>>COUN. BASSAN: GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. WELCOME TO THE 37th MEETING OF THE 26th COUNCIL. WE'LL COME TO ORDER ON SEPTEMBER 3 2025. ALL COUNCILORS ARE PRESENT WITH COUNCILOR PEÑA BEING ON ZOOM. WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH THE MEETING WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND THEN THE PLEDGE OUT OF ALLEGIANCE. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >>COUN. BASSAN: CIVIC PLAZA PARKING PASSES ARE PROVIDED FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CITY STAFF AND THE MEAD YOU HAVE THE ABILITY VIEW THIS ON FOUR PLATFORMS. GOVTV ON COMCAST CHANNEL 16, GOVTV WEBSITE, ZU ZU YOU TUBE. THIS MEETING IS CLOSED CAPTIONED AND YOU MAY ENABLE THE SERVICES AT THIS TIME. THE VIDEO RECORDING OF THIS AND ALL PAST COUNCIL MEETINGS WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON THE CITY COUNCIL WEBSITE. STAFF IS AVAILABLE VIA TELEPHONE IF MEMBERS NEED ASSISTANCE. CALL 505-768-3100 FOR ASSISTANCE DURING BUSINESS HOURS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8 A.M. TO 5 P.M. THE COUNCIL WILL TAKE A BREAK AT 7 P.M. IF NEEDED. WITH REGARD TO DECORUM, WE WANT TONIGHT'S PROCEEDINGS TO BE RESPECTFUL. PLEASE NO PERSONAL ATTACKS OR APPLAUSE OR SNAPPING DURING THE MEETING. I WILL PROVIDE ONE WARNING TO ANYONE CAUSING A DISRUPTION. UPON THE SECOND DISRUPTION, THAT INDIVIDUAL WILL BE ASKED TO LEAVE THE CHAMBERS. IF NECESSARY, SECURITY WILL BE ASKED TO ESCOURT THAT PERSON OUT OF THE CHAMBERS. SUCH REMOVAL WILL BE EFFECTIVE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE MEETING. IT CONTINUED DISRUPTIONS WILL OCCUR, I WILL RECESS AND DELAY. THE MEETING WILL GO SMOOTHERER IF WE'RE RESPECTFUL OF ONE ANOTHER. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH PROCLAMATION AND PRESENTATIONS. COUNCILOR PEÑA HAS THE 10th ANNUAL CELEBRATION FOR NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH. COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. SINCE I WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND, I DON'T HAVE THE PROCLAMATION. SO, IF COUNCILOR GROUT, PERHAPS, WOULD LEAD IT. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE HERE ON BEHALF OF THE PROCLAMATION. THANK YOU. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEÑA. THIS IS FOR THE -- WE'RE RECOGNIZING THE 10th ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH. ACCEPTING THIS EVENING ARE MARK GARNERED, PROGRAM MANAGER OF PURE RECOVERY AND ENGAGEMENT WITH THE NEW MEXICO HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY. AND LONGSTANDING ACR COMMITTEE MEMBER JENNIFER BURKE. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SERENITY MESA AND FOUNDING MEMBER OF ACR. THERESA CHAVEZ, PROJECT MANAGER FOR BLUE CROSS AND BLUE SHIELD OF NEW MEXICO AND LONGSTANDING ACR COMMITTEE MEMBER. AND AARON VEGA ART CURATOR AND ACR COMMITTEE MEMBER. GLAD YOU'RE HERE. WHEREAS, NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH IS NATIONAL OBSERVANCE HELD EVERY SEPTEMBER TO EDUCATE AMERICANS THAT SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT CAN ENABLE THOSE WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND/OR SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS TO LIVE A HEALTHY AND REWARDING LIFE. AND WHEREAS THE NATIONAL RECOGNIZED RECOVERY MONTH BEGAN IN 1989 AS TREATMENT WORKS MONTH WHICH HONORED THE WORK OF SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT PROFESSIONALS IN THE FIELD. IN 1988, THE OBSERVANCE WAS MODIFIED AS NONL ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTION RECOVERY MONTH EXPANDING TO INCLUDE CELEBRATING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF INDIVIDUALS IN RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS. THE OBSERVANCE EVOLVED ONCE AGAIN IN 2011 TO NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH TO INCLUDE ALL ASPECTS OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. WHEREAS, OVER THE PAST DECADE, A LOCAL VOLUNTEER DRIVEN INITIATIVED SPEAR-HEADED BY REPRESENTATIVES FROM A VARIETY OF LOCAL AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS CALLED ALBUQUERQUE CELEBRATES RECOVERY, POSTED ANNUAL EVENTS FOCUSED ON ACCEPTING, WELCOMING, AND EMBRACING ALL PATHS THAT LEAD TO RECOVERY WHILE BUILDING STRENGTH IN THE COMMUNITY. AND WHEREAS, ALBUQUERQUE CELEBRATES RECOVERY ADVOCATES AND SUPPORTS INDIVIDUALS WITH SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS BY ACHIEVING AND SUSTAINING LONG-TERM RECOVERY AND REINFORCE THE POSITIVE MESSAGE THAT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IS ESSENTIAL TO THE OVERALL HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND THAT PREVENTION WORKS, TREATMENT IS EFFECTIVE, AND PEOPLE CAN RECOVER. WHEREAS, THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, CITY COUNCIL