Oh, who's your testing?

I think they're going to have another another big one in Portales.

They already have a testing, testing.

So yeah.

It's crazy.

Are we right to the overall plan?

Yeah, I'll come over.

I'll come over to the round term.

Mr.

Wilt.

I'm great.

Whatever you want to do.

Sure, we voted yes on the last last meeting, but good.

That Richard School have to wait.

Are they fighting in or he has assigned some woman as his tournament?

I think we'll put them up there.

More of us?

I just keep getting complaints about that.

I know how you turn together.

Thank you, Pete.

Okay, just leave it here since you already signed.

George has technical so he can look good.

Oh man.

Not my fault.

We've got a lot of empty seats.

Can he move on?

Okay.

Okay.

I didn't get a PM.

These are um Debbie and the folks who just came in to the background.

Uh it's the gentleman that put on the soccer tournament last weekend.

I think I got it.

So I invited him to come tell us.

Yep, yep.

Yeah, it was huge for sure.

All right, guys, I guess we're doing this.

So those two won't be here.

And you'll introduce the captains.

Up one.

Yeah, forgotten.

Captain of one.

Did you join Sir?

Sorry.

I think so.

I think Gil's ill's calling in.

She can.

I don't know about evening everyone.

We'll begin the meeting in just a moment.

First, I'd like to offer a prayer.

We'll say the pledge of allegiance to the United States flag and we'll salute the state of New Mexico flag.

Bow with me.

Lord, thank you for the blessing that it is to uh live and work and serve in such a wonderful community.

God thank you for the Clovis and Canada Air Force Base community, the uh the wonderful people that you call to to live here and and and be a part of this beautiful community.

We pray your blessings and goodness.

Thank you for the good things that that we're accomplishing as a as a community, and we pray for your favor to continue to do even more.

Give us wisdom in the business before us this evening.

Thank you for the uh the guests that we have with us and uh the good things that we can celebrate tonight and I give uh you glory and pray these things in your name.

Amen.

Join me in the pledge to our flag.

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands.

One nation under God, indivisible with liberty and justice for all.

I salute the flag of the state of New Mexico this year symbol of perfect friendship among United Cultures.

We're called to order with the clerk please call rolling Commissioner Jones here, Commissioner Cassals here, Commissioner Porter, Mayor Pro Tim Bryant.

Here, Commissioner Garza.

Here, Commissioner Tarsen.

Here Commissioner Paula, Commissioner Zamora.

Here, Mayor Morris.

Here, thank you, Ms.

Reyes.

Um not present is Commissioner Paula, but I heard Commissioners Tarsen and Zamora online, correct?

Okay, great.

Umstanding.

Uh next, I would have you consider if there are objections to the agenda before you.

And hearing and seeing none, the agenda is adopted.

Yes, votes will be recorded for each of the members.

Next, we have approval of minutes.

We have the uh minutes from July 17th.

Uh any objections to how those minutes have been prepared.

Hearing and seeing none, those minutes are adopted, and yes, votes are recorded.

The minutes from July 29th.

Any objections?

Hearing and seeing none, the minutes from July 29th are adopted, and yes, votes recorded for each of the members.

Uh, next we reserve space on the agenda to recognize our visitors.

Thank you to our visitors that are here in the meeting chamber with us this evening.

We also acknowledge that we have uh uh viewers on the city's website and watching the the the meeting there.

Thank you for your interest.

We look forward to hearing from you uh in um a few minutes as we get down into the agenda.

We have no planned presentations, so we are on to receipts of petitions and communications.

And uh first up, I would like to introduce or ask if they would come forward so that we can introduce the captains of the Salvation Army, Captain Upwan and Captain Upwan.

Uh thank you so much for for uh coming to the meeting this evening so that we can meet you and again we welcome you to our community.

We know that you've only been here a short time, but we hope you're finding the things that you need.

Captain, so I'll give you the floor.

Thank you, Mary.

Yeah, my wife Martha and I, we are very excited to be here.

Um we are number one.

We're glad not to be in the in a huge city of Denver.

So we are very happy to be here.

And uh we'd notice that the city of Clovis has been very close-knit like a family, and they have accepted us and have been treating us really well.

And uh Commissioner Helen has taken us around and got um what took us gave us a tour of the city and uh introduced us to the people who are uh good supporters of the Salvation Army.

We hope to uh grow that as we are here.

So yes.

Yes, um, we are very excited to um just be a part of this community and to uh find ways to uh serve the community through the salvation army.

So thank you.

Well, the Salvation Army does an incredible uh work in our community, and uh we're grateful for that, and we know that you will continue that and take it to even higher levels, and and and we're cheering you on and and uh trying to support you in any way we can.

