[6:12] We would stand. Um and honor our

[6:18] fire and police for all the

[6:19] wonderful work that they do to

[6:20] keep us safe. We really

[6:22] appreciate you all. And we will

[6:25] be saying the pled of

[6:27] Allegiance. Pleasure. 25.

[6:36] Relationship. Emphasis. For the

[6:45] kids. I also want to welcome

[6:48] Booker T. Washington We're so

[6:49] happy one of our community in

[6:51] the schools Happy to see you

[6:54] here. Hi Um, Would you believe

[6:57] that? This is my son and

[6:58] daughters, alma mater, Meaning

[6:59] they went to Booker T Washington

[7:01] years and years ago. So welcome

[7:04] . Happy to have you Next up is

[7:06] pets of the week. Amy D Felix.

[7:09] The yuan. Oh, yes, I'm here. Um

[7:16] Hello, everyone. My name is

[7:18] Jamie to Felix. I am one of the

[7:20] adoption and rescue coordinators

[7:21] for the Animal Services Center

[7:23] of the Mississippi Valley. I'm

[7:24] also the one that picks and

[7:25] presents the pets of the week

[7:27] every week, So we'll go ahead

[7:29] and start Let me share my screen

[7:31] for our power point. Already and

[7:36] here we are. You'll start off as

[7:40] always, with our cat of the week

[7:42] . His name is fluffy boy. His

[7:45] number is 66693. And he says,

[7:48] I'm one of the brothers to the

[7:50] previous My forever home. I get

[7:54] scared of sudden movements or

[7:56] loud noises, but I love getting

[7:57] pets and being a last duty. I

[7:59] get so happy that I even started

[8:00] drooling. Sometimes I've lived

[8:02] with my brothers for a likely my

[8:03] whole life. You can adopt us all

[8:05] together, or I mht bable to

[8:07] make new cat friends. And then

[8:08] we also have our dog of the week

[8:10] . I realized my camera is Coming

[8:13] off them. Text. So let me see if

[8:16] I can Take my video off really

[8:18] quick. There we go. Awesome The

[8:23] week his name is Wilbur and his

[8:25] number is 60 to 83. And he says

[8:28] , I'm an excellent companion who

[8:29] gets along with dogs, cats and

[8:31] well behaved Children. I

[8:32] absolutely love perfection. My

[8:34] weekend, Foster said that it

[8:36] gives the best hopes organized

[8:37] and the leash and I'm pretty

[8:38] food motivated, so use that to

[8:41] your advantage and training me

[8:41] and the sweetest boy ever. It's

[8:43] such a surprise that I haven't

[8:44] met my forever family yet. So

[8:46] that be you. And then regarding

[8:48] adoption events, we will be at

[8:49] the Bosque Brewing. Tell Shore

[8:51] Public house this Saturday. The

[8:52] 23rd will be there from 11 am to

[8:55] two PM will have adoptable dogs

[8:56] for you guys to meet usually

[8:58] stationed kind of right by the

[9:00] front entrance. So you can't

[9:01] miss us. You can't miss the dogs

[9:03] , but we hope you come out and

[9:05] maybe you'll find your next free

[9:06] rent. Another topic I'd like to

[9:08] present on today Regards

[9:10] enrichment, so adopted a dog or

[9:12] a cat from a shelter or anywhere

[9:15] . Um but what's next? You kind

[9:17] of notice that there are a

[9:18] little after the adjustment

[9:19] period, they might get a little

[9:21] anxious entity that might start,

[9:22] especially if it's a younger dog

[9:24] chewing on things. It's not

[9:25] supposed to be chewing. Your

[9:26] cats might be kind of scratching

[9:27] up on the furniture. Um So what

[9:30] is the solution? The solution?

[9:31] One of the solutions would

[9:33] definitely be to turn towards

[9:34] enrichment. So what is in

[9:36] Richmond him their exercises

[9:39] that allow your head to engage

[9:40] in their innate behaviors. So

[9:41] that's like sniffing, scratching

[9:43] , um, chewing tasting kind of

[9:45] it. Engaging all of the senses

[9:48] that they would normally use if

[9:50] they happen to be like stayed

[9:51] out in the wild. Um enrichment

[9:53] is most physical and mental and

[9:55] of course, without enrichment,

[9:56] provided in your home had some

[9:58] more more likely to exhibit

[9:59] unwanted behaviors, and that's

[10:01] like the destructive behaviors

[10:02] like chewing up couches,

[10:04] furnitures doors, even parking

[10:06] or yelling, inappropriate play

[10:08] interactions, so they play a

[10:10] little bit too rough with you.

[10:12] Um, that is a sign of low in

[10:14] Richmond. As was anxious

[10:14] behaviors. And so some examples

[10:19] of canine enrichment.

[10:20] Specifically there's food

[10:22] enrichment. There's like puzzles

[10:24] , puzzle feeders. They have

[10:25] liberal knobs and twisty things

[10:26] that you stick the kibbles in.

[10:28] Um and you close it all up. You

[10:31] present it to your dog, and they

[10:32] have to use their brain and

[10:34] their nose in conjunction to

[10:35] open everything and get the food

[10:37] as like a little reward. It

[10:39] helps us obviously get them fed.

[10:40] And it kind of works out their

[10:42] mind a little bit more. Same

[10:44] with snuffle mats. If you Google

[10:45] snuffle mats there a little like

[10:47] a Mats, or will they look like

[10:50] back mats, but they have like a

[10:51] very long, like felt kindof a

[10:53] S everywhere. So you hide the

[10:55] cables underneath the tabs, and

[10:57] they have to use their nose to

[10:58] move everything around and try

[11:00] and pick out every piece of

[11:03] kibble it. Look Max. That's um,

[11:05] just a very smooth like a

[11:06] textured matte.That you can

[11:09] smooth like smooth peanut

[11:10] butter. Yogurt Um, sort of kind

[11:11] of like Semi like some some

[11:15] myself to treat onto it. Um a

[11:18] lot of people love using like

[11:19] mats as destructions for like me

[11:21] , bring or nailed, firming. It

[11:23] kind of gets there. The licking

[11:26] . Um The act of looking helps

[11:29] decrease like anxieties in dogs.

[11:32] That kind of helps them film

[11:33] Everything doesn't hard one to

[11:34] help them feel a little bit more

[11:36] calm, so that's definitely

[11:37] helps. And especially those

[11:39] situations. Um they're also

[11:40] enrichment activities like

[11:42] scavenger hunts. So you can like

[11:44] hide treats around your home and

[11:46] have your help your dog kind of

[11:47] sniff around and find them and

[11:48] engages them. It gets them

[11:50] moving. Kind of it's up on time

[11:51] for both of you. Um as well as a

[11:54] sniff already walks us. Some

[11:56] people like to call them almond

[11:58] sniff Ari's or walks that are

[12:00] dedicated to allow your daughter

[12:02] to take in the sense of

[12:03] exploring the environment. It's

[12:04] far less structured than like a

[12:06] regular walk. If you're just

[12:07] kind of going down the street

[12:09] when you got in the dog, Faris

[12:10] or dog lead, um, usually kind of

[12:13] in a Not as like a neighborhood

[12:16] area, maybe like in a park.

[12:18] Where you can have a long lead

[12:21] and let your dog kind of sniff

[12:22] around taking a sense and kind

[12:24] of just like a Have his own time

[12:26] never taking in the environment

[12:28] and helps them feel really kind

[12:29] of like mentally stimulated. Not

[12:32] for feline enrichment. Um a lot

[12:35] of professionals suggest,

[12:36] especially Jackson Galaxy is

[12:39] kind of a big my favorite kind

[12:40] of cat professional, and he

[12:41] likes to call it codifying your

[12:43] household debt as well.

[12:46] Satisfying your households

[12:47] having kept pressure cat kind of

[12:49] Oh, Making her sorry. Cat

[12:53] furniture. Excuse me that gives

[12:54] them a like a selection of

[12:56] platforms, high platforms that

[12:58] they can jump and climb to

[12:59] cubbyholes that they can hang

[13:01] out and Haydn pets, cats light

[13:02] love, Having kind of like that

[13:05] vertical space to move around

[13:06] and kind of basically three

[13:08] dimensions. It makes them feel

[13:10] more comfortable and makes them

[13:11] feel a lot more kind of like

[13:13] helping would in the wild,

[13:15] essentially also plenty of

[13:16] scratching posts. A lot of

[13:17] people like to suggest putting

[13:19] scratching posts wherever you

[13:20] see your cat, um, might have an

[13:22] inkling of scratching like I

[13:24] have a scratching post on either

[13:25] side of the couch. Um, and

[13:27] encourage my cats and praise

[13:28] them when they scratch The post

[13:30] instead of my couch, and they

[13:31] also usually like the texture of

[13:33] like the twine, scrappy post a

[13:35] lot better than I could couch

[13:37] Anyways, I would assume at least

[13:40] those around giving them plenty

[13:42] of access to scratch without

[13:43] them getting in trouble? Okay

[13:45] There's also a variety of cat

[13:47] toys that fulfill different

[13:48] sensory kind of needs to like

[13:49] the crinkle toys. Um, the bells

[13:52] , um, toys that you can also

[13:53] sneak us stick treats in the

[13:55] little teaser toys that you kind

[13:56] of dangle around and they chase

[13:59] Of course, participate in

[14:00] playtime with your cat. It's a

[14:02] great bonding experience for you

[14:03] both, um that the good feelings

[14:06] that the cat will feel when he's

[14:08] having a good time playing. He

[14:09] will also associate with you. So

[14:11] of course it strengthens your

[14:12] bond. Um and there alsfood,

[14:14] enrichment and cats as well. You

[14:15] can also have puzzle feeders.

[14:17] Or, like mats. Um I actually I

[14:19] pet sit. So I have a couple of

[14:20] my clients that have a couple of

[14:22] nice little like. But dispensers

[14:24] Um one strip like a mouse when

[14:26] you put the cable in it, and the

[14:28] counts kind of knock it around

[14:30] and knocking around and up to

[14:31] the food comes out and they love

[14:34] to do that, And there's also

[14:34] like a little ball headed. The

[14:36] cat rolls around enough, the

[14:37] food will come out. They loved

[14:39] doing that little chasing it

[14:40] around. It's a great way to have

[14:42] them exercise as well as eat. Um

[14:43] And it's also like mats for cats

[14:45] as well. Um, cats also love

[14:48] looking. They bring themselves

[14:49] as well. Um you can also use

[14:49] like maths as like, kind of a

[14:51] distraction if you need to.

[14:53] Maybe also trim your cuts nails

[14:54] if you need to brush them, and

[14:56] if they're not like super fond

[14:57] of it. That's a great

[14:59] distraction. Um instead of like

[15:01] mass, there's also like they

[15:02] look like yogurt tubes. I call

[15:04] him candy yogurt. They're like

[15:05] liquid treats that you can

[15:06] dispense slowly out of time to

[15:08] kind of destructive capital and

[15:10] make it enjoyable for them as

[15:11] well. Um it kind of brings the

[15:13] whole experience a lot of better

[15:14] confrontation. That was in

[15:17] Richmond. Um we're both canine

[15:19] and felineouldike to remind

[15:21] you how healthy pets in general

[15:23] have both healthy minds and

[15:24] bodies. In mind their mental

[15:28] health and enrichment, of course

[15:31] , as well as their physical

[15:32] health and exercise and

[15:33] nutrition. Um never forget the

[15:34] mentality of the over trade as

[15:36] well. So thank you. Thanks Amy.

[15:41] Lots of good information.

[15:42] Always. I will, um. Encourage.

[15:48] We have a full house, So I'm

[15:49] hoping that one of you will Go

[15:52] home with a new pet. Maybe kids

[15:54] tell your parents. Um Next up.

[16:00] We have jobs of the week. Sarah

[16:03] Rainy from New Mexico. Workforce

[16:05] connections. You there, Sarah.

[16:07] There you are. Hi. How are you

[16:09] doing? Thank you for having me

[16:13] again. My name is Sarah raining.

[16:14] I am the South West region. Um,

[16:17] one stop coordinator and I work

[16:19] with Giselle. Parramatta is she

[16:20] is actually the one stop.

[16:21] Operator Um, let me share my

[16:22] screen. And. I'm gonna turn off

[16:31] my video Stop. Alrighty for the

[16:41] jobs of the week. We have Uh,

[16:46] Police Department records

[16:48] technician. That's for the city

[16:49] of West Cruces. Um the pay is 16

[16:51] 67 an hour that one closes on

[16:54] Tin two as well for the city of

[16:57] West versus we have the new

[16:58] services coordinator. That one

[17:00] gins at 18 77, and that

[17:02] position is well closes on the

[17:04] On the second of October, Um,

[17:06] for the White Sands missile

[17:07] range. We have a sense sensor

[17:09] systems engineer. That position

[17:11] starts at $60,000 a year. Um and

[17:15] it looks like the posting closes

[17:17] on 12 1. We have a history

[17:21] instructor for enormous you.

[17:23] That position begins at 44,000

[17:26] to about 56,000 that posting

[17:29] closes on 10 15. For the Coca

[17:33] Cola southwest beverages We have

[17:35] on border replenishment

[17:36] merchandiser. He's from 16 04 to

[17:40] 22 06, and that position closes

[17:45] October 16th. And then the

[17:46] American Red Cross. We have a

[17:47] lead rotational program

[17:49] associate. Um that one pays up

[17:53] to 22 06 an hour that put

[17:56] posting closes on October 1st.

[18:00] As always, if you see any of

[18:02] these posters that you're

[18:03] interested in and not sure how

[18:05] to connect with us, you can feel

[18:06] free to come in and meet with

[18:08] any of us at 2 to 6 stopped at

[18:10] Alameda Boulevard. You can call

[18:13] us at 5 to 46 to 50 or always

[18:17] log onto employee and m dot com

[18:19] . We have all of the postings

[18:21] for the southwest New Mexico all

[18:23] over to Mexico, actually, but

[18:25] some are Southwestern region.

