What was promised, and what happened next.
In May 2026 a board member asked staff to keep a standing spreadsheet of action items, because the online trail map had gone un-updated for over a year. Staff said they would comment at the next meeting. At the next meeting nobody mentioned it — and the member who proposed it was in the room and spoke twice. This is that tracker, built out of the minutes instead of waiting for it.
681 items across 57 digested meetings. An item appears here because the record leaves it open at the gavel. It stays here until a later meeting closes it — and if no later meeting ever mentions it again, that is the finding.
Nobody was assigned
Raised in the room — usually by a member of the public — with no staff response recorded. These are not oversights in our reading; the minutes simply record no answer.
Still vacant. Young Park is in District 3. The record notes the two vacancies but records no action, appointment timeline, or owner for filling them.
Hofacket noted such programs exist nationwide and wondered whether they should be implemented here. No staff response is recorded.
Bradley reported online discussion of kids slipping and falling on a very slick surface with nothing to prevent slipping. No staff response recorded.
Item 7.2 was struck from the agenda by the same motion that adopted it. No reason is recorded, and no date is set for bringing it back.
Pearson said he cannot figure out two trails in the capital budget: "Dona Ana Move Trail" and "University Multiuse Trail." No staff answer is recorded.
Pearson asked what the considerations are for the Armijo Lateral and a HAWK signal at its crossing, the Mesilla Drain Trail connection through the box culvert to Lakeside Drive, and an Armijo Lateral extension from McClure to Palmer. No staff answer is recorded.
Arturo Fierro reported drug use next to the bathrooms and people walking through courts in play, said parents are withdrawing children from the program, and said the courts are good for about two years. He offered USTA funding of $8,000 per court to resurface and up to $35,000 per court to reconstruct, plus an evaluation and renderings from a group he works with. No staff response is recorded; a board member noted that in her regular job people are not allowed to respond to public comments.
Fierro asked to talk further about partnering, saying his organization can provide equipment, and about the afterschool programs. No follow-up commitment is recorded.
Agenda item 11 is a heading with nothing recorded beneath it; no date was set on the record.
The record notes the only street sign on the Outfall Channel Trail is at Doña Ana and that three roads to the west have no markers, and states the need for wayfinding and place markers for safety. No staff commitment is recorded.
Funding sources were listed as capital outlay, some Park Impact Fees, a Paso del Norte Foundation grant, Trails Plus, "and another." The record does not name the last one.
Postponed because there was a problem with the link to read them. No new date was set, and the record does not say who would fix the link.
Raised as a suggestion during the playground presentation, and again by Grandjean and Bradley in board comments. No staff response is recorded.
At-large member Jeremy Williams was absent. The City Clerk's briefing set out the 75% attendance requirement and the three-consecutive-unexcused-absence referral rule in the same meeting; the record does not say whether this absence was excused.
George Pearson asked why four interior lights near the gazebo are gone, and why a neighbor was told the city did not put up the Christmas lights it has hung for the past several years. Staff's project update described reservable programmable lighting and outlets shut off at the breaker after vandalism, but did not answer either question.
Raised in discussion. The city is aware of issues outside the park boundaries, but they are not part of the current project. No remedy or timeline recorded.
Karen Woods, former VAB chairperson, wants to install a wind phone in Veterans Park. No approval, siting decision or staff response is recorded.
Gutierrez named volunteer shortage as an issue for recreation programs. No recruitment plan or follow-up recorded.
A budget has not been approved as of yet. No figure was given and no approval date was recorded.
A suggestion raised in discussion of the engagement report. No staff commitment is recorded in response.
A wall on the west side, ADA access beyond the parking lot, and no-drive-thru closures at Lees Drive/Nevada and Colorado/Lees Drive. Staff responded generally on neighborhood-versus-community balance; no specific answer to any of the four requests is recorded.
Greg Shervanick suggested the board look at the closed session material on the City Council agenda for Monday the 20th. No response from the board or staff is recorded. Bingham separately said the 10:30 a.m. closed session concerns pending or threatening litigation regarding Walnut Skate Park.
Item 5 is headed "Approval of the Minutes April 17, 2025" while the motion under it approves the August 15, 2024 minutes with amendments proposed. The amendments are not recorded and the discrepancy is never addressed.
Raised as a regular occurrence. Staff explained the tank system timer changes twice a year with the time change if not updated right away, and that the other part is how the system is set up. No fix and no date were recorded.
Beard asked that the board be informed of what is being planned before the Fourth of July so it can give input, and likewise on the light parade and the summer food program. No staff response is recorded.
George Pearson asked for a timeline for the sidewalk phase in his neighborhood after the city accepted funding for the next phase. No answer appears anywhere in the record.
Raised by the Las Cruces Dog Park Coalition in public participation. The minutes say staff will address this during staff comments; the staff comment that followed covered only the rules process. No response to the toxic plants is recorded.
The coalition said the park is ADA accessible but there is a slope downward once inside. No staff response is recorded.
Beard said people are shooting up all kinds of things at the gun club and there needs to be security. Bingham said that if there is a concern, have them come meet with staff — no action was assigned.
Listed as in the works but still needing some infrastructure. No owner or date is recorded.
A pole that had been scanned and deemed safe fell at Maag, which Bingham said brought into question the credibility of any and all poles deemed safe. The record contains no plan to re-examine the scanning method itself.
The department received a million dollar bike grant from the state to build a bike park. No site, schedule, or design step is recorded.
Haas described a house piling up garbage for about a year, with neighbors unwilling to report for fear of retribution. Corrales pointed to the anonymous option in the Ask Las Cruces app; no follow-up or referral is recorded.
Beard said the notice calls the flag a garrison flag when it is a holiday flag. No staff response or correction commitment is recorded.
Item 3 records only that the work session ended at 6:17 p.m. Unlike the board's regular meetings, no motion to adjourn, mover, seconder, or vote is recorded.
The orientation was presented and the session closed. The record contains no question taken away by staff, no promise to report back, and no deferred item.
Charles Ochotorena asked that the cap rise from 44 to about 50 and that entry be first come, first serve. Jake Gutierrez responded with a concern about reduced play time per person. No decision, no commitment to review, and no date recorded.
Recorded as in the works. No owner, scope, or date is given.
Grandjean relayed this as a big concern from her district. Staff answered that the Apodaca study covered multiple parks and looked at current trees and proper trees to plant, and that the City has a forester with a crew. No commitment, plan, or report-back is recorded.
No business was discussed. The record does not say what was on the agenda or when the items would be taken up, so nothing is carried forward by name.
Three members are listed present on a seven-seat board. The record names no absent members and does not say whether the remaining seats were filled or vacant.
Parks and Rec will create durable signage; enforcement is up to Codes and Animal Control. No commitment from either of those departments is recorded.
Staff said they are discussing moving to tin rather than fabric, given a one-to-five year warranty and a five-to-eight year lifetime. No decision, cost, or timeline is recorded.
The complex is plumbed for reclamation water but staff said there is not enough reclamation water right now. No remedy or owner is recorded.
Bradley asked why there does not seem to be a plan to shade all the parks, and raised parks with no water and no bathrooms. Staff described what they are doing park by park but no plan, timeline, or owner is recorded.
Beard mentioned other communities have courts that serve both tennis and pickleball. No staff response to that specific suggestion is recorded.
Armstrong asked the board and staff to revisit the policies and procedures, increase flexibility, announce fields released by cancellation, and consider an exception clause by approval of the director. Granillo defended the existing policies as vetted through legal and Council. No motion was made, no staff review was committed to, and no item was set for a future agenda.
Armstrong said all permit directors were e-mailed about the two-week cancellation rule, but that when they cancelled, none were assessed the 25% fee except LCYBA. The minutes record no staff response to this specific point.
Removal is about $32,000 with 24-30 new trees possible. No funding decision, board recommendation or schedule is recorded.
Four to six trees show late signs and some others may be treated. No treatment plan, cost or timeline is recorded.
George Pearson asked on the record for a more complete response including the project budget, the bidding schedule and estimated construction dates. The minutes record no staff response at the meeting and no commitment to provide one.
Pearson relayed the state representative's and senator's comment that the allocated funds must be spent so the state does not call back the funding. No staff acknowledgement is recorded.
Raised by Pearson as funded in 2020 and still not built. No staff response is recorded.
Pearson said the trails have never been celebrated with a ribbon cutting or other City sponsored event, and encouraged the City to highlight them.
Shervanick said Young Park is overused with events every weekend and asked that park rangers police it at its heavy-use time of evening, and that East Mesa be tested with a major event. No staff response is recorded.
Noted as needing paint and being very slippery. It is not a splash pad and staff said policing how people use it is difficult. No repair commitment is recorded.
Hazel Nevarez said staff have a weekly event report that could be published. Raised in response to a permitting misunderstanding; no decision or owner for publishing it is recorded.
Efforts have been made to create a 501(c)(3) group to help get funds for the parks. No status, timeline or owner is recorded.
The subcommittee cannot proceed until the board is full. Districts 1 and 5 are vacant.
Both seats are recorded as VACANT in the attendance list. The vacancies are the stated reason the community outreach subcommittee paused. No appointment process, owner or date is recorded.
Vice-Chair Haas stated that Phil Catanach was not in attendance at last month's meeting and that Judy Barela was representing him. No motion to amend the October minutes on that point is recorded; the motion taken approved the June 15 minutes.
Coppedge listed these as the questions the subcommittee must answer, along with where GO Bond money is being allocated for bathrooms. No staff answer to any of them is recorded at this meeting.
Coppedge said there is contention between LCPS and the Parks Department and that the soccer community has been negatively affected. No staff response addressing the contention is recorded.
Coppedge said gates are locked and people are going without, and that teams are often not able to use the fields due to being locked out. No staff response to the specific lockouts is recorded.
Shervanick asked to have normal and through traffic on Lees Drive from Nevada and Colorado as a temporary measure. No staff response is recorded.
Aaron Lucas reported a lot of tires at Tellbrook Park. No staff response or removal commitment is recorded.
Ward reported issues with port-a-potties, handwashing stations, running water at the fields, and field usage, and said it is hard for teams to find good places to practice. No staff response is recorded.
Ward said a joint use agreement existed between the Soccer Association, Public Schools and the City, and that around 2014 the association was removed from it. No staff response, explanation or commitment to revisit it is recorded.
Ward said a real dream would be a new complex for field usage, quality fields and more coaches, after 15 years without much facility growth. No staff response is recorded.
Shervanick said some veterans are unhappy with the right-of-way. Mathews described the two access points and said a publicly funded parking lot cannot be designated solely for one group. No process for addressing the veterans' objection is recorded.
Granillo noted another community uses retired police and codes officers to patrol daily to give education. No decision, cost or follow-up is recorded.
Staff said there are no significant funds for enforcement and funding would need to be sought. No source, amount or owner was identified.
The plan contains the rule signage, wording, non-emergency number and ordinance citation for trails and parks, but staff said it has no funding to implement. Staff noted Recreational Trails Program grants can sometimes be followed by construction grants; no application was committed to.
Granillo said the thin metal or plastic valve parts expand in heat, hold the expanded shape overnight, and leak, and that better parts are needed in the fountain. No procurement or funding was identified.
The minutes record a resident who has concerns about water fountains but did not attend the meeting. The concerns themselves are not stated and no follow-up is recorded.
Granillo reported struggling vegetation on the Triviz trail with possible herbicide damage. No investigation or follow-up is recorded.
Mathews stated there is no funding for the whole system as of yet. No source was identified and no board or staff follow-up is recorded.
Greg Shervanick suggested buying insurance with park impact fee money so vandalism or fire damage can be paid for quickly, citing the fire at the park on Espina two weeks earlier and the need to replace the play equipment. No staff response is recorded.
Shervanick suggested this board be recorded in a visual context so everyone can look at it in a visual sense. No response is recorded.
Shervanick implored the board to speak to City Councilors and ask them to vote for the fee increase for the department. No board action or response is recorded.
Board Member Haas requested more literature to give out at outreach events. No staff response is recorded.
Mathews said of the Disk Golf Course and Safe Haven Playground Council items that "the name issue did not come up at that meeting." Nothing in this document says what the name issue is, or whether it is resolved.
Vice-Chair Engle raised with his Council representative how much maintenance is required to keep up new equipment. Granillo concurred, citing the $14,000 cost of replacing a vandalized slide taken from something else. No action recorded.
Kevin Armstrong stated the contract approved April 19, 2021 provides for penalties if not completed, and asked what penalties have been or will be applied. No answer appears anywhere in the record.
Julie Perceful proposed the board relook at the missing playground equipment or that the department fund it. Staff answered with the park's design history and said the project is completed. No commitment to revisit is recorded.
Greg Shervanick requested verbatim recording again. No response recorded — the second consecutive meeting at which he has asked and no answer appears.
Vice-Chair Engle suggested looking into how to deal with dangerous biological waste and educating volunteers on it. No owner assigned in the record.
Montgomery's concern that facilities come online without a maintenance component was answered with the CIP office and the 2022 GO Bond. Granillo separately suggested a GO Bond with maintenance in perpetuity. No action was taken on either.
Board Member Haas asked if it was possible to share the PowerPoints presented. No answer is recorded.
Vice-Chair Engle stated frustration that the Veterans parking lot has not happened yet. No staff response is recorded.
Gregory Shervanick recommended meeting minutes be verbatim. No board or staff response is recorded, in a set of minutes that was itself summarized from memory because the transcriptionist's file did not process.
