker, a full-time fire lieutenant, a full-time firefighter engineer and a temporary planning intern
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