Interoffice Memo

Date: 9/27/2005 To: Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners From: Jaime Raul Aguilera, City Manager RE: Friday Memo week of 9/27 to 10/30 As I had mentioned to the Commission, I will be writing a memo every Friday to recap the events of the prior week. I will do this in a bullet type of format to save time, if you wish more detail, please give me a call at your convenience. Met with Linda Bauer to review pending personnel issue related to a finding against the city by the Personnel Board. (will provide details in closed session) Met with the Electric Department Crew and discussed some of their concerns. Asked Brit to provide a detailed description of the working of the Sanitation Dept. I expect to give a report on the Sanitation Department at a future Commission Meeting. Met With Police Chief Peterson and discussed his issues. I will tour the department at a later date. As required by the Personnel Rules and Regulations I met with the employee that was the subject of the Personnel Board hearing to discuss his issue. Met with Jay Rubin to discuss two pending personnel issues. Made a determination in the case that was referred to me by the Personnel Board and presented it to the employee. The employee as of the writing of the report has not decided if he will accept the offer of decide to sue. Attended the bid opening for the Effluent Pipeline. The item will be on the 10/11/05 Commission Agenda for award of contract. The apparent low bidder was SMITHCO at $763,667.

Met with Don Armijo and Andy Alvarez to discuss several issues related to the new storage tank and the utility relocation work. Held an Administrative Personnel Hearing to hear a grievance filed by an employee that was recently dismissed. (will provide details in closed session) Toured the Civic Center Facility with Norman Carter. Met with Colleen Greer and members of the SCEDO Board to discuss the Civic Center Fee issue as directed by the Commission. We reviewed the issues and I will make a report to the Commission at you next meeting. Met with Jay Hopkins regarding a newspaper article about the new city manager. Made a decision on the Administrative Hearing case and sent the decision to the affected ex-employee (on 10/03/05). Met with Larry Rucker and toured the Univ. building and facilities. I will write a report on my recommendations to the Commission for the meeting of 10/24/05. 9/27/2005 Interoffice Memo: City Manager

Interoffice Memo
Date: 10/31/2005 To: Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners From: RE: Jaime Raul Aguilera, City Manager Friday Memo week of 10/24 to 10/30 Met with the Mayor to review next weeks Commission Agenda. Met with the Tourism Board. Met with Department/Division heads to discuss safety training I conducted interviews for the Recreation and Parks Director position. I will withhold any decision on the issue until the Commission meeting of 11/14/05 since there seems to be some disagreement as to whether the position was or was not funded. Met with Norman to discuss issues related to the Civic Center and his operation in general. Met with Don Armijo to discuss the placement of a retaining wall at Marr St. Met with Randy Ashbaugh to discuss the terms of the new Golf Course Property Agreement. Mr. Ashbaugh agreed to the terms as discussed

with the Commission in closed session. The City Attorney will draft the new agreement and Don Armijo will create the map showing the location of the new road. Personnel issues continue to take a large portion of my time. I met several times this week with Linda and others city workers to discuss complaints and disciplinary issues. Met with BAR2 to discuss proposed increases in Cold and Hot mix products due to increases from their suppliers. Met with the SCEDO Board. Discussed the Elite Shutters issue. They decided to have the Executive Board discuss the issue before responding to the Citys offer. Met with the Lodgers Tax Board. Received an e-mail from Bill Pippin stating that he was working on the agreement and that he would send me a copy of the proposal on Monday. Friday the 28th was the deadline, so it seems that he is taking the deadlines seriously. I checked on progress by the contractor who was supposed to show up on 10/27/05. He did not show and no work has been done. Met with Linda Phillips and others re: the Roof-Us project. We had a productive meeting. They will request that the City Commission place the pool enclosure in the 2007 ICIP list as opposed to the 2008 F.Y so . that they may pursue other funding sources. Met with Nola Kent to discuss her programs and a personnel issue. Interoffice Memo: City Manager

