>>COUN. LEWIS: THE FOURTH MEETING OF THE 26th COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER. ALL COUNCILORS ARE PRESENT WITH COUNCILOR BASSAN JOINING VIA ZOOM. WE'LL HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OUT OF ALLEGIANCE IN ENGLISH BY COUNCILOR CHAMPINE AND IN SPANISH BY COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >> 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. LEWIS: CIVIC PARKING PASSES FOR PROVIDED FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CITY STAFF AND THE MEDIA HAVE THE ABILITY TO VIEW THIS ON LIVE STREAM THROUGH FOUR DIFFERENT PLATFORMS. GOVTV AND COMCAST CHANNEL 16. THE GOVTV WEBSITE, YOU TUBE AND ZOOM. LIVE STREAMS CAN ALSO BE SISSED FROM THE SMART PHONES AND TABLETS AND COMPUTERS. THIS IS ALSO CLOSED CAPTIONED. YOU MAY ENABLE IT AT THIS TIME. COUNCIL STAFF IS AVAILABLE IF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC NEED ASSISTANCE FINDING THE VIDIOS ONLINE. PLEASE CALL 768-3100 FOR ASSISTANCE DURING BUSINESS HOURS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8 TO 5. COUNCIL WILL TAKE A BREAK AT 7 P.M. IF NEEDED. WITH REGARD TO DECORUM WE WANT TONIGHT'S PROCEEDINGS TO BE AS CIVIL AND RESPECTFUL AS POSSIBLE. DO NOT MAKE ANY PERSONAL ATTACKS OR APPLAUSE OR OUTBURSTING DURING THE MEETING. IT WILL GO SMOOTHER IF WE'RE RESPECTFUL OF ONE ANOTHER. WE'LL START WITH PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS. COUNCILOR ROGERS HAS A PRESENTATION FROM MR. GREEN WITH THE OFFICE OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION REGARDING BLACK HISTORY MONTH. COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'M EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS BUT COULDN'T FIND HISTORICALLY WE'VE DONE SOMETHING AT COUNCIL FOR BLACK HISTORY MONTH. I'M HONORED TO BE ABLE TO BRING MY COLLEAGUE MR. TIM GREEN FROM EQUITY AND INCLUSION. ALSO HAVE GUEST DRUMMERS TO SHARE A CULTURAL SHARE OF DRUMS TO GET OUR JUICES GOING FOR THE PRESENTATION AND FOR OUR MEETING TODAY. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> GOOD EVENING. HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH. GOOD EVENING. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD AND TURN IT OVER TO THE DRUMMERS TO OPEN IT UP BEFORE WE HAVE THE BLACK HISTORY PRESENTATION. [ DRUMS PLAYING ] [ DRUMS PLAYING ] [ DRUMS PLAYING ] [ DRUMS PLAYING ] [ APPLAUSE ]. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU SO MUCH GENTLEMEN. >> ARE YOU ALL AWAKE NOW? DO YOU KNOW WHY WE BRING IN THE AFRICAN DRUMS? BLACK HERITAGE. BECAUSE ALL ACROSS AMERICA THE AFRICAN DRUM WAS BANNED. THAT'S WHY YOU DON'T SEE IT IN SPACES ANYMORE. THAT'S WHY IT'S IMPORTANT TO BRING THE HERITAGE INTO THE STAGE. I'M TIMOTHY GREEN THE FOURTH. I'M THE LEADER FOR THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. I'M HONORED TO BE WITH YOU TODAY. I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO THANK ALL OF THE CITY COUNCILLORS. SPECIFICALLY COUNCILOR ROGERS FOR INVITING ME HERE TODAY. AS CULTURE CHANGE LEADER, MY JOB IS TO PROVIDE ANTI- RACIST PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. TO OVER 5800 EMPLOYEES AND 24 DISTRICT AND PARTNERS. WITHIN THAT, WHAT WE DO IS WE LOOK AT THE STRUCTURAL AND SYSTEMIC ISSUES AND LOOK TO LEAVEIATE THOSE BARRIERS TO ALLOW INNIVE INCLUSIVEATIVETY. WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT BLACK HISTORY MONTH. DO YOU MIND IF I TALK A MOMENT TO TALK ABOUT MYSELF BEFORE WE JUMP INTO BLACK HISTORY? LET'S SEE. I HAVE A BACHELORS IN AFRICAN STUDY AND POLITICAL CAN SCIENCE AND I'M WORKING ON MY Ph.D. IN EDUCATIONAL THOUGHT AND STUDIES. I'M HAPPY TO BE WITH YOU TODAY. I TAUGHT INTERNATIONALLY IN GERMANY. I HAVE A HISTORY OF TEACHING HIGH SCHOOL IN ALBUQUERQUE TO SENIORS. AND I CURRENTLY TEACH AN UNDERGRADUATE COURSE TO ALL INCOMING TEACHERS AND I'M ALSO GETTING READY TO WRITE CURRICULUM AT THE STATE LEVEL FOR THE BLACK EDUCATION ACT. I'M HONORED TO BE WITH YOU TODAY. LET'S GO AHEAD AND JUMP INTO THIS. [ INAUDIBLE ] [ INAUDIBLE ] [ INAUDIBLE ] [ INAUDIBLE ] [ INAUDIBLE ] [ INAUDIBLE ] [ INAUDIBLE ] FOUNDED? I'M NOT TRYING TO TRICK YOU, ITS UP THERE. 1909. HERE WE CAN SEE ALBUQUERQUE HAS A RICH HISTORY FOR FIGHTING FOR CIVIL RIGHT AND JUSTICE BECAUSE THE ALBUQUERQUE GRANT ESTABLISHED ON JANUARY 6, 1915. ALMOST AS LONG AS THE STATE HAS BEEN AROUND THE NAACP CHAPTER HAS BEEN AROUND. THIS IS ABOUT ENDING SEGREGATION. AND THE LAST TWO COUNTIES WERE HOBBS AND CLOVIS. WE NEED TO MOVE TO ALBUQUERQUE HISTORIC BLACK NEIGHBORHOODS. WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND THE ORGANIZATION AND NEIGHBORHOODS AND INDIVIDUALS MAKE UP THESE SPACES. UP HERE YOU CAN SEE THE HORRIBLE STAIN IN TERMS OF SEGREGATION THROUGHOUT ALBUQUERQUE. THERE'S A SEGREGATED CINEMA FROM 1940. THIS IS A MAP FROM ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO IN 1898 AND THE LAST PICTURE TO THE SIDE IS GOING TO BE A RACIALIZED DEED. SPECIFICALLY SAYING WHO CAN SELL THEIR HOUSE TO WHOM AND WHAT IT SAYS IS YOU CANNOT SELL YOUR HOUSE TO THOSE WITH ASIAN AND AFRICAN DESCENT. MOVING FORWARD SOME OF THE COMMUNITIES THAT HAD TO ARRIVE HAD SEGREGATION IN SOUTH BROADWAY. WE HAVE THE UNITED SOUTH BROADWAY CENTER. IT'S KNOWN FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZING AND DEDICATED TO HOUSING JUSTICE. THEY'RE ANTI- RACIST PIONEERS THAT FIGHT IN THE CITY FOR MANY, MANY DECADES. AND THE PICTURE TO THE RIGHT IS AN OLD PHOTO FROM THE 1940s. MOVING FORWARD, WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT HISTORIC BLACK COMMUNITIES WITHOUT ACKNOWLEDGING THE KIRTLAND EDITION. HERE THIS WAS ESTABLISHED INTO THE HOUSING POLICY. AND IT POPPED UPRIGHT AROUND THE AIR FORCE BECAUSE THERE WAS A LOT OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN SERVICE MEN COMING OUT DURING THE TIME. AND THERE'S THOMAS BELL WHICH IS A STAPLE IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY AND DEDICATED TO YOUTH EMPOWERMENT. THIS NEXT ONE IS INTERESTING. THIS IS THE HISTORIC EAST END. AND THIS WAS FOUNDED AROUND THE 1920s. THE LAND WAS BOUGHT BY BLACK SHARECROPPERS. IT WAS 144 ACRES. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY COULDN'T GET LOANS DUE TO RACIST BANKING POLICIES. IT TOOK FOR A WHILE FOR THE DREAM TO COME TO FRUITION. IT WAS VIRGINIA OUTLEY THAT BOUGHT THE HOMES IN 1961-172. VERY HISTORIC. NOW, I JUST WANT TO PAUSE AND SHOW YOU A BRIEF TIMELINE. WE'RE ALMOST DONE. WE'RE GOING TO MOVER TO KEY HISTORIC FIGURES. WE SEE FROM 1880 TO 1920 THERE'S FREED WOMEN AND MEN THAT ESTABLISHED BLACK CHURCHES AND ORGANIZATIONS DEDICATED TO SOCIAL JUSTICE. IN 1920 AND 1940 ALBUQUERQUE IS SEGREGATED AND BLACKS ESTABLISH A COMMUNITY IN ORDER TO SUPPORTED EACH OTHER. IN THE 1940 AND 1960 WE MOVE TO THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT. AND 1960 THERE'S A LOT OF SECTORS AND STORIES THAT ARE FOR ANOTHER TIME. I WANT TO HIGHLIGHT A FEW KEY FIGURES IN THE COMMUNITY. YOU MIGHT KNOW SOME OF THEM. THESE INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE DEDICATED THEIR LIFE TO FIGHTING FOR EQUITY AND JUSTICE. THE FIRST ONE IS JESSY WADDLES. HE'S DEDICATED TO HOUSING AND ECONOMIC JUSTICE. AND WHAT HE WOULD DO IS BUY HOME AND BUILD THEM AND RENT THEM TO AFRICAN-AMERICANS DUE TO PROBLEMS WITH RENTING HOMES. WHEN I SPOKE TO SOMEBODY ON THE PHONE THEY SAID JESSIE WADDLES WAS AN AMAZING PERSON. HE WAS A MILLIONAIRE. HE STAYED UNTIL THE DAY HE DIED WORKING ON HOMES. NEXT IS ALVORN CLIFTON, SHE HAD A CONNECTION WITH MAYOR CHAVEZ. SHE WORKED WITH MS. LEWIS. AND WAS THE KNOWN MARE OF THE WAR ZONE. AND SHE WAS A REALLY POWERFUL WOMAN. I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT SHE WAS WHEELCHAIR BOUND. THE IMPORTANT THING IS SHE NEVER LET IT BOUND HER TO ANYTHING. SHE WOULD WAIT OUTSIDE THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND CALL EVERY SINGLE DAY AND KNEW HOW TO ORGANIZE. NEXT WE'RE MOVING TO ANITA EDMUND. AND SHE'S DEDICATED TO ECONOMIC HOUSING JUSTICE AND JOBS. WE HAVE TO MOVE INTO EDUCATION AND WE CANNOT FORGET DR. MALLOWRY. HE WAS THE FIRST BLACK MALE EDUCATOR WITHIN THE APS DISTRICT. HE WENT ON TO BECOME THE FIRST BLACK PRINCIPAL IN ALBUQUERQUE. NEXT IS LORETTA. SHE WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN AS AN APS TEACHER. I COULDN'T FIND A TEACHER BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW MARY JUZANG. SHE WAS THE FOUNDER OF THE YOUTH ENRICHMENT PROGRAM THAT FOCUSED ON MATH AND SCIENCE IN THE STEM BEFORE THAT WAS AN ISSUE. LAST BUT NOT LEAST, WE HAVE CHARLES BECKNELL. AND HE WAS A RESIDENT AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZER. AND THEN LAST BUT NOT LEAST IS MORRIS HU LRBGSZ ING. THEY CREATED THE NEW MEXICO BLACK FIREFIGHTERS ASSOCIATION. THIS IS PART OF THE LASTING LEGACY. I HAVE A CALL TO ACTION. THAT'S PART OF THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN TRADITION. THAT'S PART OF WHAT WE DO. AND IT'S PART OF HISTORY. FOR US, IT'S IMPORTANT CONTINUALLY COMBAT THE TRI-CULTURAL MYTH. IN THAT MYTH INDIGENOUS MYTH IS THEY'RE OFTEN FORGOTTEN. IT HAS THE IDEA THAT THOSE THREE CULTURES CONTRIBUTED TO THE STATE WE'RE IN. WE NEED TO BREAK THAT TO UNDERSTAND THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF ALL OF OUR CITIZENS ACROSS ALBUQUERQUE AND OUR COMMUNITY. ANOTHER WAY WE CAN HONOR OUR HISTORY WITHIN BLACK HISTORY MONTH IS APS CAN PRIORITIZE IMPLEMENTING THE BLACK EDUCATION ACT AND INDIAN EDUCATION ACT. AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST APS CAN HIRE MORE BLACK EDUCATORS. THIS IS A CONSEQUENCE OF BROWN VERSUS BOARD OF EDUCATION. IN CLOSING, WE HAVE TO PRESERVE BLACK HISTORY AND BE HONEST ABOUT IT. APS BLACK HISTORY AND CONTRIBUTIONS AN IRMEASURABLE. THIS IS A DROP IN THE BUCKET. AS WE MOVE FORWARD WE'LL DIG DEEPER AND UNDERSTAND ABOUT OUR HISTORY. WE HAVE TO COMBAT RACIST NARRATIVE IN BLACK HISTORY IN PARTICULAR, WHICH IS AMERICAN SHORT IN GENERAL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. I HOPE YOU HAVE A WONDERFUL MEETING. [ APPLAUSE ] >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MR. GREEN. THANK YOU FOR GETTING ALL THE RESEARCH. REALLY ON A QUICK TURNAROUND. THANK YOU TO EQUITY AND INCLUSION AND ALL THE LEADERSHIP FOR HELPING US DO THIS TODAY. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS FOR LETTING US HAVE THIS. THANK YOU. >>COUN. LEWIS: THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM FOUR. ADMINISTRATION QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD. ANY DISCUSSION OF THE ADMINISTRATION? COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MATTER OF PRINCIPLE >>COUN. GROUT: I KNOW WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A REPORT THAT IS OUT. I'M CONCERNED WHEN I SEE LARGE SUMS PAID OUT FOR A SETTLEMENT FOR IPRA REQUEST. I DID A LITTLE BIT OF ASKING AROUND THIS WEEK AND I UNDERSTAND THAT WE'RE DOING BETTER. I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF YOU WOULD, MR. WATSON, COULD YOU TELL US WHAT YOUR BACKLOG PLAN IS FOR THIS TO GET STAFF MORE CURRENT? >> ABSOLUTELY, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, AGAIN THANK YOU FOR ACCOMMODATING AND SCHEDULING THIS EVENING. I HAVE A GRANDMA WAITING FOR THE KIDS. I APPRECIATE THE ACCOMMODATION. I'D LIKE TO HAVE A BIT OF CONTEXT. THE CITY LAST YEAR RECEIVED OVER 12,000 PUBLIC RECORDS REQUEST. THAT'S DOUBLE FIVE YEARS AGO. THAT'S 100% MORE THAN A DECADE AGO. THE FURTHER YOU GO BACK THAT'S MORE CHALLENGING. IT IS A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE. WE'RE ALSO NOT UNIQUE. MOST ENTITIES IN NEW MEXICO ARE EXPERIENCING MORE REQUESTS EACH YEAR. AND MORE AND MORE LITIGATION EACH YEAR. EVERY MEMBER -- AT A PRACTICAL LEVEL YOU GET AROUND 1100 TO 1200 REQUESTS A MONTH. MOST ARE FROM ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENTS. MOST ARE AROUND TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. AND NOT ONLY ARE WE GETTING MORE REQUESTS BUT WE'RE ALSO GETTING MORE REQUESTS WHERE THERE'S MORE RECORDS RESPONSING TO ANY REQUESTS. THE RECORDS ARE REQUIRING MORE AND MORE REDACTION. THE LEGISLATURE HAS PROVIDED MORE TOOLS TO PROTECT PEOPLE'S PRIVACY. THESE ARE IMPORTANT. FOR EXAMPLE IN THE LAST SESSION THE LEGISLATURE PROVIDED ADDITIONAL TOOLS TO PROTECT CERTAIN VICTIMS OF CRIME. WE NOW HAVE GROUNDS TO PROTECT NUITY STATE WIDE. IT'S IMPORTANT TO PROTECT VIDEO AND LAPEL. WE HAVE A BACKLOG OF REQUESTS. OUR PLAN AT PRESENT REVOLVES AROUND FIVE APPROACHES. I THINK ALL OF THEM ARE IMPORTANT. NO ONE IS REALLY GOING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE, BUT WE ARE WORKING ON FIVE THINGS AT ONCE. THE FIRST IS DIGITIZATION. THE CITY HAS A LARGE NUMBER OF PAPER RECORDS. LAST YEAR WE DIGITIZED OVER A MILLION RECORDS INCLUDING IN THE LAST TWO YEARS ALL OF THE CITY'S HR FILES. ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS WE'RE WORKING WITH A TON OF RECORDS. THE MORE WE CAN MAKE DIGITAL THE BETTER OFF LONG-TERM WE'LL BE BECAUSE IT WILL EXPEDITE RESPONSE TIME. WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO MAKE THEM AVAILABLE ONLINE. FOR EXAMPLE WE WORKED WITH THE FIRE MARSHALES OFFICE TO MAKE A CERTAIN INSPECTION REPORT THAT WAS VERY POPULAR. WE MADE IT SO ANYONE CAN RESEARCH IT FROM THE CITY'S WEBSITE. DIGITIZATION AND ANOTHER KEY COMPONENT OF OUR BACKLOG PLAN IS LARGER CLUSTER OUTREACH THERE ARE A SMALL NUMBER OF REQUESTERS WHO ACCOUNT FOR A HUGE PORTION OF OUR REQUEST. WE HAVE A GROUP OF AROUND 40 REQUESTERS THAT COMMIT OVER 100 REQUESTS A YEAR. SOME SUBMIT AS MANY AS 500 A YEAR. AND WE'VE WORKED WITH THEM TO BASICALLY STREAMLINE WHAT THEY ASK FOR AND POTENTIALLY IN SOME CASES REDUCE WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR. IT'S BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL. WE -- LARGELY RELATED TO TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS. WE MET WITH THEIR FIRM. AND IN THOSE CASES THEY'RE FOCUSING ON ONLY SEEKING THE FIRST LAPEL OF THE FIRST OFFICER ON SCENE. RATHER THAN REQUESTING ALL THE LAPEL OF EVERY OFFICER ON SCENE. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION OF THE VOLUME. THAT WILL OVER TIME EXPEDITE OUR RESPONSE TIME. THE THIRD COMPONENT OF OUR PLAN IS STAFFING. WE HAVE REQUESTED AND RECEIVED SIGNIFICANT FUNDING FOR ADDITIONAL PEOPLE. AND IN THE LAST BUDGET IN THE 23-24 BUDGET CYCLE THE COUNCIL GRANTED FUNDING FOR EIGHT ADDITIONAL TEMPORARY STAFF. AND IN THE MID-YEAR CLEAN UP THE COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION GAVE US ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR ANOTHER 10 PEOPLE TO CARRY THROUGH THE END OF THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR. WE FILLED THE POSITIONS FROM THIS FISCAL YEAR AND WE'RE ON TRACK TO FILL THE ADDITIONAL TEN PROBABLY BY THE END OF NEXT MONTH. WE'RE CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS WEEKLY. STAFFING, I WILL SAY IS NOT AN IMMEDIATE FIX BECAUSE WE HAVE TO TRAIN PEOPLE. PROCESSING PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS IS COMPLICATED. IT TAKES PEOPLE TIME TO LEARN THE SOFTWARE. THERE'S A LOT OF SOFTWARE THEY NEED TO LEARN TO USE. WHILE IT'S AN IMPORTANT COMPONENT IT'S NOT THE ONLY THING WE'RE FOCUSED ON. WE'RE ALSO FOCUSED ON PROCESS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE USING THE MONEY THAT YOU'RE GIVING US FOR PEOPLE IN THE BEST WAY POSSIBLE. I WANT TO SQUEEZE EVERY OUNCE OF INEFFICIENCY OUT OF THE PROCESS. I THINK THE CHALLENGE IS TWO-FOLD. IT'S A HUGE INCOMING DAILY DELUGE OF THE REQUESTS. AND WE'RE BALANCING GETTING REQUESTS OUT OF THE DOOR. WE ARE REALLY REEXAMINING EVERY ASPECT OF OUR PROCESS. AND TRYING TO DECREASE THE NUMBER REQUESTED EVERY MONTH AND REDUCE OVERALL RESPONSE TIME. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THAT INFORMATION. IT'S HELPFUL. I'M PLEASED TO HEAR THAT STAFFING IS HAVING SUCCESS. I UNDERSTAND THOSE FOLKS THAT DO HAVE THIS JOB, IT'S A TOUGH JOB ANYWAY. THE INFORMATION THAT YOU'RE GOING THROUGH IS WHAT FIRST RESPONDERS ARE SEEING. THAT'S ALWAYS DIFFICULT TOO. >> COUNCILOR GROUT, ABSOLUTELY. I HAVE IMMENSE RESPECT FOR OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT COLLEAGUES BECAUSE YOU KNOW WE SEE ON A DAILY BASIS WHAT THEY'RE SEEING. AND SOMETIMES WE HAVE TO WATCH IT FROM MULTIPLE ANGLES. FOR EXAMPLE, IF THERE ARE EIGHT OFFICERS ON SCENE, YOU KNOW, FOR AN EIGHT HOUR VIDEO INVOLVING A FATAL CAR CRASH WE HAVE TO WATCH ALL OF THE OFFICER'S VIDEOS WHICH CAN MEAN WATCHING THE SAME SIGNIFICANTLY DISRUPTING INCIDENT MULTIPLE TIMES. >>COUN. GROUT: BREAKS MY HEART WHAT YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH. FOLLOWING UP, YOU SPEND MANY HOURS PROCESSING THESE REQUESTS. I KNOW THERE'S A BACKLOG. I WAS -- WHEN I TALKED TO COUNCIL STAFF THIS WEEK THEY TOLD ME -- I WAS TOLD THAT 2021 THERE ARE 25IPRA REQUESTS FROM FOLKS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PICKED UP. WHICH YOU PLACED AT OVER 400 HOURS. THAT'S JUST IN COUNCIL SERVICES. MY ASK TO YOU IS HOW MANY IPRA REQUESTS HAVE YOU FINISHED THAT HAVE NOT BEEN PICKED UP SINCE 2021? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. THE MORE I'VE DELVED INTO THIS I REALIZE IT'S BASICALLY ALL OVER THE MAP. SOME YEARS IT'S AS HIGH AS ALMOST 500 REQUESTS. AND SOME YEARS IT'S SIGNIFICANTLY LESS. IT IS A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF REQUESTS. AND I DID AN INITIAL REVIEW OF HOW MUCH STAFF TIME WE WERE SPENDING AND AND LOOKED AT 20 OF THEM. THAT'S ALL I WAS ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH. ON THOSE 20 REQUESTS WE SPENT ALMOST 40 HOURS OF TIME PROCESSING RECORDS THAT WERE NEVER COLLECTED. THAT IS A CHALLENGING ISSUE. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TO ADDRESS IT IN THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. IT'S AN ONGOING ISSUE. SEVERAL YEARS AGO WE STARTED A PROCESS BY WHICH WE REQUEST -- WE REACH OUT TO REQUESTERS EVERY 90 DAYS AND ASK THEM TO CONFIRM THEY STILL WANT THE RECORDS. WE'RE FINDING THE REQUESTERS WERE LAW FIRMS OR A LARGE PORTION OF THEM. PROBABLY 30 TO 40%. CASES WOULD SETTLE AND THEY WOULDN'T TELL US. THEY WOULD NEVER PICK THEM UP. WE TRY TO CONTACT REQUESTERS EVERY 90 DAYS AND CONFIRM THEY NEED THE RECORD. WE'RE ALSO TRYING TO WORK ON REQUESTING DEPOSITS FOR RECORDS. WE'RE WORKING ON MOVING THAT REQUEST EARLY IN THE PROCESS. IF THEY GET A DEPOSIT REQUEST AND THEY'RE NOT INTERESTED IN PAYING THAT, THEY MAY NOT WANT THE RECORD. >>COUN. GROUT: WHEN IS THE LAST TIME WE LOOKED AT THE ORDINANCE THAT DEALS WITH ALL THIS? >> IPRA IS GUFRB GOVERNED BY SOME ASPECTS OF CITY ORDINANCE AND STATE LAW. THEY DID A REVISION TO THE ORDINANCE IN 2018 OR 2019. I AM INTERESTED IN WORKING WITH THE COUNCIL ON FURTHER REVISIONS TO IT. STATE LAW DOES PROVIDE CONSTRAINTS TO WHAT WE'RE ACTUALLY ABLE TO DO. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE ALL THIS INFORMATION. IT'S FRUSTRATING WHEN YOU ALL SPEND A LOT OF TIME AND THEN IT'S NOT -- THE RECORDS AREN'T PICKED UP. I'M WONDERING IF SOME OF THESE THINGS THAT WE HAVE TO SETTLE BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T GET TO THEM ON TIME COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED IF YOU WEREN'T SPENDING TIME ON THINGS THAT WEREN'T IMPORTANT TO SOMEBODY. IF THEY REALLY WEREN'T INTERESTED. I APPRECIATE YOU VERY MUCH. I THINK THERE'S A FOLLOW UP QUESTION FOR YOU. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE QUESTION I HAVE IS HOW MUCH MONEY DID THE CITY PAY OUT THIS YEAR IN REFERENCE TO IPRA CASES THAT DIDN'T -- THAT ACTUALLY HIT THEIR TIME LIMIT OR WERE UNDER LITIGATION? >> I DON'T KNOW IF I KNOW THAT NUMBER. I'M SORRY I DON'T KNOW THAT NUMBER. COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, I DON'T ACTUALLY KNOW THAT NUMBER. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: NOBODY KNOWS? HOW CAN YOU FIND THATOUS FOR US RIGHT NOW? >> COUNCILAL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, I AM UNCLEAR WHICH SET OF CASES. THE TOTAL OF ALL SETTLEMENTS. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THE TOTAL OF SETTLEMENTS THE CITY PAYS OUT IN REGARD TO IPRA REQUESTS. EITHER THOSE THAT DON'T GET HANDLED RIGHT OR DON'T PRODUCE INFORMATION OR REACH A TIME LIMIT WITH A JUDGE. THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. HOW MUCH MONEY HAS THE SIT PAID OUT? >> I CAN GET THAT NUMBER FOR YOU. I DID NOT LOOK IT UP BEFORE THIS MEETING. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: OKAY. IF WE CAN NOTE THAT FOR NEXT MEETING SO WE CAN ASK THAT. ANOTHER QUESTION IS IT WOULD SEEM MUNICIPALITIES WITH LESS PUBLIC TRUST WOULD HAVE MORE SCRUTINY SUCH AS IPRA. I'M CONCERNED THAT'S THE CASE HERE. SO, HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC IS GETTING EXACTLY WHAT THEY ASK FOR IN REFERENCE TO THE IPRA REQUEST? AND HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE -- BECAUSE THIS IS A VERY SUBJECTIVE SUBJECT. IF YOU ASK ME FOR AN IPRA REQUEST I CAN BEAT AROUND THE BUSH ALL DAY LONG AND TRY TO FIND A WAY OUT OF IT. HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE THAT THE PUBLIC GETS WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, WE DO -- SO I THINK THE CONTEXT IS IMPORTANT. WE'RE GETTING 1200 REQUESTS A MONTH. EVERY MEMBER OF THE TEAM IS WORKING ON 150 REQUESTS AT ANY GIVEN TIME. WHEN A REQUEST COMES IN WE GENERALLY WORK TO CONFIRM OUR UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE REQUESTER IS ASKING FOR. TO YOUR POINT, YOU KNOW, WE SOMETIMES -- SOMETIMES IT'S VAGUE AND CONFUSING. AND SOMETIMES LAWYERS DRAFT LONG REQUESTS THAT SEEK A LOT OF THINGS AND IT'S HARD TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR. WE DO OUR BEST UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE ASKING FOR AND IDENTIFY THOSE RECORD AND CAPTURE THEM AND REDACT THEM AND PROVIDE THEM. IN RECENT YEARS WE'VE STARTED INCLUDING A PHRASE IN OUR CLOSURE MESSAGE THAT SAYS TO PEOPLE, YOU KNOW, IF YOU BELIEVE THERE'S STILL SPECIFIC RECORDS OUTSTANDING LET US KNOW. AND SOMETIMES PEOPLE DO LET US KNOW. IT'S A MIXED BAG. SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. IT'S HELPFUL WHEN THEY DO BECAUSE IF WE MISUNDERSTOOD THE REQUEST AND CAN REMEDY THAT THAT'S GREAT. BUT IT IS A CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT. I WILL SAY IT'S BECOME MORE AND MORE CHALLENGING AS OUR REQUESTS HAVE GONE MORE COMMERCIAL. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU. >>COUN. LEWIS: COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.. JUST A QUICK QUESTION. HAVE YOU TALKED TO ANY OF THE OTHER MUNICIPALITIES. I KNOW THIS WAS A HUGE TOPIC BECAUSE A LOT OF THE SMALL CITIES AND TOWNS IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO ARE BREAKING BUDGETS TRYING TO ADHERE TO ALL THE REQUESTS. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR PEÑA, I DO ATTEND A LOT OF TRAININGS AND TALKS AND MEETINGS ALL ABOUT IPRA. AS I SAID EARLIER, WE'RE NOT UNIQUE. EVERYONE'S REQUESTS ARE ON THE RISE. ALL PUBLIC ENTITIES ARE RECEIVING INCREASING AMOUNTS OF LITIGATION. IT IS SUBJECT OF MUCH PUBLIC CONCERN AMONG PUBLIC ENTITIES. >>COUN. PEÑA: MR. PRESIDENT. SO I THINK WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CREATING SOME KIND OF COMMITTEE OR WORK GROUP TO MEET THE INTENT OF THE IPRA BUT BE ABLE TO JUST NOT HAVE TO CREATE IPRA DEPARTMENTS. I THINK THAT'S EVEN WHAT WE'RE NEEDING TO HEAR IS WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO CREATE A DEPARTMENT THAT JUST RESPONDS TO IPRA ALL DAY. WE HAVE THAT WITHIN YOURS. I'M JUST SAYING IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S A HUGE STRUGGLE. AND ALL THE INFORMATION IS RECEIVED. IT WAS IRONIC BECAUSE I GOT INTERVIEWED BY LARRY BARKER ON AN IPRA. THEY WERE SAYING THAT THEY REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE EXPECTATION OF SOME OF THE REQUESTS ARE. THEY'RE SENDING THEM THE INFORMATION BUT THEY'RE GETTING ADDITIONAL IPRA REQUESTS FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T KNOW NECESSARILY WHAT THEY'RE LOOKING FOR, IF YOU WILL. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR PEÑA, I WOULD AGREE THAT I THINK THAT IS THE TREND NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY. BECAUSE PUBLIC RECORD LOGS HAVE BECOME INCREASINGLY SPECIALIZED. THE REDACTIONS AND TECHNICAL. THERE'S A CLASS OF REQUESTERS INCREASING REQUIRED LEVEL OF TECHNICALNICALITY. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF BODIES CREATING SPECIALIZED GROUPS WITHIN BODIES TO DEAL WITH PUBLIC RECORDS REQUESTS. THAT'S WHAT THE CITY HAS DONE. WE HAVE 25 PEOPLE THAT PROCESS THOSE RECORDS FOR MULTIPLE TIMES. IN MY OFFICE. THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE THE OTHER STAFF. I THINK THERE'S DISCUSSION ABOUT WORKING GROUPS AND POTENTIAL CHANGES. THERE ARE SOME THATTED WITH MAKE SIMPLE THINGS THAT WOULD IMPROVE AND OTHER ONES THAT WOULD MAKE LARGER CHANGES. I LOOK FORWARD TO PARTICIPATING IN THOSE CHANGES. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT.. THANK YOU, ETHAN. I APPRECIATE ALL THAT INFORMATION. I JUST WANTED TO TALK TO THE -- ASK THE CA -- AT OUR NEXT MEETING, I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE A PRESENTATION ABOUT THE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE REFORM. WE HAVE THAT OFFICE OR THAT DEPARTMENT WAS CREATED IN 2021 AND WE HAVE YET TO SEE A REPORT OR ANYTHING ABOUT THAT. BROUGHT BEFORE COUNCIL. I RESPECTFULLY ASK THAT WE HAVE ONE NEXT MEETING. FIVE OR TEN MINUTES. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, THANK YOU FOR THAT INVITATION. I THINK SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE REFORM WOULD BE HAPPY TO COME AND SHARE THE WORK WE PUT IN PLACE TO CREATE A SEPARATION OF POWER AND AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT WHAT WE HAVE DONE DILIGENTLY TO SUPPORT THE ABILITY TO MOVE THROUGH AND OUT OF THE CASA. AND TO BE IN A SELF-MONITORING STATUS AS WELL AS TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE OUR PROGRESS IN POLICE REFORM. I THINK HE'D BE HAPPY TO DO THAT. TO DISCUSS THAT STRUCTURE AND THE OUTCOMES WE'RE HAVING AS A RESULT. >>COUN. LEWIS: COUNCILORS, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO THE JOURNAL. >>COUN. GROUT: MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE FEBRUARY 5th JOURNAL. >>COUN. LEWIS: THE MOTION AND SECOND APPROVAL OF FEBRUARY 5th JOURNAL. WE ARE GOING TO DO THE ROLL CALL. [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >> THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. LEWIS: WE'LL GO TO COMMUNICATION AND INTRODUCTIONS. ANY CHANGES TO THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION? I MOVE THE RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR PLACING EC42 FOR FINAL ACTION. IT'S MAYOR'S RECOMMENDATION OF -- PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT SERVICES. WE NEED A VOTE ON THE -- ACTUALLY, I MAKE A MOTION TO SUSPEND THE RULES. MOTION AND SECOND FOR EC42 SUSPEND THE RULES ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA FOR FINAL ACTION. SECONDED. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: -- >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. LEWIS: I MOVE THE RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR THE PLACING OF EC44 FOR FINAL ACTION. IT'S THE MAYOR'S RECOMMENDATION OF AWARD FOR -- ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING CPRG. BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. PEÑA: >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. LEWIS: ANY OTHER DEFERRALS? >>COUN. ROGERS: MR. PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO REMOVE FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. >>COUN. LEWIS: WE'LL GET TO THAT IN JUST A MOMENT. COUNCILOR PEÑA, DO YOU HAVE R-19? >>COUN. PEÑA: I MOVE THE RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR INTRODUCING R-19 AND PLACING IT ON THE MARCH 4 COUNCIL FOR ACTION. IT'S INTENDED FOR THE ROUTE 66 CELEBRATION. 2025-2026 AS A POLICY PLAN DESIGNATED WITH THE PARM OF ARTS AND CULTURE DIRECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE TO PROVIDE CITY COUNCIL WITH QUARTERLY UPDATES PER RESOLUTION 23-175 AND R-24-11. >>COUN. LEWIS: IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED FOR SUSPENDING THE RULE AND PUT IT ON THE MARCH 4th FOR ACTION. NEEDS TWO-THIRDS. QUESTIONS? [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. GROUT: MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION. >>COUN. LEWIS: MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY QUESTION OR DISCUSSION? [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. FINANCE AND GOVERNMENT OPERATION COMMITTEE MET ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 12 AND REPORTS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. IN THE MATTER OF EC-19 AND EC-35 BE APPROVED. IN THE MATTER OF EC-33, THAT RECEIPT BE NOTED. IN THE MATTER OF O-2, R-4, R-7, R-9 DO PASS. AND IN THE MATTER OF R-8, DO PASS AS AMENDED. I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE REPORTS. >>COUN. LEWIS: THAT MOTION IS MOVED AND SECONDED. [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. LEWIS: ANY DEFERRALS OR WITHDRAWALS AT THIS TIME? COUNCILOR BASSAN, YOU MIGHT HAVE A DEFERRAL? OKAY, COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: O-1 COMMITTEE SUBADMINISTRATION DEMOLITION OF UNSAFE COMMERCIAL BUILDING AND SUN SAFE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AND ADOPTING NEW ARTICLE IN CHAPTER 14 HOUSING CODE ARTICLE THREE. I MOVE A DEFERRAL TO MARCH 4th. >>COUN. BASSAN: SECOND. THIS IS COUNCILOR BASSAN. I'M HAVING INTERNET ISSUES. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU. >>COUN. LEWIS: THAT'S A COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE MOVED AND SECONDED FOR DEFERRAL TO MARCH 4th. ANY DISCUSSION? ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? >> YES, MR. PRESIDENT. WE HAVE TAD SIGNED UP TO SEEK. -- SPEAK. HOWEVER I'M NOT SEEING HIM IN. >>COUN. LEWIS: OKAY. MOVED BY COUNCILOR GROUT, SECONDED BY COUNCILOR BASSAN. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: -- >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >> THAT PASSES ON AN 8-0 VOTE. >>COUN. LEWIS: ITEM EIGHT IS CONSENT AGENDA. ANY CHANGES TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? >>COUN. ROGERS: YES, MR. PRESIDENT. I'D LIKE TO REMOVE EC24-8, THE REAPPOINTMENT OF SKY MORRIS TO FINALIZE SOME OF THE CONVERSATION AND INFORMATION ABOUT THAT FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS. EC-24-8. >>COUN. LEWIS: THAT COMES OFF THE AGENDA. COUNCILOR GROUT. I'M GOING TO PULL EC36. IT'S THE MAYOR'S REAPPOINTMENT OF MR. BRUCE PEARLMAN TO THE LABOR MANAGEMENT BOARD. I'M ALSO GOING TO PULL X. EC38 OFF THE CONSENT. IT'S THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF MS. PARSON TO THE ALBUQUERQUE HOUSING AUTHORITY. THAT'S OFF CONSENT. FOR THE INDIVIDUALS ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA WHO ARE APOINTEDED TO SERVE ON A BOARD OF COMMISSION THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. >>COUN. GROUT: I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. >>COUN. LEWIS: BEFORE WE DO THAT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE THAT NEEDS TO COME OFF CONSENT. COUNCILOR GROUT MOVED FOR APPROVAL OF CONSENT. SECOND BY COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? MADAM CLERK, CALL THE ROLL. [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: -- >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >> THAT PASSES ON AN 8-0 VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. PRESIDENT, I'M BACK. I THINK. I'M SORRY MY INTERNET WENT OUT. YES TO THAT. I KNOW IT'S ALREADY A DONE DEAL. BUT I'M ALSO A YES TO THE DEFERRAL ON THE BILL THAT MADAM VICE-PRESIDENT HELPED WITH. >>COUN. LEWIS: OKAY WE'RE GOING TO THE ITEMS PULLED OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE DID NOT PAUL OFF EC-32. LET'S DEAL WITH EC-24-8. COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. LAST MEETING JUST BROUGHT UP QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OTHER APPLICANTS THAT APPLIED FOR THIS PASSION AND HAVE HEARD BACK FROM THE ADMINISTRATION THERE WERE OTHER APPLICANTS. WE'RE GOING TO TALK THROUGH A PROCESS FOR THAT. AND RESUBMIT THE REAPPOINTMENT IN A DIFFERENT VACANT POSITION AFTER THE NEXT MEETING. >>COUN. LEWIS: YOU'RE GOING TO MOVE TO DEFER, COUNCILOR ROGERS? >>COUN. ROGERS: YES, DEFER TO NEXT MEETING. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. DEFER TO THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING. >>COUN. GROUT: I WILL SECOND. >>COUN. LEWIS: MOTION AND SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. LEWIS: WE'LL DO ITEM B. THE MAYOR'S REAPPOINTMENT OF MR. BRUCE PEARLMAN TO THE LABOR MANAGEMENT BOARD. THIS IS BY REQUEST. I'M GOING TO MOVE WITH DRAWN BY THE ADMINISTRATION. ADMINISTRATION LIKE TO COMMENT ON IT? >> MR. PRESIDENT, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS IS A TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE CORRECT FOR THIS APPOINTMENT AND ENSURE IT'S ACCURATE. WE'LL BRING THAT BACK. >>COUN. LEWIS: OKAY. THE MOTION HAS BEEN MADE TO WITHDRAW. IT'S SECONDED. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [ ROLL CALL ] >> I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO SECONDED? >>COUN. LEWIS: I HEARD A SECOND. COUNCILOR GROUT SECONDED. [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. LEWIS: NEXT IS EC38. MS. PARSONS TO THE ALBUQUERQUE HOUSING AUTHORITY. THIS IS ALSO BY THE ADMINISTRATION. I MAKE A MOTION TO BE WITHDRAWN. AND IT'S MOVED AND SECONDED BY COUNCILOR GROUT. ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS? >> NO, MR. PRESIDENT. >>COUN. LEWIS: ADMINISTRATION, SAME THING? OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. LEWIS: ITEM NINE IS ANNOUNCEMENTS. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THERE WILL BE AN ALBUQUERQUE BERNALILLO COUNTY GOVERNMENT COMMISSION WITH APS MEETING ON THURSDAY FEBRUARY 22nd AT 5 P.M. AT THE BERNALILLO COUNTY BUILDING KEN SANCHEZ COMMISSION CHAMBERS AT 415 SILVER AVENUE. THIS IS A HYBRID MEETING. >>COUN. LEWIS: ITEM TEN IS FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS. THERE ARE NONE. NO APPEALS. WE GO TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS. DID I SKIP ANYTHING? WE'RE GOOD? OKAY. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PROVIDE LIVE PUBLIC COMMENT TO THE COUNCIL IN PERP OR VIRTUALLY IF THEY HAVE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE INSTRUCTIONS PUBLISHED ON THE AGENDA AND ON OUR WEBSITE FRIDAY. PUBLIC COMMENT GROUND RULES EACH PARTICIPANT HAS TEN MINUTES TO PRESENT. COMMENTS ARE ADDRESSED TO THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. ANY DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT WILL RESULT IN REMOVAL FROM THE MEETING. I WANT TO MAKE A COMMENT ABOUT THE LAST MEETING. OUR COUNCIL WAS DISRUPTED BY RACIST AND OFFENSIVE ZOOM COMMENTER. AND IT'S UNACCEPTABLE AND WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. AND WHILE WE REVISIT WHAT RULES OF DECORUM NEED TO BE UPDATED, I'VE INSTRUCTED OUR STAFF SUCH DISRUPTION OCCURS AGAIN AT ANY TIME THEY'RE TO IMMEDIATELY END THE ZOOM COMMENTER WHOSE BEHAVIOR IS INAPPROPRIATELY INTERFERING WITH COUNCIL BUSINESSES. THOSE ARE COMMENTS I COULDN'T MAKE OUT ANYTHING THE COMMENTER SAID DURING THAT TIME BUT UNDERSTOOD AFTER THE FACT THAT THOSE THINGS WERE SAID AND IT WON'T BE TOLERATED. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT. THERE'S A TWO-MINUTE TIME LIMIT. A BELL WILL RING TO INDICATE TIME IS UP. CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER. COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. PRESIDENT, PARDON THE INTERRUPTION. WITH WHAT YOU JUST MENTIONED. I WANTED TO TAKE A BRIEF MOMENT TO TENGSD EXTEND MY APPRECIATION THAT WE'RE WORKING ON THIS. IN ADDITION TO THAT, I MISSED MY OPPORTUNITY. I'LL CIRCLE BACK. THANK YOU FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THAT. I WANT TO CIRCLE TO TALK TO THE ADMINISTRATION LATER ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WHEN PEOPLE DO WANT TO PROTEST AND WHEN THEY DO SAY SOMETHING, WHATEVER THEIR FREEDOM OF SPEECH IS, BUT TO DO IT IN A SAFE MANNER BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED LAST WEEKEND WAS VERY CLOSE PROXIMITY TO TWO DIFFERENT GROUPS OF PEOPLE. WE NEED TO BE PROACTIVE IN THAT SO WE DON'T HAVE SOMETHING HAPPEN AGAIN LIKE THE ONATE STATUE OCCURRENCES. I MISSED THE OPPORTUNITY EARLIER. THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF SPEAKING ON THAT NOTE. >>COUN. LEWIS: CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER. >> OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS JACKIE FOLLOWED BY SUE. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILORS. I AM COMING BEFORE YOU TODAY OUR STATE RECOGNIZES ANOTHER GRIM MILESTONE. WE'RE ONCE AGAIN THE MOST DEADLY STATE IN WHICH TO BE A PEDESTRIAN. HARDLY A DAY GOES BY WITHOUT A STORY OF AN INJURED OR DEAD PEDESTRIAN IN OUR NEWS. IN FACT JUST YESTERDAY A PEDESTRIAN WAS STRUCK AND KILLED. OUR CITY HAS A PROFOUND RESPONSIBILITY TO END THESE DEATHS ONCE AND FOR ALL. TODAY, I DO WANT TO FOCUS ON THE UNIVERSITY AREA WHERE OUR CURRENT LACK OF PEDESTRIAN INFRASTRUCTURE IS CAUSING THOSE WHO LIVE, WORK OR GET COFFEE IN THOSE AREAS TO HAVE TO EMBARK ON A DAILY MAD DASH ACROSS CENTRAL OR UNIVERSITY. OF COURSE THEY COULD FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF THE MANY SIGNS WARNING NOT TO CROSS AND USE THE NEAREST CROSSWALK WHICH IS SOMETIMES OVER 500 FEET AWAY. LET'S BE HONEST HERE, NOBODY IS ACTUALLY DOING THAT. OUR CITY CAN TAKE A GIANT STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION BY REPLACING THESE CROSSWALKS SIGN WITH AN ACTUAL CROSSWALK. MUCH LIKE WHAT CAN BE SEEN IN THE NOB HILL AREA, UP ON CENTRAL, OR FURTHER UP UNIVERSITY. BEFORE WE SEE ONE OF THE TRAGEDIES TO A UNIVERSITY STUDENT LIKE ME JUST TRYING TO GET TO CLASS. THANK YOU. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: I HAD A QUICK COMMENT FOR THE ADMINISTRATION IN REFERENCE TO THAT. WE DID A LOT OF WORK NEAR THE TINGLY AREA. THERE'S A SPEED CAMERA. AND WE HAVE A SPEED LIMIT SIGN THERE. CAN WE DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT IN THE UNIVERSITY AREA TO ACTUALLY HELP SLOW DOWN THE TRAFFIC? THAT WOULD DEFINITELY HELP IMPROVE THE PEDESTRIAN INCIDENTS IN THAT AREA. >> MADAM VICE-PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO WORK WITH THE UNIVERSITY BECAUSE THEY HAVE MULTIPLE SIGNS IN THAT AREA AS WELL. AND LOOK AT THAT. WE'LL TALK WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE LOOKING AT THAT. THANK YOU. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. KEEP US ON TASK BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE GET HELP TO YOU. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SUE FOLLOWED BY EARNEST. >> I LIVE IN SUN LIST ESTITATES. WE'RE A MANUFACTURED HOME PROPERTY AND WE OWN OUR LOTS AND OUR HOMES. I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE OF WHAT HAPPENED IN THE PAST. AND I SPENT OVER A DECADE -- ACTUALLY 15 YEARS IN THESE CHAMBERS. WHEN RON BOHAPPEN CAME IN HERE AND RECEIVED AN R-11-11 AND USED MY COMMUNITY AS A MOBILE HOME PARK. I SENT A LETTER OF INTENT TO SUE THE CITY AND OUTLINED IT IN 2020. THE CITY BLEW ME OFF. AND IN 2021 I GET A LETTER FROM AN ATTORNEY TELLING ME THAT THE CITY HAS RETAINED THEM. RETAINED MEANS EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS. THAT THEY WERE GOING TO WORK WITH ME ON A -- ON CORRECTING THIS. IT WAS ALREADY CORRECTED IN THE R-15-1. WE RECOGNIZE AS A MOBILE HOME COMMUNITY. NOT A MOBILE HOME PARK. THERE'S A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A MOBILE HOME PARK AND A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE PROPERTY. THE CITY VIOLATED THAT. I SENT IT TO CHRIS MELENDREZ IN 2015. THIS WENT TO CHRIS. I'M GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT THE CITY DID IS TAKING IN THE TAKING CLAUSE. THEY USED THE R263 OF DEBBIE O'MALLEY AND USED IT FRAUDULENTLY. WE WANT THE DUE PROCESS WE'RE AFFORDED UNDER THE FIFTH AMENDMENT, NINTH AMENDMENT, AND 14th AMENDMENT. I FOUGHT VERY HARD. THIS WHOLE STACK IS WHAT WENT THROUGH. THERE'S RESOLUTIONS THAT RON BOHANNEN WENT HERE. AND THE MAIN MAN DIDN'T KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE HOME RULE. THE HOME RULE SAYS, AND HE SAID THE STATE WAS IN CONFLICT WITH THE CITY'S IDO. THAT'S NOT TRUE. BECAUSE IF THERE'S A CONFLICT IT'S THE CITY WHO IS IN CONFLICT WITH THE STATE REGULATION. I'M GOING TO TAKE THIS PLATFORM AND COME AFTER -- >>COUN. LEWIS: YOUR TIME IS UP. >> EARNEST FOLLOWED BY TIM. TIM FOLLOWED BY FRANCESCO. FRANCESCO FOLLOWED BY MERVYN. >> I STAND BEFORE YOU, BEHIND A WAIL -- WALL. THIS WASN'T ALWAYS HERE. ABOUT TEN YEARS AGO THE VILLAGERS STORMED THE CASTLE DUE TO THE FEDERAL DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE COMING TO ALBUQUERQUE DUE TO A CRISIS IN LEADERSHIP. I APPLAUD THE COUNCIL FOR THE BRAVERY FOR WHEN THE ANGRY MOB TOOK OVER THE ENTIRE CHAMBER. IT WAS PRETTY AMAZING THE WAY THAT EVERYBODY GOT OUT OF DODGE EXCEPT FOR TWO CITY COUNCILLORS WHO DECIDED TO STICK AROUND AFTER THE MEETING WAS CANCELED. THEY WERE ASKED WHY THEY CHOSE TO STAY, CITY COUNCILLORS RESPONDED THEY WANTED TO STAND WITH THE PEOPLE. BEAUTIFUL. BEAUTIFUL. LET THIS BE A CONSTANT REMINDER THAT CITY COUNCIL ALWAYS RISES TO THE CHALLENGE. COMES UP WITH SOLUTIONS TO HELP WE THE PEOPLE ALWAYS. IT'S BEEN TEN YEARS NOW. NO ISSUES, SO THIS BAD BOY TOTALLY WORKS. THANKS GUYS. THANKS. >> MERVYN FOLLOWED BY CHARLES. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. I'M HONORED TO BE HERE. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THIS IS THE COMPLICATION OF YOUR LAWS THAT WE COME TO DEAL WITH. IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT INDIGENOUS ISSUES TALK TO THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE. MY PEOPLE ARE OUT THERE. A LOT OF THEM COME TO THIS TOWN WITH HIGH HOPES AND DREAMS WHAT THEY FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS AND LOSE SOMETHING. IT'S NOT THE HUMANITY IT'S THE DIGNITY BECAUSE THE CONDITIONS THAT APPLY TO THEM WHEN THEY'RE ON THE BRINK OF BECOMING HOMELESS. I ATTENDED A HUMAN RIGHTS BOARD MEETING THE OTHER NIGHT. AND I COME TO FIND A PASSING RESOLUTION FOR ONE AFTER ANOTHER BUT NOT ONE WORD HAD THEY COME ACROSS WITH PREVENTION. I SENT ALL OF YOU AN EMAIL AND I HOPE YOU READ MY PLIGHT. MY FAMILY IS ON THE DANGER OF BECOMING HOMELESS. HOW MANY OF YOU READ IT? DID YOU READ IT AT ALL. THIS IS WHY I'M HERE. IF YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOMELESSNESS AND WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE PEOPLE OUT THERE I'M THE ONE TO TELL YOU THIS IS OUR HISTORY. THIS WHERE ARIZONA AND NEW MEXICO COMES THROUGH ALBUQUERQUE. WHERE MY PEOPLE WERE HELD ON CONSENTRATION CAMP. LET'S TALK ABOUT INDIGENOUS HISTORY. WE WERE HERE LONG BEFORE -- THERE'S 23 TRIBES IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. AND WHERE IS THE REPRESENTATION UP THERE? I DON'T SEE IT. NOW, LET'S GET BACK TO THE EMAIL I SENT YOU. I SENT YOU TWICE, AFFIDAVITS FOR PEOPLE THAT I'M WITH. I SENT YOU OUR PLIGHT. THERE'S A LOT MORE GOING ON. I'M TELLING YOU WE CAN TALK ALL DAY. BUT UNLESS THERE ARE MECHANISMS AND UNLESS THERE ARE PEOPLE -- WE HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THAT COVID PANDEMIC WAS A VACATION FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE. IT'S TIME FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO BE HERE FOR THE PEOPLE AND BE HERE WHEN WE COME FOR YOUR HELP. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> CHARLES FOLLOWED BY ANDRES. >> GOOD EVENING. MR. PRESIDENT, AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I'M CHARLES. I'M A PROUD MEMBER OF VETERANS FOR PEACE. WE'RE MILITARY VETERANS THAT HAVE SERVED IN TIMES OF PEACE AND TIMES OF WAR. AND WE'VE CONCLUDED THAT VIOLENCE AND WEAPONS IS NOT THE ANSWER FOR THE PROBLEMS WE FACE. WE'RE OUTRAGED AND GREATLY SADDENED BY THE KILLING THAT'S GOING ON IN THE MIDEAST NOW. IN GAZA IN PARTICULAR. CHILDREN BEING KILLED, HOMES, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, BEING ATTACKED. AND WE WANT THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL TO JOIN THE NUMBER OF BODIES THAT ARE URGING A CEASE FIRE. THAT'S THE FIRST STEP IS TO GET A CEASE FIRE AND THEN TO TALK AND TRY TO SETTLE DIFFERENCES. THE SUFFERING OF THE PALESTINIANS DIDN'T START ON OCTOBER 7th. IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR MANY YEARS. IT DOES NEED SOLUTIONS. WE'RE MORE INDIVIDUALS ADJOINING IN THIS CALL FOR CEASE FIRE, ORGANIZATIONS ARE CALLING FOR IT. THE UN PASSED A RESOLUTION CALLING FOR CEASE FIRE. 153 COUNTRIES VOTED IN FAVOR OF THAT RESOLUTION. 44 MEMBERS OF CONGRESS HAVE CALLED FOR IT. A POLL -- I GUESS MORE THAN ONE POLL HAS SHOWN THAT 68% OF THE AMERICAN PUBLIC SUPPORT A CEASE FIRE. BOY, TIME FLIES. I'M ASKING YOU TO JOIN OTHER CITIES. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE CALLED FOR A CEASE FIRE. I'M ASKING FOR ALBUQUERQUE TO DO THAT. >> ANDRES FOLLOWED BY RUDOLPH. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. I'M WORKING WITH POLICE OVERSIGHT ORGANIZATION FOR 30 YEARS. I HAVE SOME INFORMATION I WOULD LIKE TO PLACE ON THE SCREEN AND ALSO TO GET A COPY TO EACH CITY COUNCILLOR, IF I MAY. SO, THERE ARE BREAKAGES IN THE SYSTEM THAT POINT TO LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND PROTECTION OF BAD POLICE WORK EXISTS. IN FACT, THERE NEEDS TO BE A COMPLETE ASSESSMENT OF THE ACCOUNTABILITY IN APD AN EXAMPLE OF THIS HORRIBLE PIECE OF INFORMATION IS WHAT IS BEFORE YOU. THIS CASE WHERE RAPE CASES WERE SHOVED UNDER THE RUG. THIS WAS ALSO UNDER CHIEF MEDINA'S ADMINISTRATION. THERE'S SEVERAL CONCERNS WE HAVE. IT APPEARS THAT APD DOES NOT HAVE EFFECTIVE SYSTEM IN PLACE TO DETECT OFFICERS NOT SHOWING UP FOR COURT. THE CHIEF SHOULD HAVE A SYSTEM IN PLACE TO DO THAT. OTHER THINGS THAT NEED TO BE REVIEWED IS THE COMMUNITY POLICING COUNCILS. THE APOA. THERE NEEDS TO BE A COMPLETE ASSESSMENT OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE ACCOUNTABILITY OF APD AND I WOULD LIKE TO MEET WITH EACH AND EVERY SINGLE COUNCILOR ABOUT THE DETAILS REGARDING THIS MATTER. IF I MAY, I WILL BE CALLING YOUR OFFICE TO MEET WITH YOUR FOLKS. OTHER CONCERNS WE HAVE ARE WE HAVE DESTROYED RAPE CASES SUITES THAT HAVE BEEN SWEPT UNDER THE RUG. AND THIS IS REGARDING DOMNIC PEREZ WHO SHOT AND KILLED SOMEONE IN THE MOUNTAINS. WE MET WITH THE MAYOR AND RECEIVED UNSATISFACTORY ANSWERS. AGAIN, I WOULD LIKE TO MEET WITH EACH ONE OF YOU ABOUT THE DETAILS. THANK YOU. >> RUDOLPH FOLLOWED BY TAD. >> COUNCILOR LEWIS, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, GOOD AFTERNOON. HAPPY AFRICAN-AMERICAN MONTH. I WAS ONE OF THE FIRST WHITE KIDS TO BE BORN TO AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN DOCTOR. AND AFRICAN-AMERICAN NURSES. MY FIRST EXPERIENCE IN LIFE IS GETTING BEAT UP BY THIS AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN AND I WANT REPARATIONS. WE'RE WORKING IN ART AND I'M WORKING WITH A COUNTY COMMISSION TO GET THE BUILDING TO BE BLIND INCLUSIVE. WE'RE TRYING TO PUT CHIMES FOR EVERY FLOOR THAT ARE GOING TO BE CODED. YOU KNOW ACTUALLY THE CODE FOR THE BLIND AND DEAF. I'M TRYING TO GET THE PATENT THAT WAY PRODUCTION STARTS IN THE CITY. AND I'M GOING TO PUT IT INTO THE CITY NOT IN THE COUNTY. BECAUSE WE HAVE 300 BLIND AND DEAF PEOPLE IN THE CITY. THIS CAN BE AN OPPORTUNITY FOR JOB FOR THEM. WE HAVE 300 MILLION BUILDINGS IN THE UNITED STATES THAT CAN USE THIS CODE. AS SOON AS I WORK ON THE PATENT I WOULD LOVE YOUR SUPPORT TO MAKE THIS BUILDING THE SECOND BUILDING TO GET INVOLVED IN THAT. THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR INCLUDING THE BLIND AND TALKING ABOUT INCLUSION. LET'S INCLUDE THE BLIND AND THE DEAF. OTHER ISSUES, I'M GOING TO GO HEAVY TODAY IN CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES. I'M A CONSTITUTIONAL MAN. THEY'RE TRYING TO VIOLATE INSTEAD OF PUTTING MORE PUBLIC DEFENDERS WE'RE TRYING TO PUSH -- ESPECIALLY IF YOU'RE IN POLITICS. THANK YOU. >> TAD FOLLOWED BY ELIZABETH ON ZOOM. >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS TAD. WELL, I BRING IT TO THE COUNSELOR'S ATTENTION. THIS PROPERTY AT CENTRAL AND WISCONSIN. BEING CONSISTENTLY TO THIS DAY VANDALIZED. AND CITY COPS DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. THERE IS TRASH ALL OVER. FIRE RIGHT ACROSS FROM McDONALD'S. OTHER SIDE OF McDONALD'S. WHICH IS WISCONSIN. WELL, CITY HAS RESPONSIBILITY IN THE FIRST PLACE. WHERE IS APD? WELL, WHAT'S NEXT? THEY'RE SETTING FIRE. BESIDES VANDALIZING. FIRE ARSON. THE CITY DON'T DO NOTHING. WHAT'S NEXT? THE CITY ORDINANCE NUISANCE ABATEMENT. DECLARE NUISANCE PROPERTY. WHO DOES IT? DIRECTOR ATTORNEY. CITY COUNCIL, YOU APPROVE THIS ORDINANCE. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO IGNORE THAT? THIS ORDINANCE -- ALSO, AGAINST APD AND CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. AND CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. IF SOMEBODY CAN CHECK ON THE PROPERTY AT CENTRAL AND WISCONSIN? THANK YOU. >> ELIZABETH ON ZOOM. >> THANK YOU THIS IS ABOUT CODE ENFORCEMENT FOR THE 3827. I'VE LIVED THERE SINCE 2012 ACROSS THE STREET THREE DOORS DOWN FROM THIS VERY, VERY PROBLEMATIC TO THE EXTREME PROPERTY. I'M GOING TO TELL YOU SOME OF THE ISSUES AND THEN I'M ALSO GOING TO TELL YOU WHAT WE'RE SEEKING TONIGHT. BECAUSE THE RESOLUTION WE'VE BEEN SEEKING HAS BEEN FOR MANY, MANY YEARS NOW. OUR CONCERNS INCLUDE UNSAFE CONDITIONS FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, INCLUDING THE YOUNG CHILDREN WHO LIVE IMMEDIATELY TO THE NORTH OF THIS HOUSE. AND IN HOMES ACROSS THE STREET. THE OWNER HAS BEEN UP AND DOWN THE STREET YELLING AND CURSING AND THREATENING DUE TO DRUG ADDICTION. SHE WAS COOKING METH IN THE RESIDENCE WHICH LED HER TO RIPPING OUT DRYWALL AND STAIRCASES AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY AND NIGHT. SHE'S HAD VARIOUS RANDOM MALES IN AND OUT WHO ROAMED OUR NEIGHBORHOOD STREETS TRYING CAR DOOR HANDLES AND STEALING. EVENTUALLY THE OWNER WAS EVICTED AND THE CITY BOARDED THE WINDOWS AND DOORS AND POSTED SIGNS, BUT SHE THE OWNER AND VARIOUS RANDOM MALES RETURNED FROM TIME TO TIME OVER AND OVER. THEY BREAK INTO THE HOUSE, OCCUPY THE PROPERTY, ROAM THE STREETS, BREAKING INTO CARS, BREAKING INTO THE POST OFFICE BOXES AND ALWAYS STEALING. THIS HAPPENED OVER AND OVER FOR AT LEAST A DECADE. THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN LEFT WITH HUMAN AND DOG URINE AND FECES AND RATS OF COURSE. IT'S BEEN LESS THAN ONE YEAR SINCE SHE AND HER COHORTS HAVE SHOWN UP IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND DONE ALL THESE THINGS I'M DESCRIBING TO YOU AND MORE. WHAT WE WANT, WE WANT NEW OWNERSHIP WHO WILL BRING THIS PROPERTY INCLUDING INSIDE AND OUT UP TO A DECENT STANDARD. WE WANT AN OWNER THAT WILL PAY PROPERTY TAXES. >> YOUR TIME IS UP. >> WE'RE ASKING THE CITY WORK WITH THE COUNTY TO EXPEDITE ALL THIS AND REMEDY THIS FOR OUR LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO LET THE ADMINISTRATION KNOW THAT WE HAVE EXHAUSTED -- THIS IS IN MY DISTRICT. AND WE HAVE CALLED EVERYBODY ON THIS PROPERTY. AND WE STILL HAVE ISSUES OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. WE'VE CALLED CODE ENFORCEMENT. WE'VE CALLED CIT. WE'VE CALLED APD. WE'VE CALLED EVERYBODY YOU CAN THINK OF, YET THIS NEIGHBOR CONTINUES TO TERRORIZE THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO. WE NEED HELP. AND WE'RE NOT GETTING IT. I KNOW SHE'S -- THIS IS ACTUALLY RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM MY MOM'S HOUSE. I KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THESE FOLKS ARE FACING EACH AND EVERY DAY. SOMETHING DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE DONE. I DON'T KNOW WHAT. EVERYBODY KEEPS ON PUSHING THE BUCK TO THE NEXT PERSON. AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO HAPPEN. >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, I WAS GOING TO ASK BECAUSE I COULDN'T HEAR IF SOMEONE CAN REPEAT THE ADDRESS. I ALSO WILL COMMIT TO -- I WILL COMMIT TO US DETERMINING HOW WE CAN RALLY AND EVALUATE WHAT WE HAVE DONE AND WHAT OTHER OPTIONS WE HAVE. >> THE ADDRESS IS 3827 TENDER SWAN COURT. AND IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE COUNTY IS GOING TO PUT IT UP FOR AUCTION. BUT WE'VE HEARD THIS YEAR AFTER YEAR. I'M HERE TODAY AND ACTUALLY SEVERAL MEMBERS ARE ON ZOOM TODAY FROM OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND WE'RE ASKING THAT THE CITY WITH ITS CODE ENFORCEMENT WORK WITH THE COUNTY TEAKS -- EXPEDITE THIS AND MAKE SURE IT HAPPENS SOON. >>COUN. GROUT: I WAS GOING TO FIND OUT, COULD YOU GIVE US A BACKGROUND OF WHAT THE CITY HAS DONE TO HELP FOLKS? WHAT HAS BEEN GOING ON? >> I'M HAPPY TO DO THAT RESEARCH. AND ABSOLUTELY LOOK COMPREHENSIVELY AT WAS AND HASN'T HAPPENED AND WHAT WE COULD POSSIBLY DO. >>COUN. GROUT: THEY'RE COMING TO COUNCIL TO ASK FOR HELP. WE NEED TO HELP THEM. THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO COME HERE TO GET THAT HELP. THANK YOU. >> OUR FINAL SPEAKER ON GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT IS RACHEL ON ZOOM. RACHEL, ARE YOU AVAILABLE? >> NONE OF THE EVENTS ON SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 17 SHOULD COME AS A SURPRISE TO YOU. WE'VE BEEN PREPARING FOR THIS MOMENT FOR YEARS. WE, CONCERNED CITIZENS OF ALBUQUERQUE, HAVE BEEN REPORTING ENCAMPMENT BLOCK FOR YEARS NOW. WE'VE BEEN BEGGING FOR ENFORCEMENT OF EXISTING POLICIES. OUR SHOP OWNERS ARE LEFT TO RISK THEIR OWN LIVES TO CLEAR SQUATTERS AND HOMEOWNERS CALL IN VIOLATIONS AND IT'S UPON DEAF EARS. THE ORDINANCES WERE PUT IN PLACE FOR A REASON. VIOLATIONS OF THEM CREATES PUBLIC SAFETY DETRIMENTS AND MAGNET FOR PUBLIC SAFETY VIOLATIONS. WE'VE BEEN TOLD FOR YEARS THAT OUR HANDS ARE TIED BY CIVIL RIGHTS CONCERNS AND WE'RE HEAPED WITH GUILT TRIPS CLAIMING THE HOMELESS CAN DO WHATEVER THEY WANT TO SMOKE AND POOP AND IT OUTWEIGHS PUBLIC SAFETY NEED BECAUSE THEY EXPERIENCED TRAUMA TO LEAD THEM WHERE THEY ARE TODAY. ON THE WAY TO A PRESS CONFERENCE TO TALK ABOUT A SHOP OWNER WHO HAD BEEN HAVING TROUBLE FIGHTING THIS BATTLE ON HIS OWN, CHIEF MEDINA WITH HIS WIFE IN THE CAR SPOTTED AN ENCAMPMENT ON A SIDE WALK CREATING A TRAFFIC HAZARD AND DECIDED SOMETHING NEEDED TO BE DONE. WHY NOW? ON A DAY WHEN AN ELDERLY MAN MUCH TO HIS MISFORTUNE WAS ON A SATURDAY CRUISE IN HIS RESTORED CLASSIC CAR. THE FACT THAT THERE WAS SOME KIND OF ALTERCATION WAS NO COINCIDENCE. IT'S THE TYPE OF CHAOS AND MAY HELP THAT SPAWNS FROM YEARS OF DISREGARD AND LAW AND ORDER. IT'S NO SURPRISE THAT CHIEF MEDINA MADE SUCH A MESS OF IT. BECAUSE THIS IS WAS A CALL FOR REAL BOOTS ON THE GROUND APD. >>COUN. LEWIS: THANK YOU. YOUR TIME IS UP. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? >> THAT CONCLUDES GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >>COUN. LEWIS: WE'RE GOING TO APPROVALS. ITEM A IS EC-383. DECLARING 5081 FIRST STREET NOT ESSENTIAL FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES. I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND A REFERRAL OR DEFERRAL FOR TWO WEEKS. I'LL MAKE THAT MOTION FOR DEFERRAL. I JUST HAVE MORE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS. WITH ALL THE OTHER DEVELOPMENTS GOING ON AROUND THAT FACILITY AND SOME PEOPLE THAT REACHED OUT ABOUT HAVING MORE CONVERSATION ABOUT IT. THAT'S WHY I THINK WE COULD AT LEAST HAVE ANOTHER TWO-WEEK DEFERRAL. IT'S IN COUNCILOR BACA'S DISTRICT. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? >> WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >>COUN. LEWIS: WE'LL GO TO OUR SPEAKER. >> RUDOLPH. >> THE PRICE OF THE REAL ESTATE CHANGES WITHIN A YEAR. I THINK IT SHOULD BE HIGHER. LIKE HALF A MILLION. I JUST THINK THAT. >> THAT WAS OUR ONLY SPEAKER, MR. PRESIDENT. >>COUN. LEWIS: COUNCILORS, ANY DISCUSSION ON MOTION TO DEFER? ALL RIGHT. MOTION AND SECOND FOR -- ADMINISTRATION, DO YOU -- MOTION AND SECOND FOR DEFERRAL. THIS IS EC-383. PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. LEWIS: ITEM B IS EC391. MAYOR'S APPOINTMENT OF DR. WARTELL TO THE PURSE BOARD. I MOVE CONFIRMATION. NEED A SECOND ON THE CONFIRMATION THEN CALL FOR A VOTE. MOTION AND SECOND BY COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? >> NO, MR. PRESIDENT. >>COUN. LEWIS: COUNCILORS, ANY DISCUSSION? MOTION AND SECOND FOR CONFIRM ATION. MOVED AND SECONDED. EC-391. [ ROLL CALL. >>COUN. BACA: NO. >>COUN. BASSAN: NO. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: NO. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: NO. >>COUN. GROUT: NO. >>COUN. PEÑA: NO. >>COUN. ROGERS: NO. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: NO. >>COUN. LEWIS: NO. >> THAT MOTION FAILS ON A 0-9 VOTE. >>COUN. LEWIS: WE'LL GO TO ITEM C. THIS IS OC4 APPOINTMENT OF MEMBER TO THE ACCOUNTABILITY AND GOVERNMENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE. IN OCCURRED ONCE THE BOARD APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN REVIEWED AND CANDIDATES INTERVIEWED. CARTER HARALSON. AND THE TWO CANDIDATES ARE PRESENT. MAYBE, OR MAY NOT. IF COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THEM? COUNCIL PROVIDE PROCEDURE FOR APPOINTMENTS WE'RE FOLLOWING THAT PROCEDURE. COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE A WITHDRAW. >>COUN. LEWIS: MOTION AND SECOND FOR WITHDRAW. SECOND FROM COUNCILOR BACA. ON A MOVE TO WITHDRAW. DISCUSSION ON WITHDRAW? COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'M WONDERING WHY WE NEED TO WITHDRAW THIS -- OPENING THAT HAS BEEN OPEN SINCE LAST YEAR. WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE. I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH ONE. THE OTHER ONE HAS A BOARD THAT NEEDS REPRESENTATION. WE'RE GOING ON MONTH THREE. I WONDER WHY WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO HAVE AN EMPTY SPOT ON SUCH AN IMPORTANT BOARD WHEN WE HAVE A QUALIFIED CANDIDATE IN FRONT OF US? >>COUN. GROUT: RESPECTFULLY, I WANT TO FIND A DIFFERENT PERSON TO CONSIDER. SO WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE TO VOTE ON. THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR THIS. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WOULD ASK THAT WE DO THAT. WE'VE GOT THIS ASK EARLY IN JANUARY. AND IT IS NOW THE END OF FEBRUARY. WE DON'T HAVE ANOTHER PERSON. IF WE CAN'T FIND ANOTHER PERSON WE SHOULD MOVE. AGAIN, I'M FINE WITH THE DEFERRAL, BUT AT SOME POINT WE NEED TO FILL THIS POSITION AND IF THERE'S NOT SOMEONE WORTHY OF IT THEN WE HAVE SOMEONE WHO IS ALREADY ON THE LIST. THAT IS WORTHY. I WOULD LIKE SEE THIS MOVE AHEAD. >>COUN. LEWIS: I'D RECOMMEND WITHDRAW. I THINK IT NEEDS TO BE RESUBMITTED. THIS MEANT TO INTRODUCE TWO CANDIDATES. IF ONE TAKES THEIR NAME OUT, THEN I THINK THAT MEANS WE START OVER WITH IT. JUST PROCEDURE-WISE, I THINK IT'S THE BEST WAY TO HANDLE IT. LET'S GO TO COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: JUST FOR CLARIFYING, WE HAVE TWO CANDIDATES TO CHOOSE FROM NOW. IS ONE BEING WITHDRAWN? >>COUN. GROUT: CORRECT. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: I WAS GOING TO CLARIFY THAT. I DIDN'T KNOW THEY ACTUALLY HAD WITHDRAWN. I DIDN'T KNOW THEY HAD WITHDRAWN THEIR NAME. CAN WE GET CLARIFICATION IF THAT SECOND PERSON DID? >>COUN. LEWIS: I BELIEVE THAT IS THE CASE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, COUNCILOR GROUT, MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THE TWO NAMES HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED AS 1OC. AND THE DESIRE WAS TO WITHDRAW THE ENTIRE OC. AS TO THE NAMES OF ANY INDIVIDUAL MEMBER THAT'S UP FOR THE COUNCILORS. >>COUN. LEWIS: THE MOTION IS TO WITHDRAW THE ENTIRE OC. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. CITY ATTORNEY, CAN YOU TELL US, HAS HE WITHDRAWN HIS NAME? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? NO PUBLIC COMMENTERS? PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. >> WE JUST WANT TO VERIFY THAT -- THE MOTION TO WITHDRAW THE OC? >>COUN. LEWIS: THE MOTION AND IT'S SECONDED TO WITHDRAW THE OC. [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: NO. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: NO. >>COUN. ROGERS: NO. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >> PASSES ON A 6-3 VOTE. >>COUN. LEWIS: WE GO TO ITEM 14. FINAL ACTIONS. COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN OR COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THIS IS R-3 DIRECTING THE ADMINISTRATION TO CREATE A PROGRAM FOR DISPOSAL OF HUMAN FECES ON PROPERTY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. I MOVE A DO PASS. >>COUN. LEWIS: WE NEED A SECOND. MOTION AND SECOND FOR DO PASS. COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: I JUST WANT TO SAY TO FOLKS WATCHING THIS, THIS IS DIRECT REFLECTION OF THINGS I HEARD AND TALKING TO THE COMMUNITY. JUST EXCITED WE CAN HAVE A SOLUTION FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS FOR THIS PLIGHT, HORRIBLE PROBLEM. THANK YOU. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WANT TO MOVE FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. THIS IS ON PAGE THREE LINE FOUR CHANGE 2023 TO 2024. AND ON PAGE THREE LINE SEVEN CHALLENGE CONTRACT TO ADMINISTER WASTE PROGRAM TO CONSUMER HEALTH. THIS IS JUST A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO CLEAN UP SOME THINGS THAT WERE WRONG IN THE ORIGINAL BILL. I MOVE A DO PASS ON THAT AMENDMENT. >>COUN. LEWIS: MOTION AND SECOND FOR THE FLOOR AMENDMENT. DISCUSSION ON THE FLOOR AMENDMENT? PLEASE CALL THE ROLL. [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. LEWIS: BACK ON THE FINAL BILL AS AMENDED. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SPONSORS TO CLOSE. WE HAVE A SPEAKER. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. WE HAVE TAD. >>COUN. LEWIS: ARE YOU GOING TO COMMENT? SIGNED UP FOR R-3. >> WHAT ARE WE DOING NOW? WHICH ONE? OKAY. [ INAUDIBLE ] THIS ONE RIGHT HERE. WELL, I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A LONG TIME. THE CITY, I REMEMBER YEARS BACK, WHEN WE HAVE HIPPIES. CAMPING IN THE PARK. NOW, WE BUILD RESTROOMS. AND LATER CITY DID CLOSE THAT. I BELIEVE OTHER PARKS BOTH HAD RESTROOMS. NOW NONE. HOMELESS PEOPLE THEY DO WHAT THEY HAVE TO DO. THAT'S NATURE. EVERYONE, NOT ONLY ON CENTRAL, 4th STREET, THE TRAIL. YES, ANOTHER SYRINGES. I'VE SEEN IT. WE NEED WEEKLY SYRINGES AND ALSO DRUG -- I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS BUT THEY DO ON THE STREET THEN WEEKLY CLEANINGSYRINGES. THAT IS HOMELESS CLEANING FOR HOMELESS. NOT ONLY THAT, TRASH ALL OVER. IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I HAVE TO CLEAN THAT UP THANK YOU. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'D LIKE TO ASK THE ADMINISTRATION A QUICK QUESTION. THIS BILL, HAVE WE EVER HAD ANYTHING LIKE IT IN THE HISTORY OF ALBUQUERQUE? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, ALL OF THE COUNCILORS, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT THERE HAVE BEEN INSTANCES WHERE WE ATTEMPTED TO ADDRESS THIS MATTER WITHOUT RESOURCES AND WITHOUT DEDICATED BIO HAZARD WASTE REMOVAL ENTITY TO SUPPORT US IN DOING SO. THIS IS AN ABSOLUTE COMPLIMENT TO SOME OF THE CHALLENGING APPROACHES THAT WE'VE TRIED TO TAKE IN THIS MATTER. SO, I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO EEXPRESS HOW MUCH WE APPRECIATE THAT WE HAVE COUNCILORS THAT HAVE THAT WORKED WITH US TO THINK OF WAYS TO ADDRESS SOMETHING THE PUBLIC IS EXPECTING. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: I DON'T THINK MY QUESTION WAS ANSWERED. >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, WE HAVE ATTEMPTED TO DO THIS WORK IN THE PAST ON A CASE BY CASE BASED UPON SPECIFIC MATTERS RELATED TO REQUESTS FROM THE PUBLIC. NOT BY CONTRACT AND NOT THIS WAY. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IT WE HAVE NEVER HAD A BILL TO PICK UP HUMAN FECES EVER BEFORE IN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. I KNOW THAT WAS GOING WAY AROUND THE BUSH AND BEATING AROUND THE BUSH. THAT'S WHAT I'M GETTING FROM THAT, AM I RIGHT? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, I'M NOT AWARE OF ONE THAT SPECIFICALLY ADDRESSES. A BILL FROM COUNCIL THAT ADDRESSES THIS. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: OKAY. THE COMMENT I HAVE IS THIS IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE STATE OF OUR CITY. WHERE WE ARE AT RIGHT NOW. WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO -- I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THIS BILL. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ACTUALLY HAVE TO DO THAT WE'VE NEVER HAD TO DO BEFORE. I, MYSELF, HAVE HAD TO CLEAN HUMAN FECES OFF THE FRONT OF MY BUSINESS. IT IS NOT A FUN THING TO DO, AT ALL. IF YOU EVER HAVE TO DEAL WITH THIS, YOU'LL KNOW WHERE I'M COMING FROM. IT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD BE HAPPENING. OBVIOUSLY, THE INDIVIDUAL THAT LEFT THE FECES THERE WAS LITERALLY CRIMINAL TRESPASSING ON MY PROPERTY. AND LEFT SOMETHING FOR ME TO CLEAN UP. WHICH IN MY OPINION IS UNACCEPTABLE. THAT'S BREAKING THE LAWS AT THE LOWER LEVELS AND THOSE LAWS AT LOWER LEVELS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. AND MY COMMENT IS AGAIN, THIS IS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE STATE OF OUR CITY. AND WE NEED TO REALLY WORK TO CHANGE WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH IN OUR CITY ENFORCING THE LAWS THAT ARE IN PLACE. THANK YOU. >>COUN. LEWIS: ADMINISTRATION, WOULD YOU LIKE ANYTHING ELSE -- >> MR. PRESIDENT, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT I APPRECIATE THAT WE'VE WORKED TOGETHER. I THINK THE COMMUNITY AND OUR CITY EXPECTS US TO FIND A SOLUTION TO THIS CHALLENGING ISSUE. AND I THINK THAT COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN AND COUNCILOR ROGERS HAS WORKED WITH OUR STAFF TO FIND THIS SOLUTION. I APPRECIATE WORKING WITH ALL OF YOU. I HOPE TO BE ABLE TO REPORT BACK ON THE SUCCESS. >>COUN. LEWIS: COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: I'D LIKE -- THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'D LIKE TO KNOW HOW THIS IS GOING TO WORK. I, TOO, SADLY GET TO GO TO WORK EVERY DAY AND WE SEE SURPRISES. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW DO I GET INVOLVED? >> MR. PRESIDENT, WE'RE WORKING ON THE SCRIPT FOR THE APPROPRIATE THING TO REQUEST AT 311. AS YOU'RE AWARE THERE'S OTHER REQUEST FOR SERVICES THAT COME IN THROUGH 311, WE TRIAGE THEM TO THE DEPARTMENT TO DEPLOY INSERVICE THAT IS APPROPRIATE RESPONSE TO THAT REQUEST. WE'LL IMPLEMENT, IF THIS PASSES, WE'LL IMPLEMENT THAT PROCESS TO MAKE SURE WE'RE ABLE TO DO THAT. THAT WILL ALLOW US TO TRACK THROUGH THE REQUEST THE LOCATIONS AND GIVE US THE ABILITY TO DETERMINE WITH THE CONTRACTOR HOW WE -- WHAT ELSE WE NEED TO KNOW. IT'S HARD TO KNOW YET EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED TO KNOW. WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO ENSURE WE'RE ADDING THE INFORMATION FOR THIS. IT WILL BE ON REQUEST THAT WE WILL PROVIDE THE SERVICES. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE FOLLOW UP TO THAT. JUST BEING DEVIL'S ADVOCATE. WHAT IF THE NEIGHBORS ARE WALKING THEIR DOG? DO I CALL 311? >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, IT'S A QUESTION WE'VE PONDERED. I THINK WE'RE -- OUR GOAL IS TO REMOVE HUMAN BIO WASTE. AND THAT IS WHAT OUR CONTRACT WILL BE RELATED TO. WE WILL DETERMINE A PROCESS FOR EVALUATING THE SOURCE AND AS WE MOVE THROUGH THIS WE WILL LEARN A LOT. I BELIEVE IN OUR FIRST FEW MONTHS. THAT WILL HELP US REFINE THIS. I DON'T HAVE A GREAT ANSWER TO HOW THAT DETERMINATION WILL OCCUR. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. WE'RE SUPPOSED TO CALL 311 AND THAT'S THE STARTING POINT? THANK YOU. >>COUN. LEWIS: COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. JUST A FEW QUESTIONS. ONE, HOW OFTEN DO YOU GET THIS REQUEST? ARE THEY CALLING 311 RIGHT NOW? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. I CAN CHECK ON OUR -- THE EXACT NUMBERS OF HOW OFTEN THAT SHOWS UP. IT WILL COME THROUGH LOTS OF PLACES IN TERMS OF COMMUNITY REQUESTS. I WOULD DEFER TO THE COUNCILORS FOR THAT INFORMATION. >>COUN. LEWIS: LET'S GO TO THE SPONSORS. AND YOU CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. WE DID REQUEST THIS INFORMATION FROM 311. THERE WERE 400 REQUESTS FOR HUMAN FECES IN THE LAST CALENDAR YEAR. ALL 400 PEOPLE WERE TOLD THEY NEED TO CLEAN IT UP ON THEIR OWN. >>COUN. ROGERS: I ALSO KNOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT DID GET SERVICES TO HELP CLEAN UP, BUT THEY WERE CHARGED BY THE CITY. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: MAYBE YOU CAN ANSWER, HOW LONG IS THE CONTRACT FOR? >>COUN. LEWIS: HOW LONG IS THE CONTRACT FOR? >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: MR. PRESIDENT, THIS IS GETTING US THROUGH TO THE NEW BUDGET THAT WE'LL BEGIN ON JULY 1. >>COUN. LEWIS: ANYTHING ELSE? COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. FIRST OF ALL, I WANTED TO SAY AS A REMINDER IN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE GUARDIANS ARE REQUIRED TO PICK UP AFTER THEIR DOGS AND THERE ARE FINES FOR THAT IF YOU DO NOT. I HAVE HEARD THAT SITUATION A LOT. AND THAT IS A REMINDER THAT THERE ARE LAWS IN PLACE AND GUARDIANS NOT FOLLOWING THE LAW WOULD EXPECT RAMIFICATIONS FOR THAT. I'M GOING TO READ ONE OF THE WHEREAS CLAUSES. WHEREAS THE INTRICATE AND DESIGN OF THE HUMAN BODY NECESSITATES THE VITAL PROCESS OF DEFECATION. THAT IS A FANCY WAY OF SAYING DEFECATION HAPPENS. WHETHER YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, DEFECATION HAPPENS. YOU LIVE IN A CITY WHERE THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 4,000 PEOPLE WHO ARE UNHOUSED. WE ALSO LIVE IN A CITY WHERE THERE IS ONE 24-7 YEAR-ROUND AVAILABLE RESTROOM. IT IS NOT TO GUARANTEE -- I CONTINUALLY GET QUESTION AND CONCERNS AND REQUESTS FROM MY CONSTITCH WPTS THAT THEY DON'T FEEL THEY SHOULD HAVE TO CLEAN UP SOMEONE ELSE'S DEFECATION. I AGREE. BUT WE NEED TO ACKNOWLEDGE OUR REDUCTION IN PUBLIC BATHROOMS IS WHAT IS LEADING TO THIS ISSUE. I WORKED REALLY HARD. WE GOT ONE BATHROOM. I'VE BEEN IN OFFICE FOR A LITTLE OVER TWO YEARS. I GOT ONE IN MY DISTRICT. I WOULD LIKE TO GET ANOTHER ONE. AT THAT RATE, WE WILL NOT HAVE ENOUGH BATHROOMS FOR PEOPLE TO USE. SO THE SHORT-TERM SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM IS HAVING THIS CONTRACT IN PLACE SO THE CITY CONTRACTS WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE TRAINED TO ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUNDLY CLEAN UP HUMAN FECES. KEEP IT FROM, NUMBER ONE, HAVING TO BE TOUCHED BY OUR CITIZENS. THAT IS NOT A FAIR THING TO ASK OUR CITIZENS. THERE CAN BE DISEASES AND THINGS THAT CAN BE SPREAD. NUMBER TWO, IT CAN GET CLOSE TO OUR WATER. FOLKS ARE POWER WASHING THIS DOWN STORM DRAINS AND IT'S ENDING UP IN THE RIO GRANDE. FOR THOSE TWO REASONS I THINK THIS IS THE ONLY ANSWER IN THE SHORT-TERM FOR THIS SERIOUS PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM. WITH THAT, I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. LEWIS: IT'S BEEN AMENDED AND MOVED AND SECONDED. WE'LL GO TO A VOTE. MADAM CLERK. [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES MUCH. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. LEWIS: ITEM 13 IS APPROVALS. OC4 IS REMOVED. FINAL ACTIONS. COUNCILOR BACA. >>COUN. BACA: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDEN CREAING CENTRAL IMPROVEMENTS RIGHT-OF-WAY. TO CREATE TWO-WAY ROAD WAYS AND ESTABLISHING PRIORITIES AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION 24-143. I MOVE A DO PASS. >>COUN. LEWIS: SECOND. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED BY COUNCILOR GROUT. ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? >> NO, MR. PRESIDENT. >>COUN. LEWIS: NO SPEAKERS. ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILOR BACA, SPONSOR. >>COUN. BACA: THIS IS A PROJECT CLEAN UP CENTRAL AVENUE BETWEEN 1st AND 8th STREET. I'M BIASED BECAUSE I LIVE A BLOCK AWAY. IF YOU CONSIDER IT A JEWEL AMONG THE ROUTE 66. AT TIMES IT CAN BE A LITTLE UNCOMFORTABLE DOWN THERE. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO CLEAN IT UP. ADD SOME LIGHTING. CLEAN UP THE SIDEWALKS. >>COUN. LEWIS: COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: JUST A POINT OF CLARIFICATION, WE'RE CONVERTING TIJERAS? >>COUN. BACA: NO. >>COUN. LEWIS: OTHER DISCUSSION? [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. LEWIS: ITEM D IS R-11. COUNCILOR PEÑA OR COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. I'LL PASS TO COUNCILOR GROUT. IT'S DIRECTING THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE ALBUQUERQUE COMMUNITY SAFETY DEPARTMENT, AND ALBUQUERQUE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO REPORT AND PRESENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON QUARTERLY BASIS AND PAPER CENTRAL AVENUE THROUGHOUT THE CITY LIMITS FOR THE ROUTE 66 CELEBRATION ESTABLISHING METHOD FOR REPORTING AND PRESENTED AS MANDATED IN THE RESOLUTION 23-175. MR. PRESIDENT, BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILOR GROUT, JUST TO SAY, IT'S TWO PARTS. TO CLARIFY THE REPORTING SO WE CAN KNOW WHERE AND WHAT EVERYBODY IS DOING IN TERMS OF ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS. GETTING READY FOR THE SINTENNIAL. AND THE OTHER PART IS TO ADD OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS TO THE RESOLUTION. THIS IS GOING TO BE COMPREHENSIVE. WE'RE GOING TO LOOK AT APD. ANYONE THAT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH CENTRAL. I WAS LOOKING AT IT EARLIER AND I SAID I DON'T KNOW IF WE INCLUDED TRANSIT. OKAY, IT WAS IN THE PREVIOUS ONE. THIS IS REALLY TO HELP US. I KNOW ALL THE COUNCILORS ON CENTRAL ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS AND THE OPPORTUNITY THIS PRESENTS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE APRIZED OF WHAT'S HAPPENING AND GIVE INPUT. >>COUN. GROUT: I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. I TOO AM VERY PRIDED ABOUT ROUTE 66 AND SIN -- CINTINELL . >>COUN. GROUT: THIS WILL HELP GIVE US A SENSE OF SECURITY KNOWING THINGS ARE GOING FORWARD AND BEING DONE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. I WANT THE COLLABORATION. I'M EXCITEDED TO -- I'M EXCITED AS WE GET CLOSER AND CLOSER AND SEE THINGS ROLL OUT. I THINK THIS IS A MUCH-NEEDED. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. LEWIS: ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? >> NO, MR. PRESIDENT. >>COUN. LEWIS: ALL RIGHT. >> COUNCILOR PEÑA, I DIDN'T GET YOUR MOTION. >>COUN. PEÑA: YOU DIDN'T GET MY MOTION? I MOVED A DO PASS. >>COUN. LEWIS: SECONDED BY COUNCILOR GROUT. NOBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. WOULD THE ADMINISTRATION LIKE TO SPEAK? >> MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEÑA, COUNCILOR GROUT THANK YOU FOR THIS. DR. SANCHEZ IS OUR LEAD ON THE ROUTE 66 TEAM. AND SHE IS HERE TONIGHT -- SHE HAS A COUPLE COMMENTS. I THINK WE'RE IN SUPPORT OF THIS BASED UPON THE WORK SHE HAS BEEN DOING RELATED. >> HELLO. COUNCILOR LEWIS, COUNCILOR PEÑA, YEAH, WE ARE -- WE HAVE BEEN WORKING AND A TEAM ACROSS CITY DEPARTMENTS. IT DOES INCLUDE ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS AS WELL AS THE DEPARTMENTS THAT WERE LISTED IN THE EARLIER VERSION OF THE RESOLUTION. WE EITHER MEET QUARTERLY OR I HAVE CHECK-INS WITH THE DEPARTMENTS QUARTERLY. WE HAVE ACTUALLY A DOCUMENT WE'VE BEEN UPDATING REGULARLY. I SHARE THE MOST RECENT UPDATE WITH ALL OF YOU VIA EMAIL. THERE'S TWO VERSIONS OF IT. THERE'S A WORD VERSION. MORE COMPREHENSIVE TIMELINE THAT HAS ATTACHMENTS TO DOCUMENTS FROM EACH OF THE DEPARTMENTS. I DO BELIEVE BASED ON THIS RESOLUTION ONLY DEPARTMENT THAT HASN'T BEEN EXPLICITLY INCLUDED IS ALBUQUERQUE COMMUNITY SAFETY. WE WILL ADD THEM IN. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING TOWARD A COUNCIL PRESENTATION. WE HOPE THAT MAYBE YOU'LL INVITE US FOR A PRESENTATION AS EARLY AS MARCH 4th. WE HAVE A PRETTY EXTENSIVE SUMMARY FOR EVERYONE THAT INCLUDES UPDATES FROM ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS INCLUDING APD, PLANNING, AND THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS. >>COUN. LEWIS: DID OUR STAFF HAVE ANYTHING? WE'RE GOOD. OKAY, THANK YOU. BACK TO COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR. I THINK YOU'RE DOING AMAZING WORK. IT'S EXCITING FOR ALL OF US TO HEAR. WHEN I TALK TO DIFFERENT COUNCILORS SOME DON'T KNOW. THIS WILL KEEP US ON THE SAME PAGE. I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF, MR. PRESIDENT, IF I CAN MAKE AN AMENDMENT TO ADD ACS TO THE RESOLUTION FOR PRACTICAL PURPOSES? >> I'M SORRY. COUNCILOR PEÑA, I WAS SAYING OUR UPDATE WE PROVIDED EARLIER AND WE'VE BEEN TRACKING INCLUDED ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS EXCEPT FOR ALBUQUERQUE COMMUNITY SAFETY. IF YOU LOOK AT THE DOCUMENT WE'VE SHARED TO THIS POINT THAT'S THE ONE DEPARTMENT THAT HAS NOT BEEN SPECIFICALLY INCLUDED. >>COUN. PEÑA: OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. LEWIS: R-11. [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. LEWIS: ITEM E IS LAST ON THE AGENDA. COUNCILOR BACA AND COUNCILOR BASSAN. M-2. >>COUN. BACA: M-2 DECLARING SUPPORT FOR LEGISLATION REGARDING CRIMINAL COMPETENCY DETERMINATION. HOUSE BILL 233 AND SENATE BILL 16. I MOVE A DO PASS. >>COUN. LEWIS: MOTION AND SECOND FOR DO PASS. COUNCILOR BACA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MOVE THE FLOOR AMENDMENT? >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: MOTION AND SECOND BY COUNCILOR CHAMPINE FOR THE FLOOR AMENDMENT. DISCUSSION ON THE FLOOR AMENDMENT? WANT TO EXPLAIN IT? >>COUN. BACA: THIS IS A BILL THAT WAS ORIGINALLY INTRODUCED BY ORTIZ Y AND PINO AND ADDED TO THE METRO CRIME INITIATIVE. WE DID TRACK IT. I SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME ON THE SESSION SPEAKING WITH LEGISLATORS THAT WORK ON THIS. IT'S AN IMPORTANT BILL THAT PROVIDES PATH FOR TREATMENT SUPPORT. IT'S THE MOST VISIBLE -- THERE'S NO DIGNITY OR COMPASSION IN THE SITUATION. I WALK OUT MY FRONT DOOR AND SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING. WITHOUT THIS CHANGE IN THE STATE LAW, IT'S DIFFICULT TO MOVE FORWARD. YOU DON'T HAVE TREATMENT FACILITY YET, BUT WE ALSO DON'T HAVE A PATH TO START SAYING WHAT WE'RE GOING TO CREATE. IT'S AN IMPORTANT BILL. THE AMENDMENT, TO SPEAK TOWARD THE AMENDMENT, THIS PAST WEEK THE GOVERNOR CITED THIS BILL WAS ONE OF THE ADDITIONS SHE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE WORKING ON AS PART OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY INITIATIVE. WE HAVE THE MEMORIAL UP. I THOUGHT THAT WAS IMPORTANT TO BE SUPPORTIVE OF THE GOVERNOR. SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S AN IMPORTANT ISSUE. IT GOES BEYOND ALBUQUERQUE. IT GOES TO OTHER PARTS OF THE STATE. DESPITE IT NOT BEING AN EASY TOPIC, AND A LOT NEEDS TO BE DONE, I MOVE TO WORK WITH LEGISLATORS WHETHER IT'S THIS SESSION OR NEXT YEAR. >>COUN. LEWIS: FLOOR AMENDMENT. >>COUN. BASSAN: IF I MAY ADD REAL QUICK? >>COUN. LEWIS: COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR BACA FOR INVITING ME FOR THIS BECAUSE I DO THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT AND APPROPRIATE THAT WE DON'T ALWAYS JUST PENALIZE PEOPLE FOR -- IF THEY HAVE OTHER ISSUES AND NEEDS. YET, WE ALSO NEED TO REALLY PRIORITIZE FOCUSING ON OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE SERVICES AND NOT JUST TALK ABOUT IT. I'M REALLY GRATEFUL TO BE INCLUDED. I REALLY HOPE THE GOVERNOR DOES CALL A SPECIAL SESSION AND MOVE FORWARD WITH PROGRESS ON THIS SO WE CAN, AS A STATE, PROVIDE MORE SERVICES AND EVALUATION IN ADDITION TO MAKING SURE THAT OUR STREET AND COMMUNITIES BECOME SAFER. THANK YOU. >>COUN. LEWIS: LET'S CALL THE ROLL ON FLOOR AMENDMENT AND GO TO THE TWO SPEAKERS. [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: NO. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >> PASSES ON AN 8-1 VOTE. >> WE HAVE TWO SPEAKERS. FIRST IS SUE FOLLOWED BY RUDOLPH. RUDOLPH. >> PRESIDENT LEWIS, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT MY LIFE. YOU'RE A NORMAL PERSON. YOU'RE GETTING -- YOU'RE GETTING ON ALL KINDS OF DRUGS. YOU END UP MORE CRAZY. THIS IS JUST A SIX-MONTH RULE. BECAUSE AUTOMATICALLY THEY CAN KEEP YOU AS LONG AS THEY WANT. YOU SUFFER AND SUFFER. THIS IS THE KIND OF THING YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF BACKING THEM UP. MY CASE COST A QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS. YOU PAY A QUARTER OF MILLION DOLLARS. DO YOU HAVE A QUARTER MILLION DOLLARS FOR EVERY HOMELESS MAN? YOU DON'T. IT'S AN EASY WAY OUT OF JAIL FOR DRUG DEALERS. THEY'RE GOING TO SELL THE DRUGS OF THE CARTEL AND THE DRUGS OF PHARMA, THAT'S THE ONLY THING HAPPENING FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS. I GUESS YOU GUYS ARE NEW IN THIS GAME. MAN, NOW I UNDERSTAND, THERE ARE $100 MILLION OF LAWSUITS. AND WE TALK ABOUT REPARATIONS. BECAUSE THIS IS WHAT YOU'RE DOING TO THE PEOPLE. AND IT'S WRONG. THE CONSTITUTION IS IN PLACE FOR A REASON. IT'S DRAFTED THE WAY IT IS FOR A REASON. AND TAKING OUT THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS OF THE PEOPLE FOR LOOKING OR THIS WAY TO TAKE THE CONSTITUTION AWAY IS NOT GOING TO TAKE YOU ANYWHERE. PLUS YOU'RE VIOLATING YOUR OATH. YOUR OATH IS TO THE CONSTITUTION GENTLEMEN LADIES. HAVE A GREAT DAY. >> THAT CONCLUDES COMMENT. >>COUN. LEWIS: AS AMENDED, DISCUSSION ON THE BILL. COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I CAN'T SUPPORT THE MEMORIAL. I'LL STATE A FEW REASONS. I THINK IT WAS JUST SAID THAT EVERYBODY HAS DUE PROCESS. INSTITUTIONALIZING PEOPLE. IF ANYBODY HERE IS FLOOR WITH THE JACKSON LAWSUIT. THAT'S WHEN WE INSTITUTIONALIZED PEOPLE BY THE HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS THAT HAD DEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT -- IT WAS SAID WE DON'T HAVE THE TREATMENT SERVICES, UNFORTUNATELY WHEN WE PAINT MENTAL HEALTH WITH ONE BRUSH, WE LOOK AT AND SAY EVERYBODY WHO HAS MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, SOME PEOPLE SUFFER FROM MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES INDUCED BY DRUGS. THERE'S NO TREATMENT FOR THAT. EVEN WHEN YOU GO TO UNMH, IF YOU TAKE SOMEBODY WHO IS SUFFERING FROM ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH, UNMH WILL NOT ACCEPT THAT AND THEY HAVE TO HAVE -- THEY DON'T DO DUAL DIAGNOSIS. THE PERSON HAS TO HAVE JUST MENTAL HEALTH. FOR ME, IT GIVES ME FEAR TO THINK -- AND I APPRECIATE THE RESOLUTION AND INTENT OF THE RESOLUTION TO REALLY HELP TO ADDRESS SOME CRIMINALITY WE HAVE IN OUR COMMUNITY. INSTITUTIONALIZING PEOPLE AND PUTTING THEM IN MENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTION WHEN YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT THE CRIME COULD HAVE BEEN. THEY COULD BE IN THERE FOR A VERY LONG TIME. BECAUSE OF THE DRUGS THAT ARE GIVEN WHILE THEY'RE THERE. THOSE ARE A FEW REASONS WHY I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS. THANK YOU. >>COUN. LEWIS: COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I VOTED FOR THE AMENDMENT. WE HAD A FULL BILL TO AGREE TO. I CAN'T SUPPORT EITHER. FOR ME, HAVING A HEALTH CARE BACKGROUND AND WORKING IN MENTAL HEALTH EMERGENCY ROOMS, WE DON'T HAVE THE HEALTH SYSTEM TO HELP EVEN MEET ANY OF THIS. I UNDERSTAND WHAT IT AIMS TO DO. I THINK I AGREE WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING. FIRST WE HAVE TO FIX OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM THAT'S BROKEN. WHOSE GOING TO DO THE EVALUATIONS? WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH PROVIDERS AND FACILITIES FOR FOLKS TO GO TO. I LIKE TO SEE WE BUILD THE SYSTEM BEFORE WE FLOOD OUR JAILS WITH FOLKS THAT CAN'T GET SERVICES EVEN IN OUR JAIL SYSTEM. FOR ME, I'D LIKE TO SEE US FIX THAT FIRST AND TRY TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THIS. >>COUN. BACA: YEAH, JUST TO CLARIFY ON THE BILL. THIS IS NOT INSTITUTIONALIZING FOLKS. THIS IS SOMEONE WHO IS ARRESTED FOR MISDEMEANOR CRIME. IT'S AN ALTERNATIVE TO JAIL. AND TREATMENT WITHIN THE BILL AT THIS POINT IS THERE'S A TERM LIMIT. THE IDEA IS TO GET TO A POINT WHERE THEY'RE COMPETENT TO STAND TRIAL. IDEALLY, THEY GET BETTER FROM THIS. RIGHT NOW, IF YOU GET ARRESTED YOU'RE JUST BACK ON THE STREET WITH ZERO TREATMENT OR ZERO SUPPORT. I RECOGNIZE WE DON'T HAVE THE SYSTEMS IN PLACE. THAT'S PART OF THE PROBLEM. NOT ONLY DO WE NOT HAVE A SYSTEM IN PLACE, WE'RE NOT SENDING THEM ANYWHERE. I DON'T TAKE THIS LIGHTLY. BALANCING THE RIGHT TO SELF-DETERMINATION AND PROTECTING VULNERABLE AND FAMILIES THAT HAVE TO DEAL WITH THESE THINGS. THERE'S A WOMAN IN DISTRICT FOUR WHO WAS TAKEN OFF-GUARDIANSHIP AND TET -- SET FIRE TO HER APARTMENT. WHICH SET FIRE TO OTHER APARTMENTS. I HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER WHO DOES NOT MAKE DECISIONS ANYMORE. HE HAS ADDICTION ISSUES. WE TRIED OUR BEST TO GET HIM INTO TREATMENT, HE REFUSED AND AT THIS POINT UNDER THE CURRENT SYSTEM THE BEST I CAN HOPE FOR IS TO NOT GET THAT PHONE CALL. WHICH I FULLY EXPECT TO GET AT SOME POINT. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING I TAKE LIGHTLY. THIS IS SOMETHING PERSONAL TO ME. >>COUN. LEWIS: AS AMENDED. [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: NO. >>COUN. ROGERS: NO. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: NO. >> PASSES ON A 6-3 VOTE. >>COUN. LEWIS: ITEM 15. THERE'S NO OTHER BUSINESS. THERE BEING NO OTHER BUSINESS, THIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS ADJOURNED.