The Southern New Mexico Trail Alliance said it is available for partnership with other trail managers and for trail expansion opportunities. No staff response and no follow-up are recorded.
The transcriptionist's file of this meeting did not process. Nothing in the record says whether the recording was recoverable, whether any other record of the meeting exists, or what was done to prevent a recurrence.
Asked whether the department had considered one, given the City uses NMSU's. Staff have looked into it but not purchased. It was suggested it would "fund itself." No follow-up assigned.
People recently came to discuss a hiking program that had been done; the department does not currently have staff with that expertise. Nothing further recorded.
A business card with a blank space on the back for insertion of a name is described as needed/wanted. No one is assigned to produce them and no date is given.
The City Clerk's advice removed board members' personal e-mails from the City website in favor of one general address; Chair McClure expressed a preference for a more direct-to-member mail mechanism. The record shows no answer to that preference.
The document is headed "Amended Minutes" and is a separate Laserfiche entry from the same date's work session record. Nothing in the text identifies the amendment, the earlier version it amends, or the meeting at which the amendment was adopted.
Discussion of the need for routine schedules for restrooms, lights and pathways, and a system to follow up on work orders, particularly in older areas. No owner or date is recorded.
Shervanick asked whether the ordinance, if enacted, would be retroactive to trees removed or fallen in the last year. The recorded answer describes future practice and does not address retroactivity.
Read into the record by Vice-Chair Engle for a second consecutive month. Carril asked where the quality of life money is going regarding ADA access, and said there has been no movement on the certified ADA actions submitted June 22. No staff response was recorded at this meeting.
Engle proposed signs identifying the Monumental Loop route where it passes through Las Cruces, and relayed the Southern New Mexico Trail Alliance's idea of a nearby mountain bike skills course. No staff response to either was recorded.
Engle proposed, for transparency, a list of facilities that are not compliant or having issues, with status and visible progress. Chair McClure agreed. No staff commitment to produce the list was recorded — Delgado's answer went to the ADA Coordinator's inspections instead.
Coppedge asked whether the number of programs offered in an area correlates with the amount of vandalism, and whether cleanup resources might be redirected toward programming instead. No staff response was recorded.
The year finished with 25 lifeguards where at least 32 were needed, closing one outdoor pool during the week. The new 50-meter pool will need a minimum of 38. No hiring plan was recorded.
Engle said he stated agenda item 4.2 while looking at the May 26 document and stated the wrong date. Schuller suggested correcting these minutes once received. Delgado said she was comfortable that they are fine even by accident, that staff will check, and that it can be brought back if needed. Nothing was corrected on the record.
Gajewski said the adopted master plan removes it, replacing it with an information building and additional restrooms, and acknowledged it would be hard to explain to citizens who use it. Chair McClure asked what he would tell neighborhood residents; the answer recorded is that the master plan states it would go away. No public process on the playground is recorded.
Chair McClure suggested it might be a good faith effort to hold a public meeting before the name change to get input from users of the space. Gajewski said no public hearing has been held and it has not been a requirement, and that going before Council would entail one. Nothing was scheduled.
Both the Veterans Advisory Board and this board raised additional and more prominent signage as a short-term measure. No commitment, count or date is recorded.
161 spaces planned upon acquisition of funding. The funding is not identified in this meeting.
Chair McClure, having attended the Capital Improvements Advisory Committee where Frank Carril also spoke about master plan issues, suggested an update on Apodaca. No one is recorded as accepting the task.
The Chair's amendment to the May 26 minutes records a request from the family to have the placard included. The record contains no staff response and no action.
Three of seven seats remain vacant for the third consecutive meeting in this run, with a fourth member absent; the board again ran on a bare three-member quorum.
Carril alleged the city wastes roughly one-third of GO Bond money by issuing RFPs rather than bidding, said it did so 60 times, named the $1.2 million parks package and a $6 million East Mesa project, and said he has documentation and an affidavit. Staff's only response on the record was that there is a GO Bond update later in the agenda. No one answered the allegation.
Engle asked who pays if the erosion control fails in a bad monsoon. The answer recorded is that an act of God is the owner's responsibility and the erosion control is designed for a 100-year storm, with the actual storm definition determining responsibility. Shervanick separately said he hopes the tiered watershed device does not come back to the board as a liability.
The Chair reported chaos and a two-hour wait at the April 30 in-person registration with nearly 400 people. Catanach said staff did not anticipate the turnout. No corrective plan is recorded.
Armstrong said he warned two years ago that pine trees were dying from the top down and got no response from the person he thought was responsible; the trees are now halfway down and the infected ones need to be cut. No staff response to this point is recorded.
Harvath said the lighting needs fixing and has been raised a couple of times, and that rule boards should be more specific, carry ordinance numbers, and be posted at each gate. No staff response is recorded.
Three of seven seats are vacant and a fourth member was absent, so the meeting ran on a bare three-member quorum. The record contains no discussion of filling them.
Chair McClure explained pre-approval cannot be done because the member being voted in cannot count toward the quorum that votes them in. The item was moved off the action agenda and no motion followed; the record leaves the problem unresolved.
Fields 11 and 12 were removed from the fee schedule; Delgado said the city is still actively seeking the lease and legal is still working on it. Chair McClure asked whether Legal could come explain their process, saying the lease issue "has been going on forever." No commitment to schedule Legal is recorded.
Shervanick said a solar oxidation device exists that would serve a three-acre pond and emailed the Chair about it that day. No staff response to this suggestion is recorded.
Shervanick asked what budget will come out of the general fund to water the trees for the next thirty years. Granillo described the watering method but gave no cost. The question is not answered in the record.
Shervanick said 15 parks are to be built in the next 24 months and the department does not have the staff to maintain them. No staff response to this point is recorded.
Mr. Shervanick said the new hipped corrugated roof at the top of the hill will send rainwater down to the pond and erode the hill, that there is no way to control a heavy rain at the angle the blueprints show, and that Public Works said it was fine and would think about listening. The record shows no engineering answer.
Ms. Mathews said a punch list item remains to repair the slides before the park can be accepted, and that she suggested the developer place barriers. Chair McClure suggested signage explaining this; no one is recorded accepting that task.
Mr. Granillo reviewed organization response and organizations that still need to complete the process. The minutes do not name them, count them, or set a deadline.
Mr. Thompson asked whether the annual water consumption of the average household is known. Mr. Catanach said he did not know. Board members supplied their own figures — McClure about 5,000 gallons, Thompson 3,000 gallons per month per person — and no staff figure was provided.
Mr. Thompson asked whether a catch tank is possibly in the works. Mr. Catanach said it has been looked into, costs as much as the splash pad, but might be done in the future, especially if the pressure is there. No commitment or timeline.
Mr. Engle asked whether the area where the non-recirculating pad drains is where sewage water gets reclaimed for landscape use. Mr. Catanach did not know; Ms. Mathews said the wastewater in the Metro Verde area is not reclaimed but is slated for that in the future in the Utility's plans, without a date.
Mr. Thompson asked what the projected offset revenue would be. Ms. Delgado said at this point no — the aim per the Fees and Charges policy is 33% recovery, which she said is not currently reached at the aquatic center or outdoor facilities because fees are very low. No projection was provided.
Chair McClure said Councilor Gandara would like to know how other programs — for example Mano y Mano — could aid Parks and Recreation. No owner is named in the record.
Mr. Engle asked whether another internet provider would be able to use the infrastructure installed by Comcast after the three-year contract if the City decides not to continue with Comcast. Mr. Nunez said this is a question that needs to be asked to Comcast. The record does not show it being answered.
Ms. Schuller asked whether the Philippou lawsuit was in District 5. Ms. Delgado said to her knowledge she believed all of Philippou's building happened in District 5, but is not certain. Not resolved on the record.
Mr. Thompson asked whether the prohibition on using impact fees for maintenance is a statewide issue and not just local. Ms. Delgado said yes, but is not certain. Ms. Mathews said it is her understanding that park impact fees are regulated by State law through the Legislature. Neither cited a statute.
Schuller asked how the department foresees the capital needed to keep improvements going as new projects come online. Delgado said this has been discussed and a maintenance fund would need to be found to continue. Nothing was assigned.
Chair McClure asked whether Parks and Recreation will get a reprieve on PEAK measures due to COVID-19. No answer is recorded in the minutes.
The trail had to end at Burn Lake for the time being because farmers near NM28 who sit on the EBID board do not want the trail behind their orchard and plant. No path to resolution is recorded.
Whether an alignment off surface streets will be actively pursued; whether GO bond funding will still be available in future for a pedestrian bridge across the lateral and signals at crossings like Picacho; and whether an interim HAWK at 4th Street could later be moved to a Picacho crossing at the park. No answer to any of the three is recorded.
Carol Sherick asked the department to state the criteria definitively, citing frustration with moving criteria. Delgado said the gating criteria come from the State and the Department of Health. No specific reopening threshold for courts is recorded.
Asked in at least eight separate emails, naming Albuquerque, Alamogordo, Ruidoso, Silver City, El Paso and NMSU. Delgado said she cannot speak for other cities and does not know whether they were asked to submit a plan. Sherick asked in advance that this answer not be repeated.
Asked by Rob McCorkle, Larry Mastic and Laura Smart. Mastic said players have been sweeping the courts themselves since reopening and the city has done nothing in this regard to date. No answer is recorded.
Cindy Carril asked who was polled, when, and how many, and said she would like an answer. Several writers said the pickleball community was never consulted. No answer is recorded.
Radel Bunker-Farrah asked whether three original players plus a substitute may use a reservation; Deana Jay asked whether one person may reserve alone or whether four names are required; Laura Smart asked what happens when an out-of-town player fills a doubles court. No answer is recorded.
Maggie Winter asked why bathrooms are closed when a bathroom is not a place to congregate; Cindy Carril said porta-potties are a necessity; Carol Sherick and Laura Smart noted other cities' courts have open restrooms. No answer is recorded.
Maggie Winter said she has not seen a request for public comment on the park improvement portion as there was for the East Mesa design, and asked why. No answer is recorded.
Winter asked how to see specifics and whether shade structures and seating are included; Smart asked when the rehab begins, how long the courts close, where players go during construction, whether contractors signed a time-limit agreement, and asked for transparency with Highland Enterprise; Carril asked why the completion date is a year away after two years of talk. No answer is recorded.
Laura Smart asked when construction begins and whether pickleball players will have any say in the design of the courts. Trevino's update lists the East Mesa Public Recreation Complex among the eight GO bond projects but the minutes record no start date.
Proposed a volunteer park service aide covering safety liaison, security officer, community educator and customer service, and offered to expand on the idea. He also asked again for extended park hours before dawn and after dusk, with lighting costs built into new parks such as the two new dog parks. He wrote that he looks forward to the board's response. No response is recorded — the second meeting running.
Pat Martinez asked whether anyone from the Las Cruces Players Association sits on the board. No answer is recorded.
This document records that the Chair read all emails submitted regarding the pickle ball and tennis scheduling change, and that Nevarez read one more. It names no writer and records no point any of them made. The city's other filing of the same meeting attaches all of them.
Asked whether the board would consider hiring staff to monitor security at all city parks, and whether it would consider lighting at parks and staying open after dusk. The minutes record that the emails were forwarded to the board; no answer to either question is recorded.
Both Delgado and Nevarez said they could not check the public comment inbox from their remote sites during the meeting. Both dog park votes were taken before the inbox was read. No fix is recorded.
Harrison's comment, concurred with by Chair McClure, made after the motion to approve. Not incorporated into the motion, and no staff response is recorded.
Thomas Winter wrote that there has been no detailed accountability for costs of the individual elements of these projects from the beginning, and that the public needs to know the breakdown of all the elements. The minutes record no response to that request.
Radnovich said about 60 acres; Fuller said closer to 75 acres. No reconciliation is recorded. Phase one acreage was given as probably around 30 acres, pending interstitial space and parking.
Chair Harrison's recommendation, made during the discussion. The minutes record no response from the design build team and no change to the plan the board then accepted.
Chair Harrison asked both when work would start and, once started, how long to completion. The recorded answer covers only the start. The completion question is not answered.
Contreras said improvements would be prioritized based on public input received from this meeting as well as budget, and the minutes record that no public input was received via the requested email. No further input opportunity is recorded.
Reyes asked whether there are plans to further address the birds on the light covers, and whether that would be handled before the courts are done or after with heavy machinery on the courts. The minutes record no answer.
Arturo Gonzalez put the tradeoff to the room — ultimate (cushioned), professional (less cushion), or paint with grip — and asked which was preferred. The minutes record no answer from the board or the public.
Chair Harrison said he did not think his question was answered. The minutes record an unattributed response that all that was received in the request for proposal was a list of projects, and that no priorities had been heard.
Two of the five public comments could not be addressed within the project budget and were left to a possible future expansion the design allows for. Heyer said an additional body of water would require added support space. No funding path recorded.
Harrison reported reflectors and no-trespassing signs newly placed. Delgado said it could be E.B.I.D. or D.O.T. and offered no confirmation. Mathews said staff has been in discussion with the E.B.I.D. Engineer and that E.B.I.D. determines which side of the lateral the City gets. The question of who placed the markings was not answered on the record.
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Engle's suggestion to have local artists do crosswalk art at residential crossings. Delgado said the Hadley sidewalk art is experimental and required permission from Streets, and that Parks and Rec must first show it will not cause issues before doing more.
Delgado said staff will try to host a ribbon cutting at the end of October and will notify the board of the date. The park is completely closed and has not been turned over to the City; parts are delayed.
