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Clovis City Commission unanimously approves consent agenda, waives zoo fees for two community events
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At its March 20 meeting the Clovis City Commission approved a nine-item consent agenda and unanimously granted reduced or waived admission fees for two community events at Hillcrest Zoo: a child abuse awareness event (April 26) and a SAMHSA-sponsored Communities Talk event (June 7).
The Clovis City Commission on March 20 approved a nine-item consent agenda and unanimously granted reduced or waived admission to Hillcrest Zoo for two community events aimed at child welfare and substance-use prevention.
The consent agenda — which commissioners moved and seconded without objection — included: reappointment of Cliff Martin to the Public Works Committee as District 3 representative; a $10,000 budget transfer from building safety salary to contractual to contract office support staff with Snelling Staffing Services; an application for 2026 capital outlay funding through the New Mexico Aging and Long Term Services to plan and design phase 2 of the Hillcrest Senior Life Center; an application for FY2026 New Mexico cooperative marketing and advertising grant for city parks with a $13,000 local match if awarded; a Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) application for $142,286 for the Region 5 drug task force program (July 1, 2025–June 30, 2026); March lodgers tax disbursements; an application for a New Mexico Department of Game and Fish off-highway vehicle program grant (approx. $20,000); approval of an ambulance billing write-off; and an application for up to $100,000 in a New Mexico True destination forward grant for the Hillcrest Zoo master plan with a $5,000 budget adjustment if awarded.
The commission then considered two separate requests related to Hillcrest Zoo. Joseph Thrower, chief nursing officer at Roosevelt General Hospital, introduced a request from the RGH Children’s Alliance seeking reduced admission for a child abuse awareness event scheduled April 26 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Thrower said the event will “bring more awareness and attention to that very delicate topic.” The commission approved reducing the admission to $2 (the field-trip/school rate) by motion of Mayor Pro Tem Bryant, seconded by Commissioner Garza; the vote was unanimous.
A second request came from Bethany Brzozowski, substance use and behavioral health program manager for Curry County, who asked that admission be waived for the Communities Talk event at Hillcrest Park Zoo on June 7 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Brzozowski described the event as “a national event … sponsored by SAMHSA,” adding that organizers use activities and a “passport booklet” to encourage conversations about substance use between parents and children and to provide toolkits and resources. Commissioner Tarson moved to approve the fee waiver; Commissioner Paula seconded the motion, and the commission voted unanimously to grant the waiver.
All motions on the consent agenda and the two zoo requests passed with unanimous votes of commissioners present. The clerk called the roll at the start of the meeting and recorded commissioners as present before the votes; Commissioner Jones arrived later in the meeting. No recorded dissent or abstentions were taken on these items.
The commission did not vote on other matters at the meeting; subsequent agenda items were reports and updates.
