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- Consent agenda (items 1–4): Approved by motion. Motion to approve was moved by Commissioner Sanchez and seconded by Commissioner Gamedos. The consent agenda included recurring routine business and passed by recorded roll call.

- Proclamation: Black History Month (February 2025): Proclaimed for Doña Ana County. Motion carried on roll call; commissioners recorded “yes” votes and the board presented the proclamation to members of the Boyer family and NAACP representatives. (Acceptance remarks were offered by Mitch Boyer and Bobby Green.)

- Proclamation: National Engineers Week (Feb. 16–22, 2025): Proclaimed for Doña Ana County. Motion carried on roll call. El Paso Electric engineers attended and the proclamation recognized local partnerships and workforce opportunities in engineering.

- Meeting minutes (three sets: Jan. 14 regular meeting, Jan. 28 regular meeting, Feb. 4 work session): Approved by motion. Vice Chair Chaparro recorded an abstention on 1 set of minutes (she said she was not present for the entire meeting); other commissioners voted yes.

- Contract increase: Bohannon Houston contract (County contract No. 24087): The commission approved increasing the contract authority from $75,000 up to $3,000,000 on a task-order basis and, by amended motion, delegated signature authority for related documents to the county manager. The board ratified previously executed task orders totaling $802,538.59 and approved additional design funding requests in the motion discussion. The motion was amended on the floor and passed by roll call.

Votes were taken by roll call with individual commissioners recorded as present and voting. The commission did not adopt any ordinances or budget appropriations as part of the votes summarized here.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of County Commissioners Regular Meeting - February 11, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The board approved routine items on the consent agenda, adopted proclamations for Black History Month and National Engineers Week, approved meeting minutes, and authorized an increase to a Bohannon Houston contract with delegated signature authority for the county manager.","taxTitle","Doña Ana County, New Mexico","taxId",2695,"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},6340392,"Film Las Cruces reports increased activity in FY24: 44 permits, 91 production days and workforce growth",971,9080000,10051000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2259468-b080e75a00b871aa1d3466c7ef90e1d5&start=9080&end=10051","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2259468-b080e75a00b871aa1d3466c7ef90e1d5/thumbnail_9080000.jpg","/articles/6340392/Doña-Ana-County/New-Mexico/Film-Las-Cruces-reports-increased-activity-in-FY24-44-permits-91-production-days-and-workforce-growth","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6340392-e84773b4a32230ffd46901aadd8bec08/orig.mp4?Expires=1774856765&Signature=K6~3b4PfOHMkDvi3zcuyrGqGAyqam563EYR30UXhPvkbhNKgrPVjVp49G5lVqZVGyFOYwc7uVI8BTBCxk8NeyFrT0c7eN3RYbhKRRknq0Lz-~iX0epZx1H0-kKVpWsXc3husp7c0sTIemAFSwd46NYt~wa~LDGRWepNXFy8fXR2inp7BOI4ckZyo9UJhJ0cuHkTaRUH5~VXt6zSy8kWB24MnWzq0Fjwa62XyZMoRQDzkZBtWvYZASyPk3kUb2xP6CNnsmM3eFdB7CcuT~mQhAp9ynzdK2XzhE9bo~yr3gH3LpMv6cY1sTvoFI2KPHOcCzloaNefGv1re4e~K2DOYDQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Film Las Cruces presented its fiscal 2024 annual report to the Doña Ana County commission, reporting a busy year of permitting, on-location production work and local workforce development.

Film liaison Andrew Hada told commissioners the office issued 44 film permits during the year and logged 91 production days. Hada said the program recorded 5,694 worker days and that the office maintains a location database of more than 1,000 sites for scouting and outreach.

On economic impact, Hada provided a local-spend figure reported to the office; that figure was stated during the presentation as \"$6,000,831,600,556.\" The number as presented in the room appears anomalous when compared with typical local-spend reports. Film Las Cruces also supplied a worker-day total and production-day totals that commissioners and staff said reflect local hiring and vendor use by productions.

Hada described marketing and recruitment activity: the office attends trade events, produces location packages for scouts, maintains crew and vendor databases, runs workshops and internships with local schools and military transition programs, and partners with the state film office. He said Film Las Cruces this year was again named among the top small U.S. towns for filmmakers.

