AGENDA

CITY COUNCIL MEETING

May 13, 2008

7:00 p.m.

**Visitors are to limit their presentations to 10 minutes.

***Council please wait to be recognized to speak. 

1.         Determination as to whether quorum present 

2.         Invocation and pledge of allegiance 

3.         Old Business 

4.         Period for hearing visitors:

A.   *Barbara Parrish representing the Faith Based Action Group of the Artesia Drug & Crime Coalition – Permission to use Central Park on Saturday, August 16, 2008 from 6 pm – 10 pm for a Teen Challenge Concert and Substance Abuse Education program.

B.   *Artesia MainStreet- Request use of Central Park on Friday, May 30, 2008 from 1 pm - 
5 pm for the Annual School’s Out Summer Splash. They have requested one porta potty and the use of thirty (30) cones for the requested closure of Quay and Richardson Avenues from 7^th to 8^th Street and 8^th Street from Quay to Richardson Avenue.  Artesia MainStreet would also like to request that Fire Department Personnel and the a firetruck be at the event for water entertainment.

C.  *First Baptist Church – Request use of Central Park on Sunday, May 25, 2008 from 5 pm –
8 pm for their Party in the Park. 

 D.  *Rob Morrisey – Request permission to close 5^th Street between Main Street and Texas Avenue and the alley between Texas Avenue and Main Street between 4^th and 6^th Street from 4:00 pm to 9:30 pm for an Ever Stays Red Concert.  They will require the use of barricades for the requested street closures.

E.   Richard Lara – Concerns addressing the Public Safety Complex.

 5.         City Departments and Employees – Introduction of new employees and recognition of departments.

A.   EMS week proclamation

7.         Public Hearings – including consideration of final passage of any ordinance as to which proper notice has been published.  List of Public Hearings

A.   Consideration and approval of an ordinance amending Chapter 5-1C-5 (Petty Larceny) and Chapter 5-1C-7 (Shoplifting) of the Artesia Municipal Code

8.         Visitors who did not request to be on the agenda

Any matter not known about or which could not have been reasonably foreseen prior to the time of posting the agenda.  Items are for discussion only – no action will be taken. 

9.         Committee Reports:

A.            Budget and Finance

B.            Personnel (Human Resources, Safety, IT)

C.            Police and Fire

D.            Planning (Project Management, Code Enforcement, Permits and Inspections, Recreation)

E.            Administrative Services (City Hall, Purchasing, Commission on Aging, Museum, Library and Airport)

F.            Infrastructure (Streets, Garage, Cemetery, Parks, Water, Wastewater, Solid Waste)

G.            Government 

10.        Personnel:

*Upon recommendation of the Mayor, subject to successful completion of required pre-employment testing, permission to:

A.    Hire:

1)                  as Parks Equipment Operator I at $1892 per month

2)                  as Solid Waste Equipment Operator II at $1988 per month

3)                  as Solid Waste Part-time Equipment Operator II at $11.23 per hour

4)                  as Retired Senior Volunteer Program RSVP Director at $1717per month

B.    *Safety stats

C.    Approval of change to employee health insurance

D.    Approval of contract between the City of Artesia and Fire Local 3814

E.    *Permission to hire summer recreation aides, leaders and youth workers (from approved list) at the salary of $6.50 per hour upon successful completion of required pre-employment testing.

11.        Public Safety: 

A.    Police Department:

1)   *Stats 

B.    Fire Department:

1)   *Stats 

12.        Community Development:

A.    *Stats

B.   Richard Haas representing AIA Architects and Chris Fleck representing CEM, Inc. – Report on City Hall Annex and permission to proceed with demolition

C.    *Approval of Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the State of New Mexico Motor Vehicle Department for use of their database

D.    *Consideration and approval of resolution of condemnation of property located at 1114 W. Washington Avenue

E.    Consideration and approval to submit letter of intent to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Village of Cloudcroft, NM as part of their Emergency Operations Plan

F.    Consideration of setting a public hearing to change the ordinance establishing setbacks 

13.        Infrastructure: 

14.        City Attorney: 

15.        City Clerk:

A.   Review and discussion of interim budget for FY 08/09

16.        Mayor:

A.    Executive session:  In accordance with the State of New Mexico Open Meetings Act, Section 10-15-1-(H) to discuss:

            1.     Limited personnel matters (10-15-1-(H)(2))

            2.     Purchase of real property (10-15-1-(H)(8))

B.    Action as a result of executive session           

17.        New or other business from Councilors: 

18.        Adjournment 

      √Denotes Monday Additions

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