Parks & Recreation Commission

ROSWELL PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Monday, October 21, 2019 at 5:30 pm Roswell Recreation and Aquatic Center 1402 W. College Blvd. 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 September 16, 2019 meeting minutes. E. Non-Action Items 2. Report on Walkability Survey from NM Department of Health - Francisco Mimica Porras 3. Presentation on Spring River Zoo – Andrea Cole, Head Zookeeper F. Regular Items (Action Items) G. Other Business 4. Public Comments H. Adjourn Next meeting November 18, 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: October 17, 2019  MINUTES OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION COMMISSION Parks & Recreation Office 1101 W. Fourth Street September 16, 2019 5:30 PM A. CALL TO ORDER Chair JaneAnn Oldrup called the September 16, 2019 meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. B. ROLL CALL The following were present: Members: JaneAnn Oldrup, Barry Mathison, Kim Elliott and Maegan Sanders. The following were absent: James Edwards, Hannah Robertson and Becky Joyce. Staff present: Jim Burress, Parks Director; Marcus Gallegos, Recreation Manager; and Gina Montague, Administrative Assistant Senior. Guests present: Carolyn Mitchell, President of the RAC Foundation; Allison Penn, RDR; Vicki Burress, and Bonnie Bitzer. C. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Member Sanders motioned to approve the agenda, with the change to postpone item #2 until next month, Report on Walkability Survey from NM Department of Health; member Mathison seconded, a voice vote was unanimous. Motion passed with members Edwards, Robertson and Joyce being absent. D. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Member Elliott motioned to approve the minutes of the July 15, 2019 meeting, member Sanders seconded. A voice vote was unanimous and the motion passed with members Edwards, Robertson and Joyce being absent. E. NON-ACTION ITEMS 2. Report on Walkability Survey from NM Department of Health – Francisco Mimica Porras This report will be postponed until next month’s meeting. 3. Report on the Roswell Recreation and Aquatics Center – Marcus Gallegos, Recreation Manager gave a report and answered questions regarding the Recreation and Aquatics Center that opened on June 29th. 4. Report on the Parks Department – Jim Burress, Parks Director gave a report and answered questions regarding the Parks department. 5. Commission Member Terms – JaneAnn Oldrup, Commission Chairperson gave the Commission members a list of when their terms will be ending. 6. Youth Baseball – Barry Mathison, Commission Member has concerns that the baseball fields requested on the ICIP list are the same size as two of the other complexes in Roswell. With the success of last years’ little league team going all  the way to the World Series and other factors, baseball has grown exponentially and he feels that Roswell needs a complex twice the size of what has been proposed. F. ACTION ITEMS None G. OTHER BUSINESS 3. PUBLIC COMMENTS Carolyn Mitchell, President of the RAC Foundation expressed concerns that the Roswell Adult Center is being overlooked and neglected. She spoke to things she would like to see changed and urged the Commission members “not to forget the Adult Center”. Bonnie Bitzer spoke to the Commission regarding the 2017 financial audit for the City. She mentioned several expenditures which she thought may have been better spent elsewhere in the City and questioned many others. H. ADJOURN The meeting was adjourned at 6:42 p.m. Next Commission meeting: October 21, 2019 at 5:30 p.m.