Commission packet information for the July 2, 2013 meeting is available:

The Town of Edgewood document archive which had to be re-established following the changeover from the old website to the new now appears to be working properly.  You may view and/or download the information from the P&Z Agenda page at the town website. There is no guarantee of how long this information will remain available, so save the information promptly if you wish to keep it for future reference. 

Council packet information for July 3 is now available:

The documents uploaded to the Council Packets folder include:

• Council Minutes from the 06/19 meeting; 
• The text of the recently approved subdivision ordinance revisions;
• The 2014-2018 ICIP also known as the town's legislative wish-list; 
• ToE Resolution 2013-12 on severe drought conditions;
• A copy of a letter printed last week in the Forum of The Independent.  

I did not include a copy of what appears to be a copyrighted advertisement for Microsoft's Office 365 security features which is intended for the use of customers; it may be viewed at the town website. 

Final Council Agenda for July 3, 2013

AGENDA

TOWN OF EDGEWOOD

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING – JULY 3, 2013 @ 6:30 P.M.

EDGEWOOD COMMUNITY CENTER - #27 E. FRONTAGE ROAD

PLEASE TURN OFF ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES DURING MEETING

THANK YOU.

(The Town of Edgewood Council is pleased to have residents of the community take time to attend Council Meetings.  Attendance and participation is encouraged.  Individuals wishing to be heard during Public Hearing proceedings are encouraged to be prepare.  PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONSTRUCTIVE AND DEVOID OF CHARACTER ASSASSINATION.  Written comments are welcomed and should be given to the Clerk-Treasurer prior to the start of the meeting).

Page updated:

The Request to Inspect Public Records page has been updated with a link to the Word version of the request form.  There is also added information on options for completing and submitting Inspection of Public Records (IPRA) requests. 

The proposed agenda for P&Z's July 2, 2013 meeting lists three public hearings and a findings of fact for a lot line vacation:

                                                                           AGENDA

TOWN OF EDGEWOOD

PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING

JULY 2, 2013 AT 6:00 PM

27 E. Frontage Road, Edgewood Community Center

The Town of Edgewood Planning & Zoning Commission is pleased to have residents of the community take time to attend Commission Meetings.  Attendance and participation is encouraged. Individuals wishing to be heard during Public Hearing proceedings are encouraged to be prepared PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONSTRUCTIVE AND DEVOID OF CHARACTER ASSASSINATION. Written comments are welcome and should be given to the Town administrator prior to the start of the meeting.

Cashatt findings tabled:

Last night, the Edgewood P&Z Commission voted unanimously to table the draft findings in order to allow time for revisions.  Commissioners compiled a list of items they wish to see addressed before approving them.  The other items taken up were approval of the minutes from the previous meeting, a calendar review for upcoming training, and dates for future meetings. 

The next scheduled meeting is for July 2, 2013.  The agenda is expected to feature four public hearings.  The next two meetings following July 2 are tentatively scheduled for July 16 and August 6.  However, given the fact that there are only three Commissioners at present, it may be necessary to reschedule meetings in order to assemble a quorum. 

Amended subdivsion regulations uploaded:

You may now view the subdivision regulations as amended on June 5, 2013.  The new information on minor subdivisions is located on page 5. 

P&Z Packet link for June 25, 2013:

The packet for tomorrow night's P&Z meeting has been uploaded. UPDATE: The proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law for the Cashatt subdivision have been added. 

Google Drive File Updates:

I've uploaded subdivision ordinance 1999-R which has been superseded for all uses except for Campbell Ranch matters.  In addition, the ToE Ordinances folder been separated into what I believe to be up to date ordinances and those which have been either superseded, or modified since the latest web publication. However, these links are provided for information purposes only.  The contents of individual files and folders may be incomplete or outdated; in order to obtain authoritative versions of town ordinances contact the office at 286-4518. 

P&Z Agenda for 06/25/13 features Cashatt Findings of Fact:

AGENDA

TOWN OF EDGEWOOD

PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION MEETING

JUNE 25, 2013 AT 6:00 PM

27 E. Frontage Road, Edgewood Community Center

   

The Town of Edgewood Planning & Zoning Commission is pleased to have residents of the community take time to attend Commission Meetings.  Attendance and participation is encouraged. Individuals wishing to be heard during Public Hearing proceedings are encouraged to be prepared PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONSTRUCTIVE AND DEVOID OF CHARACTER ASSASSINATION. Written comments are welcome and should be given to the Town administrator prior to the start of the meeting.

Council Meeting Summary for June 19, 2013:

  The agenda was approved as presented; see pp. 1-2 of the Council Packet.)

  The Consent Agenda was approved as submitted; see pp. 3-28 of the Council Packet:  

• P&Z (3-11)
• Police (12-17)
• Animal Control (18)
• Library (19-25)
• Municipal Court (26-28)

Council Minutes for June 5, 2013 uploaded:

The council minutes from the 06/05/2013 council meeting have been added to the council packet folder and the council minutes archive. 

Land use in the news:

There are several  stories in the June 19 Independent dealing with land use issues:

• Torrance County's dispute with a local business seems to have been resolved with the approval of a conditional use permit (page 1). 
• Ongoing questions over procedure at Edgewood's planning commission are the subject of a story found on page 3.  
• The recent approval of changes to Edgewood's subdivision ordinance is covered on page 9. 
• A new feature called "Community News Exchange" includes several land use stories on page 12:

~A Lincoln County development moratorium based on water concerns;
~Solar power plant construction begins in Luna County;
~A NM Supreme Court ruling in a Pecos River water rights transfer case.

