>>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. REPORT THE FOLLOWING ITEM. IN THE MATTER OF EC297, AND EC-318 THEY BE APPROVED. IN THE MATTER OF R-116 AND R-118, THEY DO PASS. AND IN THE MATTER OF O-70, THAT'S A DO PASS AS SUBMITTED AND AMENDED. I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE. >>COUN. BASSAN: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND BY COUNCILOR PEÑA. ROLL CALL. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILORS, ANY DEFERRALS OR WITHDRAWALS AT THIS TIME? >>COUN. GROUT: I PULL EC-314 OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA. IT'S A RESTORE OF ALL GRANT APPLICATIONS FROM JULY TO DECEMBER 2024. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILORS, ANY OTHER ITEMS YOU WISH TO PULL OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA. FOR INDIVIDUALS ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA APPOINTED TO SERVE ON A BOARD OR COMMISSION THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR ROGERS. [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: NO. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >> PASSES ON AN 8-1 VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR GROUT PULLED EC-314 FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA. COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS. CAO OR FINANCE -- >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, WE HAVE MARION FROM FINANCE HERE THAT WILL ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS OR -- >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. I THINK IT'S A GREAT REPORT. IT WAS REALLY GREAT TO SEE SO MANY GRANTS THAT WERE AWARDED. I THINK THAT'S ALWAYS IMPORTANT TO FIND FUNDING OTHER PLACES THAN JUST THE CITY. WE HAVE A FEW THAT ARE PENDING. I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING -- I HOPE WE GET THOSE AWARDED. A COUPLE OF THEM, THE ONE -- THE NOTABLE GRANT FOR HEALTH HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS, IT'S A HOUSING INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT AND THE AMOUNT IS $6 MILLION. THAT'S A GREAT GRANT. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO AWARDED THE GRANT. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, THAT IS ACTUALLY TWO DIFFERENT GRANTS FROM THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. ONE WAS PUT OUT FOR AN RFP WHICH WAS AWARDED TO TWO AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS. SOMOS AND FARALITO. THIS INFORMATION IS FROM HEALTH HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS. AND THEY PROVIDED IT. THE SECOND GRANT WAS USED FOR THE -- AS PART OF THE SEARCHS FOR THE SAN MATEO INE -- INN AS A YOUTH NAVIGATION CENTER. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. I THINK YOU JUST ANSWERED A COUPLE QUESTIONS. MY NEXT COUPLE OF QUESTIONS ARE WHAT IS IT FOR, AND HAVE YOU STARTED IT USING IT. YOU ANSWERED BOTH OF THOSE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE EC-25-314. >>COUN. ROGERS: -- NOW IT'S HERE. HAS ANY OF THAT FUNDING BEEN USED? >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR ROGERS. ALL OF THOSE FUNDS ARE COMMITTED THROUGH THE ACTION PLAN WHICH I KNOW HAS ALREADY GONE BEFORE COUNCIL. I DON'T REMEMBER WHEN IT WAS. THE ACTION PLAN IS ALWAYS BOOKED THROUGH COUNCIL, IT INCLUDES THE EMERGENCY SOLUTIONS GRANT, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT AND THE HOME GRANT. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU. I'M FAMILIAR WITH OUR PLANS, I'M ASKING IF IT'S BEEN USED YET. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THIS MONEY IS THREE YEARS OLD. >> WE GET A NEW APPROPRIATION EVERY YEAR AND EACH -- DEPENDING ON WHICH GRANT IT IS, IT WAS GOOD FROM 18 MONTHS AND SEVEN YEARS. THIS, I BELIEVE, WOULD BE THE FY -- THE GRANT PROBABLY STARTED ON JULY 1st OF LAST YEAR. OF FISCAL 25. YES, SOME OF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN USED. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS COUNCILORS? THE MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL OF EC-25-314. MADAM CLERK. [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. BASSAN: PASSING UNANIMOUSLY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. AGENDA ITEM NINE. COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THERE WILL BE A LOCAL GOVERNMENT COORDINATING COMMISSION MEETING TOMORROW, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20th AT 5:00 P.M. IN OUR COUNCIL CHAMBERS. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT DOLLARS. I MUST SAY THAT TO THE COMMUNITY. PLEASE SHOW UP. >>COUN. BASSAN: THIS WILL BE A HYBRID MEETING? >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THERE WILL BE THREE INTERGOVERNMENTAL LEGISLATION MEETINGS ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 22nd AT, WEDNESDAY AT 5 P.M., AND MARCH 1st AT 10 A.M. VIA ZOOM VIDEO CONFERENCE. THERE WILL BE A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PRESENTATION MEETING ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27th AT 5:00 P.M. IN THE VINCENT E. GRIEGO CHAMBERS BASEMENT LEVEL ALBUQUERQUE GOVERNMENT CENTER, WHICH IS WHERE WE'RE AT. THIS WILL BE A HYBRID MEETING. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THERE WILL BE A LAND USE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING AT WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 26th AT 5:00 P.M. >>COUN. BASSAN: WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO GENERAL PUBLIC COPT. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PROVIDE LIVE PUBLIC COMMENT TO THE COUNCIL IN PERP -- PERSON OR VIRTUALLY IF THEY SIGNED UP ON THE WEBSITE. HERE ARE THE PUBLIC COMMENT GROUND RULES. EACH PARTICIPANT HAS TWO MINUTES TO PRESENT, COMMENTS ARE TO BE ADDRESSED THROUGH THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. ANY DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT WILL RESULT IN REMOVAL FROM THE MEETING. THERE IS TWO MINUTE TIME LIMIT AND THE BELL WILL RING TO INDICATE YOUR TIME IS UP. PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKERS. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE FIRST SPEAKER IS BRICK JOANESSY FOLLOWED BY LEX ALTO. >> COUNCIL, GOOD TO SEE YOU. I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS. IT'S BECOMING LESS AND LESS SURPRISING THAT HORRIFIC THINGS ARE HAPPENING IN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AS I BECOME MORE AND MORE FAMILIAR WITH THE LEADERSHIP. QUESTION IS WHY DID YOU DECIDE TO BECOME AN ELECTED OFFICIAL? WAS IT THE MONEY? MONEY SEEMS TO BE THE ROOT, AS YOUR CITIZENS LEARN ABOUT THE CORRUPTION AND SCANDALES LIKE THE DWI SCAMS GOING ON IN NEW MEXICO. AMERICA DECLARED INDEPENDENCE RESULT OF CORRUPTION AND PRACTICES OF TURN-COATS AND COWARDS. WHAT MAKES YOU ANY DIFFERENT THAN THEM? IS IT BECAUSE NEARLY 250 YEARS LATER YOU BELIEVE THAT HISTORY IS FORGOTTEN? IT IS NOT. OUR FOUNDERS WERE WELL AWARE OF NASTY TACTICS OF THOSE IN POWER, TO ENSURE THE LIBERTY OF PEOPLE A BILL OF RIGHTS UNALIENABLE SHOULD BE ATTACHED TO THE CONSTITUTION. UNTIL THAT DOCUMENT IS DESTROYED I WILL BE WATCHING YOU. I'LL BE SPEAKING OUT AGAINST THAT CORRUPTION ESPECIALLY POLICE CORRUPTION. AS I SAID BEFORE, GET USED TO IT. THE CAMERA IS A FRIEND TO ME, AND WE THE PEOPLE. YOU WILL BE RECORDED, DIRT WILL BE EXPOSED, WHAT IS IN THE DARK WILL COME TO THE LIGHT. RESPECT THE PEOPLE'S RIGHTS, OR YOU YOURSELVES MAY END UP WITH NONE. >> LEX FOLLOWED BY ANAMI DOSS. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBERS, RIFRP RESEARCH INDICATES THAT POLITICAL CORRUPTION IS CONTAGIOUS. THE REVELATIONS OF CORRUPTION IS A SECTOR THAT LEADS OTHERS INTO THE SECTOR TO ENGAGE IN SUCH CORRUPTION. IT'S ARGUED THAT THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR CORRUPTION. INFORMATION DEFICITS, BLOCKING FREEDOM OF INFORMATION FROM THE LEGISLATION, IN CONTRAST, FOR EXAMPLE, THE INDIAN RIGHT FOR INFORMATION ACT OF 2005 IS ALREADY ENDANGERED MASS MOVEMENTS IN THE COUNTRY IN BRINGING THE LETHARGIC BUREAUCRACY TO ITS KNEES. THE CHANGING POWER EQUATIONS COMPLETELY. ALSO, IT LACKS INVESTIGATIONS AND REPORTING SUCH FROM THE LOCAL MEDIA. CONTEMPT OR NEGLIGENCE OF THE PEOPLE EXTRAORDINARYINGING FREEDOM OF SPEECH OR THE FREEDOM OF PRESS. WEAK ACCOUNTING PRACTICES INCLUDING LACK OF TIMELY FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT. LACK OF MEMBERSHIP -- LACK OF MEASUREMENT OF CORRUPTION. FOR EXAMPLE, USING REGULAR SURVEYS OF HOUSEHOLDS AND BUSINESSES IN ORDER TO QUALIFY THE DEGREE OF PERCEPTION OF CORRUPTION IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE NATION. OR DIFFERENT GOVERNMENT INSTITUTION MAY INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE CORRUPTION AND CREATE PRESSURE TO COMBAT IT. THIS WILL ALSO ENABLE AN EVALUATION OF THE OFFICIALS FIGHTING THE CORRUPTION AND THE METHODS USED. TAX HAVENS, LACK OF CIVIC SAFETY. THE INDIVIDUAL VOTER HAS THE RATIONAL IGNORANCE REGARDING POLITICS. ESPECIALLY IN NATIONWIDE ELECTIONS SINCE EACH VOTE HAS LITTLE WEIGHT. THANK YOU. >> ANAMI DOS FOLLOWED BY ANDREW KELLER. >> ANDREW CALHERD FOLLOWED BY JAMES MOYET. >> ALL RIGHT. HELLO. MADAM COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS, I'M SPEAKING HERE TODAY TO REGISTER SOME DISAPPOINTMENT IN THE COUNCIL'S RECENT DECISION TO APPROPRIATE FUNDS AWAY FROM THE RAIL TRAIL IN FAVOR OF THE WEST SIDE YOUTH SPORTS COMPLEX. I REALIZE THE VOTE TO MAKE THAT DECISION WAS VERY LOPSIDED WITH ONLY COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN DESINTING. I HOPE YOU CONTINUE TO HAVE AN OPEN MIND AND CONSIDER OPTIONS TO BACKTRACK THAT DECISION. I AM A FORMER WEST SIDER, I ATTENDED TAUGHT AT AND CONTINUED TO TEACH YOUTH SPORTS AT ST. PIOUS. I'M IN FAVOR OF THE WEST SIDE YOUTH SPORTS COMPLEX. HOWEVER THE WAY IN WHICH THIS FUND WAS SECURED, I BELIEVE, SETS A VERY TROUBLING PRECEDENT OF COUNCILORS LOOKING TO OTHER PROJECTS OF OTHER DISTRICTS TO SECURE