So thank you.

Pleasure meeting you.

Thank you.

Next, I would like to call uh on my uh my friends, Walter and Consuelo.

Uh would would you want to come up please and tell us about uh welcome?

So Mayor Pro Tim and Commissioners, uh you may have noticed last weekend there was a uh a very large soccer tournament held in in our community, and um although we've not met in person yet, this gentleman here uh is the the man behind that that planned that and pulled that off, and it was quite an undertaking.

And so uh we'd love to hear about that, how the event went, kind of the number of attendance and those types of things.

So I'm here to help translate by the way.

My name is Consuelo Mercadal, and again, Walter Valladis.

Um his name is Walter, he is the organizer of the New Mexico Cup.

So this is the very first edition of the New Mexico um cup that he wanted to establish here.

Like why can't I?

So he figured that he would he would organize an event himself.

Yeah.

He wants to say um he wanted to give thanks to um right specifically Mike Morris just because we were very in contact with you.

And he wanted to bring you a gift and that recognition.

Um for all the support and you know it's the city has really given us a tremendous amount of support, and he is truly grateful for um picture everything you guys have helped helped him with.

And uh we better have we better have a picture.

I think I think we'll have to have a picture.

Um can could could we get uh was there some idea of the number of players or number number of teams and maybe even the the places that they came from, like out of state quantos equippos we have fifty teams coming, minimum uh minimum 85 y in the category infantiles quince per person.

So he hosted an an adult, an adult group and then a youth group as well.

They there was about fifty groups and they had to have a minimum a minimum of 25 players.

The youth group had to have a minimum of 15.

Um30 persona.

So uh we had a rough over 2300 people coming from out of out of the out of the city, out of the state, from all over the place.

So it's a pretty great event, especially being the first edition for us to be able to invite over 2300 outsiders.

You know, not including um our local members that were very um supporting.

So the new Mexico.

About thirty five hundred to thirty-six hundred people as well attended total.

And that's amazing, and people coming from as far away as New Orleans and other states.

They ended up staying in Lubbock and still driving two hours away to come and attend the the games the following day.

Outstanding.

So the New Mexico Cup.

Yes, and this was the first edition.

First edition, and so there will be more uh every year we'll have a new Mexico Cup.

Yes, they great.

Thankfully, you know, it was it was a success, and he's gotten a lot of um attention from it, and a lot of sponsors are already reaching out, waiting wait just waiting for a date because they they want to support um what he's what he started.

It's outstanding.

Congratulations on that.

Mayor Pro Team Commissioners, you may have comments.

Uh I do.

Um Walter Tienes para otra eventueste pronto.

Uh Lando de Clovis, and so quiero trabajar para volver a tener la siguiente edition de la New Mexico Cup.

Okay.

Simply I ask if uh he was planning on bringing another event like that, and he expanded a lot on that.

So I'm about to go there.

The answer is yes.

And that's what I was gonna get at.

So if you can please uh get with our staff, so there's uh I might uh there's ways of uh you guys can have some funding for promoting the event, and it can get a lot bigger.

So we look um to constaffe manages that you put in a promoverloy conosfondos.

Okay, much gracias.

Oh my god de la category premier is cinco mil dollars a la category uh de menos nivel.

In the category premier fundo to him equipped important the Stados Unidos porque Keryan Vene competir uh por Treita mil dollars.

Short summary, the first the grand prize was uh thirty thousand dollars, the second prize was uh five thousand, yeah the milking and uh third third place price for uh one thousand five hundred and losing dollars in a thousand dollars for the youth, whoever whoever uh the youth trainer.

Wow, that's hard.

That that's why I asked the question what kind of prices did they gave and uh I guess that's a big incentive when you uh give cash money and you're gonna bring people from everywhere.

So that is uh interesting to know that uh that's that's what uh brought the people in.

Uh I personally had a uh conversation with some kids from Dallas, Texas, and they were happy to be here.

So that was awesome.

I saw him.

He worked really hard to um to make sure everything was up to par.

So yeah, and I believe he said in October.

We're planning on um hosting the next event October eleventh and twelve.

That's more or less what what we're thinking.

Next Lodger Stacks, I think will be appropriate to mayor, mayor pro tem and commissioners, and definitely there was a language barrier between us and so which is fine.

And uh we didn't realize from a city standpoint how big of an event it was going to be.

And so our initial understanding that it was gonna be an end of year, he he hosts a men's league uh in the evenings, and so our initial understanding was gonna be an end of year soccer tournament for the league.

Obviously, it wasn't that, so we'll continue to work with them on the processes uh that they need in order to put the event on.

But they did a marvelous job on it.