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Interoffice Memo
Date: 11/7/2005 To: Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners From: RE: Jaime Raul Aguilera, City Manager Friday Memo week of 10/31 to 11/06 Met with Jay Rubin regarding the Randy Ashbaugh property new contract. Met with Randy, Don, Eloy (county) to locate the start and end point of the new road by GPS. Eloy plotted the GPS points and then transferred the points to a map that is now used as an exhibit to the new agreement with Randy. The new agreement with Randy has been drafted by Jay and is currently being reviewed by Randy. Met with Bobby Sanders and Judge Hawkins to discuss their operation

and issues. Met with the Library Board Met with Kerry Kent regarding the issue of zoning the newly annexed property around the airport. Met with Smithco to discuss the newly awarded contract for the Effluent Line. They have signed the contract; Jay is reviewing the contract prior to the Mayors signature. Smithco proposes to start December 1st. Met with Robert Wilson from NRCS to discuss issues related to the Morgan street project and the over crossing at Marr street. Also discussed the utility and sewer relocation timelines. Attended the P and Z Commission meeting. Met with Sullivan Engineers, Jesus, Don, Andy, and other staff to review the Booster Station Project. There will be a public hearing as required by USEPA in mid November. The project is partially designed but the Environmental process is what is causing the delay. It is expected that the project will be bid in about 3 months. Met with Barry Ragsdale to review the Non-Profit application requirements. We agreed on the processes and he will be instructing Colleen to refer applicants to me in the future. Met with Ford Easterling and Linda to discuss personnel issues. Met with Sam Senn regarding the proposed golf course in Elephant Butte. He identified himself as the engineer for the golf course and that the owner would like to resume discussions on using T or C sewer for his project on a temporary basis. He wanted to know if the details that have been worked out in the past were still acceptable. I said they should be, but that I needed to familiarize myself with them first before I could make a recommendation to the Commission. Obviously, this will require Commission review and approval prior to any agreement. As the issue warms up, I will make a presentation to the Commission. Due to some personnel issues surfacing in the Sanitation Department, I met with the staff members of the department to hear their complaints. We met for approximately 2 hours at the fire station and we talked about how to make their job better, how the city can save money and they discussed their unhappiness with the way the department is being managed. Met with Sandy Jones regarding a potential flooding problem in the county he contends that it is due to development that the city allowed without flood drainage ponding in the area around the McDonalds

restaurant. We toured the area and agreed to a future meeting to discuss further, how the city and the county can cooperate to reduce flooding risks. Met with Linda, Joanne and Brit to prepare for the Personnel Board meeting due on Friday night to review the Windy Barnes case. Met with Jay regarding Personnel Board procedures. Met with the Personnel Board. The Board reaffirmed the citys case regarding Windy Barnes. Interoffice Memo: City Manager

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Interoffice Memo
Date: 11/21/2005 To: Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners From: RE: Jaime Raul Aguilera, City Manager Friday Memo weeks of 11/07 to 11/18

Week of 11/07/05 Met with Andy to discuss the Sidewalk Grant. The status is that the city has been awarded $ 221,000 for sidewalks on 3rd Street. I called the state and was informed that the next step is for the city to receive a grant questionnaire. After that, the city will receive the grant agreement. I was told the questionnaire should be here in 2 weeks (it just arrived). Met with Jim Strong who is proposing to give the city some planters for the downtown area. I told him I would like to see them assembled and painted a terra cotta color. That he should take a picture and then we can approach the Lodgers Tax Board and eventually the City Commission. Met with John McAfee to discuss his proposal to lease the airport property. Later that same day I met with his staff to discuss the details of the lease agreement. The details were then presented to the Commission on the 11/14/05 meeting. Met with Jennie Bustamante and toured the Senior Center. We discussed pending issues regarding the use of the building and she briefed me on the programs she operates. Met with the Golf Board. I presented different ideas to them about how to rehabilitate the existing structures instead of building a new one. I think it is a more efficient way to use the funds they have. They decided to discuss the plan again after they meet with Chris Nobes, and a contractor at the site to review the viability of rehabilitating the older building. Attended the bid opening for the Ash street conversion project Week of 11/14/05 Met with the Mayor, Mary and Jay to review the agenda for 11/14/05. We decided that starting in December we would hold these meetings on the Friday before the meeting instead of the Monday before the meeting. Met with the construction and Architectural representatives of the Walmart store to review the citys code requirements for sewer, water, fire, and building permits. Also present were the fire chief, the fire Marshal, Chris and Jesus from our Waste Water Department. Contacted the McAfee staff (Helen Boyle) and told her of the Commissions decision on the Lease. She was pleased and promised to work quickly. Met with Earl, Ron Wilson and Nadyne to discuss the issue of Elite

