Public Safety Committee

Public Safety Committee Meeting Held at Roswell City Hall Large Conference Room Monday, November 21, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. Notice of this meeting was given to the public in compliance with Sections 10-15-1 through 10-15-4, NMSA 1978 and Resolution 22-14. The meeting convened at 4:30 p.m. with Councilor Julianna Halvorson presiding, Councilor Jeanine Best, Councilor Sanchez, and with Councilor Barry Foster being absent. Staff Present: Mike Mathews, Deputy City Manager; Matt Miller, Chief RFD; Phil Smith, Chief RPD; Toby Franco, Code Enforcement; Alison Herring, PVRCC; Karen Sanders, Emergency Management; Nicole Rogers, Animal Control; Cristina Arnold, City Councilor; Jared Olive, RFD; Terri Harber, RDR; Rebecca Melton; Kevin Maevers, Community Development, Louis Najar, City Engineer and Hess Yntema, City Attorney. AGENDA APPROVAL 1. Councilor Best moved to approve the agenda. Councilor Sanchez was the second. A voice vote was as follows: Councilor Halvorson- yes, Councilor Best – yes, Councilor Sanchez – yes, the motion passed 3-0 with Councilor Foster being absent. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 2. Councilor Best moved to approve the minutes as presented, from the October 18, 2022 Public Safety Committee Meeting. Councilor Sanchez was the second. A voice vote was as follows: Councilor Halvorson – yes, Councilor Best – yes, Councilor Sanchez – yes, the motion passed 3-0 with Councilor Foster being absent. REGULAR ITEMS 3. Condemnation Resolution 22-XX: Councilor Best moved to send Resolution 22-XX, to the full council on the consent agenda, as presented, with a recommendation to approve. Councilor Sanchez was the second. A voice vote was as follows: Councilor Halvorson - yes, Councilor Best – yes, Councilor Sanchez – yes, the motion passed 3-0 with Councilor Foster being absent. NON-ACTION ITEMS 4. Traffic Study Results at 19th & Garden – City Engineer presented the results of the traffic study done at 19th & Garden. After discussion, City Engineer is planning to install rumble strips on the road at the approach to 19th & Garden. 5. Discussion of condemnation process – City Attorney will be working with community development on possible alternatives to demolition, and will be presenting other options to this process for consideration at the next Public Safety Meeting. CHAIR/ANNOUNCEMENTS/MONTHLY REPORTS 6. Monthly Reports for Police, Fire, Consolidated Dispatch, Emergency Management and Animal Control departments are located in the Public Safety Committee agenda packet. 7. Next meeting: December 13, 2022 PUBLIC PARTICIPATION None ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 5:07 p.m.