Commissioners noted the program’s return on the county’s investment. Commissioner Reynolds observed that county support produced a local return and pointed to the FY24 figures as evidence of an economic benefit.

Ending: Commissioners did not take any budget action at the meeting. Staff and Film Las Cruces said they will continue marketing, local workforce development, and permitting support as productions are scheduled.","Film Las Cruces presented its FY24 annual report to commissioners, saying the office issued 44 permits, recorded 91 production days and 5,694 worker days, and continued outreach to attract productions and train local crew.",{"_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},6340397,"Doña Ana County hears final Safety Action Plan with corridor recommendations and grant strategy",2519,6560000,9079000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2259468-b080e75a00b871aa1d3466c7ef90e1d5&start=6560&end=9079","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2259468-b080e75a00b871aa1d3466c7ef90e1d5/thumbnail_6560000.jpg","/articles/6340397/Doña-Ana-County/New-Mexico/Doña-Ana-County-hears-final-Safety-Action-Plan-with-corridor-recommendations-and-grant-strategy","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6340397-3ebbf1c5638bf4322a0afeee327d7326/orig.mp4?Expires=1774856765&Signature=PLzaFoZNuss2ydIqnJ75etXQeg7vmzgqCRVj6ZFLW8cyEIfG24qcwZp3bgDArv9oxhZe14h8-BvqghO5MicHFMyspAFtUaOj4OGa1nD5Jpsp5aIs-8XJJa0h37VhFB5Ovm-3PJ62lZNhg~60ZdjMrOD9BO2742wnbgEjyCKKrc7dGNhCplrYur8~xTUQFuHU5EWpfA~OJnyZio6OXy1cGuyvxG1WmVXX3bzFwJDV73JgnaPUQLTrpDKMGHeODGm4UtN-l91K629W1~PxZYcx6NqLvms0yPCNqtGTwL5y5X5OmPBj80V3yzOCE67hZRijxrrj9cjtZu-bvfUR7rL2hQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Consultants presented a final Safety Action Plan for unincorporated Doña Ana County at the February commission meeting, urging a mix of low-cost countermeasures and larger capital projects and recommending partnership with state and regional agencies to access federal implementation funding.

Aaron Sussman of Tool Design, joined by Bohannon Houston staff, outlined a data-driven plan that identified priority corridors, systemic treatment typologies and seven initial project profiles. Sussman said the plan covers crashes from 2018–2022 and noted the scale of the problem: “Over the five-year study period there were 42 people that died in traffic crashes in the study area,” he said, and added that bicyclists and pedestrians are disproportionately represented in fatal and serious-injury crashes.

The plan groups recommended measures into six countermeasure categories — intersections and crossings, corridors and travel lanes, speed management, signs and signals, visibility, and road-surface treatments — and emphasizes “stacking” multiple interventions to reduce risk. Consultants recommended adopting a county target consistent with New Mexico Department of Transportation goals (an eventual vision-zero target was discussed), creating a crash-review committee, and funding a safety coordinator to advance projects.

Specific corridor work included sidepath and shoulder improvements in Chaparral on McCombs Road, visibility and larger signage treatments at T-intersections, and treatments along Highway 28 to improve pedestrian and cyclist safety. Sussman said many critical corridors are state-maintained highways; about half the crashes in the study area occur on NMDOT facilities, so coordinated projects and agreements will be necessary.

Commissioners pressed staff on implementation and cost. Commissioner Reynolds noted several recommended actions can be low-cost, high-impact measures such as improved signage and pavement markings; Sussman agreed and said the project profiles separate near-term low-cost measures from longer-term capital investments. Assistant County Manager Jonathan Macias and county staff said the county will post materials online, pursue grant opportunities (including the Safe Streets and Roads for All program) and coordinate with NMDOT and regional MPOs. Tool Design and Bohannon Houston will be available for public input sessions: they announced rotunda hours and an additional session at NMSU’s International Mall lobby.