Shutters. The meeting was productive. I also met with Ron Wilson alone for an hour and a half. We agreed that we need to disregard the negative past if we are to move forward in a positive manner. He said Elite Shutters is still wanting to come to T or C. We agreed that he will give me a list of the items that he thinks still need to be done and we will begin our discussion at that point. Met with Russ, Jay and Bobby Sanders to discuss the employee contract that she had placed on the Commission agenda for 11/14/05. I told her the item had been pulled of the agenda because we had several questions that needed to be answered. The first issue I raised was why the contract was with the city. I said that if the contract were with the court, then the rest of the issues would not be our concern. We all agreed that the employment contract will be with the court and not with the city and that, the contract will state that we are solely the fiscal agent for the court and that the city is exempt from any liability arising from the contract. This item will no longer have to go before the Commission since the Commission already approved the budget amendment. Held a grievance hearing for Ford Easterling. Reviewed with Dan Dickson and separately with Jay the McAfee Lease agreement. I then sent Helen Boyle an electronic copy of the agreement. I wrote a letter to Jennie Bustamante clarifying that the crafts room in the Senior Center is under her supervision and that she may utilize it at her discretion as long as it meets the intent of the agreement with the City and Office on Aging. Met with the SCEDO Board. Regarding the issue of the use of the money for Elite Shutters, SCEDO deferred to the wishes of Elite Shutters. According to Earl, when Ron Wilson was asked the question, he said he did not want the money to be used for work that was a city obligation. Therefore the Board will not vote to allow the funds to be used to finish the Elite Shutters project as we had hoped. On the other hand, it may be that Ron Wilson and I can come to an agreement that will cost us less than we think. On another issue, Earl asked me to serve on a Personnel task force and I agreed as long as it is not a standing committee. Met with Kerry Kent and Steve (I forgot his last name) regarding a proposed subdivision on North Kopra past the freeway. Steve owns 160 acres and is proposing 300 homes and a commercial development. Nothing is concrete at this point. I will keep the Commission informed if this project progresses. Met with the RPO Board and received a briefing on GRIP 2 from Bill

Loomis. Spoke to Steve Rouke regarding the Hot Springs Racetrack. I told him I was not in the loop as to the location but that I was concerned that it would have a negative impact on the future growth of the airport. He assured me that it would not but that he would talk to me more in detail when he returned from Florida. Interoffice Memo: City Manager

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Interoffice Memo
Date: 11/28/2005 To: Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners From: RE: Jaime Raul Aguilera, City Manager Friday Memo weeks of 11/21 to 11/23 Spoke with Mayor Segura (Sunland Park) regarding the sale of our old Vactor Truck to Sunland Park or possibly trading them for Police impound vehicles. Met with Andy regarding a five year water infrastructure needs assessment from him so that we can plan for expenditures and grant requests. Met with Britt regarding the city policy on electrical reconnection fee. I instructed Britt to change the policy to require a fee every time we have to reconnect a disconnected meter. In the past, a reconnection fee was not being charged if the owner came in on the same day the service was disconnected.

Interoffice Memo: City Manager

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Interoffice Memo
Date: 11/28/2005 To: Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners From: RE: Jaime Raul Aguilera, City Manager Friday Memo week of 11/28 to 12/02 Jesus briefed me regarding the sewer spill issue. Met with Russ regarding the presentation to the City Commission regarding the property purchase issue. Met with Kirk Ward (H2O Strategies), Richard Garcia, Andy and Peter regarding a possible water conservation device installation at the City parks and the golf course at no cost to the City. After the program was explained to us, we decided that the golf course was not a suitable site (due to the way the irrigation system is setup) and that the Ralph Edwards Park would be a better location for this product. H2O Strategies has received a state grant to install a water conservation device at no cost to cities but the amount of installations is limited. Met with Chris and later with Randy Ashbaugh to discuss the water rights issue related to Randy Ashbaughs property. The code requires