Granillo said more patrolling is what would help and that he asked city management to check with LCPD. Delgado said she emailed the Police Chief and that a liaison process is being created under CAPRA. McClure requested an update at the next meeting on what LCPD proposes.
Montgomery asked for the cost difference. Delgado said she needs to check with Facilities, who maintain building structures in parks, and will bring the information forward next month.
Schuller's request. Delgado said an app exists and staff are working out how to put an interactive map on the department's web pages, which are being redone to go live January 2023.
Two board members reported feeling unsafe with children near the disc golf players. Delgado said Sunrise Terrace is the only park with baskets and they will be moved once the nine-hole course opens, which should happen this calendar year. Coppedge asked whether an NMSU collaboration on a full 18-hole course is possible; no answer was recorded.
Tabled so Delgado can present to the Veterans Advisory Board the following Tuesday and bring back their answers on why the name change, what it gets them, what the end goal is, what would make the park different, and what specific changes they want. She said she will add two more: what are the next steps, and how to enforce.
Chair McClure said she has heard two different phrases and asked for clarification. Delgado said it will be discussed more for clarity and depends on what the veterans want to accomplish.
Vice-Chair Engle said the master plan still includes the playground while the Veterans Advisory Board was told it was definitely going to be removed, and questioned the conflicting information. Delgado said the master plan can be brought back to the Veterans Advisory Board to clarify. No date was set.
Chair McClure asked to get LCPD and vandalism data for the next meeting, covering the effect of the cameras. Delgado reported two incidents since installation and said non-emergency had been asked for more, but no response was received before this meeting.
Delgado said it is being discussed internally, that parking is constrained by a steep embankment on one side and private property on the other, and that it will need further discussion and be addressed via the Veterans.
Frenger closes when the Regional Aquatic Center opens in January 2023. The master plans, once finalized and taken to Council, each show something different done with the pool — "looks like a splash pad of some sort."
Delgado said she will present next month on the budget including the CIP, items approved by City Council, and the strategic plan, which still needs approval, plus CAPRA accreditation and the board's role in it.
Nine holes; a PO is in place with insurance documents pending, after which a notice to proceed will be received. Hopefully running early fall, maybe end of summer.
Training with New Mexico Game and Fish in mid-June, then species and tonnage to be settled, with stocking the first week of July with catfish.
Chair McClure asked that once the board has a full complement she would like a tour for the board, as the Capital Improvement Advisory Committee received. Three of seven seats remain vacant.
Armstrong asked that quarterly meetings be resumed. Delgado said the last meeting was before the Covid shutdown and staff will start the meetings back. No date is given.
Delgado said the pool has exceeded its life span, is proposed for removal, and would not pass inspection if the 50-meter pool were already online. She said this will come back to the board with more detail.
Chair McClure asked to put collaboration with the bicycle community on the next board agenda; Delgado suggested VELO Las Cruces could talk to the board.
Letters written by Parks and Recreation and the Veterans Advisory Board at Senator Lujan's request and sent out. Delgado agreed to share a copy with the other board members.
Staff is working on a list of the committee members who started the park in 2001 so mementos salvaged from the park can be presented at a photo op.
Schuller asked that staff and the board push it forward to memorialize Maryln Zahler. Delgado said she has discussed it with the Veterans Advisory Board president and will continue to pursue it.
Delgado said no action was needed at this meeting and that next month's board meeting will be used for public input and board questions on the 2021-2022 Fees & Charges / Facility Use Policy red line.
Delgado said the department is in the middle of the budget process and she will bring the budget forward to the board once complete.
At the June 17 meeting Delgado said the red-line Fees and Charges would come back to the July meeting as part of a public meeting, and to the August meeting for action. It does not appear on this agenda and is not mentioned in the record.
Delgado said she has not been able to reach Board Member Guzman and has sent an email to the City Clerk; she will communicate with the Chair as soon as she receives a response. This carries forward from the May 20 meeting, where she committed to reaching out to him.
To come back to the July meeting as part of a public meeting, and to the August meeting for action.
Delgado said she will bring back a presentation on the Cool Corridor in its entirety and will ask Public Works and any other department involved to give a full report on the entire project. Prompted by Shervanick's statement that the stated $2.2 million total cost has grown and that David Sedillo previously promised actual figures.
Delgado said staff is already looking into this, has done research and started discussions, and understands there are issues with the pond that will be addressed as quickly as possible. No date given.
Delgado to reach out to the At Large member, absent from meetings, to see if he is still interested, and provide an update at the next meeting. Raised ahead of Chair and Vice Chair elections.
Delgado said she has not had an opportunity to look into this but will, and hopefully will have information at the next meeting. The minutes do not record what the underlying question was.
Ms. Delgado said she did not have blueprints with her and will have Public Works provide this information at the next board meeting, and separately that she would pass on Mr. Shervanick's roof-runoff and erosion comments and ask Public Works to address them at the next board meeting with the GO Bond update.
Ms. Delgado said she did not have the details Mr. Shervanick shared as it related to speaking to Mr. Viarreal, and will check on this.
Ms. Delgado said a work session will be scheduled to discuss the maintenance impact topic and will let the board know when it will be. No date was given.
Ms. Zahler suggested looking into a program other than inmate crews, since guards have to be present, and asked staff to check how other Parks and Recreation departments in the country handle this. Ms. Delgado said she will look into the parolee possibility and get information from departments across the country.
Ms. Delgado said staff would like to put a recirculatory system in at Metro Verde but will have to find a funding source, and it is on their list of many items. Mr. Catanach separately said a retrofit is very expensive and he does not see it happening.
Ms. Delgado said a presentation on how splash pad water is filtered and cleaned will be given at the next board meeting, per Mr. Montgomery's inquiry.
Ms. Delgado said staff is working on the budget and once the final budget is approved it will be brought back to the board.
A few parcels have been found; staff is working with Land Management to reach out to owners, and with Community Engagement on a neighbor outreach plan for feedback on amenities. No parcel, no outreach date and no dollar breakdown were given.
Ms. Delgado said she emailed the State of New Mexico to ask what kinds of programming and activities can be done in yellow status, to make sure staff understands how certain spaces are defined. No answer is recorded.
Chair McClure asked whether an action item can be done as a board if something like the District 5 park resolution comes up. Ms. Delgado said she is not sure, because it is a resolution from City Council, but will check and get back to the board.
Ms. Delgado said the topic will come back before the board to review what the park will look like, and that she will have an exact dollar amount as this moves forward. The park has to be built by January 2022.
Mr. Montgomery asked for a presentation on cost impact and ongoing maintenance funding, and said he would like to hear from staff what would be the best route — a board request or a drafted letter and possible board resolution. Ms. Delgado said she does not know, because she does not know what will happen next.
Ms. Delgado said staff are working on other things to possibly create other funding sources, and that this will be brought before the board a few months down the road for their help. She also said she will share the idea of a GO Bond question earmarking a perpetual maintenance fund with her supervisor.
Requested by Board Member Montgomery. Delgado said a presentation on how aquatic water is filtered and cleaned will be brought to the board in January or February, with Utilities asked to join.
AARP is giving the city a senior fitness park, going to Council in January, and wants it in place by May 2021. Staff are looking for a space; Parks and Recreation will maintain it.
The BMX Board asked for the same dollar amounts the skate park received. Delgado said she will get them additional information and contacts for legislators, and that about $30,000 would be needed for an assessment before a state ask can be sized.
Delgado said she will reply to each email, answer the questions, and copy the board, trying to respond within 48 hours after the meeting. The document contains no replies.
Harrison twice suggested that the pickle ball and tennis communities be met with and given Covid-safe practices rather than answering every question. Delgado said the department can work with them, but the guidelines used will be the state's. Nothing was scheduled.
Delgado said she will reply to each email, answer the questions, and copy the board, trying to respond within 48 hours after the meeting. No replies appear in this document.
Harrison twice suggested meeting the pickle ball and tennis communities and giving them Covid-safe practices rather than answering every question. Delgado said the department can work with them, but the guidelines used will be the state's. Nothing was scheduled.
Delgado said there could be security lighting but not regular lighting, that this could be changed, and that it could be looked into if the board would like. No one was assigned to look into it and no date was set.
Delgado said no staff is on board after hours and Codes is called when there are issues, and that this is something to look at in the future. Nothing was scheduled.
Chair McClure asked Delgado to forward emails to the board when received. The minutes' closing note records that this was done.
Tabled to the August 20, 2020 meeting by the agenda motion before anything was presented. The board approved a GO Bond project and heard a grant award the same night without seeing the department budget.
Chair McClure asked how much of a dent PPE and sanitation have made. Delgado said things are paid on the front end but a federal COVID grant is coming out that lets the City track expenses for reimbursement. No figure given.
The agreement is in hand and staff meet LCPS July 17, 2020; from there it goes to the LCPS board, the State, and City Council. Harrison confirmed with Delgado that it concerns the soccer fields.
The lease is up after two or three one-year renewals and has to be reopened to see if anyone else is interested. Staff will work with Purchasing to get a request for proposal out soon. No date.
The agreement has been finalized and the basketball court project will be launched in about two to three weeks. This is the tournament sponsorship first raised in the January 16 and February 20 meetings, whose funding was expected to free GO Bond dollars for another project.
Granillo said the ballfields remain closed. Delgado said the team is intact with no furloughs and that ballfield staff are helping with trails. No reopening date is recorded.
Delgado said staff is looking at possibly opening it but that it will be very limited, with a current ratio of 1 to 5 and a lot of issues and regulations that need to be addressed.
Delgado said nothing is on the books to expand or add to the facility and there is no funding source, but it could be considered for the next GO Bond. Montgomery said he would like to see it added to the books. No owner or date was assigned for adding it.
Samuel Ramos's December 2018 complaint remains unresolved. The agreement is with Legal; Delgado said that once it comes back she would address it with the league. Ramos said the January 2020 copy was identical to the September 1, 2019 copy after his review. The board took no action and the minutes record no board discussion of the complaint.
Delgado said league agreements are still with Legal, that language in the Fees & Charges gives the board authority over the leagues, and that this will be going to Council soon. No date given.
Reyes said knowing the schedule in advance matters because it affects tournaments governed by USTA rules. The recorded response was that the schedule can be provided and obtained from Delgado. Barva asked for a ballpark date for Lions Park repair and repainting and was asked to submit her own schedule to Delgado instead.
A sponsor may fund a complete rebuild of the Klein Park basketball court for an August tournament. If it happens, dollars shift to another GO Bond project and Frenger could be added back for pickleball. Maestas said there will be an opportunity to know the status of Klein being paid for, which would allow additional funding.
Delgado said she talked to the Public Works team and that staff is going to take the lead to set up a meeting with the pickleball and tennis players. No date set.
Approved for March 9, 2020, informational only, with a public input meeting March 17 and the refined concept returning to the board for action in April. The record contains no March or April 2020 meeting.
McClure asked whether seating could be placed in the back hallway where the practice rooms are. Delgado said she will check on this.
McClure asked whether budget could be allocated; Delgado said she understands and does need to find budget to make this work. No amount or source identified.
Delgado said a multi-department survey's results had just come in and the data was being reviewed, which put the board's community-meetings idea on hold, and that she wants to go back and address the idea. No date given for reporting the survey results to the board.
Harrison asked if swimming is in the fees policy. Delgado said the fees for the new community pool are not in this policy yet. No date given for when they will be.
Delgado said she has been tasked to go back to City Council to approve an all-inclusive City IPM policy in June of 2020. The IPM committee's first meeting was set for January 29, 2020.
McClure asked whether there was any plaque on how people should treat themselves in the park. Delgado said this is something she is looking into.
A January 28 meeting was set to revisit the Master Plan, which calls for moving the existing basketball court, against a tournament offer that would fund redoing it in place. If it is not moved, Delgado will have to find an alternative location for the tournament.
14 trees in severe decline are to be removed from County Club Park in District One and replaced with more. Outreach and signage are planned and the Councilor will be notified, but the date of the neighborhood meeting has not been finalized.
Delgado said Frenger Pool has serious issues with the water staying warm. Air heaters are being replaced but will not help keep the water warm. No remedy or date recorded.
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Mike Barado of Build X asked when plans will be available to local contractors. Franco Granillo recommended leaving an e-mail address and said staff will respond.
Granillo said staff still need to inventory trees on trails, medians, and some odds of property — probably 15,000 to 18,000 — against a need to plant 80,000 in the next 30 years. No completion date is recorded.
Granillo said staff would be working on some pickleball issues at Apodaca the following week. The issues themselves are not described.
Granillo said he is more than willing to sit down with the two women and go over their lists also. No date is recorded.
Granillo said he is ready to make the signs and put them up, and that staff will move forward with signage and placement of the rules. He also said he will document feedback.
Staff said they would eventually like an ordinance concerning the dog park rules. No timeline recorded.
Survey comments raised parking; staff said they are working on it. No specifics recorded.
Granillo said he will bring the community forester to a board meeting in the near future.
Staff said the community gets two chances at input — the survey going out Monday, and a Parks Board meeting probably a month after the data comes in, possibly November. No date is set on the record.
Staff said that if the community is 70% or more against the rules, Parks and Rec would return to the drawing board. The record does not say how that percentage will be measured, or against what denominator.
Granillo said he has not heard from Steve Armstrong about practice times, field space, and the like. The record does not say who Armstrong is or what will be done next.
