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A
I
am
calling
to
get
to
order
the
finance
committee
for
the
first
day
of
two
weeks
of
budget
hearings
on
the
budget,
that's
being
proposed
for
fiscal
year
2023
and
if
we
could
get
a
roll
call,
please.
C
A
I
am
here,
thank
you,
so
much
all
right.
Are
there
we're
on
to
approval
of
the
agenda?
Are
there
changes
to
the
agenda
as
it's
been
presented?
No
changes,
madam
chair.
All
right.
If
there
are
no
changes
from
the
committee,
can
we
have
a
motion?
Please
move
to
approve.
A
A
Yes,
thank
you,
terrific.
We
have
a
quorum
and
an
agenda
and
we'll
move
on
to
chairs
opening
remarks,
and
I
just
want
to
welcome
everybody
here
today.
We
have
a
big
job
ahead
of
us.
We
will
be
meeting
for
the
next
today
and
two
more
days
and
then
the
following
week.
A
We
have
three
more
days,
tuesday,
wednesday
thursday,
to
work
through
the
budget
for
fy23,
which
has
been
presented
to
us
by
the
executive,
as
is
required
by
the
city
charter,
and
I
very
much
look
forward
to
diving
in
and
getting
a
better
understanding
of
the
investments
that
are
being
proposed
and
just
get
getting
a
a
good
understanding
of
of
kind
of
the
year
ahead
and
where
we'll
be
putting
our
priorities
and
our
resources.
A
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
committee
we
are
going
to
be.
We
have
a
lot
of
time
in
some
ways
and
we
probably
have
not
enough
time
in
other
ways,
and
so
my
job
will
be
to
try
to
keep
us
on
track.
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we,
you
know,
finish
our
agendas
on
a
daily
basis,
so
that
we
can
get
to
the
end
of
this
two-week
period.
A
Having
had
everybody,
you
know
have
the
time
they
need
to
ask
the
questions
they
have
to
understand,
what's
being
proposed
and
be
in
a
position
to
vote
on
it
at
governing
body.
I
do
see
we
have
at
least
one
member
who
is
not
part
of
the
finance
committee,
but
part
of
the
governing
body.
I
just
want
to
say:
welcome.
There
will
be
time
for
other
members
of
the
governing
body
who
don't
sit
on
finance.
To
ask
questions.
A
I
would
only
ask
the
finance
committee
that,
as
we
move
forward,
we
you
know
be
respectful
of
the
time
we're
spending.
There
are
some
conversations
which
we
may
need
to
put
in
what
I'm
going
to
call
a
parking
lot
where
we
can
have
deeper
conversations,
maybe
through
our
committees,
and
we
have
all
three
chairs
of
the
standing
committees
of
the
council
represented
on
the
finance
committee.
So
I
think
they'll
be.
A
This
will
be
good
for
everybody
to
understand
kind
of
what
deeper
conversations
meet
we
may
want
to
have
in
particular
areas
at
other
committee
meetings
going
forward.
So
I
just
ask
that
everybody
be
respectful
of
the
time.
I
will
try
to
keep
us
on
track.
I
I
think
we
will
move.
We
will
work
as
a
group,
so
please
don't
feel
like
you're
individually
responsible
to
ask
every
single
question
that
might
be
asked
to
develop
the
understanding
we
need.
A
I
think
you
know
we
can
work
as
a
team
and
together
ask
the
questions
and
get
the
information
needed
to
build
the
understanding
that
we'll
need
to
act
on
this
budget.
So
really
appreciate
your
time
in
this.
Thank
you
in
advance
and
with
that
I
think
I
will
turn
it
over
to
direct
and
I
would
just
say,
congratulations.
Direct
on
the
work
that's
gone
into
this.
A
I
know
you've
spent
many
late
nights
and
weekends
with
your
team,
and
this
represents
a
substantial
amount
of
work
and
I'm
sorry
I
gotta
put
you
on
hold
for
a
minute.
While
I
go
to
councilwoman
via
rail
councilwoman,.
D
A
D
A
The
zoom
link,
yes,
who
would
who
would.
E
Do
that
counselor?
I
I
could
take
a
look
at
it.
I
do
we
did
do
a
few
tests
and
everything
is
functioning
fine.
They
can
also
try
to
access
the
link
from
the
city
of
santa
fe
website
under
hot
topics
and
it's
under
web
meeting
links
2022.
A
Okay,
if
you
wouldn't
mind
just
checking
it
out
and
then
councilwoman
if
people
are
still
having
trouble-
and
you
hear
about
it
if
just
flag
us
and
we'll
we'll
stop
so
that
everybody
who
wants
to
be
part
of
this
meeting
today,
has
that
opportunity
all
right
back
to
you,
director,
mccoy.
F
Thank
you,
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
to
the
mayor
and
the
counselors
that
are
joining
us
today
and
for
the
next
two
weeks
as
we
dive
into
first
today,
the
overview
of
the
fy
23
recommended
budget
and
then
into
each
of
the
different
departments.
In
the
weeks
ahead.
I
would
like
to
acknowledge
to
thank
chair
romero
umworth,
as
well
as
many
of
the
other
counselors
that
have
expressed
to
our
team
a
thanks
and
appreciation
for
everything
that
we
have
done
over
the
last
few
weeks.
F
It
really
is
the
budget
is
such
a
team
effort
across
all
different
departments,
and
it
really
does
take
quite
a
few
months
to
be
able
to
get
to
this
point
that
we're
at
now.
I
did
want
to
give
an
extra
special
recognition
to
the
budget
team
that
you
have
joining
you
today
for
the
presentation,
we'll
start
off
with
andy
hopkins,
the
budget
officer
he
has
led
us
through
been
our
fearless
leader
through
this
process.
F
F
We
also
have
joining
us
today,
alexis
our
assistant,
finance,
director
and
bradley
flitch,
our
investment
and
planning
officer,
as
well
as
dr
white,
the
economist
with
that,
has
been
assisting
us
with
our
economic
projections
and
our
revenue
revenue
forecasting.
It's
a
big
appreciation.
Again,
the
this
team
was
working
long
hours,
lots
of
nights
and
weekends
through
the
past
few
months
to
bring
you
the
package
in
front
of
you
over
the
next
few
days.
So
with
that,
I
will
ask
our
team
to
present
the
powerpoint.
Thank
you
lawrence.
F
F
First,
to
start
off
with
the
budget
overview,
I
just
wanted
to
say
a
few
words
about
the
context
that
we
find
ourselves
in
very
different
from
the
last
two
years
and
after
persevering
through
the
last
two
years
of
the
pandemic,
we
find
ourselves
in
a
very
different
position
heading
into
fiscal
year.
23..
F
We
are
very
proud
of
the
fy
23
recommended
budget
that
we
have
put
together,
totaling,
382
million,
primarily
because
it
does
build
on
the
priorities
and
the
collaboration
that
the
mayor
and
the
council
has
done
to
set
a
fiscally
sustainable
course
for
the
city
of
santa
fe.
At
the
same
time,
we
are
proud
of
the
investments
in
these
shared
priorities
which
will
result
in
delivering
exceptional
services
to
build
a
better,
more
just
and
prosperous
city.
F
F
Santa
fe
does
remain
in
a
very
strong
fiscal
position
through
the
end
of
fy
22
and
leading
into
fy
23..
Today,
you'll
hear
from
dr
white
as
he
gives
you
an
overview
of
the
economic
outlook.
We
will
hear
about
high
levels
of
consumer
spending
and
our
strong
employment
market
that
will
compete
against
a
number
of
headwinds
in
the
economy,
including
inflation,
higher
interest
rates
and
our
current
geopolitical
risks.
F
However,
the
most
likely
revenue
scenario
for
santa
fe
and
fy23
is
positive,
albeit
slowing
economic
growth.
Our
recurring
city
revenues
are
forecasted
to
exceed
our
pre-pandemic
levels
due
to
stronger
revenue
from
larger
tax
from
gross
receipts
tax.
We
are
very,
very
proud
of
this
that
we
are
now
back
to
not
just
pre-pandemic
levels
but
actually
exceeding
pre-pandemic
levels.
This
is
a
as
I
mentioned
before,
a
very
chance
transformational
year
for
santa
fe
monetary
policy,
however,
and
rising
rates
will
likely
reduce
inflation
and
curb
consumption
into
next
year.
F
Today,
we
will
also
be
reviewing
with
you
some
priorities
reflected
in
our
fy
23
budget,
that
you
will
hear
in
much
more
detail
throughout
the
coming
two
weeks.
These
priorities
do
span
social
and
economic
policy
initiatives,
as
well
as
investing
in
the
city's
infrastructure
and
our
basic
services
next
slide.
Please.
F
What
do
we
see
in
the
year
ahead?
We
today
and
over
the
next
few
weeks
have
in
front
of
you
the
fy
23
operating
budget
next
tuesday,
we
will
also
be
reviewing
the
15
million
dollar
arpa
american
rescue
plan
act,
funding
and
the
priorities
that
the
city
of
santa
fe
is
putting
forward
for
your
consideration.
F
We
do
have
multiple
streams
of
revenue
that
we
always
plan
for,
including
our
federal
revenue
like
the
arpa
funding,
as
well
as
state
capital
outlay
dollars,
and
this
year
we
are
also
looking
to
deploy
another
gross
receipts
tax
back
to
bond
in
the
fall
next
slide.
Please
just
a
walk
down
memory
lane
for
a
minute.
Last
year.
At
this
time,
we
did
have
several
priorities
for
our
fy
22
budget,
which
included
raises
for
our
employees
and
funding
the
employee
and
employer
share
of
the
health
insurance
increases
from
our
reserves.
F
F
If
the
economy
and
the
revenue
outpaced
the
revenue
that
we
presented
last
year
at
this
time,
so
just
a
reminder
that
in
the
fall
we
invested
with
our
additional
revenue
and
priorities
like
close
to
a
million
dollars
for
body
about
a
camera
initiative,
22
million
for
the
airport
terminal
parking
and
circulation
project
and
about
10
million
for
the
teen
center,
among
others.
F
The
second
round
of
budget
adjustments
that
we
did
was
in
the
fall,
where
we
committed
one-time
resources
to
retention
and
recruitment
incentives,
in
addition
to
adding
capacity
by
creating
new
positions
or
unfreezing
positions
that
have
been
frozen
next
slide.
Please,
the
most
recent
round
of
budget
adjustments
added
approximately
11
million
into
the
city's
operational
critical
operational
needs
everything
from
funding
new
police
vehicles
to
funding
some
key
additional
capital
expenses
that
we
needed
to
get
moving
on
now
in
the
spring,
to
take
advantage
of
the
construction
season.
F
F
F
We
will
also
be
presenting
a
reshaping
of
our
city
government
by
using
vacant
positions
to
ensure
our
staffing
meets.
Our
modern
government
needs,
as
well
as
adding
about
20
positions
throughout
all
different
departments
in
the
current
year.
We're
also
putting
light
with
like
this
comes.
A
great
example
of
this
is
being
able
to
centralize
the
graffiti
functions
and
add
capacity
to
our
graffiti
team
in
the
parks
and
open
spaces.
F
Division
of
the
public
works
department.
We
also
are
taking
the
approach
of
understanding
that
there
is
going
to
be
a
few
pilots
this
year
that
we're
going
to
use
one-time
dollars
to
fund
and
to
be
able
to
see
if
these
pilot
projects
are
worth
investing
in
on
a
recurring
basis.
And
finally,
we
look
forward
to
presenting
the
arpa
funding
with
you
next
tuesday
next
slide.
Please.
F
So
I'd
like
to
introduce
a
dr
white
to
the
group
he
has
been
with
us
for
over
a
year
now
assisting
us
with
the
economic
outlook
and
the
revenue
forecasting
for
the
city
of
for
the
entire
city.
We
really
look
forward
to
his
presentation
today,
dr
white
I'll
turn
it
over
to
you
now.
G
Thank
you
so
much
director
mccoy
and
thank
you
so
much
for
the
council
and
other
governing
members
of
santa
fe.
It's
a
pleasure,
of
course,
to
meet
with
you
and
have
the
opportunity
to
look
over
some
of
this
incredibly
interesting
economic
data
that
we
have
here
and
so
a
quick
overview
of
myself
and
this
capacity
erebor
llc
as
the
principal
and
bringing
to
the
table
some
years
of
experience
and
financial
consulting
around
a
number
of
different
issues.
Next
slide,
please!
G
So
when
we
think
about
the
first
thing,
I
want
to
sort
of
to
set
the
sort
of
perspective
on
future
revenues.
One
thing
is
to
look
at
sort
of
the
overarching
economic
patterns
we've
seen
and
one
is:
we've
had
an
unprecedented
recovery
from
a
the
coven
19
recession
in
2020
funded.
You
know,
with
a
large
amount
of
injection
of
capital,
and
other
resources
were
marshaled
in
to
result
in
very
rapid
economic
growth.
This
growth
is
slowing
and
there's
consequences
of
that.
G
But
first
is
is
that
the
blue
line
here
is
real
gdp
growth,
real
gdp
measures,
the
total
value
of
goods
and
services
in
an
economy,
and
it's
real
because
it
subtracts
the
effect
of
inflation,
and
so,
at
the
end
of
the
day,
what
we
end
up
with
is
sort
of
a
real
number
of
what
we
expect.
And
although
we
expect
growth
to
be
slow
and
positive,
it's
not
expected
to
go
negative
anytime
shortly.
G
We
expect
it
to
slow
down
significantly
inflation,
of
course
in
especially
if
you've
read
today's
headlines
as
well
as
recently,
inflation
is
a
primary
concern
and
one
thing
that
we
look
at
as
we
look
towards
economic
growth
is
inflation
erodes
some
of
that
economic
growth.
G
It
makes
our
gdp
projections
smaller,
because
when
we
take
out
that
inflation
section
and
it's
bigger
and
we
have
to
account
for
it,
our
real
gdp
goes
down
and
we
expect
inflation
to
sort
of
hit
a
maximum
in
2022
before
kind
of
going
back
to,
hopefully,
in
the
long
term,
more
reasonable
levels
and
I'll
explain
this
in
a
little
bit
more
detail
about.
Why?
G
We
think
that's
the
case,
and
I
think
one
of
the
most
other
factor
to
note
in
this
is
that
our
economic
report
regarding
the
job
market
remains
incredibly
strong
in
addition
to
mixed
economic
news
in
general,
you'll
likely
hear
in
the
next
few
months
that
we've
probably
hit
the
50-year
low
regarding
unemployment
rate
across
the
u.s
economy,
the
economy
remains
incredibly
strong.
There
are
over
11
million
open
jobs
about
two
available
jobs
for
every
available
person.
There's
a
mismatch
of
resources
there,
but
it
becomes
an
important
issue
to
consider
next
slide.
G
Please,
so
one
characteristic,
especially
locally,
is
looking
at
how
santa
fe's
unemployment
has
changed
over
time.
We
often
see
seasonal
employment
coming
in
more
workers
looking
for
jobs
when
they
might
be
available
in
summer.
Those
numbers
falling
back
in
december.
Why
you
see
kind
of
a
wave
or
shark
tooth
like
pattern
here,
the
pandemic
of
2020
stands
out.
G
It
looks
like
a
mountain
on
this
map
that
shows
you
to
how
badly
the
santa
fe
economy
was
affected
by
the
pandemic
since
that
time
period,
at
least
in
the
regards
of
our
last
year,
total
non-farm
employees
in
santa
fe
have
increased
about
11
percent
in
some
sectors
that
were
particularly
heavy
hit
like
leisure
and
hospitality,
which
are
the
sectors
that
include
things
like
restaurants
and
hotels.
We've
seen
growth
rates
above
50
in
terms
of
the
number
of
workers
employed
in
those
categories
in
the
last
year.
That
is
a
recovery.
G
Some
sectors
are
actually
now
employing
more
workers
than
they
were
prior
to
the
pandemic,
notably
trade,
transportation
and
retail,
and
those
become
important
drivers
of
future
revenues.
A
strong
job
market
is
ultimately
what
you
look
for.
If
people
have
jobs,
they
feel
more
confident
spending
and
when
they
feel
more
confident
spending
that
money
comes
through
into
our
grt
revenues.
G
So
our
next
slide,
please,
and
so
when
we
look
at
new
mexico
as
a
whole.
Santa
fe
has
done
pretty
well
you'll
notice
that,
in
the
map
of
all
33
counties
of
our
state
to
the
right,
you'll
find
that
the
darker
colors
indicate
higher
unemployment,
lighter
colors
indicate
lower
unemployment.
Many
smaller
or
rural
counties
in
eastern
new
mexico
have
very
low
unemployment
rates,
but
regarding
where
say,
the
majority
of
new
mexicans
live
in
the
rio
grande
valley.
G
We
have
done
quite
well
in
our
recovery,
but
we
still
lag
the
rest
of
the
us
economy
and
there
are
some
reasons
for
this:
the
demographics
across
the
us,
the
new
mexico
economy,
are
different
than
america
as
a
whole.
