DONA ANA: COVID19 Joint Information Center - April 17, 2020

By Press release submission

Apr 21, 2020

Doña Ana issued the following announcement on April 17.

City of Anthony

Chief Lara, Anthony PD – Going through PPE quickly, will work on resourcing more. Increase in domestic violence calls.

Oscar Dominguez, City Manager – Public Works employee was pulled over by EPPD. Staff ID that was issued by the city wasn’t sufficient. Needed a letter designating staff as essential employees.

City of Sunland Park

Nothing new operationally to report.

City of Las Cruces

Nothing new to report Friday. Council was in special session during the conference.

Las Cruces Police Department / Las Cruces Fire Department

Nothing operationally to report.

Las Cruces Public Schools

As of Friday, most devices had been distributed to students who indicated they needed assistance, and codes from Comcast have been assigned. Nine schools reported a 100% distribution rate for technology and a handful of schools had distribution schedules this week. The LCPS Continuous Learning Plan is still online and is updated daily at www.lcps.net

Doña Ana County

Nothing to report Friday.

Doña Ana County Sheriff's Office

Nothing to report on Friday.

Doña Ana County Detention Center

Nothing to report on Friday but had a request for donation of homemade masks. Other JIC agencies will assist offline.

Village of Hatch

No report Friday.

Town of Mesilla

Nothing new to report Friday.

Memorial Medical Center (MMC)

Nothing new to report Friday.

Mountain View Regional Medical Center

Nothing new to report Friday.

New Mexico State University

Nothing to report Friday, aside from details related to next week’s meeting:

NMSU Board of Regents have a meeting Tuesday via Zoom to discuss tuition rates, budgets for the coming year. Read on for more information on joining the meeting:

NMSU regents to hold special meeting April 21

The Board of Regents of New Mexico State University will hold a special meeting at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 21. Due to public health emergency mandates issued by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, the meeting will be webcast only. The meeting will be available by webcast through the link at https://panopto.nmsu.edu/bor/. Please contact the Office of the Board of Regents at 575-646-5997 if you need additional information.

New Mexico State University Police

Nothing new to report Friday.

Office of Emergency Management (OEM)

Nothing new to report Friday.

Southern New Mexico Correctional Facility

No report on Friday.

State of NM Aging & Long-Term Services - Ombudsman Program

Will start distributing homemade masks for staff and then to inmates.

Mesilla Valley Regional Dispatch Authority (MVRDA)

Nothing new to report Friday, had a request for specialized PPE for those with claustrophobia – that query will be sent to OEM for review/recommendation.