LEGAL NOTICE
REGULAR MEETING – July 20, 2023
The Grant County Board of Commissioners will convene in a Regular Meeting on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at 9:00 a.m. The meeting will take place in the Commission Meeting Room at the Grant County Administration Center located at 1400 Highway 180 East, Silver City, NM 88061. The agenda for the Regular Meeting may be altered up to seventy-two (72) hours prior to the meeting; copies can be obtained from the County Manager’s Office or viewed online at www.grantcountynm.gov . If you are an individual with a disability in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter or any other form of auxiliary aide or service to attend or participate in the hearing or meeting, please contact the Grant County Manager at 1400 Highway 180 East, Silver City, New Mexico at least one (1) week prior to the meeting or as soon as possible. The meeting will be livestreamed on the County Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/GrantCountyNM/  and available later as a recording on the County’s website at www.grantcountynm.gov .
The tentative agenda is as follows:

I. Call to Order
II. Pledge of Allegiance & Salute to State Flag
III. Approval of Regular Meeting Agenda
IV. Public Input
• During this portion of our meeting, we welcome your suggestions and want to hear your concerns. This is not a question and answer period; speakers will be limited to five (5) minutes. Any individual who would like to discuss an item in more depth may request to be placed on a future agenda. Request forms are available in the County Manager’s Office.
V. Executive Session in Accordance with NMSA 1978 10-15—1 (H)(5) and (H)(8)
a. Collective Bargaining Pursuant to NMSA 1978 10-15-1 (H)(5)
b. Real Property Pursuant to NMSA 1978 10-15-1 (H)(8)
VI. Any Action Necessary as a Result of Closed Executive Session
c. Any Action Necessary in Reference to Collective Bargaining
d. Any Action to Address Real Property Issues
VII. Gila Regional Medical Center Reports – Margie Molitor, Interim CEO
VIII. Elected Officials Reports
IX. Approval of Minutes
e. June 06, 2023, Work Session Minutes
f. June 08, 2023, Regular Meeting Minutes
g. June 20, 2023, Special Meeting Minutes
X. Financial Reports
h. Consideration of July 07, 2023 Expenditure Report
XI. New Business
i. Consideration of Bataan Park Capital Construction Projects for FY 24
j. Consideration of ARPA Allocation in the Amount of $67,000.00 to the Southwest New Mexico Council of Governments for Co-Starters Facilitation
k. Discussion Regarding FY2025-2029 Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan (ICIP)
XII. Agreements
l. Consideration of Agreement No. A -23-18; Cooperative Agreement Numbered 24-418-1003001000-14 with the State of New Mexico Tourism Department for Advertising and Media-Related Services for FY24 in the Amount of $25,284.00
m. Consideration of Agreement No. A-23-19; Work and Financial Plan with the United States Department of Agriculture/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service/Wildlife Services for the Integrated Wildlife Damage Management Program for FY23 in the amount of $28,000.00
n. Consideration of Agreement No. A -23-20; Project No. 24-E-15, State of New Mexico Department of Finance & Administration Local Government Division Enhanced 911 Act Grant Program
o. Consideration of Agreement No. A-23-21; Professional Services Agreement between Grant County and Recovery Innovations, Inc. DBA RI International for Tu Casa Consulting Services
p. Consideration of Agreement No. A-23-22; Property Reversion Agreement with Gose Family Trust, Bonnie Kydd and Donald McNaughton for 3 Mulberry Drive, Mimbres, NM (Old Sapillo Creek VFD)
q. Consideration of Agreement No. A-23-23; Animal Shelter Services Agreement with the High Desert Humane Society for FY24 in the Amount of $36,600.00
r. Consideration of Agreement No. A-23-24; Appropriation Agreement from the NM Department of Finance and Administration for Grants Management in the Amount of $30,000.00
s. Consideration of Agreement No. A-23-25; New Mexico Human Services Department; Behavioral Health Services Division R.I.S.E. Grant Scope of Work
t. Consideration of Agreement No. A-23-27; Lease Agreement by and between Sierra Communications and the County of Grant, New Mexico for Storing, Maintaining, Installing, Operating, and Removing Communications Equipment Necessary to the Grant County Sheriff’s Office
u. Consideration of Agreement No. A-23-28; Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Children, Youth and Families Department and Grant County Sheriff’s Office
v. Consideration of Agreement No. A-23-29; Sub-Grant Agreement with Jim Helgert in the amount of $20,000.00, as Authorized Under the NM Behavioral Health Services Division FY 2024 RISE Grant Agreement
w. Consideration of Agreement No. A-23-30; Sub-Grant Agreement with Kristina Ozzello in the amount of $25,500.80, as Authorized Under the NM Behavioral Health Services Division FY2024 RISE Grant Agreement
x. Consideration of Agreement No. A-23-31; Sub-Grant Agreement with Ronald Hartley in the amount of $25,500.80 as Authorized Under the NM Behavioral Health Services Division FY2024 RISE Grant Agreement
y. Consideration of Agreement No. A-23-32; Sub-Grant Agreement with Paula Rouse in the amount of $59,500.80, as Authorized Under the NM Behavioral Health Services Division FY2024 RISE Grant Agreement
z. Consideration of Agreement No. A-23-33; Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) SFY24 Sub-Grant Agreement Numbered 22-JAG-GCSO-SFY24 with the New Mexico Department of Public Safety in the Amount of $24,072.65
XIII. Resolutions
aa. Consideration of Resolution No. R-23-44; A Resolution Updating Appraiser Certification Compensation
bb. Consideration of Resolution No. R-23-45; A Resolution Declaring the Vacation and Abandonment of Fort Bayard Road
cc. Consideration of Resolution No. R-23-46; A Resolution Ratifying an Agreement with the Southwest New Mexico Council of Governments and Authorizing the Executive of Same by the Proper Official of Grant County
dd. Consideration of Resolution No. R-23-47; Policy for Renting and Use of Bataan Park Pavilion
ee. Consideration of Resolution No. R-23-48; Policy for Renting and Use of Grant County Fairground Facilities
ff. Consideration of Resolution No. R-23-49; Notice of Intent to Consider Amendment for Ordinance No. O-23-03, entitled Wireless Telecommunications Facilities
gg. Consideration of Resolution No. R-23-50; A Resolution Adopting a New Salary Structure, Pay Plan, and Titles for Fiscal Year 2024
hh. Consideration of Resolution No. R-23-51; Grant County Manager Authority
XIV. Recess as the Grant County Board of Commissioners and Convene as the Grant County Health Care Claims Board
ii. Consideration of June 2023 Indigent Burial Claim for the Recommended Approval in the Amount of $600.00
XV. Adjourn as the Grant County Health Care Claims Board and Reconvene as the Grant County Board of Commissioners
XVI. Commissioners Reports
XVII. Adjournment
Chris M. Ponce, Commission Chairman
By: (s) Crystal Norero-Arellano, Executive Assistant

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