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TOWN
OF COCHITI LAKE 1.
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Da Silva called the meeting to order at 7:45 p.m.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Mary Ann Closson moved to approve the agenda as presented.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Mary Ann Closson moved to approve the minutes of 07-24-2007. II.
TOWN COMMITTEE REPORTS
1. Administrator Reports Mary Wheeler reports on the audit coming up. Road project has now received a project number. Sandoval County will be in touch with the Town as to when the project can start. CCDC has also been notified and is very pleased at not having to spend any money for road improvement. Five miles of road are in need of sealing. That is further than a year ago. Mary also mentioned that Annette is now an official Notary Public. Ken Kiesling asks if exceptions from last year had been satisfied. Mary stated they would be. Auditors needed the Raymond James fund reconciled. Stale checks are still outstanding, mainly to individuals. Ken Kiesling also asks how
much money is available for road project, and if
Koorani is included. Ken
Kiesling thanked Mary for her hard work on the financials, which can be
trying and difficult at times. 2. Art Guild Nancy Hart reports on the Art Guild, which is doing better than ever. Silent auction brought in $5,000.00. Community functions benefit all involved. Art Guild chooses
charities to donate to. Mary
Ann Closson stated how fun the fair was this year. 3. Beautification No report was given. 4. Community Fund No report was given. 5. Disaster Response
Planning Mayor Da Silva asks for disaster plan.
Frank Hart responds saying there is not one in place.
We need a plan for all residents to be aware and to call the
elderly and the invalid in our town.
Maggie asks about block captains if they would call residents
incase of emergency, fire or flood.
Mary Ann Closson states that with volunteers, sometimes is hard
to organize block watches. She
stated that Marge Knightly gives out information to all who are new to
our town. A calling
committee may be a good idea. We
must have a plan in place to avoid panic incase of emergency.
Ideas for plans are being finalized. 6. Election No report was given. 7. Fire Department Frank Hart reports that the County is
working County wide with every department to upgrade the communications
system. A lot of research
has been done. We will get
new designations and new towers, where we have a peripheral static in
some situations everything will be clearer.
All Hoses have been upgraded.
Fire Dept. has sent five people to EMT classes.
Training classes are receiving good response.
Fire Department needs new members especially in the daytime. 8. Friends of
Cochiti Lake Nancy Hart reports on
Labor Day Concert, which was a big success.
$700.00 was spent on the concert (Raising Cane), which is more
than usual, enjoyed their time with us for the concert and is willing to
come back and play for us again. In
the absence of funding, Friends of Cochiti Lake in honor to our
commitment of monthly programs, Houdini will be appearing in the Library
for Halloween at 4:00 p.m. all are welcome to attend.
Basketball courts were mentioned and if anyone was using them. Backboard will be ordered for another court.
There is also an abundance of balls in the maintenance barn.
Other business is the 501C3.
Our attorney sat with the Friends Board to try and hammer out the
501C3 designation so that the wording would cover other nonprofit type
organizations in town that needed to be able to donate money or channel
money. Mayor Da Silva asks
if the Library is big enough for the Houdini show.
Maggie asks how many children we have in the community.
Nancy Hart estimates that we have at least 26 to 28 children in
the community. Ken Kiesling asks how to better notify the children of
programs going on. Nancy
Hart stated the library is the best way as the children get off the bus
they come directly to the library.
Also a lack of manpower to call on all children.
Ken Kiesling stated that he would be happy to call the children
if he had a list to go by. Frank
Hart also stated the Library is the best way.
Nancy Hart also contacted the elementary school so that all
children would be aware of programs in The Town of Cochiti Lake.
Jim Hamilton asks Nancy Hart who is President of Friends of
Cochiti Lake if they were to receive donations for the Recycling group
if they would go through Friends to allocate donations.
Nancy stated Friends would allocate donations. 9. Hospitality Mary Ann Closson spoke on behalf of Marge
Knightly who stated the committee is going strong.
Freda Donica is also helping with the committee.
10. Joint Commission Ken Kiesling suggests that
the next session should include Joseph Suina either here or at the
Pueblo to raise some issues.
Election for Joint Commission, which was to be held in April.
11. Library
No report was given.
12. Rock and Mineral
Mary Ann Closson states the Rock and Mineral group had a
wonderful trip to Arizona, where
they toured caverns and saw lots of rocks and lots of minerals.
13. Zoning Mary Jean Linville spoke
on behalf of the zoning committee where she introduced
Jim Hamilton as a new member.
Frank Hart asks about permits being posted. III.
TOWN HALL REPORTS
Mayor Da Silva reports on regular meetings with CCDC to talk
about issues that are of
interest to the Town and the Pueblo. IV.
ANNOUNCEMENTS V.
ADJOURNMENT ______________________
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