>>COUN. BORREGO: GOOD AFTERNOON, ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES, I'M COUNCILOR BORREGO. THIS IS THE 31st MEETING OF THE 24th COUNCIL. WE'LL BRING THIS MEETING TO ORDER. I BELIEVE THAT ALL OF YOUR COUNCILORS ARE PRESENT THIS AFTERNOON. IS THAT CONFIRMED, MS. PENA? THANK YOU. ALL OF OUR COUNCILORS ARE PRESENT THIS AFTERNOON. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IN ENGLISH, AND I ASK COUNCILOR HARRIS IF HE WOULD LEAD US IN THAT EFFORT. COUNCILOR BASSAN, WOULD YOU DO THE HONOR OF THE SPANISH VERSION? THANK YOU. >>COUN. HARRIS: PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. >>ALL: 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. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR HARRIS. COUNCILOR BORREGO. >>COUN. BASSAN: [RECITING THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IN SPANISH ]. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN. I'M GOING TO READ SOME NOTES INTO THE RECORD FOR THE PUBLIC. JUST SO WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. AS WAS NOTED IN A PRESS RELEASE FROM OUR OFFICE ON FRIDAY POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE, AND NOTED ON THE PUBLISHED COUNCIL AGENDA THIS MEETING HAS SPECIAL PROCEDURES GIVEN THE GOVERNOR'S DECLARATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY AND RESTRICTIONS ON GATHERINGS. THEREFORE, THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD VIA ZOOM VIDEO CONFERENCE. MEMBER OF THOSE PUBLIC, CITY STAFF AND MEDIA HAVE THE ABILITY TO VIEW THE MEETING THROUGH FOUR DIFFERENT PLATFORMS. GOVTV ON COMCAST CHANNEL 16, THE GOVTV WEBSITE, YOUTUBE AND ZOOM WEBINAR, THESE CAN BE ACCESSED BY MOST SMART PHONES OR TABLETS OR COMPUTERS. FOR THOSE WATCHING ON LIVE STREAM, THANK YOU FOR JOINING THIS AFTERNOON. VIDEO OF THIS WILL BE VIEWABLE ON THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE. COUNCIL STAFF IS AVAILABLE VIA TELEPHONE IF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC NEED ASSISTANCE FINDING THE VIDEOS ONLINE. PLEASE CALL 768-3100 FOR ASSISTANCE DURING NORMAL BUSINESS HOURS, WHICH ARE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 8 A.M. THROUGH 5 P.M. THE COUNCIL ACCEPTS LIVE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, ALTHOUGH WE HAD NO INDIVIDUALS SIGN UP TO SPEAK AT TODAY'S MEETING. WRITTEN COMMENTS WERE RECEIVED AND DISTRIBUTED TO COUNCILORS IN ADVANCE OF TODAY'S MEETING. WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS COUNCILORS. OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS WE ARE GOING TO SING HAPPY BIRTH DAY TO COUNCILOR BASSAN WHO WON'T TELL US HOW OLD SHE IS. IT IS GOING TO BE LED BY COUNCILOR SENA. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SENA FOR VOLUNTEERING. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I GUESS, COUNCILORS, PLEASE JOIN ME IN WISHING COUNCILOR BASSAN A HAPPY BIRTHDAY. I DID NOT ELECT TO SING, I AM NOT A SINGER. PLEASE FORGIVE ME. PLEASE JOIN ME. ♪♪ HAPPY BIRTH DAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTH DAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTH DAY DEAR, COUNCILOR BASSAN. HAPPY BIRTH DAY TO YOU. ♪♪ . >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, ALL. I THINK IT WAS LOVELY. BETTER THAN I WOULD DO. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BORREGO, WE -- WE HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT YEAR. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM ED HARNESS REGARDING THE CPOA QUARTERLY REPORT. MR. HARNESS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILOR BORREGO. I SUBMIT FOR YOU A PAGE SUMMATION OF THE QUARTERLY REPORT. THIS REFLECTS THE PERIOD OF JANUARY THROUGH MARCH OF 2021. THE CASE FINDINGS, THE CASE WORK THERE, THAT REFLECTS ABOUT 40 INVESTIGATIONS THAT WERE CLOSED DURING THE PERIOD OF TIME WITH THOSE LISTED FINDINGS. ALSO, I ADDED THE REVIEW, THE BOARD'S REVIEW OF THE SERIOUS USE OF FORCE CASES. ALL OF THOSE ARE LEVEL THREE. THEY DO NOT INVOLVE AN OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING THROUGH THIS TIME PERIOD. THERE WERE 11 WHERE THE BOARD CONCURRED WITH THE FORCE REVIEW BOARD. THERE WAS ONE CASE WHERE THE BOARD FOUND THE POLICY VIOLATION THAT THE FORCE REVIEW BOARD DID NOT. MOVING ON, OUTLINING THE POLICIES THAT THE CPOA BOARD HAS REVIEWED EITHER AT THE OFFICE POLICY ANALYSIS, OR AT THE POLICY PROCEDURE REVIEW BOARD AND WAS BROUGHT TO THE BOARD FOR FULL COMMENT. AND A COUPLE OF MISCELLANEOUS FACTORS. I RESPONDED TO THREE OFFICER INVOLVED SHOOTINGS AND THREE IN-CUSTODY DEATHS. SO THAT ENDS MY REPORT. I STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, MR. HARNESS. ARE THERE QUESTIONS OF THE COUNCIL REGARDING MR. HARNESS'S REPORT? I SEE A QUESTION FROM COUNCILOR SENA AND COUNCILOR PEÑA. COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MR. HARNESS. THIS IS JUST A BRIEF SUMMARY. I SEE THIS WASN'T REFERRED TO PUBLIC SAFETY. >> YES, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SENA, YES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE, I'M TO PROVIDE A VERBAL REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL ON A QUARTERLY BASIS IN ADDITION TO THE SEMI-ANNUAL WRITTEN REPORTS WHICH ARE PRODUCED. >>COUN. SENA: I'D LOVE TO SEE AN IN-DEPTH. I'M GUESSING IT WILL COME TO PUBLIC SAFETY, TO KNOW MORE IN DEPTH OF THE CASES. >>COUN. SENA: CERTAINLY, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND COUNCILOR SENA. IT WILL BE MORE IN-DEPTH IN THE WRITTEN SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT THAT COVERS THE FIRST SIX-MONTH PERIOD FOR 2021. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, COUNCILOR SENA. COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I GUESS MY QUESTION, I DIDN'T NEED TO ASK. COUNCILOR SENA COVERED IT. I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE AN IN-DEPTH REPORT. YOUR OBLIGATION IS PROVIDE A VERBAL REPORT QUARTERLY, IS THAT WHAT YOU SAID, MR. HARNESS? >> YES. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ORDINANCE, I GIVE A BRIEF VERBAL REPORT QUARTERLY AND WE PROVIDE A MORE IN-DEPTH SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT THAT IS WRITTEN AND PROBABLY ME ON YOUR NEXT AGENDA FOR THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2020. >>COUN. PEÑA: MADAM PRESIDENT, MAYBE THIS QUESTION IS FOR MR. MELENDREZ. JUST BRIEFLY, IN LIGHT OF EVERYTHING HAPPENING, WOULD IT REQUIRE US TO CHANGE ORDINANCE TO HAVE A MORE IN-DEPTH REPORT QUARTERLY INSTEAD OF SEMI-ANNUALLY? I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WITH EVERYTHING GOING ON. I'M VERY INTERESTED, UNFORTUNATELY I'M ON PUBLIC SAFETY. I THINK ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WE'RE HAVING IS WE WANT TO BE ON MORE COMMITTEES BUT WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME. I KNOW THERE'S IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING IN TERMS OF PUBLIC SAFETY IN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. I'M INTERESTED IN OUTLINING SOME OF THE CASES. JUST MORE IN-DEPTH IN A REGULAR BLAS TO BE MORE PROACTIVE AS A COUNCIL. >>COUN. BORREGO: MR. MELENDREZ WOULD YOU LIKE TO COMMENT THE. >> YES. IT DOES REPORT, BUT IT DOESN'T GIVE MUCH DETAIL AS TO WHAT SHOULD BE INCORPORATED IN THE REPORT. I'LL COORDINATE WITH MR. HARNESS, AND MAYBE YOU CAN LOOK INTO THAT ORDINANCE. >>COUN. PEÑA: JUST SO THAT HE KNOWS WHAT THE EXPECTATIONS ARE. AND WE CAN HAVE A GAUGE AS WE MOVE FORWARD. I THINK THOSE ARE ALWAYS IMPORTANT SO WE CAN HAVE A GAUGE AND SOME BENCHMARKS. I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO THAT MEETINGS. THANK YOU, MR. HARNESS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEÑA. MR. HARNESS, DID YOU WANT TO COMMENT AT ALL ABOUT THE -- WE ARE HAVING SEVERAL APPOINTMENTS TONIGHT TO TRY TO FILL OUR VACANCIES ON THE BOARD. I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU HAD ANY COMMENTS REGARDING THAT. >> WE APPRECIATE THE WORK OF THE COUNCIL TO GET THE APPOINTEES YOU HAVE ON THE AGENDA TODAY. WE DID MEET WITH BOTH OF THE CANDIDATES THROUGH THE OUTREACH SUBCOMMITTEE. MYSELF, VICE-CHAIR GALLOWAY AND OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT SPECIALIST, AND WE TRIED TO ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS FOR THEM SO THEY KNEW WHAT IS EXPECTED FOR THEIR PARTICIPATION OF THIS BOARD. AND OUTLINE THE TRAINING AND TIME COMMITMENT SO THEY CAN COME INTO THIS WITH AS MUCH KNOWLEDGE AND HAVING THEIR EYES AS WIDE OPEN AS POSSIBLE. WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY AND APPRECIATE THE WORK IN PUTTING FORWARD THESE APPOINTEES THIS EVENING. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, MR. HARNESS, WE APPRECIATE THE TIME YOU TAKE TO WORK WITH THE VOLUNTEERS. THESE INDIVIDUALS WILL BE ON THE AGENDA LATER ON. WE APPRECIATE ALL OF OUR VOLUNTEERS. THIS IS PARTICULARLY A DIFFICULT JOB BECAUSE IT REQUIRES QUITE A BIT OF TIME. WE JUST WANT TO COMMEND PEOPLE WHO ARE STEPPING UP TO TRY AND MAKE OUR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE. OKAY, WITH THAT, IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. I DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE. I'LL MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS. THANK YOU, MR. HARNESS FOR BEING HERE THIS AFTERNOON. >>COUN. BORREGO: OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSION. THERE'S NONE. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, SURPRISINGLY WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK TODAY. THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS WILL BE ADMINISTRATION QUESTION AND ANSWER. I SEE COUNCILOR BASSAN DID SEND SOME QUESTIONS IN ADVANCE. THAT'S THE ONLY COUNCILOR THAT SENT US ADVANCED QUESTIONS. IF THERE'S ANYONE THAT WANTS TO SPEAK AFTER COUNCILOR BASSAN PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: I'M HAVING VERY TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES WITH AUDIO, I'M GOING TO CONFIRM YOU CAN HEAR ME. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MY FIRST QUESTION IS FOR THE PARKS DEPARTMENT. MY OFFICE HAS HAD SEVERAL CALLS IN THE LAST WEEK, IF NOT MORE THAN THAT, REGARDING SPECIFICALLY NOT JUST ONE PARK BUT THREE LISTED PARKS IN THE DISTRICT AND THE CONDITION OF THE GRASS WITH IRRIGATION. I KNOW IT'S A LITTLE BIT EARLY ON, BUT THERE'S SOME GREEN GRASS AROUND TOWN. THERE'S LOTS OF DIRT, THERE'S MUD. WE HAVE CONSTITUENTS VERY CONCERNED ABOUT IT. I'M ASSUMING THE PARKS DEPARTMENT IS AWARE OF IT. I'M WONDERING WHAT'S BEING DONE IN ADDITION TO THAT AWARENESS. >>COUN. BORREGO: IS THERE ANYONE FROM ADMINISTRATION THAT CAN ANSWER THAT? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN, WE DID GET YOUR NOTE. FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE'LL HAVE DIRECTOR SIMON GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU TO TALK TO YOU. LET ME GIVE YOU AN UPDATE. WITH THE TEMPERATURES BECOMING WARMER IN THE EVENING, OUR WATERING IN THE GRASS AND GOLF COURSES IS GOING TO START TO INCREASE. RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE OF COLD TEMPERATURES WATERING IS NOT AN OPTION. WE'LL START WATERING THOSE GRASSES REGULARLY NOW AND TAKING OUT TO RESEED SOME OF THE BAD SPOT AND PUT FERTALIZER. THIS IS THE TIME WE DO THIS ANYWAY, BUT NOW THAT IT'S WARMER YOU'LL SEE A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN NOW AND MAY AS WE GET THOSE AREAS READY FOR SUMMER PLAY AND SUMMER ACTIVITIES. WE HAVE BEEN ON HIM AS WELL. WE'VE ASKED HIM TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES. AND WE WILL. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. AND MADAM PRESIDENT, I HAVE ONE MORE. >>COUN. BORREGO: GO AHEAD, COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. FOR FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, I KNOW WITH MEETING I HAD LAST WEEK, ONE OF THE HOTEL FOR HOMELESSNESS IS NOW FULL, I'M WONDERING WHAT'S THE NEXT STEPS. WHAT DO WE DO WITH NEW FAMILIES THAT MIGHT NEED SOMEWHERE TO GO AS WELL? >>COUN. BORREGO: MR. RAEL? MR. RAMIREZ. >> WE FORWARDED A RESPONSE ON THAT. ACTUALLY, WE HAVE AVAILABLE SPACE. THE CENSUS HAS GONE DOWN AND WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE EVERYBODY. WE RAN THE NUMBERS TODAY TO ADDRESS THIS QUESTION AND CONCERN. WE DO ACTUALLY HAVE SPACE AVAILABLE. WHEN WE DO REACH CAPACITY, SHOULD THAT HAPPEN, OUR NON-PROFIT PROVIDERS CAN LOOK AT HOTEL VOUCHERS IF NECESSARY. WE HAVE HOTEL REFERRALS, AND WE WORK WITH TITLE ONE WHO WORKS WITH FAMILIES. WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE ALL REFERRALS THAT ARE COMING IN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT. IT'S GOOD TO HEAR THAT WE'RE ABLE TO HOUSE PEOPLE AND GET THEM THROUGH THE PROCESS. THAT'S ALL FOR MY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN. WE APPRECIATE YOU. COUNCILOR DAVIS. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. NOT NECESSARILY A QUESTION. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE, SINCE WE MAY HAVE AN EXTRA MOMENT, AND SAY THANK YOU TO THE ADMINISTRATION. MR. RAEL AND DIRECTOR PIERCE. I KNOW THERE'S CONVERSATIONS IN THE PRESS ABOUT PLAN FOR THE GIBSON GATEWAY CENTER. WE'RE WALKING TOWARD A FINAL PLAN HOW THAT WORK. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE WHEN WE GET SOMETHING RIGHT AND SAY THANK YOU TO THE ADMINISTRATION. I KNOW THEY SPENT TIME REACHING OUT TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND SCHEDULING THOSE TO GET THOSE GOOD NEIGHBOR POLICIES DEVELOPED BEFORE THE CONDITIONAL USE APPLICATION THAT I EXPECT TO COME TO THE COUNCIL LATER THIS YEAR. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE ADMINISTRATION FOR LISTENING TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS AND BUILDING THE PROCESS. I KNOW COUNCILOR BENTON'S WATCHING DOWNTOWN TO WATCH HOW WE DO THAT SO THEY'RE IN LINE FOR THEIRS. THESE GATEWAY CENTERS WILL BE AT THE WEST SIDE, AND HEIGHTS AND OTHER PLACES SOMETIME SOON. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND ACKNOWLEDGE THAT WE'RE MAKING PROGRESS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DAVIS. WE NOTICE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN IN THE NEWS A LITTLE BIT LATELY. THANK YOU FOR GETTING THE WORD OUT AND WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY. COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. MY QUESTION IS FOR DIRECTOR -- IF HE'S HERE. MR. RAEL. THERE WAS SOME CONSTITUENTS THAT NOTED THE BUS SCHEDULE. IN TERMS OF THE ROUTE, SOME ARE REALLY STRUGGLING TO GET TO SOME OF THE APPOINTMENTS. ONE PERSON NOTED IT TOOK HIM THREE HOURS ROUND-TRIP TO GET TO HIS VACCINE APPOINTMENT. I'M WONDERING, THE SCHEDULE, WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE AND WHERE WE'RE AT IN TRYING TO IMPROVE? >> MADAM CHAIR, COUNCILOR SENA, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. FIRST AND FOREMOST, AS YOU KNOW, WE STARTED TO EXPAND THE SERVICE AS THE PANDEMIC AND THE GOVERNOR'S ORDERS HAVE BECOME -- OPENED UP A LITTLE BIT MORE. WE'RE NOT AT 100% AT ALL OF OUR ROUTES. ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WE'VE HAD AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THIS BEFORE IS THE SOCIAL DISTANCING ASPECTS OF PEOPLE IN BUSES. AND TRYING TO MAINTAIN A SAFE OPERATION. AT THE SAME TIME PROVIDING SOME LEVEL OF SERVICE. WE'RE SLOWLY BEGINNING TO ADD ADDITIONAL ROUTES. IF THERE ARE ROUTES IN PARTICULAR THAT ANY OF YOU HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO US TO HAVE A LOOK TO SEE IF WE CAN MAYBE BEGIN TO PROVIDE SERVICE, I'D BE HAPPY TO LOOK AT THOSE. LET ME JUST SAY THAT WITH REGARD TO PEOPLE THAT NEED A TRANSIT ASSISTANCE TO GET TO THE VACCINATION POINT, WE ARE TRYING TO SET UP A PROCESS BY WHICH WE USE SUN VAN TO PICK UP FOLKS TO DO THIS. THIS IS REALLY SUPER-IMPORTANT FOR THE COMMUNITY AND ALL OF US AS HUMAN BEINGS, SO TO SPEAK. WE'LL BE HAPPY TO SET UP SOME SERVICE TO HELP GET THESE PEOPLE TO THEIR VACCINATIONS. PLEASE HAVE YOUR FOLKS GET IN TOUCH WITH MR. HOLCOMB AND WE'LL MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO GET THEM TO PLEASE PLACES OF VACCINATION. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT EFFORT. I'LL LET COMMUNITY MEMBERS KNOW. I'LL FOLLOW-UP. AND FIND A LANGUAGE ACCESS FOR THOSE WHO ARE LIMITED. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SENA. MR. RAEL, I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION. I'M SORRY I DIDN'T SEND THIS QUESTION TO YOU EARLIER. ACTUALLY, SINCE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE BUS AND THE SERVICE ROUTES, JUST IN GENERAL TERMS, AND I KNOW THE EMERGENCY HEALTH ORDERS ARE STILL IN EFFECT AND WE'RE NOT IN THE TURQUOISE COLOR. WHAT IS THE SITUATION IN TERMS OF CITY EMPLOYEES RETURNING TO WORK? IS THAT STILL -- THERE'S STILL PEOPLE WORKING FROM HOME AND THERE'S PEOPLE WORKING FROM CITY HALL OR IN THEIR OFFICES. JUST FOR THE PUBLIC'S SAKE I'D LIKE FOR YOU TO ANSWER THAT. MR. RAEL, I THINK YOU'RE MUTED. >> SORRY ABOUT THAT MADAM PRESIDENT. MY TRUSTY OPERATOR WAS ASLEEP AT THE THE SWITCH. JUST KIDDING. WE HAVE BEEN TALKING TO DEPARTMENT HEADS INDIVIDUAL BECAUSE OF THE NATURE OF ALL OF THE DIFFERENT SERVICES THAT WE PROVIDE. WHAT WE HAVE ASKED ALL OF OUR FOLKS TO START DOING IS TO SCHEDULE BUSINESS BY APPOINTMENTS ONLY AS WE SLOWLY MOVE FROM YELLOW INTO HOPEFULLY GREEN. WHICH MEANS THAT A LOT OF OUR DEPARTMENTS LIKE THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, IF FOLKS WILL CALL IN AND SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WE'LL ACCOMMODATE THAT AND TRY TO CREATE A SAFE SPACE FOR THEM TO COME IN AND DO THEIR WORK. MOST OF THE DEPARTMENTS ARE BEGINNING TO ROLL OUT THAT EFFORT. ESPECIALLY THOSE DEPARTMENTS LIKE PARKS AND SOME OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT AREN'T IN THIS BUILDING, IF YOU WILL. IN MAIN CITY HALL, IF FOLKS COME TO GET SOME SERVICE WE'LL FIND A WAY TO WORK WITH THEM. FOR THE MOST PART, WE'RE ASKING FOLKS TO TRY AND DO, IF YOU'LL CALL APPOINTMENT SERVICE ONLY. ON THE OTHER HAND SOME DEPARTMENTS, ESPECIALLY THOSE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE PROVIDING INTERNAL SERVICES, THEY'RE SLOWLY BEGINNING TO ROLL OUT A PROGRAM, IF YOU WILL, TO GIVE MORE OF THEIR EMPLOYEES INTO THE BUILDING AND BACK TO WORK SO WE CAN CAN START GEARING BACK UP, HOPEFULLY AS THIS PANDEMIC STARTS TO SUBSIDE. IT'S A ROLLING PROCESS. I DID HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH THE DIRECTOR LAST WEEK. I KNOW THAT THE COUNCIL WAS VERY INTERESTED IN DOING THE SAME. WE TALKED ABOUT DOING APPOINTMENT SERVICES ONLY AT THIS POINT UNTIL WE GET TO GREEN. ONCE WE GET TO GREEN WE'LL HAVE A BETTER OPPORTUNITY TO BEGIN TO OPEN UP OUR FACILITIES AND BRING MORE EMPLOYEES BACK IN A MORE SAFE AND EFFICIENT MANNER. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, MR. RAEL. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR ADDRESSING THAT. I THINK IT GIVES AN EXPECTATION TO THE PUBLIC IN TERMS OF SERVICES FROM THE CITY. I APPRECIATE YOUR ADDRESSING THAT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL REGARDING THE ADMINISTRATION? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, IF FOLKS STILL HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING SERVICES BY PHONE, PLEASE HAVE THEM CALL HERE AT THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, THE 768-3000 OR THE 311 NUMBER. WE'LL MAKE SURE WE GET THEM CONNECTED WITH THE RIGHT FOLKS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, MR. RAEL. WE APPRECIATE THAT. WITH THAT, I DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER SIX WHICH IS THE JOURNAL. VICE-PRESIDENT GIBSON. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE APRIL 5th JOURNAL. >>COUN. BORREGO: I HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILOR GIBSON AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR SENA. WE NEED A VOTE ON THIS. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> PASSES 9-0. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR GIBSON. THAT PASSED ON A 9-0 VOTE. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, WHICH IS COMMUNICATION AND INTRODUCTIONS. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION? COUNCILORS, I WOULD ADD THAT I HAVE ONE THAT I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE. I'M GOING TO READ THAT INTO THE RECORD. I MOVE THE RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR PLACING OC31 ON THE AGENDA. IT'S A STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO APPOINT MS. GIONNI RAFFLE TO THE POLICE AGENCY BOARD. I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR SENA. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILORS? IF NOT, WE NEED A TWO THIRDS VOTE ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. I'LL MOVE TO VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THAT OC31 PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. I'LL GO BACK TO COUNCIL VICE-PRESIDENT. COUNCILOR GIBSON. >>COUN. GIBSON: I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION. >>COUN. BORREGO: A MOTION AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR JONES. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, WE NEED A VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THAT PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. I WOULD LIKE TO GO BACK AND WELCOME MS. RALPH TO THE -- I'M SORRY. OH, I'M SORRY. EXCUSE ME. SORRY COUNCILORS, I WAS GETTING AHEAD OF MYSELF. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO REPORTS AND COMMITTEES. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE MS. RALPH FOR STEPPING UP AND BEING WILLING TO SERVE. WE STILL HAVE TO VOTE ON THIS. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE FINANCE AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MET ON MONDAY APRIL 12 AND REPORTS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, IN THE MATTER OF EC307 AND EC309 BE APPROVED. EC312 AND 313 -- >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BASSAN WE'RE HAVING SOME TROUBLE HEARING YOU. COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: EC306 BE APPROVED AND BE ACTED AT THE MEETING IN WHICH IT'S REPORTED. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BASSAN, WE -- >>COUN. BASSAN: MADAM PRESIDENT, IF YOU CAN HEAR ME WOULD YOU PLEASE READ THIS? >>COUN. BORREGO: I'M GOING TO READ THIS. >>COUN. BASSAN: IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, WILL YOU PLEASE READ THIS? >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. IN THE MATTER OF EC307 AND EC309 BE APPROVED, EC312, 313, 314 RECEIPT BE NOTED. EC306 BE APPROVED AND BE ACTED ON AT THE MEETING IN WHICH IT WAS REPORTED. IN THE MATTER OF O57 IT DUE PASSED AS AMENDED. IN THE MATTER OF O54, 55, R142, R145, AND R146 AND A DUE PASS. I HAVE A MOTION FOR A PASS. I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR SENA. MS. ORTEGA. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> COUNCILOR BASSAN, ARE YOU WITH US? >> 8-0, WITH COUNCILOR BASSAN EXCUSED. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS THAT PASSES. COUNCILOR BASSAN IS HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES AND SHE'S TRYING TO RE-ESTABLISH A CONNECTION WITH US. WE'LL MOVE TO COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. IN THE MATTER OF EC311 AND OC29, THAT THE RECEIPT BE NOTED. R142 DUE PASS. I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SENA. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCILORS? IF NOT, WE'LL GO TO MS. ORTEGA ON THE VOTE. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 8-0. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, THAT PASSES ON AN 8-0 VOTE. COUNCILOR BASSAN IS EXCUSED UNTIL SHE MAKES THAT CONNECTION. I'LL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS WHICH IS COUNCILOR JONES. LAND USE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE. >>COUN. JONES: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE LAND USE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE MET ON WEDNESDAY APRIL 14th, AND REPORTS OUT THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. IN THE MATTER OF R141 AND R143, THAT IS A DUE PASS. I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE REPORTS. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR JONES. YOU HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR BASSAN, IT LOOKS LIKE SHE'S BACK. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE TO MS. ORTEGA FOR THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS, THAT PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. COUNCILORS, OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS ARE DEFERRALS AND WITHDRAWALS. ARE THERE ANY AT THIS TIME? COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: MADAM PRESIDENT, BEAR WITH ME. MADAM PRESIDENT, THANK YOU. ON THE MATTER OF O-18 ON IMPOSING A GASOLINE TAX ON TWO CENTS PER GALLON, I MOVE DEFERRAL UNTIL MAY 17th. >>COUN. BORREGO: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR DAVIS. WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE VOTE. MS. ORTEGA. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0 ON THE DEFERRAL. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THAT CONCLUDES WITHDRAWALS AND DEFERRALS. WE'LL MOVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. COUNCILORS, ANY CHANGES TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? BEFORE WE GO TO THAT, I'M JUST GOING TO READ INTO THE RECORD, FOR INDIVIDUALS ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA WHO ARE BEING APPOINTED TO SERVE ON A BOARD OR COMMISSION AND WHO MAY BE WATCHING FROM HOME, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO VOLUNTEER AND SERVE. COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO NOTE, I'M WITHDRAWING MY PTO BILL. THE PUBLIC IS AWARE -- ESPECIALLY WITH THIS PASSING OF PAID SICK LEAVE. THANK THE LEADERSHIP AND OUR ADVOCATES IN THE COMMUNITY FOR WORKING HARD ON THAT BILL. AS PART OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, I'LL BE WITHDRAWING. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SENA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ADVOCACY ON THAT PARTICULAR ISSUE. I KNOW YOU WORKED WITH THE LEGISLATURE VERY CLOSELY TO GET SOME OF YOUR CONCERNS MET. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COUNCILORS? I WILL GO TO COUNCILOR GIBSON. >>COUN. GIBSON: MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR GIBSON. YOU HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR BASSAN. I WILL MOVE TO MS. ORTEGA. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS THAT PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS, COUNCILORS. COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. THERE WILL BE ALBUQUERQUE BERNALILLO COUNTY GOVERNMENT COMMISSION MEETING ON THURSDAY APRIL 22 AT 5 P.M. VIA ZOOM VIDEO CONFERENCE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN. COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THERE WILL BE A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ON THURSDAY APRIL 29th AT 3 P.M. VIA ZOOM VIDEO CONFERENCE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEÑA. THAT CONCLUDES OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY PUBLIC HEARINGS THIS EVENING. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM 13, WHICH IS APPROVALS. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, I MOVE CONFIRMATION OF OC30. THAT'S TO APPOINT RICHARD JOHNSON TO THE POLICE OVERSIGHT BOARD. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. COUNCILOR, I REMIND YOU TO USE YOUR RAISE THE HAND FEATURE ON YOUR COMPUTER AS YOU SECOND ITEMS. WE ALSO HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR DAVIS. OR IS THAT A COMMENT? >>COUN. DAVIS: I HAVE A QUESTION FOR THE NOMINEE, WHEN THAT'S APPROPRIATE. >>COUN. BORREGO: DO WE HAVE THE NOMINEE? MR. JOHNSON, ARE YOU WITH US? UNMUTE YOURSELF. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU. >> YES I'M HERE. I'M ON A BUS. >>COUN. DAVIS: OH, MY GOODNESS. WE'RE GLAD YOU'RE COMING BACK. I WANTED TO ASK A QUICK FOLLOW-UP DURING OUR LAST MEETING. MR. JOHNSON, IN PART OF YOUR BACKGROUND CHECK FOR THIS POSITION, IT WAS REPORTED THAT YOU HAD LED A MOVEMENT OR AN EFFORT TO OPPOSE THE PUBLIC HEALTH ORDERS OF THIS CITY OR OF THE GOVERNOR AS A PART OF YOUR CHURCH OR BUSINESS, I WONDER IF YOU CAN TELL US ABOUT THAT DECISIONMAKING WHY YOU CHOSE TO IGNORE THAT LAW. MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE QUESTION CAME UP FROM MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC OF HOW YOU WOULD CHOOSE TO VIEW POLICE OFFICERS WHO CHOSE TO IGNORES LAWS OF THE CITY IN THAT SITUATION. >> YES, I CAN ADDRESS THAT. I DID NOT IGNORE ANY OF THE THE PUBLIC ORDINANCES. >>COUN. BORREGO: MR. JOHNSON, CAN YOU SPEAK SLOWER. >> WHAT HAD HAPPENED WAS THAT WE HAD HAD A BAPTISM. EXCUSE ME? YOU WANT ME TO SPEAK LOWER? >>COUN. DAVIS: MADAM PRESIDENT, AND I DON'T THINK YOU'LL SAY THE SAME. I DON'T THINK HIS CONNECTION IS SUFFICIENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE'RE NOT GETTING A GOOD CONNECTION MR. JOHNSON. I'M SORRY. IT WAS NOT AUDIBLE FOR US TO UNDERSTAND. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? >>COUN. BORREGO: CAN YOU SPEAK SLOW? PLEASE. >> YES. I CAN DEFINITELY SPEAK SLOW. WHAT HAD HAPPENED WAS DURING THE TIME THAT WE HAD THE CHURCH OPENING WE HAD FOLLOWED ALL THE GUIDELINES, WHAT HAD HAPPENED WAS THAT THERE WAS A BAPTISM THAT WAS SCHEDULED AND THE FOLLOWING DAY WOULD HAVE PUT US OUT OF THE ORDINANCE ACCORDING TO WHAT THE GOVERNOR HAD STATED. WHAT HAPPENED WAS WE COULD NOT STOP THE BAPTISM BECAUSE WE HAD PEOPLE COMING FROM OUT OF TOWN. NOW TO THE QUESTION ABOUT THE POLICE NOT FOLLOWING THE ORDERS, I DID NOT GO AGAINST THE ORDER. I REALLY BELIEVE -- (INAUDIBLE). AND TO DO THOSE THINGS. I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE GOVERNOR MEANT. AFTER THAT MEETING, AND FOLLOWED THE ORDERS. THERE WERE PEOPLE COMING FROM ALL OVER THE STATE AND WE COULD NOT MAKE OTHER ARRANGEMENTS. AFTER THAT WE DID SHUT DOWN ACCORDING TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH ORDERS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, THAT WAS MUCH MORE AUDIBLE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. DID YOU UNDERSTAND THAT, COUNCILORS? I DID. >>COUN. DAVIS: MADAM PRESIDENT, I DIDN'T GET MUCH OF THAT. I'D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO FOLLOW UP WITH HIM MORE. I'LL DEFER TO OTHER COUNCILORS. I WANT TO RAISE A CONCERN. AS I UNDERSTAND IT FROM MR. SYLVAN, MR. JOHNSON WAS UNAVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. I DO RAISE QUESTIONS. IT'S NOT A PERSONAL THING. IT'S A BROADER QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER HOW WE DEAL WITH POLICE OFFICERS WHO CHOOSE TO IGNORE LAWS. THAT'S THE CRITICAL PIECE. I UNDERSTAND MR. JOHNSON AND HIS CONGREGATION FELT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM TO CONTINUE THOSE EFFORTS, WE WERE ALL WORKING VERY HARD TO ENSURE THAT EVERYONE FOLLOWED THE SAME RULES OR WERE INCONVENIENT FOR SMALL BUSINESSES AND FOR THE CITY. I APPRECIATE THAT. >>COUN. BORREGO: MR. JOHNSON, COULD YOU TURN OFF YOUR VIDEO, WE MAY GET A STRONGER AUDIBLE CONNECTION. IF YOU CAN TURN OFF YOUR VIDEO. >> MY VIDEO IS OFF. >>COUN. DAVIS: MADAM PRESIDENT, I SEE OTHERS FOLKS HAVE QUESTIONS. I THINK WE DEFER THIS FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS. THERE WILL NOT BE ANOTHER CPOA MEETING. THAT WILL BE MY RECOMMENDATION SO WE CAN HAVE A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH MR. JOHNSON. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE HAVE THREE OTHER COUNCILORS THAT ARE WANTING TO SPEAK. COUNCILOR, IS THAT A MOTION? >>COUN. DAVIS: NO, I WANT TO THROW THAT OUT THERE FOR CONVERSATION. >>COUN. BORREGO: I'M GOING TO GO TO COUNCILOR JONES, AND I'M GOING TO GO TO COUNCILOR BENTON. AND I'M GOING TO GO TO COUNCILOR GIBSON AND COUNCILOR HARRIS. >>COUN. JONES: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WAS TRYING TO GET ATTENTION THERE TO SUGGEST VERY CLOSELY WHAT COUNCILOR DAVIS IS ASKING FOR. SINCE NONE OF US HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK WITH OR GET FULL INFORMATION ON MR. JOHNSON, THERE IS NO RUSH ON THIS APPOINTMENT. I THINK IT WOULD BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF EVERYONE TO INCLUDE MR. JOHNSON SO THERE'S NO QUESTIONS WHEN HE'S APPOINTED, IF AND WHEN HE'S APPOINTED. THIS IS NOT A MINOR COMMITTEE THAT HAS NO RESPONSIBILITIES. I WOULD LIKE TO FOLLOW-UP ON COUNCILOR DAVIS'S RECOMMENDATION AND HOPEFULLY HE'LL MAKE A MOTION THAT WE DEFER THIS FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS AND UNTIL WE'VE ALL HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO ASK QUESTIONS AND GET ANSWERS FROM SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE WONDERING ABOUT IT. NO DISRESPECT TO MR. JOHNSON, BUT CERTAINLY THERE ARE QUESTIONS AND THEY SHOULD BE ANSWERED. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR JONES. COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: YES, THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AS AN INFORMAL PRACTICE I THINK FOR THESE APPOINTMENTS, A SMALL GROUP OF COUNCILORS HAS HISTORICALLY MEET WITH THE PROPOSED APPOINTEE, LESS THAN QUORUM. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I PARTICIPATED IN THAT TIME OF INTERVIEW WITH THE PERSPECTIVE CANDIDATE AND MET WITH MS. RALPH AS WELL. I THINK IT'S A LEGITIMATE QUESTION AND THAT MR. JOHNSON WAS OUT OF TOWN AND WASN'T ABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. I HAVE NO OBJECTION TO THE DEFERRAL. I ENCOURAGE OTHER COUNCILORS TO SPEAK WITH HIM AND GET THEIR QUESTIONS ANSWERED. IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE WERE UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES. I'M NOT GOING TO WEIGH IN ON WHETHER THEY'RE APPROPRIATE OR NOT. NOW THAT I KNOW ABOUT HIM, IT'S FINE. I HAVE NO OBJECTION TO A DEFERRAL. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WOULD NOT AFFECT THE OPERATIONS OF THE BOARD IF WE DEFERRED FOR ONE MORE TIME AROUND. HAVING SAID THAT, WE'VE REALLY GOT TO FILL OUT THE APPOINTMENTS TO THIS BOARD. THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT BOARD. IT IS HARD TO FIND PEOPLE WHO ARE WILLING TO STEP UP AS COUNCILOR BORREGO DESCRIBED IT. AS A PERSON WHOSE NAME WAS PUT ON THE APPOINTMENT, I'LL MOVE DEFERRAL, AT THIS POINT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BENTON. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE SECOND FROM COUNCILOR HARRIS. COUNCILOR HARRIS? I WAS ACTUALLY GOING TO ASK COUNCILOR BENTON IF YOU WOULD ALLOW -- >>COUN. BENTON: THAT'S FINE. I DIDN'T MEAN TO CUT OFF THE DISCUSSION. I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE HAVE THAT MOTION ON THE FLOOR. COUNCILOR GIBSON AND COUNCILOR HARRIS. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A DEFERRAL ON THIS. I JUST DON'T REALLY THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE THAT WE TALK ABOUT MR. JOHNSON AND HIS REASONS FOR DOING WHATEVER HE DID, AT THIS POINT, UNTIL WE REALLY GET A CHANCE TO HEAR HIS RESPONSES CLEARLY. THAT'S THE ONLY THING I WANTED TO ADD. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR GIBSON. COUNCILOR HARRIS. >>COUN. HARRIS: WHEN MR. JOHNSON COMES BACK, I THINK THERE'S BEEN HALF A DOZEN CASES WHERE THE U.S. SUPREME COURT HAS STEPPED ON PANDEMIC ORDERS. WHEN HE COMES BACK, IF HE EXERCISES HIS CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT. I WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THIS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR HARRIS. WITH THAT, COUNCILORS, I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO COUNCILOR BENTON'S MOTION FOR TWO-WEEK DEFERRAL. I WOULD NEED A SECOND REGARDING THAT. COUNCILOR DAVIS. THANK YOU FOR THE SECOND. COUNCILORS, PLEASE USE YOUR RAISE HAND FEATURE. THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. MS. ORTEGA, TAKE THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0 ON HAD DEFERRAL TO MAY 3rd. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THAT HAS BEEN DEFERRED TO MAY 3rd. MR. JOHNSON, I THINK THERE ARE SOME COUNCILORS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH YOU. I WOULD JUST OFFER THAT AS AN INVITATION TO GET WITH SOME OF THE THOSE COUNCILORS AND HAVE A DISCUSSION. THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE ON TO OC31, WHICH IS THE APPOINTMENT OF MS. RALPH TO THE POLICE OVERSIGHT AGENCY BOARD. I MOVE A CONFIRMATION. COUNCILOR SENA. IS THAT A SECOND, COUNCILOR SENA? THANK YOU. ARE THERE QUESTIONS, COUNCILORS? WELCOME, MS. RALPH. >> THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. WE'LL MOVE TO A VOTE REGARDING THAT CONFIRMATION. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. BORREGO: THAT MOTIONING PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. WELCOME, MS. RALPH. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? >> I THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY AND THE OPPORTUNITY I HAD TO SPEAK TO THE COUNCILORS THAT WERE ABLE TO MEET WITH ME. I HOPE THAT I DO SOME GOOD FOR THIS -- IN THIS APPOINTMENT. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, MADAM. OKAY, COUNCILORS, WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON TO EC319. THIS IS GROUND LEASE AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND THE -- GROUP. I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR DAVIS, AND COUNCILOR BASSAN. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ITEM, COUNCILORS? >> BOTH OF THE DIRECTOR OF AVIATION AND OUR CITY ATTORNEY FROM AVIATION ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. WE ALSO HAVE MR. GORMAN FROM THE COMPANY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. LET ME SAY THIS IS A LEASE, A GROUND LEASE, FOR USE OF PROPERTY AT THE AIRPORT. THIS IS A LEASE THAT WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE COMPANY ON FOR SOMETIME. IT HAS BENCHMARKS IN PLACE AND REQUIREMENTS OF THE COMPANY IN ORDER THAT THEY CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD IN A PROACTIVE MANNER, BUT ALSO ENSURING THE CITY AND THE ASSETS ARE PROTECTED. AT THIS POINT, THE COMPANY HAS AGREED TO PAY US A FEE AND I'LL DEFER TO THE AIRPORT TO GIVE YOU SOME DETAILS ON WHATEVER ASPECTS YOU WOULD LIKE TO GET CLARIFICATION. >>COUN. BORREGO: I SEE A COUPLE OF COUNCILORS THAT WANT TO ASK SOME QUESTIONS. COUNCILOR JONES, DID YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP EARLIER? >>COUN. JONES: I DID, MADAM PRESIDENT. I SIMPLY WANTED TO GIVE A PRESENTATION SO THE PEOPLE AT HOME CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT'S GOING ON. >>COUN. BORREGO: YOU'RE THE FIRST ONE I SAW. >>COUN. JONES: THANK YOU, I TOOK IT DOWN WHEN MR. RAEL DECIDED TO SAY SOMETHING. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR GIBSON, AND COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I JUST WANT TO EXPRESS A LOT OF GRATITUDE TO OUR DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION. AVIATION FIRST. YOU GET WHAT I MEAN. I'M JUST REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS LEASE AND THE AGREEMENT THAT WE HAVE WITH THE ORION GROUP. VERY GLAD TO SEE THIS HAPPEN. THIS IS A GREAT AGENDA. I WISH WE HAD AGENDAS LIKE THIS EVERY SINGLE MEETING. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR GIBSON. WE'LL GO TO COUNCILOR BENTON AND COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. BENTON: MADAM PRESIDENT, I'M HAPPY TO HEAR THE PRESENTATION BEFORE I ASKED A CAN QUESTION. I DIDN'T REALIZE THERE'S GOING TO BE A PRESENTATION. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE'LL MOVE TO THE PRESENTATION. >> THE CITY ATTORNEY WILL GIVE YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE LEASE. AND MAYBE BE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. >>COUN. BORREGO: WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO AHEAD? >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT AND COUNCILORS. I WOULD DEFER TO MY DIRECTOR NICA ALAN, SHE'S DONE A GREAT DEAL ON THIS LEASE AND KNOWS MORE ABOUT THIS THAN I DO. >> THANK YOU, PETER. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO HE RE VIEW THIS IMPRESSIVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVE AND LAND LEASE AT THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL SUNPORT. GROUP ORION, AND WE'LL USE THOSE REFERENCES THROUGHOUT THIS MEETING. ON BEHALF OF GROUP ORION, REID GORMEN IS ABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS ALONG WITH THE GROUP ATTORNEY. AS WITH ANY DEVELOPMENT OF THIS MAGNITUDE WE HAVE WORKED WITH THEM THROUGHOUT THIS TO DEVELOPMENT MILESTONES. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT AND TAKE THE APPROPRIATE STEPS. THIS ESTABLISHES FAIR MARKET VALUE, PROVIDING PLANS TO UTILIZE LOCAL COMPANIES AND WORKFORCE. UNDERGOING ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENTS, PROVIDING A DEPOSIT FOR HOLDING THE LAND, CONSTRUCTION PLANS, ANNUAL RENTAL FEES UP FRONT AND MANY MORE. WE WOULD JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU AND WE'RE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS AND PETER CAN ADD SUPPORT TO THE LEASE ELEMENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, MS. ALAN. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. YES, I'M WILLING TO TAKE ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU MAY HAVE. WITH RESPECT TO THE LEASE TERMS, THE RENT WAS PERHAPS ONE OF THE MORE DIFFICULT CONCERNS THAT WE HAD, BUT IN A VERY GOOD WAY. IT'S BECAUSE A LEASE OF THIS SIZE OF PROPERTY HAS RARELY EVER BEEN DONE IN ALBUQUERQUE. OR IN THE SURROUNDING COMMUNITY. WE DID HAVE AN INITIAL APPRAISAL DONE. WE HAD OUR CONSULTANTS LOOK AT THIS FOR US. WE HAD ANOTHER APPRAISER LOOK INTO THIS SITUATION. AND THERE'S THE BENEFIT OF THE BARGAIN, WHICH HAS TO BE CONSIDERED IN ANY TYPE OF A DEVELOPMENT LIKE THIS. OF COURSE, THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD, WHICH IS GOING TO BE EXTENSIVE AND LAST APPROXIMATELY TEN YEARS. MOST OF THE CONSTRUCTION WILL BE DONE IN THE FIRST FOUR YEARS OF THE LEASE. DURING THOSE FIRST FOUR YEARS, THE RENT WILL BE $500,000 A YEAR. THAT WILL BE PAID IN THE FIRST YEAR. A MILLION UPON SIGNING THE AGREEMENT, AND A MILLION DOLLARS ON THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY OF THE AGREEMENT. ON THE FIFTH ANNIVERSARY IT GOES TO 25 CENTS A SQUARE FOOT. THAT WILL GET ACCELERATED THROUGH AN ESCALATOR OF 2% PER YEAR UNTIL THE NINTH YEAR OF THE LEASE UNTIL ANOTHER APPRAISAL WILL BE DONE. IN NINE YEARS WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THE VALUE OF PROPERTY IN ALBUQUERQUE WILL BE. OUR ANTICIPATION WILL BE MORE VALUABLE THAN NOW. AT EACH TEN YEAR POINT AFTER THERE WILL BE ANOTHER APPRAISAL IN BOTH THE LEASE RATE AND ESCALATION AMOUNT AND METHOD WILL BE SET AT THE TIME. IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ANY OF YOU HAVE REGARDING THE LEASE, I'M CERTAINLY HERE TO RESPOND TO THAT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. CRIME GOING TO GO BACK TO COUNCILOR BENTON. HE DID HAVE QUESTIONS. I'LL MOVE TO COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU DIRECTOR ALAN AND MOST IMPORTANTLY THEIA GROUP FOR THEIR INTEREST IN ALBUQUERQUE AND THIS BIG INVESTMENT THEY TEND TO MAKE IN OUR COMMUNITY. I'M VERY PLEASED ABOUT THIS. I HAVE A VERY SIMPLE QUESTION THAT GOES BACK TO THE STAFF WRITE UP. THAT IS, IT CHARACTERIZES THE EVOLUTION OF THE LEASE AND OF THE DEVELOPMENT AS MOVING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. THE OLD RUNWAY IS CLOSEST TO THE MAIN RUNWAY STILL ACTIVE AT THE AIRPORT. AS YOU MOVE NORTHWARD IT GOES ALL THE WAY UP TO GIBSON. MY INTEREST IS IN A MINOR MATTER. I SUPPORT THIS COMMUNICATION. THAT IS THAT THE FRONTAGE ALONG GIBSON UNIQUE FRONTAGE ON A MAJOR ARTERIAL ROUTE IN ALBUQUERQUE. AND THE WAY THE STAFF WRITE UP, AND YOU CAN HELP ME WITH THAT, OR DIRECTOR ALAN, IT CHARACTERIZED AS THE DEVELOPMENT AS PROGRESSING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH. FROM THE MAIN RUNWAY AND LASTLY TO THE LAND AT GIBSON. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT, NOT THAT WE DON'T WISH THE GREATEST SUCCESS TO THIS PROJECT. THAT'S A LONGER-TERM PART OF THE MASTER PLAN. AND IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE'RE COGNIZANT OF THAT. IF FOR SOME REASON, EVEN IF THE PROJECT IS SUPER SUCCESSFUL, THAT IS THE LEAST CRITICAL LANDS TO THIS PROJECT AND IN THE EVENT THEY'RE NOT DEVELOPED OVER TIME THEY WILL REVERT TO THE CITY'S CONTROL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF WHATEVER WE SEE FIT. AGAIN, I THINK MY TAKE ON IT IS FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE PROJECT ITSELF. THOSE ARE LESS IMPORTANT LANDS. IF WE'RE JUST LOOKING TO DO DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE THAT WOULD BE IMPORTANT. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BENTON, I GUESS THAT WAS IN THE FORM OF A COMMENT, RATHER THAN A QUESTION? >>COUN. BENTON: IT WAS ASKING FOR A CONFIRMATION OR ASKING THIS CONFIRMATION ON THAT ASSESSMENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: MS. ALAN? >> COUNCILOR BORREGO, COUNCILOR BENTON, YES, YOU ARE CORRECT ON THE PROGRESSION OF THE DEVELOPMENT. FOR THIS PROJECT IT WAS CRITICAL THAT THEY PRIMARILY HAD ACCESS TO THE RUNWAY TO BRING IN PRODUCT. THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN FIRST. WE DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND THE VALUE OF THE LAND ON THE GIBSON FRONTAGE. WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT IS PUT TO GOOD USE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. I'LL GO TO COUNCILOR SENA AND COUNCILOR DAVIS AND I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS MYSELF. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. WHEN THINKING ABOUT -- (INAUDIBLE). REALLY, IT IS A CAMPUS. EVEN GREATER THAN OUR NUMBER ONE EMPLOYER FOR THE STATE IS UNM. I DID HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. SECTION 4.5, LOCAL HIRING AND PURCHASING. IF YOU CAN EXPAND ON THAT PORTION OF IT. I KNOW THAT OUR STAFF WRITE UP NOTED EXACTLY WHAT THE INVESTMENTS AND EFFORTS WILL BE MADE TO HIRE LOCALLY, ESPECIALLY WHEN THINKING ABOUT CONTRACTORS AND SUBCONTRACTORS. CAN YOU EXPAND ON THAT, AND I HAVE A FOLLOW-UP QUESTION. >> COUNCILOR BORREGO, COUNCILOR SENA, IF I COULD, I'D LIKE TO DEFER TO THE COMPANY FOR THAT SINCE THEY WILL BE THE ONES DOING THE HIRING. FOR THAT, I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE REID GORMAN WHO IS ON THIS CALL. HE'S ONE OF THE EXECUTIVES AT ORION GROUP. >>COUN. BORREGO: WELCOME, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT QUESTION? >> SURE. CAN EVERYONE HEAR ME OKAY? YES? >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> OKAY, WONDERFUL. THANK YOU, I WOULD SAY, I'M GOING TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION IN TWO PARTS. FIRST OFF, I DON'T KNOW IF EVERYONE IS FAMILIAR, WE RECENTLY STARTED ESTABLISHING A FOOTPRINT IN TOWN BY TAKE OVER TWO FORMER FACILITIES IN THE SANDIA SCIENCE AND TECH PARK. OUR NUMBER ONE IMPORTANCE IS RAMPING UP THESE FACILITIES. THESE FACILITIES WILL DRIVE A LOT OF THE TAL WANT THAT MIGRATES THROUGH THE ORION CENTER WHEN IT OPPOSE IN 2023. WE'RE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT COMPANY. IT'S A MEGA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY BASED IN PHOENIX THAT THEY HAVE OPERATIONS IN MANY DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. IN WORKING CLOSELY WITH THEM, THEY'RE IN TUNE WITH THIS MARKET. THEY HAVE ALREADY DONE OUTREACH TO AS MANY QUALIFIED SUBCONTRACTORS AS POSSIBLE THAT ALREADY EXIST IN THIS AREA. AND OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS TO MAKE SURE IF ONE OF THOSE FIRMS IS QUALIFIED, WE'LL BE ABLE TO UTILIZE SERVICES AND STAFFING. ON A PROJECT OF THIS MAGNITUDE, BEING ABLE TO PREDICT HOW MANY FOLKS THAT ARE LOCAL OR LIVE IN THE STATE WILL BE ABLE TO BE EMPLOYED BY THE PROJECT VERSES FOLKS WE MAY NEED TO BRING IN BECAUSE THERE'S NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE LOCALLY TO SUPPORT THE PROJECT IS HARD TO PREDICT. IN THE LANGUAGE WE MAKE ALL POSSIBLE EFFORTS TO MAKE SURE IF THEY'RE QUALIFIED AND AVAILABLE IN THE VICINITY OF ALBUQUERQUE OR IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO THAT THEY'RE PRIORITIZED OVER BRINGING SOMEONE IN FROM OUTSIDE THE STATE. YOU DO THAT FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS. OBVIOUSLY, HAVING SOMEBODY THAT LIVES HERE ALREADY OFFERS A LOT OF BENEFIT FROM A COST PERSPECTIVE TO THE PROJECT AS WELL AS QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THEM. THAT'S A VERY, VERY IMPORTANT PART OF WHAT WE'RE ATTEMPTING TO DO HERE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, SIR. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU FOR EXPANDING ON THAT. THAT'S WHAT A LOT OF THIS PROJECT IS ABOUT INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY. INVESTMENT IN OUR JOBS AND EXTENDING WHAT WE CAN SEE THE ORION GROUP FOR OUR COMMUNITY AND OUR STATE. IS THERE ANY ADDITIONAL INVESTMENTS IN TERMS OF THAT WORKFORCE FROM EDUCATION AS PART OF THAT? >> YES. VERY MUCH SO. AGAIN, IT'S A LITTLE BIT EARLY BECAUSE WE'RE ROUGHLY THREE YEARS AWAY FROM FULLY DEPLOYING OUR STAFF INTO THAT FACILITY. IF EVERYTHING STAYS ON SCHEDULE. WE'RE ACTUALLY MEETING WITH OUR -- HIGHER EDUCATION. LAST YEAR THE DEAN OF ENGINEERING WAS HERE FOR AN EXTENSIVE INTRODUCTION TO WHAT OUR PLANS ARE. ON MAY THE 4th I HAVE A MEETING WITH PRESIDENT OF CNM TO EXPLORE QUITE A BIT OF CURRICULUM OPPORTUNITY THEY CAN BRING TO THEIR TABLE IN THEIR MODEL. OTHER HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES ARE GOING TO DEVELOP AS WELL, WE'VE ALREADY STARTED HAVING SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS. OVER TIME, I'M SURE A LOT OF THOSE INITIATIVES WILL ALSO BECOME PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE AND BE GOOD TALKINGPOINTS. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU FOR EXPANDING ON THAT. I THINK WITH THE ADVANCEMENT IS BEYOND JUST A BUILDING AND LEASE AGREEMENT. THIS IS ANOTHER COMMENT, THE CONSIDERATION OF THIS LEASE AGREEMENT NOT JUST FOR LOCAL HIRES BUT ALSO AS DIRECTOR ALAN, ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS, CONSIDERATIONS FOR THAT. I WANT TO EXTEND MY APPRECIATION TO MR. GORMAN AND THE ORION GROUP FOR CONSIDERING ALBUQUERQUE. >> THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. WE'RE EXCITED TO BE HERE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SENA. I WILL MOVE TO COUNCILOR DAVIS. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. IT'S GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US AGAIN. I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK THE STAFF AT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APARTMENT. IT'S GOOD DO HAVE THEM HERE. MR. GORMAN, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. REITERATE WHAT WE'VE HEARD OTHER FOLKS SAY. THIS IS BUILDING ON WHAT ALBUQUERQUE IS GOOD AT. TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE THINGS AND THE SEEDS WE'VE BEEN PLANTING. THIS IS A BIG PROJECT FOR THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND NEW MEXICO. FOR THOSE OF US THAT LIVE AND WORK IN SOUTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE, LET ME JUST POINT OUT AND REMIND US, THAT IN THE FOUR OR FIVE MILES BETWEEN MESA DEL SOL AND AIRPORT, WE ADDED ALMOST 4,000 NEW JOBS IN THOSE FIVE MILES. THAT'S AS MANY DIRECT EMPLOYED JOB AS IT IS IN NEW MEXICO'S OIL AND JOBS SECTOR ACROSS THE WHOLE STATE. THIS IS WHAT IS THE FUTURE OF NEW MEXICO'S ECONOMY. I THINK WE OWE IT TO OURSELVES AND OUR CHILDREN AND THE FOLKS IN SCHOOL AND SMALL BUSINESSES WHO WANT TO PARTNER WITH THESE INTERNATIONAL FIRMS TO CREATE THE ENVIRONMENT WHERE THAT'S HAPPENING. AND IT IS HAPPENING. I WANT TO ASK MS. ALAN OR MS. ARMIJO TO UNDERSTAND THE TERMS HERE, IF YOU CAN HELP ME. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THE COMPANY WILL BE PAYING A LARGE SUM OF MONEY HERE IN A MONTH OR SO AS THE FINAL LEASE IS NEGOTIATED. AND THERE'S BENCHMARKS. IN OTHER WORDS, AS THE COMPANY MEETS CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS AND EXPECTATIONS THEY'LL BEGIN TO PAY US MORE. CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH THAT? I SENSE SOME CONFUSION. I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A BIG PAYMENT UP FRONT AND SEVERAL BENCHMARKS. >> YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BORREGO, COUNCILOR DAVIS. WE DO HAVE MANY BENCHMARKS IN PLACE FOR THE COMPANY TO MEET. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD, AND I WILL HAVE MR. -- HELP ME WITH THIS. FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD, WHEN THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OCCUPY THE FACILITY OR MAKE USE OF IT, WE HAVE NEGOTIATED A FLAT FEE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD. THAT $500,000 A YEAR FOR FOUR YEARS, WHICH IS THE ANTICIPATED FIRST CONSTRUCTION PERIOD. DURING THAT'S TIME WE'RE GETTING THOSE PAYMENTS UP FRONT, HOWEVER, IN TWO LUMP SUM PAYMENTS IN $1 MILLION. $1 MILLION WHEN THE LEASE IS SIGNED AND $1 MILLION NEXT YEAR. AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION PERIOD AND THEY GAIN OCCUPANCY OF THE BUILDING, WE'LL MOVE TO THE LEASE RATE WHICH WAS AGREED UPON AND FIGURED OUT THROUGH AN ACTUAL APPRAIAL OF THE LAND THAT WAS AGREED UPON BETWEEN THE PARTIES. THAT WILL BE ESCALATED BY 2% A YEAR UNTIL WE REEVALUATE THE PRICE OF THE LAND AND THE VALUE. DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? OKAY GREAT. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. MADAM PRESIDENT, THANK YOU. IF I CAN FOLLOW UP, I WANTED TO ASK, THE AGREEMENT WITH ORION IS NOT WAITING ON THIS PROJECT TO GET STARTED IN ALBUQUERQUE. I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'VE GONE THROUGH AN EXTENSIVE PROCESS TO LEASE THE BUILDINGS AND BEGINNING A CONSTRUCTION FACILITY ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BASE. IN OTHER WORDS, YOU HAVE A BIG INVESTMENT NOW TO BRING WORKERS THAT WILL BE A FACILITY TO BE A CONPANION. IS THAT WHAT I UNDERSTAND? >> YOU'RE 100% CORRECT. WE'RE OFFICIALLY IN TOWN. WE'RE BUILDING A TEAM OUT NOW FOR GOING ON 90 DAYS. HOPEFULLY BY THE END OF THIS CALENDAR YEAR WE'RE GOING TO HAVE QUITE A BIT OF ACTIVITY IN THESE TWO FACILITIES WHICH ARE APPROXIMATELY -- THERE'S ACTUALLY THREE BUILDINGS BETWEEN THE TWO PROPERTIES, ABOUT 175,000 SQUARE FEET OF SPACE. WE HAVE QUITE A BIT OF ROOM TO GROW A TEAM AND START OPERATING OUR BUSINESS HERE PRE-ORION CENTER. IT WORKED OUT GREAT THAT AS ONE COMPANY WAS LEAVING THE AREA WE'RE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT TIMING OURSELVES AND SLIDE INTO THE MARKET AND HAVE A WONDERFUL PLACE TO START BUILDING OUR BUSINESS. WE'RE REALLY HAPPY TO BE DOING THAT. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, I HAVE NO MORE QUESTIONS AND I SUPPORT THE LEASE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DAVIS. AND THANK YOU, COUNCILORS, FOR ASKING THE QUESTIONS IN THE INTEREST OF OUR DUE DILIGENCE. I HAVE A QUESTION, AND I THINK I KNOW THE ANSWER. ACTUALLY, I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS, AND I THINK I KNOW THE ANSWER. FOR THE PUBLIC'S SAKE, WAS A RECENT APPRAISAL DONE ON THESE PROPERTIES? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, YES AN APPRAISAL WAS DONE THROUGH A QUALIFIED APPRAISAL FIRM ON THE PROPERTY. >>COUN. BORREGO: HOW RECENT WAS THAT? >> THAT WAS DONE IN THE LAST YEAR. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. AND THIS QUESTION IS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION. THIS WAS EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION AND IT WAS NOT THROUGH OUR REGULAR FINANCE COMMITTEE. I JUST WONDER WHAT THE REASON WAS FOR THAT. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, WE CERTAINLY WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAD THIS CONVERSATION EARLY IN THE PROCESS. WE'VE BEEN NEGOTIATING THIS DEAL FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS. THE ORION GROUP ASKED IF WE COULD MOVE THIS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. IT IS A MAJOR INVESTMENT IN ALBUQUERQUE AND WE APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL GIVING US AN OPPORTUNITY TO MOVE EXPEDITIOUSLY ON THIS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, MR. RAEL. WE APPRECIATE THAT. WE SEE THIS AS AN ASSET TO OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU FOR CONSIDERING ALBUQUERQUE IN OUR SEARCH. I THINK THIS AREA HAS NEEDED A BOOST FOR LONG TIME. DID YOU EVER FIND OUT ABOUT THE HOUSING PROJECT ON THE BASE WHICH WE TALKED ABOUT BRIEFLY? >> FROM OUR CONVERSATION THE OTHER DAY, I HAVE NOT GOTTEN THAT FEEDBACK. >>COUN. BORREGO: ALL RIGHT. I MENTIONED TO MR. GORMAN SOME TIME AGO THE BASE WAS LOOKING TO ADD ADDITIONAL HOUSING IN THE AREA CLOSER TO THE ACCESS TO THE BASE. I JUST WONDERED WHATEVER BECAME OF THAT MASTER PLAN. THAT WAS PROBABLY 15 YEARS AGO, POSSIBLY. WE DIDN'T SEEM TO GET ANY ANSWERS REGARDING THAT. I GUESS THAT DIDN'T HAPPEN. OKAY, COUNCILORS, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PROJECT? I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS IN THE QUEUE. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. AND WE ARE GOING TO NEED A VOTE ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM. MS. ORTEGA. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THANK YOU, MR. GORMAN. WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. MS. ALAN, MR. PEROTI. WE'LL MOVE TO OUR ITEM 14. WHICH IS FINAL ACTIONS. WE WILL BEGIN WITH COUNCILOR BENTON. R149. >>COUN. BENTON: R149 IS A RESOLUTION TO ISSUE INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS ENTITLED TO THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE IN NEW MEXICO EL ENCANTO PROJECT IN A PRINCIPAL AMOUNT OF $10 MILLION FOR A PROJECT LOCATED IN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE FOR THE PURPOSE OF INTRODUCING EL ENCANTO TO REIMBURSE TEMPORARY ADVANCES FROM THE PROCEEDS OF THE BOND AND RELATED MATTERS. I MOVE APPROVAL. >>COUN. BORREGO: IT APPEARS COUNCILOR JONES IS OFFERING A SECOND. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU. JUST QUICKLY IF I COULD, INTRODUCE THIS AND OP -- OPEN IT UP FOR ANY QUESTIONS. WE JUST HEARD FROM A GREAT INVESTMENT OF THE ORION GROUP, THIS HAS TO DO WITH A LONG-STANDING COMMUNITY PARTNER AND EMPLOYER AND A GREAT FAMILY INVESTOR IN OUR CITY THAT'S BUENO FOODS, EL MODELLO. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS ABOUT. THIS IS THE IRB. WE HAVE ANOTHER BILL TO FOLLOW WITH REGARD TO THE SAME PROJECT. TAKE IT FROM THERE AND HEAR FROM DIRECTOR JARAMILLO WHO HAS THE ANSWERS TO ANY QUESTIONS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BENTON AND COUNCILOR JONES. MS. JARAMILLO, ARE YOU PREPARED TO GIVE A PRESENTATION? >> YES, I AM. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BORREGO, AND COUNCILOR BENTON, AND THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR CITY COUNCIL THIS AFTERNOON. AS COUNCILOR BENTON MENTIONED, THERE ARE TWO BUENO FOODS TRANSACTIONS, AND EL ENCANTO AS BUENO FOODS. I'LL HERE TO REFER A REQUEST FOR A TAX-EXEMPT INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BOND TO FINANCE THEY'RE PLANNED EXPANSION. NOW THE COMPANY IS SEEKING A $10 MILLION TAX-EXEMPT INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BOND FOR THE COMPANY'S FREEZER EXPANSION PROJECT. NOW, I'M SURE YOU ALL KNOW THIS, BUT SINCE INCEPTION BUENO FOODS HAS BECAME ONE OF THE LARGEST PRODUCERS OF NEW MEXICAN AND MEXICAN FOODS IN THE SOUTHWEST. YOUR APPROVAL TODAY WILL HELP THE COMPANY CONTINUE THAT GROWTH. THE COMPANY PLANS TO CONSTRUCT A 25,000 SQUARE FEET FREEZER WAREHOUSE JUST ADJACENT TO THEIR EXISTENT MANUFACTURING FACILITY. IN THE SOUTH BARELAS INDUSTRIAL PARK. THE EXPANSION WILL ALLOW THE COMPANY TO INCREASE THE FROZEN FOOD SALES IN NEW MEXICO AND EXPANDED MARKETS OUTSIDE OF OUR GREAT STATE. THE BONDS WILL BE TAX-EXEMPT INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS. THE INTEREST ON ALL NEW MEXICO IRBs IS EXEMPT FROM NEW MEXICO INCOME TAX IN ORDER FOR INTEREST ON IRBs TO BE EXCLUDABLE FROM GROSS INCOME FOR FEDERAL TAX PURPOSES. NUMEROUS OTHER CONDITIONS APPLY. INCLUDING, RECEIVING APPROVAL FROM THE STATE BOARD OF FINANCE. I'D LIKE TO ALSO MENTION THAT THE IRB WILL BE SELF-FINANCED. UNDER THE AGREEMENT, BUENO FOODS WILL RECEIVE A 90% PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT ON ANY EXISTING BUILDING OR IMPROVEMENTS ON THEIR EXISTING SITE. AND A 90% ABATEMENT ON ANY PERSONAL PROPERTY EXISTING OR NEW FOR THAT SITE. THEY WILL ALSO RECEIVE AN EXEMPTION ON ANY GROSS RECEIPTS OR COMPENSATING TAXES DUE FOR THE PURCHASE OF NEW EQUIPMENT PURCHASED WITH THE BOND PROCEEDS AND OWNED AND OPERATED BY THAT SITE. THE VALUE OF THIS INVESTMENT FOR OUR RESIDENTS TO OUR SMALL BUSINESSES AND TO OUR CITY IS REALLY SUBSTANTIAL. OVER THE COMPANY'S 70-YEAR HISTORY, BUENO FOODS HAS SHOWN TIME AND TIME AGAIN THAT IT IS AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE COMMUNITY. THEY ARE A VALUED EMPLOYER. SOME OF THE BENEFITS INCLUDE, AND I'LL SAY THIS IN CLOSING, THEY INCLUDE A CAPITAL EXPENDITURE OF $10 MILLION TO BE INVESTED IN THE CONSTRUCTION. THIS PROJECT WILL DIRECTLY RESULT IN CREATING 49 FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT JOBS OVER A SIX-YEAR PERIOD AND ADDING 80 TO 100 CONSTRUCTION JOBS. 80% OF WHICH ARE EXPECTED TO BE FILLED LOCALLY. ALSO, I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION THAT AN INDEPENDENT FISCAL ANALYSIS BY OUR PARTNERS OVER AT UNM SHOWS THAT BOTH PROJECTS WE'RE DISCUSSING TODAY WILL MAKE A SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY. AND THAT THE CITY WOULD REALIZE A POSITIVE TAX BENEFIT WITH THIS PROJECT OVER THE LIFE OF THE BOND. IN SUM, BUENO'S PROJECT WILL SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESS, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, JOB CREATION, LAND USE IMPROVEMENTS. IT IS FOR THESE REASONS THAT WE IN THE ECONOMIC DEPARTMENT STRONGLY RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF BUENO FOODS IRB REQUEST. I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK BUENO FOODS FOR THE PARTNERSHIP AND DEDICATION TO ALBUQUERQUE. I'D LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR PARTNERS AT THE STATE'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. WITH US TODAY IS OUR BOND ATTORNEY WHO CAN ANSWER ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS. WE ALSO HAVE OMAR FROM THE BUREAU OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMIC RESEARCH. AND FROM THE COMPANY WE HAVE JACKIE BACA, THE PRESIDENT OF BUENO FOODS, THEIR COUNSEL EDDY DUFFY AND DEB INMAN FROM OUR PARTNERS AT AED. AND WITH THAT I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE MAX AS WELL. I WANTED TO SAY TO JACKIE BACA, HELLO. BECAUSE I WORKED WITH HER WHEN WE DID THE ORIGINAL BUENO FOODS EXPANSION. AGAIN, I SAY IF YOU'RE WITH CITY HALL LONG ENOUGH YOU CAN SEE THINGS COME TO FRUITION AND THEN SOME. COUNCILORS, DO WE HAVE QUESTIONS OF MS. JARAMILLO OR ANY OF HER TEAM? ANY OF THE OWNERS? I SEE COUNCILOR BASSAN. COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE, I STEPPED AWAY FOR A QUICK MOMENT. THERE'S AN AMENDMENT, CORRECT? >>COUN. BORREGO: YES, THERE'S GOING TO BE A FLOOR SUBSTITUTE. WE HAVEN'T PRESENTED THAT YET. IT DOESN'T APPEAR THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, ALL, FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. ALSO, I HAVE TO RECOGNIZE CHRIS MEREHEAD OUR BOND ATTORNEY. COUNCILOR BENTON, DO YOU WANT TO INTRODUCE YOUR FLOOR SUBSTITUTE. >>COUN. BENTON: I MOVE A FLOOR SUBSTITUTE FOR R149 WHICH IS IN OUR BYPASS. >>COUN. BORREGO: I SEE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR BASSAN. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE? ANY COMMENTS FROM DIRECTOR OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS ON THE CALL? IT DOES NOT APPEAR SO. COUNCILOR BENTON, WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE TO MS. ORTEGA FOR THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0 ON THE FLOOR SUB. >>COUN. BORREGO: OKAY, COUNCILORS. WITH THAT WE'LL GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL BILL, WHICH IS R149. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILORS, THANK YOU FOR THAT. THAT PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. WE WILL GO ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH ALSO INVOLVES EL ENCANTO, AKA, BUENO FOODS. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, IN THE MATTER OF O-56, THIS IS APPROVING A PROJECT INVOLVING BUENO FOODS FOR THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT TO SUPPORT THE CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF THE FREEZER WAREHOUSE. I MOVE A DUE PASS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BENTON. I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR JONES. >>COUN. BENTON: JUST QUICKLY, MADAM PRESIDENT, THIS IS THE LEADA PROJECT, THIS IS $500,000 IN STATE FUNDS IN WHICH THE CITY WILL BE THE AGENT. I'M SURE THEY CAN FILL US IN ON THIS ONE. >>COUN. BORREGO: MS. JARAMILLO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS US? >> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BORREGO, AND COUNCILORS. NOW BECAUSE THIS IS THE SECOND ITEM ON THE AGENDA FOR BUENO FOODS, AND I PRESENTED THE BASICS ABOUT THE PROJECT. I WILL TELL YOU THE SPECIFICS. IN ADDITION TO THE IRB, THE COMPANY IS REQUESTING $500,000 IN GRANT FUNDING AS COUNCILOR BENTON MENTIONED, FROM THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO WITH THE CITY'S ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT SERVING AS THE FISCAL AGENT. THE COMPANY PLANS TO CONSTRUCT A 25,000 SQUARE FOOT FREEZER WAREHOUSE. THE $500,000 WILL HELP THE COMPANY ACCOMPLISH THEIR PLANNED EXTENSION. THE PROJECT EXPANSION WILL ALLOW THE COMPANY TO INCREASE ITS FOOTPRINT AND AS SUCH AS THIS PROJECT IS A QUALIFIED PROJECT AS DEFINED BY THE STATE'S LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT AND THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE'S LEGISLATION. A QUICK REMINDER, CAPITAL EXPENDITURE OF $10 MILLION TO BE INVESTED, 49 FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT JOBS, 80 TO 100 CONSTRUCTION JOBS. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BORREGO, COUNCILORS, BUENO FOODS, AND THE STATE. I'D LIKE TO, AT THIS TIME, I'D LIKE MAX TO SAY A FEW WORDS. I'D LIKE TO INVITE JACKIE BACA TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL, IF SHE'D LIKE TO. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. >> MADAM CHAIR, I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE EDDY DUFFY WHO IS ON THIS CALL AND GOOD TO SEE JACKIE. I'M ABSOLUTELY THRILLED ABOUT THIS PROJECT. I THINK, AS IT'S BEEN SAID BEFORE, WE CALCULATE OURSELVES WHEN WE RECRUIT NEW BUSINESSES OR NEW PROJECTS TO THE CITY AND TO THE STATE. AND ONCE IN A WHILE YOU GET TO ACTUALLY WORK IN A MEANINGFUL ON A PROJECT THAT'S BEEN HERE FOR DECADES. IT'S ABSOLUTELY A THRILL. JACKIE, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. YOU HAVE BEEN NOTHING BUT A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. MS. BACA? YOU'RE MUTED. WE CAN'T HEAR YOU. YOU'RE MUTED. >> OKAY. HERE I AM. SORRY ABOUT THAT. MADAM PRESIDENT, AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS PROJECT. WE ARE EXCITED TO EXPAND AND HELP BARELAS INDUSTRIAL PARK. MY FAMILY HAS BEEN PART OF THIS COMMUNITY FOR GENERATIONS NOW. BUENO FOODS WILL CELEBRATE THE 70th ANNIVERSARY NEXT MONTH. THIS IS A VERY EXCITING PROJECT FOR US TO CONTINUE OUR GROWTH AND KEEP OUR HEADQUARTERS HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE AND TO ALSO INCREASE JOBS BECAUSE THAT'S REALLY WHAT THE COMPANY WAS BASED ON, TO CREATE THE JOBS FOR THE FOUNDERS AND FAMILIES AND NEIGHBORS AND COMMUNITY. WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE PROJECT. I WANT TO THANK DIRECTOR JARAMILLO, MAX FROM THE STATE. EVERYONE WHO SUPPORTED ON THIS PROJECT. IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE TO WORK WITH YOU AND I APPRECIATE YOUR HARD WORK TO GET US OVER THE HUMP. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BENTON, FOR SUPPORTING OUR PROJECT. WE ARE REALLY GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND WE'RE EXCITED TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE MORE GROWTH HERE FOR ALBUQUERQUE. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, MS. BACA. ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCILORS? MS. BACA I WANT TO SAY HELLO TO YOU FROM GERLED HEARTMAN, HE WORKED ON SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS IN THE PAST. AND HELLO TO YOUR FAMILY, AS WELL. WITH THAT, COUNCILORS, IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THEN I GUESS WE WILL MOVE TO THE VOTE. I DON'T SEE A FLOOR SUBSTITUTE ON THIS. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. I GUESS WE'LL CONTINUE TO ENJOY OUR TAMALES AND RED CHILE. WE APPRECIATE IT. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO COUNCILOR BASSAN, 058. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. O-58 IS AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF ALBUQUERQUE INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BOND FOR THE PROJECT 201 IN THE AMOUNT OF $8 MILLION FOR THE RENOVATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF A FACILITY FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY PRODUCTION AND STORAGE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT COMPANY. I MOVE A DUE PASS. >>COUN. BORREGO: IT APPEARS COUNCILOR JONES IS HAVING A SECOND. THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ITEM? >>COUN. BASSAN: MADAM PRESIDENT. IF I MAY, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST THAT MR. MEREHEAD SPEAK TO THIS. I DO HAVE A FLOOR SUBTO MOVE. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT'S GOING TO BE MOSTLY DETAIL ORIENTED ON FIXING TECHNICALITIES. >>COUN. BORREGO: WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE OUR FLOOR SUBFIRST OR LET HIM SPEAK FIRST? >>COUN. BENTON: LET'S LET HIM SPEAK FIRST SO WE HAVE MORE SUCCESS MOVING THE FLOOR SUB. >> THE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE RELATES TO TAKING THE MAXIMUM AMOUNT, WHICH WAS $8 MILLION, AND IDENTIFYING THE SPECIFIC AMOUNT AS$7 MILLION FOR THE BOND. AND JUST LAYING THE INTEREST PAYMENT OF THE 20 YEAR PAYMENT OF THE BOND AT 3%. THE REST OF THE DEAL IS EXACTLY THE SAME AS PRESENTED TO ADC AND INTRODUCED. IT'S JUST TO CLARIFY THOSE TERMS IN THIS FINAL ADOPTION. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ITEM? IF NOT, COUNCILOR BASSAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE YOUR FLOOR SUBSTITUTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE FOR 0-58. MOVE A DUE PASS. >>COUN. BORREGO: I'LL SECOND THAT COUNCILOR. >>COUN. BASSAN: IF WE HAVE DIRECTOR JARAMILLO SUM UP THE ENTIRE ORDINANCE. >> YES, THANK YOU COUNCILOR BORREGO, AND I'M HAPPY TO SUMMARIZE THE PROJECT. COUNCILOR BASSAN, AND COUNCILORS, THIS PROJECT IS ALSO A REQUEST FOR AN INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BOND. HOWEVER, IT IS A TRADITIONAL IRB VERSUS THE TAX-EXEMPT IRB I HAD IN THE PREVIOUS SUBJECT. THIS WAS FOUNDED IN 1998 AND HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY IN ALBUQUERQUE. SINCE THAT TIME. AND THEY'VE REALLY BECOME A MAJOR PLAYER IN THE SOLAR INDUSTRY. NOT JUST STATE WIDE, BUT NATIONALLY. AND THE COMPANY'S RAPID GROWTH HAS LED THEM TO SEEK A NEW FACILITY TO CONSOLIDATE AND CONTINUE TO GROW THE VARIOUS DIVISIONS OF THEIR OPERATIONS IN ALBUQUERQUE. AND TODAY, AFFORDABLE SOLAR SEEKS A $7.5 MILLION IN CITY-ISSUED INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS TO ASSIST WITH THE PURCHASE AND IMPROVEMENT OF AN EXISTING VACANT SITE AND BUILDING TO ACCOMMODATE THEIR GROWTH. THE COMPANY WILL CONSOLIDATE THEIR OPERATION AT THE NEW LOCATION WHICH WILL HOLD THEIR CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS AS WELL AS THEIR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT WAREHOUSING LOGISTICS AND LIGHT MANUFACTURING OF COMPONENT PARTS. THE COMPANY IS ALSO PURSUING LEDA FUNDING. THAT IS NOT UNDER REVIEW TODAY. WE'LL RETURN IN A FUTURE MEETING TO DISCUSS THEIR LEDA APPLICATION. AFFORDABLE SOLAR IS LOOKING TO PURCHASE AN EXISTING 3.522 ACRE SITE WHICH ALREADY CONTAINS A NOTEWORTHY BUILDING OF NEARLY 30,000 SQUARE FEET. AND THE LOCATION IS 3900 SINGER BOULEVARD NORTHEAST. THAT BUILDING HAS BEEN VACANT FOR APPROXIMATELY 4 YEARS. THE COMPANY EXPECTED TO SPEND APPROXIMATELY $2.5 MILLION ON IMPROVEMENTS TO THE EXISTING SITE AND FACILITY WHICH WILL BENEFIT THE SURROUNDING BUSINESS AND NEIGHBORHOOD. IMPORTANT TO NOTE THE IRB WILL BE SELF-FINANCED. UNDER THE AGREEMENT, AFFORDABLE SOLAR WILL RECEIVE A 75% PROPERTY TAX ABATEMENT ON ANY EXISTING BUILDING OR IMPROVEMENTS ON EXISTING SITE AND A 75% ABATEMENT ON PERSONAL PROPERTY, EXISTING OR NEW FOR THAT SITE. THEY WILL ALSO RECEIVE AN EXEMPTION ON ANY GROSS RECEIPTS OR COMPENSATING TAXES DUE FOR THE PURCHASE OF NEW EQUIPMENT PURCHASED WITH BOND PROCEEDS AND OWNED AND OPERATED BY AND FOR THAT SITE. ALSO LIKE TO MENTION THAT SINCE ITS BEGINNING IN 1998, AFFORDABLE SOLAR HAS CONTINUOUSLY INVESTED IN THE COMMUNITY BY CREATING JOBS. THEY'VE BEEN AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE LOCAL RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRY. ALSO, NOTE THAT THIS PROJECT WILL BE THE NEXT STEP IN GROWTH AND CONTINUED INVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND SOME OF THE BENEFITS INCLUDE A CAPITAL EXPENDITURE OVER $6 MILLION TO BE INVESTED IN THE BUILDING, ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION. THIS EXTENSION WILL BE BRING NEW ECONOMIC ACTIVITY AND REVITALIZE A BUILDING THAT SAT VACANT FOR FOUR YEARS. AND IT WILL INCREASE THE PROPERTY VALUE. THIS PROJECT WILL DIRECTLY RESULT IN CREATING 70 HIGH-PAYING ECONOMIC BASED JOBS WITH AVERAGE SALARIES OVER $64,000, OF WHICH 90% WILL BE CURRENT ALBUQUERQUE AREA RESIDENTS. AND THE PROJECTED JOBS WILL BE CREATED OVER A FIVE-YEAR PERIOD. ALSO LIKE TO MENTION THAT AN INDEPENDENT FISCAL IMPACT ANALYSIS WAS CONDUCTED. NOT ONLY WILL AFFORDABLE SOLAR'S PROJECT BOOST OUR LOCAL RENEWABLE ENERGY INDUSTRY BUT IT WILL ALSO SUPPORT LOCAL SMALL BUSINESSES AND BOLSTER WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT THAT WILL LEAD TO JOB CREATION AND COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND COUNCILORS, IT'S FOR THESE REASONS THAT WE AND THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STRONGLY RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF AFFORDABLE SOLAR'S IRB REQUEST. I ALSO LIKE TO MENTION I FAILED TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR PARTNERS AT AEB. SHE WAS PREPARED TO SPEAK ON THE TWO PREVIOUS PROJECTS, I WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERING THIS PROJECT. I'D LIKE TO INVITE SHAUN RICKETS WHO IS THE CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND WHO IS REPRESENTING THE COMPANY TO SPEAK. >>COUN. BORREGO: MR. RICKETS. MS. INMAN. >> AND MAX GRUNER OUR PARTNERS AT THE STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: GO AHEAD. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, THANK YOU MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS IN THIS PROJECT. WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO CONSOLIDATE OUR OPERATION AND EXPAND IN THE CITY AND MAINTAIN OUR HEADQUARTERS IN NEW MEXICO. WE HAVE A LOT OF OPPORTUNITIES NOT ONLY IN NEW MEXICO BUT NATION WIDE IN SOLAR. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT AREN'T KEEPING UP WITH THE INDUSTRY, THE INDUSTRY IS EXPECTED TO GROW 5X OVER THE NEXT FIVE YEARS. WE'RE ALSO IN THE BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE BUSINESS. WHICH IS EXPECTED TO GROW BY 10X. WE'VE PARTNERED WITH TESLA ON OVER 25% OF THEIR INSTALLATION. THIS WILL ALLOW US TO DO SOME FABRICATION AND ASSEMBLY FOR SOME PATENT-PENDING PRODUCTS WE CAN DEPLOY NOT ONLY HERE IN NEW MEXICO BUT NATION WIDE FOR THE BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE SYSTEMS. THANK YOU FOR THIS SUPPORT. WE APPRECIATE THE PARTNERSHIP AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO GET THIS EXPANSION UNDERWAY. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, MR. RICKETS. AND MS. INMAN, WE APOLOGIZE. ACTUALLY I WASN'T SURE WHO YOU WERE EARLIER. I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE YOU. WELCOME. WELCOME TO ALBUQUERQUE, AND WELCOME TO YOUR NEW POSITION. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCILOR BORREGO, AND FELLOW CITY COUNCILLORS. I'M THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT FOR ALBUQUERQUE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INC. I'M HERE TO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THE COUNCIL'S APPROVAL OF THE IRB PROJECT. THE COMPANY IS AN INOIVATER AND DEVELOPED PRODUCTS AND METHODS DESIGNED TO REDUCE COST AND ALLOW FOR RAPID DEPLOYMENT OF SOLAR PROJECTS. THEIR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS RESULTED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF A FOUNDATION AND WIRING SOLUTION THAT ALLOWS EFFICIENT, CONSISTENT DEPLOYMENT OF LARGE-SCALE BATTERY ENERGY STORAGE. IT'S CRITICAL FOR THE ULTIMATE SUCCESS OF RENEWABLE ENERGY AS AN ALTERNATIVE ENERGY GENERATION RESOURCE. WE ARE EXCITED THAT THE COMPANY IS EXPANDING ITS LOCAL FOOTPRINT TO INCLUDE WHAT IS GOING TO BE THEIR COMPONENT MANUFACTURING RIGHT HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERICATION OF THE IRB PROJECT BEFORE YOU TODAY. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. >> WE WILL BE BACK IN FRONT OF YOU IN ABOUT A MONTH TO UCABOUT LEDA. I JUST WANTED TO GO ON THE RECORD AND POINT OUT THAT THIS PROJECT IN PARTICULAR HIGHLIGHTED THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE CITY, STATE, AND AED. I WANT TO THANK CYNTHIA AND HER TEAM FOR BRINGING THIS PROJECT TO US FOR EXPLAINING TO ME. I CAN BE DENSE SOMETIMES. AND JUST NEVER LETTING GO OF IT. I'M SO THRILLED ABOUT THE FINAL OUTCOME. CYNTHIA AND DEBRA, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GREAT PARTNERSHIP. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, IT'S GREAT TO SEE WE'RE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF OUR ALMOST 365 DAYS OF SUNSHINE IN NEW MEXICO. COUNCILORS, DO YOU HAVE ANY OTHER -- COUNCILOR BASSAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE ON YOUR FLOOR SUBSTITUTE? >>COUN. BASSAN: AS LONG AS THEY'RE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, I HOPE WE COVERED IT ALL. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT ON THE FLOOR SUBAND ON THE ORDINANCE ITSELF. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. WE'LL MOVE TO THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >> COUNCILOR BENTON HAD TO LEAVE THE MEETING. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 8-0 ON THE FLOOR SUB. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THAT PASSES ON AN 8-0 WITH COUNCILOR BENTON EXCUSED. WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE ORIGINAL BILL. COUNCILOR BASSAN, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? >>COUN. BASSAN: I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR. ALL RIGHT. WE'LL MOVE ON THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 8-0. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. O-58 PASSES ON AN 8-0 VOTE. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM E, WHICH IS OUR LAST ITEM THIS EVENING. THAT IS R-150. COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. R-150 IS ADJUSTING FISCAL YEAR 2021 GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATION FOR ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. PROVIDING SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE -- ADMINISTRATION. I MOVE A DUE PASS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, I'LL SECOND THAT. COUNCILORS, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? IT APPEARS NOT. COUNCILOR SENA, WITH THAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? >>COUN. SENA: MADAM PRESIDENT, I DID ACTUALLY HAVE THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NEW MEXICO ASIAN FAMILY CENTER WITH US TODAY TO SPEAK ON THE SERVICES THAT NEW MEXICO ASIAN FAMILY CENTER PROVIDES. AS WAS NOTED, AT OUR STOP ASIAN HATE EVENTS, WE'RE ABLE TO ATTEND AND -- (INAUDIBLE). REALLY, IT IS FOR COMMUNITY TO EXPRESS WHAT THEY'RE FACING. I JUST WANTED TO NOTE THAT OUR ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDERS FACE ALL OF THE OBSTACLES, BUT PARTICULARLY IN THE AREA OF -- WITH THAT I'LL HAND THIS OVER TO DIRECTOR TO EXPAND ON THE FAMILY CENTER. >>COUN. BORREGO: GOOD EVENING, DIRECTOR. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I'M SORRY I HAVE MY CAMERA OFF, I'M JUST DRIVING HOME RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF REALLY IMPORTANT PROGRAMMING THAT WE ARE HOPING TO EXPAND FOR OUR YOUTH, ESPECIALLY AROUND MENTAL HEALTH AND SELF-CARE. AND CREATING SPACES FOR THEM TO PROCESS AND HAVE THEIR IDENTITY SEEN. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE PROGRAMMING, WE HAVE FAMILY PROGRAMMING WHERE WE SUPPORT PARENTS WITH YOUNG CHILDREN. AS WELL AS SOME YOUTH PROGRAMMING. WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPAND THOSE SERVICES TO REACH MORE YOUTH IN THE COMMUNITY. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE COMING FROM WITH THAT. OF COURSE WE DO DIRECT SERVICES FOR SURVIVORS OF VARIOUS CRIMES AND WE DO MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING AND LEGAL AID. WE HAVE A LOT OF DIFFERENT SERVICES AVAILABLE TO THE COMMUNITY. THIS WOULD HELP US EXPAND THAT AND MAKE SURE WE'RE REACHING AS MANY PEOPLE AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. I'M OPEN TO QUESTIONS, IF THERE ARE ANY. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. COUNCILOR BASSAN, YOU HAD YOUR HAND UP FOR SOME TIME EVEN BEFORE THE DIRECTOR, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? >>COUN. BASSAN: MADAM PRESIDENT, I'M JUST WONDERING IF THIS IS REOCCURRING FUNDS THAT WE'RE PLANNING ON DOING, OR IF THIS IS ONE-TIME. I DIDN'T SEE IT IN THE WRITE-UP OR ON THE BILL. >>COUN. BORREGO: WOULD YOU CARE TO ANSWER THAT? >> THIS IS ONE-TIME FUNDING. IT'S COMING FROM AVAILABLE FUND BALANCE IN THE GENERAL FUND FOR FISCAL YEAR 21. THERE'S NOT ANYTHING IN THE BILL THAT MAKE IT RECURRING. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE PUBLIC KNOWS TOO AND WE KNOW WHERE WE'RE HEADED WITH IT. I THINK IT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAD A QUICK QUESTION. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW, IS THIS GOING TO BE OVERSEEN BY THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES? >> YES, THERE'S ACTUALLY AN EXISTING PROGRAM THROUGH FAMILY WITH THE NEW MEXICO ASIAN FAMILY CENTER. IT WILL SUPPLEMENT THAT PROGRAM. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCILOR SENA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. WE'VE SEEN A RISE IN ASIAN HATE INCIDENTS UNFORTUNATELY, NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY. IT'S IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE NEEDS OF THE STUDENTS AND WHAT THEY'RE FACING AND APPROPRIATE SERVICES. I ALSO WANTED TO EXTEND MY APPRECIATION TO ALL OF THE NEW MEXICO ASIAN FAMILY CENTERS. BUT ALSO SOME OF THE OTHER LOCAL PARTNER AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THEY TRY TO LEND ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. WITH THAT, I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BORREGO: WITH THAT, WE'LL GO TO THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 7-0. COUNCILOR BENTON, AND COUNCILOR GIBSON EXCUSED. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THAT PASSES ON A 7-0 VOTE. THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL THIS EVENING. THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU, ALL.