We
have
a
greater
proportion
of
government
workers,
there's
there's
fewer
layoffs
in
bad
times,
and
it
takes
longer
to
hire
back
as
well
as
sort
of
the
industry
dynamics.
G
There
are
a
few
very
large
firms
in
that
respect
that
can
hire
a
lot
of
people
very
quickly,
like
you
might
see
in
other
states,
but
the
bottom
line
is
unemployment
remains
low
for
new
mexico
here
and
the
blue
and
the
blue
line
on
top
and
on
the
very
bottom.
G
When
we
look
at
new
unemployment
rate
people
who
are
going
on
unemployment
for
the
first
time
we're
seeing
these
levels
at
the
same
levels,
they
were
prior
to
the
pandemic,
so
nearing
a
full
economic
employment
situation
for
our
local
economy,
which
is
very,
very
good
next
slide.
G
We
know
that
real
estate
prices
across
santa
fe
and
across
the
country
have
been
remarkably
robust
and
have
increased
far
beyond
their
sort
of
long-term
average
increases
that
we've
seen
and
initially
this
was
powered
by
very,
very
low
interest
rates,
and
what
we've
seen
is
that
interest
rates
have
come
up
quite
a
bit
and
when
interest
rates
come
up
that
reduces
the
purchasing
power
mortgage
rates
when
mortgage
rates
come
up.
G
This
reduces
the
purchasing
power
to
buy
houses
for
consumers,
and
so
we
expect
this
will
drastically
slow
real
estate
growth
rate
in
the
next
year
or
two.
The
other
consequence
of
this
is
supply.
One
of
the
ultimate
deciding
factors
of
real
estate
prices
is
the
amount
of
homes
you
have
available
and
the
amount
of
people
who
want
to
buy
them.
So
one
thing
that's
been:
keeping
prices.
Elevated
has
been
historically
low
supplies
not
only
across
santa
fe
across
the
state,
but
as
when
we
look
at
the
united
states
as
a
whole.
G
The
amount
of
homes
being
offered
for
sale
is
very,
very
low,
and
so,
when
we
think
about
this
and
taken
in
context
and
put
together,
this
means
that
prices
might
remain
elevated.
We
expect
slower
real
estate,
price
growth
and
ultimately
one
thing
that
we
look
for
as
we
as
we
approach.
This
is,
this
does
affect,
say,
property,
tax
revenues
that
comes
through
the
door,
but
property
tax
revenues
don't
exactly
match
real
estate
revenues
because
they're
capped
on
the
upside.
G
We
can't
see
more
than
three
percent
increases
in
in
in
in
tax
rates
for
in
taxes
in
assessed,
accessible,
taxed
taxable
value
on
properties
due
to
a
legislative
rule.
So,
as
a
consequence,
those
revenues
don't
flow
immediately
into
the
city,
but
become
part
of
the
long-term
dynamics
for
how
property
taxes
increase
in
the
long
run.
G
Next
slide,
please
so
one
thing
in
the
santa
fe
area,
in
particular,
as
people
have
met
with
and
you've
observed,
is
that
we've
seen
quite
a
bit
of
construction
and
construction
since
2019
has
been
robust
and
very
steady,
and
there
are
some
good
news
overall.
If
we
look
at
all
the
rest
of
the
country,
construction
is
expected
to
remain
robust
this
year,
but
there
is
as
we
look
towards
the
future.
G
There
are
some
sources
of
concern
as
the
large
builders
look
ahead
and
look
at
where
mortgage
rates
are
going
over
the
next
year
or
two
they're
starting
to
make
decisions
involving
long-term
construction
patterns,
which
might
have
an
effect
for
for
us
here
in
santa
fe,
for
instance,
if
rates
become
too
high
or
they
expect
supply
or
expect
demand
for
housing
to
be
reduced
in
a
substantial
way,
they
might
not
also
provide
enough
supply,
but
so
far
it
seems
like
we're
reaching
more
towards
a
gradual
fizzling
of
real
estate
prices,
rather
than
something
catastrophic
next
slide.
G
Please
so
there's
a
few
things
that
are
important
here.
One
is
that
the
bottom
line
is
higher
mortgage
rates
and
we've
seen
mortgage
rates,
which
is
the
top
the
top
graph
right
there
increased
drastically.
For
instance,
they
were
below
three
percent
for
the
early
part
of
2021.
G
Now
mortgage
rates
are
at
or
around
5
in
the
30-year
mortgage
rates.
That's
a
substantial
hit
to
the
bottom
line,
especially
for
people
looking
for
that.
First
home.
We
expect
that
mortgage
rates
because
they
become
more
expensive.
This
eats
into
purchasing
power,
and
this
slows
price
growth
supply
is
going
to
likely
remain
tight,
though
even
as
demand
falls.
But
another
thing
to
think
about
that
we
just
mentioned
we
do
expect
in
the
long
run.
G
This
does
result
in
higher
property
tax
revenue,
but
subject
again
to
new
mexico
valuation
caps
of
about
three
percent
per
year
or
six
percent
every
two
years.
So
it
does
increase
things
like
when
silver
lining
in
something
that
is
very
costly
for
most
americans
is
housing,
but
it
does
help
boost
the
revenue
in
the
long
run
of
santa
fe
next
slide.
G
Please
one
thing
of
note
in
particular,
of
course,
in
the
economy
of
santa
fe
is
the
importance
of
the
tourism
sector
and
what
we've
seen
is
a
drastic
recovery,
an
incomplete
recovery,
and
I
don't
need-
and
I
in-
and
there
are
many
reasons
for
that,
but
it
has
been
a
drastic
recovery
since
2020..
G
So
if
we
look
at
the
chart
on
the
right,
this
is
taken
from
data
from
open
table
which
measures
the
amount
of
seated
diners.
We
have
in
an
economy
relative
to
a
previous,
a
previous
level,
and
I
turn
this
into
an
index.
G
So
we
can
kind
of
follow
it
along
together,
like
we
would
any
other
any
other
graph,
but
in
this
example,
you'll
notice
that,
after
the
pandemic,
both
across
the
united
states
in
blue
and
in
new
mexico
and
orange,
the
total
number
of
diners
just
collapsed
that
were
that
followed
by
a
period
of
recovery.
Then
another
coveted
variant
in
additional
closings.
G
But
since
that
time,
and
especially
since,
if
we
really
look
at
the
last
year,
we've
seen
not
only
the
restaurant
sector
has
improved
to
a
level
that
was
that
reached
its
pre-pandemic
level
on
some
weekends
and
at
some
times
it
does
exceed
it,
and
new
mexico
has
has
it
looks
and
total
new
mexico
values.
Look
very
favorably
with
when
compared
to
the
united
states
as
a
whole.
G
We've
recovered,
as
well
as
the
rest
of
the
country,
sometimes
even
more
so
dining
in
new
mexico
has
recovered
back
to
pre-pandemic
levels
and
high
hotel.
Occupancy
rates
are
likely
to
continue
as
we
approach
fiscal
year
2023..
What
this
means
is
one
of
those
revenue
sources
or
one
of
the
ways
we
measure
it
might
be
revpar.
G
It
might
be
the
revenue
per
per
room,
but
those
numbers
are
sufficiently
high
and
sufficiently
growing
to
a
level
where
lodgers
tax
taking
should
about
reach
or
potentially
exceed
what
they
were
before
the
pandemic,
which
is
very
good
news
regarding
lodgers
tax.
Next
slide,
please
now.
The
headline
number
today
is
on
consumer
prices
and
inflation.
If
you
saw
these
numbers
from
today
or
read
about
them,
you
saw
that
our
12
month,
our
last
12
months,
we
grew
at
about
an
8.5
inflation
rate.
G
We
hit
another
40-year
high
for
inflation
and
how
do
we
measure
inflation
and
where
does
it
come
from?
And
what
should
we
focus
on
so
consumer
price
index,
which
is
our
primary?
The
consumer
price
index,
the
cpi,
which
is
our
our
sort
of
aggregate
measure
of
of
a
basket
of
goods,
represented
that
a
consumer
would
buy
in
a
given
time
period,
is
used
to
measure
inflation
across
the
economy.
We've
seen
a
huge
amount
of
inflation
into
particular
sectors.
G
The
first
is
energy
where
gas
prices
are
about
48
higher
than
they
were
last
year.
The
second
is
food,
which
is
about
11
higher
than
where
they
were
last
year.
Both
of
those
things
disproportionately
affect
poor,
new
mexicans
and
poor
santa
fans
as
a
proportion
of
the
of
their
total
of
their
total
paycheck.
However,
there
is
some
news
that
that
we
can
report
in
general
when
we
take
those
two
items
away:
food
and
energy.
G
We
have
something
called
core
inflation:
core
inflation
ended
up
being
a
little
bit
lower
than
expected,
and
also
lower
than
many
people
anticipated
in
today's
report.
What
that
means
is
that
we
hope
that
in
the
next
couple
months,
we'll
kind
of
reach
an
apex
on
inflation
before
it
starts
trending
down
looking
forward.
G
One
of
the
big
big
risks
that
we
have
in
the
economy
is
looking
at
a
service
sector
rather
than
good
sector
inflation,
so
good
stuff
that
people
make
has
absorbed
most
of
that
inflation
cost
right
now,
but
as
it
approaches
services
the
things
that
people
do
and
spend
money
on,
we
expect
that
that
might
be
a
significant
factor.
Much
of
our
inflation
is
is
due
to
temporary
factors.
G
Still
headline
inflation
is
likely
to
fall
in
the
coming
months,
and
energy
and
vehicles
reported
some
of
the
highest
increases
over
the
year,
but
in
the
last
month
used
vehicle
prices
have
started
to
come
down
by
about
four
percent.
We
expect
that
to
happen.
We've
seen
gas
prices
fall
off
their
top
yields,
so
we
expect
that
this
will
continue.
It
has
disproportionately
affected
two
sectors
which
are
very
important
for
santa
fans
in
particular,
and
that
leads
us
to
the
next
slide.
G
Please
is
inflation
in
oil,
so
when
we
think
about
inflation
and
oil,
oil
prices
are
very
unpredictable
notoriously
unpredictable
because
they
rely
very
heavily
on
geopolitical
events.
So,
even
if
I
look
at
a
chart
just
because
of
the
variability
in
oil
and
I
make
a
model-
and
I
think
it's
really
cleverly
designed
it's
going
to
be
wrong-
and
we're
really
even
bad
at
consensus-
estimates
on
expectations
as
a
field,
but
these
demands
and
other
another
way
to
look
at
this
is
that
inflation
as
a
whole.
G
And
what
does
it
do
overall
to
the
santa
fe
revenue
structure?
It
increases
grt
revenue.
Goods
prices
are
more
expensive,
so
more
revenue
flows
to
the
city.
However,
on
the
other
side,
consumers
are
sensitive
to
price
changes,
which
means
that,
as
inflation
rises,
people
start
cutting
back
in
certain
sectors.
Right
now,
when
people
are
asked
in
poll
after
polls
and
through
economic
behavior
studies,
people
do
shift
from
luxury
goods
into
what
we
call
essential
items
as
as
inflation
increases.
G
So
we
expect
especially
one
thing
that
that's
concerning
about
when
we
have
inflation,
this
high
wage
growth
is
growing,
but
it's
not
keeping
up
with
inflation
and
we
actually
have
reported
a
real
average.
Hourly.
Earnings
are
down
almost
three
percent
year
on
year,
because
inflation
is
growing
faster,
even
than
wages
are
growing.
It
also
makes,
even
though
more
grt
revenue
might
flow
to
the
city.
G
It
makes
things
more
expensive
and
that's
the
other
thing
to
think
about
so
oil
prices
and
energy
costs
affect
most
sectors
of
the
economy
and
so
they're
notoriously
unpredictable.
We
think
that
right
now,
the
market's
priced
in
current
demand
well
and
the
current
geopolitical
sanctions
one
thing
to
look
out
for
is
what
happens
in
summer,
particularly
if
there
are
other
geopolitical
risks
or
concerns
that
could
drive
energy
costs
up
further.
G
So
right
now
we
think
that
most
of
this
is
priced
in
and
right
now
we're
still
optimistic
that,
as
we
kind
of
cross
this
boundary
to
the
end
of
the
year,
some
of
those
inflation
numbers
will
come
down
next
slide
next
slide.
Please-
and
this
is
my
last
slide,
I
promise
I
know
you're,
I
know
as
riveting
as
all
this
economic
data
might
be,
but
I
you
know
this
is
this
is
this
is
this?
G
Is
the
ultimate
question
of
the
next
year
is
going
to
be
built
on
the
question
of
monetary
policy,
and
so
the
federal
reserve
has
to
thread
the
needle
and
what
I
mean
by
that
the
fed
has
control
over
over
one
monetary
policy
rate,
which
is
overnight
lending
to
large
banks,
which
we
call
the
discount
rate,
which
has
in
turn
an
effect
on
the
rest
of
the
economy.
When
the
fed
raises
rates.
What
that
does
is
it
makes
projects
more
expensive
across
the
economy?
G
G
One
thing:
that's
predicted:
every
recession
since
1955,
with
the
exception
of
one,
was
what's
called
an
inverted
yield
curve.
So
an
in
a
yield
curve
is
basically
a
connect,
the
dots
representation
of
different
types
of
government
debt
and
what
they're
yielding
or
how
much
the
government
has
to
pay
people
for
buying
the
debt
for
from
them,
and
so
right
now,
if
we
go
back
in
the
past
in
those
gray
lines,
we
had
a
normal
environment
that
was
upwardly
sloping
yield,
curves
rates
were
low,
short
term
rates
were
high
on
the
long
term.
G
That's
what
we
expect.
That
means
growth
is
priced
into
the
economy,
and
we
expect
the
economy
will
grow.
What's
happened,
is
the
yield
curve,
has
kind
of
flattened
out
a
bit
and
we're
keeping
an
eye
on
this,
because
with
that,
economists
have
also
raised
the
expectations
of
potential
recessions
right
now,
the
consensus
is,
there's
only
a
28
chance
of
a
recession
in
the
next
year,
but
it
is
on
the
horizon
as
a
downturn
risk.
G
The
fed
is
confident,
on
the
other
hand,
that
they
can
raise
rates
in
a
way
that
won't
adversely
affect
our
economy
too.
Much
raising
rates
too
slowly,
on
the
other
hand,
which
is
also
a
risk,
allows
higher
inflation
to
persist
for
a
longer
run
and
can
hurt
people's
bottom
lines.
And
so,
if
you
can
imagine
what
it's
like
in
the
federal
policy
chair,
you
have
all
of
this
information,
and
I
would
almost
create
an
analog
to
this.
G
As
you're
sort
of
you
know,
trying
to
change
the
trajectory
of
a
cannonball
mid-air
based
on
new
information
that
comes
out
to
you,
knowing
that
some
of
that
information
is
incomplete,
the
fed
will
do
its
best
job
to
do
it
in
such
a
way
where
the
rates
come
up
informed
by
the
economic
situation,
in
a
way
that
controls
inflation,
while
also
ensuring
they
don't
tip
the
economy
too
much
into
a
recession.
G
But
it
will
be
very
important
to
watch
this
in
the
coming
year,
particularly
what
the
fed
does,
because
one
risk
in
the
long
run
one
two
three
years
out
and
while
it's
not
currently
an
expected
risk-
and
we
do
expect
growth
in
the
long
run
is
recessionary
risks.
And
what
we
see
continuously
is
the
one
surefire
thing
that
reduces
say:
grt
or
lodgers.
Tax
revenues
is
a
recession,
but
on
the
other
side
of
that
we
are
optimistic.
The
fed
will
be
able
to
do
a
decent
job
with
that.
F
Thank
you,
dr
white
appreciate
you
taking
the
time
to
share
with
us
today
and
give
us
an
orientation
of
where
we
stand
now
versus
where
we
are
headed
into
fiscal
year
23..
F
C
The
budgeted,
fy
23
all
funds,
revenue
of
382
million-
reflects
an
increase
of
21
million
or
six
percent
when
compared
to
our
pre
pandemic
levels
of
fy
19..
This
increase
reflects
a
significant
recovery
since
the
downturn
we're
in
good
shape
the
budgeted,
fy
23.
All
cleans
revenue
reflects
a
decrease
of
3.5
million
or
0.9
when
we
compare
it
to
fy
22
mid-year
budget,
which,
where
we
utilized
a
lot
of
one-time
reserves
to
fund
the
items
that
that
director
mccoy
identified
earlier
san
dimay's
largest
funding
source,
is
tax
revenue.
C
Accounting
for
44
of
all
revenue
is
a
big
blue
piece
on
the
pie
chart
of
that
category.
81
percent
comes
from
gross
receipts,
taxes,
7
from
property
taxes
and
12
from
other
taxes,
such
as
the
lodgers
tax
service
fees,
primarily
from
the
city's
utilities,
account
for
35
percent
of
the
total
revenue.