The redone rules have been sent to legal for review and reviewed by two presidents of the dog park coalition. They are in draft form and will be e-mailed to board members, and staff are working with the community constituent representative for public feedback. Getting them on the books as an ordinance is an ongoing process, carried over from April 18, 2024.
Franco Granillo hopes to turn the Dog Park Rules into ordinances to give Animal Control more power, plans surveys within a one- to three-mile radius of each dog park, and said he will bring a draft before the board.
Coppedge said he met with Granillo and that "Franco has more information." That information is not presented to the board here, and Granillo is not recorded speaking at this meeting.
Tabled to January 18, 2024 with no discussion recorded. Staff had committed in July 2023 to bring dog park rules to the board in October for review and possible acceptance.
Granillo said Parks has offered to help with scheduling but that the offer has not been utilized, and suggested forming the subcommittee in tandem with the leagues. No follow-up mechanism is recorded.
The parking lot is in bad repair. A culvert underneath it — probably EBID — is a water passage and not City property. Staff will reach out to whoever has oversight of that area to see what they can do. No owner confirmed and no date given.
Fencing and drinking fountains are to be completed December 15th; restroom and concession stand work should be completed by June 30th, funded through legislative funding from the State.
A resident e-mailed photographs of irrigation pipe issues in July; the leaking pipe was fixed only this week. Granillo said the park is under warranty and staff are dealing with the contractor to fix the irrigation issues.
The minutes record that a map with GIS pinpoints of all signage will be sent to the board. No date given.
Missing signage at the underpass near Sam's Club, near Spruce and Telshor, and the Outfall Channel going west near Isaacs — removed, but not by staff. The Triviz area from the water tower through the new traffic circles also seems to be missing some. No replacement schedule is recorded.
Granillo listed social media, utility bill inserts, digital media, YouTube, newspapers, radio, television and movie theater ads, plus a PIO trail video. Haas questioned the return on utility bill inserts; Montgomery advised against them. Bingham said staff will try low-cost options first. No plan was adopted.
Coppedge asked about drinking fountains and bathrooms. Granillo said staff will continue to work on the problems pertaining to facilities. At Provencio/Van Dame a restroom facility is still in the process of being built and installed, and is funded. No date recorded.
Granillo said staff are running out of spaces for trees in parks and might start planting trees on the perimeter. No plan or decision recorded.
Granillo said staff will bring some dog park rules to the board in October for review and possible acceptance.
A booster pump blew its fittings, leaving the complex without water for a period; turf and some trees are suffering. Granillo said staff are trying to get it all back. No completion date recorded.
Vice-Chair Engle asked for an e-mail on everything Granillo covered so he can pass it to his Councilor. No confirmation is recorded.
The ordinance layout is to be presented on the 28th. The board asked to see a copy of the ordinance and the presentation. The document does not name the month.
Samples sent for identification of the suspected mite. Granillo offered results at the next meeting or by email, whichever the board prefers — the record does not say which the board chose.
Proposed rules wait on the Animal Control portion of the city ordinances being reviewed and passed; staff may move the proposed rules forward first. Three public input meetings planned — Burn Lake, the Animal Shelter area, and the current Las Cruces Dog Park. No dates.
One was calendared but Armstrong said he did not see the invite. Granillo said they will continue to be scheduled.
Staff is working on a kiosk process for people without cell phones, to be done with Facilities for electrical and ADA compliance, possibly at the Aquatic Center. No date.
One day of pothole backfill done, a second day of maintenance requested. Parks is working with BLM to acquire the road and right-of-way. The long-term fix has not been decided, pending more study at the range.
Shervanick raised vehicles driving into parks on Easter and ahead of Mother's Day. Chair McClure asked whether there are loading and unloading areas at any park; Delgado said no and that she had made note of it. Granillo separately priced bollards for Young, Apodaca and Veterans parks at $85,000 for the three, not installed, and is looking at boulders or landscaping as alternatives. No decision was taken.
Known distance and long-distance ranges to be improved for ADA accessibility. Granillo said he would like it done toward mid-June, but if not, by fall of this year.
Granillo and Community Forester Jimmy Zabriskie to attend a work session on a proposed Tree Ordinance. Chair McClure asked him to report back to the board; he said he will.
A certified arborist assessment funded by Council; hazardous trees set for removal this coming fiscal year under a three-year tiered plan. No report-back is scheduled.
Granillo said he is putting numbers together for the Sun News and will also send them forward to the board. The figures given verbally were 71 trees in rights of way and medians and 45 to 60 in parks, close to 150 total.
Granillo said he believes the owner-responsibility verbiage was run through legal, but will follow up and provide information by email or an update at the next meeting. He agreed to change the rules to specify female dogs in heat.
The new diffused-air system had not arrived. Staff is running loaned Utilities pumps when oxygen readings run low and is considering purchasing standby pumps.
Granillo said he will bring Dog Park Rules to the next meeting, but had not determined whether it would be informational or an action item.
Mr. Shervanick asked the board to fund one from the Water Smart grant. Mr. Granillo said it was not part of that grant, is a big expense, is more of an agricultural than commercial supply, and that staff is looking into it and will give an update if one can be found. Ms. Mathews said a future Water Smart grant may be a source, but in future years.
Mr. Engle asked whether there are statistics showing actual benefits to participants. Mr. Granillo said he does not have the information but will check with Natalie Green, from Economic Development, and send forward what he finds.
Mr. Granillo said he will report to the board at the next meeting on the maintenance impact to the department — to staff and to budget — when a new facility is received. Chair McClure confirmed the board will hear this next meeting, and said Councilor Gandara wants more detail on the effects of a new park or median.
Three items were left explicitly "to be discussed further": accepting permits for the upcoming year subject to cancellation by Governor's order, using leagues rather than tournaments as the primary scheduling kickoff, and a plan for re-opening.
Granillo will compile another list of winter projects for construction staff, including bollard installation in several parks and more intense trail cleanup around the I-25/University Ave interchange, plus cleaning the lower portion along Triviz.
Granillo will compile another list of winter projects, including bollard installation in several parks and more intense trail cleanup around the I-25/University Ave interchange, plus cleaning the lower portion along Triviz.
The trees are suffering from a mite, citywide and also in El Paso and Albuquerque. Staff will try a spray recommended by Jeff Anderson; if it does not work the trees will be removed later in the year and replaced immediately. No follow-up report scheduled.
Parks, sports field and community forestry staff at 58% and construction staff at 48% against an 80% schedules-met goal. Granillo cited mower downtime and staff being pulled for safety concerns, and said he is looking at increasing temporary staff. No follow-up report requested by the board on the record.
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The play area is in the 2015-16 master plan but is not built. Mathews said staff anticipate it will come back to serve the broader residents in the community. No date.
Las Cruces won $500,000; grant monies are expected to be available this summer. No report-back date is set.
Staff will work with GIS to identify parks without official names and bring groupings of them to the board over the next several months. Roughly 20-30 facilities need names.
The city submitted in the fall for the Trails Plus grant supporting the DA Move Trail and Tortugas Trails and has not heard back. Bingham said $7 million remains unappropriated and the city anticipates receiving it.
Chair Raish asked for a date; staff said not at this time. Disks are ordered and the course is prepared, but the course map — being done locally — is still outstanding.
Mathews said no date is set yet — hopefully the 5th or 7th of December, or the week after — for further discussion on what the community wants to see.
Staff intend to have a grand opening in early December. In September staff had said the course was not open yet, would be finished mid-October, and that no grand opening event was planned.
The designer kickoff was held the day of this meeting; staff are looking at a public meeting kickoff in the second full week of January.
Mathews said construction of tees and holes will be finalized by mid-October including signage, that the course is officially not open yet, and that no grand opening event is planned.
Mathews said the two-acre Twin Parks site in Metro Verde is under construction and "will have an agreement soon," with completion hoped in three months.
Play equipment is on order, hopefully arriving in two to four weeks; demolition of the old equipment follows arrival.
Mathews said she will meet with the consultants on Monday and have an update on the schedule. Storm water management and drainage issues are still being worked.
A $2 million award is anticipated to complete the park's master plan. The grant has not been awarded; staff were asked to do a cultural resources study in preparation.
A very small amount of the NMDOT grant remains and will be spent getting signs out, but Mathews said the decision has not been made yet which parks and trails receive them.
Three option concepts were shown. Drainage issues and the budget are being finalized before an option will be chosen. No decision date recorded.
Mathews has a manufacturer's quote for the playground equipment and still needs a quote from the certified playground installer. Equipment is expected to take eight to 12 weeks to arrive.
Mathews needs to get an RFP for design before proceeding. NMSU's new planner is aware of the project and may help speed the process. No date.
Three bid attempts have failed: one rescinded, two bids rejected over a missing form, and a third round with no bids. A near-final design is to be presented to PRAB in May, after the April 6 public meeting.
A draft strategy report exists; the next stage is a final strategy report covering color scheme, sign appearance, fonts, information by sign type, and sign placement guidance. No date given, and no commitment to bring it to the board.
Board invited to a public input meeting on February 23, 2023 and told a second is set for April 6, 2023, both at the Regional Aquatic Center. No commitment to report the results back to the board is recorded.
Grant funding awarded; planning and design to start in the Fall. Grant amount, source and project cost are not recorded, and no return date to the board is set.
Funding is slightly less than the engineer's estimate for the University-to-Las Cruces High School phase; staff said they may need to seek additional funding when they go out to bid.
Approximately $140,000 is available to complete construction. Staff are working on how to phase construction to fit the budget while seeking additional budget.
Not a top priority; Mathews said they will fit it in if they can monetarily, and Chair McClure agreed to call it a "mini priority."
The current rendition has not been presented to the neighborhood yet; another public hearing will be held. The budget is already approved and on the CIP.
Both Mathews items were pulled at agenda approval and moved to July 21, 2022.
Staff working with NMDOT and EBID; Mathews has a meeting with EBID on June 10. Delgado described the GO Bond trails as a struggle because farmers and homeowners do not want the trail behind them.
Mathews said Public Works storm water capacity work will likely change the south end, so the accepted plan will not be fully implemented there and will have to be adjusted. No revised plan is scheduled to return to the board.
Mathews said she noted the board's comments against splash pads and about accommodating lacrosse bicycle races, and that minor edits can be made. Chair McClure also asked for a sidewalk converted to a bike lane at Frenger and a more dedicated crosswalk at crossing #12 at Gomez. The plans were accepted before any edits were made.
Engle reported a hole where a tree once stood across Main Street from Ikard's as a trip hazard and liability. Mathews said she would make note of it to address as soon as possible. No date.
A master plan is being done, tied to the Amador Proximo document and to a suggestion that the city purchase surrounding land. Anticipated to go to Council by June 2022; it must come to this board for recommendation first.
Next step is a request for proposals for design work per the existing master plan, to occur late summer 2021, with about six months of design and six to nine months of construction after that. The project is ranked third once the prioritization is confirmed.
Staff is seeking a date to take the revised RFP back to the committee for final input before soliciting proposals.
Ms. Mathews said staff are getting close on determining the contractor for the design build, anticipated sometime in May.
Ms. Mathews said the cultural resources study is completed and results should be received any day, leading to next steps of being offered the grant and acceptance of the grant.
Ms. Mathews said design is nearly complete and staff anticipate bringing it forward to the board at next month's meeting.
Mathews said the board's recommended location is taken forward to City Council for approval on the agreement, the location, and then construction and installation. The record does not state a date for that.
The skate community wants the $845,000 renovation grant and the $100,000 new-park design grant swapped. Mathews said this would require state legislative action and puts both grants at risk of being taken back or denied for reallocation, and that there seems to be quite a bit of support. No board position was taken.
The Armijo Lateral permit has been submitted; Mathews is working on it. The Las Cruces Lateral permit is next.
Mathews said the assessment report on the existing skate park is being finished so the renovation can begin as soon as state funding becomes available this fall.
Mathews said she will report on the construction and bidding process within the next two to three months and let the board know when construction will start.
Mathews said the assessment report on the existing skate park is being finished so the renovation can begin as soon as state funding becomes available this fall.
Mathews said she will report on construction and bidding within the next two to three months and let the board know when construction will start.
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Staff plan to meet with transit, LCPD, Fire, and Parks to identify possible new parade locations. Beard asked to be involved in the discussions before the next parade and for the city to present to the PRAB so the board is involved in decisions. Bingham said staff bring an overview to the board but generally do not ask it to approve the event; no commitment to a presentation is recorded.
Robert Nunez said staff will get a proposal completed for an entertainment vendor and is trying to involve multiple vendors — the library, Visit Las Cruces, the museums.
A discussion with the nutrition division about utilizing public parks is planned; the state grant is currently specific to school properties only.
Staff are working closely with LCPS on an MOU to expand the after-school programs and to address 3rd grade swimming opportunities. Seven of ten after-school locations are already at capacity.
A staff of six against a budgeted staff of nine, covering Hatch to Sunland Park, Chaparral and Anthony. No hiring plan or timeline is recorded.
The $578,000 Youth Development and Divergent award was described as recently notified and awarded, and going through the process of getting signatures.
In answer to Bradley on college applications, staff said they are working on a near-peer program. No timeline is recorded.
Still in the application process; Nunez said notification is expected end of March or early April.
Staff and the grants office are completing the application, and are meeting with Gadsden Independent School District, Hatch Valley Public Schools and Las Cruces Public Schools to identify services the City can offer.
An upcoming dumpster day is set for a Saturday in November, with open-topped dumpsters placed throughout the City for a fall cleanup. Specifics will be e-mailed; no date was given at the meeting.
