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District representative Mister Brady provided project updates: Berry Elementary is about 99% complete and expected to be cleared of construction trailers by the end of the month; Marshall Auditorium lighting and sound are complete; renovations at the high school (library and office conversions) are scheduled for completion by Aug. 8; and roof work is ongoing at Marshall and San Diego.

Brady and Derek Sherrod described a city-district partnership that expanded youth athletics and camps. Participation figures from last year cited by staff: flag football — 637 participants; volleyball — 519; basketball — 924 (with an average of about 693 participants across the school year). Summer camps averaged roughly 457 kids per week across sports and fine-arts offerings. The district said most youth programs are free to families and use high-school athletes and coaches as volunteer coaches.

On facilities, district leaders said Clovis High School (CHS) is past its expected life: average school facility age is 51 years and the oldest CHS building is nearly 70 years old. The board approved a resolution for a 20-mil GO (general-obligation) bond levy and the continuation of an existing 2-mil levy; district staff said the GO bond would serve as the local match for state funding where the district’s match ratio was described as 39 cents on the dollar. Brady described a three-phase plan that would begin with improvements to the lecture hall, band annex and related systems; then construct a two-story freshman academy (CHSFA) replacement; and then address additional buildings, locker rooms and systems over a decade or more. Brady said the phased work would aim to limit disruption by using portable classrooms and staging work across years.

Staff also described a set of traffic and parking changes tied to the high-school reopening: buses will be routed to the north side by the tennis courts, a new drop-off lane and electronic sign will be placed at CHSFA, and school flashers that served a closed school will be relocated to 20 First Street. Staff said the district and city will re-enforce residential parking rules near campus by issuing limited neighborhood parking permits to residents and tasking PSA officers to enforce permits.

Ending: District staff said they will pursue community outreach and tours to explain the bond and project phases; the committee heard the update and thanked district leaders for the partnership with the city.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Clovis - Public Works Committee - Jul 23, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","School officials reported building progress, told the committee about large youth-program participation numbers under a city partnership, and said the school board approved a resolution for a 20-mil general-obligation bond levy (plus continuation of an existing 2-mil levy) to fund multi-phase high school renovation and replacement planning.","taxTitle","Clovis, Curry County, New Mexico","taxId",52795,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6487017,"City updates: MLK project nears completion; Main Street bid value-engineered and award planned",281,1100000,1381000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5453632-363fd7c31cabf5dc031c71dd39d677f5&start=1100&end=1381","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5453632-363fd7c31cabf5dc031c71dd39d677f5/thumbnail_1100000.jpg","/articles/6487017/Clovis/Curry-County/New-Mexico/City-updates-MLK-project-nears-completion-Main-Street-bid-value-engineered-and-award-planned","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6487017-617c7be2b9866a9e50a9c4a1dfb645c0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771209915&Signature=GdsXLf9Bzo1Xm41rp7BPDPlOvhrgtttruSZ-KYxJwhDxlIZ9YDmvv8r4rMg9zpf9Lem2CU18gFjemNtP1zAIShFbAy3T~jbXdjpwLmQH-b3PNLgZ-mYVm8LiQ5OvDZw9S9hUzbnl8Gn53Zv7rSUVpmr3n4aC5ofxY5U1DA9f0Y2f5Z73fcXsV3OVtUdlBCGUtRsGoD4mL~ysh057Rh43e43YCDXHj-bAf5e4cQ38ykZ1Ano7Y5K2doDGIkqDGt5XpnlhqMvIDMr-HECGQgM-nAwUtQau8p~FHFsyaOE3g2Krjt6x9ublmSfjf-CBm3haXwJ6bK0kjaeKyvvsM3xCYA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City of Clovis public-works staff provided project updates covering several street, stormwater and traffic-signal projects.

Public Works Director (presenting) said the Martin Luther King project has approximately one month remaining; crews are finishing sidewalks on the west side, will complete the east side, place final asphalt, and apply striping. He said unforeseen utility work, a deteriorated manhole replacement and repeated rain delays have extended the schedule.

