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 members collaborate on a weekly conference call at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays. The notes compiled during that call are made available 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 City of Anthony is open but a few departments are still by appointment only – those by appointment only are motor vehicle division, library, and police department records clerk. Parks and City Hall are fully reopened. In person board meeting this evening.
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 Volunteers and staff are utilizing MVITT (Transit Terminal), and Branigan Library as an ongoing location to help register anyone who needs help with the COVID-19 vaccines. Getting them online and registered with the DOH. La Michocana is an event this weekend. https://www.las-cruces.org/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=5343
Las Cruces Police / Las Cruces Fire
Dan Trujillo
www.las-cruces.org No report.
Las Cruces Public Schools
Samantha Lewis
Kelly Jameson
www.lcps.net Started including the number of positive student cases in the COVID dashboard and had a number of positive cases last week that caused students to switch to remote learning in isolation.
Doña Ana County
Luce Rubio/Corrie Stone/Eric B. Nothing to Report
Jamie Michael www.donaanacounty.org
Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Office
Andrea Ferrales-Nevarez
www.goDASO.org No report.
Doña Ana County Detention Center
Capt. Bryan Baker
www.donaanacounty.org/detention No report.
Village of Hatch
Chief Tim Thornton, Hatch PD
www.villageofhatch.org Nothing to report.
Town of Mesilla
Dorothy Sellers
www.mesillanm.gov No report.
Memorial Medical Center
Ryan Perkins/Andrew Cummins
www.mmclc.org No report
MountainView Regional Medical
Center
Catherine Zaharko
www.mountainviewregional.com COVID Committee decided to stop testing patients who have been fully vaccinated for at least 14 days since their last shot prior to procedures goes into effect immediately. Completing last doses of previously vaccinated residents today and are planning how to offer vaccine to community.
New Mexico State University
Justin Bannister
New Mexico State University Police
Jeff Harvey/Justin Dunivan
www.nmsupolice.com Nothing new to report.
Office of Emergency Management
Stephen Lopez
Amanda Bowen
www.donaanacounty.org/emergency No report.
Southern New Mexico Correctional
Facility
Lt. Carlos Reyes https://cd.nm.gov/nmcd-prison-facilities/southern- new-mexico-correctional-facility/
State of NM Aging & Long-Term
Services
Andrea Ferrales-Nevarez, Ombudsman Program
http://www.nmaging.state.nm.us No 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 No Report.
NM Department of Health
David Morgan
www.cv.nmhealth.org No report