January 10, 2023
Minutes of the Regular Council Meeting of the Governing Body for the Village of Cloudcroft, held on Tuesday, January 1 O, 2023, at 6:00 p.m., in the Village Council Chambers, 201 Burro Avenue, Cloudcroft, NM.
- Call to Order: Mayor Denney called the meeting to order at 6:00 PM with the following Council members providing a full Quorum: Presen/Absent:
Mayor William Denney- present
Trustee/ Mayor Pro-Tem Tieman – present
Trustee – Jim Maynard – present
Trustee – George Mitchell – present
Trustee – Gail McCoy- presentThe following Village staff and guests were present: Barbara Garcia, Clerk; Kevin Summers, Chief of Police; Joe John Carrizal, Village of Cloudcroft Project Coordinator; Erich Wuersching, Fire Chief; Jubal & Penny Hall; Michael Adams, Ski Cloudcroft; Karen Sonnenfelt & Cindi Bradshaw, Camber of Commerce; Susan Maynard, Roberta & Eric Haecker
- Pledge of Allegiance: The pledge of allegiance to the United States and New Mexico flags was led by Mayor Denney.
Pledge of Allegiance
“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.”
Salute to the Flag of New Mexico
“I salute the flag of the State of New Mexico, the Zia symbol of perfect friendship among united cultures.”
- Approval of Agenda: Trustee Tieman made a motion to approve the agenda of the January 10, 2023, Regular Council Meeting. Trustee Maynard seconded. Vote as follows: Trustee Tieman, for, Trustee McCoy, for; Trustee Maynard, for; Trustee Mitchell, for. Motion carried unanimously.
- Approval of Minutes: Work Session of Governing Body, December 9, 2022, Regular Meeting of Governing Body, December 13, 2022. Trustee Maynard motioned to approve all minutes as presented. Trustee Mitchell seconded. Vote as follows: Trustee Tieman, for, Trustee McCoy, for, Trustee Maynard, for; Trustee Mitchell, for. Motion carried unanimously.
- Announcements/Open Discussion: Municipal Day in Santa Fe – February 16 & 17. Special Meeting of Governing Body set for January 24, 2023, at 5:00 pm
- Report: Mr. Adams with Ski Cloudcroft advised all doing well but would like to put in a request for more restrooms. Trustee Mitchell made a motion to approve the reports as presented. Trustee Maynard seconded. Vote as follows: Trustee Tieman, for, Trustee McCoy, for; Trustee Maynard, for; Trustee Mitchell, for. Motion carried unanimously.
- New Business:
Quarlerly Update – Chamber of Commerce – Karen Sonnenfelt
Karen and Cindi provided an update on the events and new events for the remainder of the year. Advised that changed demographics are resulting in new hits to website and Facebook. Two new articles of interest are Only your State and World Atlas.com.
Review quotes on septic system for Ski C/oudcroff, request additional budgetary expenditure.
Mayor advised that he would like to postpone this item to the February meeting so that we will have the bid for the Police Dept. Build back and know the cost. Trustee Maynard made a motion to postpone to the February regular meeting, Trustee Mitchell seconded. Vote as follows: Trustee Tieman, for, Trustee McCoy, for; Trustee Maynard, for; Trustee Mitchell, for. Motion carries unanimously.
Resolution 2023.01 LGPF Application with NMFA for Water Master Plan
Trustee Maynard made a motion to approve Res. # 2023.01, LGPF Application with NMFA for Water Master Plan, Trustee McCoy seconded, and with no further discussion a roll call vote was taken.
• Trustee McCoy• Aye
• Trustee Tieman -Aye
• Trustee Maynard -Aye
• Trustee Mitchell -Aye
The motion carries unanimously.
Adoption of Proposed Ordinance 400 VOC Municipal Tille 3, Chapter 7, and publication by Tile and General Subject Matter. Trustee Maynard made a motion to adopt Ordinance 400 and publish by Title and General Subject Matter. Trustee Mitchell seconded, and with no further discussion a roll call vote was taken.
• Trustee McCoy• Aye
• Trustee Tieman -Aye
• Trustee Maynard -Aye
• Trustee Mitchell -Aye
The motion carries unanimously.
COM Smith Amendment to agreement for Engineering Services.
Trustee Maynard made a motion to approve the amended agreement for COM Smith Engineering Services. Trustee Tieman seconded. Vote as follows: Trustee Tieman, for, Trustee McCoy, for; Trustee Maynard, for; Trustee Mitchell, for. Motion carried unanimously. - Statement of Revenues and Expenditures:
December 2022 expenditures.
Trustee Mitchell made a motion to approve December 2022 expenditures, Trustee Tieman seconded. Trustee Maynard amended the motion to include approval of November 2022 expenditures along with December 2022 expenditures. Trustee Tieman seconded. Vote as follows: Trustee Tieman, for, Trustee McCoy, for; Trustee Maynard, for; Trustee Mitchell, for. Motion carried unanimously.
- Adjourn: Trustee Tieman made a motion to adjourn the Regular Council Meeting of January 10, 2023. Trustee Mitchell seconded. Meeting adjourned at 6:36 pm