I saw them out there Monday morning.

Uh obviously the lights went down, the tournament didn't end until late on uh Sunday evening, but they were out there all most of the day on Monday, uh cleaning up the facility, making sure all the trash was picked up, uh worked with public works to get the the site and parks to get the site clean, but uh uh definitely did a great job and we'll work with them on lodgers tax and um make sure we get all the proper paperwork in the future.

Okay, we're and this is two time you did not have to do this.

Oh, are you sure the commissioners joining me?

Well, this is on great again.

Mayor, Mayor Pro Tim and Commissioners.

Next uh meetings minutes will uh you'll have to fully translate as well too.

So we'll document those.

I help you.

It'll be all right.

That's fun.

Okay.

Uh we did have uh we we'll we'll still be in public comment and I'll ask for uh if there's any others who want to share, but we do have one planned presentation during receipts of communications and it is the update regarding the 2024 Kid Linda grant implementation and Ms.

Margaret Johnson is going to is uh going to give us that update.

Ms.

Johnston.

Man, I have to follow that.

Okay.

Ah, there we go.

There's my PowerPoint.

Hello, everyone.

My name is Margaret Johnston, and I was M the Kedlena uh grant coordinator for the city of Clovis, and I have put together this recap of what we were able to accomplish with this first iteration of the grant.

Can you hear me?

Okay.

All right.

So first things first, uh just want to talk about what the requirements were for this grant.

Uh there were primarily technical requirements, but um also we had to throw in there a beautification plan, kind of a uh new thing that the state threw at us at the last minute.

But um on these requirements, we had to attend three out of four of the cohort meetings, plan three events that were linked to um K Linda strategies, uh fulfill two contracts, develop a comprehensive beautification plan for the city.

Uh that plan needed to consist of the 11 Kalinda strategies, and it all needed to be implemented by a K Linda coordinator, that was me.

Uh there were some other things.

The plan also needed to entail a um behavioral change theory.

And so what we ended up implementing was the theory of planned behavior, which has uh basically it says that an individual actions will um stem from their intentions and their intentions will come from three things, right?

Uh how what their attitude is regarding any certain thing.

So in this case, litter, do they view it in a positive or negative space?

Um, what are their experiences?

What what's their attitude about it?

That's going to basically plan for them how they're going to act about it.

Number two is social norms.

How do they believe that the rest of their peers and their community views the topic?

And then um number three, sorry, is uh um my goodness.

I just blank.

Uh number three is their control over the action.

Do they feel like they can control the action regarding that topic?

Like, do they feel like they have the ability to control how they act with regard to litter?

Um okay, so this is what we were charged with.

Um these were our goals.

So increase resident awareness of litter issues and the steps they can take to address these issues.

Uh number two, increase the capacity and the support structure to encourage residents' efforts to reduce litter.

Uh number three, improve the appearance of the city through the removal of litter and illegal dump sites.

Number four, achieve education and compliance through visual enforcement of litter abatement.

Number five, create technical means and outreach to grow an anti-litter and illegal dumping culture.

And number six, increase access options for neighboring residents to promote shared investment in preventing litter.

So now these were the things that we set in our plan that we hope to accomplish.

We kind of built this plan to look at three years.

We knew that the state of New Mexico was intending to um fund this grant for at least two.

So really our goals are heavy on um using those funds in the first two years on things that we we know we need kind of structural support to achieve these goals.

Um the state of New Mexico judge us are our ability to um implement this plan on four facets abatement, access, sustainability, and enforcement.

The first one, abatement, is you know, what did we do to actually clean litter in the community over these last few months?

And so we increased the number of organizational cleanups performed throughout the city.

So hopefully you saw that there were a lot more groups out and about picking up trash and keeping our public spaces clean.

We also increased marketing efforts for not just our two trek for trash and our Great American cleanup, but we also implemented multimedia ads that encouraged anti-litter culture, right?

So hopefully you were hearing those on the radio, and we also created a commercial that played at plays at is still playing at the theater and it's gonna play for the next year in front of every move in front of every movie in every theater.

So we'll show you that in a minute.

I know that saying that for this area is like what's crazy wind, but we were all here.

So this put us this put us in a state where we didn't have you know enough resources to take care of the problem quickly, and so this allowed us to uh to to do that in the area of access, um, and this is how easily can we get rid of litter?

How you know what access options do our residents have?

We increase the trash disposal infrastructure by adding 85 metal trash cans, and you're gonna start seeing those distributed throughout the city's public spaces.

We purchased a new dump trailer that increases the city's ability to clear larger refuse so they'll be able to go and remove a lot of the larger items that are in the uh alleyways.

