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	Dear Councillor Travis Lopez.	00:00:00
	Counselor Dean.	00:00:02
	Councillor Fleming.	00:00:04
	Yeah, Councillor Gonzalez here.	00:00:05
	Counselor Ocampo.	00:00:07
	Councillor Partridge.	00:00:09
	Yeah, Councillor Romero.	00:00:10
	Councillor Salome, we have a for the Pledge of Allegiance.	00:00:12
	The United States of America.	00:00:18
	Underground, indivisible with.	00:00:22
	I move that we approve the.	00:00:34
	Consent agenda is presented.	00:00:37
	Second move, seconded discussion.	00:00:40
	All in favor.	00:00:42
	Aye, 10.	00:00:45
	Public forum. Anyone that's not on the agenda would like to make a comment.	00:00:47
	If you'll step up to the dais and tell us who you are and.	00:00:52
	What you gonna do?	00:00:55
	Mr. Mayor, Council members, I'm Shay Kelly. I'm the Board President, Puerto Rico Safe Harbor.	00:00:59
	I just wanted to drop in today to say thank you.	00:01:05
	For helping with our overnight emergency shelters at Puerto Seguro.	00:01:07
	We have been full.	00:01:13
	Full every night.	00:01:15
	We've been open.	00:01:17
	34 Ninth so far.	00:01:18
	This winter we open anytime the temperature drops below 32°.	00:01:20
	And we had a record last Monday of 33 people, including nine women staying with us.	00:01:25
	We only have 12.	00:01:33
	Cots for fire safety.	00:01:34
	So folks are actually.	00:01:36
	Rotating. They're taking turns, like somebody will come in, get warm, sleep for three or four hours.	00:01:38
	Go back out and let somebody else take their caught.	00:01:43
	So like we've had 33.	00:01:45
	People on Monday and over 20.	00:01:48
	Anywhere from 20 to.	00:01:51
	27 every single night that we've been open, so it's definitely providing.	00:01:52
	Service. Umm.	00:01:57
	And I was, we were just talking about that. Hopefully there's been an impact in the community with police and fire as far as	00:01:58
	calls.	00:02:02
	I know that we still have some issues with that, but.	00:02:06
	Hopefully at least for the regulars, people being inside and I is making a difference. I just wanted to say thank you very much	00:02:09
	for.	00:02:13
	Helping support that.	00:02:16
	Program.	00:02:17
	So tell me a little bit about the people. Well, they're from here. Are they?	00:02:19
	They're locals. They're one of those tests of coral. We do a level of data collection, so people, we have a sign in sheet for	00:02:23
	people. So we do have.	00:02:27
	Different data that we collect, like demographic data, whether or not people are.	00:02:32
	Sheltered or not, not everybody is.	00:02:37
	Homeless. Some folks are sheltered, but they don't have heat.	00:02:39
	So a lot of folks here are living.	00:02:43
	Inside of a home. But they don't have utilities, They don't have heat. Some folks don't have water. So like, I just looked at the	00:02:46
	demographic data for a night when we had 27 people.	00:02:51
	And nine of those people have homes.	00:02:57
	But they don't have heat in those homes.	00:03:00
	So.	00:03:02
	There's a there's a lot of like, interesting demographics.	00:03:04
	We have, like I said, on the night, we have 33 people. Nine of them were women.	00:03:07
	So we definitely have women. Sometimes they have women with children.	00:03:11
	So, but they mostly are local to Socorro, yes? So how can we help them?	00:03:15
	We're the ones who do have homes.	00:03:20
	How can we?	00:03:23
	Get them to stay in their homes and help them with their eating.	00:03:25
	So we had a program a Puerto Rico for many years that was a rent and utility assistance program.	00:03:28
	And we would help people with one time assistance or renting utilities so folks got behind on an electric bill.	00:03:35
	Or a water bill or something like that. We could help them pay that just one time in an emergency that was covered through a grant	00:03:43
	from the Catholic Foundation for many years.	00:03:48
	That grant expired in September and they decided not to renew it going forward. They dropped the grant amount.	00:03:53
	By less than half. So it no longer covers the program. So we have not been able to provide renter utility assistance since	00:04:01
	September of last year.	00:04:05
	And actually for the entire program, which includes.	00:04:10
	All sorts of various financial assistance. It was 22,500 a year.	00:04:14
	We could do rent and utility assistance though for 12,000 a year in which is.	00:04:18
	That helps 5 or 6 people a month with like.	00:04:23
	Because it's sometimes it's just $80.00 or $65 is the difference between someone having heat.	00:04:26
	And someone not having heat, so and another thing that we would really like to do is do propane because a lot of people are using	00:04:33
	propane. So we're working right now on like writing some.	00:04:39
	Grants to try to reinstate that program.	00:04:45
	But it would it's.	00:04:48
	It seems relatively feasible $12,000.	00:04:49
	Might not seem like a lot of money, but it makes a big impact in the community. For example, I'm going to.	00:04:52
	I didn't bring enough copies to everyone, I'm sorry, but I did bring copies of our annual impact statement. So I'm going to leave	00:04:57
	this for you guys, but it talks about.	00:05:01
	Not just the material assistance we provide like the hot meals served.	00:05:06
	Cold meals served, things like that which is.	00:05:10
	8006 thousand, I mean it's a lot, it's high numbers. We're doing a lot of work there, but it also talks about that financial	00:05:13
	assistance and for example, even though the program ended in September, we still helped 41 people.	00:05:19
	Last year.	00:05:25
	With rent and utility assistance before that grant ran out.	00:05:26
	It's a LIHEAP program is no longer.	00:05:30
	They do right hips still helps I think to agree and Midwest cap.	00:05:32
	So we do refer to other organizations where they can get some help there.	00:05:36
	But there's there's just a huge need and support for folks who are kind of falling behind on those bills.	00:05:41
	How much money do you have left now?	00:05:47
	For the overnight program.	00:05:50
	So we've spent.	00:05:52
	Just around half of what we have.	00:05:54
	And that's we're going to probably run out of that funding. I mean, I know we're going to run out. We've been open 33 nights.	00:05:57
	And the proposal that you.	00:06:04
	Approved here was for 49th.	00:06:05
	And we're really just starting to get look down a barrel with a really cold nights. So I know that it's going to.	00:06:08
	So we're going to need to.	00:06:15
	Try to come up with something to open some more but.	00:06:16
	Yeah. I just wanted to really express that we appreciate being able to provide that service.	00:06:20
	Well, we're happy to help, I think.	00:06:25
	Well, you know, you're, you are kind of the answer for us to be able to manage some of that.	00:06:27
	And maybe at the next budget we can talk about.	00:06:32
	Help with their.	00:06:35
	Utilities.	00:06:36
	That would be fantastic. Yeah, we.	00:06:37
	We keep looking for.	00:06:39
	Grants that would help us cover that the Catholic Foundation.	00:06:41
	Open up a new grant for 10,000 that would be open in April.	00:06:45
	We're constantly, you know, trying and writing more grants and trying to come up with different ways to cover it, but in the	00:06:50
	immediate there is no solution to that. So as of right now, we're not providing that service, unfortunately.	00:06:56
	There yet? Do you guys have any way for?	00:07:02
	Just the public to be able to donate.	00:07:05
	Like and if so.	00:07:06
	Is there a way we can do it online or maybe have it attached to the city?	00:07:09
	Web page? Absolutely yes.	00:07:13
	PSI safe harbor org we have an online program where you can.	00:07:16
	Just one click donate. You can also sign up for recurring donations.	00:07:21
	We did a big push in August of last year because.	00:07:25
	Our fiscal situation last August was very precarious. We were not sure actually if we would be able to continue to.	00:07:29
	Provide services at all and the community really responded and signed up for recurrent donations. Right now we get about 800 a	00:07:34
	month from the community and recurrent donations, which really helps.	00:07:40
	We're really stretching our dollars there. As you can imagine, we have a fairly low budget for what we're providing.	00:07:46
	But people can donate online at PSI Safe Harbor org.	00:07:51
	But really we have.	00:07:55
	We have the ability on our.	00:07:57
	On our utility bills.	00:07:59
	To be able to.	00:08:02
	Donate a dollar or two dollars.	00:08:03
	For a specific cause.	00:08:06
	Oh, and we do that for basically we do that for the animal shelter.	00:08:08
	Oh, so that's something you might want to. We might want to.	00:08:13
	Discuss to try to get that get that looked at maybe.	00:08:16
	We can try to get something like that on the.	00:08:21
	And then, then, Marianne, is there any specific programs for housing?	00:08:24
	Have you talked to NFA at all?	00:08:29
	Is your phone number no.	00:08:34
	Sorry, what was that? Have you talked to housing in Mexico?	00:08:37
	Now I heard that there's funding available or?	00:08:40
	The funding was just distributed through Housing New Mexico Correct or warming centers.	00:08:43
	And that they distributed $820,000 throughout the state for warming centers. But somehow or another we.	00:08:49
	Didn't get on the lead serve or no one knew to inform us, but we missed out on that.	00:08:54
	Opportunity.	00:09:00
	And they were giving out $20,000 at a time.	00:09:01
	When we found out about it after the fact, we thought, well, that would have really we could have like doubled the amount.	00:09:04
	Of days that we were open for warming and cooling centers with that money.	00:09:10
	So we've connected with them and made sure that we're on the list serve in the future so that we get that information.	00:09:14
	But all of that money?	00:09:21
	Had already been distributed by the time it hit the news.	00:09:23
	OK. And then let me talk to MFA because I know they have.	00:09:25
	A split program.	00:09:29
	And and that can help with maybe.	00:09:30
	Rent and utilities but I have to talk to.	00:09:33
	The lady and then I can get back to you.	00:09:37
	Fantastic. Thank you, Mr.	00:09:39
	You mentioned that you're.	00:09:42
	Encouraging propane, what's the reasoning behind that I guess?	00:09:44
	It's just there's something that we could ask for a lot we need. It's not that we're encouraging propane, it's just that normally	00:09:48
	when we are doing rent and utility assistance very like.	00:09:52
	Electric bill heavy or water bill heavy like that's 10 or even like rent?	00:09:57
	Rent assistance so that people don't get evicted.	00:10:02
