General Services Committee (Discontinued as of March 2024)

GENERAL SERVICES COMMITTEE - AGENDA Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 4:30 p.m. Roswell Convention & Civic Center 912 N. Main St. - Meeting Room A Roswell, NM 88201 Committee Chair: Barry Foster Committee Vice Chair: Angela Moore Committee Members: Jeanine Best, Juan Oropesa Staff Liaison: Juan Fuentes CALL TO ORDER ROLL CALL APPROVAL OF AGENDA APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Consider approval of the July 28, 2020 meeting minutes. Page 3 ACTION ITEM(S) 2. Discussion and consider approval of Resolution 20-XX Museum Admission Rates. Page 5 NON-ACTION ITEM(S) 3. Review and discussion master plan for the Old Municipal Airport, and more specifically, Cielo Grande Ballfields and All-Inclusive Park. – Page 10 4. Review and discussion of development of a park at 2301 South Virginia. – Page 11 CHAIR COMMENTS, REPORTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS 5. Roswell Public Library Page -13 6. Roswell Museum and Art Center Report. - Page 15 7. Pecos Trails Transit Report. Page 16 8. Recreation Department Report. - Page 18 9. Parks Department - Page 19 10. Cemetery Department - Page 20 11. Golf Course - Page 21 12. Zoo - Page 22 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION ADJOURN (Next Meeting: September 23, 2020 at 4:30 p.m.) NOTICE OF POTENTIAL QUORUM – A quorum of the City Council may or may not attend, but there will not be debate by the City Council. The Council, acting as attendees to an informational presentation, will not be discussing public business and no action will be taken. Notice of this meeting has been given to the public in compliance with Sections 10-15-1 through 10-15-4 NMSA 1978 and Resolution 20-26. If you are an individual with a disability who is in need of a reader, amplifier, qualified sign language interpreter, or any other form of auxiliary aid or service to attend or participate in the hearing or meeting, please contact Human Resources at 575- 624-6700 at least one week prior to the meeting or as soon as possible. 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Get the app now and be ready when your first meeting starts: https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/868036741 Help desk 500-0587 2  Special Meeting of the General Services Committee Held in the Roswell Convention Center July 28, 2020 Notice of this meeting was given to the public in compliance with Sections 10-15- 1 through 10-15-4 NMSA 1978 and Resolution 20-26. ROLL CALL The meeting convened at 4:02 p.m. by Chair Foster with Councilors Best and Oropesa present, with Councilor Moore being absent. Staff Present: Joe Neeb, Juan Fuentes, Marcus Gallegos, Todd Verciglio, Becky Hicks and Enid Costley Public Present: James Edwards, Rita Kane-Doerhoefer, Steve Dodson, Patrick Jennings, Josh Torres, Chen Molina, and Matt Kermode APPROVAL OF AGENDA Councilor Best moved to approve the July 28, 2020 regular General Services Committee meeting agenda as presented. Councilor Oropesa was the second. A voice vote was 3-0 and the motion passed. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Councilor Best moved to approve the General Services Committee meeting minutes for June 24, 2020. Councilor Oropesa was the second. A voice vote was 3-0 and the motion passed. NON-ACTION ITEM(S) 2. Review and discussion of Sports Association Cost Recovery. Joe Neeb introduced and presented background information on the item. Marcus Gallegos presented the information related to usage, standards and costs of the various city fields and proposed fees. James Edwards, Josh Torres, Caleb Grant, Matthew Kermode and Steve Dodson commented on the proposed cost recovery. Joe Neeb reported that the next step would be for the Committee to review and approve the MOU process. 3. Review and discussion of new conceptual Housing Development Program. Todd Verciglio presented the proposal for a new Housing Development Program that will assist in the creation of new housing units inside the city. The proposed fee schedule would include incentives and discounts to encourage new residential construction in the city and consolidate existing fees, density bonus and permit fee reductions for multi-family units, and provide property for construction activities at discounted rates. 1 3 ACTION ITEM(S) 4. Discussion and consider approval of Museum Admission Rates. Museum Director Caroline Brooks was not in attendance. Councilor Best moved to table the approval of the Museum Administration Rates until the next General Services Committee meeting on August 26, 2020. Councilor Oropesa was the second. A voice vote was unanimous, and the motion passed 3-0. 