We distributed reusable grocery bags to residents to discourage the use of plastic bags.

So we had several events where we were just handing out the reusable bags so that hopefully we can start promoting the use of that.

Um then we increased marketing to improve awareness of amnesty events and maximize participation at our biannual cleanups.

We also have free tire recycle and dumping for our for the neighboring county, but also the free tire recycling for all residents here, and so we kind of wanted to raise awareness for that to maximize everybody's participation there.

Sustainability.

How what did we implement that will allow us to continue these programs, you know, long term?

And so to that end, we developed the plan itself and we established groundwork for anti-litter elementary curriculum.

So we did elementary campus cleanups for three of our elementary schools, and coupled that with learning about recycling, reusing, and just how to keep our communities clean in general.

Um we also built a foundation for student service program.

So we pulled in some of the middle school and high school organizations, and we coupled cleanups with a similar curriculum, and then we created targeted social marketing campaign, and that again falls back on that commercial and those awareness ads that we were putting on the radio.

Enforcement.

Um to this one, this one enforcement speaks for itself.

We established a joint cleanup program with Curry County that utilizes inmates who are at the county facility, and there were they came into the uh city and did cleanups there.

It was very cost-effective process, and it also allowed for that visual enforcement component.

We implemented marketing campaign for the app 311, which is our city app where residents can report any episodes of illegal dumping or refuse that needs to be cleaned.

They basically anything that they want public works to be made aware of can be reported in that, and so we really started a campaign to do a big push for awareness of that.

And then we created additional inspection training for the ERT employees that will help them better identify areas that should be fined and citations that should be given, and so we can lean in a little bit more on the accountability aspect.

Events.

So we had to have three events per the grant.

We did a little bit more than that.

So we had four reusable bag distribution days.

We had a public health awareness day.

We also hosted a clean conversation town hall here as well.

We did the three campus cleanups, as I mentioned.

Where they the students got to design their own reusable bags and learn about recycling and the role that litter plays in water water cleanliness.

And then we also participated in the City of Clovis Summer Youth Program with a craft and reading day.

As far as the enforcement, we were able to provide 39 hours of inmate cleanup, and we had 56 organizational cleanups performed throughout the city that ended up having 418 volunteers and 1,002 bags of trash collected.

These are our results.

A program that incentivizes businesses to be accountable for keeping their areas clean.

So potentially recognition as the clean business of the month type thing.

But are there any questions?

I don't believe so, but well done on the project.

Thank you.

Well, hold on, we're not done yet.

We seem to have forgotten that littering is not okay.

We've got to do more to keep our city clean.

We can make sure we don't let trash end up in the habitats of local animals.

We can make sure that all our garbage gets to where it needs to go.

We can pick up after ourselves when we go to the park.

So everyone can enjoy these beautiful spaces.

We can also keep trash from flying out of our vehicles and onto our streets.

We can make sure we don't leave a mess behind for others to clean up.

We can each do our part to help make sure Clovis stays clean because we all want a clean community, don't we?

That's all I have.

Thank you all so much.

Very nice.

That's a it's a great commercial.

Um good job to those kid voice actors in that commercial.

It's it it gets your attention and tugs at the heartstrings.

So thank you.

Uh Ms.

Johnston, uh just excellent job.

And and as you alluded to, we've uh we've received notice that we've received the grant again, and so we can we can keep up the work and we appreciate your your leadership on that.

Great job.

Any other comments on Catelynda?

Well done.

Thank you.

Good job.

Very good.

So at this point, I'd take any uh more public comment uh if there's anyone wishing to share something with the commission.

And I guess since we're getting we're hearing a lot going on, I just wanted to double check.

Do we still have the two commissioners online?

Has anyone else joined?

No, they're still there.

They're still there.

Okay.

All right.

All right, Commissioner Tarsen.

Good to hear from you.

Glad you're glad you're here.

Um if there's no public comment, um, we'll move on with the consent agenda this evening.

You have ten proposed items to deal with on consent.

The first is request for approval of adoption of resolution number three three three two-two thousand twenty-five approving participation in the Kalinda uh program administered by the New Mexico Department of Transportation and acceptance of the Kalinda grant from the New Mexico Department of Transportation and the amount of 200,000.

Of course, we just alluded to that in the last presentation.

Item two is request for approval of quote from Kay Barnett and Sons to remove median on Texas Street.

Item three, request for approval of renewal of memorandum of understanding between the city of Clovis and Nursstead Counseling Services for a mobile crisis response team.

Item four, request for approval of noise variants from 9 p.m.

to 10 p.m.

on Saturday, September 6th, 2025 at 108 North Davis for the 2025 Our Lady of Guadalupe Festival or Fiesta, sorry.