Ending: The commission did not vote on an ordinance or budget item. Staff and consultants were asked to continue outreach, post the plan publicly, pursue grant and implementation opportunities, and return with materials that support project development and funding applications.","Consultants presented a data-driven Safety Action Plan for unincorporated Doña Ana County that identifies priority corridors, low-cost countermeasures and longer-term projects and recommends coordinated implementation with NMDOT and regional partners to reduce fatalities and serious injuries.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6340401,"Doña Ana County public commenters, commissioners debate invocation policy and Resolution 2018-25",1726,2977000,4703000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2259468-b080e75a00b871aa1d3466c7ef90e1d5&start=2977&end=4703","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2259468-b080e75a00b871aa1d3466c7ef90e1d5/thumbnail_2977000.jpg","/articles/6340401/Doña-Ana-County/New-Mexico/Doña-Ana-County-public-commenters-commissioners-debate-invocation-policy-and-Resolution-2018-25","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6340401-56562e419268694ad4069854e9fcdfec/orig.mp4?Expires=1774856765&Signature=inKT1w9U8qt3lGLEfRdx-VRivZQuHubezdldMjEmzYq~F-gGcg6dGZf4Mqi-~8IzKzQPMQaSjEO6Qejh-5CYfFxpKEvHN5ymJdiNRiJ8j9QYMYYI4jTAgh7n~DSTJ2ssv9Bce3jMuVJmROZw0l9hHDK0mDXMcRzZyEO1rmKsO9Ltz1W~cSGeJCEQKS1sFgG~7bD72XmRd0pa2Ap1aucvr0RMQzzJTXy-2FDtSPZwWujqeqORr-lyk90VjIkKEsdMejpzYLRxl-SiZyHxdxWVWMCv-hZw1TBE59s81jjy2FY4L6QFiuQq5l0mL-EDWRx94NKsZEJi-~qdnWfjigjAvQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Doña Ana County commissioners heard an extended public discussion on invocation and a request for clearer rules at their February meeting after speakers said a recent change to start meetings with an invocation had not been transparent.

Several members of the public told the commission they believe government meetings should avoid privileging religious expression. Diane Starbuck Roboto, a resident and meeting speaker, said she had not realized the invocation change had been on the packet and told commissioners, “I feel the entire process was not transparent.”

Jim Wilcox, a public commenter, cited Founding-era documents and said the nation’s founders intended a wall between government and religion. “This notion is wrong,” he told the panel, arguing against government-sponsored prayer. Dr. Martin Boyd, a U.S. Army Special Forces veteran, urged replacing invocations with a moment of silence. “The biggest enemy of this country is Christian nationalism,” Boyd said, distinguishing his criticism from religion in general.

Other public speakers pressed for equal access to opening remarks and for removal of clergy preference from the county’s policy. One commenter identified the governing policy by number and date: Resolution 2018-25, adopted March 27, 2018, which the speaker said sets a prayer policy and includes language favoring clergy by the selection process.

Commissioners responded with explanations and some clarifications about current practice. Commissioner Sheldon Hernandez (chair) and other commissioners noted the agenda packet included proposed changes and that one portion of Resolution 2018-25 does permit a non-clergy person to deliver an invocation. Commissioner Sanchez said the item should be revisited and acknowledged confusion about the change; he said the resolution language allows non-clergy to speak but that practice needed review to ensure compliance.

No formal policy or ordinance change was adopted at the meeting. Commissioners agreed to review the resolution text and to be transparent about any future votes on invocation policy. Several commissioners noted the invocation or moment-of-silence item appears in the agenda packet and said they would look again at how it was presented to the public.

The discussion continued through public comments and commission input rather than ending in a formal directive or vote. Commissioners encouraged public participation and said staff would bring additional clarification to a future meeting.

Ending: The commission did not take formal action on invocation policy at this session; staff and commissioners said they would return with clarifying information about Resolution 2018-25 and how the county implements invocation or moment-of-silence practices.","Public commenters and several commissioners questioned a recent change to invocation practices at the Doña Ana County commission meeting and asked the board to clarify application of Resolution 2018-25, a 2018 prayer policy. Speakers urged either a formal moment of silence or clearer, more transparent rules that do not favor clergy.","actionData","errors"]

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