	But propane has come up recently as a big need. I mean, we've been asked for it, I think at least.	00:10:04
	10 times in the last three weeks. So we're not encouraging, no.	00:10:10
	Space use, any of that type of stuff. No, we're not. We're not encouraging anyone form of.	00:10:13
	Of staying warm over another necessarily in the past we've had.	00:10:19
	Organizations donate like.	00:10:22
	Palettes or palette stoves and things like that, or we even had an organization.	00:10:24
	Want to donate?	00:10:31
	Firewood for people who have wood stoves and so there's been some collaborative effort in that direction over the years, but the.	00:10:32
	The program has typically focused on.	00:10:39
	Electric and water and night.	00:10:41
	Well maybe we can talk to the coop to see if.	00:10:44
	There's some program that can be instituted for them if they have.	00:10:47
	Electric heat.	00:10:50
	You know that can.	00:10:52
	Maybe it'll opt and help us subsidized that there's a problem.	00:10:54
	This is a solution. I mean you got the solution.	00:10:58
	We need to see if we can find some.	00:11:01
	Awesome. Thank you.	00:11:03
	And we're also in the process of.	00:11:05
	Talking to our board and stuff to donate some sleeping bags and stuff for you as well.	00:11:08
	Thank you. Yes, we use those sleeping bags at the overnight center too, for everybody who stays there. Everybody gets a cut in a	00:11:13
	sleeping bag. I mean, it's pretty meager what we're doing, but it is working and obviously people are using this service.	00:11:19
	I wish it was that we had like more space or a better space for it, but they're making it work and I'm super impressed by the	00:11:27
	number of people who are utilizing it.	00:11:32
	Did you give Jessica a sleeping bag?	00:11:36
	Because you get 1.	00:11:40
	So how was your experience?	00:11:42
	It was really I.	00:11:44
	Well, that's great. That's great. You did that. I saw your article. I just.	00:11:48
	I think that, yeah.	00:11:53
	Ohh that's that's good though. That's great that you did that.	00:11:55
	Mr. Partners.	00:12:02
	Sir, nothing there.	00:12:03
	All right, thank. Thank you for the president. Thank you. Thank you for your work. Get off the chair and make copies of that. We	00:12:06
	could have it for everybody.	00:12:09
	Awesome. Yeah, that's our annual impact student. You can really see the the good work that y'all are helping accomplish here	00:12:13
	because it's a it's a lot and it really breaks down everything that we've done over 2025.	00:12:18
	So thank you so much for your time.	00:12:23
	Thank you.	00:12:25
	I see Mr. Zimmerly in the crowd.	00:12:26
	Chuck, come come up there to the desktop.	00:12:29
	Damian is going to do the presentation, but I just wanted to congratulate you.	00:12:33
	We'll start off by saying these guys were giving me head because I wear shorts all the time, even in freezing cold weather, but	00:12:44
	you taught me that.	00:12:47
	Every time has he ever coached me, we were.	00:12:50
	We had probably the coldest game I ever played in Z was in.	00:12:52
	Shorts and.	00:12:55
	The coldest game we ever coached together.	00:12:57
	Was down in Cobra and we were both in shorts.	00:12:59
	I was frozen but.	00:13:01
	He taught me that.	00:13:03
	So code Z here we go.	00:13:05
	Well, first of all, I'm just going to say Coach Z is not just like one of my mentors, but.	00:13:07
	He's probably one of my dearest friends I've ever had.	00:13:13
	For sure and.	00:13:15
	He knows how much I love him and how much time we spent together.	00:13:16
	I could tell you stories and stories, but my.	00:13:19
	I'll just share this. My favorite thing was.	00:13:22
	Back in.	00:13:24
	Way back when I first started coaching, we still had to trade film.	00:13:25
	And I remember telling him, like, man, we gotta drive hours and hours to go. I think we played gratone.	00:13:28
	We had to beat him north of a.	00:13:33
	Las Vegas to trade film on a Saturday morning and drive all the way back home before we broke it down.	00:13:35
	And I was sitting there thinking, man, there's got to be a better way.	00:13:40
	We're driving all over the place and he looked at me and he said.	00:13:43
	I used to drive halfway across the state to trade for the.	00:13:46
	The Miller the What is it?	00:13:49
	The film and the.	00:13:50
	Yeah, what's that called?	00:13:52
	Will be real the 8mm film, he says. Where I'm doing this a quick complain.	00:13:53
	He's been around for a while.	00:13:59
	But Coach Z.	00:14:00
	I loved all of our times together, where we drove and.	00:14:02
	For hours upon hours and.	00:14:06
	He knows everything about.	00:14:07
	Everything.	00:14:09
	He's like the Renaissance man.	00:14:10
	You guys all know him. If I asked anybody in here, hey, stand up if you work for him, if he coached your kids or he coached you.	00:14:13
	Everybody in here would probably stand. I mean, he's just such a.	00:14:19
	He's just such a role model. He's he's.	00:14:22
	So much of why I do what I do.	00:14:25
	So go see, here we go.	00:14:27
	This this plaque this award is awarded to.	00:14:31
	Charles.	00:14:34
	The city of Sakura would like to recognize.	00:14:37
	Cozy, the New Mexico high school track and cross country.	00:14:41
	Coaching Association.	00:14:45
	Is inducting him into the Hall of Fame.	00:14:46
	He's a Hall of Fame recipient.	00:14:49
	Charles, Coach, Zimmermann.	00:14:51
	With sincere gratitude.	00:14:53
	For his many years of service.	00:14:56
	Dedication.	00:14:57
	Tireless commitment to the youth of Socorro.	00:14:59
	His invaluable impact.	00:15:01
	Has touched many generations of athletes.	00:15:04
	Students and families in our community.	00:15:06
	From mayor.	00:15:10
	From this City Council and all past city councils.	00:15:12
	Past and present.	00:15:15
	And all the residents of.	00:15:17
	The city of Socorro, we wanted to award you this plaque and.	00:15:19
	I don't know if it does much justice, but you surely deserve it, Z.	00:15:23
	And you've always been Hall of Fame forever in my heart.	00:15:26
	Congrats.	00:15:30
	Before we get a picture with.	00:15:41
	Well, this.	00:15:47
	It's something.	00:15:50
	I do look out and see a.	00:15:52
	Awful lot of student.	00:15:54
	That's students, athletes.	00:15:57
	People unknown.	00:15:59
	For a long time.	00:16:01
	But it was.	00:16:04
	Exactly guys like this.	00:16:06
	Has sure made it worthwhile.	00:16:09
	Damian, one of the.	00:16:12
	Finest young man ever come through Score high school.	00:16:13
	We know it then and we know it now.	00:16:17
	And I'm real proud of him.	00:16:20
	Glad to see him.	00:16:24
	Doing so much for the city.	00:16:27
	It just makes my heart feel good.	00:16:29
	See another generation coming?	00:16:32
	And doing.	00:16:34
	Athletes like him.	00:16:40
	The reason I'm here?	00:16:45
	I came back in 1960 or 1970.	00:16:47
	Thinking I was going to get my degree from tech and get the hell out of support.	00:16:52
	I thought.	00:16:59
	But I got started.	00:17:01
	With Eddie Castaneda and Dave Matthews.	00:17:02
	Ask me to help coach.	00:17:06
	And started substitute teaching.	00:17:09
	And never gave it up.	00:17:12
	I thought I had a degree in petroleum engineering. I thought I was going to go just get to Texas.	00:17:16
	Make some bucks and.	00:17:22
	You know, just roll.	00:17:24
	But I ended up.	00:17:26
	Starting here.	00:17:28
	Never left.	00:17:32
	But I think.	00:17:34
	Thank you for this.	00:17:37
	Thank goodness for Socorro.	00:17:39
	Sure, Mr. Partridge.	00:18:20
	First of all, congratulations.	00:18:24
	You coached all of us, so my coach, Coach Ocampo said. You coached all of us.	00:18:29
	You've inspired a younger generation to continue coaching.	00:18:34
	I know what it's I know exactly what you're feeling like. There's money to be made, but there's kids to coach and the money	00:18:37
	doesn't seem to be that important.	00:18:41
	When you make an impact on kids lives so.	00:18:45
	You have done that.	00:18:47
	That is a tremendous job and congratulations and thank you for inspiring next generations of us to coach.	00:18:48
	Work with kids in a community, you've done a fantastic job.	00:18:54
	Congratulations.	00:18:58
	Thank you, Mr. Mayor.	00:19:03
	Check. We probably go back.	00:19:06
	Close to 40 years.	00:19:12
	Yes, this gentleman who just gave you that planet.	00:19:15
	If you remember, you and myself and three other individuals were on the table.	00:19:20
	When we hired his daddy.	00:19:27
	Be the footnote coach here.	00:19:29
	And his father used to hang.	00:19:32
	Strain my heads.	00:19:35
	Over the top of the entrance into the football field.	00:19:38
	After a real victory.	00:19:43
	Check. I feel very honored.	00:19:46
	To be setting.	00:19:49
	In your seat.	00:19:50
	Because.	00:19:56
	You have been.	00:19:57
	The leader of athletes.	00:20:00
	Also your days in the classroom.	00:20:05
	And as an administrator.	00:20:08
	You have done.	00:20:11
	A great deal.	00:20:12
	Of leadership.	00:20:14
	To the youth in.	00:20:16
	Tomorrow and I want to thank you.	00:20:18
	People don't remember how.	00:20:22
	You were a member of the brown water native.	00:20:24
	Many years ago.	00:20:28
	And how you navigated that boat?	00:20:31
	You used to tell me the stories about it.	00:20:34
	But thank you, Chuck.	00:20:39
	It's been an honor to call you a friend.	00:20:41
	Chuck, Mr. Zimmerly, I want to thank you for all your.	00:20:52
	Great years of everything you've done in the community.	00:20:56
	And I especially want to thank you for.	00:20:58
	Your service time.	00:21:01
	You've served.	00:21:03
	During the some of the toughest years in in Vietnam as a.	00:21:05
	As a serviceman there and.	00:21:09
	We owe you all a.	00:21:12
	A great deal.	00:21:14
	God bless you, Mr. Emily.	00:21:16
	Coach, I just wanted to.	00:21:22
	Say thank you so much for what you.	00:21:24
	Done for all of us and all of our children and all of the kids in Socorro. I remember you coming.	00:21:27
	Back from Texas when you're working as a petroleum engineer.	00:21:33
	You're driving a little beige.	00:21:37
	Corvette beautiful little car.	00:21:39
	And more. Things were looking real good.	00:21:42
	He came to become a teacher here in Socorro and.	00:21:45
	You quit the enrichment of yourself to enrich all of us.	00:21:48
	And your, your inspiration, your motivation, your quick wit.	00:21:52
	To get to all of the students.	00:21:58
	The ones that were the high achievers and the high motivators.	00:22:00
	The students that needed a kick in the ****.	00:22:03
	You were there for him and you.	00:22:06
	Gave us your ear.	00:22:09
	You listen to us.	00:22:10
	You engaged with us.	00:22:12
	You were the the mediator between.	00:22:13
	Coach Castaneda and all the players.	00:22:19
	Coach Gonzalez and all the players.	00:22:21
	I knew you was.	00:22:24