that subdividers donate their water rights to the City or that they pay an in-lieu fee. The problem is that the ordinance refers to residential and not commercial development, so an interpretation is needed. The City of Sunland Park ordinance states that the subdivider will conduct a study to determine the amount of water usage per site. I informed Randy that his engineer needs to conduct the study to determine how much money he will pay since his property does not have water rights. Met with Earle Greer. He told me that the site of the proposed racetrack is 80% in the City limits just south and east of the airport. He said that the state and BLM are about to finalize a swap of land that will make all that area state land instead of part state part BLM. In anticipation that the land will belong to the state, the state has asked that the county be its representative on the lease of the land. He said that perhaps it made more sense for the City to be the states representative on the lease instead of the county since the land is inside the City limits. He wanted to know if we were interested and I told him we were as long as we did not have to commit to any expenditures. I also told him that any development in the City limits was going to have to go through the City P and Z Commission, Utility Board and possibly the City Commission. Met with Steve Rouke. We talked about the racetrack; he is interested in having the City provide sewer and water. I told him the City did not have the funds to do that. I also told him that a package sewer treatment plant would cost about $700,000. I told him we would work with him and the county and that perhaps we could apply for grants from economic development funds, especially since it would benefit the airport but that he should not expect any monetary assistance from us. Met with Mike Kirikos. Things are not as easy as they seem sometimes. When Mike told me was willing to carry the note I thought that he owned the property outright. As it turns out, he has a mortgage on the property. Therefore, I am pursuing two different avenues for funding. One is an NMFA loan and the other is to have the City take over Mikes mortgage. The NMFA loan is better for the City it is just going to take longer to process. I spoke with Mike again on Friday. I will update the Commission on this discussion at the Special Meeting. The current pool operator Nick Pannella has resigned and I called in Norm to make sure the pool and other recreation operations are in good standing between now and the date the new recreation Director takes office (12/05/05). The new Director Ed Ragsdale, will head up the Parks and Recreation Department. Met with Don to discuss the operation of the Pot-Hole/Weed Abatement Crew. We will hire two fulltime people and add the laborer from the

sanitation department to the crew. They will then be responsible for weed abatement, pot holing and cleanup at the landfill as well as any other labor needs from other departments under Dons direction. We hope to advertise this week. Linda (personnel) may be out some days and this may cause a delay. Met Walt Martin to discuss his proposal for realignment of a street in the vicinity where he owns property (end of Findley St,) I told him I would consider his request and would get back to him after I checked with our utility departments and after I visited the site. I visited the site with Chris and decided that it is not in the best interest of the city to vacate the street (see attached). I will inform Mr. Martin as to my decision. Met with Andy to discuss water service issues for the Wal-Mart site. Met with the Mayor, Joe Torres, and Chris regarding Mr. Torres subdivision plans and need for water to his site. I told him he could not rely on service from the Mayors private water line and that he had to install his own 8 line from the end of the existing City line. I also informed him that he could post a bond and that he could also request a reimbursement agreement so that others that use the line in the future would pay him back a prorated amount. The City department heads and I had our first staff meeting. We will have these meetings on a regular basis every two weeks in the future. The first meeting was more of a getting to know me type of meeting. In the future, the meeting will be used for coordination and information dissemination to all departments. We also talked about the need to have a goal setting session in the future. Met with Gene Adkins he gave me a tour of the work in progress on the Morgan Street drainage project. He also briefed me on the operations of NRCS and Jornada Conservation Organization. I asked him if there was anything he could do for us regarding the flooding problem at the golf course. We went out to look at the watershed and he said he would produce a map of the watershed and a calculation of the amount of water that comes through the area so that we can use it for planning purposes. Met with a company called Datalogic, Kerry, and Brit re: a computer software and hardware that can be used for tracking vehicles. This program is usually used in the Police department so that dispatchers know the location of their patrol cars at all times. I told them that I needed to discuss the issue with the police chief. I also told them I might be interested in placing the device on city refuse trucks to asses their efficiency. I asked them for more detailed information regarding costs involved and they will supply that in the near future.

I also met with Kerry regarding our future tech needs. He suggested that we form a staff and citizen task force to review our future needs. I agreed and instructed him to advertise for members. Met with Pat OHanlon. We discussed her recommendation that the one full-time position that she has open be transformed into two part-time positions. I agreed and told her to make the change since it will actually give us more flexibility, save money, and provide better service. Pat is to be commended for the manner in which she operates the library. She is constantly seeking to improve the operation and services to her customers.

Attachment: map of proposed street vacation.

