>>COUN. BASSAN: GRE GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE 28th MEETING OF THE 26th COUNCIL. WE'LL COME TO ORDER. IT'S MARCH 17th. MAYBE WITH A LITTLE BIT OF LUCK TONIGHT, WE WON'T BE HERE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. I PLANNED IT DAY FOR YOU GUYS. ALL DAY. ALL COUNCILORS ARE PRESENT THIS EVENING. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND START WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IN ENGLISH AND IN SPANISH. >> 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. BASSAN: PARKING PASSES ARE PROVIDED FOR MEMBERS OFT PUBLIC. YOU CAN OBTINE A PARKING PASS FROM COUNCIL STAFF NEAR THE CHAMBER'S ENTRANCE. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, CITY STAFF AND THE MEDIA CAN VIEW THIS FLEW FOUR PLATFORMS, GOVTV, GOVTV WEBSITE, YOUTUBE AND ZOOM. LIVE STREAMS CAN BE ACCESSED FROM SMART PHONES, TABLETS AND COMPUTERS. THIS MEETING IS CLOSED CAPTIONED AND YOU MAY ENABLE THE SERVICES AT THIS TIME. THE VIDEO RECORDING OF THIS AND ALL PAST COUNCIL MEETINGS WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON THE CITY COUNCIL WEBSITE. CITY 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. THE COUNCIL WILL TAKE A BREAK AT 7 P.M. IF NEEDED. WE WANT TONIGHT'S PROCEEDING TO BE AS CIVIL AND RESPECTFUL AS POSSIBLE. NO APPLAUSE OR SNAPPING DURING THE MEETING. THE MEETING WILL GO SMOOTHER IF WE'RE ALL RESPECTFUL OF ONE ANOTHER. WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATION. COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. WE HAVE A PROCLAMATION. WE HAVE SOME GUESTS THIS EVENING TO ACCEPT THE PROCLAMATION. IF YOU CAN CAN MAKE YOUR WAY UP TO THE PODIUM. THIS RECOGNIZES THE CÉSAR CHÁVEZ DELOREZ HUERTA DAY. WE HAVE CÉSAR CHÁVEZ COMMITTEE CHAIR. AND BEATRICE VALENCIA AND VIRGINIA THOMPSON TO ACCEPT. WE'LL GET STARTED. COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEÑA. WHEREAS, CÉSAR CHÁVEZ WAS A MIGRANT FARMER WORKER DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND EXPERIENCED HARSH WORTHING CONDITIONS FACED BY AGRICULTURAL WORKERS. AND DELORES HUERTA FIGHTS THE HARSH WORKING CONDITIONS. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: WHEREAS THEY DEDICATED THEIR LIVE'S WORK TO PURSUING EQUITY JUSTICE AND DIGNITY FOR ALL AMERICANS. >>COUN. GROUT: WHEREAS THEY LEFT BEHIND A SERVICE OF ACHIEVEMENT. AND DERBGS LOR . >>COUN. CHAMPINE: IN 1994 CÉSAR CHÁVEZ WAS AWARDED THE MEDDLE OF FREEDOM. AND IN 2012 DELORES HUERTA WAS AWARDED THE MEDDLE OF FREEDOM. >>COUN. BASSAN: WHEREAS THEY BOTH GAVE YOUR NATION AND EACH OF US A UNIQUE EXAMPLE TO LIVE OUR LIVES BY SELFLESS DEDICATION TO THE RIGHTS OF ALL WORKERS, ECONOMIC JUSTICE, CIVIL RIGHTS, ENVIRONMENTS, JUSTICE, PEACE AND NONVIOLENCE AND HELPING POOR AND DISENFRANCHISED. >>COUN. BACA: LOCAL COMMUNITY MEMBERS ESTABLISHED THE CÉSAR CHÁVEZ COMMITTEE TO EDUCATE THE LIFE AND WORK OF THE GREAT AMERICAN LEADERS AND TO ENCOURAGE EACH OF US TO CARRY OUT THE VALUE AND TIMELESS VISION FOR A BETTER WORLD. WE HONOR THE VALUES AND VISION THEY APPEARED TO AND WORK TIRELESSLY FOR A BETTER TOMORROW. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THIS YEAR'S THEME IS [ SPEAKING IN SPANISH ]. IN THE FUTURE, UNITY, JUSTICE, LIBERTY AND ACTION FOR EVERYONE. >>COUN. PEÑA: BE IT PROCLAIMED THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE RECOGNIZES AND SHOWS THEIR APPRECIATION FOR CÉSAR CHÁVEZ AND DELORES HUERTA AS WE CELEBRATE THEIR WORK ON APRIL 5, 2025. CONGRATULATIONS LADIES. [ APPLAUSE ]. AND WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE YOU SAY A FEW WORDS. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORK, LADIES. YOU WORK ON THIS EVERY YEAR. THIS IS VOLUNTEER AND IT'S A LABOR OF LOVE. I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING TIME OF YOUR BUSY SCHEDULES TO DO THIS IMPORTANT WORK. THANK YOU. >> WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH. THIS IS REALLY A GREAT HONOR FOR US. AND AS WE COME HERE AND WE THINK ABOUT COMING IT REALLY WARMS OUR HEART. MY NAME IS LINDA GARCIA. I'M THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE. WITH ME IS BEATRICE WHO WORKS TIRELESSLY. SHE WORKS ALL DAY AND COME TO OUR COMMITTEE MEETINGS. NOW YOU SEE WHY I PROVIDE DINNER FOR EVERYBODY BECAUSE? [ SPEAKING SPANISH ], THIS IS MS. GONZALEZ, AND SHE'S OUR EVENT COORDINATOR FOR THREE YEARS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR WORDS, COUNCILOR PEÑA, BECAUSE WE MEET SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. WE START AT 5:00 AND END AT 10:00. WE WORK ON WEEKENDS AND ALL WEEK LONG BECAUSE IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT EVENT FOR IS. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME BECAUSE I'M RELATED TO DELORES HUERTA. THE WORK IS VERY, VERY HARD. I TALK WITH HER SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. SHE GOES, PRIMA, I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT. REMEMBER, YES, WE CAN. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SHE'S GOING TO BE 95 ON APRIL 10th. SHE'S STILL OUT THERE FIGHTING FOR EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US. IT MAKES WHAT WE DO HERE EVEN MORE SPECIAL. BUT WHAT'S EVEN MORE SPECIAL IS THE RECOGNITION THAT YOU GUYS GIVE TO US. AND I DO WANT TO SAY A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO COUNCILOR PEÑA. YOU HAVE SUPPORTED US FOR YEARS, AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT COMING OUT FOR US. WE APPRECIATE ALL THE SUPPORT. IN FACT, I REMEMBER MEETING YOU AT KANW. THAT'S WHERE SHE MET DELORES HUERTA. SHE SAID YOU DON'T KNOW DELORES HUERETA, SHE'S IN THE STUDIO. AND I REMEMBER THAT, WE APPRECIATE YOU. AND THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. FOR THIS HONOR. AND FOR GIVING US SOMETHING SO BEAUTIFUL. THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: PLEASE STAY THERE. LADIES, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT, MADAM PRESIDENT. ONE OF THE THINGS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT GETS OUT IS THE DATE AND TIME FOR THE CELEBRATION. I'VE BEEN TO SEVERAL OF THE CELEBRATIONS NOW THAT I'M CITY COUNCILOR. IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND TELLING EVERYBODY THAT'S LISTENING WHAT DAY THE CELEBRATION IS TAKING PLACE AND THE TIMES. >> DEFINITELY. I'M SO SORRY, I GOT SO EXCITED. OUR EVENT FOR THE 32nd ANNUAL, WE'RE THE ONLY ORGANIZATION IN THE COUNTRY THAT CELEBRATED THIS FOR 32 YEARS. WE'LL CELEBRATE IT SATURDAY, APRIL 5th AT THE -- WE START AT THE NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER. WE'LL START WITH A MARCH DE JUSTICIA. IT STARTS WITH THE TWO AVENUES. ONLY ONE IN THE COUNTRY THAT HAS THOSE TWO. THAT MARCH, WHICH BY THE WAY DELORES HUERTA IS PLANNING TO COME OUT HERE WITH US. WE'LL START WITH THE MARCH THROUGH THE COMMUNITY GOING DOWN 4th STREET TO SILVER, SILVER TO 8th BACK TO THE NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER. WE'LL HAVE A FIESTA EVENT CELEBRATING THEM BOTH AT THE NATIONAL CULTURAL HISPANIC CENTER FROM 12 TO 3. WE INVOLVE COMMUNITIES FROM ALL AROUND, AND AROUND THE STATE. WE HAVE ENTERTAINMENT. CHILDREN'S ARTISTS, TO ANYTHING AND EVERYTHING YOU CAN IMAGINE. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. APRIL 5th, THE MARCH OF THE JUSTICIA STARTS AT 10, THE BIG EVENT IS 12 TO 3. IT'S AT THE NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER. IT'S THE ONLY ONE IN THE COUNTRY. WHAT GREAT WAY TO CELEBRATE THE EVENT. THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. APPRECIATE IT. >> MAY WE GO UP AND SHAKE EACH ONE OF YOUR HANDS? >>COUN. BASSAN: OF COURSE. YES. >> THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR LEWIS, MAKE SURE TO PUT MY CHAIR BACK. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND MOVE TO THE JOURNAL. I MOVE APPROVAL TO THE MARCH 3rd JOURNAL. THERE'S A SECOND FROM MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE APPROVAL OF THE MARCH 3rd JOURNAL. RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY QUES. OPPOSED? THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVE TO COMMUNICATIONS AND INTRODUCTIONS. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: I MOVE THE RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR PLACING EC-340 FOR TONIGHT'S AGENDA FOR ACTION. IT'S THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF MR. TYLER RICHARDSON TO THE IMPACT COMMITTEE. I MOVE DO PASS FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION. >>COUN. GROUT:-SECOND. >>COUN. BASSAN: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR GROUT. COUNCILORS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR FOR THE MOTION FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION? RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY YES. ANY OPPOSED? THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION. THERE'S A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR ROGERS. ALL THOSE -- COUNCILORS, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: MADAM PRESIDENT, THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MET ON THURSDAY MARCH 6, 2025 AND REPORTS THE FOLLOWING. IN THE MATTER OF R-117 DO PASS AS SUBSTITUTED AND AMENDED. I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >>COUN. BASSAN: THERE'S A SECOND FROM MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY YES. ANY OPPOSED? THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: MADAM PRESIDENT, FINANCE AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MET ON MONDAY, MARCH 10th, 2025, AND REPORTS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. IN THE MATTER OF EC-312, 313, 315, 316 BE APPROVED. IN THE MATTER OF EC-319 IT BE WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. AND IN THE MATTER OF R-120 BE WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND BE ACTED UPON AT THE MEETING AT WHICH IT IS REPORTED. I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE'S REPORT. >>COUN. BASSAN: MOTION AND SECOND FROM COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. COUNCILORS, ANY QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY YES. ANY OPPOSED? THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: MADAM PRESIDENT, THE LAND USE PLANNING AND ZONE COMMITTEE MET ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 12th AND REPORTSES THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. IN THE MATTER O-74 AND R-123 DO PASS. I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >>COUN. BASSAN: THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND FROM COUNCILOR GROUT. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, COUNCILORS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE LUPZ COMMITTEE REPORT RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY YES. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. ANY WITHDRAWS AT THIS TIME? WE'LL SKIP TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. ANY CHANGE OOZE THE FOR THOSE BEING APPOINTED TO SERVE ON A BOARD OR COMMISSION THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA. THERE'S A SECOND FROM MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, COUNCILORS? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY YES. ANY OPPOSED? THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVING TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: MADAM PRESIDENT, THERE WILL BE FIVE INTERGOVERNMENTAL LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS COMMITTEE MEETINGS ON TUESDAY, MARCH 18 AT 5 P.M., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19th, THURSDAY MARCH 20th AT 5 P.M., FRIDAY MARCH 21st, AT 5 P.M., AND WEDNESDAY APRIL 2nd AT 3 P.M. VIA ZOOM. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. WE HAVE NO FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS. THIS LEADS US TO APPEAL. WE HAVE ONE APPEAL. AC-25-301. FIVE APPELLANTS. THE SANTA FE VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THE NATIVE AMERICAN VOTERS ALLIANCE, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION, AND INDIVIDUALS JANE AND MICHAEL APPEAL THE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING COMMISSION DECISION TO APPROVE THE SITE PLAN FOR THE MESA FILM STUDIO FOR DOUBLE EAGLE II LEASE AREA TWO AND APPROXIMATELY 60-ACRE OF THE AIRPORT PROPERTY CONSISTING OF TRACT A1 AND L1 PARCELS. DOUBLE EAGLE TWO LAND PLAT OF DOUBLE EAGLE II AIRPORT AND TRACT F1A PARTS OF D1, A1, A2 AND AMENDED FOR AEROSPACE. AND TRACTS AND PARCELS THROUGH FOUR, AND DOUBLE EAGLE AIRPORT AND ADJACENT LANDS. AND B&S OF DOUBLE EAGLE AIRPORT LOCATED AT 7401 PASEO DEL VOLCAN AND INTERSECTION OF 1,400 ACRES. D4, E5,S 4, G5, G6. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. COUNCILORS, THE ISSUE IN THIS APPEAL IS WHETHER A SITE PLAN SHOULD ME APPROVED TO HAVE A FILM STUDIO USE FOR MESA FILM STUDIO ON THE DOUBLE EAGLE II AIRPORT MASTER PLAN PROPERTY. THE EPC APPROVED THE SITE PLAN AND FIVE APPELLANTS APPEALED RAISING 23 SEPARATE CLAIMS OF ERROR. THE COUNCIL REFERRED THIS TO THE LAND USE HEARING OFFICER WHO RECOMMENDS THE CITY COUNCIL GRANT THE APPEAL AND REVERSE THE DECISION TO APPROVE THE SITE PLAN. THE MASTER PLAN ONLY ALLOWED AERONAUTICAL USES, BUT IN AUGUST OF 2024 THE COUNCIL APPROVED RESOLUTION ALLOWING NONAERONAUTICAL USES INCLUDING FILM STUDIO LAND USES. THAT 2024 AMENDMENT TO THE MASTER PLAN DID NOT CHANGE THE ZONING OF THE PROPERTY WHICH REMAINS NRSU. IN THE IDO FILM STUDIO AND PRODUCTION AS A PERMANENT USE IS NOT A LISTED USE. WHEN THAT HAPPENS AS DOES FROM TIME TO TIME OUR IDEA TO CAPTURE EVERYTHING YOU DO IN THE CITY. THE LAND USE OFFICER SHOWS WHICH CAN DO AS THE UNLISTED USE AND TREATS IT. THE ZEO DETERMINES FILM STUDIO AND FILM PRODUCTION IS MOST CONSISTENT WITH THE LIGHT MANUFACTURING USE AS DEFINED IN THE IDO. ON APPEAL, THE APPELLANTS CLAIMED THE EPC VIOLATED THE IDO WHEN IT APPROVES THE FILM STUDIO USE. PLANNING STAFF EXPLAINED THAT THE IDO GIVES THE EPC DISCRETION TO APPROVE LAND USES IN THE ZONE DISTRICT IF THE PROPOSED USE IS FOUND TO BE COMPATIBLE WITH OR COMPLIMENTARY TO THE PRIMARY USE THEN ANY OF THE USES IN THE ALLOWABLE USES TABLE CAN BE APPROVED AS AN ACCESSORY USE. THE LUHO AGREED THAT THE EPC HAS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF DISCRETION BUT DETERMINED THAT AUTHORITY IS LIMITED BY WHAT'S LISTED IN THE ALLOWABLE USES TABLE FOR THE NRSU ZONE. AND TABLE 4-2-1 ALLOWABLE USES TABLE DOES NOT ALLOW FILM STUDIO OR LIGHT MANUFACTURING FOR PRIMARY OR ACCESSORY USES. THE LUHO FOUND THE STUDIO CANNOT BE ACCESSORY BECAUSE IT'S UNATTACHED TO PRIMARY USE WHICH IS AIRPORT. THE LUHO CONCLUDED THE APPROVAL WAS AN ERROR AND RECOMMEND DENIAL -- GRANTING THE APPEAL ON THAT POINT. AS TO THE OTHER 22 CLAIMS OF ERROR THAT WAS RAISED BY THE APPELLANTS HE FOUND THOSE LACKED EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THEM AND DID NOT MEET THE BURDEN OF PROOF, BUT THE ONE CLAIM TO ALLOWABLE USES WAS WITH MERIT. THE LUHO RECOMMENDS GRANTING THE APPEAL REVERSING THE APPROVAL OF THE SITE PLAN. THIS IS THE ACCEPT OR REJECT STAGE. WE WON'T HEAR FROM THE PARTIES. JUST MY SUMMARY AND I'LL GIVE MY BEST TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. COUNCILOR LEWIS. >>COUN. LEWIS: MADAM PRESIDENT, I DON'T AGREE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION. I MOVE TO REJECT. >>COUN. BASSAN: THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND FROM COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. COUNCILORS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF REJECTING THE LUHO FINDINGS, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY YES. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? I BELIEVE THAT WAS AN 8-1. ALL RIGHT. THAT PASSES ON AN 8-1. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PROVIDE LIVE PUBLIC COMMENT TO THE COUNCIL IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY IF THEY HAVE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT PER THE INSTRUCTIONS PUBLISHED ON THE AGENDA AND ON OUR WEBSITE FRIDAY. HERE ARE THE PUBLIC COMMENT GROUND RULES EACH PARTICIPANT WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO PRESENT, COMMENTS ARE TO BE ADDRESSED ONLY THROUGH THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. ANY DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT WILL RESULT IN REMOVALAL FROM THE MEETING. THERE WILL BE A TWO MINUTE TIME LIMIT AND THE BELL WILL RING TO INDICATE YOUR TIME IS UP. PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKERS. >> FIRST SPEAKER IS BARBARA TAYLOR FOLLOWED BY CARLOS MISHLEN. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT COUNCILORS. BARBARA TAYLOR, RETIRED CAPITAL PLANNING AND CIP OFFICIAL. FIRST, THE GO BOND BILLS THAT THE ADMINISTRATION SENT DOWN WAS DISCOURTEOUS TO THE COUNCIL AND INSULTING TO THE TAXPAYERS AFTER ALL THE TAXPAYERS ARE THE ONES WHO VOTE TO GIVE THE CITY THEIR PROPERTY TAXES TO FINANCE THE GO BONDS THAT PAY FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS. THEY ARE ACCUSTOMED TO AND DESERVE PUBLICATION OF THE PLANS DEVELOPED BY THE ADMINISTRATION AND REVIEWED BY EPC. SECOND, I WOULD LIKE TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE GO BOND PROGRAM IS NOT CAPITAL OUTLAY. IT IS A NEEDS-BASED PROGRAM. THE STICKY PART IS THAT THE NEEDS ALWAYS EXCEED THE AVAILABLE FUNDING. THAT'S WHY PROFESSIONAL STAFF, WHEN THEY'RE NOT BEING MICROMANAGED, ENGAGE IN A YEAR-LONG OBJECTIVE PROCESS IDENTIFYING PROJECTS AND PAIRING DOWN THE LIST DOWN TO THEIR VIEW OF THE MOST URGENT NEEDS. I CAN ASSURE YOU THAT MIDDLE MANAGERS ARE UNINTERESTED IN THE POLITICS. THEY JUST BRING THEIR PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS TOBEAR ON THIS EVALUATION. GENERIC PROJECTS ARE INCLUDED BECAUSE NONE OF US ARE CLAIRVOYANT. FUNDS ARE NEEDED FOR UNPARTICIPATED OR EMERGENCY REPAIRS, GENERIC REPAIRS MEET THAT NEED. IN THE END THE CITY COUNCIL AS THE APPROPRIATOR IS THE DECIDER. YOU BRING YOUR EXPERTISE AND KNOWLEDGE OF DISTRICT NEEDS TO THIS PROCESS. THE END RESULT OF THIS TWO-YEAR NEGOTIATION AMONG THE ADMINISTRATION, THE COUNCIL, AND THE PUBLIC, IS A SUBSTANTIVE CAPITAL PROGRAM WORTHY OF THE TAXPAYER VOTERS SUPPORT. FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT -- >>COUN. CHAMPINE: MADAM PRESIDENT, CAN SHE CONTINUE? >> THANK YOU. FINALLY, I'D LIKE TO POINT OUT THE GO BOND PROGRAM IS NOT THE ONLY SOURCE OF FUNDS FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT. THE TRANSPORTATION TAX PROVIDES 45 AND $50 MILLION ANNUALLY. LOT LESS THAN 57% OF THE FUNDS ARE FOR ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENT AND THE COUNCIL IS SUPPOSED TO RECEIVE AN ANNUAL QUOTE, ON THE COLLECTIONS AND EXPENDITURES OF THE TAX, END QUOTE. INCLUDING FUNDS RECEIVED, FUNDS SPENT BY THE PROJECT AND FUNDS ANTICIPATED. I IPRA'd THAT REPORT. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU FOR YOUR INFORMATION AND YOUR EXPERTISE. I WANTED TO ASK -- YOU MENTIONED THAT YOU IPRA'd FOR THE REPORT. FOR THE TRANSPORTATION TAX, AND YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO FIND THAT. I DID ASK MR. MOTSINGCO. AND WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO ASK THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE REPORT AND WHEN WE MIGHT EXPECT TO SEE IT. MR. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, O-20-14 WAS THE IMPOSITION OF THE EXCISE TAX. AND SECTION B REPORTING, ALONG WITH EACH YEAR'S PROPOSED TAX, THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL PROVIDE CITY COUNCIL WITH A REPORT ON THE COLLECTIONS AND EXPENDITURES OF THE TAX WHICH SHALL INCLUDE AS A MINIMUM THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION. AN ACCOUNTING OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF TAX COLLECTED LIFE TO DATE AS WELL AS AN ACCOUNTING OF THE TAX PROJECTED TO BE COLLECTED DURING THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR. FOR LIFE TO DATE WITH ACTUAL APPROPRIATIONED BY CATEGORY. AND A LISTING OF ALL PROJECTS BY CATEGORY AND THE AMOUNT OF THAT PROJECT PAID FROM THE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE TAX FUND. >>COUN. GROUT: WHEN WAS THAT SENT TO COUNCIL? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, THAT WAS AN OVERSIGHT OF THE DEPARTMENT. I TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AS THE PREVIOUS DMD DIRECTOR. WE'LL HAVE A REPORT AS REQUIRED BY THE ORDINANCE THIS YEAR. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. UP NEXT WE HAVE CARLOS MISHLEN FOLLOWED BY CANDICE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS, GOOD EVENING. I WANT TO POINT OUT TWO STRUGGLES THAT ALBUQUERQUE HAS FACED FOR MANY DECADES. THAT ARE MORE RELEVANT TODAY THAN EVER. FIRST IS DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION. HOW MANY ADMINISTRATIONS AND DECADES HAVE WE HAD THIS GOAL, AND WHY HAVEN'T WE SOLVED IT? LET'S BE CLEAR. WE NEED A THRIVING DOWNTOWN. AS THOSE OF YOU WHO ATTENDED THE SPEAKER SERIES SAW, THE DATA IS CLEAR, DOWNTOWN IS THE ECONOMIC ENGINE OF THE CITY AND SUBSIDIZES THE REST OF THE ENTIRE CITY. THIS SMALL AREA AFFECTS THE ENTIRE ALBUQUERQUE. NUMBER TWO, WE CAN'T AFFORD TO MAINTAIN WHAT WE'VE ALREADY BUILT. THIS IS CRYSTAL CLEAR DURING THE RECENT BUDGET MEETINGS WHERE YOU HAD TO MAKE SOME VERY DIFFICULT DECISIONS. IT'S NOT EVEN CLOSE. ONE EXAMPLE, I JUST LOOKED OUR ROADS, THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR ENOUGH ASPHALT TO PAVE A WAY TO BOSTON AND BACK. AND THE ESTIMATED COST OF MAINTAINING THAT IS $115 MILLION PER YEAR. GIVEN THE BUDGETS FOR ROAD MAINTENANCE IS $8 MILLION PER YEAR. HOW DO WE SPREAD OURSELVES SO THIN? AND WHY CAN'T WE REDEVELOP DOWNTOWN? ONE OF THE MAIN CAUSES IS THE UNINTENTIONAL CONSEQUENCES OF BUILDING TWO MASSIVE HIGHWAYS THROUGH THE CENTER OF OUR CITY. THIS ALLOWS FOR THE DRAINING OF NOT JUST PEOPLE BUT WEALTH OF THE CITY. AND THE REASON WE CAN'T FIT FINANCIAL GOALICIZE -- GOALS IS NO ONE HAS THE COURAGE TO ADDRESS THE ROOT CAUSE. THE REASON I'M SPEAKING ABOUT THIS IS BECAUSE NM DOT IS TRYING TO EXPAND THE HIGHWAY DOWNTOWN TO ADD TWO EXTRA LANES, NEW FRONTAGE ROADS AND MAKE FRONTAGE ROADS UP TO SIX LANES WIDE. I KNOW YOU HAVE SNOW DECISION-MAKING POWER, BUT YOU DO HAVE POWER YOUR VOICE HAS POWER INFLUENCE. I ASK YOU TO TALK TO US AND HELP THE FUTURE OF ALBUQUERQUE. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. >> CAND ICE, FOLLOWED BY DR. LISA. >> GOOD EVENING. I'M HERE TO STRONGLY SUPPORT THE MESA STUDIOS PROJECT. I KNOW THE SECTION WASN'T OPEN FOR THAT TOPIC. IT'S IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT ASPECTS THAT ARE LESSER KNOWN. I KNOW THERE'S SEVERAL FILM STUDIOS AROUND ALBUQUERQUE THIS PROJECT IS DIFFERENT. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, IF I MAY? APPEALS ARE CLOSED RECORD. WE DO NOT ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT ON APPEAL-RELATED ISSUES AT THIS TIME. THERE WILL BE A FULL HEARING BEFORE THE COUNCIL IN APRIL 7th. PARTIES CAN SUBMIT COMMENTS AT THAT TIME. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> DR. LISA CHRISTOFFERSON. FOLLOWED BY PEGGY NORTON. >> YOUR PICTURE ONLINE LOOKS LIKE A MOVIE STAR. DR. McMASTERS WROTE THAT BY DEFINITION OPPRESSION MEANS TO LOAD A BURDEN WITH UNREASONABLE TO TREAT WITH UNJUST RIGOR OR HARDSHIP. OPPRESSION LEADS TO UNREST HISTORICALLY AND EVERY CIVILIZATION THAT HAS EVER OPPRESSED PEOPLE. ONE REASON WHY OPPRESSION LEADS TO UNREST AND THIS COMES FROM THE ONLY FOUNDING FATHER TO NEVER OWN A HUMAN BEING, THE SECOND MAN WHO WAS OUR PRESIDENT, JOHN ADAMS SAID FACTS ARE STUBBORN THINGS AND WHATEVER BE OUR DICTATES OF OUR PASSION THEY CANNOT CHANGE THE STATE OF FACTS AND EVIDENCE. AND FACTS AND EVIDENCE ARE YOUR VOTING RECORDS. WHATEVER YOU SAY IN THIS BUILDING, THE EVIDENCE IS YOUR VOTING RECORD. WHAT YOU HAVE STATED AND DONE ON THE PUBLIC RECORD. WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE TRUST IN OUR PUBLIC OFFICIALS. THAT NUANCE OR NUISANCE ORDINANCE, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CORRESPONDENCE THAT CLEARED UP THINGS FOR ME, BUT THERE'S A SECTION I ASK YOU TO LOOK AT. IT'S A SECTION THAT COULD BE USED TO TRESPASS PEOPLE LIKE MYSELF AND OTHERS FROM PROTESTING ON CITY PROPERTY AND IT WASN'T UNTIL MY CIVIL RIGHTS ATTORNEY POINTED OUT TO ME LAST WEEK THAT I WAS LIKE OH, THIS COULD BE A PROBLEM. SO, IT SOUNDS GREAT TO HAVE A DRUG-FREE ZONE BUT YOU MIGHT LOOK AT WHAT THE EXCEPTIONS ARE IN THERE BECAUSE I COULD BE TRESPASSED FOR PROTESTING. AND EVERY CRIMINAL TRESPASSING CASE STACK ON EACH OTHER. AND I WOULD BE TRESPASSED FROM CITY PUBLIC PROPERTY. THAT WOULD MEAN A COUNCIL MEETING BECAUSE I WAS ON A SIDE WALK WITH SOME PEOPLE WHO HAD A VAPE OR WHATEVER. THE COUNCIL SHOULD BE CAUTIOUS. I HIGHLY ASK CHAPTER TWO ARTICLE ONE SECTION SEVEN, COUNCILOR BASSAN, IS IT POSSIBLE, PLEASE HAVE PUBLIC INPUT ON YOUR BILLS, ORDINANCES AFTER EVERYTHING HAS BEEN AMENDED. THAT WOULD HELP US GREATLY TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP TO. THANK YOU. >> PEGGY NORTON FOLLOWED BY ANAM DOSS. >> I APOLOGIZE FOR BEING LATE. YOU DON'T USUALLY HAVE PUBLIC COMMENTS THIS SOON. DO WE HAVE ONE MINUTE OR TWO? >>COUN. BASSAN: YOU HAVE TWO MINUTES. >> REALLY MADE MY COMMENT FOR ONE MINUTE. I'M PEGGY NORTON. I'M LEADER OF COALITION IN TOWN. AND I WROTE A LONG EDITORIAL THAT I SENT INTO THE NEWSPAPER THAT DID NOT PRINT. SO I PREPARED EXCERPTS FROM THAT HERE. DEMOCRACY DIES WHEN AN AUTHORITY USES ISPOWER TO SILENCE VOICES. IT DIES WHEN FALSEHOODS JUSTIFY DECISIONS. NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS SHOULD BE COMMENDED FOR THEIR INVOLVEMENT AND SUPPORTING A VISION FOR THEIR AREAS. SETTING UP ROADBLOCKS AND LEAVING ASSOCIATIONS OUT OF THE AMENDMENT PROCESS FOR THE IDO SILENCES THEIR VOICES. JUSTIFICATIONS FOR THESE CHANGES AREN'T SUBSTANTIATED. MOST APPEALS ARE NOT FOR HOUSING. QUICK TRIP DID NOT WANT TO BUILD A GAS STATION AT I-40 AND 12th STREET IT WANTED A 24-HOUR TRUCK STOP. THIS DID NOT FIT THE VISION FOR THE AREA OF THE NEARBY NEIGHBORHOODS AND CULTURAL ATTRACTIONS. THE APPLICANT WAS UNABLE TO JUSTIFY THE THREE REQUIRED CONDITIONAL USES. IS THAT A REASON TO CONDEMN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS? NEIGHBORHOODS DON'T BLATANTLY OPPOSE CHANGE, BUT THEY SHOULD BE A PART OF THE PLANNING PROCESS. WHEN THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN, DEMOCRACY DAYS. THANK YOU. >> ANAMI DOSS FOLLOWED BY TOM OWEN. >> HELLO, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANT TO CONTINUE THE DISCUSSION THAT'S BEEN PART OF THE LAST TWO PUBLIC COMMENTS. IN 1971, ALBUQUERQUE HAD ITS FIRST EVER RIOT. AND TWO WEEKS LATER IS WHEN THE HUMAN RIGHTS ARTICLE WAS ADDED TO THE CITY CHARTER. AND IT'S REALLY HARD TO SAY THAT KIND OF THING WITHOUT HAVING IT COME AS A THREAT. LUCKILY, YOU HAVE OUTLAWED PROTESTS, I'M SAYING SARCASTICLY. THE DANGER OF THE DECISIONS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE BY THIS COUNCIL AND ACROSS THE CITY'S ADMINISTRATION AS WELL, IS ONE TO BOTH LIFE AND PROPERTY. I'VE BEEN TRYING TO PHRASE THAT IN A BUNCH OF DIFFERENT WAYS SINCE I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY. BUT I WAS INSPIRED BY THE PRIORITIZATION OF PROPERTY OVER PEOPLE AS STATED DURING THE PUBLIC NUISANCE DISCUSSION AT THE LAST MEETING. I ALSO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO POINT OUT THAT THIS CITY DOES NOT -- HAVE ANY WIGGLE ROOM WHEN IT COMES TO THE DANGER AT HAND WHEN THINGS LIKE INFRASTRUCTURE START FALLING PART OR ARE TORN APART. WITH SANDIA LABS AND THE AIR FORCE BASE RIGHT THERE I'M TERRIFIED OF ANYTHING HAPPENING TO THIS CITY. PLEASE, DON'T CONTINUE DOWN THE ROAD THAT YOU HAVE BEEN GOING. THANK YOU. >> TOM OWEN FOLLOWED BY TAD NIEMYINSKI. TAD FOLLOWED BY LEX ALTHOS. -- FOLLOWED BY BRICK JOANACY. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS, THIS IS PROBABLY MY SIXTH TIME SPEAKING SINCE BEING INVOLVED IN WHAT I SEE AS TRAVESTIES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. I HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH COUNCILOR GROUT'S OFFICE THREE MONTHS AGO. AFTER SPEAKING AT THE COUNCIL MEETING A COUPLE MONTHS AGO I WAS APPROACHED BY COUNCILOR ROGERS AND TRYING TO HELP AND ASSIST ME IN WHAT I UNCOVERED THROUGH THE CITY. I'D LIKE TO PUT YOU FOLKS ON NOTICE THAT AS I SEE IT NOW, THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE FORCE IS NOT FOLLOWING STATE STATUTES IN REFERENCE TO SIGNING THEIR OATH OF OFFICE AND HAVING THOSE OATHS OF OFFICE TURNED INTO THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE IN SANTA FE IMMEDIATELY UPON BEING COMPLETED. JUST TO PUT YOU MORE ON NOTICE, AS I SEE IT, AND MANY HAVE SEEN IT, THE POLICE FORCE ARE NOT ACTING WITHIN THE LAW. THEY MIGHT AS WELL BE JOE SHMOE IN THE STREET ARRESTING PEOPLE IF THEY DON'T HAVE THAT SIGNED. IT REALLY IS TROUBLING BECAUSE IT'S NOT JUST ALBUQUERQUE, I'M FINDING OUT IT'S THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO ALSO. THE STATE POLICE OFFICERS, AND IT'S ALSO THE BERNALILLO COUNTY SHERIFF'S PEOPLE HAVEN'T SWORN AN OATH TO THE CONSTITUTION. I FIND IT VERY, VERY DISTURBING THAT AS A FORMER MEMBER OF THE MIITARY THAT I SWORE AN OATH TO UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION, THAT NONE OF THE POLICE OFFICERS HAVE AND THE VAST MAJORITY WHEN ASKED WHAT THE FIVE ELEMENTS OF THE FIRST AMENDMENT ARE, THEY DON'T KNOW. IF I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE RIGHTS ARE, HOW CAN I ENFORCE YOURS? THANK YOU. >> BRICK JOANACY FOLLOWED BY JOE DECASTRO. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS, I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO WITH THIS. YOU HEARD. YOUR OFFICERS ARE NOT SIGNING THE OATHS. THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE TURNED INTO SECRETARY OF STATE'S OFFICE. WHAT'S GOING ON HERE? YOUR POLICE OFFICERS AREN'T POLICE OFFICERS. THEY DON'T HOLD OFFICE WITHOUT THAT SIGNED OATH. YOU DO UNDERSTAND THAT? I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND THAT. I DON'T WANT TO BELIEVE YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. YOUR OFFICERS DON'T RESPECT OUR RIGHTS. THEY DON'T KNOW THEIR OWN RIGHTS. WHY THEY'RE QUICK TO VIOLATE ANYBODY ELSE'S. THE BLARING SIRENS, HORNS DOWNTOWN WHILE PEOPLE ARE LEAVING THE ESTABLISHMENTS EARLY IN THE MORNING WHERE YOUR OFFICERS DON'T CARE -- IT COULD BE LIKE AN OLD PERSON WALKING DOWN THE ROAD AT THAT MOMENT. YOU NEVER KNOW. HAVING AN ANEURYSM. THEY ALSO DON'T RESPECT THE PRESS. THEY DON'T. THEY DON'T RESPECT OUR RIGHTS. IF IT IS THE CASE THAT THEY DON'T RESPECT OUR RIGHTS, COMES FROM THE TOP DOWN. IT'S COMMON PRACTICE, MEANING MAYORERS OFFICE DOESN'T RESPECT OUR RIGHTS. MEANING YOU GUYS PROBABLY DON'T RESPECT OUR RIGHTS. WE'VE TOLD YOU AND TOLD YOU TIME AND TIME AGAIN THESE OFFICERS ARE NOT SIGNING THE OATH. WHAT DO YOU BELIEVE THAT OATH IS FOR? IT'S AN OATH SWORN TO UPHOLD AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES. WHY WOULD THEY SIGN THAT? I DON'T KNOW, MAYBE IT'S BECAUSE IT DESCRIBES OUR RIGHTS, YOUR RIGHTS, THEIR RIGHTS. WHY ARE THEY NOT SIGNING, SUBSCRIBING THE OATH. SUBSCRIBE. >> JOE FOLLOWED BY BOBBY LAW. BOBBY LAW FOLLOWED BY JANICE HERERRA. >> LET ME KNOW WHEN MY TIME BEGINS. I'M THE NATIONALLY KNOWN JOURNALIST AND ACTIVIST. I DO THIS ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. I CAME HERE FOR A COUPLE DIFFERENT REASONS. I WAS INFORMED THAT DOWN TOWNSHIP ALBUQUERQUE WHAT THEY'RE DOING IS THEY'RE VIOLATING THE NOISE ORDINANCE, 994, WHICH STATES THAT YOU CAN ONLY USE EMERGENCY HORNS AND SIRENS WHEN IN PURSUIT, YOU CAN'T USE THEM WITHIN 500 FEET OF PEDESTRIANS. I HAVE A VIDEO OF THE COPS COMING UP TO THE EDGE OF THE SIDE WALK AND BLARING HORNS AT PEOPLE. THEY'RE USING HORSE-MOUNTED UNITS TO GO UP ON THE SIDEWALK AND DO DISBURSE THE CROWD WHEN THEY GIVE NO PROPER NOTICE AND GIVE THEM NO TIME TO RECEIVE THAT NOTICE AND DISBURSE. NO POLICE OFFICER WALKED UP TO ANY CITIZEN AND SAID IT'S PAST 2:00, YOU HAVE TO LEV THE STREETS. ADDITIONALLY PEOPLE ARE WAITING FOR UBER AND LYFD DRIVE. I TRAVEL THE COUNTRY. AND I SUE TONS AND TONS OF PEOPLE. I DON'T WANT TO SUE YOU GUYS. $405 FOR ME AND A BUNCH OF MOTIONS. THE TRUTH IS I WARNED THE POLICE. I SAID I'M GOING TO WATCH HOW YOU BEHAVE AT 2 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING BECAUSE I'M HERE TO OBSERVE. AND WHAT THEY DID WAS THEY SAID TIME TO DISBURSE RIGHT NOW AND I WAS RIGHT THERE. YOU CAN LITERALLY SEE PEOPLE COVERING THEIR EARS AND GOING OH, MY GOD WHY IS THIS HAPPENING. I LIVE IN CALIFORNIA. I DON'T WANT TO COME BACK AND SEE YOU GUYS. THAT'S NOT WHAT I DO. I'M NOT A BIG FAN OF MOST OF POLICE TACTICS. MOST OF THE TIME THERE'S A GOOD POLICE OFFICER. I DIDN'T MEET ANY THE OTHER NIGHT. I MET THOSE WHO WERE ALONG FOR THE RIDE. PLEASE MAKE AN ADJUSTMENT BECAUSE THIS SATURDAY NIGHT I'LL BE DOWN THERE AGAIN. THANKS. >> BOBBY LAW FOLLOWED BY JANICE. >>COUN. PEÑA: CAN I MAKE A REAL QUICK COMMENT. JUST A COMMENT. YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN SOME ISSUES DOWNTOWN. LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS TO ADDRESS. THERE'S PEOPLE THAT LIVE THERE. THERE'S PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BE DOWNTOWN. THERE'S LOTS TO DO DOWNTOWN. PEOPLE ARE EXCITED ABOUT OUR DOWNTOWN. THERE ARE SOME ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH IT. I'M JUST GOING TO GIVE AN EXAMPLE OF THE LOWRIDER COMMUNITY. THEY WERE HAVING SOME ISSUES WITH THE CLOSE CLOSURE OF THE STREET. THEY GOT TOGETHER WITH ELECTED OFFICIALS TO WORK TOGETHER TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUING THE CITY, MY RECOMMENDATION WOULD BE IS TO GET TOGETHER WITH THE ELECTED OFFICIALS, THE ADMINISTRATION AND TO BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THOSE ISSUES AND TO BE ABLE TO MITIGATE THEM. I THINK THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO AS A CITY. WE HAVE PROTESTS AND ALL THIS STUFF HAPPENING AROUND THE COUNTRY. I THINK WE NEED TO DO A BETTER JOB OF WORKING TOGETHER TO FIND SOLUTIONS. WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. CORNELIUS. I'M SORRY, THIS IS NOT A QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD. IF YOU WANT TO PLEASE PROCEED. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. BOBBY LAW. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILOR BASSAN, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I'M SPEAKING TONIGHT AS HEALTH PROMOTION SPECIALIST AT THE HEALTH EQUITY COUNCIL. IT'S THAT TIME OF THE QUARTER THAT WE HAVE OUR THREE POLICY ONE PAGES FOR REVIEW. I BROUGHT HARD COPIES FOR EACH OF YOU. I WAS GOING TO GIVE A QUICK SYNOPSIS. WE HAVE FIVE OR SIX RECOMMENDATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. FIRST IS EXTREME HEAT EVENT ACTION PLAN. IT INCLUDES RECOMMENDATIONS SUCH AS CREATING A NETWORK OF STATIONARY AND MOBILE COOLING CENTERS. AND EMPHASIZING THE NEED FOR STAFFING AND NOTIFICATION PROTOCOL. OFTENTIMES THEY WERE UNDERPREPARED FOR THE INCOMING ADDITIONAL FOOT TRAFFIC. EACH OF THOSE COOLING CENTERS SHOULD HAVE BACKOUR POWER SYSTEMSGENERATERS, AND FOOD FOR ELECTRIC GRID OUTAGES. AND WE'RE ASKING FOR MORE HYDRATION STATIONS FOR THOSE THAT SPEND TIME OUTDOORS. THERE'S ANOTHER ONE RELATED TO TEMPERATURE AROUND EXTREME COLD. THIS ONE SIMILARLY WE'RE LOOKING FOR EMERGENCY WARMING CENTERS. ALSO IT WOULD HELP TO INCREASE ACCESSIBILITY TO HOME WEATHERIZATION PROGRAMS. INCLUDING FOR RENTERS WHICH CAN BE A CHALLENGE TO THE CURRENT PNM PROGRAM. AND SYSTEMIC IMPROVEMENTS IN THE AFTER-HOURS TRANSPORTATION. I KNOW I TALKED ABOUT HERE BEFORE. FINALLY, THE THIRD POLICY, ONE PAGE, IS ON NUTRITIONAL INSECURITY. I JUST WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT THAT INDIVIDUALS IN SHELTERS ARE DEPENDENT ON MEAL PROGRAMMING. CITY CONTRACTS DO NOT HAVE STANDARDIZED NUTRITIONAL GUIDELINES. THAT WOULD BE A GOOD THING TO PUT INTO RFPs. STRENGTHENING SUPPORT FOR FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS AND ALSO INCREASING ACCESS TO NUTRIENT-RICH FOOD THROUGH THINGS LIKE FARMER'S MARKETS, PROMOTING STORES, AND LOCAL FOOD AND OTHER SUCH MEASURES. I'LL CIRCULATE THESE. AND I THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION. HAVE A GOOD EVENING. >>COUN. BASSAN: STAY THERE FOR A MOMENT. COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORT. I ALWAYS LOOK FORWARD TO IT. MAY I ASK IF YOU GIVE THIS TO THE ADMINISTRATION? WHO DOES THIS REPORT GO TO? >> I BRING HARD COPIES AND WE ALSO SHARE QUARTERLY SOFT COPIES WITH HHH. IT'S SPECIFICALLY LIKE ELEN BRADEN, ANNA MARTINEZ. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. MY NEXT QUESTION, MADAM CHAIR, ADMINISTRATION, DO YOU ALL TAKE THESE RECOMMENDATIONS AND IMPLEMENT ANY OF THEM? WHAT CAN WE DO? I THINK THEY SOUND REASONABLE. AND NEEDED. >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. SOURISSEAU. >> COUNCILOR BASSAN, COUNCILOR GROUT, WE HAVE COOLING STATIONS. WE DO WARMING STATIONS, COOLING STATIONS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR DEPENDING ON THE WEATHER. SPECIFICALLY, WHAT WE DO WITH HER INFORMATION, I'M NOT SURE. WE CAN CHECK ON THAT AND FOLLOW UP. >>COUN. GROUT: WE SHOULD. WE SHOULD SEE ABOUT THAT. IF YOU COULD, MAYBE, GO BACK IN YOUR HISTORY AND LET US KNOW HOW MANY OF THOSE RECOMMENDATIONS THEY PUT FORWARD. NOT EVERYTHING CAN BE IMPLEMENTED. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THEY'RE LISTENING AND TRYING. BECAUSE WE HOPE WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER. >> CERTAINLY. THANK YOU. >> UP NEXT WE HAVE BENJAMIN BEAN FOLLOWED BY JORDAN MCCONNELL ON ZOOM. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILORS, MADAM PRESIDENT. SORRY FOR NOT BEING UP HERE. I'M HERE TONIGHT AS A MEMBER OF STRONG TOWN. FIRST, I WANT TO THANK YOU VERY MUCH ON THE HOUSING FORWARD INITIATIVE WE'VE ALREADY PUT INTO PLACE. PARTICULARLY, THE ZONING IMPROVEMENTS ALONG CENTRAL AND BROADWAY WITH O-69 AND CASITAS. THOSE ARE GREAT STARTS AND I APPRECIATE IT. I WANT TO BRING SOME FUTURE OPTIONS TO CONSIDER. THE FIRST ONE IS CITY GUARANTEED LOANS FOR SMALL BUILDING IMPROVEMENT PROJECTS SUCH AS THE CONVERSION OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS TO DUPLEXES. VERY DIFFICULT TO GET LOANS FOR THIS AMOUNT. OR EVEN CREDIT UNIONS. AND THE CITY GUARANTEE ON THOSE WOULD MAKE GETTING THESE LOANS OR ACCESSING THE LOANS BY INDIVIDUALS WHO WANT TO IMPROVE THEIR OWN MUCH EASIER. THE SECOND OPTION IS SAME-DAY APPROVALS FOR COMMON INCREMENTAL DEVELOPMENTS BY THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IF YOU LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING LIKE REMODEL YOUR HOUSE TO BE A DUPLEX, YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET AN APPROVAL THE SAME DAY. AND THE THIRD ONE IS ACTUALLY A QUOTE FROM THE FOUNDING MEMBER OF STRONG TOWN, IF YOU HAVE MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS IN YOUR IDO THEN YOU AREN'T SERIOUS ABOUT HOUSING. IF YOU ARE DOING ANY MORE AMENDMENTS TO THE IDO, PLEASE CONSIDER REDUCING OR REMOVING MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> JORDAN MCCONNELL FOLLOWED BY RHIANNON SAMUEL. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILORS, I HOPE YOU HAD A PLEASANT MONDAY. WELCOME BACK COUNCILOR ROGERS AND COUNCILOR GROUT. IT WAS GREAT SEEING YOU REP ALBUQUERQUE IN WASHINGTON. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION RECOGNITION ORDINANCE. I'M GOING TO ASK THAT YOU GUYS CONSIDER REFORMING IT TO ENSURE MORE TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND MORE COMMUNITY REPRESENTATION. RECENTLY IN SEVERAL COMMUNITY GROUPS I'M A PART OF IT WAS SHARED THE MARK TWAIN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS ATTEMPTING TO ANNEX THE NEIGHBORING AREA WITH SOME DESIRE TO CONSOLIDATE CONTROL OVER PLANNING DECISIONS, DENSITY, THINGS LIKE THAT. IT'S RAISED A LOT OF CONCERNS THAT THE NARO IS USING TO LIMIT PARTICIPATION. THIS ISN'T ONE NEIGHBORHOOD IT'S LARGE PATTERN. OFTEN RESIDENTS ARE LOCKED OUT OF MEETINGS OR UNABLE TO ENGAGE WITH THOSE THAT REPRESENT US. MANY ARE LOOKING AT THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD SYSTEMS. NOW ISSUES POPPED UP ON THE RADAR IN NEW MEXICO I URGE YOU TO ACT THROUGH A FEW SIMPLE REFORMS LIKE REQUIRING THEM TO HAVE AN UPDATED WEBSITE LINK. POSTING MEETING AGENDAS IN ADVANCE. AND ENSURING THE BOARD MEMBER CONTACT INFO IS PUBLIC AVAILABLE. AND ACCOMMODATING RESIDENTS WHO CAN'T ATTEND OR COMMENT BY ALLOWING DIGITAL PARTICIPATION, EMAIL ZOOM. AND IT'S NOT ABOUT BLAMING ANY INDIVIDUALS, IT'S ABOUT FIXING A SYSTEM THAT'S NOT WORKING. A MORE DEMOCRATIC INCLUSIVE ALBUQUERQUE REQUIRES NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS SERVE ALL RESIDENTS NOT JUST A SELECT FEW. NOT JUST A FEW WITH THE TIME TO SHOW UP BECAUSE A LOT OF US WORK NIGHTS. AND IT WOULD HELP US WORK COLLABORATIVE RATHER THAN OBSTRUCTIVELY. WITH THAT, I'LL URGE YOU TO LOOK INTO THE NARO AS YOU MOVE INTO SPRINGTIME. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. >> RHIANNON FOLLOWED BY ALTHEAA. >> I REPRESENT NAOP NEW MEXICO. I URGE YOU TO VOTE NO ON THE COST ORDINANCE PASSED EARLIER THIS YEAR ON JANUARY 6th. I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S JUST ONE PIECE OF THE ORDINANCE, BUT IT'S AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF IT. WE KNOW THAT IT'S ALREADY WORKING. AND IT'S CREATING A MORE BALANCED AND PAIR PROCESS IN THE DEVELOPMENT WHILE ENCOURAGING RESPECTFUL COLLABORATION BETWEEN DEVELOPERS AND NEIGHBORHOODS. WE HAVE A GREAT EXAMPLE OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. WE HAD A SINGLE FAMILY HOME PROJECT, THERE WAS A FACILITATED DISCUSSION AROUND THE PROJECT AND IT WAS PRODUCTIVE AND BALANCED. SO, THAT'S WHERE IT WAS A PLACE WHERE BOTH NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE DEVELOPERS FELT HEARD AND REACHED THE SOLUTION THAT BENEFITTED BOTH SIDES. THAT'S THE EXACT KIND OF PROGRESS THIS ORDINANCE WAS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT. AND IT'S WORKING. SO, THE LANGUAGE ASSURES THAT FAIRNESS IS HOLDING APPELLANTS RESPONSIBLE FOR REASONABLE COSTS IF THEY LOSE AN APPEAL ON AN APPROVED PROJECT. THIS DISCOURAGES UNNECESSARY DELAYS AND LEGAL WHILE ALLOING LEGITIMATE CONCERNS TO BE ADDRESSED. AS A TIME ALBUQUERQUE IS FACING HOUSING CRISIS, THIS ORDINANCE MOVES ESSENTIAL PROJECTS FORWARD WITHOUT CREATING ROADBLOCKS. REPEALING THIS PIECE OF THAT ORDINANCE THAT YOU JUST PASSED A COUPLE MONTHS AGO SO SOON AFTER IT WAS SO CAREFULLY CONSIDERED AND PASSED WOULD UNDERMINE THE PROGRESS THAT WOULD CREATE UNCERTAINTY AT A TIME WHEN STABILITY IS CRITICAL. PLEASE VOTE NO ON THIS REPEAL. THIS VERY IMPORTANT PIECE OF THAT ORDINANCE. >> ALTHEA ATHERTON FOLLOWED BY RAY ATERALDE. >> I'M SAD TO BE SEEING YOU IN ZOOM. I LIKE TO BE IN PERSON AT CITY HALL. IT'S SO MUCH EASIER TO PAY ATTENTION. USUALLY I HAVE MY 2-YEAR-OLD RUNNING AROUND HERE. IT'S HARDER TO DO THAT WHEN YOU HAVE A 2-YEAR-OLD THAT THINGS COMPUTERS ARE THE COOLEST THING. THE HOURS RUN REALLY LATE AND THE SCHEDULE IS UNPREDICTABLE. YOU DON'T KNOW HOW LONG THE QUESTION AND ANSWER OF THE ADMINISTRATION IS GOING TO BE OR ANY OF THE OTHER PIECES TOWARD THE BEGINNING. YOU CAN'T BRING FOOD AND DRINKS TO THE CHAMBER. THERE'S NO CHILD CARE. THE ONLY PLACE THAT CHILDREN CAN GO IF THEY'RE LOUD IS THE LOBBY WHICH ISN'T A SECURE PLACE OR SAFE PLACE FOR CHILDREN TO PLAY. AND IF THERE'S A LACTATION ROOM, I HAVEN'T FOUND IT YET. I'M LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A PARTNER TO SUPPORT ME AND CAN HOLD A BABY WHILE I'M GIVING PUBLIC COMMENTS. MANY PARENTS DON'T HAVE THAT AND CAN'T COME IN PERSON. I BELIEVE FIRMLY THAT BABIES AND CHILDREN BELONG EVERYWHERE THAT DECISIONS ARE MADE. THE DECISIONS THAT YOU MAKE DETERMINE THEIR FUTURE. AND THEY SHOULD -- AND OTHER CHILDREN SHOULD FEEL FREE TO EXPRESS THEIR THOUGHTS AND IDEAS ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON WITHOUT SACRIFICING THEIR SLEEP TOMORROW AND ALSO YOUNGER CHILDREN ARE A REMINDER ABOUT WHO IS GOING TO BE BREATHING THE AIR, WHO IS GOING TO BE PLAYING IN THE PARK AND WHO IS GOING TO BE RIDING THE BUS LONG AFTER WE'RE GONE. THINK ABOUT HOW WE CAN CREATE SPACE FOR CIVIC ENGAGEMENT AND INTERACTION THAT'S WELCOMING FOR FAMILIES LIKE MINE IN THE FUTURE. >> RAY ITERALDE FOLLOWED BY LESLIE PADILLA. YOU'RE MUTED, SIR. >> OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, CITY COUNCIL, I'M A NEW RESIDENT IN ALBUQUERQUE. I CAME FROM THE EAST COAST. ONE THING THAT GOT ME IN THE FIRST YEAR THAT NEW MEXICO IS NUMBER ONE. HOWEVER, IT'S NUMBER ONE AS FAR AS BAD DRIVERS. FORBES HAS SCORES, AND NEW MEXICO IS 100 OUT OF 100 AS THE WORST DRIVERS IN THE COUNTRY AND SECOND IN FATAL CAR ACCIDENTS. YOU CAN LOOK IT UP. MY POINT IS I'M NOT SEEING ENFORCEMENT AS FAR AS BAD DRIVERS. SOMETIMES I GO ON PASEO ON A SUNDAY MORNING, 6 OR 7 O'CLOCK, AND TWO GUYS PASS ME THAT MUST BE GOING 120 MILES AN HOUR. THAT'S RIDICULOUS. I'VE NEVER SEEN ANY POLICE ON PASEO. I DON'T SEE MUCH POLICE PRESENCE IN THE SOUTHEAST. THERE'S A COUPLE SPEED CAMERAS. THAT'S GREAT. THE CITY AND THE STATE HAS TO REALLY GET ON THE BALL AS FAR AS IMPROVING THE BAD DRIVER RECORD. BEING NUMBER ONE IS REALLY NOT SOMETHING TO BE PROUD OF AT ALL IN THIS CASE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> NEXT WE HAVE LESLIE PADILLA. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M SORRY I COULDN'T BE THERE IN PERSON. FIRST OF ALL, I LIVE IN DISTRICT SIX. I DID WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR GROUT AND COUNCILOR ROGERS FOR SPONSORING 0-25-73 I HOPE FOLKS SUPPORT THAT. I THINK IT ELIMINATES ONE OF THE MOST EGREGIOUS PARTS OF O-69. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN FOR AMENDING THAT O-24-69 IN A NUMBER OF WAYS BACK IN JANUARY. I THOUGHT THOSE AMENDMENTS WERE AN IMPROVERMENT. TONIGHT I WANT TO DRAW YOUR ATTENTION TO A BILL BEING CONSIDERED BY THE LEGISLATURE. IT'S SENATE BILL 446. THIS WOULD PROVIDE A $200,000 APPROPRIATION TO UNM FOR RESEARCH TO COLLECT AND ANALYZE DEMOGRAPHIC DATA REGARDING THE INDIVIDUALS WHO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST HOUSING OR CONSTRUCTION-RELATED MATTERS HEARD AT ZONING AND PLANNING MEETING OR HEARING AT THE CITY COUNCIL IN ALBUQUERQUE AND SANTA FE. AND THE DEMOGRAPHIC DATA WOULD INCLUDE FOR ANYONE WHO SPEAKS AT A MEETING THE INDIVIDUAL'S AGE, SEX, RACE, HOMEOWNERSHIP STATUS, PLACE OF BIRTH, AND WHETHER THE INDIVIDUAL INDICATES THAT THE INDIVIDUAL REPRESENTS A NEIGHBORHOOD OR A HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION. I WAS PRETTY SURPRISED WHEN I SAW THIS OVER THE WEEKEND BUT I DID REMEMBER THAT SENATOR MASESTAS AND HIS WIFE HAD SPOKEN IN FAVOR OF O-24-69 BACK IN JANUARY AND I GUESS THAT'S WHAT HE IS UP TO WITH THIS BILL. I FIND IT REALLY DISTURBING. IT'S McCARTHY ERA TRACKING CITIZENS, SUPPRESSING SPEECH. I SUPPOSE THE IDEA IS INTENDED TO CHILL SPEECH. I JUST WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT I FIND IT VERY TROUBLING. >> TAD. >> THANK YOU. WELL, YEARS BACK, WHEN I WAS GROWING UP, MY FATHER USE TO FACE POLITICIAN. WHICHEVER HORSE IS CLOSEST TO THE LEADER, THEY'RE DOING GOOD. SAME THING, LEADERS I MET TEN YEARS AGO IN DOWNTOWN BY CIRCLE K. I WAS TALKING AND THE NEXT THING I ASK HIM, SO WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT PUTIN? WELL, WHOEVER IS CLOSE TO THE THEM THEY DRINK WELL. ISN'T THAT SAME THING IN COMMUNIST? LOOK AT WASHINGTON NOW. WHAT IS DONALD TRUMP DOING? YES, WE HAVE TO CLEAN UP. AND EVERY LITTLE GOVERNMENT. NOW, LOOK AT CENTRAL AVENUE. HOMELESS PEOPLE EVERYWHERE. AND THAT IS AMERICA. GLASS ALL OVER THE CITY HALL. YOU CAN EVEN GET TO THE REST ROOM IF YOU NEED TO GO TO CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THEY TELL YOU GO TO THE BASEMENT. THIS IS WHAT THEY'RE DOING TO US, TO THE PEOPLE. YES, WE NEEDED TO GET AFTER THIS RULES AND REGULATION TOO. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. CLEAN UP. THANK YOU. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, IF I MAY, INDIVIDUALS NOT PRESENT IN ZOOM ARE TONY, MELISSA, ELIZABETH AND SAGE. THAT DOES CONCLUDE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE DON'T HAVE EPROVE -- APPROVALS. WE'RE MOVE TO FINAL ACTION. O-73. COUNCILOR GROUT AND COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THIS IS O-25-73. AMENDING THE INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE REGARDING APPEAL COSTS. AND THIS, FOR ME, WAS SPONSORING IT IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO WHAT I HEARD FROM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND NEIGHBORHOODS THAT IT IS DEFINITELY HARD FOR THEM TO PAY FOR LAWYER FEES FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ISSUE. SO, I DO MOVE A DO PASS. >>COUN. BASSAN: THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND FROM COUNCILOR GROUT. COUNCILOR GROUT, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD FOR AN OPEN? >>COUN. GROUT: SHE DID A GREAT JOB. >>COUN. BASSAN: OKAY. THIS IS MENTIONED A LITTLE BIT EARLIER FROM ONE OF THE CONSTITUENTS. I THINK THERE'S GOING TO BE A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD WITH THIS PUBLIC COMMENT THING. I'M WILLING TO GIVE IT A TRY. WE'LL SEE HOW IT GOES. IT WAS REQUESTED THAT WE DO PUBLIC COMMENT ON BILLS AFTER THE AMENDMENT. I'M UP FOR INTERPRETATION ON THAT AND MOVING FORWARD DEPENDING ON SOME OF THE BILL AND HOW THINGS GO. I DEFINITELY THINK THERE'S POSITIVITY FOR THAT REQUEST. WITH THAT, I SEE ONE AMENDMENT. WE'RE GOING TO GO AHEAD AND COUNCILOR LEWIS WILL DO THAT AND WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >>COUN. LEWIS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M FINE WITH EITHER WAY. >>COUN. BASSAN: WE'RE GOING TO START WITH AMENDMENTS AND WE'LL DO PUBLIC COMMENT AFTER THE AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. >>COUN. LEWIS: OKAY. MADAM PRESIDENT, THIS WOULD BE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. IT'S IN YOUR iPAD. SECTION ONE, PAGE NUMBER ONE, LINE 22, AMEND AS FOLLOWS, SECTION ONE OF THE IDO SECTION 6-4, DELETE THAT AND AMENDING AS FOLLOWS. THE CHANGES -- THE LUHO HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO ASSESS THE FEES. REALLY IN THE ORIGINAL BILL, IT'S LEFT OPEN. I IMAGINE THAT APPEALEE ATTORNEY COSTS COULD BE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. $15-20,000. IT COULD BE MUCH MORE THAN THAT. THERE'S CURRENT ONES THAT I'M SURE ARE PAYING FOR ATTORNEYS AND DEFENDING SOME OF THE BILLS RIGHT NOW THAT WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT. MANY ARE FRIVOLOUS. BUT THERE'S THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN ATTORNEY FEES THAT ARE SPENT ON THESE. SO, THIS WOULD DAP CAPPING THAT. IT WOULD BE A ONE-TIME FEE. IT WOULD BE A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR THE ATTORNEY COSTS. IT DOES STATE THAT THE LUHO STILL MAKES ASSESSMENT OF THE FEE. I MOVE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. >>COUN. BASSAN: THEIRS IS SECOND FROM COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. COUNCILORS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >>COUN. LEWIS: MADAM PRESIDENT, IT'S INTENDED TO BE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. I'LL TALK TO THE SPONSORS ABOUT IT. IT'S INTENDED TO BE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. >>COUN. GROUT: I THINK THERE'S A COMPROMISE. I SEE BOTH SIDES. I REALLY, REALLY DO. I'M FINE WITH IT IF COUNCILOR ROGERS IS. >>COUN. BASSAN: FIRST WE'RE GOING TO GO TO MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. IF COUNCILOR ROGERS IS OKAY TO WHAT -- I CAN WAIT. >>COUN. ROGERS: MY QUESTION IS BASED ON WHAT I'M READING, THE FEES GO TO THE APPELEE, NOT THE LOSING OR PREVAILING SIDE. THIS -- I JUST WANT TO TO GO TO LEGAL TO MAKE SURE I'M UNDERSTANDING THIS AMENDMENT. THE WAY I READ IT, THE APPELEE IS THE ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE. NOT THE LOSING PARTY. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, SO WHAT THIS AMENDMENT THE $1,000 FLAT FEE WOULD GO TO THE PREVAILING PARTY. SO THE APPLICANT WHOSE APPROVAL WAS APPEALED AND THE APPEAL WAS LOST WOULD GET THE THOUSAND DOLLARS. FROM WHOEVER APPEALED. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. IS THERE A WAY TO MAKE THAT EXTRA CRYSTAL CLEAR? FOR ME, IT WAS HARD TO UNDERSTAND THAT. I ALSO WANT TO ASK A QUESTION ABOUT SOME INFORMATION WE GOT THIS WEEK ABOUT O-69. HOW DOES THAT AFFECT ANY CHANGES MADE TO THIS? >>COUN. BASSAN: MS. KEEFE. >> COUNCILOR ROGERS, I DON'T THINK IT DOES. I THINK COUNCIL IS FREE TO MAKE THIS AMENDMENT IF IT SO CHOOSES. I WOULD SAY -- I WOULD READ PART B TO ONLY IMPOSE FEES ON THE APPELLANT. >>COUN. BASSAN: HANG ON ONE SECOND, COUNCILOR LEWIS. COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I THINK THAT CLARIFIES MY QUESTIONS. PART B IS STILL ON THE APPELEE. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: I JUST WANT TO SAY I APPRECIATE THE WORK ON THIS. I UNDERSTAND THE SITUATION. I'M GOING TO SAY WHAT I SAID THE LAST TIME THAT WE PASSED THIS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME FRIVOLOUS OR CONSIDERED TO BE FRIVOLOUS LAWSUITS. I JUST HAVE AN ISSUE WITH THIS AMENDMENT ONLY BECAUSE IF YOU LOOK AT COMMUNITIES, POORER COMMUNITIES, COMMUNITIES THAT ARE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE AND THEN WE HAVE THE SITUATION WHERE THEY WANT TO APPEAL SOMETHING, SOMETHING THEY MAY MAYBE FEEL WOULD BRING AIR QUALITY TO THE COMMUNITIES AND THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS DON'T NECESSARILY EVEN -- AND THEY WANT TO APPEAL AND THEY WANT THEIR VOICES HEARD BECAUSE AS YOU ALL KNOW WITHIN THE NARO THIS IS PART OF WHY NARO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION BECAME ORGANIZED. IT WAS SOMETHING WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WHEN WE WERE HAVING THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT THAT GAVE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS TO HAVE A VOICE IN PLANNING IN THEIR COMMUNITIES BECAUSE OF THESE POOR COMMUNITIES THAT HAVE BEEN LEFT OUT. AS YOU KNOW MANY OF THESE POLLUTING BUSINESSES TEND TO BE IN SOME OF THESE COMMUNITIES. SO, I THINK THAT THE THOUSAND DOLLARS IS JUST TOO HIGH FOR -- ESPECIALLY FOR SOME OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION -- THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS, I SHOULD SAY. I CAN'T SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT. IF YOU WANT TO SUPPORT -- IF THIS AMENDMENT DOES PASS, I ASK THE STAFF TO PREPARE AN AMENDMENT TO EXCLUDE SOME OF THE POORER NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. JUST TO GIVE YOU GUYS A HEADS UP ON THAT. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: I'M GOING TO COUNCILOR BACA AND COUNCILOR LEWIS. >>COUN. BACA: JUST A QUICK QUESTION FOR STAFF. FINAL LINE ON THIS, FINDING ON THE COST AND FEE SHALL BE MADE BY LUHO. AM I READING THAT CORRECTLY? IT'S REALLY UP TO A THOUSAND DOLLARS. IT COULD BE ZERO IF THE LUHO FINDS DIFFERENTLY? >> COUNCILOR BACA, NO. THE WAY THE AMENDMENT IS WORDED IT'S A TOTAL OF A THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR COST AND FEES. AND WE JUST ASK THE LUHO INCLUDE A SPECIFIC FINDING ON THAT ISSUE SO IT IS INCLUDED IN THE DOCUMENTATION THAT WE HAVE FOR THE APPEAL. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR LEWIS. >>COUN. LEWIS: MADAM PRESIDENT, I'LL PASS UNLESS YOU WANT ME TO CLOSE. >>COUN. BASSAN: ANY OTHER COUNCILORS? COUNCILOR LEWIS TO CLOSE. >>COUN. LEWIS: THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT, YEAH, THIS DOESN'T MAKE ANY OTHER CHANGES OTHER THAN JUST ADDING A SPECIFIC AMOUNT. AGAIN, THE LUHO COULD, AS IT WAS IN THE ORIGINAL BILL, TOTAL UP REASONABLE FEES WHICH COULD BE IN THE THOUSANDS. I MEAN, THERE'S APPELLEES THAT ARE RACKING UP ATTORNEY COST AND THAT'S THREATENING PROJECTS. MANY OF THEM ARE HOUSING PROJECTS. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT POLLUTANT FACILITIES. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ALL KINDS OF INDUSTRIES AND JOB-CREATING PROJECTS. SO, IT'S MORE THAN THAT. AND IT'S VERY CLEAR THERE'S APPEALS THAT HAPPEN AND THEY'RE WITHDRAWN AND OFTENTIMES THEY REALIZE THEY SHOULD HAVE DONE THEIR HOMEWORK AND REALIZED IT WAS -- IT WOULD NOT HAVE HELD UP. IT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN GOOD TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON. YET, EVEN THOSE THINGS OFTEN HOLD UP HOUSING PROJECTS AND MANY OF THE PROJECTS AROUND OUR CITY. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BASSAN: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR AMENDMENT ONE TO O-73. THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY YES. THOSE OPPOSED? THAT PASSES ON A 6-3 VOTE. >>COUN. PEÑA: MADAM PRESIDENT, THANK YOU. I DON'T KNOW IF THE STAFF HAS AN AMENDMENT PREPARED? >> COUNCILOR PEÑA, WE ARE WORKING ON CRAFTING THAT NOW. IF IT'S OKAY WITH THE COUNCIL, CAN WE DO THE OTHER AMENDMENT IN THE iPAD AND COME BACK TO THE ONE WE'RE WORKING ON UNRELATED TO THE TOPIC? >>COUN. PEÑA: OKAY. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: WHO HAS THAT AMENDMENT? COUNCILOR LEWIS. MOVE AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO? UNLESS IS THIS THE DUPLICATE AMENDMENT THAT HAD SOMETHING ELSE CHANGED? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR LEWIS, THIS IS THE AMENDMENT -- >>COUN. LEWIS: MADAM PRESIDENT, IT'S B IN YOUR iPAD. AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. SIMPLY REMOVES SEVEN THROUGH 7 THROUGH 19 IN THE WHEREAS STATEMENTS. IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY CHANGES TO THE BILL. ESPECIALLY AFTER THE AMENDMENT WE JUST MADE, I DON'T BELIEVE THOSE STATEMENTS ARE ENTIRELY ACCURATE. I MOVE A DO PASS. >>COUN. BASSAN: THERE'S A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? THERE'S A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. COUNCILORS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? I DIDN'T HAVE IT IN MY iPAD. I'M TRYING TO REFRESH AND PULL IT UP. SO YOU ALL KNOW. JUST SO YOU KNOW, I DON'T HAVE IT IN MY iPAD. MAYBE IT'S A REFRESH THING. THANK YOU. COUNCILORS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ABOUT THIS? COUNCILOR LEWIS TO CLOSE. >>COUN. LEWIS: URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BASSAN: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO O-73, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY YES. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THAT PASSES -- COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, I'M SORRY, WAS THAT AGAINST? LET'S DO IT ONE MORE TIME. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY YES. THOSE OPPOSED? THAT PASSES ON A 5-4 VOTE. THANK YOU. MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >> COUNCILOR PEÑA, WE ARE WORKING ON GETTING IT PUT ON TO THE iPAD SO YOU CAN FOLLOW ALONG. I CAN READ IT OUT TO YOU. SO THIS AMENDMENT AS WE UNDERSTAND IT ADD A SENTENCE TO THE END OF AMENDMENT ONE. SPONSORED BY COUNCILOR LEWIS. THAT WOULD SAY, THE $1,000 AMOUNT SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY APPELLANTS THAT DEMONSTRATES HARDSHIP, LOW INCOME, OR INDIJANT STATUS. >>COUN. PEÑA: I MOVE A DO PASS. >>COUN. BASSAN: THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND FROM COUNCILOR BACA. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SINCE WE DECENT -- I'M GOING TO ASK FOR YOU TO READ IT AGAIN, PLEASE. >> SURE. AT THE END OF THE SECTION THAT CREATES THE $1,000 CHARGE FOR COST AND FEES, YOU HAVE A NEW SENTENCE THAT READS THE $1,000 AMOUNT SHALL NOT APPLY TO APPELLANT THAT DEMONSTRATES HARDSHIP, LOW INCOME OR INDIGENT STATUS. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: I JUST HAVE A QUESTION OF HOW WE'RE GOING TO DECIDE THAT. AND WHAT KIND OF CRITERIA ARE WE GOING TO USE TO DETERMINE WHETHER ANYONE FITS THAT CRITERIA? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, THAT WOULD BE A DETERMINATION BY THE LAND USE HEARING OFFICER AND CONSIDERED IN AN APPEAL THAT COMES TO THE COUNCIL. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: IS THERE ANY WAY WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION PRIOR SO WE KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE VOTING ON? WHAT EXACTLY CRITERIA THERE IS? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. I DON'T THINK WE CAN PULL THAT TOGETHER DURING THE MEETING. BUT WE -- IF THE BILL WERE TO BE DEFERRED THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE GET READY FOR YOU BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING. >>COUN. BASSAN: MS. KEEFE. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE STATE COURTS HAVE A PROCESS FOR DETERMINING PEOPLE WHO HAVE A CERTAIN INCOME LEVEL AND WOULD NEED FREE PROCESS. I THINK THE LUHO COULD ADOPT SIMILAR STANDARDS. >>COUN. BASSAN: ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: COULD WE ADD THAT IN? BECAUSE IT COULD GO BOTH WAYS. YOU MIGHT HAVE SOMEBODY THAT DOESN'T FIT THAT CRITERIA BUT THAT PULLS IN AND THE OPPOSITE COULD HAPPEN AND THE OPPOSITE REALLY NEEDS IT AND IT'S SKIPPED OVER. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR IN EITHER DIRECTION. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, I DON'T KNOW IF I HAVE THE STANDARDS THAT THE STATE COURTS USE AVAILABLE RIGHT NOW. YOU COULD USE SOMETHING GIVING THE LUHO DISCRETION TO CONSIDER ADDITIONAL FACTORS. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU. I'D JUST LIKE TO DEFER THIS AMENDMENT UNTIL WE HAVE BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE. >>COUN. BASSAN: ONE SECOND. IS THAT A MOTION FOR DEFERRAL? >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THAT'S CORRECT. >>COUN. BASSAN: IS THERE A SECOND? SEEING NO SECOND. >> MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. LEWIS: MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD SUGGEST -- JUST A SUGGESTION. MAKE THAT STATEMENT IN THE AMENDMENT. IT WOULD BE A STANDARD ACCORDING TO THE STATE. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: I'M GOOD WITH THAT. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, WE ARE TYPING THAT INTO THE AMENDMENT NOW. IT SHOULD BE ON THE SCREEN AND IN YOUR iPAD. >>COUN. BASSAN: GIVE EVERYBODY A MINUTE. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: MADAM PRESIDENT, YOU SAY THE THOUSAND DOLLAR AMOUNT SHALL NOT APPLY TO ANY APPELLANT IF IT'S A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION HOW IS IT DETERMINED IF THAT APPELLANT IS A HARDSHIP, LOW INCOME OR INDIGENT? IS IT MAJORITY OF FOLKS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION? OR DO WE HAVE TO LIST OUT SPECIFIC NAME AND IT WOULD BE THE PEOPLE WHO ARE NAMED ON THE APPEAL? >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNSEL? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, I'M NOT SURE. THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION HOW THE COUNCIL WOULD WANT THIS TO OPERATE. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: I GUESS I COULD ASK THE SPONSORS WHAT THE INTENT IS. WE CAN TRY TO CRAFT AROUND THAT. I THINK IT'S A DIFFERENT THING TO SAY THAT A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION HAS TO HAVE A MAJORITY OF LOW INCOME FOLKS AS OPPOSED TO SAYING THAT THE NAMED APPELLANTS AND THEY'RE LOW INCOME. I DON'T KNOW WHICH IS THE INTENT HERE. >>COUN. BASSAN: MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. >>COUN. PEÑA: I THINK WE CAN JUST ADD ANOTHER LINE THAT WOULD SAY -- BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME PEOPLE WHO INDIVIDUALLY APPEAL SOME OF THE DECISIONS. WE CAN SAY AND/OR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS THAT FALL, FOR EXAMPLE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION THAT I LIVE IN I THINK IT'S LIKE -- THOSE ARE SOME THRESHOLDS BECAUSE I KNOW IT'S CONSIDERED 90% IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION LIVE UNDER THE POVERTY LEVEL. ADD SOME LANGUAGE TO THAT EFFECT. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR PEÑA, WE DO HAVE LANGUAGE IN OTHER ORDINANCE THAT REFERENCE SOCIAL VULNERABILITY TRACTS. WHILE THAT IS NOT A PERFECT BOUNDARY TO A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THERE IS A WAY PROBABLY TO SEE WHAT A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS MADE UP OF BASED OFF THOSE SMALLER BOUNDARIES WITHIN THEM. THERE'S ALSO -- WOULD THAT SUFFICE? >>COUN. BASSAN: MADAM VICE PRESIDENT? >>COUN. PEÑA: I THINK THAT WOULD WORK. >>COUN. BASSAN: ANY OR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, COUNCILORS? WE'RE GOING TO GIVE IT ONE MORE MOMENT SO WE CAN SEE THAT. IF WE HAD ANOTHER AMENDMENT, WE WOULD MOVE ON. WE'RE JUST GOING TO FINISH THIS ONE. THEY'RE ALMOST DONE. BECAUSE OF MY EARLIER COMMENT. ASIDE FROM SOME POTENTIAL CLERK'S CORRECTIONS, YOU LOOK AT IT. ONCE THEY GIVE US THE GO, COUNCILOR PEÑA, I'LL HAVE YOU CONFIRM THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT IT TO LOOK LIKE. >>COUN. BASSAN: WHILE THEY'RE DOING THAT, MR. PADILLA, THIS IS COUNCILOR PEÑA'S AMENDMENT. WE HAD ALL SEEP -- SEEN IT AT THE SAME TIME. NOW, WE'RE MAKING CHANGES TO IT. THIS IS STUMPING, THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT OR SINCE IT'S HER ORIGINAL AMENDMENT IS IT THE SAME? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, IT'S A SEPARATE AMENDMENT. >>COUN. BASSAN: SO THERE NEEDS TO BE A MOTION TO AMEND AMENDMENT -- >> NO, IT'S JUST AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. HOW ARE WE LOOKING? MADAM VICE-PRESIDENT, HOW DOES THAT LOOK TO YOU? >>COUN. PEÑA: MADAM PRESIDENT, I WISH I COULD SEE THAT FAR. SO, I THINK IF THEY CAN READ IT. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, WHAT WE CAN DO IS TABLE THE BILL AS WE DRAFT THIS, MOVE TO THE THE OTHER PIECE OF LEGISLATION AND BRING IT BACK. >>COUN. BASSAN: OKAY. COUNCILORS, IS THERE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS BILL FOR NOW AND WE'LL MOVE TO THE OTHER BILL? OR SHALL WE JUST WAIT AND PROCEED? SEEING NO MOTION TO TABLE. WE'LL WAIT. >> THE $1,000 AMOUNT SHALL IS NOT APPLY TO ANY INDIVIDUAL APPELLANT THAT DEMONSTRATES HARDSHIP, LOW INCOME OR INDIGENT STATUS OR ENTITY APPELLANT THAT HAS MAJORITY AREA WITHIN AN AREA THAT HAS AN OVERALL SCORE OF 50 OR GREATER ON THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX AS DETERMINED BY THE LUHO DISCRETION. >>COUN. BASSAN: MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, HOW DOES THAT LOOK? >>COUN. PEÑA: THAT LOOKS PERFECT. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR BACA, ARE YOU OKAY WITH THIS? COUNCILORS , ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THE MOTION IS FOR AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE TO O-73. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY YES. ANYONE OPPOSED? THAT PASSES ON A 5-4 VOTE. ANY OTHER AMENDMENTS, COUNCILORS? NONE THAT I SAW. WE'RE BACK ON O-73 AS AMENDED. ANY -- WE'RE GOING TO GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. THERE WE GO. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. FIRST UP IS CARLOS MISHLEN FOLLOWED BY DR. LISA CHRISTOFFERSON. >> GOOD EVENING, I WANT TO SAY PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT IN CITY DEVELOPMENT IS ESSENTIAL. LET'S BE CLEAR, MOST NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ARE NOT EQUITABLE. THEY ARE TYPICALLY DOMINATED BY OLDER WEALTHIER ENGLISH-SPEAKING HOMEOWNERS. OTHER CITIES ACROSS THE COUNTRY RECOGNIZED THE FLAWS AND REPLACED THE SYSTEMS WITH TRULY EQUITABLE AND PROACTIVE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. THAT MEETS PEOPLE WHERE THEY'RE AT. THEY GO OUT TO THE COMMUNITIES. TO ENSURE DIVERSE REPRESENTATION. I'M NOT -- I'M ON THE BOARD OF MY OWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. AND I BELIEVE WE DO A GOOD JOB OF WELCOMING. WE'RE STARTING TO WEAPONIZE FRIVOLOUS APPEALS. WE'RE IN A HOUSING CRISIS AND THIS IS BEING USED AS A WEAPON TO STOP ANY DEVELOPMENT. WE'VE SEEN HOW THIS IS USED TO STALL AND KILL HOUSING PROJECTS. IT'S NOT JUST THE DEVELOPERS THAT -- THIS SYSTEM IS AN ASSAULT ON ALBUQUERQUE BY A HANDFUL OF ENTITLED HOMEOWNERS. WE NEED PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT THAT WORKS FOR ALL RESIDENTS. THIS SYSTEM IS NOT IT. I URGE YOU TO REJECT O-25-73. I DO APPRECIATE BEING ABLE TO COMMENT AFTER THE AMENDMENTS. MAYBE BETTER IF WE HAD THE AMENDMENTS BEFORE THE MEETING. I WOULD SAY THAT MANY OF THE FRIVOLOUS APPEALS, AND MANY OF THE ENTRENCHED OPPOSITION TO ANY FORM OF DEVELOPMENT DO COME FROM SOME NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WILL FALL UNDER THE NEW DEFINITION. I THINK THERE'S NEIGHBORHOODS IN DOWNTOWN THAT IS FOR EVERY SINGLE DECISION WILL BE EXCLUDED UNDER THIS NEW AMENDMENT. I UNDERSTAND THE INTENTION AND I AGREE WITH INTENTION BUT I URGE YOU TO RECONSIDER AND MAKE IT BETTER. >> LISA CHRISTOFFERSON FOLLOWED BY PEGGY NORTON. >> I APPRECIATE THE FLEXIBILITY. MY ORIGINAL WAS FOR SUPPORT THEN IT WAS NO WAY AND AFTER AMENDMENTS I THINK WE WORKED ON SOMETHING. IT DID -- IT WOULD HAVE CHANGED MY ORIGINAL STATEMENT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU MIGHT CONSIDER THAT IF YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A LOT OF AMENDMENTS BECAUSE WE WON'T KNOW. THE ONLY ONE PUBLISHED WUONE. AND YOU KNOW WHETHER YOU HAVE THREE OR FOUR. I HAVE ONE COMMENT ON THE O-25-73. WHEREAS POLICY SAYS NEIGHBORHOOD PROTECT AND ENHANCE AND PRESERVE TRADITIONAL COMMUNITIES. THOSE -- I WAS IN A DISTRICT THAT WAS AFFECTED BY POLLUTION. I APPRECIATE WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO FIGHT AS A NEIGHBORHOOD TO GET SOME OF OUR PEOPLE HOUSED OR TO GET POLLUTION NOT BUILT CONTINUOUSLY IN OUR DISTRICT. IT REALLY HELPED TO HAVE THAT. JUST A SIDE COMMENT FOR THOSE INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SAYING THAT APD AND CIVIL RIGHTS BECAUSE IT IS TIED TO NEIGHBORHOODS I WOULD SAY AS SOMEONE WHO HAD ISSUES WITH PROTESTING THOSE GUYS WILL NEVER EXPERIENCE THE SAME KINDS OF THINGS AS THOSE OF US IN MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AS WE DO I HOPE TO HAVE SOME REAL OPPRESSION. I WANT TO THANK YOU AND FOLLOW UP WITH A QUOTE FROM JOHN ADAMS THAT SUMS UP WHAT WILL HAPPEN AMONG THOSE OF US LIVING IN POVERTY SUFFERING THE CRUEL TREATMENT OF SOME OF THESE DECISIONS BEING MADE FEDERALLY AND NATIONALLY. IT'S MORE IMPORTANT THAT INNOCENCE BE PROTECTED THAN IT IS THAT GUILT BE PUNISHED FOR GUILT AND CRIMES ARE SO FREQUENT IN THIS WORLD THEY CANNOT ALL BE PUNISHED. THEY CANNOT JAIL EVERYONE WHO IS UNHOUSED. WE CANNOT HELP EVERYONE WHO HAS DRUG ADDICTIONS THEY GET TO MAKE CHOICES. I JUST ASK YOU HAVE COMPASSION AS WE MOVE FORWARD TO HELP ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY. WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER. THANK YOU. >> PEGGY NORTON FOLLOWED BY BENJAMIN BEAN. >> COUNCILOR BASSAN, COUNCILORS, WHEN I SEE THE DISCUSSION AROUND WHAT SHOULD BE A SIMPLE AMENDMENT OF JUST TAKING A THING OUT, THIS IS WHY WE HAVE THE PROCESS THAT'S IN THE IDO THAT ALLOWS FOR THIS PUBLIC INPUT, ALLOWS FOR APPROVALS AHEAD OF TIME, DISCUSSIONS, SO PEOPLE AREN'T STUCK UP HERE WONDERING WHAT THE AMENDMENT'S ACTUALLY SAY. THE NORTH VALLEY COALITION DOES OPPOSE O-25-73. YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM OUR LAWYER. THE PRESENTATION TO COUNCIL DID NOT FOLLOW THE PROCESS ESTABLISHED IN THE IDO WHICH ALLOWS FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT, EPC APPROVAL, PLANNING REVIEW. WE ENDORSE THE INTENT OF THE ORDINANCE AND APPRECIATE THE EFFORTS OF COUNCILOR ROGERS AND RENÉ GROUT TO MAKE A CORRECTION TO O-24-69. HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT THE WAY TO DO IT. PLANNING REVIEW CAN ELIMINATE ERRORS SUCH AS OCCURRING A WHEREAS STATEMENT. I SAW THAT WAS ONE OF THE AMENDMENTS ELIMINATING LINES 17 THROUGH 19. THAT WAS THE ERROR I FOUND. THE EPC ALLOW FOR NOTIFICATION FOR PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. THERE WASN'T AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THAT. JUST MAKE SURE YOU READ THE PRESIDENT'S AGENDA, YOU HAD TO FOLLOW THE LUPZ, AND I THEY SAID THE LUPZ HAD NOT BEEN SCHEDULED, TWO DAYS LATER THEY ALREADY HAD IT. NONE OF THIS HAPPENED BEFORE THE RECOMMENDATION OF O-25-73. IT SHOULD BE REMANDED TO GO THROUGH THE PROCESS ESTABLISHED BY THE IDO. THANK YOU. >> BENJAMIN BEAN FOLLOWED BY TAD NYMEINSKI. >> CITY COUNCILORS, MADAM PRESIDENT, I'M HERE AS A BOARD MEMBER OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND A MEMBER OF STRONG TOWNS. WHAT I WAS GOING TO SAY IS GOING TO BE CHANGED A LITTLE BIT IN LIGHT OF THE VARIOUS AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE GONE THROUGH. THIS IS ON, OF COURSE, THE ELIMINATION OF THE COST BURDEN FOR THE APPEALS PROCESS. I DO BELIEVE THAT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS HAVE A RIGHT TO APPEAL, BUT THERE'S A PLACE FOR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION APPEALS. I ALSO BELIEVE THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WIELD THE APPEALS PROCESS FOR A TOOL FOR KILLING ALL DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NAME OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. I DON'T AGREE WITH SETTING A COST TO APPEAL EXCEPT IN THE AMENDED MODEL. RATHER SOMETHING IN BETWEEN. SOMETHING CLOSER TO WHAT YOU HAVE NOW. PERHAPS APPEALS CAN BE DEEMED FRIVOLOUS BY THE APPELLANT JUDGE AND COST SHARE APPLIED APPROPRIATELY. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT IS SOMETHING VERY CLOSE TO WHAT YOU'RE DOING. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE AMENDMENTS. I AM IN FAVOR OF O-25-73. >> TAD FOLLOWED BY JORDAN MCCONNELL ON ZOOM. >> THANK YOU. WHEN COMES TO ANY UNIONIZING, I AM AGAINST ASSOCIATION. ESPECIALLY WHEN MY RESIDENCY ISSUE WHATEVER -- SO, HERE IS WHAT IS IT? MORE MONEY? BIGGER GOVERNMENT. WHEN THAT ALL STOP, WHAT DO THEY DO IN THE ASSOCIATION, THEY SOMEWHAT THINGS ON THE NEIGHBORS. JEALOUSY BECAUSE I'M BUILDING OR REMODELING INSIDE. THEY CALL CITY HALL. AND SO ON, AND SO ON. WELL, HOW MUCH CONTROL AND WHO STOPS CONTROLLING OUR LIVES? THAT'S -- WHERE IS OUR FREEDOM? WE ARE SO REGULATED. HOW MUCH OF OUR GOVERNMENT WILL GO AND SPONSORING SO-CALLED ORGANIZATION? THAT'S ALL GOT TO SAY. THANK YOU. >> JORDAN MCCONNELL FOLLOWED BY ALTHEA ATHERTON. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILORS. THANK YOU FOR THE THOUGHTFUL DISCUSSION AND AMENDMENTS. I APPRECIATE THE CARE THAT YOU'RE TAKING WITH THE ISSUE. I'M SPEAKING TODAY TO RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU TO REJECT O-73 AS IT WAS PREVIOUSLY PRESENTED. I THINK YOUR AMENDMENTS AS PROPOSED ARE KIND OF HINTING AT MORE OF WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST. I UNDERSTAND THAT CONCERNS AROUND FAIRNESS HAVE BEEN RAISED. WHY SHOULD NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS PAY FEES WHEN DEVELOPERS DON'T? I BELIEVE FAIRNESS IS WHO BEARS THE COST. RIGHT NOW, 91% OF NEIGHBORHOOD-LED APPEALS FAIL OR ARE WITHDRAWN. THIS REFLECTS NATIONAL TRENDS. THESE APPEALS ARE USED AS A TOOL FOR DELAY THAN OVER STIET. IN FACT, A STUDY BY THE SANTA FE COUNTY AFFORDABLE HOUSING STUDY FOUND THAT APPEALS AND ENTITLEMENT DELAYS INCREASE HOME PRICES BY $80,000 PER HOME. POLLING RESIDENTS BEFORE FILING APPEAL IS A GREAT STEP FORWARD AND THE BEST PART OF O-69 OTHER THAN LEGALIZING HOUSING. WE KNOW NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN OFTEN DON'T REFLECT THE FULL DIVERSITY OF THEIR COMMUNITY. POLLING WITHIN THAT STRUCTURE CAN LEAD TO A BIASED OUTCOME AND IT MIGHT NOT ENSURE AN APPEAL IS MADE IN GOOD NIGHT OR MERIT. I WOULD LIKE TO NOTE WHAT COUNCIL PRESIDENT NOTED THAT FEES ARE SEEN AS REASONABLE AND FAIR IN THE COURSE -- AND PROTECT PUBLIC RESOURCES AND THEY KEEP THE COURTS RUNNING WELL. SO, I THINK ULTIMATELY WHAT WE ALL WANT IS A SYSTEM WHERE WE'RE WORKING COLLABORATIVELY. I THINK WHAT YOU DEMONSTRATED TONIGHT WAS EXACTLY THAT. I COMMEND THAT PROCESS. AS FAR AS O-73 GOES, INSTEAD OF REMOVING ACCOUNTABILITY I THINK A BALANCED APPROACH WOULD INCLUDE A REASONABLE TIERED. CLEAR AND TRANSPARENT NEIGHBORHOODS. IN ANY CASE, I BELIEVE WE ALL SHARE THE SAME GOAL, A SYSTEM THAT WORK FOR THE CITY. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. >> THANKS FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION AND THE EFFORT YOU PUT IN ON THESE AMENDMENTS. GREAT JOB. >> ALTEHA ATHERTON. >> ALL RIGHT, COUNCILOR BASSAN. I CURRENTLY SERVE AS PRESIDENT OF THE CHERRY HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. I WAS ORIGINALLY SENT TO SPEAK ON THEIR BEHALF. ORIGINALLY, BEFORE THE LANGUAGE OF THE AMENDMENT, OUR BOARD VOTED TO SUPPORT O-25-73 AT OUR MEETING. WE HAVE A BIG RANGE OF OPINION ON O-24-69. WE HAD SOME PEOPLE SUPER IN FAVOR AND SOME PEOPLE SUPER AGAINST. WE AGREED THIS WAS THE WORST PIECE OF O-69 THAT WOULD AFFECT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS. I DO NOT KNOW HOW MY BOARD WOULD FEEL ABOUT THIS CHANGE. I CANNOT SPEAK FOR THEM AS AMENDED. SPEAKING AS INDIVIDUAL, I THINK THE BEST THING THE 2022NARO AMENDMENT DID WAS MAKE IT SO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS COULD NO LONGER IMPOSE A MEMBERSHIP FEE. I THINK THAT LEVELS THE PLAYING FIELD. IT'S CLEAR TO LOW INCOME RESIDENTS AND RENTERS IF YOU LIVE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD YOU BELONG WITH US. AND I DO APPRECIATE THE MOST RECENT AMENDMENT, TRYING TO LEVEL THE PLAYING FIELD WITH THESE METRICS. I ONLY WOULD WANT TO MAKE SURE NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE AN UPFRONT VIEW OF WHERE THEY FALL ON SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX. WOULD THEY FALL TO SOMETHING WITH THE LOWER SOCIAL VULNERABILITY OR WOULD IT BE THE HIGHEST. WE RANGE FROM SOME OF THE MOST LOW INCOME CITY ALL THE WAY UP TO BEAUTIFUL GIGANTIC HOUSES ON HIDER PARK. OUR AREA IS ECONOMICALLY DIVERSE. AS OF OUR MARCH MEETING WE HAD $1300 IN THE BANK. IT'S LIKE WE WOULD HAVE TO BET ALL OF OUR MONEY IF WE WANTED TO PROCEED WITH THIS. I DON'T WANT TO ACCIDENTLY REINTRODUCE THE INEQUALITIES THAT THE NARO IS TRYING TO REDUCE. SO, THOUGH IT WAS THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGE INTENTION TO INCREASE NOR IGNORE THIS FEE. I WOULD LOOK FOR MORE LANGUAGE TO MAKE IT CLEAR HOW THAT SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX IS GOING TO BE ASSESSED. THANK YOU. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, JEFFREY IS NOT LOCATED IN ZOOM. THAT CONCLUDES COMMENT. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. COUNCILORS, WE ARE ON O-73. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS CONVERSATION TONIGHT. I THINK IT WAS REALLY GOOD. I LIKED THE INTERACTION FROM THE AUDIENCE AS WELL. AND I SEE -- WHAT'S STRIKING TO ME IS THIS LIST OF ALL OF THE APPEALS THAT I HAVE HERE. AND LIKE ONE OF OUR COMMENTERS SAID, 91% OF THEM WERE A WASTE OF TIME. AND THE DEVELOPERS ARE ALSO -- THEY'RE NOT FOR NECESSARILY HOUSING. BUT FOR DEVELOPMENT, BRINGING JOBS, BRINGING GROWTH TO OUR COMMUNITY, AND SO MY HOPE WOULD BE THAT PEOPLE THAT ARE CONSIDERING APPEALS WOULD CONSIDER AGAIN. INSTEAD OF ALWAYS CRYING WOLF AND BEING MORE THOUGHTFUL ABOUT THOSE APPEALS THAT YOU'RE MAKING BECAUSE WE DO NEED DEVELOPMENT. WE DO NEED TO GROW. I CAN VISIT OTHER CITIES AND I DO OFTEN, AND YOU SEE HIGH RISES GOING UP. AND YOU SEE HOUSING PROJECTS. AND YOU SEE NEW RESTAURANTS COMING. HEAVEN KNOWS WE NEED MORE RESTAURANTS AND JOBS IN OUR CITY. SO, BY -- WE ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT NEIGHBORHOODS DO HAVE A VOICE AND PEOPLE THAT DO REALLY HAVE GOOD ARGUMENTS FOR WHY SOMETHING SHOULDN'T BE DONE INSTEAD OF ALWAYS SHOWING UP TO APPEAL SOMETHING. I THINK WE SHOULD BE MORE THOUGHTFUL WITH THOSE APPEALS. AND LISTENING TO OUR NEIGHBORS. ALSO, WE LISTEN TO THE DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY. I THINK THIS IS A GOOD MIX. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR ROGERS, YOU'RE GOOD? COUNCILORS, WE'RE ON O-73. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY YES. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? THAT PASSES ON A 6-3 VOTE. WE'RE MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM, FINAL ACTION B. R-120. COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. DIRECTING THE CITY ADMINISTRATION TO ENHANCE ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS RELATED TO EXISTING RENTAL UNIT STANDARDS. I MOVE A DO PASS. MOTION AND 2NDS FROM COUNCILOR ROGERS. COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: WE'VE HAD SO MANY CONVERSATIONS AND SO MANY FOLKS FROM THE PUBLIC THAT HAVE COME TO PUBLIC COMMENT. REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY AND WELL BEING WITHIN RENTAL UNITS. AND WHILE I WAS VERY CONCERNED THAT WE WORKED, WE DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH ON THE BOOKS TO PROTECT THEM. AFTER A THOROUGH COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF WHAT PROTECTIONS WE ACTUALLY HAVE ON THE BOOKS, I REALIZE THAT MOST OF THOSE THINGS WE HEARD ABOUT, THESE HORROR STORIES ARE COVERED. BUT WHAT WE'RE NOT DOING IS ENFORCING THOSE RULES. SO, WHILE I AGREE THAT MOST LANDLORDS ARE FIXING THINGS VERY QUICKLY WHEN SOMETHING IS BROKEN, THERE ARE SOME BAD ACTORS OUT THERE. THAT IS THE ROOT OF THE CONTINUAL STREAM OF FOLKS THAT COME BEFORE COUNCIL SAYING THEY HAVEN'T HAD AIR CONDITIONING OR RUNNING WATER OR HOT-WATER. THE STAIRS ARE UNSAFE AT THE BUILDING. THIS IS MY ATTEMPT TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CITY IS PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO FOLKS WHO NEED IT WHO ARE RENTERS WHO ARE REALLY JUST TRYING FIND THEIR WAY THROUGH THE PROCESS TO GET WHATEVER PROBLEM WITH THEIR RENTAL UNIT, WHATEVER PROBLEM THEY'RE EXPERIENCING FIXED. I THINK THIS IS A REALLY QUITE SIMPLE WAY TO DO SO. WE'RE JUST SAYING WE SHOULD PRIORITIZE HELPING RENTERS THROUGH THE SYSTEM. WE'RE GOING TO HIRE A PERSON IN PLANNING WHO WILL BE DEDICATED TO HELP RENTERS WITH THESE ISSUES. AND DIRECTING THE ADMINISTRATION TO INCLUDE THAT IN THE BUDGET THAT THEY SEND DOWN, WHICH IS WHY I ASKED FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION BECAUSE THE BUDGET IS COMING DOWN VERY SOON. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILORS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WE'RE GOING TO GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> DR. LISA FOLLOWED BY ANAMI DOSS. >> COUNCILOR BASSAN, COUNCILORS, THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. R-25-120 IS PROOF THAT THIS COUNCILAL DOES UNDERSTAND THAT PEOPLE ARE MORE VALUABLE THAN PROPERTY. PROPERTY ARE THINGS THAT ARE TEMPORARY. AND HUMAN BEINGS ARE ETERNAL. AND DECISIONS ON OUR DESTINATIONS ARE MADE BY OUR LIFE CHOICES. UNSAFE LIVING CONDITIONS MAKE HEALTH, SAFETY UNLIKELY. HOLDING LANDLORDS ACCOUNTABLE IS A PROPER WAY FOR DUE PROCESS. I'M NOT SEEING IN R-125-120 WHERE THERE'S ANY PIECE TO ACTUALLY ENFORCE ANY ORDINANCES THAT ARE ALREADY ON THE BOOKS. AND GOING BACK TO WHAT COUNCILOR BACA AND YOU ALL DECIDED, WE HAVE A LOT OF PROPERTY DOWNTOWN THAT ARE NOT BEING USED AND ARE DANGEROUS. WE DO HAVE A NEED FOR THAT. BUT HOW DOES THIS BILL ENFORCE THE CODE WE ALREADY HAVE? >> ANAMI DOSS FOLLOWED BY TAD NYENINSKI. TAD FOLLOWED BY ALTHEA ATHERTON ON ZOOM. >> THANK YOU. I'M WAY ON THE TOP HAVING TWO TABLES [ INAUDIBLE ]. AND EVEN RACEHORSES. SAME TIME A CONSTRUCTION BUSINESS. I WAS ALSO DOWN. AND NOW, WHEN IT COMES TO THESE LAWS, WE ALREADY HAVE STATE LAW. OWNER MUST PROVIDE ACCESS TO ALL UTILITIES. WHAT'S HAPPENED? I HOSTED LOTS OF THOUSAND-DOLLAR NEEDS. THAT'S BECAUSE I HAD TO WAIT THREE DAYS. HERE IT'S SEVEN DAYS. HERE, IT SHOULD BE OWNER-TENANT-RENTER RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES. SIGN IT AND THE OWNER SHOULD ALSO POST IT. THAT'S WHAT I WOULD SUGGEST. ANYWAY, THAT'S ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. >> HI. COUNCILOR BASSAN, PLEASE PASS R-25-120. I WAS REALLY SHOCKED WHEN I LEARNED THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE A FULL TIME CODE ENFORCEMENT PERSON ON THIS ALREADY. AND THEN I THOUGHT ABOUT THE THINGS I HEAR FROM OUR FRIENDS OR PEOPLE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION OR ON SOCIAL MEDIA AND STUFF ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING IN THEIR RENTAL PROPERTIES. AND IT MAKES COMPLETE SENSE WE DON'T HAVE A FULL-TIME CODE ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE THOSE THINGS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING AT THE FREQUENCY THEY SHOULD BE HAPPENING. I THINK HAVING A MORE STREAMLINED PROCESS OF REPORTING THESE KINDS OF VIOLATIONS AND HAVING SOMEONE WHOSE FULL TIME JOB IT IS TO PROTECT RENTERS IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY MUCH NEEDED. PLEASE PASS R-25-120. >> THAT CONCLUDES COMMENT. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANT TO APPLAUD MY FELLOW COUNCILOR'S EFFORT ON THIS. THIS HITS REALLY CLOSE TO HOME FOR ME IN THE SENSE THAT THERE ARE LOT OF BAD APPLES THAT GIVE SUCH BAD NAME. YOU COME ACROSS ANY AREA, WHETHER IT BE FIRE, POLICE, AND RENTERS, AND LANDLORDS, TENANTS, AND OWNERS. I REALLY APPLAUD THIS EFFORT AND SUPPORT IT 100%. I AM A LITTLE -- I WISH THERE WAS A BETTER OPPORTUNITY OR WRITTEN IN MORE EDUCATION. WE TALK ABOUT THE WHEREAS CLAUSES STATE THAT THE OWNER IS THIS AND THE OWNER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND THE OWNER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS. ON THAT SAME SIDE, THE RESIDENT OR TENANT HAS A LOT OF RESPONSIBILITY TOO. I KNOW WE LOST OPPORTUNITY ON EDUCATION ON BOTH SIDES OF IT. THAT BEING SAID, THIS NEEDS TO GET DONE AND PASSED BECAUSE THAT SMALL PERCENTAGE THAT'S TARNISHING THE NAME OF GOOD OWNERS WHO PROVIDE A WONDERFUL HOME FOR PEOPLE TO LIVE IN IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. JUST TO PIGGYBACK OFF COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, I'M NOT SURE CODE ENFORCEMENT PERSON IS GOING TO BE ENOUGH. I WANT TO ASK THAT QUESTION OF THE ADMINISTRATION OR MAYBE THE SPONSOR BECAUSE I KNOW RIGHT NOW IN MY DISTRICT I'M DEFINITELY TALKING TO RENTERS ALL THE TIME ABOUT ISSUES, EVEN SOURCE OF INCOME THINGS RELATED TO THIS FOR CONSUMER PROTECTIONS. I THINK I'D LIKE TO SEE SOME BETTER EDUCATION, EVEN WITHIN OUR OWN CODE ENFORCEMENT. FOR INSTANCE, AS WE'RE CLOSING DOWN SUBPAR HOUSING, ACROSS CENTRAL IN MY HOOD AND SOME OTHER PARTS OF ALBUQUERQUE. EDUCATION IS NOT BEING BROUGHT TO TENANTS THAT IF THEY'RE DISPLACED BECAUSE WE HAVE SHUT SOMETHING DOWN FOR ENFORCEMENT, THEY CAN TAKE THAT LETTER TO THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND GET EMERGENCY HOUSING. THAT EDUCATION IS NOT BEING GIVEN AS WELL. SO, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT MEANS WE DO IT HERE. I'M 100% SUPPORTIVE AS WELL AND DO WANT TO SEE MORE TEETH. MY FIRST QUESTION IS WHO WOULD ENFORCE THIS? I KNOW CODE ENFORCEMENT, BUT IF THE REPAIRS AREN'T MADE, THEN THE CITY JUST CLOSES IT DOWN AND THE OWNERS JUST LEFT TO FIGURE IT OUT? HOW DOES THAT WORK NOW? >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. SOURISSEAU, COO MONTOYA? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR ROGERS, I'LL TAKE A SHOT AT ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE A CODE ENFORCEMENT TEAM WITHIN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. THIS LEGISLATION IS SUPPORTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS THE DEPUTY DIRECTOR. MY UNDERSTANDING IN THIS LEGISLATION IS THAT WE WOULD HIRE ONE INDIVIDUAL THAT IS VOTED COMPLETELY TO CODE ENFORCEMENT. THE QUESTION WOULD BE WHAT ARE THE OTHER CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS DOING, THIS WOULD BE THE SAME LINE OF WORK BUT WITH MORE TEETH FOR THAT INDIVIDUAL. I KNOW COUNCILOR CHAMPINE AND COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN WOULD LIKE, BUT I THINK THAT'S THE INTENT OF THE LEGISLATION. ONE PERSON WITH MORE AUTHORITY. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR ROGERS, DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? I HEARD THE QUESTION OF IF SOMETHING ELSE -- I THINK THERE'S A PROCESS. IF CODE ENFORCEMENT FINDS VIOLATIONS WHAT IS THE PROCESS AFTER? I THINK THERE'S A TEN-DAY PERIOD FOR RESPONSE FROM THAT AND THERE'S MORE THAT -- I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR ROGERS, THAT'S CORRECT. >>COUN. ROGERS: JUST -- THIS DOESN'T MEAN ONLY ONE PERSON IN CODE ENFORCEMENT IS GOING TO BE WORKING ON HOUSING COMPLAINTS? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR ROGERS, ALL CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WILL CONTINUE TO DO THEIR JOB. THIS INDIVIDUAL, AGAIN, IS ONE INDIVIDUAL THAT WILL HAVE -- I'M NOT SURE IT'S MORE AUTHORITY BUT MUCH MORE FOCUSED ON THOSE VIOLATING. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR ROGERS I'M GOING TO GO TO COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN FOR CLARIFICATION. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE IT CLEAR THAT THE TEETH ARE ALREADY IN OUR EXISTING ORDINANCES. SO, WE HAVE THE UNIFORM OWNERS OWNER RESIDENTIAL RELATIONS ACT THAT ALREADY HAS ALL OF THESE REQUIREMENTS IN IT. THINGS LIKE HEATING IS REQUIRED. DOORS THAT LOCK ARE REQUIRED. STAIR WAYS THAT ACTUALLY FUNCTION AS STAIR WAYS THAT ARE REQUIRED THANKS TO THIS BODY FROM COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO, CONDITIONED SPACE OF SOME SORT IS REQUIRED. WE DO HAVE THOSE PIECES IN OUR LOCAL ORDINANCES ALREADY. FOR EACH OF THOSE, THERE IS A PROCESS BY WHICH IF YOU ARE A TENANT AND YOU HAVE A PROBLEM THAT DOES NOT GET RESOLVED, YOU HAVE A WAY OF DEALING WITH THAT. IT IS A LONG, PAINFUL PROCESS. IT GOES THROUGH THE COURT SYSTEM. SO, RIGHT NOW, THEIR ON THEIR OWN IN A LOT OF CASES. WHEN I TALK TO FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY THEY'RE FEELING ALONE. THEY WANT TO TAKE TO THE COURT SYSTEM BUT THEY HAVE NO IDEA TO DO SO AND THEY DON'T HAVE NONY TO START THAT. EVEN SOMETHING AS SIMPLE AS RUNNING WATER COSTS MONEY TO START IN THE COURT SYSTEM. THE GOAL IS TO HAVE ALL OF THE FOLKS THAT WORK IN PLANNING THAT ARE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ALREADY WILL CONTINUE TO DO THAT. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE ONE PERSON, AND MAYBE IT NEEDS TO BE MORE, MAYBE WE'LL FIND THAT OUT NEXT YEAR, BUT LET'S START WITH ONE PERSON WHO IS DEDICATED TO ANSWERING CALLS FROM TENANTS WITH LIFE SAFETY ISSUES IN THEIR HOMES AND WHO CAN REALLY HELP THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS. THEY CAN GET OUT THERE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO ISSUE THE ORIGINAL CITATION. THEY CAN EXPLAIN THEIR RIGHTS TO THE TENANTS. THAT PERSON IS GOING TO BE THE ONE THAT'S HELPING THEM THROUGH THAT PROCESS SO HOPEFULLY WE HAVE FEWER NEEDS OF FOLKS HAVING TO GO THROUGH THE COURT SYSTEM, WHICH IS VERY, VERY TIME-CONSUMING AND EXPENSIVE. AND REALLY HELPING THEM THROUGH THAT PROCESS WHICH I BELIEVE THE CITY SHOULD BE DOING BECAUSE THERE ARE JUST A FEW BAD ACTORS THAT ARE REALLY LEAVING PEOPLE IN PLACES THAT DON'T HAVE RUNNING WATER, THAT DON'T HAVE LOCKS ON THE DOORS, THAT DON'T HAVE A WAY TO HEAT IN THE COLDEST WINTER. SO, THAT'S ALL WE'RE TRYING TO DO HERE. ALL THE TEETH, ALL THE FORCEMENT IS ALREADY IN EXISTING LAW. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE SURE THERE'S SOMEONE IN THE CITY STAFF DEDICATED TO HELPING FOLKS UNDERSTAND THAT PROCESS AND MOVE THEM ALONG THAT PROCESS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR ROGERS. I THINK THAT BRINGS UP ANOTHER QUESTION. WHAT IS CONSUMER PROTECTION DOING? I THOUGHT THAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF CONSUMER PROTECTION IS TO HANDLE LANDLORD TENANT ISSUES ESPECIALLY AROUND SOURCE OF INCOME AND THESE ISSUES. HAVE WE FILLED THAT POSITION? WE HAVE NOT FILLED THAT POSITION? OKAY. THEN THAT'S A MOOT POIRNT -- POINT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A TIE TO THOSE TWO BECAUSE WHAT YOU DESCRIBED IS WHAT CONSUMER PROTECTION IS SUPPOSED TO BE DOING. >>COUN. BASSAN: I KNOW YOU WANT TO RESPOND BUT COUNCILOR GROUT HAS BEEN WAITING AND I WANT TO GET TO HER NEXT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I THINK THIS IS A GOOD RESOLUTION. I THINK IT'S NEEDED. YES, THERE ARE JUST A FEW BAD ACTORS THAT MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR EVERYBODY. I HAVE FOUR QUESTIONS. HOW MANY CALLS DO CODE ENFORCEMENT EVERY YEAR FOR INSPECTIONS? >> I'LL GOING TO GET AN ANSWER FOR YOU ON THAT. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, WE PULLED SOME 311 DATA TODAY, THE LAST THREE MONTHS, AND WE HAD JUST SHY OF 5,000 CALLS TO 311 RELATED TO HOUSING ISSUES. OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS. >>COUN. GROUT: THAT'S A BUNCH OF CALLS. HOW MANY TOTAL CALLS WERE FOR CODE ENFORCEMENT INSPECTIONS? >> COUNCILOR BASSAN, COUNCILOR GROUT, I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD. WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU. >>COUN. GROUT: TWO MORE QUESTIONS. HOW LONG IS IT TAKING FOR AN INSPECTOR TO GET OUT TO THE CALLS? >> AGAIN, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, THAT INFORMATION I DON'T HAVE. >>COUN. GROUT: DO WE HAVE SOMEBODY ON ZOOM THAT CAN ANSWER THE QUESTIONS? >> I DON'T BELIEVE WE DO. >>COUN. GROUT: DOES CODE ENFORCEMENT HAVE THE ABILITY TO MAKE THE REPAIRS TO MAKE THEM HABITABLE AND PUT A LIEN ON THE PROPERTY? >> COUNCILOR BASSAN, COUNCILOR GROUT NO. WE DO NOT DO REPAIRS TO PROPERTY. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. AND I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: I WILL JUST SAY THAT COUNCILOR GROUT QUESTIONS, WE PULLED ALL OF THE 311 REQUESTS FOR HOUSING ISSUES OVER THE LAST COUPLE YEARS AND THERE'S THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS. I COULDN'T READ ALL THE WAY THROUGH IT. THERE WERE SO MANY THAT STUCK OUT TO ME. JUST OVER AND OVER AGAIN SAYING NO HOT-WATER FOR OVER A WEEK. THE HOT-WATER IS NOT WORKING FOR FOUR WEEKS. IT JUST GOES ON AND ON. NO HOT-WATER FOR A MONTH. THESE ARE JUST CONTINUAL THINGS IN THIS LONG LIST OF 10,000 REQUESTS. SO, WHILE I THINK THERE ARE QUITE A FEW OF THOSE, WHEN YOU DO THE DATA DUMP FROM 311 THERE ARE A LOT OF THAT DON'T QUALIFY FOR THIS BILL. IT'S CLEAR TO ME FROM LOOKING AT THIS RIDICULOUSLY LONG LIST THAT WE HAVE MORE CALLS THAN OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS CAN POSSIBLY DEAL WITH. SO, HAVING THIS NEW POSITION THAT IS ABLE TO FOCUS SPECIFICALLY ON THE WORST OF THESE CALLS, WHAT I NOTICED IN THE LIST IS THERE IS FIVE OR SIX PEOPLE FROM THE SAME APARTMENT BUILDING CALLING REGULARLY. SO, THAT APARTMENT BUILDING WOULD BE SOMETHING THAT I ENVISION THIS NEW PERSON REALLY FOCUSING ON AND MAKING SURE WE FOLLOW THROUGH BECAUSE WE SEE POCKETS OF THESE COMPLAINTS IN THESE DATA DUMPS THAT WE'RE SEEING THROUGH 311. >>COUN. BASSAN: THIS IS A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR THE ADMIN. I THINK YOU SAID THIS EARLIER, BUT WHERE DOES THE ADMIN STAND ON SUPPORT OR NOT OF THIS BILL? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, THE ADMINISTRATION SUPPORTS THIS LEGISLATION. THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR AS WELL AS THE DIVISION MANAGER. >>COUN. BASSAN: HOW MANY CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE WE BUDGETED FOR? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, I DON'T HAVE THAT. >>COUN. BASSAN: HOW MANY CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS DO WE HAVE? >> I'D HAVE TO CHECK THAT. I KNOW WE HAVE THREE VACANCIES. >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. MOTSCO -- NO? IF THIS PASSES, ARE WE GOING TO BE ADD AN ADDITIONAL CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR JUST HAVE THREE MORE VACANCIES AND MORE WORK? OR FOUR VACANCIES INSTEAD OF THREE? ARE WE ADDING ANOTHER POSITION, BRAND NEW POSITION? AND HOW DO WE FILL IT IF WE ALREADY HAVE THREE VACANCIES? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, THAT IS A DISCUSSION FOR THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS WOULD BE A NEW POSITION THAT WOULD BE FUNDED IN THE FY26. IT WOULD HAVE ONE FTE TO THE DEPARTMENT. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT WE'RE NOT ELIMINATING ONE OF THE VACANT POSITIONS, WE'RE ADDING A NEW POSITION. >>COUN. BASSAN: OKAY. I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO REMEMBER THAT BECAUSE I DEFINITELY THINK THAT I HAVE REGULAR INTERACTIONS WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT. I AGREE THERE IS WAY MORE NEED IN THIS CITY THAN THERE IS ABILITY OF A REALLY PROACTIVE, REALLY RESPONSIVE AND HELPFUL DIVISION, BUT HERE WE ARE WITH LEGISLATION THAT I THINK HAS REALLY GOOD INTENTION AND I REALLY AM QUESTIONING IF WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING WITH IT. THAT'S A CONCERN OF MINE. MR. SOURISSEAU? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCIL, IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT WE COULD PRIORITIZE CURRENT STAFFING LEVELS, AS WE LOOK AT IT, IT'S REALLY A BIG PROBLEM AS WE BELIEVE IT IS, LOOKING AT THE DATA WE COULD ACTUALLY USE A CURRENT CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IF WE HAVE SOMEBODY THAT'S VERY INTERESTED IN DOING THIS KIND OF WORK. OF COURSE, IT WOULD TAKE AWAY FROM THE WORK BEING DONE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YOU NAILED IT. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THE CURRENT CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. THEY'RE WORLD -- ALREADY WORKING HARD. I DON'T WANTED TO PASS THIS LEGISLATION IF IT'S GOING TO STRETCH OUR CURRENT ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS EVEN FURTHER. I SUPPORT THIS LEGISLATION IF IT MEANS WE'RE GOING TO ADD ONE MORE POSITION. I GUESS REALLY TRY HARD TO FILL IT. I DON'T WANT TO SEE THE BUDGET COME BACK TO US IN ANOTHER MONTH AND THEY HAVE MORE VACANCIES AND WE SHOULD BE STILL FUND IT FOR THE ADDITIONAL FOUR, IF YOU'RE FOLLOWING ME. I AM HESITANT TO SUPPORT THIS BECAUSE I THINK IT'S FALLING INTO THE GOOD INTENTION LEGISLATION AND WE'RE GOING TO SPIN WHEELS AND NOT GET ANYWHERE WITH IT. AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK IT HAS GOOD INTENTION. I THINK WE NEED MORE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS TO DO THIS AND MANY OTHER THINGS HAPPENING IN THE CITY. COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: MADAM PRESIDENT. JUST CURIOUS, IF THIS DOES PASS, THEN I GUESS THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD SPECIFICALLY TARGET TO HIRE SOMEBODY OFF OF WHAT'S BEING DIRECTED? AND FOCUS ON THAT INSTEAD OF THE OTHER THREE VACANCIES? HOW WOULD YOU GO ABOUT FULFILLING THIS RESOLUTION? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, I'LL TAKE ANOTHER STAB AT THIS. I WASN'T IN ANY OF THE DISCUSSIONS THAT TOOK PLACE WITH THE COUNCILOR OR WITH THE DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT -- IF YOU REPEAT THE QUESTION AND I'LL MAKE SURE TO GET IT RIGHT. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THE QUESTION IS HOW WOULD YOU GO ABOUT FULFILLING THE POSITION? YOU HAVE THREE VACANCIES AND YOU'RE DISCUSSING A FOURTH. BUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FORTH POSITION, HOW WOULD YOU GO ABOUT FULFILLING THIS OVER THE OTHER THREE? >> MY UNDERSTANDING, THIS WOULD BE A NEW POSITION THAT WOULD BE CREATED. THE JOB SPECKS MIGHT BE DIFFERENT FROM THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS BUT MAYBE AT A HIGHER LEVEL OF AN INDIVIDUAL. I DON'T THINK THE DEPARTMENT HAS HAD THOSE DISCUSSIONS WITH HUMAN RESOURCES TO EXACTLY DETERMINE WHAT THE POSITION AND WHAT THE RESPONSIBILITIES WOULD CARRY OUT. MY UNDERSTANDING IS IT'S A HIGHER LEVEL THAN THE CURRENT CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. MAYBE WITH A LITTLE MORE BACKGROUND OR EDUCATION. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THAT WOULD MEAN YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A HIGHER QUALIFICATION OF IT. BUT WOULD YOU PUT THIS ON THE FRONT BURNER INSTEAD OF THE OTHER THREE? WOULD YOU FOCUS ON THIS POSITION INSTEAD OF THE OTHER THREE? AGAIN, LIKE COUNCILOR BASSAN MENTIONED, WE'RE JUST PASSING SOMETHING TO MAKE IT LOOK GOOD? OR ARE WE GOING TO BE PROACTIVE AND SAY IF THIS PASSES WE'RE GOING TO HIRE THIS NEW POSITION OVER THE OTHER THREE BECAUSE OF THE IMPORTANCE AND NUMBERS IT SUPPORTS? OR ARE WE GOING TO GO COOL, IT PASSED, AND MOVE ON WITH LIFE? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, I JUST WANT TO REMIND THE COUNCIL THIS IS COUNCIL LEGISLATION. THIS IS COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN'S BILL. WE'RE SUPPORTING IT. I DON'T THINK WE HAVE TOTALLY, WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT, STRUCTURED HOW THIS POSITION WOULD CARRY OUT THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES. WE'RE IN THE VERY EARLY STAGES. I THINK WE HAVE ANOTHER DISCUSSION WITH COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN FOR THIS POSITION. I DON'T HAVE ALL THE DETAILS AS TO WHAT THE ACTUAL RESPONSIBILITIES, OTHER THAN A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN WHAT WE CURRENTLY HAVE WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. PEÑA: I JUST WANT TO ADD I SUPPORT THE LEGISLATION. BUT IT IS CARVING OUT ANOTHER FTE. MY QUESTION TO THE ADMINISTRATION IS WHEN THE BUDGET COMES DOWN, I DON'T KNOW IF WE NEED TO PREPARE A FORMAL QUESTION OR IF YOU CAN TAKE THIS AS A QUESTION. I LIKE SOME OF THE QUESTIONS ASKED TODAY ABOUT FILLING THOSE THREE VACANCIES BECAUSE IT CAN BE FOUR VACANCIES. I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW THE DEPARTMENT IS GOING TO PRIORITIZE THE THREE VACANCIES. THERE'S A COUPLE OF OTHER QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED IF THOSE CAN BE BROUGHT AND ANSWERED. I THINK THAT WAS IT. I HAVE ONE MORE. I THINK IT'S IRRELEVANT NOW. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILORS, I HEARD WE HAVE NUMBERS TO THE QUESTIONS. STAFF WAS ABLE TO FIND THEM. MR. MOTSCO. >> COUNCILOR BASSAN, COUNCILORS, IN THE FY APPROVED BUDGET, THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION IS BUDGETED IN THAT FY25 FOR 50 POSITIONS. I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE ARE CODE ENFORCERS. AND THEY HAVE THREE VACANCIES. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN TO CLOSE. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANT TO SAY THAT I WANTED TO TO BE VERY, VERY CLEAR. THIS BILL IS NOT GOING TO PASS AND I SAY COOL AND I'M GOING TO MOVE ON. ANYONE THAT KNOWS ME KNOWS THAT'S NOT GOING TO HAPPEN. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE ADMINISTRATION FOR A WHILE NOW. I FULLY ANTICIPATE AND EXPECT THE POSITION WILL BE CREATED AND IT CLEARLY SAYS IN THIS LEGISLATION THAT A NEW POSITION WILL BE CREATED AND IT WILL BE PRIORITIZED FOR THE BUDGET AND WE WILL SEE SOMEONE WHO IS DEDICATED TO HELPING TENANTS WITHIN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND WE'LL BE TRACKING THAT OVER THE NEXT YEAR TO MAKE SURE IT IS WORKING THE WAY WE ENVISIONED. I DON'T WANT TO SAY IT'S GOING TO BE PRIORITIZED OVER OTHER CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS BECAUSE WE NEED TO GET ALL OF THOSE. I THINK THIS IS A DIFFERENT JOB WITH A DIFFERENT JOB DESCRIPTION. THIS IS ABOUT HELPING TEN WANTS THROUGH A PROCESS THAN A REGULAR CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER WHO IS GOING OUT AND DOING A VARIETY OF THINGS FROM LEADS TO VACANT BUILDINGS TO OTHER CODE ENFORCEMENT MEASURES. SO, THIS PERSON WILL BE SPECIALIZED TO REALLY ASSIST TENANTS WITHIN OUR CITY AND I THINK IT'S REALLY NEEDED AND VITAL THAT WE DO THIS FOR FOLKS. WE'VE HEARD OVER AND OVER AGAIN HOW MANY TIMES PEOPLE ARE GOING OUT BASIC SAFETY MEASURES IN THEIR HOMES LIKE HEATING, COOLING, DOORS THAT LOCK, APPLIANCES THAT WORK, STAIRS THAT GET THEM TO THEIR APARTMENT. I THINK THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION WE SHOULD ALL SUPPORT. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILORS, THE MOTION FOR DO PASS OF R-120. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY YES. ANYONE OPPOSED? THAT PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. LAST ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT IS ADMINISTRATION Q&A. COUNCILORS, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION? COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I HAVE -- I GAVE MY QUESTIONS AHEAD OF TIME. REGARDING THE CITY'S YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL, WE WANTED TO KNOW -- COUNCILOR ROGERS AND I HAD A GREAT CONVERSATION. AND WE WERE VERY INTERESTED IN OUR YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL. WHAT DEPARTMENTS STAFF SUPPORT THE YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL? >> COUNCILOR BASSAN, COUNCILOR GROUT, THE OFFICE OF CIVIC ENGAGEMENT SUPPORTS THIS COUNCIL. >>COUN. GROUT: HOW OFTEN DO THEY MEET? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, ONCE A MONTH. >>COUN. GROUT: OKAY. WHAT ARE THEY WORKING ON? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, THEY ARE WORKING ON A COMMITTEE CREATION TO WORK ON IDENTIFIED PROJECTS AND POLICIES WHICH INCLUDE HHH YOUTH ENGAGEMENT GRANT THAT THE STATE HAS AVAILABLE FOR 60,000. THEY WANT TO APPLY FOR THAT. THEY'RE WORKING ON A COMMITTEE TO GET THAT GOING. AND THEY'RE ALSO DOING VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. DOES ANYONE KEEP RECORDS OF THESE MEETINGS? >> COUNCILOR BASSAN, COUNCILOR GROUT YES. WE POST MEETING AGENDAS AND I BELIEVE WE POST AGENDAS AND MINUTES. AND WE HAVE A WEBSITE. I CAN READ THAT OFF. OR WE CAN PROVIDE IT TO YOU. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MR. SOURISSEAU. MADAM PRESIDENT, WE HAVE LOOKED AT THAT WEBSITE AND NOTHING HAS BEEN POSTED SINCE 2023. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, I'M NOT SURE ON THAT. I TALKED WITH STAFF TODAY. THEY ASSURED ME WE HAD AGENDAS AND MEETING MINUTES UP THERE FOR CURRENT FISCAL YEAR AND THERE WERE A FEW BACK, LIKE OLDER AGENDAS AND MINUTES, BUT I BELIEVE WE HAD OCTOBER, NOVEMBER -- I DON'T THINK THEY MET IN DECEMBER. AND I ALSO HAVE SOME OF THIS YEAR IN THEIR AS WELL. >>COUN. GROUT: ON THURSDAY, WHEN I LOOKED AT THE WEBSITE, THERE WAS NOTHING FOR THE YEAR 2024. THE LAST AGENDA AND ANY INFORMATION WAS 2023. AND THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING. WE WOULD LOVE IF THESE YOUNG PEOPLE WOULD GIVE A REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL. IT'S IMPORTANT TO HONOR THEIR TIME AND COMMITMENT BY GIVING THEM A FORUM WHERE THEY CAN BE HEARD. WE FOUND A LOT OF -- ON OUR VISIT TO THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES, WE FOUND A LOT OF YOUNG FOLKS THERE. AND WE THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY IF WE WERE ABLE TO BRING SOME OF OUR CITY YOUTH THAT ARE WORKING TO MAKE ALBUQUERQUE A BETTER PLACE. SO, WE WOULD LOVE TO HEAR FROM THEM. SO, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WE HEAR FROM THEM, GIVE THEM A PLACE WHERE WE CAN HEAR FROM THEM. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE ASK THE GROUP TO REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL ON THEIR ACTIVITIES, IDEAS THEY HAVE FOR THINGS THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE US WORK ON, AND HOW THE CITY COUNCIL CAN SUPPORT THEM I'D SURE APPRECIATE IT. IF YOU WOULD LET OUR STAFF KNOW WHEN THEY'RE READY, WE CAN ARRANGE FOR PRESENTATIONS. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. COUNCILORS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR GROUT, FOR BRINGING THAT UP. I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT IT WOULD BE REALLY GREAT -- I KNOW WHEN I SUPPORTED THE YOUTH COUNCIL, BUDGET WAS A PROBLEM FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO DO THINGS AND INCLUDING RECRUITING FOR THE YOUTH COUNCIL. THEY DID A LOT OF WORK TO MAKE SURE -- THEY LOOKED AT THE MAKE-UP OF THEMSELVES AND SAID IT'S ALL PRIVATE SCHOOL KIDS. HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE KIDS FROM OTHER SCHOOLS THAT AREN'T PRIVATE SCHOOLS AND THEY DID A LOT OF WORK AROUND THAT. I WANT TO ADD A PLUG IF THERE'S WAY TO FIGURE OUT HOW WE CAN GET THEM TO THE NATIONAL LEAGUE OF CITIES. THEY HAVE A YOUTH TRACK AND IT WOULD BE AWESOME TO SEE SOME OF THE KIDS HAVE THAT OPPORTUNITY. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCILORS. EVERYONE, THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS COUNCIL MEETING IS ADJOURNED.