[18:27] Jobs are listed there on

[18:27] employment in but feel free to

[18:29] give us a Calling. We can help

[18:31] you find your job. Thank you

[18:33] all. Thanks so much, Sarah. Next

[18:37] up. We have our proclamations

[18:39] and certificates and I will call

[18:41] up Ashley Curry and Booker T.

[18:43] Washington students. Come on.

[18:49] Hmm. Hi. How are you? Good to

[18:55] see you. Thank you for having

[18:56] survived, Of course. Hello.

[19:01] Right? Okay whereas walking or

[19:14] opportunities to build activity

[19:15] into daily routine. And whereas

[19:18] lack of physical activity

[19:20] contributes to rising rates of

[19:22] obesity, diabetes and other

[19:24] health problems among Children,

[19:27] and whereas parents, caregivers

[19:29] , community leaders and others

[19:31] are well positioned to teach

[19:33] Children about pedestrian safety

[19:35] , health risks related to

[19:37] sedentary lifestyles and

[19:37] environmental consequences of

[19:39] Apostle fuel use and whereas the

[19:42] lives of hundreds of Children

[19:44] could be saved each year,

[19:46] communities take steps to make

[19:47] pedestrian safety a priority.

[19:50] And whereas driving students to

[19:52] school by private vehicle

[19:54] contributes to traffic

[19:55] congestion and air pollution And

[19:58] whereas identifying shortcomings

[19:59] and transportation systems is

[20:01] the first step towards enhanced

[20:03] , seen bicycle pedestrian safety

[20:06] and whereas community members

[20:09] and leaders should make a plan

[20:10] to make immediate changes to

[20:12] enable Children to safely walk

[20:15] and bicycle in our communities

[20:17] and develop a list of

[20:18] suggestions for improvements

[20:20] that can be plemted over

[20:21] time. And whereas Children,

[20:24] parents and community leaders

[20:25] around the world are joining

[20:28] together to walk to school now,

[20:30] therefore we the mayor and city

[20:32] Council of Las Cruces, New

[20:34] Mexico, do hereby proclaim the

[20:35] week of September 19 through

[20:37] 22nd 2023 as international walk

[20:41] to school days in the city of

[20:43] Las Cruces, New Mexico and

[20:45] encourage everyone to consider

[20:46] the safety and health. Of

[20:49] Children today and every day

[20:51] signed by our mayor, Ken de

[20:53] Miyagishima a artistic by

[20:54] Christine Rivera, Our city

[20:55] clerk. Thank you for taking

[21:02] Thank you so much. Mayor presume

[21:05] Gandara City Council members and

[21:06] members of the public. My name

[21:08] is Ashley Curry. I am the safe

[21:10] routes to school coordinator for

[21:12] Las Cruces public schools and I

[21:13] have the honor to be here today

[21:15] with the walking school bus

[21:16] students and the staff leaders

[21:18] from Booker T. Washington And so

[21:21] these students walk to school

[21:23] every week, although we're

[21:24] celebrating international walk

[21:25] to school days this week. Every

[21:28] single week. Throughout our

[21:29] district. We have students

[21:31] walking to school. We have 19

[21:33] walking school Busses at

[21:35] different schools every single

[21:36] week. Rain or shine of the

[21:38] entire school year. And so these

[21:40] students are out there every

[21:41] single week, except if there's

[21:42] lightning, right? So they can

[21:45] tell you all kinds of things

[21:46] about being safe when they walk

[21:48] to school and all kinds of ways

[21:50] of why they enjoy the walk and

[21:53] maybe even some suggestions for

[21:55] improving the walk to school. So

[21:56] I invite you members of the

[21:58] public and our City Council and

[22:00] city staff to join us this week

[22:03] for any of our walks to schools

[22:04] , and if you are not able to

[22:05] join this week, it's an open

[22:07] invitation for the whole year to

[22:09] join us. And before I hand it

[22:11] over to the students are also

[22:12] just wanted to thank our city

[22:13] Council. For the City Council

[22:15] bike ride that they put on the

[22:17] Saturday It was really, really

[22:19] wonderful and super fun so and

[22:22] thank you to our to our

[22:23] lieutenant. Um Chief. Sorry

[22:27] Chief story for leading us out

[22:29] there as well. So thank you so

[22:31] much for to everybody for being

[22:32] out there students. Would

[22:34] ybod like to say anything?

[22:37] All the things that you were

[22:38] telling me on the walk over

[22:40] here. Okay I will. Go ahead.

[22:43] Would you like to say something?

[22:46] Come on up. You go like to walk

[22:48] your name. Aubrey. You like to

[22:49] walk? Because it's fun. Good

[22:56] Thank you. I like doing walk to

[23:03] school because they makes me

[23:07] it a bunch Good. I like doing

[23:16] the work to school? They because

[23:17] I Get to spend time with my

[23:20] friends. I like to walk to

[23:28] school because I like to play a

[23:30] lot. I like the box school

[23:35] because I can explore the world.

[23:42] Anybody else? Okay and these

[23:45] students walked along the multi

[23:46] use trail that goes behind the

[23:48] fire department. And they had a

[23:49] lot of fun seeing the little

[23:51] mash and the sunflowers and the

[23:52] wildlife that was down there, So

[23:54] thank you to the city for

[23:55] providing those opportunities in

[23:57] spaces for our kids to walk

[23:58] safely so that they don't have

[24:01] to walk along the busy streets.

[24:02] Thank you, Everybody.

[24:21] You sure got everybody? Yes.

[24:22] Okay gracious. Thank you for

[24:24] being here going back. Bye.

[24:33] Wonderful seeing young people

[24:34] here and love it. Councilor

[24:36] Flores.

[24:52] Good afternoon. Next is a

[24:55] proclamation of. A proclamation

[25:00] , proclamation and support of

[25:02] the extension and expansion of

[25:04] the Radiation Exposure

[25:04] Compensation Act, which will be

[25:07] presented to Jasmine Ferreira

[25:10] and Jeanette Hartley. Would you

[25:12] please step up here? Thank you.

[25:33] Whereas the world's first atomic

[25:35] bomb was tested in New Mexico on

[25:37] July 16th 1945 and the U. S

[25:39] conducted 1038 atomic test in

[25:44] the Nevada test site, 215 of

[25:47] which were above ground tests.

[25:50] And whereas in 1990 the US past

[25:54] the radiation Exposure

[25:56] Compensation Act, Rekha. To pay

[26:00] restitution and medical care to

[26:02] people that were exposed to

[26:03] radiation from these nuclear

[26:05] tests. And whereas the U. S

[26:08] government has been compensating

[26:10] the downside ER and other states

[26:11] , But the downside er And you

[26:15] Mexico have never been included

[26:18] , although they were the first

[26:19] to be exposed to nuclear radio

[26:22] activity via the Trinity attack

[26:27] so. 500,000 families thatwe

[26:33] lived within 150 Mile radius and

[26:37] as close as 12 Miles from the

[26:39] Trinity test and the radioactive

[26:40] fallout cast. Cancerous diseases

[26:44] such as leukemia, multiple

[26:45] myeloma. And lymphomas. And

[26:50] whereas the Reka is scheduled to

[26:52] expire on June 10 2024 so

[26:55] current congressional bills to

[26:57] extend and expand Rica have been

[27:00] introduced, inuding Senate

[27:02] Bill 1751 and House Resolution

[27:06] for 4 to 6 that would include

[27:08] the downside of New Mexico for

[27:10] the first time. And whereas the

[27:14] US has approved $50 billion

[27:19] budget per year for the last 33

[27:23] years, a total of one I can't

[27:25] even read this. One comma 650

[27:29] billion. I don't know how to

[27:32] read that. Um to maintain its

[27:36] current nuclear arsenals, but in

[27:39] the same period less than 1% of

[27:42] that amount has been paid to

[27:43] those adversely affected. By

[27:46] radioactive Thomas atomic tests

[27:50] Now therefore we the mayor and

[27:52] city Council of Las Cruces, New

[27:55] Mexico do hereby support the

[27:56] health, welfare and safety of

[27:59] the residents of the city of Las

[28:01] Cruces by proclaiming the month

[28:03] of September as proclamation in

[28:07] support of the extension and

[28:08] expansion. Of the radiation

[28:11] Exposure Compensation Act,

[28:14] signed by Mayor Ken de

[28:16] Miyagishima. And Our city clerk

[28:22] Christine Rivera. I would also

[28:24] like to add that the people two

[28:27] of the key people who sit on the

[28:29] board of directors and others

[28:30] who have been affected by, um

[28:33] The atomic bomb testing on July

[28:36] 16th 1945 are i Washington, DC

[28:39] , trying to meet the deadline,

[28:40] and, uh Ben Ray Luhan has been,

[28:44] um, instrumental, as has Martin.

[28:47] Senators. U S senators. Ben Ray,

[28:50] Wuhan and. And Martin Martin

[28:56] Sheen. No. Yeah, Heinrich.

[28:59] Martin Heinrich as well. You see

[29:01] you were listening. I did that

[29:03] on purpose. Used to be a

[29:05] teacher. Um and, um As well as a

[29:08] gay Vasquez. Our our

[29:10] representative from this part of

[29:12] New Mexico. There are in support

[29:14] of tt, a there's a deadline

[29:15] coming up. So um and I now

[29:18] present to you, Um. Two

[29:21] representatives. Um well,

[29:22] Jeanette Um. Jeanette Jeanette!

[29:29] John John it, Goodwin. But you

[29:31] go by another name. Yeah I'm

[29:33] sorry. Jasmine Aurora and

[29:36] Johnette Hartley. Hartley hype

[29:40] in Goodwin. And you don't want

[29:46] to hear my full name, okay? So

[29:47] and, um Jasmine will say a few

[29:50] words. Hello My name is Jasmine

[29:56] Herrera. And I'm here today with

[29:58] Janet Herky Goodwin. We've been

[30:00] selected by the Tourism Basin

[30:02] Downwinders Consortium to

[30:04] receive this proclamation on

[30:05] their behalf. They are unable to

[30:07] be present at today as she

[30:08] mentioned because they are

[30:09] currently in Washington. D C to

[30:12] make the final lobbying push to

[30:13] get New Mexico funded under the

[30:14] Radiation Exposure Compensation

[30:15] Act. Jeanette and I are both

[30:19] from communities that were

[30:20] adversely affected by falut

[30:21] from the Trinity Atomic Bomb.

[30:23] John It was four years old at

[30:25] the time of the explosion, and

[30:26] she vividly remembers the

[30:28] incredible bright light from the

[30:30] bottom coming in her window

[30:31] where she lived in Carrizo. So

[30:33] New Mexico the test happened

[30:34] approximately 26 miles from

[30:35] Janet's home. John. It has

[30:38] survived a very aggressive

[30:40] breast cancer and also suffers

[30:41] from a thyroid disease. Her

[30:43] mother had thyroid disease and

[30:45] underwent a surgical removal of

[30:46] her thyroid in her late thirties

[30:47] . Her father developed lung

[30:49] cancer in his late fifties and

[30:51] died at 62. Jeunet's daughter

[30:52] and grandson also have thyroid

[30:54] diseas Janet's story is all

[30:56] too common for members of

[30:58] communities affected by the

[30:59] fallout. We are proud to accept

[31:02] this proclamation and we are

[31:02] hopeful that the lobbying

[31:04] efforts by the T BDC we'll see

[31:06] real results and finally get

[31:08] compensation for the many people

[31:10] who continue to suffer to this

[31:11] day. Lastly I want to encourage

[31:13] you all to view the current

[31:15] exhibit at the Brennan Brannigan

[31:16] Cultural Center titled Trinity

[31:18] Legacies of Nuclear Testing

[31:20] People's perspective, This

[31:22] exhibit is on display until

[31:23] September. 23rd to learn more.

[31:27] Please visithe tnity

[31:28] downwards .com website. Thank

[31:29] you. Let me stand over here.

[31:50] Good luck. I hope everything

[31:51] wants to go.

[32:08] Okay? Next up is our conflict of

[32:13] interest. Does anybody, um, on

[32:15] the diet that includes to have

[32:16] it? Any conflict of interest

[32:19] with any known items. Graham

[32:23] Abeyta, Huh? Okay? Next up is

[32:28] our public participation. I will

[32:31] give you three minutes. I'll

[32:33] start on my left. Anybody, okay?

[32:41] It's the timer work. Yes. We

[32:45] found and just as a reminder if

[32:48] you're a candidate that's

[32:48] running for office. Pleased

[32:49] reason. Thank you refrain from

[32:55] speaking about your candidacy.

[32:56] Thank you. Hi Ms Diaz. Good

[33:00] afternoon. Mayor Pro TEM City

[33:01] Council, city manager, staff and

[33:03] public. My name is Yolanda Diaz

[33:05] with care today. I want to

[33:07] present a scenario for the sake

[33:09] of this scenario. I can be

[33:10] anyone and you can be anyone. I

[33:14] have been experiencing some

[33:15] hardships, including my

[33:16] television going out. My income

[33:19] is limited. You see my life

[33:21] opportunities. They did not

[33:22] provide me to go to college. Get

[33:24] a degree get a great job, and my

[33:26] employer isn't able to provide

[33:28] benefits, including health

[33:30] insurance. My income is

[33:31] considered low income. And I fit

[33:33] in with about 20% of my

[33:35] community. I want to buy a

[33:37] television. I go to best buy in

[33:39] Las Cruces. I found find the

[33:40] television. I like It's a 50

[33:42] inch TCL. It's on sale for

[33:44] $249.99 discounted from the

[33:47] regular price of $299.99. I'm

[33:50] happy. It's a smart TV. I go to

[33:52] the counter and pay. I see you

[33:54] at the counter. And you choose

[33:56] to buy their best television

[33:57] that costs $5999.99. I'm

[34:00] thinking Wow, good for you. I

[34:03] don't pay 249 99. I pay more

[34:06] because I have to pay sales tax

[34:08] cashier tells me that my total

[34:09] is $270.46. I heard the cashier

[34:12] say to you, It will be $6491.24,

[34:14] sir. Will this be cash or

[34:17] charge? So I know Best buy is in

[34:21] the city of limits of lost

[34:23] Cruces and that the location

[34:25] code of the text I will pay will

[34:26] be lost Cruces 07-105 in the tax

[34:29] rate is 8.1875. I paid a tax

[34:32] that I know will be passed on to

[34:34] the New Mexico Taxation and

[34:35] Revenue Department and I come

[34:37] back to the city of Las Cruces

[34:38] and we'll come back and when I

[34:40] make purchase in the county will

[34:42] come back to Dona Ana County, so

[34:43] both can provide services that

[34:46] benefit the public. I pay taxes

[34:47] and you pay taxes. By getting my

[34:49] car. My phone is ringing. I see

[34:52] that it's my doctor with what

[34:54] could be a dreaded call. He

[34:57] tells me Quote Your test results

[34:58] are in You have cancer. I

[35:04] referred you to an Ecologist at

[35:06] Memorial Medical Cancer Center.

[35:07] I called them to schedule an

[35:09] appointment as soon as possible.

[35:11] But I was told that they cannot

[35:12] give you an appointment because

[35:14] you don't have health insurance

[35:15] coverage. What do I do? Where do

[35:18] I turn? Although the only

[35:20] insurance that I that I will

[35:21] qualif for will give me a 75%

[35:23] reduction and I won't have to

[35:26] 1006 110, but I would monthly

[35:29] premium of $403 plus out of

[35:31] pocket costs. I simply can't

[35:33] afford it. Can I be without my

[35:35] food, Not paying my rent, not

[35:37] pay my utilities or car payment.

[35:39] Oh and I was counted in the

[35:41] census just like you and our

[35:42] state receives $8682 a year for

[35:46] me and you and all the residents

[35:48] counted since the seventies. I

[35:50] contributed to our economy, pay

[35:51] taxes to our city, county and

[35:53] state health care is a human

[35:55] need A life is a like, does my

[35:58] life not matter? Do I not

[36:00] deserve healthcare protection of

[36:01] my life and safety? Why have I

[36:03] been denied an appointment at

[36:06] her city County Least? Hospital.

[36:07] Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

[36:13] Anybody else on the first row,

[36:15] Second row third. Four. Please

[36:22] make your way down and state

[36:23] your name for the record. Thank

[36:25] you. My name is Richard Farm.

[36:30] And I'm, uh, you can raise the

[36:33] you can raise it. Yes, please

[36:35] and actual podium podium. You

[36:39] can raise as well. It's a side

[36:42] button there now. Okay My name

[36:44] is Richard Farm, and I'm here in

[36:46] response to KR. W G news out of

[36:49] that popped up on my, uh, cell

[36:51] phone the other day, disturbing

[36:53] otherwise Quiet afternoon, The

[36:56] title of this news article was

[36:58] Las Cruces rolls out the first

[37:01] prram. I was shocked andce

[37:05] dismayed. As I read further. The

[37:10] intent is to pay $500 per month.

[37:12] For 18 months. To a number of

[37:17] recipients. Basically we're

[37:19] paying $9000 of other people's

[37:20] money. Do certain selected

[37:21] recipients. There's no

[37:26] requirement for any work, no

[37:27] requirement, no expectations at

[37:30] all in return, 150 families are

[37:33] supposed to participate in this

[37:36] Networks out to $1,350,000. Of

[37:42] taxpayer money for basically

[37:43] what's a social experiment. Now,

[37:44] Miss Bencomo. I had an email

[37:49] dialog with you many months ago.

[37:51] And I'll have to say that I

[37:53] appreciate your response,

[37:55] because, frankly, I did not

[37:56] expect one. Steady to position

[37:57] clearly. And this is before the

[38:01] last election and again I

[38:03] appreciated that next express my

[38:04] appreciation to you. In the

[38:07] interim, alwaysoping that

[38:08] clearer heads would prevail.

[38:11] This scheme would die a natural

[38:13] death and obviously I was wrong.

[38:14] So here we are. So I'm wondering

[38:18] how these recipients of public

[38:20] largesse to be identified. What

[38:22] are the criteria? Who determines

[38:25] those criteria. How will those

[38:29] results being meaningfully

[38:32] analyzed, interpreted and

[38:32] reported if at all? To meet.

[38:36] This is basically Social

[38:38] cronyism. The scheme is

[38:43] basically fiscally responsible.

[38:45] It's clearly unsustainable. And

[38:48] I would say it's even immoral.

[38:50] It is an insult to me. As a

[38:54] taxpayer. It is an insult to

[38:56] every other taxpayer in this

[38:57] room and beyond. And also argue

[39:00] it's an insult to the intended

[39:02] recipients. Because in return

[39:03] for some other people's money.

[39:07] They'll be giving up a little

[39:08] bit more of their dignity. Thank

[39:10] you. Thank you. 40405. Hello. Go

[39:35] ahead and put the Mike down and

[39:39] state your name, please. For the

[39:40] record. Patricia Jimenez, owner

[39:42] of the Little Shop on main I've

[39:45] been a victim of ongoing crime

[39:47] and violence and march 23 and I

[39:49] have voiced my concerns to

[39:51] public officials. Politicians

[39:52] and advocates have numerous

[39:54] police reports with the Las

[39:55] Cruces Police Department.

[39:57] Furthermore cases in trials were

[39:58] dismissed by the city judges and

[40:00] the D A called and I went 911

[40:02] numerous times and either the

[40:04] police showed up later never

[40:05] showed up at all. Numerous

[40:06] times, they would give me blank

[40:07] cards with no case number After

[40:09] I demanded that they give me

[40:11] one. They would say, What's the

[40:12] 0.1 incident? I was re

[40:14] victimized by an officer bullied

[40:15] and interrogated, Hebrews

[40:17] reported, along with another to

[40:19] internal affairs, and the case

[40:21] was later closed with n

[40:22] explanatt

[40:25] least 30 plus incidents at my

[40:25] store, including theft,

[40:26] vandalism, stalking harassment,

[40:28] and I currently have a five year

[40:30] order of protection from a

[40:32] stalker. One incident. I had to

[40:34] determine male covered in blood

[40:35] from entering my store. I'm

[40:36] demanding that there be a

[40:38] thorough investigation of the

[40:39] Las Cruces Police Department

[40:40] regarding possible corruption,

[40:42] intimidation, bullet bullying

[40:44] harassment tampering. The cases,

[40:46] including factual errors,

[40:47] omissions, conclusive, very

[40:49] statements possible felony cases

[40:50] being manipulated. Downgraded to

[40:53] misdemeanors, providing ltle

[40:55] if any body camera footage when

[40:57] requested willful negligence and

[41:00] not providing service and

[41:01] protection to the community

[41:02] needed during 911 calls

[41:03] Cassandra You come to my store

[41:07] with your husband. Bill sells

[41:09] legislators Senator in New

[41:10] Mexico and again after the

[41:11] airing of my situation on the

[41:13] news you offer to help but

[41:14] denied any knowledge of my

[41:16] incidents over the past seven

[41:17] months, although you were

[41:18] clearly made aware of my

[41:19] situation as a victim and

[41:20] ignored it. You told me twice in

[41:22] my store. It's not my fault.

[41:25] However the welfare of the

[41:25] community and district one is

[41:26] your responsibility and you are

[41:27] accountable. You insulted me and

[41:29] asked why, in a condescending

[41:30] and insensitive manner as to why

[41:31] didn't contact you and

[41:32] disregarded my well being. You

[41:35] made it personal and you threw

[41:37] it in my face that you bought

[41:39] furniture in my store, giving me

[41:40] the inclination that you would

[41:42] retaliate and never shot for me

[41:43] again if I don't remain silent,

[41:45] Although I made it clear I

[41:46] didn't want to talk to you. You

[41:48] kept pressuring me to meet with

[41:51] you again before the public city

[41:51] hall meeting. I'm demanding that

[41:53] there be a thorough

[41:53] investigation of the entire city

[41:55] Council regarding misconduct,

[41:57] intimidation, retaliation,

[41:58] manipulation and willful

[42:00] negligence. It is critical that

[42:02] e

[42:03] acceptable for security

[42:04] protection for the downtown

[42:06] businesses effective immediately

[42:08] , In addition, restitution of

[42:09] damages and lost income must be

[42:12] provided to affected business

[42:14] income and continue to lose it

[42:15] as a result under your watch.

[42:18] You have the power to do

[42:19] something, and you did nothing.

[42:21] Tax dollars. Pay your salary. If

[42:23] nothing is done. This will be

[42:25] escalated to state and federal

[42:26] agencies, including the media

[42:28] for further investigation. We

[42:29] have a civil right? To be

[42:31] protected, and we have a human

[42:33] right in our community as

[42:35] civilians and busins owrs.

[42:35] Change starts now. I'm gonna ask

[42:45] everybody to calm down. Hive Row

[42:48] five. Five. Are, you know? Five

[42:57] Please make it to the podium

[42:59] state your name. Good afternoon

[43:05] . My name is Kelly Son Timer,

[43:06] and I am a business owner

[43:08] downtown. My husband and I moved

[43:11] here from ST Louis about two

[43:12] years ago. In the last month. I

[43:14] would say I have Either

[43:17] witnessed or experienced crime

[43:18] and my little area. My neighbor

[43:22] who's building there's attached

[43:23] to mind her. Her business had a

[43:25] brick thrown through the window.

[43:27] I had to call the police last

[43:29] Wednesday because of a very

[43:31] violent altercation outside my

[43:32] door. Was seven very large men.

[43:36] It was extremely scary, and it

[43:38] was scary for all the customers

[43:39] that were there. I know that

[43:42] there was a car vandalized

[43:44] behind our parking lot. During

[43:46] the farmers market. And my

[43:50] husband and I are moving our

[43:52] shop down the street because we

[43:53] need more space and There was a

[43:56] person who I assume was

[43:59] homeless, sleeping right in

[44:00] front of our shop on the

[44:01] sidewalk. No We have spent a lot

[44:03] of money to open a business here

[44:04] and we are really concerned

[44:06] about The amount of crime I had

[44:10] a woman come into my shop last

[44:11] week. She was a representative

[44:13] for you, Miss Mayor. Pro temp. I

[44:16] think she's working on your

[44:17] campaign. And I thought, Well,

[44:18] this is a great time for me. To

[44:20] share a concern. And I said,

[44:21] Well, could you please ask her?

[44:23] What is she going to do about

[44:25] crime? The response I got was

[44:26] well, there's crime everywhere.

[44:27] Crime is bad everywhere. So I

[44:30] told her. I said I was a

[44:32] schoolteacher in ST Louis. We

[44:34] had middle school and high

[44:35] school students that had drug

[44:37] addiction problems. School

[44:39] phobia, violent behaviors,

[44:39] mental illness. We had we were

[44:43] tasked. With helping these kids

[44:45] overcome their addiction.

[44:47] Helping their parents. Help the

[44:49] kids. Helping them get an

[44:54] education and a diploma and help

[44:55] them deal with their mental

[44:56] illness. If I were to say to a

[45:00] parent or to my boss. There was

[45:02] drug abuse everywhere. A lot of

[45:05] kids Don't graduate from high

[45:07] school. Mental illness is a

[45:08] problem. I would have lost my

[45:10] job. And. I didn't do it so that

[45:16] I didn't lose my job. I did it

[45:18] because the task that I was

[45:20] given was very important. So as

[45:22] a business owner. I have a

[45:23] question for every one of you.

[45:26] As a person representing the

[45:27] city. What advice would you give

[45:30] to someone wanting to open a

[45:31] business down here knowing that

[45:34] I have to have bars on my

[45:35] windows? I have to have a

[45:36] security system. I have to walk

[45:39] over people sleeping on the

[45:41] sidewalk in front of my shop and

[45:42] hope that my customers will do

[45:44] that as well. And I have to

[45:46] hope. People don't stop coming

[45:48] downtown because of the amount

[45:50] of violence. Thank you. Anybody

[45:54] else on row five. 06.

[46:09] If you're if you're going to

[46:10] speak, make your way down and

[46:11] you can sit up here in the

[46:14] front, please. Thank you. Please

[46:15] State your name for the record.

[46:18] My name is W bond. Good

[46:20] afternoon. Mayor. Pro temp

[46:21] necessity, Council. I'm a vendor

[46:24] at the Farmer's market, and I've

[46:25] been there for many, many years.

[46:27] I'm here to Talk about our

[46:31] concerns as a vendor of the

[46:33] homeless, but also to Ah, back

[46:38] the downtown business people

[46:39] also we get down there at six

[46:41] o'clock in the morning, and we

[46:43] see the homeless and the

[46:44] vandalism that's going on. And I

[46:46] can remember back when downtown

[46:49] was like a ghost town other than

[46:51] when we showed up on Saturdays.

[46:53] I'm very proud that we have

[46:54] downtown business people. Now it

[46:56] looks wonderful. I was there

[46:58] during the route debt study and

[47:00] how things have changed down

[47:01] there. Butiolence and the

[47:04] homeless is a really big problem

[47:06] Downtown. I would hope someday

[47:08] we could get more police

[47:09] presence down there. We all look

[47:12] after each other down there, but

[47:14] it gets pretty scary. I had my

[47:15] life threatened by a man who was

[47:18] begging for money from our

[47:20] customers, and I just asked him

[47:23] very nicely to move on. We were

[47:24] told we could do that. I was a

[47:26] block captain at that time, and

[47:28] I wore a badge with my name on

[47:30] it. And he addressed me by name

[47:33] and said that if I even called

[47:35] for help, he would come back and

[47:37] kill me. So I quit wearing my

[47:38] badge, But it is a situation

[47:42] downtown to protect even when

[47:44] the city is holding a big event

[47:47] , which we do a lot. The parking

[47:49] lots aren't safe. And I just

[47:52] like you to consider what can be

[47:54] done for the safety of the

[47:56] people in the downtown area.

[47:57] Thank you. Thank you. You

[48:08] pretend Couil o Garcia. I'm

[48:11] a firm believer in supporting

[48:13] those in our community in need,

[48:15] like those requiring

[48:16] catastrophic health care.

