County staff provided the Transportation Board with updates on several capital projects and operational items during the meeting’s staff‑report segment.

Airport projects: Staff said construction is kicking off for an eight‑unit T‑hangar and that heavier construction activity will begin in spring; design work for a taxiway relocation project is under way with federal funding secured for design and staff are pursuing construction funding. Staff noted the airport manager historically supplements snow removal on non‑runway areas and that airport and county crews coordinate on taxiways and fuel‑farm areas; boards discussed adding helicopter landing priorities during heavy snowfall.

EV chargers and county fleet electrification: Staff said they are installing additional electric vehicle chargers on the north side of the municipal building and elsewhere, and that fleet staff have been acquiring EVs. The county reported adding five new EVs and said the council set a goal of adding roughly two EVs per year; staff indicated the county has exceeded that target in recent years. For the new charger installations, staff said the vendor will provide maintenance and the county’s customer‑service function is the reporting point for existing charger malfunctions; staff will ask the sustainability manager to post contact information for residents to report issues.

Pavement and capital work: Crews completed the Bathtub Row and Nectar Street project and are conducting pavement preservation and milling/repaving work on North Mesa Road and other locations, with state funding supplementing preservation efforts. Staff also noted right‑of‑way vegetation maintenance, renewed pavement markings and crosswalk work near schools.

Transit and shuttles: The Saturday transit pilot is seeing steady ridership; staff said driver recruitment is the challenge to sustaining the service beyond the pilot. Staff also reported that the National Park Service has suspended the Bandelier shuttle and that a press release was issued.

Other items: Staff said the county is studying traffic‑safety barrier options (bollards rather than Jersey barriers) for Trinity Drive; the planning process will include parks and rec, the historic advisory board and the State Historic Preservation Office and would require council funding approval. Board members requested future presentations on the Pinon Trail (part of NM 4) and asked staff to research fleet fuel‑use versus electric energy tracking to benchmark EV impacts.

No formal actions were taken during the staff report.