Economic and Rural Development Committee of the NM Legislature in Raton

The Economic and Rural Development Committee of the New Mexico Legislature will meet in Raton on September 28th & 29th. Meetings begin at 9:00am on Monday and 9:30am on Tuesday at the Historic Shuler Theater. The Public is invited to attend, and a formal* Public Comments session is scheduled for Monday at 4:15 pm.
*All questions and comments must be addressed formally (by procedure) to the Chair of the Committee. See website for more details:  http://www.nmlegis.gov/lcs/committee_detail.aspx?CommitteeCode=ERDT

TENTATIVE AGENDA
for the
FOURTH MEETING
of the
ECONOMIC AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE
September 28-29, 2015
Shuler Theater
Raton

Monday, September 28

9:00 a.m. Call to Order — Introductions — Approval of Minutes
—Senator Benny Shendo, Jr., Chair
9:05 a.m. Welcoming Remarks
—Sandy Mantz, Mayor, Raton
9:30 a.m. (1) Great Blocks: Rural redevelopment — Public Infrastructure
—Brenda Ferri, Executive Director, Raton Arts and Cultural District
—Diana M. Sanchez, President, Raton MainStreet; President, Great Blocks
—Rich Williams, Director, New Mexico MainStreet and Arts and
Cultural District
11:00 a.m. (2) Tourism Work Force Development
—Jen Schroer, Chief Executive Officer and President, New Mexico
Hospitality Association
12:00 noon Lunch
1:15 p.m. (3) Broadband Task Force Steering Committee Report
—Charlie Farrell, Executive Director, New Mexico Exchange Carrier Group
2:15 p.m. (4) New Mexico Small Business Development Center: Providing Economic
Development Assistance to Small Businesses
—Russell Wyrick, State Director, New Mexico Small Business
Development Center
—Adriene Gallegos, Associate State Director, Outreach and Program
Development, New Mexico Small Business Development Center
3:15 p.m. (5) Four-County Ground Water Initiative
—Bill Sauble, Chair, Colfax County Commission
4:15 p.m. Public Comment
4:30 p.m. Recess

Tuesday, September 29

9:30 a.m. (6) Utility Infrastructure to Meet New Mexico’s Future Needs
—Sayuri Yamada, Director of New Mexico Government Affairs, Public
Service Company of New Mexico
10:30 a.m. (7) Workforce Solutions Department Update — Unemployment Insurance
—Celina Bussey, Secretary, Workforce Solutions Department
12:30 p.m. Adjourn