OBJECTIVE: To streamline communication between local government agencies during the COVID-19 response. Partner organizations include city and county representatives, local hospitals, the Department of Health, jail and prison facilities, first responders, the Las Cruces Public School district, the Town of Mesilla, City of Anthony, City of Sunland Park and Village of Hatch.
JIC member hold a weekly conference at 10 a.m. Wednesdays. The notes compiled during that call are made available to the public at www.las-cruces.org and www.donaanacounty.org.
Regional updates:
City of Anthony Chief Vanessa Ordoñez, Anthony Police Dept. Oscar Dominguez, City Manager www.cityofanthonynm.com No report.
City of Sunland Park
Capt. Dennis Schoen, Sunland Park Fire
www.sunlandpark-nm.gov No report.
City of Las Cruces
Jennifer Martinez
Steve Ramirez
www.las-cruces.org No report.
Las Cruces Police / Las Cruces Fire
Dan Trujillo
www.las-cruces.org Of 180 certified officers, more than 50% received the COVID-19 vaccination.
Las Cruces Public Schools
Samantha Lewis
Kelly Jameson
www.lcps.net Meal distribution for all bus sites will end on Feb. 25. Grab-&-go breakfast and lunch meals will still be available to all students starting Mar 1, at all school sites except Rio Grande Prep, Arrowhead Park Early College High School, and CrossRoads. Students at all LCPS sites who attend in-person learning will be provided with breakfast and lunch at their school site. For more details, please call Samantha or Kelly.
Doña Ana County
Luce Rubio
Jamie Michael Nothing new to report.
www.donaanacounty.org
Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office
Deputy Perri Marte
Andrea Ferrales Narvaez
www.goDASO.org Nothing to report.
Doña Ana County Detention Center
Capt. Bryan Baker
www.donaanacounty.org/detention Nothing new to report.
Village of Hatch
Chief Tim Thornton, Hatch PD
www.villageofhatch.org No report.
Town of Mesilla
Dorothy Sellers
www.mesillanm.gov Nothing new to report.
Memorial Medical Center
Ryan Perkins
www.mmclc.org Delivered 10,000th vaccine deliver.
MountainView Regional Medical Center
Ben Woods
www.mountainviewregional.com Nothing new to report.
New Mexico State University
Justin Bannister
www.nmsu.edu No report.
New Mexico State University Police
Deputy Chief Andrew Bowen
www.nmsupolice.com Nothing new to report.
Office of Emergency Management
Stephen Lopez
Amanda Bowen
www.donaanacounty.org/emergency Nothing new to report.
Southern New Mexico Correctional
Facility
Lt. Carlos Reyes
https://cd.nm.gov/nmcd-prison-
facilities/southern-new-mexico-correctional-
facility/ No report.
State of NM Aging & Long-Term Services
Andrea Ferrales-Nevarez, Ombudsman Program
http://www.nmaging.state.nm.us Nothing new to report.
Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch
Authority
Hugo Costa, Executive Director
www.mvrda.org No report.
U.S. Border Patrol, El Paso Sector
Officer Joseph Barron
www.cbp.gov/border-security/along-us-
borders/border-patrol-sectors/el-paso-sector-
texas Due to staffing constraints, CBP will not be contributing daily updates to the Joint Information Center. Occasional messages will be passed along via email as necessary.
NM Department of Health
www.cv.nmhealth.org No report.