Public Safety Committee

Regular Meeting of the Public Safety Committee Held in the Conference Room at City Hall August 29, 2019 @ 4:30 p.m. Notice of this meeting was given to the public in compliance with Section 10-15-1 through 10- 15-4 NMSA 1978 and Resolution 19-37. ROLL CALL The meeting convened at 4:30 p.m. with Chair Best presiding, Councilor Moore, Councilor Foster being present and Councilor Henderson absent. Staff present: Mike Mathews Deputy City Manager, Parker Patterson Deputy City Attorney, Mike Taylor Police Captain, Chief Phil Smith, Deputy Chief Mike Stanton, Chief Devin Graham, Joseph Pacheco Animal Control Supervisor, David Allen Animal Control Officer. Guest present: Jayne Sage, Barbara Bruin, Melody Novak, Anna Edwards, Sammye Leflar, James D. Johnson, Andrew Gross, and Edwina Leal. APPROVAL AGENDA Councilor Moore motioned to approve the agenda of the August 29, 2019 Public Safety Committee meeting. Councilor Foster was the second, with a voice vote 3- 0 the motion passed with Councilor Henderson being absent. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Councilor Moore motioned to approve the minutes of the July 23, 2019, Public Safety Committee meeting. Councilor Foster was the second, with a voice vote 3-0 the motion passed with Councilor Henderson being absent. REGULAR ITEMS 2. Public Safety Capital Projects - Mr. Mathews presented the Department priority list for public safety departments. Several projects were recommended from these departments to be placed on the ICIP list for full council consideration. Councilor Foster motioned to approve department  recommendations of projects to be placed on ICIP list for council consideration. Councilor Moore was the second, with a voice vote 3-0 the motion passed with Councilor Henderson being absent. 3. Animal Control new ordinance discussion – Committee, Staff and public present, reviewed and discussed possible changes to section 4 of city code. The committee reviewed page by page all sections of this code with discussion from the public and staff. Staff will present at next meeting an updated version of section 4 of city codes for the committee to review. No action was taken. 4. Animal Control Fines and Fee’s discussion - Staff presented current fee structure and proposed fees for the committee to review. After discussion Mr. Mathews recommended that staff and committee take some time to review and have further discussion and the next meeting. Councilor Moore motioned to table this discussion until the next meeting. Councilor Foster was the second, with a voice vote 3-0 the motion passed with Councilor Henderson being absent. NON-ACTION ITEMS 5. Wills for Heroes event – Deputy City Attorney Parker Patterson presented Wills for Heroes event scheduled for October 12, 2019 at the Roswell Police Department. This event is sponsored by the State Bar of New Mexico Young Lawyers Division and Paralegal Division. Attorneys will be providing first responders with free wills, Healthcare/financial powers of attorney, and advanced medical directives. Information Next meeting will be September 17, 2019 at City Hall conference room. ADJOURN Meeting adjourned at 6:30 p.m.