[48:18] Reported on KR W G. R Council

[48:21] approved quote guaranteed basic

[48:23] income, which provides

[48:24] unconditional and unrestricted,

[48:29] payments to help individuals

[48:31] with their basic needs. In

[48:33] essence, are Council doled out

[48:35] taxpayer funds with no

[48:36] accountability. Basic needs

[48:39] could be satisfied Fiesta Foods

[48:41] or it could be aatisfied at

[48:43] the local pot shop or liquor

[48:44] store. We won't know. Council

[48:48] can show essential generosity,

[48:50] whether personal funds by

[48:51] standing in front of Albertans

[48:52] giving out $300 personal checks

[48:55] with no accountability to anyone

[48:57] that asks and when their

[48:59] personal savings are depleted.

[49:01] They get a personal loan and

[49:02] start again same concept that

[49:04] the taxpayers have to deal with.

[49:08] I would like to thank Kate Fox

[49:09] for the recent interviews

[49:10] dealing with crime affecting the

[49:11] community. Cooker general

[49:13] editorial on Sunday. City

[49:17] Council members have sponsored a

[49:19] resolution. The focus of this

[49:21] resolution is on enhancing

[49:23] Albuquerque ease. Efforts to

[49:26] address crime key areas of focus

[49:28] , including drug and mental

[49:30] health issues, restructuring pre

[49:33] trial detention securing funds

[49:35] for the world program for the

[49:37] next five years and supporting

[49:39] law enforcement. This sentiment

[49:41] is echoed by the LP, Kirky

[49:42] Police Department indicate

[49:43] indicating The urgency of

[49:47] holding criminals accountable.

[49:49] u've just heard numerous

[49:51] victims that have come here and

[49:53] spoken and they have done this

[49:55] for the last year. It is time

[49:57] that you do something to hold

[49:59] this criminal so accountable.

[50:01] And I continue with the quote.

[50:03] There's a consensus that the

[50:04] present conditions which prevent

[50:06] families from feeling secure

[50:08] during outdoor activities or

[50:10] unacceptable. Does this sound

[50:12] familiar? Unless Cruces you just

[50:13] heard? A couple of couple of

[50:15] individuals tell you that? We've

[50:16] asked numerous times for the

[50:18] council to request our state

[50:19] lawmakers to take action? Like

[50:22] the councils in Albuquerque.

[50:24] In the meantime, the forgotten

[50:26] victims listed on the list

[50:28] Cruces Hall of Shame who don't

[50:29] fit the category of quote, most

[50:31] vulnerable in our population or

[50:33] ignored. Albuquerque Journal

[50:37] 17th. September last year. 10

[50:39] Bills addressing crime for

[50:41] presented, but either didn't

[50:43] make it into committee or died

[50:44] in committee. The Democratic

[50:46] majority opposed these bills.

[50:48] Proposing the following. The

[50:52] mayor sent a letter to state

[50:54] senators and representatives to

[50:56] come to this chambers and

[50:57] present a tangible solutions to

[50:59] address crime. Thank you. You,

[51:02] Mr Garcia.

[51:15] I'm William Biermann. On

[51:19] September 5th after I left your

[51:20] meeting. Councilor Bencomo said

[51:23] . My comment about City Council

[51:25] de funding a parade was a quote,

[51:27] bold faced lie. But what I said

[51:30] is true. In a letter from about

[51:35] early 2021, the lost Cruces

[51:36] Police Officers Association. I

[51:38] told you. The last several

[51:42] years, I've seen steady decline

[51:43] in staffing levels, which have

[51:45] cultivated culminated in an all

[51:48] time love of 140 officers on

[51:51] duty, even though the department

[51:53] is authorized for 202 officers.

[51:56] The letter said. Quote This

[51:58] leaves the community largely on

[52:00] patrolled and unprotected and

[52:03] it's extremely hazardous to

[52:05] officers. The letter stated the

[52:08] percentage of the budget

[52:10] allocated to public safety was

[52:11] down almost 5% from fiscal year

[52:13] 2021. The letter said. Potential

[52:18] recruits quickly leave the L.

[52:20] CPD recruiting table when they

[52:22] learn how far behind L CPD has

[52:24] fallen in comparison to just

[52:26] about every other agency. The

[52:28] city is simply not competitive.

[52:30] So much for the letter. I have

[52:35] here a position control count

[52:36] from the adopted FY 22 budget.

[52:41] It shows Police department

[52:42] positions were reduced from 3 29

[52:46] in fiscal 2018. 2 318 in the

[52:50] adopted 2022 budget reduction of

[52:53] 11 positions. This is why the

[52:57] total number of city employees

[52:58] went up by 82 total of 1833,

[53:03] which is about 10 times the

[53:05] number of sworn police But the

[53:09] budget is n the same as what

[53:11] actually happens. Budgeting

[53:12] positions is not mean actually

[53:13] filling them. Officials claim

[53:16] they increase the budget in

[53:18] terms of money. That doesn't

[53:19] mean they actually spent the

[53:21] money and one Council meeting I

[53:23] heard a reference to $5 million

[53:26] in unspent salary account.

[53:28] Finally Councilor Bencomo is on

[53:32] video displaying a bar graph at

[53:35] a council meeting on April 26

[53:36] 2021. The chart was entitled

[53:41] Where Our Money goes, noting

[53:43] that the bar for the police

[53:45] department was the highest, she

[53:46] commented, quote. You know that

[53:50] for the police department to

[53:51] have such a disproportionate

[53:53] chunk of the budget to me feels

[53:55] like we need to do some serious

[53:57] reflection on the creation of

[53:58] this budget. Since then, the

[54:02] funding of the police has become

[54:03] politically toxic in elections,

[54:06] so lost Cruces is doing in about

[54:08] faith and sending out news

[54:10] releases a touting how you're

[54:11] doing new hiring of police, but

[54:14] the damage is already been done

[54:16] . As crime is raging here.

[54:18] That's all I have to say. German

[54:22] . Is there anybody on rose seven

[54:25] or eight? Anybody on this side?

[54:33] If you want to speak and you're

[54:34] in these last few rows, please

[54:36] make your way down. Mayor Pro

[54:41] TEM Council. My name is Laurie

[54:42] English. For over 20 years I

[54:47] have tried to get the city

[54:48] councilors from both sides of

[54:49] the aisle. To respond to the

[54:52] lousy conditions of Stewards

[54:54] Avenue between pay a portion

[54:57] Astoria and midway up on the

[54:59] East Mesa. To physically see the

[55:03] situation of that street. It

[55:06] looks like it has leprosy, and

[55:08] nobody's doing anything about it

[55:10] . I had two previous Council

[55:12] counselors from my district come

[55:13] out and physically see the

[55:15] condition. No action was taken.

[55:18] I invited Councilor Corrine to

[55:20] come out via email. And never

[55:24] got a response. But I got got a

[55:26] response, saying well, she

[55:28] thinks the schedule according to

[55:30] the streets department that it's

[55:31] scheduled for 2024. First of all

[55:35] right now, Midway Boulevard,

[55:38] which is a street that's in the

[55:40] same area. Is less heavily used

[55:42] than stewards. By almost two

[55:46] thirds the amount of traffic and

[55:49] it's being totally resurfaced a

[55:52] street the length of about five

[55:54] blocks. That's not even used

[55:55] that often. And the trucks that

[55:59] are being used to carry out the

[56:01] asphalt from the debris are the

[56:04] heavy, heavy, heavy asphalt and

[56:06] concrete trucks. That are not

[56:09] only making a mud bog out of gas

[56:11] line road, but they are

[56:13] destroying and tearing up

[56:16] Stewart's street again with no

[56:19] compensation, no consideration.

[56:24] Let's show you streets in the

[56:25] city are being resurfaced almost

[56:27] every month. A Stert's has

[56:30] been remained as it is for the

[56:32] 23 years that I have lived here

[56:35] . In fact, there are potholes

[56:36] are filling the potholes,

[56:37] potholes, and now those heavy

[56:39] trucks are creating nothing but

[56:40] massive potholes. Um. Still

[56:45] looks like it still looks like

[56:47] it's got leprosy. Ah and it's

[56:50] making a bog like a shout out of

[56:52] midway. The city's heavy trucks

[56:56] and are already talked about the

[56:57] entire street. Um Should be

[57:01] resurfaced. Weeed l ci

[57:03] councilors to deal more with

[57:06] Infrastructure, crime, vandalism

[57:09] and animal welfare than

[57:11] disrespecting veterans and

[57:13] changing street names out in

[57:16] your communities and put

[57:18] together some decent plans.

[57:19] Don't go out there just Couple

[57:23] of months before the campaign

[57:24] and before the election, One or

[57:26] two of you were running for

[57:28] mayor. I find that laughable. I

[57:30] mean, not no insult to any

[57:32] individual on the city Council.

[57:34] Um Still, you owe an apology to

[57:36] the city. The veterans of the

[57:40] city, the county and the state

[57:42] of New Mexico for your bad

[57:44] treatment and dishonor and

[57:46] disrespect concerning the

[57:47] veteran's park episode. Thank

[57:49] you Miss English. Anybody else

[57:51] on this side? To my right first

[57:54] row. Second row. Please make

[58:01] your way. You dropped something

[58:15] on the on the floor. All those

[58:17] are all put those up. Okay

[58:20] You're welcome. Just don't

[58:21] forget giving you all copies of

[58:23] these. Okay There will be

[58:26] distributing copies there,

[58:27] please, For all of you. Good

[58:29] afternoon. Yeah Good afternoon.

[58:31] Pro TEM and counselors. My name

[58:32] is Charles Winder and I've got

[58:36] something that I think is a

[58:38] dearie issue to all of us should

[58:40] be. It's a unifying Issue, not a

[58:42] divisive one. Unlike so many

[58:45] things that you're presented

[58:46] with, Unfortunately so, uh, This

[58:50] week. Just started yesterday Is

[58:53] Constitution Week. We're talking

[58:55] about us Constitution. Of

[58:56] course. Okay. And, uh, I don't

[59:00] really know that information.

[59:03] But it's public law. So let me

[59:06] read from you. I need a little

[59:08] bit of an aid here. My vision is

[59:10] slipping on me. So let me see if

[59:13] I can do this, too. And it's in

[59:14] the back of this little booklet.

[59:16] u caget it and read it for

[59:18] yourself. You can have that.

[59:19] That's a gift to you should say

[59:21] gift because maybe that in

[59:22] violation some of these laws but

[59:23] anyway to commemorate Uh,

[59:25] September 17th 17 87 signing of

[59:29] the Constitution. United States

[59:31] Congress has designated

[59:32] September 17th of each year as

[59:35] Constitution Day and September

[59:38] 17th through the 23rd of each

[59:41] year's constitution Week in 2004

[59:43] public law, 100-447. Section 111

[59:48] was passed, requiring the

[59:49] folling. Education institution

[59:54] that receives federal funds. For

[59:56] a fiscal year, She'll hold an

[59:57] education program on the United

[59:59] States Constitution on September

[1:00:01] 17th each year for the students

[1:00:03] served by the education

[1:00:05] institution. I think most of all

[1:00:06] of us have kids or grandkids and

[1:00:09] area this really is very germane

[1:00:09] to them. Furthermore it says,

[1:00:10] Quote each, Um Federal agency or

[1:00:15] department. Shell shell again No

[1:00:18] wiggle room in that word,

[1:00:19] provide education and training

[1:00:21] materials concerning the United

[1:00:22] States Constitution to each

[1:00:24] employee on September78 year,

[1:00:27] George worse, and I think most

[1:00:29] of you remember that gentleman

[1:00:31] says a price quote. A primary

[1:00:34] object should be the education

[1:00:35] of our youth and the science of

[1:00:37] government. And every plum Bic,

[1:00:39] not a democracy. We don't have a

[1:00:41] democracy. Very clear in the

[1:00:42] Constitution. There is no word

[1:00:44] democracy and that the Republic

[1:00:47] that species of knowledge can be

[1:00:49] equally important, but Species

[1:00:51] line should be equally important

[1:00:56] counicating it to thosesing than

[1:00:58] liberties of the to those

[1:01:00] guardians of the liberties of

[1:01:01] our country. Uh I have no

[1:01:05] hesitation. I'm a very proud

[1:01:07] American proud that we live in

[1:01:09] this exceptional country where

[1:01:11] we can have these discussions

[1:01:12] debates, but unfortunately we're

[1:01:14] losing so much of this. Why

[1:01:16] Because we don't stay our

[1:01:17] constitution. Okay Article six

[1:01:20] of that book, right there tells

[1:01:21] you that that's the supreme law

[1:01:23] of the land and just being

[1:01:24] violated constantly every day,

[1:01:26] so I'd urge everybody let's stay

[1:01:28] the Constitution. God bless you

[1:01:29] all. Tnk you. Okay Anybody on

[1:01:31] the second or third row? Please

[1:01:34] make your way down. Afternoon

[1:01:44] Council Pro TEM everybody else.

[1:01:47] Uh just wanted to let everybody

[1:01:50] know I noticed something when I

[1:01:51] walked in here today. I didn't

[1:01:52] have to move the record Trois

[1:01:54] Stagner owners, the comics I did

[1:01:57] not have to move a sleeping

[1:01:59] vagrant from in front of the

[1:02:01] door to get inside. I did not

[1:02:03] have tstepver man

[1:02:04] excrement to get inside. I was

[1:02:06] not sexually or physically

[1:02:07] assaulted. To get inside this

[1:02:08] council chamber. So how can you

[1:02:12] guys sit up there and tell me

[1:02:13] that you know what we're going

[1:02:15] through downtown when these are

[1:02:17] almost daily occurrences with

[1:02:18] us? The definition of insanity

[1:02:21] is doing the same thing over and

[1:02:22] over and expecting a different

[1:02:24] result. Well I'm going to tell

[1:02:26] all you people here if you keep

[1:02:28] voting for the same people and

[1:02:29] expect change. That's insane.

[1:02:31] Yeah. I don't have to say.

