Ruidoso Downs council approves $4,000 engineering amendment and accepts $3,497.58 contract reduction for park drainage project

The Ruidoso Downs Village Council approved a $4,000 amendment to a task order for additional engineering on the All American Park Drainage Improvement Project and accepted a final change order reducing the project's contract price by $3,497.58 during its Nov. 13 meeting.

Joe Jarvis, a presenter to the council, told members the project had been delayed by a natural disaster and that the engineers "had to make 3 extra trips up here" which "increased their cost, by $4,000," and asked the council to approve charging the additional amount to the grant. The council voted to approve the amendment.

Councilors later reviewed Change Order No. 3 (final) for Renegade Construction LLC, which reflected final measured quantities and a reduction of $3,497.58 to the contract. The presenter described the adjustment as routine finalization of quantities; the council moved and voted to accept the change order.

Both actions were moved, seconded and carried during the meeting by voice/roll call; multiple councilors responded "Aye" during roll call votes. Meeting discussion also included a procedural exchange about whether a closed session on employee issues should wait until the town attorney could attend; councilors agreed to delay that item until legal counsel was present.

The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance, roll call, and a brief update from a council member and public works representative that paving for an "east circle" location requires daytime temperatures of about 55°F and would take roughly three days when conditions permit. The council thanked staff and adjourned following new-business actions.

The meeting transcript records the motions and voice/roll-call affirmations but does not map every "Aye" to a named council member in a single consolidated tally in the record provided.