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Votes at a glance: council approves electric, sewer rate changes; signs off on grants, property and CIP loan amendment
Summary
At its June 10 meeting the Los Alamos County Council took several financial and land‑use actions: it approved electric and sewer rate ordinances, a $2.7 million regional grant to Rio Arriba County, property transfers and a Clean Water loan amendment; it also directed staff on ice‑rink design work.
What the council approved on June 10, 2025 — quick summaries and vote details for each formal action recorded in the meeting.
1) Electric rates — Ordinance (O2‑365) Los Alamos County approved an ordinance amending electric rate schedules, instituting a 9% increase effective July 1, 2025 and an 8% increase on July 1, 2026; the ordinance also authorized a time‑of‑use and residential demand option to be implemented no earlier than July 1, 2026. The ordinance passed 6–1 on a roll call vote (Councilor Regor voted no).
2) Sewer rates — Ordinance (O2‑366) Council approved a two‑step increase of 7% (effective July 1, 2025 and July 1, 2026) to sewer service rates and replaced a previously scheduled 2% increase. The measure passed 6–1 (Councilor Regor opposed).
3) Regional Strategic Fund allocation (Rio Arriba County nursing facility) Council approved a $2,700,000 reimbursement allocation to Rio Arriba County to help close a construction funding shortfall for a 60‑bed skilled nursing and 15‑bed rehabilitation center. The motion passed unanimously, 7–0; the funding will be disbursed on a reimbursement basis under an agreement to be finalized by county staff.
4) Ice rink design direction (cover + floor replacement) Council directed staff to proceed with further design and cost development for a monoslope pre‑engineered steel cover structure for the county ice rink, coordinated with the planned refrigeration floor replacement. The motion passed unanimously, 7–0. This action is direction to staff; construction funding will require separate appropriation.
5) Property transfers and purchase agreements - Transfer to private trust (Ordinance 7‑40): Council authorized a transfer of specific county‑owned real property to the Richard and Pamela Scott Nicky revocable trust; vote 7–0. - Sherwood Village purchase and dissolution: Council approved a purchase and sale for condominium common land at Sherwood Village (to realign Longview Drive) and authorized the manager to take steps including dissolution of the condominium; vote 7–0.
6) Clean Water State Revolving Loan amendment (Ordinance 7‑43) Council authorized an amendment to an existing CWSRF loan/grant agreement to add $700,000 in funding to the bio non‑potable booster rehabilitation project; vote 7–0. The amendment increases loan/grant amounts and will be used to complete bid‑overrun work and disinfection system items.
7) Consent agenda and other routine motions The council approved its consent agenda and routine minutes and motions by recorded roll calls consistent with the meeting minutes (consent motions passed unanimously where recorded).
Where to find more detail: The meeting transcript records the full motions, staff presentations and roll‑call votes. Council directed staff to return to a future meeting with required agreements, refined cost estimates or appropriation requests where necessary.
Ending: Several of these items involve follow‑up contracts, grant/reimbursement agreements or CIP budget actions; those will return to council for final appropriation or execution.