[1:02:41] Fourth row. Fifth row. Six row.

[1:02:46] Seven. Eight. Anybody on this

[1:02:49] side? Okay, that concludes our.

[1:02:54] Um public participation. Next

[1:02:57] up. I will be reading September

[1:02:59] 11 2023 closed meeting statement

[1:03:01] into the record. Last Christmas

[1:03:04] City Council met in closed

[1:03:06] session at 11 06 am September

[1:03:08] 11th 2023 the followi members

[1:03:11] were in attendance. Mayor Ken

[1:03:12] Miyagishima Councilor Cassandra

[1:03:14] again that our cancer tests

[1:03:16] abate that was absent. Councilor

[1:03:18] Becky Graham was present

[1:03:19] Councilor Johanna become a

[1:03:20] present. Councilor Becky,

[1:03:22] current president, Councilor.

[1:03:24] Even Flores present staff was

[1:03:26] Linda samples. City attorney By

[1:03:29] ripping Commerce chief

[1:03:31] Administrative Officer Sonia

[1:03:34] Delgado, assistant city manager

[1:03:36] F. O P. Li City manager

[1:03:39] Philomena Hauser outside

[1:03:41] attorney Zoom and was out at 12

[1:03:44] 12. PM Joe Richards was H R

[1:03:47] director via Zoom and the Hume

[1:03:49] Airport director via Zoom.

[1:03:51] Jocelyn Garrison, Department

[1:03:53] City attorney via Zoom. The

[1:03:56] meeting adjourned at 12 49.

[1:03:59] Let's see. The purpose of the

[1:04:02] closed meeting is to discuss the

[1:04:03] pending litigation regarding Tom

[1:04:05] Reynolds versus the city of Los

[1:04:06] Cruces, CI v Dash, 23-00022 G.

[1:04:12] J. F K R S, which is closed

[1:04:15] percent to N. M s a 1978 section

[1:04:18] 10 15-1 h seven. Okay? I need a

[1:04:25] motion to accept the agenda.

[1:04:29] Moved. Graham Second Abeyta

[1:04:30] motion made by Councilor Graham

[1:04:32] second by Councilor Abeyta.

[1:04:35] Alright let's see. I need to

[1:04:38] call the vote. Yes This is on

[1:04:41] the motion to accept the agenda

[1:04:43] as presented. Councilor Abeyta

[1:04:46] Councilor Graham? Yes Councilor

[1:04:48] Bencomo Councilor crayon.

[1:04:51] Councilor Flotus Yes, Pro TEM

[1:04:53] and the mayor is absent. Okay?

[1:04:57] Resolution number 24.030 need

[1:05:01] emotion proved second grand. Was

[1:05:05] that by Councilor Bencomo

[1:05:06] Councilor Abeyta second by

[1:05:07] Councilor Graham. Hi, Alicia.

[1:05:15] Good afternoon. They're with us

[1:05:18] for just a minute. No worries.

[1:05:50] Good afternoon Mayor pro TEM and

[1:05:52] city counselors. Alicia

[1:05:53] Hernandez, purchasing manager.

[1:05:56] Before you as a resolution to

[1:05:58] approve our Microsoft Enterprise

[1:05:59] Agreement renewal. The I T

[1:06:05] department has an enterprise

[1:06:06] agreement with Microsoft. This

[1:06:08] includes our desktop operating

[1:06:10] systems are security licensing,

[1:06:13] security, licensing and

[1:06:13] Microsoft office software. The

[1:06:19] agreement provides us with a

[1:06:22] purchasing. And also includes

[1:06:24] regular updates from these

[1:06:25] Microsoft products. The

[1:06:29] agreement expes and must be

[1:06:31] renewed every six years. And

[1:06:33] during that time the pricing is

[1:06:34] locked in for those years.

[1:06:37] Annual renewal. Determines of

[1:06:38] additional licensing is

[1:06:39] required. At this time

[1:06:44] Purchasing recommends that we

[1:06:45] contract with CD W G via a C E s

[1:06:48] contract. The contract number is

[1:06:51] 2022-01 Dash A G 0 1 dash A L L

[1:06:57] And we're asking for an

[1:06:58] indefinite cost indefinite

[1:07:00] quantity and it would be subject

[1:07:02] to annual renewal and arove

[1:07:03] budget appropriations. And with

[1:07:08] that these are your Council

[1:07:09] options and I stand for

[1:07:11] questions. Cancer requiring

[1:07:13] Councilor plotters. I have a

[1:07:15] question that 100% in just thank

[1:07:17] you for presenting if we vote No

[1:07:19] . Will it bring the entire teams

[1:07:22] infrastructure down and never

[1:07:22] make us attended teams meeting

[1:07:24] again? Is there any chance of

[1:07:27] that? Okay Thank you. I

[1:07:30] appreciate your presentation.

[1:07:34] Thank you. Councilor. Korean

[1:07:35] Councilor flutters. Um. Why Why

[1:07:41] would we enter into an

[1:07:42] agreement? Um For an indefinite

[1:07:45] cost. I sure as heck wouldn't

[1:07:50] Why? I mean, is that a term of

[1:07:52] art that used in such a contract

[1:07:56] ? We have done that before it.

[1:07:57] We don't know how many licenses

[1:07:59] will need in the future going

[1:08:01] forward. But the But it's like a

[1:08:05] carte blanche. It's like giving

[1:08:07] you a blank check. Um So. So

[1:08:12] it's been done in the past, so

[1:08:14] we continue to do I'm just

[1:08:15] curious, and I Um We have done

[1:08:20] it in the indefinite quantity

[1:08:22] and definite cost subject to

[1:08:24] annual renewal's. So this being

[1:08:28] subject to annual renewal's.

[1:08:30] Does that mean that we would

[1:08:31] review the cost and then? Um And

[1:08:33] then. Yeah, because it also

[1:08:38] says, uh Resolution approving

[1:08:41] the annual renewal operative

[1:08:43] wordheres annual, so there

[1:08:46] has to be not just a renewal,

[1:08:47] but a review. And so if we were

[1:08:50] to vote yes, on this, um this

[1:08:53] this resolution would be subject

[1:08:55] to Um well, a straight I would

[1:09:00] Expected to be strict scrutiny

[1:09:01] and so far as reviewing the

[1:09:04] terms and the prices and all

[1:09:06] that we do review the terms

[1:09:08] every year. And the contract

[1:09:10] that we're going to use. It

[1:09:11] expires in 2026. So at that

[1:09:13] time, we would have to either

[1:09:14] procure another contract, or,

[1:09:15] um, Take one of our own. And so

[1:09:20] what happens if, um the cost

[1:09:22] become exorbitant? And we know

[1:09:25] of another vendor who that Would

[1:09:29] be a better price for the same.

[1:09:31] For the same product. I remember

[1:09:37] attending if I may. Councilor

[1:09:39] blood is Mr Pillay has Mr Pillay

[1:09:42] has a before and I'm sure Wraps

[1:09:46] up here to set some, like Just

[1:09:50] This this particular licenses.

[1:09:53] We We don't know. And so we have

[1:09:55] to We have to enter into a

[1:09:58] contract. However there is an

[1:10:00] appropriation throughout the

[1:10:01] budget process. That said that

[1:10:03] these amounts are set. We can't

[1:10:05] go above Beyond that, unless we

[1:10:07] bring it forward. And so there's

[1:10:10] a certain amount for these

[1:10:11] licenses. But this is the

[1:10:13] contract that's That's needed in

[1:10:14] order for us to receive them. I

[1:10:18] don't know if you have any

[1:10:19] additional Anything. In addition

[1:10:21] to Robert, making up Making your

[1:10:24] way up here. So I guess if your

[1:10:26] concern is The blank check. That

[1:10:30] that cap is at the budget

[1:10:32] appropriation for these

[1:10:32] licenses. Mr Pillay is that in

[1:10:38] the contract and the agreement

[1:10:40] with the vendor You know, I'd

[1:10:42] have to look at the contract

[1:10:45] subject to what our

[1:10:46] appropriations are. I mean, do

[1:10:47] they understand that? Yes,

[1:10:49] Councilor, So we determine We

[1:10:53] determine if we can. We don't

[1:10:54] have to purchase a certain

[1:10:55] amount. We determine how many

[1:10:57] licenses were Going to need and

[1:11:00] again, it's determined by Our

[1:11:01] budget sets that cab. And so if

[1:11:05] we are going beyond our budget

[1:11:07] line item We certainly have to

[1:11:09] come back for an amendment. For

[1:11:13] that, So there's a vendor

[1:11:15] understand that like say, for

[1:11:16] example, we went bankrupt. Would

[1:11:18] we still be bound by by the

[1:11:19] terms of this contract? I mean,

[1:11:23] that just just, you know,

[1:11:24] extreme, but just just because I

[1:11:28] I'm just wondering, I mean, I

[1:11:33] have to look at the contract

[1:11:34] Councilor, but I'm going to show

[1:11:35] you we wouldn't bou.

[1:11:37] Correct if you have any robbed l

[1:11:39] plane I t director Councilor,

[1:11:41] Flores and Mayor Pro TEM and

[1:11:43] Council. Um if. If there were a

[1:11:47] particular situation like this

[1:11:49] at the city went out of, you

[1:11:50] know, went bankrupt at the at

[1:11:52] the next year. Microsoft

[1:11:53] understands that we wouldn't be

[1:11:55] able to get approval for that

[1:11:58] purchase, in which case we would

[1:11:58] not have to purchase it. So the

[1:12:00] agreement isn't binding. Over

[1:12:03] the over the course of several

[1:12:05] years. No only for this

[1:12:08] particular course years. I don't

[1:12:09] remember the exact wording. But

[1:12:10] when you have multiple years

[1:12:12] where you're saying you're going

[1:12:13] to produce something, But

[1:12:14] there's I don't remember the

[1:12:16] exact term, but they're the term

[1:12:18] where we don't have to continue

[1:12:19] to purchase that. You remember

[1:12:20] No, the city can opt out. Every

[1:12:23] year. We're going to pay the

[1:12:25] first year and then if we don't

[1:12:26] have enough budget next year, we

[1:12:29] hoose a different route. OK,

[1:12:29] ultimately, the city uh,

[1:12:31] purchasing section works with

[1:12:32] the end user for the best cost

[1:12:35] for the best item that we need.

[1:12:37] Okay well, that definitely

[1:12:38] allays my fears. Thank you very

[1:12:40] much. Thank you. Thank you, Mr

[1:12:42] Pena. Thank you. Um, I was

[1:12:47] hoping that I'd have a chance to

[1:12:49] look at the resolution.

[1:12:52] Specifically, um. And give me a

[1:12:54] moment. I read it earlier, but I

[1:12:57] don't remember One of the things

[1:13:00] that I've had. It gives. It does

[1:13:00] give me pause to say that

[1:13:02] indefinitely with no criteria.

[1:13:05] You know, the resolution doesn't

[1:13:08] state at all the amounts what

[1:13:10] it's for, Um, even in you know,

[1:13:12] in the event, it's too You know,

[1:13:14] um Be additional amounts. Then

[1:13:19] we would come back to council.

[1:13:22] Um and so Equal there. This is

[1:13:26] like the second or third time.

[1:13:28] It's come like this with that

[1:13:30] kind of language, and it does

[1:13:31] give me pause. And I'm hopeful

[1:13:34] that staff as their, um.

[1:13:38] Developing these resolutions

[1:13:40] that they state the amounts and

[1:13:44] even if there's some, you know,

[1:13:50] ceain ount. Then it would be

[1:13:51] brought back. Um Because we

[1:13:53] don't know what's happening in

[1:13:54] procurement or whatever. But

[1:13:56] this is probably the third time

[1:13:58] that I read something like that,

[1:13:59] and I want to have more

[1:14:01] information. But there is an

[1:14:02] information now. I'm looking

[1:14:03] through other things you're

[1:14:05] sending right because there's

[1:14:06] several attachments there,

[1:14:08] reading hundreds of pages of

[1:14:09] document. It just makes it

[1:14:11] really difficult. So in the

[1:14:13] future, if you could add

[1:14:14] something like that I think it

[1:14:15] would satisfy me. Thank you,

[1:14:19] Mayor. Pretend we will. Thank

[1:14:20] you. Okay. Any other Public

[1:14:23] comment. Yes, ma'am. Please make

[1:14:27] your way to the To the Podium

[1:14:31] and state your name. My name is

[1:14:41] Laurie English. Um I live in the

[1:14:44] city and it's been my experience

[1:14:46] as a previous business owner. Uh

[1:14:49] in other states that if it's not

[1:14:52] stated clearly, if the word

[1:14:53] indefinite or Future shows up.

[1:14:57] We are not to accept that word.

[1:15:00] It should be tied in and you

[1:15:02] ladies obviously are aware of

[1:15:04] that fact that indefinite means

[1:15:05] X infinity. I'm not Buzz

[1:15:10] Lightyear, and I'm not an

[1:15:11] attorney by any stretch, but if

[1:15:13] something is infinite, that

[1:15:15] means it can go on and go on and

[1:15:17] go on and they're saying they're

[1:15:20] giving us their word that we

[1:15:21] have the right to do this and we

[1:15:23] have the right to do that, if

[1:15:25] it's not expressly written in

[1:15:27] the document. Iwill not hold

[1:15:31] up in court. I don't care what

[1:15:33] court it is whether they go

[1:15:34] bankrupt or whether we go

[1:15:35] bankrupt. The bottom line is

[1:15:37] we're still responsible if we

[1:15:39] accept the word indefinite.

[1:15:41] Thank you for your time. And

[1:15:43] your consideration. Thank you.

[1:15:45] Miss English. Anybody else?

[1:15:46] Okay? Yes, Christine. Please

[1:15:53] take the roll. This is on the

[1:15:55] motion to approve resolution.

[1:15:56] 24-030 Councilor Abeyta.