Uh item five, request for approval of New Mexico Capital Outlay Grant Agreement number 25J2920 and the amount of 500,000 for the Clovis Animal Shelter located on Ash Street.

Item six, request for approval of New Mexico Capital Outlay Grant Agreement number two five J922 and the amount of 250,000 for improvements to the Clovis Police Department.

Item seven, request for approval of New Mexico Capital Outlay Grant Agreement number 25J2923 and the amount of 200,000 for residential street lighting.

Item eight, request for approval of New Mexico Capital Outlay Grant Agreement number 25J 2925 and the amount of 225,000 for public art sidewalk amenities seating and signage on Main Street.

Item nine, request for approval to apply for and accept if awarded the FY2025 home, excuse me, state homeland security grant program application and the amount of 442500 dollars.

Item 10, request for approval to apply for and accept if awarded the FY25 emergency management performance grant.

That is your proposed consent agenda.

Is there a motion?

So move.

Second.

Motion comes from Commissioner Jones.

Second from Commissioner Garza.

All those in favor, please say aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Commissioner Tarsen, your vote, please.

Yes.

Commissioner Zamora, your vote, please.

Yes.

Okay.

The vote is unanimous.

The items have been placed.

I would now entertain a motion to approve or acknowledge all items.

So move.

Second.

Motion comes from Commissioner Cassaus.

Second from Commissioner Garza.

All those in favor, please say aye.

Aye.

I gotta beat these guys every once in a while.

Good job, Commissioner.

Uh Commissioner Zamora, your vote, please.

Yes.

Thank you.

Commissioner Tarzan, your vote, please.

Yes.

Thank you.

The vote is unanimous.

The motion is carried.

The consent agenda has been approved.

We'll move to introduction and adoption of resolutions and ordinances.

One item there it is request for approval of adoption of resolution number 3333-2025 authorizing the abatement by demolition of an unsafe building or structure located at 400 Johnson.

City Attorney Mr.

Morris will give us some direction on this one.

Thank you, Mayor.

Good evening, Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem and Commissioners.

Sort of fitting that this follows Ms.

Johnston's item, but we have a property that's been identified by the Department of Building Safety at 400 Johnson that's in really bad shape to include tons of garbage and rubbish around the property, and then a residential or a former residential structure that's been damaged and is beyond repair.

There's a number of pictures in the commission packet uh that start on packet page 128.

Uh there was also a couple of additions today that show the garbage and rubbish around the property.

Um and as a reminder to you all, you know, the city can and frequently does clean up properties that have garbage and rubbish like this without coming to you.

It's the demolishing of the structure that requires a resolution, and that's what we're here for today.

But in doing so, my understanding is they'll take the opportunity to have ERT clean up all the surrounding garbage and rubbish.

There may be some trailers that we uh that are not dilapidated that we may have to deal with later, but um, in terms of most of what you see in the photographs, they're requesting permission to clean that up and then of course demolish the structure.

The structure is not sound as you can tell, it doesn't have uh much of a roof or exterior walls and those entrances are not secure, etc.

So uh Mr.

Wilt is here if you have any questions for him.

Uh the property owner, I believe, is Albert Hernandez, and uh we've attempted to work with him in the past, but I think we've decided this is the best way to go for it.

So uh I would be happy to stand for any questions, and I know Mr.

Wilt would as well.

Thank you.

Thank you for that, Mr.

Morris as well.

Uh thank you, Mr.

Wilt for being here in case there are questions.

Are there questions or is there a debate on this item?

I have a comment.

Uh this is way overdue.

Um I remember calling actually calling the 911 for the fire.

And it's been a while.

So uh I move for approval is second.

Okay, we have a motion for approval coming from Commissioner Garza and a second from the mayor pro Tim.

Any further discussion on the item?

I'll check with the commissioners online.

Nothing.

Okay.

I'm good to thank you.

Um given that there's no further debate on the item, it's been properly moved and seconded that you would approve adoption of resolution number 333 2025 authorizing the abatement by demolition of an unsafe building or structure located at 400 Johnson.

All those in favor, please say aye.

Aye.

Commissioner Zamora.

Yes.

Thank you, Commissioner Tarsen.

Yes.

The vote is unanimous and the motion is carried.

Thank you.

Um we'll move on to new business where we have two items, and the first is request for approval of updated opioid settlement agreement with Purdue and the Sackler family.

And uh Mr.

Morris gets to uh advise on a second item tonight.

Mr.

Morris.

Thank you, Mayor.

Uh it's been about a year since we've had any opioid items.

So um, and the fact that Mr.

Howalt did not put this on consent.

I figured I might as well just give you an update and circle back to where we are.

