District 5 Councilor· 2020-12-10 to 2030-05 (appointed Dec 10, 2020 per rrnm.gov District 5 page; month-level end: May 2030; next election March 2030)
Karissa Culbreath
Rio Rancho
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 21
- Total speaking time
- 1:07:00
- Avg per meeting
- 3:11
- Segments
- 768
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Top issues during term (20)
Lux at Lomas Encantadas apartment project
The parkland sale price of $17,500 — roughly $0.72/sq ft versus $3.73/sq ft for adjacent land — is the flashpoint; the city forwent an estimated $52,500 in potential revenue.
Flock License Plate Camera Surveillance Concerns
Speakers cited $164,000 spent on Flock cameras and a $456,000 Fusus contract.
Multigenerational Center conceptual design
Funding for phase one engineering is already earmarked; construction costs TBD.
Neighborhood variances — electric connection and narrow lot
The utility variance would save the applicant roughly $7,000-$9,000 in underground connection costs if approved.
Maverik Gas Station at Obregon Road and NM 528
A new gas station would add gross receipts tax revenue, but the denial delays that and any future project on the west side of 528 faces the same NMDOT access limits.
Flock license plate reader surveillance program
Planned & Zoning Board Member Removal Demand / Camino Venada Rezoning
Water and Wastewater Rate Increases
Current rates include 3 percent annual increases through 2030; bulk water rates rose 5 percent per year after being frozen at $10 per thousand gallons since 2013.
2026 G.O. Bond Question and Mill Levy Presentations
$18 million in bond proceeds for capital projects, no new tax increase, with estimated interest of 3.84-4.19% over a 20-year maturity.
Well 19 Rehabilitation
About $1.24 million total across the two contracts, drawn from utility funds.
Aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) expansion
$2 million federal grant toward an estimated $4.5–5 million total cost.
Road Maintenance and Capital Projects
Staff noted any required road improvements would be obligated through a future traffic impact analysis paid through the development process.
Garage setback encroachment dispute at 603 Gral Trevino Drive SE
The applicants face potential costs to move or modify a metal building they say is already 98% erected.
Public participation and notice concerns
Orchard Park Master Plan
The development will require new roads, water and sewer extensions paid by the developer, with traffic studies done phase by phase.
PRCS annual report to the Governing Body
Animal Resource Center Expansion
Southern Boulevard Phase IIA Reconstruction (Nicklaus Channel)
$5.64M construction plus $684K oversight, with only about 15% local match paid via state grant funds.
2026 Higher Education G.O. Bond (CNM)
No tax increase per CNM; $352 million statewide impact if passed.
Paseo Gateway Master Plan Amendment
No direct cost to taxpayers; it shapes where future development and infrastructure investment will go.
Decisions during term (241)
Recorded while Culbreath was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Consent Calendar (minutes, 2027 calendar, September building report)
Preliminary Plat Extension — Lomas Encantadas 1A, Phase 1
Preliminary/Final Plat — UNM Tracts 2A, 3A, 1A2A
Variance — Jeffrey and Michelle McQuerry, 1421 Peñasco Rd NE (gazebo setback)
Variance — Claire Ramirez, 4360 Pumice Dr NE (shed rear setback)
Zone Map Amendment — ABQ Living Inc., Corrales North Unit 1, Tract C-2C
2027 Planning and Zoning Board Regular Meeting Calendar
Consent Calendar (Items 1-9)
O12 — Unit 25 Rezoning (TZ to R-2)
O13 — Lomas Encantadas Rezoning (C-1/PR to SU for R-6 multi-family and C-1 retail)
Minutes of October 8, 2026, Regular Governing Body Meeting
Approval of September 21, 2026 Minutes
PRCS Annual Presentation to Governing Body
Consent calendar — August 25 and September 22, 2026 meeting minutes
Zone Map Amendment — PG Properties LLC / LUX at Lomas Encantadas (Tract 5 & portion of Tract 17-A)
Variance — Arroyos LLC, Unit 25, Block 155, Lot 3 above-ground electric connection
Variance — Arroyos LLC, Unit 25, Block 155, Lot 4
Variance — Arroyos LLC, Unit 25, Block 155, Lot 5
Variance — Arroyos LLC, Unit 25, Block 155, Lot 7
Variance — Arroyos LLC, Unit 25, Block 155, Lot 9
Voting record (67)
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Consent Calendar (Items 1-9)
O13 — Lomas Encantadas Rezoning (C-1/PR to SU for R-6 multi-family and C-1 retail)
approve consent calendar
Consent Calendar (Items 1-10)
D63 — Award Contract to Young Guns Construction (Esther Bone Library Renovation)
D64 — Award Contract to HDR, Inc. (Southern Blvd Construction Oversight)
D65 — Award Contract to H.O. Construction, Inc. (Southern Blvd Nicklaus Channel)
D66 — Award Contract to New Mexico Underground, Inc. (Idalia Rd Off-Site Utilities)
D61, Vita Brevis LLC Winegrower Liquor License, 3546 Red Canyon Dr. NE (BLA-21062)
Saw no zoning violation and praised the applicant's neighborhood outreach and the added oversight a permit would provide.
approve D59
approve consent calendar
approve R68
Consent Calendar (items 1-7)
D23 — Site Plan Approval for Maverik Gas Station
The ingress, egress, and circulation fail the SU district standards; the right-in without a right-out may increase traffic on Monterey.