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Votes at a glance

• Tierra Contenta Trail Extension Phase A (Agenda item G): Contract awarded to GM Emulsion LLC for construction of the Tierra Contenta Trail Extension Phase A in the amount of $1,111,917 (excluding New Mexico gross receipts tax), 22‑year term noted in the agenda. Staff said the project is a 10‑foot‑wide concrete trail totaling 2,006 linear feet (about 0.38 mile). Estimated construction time is six to nine months, subject to weather and federal/state preconstruction scheduling; warranty for capital projects is one year. Because the project is federally funded it must follow Buy America/Build America requirements, which staff said can add to material costs.

• Marty Sanchez Golf Course and Municipal Recreation Sports Complex pond repairs (Agenda item L): Contract awarded to Mountain West Golfscapes Inc. to repair irrigation supply and ornamental ponds for compliance with a corrective action plan in the amount of $2,213,247.69 (excluding NMGRT) for a three‑year term. Staff said the installed pond liner material will be a 60‑mil fabric with a manufacturer defect guarantee of five years and an average life expectancy of 20–25 years; the largest ponds serve irrigation for the golf course and adjacent sports fields.

• Asset management software and implementation services (Agenda item shown as Virtosoft/OpenGov): Contract awarded for asset‑management software and implementation not to exceed $1,913,591.72 including NMGRT for a five‑year term. Staff said the city conducted a formal evaluation process including scripted vendor demonstrations and reference checks; the selected vendor (identified in the evaluation as OpenGov) provided satisfactory references from other municipal users and staff included operational units in the selection to increase adoption success.

Each contract passed on roll call votes. Recorded affirmative votes on these items included Councilors Cassatt, Lindell, Faulkner, Lee Garcia and Chair Romero Wirth.

Staff announced that the city’s FY24 audit was released and will be presented by Carr, Riggs & Ingram (as stated) at the Feb. 10 Finance Committee meeting and to the governing body on Feb. 12; the audit report is posted on the State Auditor’s and the city’s websites.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Finance Committee Meeting 1/27/2025","oneSentenceSummary","On Jan. 27 the committee approved three construction and procurement contracts — a Tierra Contenta trail extension, repair of irrigation ponds at Marty Sanchez Golf Course, and a five‑year asset‑management software purchase — and staff announced the FY24 audit presentation dates.","taxTitle","Santa Fe, Santa Fe County, New Mexico","taxId",2727,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6368841,"Committee approves ordinance raising penalties for muffler noise; councilors debate compliance testing",689,2306000,2995000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2155936-c02d527b0d8a13330ca83630f08b8fc2&start=2306&end=2995","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2155936-c02d527b0d8a13330ca83630f08b8fc2/thumbnail_2306000.jpg","/articles/6368841/Santa-Fe/Santa-Fe-County/New-Mexico/Committee-approves-ordinance-raising-penalties-for-muffler-noise-councilors-debate-compliance-testing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6368841-8c8d351686e8a28fca882bd4cc534f90/orig.mp4?Expires=1773614515&Signature=Uw2GZunJuMaef3bZGJgURIvhfIvJM65A0x64y5eLQFXwpAexSPd2alEX1Vu1LIK2Xc4kH3y73V8SWVjEldxrIhHfptBLc0kzX3~DJRvB8jlFgA-nX7~cNj4X5y~HiFiiflBrabLd6bToo6vs0se~tKYRNgPkf58rFvr2ZdGaXgUTIlHIGjyYg~-9O7NxwFvBHbbJoL2C-titZF6qEtp5XCGGcRC8dufGbUjt3IexxWbhH0EKLe-JmJTTbJp-rwi~OXljjRX5lLTir-23gJy~ZrecPoVC1LroiqXJtuDpzdp6pSZnfQcC4HPUtc7mQDyM~4TRhJNTCjfKucxnWpg-eQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Santa Fe Finance Committee on Jan. 27 approved a bill amending the Uniform Traffic Ordinance to increase penalties for muffler noise violations, eliminate a separate category for second and subsequent offenses, and remove a 90‑day delayed effective date so the change takes effect immediately upon adoption.

Councilor Cassatt (motion sponsor) said the committee had previously included a 90‑day lead‑in period for public education but determined the community was already aware of the issue and moved to delete the delayed effective date. “The community is very well aware of this issue, so I do not believe that we need that effective date,” Cassatt said.

Kyle Hibner, assistant city attorney, and other staff noted the ordinance focuses on penalties rather than technical enforcement methods. Councilors raised the earlier committee work to develop a compliance test — for example, a decibel measurement or other objective test — so that vehicle owners could demonstrate a repaired muffler or compliance after a citation. Hibner said staff and police had been informally accepting proof of repair in some cases and judges had been dismissing citations when proof was presented, but a formalized compliance test or equipment/procedure for officers was not yet adopted.

“Part of what the governing body did the last time this was amended was… make a definition for factory installed muffler,” Hibner said, adding that there had also been limits intended to avoid penalizing older vehicles in some cases.

