Town of Silver City Council Regular Council Meeting December 9, 2025

LEGAL NOTICE

The Town of Silver City Council will hold its Regular Council Meeting scheduled for Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at 6 p.m. at the Grant County Administration Center, 1400 Hwy. 180 East, Silver City, New Mexico. The public is invited to attend. The agenda will include:

3. Employee of the month for August, September, October, November and December along with Employee of the year.

6. Approval of Minutes:

A. Regular Meeting on November 18, 2025.

8. Reports:

A. Manager's Report

11. NEW BUSINESS:
A. Mayors' appointment of Councilor District 1
B. Mayors' appointment to Planning and Zoning Commission effective January 1, 2026 C. Approval / Disapproval of Resolution 2025-33: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A COLONIAS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT FUND LOAN/GRANT AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT" OR "LOAN/GRANT AGREEMENT") BY AND BETWEEN THE NEW MEXICO FINANCE AUTHORITY ("NMFA," OR THE "LENDER/GRANTOR") AND THE TOWN OF SILVER CITY, GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO (THE "BORROWER/GRANTEE") OR THE BENEFIT OF THE DESIGNATED COLONIA OF SANTA CLARA IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION NINE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY DOLLARS ($1,953,270), EVIDENCING AN OBLIGATION OF THE BORROWER/GRANTEE TO UTILIZE THE LOAN/GRANT AMOUNT SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE COSTS OF THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OR EQUIPPING AN EXISTING WELL AND CONNECTING THE WELL TO THE SANTA CLARA BOOSTER TANKS, AND SOLELY IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED IN THE LOAN/GRANT AGREEMENT; PROVIDING FOR THE PLEDGE AND PAYMENT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEE AND LOAN AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN DOLLARS ($195,327) SOLELY FROM SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT (75%) OF THE REVENUES OF THE ONE-QUARTER OF ONE PERCENT (0.25%) OF MUNICIPAL LOCAL OPTION GROSS RECEIPTS TAX IMPOSED BY THE TAX ORDINANCE (AS DEFINED IN THIS RESOLUTION) AND ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY-SEVEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED FORTY-THREE DOLLARS ($1,757,943); CERTIFYING THAT THE LOAN/GRANT AMOUNT, TOGETHER WITH OTHER FUNDS AVAILABLE TO THE BORROWER/GRANTEE, IS SUFFICIENT TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT; APPROVING THE FORM OF AND OTHER DETAILS CONCERNING THE LOAN/GRANT AGREEMENT; RATIFYING ACTIONS HERETOFORE TAKEN; REPEALING ALL ACTION INCONSISTENT WITH THIS RESOLUTION; AND AUTHORIZING THE TAKING OF OTHER ACTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THE LOAN/GRANT AGREEMENT.
D. Approval / Disapproval of Resolution 2025-34: A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF A COLONIAS INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT FUND LOAN/GRANT AGREEMENT ("AGREEMENT" OR "LOAN/GRANT AGREEMENT") BY AND BETWEEN THE NEW MEXICO FINANCE AUTHORITY ("NMFA," OR THE "LENDER/GRANTOR") AND THE TOWN OF SILVER CITY, GRANT COUNTY, NEW MEXICO (THE "BORROWER/GRANTEE") FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE DESIGNATED COLONIAS OF ARENAS VALLEY, PINOS ALTOS, ROSEDALE AND TYRONE TOWNSITE IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF ONE MILLION EIGHTY-FOUR THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-SIX DOLLARS ($1,084,626), EVIDENCING AN OBLIGATION OF THE BORROWER/GRANTEE TO UTILIZE THE LOAN/GRANT AMOUNT SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSE OF FINANCING THE COSTS OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR RENOVATIONS TO THE WATER STORAGE TANK, AND SOLELY IN THE MANNER DESCRIBED IN THE LOAN/GRANT AGREEMENT; PROVIDING FOR THE PLEDGE AND PAYMENT OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE FEE AND LOAN AMOUNT OF ONE HUNDRED EIGHT THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE DOLLARS ($108,463) SOLELY FROM SEVENTY-FIVE PERCENT (75%) OF THE REVENUES OF THE ONE-QUARTER OF ONE PERCENT (0.25%) OF MUNICIPAL LOCAL OPTION GROSS RECEIPTS TAX IMPOSED BY THE TAX ORDINANCE (AS DEFINED IN THIS RESOLUTION) AND ACCEPTANCE OF A GRANT AMOUNT OF NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY-SIX THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE DOLLARS ($976,163); CERTIFYING THAT THE LOAN/GRANT AMOUNT, TOGETHER WITH OTHER FUNDS AVAILABLE TO THE BORROWER/GRANTEE, IS SUFFICIENT TO COMPLETE THE PROJECT; APPROVING THE FORM OF AND OTHER DETAILS CONCERNING THE LOAN/GRANT AGREEMENT; RATIFYING ACTIONS HERETOFORE TAKEN; REPEALING ALL ACTION INCONSISTENT WITH THIS RESOLUTION; AND AUTHORIZING THE TAKING OF OTHER ACTIONS IN CONNECTION WITH THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THE LOAN/GRANT AGREEMENT.
E. Approval / Disapproval of RESOLUTION 2025-35: A RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE 2025-2030 SILVER CITY COMMUNITY FOREST MANAGEMENT PLAN.
F. Approval / Disapproval of RESOLUTION 2025-36: A RESOLUTION BY THE TOWN COUNCIL TO DESIGNATING A SECTION OF UNDEVELOPED NORTH CORBIN STREET RIGHT-OF-WAY AS MONJE-MARTINEZ PARK.
G. Approval / Disapproval of Bid 25/26-1 Street, Drainage and ADA Improvements for Victoria, Dorothy, Daniel, Bard and Elias Streets.
H. Appointment of Jacqui Olea as Acting Town Manager
12. ADJOURNMENT
Agendas are available prior to the meeting and may be obtained at City Hall, 101 W. Broadway and City Hall Annex, 1203 North Hudson, or on the Town's website, www.townofsilvercity.org . If you have any questions regarding the public hearing, you may contact the Town Clerk at City Hall, 101 W. Broadway or call 534-6346. If you are an individual with a disability who needs a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid service to attend or participate in the hearing or meeting, contact the Town Clerk at 534-6346 at least one week prior to the meeting or as soon as possible. Public documents, including the agenda and minutes, can be provided in various accessible formats. Please contact The Town Clerk if summary or other type of accessible format is needed.