[1:16:00] Councilor Graham Councilor

[1:16:02] Bencomo, Councilor Korean

[1:16:05] Councilor Flotus. Yes, yes, and

[1:16:07] the mayor is absent. Next up 8.2

[1:16:15] resolution number 24-031. I need

[1:16:18] a few approved Graham motion

[1:16:19] made by concert, Graham. By

[1:16:23] Councilor Corrine Or Abeyta

[1:16:25] heard, Um second, um, made by

[1:16:27] consequence. Hello Miss Greene.

[1:16:32] Hello Good afternoon, everyone,

[1:16:34] Uh Mayor Pro TEM membersounc

[1:16:37] Natalie Green for the record the

[1:16:39] resolution before you is a land

[1:16:42] acquisition, it would be a

[1:16:43] purchase of property located at

[1:16:45] 9 15 and 9 21 West Amador. The

[1:16:48] site description. It's

[1:16:49] approximately one acre parcel or

[1:16:52] it's two parcels that make up

[1:16:54] about an acre also includes a

[1:16:56] 500 square foot metal industrial

[1:16:58] building. And again it's address

[1:16:59] off of Amador. It is adjacent to

[1:17:02] the Macia Valley Community

[1:17:04] campus, and it was identified as

[1:17:06] a potential acquisition piece

[1:17:06] during the Master plan adoption

[1:17:10] . This is the vicinity map. The

[1:17:13] subject parcels are in pink. And

[1:17:15] then the community hoped

[1:17:16] campuses labeled in blue. This

[1:17:21] is just a visual of the property

[1:17:24] facing west so this would be

[1:17:26] from the property facing into

[1:17:27] the Macia Valley community Hope

[1:17:29] driveway and again, you can see

[1:17:31] that 5000 square foot industrial

[1:17:33] building and then this is from

[1:17:35] the driveway facing East. This

[1:17:39] is the master plan that was

[1:17:40] adopted in 2002 again. That

[1:17:43] parca

[1:17:45] potential acquisition site, and

[1:17:47] it would improve the overall

[1:17:49] flow of the campus increase

[1:17:51] parking. And then it would allow

[1:17:53] . Um the continued expansion of

[1:17:54] the other buildings. The

[1:17:59] proposed terms of the purchase.

[1:18:01] We did do two appraisals. The

[1:18:02] first came back at 4 35, and the

[1:18:04] second came back at 4 37 they

[1:18:07] negotiated price with the seller

[1:18:09] is 435,000, with US splitting

[1:18:10] closing costs. And the benefits

[1:18:13] of this purchases that it would

[1:18:14] align with the city's master

[1:18:16] plan and the goals for expansion

[1:18:17] of the Messiah Valley community

[1:18:19] hope and also aligns with our

[1:18:20] strategic goals elevate and the

[1:18:22] city's consolidated plan. It

[1:18:25] does include budget adjustment

[1:18:27] to cover the cost of the

[1:18:29] acquisition and closing, so

[1:18:31] you'll notice that dollar amount

[1:18:32] is a little bit different. And

[1:18:35] that's because it includes the

[1:18:36] closing costs. And then you have

[1:18:40] your standard Council options

[1:18:41] and we'll stand for questions.

[1:18:43] Thank you, Mr Green. Any

[1:18:44] questions on the dais? See none.

[1:18:46] Um, public comments. See none.

[1:18:51] Christine, Please take the roll.

[1:18:54] This is on the motion to approve

[1:18:56] resolution. 24 031 Councilor

[1:18:59] Abeyta Councilor Graham Yes.

[1:19:01] Councilor Bencomo Councilor

[1:19:03] crayon Councilor Flores. Yes 10

[1:19:07] and the mayor is absent. Okay

[1:19:10] Motion passes 8.3 resolution

[1:19:13] number 24-03 to a resolution

[1:19:16] approving community development

[1:19:17] block Grant high. Good afternoon

[1:19:20] Mayor Pro TEM members of City

[1:19:22] Council Raymond Burchfield for

[1:19:23] te

[1:19:25] a moment. I'm sorry. I'm getting

[1:19:26] ahead of myself. I need emotion

[1:19:29] . Okay Move to approve. Abeyta

[1:19:31] Martian labor. Councilor Abeyta,

[1:19:32] second by Councilor. Warren.

[1:19:35] Here we go, Mr Birch. Well, now

[1:19:36] we're ready. Okay, before you

[1:19:38] today we have a Community

[1:19:41] development Block Grant

[1:19:42] agreement to approve them

[1:19:43] Community Hope Campus solar

[1:19:44] project. And cost it a para

[1:19:50] green owes applied for community

[1:19:52] development Block Grant funding

[1:19:53] current year funding program.

[1:19:55] You're 23 in the amount of

[1:19:58] $200,000 constant parag. Reno's

[1:20:01] distributes approximately £4.5

[1:20:04] million of food a year. They're

[1:20:06] the largest food pantry in

[1:20:06] southern New Mexico. And they

[1:20:09] just recently moved into the new

[1:20:11] space at horse and Hound. Those

[1:20:13] numbers should be going up

[1:20:15] dramatically. And this

[1:20:17] resolution will approve Block

[1:20:19] Grant agreement between the city

[1:20:21] and cassava Peregrine owes in

[1:20:23] the amount of $200,000 as

[1:20:25] approved through action Plan 23

[1:20:27] last May by City Council. A

[1:20:31] this project will be done in a

[1:20:32] community of hope applied for

[1:20:34] with the Department of Energy

[1:20:36] for $200,000 Grant, which they

[1:20:38] have received, so this will be a

[1:20:39] $400,000 project. And this will

[1:20:43] greatly decrease utility bills

[1:20:45] for the agencies on campus. And

[1:20:50] there's just that's an aging

[1:20:51] overhead picture. But And the

[1:20:54] new horse and hound. And this

[1:20:58] will be parking lot shade

[1:21:00] structures and exactly where on

[1:21:03] campus. I don't know just yet.

[1:21:05] It's still in the design design

[1:21:06] phase. And with that I can stand

[1:21:11] for any questions. Thank you, Mr

[1:21:11] Burchfield. Any questions from

[1:21:13] the dais scene and from Council?

[1:21:15] How about From the public. See

[1:21:17] none. Christine. On the motion

[1:21:23] to approve resolution. 24-032

[1:21:26] Councilor Abeyta Councilor

[1:21:28] Graham Yes. Councilor Bencomo,

[1:21:31] Councilor Korean Councilor

[1:21:33] Flotus Yes, Pro TEM and the

[1:21:34] mayor is absent. Thank you. Um

[1:21:41] next step. We have no board

[1:21:43] appointments, and I'm looking at

[1:21:45] Christine. She'll tell me if we

[1:21:46] do, um, and any notice, no no

[1:21:51] notice of proposed ordinances,

[1:21:52] either. Wow. Now we're up item

[1:21:58] 11 City Council member board

[1:21:59] reports and comments. Um. And I

[1:22:05] will say that I appreciated

[1:22:07] being a part of the City Council

[1:22:09] . Right and I will just leavet

[1:22:11] at that. And that Councilor

[1:22:12] Graham, um Give her input

[1:22:14] related to that. It is really

[1:22:17] amazing. Um what our town has to

[1:22:19] offer with public art. And just

[1:22:23] the uniqueness of each

[1:22:25] neighborhood, So it was really

[1:22:26] appreciative. And I thank chief

[1:22:28] story and Officer Clement for

[1:22:30] Monitoring traffic. It made me

[1:22:32] feel very safe and so appreciate

[1:22:33] that, Um We have, um. Some work

[1:22:43] paicularly in the urban in the

[1:22:44] inner inner city and Um, it's

[1:22:48] something that we continue to

[1:22:51] look at with our public works

[1:22:53] and our street management or

[1:22:54] payment management program. And

[1:22:56] so I'm I'm appreciative of that

[1:22:58] program. Um But you know, trying

[1:23:02] to meet the needs and the

[1:23:04] demands of the entire city makes

[1:23:05] it difficult. So, um I'll have

[1:23:08] some conversations equal with

[1:23:10] you about some specific areas

[1:23:11] that I think really need some

[1:23:13] attention and district one and

[1:23:15] other We kind of ayed in that

[1:23:18] area. But um, I appreciate that

[1:23:20] the opportunity Um. I do want to

[1:23:30] address the issues that were

[1:23:32] brought to our attention about G

[1:23:34] B a Um, I believe wholeheartedly

[1:23:38] in this program and there is an

[1:23:39] opportunity. To, um. To seek

[1:23:43] funding additional funding

[1:23:46] through a mayor's G B. I UM,

[1:23:48] task force or board nationally

[1:23:51] that I think is a great

[1:23:52] opportunity there. The money is

[1:23:56] funneled through Community

[1:23:57] Foundation, and several of our

[1:23:59] nonprofits are working through

[1:24:00] the variety of issues. Um I do

[1:24:04] want to say that there was a

[1:24:07] pilot project in Hatch that just

[1:24:08] yielded great great outcomes and

[1:24:11] if we're serious about reducing

[1:24:13] poverty, this is one way to do

[1:24:15] it. Is that the only way?

[1:24:17] Absolutely not. But it's one of

[1:24:18] the ways and I stand by my vote.

[1:24:20] Um.nd as a matter of fact,

[1:24:26] Friday evening, we get to view a

[1:24:30] screening related to, um family

[1:24:34] prosperity. And I invite the

[1:24:36] public. Um to that to that, um,

[1:24:40] screening it'll be done at It

[1:24:42] would be showing at the farm and

[1:24:44] ranch and I believe it's six PM

[1:24:45] I'm looking at Councilor.

[1:24:47] Bencomo And so I'm looking

[1:24:49] forward to hearing more about

[1:24:52] the programming and nationally

[1:24:54] what it's doing for particularly

[1:24:57] people, lifting them up and out

[1:24:59] of poverty. And with that, I'll

[1:25:01] turn it over to Councilor

[1:25:05] Flores. Thank you, Madam Chair.

[1:25:07] Um I, um. The first of all the

[1:25:12] funds that are being used for

[1:25:15] that, G B I and it's temporary.

[1:25:17] I think 18 limited to 18 months

[1:25:19] are from the AARP. The money the

[1:25:22] money that was issued to cities

[1:25:24] to use, Um Ah, at their

[1:25:27] discretion, so long as you know

[1:25:30] , fell within certain parameters

[1:25:32] and guidelines I personally am

[1:25:34] against guaranteed basic income

[1:25:36] . Um it was tried, uh, in In

[1:25:40] Fresno, California. And, uh, Hmm

[1:25:45] . It wasn't six successful and

[1:25:47] no, it was not. In fact, the

[1:25:49] mayor was booted out and was not

[1:25:52] re elected. It was not

[1:25:54] successful. What you say It was

[1:25:57] depending on how you do your

[1:25:59] arithmetic. It didn't and I

[1:26:01] don't want to get into a debate.

[1:26:03] All I ow is that Um The there

[1:26:05] was. One This is an 18 month

[1:26:10] project and I doubt very much it

[1:26:13] will be refunded. Um because I

[1:26:14] don't think we're going to see

[1:26:16] outcomes in 18 months. If this

[1:26:18] was an ongoing if it was maybe,

[1:26:21] um, uh, multibillionaire who

[1:26:24] wanted to try something out? And

[1:26:26] could you know someone like Elon

[1:26:28] Musk, the richest billionaire in

[1:26:30] the world? Um and he could see

[1:26:32] if it could work somewhere and

[1:26:34] just throw his money. They're

[1:26:35] fine. But um, I'm cerinly I'm

[1:26:38] certainly should the city should

[1:26:40] it come before the city. This

[1:26:42] this this board, I would

[1:26:44] definitely vote against G B. I

[1:26:46] um it'snot sustainable. And I

[1:26:50] agree with the mayor. Um, there

[1:26:52] was There was some reporting on

[1:26:55] KR W G and he was interviewed

[1:26:58] and, uh he said that his

[1:27:00] colleagues didn't understand

[1:27:01] finances. Um Well. Excuse me.

[1:27:08] Point of order, please. Thank

[1:27:09] you. Other. Opinions Thank you.

[1:27:13] So anyway, um I wanna go on to

[1:27:18] things that are a little bit

[1:27:20] more pleasant. Um The I was able

[1:27:25] to attend the firefighters,

[1:27:26] graduation. Ah! A week ago last

[1:27:29] Friday. I can't even remember

[1:27:33] when it was it was about a week

[1:27:34] ago. That's Freddie. And it was

[1:27:38] and it was absolutely wonderful.

[1:27:39] And, um And I think it's the

[1:27:43] first time I have attended,

[1:27:44] And it was just amazing to see

[1:27:47] the training. They get how

[1:27:49] rigorous it is. And, um And

[1:27:53] different. Firefighters were

[1:27:58] singled out there were

[1:27:59] distinguished in their

[1:28:00] accomplishments. Um but it was.

