Socorro-SEC buy-out

Last updated on Monday February 27, 2017 11:46 AM

NEWS AND DOCUMENTS RELATED TO SOCORRO-SEC BUY OUT

VIDEOS AND RELATED DOCUMENTS

Socorro Council Webcast

August 20, 2015 -
Council picks firm for study of utility

August 18 - Socorro City Council voted to go forward with the study on feasibility of the city generating their own electricity.

Video:
Socorro City Feasibility Study going forward.mp4 or .wmv (23min)

The website of the company doing the study is here

Meeting Agenda: Socorro City Council agenda item: Electricity Utility Feasibility Study

March 2, 2015 - Public Comments
By-law comments - 1.wmv Related document
By-law comments - 2.wmv

February 17, 2015 - Public Comments- Watkins.wmv

January 20, 2015 -
City Council Video clips:
Discussion on resolution presented at Districe 3 meeting -
part 1 of 2.wmv and part 2 of 2.wmv

Public comment at the council meeting.wmv

December 1 - City council meeting agenda November 3 - City Council Minutes

December 1 meeting video clips:
Discussion on the resolution presented at Districe 3 meeting - part 1 of 2.wmv and part 2 of 2.wmv

Public comment at the council meeting.wmv

November 17,2014 Council Meeting clips:
- Discussion about the Mayor's presentation at the District 3 meeting part 1 of 2.wmv
- Discussion about the Mayor's presentation at the District 3 meeting part 2 of 2.wmv
- Utility cut-off policy in winter.wmv
- Comments on possible conflict of interest on buy-out.wmv
November 17,2014 Socorro City Agenda

Clip from the Nov 3rd Socorro city council meeting refering to recent letters to the editor. Nov 3 - Socorro Council video Clip.wmv

Letter from Mayor Bahsker to Socorro Residents

July 28, 2014 Letter from Mayor to SEC board

Document sent from Socorro City to Christensen lawfirm on issues with the SEC (658 pages) (Large 58MB file) Data included 6 videos from this website.

October 6, 2014 Council Meeting clip
Mayor rips into SEC and Chieftain newspaper

Sept 15 Minutes contain SEC comments

August 2014 City Council Meeting Videos and Documents.

August 18, 2014 meeting agenda
August 18 - Comments by the mayor to the Chieftain reporter concering lack of reporting on SEC issue

August 4, 2014 Video clips from Socorro City Council meeting

Socorro City Council meeting agenda
Mr. Aragon will be addressing the council tonight.
August 4 meeting minutes

Public comments
Santos Aragon part 1 of 2.wmv (11min)
Santos Aragon part 2 of 2.wmv (10min)
Buy-out information and rate discussion.wmv (20min)
Customer billing problem.wma (8min)

Complete meeting on YouTube

July 2014 City Council Meeting Videos and Documents.

July 22 -
comments on July 21 City Council Meeting

Julyi 21 Meeting video with resolution.wmv
or .avi version
Full meeting video on YouTube
July 21, 2014 - Socorro City Council agenda
July 21 - councuil minutes with resolution

July 21 -
Resolution on acquisition of SEC 14-07-21
Consulting agreement

June 2014 City Council Meeting Videos and Documents.

June 2, 2014 Council Minutes (Watkins, costs)

061614-public comments - Marie Watkins & Dorough e-mail (9 min) Mayor reads Dorough's email
(print version of the e-mail read in the video here)
061614-public comments - Michael Hanaeur (6 min)
061614-public comments - Doug May (1 min)
061614-Mayor Bhasker comments (3 min)
061614-Feasibility study discussion 1 of 3 (10 min)
061614-Feasibility study discussion 2 of 3 (10 min)
061614-Feasibility study discussion 3 of 3 (8 min)
June 16 - Full City Council meeting on YouTube (3 hrs)

June 16 - Socorro City Council Meeting Agenda

Socorro resolution to: receive complaints about the SEC and investigate feasibility study

Mayor Bhasker read the 7 principles of co-ops:
From SEC website

From NM Rural Electric Co-operative website

June 16 - Socorro resolution to: receive complaints about the SEC and investigate feasibility study

"growing trend known as Community Choice Aggregation. Established by law in six states thus far, including California, CCA allows communities to pool their energy load and then direct the purchase of their energy supply while working in partnership with existing utilities, who then deliver the power." Full article

2014 State rankings of electric rates kw/h.
(Above webpage in pdf format)

July 31, 2014- Letter to editor from Greg Miller on Socorro buy-out

072714- Co-op takeover costly, bad idea
(Chieftain Letter) and repeated in the August issue of Enchantment titled, "Who wants a lose-lose deal"

071814- July 18, 2014 comments
Related documents:
Link to video on Cordova PR firm
SEC billing insert
Socorro City resolution on SEC complaints

071714- Preserve public lands for future generations (Chieftain Letter)
(Note - title of the letter to the editor was a Chieftain error and should be corrected)

July 3 - Legal, consulting firm to review co-op board (Chieftain)

June 14 - Email from board chair Anne Dorough to the board on meeting with Socorro Mayor

June 20 - Comments on June 16 City Council Meeting

May 22 - City serious about SEC acquisition (Chieftain) and County residents better off with PNM

May 15 - SEC takeover idea unrealistic

May 8 - City embarks...to acquire co-op

Mar 6 - City eyes SEC alternative (Chieftain)

May 22 - City serious about SEC acquisition (Chieftain)
County residents better off with PNM (letter-Chieftain - not on website)