LEGAL NOTICE
REGULAR MEETING – March 11, 2021
The Grant County Board of Commissioners will convene in a Regular Meeting on Thursday, March 11, 2021, 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 this 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 Due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Emergency declared by Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham and the limits on the number of persons gathering, except for essential functions, the meeting will remain closed to the public. It may be viewed live on the County's Facebook Page at https://www.facebook.com/GrantCountyNM/ or later as a recording on the County's website at www.grantcountynm.gov. Public input will be accepted via Zoom and participants must register no later than one hour prior to the meeting at the link below: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZEvde-urT4uGd1Fp1JrWPfqNV1Bebhf34my
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. Gila Regional Medical Center Reports – Scott Landrum
V. Proclamations
a. Consideration of Proclamation In Recognition and Celebration of the Collaborative Community Effort Undertaken to Protect Our Economy, Natural Resources and Way of Life From the Holloman Expanded F-16 Training Airspace Proposal - Commissioner Edwards
VI. 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. Due to the Coronavirus (Covid-19) public input will be accepted via zoom, and as indicated in our legal notice, participants were required to register no later than one hour prior to the meeting using the provided link.
VII. Elected Officials' Reports
VIII. Approval of Minutes
b. February 9, 2021, Work Session Minutes
c. February 11, 2021, Regular Meeting Minutes
d. February 23, 2021, Special Meeting Minutes
e. February 23, 2021, Work Session Minutes
f. Pursuant to NMSA 1978, Sections 10-15-1 (H) (2) the minutes of the present open meeting will reflect that for the March 1, 2021 Meeting, the matters discussed were limited only to those specified in the notice of that closed meeting.
IX. Financial Reports
g. Consideration of March 4, 2021, Expenditure Report
X. New Business
h. Consideration of 2020 Volunteer Firefighters Annual Reporting for PERA: 1). Cliff/Gila 2). Ft. Bayard 3). Lower Mimbres 4). Pinos Altos 5). Santa Rita 6). Sapillo Creek 7). Tyrone 8). Upper Mimbres 9). Whiskey Creek
i. Consideration of Santa Rita VFD 2018 & 2019 Adjusted Qualification Report for PERA Service Credits for Member Laura M. Breed
j. Consideration of Amendment of the Grant County Substance Abuse and Addiction Treatment Center (Tu Casa) Advisory Board Charter
k. Consideration of NM Counties Wildfire Risk Reduction Program for Rural Communities 2021-2022 Application for Funding – Education & Outreach Activities
l. Consideration of Law Enforcement Protection Fund Application
m. Consideration of Grant County Health Council Steering Committee Appointments
n. Consideration of Transfer of County Property to the City of Bayard – Commissioner Ponce
XI. Agreements
o. Consideration of Agreement No. A-21-03; Department of Finance Administration Fund 89200 Capital Appropriation Project
p. Consideration of Agreement No. A-21-04; Memorandum of Understanding between Grant County and KWTHEM, LLC
q. Consideration of Agreement No. A-21-05; 2020 New Mexico State Homeland Security Grant Program Sub Agreement EMW – 2020-SS-00127-S01
r. Approval of County Manager Signature on Agreement No. A-21-06; FEMA-4529-(Grant County) New Mexico Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Subgrant Agreement
XII. Resolutions
s. Consideration of Resolution No. R-21-16; 2021 Grant County Maintained Roads
t. Consideration of Resolution No. R-21-17; A Resolution Authorizing Submission of an Application for Airport Aid to the New Mexico Department of Transportation – Aviation Division, Obligation of Sponsor Matching Funds, and Authorization to Accept the Resulting Grant Offers and the Execution of Contract Documents for the Following Project: Design of and Bidding Phases for Future Development of Six T-Hangers.
u. Consideration of Resolution No. R-21-18; A Resolution Supporting House Bill 200, Which Would Speed Funding to Water Projects in Southwest New Mexico, and Urging the Interstate Stream Commission to Fund Technical and Planning Support for Local Entities to Apply for New Mexico Unit Fund Monies - Commissioner Browne
XIII. Commissioners Reports
XIV. Adjournment
Chris M. Ponce, Commission Chairman
By: (s) Taysha Walter, Executive Assistant

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