Next
slide,
please
for
the
general
fund,
the
budgeted
fy
23
revenue
of
124
million
reflects
an
increase
of
19.5
million
or
18.7
percent.
C
When
we
compare
it
to
the
fy
22
mid-year
budget,
the
general
fund's
largest
funding
source
similarly
is
grt
revenue,
accounting
for
83
of
all
revenues
in
fy
22.
Santa
fe's
grt
has
also
been
bolstered
by
the
inclusion
of
internet
sales
taxes
which
contributed
to
elevated
grt
levels
and
will
continue
to
do
so.
So.
Prior
to
this
fiscal
year,
we
received
a
a
just,
a
distribution,
a
set
destr
distribution
from
the
state,
now
we're
getting
it
based
on
the
actual
retail
sales,
and
I
with
that,
I
will
turn
it
over
to
brad.
F
This
blue,
though,
if
I
can
actually
interject
just
underscore
something
that
you
touched
upon.
We
used
a
sizable
amount
of
reserves
in
the
current
in
the
last
two
fiscal
years
actually,
but
in
the
current
fiscal
year,
and
just
to
as
a
reminder
to
the
group
and
to
those
watching,
our
reserves
are
intentionally
built
up
during
years
of
revenue
growth
during
the
good
times,
with
the
prospect
of
using
those
reserves
to
help
us
during
the
times
of
financial
hardship
or
financial
uncertainty.
F
That
being
said,
the
budgetary
numbers
that
ms
lutetto
reviewed
with
you
for
the
overall
decrease
from
fy22
to
fy23
is
because
we
are
accounting
for
about
40
million
out
of
reserves.
As
of
mid-year
for
those
projects
that
we
discussed
earlier,
the
airport
bc
pool
the
teen
center.
All
of
those
were
driving
up
the
one-time
expenses.
F
Sometimes
capital
in
nature
of
that
we
have
invested
in
in
the
current
fiscal
year
and
that's
why,
year
over
year,
it
is
showing
as
a
decrease
to
our
all
funds
that
ms
lutero
mentioned
earlier,
so
just
wanted
to
clarify
that
it's
it's
not
that
we
are
actually
anticipating
any
less
revenue
or
any
less
investments.
In
some
of
our
departments.
F
H
Thank
you
director,
mccoy
good
afternoon,
chairman
councillors.
It
really
cannot
be
understated.
The
impact
the
internet
sales
have
had
on
rgr
the
city's
grt
revenue.
Retail
sales
are
coming
in
roughly
35
higher
month
over
month
than
the
prior
year.
H
As
before,
director
mccoy
said,
there
are
three
types
of
industries
in
in
santa
fe,
those
that
never
declined,
such
as
construction.
They
remain
strong
throughout
the
pandemic.
H
They
have
all
come
back.
Even
health
care
has
come
back
to
pre-pandemic
levels
with
health
care.
We
saw
a
lot
of
delays
of
elective
surgeries.
Those
are
now
being
you
know.
People
are
getting
them
done
and
then
there's
industries
like
professional,
scientific
and
technical
services
that
have
just
been
absolute
powerhouses
and
are
up
nearly
a
hundred
percent.
H
Occupancy
has
been
strong,
but
randy's
data
shows
that
prices,
the
price
paid
per
room
is
very
strong,
and
the
two
combined
is
why
lodgers
tax
is
so
strong.
This
year,
as
dr
white
had
said,
property
tax
is
pretty
stable.
H
It
does
not
react
to
the
whims
of
the
economy,
especially
now,
with
the
rate
of
price
increase
that
we've
seen
here
in
the
city
and
the
county
that
the
taxable
amount
of
value
can
only
go
up
by
three
percent
per
year
by
statute
in
the
future.
When
that
home
is
sold,
the
city
will
see
a
reset
of
that
property
tax.
But
that's
what
who
knows
well
into
the
future
when
the
property
is
sold,
taxable
value
for
both
residential
and
commercial
property.
H
Insan,
the
city
of
santa
fe,
exceeded
13.5
billion
dollars.
The
taxable
value
is
a
third
of
that
or
about
4.5
billion.
H
F
Thank
you,
mr
flitch.
Next,
we'll
move
on
to
an
expenditure
overview.
Andy
hopkins
will
guide
us
through
all
funds,
as
well
as
the
general
fund,
to
be
able
to
then
dive
into
some
of
the
more
exciting
slides
of
today,
which
really
gets
into
the
meat
of
what
we
are
investing
in
in
fy23.
F
So
andy
go
ahead
and
take
it
over.
I
Thank
you
mary
good
afternoon,
madam
chair
and
members
of
the
finance
committee.
As
you
can
see
here,
our
fy23
recommended
all
funds
expenditures
total
382.8
million,
which
surpasses
pre-pandemic
levels
by
25.5
million.
So
that's
great
news.
I
The
recommended
all
funds
expenditures
reflects
an
increase
of
7.1
when
compared
to
pre-pandemic
levels
in
fy19.
I
The
salaries
and
benefits
comprise,
as
you
can
see,
the
largest
share
of
all
funds
expenditures
in
35.
Those
are
the
blue
and
red
pieces
of
the
pie.
There.
Contractual
services
represent
the
next
largest
share
at
12.
I
I
The
other
operating
costs,
as
we've
discussed
in
previous
years,
do
include
include
a
variety
of
things
such
as
printing
and
publishing
and
advertising.
They
also
include
charges
for
internal
services
such
as
fleet
and
I.t,
that
are
charged
to
other
city
departments
to
support
their
operations,
such.
J
I
Know
the
police
fleet,
maintaining
the
police
fleet
or
it
meaning
to
maintain
the
computers
cell
phones
and
other
it-related
items
throughout
the
city
that
that
category
also
does
include
small
equipment
purchases
next
slide.
I
In
the
general
fund,
our
total
expenditures
total
124
million
dollars.
The
budget
does
ensure
that
the
general
fund
reserves
meet
the
10
percent,
council-imposed
mandate
of
additional
reserves
that
are
unallocated
for
emergency
purposes
or
or
what
have
you.
This
is
over
and
above
the
state
requirement
of
112,
which
is
prob
approximately
8.3
percent
reserve.
So
we
we
do
maintain
a
slightly
higher
reserve
than
the
state
requires.
I
The
overall
budget
for
the
general
fund
of
124
million
does
reflect
a
decrease
of
4.8
million
or
3.7
percent
from
the
fy
22
budget
budget
levels
at
mid-year,
which,
as
previously
noted
utilized
one-time
reserves
to
support
expenditures
once
again
even
more
prominent
here,
is
the
that
salaries
and
benefits,
even
more
so
in
the
general
fund,
comprise
the
vast
majority
of
general
fund
expenditures.
I
I
The
two
comprise
65
percent
of
expenditures
once
again,
as
in
all
funds,
contractual
services
represent
the
second
largest
share
of
the
budget
at
12
and
other
operating
costs
round
up
the
top
three
with
10
percent.
F
Thank
you
andy.
I
also
wanted
to
highlight
that,
based
on
our
work
this
year
with
dr
white,
we
also
decided
to
make
across
the
board
changes
for
fuel.
So
with
those
categories.
F
What
you'll
see
in
each
of
the
different
departments
is
an
average
of
30
percent
for
gasoline
and
cng,
and
about
50
a
year
over
year
increases
for
diesel,
and
that
was
informed
by
the
work
that
we've
done
with
dr
white
to
be
able
to
understand
how
certain
how
inflation
in
certain
sectors
will
be
impacting
the
increased
costs
for
the
city
of
santa
fe's
department's
budgets.
F
I
did
want
to
highlight,
as
well
as
andy
has
mentioned.
Salaries
and
benefits
are
the
lion's
share
of
some
of
our
funds,
including
the
largest
fund
or
general
fund.
This
year
we
are
because
of
the
current
labor
market.
The
city
is
continuing
the
retention
and
hiring
incentives
to
fill
these
critical
positions
and
to
make
sure
we
retain
our
employees
that
are
so
valuable
to
the
city.
F
In
addition,
we
are
including
an
equivalent
to
a
16
salary
and
a
salary
dependent
benefits,
which
is
that
2.3
million
dollar
number
that
you
see
for
the
police
department's
poa.
We
are
also
including
an
eight
percent
for
both
equivalent
of
eight
percent
for
both
afscme
and
the
fire
union.
All
three
of
those
allocations
will
have
to
be
negotiated
through
the
collective
bargaining
process.
F
F
So
now
we're
going
to
go
over
a
few
of
the
highlights
with
you.
These
are
the
different
budget
priority
categories.
If
you
will,
we
are
continuing
our
investment
into
housing
and
livable
neighborhoods
and
manageable
graceful
growth
through
a
3
million
dollar
allocation
into
the
affordable
housing
trust
fund.
This
continues
the
commitment
that
the
city
has
made
in
the
past
few
years
to
support
the
work
that's
being
done
out
of
the
and
funded
through
the
affordable
housing
trust
fund,
we're
also
investing
in
the
growth
management
and
code
update,
as
well
as
our
general
plan.
F
Amendment
and
new
to
the
investment
list.
This
year
is
a
an
allocation
for
neighborhood
based
planning,
as
well
as
a
downtown
plan.
In
addition,
we
are
continuing
to
support
the
functions
in
our
land
use
department
with
on-call
consulting
services,
as
well
as
a
few
other
allocations
for
ongoing
day-to-day
work
in
their
digi
for
their
digital
services,
as
well
as
some
scanning
services
in
the
platform.
F
If
we
can
move
on
to
the
next
slide,
please
as
far
as
our
investments
in
our
economic
policy
to
create
jobs
and
careers
in
the
city,
we
continued
our
partnership
with
the
state
to
fund
different
lita
projects,
including
marty's
mills,
beck
and
billo,
and
our
other
and
our
other
growing
businesses.
Here
in
santa
fe,
we
are
also
supporting
the
department
of
initiatives
for
business,
incubation
and
small
business
recovery.
F
F
We
are
also
investing
because
of
the
increase
in
lodgers
tax.
The
two
areas
that
we
are
very
excited
to
resume
pre-pandemic
levels
of
spending
is
in
lodgers,
both
lodgers
funded
departments,
which
is
tourism
and
arts
and
culture.
So
we
do
have
additional
investments
by
over
500
000,
for
example,
for
art
and
public
places
in
arts
and
culture,
and
several
key
key
initiatives
in
tourism
such
as
otap.
Next
slide.
F
Please
we
are
continuing
our
investments,
as
is
outlined
in
our
sydney,
ordinances
to
the
children,
youth
and
commission
grant
program,
as
well
as
the
health
and
human
services
grant
program.
These
are
two
sizable
city
initiatives
and
priorities:
1.6
million
for
cyc
and
1.3
million
for
health
and
human
services.
We
are
continuing
programs
for
veterans
assistance,
as
well
as
a
sizable
commitment
for
our
libraries
for
new
books
and
subscriptions,
and
we
have
also
highlighted
in
these
slides.
F
As
far
as
our
commitments
to
sustainability,
this
is
a
sizable
investment
of
half
a
million
to
the
clean
energy
fund.
This
fund
will
be
used
to
reduce
the
city's
carbon
footprint
and
move
towards
our
2040
carbon
neutral
goals.
In
addition,
we
are
continuing
our
efforts
for
cleaner
energy
through
funding
the
cng
station
lease
that
we
have,
as
well
as
continuing
the
investments
that
have
begun
with
the
led
lights
initiative
and
continued
solarization
initiatives
and
public
works.
F
We
also
have
a
strong
commitment
to
keep
our
city
safe
and
secure
various
different
ways.
This
plays
out
in
our
police
and
fire
departments
and
our
emergency
management
department,
everything
from
wildfire
evacuation
analysis
to
a
police
department,
substation
in
city
hall,
to
a
new
program
for
a
first
responder
down
payment
assistance
and
that's
three
quarters
of
a
million
that
we
are
proposing
to
be
invested
and
everything
from
adding
new
positions
to
support
our
evidence.
Room
improvements
to
purchasing
cleaner
vehicles
for
the
police,
department
and
body
cameras
next
slide.
Please.
F
F
As
I
mentioned
earlier,
we
are
centralizing
and
creating
a
graffiti
section
in
the
parks
and
open
space
division,
we're
adding
capacity
to
our
airport,
as
well
as
increasing
our
investments
through
service
contracts
at
the
mrc,
through
seasonal
employees,
in
the
parks
division,
as
well
as
an
additional
allocation
of
600
over
600
000
to
support
parks
operations
throughout
both
public.
These
expenditures,
you'll
really
see
throughout
both
public
works
and
the
public
utilities
department
we're
going
to
dive
into
public
utilities
today.
F
So
I'll
just
go
ahead
and
go
to
the
next
slide
here
we
always
have
a
commitment
to
making
our
city
government
work
better
for
our
citizens
through
an
increase
in
our
investments
in
our
underlying
software
platforms,
our
technology
and
how
we
service
the
community
through
our
community
engagement.
So
here
we
are
adding
a
few
positions
into
the
community
engagement
department.
We
are
adding
capacity
to
upgrade
our
software
system,
the
tyler
munis
financial
system
and
our
human
capital
system
as
well.
F
F
This
slide
contains
an
outline
of
our
two-week
schedule,
as
chair
romero
worth
did
indicate.
We
will
be
meeting
tuesday,
wednesday
and
thursday
for
the
next
few
weeks.
We
do
have
a
very
assertive
schedule
to
get
through
each
of
the
departments
through
in
these
afternoon
time
slots,
but
we
do
have
tuesday
april
26
from
one
to
four
is
a
follow-up
in
case
we
have
any
outstanding
issue
matters
to
take
up
on
that
day.
F
Each
month
we
will
be
reviewing
and
closing
on
a
quarterly
basis,
our
financials
and
doing
a
review
of
our
revenue
to
date,
just
like
we
did
this
year
and
bringing
forward
different
rounds
of
budget
adjustments
if
we
are
able
to
given
the
revenue
picture
at
the
time.
So
this
is
the
timeline.
This
is
essentially
what
we've
kept
to
this
year
as
well,
and
we're
making
that
commitment
if
possible,
to
given
our
revenue
picture
next
year.
F
Do
the
same,
I
did
want
to
just
call
the
committee's
attention
to
a
possible
or
the
grt
bond,
the
gross
receipts
tax
back
to
bond
that
will
be
coming
through
the
finance
committee
and
the
public
works
and
public
utilities
committee
for
a
possible
market
sale
date
of
fall
of
2022..
A
Okay,
if
we
can
stop
sharing
screen
that'd
be
great.
Thank
you.
Everybody.
Thank
you
for
that
very
layered
presentation.
We've
covered
quite
a
bit
of
ground.
We
do
have
a
few
minutes
to
take
some
questions
about
all
of
that
from
the
committee.
If
there
are
questions,
and
otherwise
we
will-
and
we
don't
have,
as
I'm
saying
I'm
trying
to
I'm
gonna-
try
to
keep
us
on
time,
we
do
still
need
to
get
to
the
utilities
budget
and
then
we
do
have
the
unions
prepared,
I
believe
to
speak
to
us.
A
I
want
to
make
sure
that
we
leave
enough
time
for
them
to
be
heard
and
also
for
us
to
finish
at
four
o'clock.
I
chair
another
city
committee
that
starts
at
four
o'clock,
so
we
do
need
to
keep
pretty
close
to
time
tomorrow.
We
will
have
the
council
meeting
run
right
up
within
an
hour
of
this
meeting.
So
staying
on
time,
I
just
will
emphasize
again
is
going
to
be
very
important.
So
again,
I
won't
belabor
this
anymore.
Do
we
have
questions
on
anything?
That's
been
presented
so
far
from
the
committee.
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair
yeah.
I
guess
I
just
thank
you
for
the
presentations.
I
know
we
all
got
the
budget
book
fairly
close
to
the
time
where
we're
actually
making
decisions
and
hearing
presentations.
So
I
think
we
do
need
to
make
time
for
that
for
sure,
because
you
know
where
I'm
just
starting
to
get
into
some
of
the
details.
D
So
I
think
that
we'll
just
have
to
make
time
for
that.
I
had
a
question
about
the
reserves.
D
There
was,
I
don't
quite
understand
we
had
we
used
to
have
40
million
in
reserves
and
then
we
utilized
that
last
year
in
the
different
or
last
budget
cycle
or
fiscal
year,
and
so
we're
replenishing
that
with
cash
reserves.
But
this
one
said
that
for
this
budget
that
we're
only
adding
26
000
into
cash
reserves.
So
what
is?
What
does
that
make
our
balance?
Is
it
up
to
40
000
again,
or
can
you
explain.
F
F
That
being
said,
a
few
of
the
projects
that
we
have
been
able
to
support
with
with
these
reserves
have
been
the
airport
expansion,
the
teen
center
south
side
teen
center,
as
well
as
the
bicentennial
pool.
