Steward Builders - New Mexico Municipal League

SOCIAL SPONSORS
Steward Builders
Angela Grapsas
Weatherford, TX
(505) 372-6200
Clovis Sign Service, Inc.
Brandon New
Clovis, NM
(575) 763-5623
EXHIBITOR
SIMPSON STRONG-TIE
Ken Donham
Albuquerque, NM
(505) 991-4719
BUSINESS CARD DISPLAY SPONSORS
CONSENSUS PLANNING
Jim Strozier
Albuquerque, NM
(505) 764-9801
SPECIAL THANKS TO:
~ NMLZO Board of Directors ~
~ NMLZO District Representative Committee ~
~ City of Las Vegas ~
~ All Speakers and Presenters for Their Valuable Time and Expertise ~
~ NM Municipal League Staff ~

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19
11:30 AM REGISTRATION
NEW MEXICO LEAGUE OF ZONING OFFICIALS
(A SUBSECTION OF THE NEW MEXICO MUNICIPAL LEAGUE)
ANNUAL MEETING
-SERIES THIRTEEN -- WORKSHOP TWO-
September 19-21, 2012
Historic Plaza Hotel – Las Vegas
~PROGRAM~
1:30 – 5:00 PM AFTERNOON GENERAL SESSION – Ilfeld Ballroom
Presiding: Ben Maynes, CZO, President, NMLZO
Building Inspector – City of Las Vegas
1:30 PM OPENING REMARKS/WELCOME
Opening Remarks: Ben Maynes, CZO, President, NMLZO
Welcome: Honorable Alfonso E. Ortiz, Jr., Mayor
City of Las Vegas
1:45 - 4:30 PM “ADVANCE TO GO (…COLLECT $$$)” – ALTERNATIVES TO
ACHIEVE ABATEMENT
� NMSA 3-18-5 Dangerous buildings or debris removal
� Notice
� Resolution by the Governing Body
� Service, Posting and Publication
� Written objections
� Hearings before the Governing Body
� Presentation of Evidence
� Determination by Governing Body
� Abatement, Lien & Foreclosure
� District Court Appeals
� Abatement Fund
Speakers: Dave Romero, City Attorney - City of Las Vegas
Elmer Martinez, CZO, Community Development Director - City of Las Vegas
Clyde “C.B.” Strain, CZO, Planning Director - City of Gallup
Joseph Aragon, Chief Inspector – State Manufactured Housing Division,
New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department
Nicholas Ruiz, Inspector – State Manufactured Housing Division,
New Mexico Regulation & Licensing Department

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 – Continued
3:00 – 3:15 PM BREAK – Ilfeld Ballroom North
4:30 - 5:00 PM FILM REGULATIONS & PROCESSES IN NM & THE IMPACT ON
PLANNING & ZONING
What is the State Film Office up to?
� Incentive Program
� Tourism Marketing
What can you do to promote film in your community?
� Location Photos
� Community Contact
� Film Tourism
The Dos and Don’ts of Film Permitting
� Time Frame…TV vs. Movie
� Historic Districts
� Blackout Dates
� Get the details…communication is key
� WORKING TOGETHER!
Speaker: Lindsey Hill, Film Liaison/Event Planner - City of Las Vegas
BUSINESS IMPACT – PROS AND CONS
Speakers: Troy Denison, Chair–Lodgers Tax Advisory Board;
Manager -- Days Inn
Tito Chavez, Chair–Las Vegas 1 st Business Alliance;
Owner -- Tito’s Gallery
5:30 – 8:00 PM WELCOME RECEPTION – El Rialto Restaurant & Rye Lounge
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20
~EVENING FREE~
8:00 AM CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST – Ilfeld Ballroom North
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM MORNING GENERAL SESSION – Ilfeld Ballroom South
Presiding: Ron Vonderhaar, CZO, President-Elect, NMLZO
Impact Fee Coordinator, City of Albuquerque
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM DOWNTOWN URBAN PLANNING: URBAN PLANNING WITH HISTORIC
PRESERVATION ETHIC -- Implementation in Las Vegas
� Overview of Historic Plaza Park
� History, Evolution & Intervention in Downtown Corridor
� Recent conceptual designs to enhance Downtown areas
Speaker: Elmo Baca, New Mexico MainStreet Staff Professional