	I thought you were my biggest fan coach. I knew you were my biggest fan. And then I kind of.	00:22:25
	Kind of got let down when.	00:22:30
	You're you're everybody's biggest fan.	00:22:33
	I thought I was the only one.	00:22:35
	But it's, it's great to know you, great to learn from you, great to work with you and great to see you here tonight, Sir.	00:22:37
	Chuck OK, so I first met Chuck.	00:22:48
	I was 14.	00:22:51
	I guess it has been a while.	00:22:53
	Back then, I was Little Joe.	00:22:56
	Now we can, Daddy.	00:22:58
	And now I'm grandpa. I guess it's been it's been a long time.	00:23:00
	But he did all the he does all the little things for the kids.	00:23:04
	And we'll talk about that next week sometime, Chuck.	00:23:08
	But uh.	00:23:11
	All the little things I think are.	00:23:12
	Corn, New York.	00:23:14
	What the hell is wrong with these kids?	00:23:15
	Recognize that and the kids respond to it.	00:23:18
	Me included, a lot of what I do is because of.	00:23:20
	And.	00:23:25
	What of my heart? Thank you.	00:23:28
	Yeah, I already got to say a lot, but Z.	00:23:36
	This world be a better place if we had more servants like you.	00:23:38
	And uh.	00:23:41
	I remember when I got a call asking if I could step in for.	00:23:42
	Council member that was gone here. The first one I always called.	00:23:46
	And you've always been the first one. I've always called, I think.	00:23:49
	But.	00:23:54
	You're a great Manzy.	00:23:56
	You're great man, keep it up dude.	00:23:58
	Love you.	00:24:00
	Chuckle said.	00:24:06
	You're still you're still coaching, right?	00:24:08
	Yeah, so that's the important thing.	00:24:10
	So we're sure grateful for your service.	00:24:14
	And I know as the city Councilor, you're the best.	00:24:16
	So I know I'm not.	00:24:18
	Don't know much about the coaching part of the.	00:24:20
	You've always been there for the kids.	00:24:23
	And so that's.	00:24:25
	Really important and.	00:24:26
	I think you just got to keep going. We'll have you get another award here in five years.	00:24:28
	If you if you were like.	00:24:32
	But again, thank you for your service.	00:24:33
	Play the song one thing you're you're the only one that can win these elections without buying a.	00:24:38
	Campaign card up until next. Until, I mean, until Peter.	00:24:43
	He finally did it, but she did it all the time. He didn't buy anything, win the election and letting anybody know. So he's going	00:24:48
	to be actually.	00:24:53
	Officially.	00:24:58
	Inducted into the Hall of Fame.	00:24:59
	This Saturday at 11 right?	00:25:01
	Coach Beth.	00:25:04
	And I want to thank Coach Matthews. She has such a good heart.	00:25:05
	And she's the one that steps back and notices everything.	00:25:09
	And she notices what an Angel we have.	00:25:12
	And she's the one that got the the the paperwork started and.	00:25:14
	That's all she had to do.	00:25:18
	Because everybody's got nothing but great things to say about these, not just here.	00:25:19
	Across the state you would.	00:25:22
	You wouldn't believe how many people call me, and that's a hey, how's Chuck doing?	00:25:24
	You know so.	00:25:27
	That's this Saturday.	00:25:29
	It's at a.	00:25:31
	The Crowne Plaza.	00:25:32
	Yeah, Hotel at 11 AM.	00:25:33
	Congratulations.	00:25:36
	Thanks again.	00:25:37
	Tired of clapping?	00:25:43
	Stay healthy.	00:25:46
	Alrighty.	00:25:48
	And Chuck, you're dismissed.	00:25:49
	Thank you, Beth.	00:25:59
	Thank you, Beth.	00:26:00
	Anybody else that we?	00:26:08
	Have.	00:26:10
	Today wants to be on the public forum.	00:26:10
	All right, here we go.	00:26:14
	This is the RFQ.	00:26:16
	Request for qualifications.	00:26:17
	For the compressed natural gas facility upgrade, that's about a.	00:26:19
	$2 million project and polo or who's going to give me the.	00:26:23
	Yes, Sir. Well.	00:26:28
	Went out for an RFQ.	00:26:30
	And we received them and opened them on January.	00:26:32
	2026.	00:26:36
	3:00 PM And we received one proposal and it was from clean energy.	00:26:37
	But clean energy has a big background out there already. They service the.	00:26:42
	Station that we have now so.	00:26:48
	I think we're.	00:26:51
	It'd be a good choice. Clean air energy.	00:26:52
	Is already familiar with.	00:26:56
	Our procedures and.	00:26:59
	And our station out there so.	00:27:00
	So we'd like to get that approved.	00:27:04
	Mr. Romano.	00:27:06
	I move that we approve the award to clean energy.	00:27:09
	I second.	00:27:12
	Second discussion.	00:27:13
	Unfair, aye?	00:27:15
	CDBG, federal requirements. We have to do this. Resolution 20601-20.	00:27:18
	Yes Sir, it's just a yearly.	00:27:24
	Resolution that we need for our CDBG project.	00:27:26
	Make the motion to approve resolution #26-01-20.	00:27:29
	OK, moved and seconded discussion.	00:27:35
	All in favor.	00:27:39
	Aye.	00:27:40
	We have got a boat.	00:27:41
	Load of committees.	00:27:43
	Don't miss anymore meetings.	00:27:46
	Is that a hand?	00:27:51
	I will take.	00:27:53
	Nominations for municipal league.	00:27:55
	Representative this.	00:27:58
	Somebody wants.	00:28:00
	To be the municipal league represent.	00:28:01
	That's a counselor position.	00:28:04
	I can't jump up and.	00:28:09
	Marianne Chavez Lopez.	00:28:12
	What about that? How about that?	00:28:15
	So would everybody.	00:28:17
	All in favor.	00:28:21
	Aye.	00:28:22
	We have economic development.	00:28:23
	Job creation Industrial park committee.	00:28:25
	That was, uh.	00:28:29
	Council game.	00:28:31
	I don't know if Councillor Gonzalez, if you want to be on that.	00:28:33
	Sure for that.	00:28:36
	Can I support that? That would be.	00:28:39
	Helpful.	00:28:40
	And I'm going to.	00:28:45
	Keep. I don't know if he has to be a counselor to be on the WIOA.	00:28:46
	I wasn't sure Mr. Mayor, and that's why I left it in red. I didn't know if any of the other members. Councillor Salome.	00:28:51
	Or Councillor Chavez Opus, I didn't know if they know that, but I think Councillor Salome has been there since he worked for the	00:28:57
	school.	00:28:59
	Yeah, and Alonzo, you know.	00:29:03
	You know, I don't think you have to be, you don't have to be a counselor.	00:29:04
	So I'll just have to be appointed by the mayor.	00:29:07
	So I'll contact him. If I would, I would reappoint him.	00:29:09
	OK. And Alistair Gonzalez is not capable of being on that?	00:29:12
	Committee.	00:29:16
	So we're going to have to have vacancy there.	00:29:18
	So if anybody on the Council wants that.	00:29:21
	That's the workforce. That's the workforce.	00:29:24
	Investment opportunity, and that's Southwest.	00:29:27
	Workforce. So if somebody wants to be on that, I'm not sure.	00:29:30
	But I think Mr. Gonzalez won't be able to.	00:29:34
	You do that.	00:29:36
	I'll take that one, Mr. Mayor.	00:29:37
	Mr. Romero.	00:29:38
	Well, Mr. Romero?	00:29:39
	Mr. Monet.	00:29:42
	Mr. Romero would take Mr.	00:29:43
	Gonzalez's place.	00:29:44
	OK.	00:29:46
	Then we are planning and zoning. We've got 3 vacancies. That's always a difficult.	00:29:48
	Oh, that's a.	00:29:54
	Which 1?	00:29:55
	Well, there will be only two because.	00:29:59
	Michael Walker.	00:30:01
	Michael, that's right.	00:30:02
	They don't show up.	00:30:06
	Are you sending a message to Councillor Gonzalez that you wanted Michael to be?	00:30:08
	Is that a subconscious thing? No.	00:30:13
	No, he's not. He's not a counselor.	00:30:15
	That's right, yeah.	00:30:17
	Mr. Mayor, thank you for pointing it out.	00:30:18
	For the remainder of the.	00:30:21
	Committees that have terms.	00:30:23
	What I've put in parentheses where if.	00:30:25
	These volunteers are approved tonight. Those will be the new expiration dates.	00:30:27
	OK, now we've got 3 vacancies on the PNZ and that's always the hardest to.	00:30:32
	OK, so if you have people that you know.	00:30:38
	Would like to be on PNG.	00:30:40
	Please tell Christy.	00:30:43
	I'll I'll certainly take your recommendations.	00:30:45
	Your beautification committee is.	00:30:51
	I'm not sure about that one anyway.	00:30:56
	Animal shelter, we'd like to have a counselor on that.	00:30:59
	Marianne Travis Lopez is already on it.	00:31:03
	I fear that one also. Mr. Romero would be on that.	00:31:06
	Dog and then code enforcement that's been.	00:31:10
	Pretty active. You guys are doing a new.	00:31:15
	PNG map I guess.	00:31:18
	That's only on this revitalized Sauron code enforcement.	00:31:20
	Oh, you're on the planning zoning?	00:31:25
	So there's a counselor vacancy on that to.	00:31:28
	Code enforcement.	00:31:31
	Mr. Shu.	00:31:32
	That was our committee, wasn't it? Yeah, yeah.	00:31:36
	Can you say one more person?	00:31:39
	Another counselor.	00:31:42
	Mr. Partridge, you'll be on that one.	00:31:45
	So if that's acceptable, then we can maybe get the.	00:31:49
	Council to approve.	00:31:53
	All the appointments.	00:31:54
	And the committees.	00:31:57
	Second discussion.	00:32:01
	All in favor, aye?	00:32:04
	Got that taken care of.	00:32:08
	Motion and 2nd.	00:32:11
	You requested and.	00:32:13
	Mr. Monette complied.	00:32:15
	And see if you can.	00:32:19
	If you can keep up with all these projects.	00:32:20
	Interesting he gave you.	00:32:24
	Page 1.	00:32:27
	Two a little bit of Page 3.	00:32:31
	These are our active.	00:32:36
	Project so if you have questions or.	00:32:38
	Would like some information.	00:32:41
	About any specific one?	00:32:44
	I can go over each one if you'd like.	00:32:48
	Mr. I was just curious, how long have you been working on Cuba Road now?	00:32:52
	Road is longer than I've been there.	00:32:57
	We have had problems with the Department of Transportation. We were ready to go.	00:33:00
	We've got the money finally together.	00:33:04
	And they keep coming up with.	00:33:07
	Requirement for us to.	00:33:09
	Get stamped and there.	00:33:11
	They don't have as many people that.	00:33:13
	At District 1 as they used to I guess.	00:33:15
	They've had our requests sitting in their.	00:33:17
	Inbox for three months at a time.	00:33:20
	So I think Bob Pollock, tell us what the.	00:33:22
	Next step is going to be.	00:33:25
	That's that's the last step and that that'll finish the environmental.	00:33:28
	And we can.	00:33:33
	So it's been five years.	00:33:34
	We did one section.	00:33:36
	And then we're waiting about two years.	00:33:38
	To just finish it.	00:33:40
	And the biggest problem has been the Department of Transportation has a Trinity Road.	00:33:42
	That drains right into Cuba.	00:33:46
	And that's their problem, but it's on.	00:33:49
	But anyway, thank you.	00:33:54
	That's where we're at.	00:33:55
	Mr. Mayor.	00:33:56
	In the bigger picture of things, that project actually started probably.	00:33:58
	28 years ago.	00:34:01
	Building the holding funds up by the high School and high School Rd.	00:34:03
