Members of the public are invited to comment on matters not appearing on the meeting agenda.  A time limit of two (2) minutes per person will be allowed.

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 1-4 on the Consent Agenda by unanimous vote:

October 10, 2023 Regular Meeting

October 24, 2023 Regular Meeting

Yogash Kumar donated $2,000.00 to the Gallup Fire Department to purchase smoke alarms. As part of our Community Risk Reduction Programs the Gallup Fire Department offers smoke alarms and combination smoke/carbon monoxide alarms to homes in our community free of charge including installation. These funds will be used to purchase smoke alarms and smoke/carbon monoxide alarms to continue this program in our community. If approved the Gallup Fire Department will move forward with purchasing of the alarms. 

The Gallup Fire Department was awarded $2,965.00 from the New Mexico EMS Bureau Trauma Fund to purchase pediatric restraining systems for our rescue units. Our rescues have a built in car seats but they are designed for specific age and weight ranges and are not designed for a Firefighter / EMT to provide patient care in. These new pediatric restraint systems are designed to be quickly installed on our gurneys and will allow us to safely transport pediatric patients of multiple sizes and ages while also allowing our Firefighter / EMT's to provide medical care to the child. The Gallup Fire Department worked with several vendors on a trial basis to find the pediatric restraint systems that would work best for us and our community. If approved these pediatric restraining devices will be purchased by the Fire Department and this grant award will reimburse our department. 

The 206 EMS Fund will cover the initial purchase of the restraining devices and the grant will refund up to $2,965.00. The difference between the quote and the grant will be covered by current approved 206 EMS Funds.

The Resiliency in Communities After Stress and Trauma (ReCAST) funding received quotes for a vehicle when the application was put in over a year ago. With inflation and the strike, vehicle prices have increased. I'm requesting a budget adjustment of $2,000 to cover the additional cost of the vehicle of $987 and the rest for the vinyl for the vehicle. Funds will be taken from the contractual services. 

The City of Gallup was awarded $100,000.00 from the Legislature as part of the Economic Development Department's House Bill 8. Gallup-McKinley County Fine Arts & Makerspace Expansion (FAME) Project aims to renovate and expand two key assets that assist in advancing their integral creative industries economy and provide strategic support for expansion and for creating new startups in this space. 

The main library continues to experience vandalism after hours, which includes broken windows, fires, tagging, and destruction of city property. The outdoor locker system purchased for picking up library materials at the cost of $15,279.00 and installed in 2022, was vandalized and is no longer functioning. The computer screen that facilitates access, must be replaced at a cost of $4401.00. To prevent further vandalism we have asked facilities to help with the design and installation of a wrought iron fence that can be locked after hours and accessible with a code. The cost of building and installing the fence is $16,363.26.

A group of Gallup representatives from the City of Gallup, Adventure Gallup & Beyond, and Greater Gallup Economic Development attended the Outdoor Economics Conference in October. We respectfully request the opportunity to make a brief update presentation to the City Council on the conference and outdoor recreation development efforts in general.