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Alamosa council approves committee appointments, art purchase and funding for street-tax outreach
Summary
At its Jan. 21 meeting the Alamosa City Council unanimously approved appointments to the citizen street advisory committee, authorized up to $10,000 for public education on a proposed street-sales-tax renewal, and voted to purchase a public art piece for $6,800.
The Alamosa City Council voted unanimously on Jan. 21 to appoint members to the reconstituted citizen street advisory committee, authorize up to $10,000 for public outreach on a proposed November 2026 renewal of the half-cent dedicated street sales tax, and purchase a downtown public-art piece for $6,800.
Staff said the citizen street advisory committee — recreated under Resolution 13-2019 — will advise council on prioritizing streets for reconstruction ahead of the ballot measure. Staff announced the slate of recommended appointees and council moved to appoint those individuals.
On the street-tax outreach, a city staff presenter described the purpose and estimated costs of a public-education campaign. "Facebook would be 600, radio about 1,300, the Alamosa citizen advertisement 700, Valley Courier 1,300, video 1,500, postcards ... 1,600. Yard signs of 540," the staff member summarized when asked for a breakdown. The presenter said roughly half of the $10,000 is expected to be staff time and the other half hard costs; staff estimated the half-cent tax has generated more than $19 million over its term and is proposed for an additional 10-year renewal if voters approve.
Councilors discussed the outreach strategy and the need to remind voters which streets were already completed with tax proceeds. Councilor Liz Hensley moved to authorize the $10,000 for education and the motion passed unanimously.
On public art, council considered a short list of finalists and narrowed to two candidates before voting to purchase Whimsical Heart by Kyle Cunnuff at $6,800; the purchase will use a $10,000 pool of available funds and any unspent money will carry over for future art purchases.
Miss Martinez announced each motion carried unanimously; no roll-call tallies were read into the record.
Next steps: staff will proceed with educational materials for the street-sales-tax measure, the appointed street-advisory committee will convene to finalize priority lists, and the selected art will be purchased and scheduled for installation.
