Parks, Recreation & Beautification Committee

Committee Members

Contact: Mr. Russell Hooper rhooper@cityofclovis.org

Megan Palla

Commissioner
Chairperson

Helen Casaus

Commissioner
Vice-Chairperson

Gene Porter

Commissioner

George Jones

Commissioner

Sabra Smith

City Resident

Jamaal Williams

City Resident

Bryan Davis

City Resident

Todd Kuykendall

City Resident

AJ Soliz-Chavez

Representative from Sports Association (changes annually)

Philip Frazee

County Resident

Justin Howalt

City Manager
Ex-officio

Russell Hooper

Parks Director
Ex-officio

Clovis Municipal Schools

Ex-officio

Committee Details

Agendas & Minutes

April 18, 2022 Meeting Canceled

Meetings
Meetings scheduled the third Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. at the North Annex, 701 N. Main

Purpose
To make recommendations to the City Commission regarding parks and recreation activities in the city.

Appointment/Qualifications/Terms
The Committee shall consist of ten (10) members appointed by the mayor, with the consent of the city commission. There shall be four city commissioners, one from each district, four citizen members, one from each commissioner district and one resident of Curry County. The tenth member shall be a representative from a group that utilizes the parks and recreation services. The mayor, city manager or his designee, parks and recreation director and a representative from the Clovis Municipal Schools shall serve as ex-officio members and advisors to the committee. The terms of the non-commissioner committee members shall be two years and shall be staggered with two of the citizen member positions to have an initial term of one year.

Duties and Responsibilities
-The administering of recreational programs and measures regarding public use of parks.
-Policies and fee structures for all park and recreation services and programs.
-The development of recreational areas, facilities, programs and improvement of recreational services.
-The adoption of standards on facilities, programs and financial resources.
-The coordination of city recreation services with the programs of other governmental agencies and voluntary organizations.
-Provide review and oversight of current and future recreational activities held at the Ned Houk Park.
-Oversight of the grazing leases at Ned Houk Park.
-The biannual preparation of the parks master plan, holding public meetings and obtaining public input in preparing the revisions to the plan.
-The identification of future recreational areas within the city.
-The coordination of the city beautification activities; including, but not limited to, Keep Clovis Beautiful, Keep America Beautiful, Tree City USA and Toss No Mas.
-The development, promotion and creation of sponsor programs and activities for the improvement and beautification of public and private property.
-Policies, plans and procedures, codes, resolutions, ordinances, rules and regulations of the city relating to cleanliness and beautification.

The City of Clovis is seeking a representative from a group that utilizes the parks and recreation services to serve on the Parks, Recreation & Beautification Committee. The committee meets at 5:30 p.m. on the fourth Monday of the month to make recommendations to the Clovis City Commission regarding parks and recreation activities in the city. To obtain more information regarding the Parks Board, or to request an application form, please contact the City Manager’s Office at 575-769-7828 or e-mail administration@cityofclovis.org. The City of Clovis will accept applications until 5:00 p.m., Friday, October 10th, 2014.