So uh if you recall, this kind of started.

We were not there were a number of cities and counties that litigated early on.

We were not one of them.

Uh we chose not to, but we did start participating in 2022 when the attorney general invited us to join their settlement participation agreement.

And so if I recall, every single county and every single city over 10,000 people in population is is involved as a party.

Uh the city's portion is um 1.405 percent, and that's combined with the county.

So of that our portion is 0.9%, 0.910% in the counties is 0.495 percent.

Um and if you remember, that's that's our portion of 55 percent of any of the proceeds that come in because 45 percent of the proceeds go to the state.

And so we've we've entered into about eight agreements since that time, and this will be probably the biggest one that we're gonna enter into.

It was originally approved, it tentatively approved.

You guys didn't approve it, but the attorney general did, and then it went to a bankruptcy judge in the summer of 2024 and it was rejected.

And it was rejected because it granted uh well, first of all, the judge thought it was too low for the amount of um opioids this company was producing.

And second of all, it it contained an immunity provision for the Sackler family who I believe own Purdue Pharma that allowed them or that prohibited them from being prosecuted criminally.

And so the judge didn't like that and denied the settlement.

They've now redone the settlement.

It went from six billion to seven point four billion based on my math, and I'm waiting for the attorney general to confirm that.

Well, I know from the documents, New Mexico is getting 40,152,910.

Uh my math shows that the city and the county will receive 230,778 dollars and eighty-five cents.

So pretty good chunk of change.

Uh to date, we've received 879,685 dollars, not inclusive of this settlement.

So it'll push us over a million.

Most of that we haven't received yet, some of it has started to come in, but uh especially with these bigger numbers, they pay us over time.

So this will be paid out in 15 equal payments over 16 years.

And um most of the settlements are set up that way.

So I would be happy to to answer any other questions you have about this or just the background or other settlements that are ongoing.

Thank you.

Yeah, thank you, Mr.

Morris.

Um and and thanks for you know, providing an update on that.

That's uh a subject that I guess we've all kind of been aware of, but didn't didn't know about the changes or the increase in the amount.

Um it's worth noting since we're having this discussion.

Uh I believe that uh we made a decision that uh all opioid settlement funds that the city of Clovis receives will go toward the horizon behavioral health center work, um, as did the other entities involved in that in that work.

And so um good to know that uh, you know, if there's more money uh coming, uh it will be it will go to that great cause, which we've already decided on.

May I mention one other thing too?

I just slipped my mind, Mayor.

But as with the other seven or eight that you've approved in the last two years, you know, technically when we signed that settlement participation agreement, we agreed that we would approve these as they come in.

And so I don't know that all cities and counties are necessarily putting these on their you know, as action items for their various councils and commissions, but uh but we have been.

So in any event, you know, we are sort of obligated already by way of our 2022 participation agreement to sign this.

So I figured I would mention that as well.

And then if you were eagle-eyed, you'd notice that the county's already approved theirs.

They did did it right away after it came in, and they sent us a courtesy copy.

So I accidentally attached the county's courtesy copy signed by Lance Pyle to your commission action form.

But I have the one for your signature here, Mayor.

So that's all I have, thank you.

Yeah, I appreciate that, Mr.

Morris.

Um discussion on this item.

Mayor, I move for approval.

It was a tie.

Go again.

So motion for approval from Commissioner Garza, second from Commissioner Jones.

Uh any further discussion.

All those in favor, please say aye.

Aye.

Aye.

Uh Commissioner Tarsen, your vote, please.

Yes.

Thank you, uh, Commissioner Samora.

Yes.

Thank you.

You're unanimous on uh the motion, and it is carried.

Uh last item in new business is request for approval of addendum to statewide price agreement and amendment number ending in 34 between the uh city of Clovis and WWRC for re-roofing uh front entrance and marquee work at the Lyceum Theater.

Miss Burroughs.

Yes, good evening.

Um and commissioners, I'm delighted to bring this item to you.

Much delayed item.

Thank you, Mr.

Howell.

Um this evening.

Uh as you know, the city of Clovis uh received um a million dollars from two separate entities, uh the federal level and for saving America's treasures, and then from the New Mexico Main Street program as matching, it was a one-for-one federal grant.

So uh so we have had those funds and we've been working through the this uh a process with the federal government and um with the uh contractor to to reach some figures to bring to you for consideration.

So on um packet page 149, um it uh lets you know what the fiscal impact is for this first piece of work, which is everything on the exterior of the building, which is six hundred and eight thousand dollars and um some change, and then on packet page two hundred and sixty-nine, it lays out um what WWLC, who are the proposed contractors for this work, um, who'll be completing this work um through a statewide price agreement, and then we had to do an addendum to that as well to accommodate the federal and state uh requirements also.

