VIDEOS
AND RELATED DOCUMENTS
August
20, 2015 -
Council
picks firm for study of utility ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
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 ![](../cynic-images/New-Tab-Icon.png)
Meeting
Agenda: Socorro
City Council agenda item: Electricity Utility Feasibility
Study ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
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 ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
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
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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 ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
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 ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
July
28, 2014 Letter from Mayor to SEC board ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
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.
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October
6, 2014 Council Meeting clip
Mayor rips into SEC and Chieftain newspaper
Sept
15 Minutes contain SEC comments
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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
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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 ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
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 ![](../cynic-images/New-Tab-Icon.png)
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July
2014 City Council Meeting Videos and Documents.
July
22 -
comments
on July 21 City Council Meeting ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
Julyi
21 Meeting video with resolution.wmv
or .avi
version
Full
meeting video on YouTube ![](../cynic-images/New-Tab-Icon.png)
July
21, 2014 - Socorro City Council agenda ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
July
21 - councuil minutes with resolution ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
July
21 -
Resolution
on acquisition of SEC 14-07-21 ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
Consulting
agreement ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
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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 ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
From
NM Rural Electric Co-operative website
June
16 -
Socorro resolution to: receive complaints about the SEC
and investigate feasibility study
May
2014 City Council Meeting Videos and Documents.
May
21, 2014
SEC Board minutes ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
City
Council public comments (4min)
Attorney
presentation to City Council part 1 of 3 (14min)
Attorney
presentation to City Council part 2 of 3 (12min)
Attorney
presentation to City Council part 3 of 3 (16min)
May
19, 2014 -
Comments
on Socorro City Council meeting
May
19, 2014 Council
Minutes (Watkins, salary) ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
May
19, 2014 Socorro
council agenda - SEC presentation
May
5, 2014
City Council Minutes (Watkins, Rincones)
NORA
website ![](../cynic-images/New-Tab-Icon.png)
Jacarilla
Nation website ![](../cynic-images/New-Tab-Icon.png)
Nann
Winter law firm website
Socorro
council agenda for May 19, 2014 ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
April
21, 2014
council minutes (Marie Watkins comments re: election, etc)
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Feb
3, 2014
council minutes (Trails End issue)
Dec
15, 2013, 2013
council
minutes- franchise and public comments ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
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2015 NEWS ARTICLES AND COMMENTARY
August
17, 2015 Socorro
City Council agenda item: Electricity Utility Feasibility
Study ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
March
5 - California
communities seize control of their energy futures
Or .pdf
download ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
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2014 NEWS ARTICLES AND COMMENTARY
October
16, - Not pleased with city utilities
(Chieftain) ![](../cynic-images/New-Tab-Icon.png)
Sept
18, 2014:
Council
Talks Apparisal
Buyout
discussion at Co-op district 2 meeting video (5min)
Sept
3 - More
Communities Opting to 'Go Local' with Greener Power Supply
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"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 ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
2014
State
rankings of electric rates kw/h. ![](../cynic-images/New-Tab-Icon.png)
(Above
webpage in pdf format) ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
July
31, 2014- Letter
to editor from Greg Miller on Socorro buy-out ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
072714-
Co-op
takeover costly, bad idea
(Chieftain Letter)
and repeated in the August issue of Enchantment titled,
"Who
wants a lose-lose deal" ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
071814-
July
18, 2014 comments ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
Related
documents:
Link
to video on Cordova PR firm ![](../cynic-images/New-Tab-Icon.png)
SEC
billing insert ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
Socorro
City resolution on SEC complaints ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
071714-
Preserve
public lands for future generations (Chieftain
Letter) ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
(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)
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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 ![](../cynic-images/New-Tab-Icon.png)
May
8 - City
embarks...to acquire co-op
Mar
6 -
City eyes SEC alternative (Chieftain) ![](../cynic-images/New-Tab-Icon.png)
May
22 - City
serious about SEC acquisition (Chieftain)
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County
residents better off with PNM (letter-Chieftain
- not on website)
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2013
NEWS ARTICLES AND COMMENTARY
Dec
19 - Capital
credits subject of latest co-op franchise hearing ![](../cynic-images/New-Tab-Icon.png)
Nov
21 - Pargas:
Co-op meeting a Jerry Springer Show ![](../cynic-images/New-Tab-Icon.png)
Nov
13 - Co-op
franchise hearings continue ![](../cynic-images/New-Tab-Icon.png)
Oct
10 - City
looks at electric concerns![](../cynic-images/New-Tab-Icon.png)
Sept
26 - City
discusses electric franchise with Socorro Electric
Sept
12 - City
meeting slows from lack of attorney
(Franchise discussion)
Jan
16 - Should
PNM handle electric for Socorro? (letter)
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BY-OUT RELATED LINKS AND DOCUMENTS
Boulder
CO study and process ![](../cynic-images/New-Tab-Icon.png)
Boulder
preliminaary feasibility study ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
2011
Ballot Initiative 2B ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
3rd
Party Evaluation ![](../cynic-images/New-Tab-Icon.png)
Top
10 Lies about Municipalization ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
NRECA
Co-op Facts & Figures ![](../cynic-images/New-Tab-Icon.png)
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Consulting
attorney website This is the law firm doing the "audit"
of the SEC ![](../cynic-images/New-Tab-Icon.png)
Socorro
Electric Co-op website ![](../cynic-images/New-Tab-Icon.png)
Socorro
Council Webcast
NRECA website.
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Find
your district ![](../cynic-images/New-Tab-Icon.png)
-
Community Power Network ![](../cynic-images/New-Tab-Icon.png)
-
Gallop Solar ![](../cynic-images/New-Tab-Icon.png)
-
060214- Microgrids Create Municipalization
Benefits ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
-
NY Times -Cities Weigh Taking Over From Private Utilities ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
-
Q&A on putlic power option
-
2012 Number of cities with own power ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
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Renegotiating a franchise
-
Public Power is Hometown Power ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
-
Boulder CO story ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
- Xcel
energy on Boulder ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
-
Boulder Energy Future ![](../cynic-images/New-Tab-Icon.png)
-
How Boulder did it ![](../cynic-images/New-Tab-Icon.png)
-
Boulder feasibility study ![](../cynic-images/pdf-button-20x20.gif)
-Smart
Grid CIty - report by Xcel Energy ![](../cynic-images/New-Tab-Icon.png)
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LETTERS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS
June
25 - Consulting Agreement.pdf In this document, pay
special attention to Item 3, 4 and 5-E.NRECA
website. ![](../cynic-images/New-Tab-Icon.png)
June
16 -
Socorro resolution to: receive complaints about the SEC
and investigate feasibility study
June
14 - Email
from board chair Anne Dorough to the board on meeting with
Socorro Mayor
June
14 - Email
from Trustee Wagner to Mayor Bhasker re: June 16 council
meeting
May
23 and June 5, 2014 Letters SEC to Mayor
Nov
2013 - Socorro/SEC
franchise agreement
explained
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