>>COUN. DAVIS: FOLKS, GOOD EVENING AND WELCOME TO THE 41st MEETING OF THE 25th CITY COUNCIL. THERE'S ONLY ONE MORE TO GO IF YOU'RE COUNTING. WE'RE GOING TO GET A LOT DONE TODAY. COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN AND COUNCILOR JONES ARE ATTENDING BY ZOOM. COUNCILOR BENTON AND COUNCILOR LEWIS WILL BE JOINING US SHORTLY. WE'LL BEGIN BY PROCEDURES AND GETTING US STARTED IS COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. AT THIS TIME I'D LIKE TO STAND AND HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LED BY COUNCILOR DAVIS. AND IN SPANISH BY COUNCILOR BASSAN. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. YOU MAY BE SEATED. CIVIC PLAZA PARKING PASSES ARE PROVIDED FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. YOU CAN OBTAIN A PARKING PASS FROM COUNCIL STAFF AT THE TABLE NEAR THE CHAMBER ENTRANCE. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, CITY STAFF AND INMEDIA HAVE THE ABILITY TO VIEW THIS MEETING IN PERSON AND ON LIVE STREAM THROUGH FOUR DIFFERENT PLATFORMS. GOVTV ON COMCAST CHANNEL 16. GOVTV WEBSITE, AND YOUTUBE AND ZOOM. THE LIVE STREAMS CAN BE ACCESSED FROM SMART PHONES TABLETS AND COMPUTERS. THIS MEETING IS CLOSED CAPTIONED AND YOU MAY ENABLE THE SERVICES ON YOUR TELEVISION OR DEVICE AT THIS TIME. THE VIDEO RECORDING OF THIS AND ALL PAST COUNCIL MEETINGS WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT ANY TIME ON THE CITY COUNCIL WEBSITE. COUNCIL STAFF IS AVAILABLE VIA TELEPHONE IF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC NEED ASSISTANCE FINDING THE VIDEOS ONLINE, CALL 505-768-3100 FOR ASSISTANCE DURING BUSINESS HOURS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8 A.M. TO 5 P.M. THE COUNCIL WILL TAKE A BREAK AT APPROXIMATELY 7 P.M. THIS EVENING. WITH REGARD TO DECORUM WE WANT TONIGHT'S PROCEEDING TO BE AS CIVIL AND RESPECTFUL AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE DO NOT MAKE ANY PERSONAL ATTACKS AND NO APPLAUSE OR OUTBURSTING DURING THE MEETING. THE MEETING WILL GO SMOOTHER IF WE'RE RESPECTFUL OF ONE ANOTHER. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE -- WE DON'T HAVE PROCLAMATIONS OR PRESENTATIONS. WE DO -- WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ADMIN Q&A. COUNCILORS, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION? COUNCILOR LEWIS. >>COUN. LEWIS: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SOME QUESTIONS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT. FOLLOW UP WITH SOME OF THE RULES. THE TWO BILLS THAT WE PASSED LAST WEEK. IS SOMEONE HERE FROM THE DEPARTMENT? OKAY. >> COUNCILOR DAVIS, COUNCILOR LEWIS, WE HAVE BOTH MATT AND WHELAND -- HERE FROM THE DEPARTMENT. >>COUN. LEWIS: OKAY. SOME OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD DURING THE DISCUSSION LAST WEEK, I KNOW WE SENT TO YOU AND YOU RESPONDED BACK. I DO APPRECIATE THAT. I JUST WANTED TO -- I DO APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT ON THE SEVEN QUESTIONS I ASKED ABOUT THE APPROPRIATENESS OF THE COUNCIL TAKING ACTIONS ON CHANGING THE BOARD, THE AIR QUALITY BOARD, FOR -- OR EVEN WEIGHING IN ON A CURRENT ROLE. YOU SAID THE ADMINISTRATION SAW APPROPRIATE ACTION FOR CHANGING OR THE JOINT ORDNANCES FOR THE CITY AND BERNALILLO COUNTY. CITY COUNCIL AND COUNTY COMMISSION ORDINANCE. THE -- YOU STATED THAT -- I WAS WRONG. IT'S UNDER THE NINTH QUESTION. IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR CONSIDERING THE CHANGES TO THE JOINT ORDNANCE FOR THE CITY AND BERNALILLO COUNTY -- TO PROPOSE AMENDMENTS TO THE ORDINANCE, THE COMMITTEE SHOULD CONSIDER THIS IDEA. IT'S CLEAR THAT YOU'RE SAYING THAT YOU AGREE THAT YOU CAN MAKE CHANGES TO THE BOARD. IT'S ENTIRELY APPROPRIATE WE CAN MAKE SOME OF THE CHANGES. ANYWAY. I APPRECIATE THAT. I GUESS THE OTHER QUESTION I WANTED TO ASK TONIGHT IS UNDER THE CURRENT RULE, UNDER THE CURRENT RULE, THE HEEI RULE BEFORE US, THE CURRENT VERSION, WHAT A COMPANY LIKE MAXEON NEED TO COMPLY WITH THAT RULE IF IT WERE PASSED IN THE UNIQUES -- THE NEXT HEARING IN DECEMBER? >> YES. MAXEON WOULD BE APPLICABLE TO THEM. I'LL GIVE A HYPOTHETICAL. IF THEY GET A PERMIT BEFORE THE END OF THE RULE, BEFORE THE RULE IS OVER, THIS HEEI RULE WOULD GO INTO EFFECT THEY WOULD BE SUBJECT TO MODIFICATION. ANY PRODUCTION INCREASE FOR TOOLING OF THE FACILITY WOULD NEED TO GO THROUGH THE MODIFICATION PROCESS. YES, THEY WOULD BE SUBJECT TO IT. >>COUN. LEWIS: IS THE ADMINISTRATION CONCERNED AT ALL ABOUT MAXEON OR OTHER MANUFACTURING, MAYBE OTHER COMPANIES THAT WE'RE TALKING TO THAT MIGHT TO THE CITY THAT WE'RE OFFERING THOUSANDS OF JOBS AND INVESTMENT FROM THE CITY? ANY CONCERN FROM THE ADMINISTRATION IF THIS RULE WERE PASSED IN DECEMBER, IF THE MAYOR VETO THESE BILLS, THE AIR QUALITY BOARD IS GOING TO MEET, THEY PASS THE CURRENT VERSION, ANY CONCERN BY THE ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THAT? >> COUNCILOR DAVIS, COUNCILOR LEWIS, I THINK THE ADMINISTRATION IS -- I THINK THE ADMINISTRATION IS AS ATTENTIVE AS WE POSSIBLY CAN BE. WE'RE PAYING VERY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE PROCESS. IT'S WHY WE'RE VERY SUPPORTIVE OF WORKING WITH THE COUNTY AND PUTTING TOGETHER AN APPROPRIATE GROUP TO CONSIDER CHANGES THAT NEED TO BE AMENDED OR PROPOSED. WE BELIEVE IN THE PROCESS OF IMPROVEMENT TO ENSURE THAT ANYTHING CAN MOVE FORWARD THAT SHOULD IN OUR COMMUNITY AND BALANCE THOSE ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND OPPORTUNITY. I THINK THE KEY IS THAT WE'RE COMMITTED TO SEEING THE PROCESS THROUGH. WE'RE COMMITTED TO THE COMPANIES AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE SO WE CAN FIND A BALANCE AND WE BELIEVE IN A PROCESS THAT WILL PLAY OUT TO DO SO. >>COUN. LEWIS: IF THE CURRENT VERSION IS PASSED IN DECEMBER, ARE YOU CONCERNED THAT IT WILL BE PASSED IN DECEMBER AND THAT -- AND WHAT THAT CAN DO FOR A NEW COMPANY LIKE MAXEON COMING TO APPLY FOR AN AIR QUALITY PERMIT? >> COUNCILOR LEWIS, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO PREDICT THE FUTURE. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR US TO BE IN A POSITION THAT WE ALLOW THIS PROCESS TO PLAY OUT. BEING CONCERNED BEFORE A BOARD HAS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A HEARING, IT DOESN'T MEAN WE DON'T PAY ATTENTION. I CAN'T PREDICT EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. I THINK IT'S CRITICAL THAT WE CONTINUE THE AUTHORITY OF THAT BOARD AS THEY HAVE IT TODAY. IT'S CRITICAL WE WORK TOGETHER WITH THE COUNTY. >>COUN. LEWIS: MR. PRESIDENT, LET'S JUST SAY THERE'S EVERY INDICATION THIS COULD -- YOU AGREE THIS COULD PASS IN A HEARING THAT'S SCHEDULED IN DECEMBER CORRECT? IT'S LIKELY THAT IT COULD PASS. MAYBE IT'S NOT LIKELY. EVEN IF THERE'S THE POSSIBILITY THAT IT COULD PASS, AND MAXEON WOULD HAVE TO GET AN AIR PERMIT UNDER THOSE RULES, ALL THIS IF THE MAYOR VETOES THE TWO BILLS, WHICH HE HAS UNTIL SATURDAY TO DO THAT. IF HE CHOOSES TO DO SO. YOU HAVE A PENDING HEARING SCHEDULED IN DECEMBER. WITH THIS NEW RULE THAT YOU ALREADY EXPRESSIONED YOU HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT. THE ADMINISTRATION SAID THERE'S SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE RULE IF IT WERE TO PASS. AN IMPLEMENTATION OF IT, BEING ABLE TO COMPLY WITH IT. A COMPANY LIKE MAXEON, WOULDN'T YOU HAVE CONCERN AT ALL THIS COULD PASS IN DECEMBER AND WHAT THAT WOULD DO OUR ABILITY TO FINALIZE THIS BILL WITH MAXEON? >> I THINK THE ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN REALLY CLEAR WE'RE SUPPORTIVE OF MAXEON. YOU SEE MULTIPLE ITEMS WE BELIEVE ARE VERY IMPORTANT MATTERS FOR MAXEON TO MOVE FORWARD IN OUR COMMUNITY. RATHER THAN THE POSSIBILITIES, AND THE REALITY IS WE'VE EXPRESSED IN OUR RESPONSES TO YOU WE HAVE CONCERNS WITH HOW IT IS WRITTEN TODAY AND WE BELIEVE THE AIR QUALITY BOARD SHOULD CONSIDER ALL PARTIES THAT HAVE BEEN EXPRESSED CONCERNED AND HAVE GIVEN FEEDBACK AND ALLOWS THE DUE PROCESS TO WORK. THAT INCLUDES OUR CONCERNS THAT WE SHARED. WE'VE SHARED A VERSION AND WILL PUT ON THE RECORD A VERSION OF WHAT WE BELIEVE IS -- DETAILS THE WAYS THE PETITION CAN BE IMPROVED. >>COUN. LEWIS: MR. PRESIDENT, HAS MAXEON EXPRESSED CONCERNS ABOUT THIS AIR QUALITY RULE BEFORE THE AIR QUALITY BOARD AND SCHEDULED TO BE HEARD ON DECEMBER 4th? >> COUNCILOR LEWIS, I CAN'T SPEAK FOR MAXEON. THEY'RE A PUBLICLYTRATED COMPANY. THEY HAVE ACCOUNTABILITY TO SHAREHOLDERS. >>COUN. LEWIS: I WON'T SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF EITHER. COULD YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THIS EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT THIS AIR QUALITY RULE? >> COUNCILOR DAVIS, COUNCILOR LEWIS, WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH MAXEON. THEY HAVE SHOWN INTERESTING IN UNDERSTANDING WHAT THIS ALL IS AND MEANS. THEY HAVE ASKED AND WORKED WITH OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT RELATED TO THEIR AIR QUALITY PERMITTING PROCESS. I WILL NOT ACTUALLY EXPRESS WHAT THEIR FEELINGS ARE. THAT WOULDN'T BE APPROPRIATE. >>COUN. LEWIS: MR. PRESIDENT, HAVE YOU GIVEN THEM ASSURANCES THAT THEY'LL HAVE NO PROBLEMS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO WORK IT OUT? YOU'RE GOING TO MAKE SURE THE BOARD DOES WHAT YOU WANT THEM TO DO? >> COUNCILOR LEWIS, I CAN'T MAKE PROMISES FOR A BOARD I DON'T HAVE AUTHORITY OVER. WE HAVE CONTINUED TO TELL MAXEON WE'LL WORK WITH THEM. WE'RE COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING THEM AND WORKING THROUGH THE PROCESS. >>COUN. LEWIS: MR. PRESIDENT, WHAT KIND OF AUTHORITY DO YOU HAVE OVER THAT BOARD? >> I THINK, PRESIDENT DAVIS, COUNCILOR LEWIS, WE KNOW THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD APPOINTED BY THIS COUNCIL, CITY COUNCIL AND CAME FROM ADMINISTRATION ARE REPRESENTATIVE OF THOSE THAT WERE APPOINTED BY US. I SAID, I BELIEVE THE WAY FOR US TO EXERT AUTHORITY OVER THIS BOARD IS THROUGH A JOINT COMMITTEE WITH THE COUNTY AND FOR US TO THINK ABOUT HOW WE SHOULD APPROPRIATELY, IF WE SHOULD, AND HOW, WE SHOULD AMEND THE CURRENT ORDINANCE. >>COUN. LEWIS: MR. PRESIDENT, JUST A FEW MORE THINGS. UNITED, IF THEY MOVE FORWARD AND BUILD THIS BUILDING, WOULD THEY NEED TO COMPLY WITH AN AIR QUALITY PERMIT? >> PRESIDENT DAVIS, COUNCILOR LEWIS, I'LL LET HIM ANSWER THAT. >> PRESIDENT DAVIS, COUNCILORS, IF THIS FACILITY, THE UNITED STADIUM REQUIRES EMERGENCY GENERATOR OR BOILERS FOR HEATING OR COMFORT HEAT, THAT REACHES APPLICABLE LEVELS, THEY NEED AN AIR QUALITY PERMIT. >>COUN. LEWIS: MR. PRESIDENT, A COMPANY LIKE MAXEON IS LIKE INTEL, THEY HAVE INCREASES OF EMISSION. THE ENTIRE TIME THEY'RE WITH US. THEY HAVE TO CONTINUALLY COMPLY WITH WHATEVER RULE THAT'S IN PLACE. MS. SINGLE, WOULD YOU AGREE THAT -- THE MAJORITY OF THE COUNCIL MADE A DECIDED TO RECONSTITUTE THAT BOARD. AND ALSO DECIDED THAT -- I THINK YOU AGREE THAT EVEN HEARING THAT HEI RULE IS BEYOND THE PURVIEW. YOU DO AGREE WITH THAT? THAT'S BEYOND THE PURVIEW? LET ME ASK THE DIRECTOR, IS HEARING THE HEI RULE, IT IS BEYOND THE SCOPE AND PURVIEW OF WHAT THEY'RE ASKED TO DO, CORRECT? >> YES, I AGREE WITH THAT. >>COUN. LEWIS: YOU KNOW THAT HEI RULE IS NOT SOMETHING THEY SHOULD BE CONSIDERING OR HAVING A HEARING ON. YET WE'VE SPENT $280,000 ON IT ALREADY. BY THE WAY, THIS COUNCIL APPROVES THE BUDGET FOR THAT AIR QUALITY BOARD AND FOR THE ENTIRE PROGRAM AND THE $280,000 YOU ALREADY SPENT IS NOT APPROVED BY THIS COUNCIL. YOU AGREE THAT AIR BOARD SHOULD NOT -- NOT EVEN HEAR THIS HEI RULE. YOU DO AGREE WITH THAT, RIGHT, MS. SINGLE? >> COUNCILOR LEWIS, COUNCILOR DAVIS, RIGHT NOW THERE'S NO PROCEDURE IN THE AIR BOARD TO DISMISS A PETITION. -- THE WAY THERE ARE ON OTHER TYPES OF BOARDS AND NATURE. I'M NOT SURE IT CAN HALT THE PROCEEDINGS IN THE WAY YOU'RE SUGGESTING. >>COUN. LEWIS: DID YOU SUPPORT THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT'S -- REALLY, THEIR POSITION, THE AIR QUALITY BOARD SHOULD NOT HEAR AN HEEI RULE? ACCORDING TO THE LEGAL CHARTER WITH THE -- >> I WOULD SAY THERE'S CASE LAW LIMITING THE JURISDICTION OF THE AIR BOARD. THEY SHOULD COMPLY WITH THE CASE LAW. I DON'T BELIEVE THEY HAVE A PROCEDURE TO DISMISS A PETITION. >>COUN. LEWIS: IT'S BEYOND THEIR JURISDICTION, YOU DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET RID OF IT. >> CORRECT. >>COUN. LEWIS: BUT THE DECISION OF THE COUNCIL WOULD GET RID OF IT? >> WE'RE EXAMINING. >>COUN. LEWIS: WOULD, UNLESS THE MAYOR GETS RID OF IT. WE'RE DISCUSSING A LOT OF IMPORTANT ISSUES. TONIGHT. WE HAVE SEVERAL THINGS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT. I THINK OUR CITY IS UNDER AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF THREAT FOR PEOPLE THAT WANT TO BUILD THING AND CREATE JOBS IN THIS CITY AND THIS COUNCIL OFFERED VIABLE SOLUTIONS TO IT. AND I HOPE WE'D BE TOGETHER WITH IT. I WOULD BE WILLING TO WORK WITH THE COUNTY. THE COUNTY ACKNOWLEDGED, THE MEMBERS OF THE COUNTY COMMISSION ACKNOWLEDGED WE MADE CHANGES TO THE BILL THAT RESOLVED SOME OF THEIR CONCERNS. I'M LOOKING FORWARD WORKING WITH THE COUNTY MOVING FORWARD. THE VETO OF THESE TWO BILLS IS A NON-STARTER. LET'S GET BEYOND THIS THIS WEEK AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO WORK TOGETHER WITH THE COUNTY SO WE CAN HAVE THE KIND OF BOARD THAT'S GOING TO PUT COMMON SENSE TO THE ISSUES SO WE DON'T HALT OUR ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE INVESTMENT AND JOBS IN THE CITY AND REALLY HELP PEOPLE IN OUR CITY TO BE ABLE TO INVEST IN THE CITY. A LOT OF WHAT'S ON THE AGENDA IS PEOPLE MAKING SOME INCREDIBLE INVESTMENTS IN THE CITY. THERE'S SOME DANGERS TO THEM. I THINK WE DEALT WITH IT LAST WEEK. I HOPE WE CAN SEE IT THROUGH. THANK YOU. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU. MY QUESTION TO THE ADMINISTRATION IS BASICALLY HOW DOES THIS AFFECT KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE AND SANDIA LABS? THEY'RE PROBABLY THE LARGEST EMPLOYER WE HAVE PROBABLY IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. THOSE INDIVIDUALS BRING A LOT OF ECONOMIC GROWTH TO OUR CITY. THEY BASICALLY STABLE OUR CITY. SINCE WE'VE HAD REALLY, REALLY TOUGH TIME WITH ECONOMIC GROWTH. WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS AFFECTING THE BASE. I WANT TO KNOW HOW IT AFFECTS THE BASE AND SANDIA LABS IN REFERENCE TO THE THINGS THEY'RE DOING THERE. >> PRESIDENT DAVIS, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, WE KNOW THAT KIRTLAND AIR FARCE BASE AND SANDIA LABS WOULD HAVE TO APPLY FOR AIR PERMITS. SO, WE HAVE EXPRESSED THAT WE BELIEVE ALL STAKEHOLDERS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN THIS PROCESS AND KIRTLAND AND SANDIA LABS WOULD ABSOLUTELY BE STAKEHOLDERS TO BE CONSIDERED. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE-PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO ALSO LET THE COUNCIL AND THE CITIZENS OF ALBUQUERQUE KNOW THAT THIS IS A CONSIDERABLE THREAT TO ONE OF THE BIGGEST EMPLOYERS IN THE STATE. AND IF WE END UP HAVING TO FACE A BASE REALIGNING AND REDISTRICTING PROCESS, THIS IS GOING TO MAKE IT THAT MUCH EASIER TO LOSE THE BASE. I'VE BEEN AROUND FOR A BRAC PROCESS AS A CITY EMPLOYEE. THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN'T AFFORD TO LOSE. WE CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE SANDIA LABS OR KIRTLAND OR EVEN GIVE THEM THE INCLINATION WE'RE MOVING IN THAT DIRECTION. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE FOUNDED ON. WE NEED IT TO STAY. THANK YOU. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE-PRESIDENT. FIRST, THIS QUESTION IS ACTUALLY FOR DC SMATHERS. I DON'T KNOW IF HE'S HERE. SOMEBODY TO SPEAK FOR HIM? I APOLOGIZE, I WAS NOT HERE LAST MEETING THERE WAS DISCUSSION ABOUT THE NOISE CAMERA. I GOT THE GIST OF WHAT THE RESPONSE WAS. ESSENTIALLY, BECAUSE THERE'S UNCERTAINTY AS TO HOW WELL IT CAN PINPOINT THE SOURCE OF THE VIOLATOR WHEN THERE'S MULTIPLE LANES, TWO LANES IN EACH DIRECTION OR THREE LANES IN EACH DIRECTION, THAT WAS A BIG CONCERN. I THINK THE PRIMARY CONCERN, IF I'M RIGHT, FROM THOSE THAT SUPPORTED THIS IN THE PAST. MY QUESTION THAT I SENT TO DC SMATHERS LAST WEEK WAS THIS TECHNOLOGY IS HERE. IT'S BEING OFFERED TO US AT NEXT TO NO COST. OR FREE, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH. FROM A LOCAL PROVIDER. NOISE IS ON ALL SORTS OF STREETS. WE CAN WE NOT TRY THIS TECHNOLOGY ON A TWO-LANE ARTERIAL FOR MAJOR COLLECTOR OF HIGHER CLASSIFICATION OF TWO-LANE ROAD WAYS? WHY CAN'T WE TRY IT TOUT -- OUT THERE? >> TO MY KNOWLEDGE, IT IS VERY HARD TO -- WITH THIS TECHNOLOGY, DISTINGUISH THERE'S MORE THAN ONE VEHICLE IN THE FRAME. TO PINPOINT WHICH VEHICLE IT IS. ON THAT, WITHIN THE SYSTEMS THE TECHNOLOGY ISN'T THERE TO PRODUCE THE CITATION TO PRODUCE -- EACH HEARING YOU NEED TO HAVE A SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT AT THE HEARING TO PROVIDE THE KNOWLEDGE OF HOW THAT VEHICLE IS PINPOINTED TO GIVE THAT VEHICLE A CITATION. LONG WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME UP WITH A NEW CITY ORDINANCE FOR THAT SYSTEM TO APPLY IT AND ISSUE CITATIONS. KIND OF LIKE WE DID WITH AUTOMATED SPEED ENFORCEMENT CAMERAS. EACH ENTITY DOESN'T HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO PROVIDE US EVERYTHING LIKE THE AUTOMATED SPEED DOES. THEY PRODUCE US A CITATION, AND HAVE A REFERRAL WITH COLLECTIONS AGENCY. NONE OF THESE SYSTEMS HAVE THAT. ALSO, TO SET THE SYSTEM UP TO GET POWER TO A POLE THAT'S ALREADY EXISTING OR TO A POLE SOMEWHERE TO PROVIDE ELECTRICITY, THE CITY WILL INCUR SOME TYPE OF COST ON THAT ALONG WITH A YEARLY FEE, NOT ACTUALLY OWNING THE EQUIPMENT. IT WILL BE A LEASE PROCESS WITH THE LOCAL VENDOR. WE HAVE TO HAVE THE MONTHLY FEE, WHATEVER THAT INTAKE OR LOCAL COMPANY DOESN'T HAVE THE ABILITY STREAM IT OR DOWNLOAD IT INTO A SYSTEM. THEY NEED TO GO TO EACH CAMERA, DOWNLOAD IT, SEND IT TO A SYSTEM AND CREATE SOME TYPE OF CITATION. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU. I UNDERSTAND THAT THESE QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED. MY APOLOGIES. YOU KNOW, CERTAINLY ALL THESE KIND OF THINGS COULD BE AN IMPEDIMENT. WE'RE NOT THERE YET. WE'RE JUST LOOKING AT THE TECHNOLOGY. THE IMPEDIMENTS OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE IMPEDIMENT, THE OPERATIONAL ASPECT OF THE SYSTEM ONCE IT'S IN PLACE WOULD BE DOWN THE ROAD. I THINK WHEN WE PASS THIS, MYSELF AND THE CO-SPONSOR, THE INTENT WAS LET'S SEE WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. WE HAVE SOMEONE IN TOWN TO DEMONSTRATE IT. IT WOULD BE FOR OUR INFORMATION ONLY. WE CAN SEE IT COMES OUT. IF IT TRULY DOESN'T HAVE PROMISE, I UNDERSTAND THAT. I DID LOOK BACK ON A PREVIOUS RESTOPS FROM THE PERSON THAT OFFERED TO PROVIDE THIS, THIS IS DR. NICK FROM UNM. HE DOES SAY THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO GENERATE CITATIONS, OF COURSE WE DON'T INTEND TO NECESSARILY ISSUE CITATIONS OR DURING THE TEST PERIOD. MAYBE WE WOULD SEND A PRESENTLY NOTE TO A VIOLATOR. NOT NECESSARILY ISSUE CITATIONS. I THINK A -- I COMPLETELY RESPECT SOME OF THE CHALLENGES THAT YOU'RE DESCRIBING. IT'S JUST THAT I THINK THEY'RE PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE BECAUSE THE INTENT WAS JUST TO SEE WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKE. AND ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT APD HAS A LOT ON THEIR PLATE RIGHT NOW. AND WHEN WE WERE FIRST TALKING ABOUT SPEED CAM WAS, I HEARD THIS IN THE PREVIOUS PIECE, WE HEARD SOME OF THE SAME RESISTANCE OR TREPIDATION ABOUT WHETHER IT WAS GOING TO BE CONSTITUTIONALLY ACCEPTED AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS LIKE THAT. IN THE END, WE'RE DOING IT, AND IT SEEMS TO HAVE A GOOD EFFECT. ANYWAY, THE DOCTOR DID SAY WE CAN LOCALLIZE THE NOISE SOURCES. BUT THE CAPTURE RATE DOES DROP IN MULTI-LANE SITUATIONS. WE DOES RECOGNIZE THAT. WE PROPOSED IN THE PILOT STAGE TO MONITOR ONE LANE AT A TIME. MY BAD FOR NOT BEING AT THE DISCUSSION THE LAST TIME. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT POINT. AND MAYBE THIS IS SOMETHING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, NOT TO PILE ON TO THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENT OR THE ADMINISTRATOR, BUT IT'S MORE ALONG THESE LINES. IT'S MORE ALONG THE LINES OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND NOISE AND HOW THAT AFFECTS US CITIZENS AND PEOPLE TRYING TO SLEEP AT NIGHT OR GO ABOUT THEIR BUSINESS WITHOUT BEING BOMBARDED BY SOME OF THE EXTREMELY LOUD VEHICLES. THANKS, AND AGAIN I THINK WE SHOULD KEEP TALKING. THAT'S MY POINT. AND IN FACT, THE OTHER FOLKS WHO CO-SPONSOR THIS AND IF WE NEED TO RESET SOMETHING. THANK YOU. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. COUNCILORS. COUNCILOR LEWIS. >>COUN. LEWIS: MADAM VICE-PRESIDENT, I APOLOGIZE. I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO THIS FOR A MINUTE. I'M SORRY. BECAUSE PART OF THIS IS I WAS LOOKING FOR THE ANSWER AND YOU ALL ANSWERED ABOUT TEN QUESTIONS WITH THE EXACT SAME ANSWER. BUT IT ACTUALLY IS FOR QUESTION 27. IT IS THE QUESTION OF THIS IS HE PIERBGS PETITION THE CURRENT VERSION, IS IT WITHIN THE AIR QUALITY BOARD JURISDICTION. AND YOU SAID THE AIR QUALITY BOARD LIKELY DOES NOT HAVE JURISDICTION TO ADOPT THE PROPOSAL RULE AS DRAFTED. YNL I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. WE'RE TOGETHER ON THAT. AND THE ADMINISTRATION BELIEVES THIS AIR QUALITY BOARD IS BEYOND PURVIEW AND JURISDICTION TO MAKE A RULING ON THIS PROPOSAL. AND YET, THE CITY HAS SPENT $280,000 ON PREPARATION, SO FAR, $280,000 ALREADY WE'VE SPENT ON A RULE THAT OUR AIR QUALITY BOARD IS NOT EVEN SUPPOSED TO HEAR. SO, WHAT THIS COUNCIL DID TWO WEEKS AGO WAS FIX THAT. WE FIXED IT. I JUST HOPE THAT WE WOULD BE TOGETHER ON THE FIX AS WELL. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR LEWIS. I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY? THANK YOU. MY QUESTIONS, I HAVE JUST A COUPLE. FOR DEPUTY WHEYLAND. I WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU CAN GIVE US A -- AN UPDATE ON THE CASA STUDY. >> COUNCILOR DAVIS, COUNCILOR GROUT, OUR CLASS STUDY HAS BEEN PROGRESSING VERY WELL. OUR ORIGINAL DEADLINE WAS NOVEMBER 1st. AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH AND LOOKING THROUGH A LOT OF THE INTRICACIES OF THIS STUDY, OUR CONTRACTORS HAVE FOUND THINGS THEY NEED TO LOOK DEEPER INTO. WE'VE ALWAYS DONE THIS STUDY KNOWING IMPLEMENTATION WOULD BE BASED ON BUDGET. WE WANT TO GET THE STUDY DONE. WE WANT TO GET IT DONE RIGHT. WE'RE WORKING WITH THE CONTRACTOR TO GET IT DONE. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. WE'LL NEED TO HAVE THAT STUDY. WHEN DO YOU THINK IT WILL BE DONE? BECAUSE IT WILL NEED TO COINCIDE WITH THE NEW BUDGET. WHAT'S THE PLAN? >> COUNCILOR DAVIS, COUNCILOR GROUT, WE ARE LOOKING AT JANUARY TO MID-JANUARY WHEN THE BUDGET CALL COMES OUT WHICH GIVES THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME TO WORK WITH OUR COMMITTEE AND LOOK AT SOME OF THE THINGS WE DIDN'T FORESEE WHEN IT COMES TO UNION CONTRACTS AND WHEN IT COMES TO THE ACTUAL BUDGET. BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD A STUDY IN 20 YEARS, WE'RE DOING ONE IN SEVEN MONTHS SO WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE SURE AS FAR AS OUR CONTRACTORS GO AND CONSULTANTS GO THEY HAVE THE APPROPRIATE TIME THEY NEED. >>COUN. GROUT: VERY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR THE UPDATE. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO HAVE IT BEFORE WE GO INTO THIS BUDGET CYCLE. I DON'T WANT ANY EXCUSES. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. >>COUN. BASSAN: MAY I FOLLOW UP ON THAT? THANKS MA'AM. SO, I KNOW THAT IN THE LEGISLATION WE HAD SAYINGNIFIED THERE SHOULD BE A FEW DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS DONE FIRST. AT THE VERY LEAST, THOSE SHOULD BE DONE BY BUDGET SEASON? BECAUSE I'M HOPING THAT AT LEAST WE HAVE A SIGNIFICANT CHUNK FINISHED AND THEN MAYBE HOPEFULLY JUST A FEW MORE LINGERING THINGS RATHEDER THAN SAYING IT'S COMPLETELY NOT HAPPENING. >> COUNCILOR BASSAN, YES. WE'RE LOOKING AT THINGS BY A JOB CLASS CODE. WE'RE TRYING TO GET THOSE THINGS ACCOMPLISHED ACROSS THE CITY AS JOB CODES AS OPPOSED TO A CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OR ANOTHER DEPARTMENT SO WE WILL KNOW WHERE WE STAND IN THE MARKET AND WHAT COMPETITIVE AREAS ARE AND THOSE KIND OF THINGS. THAT BEING SAID, IT WILL ALWAYS BE DEPENDENT ON BUDGET. WE'RE TRYING TO GET THOSE THINGS DONE, WE'RE DONE PRETTY CLOSE WITH ALL THE OTHER STUFF BEING DONE. >>COUN. BASSAN: MADAM VICE-PRESIDENT, JUST TO BE CLEAR, IN THE LEGISLATION, THREE TO FOUR DEPARTMENTS WERE LISTED OUT AS BEING THE TOP PRIORITY TO BE COMPLETED FIRST. EVEN THOUGH IT'S BY CLASS CODE, THOSE DEPARTMENTS AS A WHOLE SHOULD BE DONE FIRST. >> COUNCILOR DAVIS, COUNCILOR BASSAN, WE WILL WORK TOWARD GETTING THOSE DEPARTMENTS COMPLETED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THEY MAY BE COMPLETE, BUT THE WHOLE STUDY MAY NOT BE COMPLETE. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>COUN. GROUT: I HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION. THIS IS FOR DIRECTOR PIERCE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY. I'M GOING TO MISS YOU. I HEAR YOU'RE RETIRING. IT'S A RETIREMENT WELL-DESERVED. I'M SURE YOU HAVE WONDERFUL PLANS. WE ENJOY WORKING WITH YOU. MY QUESTION IS HOW IS THE JOB CONNECT PROGRAM COMING ALONG AND WHEN WILL WE GET A GOOD REPORT? >> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DAVIS, COUNCILOR GROUT, THE JOB CONNECT PROGRAM IS A PROGRAM OPERATED BY HEADING HOME. AND AS EVERYBODY RECALLS, I THINK COUNCILOR SANCHEZ WAS VERY INSTRUMENTAL WHEN THIS KICKED OFF WITH THE SIX-MONTH PILOT LAST YEAR. JANUARY TO JUNE. WHAT I GOT WITH ARE THE FIGURES FROM JULY TO NOVEMBER. WE'VE CONTRACTED WITH THEM TO SERVE 120 PEOPLE. RIGHT NOW THEY SERVE 70. THAT MEANS THEY CONNECTED WITH A JOB CASE MANAGER TO REALLY IDENTIFY WHAT IS NEXT. IS IT A RESUME, WHAT KIND OF PIECES OF THE PUZZLE ARE NEEDED TOWARD A JOB. AND RIGHT NOW I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THAT 31 OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS HAVE BEEN EMPLOYED. THESE ARE PEOPLE COMING FROM OUR WEST SIDE EMERGENCY HOUSING CENTER FROM THE HOUSING NAVIGATION CENTER AT GATEWAY, FROM THE FAMILY HOUSING NAVIGATION CENTER AND ALSO THE ALBUQUERQUE OPPORTUNITY CENTER. AND WHEN WE DUG INTO SEE WHAT KINDS OF JOBS THOSE ARE, A LOT OF THEM ARE FAST FOOD JOBS. THEY'RE ALSO LANDSCAPING JOBS. THOSE ARE SOME OF THE MAIN JOBS WE'VE DONE. THERE'S ALSO A REALLY GREAT CONNECTION TO HIRING HUB WHICH IS ONE OF THE MANY CONTRACTORS THE CITY WORKS WITH TO REALLY GET PEOPLE EMPLOYED BACK WITH SOLID WASTE AND PARKS. >>COUN. GROUT: THAT ALL SOUNDS GREAT. I HOPE I'M GOING TO SEE IT SUCCEED. I THINK IT'S A REALLY GOOD PROGRAM. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNCILORS? THANK YOU. THAT'S IT FOR ADMIN Q&A. LET'S MOVE TO THE JOURNAL. I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE NOVEMBER 8 JOURNAL. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE ROLL? >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. MR. PRESIDENT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE-PRESIDENT. COMMUNICATIONS AND INTRODUCTIONS. DO WE HAVE CHANGES TO THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION? COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I MOVE THE RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PLACING O-93 ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA FOR ACTION. IT'S RENAMING THE OPEN SPACE TRUST FUND IN HONOR OF ASSOCIATE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND FORMER CITY ATTORNEY AND FORMER CITY COUNCIL ROBERT WHITE. >>COUN. DAVIS: SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? WE NEED TWO-THIRDS IN ORDER TO SUS PEPPED THE -- SUSZ PEND THE RULES [ ROLL CALL. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. DAVIS: WE'LL ASSIGN THAT TO THE AGENDA SHORTLY. COUNCILOR PEÑA, YOU'RE NEXT UP. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I MOVE THAT R-185 RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PLACING IT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA FOR ACTION. IT'S COMMISSIONING COMMEMORATIVE SERVICE PLAQUES AND SPACE FOR HONORING ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCILLORS. >>COUN. GROUT: SECOND. >>COUN. DAVIS: SEVERAL SECONDS. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL ON THIS. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, ALL. I'LL MOVE THE RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR PLACING R-186 ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. IT'S A MUNICIPAL RUNOFF TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY THE 12th DAY OF DECEMBER. PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. DAVIS: I MAKE A MOTION FOR THE RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR PLACING R-190. I APPRECIATE THE ADMINISTRATION GETTING THIS TO US. IT'S A RESOLUTION RELATE TO THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND THE STATE EDD TO ACCEPT A GRANT FROM THE MESA WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY AT MESA DEL SOL. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR LEWIS. >>COUN. LEWIS: MR. PRESIDENT, I MAKE A MOTION TO PULL R-179 AND PLACE IT ON DECEMBER 4th FOR ACTION. DO I NEED TO READ THIS? >>COUN. DAVIS: NO. >>COUN. LEWIS: OKAY. >>COUN. GROUT: SECOND. >>COUN. DAVIS: MOTION AND SECOND TO PULL R-179. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. DAVIS: ANY OTHER ITEMS? ANY CHANGES TO THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION? I SEE NONE. COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION. >>COUN. BASSAN: SECOND. >>COUN. DAVIS: MOTION AND SECOND. PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. DAVIS: WE DID ALL THOSE UNANIMOUSLY AND QUICKLY. LET THAT MOMENTUM GUIDE US THROUGH THE AGENDA. LET'S SEE, I DO NOT KNOW OF ANY DEFERRALS OR WITHDRAWALS. LET ME ASK MY COLLEAGUES. ANY? SEEING NONE. NO REPORTS FROM COMMITTEE. ANY CHANGES TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? >>COUN. GROUT: MR. PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO PULL EC-23-384 OFF. >>COUN. DAVIS: WE'LL PULL OFF 384. >>COUN. BENTON: HAVE GONE AND I ARE THINKING THE SAME THING. >>COUN. DAVIS: OH, GOOD. JUST ONE. ANYTHING ELSE? >>COUN. GROUT: MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE COULDN'T -- CONSENT AGENDA. >>COUN. DAVIS: PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. DAVIS: LET'S TAKE THAT DETOUR TO 23-384. >>COUN. GROUT: MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO ASK A COUPLE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS. I KNOW IT HAS A 3% ANNUALLY INCREASE IN THE RENT. THIS IS CUSTOMARY? >> COUNCILOR DAVIS, COUNCILOR GROUT, I'M SORRY I COULDN'T QUITE HEAR YOU. THIS IS A LEASE BETWEEN THE UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES AND PLUMBING AND PIPEFITTERS INDUSTRY. AND OUR SUMMARY WRITE UP, ONE OF THE TACK IS 3% ANNUAL RENT INCREASE. MY FIRST QUESTION IS THAT CUSTOMARY FOR MOST LEASES? >> COUNCILOR DAVIS, COUNCILOR GROUT, I'M GOING TO ASK SOMEONE TO RESPOND THAT HAS MORE FAMILIARITY WITH OUR LEASES. >>COUN. GROUT: PERFECT. >>COUN. GROUT: WHILE THEY'RE FIGURING THAT OUT. I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. >> COUNCILOR DAVIS, COUNCILOR GROUT, I APOLOGIZE. THERE'S NOT SOMEONE HERE FROM REAL PROPERTY THAT WORKS ON THE LEASE AGREEMENTS. SO, WE DON'T HAVE THE DETAILS TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. >>COUN. GROUT: SOMEONE IS COMING. SAVED THE DAY. COUNCILOR DAVIS -- >> I DON'T KNOW IF I REGRET STANDING UP OR NOT. I OVERSEE REAL PROPERTY AS THE DIRECTOR OF MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT. I CAN TRY TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION ABOUT LEASES. ACTUALLY, IT DEPENDS, LEASE TO LEASE WHAT THE ANNUAL INCREASE WILL BE. AND IT REALLY DEPENDS ON THE PURPOSE OF THE LEASE AND SO, SOMETHING WITH BROAD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES MIGHT LOOK A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN LEASING SPACE FOR HOUSING, FOR EXAMPLE. IT VARIES LEASE TO LEASE. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. ALSO, JUST A COUPLE FOLLOW UPS TO THAT. THE MONTHLY RENT IS $8,800. $5,800 WILL BE IN-KIND SERVICES, WHICH I UNDERSTAND. I WOULD LIKE -- I'M VERY INTERESTED IN HOW THE UNHOUSED POPULATION IS GOING TO BENEFIT FROM THIS. THAT IS PART OF THE -- YOU KNOW IT'S IN THE WRITE UP AS WELL. >> COUNCILOR DAVIS, COUNCILOR GROUT, I'M GOING TO DEFER TO HHS DIRECTOR PIERCE ON THAT. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DAVIS, COUNCILOR GROUT, I WOULD TLIEK ANSWER THIS QUESTION. WE'RE ACTUALLY VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS LEASE ON THIS PROPERTY THAT USED TO BE CALLED REMCO. THAT DEFERRAL OF THE RENT AND WE VALUE THAT WAS ABOUT $4700 BASED ON THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WE WILL IDENTIFY AND THERE IS A CONNECTION TO JOB CONNECT AS WE'RE DOING INTAKE FOR PEOPLE AT ANY OF THE FACILITIES PLUS OTHERS THAT THE CITY FUNDS LIKE BROTHERS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD THAT WILL IDENTIFY MEN OR WOMEN THAT ARE REALLY INTERESTED IN THIS APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. THAT WAS ONE OF THE REASONS THE LEASE WAS NEGOTIATED BECAUSE THERE'S A STRONG JOB MARKET FOR PEOPLE WITH THESE SKILLS. WE THINK THERE'S A DIRECT CONNECTION TO ALL THE FACILITIES. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. I THINK THAT'S IT FOR MY QUESTION. >>COUN. BENTON: DIRECTOR PIERCE, THIS SOUNDS GREAT. I DID WANT TO ASK ABOUT THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBOR WHICH IS HOPE WORKS. WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DISCUSSIONS WITH HOPE WORKS OVER THE YEARS. INCLUDING ABOUT THIS PROPERTY. HAVE THEY BEEN INVOLVED IN THE DISCUSSIONS? DO WE KNOW HOW IT WOULD AFFECT THEM AND THEIR FUTURE PLANS FOR EXPANSION AND SO FORTH? >> COUNCILOR DAVIS, COUNCILOR BENTON, WE HAVEN'T HAD RECENT CONVERSATIONS GIVEN THE RECEIPT CHANGE WITHIN THE LAST FEW MONTHS OF THE NEW CEO. THEIR NEW CEO IS COMING IN JANUARY. WE HAD CONVERSATIONS ABOUT MEETING WITH THEM TO CONTINUE THE CONVERSATION. WE DO THINK GIVEN THIS IS A LEASE FOR EMPLOYABILITY, HOPEWORKS WILL BE A REFERRAL TO THE SOURCE. IN TERMS OF LONG-TERM PLANS, WE'RE WORKING WITH THEM ON WHAT'S CALLED THE LOWLY BUILDING FOR THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES WHICH IS PART OF THE MASTER PLAN. >>COUN. BENTON: I THINK SPECIFICALLY THEY'RE INTERESTED IN SORT OF RESIDENTIAL USE, AT LEAST AT ONE TIME. AND I REALIZE THEY HAD A CHANGE IN LEADERSHIP. THIS LEASE WOULD NOT PRECLUDE FUTURE USE FOR BUDGET USE AS OPPOSED TO THIS PROGRAM, WHICH DON'T GET ME WRONG, IT SOUNDS GREAT. THAT'S A CONCERN OF MINE. WE'RE TRYING TO DO CERTAIN TARGETED, SMALLER OVERNIGHT SHELTER AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE TALKING. THAT'S HOW THIS PURCHASE CAME ABOUT. >> COUNCILOR DAVIS, COUNCILOR BENTON, THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. IN THE PAST THERE WAS A VISION AND I THINK THE CITY STILL HAS A VISION OF SMALLER SHELTERS. IT'S BEST PRACTICE. IT COULD BE THIS LEASE DOESN'T PRECLUDE THAT USE FOR THE FUTURE. AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND AS HOPE WORKS WILL CONTINUE THEY'RE AN IMPORTANT PARTNER THAT WILL WORK WITH THEM AND SEE HOW THINGS GO MOVING FORWARD. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU. I'LL MOVE RECEIPT BE NOTED -- NO APPROVAL. >>COUN. GROUT: I WAS GOING TO ASK IF WE COULD DEFER IT. >>COUN. DAVIS: FOR THE PURPOSE OF DISCUSSION. I'LL SECOND IT. WHAT'S YOUR DEFERRAL? >>COUN. GROUT: FOR 60 DAYS UNTIL HOPE WORKS CEO CAN GET ON BOARD. >>COUN. DAVIS: I'LL ASK THE CLERK TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT DAY IS. AND I'LL GO BACK TO THE ADMINISTRATION. IS THERE OBJECTION FROM THE ADMINISTRATION? >> PRESIDENT DAVIS, I WANTED TO SHARE COMMENTS THAT ARE VALID RELATED TO THIS. THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN VACANT CLOSE TO 15 YEARS. IT'S PART OF ONE OF THE MRA DISTRICTS. THE UNION STEPPED FORWARD AND CAME FORWARD AND OFFERED TO ENGAGE IN THIS WAY. WE'RE SUPER EXCITED ABOUT HOW THIS REALLY DOES REPRESENT A POSSIBILITY FOR US TO THINK ABOUT REALLY SHIFTING THE DISPOSITION OF THAT PROPERTY. I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT INTO THE DISCUSSION SINCE I OFFERED IT UP. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU FOR THAT. >>COUN. DAVIS: I MIGHT ASK THE DEFERRAL MOTION SPONSOR. WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO DO IT TO THE NEXT MEETING? AND WE'LL COME BACK AND MODIFY THE MOTION. WOULD THE ADMINISTRATION, WOULD THIS PUT A TWO-WEEK DEFERRAL CAUSE ANY DISRUPTION OR HEARTBURN? I DON'T THINK I HEAR ANY OBJECTION. THAT WOULD SLOW THE PROGRAM DOWN. DIRECTOR PIERCE WANTS THIS DONE. IF THIS WERE TO BE DEFERRED UNTIL THE 4th? >> COUNCILOR DAVIS, I THINK THAT WOULD BE FINE. I JUST WANT TO ECHO CAO. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS JUST FOR THE JOB REASON THAT WE'RE ALL TALKING ABOUT. I AM TOO. DECEMBER 4th WOULD BE GREAT, BETTER THAN 60 DAYS. >>COUN. BASSAN: I'LL SECOND THE MOTION TO DEFER. I REQUEST THE PROPER PEOPLE BE AT THE MEETING. THIS IS TURNING INTO A CONTINUAL THING WE HAVE. PLEASE LET THIS SERVE AS NOTICE WE'LL EXPECT THEIR ATTENDANCE AT THE DECEMBER 4th MEETING. NO DISRESPECT TO THOSE THAT DID ANSWER. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO EXPECT THAT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP WITH THAT. I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA. I'M NOT AGAINST IT AT ALL. I DO KNOW THAT HOPE WORKS HAS ALSO EXPRESSED AN INTEREST IN THAT SPACE. I THINK THEY NEED TO BE PART OF THE DISCUSSION A LITTLE BIT MORE THOROUGH OR AT LEAST WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THEIR PART IN IT TOO. BECAUSE I DO THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA. I LOOK FORWARD TO PASSING IT. >> MR. PRESIDENT, I THINK THE SHORT DEFERRAL IS FINE. I'M NOT COMPLETELY FAMILIAR WITH THE NEW LEADERSHIP OF HOPE WORKS. YOU KNOW, IT'S TO THE EXTENT I CAN BE HELPFUL IN THAT DISCUSSION, I DON'T MEAN TO INSERT MYSELF INTO ADMINISTRATIVE BUSINESS, BUT I WOULD SAY THAT PRIOR TO THIS COMING BACK AS WAS STATED THAT MAYBE WE COULD GET A LITTLE ADVANCED NOTICE OF WHAT IS GOING TO BE SAID WHEN YOU COME BACK. >>COUN. DAVIS: DIRECTOR. >> IF I MAY, COUNCILOR BENTON, WHAT I CAN ASSURE YOU I CAN DO BEFORE THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING IS I CAN SPEAK WITH THE INTERIM CEO OVER THERE ABOUT THIS PROPERTY. I THINK THEY'RE AWARE OF OUR DESIRES. THE NEW CAO AND I -- CEO, I APOLOGIZE, HIS NAME IS ESCAPING MY MEMORY. HE'S FROM MINNESOTA. I WILL NOT HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH HIM, BUT I CAN SPEAK WITH THE EXISTING LEADERSHIP AT HOPE WORKS BEFORE WE COME BACK DECEMBER 4th. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU. >>COUN. DAVIS: THE MOTION IS FOR DEFERRAL ON THIS MATTER UNTIL DECEMBER 4th. THERE'S A SECOND. PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU. THAT CARRIES THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO OTHER ACTION ITEMS. I'M GOING TO USE THE PRIVILEGE OF THE CHAIR JUST A MINUTE, UNLESS THERE'S AN OBJECTION FROM THE COUNCIL. WE'RE GOING TO REORDER THINGS TO TAKE CARE OF EASY BUSINESS AND IMPORTANT FINANCIAL BUSINESS. PLEASE MOVE SOME ITEMS FROM OUR FINAL ACTIONS UP. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WHICH IS MAXEON PIECES OF LEGISLATION. THERE'S TWO ALREADY. THERE'S NOW A THIRD THANKS TO THE RULES SUSPENSION GRANT ACCEPTANCE THAT RELATES TO THIS. IF IT PLEASES THE COUNCIL WE'LL TAKE THAT ALONG WITH THE TWO MAXEON PIECES. WE'LL DO ALL THREE AND DISCUSS THEM IN ORDER. THANKS TO OUR NEW LEGISLATION NAMING THE OPEN SPACE BOARD AFTER MR. WHITE, HE DOES NOT WISH TO RELIVE HIS GLORY DAYS UNTIL MIDNIGHT. THEY'VE ASKED TO MOVE THAT UP. UNLESS THERE'S AN OBJECTION, WE'LL DO THOSE. MAXEON, BOB WHITE, AND WE'LL SEE WHAT TIME IT IS FROM THERE. THAT BEING SAID. DR. SINGLE, WELCOME AND THANK YOU. YOU AND THE ADMINISTRATION AND LOTS OF FOLKS, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TEAM ARE HERE TO INTRODUCE AN EXCITING NEW PROJECT WE'VE ALL HEARD ABOUT. A LOT OF US HAVE BEEN IN A LOT OF MEETINGS FOR A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. THIS IS SOMETHING -- THIS CAME TOGETHER IN ABOUT 60 DAYS ON THE INITIAL AGREEMENT. AND IT'S BEEN ANOTHER 90 DAYS DO GET US TO THIS PLACE. I'M EXCITED. I THINK WE HAVE FRIENDS FROM MAXEON HERE WITH US TO TALK ABOUT IT. FIRST, I WILL MAKE A MOTION TO -- DO PASS FOR AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF IRB BONDS IN THE SERIES 2024 IN THE AMOUNT OF $2.4 BILLION TO APPROVE FUNDS TO FINANCE THE SOLAR CELL AND MANUFACTURING FACILITY AT MESA DEL SOL. IS THERE A SECOND? I HEARD A LOT BUT I'LL TAKE COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. I'M GOING TO TURN THIS OVER TO DR. SINGLE AND EDD TEAM AND THEIR TEAMS AND WE'LL MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT AND COUNCILORS. >> PRESIDENT DAVIS, THANK YOU. IT REALLY IS A GREAT DAY FOR US AS A CITY TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUPPORT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND THE TOOLS WE HAVE AND CITY COUNCIL HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXERCISE AND USE IS OUR INCREDIBLY VALUABLE AS WE MOVE FORWARD. I WANT TO SAY I'M REALLY PLEASED WE HAVE A VERY TALENTED TEAM TO PRESENT TO YOU TONIGHT. ONE THAT I THINK YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH. WE DO HAVE ABSOLUTELY REPRESENTATION FROM MAXEON AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO THE FOLKS THAT ARE SMART ONES IN THE GROUP. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS, YOU KNOW, I'VE BEEN PRESENTING THESE PROJECTS TO YOU FOR MANY YEARS. I DON'T OFTEN GET TO USE THIS WORD BUT I'M SO STOKED TONIGHT TO PRESENT TO YOU MAXEON. YOU CAN SEE THE EXCITEMENT IN MY FACE. IT'S NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT PROJECT WE'VE HAD IN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. IT'S NOT ONLY BECAUSE THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT, ININVESTMENT THIS COMPANY IS BRINGING TO THE CITY IS JUST SHY OF $2.5 BILLION. THAT'S "B" AS IN BABY. IT'S NOT ONLY BECAUSE THE JOB CREATION, THE DIRECT JOBS, THE W-2s, JUST SHY OF 1,500 WITH 12,000 CONSTRUCTION JOBS. 3,000 INDUCED JOBS. AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDE THE OTHER JOBS THAT WILL BE CREATED BY THE GRAVITATIONAL PULL THAT THIS COMPANY WILL HAVE ON THE ECOSYSTEMS. HERE'S OR THE REASONS WHY I'M EXCITED. THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR COMPANIES TO COME BACK TO THE U.S. COMPANIES THAT HAVE BEEN LEAVING FOR DECADES. MAXEON IS THE FIRST IRA RESHORING OF A COMPANY. THEY COULD HAVE GONE ANYWHERE. THEY WERE RECRUITED AGGRESSIVELY. GUESS WHAT? THEY DECIDED TO COME TO ALBUQUERQUE. THAT IS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE. THERE'S ANOTHER REASON WHY I'M EXCITED. I LOVE THE BABY THAT WAS PARTICIPATING IN THE COUNCIL MEETING NOT TOO LONG AGO. BECAUSE WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IS LOOKING FORWARD, LOOK TO THE FUTURE. TRYING TO DO RIGHT BY OUR KIDS, OUR GRANDCHILDREN. HERE'S WHAT MAXEON DOES. THEY ARE THE ONLY SOLAR COMPANY IN THE U.S. THAT IS CO-LOCATING THE MANUFACTURING OF CELLS WITH THE ASSEMBLY OF THE SOLAR PANELS. WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT? HERE'S WHAT EVERYBODY ELSE DOES, THE CELLS ARE MANUFACTURED SOMEWHERE IN ASIA ON AN UNREGULATED DIESEL TRUCK TO BE TAKEN TO A PORT TO CROSS AN OCEAN TO BE ASSEMBLED HERE. MAXEON IS DECREASING THAT CARBON FOOTPRINT TO ZERO. THEY'RE DOING IT RIGHT HERE. IF IT PLEASES THE PRESIDENT, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE PRESENTATION GO TO THE INCENTIVES MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WHO WILL GIVE YOU THE STAFF ANALYSIS. BEFORE I DO THAT, ONE LAST THING I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, A PROJECT LIKE THIS WOULD NOT BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE COLLABORATION OF OUR PARTNERS. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO GO ON THE RECORD. I WANT TO THANK THE STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OVER HERE. I WANT TO THANK THE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WHO ARE HERE. AND I WANT TO THANK THIS COMPANY FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO OUR STATE FOR THEIR BELIEF IN US. AND WITH THAT, CHRIS CHAVEZ IS THE BRAINS BEHIND THIS OPERATION. >> GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT DAVIS AND THE ENTIRE COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING US TO PRESENT TODAY. AND IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU, COUNCIL, WE'RE GOING TO PRESENT BOTH THE INCENTIVE TRANSACTION AS ONE. THE COMPANY IS PRESENTING AN IRB AND LEDA FUNDING IN SUPPORT OF THE PROJECT. MAXEON DESIGNS AND MANUFACTURES SOAR PANEL. S THEY'RE THE LEADER IN SOLAR INNOVATION WITH ACCESS TO OVER 1,000 PATENTS. AND THEY HAVE TWO BEST SOLAR PANEL PRODUCT LINES. THEY ARE A PIONEER IN SUSTAINABLE SOLAR MANUFACTURING. THEY LEVERAGE A 35-YEAR HISTORY IN THE SOLAR INDUSTRY WITH NUMEROUS AWARDS FOR TECHNOLOGY. THE COMPANY IS REQUESTING $2.4 BILLION IN CITY ISSUED INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS TO PURCHASE A VACANT SITE. THE COMPANY IS SEEKING LEDA FUNDING IN THE AMOUNT OF $2 MILLION FROM THE CITY. THE STATE AGREED TO PROVIDE $18 MILLION IN LEDA FUNDS. AND THE CITY WILL DEDICATE BY ORDINANCE THE CITY INCREMENT, AND BERNALILLO COUNTY WILL DO THE COUNTY INCREMENTS, THE NEW MEXICO DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT DEDICATES THE STATE INCREMENT FOR ALL LEDA AVAILABLE EXPENSES ASSOCIATE WOULD THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE PROJECT TO THE LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT FUND. THE GRT INCREMENT WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO MAXEON THROUGH DECEMBER 12, 2033 UPON THE ACRURAL OF $350 MILLION IN EXPENSES RELATED TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE OF THE PROJECT SITE. THIS IS A FIRST TIME IN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE HISTORY THAT WE UTILIZED A MEGA PROJECT ORDINANCE WHICH INVOLVES THE GRT DISTRIBUTION. NOT ONLY IS IT UNIQUE IN THAT SENSE WHERE WE USE THE NEW INCENTIVE BUT IT'S A REGIONAL PROJECT. WE HAVE THE STATE, CITY, AND COUNTY ALL PARTICIPATING ON THIS PROJECT. MAXEON WILL BE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL COSTS OF THE RENOVATION, EXPANSION, AND IMPROVEMENT INCURRED FOLLOWING THE EXECUTION OF THE PPA. THEY SELECTED 160 ACRE SITE LOCATED IN THE COMMUNITY OF MESA DEL SOL. AND IT'S DESIGNING THE COMPLEX TO INCLUDE SOLAR CELL FABRICATION ASSEMBLY WAREHOUSE AND ADMINISTRATIVE OFFER OFFICES. THE COMPANY PLANS TO HIRE AND RETAIN 1491 EMPLOYEES. THE COMPANY EXPECTS THE MAJORITY OF THE JOBS TO BE FILLED WITH ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENTS. NEW JOBS IN PAN FACTURING AND OPERATORS AND PLANNERS AND LOGISTIC AND ENGINEERS. THE CONSTRUCTION JOBS ARE GOING TO BE NORTH OF 11,000. THE BUILDING WILL BE FROM LOCAL POOLS. ANY LABOR THAT COMES FROM THE OUT OF THE STATE WILL ADD TO ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES WHETHER THEY'RE VISITING HOTELS, REST RAUNTDS -- RESTAURANTS OR SHOPPING HERE. THE PROJECT WILL LEAD TO 2,000 DIRECT OR INDIRECT JOBS. THE IRB INCLUDED A SINGLE IMPACT ANALYSIS. -- AS REQUIRED BY THE CITY ORDINANCE. THEY SHOW A POSITIVE RETURN FOR THE CITY OVER THE TERM OF THE BOND. OPERATION RELATED TO THE $2.4 BILLION BOND REQUESTED WILL GENERATE AN ESTIMATED TOTAL OF $486 MILLION IN TAXES. THAT IS INCLUDING THE TID ALLOCATIONS FOR MESA DEL SOL. IT'S UPON REACHING THE HORIZON OF THE IRB IN 2042. THE PROJECT IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN TAX POSITIVE THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SPAN OF THE CONTRACT UPON REACHING FULL EMPLOYMENT AT THE END OF 2026. THERE'S AN ESTIMATED IMPACT OF $42 MILLION IN TAXES. THE TAX ABATEMENT FOR THE IRB WILL BE 85% ON REAL PROPERTY AND 95% ON -- AND ADDITIONALLY THE LEDA ANALYSIS INCLUDES A FISCAL IMPACT ANALYSIS CONDUCTED BY THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. OVERALL THE CITY WILL RECEIVE $70 MILLION IN NET BENEFITS OVER THE TEN YEAR PERIOD. EQUATING TO A PRESENT VALUE OF $57 MILLION. AND IT WILL HAVE A TOTAL NET BENEFIT OF ALMOST $189 MILLION OVER THE TEN-YEAR PERIOD. THIS IS A QUALIFIED PROJECT AS DEFINED BY THE STATE'S INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BOND ACT AND ENABLING LEGISLATION. IT'S A QUALIFIED PROJECT AS DEFINED BY THE STATE AND LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT AND CITY LEGISLATION. COMPLIES WITH THE CITY'S ADOPTED PLANS AND POLICIES AND MEETS COMMUNITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PRIORITIES AND OBJECTIVES. IT WILL HAVE A CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY. BASED ON THE FINDINGS, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AS PROPOSED IN THE PROJECT PLAN APPLICATION. THANK YOU. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, CHRIS. LET'S GO BRIEFLY, DO WE PUBLIC ON THIS? WE DON'T HAVE ANY? DOES THE ADMINISTRATION HAVE ANYBODY ELSE BEFORE I MOVE TO OTHER GOVERNMENT PART? >> COUNCILOR DAVIS, NO, THANK YOU. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU. COME ON DOWN, MARK. WE WANT TO INTRODUCE OUR PARTNERS FROM THE COUNTY. THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN WITH US. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE WITH US. THANKS FOR THE COUNTY STEPPING UP TO WORK ON THIS PROJECT. WE GET DOED A LOT OF COOL STUFF. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US HERE. I'M THE EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT OFFICER FOR BERNALILLO COUNTY. WE ARE -- THE COUNTY COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER THE OPTIONS FOR MAXEON GRT SHARE AND IT'S DECEMBER 12 MEETING. AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING TO WORK WITH THE CITY ON THESE VERY IMPORTANT PROJECTS. THANK YOU. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU. WE HAVE -- THERE'S MARK. MR. ROPER. WE SEEM TO SEE A LOT OF YOU NOW. >> AND IT'S VERY GOOD TO SEE YOU IN THIS TYPE OF ENVIRONMENT. PRESIDENT DAVIS, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, YOU HEARD ME SAY ABOUT 60 DAYS AGO, THIS IS THE LARGEST PROJECT IN NEW MEXICO IN OVER 40 YEARS. AS YOU HEARD, IT'S THE LARGEST PROJECT IN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE EVER. AND IT'S UNIQUE ALSO IN THE FACT THAT WE PULLED IT OFF IN 60 DAYS FROM INITIAL CONTACT WITH THE COMPANY AFTER THEY HAD CONTACTED MESA DEL SOL. AND WE PULLED TOGETHER THE CITY, COUNTY, AND STATE ALL TOGETHER TO WORK THIS PROJECT. ALSO, WORTH POINTING OUT, BECAUSE I KNOW QUESTIONS ARE GOING TO COME UP. IT WAS MENTIONED ON THE CONGRESS RECEIPTS TAX SHARE COMPONENT. THIS IS LEGISLATION PASSED IN THE SPECIAL SESSION OF 2021 THAT ALLOWS CITY, COUNTY, AND STATE TO SHARE IN A PORTION OF THE GROSS RECEIPTS TAX FOR PROJECTS THAT EXCEED $350 MILLION IN CONSTRUCTION. THAT IS THE ACTION WE'RE ASKING ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER TODAY AS TO INCLUDE THAT AS A PORTION OF THE INCENTIVE PACKAGE FOR THAT. I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT BECAUSE I KNOW THE QUESTION WILL COME UP BECAUSE IT'S IN MESA DEL SOL AND IT'S A TID AND A PID. AND ALL NEGOTIATIONS THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PROCESS HAS INCLUDED TO MAKE THE TID WHOLE AND THE PID WHOLE. SO ANY SHARING OF GROSS RECEIPTS TAX AND ABATEMENT OF PROPERTY TAX WILL NOT HARM THE TID OR THE PID AND IN ANY FASHION. THE LAST THING THAT I'LL MENTION THAT IS WORTH NOTING IS THERE IS LANGUAGE WITHIN THE CONTRACT OBLIGATION TO ENCOURAGE AND INCENTIVIZE THE USE OF LOCAL CONTRACTORS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSTRUCTION OF THIS FACILITY. NOT ONLY WILL WE RECEIVE THE BENEFIT OF THE CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO ENCOURAGE AND INCENTIVIZE THE USE OF LOCAL CONTRACTORS. I STAND IN FULL SUPPORT ON BEHALF OF THE GOVERNOR AND STATE OF NEW MEXICO AND ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU VERY MARCH. >>COUN. DAVIS: COME BACK. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ALL THREE PIECES OF THE LEGISLATION TOGETHER IN A BIG CONVERSATION. I WANT TO ASK, ONE COMPONENT OF THIS BEFORE I GET TO THE FOLKS FROM MAXEON. THERE'S A FAIRLY LARGE REQUIREMENT FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT AT THIS FACILITY. THE STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND ADMINISTRATION HAVE WORKED OUT GRACEFULLY, GRACESLY, WOULD YOU EXPLAIN A LITTLE BIT, HOW THAT IS GOING TO WORK? THAT'S OUR THIRD ITEM THAT WE'LL NEED TO APPROVE. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DAVIS, AND WE'RE REALLY PLEASED TO HAVE INCREDIBLE PARTNERS THAT HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH US TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE IMPORTANT ISSUES RELATED TO WASTEWATER PROCESSING AT THE MESADEL SOL INDUSTRIAL PARK. IT'S A KEY FACTOR FOR US. WE'VE WORKED WITH THE NEW MEXICO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, NEW MEXICO ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENT, AND THE ALBUQUERQUE-BERNALILLO COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY TO APPROPRIATELY DETERMINE HOW WE SHOULD CONNECT -- WORK TOGETHER TO DEVELOP A STUDY TO ENSURE WE UNDERSTAND WHAT WE NEED TO BE DOING TO MEET MAXEON AND OTHER NEEDS WITHIN THE INDUSTRIAL PARK AT MESA DEL SOL RELATED TO WASTEWATER PROCESSING. I HAVE TO SAY IT'S BEEN INCREDIBLE TO WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS. THEY HAVE COME FORWARD WITH INCREDIBLE PARTNERSHIP IN TERMS OF THINKING ABOUT WAYS TO MOVE THIS FORWARD QUICKLY. WE KNOW WE NEED AN ENGINEERING STUDY AND WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND MORE TO MOVE THIS PROJECT FORWARD. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE NEW MEXICO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TO WORK TOGETHER TO ACCEPT THE$5 MILLION GRANT FROM THE STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SO WE CAN SUPPORT OUR PARTNERS AT ALBUQUERQUE-BERNALILLO COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY IN DETERMINING THE STANDARDS AND THE SCOPE OF WHAT WE NEED TO DO AS WE MOVE FORWARD. TONIGHT WE HAVE THE BENEFIT OF THE GREAT PARTNERSHIP. I'LL LET MR. ROPER SPEAK TO THEIR COMMITMENT AS WE MOVE FORWARD. >> MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, I'LL ALSO DEFER TO MR. GREENER, THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT THROUGH OUR GRANTING AUTHORITY HAS AGREED TO PROVIDE A $5 MILLION GRANT TO THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING A STUDY FOR THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT AT MESA DEL SOL. FOR THE OVERALL DEVELOPMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA, I WANT TO BE CLEAR WE'RE TALKING ABOUT DEVELOPING A WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES. THIS IS NOT DIRECTLY TIED TO MAXEON, ALTHOUGH THEY WILL ULTIMATELY BE A BENEFACTOR. THERE WILL BE OTHER ENTITIES ULTIMATELY THAT WILL BE A BENEFACTOR TO THIS GRANT IS TO THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONDUCTING THE ENGINEERING ANALYSIS SO WE CAN IDENTIFY WHAT THE TOTAL COST OF THIS FACILITY WILL BE. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, MA'AM. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF THIS. AS WE MENTIONED, MAXEON WILL BE THE FIRST USER. WE'RE ASKING THIS CONVERSATION TODAY. IT'S AN IMPORTANT PIECE FOR WHERE THE CITY HAS GROWN. FOR THOSE OF US THAT HAVE BEEN HERE FOR A WHILE, WE'VE DONE THE BIG TICKET ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS AT THE MESA DEL SOL, AND IT'S GONE CITY WIDE. WE'RE A CITY GROWING AND CREATING THAT ALL OVER THE CITY. EVERYBODY'S GOT THE BIG ECONOMIC PIECES AND A LOT OF GROWTH HAPPENING, BUT CERTAINLY AS MESA THERE'S BIG TICKET ITEMS COMING AND THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE PLANNING THAT HAPPENS FOUR YEARS AGO. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY COUNSELORS AGO LAID THE GROUNDWORK. AND WE THANK THE STATE HELPING US THROUGH THE PLANNING PROCESS. THAT BEING SAID, LET'S GO TO -- I SEE MR. COHEN -- MAX WOULD YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF GUESTS AND WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILORS TO ASK QUESTIONS. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, IN THE SPIRIT OF CONTINUING MY STOKEDNESS I WOULD LOVE TO INTRODUCE TO YOU -- OF MAXEON. >>COUN. DAVIS: WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE A QUICK PRESENTATION TO SORT OF INTRODUCE OUR COMPANY TO YOU SO YOU UNDERSTAND WHO WE ARE AND WHERE WE COME FROM. SHORT PRESENTATION I'LL RUN THROUGH REAL QUICK. >>COUN. DAVIS: CAN I ASK THAT YOU DO A FAVOR FOR MY FOLKS AND FOLKS WATCHING. JUST INTRODUCE YOURSELF BRIEFLY FOR EVERYBODY. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO SEE LOT OF YOU GOING FORWARD. >> I'M DON, I'M THE GENERAL MANAGER FOR THE SITE. I AM AN ENGINEER BY TRAINING AND I COME FROM SILLCON VALLEY. I'VE BEEN IN THE SOLAR INDUSTRY FOR MANY YEARS. I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BRING THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THE CITY. AND MY OTHER BACKGROUND IS I MARRIED A WOMAN FROM NEW MEXICO. IT'S THE ONE SMART THING I DID IN LIFE. WE'VE BEEN TRYING TO COME BACK FOR YEARS. SHE'S GOING TO BE ONE OF THE BOOMERANG PEOPLE THAT WILL JOIN ME SHORTLY. >>COUN. DAVIS: I'M DRAGGING THIS OUT BECAUSE WE LOST OUR TECH PIECE. >> THAT'S OKAY. >> THAT'S MY BACKGROUND. >>COUN. DAVIS: WE'RE GOING TO ASK A LOT MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NEW MEXICAN YOU MARRIED. >> THANK YOU. HER FAMILY HAS BEEN IN NEW MEXICO FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS. >>COUN. DAVIS: NOW YOU'RE BACK. >> NEXT SLIDE. OKAY. OUR COMPANY, I WANTED TO GIVE YOU BACKGROUND ON OUR COMPANY, OUR COMPANY WAS FOUNDED IN 2020. ITS ONLY ABOUT THREE YEARS OLD. IT'S A SPINOUT FROM A COMPANY THAT'S BEEN AROUND FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS. SUN POWER. AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT. BECAUSE SUN POWER IS A COMPANY THAT WHEN IT STARTED, AND THE COMPANY TOOK MANUFACTURING OVERSEAS FOR REDUCED COSTS. THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO NOW RESHORE THOSE JOBS, BRING THAT BACK TO THE STATES AND PART OF THAT IS THE IRA, INFLATION REDUCTION ACT IS PART OF THE LURE TO BRING US BACK. WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THAT. WE'RE WORKING ON THE PROJECT AND WE LOOKED AT MANY DIFFERENT PLACES AND WE SETTLED ON ALBUQUERQUE AND WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE. NEXT SLIDE. WHAT'S IMPORTANT ABOUT OUR COMPANY IS WE'RE A GREEN COMPANY. OUR ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL GOVERNANCE IS BASED ON OUR VALUES AS A COMPANY. OUR VALUES ALIGN WITH THE NEW MEXICAN VALUES. EVERY CORPORATION IS HERE FOR THE STAKEHOLDERS. WE'RE REALLY HERE ALSO FOR OUR CUSTOMERS AND FOR THE COMMUNITIES WE'RE INVOLVED IN. WE DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS IN TERMS OF CHARITY WORK. GIVING PANELS TO DIFFERENT CHARITY ORGANIZATIONS AND THE PLACES WE CURRENTLY ARE OVERSEAS AND PLAN TO DO MORE OF THAT WHEN WE COME HERE. THE COMPANY IS -- HAS A REALLY STRONG VALUE SYSTEM FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THAT'S WHAT WE HOPE TO BRING HERE. NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS A QUICK PICTURE OF THE SOLAR UTILITY SCALE. IN THE SOLAR WORLD THERE'S RESIDENTIAL ROOFTOP, COMMERCIAL ROOFTOP AND UTILITY SCALE. THE UTILITY SCALE IS GROWING YEAR OVER YEAR. AND THAT'S WHAT THIS FACTORY IN ALBUQUERQUE IS TARGETED TOWARD IS THE UTILITY SCALE. FOR U.S.-BASED UTILITY SCALE. NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS JUST AN EXAMPLE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL GOVERNANCE. IT'S IN OUR DNA. WE'RE A GREEN COMPANY. SOLAR IS OUT THERE TRYING TO DO OUR PART TO REDUCE DEPENDENCE ON FOSSIL FUELS. WE HAVE A LOT OF -- IN OUR SUSTAINABLE CHARTER, IN OUR GOVERNANCE WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS WE WORK WITH TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT BY THE COMMUNITY AND BY THE ENVIRONMENT. AND BECAUSE SOLESER -- SOLAR IS SUSTAINABILITY, WE BELIEVE IN THE SUSTAINABILITY MESSAGE WE HAVE AND THE IMPACT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE. NEXT SLIDE. I WANTED TO SAY THAT A COUPLE STATISTICS ABOUT THE FACTORY. IT'S GOING TO BE A 3.5 GIGA WATT FACTORY. BECAUSE WE'RE DOING CELLS AND PANELS THEMSELVES, IT'S ALMOST A DOUBLE FACTORY. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO BUILDINGS. YOU LOOK AT THE ARTIST RENDERING, IT'S TWO LARGE BUILDINGS. IN FACT, THE ONE BUILDING IS GOING TO BE ALMOST A HALF MILE LONG. IT'S A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. WE'RE INVESTING NORTH OF $2 BILLION IN THE PROJECT. WE EXPECT TO CREATE ALMOST 1500 JOBS IN THE AREA. AND OF COURSE BY COMING HERE AND CREATING THOSE JOBS WE CREATE AN ECOSYSTEM TO SUPPLY TO US. THAT CREATES EVEN MORE JOBS. THOSE ARE DIRECT JOBS AS WELL AS WE EXPECT SOMEWHERE CLOSE TO 2,000 CONSTRUCTION JOBS AND A PROJECT OF THE THIS SCALE WE'LL DO CONSTRUCTION FOR A LONG TIME AS WE INSTALL MORE AND MORE MANUFACTURING LINES. >>COUN. DAVIS: THERE'S UNION CONTRACTORS SMILING AND NODDING ALONG. >> THAT'S GOOD. I CAN'T SEE THE SCREEN VERY WELL. THE UNIQUE ATTRIBUTES IS SCALE. ONE OF THE BIG THINGS IS A LOT OF COMPANIES ARE DOING SMALLER SCALE, AND THEY'RE DOING MODULE BASED. AND OUR PARTICULAR CASE, WE'RE DOING MORE BECAUSE WE'RE DOING BOTH CELL MANUFACTURING AND MODULE MAN FACTUFACTUING AND AT LARGE SCALE. THE CELL MANUFACTURING IS DIFFERENT. THERE'S A LOT TRYING TO DO IT IN THE U.S. THEY'RE GETTING THEIR CELLS FROM OVERSEAS. WE'RE DOING THE CELL MANUFACTURING IN THE ALBUQUERQUE AREA. OUR TECHNOLOGY IS THE LEADING TECHNOLOGY. THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF SOLAR OUT THERE FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE NERDS LIKE ME. THE ONES WE'RE WORKING ON IS HIGHER TECHNOLOGY THAT PROVIDES THE BEST EFFICIENCY AT CONVERTING SUNLIGHT TO ELECTRICITY. THE BIG THING THAT WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF IS OUR ABILITY TO RE SHORE BACK TO THE STATES. THE BIG QUESTION IS WHY NEW MEXICO. ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT DREW US HERE IS WE WERE LOOKING AT PLACES ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES, ONE OF THE BIG THINGS IS SUITABLE FOR US, AVAILABILITY OF THE LAND RIGHT AWAY, THE LOGISTICS, ACCESS IS IMPORTANT FOR US. WE'RE GOING TO BE SHIPPING THESE PANELS ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES. AND JUST A FEASIBILITY OF EXPANDING THE UTILITIES INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WE WILL NEED IS REALLY IMPORTANT TO US. LIKE THE ELECTRICITY, WATER, GAS THAT SORT OF THING. AND THEN THE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT. PART OF THIS IS A GUY THAT MANAGED PEOPLE FOR ALMOST 30 YEARS, IT'S HELPING TO GROW PEOPLE TO GET THEM TO THE NEXT LEVEL. I STARTED IN AN ENTRY LEVEL. I MOVED MY WAY TO BE GENERAL MANAGER. I WANT TO BELIEVE TO DO THE SAME FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE ORGANIZATION AND COMMUNITY. WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE LOCAL UNIVERSITIES AND COLLEGES. UNM, CNM, NEW MEXICO TECH. I DON'T HAVE THEM ALL MEMORIZED. IT'S LIKE THE OSCARS, YOU DON'T WANT TO FORGET EVERYBODY BUT YOU'RE TRYING TO RUN THROUGH ON TIME. NEXT SLIDE. WE JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL THE TREMENDOUS SUPPORT WE'VE GOTTEN. ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT BROUGHT US HERE IS THE FACT THAT YOU GO TO OTHER COMMUNITIES AND THEY DON'T CALL YOU BACK. HERE, THE PEOPLE WERE SAYING WHAT CAN WE DO TO HELP YOU. HOW CAN WE BRING YOU HERE. IT'S BEEN FANTASTIC TO WORK WITH ALBUQUERQUE, THE COUNTY OF BERNALILLO, THE STATE, THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, MESA DEL SOL HAS BEEN GREAT. LIKE I SAID, UNM, NEW MEXICO TECH, ALL THE DIFFERENT UNIVERSITIES, PLUS THE UTILITIES. PNM, GAS POWER, AND WATER HAVE BEEN FANTASTIC. WE REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THAT. THAT'S WHAT I HAD FOR TODAY. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A FLAVOR AND SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. >>COUN. DAVIS: THE LAST PERSON ON THE AGENDA TO SPEAK IS MR. CHAVEZ FROM MESA DEL SOL WHO HELPED TO RECRUIT THIS. I ASK HIM TO COME AND TALK ABOUT THE IMPACT REALLY QUICKLY. AND WE'LL GET TO COUNCILORS QUESTIONS. WELCOME BACK. >> THANK YOU, PRESIDENT DAVIS, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO TOP WHAT MAX SAID OVER HERE ABOUT BEING STOKED. IT'S INCREDIBLE WHAT MAXEON WILL DO FOR THE CITY. WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO DO FOR THE PEOPLE OF NEW MEXICO TO RETAIN OUR CHILDREN AND OUR GRANDCHILDREN HERE. IT'S GOING TO RETAIN THE CULTURE. AND YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT MAKES ME HAPPY. AND I THINK YOUR SUPPORT IS CRUCIAL FOR THIS. I WANT TO THANK THE GOVERNOR. THE MAYOR. THE CITY COUNCIL. THE BERNALILLO COUNTY. THE WATER AUTHORITY HAS BEEN INCREDIBLE TO WORK WITH. I WANT TO GIVE A BIG THANK YOU TO THEM. ALSO TO MAXEON. DAN AND I WORKED HAND AND HAND FOR 60 DAYS, IT SEEMED LIKE DAY AND NIGHT, AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE COULD GET THIS DEAL DONE, BUT IT'S A GOOD DEAL FOR ALL OF US. I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ALSO, WE'RE UNITED. I SUPPORT THEM AS WELL. >>COUN. DAVIS: OKAY. COUNCILORS, IT IS NOW YOUR TURN. I WANT TO START WITH OUR COUNCILORS ON ZOOM. COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN AND COUNCILOR JONES, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS RAISE YOUR HAND AND WE'LL GET TO YOU. OTHER COUNCILORS. COMMENTS QUESTIONS? COUNCILOR LEWIS. >>COUN. LEWIS: JUST FOR THE REPRESENTATIVE OF MAXEON. THANK YOU. I'M STOKED AS WELL. I DO NEED -- I THINK THERE'S CERTAINLY YOU ALL ARE DOING YOUR DUE DILIGENCE -- OBVIOUSLY TO REALLY LOOK AT THE ENVIRONMENT OF THE CITY AND WE HAVE AN ENVIRONMENT THAT WOULD REALLY ATTRACT COMPANIES LIKE YOURS AND DO BUSINESS HERE. I BELIEVE THAT I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN WATCHING, CERTAINLY THE ENVIRONMENT AND SOME OF THE DISCUSSIONS WE'VE HAD LATELY. CERTAINLY REGARDING OUR AIR QUALITY BOARD. SOME OF THESE THINGS I THINK ARE IMPORTANT TO TALK ABOUT NOW. I WOULDN'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT THESE LATER WHEN THEY MIGHT BE CAUSING A CHALLENGE OR DIFFICULTY TO YOU NOW. IN YOUR DUE DILIGENCE AS YOU ALL HAVE BEEN WATCHING AND STUDYING, I'M SURE YOUR ATTORNEYS ARE REALLY EXAMINING WHAT THIS COUNCIL DID LAST WEEK WITH THE POTENTIAL OF WHAT AN AIR QUALITY BOARD LIKE WE HAVE RIGHT NOW COULD DO. IN YOUR OPINION, ARE YOU CONFIDENT THAT THIS CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE RULE THAT'S BEFORE OUR AIR QUALITY BOARD, IF WERE TO PASS, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO COMPLY WITH? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR LEWIS, WE'VE ENJOYED A TREMENDOUS RELATIONSHIP WITH THE CITY, THE STATE, AND COUNTY, AND THE PERMITTING AUTHORITIES. AND WE EXPECT THAT TO CONTINUE, REGARDLESS OF HOW THE RULE-MAKING IS GOING TO PLAY OUT. WE STUDIED IT, WE CONTINUE TO ANALYZE IT. THERE'S MULTIPLE VERSIONS. WE'RE NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN. WE'RE CONFIDENT IN OUR CHOICE TO SITE OUR PROJECT IN NEW MEXICO AND WE EXPECT TO CONTINUE TO ENJOY THE SUPPORT OF ALL OF THE PARTIES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO OBTAIN ALL OF THE PERMITS WE REQUIRE TO RUN OUR FACTORY. >>COUN. LEWIS: HAVE YOU BEEN ASSURED BY THE ADMINISTRATION THAT YOU WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM COMPLYING WITH IT? AGAIN,WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CURRENT VERSION BEFORE THE BOARD. THERE'S A HEARING SCHEDULED ON DECEMBER 4th. HAVE YOU BEEN GIVEN SURES THAT YOU'D BE ABLE TO COMPLY WITH THE PERMIT? >> WE'VE BEEN GIVEN BY ASSURANCES BY THE ADMINISTRATION THAT THEY WOULD SUPPORT MAXEON AND THEY'LL WORK WITH US WHATEVER THE OUTCOME. >>COUN. LEWIS: DO YOU HAVE CONCERNS AT ALL ABOUT IT? >> WHEN A PROJECT OF THIS SIZE AND SCOPE, WE HAVE MILLION CONCERNS ALL THE TIME. THIS IS NOT ONE THAT KEEPS ME UP AT NIGHT. >>COUN. LEWIS: I TOOK A CHANCE BY ASKING YOU THIS TONIGHT. THERE'S NO ONE THAT YOU'RE PROBABLY LIMITED BY SOME THINGS -- >> YES, SIR. >>COUN. LEWIS: BUT, I WOULD HOPE THAT ALL OF YOUR CONCERNS ARE TRULY RESOLVED NOW. BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS GREAT UNTIL IT'S NOT. AND I HOPE THAT YOU MIGHT FIND OUT SOME THINGS LATER ON THAT AREN'T THAT GREAT AND IT'S BETTER TO WORK THOSE THINGS OUT NOW. MAYBE YOU'RE NOT ABLE TO TALK ABOUT THEM PUBLICLY, AND MAYBE THIS IS INAPPROPRIATE FOR US TO SPEAK ABOUT THESE THINGS AT THIS TIME. I'M NOT GOING TO SIT HERE AND SAY THERE'S SERIOUS CONCERNS THAT YOU SHOULD, I BELIEVE YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT THOSE ARE. AND THAT YOU'RE EXAMINING THOSE AND DEALING WITH THOSE. WE'RE ALL HOPEFUL ABOUT IT. I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU FEEL THE FREEDOM TO BE ABLE TO EXPRESS THOSE CONCERNS AND WORK THESE THINGS OUT NOW BEFORE WE ALL GET COMMITTED. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR LEWIS, WE ARE CONTINUOUSLY ENGAGING WITH ALL OF OUR PARTNERS AND STAKEHOLDERS ON ALL MATTERS, INCLUDING THIS ONE. WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. >>COUN. DAVIS: OTHER COUNCILORS, OTHER COMMENTS? LET ME MAKE A COUPLE BRIEF STATEMENTS AND WE'LL GET TO THE END OF THE LEGISLATION. I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH HOW EXCITED WE ARE TO SEE THIS. WHEN YOU CAME TO MESA DEL SOL AND WE HAD A FIRST MEETING WITH MR. CHAVEZ AND ALL THE FOLKS SITTING AROUND, I WAS A LITTLE SKEPTICAL AND HAD TO GOOGLE ARE THEY REALLY GOING TO BRING THOSE THINGS TO THE U.S. IT TURNS OUT THEY KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. THIS IS AN INTEL SIZE PROJECT. IT'S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT NOT JUST FOR NEW MEXICO'S ECONOMY BUT FOR THE FUTURE OF GREEN ECONOMY IN OUR COUNTRY AND GLOBALLY. THIS IS THE FIRST ON-SHORING PROJECT UNDER THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT THAT WE'VE SEEN. IT IS FITTING THAT COMES TO A PLACE LIKE NEW MEXICO THAT IS EVOLVING OUR ECONOMY AWAY FROM EXTRACTIVE INDUSTRY. IT'S IN DISTRICT SIX, I APPRECIATE EVERYBODY GETTING THIS DONE BEFORE I'M GONE. WE CREATED -- ADDING TO THESE JOBS NOW, THIS COUNCIL HAS APPROVED LEDA FUNDS, IRB, INCENTIVE PROJECTS, THE STATE ASSISTED US, AND COUNTY ASSISTED US, WE CREATED 6,000 JOBS IN THE FIVE-MILE RADIUS AROUND THE AIRPORT WHICH INCLUDES MESA DEL SOL SOUTHEAST HEIGHTS, THE UNM SOUTH CAMPUS, THE SPACE HUB, CNM JOB TRAINING CENTERS, I THINK THOUSANDS OF NEW JOBS SINCE THE BEGINNING OF COVID. IT'S BECAUSE WE STARTED TO INVEST IN WHAT WORKS IN NEW MEXICO. MAX AND I HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS ABOUT THIS AND OVER A FEW BEERS AND A LOT OF INTERNAL MEETINGS TRYING TO FIG OUT WHAT'S WORKING. WHEN WE WANT TO GET SOMETHING SOMETHING DONE, NEW MEXICO CAN DO IT. DON'T LET ANYONE TELL YOU DIFFERENT. THESE FOLKS HAD A GOOD IDEA AND TOLD US PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR MOUTH IS. WITH MESA DEL SOL, THERE WAS ZONING CHANGES TO FAST TRACK THE INDUSTRIAL PARTS. THE WATER AUTHORITY STEPPED UP AND SAID WE'VE BEEN WAITING ON THIS TO GET GOING, LET'S GET GOING. AND EDD STEPPED IN TO HELP. THE GOVERNOR STEPPED UPRIGHT OUT OF THE GATE TO BE SURE WE'RE WHIPPED INTO SHAPE AND FOCUSED AS APPROPRIATE FROM SANTA FE DOWN. AND GIVE CREDIT, IT WAS FROM THE CITY COUNCIL STAFF UP TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND THE MAYOR HIMSELF TO BE IN THE MEETING AND SIT DOWN WITH US. AT THE END OF THE DAY YOU BROUGHT FAST WORK TO THIS PROJECT. THERE HAVE BEEN SLEEPLESS NIGHTS FROM ENGINEERS THAT WEREN'T SURE HOW WE'RE GOING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MOVE ALL THOSE MATERIALS AND ALL THOSE TRUCKS AND ALL THESE PIECES TOGETHER. IT TURNS OUT WE CAN BUILD A WORKFORCE FOR THAT. DR. SINGLE WAS PART OF THAT AT CNM. WHEN THEY ASKED HOW TO GET IT ALL DONE, WE LOOKED AT HOW TO BE SURE TO MOVE ALL THE CONSTRUCTION PIECES AND MOVE ALL THE TRUCKS OUT AND TO BE SURE TO BUILD ENOUGH HOUSING AND OTHER THINGS TO MAKE THAT WORK. NEW MEXICO IS ON THE MAP BECAUSE COMPANIES LIKE MAXEON ARE LOOKING AT PLACES AROUND THE WORLD, AND THEY THOSE CHOSE US. WE SHOULD LOOK AT THAT WITH WHAT THAT MEANS. I'M EXCITED THAT THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN SUPPORTIVE OF THIS PROJECT. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: I'M REALLY EXCITED ABOUT HEARING WHAT'S GOING ON WITH MAXEON. WHEN YOU HEAR 1500 EMPLOYEES, 11,000 INSTRUCTION JOBS AND 2,000 OTHER JOBS. AND TOTAL OVER TEN YEARS OF $189 MILLION ADDED. THAT'S A NO-BRAINER TO ME. THERE WAS ONE THING THAT I MISSED, I THINK IT WAS MR. GRUVER. YOU SAID THIS IS THE ONLY SOLAR COMPANY IN THE U.S. TO DO A COUPLE OF THINGS. I MISSED THAT. I WASN'T SURE WHAT YOU MEANT. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, I'M NOT AN ENGINEER. I'M DANGEROUS. I JUST KNOW ENOUGH TO SPEAK TO THIS POINT ON A HIGH LEVEL. WHEN YOU PUT A SOLAR PANEL ON YOUR ROOF, WHETHER IT HAS A STICKER ON IT THAT SAYS MADE IN AMERICA OR NOT, THE COMPONENTS OF THOSE SOLAR PANELS WERE NOT MANUFACTURED IN THE U.S. MAYBE THE PANEL WAS ASSEMBLED HERE, WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT MAXEON IS IN THE SOLAR ECOSYSTEM, IN THE U.S., THEY WILL BE THE ONLY COMPANY THAT WILL HAVE UNDER THE SAME ROOF, UNDER THE SAME TWO ROOFS, BOTH THE MANUFACTURING OF THE PHOTO CELLS, THOSE THINGS THAT YOU THEN ASSEMBLE INTO THOSE LONG, BLACK RECTANGULAR THINGS WE KNOW AS SOLAR PANELS. THAT IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE OF THE JOBS, THAT'S IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT'S AN IMPORTANT STORY FOR US THAT WE'RE BRINGING THIS INDUSTRY BACK TO THE BIRTH PLACE OF SOLAR WHICH IS RIGHT HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE. WE'RE DOING ALL THOSE THINGS. I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT BECAUSE BY DOING THAT WE DECREASE THE CARBON FOOTPRINT INHERENT IN EACH OF THE SOLAR PANELS TO ESSENTIALLY NOTHING TO WHEN IT COMES TO THOSE AGGREGATION OF THOSE MANUFACTURING PROCESSES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU. THAT ANSWERS MY QUESTION. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR PEÑA AND COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I THINK I HAVE QUESTIONS FOR SOME OF THE STAFF. I WANT THEM TO REITERATE SOME OF THE STUFF WE DISCUSSED TODAY. I HAD QUESTIONS -- I'VE BEEN AROUND LONG ENOUGH TO SEE SOME PROJECTS AND SEE SOME SUCCESSFUL AND SOME NOT SO SUCCESSFUL. I JUST WANTED YOU TO TALK BRIEFLY ABOUT THE CLAW BACKS. WHEN THE MONEY FOR THE CITY DOLLARS GO INTO EFFECT. WHAT THRESHOLD THAT NEEDS. I WAS EXCITED THAT HOPEFULLY 90% OF THE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE GOING TO BE EMPLOYED ARE GOING TO BE LOCAL. THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE WORKING WITH LOCAL INSTITUTIONS TO PROVIDE A PARTNERSHIP FOR JOB CREATION, JOB OPPORTUNITY, TRAINING, AND THEN YOU ALSO TALKED ABOUT -- I DON'T HAVE THIS WRITTEN DONE, BUT IT WAS A THRESHOLD OF WHEN 600 EMPLOYEES THAT YOU SAID. IF YOU CAN REITERATE WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT THAT IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE THAT THOSE ARE NEW JOBS CREATED, NOT NECESSARILY ALL OF THEM -- I UNDERSTAND SOME WILL BE COMING IN BASED ON THAT. THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF THAT THRESHOLD ISN'T MET BY PEOPLE COME FROM OUT OF STATE TO WORK IN NEW MEXICO. IF YOU CAN DO THAT, THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR DAVIS, COUNCILOR PEÑA, A NUMBER OF QUESTIONS THERE. I'M TRYING TO ANSWER ALL OF THEM. I'M GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MR. CHAVEZ FOR SOME OF THE SPECIFICS. IT WOULD TAKE A STEP BACK, ANY LEDA PROJECT THAT I HAVE EVER BROUGHT TO THE COUNCIL STATUTORILY WE'RE REQUIRED TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS SECURITY WITH THE PUBLIC'S MONEY INVESTED THROUGH THE LEDA VEHICLE. THE COMPANY HAS TO COLLATERALIZE THE LEDA GRANT. IT MAY BE MISTAKENLY, WE KEEP ON TALKING TO ABOUT A LEDA GRANT, IT'S A GRANT IF YOU DO EVERYTHING SUCCESSFULLY. IT REALLY FUNCTIONS LIKE A ZERO PERCENT INTEREST LOAN FORGIVEN AT THE END OF THE RAINBOW. THE WAY THESE CONTRACTS ARE MADE, THE PPA, THE PROJECT PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT WHICH IS THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE CITY, AND THE COMPANY STIPULATES NOT ONLY THAT THERE IS SECURITY, SO THAT WE CAN CLAWBACK EASILY IF WE HAVE TO. BUT IT ALSO STATES WHAT THE PERFORMANCE METRICS ARE AGAINST WHICH THE COMPANY WILL BE PAID OR REIMBURSED AND AGAINST WHICH IF THEY'RE NOT ATTAINED WE ARE ABLE TO CLAWBACK FUNDS. AND MR. CHAVEZ. >>COUN. PEÑA: IF I CAN CAN INTERJECT. I KNOW HOW IT WORKS. I'M SAYING IF YOU CAN TALK A LITTLE BIT HOW WHAT WE'RE DOING AND WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CLAWBACK AND THRESHOLDS WE HAVE TO ACCOMPLISH. >> COUNCILOR DAVIS, COUNCILOR PEÑA, WE HAVE SOME PAPERWORK IN FRONT OF HIM. >> PRESIDENT DAVIS, COUNCILOR PEÑA, THE CITY IS PUTTING IN $2 MILLION IN TWO TRENCHES. THE FIRST IS $1 MILLION PAYABLE AS REIMBURSEMENT ONCE THE COMPANY HITS THE HIRING GOAL OF 631 NEW EMPLOYEES. THAT WOULD BE AFTER THE BUILDING HAS BEEN BUILT AND ALL THOSE OTHER MILESTONES, THE STATE FUNDS COME IN MUCH EARLIER IN THE PROCESS. IT WOULDN'T BE UNTIL WE'RE ACTUALLY IN OPERATION AND THE FIRST 631 JOBS ARE CREATED THEN THE COMPANY WILL BE ABLE TO INVOICE THE CITY FOR THE FIRST MILLION. THE SECOND MILESTONE IS 1,009 EMPLOYEES. THE COMPANY WOULD RECEIVE OR BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE REIMBURSEMENTS FOR THE THE SECOND MILLION ON THAT. AS THE DIRECTOR WAS SAYING, WE HAVE THE SECURITY PROVISIONS IN PLACE LIKE WE DO WITH ALL OF THE OTHER LEDA PROJECTS. FOR THIS ONE, BASICALLY, THE BIGGEST CHECK-IN POINT WOULD BE THE FIVE-YEAR POINT WHERE ANYTHING BEFORE THAT, THE CLAWBACKS FOR PRETTY CLOSE TO 100%. THAT WOULD BE IF THE PROJECTS DID NOT WORK OUT. AROUND A FIVE-YEAR TIME IS THE -- BASED ON THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURES AND THE WAY IT'S ALL LAID OUT, AT THAT POINT WE CHECK IN WITH THEM AND THERE'S 50% CLAWBACK AT THAT POINT. THE COMPANY WOULD BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A MINIMUM, AT THE FIVE-YEAR POINT, 1,261 JOBS CREATED. AT THAT POINT, IF THEY DIDN'T MEET THE NUMBERS WE'RE AT THE 50% CLAWBACK RATE. AND AS THE YEARS GO ON IT LOWERS DOWN TO LOWE PERCENTAGES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YOU CAN THROW IN WORKING WITH THE LOCAL INSTITUTIONS FOR JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND ALSO JUST THE -- THERE WAS SOMETHING ELSE IN I HAD IN HERE. MR. PRESIDENT MENTIONED IT ABOUT THE NUMBER OF CONSTRUCTION JOBS. OBVIOUSLY, I HOPE THOSE ARE LOCAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES. >> ABSOLUTELY. AND THE JOB -- THE CONSTRUCTION JOB ESTIMATION IS BASED ON THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO'S ECONOMIC IMPACT ANALYSIS. THAT'S NORTH OF 11,000 RIGHT NOW. AND WITH THAT, MOST OF THE CONSTRUCTION JOBS WILL BE FROM LOCAL LABOR POOLS. AS I TALKED ABOUT IN MY PREVIOUS COMMENTS, IF THE COMPANY DOES HAVE TO BRING IN OR THE CONSTRUCTION NEED TO BRING SPECIALIZED CREWS OR THERE'S NOT ENOUGH WORKFORCE, SO THERE MAY BE A POSSIBILITY OUTSIDE WORKERS ARE BROUGHT IN. THEY'LL HAVE AN ECONOMIC IMPACT BASED ON HOTEL STAYS, RESTAURANTS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. THE MAJORITY WILL BE LOCAL. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. I LOOK FORWARD TO MAXEON COMING TO NEW MEXICO. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. I AM REFLECTING A LITTLE BIT. I CHOSE TO COME TO NEW MEXICO IN 1976 AS A VISTA VOLUNTEER ARCHITECT. I PICKED ALBUQUERQUE OFF A MAP. IT WAS PARTLY BECAUSE OF THE LEADERSHIP IN SOLAR DESIGN. BACK IN 1976. SOLAR BACKYARD EXPERIMENTERS. ALL KIND OF INTERESTING ACTIVITY WAS GOING ON. AND HIGH-TECH SOLAR WAS BEING LOOKED AT SERIOUSLY FOR THE FIRST TIME WITH OUR NATIONAL LABORATORIES. AND YOU KNOW, THAT WAS REALLY INSTRUMENTAL FOR ME AND I GOT IN HEAD-FIRST WITH THAT ON THE LOW-TECH SIDE. FAST FORWARD 30 YEARS LATER, GOT INTO CITY COUNCIL AND MESADEL SOL IS JUST GETTING GOING. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF WORK ON THAT SITE AND A LOT OF CONTROVERIY OF TAX INCREMENT DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT. NOTHING NEW. I HAPPENED TO BE IN THE OLD DISTRICT THREE AT THAT TIME. I WAS VERY PLEASED TO BE PART OF THAT. IT'S VERY GRATIFYING TO SEE ALL THAT'S GOING ON AT MESA DEL SOL. IT'S A BIG BLOCKBUSTER. I THINK ITS WIGGER THAN THE I THINK IT'S BIGGER THAN THE FILM INDUSTRY. DARE I SAY THAT. AND GETS NEW MEXICO BACK AT THE FOREFRONT AS MAJOR LEADER IN THE SOLAR INDUSTRY. JUST REALLY NICE TO SEE THIS HAPPENING IN MY NEXT TO LAST MEETING ON THE CITY COUNCIL. >>COUN. DAVIS: TRY TO PAD OUR RESUMES A LITTLE BIT. ANY OTHER COUNCILORS? AND WE GO TO COUNCILOR BASSAN AND WE HAVE TO PASS LEGISLATION. >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. PRESIDENT, I ABSOLUTELY AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT AS A WHOLE. DIRECTOR, YOUR ENTHUSIASM, TO WATCH EVERYBODY STANDING NEXT TO YOU THEY START TO SMILE WHEN THEY HEAR YOU TALK. I THINK PEOPLE DO THAT BECAUSE OF THE PASSION INVOLVED IN THIS. I FEEL A $2 BILLION INVESTMENT IS MASSIVE AND SHOULD NOT BE DISCOUNTED FOR THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AN ON ANY LEVEL. THE ONE COMMENT I HAVE TO ADD, WITH ALL THE SECURITY PROVISIONS, AND THERE'S PLENTY OF SECURITY PROVISIONS. I HOPE THAT WE DO EVERYTHING WE CAN AND THE MAYOR DOES WHATEVER HE CAN TO ENSURE THERE'S PROPER SECURITY PROVISION FOR THE SUCCESS OF THIS COMPANY AS WELL AS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT CAN BE SUCCESSFUL FOR OTHER COMPANIES THAT WANT TO DEVELOP AND INVEST IN ALBUQUERQUE. WITH THAT, I'M SURE YOU ALREADY KNOW, I BELIEVE THERE'S A FLOOR SUBSTITUTE. >>COUN. DAVIS: ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WITH THAT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO MOVE OUR FLOOR SUBSTITUTE. IS THERE A SECOND? ANY DISCUSSION ON THE FLOOR SUB? ANYTHING FROM THE ADMINISTRATION? YOU'RE GOOD WITH THIS, RIGHT? >> PRESIDENT DAVIS, I SHOULD SAY I'M STOKED. THANK YOU FOR JOINING IN THE FOCUS ON SUPPORTING THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. PRESIDENT, I BELIEVE IT WOULD BE OKAY IF THE DIRECTOR COMES UP AND -- I KNOW THIS IS PROBABLY ALL OF WHAT WE'RE GETTING USED TO OF WHAT THE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE IS TIGHTENING UP NUMBERS. I'M ASSUMING. IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN THE BIG CHANGES ARE IN THE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE THAN THE ORIGINAL BILL, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. >>COUN. DAVIS: MR. CHAVEZ. >> I HAVE NOT SEEN THE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE. I CAN'T SPEAK TO IT. MY APOLOGIES. >>COUN. DAVIS: CHRIS IS HERE. >>COUN. BASSAN: THAT'S WHERE THE NUMBERS COME IN. THANK YOU. >>COUN. DAVIS: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. LAST MINUTE LAWYERS ALWAYS SHOW UP AND CHANGE THINGS. >> COUNCILOR BASSAN, YES, THERE ARE BRACKETS AROUND PROVISIONS AND WORDSMITHING TO MAKE IT CLEAR. NOTHING SUBSTANTIVE CHANGED. >>COUN. BASSAN: JUST TO JUMP AHEAD FOR ANY OF THE OTHER FLOOR SUBSTITUTES COMING, IT'S THE SAME THING? >> SAME THING. >>COUN. DAVIS: WHILE YOU'RE HERE. WOULD YOU CONFIRM, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT ON THE IRB, JUST CONFIRM THE CITY FUNDS ARE NOT BEING USED ON THIS PROJECT ON THE IRB? >> YES, MR. PRESIDENT, THERE'S NO CITY FUNDS RELATED TO REPAYING THE PROJECT OR THE BOND RELATED TO THE IRB. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU. AND OUR LEDA FUNDS, ARE YOU PART OF THAT? YOU CONFIRM WHEN WE GET TO THE FLOOR SUBIT'S THE SAME? >> THAT'S CORRECT. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU FOR JUMPING THAT, IT WILL MAKE IT EASIER. SEEING NO OTHER DISCUSSION. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL FOR THE MOTION FOR INFLOOR SUBSTITUTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. DAVIS: WE'RE BACK ON THE BILL AS SUBSTITUTED. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION ON THE BILL AS SUBSTITUTED? COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'M STOKED TOO. >>COUN. DAVIS: PLEASE CALL THE VOTE ON THE DO PASS ON THE BILL AS SUBSTITUTED. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. DAVIS: MATTER PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. LET'S SEE IF WE CAN DO IT AGAIN. OC-91. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PROJECT FOR THE BENEFIT OF MAXEON PURSUANT TO THE LEDA, IMLIMITING LEGISLATION THAT SUPPORTS THE MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN ALBUQUERQUE, SPECIFICALLY AT MESA DEL SOL AND AUTHORIZING PPA AND REPEALING ALL THE ACTIONS THEREOF. WE HAVE A FLOOR SUBSTITUTE. WE'LL MAKE A MOTION TO -- >>COUN. BASSAN: I WANT TO CLARIFY, THIS IS O- -- NOT OC? >>COUN. DAVIS: IT'S O-91. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE A FLOOR SUBSTITUTE. IS THERE A SECOND? I HEARD FROM COUNCILOR BENTON. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. DAVIS: ANY DISCUSSION ON THE BILL? SEEING NONE. URGE YOUR SUPPORT. PLEASE CALL THE VOTE ON DO PASS FOR O-91 AS SUBSTITUTED. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. DAVIS: THAT WAS TWO. R-190. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE RESOLUTION BETWEEN THE PROPOSED AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT AND STATE EDD FOR THE GRANT WASTEWATER FACILITY AT MESA DEL SOL. I MOVE A DO PASS. SECOND FROM COUNCILOR BENTON. I ASK DR. SINGLE -- COMMENTS. THIS IS MOVING FORWARD WITH THE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY AT MESA DEL SOL. >>COUN. BASSAN: I WOULD BE REMISS IF I DIDN'T POINT OUT THAT I'M EXCITED ABOUT GRAND FUNDING, IT'S A $500,000 STUDY. VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO SWALLOW ON A STUDY. I HOPE IT WILL PROVE FRUITFUL. >>COUN. DAVIS: ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. DAVIS: ALL THREE PIECES OF LEGISLATION PASSED. WELCOME TO ALBUQUERQUE. [ APPLAUSE ] THANK YOU, COUNCILORS, FOR ALLOWING US TO MOVE THE AGENDA AROUND A LITTLE BIT. PASSED AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION. WE HAVE ONE MORE AND WE'LL TAKE DINNER BREAK AND COME BACK AND START ON STADIUM. I SEE A DISTINGUISHED GUEST WHO HAS RETURNED TO SEE US. COUNCILOR BENTON, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE THE LEGISLATION RELATING TO MR. WHITE. I SEE HE'S HERE. >>COUN. BENTON: YES, IF BOB WHITE CAN COME ON DOWN TO THE SPEAKER'S PLATFORM. >>COUN. DAVIS: FOR THE RECORD, COUNCILOR JONES IS A CO-SPONSOR AND SHE'S JOINING US ON ZOOM. >>COUN. BENTON: THANKS TO COUNCILOR JONES. MR. PRESIDENT, O-93 IS RENAMING THE OPEN SPACE TRUST FUND IN HONOR OF ASSOCIATE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND FORMER CITY ATTORNEY AND FORMER CITY COUNCILLOR ROBERT, -- "BOB" WHITE. AND COUNCILORS, I WAS JUST REFLECTING, I GOT TO KNOW BOB IN 2005. AND HE WAS A GREAT CITY ATTORNEY TO WORK WITH. I KNEW I COULD ALWAYS PICK UP THE PHONE ANY TIME AS WE SHOULD ALL DO. AND I KNOW WE DO, REGULARLY WITH, WITH OUR CITY ATTORNEYS. BOB WAS VERY EVEN-HANDED. SOMETIMES THERE'S SERIOUS CONFLICTS AS WE KNOW BETWEEN THE ADMINISTRATION AND COUNCIL OVER CERTAIN ISSUES OF OUR RESPECTIVE POWERS AS A DIVIDED, BALANCED GOVERNMENT I SHOULD SAY. I WANT TO READ A LITTLE BIT FROM THE BILL ABOUT BOB. AND JUST FROM THE WHEREAS, I WON'T KEEP THE WHEREAS. I'LL READ WHAT THEY ARE. ASSOCIATE CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, FORMER CITY COUNCIL, SERVED OVER 40 YEARS AS AN ATTORNEY, AND PUBLIC SERVIENT, FORMERLY SERVING THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AS ASSIST CITY ATTORNEY AND CITY ATTORNEY. AND MR. WHITE WAS ELECTED TO CITY COUNCIL IN 1979 AND SERVED ONE TERM FOR COUNCIL DISTRICT SIX. SERVING AS PRESIDENT IN 1983. BOB IS AN EXPERT IN LAND USE, ADMINISTRATIVE AND GOVERNMENTAL LAW. MR. WHITE LED THE CHARGE IN ESTABLISHING THE OPEN SPACE TRUST FUND IN 1982. THE OPEN SPACE TRUST FUND HAD A LOT OF GOOD WORK ON THAT DONE THIS YEAR. AND ON THIS AND SOME OF THE PREVIOUS COUNCILS THAT I SERVED ON. AND SUCH AN IMPORTANT LEGACY TO OUR CITY WITH OPEN SPACE AND MANAGEMENT FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. AND IN ADDITION MR. WHITE SERVED ON THE WORED -- BOARDS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS WORKING TO ADVANCE EQUITY AND THE ARTS. HE GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO AND RECEIVED HIS J.D. FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON SCHOOL OF LAW. HE WAS NAMED PUBLIC LAWYER OF THE YEAR BY THE STATE BAR OF NEW MEXICO AND RECOGNIZED FOR HIS LEADERSHIP. HE SERVED AS A LEADER ON STATE, NATIONAL, MUNICIPAL ORGANIZATIONS. RETIRED FROM THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE IN 2010 AND RESPONDED TO THE CITY'S CALL AGAIN IN 2022 AND WE REALLY APPRECIATED HAVING HIM WITH US AGAIN. I CERTAINLY HAVE. I KNOW IT'S TRUE AS WELL. THIS IS TO NAME OUR OPEN SPACE TRUST FUND, IT'S A RATHER LENGTHY BILL. IT'S AN AMENDMENT TO THE ENTIRE ORDINANCE OF THE OPEN SPACE TRUST FUND TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE PROPER REFERENCE TO MR. WHITE. BOB, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU AND OPEN IT UP TO HEAR YOUR COMMENTS. >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BENTON, COUNCILORS, I APPRECIATE HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO APPEAR BEFORE YOU. AND I'VE BEEN ASKED EARLIER ABOUT MY CAREER AND WHAT I HAVE DONE, I SAID THE TWO THINGS I WAS MOST PROUD OF IS THE SPONSORSHIP OF THE LEGISLATION THAT CREATED THE OPEN SPACE TRUST FUND WHICH WAS THE PARTICULARLY EXCITING PERIOD OF TIME IN ALBUQUERQUE'S HISTORY. AND THEN THE CREATION OF THE URBAN ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND. I'M A TRUST FUND BABY TO SOME DEGREE. IT WAS THE CREATION OF THE OPEN SPACE TRUST FUND, THE ACQUISITION OF THE ELENA GALLEGOS PARK IN THE CITY OWNERSHIP, BUT THE DEAL GOT 7200 ACRES OF LAND WHICH IS NOW NATIONAL FOREST LAND ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE MOUNTAIN. KEEP IT IN THE PROTECTION OF THE PUBLIC AND AVAILABLE FOR THE PUBLIC FOR ALL TIME. I'M VERY PROUD OF THAT. IT WAS A BIG COMMUNITY EFFORT. THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE INVOLVED. I MANAGED TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND SPONSOR THE LEGISLATION, BUT IT REALLY WAS A COMMUNITY EFFORT. 25,000 PEOPLE SIGNED PETITIONS TO HAVE THE TAX ENACTED TO FUND THE OPEN SPACE TRUST FUND. I KNOW YOU HAVE A BUSY AGENDA. IT'S BEEN A GREAT CAREER WITH THE CITY OVER -- START IN 1977 BEFORE I WAS ON THE COUNCIL. THE CITIZEN'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE. I APPRECIATE ALL THE TIME I SPENT HERE. I APPRECIATE THE YEAR AND HALF I'VE BEEN BACK. SECOND TIME AROUND. AND NOW I'LL LEAVE AGAIN WITH FOND MEMORIES OF THE CITY. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE BOB. >>COUN. DAVIS: LET ME FOLLOW THAT. WHERE WANT TO GO TO COUNCILOR JONES. MR. WHITE, I THINK WE FIRST MET WHEN SOMEBODY WROTE ME INTO SERVE ON INCREATIVE ALBUQUERQUE BOARD WITH YOU. I HAD AN AMAZING OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT FROM YOU FROM HOW THE CITY WORKS TO GETTING THINGS DONE AS AN ADVOCATE AND WORKING IN NON-PROFIT AND COMMUNITY SERVICE. YOU'VE BEEN A TREMENDOUS ADVOCATE AND CHAMPION FOR THINGS TO ME AND CITY COUNCIL, LIKE OUR FRIENDS AT THE NORTH ART CENTER. YOU WERE THERE FOR THE ART OPENINGS AND WATCHING OUT FOR LEASES AND GRANT OPPORTUNITIES AT THE CITY. OBVIOUSLY, PRETTY IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE SOMEBODY THAT IS PRETTY IMPORTANT TO ME, MY FIANCE CAME TO ME FROM AN ART MEETING WE HAD THERE. IKE MENTIONED YOU WERE OUR DISTRICT SIX CITY COUNCILLOR ALL THOSE YEARS O. YOU WERENE OF THE STATE'S OPENLY GUY ELECTED OFFICIALS. I DON'T THINK YOU HEARD ANYBODY SAY THAT ANYBODY CARED. WHEN I CAME TO ALBUQUERQUE 2 YEARS AGO NEXT WEEK, SOMEHOW OR ANOTHER THROUGH MUTUAL FRIENDS TH INTRODUCED US. HAD A WONDERFUL CONVERSATION THAT I HAD WITH YOU IN YOUR LIVING ROOM ABOUT WHAT IT WA LIKE TO DO THAT AND HOW UNIQUE IT WAS AT THE TIME AND HOW MUCH ALBUQUERQUE EMBRACED YOU. AND IT PLANTED A SEED IN ME, IT TOOK A FEW MINUTES AND YEARS TO GETAROUND, BUT IT ENCOURAD ME TO DO THAT. I APPRECIATE TH. I ALWAYS HAVE. YOU'VE BN A GREAT CNSEL TO ME AND ARAILBLAZER IN SOME OTHER WAY TH WOULD N FIT IN WHEREAS STATEMENTS TO PRINT. THANK YOU FOR UR SERVICE. IT MEANT A LOT. COUNCILOR JONES, I KW YOU'RE WITH US. I WANT TO BE SURE TO INCLU YOU. WE MAYOME BCK TO HER IN JUST A MINUTE. OTHER COUNCILORS AND FROM THE ADMINISTRATION? >> CNCILOR DAVIS, IAVE ONLY HAD A FEW WEEKS TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY LEARN F BOB. IT'S VERY APPARENT THAT HE I AN INCREDIBLY DISTINGUISHED,ISE PUBLIC SVIENT THAT IAVE LEARNED MORE PROBABL FROM BOB COMMENTS IN THE LA FEW WEEKS. AND JUST UNDERANNG H INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT IT IS TO BE FOCUSED ON MOVING THE CIT FOARD AND UNDERSTANDI HOW TO DO THAT IN A MEASURED AND THOUGHTFUL WAY. IT ABSOLELYOMES WITH FULL PPORT FROM THE ADMINISATN OF BOB'S COMMITMENT AND SERVICE THIS CMUNITY AND TO THIS ADNISTRATION AN MANY ADMINISTRAON BEFORE I. >> ACTUALLY, WORKED WITHOR RLL EIGHT MAYS WE'VE HAD IN THIS FORM O GOVERNMENT. >> SEVEN ADMINISTRIONS BEFORE. AND TRULY BELVE THIS IS AN CREDIBLE WAY FOR US TO HONOR SOMEE THAT HAS GIVEN SO MUCH TO O TY. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCOR JONES IS WITH US. >>COUN. JOS: THANK YOU, MR. ESIDENT. . WHITE, IUST HAVE TTHK YOU. U ARE DEFINITEL A HERO A WELL-K PERSON IN ALBUQUQU THANK U FO ALLOU'VE DONE. ENJOYOUR TIME OFF A DO SOMETHING REAL F WHERE OPLE DON'T TELL Y WH TO DO. HAVE A GAT TIME. THANK YOU. >>UN. DAVIS: ANYTHER COENTS .WHITE, ANYLOSING WORDS ANK UFOR YOUR SERVI. CO. BENTON: JUST IN CLOSG, I REMEMBER OE OER ING IN THE VY RECT PAST THA MR. WAS ON PUTTI TOGHER R THAT REEMENT TH T CNTYN THE MIDDLEIO GNDE HOUSING LLABORATIVE. . WHITE W INSTMENT I MOVING TOSE AGREEMENTS FORRD. OUR JO POWERGREEMENT A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDG. AND I INK WE' GOT SME THINGS STILL IN ITS INFANCY TT HAS GREATPROME. D Y'REA GAT HELP WITH AT. COUNCILORS, TH THAT, I URGE YOUR SUPPT. CO. DAVIS: PASE CALL THE ROLL. >>COUN. BAAN: YES. >>COUN. BENT: YES. >>CO. FIEBELKORN: S. >>COUN. GRT: YES. >>CO. JOS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: S. >>UN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>UN. VIS: YES. >> PASSES UNANSLY. >>COUN. DAVIS SIR. GO BHER TAR TO SIGN IT. APAUSE ] COUN. DAVIS: WE'RE A HIGH NO. WE'LL LEAVE IT THERE. 30-MINUTE BREAK. TAKE A WE'LCO BACK ANDAK PUBLI COMMENT AND JU INT THE UTED LEASE CONVERSAON. >>COUN. DAVIS: ALL RIGHT. WELCOME BACK. I SEE OUR GOVTV FOLKS ARE HERE. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. AND THEN WE WILL MOVE INTO OUR REGULAR AGENDA WHICH WOULD AGAIN WITH EC375 LEASE AGREEMENT. BEFORE WE DO, LET'S START WITH OUR GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. WITH WHEN YOU'RE READY. I'LL REMIND THE SPEAKERS THAT FOLKS TOONALITY -- TONIGHT HAVE TWO MINUTES TO SPEAK TONIGHT. YOU'LL GET A WARNING. YOU ARE NOT REQUIRE TO USE ALL THE TIME, OF COURSE. YOU'RE WELCOME TO. I THINK I DRUG ENOUGH TIME FOR US TO GET READY. IT'S ALL YOURS. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS SANDRA FOLLOWED BY MARCELINE. >> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT DAVIS, CITY COUNCIL, I'M A 2012 RETIRED ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT. I WAS INVOLVED OF ALL ASPECTS OF BALLOO FIESTA. IN 2013 THEY ASKED ME TO DEVELOP A SOUND MANAGEMENT PROGRAM IN THE NORTH EDITH NEIGHBORHOOD. -- THE LEASE WOULD BE A DOWN VOTE. AT THE A MINIMUM I ENCOURAGE CITY COUNCIL TO DEFER THE DRAFT LEASE AND UNITED ATHLETIC CLUB UNTIL IT CAN BE REWRITTEN TO ADDRESS UNRESOLVED ISSUES. ON NOVEMBER 2nd I MET WITH THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND CONSULTANTS FROM THE STADIUM. A SIGNIFICANT CONCERN FOR ME IS THE BALLOON FIESTA PARK COMMISSION WAS SUPPOSED TO REVIEW THE LEASE. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY NO LONGER MEET REGULARLY OR HAVE A QUORUM. WHY ISN'T THE CITY FOLLOWING ITS OWN ORDINANCE? I REALLY BOTHERS ME. MY TIME IS LIMITED. ONE OF THE THINGS IMPORTANT IT ME IS BEING A GOOD NEIGHBOR. I KNOW AT THE MEETING THEY TOLD ME THE NEW MEXICO UNITED WANTED TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR. IT MEANS YOU LISTEN TO EACH OTHER AND HAVE WELL WRITTEN AGREEMENTS. IF YOU DON'T YOU END UP WITH HUGE PROBLEMS. AND AT THIS POINT, I WANT TO IMPRESS YOU SHOULD DEFER THIS AGREEMENT. >> MARCELINE. >>COUN. DAVIS: WE'LL REMIND YOU ABOUT OUR RULES. OUR RULES DON'T ALLOW FOLKS TO APPLAUD OR GIVE NOTICE OR BOO. THAT'S PART OF THE RULES TO BE POLITE AND GIVE EVERYONE TIME TO LISTEN. WE ASK YOU TO COOPERATE WITH US SO EVERYONE GETS THEIR TIME. WE'LL HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THAT DEBATE WHEN COUNCILORS GET TO START ASKING QUESTIONS. >> I SPEAK TONIGHT TO THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ON OUR STREETS. TO THE THOUSANDS THAT HAVE TO SLEEP IN THE COLD. I WANT YOU TO REMEMBER TONIGHT WHEN YOU WALK TO YOUR CARS WHEN YOU NOTICE HOW COLD IT IS AND HOW THANKFUL YOU ARE FOR HEATING THAT THOUSANDS OF MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY, A COMMUNITY WE'RE SUPPOSED TO CARE ABOUT, MEMBERS ARE FORCED TO SLEEP IN TERRIBLE CONDITIONS AND FORCED TO SLEEP IN THE STREETS. I WILL SPEAK ABOUT THIS ISSUE. IT'S REALLY AFFECTING THIS CITY. IT'S IMPORTANT. OTHER THAN THAT, I HOPE FOR SOME KIND OF RENT PROTECTION, RENT CONTROL, SOMETHING TO ENSURE PEOPLE DON'T FALL INTO HOMELESSNESS THROUGH UNAFFORDABILITY AND WE BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING. THAT'S ALL I CAN SAY. HAVE A GREAT NIGHT. >> SIMON FOLLOWED BY TAD. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCIL, I SPEAK FOR MYSELF. VERY INTERESTING SEEING MR. WHITE OPEN SPACE. I ACTUALLY ATTENDED A CITIZEN'S ADVISORY BOARD OPEN SPACE MEETING BACK IN 1984. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE COUNCIL RECOGNIZE A COUPLE MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY BOARD. THE LATE KIT SERGEANT. HOPEFULLY SHE'LL BE REMEMBERED. SHE WAS VERY ACTIVE IN OPEN SPACE AND JAMES LEWIS. DR. LEWIS WAS VERY INVOLVED IN OPEN SPACE AND MANY OTHER THINGS. I WAS VERY INTERESTED THAT THEY GATHERED 25,000 SIGNATURES FOR OPEN SPACE. THAT'S ALMOST 3,000 MORE SIGNATURES THAN PEOPLE VOTED IN THE LAST ELECTION. I LIKE TO SAY TO ALL THE PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T VOTE, YOUR NON-PARTICIPATION SPEAKS TO ME LOUDER THAN ANY WORDS SAID TONIGHT. THAT'S ALMOST 80% OF YOU. THAT MAKES ME WONDER WHO YOU DID NOT PARTICIPATE. YOU HAVE YOUR REASONS. ALSO, DRIVING UP AND DOWN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY THE PAST FEW YEARS I'VE NOTICED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT. I'VE BEEN HERE 50 YEARS, NEXT YEAR. I HOPE THERE'S ENOUGH WATER FOR ALL THIS INCREASE IN POPULATION AND FOR ALL THIS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. I MEAN, WATCHING THE FIRES A FEW YEARS AGO, WITNESSING THE LACK OF RAIN THE PAST FEW YEARS, IT MAKES ME REALIZE THERE'S MAYBE WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT THE FUTURE AS ONE MAN SAID ABOUT OUR GRANDCHILDREN, WE NEED TO LOOK VERY, VERY CLOSELY AT WATER. I RECOMMEND A BOOK CALLEDCAT LACK DESERT ABOUT THE WEST AND ITS WATER SITUATION. THANK YOU. >> TAD FOLLOWED BY COURTNEY. >> OKAY. WELL, HERE IS CONSENT AGENDA. AEG AND H. CITY COUNCIL THINKS NOT IMPORTANT TO PUT INTO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. ALL OTHERS DON'T HAVE TO KNOW ANYTHING. NOW, HERE IS THAT BRINGS ME A REPORT FROM ALL IG. VERY INTERESTING. SLAP ON THE HAND. CONTRACTORS, CITY EMPLOYEES. ANY OTHER PERSON -- PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE WOULD END UP IN JAIL. THAT'S RIGHT. IN JAIL. HERE THAT'S PAYBACK. THAT'S ALL THE OIG IS DOING. NOW, COUNCILOR DAVIS, WHAT WISCONSIN AND CENTRAL. THE NEW BUILDING OF -- WINDOW BUSTED BOARDED FROM INSIDE. ALL KINDS OF PROBLEMS IN THAT AREA. WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO CLEAN UP? NOW, ANOTHER ISSUE IS -- IN 21st CENTURY BY VERY WEALTHY MILLIONAIRES. WITH NO UTILITY, NO TOILET, NO ELECTRIC BUT OTHER SIDE, TEACHER 60 YEARS OLD. OTHER SIDE, DOGS IN THE WINTER -- >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU. THANK YOU, TAD. >> PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS, GOOD EVENING. IT'S AN EXCITING NIGHT. MOST IMPORTANT I WANT TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO COUNCILOR BENTON. IN CASE I DON'T COME NEXT TIME. HE'S BEEN HERE ALMOST 17 YEARS COMING HERE. AND ALSO TO TRUDY. IT'S BEEN OLD TIMES. COUNCILOR DAVIS WILL BE BACK. I'LL DEAL WITH HIM LATER ON. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE IN THE PAST AND I'M GOING TO COMPARE THIS -- WHEN YOU GUYS WENT AND PUT A ROAD BEHIND MY HOUSE WE CALL IT PASEO DEL NORTE. I WAS MAD. I WAS ANGRY, THEY WERE GOING TO BRING CARS, WHICH YOU DID, THEY'RE GOING TO BRING HOMES, WHICH YOU DO. BUT IT WAS THE COMMON GOOD. THE STADIUM IS SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN ASKING FOR 40 YEARS. I KNOW THERE'S A BUNCH OF OLD LADIES THAT DON'T WANT IT. THEY HAVE EVERYTHING IN LIFE. THEY HAVE THE 70s, 80s, 90s, OUR CHILDREN DON'T HAVE NOTHING. WE NEED TO THINK OF THE NEXT GENERATION. AND THIS IS FOR THEM. 40,000 FAMILIES THAT PLAY SOCCER. THAT'S WHY THESE GUYS ARE COMING WITH THEIR MONEY. IT'S A VENUE. IT'S ALSO AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE BALLOON FIESTA BECAUSE WE NEED A SPACE FOR THE DRONE BALLOONS. THIS WILL INCREASE THE SPACE FOR BALLOON FIESTA. FOR EVERY STATISTICAL POINT OF VIEW THIS IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO. I'M GOING TO ASK YOU, MAYBE THIS IS THE LAST TIME YOU CAN FIGHT WITH ME. YOU KNOW, JUST TO END IT OFF ON A GOOD NOTE AND SUPPORT THIS. THANK YOU. HAVE A BEAUTIFUL EVENING. >> MR. PRESIDENT, OUR LONE ZOOM SPEAKER IS NOT ON ZOOM. THAT DOES CONCLUDE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >>COUN. DAVIS: ALL RIGHT. LET'S GET TO THE BIG DEAL. I'LL MAKE A MOTION OF APPROVAL FOR THE LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND UNITED ATHLETIC CLUB AND NEW MEXICO LLC. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND FROM COUNCILOR BENTON. ALL RIGHT. LET'S JUMP -- BEFORE WE GET INTO THE ACTUAL PIECE ITSELF, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PUBLIC SPEAKERS HERE. LET ME MAKE A COUPLE OF NOTES. OUR RULES ALLOW YOU TO HAVE TWO MINUTES. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR EVERYONE THAT COMES TO DO THAT. YOU'RE ALLOWED TO USE THAT TIME. HOWEVER, WE HAVE A COUPLE COUNCILORS JOINING US REMOTELY THAT HAVE CONNECTION PROBLEMS. IF SOMEONE SAID WHAT YOU NEED TO SAY, YOU CAN SAY WHAT HE SAID IS GOOD. WE ALSO HAVE A COUPLE WEIRD RULES AS WE TALK ABOUT THE UNITED LEASE. SOME OF OUR FREQUENT FLIERS KNOW THAT WHEN THE CITY COUNCIL DEALS WITH ZONING ISSUES OUR LAND USE ISSUES WE HAVE A QUASI-JUDICIAL SETTING MEANING WE CAN -- WE HAVE TO ACT LIKE A COURT. THERE'S RULES OF WHO WE CAN TALK TO AND WHAT WE CAN HEAR ABOUT. THERE'S TWO-PIECES OF THIS. THE ZONING APPROVAL FOR THE MASTER PLAN OF THE PARK WAS JUST APPROVED BY THE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING COMMISSION 8-1 LAST WEEK. WHATEVER IT WAS. UNTIL THAT APPEAL PERIOD IS UP, IT IS POSSIBLE THAT PERSONS IMPACTED BY THAT CAN APPEAL TO THE CITY COUNCIL. WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE ALLOWED TO TALK ABOUT ANY OF THOSE ISSUES THAT COME HERE BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO HOLD A HEARING ON IT. I'M GOING TO ASK TO MENTION THE DOS AND DON'TS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS MATTER SO WE DON'T ACCIDENTLY CREATE A PROBLEM FOR COUNCILORS THAT WANT TO VOTE ON THIS ITEM TONIGHT AND THAT ITEM IF IT COMES LATER. PLEASE REMIND US OFT THE RULES FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON SOMETHING LIKE THIS? >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. YOU SUMMARIZED IT ACCURATELY. UNTIL THE APPEAL PERIOD HAS BEEN EXHAUSTED ON THE LAND USE PORTION OF THIS PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT COUNCILORS SHOULD NOT HEAR COMMENTARY ON THE PLANNING, SITE PLAN, APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED AND APPROVED BY THE EPC, UNTIL THE APPEALS WINDOW HAS CLOSED. WHICH WOULD BE DECEMBER 1st. INSTEAD, COMMENTS SHOULD BE LIMITED TO THE POLICY OF DEVELOPING A STADIUM AND THE LEASE AGREEMENT ITSELF. >>COUN. DAVIS: LET'S DO THIS. WILL THE ADMINISTRATION GIVE A QUICK SUMMARY. I SEE MR. RAEL ON THE BIG TENTS OF THE LEASE. WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT AND SEE WHERE THAT TAKES US. >> MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, I DID THINK I WAS NOT GOING TO BE BACK. I'M BACK. BEFORE YOU IS EC375. IT IS A LEASE BETWEEN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND THE UNITED ATHLETIC CLUB LLC. OTHERWISE KNOWN AS UNITED SOCCER PROGRAM. THIS LEASE IS A LEASE OF SEVEN ACRES OF LAND AT BALLOON FIESTA PARK. THIS LEASE ALSO INCLUDES A REVENUE SHARING AGREEMENT FOR USE OF PARKING, IF YOU WILL, IN AND AROUND BALLOON FIESTA PARK. BOTH THE LEASE FOR THE PROPERTY ITSELF IS A $35,000 A YEAR LEASE WITH AN OPTION BY THE CITY AT THE CITY'S DISCRETION TO INCREASE THAT LEASE BY 2% OF AN ANNUAL BASIS. ADDITIONALLY, THE PARKING AROUND THE BALLOON FIESTA PARK, IF YOU WILL, OWNED BY THE CITY. THERE IS AN AGREEMENT IN THIS LEASE THAT THE CITY AND THE TEAM WILL SHARE REVENUES AND PROCEEDS FROM PARKING FEES. THOSE PARKING FEE PROCEEDS WILL BE 10% TO THE CITY. THIS AGREEMENT SPECIFICALLY IMPLIES THAT THE TEAM ITSELF WILL FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A MULTI-USE SOCCER FACILITY AT THANE -- THEIR OWN EXPENSE. THE CITY, THROUGH STATE APPROPRIATED DOLLARS THROUGH THE LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR, WILL USE PROCEEDS FOR THIS PROJECT INFRASTRUCTURE NOT ONLY TO SUPPORT THE BUILDING AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE MULTI-PURPOSE FACILITY BUT CREATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO IVEST BADLY NEEDED INFRASTRUCTURE TO IMPROVE THE PARK ITSELF AND PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CAPACITY SO THAT IN PARTICULAR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND THAT ACTIVITY WILL NOT HAVE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT WILL HELP MAKE THE PROJECT AND MAKE THAT PROGRAM EVEN BETTER AND IMPROVE THE FACILITY AS A WHOLE. THIS PROJECT IS -- THIS LEASE CONTEMPLATES A 30-YEAR LEASE. IT ALSO CONTEMPLATES TWO ADDITIONAL 15-YEAR RENEWALS UPON THOSE EXPIRATIONS AT THE DESIRE OF THE TEAM. THE TEAM COULD SELL THE CITY THE PROPERTY BACK FOR A DOLLAR. THIS ALSO REQUIRES THAT THE TEAM SPEND A MINIMUM OF $30 MILLION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE FACILITY. AND COULD SPEND MORE THAN THAT. AT A MINIMUM. WE HAVE A 30-MILLION DOLLAR PRIVATE INVESTMENT IN A PUBLIC FACILITY THAT WILL BE LOCATED ON CITY LAND IN WHICH THE CITY WOULD ALSO PROVIDE -- WOULD SHARE REVENUES. WHEN YOU TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE SIZE OF THE FACILITY THAT IS PLANNED TO BE CONSTRUCTED, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN EIGHT TO TEN THOUSAND SEATS. THE NUMBER OF CARS THAT WOULD PARK IN THE PARKING AREA OWNED BY THE CITY AND IF YOU THINK OF A $20 CAR FEE TIMES 3,000 CARS ESTIMATED TO BE THE ATTENDANCE TO THE GAME, PLUS 17 GAMES, THAT REVENUE COMES TO ABOUT $102,000 FOR THE CITY. WITH AN ADDITIONAL $35,000 A YEAR ON PAYMENT FOR THE LEASE, FOR A TOTAL OF $137,000 ON A YEARLY BASIS TO BE REALIZED FOR THE PROPERTY. ADDITIONALLY THE LEASE CONTEMPLATES THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE GETTING TEN DAYS A YEAR FOR PUBLIC EVENTS AT THE CITY'S DECISION AND CHOICE. AS IT RELATES TO THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH BALLOON FIESTA PARK. THEY WILL NOT HAVE ANY TEAM EVENTS DURING THE TEN DAYS DURING THE BALLOON FIESTA. IT'S A BACK-OUT PERIOD FOR THE TEAM. IF IN A LATER OR BETWEEN OCCASION CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE BALLOON FIESTA AND THE TEAM, THERE MAY BE INTERESTED FOR USING THE FACILITY FOR SOME PURPOSES THAT COMPLIMENT THE FIESTA. THE TEAM IS INTERESTED IN THAT AS WELL. IN THE LEASE IT IS THE FULL DISCRETION OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND AIBF TO KEEP THE TEN DAYS DARK DURING THE TIME OF THE FIESTA. WE REVIEWED MOST OF THE LEASE, MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING. THERE ARE FOUR OTHER ITEMS TO PRESENT AND MAKE SURE THE COMMUNITY KNOWS THAT I WOULD CALL BENCHMARKS IN THE LEASE. ONE IS THE TEAM SHALL OBTAIN PRIVATE FINANCING. AND THE TEAM WILL PRESENT TO THE CITY WITHIN NINE MONTHS AFTER THE EPC APPROVAL OF THE MASTER PLAN AND SITE PLAN AND APPEALS HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED THE CITY WILL BE PRESENTED WITH A FINANCE PLAN FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CITY. TEAMS SHALL OBTAIN ALL GOVERNMENT APPROVALS AND PERMITS TO CONSTRUCT THE STADIUM BY SEPTEMBER 30th OF 2024. THE TEAM SHALL BEGIN CONSTRUCTION BY WHICHEVER DATE IS LATER, SEPTEMBER 30th OF 2024, OR 60 DAYS THERE AFTER THE CITY COMPLETED THE BILL READY PATH AND UTILITY CONNECTIONS ARE OBTAINED AND BUILDING PERMITS ARE OBTAINED. WHAT THAT MEANS IS IF FOR SOME REASON BY SEPTEMBER 30 OF 2024 THE CITY IS BEHIND BY 60 DAYS WE'LL GIVE THE TEAM A LITTLE MORE TIME TO PRESENT THEIR FINANCING FOR THEIR CONSTRUCTION. AND THE LAST, BUT NOT LEAST, COUNCILORS, THE TEAM SHALL MUST THEN CONSIDER RECEIVE APPROVAL FOR THE USL FOR THE STADIUM BY MARCH 31 OF 2024. THE STADIUM APPROVAL, ANSWERS TO SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT SUBMITTED, REQUIRES THE TEAM HAVE AN ACTUAL LEASE TO REPRESENTED TO THE USL THEY HAVE A SITE FOR THE STADIUM OR FACILITY. IT MUST BE A 6,000 SEAT FACILITY. THERE'S SOME REQUIREMENTS AS IT RELATES TO THAT, IF YOU WILL, TO THAT APPROVAL. AND THE TEAM SHALL SUBMIT TO THE CITY THE PROJECT CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE WITH WITHIN 60 DAYS AFTER THE CITY COMMENCES THE SITE DEVELOPMENT AND PLANNING. THERE ARE SOME BENCHMARKS THAT ARE STRUCTURED IN THE AGREEMENT SO THAT AS WE MOVE FORWARD WE KEEP, IF YOU WILL, AS IT RELATES TO THIS AGREEMENT, THE TEAM AND THE CITY WORKING HAND AND HAND AS WE DID WHEN WE BUILT ISOTOPES PARK. THE TEAM AND THE CITY WORKED HAND AND HAND TO BUILD THAT INFRASTRUCTURE. IF THE TEAM FAILS TO MEET ANY TIMELINE, THE RESOLUTION FOR THAT IS DIRECTLY TO GO TO COURT AND GET A FINAL AND CLEAN DECISION QUICKLY ON THOSE ISSUES. OBVIOUSLY, ARE REQUIREMENTS TO GIVE A NOTICE PERIOD, BUT I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT THOSE PARTICULAR ITEMS BECAUSE I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY AND ALL THE COUNCILORS KNOW THAT THERE ARE SOME CHECK AND BALANCES IN THIS AGREEMENT THAT GIVE US AN OPPORTUNITY TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE MANAGING THE PROJECT GOING FORWARD. AND THE LAST BUT NOT LEAST, THERE ARE NO CITY DOLLARS, CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE DOLLARS, FROM OUR CIP OR GENERAL FUND THAT ARE AT THIS POINT CONTEMPLATED TO BE USED FOR ANY OF THE INVESTMENT AS IT RELATES TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE STADIUM. WHAT THE STATE LEGISLATURE HAS DONE OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST THREE OR FOUR YEARS IS PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE PROJECT AND IT JUST HAPPENS THAT AT THIS PARTICULAR NATURE AND TIME WE HAVE THIS OPPORTUNITY AT THE BALLOON FIESTA PARK TO MAKE THIS A REALITY. WITH THAT, MR. PRESIDENT, I KNOW THERE WERE OVER 40 QUESTIONS ASKED OF US AND AT YOUR DIRECTION AND THE COUNCIL'S DIRECTION I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE. >>COUN. DAVIS: WE'LL GET TO THOSE AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT. PLEASE TAKE US THROUGH OUR IN-PERSON SPEAKERS. >> WE HAVE AARON FOLLOWED BY ERICA. >>COUN. DAVIS: IF YOU YOU HEAR YOU NAME, COME ON DOWN. WE HAVE ON-DECK SEATS FOR THOSE THAT ARE NEXT UP. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILORS. MY HUSBAND AND I AND MY THREE BOYS LIVE IN DISTRICT FOUR. I EXPRESS MY WHOLE SUPPORT FOR THIS LEASE AND FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A STADIUM FOR NEW MEXICO UNITED AND THE DISTRICT. WE LIVE RIGHT OUT OF THE DIVERSION CHANNEL. WE RIDE OUR BIKES EVERYWHERE. WE RIDE UP TO FIESTA DURING FIESTA. WE SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES IN THAT AREA. WE WOULD TRULY LOVE TO SEE ADDITIONAL DEVELOPMENT. NOT ONLY TO SUPPORT THE BUSINESSES THAT ALREADY EXIST, BUT THE ADDITIONAL THAT COME AND GROW AND BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THOSE WITH THE TRAFFIC THAT COMES TO THE STADIUM. RATHER THAN BEING A SOURCE OF CONFLICT, A WELL-DESIGNED AND COMMUNITY-INTEGRATED STADIUM IS A FOCAL POINT FOR POSITIVE INTERACTION FOR BRINGING A STEADY STREAM OF INCOME TO THE BUSINESSES I WAS MENTIONING TO BOOST OUR BUSINESSES TO PROVIDE A SPACE FOR RESIDENTS TO COME TOGETHER EVEN IF IT'S NOT FOR SOCCER MATCHES BUT TO COME TOGETHER AND SHARE EXPERIENCES AND BUILD CONNECTIONS OUTSIDE OF THIS WONDERFUL TEAM. IN CONCLUSION, THE LEASE IS NOT JUST ABOUT FINANCIAL BENEFIT, IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT SOCCER, IT'S ABOUT THE CULTURE WE'VE BUILT BECAUSE OF THE SOCCER TEAM. IT WAS THE CATALYST, BUT IT'S FAR FROM THE END. I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT WAY TO SHOW FOLKS OUTSIDE OF NEW MEXICO WE'RE HERE AND WE'RE SERIOUS AND WE'RE A FORCE TO BE RECKONED WITH. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> ERICA, FOLLOWED BY MONTE. >> HELLO, I AM HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN BUILDING THE NEW STADIUM FOR NEW MEXICO UNITED. I, LIKE MANY HERE, HAVE FOUND A FAMILY IN THIS TEAM. I ALSO LIVE IN THE DISTRICT. I LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I BELIEVE THAT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD WILL BE POSITIVELY IMPACTED BY THIS. WE'LL GET ECONOMIC GROWTH. IT WILL CREATE JOBS IN THE AREA. WE'LL HAVE OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE LOCAL RESTAURANTS, BREWERIES, COFFEE SHOPS WHICH OUR AREA CAN DEFINITELY USE. WE ALREADY HAVE A BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOOD AND I THINK THE EXPANSION WILL MAKE IT MORE IN CREDIBLE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> MONTE, FOLLOWED BY MARK. >> COUNCILORS, THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY. BORN AND RAISED ALBUQUERQUE. LOVE NEW MEXICO. ONE THING THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF TALK ABOUT THE SUPPORT, ABOUT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT AND ALL THAT STUFF, ONE THING I WANT TO POINT OUT IS THE WORD COMMUNITY. IT'S VERY DIFFICULT IN A TIME OF CELL PHONES AND NETFLIX THAT PEOPLE GET LOST FROM ONE ANOTHER. I THINK UNITED HAS DONE A FANTASTIC JOB. I'D SAY THE BEST JOB IN THE STATE OF BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHER. IN -- THE INCLUSION WITH THE NIGHTS THEY PUT ON HAS BROUGHT PEOPLE TOGETHER. YOU SEE THAT IN THE ATTENDANCE. THE ATTENDANCE IS TWICE THE AVERAGE ATTENDANCE FOR THE USL. FANTASTIC. IT'S IN A NICE FANTASTIC BASEBALL STADIUM THOUGHT A GREAT SOCCER STADIUM. I LOVE SOCCER. I'D LIKE TO SEE A BETTER STADIUM. LAST POINT, THE WORLD CUP IS GOING TO BE COMING BACK TO THE U.S. IN 2026. JUNE OF '26 WE'LL HAVE THE MOST INCREDIBLE SPECTACLE OF SOCCER THE WORLD HAS EVER SEEN. WE'RE HOPING THAT IN MARCH OF THAT YEAR UNITED WILL KICK OFF A NEW FIELD. A LOT OF POSITIVITY AND GREAT COMMUNITY BUILDING. HAPPY FOR THE CITY AND APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. >> MARK FOLLOWED BY DALE. DALE FOLLOWED BY CARLOS. >> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS DALE. IT WAS VERY INTERESTING BECAUSE MONTE MENTIONED ABOUT COMMUNITY AND NEW MEXICO UNITED CAME INTO THIS COMMUNITY AND JUST REALLY ROCKED EVERYTHING. YOU GUYS, YOU UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNITY OR YOU WOULDN'T BE SPENDING YOUR MONDAY NIGHT IN CITY COUNCIL LISTENING TO THINGS THAT MAY OR MAY NOT INTEREST YOU BUT YOU'RE SERVING THE COMMUNITY. IN THE LAST 36 YEARS, I'VE BEEN BUILDING A BUSINESS. WITHOUT TID AND BID AND ALL THAT, I WORK WITH OVER 600 PEOPLE AND WHAT UNITED DOES WITHIN MY COMPANY IS ABSOLUTELY UNBELIEVABLE. THE VIBE THAT THEY GET GOING, THE ACTIVITY THEY GET GOING DOES BUILD THE COMMUNITY. I THINK IT WOULD BE NICE IF WE HAD SUCH A WONDERFUL PROGRAM THAT DOES SO MANY THINGS OUR COMMUNITY THAT WAS NOT FACING THE SAME PROBLEM THAT LOT OF OTHER PROBLEMS WE SEE IN THIS COMMUNITY. WE'VE SEEN HOMELESS IN THIS COMMUNITY, CURRENTLY WE HAVE A SOCCER TEAM THAT'S HOMELESS. THEY'RE PLAYING ON A BASEBALL FIELD. LUCKILY THERE'S NOT A SWIMMING POOL IN THE MID. THEY'RE MAING IT WORK. THEY'RE HITTING NUMBERS THAT ARE UNBELIEVABLE. I REALLY THINK IT WOULD BE YOUR JOB TO LOOK AT WHAT THIS DOES TO THE COMMUNITY AND JOIN IN AND SUPPORT THESE PEOPLE AND GETTING NEW MEXICO UNITED A NEW STADIUM. APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION AND YOUR SERVICE. THANK YOU. >> CARLOS FOLLOWED BY RON. >>COUN. PEÑA: MR. PRESIDENT, MADAM VICE-PRESIDENT . >> MR. PRESIDENT, MADAM VICE-PRESIDENT, HOW ARE YOU, COUNCILOR PEÑA? TO FULL PLAIN AND SIMPLE YOU'RE VOTING ON THE FUTURE OF PROFESSIONAL SPORTS IN ALBUQUERQUE AND ALL OF NEW MEXICO. YOU'RE VOTING ON FUTURE POSSIBILITY FOR HUNDREDS OF NEW MEXICANS. WE'VE BEEN HELD OUT AND LOST ON GOOD THINGS DUE TO THOSE AFRAID TO SAY YES AND TAKE ON CHANCES THAT MIGHT NOT WORK. WHAT IF THEY DO WORK? WHAT ABOUT THE STRONG POSSIBILITY OF, YES, WE'VE SEEN WHAT NEW MEXICO UNITED HAS DONE INTEREST THE STATE AND MYSELF PERSONALLY. WE NEED TO GO BACK TO WHAT THE STATE WAS BUILT ON. AND THAT IS RISK AND BRAVE NEW MEXICANS. TAKING A CHANCE ON THINGS WE'RE TOLD IS NOT SAFE. FROM SISTER BLANDINO BUILDING A TWO-STORY BUILDING WHEN EVERYONE SAID THAT'S IMPOSSIBLE. TO COLLIDE TINGLY TO MODERNIZE THE STATE DURING THE TIME OF ECONOMIC CREATES AND THE NEW DEAL AND NEW MEXICO SAYING YES TO THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY. WE'RE RISK TAVINGERS AND VISIONARIES. IT TAKES PEOPLE WITH RISK AND A VISION FOR THE FUTURE FOR ANYTHING TO HAPPEN. THE STADIUM WILL NOT BE THE DEATH OF BALLOON FIESTA AS MANY PEOPLE HAVE SAID RATHER A BREATH OF NEW LIFE INTO THE PARK. NEW MEXICO UNITED HAS OUTDRAWN MANY MLS, NHL AND MY FAVORITE PROFESSIONAL TEAM AS WELL IN ATTENDANCE EVEN OVER THEIR DOWN YEAR OF 2021. TODAY IS THE CHANCE TO PUT THE FUCH OF NEW MEXICANS FIRST AND VOTE YES. I LOST MY THIRD SPORTS TEAM IN THE CITY OF OAKLAND DUE TO POOR OWNERSHIP AND BECAUSE ELECTED OFFICIALS VOTED NO. PLEASE DON'T MAKE UNITED MY FOURTH, AND GIVE THEM A HOME. THANK YOU. >> RON FOLLOWED BY JESS. >> HI. I'M STOKED. YOU KNOW, THERE'S A POWER IN THE WORD YES. IN 2006 I SAID YES TO STARTING MY FIRST BUSINESS IN ALBUQUERQUE. TEN YEARS LATER I'M LUCKY ENOUGH TO SELL THE BUSINESS. IN 2012 I MET MY WIFE AND SHE SAID YES TO ME. SHE'S FROM NORTHERN NEW MEXICO. WE SAID YES TO ADOPTING A LOCAL BABY GIRL. IN 2013 AND STARTED THE ALBUQUERQUE SOUL. A SEMI-PROSOCCER TEAM. IN 2017 WE PUT TOGETHER THE OTHER THANSHIP FOR NEW MEXICO UNITED. NONE OF THE NUMBERS ADDED UP. BUT THE OWNERS SAID IT FEELS RIGHT. WE MOVE ON. IN 2021 THE WORLD SHUT DOWN. WE DIDN'T DEFER SOCCER, THEY VOTED YES TO PLAY. ALL THE GAMES TOOK PLACE OUTSIDE OF NEW MEXICO. OUR OWN OWNERS VOTED YES TO GIVE NEW MEXICANS SOMETHING TO CHEER FOR DURING THE PANDEMIC. KNOWING FULL WELL THE FINANCIAL CONSEQUENCES. WE WON OUR FIRST PLAYOFF GAME THAT YEAR. LET'S TALK FACTS. THIS IS INVESTING $30 MILLION OF PRIVATE FUNDS. THIS SECURED STATE INFRASTRUCTURE FUNDS TO IMPROVE BALLOON FIESTA PARK. THE BENEFIT TO THE PARK WILL ACTUALIZE. BETWEEN RENT PAYMENTS AND PARKING WE ESTIMATE $3.5 MILLION WILL GO BACK TO THE CITY. AND THE GRT THE CITY WILL GAIN AND THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF $78 MILLION EVIDENTED BY THE FEASIBILITY STUDY. WE MET WITH THE BALLOON FIESTA NON-PROFIT AND SHOWED THEIR SUPPORT. NEW MEXICO UNITED WILL SCHEDULE MATCHES DURING THE FIESTA. WE'VE MET WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND LISTENED TO THEIR REQUESTS. WE'VE MITIGATED CONCERNS AROUND TRAFFIC LIGHT AND SOUNDS AS EVIDENTED BY THE EPC VOTE THAT WAS 8-1. THE STADIUM COST THE CITY NOTHING. NOT ABOUT RED OR BLUE. ABOUT BLACK AND YELLOW. IT'S ABOUT MAKING A SOUND BUSINESS DECISION. OUR COMMUNITY ALREADY SAID YES NOW IT'S YOUR TURN. I IMPLORE YOU TO SAY YES. >> JESS FOLLOWED BY JAKE. JAKE FOLLOWED BY CARL. >> GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT. I'M HERE THIS EVENING TO VOICE MY FULL SUPPORT FOR THE PROPOSED LEASE AGREEMENT. THE TESTIMONY WE'VE HEARD ON THE WAYS OF NEW MEXICO UNITED PROVIDES VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY DON'T NEED TO BE REPEATED. I WILL CONCUR WITH ALL OF THOSE WHO SHARED THEIR STORIES OF THE ORGANIZATIONS OVERWHELMING POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR CITY AND STATE. NOT ONLY IN THIS MEETING BUT THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETING AND THROUGHOUT THE CLUB'S FIVE YEARS OF EXISTENCE IN GENERAL. IN THE MONTH OF CONVERSATION I'VE HAD WITH LOCALS, I'VE HEARD ABOUT THE QUESTION OF THE AMOUNT OF RENT PAID, PARKING REVENUES BEING SHARED WITH THE CITY, THEY'RE PRUDENT QUESTIONS TO BE ASKED. I ARRIVE AT THE SAME PLACE, THE QUESTION OF WHAT DOES THE CITY HAVE WITHOUT THE LEASE KNOWING THE UNITED CAN'T STAY AT THE PARK. THE STATE WIDE HAVE NO NEW DOLLARS OF RENT BECAUSE THERE'S NO TENTANT. AND ZERO DOLLARS OF PARKING REVENUE BECAUSE THERE'S NO NEW EVENTS. THE SIT A RECEIVES ZERO DOLLARS FROM POTENTIAL GRT AND ZERO DOLLARS IN ECONOMIC GROWTH. AND THE AMOUNT OF SAVINGS THE CITY COULD BY FOR THE BUCK IS ZERO. BY CHOOSING TO NOT MOVE FORWARD THE CITY GAINS NOTHING AND PROVIDES THE CITIZENS WITH THE SAME. WE WANT ALBUQUERQUE TO IMPROVE AND IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT WAYS, BUT ARGUE OUR CITY LOSES CRITICAL OPPORTUNITIES TO PROGRESS IF WE DO NOTHING HERE AND ALSO DEPRIVES OUR CITIZENS THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A NEW COMMUNITY GATHERING PLACE AS WELL AS A HOME FOR NEW MEXICO UNITED AND ACTUAL LOCAL BUSINESS TOM PLOY NEW MEXICANS. I ASK YOU TO VOTE YES AND PROPEL OUR CITY FORWARD. >> CARL FOLLOWED BIDE -- MIKE. >> I'M CARL, I LIVE IN RIO RANCHO. IN JULY OF THIS YEAR ALBUQUERQUE ANNOUNCED PLANS TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE RAIL TRAIL PROJECT ESTIMATED TO COST $80 MILLION. THE CITY RAISED ABOUT $40 MILLION TO FUND THE PROJECT INCLUDING STATE AND FEDERAL GRANTS. THE REMAINING $40 MILLION COMES FROM VOTING APPROVED BOND. ALL OF IT TAXPAYER MONEY. I'M NOT SPEAKING AGAINST THE RAIL TRAIL PROJECT. SOME BELIEVE IT WILL ADD TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALBUQUERQUE CITIZENS. MUCH LIKE THOUSANDS OF SOCCER FANS BELIEVE THAT THE UNITED SOCCER STADIUM AT BALLOON FIESTA PARK WILL ADD TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE. NOT JUST FOR ALBUQUERQUE, BUT ALL NEW MEXICANS. THE UNITED STADIUM PROJECT WILL UTILIZE PUBLIC FUNDING. THE STADIUM ITSELF WILL BE PRIVATELY FUNDED WITH AT LEAST $30 MILLION. IT WILL SERVE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE AT EACH SOCCER MATCH ALONE. IT WILL CREATE REVENUE IN MANY WAYS. GROSS RECEIPT AND TICKET SALES AND MONTHLY RENT AND PARKING FEES. PLEASE DON'T FORGET THAT NEW MEXICO UNITED IS NOT JUST THE SOCCER CLUB, BUT IT'S ALSO A BUSINESS. IT'S A BUSINESS THAT'S WILLING TO INVEST $30 MILLION OR MORE, CONVERT A DIRT LOT AND PARKING LOT INTO A WONDERFUL FACILITY THAT WILL CREATE JOBS, GENERATE REVENUE, AND GUARANTEE THE CITY A PORTION OF THE PROFITS. THE APPROVAL OF THE LEASE WILL GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE TO DO SOMETHING GOOD AND MEANINGFUL FOR THE ENTIRE STATE. THOUSANDS OF US ARE PUTTING OUR FAITH IN YOU TO VOTE YES. THANK YOU. >> MIKE FOLLOWED BY WILLIAM. >> GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. MAY NOT BE OBVIOUS, BUT I TOO SUPPORT THE BUILDING OF THIS FACILITY. ING LONG WITH OUR MAXEON FRIENDS I AM STOKED AT THE THE PROSPROTECT OF THIS FACILITY BEING BUILT. I AGREE THAT IT WILL BE NOTHING BUT GOOD FOR OUR COMMUNITY. FINANCIALLY SPEAKING, IN THAT DISTRICT, WE CAN USE THE IMPACT. JUST TO REITERATE I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. >> WILLIAM FOLLOWED BY SHAUN. >> I AM HERE TO ASK YOU TO VOTE YES IN PROPOSAL OF LAND USE. I'M GOING TO TALK ABOUT HOME. HOME IS A PLACE WHERE ONE LIVES PERMANENTLY ESPECIALLY AS A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY. UNITED DOES NOT HAVE A HOME. I'M ASKING YOU TO HELP US FIND A HOME TONIGHT. WE'RE TRYING. WE'RE WORKING OUR BUTS OFF TO FIND A HOME. RIGHT NOW, YOU GUYS, THIS COUNCIL IS THE BEST WAY TO HAVE A HOME. UNITED HAD OVER 200,000 FANS IN THE FIRST SEASON. 120,000 IN THE COVID AFFECTED SEASON. ALMOST 160,000 IN 2022. THROUGH 16 GAMES OVER 152,000. THAT IS WELL OVER 600,000 NEW MEXICANS THAT COME AND WATCHED THE GAMES. THERE'S A LOT OF SUPPORT. WE'RE JUST ASKING YOU FOR A HOME. JUST A LAND LEASE. NOT MONEY, NOT ANYTHING, BUT AN OPPORTUNITY TO PAY YOU ALL MONEY FOR LAND. AND PART OF THIS IS $13.5 MILLION FOR A BEAUTIFUL FIESTA. FOR THE PARK. NOT ONLY ARE WE GOING TO GIVE YOU OUR MONEY TO IMPROVE FIESTA, THE STATE IS GIVING YOU MONEY TO IMPROVE FIESTA PARK WHICH WE ALL LOVE AS WELL. ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL, YOU PROVIDED OTHER PEOPLE HOMES. MAXEON, YOU'RE PROVIDING THEM AN UMMING FACILITY AT MESA DEL SOL WHICH IS WHERE I LIVE. YOU PROVIDE MANY OUTSIDE OF NEW MEXICO ORGANIZATIONS HOME LIKE TOP GOLF. YOU PROVIDED THE ISOTOPES A HOME. PLEASE PROVIDE UNITED A HOME. THERE'S LOT OF OPPOSITION TO IT BECAUSE THERE'S LOT OF OTHER THINGS. YOU CAN PROVIDE A LAND LEASE AND HELP END POVERTY. YOU CAN DO A LAND LEASE AND HELP REDUCE HOMELESSNESS. YOU CAN DO A LAND LEASE AND REDUCE CRIME AND SOLVE ALL THE ISSUES IN ALBUQUERQUE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> SHAUN FOLLOWED BY FRANK. >> HELLO, I'M OWNER AND WINE MAKER AT THE WINERY LOCATED IN ALBUQUERQUE. I AM HERE TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF THE STADIUM PROJECT. OUR SMALL WINERY HAS JOINED IN TOGETHER WITH NEW MEXICO UNITED TO CREATE A CO-BRANDED WINE THAT ALLOWS NEW MEXICO KIDS THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO HAVE ACCESS TO SOCCER FOR FREE. THE NEW MEXICO SOCCER ACADEMY ALLOW KIDS THROUGHOUT THE STATE TO ACCESS TRAINING, AND EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT, THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND THAT IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS LIKE OURS. WHAT DOES THIS -- CHILDREN'S SOCCER AND WINERY HAVE TO WITH THE STADIUM? FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, THE FOUNDATION AND ACADEMY GIVE PEOPLE HOPE. MY KIDS PREFER TO GO TO YOUTH ACADEMY GAMES AS OPPOSED TO THE PROFESSIONAL GAMES, DON'T TELL PEOPLE BEHIND ME. THE TRUTH IS THAT MY BOYS, 3 AND 6 CAN SEE THEMSELVES ON THE FIELD. UNLIKE FC DALLAS, MOST OTHER PROFESSIONAL TEAMS WHEN KIDS PLAY FOR THAT TEAM THE PARENTS PAY $10,000 A SEASON. BECAUSE OF THINGS LIKE THIS IT'S 100% FREE FOR KIDS IN OUR STATE. WE COMPETE ON THE NATIONAL STAGE. WE GO TO TAMPA WHERE WE ARE PLACED IN THE TOP FIVE. THAT WOULDN'T BE POSSIBLE WITHOUT PARTNERSHIPS LIKE THIS. WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH A NEW STADIUM? BECAUSE OF THE DISTRIBUTION STADIUM SIGNED BY THE PARK WE'RE ABLE TO SALE THE CO-BRANDED WINE THAT SUPPORTS THE SOMOS UNIDOS FOUNDATION IN THE STADIUM. WITH THE NEW STADIUM THEY CAN BRING LOCAL VENDORS AND CHART THEIR PATH FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> FRANK FOLLOWED BY STEVEO. THANK YOU. STEVEO FOLLOWED BY RACHEL. >> HELLO, THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO US TONIGHT. LIFE-LONG NEW MEXICAN. I WAS PRIVILEGED TO BE THE VOICE OF 88.3 MORNING SHOW FOR 17 YEARS. I GOT TO DO INCREDIBLE THINGS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. LEFT THERE IN 2019 TO HELP OPEN A BREWERY IN NEW MEXICO. SURPRISE, SURPRISE A BREWERY. WE'VE GROWN TO BE THE FIFTH LARGEST IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. EX-NOVO BREWERY. THANKS FOR THE THUMBS UP. WE PARTNERED WITH NEW MEXICO UNITED AND CREATED TWO DIFFERENT BEERS. THAT'S A DOLLAR OF EVERY FOUR-BACK GOES TO THE SOMOS UNIDOS FOUNDATION. WE RAISED OVER $4,000. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE FACT THAT I LIVE IN THE VIST ADEL NORTE NEIGHBORHOODS. I HAVE THREE SONS. WE RIDE OUR BIKES WITH THE LADY THAT STARTED OFF THE NIGHT THAT GOT ME INTO SOCCER AT THE TIME. WHICH WAS THE 12th FAVORITE SPORT. DIDN'T CARE BECAUSE SOCCER. IF SOMEONE CAN TELL ME WHAT AN OFF SIDES IS, GREAT. I CARE ABOUT THE COMMUNITY. I'VE BEEN ABLE TO BE A VOICE HERE. IF ANYONE WANTS TO BE PART OF A RISING COMPANY HERE. I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THE WAY NEW MEXICO UNITED BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER. THEY'RE PEOPLE OF ALL WALKS OF LIFE HERE INT SUPPORT OF SOMETHING PHENOMENAL. YOU GUYS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE THAT SOMETHING A HOME. IT'S OWN HOME HERE IN OUR GREAT CITY. CLOSE TO MY HOUSE. WHERE MY THREE BOYS RIDE THEIR BIKES REGULARLY WHERE WE SPEND TIME. AND AS SOMEBODY THAT LIVES IN THAT AREA, I'M IN FULL SUPPORT OF THAT STADIUM BEING CLOSE TO MY HOUSE SO I DON'T HAVE TO DRIVE. THANK YOU. >> RACHEL FOLLOWED BY DAVID. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILOR DAVIS COUNCILORS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE TO THE CITY. I AM A LIFETIME ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENT. FORMER RESIDENT IN THE VISTA DEL NORTE NEIGHBORHOOD. REGISTERED NURSE, AND MOTHER OF A CHILD LOST TO ALBUQUERQUE CRIME. IN 2020 GUN VIOLENCE WAS THE DEATH OF AMERICAN CHILDREN. BEING VICTIM OF VISLNS ONE OF THE BIGGEST FEARS OF KIDS. MY FAMILY FEELS SAFE AT A NEW MEXICO UNITED MATCH. BESIDES STRICT SECURITY THAT WILL ONLY GET BETTER IN OUR OWN STADIUM, WE KNOW EVERYONE AND THEY KNOW US. THEY'RE FAMILY AND WE LOOK OUT FOR ONE ONE ANOTHER. EVEN WITH HIGHEST ATTENDANCE RECORDS IN THE LEAGUE, ALL OF THE STAFF AND COACHERS MADE AN EFFORT TO KNOW THE FANS. THEY ENSURE A SAFE, FUN ENVIRONMENT. THEY KNOW US BY NAME. THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION SAYS PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE BEGINS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD WITH COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT RAISE HEALTHY PROGRAMS. COMMUNITIES MATTER. THE FOUNDATION IS DOING THAT, PROVIDING PROGRAMS FOR KIDS ACROSS THE STATE THAT PROVIDES ACTIVITIES AND PROVIDING NEEDS LIKE FOOD AND CLOTHING. AND ADDRESSING SOCIAL ISOLATION CAN BE KEY TO PREVENT MASS SHOOTINGS. NEEDLESS TO SAY AT UNITED WE'RE COMMUNITY. WE ARE UNITED. THIS IS WHY A SECURE VENUE OF IT'S OWN IS NEEDED. WE NEED TO ADDRESS COMMUNITY ISSUES THAT FOUNDATION INSTEAD OF REACTING WHEN IT'S TOO LATE. HOW DO YOU CHOOSE THE MOST BENEFICIAL SERVICES? ONE WITH LARGE REACH AND POTENTIAL IMPACT. ONE LIKE UNITED WITH AN ATTENDANCE WITH 10K PER MATCH. A VOTE AGAINST THIS IS A VOTE AGAINST CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS IS RIGHT FOR NEW MEXICO. SAY YES. >> DAVID FOLLOWED BY STEVE. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS, I AM VERY FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO COACH OUR YOUTH ACADEMY. I'M NOT GOING TO TALK ABOUT THEM. I AM GOING TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT THAT GROUP. WE'RE ABLE TO SEND SEVEN PLAYERS TO D1 COLLEGES. FOR ME THAT'S SUCCESS IN WHAT WE'RE DOING IN THAT PROGRAM. ASIDE FROM THAT. WE PROVIDE OURSELVES OF BEING IN THE COMMUNITY AND BEING REALLY ENGAGING. AND PROVIDING A CONNECTION THAT SOMETIMES FOR ME IS A PRIVILEGE. I WAS ABLE TO REPRESENT THIS TEAM ON THE FIELD FOR TWO YEARS. NOW I'M IN FRONT OFFICE FOR THREE YEARS WITH THE FOUNDATION. IT IS A BEAUTIFUL THING TO BE ABLE TO BE THE BRIDGE FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THE FIRST TEAM PLAYERS. MORE THAN THAT, I AM SOMETIMES THE BRIDGE FOR OUR YOUTH ACADEMY TO UNDERSTAND THE MEANING OF WHAT IT MEANS TO REPRESENT THIS CLUB. WE MEET THE YOUTH WHERE THEY'RE AT. EVERYWHERE WE GO, WE GO TO SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY CENTERS, COMMUNITY CLINICS, THE WAY THEIR FACES LIGHT UP WHEN THEY SEE THE PLAYERS AND ACADEMY PLAYERS IT'S SOMETHING I WISH YOU WOULD BE ABLE TO WITNESS THE IMPACT THIS TEAM HAS, NO ONE HAS TO TELL ME IF WE'RE A POSITIVE IMPACT IN THE COMMUNITY. I SEE IT EVERY DAY. WE MEET THEM IN GALLUP, ALL THROUGHOUT THE STATE, THIS TEAM IS NOT ONLY ALBUQUERQUE, IT'S THE ENTIRE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. IT WOULD BE A BEAUTIFUL THING THAT WHEN WE GO ANYWHERE WHERE WE MEET THEM AT THEIR HOME OR WHEREVER WE'RE AT WE TELL THEM COME TO OUR HOME TOO. COME TO WHERE WE'RE AT AND WELCOME THEM WITH OPEN ARMS LIKE THEY DO WHEN WE GO ANYWHERE. WE GO TO LAS CRUCES, PEOPLE WELCOME WITH OPEN ARMS. WE GO TO TAOS THEY WELCOME WITH OPEN ARMS. I WANT TO TELL THEM TO COME TO ALBUQUERQUE WITH OPEN ARMS AND THIS IS YOUR HOME. >> DAVE FOLLOWED BY RANDY. >> MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, MY WIFE AND I ARE LIFELONG NEW MEXICANS AND WE'RE STOKED WE'VE BEEN NEW MEXICO UNITED SEASON TICKET HOLDERS FROM DAY ONE. THIS CLUB WILL DO MUCH MORE THAN PLAY SOCCER IT WILL GROW THE STATE'S ECONOMY AND EMPLOY NEW MEXICANS AND MARRY ART AND SPORT AND SHOW THE WORLD-NEW MEXICO IS THE LAND OF HOPE VISION AND OPPORTUNITY AND PRIDE. THIS CLUB WILL EXPORT NEW MEXICO TO THE WORLD. I'D ALSO LIKE TO MENTION IT'S IMPORTING THE WORLD INTO NEW MEXICO. THIS PAST SUMMER NEW MEXICO UNITED HOSTED AN INTERNATIONAL FRIENDLY. THAT GAME BROUGHT FANS AND ECONOMIC IMPACT FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO OUR CITY. A SOCCER STADIUM WILL INCREASE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. NEW MEXICO AND ALBUQUERQUE NEED TO GROW PAST THE EITHER OR MENTALITY AND MOVE INTO A BOTH AND MENTALITY. WE CAN AND ALSO SHOULD DO THINGS THAT BRING PEOPLE TOGETHER IN THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY AND HOPE. I URGE YOU TO VOTE YES FOR THE STADIUM. THANK YOU. >> ANDY FOLLOWED BY WES. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILORS. I'M NOT AN EMPLOYEE OF UNITED, NOR WAS I ASKED TO BE HERE. I HAVE BEEN A VENDOR AT BALLOON FIESTA PARK. THE FIESTA IS THE BIGGEST JEWEL IN ALBUQUERQUE'S CROWN. MAYBE THE BEST SPECTATOR EVENT IN USA. NEARLY 50 YEARS LATER YOU HAVE TO LINE UP TO PEE AND WASH YOUR HANDS. WHERE DO PARENTS GO TO CHANGE A DIAPER. AND VENDORS HAVE TO WORK AROUND A SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY THAT IS A SMALL BOX AND A FEW CABLES. THESE ISSUES WILL GET A MUCH NEEDED AND OVERDUE INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADE AS PART OF THIS FIELD. THIS STADIUM DEAL ON SEVEN ACRES OF LAND IS A BIG WIN FOR THE CITY BECAUSE IT WILL RECEIVE RENT WILL RETAINING OWNERSHIP OF THE LAND. DESIGNERS COME UP WITH A SUNKEN STADIUM TO ALLEVIATE NOISE IMPACT. DESPITE GAMES CONCLUDING BEFORE THE 10 P.M. NOISE ORDINANCE, I DON'T SEE TRAFFIC ONE-TENTH OF BALLOON FIESTA CAUSING ANY ISSUES THAT CAN'T BE MITIGATED. THIS IS NEW MEXICO UNITED AND NOT ALBUQUERQUE UNITED SHOULD THE TEAM GET ANOTHER NO FROM ALBUQUERQUE DON'T BE SURPRISED IF THEY LOOK NORTH TO RIO RANCHO WHERE THERE'S MASSIVE CHUNKS OF CHEAP REAL ESTATE WAITING FOR UNITED. I'M SURE THE MAYOR WOULD WELCOME THE TEAM. WHO WOULDN'T WITH ALL THE TAX REVENUE, GRT AND EMPLOYMENT. I MIGHT NOT SPEAK FOR THE TEAM, BUT THERE'S A RISK OF PUNCHES THIS HORSE IN THE MOUTH THAT THEY'LL PICK UP AND MOVE IT TO SOMEWHERE ELSE OTHER THAN ALBUQUERQUE. THAT WILL BE A SHAME FOR ALBUQUERQUE. A YES FOR THIS PROPOSAL AS ANOTHER JEWEL TO ALBUQUERQUE'S CROWN WHERE OUR BOYS AND GIRLS HELP HAVE NICE THINGS. >> WES FOLLOWED BY SCOTT. SCOTT FOLLOWED BY BARBARA. >> GOOD EVENING, I HAD A LONGER SPEECH. I'LL KEEP IT SHORT TO ALLOW OTHERS TO SPEAK. AS A CONSTITUENT OF COUNCILOR BASSAN, A RESIDENT NEAR THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND BUSINESS OWNER DOWN THE STREET, I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS STADIUM. THIS IS AN INVESTMENT IN OUR CITY, IF WE DON'T INVEST IN OURSELVES WHO WILL? THANK YOU. >> BARBARA FOLLOWED BY CHANEL. >> PRESIDENT DAVIS, COUNCILORS, PASSION WHETHER FOR OR AGAINST SOCCER MUST BE SEPARATED FROM THE LEGALITIES AND POTENTIAL CONSEQUENCES OF THIS LEASE. A NO VOTE IS NOT A VOTE AGAINST UNITED. BUT SIMPLY A VOTE AGAINST THE POORLY DRAFTED LEASE AND ITS TERMS. THE CITY IF IT'S DETERMINED TO ENTER INTO THIS TRANSACTION CAN RETHINK AND REDO THE DEAL AND COME WITH SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT POSE THE LEGAL RISK OF THIS LEASE. NOTHING CHANGED FROM A MONTH AGO. THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSIONS ACTION ON THE STADIUM LOCATION IS NOT RELEVANT FOR PURPOSE OF THE LEASE APPROVAL BY YOU AND SHOULD NOT PERSUADE YOU FOR OR AGAINST THE LEASE ITSELF. MY PREVIOUS EMAIL TO YOU CONTAINS MANY OF THE DETAILS THAT SUPPORT A NO VOTE ON THIS LEASE. BASICALLY, THIS IS A TERRIBLY WRITTEN LEASE FRAUGHT WITH FAR TOO MEAN AMBIGUITIES AND OMISSIONS WHICH CAN AND WILL CREATE NIGHTMARES BOTH FINANCIAL AND OTHERWISE FOR THE NEXT 30 TO 60 YEARS. THE ADMINISTRATION LACKS TRANSPARENCY ABOUT THE PRESIS TAXPAYER MONEY INVOLVED NOW AND IN THE FUTURE AS WELL AS WHETHER THAT MONEY MAY BE BETTER SPENT ON THE CITY'S DIRE NEEDS. I DON'T KNOW IF THE IDEA OF LEASING THIS PROPERTY IS WISE OR NOT. IF IT IS, IT SHOULD BE DONE RIGHT SO IT WAS NOT POSE LEGAL RISK TO THE CITY. THIS DEAL IS RUSHING FORWARD WITHOUT CONSIDERING OTHER TYPES OF LEASES AND TENANTS AND WITHOUT TAKING TIME TO THINK OF FUTURE PROBLEMS. IT'S A TERRIBLE DEAL, AND TERRIBLE RISK TO THE CITY. I ASK THAT YOU UPHOLD THE TAXPAYER TRUST ON YOU AND VOTE NO. >> CHANEL FOLLOWED BY SERGIO. >> GOOD EVENING, DISTINGUISHED COUNCIL, I SERVE AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SOMOS UNIDOOS FOUNDATION. WE ARE A VEHICLE FOR COMMUNITY CHANGE. AND LEVERAGE THE POWER OF NEW MEXICO UNITED TO HAVE POSITIVE ACTION YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH. WE'RE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE COMMUNITY TO OUR SUPPORTERS AND TO THE LEADERSHIP OF NEW MEXICO UNITED. THE SAME LEADERSHIP THAT AIMS TO INVEST IN OUR COMMUNITY WITH THIS STADIUM. THEY ALL EXPECT THE SAME THINGS FROM US. TO UPHOLD AN IDEAL OF ACCESS, IMAGINATION, EQUITY, AND POSSIBILITY AND FOR US TO DO THE WORK TO BUILD THE PATH TO THAT IDEAL. WE APPRECIATE THIS PROCESS AND THE ABILITY FOR THE DIVERSE SET OF VOICES TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE. WE OPERATE IN THE SPIRIT OF CONSTITUENT SERVICES EVERY DAY. WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR THE RECIPROCAL RELATIONSHIP TO THE COMMUNITY. WE KNOW THE ENTHUSIASM IS A FORM OF SOCIAL COURAGE AND WE CONFRONT THE STAKES OF RE-EARNING THAT SOCIAL COURAGE EVERY DAY. I BELIEVE LEADERSHIP OF NEW MEXICO UNITED MADE IT CLEAR THIS IS THE TYPE OF NEIGHBOR THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY OF BALLOON FIESTA PARK AND HAS A TRACK RECORD FOR THAT CLAIM. IT IS KNOWN A SAFE AND VIBRANT COMMUNITY REQUIRES SUNLIGHT AND ACTIVITY. STATUS QUO FEELS SAFE BUT IS INSAIDIOUS IN THE LONG RUN. ISOLATION IS DANGEROUS AND SO IS THE NOTION THAT SPACES BUILT FOR GATHERINGS OF PEOPLE TO BE BUILT IN REMOTE AREAS WHERE THERE ARE NONE. CARK DARKNESS IS NOT SAFER THAN LIGHT. AND COLLECTIVISM IS LIMITLESS. THE FOUNDATION TEAM AND EVERYONE INVOLVED WITH THE COMMUNITY AN IMPACT ARE EAGER TO BE PART OF THE ACTIVATION OF THE FACILITY. LET'S BE REMEMBERED FOR MAKING CHOICE THAT ALLOW FOR A VIBRANT VIEW OF THE FOUCHER, A FUTURE WITH WHERE PEOPLE COME TOGETHER TO HAVE A VISION. THANK YOU ALL. >> SERGSERGIO FOLLOWED BY JOANY. JOANIE FOLLOWED BY PETER. DAVID FOLLOWED BY DAN. DAN FOLLOWED BY JASON. JASON FOLLOWED BY BEN. PAT FOLLOWED BY JAMES. >>COUN. DAVIS: WELCOME BACK. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBERS. OUR FAMILIES LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION OF 56 YEARS. LONG BEFORE THE BALLOON FIESTA PARK WAS THOUGHT OF OR ESTABLISHED. I HAVE LONG-STANDING KNOWLEDGE AS TO WHAT AND HOW THE BALLOON PARK HAS EVOLVED FROM A MASSIVE GRAVEL PIT AND HAS FOREVER CHANGED THE QUIETNESS OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THE LEASE AGREEMENT FOR MULTI-USE SOCCER STADIUM IN OUR WHACKYARD WILL FOREVER CHANGE THE WELL BEING OF THIS AREA AND NOT FOR THE GOOD. WE HAVE RIGHT TO QUIET ENJOYMENT OF OUR HOMES AND OUR BACKYARDS. AS SUCH, THERE SHOULD BE FINDING AND RECOMMENDATION TO THE CARE AND PURPOSE LEASE AS SUCH. BEFORE THE CLOSED LEASE OR 90 DAYS TO PROTECT THE AND BENEFIT THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. COMPLETE AND TOTAL BAN OF FIREWORKS. THEY TERRORERIZE OUR ANIMALS. COMPLETE AND TOMENT BAN ON AIR HORNS. WE HEAR THEM FROM OUR HOMES. PROHIBIT ALCOHOL SALES. LIMITATIONS ON THE SUBLEASE BY UNITED TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC AND THE CITY. RESTROOMS ARE GOING TO BE RESTRICTED. THAT NEEDS TO BE LIFTED AND ALLOWED FOR PUBLIC ACCESS. ESTABLISH WHO WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM AND WHO WILL KEEP THE CLEANING OF THEM. REQUIRE INSTALLATION OF STATE OF THE ART SOUND LEVEL MONITORING EQUIPMENT AT SEVEN LOCATIONS SURROUNDING THE PARK PARAMETER WITH THE ABILITY TO MONITOR REAL TIME SOUND LEVELS WITH MICROWAVE TO THE CITY TO KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING. REQUIRE POINT OF CONTRACT FOR ALL ACTIVITIES AT THE PARK. REQUIRE AN INDEPENDENT LEGAL FIRM, NOT A CITY ATTORNEY TO PROPERLY REVIEW AND GET THE RUSHED PROPOSED LEASE AGREEMENT. REQUIRE THE GIFT OF $35,000 TO BE ADDRESSED WITH AN APPROPRIATE REAL ESTATE EVALUATION OF CLOSE PROXIMITY. THESE ARE JUST A FEW. I STAND FOR QUESTIONS. >> JAMES FOLLOWED BY SANDRA. >> GOOD EVENING, PRESIDENT DAVIS. FIRST I WANT TO CLEAR UP SOMETHING. THE HOPE WORKS CEO STARTED TODAY. I THOUGHT I CLEARED THAT UP WITH DIRECTOR PIERCE. WE PUT A PRESS RELEASE THAT SAID BY THE END OF THE YEAR, AND WE NEVER PUT AN UPDATED RELEASE. THAT'S WHERE THAT CONFUSION CAME FROM. I'M STILL NOT A SUPPORTER OF THE STADIUM PROJECT. YOU KNOW, I'M SEEING BEST SCENARIO PROJECTIONS THAT WILL GENERATE $110,000. $110,000 WON'T PAY FOR LANDSCAPING. THAT'S A DROP IN THE BUCKET. WE WILL GET THE $13 MILLION NO MATTER WHAT. THIS IDEA WE HAVE TO DO THE STADIUM PROJECT TO GET THE $13 MILLION FOR BALLOON FIESTA, THERE SEEMS TO BE CONFUSION THERE. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, WE'RE GETTING THAT $13 MILLION NO MATTER WHAT. LET'S TAKE THAT $13 MILLION AND FIX UP BALLOON PARK. AND I DON'T KNOW WHY WE NEED A STADIUM. I DON'T KNOW WHY WE NEED TO GIVE AWAY SEVEN ACRES OF PRIME REAL ESTATE UNLESS IT'S FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. I'M ALL FOR THAT. THIS ISN'T FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE SHOULDN'T CARVE SEVEN ACRES AT BALLOON FIESTA PARK. >> SANDRA FOLLOWED BY STEVE. >> I'M STOKED TOO BUT IN A DIFFERENT WAY. WHY WOULD I COME BACK AFTER TEN YEARS OF RETIREMENT? WE WORKED ON MANY PROJECTS ON THE BALLOON FIESTA PARK. NEW MEXICO GOLF ACADEMY WAS A LEASE THAT WE DID RFP FOR. THE LEASE PAYMENTS WERE $60,000 A YEAR PLUS LIQUOR, PLUS CATERING, AND EVENTUALLY THE BUSINESS WENT ABRUPT. I HAD TO TESTIFY IN COURT ABOUT ALL THE VIOLATIONS CONCERNING THE NON-PAYMENT AND VIOLATIONS OF THE LEASE. THE COURT TOLD ME, YOU KNOW WHAT, THE CITY SHOULD HAVE TAKEN ACTION SOONER. THAT'S WHY I'M A FIRM BELIEVER IN WE NEED TO BE GOOD NEIGHBORS. YOU NEED TO HAVE A WELL-WRITTEN LEASE IF YOU DON'T, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE PRNS. I PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED IN WORKING IN THE CITY. I LOVE SOCCER. IT DOESN'T MEAN YOU DON'T TAKE THE ENERGY AND PUT IN A GOOD LEASE SO THAT YOU PREVENT PROBLEMS FROM HAPPENING. I HAVE HORROR STORIES ABOUT BALLOON FIESTA PARK. I DON'T WANT TO SHARE THEM RIGHT NOW, BUT I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT TO LOOK AT THE LEASE AND HAVE A WELL-WRITTEN LEASE. LAWRENCE TALKED ABOUT 10% ON THE PARKING. MY READ OF THE LEASE THE CITY PAY FOR THE PARKING LOT. WHY ARE WE ONLY GETTING 10%? IT'S RIDICULOUS. >> STEVE FOLLOWED BY TINA. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILORS. THIS LEASE IS FULL OF GOOD STATEMENTS TO GIVE A WARM AND FUZZY FEELING BUT IN MOST CASES LACKS SPECIFICS. SECTION 501 STATES THE STADIUM IS TO BE USED FOR INTENDED PURPOSES, WHAT ARE THOSE INTENDED PURPOSES? 504 STADIUM CONCESSION AIRS. IS LIQUOR SALES APPROVALED? ACCORD TO THE UNITED REPRESENTATIVE THERE ARE ONLY TEN DAYS THE CITY CAN USE THE STADIUM. THIS IS NOT IN ADDITION TO BALLOON FIESTA AND SCHOOL SOCCER. IT INCLUDES THESE EVENTS. THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATION OF PUBLIC RESTROOMS WHICH SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE DURING BALLOON FIESTA. OH, YEAH, THAT'S THE ONLY TIME OF THE YEAR? 1402, WHAT IS MEANT BY USE BEST EFFORT TO HOST MENS AND WOMEN'S HIGH SCHOOL CHAMPIONSHIPS? YOU WILL OR YOU WON'T, MAKE IT CLEAR. SECTION 1402 PROVIDE THE CITY WITH SPECIAL SEATING. WE'RE SUPPOSED TO PROVIDE A BOX SEAT? ARE WE GOING TO HOLD A LOTTERY? WHO GETS TO USE THAT? IT'S THE TAXPAYERS THAT ARE PAYING THE MONEY. THE UNITED SHALL MINIMIZE IMPACT OF NEIGHBORS DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE STADIUM? HOW? TENANTS SHALL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR OUTSTANDING DEBT FOR THE FINANCING IF UNITED GOES BANKRUPT, THE TAXPAYERS ARE ON THE HOOK FOR THE $30 MILLION AND IRB. THERE'S NO LIABILITY FOR THE OFFICERS OR DIRECTORS. WHY DON'T WE HAVE A PERSONAL GUARANTEE? THE FINANCIAL TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT ARE FAR FROM REALITY. I HAVE MARKET ANALYSIS THAT SHOWS THE ACTUAL AMOUNT SHOULD BE $304,000 A YEAR. I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THOSE WITH YOU AFTER MY TWO MINUTES. PARKING REVENUE IS LOPSIDED. SINCE TAXPAYERS ARE PAYING FOR THE PARKING, LIGHTING, ALL THE MAINTENANCE, THE CITY SHOULD GET THE 90% AND BY THE WAY, 17 GAMES AMOUNTS TO$765,000 A YEAR. I'LL SHOW YOU WHERE THOSE FIGURES CAME FROM. I'M HAPPY TO TELL YOU WHERE ALL THAT FIGURES COME FROM. >>COUN. DAVIS: YOU CAN SHARE THAT WITH OUR STAFF. >> TINA FOLLOWED BY STEVE. >> GOOD EVENING PRESIDENT DAVIS, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK TONIGHT REGARDING MY THOUGHTS. UNFORTUNATELY, I'M NOT SO STOKED ABOUT THIS LEASE AGREEMENT. I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT YOU UNITED NEW MEXICO DOES LOT OF GOOD FOR THE COMMUNITY. I HAVE OWNED A HOME NOT NORTH CORRIDOR FOR 19 YEARS. MY HOME IS WEST OF THE BALLOON FIESTA PARK AND MY BACKYARDS BACKS UP TO THE DIVERSION CHANNEL WHICH IS CLOSE TO THE PROPOSED STADIUM. I HAVE NEVER BEEN CONTACTED BY NEW MEXICO UNITED, OR THE CITY REGARDING A STADIUM. AS A CONCERNED TAXPAYER I HAVE SEVERAL CONCERNS. BEING A CONTRACT SPECIALIST FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR THE LAST SEVEN YEARS, ALTHOUGH THIS IS A LEASE AGREEMENT AND OVERALL THE GOAL IS GET THE BEST VALUE FOR THE GOVERNMENT, THE $35,000 A YEAR IS TOO LOW BEING OFFERED FOR THE STADIUM. EVEN THE STADIUM IS BEING BUILT WITH PRIVATE FUNDS THE SLAND OWNED BY THE CITY. THE 2% RENT INCREASE DOES NOT COVER INFLATION AND ONLY RECEIVING 10% IS WAY TOO LOW SINCE THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPROVING AND MAINTAINING THE PARKING AREAS. LEASE STATES NEW MEXICO UNITED WILL MINIMIZE THE IMPACT ON NEIGHBORING COMMUNITIES DURING CONSTRUCTION. ALTHOUGH NEW MEXICO UNITED HAS WANTED TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION, NOTHING IS STATED IN THE LEASE. THE LEASE INDICATES NEW MEXICO UNITED WILL CONTROL INGRESS AND REGRESS TO AND FROM THE PARKING AREAS, BUT MAKES NO MENTION OF HOW THOUGH CONTROL NOISE AND LIGHT POLLUTION FROM THE EVENTS. THEY HAVE NOT CONTACTED THOSE WHO WOULD BE MOST SEVERELY AFFECTED. ALTHOUGH THERE ARE MANY MORE ISSUES I RESPECTFULLY ASK THE CITY COUNCIL DEFER THE VOTE TO ALLOW MORE TIME FOR THE LEASE TO BE REVISED TO BETTER PROTECT AND BENEFIT THE CITY AND PUBLIC. THANK YOU. >> STEVE FOLLOWED BY JEFF. >> I LIVE ON EDITH BOULE VERDICT. IF YOU LOOK AT GOOGLE MAPS IT'S DIRECTLY WEST OF THE CENTER OF BALLOON PARK. YOU WOULD THINK THAT I'D BE ONE OF THE FIRST PEOPLE THAT WOULD GET NOTIFIED BY THE CITY OF ALL THE PROCESS. NOTHING. EVER. THAT INCLUDES MY NEIGHBORS. MY IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORS. I'M WONDERING WHY THAT IS. MR. RAEL WOULD MAYBE KNOW. I'VE HEARD THEY DON'T HAVE TO AND THEY DIDN'T TAKE THE INITIATIVE TO DO THAT. I'M BEING RUSHED THROUGH THIS PROCESS. I WOULD URGE A DEFERRAL FOR A FEW MONTHS TO WHERE I CAN GET MY NEIGHBORS INFORMED AND GET MY HEAD AROUND THIS PROJECT. NOW, I LIVED IN THAT SAME AREA FOR -- SINCE 1977. AND THROUGH THE INCEPTION AND BUILDING OF THE BALLOON PARK, AND I HAVE TO SAY THAT THE BALLOON FIESTA PEOPLE HAVE ALWAYS BEEN RIGHT ON TOP OF ANYTHING THEY NEED TO GET IN TOUCH WITH US THEY WOULD. THEY KEEP US INFORMED OF WHAT THE ACTIVITIES WERE. THEY WERE GREAT NEIGHBORS. I CAN'T SAY THE SAME FOR THE CITY. WE'VE INDURED THESE MUSIC CONCERTS AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE ALL THE SIMULATED NOISE MEASURES COME FROM. ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS COME TO MY FRONT YARD AND HOLD THEIR LITTLE METER AND IT WOULD EXPLODE RIGHT IN THEIR HANDS. I'VE GOT A PROBLEM WITH THE NOISE AND THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> JEFF FOLLOWED BY BURY. -- BARRY. >> MR. PRESIDENT, MADAM VICE-PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, GOOD EVENING. I AM A SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AT A GREATER ALBUQUERQUE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE CHAMBER IN SUPPORT OF THE LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND NEW MEXICO UNITED. IT'S NO SECRET NEW MEXICO UNITED HAS TAKEN ALBUQUERQUE BY STORM. THEIR GAMES GIVE OUR MEMBERS AND EMPLOYEES A FUN, LOCAL, FAMILY ACTIVITY TO ATTEND TOGETHER AND RALLY AROUND. WE ALL KNOW ALBUQUERQUE NEEDS MORE OF THIS TYPE OF FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT. THE TEAM IS BELOVED BY FANS AND SECURED ITSELF AS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE COMMUNITY SINCE 2018. THE CHAMBER AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOGNIZE THE BENEFITS OF UNITED HAVING A STADIUM OF ITS OWN AND HAVE SUPPORTED THE EFFORTS. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ENHANCEMENTS LIKE THIS ARE RARE AND WE FEEL THE CITY SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY. THE VALUE PROPOSITION OF UNITED HAVING A PERMANENT HOME NOT ONLY BENEFITS THE TEAM, BUT THE CITY AND BALLOON FIESTA PARK. THIS LEASE, UNITED'S OWNERS MUST PUT $30 MILLION INTO A STATE OF THE ART FACILITY. THE GROUNDS AND FACILITY WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT OTHER COMMUNITY USES LIKE YOUTH SPORTS, SPECIAL EVENTS, CONCERTS, RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES MAKING THIS A YEAR ROUND FACILITY. THE STATE PROVIDED APPROPRIATIONS FOR PERMANENT INFRASTRUCTURE THROUGHOUT THE PARK INCLUING FACILITIES. AND A PARKING LOT THAT HOLDS 300 PARKING SPACES. THE CITY GETS $35,000 IN RENT ANNUALLY AND 10% PARKING REVENUE. WE ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THIS LEASE WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. >> BARRY FOLLOWED BY BOOK. >> PRESIDENT DAVIS, COUNCILORS, I HAVE LIVED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR 30 YEARS. I CAN SPEAK FOR MANY THAT WE AREN'T AGAINST SOCCER BUT WE'RE AGAINST THE LEASE AS IT CURRENTLY IS WRITTEN. IT HAS TOO MANY VAGUE ITEMS IN IT. ALSO WE KEEP HEARING THIS IS A COMMUNITY-BASED GROUP, THEN WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITIES. WE HAVE HAD QUITE A FEW NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS SINCE OUR LAST COUNCIL MEETING IN OCTOBER THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS. WE HAD THE 90-DAY DELAY NOW IT WENT TO 30 AND NONE OF US KNEW WITHIN A WEEK LATER. WE HAVE HAD REPRESENTATIVES FROM UNITED, WE REALLY APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. UNFORTUNATELY, THE REPS ARE NOT ABLE TO ADDRESS MANY OF OUR CONCERNS. THEY SAID THEY WOULD BRING THE CONCERNS TO THOSE THAT CAN ANSWER. I ALSO NOTICED IN THE ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL IT STATED WE HAVE A MULTI-USE STADIUM. THAT'S WHAT IT SAYS IN OUR LEASE. IN THE SAME ARTICLE IT STATES THE USL CHAMPIONSHIP MANDATES THAT FRANCHISES HAVE PERMANENT SOCCER ONLY STADIUMS. WE HAVE NO DOUBT IT'S A FAMILY ORIENTED GROUP, BUT PLEASE VOTE NO UNTIL THIS IS LOOKED AT BY ALL CONCERNED AND REFLECTS WHAT IS BEST FOR THE NEIGHBORHOODS THANK YOU. >> BROOK FOLLOWED BY EARNIE ON ZOOM. >> I'M TOO TALL FOR THIS. GOOD EVENING. MY HUSBAND AND I LIVE RIGHT NEXT TO BALLOON FIESTA PARK OFF NORTH EDITH. WE PURCHASED OUR HOME KNOWING BALLOON FIESTA WOULD AFFECT OUR LIVE FOR TEN YEARS. BUT IT HAS PROCEDURES TO ESTABLISH OUR COMMUNITY IS NOT HARMED BY THE EVENT. WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE LEASE NOT SOCCER FANS. LET'S TALK ABOUT THE LEASE. I LOVE SOCCER, I PLAYED FOR TEN YEARS, THAT'S NOT WHAT WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT. IN MY VIEW OF THE LEASE AGREEMENT, THERE ARE NO TERMS THAT IMPOSE NOISE RESTRICTIONS ON UNITED. I URGE THE COUNCIL TO INCLUDE A NOISE CURFEW AND UNITED BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH ENFORCING CURFEW. AND THE LATEST CURFEW BE 9:30 DURING WEEK. AND I URGE THE LEASE BE REDRAFTED WITH THOSE TERMS. FIREWORKS HAVE NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON ANIMALS AND VETERANS. THE NOISE TRAUMAATIZE ANIMALS AND CAUSES THEM TO BOLT. THEY SCARE BIRD AND OTHER ANIMALS ABANDON HABITATS NEVER RETURN. THERE ARE FIVE COPIES SO YOU CAN SHARE. FIREWORKS ALSO NEGATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS. THEY POLLUTE AIR WATER AND SOIL. BALLOON FIESTA PARK IS BORDERED BY THE NORTH DIVERSION CHANNEL WHICH CARRIES STORM WATER TO THE RIO GRANDE. MANY HAVE WATER RIGHTS FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES. I REQUEST THAT UNITED LEASE AGREEMENT WITH THE CITY PROHIBIT FIREWORKS EXCEPT ON RARE OCCASIONS AND I ENCOURAGE UNITED TO USE LOW NOISE FIREWORKS OR DRONES INSTEAD. I URGE THE COUNCIL TO INCLUDE NOISE CURFEWS. THE BAN ON FIREWORKS, AND I ASK FOR CONTINUANCE IN THIS MATTER. THANK YOU. >> FOR THOSE ON ZOOM, PLEASE KEEP AN EYE ON THE TIMER. FIRST WE HAVE EARNIE FOLLOWED BY DAVE. >> YES, THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK. AS KNOW THE CHAMBER RECOGNIZES THE IMPORTANCE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ENHANCING ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY FOR NEW MEXICANS. THAT IS WHY THE CHAMBER BOARD FULLY SUPPORTS THE LEASE AGREEMENT FOR THE PROPOSED STADIUM AT BALLOON FIESTA PARK. THE PROPOSED STADIUM IS NOT JUST ABOUT SOCCER. IT'S ABOUT RAISING NEW MEXICO'S PROFILE. IT'S ABOUT QUALITY OF LIFE. IT'S ABOUT YOUTH SPORTS. IT'S ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IT'S ABOUT BRINGING TOURISM DOLLARS AND ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIESES. THE UNITED SOCCER LEAGUE WHICH IS ONE STEP DOWN FROM MLS, REQUIRES A SOCCER-SPECIFIC STADIUM WITHIN FOUR YEARS FOR ITS PROFESSIONAL TEAMS. THAT TIME HAS PASSED. IF WE'RE SERIOUS ABOUT SUPPORT FOR PROFESSIONAL SOCCER, WE NEED TO MOVE FORWARD QUICKLY. ADDITIONALLY, THERE'S TALK OF WOMEN'S PROFESSIONAL SOCCER TEAM COMING TO ALBUQUERQUE AND HAVING A QUALITY STADIUM ENHANCES OUR CHANCES. THE NEW MEXICO UNITED STADIUM WILL BE PAID FOR PRIVATELY AND BRING PEOPLE NOT ONLY FOR GAMES BUT FOR OTHER USES LIKE YOUTH SPORTS, SPECIAL EVENTS AND CONCERTS. THE SKY IS THE LIMIT IS, SO TO SEEK. ONE OF THE CRITICAL ELEMENTS WHEN COMPANIES LOOK TO ALBUQUERQUE IS A QUALITY OF LIFE. HAVING A PROFESSIONAL SPORTS TEAM AND A STADIUM THAT OFFERS MULTI-USE OPTIONS IS EXACT TYPE OF FACILITY WE UNDERSTOOD IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS ARE BEING IMPROVED BY FUNDING RECEIVED BY THE STATE. BETTER PARKING, PERMANENT RESTROOMS, UPGRADE ELECTRICITY AND PAVING ARE SOME OF THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT ENHANCE THE EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYONE ATTENDING ANY EVENT AT BALLOON FIESTA PARK TO INCLUDE IN THE ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA. >> YOUR TIME IS UP. >> WE HOPE THE CITY COUNCIL WILL APPROVE THE LEASE SO WE CAN ALL ENJOY PROFESSIONAL SOCCER. THANK YOU. >> GABE FOLLOWED BY PAT. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SERVICE TO THE CITY. I'M A YOUNG PROFESSIONAL AND NEW PROPERTY OWNER IN DISTRICT FOUR. I'M HERE TO OFFER MY ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT FOR THE LEASE AGREEMENT AND STADIUM. I BELIEVE IT'S A MAJOR OPPORTUNITY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND MORE BUSINESSES AND MORE THINGS TO DO AND ACTIVITIES IN MY OWN NEIGHBORHOOD. I BELIEVE THAT THIS LEASE AGREEMENT WILL BE A BOLD PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP THAT WILL SEND A STATEMENT TO THE CITY, TO OUR STATE, COMMUNITIES, THAT WE BELIEVE IN PROGRESS THAT WE BELIEVE IN ALBUQUERQUE AND WE BELIEVE IN NEW MEXICO. AND WE BELIEVE IN THE PLACE THAT WE CALL HOME. I BELIEVE THAT UNITED HAS AND CONTINUES TO PULL POUR INVESTMENTS INTO OUR CITY. THIS IS THE MOMENT TO SHOW THE SAME. WE CAN SHOW THE TEAM WE'RE COMMITTED TO THEIR SUCCESS. WHICH MEAN OURS COMMUNITY AND NEIGHBORHOODS WILL CONTINUE TO SUCCEED. I REALIZE THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS DECISION. I APPLAUD YOU FOR TAKING THE DILIGENCE TO MAKE THE RIGHT CALL. I BELIEVE THAT EVERYONE IS GOING TO HAVE TO PITCH IN, AND COLLABORATE OVER THE YEARS TO MAKE SURE TO GET THIS RIGHT AND MAKE SURE THAT ALL OF THE PIECES FIT. TONIGHT IS THE CORRECT STEP TO ENSURE TH TEAM AND STADIUM STAYS ON THE RIGHT TRACK WITH THE LEASE AGREEMENT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> PAT FOLLOWED BY MATT. >> HI, I FORMERLY SERVED AS CITY ATTORNEY FOR THIS COMMUNITY A LONG TIME AGO. I HAVE BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR COMMUNITY FACILITIES FOR OVER 40 YEARS. I SERVED ON THE ISOTOPES COMMUNITY. I WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE GAS TAX TO SUPPORT THE BIO PATH ALONG WITH GARY JOHNSON. I WAS INVOLVED IN DEVELOPMENT OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE INITIATIVE WHICH AMONG OTHER THINGS PROVIDED FOR FUNDING FOR THE BALLOON MUSEUM. AND THE POINT I'D LIKE TO MAKE IS THAT WE HAVE A 358-ACRE PARK WHICH OUGHT TO BE A JEWEL, BUT IT'S BADLY UNDERUTILIZED. ALBUQUERQUE NEEDS MORE SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT FACILITIES. AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE THAT WITH PRIVATE FUND ING FOR THE STADIUM. AND IN BALANCE, I THINK THAT THIS LEASE PROJECT WILL BENEFIT THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND WE OUGHT TO SUPPORT IT. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. >> MATT FOLLOWED BY TOM. >> HI, MR. PRESIDENT, I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF YOU. I AM A RESIDENT OF ALBUQUERQUE FOR ABOUT 40 YEARS. I'VE HEARD A LOT OF GREAT STUFF IN THIS. I'M IN DISTRICT FOUR. BUT WHAT I WANTED TO GIVE PERSPECTIVE ON IS THOUGHT ON -- NOT ON WHAT WE GAIN FROM THE LEASE WHICH IS PHENOMENAL AND KEEPING UNITED HERE AT HOME. BUT WHAT WE'VE LOST. IN THE 40 YEARS I'VE BEEN HERE, I MET AND MARRIED A NATIVE NEW MEXICAN LADY. WE RAISED A FAMILY. I LOST TWO OF THOSE KIDS WHO MOVED ON FROM ALBUQUERQUE. I HAVE ONE LEFT, WANT TO KEEP HIM HERE. I THINK I ALSO COACHED YOUTH SPORT FOR 15 YEARS. TEN YEARS FOR SOCCER, AND IN THAT TIME I SEEN DOZENS UPON DOZENS OF KIDS LEAVE, AND ONE OF THE BIG REASONS IS THERE'S NOT ENOUGH COMPELLING THINGS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE TO DO. IF THAT LEASE HELPS KEEP NEW MEXICO UNITED HERE AND HELPS KEEP SOME OF THE YOUTH WHO HAVE HOPES AND INSPIRATION HERE, I THINK THAT WOULD BE A GREAT THING FOR ALBUQUERQUE. AND I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS AND WHAT YOU'RE DOING. AND KEEP IT UP. THANK YOU. >> TOM FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL. >> GOOD EVENING, THANK YOU FOR THE TIME TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK ON THIS MATTER. I AM VERY MUCH IN SUPPORT OF THE STADIUM MOVING FORWARD. WITHOUT DELAY. I THINK THAT THE SOCCER AND THE PROFESSIONAL SPORTS OPPORTUNITIES THAT IT PRESENTS FOR OUR CHILDREN. I TOO HAVE YOUNG CHILDREN IN ALBUQUERQUE THAT GREW UP PLAYING SOCCER, I COACHED IT, I REF'd IT. HAVING THE ABILITY TO SEE AND PARTICIPATE IN PROFESSIONAL SOCCER KEEPS KIDS MOTIVATED AND IT'S VERY IMPORTANT PART OF GROWING UP. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT ANOTHER ASPECT OF MY LIFE. WHERE RETIRED FROM THE AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY, I AM NOW CONSULTING WITH LOT OF DIFFERENT COMPANIES. ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, BUT JUST A FEW HERE IN NEW MEXICO. I ROUTINELY ASKED ABOUT POTENTIALLY RELOCATING HERE. THERE ARE OTHER THINGS GOING ON HERE. OTHER THINGS THAT WOULD DRAW THEM HERE. BUT THE ACTIVITIES AND THE OTHER THINGS -- BECAUSE WE'RE NOT DENVER. WE'RE NOT PHOENIX. WE'RE NOT DALLAS. WE'RE ALBUQUERQUE. WE HAVE A LOT GOING FOR US, BUT WE ONLY HAVE THE UNITED TEAM AND THE DUKES AS PROFESSIONAL TEAMS. AT LEAST THAT I NORMALLY GO TO AND A LOT OF THE FOLKS THAT I INTERACT WITH PARTICIPATE IN. AND WANT TO HAVE THOSE KINDS OF ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE. THEY HAVE CHOICES. THEY'RE MILLENNIALS, JEN Y, AND CALIFORNIA. WE HAVE A LOT OF OFFER. BUT LOSING NEW MEXICO UNITED WILL BE A REAL SETBACK WRIT LARGE. AND I TRULY HOPE YOU MOVE FORWARD AND SUPPORT THIS. I THINK THERE'S A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF INTEREST SEEING THIS GO FORWARD. AND WITH THAT, I'LL YIELD THE REST OF MY TIME. >> MICHAEL FOLLOWED BY JESS. >> GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, I AM ASKING THAT YOU DEFER CONSIDERATION OF THE PROPOSED LEASE FOR THE SOCCER STADIUM. THERE'S A LOT OF TALK ABOUT COMMUNITY. I'LL NOTE THERE IS VERY LITTLE DISCUSSION OF THE CONCERNS OF THE PEOPLE LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY TO THE WEST OF THE PARK. IN UNINCORPORATED BERNALILLO COUNTY THAT WILL BE SEVERELY AFFECTED BY THIS. IS IT FAIR TO SACRIFICE THEIR WELL BEING FOR ENTERTAINMENT? THIS IS NOT AN ARGUMENT ABOUT WHETHER NEW MEXICO UNITED IS GOOD FOR THE CITY OR COMMUNITY, THE QUESTION IS THE BALLOON FIESTA PARK THE RIGHT LOCATION AND WILL THE LEASE ADEQUATELY PROTECT THE CITY AND COMMUNITY'S INTEREST FOR THE NEXT 30 OR 60 YEARS. HERE'S MAJOR CONCERNS. THE LEASE PAYMENT AND PARKING REVENUES DON'T COME CLOSE TO COMPENSATE INTERESTING THE STAFFING AND MAINTAINING THE PARK AND A FRACTION OF WHAT THEY WOULD PAY FOR LEASE FROM A PRIVATE LANDOWNER. WHEN IT EXPIRES THE CITY WILL TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE STADIUM. 30 YEARS DOWN THE ROAD THE STADIUM COULD BE IN DISREPAIR AND BE A WHITE ELEPHANT THE CITY HAS TO DEAL WITH. THE ADMINISTRATION VIOLATED THE CITY'S ORDINANCE REGARDING THE ADVISORY ROLE BY THE BALLOON FIESTA PARK COMMISSION. THE COMMISSION MET IN AUGUST HAS NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE LEASE. THE LEASE DOES NOT PLACE LIMITATION ON THE TYPE OF SUBLEASES NEW MEXICO UNITED CAN ENTER INTO. THE TEAM HAS AN INCEPTIVE TO MAXIMIZE REVENUES AND IT'S EASY TO ENVISION EVENTS THAT WILL BE CONTROVERSIAL. THERE'S MANY OTHER CONCERNS. MY TIME IS LIMITED. I'M ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL DEFER CONSIDERATION UNTIL JANUARY OR FEBRUARY TO PROVIDE MORE TIME FOR THE CITY TEAM TO MODIFY TERMS AND PROTECT THE COMMUNITY AND PUBLIC. >> JESS FOLLOWED BY TIM. >> THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO KEEP IT SHORT. I'M THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER AND CO-OWNER OF BOSQUE BREWING COMPANY THAT OPERATES MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. I BELIEVE UNITED BROUGHT SO MUCH POSITIVE ENERGY TOORY STATE, TO OUR COMMUNITY, THE REVENUE AND THE JOBS AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WE ARE CONSISTENTLY WORKING TOWARDS AS A COMMUNITY ARE THINGS WE JUST CAN'T PASS UP. AS A BUSINESS OWNER, THAT IS REALLY INVESTED IN SEEING OUR COMMUNITY CONTINUE TO THRIVE, I AM JUST -- IT WOULD BE A SHAME IF THIS LEASE DID NOT PASS. I WILL GIVE UP MY TIME. >>-- I AM A DISTRICT FOUR RESIDENT. I'VE BEEN IN ALBUQUERQUE FOR 23 YEARS. AND LIKE MATTHEW WHO SPOKE A FEW SPEAKERS AGO, I HAVE TWO CHILDREN WHO HAVE GROWN IN ALBUQUERQUE AND LEFT. AND ARE VERY UNLIKELY TO COME BACK BECAUSE THERE'S NOT MUCH APPEAL TO YOUNG PEOPLE OR YOUNG ADALITYZ. WE NEED ALBUQUERQUE TO BE APPEALING TO YOUNG PEOPLE. DISTRICT FOUR SPECIFICALLY IS MY INTEREST. LIKE BALLOON FIESTA, THERE'S INCONVENIENCE FROM TRAFFIC WITH THE STADIUM. AT A MUCH SMALLER SCALE. WE LIVE IT FOR THE BALLOON FIESTA. I WOULD LIVE IT FOR THE BENEFITS OF HAVING THIS STADIUM HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE. IT WON'T COMPROMISE BALLOON FIESTA. HOW MANY OF US WAITED IN LINE FOR BATHROOMS AT BALLOON FIESTA PARK? ANYTHING THAT ADDS INFRASTRUCTURE TO BALLOON FIESTA PARK WILL IMPROVE BALLOON FIESTA EXPERIENCE. THE SPACE DEVELOPED IS THOUGHT THE MOST VISUALLY BACKDROP TO SHOW OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY TO VISITORS WHO COME TO SEE BALLOON FIESTA PARK. AND I THINK HAVING A DEVELOPED SPACE THERE WOULD IMPROVE THE EXPERIENCE FOR EVERYBODY. I, FOR ONE, WOULD BE VERY EXCITED TO SEE SOME PROGRESS ON THIS AND TO SEE THE STADIUM BE DEVELOPED. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. >> THERE ARE CERTAIN NAMES I'M NOT FINDING IN ZOOM. THAT DOES CONCLUDE COMMENT ON 375. >>COUN. DAVIS: LET'S GO TO COUNCIL QUESTIONS. WE'LL GO TO COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. PRESIDENT, AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING WHEN WE DISCUSSED THIS THERE WERE MANY QUESTIONS ASKED AND MANY QUESTIONS COME UP SINCE THEN. AND THEY HAVE ALL, AT LEAST MOST OF THEM, ALL OF THE ONES I'M ASKING IS SUBMITTED TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND SENT BACK TO ALL OF US, COUNCILORS, IN WRITING. I THINK IT'S WORTH IT FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS THAT I KNOW I COMPILED BASED OFF OF WHAT THEY ASKED ME AND THE RESEARCH DONE THERE. I KNOW IT'S GOING TO BE GRUELLING BUT NECESSARY FOR THE PUBLIC TO BE ABLE TO HEAR THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS. I HOPE WE'LL HAVE YOUR PATIENCE GOING THROUGH IT. DR. SINGLE. I KNOW THAT I WAS GOING TO SEE IF WE CAN START WITH MR. MEREHEAD IF THE COUNCILORS HAVE QUESTIONS SPECIFIC TO THE IRB PORTION, MAYBE HE CAN GO HOME. BEFORE THE LAST OF THE QUESTIONS, IF THAT WERE THE CASE. YOU GAVE A PRESENTATION ON THE IRB PORTION BECAUSE THAT WAS A CONCERN. AND LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THAT WORKS AND WHAT IT IS AND WHAT IT COSTS AND WHAT IT DOESN'T. PLEASE SUMMARIZE THE IRB PORTION? >> COUNCILOR DAVIS, COUNCILOR BASSAN YES. THE INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BOND IS NOT A DEBT OR OBLIGATION OF THE CITY TO BE PAID. IT'S AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOL. YOU'VE SEEN WITH MAXEON TO INCENTIVIZE COMPANIES TO LOCATE OR STAY IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE BOND AMOUNT TIES TO WHAT THE COMPANY INVESTING IN THE PROJECT NOT AN OBLIGATION THE CITY IS REPAYING. OR HAS ANY OBLIGATION TO REPAY. THERE'S NO LIABILITY FOR THE CITY OF REPAYMENT OF THE BOND. IT'S AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TOOL. THE BENEFITS TO THE COMPANY ARE THAT IT'S A LEASE HOLD INTEREST OF THE PROPERTY WOULD BE EXEMPT FROM PROPERTY TAXATION AND OF THE EQUIPMENT PURCHASED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OR IN THE EQUIPPING OF THE FACILITY WILL BE DEDUCTED FROM GROSS RECEIPTS TAX. THE IMPORTANT THING IS NOT A BOND THAT YOU'RE USED TO SEEING. EITHER GENERAL OBLIGATION OR GROSS RECEIPTS TAX PAYABLE BY THE CITY TO RETIRE THE DEBT, THIS IS AN ENTIRELY OBLIGATION OF THE COMPANY. >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF OTHER COUNCILORS MIGHT WANT TO ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PORTION OF IT? I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO HEAR THAT IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A DEBT THAT'S INCURED BY THE CITY. PERHAPS YOU CAN STAY AND HEAR ALL THE OTHER ANSWERS TO THE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: DR. SINGLE, I'M GOING TO START WITH THE QUESTIONS FROM THE LAST MEETING THAT WE CAN TRY TO GET ANSWERED IN THAT ORDER. AND THEN WE'LL GO DOWN THE LIST. ONE OF THE FIRST QUESTIONS IS WHO IS THE GUARANTOR OF THE LEASE? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN, I WILL TAKE THE QUESTION. FIRST AND FOREMOST, IT'S A TEAM. THE TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OBTAINING THE PRIVATE FINANCING AND SECURING INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS. IF THE TENANT BECAUSE NOT OBTAIN FINANCING THE LEASE WILL TERMINATE. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. MR. RAEL, YOU WANT TO PUT THE MICROPHONE A LITTLE BIT CLOSER FOR PEOPLE IN THE BACK. I KNOW IT GETS QUIET FROM TIME TO TIME. HOW MUCH IS THE STATE PROVIDING WITH GRANT FUNDING? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN, THE STATE PROVIDED GRANT FUNDING IN SEVERAL TRAUFRN TRENE CITY RECEIVED $13.6 MILLION IN STATE GRANT FUNDING FOR THIS PURPOSE. AND TO CLARIFY THE RECORD FOR SOMEONE THAT MADE A COMMENT EARLIER IN THE EVENING, THE FUNDING FROM THE STATE HAS SPECIFIC ALLOCATIONS IF YOU WILL OF HOW THE MONEY IS TO BE USED. THIS MONEY AVAILABLE TO THE CITY FOR THIS PURPOSE IS RELATED TO THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR THE STADIUM ITSELF. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT. I KNOW THAT IS SOMETHING THAT DEFINITELY CAME UP. THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE IMPROVEMENTS IF WE DIDN'T MAKE THE STADIUM. BUT THIS IS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THAT. I'M GOING TO TAKE A MOMENT TO POINT OUT THAT EVEN THOUGH CITY IS NOT PUTTING DIRECT DOLLARS, IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT TAXPAYERS ARE PUTTING TAX DOLLARS BECAUSE THE STATE FUNDING THAT COMES FROM. THE NEXT QUESTION IS WHAT IS THE LIKELIHOOD OF THE TENANT BECOME ING FIRM ON THE DEAL? >> MR. PRESIDENT, THE CITY AND TEAM NEGOTIATED IN GOOD FAITH. THE CITY EXPECTS THE TEAM TO COMPLY WITH THE OBLIGATIONS UNDER THE LEASE AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE STADIUM. IN THE EVENT THE TEAM DOES NOT COMPLY WITH THE LEASE IT CONTAINS SPECIFIC TERMINATION PROVISIONS. >>COUN. BASSAN: I THINK IT WAS BENEFICIAL, THANK YOU FOR ADDING SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL BENCHMARKS OF THE BEGINNING THAT HELPED WITH SOME OF THAT. IF THE CITY BEGINS INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND THE TENANT IS UNABLE TO FIRM UP THE DEAL, WILL THE CITY HAVE TO REPAY THE GRANT FUNDING TO THE STATE IF NO STADIUM IS COMPLETED? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN, ATTACHMENT A IS THE LIST OF FINANCING MONEY AVAILABLE TO THE STATE PART OF THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION. ANY MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS WILL BENEFIT BALLOON FIESTA PARK AS A PUBLIC FACILITY. BECAUSE IT IS OWNED BY THE CITY. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT'S BUILT OR NOT. AS A PRACTICAL MATTER THE CITY WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH STADIUM SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENTS IF THE TEAM DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD OR IF IT THE TEAM DOES NOT MOVE FORWARD WITH THE STADIUM. >>COUN. BASSAN: WHAT'S THE SCOPE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT? I DO MY AIR QUOTES. >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN, THE SCOPE OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE INCLUDES PREPARATION OF A BUILT READY PAD, IF YOU WILL, SITE IN UTILITIES. PARKING LOT IMPROVEMENTS. ESCARPMENT IMPROVEMENTS. GONDOLA GULL -- GULCH IMPROVEMENTS. AND GENERAL PARK IMPROVEMENTS. BURYING LOW VOLTAGE LINES ALONG THE LINE OF MAGIC AVENUE. EXTENDING UTILITIES. PEDESTRIAN VENTING AND GATE. >>COUN. BASSAN: I HAVE AN ADDITIONAL QUESTION. WHAT'S THE GONDOLA GULCH? >> THAT IS THAT ROAD THAT IS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE PRESIDENT'S COMPOUND WHERE YOU SEE ALL OF THE VIEW WHERE ALL THE RVs PARK. THERE'S A STEEP ROAD THAT GETS FOLKS TO THE PARK ITSELF. THAT'S THE GULCH ROAD. IT'S A VERY STEEP ROAD AND BECAUSE OF ITS STEEPNESS, IT DOES NOT MEET ADA REQUIREMENTS. AS SUCH, DURING FIESTA EVENTS THERE HAS TO BE A TRAILER AND A TRUCK PULLING OR GIVING PEOPLE RIDES FROM DOWN THAT ROAD ALL THE WAY INTO THE PARK AND BACK UP. IMPROVEMENTS WOULD BE TO LEVEL THAT ROAD AND SUPPORT THE ROADS SO THAT IT DOESN'T CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE AND CREATE AN AVENUE FOR AN ADA ACCESSIBILITY. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. THAT WAS SOMETHING I LEARNED BY ASKING THESE QUESTIONS. NEVER HEARD OF THAT. MR. PRESIDENT, MR. RAEL, WHERE ARE THE BIDS TO ESTABLISH COST AND SCOPE? >> THE CITY HAS NOT GONE OUT FOR BIDS FOR THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO BE PROVIDED. OVER THE CITY CAN COMPLETE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS, WITH EXPERIENCE OF PARKS AND DESIGN OF IMPROVEMENTS. THE CITY CONSULTS FOR LEASE PROJECTS ARCHITECTS AND ENGINEERS THAT HAVE WORKED FOR DECADE AND HAVE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF EXPERIENCE IN INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT. THEY APPLIED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE. THE CONSULTANTS REACHED OUT TO STADIUM DESIGN TEAMS IN OTHER CITIES TO DEVELOP COST ESTIMATES. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. AS A SIDE NOTE. I KNOW COUNCILOR SANCHEZ TAKES REALLY GOOD NOTES NEXT TO ME. WHEN YOU SEE HIM LOOKING DOWN. COUNCILORS, IF YOU MISS IT, THESE RESPONSES ARE IN YOUR EMAILS AS WELL. MR. RAEL, I KNOW YOU MENTIONED THIS EAEARLILER. HOW IS THE COST OF RENT ESTABLISHED? >> MR. PRESIDENT, THE COST IS ON A RECENT APPRAISAL OF SIMILARLY SITUATED PROPERTY WITHIN THE AREA. RENT WITH WAS DISCOUNTED FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS. THE SITE IS IN A CITY PARK WITH SIGNIFICANT RESTRICTIONS ON USE. THUS, IT IS NOT A PIECE OF PROPERTY THAT WOULD BE OUTSIDE OF A CITY PARK RESTRICTED AREA THAT WOULD HAVE A HIGHER VALUE OF RETURN OR HIGHER VALUE OF DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE OF ALL THE RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE IMPOSED. BECAUSE IT IS A CITY PARK FACILITY. NUMBER TWO, THE SITE IS LOKATD DOINGS LO LOCATED NEXT TO A 50-YEAR-OLD LANDFILL. IT'S NOT SOMETHING DEVELOPMENT OR DEVELOPERS WOULD OBVIOUSLY PAY HIGH VALUE FOR. THE TEAMS IN KIND SERVICE TO THE CITY SUCH AS THE TEN DAYS USE FOR THE CITY. THE CITY GAVE ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION TO THE SIGNIFICANT EXPECTED REVENUE FROM PARKING. I SAY THAT BECAUSE AT THIS POINT THE PARKING LOT OUT THERE SIT EMPTY AND VACANT FOR A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TIME DURING THE COURSE OF THE YEAR. THOSE PARKING LOTS ARE USED DURING BALLOON FIESTA AND GENERATE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF VALUE THROUGH THE BALLOON FIESTA PROJECT PROGRAM. FOR THE MOST PART THE CITY HAS NEVER CHARGED FOR CITY-RELATED PARKING FOR CITY-RELATED EVENTS. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, AS A RENUFB -- REVENUE OPPORTUNITY, THERE'S A PRICE FOR THE PARKING SPOTS. THAT'S HOW THE CITY SHARES IN THE COST OR REVENUE FROM THOSE FACILITIES. >>COUN. BASSAN: IF WE WANT TO GO TO NUMBER TEN. SINCE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT PARKING. IF YOU CAN ELABORATE ON THE ESTIMATED PARKING REVENUE PER YEAR. >> IN THE QUESTION RESPONSE, IT'S TO DETERMINE THE COST OF PARKING RATE AND REVENUE. WE ESTIMATE THERE WILL BE 3,000 CARS ON ANY GIVEN GAME DAY. CURRENTLY, CARS ARE CHARGED $20 A SPACE FOR THE PARK AT BALLOON FIESTA PARK FOR BALLOON FIESTA EVENTS. UNDER THE LEASE THE CITY IS ENTITLED TO 10% OF THE NET REVENUE FROM THE PARKING FEES. BASED ON THOSE NUMBERS, THE CITY WOULD BE ENTITLED TO 6$6,000 PE GAME. FOR A TOTAL OF 17 HOME GAMES. HOWEVER, PARKING RATES AND CHARGES OBVIOUSLY ARE DICTATED BY MARKET CONDITIONS. THE TEAM AND CITY WOULD NEGOTIATE THOSE RATES AND CHARGES. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, WHY IS THE 2% INCREASE IN THE COST FOR RENT DISCRETIONARY? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN, THAT IS SOLELY AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CITY. IT WAS A VISION THAT 2% WOULD BE COMMITTED ON A YEARLY BASIS. HOWEVER, AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE PROGRAM, IN THE CONSTRUCTION, IT WAS DISCRETIONARY TO GIVE AN INCENTIVE FOR THE TEAM TO CONTINUE ITS CONSTRUCTION, IF YOU WILL, FOR THE FIRST THREE YEARS DEPENDING ON HOW LONG IT TAKES. AND WE WOULD THEN EXERCISE THE RIGHT TO INCREASE THAT 2%. >>COUN. BASSAN: HOW WAS 10 DAYS FOR THE CITY USED PORTION OF THE LEASE AGREEMENT ESTABLISHED? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN, THE TEN DAYS WERE ESTABLISHED BY OUR REVIEW OF THE AGREEMENT WE HAVE AT ISOTOPES PARK. IT WAS A PUBLICLY FINANCED FACILITY BY THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE OVER 20 YEARS AGO. IN THAT NEGOTIATION, IT WAS THE CITY REQUESTED 10 DAYS. THIS IS PRIVATELY FINANCED AND IT SEEMED LIKE THAT WAS THE APPROPRIATE NUMBER AS IT RELATES TO THE USE OF THE FACILITY. >>COUN. BASSAN: DO THOSE 10 DAYS INCLUDE BALLOON FIESTA? >> THE TEAM AGREED NOT TO HOLD ANY HOME SOCCER GAMES THAT WOULD CONFLICT WITH BALLOON FIESTA. THE CITY IS ENTITLED TO TEN DAYS IN ADDITION TO THE BALLOON FIESTA DAYS. >>COUN. BASSAN: DO THE TEN DAYS INCLUDE THE LISTED HIGH SCHOOL TOURNAMENT DAYS? >> NO. HOWEVER THE CITY MAY ELECT TO USE THE TEN DAYS FOR HIGH SCHOOL TOURNAMENT DAYS SUBJECT TO THE AGREEMENT WITH THE TEAM. >>COUN. BASSAN: WHAT IS THE BUILD READY PAD? >> IN THIS PARTICULAR LEASE, MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN, THE PARTIES INTENDED THAT THE BUILT READY PAD IS THE SEVEN ACRES OF LAND WILL BE GRADED AND LEVELLED TO A CONDITION READY WITH A PRIVATELY FINANCED CONSTRUCTION OF THE STADIUM TO BEGIN. >>COUN. BASSAN: DOES THIS PAD INCLUDE COMPACTION? >> NO, IT WILL NOT INCLUDE COMPKZ. >>COUN. BASSAN: THAT WAS A BIG ONE FOR ME. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. WHAT IS THE SCOPE OF WORK FOR CREATING A BUILT READY PAD? >> THE SCOPE OF WORK TO CREATE A BILL READY PLAN WILL INCLUDE GRADING AND LEVELLING OF SEVEN ACRE SITE AND REMOVAL OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT MAY CONFLICT WITH THE PROJECT. ONE PARTICULAR AREA, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE'S A COMMUNICATIONS BOX THAT IS LOCATED, THE CITY WILL REMOVE THAT AND MOVE IT TO A DIFFERENT LOCATION. AT VERY LITTLE EXPENSE. >>COUN. BASSAN: WHAT ARE THE BIDS FOR CREATING THE PAD? >> THE CITY HAS NOT GONE OUT FOR BIDS. HOWEVER THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION, THE CITY ONLY COMPLETES INFRASTRUCTURE TO CITY FACILITIES INCLUDING PARKS. IT'S EXPERIENCED IN THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE IMPROVEMENTS. CONSULTANTS WITH ARK PECTS AND ENGINEERS AND APPLIED KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE IN DEVELOPING THE COST. THE CONSULTANTS REACH OUT TO THE DESIGN TEAMS IN THE WORLD OF DEVELOPING THESE KINDS OF FACILITIES. IF I MIGHT ADD, MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN, ATTACHMENT E IS THE CONSTRUCTION ESTIMATES FOR THE DIFFERING COMPONENTS FOR THE SITE. >>COUN. BASSAN: I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS COMING UP LATER ABOUT ATTACHMENT B. WHAT'S NEEDED FOR THE USL APPROVAL? >> THE USL REVIEWS AND APPROVES EACH TENANT FACILITY BEFORE EACH LEAGUE YEAR. THEY REQUIRE A SOCCER-SPECIFIC SURFACE WITH A LEAST 6,000 FEET. THE STADIUM ENVISIONED WOULD CONFORM TO THE GUIDELINES. >>COUN. BASSAN: IS THE LEASE AGREEMENT NEEDED FOR THE USL? >> THE LEASE AUTHORIZES CONSTRUCTION -- I'M SORRY, THE LEASE AUTHORIZES CONSTRUCTION AND USE OF THE STADIUM, WITHOUT A LEASE THE TEAM CANNOT SHOW THEY HAVE SECURED A PROPERTY FOR THE STADIUM AS A NECESSARY COMPONENT OF THE USL APPROVAL. >>COUN. BASSAN: FOR THE RECORD, FOR EVERYONE ELSE TO KNOW, IS THE LEASE AGREEMENT NEEDED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ANY LAND USE -- I GUESS WE'LL SKIP THAT BEING THAT EPC. AND WE'LL SKIP THE NEXT ONE WHICH IS WHAT ELSE IS NEEDED TO MOVE FORWARD. WHAT IS BUDGETED FOR ONGOING CITY MAINTENANCE FOR THE LEASE AND WHERE WILL THE FUNDS COME FROM? >> UNDER THE LEASE THE TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH THE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE OF THE STADIUM. THE PARK IMPROVEMENTS THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEY'RE ABSORBED BY THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT LIKE THEY DO FOR THE REST OF THE PARK. THEY MAY BE USED TO HELP SOME OF THE COSTS. IN THE LEAST THERE'S SPECIFIC LANGUAGE THAT INDICATES WHATEVER IMPROVERMENTS THE CITY CAUSES TO OCCUR SUCH AS LEVELLING THE LAND, FIXING THE PARKING LOT, THE CITY WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAINTAINING THOSE. WHATEVER CONSTRUCTION THE TEAM CAUSES TO OCCUR, THE TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE THERE THOSE COSTS OF MAINTENANCE. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. MR. PRESIDENT, I THINK COUNCILOR SANCHEZ WANTS TO ADD TO THAT. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION TO ADD TO THAT. DOES THE 10% CAR PARKING COVER THE INCREASE USAGE OF THE LAW AND MAINTENANCE? THAT YOU DESCRIBED. THERE'S GOING TO BE ISSUES FOR THAT MAINTENANCE ISSUE. >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, WE BELIEVE IT'S MORE THAN ADEQUATE. KEEP IN MIND THE PARKING LOT UP GRADE AND UPKEEP WILL BE THE COST ABSORBED UNDER THE STATE GRANT WE HAVE. THOSE FACILITIES LISTED EARLIER ARE SELDOM USED IN THE ENTIRETY. WE'RE TALKING 17 DAYS, MAYBE, WITH SPECIAL EVENTS, A COUPLE MORE DAYS. AWAY BELIEVE THOSE COSTS WILL BE PAID BY THE REVENUE. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR GROUT ON THE SAME TOPIC. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. FOLLOW UP ON THAT, CAUSE TO OCCUR. ANYTHING THE CITY PUTS TOGETHER. ARE WE GOING TO BE PUTTING IN BATHROOMS? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY TO POTENTIALLY PROVIDE BATHROOMS THAT WOULD BE OF AVAILABLE IN USE BY BOTH, BY THE PARK ITSELF FOR PARK PURPOSES, BUT MAY ALSO BE USED FOR THE STADIUM. >>COUN. GROUT: THAT'S A YES? >> YES. IT HAS NOT BEEN FINALIZED. >>COUN. GROUT: HOW MANY BATHROOMS DO WE HAVE AT THE BALLOON FIESTA EVERY YEAR? >> I WILL DEFER TO MR. SIMON. I'M NOT -- I HAVE NOT COUNTED THEM MYSELF. >>COUN. GROUT: I'M SURE. >> DIRECTOR YOU HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS? >> I HAVE TRIED THEM ALL. I DON'T LIKE VERY MANY OF THEM. >>COUN. GROUT: THERE'S 200. HOW MANY POTTIES ARE WE GOING TO BE GETTING FOR THE CITY CAUSED TO OCCUR? HOW MANY ARE WE GOING TO BE BUILDING? THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMMENTS ABOUT THE BATHROOM. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FACILITIES FOR PEOPLE TO USE AND I THINK PEOPLE ARE THINKING THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE 200 STALLS. I'M NOT SURE THAT IS CLEAR. WE'RE STILL GOING TO HAVE PORT-A-POTTIES AT BALLOON FIESTA. >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT YES. I THINK THE IMPROVEMENTS TO THE PARK AND THINGS RELATED TO THE STADIUM WILL ELIMINATE THE NEED FOR A LARGE NUMBER OF THE PORTABLES. PROBABLY NOT 100% BECAUSE YOU'RE DEALING WITH A PEAK CROWD AT FIESTA. IT COULD BE 50 TO 80,000 PEOPLE. PEAK FOR THE STADIUM WOULD BE A QUARTER FOR THAT. THE INVESTMENTS WILL MAKE A SUBSTANTIAL DENT IN ELIMINATING THE NEED FOR PORT-A-POTTIES, BUT NOT ALL. >>COUN. GROUT: WE'RE GOING TO BE TAKING CARE OF FACILITIES, THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND TAXPAYERS WILL TAKE CARE OF THE FACILITIES? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, IF YOU'RE ASKING IF THE CITY WILL BE BUILDING BATHROOMS AND WILL THE CITY MAINTAIN THE BATHROOMS, WE'LL MAINTAIN THE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS CAUSE TO BE BUILT. DOES THAT MEAN WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET THE TEAM USE THOSE FACILITIES? WE CAN ESTABLISH A CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW THAT CAN HAPPEN. THE NUMBER IN THOSE FACILITIES HAVE NOT BEEN FINALIZED BASED ON THE SITE PLAN. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. I'LL DEFER BACK. >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU. MR. RAEL, WHAT IS THE COST ASK STATUS OF THE BIDS FOR THE CITY'S OBLIGATIONS IN SECTION 13.02? >> I HATE TO BE REPETITIVE, AS I SAID IN THE OTHER TWO QUESTIONS AS IT RELATES TO THE BIDS, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF WORKING WITH THE -- TO GET THOSE COSTS THAT ARE IN YOUR ANSWERS BASED ON THE EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE OF OUR STAFF AND THE CONSULTANTS WE HAVE ON BOARD. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. RAEL FOR BEING REPETITIVE. I THINK PEOPLE DON'T ALL REALIZE THEY DIDN'T SEE THIS. IT'S GOOD TO HEAR THAT IT'S THE SAME RESPONSES BEFORE. IN SECTION 15.02, CITY'S REMEDIES, IT STATES THE CITY CAN'T EXERCISE DEFAULT REMEDIES UNTIL THE COURT DETERMINES DEFAULT. WHY WOULD IT BE PRUDENT TO REQUIRE COURT APPROVAL PRIOR TO ANY OTHER OPTIONS? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN, AS IN ANY NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN TWO PARTIES, IT WAS FELT AT THE END OF THE DAY AND WE EXPLORED DIFFERENT REMEDIES TO APPROACH DIFFERENCES OF OPINION, ET CETERA. IT WAS FELT BY BOTH PARTIES THAT HAVING NEGOTIATIONS THAT WOULD REQUIRE A COURT DECISION WOULD BE THE MOST PROMPT AND EXPEDITIOUS WAY TO RESOLVE, OTHER THAN TO CREATE LONG PROCESS THAT WOULD TAKE TIME AND WOULD NOT BE IN THE INTEREST OF BOTH PARTIES. >>COUN. BASSAN: IN SECTION 17.07 THE SUNSET CLAUSE IS TERMINATED DECEMBER 21, 2027. WHY IS THIS SO FAR UP? >> AS YOU CAN IMAGINE A PRIVATELY FINANCED STADIUM WITH PUBLIC INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT, THE SUNSET CLAUSE GIVES THE CITY AND TEAM EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO SUCCEED. WHILE ALSO PROVIDING A DATE CERTAIN AFTER WHICH THE PROJECT WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD. IT WILL SIMPLY -- THIS IS A PRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIP AND WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DIDN'T DRAG THIS ALONG EITHER AND WE HAD A DATE EVERYONE CAN WORK WITH. >>COUN. BASSAN: WHY WASN'T AN RFP CONDUCTD FOR THE STADIUM OR FOR A STADIUM? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN, AN RFP IS NOT REQUIRED FOR THE LEASE OF ANY CITY LAND. BECAUSE THAT'S JUST NOT THE WAY THE PROCESS WORKS. THERE'S NOT -- IF THERE ARE FOLKS INTERESTED IN USING CITY LAND THEY WOULD COME TO THE CITY AND REQUEST -- BUT THERE'S NOT VERY MANY TEAMS LOOKING TO LEASE LAND FROM THE CITY TO PUT A STADIUM ON CITY LAND. THAT I'M AWARE OF. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. IF THE CITY IS REQUIRED TO TAKE OVER THE OWNERSHIP OF THE LEASE HOLD INTEREST WILL THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE BE REQUIRED TO PAY? >> THE CITY IS NOT REQUIRED TO TAKE OVER THE LEASE HOLD INTEREST AT ALL. >>COUN. BASSAN: WHAT ARE THE COSTS TO THE CITY IF THE STADIUM PROJECT FAILS? >> THERE WILL BE NO COST TO THE CITY IF THE STADIUM PROJECT IS NOT BUILT. LET ME SAY TO ONE OF THE SPEAKERS EARLIER WHO I REALLY ALWAYS BEEN FOND OF, OUR PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH WHAT IS NOW THE GOLF AND EVENT CENTER IS AN EXAMPLE OF A PROJECT THAT WAS STARTED, BUILT, BUT DID NOT, UNFORTUNATELY, MOVE TO A LONG ONGOING PROJECT. THE CITY THEN TOOK OVER THE FACILITY AND NOW THE FACILITY IS USED FOR BALLOON FIESTA AND IT'S USED FOR MANY OTHER EVENTS INCLUDING THE GOLF AND EVENT CENTER. THE GOOD NEWS ABOUT ANY OF THE THINGS IS THERE IS A LINER, IF THIS WAS NOT TO INCLUDE OR IF IT WAS IN THE PROCESS THE CITY WOULD RETAIN OWNERSHIP OF WHAT WAS BUILT AND THE TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ITS OWN DEBT. >>COUN. BASSAN: I'M GETTING A LITTLE OFF TRACK, BUT IF THE STADIUM IS HALF-BUILT AND SOMETHING HAPPENS, THEN WHAT? IF THE TEAM DOESN'T FINISH BUILDING THE STADIUM. >> MR. PRESIDENT, AS IN ANY CASE WE HAVE A PUBLIC FACILITY THAT IS HALF-BUILT. THE CITY RETAINS OWNERSHIP OF. AND THE CITY CAN DECIDE TO CONTINUE THE PROJECT, TERMINATE THE PROJECT AND REQUIRE THROUGH A COURT PROCESS TO CLEAN UP THE SITE, THERE ARE VERY DIFFERENT REMEDIES FOR THE CITY. THE CITY WOULD BE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO MAKE THE DETERMINATION. >>COUN. BASSAN: WOULD ONE OF THOSE LISTED BENCH MEMBERS HELP WITH ANY OF THAT? OR PREVENT IT? OR BE CAUTIONARY SOME >> YES. THERE'S A PROVISION. THE ISSUE THAT REALLY RESONATE FOR THE CITY AND FOR OUR RESIDENTS WOULD BE A DEFAULT ON ANY OF THE FINANCES. THOSE ARE ALL ON THE CONTRACT OR ON THE TENANT. >>COUN. BASSAN: AND WHAT IS THE STADIUM'S CITY OPERATIONAL COSTS? FOR EXAMPLE WITH PARKS AND REC FIRE AND APD. >> UNDER THE LEASE THE TEAM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF THE STADIUM. FOR OTHER RESOURCES PROVIDED BY FIRE AND APD THEY WILL BE ABSORBED LIKE THEY ARE FOR THE REST OF THE PARK OR ANY OTHER DEVELOPMENT. THE CITY HAS NOT ESTIMATED THE COST OR ANY OTHER COST AND THE LEASE REVENUES MAY BE USED TO DEFRAY THE COSTS. MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS, AS WE HAVE WITH ISOTOPES PARK, THERE'S A PROVISION WHERE THE CITY PROVIDES UP TO A CERTAIN NUMBER OF POLICE AND FIRE PERSONNEL TO ENSURE THAT FACILITY IS OBVIOUS LY AVAILABLE AND MAINTAINED THE SAFETY AND COURT. THAT IS A CITY-OWNED FACILITY. WE TOOK THAT RESPONSIBILITY ON TO ENSURE THAT NOT ONLY DO WE PROTECT OUR CITIZENS AT THE FACILITY BUT WE ALSO PROTECT THE FACILITY ITSELF. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, ANY APD OR AFR STAFF THAT WOULD BE ASSIGNED TO THE FACILITY WOULD BE A COST THAT THE TEAM WOULD HAVE TO ABSORB AS PART OF THE DAY TO DAY OPERATIONS AS REQUIRED BY OUR ORDINANCES WHEN YOU HAVE EVENTS OF THIS NATURE. SUCH AS WHEN YOU HAVE A PRIVATE EVENT, THEY HIRE THEIR OWN SECURITY, AND THEY PAY FOR THAT SERVICE. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. WILL THE CITY'S INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT PORTION -- I THINK WE DID THIS, BE BID OUT OR BUILT THROUGH AN ON-CALL CONTRACT? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN, WE HAVE NOT MADE THAT DETERMINATION. AS I SAID EARLIER IN THE BENCHMARKS, THERE'S TIMELINES WHERE THE CITY HAS TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ITS OWN CONSTRUCTION. MAY BE APPROPRIATE TO USE ON-CALL IN OTHER ASPECTS IT MAY BE APPROPRIATE TO DO AN RFP, OR BID. >>COUN. BASSAN: WILL CONSTRUCTION BE ALLOWED DURING THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA USE PERIOD THE DAY AFTER LABOR DAY THROUGH OCTOBER 31st? >> UNDER THE CURRENT AGREEMENT THE CONSTRUCTION WILL NOT BE PERMITTED DURING THE BALLOON FIESTA ITSELF. THE TIME BEFORE THE PERIOD BEFORE, IN CONVERSATIONS WITH BALLOON FIESTA, IT IS THEIR EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE FACILITY. IN CONSULTATIONS WITH THE BALLOON FIESTA THEYICIDE THEY WOULD LIKE TO WORK WITH THE CITY TO ENSURE THEY CAN MOVE TOWARD. IF IT CAUSES TOO MUCH OF A DELAY TO WORKING WITH US DURING THAT TIME. >>COUN. BASSAN: I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT I ALSO RECEIVED RESPONSES FROM THE TEAM. THIS IS ONE THAT DEVIATES SLIGHTLY. I THINK IT'S VALID THIS IS ON THE RECORD AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT'S NOT LISTED IN THE LEASE AGREEMENT. THE TEAM SAID IT WILL BE FENCED OFF. IT DIDN'T INDICATE WHETHER THERE'S CONSTRUCTION OR ONGOING DURING BALLOON FIESTA. >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN, THAT IS THE AGREEMENT IN THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE CONSTRUCTING DURING THE FIESTA AS WELL. OBVIOUSLY, THE CONSTRUCTION IS GOING TO BE A YEAR, MAYBE TWO AT THE MOST. IN THIS PROCESS. I HAVE SPOKEN TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE FIESTA AND TO THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE FIESTA AND THEY ARE IN AGREEMENT THAT WORKING TOGETHER ON THIS, WE ALL APPRECIATE AND UNDERSTAND THAT WE CANNOT IMPACT THE OPERATIONS OF THE FIESTA DURING THAT PERIOD OF TIME. FENCING, THAT'S SOMETHING THE BALLOON FIESTA WOULD AGREE TO OR WORK THROUGH, WE CAN MAKE THOSE ISSUES WORK THROUGH TO GET THEM DONE. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: FOLLOW UP QUESTION TO NO GAMES DURING BALLOON FIESTA NO CONSTRUCTION DURING BALLOON FIESTA. WE KNOW BALLOON FIESTA STARTS AT THE VERY END OF THE SEASON. IF NEW MEXICO UNITED MAKES THIS PLAYOFFS, DOES THAT MEAN THEY DON'T HAVE HOME GAMES DURING THE BALLOON FIESTA? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, THAT IS THE CASE. WE HAVE BEEN SPECIFICALLY CLEAR ABOUT THAT ISSUE. THE TEAM'S OWNER HAS BEEN VERY CLEAR THAT HE IS NOT INTERESTED IN COMPETING WITH BALLOON FIESTA AT ALL. IF THE FIESTA WANTS TO WORK WITH THE TEAM TO USE THE FACILITY OR TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE FACILITY USED FOR PURPOSES OF AUGMENTING THE FACILITY, THE TEAM IS INTERESTED AND HAPPY TO COOPERATE. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. PRESIDENT, WE'RE GETTING CLOSER. MR. RAEL, WHERE WILL SPECTATORS PARK DURING THE BALLOON FIESTA IF PARKING SPACES ARE LOST? >> THE CITY WILL WORK WITH THE TEAM TO MINIMIZE THE PARKING AREAS LOST TO CONSTRUCTION. THE CITY WILL IDENTIFY OTHER PARKING LOCATIONS. THERE'S OTHER LOCATIONS WITHIN THE AREA WE CAN CERTAINLY CAUSE TO HELP OFFSET PARKING. AS YOU MAY OR MAY NOT KNOW DURING THIS FIESTA WE HAD SOME REALLY CHALLENGING ISSUES WITH PARKING. WITH TENANTS THAT RELIED ON BEFORE THAT WERE NOT INTERESTED IN USING THOSE -- HAVING US USE THOSE FACILITIES AND WE FOUND ALTERNATIVE SITES. >>COUN. BASSAN: I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A TOUR WITH YOU OF ONE OF THE BUSINESSES WE DISCUSSED AND MAKE SURE THAT IS MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE RATHER THAN PERHAPS A TARGET AS WELL. THIS IS ANOTHER ONE THAT THE ANSWER FROM THE TEAM WAS DIFFERENT. THE TEAM SAID IT'S THEIR UNDERSTANDING THAT PARKING IMPROVEMENTS ARE BEING MADE IN OTHER LOCATIONS. I THINK THE PUBLIC IS CURIOUS AND I'M CURIOUS WHERE. WHEN WE KNOW THAT IF IT'S THAT IS ALREADY SOMETHING KNOWN I THINK THAT'S AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF THE PUZZLE. WE WERE JUST TOLD 3,000 CARS FOR EVERY GAME. AND WHERE ARE THEY GOING TO GO IF THE STADIUM IS GOING TO TAKE UP -- I'M ASSUMING QUITE A BIT OF THE SEVEN ACRES. DO WE HAVE OTHER IDEAS FOR 3,000 CARS? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN, THIS ISSUE, IF I RECALL, THE ONLY ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF THE PARKING AREA FOR THE FENCING DURING THE CONSTRUCTION RAM. AGAIN, AS I SAID EARLIER, IF THIS CONSTRUCTION PROGRAM OVERLAPS INTO THE FIESTA TIMELINE WE WOULD CERTAINLY LOOK AT OTHER FACILITIES OR PARKS. KEEP IN MIND, THE RESTRUCTURING OF THE PARKING LOT PER THE -- I DON'T WANT TO GET TOO MUCH INTO THE LAND USE PIECE AND SITE LAN, WE WILL NOT -- WE WILL MAKE UP THE PARKING SPACES UNDER THE LOST UNDER THE SEVEN ACRES LEASE BECAUSE WE'LL RESTRUCTURE AND RESTRIPE AND RESTRUCTURE THE PARKING. RIGHT NOW, IT'S NOT AS LAID OUT AS EFFICIENT AS WE BELIEVE WE CAN GET IT. AND THE ARCHITECTS AND DESIGNERS LOOKED AT THAT. THERE'S A LOT OF SPACE WE HAVE NOT USED VERY WELL. WE BELIEVE IN REVIEW OF THE WORK NOT ONLY WILL WE MAKE UP THE SPACES LOST BUT ADD ADDITIONAL SPACES FROM MORE EFFICIENT USE OF THE PROPERTY. >>COUN. BASSAN: WHAT IS THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE INSPECTION PLAN REVIEW REQUIREMENTS DURING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN, INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVERMENTS AND THE STADIUM WILL MEET THE SAME PLANNING REQUIREMENTS AS OTHER CONSTRUCTION IN THE CITY. PLANNING WILL REVIEW OR COMPLIANCE AND WITH CITY CODES AND PERMITS WILL BE REQUIRED. >>COUN. BASSAN: WHAT SPECIFIC CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE MADE TO IMPROVE THE PARK AND STADIUM? WHICH PARKING AREAS ARE INCLUDED? WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT. BUT THE FIRST PORTION, WHAT SPECIFIC COA INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS WILL BE MADE TO IMPROVE THE PARKING? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN, ATTACHMENT B LISTS THOSE PARKING IMPROVEMENTS THAT WERE SUBMITTED AS PART OF THE QUESTION. WOULD YOU LIKE ME -- >>COUN. BASSAN: SUMMARIZE THEM. WE DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH EACH OF THE COLUMNS. >> GRADING OF THE SITE ITSELF TO MEET THE REQUIREMENT ACTUAL PAD READY SIDE WHICH INCLUDES THE MODIFICATION TO EXISTING HIGH VOLTAGE POWERLEN EASEMENTS THAT NEEDS TO BE REVIEWED WITH PNM. THE NORTH PARKING LOTS WILL BE RESTRUCTURED. STADIUM SITE AND PERIMETER AND LANDSCAPING MATERIALS ARE ON THE NORTH AND WEST SIDE. AND WE'LL HAVE A STABILIZATION OF THE BURNS ON THE EAST SIDE AND SOUTH SIDE ALONG THE GONDOLA GULCH ROAD. AND THERE'S SOME LANDFILL AND GAS MITIGATION BECAUSE IT'S LOCATED NEXT TO THE LANDFILL AND WE HAVE THE DESIGN TEAMS ET CETERA. >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. RAEL, THIS IS THE LAST ONE THAT SEEMED TO DEVIATE FROM THE TEAM'S RESPONSES. I THINK THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT. I WISH WOULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT MORE SPECIFIC IN THE LEASE AGREEMENT. I'M HAPPY WE HAVE AT LEAST THE AMENDMENT FOR THE ATTACHMENT. THE TEAM SAYS, FROM THE TEAM POINT OF VIEW WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE BATHROOMS FOR BALLOON FIESTA AND UNITED GAMES. AND STRUCTURES THAT CAN BE USED DURING LIGHTING AND WEATHER EVENTS. ALL OF THAT YOU LISTED. BUT THEY ADDED WATER AND POWER TO SUPPORT VENDOR ROW AND TO SUPPORT PARKING. THIS LIST IS FLUID. I'M POINTING OUT YOU DIDN'T LIST ANYTHING ABOUT WATER. THEY'RE LISTING SOMETHING ABOUT WATER. AND THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT. >> EXCUSE ME, COUNCILOR DAVIS AND COUNCILOR BASSAN, WHAT I LISTED WAS THE INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS THAT WOULD BE USED FROM THE STADIUM-RELATED REVENUES FROM THE STATE. THERE'S ADDITIONAL REVENUES AVAILABLE TO THE CITY FROM THE STATE WHICH INCLUDE THE WATERLINES AND SEWER LINES AND LONG THE MAIN STREET FOR VENDOR ROW. NOT GOING INTO DETAILS OF THE SITE, AND EPC ISSUES MAY COME BEFORE YOU, BUT THE WATER AND SEWER AND TELECOMMUNICATION LINES THAT WILL RUN NORTH-SOUTH WILL BE WITHIN THE DISTANCE OF CONNECTING TO THE STADIUM. THERE WILL BE SUBOUTS, THEY WILL BE PLACING THE INFRASTRUCTURE SO WHEN THE STADIUM IS BUILT THEY CAN CONNECT TO WATER AND SEWER AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS. >>COUN. BASSAN: IS THAT ON B? >> YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: IS THAT NUMBER ONE ON BOTH OF THEM? >> YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: OKAY. IT SAYS UP GRADE EXTEND ELECTRIC UTILITIES. ON THE ONE AND FIBER LINE EXTENSION. AND UTILITY TRENCH IN THE PAVILION. AND THE OTHER ONE IS ROUGH GRADING IN THE PARKING LOT AND EXTENSION OF UTILITIES TO THE EDGE OF THE STADIUM PARAMETER AND THAT INCLUDES WATER? >> YES. THAT INCLUDES WATER. >> NARRATOR: WHEN WILL . >>COUN. BASSAN: WHEN WILL THE PUBLIC RESTROOMS BE OPEN? >> WE HAVE NOT DELVED THAT FAR INTO THE CONSTRUCTION, IF YOU WILL. WE'LL BE HAPPY TO REPORT BACK TO THE COUNCIL ON THAT ITEM AS IMPORTANT AS IT IS FOR ALL OF US. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. THE ANSWER THAT I GOT FROM YOU WAS THE RESTROOMS WILL BE OPEN DURING BALLOON FIESTA AND STADIUM EVENTS? >> THAT IS OBVIOUSLY WHY WE'RE BUILDING THEM. IT WOULD ALSO BE OPEN FOR OTHER EVENTS THAT ARE 4th OF JULY CELEBRATION AND EVERYTHING ELSE. WHEN WILL THEY BE BUILT AND READY IS TO BE DETERMINED. >>COUN. BASSAN: THAT ANSWER, THE TEAM SAID AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THERE'S A LOT OF BATHROOM TALK WE'RE GETTING INTO. NONETHELESS, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT IT'S NOT SPECIFICALLY STATED IN THE LEASE BUT THE RESTROOMS WILL BE OPEN DURING BALLOON FIESTA AND STATE EVENTS. >> THAT IS THE INTENDED PURPOSE. >>COUN. BASSAN: ANY ANTI- DONATIONS FOR USING PUBLIC MONEY WITH THIS PROJECT? >> NO. THERE ARE NO ANTI- DONATION ISSUES TO IMPROVE BALLOON FIESTA PARK AS IT IS A PUBLIC FACILITY. OR THE LEASE OF THE BALLOON FIESTA PARK FOR STADIUM PURCHASES FOR EXCHANGE OF PAYMENT FOR PARKING REVENUE. >>COUN. BASSAN: WHAT'S THE STATUS OF CURRENT AND FUTURE INVOLVEMENT OF THE BALLOON FIESTA PARK COMMISSION? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN, THE COMMISSION OCCURRED ON AUGUST 29. SEVEN OF THE STAKEHOLDERS ATTENDED AND THEY HEARD A FULL PRESENTATION ON THE APPLICATION, ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THE PROPOSED STADIUM. THOUGH A QUORUM WAS NOT PRESENT, THEY TOOK NO FORMAL ACTION. OVER THE PAST SIX WEEKS THE APPLICANTS MET WITH EVERY STAKEHOLDER GROUP REPRESENTED ON THE COMMISSION AND EXCEPT FOR ONE. TO EXPLAIN THE PROPOSED OUTLINE AND EPC PROCESS AND RECEIVE INPUT. THE COMMISSION HAS ADVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES AND NOT APPROVAL RESPONSIBILITIES. FURTHER INVOLVEMENT WITH THE COMMISSION CAN CONTINUE IN THAT REGARD. I KNOW THE NEXT QUESTION RELATES TO THE COMMISSION'S ROLE ITSELF. THERE IS NO QUESTION ABOUT IT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THE COMMISSION EARLY IN THE DAYS OF THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE BALLOON FIESTA PARK WAS ACTIVE. THROUGH THE COURSE OF TIME AND FORTUNATELY I'D LIKE TO SAY WITH THE SUCCESS BETWEEN THE FIESTA AND CITY OF MANAGING THAT PROJECT THE COMMISSION HAS NOT BEEN ACTIVE AS IT MAY HAVE BEEN OR COULD HAVE BEEN. SO, THERE'S NO QUESTION THAT WE NEED TO ACTIVATE THAT COMMISSION AND SEE IF WE CAN'T USE THE COMMISSION FOR FUTURE REFERENCES AS REQUIRED BY THE RULES. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MR. RAEL. THE NEXT QUESTION WAS WHAT ROLES WILL THE COMMISSION HAVE IN REVIEWING EVENTS OR LEASES. I KNOW YOU ANSWERED IT. I DO HAVE TO CONTINUE TO ASK, THE LAST SENTENCE FOR THE LAST TWO SENTENCES WITH MATURE PARK MANAGEMENT STAFF AND OPERATION AT THE PARK, HOWEVER, THE RULE OF THE COMMISSION AND REVIEWING EVENTS AND LEASES HAS DECREASES AND THE COMMISSION HAS NOT PLAYED THAT ROLE FOR SEVERAL YEARS. UNDER THE ORDINANCE THOSE FUNCTIONS CAN CONTINUE. TO ME WE HAVE AN ORDINANCE THAT SAYS IT SHOULD BE ADVISORY. IT'S NOT A SUGGESTION. IT'S AN ORDINANCE. THAT IS A SHAME THAT IT'S TURNING INTO A SUGGESTION. HOW WILL LIQUOR SALES BE CONDUCTED OUTSIDE THE STADIUM? >> THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE STADIUM WILL NOT AFFECT ALCOHOL SALES OUTSIDE THE STADIUM. THE IBF HAS PERMIT FOR SALES WITHIN THE PARK. >>COUN. BASSAN: WHAT ARE THE PENALTIES FOR BREAKING THE LEASE? HOW MUCH WILL IT COST? >> THE LEASE DOES NOT INCLUDE PENALTIES. THE LEASE PROVIDES A MECHANISM FOR RESOLVING DISPUTES. IF NO RESOLUTION IS REACHED, EITHER PARTY MAY BRING ACTIONS TO LOOK FORWARD AND ENFORCE THE TERM. EACH PARTY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN ATTORNEYS FEES AND COSTS. THAT IS WHAT'S PROVIDED UNDER THE LEASE. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THAT'S ALL OF MY QUESTION. I'M JUST GOING TO PUT MY LAST TWO CENTS IN. I WANT TO SAY I LOVE UNITED. I DO. I LIKE THEM. I HAVE BEEN TO A GAME. I SHOULD GO TO MORE. THIS IS NOT ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT I LIKE UNITED. THIS IS ABOUT ME MAKING A STATEMENT THAT I DON'T LIKE UNITED. THIS IS NOT ME SAYING I'M ANTI- BUSINESS OR PRO-BUSINESS BECAUSE I AM PRO-BUSINESS. THIS IS NOT SAYING I'M NOT AGAINST OR PRO-DEVELOPMENT BECAUSE WE HAVE TO IMPROVE OUR ECONOMIC STABILITY IN THE CITY. THAT ASIDE, WE HAD AN EC COME BEFORE US FOR A LEASE AGREEMENT FOR THE REMCRO COMPANY THAT'S 44 PAGES LONG. THIS IS A 14-PAGE 60-YEAR LEASE AGREEMENT. THAT'S MIND-BLOWING THAT WE HAVE SIMPLIFIED IT TO THAT EXTENT. I WAS ELECTED TWICE, THANK YOU THOSE OF YOU THAT SUPPORTED ME, I REPRESENT MY CONSTITUENTS. I RECOGNIZE UNITED IS FABULOUS. I'VE HEARD FROM MANY, MANY CONSTITUENTS, AND I'M GOING TO DO WHAT I BELIEVE IS BEST TO REPRESENT THEM. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN. COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I SHARE A LOT OF THE SAME CONCERNS THAT COUNCILOR BASSAN HAS. I ALSO LIKE SOCCER. I LIKE UNITED SOCCER TEAM. I THINK THEY DO GREAT THINGS IN THE CITY AND IN THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE HERE ABOUT THE LEASE. I BROUGHT UP THAT LEASE FOR THE REMCO BUILDING. 44 PAGES. IT'S GOT A LOT OF DETAIL. THIS ONE DOES NOT. IT'S GOING TO BE A 60-YEAR LEASE. THAT'S A BIG DEAL. IN THE ORDINANCE, IN 2016, THE ORDINANCE FOR THE BALLOON COMMISSION -- SIDELINES AND PROCEDURES GOVERNING THE OPERATION AND MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE PARK INCLUDING EVENT REVIEW AND FEE SCHEDULES. REVIEW AND RESPECT TO APPROVAL AND DENIAL OF AGREEMENTS WITH LONG-TERM PARK TENANTS. LONG-TERM PARK TENANTS PENALTIES SHALL NOT BE IN EFFECT UNTIL APPROVED BY THE COUNCIL. REVIEW AND RECOMMEND TO PARKS AND REC AND MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL REGARDING THE YEARLY OPERATING BUDGET AND THE CITY OBLIGATION BOND PROGRAM. THEY HAVEN'T BEEN MEETING. THIS IS AN ORDINANCE WE'RE SUPPOSED TO LIVE BY. THEY'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO REVIEW. THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO HELP US. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN INCLUDED. THEY MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS AND NOT. AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN GIVEN THAT OPPORTUNITY. THAT'S UNFORTUNATE. WE'RE HERE FOR THE LEASE. JUST BECAUSE IF I VOTE AGAINST THIS DOESN'T MEAN I'M NOT FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN. I AM THE BIGGEST OF ADVOCATE FOR FAMILIES AND CHILDREN. I'M ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR LONG-TERM AS WELL. I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TAXPAYER FUNDS FROM THE CITY. I HAVE A LIST HERE OF DIFFERENT BRANCHES OF MONEY. THERE ARE FOUR -- THREE SPECIFICALLY THAT I'M LOOKING AT. THEY ARE TO BUILD AN ALBUQUERQUE SPORTS AND CULTURAL CENTER PHASE ONE. SPORT STADIUM AND MULTI-USE CENTER CONSTRUCT AND SPORTSES AND CULTURAL CONSTRUCT. AND IT'S TO ACQUIRE LAND FOR AND TO PLAN DESIGN, CONSTRUCT, PHASE THE SPORTS AND CULTURAL CENTER INCLUDING ARTS EXHIBITS, PUBLIC OUTDOOR SPACES, RETAIL AND DINING FACILITIES AND ALBUQUERQUE BERNALILLO COUNTY. ALL THREE SAY SIMILAR THINGS. THAT'S $13 MILLION FROM THE STATE. THAT DOESN'T MEAN IT HAS TO BE DONE AT THE BALLOON FIESTA PARK. IT CAN BE DONE AT OTHER PLACES. WHERE DOES THE -- SOMEBODY, WHERE DOES THE UNITED TEAM PRACTICE? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, I WILL DEFER. THE OWNER IS HERE FROM THE TEAM AND CAN GIVE US THAT INFORMATION. >>COUN. GROUT: WHERE DOES THE TEAM PRACTICE? >> THE TEAM PRACTICES AT MESA DEL SOL. IT RENTS LAND FROM THE COUNTY. AND THEN THE OWNERS -- PRIVATELY FINANCED A LOCKERROOM FACILITY FOR THE PEOPLE. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU FOR THAT INFORMATION. IS THERE ANY REASON WHY YOU WOULDN'T BUILD OUT THERE? THE REASON I'M ASKING IS BECAUSE WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT A STADIUM, I THINK A SPORTS STADIUM AND AROUND THAT SPORTS STADIUM YOU HAVE RESTAURANTS AND YOU HAVE BREWERIES AND BARS AND YOU HAVE ACTIVITY FOR KIDS. YOU HAVE DIFFERENT THINGS. I AM JUST REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE LOCATION OF WHERE THIS FACILITY IS BEING PROPOSED TO BE BUILT. BECAUSE THAT'S ALSO FOR THE BALLOON FIESTA AND I DON'T -- SOMEBODY MENTIONED THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE RESTAURANTS AND IT'S GOING TO BUILD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AROUND THERE. DO WE REALLY WANT RESTAURANTS AROUND THAT FACILITY? I DON'T KNOW THAT WE DO. BECAUSE WE NEED PARKING FOR THE GREATEST EVENT WE HAVE IN THIS CITY AND THE STATE. I COULD SEE A FACILITY BUILT OUT IN MESA DEL SOL WHERE WE CAN BUILD ALL OF THOSE GREAT AMENITIES TO -- THAT ENVISION WHEN I GO TO PHOENIX OR DALLAS I SEE THAT ALL ARMED THESE STADIUMS. I'M NOT GOING TO SEE THAT AT THIS STADIUM. I REALLY DON'T WANT OUR GREATEST EVENT, NOT DISSING ON UNITED. WE HAVE A REALLY GOOD THING WITH BALLOON FIESTA. YOU MAYOR SAID WHEN HE WAS INTERVIEWED AT THIS LAST BALLOON FIESTA, HE SAID WE HAVE ISSUES IN ALBUQUERQUE, BUT ONE THING WE DO WELL IS BALLOON FIESTA. I DON'T WANT US TO MESS THAT UP. I JUST THINK THAT AN OPPORTUNITY -- I COULD SEE A BETTER LOCATION. I THINK A STAYED -- STADIUM IS GREAT. I REALLY DO. I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE BEST LOCATION. HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT BUILDING IT OUT AT MESA DEL SOL. >> I WANT TO CORRECTLY ANSWER THE QUESTION. THE ORIGINAL INTENTION OF THE DOWNTOWN STADIUM WAS TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE DOWNTOWN SURROUNDED BY RESTAURANTS AND RETAIL. THE PUBLIC TOLD US THAT'S NOT WHAT THEY WANTED AND THEY DIDN'T WANT TO PUBLICLY FINANCE THE STADIUM. WE LOOKED AT THE RIGHT LOCATION INTEREST THE PRIVATELY FUNDED STADIUM. WE EXHAUSTED A LOT OF OPTIONS. AND WE FOUND WE WANTED SOMETHING THAT WAS A WIN-WIN INTEREST THE COMMUNITY. JUST BECAUSE SOMEBODY MENTIONED IN THE COMMENTS IT'S NOT EITHER OR. JUST BECAUSE SOMETHING ELSE IS DOING WELL DOESN'T MEAN SOMETHING ELSE HAS TO REPLACE THAT OR AFFECT THAT. WE BELIEVE THIS CAN POSITIVE LY IMPACT THE BALLOON FIESTA. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS IN THE LEASE, MR. PRESIDENT, I HAVE A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS. HOW MANY SEATS DOES THIS STADIUM HOLD? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, THAT IS STILL UNDER THE DESIGN OF THE PROJECT. SO, I WILL TELL YOU THAT THE USL REQUIRES AT LEAST 6,000. >>COUN. GROUT: WE HAVE, BY MY CALCULATIONS, TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE MENTIONED 152,000 PEOPLE THIS YEAR ATTENDING GAMES. 16 GAMES. AND SOMEBODY ELSE MENTIONED 164,000 PEOPLE. EITHER WAY THAT'S 9500 OR 10,000 PEOPLE. ARE YOU GOING TO BUILD IT BIGGER THAN WHAT -- SO, YOU BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME AND GET MORE PEOPLE? OR BECAUSE I'M THINKING AGAIN THIS IS THE RIGHT SPOT IF YOU WANT TO GROW BIGGER? >> MR. PRESIDENT, FIRST OF ALL, COUNCILOR GROUT, THE CITY IS NOT BUILDING IT. THIS IS PRIVATELY FINANCED FACILITY. I'LL DEFER TO THE TEAM TO ANSWER THE QUESTION OF WHAT SIZE THEY BELIEVE THEY CAN BUILD. >> SO THE QUESTION IS ARE WE PLANNING ON BUILDING BIGGER? RIGHT NOW, THE ANSWER IS AS OF RIGHT NOW. WE'RE BUILDING BETWEEN 8,000 AND 10,000. WE CAN'T PREDICTED THE FUTURE. RIGHT NOW IT'S FOR 8,000. >>COUN. GROUT: THAT MEANS SOME WON'T BE ABLE TO GO? >> THAT'S UNFORTUNATE. WE WANT A FACILITY THAT IS FULL. WE DON'T WANT A 15,000 FACILITY AND NOT BE ABLE TO FILL IT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. SINCE YOU'RE HERE, DID YOU ALL GO AND MEET THE NEIGHBORS AROUND THE IMMEDIATE AREA, EVEN IF THEY WEREN'T A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION? >> DIDN'T GO DOOR TO DOOR. WE HAVE ATTENDNED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETINGS. I HAVE BEEN TO FOUR IN THE LAST TWO ASK A HALF WEEKS. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU DOING THAT. ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS MENTIONED THAT THERE WERE CONCERNS THAT WHEN SOME OF YOU MET WITH THE NEIGHBORS, AND THEY HAD CONCERNS AND YOU WERE GOING TO TAKE THEM BACK TO THE OWNERS, DID YOU GET PACK TO THE NEIGHBORS WITH THEIR CONCERNS TO ADDRESS THEM? HAVE THERE BEEN ANY COMPROMISES DONE SO THEY UNDERSTAND AND ARE MORE COMFORTABLE WITH YOUR DESIGN AND YOUR PLANS? >> NOT YET. I FORWARDED THE CONCERNS TO OUR OTHER THANSHIP -- OWNERSHIP GROUP. JUST BECAUSE WE'RE VOTING ON THE LEASE TONIGHT, IF IT WAS TO GO FORWARD OUR INTENTION IS TO CONTINUE MEETING WITH THEM. OUR LEASE INCLUDES A COMMUNITY BENEFITS AGREEMENT WHICH WE'RE EXCITED TO WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ON TO MAKE SURE IT'S BENEFICIAL. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK THAT'S ALL THE QUESTIONS I'LL HAVE. >> I'LL COME BACK UP IF YOU NEED ME. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU. I'VE GOT A FEW THINGS GOING ON HERE TOO. FIRST OF ALL, I'D LIKE TO SAY THE SAME THING. I SUPPORT UNITED. I'VE BEEN TO GAMES. I'VE WALKED IN AND WITH POUNDING THE DRUMS. I'VE HUNG OUT AT THE TAILGATE. I DEFINITELY AM A UNITED FAN. I KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO SCREAM AND YELL AND WALK INTO THE STADIUM WITH ALL OF YOU GUYS. I'VE DONE IT BEFORE. WHAT I'M LOOKING AT, AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS BRIGHT AS DAY. WE DEFERRED THIS LAST WEEKEND. WE DEFERRED IT FOR A REASON. BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONS THAT DIDN'T GET ANSWERED RIGHT UP FRONT. AND I HAVE TO CONTINUE TO SAY THIS. IF THE MAYOR WOULD HAVE MORE POSITIVE OUTCOMES IF HE WOULD ACTUALLY TALK TO US. AS COUNCILORS AND MEET WITH US AND GET SOME OF THESE THINGS WORKED OUT EARLY INSTEAD OF JUST THOUGHING IT OUT THERE. THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OUR ADMINISTRATION NEEDS TO REALLY UNDERSTAND IS THAT IF WE'RE GOING TO MAKE THE DECISION, WE NEED TO BE PART OF THE PROCESS. AND IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE MAYOR HEARS WHAT WE'RE SAYING. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. YOU DON'T JUST COME OUT AND MAKE A DECISION AND THROW IT AT US AND EXPECT US TO FOLLOW SUIT. IT'S ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR US WHEN WE ARE IN CHARGE OF MAKING SURE THAT THE CONSTITUENTS ARE GETTING THE BEST DEAL THEY POSSIBLY CAN. WITH THAT, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. I HAVE A LEGAL QUESTION. IF THE SITE PLAN IS SUBJECT TO APPEAL, AND WE AS COUNCILORS ACT AS JUDGES, HOW IS IT APPROPRIATE FOR US COUNCIL TO RULE ON THE LEASE THAT RELIES ON THE PLAN? I JUST WANT CLARIFICATION. >>COUN. DAVIS: I'M GOING TO ASK HER TO EXPLAIN ABOUT THAT PROCESS. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: I THINK THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO HEAR ABOUT THAT. >> THESE ARE SEPARATE BUT RELATED PROCESSES. WHAT YOU'RE DISCUSSING TONIGHT IS WHETHER OR NOT TO LEASE THE PROPERTY TO THE TEAM TO ESSENTIALLY BUILD A STADIUM UPON IT. THERE IS A SEPARATE LAND USE APPROVAL PROCESS. LIKE HE SAID, YOU COULD POTENTIALLY BE ASKED TO HEAR THAT APPEAL OF THE DECISION IN A QUASI-JUDICIAL LAND USE MATTER. THEY OPERATE SEPARATE FROM ONE ANOTHER. THE LEASE AGREEMENT WILL NOT BE FULLY EXECUTED UNLESS AND UNTIL LAND USE PROCESSES HAVE COMPLETELY GONE THROUGH. IN THE EVENT THERE'S AN APPEAL THAT RESULTS IN THE STADIUM NOT BEING APPROVALS FROM LAND USE SIDE THE LEASE AGREEMENT WILL NOT GO THROUGH. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU FOR EXPLAINING THAT. I THINK THE PUBLIC NEEDED TO HEAR THAT. I'VE GOT ANOTHER QUESTION. IF WE'RE TO DEFER, CAN THERE BE AMENDMENTS MADE TO THE LEASE TO CHANGE IT OR IS IT A TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT DECISION WE'RE DEALING WITH TODAY? >> COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, APPROVALS ARE AN UP OR DOWN VOTE. IF YOU'RE TO DEFER YOU CAN CERTAINLY CONSULT WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND REQUEST THAT THEY CONSIDER CHANGES. HOWEVER, THIS WAS A LENGTHY AND DIFFICULT NEGOTIATION. I DON'T KNOW HOW POSSIBLE THAT IS. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: OKAY. THIS IS THE LEASE AGREEMENT TIED IN ANY WAY TO NEW MEXICO UNITED BEING SUCCESSFUL? OR FUNDING? OR EVEN MONEY COMING INTO THEM? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, YES, IT IS. AT THE VERY FIRST SECTION OF THE AGREEMENT REQUIRES THAT THE TEAM INVEST $30 MILLION OF THEIR OWN MONEY TO BUILD THIS FACILITY. MY SENSE WOULD BE FROM A BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE THAT IF THEY ARE NOT SUCCESSFUL, THEY WILL NOT BE INVESTING $30 MILLION OF THEIR PRIVATE MONEY INTO THIS FACILITY. IF THAT DOES NOT OCCUR, THEN THE LEASE IS TERMINATED. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: OKAY. I'M CONFUSED. IS IT A TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT PROPOSAL? YES OR NO. >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS FROM THE MAYOR TO THE COUNCIL ARE AS THE CITY JUST SAID, IT'S EITHER A YES OR NO. THE COUNCIL CAN'T AMEND THOSE AND SO IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE IT IS A YES OR NO. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU. THAT'S WHAT I WANTED WANTED TO CLARIFIED FOR ME AND THE PUBLIC. I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION FOR THE ACTUAL OWNERSHIP. THIS IS BASICALLY COMING FROM A BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE. CAN SOMEBODY ANSWER A QUESTION FROM THE OWNERSHIP? THANK YOU, MR. PATEL. WHEN I LOOK AT THIS FROM A BUSINESS PERSPECTIVE, I LOOK AT IT AND I SAY, THERE'S AN AMOUNT OF MONEY TO BE PAID BASED ON THIS GOOD DEAL. IT LEADS ME TO WONDER IF THE AMOUNT OF CAPITALISM THAT UNITED IS GOING TO REAP FROM THIS IN REFERENCE TO A LEASE THAT ONLY AMOUNTS TO $2900 A MONTH, WHICH IS LESS THAN I PAY FOR MY 900 SQUARE TOOT OFFICE PER MONTH. IS IT AN ACTUAL GOOD DEAL. IT'S A VERY GOOD DEAL AND YOU LOOK AT THE PARKING. 10%. AND I CAN ONLY -- I WAS SITTING HERE AND LOOKING FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE, I'D BE THINKING, WELL, WE HAVE AN ISSUE. WE HAVE TO HAVE THIS THING IN PLACE BY 2026. WE'VE GOT A REALLY GOOD DEAL HERE. IN REFERENCE TO THIS. IF I SHOW THIS TO A POTENTIAL INVESTOR, I CAN MAKE A TON OF MONEY OFF SELLING THE UNITED RIGHT NOW. MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, AND TO THE OTHER OWNERSHIP, IS ARE YOU GOING TO MAKE A COMMITMENT TO THE THIS COMMUNITY TO STAY HERE AND WORK ON THIS AND OVERSEE THIS TO MAKE SURE ALL THE FANS AND PEOPLE HERE ARE NOT GOING TO SEE ALL THIS WORK GOING THROUGH AND POSSIBLY GET THIS APPROVED AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU SELL IT BECAUSE IT'S A GOOD DEAL? I'M HOPING THAT YOU AT LEAST MAKE A COMMITMENT FOR AT LEAST TEN YEARS. WE GET THAT FROM YOU? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, JUST TO MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION. YOU'RE ASKING IF WE ARE COMMITTED TO THE COMMUNITY. I THINK IF I REPEAT SOME OF MY COMMENTS EARLIER ABOUT HOW DURING COVID-19 AND THE PANDEMIC IT WOULD BE EASY TO SAY LET'S NOT SPEND ALL THIS MONEY WITHOUT THE PROMISE OF REVENUE BECAUSE IT'S ALL EXPENSES THAT YEAR. AND WE TALK ABOUT THE 100-YEAR VISION THAT WAS THE REASON THEY CHOSE TO GO ON. IT WOULD BE THE EASY ANSWER TO SAY NO. I THINK OUR OWNERSHIP GROUP HAS PROVEN THEY'RE COMMITTED TO THIS COMMUNITY AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO PROVE THAT. DURING THIS PROCESS THEY NEVER ONCE TALKED ABOUT MOVING THE TEAM OR SELLING THE TEAM. I THINK THAT'S THE BEST ANSWER I CAN GIVE YOU. I FEEL LIKE OUR ACTIONS HAVE SPOKEN WELL AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO LET OUR ACTIONS SPEAK. >>COUN. BASSAN: I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU COUNCILOR. MR. PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO EXTEND THE MEETING UNTIL MIDNIGHT. >>COUN. DAVIS: IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND FROM COUNCILOR GROUT. PLEASE CALL THAT VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. JONES: NO. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> THAT PASSES ON AN 8-1 VOTE. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: MR. PATEL. I'M ASKING FOR ALL THE CITIZENS, FOR EVERYBODY IN ALBUQUERQUE, IS THE OWNERSHIP GOING TO GIVE US A COMMITMENT TO BE AT LEAST TEN YEARS? >> I THINK IT'S HARD FOR ME TO ANSWER ON BEHALF OF THE ENTIRE OTHER THANSHIP GROUP ON THE SPOT. I BELIEVE MY ANSWER CAN BE I THINK WE'RE PROVEN THAT WE'RE HERE TO STAY. WHEN WE LOOKED AT BUYING USL FRANCHISE THE ATTENANCE WAS 3500 A GAME. WE SAID WHAT DO WE NEED TO BREAK EVEN. WE NEEDED 6,000. THAT FIRST YEAR WE AVERAGED 12,000 FANS. IT TONED DOWN AFTER THAT. THE NEWNESS WORE OFF A LITTLE BIT. I THINK WE'VE PROVEN OUR STAYING PROUR EVEN THROUGH INCREDIBLE LOSSES THAT DIDN'T JUST HAPPEN IN COVID. THOSE LOSSES WENT YEAR AFTER YEAR SINCE COVID. AND SO, I THINK OUR ACTIONS HAVE SPOKEN. THIS TEAM IS HERE TO STAY. THIS TEAM IS NOT GOING ANYWHERE. I THINK WE'VE SHOWN THAT. YOU CAN SEE THE PEOPLE IN BLACK AND YELLOW BEHIND ME THAT WE'RE HERE TO STAY. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU. >>COUN. LEWIS: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I HOPE THE UNITED IS SO SUCCESSFUL THAT IN TEN YEARS MANY PEOPLE WOULD WANT TO BUY IT. I HOPE RYAN REYNOLDS WANTS TO BUY IT BECAUSE IT'S SO VALUABLE. CERTAINLY, THAT IS OUR HOPE. MAYBE EVEN TURNING INTO AN MLS TEAM. ALL OF US WANT THAT KIND OF SUCCESS. I AM ENCOURAGED BY THE FACT THAT THIS IS FAR DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WAS BEFORE THE VOTERS A FEW YEARS AGO. THIS IS PRIVATE INVESTORS AND PEOPLE THAT DO CARE ABOUT THE CITY AND INVESTORS AND OWNERS THAT WHEN PEOPLE PUT THEIR HARD-EARNED MONEY AND REPUTATION I THINK IT'S MEANING SOMETHING TO ME. I WANT TO CHAMPION PEOPLE THAT DECIDE TO INVEST IN THIS CITY. JUST AS IMPORTANT AND MORE IMPORTANT THAN THAT, IS THAT WE HAVE AN ENVIRONMENT IN THIS CITY THAT IS CONDUCIVE TO SUPPORTING PEOPLE WHO DO MAKE THOSE KINDS OF INVESTMENTS AND NOT DRIVE THEM AWAY. SO, THERE ARE A LOT OF THREATS. THERE ARE THREATS NOT ONLY TO INVESTORS LIKE THOSE OF UNITED BUT ALSO TO MANY OTHER SMALL BUSINESSES AND PEOPLE THAT INVEST THEIR MONEY AND REPUTATION AND YET, EVERYTHING IS GOING AGAINST THEM. AND OFTEN THIS BODY AND OTHER BODIES PUT THE KIND OF RESTRICTIONS ON THEM THAT DRIVE THEM AWAY. SO, I THINK THAT'S PART OF THE COMMITMENT TO THIS AS WELL. I DO THINK THIS IS A GOOD PROCESS. I THINK WE'RE READY TO DO THIS -- I THINK THE DEFERRAL WAS RIGHT. GRNG WE I THINK IF WE VOTED ON IT 30 DAYS IT WOULD BE A RUSH PROCESS AND WE WOULDN'T HAVE HAD THE DISCUSSION LIKE WE HAD TONIGHT. I APPRECIATE THE OTHER COUNCILORS AND COUNCILOR BASSAN FOR LEADING THE WAY. MAKING SURE WE'RE HAVING THE QUESTIONS -- THIS DISCUSSION PUBLICLY SO WE HAVE EYES WIDE OPEN EARLY ON AND WE'RE GETTING INTO THIS. I THINK A BIG INVESTMENT WE'VE MADE OVER THE CITY WHEN IT COMES TO SIMILAR PROJECTS. $21 MILLION A FEW YEARS AGO FOR A BASEBALL COMPLEX ON THE WEST SIDE. AND THAT INVESTMENT WAS INSTRUMENTAL IN ATTRACTING THE NATIONAL SENIOR GAMES THAT COME TO THE CITY THAT BROUGHT $40 MILLION OF REVENUE. ANY TIME ANY DAY OF THE WEEK YOU'LL SEE THAT PARK PACKED FULL OF PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE SOUTHWEST BRINGING REVENUE INTO THE CITY. I THINK WE HAVE SOME PRECEDENT OF SUCCESS WHEN THE CITY MAKES THESE KINDS OF INVESTMENTS. I THINK ISOTOPES PARK IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE. UNFORTUNATELY, THE MAYOR PROMISED THE UNITED FANS SEVERAL YEARS AGO WE'RE GOING TO BUILD THEM A BUILDING. AND WHEN IT CAME TIME FOR A PUBLIC VOTE, HE WAS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND. HE SAID THIS IS A DONE DEAL AND GOING TO HAPPEN. HE SAID MY HANDS ARE WASHED AND IT'S THE COUNCILORS DECISION. I DON'T THINK THAT'S A GOOD, HEALTHY PROCESS. IT'S IN OUR HANDS NOW. I DO APPROVE OF THIS AGREEMENT. I WILL APPROVE THIS AGREEMENT. IT'S WRITTEN AS BEST AS IT COULD BE. I THINK IT'S A GOOD DEAL FOR THE CITY. AND I THINK IT'S A GOOD START. SO, I'M GOING TO APPROVE THE AGREEMENT. >>COUN. DAVIS: ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION BEFORE WE CLOSE? >> MR. PRESIDENT, I DON'T WANT TO BELABOR THE POINT. THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO DO SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. AND I APPRECIATE COUNCILOR LEWIS'S CONVERSATION JUST NOW. THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. IT'S ABOUT MAKING INVESTMENTS THAT CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND INTO THE FUTURE. AND WE URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MR. RAEL. EVERYBODY WHO PARTICIPATED THIS EVENING AND ALL THE FOLKS THAT SHOWED UP TWO MEETINGS IN A ROW LATE FOR ALL OF THIS. IT DOES MATTER WHAT WE DO IN THE CITY. I'LL TAKE THE PRIVILEGE OF THE SPONSOR TO CLOSE. AND REMIND THE COUNCILORS BY ZOOM THAT WE'RE COMING UP ON A VOTE. I HEARD A COUPLE OF THINGS TONIGHT AND LAST WEEK TOO. AND COUNCILOR GROUT AND I WERE HAVING THIS CONVERSATION. I SEE FOLKS ARE TRYING TO DRAW ANALOGIES AND SAY THIS DOESN'T FEEL LIKE WE DID WITH ISOTOPES, BUT REMEMBER THE CITY IS NOT PUTTING DOLLARS INTO THIS. IT'S STATE MONEY FOR THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION. THE TEAM IS INVESTING $30 MILLION. AND PROMISING TO DO IT IN NINE MONTHS FROM WHEN WE DO ALL OF THIS. WE HAVE -- AS SOMEONE MENTIONED EARLIER, THE GENTLEMAN THAT LIVED AT MESA DEL SOL, WE GAVE LESS MONEY THAN THAT TO TOP GOLF. THIS ADMINISTRATION WASN'T HAPPY ABOUT IT, BUT IT WORKED. WE DID IT FOR JOBS. WE DID ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DOLLARS AND INCENTIVES AND TAX BREAKS ALL OVER WHO CREATED FAR FEWER JOBS AND ACTIVITY AND SPENT FAR LESS ACTIVITY. IF THIS WAS ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT WALKED IN AND SAID I'M GOING TO BUILD A $30 MILLION FACILITY AND HIRE ALL THESE PEOPLE AND HAVE ALL THIS ACTIVITY WE WOULD TRIP ALL OVER OURSELVES TO MAKE SURE THEY BECOME PART OF THE COMMUNITY. THEY CAME TO US, PAID THEIR RENT FOR HOWEVER MANY YEARS, FOUR YEARS. THEY BUILT A MOVEMENT. THEY GAVE US SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF. THEY PAID THEIR DUES. THEY BUILT A MOVEMENT. AND WE CAN ACTUALLY HAVE NICE THINGS IN OUR CITY THAT WHETHER YOU GO TO THE GAME ORNOT YOU CAN'T ARGUE IT'S NOT A WASATIVE THING. I THINK THIS DEAL, AS COUNCILOR LEWIS SAID, I AGREE, I WAS PREPARED TO VOTE LAST TIME. BUT IT'S IMPORTANT TO GET INFORMATION FOR THE BIG TICKET ITEMS. I APPRECIATE THE COUNCILORS WHO SAT DOWN TO DO WORK WITH THE ADMINISTRATION. COUNCILOR BASSAN AND I SAID EARLIER, IF WE HAD A PACKET FOR EVERY PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT CAME BEFORE THE COUNCIL AND SHOWED WHERE ALL THE DOLLARS CAME FROM THESE MEETINGS WILL BE SHORTER. WE HAD TO GO THROUGH THAT BECAUSE WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT READY. I THINK THIS MADE IT A BETTER PROCESS. THANK YOU. AT THE END OF THE DAY, CITY TAXPAYERS AREN'T PUTTING MONEY INTO IT. WE HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO GET LOT MORE OUT OF IT. WE WOULD NOT MAKE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS AT BALLOON FIESTA IF WE DIDN'T HAVE A TENANT TO PUSH US LONG AND DEVELOP THE UNDERDEVELOPED PROPERTY. THIS IS A WIN-WIN. THE ISOTOPES WAS A PUBLIC STADIUM AND THEY HAD TO PAY THEIR WAY BACK ON THE BACK SIDE. THE UNITED PAID ON THE THEIR AGREEMENT. AND THEY CAN DO HALF OF WHAT THEY'VE DONE WITH THE LAST FOUR YEARS I'LL BE PROUD TO SEE THAT AND THE GAME THERE ANY DAY OF THE WEEK. WITH THAT, THANK MY COLLEAGUES FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND ALL THE QUESTIONS AND URGE YOUR SUPPORT. PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: NO. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: NO. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> THAT PASSES ON A 7-2 VOTE. >>COUN. DAVIS: THAT CARRIES ON A 7-2 VOTE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND PARTICIPATING. WE'LL MOVE TO OUR OTHER SIX ITEMS. WE STILL HAVE ANOTHER SIX THINGS TO DO. THAT WAS LIKE THREE. IF YOU WANT TO STAY WITH US. OTHERWISE, WE'LL SEND YOU OUT IN THE HALL. NEXT UP, WHILE WE'RE WAITING ON FOLKS TO CLEAR OUT WE'RE GOING TO DO EC-387. I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF EC-387. APPROVAL OF FIRST SUPPLEMENTAL. >>COUN. BENTON: SECOND. >>COUN. DAVIS: MADAM CITY ATTORNEY, OR MADAM CAO, I KNOW COUNCILORS HAVE QUESTIONS. IS IT OKAY IF WE GO THERE, OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE A PRESENTATION? >> I CAN BRIEFLY GIVE A PRESENTATION. WE ENGAGED THIS FIRM IN PART AFTER RECEIVING CITATIONS FROM THE STATE OF OSHA. AND PART OF THAT PROCESS HAS BEEN RESPONDING TO REQUEST, A VERY LUMINOUS REQUEST FOR DOCUMENTS. WE INITIALLY CONSIDERED HANDLING THIS MATTER INTERNALLY, WITH CITY LEGAL, AND ALSO LOOKED AT LOCAL FIRMS TO SEE IF SOMEBODY ELSE COULD HELP US WITH THIS. ULTIMATELY DETERMINED THAT WE NEEDED THE EXPERTISE OF FIRMS WHO HAVE HANDLED THESE ADMINISTRATIVE REGULATORY MATTERS BEFORE. AND THEREFORE LOOKED AT SOME FIRMS. WE TALKED TO SEVERAL FIRMS. THIS FIRM CAME IN AS THE LOWEST BID. I KNOW IT'S A HIGH NUMBER. THIS WAS THE LOWEST BID WE GOT FOR PEOPLE WITH EXPERTISE NAIZ AREA IN DEALING WITH ASBESTOS INVESTIGATIONS. I WOULD COMMENT BY THE WAY THAT ATTORNEY FEES ARE GOING UP EVERYWHERE. INCLUDING LOCALLY. EVEN THIS DOES SEEM LIKE A HIGH NUMBER, IT SEEMED HIGH TO ME BECAUSE I LEFT PRIVATE PRACTICE FIVE YEARS AGO. BY EXPERIENCE IS EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND ATTORNEYS ARE ASKING FOR MORE MONEY. THEY -- THIS FIRM IS DOING SEVERAL THINGS. THEY'RE GATHERING THESE DOCUMENTS. THEY'VE BEEN NEGOTIATING TO REDUCE THE VOLUME OF DOCUMENTS WE NEED TO PRODUCE. THEY'VE CONDUCTED INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS WHICH HAS BEEN HIGHLY USEFUL. THEY ARE GOING TO DEFEND THE CITY IN THE CITATIONS. THEY'VE BEEN IDENTIFYING DEFENSES WE CAN RAISE TO THE AMOUNT THAT WAS CITED WHICH WAS HIGHLY UNUSUAL AND TO SOME OF THE FINDINGS THAT WERE MADE BY OSH ARK. SOME OF WHICH WE FIND TO BE UNSUPPORTED. THIGH HELP US WORK WITH THEY HELP US WORK WITH OSHA TO HELP WITH PLANS THAT ARE FUTURE LOOKING TO HAVE BETTER PROCESSES SO IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. HAVING CLEARER LINES FOR VARIOUS ISSUES AND ALSO ENSURE ANYONE EXPOSED, WE DON'T THINK PEOPLE HAD SUFFICIENT EXPOSURE TO FACE ILLNESS. THERE'S A THRESHOLD YOU HAVE TO MEET. MOST PEOPLE WERE OUT OF THE SITE FOR FAR LAS TIME THAN REQUIRED. TO MAKE SURE THOSE WHO MIGHT BE CLOSE TO THE THRESHOLD RECEIVE MEDICAL MONITORING. THEY WORK WITH US TO DEVELOP THE PLAN. THERE'S MULTIPLE THINGS THEY'RE DOING. THAT IS WHY WE ENGAGED THEM. AND WE ASK YOU -- I NOTE ALSO THAT PART OF THE REASON THAT CITY LEGAL DID HAVE TO LOOK OUTSIDE THERE ARE FACTORS YOU LOOKED AT WHEN DECIDING TO ENGAGE COUNSEL. ONE OF THEM IS WHETHER SITLY LEGAL HAS THE CAPACITY AND EXPERTISE. WE DO NOT FEEL WE HAD THE EXPERTISE. WE DON'T REALLY HAVE THE CAPACITY RIGHT NOW. WE'RE UNDERSTAFFED LIKE ANY OTHER DEPARTMENT. WE'RE FILLING VACANCIES. GIVEN OUR STAFFING AND LACK OF EX-PEERPER EX-PEER [ INAUDIBLE ]. >>COUN. GROUT: ARE WE EXPECTING A LARGE NUMBER OF CLAIMS? >> COUNCILOR GROUT, THAT'S HARD TO SAY. WE HAVE GOTTEN A HANDFUL OF TORT CLAIM NOTICES. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY THERE ARE GOING TO BE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE MEASURABLE -- I'M NOT REALLY EXPECTING A HIGH NUMBER OF MEASURABLE. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. >>COUN. DAVIS: SEEING NO OTHER DISCUSSION. PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. DAVIS: ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP, COUNCILOR BENTON, COUNCILOR PEÑA. RAW MILK. >>COUN. BENTON: NEXT IS O-86. THIS IS ADDING A NEW PART TO BE KNOWN AS THE ALBUQUERQUE RAW MILK ORDINANCE. TO PERMIT RAW MILK AND PRODUCT AND AMENDING SESSION SECTION 9-223 TO ALLOW FOR EXEMPTION TO SELL RAW MILK. I MOVE A DO PASS. >>COUN. DAVIS: SECOND FROM COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. BENTON: MR. PRESIDENT, WE'RE PREPARED TO DEFER THIS. IS THERE ANYONE WAITING TO SPEAK? LET'S HEAR FROM THOSE FOLKS. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS SARAH FOLLOWED BY MARK. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL FOR YOUR TENACITY GETTING THROUGH THE WHOLE EVENING. I AM VICE PRESIDENT OF THE RAW MILK INSTITUTE WHICH IS A 501C3 NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION. WE TRAIN FARMERS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND INTERNATIONALLY IN THE PRODUCTION OF LOW-RISK DELICIOUS RAW MILK. STUDIES FOUND THAT RAW MILK CAN BE PRODUCED WHEN FARMERS FOLLOW STANDARDS SUCH AS THOSE ESTABLISHED BY THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. THEY INCLUDE REGULAR INSPECTIONS AND TESTING AND HAVE BEEN USED ELSEWHERE IN CITIES ACROSS NEW MEXICO. INCLUDING LAS CRUCES. PEOPLE IN LAS CRUCES, SANTA FE, TAOS AND SILVER CITY CAN BUY RAW MILK AT THE GROCERY STORE. YET FAMILIES IN ALBUQUERQUE ARE BEING DENIED ACCESS TO THIS FOOD. LOW RISK RAW MILK IS A WIN WIN FOR FARMERS AND CONSUMERS. LARGE EPIDEM LOGICAL STUDIES FOUND LIKE BREAST MILK LAW MILK IS CORRELATED WITH LOWER RATES OF AS MU, FEVERS, RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS. AND TOLERATED BY PEOPLE WHO ARE LACTOSE INTOLERANT CONSIDERING THE PASTTURIZATION MAKES IT HARD FOR MILK TO DIGEST. IT MAKES A TIME FOR LOCAL FARMS TO THRIVE. DAIRY FARMERS HAVE ONE OF THE HIGHEST SUICIDE RATES. YET IT PROVIDES FARMERS TO EARN MORE WHEN THEY FOCUS ON PRODUCING RAW MILK WITH HIGH PRODUCTION STANDARDS. IT'S BETTER FOR ANIMAL WELFARE. SINCE ANIMAL WELL-IS TOP PRIORITY. WE SUPPORT THE LEGALIZATION OF RAW MILK IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO. THANK YOU. >> HARK FOLLOW >> MARK FOLLOWED BY ALYSSA. >> GOOD EVENING, I'M CALLING FROM CALIFORNIA. I WOULD LIKE TO ASSOCIATE MYSELF WITH SARAH SMITH'S COMMENTS SHE MADE. I'M THE PRESIDENT AND FOUNDER OF THE RAW MILK INSTITUTE. WE'RE ASSOCIATED WITH THE UC DAVIS. IN ADDITION TO WHAT SHE SAID, THIS IS ALSO A TRAFFIC SAFETY ISSUE. THERE ARE MOMS ALL OVER THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE DRIVING AN HOUR EACH WAY TO GET MILK EVERY WEEK BECAUSE THEY CHOSEPEN RAW MILK AND THEY HAVE TO DRIVE OUTSIDE THE CITY AND TAKE IT HOME. IT'S A BILL TO ALLOW FAMILIES NOT TO HAVE TO TRAVEL IN THEIR CARS TO GO TO THE FARMER AND GO HOME. THEY BRINGS THE MILK TO THE STORES. I ALSO LIKE TO ADD IT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND THE STANDARDS USED FOR RAW MILK PRODUCTION THAT ARE LOW RISK ARE NOT HIGH RISK STANDARDS. THEY'RE LOW RICK. AND STUDIES DONE ON THIS SHOW THAT IN FACT WITH THE INCREASE IN CONSUMPTION THERE'S DECREASE ILLNESS RATE BECAUSE OF THE STANDARDS THAT IS HIGH. IN CALIFORNIA RAW MILK IS A NUMBER ONE SELLING PRODUCT IN NATURAL FOOD STORES AND PEOPLE RAVE ABOUT THE DELICIOUS NATURE. IT'S ANTI-INFLAMMATORY. IT HAS THE SAME BENEFITS AS BREAST-FEEDING. I DON'T WANT TO GO ON LONGER. I KNOW WE HAVE A TIGHT AGENDA. IT'S VERY LATE. I'LL LEAVE THAT ALONE. I'LL ENCOURAGE YOU TO VOTE UNANIMOUSLY FOR SUPPORT OF RAW MILK. RESPONSIBLY PRODUCED FOR THE CITIZENS OF ALBUQUERQUE KNOWING THE REST OF THE STATE HAS STANDARDS AND THE REST OF THE STATE CAN HAVE IT WE THINK THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE SHOULD HAVE IT AS WELL. >> ALYSSA FOLLOWED BY McKAYLA. >> HI. I AM A CHEESE MONGER AND PUBLIC HEALTH GRADUATE STUDENT. I'M HERE TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THE RAW MILK ORDINANCE. PASTEURIZATION WAS AN 18th CENTURY SOLUTION FOR AN 18th CENTURY PROBLEM. ACROSS THE UNITED STATES ZERO DEATHS HAVE BEEN ACONTRIBUTED TO THE CONSUMPTION OF RAW MILK. ALL ALL OF THE REPORTED FOOD BORNE ILLNESSES, LESS THAN 2% WERE ASSOCIATED WITH RAW MILK. THAT'S FOOD POISONING OR THE 24-HOUR FLU ONLY 2%. AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE, SILLIAC DISEASE ARE BECOMING COMMON PLACE. WE KNOW FROM BREAST-FEEDING RESEARCH THAT HAVING A HEALTHY GUT FLORA PROVIDES BOOSTING BENEFIT. IT'S TIME TO BE LESS ANTI- BIOTIC AND PROBIOTIC. I SUPPORT ALLOWING CONSUMERS UY RAW MILK. CHEESE MAKING LIKE CRAFT BREWING ALLOW BETTER PROFILES THAT ARE UNIQUE, DELICIOUS, AND MAKING RAW MILK LEGAL IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. CHEESE NEEDS TO AGE AND PRODUCERS NEED TO HAVE THE RESOURCES TO SIT ON INVESTMENT AND WAIT FOR IT TO MATURE. HAVING A WELL TO SELL RAW MILK PROVIDES TURN AROUND INCOME THAT CAN BE REINVESTED. STABLE AND SUCCESSFUL DAIRIES CREATE STABLE CHEESE MAKERS. PLEASE ALLOW ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENTS AND SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS TO MAKE OUR OWN INFORMED DECISIONS. THANK YOU. >> McKAYLA. >> GOOD EVENING, I'M HERE WITH MY HUSBAND AND BUSINESS PARTNER. WE ARE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS OF ALBUQUERQUE'S ONLY CHEESE SHOP CALLED MOUSE HOLE. WE'RE ASKING FOR YOUR SUPPORT. AND IN STRONG SUPPORT OF THE LEGALIZATION OF RAW MILK IN ALBUQUERQUE. THANK YOU. >> THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. >>COUN. DAVIS: I APPRECIATE THE MOUSE HOLE FOLKS FOR JOINING US. THANK YOU FOR THAT. BACK TO THE SPONSORS. OR ANYTHING FROM THE ADMINISTRATION. LET'S THE ADMINISTRATION WEIGH IN. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN, WE WERE JUST GOING TO SAY WE'RE TRYING TO BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH WHAT THE STATE IS DOING AND MAKE IT A STATE-WIDE THING. THIS ORDINANCE CAN HELP US BE RIGHT LONG WITH WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND GET US ACCOUNTABILITY AND REGULATION. WE'RE NOT TELLING PEOPLE THEY CAN'T TELLING RAW MILK, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE SOME STAFFGUARDS IN THE SO WE CAN MONITOR IT. >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. IT WAS MY DELAY. JUST A COMMENT. I'M NOT PERSONALLY A FAN OF RAW HILLOCK. THAT DUNALITY MEAN I'M NOT A THAT DOESN'T MEAN I'M NOT A FAN OF FREE MARKET. IF YOU DON'T WANT TO CONSUME RAW MILK, DON'T BUY IT. SOME OF THE THINGS IN THE LEGISLATION TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE IN DIFFERENT AREAS. THERE'S LOT OF THINGS -- I WASN'T REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT. PERSONALLY. BUT IT'S NOT ABOUT ME. I JUST WON'T BUY IT. I DO LIKE A LOT OF THINGS THAT OTHER PEOPLE DON'T. FREE MARKET IS REALLY GOOD AND I SUPPORT THAT. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I HAVE A QUICK COMMENT. SINCE WE HIT THIS IN FGO, I WAS CURIOUS ABOUT WHAT RAW MILK TASTED LIKE. I DID IT. I DRANK RAW MILK. I DIDN'T MIND IT. I WAS ACTUALLY FOR IT AT FGO. I'M FOR IT AGAIN. THANK YOU. >>COUN. DAVIS: ALL RIGHT. A LITTLE RESEARCH. OTHER COUNCILORS? I'M SORRY. COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. I'M SORRY. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. JUST A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. I WONDERED IF SOMEONE FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH WAS HERE TO ANSWER ABOUT HOW THIS WILL BE SET UP FOR ALBUQUERQUE. >> WE HAVE DIANE DELMA WHO WORKED ON WRITING THIS LEGISLATION AND THE ASPECTS OF HOW THIS WILL BE ADMINISTERED. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU. CAN YOU GIVE ME AN OVERVIEW OF HOW MUCH TIME AND MONEY WE WILL HAVE TO SPEND FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT STAFF TO SET UP THE NECESSARY GUIDELINES FOR THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE TO OFFER THIS PRODUCT? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, THE GUIDELINES IN THIS ORDINANCE ARE ADOPTING THE STATE GUIDELINES. SO, CITY STAFF DO NOT HAVE TO CREATEBY GUIDELINES FOR THE PRODUCTION OF RAW MILK OR FOR THE SALE OF RAW MILK. IT'S ADOPTED WHAT THE STATE LAW ALLOWS FOR. THAT INCLUDES SIGNAGE, THAT INCLUDES LABELLING REQUIREMENTS, THAT INCLUDES SEPARATION FROM OTHER DAIRY PRODUCT AND THE DISPLAY IN SALE. WHAT THIS ORDINANCE DOES THAT IT DIFFERENT FROM THE STATE IS SIMPLY REQUIRE A PERMIT. ALL GROCERY RETAILERS ARE REQUIRED TO GET THE DIFFERENT TYPES OF PERMITS, MORE THAN ONE DEPENDING ON WHAT TYPE OF PRODUCT THEY OFFER. WHAT IS BEING PROPOSED FOR PERMITS FOR RAW MILK IS LEVEL FOUR PERMIT WHICH IS THE SAME TYPE OF PERMIT TAT THAT IS GROCERY STORE WOULD NEED IF THEY SELL SUSHY. THE ONLY TIME REQUIRED BY ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH STAFF WOULD BE IN REVIEWING THE PERMIT ISSUE ING DEPARTMENT AND ALSO DOING INSPECTIONS. BECAUSE THE LEVEL FOUR PERMIT DOES ALLOW FOR ADDITIONAL INSPECTIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. AND THAT'S WHAT DOCTOR DIMENA WAS COMFORTABLE WITH BECAUSE THE STATE DOESN'T OVERSEE. THEY DON'T DO INSPECTIONS OF GROCERY RETAIL. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: DO WE HAVE AN ESTIMATE FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH TO DO PERMITS OR INSPECTIONS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE LIVING UP TO THE PERMIT? >> MY APOLOGIES, PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE COVER ANALYSIS THAT WE PROVIDED. IT'S AN ESTIMATE, BASED ON THE ASSUMPTION THAT EVERY GROCERY CURRENTLY LICENSED WOULD CHOOSE TO SELL IT. WE DON'T ANTICIPATE EVERY GROCERY STORE IS GOING TO SELL IT. IF YOU'LL EXCUSE ME. LET ME GRAB MY NOTES. MY APOLOGIZE. I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION IN FRONT OF ME. OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD, I WAS GOING TO SAY AROUND 40,000. AND THEY'RE SAYING THAT'S OVER THE COURSE OF THREE YEARS. SO 15,000 FOR APPROXIMATELY A YEAR FOR STAFF TO ISSUE THE PERMITS AND DO THE ADDITIONAL INSPECTIONS. THAT ASSUMING THAT EVERY GROCERY STORE THAT CURRENTLY OPERATES IN ALBUQUERQUE WOULD CHOOSE TO SELL RAW MILK. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. A COUPLE MORE QUESTIONS. I HAVE BEEN A LITTLE SHOCKED BY THE HUMANE WASHING THAT IS HAPPENING AROUND THIS BILL. SOMEHOW SAYING THAT DAIRY INDUSTRY CREATING RAW MILK IS MORE HUMANE AND ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY. COWS ARE COWS. THEY ALL PRODUCE METHANE. METHANE IS A PROBLEM FOR CLIMATE CHANGE. I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THIS IS NOT HELPING THE ENVIRONMENT. AND IT'S ALSO NOT HELPING ANIMALS. WE HEARD FROM PEOPLE THAT CLAIMED ALL KINDS OF ANIMAL CARE QUALITIES AROUND THEIR PRODUCTION OF RAW MILK. AND EVERY SINGLE COW WHO IS USED TO PRODUCE MILK NO MATTER WHAT KIND OF MILK IT IS IS IMPREGNATED. HER BABY IS TAKEN AWAY FROM HER AT SOME POINT. SOME MIGHT LET HER BE WITH HER BABY A LITTLE LONGER. EVERY SINGLE BABY IS EVENTUALLY REMOVED FROM HER MOTHER. WE TAKE THAT MILL SKWK THAT BABY, IF IT'S A BOY, ENDS UP IN A SLAUGHTER HOUSE OR IN A VEAL FACTORY. AND THE GIRLS MAY GET TO LIVE IN THE DAIRY FOR A WHILE AND THEY'RE KILLED WHEN THEY'RE NO LONGER USEFUL. THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THOSE CLAIMS ARE COMPLETELY FALSE. AND VERY MISLEADING. IT SEEMS TO ME THIS IS JUST A WAY FOR THE DAIRY INDUSTRY, WHICH HAS BEEN DECLINING FOR THE PAST SEVEN DECADES -- THEY CAN'T SELL AS MUCH OF THEIR PRODUCTS. THIS IS A REALLY GOOD WAY TO SELL MORE PRODUCT. I LOOK TODAY, A CONVENTIONAL MILK GALLON IS $4.36. RAW MILK IS $12. THIS IS JUST A MONEY-MAKING OPPORTUNITY FOR THE DAIRY INDUSTRY. I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THAT ALL OF THOSE CLAIMS HAVE BEEN VERY, VERY MISLEADING. WITH THAT, MR. PRESIDENT. I HAVE NO MORE QUESTION. I APPRECIATE THE TIME TO ASK QUESTIONS THAT I DID. >>COUN. DAVIS: OTHER QUESTIONS? BACK TO THE SPONSORS TO CLOSE. >>COUN. PEÑA: URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. DAVIS: SEEING NO OTHER DISCUSSION. PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >> CAN WE CLARIFY THIS WAS A POSTPONEMENT? >>COUN. DAVIS: GOOD DEFERRAL OR DO PASS? -- >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: NO. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: NO. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> THAT PASSES ON A 7-2 VOTE. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU. NEXT UP, COUNCILORS BENTON, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, AND COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. R-183 IS REQUIRING THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES -- THE OLD LANGUAGE FROM WHEN WE STARTED. THE NEW DEPARTMENT TO PLAN AND DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT A NEW SPACE FOR THE HOUSING CENTER AND PROVIDE OPERATION TO THE DEPARTMENT. I MOVE A DO PASS. >>COUN. GROUT: SECOND. >>COUN. BENTON: MR. PRESIDENT, I'LL MOVE THE AMENDMENT WHICH WILL BE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. AND THIS IS ESSENTIALLY JUST IDENTIFYING THE FUNDING FOR THE PROJECT THAT WAS LEFT OUT OF THE ORIGINAL BILL. WE HAD BACK AND FORTH WITH HHA ON THAT. THIS WOULD COME FROM THE HOMELESS ENCAMPMENT FUND. FROM THE 2021GO BOND. 7 $5,000. $7591. $75,000. >>COUN. GROUT: I'LL SECOND THAT. >>COUN. DAVIS: SECOND FROM COUNCILOR GROUT. FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. ANY DISCUSSION? ANYTHING FROM THE ADMINISTRATION? SEEING NONE. PLEASE CALL THE VOTE FOR THE AMENDMENT. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. DAVIS: AMENDMENT PASSED, BACK TO THE SPONSORS. >>COUN. BENTON: I'LL OPEN IT FROM THE OTHER SPONSORS. THE IDEA OF THIS, COUNCILORS, IS THAT IF YOU'VE SEEN THE WEST SIDE SHELTER, YOU KNOW, IT'S FUNCTIONAL. I THINK THOSE THAT VISIT IT AGREE THAT IT MEETS A NEED. NOT THE IDEAL PLACE TO SHELTER PEOPLE. IT MEETS A NEED. IT'S -- THE BUILDING ITSELF IS NOT PROBLEMATIC. BUT THE OUTDOORS LOOKS LIKE A PRISON YARD. AND THERE'S REALLY SO MUCH OPPORTUNITY. WE SAW FOLK OUT THERE PLAYING HORSESHOES AND WANTED TO BE OUTSIDE ON A REASONABLY NICE DAY. THERE'S JUST ABSOLUTELY NO OUTDOOR AMENITIES OTHER THAN THE PICNIC TABLE. SO THIS IS REALLY TO TRY TO -- EVERYBODY NEEDS THEIR OUTDOOR TIME. AND IF YOU CHOOSE ESPECIALLY IN A 24-7 SHELTER TO BE THERE, HOWEVER MUCH TIME OF THE DAY YOU CHOOSE AS A RESIDENT TO STAY IN THE PLACE, THEN YOU DESERVE A HUMANE OUTDOOR EXPERIENCE. EVEN IF YOU WANT TO GO OUT AND HAVE A PLACE TO HANG OUT WITH YOUR PALS, THAT'S FINE. SOMETHING THAT'S JUST NOT ON GRAVEL. SO, THAT'S WHAT THIS IS REALLY ABOUT. HUMANIZE THAT OUTDOOR AREA. >>COUN. GROUT: MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU. I AGREE WITH COUNCILOR BENTON. HHH HAS DONE A REMARKABLE JOB OF TRYING TO MAKE IT BETTER. THEY'RE IMPROVING IT EVERY DAY. THERE'S STILL LOTS TO DO. I WAS IMPRESSED. I WAS OUT THERE LAST YEAR AND THEY HAD A PLACE, KIND OF A KITCHEN, BUT IT WASN'T. NOW WE WENT OUT THERE AND THEY HAVE WARMING TRAYS, AND REFRIGERATORS, AND IT'S SMELLING LIKE A KITCHEN SHOULD. THAT'S REALLY ENCOURAGING. AND THEY'RE UPDATING THE SPACE FOR THE INDIVIDUALS. THEY HAVE SINGLE MEN, AND WOMEN, AND COUPLES. THEY'RE MAKING IMPROVEMENTS. THAT'S GREAT TO SEE. I THINK WE NEED OUTDOOR SPACE. I THINK -- WHEN YOU'RE OUTSIDE AND YOU GET GOOD FRESH AIR IT'S GOOD FOR THE MIND AND IT'S NICE TO BE OUTSIDE. WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL WEATHER AND WE SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT. MAKING SHADE, EVEN WHEN THEY GET THEIR MEALS THEY'RE GETTING THREE MEALS A DAY. THEY CAN GO OUTSIDE AND EAT AT THE TABLES AND JUST WANT TO MIKE IT A BETTER PLACE FOR THEM WHILE THEY GET BACK ON THEIR FEET. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO VOTE FOR THIS. >>COUN. DAVIS: ANYTHING ELSE? XG -- ANYTHING FROM THE ADMINISTRATION? >> COUNCILORS, I APPRECIATE THE COMMENTS FROM EACH OF THE SPONSORS. I APPRECIATE THE WORK GOING IN. IT'S A LABOR OF LOVE TO ENSURE WE'RE IMPROVING THE ENVIRONMENT. WE'LL ABSOLUTELY ENHANCE THE EXPERIENCE FOR THOSE THAT SEEK TO BE OUTSIDE. WE CAN ADD THIS TO THE SCOPE AS WE MOVE FORWARD. >>COUN. DAVIS: SPONSORS TO CLOSE. >>COUN. BENTON: URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. GROUT: SO DO I. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN IS NODDING. PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR BENTON. I THINK THERE'S AN AMENDMENT. >>COUN. BENTON: WE HAVE A FLOOR SUBSTITUTE. R-184 IS AMENDING A PREVIOUS RESOLUTION WE PASSED TO ESTABLISH A POLICY FOR VEHICLE WRAP AND CREATE A UNIFORM BRAND ON THE BUS AND PARATRANSIT VEHICLES. THIS IS A CLARIFICATIONS ON THAT. I MOVE A DO PASS. >>COUN. DAVIS: SECOND FROM COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. BENTON: COUNCILORS, WE HAVE A FLOOR SUBSTITUTE IN YOUR iPAD. OUR INTENTION WAS TO SUSPEND THE RULES AND DOES THIS. SINCE WE'VE NOT HEARD BACK FROM THE ADMINISTRATION ON THIS, AND WE WANT TO GIVE THEM A LITTLE BIT MORE CHANCE TO RESPOND TO WHAT WE'RE SAYING. I'M GOING TO MOVE THE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE AND THAT WILL BE REQUIRE THAT THIS BE DEFERRED UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. I MOVE THE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE IN YOUR iPADS. >>COUN. DAVIS: 2NDS -- SECOND FROM COUNCILOR GROUT. ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: I KNOW WE'LL HAVE TIME AND IF WE HAVE THE DEFERRAL. I WOULD LIKE TO MAYBE BETWEEN NOW AND THEN GET A TIMELINE BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE THERE'S BEEN A FEW BILLS AND THERE'S SOME CHANGES BETWEEN THE LOW WINDOWS, BELOW WINDOWS, WHITE, NOT, JUST MAYBE IF WE CAN CIRCLE BACK AND HAVE THAT TIMELINE I WOULD BE GREATFUL. I'M LOST ON WHAT WE'RE DOING AND REDOING. >>COUN. BENTON: MR. MENACUCCI. IT'S NOT CHANGING THE ORIGINAL BILL. THERE WAS CONFUSION THAT WROUGHT UP AFTER WE PASSED. AS TO HOW THEY GO ABOUT PAINTING THE BUSES AND HOW THE WRAPS ARE USED. MR. MENACCUCI DID GIVE A WRITE UP OF WHAT IT DOES. HE CAN EXPLAIN THAT BRIEFLY. >>COUN. DAVIS: BRIEFLY. >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN, BASICALLY, FOR THE BILL, IT PUT A BAN JUST ON BUS WRAPS. NO BUS WRAPS ON THE VEHICLES. WE LATER LEARNED THERE IS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF THE TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY THEY USE FOR BUS FRAPS IS A TECHNOLOGY THEY USE FOR DECALLING THEIR BUSES AND PUT ON THE SAME SUN VAN AND SUN TRAN OR SO FORTH. THEY NEED -- THE TRANSIT DEPARTMENT ASKED THAT WE CORRECT THAT. THE NEXT BILL THAT WE DID WENT TO CORRECT THAT. WE UNDERSTOOD FROM THE DEPARTMENTED THAT THEY'RE BUSES CAME IN WHITE AND THE DECALLING WAS EVERYTHING. THE COLOR OF THE BLUES AND GREEN ASK AND SO FORTH. I SPOKE WITH THE TRANSIT OPERATIONS PERSONS AFTER WE WROTE R-123-84. HE SAID THE BUSES COME PAINTED A CERTAIN COLOR. IT'S THE STRIPING AND MAYBE THE BALLOONS YOU SEE ON THE ART BUS AND THE SUN VAN. THE PROCESS OF AMENDING THAT, THE COUNCILOR THOUGHT IT WAS A GOOD TIME TO MAKE A MOMENT AND WE SAT DOWN AND THINK OF THE FOCUS. IT'S NOT HIS INTENT WAS TO -- BASICALLY IT WAS NOT TO HAVE PRIVATE ADVERTISING ON THE BUSES. WE TOOK THAT OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS. WE STATED A COMPREHENSIVE RESTATE OF THE BILL. THERE WOULD BE NO PUBLIC OR PRIVATE ADVERTISING. THAT INCLUDES FOLKS BUSINESS, FIRM OR LOCAL BUSINESS. THEY COULD NOT DO THAT. IF WE, THE CITY, WANTED TO PUT AN AN ADVERTISEMENTS FOR THE MUSEUM, WE COULDN'T DO THAT. THAT WAS THE FIRST STEP. THE SECOND THING IS THE REALIZATION IS YOU CAN STILL PUT THE PLACARD. THERE'S THE BILLBOARDS THAT BOLT TO THE SIDE. THE COUNCILOR SAID THE INTENT WAS TO GET A PROFESSIONAL APPROACH TO NOT HAVE THOSE EITHER BEING THAT THE NEGLIGENT -- INTENT OF THE BILL TO SEND A PROFESSIONAL IMAGE THAT STATED TO THE PASSENGER WAITING FOR THE BUS THAT BASICALLY THE SOLE FOCUS OF THE TRANSIT DEPARTMENT IS TRANSIT. THAT IS JUST TO HAVE THE BUS. THAT IS WHAT THAT ISSUE DOES. >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. PRESIDENT, SO, NOW THAT I UNDERSTAND WHAT THIS FLOOR SUBSTITUTE DOES, CAN YOU PLEASE REVIEW THE -- WHERE WE LEFT THE BILL FOR R-152. I KNOW THAT WAS AMENDED LAST TIME. IF THE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE DOESN'T PASS WHERE ARE WE AT WITH HOW THE BILL LOOKS? >> HOW THE BILL LOOKS WE HAVE AN ISSUE. WE HAVE LEFT THE -- WE CANNOT DO BUS WRAPS. ACCORD TO THE TRANSIT DEPARTMENT. THEY MAY EXPLAIN BETTER. THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE IT DEKALE THEIR BUSES WITH THE TYPE OF TECHNOLOGY THEIR USE. DECAL -- HOWEVER, THE TRANSIT DEPARTMENT CAN STILL PUT ON THOSE PLACARDS UNDERNEATH THE WINDOW. THEY COULD NOT HAVE THE PRIVATE ADVERTISING OR PUBLIC ADVERTISING OF THE BUS WRAP. >>COUN. BENTON: IF I MAY, MR. PRESIDENT. I THINK WHAT MY SPONSOR -- PRIMARILY WAS TO MAKE SURE THEY CAN DO THE LOGOS THE WAY THEY WANT TO DO IT. THE SAME PROCESS THAT WE ALREADY USE. YOU ORDER THE DAL -- DECAL AND THAT'S A TYPE OF WRAP. OTHERWISE THEY COME PAINTED FROM THE FACTORY. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO DRIVE TOWARD THE SITUATION WHERE WE HAVE A UNIFORM COLOR SCHEME WHERE IT'S REALLY CLEAR THAT THE BUSES ARE NOT ROLLING BILLBOARDS. EVEN FOR PUBLIC SERVICE. JUST IF THEY'RE CONSTANTLY BEING CHANGED, THERE'S AN ODD BECAUSE THAT IS TRYING TO HAVE A STATEMENT YOU LOSE THE UNDERSTANDING OF -- ESPECIALLY FOR VISITORS AND FIRST TIME USERS THAT THIS IS A PART OF FLEET OF BUSES PROVIDING A SERVICE. THAT'S WHAT -- WE'RE AMENDING THE OTHER BILL. IT STANDS. BUT WE'RE AMENDING IT AND TRYING TO CLARIFY IT. WE DID PRESENT THIS TO THE TRANSIT DEPARTMENT AND BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HEARD BACK I WAS HOPING TO INTRODUCE THIS FLOOR SUBAND GIVE THEM A CHANCE UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. >>COUN. DAVIS: OKAY. WE HAVE THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR FOR THE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE. WE HAVEN'T DONE THAT YET. >>COUN. BENTON: WE MOVE THE FLOOR SUB, WE NEED A VOTE. >>COUN. DAVIS: WE'RE ON THE DEFERRAL? >>COUN. BENTON: WE'RE ON THE FLOOR SUB. >>COUN. DAVIS: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: NO. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> THAT PASSES ON AN 8-1 VOTE. >>COUN. BENTON: I MOVE DEFERRAL UNTIL DECEMBER 4th. >>COUN. DAVIS: MOTION AND SECOND FROM COUNCILOR PEÑA. MOTION TO DECEMBER 4. CALL THE ROLL. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. 4. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. DAVIS: WE HAVE TO GET THAT ONE DONE NEXT TIME BECAUSE THE BILL WILL EXPIRE. OKAY. NEXT UP. >>COUN. BENTON: I'LL PUT OUT THE CALL THAT INANYBODY WOULD BE WILLING TO CO-SPONSOR IT AND CARRY IN THE EVENT THAT WE KILL THAT THE NEXT TIME. PLEASE LET ME KNOW. >>COUN. DAVIS: I'M SURE THE TRANSIT DEPARTMENT WILL GET THAT COVERED. NOTHING LIKE THANKSGIVING CONVERSATION ABOUT BUS WRAP. R-185. COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. IT'S COMMISSIONING THE COMMEMORATIVE SERVICE PLAQUES TO CITY MALL FOR HONORING THE CITY COUNCILORS. I MOVE A DO PASS. >>COUN. DAVIS: SEVERAL SECONDS. I HEARD COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. PEÑA: I'LL MAKE IT SHORT AND SWEET. I DIDN'T COME UP WITH THIS IDEA. I HAD A PREVIOUS ELECTED OFFICIAL WHO SAID THAT WE REALLY SHOULD, THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO AND SANTA FE, WHEN YOU TOUR THERE THEY HAVE THE PAST REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS AND WE SHOULD HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS AT CITY HALL BECAUSE ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE PUBLIC SERVANTS AND THEY DO THIS FOR NOT VERY MUCH. AND IT'S REALLY CONSIDERED A PART-TIME JOB BUT AS YOU KNOW IT'S NOT. THIS PERSON SUGGESTED -- DIDN'T WANT THEIR NAME SAID, BUT SUGGESTED IT BE A REALLY GOOD IDEA TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS. TO HONOR PEOPLE DEDICATED TIME TO SERVING THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. DAVIS: COMMENTS FROM COUNCILORS? QUESTIONS FROM THE ADMINISTRATION? COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. DAVIS: CALL THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. DAVIS: WE'RE ON THE LAST THING. IT IS THE ONLY THING REQUIRED FOR ME TO LEAVE. R-186. MUNICIPAL RUNOFF ELECTION BE HELD ON TUESDAY 12th DAY OF DECEMBER 2023. I MOVE A DO PASS. SEVERAL SECONDS FROM COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. WE HAVE ONE ELECTION FOR ONE SEAT. >>COUN. DAVIS: IS THERE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? I THINK TAD WAS, I DON'T SEE HIM. MR. CLERK. >> THIS DATES TO WHEN CITY CONDUCTS ELECTIONS. NOW THEY'RE HANDLED AT THE COUNTY. IT SERVES NO PURPOSE. WE HAVE TO DO IT. I'D LIKE TO BRING IT BEFORE THE VOTERS NEXT YEAR IN THE GENERAL ELECTION. WE CAN DO THAT. AND IT WOULD SAVE US A MID NIGHT MEETING. I'D LIKE TO REMOVE THIS FROM THE CITY CHARTER. IT DOESN'T SERVE A PURPOSE. IT DATES FROM WHEN WE USED TO CONDUCT ELECTION. THE TIMING DOESN'T WORK BECAUSE IT COMES BETWEEN THE GENERAL AND THE RUNOFF IN A WAY THAT DOESN'T WORK WITH OUR MEETINGS. IT DUPLICATES NOTICES THE COUNTY ALREADY ISSUE. IT'S NOT A NOTICE WE NEED ANYMORE. I'D LIKE TO CHANGE THAT. I THINK WE CAN DO IT. >>COUN. DAVIS: OTHER QUESTIONS, OTHER COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. CALL THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. DAVIS: THERE BEING NO OTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED.