The regular meeting will begin at 7:30 p.m. at the new city hall on 123 Roger Smith Ave., but the council also has scheduled a workshop to begin at 5:30 p.m. During the workshop, they’ll discuss the results of the survey put out by the Parks and Recreation Department on potential smoke-free zones around city property. The regular meeting’s agenda includes a public hearing on the final reading of two ordinances the council reviewed on March 14, as well as consideration of several construction and maintenance bids for the city’s parks.
Dean Palmquist, the Parks and Recreation director, will make several different presentations at the meeting. During the workshop, he’ll not only present the survey results, but also participate in a discussion about the possible hiring of a new fitness specialist at the Cortez Recreation Center and a Recreation Center sales tax reissue. In the regular meeting, he’ll recommend a bid for the new Centennial Park restrooms, which the city plans to build this summer, as well as a bid for new infield mix at the Rotary Park and South Softball Complex.
Other items on the agenda include:
Presentations on Child Abuse Awareness Month, Arbor Day and the outdoor sports advocacy group Protecting Our Winters.A public comment section.A public hearing on a conditional use permit for establishing a single family residence on State Street.A discussion on the possible sale of Cortez Municipal Airport hangars N-1 and N-2.A discussion on the continuation of a conditional use permit for Kiva Montessori School.A discussion on a possible change order increasing the contract amount for the new City Hall renovation.