	Because all of that water was flooding southeastern Socorro.	00:34:06
	So we've just moved from the western part of the city over the years.	00:34:09
	To the Eastern.	00:34:13
	And another thing about that list is to keep in mind.	00:34:15
	Those are the projects.	00:34:18
	We know we're working on every day something pops up that that's a sinkhole on our peril. There's always help.	00:34:19
	So we stayed pretty busy.	00:34:25
	Mr. Mayor, thank you guys for compiling the list I asked for. Thank you, Mr.	00:34:28
	Did you put the gas gas thing on there? Yeah.	00:34:34
	What's the Ed vision?	00:34:41
	80.	00:34:44
	There's we have. That's a long story, but I'll.	00:34:46
	Make it longer.	00:34:49
	So so the city of Socorro.	00:34:52
	I received $700,000.	00:34:55
	For a building.	00:34:58
	A spec building to be built at Eagle Fisher.	00:34:59
	That was three years ago.	00:35:04
	We thought we could build a building out there. It's right at the intersection.	00:35:05
	The dot has in the next 5 year plan.	00:35:10
	To redo that.	00:35:12
	Intersection.	00:35:14
	So we thought.	00:35:15
	The environmental department, they're doing the Superfund cleanup.	00:35:17
	They would release that building to us.	00:35:20
	It can be used for warehouses and just can't be used for residential.	00:35:22
	They have yet to release the.	00:35:26
	Lot. So then we went back to the legislature.	00:35:29
	And said well.	00:35:33
	Can we use that 700,000?	00:35:34
	To build it on the industrial part.	00:35:36
	To build spec build up there.	00:35:38
	So that's what we're working on.	00:35:40
	Now I can't really talk about that.	00:35:43
	There's there's another twist.	00:35:48
	Which is a good twist.	00:35:51
	And on low by Friday, where it's going.	00:35:53
	But that's.	00:35:56
	The CD and I don't know what Ed stands for.	00:35:57
	I wondered if that question, but it's economic development.	00:36:00
	I know what it stands for in medicine.	00:36:04
	I won't say that in public.	00:36:13
	But that's OK, there's nothing wrong with it.	00:36:15
	No, you can say you can say it. I suffer from only one person to say that. You.	00:36:18
	Anyway, so that's what that is.	00:36:23
	And there's a lot, there's a lot of project these guys out here.	00:36:26
	They're all.	00:36:29
	Do it.	00:36:31
	We have, yes.	00:36:34
	We have actually.	00:36:36
	Some inquiries.	00:36:38
	About a manufacturer.	00:36:40
	Who wanted a certain type of building?	00:36:44
	And so we're kind of building it for that.	00:36:47
	Then something else has come up, and I'll tell you that at the next meeting.	00:36:50
	After the 29th.	00:36:55
	And don't forget on the 29th.	00:36:57
	And it's that La Posada at 6:00.	00:37:00
	Which is across from the old.	00:37:03
	It's a Drury Inn now, but it's the old hospital. It's in that area.	00:37:06
	On the other side of the street, it's a little very nice little.	00:37:09
	Hotel Motel complex.	00:37:12
	La Posada at six.	00:37:15
	OK, so that's the projects.	00:37:18
	You have the project.	00:37:21
	You got me on.	00:37:23
	What I do with my?	00:37:25
	Mr.	00:37:28
	What's my agenda?	00:37:30
	OK. And.	00:37:32
	New business.	00:37:35
	Our new business 1 here.	00:37:39
	No, no, no. This is just new business for the, for the.	00:37:42
	Oh, uh.	00:37:45
	Well, and anything you want to ask, Sir?	00:37:47
	Esteemed directors, we see Mr. Pacheco out there.	00:37:50
	For your filler with Lauren's already on vacation?	00:37:53
	Mr. Slummy, I just like to thank.	00:37:59
	The article in the paper about the.	00:38:01
	The the library and the adult.	00:38:04
	Ed classes that they're.	00:38:06
	Putting on for our community, which is definitely needed.	00:38:08
	I went and saw them there and thanked them for providing us with that service.	00:38:12
	I mentioned that.	00:38:17
	Bobby Romero.	00:38:18
	Peters.	00:38:20
	In 1974 was our first.	00:38:21
	Adult basic Ed teacher he was a music teacher and then he.	00:38:24
	Did that after hours.	00:38:28
	And the schools had the adult Basic Ed program.	00:38:29
	All the way up until about.	00:38:33
	20/15/2016.	00:38:35
	And it was the only school district in the state that had adult basic head.	00:38:39
	As all the other adult.	00:38:43
	Programs went to higher Ed.	00:38:46
	So we did what we could to hold on to that adult basic ad. But you and NBC was.	00:38:48
	Pulling at it, needed it, wanted it, got and finally got it.	00:38:54
	But for.	00:38:57
	The library and their staff and their volunteers.	00:38:58
	To provide that service.	00:39:02
	It's amazing.	00:39:04
	Because this this state.	00:39:06
	This town definitely needs those services and it's what a wonderful place to go and.	00:39:08
	And get educated.	00:39:12
	Thank you.	00:39:14
	And now they're doing tax.	00:39:15
	And Paulo, do you have this on the Robo?	00:39:18
	For people to come to the library, but they have to make an appointment.	00:39:21
	To call 575-835-1114.	00:39:24
	So they can get.	00:39:28
	And the government is not going to be issuing you a check.	00:39:30
	I know my dad.	00:39:34
	He wouldn't accept anything.	00:39:36
	In the e-mail.	00:39:37
	He wanted a paper so.	00:39:39
	All the old timers, they're going to be lost, aren't they?	00:39:42
	Chelsea, what's going to happen?	00:39:45
	We're working on it with local so they have to set up a bank account.	00:39:47
	Yes.	00:39:53
	I think that's going to be a.	00:39:55
	Yes, definitely a change. So good evening. Thank you for having me.	00:39:58
	Thank you, Anton.	00:40:01
	And always supporting the library.	00:40:02
	Yes. So paper checks are not going to be issued.	00:40:05
	It's going to be direct deposit.	00:40:08
	So for most of our.	00:40:09
	Our participants in this program, they just receive a state returns, so we're not.	00:40:12
	Auntie's getting too much of an issue, but we are working with Washington Federal and Lucinda to just troubleshoot some.	00:40:17
	Possible bank accounts that if they don't have a bank account or they haven't had one.	00:40:25
	Or they're, you know, they're.	00:40:29
	They've been, you know, delinquent in a bank account. We're trying to figure out how we can.	00:40:30
	Support that so good.	00:40:34
	Yeah, because that's.	00:40:36
	I mean, a lot of people just don't want a bank account.	00:40:37
	Yes. And then also another change, we're also going to be providing help to anyone that makes 67,000 or less, so not just the 65	00:40:39
	and older categories. So that's huge.	00:40:45
	And so we're filling up fast. So if you know of anyone, please.	00:40:50
	Make sure they make their appoint.	00:40:53
	So pulley you'll put it on the.	00:40:55
	You put it on there.	00:40:57
	Hey, you guys listen.	00:40:59
	Can you listen to me? Are you guys having a joke?	00:41:02
	Listening to Donald.	00:41:06
	OK. So yeah, you guys might be needing tax help too because you're not going to have a job.	00:41:07
	I mean, let the people know that this is what we'll put it out.	00:41:14
	Yeah, please. Thank you.	00:41:18
	Thank you. And it brings a lot of money back to the community, I mean.	00:41:19
	Quarter $1,000,000 is a lot that comes back.	00:41:22
	And just first, you know, six weeks of.	00:41:24
	Volunteerism so.	00:41:26
	That's huge.	00:41:28
	Customer just to compliment Chelsea hadn't been in that library since I was a kid and I needed.	00:41:29
	Notary service the other day and they said what are the library so.	00:41:35
	I walked in, said you do notary service. They said yeah, it's going to cost you some tamales. I said I can do that for sure.	00:41:38
	So they did my notary. I walked around looking on there. It's beautiful. It's well, Captain, they do a great job.	00:41:43
	Because that was the deal. So they took care of me. It was nice. It was very nice in the.	00:41:49
	I wanted to give them the tamales. They didn't mean it.	00:41:58
	After that I said no problem.	00:42:01
	That was very nice. And then you do a great job and that's really very clean and taking care.	00:42:03
	I'm going to have a.	00:42:12
	Executive session.	00:42:17
	For legal and personal matters.	00:42:18
	So you guys?	00:42:22
	Can leave or we can go to my Mr. Mayor. We need a motion and a second. No, I'm just saying what do you guys want to do?	00:42:23
	Yeah.	00:42:30
	Come in here or do you want them to leave?	00:42:31
	I spoke to your office. OK? So OK, Miss Charles Lopez.	00:42:34
	I make a motion that we go into executive session.	00:42:39
	Second roll call please.	00:42:42
	I think it takes a roll call.	00:42:45
	Yeah, Doctor Chavez Lopez. Yes.	00:42:49
	Councillor Dean.	00:42:51
	Councillor Fleming.	00:42:53
	Yes, Councillor Gonzalez.	00:42:54
	Yes, counselor.	00:42:56
	Yes.	00:42:58
	Councillor Partridge.	00:42:59
	Yes, Romero.	00:43:00
	Yes, Councillor Salome.	00:43:02
	The regular session.	00:43:03
	Aye.	00:43:13
	And that you don't have it on.	00:43:13
	Shall we go back into regular session?	00:43:17
	So moved second second.	00:43:21
	Fair.	00:43:23
	Aye, Mr. Monet.	00:43:24
	Mr. Mayor, the Council discussed three possible legal matters and one personnel matter. No action is taken.	00:43:27
	Thank you very much.	00:43:33
	And we have.	00:43:35
	The next page.	00:43:37
	And it says.	00:43:40
	Versatile changes.	00:43:41
	And we have Christy Padilla.	00:43:43
	She getting a raise.	00:43:46
	If administrative and payroll job performance.	00:43:49
	Marcelo, Marcella.	00:43:51
	Alvarado.	00:43:53
	These are recycling from the.	00:43:54
	OK, Linda Grant.	00:43:57
	The recycling certifications for.	00:44:00
	Marcella Alvarado, Michael Cero, and.	00:44:02
	Chris Carrillo and Darrell Ross.	00:44:06
	And then one vigorous resignation of the police officer.	00:44:09
	Mr. Partridge.	00:44:12
	I'll make a motion that we approve the personnel.	00:44:15
	Changes as red.	00:44:18
	It's moved and seconded all in favor.	00:44:20
	Aye. And then I have one business.	00:44:22
	AMT title.	00:44:26
	207 Fisher Title Insurance That's a new agency.	00:44:28
	That's it.	00:44:33
	We'll make a motion to approve the business registrations is right.	00:44:35
	So moved and seconded discussion.	00:44:39
	All in favor, aye?	00:44:41
	Next is February 3rd.	00:44:43
	And don't forget January 29th.	00:44:46
	At 6:00.	00:44:49
	At the Roundhouse, right?	00:44:51
	At the Roundhouse also.	00:44:54
	It's New Mexico that day.	00:44:56
	At the Roundhouse. Yes Sir.	00:44:58
	Well, we'll have a They'll let us do something right? Yeah.	00:45:00
	We'll have a table there.	00:45:03
	Yes, yeah. And then that's a la posada.	00:45:05
	And the defensive.	00:45:09
	Nice camera.	00:45:13
	Yes, I see that red Hot Chili.	00:45:15
	Peppers.	00:45:19
	Great place to grow. You love your customers, OK?	00:45:21
	You turned it off, so call City Council.	00:45:25
	Everything going.	00:45:28

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	Dear Councillor Travis Lopez.	00:00:00
	Counselor Dean.	00:00:02
	Councillor Fleming.	00:00:04
	Yeah, Councillor Gonzalez here.	00:00:05
	Counselor Ocampo.	00:00:07
	Councillor Partridge.	00:00:09
	Yeah, Councillor Romero.	00:00:10
	Councillor Salome, we have a for the Pledge of Allegiance.	00:00:12
	The United States of America.	00:00:18
	Underground, indivisible with.	00:00:22
	I move that we approve the.	00:00:34
	Consent agenda is presented.	00:00:37
	Second move, seconded discussion.	00:00:40
	All in favor.	00:00:42
	Aye, 10.	00:00:45
	Public forum. Anyone that's not on the agenda would like to make a comment.	00:00:47
	If you'll step up to the dais and tell us who you are and.	00:00:52
	What you gonna do?	00:00:55
	Mr. Mayor, Council members, I'm Shay Kelly. I'm the Board President, Puerto Rico Safe Harbor.	00:00:59
	I just wanted to drop in today to say thank you.	00:01:05
	For helping with our overnight emergency shelters at Puerto Seguro.	00:01:07
	We have been full.	00:01:13
	Full every night.	00:01:15
	We've been open.	00:01:17
	34 Ninth so far.	00:01:18
	This winter we open anytime the temperature drops below 32°.	00:01:20
	And we had a record last Monday of 33 people, including nine women staying with us.	00:01:25
	We only have 12.	00:01:33
	Cots for fire safety.	00:01:34
	So folks are actually.	00:01:36
	Rotating. They're taking turns, like somebody will come in, get warm, sleep for three or four hours.	00:01:38
	Go back out and let somebody else take their caught.	00:01:43
	So like we've had 33.	00:01:45
	People on Monday and over 20.	00:01:48
	Anywhere from 20 to.	00:01:51
	27 every single night that we've been open, so it's definitely providing.	00:01:52
	Service. Umm.	00:01:57
	And I was, we were just talking about that. Hopefully there's been an impact in the community with police and fire as far as	00:01:58
	calls.	00:02:02
	I know that we still have some issues with that, but.	00:02:06
	Hopefully at least for the regulars, people being inside and I is making a difference. I just wanted to say thank you very much	00:02:09
	for.	00:02:13
	Helping support that.	00:02:16
	Program.	00:02:17
	So tell me a little bit about the people. Well, they're from here. Are they?	00:02:19
	They're locals. They're one of those tests of coral. We do a level of data collection, so people, we have a sign in sheet for	00:02:23
	people. So we do have.	00:02:27
	Different data that we collect, like demographic data, whether or not people are.	00:02:32
	Sheltered or not, not everybody is.	00:02:37
	Homeless. Some folks are sheltered, but they don't have heat.	00:02:39
	So a lot of folks here are living.	00:02:43
	Inside of a home. But they don't have utilities, They don't have heat. Some folks don't have water. So like, I just looked at the	00:02:46
	demographic data for a night when we had 27 people.	00:02:51
	And nine of those people have homes.	00:02:57
	But they don't have heat in those homes.	00:03:00
	So.	00:03:02
	There's a there's a lot of like, interesting demographics.	00:03:04
	We have, like I said, on the night, we have 33 people. Nine of them were women.	00:03:07
	So we definitely have women. Sometimes they have women with children.	00:03:11
	So, but they mostly are local to Socorro, yes? So how can we help them?	00:03:15
	We're the ones who do have homes.	00:03:20
	How can we?	00:03:23
	Get them to stay in their homes and help them with their eating.	00:03:25
	So we had a program a Puerto Rico for many years that was a rent and utility assistance program.	00:03:28
	And we would help people with one time assistance or renting utilities so folks got behind on an electric bill.	00:03:35
	Or a water bill or something like that. We could help them pay that just one time in an emergency that was covered through a grant	00:03:43
	from the Catholic Foundation for many years.	00:03:48
	That grant expired in September and they decided not to renew it going forward. They dropped the grant amount.	00:03:53
	By less than half. So it no longer covers the program. So we have not been able to provide renter utility assistance since	00:04:01
	September of last year.	00:04:05
	And actually for the entire program, which includes.	00:04:10
	All sorts of various financial assistance. It was 22,500 a year.	00:04:14
	We could do rent and utility assistance though for 12,000 a year in which is.	00:04:18
	That helps 5 or 6 people a month with like.	00:04:23
	Because it's sometimes it's just $80.00 or $65 is the difference between someone having heat.	00:04:26
	And someone not having heat, so and another thing that we would really like to do is do propane because a lot of people are using	00:04:33
	propane. So we're working right now on like writing some.	00:04:39
	Grants to try to reinstate that program.	00:04:45
	But it would it's.	00:04:48
	It seems relatively feasible $12,000.	00:04:49
	Might not seem like a lot of money, but it makes a big impact in the community. For example, I'm going to.	00:04:52
	I didn't bring enough copies to everyone, I'm sorry, but I did bring copies of our annual impact statement. So I'm going to leave	00:04:57
	this for you guys, but it talks about.	00:05:01
	Not just the material assistance we provide like the hot meals served.	00:05:06
	Cold meals served, things like that which is.	00:05:10
	8006 thousand, I mean it's a lot, it's high numbers. We're doing a lot of work there, but it also talks about that financial	00:05:13
	assistance and for example, even though the program ended in September, we still helped 41 people.	00:05:19
	Last year.	00:05:25
	With rent and utility assistance before that grant ran out.	00:05:26
	It's a LIHEAP program is no longer.	00:05:30
	They do right hips still helps I think to agree and Midwest cap.	00:05:32
	So we do refer to other organizations where they can get some help there.	00:05:36
	But there's there's just a huge need and support for folks who are kind of falling behind on those bills.	00:05:41
	How much money do you have left now?	00:05:47
	For the overnight program.	00:05:50
	So we've spent.	00:05:52
	Just around half of what we have.	00:05:54
	And that's we're going to probably run out of that funding. I mean, I know we're going to run out. We've been open 33 nights.	00:05:57
	And the proposal that you.	00:06:04
	Approved here was for 49th.	00:06:05
	And we're really just starting to get look down a barrel with a really cold nights. So I know that it's going to.	00:06:08
	So we're going to need to.	00:06:15
	Try to come up with something to open some more but.	00:06:16
	Yeah. I just wanted to really express that we appreciate being able to provide that service.	00:06:20
	Well, we're happy to help, I think.	00:06:25
	Well, you know, you're, you are kind of the answer for us to be able to manage some of that.	00:06:27
	And maybe at the next budget we can talk about.	00:06:32
	Help with their.	00:06:35
	Utilities.	00:06:36
	That would be fantastic. Yeah, we.	00:06:37
	We keep looking for.	00:06:39
	Grants that would help us cover that the Catholic Foundation.	00:06:41
	Open up a new grant for 10,000 that would be open in April.	00:06:45
	We're constantly, you know, trying and writing more grants and trying to come up with different ways to cover it, but in the	00:06:50
	immediate there is no solution to that. So as of right now, we're not providing that service, unfortunately.	00:06:56
	There yet? Do you guys have any way for?	00:07:02
	Just the public to be able to donate.	00:07:05
	Like and if so.	00:07:06
	Is there a way we can do it online or maybe have it attached to the city?	00:07:09
	Web page? Absolutely yes.	00:07:13
	PSI safe harbor org we have an online program where you can.	00:07:16
	Just one click donate. You can also sign up for recurring donations.	00:07:21
	We did a big push in August of last year because.	00:07:25
	Our fiscal situation last August was very precarious. We were not sure actually if we would be able to continue to.	00:07:29
	Provide services at all and the community really responded and signed up for recurrent donations. Right now we get about 800 a	00:07:34
	month from the community and recurrent donations, which really helps.	00:07:40
	We're really stretching our dollars there. As you can imagine, we have a fairly low budget for what we're providing.	00:07:46
	But people can donate online at PSI Safe Harbor org.	00:07:51
	But really we have.	00:07:55
	We have the ability on our.	00:07:57
	On our utility bills.	00:07:59
	To be able to.	00:08:02
	Donate a dollar or two dollars.	00:08:03
	For a specific cause.	00:08:06
	Oh, and we do that for basically we do that for the animal shelter.	00:08:08
	Oh, so that's something you might want to. We might want to.	00:08:13
	Discuss to try to get that get that looked at maybe.	00:08:16
	We can try to get something like that on the.	00:08:21
	And then, then, Marianne, is there any specific programs for housing?	00:08:24
	Have you talked to NFA at all?	00:08:29
	Is your phone number no.	00:08:34
	Sorry, what was that? Have you talked to housing in Mexico?	00:08:37
	Now I heard that there's funding available or?	00:08:40
	The funding was just distributed through Housing New Mexico Correct or warming centers.	00:08:43
	And that they distributed $820,000 throughout the state for warming centers. But somehow or another we.	00:08:49
	Didn't get on the lead serve or no one knew to inform us, but we missed out on that.	00:08:54
	Opportunity.	00:09:00
	And they were giving out $20,000 at a time.	00:09:01
	When we found out about it after the fact, we thought, well, that would have really we could have like doubled the amount.	00:09:04
	Of days that we were open for warming and cooling centers with that money.	00:09:10
	So we've connected with them and made sure that we're on the list serve in the future so that we get that information.	00:09:14
	But all of that money?	00:09:21
	Had already been distributed by the time it hit the news.	00:09:23
	OK. And then let me talk to MFA because I know they have.	00:09:25
	A split program.	00:09:29
	And and that can help with maybe.	00:09:30
	Rent and utilities but I have to talk to.	00:09:33
	The lady and then I can get back to you.	00:09:37
	Fantastic. Thank you, Mr.	00:09:39
	You mentioned that you're.	00:09:42
	Encouraging propane, what's the reasoning behind that I guess?	00:09:44
	It's just there's something that we could ask for a lot we need. It's not that we're encouraging propane, it's just that normally	00:09:48
	when we are doing rent and utility assistance very like.	00:09:52
	Electric bill heavy or water bill heavy like that's 10 or even like rent?	00:09:57
	Rent assistance so that people don't get evicted.	00:10:02