Staff said the Main Street improvement project received bids above available funds; the city has been value-engineering options with the contractor and plans to present an award to Negrego and Sons at a special commission meeting on the 29th. The Purdue and Eccles storm-drain project remains in progress; staff described deep excavation requiring trench boxes and additional delays caused by recent rains and a broken water line.

Goodwin Trails work by Barnett includes a completed parking lot in anticipation of economic development on Prince Street; staff still plans drainage improvements and a playground installation. Staff also said municipal arterial grants (MAP) and related funds will add medians at 20 First Street and Prince Street and that funding was secured to replace the traffic signal at Thornton and Seventh.

Other items noted: the city has installed radar-speed flashing signs on Hull Street to slow drivers, and staff said signs have prompted drivers to slow when they encounter them. Staff reiterated that many residential blocks use underground power, making retrofit of conventional pole-mounted lights more challenging; that technical constraint was cited in the street-lighting discussion.

Ending: Staff will bring the Main Street award to the commission at the special meeting; other projects will continue to be scheduled as weather and utility work allow.","Public works staff reported one month remaining on the MLK project, value engineering on Main Street due to bids over budget with an expected award to Negrego and Sons at a special commission meeting, ongoing Purdue/Eccles storm-drain work, medians and signal funding for 20 First/Prince and Thornton/Seventh, and radar-speed sign rollout.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6487020,"Committee approves recommendation to remove Texas Street median, citing safety and panhandling concerns",222,868000,1090000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5453632-363fd7c31cabf5dc031c71dd39d677f5&start=868&end=1090","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5453632-363fd7c31cabf5dc031c71dd39d677f5/thumbnail_868000.jpg","/articles/6487020/Clovis/Curry-County/New-Mexico/Committee-approves-recommendation-to-remove-Texas-Street-median-citing-safety-and-panhandling-concerns","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6487020-5dd3e5d4ba049c14d29cf916cbef96e5/orig.mp4?Expires=1771209915&Signature=R4TPx1OyQympW5a5VMEA31P1VVOZox1J3FWmdABdcQ5mVYJxepVZr5Be~2bygiLSTvc1VQLJlAH4j2Ws9S63Y9c~hnrfzdH5wthaLkwBOEJpGPnOHa16KKA-7D78aHjf~DV7VZzlQc4Q-arkc0DJOgzzVY5pvGcOcWxBsMUYoZ9BmoVV7ZZuyVjB92nu-wV7U-nTCRjc8cYwJAwsd7JfA-JdToYFV5jb2YsezHMxCv4sJHE1TyowKnPF6-W2cf3-E-jAxZ~uvp-JCcmJR84BM3yyOrRsGOkb~cz-JAw1Q2JG8DJvj560438MctdFtnAOE6W~Gvo3h7uXlrsaG80lrw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","A City of Clovis committee voted to recommend removal and paving of a median on Texas Street that staff said had become a place where panhandlers stand and where drivers are distracted.

City staff explained the median’s context: Texas Street functions as a right-in/right-out to adjacent commercial property, and the northwest Prince Street improvements by the New Mexico Department of Transportation created medians that made Texas Street effectively right-in/right-out. Staff said the existing median, because of its size, is a place a panhandler may legally occupy under the city’s panhandling ordinance so long as they do not block an ADA path.

Staff presented a contractor quote of $8,600 plus tax to remove and pave over the median. A committee member moved to approve the removal and paving and another member seconded. The committee chair called for the vote; the motion passed with one member voting nay and the recommendation will be forwarded to the city commission.

On the record, staff framed the change as not eliminating safe pedestrian crossings but removing a fixed place where people may remain and distract drivers. A committee member said removing the median would also address situations in which panhandlers stand close to stopped cars and create traffic conflicts.