Nunez said the Youth Development and Diversion Program is preparing for the CYFD application process, looking at a three-year period, providing services as they currently do throughout the county.
Nunez said staff will bring Keep Las Cruces Beautiful to the board next month.
Nunez said staff will provide the entire City budget and bookmark the Parks and Recreation pages specifically, more itemized, for the board's viewing. No date given.
Nunez said the study is being worked on with hopes of completion by the end of the calendar year, in conjunction with the Realize City standards and rezoning work.
Nunez said there are discussions on how to assist the skate community during construction of the renovated skate park. Construction is projected to run August 2023 through May 2024.
Item 7.2 did not happen because C. W. Ward was not present. Board Member Coppedge said he hopes Ward does come and present, and raised gates not being unlocked in a reasonable time. Nunez said the City will reach out to Ward and discuss utilization of City properties.
Shervanick said LCPD has been asked to put up signs stating the parking lot is for the benefit of park users and is not a public parking lot. Nunez later said they have requested help with parking from the police. No decision on signage recorded.
Nunez said a survey is being run with a contractor through the City Manager's office, and that a work session for the board is possible in that process. No date given.
Nunez said staff are looking into funding for security in some locations, tennis and pickleball.
Asked about protection from all-terrain vehicle access at East Mesa, Nunez said there have been discussions about bollards and/or large boulders. No decision recorded.
The policy did not go before Council immediately after being presented to the board at the end of last year. It is now in the queue and will hopefully be on the Council agenda sometime next month. No confirmed date.
Parks and Rec received $2 million for park improvements, will start with La Llorona Park restrooms, and says three other parks are on the list. The three are not named. Three years to spend the funds.
Application submitted about two weeks ago; a three-person review team works on it over the next ten weeks, with a possible mid-June site visit and a possibility they will want to talk to board members.
The FY24 budget goes to a work session next week, with Parks and Rec staff attending to answer questions. No commitment to report the outcome back to the board.
The packet contained the 2020 organization chart. Nunez said an update will be provided upon staff completing it. No date given.
Nunez said these will be provided to the board in the future. Maps of the new Council Districts have not been released yet.
Nunez met with a member of the public, gathered information, and said discussion will continue and that this could maybe be an agenda item for the February board meeting. Not a commitment on the record.
Nunez said the supervisor was recently hired and the application is going back out to students, with the aim of having the Youth Board in place by the first of the new year.
Free since December 2021 as a COVID transition approved by Council. Staff is looking to resume charging — $400 a semester after school, $200 a month summer — beginning in the fall, presenting to Council sometime in the fall for further direction.
The new Teen Connection Supervisor will roll into the summer, with advertisement for the Youth Board going out at the beginning of the school year.
Revised, and to move forward with this board once the new Teen Connection Recreation Services Supervisor is hired.
Chair McClure asked whether the City's proof-of-vaccination-or-mask requirement applies to the board. Nunez said he would inquire, and that all boards would follow City Council's lead.
Staff is working with the City's I.T. Department, Legal, and Comcast to see if this can be accomplished in the near future. Seven Parks and Recreation and four Senior Program facilities were identified.
Mr. Nunez said he will have Mr. James Woods, KLCB Coordinator, make a presentation at the next board meeting on the Youth Conservation Corp mural project.
The $41,000 grant was approved and goes to Council in September.
The $41,000 grant was approved and goes to Council in September.
Nunez said remote learning affects programming, that he is reaching out to LCPS about access to the schools, and that he hopes to get something started for the fall. No plan or date on the record.
Six crew members aged 16 to 24 to be hired, positions advertised soon, with a December 31 project completion deadline. Locations still being identified with the Public Arts Coordinator; the Kohl's underpass is one under consideration.
The JCP supervisor was in Albuquerque during the meeting to learn whether the contract for future years has been renewed. The State is doing two- to four-year contracts with all the Continuums. No result reported back at this meeting.
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The work session promised in May now has a plan but no motion: Bingham suggested the August 20 regular meeting be limited to the election of the chair, with the Young Park work session held right afterward, and the board deciding at its conclusion whether another session is needed. The record leaves open whether it is a special meeting or a discussion item.
Amezquita's May proposal for a permanent agenda item tracking every open action, on which staff were to comment "at the next meeting." It does not appear anywhere in this record — not on the agenda, not in staff comments, not in board member comments, and Amezquita did not raise it again.
Bradley's May request for a presentation on plans to increase the department's income. Not mentioned in this meeting.
The city is evaluating its sponsorship policy and hopes to be able to do sponsorships next year for the Electric Light Parade and possibly the entire Fourth of July weekend.
Staff to find an acceptable date for a work session before September 17. Requested because the board is short-handed and the subject is in-depth.
Amezquita's proposal for a permanent agenda item tracking every open action with originator, date, title, description, and point of contact. Staff to comment at the next meeting.
Raised as not updated in over a year — the example that motivated the tracking spreadsheet. Raised again by Bradley in board comments.
Bradley asked whether the board could discuss or receive a presentation on plans to increase the department's income.
Staff directed to provide more information: other names, the MPO's Active Transportation Plan trail alignments, and maps of existing trails.
Vice-Chair Haas said the December minutes were not put on the agenda and so could not be added to this one. She asked that they be approved at the next meeting. Bradley added that the board did not vote on minutes last month.
George Pearson said the trail map on the city website is obsolete and does not show the GO Bond trails. Staff stated it is being worked on; no date was given.
Staff is asking for money for a trails plan; Doña Ana County is running its own trails planning process and the city could partner with it. No amount, source, or decision point is recorded.
Signage is very expensive and not currently funded. Staff said signage is not appropriate while the site is under construction. No funding source or date recorded.
The proposed three-acre park will be phased because funding is limited. No phase schedule or funding source recorded.
The playground is in the master plan to be returned. No date recorded, and it sits against the veterans' objection to a playground at that park.
A section on the map that looks like parking lot is a privately owned business and needs to be marked. No correction date recorded.
A question was raised on whether park rangers are effective; the program has not started yet, so there is no data.
Provisions in the conditions of approval on the plat with White Sands Construction include a trail and park space; no more development can be done until the plans are worked out.
Signs are being discussed at Parks and Rec because there are two East Mesa recreation areas. Staff said they will see if they can have a quick sign done in the meantime.
Board Member Beard asked that the forthcoming pickleball presentation include all of the pickleball courts and also cover tennis. The presentation itself is referred to as already planned but is not scheduled anywhere in this record.
Shervanick asked whether the transfer for the land purchase at Motel, Bruins, and Highland is part of the original deal or additional money, and said it passed City Council as a consent item without public knowledge. Staff said the amount seems high, possibly $1,819,000, that it has been on Council a couple of times, and that they will look into it. No date to report back is recorded.
The current project is only the gazebo, funded by state capital outlay. Staff said they are seeking additional funding for the walkways. No amount or timeline is recorded.
Board Member Tellez said the meeting felt heavy and asked for more input from staff going forward. Vice-Chair Haas asked staff to send materials such as weekly calendars and upcoming events in advance. No commitment is recorded.
Staff are leaning toward food trucks rather than a concession stand but have not decided, citing an unresolved problem in designing a space for them. More information will be forthcoming.
Google lists the splash pad as open 24 hours. Staff said the only way to update it is by contacting Google through a regional person; the Las Cruces website hours are accurate.
The El Paseo trail is federally funded, with many obstacles for contractors working on federal projects, so it is coming along slowly. No schedule is given.
Asked how to prevent a repeat in 10-12 years, staff said they will look at and assess other systems within the aquatic center to see if any are at risk. No date or reporting-back commitment is recorded.
The policy was approved with language on bathroom use and the field rental process to be added afterward, then sent by e-mail for review before going to City Council in May. The record does not show the language, a deadline, or who drafts it.
Recorded at item 4 as not ready: "February 16, 2023 PRAB will be ready next month due to technical difficulties."
The board requested a further funding breakdown "just for more complete understanding" after the General Fund / grants / Telshor Fund explanation. No commitment to a date is recorded.
Fees and charges will be brought back to this board because after the pandemic the fees need to be placed back into the policy. No date given.
Chair McClure asked to see a draft with questions by the next meeting. Staff said they can work on a survey internally and do some research.
Vice-Chair Engle asked how the board can help the department find grants and resources, and what the challenges and hurdles are. Staff said they will touch base with grants staff.
A work session for onboarding new members, probably in January, with staff putting together a packet based off the ordinance.
McClure asked staff to tell the board within the next couple of days how they will merge with the Mayor's emergency proclamation and how the board can respond, so a decision can be made before the next meeting. She said the board has no safe space to go to and the safest thing is to meet online.
Rittenberry asked that information on the court surface be sent to her and was told the USTA manual would be sent. No confirmation or date recorded.
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Still not made. Carried from May 21, where it was tabled to September 17. Harrison-Rogers said the decision deadline was postponed until September; staff have refined three concepts for the board's consideration.
Postponed by motion to the August PRAB meeting. Amezquita said family may require an extended leave of absence; Bingham said Jeremy Williams, absent from this meeting, stated he would be willing to serve. Harrison-Rogers' suggestion of voting in a temporary Chair was not acted on.
Tabled to a date certain. The board must still choose among renovation, hybrid, and reimagined — or a modified combination.
Deferred to May's meeting for want of members present. Three seats are termed out.
Postponed to a date certain. The board must still recommend a name, or names, to City Council. The date it was postponed to — March 19 — was then vacated when the meeting moved to March 30.
Councilor and mayor presentations to be e-mailed to the board. The board is asked to review them and produce a list of where visions overlap with department needs, and to arrive at the March meeting fully prepped, with the hope of making a formal recommendation to Council.
Laura Haas will not be in town for November 20 and will need somebody to run the meeting. Aracely Tellez said she is tentative; November 13th was raised as a possible alternative date.
Districts 1, 5, and 6 were absent. The record does not say whether the absences were excused, and the meeting was chaired by Board Member Bradley rather than a chair or vice-chair named as such.
Bingham said elections for chair and vice-chair will be held next month.
The city asked the board for suggestions for parade marshals. No names are recorded.
Chair Raish proposed a board field trip touring some of the parks in place of the February 20 meeting. The record contains no motion, no second, and no vote on the proposal.
Board Member Tellez (District 3) is recorded absent. The record does not say whether the absence was excused.
The appended conceptual design deck lists the board's options as approve, disapprove, amend, or table. Those materials belong to the January 16, 2025 packet; this meeting took no action on them.
The rules were presented as a discussion item, not an action item; no vote was taken. Codes and Legal are recorded as approving, and the Coalition president as liking them, but the board took no position on the record.
Harrison-Rogers asked whether the board wants park tours, possibly East Mesa or segments of the City. No board answer is recorded. She noted a tour could entail a board quorum and would have to be coordinated and posted with the City Clerk.
The design was presented as near-final. The minutes record no vote — item 6, Action Items, was "None" — so the approval that would let construction documents be created had not happened at this meeting.
Chair McClure suggested having other days at the Farmers Market for outreach in the future. No motion, no schedule.
Parks and Recreation used to report at Council work sessions; after the pandemic this fell to the wayside. Board members were encouraged to keep in touch with their Councilors. No mechanism was restored on the record.
The board recalled a request from a couple of years ago for district community meetings, which was not done because City Councilors needed to hold that kind of meeting and the board could not represent districts. The board wants a survey instead — to be discussed further in January with a survey out by February.
Schuller said she is tempted to approach Economic Development about the impacts of a new recreation center and whether programming offsets vandalism. Delgado asked the board to send potential funders her way and said staff are looking for city land. Nothing was assigned.
The tabling motion names August 18. Under board comments Schuller said she is out of town August 18 and 25, McClure had a conflict on the 17th, and Tuesday the 16th was named as a date all three could do. No motion re-set the date.
Tabled to a date certain because the board did not have a full complement. Two seats were absent and the At Large member could not be reached.
Delgado asked the board to consider its temperature about meeting in person in July, said the department may need to find another location, and said staff will follow City Council's lead on hybrid meetings.
Chair McClure said she would like this placed as a discussion item for the next board meeting, and encouraged members to reach out to their Councilors about maintenance and precedent. A letter from the board was raised repeatedly and not drafted; Mr. Thompson argued the board would be amiss not to make some kind of proactive statement, while Mr. Montgomery said he is not sure this situation warrants a letter.
GO Bond Project Updates, Parks and Recreation Programs / COVID Procedures, and Budget Information, all tabled to a date certain.
Harrison said that if any board members want to comment on the subject, it can be put on the agenda for a future meeting. Schuller and Engle both said waiting another month may be too long. No item was scheduled at this meeting.
Harrison said the subject can be put on a future agenda. Schuller and Engle both said waiting another month may be too long. No item was scheduled at this meeting.
Engle asked that this be touched on at the next meeting, given increased trail use. No owner assigned on the record.
Nevarez again reminded board members to notify her in advance whether they will attend, so she knows if a quorum will be present. Three of seven members were absent from this meeting.
Nominations tabled to the July 15, 2020 meeting after Montgomery said he wanted to nominate McClure but she was not present to accept. Schuller's nomination of Harrison was rescinded, leaving no nominations standing.
Catanach said staff would like the board to be judges, as prizes will be given. No board response or acceptance is recorded.
Tabled from January 16 to this meeting, and tabled again to the March 19 board meeting with no discussion recorded. The record contains no March 2020 meeting.
