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Angel Fire infrastructure committee to draft transparent criteria prioritizing safety and Title 7 compliance
Summary
Members of the Angel Fire Village Road and Infrastructure Committee reviewed a draft charter and agreed to develop a concise set of prioritization criteria — led by safety and Title 7 compliance — and to return a revised draft at the next meeting; Dan will update the charter.
At a recent meeting of the Angel Fire Village Road and Infrastructure Committee, members reviewed a draft committee charter and agreed to develop a short set of transparent prioritization criteria to guide recommendations to the village council. Committee participants emphasized safety and compliance with Title 7 (the village code covering roads, water and wastewater) as primary factors.
The committee debated the charter’s scope and language, with several members urging the document to separate roads, water supply, sewer and solid-waste work into distinct sections rather than lumping all infrastructure together. A recurring theme was that the committee’s role is advisory: it can recommend changes to Title 7 but cannot unilaterally change the code. Members proposed that the charter direct the committee to produce a multiyear plan and measurable criteria so council decisions on the ICIP (capital improvement plan) are more transparent.
“We need transparent criteria for prioritization — safety, Title 7 compliance and feasibility,” said a committee member. Speakers said those criteria would make it easier for council and staff to compare candidate projects and explain deviations from committee recommendations.
Members discussed how prioritization ties to funding: projects that are shovel-ready (with plans and design complete) are more competitive for grants and go-bond funding. Committee members and staff described past uses of go-bond dollars — both for plan-and-design work and for surface-level paving projects — and noted that funding sources and timeline constraints should inform the committee’s rankings.
The discussion included several infrastructure examples. One member said the village currently has a roughly 115,000-gallon water tank that the committee and staff view as undersized; speakers discussed a target capacity of about 300,000 gallons for a replacement. Participants agreed planning and funding timelines make sequencing and realistic feasibility part of prioritization.
Committee members recommended holding a joint work session with the mayor, the manager and councilors so council can present a short list (five to ten) of candidate projects for the committee to evaluate against the draft criteria. Several members argued a two-way approach — committee criteria informed by council priorities — would produce actionable, fundable recommendations rather than unfocused lists.
As an immediate action, the committee asked Speaker 2 (Dan) to update the charter draft to reflect the meeting’s discussion and asked staff (Speaker 4) to circulate a staff-reviewed draft to members well before the next meeting. The committee identified July 13 as the next regular meeting date and agreed to pursue a council work session ahead of finalizing the charter.
Procedural actions taken during the meeting included a motion to approve the agenda and a separate motion to approve the minutes of June 8, 2026; both were passed by voice vote. The meeting adjourned on a motion that carried unanimously.
The committee’s next steps are to produce a concise draft of prioritization criteria (with an emphasis on safety and Title 7 compliance), circulate maps and inventory files in digital form for analysis, schedule a workshop with council and return a revised charter at the next meeting.
