Title
Review and discussion of the North Mesa Stables Management in regards to neighbor complaints.
Recommended Action
I move that the Board accept the staff report as presented and that no further testing be done as we are in compliance with health codes, environmental standards and our own County requirements.
Body
A recent concern expressed from several neighbors near the stables initiated additional investigation by the County staff into these concerns. A meeting was organized to include the neighbors, Los Alamos Stable Owners Association members, stable licensees, and Los Alamos County staff.
Although the meeting was planned to be a walking/talking format, inclement weather moved the meeting from the stables to the Aquatic Center Classroom. The agenda covered a welcome, discussed land dedication, Wildland/Urban Interface fire mitigation, health and vigor of vegetative overstory and understory, water as related to run-off, possible well contamination, well locations, safety precautions and water quality testing regimes. Site drainage was also discussed as the County is finalizing an extensive project in this area. Soil reports were reviewed for samples taken in Overlook Park for fertilization needs and a series of three samples taken at the North Mesa Stables area which included an off-site control sample, an exterior lot sample and an interior lot sample. The established rules and regulation for the stables operations and management was also touched on. Finally, the Vision Plan that was jointly developed between the stable licensees and the County was briefly discussed. We established a parking lot for topics needing further discussion that were off-topic yet related.
The U.S. of America, through the Secretary of interior, conveyed 294.663 acres of land together with all improvements and appurtenances to the Incorporated County of Los Alamos, New Mexico, under a quit claim deed dated October 31, 1972 and filed for record in the Los Alamos Count...
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