As
far
as
the
one-time
expenses,
there
were
other
items,
for
example,
in
public
works
like
road
rehabilitation
that
we
have
also
funded
in
the
fall.
F
We
funded
three
million.
I
believe
the
majority
of
those
projects
have
already
been
completed.
Those
would
fall
into
the
bucket
of
recurring
expenses
that
we
generally
fund
with
recurring
revenue.
If
we
have
the
recurring
revenue
to
support
it,
so
those
that's
generally
how
those
how
we
have
spent
those
reserves.
F
For
example,
we
had
a
one-time
revenue
that
went
into
reserves
from
this
settlement
from
the
tax
with
the
taxation
and
revenue
department
with
grt
that
totaled
over
two
and
a
half
million.
We
used
2.4
million
of
that
to
fund
the
one-time
expenses
of
the
retention
incentive
and
the
hiring
incentive
in
december.
F
So
that's
an
example
of
how
we
continuously
monitor
what
we
have
in
reserves
and
what
is
what
we
can
use
it
on,
preferably
on
one
time:
expenses
like
the
capital
outlay.
That
being
said,
we
build
up.
How
do
we
build
up
reserves?
D
F
Yes,
so
I
am
happy
to
report
that,
unlike
in
prior
years
where
we
have
been
taking
out
of
reserves
to
fund
our
operations
or
to
fund
one-time
expenses,
we're
actually
for
the
first
time
in
two
to
three
years,
adding
to
reserves
to
the
tune
of
the
26
000..
That
being
said,
our
reserve
levels
for
the
general
fund
to
meet
and
actually
exceed.
I
believe
mr
hopkins
has
that
exact
number
of
what
the
the
10
reserve
requirement
andy.
If
you
can
pull
that
number.
F
Yes,
so
if
you
can
bear
with
me,
we
have
10
reserve
requirement,
I
believe,
of
close
to
12
million,
because
our
general
fund
expenditures
exceed
120
million
andy.
Is
that
accurate.
I
I
Our
beginning
cash
at
the
balance
at
the
beginning
of
this
year
is
approximately
12.5
million
dollars
so
with
the
fy
23
budget
in
the
general
fund
alone.
Just
looking
at
the
general
fund
alone,
we
are
basically
going
to
have
with
our
budgeted
levels
as
they
are
approximately
a
half
million
dollars
or
570
637.
D
I
Madam
chair
counselor,
via
real
at
this
point,
we
do
not
have
audited
balances.
We
only
have
preliminary
balances
for
our
for
the
beginning
of
the
year.
Let
me
just
pull
that
up
and.
F
Madam
briefly,
madam
chair
counselor,
why
don't
we
do
this
because
this
is
always
been?
I
believe
these
the
we
had
these
conversations
last
year
as
well.
Why
don't
we
create
a
table
and
share
that
with
the
committee,
so
we
can
outline
the
beginning
balance
and
the
revenue
into
the
fund
and
then
the
10
reserve
requirement,
and
then
what?
F
Where
we
end
where
we
anticipate
based
on
budget
ending
fy23,
I
believe
if
we
put
it
into
a
table-
and
it
is
in
writing
and
sent
to
you
via
email,
we'll
be
in
a
you'll-
actually
be
able
to
see
it.
If
you
have
any
questions
on
that,
we
can
circle
back
to
that
adventure.
Meeting.
That'd
be
great
and.
D
Can
cover
of
what's
the
requirements
for
that?
That
would
be
helpful
and
then
the
other
question
I
had
is
just
how
the
budget
changes
even
last
year
when
we
had
cares
act
and
then
how
it
changes
again
with
arpa
and
if
that
affected
our
decisions
on
what
we
spent
this
year,
our
expense
expenditure
budget.
D
Madam
chair
counselor,
can
you
clarify
your
question?
I'm
just
curious.
If
you
know,
we've
been
getting
a
lot
of
federal
funding,
which
has
been
very
helpful
to
stabilize
the
city
and
part
of
that
also
worries
me,
because
we
have
gotten
this
infusion
of
funding
that
has
helped
us
operationally.
It's
helped
us
programmatically.
It's
helped
us
with
emergency
responses
to
the
pandemic
and
I'm
just
curious
how
the
budget
was
shaped.
D
Based
on
that
funding
sort
of
those
funding
sources
that
we're
getting,
which
are
temporary,
I
mean
they're,
we're
going
to
get
them
our
buzz
going
to
be
utilized
in
the
next
couple
years.
So
how
does
that
then,
over
our
overarching,
just
the
overall
plan
of
putting
the
budget
together?
How
did
those
affect
decisions.
F
Madam
chair
counselor,
we,
as
I
mentioned,
we're
looking
at
23
and
beyond.
It's
really
these
transformational
years
for
santa
fe,
primarily
because
of
the
level
of
federal
funding
that
will
be
available.
As
you
mentioned
last
year,
we
were
able
to
deploy
17
and
a
half
million
of
cares
act
money
within
three
months.
In
addition
to
that,
we
are
going
to
be
deploying
over
the
next
two
and
a
half
years,
15
million
in
the
american
rescue
plan
act
of
funding
that
has
been
allocated
to
the
city
of
santa
fe.
F
Additionally,
other
programs,
for
example
the
airport,
transit
or
cdbg,
received
an
additional
amount
of
funding
from
the
cares
act,
and
we
anticipate
that
going
forward
whether
it
be
allocations
from
the
state's
share
of
the
arpa
dollars
or
direct
allocations
from
the
federal
agencies.
The
city
may
also
be
recipients
of
additional
orpha
dollars.
The
next
round
is,
then,
the
federal
infrastructure
money
that's
going
to
be
coming
down
the
pipeline.
F
So
this
really
is
a
period
very
similar
to
how
we
saw
after
the
2008
recession,
where
a
sizable
amount
of
federal
funding
is
being
deployed
to
be
able
to
keep
our
economy
sound.
But
also
to
make
these
critical
investments,
whether
it's
in
infrastructure
or
in
social
services,
and
so
that
being
said,
we
don't
look
at
each
round.
Of
course,
arpa
was
looked
at,
you
know
in
its
entirety
for
the
purposes
and
how
we
needed
to
meet
the
the
moment
that
we
were
in
with
the
onset
of
the
pandemic
very
similar
now
with
arpa.
F
I
think
a
lot
of
what
we
are
seeing
as
a
result
of
covet,
where
some
of
the
disparities
that
we
saw
really
exacerbated
that
we
knew
were
present
in
our
society
were
really
exacerbated
with
the
onset
of
the
pandemic,
and
so
we
are
using
this
one
time,
15
million
over
the
next
two
and
a
half
years
to
be
able
to
address
that.
That
being
said,
there
is
a
an
initiative
in
the
city
manager's
budget,
to
coordinate
with
some
with
a
consulting
firm,
to
be
able
to
help
us
go
after
additional
federal
money.
D
Thank
you,
I
think
just
overview
of
that
is
helpful.
I
guess
I'm
just
curious
how
it
then
influenced
how
we
shaped
our
budget
for
the
city
this
fiscal
year.
Did
we
decide
to
just
go?
It
sounds
like
we
just
did
as
much
as
possible,
since
we
do
have
more
funding
coming
in
this
year,
but
we're
not
guaranteed
next
year
to
have
that.
D
So
I
guess
I'm
just
curious:
did
we
try
to
cover
as
much
as
possible
with
new
programs
and
new
concepts
and
studies
and
increases
in
salary,
because
we
felt
like
we
had
the
money
now
versus
maybe
potentially
next
year,
as
was
indicated
by
the
presentation
about
exercising
caution
in
response
to
mixed
economic
signals?
D
So
I
guess
I'm
just
curious
if,
if
that
was
the
approach
like
spend
it
now,
because
we
have
it
and
we
have
these
other
federal
reserves
or
yeah,
I
guess
that's
kind
of
my
thought.
F
Process
of
my
questioning,
madam
chair
counselor,
we
definitely
utilized
smartly
how
each
of
our
dollars
coming
in
terms
of
our
recurring
revenue
to
match
it
to
recurring
expenses.
For
example,
the
salary
increases
the
compensation
package
that
we
outlined.
F
That
being
said,
we
we
really
are
going
to
look
ahead
to
build
our
capacity
to
access
additional
federal
dollars
in
the
years
ahead.
We
really
have
seen
how
transformational
that
can
be,
and
so
we
hope
that
to
continue
that
it
really
is
about
capacity
building
and
being
able
to
understand
where
the
federal
money
is
and
how
to
go
after
it
most
proactively
and
most
effectively
across
all
of
our
departments
to
expand
these
services.
F
So,
yes,
we
maximize
our
recurring
dollars
in
revenue
that
we
know
we
can
count
on
from
year
to
year,
and
then
we
also
try
to
maximize
any
type
of
non-recurring
revenue,
such
as
federal,
special
federal
grants
or
even
capital
outlet
dollars
for
the
state,
so
you're
right
on
there
great.
Thank
you
I'll
just.
A
I'll
just
add
that
we
are
going
to
spend
a
day
we
have
on
our
agenda
diving
into
the
arpa
money
specifically,
so
I
think
that
will
help
you
see
how
it
is
being
used
and
kind
of
the
responsible,
nature
and
philosophy
behind
how
that
money
was
used
and
what
the
future
plan
is
for
the
things
that
are
funded
with
it.
So
I
think
that
that
may
also
help
answer
your
question.
Counseling
is.
D
Is
that
separate
description
for
arpa
in
our
packet
in
the
budget
book.
F
But
it
will
be
a
budget
hearing.
It's
inherently
different,
a
different
color
of
money
because
it
is
a
federal
grant.
So
we
are
bringing
that
forward
as
an
fy
22
budget
adjustment.
The
goal
is
to
review
view
it
in
light
of
the
recurring
operating
costs
that
we
are
bringing
forward
in
the
23
budget,
but
also
be
able
to
understand
the
additional
work
that
our
team
is
going
to
be
investing
in
all
the
hours
and
the
effort
that
it
takes
to
deploy
these
resources
as
well,
and
so
we're
going
to
be.
F
D
Sorry
about
that,
thank
you
good
to
hear
that
we'll
get
a
separate
presentation,
and
just
so
you
know,
john
blair.
There
is
a
person
that
actually
is
a
grant
expert
that
we
can
work
with.
That
can
tell
us
about
all
the
grants
that
we
are
actually
eligible
for
for
the
city,
and
I
have
our
name,
so
I
can
give
you
that
contact
info.
Thank
you.
That's
all
I
have
for
now.
A
Great
counselor
lindell.
K
K
I
really
applaud
this
group.
It's
been
astounding
dedication
and
it
doesn't
go
unnoticed,
all
kinds
of
information
given
today
you
know
I
just
wanted
to
say
that
the
one
thing
that
really
kind
of
perked
up
my
ears
when
with
information
was
in
terms
of
revenue,
our
we
get
seven
percent
of
our
revenue
from
property
tax
and
we
get
12
of
our
revenue
from
lodgers
tax.
K
I
I
I
think
that
probably
most
of
the
public
has
no
feeling
for
that
whatsoever
that
I
I
think
that
that's
something
that's
important
to
point
out,
that
we
are
very
dependent
on
our
lodgers
tax.
Our
hands
are
a
little
bit
tied
and
how
we're
able
to
spend
it,
but
nonetheless
12
in
largest
tax
and
7
property
tax.
That
was
kind
of
one
of
those
interesting
points
that
I
hadn't
really
thought
about
before.
So
thank
you,
chair
for
letting
me
make
a
comment.
A
F
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
If
we
can
allow
admittance
to
the
as
a
panelist,
shannon
jones.
A
We'll
get
mary,
so
she
can
co-host
in
the
future.
A
Here
we
go
starting
to
see
our
team
populate,
but
we
don't
have
our
fearless
leader
yet
director
jones,
I
don't
see
him
yet.
A
A
No
worries
we,
we
had
a
little
technical
difficulty,
but
but
we're
ready
looks
like
your
team
is
in
place,
and
we
would
very
much
like
to
hear
the
presentation
on
your
budget
when
you're
ready
go
ahead.
L
Thank
you,
madam
chair
governing
body.
I
believe
there
was
a
couple
other
people
that
may
be
in
the
waiting
room,
nancy,
jimenez
and
possibly
maya
martinez,
just
to
mention,
but
I
will
say
I
was
a
little
bit
excited
hearing
mary
call
out
the
the
individuals
director
mccoy
calling
out
individuals
to
join.
That
was
like
an
all-star
game
lineup,
as
my
team
comes
in
as
our
team
comes
in,
but
so
as
we
as
we
ramp
up,
I
think
so
public
utilities.
L
L
But
definitely
I
appreciate
the
work
that
they
do.
I
think
the
services
that
we
provide,
maybe
don't
get
noticed
every
day,
but
if
it's
ever
a
time
that
the
service
bonders
a
little
bit,
then
it's
definitely
noticed,
but
I
do
appreciate
their
work,
and
so
I
do
have
them
here
today
to
kind
of
speak
about
their
portions
and
I'm
excited
to
hear
what
they
see.
I
think
you'll
also
see
that
they're
excited
about
what
they
do
director.
F
L
I
would
point
out
again
that
environmental
services,
wastewater
management
and
the
water
division
are
true:
enterprise
funds,
utility
billing
and
the
public
utilities.
Administration,
provides
support
services
to
those
enterprise
funds
and
are
and
are
covered
under
by
those
by
those
enterprise
funds.
L
So
we
can
go
to
the
next
slide.
Public
utilities
is
one
of
the
larger
departments
with
people
and
in
money
and
in
revenue.
So
we
take
that
very
serious.
Public
utilities
department
is
coming
forth
with
a
recommended
budget
that
totals
the
75.1
million
dollars
that
we
will
break
down
based
on
those
sections
that
will
include
investment
strategies
of
of
an
additional
2.7
million,
an
overall
increase
of
about
7.3
million.
I
would
like
to
just
pause
a
second,
if
I
may,
to
to
kind
of
recap.
L
I
do
think
that
there's
been
a
strategy
over
the
last
couple
of
years
that
we've
taken
on,
where
we've
definitely
been
diligent
and
and
what
our
revenues
look
like,
making
sure
that
we're
we're
understanding
the
impact
of
the
environment.
That's
around
us.
So
I
think
that
we
historically
over
the
past
couple
years,
have
made
quadratics
reductions
in
the
budget
where
we've
kind
of
put
pins
depends
on
some
of
the
things
that
we
were
ready
to
move
forward
with,
but
wanted
to
make
sure
it
was
the
right
time.
L
But
overall,
I
think
my
position
wouldn't
be
is
really
probably
just
getting
back
to
the
operating
budget,
probably
that
I
was
recommending
two
three
years
ago,
but
again
with
that
being
said,
the
budget
presented
before
you
today
does
include
a
couple
of
things
I
would
like
to
highlight,
while
my
staff
will
go
into
more
detail,
but
this
budget
does
include
funding
the
eight
percent
salary
increase
that
was
mentioned
by
director
mccoy
and
her
team
for
non-non-union
and
inventory
exempt
employees.
L
The
additional
equivalent
of
a
percent
will
be
held
by
the
hr
budget
if
approved
and
applied,
depending
on
how
the
unions
see
fit
to
to
distribute
that
an
additional
change
that
I
would
bring
forth
that
bridges
across
is.
I
am
making
a
recommendation
for
an
expansion
of
positions.
L
L
Currently,
the
utility
does
have
a
journeyman
industrial
electrician,
positioned
at
the
buckland
director
version,
so
I
definitely
see
an
advantage
of
that.
Definitely
I
would
say
there
is
an
aptitude
of
work
that
could
be
done
and
some
work
to
be
managed
by
these
journeymen
electricians
at
both
of
those
facilities.
L
We
can
go
to
the
next
side,
please
so
we'll
take
just
a
minute
to
speak
on
behalf
of
the
public
utilities,
department's
administration,
and
so
so.
Ultimately,
the
budget
stayed
relatively
flat
for
the
administration,
which
is
really
my
my
direct
report.
L
Teams
that
provide
support
to
the
enterprise
funds
so
again,
really
not
significant
changes,
a
sliding
you
know
some
decrease
in
insurance
and
wages
that
the
fluctuate
finance
does
a
great
job
of
keeping
us
on
track
with
those
a
slight
increased
operating
cost,
which
I
will
attribute
mostly
to
like
things,
are
just
a
little
bit
more
now
than
than
they
were.
L
I
would
like
to.
I
guess
pause
or
maybe
look
for
a
direction
from
madam
chair
or
or
decor
or
director
mccoy.
If,
if
we
want
to
look
at
them
as
each
section
or
if
you
would
like
utilities
to
kind
of
present
through
and
then
we
could
take
questions
as
a
whole,.
A
F
L
Okay,
beautiful,
thank
you,
george
mccoy,
madam
chair.
So
again,
that's
the
highlight
of
the
of
the
public
utilities
administration.
What
I
would
like
to
do
as
the
slide
progresses
is
to
turn
you
over
to
director
sitton
from
environmental
services.