	But propane has come up recently as a big need. I mean, we've been asked for it, I think at least.	00:10:04
	10 times in the last three weeks. So we're not encouraging, no.	00:10:10
	Space use, any of that type of stuff. No, we're not. We're not encouraging anyone form of.	00:10:13
	Of staying warm over another necessarily in the past we've had.	00:10:19
	Organizations donate like.	00:10:22
	Palettes or palette stoves and things like that, or we even had an organization.	00:10:24
	Want to donate?	00:10:31
	Firewood for people who have wood stoves and so there's been some collaborative effort in that direction over the years, but the.	00:10:32
	The program has typically focused on.	00:10:39
	Electric and water and night.	00:10:41
	Well maybe we can talk to the coop to see if.	00:10:44
	There's some program that can be instituted for them if they have.	00:10:47
	Electric heat.	00:10:50
	You know that can.	00:10:52
	Maybe it'll opt and help us subsidized that there's a problem.	00:10:54
	This is a solution. I mean you got the solution.	00:10:58
	We need to see if we can find some.	00:11:01
	Awesome. Thank you.	00:11:03
	And we're also in the process of.	00:11:05
	Talking to our board and stuff to donate some sleeping bags and stuff for you as well.	00:11:08
	Thank you. Yes, we use those sleeping bags at the overnight center too, for everybody who stays there. Everybody gets a cut in a	00:11:13
	sleeping bag. I mean, it's pretty meager what we're doing, but it is working and obviously people are using this service.	00:11:19
	I wish it was that we had like more space or a better space for it, but they're making it work and I'm super impressed by the	00:11:27
	number of people who are utilizing it.	00:11:32
	Did you give Jessica a sleeping bag?	00:11:36
	Because you get 1.	00:11:40
	So how was your experience?	00:11:42
	It was really I.	00:11:44
	Well, that's great. That's great. You did that. I saw your article. I just.	00:11:48
	I think that, yeah.	00:11:53
	Ohh that's that's good though. That's great that you did that.	00:11:55
	Mr. Partners.	00:12:02
	Sir, nothing there.	00:12:03
	All right, thank. Thank you for the president. Thank you. Thank you for your work. Get off the chair and make copies of that. We	00:12:06
	could have it for everybody.	00:12:09
	Awesome. Yeah, that's our annual impact student. You can really see the the good work that y'all are helping accomplish here	00:12:13
	because it's a it's a lot and it really breaks down everything that we've done over 2025.	00:12:18
	So thank you so much for your time.	00:12:23
	Thank you.	00:12:25
	I see Mr. Zimmerly in the crowd.	00:12:26
	Chuck, come come up there to the desktop.	00:12:29
	Damian is going to do the presentation, but I just wanted to congratulate you.	00:12:33
	We'll start off by saying these guys were giving me head because I wear shorts all the time, even in freezing cold weather, but	00:12:44
	you taught me that.	00:12:47
	Every time has he ever coached me, we were.	00:12:50
	We had probably the coldest game I ever played in Z was in.	00:12:52
	Shorts and.	00:12:55
	The coldest game we ever coached together.	00:12:57
	Was down in Cobra and we were both in shorts.	00:12:59
	I was frozen but.	00:13:01
	He taught me that.	00:13:03
	So code Z here we go.	00:13:05
	Well, first of all, I'm just going to say Coach Z is not just like one of my mentors, but.	00:13:07
	He's probably one of my dearest friends I've ever had.	00:13:13
	For sure and.	00:13:15
	He knows how much I love him and how much time we spent together.	00:13:16
	I could tell you stories and stories, but my.	00:13:19
	I'll just share this. My favorite thing was.	00:13:22
	Back in.	00:13:24
	Way back when I first started coaching, we still had to trade film.	00:13:25
	And I remember telling him, like, man, we gotta drive hours and hours to go. I think we played gratone.	00:13:28
	We had to beat him north of a.	00:13:33
	Las Vegas to trade film on a Saturday morning and drive all the way back home before we broke it down.	00:13:35
	And I was sitting there thinking, man, there's got to be a better way.	00:13:40
	We're driving all over the place and he looked at me and he said.	00:13:43
	I used to drive halfway across the state to trade for the.	00:13:46
	The Miller the What is it?	00:13:49
	The film and the.	00:13:50
	Yeah, what's that called?	00:13:52
	Will be real the 8mm film, he says. Where I'm doing this a quick complain.	00:13:53
	He's been around for a while.	00:13:59
	But Coach Z.	00:14:00
	I loved all of our times together, where we drove and.	00:14:02
	For hours upon hours and.	00:14:06
	He knows everything about.	00:14:07
	Everything.	00:14:09
	He's like the Renaissance man.	00:14:10
	You guys all know him. If I asked anybody in here, hey, stand up if you work for him, if he coached your kids or he coached you.	00:14:13
	Everybody in here would probably stand. I mean, he's just such a.	00:14:19
	He's just such a role model. He's he's.	00:14:22
	So much of why I do what I do.	00:14:25
	So go see, here we go.	00:14:27
	This this plaque this award is awarded to.	00:14:31
	Charles.	00:14:34
	The city of Sakura would like to recognize.	00:14:37
	Cozy, the New Mexico high school track and cross country.	00:14:41
	Coaching Association.	00:14:45
	Is inducting him into the Hall of Fame.	00:14:46
	He's a Hall of Fame recipient.	00:14:49
	Charles, Coach, Zimmermann.	00:14:51
	With sincere gratitude.	00:14:53
	For his many years of service.	00:14:56
	Dedication.	00:14:57
	Tireless commitment to the youth of Socorro.	00:14:59
	His invaluable impact.	00:15:01
	Has touched many generations of athletes.	00:15:04
	Students and families in our community.	00:15:06
	From mayor.	00:15:10
	From this City Council and all past city councils.	00:15:12
	Past and present.	00:15:15
	And all the residents of.	00:15:17
	The city of Socorro, we wanted to award you this plaque and.	00:15:19
	I don't know if it does much justice, but you surely deserve it, Z.	00:15:23
	And you've always been Hall of Fame forever in my heart.	00:15:26
	Congrats.	00:15:30
	Before we get a picture with.	00:15:41
	Well, this.	00:15:47
	It's something.	00:15:50
	I do look out and see a.	00:15:52
	Awful lot of student.	00:15:54
	That's students, athletes.	00:15:57
	People unknown.	00:15:59
	For a long time.	00:16:01
	But it was.	00:16:04
	Exactly guys like this.	00:16:06
	Has sure made it worthwhile.	00:16:09
	Damian, one of the.	00:16:12
	Finest young man ever come through Score high school.	00:16:13
	We know it then and we know it now.	00:16:17
	And I'm real proud of him.	00:16:20
	Glad to see him.	00:16:24
	Doing so much for the city.	00:16:27
	It just makes my heart feel good.	00:16:29
	See another generation coming?	00:16:32
	And doing.	00:16:34
	Athletes like him.	00:16:40
	The reason I'm here?	00:16:45
	I came back in 1960 or 1970.	00:16:47
	Thinking I was going to get my degree from tech and get the hell out of support.	00:16:52
	I thought.	00:16:59
	But I got started.	00:17:01
	With Eddie Castaneda and Dave Matthews.	00:17:02
	Ask me to help coach.	00:17:06
	And started substitute teaching.	00:17:09
	And never gave it up.	00:17:12
	I thought I had a degree in petroleum engineering. I thought I was going to go just get to Texas.	00:17:16
	Make some bucks and.	00:17:22
	You know, just roll.	00:17:24
	But I ended up.	00:17:26
	Starting here.	00:17:28
	Never left.	00:17:32
	But I think.	00:17:34
	Thank you for this.	00:17:37
	Thank goodness for Socorro.	00:17:39
	Sure, Mr. Partridge.	00:18:20
	First of all, congratulations.	00:18:24
	You coached all of us, so my coach, Coach Ocampo said. You coached all of us.	00:18:29
	You've inspired a younger generation to continue coaching.	00:18:34
	I know what it's I know exactly what you're feeling like. There's money to be made, but there's kids to coach and the money	00:18:37
	doesn't seem to be that important.	00:18:41
	When you make an impact on kids lives so.	00:18:45
	You have done that.	00:18:47
	That is a tremendous job and congratulations and thank you for inspiring next generations of us to coach.	00:18:48
	Work with kids in a community, you've done a fantastic job.	00:18:54
	Congratulations.	00:18:58
	Thank you, Mr. Mayor.	00:19:03
	Check. We probably go back.	00:19:06
	Close to 40 years.	00:19:12
	Yes, this gentleman who just gave you that planet.	00:19:15
	If you remember, you and myself and three other individuals were on the table.	00:19:20
	When we hired his daddy.	00:19:27
	Be the footnote coach here.	00:19:29
	And his father used to hang.	00:19:32
	Strain my heads.	00:19:35
	Over the top of the entrance into the football field.	00:19:38
	After a real victory.	00:19:43
	Check. I feel very honored.	00:19:46
	To be setting.	00:19:49
	In your seat.	00:19:50
	Because.	00:19:56
	You have been.	00:19:57
	The leader of athletes.	00:20:00
	Also your days in the classroom.	00:20:05
	And as an administrator.	00:20:08
	You have done.	00:20:11
	A great deal.	00:20:12
	Of leadership.	00:20:14
	To the youth in.	00:20:16
	Tomorrow and I want to thank you.	00:20:18
	People don't remember how.	00:20:22
	You were a member of the brown water native.	00:20:24
	Many years ago.	00:20:28
	And how you navigated that boat?	00:20:31
	You used to tell me the stories about it.	00:20:34
	But thank you, Chuck.	00:20:39
	It's been an honor to call you a friend.	00:20:41
	Chuck, Mr. Zimmerly, I want to thank you for all your.	00:20:52
	Great years of everything you've done in the community.	00:20:56
	And I especially want to thank you for.	00:20:58
	Your service time.	00:21:01
	You've served.	00:21:03
	During the some of the toughest years in in Vietnam as a.	00:21:05
	As a serviceman there and.	00:21:09
	We owe you all a.	00:21:12
	A great deal.	00:21:14
	God bless you, Mr. Emily.	00:21:16
	Coach, I just wanted to.	00:21:22
	Say thank you so much for what you.	00:21:24
	Done for all of us and all of our children and all of the kids in Socorro. I remember you coming.	00:21:27
	Back from Texas when you're working as a petroleum engineer.	00:21:33
	You're driving a little beige.	00:21:37
	Corvette beautiful little car.	00:21:39
	And more. Things were looking real good.	00:21:42
	He came to become a teacher here in Socorro and.	00:21:45
	You quit the enrichment of yourself to enrich all of us.	00:21:48
	And your, your inspiration, your motivation, your quick wit.	00:21:52
	To get to all of the students.	00:21:58
	The ones that were the high achievers and the high motivators.	00:22:00
	The students that needed a kick in the ****.	00:22:03
	You were there for him and you.	00:22:06
	Gave us your ear.	00:22:09
	You listen to us.	00:22:10
	You engaged with us.	00:22:12
	You were the the mediator between.	00:22:13
	Coach Castaneda and all the players.	00:22:19
	Coach Gonzalez and all the players.	00:22:21
	I knew you was.	00:22:24
