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Summary/Background: Discussion, consideration and possible approval of contract TT-22-08 renewal 3, Taos County Adult Detainee confinement in the amount of $80,000 for the fiscal year 2021-2022.
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The scope of the work includes providing general technical support to the Town for municipal potable water and sewer related mattes on an as needed basis and includes:
Professional engineering support for water project development and implementation;
Providing grant support such as: preparation of grant applications; developing technical documentation and budgets for grants; updating annual water audit, project descriptions, project figures and budgets; and assisting with implementation of existing grants.
Providing water rights support for inquiries, new service connections, and trust rights that are unrelated to the Abeyta settlement.
Finalize the Airport Preliminary Engineering Report by addressing comments from the NMED on the Airport PER.
See attached for a detailed scope and line item budget.
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The contract with DBS&A is to provide design and bidding support services for commercial transmission and distribution water lines from the Town of Taos' existing water system to the Taos Regional Airport. Connection to the water distribution system requires a tie-in to the Town’s 10” Town distribution line north of the wastewater treatment plant along State Road (SR) 240). The line would be approximately 6.5 miles long and would run north near the Kit Carson electrical substation and then northeast toward the Airport and would require acquisition of several easements. A new pump station would be required at the connection point with a duplex pump system to boost the water to the Airport where it will be stored in a 300,000‑gallon storage tank. The booster pumps would initially be sized for the current demands; however, as demand grows with additional service connections, the booster pumps would have to be replaced with larger capacity pumps.
The new utilities will be available to businesses near the airport, Town municipal buildings and the landfill before interconnecting with the airport utilities. Upon connecting with the airport water lines, the utilities will support the new passenger terminal, a planned regional fire training facility and an aviation and technologies park.
The scope includes:
Design for Airport Transmission Line - $144,909.52
Design for Airport Local Utilities - $241,678.90
GRTs @ 7.875% - $30,443.83
TOTAL - $417,032.25
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To provide engineering, hydrologic and construction administrative services to the Town of Taos for Phase II of the Town's Abeyta Settlement Mutual Benefits projects mandated by the federal law known as the Claims Resolution Act and implemented through the Taos Indian Water Rights (Abeyta) Settlement Agreement.
The objective of this project is to provide construction services for the drilling and completion of each new well and well site and to complete the connection of each well to the Town of Taos water distribution system. The scope does not include the costs for construction.
Budget is as follows:
Bataan Well - $350,906.30
Mitigation Well C - $251,503.40
National Guard Well - $442,192.30
Klauer Well - $489,261.80
Rio Pueblo Well - $535,819.00
Water Treatment Facility & Conveyance - $296,878.00
NM GRTs @ 7.875% - $186,366.71
TOTAL - $2,552,928.11
Funded through the Burea of Reclamation Assistance Agreement R20AP00323
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The Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan (ICIP) provides a framework for decisions about community growth and development, covers a five-year period and is developed and submitted annually. It includes funding time frames, estimated costs, justifications, and the details of each specific infrastructure capital project proposed, by year, over the five-year period. The plan includes repair or replacement of existing infrastructure and the development of new infrastructure.
Some general guidelines regarding the projects are:
1) Must have a value of $10,000 and a useful life of at least 10 years;
2) Repair or replacement of existing infrastructure and/or the development of new infrastructure;
3) Not part of the annual budget; and,
4) Project must be owned by the Town.
ICIP Publication - The complete ICIP Publication will be available before the 2021 Legislative Session. The ICIP Publication will include the project summary and the top 5 projects of all participating entities and will be available on the web at: http://nmdfa.state.nm.us/ICIP.aspx.
A notice announcing the ICIP publication is sent to the Governor of New Mexico, all Legislators, Legislative Finance Council, Legislative Council Service, and all participating entities.
The ICIP will be reviewed by Council on the 8/10, 8/23, 8/24 (with a public hearing) and 9/14 (with a public hearing).
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U.S. Department of Commerce Invests $2 Million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance to Support Transportation, Business Development and Tourism in Taos, New Mexico
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to the town of Taos, New Mexico, to build critical infrastructure to support the Taos Regional Airport and an adjacent business park. This EDA grant, to be matched with $500,000 in local funds, is expected to generate $11 million in private investment.
“President Biden is committed to harnessing the full power of the federal government to ensure our nation not only recovers from this pandemic but builds back stronger,” said Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo. “This EDA investment in the town of Taos will provide critical infrastructure to support regional transportation and business development and revitalize the local tourism industry, creating a more diverse regional economy.”
“The Economic Development Administration plays an important role in supporting community-led economic development strategies designed to boost coronavirus recovery and response efforts,” said Jorge Ayala, Director of EDA’s Austin Regional Office. “This EDA investment will build new commercial water and wastewater infrastructure at the Taos Regional Airport and the adjacent Business Industrial Park, attracting new businesses and jobs to the region.”
“This critical infrastructure investment in the town of Taos will have a significant economic and business development impact on the north-central region of our state,” said Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham. “Outdoor enthusiasts from all across the globe come to Northern New Mexico for glorious green summers and world-class skiing and snowboarding – this federal partnership will make sure Taos and the region have the opportunity to build back even better as we recover from the pandemic.”
Supporting tourism in northern New Mexico will directly benefit the local economy,” said Senator Martin Heinrich. “This funding will be essential to bringing in new businesses, creating new local job opportunities, and driving tourism to the town of Taos and surrounding communities. I’m pleased to welcome this investment that will help spur our state’s economic recovery from this crisis.”
“As New Mexicans recover and rebuild from the COVID-19 pandemic, bold investments in our state’s infrastructure will bolster our economic recovery and create new jobs and opportunities,” said Senator Ben Ray Luján. “I’m glad this important funding will support Taos in beginning critical infrastructure projects that will improve regional transportation and energize our local tourism economy.
“As we build back from the pandemic, it’s critical that our cities and towns have the resources they need to thrive. I welcome the $2 million in CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to support the Taos Regional Airport and business park in building critical water and wastewater infrastructure,” said Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernández (NM-03). “This investment will mean more business for the area and more jobs available for the community. I look forward to continued funding in my district and seeing the positive impacts it will have for generations to come.”
This project was made possible by the regional planning efforts led by the North Central New Mexico Economic Development District (NCNMEDD). EDA funds NCNMEDD to bring together the public and private sectors to create an economic development roadmap to strengthen the regional economy, support private capital investment and create jobs.
This project is funded under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (Public Law 116-136), which provided EDA with $1.5 billion for economic assistance programs to help communities prevent, prepare for, and respond to coronavirus. EDA CARES Act Recovery Assistance, which is being administered under the authority of the bureau’s flexible Economic Adjustment Assistance (EAA) program, provides a wide range of financial assistance to eligible communities and regions as they respond to and recover from the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
About the U.S. Economic Development Administration (www.eda.gov)
The mission of the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) is to lead the federal economic development agenda by promoting competitiveness and preparing the nation's regions for growth and success in the worldwide economy. An agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce, EDA invests in communities and supports regional collaboration in order to create jobs for U.S. workers, promote American innovation, and accelerate long-term sustainable economic growth.
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