M
Good
afternoon,
mr
mayor,
madam
chair
members
of
the
committee
thrilled
to
see
you
today
and
going
first
in
the
in
the
budget,
I'm
shirley
sin,
I'm
the
director
of
environmental
services.
We
deliver
collection,
services
for
trash
and
recycling
for
all
commercial
and
residential
customers
in
the
city
of
santa
fe.
M
M
However,
in
in
tremendously
increased
prices
in
trucks
and
a
very
slow
order
and
delivery
times
will
affect
what,
if
any
trucks
we
will
be
able
to
buy
this
year
worth
mentioning,
our
expenses
for
inventory
exempt
have
gone
up
slightly.
M
That's
for
carts
and
dumpsters,
and
that
too
has
been
affected
by
supply
chain
issues,
but
on
the
upside,
also
a
growing
city,
so
we're
struggling
to
keep
up
and
and
trying
to
to
get
ahead
of
the
curve
on
having
enough
inventory
for
that,
you
might
notice
that
keep
santa
fe
beautiful
grant
it's
a
small
amount
of
money,
but
it
is
a
reimbursement
grant
and
it
looks
a
little
different
now.
M
They've
moved
more
money
into
supplies
for
cleanups
in
the
median
program,
and
just
one
of
the
great
projects
they've
applied
for
which
actually
went
in
this
morning
for
the
state
grant
is
beautification
funds
to
assist
the
parks
in
open
space,
on
upgrading
to
mlk
park
on
the
south
side,
with
native
landscaping
and
art
and
other
improvements.
So
they
continue
to
do
public
art
and
things
like
that
across
the
community
and
really
exciting
in
sustainability.
M
There
is
a
new
expenditure
you'll
see
for
the
green
energy
fund.
This
expense
is
budgeted
out
of
grt
and
not
our
rate
revenues,
but
building
on
the
success
of
the
solarize
program,
the
green
energy
fund
will
allow
a
non-profit
partner
to
work
in
the
community
to
create
a
green
bank
that
can
subsidize
additional
solarize
projects,
as
well
as
other
energy
efficiency
upgrades
for
qualified
residents
moving
us
much
further
towards
our
carbon
reduction
goals.
A
Director
mccoy,
I
think
we're
not
going
to
take
questions
per
unit.
Are
we
maybe
you
should
let's
present
overall
and
then
go
back?
Yes.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
A
So
if
we
can
waste
water
management
director
dozier,
are
you
available
to
speak.
N
Yes,
I
am,
I
believe,
customer
service
was
first
in
the
okay.
N
Another
150
would
be
working
towards
the
supplemental
needs
of
current
employees
for
training
and
overview
of
the
facility
and
work
being
done
here
at
the
facility
to
maintain
compliance
and
another
portion
of
that
same
150
would
be
going
towards
our
grow.
Your
own
hiring
plan
that
we've
been
working
with
the
past
six
months,
trying
to
get
employees
with
all
the
required
levels
or
cdls
has
been
really
difficult.
N
So
we've
been
reverting
back
to
trying
to
grow
those
employees
internally
and
this
past
six
months
we
actually
were
very
successful
in
getting
three
new
hires
and
moving
them
all
the
way
through
to
getting
their
cdls
this
past
week.
So
we
want
to
keep
that
momentum
going
and
keep
it
working
towards
that.
Also,
director
jones
did
explain
we're
looking
towards
trying
to
get
a
journeyman
electrician
here
at
the
site
to
help
help
with
having
any
kind
of
on-site,
immediate
or
emergency
needs
that
we
don't
have
to
be
calling
contractors
out
to
work
on.
N
If
it's
not
such
a
big
situation
like
they
can
get
in
to
a
panel
work
on
a
panel.
The
safety
of
electric
electric
having
an
electrician
here
is
very
important,
because
we
have
high
voltages,
very
dangerous
work
environments
for
anyone
to
be
opening
a
panel,
and
you
need
to
be
a
certified
employee
to
get
that
work
done
now.
N
The
only
other
added
piece
is
where
about
13.6
million
is
our
request
this
year
and
it's
probably
up
about
a
little
under
2
million
from
the
actuals
of
2020
2021.,
and
that's
all
I
have
for
our
highlights.
At
the
moment
we
can
move
on
to
the
next
presenter.
A
Terrific
and
now
I
think
in
our
books,
the
next
thing
that
comes
is
sorry
just
turn
the
page
shouldn't
do
that.
A
Wow
really
turn
the
page,
so
the
water
division
is
what's
next
in
in
our
budget
books
and
then
we'll
do
utility
billing.
If
that
works.
O
Hello,
mr
mayor,
madam
chair
members
of
the
committee,
the
mission
of
the
water
division
is
to
provide
a
safe,
reliable
and
resilient
water
supply
to
meet
the
needs
of
the
community.
Our
budget
is
fairly
vanilla,
with
the
exception
of
the
journeyman
electrician
position,
which
we're
very
excited
about,
and
otherwise
we're
kind
of
keeping
things
flat.
O
As
we
look
at
some
major
infrastructure
spending
coming
down
the
pipe
in
the
next
few
years,
and
with
that,
I
think
we
can
move
to
the
next
slide
and
I
will
sort
of
leave
the
details
there
and
stand
for
questions
at
the
end.
A
Okay-
and
I
I
do
want
to
note
that
in
the
budget
books,
it
does
talk
about
the
buckman
direct
diversion
facility,
and
I
want
to
note
that,
while
city
staff
do
populate
that
project,
it
does
have
an
independent
board
made
up
of
the
partners
in
that
project,
and
I
think
everybody
should
know
how
how
that
works.
And
I
I
note
that
it
was.
A
There
was
something
similar
in
environmental
services
about
the
keep
santa
fe
beautiful
board,
and
I
just
think
we
we
ought
to
make
sure
we
understand
how
these
structures
work
and
how
the
different
pieces
of
government
work.
So
with
that
note,
let's
go
on
nancy
jimenez.
The
billing
utility
billing
division
director
for
utility
billing
you're
up.
P
Good
afternoon,
everyone,
our
budget
of
course,
is
pretty
vanilla.
Just
like
jesse
did
indicate.
We
do
bill
approximately
38
000
accounts
per
month
for
about
65
million
per
year.
We
do
have
29
positions
of
which
six
are
vacant
right
now.
I
do
potentially
believe
that
we
will
probably
be
losing
about
four
other
individuals
with
either
transfers
or
moving
to
different
positions
throughout
the
city,
and
we
do
we're
currently
right
now
in
the
middle
of
our
utility
billing
upgrade
for
our
new
utility
billing
software.
P
We
do
anticipate
that
that
will
be
finalized
by
the
end
of
this
calendar
year
and
in
the
hopes
that
you
know
it
will
be
everything
that
they've
promised
us
which
so
far
it
looks
like
it
is
and
again
there
will
be
some
changes
and
some
modifications
that
we
will
ask
customers
to
do
primarily
in
setting
up
their
automatic
payments.
They
will
have
to
go
through
a
new
process
to
do
that
from
our
current
system
into
the
new
system.
P
We
will
try
and
make
that
as
easy
and,
as
I
don't
know
as
quickly
as
possible
for
those
for
those
customers,
but
there
will
be
a
little
bit
of
a
change
happening,
but
of
course
we
will
give
plenty
of
information
through
the
bills
and
through
the
website,
and
you
know
any
other
information
that
we
can
get
out.
We
will
get
out
as
soon
as
possible,
but
with
that
I
stand
for
any
questions.
A
Okay,
I
think
we've
covered
all
the
divisions
if
we
can
stop
sharing
screen.
I
think
that
will
help
director
mccoy.
We
we're
ready
for
questions.
Correct
covered
everybody.
Yes,
all
right,
perfect
questions
from
the
committee
on
this
budget.
Q
Thank
you
so
much
madam
chair,
and
thank
you
public
utilities
for
being
with
us
today
and
for
presenting.
I
have
a
couple
one
general
overall
question,
so
I
mentioned
258
full-time
positions
with
the
addition
of
those
two
journeymen.
Q
I
know
that
I've
spoken
with
director,
mccoy
and
forthcoming
will
be
a
crosswalk
of
positions,
but
I
was
curious
to
hear
what
your
vacancies
are
looking
like
in
the
department
and
maybe
break
it
down
into
division.
I
know
nancy
had
mentioned
what
it
looked
like
in
billing,
but
I'd
like
to
hear
what
the
picture
is
looking
like
throughout
the
rest
of
the
department.
L
L
There
are
some
positions,
definitely
harder
to
fill
than
others.
Director,
dozier
kind
of
mentioned
things
special
license
like
commercial
driver's
license
state,
certifications,
engineering
licensors,
those
typically
seem
to
be
the
harder
ones,
and
so
I
am
working
with
the
directors
to
try
to
determine.
Is
there
another
path
to
success?
L
So
again,
mr
dos
talked
about
a
program
where
we
really
mimic
some
of
what
transit
has
been
doing,
and
even
our
environmental
services
department,
where,
where
can
we
hire
an
individual
without
a
commercial
driver's
license?
And
what
can
we
do
to
help
facilitate
those
individuals
to
be
successful,
so
he
mentioned
about
just
recently
right
having
three
individuals
kind
of
walk
through
and
we're
helping
them
get
the
license
that
we
need,
as
opposed
to
requiring
people
to
bring
those
to
the
table.
L
A
couple
of
other
modifications
is
really
looking
at
the
positions
that
we
have
and
the
work
that
needs
to
be
done.
So
a
couple
of
other
things.
We
have
in
the
work
license.
Engineers
are
a
tough
one
for
me
as
well,
and
so
talking
with
the
engineer
supervisors,
they
serve
in
different
roles,
but
one
of
the
roles
that
they
serve
is
in
project
managing
right.
L
Just
helping
us
manage
our
projects,
and
not
always
does
that
require
a
a
licensed
professional
engineer,
and
so
we
have
kind
of
modified
our
thinking
in
our
approach
to
see
that,
maybe
we
don't
request
an
engineer.
We
work
with
hr
and
finance
to
to
take
a
re-class
and
put
it
out
as
a
project
manager,
which
the
city
already
has
job
descriptions.
L
The
minimum
requirements
for,
ultimately,
I
would
say,
like
casting
a
different
net
to
see
if
we
can
get
a
different
outcome,
and
so
I
do
think
that
some
of
those
have
worked
for
us
so
just
recently.
Well,
for
me,
specifically,
I'm
probably,
I
would
say,
maybe
even
a
better
position
than
some
of
the
department
directors.
Where
really
I
only
have
seven
direct
reports
out
of
the
200
and
you
know
60
something
positions.
L
So
seven
direct
reports
is
actually
really
nice
coming
from
a
place
when
you
know
we
used
to
have
15
or
20
direct
reports,
I
did
have
one
vacancy
and
so
that
for
my
administration,
if
there's
only
seven
people
in
that
department,
one
position
really
skews
the
percentage
where
again,
like
water
division
is
128
employees.
L
If
he
has
one
vacancy,
it
doesn't
really
move
the
percentage,
but
I
will
say
so.
I
did
have
a
vacancy
for
almost
a
year
and
about
two
weeks
ago
we
were
able
to
fill
that
vacancy
with
a
very
highly
qualified.
Her
name
is
sandra
gabadon.
She
is
our
regulatory
compliance,
specialist
and
so
she's
been
with
us.
Almost
two
weeks
now
really
excited
I've
met
with
her
a
couple
times
and
in
addition,
mike
dozier
had
the
ability
to
hire
engineer
associates.
L
So
again,
this
is
someone
who
has
their
engineering
degree,
but
not
quite
the
new
mexico
state
professional
license.
So
he
also
started
a
couple
weeks
ago.
So
these
are
some
of
the
wins,
but
again
ultimately.
Hopefully
that
gave
the
directors
enough
time
that
they
probably
already
had
their
numbers.
But
if,
if
I
could,
if
the
committee
would
allow
me
I'll
start
with
charlene
and
just
she
can
talk
about
how
many
positions
she
has
and
vacancies
and
if
there's
anything
she'd
like
to
highlight,
thank
you.
Q
Q
So
maybe
I
don't
actually
need
the
numbers,
but
what
I
am
really
more
concerned
about
is
some
of
these
vacancies
that
have
been
vacant
for
a
while
that
have
been
funded
and
that
we've
had
a
hard
time
filling
and
what
the
approach
is
to
making
sure
that
we
are
getting
the
staff
that
we
need
to
do
the
work
to
have
the
capacity
to
move
forward
with
a
lot
of
these
really
important
projects
and
understanding,
whether
it's
a
change
in
strategy
or
a
change
in
budget,
to
really
make
sure
that
that
operations
are
able
to
move
forward
based
on
staffing
levels
and
if,
if
there
are
these
challenges
that
we're
aware
of
them
and
what
solutions
we
can
assist
with
looking
into
and,
of
course,
specific
to
this
budget,
so
you
all
don't
have
to
get
the
exact
numbers
out.
Q
I
know
that
we'll
be
getting
those
later,
but
just
a
little
bit
more
speaking
to
that
that
broader
concept
of
challenges
with
staffing.
L
Okay
counselor.
Thank
you
very
much
yeah.
So
I
think
again,
we
talked
about
a
few
of
the
strategies.
I
think
utilities
does
a
relatively
good
job
as
as
director
georgia
talked
about
it,
this
grow
your
own.
I
think
it
is
very
typical
in
utilities
to
create
a
vacancy
is
created
regardless.
You
know
of
why
the
individual
left,
if
they
retired
or
moved
on,
but
it
is
typical
that
they
do
hire
from
within.
L
A
definite
challenge
is
that
it
does
take
a
little
bit
more
time
what
I
always
refer
to
as
kind
of
the
domino
effect.
If
I
have
a
higher
level
position,
let's
say
even
a
management
position
that
becomes
vacant
and
it
is
filled
with
a
lead
worker,
that's
great,
but
it
creates
a
vacancy
with
as
the
lead
worker
that
is
typically
filled
by
some
type
of
under
support
apprentice
right.
That
has
now
moved
into
the
lead
position.
L
So
again,
a
main
target
that
we
try
to
get
to
is
that
we're
we're
really
hiring
at
like
that
entry
level,
because
our
employees
are
moving
up
kind
of
you
know
through
through
the
ranks
again,
which
is
which
is
great
for
entertaining
institutional
knowledge.
But
one
vacancy
really
requires
me
to
hire
three
right:
three
people
to
kind
of
get
through
that
domino
and
so
again
working
with
hr.
L
So
right
now
we
do
have
multiple
entry
level
positions,
which
is
where,
which
is
where
our
pool
of
candidates
really
reside
and
really
for
us
building
our
organization
to
be
able
to
accept
those
entry
levels
in
and
put
them
into
a
program
of
of
training
and
understanding
how
it
is
you
know
what
it
is.
We
have
to
do
to
run
this
utility
and
and
what
are
the
certifications
they
need,
so
that
again
they
can
be
successful
in
the
future,
so
again,
very
aggressive
training
programs,
whether
it's
driving
or
or
water
treatment.
L
So
I
know
that
so
so,
mr
dozier,
as
he
walked
through
one
of
the
things
that
we're
implementing,
was
a
recommendation
of
a
hundred
and
fifty
thousand
dollars
in
contractual
services.
L
Again,
there's
some
some
regulatory
oversight,
making
sure
that
we
have
the
right
eyes
that
we're
seeing
the
right
things
and
we're
not
getting
tunnel
vision.
So
it's
good
to
have
that
that
consultant
to
help.
But
a
big
portion
of
what
we're
asking
them
to
do
is
help
us
invest
back
into
our
training
and
development.
L
I
do
believe
that
we
work
hard
to
try
to
get
the
employee
as
far
as
we
can,
but
I
don't
want
to
short-sight
an
employee
and
so
again
bringing
in
professionals
that
continue
to
help
and
train
and
develop
and
again
that
resonates
on
on
both
the
water
and
the
wastewater
side
and
environmental
services.
L
I
see
the
same
thing
where
you
move
from
customer
service,
and
now
you
maybe
you're
running
the
billing
right
and
you
gain
this
knowledge
of
the
system,
and
so
I
do
think
we
have
a
good
system
in
place
and
I
think
we
have
a
good
strategy
for
working
our
way
to
this
making
sure
we
always
have
an
avenue
at
this
entry
level.
L
We're
always
interested
to
talk
to
people
that
have
experience
that
are
looking
for
a
career
change,
but
not
overlooking
this
entry,
which
is
really
even
where
some
of
us
came
through
that
we
didn't
work
in
utilities
before
we
worked
here
and
we
had
a
chance
to
come
in
at
the
entry
level
and
gain
the
institutional
knowledge
that
we
needed
to
be
successful
and
making
that
available
for
for
the
future.
L
So
hopefully
that
answers
your
questions,
definitely
will
get
more
specific,
but
I'll.
Stop
rambling.