	I thought you were my biggest fan coach. I knew you were my biggest fan. And then I kind of.	00:22:25
	Kind of got let down when.	00:22:30
	You're you're everybody's biggest fan.	00:22:33
	I thought I was the only one.	00:22:35
	But it's, it's great to know you, great to learn from you, great to work with you and great to see you here tonight, Sir.	00:22:37
	Chuck OK, so I first met Chuck.	00:22:48
	I was 14.	00:22:51
	I guess it has been a while.	00:22:53
	Back then, I was Little Joe.	00:22:56
	Now we can, Daddy.	00:22:58
	And now I'm grandpa. I guess it's been it's been a long time.	00:23:00
	But he did all the he does all the little things for the kids.	00:23:04
	And we'll talk about that next week sometime, Chuck.	00:23:08
	But uh.	00:23:11
	All the little things I think are.	00:23:12
	Corn, New York.	00:23:14
	What the hell is wrong with these kids?	00:23:15
	Recognize that and the kids respond to it.	00:23:18
	Me included, a lot of what I do is because of.	00:23:20
	And.	00:23:25
	What of my heart? Thank you.	00:23:28
	Yeah, I already got to say a lot, but Z.	00:23:36
	This world be a better place if we had more servants like you.	00:23:38
	And uh.	00:23:41
	I remember when I got a call asking if I could step in for.	00:23:42
	Council member that was gone here. The first one I always called.	00:23:46
	And you've always been the first one. I've always called, I think.	00:23:49
	But.	00:23:54
	You're a great Manzy.	00:23:56
	You're great man, keep it up dude.	00:23:58
	Love you.	00:24:00
	Chuckle said.	00:24:06
	You're still you're still coaching, right?	00:24:08
	Yeah, so that's the important thing.	00:24:10
	So we're sure grateful for your service.	00:24:14
	And I know as the city Councilor, you're the best.	00:24:16
	So I know I'm not.	00:24:18
	Don't know much about the coaching part of the.	00:24:20
	You've always been there for the kids.	00:24:23
	And so that's.	00:24:25
	Really important and.	00:24:26
	I think you just got to keep going. We'll have you get another award here in five years.	00:24:28
	If you if you were like.	00:24:32
	But again, thank you for your service.	00:24:33
	Play the song one thing you're you're the only one that can win these elections without buying a.	00:24:38
	Campaign card up until next. Until, I mean, until Peter.	00:24:43
	He finally did it, but she did it all the time. He didn't buy anything, win the election and letting anybody know. So he's going	00:24:48
	to be actually.	00:24:53
	Officially.	00:24:58
	Inducted into the Hall of Fame.	00:24:59
	This Saturday at 11 right?	00:25:01
	Coach Beth.	00:25:04
	And I want to thank Coach Matthews. She has such a good heart.	00:25:05
	And she's the one that steps back and notices everything.	00:25:09
	And she notices what an Angel we have.	00:25:12
	And she's the one that got the the the paperwork started and.	00:25:14
	That's all she had to do.	00:25:18
	Because everybody's got nothing but great things to say about these, not just here.	00:25:19
	Across the state you would.	00:25:22
	You wouldn't believe how many people call me, and that's a hey, how's Chuck doing?	00:25:24
	You know so.	00:25:27
	That's this Saturday.	00:25:29
	It's at a.	00:25:31
	The Crowne Plaza.	00:25:32
	Yeah, Hotel at 11 AM.	00:25:33
	Congratulations.	00:25:36
	Thanks again.	00:25:37
	Tired of clapping?	00:25:43
	Stay healthy.	00:25:46
	Alrighty.	00:25:48
	And Chuck, you're dismissed.	00:25:49
	Thank you, Beth.	00:25:59
	Thank you, Beth.	00:26:00
	Anybody else that we?	00:26:08
	Have.	00:26:10
	Today wants to be on the public forum.	00:26:10
	All right, here we go.	00:26:14
	This is the RFQ.	00:26:16
	Request for qualifications.	00:26:17
	For the compressed natural gas facility upgrade, that's about a.	00:26:19
	$2 million project and polo or who's going to give me the.	00:26:23
	Yes, Sir. Well.	00:26:28
	Went out for an RFQ.	00:26:30
	And we received them and opened them on January.	00:26:32
	2026.	00:26:36
	3:00 PM And we received one proposal and it was from clean energy.	00:26:37
	But clean energy has a big background out there already. They service the.	00:26:42
	Station that we have now so.	00:26:48
	I think we're.	00:26:51
	It'd be a good choice. Clean air energy.	00:26:52
	Is already familiar with.	00:26:56
	Our procedures and.	00:26:59
	And our station out there so.	00:27:00
	So we'd like to get that approved.	00:27:04
	Mr. Romano.	00:27:06
	I move that we approve the award to clean energy.	00:27:09
	I second.	00:27:12
	Second discussion.	00:27:13
	Unfair, aye?	00:27:15
	CDBG, federal requirements. We have to do this. Resolution 20601-20.	00:27:18
	Yes Sir, it's just a yearly.	00:27:24
	Resolution that we need for our CDBG project.	00:27:26
	Make the motion to approve resolution #26-01-20.	00:27:29
	OK, moved and seconded discussion.	00:27:35
	All in favor.	00:27:39
	Aye.	00:27:40
	We have got a boat.	00:27:41
	Load of committees.	00:27:43
	Don't miss anymore meetings.	00:27:46
	Is that a hand?	00:27:51
	I will take.	00:27:53
	Nominations for municipal league.	00:27:55
	Representative this.	00:27:58
	Somebody wants.	00:28:00
	To be the municipal league represent.	00:28:01
	That's a counselor position.	00:28:04
	I can't jump up and.	00:28:09
	Marianne Chavez Lopez.	00:28:12
	What about that? How about that?	00:28:15
	So would everybody.	00:28:17
	All in favor.	00:28:21
	Aye.	00:28:22
	We have economic development.	00:28:23
	Job creation Industrial park committee.	00:28:25
	That was, uh.	00:28:29
	Council game.	00:28:31
	I don't know if Councillor Gonzalez, if you want to be on that.	00:28:33
	Sure for that.	00:28:36
	Can I support that? That would be.	00:28:39
	Helpful.	00:28:40
	And I'm going to.	00:28:45
	Keep. I don't know if he has to be a counselor to be on the WIOA.	00:28:46
	I wasn't sure Mr. Mayor, and that's why I left it in red. I didn't know if any of the other members. Councillor Salome.	00:28:51
	Or Councillor Chavez Opus, I didn't know if they know that, but I think Councillor Salome has been there since he worked for the	00:28:57
	school.	00:28:59
	Yeah, and Alonzo, you know.	00:29:03
	You know, I don't think you have to be, you don't have to be a counselor.	00:29:04
	So I'll just have to be appointed by the mayor.	00:29:07
	So I'll contact him. If I would, I would reappoint him.	00:29:09
	OK. And Alistair Gonzalez is not capable of being on that?	00:29:12
	Committee.	00:29:16
	So we're going to have to have vacancy there.	00:29:18
	So if anybody on the Council wants that.	00:29:21
	That's the workforce. That's the workforce.	00:29:24
	Investment opportunity, and that's Southwest.	00:29:27
	Workforce. So if somebody wants to be on that, I'm not sure.	00:29:30
	But I think Mr. Gonzalez won't be able to.	00:29:34
	You do that.	00:29:36
	I'll take that one, Mr. Mayor.	00:29:37
	Mr. Romero.	00:29:38
	Well, Mr. Romero?	00:29:39
	Mr. Monet.	00:29:42
	Mr. Romero would take Mr.	00:29:43
	Gonzalez's place.	00:29:44
	OK.	00:29:46
	Then we are planning and zoning. We've got 3 vacancies. That's always a difficult.	00:29:48
	Oh, that's a.	00:29:54
	Which 1?	00:29:55
	Well, there will be only two because.	00:29:59
	Michael Walker.	00:30:01
	Michael, that's right.	00:30:02
	They don't show up.	00:30:06
	Are you sending a message to Councillor Gonzalez that you wanted Michael to be?	00:30:08
	Is that a subconscious thing? No.	00:30:13
	No, he's not. He's not a counselor.	00:30:15
	That's right, yeah.	00:30:17
	Mr. Mayor, thank you for pointing it out.	00:30:18
	For the remainder of the.	00:30:21
	Committees that have terms.	00:30:23
	What I've put in parentheses where if.	00:30:25
	These volunteers are approved tonight. Those will be the new expiration dates.	00:30:27
	OK, now we've got 3 vacancies on the PNZ and that's always the hardest to.	00:30:32
	OK, so if you have people that you know.	00:30:38
	Would like to be on PNG.	00:30:40
	Please tell Christy.	00:30:43
	I'll I'll certainly take your recommendations.	00:30:45
	Your beautification committee is.	00:30:51
	I'm not sure about that one anyway.	00:30:56
	Animal shelter, we'd like to have a counselor on that.	00:30:59
	Marianne Travis Lopez is already on it.	00:31:03
	I fear that one also. Mr. Romero would be on that.	00:31:06
	Dog and then code enforcement that's been.	00:31:10
	Pretty active. You guys are doing a new.	00:31:15
	PNG map I guess.	00:31:18
	That's only on this revitalized Sauron code enforcement.	00:31:20
	Oh, you're on the planning zoning?	00:31:25
	So there's a counselor vacancy on that to.	00:31:28
	Code enforcement.	00:31:31
	Mr. Shu.	00:31:32
	That was our committee, wasn't it? Yeah, yeah.	00:31:36
	Can you say one more person?	00:31:39
	Another counselor.	00:31:42
	Mr. Partridge, you'll be on that one.	00:31:45
	So if that's acceptable, then we can maybe get the.	00:31:49
	Council to approve.	00:31:53
	All the appointments.	00:31:54
	And the committees.	00:31:57
	Second discussion.	00:32:01
	All in favor, aye?	00:32:04
	Got that taken care of.	00:32:08
	Motion and 2nd.	00:32:11
	You requested and.	00:32:13
	Mr. Monette complied.	00:32:15
	And see if you can.	00:32:19
	If you can keep up with all these projects.	00:32:20
	Interesting he gave you.	00:32:24
	Page 1.	00:32:27
	Two a little bit of Page 3.	00:32:31
	These are our active.	00:32:36
	Project so if you have questions or.	00:32:38
	Would like some information.	00:32:41
	About any specific one?	00:32:44
	I can go over each one if you'd like.	00:32:48
	Mr. I was just curious, how long have you been working on Cuba Road now?	00:32:52
	Road is longer than I've been there.	00:32:57
	We have had problems with the Department of Transportation. We were ready to go.	00:33:00
	We've got the money finally together.	00:33:04
	And they keep coming up with.	00:33:07
	Requirement for us to.	00:33:09
	Get stamped and there.	00:33:11
	They don't have as many people that.	00:33:13
	At District 1 as they used to I guess.	00:33:15
	They've had our requests sitting in their.	00:33:17
	Inbox for three months at a time.	00:33:20
	So I think Bob Pollock, tell us what the.	00:33:22
	Next step is going to be.	00:33:25
	That's that's the last step and that that'll finish the environmental.	00:33:28
	And we can.	00:33:33
	So it's been five years.	00:33:34
	We did one section.	00:33:36
	And then we're waiting about two years.	00:33:38
	To just finish it.	00:33:40
	And the biggest problem has been the Department of Transportation has a Trinity Road.	00:33:42
	That drains right into Cuba.	00:33:46
	And that's their problem, but it's on.	00:33:49
	But anyway, thank you.	00:33:54
	That's where we're at.	00:33:55
	Mr. Mayor.	00:33:56
	In the bigger picture of things, that project actually started probably.	00:33:58
	28 years ago.	00:34:01
	Building the holding funds up by the high School and high School Rd.	00:34:03