Interoffice Memo: City Manager

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Interoffice Memo

Date: To: From:

12/12/2005 Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners Jaime Raul Aguilera, City Manager

RE: Friday Memo week of 12/05 to 12/11 Gil briefed me on the recent power outage in half the city. He explained that the main switching gear turned itself off because it sensed a malfunction in the system. The crew removed one of the two main transformers from the circuit and placed the entire city on the single transformer while they investigated what if anything might be wrong with the transformer they took offline. An engineer was brought in to investigate and test the transformer. It seems likely that it was just a 12 volt battery that shorted out but the oil in the transformer was sent out for testing for signs of internal arcing. The results were due back Friday but we did not get them. As soon as we get back the results assuming that the transformer is ok it will be put back online. A damaged transformer can cost the city as much as $500,000. I met with Jesus, Richard (golf course) and Tom from ASCG Engineers) regarding the effluent line. We discussed the possible location of the pumps for the golf course. I also asked Tom to investigate the feasibility of locating the effluent pond further west (higher) so that the entire golf course can be served by gravity instead of pumps. Also this would give us greater holding capacity. Met with Willie Lucero from the state land office regarding the easement for the Ashbaugh road. He indicated that he was not totally opposed to the new location but he would like an engineers recommendation because he thought there were too many roads in the area already. Randy is going to have his engineer give his opinion as to the best location for the road. Met with Sam Senn (engineer for Turtleback Development), Jesus, and Andy regarding the proposed tie in to the city sewer. Details of the meeting will be discussed at the next Commission meeting. Spoke with Earl Greer on Tuesday; he assured me he would have a response the Hartley allegations to me by Friday. He letter did not arrive by Friday. Met with the P and Z Commission. Met with Jesus, Andy, and Brit to discuss further the Turtleback Development and its potential impact on the city wastewater system. Held a condemnation hearing for a property located on 1210 Mercury. I gave the owner 30 days to remove personal belongings before the attractive nuisance was abated. Met with property appraiser Barrett to discuss the police building purchase. He said he would give us a better price (+/- $850.00 instead of +/- $3500) on the appraisal since he had done the original one for the prior property owner. Met with Randy Ashbaugh to discuss the subdivision of property located behind the Chevron gas station. Met with Kerry Belknap (MIS) to discuss the future of technology and the needs of the city. We are in the process of forming an ad-hoc board made of local volunteers to assist Kerry in formulating a Technologies Master Plan for the city.

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Interoffice Memo
Date: To: From: 12/19/2005 Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners Jaime Raul Aguilera, City Manager RE: Friday Memo week of 12/12 to 12/16 Met with Naydine G. to discuss the CHEP board vs. another board constituted by the Commission to make recommendations on the use of the Learning center as well as on general education/vocational needs of the city. Met with the Tourism Board. We discussed the new web page that was designed by a contractor for the Board. The idea behind the web page is to provide a single location for all city and county links. The Board gave the contractor the green light to post the web page. Met with the State Director of NRCS to review plans for the final phase of the Morgan street drainage project. They asked us to have our ducks in a row by April first so that they can go ahead and bid the work. Our obligation is to remove all utility issues from the proposed path of the drain, and to secure all property. I informed them that we are 90% done with our own utility relocation and that all the property has been purchased. They also want us to coordinate the removal of other utilities not under our control. I assigned Chris to contact the other utilities. PNM will remove their gas lines starting in January. Met with Earl G. and Jan (county manager) to discuss legislative priorities for the county and the city. Elephant B. and Williamsburg were also supposed to be there but they did not show. Met with a company representative from Utility Services Co. to discuss their proposal to maintain our city water tanks. The proposal looks promising. I will provide more information on the companys proposal at budget time. Met with Merideth Hildreth. She is a planner by education and experience. She recently moved to Hillsboro and has offered her services to the city. I told her I might be interested in hiring her on a contract basis for some specific planning duties such as the zoning of the newly annexed property. We agreed to have further discussions on the issue regarding a contract price.

Attended the Spaceport Ceremonies. Attended a meeting with Earl G., Steve Rouke, the Mayor, County Commissioner Whitehead, Jan, and others regarding the proposed racetrack. The purpose of the meeting was to reveal the entire plan to the City participants. All others in the meeting had previous knowledge of the proposal. The meeting was also held in order to continue negotiations regarding the lease of the state property to the racetrack proponents. The city representatives pointed out that we were concerned that the racetrack would not hinder or affect the airport in any negative fashion. We were assured that they would respect any of the city wishes regarding the airport operations. The meeting lasted for approximately 2 and one half hours. In the end the parties agreed on some basic points but an actual lease signing will not take place soon. Held the second department head meeting at the library. We discussed the proposed budget, city image issues, press release issues, Wal-Mart impact, legislative requests, organizational changes such as pot/hole crew and parks/recreation, city auction of excess property, and library personnel restructuring. Spoke to Ed Ragsdale regarding fees for the use of the city rodeo arena by groups that charge participants a fee. I told Ed to develop a fee structure that will charge for the use of city facilities for those groups that use our facilities for a profit. Met with the PNM representative to discuss the issue of removing gas lines from the path of the proposed Morgan street drainage project. He indicated that all lines should be removed by the April first deadline NRCS has placed on us. Met with the Wal Mart representative to review their proposed location in the city. Interoffice Memo: City Manager

