17.3.1.030 Findings

The Council hereby finds and declares that:

(a) In Council Resolution No. SI-R20-003 dated March 12, 2020, the Pueblo authorized the assessment of three parcels for potential warehouse and distribution centers for Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) operations on Pueblo land which included White Rock, Totavi Station, and a site in the vicinity of State Road 502 and CMR 101D; and

(b) The Pueblo approved the Land Use Plan for the Pueblo's Master Plan Development on May 23, 2017 ("Land Use Plan") approving and identifying two parcels of land designated for commercial and industrial use ("Scheme 3") a map of which is attached hereto as Attachment A; and

(c) The SIS Member's Representatives discussed and recommended that Scheme 3 be added to the three parcels already identified and authorized in Council Resolution No. SI-R20-003 for the assessment of a warehouse and distribution center on Pueblo lands; and

(d) The SIS Member's Representatives further recommended the use of these parcels of land be expanded to include an RV Park and Apartments, each of which was previously presented to the Pueblo by officials or representatives from LANL, in further support of economic development of the Pueblo; and

(e) The SIS Member's Representatives recognize further that additional economic development opportunities have been considered and should also be added to the list of potential activities being considered for the same parcels of land including Renewable Energy projects; and

(f) The Council has determined it is in the Pueblo's best interest to amend SI-R20-003 to incorporate the two parcels identified in Scheme 3 of the Land Use Plan.