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Votes at a glance: San Juan County Commission — consent agenda, 911 recognition, rail contract award and land sale approved
Summary
The commission approved the consent agenda, adopted a resolution recognizing San Juan Communications Authority (911), awarded a contract for the 4 Corners freight rail NEPA and engineering work, and approved the sale of 0.86 acres for an energy project. A motion to enter closed executive session on disposal of real property was also approved.
San Juan County commissioners approved several motions during their October meeting, including the consent agenda, a resolution recognizing the San Juan Communications Authority, an engineering and NEPA contract award for the 4 Corners freight rail project and the sale of a county parcel to a private energy company. The commission also voted to enter a closed executive session to discuss disposal of real property.
Consent agenda: The commission approved the consent agenda by voice vote. Items listed in the consent agenda included: consideration of regular meeting minutes for Sept. 16, 2025; FY 2026 budget adjustment number 23, resolution number 252625; the treasurer's check register for September 2025; the finance check register for September 2025; an award of a CDBG/ADA services proposal to Boyd & Associates Architects of Santa Fe; a bar truck purchase from NMES Apparatus Sales; and resolution number 252624 authorizing assignment of an official representative to sign and submit request-for-payment for state capital outlay. The transcript shows the motion carried unanimously by voice vote: "All in favor? Aye. Opposed? Hearing none, motion carries."
Resolution 252626 (911 recognition): The commission adopted resolution 252626 recognizing the San Juan Communications Authority and urging recognition of 9-1-1 operators as part of the public safety framework. Nicole Brown and other representatives described efforts to pursue legislative changes to include 9-1-1 operators in a different PERA tier. The motion passed by voice vote with no recorded roll-call votes.
Proposal 25-26-02 (HDR award): The commission approved awarding the preliminary engineering and NEPA study services for the 4 Corners freight rail project to HDR Engineering Inc., subject to successful contract negotiation. County staff said the phase is funded by a federal grant (~$4,000,000) and a New Mexico match (~$1,000,000); no local dollars were associated with the award. The motion carried by voice vote.
Resolution 25-26-27 (land sale to Southview Energy LLC): The commission approved resolution 25-26-27 authorizing sale of 0.86 acres of county-owned property in Section 5, Township 29 North, Range 14 West (near Kirtland) to Southview Energy LLC (identified in the record as Saddle Butte Energy representatives). County staff said the purchaser intends the parcel to support a natural gas power plant with an initial phase up to 20 megawatts and potential expansion to 60 megawatts. The county reported an appraisal of $2,700 per acre and that the purchaser agreed to pay $3,000 for the 0.86-acre parcel and to consolidate it into adjacent holdings. Commissioners approved the sale by voice vote.
Executive session motion: The commission approved a motion to close for an executive session to discuss the disposal of real property (five acres adjacent to 4500 Wildflower Mesa Drive). The motion carried by voice vote.
Votes and voting record notes: The meeting transcript records voice votes for these items with "Aye" and "Hearing none, motion carries." The transcript does not include roll-call tallies or named votes for the motions; the minutes or clerk’s record should be consulted for any separate roll-call records.
Ending: No motions in the transcript were recorded as failing; the items above were approved during the meeting and staff indicated next steps such as contract negotiation or recording the sale documents.