The council packet for tomorrow night's meeting is now available:

The packet was posted at the new town website late this afternoon, and you may also view the contents in the ToE on Drive Council Packet folder.  The draft council minutes for the 06/05/2013 meeting will be available tomorrow. 

New Link Added to ToE on Drive:

I've consolidated several documents into a sub-folder called Development Review & Master Plans and put the link in the sidebar.  It is located in the master folder ToE Public Information and contains information on the town's approved master plans as well as Santa Fe County's proposed changes to its land use code. 

Updated Council Agenda for June 19, 2013:

Note Agenda Item 11-A; the presentation by Paul Cassidy, one of the town's financial advisers, may be related to the inclusion of a bond issue on the ballot for the next town election as discussed last month during the special budget meeting.  

AGENDA

TOWN OF EDGEWOOD

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING – JUNE 19, 2013 @ 6:30 P.M.

EDGEWOOD COMMUNITY CENTER - #27 E. FRONTAGE ROAD

PLEASE TURN OFF ALL ELECTRONIC DEVICES DURING MEETING

THANK YOU.

(The Town of Edgewood Council is pleased to have residents of the community take time to attend Council Meetings.  Attendance and participation is encouraged.  Individuals wishing to be heard during Public Hearing proceedings are encouraged to be prepare.  PUBLIC COMMENTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONSTRUCTIVE AND DEVOID OF CHARACTER ASSASSINATION.  Written comments are welcomed and should be given to the Clerk-Treasurer prior to the start of the meeting).

Subdivision revisions in the news:

The coverage of the public hearing by the Mountain View Telegraph indicates that most of the requests for changes to the original proposal asked for by the Commission were honored by the Council.  The exception was that the suggested three year interval was changed to one. 

I have requested a copy of the revisions approved by the Council at the June 5, 2013 public hearing, and will post the information as soon as it's made available.  I will also compare the changes to the original text in order to highlight what has and what has not been changed. 

Land use issues which came before P&Z in 2000

The Town of Edgewood Planning and Zoning minutes located in the Google Drive archive begin with the meeting of January 26, 2000.  Some highlights from minutes from 2000 include discussions about various town ordinances, road design standards, annexations, the assigning of zone categories, and water policy.

In the town's early years, the Commission made recommendations and the Council made decisions on subdivision matters. State law (Chapter 3 Article 19-1) provides that the governing body of a municipality may delegate its land use authority to the planning commission as it sees fit. For final disposition of land use matters in the town's early years look in town council minutes.

Change of date for the next P&Z meeting

 I received this notice from the Town Clerk this afternoon:

The Planning & Zoning meeting has been rescheduled to June 25th due to lack of a quorum.

Major development in a case being heard by the New Mexico Office of the State Engineer:

New Mexico Water Service Company, one of the protestants to the application by Aquifer Sciences, has reached a settlement which will remove it from the list of those protesting the application.  The coverage in this week's Independent provides an overview of the current status of the request as well as details of the competing models for projecting water availability.

Paper copies of The Independent may be purchased at most local businesses.  Mail subscriptions are $27 a year in-state; $30 a year out-of-state; Email delivered in the form of a pdf is available for $8.50 a year.

Two public hearings have been scheduled for July 2, 2013:

PUBLIC NOTICE
THE TOWN OF EDGEWOOD Planning & Zoning Commission will consider the following during a public hearing on July 2, 2013 starting at 6:00 pm at the Edgewood Community Center, 27 E. Frontage Road:

(1)  REQUEST FOR ANNEXATION, REQUESTINGC-1 COMMERCIAL ZONING, FOR PROPERTY LOCATED1.5MILES EAST OF STATE ROAD 344 ON NORTH SIDE OF OLD HIGHWAY 66; 4 ACRES. (SECTION35T10NR07

(2) REQUEST FOR CONDITIONAL USE FOR C-1 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1 RIVER VIEW RD. EDGEWOOD,NM, (T10NR7ESEC36) SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 66 AND WEST OF BASSETT BLVD.

During the public hearing, citizens will be given the opportunity to comment on the above items. The commission will also accept written comments if received before the hearing, written comments may be sent to the Town of Edgewood, P.O. Box 3610, Edgewood, NM 87015. If you have any questions, you may call 505-286-4518.

New page added:

I've added a page with a link to the form used by the Town of Edgewood for requesting public documents.  It was provided in a print-only format so you will need to print it out, complete the form and then fax, e-mail, or take it to the office in person.  I have requested that the file be made available in a format which can be filled out and submitted online. 

Packet information from the June 4, 2013 P&Z meeting:

I received the information from the Edgewood Town Clerk today.  The folder uploaded this evening to Google Drive has four files which contain the following information:

• The agenda for the June 4, 2013  P&Z meeting; 
• Draft minutes from the May 28, 2013 P&Z meeting;
• Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law which were set aside in March;
• A request for a lot line vacation;
• An annexation request;
• A draft of the Commission's 2013 Open Meetings Act Resolution. 

Preliminary Council Agenda June 19, 2013

AGENDA

TOWN OF EDGEWOOD

REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING – JUNE 19, 2013 @ 6:30 P.M.

EDGEWOOD COMMUNITY CENTER - #27 E. FRONTAGE ROAD

Council packet information for June 5, 2013

There are five items from the Council Packet available:

• Draft Minutes for 05 15 2013 include discussion during the first public hearing on revising the subdivision ordinance;
• Draft Minutes for 05 18 2013 include discussions of GO Bonds on next ballot and paving of 1.1 miles of E. Venus;
• Proposed Joint Planning Agreement with the State Land Office;
• Second round of proposed revisions to the subdivision ordinance for the continuance of the public hearing;
• Proposed Town resolution concerning drought conditions.