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Historic board presses county on RFP, staffing and water damage to historic assets
Summary
Board members agreed to move RFP and preservation-plan discussion to winter agendas after members could not access the county procurement portal; public comments raised that irrigation overspray is damaging restored historic signs and the Romero Cabin, and the board placed 'watering around historic assets' on the January agenda for follow-up.
Members of the Los Alamos Historic Preservation Advisory Board pressed county staff on the status of a historic-preservation RFP and staffing during the Nov. 5 meeting, and members heard public comments warning that irrigation overspray is damaging restored signs and the Romero Cabin.
Chair Carrie Gregory said Danielle (commission director) provided written materials about the New Mexico State cultural-resource manager grants but was not present to report. Several board members acknowledged they had not had time to review the materials and agreed to return the grant discussion to a January agenda. Gregory also noted difficulty accessing the county’s RFP: the county’s new procurement portal requires a bidder account to download some solicitations. “It is available, but it's through the county's new procurement portal and you have to be a bidder to look at it,” Gregory said.
On staffing, Gregory said two applicants had been received for a post; one was not chosen and the other withdrew, so the county expects to re-advertise the position and staff are working on next steps. Members discussed ways the board could help publicize future advertisements, including sharing print flyers and using community bulletin boards.
During public comment, a contributor who reviewed a DP Road historic-archaeology report offered to collect comments and said they would volunteer to visit construction sites with county authorization to monitor historic resources. Later, a commenter told the board that overspray from irrigation was damaging restored signage and the Romero Cabin site and proposed replacing irrigated turf around historic assets with native, non-watered landscaping; the board agreed to add “watering around historic assets” to the January agenda for discussion and potential action.
Next steps: board members will review grant materials ahead of the January meeting, staff will clarify RFP access and the board will consider whether to send a letter or coordinate with parks and rec and the historical society on irrigation changes.