5. Discussion and consider approval FY2021 Roswell Transit Rates. Becky Hicks presented the information and proposal for a new transit fee structure. Councilor Best moved to send to full City Council on the consent agenda the approval of the FY2021 Roswell Transit Rates. Councilor Oropesa was the second. A voice vote was unanimous, and the motion passed 3-0. CHAIR COMMENTS, REPORTS, ANNOUNCEMENTS 6-13. There were no questions, comments, reports or announcements. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION None. ADJOURNED The meeting adjourned at 5:40 p.m. 2 4  CITY OF ROSWELL GENERAL SERVICES COMMITTEE Wednesday, August 26, 2020, at 4:30 PM Roswell Convention and Civic Center 912 N. Main St. Room A ACTION REQUESTED: Discussion and consider approval of Resolution 20-XX Roswell Museum and Art Center Admission Rates. BACKGROUND: Initiated by: Caroline Brooks Since its opening in 1937, the Roswell Museum and Art Center has not charged admission in order to ensure accessibility, particularly for local residents. In recent years, charging admission has been in discussion and was being tabled for official consideration until the status of a potential renovation was determined that would move the museum store to the front and reorient the lobby (a design that would be more conducive for charging admissions). In light of the economic downturn, the proposal to charge admissions is being brought before City Council for consideration despite the renovation not being able to take place at this time. The RMAC’s Board of Trustees approved the proposed rates at its July 20, 2020 meeting. A chart to examine fees at other New Mexico museums is attached. FINANCIAL CONSIDERATION: There are no expenditures associated with the proposed resolution. LEGAL REVIEW: The City Attorney has reviewed the proposed resolution. BOARD OR COMMITTEE ACTION: The General Services Committee is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, August 26, 2020. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: Consider recommending approval of Resolution 20-XX Roswell Museum and Art Center Admission Rates 5  RESOLUTION NO. 2020-xx A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING FEES AND CHARGES FOR THE ROSWELL MUSEUM AND ART CENTER, AS MORE PARTICULARLY SET FORTH HEREIN WHEREAS, the City of Roswell has the authority to establish rates for services provided pursuant to Section 3-18-1 (H) New Mexico State Statutes Annotated 1978; and WHEREAS, the Roswell Museum and Art Center (RMAC) is proposing to charge admissions to help offset the cost of operating a museum; and WHEREAS, the RMAC Board of Trustees has reviewed and voted in favor of the proposed fees. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSWELL, NEW MEXICO, THAT THE FOLLOWING ROSWELL MUSEUM AND ART CENTER FEES AND CHARGES ARE HEREBY ESTABLISHED FOR THE CITY OF ROSWELL: Section 1 . Fees and Charges Established. Fees shall be established as presented in Exhibit A. Section 2. Ratification. Any act consistent with the authority and prior to the effective date of this Resolution is hereby ratified and affirmed. Section 3. Repealer. Any prior fee resolution in conflict or inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such inconsistency. This repealer shall not be construed to revive any resolution or part of any resolution heretofore repealed. Section 4. Severability. The provisions of this Resolution are declared separate and severable. The invalidity of any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, section, or portion of this Resolution or the invalidity of the application thereof to any person or circumstance, shall not affect the validity of the remainder of the Resolution, or the validity of its application to other persons or circumstances. Section 5. Effective Date. This Resolution shall become effective January 1, 2021. PASSED, ADOPTED, SIGNED and APPROVED ___ , . CITY SEAL _____________________________ Dennis Kintigh, Mayor ATTEST _____________________ 6 Sharon Coll, City Clerk  EXHIBIT A Museum and Art Center Admission Rates: • Adult (16 and up): $10 • Roswell Residents, Students (age 16+), Seniors (60+), Active Military and Veterans: $7 • Combined Adult rate for Museum and Planetarium: $12 • Groups of 10 or more: $8 per person with reservation • Free: o Children 15 and under o Museum Members o North American Reciprocal Museum Association Members (NARM) o School Groups, including chaperones (with reservation) o Second Saturday of the month for Roswell Residents o Seniors (60+) every Wednesday • Fee exemptions may be made at the discretion of the department head for promotional and programming purposes and for those individuals and organizations for which a financial hardship would otherwise prevent access. 