General Services Committee (Discontinued as of March 2024)

Regular Meeting of the General Services Committee Held in the Conference Room at City Hall June 23, 2015 Notice of this meeting was given to the public in compliance with Sections 10-15-1 through 10- 15-4 NMSA 1978 and Resolution 14-36. ROLL CALL The meeting convened at 4:00 p.m. with Chairman Oropesa presiding, Councilors Mackey and Sanchez present; Councilor Best was absent. Staff present: Tim Williams, Damian Cheatem, Jonathan Phillips, Elizabeth Stark-Rankins, Kevin Dillon and Laurie Jerge. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Councilor Mackey moved to approve the June 23, 2015 regular General Services Committee Meeting Agenda as presented. Councilor Sanchez was the second. A voice vote was unanimous and the motion passed; Councilor Best was absent. REGULAR ITEMS None NON-ACTION ITEMS Update regarding the South Park Cemetery and Veteran’s Cemetery. Mr. Williams gave an update on the South Park Cemetery and Veteran’s Cemetery. The South Park Cemetery is 210 acres. Half of the 210 acres are occupied. Mr. Williams shared statistics concerning the 2014/2015 year budget and 2014/2015 year interments. The projects that are being worked on include the Veteran’s Cemetery gazeebo and the installation of a new mobile lowering device. Update on the Yucca Center. Ms. Jerge gave an update on the Yucca Center. Participants and revenue numbers are down from last year due to the closure of two towers. The roof continues to leak and is in dire need of repair. The Yucca Center has a new program – Kids Kicking it at Carpenter Park. A new fee schedule has been implemented and the rates increased. Councilor Mackey discussed having a Workshop to discuss a solution for the Yucca Center. Update regarding the use of athletic fields. Mr. Cheatem gave an update on the use of the athletic fields. He said the leagues maintain the fields and the City waters and mows. Discuss Capital Outlay projects. Mr. Phillips discussed the Capital Outlay projects. The Capital Outlay projects funded from the special legislative session include: install splash pad in parks and cemetery road improvements. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION James Edwards, Vice President of the Roswell Youth Football League, expressed his concerns with Stiles Field. Mr. Edwards and Mr. Barreto, President of the RYFL, asked what the process would be to turn Stiles Field into a football only field. Mr. Phillips said Stiles Field will be added as non-action item on the next General Services meeting. ADJOURN The meeting adjourned at 5:36 p.m.