FUNDING. I WORRY THAT IN THE FUTURE YOU MIGHT NOT FEEL AS AMENABLE TO MOVING MONEY AROUND WHEN SOMEONE COMES TO ASK YOU FOR MONEY FROM YOUR DONE DISTRICT. I WORRY THAT IF YOU FEEL YOU HAVE TO SAY NO THAT WILL OPEN YOURSELVES UP TO CHARGES OF HYPOCRISY, MIGHT EVEN FRACTURE THE WORKING RELATIONSHIP AMONG YOU ALL THAT YOU DEVELOPED IN SERVICE TO US. FURTHER, I DO WORRY THIS DECISION SENDS THE SIGNAL TO OUR STATE LEGISLATURES THAT WE ARE UNSERIOUS WHEN WE TELL THEM HOW WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THE MONEY THEY SEND OUR WAY, AND I WORRY THEY THINK THEY SHOULD SEND THE MONEY DOWN TO LAS CRUCES INSTEAD. I APPRECIATE THAT YOU'RE WILLING TO WORK TOGETHER TO REACH SOLUTIONS TO GET FUND. BECAUSE THESE ARE BOTH GREAT PROJECTS, THE RAIL TRAIL AND WEST SIDE, I THINK WHEN WE LOOK AT DOWNTOWN AND SEE THAT UNM IS LOOKING AT EXPANDING THE FOOTPRINT INTO THE CORE, THERE'S REALLY GREAT RENEWED DOWNTOWN EFFORTS TO TAKE MORE RESPONSIBILITY TO GROW DOWNTOWN. THE OPENING OF THE HOTEL AND MUCH-NEEDED VACANT BUILDING ORDINANCE THAT THIS COUNCIL PASSED I THINK DOWNTOWN IS ON A DRAMATIC UPSWING AND NOW IS NOT THE TIME FOR DELAYS AND ROADBLOCKS. THANK YOU. >> JAMES MOYET FOLLOWED BY CHANEL GENZLER. >> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU FOR SERVING. I APPRECIATE THAT. YOU HAVE A HARD JOB. I WANT TO ASK YOU, I COULD SAY DITTO TO WHAT ANDREW SAID. THE RAIL TRAIL FUNDING HAS BEEN A LONGTIME COMING. A DIFFICULT PROCESS TO GET ALL THE MONEY TOGETHER. LIKE HE SAYS, IT SENDS A MESSAGE TO THE STATE THAT WE CAN FLIPPANTLY CHANGE WITH THAT MONEY IS GOING TO GO. SO, RIGHT NOW THEY'RE SITTING ON A LOT OF FUNDS. THAT COULD BE BENEFICIAL TO THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. AND IF THEY SEE THAT WE CAN MOVE MONEY AROUND LIKE THAT, THEN THEY'RE NOT SO APT TO HELP US OUT, I DON'T THINK. WE NEED TO BE FIRM IN OUR DECISIONS IN THE FIRST TIME. AND I LIVED ON THE WEST SIDE ALSO. I'M A LIFELONG RESIDENT OF ALBUQUERQUE. I LIVE IN THE SOUTH VALLEY, AND I'VE LIVED IN THE SOUTHEAST HEIGHTS, I'VE LIVED IN THE SAWMILL DISTRICT. I THINK BICYCLING IS VERY IMPORTANT. STANDING BY THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT. IF YOU DECIDE TO PULL FUNDING AWAY FROM THE GREIGOS INTERCHANGE AT I-25, I DON'T THINK YOU WOULD DO THAT BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE THE POWER. THE BICYCLEISTS DON'T HAVE THE POWER. AS YOU DRIVE AROUND THIS TIME YOU SEE WHITE BIKES AND THAT'S THE POWER OF THE AUTOMOBILE RUNNING OVER PEOPLE. LET'S STICK WITH OUR PROGRAM AND TRY TO DO THE BEST WE CAN DO FOR THE BICYCLE. >> CHANEL FOLLOWED BY MIGUEL. MADAM PRESIDENT, THERE'S A CHANEL ON ZOOM. IF YOU'RE ON ZOOM, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. THANK YOU. WE'LL CALL YOU WHEN WE GET TO ZOOM. MEANTIME, MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ HAS HIS HAND UP. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO SEE IF I CAN GET MR. MOSCOE TO EXPLAIN THE FACT THIS IS NOT STATE FUNDS AND IT'S NOT EAR MARKED. OR MR. PADILLA TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED IN REFERENCE TO THE FUNDING AND FULLY FUNDING THE ACTUAL KEN SANCHEZ INDOOR SPORTS COMPLEX AND ALSO SHOWING THE PUBLIC THAT BOTH PROJECTS ARE MOVING FORWARD PERFECTLY FINE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, THAT'S CORRECT. IN THE LAST CLEANUP BILL WE HAD, WE MOVED SOME INTEREST WITHIN A GRT BOND, SO WE BONDED AGAINST OUR GROSS RECEIPTS TAX INCOME. AND WE MOVED A HALF-MILLION WITHIN THE PROJECTS THAT WE DISCUSSED THAT NIGHT ONLY ABOUT EIGHT PROJECTS WERE ABLE TO BE FUNDED WITH THAT GRT BONDING CAPACITY. WE MOVED A HALF-MILLION FROM THE RAIL TRAIL TO KEN SANCHEZ INDOOR SPORTS COMPLEX. AND BECAUSE WE DO BONDS AND WE EARN INTEREST ON THE BONDS, STAFF FOUND $6,000 IN INTEREST THAT WE'RE ABLE TO DIG HALF-MILLION AND PUT IT INTO KEN SANCHEZ. THAT WAY KEN SANCHEZ INDOOR SPORTS COMPLEX IS FULLY FUNDED AND THE RAIL TRAIL, WHICH IS A MULTI-PHASE MULTI-YEAR PROJECT IS ALSO FUNDED FOR SEVERAL PHASES. >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. MOSCOE, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO CONFIRM THAT THIS IS NOT USING STATE FUNDING. >> THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT. NO STATE FUNDING WAS MOVED WITHIN THAT CLEANUP BILL. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO REITERATE THAT THIS IS AN EXCELLENT PROJECT FOR THE CITIZENS OF ALBUQUERQUE. ESPECIALLY THE WEST SIDERS. THIS IS GOING TO SUPPORT MANY SCHOOLS IN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, MANY STUDENTS IN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. AND THIS WILL MEAN WE HAVE SHOVELS IN THE DIRT ALMOST AS QUICKLY AS WE POSSIBLY CAN. THE RAIL TRAIL IS -- I SUPPORT THE RAIL TRAIL, 100%. I KNOW EVERYONE ELSE DOES AS WELL. WE'RE LOOKING AT A $100 MILLION PROJECT OVER MANY, MANY YEARS. IF YOU ACTUALLY PUT THE PERCENTAGE, IT'S LESS THAN .5%. LESS THAN HALF A PERCENTAGE POINT IS GOING TO GET ANOTHER FACILITY BUILT AND RUN. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THE WEST SIDERS KNOW WE HAVE AN EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY AND AMAZING FACILITY THAT'S GOING TO BE COMING ONLINE. AND, AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THE WHOLE ENTIRE COUNCIL FOR THEIR VOTES THAT DAY. I THINK IT'S JUST REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE FOCUS ON MAKING OUR CITY BETTER AND TOTALLY FOCUSED ON BOTH PROJECTS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I SAW THE PRESS RELEASE COME OUT AND I WAS VERY INTERESTED. THANK YOU FOR THAT EXPLANATION. BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING IS WE DID TAKE $500,000 AWAY FROM THE RAIL TRAIL. CAN I ASK THE ADMINISTRATION, DO YOU AGREE BOTH ARE FULLY FUNDED AT THIS POINT? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, NO WE DON'T AGREE THEY'RE FULLY FUNDED. IN THE CIP BILL WE SENT DOWN WE HAD $1.5 MILLION FOR THE RAIL TRAIL FROM THE GRT TAX INTEREST SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE WE HAVE THAT PROJECT UNDERWAY AND WE'RE CONTINUING TO FUND THAT PROJECT AND REMOVING THE $500,000 FROM THAT AND MOVING IT TO THE WEST SIDE SPORTS COMPLEX DOES REDUCE THE CURRENT AVAILABLE FUNDS FOR THE RAIL TRAIL. IT ALSO, TO OUR ESTIMATION, BASED UPON THE FACT PROJECT COSTS HAVE BEEN ESCALATING AND WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE NEGOTIATING THE OTHER PROJECTS, WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT THE $500,000 MOVE FROM THE RAIL TRAIL WILL PUT US IN A POSITION THAT PROJECT IS FULLY FUNDED FOR THE WEST SIDE INDOOR SPORTS COMPLEX. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANT TO SAY THIS AGAIN, I THINK IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS PRECEDENT TO START TAKING FUNDS FROM FELLOW COUNCILORS PROJECTS. I DON'T THINK THAT'S SOMETHING I'VE SEEN HAPPEN IN MY THREE YEARS HERE AND I HOPE I DON'T SEE IT AGAIN. I HAVE PARTICULARS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR TAKING BECAUSE IT LEAVES A PHASE OF THE RAIL TRAIL UNFUNDED. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILORS, WE'RE ON GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT, WE'LL GO TO COUNCILOR BACA, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, AND MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BACA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'LL BE QUICK. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY BLOWING UP UNTIL A LOT. THIS IS SOMETHING WE CAN WORK OUT WITH MYSELF AND COUNCILOR SANCHEZ AND THE ADMINISTRATION. I DON'T THINK IT NEEDS TO GO BEYOND THAT. JUST SO FOLKS UNDERSTAND, MY COUNCIL SET ASIDE HAS BEEN USED TO FUND A PORTION OF THE RAIL TRAIL. IT'S NOT AS IF I'M TAKING THESE DOLLARS OUT. IN ADDITION, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ HELPS BUILD THE JONES COMMUNITY CENTER, WHICH IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION. I'M NOT JUST DOWNTOWN'S COUNCILOR I'M DISTRICT TWO'S COUNCILOR. WE ALL WORK TOGETHER ON A LOT OF THESE THINGS. SO, I JUST WANTED TO LET FOLKS KNOW THAT'S HAPPENING. IN ADDITION, I'M A FRIEND OF THE BIKE COMMUNITY. I'M PUTTING IN BIKE LANES DOWNTOWN ON ROUTE 66. THERE'S LOT MORE TO THIS. WE CAN GET THIS FIGURED OUT. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO STATE MY VOTE THAT DAY AS WELL IS THAT, YOU KNOW, MY RESERVATIONS ABOUT VOTING FOR IT BECAUSE I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT TAKING MONEY FROM ONE PROJECT TO ANOTHER PROJECT. JUST SO THE PUBLIC KNOWS, I ASKED DURING THE MEETING, AND I DON'T KNOW IF THAT WAS PART OF THE PUBLIC RECORD, I ASKED COUNCILOR BACA AND COUNCILOR BACA AGREED WITH COUNCILOR SANCHEZ TO TAKE THAT MONEY. I'M GLAD THAT, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD BE WORKED OUT AND FIXED. BUT THE ONLY REASON I VOTED FOR IT IS BECAUSE THEY HAD AN AGREEMENT TO ALLOW THAT. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR LEWIS. >>COUN. LEWIS: MADAM PRESIDENT, THANK YOU. I'M JUST LISTENING TO THIS. THERE'S A LOT OF PRECEDENCE TO THIS. MILLIONS OF DOLLARS OF OUR SET ASIDES GIVEN TO PROJECTS IN OTHER DISTRICTS. I, AT ONE POINT, SPONSORED A BILL THAT PUT $20 MILLION IN THE SPORTS COMPLEX THAT IS IN COUNCILOR SANCHEZ'S DISTRICT. WE DO THIS ALL THE TIME. AND MR. MOSCOE EXPLAINED HOW THESE PROJECTS ARE FULLY FUNDED. WHETHER THE ADMINISTRATION AGREES WITH THAT OR NOT DOESN'T CHANGE THE FACT IT'S FULLY FUNDED AND THESE ARE DECISIONS THAT THE COUNCIL MAKES. JUST BECAUSE THERE'S A CERTAIN AMOUNT DESIGNATED TO CERTAIN PROJECT AT THAT POINT DOESN'T MEAN THAT SOMEHOW THAT HAS TO STAY THERE, THAT SOURCE HAS TO STAY THERE ALL THE TIME. THIS IS HOW WE GET THINGS DONE. THIS IS HOW WE GET MULTIPLE PROJECTS DONE. WHERE WOULDN'T HAVE VOTED ON THAT IF I DIDN'T KNOW THESE PROJECTS WOULD BE FULLY FUNDED AS WELL. THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF COUNCILORS WORKING TOGETHER TO GET PROJECTS DONE FOR THE CITY. >>COUN. BASSAN: ALL RIGHT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE BACK TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. PLEASE CONTINUE. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. OUR UNIQUES M IRKS I MIGUEL FOLLOWED BY TAD. TAD FOLLOWED BY LISA. >> YOU GUYS ARE GOING SO QUICK. WE MAY HAVE TIME TO VISIT YOU ALL AT 6 OR 7 O'CLOCK, YOU ARE SHAKING THINGS UP. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO GET HERE EARLIER. I LIVE IN DISTRICT THREE. MONDAY, APPROXIMATELY 200 PEOPLE GATHERED IN THE COMMUNITY GATHERING IN A MARCH AND PROTEST. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK APD, THE DOWNTOWN UNIT, FOR KEEPING PROTESTERS SAFE. WE GATHERED IN CIVIC PLAZA FOR NOT MY PRESIDENT'S DAY. QUITE A FEW GROUPS HELPED ORGANIZE. AS YOU KNOW THERE ARE MANY COALITIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS WORKING DILIGENTLY TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AND RESOURCES TO OUR MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES AND GROUPS THAT HAVE GOTTEN MUCH FEAR, GIVEN THE FASCIST GOVERNMENT AND WANNABE DICTATOR THAT'S ATTEMPTING TO GOVERN THROUGH EXECUTIVE ORDERS RATHER THAN THROUGH GRASS. ANALECTED BILLION AIR IS HAVING ACCESS TO THE PERSONAL DATA OF EVERY AMERICAN. THAT SHOULD CONCERN ALL OF US. DOJ -- IF YOU LOOK BACK IN HISTORY, THERE WERE RED FLAGS AND SIRENS RIGHT BEFORE AUTHORITARIAN TAKEOVERS. WE SHOULD BE ASKING EVERY MEMBER OF CONGRESS TO INVESTIGATE DOGE. FEDERAL WORKERS MAKE A GREAT PERCENTAGE OF THE NEW MEXICAN WORKFORCE. I WANT TO THANK OUR MAYOR. I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M SAYING THAT. AND THE CITY COUNCIL, YOU ALL, I'M VERY MUCH THANKING, FOR ALLOWING CITIZENS TO PEACEFULLY PROTEST AND DPATH GATHER SO WE CAN VENT OUR FRUSTRATION WITH OUR FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BECAUSE IT'S NOT WORKING. ALBUQUERQUE IS A SANCTUARY CITY. I HAVE COUGH DROPS, IF YOU WANT. YOU LOOK RED. OKAY. THIS IS A CITY OF SANCTUARY, NOT JUST FOR IMMIGRANTS, AND REFUGEES AND ASYLUM SEEKERS, IT'S A SAFE SPACE FOR FREEDOMS AND RIGHTS. I REALLY WANT TO THANK YOU, CITY COUNCILORS, PLEASE HOLD TO THE U.S. CONSTITUTION. IT'S OUR FOUNDATION. WE NEED TO TRUST YOU ALL. THIS IS A SCARY PLACE. >> UP NEXT WE HAVE JAMES FOLLOWED BY ANAMI. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I AM FROM DISTRICT FOUR. I DID NOT SPEAK AT THE LAST MEETING BECAUSE I WAS PROCESSING THE PIT COUNT. THE POINT IN TIME SURVEY IS THE MOST ESSENTIAL HOMELESS OUTREACH EVENT CONDUCTING IN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. NOTHING ELSE COMES LOSE TO THE PIT. I WAS A TEAM LEAD FOR 12 SHIFTS OVER SEVEN DAYS. FOR THE FIRST TIME THE COALITION EXPANDED THE SEVEN DAYS TO ATTRACT AND MAXIMIZE ENGAGEMENT INVOLVEMENT AND PARTICIPATION. WITH 21 POSSIBLE TIME SLOTS OVER SEVEN DAYS, IT BLEW MY MIND ONLY ONE OF YOU PARTICIPATED IN THE COUNT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR. MADAM PRESIDENT, I STOOD HERE A MONTH AGO AND BEGGED THE ADMINISTRATION AND AVOID ENCAMPMENT SWEEPS, BUT THEY TID NOT. MULTIPLE TEAM LEADERS, AND EMPLOYEES OF THE COALITION WITNESSED EVIDENCE OF SWEEPS DURING THE COUNT. AS I SAID, IT'S IN EVERYONE'S BEST INTEREST THAT THE COALITION GETS THE MOST ACCURATE COUNT POSSIBLE. THE COUNT IS BY FEDERAL RESOURCES AND FUNDING. THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT MANDATES, SUPPORTS AND FUNDS THE COALITION TO DO THE COUNT. THE NOTION THIS COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION COORDINATED TO UNDERMINE THE COUNT IS UNCONSCIONABLE. IT IS UNREALISTIC THAT ANY GROUP WILL BE ABLE TO REDUCE THE UNHOUSED POPULATION WITHOUT AN ACCURATE COUNT. NOT PARTICIPATING IN THE COUNT IS ONE THING, BUT WORKING TO UNDERMINE THE COUNT IS MIND-BLOWING. I'M COMPLETELY FLAB R BY THE BEHAVIOR OF THIS COUNCIL AND ADMINISTRATION. >> ANAMI FOED BY WILLIAM ON ZOOM. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, I WANTED TO REPORT ON BEHALF OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS BOARD. JUST GIVEN EVERYTHING THAT'S GOING ON, FEDERALLY, AND THERE'S A FEW THINGS IN THE STATE. THE HUMAN RIGHTS BOARD DOESN'T RECEIVE ANY FEDERAL FUNDS OR FUNDING AT ALL. SO WE WILL NOT BE REINTERPRETING THE HUMAN RIGHTS ORDINANCE TO DISCRIMINATE ON GENDER AND GENDER IDENTITY AS WAS ORDERED IN THE EXECUTIVE ORDER. IN THE STATE BILL, IT'S 195, THAT WOULD AMEND THE HUMAN RIGHTS TO STOP DISCRIMINATION. THAT'S A WORTHY CAUSE AND THAT'S WHY IT'S DONE 50 YEARS AGO. THAT HAS BEEN PROHIBITED THE ENTIRE TIME. IT'S UNNECESSARY. DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PEOPLE HAS GONE UP OVER THE LAST YEAR AND A HALF. I UNDERSTAND THE FEAR BEHIND IT. THAT SAID, DISCRIMINATION AGAINST JEWISH PEOPLE ALREADY PROHIBITED NOW, JEWISH PEOPLE HAVE ACCESS TO THE RESOURCES THAT THE BOARD PROVIDES. LASTLY, OUR MEETING TOMORROW IS AT PLAZA DEL SOL IN THE LOWER LEVEL HEARING ROOM STARTING AT 5:00 P.M. ? >> WILLIAM FOLLOWED BY STEVEN. >> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, CITY COUNCILORS, I'M WILLIAM. I'M THE LIAISON FOR STRONG TOWN ALBUQUERQUE. I WANTED TO EXPRESS CONCERNS AS MANY OTHER PEOPLE HERE TONIGHT HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE REALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR THE RAIL TRAIL PROJECT. I WANT TO TALK ABOUT AS SOMEONE INVOLVED WITH GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS THAT ANY TIME YOU START MOVING FUNDS AROUND, ESPECIALLY AFTER PROJECTS HAVE BEEN INITIATED THE COST OF THE PROJECTS INCREASE THE TIMELINES FOR COMPLETION EXTEND. EVEN THOUGH WE IDENTIFIED SMALL AMOUNTS, IT GETS DOWN THE LINE. IT CREATES DISTRUST, NOT WITH THE PUBLIC ITSELF, BUT WITH THE CONTRACT AND CONSTRUCTION CREWS. IF THEY'RE STARTING TO WORK, THERE'S UNCERTAINTY WHETHER THEY'RE GOING TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT AT A FUTURE TIME, OR WHETHER OR NOT FUNDING WILL BE PULLED FROM IT. I IMPLORE THE CITY COUNCIL TO RETURN FUNDING THAT WAS ALLOCATED FOR IT. AND MAKE SURE THIS IS A PROJECT THAT IS MEANT FOR ALL ALBUQUERQUE. THE RAIL TRAIL IS MEANT TO BE A SAFE, ACCESSIBLE, AND RELIABLE MEANS OF GETTING AROUND THE CITY FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT IN A CAR. IT'S MEANT FOR BIKES AND PEDESTRIANS. OUR ENVIRONMENT IS BUILT AROUND PEOPLE DRIVING. THIS IS MEANT TO BE A GREAT STRIVE FORWARD TO PROVIDE SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION AROUND OUR CITY. THAT'S ALL I WANTED TO MENTION TODAY. >>COUN. BASSAN: ONE MOMENT. MADAM CAO. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO ADDRESS COMMENTS RELATED TO THE PIT COUNT. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT BASED ON THINGS GOING ON FOR THE CITY. AND BE VERY CLEAR WE WORKED WITH THE ADVOCACY GROUPS THAT WERE WORKING ON THE COUNT AND COORDINATED WITH THEM THAT WE WOULD NOT CLEAR ENCAMPMENTS AND MOVE PEOPLE DURING -- IN EACH OF THE ZONES. THAT DOES NOT MEAN WE'RE NOT STILL CLEANING UP IN THE STREETS AND WORKING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CLEANED UP REFUSE AND TRASH THAT HAVE BEEN, AS WELL AS AFR CONTINUED TO ENSURE WE WERE PUTTING OUT OUTSIDE FIRES DURING THAT TIME FOR SAFETY PURPOSES. YES, CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE STAFF AND MIGHT HAVE BEEN IN THE AREAS, IT WAS NOT TO CLEAR ENCAMPMENTS IN THE AGREED UPON I DON'T KNOWS. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE PUBLIC TO KNOW THAT BECAUSE WE DO HOLD OUR COMMITMENT TO WORKING WITH THOSE FOLKS. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. YOU MAY PROCEED. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. UP NEXT IS STEVEN FOLLOWED BY MARK. >> GOOD EVENING, I'M STEVE. I AM SPEAKING TONIGHT ON BEHALF OF BIKE ABQ. AND BIKE ABQ IS A 501C3 ORGANIZATION. OUR MISSION IS TO MAKE BIKING IN ALBUQUERQUE A SAFE AND ENJOYABLE AND CONVENIENT MOBILITY OPTION FOR ALL PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND ABILITIES. WE ALSO ADVOCATE FOR ALL VULNERABLE ROAD USERS. I WANTED TO EXPRESS OUR OPPOSITION TONIGHT TO TRANSFERRING THE $500,000 FROM THE RAIL TRAIL TO THE INDOOR RECREATION FACILITY ON THE WEST SIDE. I'M A LIFELONG GYM RAT AND I APPRECIATE INDOOR RECREATION FACILITIES. GIVEN THE FACT THAT ALBUQUERQUE IS ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS PLACES FOR VULNERABLE ROAD USERS, BIKES AND PEDESTRIANS ALIKE, I THINK TRANSFERRING MONEY AWAY FROM THE RAIL TRAIL SENDS THE WRONG MESSAGE AND RAISES DOUBTS WITH HOW THE CITY WANTS TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEM OF BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. PARTICULARLY IN THE VIEW OF CHUCK'S DEATH OF BEING HIT IN A HIT-AND-RUN CRASH. ANYWAY, THE RAIL TRAIL IS A REALLY IMPORTANT LINKAGE FROM DOWNTOWN TO THE BOSQUE TRAIL AND REALLY NEED TO EXPEDITE THIS. THE RAIL TRAIL IS A LINEAR PARK THAT'S GOT A PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE TRAIL RUNNING THROUGH IT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE REVITALIZATION FOR THE DOWNTOWN, NOT JUST FOR THE BIKE SAFETY. WE WANT THE CITY COUNCIL TO REDUCE EDESTRIAN AND BIKE FATALITIES. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. >> MARK FOLLOWED BY DIANE. >> HELLO, I'M MARK AND I LIVE IN DISTRICT TWO. I'M HERE TO ASK YOU ALL TO RESCIND YOUR SUPPORT FOR TRANSFERRING THE RAIL TRAIL FUNDS TO THE WEST SIDE SPORTS COMPLEX. WE HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE REALLY STRUGGLE WITH, AS MANY PEOPLE POINTED OUT, PEDESTRIAN FATALITIES AND WE'RE THE NUMBER ONE CITY FOR THOSE TYPES OF DEATHS. THE RAIL TRAIL WILL BE A GREAT PLACE MAKING OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY. WE REALLY NEED THESE KIND OF BEAUTIFUL PROJECTS THAT CAN REVITALIZE OUR CITY AND PROMOTE A LOT OF REALLY GOOD THINGS. I URGE YOU TO RESCIND YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF -- OR REALLOCATION OF THOSE FUNDS AND I GUESS THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. >> THIS IS DIANE JONES. I LIVE IN SAWMILL CROSSING. WE'RE A SUBDIVISION OF TOWN HOMES IN THE SAWMILL AREA. OUR NORTHERN BORDER IS THE RAIL TRAIL. THE RAIL TRAIL IS CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN THE SAWMILL MARKET AREA. OUR SECTION IS SCHEDULED TO BREAK GROUND THIS SUMMER. THE RAIL TRAIL WILL BE POSITIVE FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, CITY, AND STATE. IT WILL HELP REVERSE THE NEGATIVE NATIONAL STATISTICS THAT OUR STATE RECEIVES FOR PEDESTRIAN AND BIKE FATALITY. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED TO LEARN THE CITY COUNCIL MOVED MONEY FROM THE RAIL TRAIL WHICH IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION IN SEVERAL SEGMENTS TO A NON-FUNDED PROJECT ON THE WEST SIDE OF ALBUQUERQUE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. PLEASE PLACE THE MONEY BACK WHERE IT BELONGS AND FUND THE WS SIDE PROJECT LEGITIMATELY. THE CITY COUNCIL IS ACCOUNTABLE TO THE PEOPLE OF ALBUQUERQUE, AND FOR THE USE OF OUR TAXPAYER DOLLARS. THANK YOU. >> JANS FOLLOWED BY CHANEL. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. FIRST I'D LIKE TO REMARK ON A COUPLE OF TOPICS THAT HAVE COME UP TONIGHT. ON THE PIT COUNT, I WAS ONE OF MANY PEOPLE THAT PARTICIPATED OVER SEVERAL SHIFTS AND ATTEST TO THE FACT THAT FOR THE LAST DAY OF THE COUNT THERE WERE SANITATION WORKERS WHO WERE OUT AND WHEN AND LET THEM KNOW THE PIT WAS IN PROGRESS AND SHOULD NOT BE DOING ENCAMPMENT CLEARINGS, THEY TOLD ME THE PIT WAS ALREADY OVER. I TOLD THEM NO IT'S NOT BECAUSE HERE I AM DOING THE PIT, BUT IT APPEARS THERE WAS CONFUSION AS TO WHAT DATES THE PIT WAS IN EFFECT. WHEN IT COMES TO THE RAIL TRAIL, I'LL REPEAT, I LOOK FORWARD TO HAVING MORE WATER FOUNTAINS, PUBLIC DRINKING WATER, BATHROOMS AND SHADE BECAUSE WE NEED IT IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD AND IF ANY FRIENDS ARE GOING ANYWHERE ELSE, IF THERE'S ANY CHANGES TO THE PROJECT, THOSE SHOULD BE THE ONLY THINGS PRESERVED ABOUT THE PROJECT. I SURE HOPE THAT'S THE CASE. MOVING ON, AS YOU KNOW, I'M ONE OF FIVE GENERATIONS WHO IS ALIVE IN ALBUQUERQUE. FOUR OF THOSE GENERATIONS HAVE DOGS. THE YOUNGEST GENERATION IS NOT A YEAR OLD AND WILL HAVE A DOG SOON. I AM VERY INVOLVED WITH FOLKS UNHOUSED AND HAVE PETS. OFTENTIMES, THAT'S THEIR FAMILY MEMBER. A GENTLEMAN I KNEW WAS PICKED UP ON A TRESPASSING WARRANT AND THE ANIMALS WERE TAKEN TO THE ANIMAL WELFARE CENTER ON 98th AND SUNSET GARDENS. IT IS FROM THIS PART OF TOWN A 1 HOUR 30-MINUTE BUS RIDE TO GET TO 98th AND SUNSET GARDENS. THERE'S THREE BUSES INVOLVED AND IT'S A 1.4 MILE WALK FROM THE END OF THE LINE TO THE ANIMAL STATION WHERE HE RETRIEVED HIS TWO DOGS AND ONE CAT. I'M ASKING IF THERE'S A WAY TO PRIORITIZE THAT PET FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE UNHOUSED GO TO ONE LOCATION AS A PRIORITY THAT'S MORE CENTRALLY LOCATED BECAUSE I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE I KNOW WHO HAVE DISABILITIES AND FOR THEM TO HAVE MADE THAT JOURNEY WOULD HAVE TAKEN THEM MORE THAN A FULL DAY LIKE IT TOOK MY FRIEND. THEY PROBABLY WOULD HAVE LOST THEIR PET. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. >> PLEASE HOLD. >> I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY DEEP CONCERN OVER THE CITY COUNCIL'S DECISION TO MOVE FUNDING FROM THE RAIL TRAIL PROJECT. THIS PROJECT IS NOT JUST A PATHWAY IT'S AN INVESTMENT IN ALBUQUERQUE'S FUTURE. ONE THAT ENHANCES PUBLIC HEALTH, DRIVES ECONOMIC GROWTH AND IMPROVES OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE. GIVING AWAY FUNDING IS A CRITICAL MISTAKE. JEOPARDIZING OUR CITY'S POTENTIAL TO BECOME VIBRANT AND LIVABLE AND ACCESSIBLE PLACE FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS AND YOUNG FAMILIES LIKE MINE. THE WEST SIDE OF ALBUQUERQUE HAS CONTINUED TO GROW WHILE TO THIS PART OF TOWN IS LEFT BEHIND. WHEN FUNDING IS SHIFTED AROUND IN SECRET, IT MESSES THE TRUST AND LEADS TO DISORGANIZATION. A MESSY PROCESS THAT SLOWS DOWN THE PROCESS. TRANSPARENCY AND FOLLOW THROUGH ARE CRUCIAL TO INENSURE THESE PROJECTS SUCCEED. MY HUSBAND AND I LOVE IT HERE IN NEW MEXICO. WE'VE CALLED IT HOME FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS. HE'S A PHYSICIAN AND I WORK WITH A BUSINESS TO HELP OTHER BUSINESSES. DECISIONS LIKE THESE MAKE US QUESTION WHETHER WE CAN TRULY BUILD OUR FUTURE IN NEW MEXICO. BETWEEN THE GROWING HOMELESS CRISIS, A STRUGGLING EDUCATION SYSTEM IS AND A LACK OF FORWARD MOMENTUM WE FIND OURSELVES AT LOSS. HOW CAN WE STAY AND INVEST IN A PLACE WHERE PROGRESS IS CONTINUALLY STALLED. BIKE TRAILS HAVE BEEN IMPACTFUL ACROSS THE NATION. PLACES LIKE INDIANAPOLIS IT LED TO AN ESTIMATED $1 BILLION OF PROPERTY VALUE WITHIN THE LAST FEW YEARS. WE CANNOT LET THIS PROJECT DIE. THIS PROJECT WAS YEARS IN THE MAKING. I MYSELF ALONG WITH OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE SPOKEN WERE IN A COLLABORATIVE WITH THE GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT. WE COLLABORATED WITH THE GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY. WE BELIEVED THE PROMISES MADE TO US. WE DO NOT AGREE WITH MOVING THE MONEY AROUND, BUT WE WANT TO IMPLORE YOU TO RECONSIDER. OUR TAX DOLLARS ARE FUNDED IN MANY INITIATIVES THAT WE DON'T AGREE WITH AND DON'T KNOW ABOUT. THIS WOULD BE GREAT FOR OUR COMMUNITY. I URGE YOU ALL TO PRIORITIZE THE RAIL TRAIL SO THAT FAMILIES LIKE MYSELF CAN FIND CONFIDENCE AND STAYING HERE IN NEW MEXICO AND BE A PROMISING FUTURE. ONE THAT IS CONTINUOUSES TO GROW. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: HOLD ON ONE MINUTE. BEFORE WE GO FURTHER. MADAM CAO, IF YOU CAN NOT -- IF YOU CAN REVIEW MS. HERRERA'S COMMENT AND LOOK AT THE POTENTIAL OF WHAT CAN BE DONE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. FOR THE RECORD, I DO NOT SEE TONY ONLINE. THAT DOES CONCLUDE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT TOOK THE TIME TO SPEAK TONIGHT AND WERE HERE EARLY ENOUGH, WE ARE TRYING SOMETHING A LITTLE NEW. NOT INTENTIONALLY SHAKING IT UP. AT THE SAME TIME, FROM HEARING FROM CONSTITUENTS, FROM SPEAKING WITH COUNCILORS, ADMIN Q&A SOMETIMES GETS A LITTLE BIT LONG, YET WE HAVE PLENTY OF PEOPLE WHO COME TO SPEAK ON GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT OR LEGISLATION THAT IS PENDING ON OUR AGENDA. SO, FOR NOW, I DO PLAN ON ADDING ADMIN Q&A TO THE BACK OF THE AGENDA SO THAT ALL OF YOU WORKED HARD ALL DAY JOIN US AND GIVE US YOUR COMMENTS AND WE GET THROUGH LEGISLATION AND MOVE ON TO THE ADMINISTRATION ANSWER AND QUESTION PERIOD. PLEASE SHARE WITH OTHERS. I'M NOT PROMISING YOU IT WILL STAY LIKE THIS FOREVER. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE IT A TRY AND SEE IF IT WORKS AND IMPROVES FOR EVERYONE. THAT BEING SAID, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO APPROVALS ON OUR AGENDA. EC-309 ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING CONTRACT AMOUNT OF $25,000. I MOVE APPROVAL. THERE'S A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR GROUT. COUNCILORS, IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NO QUESTIONS ORCOMMENTS. THE MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL OF EC-309. MADAM CLERK. [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: WRES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. BASSAN: WE ARE MOVING ON TO FINAL ACTIONS. AGENDA ITEM A IS COUNCILOR BACA. >>COUN. BACA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. P7, ADOPTING PROPOSITION TO BE SENT TO THE 2025 LOCAL ELECTION PROPOSING TO REPEAL ARTICLE 11 SECTION 7 REGARDING THE PUBLIC VOTE ON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. THIS IS AN ANOMALY IN OUR CITY CHARTER. >>COUN. BASSAN: HOLD ON. I DON'T MEAN TO INTERRUPT. PLEASE MAKE A MOTION AND WE'LL GET A SECOND. >>COUN. BACA: MOVE DO PASS. >>COUN. BASSAN: MOTION AND SECOND FROM COUNCILOR ROGERS. COUNCILOR BACA. >>COUN. BACA: THANK YOU. THIS IS AN ANOMALY IN OUR CITY CHARTER. PROBABLY A GOOD REASON TO HAVE A TASK FORCE TO REVIEW THESE THINGS. OUR CITY CHARTER IS OUR CONSTITUTION. IT'S HOW WE MANAGE OUR CITY AND RUN IT. PUTTING IN SOMETHING ON A SPECIFIC PROJECT IS INAPPROPRIATE FOR OUR CITY CHARTER. AS I RAN THIS, IT'S AN ANOMALY FROM DECADES AGO WHERE A GROUP OF FOLKS FROM OLD TOWN WERE UNHAPPY WITH DOWNTOWN. IT IS WHAT IT IS. IT'S THERE. SO, ESSENTIALLY WOULD LIKE TO TAKE IT OUT. THE PERFORMING ARTS THEATER IS NOT AN ORIGINAL IDEA ON MY PART. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR YEARS AND YEARS. I'VE OFTEN SAID, ESPECIALLY -- WE CAN TAKE CARE OF CRIME AND SAFETY IN OUR TOWN. SIMULTANEOUSLY, WE CAN TAKE CARE OF OUR KIDS AND FAMILY AND FUTURE. WE CAN TAKE CARE OF QUALITY OF LIFE AT THE SAME TIME. THIS IS ONE OF THE IDEAS. I LOVE POPEJOY HALL, BUT THAT'S ALSO 70 YEARS OLD. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF INSPIRATION FROM YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, GETTING AN AUDITORIUM BUILT IN YOUR DISTRICT. THAT'S A QUALITY OF LIFE FOR OUR CITY. DOING IT BY GOING OUT THERE AND PUTTING IN THE LEGWORK AND FINDING FUNDING. I'D LOVE TO HAVE MORE PRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS. LOTS OF WAYS TO DO THIS. ALL THAT SAID, THIS IS A WEIRD THING TO HAVE THIS IN OUR CITY CHARTER. WITH THAT, I URGE EVERYONE'S SUPPORT. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR, I KNOW WE DO HAVE SOME PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. LET'S GO TO THEM FIRST AND WE'LL DO SOME DISCUSSION. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS MAUREEN FOLLOWED BY LISA. >> GOOD EVENING. IT IS MY HONOR TO SHARE THE NEW MEXICO PHILHARMONIC'S BOARD OF DIRECTOR. WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT FROM THE CITY THAT ENABLES THE PHILHARMONIC TO REACH OUR COMMUNITY'S TITLE ONE CHILDREN AND PARENTS AND VETERANS. I'M HERE TO URGE YOU TO SUPPORT REMOVING THE OUTDATED RESTRICTION REQUIRING A PUBLIC VOTE ON EXPENDITURES OVER $10 MILLION FOR A PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. A WORLD-CLASS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER IS NOT A LUXURY, IT IS A NECESSITY. OUR CURRENT VENUES INCLUDING OUR BELOVED POPEJOY HALL ARE AGING AND INADEQUATE FOR THE NEEDS OF A GROWING, VIBRANT CITY. A NEW PERFORMING ARTS CENTER WOULD BE A HOME FOR LOCAL PERFORMING ORGANIZATIONS, A STAGE FOR WORLD-CLASS PERFORMERS AND A GATHERING PLACE FOR OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY. IT WOULD ALSO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES INSPIRING THE NEXT GENERATION OF ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS. BEYOND THE CULTURAL IMPACT OF PERFORMING ARTS CENTER IS A CATALYST FOR ECONOMIC GROWTH. IT WOULD CREATE JOBS, ATTRACT VISITORS, AND SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESS. STUDIES SHOWS INVESTMENTS IN THE ART YIELD SIGNIFICANT RETURNS FOR THE CITIES, DRIVING DEVELOPMENT, AND REVITALIZING NEIGHBORHOODS. IT IS TIME TO REMOVE THIS CLAUSE FROM THE CITY CHARTER AND PLACE DECISION MAKING WITH YOU, THE CITY COUNCIL, WHO ARE ELECTED TO ACT IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE COMMUNITY AND BE ABLE TO DO THAT PROMPTLY RATHER THAN DEFERRINGING THE DECISION FOR MONTHS OR AS MUCH AS TWO YEARS FOR A PUBLIC VOTE. IF PRIVATE INVESTORS ARE INTERESTED IN THIS PROJECT WE DON'T WANT TO KEEP THEM WAITING FOR MONTHS OR YEARS FOR A DECISION AS PRICES RISE AND OTHER FACTORS CHANGE. I RESPECTFULLY URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS CHANGE TO THE CITY CHARTER WHICH WOULD ENABLE PROMPT ACTION FOR A FUTURE PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. THANK YOU. >> LISA. >> HELLO, COUNCILORS. I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE WITH THE PERSON WHO JUST SPOKE. I HAVE CONCERNS AS A VOTER, GIVING POWER TO GOVERNMENT TO THESE -- USE TAXPAYER MONEY WITHOUT TAXPAYER INPUT. I'M SUPPORTIVE OF PERFORMING ARTS, I WAS ABLE BECAUSE OF THE PRIVILEGE OF MY FAMILY WENT TO A PERFORMING ARTS HIGH SCHOOL. I WENT TO COLLEGE ON A BAND SCHOLARSHIP. I'M REALLY FOR PERFORMING ARTS. MY CONCERN HERE IS THAT THE CITIZENS ARE NOT GOING TO HAVE INPUT. HOW CAN WE ALLOW, I UNDERSTAND IT'S OVER $10 MILLION, UP TO $9.9 MILLION RIGHT, THE CITIZENS GET TO WEIGH IN. BUT OVER THAT, THEY DON'T. HOW CAN WE INCLUDE -- BECAUSE WE ALREADY HAVE CONCERNS OVER MOVING $500,000 FOR PROJECTS, CAN YOU IMAGINE $10 MILLION? SO CORRUPTION, EVEN THE INKLING OF IT REALLY DISSUEDES PEOPLE FROM TRUSTING. WE NEED TO TRUST YOU ALL DURING THIS FEARFUL TIME. HOW CAN WE WORK TO KEEP CITIZEN INFLUENCE AND MOVE PROJECTS FORWARD. THAT IS MY CONCERN. I DO NOT TRUST GOVERNMENT. YOU ARE OUR GOVERNMENT, BUT WE TALK TO YOU, WE VISIT WITH YOU, WHY CAN ASK YOU QUESTIONS. THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY THE CASE WHEN A PROJECT GETS GOING. ONCE IT STARTED, THERE'S NO STOPPING IT. PLEASE, WOULD YOU CONSIDER SOME WAY THAT CITIZENS CAN WEIGH IN ON THIS. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILORS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I SIT ON THE VISIT ALBUQUERQUE BOARD WITH COUNCILOR BACA. LAST YEAR, WE WENT THROUGH A -- HAD A DESTINATION MASTER PLAN. FOR A YEAR GROUPS CAME IN FROM BACK EAST AND WE MET WITH ALL KINDS OF LEADERS. THE CITY GOVERNMENT, BUSINESSES, AND THEY ALSO LOOKED AT ALL THE DIFFERENT CITIES THAT ARE SIMILAR TO OURS IN THE AREA. AND ONE THING IS MISSING. IT'S A PERFORMING ARTS CENTER. I VISUALIZE SEEING A DOWNTOWN ARTS CENTER. IT CAN DO SO MUCH FOR US. WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT REVITALIZATION, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT. I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE MORE THAN $10 MILLION. THAT'S MY THOUGHT. I THINK THAT THIS DOES DESERVE SOME MORE CONVERSATION. I KNOW WE'RE JUST GOING TO DEFER IT THIS EVENING BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT IT OVER A COUPLE OF MEETINGS. HOPEFULLY PEOPLE WILL UNDERSTAND AND ASK QUESTIONS. WE'RE NOT GOING TO RUSH THROUGH IT. WE'RE GOING TO GET -- MAKE SURE PEOPLE UNDERSTAND. AND THEN SCHEDULE IT ON SOME DAY. I DO SEE THE NEED FOR A PERFORMING ARTS CENTER DOWNTOWN. IT CAN BE USED FOR A LOT OF THINGS. AND IF YOU'RE INTERESTED, GO TO VISIT ALBUQUERQUE WEBSITE, FIND DESTINATION MASTER PLAN, AND YOU'LL FIND WHERE THIS IS ONE THING HAT HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR OUR CITY. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILORS, I WOULD LIKE TO ADD, COUNCILOR BACA, THANK YOU FOR THE COMPLIMENT. AND INITATION IS THE HIGHEST FORM OF COMMENT, IF YOU DON'T FINISH THE REST OF THAT COMMENT. AT THE SAME TIME, ANYONE WANTS TO TEACH ME HOW TO DO LARGE AMOUNT PRIVE-PUBLIC FUND-RAISING. PLEASE LET ME KNOW. THAT'S ASIDE FROM DIRECT DONATION, WRAPPING PAPER PTA FUND-RAISING. I NEED TO GET INTO THE BIG LEAGUES. I WOULD LOVE TO PARTNER WITH YOU ON THAT. COUNCILORS, BEING THIS IS A PROPOSITION, WE HAVE TO DEFER THE BILL. I MAKE A MOTION FOR DEFERRAL TO MARCH 3rd. THERE'S A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR BACA AND COUNCILOR PEÑA. ANY CONVERSATION ABOUT THE DEFERRAL? BEFORE WE DO THAT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, I'M SORRY, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WANTED TO ADD ON THE BILL ITSELF? >>COUN. SANCHEZ: I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I THINK IT'S REALLY A GOOD THING THAT COUNCILOR BACA DID FIGURE OUT THIS ANOMALY TO OUR CHARTER. AND IS BRINGING IT FORWARD. IT'S SOMETHING WE REALLY, REALLY NEED TO LOOK AT. AND I THINK IT'S ACTUALLY GOING TO BE AN EXCELLENT PROJECT ONCE IT COMES TO FRUITION. YEAH, WE NEED TO DO SOME WORK DOWNTOWN. AND FIGURING OUT THIS ANOMALY AND LETTING US VOTE ON IT AND PASSING TO THE CITIZENS IS AN EXCELLENT IDEA. I JUST HOPE TO SEE IT MOVE FORWARD. I'M ALL FOR IT. AND ALL FOR US WORKING TOGETHER AS A COUNCIL. I THINK WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TRACK WITH THIS. I KNOW WE'RE GOING TO DEFER IT. WITH THAT, JUST HAVE THOSE BRIEF COMMENTS. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. COUNCILORS, THE MOTION IS FOR DEFERRAL. MADAM CLERK. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >> MOVING ON TO AGENDA ITEM B. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE COMPANION RESOLUTION FOR THE PROPOSITION. COUNCILOR BACA. >>COUN. BACA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. YES, THIS IS THE COMPANION RESOLUTION. DO WHERE -- I READ THE WHOLE THING? >>COUN. BACA: ADOPING THE PROPOSITION TO BE IN THE NEXT ELECTION CONCERNING THE ARTICLE 11 SECTION 7, IN THE FORM OF QUESTION FOR THE BALLOT. I MOVE A DO PASS. >>COUN. BASSAN: MOTION AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. I DO SEE -- DID YOU HAVE ANOTHER COMMENT TO ADD TO IT? YOU'RE GOOD? OKAY. I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER SPEAKERS. IS THAT CORRECT? ALL RIGHT. COUNCILOR BACA, TO OPEN OR MAKE YOUR MOTION FOR DEFERRAL. >>COUN. BACA: MOTION TO DEFER. >>COUN. BASSAN: THERE'S A MOTION TO DEFER, I BELIEVE TO MARCH 3rd. AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. MOTION IS FOR DEFERRAL TO MARCH 3rd. [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. BASSAN: AGENDA ITEM C, R-21. COUNCILOR PEÑA, COUNCILOR BACA, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. I LET YOU CHOOSE WHO TO SPEAK FIRST. >>COUN. PEÑA: REQUESTING MASTER PLAN FOR THE HISTORIC ROUTE 66 AREA TO IMPROVE RIGHT OF WAYS AND CREATE DEVELOPMENT CONCEPTS BASED UPON CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL AND RECREATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GOALS. I MOVE A DO PASS. >>COUN. BASSAN: THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND FROM COUNCILOR BACA. COUNCILORS, TO OPEN? COUNCILOR BACA. >>COUN. BACA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THIS IS A GOOD PROPOSAL. IT'S STARTING WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. IT BUILDS GREEN SPACE. IT'S A COLLABORATION WITH THE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT AND THE COUNTY. I URGE EVERYONE'S SUPPORT. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS IS AN AMAZING THING. I GREW UP IN THIS AREA. BORN AND RAISED. I CAN'T SAY HOW MANY TIMES I HIT THIS AREA EVERY DAY ON A BICYCLE, WALKING, THIS IS MY STOMPING GROUNDS. IT'S AMAZING TO SEE THINGS CHANGE, AND CHANGE IN A GOOD WAY. I'VE SEEN SO MANY CHANGES HAPPEN IN THIS AREA. WE NEED A FACELIFT DOWN THERE. I'M SO EXCITED THAT COUNCILOR PEÑA IS THE ONE THAT ACTUALLY THOUGHT OF THIS AND PUT THIS THING TOGETHER. THE IMAGINE SHE TOLD ME, I WAS LIKE YES, I'M ON BOARD. WE NEED TO REALLY REJUVENATE THIS AREA. I KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO BE SPECIAL FOR ALBUQUERQUE. AGAIN, YOU KNOW, WE GOT COUNCILORS WORKING TOGETHER TO IMPROVE ALBUQUERQUE AND I'M ALL FOR IT. THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILOR PEÑA, FOR COMING TO BOTH OF US, ME AND COUNCILOR BACA, AND PUTTING THIS THING TOGETHER. IT'S JUST AN AMAZING PLAN. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILORS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILOR PEÑA TO CLOSE. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WOULD URGE YOUR SUPPORT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MASTER PLAN, THIS WILL PROBABLY PREDATE SOME OF US COUNCILORS. WE'LL CREATE A FOOTPRINT AND IDENTIFY THE NEEDS AND THINGS WE CAN DO TO CREATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE AREA. THANK YOU, I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BASSAN: MOTION IS FOR A DO PASS TO R-121. [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. BASSAN: AGENDA ITEM D IS M-4. COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. M-4 IS MEMORIAL IN SUPPORT OF HOUSE BILL 79-81-82-AND 110. AND SENATE BILLS 104, 105 AND 106. SUPPORTING SPOUSES OF MILITARY PERSONNEL AND THEIR AFFORDABILITY OF LICENSES. I MOVE DO PASS. >>COUN. BASSAN: MOTION AND SECOND FROM COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. COUNCILOR GROUT TO OPEN. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. THERE ARE SEVERAL BILLS IN THE LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR THAT ARE SUPPORTING MILITARY SPOUSES. AS WE ALL KNOW, WE HAVE THREE BASES IN OUR STATE. WE ALSO HAVE MISSLE RANGES. THE SERVICE MEMBERS MOVE OFTEN AND OFTENTIMES IT'S DIFFICULT FOR THEM TO TAKE SIX OR EIGHT OR NINE MONTH FOR THEIR POWS -- SPOUSE TO GET LICENSURE TO SUPPORT THEIR FAMILIES. SO, WE HAVE -- KIRTLAND IS SO CLOSE TO US, THEY HAVE ASKED THAT THE LEGISLATURE CHANGE SO THAT IT MAKES IT SO PROFESSIONALS LIKE SPEECH PATHOLOGISTS, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS, TEACHERS, SOCIAL WORKERS, AND PSYCHOLOGISTS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK IN OUR STATE. WE KNOW THERE'S A SHORTAGE OF THESE PROFESSIONALS IN OUR COMMUNITY. ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO HELP SPEED ALONG THEIR ABILITY TO HELP OUR COMMUNITY AND HELP THEIR FAMILIES IS ENCOURAGED. I ALSO HAVE AN AMENDMENT BECAUSE AFTER WE SUBMITTED THIS MEMORIAL THERE WERE SEVERAL MORE PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT CAME BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE. SO, I'D LIKE TO OFFER AN AMENDMENT. FLOOR AMENDMENT A. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR GROUT, WE'RE GOING TO CALL THAT AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. >>COUN. GROUT: OKAY. AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. TO M-25-4. WHAT IT IS DOING IS ADD IN -- LET'S SEE, AFTER M-25-4 WAS INTRODUCED INTO THE COUNCIL AGENDA, THREE MORE PROFESSIONAL LICENSURES WERE INTRODUCED AT THE LEGISLATURE. FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE, PHYSICIANS ASSISTANCE AND OSTIOPATHIC POSITIONS. I MOVE A DO PASS. >>COUN. BASSAN: MOTION FOR FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. SECOND FROM COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. COUNCILORS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE? SEEING THERE'S NO QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS. THE MOTION IS FOR A PASS OF AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. MADAM CLERK. [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILORS, WE'RE BACK ON THE BILL AS AMENDED. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE MEMORIAL? COUNCILOR GROUT TO CLOSE. >>COUN. GROUT: I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BASSAN: ALL RIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO BE TAKING A VOTE ON M-4 AS AMENDED. [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. BASSAN: THAT WRAPS UP FINAL ACTIONS ON THE AGENDA TONIGHT. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ADMINISTRATION Q&A AND WE WILL, FOR THE RECORD, FOR THOSE THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE HERE BY THE END OF THAT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO ROUND OUT THE EVENING TONIGHT. SO, WITH THAT, COUNCILORS, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION? COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. ABOUT MID-YEAR LAST YEAR, THIS COUNCIL PASSED LEGISLATION REGARDING THE BUS ROUTING PROGRAM. I WANT TO KNOW THE STATUS. I'M NOT SEEING THE ADVERTISEMENTS AROUND ON ANY OF THE BUSS. I SEE STUFF BEING TAKEN OFF. FOR THE SAFETY MEASURES WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, THE WINDOWS ARE BEING CLEARED, WE HAVE OF A LAWYERS BODY ON ONE. WHAT'S THE STATUS OF THAT? >> COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, I CAN'T SPEAK TO THE DECAPITATIONS THAT YOU'RE SPEAKING ABOUT. I CAN SPEAK TO AN UPDATE ON OUR ADVERTISEMENT. WE CURRENTLY HAVE 106 AD PLACEMENTS ON BUSES. AT THE TIME, IN AUGUST OF 2024, WE HAD 44 AD PLACEMENTS. WE'VE MORE THAN DOUBLED WHAT WE HAD. WE HAVE, IN THE PAST FIVE MONTHS, SEPTEMBER TO JANUARY, THROUGH THE ENACTMENT OF THIS, $280,000 IN ADVERTISING. OF THAT, $130,000 IS DEPARTMENT AND REVENUE. WE ARE FOLLOWING THE GUIDANCE. WE'RE ABLE TO ADVERTISE BETWEEN THE WHEEL WELLS, ON THE BACK, BOTH SIDES. WE'RE GOING OUT TO RFP. OUR CONTRACT WITH LAMAR HAS EXPIRED. WE'RE GOING TO RFP, WHICH IS GOOD TIME BECAUSE ALSO IN YOUR BILL YOU'RE SUGGESTING WE LOOK FOR OTHER WAYS TO ADVERTISE. USING TECHNOLOGY, PERHAPS. WE WILL HAVE THAT ALSO IN THE RFP. WE'LL ASK FOR AN INNOVATIVE NEW WAY TO ADVERTISE, INCLUDING WHAT'S AVAILABLE THROUGH TECHNOLOGY. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. OUR NEXT QUESTION, I NOTICED THERE'S COMMENTS TONIGHT THAT THERE'S BIKE LANES BEING PAINTED ON CENTRAL. IS THIS REMOVING THE CENTER LANE? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, THIS IS ACTUALLY A PROJECT THAT IS A COUNCILOR-DIRECTED PROJECT BY COUNCILOR BACA. I'LL REFER TO COUNCILOR BACA, IF HE WOULD LIKE TO ANSWER THE QUESTION. >>COUN. BACA: THANK YOU, DR. SENGEL, MADAM PRESIDENT. YES, WE'RE MOVING THE CENTER LANE. IT TOOK A YEAR OR SO MEETING WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS, RESIDENTS, BUSINESS OWNERS, THIS CAME FROM THE 2014 SPECK REPORT. SO, I JUST CONTINUE THAT. IT SHOULD BE DONE THIS WEEK. I'VE HAD ALL POSITIVE COMMENTS ON THAT. I'LL HAVE RIBBON CUTTING IF YOU WANT TO JOIN US. WE DID COMMISSION A STUDY ON THIS WHOLE THING. I CAN GET YOU THAT. THANK YOU. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: I GUESS THE FOLLOW UP QUESTION TO THAT, HOW DOES THIS AFFECT THE DIGITAL METERS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT HOW YOU WANTED TO USE THE BIKE'S CENTER LANE FOR DELIVERIES AND PARKING LATER IN THE DIGITAL METER SYSTEM? >>COUN. BACA: RIGHT. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, THE DIGITAL METERS ARE PART OF THIS. IT'S PART OF THE STUDY. THEY'RE NOT FOR THE CENTER LANE. BECAUSE PEOPLE HAVE BEEN ILLEGALLY USE THE CENTER LANE FOR DELIVERIES, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE STILL HAVE PLACE FOR DELIVERIES, ALLEYS, DESIGNATED AREAS CAN BE FOR PART OF THE DAY AND DIGITAL METERS WILL SWITCH. IT'S VERY CLEAR WE'RE GOING TO KEEP PARKING INTACT FOR PEOPLE. THAT'S HOW THAT WORKS. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THAT'S PERFECT. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFICATION. I HAVE TWO MORE QUESTIONS. THE FIBER OPTIC, I'VE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF COMMENTS AND INQUIRIES ABOUT THE FIBEROPTIC INSTALLATION IN THE NORTHEAST HEIGHTS. MY UNDERSTANDING, AND I DID TALK WITH A COUPLE OF PEOPLE FROM PLANNING THAT SAID, THIS IS APPROVED AND THE CITY WANTED THIS. IS THERE A LOT OF COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE COMPANIES THAT ARE INSTALLING THE -- PLANNING AND PERMITTING? >> COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, WE HAVE CATHERINE FROM OUR DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION HERE. SHE'S ACTUALLY OUR BROADBAND MANAGER. AND HAS BEEN CHAMPIONING OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH HOW WE WORK THROUGH THIS WITH THE PROVIDER. >>COUN. BASSAN: GOOD EVENING. PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, THANK YOU FOR YOUR ALMOST DAILY COMMUNICATIONS BETWEEN MYSELF AND COMMUNICATIONS REGARDING THE FIBEROPTIC INSTALLATION CONCERNS ISSUES REPAIRS PROBLEM-SOLVING. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. JUST A QUESTION. THE CITY BROUGHT THIS IN, IS THERE A LOT OF COLLABORATION ON THIS? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, GOOD EVENING. THERE IS A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF COLLABORATION. I SAY TREMENDOUS BECAUSE THERE'S COLLABORATION BETWEEN SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS AT THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, INCLUDING THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, THE DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT, THE DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION. AND THE FIBER PROVIDERS. WE MEET WEEKLY, MONTHLY, SO IT'S ONGOING PROCESSES, COLLABORATION COORDINATION DISCUSSIONS. YEAH, WE DEFINITELY -- >>COUN. CHAMPINE: MADAM PRESIDENT. THERE'S A LOT OF -- ANY ISSUES WITH THIS POPPING UP? THERE'S OBVIOUSLY A GO-TO NUMBER SO THEY CAN GET THOSE ISSUES RESOLVED SUCH AS LANDSCAPING ISSUES OR PLUMBING? >> ABSOLUTELY. THE FIRST LINE OF ACTION WOULD BE FOR A RESIDENT, IF THEY ENCOUNTERED AN ISSUE, TO REACH OUT TO THE COMPANY, SINCE IT'S THE COMPANY'S INFRASTRUCTURE. THAT WOULD BE THE FASTEST WAY TO GET IT RESOLVED. SOMETIMES IT'S JUST INFORMATION. HOWEVER, THE CITY IS HERE TO HELP ALL RESIDENTS THROUGH THIS. IF THAT'S WHAT THEY NEED. SO, THEY CAN CALL THE CITY'S 311. OFTENTIMES, I'M THE INDIVIDUAL THAT WILL GET THAT INFORMATION. I CAN HELP TROUBLESHOOT THAT. I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE. THERE'S INDIVIDUALS IN THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WHO ARE HELPING WITH THAT AS WELL AS THE DEPARTMENT OF DESIGN REVIEW COMMITTEE. WE'RE MAKING SURE THAT IT GETS RESOLVED. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: MADAM PRESIDENT, WHEN THE PERMITTING IS APPROVED, IS IT CITYWIDE OR DO THEY HAVE TO REQUEST DIFFERENT PERMITS FOR DIFFERENT PARTS OF TOWN? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, I'M NOT A PERMITTING EXPERT. WE HAVE EXPERTS IN THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT THAT HAVE HELPED GUIDE ME AND TRAIN ME THROUGH THIS. MY UNDERSTANDING, AND WHERE CAN GET YOU A SPECIFIC ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION, BUT THE WAY I UNDERSTAND IT IS THAT IT'S NOT CITYWIDE. IT'S CERTAIN AREAS WILL BE PERMITTED FOR CERTAIN AREAS OR NEIGHBORHOODS. WE HAVE A SPECIFIC TERM FOR THAT. AND THAT CAN EXPIRE OR RENEW THAT AND APPLY FOR A PERMIT ELSEWHERE. >>COUN. BASSAN: BEFORE WE GO ON, IF YOU DON'T MIND, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, WE HAVE COUNCILOR ROGERS AND I HAVE ONE. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THIS CAME UP, IT STARTED IN MY DISTRICT ON MLK. AT THAT TIME THERE WAS NOT COORDINATION BETWEEN DMD AND PERMITTING FOR THEM RIPPING UP THE STREETS. WE WORKED TOGETHER TO COME UP WITH A WEBSITE. BECAUSE THIS IS CAUSING HAVOC IN MY DISTRICT. I WAS ABLE TO MEET WITH THE ACTUAL CONTRACTOR BECAUSE THERE WAS SO MANY, AS I'M SURE YOU'RE DEALING WITH NOW, COMPLAINTS FROM CONSTITUENTS JUST ON THEIR RIGHT-OF-WAY, THEIR DRIVEWAYS BEING BLOCKED, LOTS OF THINGS. MY DISTRICT IS OLDER, SO WE NEED THE INFRASTRUCTURE. BUT IT IS A DISRUPTION. I THINK THE PROCESSES THAT WE PUT IN PLACE ARE HELPING. BUT THIS IS A BIG ONE. I WAS SHOCKED TO LEARN THAT DOESN'T ALWAYS -- NOW I THINK WE'VE FIGURED THAT OUT. WHEN I CALLED DMD THEY WERE LIKE, WHAT, WHAT'S HAPPENING? AND THEY WENT QUICKLY TO FIGURE IT OUT. THEY MADE SURE THE WORK STOPPED AND GAVE NOTICE REQUIRED TO ALL OF MY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY WERE GETTING THE NOTICE THEY HAD NOT GOT BEFORE. I THINK WE STILL HAVE WORK TO DO, BUT DEFINITELY HAS GOTTEN A LOT BETTER SPECIFICALLY WITH THIS FIBEROPTIC ACROSS THE TOWN. >>COUN. BASSAN: DO YOU HAPPEN TO KNOW, AND I'M GOING TO ASSUME YOU DON'T, BUT IF YOU DO, AND IF NOT, CAN YOU LOOK INTO IT? DO YOU KNOW IF THESE FIBEROPTIC PROVIDERS HAVE A LIST OF POSITIVE REVIEWS? I SAY THAT BECAUSE, I MEAN, WE HEAR LOT WHEN THERE'S PEOPLE THAT HAVE NEEDS, AND IT'S NOT THAT PEOPLE REACH OUT WITH A POSITIVE RESPONSE. I'M HOPING THAT THEY DO. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU -- BECAUSE I DON'T THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THE CITY IS RESPONSIBLE FOR CONDUCTING. IF THERE'S A WAY, AND IF YOU DO NOT, BUT IF NOT, CAN YOU REACH OUT TO THEM AND FIND OUT IF THEY HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT? >> SURE, MADAM PRESIDENT, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. I DO KNOW THAT THESE COMPANIES GO OFF OF GOOGLE REVIEWS. ONE COMPANY IN PARTICULAR TOLD US WE HAVE A FIVE-STAR GOOGLE REVIEW RATING. THEY'RE VERY PROUD OF THAT. THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT CAME IN CONVERSATION. I CAN TRY AND GET MORE BEGANULAR. >>COUN. BASSAN: THAT'S GREAT. I DON'T MEAN FOR YOU TO SPEND TIME. I CAN CHECK TOO. BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE QUICK TO COMPLAIN, IN THIS ROLE THAT'S WHAT THEY SHOULD BE DOING IF THEY NEED HELP. I THINK IT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL TO WEIGH THE POTENTIAL REALITY OF THE SITUATION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THANKS FOR BEING HERE. MOVING TO COUNCILOR CHAMPINE FOR A DIFFERENT SEGUE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: LAST QUESTION. IT'S FOR THE ADMINISTRATION. WHAT'S THE STATUS OF THE PROJECT AT SAN MATEO AND CENTRAL. I ASK THIS BECAUSE I SAW SOMETHING ON THE NEWS SAYING THAT THEY'RE STILL WORRIED ABOUT SECURITY OF THE PROJECT AND THAT IT WAS A COMMENT THAT THE BUILDER OR THE PERSON WHO PURCHASED IT HAD UP TO THREE YEARS TO START THIS PROJECT. IS THAT CORRECT? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, I'M GOING TO ASK BRUNER TO JOIN US. HE'S HAD THE MOST RECENT DISCUSSIONS. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR, ACCORDING TO THE TAX ABATEMENT PROGRAM THEY HAVE THREE YEARS TO GET STARTED. YOU ALL PASSED THAT ABATEMENT IN EARLY FALL. THEY HAVE THAT ONE BENCHMARK THEY NEED TO MEET, AS WELL THEY NEED TO NEGOTIATE A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT WITH US, WHICH WE'RE DOING NEXT WEEK. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THAT'S ALL I WANTED. LIKE I SAID, WHEN IT WAS PRESENTED TO US IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT IT HAPPEN QUICKLY. SO, WHEN I HEAR ON THE NEWS IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THREE YEARS, I WANTED TO CLARIFY. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR LEWIS. >>COUN. LEWIS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I GUESS RELATED TO THE DMD. I WOULD HAVE BROUGHT THIS UP EARLIER, I JUST DIDN'T THING ABOUT IT. I'M GOING TO READ IT BECAUSE I DIDN'T WRITE IT. BACK IN 2019, AND 2020, DMD ENGINEERING STAFF AND THE COUNCIL PROJECT STAFF DETERMINED THAT DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF STREET HYDROLOGY PROJECTS THAT COUNCILORS WERE FUNDING FOR THEIR DISTRICTS A MASTER SPREADSHEET WAS DEVELOPED WITH ALL THE NEEDED INFORMATION AND THEY WOULD WITH REVIEW THE PROJECTS IN PERSON AS IT ALLOWED THE STAFF TO QUICKLY EXCHANGE INFORMATION AND WORK THROUGH ANY ISSUES AND DETERMINE NEXT STEPS. ALSO, ABOUT THAT TIME, I'M TOLD DMD ASKED COUNCIL TO DEVELOP THE SAME TYPE OF SPREADSHEET FOR REQUESTS SENT BY POLICY ANALYSTS TO TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DIVISION AND TO HOLD A ZOOM MEETING EVERY FOUR TO SIX WEEKS WITH TRAFFIC ENGINEERING STAFF AND COUNCIL PROJECT STAFF TO REVIEW AND WORK THROUGH THOSE REQUESTS. THESE MEETINGS ALLOWED FOR THE QUICK EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND UNALITY TO ADDRESS ISSUES AND MADE IT EASIER FOR DMD TO ADDRESS PROJECTS. APPARENTLY THESE MEETINGS WERE SUSPENDED BY DMD ABOUT THE SAME TIME THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS WEBSITE PROCESS WAS INSTITUTED. THE COUNCIL STAFF IS INSTRUCTED TO SEND FOR UPDATES FOR THOSE PROJECTS OR ADDRESS ISSUES THROUGH THE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS WEBSITE. THAT MEANS DISCUSSION THAT USED TO TAKE TEN MINUTES NOW TAKES AN EMAIL EXCHANGE THROUGH GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS. IF THE PURPOSE OF THE WEBSITE IS IMPROVING EFICIENCY, AND IF IT WAS TO HAVE A CENTRALIZED SYSTEM FOR TRACKING AN ONGOING SPREADSHEET THAT INCLUDES ACCESS FOR GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS AND STAFF, GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COULD ATTEND THOSE MEETINGS. IT WOULD HELP IMPROVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDED BY THE COMMUNITY IN A TIMELY MANNER AND MINIMIZE THE COST OF INFLATION AFFECTING CAPITAL PROJECTS. HOW COULD WE GO BACK RE-ESTABLISHING THESE MEETINGS? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR LEWIS, COUNCILOR BASSAN AND I SPOKE ABOUT THIS TOPIC THIS WEEKEND. AND WE RECOGNIZE THAT THE TIMING OF EVERYTHING IS ALWAYS A STORY. I WANT TO BE CLEAR FROM DMD'S PERSPECTIVE THIS IS A RESET TO MAKE SURE WE CAN KEEP THINGS MOVING ALONG AND -- ASSESS THE SITUATION RELATED TO UPDATE REQUESTS AND ALL OF THAT. WE ARE DISCUSSING THIS AND REINSTATING WAS WHAT'S THE RIGHT WAY TO MAKE SURE THE MEETINGS ARE HAPPENING TO GIVE INFORMATION IN A FORMAT THAT WORKS. I UNDERSTOOD COUNCILOR BASSAN'S INQUIRY ON THIS MATTER AND WE'RE LOOKING AT A WAY TO REINSTATE SOMETHING WE'LL ALL BE EFFICIENT AT. >>COUN. BASSAN: ON THAT NOTE, AND FOR ALL OF THE COUNCIL TO HEAR, THE CONVERSATION TOO WAS I DON'T THINK THIS SPREADSHEET IS A BAD IDEA. BUT I ALSO THINK THE LIVE MEETINGS WOULD BE PRODUCTIVE. I THINK THERE'S HOPE, AND I APPRECIATE THAT TOO. COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. MY QUESTIONS ARE GOING TO BE STARTING WITH HHH. HEALTH HOUSING HOMELESSNESS. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, OUR ASSISTANT CAO MARTINEZ IS HERE FOR YOUR QUESTIONS. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >> GOOD EVENING. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. THERE'S A CONTRACT TO OPERATE A MEDICAL SOBERING CENTER AT THE GATEWAY. THAT CONTRACT WAS CANCELED LAST WEEK. I HAD THE SCOPE OF SERVICES FROM THE CONTRACT. WHAT SERVICES DID IT TURN OUT THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO PROVIDE? >> MADAM CHAIR, COUNCILOR GROUT, I THROW THIS OUT TO YOU. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS THAT YOU ASK. OR I'M HAPPY TO GIVE YOU A SUMMARY. WHATEVER YOU PREFER. >>COUN. GROUT: I WOULD LIKE YOU TO ANSWER MY QUESTIONS. >> OKAY, THAT'S FINE. THE ISSUE RELATED TO -- IS AS THEY EXECUTED THE AGREEMENT AND STARTED TO WORK WITH THEM TO OPEN UP THE SOBERING CENTER THEY STARTED TO HAVE CONCERNS AROUND A FEW AREAS. ONE WAS THEIR ABILITY TO FULFILL THE SCOPE OF WORK UNDER THE AGREEMENT. THERE WAS SOME CONCERNS ABOUT CASH FLOW AND OTHER THINGS. SO, BECAUSE WE KNEW THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ENDEAVOR, WE FELT LIKE WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO CEASE THE CONTRACT WITH THEM AND MOVE IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION. >>COUN. GROUT: OKAY. WERE THOSE SERVICES LISTED IN THE RFP THAT WENT OUT? >> MADAM CHAIR, COUNCILOR GROUT, YES. >>COUN. GROUT: OKAY. THANK YOU. WAS LISTO THE ONLY COMPANY THAT RESPONDED TO THE RFP? >> YES. THERE WAS AN INITIAL RFP THAT WENT OUT AND THERE WERE NO RESPONSES. AND A SECOND RFP WENT OUT AND IT WAS OPENED UP TO FOR-PROFIT COMPANIES AND THEY WERE THE ONLY RESPONDERS. >>COUN. GROUT: OKAY. SO THEY ARE FOR-PROFIT? >> YES. >>COUN. GROUT: OKAY. WHY WASN'T THE CONTRACTOR ABLE TO PROVIDE THE SERVICES? >> MADAM CHAIR, COUNCILOR GROUT, AS I MENTIONED BEFORE, THERE WERE CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR ABILITY TO ACTUALLY SUPPORT SERVICES, THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT CASH FLOW. THERE WAS AN ISSUE OF THEM BEING ABLE TO GET, FOR INSTANCE, PROOF OF INSURANCE. AND THEY EXPRESSED TO US THEY HAD CASH FLOW ISSUES. SO WE HAD TO WORK THROUGH THAT. >>COUN. GROUT: OKAY. DID ANYONE FOLLOW UP TO MAKE SURE THEIR RESPONSES WERE ACCURATE WHEN THEY APPLIED FOR THE RFP? >> MADAM CHAIR, COUNCILOR GROUT, I PERSONALLY CANNOT SPEAK TO THAT. I KNOW THERE WAS A COMMITTEE THAT REVIEWED THEIR RESPONSES. >>COUN. GROUT: A COMMITTEE. CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT KIND OF COMMITTEE? WHO IS ON THE COMMITTEE? >> MADAM CHAIR, COUNCILOR GROUT, THE COMMITTEE WAS MADE UP OF THREE INDIVIDUALS. DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF HHH ALAN BRADEN, OUR GRATE WAY ADMINISTRATOR JENNIFER McDONALD, AND OUR FINANCE PERSON ANN MARY. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. HOW DID THEY SCORE? >> MADAM CHAIR, COUNCILOR GROUT, I WILL HAVE TO GET THAT ANSWER FOR YOU. >>COUN. GROUT: I HAVE IT HERE OUT OF A THOUSAND, THEY SCORED 553. I'M NOT THROUGH, BUT I WANTED TO ASK JENNIFER BRADLEY, IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND, WHAT DO PEOPLE -- WHEN PEOPLE ARE RESPONDING TO THE RFPs, WHAT IS THE AVERAGE SCORE FOR PEOPLE AWARDED CONTRACTS? >> COUNCILOR, I DON'T HAVE AN AVERAGE. I WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE MORE THAN JUST A LITTLE HALF THE POINTS. >>COUN. GROUT: ALL RIGHT. 553 SEEMS VERY LOW TO ME. COULD YOU SEND OUT -- ACTUALLY, I DO KNOW. THE RFP WAS ISSUED ON JANUARY 17th. DOES IT HAVE THE SAME SCOPE OF SERVICES? >> MADAM CHAIR, COUNCILOR GROUT, IT DOES. AND IT ALSO INCLUDES OTHER THINGS LIKE FINANCIAL STABILITY. LESSONS LEARNED AS WE WENT THROUGH THIS. >>COUN. GROUT: WILL THE NEXT RFP PROCESS BE REGULAR PROCESS OR EMERGENCY PROCESS? >> MADAM CHAIR, COUNCILOR GROUT, IT WILL BE A REGULAR RFP PROCESS. IF I CAN EXPLAIN, THIS WENT THROUGH AN RFP PROCESS AS WELL, BUT A DECISION WAS MADE TO TRY TO BRIDGE THROUGH THE WINTER MONTHS BY DOING AN EMERGENCY SERVICE. >>COUN. GROUT: OKAY. THERE'S NEARLY A 2.5 MILLION -- THERE'S NEARLY $2.5 MILLION LEFT ON THIS CONTRACT. WHAT HAPPENS TO THAT MONEY? >> MADAM CHAIR, COUNCILOR GROUT, THAT MONEY STILL REMAINS. IT WILL BE USED WITH WHOEVER THE PROVIDER WILL BE MOVING FORWARD. >>COUN. GROUT: WHY DIDN'T THIS CONTRACT COME TO COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL? >> MADAM CHAIR, COUNCILOR GROUT, I THINK THE ANSWER TO THAT IS, FRANKLY, THE DEPARTMENT JUST DIDN'T REALIZE THAT IT NEEDED TO COME TO YOU ALL. AND THE REASON BEING IS THEY'RE USED TO WORKING ON THE SOCIAL SERVICE CONTRACTS THAT REQUIRE A QUARTERLY UPDATE. AND IN THE CASE OF TRYING TO BRIDGE BETWEEN THE WINTER MONTHS, THEY DID THIS PROFESSIONAL/TECHNICAL AGREEMENT AND FRANKLY DID NOT REALIZE THE CITY NEEDED TO COME TO YOU ALL. THEY DID RECOGNIZE IT. AND THEY'RE WORKING ON THE PROCUREMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. I'LL GIVE THIS BIT OF INFORMATION. THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE AWARD WAS ISSUED ON OCTOBER 7th, AND THE CONTRACT WAS EXECUTED ON NOVEMBER 7th. THERE WAS A GRAND OPENING ON NOVEMBER 25th AT THE SOBERING CENTER. THE PURCHASING ORDINANCE SAYS IF THERE'S AN EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT OVER $100,000 FOR A PROFESSIONAL SERVICE, OR $150,000 FOR SOCIAL SERVICES, THE MAYOR SHALL NOTIFY THE COUNCIL AT THE NEXT REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING WHICH WOULD HAVE BEEN NOVEMBER 18th AND EXPLAIN THE EMERGENCY. WHY WAS THE COUNCIL NOT NOTIFIED? >> MADAM CHAIR, COUNCILOR GROUT, AS I JUST SAID, THAT WAS A STIPULATION IN THE PROCUREMENT PROCESS THAT THE DEPARTMENT REALLY DIDN'T RECOGNIZE. THEY'RE USED TO GOING THROUGH SOCIAL SERVICE AGREEMENTS THAT INDICATES SUCH EMERGENCY PURCHASES SHALL BE REPORTED TO CITY COUNCIL IN QUARTERLY REPORTS. THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE RELYING ON. >>COUN. GROUT: MY FINAL QUESTION ON THIS SUBJECT, I REQUESTED A COPY OF LISTO'S INFORMATION LAST WEEK. WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED IT YET. CAN YOU TELL ME WHY? >> MADAM CHAIR, COUNCILOR GROUT, YOU WILL RECEIVE IT BY TOMORROW. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. I THINK THIS ADMINISTRATION RUSHES PROJECTS SOMETIMES. THEY'RE NOT PREPARED ALL THE WAY. THEY JUST RUSH FOR THE PRESS CONFERENCE AND SOME OF THE STEPS WERE MISSED. I'M DISAPPOINTED BECAUSE NOW WE'RE SIX MONTHS BEHIND. WE SHOULD ALREADY HAVE THIS UP AND RUNNING. IT'S MUCH-NEEDED IN OUR COMMUNITY. AND I'M SADDENED BY IT. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS. I WANT TO MOVE TO THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING COALITION STATUS. HAS THE HHH RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OR OFFICE OF THE STATE AUDITOR? >> MADAM CHAIR -- I'M SORRY. I COME FROM THE STATE, SO I'M USED TO SAY REPRESENTATIVE OR SENATOR. COUNCILOR GROUT, THERE HAS BEEN A PHONE CALL, NOT A FORMAL REQUEST. BUT THERE'S BEEN A PHONE CALL CONVERSATION BETWEEN THE DIRECTOR AND THE OIC. >>COUN. GROUT: THE LETTER ESTIMATED THAT THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING COUNCIL COALITION OWES THE CITY $234,769.30. HAS THAT AMOUNT CHANGED? >> MADAM CHAIR, COUNCILOR GROUT, IT HAS SLIGHTLY CHANGED TO $247,800. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. HAVE WE BEEN REIMBURSED? >> MADAM CHAIR, COUNCILOR GROUT, WE ARE IN THE PROCESS. WE HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATING WITH THEM A REPAYMENT. >>COUN. GROUT: HAVE THEY PAID ANYTHING? >> WE WERE JUST FINALIZING THIS WEEK. >>COUN. GROUT: SO THAT MEANS NO? >> NO, AT THIS POINT. >>COUN. GROUT: THE LETTER STATES THE CITY MAKES OFFSETS AGAINST OTHER REQUESTS FOR REIMBURSEMENT IF THEY DID NOT PAY WITHIN 15 DAYS. IT ALSO APPEARS, HAVE EITHER OF YOU -- I GUESS YOU'RE DOING THE REPAYMENT THING NOW. IT APPEARS THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING COALITION HAS RECEIVED FUNDS AFTER THE DATE OF THIS LETTER, ARE THERE FURTHER PAYMENTS TO SUPPORTIVE HOUSING COALITION EXPECTED? >> MADAM CHAIR, COUNCILOR GROUT, THOSE FURTHER PAYMENTS WERE FOR CASE MANAGEMENT. IT DIDN'T HAVE TO DO WITH THE VOUCHERS. THOSE TWO CONTRACTS HAVE CEASED SINCE DECEMBER OR JANUARY. THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL FUNDING. >>COUN. GROUT: THANKS FOR THE UPDATE. ALMOST DONE. >>COUN. BASSAN: GO AHEAD, COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: I WANT TO MOVE TO YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES. THE EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT. DR. SENGEL, THANK YOU. IN THE LAST MEETING, YOU STATED THE HEAD START PROGRAM ADVISORY COMMITTEE HAD BEEN DISBANDED. HOWEVER, THE COMMITTEE WAS ESTABLISHED BY CITY ORDINANCE. AND ITS PART OF OUR LAWS. IS IT THE ADMINISTRATION'S POSITION IT DOES NOT HAVE TO FOLLOW THE LAW AND ESTABLISH THIS COMMITTEE? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, ASSOCIATE CAO MARTINEZ IS GOING TO ANSWER FROM THE YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES DEPARTMENT. >> MADAM CHAIR, COUNCILOR GROUT, WE RECEIVED THOSE QUESTIONS RIGHT AROUND 5 O'CLOCK YESTERDAY. WE'RE STILL GETTING YOU ANSWERS. >>COUN. GROUT: OKAY. MY NEXT QUESTION, I'LL SAY THIS, WHEN CAN WE EXPECT THE COMMITTEE TO BE RE-ESTABLISHED? >> MADAM CHAIR, COUNCILOR GROUT, WE WILL PROVIDE YOU AN ANSWER. >>COUN. GROUT: WHEN WILL I HAVE AN ANSWER? >> TOMORROW. >>COUN. GROUT: OKAY. I'LL LOOK FORWARD TO THOSE ANSWERS. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR GROUT, MADAM CAO. >> WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE LOOKED INTO THE LANGUAGE AND GAVE YOU AN ACCURATE ANSWER RELATED TO HOW IT WORKS WITH WHAT WE KNOW THE GRANTS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH IT. MS. MARTINEZ WANTED TO MAKE SURE WORKING WITH THE DEPARTMENT WE HAD AN ACCURATE ANSWER. >>COUN. GROUT: AND BECAUSE IT WAS RECEIVED AT 5:01 YOU DIDN'T HAVE AN ANSWER? >> MADAM CHAIR, COUNCILOR GROUT, I APOLOGIZE. IT'S NOT ABOUT THAT IT WAS RECEIVED AT 5:01, IT'S THE FACT WE DID RECEIVE IT. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GIVE YUGOSLAVIA COMPREHENSIVE ANSWER. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. MY LAST SET OF QUESTIONS ARE FOR DMD. LAST MEETING, I ASKED DIRECTOR TURNER TO FOLLOW UP ON A CONTRACT WITH WILSON AND COMPANY FOR GRANT WRITING SERVICE FOR A SAFE STREETS FOR ALL GRANT WITH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. IT HASN'T BEEN SIGNED BY DMD YET. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY. >>COUN. BASSAN: MADAM CAO? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, DIRECTOR TURNER IS NOT HERE. I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION. I WILL GET THAT FOR YOU IN THE MORNING. >>COUN. GROUT: I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT THIS IS A STREET SCAPE AND PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT THAT'S OUTLINED IN THE EAST GATEWAY MRA. IT IS BEING PAID FOR OUT OF MY CONSTITUENT FUNDS, MY SET ASIDE FUNDS. BERNALILLO COUNTY HAS ALREADY STARTED MAPPING THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. THIS GRANT WILL FUND THE DESIGN BASED ON THAT STUDY. IT'S A PLANNING GRANT. AND WITH THAT, AFTER WE GET THAT PLANNING GRANT, WE'LL BE ABLE TO QUALIFY FOR PROJECTS FOR CONSTRUCTION GRANTS LATER. IT IS IMPORTANT. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, I ASSURE YOU I WILL WORK WITH DIRECTOR TURNER. >>COUN. GROUT: CAN YOU PLEASE LET US KNOW TOMORROW AS WELL? THANK YOU. THAT'S IT. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILORS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. WE'RE DONE WITH ADMINISTRATION Q&A. THE LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS OTHER BUSINESS. I MOVE WE GO TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS MATTERS RELATED TO THE EPA COMPLAINT NUMBERS 04NO24-R6. WE HAVE TO TAKE A VOTE. AND O-6RNO-24-R6 PERTAINING TO THREATENED LITIGATION AS PERMITTED BY NMSA. I MAKE THAT MOTION. THERE'S A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. MADAM CLERK. [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >> PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. BASSAN: WITH THAT BEING SAID, WE'LL BE BACK IN A LITTLE BIT. FOR THOSE OF YOU THAT WOULD LIKE TO WAIT. >>COUN. BASSAN: I AFFIRM THATTERS DISCUSSED WERE LIMITED TO THOSE SPECIFIED IN THE MOTION FOR CLOSURE. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. [ MEETING IS ADJOURNED AT 7:20 ]