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City of Santa Fe Buckman Direct Diversion Board met Aug. 5

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City of Santa Fe Buckman Direct Diversion Board met Aug. 5.

Here are the minutes provided by the board:

1. CALL TO ORDER

2. ROLL CALL

Members Present:

Councilor JoAnne Vigil Coppler

Commissioner Anna Hansen

Commissioner Anna Hamilton

Councilor Carol Romero-Wirth

Member JC Helms

Members Excused:

None

Others Attending:

Jamie-Rae Diaz, Attendee

Monique Maes, Clerk

Peter Ives, Non-Voting Member

Jim Lightfoot, Non-Voting Member

Tom Egelhoff, Non-Voting Member

Randy Sagrue, Attendee

Bernadine Padillia, Attendee

Jason Valencia, Attendee

Antoinette Armijo , Attendee

Jesse Roach, Attendee

Marcos Martinez, Attendee

Facilitators in attendance:

Nancy Long

Tom Egelhoff

John Evans

Jay Lazarus

James Bearzi

3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

MOTION: Councilor Vigil Coppler moved, seconded by Member Helms, to approve the as presented.

VOTE: The motion was approved on the following Roll Call vote:

For: Councilor Vigil Coppler, Commissioner Hansen, Commissioner Hamilton, Councilor Romero-Wirth, Member Helms

Against: None

Abstain: Attendee Sagrue, Attendee Padillia, Attendee Valencia

4. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA

MOTION: Councilor Vigil Coppler moved, seconded by Member Helms, to approve the as presented.

VOTE: The motion was approved on the following Roll Call vote:

For: Councilor Vigil Coppler, Commissioner Hansen, Commissioner Hamilton, Councilor Romero-Wirth, Member Helms

Against: None

Abstain: None

5. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

a. Approval of minutes from the July 1, 2021 Buckman Direct Diversion Board Meeting.

MOTION: moved, seconded by , to approve the minutes as presented.

VOTE: The motion was on the following Roll Call vote:

For: None

Against: None

Abstain: None

MOTION: moved, seconded by , to approve the as presented.

VOTE: The motion was on the following Roll Call vote:

For: None

Against: None

Abstain: None

6. MATTERS FROM THE PUBLIC

To provide a live comment you must join the Zoom meeting by internet or phone, please e-mail or call Jamie-Rae Diaz, Administrative Manager, Public Utilities, jldiaz@santafenm.gov, 955-4233 by 1 :00 p.m. the day of the meeting for the meeting link and/or call in number. To proive written comment please email Jamie-Rae Diaz, Administrative Manager, Public Utilities, jldiaz@santafenm.gov, 955-4233 by 1:00 p.m. the day of meeting, emails must idtentify the submitting party's name. These comments will be distributed to the Board for review proir to the meeting and placed in the minutes of the meeting.

PRESENTATION/INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

1. Monthly update on the BDD Operations. (Randy Sugrue, BDD Operations Superintendent, rcsugrue@santafenm.gov, 955-4501)

2. Report from the Facilities Manager, (VERBAL) (Rick Carpenter, BDD Facilities Manager, rrcarpenter@santafenm.gov, 955-4507)

3. Report on August 3, 2021 Fiscal Services Audit Committee (FSAC)(VERBAL)(Antoinette Armijo-Rougemont, BDD Accounting Supervisor, amarmijo@santafenm.gov, 955-4506)

4. Update on Wild Earth Guardians Notice of Intent to Sue (US Fish & Wildlife, US Bureau of Reclamation, State of NM, Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District) for violations of the Endangered Species Act, VERBAL (Rick Carpenter, BDD Facilities Manager, rrcarpenter@santafenm.gov, 955-4507; Kyle Harwood, BDD Counsel, kyle@egolflaw.com, 986-9641).

5. Update on NM Environment Department v US Department of Energy, Case 1:21-cv-00278-KG-JFR (VERBAL)(Kyle Harwood, BDD Counsel, kyle@egolflaw.com, 986-9641)

ACTION ITEMS: CONSENT

6. Request for approval of Professional Services Agreement with Alpha Southwest Inc. in the amount of $253,833.30 plus NMGRT to install a new pump. (Jason Valencia, BDD Maintenance Superintendent, jfvalencia@santafenm.gov, 955-4517; Rick Carpenter, BDD Facilities Manager, rrcarpenter@santafenm.gov, 955-4506)

MOTION: Councilor Vigil Coppler moved, seconded by Member Helms, to approve the contract as presented.

VOTE: The motion was approved on the following Roll Call vote:

For: Councilor Vigil Coppler, Commissioner Hansen, Commissioner Hamilton, Councilor Romero-Wirth, Member Helms

Against: None

Abstain: None

7. Request for approval to re-authorize forward unexpended funds approved by the BDDB from the BDD Major Repair and Replacement Fund from FY2021 to FY2022. (Antoinette Armijo-Rougemont, BDD Accounting Supervisor, amarmijo@santafenm.gov, 955-4506) 1) Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) for $2,315,577.05

MOTION: Councilor Vigil Coppler moved, seconded by Member Helms, to approve the budget adjustment resolution (BAR) as presented.

VOTE: The motion was approved on the following Roll Call vote:

For: Councilor Vigil Coppler, Commissioner Hansen, Commissioner Hamilton, Councilor Romero-Wirth, Member Helms

Against: None

Abstain: None

8. Request for approval to carry forward $310,000 of unexpended funds from the FY2021 Operating Budget to the FY2022 Operating Budget to be utilized as authorized by the BDD. (Antoinette Armijo-Rougemont, BDD Accounting Supervisor, amarmijo@santafenm.gov, 955-4506) 1) Budget Amendment Resolution (BAR) for $310,000.00

MOTION: Councilor Vigil Coppler moved, seconded by Member Helms, to approve the budget adjustment resolution (BAR) as presented.

VOTE: The motion was approved on the following Roll Call vote:

For: Councilor Vigil Coppler, Commissioner Hansen, Commissioner Hamilton, Councilor Romero-Wirth, Member Helms

Against: None

Abstain: None

9. Request for approval of Purchase with Malloy to purchae a Replacement Truck out of the Major Repair and Replacement Fund in the amount of $75,402.00 (Jason Valencia, BDD Maintenance Superintendent, jvalencia@santafenm.gov; Rick Carpenter, BDD Facilities Manager, rrcarpenter@santafenm.gov, 955-4507)

MOTION: Councilor Vigil Coppler moved, seconded by Member Helms, to approve the purchase as presented.

VOTE: The motion was approved on the following Roll Call vote:

For: Councilor Vigil Coppler, Commissioner Hansen, Commissioner Hamilton, Councilor Romero-Wirth, Member Helms

Against: None

Abstain: None

ACTION ITEMS: DISCUSSION AND ACTION

NEXT MEETING: Thursday, September 2, 2021 at 4:00 PM

7. ADJOURN

MOTION: moved, seconded by , to approve the as presented.

VOTE: The motion was on the following Roll Call vote:

For: None

Against: None

Abstain: None

EXECUTIVE SESSION

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