Q
Oh,
I
really,
I
really
appreciate
that,
and
I
do
really
appreciate
that
focus
on
building
a
career
ladder
for
public
utility
staff
once
we
get
that
crosswalk.
If
I
have
further
questions
I'll,
be
sure
to
reach
out
and
thank
you
for
giving
a
little
bit
more
clarification
on
that
150
000,
I'm
glad
that
we're
getting
some
more
focus
and
investment
on
those
trainings.
Q
I
was
also
curious
to
hear
a
bit
more
detail
about
the
250
thousand
dollars
for
the
master
plan.
I
believe
probably
director
dozier,
that
would
be
in
your
wheelhouse.
If
you
wouldn't
mind
giving
me
some
more
information
there.
N
So
every
around
five
years
we
go
in
and
we
do
a
master
plan
on
the
facility
and
everything
coming
into
the
facility,
whether
it
be
equipment,
treatment
wise.
What
we're
going
to
use,
what
we're
going
to
change,
how
we're
going
to
how
we're
going
to
grow
into
the
future
to
meet
any
kind
of
requirements
for
regulatory
reasons
or
just
what
companies
and
how
we
can
facilitate
getting
the
right
equipment
in
here
that
we
need
and
what's
going
to
last,
the
test
of
time
going
through.
Q
Thank
you,
and
I
imagine
that
probably
results
in
like
a
capital
improvements
plan,
so
we
have
an
idea
of
what
kind
of
expenditures
we're
going
to
be
needing
to
make
with
those
updates.
Am
I
correct
and
that
being
the
end
goal.
N
Exactly
that
is,
that
is
exactly
it's
the
map
of
where
we're
going
with
any
kind
of
capital
improvements
or
even
just
as
director
jones
said,
you
know,
opening
the
eyes
to
something
we
may
not
be
seeing
right
now.
You
know
it's
we
we
have
to.
We
have
to
make
sure
that
everything
we're
doing
right
now
is
working
to
build
the
better
tomorrow.
So.
Q
Q
Q
The
other
question
I
had
was
just
to
hear
in
more
detail
about
the
clean
energy
fund,
how
that's
going
to
be
working,
how
we're
going
to
be
I'm
guessing.
This
is
probably
one
of
those
pilot
projects
to
start
looking
at
how
this
impacts
our
community
who's
going
to
be
heading,
this
up
who's
going
to
be
monitoring
it
evaluating
it.
If
I
could
just
get
some
more
information
there,
I'd
appreciate
it.
L
Q
To
get
started,
I
can
go
hard
to
get
back
on.
I
know
that
we
are
short
on
time.
I
can
go
ahead
and
yield
the
floor
for
the
moment
and
then,
when
neil
is
able
to
reconnect,
we
can
circle
back,
as
I
know
that
we
we
do
not
have
a
a
flexible
skill,
yeah.
A
And
I
and
I
bet
that's
a
question
that
everyone
would
like
to
hear
more
about
so
councilwoman.
L
I
just
wanted
to
make
sure
that
we're
answering
the
questions
on
so
director
sitting
is
also
more
than
capable
that
she
can
speak
to
it
as
well.
So
neil
didn't
is
a
direct
report
of
her
she's
he's
part
of
our
team,
but
he
lives
in
her
house.
So
if
there's
specific
questions,
she
can
also
try
to
answer
that.
M
A
D
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
I
also
have
questions
about
that.
So,
when
I
get
to
that
point,
hopefully
neil
will
be
able
to
join
us
just
wanted
to
thank
the
public
utilities
team
and
all
the
different
components
that
make
up
such
important
services
for
our
city
and
many
of
those
jobs
get
unnoticed.
So
I'm
happy
to
see
the
eight
percent
increase
for
all
union
and
non-union
employees,
so
just
going
through
the
different,
I
guess
divisions
I
had
questions
and
I'll
skip.
D
I
guess,
let's
see
environmental
services,
although
all
of
the
environmental
services
increases,
make
sense
given
the
times
the
only
one
I
wanted
to
ask
you
about.
Charlene
was
about
the
graffiti
team,
so
we
have
a
graffiti
team
through
keep
santa
fe
beautiful.
So
how
did
you
all
envision?
The
new
staff
person
been
also
combining
efforts
with
parks
like
how
will
that
how
will
that
supervision
occur
and
what
will
how
that
work
together
so
that
you
all
aren't
duplicating
efforts.
M
You
for
the
question
counselor
via
ariel,
so
the
graffiti
removal
is
going
to
completely
move
back
to
to
parks
and
so
we'll
be
working
with
them
over
the
next
couple
of
months,
because
the
graffiti
removal
part
that
our
team
did
was
completely
different
from
what
parks
did
like
they
have
to
get
permission
to
go
on
to
private
property
and
they
they
have
to
collect
certain
kinds
of
evidence
and
our
tickets
currently
go
through
the
rubicon
system.
M
They
have
to
be
before
and
after
pictures
so
there'll
be
some
training
that
takes
place,
but
all
of
the
graffiti
abatement
will
just
move
over
there
and
they'll.
They
will
have
they're,
adding
more
maintenance,
type
workers
and
they'll
have
more
workers
in
the
field,
and
so
I
think
that
vision
really
had
to
do
with
their
more
staff.
That's
that's
out
in
the
field,
so
we'll
be
training
them
to
do
that.
M
We
will
keep
our
positions
because
they
do
other
things
and
so
we're
currently
looking
at
moving
some
responsibilities
around
within
our
operations
as
well,
and
so
the
our
maintenance
workers
that
currently
do
graffiti
abatement
also
clean
the
drop-off
sites
and
and
do
other
things
like
that.
So
we're
working
over
the
next
couple
of
months
to
kind
of
have
a
new
team
in
place,
we'll
be
combining
special
collections
and
bulky
collections
and
and
the
maintenance
of
the
drop-off
sites,
and
things
like
that
for
that
team
and
they'll
take
that
over.
M
But
we
we
don't
have
the
details
ironed
out
yet
so
what
we
will
do
and
have
discussed
with
director
mcdonald
is,
we
will
continue
to
do
graffiti
outreach
through
our
our
calendar
and
keep
santa
fe
beautiful,
we'll
continue
to
support
putting
on
graffiti
wipeouts
graffiti
education.
So
we'll
continue
to
do
that
and
they'll
just
take
the
actual
removal.
M
You
know
our
counselor,
our
team,
there's
it
isn't
going
to
grow,
we're
going
to
combine
some
positions
from
the
other
sections
and
and
and
just
come
recombine
some
responsibilities
for
for
the
three
workers
that
were
responsible
for
graffiti,
but
also
responsible
for
other
things.
So
it'll
be
up
to
director
mcdonald
to
talk
about
what
she
envisions
for
for.
D
Parks
got
it
sounds
good
and
now
that
we
have
neil
glad
to
have
you
with
us,
neil
and
hopefully
your
zoom
is
working,
and
I
think
both,
I
think,
both
counselor
cass
and
I
had.
I
don't
know
if
we
had
similar
questions.
But
the
question
that
she
had
asked
is
about
how
well
first
let
me
let
me
back
up
the
clean.
Let
me
just
go
to
that
page.
D
The
clean
energy
fund
actually
was
reminiscent
for
me
in
a
very
good
way
to
the
vision
of
mayor
gonzalez.
I
think
councillor
lyndon
and
council
rivera
will
remember
this
and
we
had
the
verde
fund
and
there
was
unfortunately,
the
funding
didn't
keep
with
that,
but
I
feel
like
it's
very
similar
in
the
efforts
of
like
what
we
want
to
do
with
the
clean
energy
fund,
and
I
think
I
salute
you
all
for
having
that
vision
to
to
keep
that
going,
especially
because
it
follows
in
line
with
what
we
had
outlined
in
this.
D
Is
it's
a
sustainable,
santa
fe
plan,
and
so
I
think,
there's
a
question
about
just
how
it
will
be
structured.
I
think
counselor
kevin
said
how
it
will
work.
Who
will
take
the
lead?
Who
will
be
monitoring
it?
And
then
my
question
is
around
the
contractual
side
of
things.
So
I'm
really
interested
in
like
how
that
fund
will
be
able
to
obviously
support
low-income
communities
and
actually
support
them
in
the
ways
that
it
gives
them
tangible
changes
for
efficiency
for
their
homes,
etc.
D
And
then
it
talks
about
a
contract
with
the
nonprofit.
So
I'd
actually
like
to
see
how
that's
broken
down,
and
what
percentage
of
that
500k
is
actually
going
to
a
contract
versus
actually
going
out
into
the
community,
and
maybe
not
at
this
moment
but
later
on.
I'd
like
to
see
the
kind
of
just
line
item
budget,
even
if
it's
just
a
skeleton
at
this
point
of
like
what
the
clean
energy
fund
will
look
like.
So
you
could
send
that
later
on,
but
maybe
just
start
there,
and
I
appreciate
your
efforts
for
this
idea.
R
Madam
chair
counselor,
via
real,
thank
you
for
the
for
the
prompt
to
lay
out
some
details
about
this.
First
and
foremost,
I
want
to
clarify
that
the
clean
energy
fund
is
a
non-profit
organization
in
and
of
itself
that
will
need
to
be
created.
R
The
funding
in
this
budget
will
be
used
as
seed
capital
to
help
create
that
it
will
initially
go
to
paying
the
leader
in
this
field
called
the
coalition
for
green
capital
to
essentially
create
a
business
plan
in
a
small
part
of
what's
budgeted
here,
fifty
thousand
dollars
that
will
result
in
a
lot
of
the
answers
to
the
questions
you're
asking
a
line
by
line
budget.
What
fun
products
will
be
identified,
how
it'll
work
and
the
the
process
for
administration
it
will.
R
R
They
will
take
the
lead
on
creating
the
the
nonprofit
organization
establishing
the
board
of
directors,
doing
the
tax
paperwork
et
cetera,
then
the
majority
of
the
funds
will
go
towards
subsidizing,
the
cost
of
clean
energy,
meaning
solar
panels
or
energy
efficiency
improvements
at
income,
qualified
residences,
those
below
80
percent
of
area,
median
income.
R
So
we've
learned
what
those
amounts
are
through
this
program
and
we
can
take
those
lessons
learned
and
scale
them
up
to
have
a
much
bigger
impact.
Our
initial
pilot
program
resulted
in
39,
solar
installs
happening,
and
that
was
just
by
marketing
the
program
in
the
target
market
density.
Public
schools
so
expect
a
really
big
impact
by
scaling
this
up,
and
I
do
want
to
clarify
on
that
point,
that
this
clean
energy
fund
as
a
nonprofit
will
administer
the
solarize
program
so
it'll
free
up.
My
time
we've
run
the
pilot.
R
We've
learned
the
lessons
and
we're
spinning
this
off
to
be
more
sustainable.
You
commented
on
the
verde
fund
and
the
sustainability
of
it.
It
was
an
impressive
project.
300
000
went
into
the
community
that
really
touched
on
equity
and
environment.
Now,
something
that's
really
unique
about
this
is
by
putting
public
dollars
forward.
R
We
will
leverage
private
investment
for
the
green
banks
that
exist
already
nearly
two
billion
dollars
of
funds
that
were
allocated
from
public
sources
in
2020,
generating
seven
billion
dollars
in
private
investment,
so
the
as
we
help
create
the
clean
energy
fund,
that's
going
to
stimulate
the
economy
and
private
investment
in
the
clean
energy
field
to
make
this
more
sustainable
so
that
the
city
doesn't
have
to
continue
to
fund
such
a
project
because,
ultimately,
there's
a
return
on
this
investment
there's.
R
You
know,
interest
returns
that's
attractive,
but
we
do
need
a
non-profit
intermediary,
a
clean
energy
fund
to
identify
barriers
that
are
in
place
for
financing
clean
energy
projects
where
the
private
investment
world
does
not
already
take
care
of
this
council.
You
had
a
lot
of
questions
there.
If
you
yeah
you.
A
D
I
think
there's
also
a
question
about
like
how
do
we
evaluate
its
impact,
councilor
kassad's,
always
interested
in
that
and
yeah?
I
guess
I
I
just
want
to
understand.
If
we
put
in
this
infusion
of
money,
then
how
does
it
get?
Whoever
sees
the
process
and
if
it's
staff,
you
said
that
it
would
then
follow
the
administration
of
the
fund
would
be
a
non-profit.
D
That
would
help
me
like
how
it
was
structured,
how
it
fits
into
the
coalition
of
sustainable
communities
and
the
goals
that
we
had
from
the
sustainable
santa
fe
plan
and
then
just
yeah.
I
think
the
structure
is
confusing
to
me
and
maybe,
if
I
visually
see
it,
it
would
help
to
understand
like
how
that
moves
forward
into
the
future
and
and
we
have
a
sustainable
model
too.
Obviously
you
talked
about
confusion
of
private
funds
and
other
funds
that
make
sense.
D
So
I
guess
I
just
want
to
learn
more
about
that
maybe
offline
or
you
could
send
it
to
us
just
to
understand
how
that's
structured.
R
Go
ahead,
madam
chair
council.
Via
reality,
I
do
have
a
white
paper
at
this
point.
We
can
send
you
via
email
here
in
a
moment.
D
I
think
in
terms
of
time,
because
there's
other
counselors
that
have
questions
if
you
could
send
that
to
us
and
then,
if
we
have
any
follow-up
questions,
we
can
connect
with
you
or
any
issues
that
we
think
might
come
up.
So
I
think
that
would
be
helpful,
but
thank
you
for
your
work
on
that.
I'm
gonna
move
on
to
wastewater.
D
D
D
There
is
a
line
item
for
repairs
and
maintenance,
and
it
didn't
show
any
increases
to
that
to
that
particular
area,
and
I
guess
I'm
just
wanting
to
know
and
make
sure
that
staff
is
supported
in
this
effort,
especially
now
that
we
have
a
three-year
compliance
schedule
with
nmed,
and
I
guess
I'm
curious
if
you
all
feel
comfortable
with
the
budget
that
was
presented
so
that
it
can
support
the
staff
capacity
and
other
needs
as
it
relates
to
that
compliance
and
yeah.
I
guess
I'm
just
looking
at
it.
Thinking
like.
D
N
Madam
chair,
in
concert
virio,
I
believe
the
page
you're
looking
at
is
the
one
showing
where
the
repairs
and
maintenance.
If
you
look
at
the
2021,
it
was
at
517
000,
mid
mid-year.
This
year,
we've
already
pushed
it
to
1.1
million,
and
that's
actually
what
we've
we
turned
calling
the
budget
for
next
year
for
any
other
added
repairs
and
anything.
So
it's
a
little
misleading
when
you
look
over
in
the
change
on
the
verses
because
it
shows
zero
but
we're
we
actually
doubled
it
this
past
year
and
the
upcoming
year.
D
D
Was
that
just
uploaded
today
it
should
have
been
there.
I
don't
know.
D
L
Madam
chair
councillor
viral,
thank
you,
I
think,
just
to
answer
your
question
directly.
I
believe
wastewater
does
feel
supported.
I
feel
I've
I've
been
maybe
not
constant,
but
in
definitely
excessive
communication
with
the
mayor,
the
city
manager,
the
finance
team.
L
I
think
pinning
it
down
to
one
mine
item
to
looking
to
resolve
what
the
future
of
the
wastewater
reclamation
facility
looks
like
is
bigger
than
that.
So
again,
the
five-year
master
plan-
I
will
say
the
facility-
does
keep
a
five-year
master
plan,
and
so
the
work
that
they're
doing
now
is
is
building
on
building
on
that
process.
How
do
we
update
the
master
plan,
so
they
have
had
a
plan
and
I
will
say,
even
from
the
governing
body,
I
feel
you
guys
have
been
very
supportive.
L
Even
out
of
the
last
five
year
master
plan,
the
city
has
already
invested
over
30
million
dollars
in
upgrades
to
that
facility,
including
anaerobic
digesters
co-generation,
completing
the
aeration
project.
Now,
with
new
blowers,
equalization
basins,
additional
belt
presses,
I
can
go
on
and
on
with
with
the
work,
that's
being
done
so
you're
right,
the
repair
and
maintenance,
like
it's
an
indicator
of
the
operational
cost
and
like
director,
jose
talked
about
is
so.
L
We
have
seen
that
we've
already
made
the
adjustments
in
our
current
fiscal
year
by
by
doubling
that
amount
and
anticipating
that
will
be
the
same
going
forward,
but
again
transitioning
from
I'm
going
to
say
ultimately
the
old
digesters
and
the
new
digesters
does
create
a
little
bit
of
it
relieves
a
little
bit
of
the
pressure
meaning
now.
L
Staff
can
focus
on
some
of
the
other
processes
and
now,
with
the
aeration
project
that
we're
just
completing,
which
was
over
a
13
million
dollar,
upgrade
that
we're
looking
to
complete
this,
the
last
portions
of
over
the
next
month.
Those
are
major
investments
that
I'm
going
to
say
wastewater
would
not
have
been
able
to
do
if
it
wasn't
for
the
support
of
administration
and
the
governing
body.
