On April 22nd we held a City Council meeting. For a short video recapping what happened, click the following link. https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1C9FP8mLEF/
For a transcript of the recap video, read below.
At City Council we started with presentations from students at Artesia Intermediate School. The presentations were part of a project they worked on to help with their research and public speaking skills.
Brodie Becker discussed ways to keep Artesia clean, Santiago Padilla discussed ways to help the homeless, Brooks Sexton discussed pros and cons of gas-powered cars, and Connor Summers discussed aeronautical engineering. Their presentations were excellent, and we’re glad they were part of the meeting.
Next, the council approved a change to one of our zoning ordinances. The change streamlines the process for the city to approve plat applications that involve small amounts of public right of way. This change helps reduce the wait time for approval in these cases by many months.
Then, the council approved the donation of vehicle barricades to the Artesia Police Department. The barricades will help ensure public safety at events where streets have to be blocked off. We want to thank the Greater Artesia Foundation for their donation of the equipment.
Next, our infrastructure department announced that city limits have expanded. This comes as two annexations were recently made official. The annexations of the Paris and York area and the North Richey area have both been approved and they are now officially part of Artesia.
Then our infrastructure department discussed recent projects around town. It was noted that all the lights at Jaycee Park will be phased into LEDs as the existing bulbs go out. Also, in addition to the map for the disc golf course that was recently installed, a map for all of Jaycee Park is coming soon as well. Signage at the individual fields at Jaycee Park will also be addressed in the future.
Finally, it was announced that multiple city departments will be closed on May 1st as that will be a staff training day. We will return to normal business hours on May 2nd. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes.
This has been your city council recap. We hope you join us for our next meeting May 13th at City Hall.