7 Comparison of Museum Admission Rates Museum Location Adult Child Rates Discounted Rates Notes Rates Albuquerque Albuquerque $6. Children 12 and $5 - NM Resident with ID Special exhibits Museum under free $4 - Seniors (65+) like Jim Henson is an additional $5 Free to: exhibit surcharge • Members • General admission is free to all: • 9-5 first Wed of month • 5-8:30 third Thur of month • 9-1 every Sunday Harwood Taos $10 18 and under $8 - Seniors (65+) Museum of Art are free Free to: • Members • UNM faculty and students • Taos County Residents on Sundays • Military with ID and their families NM Museum of Alamogordo $8 for $6 for children Free to: Add planetarium Space History Non-NM (4-12) (Non-NM • Members to admission for Residents Residents) • Seniors (60+) $3 more for adults • Military and $1 more for Children 3 and • All NM Residents children (4-12). under are free. Free for all others. NM Museum of Santa Fe $12 Children 16 and $7 - New Mexico residents with ID Some special Art under are free $8 - Group rate for parties of 10+ exhibitions or events may School Groups, Free to: require an including all • Members additional fee. chaperones, are • New Mexico foster parents and admitted free. foster children are admitted free (state law). • New Mexico residents 60 and older on Wed. • New Mexico residents on the first Sunday of each month and 5 - 7 pm on the first Friday of every month (Nov-Apr) and every Friday 5 - 7 p.m. (May-Oct). NM Museum of Albuquerque $8 $5 - children (3- $7 - seniors Add planetarium Natural History 12). to admission for Free to: $2 more Children under • Members 3 are free. • NM residents on the first Sunday of each month. • New Mexico foster families O’Keeffe Santa Fe $13 Children under $11 – College students Museum 18 are Free $11 – Group Tickets (10+ people) 8  Free to: • Members • NM Residents, first Friday of Month • NM K – 12 Educators and Administrators NM Farm and Las Cruces Adults $5 $3 - Children (4- $4 – Seniors Ranch Museum 17) $2 - Active U.S. Military & Veterans Free to children Free to: 3 and under • Members • New Mexico foster families NM Museum of Santa Fe $12 Children 16 and $7 - New Mexico residents and International Folk under are Art admitted free. Free to: • Members • NM residents first Sunday of month. • New Mexico Seniors on Wed National Hispanic Albuquerque $6 for Children 16 and $5 - NM Residents (17+) Cultural Center Adults under are $3 - K-12 NM Educators and (17+) admitted free. Administrators Free to: • Members • New Mexico foster families • NM Seniors (60+) on Wednesdays • US Active Duty Military Personnel between Memorial Day and Labor Day • NM Residents on the first Sunday of each month NMSU Art Las Cruces Free Museum Las Cruces Las Cruces Free Museum of Art UNM Museum of Albuquerque Free Art Loveland Loveland, CO $7 per Children 12 and $3/person - families who receive Museum person under are free SNAP/food assistance benefits (up to 4 people) $4 – Group Tickets (10+ people), reservations required Free to: • Members • US Active Duty Military and their families between Memorial Day and Labor Day • NARM Members 9  CITY OF ROSWELL General Services Committee Tuesday, August 26, 2020, at 4:30 PM Roswell Convention and Civic Center 912 N. Main St. Room A ACTION REQUESTED: Presentation of Conceptual Master Plan for the Old Municipal Airport, and more specifically, Cielo Grande Ballfields and All-Inclusive Park. BACKGROUND: Initiated by: William Morris, AICP, CZO The intent is to present the proposed Master Plan for the Old Municipal Airport (OMA), and with more specific discussion about the Cielo Grande’s potential new Ballfields and All- Inclusive Park. Following presentations before all of the Council committees, staff will present a Resolution to the entire City Council on whether to adopt the Master Plan for OMA. The City has received 2 grants totaling approximately $2.3 million for the inclusive park and ballfields, thus, staff will a formal approval of the general configuration of these facilities with the Cielo Grande Sports Complex. Staff will be making a presentation to the General Services Committee in lieu of an agenda item. FINANCIAL CONSIDERATION: To be determined as part of the discussion. LEGAL REVIEW: Legal will be part of the discussion. BOARD OR COMMITTEE ACTION: Schedule of presentations. General Services Committee – August 27, 2020 Legal Committee – August 28, 2020 Public Safety Committee – September 15, 2020 Infrastructure Committee – September 28, 2020 Finance Committee – October 1, 2020 City Council – October 8, 2020 STAFF RECOMMENDATION: No action required at this time. 10  CITY OF ROSWELL General Services Committee Agenda Tuesday, August 26, 2020, at 4:30 PM Roswell Convention and Civic Center 912 N. Main St. Room A ACTION REQUESTED: Review and discussion of development of a park at 2301 South Virginia. BACKGROUND: Initiated by: Barry Foster The intent is to discuss the development of a park at 2301 South Virginia. See attached GIS Map. Additional information to be presented at General Services meeting. FINANCIAL CONSIDERATION: To be determined as part of the discussion. LEGAL REVIEW: Legal review is not required at this time. BOARD OR COMMITTEE ACTION: The General Services Committee is scheduled to meet on Wednesday, August 26, 2020. STAFF RECOMMENDATION: To be determined as part of the discussion. 