I
think
the
there's
a
couple
of
key
things
that
are
that
are
currently
happening.
L
One
is
a
life
cycle
analysis
that
wastewater
has
engaged
with
in
partnership
with
epa
and
their
consultants.
We're
looking
for
the
life
cycle
analysis
to
be
complete
in
may.
A
final
report
from
egr
is
the
firm
that
is
hired
by
the
epa,
so
we've
partnered
with
them
over
a
year
of
helping
them
go
through
a
process
that
we
need
to
know
the
results,
but
it
also
helps
epa
as
they
kind
of
tread
through,
like
what
is
going
to
be
their
their
interactions
with
other
utilities
across
the
nation.
L
So
I
do
believe
that
we're
also
leading
the
way
with
our
engagement
with
epa.
Again,
I
make
no
excuses
for
for
the
work,
that's
been
done
and
we're
not
letting
up
any
pressure
right.
I
was
there
with
director
dozier
this
morning
for
a
good
half
day,
even
though
we
knew
we
had
budget
hearings
coming
right.
We
were,
you
know
we
were
pounding
the
grounds
at
seven
o'clock
this
morning,
because
the
the
wheels
are
turning
but
again
major
investments
have
been
made.
L
The
operating
budget
we
do
believe
supports
the
operation
for
next
fiscal
year,
but
really
the
where
we
knock
the
ball
out
of
the
park.
Is
these
capital
improvement
plans
and
30
million
dollars
is
a
major
investment.
We're
not
done
and
I'm
sure
the
five-year
master
plan
is
going
to
have
a
nice
price
tag
on
it
and
systematically.
We
will
take
that
plan
and
work
through
communicating
with
the
governing
body
and
how
we
execute
it.
L
And
how
do
we
do
that
diligently,
knowing
the
impact
that
we
have
on
things
like
the
environment
and
our
rate
structure
and
all
these
other
moving
pieces,
but
so
the
short
answer
is,
I
do
feel
that
we
do
feel
supported.
I
definitely
appreciate
the
governing
body
and
administration.
I
I
think
they're
very
supportive,
hopefully
mike
mike,
does
you
feel
supported
of
the
utilities
administration,
but
so
hopefully
it
answers
your
questions,
but
our
recommendation
for
the
budget.
L
We
do
think
that
that
supports
that,
if
it
were
to
change
at
any
given
point,
we'd
be
back
before
the
the
governing
body
talking
about
what
changed,
and
why
and
what
does
it
look
like
going
forward.
D
Thank
you,
director,
jones
and
director
dozier
yeah.
I
think
the
master
plan
will
be
important
to
like
leading
us
into
the
future,
like
what
our
needs
will
be.
I'm
gonna
move
on
to
the
utilities
customer
service
because
we
never
want
to
leave
out
nancy.
D
I
know
she
loves
that.
So
this
is
not
personal,
but
you
know
my
my
beef
about
how
we
can
wean
ourselves
off
of
contracts.
So
the
question
I
mean
that
you
had
listed
1.5
million
for
itt
and
technical
support
for
the
utility
billing
system,
so
that
that
amount
is
strictly
contractual
work,
correct.
P
So
yeah
counselor,
let
me
clarify
that
a
little
bit.
I
believe
that
it
is
a
incorrect
dollar
amount,
so
the
1.5
million
is
a
four-year
contract
for
mountain
river.
The
second
year
I
only
need
350
000,
so
that
total
line
should
only
be
514
000.
Instead
of
I
believe
there
was
like
2.6
million
dollars
put
in
there,
so
it
does
look
like
it
was
a
1.5
million
dollar
increase,
but
it
really
is
just
a,
I
believe,
just
a
financial
key
enter
issue.
P
Oh,
I
went
to
our
original
budget
that
was
requested
and
it
was
only
514
000,
so
that
1.5
million
is
a
four-year
contract.
All
I
need
is
just
the
second
year
funded.
A
Okay,
if
I
can
hear
director
mccoy,
are
you
in
hearing
distance
and
can
you
point
to
that
line
item
in
that
page?
Please?
A
I
There
was
actually
a
miscommunication
between
finance
and
water,
the
budget
process,
where
we
were
actually
asking
for
the
fy23
contract
amounts,
but-
and
I
take
responsibility
for
this-
our
contracts
template
that
we
had
them
fill
them
out
said
total
contract
amount,
so
that
caused
some
confusion
in
various
areas
in
the
in
the
public
utilities
department
budget.
I
Our
plan
was
because
often
during
the
year,
public
utilities
does
need
to
increase
their
contracts
budget.
You
have
seen
several
of
those
bars.
Our
tentative
plan
that
we
worked
out
with
shannon
and
the
public
utility
staff
was
that
they
would
be
evaluating
their
needs
in
the
first
quarter
and
second
quarter
of
fy
23
and
then
saying.
Okay,
where
can
we
scale
this
back?
Where
do
we?
Where
do
we?
I
Actually,
you
know,
need
additional
support
and
we
will
be
getting
that
that
our
plan
is
to
get
that
right
size
in
the
first
half
of
y23,
and
you
know
just
keeping
in
mind
that
money
will
not
necessarily
be
spent
in
fy
23,
but
we
will
be
working
with
public
utilities
to
right-size
their
budget.
D
So
if
we
could
correct
that
amount
also,
it
says
for
itt
and
technical
support,
but
it's
really
not
our
itt
we're
not
working
with
itt
support
at
this
time,
we're
still
working
with
the
contractor,
and
so
it
really
should
be
more
like
implementation
and
application,
which
I
think
needs
to
be
addressed
because
it's
not
itt
and
I
think,
as
you
know,
I've
been
wanting
us
to
go
that
route,
and
so
I
guess,
go
the
route
of
actually
having
our
itt
take
over
this
role.
L
Yes,
man
of
chair
clear,
so
I
think
our
our
intent
is
so
I
do.
I
would
say
that
we
are
synced
with
itt,
so
even
through
our
projects,
itt
has
project
managers
assigned
they're
part
of
our
team,
so
we've
already
invested
to
make
sure
that
there's
specific
trainings
on
the
utility
billing
software
that
we
have
their
staff
engaged
we're
funding
their
their
education
into
the
system,
and
so
it
is
our
intent
to
continue
to
transition.
L
That
way
again,
I
speak
very
often
with
director
gonzalez
on
those
needs
and
interactions
of
the
project
manager
team,
so
they
are
engaged
and
a
conservative
around.
I
do.
I
have
heard
what
you
said
and
I
hear
what
you
say
now
and
I
do
feel
that
we
are
we're
making
gains
on
that
direction
and
I
think
itt
is
very
engaged
in
this
specific
project
and-
and
we
are
looking
to
the
day
when
we
can
take
over
stuff
as
a
utility
and
have
itt
as
a
support
for
that.
D
I
think
it's
good,
I
know
maybe
that
transition
will
be
hard
first
off
initially,
but
in
the
end
it's
going
to
be
better
for
all
of
us
involved.
So
thank
you.
I
think
that's
all
I
have
for
that
section
yeah.
I
think
that's
it.
The
only
other
question
for
water
curious
who
the
security
company
we're
using
with
the
289
000
bill
or
contract.
O
Madam
chair
counselor,
via
real
that
for
this
year
is
chavez
security,
but
that's
out
for
bid
currently
for
for
next
year
got.
A
Thank
you,
councilwoman
councillor,
lindell.
K
Next,
chair
I'll
just
start
my
budget
book
here
and
go
through
a
few
things
so
miss
jimenez.
I
don't
really
want
to
know
the
total
that
we
spent
on
this
we've
been
doing
this
for
a
long
time.
What's
the
end
date
that
we're
not
going
to
have
this
consultant
anymore.
P
Well,
we
do
have
a
four-year
contract
with
them.
However,
the
second
or
excuse
me,
the
third
and
the
fourth
year
I
was
instructed
last
budget
cycle
to
come
forward
and
explain
where
or
when
or
if
I
would
need
the
third
in
the
fourth
year
for
mountain
river,
so
mountain
river
doesn't
just
do
utilities,
though
they
help
with
parking
they
help
with
the
financial
kafir
they
they
do
have
other
functions
that
they
do
with
this
contract.
P
Yes,
but
I
do,
but
I
do
have
to
evaluate
during
the
second
year,
which
will
be
this
coming
fiscal
year
and
come
forward
during
the
budget
cycle
for
fiscal
year
13
or
excuse
me,
23
24,
for
that
additional
third
and
or
fourth
year
for
the
mountain
river
contract.
P
So
it's
only
been
approved
for
two
years
with
additional
information
needed
if
approval
for
the
third
and
fourth
year,
hopefully.
S
K
Helps
on
to
the
water
division,
we've
got
budgeted,
206
000
for
education,
outreach,
public
relations.
Is
this
new
or
in
addition
to
or
what
we're
currently
doing,.
O
Madam
chair
councilwoman,
the
conservation
programming
budget
increased
by
about
60
000
this
in
this
request
mostly
related
to
educational
outreach
and
otherwise
the
budget
is,
is
fairly
flat
and
represents
continuing
programming.
I
would
also
say
that
that
216
000
is
only
about
a
third
of
the
total
non-salary
and
benefits
related
programming
that
we
put
towards
conservation.
K
N
Madam
chair
council
vendel
that
dollar
amount
was
figured
through
our
engineering
department.
It
is
a
estimation
for
engineering
hours,
for
whatever
company
is
doing
the
plan
and
any
kind
of
other
needs
that
the
engineering
company
that
does
the
plan
would
require.
K
K
That
seems
like
a
really
low
number
to
engage
with
engineering
company
to
get
a
master
plan
we'll
see,
I
hope
it's
enough,
but
that
seems
like
a
really
low
number
to
me
of
all
the
numbers
that
I
see
when
we
deal
with
engineering
companies,
they
usually
have
at
least
one
more
zero
and
comma
in
them.
K
Yeah
me
too,
so,
let's
go
on
to
the
clean
energy
fund
and
let
me
just
start
by
saying:
I
think
this
is
a
great
idea.
We
always
supported
the
verde
fund,
but
it
would
have
been
a
really
good
idea
if
we
could
have
had
that
white
paper
prior
to
the
budget
hearing,
because
none
of
us
knew
what
it
was.
It's
a
big
ask
it's
500
000
and
I'm
not
really
sure
why
we
couldn't
have
had
that
prior
to
walking
into
this
meeting.
K
It's
a
it.
It
creates
questions,
and
so
let
me
ask
a
few
of
mine,
so
500
000,
some
portion
of
this
goes
to
form
a
non-profit
which
then
the
nonprofit
distributes.
Whatever
funds
are
remaining,
do
we
have
any
estimate
of
how
many
households
we
might
expect
to
service
with
that
amount
of
money.
R
Madam
chair
council
vandal
it's
very
difficult
to
speak
to
that
at
this
moment
without
the
initial
assessment
performed
by
the
coalition
for
green
capital
because,
as
I
explained,
we're
putting
forward
public
funds
in
hopes
of
bringing
in
private
funds,
so
the
part
that's
unknown
is
what
the
total
amount
of
funds
that
would
be
available
will
be
based
on
the
experience
of
green
banks.
So
far
in
this
country,
they've
seen
a
return
of
threefold
for
every
dollar
invested.
So
let's
say
our
investment
results
in
a
total
of
1.5
million
and.
R
R
K
R
K
Okay,
so
five
thousand
dollars
per
household-
and
these
are
this-
is
a
subsidy?
K
K
R
Yes,
I
apologize.
I
misunderstood
the
question
at
first,
the
households
will
be
receiving
loans
with
incredibly
low
interest
rates,
much
lower
than
what
are
available
right
now,
to
make
sure
that
the
they're
seeing
real
savings
on
their
electric
bills,
as
opposed
to
just
switching
their
electric
bill
for
their
solar
payment.
If
we
can
get
the
the
loan
payments
for
solar
so
low
that
they're
actually
able
to
see
a
50
or
more
reduction,
then
that'll
free
up
funds
that
people
really
need
to
pay
for
essential
needs
in
their
household.
R
The
500
000
will
be
used
to
encourage
lending
institutions,
credit
unions,
to
offer
lower
interest
rates.
One
mechanism
is
called
a
loan
loss
reserve
where
we
can
encourage
credit
unions
to
lower
their
interest
rates,
recognizing
that
in
the
event
of
default
they
can
pull
from
the
loan
loss
preserve.
R
That
mechanism
is
really
only
necessary
to
get
the
losers
comfortable
with
taking
on
more
risk,
because
evidence
over
the
last
decade
has
showed
the
default
rate
for
clean
energy
loans
to
be
so
low,
because
people
are
switching
their
electric
bill
for
their
payment.
They
already
have
those
funds
available.
K
Okay,
I
wish
we
would
have
had
more
information
on
this
program
rather
than
to
have
a
one
paragraph
explanation
of
it
in
a
budget
book.
I
think
that's
a
lot
to
ask
of
us
to
approve
a
brand
new
program
for
five
hundred
thousand
dollars
that
really
we
had
a
one
paragraph
of
information
on
it,
and
I
would
not
encourage
that
to
happen
again.
K
I
I
think
it's
a
big
ask
to
go
about
business.
That
way.
That's
all
I
have
chair.
Thank
you.
Counselor.
T
I
know
we're
time,
pressed
I'd
like
to
just
say
two
quick
words,
one
is
the
reason
neil
is
so
familiar
with,
and
able
to
describe
this
with
such
great
detail
is
that
we
have
done
solarized
santa
fe
pilot,
that's
already,
as
he
said
previously,
solarized,
something
like
39
homes
across
the
city,
for
people
who
are
dealing
low
to
moderate
income
need
means
and
the
feedback,
the
the
benefits
are,
are
absolutely
proven,
and
this
simply
builds
on
that
work
and
institutionalizes
it.
Secondly,
I
think
the
philosophy
of
this
is
two-fold.
T
One
is
if
we
are
really
committed
to
fighting
climate
change
at
the
local
level,
we
have
to
take
direct
and
strong
action.
T
This
is
a
direct
and
strong
response
to
climate
change
and
continues
to
put
santa
fe
at
the
forefront
of
fighting
a
global,
a
global
existential
crisis,
but
it's
more
than
that,
because
it's
also
a
social
program,
a
social
policy.
It
makes
it
possible
for
everyone
in
our
city,
regardless
of
their
means,
to
take
direct
action
to
fight
climate
change.
Too
often
a
sustainability
movement
is
criticized
for
being
only
for
a
small
group
of
people
in
our
country
who
happen
to
be
wealthy.
T
This
is
a
democratizing
of
a
sustainability
commitment,
and
I
think
it
is
a
really
a
very
powerful
vision
that
our
community
supports
broadly
and
the
council
historically
has
as
well,
and
so,
while
the
ask
is
big,
the
crisis
is
real
and
the
time
is
right
now.
Thank
you,
madam
chair.
A
Thank
you
mayor
councillor
lindell.
If
you
could
just
take
your
hand
down
that'd
be
great,
and
you
know
I
I
we
are
time
pressed
so
we're
going
to
move
on.
I
think
this
is
an
example
of
something
that
we
will
be
hearing
more
presentations
about
through
the
standing
committees
of
the
council
as
it
develops.
I
think
we
can
do
some
more
information
even
on
this
proposal.
A
If
we
want
maybe
on
our
last
day,
if,
if
you
want
to
the
extra
day
we
have,
we
could
do
some
presentations
to
better
understand
this.
We
could
we
can
talk
offline
about
what
would
help
develop
the
understanding,
and
I
I
agree.
I
think
we
should
have
had
more
information
about
this
ahead
of
time
so
that
we
can
understand
and
be
more
fluent
in
what
it
is
that
we're
trying
to
do
to
meet
the
moment,
we're
in
and
and
do
something
about
it.
So
all
right
with
that.
A
I
I'm
happy
to
have
mary
speak
to
that,
but
no
we
don't
it's.
I
don't
know
director
mccoy.
Do
you
want
to.
F
Speak
to
that,
yes,
I
think
andy
hopkins
can
add
some
further
information
with
his
conversations
with
the
department.
The
plan
is
to
leave,
as
is
budgeted.
We
understand
from
director
jimenez
that
it
is
a
three-year
contract
and
that
any
amendments
to
the
contract
for
a
year.
Thank
you
for
your
contact
and
any
amendments
to
the
contract
would
have
to
come
back
into
the
council
committee
process
for
review.
D
F
P
Absolutely
counselor,
it
is
a
four-year
contract.
The
total
for
the
four
years
was
1.5
million
dollars.
P
D
P
Why
I
mentioned
that
there
might
have
been
the
typographical
error,
but
with
andy's
information
we
will
definitely
be
looking
at
the
contract.
I
don't
foresee
needing
obviously
1.5
million,
because
that's
the
total
four
years.
I
will
need
a
much
much
smaller
amount
for
this
coming
up
fiscal
year.
L
Thank
you,
man.