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 - continued
8:30 AM - 12:00 PM LAS VEGAS DOWNTOWN ACTION PLAN
I. Purpose and Process
a. Community Participation
b. Adoption
II. Funding
III. Redevelopment Projects
Speaker: Melanie Gallegos, City Planner – City of Las Vegas
HOW TO IMPLEMENT GRASS ROOTS IMPROVEMENTS TO YOUR
DOWNTOWN
Façade Squad
� Exterior Improvements with volunteer help
� Results in economic development and civic pride
� E. Romero Hose & Fire
Trees & Planter Boxes
� How 8 trees turned into 28 trees in downtown Las Vegas -
Downtown, Private, City and NMHU Collaboration
� How 10 planter boxes turned into 20 planter boxes with volunteer
help, private funds and effluent water
Working with Historic Preservation Division and City to Assist in
Private Renovation
� Plaza Hotel Renovation
� JC’s Pizza outdoor patio
� Castenada Hotel potential
Vacant Window Project
� Fill vacant windows with large scale photographs produced with
Media Arts Students
Speaker: Cindy Collins, Main Street Director – City of Las Vegas
BUILDING CODE PROBLEMS/SOLUTIONS IN HISTORIC DISTRICTS
� Chapter 4 Classification of Work – Repairs to Alterations Levels 1,
2 & 3
� Chapter 11 – 2009 NM Existing Building Code Historic Buildings
� ADA Compliance using the ICC/ANSI A-117.1 Certain Situations
Speaker: Ben Maynes, CZO, Building Inspector - City of Las Vegas
10:00 – 10:15 AM BREAK – Ilfeld Ballroom North
12:00 – 1:00 PM LUNCHEON/AWARDS CEREMONY – Ilfeld Ballroom North
Presiding: Ben Maynes, CZO, President, NMLZO

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 - continued
1:15 - 5:00 PM AFTERNOON GENERAL SESSION – Ilfeld Ballroom South
Facilitators: Elmer Martinez, CZO, Community Development Director
City of Las Vegas
Elmo Baca, New Mexico MainStreet Staff Professional
Gary Barnard, PNM Director – Renewable Energy Development
1:15 – 5:00 PM TOUR OF PNM’s PV SOLAR ARRAY
In cooperation with PNM, the City of Las Vegas and San Miguel County, this PV
Solar Array has been producing power since November of 2011. The Las Vegas
facility, with 5 megawatts of solar capacity, is comprised of about 78,000 solar
photovoltaic panels on 50 acres north of downtown Las Vegas. Las Vegas Solar
Energy Center is the last of five new utility-scale solar power plants PNM has
brought online within the past year. A must see for all of our attendees!
� The Zoning & Permitting Process in NM Cities and Counties
� Facility Operations
TOUR OF UNITED WORLD COLLEGE – MONTEZUMA CASTLE
This is a showpiece for Las Vegas. This spectacular building underwent a 12
million dollar renovation several years ago and received a national award.
Participants will be given the opportunity to see a national treasure and to see
how the construction code and ADA issues were addressed in this 100+-year-old
building. The campus includes 110 beautiful acres ranging from the natural hot
springs on the Gallinas River Valley to the pinon covered foothills of the Sangre
de Cristo Mountains.
TOUR OF HISTORIC DOWNTOWN DISTRICTS
� Façade Squad Sites
� Future Improvements & Developments
Las Vegas, New Mexico boasts over 900 buildings on the state and national
register and 9 historic districts. Following the morning presentation, conference
participants will tour downtown districts to see actual examples related to the
issues presented earlier. The tour will include successful abated sites.
ATTENTION: Please wear comfortable clothing and walking shoes
and feel free to bring a cap/hat.
5:15 – 7:00 PM RECEPTION – 5 th Quarter Grill at Las Vegas Golf Course
~EVENING FREE~

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 21
8:30 AM CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST – Ilfeld Ballroom North
9:00 - 11:30 AM MORNING GENERAL SESSION – Ilfeld Ballroom South
Presiding: Clyde “C.B” Strain, CZO, Vice President, NMLZO
Planning Director – City of Gallup
9:00 – 9:45 AM PROPOSED COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STATUTE
Speakers: Joe Quintana, AICP, Regional Planning Manager
Mid-Region Council of Governments
Jim Strozier, AICP
Consensus Planning
9:45 – 10:15 AM “PIPELINE Incident Prevention: Land Use Planning & Development”
Speaker: Brandon Kauffman, Right of Way Agent
NM Gas Company
10:15 – 10:30 AM BREAK – Ilfeld Ballroom North
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM BUSINESS MEETING (Refer to Agenda & miscellaneous documents in meeting
packet.)
� Election of Officers
Presiding: Ben Maynes, CZO, President, NMLZO
12:00 PM DISTRIBUTION OF ATTENDANCE CERTIFICATES & ADJOURNMENT