[1:28:06] But it was really it was very

[1:28:07] nice. It was very nice to

[1:28:10] participate in that and there

[1:28:12] were tons of family and Children

[1:28:14] and, uh, we received a pamphlet

[1:28:19] ,

[1:28:19] Um, the fire a fire fighters

[1:28:21] prayer. When I am called to

[1:28:25] duty. God wherever flames me

[1:28:26] rage give me the strength to set

[1:28:27] save a life. Whatever be its age

[1:28:31] , helped me embrace a little

[1:28:32] child before it is too late, or

[1:28:35] save an older person from the

[1:28:37] horror of that fate. Enable me

[1:28:39] to be alert and here the weakest

[1:28:41] shout and quickly and

[1:28:43] efficiently to put the fire out

[1:28:46] . I want to feel my calling and

[1:28:48] to give the best in me tguar

[1:28:51] my every neighbor and protect

[1:28:51] their property. And if,

[1:28:55] according to your Will, I have

[1:28:56] to lose my life. Please bless

[1:29:00] He's blessed with your

[1:29:01] protecting hand. My Children and

[1:29:04] my it's his wife, but he should

[1:29:06] say spouse because we have a lot

[1:29:07] of female, so I'll just edit

[1:29:09] that, and the author is unknown

[1:29:12] that the ceremony was really,

[1:29:13] really moving, because, um, I

[1:29:17] don't remember the number, but

[1:29:18] it was definitely an elite group

[1:29:19] of firefighters and it was

[1:29:21] really wonderful. Um Um, the

[1:29:25] other before? I forget, Um Happy

[1:29:30] New Year to my Jewish family to

[1:29:31] my Jewish friends. Um this is a

[1:29:34] very somber period up until a

[1:29:37] young Cooper I think it's just

[1:29:38] September 24 25. Um is, uh young

[1:29:42] Cooper and It's a very it's like

[1:29:47] a high holy season. Um The

[1:29:49] other, Um. We already presented

[1:29:53] the. Proclamation to the

[1:29:58] downwinders, but, um. A lot of

[1:30:02] people who were talking about

[1:30:04] how how awesome the movie

[1:30:07] Oppenheimer was, but what they

[1:30:09] failed to talk about was how the

[1:30:11] first bomb was landed here, You

[1:30:14] know, not very far from us, and

[1:30:17] there's 100 and 50 Mile Radius

[1:30:18] and You know, my family lived in

[1:30:22] this part of the world less than

[1:30:23] 150 miles from here. Um And I

[1:30:28] was, I guess not born yet, But

[1:30:30] when do I? o of my brothers

[1:30:32] were already born? But the

[1:30:33] follows that it was a testing

[1:30:34] ground for wood followed. Um in

[1:30:38] August. I think it was August 5.

[1:30:40] 1945. When uh, Hiroshima and

[1:30:45] Nagasaki were bombed, and those

[1:30:47] cities were obliterated, and it

[1:30:50] took several years for things to

[1:30:51] start growing again. Um And

[1:30:54] sadly, the government failed to

[1:30:57] make any kind of reparations. Um

[1:31:00] the whole project. The Manhattan

[1:31:02] Project, which took place in Las

[1:31:04] Alamos. Really Um, they just

[1:31:07] went in there and Took over the

[1:31:11] that part and why they selected

[1:31:13] New Mexico. I don't know. All I

[1:31:16] know is that New Mexico was left

[1:31:17] out of the Rica. The Radiation

[1:31:21] Exposure Act. Um so hopefully

[1:31:22] there will be some You know, uh

[1:31:26] People will never get their

[1:31:27] health back. Uh um People

[1:31:30] continue to die as a result of

[1:31:32] that radiation, and I think that

[1:31:35] You know, they're like in my

[1:31:36] family. It was le, Oh, he died

[1:31:38] of cancer cancer. I guess it

[1:31:40] runs in the family. Well cancer

[1:31:42] isn't hereditary. But anyway, um

[1:31:46] . The other development or

[1:31:48] another wonderful. Not

[1:31:52] wonderful. I mean TV. Yeah,

[1:31:53] anyway, but On the upside of

[1:31:57] what we do up here, Um three or

[1:31:59] four years ago. 2019 It was four

[1:32:03] years ago. Um the city of Las

[1:32:06] Cruces worked together with, um

[1:32:09] Las Cruces public schools. And

[1:32:12] the legal women voters of

[1:32:14] southern New Mexico to present a

[1:32:17] know your government day. And,

[1:32:18] um And that was wonderful. Mayor

[1:32:22] Pro TEM and I participated in

[1:32:24] that. And uh, they were supposed

[1:32:27] to be a follow up. This was

[1:32:30] February of 2019. We were

[1:32:31] supposed to follow up the

[1:32:33] following year. And um the

[1:32:36] students who were selected were

[1:32:38] from all the high schools here

[1:32:39] in Las Cruces. And it was four

[1:32:42] students that, um Because every

[1:32:46] human being shown has potential

[1:32:48] . So I have to be careful about

[1:32:50] how I word this. It was for Uh,

[1:32:54] students who, um, would be

[1:32:57] selected by their teachers. Um

[1:33:01] And, of course with a parent's

[1:33:02] permission. If there yeah. But

[1:33:04] um, it wasn't like geared for

[1:33:07] someone who was class president

[1:33:09] or president of the student body

[1:33:12] because that person is already

[1:33:13] engaged. And, um So we were

[1:33:18] going to track the students and

[1:33:19] then whatever, but those

[1:33:21] students are now I think they're

[1:33:22] seniors at some of them are

[1:33:24] seniors at MSU, and that's the

[1:33:26] information we got from L. C. P

[1:33:28] s. We met, um a week ago or

[1:33:32] about to about to time goes

[1:33:34] well. Yeah, we met To reinstate

[1:33:38] this and our community outreach

[1:33:40] person. I don't even think I

[1:33:42] don't know if that's her Katrina

[1:33:45] gaudiness participated. And um

[1:33:48] so we've we're on the road to

[1:33:51] t tt do. It won't be it'll

[1:33:52] . It takes several months. So,

[1:33:53] uh, we'll have it in February.

[1:33:55] Yeah. And, um. With Mayor Pro

[1:34:00] TEM, Um, giving the welcoming,

[1:34:01] um Speech to the students. She

[1:34:04] encouraged them to go on. And as

[1:34:07] and the because we have l CPS

[1:34:10] involved. The didn't track the

[1:34:11] students, but they kept in touch

[1:34:13] with some of the students, and

[1:34:14] that's how we know that some of

[1:34:16] them are venomous. You Um but

[1:34:19] Mayor Pro TEM shared that that

[1:34:22] her Children were graduates of

[1:34:25] the L. C P s schools and, uh,

[1:34:29] And then went on to say that her

[1:34:31] son served in the military, uh,

[1:34:33] in the Navy, and that her

[1:34:35] daughter was in med school, and

[1:34:37] now she's actually done with med

[1:34:38] school and going on to other,

[1:34:40] You know, whatever, because time

[1:34:41] has flown Um. Anyway Um those

[1:34:48] are the highlights of my life in

[1:34:51] conjunction with the city and,

[1:34:53] uh, It's not an easy job, but I

[1:34:55] love it. Thankou. uncir

[1:34:58] Blood is Councilor. Corin That's

[1:35:00] very nice. Thank you. Councilor

[1:35:03] court. Thank you, Um I think I

[1:35:07] just wanted to sort of, if this

[1:35:09] is part of the conversation to

[1:35:10] go back to G B and really throw

[1:35:13] my support behindsomething

[1:35:14] that's been demonstrated in

[1:35:16] countless peer reviewed research

[1:35:16] studies to show Ah, that

[1:35:20] improves public health reduces

[1:35:21] poverty and as poverty as a

[1:35:23] policy choice. I think we can

[1:35:25] choose differently, and I really

[1:35:27] appreciate that, and MSU's

[1:35:28] crimson research will be

[1:35:29] Evaluating this that community

[1:35:31] organizations that are really

[1:35:32] trusted in our community are

[1:35:34] doing it and there will be a

[1:35:36] strong evaluation to show What

[1:35:37] the outcomes are for the folks

[1:35:38] in our community, So I'm really

[1:35:40] excited about that project and

[1:35:41] I'm happy to say so. And I

[1:35:45] appreciate Councilor Bencomo was

[1:35:46] that for interview, Um I would.

[1:35:50] I just want to give a few notes

[1:35:52] about upcoming things related to

[1:35:54] the SCM v. The work session Um

[1:35:57] Thursday this Wednesday

[1:35:57] afternoon at Ah! 3 P.m. at the

[1:36:05] county Commission. Chambers is

[1:36:06] addressing the joint Powers

[1:36:08] agreement and the conversation

[1:36:09] about that that some folks who

[1:36:12] are interested in animal related

[1:36:14] things might want to participate

[1:36:16] in and again that's at the

[1:36:18] county Commission chambers from

[1:36:19] 3 to 5, and then we also have a

[1:36:21] schedule change you are and I

[1:36:24] don't know that we have it in

[1:36:25] our outlook calendars yet. Um,

[1:36:27] but That on October 2nd the work

[1:36:31] session that was supposed to be

[1:36:33] for animal related issues the

[1:36:35] following week has been

[1:36:38] reheduled it for the morning

[1:36:40] of October. 2nd Um so there will

[1:36:42] be that that will be our work

[1:36:44] session on animal related

[1:36:45] issues, so just putting it on

[1:36:47] you all's calendar and also

[1:36:48] changing what was sort of

[1:36:49] believe. I think the public

[1:36:50] didn't necessarily know. Um that

[1:36:52] that had changed, But that's

[1:36:54] just two weeks away, so it will

[1:36:56] be at 10 A.m. here in the

[1:36:59] council chambers. Um And other

[1:37:01] than that, I really enjoyed the

[1:37:03] bike ride, thanks to Chief story

[1:37:05] for keeping us safe. Um And

[1:37:07] thanks for Villa Cruces, too. Um

[1:37:09] support us and really show. And

[1:37:13] teach us a lot of things that

[1:37:15] are bike related infrastructure

[1:37:16] here in the city, so I really

[1:37:17] appreciate Um, all the fellow

[1:37:20] does George Pearson in

[1:37:21] particular in terms of advocacy

[1:37:23] for, um, safe streets, So thank

[1:37:25] you, George and thanks, Chief

[1:37:26] Story for keeping us and officer

[1:37:28] climate for Keeping us safe with

[1:37:31] pedal by the way, with pedal

[1:37:32] power, no electric bikes needed

[1:37:35] for the police. Unlike for me,

[1:37:37] Thank you. Councilor Coron Coron

[1:37:40] Councilor Big Sorry, Mayor Pro

[1:37:42] TEM. Thank you, though Chief

[1:37:44] Story did say that they do have

[1:37:46] some electric bikes so They're

[1:37:49] just didn't need one on Saturday

[1:37:51] . That's right. Um thanks, man,

[1:37:54] pretending everyone I do just

[1:37:55] want to add that, um Former

[1:37:59] mayor Michael Tubs of Stockton,

[1:38:01] California is now serving as the

[1:38:03] special adviser for economic

[1:38:05] mobility to the governor of

[1:38:06] California. So I say fail

[1:38:07] forward. Um I also wanted to

[1:38:11] read this. Piece of Um, this

[1:38:13] article That was recently in

[1:38:17] political just a couple of weeks

[1:38:19] ago. That reads. The child

[1:38:23] poverty rate more than doubled

[1:38:25] in 2022 as Covid era programs

[1:38:28] expired, erasing major economic

[1:38:30] gains for the poorest Americans

[1:38:32] , much like the child tax credit

[1:38:33] that probe Um, unrestricted cash

[1:38:37] in the pockets of many families

[1:38:39] in the United States, Um and you

[1:38:42] know, there's this great quote

[1:38:43] that says Poverty is a policy

[1:38:44] choice, and I couldn't agree

[1:38:46] more. Um a couple of 100 folks

[1:38:48] in Congress chose not to Um,

[1:38:52] reinstate this child tax credit

[1:38:55] and then the child poverty rate

[1:38:58] doubled, so it is absolutely a

[1:39:01] choice. Um that we have these

[1:39:03] high poverty rates across the

[1:39:05] country, but certainly in Las,

[1:39:06] Cruces and working towards

[1:39:10] building something bold and

[1:39:11] innovative that clearly works.

[1:39:14] Um I'm proud to support that and

[1:39:17] you don't have to agree with it

[1:39:19] . I also just you know, I don't

[1:39:20] think things like Oh, you don't

[1:39:22] understand. Finances is super

[1:39:24] helpful feedback. I think it's

[1:39:26] um It's interesting because I

[1:39:29] think, even at the federal level

[1:39:31] when program when we're talking

[1:39:32] about people, particularly poor

[1:39:34] folks were always like, where is

[1:39:35] the money going to come from?

[1:39:36] But when we're talking about

[1:39:38] funding military spending when

[1:39:40] we're talking about funding, I

[1:39:41] don't know things like the

[1:39:42] Border Patrol like that. That's

[1:39:44] never a question of Oh, I wonder

[1:39:46] where the money is coming from.

[1:39:48] Um you know, last year Chief

[1:39:50] Dominguez products and budget

[1:39:52] that said, You know, we need 18

[1:39:53] you vehicles and none of us

[1:39:55] asked. Where's the money coming

[1:39:57] from, right. So it's really

[1:39:57] interesting to always when we

[1:39:59] pose those questions about, um,

[1:40:01] who we want to invest in in what

[1:40:03] we want to invest in. And when

[1:40:04] it comes to poor folks, it's

[1:40:06] always like, well, where's the

[1:40:07] money going to come from? Um

[1:40:08] when clearly at least programs

[1:40:10] work, and so I'd highly

[1:40:12] encourage you all to read this.

[1:40:13] Incredible, um, political Um.

[1:40:17] Article that at the very end,

[1:40:19] says You know? We now have half

[1:40:27] of Americans who do not have

[1:40:28] $500 in savings, and I think

[1:40:30] that's pretty tragic.m I want

[1:40:35] to invite folks to attend our

[1:40:37] housing Piercy meeting on

[1:40:39] Wednesday at 2 P.m. on second

[1:40:42] floor of City Hall. And, um.

[1:40:47] Also the 11 year anniversary of

[1:40:50] the opening of the house. Oh my

[1:40:53] gosh, the Greg's walnut

[1:40:54] Superfund site if you haven't

[1:40:57] been to the open house to, um

[1:41:00] See how that facility is working

[1:41:03] to improve the water in that

[1:41:05] area. You really showed. It's

[1:41:06] really incredible. I swear to

[1:41:08] you,It's almost like magic. How

[1:41:10] incredible that facility is and

[1:41:12] what it's doing to keep our

[1:41:13] water safe. So that is this

[1:41:15] Thursday from 10 to 1. It's an

[1:41:18] open house so you can drop in

[1:41:20] whenever you'd like. But I

[1:41:21] highly encourage that folks

[1:41:22] attend that. Thanks, Mia.

