Parks & Recreation Commission

ROSWELL PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Monday, September 16, 2019 at 5:30 pm Parks Administration Office 1101 W. Fourth Street Commission Chair: JaneAnn Oldrup Commission Members: James Edwards, Barry Mathison, Maegan Sanders, Becky Joyce, Kim Elliott, and Hannah Robertson Staff Coordinator: Jim Burress, Director of Parks and Recreation A. Call to Order B. Roll Call C. Approval of the Agenda D. Approval of the Minutes 1. Consider approval of the July 15, 2019 meeting minutes. E. Non-Action Items 2. Report on Walkability Survey from NM Department of Health - Francisco Mimica Porras 3. Report on the Roswell Recreation and Aquatics Center – Marcus Gallegos 4. Report on the Parks Department – Jim Burress 5. Commission Member Terms – JaneAnn Oldrup, Commission Chairperson 6. Youth Baseball – Barry Mathison, Commission Member F. Regular Items (Action Items) G. Other Business 7. Public Comments H. Adjourn Next meeting August 19, 2019 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 19-37 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, and no action will be taken. 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. Public documents including the agenda and minutes can be provided in various accessible formats. Please contact the City Clerk at 575-624-6700 if a summary or other type of accessible format is needed. Printed and posted: September 12, 2019  MINUTES OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Parks & Recreation Office 1402 W. College Blvd. July 15, 2019 5:30 PM A. CALL TO ORDER Chair JaneAnn Oldrup called the July 15, 2019 meeting to order at 5:34 p.m. B. ROLL CALL The following were present: Members: JaneAnn Oldrup, Barry Mathison, Kim Elliott, Hannah Robertson and Maegan Sanders. The following were absent: James Edwards and Becky Joyce. Staff present: Marcus Gallegos, Recreation Manager; Damian Cheatem, Recreation Supervisor and Gina Montague, Administrative Assistant Senior. C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Member Mathison motioned to approve the agenda, member Sanders seconded, a voice vote was unanimous. Motion passed with members Edwards and Sanders being absent. D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Member Elliott motioned to approve the minutes of the June 17, 2019 meeting, member Mathison seconded. A voice vote was unanimous and the motion passed with members Edwards and Joyce being absent. E. NON-ACTION ITEMS 2. Report on the Roswell Recreation and Aquatics Center – Marcus Gallegos, Recreation Manager and Damian Cheatem, Recreation Supervisor Marcus Gallegos, Recreation Manager gave a report and answered questions regarding the Recreation and Aquatics Center that opened on Saturday, June 29th. Damian Cheatem, Recreation Supervisor gave a brief report on the number of memberships sold and revenues so far for the Recreation and Aquatics Center. Cheatem also informed the Commission about plans to create a literal “Hall of Fame” in the new recreation center. He will place jerseys and other sports memorabilia in shadow boxes down the hallway. These items will come from professional athletes who grew up in Roswell. He already has several being shipped and more to come. This is to show the kids of Roswell that even though they come from a small town, they can achieved great things as others have done. 3. Report on the Pickleball players and Dancers Commission Chair JaneAnn Oldrup gave a brief report on the Pickleball players, stating that Marcus Gallegos met with them to address concerns they had in regards to where they can play. He offered them several options, one being at  the Tennis Courts in Cahoon Park, the Roswell Adult Center or the Roswell Recreation and Aquatics Center in the gym with cones and portable net. Next, Oldrup went over what was discussed with the dancers from the Roswell Adult and Recreation Center. They want to hold their classes at the Recreation and Aquatic Center, so they were given a tour, tried out the flooring with their dance shoes, etc. They are considering moving their classes here in January using portable flooring for dancing. They are concerned about the acoustics in the multi-purpose room where they would be dancing. F. ACTION ITEMS None G. OTHER BUSINESS 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS JaneAnn Oldrup, Commission Chair asked citizen Bonnie Bitzer to speak about her decision to run in the next City Council election. Commissioner, Barry Mathison let the Commission know that he has a Little League team competing in the Regional Championships in Houston, Texas next week. If they win there, they will be flown to Livermore, CA to compete in the Little League World Series. H. ADJOURN The meeting was adjourned at 6:18 p.m. Next Commission meeting: August 19, 2019 at 5:30 p.m.