11  1. 000000000 376.17 000000 Enter Map Title... This map is a user generated static output from an Internet mapping site and is for reference only. Data layers that appear on this map may or may not be accurate, current, or otherwise reliable. Web Print: 08/19/2020 0 188 376 Feet 12rights reserved. ©2020 Sidwell. All Roswell Public Library July 2020 July 31, 2020 marked the 136th day since the Roswell Public Library closed its doors to the public to stop the spread of COVID-19. We are making arrangements to open on August 12 for four hours, Tuesday through Friday. The first hour will be devoted to seniors. We hope to expand hours to Saturday, with future service hours expanding to 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday. Our popular concierge service will continue with a slight improvement, as we will be using a service window. Accomplishments Changes in Service New Mexico Humanities Grant – The Roswell Public Library has been awarded $3,800 for a Voices of Roswell display in our newly created local history room. We will be using funds to gather, interview, transcribe and share the oral history of the Hispanic culture in and around Roswell. We are partnering with the Roswell Hispano Chamber of Commerce and the Historical Society for Southeast New Mexico. Building Improvements Water Damage Repairs – David Bellino, Executive General Adjustor from McLarens, reviewed the damage to the Library on June 29. We have been provided an amount from the insurance company and it will not cover all the repairs needed. The Facilities and Safety Departments (handles insurance claims) are working through the process of documenting and determining if they might negotiate more funds. Partitions – Two partitions have been installed. One partition is in the lobby which allows construction crew access to the outside doors and the restrooms. The second restricts access to the children’s area, which will be closed during repairs. Service Window – Construction on the service window on the east side of the Library will begin August 10. Service Improvements Library Website – We received training on how to update the Library webpages and have been working on adding book reviews written by library staff. Matthew Gormley has been creating pathfinders or subject guides for the website. Summer Reading Program – We are providing an online summer reading program for the community through the end of August. Project Progress Property – In the last week of June we took possession of items from the Green estate. This includes the house and car (the cash gift has not yet been received). The Facilities staff looked over the property, turned off the gas and changed the locks. Transit is making arrangement to put in a new battery in the car so it may be moved. We had pest control come and spray the house inside and out. We transferred billing for the water, gas and electric to the Roswell Public Library. Reference Collection – The reference collection has been evaluated and we are now in the process of cleaning and repairing covers and bindings. 13 Clean-up the Patron Database – We have completed the patron database clean up. The project involved the removal from the SirsiDynix database the patron records for fees and fines over five years old and adding notes in the patron record. We are keeping copies of the fees and fines in an Excel spreadsheet. New Mexico Library Annual Report - The annual report was submitted online to the New State Library and it documents activities between July 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020. The data reported will be used to determine if the Roswell Public Library meets the guidelines to be considered a public library as well as for the state to submit data to the Institute of Museum and Library Services in Washington. Reading Together…While Apart – With funds from the Roswell Library Foundation we are creating a pilot program titled Read Together...While Apart. The program teams together a child with a homebound adult. Both the child and the adult are mailed the same book. They read the book on their own and then get together via social media, phone or facetime to talk about the book. The homebound adult is selected by the parent. The goal of the project is to have 50 groups of participants and –  To encourage reading for pleasure,  To encourage intergenerational discussions,  To provide homebound or distant relatives a fun and rewarding experience. Plans for August Build Improvements – We expect the Library On the Go Service window will be installed where the electronic book return is. This item is being paid with Library General Obligation Bond Funds. E-Rate Reimbursement – We have requested assistance from the Finance Department for documentation to submit for internet service reimbursement (E-Rate) for fiscal year 2020. STEM Learning – To begin to create a series of science, technology, engineering and math programs/challenges designed to promote our collection and promote 21st Century Learning. New Shelving for Board Books – We will be using funds from the Library General Obligation Bond to purchase additional shelving for the board book collection. Board books are sturdy books designed for very young children. When the shelving arrives the Facilities Department has agreed to help move it into the building thus saving us over $800 in shipping costs. Issues and Concerns Big Reads Grant – The National Endowment for the Arts awarded Eastern New Mexico University- Roswell with a community reading program, Big Reads, for the book “Into the Beautiful North” by Luis Alberto Urrea. The Roswell Public Library and other organizations were active in the planning of the project. Recently it was decided to postpone the implementation of the community activities. The Library does have several copies of “Into the Beautiful North” for book clubs as well as the selected middle school featured book “Esperanza Rising” by Pam Muñoz Ryan. The other alternative middle school selection, “The Crossing” by Gary Paulson has not yet arrived. 14  JULY 2020 MONTHLY REPORT ATTENDANCE REVENUES 2020 2019 2018 2017 MUSEUM 13 1987 2128 1878 2020 2019 2018 2017 EVENTS 0 192 150 114 CLASSES 0 2,653 3,270 4,083 CLASSES 0 308 483 456 PLANETARIUM 0 9,511 7,970 2,612 PLANETARIUM 0 1653 1537 224 MEMBERSHIP 450 500 1,735 475 SCHOOL/ADULT TOURS 0 288 318 111 FACILITY USE 0 0 250 0 FACILITY USE 0 28 231 212 STORE 110 6,283 9,045 4,699 OUTREACH 0 15 37 0 JULY TOTALS 560 18,947 22,270 11,869 VOLUNTEER VISITS 37 19 18 23 YEAR TO DATE TOTALS 30,419 102,535 102,143 78,238 JULY TOTALS 50 4,490 4,902 3,018 YEAR TO DATE TOTALS 5,458 22,445 22,517 16,636 PROGRAMMING SESSIONS CONTACT CLASSES CANCELLED: for MONTH ATTENDEES HOURS MEMBERS 362 Space Camp 607 6 sessions Clay Open Studio 27 days current active current active Kids Clay 7 sessions memberships members 0 9 Gentle Yoga 2 sessions FOR TOTAL 0 0 MONTH new members renewals OCCURENCES YEAR to DATE 18 new members 119renewals EVENTS for MONTH ATTENDEES PARTNERSHIP CANCELLED: Planetarium General Shows 41 VOLUNTEERS Planetarium Laser 9 Shows RAiR Lecture and 1 RAiR Program Reception Movie Under the Moon Make and Mingle 1 2 Foundation Foundation, Brewery FOR MONTH 77 volunteer hours 17 volunteers TOTAL 0 YEAR to DATE 241 volunteer hours 37 volunteers 4,160 SCHOOL VISITS/ ADULT TOURS GRADE(S) STUDENTS ADULTS GALLERIES PLANETARIUM STUDIOS FACEBOOK FOLLOWERS 324 INSTAGRAM FOLLOWERS TOTALS 0 15 ROSWELL TRANSIT RIDERSHIP – JULY 2020: 3,922 ROSWELL TRANSIT PROJECT UPDATES JULY 2020 January through July 2019 Ridership ---- 91,387 January through July 2020 Ridership ---- 39,939 • Most bus stop benches are painted • Statistical data is being gathered for each May June July bus stop due to COVID, tracking will 670 1,990 3,922 continue for approx. 2 years • Re-design of routes is complete, moving to YEAR TO DATE RIDERSHIP CATEGORIES: next step to implementation • Re-design of breakroom and customer Adults 39.40% restrooms are moving forward Students 18.70% • Barriers are currently being installed in each Seniors 23.10% bus for the protection of the drivers Disabled 12.00% • Due to safety concerns, we are moving Children 3.10% some bus stops to different locations Wheelchair 2.00% • All bids are complete for the HVAC repairs Other 1.80% for administration offices • Adjusting bus schedule to be at the airport in the evening for incoming flights to give PARATRANSIT RIDERSHIP – JULY 2020: 269 visitors another choice in order to get to their accommodations ≥60 Disabled 142 • A rider-facing App in real-time is being ≥60 Wheelchair 27 developed to make riding the bus more <60 Disabled 82 convenient <60 Wheelchair 17 • Presented to council, an annual pass and Aide 1 adding a veterans’ category to the fares. Contract Ride 0 • Moving forward with the light repairs needed for the garage area Respectfully submitted by Scott Furciniti and approved by Rebecka Hicks, Transit Director 16  JULY 2020 MUSEUM ACTIVITIES & HIGHLIGHTS Submitted by Museum Director Caroline Brooks One of the more popular posts was about CHALK DRAWING The Museum closed to the