I'm
sure
I
just
want
to
provide
clarification
so
so
so
nancy
is
correct,
and
so,
when
that
came
across,
I
did
speak
with
andy
hopkins
and
ultimately
so
this
is
like
fluid
and
it's
and
it's
going
quick,
so
we
want
to
be
so.
I
wanted
to
be
responsive
so,
ultimately
talking
with
andy.
L
What
I
told
him
I'd
like
to
do
is
I'd
like
to
to
stay
with
the
recommendation
of
the
budget,
as
is,
if
there's
a
change
that
needs
to
make,
meaning
that's
over
budgeted
that
we
can,
we
can
adjust
it
as
as
we
go,
so
it
is
on
my
radar.
We
can
come
back
in
the
first
quarter.
Adjustment
like
this,
isn't
like
one
and
done.
L
One
of
the
main
reasons
I
did
talk
about
that
is
so
currently
we're
under
the
implementation
of
the
advanced
contract
and
right
now,
if
I
only
budget
150,
my
thought
was:
is
I'm
probably
going
to
be
back
before
the
governing
body,
because
something's
going
to
change
between
now
and
end
of
the
year
so
again
having
you
know
so
having
that
available
just
allows
me
to
not
have
to
re-look
at
the
financial
plans
of
the
utilities,
but
ultimately
I
think
director
mccoy
is
right
if,
if
any
amendment
was
going
to
change
before
that
money
was
going
to
be
spent,
it
still
has
to
come
before
the
governing
body.
L
So
I
looked
at
it
as
it
was
kind
of
no
harm
no
foul,
and
it
was
so
chances
are
don't
be
spent
and
it
wasn't
an
issue
for
the
utility
or
if
something
changes
we're
talking
to
the
governing
body.
So
for
simplicity,
I
asked
mr
hopkins
if
we
could
just
leave
it
as
is,
and
not
try
to
change
all
the
books
and
presentations.
L
So
again
that
was
that
was
my
response
to
him,
so
he
he's
just
going
with
the
information
I
gave
him.
I
apologize,
I
did
not
communicate
that
to
mrs
jimenez,
I
mean
we
knew
we
knew
of
the
number,
but
she
didn't
know
that
I
told
him
like
just
to
leave
it,
as
is
for
simplicity,
but
again
at
the
will
of
the
at
the
world
of
the
hearing.
I'm
of
the
committee
I'll
do
whatever
you
guys
want,
but
for
simplicity,
it
didn't
really
change
the
utilities
budget.
Q
D
That,
since
we're
keeping
it
at
1.5,
even
though
we
were
told
that
it's
not
needed,
I
just
want
us
to
be
cognizant.
If
there's
any
amendments
that
come
to
us
about
this,
but
for
more
funding
other
than
what
we
budgeted
here,
I'm
not
supporting
it.
I
just
can't
anymore.
I've
been
very
kind
about
like
wanting
this,
to
keep
going
and
supporting
the
efforts
and
wanting
to
support
staff
in
this.
D
A
Thank
you,
counselor.
All
right
we
are
moving
on
to
we
have
let's
see
next
on
our
agenda.
Is
the
union
presentations?
I
believe
we
have
at
least
two
of
the
unions
present.
Maybe
three
I'm
looking
in
the
attendee
room
director
mccoy.
Do
you
want
to?
How
do
you
want
to
handle
this.
F
U
Good
afternoon,
madam
chair
counselors,
I'll
be
brief.
I
just
wanted
to
express,
on
behalf
of
our
police
officers
association,
our
our
gratitude
in
the
two
investments
proposed
in
the
fy
23
budget,
as
it
comes
on
the
heels
of
our
as
we
begin
our
economic
negotiations
for
our
next
contract.
U
U
These
investments
address
that
tremendously
and
it
addresses
and
and
the
the
winners
here
will
be,
the
citizens
of
this
community
as
far
as
the
public
safety
service,
they
they
have
been
asking
for
and
and
what
they
deserve.
And
again
I
I
want
to
thank
the
the
investments
that
were
proposed
in
this
budget
on
behalf
of
of
our
union.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you,
director,
mccoy.
F
Who
do
we
have
next?
Yes,
I
promoted
both
local
2059,
the
fire
union,
as
well
as
local,
three,
nine,
nine
nine.
They
asked
me
the
city's
asthma
union
and
who,
who
do
you
wanna.
A
Either
or
except,
is
that
all
right,
we'll
we'll
go
to
the
local
2059
and
then
we'll.
V
Madam
chair,
mr
mayor
members
of
the
committee,
as
always,
thank
you
for
letting
me
speak,
I
was
asked
to
speak
today
about
the
upcoming
budget
proposals.
I
will
say
that
the
proposed
fire
budget
shows
growth
in
our
department,
growth
that
will
help
to
shape
our
department
in
a
positive
way,
growth
that
will
make
it
safer
not
only
for
us
on
the
ground,
but
for
the
general
public.
V
We're
seeking
promoted
positions
such
as
training
captains
to
keep
us
proficient
in
our
ever
changing
life
in
fire
and
ems
fire
inspectors
to
keep
us
prepared
and
vigilant
for
potential
hazards
hidden
throughout
the
city,
a
new
health
and
safety
captain
to
continue
to
keep
our
firefighters,
health
and
safety.
A
number
one
priority
and
eight
new
firefighters
to
keep
up
with
the
demand
of
increased
calls
to
service
and
expanding
city
limits.
These
positions
will
help
our
department
keep
up
with
the
ever-growing
workload
that
the
fire
department
takes
on.
V
This
budget
proposal
will
show
an
eight
percent
increase
in
salaries
for
our
members
as
well.
This
is
huge,
although
what
these
men
and
women
go
through
on
a
daily
basis,
I'd
say
it's
a
little
short
but,
as
I
tell
you,
we
do
have
the
best
job
in
the
world
and
in
lieu
of
money,
we'll
continue
to
take
the
gratification
of
helping
citizens
in
their
time
of
need.
V
I
have
also
been
told
that
there
has
been
no
changes
this
year
in
our
insurance
benefits.
Benefits
have
always
been
the
biggest
recruitment
and
retention
tool
in
the
fire
department,
and
I
want
to
continue
to
express
this.
Having
great
insurance
benefits
makes
it
easier
for
members
to
commute
to
work
from
affordable
areas.
We
will
see
an
increase
in
our
premiums
of
18
and
a
half
percent,
but
our
membership
sees
the
need
for
good
medical
insurance
is
on
a
daily
basis.
We
accept
this
increase
and
we
appreciate
the
fact
that
we
will
not.
V
We
will
not
see
lesser
benefits.
In
conclusion,
the
city's
been
through
a
lot.
We
know
the
stresses
of
the
pandemic,
and
we
know
what
tragedy
feels
like
over
these
times.
I've
seen
the
city
grow
apart
and
come
together.
I
could
not
be
prouder
of
the
men
and
women
that
I
have
represented
through
these
times.
These
firefighters
are
tested
daily.
They
overcome
every
challenge
thrown
their
way.
V
No
other
fire
department
in
the
state
runs
fire
and
ems
with
our
volume.
We
truly
are
masters
of
it
all.
So
I
hope
we
can
go
forward
as
a
city
can
continue
to
work
together
to
give
the
citizens
what
they
need
and
the
employees
what
they
deserve
the
profession.
My
profession
teaches
me
that
we
need
to
be
able
to
adapt,
and
I
hope
that
this
budget
presents
presented
today
allows
for
adaptability
for
unseen
needs
as
we
move
through
this
year.
I
want
to
thank
everyone
for
allowing
time
to
speak.
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
your
comments.
Thank
you
for
being
here
all
right.
We
have
two
representatives
from
afscme
I'll.
Let
you
take
it
away
in
whatever
order
you
had
planned.
W
Thank
you,
madam
chair
good
afternoon,
finance
committee
council
members,
madam
chair
staff,
members.
My
name
is
therese
martinez,
louis
demilla,
and
I
will
be
speaking
before
you
representing
the
afscme
union
local
3999
membership.
Today
we
are
addressing
your
invitation
to
set
before
you
the
budgetary
financial
needs
of
our
membership.
W
W
However,
it
was
difficult
not
to
notice
the
disparity
in
the
budgetary
appropriations
of
all
the
employee
unions.
Afscme
local
3999
is
to
receive
an
8
salary
increase.
The
firefighters
local
is
to
receive
an
8
salary
increase
and
a
750
000
fund
for
mortgage
assistance,
so
they
can
live
and
work
in
santa
fe.
W
W
Therefore,
the
budgetary
decisions
made
affect
the
major
part
of
the
employed
workforce.
Where
is
the
funding
for
mortgage
assistance
for
these
employees
to
be
able
to
live
and
work
in
santa
fe?
Why
does
the
police
union
garner
double
the
salary
increase
over
the
other
two
unions?
Where
is
the
fair
and
equitable
apportionment?
W
Our
membership
recently
submitted
almost
300
letters
to
the
members
of
the
governing
body
requesting
a
10
salary
increase
that
would
just
begin
to
address
inflation
rates,
cost
of
living
increases
and
a
proposed
12
percent
insurance
increase
for
all
city
employees,
not
to
mention
the
increased
cost
for
gasoline
for
commuting
from
outside
the
city
to
work
and
groceries
to
put
food
on
the
table.
The
bare
essentials
are
big
necessities.
W
We
implore
you
to
rethink
and
adjust
accordingly,
the
union
apportionments.
This
then
raises
other
financial
concerns
for
our
union
membership.
For
the
last
two
years,
asthmy
local
3999
has
been
in
contract
negotiations
during
that
time.
Only
a
handful,
less
than
a
third
of
the
38
articles
have
been
tentatively
agreed
upon
the
once
a
week.
Meetings
are
not
occurring
at
all.
Now
any
efforts
made
by
afscme
to
meet
have
been
remained
unanswered.
W
The
biggest
obstacle
we
believe
has
been
that
the
majority
of
the
remaining
articles
contain
financial
budgetary
elements.
The
city
negotiation
team
refuses
to
move
forward
or
move
toward
any
increases.
Hence
improvements
of
any
of
these
articles.
We
ask
you.
The
three-year
contract
now
expired
for
two
years
making
it
now
five
years
older,
has
seen
a
lot
of
change
in
the
world
and
in
the
city
cannot
remain
with
the
old
conditions.
Correct
any
item
unmaintained
for
five
years
needs
an
upgrade
needs
improvements.
W
This
committee
is
tasked
with
the
financial
responsibilities
of
the
city
of
santa
fe.
This
committee
would
be
instrumental
in
providing
guidance
to
the
city
contract
negotiation
team
members
in
the
successful
discussion
of
settlement
of
the
contract
terms.
Otherwise
it
will
remain
what
it
is
now.
A
stalemate:
no
movement,
no
progress,
no
improvement.
W
These
must
be
adjusted
to
reflect
the
cost
of
living
and
inflation.
Much
like
the
recommended
city
budget
is
doing
today.
The
afscme
collective
bargaining
agreement
covers
articles
that
affect
overtime,
compensatory
time,
classification
and
pay
shift,
differential,
medical
and
dental
coverage,
parking,
snow
and
ice
removal
and
other
incentives,
such
as
emergency
and
traffic
hazard
incentive
pay.
W
W
X
Thank
you,
therese
with
all
that
said,
afscme
has
reviewed
the
proposed
budget,
and
here
is
a
highlight
of
our
insights,
based
on
what
we've
seen
so
far
on
page
8
of
our
city's
proposed
budget,
a
direct
quote.
The
police
department's
budget
include
the
collective
bargaining
reserve
and
the
police
department's
budget
totaling
2.251
million
an
amount
equivalent
to
a
16
increase
to
salary
and
salary
dependent
benefits
for
members
of
the
santa
fe
police
officers
association,
which
will
be
allocated
through
the
collective
bargaining
process.
X
End
quote:
the
city
has
made
four
groups
of
employees
regarding
wages,
police,
fire,
afscme
and
the
exempt
slash
non-union
employees.
Based
on
this
proposed
budget.
There
are
two
of
those
groups
who
aren't
going
to
have
their
funds
allocated
through
the
collective
bargaining
process,
the
exempt
slash,
non-union
employees
and
the
afscme
union
employees.
X
This
is
just
the
proposed
budget,
so
it
stands
to
reason.
The
absence
of
allocating
funds
to
afscme
through
the
collective
bargaining
process
must
simply
be
a
typo.
The
city
would
certainly
not
forget
about
its
collective
bargaining
process
with
asthma
union
employees,
especially
since
this
union
has
been
in
contract
negotiations
with
city
management
for
two
years.
The
biggest
delays
in
completing
that
contract
are
specifically
over
any
financial
items
in
our
contract.
For
example,
we
want
our
bilingual
members
to
have
a
bilingual
incentive
pay
that
is
on
par
with.
What's
currently
provided
for
police.
X
More
of
our
citizens
are
speaking
spanish
as
a
primary
language
or
english.
As
a
second
language,
any
one
of
our
bilingual
staff
can
tell
you
how
grateful
those
members
are
of
the
public
and
that
they
have
a
spanish
language
service
offered
for
the
people
trying
to
navigate
the
numerous
services
offered
by
the
city,
everything
from
paying
their
water
bill
having
their
trash
picked
up
or
getting
a
library
card.
These
workers
serve
a
vital
and
increasingly
necessary
service
to
the
city.
X
Our
members
most
common
concerns
that
the
city
has
no
formal
recognition
for
the
experience
of
our
employees
in
regards
to
their
wages.
You
can
be
working
here,
nine
months
or
19
years
and
for
far
too
many
of
our
members,
the
difference
in
pay
between
those
employees
can
be
measured
in
pennies
per
hour,
with
some
newer
employees
coming
into
departments
of
the
city
at
a
higher
pay
than
staff
in
the
same
position
staff
who
have
been
working
in
that
position
for
over
a
decade.
Our
solution
to
this
issue
is
a
longevity
pay
scale.
X
These
are
cheaper
than
an
across-the-board
pay
raise,
since
the
cost
can
only
increase
based
on
years
of
service
increase
will
be
pegged
the
date
of
the
new
budget
year.
So
there
will
be
no
complications
in
payroll
regarding
employee
anniversary
dates,
and
it
will
give
our
most
experienced
city
workers
a
perfect
incentive
to
stay
with
the
city,
especially
in
times
like
today,
where
retention
and
incentive
perks
for
employees
such
as
our
health
insurance
plan,
longevity
leave
day
and
reduced
cost
for
access
to
our
fitness.
Centers
are
some
of
the
primary
benefits
the
city
offers
its
workers.
X
A
longevity
based
pay
scale
will
go
a
long
way
to
both
attract
new
talent
to
the
city
and
ensure
talented
city
workers.
Keep
working
for
the
city,
this
proposed
budget
has
asthma
union
members
being
granted
nearly
the
same
pool
of
money
as
police,
despite
afscme
having
over
double
the
staff
of
police.
X
X
All
we
ask
is
ten
percent,
instead
of
eight
percent,
that
additional
two
percent
will
be
used
to
assist
in
and
ideally
finish,
our
contract
negotiations
with
the
city.
The
two
percent
more
afscme
is
asking
for
would
more
than
cover
the
costs
for
the
two
above
listed
incentive
items
for
our
members,
and
it
will
help
to
finish
a
contract
that
is
over
two
years
in
the
making
your
employees
have.
Let
you
know
they've
told
you
in
meetings
they
have
sent
you
letters.
Ten
percent
is
what
they
expect
from
the
budget
this
year.
X
X
A
Thank
you.
Thank
you
for
your
presentations
all
right.
That
concludes
the
presentations
from
our
unions,
and
it
also
concludes
our
agenda
for
this
afternoon
session
and
guess
what
we
finished.
Two
minutes
ahead
of
the
drop
dead,
four
o'clock:
sorry
that
we
were
running
so
tight
today
tomorrow
we
may
have
a
little
bit
of
extra
room,
but
we
do
have
a
council
meeting
scheduled
right
up
against
the
finance
committee.
I
appreciate
everybody.
A
Working
together
to
you
know,
have
the
time
they
needed
to
ask
questions,
but
also
be
respectful
of
the
limited
time
we
have
we'll
start
up
again
tomorrow
at
one
o'clock
and
I
believe
director
mccoy.
Do
you
want
to
tell
us
so
we
so
we
know
what
our
homework
is
tonight,
the
budgets
we
have
a
number
of
them
tomorrow.
I
believe
community
engagement,
city,
attorney's
office
city,
manager's,
office,
internal
audit,
work,
the
city
council
and
the
mayor's
office.
F
A
Okay,
terrific
and
if
you
get
any
of
the
presentations
that
we'll
be
hearing
a
couple
days
from
now
any
sooner
you
know
let
us
know
that
is
the
goal.
Madam
chair,
yes,
we
understand.
Thank
you,
okay,
so
with
that,
we
will
adjourn
for
tonight
and
see
everybody
at
one
o'clock
tomorrow
afternoon
on
this
same
channel
thanks
we're
adjourned.