[1:41:23] Pretend Thank you. Councilor

[1:41:24] Bencomo Councilor Graham. Thank

[1:41:26] you, Mary Pro TEM. Uh, Just a

[1:41:29] couple of Shout outs. I'm going

[1:41:34] to Be the fourth person to say

[1:41:36] that the City Council bike ride

[1:41:39] was great. Thanks to fellow

[1:41:40] Cruces to officer climate, too

[1:41:42] cheap story who did all of the

[1:41:44] protecting and self powered

[1:41:46] pedaling, and I also want to

[1:41:48] mention on a bike frame that was

[1:41:50] at least one but possibly two

[1:41:51] sizes too small. So yeah, I wish

[1:41:54] I had known I would have brought

[1:41:57] my husband's bike, which would

[1:41:57] have been a little more

[1:41:58] Appropriately sized so way to do

[1:42:00] it all with your knees around

[1:42:01] your ears on top of everything.

[1:42:03] Um, I also want to Share. Thank

[1:42:07] you to Patrick Peck, executive

[1:42:09] director of Southentr Sol

[1:42:12] Waste Authority who forwarded an

[1:42:14] email chain. Um about some

[1:42:16] really great community efforts

[1:42:18] to clean up. I guess this last

[1:42:20] weekend was national clean up

[1:42:22] day, which I wasn't aware of. So

[1:42:24] good to learn that and so many

[1:42:26] thanks to the champion family to

[1:42:29] the Stafford's, and I'm sure

[1:42:30] there were other neighbors who

[1:42:31] maybe didn't get mentioned. Who

[1:42:33] went out to the Sierra Vista

[1:42:35] trail around Votto and picked up

[1:42:37] among other Easier wrangled

[1:42:40] garbage 48 tires, um, including

[1:42:44] someone looking at the photos,

[1:42:46] um, which I would think of, as

[1:42:47] like Crossfit tires because

[1:42:48] they're like up to my chest. If

[1:42:51] you stand them up, because in

[1:42:52] like you flip them for Crossfit

[1:42:54] . No no one else has flipped

[1:42:55] Crossfit tires, But thank you so

[1:42:58] much, Um And also, uh, of course

[1:43:03] , as C S W A is such a great

[1:43:06] partner And these, um You know

[1:43:07] in these efforts as well,

[1:43:08] because a lot of times people

[1:43:10] are reluctant to pick up things

[1:43:11] that big because it can be

[1:43:13] really costly to dispose of them

[1:43:14] . Once you've cleaned them up

[1:43:17] and S C s W A is waiving all the

[1:43:20] fees for disposal. So that is

[1:43:21] another. Another big help. Um

[1:43:24] and finally to Adrian Widmer and

[1:43:28] her incredible team at utilities

[1:43:30] . Thank you so much for

[1:43:31] addressing the water pressure

[1:43:34] issue that's been ongoing at

[1:43:35] Lowell Road. For Technical

[1:43:39] things that I couldn't possibly

[1:43:40] understand. I'm going to make

[1:43:42] sure that I'm going to forward

[1:43:44] this. Thank you. Email Um,

[1:43:46] Adrian, that I got that I don't

[1:43:48] deserve. And um, if you're a

[1:43:50] pass it along to yo, an if you

[1:43:52] will pass it along to your

[1:43:54] appropriate team members. Thank

[1:43:55] you. So much for your custoer

[1:43:56] service for you and your teams.

[1:43:58] Carino always appreciate you. So

[1:44:00] thank you so much. Thank you.

[1:44:02] Councilor Graham Councilor

[1:44:03] Abeyta. Thank you. Mayor Pro

[1:44:05] TEM. First off just a message

[1:44:09] for our quality of life meeting.

[1:44:11] We will not have one this month,

[1:44:12] but we will next month where

[1:44:14] we'll be reviewing the library

[1:44:15] Master plan. So I just isn't

[1:44:17] quite ready so it will be

[1:44:19] meeting next month. And then, as

[1:44:21] you all may know, I just came

[1:44:22] back from Washington D C.

[1:44:24] Whereas with the, uh Local

[1:44:27] chamber of commerce where we go

[1:44:30] to do advocacy on behalf of

[1:44:32] veterans programs and affairs,

[1:44:34] especially for his mother and a

[1:44:35] little bit for forklifts. Um, we

[1:44:38] also visited the U. S Chamber of

[1:44:40] Commerce and got to hear a

[1:44:41] little bit about the

[1:44:42] developments that they're trying

[1:44:44] to do within the southern region

[1:44:46] and looking at near shoring. One

[1:44:48] of the most interesting things,

[1:44:50] though, that I think I was able

[1:44:53] to view we attended the veterans

[1:44:54] been Business outreach center.

[1:44:57] Where we g to learn about some

[1:45:00] different programs, which we've

[1:45:01] already applied a bit here in

[1:45:03] our community. Everything from

[1:45:04] boots to business, which is to

[1:45:05] help um Ah! Veterans that are

[1:45:10] just exiting out of the service

[1:45:13] . Um set up their small business

[1:45:14] . We also have different

[1:45:16] programs for empowering veteran

[1:45:18] Entre preneurs ship. There seems

[1:45:21] to be a little bit of a

[1:45:22] difference between the

[1:45:23] entrepreneurship that we see

[1:45:25] across the nation versus what we

[1:45:26] have in our community. We were

[1:45:28] reported that in other places,

[1:45:30] entrepreneurship is usually done

[1:45:33] by the 60 plus crowd. Um whereas

[1:45:37] here we see a different

[1:45:39] demographic that is the ones

[1:45:42] that are trying to open up new

[1:45:43] businesses, So it was very

[1:45:45] interesting. To look at. There's

[1:45:46] also programs that are starting

[1:45:49] to reach out to the spouses of

[1:45:52] veterans to make sure it's

[1:45:53] easier for them to get either

[1:45:56] certified or licensed in

[1:45:58] different states, which is

[1:45:59] really helpful, especially if

[1:46:00] they have like teaching

[1:46:02] certifications or other types of

[1:46:05] technical expertise. Those are

[1:46:06] needed. Um areas in many

[1:46:09] different fields here in our

[1:46:11] community, and there is There

[1:46:15] was going to be. I believe,

[1:46:16] right in 2020, a Um Posey, um,

[1:46:20] about veterans outrage, and they

[1:46:22] were going to host it here in

[1:46:24] Las Cruces. Um, but then, with

[1:46:27] everything with Covid, it was

[1:46:28] delayed now it looks like we are

[1:46:30] trying to bring that back here

[1:46:32] again, and make sure that we can

[1:46:34] get that full symposium here and

[1:46:38] individuals and Wasbir and the

[1:46:40] Southwest region. So if I if we

[1:46:43] can work with Debbie on that to

[1:46:45] just check back in, because I

[1:46:47] think that was a great

[1:46:48] opportunity for us to still work

[1:46:49] with And Uh, I also want to say

[1:46:53] I have a little girl that does

[1:46:55] the walk to school every week,

[1:46:56] which she's very excited about.

[1:46:58] She has a little neighborhood of

[1:46:59] set of friends. They all walk

[1:47:01] together every day. But on

[1:47:04] Wednesday on Fridays, they do a

[1:47:05] different route to do the walk

[1:47:07] to school. They love it. It's

[1:47:08] very fun. It is all the things

[1:47:10] that the little ones were saying

[1:47:12] today about. It gets them

[1:47:14] together. It gets community gets

[1:47:16] them out and walking in the they

[1:47:17] just have a blast. Plus,

[1:47:19] sometimes they get little charms

[1:47:20] that they can hang off their

[1:47:21] backpacks. And they certainly

[1:47:23] love that, too. So it's a

[1:47:25] wonderful program and I'm happy

[1:47:26] to see it in schools throughout

[1:47:29] the city. Thank you, Mayor part

[1:47:30] time. Thank you, Councilor about

[1:47:31] the evil, Mr Pillay. Thank you,

[1:47:34] Mary. Pretend Councilor. Just

[1:47:39] wanted to remind everyone about

[1:47:41] our town hall meeting with L C p

[1:47:43] D. Tomorrow at 5 30.M Th's

[1:47:46] Part of the quarterly meetings.

[1:47:47] They have And then also

[1:47:49] Wednesday. So tomorrow, then

[1:47:53] Wednesdays, also the bridging

[1:47:54] bridging the badge. Meeting will

[1:47:57] be via zoom. The link would be

[1:47:59] on Facebook and again, just more

[1:48:00] engagement and outreach.

[1:48:01] Appreciate CPD, Um Organizing

[1:48:05] these events and these more and

[1:48:08] more opportunity to interact

[1:48:08] with the public. Um Speaking of

[1:48:11] which I just want to share some

[1:48:16] . I guess some thoughts

[1:48:18] regarding downtown. Um as it

[1:48:21] relates to crime and you know. I

[1:48:26] know you know Council, but just

[1:48:27] for the public's sake. I mean,

[1:48:29] we do have Out of all this all

[1:48:33] the areas in the city we

[1:48:34] actually hired Security guards

[1:48:36] because of the kids that allows

[1:48:38] us to do that, so not only do we

[1:48:40] have patrol there, we have

[1:48:41] community outreach there. We

[1:48:42] have our, um Lieutenant Wheeler

[1:48:45] is the community. Based on that

[1:48:48] goes there for meetings. There's

[1:48:53] e

[1:48:53] farmer's market. We have a lot

[1:48:57] of police presence there, I

[1:48:58] think Economic development is

[1:48:59] looking at Downtown. Um. 20 to

[1:49:06] 32 new downtown security

[1:49:07] cameras. But there's a security

[1:49:11] service and in addition to our

[1:49:13] patrolling that that's down

[1:49:14] there. From 10 PM to seven AM

[1:49:15] every night. And so there's we

[1:49:19] do know that Since we've

[1:49:21] implemented that Crime has gone

[1:49:23] down, especially during that

[1:49:24] time. So there's a lot of

[1:49:28] efforts being done all over the

[1:49:30] city but specifically to

[1:49:31] downtown. Because of that, tid.

[1:49:32] We have a little bit of leverage

[1:49:34] there. So just wanted to make

[1:49:35] that. Make that known. Of course

[1:49:39] , there's some other issues that

[1:49:41] we were dealing with citywide

[1:49:43] regarding crime. Working with

[1:49:44] the Municipal court, also with

[1:49:46] the magistrate court, and then,

[1:49:47] um Of course, the D A. And

[1:49:51] there's more more info to come.

[1:49:53] With the chief story, will, you

[1:49:55] know? Him and I will will mbe

[1:49:59] present something further about

[1:50:00] what's been done. But I know you

[1:50:02] all have had that. Have been

[1:50:04] making efforts in that way to

[1:50:06] get Yet with our court system

[1:50:09] and our D, a two To get these

[1:50:12] things addressed, but just want

[1:50:14] to make Known specifically in

[1:50:15] the downtown. There's. There's

[1:50:19] actually extra extra patrol

[1:50:20] there more than we have in any

[1:50:22] other. Part of the city because

[1:50:23] of because of the tip. Um Just

[1:50:27] I'll just stop there with that.

[1:50:29] But Nothing with economic

[1:50:31] development. They've Wanted me

[1:50:35] to remind everyone about the

[1:50:36] catastrophic business assistance

[1:50:37] program. Available through

[1:50:40] $150,000 of junior money. Funds

[1:50:42] provided by Senator Hamlin.

[1:50:45] We've given out our first four

[1:50:48] grants in the amount of 42,000

[1:50:50] 342 replacements over 2000

[1:50:52] equipment stolen And a multiday

[1:50:55] shut down to the waterline

[1:50:57] issues. These funds are

[1:50:59] recommended to those businesses

[1:51:00] not only for replacement costs,

[1:51:03] but for loss of revenue and lost

[1:51:04] wages. I believe. That's all I

[1:51:08] have medical attempt Councilor.

[1:51:11] Thank you for mentioning about

[1:51:14] the downtown. I think it

[1:51:15] important. We've had the number

[1:51:17] numerous efforts and you and I

[1:51:19] spoke has laid us last week late

[1:51:21] Friday about some other things

[1:51:24] that I've requested bringing

[1:51:25] back the large camera, maybe

[1:51:27] foot patrol. Um I know that in

[1:51:29] talking with Chris favor,

[1:51:32] there's the suggestion and

[1:51:34] recommendation about offering

[1:51:35] security during the day. Where

[1:51:37] there seems to be younow some

[1:51:40] issues during the day. I've

[1:51:41] received numerous, um, calls and

[1:51:45] emails about a big brawl that

[1:51:47] happened at client Park. Over

[1:51:50] the weekend on Sunday. Um I'm

[1:51:53] not sure Chief story if you were

[1:51:55] aware of that, I'm sure there's

[1:51:58] a number of things that are

[1:52:01] happening citywide. But I'll be

[1:52:01] forwarding that information. I'm

[1:52:02] wondering if we need to just

[1:52:04] move into You know, looking at

[1:52:07] security for our parks? Not only

[1:52:09] that. I'm hearing that at

[1:52:10] Apodaca Park and all over the

[1:52:12] city, so I. It's a It's an

[1:52:17] issue, and I think people are

[1:52:18] really concerned about that. I

[1:52:20] know that you mentioned about

[1:52:21] working with our district

[1:52:22] attorney and our court system

[1:52:26] where the phone are looking at a

[1:52:27] resolution specifically to bring

[1:52:29] back to Council related to our

[1:52:32] municipal code, and how we can

[1:52:34] have maybe some teeth in some of

[1:52:37] these misdemeanors. Possibly

[1:52:40] felonies, and I know that that

[1:52:42] he's having that conversation

[1:52:43] specifically with Ms samples, so

[1:52:46] Thank you. Evil. Appreciate

[1:52:47] that. Okay. Anything else? Okay

[1:52:51] I need a motion to adjourn.

[1:52:53] Abeyta Second Bencomo, Russian

[1:52:55] made by Councilor Abeyta second

[1:52:57] by Councilor Bencomo. Christine

[1:52:58] Christine, please take the rope

[1:53:01] . This is on the motion to

[1:53:02] adjourn the meeting. Councilor

[1:53:03] Abeyta, Councilor Graham

[1:53:06] Councilor Bencomo Councilor

[1:53:08] crayon. Councilor Flotus Pro TEM

[1:53:11] is absent. Motion passes. We are

[1:53:14] adjourned.

City Council - Sep 18 2023

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