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Taos Ski Valley P&Z approves procedural items; opts to explore in‑house Comprehensive Plan update after $150,000 bid
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Commission approved the agenda and minutes, and heard Administrator Rick Bellis outline a plan to prepare the Village Comprehensive/Master Plan in‑house after a contractor bid of $150,000 exceeded the $50,000–$70,000 budget; commissioners will draft a letter to DFA and confirm capital outlay risks before Dec. 12.
The Village of Taos Ski Valley Planning & Zoning Commission met Nov. 17, 2025, approved the meeting agenda and the minutes from July 7, 2025, and discussed how to proceed with a Comprehensive/Master Plan update after an unexpectedly high contractor bid.
Administrator Rick Bellis told the commission that a contractor chosen by RFP quoted $150,000 to complete the Comprehensive Plan update, far above the $50,000–$70,000 amount the village had budgeted. Bellis proposed completing the update in‑house using U.S. Census and Department of Labor data and then reflecting the results in future grant applications and the village’s ICIP (capital projects) planning.
Bellis said the next steps include drafting a letter to the New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) stating the village’s intent to prepare the update internally in 2026, soliciting input from village committees on the draft, taking the draft to the mayor and council for review, and confirming whether the in‑house approach would jeopardize capital outlay funding. He noted the deadline for capital outlay submissions as Dec. 12 as listed in the meeting materials.
Chair Thomas P. Wittman voiced concern that an internally produced plan should not affect future capital outlay approvals and asked staff to confirm any risk to funding before the deadline. No formal vote was recorded on the plan‑production approach; the meeting recorded only the procedural votes to approve the agenda and minutes (both passed 6‑0).
The commission adjourned after announcing its next meeting as Monday, January 5 (date printed in the minutes as '2025'); the minutes note this next meeting time but the printed year appears to be a typographical error in the record.
The commission will decide how to proceed after staff prepares the DFA letter and confirms whether an in‑house update affects capital outlay eligibility.