Nevarez asked board members to tell her whether they will attend when she sends the agenda, so she knows whether there will be a quorum. Three of seven members were absent from this meeting.
Tabled by motion to the February 20, 2020 board meeting. Harrison proposed it so the board could see what the department does and what the board does; Montgomery asked that a structure be developed for future board members.
Tabled by motion to the February 20, 2020 board meeting. The open questions were whether meetings should rotate through different districts and whether budget exists to market them.
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All materials previously provided for the Young Park Master Plan are to be provided again prior to the next meeting, including financials — the financials Bingham said had not been vetted in May. Cost estimates are subject to change and are being worked on to provide to the board.
Answered in part for the first time: updated trail maps exist internally but are not published, because the city cannot update online maps until they meet new web-accessibility rules and the technology to describe maps accessibly does not exist. Bradley asked what can be done in the meantime; the only option offered was a static map. No date was given for publication.
Raised again by Bradley — people reached out to remind her about the slippery areas in the downtown plaza splash pad. Harrison-Rogers said the splash pad is up to code on grittiness, but sometimes people spill things. No inspection, remediation, or follow-up was committed to.
Beard asked whether and when signs will go up at the East Mesa Recreational Center. Bingham said the naming process must be completed first and that this board will be part of the formal process; Harrison-Rogers said the existing process is old and she is updating it to present to upper management. No date. Bingham also said they would discuss signage off-line, so the answer will not be on the record.
Bradley asked whether it is still on the radar for this year or the future. Harrison-Rogers said there are no funds right now, but it will be kept on the radar.
Plans a year old have been revised and passed to the local architect. There is no schedule for construction and the capital outlay monies have not been received.
Harrison-Rogers said stakeholder meetings for the bike park would be held toward the end of March. No dates given.
Two playgrounds remain in design under the original $1.5 million. No completion date is recorded.
Construction drawings arrived the day of the meeting. Staff are seeking bids from several contractors and hope to start construction in the next couple of months. A second phase near the pickleball courts is contingent on finding funding.
Staff anticipate receiving three concept plan alternatives within the next couple of weeks, then taking them back out to the community. Staff will bring the item back to the board for more input.
Staff will try to get the school's Cougar Council to help with ideas on the concept plans when ready, and will check about community school staff.
Planned for later in the fall, after the September 9 playground ribbon cutting.
Staff painted bollards in the playground replacement work but said they will replace those with boulders. No date recorded.
Signs delivered after trademark and branding negotiations; installation to begin the week after the meeting, with completion hoped for by the end of February.
Harrison-Rogers said she is working on getting a consultant for the Young Park master plan.
Listed among new projects as one staff are trying to get under contract.
Bradley asked whether finished parks get ribbon cuttings. Harrison-Rogers said the practice has been intermittent and staff are trying to establish standards, hopefully with some this spring.
Haas asked how long the shade materials last. Staff answered about 10 years, and Harrison-Rogers said she will return with more information.
Harrison-Rogers said shade structures are on back order and due in September. No follow-up commitment is recorded.
Harrison-Rogers said staff are looking for a site able to host tournaments, which average 24-32 courts, and that it takes time and money. No site, budget, or date is recorded.
Harrison-Rogers said she will bring a couple of newly completed projects to the board every month.
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Design development documents go to BLM once 90% complete. Trevino said he will reach out to the BLM District Manager to expedite the review.
Harrison asked whether other funding is possible through Safe Routes to School. Trevino said he has not had that conversation with Curry per se, is open to grants, and will apply for the MAP grant again this coming cycle. Public Works will reach out to Curry and through the quarterly LCPS and CLC meeting.
Trevino agreed McClure is probably not one of the better roads on the project and said the design team is working on what improvements can be done, with answers to be shared with Parks and Recreation and on the website. Bencomo's email states there are no sidewalks on the stretch between the lateral and 2nd St, no adequate right of way, and definitely no funding.
Pearson asked for assurances from the City that there are markings where the trail transitions to no longer being multiuse. Trevino agreed it is the engineers' job to make sure crossings are safely done, marked and signed, but no specific commitment on transition markings is recorded.
Schuller cautioned that the farmers and ranchers will block a lot more if EBID is presented to Council the way it was presented at this meeting. Montgomery asked that the paving and vegetation comments be included. Neither was made a condition of the motion.
Harrison asked whether there is anything for the general public showing what is being spent on projects and construction costs. Trevino said pricing could be available when requested. Maggie Winter asked how much of the $16.9 million for park improvements has been spent in two years; Frank Carril said over $700,000 has gone to contractors and cited a $7,000 bill for briefing city council. No figure was given at the meeting.
Trevino said a work session is scheduled in September to go over all GO bond projects in more depth with City Council.
Harrison asked whether there is anything for the general public showing what is being spent on projects and construction costs. Trevino said the scope was provided at the last board meeting and has not changed, and that pricing could be available when requested. No figure was given.
Trevino said a work session is scheduled in September to go over all GO bond projects in more depth with City Council.
Trevino said water will discharge straight to the sanitary sewer as at Metro Verde Park, and that with funding the way it was, conversion to a recirculating system is planned for the future with plumbing infrastructure room left for it. No date, cost or funding source was given.
Harrison raised the surfacing between the parking lot and the splash pad and the dirt and water mix, given families crossing the easement from the Ron Gall T-ball fields. Trevino said design has not gotten that far on mulching around the trees and that dirt and debris would be addressed in the next phase.
Collect public comments on the design, develop construction documents to present to the public and City Council, hold a final public meeting, then bidding and construction. No dates recorded.
Trevino said staff is still working with Parks and Recreation to determine appropriate flooring, that there is not much budget difference between the requested 21st-century outdoor flooring and three-layer acrylic colored surfacing, and that maintenance, upkeep and durability in this environment are under review. No decision or date recorded.
The February 20, 2020 tabling motion required two revisions — one with as much professional grade as possible, one showing what the existing money buys — presented at a special meeting. This item returned as a second presentation with revised scope from March 4 and March 5 group meetings; the minutes do not record the two revisions or their costs, and the board approved the improvements without them appearing on the record.
Trevino said these were not mentioned in the presentation and would also be looked at based on budgetary numbers. No figures, scope or date recorded.
Trevino said the next steps are to finalize negotiations and cost with the design build team and go to City Council for approval, with the hope of beginning construction by July or August. No cost figure was given to the board before it voted.
Chair Harrison asked whether there is an order of importance. Trevino said it would need to be coordinated depending on what fields are being used and when. No priority order was produced.
Chair Harrison asked whether there would be architectural design showing what the complexes will look like. Trevino said the next step is to do a feasibility study. No date given.
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Amezquita's May proposal to accept a written public statement and enter it in the minutes as is, which Bingham said he would look over. Not mentioned in this meeting. Public Participation was recorded as "None."
The remodel is almost complete with a ribbon cutting anticipated in August or September. Staff would like to take board members on a tour prior to the ribbon cutting; no date was set.
A grant request needing final approvals. $1 million secured this past session must be matched with a million. Phase 1 designs finish in September; staff will ask for phase 2 money and aim to complete by spring/early summer 2027.
Amezquita asked staff to itemize the cost of each feature so the city knows what it gets for its dollars. Bingham agreed, with the caveat that figures will be ranges.
Amezquita's proposal to accept a written public statement and enter it in the minutes as is. Bingham said he will look this over.
Tellez asked about the park rangers. Staff said they are mobilizing and figuring out which areas need patrols, and are also still working on the level of authority. Bingham said rangers are to start patrolling in February, beginning with the eight to 10 parks police identified as having a lot of crime.
Discussed for a couple of years. Bingham said it is quite pricey and the city would like to be able to do it. No funding, site or date is recorded.
Bingham said the city should look at building three or four destination playgrounds with a broader age group and more inclusivity. No plan, cost or timeline is recorded.
Veterans said soccer and a playground are inappropriate at the park. Bingham said the city is open to making it a memorial rather than a park, but the park funds used to build it would have to be repaid. No decision or process recorded.
Bradley asked whether any large indoor spaces are planned for volleyball, noting LCPS cut 6th and 7th grade bantam sports and court space is almost impossible to get. Bingham said they are working on some options, concepts and funding — no specifics recorded.
Bingham said Parks will share their list of projects with the board, following the City Council work session the Monday after the meeting on bonding against the GRT increase.
Bingham said there is not a firm timeline yet. Hoped reopenings: Maag within a couple of weeks, Paz a week later, Harty a week after that. Apodaca Softball removals follow Harty.
Staff are identifying items and going to Council on Park Impact Fees. No date is recorded. Bingham said PIF never fully funds their growth.
Bingham described this report as preparation for the impact fee study and proposals for adjusting impact fees to meet current cost. The study itself is not before the board.
Tellez asked who the report goes to; the answer was City Council. No date for that presentation is recorded.
The posting is up, with first review of applications in about three weeks. Five more projects have been given to Cathy Mathews in the meantime.
Bingham said some information records requests have been made, and referred to a conversation with Steve Armstrong who did an extensive review. Neither the requests nor the review's findings are described.
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NMED will inspect after the November replaster of the activity pool and warm water pool. No date is recorded.
The heat exchange coil arrived the afternoon before the meeting and still had to be installed and verified. Catanach said he will let the board know when the activity pool opens; the stated target was the last week of February, March 4 at the latest.
Catanach will reevaluate a possible hiking program in August and is looking into partnering or contracting with Friends of the Organ Mountains Desert Peaks, who are all volunteer. A list of low-level hikes starts in May.
Contractors are working on punch list items, nonslip deck surfacing and landscaping to try to open Memorial Day Weekend; it could be pushed back. The March record had put the 50-meter pool closer to Labor Day.
Parks and Recreation has opted not to participate as of right now and will look into it in the future. Board Member Raish's point that the programs pay for more than classes is recorded without resolution.
Catanach met with Patrick Nolan of Friends of the Organ Mountain about a partnership or contract. Lighter hikes with his staff to begin in April, with the hope of a solid program starting in August.
Delays on concrete work on the deck are pushing the opening closer to Labor Day. The February meeting had recorded a tour but no opening date.
Catanach advised he would look into other options and possible partners, and if he can find qualified staff, will look for budget. No date and no reporting-back commitment recorded.
The board was invited to a tour of the pool on February 21, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Nothing records who attended or what the pool's status is.
Some board members' term information on the updated web page is inaccurate, because they have been on the board longer than stated. The page is temporary pending a citywide site from a different company.
The City is switching from .org to .gov; the board's email accounts are coming and the work order is in.
No rentals until Parks and Rec is more comfortable with how the pool operates. When rentals start, it will be a pilot program with prices brought to the board at a later date.
Staff said there could be a few swim meets during the year but the price has not been set, and that it will be brought to the board later.
Scheduled for an NMED-requested inspection in October, and recommended for closure when the Natatorium opens in early January 2023. No motion closing Frenger was taken at this meeting.
Chair McClure asked whether a reprieve could be obtained for the new no-parking restrictions on Nevada on movie nights. Catanach said he will look into it.
Catanach said the outdoor pools are getting ready for inspection so they can open to the public for lap swim. No date given.
Final details are still being worked out; a news release will go out telling the community what area of the sky to look at.
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Bingham said the vacant seats need to get filled. Young Park is in District 3. Board elections proceed in June.
Both seats sat vacant through this meeting; with two members also absent, three of seven seats were filled.
The $1.5 million request repeated in 2025 was not granted. Staff said there was a GRT increase and they are hoping some of that will be granted to Parks and Recreation. No amount, decision or date is recorded.
Bingham said City Council has yet to agree to fund and continue the five-per-year replacement program. 32 of 64 playgrounds are 20 years or older, against an 18-22 year life expectancy.
Raised as a social media concern; the playground has met its life expectancy and is one of the ones for the coming year to be replaced, contingent on Council funding.
Planning and Zoning approved with two proposed modifications — delete section 5.5 and address it later, or accept the Home Builders Association's 50% reimbursement proposal. City Council at its work session did not agree with P&Z. No adoption date is recorded.
PRAB recommended renaming Twin Parks to Ocotillo Park. The minutes state it has not gone to Council for naming.
District 5 remains vacant. Kenneth Coppedge, seated as the District 2 member on May 16, 2024, appears in this document's attendance roll as a member of the public; Charles Beard holds District 2.
District 5 remains vacant. Districts 3 and 6 were absent, leaving four of seven seats represented at the table.
Both remain vacant. Board Member Engle, present in February as District 4, no longer appears; Alana Bradley now holds District 4 and introduced herself as new.
The $37,620.76 in grant funding goes before Council on October 2nd for approval for utilization.
The board recommended "The Big Enchilada". Council solidifies the decision. No date for the Council item is recorded.
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Young Park and Apodaca are being designed, combined with other work being done in those parks. The Young Park playground was placed in 2004. No design milestone or date is recorded.
Ron Galla was inspected and closed, with reopening stated for Monday. Apodaca Softball remains closed pending removals. Fields open for daylight-hour use only once holes are filled, compacted, and electrical secured.
Coppedge said staff are discussing with Las Esperanzas in the Mesquite Historic District, that they are aware and will bring people as well. The subject of the discussions is not recorded.
The board requested a plan in terms of education, suggesting staff talk to PIO. Staff agreed to bring a plan to next month's meeting, identifying what has already been done and recommending steps to fill gaps.
Signage differs by the year each trail opened. Parks is looking at updating signage based on the use of the trail and the way it was installed. No timeline recorded.
Asked whether the pickleball courts would be ready, staff said they are working on a timeline but the site is more of a construction site than a public use facility. No date given.
