Santa Fe River Commission met Oct. 14

Santa Fe River Commission met Oct. 14.

Here are the minutes provided by the Commission:

1. CALL TO ORDER

Meeting started at 6:02 PM

2. ROLL CALL

Members Present:

Member Phil Bove

Member Heidi Klingel

Member Rachel Kullman

Member Anna Hansen

Members Excused:

Member Vanessa Springer

Member Emile Sawyer

Member Andrew Black

Member Susan Coulter

Others Attending:

Zoe Isaacson, River and Watershed Project Administrator

3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

MOTION: Member Hansen moved, seconded by Member Klingel, to approve the agneda as presented.

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

For: Member Bove, Member Klingel, Member Kullman, Member Hansen

Against: None

Abstain: None

4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

a. Approval of minutes from 7/8/2021 meeting

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

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

For: Member Bove, Member Klingel, Member Kullman, Member Hansen

Against: None

Abstain: None

5. COMMUNICATIONS FROM OTHER AGENCIES/COMMITTEES

a. Report from Santa Fe Watershed Association (Amara Nash, Outreach Coordinator, amara@santafewatershed.org)

b. Santa Fe County Update (Mike Romero, Greenway/River Trail Project Manager, Public Works Department, miromero@santafecountynm.gov)

6. INFORMATIONAL ITEMS

a. ASR Progress Report: Conceptualizing Living River Ordinance adaptions for ASR (Bill Schneider, Water Resources Coordinator, whschneider@santafenm.gov, 505.955.4203)

7. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS

8. MATTERS FROM STAFF

a. Green Infrastructure and stormwater utilization in upcoming NMDOT projects (Zoe Isaacson, River and Watershed Project Administrator, 505.955.6853, zrisaacson@santafenm.gov)

b. Brother’s Lane Rain Garden Update (Zoe Isaacson, River and Watershed Project Administrator, 505.955.6853, zrisaacson@santafenm.gov)

c. Recruiting new River Commission Members (Zoe Isaacson, River and Watershed Project Administrator, 505.955.6853, zrisaacson@santafenm.gov)

d. Tour of upper Santa Fe watershed scheduled for October 30th (Zoe Isaacson, River and Watershed Project Administrator, 505.955.6853, zrisaacson@santafenm.gov)

9. MATTERS FROM THE PUBLIC

10. MATTERS FROM THE COMMISSION

a. Waters of the US (WOTUS) and how to get involved (Santa Fe County Commissioner Anna Hansen, 505-986-6329, ahansen@santafecountynm.gov)

b. The Santa Fe River in Agua Fria Village (Santa Fe County Commissioner Anna Hansen, 505-986-6329, ahansen@santafecountynm.gov)

c. Draft Source Water Protection Plan Public Meeting Report (www.santafenm.gov/river_and_watershed) (Heidi Klingel, River Commission Vice-Chair, heidiklingel@hotmail.com)

d. Update from the Chair (Rachel Kullman, RIver Commission Chair, Rachel@Kullmanwater.com)

11. NEXT MEETING: January 13 2022

12. ADJOURN

Persons with disabilities in need of accommodations, contact the City Clerk’s office at 955-6521, five (5) working days prior to meeting date.

Meeting adjourned at 7:45 pm

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