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Ruidoso council approves consent agenda, amends loan/grant to cover Upper Canyon project overruns
Summary
The Village of Ruidoso governing body approved a multi-item consent agenda, including an amendment to a loan/grant agreement that adds $2,500,000 in grant funds to address construction cost overruns on the Upper Canyon surface diversion well project, bringing the total grant to $4,484,413; the consent package also included FCC auction participation and a temporary-RV housing resolution.
The Village of Ruidoso governing body approved its consent agenda after a motion by Mayor Crawford and a second, with roll-call responses recorded for Councilors Corey, Sanchez, Hooker, Solless, Letterman and Broofphy.
The consent agenda, read into the record by the clerk, included minutes approvals; participation in Federal Communications Commission Auction 114 for commercial FM construction permits; Resolution 2026-102, permitting use of recreational vehicles as temporary housing; and Resolution 2026-103, which authorizes an amendment to a loan/grant agreement dated Jan. 19, 2024, with the New Mexico Finance Authority related to construction and rehabilitation of the Upper Canyon surface diversion well, gates and electrical upgrades. The council recorded that the amendment accepts an additional grant of $2,500,000, resulting in a total grant amount of $4,484,413 to cover project cost overruns.
Other items on the consent agenda included a joint-funding amendment with the U.S. Geological Survey for streamflow and precipitation gauges (village cost share $64,000); award of RFP 2026-010P to LJA Engineering for professional services at Sierra Blanca Regional Airport; a contract with the Ruidoso Municipal School District for police services for the 2026–27 school year; a joint-powers agreement regarding placement of a school resource officer; and resolutions finding specific properties no longer public nuisances.
The motion was approved by roll call; the transcript records affirmative roll-call responses from the six councilors present. No separate debate or amendment to the consent items is recorded in the transcript excerpt.