Ending: The committee’s recommendation will be transmitted to the commission for final approval; staff will coordinate the removal and paving if the commission approves the recommendation.","The committee voted to recommend removing a median on Texas Street (near Prince/20 First) to reduce a location where panhandlers congregate and which staff said creates traffic distraction; cost quoted at $8,600 plus tax and the recommendation will be sent to the commission after a 1–nay vote.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6487024,"Clovis committee reviews plan to target residential solar street lights after capital outlay award",770,94000,864000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5453632-363fd7c31cabf5dc031c71dd39d677f5&start=94&end=864","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5453632-363fd7c31cabf5dc031c71dd39d677f5/thumbnail_94000.jpg","/articles/6487024/Clovis/Curry-County/New-Mexico/Clovis-committee-reviews-plan-to-target-residential-solar-street-lights-after-capital-outlay-award","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6487024-1fe16872a06dbf398ae3603e2cadaaf0/orig.mp4?Expires=1771209915&Signature=WpTd6Z5M~WwQ98hrFvuc5qiGdvMaU5d8LXM8SH-c8PmwrZ98quoCEfB~AGkLG8QRnRrsjHai9g8wbwYdQlAnZG80tAY~jZiX31gkC7ByPWyFeEpVs8RAgZlut-J3zQXbLCA4V8gmGTDTfpWLuwD6C07g5rhjXAJyWKNI0zlok5-KXn6H-PvfQgiUsXl76y~OFoGKK6mhLYiavAFk4dqlkwvrnUpU7UkShCBm7wjXJcyMUcWDtb6Ox7hULX-AyoqJJgEk8q~Op~OaQdCd8t51Zl9uTbiJsYL1-FjlylgsD8CM07-B7nQF4scR--trOVH9Z9DFWDEfEDWhQY32go1iPw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","City of Clovis staff presented a planning briefing on a residential street-lighting project and asked the committee for guidance on how to prioritize installations funded through recent capital outlay awards.

Staff said the city previously used capital funds to install 22 solar street lights and is preparing to plan a next round once a funding agreement is in place.

Justin, a city staff member presenting the item, said the city’s GIS team mapped existing lights, showing lights owned by Xcel Energy (blue on the handout) and Farmers Electric (pink/red). He reported the counts of intersections lacking a street light within 100 feet by district: District 1 — 68; District 2 — 89; District 3 — 78; District 4 — 66, a total of 301 intersections without residential street lights. Justin said the distribution was “surprising” because it was more even across districts than staff had expected.

Justin said the city installed 22 solar lights in a recent project and has completed foundation designs and procurement work for additional solar poles. He noted one capital-outlay example figure discussed during the meeting: roughly $200,000 would fund about 10 lights at about $20,000 per light, and that prior work cost about $300,000 to install 22 lights. He described solar fixtures as the preferred option because paying a utility to install conventional lights could trigger anti-donation concerns when public funds go to a private company.

On prioritization, staff recommended a systematic, area-by-area approach rather than placing individual lights across multiple districts. Commissioners discussed alternatives: focusing one year on a single district (District 3 was the initial focus last year), concentrating on “hot spots” identified by staff or commissioners, or using crime data as a selection factor. Justin said he has crime layers that can be displayed in the GIS but that an overlay of crime data did not produce a simple correlation: “when you actually plotted that on the maps, that didn't necessarily sell to it,” he said.

Commissioners asked about technical constraints. Staff explained that many dark areas have underground power (transformers in alleys) and few overhead poles, which makes conventional (utility-powered) lighting installations more challenging; solar lights avoid the need for new power runs. Staff also noted coordination with Xcel Energy and Farmers Electric because both utilities own existing street-light inventories.

No formal motion or vote was taken. Staff said it will return with a proposal and recommendation once the funding agreement is finalized and after further GIS and hotspot analysis.

Ending: Staff asked for direction and time to prepare a formal recommendation at a future meeting; commissioners expressed support for either a district-focused round-robin approach or a hybrid that addresses hot spots in each district.","City staff showed a GIS analysis of intersections lacking street lights, reported 301 unlit intersections citywide, and asked commissioners for guidance on prioritizing distribution of solar lights funded via capital outlay; no formal action was taken.","actionData","errors"]

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