Santa Fe River Commission met Jan. 13.

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

Member Susan Coulter

Members Excused:

Member Vanessa Springer Member Emile Sawyer

Member Andrew Black

Others Attending:

Melissa McDonald, Parks Division Director

Zoe Isaacson, River and Watershed Project Administrator

3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA

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

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

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

Against: None

Abstain: None

4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES

a. Approval of Minutes from October 14, 2021 Meeting

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

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

For: Member Klingel, Member Kullman, Member Hansen, Member Coulter

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. Reliance on San Juan Chama water and the Source Water Protection Plan (Susan Coulter, Santa Fe River Commissioner, susan.coulter@gmail.com)

b. Aquifer Storage and Recovery: ASR working group met with City Staff to discuss the potential of an ASR project and impacts on Living River Flows (Rachel Kullman, River Commission Chair, rachel@kullmanwater.com)

c. Stormwater StoryMap Update (StoryMap working group- Heidi Klingel, heidiklingel@hotmail.com; Rachel Kullman, rachel@kullmanwater.com; & Susan Coulter, susan.coulter@gmail.com)

7. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS

a. Recommendations to Mayor for four open positions on the River Commission: review and discussion of applicants (Zoe Isaacson, Staff Liason, zrisaacson@santafenm.gov, 955.6985)

b. Chair and Co-Chair Elections (Rachel Kullman, River Commission Chair, rachel@kullmanwater.com)

MOTION: Member Kullman moved, seconded by Member Hansen, to Approve nomination of Heidi Klingel as River Commission Chair

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

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

Against: None

Abstain: None

MOTION: Member Hansen moved, seconded by Member Klingel, to Approve nomination of Susan Coulter as River Commission Vice-Chair

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

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

Against: None

Abstain: None

8. MATTERS FROM STAFF

a. River and Watershed Section Project Updates (Zoe Isaacson, Staff Liason, zrisaacson@santafenm.gov, 955.6985)

b. Target Flow Hydrograph Updates (Patricio Pacheco, Water Division, pmpacheco@santafenm.gov)

9. MATTERS FROM THE PUBLIC

10. MATTERS FROM THE COMMISSION

Next River Commission stewardship day- February 19th at 10:00 am at Louis Montano Park.

11. NEXT MEETING: April 14 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 ended at 7:43 PM

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