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Holy Cross Medical Center lot line issue raised; council held closed session on property with no action
Summary
Holy Cross Medical Center representatives told the Taos Town Council that a portion of a pediatric clinic parcel donated to the town was built across the hospital property line, and the council entered a closed executive session to discuss a proposed lot‑line adjustment and transfer.
Representatives of Holy Cross Medical Center told the Taos Town Council on March 25 that a portion of a pediatric clinic built on a parcel donated to the town in 2010 encroaches on Holy Cross property. Holy Cross CEO James Kaiser and a project representative, Mark Shadburn, described a proposed lot‑line adjustment that would transfer a triangular parcel to the town to correct the overlap and designate part of the parking lot as shared parking between the town and Taos County for a proposed Taos County Medical Center.
The proposal and context: Staff and hospital representatives said the lot‑line discrepancy dated to the original donation and construction; correcting it would allow the county to own the larger parcel proposed for the Taos County Medical Center (described in the meeting as parcel 3B‑4) and make parking improvements a county obligation while providing shared parking for the pediatric clinic.
Executive session and outcome: Because the matter involves acquisition, disposal or transfer of real property, the council voted to go into closed executive session under Section 10‑15‑1(H)(8) of the New Mexico Open Meetings Act to discuss the transaction. The town attorney reported afterward that the only subject discussed in executive session was the property matter and that no action was taken during executive session; the council then accepted the attorney’s report by motion and vote.
Why it matters: The lot‑line adjustment and proposed transfers are connected to legislative capital outlay funds referenced by hospital staff and to the effort to establish a Taos County Medical Center; ownership and shared‑parking arrangements affect who is responsible for improvements and for meeting capital outlay conditions, staff said.
Next steps: Staff did not announce any immediate action at the meeting; the attorney’s report and the council’s recorded acceptance of that report were the formal outcomes of the executive session.