But anyway, on page uh 269, it um it talks about uh replacing the existing roof and doing some um drainage work on that roof, also uh which needs doing the uh east side of Main Street will be closed sort of on and off while they're doing this work.

They're you know, the very close proximity and some work in the alley too.

So there's gonna be a lot of things going on in relation to that.

So they're gonna replace the the roof um and and achieve all of that work.

And then um Skyright, as the company that we've been gosh working with for a year or two now.

Um they're gonna come and do the marquee.

They're going to take the marquee down and um restore it.

One of the things that you have to do, of course, when you have a um uh type of grant that we have at the federal level is meet all the rehabilitation requirements of the uh feds.

And so they are going to uh restore the existing marquee uh to its uh original glory, so that that will be done.

Um then we have on packet page 272, 273.

We're going to um redo the the stucco on the exterior of the building.

I've got a paint the exterior of the building.

Um, address some of the tile work on the exterior of the building so uh by the time it's finished it'll look brand new.

Very exciting um to to see you know the Lyceum Theater project moving forward.

Um questions, debate, comments?

Oh question.

Do we have a start date on that project?

That's a very good question.

Thank you, Mayor.

Mayor Tem uh Mayor Pretem.

No, we do not.

Um we are anticipating actually we're meeting with um with the team and the architects, NCA architects, next Thursday, and we hope to have a start date from WWC at that time.

As you probably know, the WWRC is currently um working on the roof at the um at the terminal.

They are also about to do work at the friendship center with renovations there.

So I'm not sure we're waiting to see where they're going to fit this project in with the rest of the work that they're doing.

But Skywright most certainly I would have thought could continue in pretty short order.

Okay, thank you.

Thank you.

Thanks.

Um other questions or discussion on the item.

No for approval.

Second.

Motion for approval comes from Commissioner Garza, second from the Mayor Pro Tem.

Further discussion.

It's been moved and seconded that you would approve the item.

All those in favor, please say aye.

Aye.

Commissioner Zamora, your vote, please.

Yes.

Commissioner Tarsen, your vote, please.

Yes.

Thank you, ladies.

Uh Commissioner, you're unanimous.

The motion is carried.

Thank you.

And again, thank you, Miss Burroughs.

We'll move on to reports of boards, officers, and committees.

First up, I believe Commissioner Cassals will be giving a report on parks, recreation, and beautification committee meeting, which happened on July 21st.

Commissioner.

Yes, thank you, Mayor.

Um at Roy Walker, the airport.

Commissioner, I think your microphone is not on.

Uh at Roy Walker, the air conditioner in the weight room was fixed.

The new doors are in.

Clovis Signs is working on a new signage.

Uh the summer youth program ended with 24 children.

Miss Burroughs is submitting a $30,000 grant for the program for next year.

The zoo update, uh, two new porcupines from Tucson, Arizona arrived.

Their name is Quillam and his mother Rosita.

All zoo, um, also at the zoo that we received two parrots.

They were donated.

Their names is Popeye and Nikki.

Thanks to Canon Air Force Base for installing the Christmas lights and the inflatables for their Christmas in July celebration that they had.

Ms.

Burroughs Advice City has received a hundred thousand dollars for the zoo master plan, and we'll go out to bid soon.

That is my report.

Well, I appreciate you providing the report, and we all appreciate the parks uh recreation and beautification committee.

That's a busy committee.

A lot of things moving through there.

And I'll have to I I don't mind saying I actually had the pleasure of meeting the famous uh porcupine Quillium myself.

Uh uh ran ran into him at the radio station one morning.

And that was fun.

Thanks for that report.

Uh do we have a report on public works?

Mayor, unfortunately, I was not available for that meeting, so I'm gonna turn it over to Mr.

O'Walt for Thank you, Mayor Mayor.

Mayor Protect and Commissioner.

And I know that Mr.

Howalt learned he would be doing this report right before this meeting.

Is that right?

So I have copious notes over here.

All right.

So uh the committee made recommendation regarding the medians on Texas Street, which uh you guys heard and approved this evening.

Uh and they also uh started discussing the residential street lighting uh as you're aware and approved this evening uh the capital outlay funding to to go towards that project, and so uh they provided them with locations where we have existing lights to locations where we are do not have lights within the various districts, and so they'll be working towards making a recommendation on where to put those new street lights.

Uh they also heard updates obviously from public works as well as from the municipal school district, who is very busy getting ready for Monday uh when the kids return to school and wrapping up their projects around the district.

So any questions, I'm happy to answer.

Yeah, thanks for that.

Uh good report.

