These items are placed on the Consent Agenda so City Council can designate by unanimous consent those routine items they wish to be approved or acknowledged by one motion.  If any item does not meet the approval of all Council members or if a citizen so requests, it will be heard as a separate item.

Action Needed:

Motion to approve or acknowledge Items 1-7 on the Consent Agenda by unanimous vote:

Regular Meeting of March 22, 2022

David Cuellar, Veterans Helping Veterans, will present the request for the closure of Aztec Avenue from 8th Street to Puerco Drive for both parades.

The Water / Wastewater Enterprise has reviewed its current Capital Project Funding in place and concluded that some have either been completed, no longer considered a priority project, will need additional funding and / or funding can be transferred to more critical projects. 

All project funding accts that are closed out and not transferred will revert to each appropriate Enterprise Fund. 

Wastewater Enterprise Capital Fund 304 closeout / transfers total = $525,723.41

Water Enterprise Capital Fund 306 closeout / transfers total = $588,574.26

Environmental Surcharge Fund total = $331,876.15                                                                                                                                                           

Env. Surcharge closeout / transfers total = $101,876.15  / $230,000 will remain in Acct. 48-99 Project JU2226

Spreadsheet attached for complete breakdown of funding closeouts and transfers.

The Solid Waste Department is requesting a budget adjustment in the amount of $75,000 from fund 504 operating cash. Due to nationwide cost increases for equipment parts and fuel, the operating budget accounts for these have been depleted. These funds will be necessary to continue daily operations.

Vehicle Maintenance = $30,000

Fuel Expense = $45,000

The proposed site for the new regional library requires a geotechnical survey to determine its suitability for construction. The scope of service is outlined in the Terracon proposal attached.

The City of Gallup received $750.00 on behalf of the Octavia Fellin Public Library (OFPL) as part of the "I Love My Librarian" award from the Carnegie Corporation of New York, the New York Public Library, and the American Library Association. The nomination and the award letter are attached. 

Each quarter, the Finance department reviews any changes to the budget and submits these changes to council for approval.  The following areas are reviewed: personnel, operations, capital outlay and transfers in and out of each fund.  The Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) requires Council to pass a resolution for all budget increases, decreases, and transfers between funds.  DFA further requires approval of the report of actuals showing cumulative activity for the fiscal year.  The report to DFA regarding budget revisions is due March 31, 2022. 

Article II, Section 10 of the City of Gallup Charter provides for the following:   

“It (the Council) shall elect from its membership a standing Mayor Pro Tempore who, in the absence or incapacity of the Mayor, shall have the same power and duties as Mayor…”   

Mayor Louie Bonaguidi recommends the appointment of Councilor Linda Garcia to serve as Mayor Pro Tem for a period of one year.  

Cindy Tanner resigned from the Lodger's Tax Committee in 2020, leaving a vacancy.  Keeshaw Keyanna Candelaria of Flux NM Gallery is recommended for an appointment to fill the vacancy on the committee.

The Assessment Study is required to investigate current discharge compliance failures and resolve differences in professional opinion between the contract operator (Jacobs) and the regulators (EPA and NMED). The final report will also analyze and recommend the most economical capital improvement and operation expenditure alternatives to treat and reclaim Gallup’s sewerage into the sustainable future.

Jennifer will give an update on the deliverables of the City of Gallup contract with the Southwest Indian Foundation for the programming at the Gallup Cultural Center. 

Contract deliverables include:

1. Marketing
2. Develop a cultural demonstration program that allows visitors to experience in-person exhibits (live rug weaving, fetish carving, Zuni bread baking etc…), Develop a local arts market where tourists can buy local handmade goods, expand on existing cultural opportunities like live dancing and live music, offered on a more expansive year-round basis
3. Improvements to the facility, most notably the museum. 

The presentation will also include how the cultural programs are merging with the summer dance program to create a comprehensive Route 66 attraction that utilizes the existing contracts.

The Keep Gallup Clean & Beautiful Board (KGCB) would like to commend Gallup McKinley Count Schools for their recent Earth Day Challenge initative. The school district issued a challenge to all schools to see which school could pick up the most trash around their campus & in their community in honor of Earth Day, April 22nd & 23rd, 2022.

Recent cleanups by local youth organizations – Gallup Wolf Pack, Rehoboth Christian School, NM Titans, GMCS Virtual & Career Learning, Miyamura HS, Kennedy Middle School, and MESA Youth have demonstrated that a few people can make a tremendous impact in the amount of trash lying around our community. Imagine what people throughout our community could do!

The Keep Gallup Clean & Beautiful Board (KGCB) is inspired by this initiative and would like to expand on it. The KGCB on Earth Day, April 22nd & 23rd, challenges all businesses in our city to send out employees for one hour to pick up trash in their area. 

To go even further, The KGCB also challenges all residents to go out on Earth Day, April 22 and during that weekend, to clean the litter around their homes.

See attached flyers.