Committee members agreed to move forward with the penalties amendment while acknowledging the compliance‑test work remains incomplete and may require city management and staff to finalize procedures and possible measurement standards.

The committee approved Amendment A (deleting the 90‑day delayed effective date) and then approved the bill as amended on roll call votes. The bill was identified in the meeting as Bill 2024‑thirteen and Ordinance 2024 (schedule and numbering as presented in the agenda).","The Finance Committee approved an amended bill to increase penalties for muffler noise violations and remove a 90‑day delayed effective date; councilors discussed the need for a formal compliance/noise‑measurement test before enforcement.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6368846,"Finance committee approves contract to appoint declarant for Las Estrellas tract amid affordable‑housing steps",970,332000,1302000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2155936-c02d527b0d8a13330ca83630f08b8fc2&start=332&end=1302","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2155936-c02d527b0d8a13330ca83630f08b8fc2/thumbnail_332000.jpg","/articles/6368846/Santa-Fe/Santa-Fe-County/New-Mexico/Finance-committee-approves-contract-to-appoint-declarant-for-Las-Estrellas-tract-amid-affordablehousing-steps","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6368846-037d3e8c77f298c890bcd2e8a64e6357/orig.mp4?Expires=1773614515&Signature=FVV7t8DlqaaHITtzh5vdjFXJJpbGr6qqX8UXBu-qvhPxJ4beQXbt1krj9kowIUW5HSfn7ZsdHAdt7UCCy9FJ~A9QPQfPsAdjLCT0C0bWwYF-DBN~MQECGxX7evBo6TtcvYnwQBxuNVbExFEg1BkUTU3Ic8BbXrl9qeyoQ5ev1ooWATanL1Ai6zEqJQ23vm9inGxLzWePPCiby9wYwrlL31KuHJ9hlbMQt8U401yLBEW7VBMRhSjbc7r0KBSgM0Xwsq~x3Ev0yPfbg1cxvLSA63ExuAI6tWVanPv8W3sDchPiSS39BnHud3Q~rtGZm8B6IfL1eYFZWLWUvExUT2TLWA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The City of Santa Fe Finance Committee on Jan. 27 approved a professional services contract to appoint a person to act on behalf of the city as the declarant for the Las Estrellas homeowners association, a step staff said is needed before donating a track of land for an affordable‑housing project.

Councilor Signe Lindell said the item — listed as Item D on the consent agenda — raised procedural concerns given a 2023 resolution directing how Track 6A should be handled in the event a qualifying affordable‑housing entity is chosen. “This goes back to a resolution that we had… in 2023,” Lindell said, adding that the resolution directed the city either to remove Track 6A from the declaration of covenants or request that the homeowners association limit assessments if affordable housing were to be provided.

Assistant City Attorney Pat Fagali explained the practical problem: following a lawsuit settlement the city holds the title and the role of declarant for several tracks of land in Las Estrellas, but “the city is currently a declarant… there is not a person who has been designated to act,” Fagali said. The contract before the committee would appoint an individual (named in the contract as Jake A. Garson) to act as the declarant — to attend meetings, cast votes and execute document amendments needed to implement the earlier resolution.

Fagali said staff had difficulty finding local attorneys without conflicts and eventually identified counsel in Albuquerque. She said the qualified developer for Track 6A has conditioned moving forward on assurance that the city can amend the covenants, and that the appointment is needed “so that when we have someone who can act on behalf of the city, they know what they can do.”

Councilors pressed on outreach to the Las Estrellas board. Lindell said it remained unclear whether the HOA board felt sufficiently consulted. Fagali and staff said they had been communicating with the HOA’s management company and attempting to obtain documentation, but that no individual within the city could exercise the declarant role until the governing body appoints a representative.

The consent‑agenda motion to approve the professional services contract passed on a roll call vote. The committee recorded affirmative votes from Councilors Cassatt (recorded variously as Kassett/Cassidy in the transcript), Lindell, Faulkner, Lee Garcia and Chair Romero Wirth.

Because the contract is limited to authorizing a representative to act as declarant, Fagali and staff said any subsequent steps — including actual amendments or the donation of Track 6A to a qualifying entity — would come back to the governing body. “If the governing body decides it doesn’t want to do that, it doesn’t have to,” Fagali said.

The committee did not discuss or disclose the identity of the RFQ respondent for Track 6A; staff confirmed the response remains confidential while the procurement process continues.

The contract approved is for a one‑year term, not to exceed $10,818.75 (including New Mexico gross receipts tax), to assign rights and duties of declarant under the declaration of covenants, conditions and restrictions for the Los Estrellas subdivision.

The committee then moved on to other consent items.","The City of Santa Fe Finance Committee approved a one‑year professional services contract to appoint a person to act as the homeowners‑association declarant for the Las Estrellas subdivision so the city can pursue amendments needed to donate a parcel for affordable housing.","actionData","errors"]

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