Um do we have a report on the library board meeting?

That one we do.

Okay.

Mayor Protect.

A lot of good a lot of good things going on in our library.

Uh the uh fire panel works that we've been working on for so long.

They're scheduled to start September the 8th, and take about a month to install that.

Uh the skylights should be installed in August or September.

Uh the adult service coordinator revised the month of June.

There were 25 programs and 23 programs in July.

They had weekly Monday Monday movies, family games, adult only gaming.

Uh, there are two more blood drives in August.

And sign up can be done at Blood Bloodhero.com.

Battle of the Badges is a two-day blood drive hosted by Vigilant, and is a competition between the fire department and police department, where citizens can add their donation to one of the departments.

Uh this year, the fire department won that.

Uh children's program coordinator advised in July.

They had 22 programs, and June they had 23.

Most successful was the zoo visit with 144 in attendance.

Uh story time has been the second most successful program as targeted towards toddlers and preschoolers.

Uh most of these programs will continue throughout the school year as well.

Um 2022 GOBD, they were awarded 129,000.

The current balance is 88,648.

And this is voted on by the legislature every year and is funded for four years.

And that's our report.

Great report.

Um, lots of great activity there as well.

Uh the investment committee met uh on July 30th, and I would say that uh, you know, there was nothing discussed there that you hadn't heard a lot of as we did the approval of the FY25 fourth quarter financials and the and the year-end financials, and then of course uh approving the budget.

Ms.

Melanson, did was there any other substantive items?

I didn't think so.

All right.

Uh thank you.

The Armed Forces Support Committee met um that was yesterday.

Yesterday.

That felt like longer ago than that.

But uh yeah, yesterday, Wednesday the 6th.

Uh the Armed Forces Support Committee met, uh, the county hosted uh over in their meeting chamber.

Um we received an update from Colonel Johnston from uh the 27th Special Operations Wing at Cannon.

Uh excellent update.

It's always fascinating.

One that a man so busy would take the time out to come downtown and give give us such a report.

Uh, but uh also to understand all that the 27th Special Operations Wing is is undertaking uh all the time, and we're we're grateful uh for that report.

We also uh ask for reports from uh the representatives of our congressional delegates.

Uh we heard reports from Constance Williams representing uh Senator Luhan, and then uh also Ben Salazar representing the Congresswoman Ledger Fernandez.

The um uh state of New Mexico Military Base Planning uh Commission.

Executive director Megan Cornette reported uh as to the activity with the uh base planning commission.

Uh Blake Curtis was in attendance.

He is the Air and Space Force Civic Leader, which is uh just perfect role for Mr.

Curtis.

He's he's excellent for that.

Uh and he gave a fascinating report, really heavy on the space uh side of uh his role as civic leader.

Fascinating.

And then we heard reports from the entities supporting uh military or the uh military affairs committees, committee of 50 from Clovis and Portalis Military Affairs Committee from uh down um our neighbors to the south.

Uh joint veterans council reported.

Mr.

Luce was there and reported.

We also received a report from Mr.

Gallegos, Willie Gallegos, uh, with employer support of Guard and Reserve.

Uh great report.

Uh and then watch also for in December a luncheon uh that uh that will help uh Mr.

Gallegos hold uh to um well to to bring more people into the employer support of guard and reserve program.

And then we had a great update on the Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation Grant application, uh which you're aware of the old OLDCC readiness review grant that uh the Armed Forces Support Committee and our our governing bodies here locally have agreed that we would pursue uh that application is in uh uh looking good, looking for some feedback on that very soon from OLDCC.

But uh very excited to have that that application in, and and thanks again to Miss Burroughs for carrying the water on that.

Any other reports?

Future agenda items.

Ms.

Reyes We have the National Preparedness and National Recovery Month Proclamations, uh Yard of the Summer Awards, a contract between the city and consensus planning for GIS services, and two budget transfers from the Parks Department.

Great, thank you, Miss Reyes.

Umcoming meetings we want to be sure and mention that tomorrow Horizon Behavioral Health Center groundbreaking is at 2 p.m.

And that will be at the location out at 2501 West 21st Street.

It's an exciting milestone in uh the regional behavioral health care effort.

Uh so exciting.

So 2 p.m.

tomorrow afternoon.

Planning and zoning commission intends to meet at 3 p.m.

on Wednesday, August 13th.

Parks Recreation and Beautification Committee will meet at 5 30 p.m.

on Monday, August 18th.

The uh next city commission meeting will be at 5 15 p.m.

on August 21st.

And I want to mention that in September the City Commission will have one meeting uh, and it will be on September 11th.

So please plan accordingly.

Um until then, we are adjourned.