Public Safety Committee

Public Safety Committee Meeting Held at City Hall Large Conference Room, Wednesday May 8, 2024 at 4:00 p.m. Notice of this meeting was given to the public in compliance with Section 10-15-4, NMSA 1978 and Resolution 24-02. The meeting convened at 4:00 p.m. with Councilor Julianna Halvorson presiding, Councilor Carlos Marrujo, Councilor Christina Arnold, and Councilor Angela Moore being present. Councilor Chappell absent. Staff present: Mike Mathews, Deputy City Manager; Lance Bateman, Police Chief; Mike Taylor, Deputy Police Chief; Toby Franco, Code Enforcement Supervisor; Chad Cole, City Manager; Karen Sanders, Emergency Manager; Dan Fuller,Deputy Fire Chief; , Amalia Martinez, City Clerk; Della Andazola, Deputy City Clerk; Ramon Villatoro, Animal Services; . Guests: Rita Kane Doerhoefer, Tim Johnson, Abby Hess. APPROVAL OF AGENDA Councilor Moore moved to approve the agenda. Councilor Marrujo was the second. A voice vote was as follows: Councilor Halvorson – yes, Councilor Marrujo – yes, Councilor Arnold – yes, Councilor Moore – yes, and Councilor Chappell being absent. The motion passed 4-0. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Councilor Moore moved to approve the minutes as presented from the April 16, 2024 Public Safety Meeting. Councilor Marrujo was the second. A voice vote was as follows: Councilor Halvorson – yes, Councilor Marrujo – yes, Councilor Arnold – yes, Councilor Moore - yes, and Councilor Chappell being absent. The motion passed 4-0. Councilor Chappell joined the meeting at 4:01 pm. REGULAR ITEMS 2. Consider approval of a one-year contract extension with American Medical Response in accordance to the current contract. Deputy Chief Fuller presented information on extending the current contract for one year with American Medical Response to provide ambulance service to Roswell. Councilor Arnold moved to send to legal committee with a recommendation to place on consent agenda at the June city council meeting. Councilor Marrujo was the second. A voice vote was as follows: Councilor Halvorson-yes, Councilor Marrujo-yes, Councilor Arnold-yes, Councilor Moore-yes and Councilor Chappell-yes. The motion passed 5-0. NON-ACTION ITEMS 3. Resolution 24-XX Condemnations, Mr. Franco, Code Enforcement Supervisor presented Five properties for consideration to be placed on the condemnation list and discussed each property. Councilor Arnold moved to send to legal committee with recommendation to place on consent agenda at the June city council meeting. Councilor Chappell was second. A voice vote was as follows: Councilor Halvorson-yes, Councilor Marrujo-yes, Councilor Arnold-yes, Councilor Moore-yes and Councilor Chappell-yes. The Motion passed 5-0. 4. Consider approval of award recommendation for RFP-24-010 Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment (THIRA) and Stakeholder Preparedness Review (SPR) and for the City Manager to enter into contract with Jensen Hughes. Ms. Sanders, Roswell/Chaves County Emergency Manager presented information on this item. Councilor Moore moved to send to legal committee with recommendation to place on consent agenda at the June City Council meeting. Councilor Chappell was second. A voice vote was as follows: Councilor Halvorson-yes, Councilor Marrujo-yes, Councilor Arnold-yes, Councilor Moore-yes, and Councilor Chappell-yes. The Motion passed 5-0. MONTHLY DEPARTMENT REPORTS Departments presented the committee with their reports and answered any questions. 2. Emergency Management 3. Consolidated Dispatch 4. Fire 5. Community Development 6. Roswell Police Department 7. Fire Marshal PUBLIC PARTICIPATION None. ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 5:00 p.m. Next meeting will be June18th @ 4:00 p.m.