public the work of New Mexico artist Ben Q. While the Museum is unable to offer the on March 18 in response to the Adams, who past away in 2017 and whose Roswell Science and Art Festival this year coronavirus pandemic. A reopening prints and drawings are a reflection of his due to mass gathering restrictions, staff date has not yet been confirmed. passion for the southwest landscape. are looking to bring a couple of festival components to fruition including the chalk GRANT FUNDING Another post drawing activity, Chalk the Walk. Details by Jeremy Planetarium Coordinator Jeremy Howe is will be released in the near future for how Howe tracked researching a potential project for a NASA the comet to participate. grant in partnership with Lake Arthur NEOWISE School District. The aim of the proposal and included is to provide STEM educational activities a beautiful MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN for underserved students related to NASA picture he took A working group made up of volunteers projects and missions. For the project, with a long from the community, Board of Trustees, Jeremy is interested in simulating soil exposure. and RMAC Foundation members has conditions from the Moon or another begun meeting to develop a campaign source like Mars or the International Space Follow the to promote museum memberships with a Station to experiment with growing plants museum focus on expanding representation from for space travel or colonization. at Roswell throughout the community. Museum Work is continuing on the NEH Grant in and Art Center on Facebook and @ support of an interpretive plan for a new rmacroswellnm on Instagram. Robert H. Goddard exhibition and related STAFF makerspace. Four of the Museum’s 14 staff have left in COLLECTIONS & EXHIBITIONS recent months as part of the volunteer Installation has begun for Roswell Artists- severance package offered by the City. VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING These include Guest Services Associate in-Residence Jordan Ann Craig and RMAC staff are looking forward to Michael Waugh. Details are being finalized Darrick Constance, Store Clerk Betty welcoming students to the Museum this on plans to feature live virtual lectures by Shelhorse, Educator Amanda Nicholson, fall, virtually. Staff are currently working both Craig and Waugh, along with Tonee and most recently Office Assistant on Zoom field trips for virtual school Harbert, whose lecture was cancelled in Deborah Melancon. visits that will include a gallery tour and/ March due to COVID-19. The lectures will or planetarium show and a question and take place on Saturdays on August 22, 29 The remaining staff send their best wishes answer session with our staff. Topics will and September 5 at 8 pm via Zoom. Details for these four and their future endeavors include the exhibition Made in New Mexico, on how to tune are on RMAC’s website and whether it be in schooling, work or which showcases art from the permanent social media pages. retirement. collection made by resident and visiting artists in New Mexico, and a Robert H. Goddard tour with a planetarium show PARTIAL REOPENING ADMISSION FEES option. Select planetarium shows will also Museum staff are working with City A proposal for museum admission fees be available for classroom viewing as a administrators to fine tune a plan for was approved at June’s Museum Board of standalone program. More information on a partial reopening of the galleries Trustee’s meeting and will go before City how to schedule tours will be available for beginning September 9 for a limited Council beginning a review by the General teachers in the coming weeks. number of hours by appointment each Services Committee on August 24. If fees week. To help ensure physical distancing are approved, the anticipated start date is Amid other posts, staff posted 11 videos and a safe, comfortable experience, staff January 1, 2021. on Facebook in July with a combined reach will be limiting the number of visitors of 10,549 and 67 shares. The Museum’s in the Museum, and ask all visitors to yoga in the gallery presented by Alice wear masks. Staff look forward to safely Buck has returned as part of the Museum’s welcoming visitors back to enjoy new virtual offerings and will be featured twice exhibitions from the collection and per month. The virtual program is 15 to 30 Roswell Artist-in-Residence Program. minutes long and is intended to be done easily at home or during a work break. 