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At a glance: Board actions Nov. 19 — approvals include $1.5M in NMDOT funds, Main Street MOU and budget adjustments
Summary
The Board approved acceptance of a $1.5 million state roadway grant for 4th Street Phase 2, confirmed an administrative appointment, authorized a Main Street program MOU, accepted the October cash report, and approved a community-garden budget item.
Key votes at the Nov. 19 Board of Trustees meeting, Village of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque:
- Acceptance of state roadway funds (Resolution 2024‑11‑03): Trustees approved swapping the village’s 2022 Transportation Project Fund award for New Mexico roadway funds administered by NMDOT. The swap increased the award to $1.5 million for the 4th Street Phase 2 revitalization project and does not require a local match; staff reported the total program pot now totals approximately $11.05 million for phased core‑street revitalization.
- Main Street program memorandum of understanding: Trustees approved an MOU to support participation in the State Main Street program and to provide a bridge agreement while the village builds organizational capacity for Main Street activities to help local businesses.
- Appointment confirmation: Trustees confirmed the mayor pro tem’s administrative appointment of Chloe Carr as Administrative Assistant, Agri Nature Center (confirmation vote carried).
- Cash report and budget adjustments: The board accepted the October 2024 cash report (ending cash balance $12,602,347.55). Trustees also approved a resolution to add revenue and expenditures for a community garden (budgeted supplies and revenue tracking for garden-related funds raised, such as yard‑sale proceeds).
- Procedures to consider mayoral letters of interest: Trustees voted to defer formal adoption of written procedures to consider letters of interest for the unexpired mayoral term to allow trustees to review proposed written procedures.
Where recorded, roll‑call votes and motions are reflected in the meeting record. Several items were carried unanimously; the full meeting packet contains resolution texts and the grant agreement for NMDOT funds.
