Clovis commission adopts 2027–2031 infrastructure plan, keeps street‑lighting, animal shelter and parks among top priorities

The Clovis City Commission unanimously approved Resolution No. 3327-2025 on July 3, adopting the city’s Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan (ICIP) for 2027–2031 after staff presented updated project priorities and cost estimates.

Assistant City Manager Miss Burrows told commissioners the ICIP “is a planning tool to establish priorities for anticipated infrastructure projects,” and that city staff had updated requests after meeting with departments and nonprofit partners and reviewing projects that already have funding.

The adopted ICIP lists the animal shelter as the top priority; Burrows said the project has $3,900,000 identified to date and that the shelter still needs “another 2.5 or so” million to complete the remainder of the project. Main Street road improvements between 1st and 8th streets were included on the ICIP with a staff-requested $1.5 million application pending but not guaranteed, Burrows said.

Parks improvements moved up on the priority list. Burrows said the city typically asks for $300,000 annually for parks; this year staff increased that request by $200,000. Commissioners discussed improved LED field lighting for baseball and softball fields, a request raised earlier by the Parks, Recreation and Beautification Committee.

On residential street lighting, Burrows said the city received $200,000 in the last legislative session and used city reserves to cover an additional $100,000 to complete an installation that allowed 22 new lights to be placed. She said the city has another $200,000 from the most recent session but is still awaiting final grant agreements. A map provided to commissioners showed roughly 300 intersections without lights — about 60 intersections per commission district, Burrows said.

The ICIP also lists a $20,000,000 sports/recreation complex at the request of Curry County and a $10,000,000 behavioral health/crisis triage center (noted as underway with anticipated construction activity). Commissioners asked staff to keep separate the police‑department backup generator request ($35,000) from a general backup generator request ($200,000) so funding streams targeted for public safety could be used where eligible.

Commissioner Casaus moved to approve the ICIP as presented; Commissioner Tarson seconded. After brief additional questions about backup power and project sequencing, the commission voted unanimously to adopt Resolution No. 3327-2025.

Votes at a glance - Resolution No. 3327-2025, “Adopting an Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan (ICIP) 2027–2031”: motion to approve moved by Commissioner Casaus, seconded by Commissioner Tarson; outcome: approved unanimously. - Consent agenda (approved as a block): 1) letter of support for the mayor’s nomination to serve as vice president of the New Mexico Municipal League; 2) authorization to apply for a Kaylinda beautification grant in the amount of $200,000; 3) approval of landscape architectural services from Consensus Planning for Ned Halk Park parking lot — motion from Commissioner Garza, second from Commissioner Jones; outcome: approved unanimously. - Appointment for New Mexico Municipal League voting delegate: motion to appoint Mayor Morris as voting member and Mayor Pro Tem Bryant as alternate (mover: Commissioner Garza; second: Commissioner Jones); outcome: approved unanimously.

Why it matters: The ICIP is the city’s prioritized list for capital projects that staff and elected officials use to pursue state and federal funding. Keeping projects on the ICIP makes them eligible for grant programs and helps the city demonstrate readiness if discretionary funds become available.

What’s next: Staff said it will continue to pursue grant agreements and funding opportunities for listed projects, including the pending Main Street application and the residential street‑lighting grants, and will bring implementation items back to the commission as funding becomes available.