Coppedge e-mailed the department about New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Fund grant opportunities. Staff said they are aware and will probably be applying next year.
A suggestion was made to put something into an app to link to, so problems can be reported quickly. Staff said they will talk with IT and the community engagement office. No commitment or date recorded.
Board raised that one of the big uses of La Llorona is people entering the river; there are currently no plans for an entry point, and IBWC regulations govern what the City may do. Staff said they will take a further look.
The main focus of the park improvement money is the restroom, and Mathews said a clear cost is needed. Staff are in discussions with the IBWC to get the permit approved and updated before improvements can start.
Board Member Haas requested that the presentation slides be sent to the board.
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A public input meeting is coming up for the aquatic playground at Apodaca Park. No date is recorded.
A Villa Mora Dam Park design meeting is coming up, with Benavidez Community Center park later. No dates are recorded.
Recorded as in the process of finalizing the contract for a replacement playground.
No date set. The consultant has not settled on one because of the Discover's Day holiday; staff are looking at early October, more likely mid to late October. Mathews will send invitations to board members.
Land and Water Conservation funding for Benavidez Community Center Park is submitted; an application for Pioneer Women's Park to move that master plan forward is being worked on.
The revised RFP went out for rebid the Friday before the meeting; Mathews anticipates receiving and evaluating responses in August.
Chair McClure asked how much it costs to run a splash pad. Mathews said she does not have those costs offhand but can get them on a monthly or annual basis for the next board meeting.
Landscaping, irrigation and plaque sleeves are installed at Lions Park. The frame has not been installed because staff is waiting until there can be an unveiling when Councilor Pedroza's family can be present. No date.
Lights anticipated fully operational by the end of March, dependent on El Paso Electric completing an electrical supply upgrade.
Legislative funding received; a storage server has been purchased and the Radio Shop Department is obtaining the purchase order for the cameras. Anticipated fully installed by the end of the calendar year.
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The mural is 98% complete. Staff still want to name it at the top and add a walk through New Mexico on the inside. No date or owner beyond KLCB is recorded.
The program requested a little over $100,000 against an FY24 grant of $37,620.76, with staff saying it will probably not be funded at that level because there were many other asks.
Corrales said the reducing-waste award of $5,361.96 would fund a recycled art show connected to the trash and fashion show; the minutes record the program will be rolled out in the spring.
Board Member Haas said her district's cleanups need more than one bag due to the weight of broken bottles and asked about other receptacles. Amelia Corrales will look into it.
Board Member Raish asked where the booth would be. Amelia Corrales said she will e-mail Hazel Nevarez, but the location is different every time.
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Trevino said the parks and sports courts project is complete, but that there were some ADA questions at the Apodaca pickleball court currently being addressed. No resolution or date was recorded.
Trevino said they are awaiting resolution of erosion issues at Young Park, where retaining walls and landscaping were installed to address the erosion.
Remaining landscaping work is difficult to get a contractor to price, because the work starts toward winter and escalating costs make contractors hesitant to sign at current prices — against a December 31, 2022 spend deadline.
The re-circulating pump and showers add $520,000. Trevino said staff are currently working on it and have discussed it with upper management. No approval is recorded.
The next milestone on the design-build contract with Highland Enterprises is taking the contract amendment to City Council for approval. An EBID permit is required for the Mesilla drain, and the Armijo Lateral trail permit has been submitted.
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Board Member Coppedge said there is no formal update and that he will work more with the baseball and soccer community to provide a presentation next month.
The subcommittee has a draft of suggestions and has met with staff, but nothing was brought to the full board for action at this meeting.
The committee formed on October 19 has not met yet. Members are Coppedge, Engle, Tellez and community member Steve Armstrong. Coppedge hopes to hold the first meeting before the new year, with a goal of two or three meetings before an actionable proposal for Parks staff.
Recorded under item 10, Adjournment: "Board Member Coppedge is interested in a committee to further address inequities with youth soccer. This will be placed on another agenda." No agenda date, membership or charge is recorded.
Franco Granillo / Facilities 4
Funding has been identified to remove the poles at Harty so the field can be used for daytime play. Named "Hardy" in the March record and "Harty" here. No date for removal.
The facility is closed pending results from a surveying firm and a pole density and sound testing firm checking all poles at Harty. Results were hoped for the following week. Parks will then go to Council for funding at about $24,000 per pole with lighting.
Chair McClure asked for a report on progress, schedule and how fountains are being fixed so the board can respond to complaints. Granillo cited waiting on parts and said he will work with Facilities to get the information.
The new air diffusers arrived the day of the meeting and are to be installed in the next few days with Facilities. Granillo said he is not sure the new system will be a 100% fix, and that staff will see how the pond stabilizes once installed.
Jake Gutierrez 3
A question was raised about closing during the lunch hour. Staff said data has been tracked from 12:00 to 4:00, a certain amount of staff must be on board, staffing is the issue, and staffing is largely from the university. No change or report-back was promised.
One repair remained at the time of the meeting, with the contractor due the week after Labor Day. The second break, at the kiddy features, was deferred to the off season.
Staff partnered with Alameda Elementary on swim lessons and said they hope to do more schools. No plan or date recorded.
Parks & Recreation 3
Staff said refilling is possible but difficult; groundwater has dropped below the level that used to fill it. In spring they are looking for a Rio Grande delivery of 1,000 acre feet per year.
The board asked whether the plan will eventually be online in an app; QR codes were discussed. Mathews said the current plan did not thoroughly discuss online but it is something the department needs to think about. No commitment or date recorded.
Raised over the 17 trees cut on Desert Drive for a sidewalk and utility line project. Utilities do not replace trees. Staff said a discussion with Utilities will be followed up.
Claudia Chavez 3
Chavez said staff are looking to expand the program to Anthony and Chaparral, and to hire a continuum coordinator and fill vacancies. The grant has closed its third year and is moving into a fourth.
Chavez said Keep Las Cruces Beautiful is partnering with the county department of transportation and the Town of Mesilla on a clean the river initiative, which would be new in the spring.
Chavez said staff would like to provide a three-hour tour of the youth services sites and will propose dates and times to be e-mailed to the board.
Parks & Recreation / Public Works 3
Basically finished but cannot be opened because they sit in a construction area. Parks and Public Works will do an initial walk-through. No opening date given, and the pickleball club is "eagerly awaiting" it.
The meeting to discuss priorities for the $2 million is next week. The board is not recorded as being included in that meeting or as receiving a report back.
Mathews said these larger crossings are not part of the Las Cruces Lateral project at this time, but Parks and Rec and Public Works are aware they will need attention or intervention. Nothing was scheduled.
Facilities 3
The board asked whether Parks and Rec will put policies in place. Facilities are still discussing their responsibilities regarding light poles, flag poles and lighting. A five-year check for hardness and density with epoxy repaint was described but not adopted by any recorded action.
Inoperative for some time. Parks and Recreation does not handle electrical; a work order will be submitted to Facilities. No date.
Facilities has taken over responsibility for plumbing and electrical on the aerators, diffused air and fountain, and will provide park staff with a maintenance schedule for that infrastructure. No date is recorded.
Sonya Delgado / Public Works 3
A state ADA assessment obtained by Frank Carril was given to Public Works, which is working with a contractor. Delgado said the facility currently meets the minimum ADA requirement and that she will share the final report with the board when received.
Regrading the stormwater pond would require a letter to FEMA from Public Works, and Delgado does not know the process or whether it would be granted; the short-term answer is that cricket players play it as it is. Schuller asked for signs saying the area is a drainage facility, not a pond.
Three cricket players asked for a 20-meter by 5-meter provisional area in the final Gomez Park plan. Delgado said the site is primarily a storm water management system and staff will need to work closely with Public Works. Chair McClure asked to add it to next month's agenda. The master plan was accepted at this meeting without the pitch in it.
George Radnovich 3
Radnovich said parking counts were not in the master plan yet but are scaled and adequate for phase one, and that the information could be provided after the meeting. Winter's specific request for overflow parking areas at each venue, addressed in initial construction, is not recorded as answered.
Montgomery asked about power stations and special parking stalls. Radnovich said the master plan phase is not at a level of detail to answer totally, citing other New Mexico projects as precedent.
Radnovich said this is all still in the master plan stage and that they would be happy to come back to the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board at the schematic design phase. Schematic design was to begin at the end of June. No date was set for the return.
G. Michael Amezquita 2
Amezquita said he understood there were plans for tennis courts there but all courts built are pickleball, and said he plans to advocate for tennis courts. No staff response is recorded.
Amezquita said his Councilor requested he advocate for ADA for all the different parks. Nothing further is recorded.
City 2
Beard reported two City Council closed sessions on progress and resolution, and that the city is still pursuing completion of the skate park. No completion date recorded.
The City plans to evaluate various departments in the next year to see if the status quo of funding is acceptable. Parks & Rec's budget is not growing with the park system.
David Sedillo / Public Works 2
The contractor quote came in above the current funding amount for the $249,668.05 EMNRD-grant project. Staff are reaching out to other vendors for quotes. No date or fallback is recorded.
The majority of the Pioneer Park work is complete; staff were waiting on decorative panels expected the next day, for installation the following week to avoid disrupting weekend events.
Laura Haas 2
Haas proposed January 30 at 6:00 p.m., the only date the clerk has available, and said she will send an e-mail to confirm attendance. No board decision is recorded.
Down to Raish and Haas, with Haas to chair. The board voted to delay its report until a full board. No resumption date is set and no prior report or charge appears in the record.
Franco Granillo / Public Works 2
Over a foot of sand was cleared from a trail at the Wetlands, in a flood retention area. Public Works will be contacted to see if the water can be caught somewhere instead of eroding the trail. No date is recorded.
Granillo said he will talk to Public Works, because at times the trail and possibly the disc golf course could be down due to erosion issues that occur every year at this time. Approximately 30 to 40 dump trucks of sand were brought in for erosion control.
Stan Engle 2
Board Member Engle proposed a discussion item to go through a constituent's ADA compliance and water fountain complaints at Apodaca Park one by one, and said an e-mail with the issues will be sent to staff. No agenda date was set.
Mathews said this section is not part of what is currently proposed; Escola said she understands it is on future phases, and Trevino said it may be. Vice-Chair Engle told her she can talk to him at any time and he can bring her issues to the board and staff. Her request to be heard at the meeting was deferred off-line.
Phillip Catanach 2
The activity pool has been down due to a heating coil. No repair date or cost is recorded. Annual pool inspection is being prepared for.
Catanach said staff are in the midst of hiring an event and special event coordinator.
Hazel Nevarez 2
Hazel Nevarez said she will e-mail Raish and Haas the Monday of the week before each PRAB meeting for agenda setting, probably 4:00 on Tuesday afternoon.
Ms. Nevarez said she reviewed the February minutes and saw a correction that needed to be made, but would like to review the recording to make sure the rest of the information is correct, and will have the correction placed on next month's agenda. Separately, Ms. Schuller flagged a date reading November 19, 2021 that should be January 21, 2021, which Ms. Nevarez was to review.
Outreach subcommittee 2
Chair McClure reported many people asking questions in Spanish at the Farmers Market and suggested the subcommittee discuss how to market services in Spanish. No owner or date assigned.
The survey the subcommittee was created for in January is not mentioned at this meeting. The March plan called for a work session before this meeting to funnel Farmers Market information to the subcommittee; no such work session is recorded as having happened.
City Legal / LCPS 2
Still with the LCPS lawyer, who may have questions for City Legal and will probably have to take it to the school board. Timing unknown.
Legal sent the agreement to LCPS the day of the meeting and LCPS Legal confirmed receipt. No signature or return date is recorded.
Parks and Recreation staff 2
Staff directed to determine whether the board should have separate emails per district or one for the entire board. No reporting date is set in the record, and the questions the board raised — platform, I.T. involvement, business cards, how it is advertised, whether individual member emails also go on the city website — are not assigned to anyone.
Staff is looking for a facility and will come before the board once places are identified, then to Council for a final decision and funding.
Joy Ann Lucero 2
Lucero said she can do some research and get back to the board. Engle asked it be expressed as the percentage of budget going to Parks and Recreation versus other departments; McClure asked it be framed in terms of population and similar-sized towns, even outside the state.
Harrison asked about online scheduling at the Regional Aquatic Center and Meerscheidt for restricted-capacity activities. Lucero said registrations could be done and could be discussed, but RecTrac will not be live until March 2021.
Jennifer Morrow 2
Jennifer Morrow to get the final design and specifications to Tom and Maggie Winter and follow up on their email. Staff is separately looking at whether the information can be posted to the web, which requires coordinating with an organization not currently with the City.
Public Works is in negotiations with the highest scored contractor for the two dog parks at Rinconada & Bataan Memorial and Burn Lake. If negotiations are successful, the next step is to seek Council approval.
David Sedillo 2
Sedillo said a breakdown will be provided to the CIAC committee when the project is complete and the same documentation can be provided to this board. Delgado said possibly in January. Shervanick's specific challenge — $2,228,396 shown as an expenditure against a project he says was presented at $250,000 — is answered only by Sedillo's statement that the purchase order is $562,547.29 and that the $2.2 million in fund 4400 was not necessarily spent on this project.
Sedillo said Love of NMDOT is open to reviewing the crossings again, and that meeting together would help move toward a permanent HAWK signal on Picacho and possibly over by 17th. No meeting was scheduled.