	Because all of that water was flooding southeastern Socorro.	00:34:06
	So we've just moved from the western part of the city over the years.	00:34:09
	To the Eastern.	00:34:13
	And another thing about that list is to keep in mind.	00:34:15
	Those are the projects.	00:34:18
	We know we're working on every day something pops up that that's a sinkhole on our peril. There's always help.	00:34:19
	So we stayed pretty busy.	00:34:25
	Mr. Mayor, thank you guys for compiling the list I asked for. Thank you, Mr.	00:34:28
	Did you put the gas gas thing on there? Yeah.	00:34:34
	What's the Ed vision?	00:34:41
	80.	00:34:44
	There's we have. That's a long story, but I'll.	00:34:46
	Make it longer.	00:34:49
	So so the city of Socorro.	00:34:52
	I received $700,000.	00:34:55
	For a building.	00:34:58
	A spec building to be built at Eagle Fisher.	00:34:59
	That was three years ago.	00:35:04
	We thought we could build a building out there. It's right at the intersection.	00:35:05
	The dot has in the next 5 year plan.	00:35:10
	To redo that.	00:35:12
	Intersection.	00:35:14
	So we thought.	00:35:15
	The environmental department, they're doing the Superfund cleanup.	00:35:17
	They would release that building to us.	00:35:20
	It can be used for warehouses and just can't be used for residential.	00:35:22
	They have yet to release the.	00:35:26
	Lot. So then we went back to the legislature.	00:35:29
	And said well.	00:35:33
	Can we use that 700,000?	00:35:34
	To build it on the industrial part.	00:35:36
	To build spec build up there.	00:35:38
	So that's what we're working on.	00:35:40
	Now I can't really talk about that.	00:35:43
	There's there's another twist.	00:35:48
	Which is a good twist.	00:35:51
	And on low by Friday, where it's going.	00:35:53
	But that's.	00:35:56
	The CD and I don't know what Ed stands for.	00:35:57
	I wondered if that question, but it's economic development.	00:36:00
	I know what it stands for in medicine.	00:36:04
	I won't say that in public.	00:36:13
	But that's OK, there's nothing wrong with it.	00:36:15
	No, you can say you can say it. I suffer from only one person to say that. You.	00:36:18
	Anyway, so that's what that is.	00:36:23
	And there's a lot, there's a lot of project these guys out here.	00:36:26
	They're all.	00:36:29
	Do it.	00:36:31
	We have, yes.	00:36:34
	We have actually.	00:36:36
	Some inquiries.	00:36:38
	About a manufacturer.	00:36:40
	Who wanted a certain type of building?	00:36:44
	And so we're kind of building it for that.	00:36:47
	Then something else has come up, and I'll tell you that at the next meeting.	00:36:50
	After the 29th.	00:36:55
	And don't forget on the 29th.	00:36:57
	And it's that La Posada at 6:00.	00:37:00
	Which is across from the old.	00:37:03
	It's a Drury Inn now, but it's the old hospital. It's in that area.	00:37:06
	On the other side of the street, it's a little very nice little.	00:37:09
	Hotel Motel complex.	00:37:12
	La Posada at six.	00:37:15
	OK, so that's the projects.	00:37:18
	You have the project.	00:37:21
	You got me on.	00:37:23
	What I do with my?	00:37:25
	Mr.	00:37:28
	What's my agenda?	00:37:30
	OK. And.	00:37:32
	New business.	00:37:35
	Our new business 1 here.	00:37:39
	No, no, no. This is just new business for the, for the.	00:37:42
	Oh, uh.	00:37:45
	Well, and anything you want to ask, Sir?	00:37:47
	Esteemed directors, we see Mr. Pacheco out there.	00:37:50
	For your filler with Lauren's already on vacation?	00:37:53
	Mr. Slummy, I just like to thank.	00:37:59
	The article in the paper about the.	00:38:01
	The the library and the adult.	00:38:04
	Ed classes that they're.	00:38:06
	Putting on for our community, which is definitely needed.	00:38:08
	I went and saw them there and thanked them for providing us with that service.	00:38:12
	I mentioned that.	00:38:17
	Bobby Romero.	00:38:18
	Peters.	00:38:20
	In 1974 was our first.	00:38:21
	Adult basic Ed teacher he was a music teacher and then he.	00:38:24
	Did that after hours.	00:38:28
	And the schools had the adult Basic Ed program.	00:38:29
	All the way up until about.	00:38:33
	20/15/2016.	00:38:35
	And it was the only school district in the state that had adult basic head.	00:38:39
	As all the other adult.	00:38:43
	Programs went to higher Ed.	00:38:46
	So we did what we could to hold on to that adult basic ad. But you and NBC was.	00:38:48
	Pulling at it, needed it, wanted it, got and finally got it.	00:38:54
	But for.	00:38:57
	The library and their staff and their volunteers.	00:38:58
	To provide that service.	00:39:02
	It's amazing.	00:39:04
	Because this this state.	00:39:06
	This town definitely needs those services and it's what a wonderful place to go and.	00:39:08
	And get educated.	00:39:12
	Thank you.	00:39:14
	And now they're doing tax.	00:39:15
	And Paulo, do you have this on the Robo?	00:39:18
	For people to come to the library, but they have to make an appointment.	00:39:21
	To call 575-835-1114.	00:39:24
	So they can get.	00:39:28
	And the government is not going to be issuing you a check.	00:39:30
	I know my dad.	00:39:34
	He wouldn't accept anything.	00:39:36
	In the e-mail.	00:39:37
	He wanted a paper so.	00:39:39
	All the old timers, they're going to be lost, aren't they?	00:39:42
	Chelsea, what's going to happen?	00:39:45
	We're working on it with local so they have to set up a bank account.	00:39:47
	Yes.	00:39:53
	I think that's going to be a.	00:39:55
	Yes, definitely a change. So good evening. Thank you for having me.	00:39:58
	Thank you, Anton.	00:40:01
	And always supporting the library.	00:40:02
	Yes. So paper checks are not going to be issued.	00:40:05
	It's going to be direct deposit.	00:40:08
	So for most of our.	00:40:09
	Our participants in this program, they just receive a state returns, so we're not.	00:40:12
	Auntie's getting too much of an issue, but we are working with Washington Federal and Lucinda to just troubleshoot some.	00:40:17
	Possible bank accounts that if they don't have a bank account or they haven't had one.	00:40:25
	Or they're, you know, they're.	00:40:29
	They've been, you know, delinquent in a bank account. We're trying to figure out how we can.	00:40:30
	Support that so good.	00:40:34
	Yeah, because that's.	00:40:36
	I mean, a lot of people just don't want a bank account.	00:40:37
	Yes. And then also another change, we're also going to be providing help to anyone that makes 67,000 or less, so not just the 65	00:40:39
	and older categories. So that's huge.	00:40:45
	And so we're filling up fast. So if you know of anyone, please.	00:40:50
	Make sure they make their appoint.	00:40:53
	So pulley you'll put it on the.	00:40:55
	You put it on there.	00:40:57
	Hey, you guys listen.	00:40:59
	Can you listen to me? Are you guys having a joke?	00:41:02
	Listening to Donald.	00:41:06
	OK. So yeah, you guys might be needing tax help too because you're not going to have a job.	00:41:07
	I mean, let the people know that this is what we'll put it out.	00:41:14
	Yeah, please. Thank you.	00:41:18
	Thank you. And it brings a lot of money back to the community, I mean.	00:41:19
	Quarter $1,000,000 is a lot that comes back.	00:41:22
	And just first, you know, six weeks of.	00:41:24
	Volunteerism so.	00:41:26
	That's huge.	00:41:28
	Customer just to compliment Chelsea hadn't been in that library since I was a kid and I needed.	00:41:29
	Notary service the other day and they said what are the library so.	00:41:35
	I walked in, said you do notary service. They said yeah, it's going to cost you some tamales. I said I can do that for sure.	00:41:38
	So they did my notary. I walked around looking on there. It's beautiful. It's well, Captain, they do a great job.	00:41:43
	Because that was the deal. So they took care of me. It was nice. It was very nice in the.	00:41:49
	I wanted to give them the tamales. They didn't mean it.	00:41:58
	After that I said no problem.	00:42:01
	That was very nice. And then you do a great job and that's really very clean and taking care.	00:42:03
	I'm going to have a.	00:42:12
	Executive session.	00:42:17
	For legal and personal matters.	00:42:18
	So you guys?	00:42:22
	Can leave or we can go to my Mr. Mayor. We need a motion and a second. No, I'm just saying what do you guys want to do?	00:42:23
	Yeah.	00:42:30
	Come in here or do you want them to leave?	00:42:31
	I spoke to your office. OK? So OK, Miss Charles Lopez.	00:42:34
	I make a motion that we go into executive session.	00:42:39
	Second roll call please.	00:42:42
	I think it takes a roll call.	00:42:45
	Yeah, Doctor Chavez Lopez. Yes.	00:42:49
	Councillor Dean.	00:42:51
	Councillor Fleming.	00:42:53
	Yes, Councillor Gonzalez.	00:42:54
	Yes, counselor.	00:42:56
	Yes.	00:42:58
	Councillor Partridge.	00:42:59
	Yes, Romero.	00:43:00
	Yes, Councillor Salome.	00:43:02
	The regular session.	00:43:03
	Aye.	00:43:13
	And that you don't have it on.	00:43:13
	Shall we go back into regular session?	00:43:17
	So moved second second.	00:43:21
	Fair.	00:43:23
	Aye, Mr. Monet.	00:43:24
	Mr. Mayor, the Council discussed three possible legal matters and one personnel matter. No action is taken.	00:43:27
	Thank you very much.	00:43:33
	And we have.	00:43:35
	The next page.	00:43:37
	And it says.	00:43:40
	Versatile changes.	00:43:41
	And we have Christy Padilla.	00:43:43
	She getting a raise.	00:43:46
	If administrative and payroll job performance.	00:43:49
	Marcelo, Marcella.	00:43:51
	Alvarado.	00:43:53
	These are recycling from the.	00:43:54
	OK, Linda Grant.	00:43:57
	The recycling certifications for.	00:44:00
	Marcella Alvarado, Michael Cero, and.	00:44:02
	Chris Carrillo and Darrell Ross.	00:44:06
	And then one vigorous resignation of the police officer.	00:44:09
	Mr. Partridge.	00:44:12
	I'll make a motion that we approve the personnel.	00:44:15
	Changes as red.	00:44:18
	It's moved and seconded all in favor.	00:44:20
	Aye. And then I have one business.	00:44:22
	AMT title.	00:44:26
	207 Fisher Title Insurance That's a new agency.	00:44:28
	That's it.	00:44:33
	We'll make a motion to approve the business registrations is right.	00:44:35
	So moved and seconded discussion.	00:44:39
	All in favor, aye?	00:44:41
	Next is February 3rd.	00:44:43
	And don't forget January 29th.	00:44:46
	At 6:00.	00:44:49
	At the Roundhouse, right?	00:44:51
	At the Roundhouse also.	00:44:54
	It's New Mexico that day.	00:44:56
	At the Roundhouse. Yes Sir.	00:44:58
	Well, we'll have a They'll let us do something right? Yeah.	00:45:00
	We'll have a table there.	00:45:03
	Yes, yeah. And then that's a la posada.	00:45:05
	And the defensive.	00:45:09
	Nice camera.	00:45:13
	Yes, I see that red Hot Chili.	00:45:15
	Peppers.	00:45:19
	Great place to grow. You love your customers, OK?	00:45:21
	You turned it off, so call City Council.	00:45:25
	Everything going.	00:45:28