17  RECREATION DEPARTMENT – MONTHLY REPORT July 2020 Attendance Roswell Adult & Recreation Center: 0 Roswell Recreation and Aquatic Center: 1455 Recreation & Aquatic Center Memberships Summer Memberships 50 Annual Memberships 1314 Revenues Pool Programs $ 3,165.00 Pool Admissions $ 3,128.00 Pool Rentals $ 0.00 Recreation Programs $ 0.00 Recreation Sports $ 250.00 Recreation Admissions $ 83.10 Recreation Concessions $ 27.67 Recreation Memberships $ 2,150.00 Recreation Rentals $ 0.00 Total $ 8,803.77 Roswell Adult & Recreation Center • Happenings: The Adult Center has been closed since early March. • Adult programing: No programming was held in July. • Special Programs: No special programming was held in July. • Maintenance: None Roswell Recreation & Aquatic Center • Happenings: Lap swimming is increasing everyday with new people trying out and purchasing memberships. The Caprock Swim team still utilizing the pool 4 days a week for swim practice. Many new people trying out the pool for lap swimming helping increase memberships. Many people utilizing new exercise equipment and virtual fitness classes. • Youth Programming: No programming was held in July. • Aquatic Center: Swim lessons continue to be successful with numerous private lessons being conducted every day. • Maintenance: Staff continues to maintain daily, and hourly cleaning schedules with priority given to high touch areas that are cleaned regularly. Regular maintenance conducted by Facility Maintenance. Submitted by: Marcus Gallegos Recreation Manager 18 SPECIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT JULY 2020 Division: PARKS Maintenance: • Mowing and weed eating at all parks five days a week. • Tree removals. • Tree planting. • Irrigation in parks and sports complexes. • Spraying weeds. • Clean-out Sunken Garden. • Work on drinking fountains. • Gopher control. Specifics: • Two Parks employees continued working at the Landfill. • Disinfected all City bus stops. • Disinfected play units, tables and grills on Fridays. • Tree clean-up at the zoo. • Battling mustard weed. • Big renovation of the pond at the zoo. • Watered all parks and sports complexes four times a week. • Assisted in setting-up tent at Visitor Center area for 4th of July event. Submitted by: Rudy Chavez Parks Superintendent Approved by: Jim Burress Special Services Director 19 SPECIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT JULY 2020 Division: SOUTH PARK CEMETERY Number of casket burials 23 Number of cremation burials 6 Veteran’s Cemetery casket burials 2 Veteran’s Cemetery cremation burials 4 Acres in inventory 210 Full-time employees (FTE) equivalent 10 Total Revenue as of July 31, 2020 $ 31,165.00 Maintenance • Dug, set-up, covered and tamped for all 35 services during the month. • Weed control. • Hand watered new trees during hot temperature days. • Mowing and trimming per schedule. • Fixed issues with sprinkler controller. • Installed two headstones at General Douglas McBride Veteran’s Cemetery. Specifics • Conducted 35 services for the month of July. Submitted by: Ruben Esquivel South Park Cemetery Superintendent Approved by: Jim Burress Special Services Director 20 SPECIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT JULY 2020 Division: GOLF COURSE Maintenance  Sharpened both greens mowers 16 hours.  Repaired 2 satellite controllers that were not communicating with central computer.  Sprayed the greens with growth regulator on the 9th, 17th and 23rd.  Sprayed the bunkers and pro shop area with glyphosate on the 13th.  Sprayed the greens with nematicide, wetting agent and fungicide on the 2nd.  Sprayed Stiles football fields with broadleaf herbicide on the 21st.  Replaced 4 irrigation heads on the golf course.  Repaired or adjusted 7 irrigation heads on the golf course.  Replaced 3 irrigation heads at Cielo Grande north side on the 13th.  Replaced 2 irrigation heads and repaired other at Cahoon East side on the 14th. Specifics  Mowing Programs/Events  … Submitted by: David Blewett Golf Course Superintendent Approved by: Jim Burress Special Services Director 21 SPECIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT JULY 2020 Division: SPRING RIVER ZOO Species 60 Specimens 106 Estimated Zoo attendance 0 Community Outreach/Education Live Facebook Streams Tours & Birthday Parties 165 people Birthday Parties/Permits $500.00 Donations $0 Tours $704.00 Other donations $0 Total Revenue $1,204.00 Maintenance • Zoo has been closed to the public since March 18th due to pandemic. • General animal care. • Continuing work on the lake. • Installed new branches in the lemur exhibit. • Started working on the Pollinator Garden. Specifics • Continuing Facebook Lives once a week. • Private tours and private parties are going well. • Parks guys fixed broken water line in coyote exhibit. • Marketing released the reveal for the baby elk. • Started putting up the fence for the mountain lion exhibit. • Income is lower this month due to being closed because of the pandemic. Submitted by: Andrea Cole Zoo Curator Approved by: Jim Burress Special Services Director 22