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Interoffice Memo
Date: To: From: 12/19/2005 Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners Jaime Raul Aguilera, City Manager RE: Friday Memo week of 12/19 to 12/25 Met with Eric Altman and gave him a tour of the City. Mr. Altman is a real estate broker from California who has investors that are interested in New Mexico. Met with Representative Dianne Hamilton, Mayor Rainey, Earl G., and Jan Correjo, to review next years Legislative allocation. We gave Rep. Hamilton our top three priorities from the ICIP. They were: $450,000 for refurbishing water tanks; $70,000 for landfill monitoring wells; and $200,000 for Wastewater plant work. Met with Dan Dickson, Sam Senn (surveyor), and Dumas Slade, regarding airport operations and future plans. Sam finished the survey work on the McAfee lease and provided me a copy. The lease is now ready to be signed by all parties. Met with the Public Utilities Brd. To review the Ashbaugh subdivision where Wal-Mart will be located. The Brd. recommended approval of the plat.

Met with Jack Whitt, David Senn, and Whitts partners regarding the provision of sewer to his development. We agreed to work on the agreement. The terms are the same as last year with the addition of a 60,000 gallon a day cap and a per connection fee of $1000.00 that will be used to expand the plant. We also talked about having the city lease the old landfill to them for a driving range. I will discuss this issue with the Commission in closed session on 12/27/05. Met with Steve Gee, and Mayor Rainey regarding the fact that the City/Sierra 10-year power agreement will expire in one year. We agreed to begin working on a renewal of the agreement soon so that the City may consider all other options. We also agreed to work on a cross connection between both utilities so that we may act as backup for each other in case of a malfunction. Sent a letter to Elite Shutters regarding their lack of response. Met with Jack Baker and Linda regarding the plans for Roof-Us. Linda wanted a copy of the plans from the City so that she may seek funding. She said she was going to approach both legislators and I reminded her that we agreed to place her on this years ICIP if she would not compete against us for funds with our legislators. She agreed. Met with Mark Filosa, Jay and Kirikos regarding the lease for the police building. We hammered out all the details and I will present the proposed lease to the Commission at the meeting of 12/27/05. Met with Jimmy Robbins, and Toby Alvarado (the Sunland Park Water/Wastewater Director) to show him the old Vactor truck. He tested it, drove it, and liked it. He will recommend to the SP Mayor that they buy it. The truck was valued at $10,000 by an appraiser. We paid $40,000 for it in the early 1990s. Met with Mayor Rainey, Jay and Hazel to review the agenda.

Interoffice Memo: City Manager

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Interoffice Memo
Date: To: From: 1/3/2006 Honorable Mayor and City Commissioners Jaime Raul Aguilera, City Manager

RE: Friday Memo week of 12/26 to 01/01 Held a phone conference with E-Local Link regarding publicity for our city. The company proposed to create a video to be shown on the municipal league web site as well as ours. They will also create 25 street banners to be hung on our street poles with whatever we want the banners to say or show. They will do this at no cost if we let them place private companys advertisement on the bottom of each banner. I will show the Commission a sample at a future meeting. Several cities in New Mexico have signed on to the program including Sunland Park. If you visit the Municipal League web site click on community video showcase then click on any of the 12 cities and you will be able to see the video. Met with the Hospital JPA Board for the first time. Met with Sam Senn, the Turtleback engineer, and gave him an aerial copy of the golf course, which he said he needed in order to get the city a free design of the enlarged golf course from a municipal golf course designer from Texas. Met with Gordon Lindbal from the woodcarvers group. He stated that they had moved to the senior center so that they would not have to deal with the problems and the civic center. He said his group was happy that they had a new home. Interoffice Memo: City Manager

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