Ceci Vasconcellos 2
Chair McClure asked whether an FAQ would be easier. Vasconcellos said in staff comments that she will work with Delgado and staff to get FAQs together and posted as soon as possible. No date was set.
Chair McClure asked whether an FAQ would be easier. Vasconcellos said she will work with Delgado and staff to get FAQs together and posted as soon as possible. No date was set.
Steve (Parks & Recreation) — via Alana Bradley 1
George Pearson said the map is dated January 14, 2021 and is missing built GO Bond trails and the new NMDOT multiuse trail along University, and that an update was promised but nothing has happened. Amezquita proposed an action item to discover who to work with; Bradley said the board's notes will go to "Steve and the team," with an update hoped for at the next meeting.
LCPD 1
Specific hours, days and weeks of patrol have not been shared with staff.
Public Works (project lead) 1
Timeline shown: demolition March 13-28, completion August 11-15 plus a couple of days for check and review. Fields close during pole replacements; older kids and adults are losing about a game a day.
City staff 1
Beard said there needs to be a sign on the main road pointing to the sports center. City staff agreed. No owner or date is assigned in the record.
Ryan Steinmetz 1
Steinmetz said staff hope to start online pickleball registration on May 1.
Chris Faivre 1
Chris Faivre said the city is working on an MOU with Las Cruces Public Schools and some charter schools for year-round high school internships, rotating teens through different departments.
Joey Dominguez 1
Joey Dominguez said the dog park rules will be on the agenda for January. The Polco survey bound into this document closed 12/20/2024 with 83% agreeing; staff's September threshold was that 70% or more against would send them back to the drawing board.
Community Development / City Council 1
The prohibition on parks located on a cul-de-sac is recorded as still being debated between Community Development and City Council. The board endorsed the section as is without that question resolved.
City Manager 1
The board's recommendation goes to the City Manager, who under policy 3.3 submits it to Council for approval or rejection. Nothing in this document records that step being taken.
Christina Abeyta-Corella 1
Ms. Abeyta-Corella will provide the list of the ten parks to be signed next year. Installation is not expected until 2025 and parts of the plan require City Council approval.
Kenneth Coppedge / Franco Granillo 1
The committee intends to gather information and preferences from baseball, softball and soccer as heavy users of the fields. Granillo mentioned possibly another meeting with the sports leagues in February.
Kenneth Coppedge (subcommittee chair) 1
The motion forming the subcommittee sets no membership, size, term or reporting date. Bingham said he hopes three advisory board members would help, wants people from the public included with separation from individual sports organizations so the advice is not self-serving, and suggested soliciting referees or officials. None of this was voted on.
Facilities / Maddox Plumbing 1
Down for several weeks; found linked directly to a main line and unmetered, requiring reinstallation. Staff are waiting on Maddox Plumbing for the new meter and stated there is currently no ETA. There is only one plumber in the City.
Facilities department 1
Nunez said the light poles have been difficult to get completed. Facilities is leading the project and is close to getting a PO.
City of Las Cruces 1
Nunez said there is a recommendation for a director from outside the City who will arrive in the next month or so. The department is being run by an interim director.
Robert Nunez / staff 1
Staff said they "can look into adding restroom use into the Policy." This is the substance the approval motion referenced; the Young Park south restroom remains locked except for huge events.
Catherine Mathews / Purchasing 1
Consultants will create a single plan from the public meetings, to be presented at the May meeting with visuals. Separately, the New Skate Park Project's reference checks are anticipated to be completed in May, after which the Selection Advisory Committee will rate proposals and select.
Franco Granillo / Public Works / BLM 1
Public Works filled the holes; a long-term fix is being planned and will be submitted to BLM for a case file update and approval. The City is looking to acquire the road and entryway because right now no one is actually responsible for it.
Catherine Mathews / Public Works 1
Cathy Mathews had just e-mailed the Public Works project manager about the potential for separating the dog park from the remainder of the contract. Chair McClure asked to keep members of the public in the loop by e-mail with Public Works' answer.
Board / staff 1
Chair McClure suggested putting dog parks on the agenda for next month. No motion was taken on the suggestion.
Greg Shervanick 1
Shervanick said he will again send the neighborhood's idea to the street department ahead of the April 8 Easter Egg Hunt, and has spoken with the school district about opening parking lots. Nothing is assigned to Parks and Recreation.
Catherine Mathews / NMDOT 1
Design is complete, three bid attempts, no bids the last time. Staff are consulting NMDOT for suggestions on how to proceed. No date for a resolution is recorded.
Board / Hazel Nevarez 1
Board members to gather information at the Farmers Market two at a time, with Hazel Nevarez doing the e-mailing, then a work session — possibly before the April 20 board meeting — feeding the subcommittee.
Amelia Corrales / staff 1
Board Member Montgomery asked to be informed of increases in trends — graffiti abatement, prevalence of types of trash, and where advocacy for more funding is needed — that the board may need to raise with City Councilors.
Facilities staff 1
One pole replaced; an assessment found three to four more that need to come down before play can continue there. Facilities staff is responsible. No date given.
Phil Catanach / Facilities 1
Frenger pool has lost three feet of water in the last couple of weeks; the pipes underneath appear to be giving out and it will be closed. No repair plan, cost or reopening date is recorded.
Staff / outreach subcommittee 1
The chair asked at the January 19 meeting for a draft with questions by this meeting. The item was heard, but the record shows only that the board "is considering creating a survey." No draft, no subcommittee report, no new date.
Subcommittee (McClure, Haas, Raish) 1
McClure, Haas and Raish, plus staff members, to work on the survey. No meeting date, reporting deadline, or chair is recorded.
Sonya Delgado / Cathy Mathews 1
Tabled to October 20. Staff will check the regulations on using personal names and do outreach with the disc golf clubs and afterschool programs, returning with options. Construction starts in four to six weeks regardless.
City Facilities 1
The pump shredder tangled on flushed clothing and sheets and burned itself out. Funding is coming internally to repair it; restrooms return as soon as a vendor can provide a pump to fit the old assembly. No date.
State Parks / City Council 1
Awarded 2019 and still without an executed agreement. The National Park Service has approved; State Parks needs to assemble the agreement, then Council approves it.
Veterans Advisory Board / Board 1
The renaming was tabled indefinitely on the understanding it returns as a broader new business item covering usage, special use designation and signage, after the Veterans Advisory Board sub-committee meets the City Manager on August 29, 2022. No item was scheduled by motion.
Assistant City Manager 1
The Assistant City Manager asked staff to stop permitting the park as of August 12, 2022, except for outstanding permits, until staff know what is going to happen with the park. No end date, no review date and no board action were recorded.
ADA Coordinator 1
Staff have reached out to the city's ADA coordinator and are looking to start inspections, but Delgado said she does not know when and there is no timeline yet. She will share with the board as it progresses.
Sonya Delgado / LCPS 1
Unsigned for about a year by Delgado's estimate. State legislature funds can only be spent on High Noon fields 1 through 5 and cannot be spent until it is signed, because High Noon is not city property. McClure asked whether a board letter would help and said she will talk to her City Councilor.
Catherine Mathews / City Grants Administrator 1
Applied 2018, award notified 2019, funding still not received from the National Park Service through state parks. Mathews and the City Grants Administrator continue to pursue all available avenues, including senators.
Board / Sonya Delgado 1
Delgado asked the board to help create the onboarding standard for new board members — what it should look like and what components it would contain — and suggested a work session. Chair McClure suggested September, at approximately an hour. No date was set.
Board / Larry Nichols / Veterans Advisory Board 1
Tabled to July 21, 2022. Before it votes the board asked to see the park master plan, the LCPD reports of the vandalism, and what Parks and Recreation has done with cameras and enforcement.
Franco Granillo / Larry Nichols 1
Nichols said the recommendation does not mean maintenance moves; Granillo said Parks and Recreation would not be able to maintain it as it should be under veterans-only use and that it would be best treated as a private area, contracted or turned over. Chair McClure said there needs to be clarity on the phrase "maintain the facility." Unresolved.
Larry Nichols 1
Gajewski showed pictures on his cell phone; Nichols said they will get the pictures to share with the board. They have already been shared with the City Manager.
Franco Granillo / Phil Catanach 1
Staff is testing two approaches to get registration online by July 9. If it cannot be done within guidelines, in-person setup will be altered so nobody is standing around.
Sonya Delgado / David Sedillo (Public Works) 1
Carril said he will file a discrimination complaint with the city next week. Granillo said the porta potty contract is at its maximum and any addition would have to go to Council for funding; Delgado said Parks is requesting additional funding for the restroom. An ADA walk-through with the New Mexico Governor's Commission on Disabilities was set for Tuesday the 31st. No commitment, cost or date for a restroom is recorded.
Franco Granillo / City Treasury 1
Credit card function not working with treasury; RecTrac files do not match Munis files and cannot differentiate cash, card and check. Cash must be reconciled the same day, so the department is in violation of its own protocols until the errors are solved. Staff is waiting on treasury to say what file format it can read.
Catherine Mathews / Sonya Delgado 1
A second $150,000 next fiscal year is not guaranteed; it can be put in the budget but may not be funded. State Legislative grants and minor fundraising by friends groups were raised as leverage.
Sonya Delgado / Larry Nichols 1
The Veterans Advisory Board wants "Park" removed from the name and has asked to come to this board probably next month. Parking lot design is about 90%; the lot costs $2 million and Parks has about $500,000. There is talk of removing the playground at the site. No final decisions made.
Franco Granillo / David Sedillo (Public Works) 1
Short-term pothole repair or chip seal depends on Public Works help; long term requires a road plan, BLM approval and a road patent the city discovered it does not have, and will have to go to Council for funding. Granillo to reach out to Pruett; a donation-pot partnership was floated as a possibility.
City Clerk 1
Schuller said her term ends in March 2022 and asked for names of possible replacements. Delgado said the City Clerk is aware and will notify Councilor Flores. Districts 3 and At Large are already vacant.
Robert Nunez / City Clerk / City Attorney 1
Engle said the meeting sounds like it is in violation, since in-person meetings became a statutory requirement when the state's emergency orders ceased July 1, 2021, and asked whether there are repercussions. He asked to discuss it offline to be fair to absent members. The City Attorney and City Clerk are awaiting decisions from the state office.
Hazel Nevarez / Sonya Delgado 1
Nevarez to send the red-line Fees and Charges to the board before the next meeting. Delgado said it will be discussed in June and taken for action in July.
Maryln Zahler and Cassie McClure 1
Ms. Zahler asked whether there was objection to her meeting with the Mayor and said she would like herself and Chair McClure to go. Chair McClure said she would be happy to do so. Under item 9, Zahler said she will be in touch with the Mayor next week.
James Woods 1
Chair McClure asked whether KLCB is working with the Picacho Arts District. Mr. Woods said he has not, but will reach out to see what they are about.
Cassie McClure 1
Chair McClure said introductions would be done at the regular Parks and Recreation Advisory Board meeting on January 21, 2021, on welcoming new member Jeff Thompson.
Ceci Vasconcellos / Sonya Delgado 1
Harrison and Engle both raised graffiti as their main concern for the new murals. Medina said she wants to start a KLCB social media presence to keep watch; Vasconcellos said it can be looked into. Delgado said Parks and Recreation is working with the Art Board on a map or website link for a tour of the City's public art.
Laramie Medina 1
The grant ends December 31, 2020. Nunez said staff hope to get as much done as possible before then; Medina said she is confident it will be close to complete, as COVID-19 has hindered progress.
Maryln Zahler 1
Zahler said she wants all board members to know the dog issue for the veteran plaque is not a dead issue and hopes it is still a goal for the board. The minutes give no further detail and record no response.
ASA Architects 1
Heyer said there is no gate at the Rinconada entrance to contain dogs escaping from the car to the gateway vestibule, and that it is placed as close as possible to limit that. The design was forwarded to Council with the gap unresolved.
James Woods / Robert Nunez 1
Woods and Nunez are looking into purchasing a new or used bus or van because the current vehicle is on its last leg. No funding line for a vehicle appears in the itemized $42,053.00 grant.
David Sedillos 1
Winter cited the presentation's own budget line of $2 million from GO Bonds for the entry road, and Radnovich repeated $6.5 million for the complex and $2 million for the entryway. Sedillo then said GO Bond funding would not be used for the roadways because the City acquired municipal gross receipts tax bonds for roadway and drainage construction. The two statements are not reconciled on the record.
George Radnovich / Tony Trevino 1
Radnovich said a water budget has not been done and will be done for the entire complex once phase one and future phases' water needs are determined. Trevino said reclaimed water feasibility will be discussed with Utility staff during design.
Tony Trevino / Wilson and Company 1
Three candidate access routes are under study by Wilson and Company with a traffic study. Trevino said Camino Coyote is not set in stone and it will be determined after the feasibility study. Radnovich's question about a three-lane road for tournament traffic was deferred to the design phase.
David Maestas / Public Works 1
The board's tabling motion requires staff to return with two revisions — one including as much professional grade as possible, one showing what would be done with the money on hand — at a special meeting whose date and time are to be publicized to the public and to those present. No date was set at the gavel.
David Maestas 1
Reyes asked whether the information on how far the budget will go will be brought back to the public. Maestas said the intention is to give information back on what modifications can be made, and that whether it is done in a meeting depends on how simple it is — a simple answer would go out as an email notification.
Franco Granillo / Sonya Delgado 1
Granillo said the IPM Ad Hoc committee has met twice and that they should have a good IPM document in June to present to City Council — the same June deadline Delgado gave the board in January.