OFFICE, AND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS, IN COLLABORATION WITH ALBUQUERQUE CELEBRATES RECOVERY, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS, MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS, THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES DIVISION, AND BERNALILLO COUNTY'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AUTHORITY ARE HOSTING A RECOVERY ART SHOW AT CASE CULTURA ON SEPTEMBER 5th, AND EVENT ON SEPTEMBER 12th AT CIVIC PLAZA. AND THE 10th ANNIVERSARY OF ALBUQUERQUE CELEBRATES RECOVERY EVENT WILL BRING OVER 1,000 ATTENDEES AND MORE THAN 75 PROVIDERS AND WILL CELEBRATE THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF SUBSTANCE USE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS AND TO CELEBRATE THE GAINS OF THOSE IN RECOVERY. BE IT PROCLAIMED THE COUNCIL, INGOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE DECLARES SEPTEMBER 2025 AS NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH. THAT'S A LOT. YOU GUYS ARE DOING A LOT OF THINGS. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR PEÑA, I WANT TO GO BACK TO YOU TO START. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO SAY I THINK THAT MS. WHITE AND PAUL IS OVER THERE. THEY'RE DOING SOME OUTSTANDING WORK WITH YOUR YOUTH. I WANT TO CREDIT THEM FOR ALL THE WORK THEY'RE DOING. AND THEY'RE BUILDING A WONDERFUL FACILITY THAT SUPPORTS OUR YOUTH. I'M PROUD TO SPONSOR SOME RESOURCES FOR SERENITY MESA. I KNOW SINCE COUNCILOR GROUT AND COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN HAVE BEEN ELECTED, THEY HAVE JOINED ME IN SPONSORING THE GREAT WORK THEY DO OVER THERE. I JUST REALLY WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU. I FEEL LIKE AT SOME POINT THE PERSON CALLED ME INITIALLY FOR THIS WAS ADAN, AND HE WOULD CALL ME TO KNOW IT'S THAT TIME OF THE YEAR. WE HAD A MEETING AND HAD A LONG HISTORY. HIM WITH HIS OWN RECOVERY AND JOURNEY. AND ALSO WE WERE -- OBVIOUSLY, I HAVE FAMILY MEMBERS THAT WENT DOWN THAT PATH AS WELL. I JUST WANT TO, IN MEMORY OF ADAN, MAYBE NAME IT THIS NEXT COMING YEAR TO ALWAYS RECOGNIZE HIM. THANK YOU, JENNIFER. I'M SURE YOU HAVE WORDS TO SAY. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: LADIES, THANK YOU. GO AHEAD. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US TODAY. I HAVE WITH ME THERESA AND AARON. WE'RE A SMALL PORTION OF LARGE GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS THAT PUTS THIS EVENT ON EVERY YEAR. WE HAVE MEMBERS FROM MULTIPLE PROVIDERS. AND ALSO EMPLOYEES OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO PUT THIS EVENT ON. IT'S OUR AN ANNIVERSARY. WE HAVE 96 PROVIDERS NEXT FRIDAY AT CIVIC PLAZA. TAKE A FEW MINUTES TO COME DOWN AND BROWSE THROUGH THE TABLES. THERE WILL BE RESOURCES FROM ALL OVER THE PLACE. IT'S A GREAT PLACE IF YOU NEED TO REFER SOMEBODY. IF THEY NEED HELP. OR, YOU KNOW, JUST TO HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE IN RECOVERY COME AND CELEBRATE. IT'S NOT ABOUT SOME OF THE NEGATIVE ASPECTS THAT GO INTO SUBSTANCE USE ADDICTION. IT'S ABOUT CELEBRATING THE PEOPLE IN RECOVERY AND ALSO OFFERING RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE THAT NEED HELP. AARON HEADS OUR ART SHOW THIS FRIDAY. AT CASA DEL CULTURA. AND NEXT FRIDAY IS OUR MAIN EVENT WITH CELEBRATION FROM 10 TO 2 AND POWWOW AFTER THAT. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, ALL. COUNCILORS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: WHERE IS CASA CULTURA. >> LOCATED OFF OF CENTRAL IN THE ROUND-ABOUT. ALSO KNOWN AS EL CHANTE. >>COUN. GROUT: 8th AND CENTRAL. >> YEAH. FROM 5:00 TO 7:00. >> AND WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT WILL HAVE ART. THEY WILL BE SELLING THEIR ART. AMONG SOME OTHER AMAZING ARTISTS. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. >>COUN. GROUT: VERY GOOD. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO. WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOU A ROUND OF APPLAUSE AND IF YOU WANT TO COME ON UP AND GATHER YOUR PROCLAMATION, THAT WOULD BE LOVELY. [ APPLAUSE ]. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR PEÑA, WHILE THEY'RE DOING THAT, IF YOU WANT TO ADD A COUPLE OF THINGS. MY APOLOGIES FOR NOT CIRCLING BACK TO YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: NO, THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I KNOW THEY'RE HAVING A BENEFIT AND A GOLF TOURNAMENT AND THEY'RE GOING TO BE THE RECIPIENTS OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THAT. REALLY EXCITED FOR THEM. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. MOVE TO THE SECOND PROCLAMATION. COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M GOING TO ASK MS. JENNIFER WISEBERG, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF SERENITY MESA AND FOUNDING MEMBERS OF ACR AND DAVID BURKE DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES. WE'RE RECOGNIZING THEIR 10th ANNIVERSARY OF SERENITY MESA. WE THINK YOU ALL KNOW THAT I, ALONG WITH SEVERAL COUNCILORS, LOVE WHAT SERENITY MESA PROVIDES FOR THE COMMUNITY. IT'S A MODEL THAT WORKS. AND THEY'VE DONE SOME GREAT THINGS. IT CAME OUT OF ADVERSITY. THEY'VE TURNED THAT INTO SOMETHING WONDERFUL FOR OTHERS TO CELEBRATE RECOVERY AND SO FORTH. COUNCILOR PEÑA, DO YOU HAVE THE SCRIPT? >>COUN. PEÑA: I DON'T. >>COUN. GROUT: OKAY. I'LL GO AHEAD AND READ IT. WHEREAS, SERENITY MESA WAS ESTABLISHED BY HEALING ADDICTION IN OUR COMMUNITY IN 2015 TO OFFER TREATMENT FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, AGES 14 TO 20, WITH SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS. AND WHEREAS, THE 90 DAY PROGRAM AT SERENITY MESA INCLUDES EVIDENCE-BASED PROGRAMMING, HOUSING IN A SOBER LIVING COMMUNITY, AND INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP THERAPY, LIFE SKILLS, TRAINING, HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION, AND GED PREP. JOB READINESS, MEDICATION MANAGEMENT, EDUCATION ON LIVING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND SERVICE, AND CONNECTING TO SENSE OF PURPOSE. WHEREAS, LARGE PART OF THE TREATMENT PROGRAM INCLUDES TEACHING RESPONSIBILITY AND CLIENTS AT SERENITY MESA TAKE CARE OF CAMPUS AS IT WERE THEIR OWN HOME. WHICH LEADS TO A HEALTHY SENSE OF ACCOMPLISHMENT, VALUABLE LIFE SKILLS AND SELF-SUFFICIENCY. WHEREAS, RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE IS MORE THAN JUST ABSTINENCE FROM DRUGS AND ALCOHOL, IT'S ABOUT FINDING A NEW AND MEANINGFUL LIFE WHERE DRUG AND ALCOHOL HAVE NO PLACE. AND LEARNING SOBER LIFE CAN BE FUN AND HEALTHY AND IS ACHIEVABLE. WHEREAS, SERENITY MESA ALSO OFFERS TRANSITIONAL HOUSING AND HOUSING NAVIGATION SERVICES FOR PROGRAM GRADUATES. AND WHEREAS, SERENITY MESA OPENED A MEDICAL DETOX FACILITY ON THEIR CAMPUS IN 2024, SO THAT NO YOUNG PERSON WHO IS READY TO CHANGE THEIR LIFE MUST BE TURNED AWAY BECAUSE THEY HAVEN'T DETOXED. WHEREAS, SERENITY MESA CELEBRATED THEIR 10th ANNIVERSARY IN MAY. BE IT PROCLAIMED, THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, CONGRATULATES SERENITY MESA, HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE AND BUILDING NEW LIVES WITHOUT SUBSTANCE USES. [ APPLAUSE ]. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR GROUT, GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. I JUST THINK THIS IS PROBABLY THE PREMIERE PROGRAM IN OUR COMMUNITY. ONE OF THEM, I SHOULD SAY. THERE ARE SEVERAL GOOD ONES. THIS ONE REALLY TOUCHES A LOT OF PEOPLE. AND HAS GOOD RESULTS. THAT IS WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR WHEN WE ARE WORKING WITH SPENDING TAXPAYER DOLLARS. WE CAN SEE THE BENEFITS. WE CAN SEE THE RESULTS. I KNOW YOUR HEART AND ALL THAT YOU GOT IN IT IS WORKING. I VISITED SERENITY MESA ON MANY OCCASIONS. I CAN SEE THE RESIDENTS THERE LOVE WHERE THEY ARE. THEY ARE VERY RESPECTFUL. THEY'RE VERY PROUD OF THEIR ACCOMPLISHMENT AND WHAT THEY'VE DONE. AND THEY TAKE GREAT PRIDE IN CARING FOR THE FACILITY AND THEIR HOME. I JUST WANT THIS PROGRAM TO GROW AND GROW AND GROW. ANY KIND OF NEED WE HAVE. WITH THAT, I'LL LET YOU TELL US WHAT YOU'RE DOING. >> THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. IT MEANS THE WORLD TO US. WE OPENED PRETTY MUCH ON A WING AND A PRAYER TEN YEARS AGO. WE STARTED THE PROCESS, ACTUALLY, IN 2012. IT TOOK THREE YEARS BEFORE WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE A FACILITY AND FUNDING TO WHERE WE COULD ACTUALLY START OPENING. THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE WAS THE VERY FIRST CONTRACT WE OBTAINED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE OPERATING EXPENSES TO START HIRING STAFF. YOU GUYS HAVE BEEN WITH US SINCE THE VERY BEGINNING. AND CONTINUE TO BE WITH US. AND ALL OF OUR CHALLENGES AND GROWTH OPPORTUNITIES AND EVERYTHING. I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU HAVE DONE TO SUPPORT US ALONG THE WAY. IT TAKES A VILLAGE. IT TAKES A LOT OF OTHER PROVIDERS IN THE COMMUNITY TO HELP US BE SUCCESSFUL. ROBERT CHAVEZ IS BEHIND US WITH YDI. WE WORK WITH THEM CLOSELY. THEY'VE BEEN MENTORS TO US BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN AROUND A LONG TIME AND THEY KNOW HOW TO NAVIGATE THINGS. THEY'VE BEEN A HUGE PART OF OUR SUCCESS IN HELPING US NAVIGATE. I THINK THAT'S WHAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND SPECIAL ABOUT THE YOUTH PROVIDERS. WE WORK TOGETHER. WE DON'T SEE EACH OTHER AS COMPETITION. WE SEE EACH OTHER AS A WAY TO HELP EACH INDIVIDUAL PERSON GET THE HELP THEY NEED, WHETHER THAT'S TREATMENT, HOUSING, COUNSELING, WHATEVER SERVICES IT IS. WE COME TOGETHER TO PROVIDE THOSE SERVICES AS A COMMUNITY. AND I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT WE'RE ALLOWED TO DO THE WORK WE DO. IT IS NEAR AND DEAR TO MY HEART. THESE SERVICES DIDN'T EXIST WHEN THIGH SON WAS STRUGGLING WITH HIS ADDICTION. I WISH WE HAD A PLACE LIKE THIS FOR HIM BECAUSE HE WOULD HAVE DONE SO MUCH BETTER THAN HE DID. I'M THANKFUL WE HAVE THE SERVICE WHEEZE PROVIDE TO THE YOUNG PEOPLE RIGHT NOW. THE NUMBERS AREN'T GETTING SMALLER. AND WE SEE IN THE NEWS THERE'S AN INFLUX OF CRIME AMONG YOUTH. I BELIEVE PREVENTION AND INTERVENTION IS THE KEY TO SOLVING A LOT OF THAT. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. COUNCILORS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT YOU GUYS HAVE AN AMAZING FACILITY. SERENITY MESA IS TOP-NOTCH. WHEN I HAVE BEEN TO VISIT, JUST THE AMOUNT OF PASSION THAT GOES INTO IT. AND THE WAY YOU SET UP TOURS SO WE CAN SEE YOU ARE REALLY MAKING A DIFFERENCE. I WAS SO IMPRESSED THAT SOME OF THE PEOPLE ACTUALLY STAYING AT SERENITY MESA HAD THEIR STORIES TO TELL. WHEN YOU HEAR THOSE STORIES, IT REALLY RESONATES TO THIS COUNCIL AND TO ME THAT YOU ARE DOING THE JOB AND DOING IT RIGHT. AND GETTING IT DONE. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF THE YOUTH, THE INDIVIDUALS THAT ARE ATTENDING SERENITY MESA AND MAKING SURE THAT WHEN THEY LEAVE THEY'RE IN A WHOLE DIFFERENT STATE. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOU. >> THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. WHO DID YOU BRING WITH YOU? >> WE A COUPLE OF OUR STAFF. I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE EVERYBODY. THEY'RE BACK THERE. YOU WANT TO COME UP? WE HAVE SOME OF OUR STAFF. MY HUSBAND DAVID. CLINICAL DIRECTOR IS ZACK PADILLA. AND HR ADMINISTRATORS COREY. AND ONE OF OUR CHIEF MANAGERS/LIFE SKILL NAVIGATORS SABINA. AND ONE OF OUR BHTs. JOHNNY. AND HAVE A LOT -- THERESA WHO IS OUR PROGRAM MANAGER. AND ALL OF OUR KIDS. WE BROUGHT THE KIDS WE HAVE TODAY. I WANTED THEM TO EXPERIENCE THIS AS WELL. I JUST KIND OF -- IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THEM. THEY GET TO BE KIDS AGAIN WHEN THEY'RE AT SERENITY MESA. THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE REALLY TRY AND ALLOW FOR. TAKING THEM TO EVENTS AND TAKING THEM OUT SO THEY CAN SEE PEOPLE ARE PULLING FOR THEM. AND DO WANT THEM TO SUCCEED AND GET BETTER. AND LOT OF THE EVENTS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT WE TAKE THEM TO ALLOW THEM TO BE TEENS. THAT'S WHAT THEY DESERVE. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU FOR COMING DOWN HERE. BECAUSE WE REALLY ARE ENCOURAGED BY YOUR BRAVERY AND WHAT YOU ALL ARE DOING. IF YOU WANT TO COME UP TOO, RIGHT NOW, THAT WOULD BE GREAT. WE'LL GIVE YOU YOUR PROCLAMATION. [ APPLAUSE ]. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILORS, WE'RE GOING TO NEED TO TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THE NEXT MOTION. WE'RE MOVING TO THE JOURNAL. I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE AUGUST 18th JOURNAL. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: SECOND. >>COUN. BASSAN: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND BY COUNCILOR ROGERS THIS TIME. COUNCILORS, ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR GO AHEAD AND SIGNIFY BY -- CALL ROLL. [ 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 ON AN 8-0 VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: WE'RE MOVE TO COMMUNICATIONS AND INTRODUCTIONS. ANY CHANGES TO THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION? I'LL BEGIN BY MOVING THE RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR PLACING OC-46 ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA FOR ACTION. OC-46 IS REAPPOINTMENT OF JOBERT ROBERT ARAGON TO OVERSIGHT. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: SECOND. >>COUN. BASSAN: INDICATE YOUR SUPPORT ONCE THE CLERK CALLS YOU. [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >> PASSES ON AN 8-0 VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR ROGERS, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, COUNCILOR PEÑA OR COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I MOVE THE RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR PLACING R-188 ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA FOR ACTION. R-188 IS AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS FROM THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO AND PROMOTING FUNDING FOR SPECIFIC HOMELESS SERVICES, PROGRAMS, AND FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AND TO A SPECIFIC AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: SECOND. >>COUN. BASSAN: MOTION AND SECOND BY COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. MADAM CLERK. [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >> PASSES ON AN 8-0 VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: ANY OTHER CHANGES TO THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION? I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION. THERE'S SECOND BY COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >> PASSES ON AN 8-0 VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: NO REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. WE'LL MOVE TO DEFERRALS OR WITHDRAWALS. ANY AT THIS TIME, COUNCILORS ? SEEING NONE. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'D LIKE TO PULL ITEM -- I DON'T KNOW WHICH ITEM IT IS. EC-25-466. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: MADAM PRESIDENT, I LIKE TO PULL O-25-92. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT WE DIDN'T GO THROUGH THE ACTUAL TITLE OF IT. COUNCILOR GROUT, WE'RE ON YOU RIGHT NOW. >>COUN. GROUT: OKAY. O-92 IS AMENDING 5-8-6 PROHIBITING ACTIVITIES IN THE ALBUQUERQUE OPEN SPACE MANAGEMENT ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE OVERLOOKED ANIMALS. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. FOR INDIVIDUALS ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA BEING ON A BOARD OR COMMISSION, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. COUNCILORS , ANY OTHER CHANGES TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. SECOND BY COUNCILOR ROGERS. 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: COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO YOU FOR EC-25-466. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. IT'S THE QUART -- FOURTH QUARTER OF ABQ QUARTERLY SECURITY REPORT WITH APD, ACS, AND METRO SECURITY DATA. I HAD A FEW QUESTIONS ABOUT THE REPORT. I WANT TO SEE IF WE CAN GET SOME ANSWERS OR GIVE A BRIEFING OF WHAT THIS REPORT IS SAYING AND INTENDING TO DO MOVING FORWARD? PLEASE. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, OUR TEAM IS COMING IN RIGHT NOW. >>COUN. BASSAN: THEY'RE RIGHT BEHIND YOU. VERY RAPID. NO PUN INTENDED. >> I KNOW THEY WERE STANDING THERE. >>COUN. BASSAN: GOOD EVENING, DIRECTOR. >> GOOD EVENING. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: DIRECTOR, THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I JUST WANTED -- IF YOU CAN GIVE A BRIEF OF WHAT THIS QUARTERLY REPORT IS INDICATING AND WHAT INFORMATION IS PROVIDED TO YOU AND WHAT STEPS YOU'RE GOING TO BE MOVING FORWARD BASED OFF OF THIS INFORMATION? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE YES. THESE QUARTERLY REPORTS ARE PART OF THE ORDINANCE THAT WAS PASSED A COUPLE YEARS AGO WE HAVE TO SUBMIT QUARTERLY REPORTS TO COUNCIL ABOUT TRANSIT SAFETY AND SECURITY. THESE REPORTS INCLUDE DATA THAT COMES FROM DIFFERENT SAFETY PARTNERS THAT WE HAVE FROM APD FROM METRO SECURITY AND ACS. WE'RE DOING THIS BY QUARTER. THIS IS APRIL, MAY AND JUNE. WE DO BREAK THESE REPORTS DOWN JUST BECAUSE THERE'S LOT OF DATA ON THERE TO MAKE THEM EASIER TO UNDERSTAND. I WILL SAY WE'RE WORKING THROUGH THIS RIGHT NOW WITH OUR CONSULTANTS TO TRY TO GET A BETTER DASHBOARD IN PLACE THAT WILL GIVE US BETTER INFORMATION AND HELP US TO REALLY UNDERSTAND WHERE WE'RE HAVING ISSUES NINETY-TWO THE DATA IS HARD FOR US TO PULL AND ASSEMBLE. IT'S A MANUAL PROCESS. WE DEIT ONCE A QUARTER WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT THE NUMBERS AND REPORTING TO COUNCIL JUST BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A HEAVY LIFT. WE DO BREAK IT UP BY CLASS A AND CLASS B REPORTS. OUR CLASS A ARE THE MOST SERIOUS REPORTS. YOU CAN SEE ON THIS REPORT HERE CLASS A IS LOOKING AT ITEMS LIKE VANDALLISM ASSAULT BATTERY FIGHTS NARCOTICS. AND WE LOOK AT MORE LOWER LEVEL INCIDENTS THAT OCCUR LIKE QUALITY OF LIFE ISSUES. LOITERING, THOSE KINDS OF THINGS YOU'LL SEE IN THE CLASS B REPORTS. IN THIS CASE, WE ALSO ARE BREAKING IT UP BY WHAT WE'RE CALLING PROACTIVE AND REACTIVE CALLS. IN THE MAJORITY OF CALLS THEY ARE PROACTIVE CHECKS HAPPENING. THOSE ARE TRANSIT SAFETY OFFICERS OUT IN THE FIELD ACTIVELY DOING FIELD BRIEFINGS, TACTILE PLANS. OUR METRO SECURITY PARTNERS DO THAT AS WELL. OVER THE PAST FIVE REPORTS WE'VE HAD, AND TURNED INTO COUNCIL, CLASS A WHICH IS MOST SERIOUS ARE TYPICALLY ANYWHERE BETWEEN 50 TO 150 REPORTS WE GET IN A QUARTERLY BASIS. THIS LAST QUARTER IS SHOWING ABOUT 50 OF THEM, WHICH IS A 50% REDUCTION FROM THE PRIOR YEAR. ON TOP OF THAT, YOU'LL SEE THAT OUR CLASS A IS TYPICALLY ABOUT A VERY SMALL PERCENT. CLASS A IS REACTIVE CALL, WHICH IS 8% OF THE CALL VOLUME WE GET. THAT'S DOWN 13% FROM FISCAL YEAR 24 TO 25Q4. CLASS A THE PERCENT TOTAL IS 1% OF WHAT WE GOT OUT THERE. THERE'S PROACTIVE BEHAVIORS WE'RE OUT THERE DOING. THAT'S TYPICALLY ABOUT 43% OF -- EXCUSE ME, 80% OF THE CALLS WE HAVE ARE PROACTIVE CALLS VERSUS REACTIVE CALLS. I KNOW YOU PROBABLY SEEN SOME OF THE REPORTS IN THE NEWS THAT HAS BEEN OUT THERE ON THE TRANSIT SAFETY. THEY'LL TALK ABOUT TOTAL OF 5,000 TO 7,000 CALLS WHICH YOU'RE SEEING HERE. I WANT TO REITERATE THOSE ARE PROACTIVE RESPONSES FROM THE SAFETY PARTNERS. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. DIRECTOR, WHAT DO YOU MEAN PROACTIVE RESPONSE? >> COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, WHEN I TALK ABOUT PROACTIVE RESPONSE, THOSE ARE FIELD BRIEFINGS. LOMAS AND LOUISIANA IS A GOOD INDICATION OF WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE. THEY STARTED DOING MORE FIELD BRIEFINGS NOW THAT WE HAVE TSO OUT THERE MOBILE. THEY MEET IN THE MORNING AND HAVE BRIEFINGS THAT ARE PROACTIVE IN THE FIELD. ALSO, JUST DIFFERENT PLANS THEY HAVE AS WELL. I DO HAVE BOTH COMMANDER BARTLET AND COMMANDER HERE IF THEY WANT TO PROVIDE ANY CLARIFICATION ON THAT. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: COMMANDER, PROACTIVE RESPONSE IS THE TERM. I'M WONDERING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RESPONSIVE OR PROACTIVE? >> ANYTHING WE SHOW UP FOR THAT IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. IT COULD BE A FIELD BRIEFING. IT COULD BE AN INDIVIDUAL THAT WAS DOWN AT A BUS STOP OR INDIVIDUAL VIOLATING RULES. AND WE HAVEN'T HAD A REPORT FROM ANOTHER COMMUNITY. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: MADAM PRESIDENT, COMMANDER, IS THERE A REASON WHY WE'RE TAKING A PLAN APPROACHED AND NOT MANNING IN AN PATROL WAY? >> JUST TO CLARIFY, COUNCILOR BASSAN, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, IS YOUR QUESTION WHY DON'T WE HAVE FOLKS RIDING BUSES MORE THAN AT THE PLATFORMS? >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YEAH. AS A PATROL WAY INSTEAD OF -- IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S A TAC PLAN APPROACH. WE'LL IDENTIFY ISSUES AND ATTACK IT AND FOCUS IN THIS ONE AREA OR ONE PROBLEM BECAUSE WE'VE IDENTIFIED IT INSTEAD OF DOING A RANDOM PATROL. >> I THINK WE DO ALL OF THE ABOVE. WE DO THE ENTIRE LAYERED APPROACH. THIS IS AFTER REVIEWING SOME CITIES THAT ARE COMPARABLE TO US IN SIZE AND TRANSIT. WE TALK YOU WOULD LAYERED APPROACH. THERE'S A NONSWORN ELEMENT, AND SWORN ELEMENT. THERE'S PROACTIVE PATROL IN RANDOM AREAS. AND WE DO HAVE BUS BOARDERS, BUT WE ALSO HAVE PRESENCE AT THE PLATFORMS AND COMMUNICATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. FOR STARTERS, WE HAVE POLICE SERVICE AIDS. THEY HAVE BEEN RIDING BUS FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. AND I KNOW THAT THIS DATA CATCHES QUANTITATIVE RESULTS BUT QUALITATIVE WE'VE HAD 1PSA SINCE THE BEGINNING AND SHE HAS NOT HAD A FIGHT ON HER BUS. THERE'S TIMES WHERE SHE CALLS POLICE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT RELATED THINGS BUT NEVER PHYSICAL VIOLENCE. THAT'S PSAs RIDING THE BUS. NEXT LEVEL IS TRANSIT SAFETY OFFICERS. THEY DO DO CERTAIN INTENTIONAL PLANS LIKE FIELD BRIEFINGS. TWO OF THE LOCATIONS WHERE WE GET A LOT OF CONCERNING CALLS ARE 4th AND MENAUL AND LOUISIANA AND LOMAS, PREVIOUSLY INDIANA AND CENTRAL. WE SHOW PRESENCE BUT IF THERE'S INDIVIDUALS VIOLATING RULES, WE'LL ADDRESS THOSE TOO. I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT STANDS OUT TO ME THAT IS SUPER DIFFERENT NOW THAN WHEN YOU WERE BOTH PATROLMAN AND I WAS A PATROLMAN, I'M SURE WE ALL TRANSIT SECURITY. AND WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING. WE DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THEIR MISSION WAS AND WE DIDN'T HAVE COMMUNICATION. NOW THAT THEY'RE ENMESHED WITHIN APD WE HAVE DIRECT LINE OF COMMUNICATION. WE HAVE MORE CONTROL OVER OPERATIONS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. THAT'S OUR THIRD LAYER IS THE SWORN LAW ENFORCEMENT ELEMENT. THE REASON SPECIFICALLY WE DON'T SOLELY DO BUS RIDERS, AND THIS IS AFTER CONSULTING WITH SOME OTHER POLICE DEPARTMENTS IS THEY MAKE THAT SPECIFIC BUS SAFE AND THAT ONE ALONE. WE WANT TO GET THE MOST BANG FOR OUR BUCK, SO TO SPEAK. I HAVE PEOPLE DO BUS BOARDINGS AT PROBLEM STOPS. WHILE THEY'RE THERE BUSES COME THROUGH. AND EVERY TIME A BUS COMES THROUGH THEY GET ON AND INTRODUCE THEMSELVES TO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS. HE'S HAD A TOUCH POINT WITH THE BUS AND MIGHT HAVE A TOUCH POINT WITH FIVE BUSES INSTEAD OF ONE BUS THE WHOLE DAY. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I THINK IT'S A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH. YOU WANT TO HAVE ONE PERSON INSTEAD OF TOUCHING ONE BUS A DAY, THEY'RE TOUCHING MULTIPLE. BUT THE PSA HAS BEEN ON THAT ONE ROUTE AND HASN'T HAD A FIGHT, IT SHOWS THE PRESENCE ALONE ESTABLISHES A CALMNESS. IT'S INTERESTING TO HAVE THE APPROACH ON IT. IF I'M READING THE REPORT RIGHT OR WRONG, PLEASE CORRECT ME. IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S AN INCREASE FOR CALLS ON SERVICES ON BUSES AND AT BUS STOPS. WAS I READING IT RIGHT? >> I CAN ADDRESS THAT TOO. COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, SO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DIRECTOR KEENER AND I ARE CONSTANTLY TRYING TO DO IS REALLY BETTER OUR APPROACH. WE MEET, WE TALK FREQUENTLY AND WE'RE ALWAYS TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DO THINGS BETTER. DURING THOSE THREE MONTHS OF THIS QUARTERLY REPORT, THE TRANSIT SAFETY OFFICERS WERE ASSIGNED TO THE TRANSPORTATION CENTER. DURING THIS TIME WE ONLY HAD MOBILE TRANSIT SUPPORT DOING PROACTIVE WORK WHEN WE HAD OVERTIME SHIFTS. DURING THE SPEARED -- PERIOD OF TIME, WE STAFFED THE ATC24-7. WE PROVIDE THAT APPROACH. WE REALIZED WE LOST COVERAGE IN THE MOBILE AREAS. THAT'S WHY YOU SEE THE DECREASE. OR INCREASE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS. >>COUN. BASSAN: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS ON THAT? COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I HAVE A GREAT QUESTION WHILE YOU'RE HERE, COMMANDER. I KNOW I HAVE SPOKEN WITH SOME OF THE TRANSIT SAFETY OFFICERS UNDER APD. THERE'S THE STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURER FOR TRANSPORT FROM LET'S SAY THERE'S A LOITERER THAT IS UNSHELTERED AND WANTS TO GET TO A SHELTER. WE KNOW THAT EXISTS ALREADY BUT THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO TRANSFER BECAUSE THERE'S NOT PLEXI GLASS IN THE VEHICLES. I WONDER IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN GET FIXED SO THEY CAN GET FOLKS TO GATEWAY, PERHAPS. IS THAT SOMETHING THAT HAS COME TO YOUR ATTENTION? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR ROGERS, I WOULD NEVER TURN DOWN ANY HELP. IF THERE'S ANY WAY WE CAN COLLABORATE IN ORDER TO ADDRESS SOCIAL VULNERABILITY I'M ALL FOR IT. TO BE VERY SPECIFIC ABOUT THAT SPECIFIC STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE, I THINK WE'RE TRYING TO BALANCE THERE COLLABORATION WITH ACS WHO TRANSPORTS ALREADY. AND BALANCING FOLKS WHO HAVE A SOCIAL VULNERABILITY WITH TRANSPORTATION AND THOSE WHO WOULD ABUSE THAT PRIVILEGE AND FOR LACK OF OUR BETTER TERM TREAT IT LIKE A TAXI. >>COUN. ROGERS: DEFINITELY DON'T WANT THAT. BUT I THINK IT COULD BE ANOTHER AVENUE TO GET FOLKS TO HELP IF THEY NEED IT. ESPECIALLY IN MY DISTRICT WHERE PEOPLE ARE USING THE BUS AS A COOLING STATION SOMETIMES. IF WE CAN ACTUALLY GET THEM TO A COOLING STATION NOT OUR BUSES, THAT WOULD HELP A LOT OF DIFFERENT ISSUES WE'RE SEEING. I WOULD LOVE TO TALK OFFLINE ABOUT THAT. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT -- COMMANDER, SPECIFICALLY, HOW ARE YOU ACTUALLY BREAKING DOWN THE COMMUNICATIONS SO THAT THE COMMUNICATION IS INSTANT BETWEEN TRANSALITY SECURITY? DO THEY HAVE POLICE RADIOS ? >> ABSOLUTELY. I MENTIONED THE EXPERIENCE WE HAD, BECAUSE WE HAD NO COMMUNICATION WITH SAFETY OFFICERS. OUR TRANSIT SAFETY OFFICERS HAVE BEEN THROUGH OUR CLEARANCE PROCESS. THEY'RE ON THE SAME AREA COMMAND AIRS THAT OUR POLICE OFFICERS ARE ON. ADDITIONALLY, THEY HAVE TRANSIT RADIOS. AND WE'VE ALSO PUT IT IN THEIR DAILY MISSION THAT IN ADDITION TO HAVING BOTH THE RADIOS, OUR TRANSIT SAFETY SUPERVISORS ARE MANDATED TO CHECK IN WITH TRANSIT DISPATCH DURING THEIR SHIFT AT LEAST ONCE. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: I APPRECIATE THAT. >>COUN. BASSAN: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: MAKE A MOTION THAT RECEIPT BE NOTED. >>COUN. BASSAN: THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND BY COUNCILOR ROGERS. MADAM CLERK. [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: YES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: -- >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >> THAT PASSES ON AN 8-0 VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: WE'RE MOVING TO O-92, PULLED OFF OF CONSENT BY COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. O-92 IS AMENDING 568 ACTIVITIES TO INCLUDE OVERLOOKED ANIMALS. I MOVE DO PASS. >>COUN. BASSAN: WE'RE GOING TO START WITH COUNCILOR GROUT WITH QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS. . >>COUN. GROUT: I SEE THE NEED FOR A BIT OF CHANGE IN HERE. I ALSO SEE SOME QUESTIONS THAT COULD COME UP. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS TO THE ADMINISTRATION. WOULD THIS PREVENT THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT FROM SPRAYING MOS -- MOSQUITOS IN THE OPEN SPACE? >> WE HAVE DEPUTY DIRECTOR DIMENA FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT THAT CAN SPEAK TO THE CURRENT PROCESSES RELATED TO MOSQUITO SPRAYING AND THE IMPACT IT WILL HAVE. >>COUN. BASSAN: GOOD EVENING, DIRECTOR. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. TO YOUR QUESTION, COUNCILOR GROUT, WE DO THINK THERE WILL BE -- THE WAY IT'S WORDED IS VERY BLANKET. WHILE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SUPPORTS THE CONSERVATION EFFORT THAT IS PUT FORTH WITH THAT, INCLUDING FOR INVERT -- IT WOULD HENDER MOSQUITO CONTROL OTHERS LIKE FLEAS AND TICKS. >>COUN. GROUT: DO YOU SPRAY FOR MOSQUITOS? >> WE DO SPRAY IN OPEN SPACES, PARKS AND GOLF COURSES. >>COUN. GROUT: MADAM PRESIDENT, WE HAVE HAD A LOT OF MOSQUITOS THIS YEAR. I THINK THAT WHILE I KNOW THAT THE CHANGE IS NEEDED AND THE AMENDMENTS ARE NEEDED TO THIS ORDINANCE, I THINK THERE HAS BEEN A LITTLE BIT OF CONCERN ABOUT THE WORDING. WE DON'T WANT TO CAUSE ANY UNDUE CONSEQUENCES. SO, COUNCILOR BASSAN AND I HAVE A COUPLE OF AMENDMENTS WE'D LIKE TO OFFER. WE HAVE SPOKEN WITH COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. I THINK THAT WE'VE COME TO -- I THINK IT WILL BENEFIT EVERYBODY AND STILL -- AND WHAT'S INTENDED WILL STILL HAPPEN. I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. O-25-92. ON PAGE ONE, LINE 18, AMEND 5-8-6. NOT THAT ONE. THE NEXT ONE. >>COUN. BASSAN: WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING ONE OF THE AMENDMENTS. THE FIRST ONE WE'RE NOT GOING TO. >>COUN. GROUT: WE WOULD LIKE TO ADD IN ONE MORE WORD INTO PARAGRAPH F. FROM WILDLIFE, NO PERSON SHALL INTENTIONALLY FEED, HARM, HUNT. THIS AMENDMENT MAKES IT CLEAR THAT ANIMALS SHALL NOT BE FED IN OPEN SPACE AREAS. >>COUN. BASSAN: SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILOR BACA. >>COUN. BACA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I LIKE THE BILL, JUST SO EVERYBODY KNOWS. I PREFER YOUR OTHER AMENDMENTS ABOUT THE INVERTEBRATE. BECAUSE WE'D DO STUDIES AND SO FORTH. THAT WOULD BE ONE OF THE ISSUES WHERE IT'S LIKE YOU KIND OF PUT KIDS IN VIOLATION OF IT. IN ANY CASE, I JUST WANT TO PUT THAT ON THE RECORD. I SUPPORT THE BILL. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE SPONSOR OF THE AMENDMENT TO ADD IN FEEDING. I THINK WE HAVE ALL LEARNED OVER THE YEARS WE'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO FEED WILDLIFE BUT IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO INCLUDE THAT IN THE ACTUAL ORDINANCE. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: ANYTHING FROM THE ADMINISTRATION? THANK YOU. COUNCILOR GROUT. SDMRG . >>COUN. GROUT: URGE YOUR SUPPORT. [ 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: BEFORE WE MOVE TO THE NEXT AMENDMENT, I JUST WANT TO SAY YOUR iPADS HAVE BEEN UPDATED BECAUSE THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A CHANGE OF WHAT'S PRINTED IN FRONT OF YOU. ON THIS NEXT AMENDMENT WHAT WILL BE DISPLAYED SHOULD BE UPDATED AS WELL. COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I OFFER FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO O-25-92. THIS IS ON PAGE ONE, LINE 22, WE'RE GOING TO ADD A LITTLE BIT MORE AT THE VERY END. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY APPROVED GOVERNMENT ENTITIES, SPECIES DEEMED A PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN ARE EXEMPTED FROM THE PROTECTIONS OF THIS PROHIBITION. THIS AMENDMENT ALLOWS FOR GOVERNMENT ENTITIES TO REMOVE INVASIVE OR DISEASE-CARRYING SPECIES. >>COUN. BASSAN: SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ANYTHING FROM THE ADMINISTRATION? ALL RIGHT. COUNCILOR GROUT TO CLOSE. >>COUN. GROUT: I ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT. [ 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: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE BILL AS AMENDED? COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN TO CLOSE. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AGAIN, THIS BILL WAS REQUESTED BY OUR OPEN SPACE DIVISION STAFF WHO HAVE HAD SOME ISSUES AROUND THINGS WE'VE HAD PUBLICLY NOTICED LIKE FISHING STILL HAPPENING IN THOSE AREAS. AND LOOKING AT THOSE REPORTS, WE REALIZE WE DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER PROTECTIONS IN OUR ORDINANCE FOR ALL OF THE ANIMALS. THIS IS JUST ADDING THAT. I REALLY APPRECIATE THE SPONSORS OF THE AMENDMENTS TODAY TO FINE TUNE IT AND LOOK FORWARD TO GIVING THE OPEN SPACE EXPERTS THE SUPPORT THEY NEED IN LAW. [ 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: MOVING TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: LET'S MOVE TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. I HAVE A BUNCH. THERE LABORATORY FINANCE AND FINANCE AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEEING ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, IN THESE CHAMBERS VINCENT E. GRIEGO CHAMBERS. THIS IS WILL BE A HYBRID MEETING. I WILL ALSO BE HOSTING A SUMMER OF NONVIOLENCE ON SEPTEMBER 13th. WE WILL BE HOLDING A THREE ON THREE TOURNAMENT WITH ACS AND KENNY THOMAS AT THE HOLIDAY PARK COMMUNITY CENTER FROM 9:00 TO 2:00. VISIT MY CITY COUNCIL WEBSITE FOR REGISTRATION IF YOU WANT TO PARTICIPATE. IF NOT, SOME SUPPORT THE OTHER TEAMS OUT THERE. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THE LAND USE PLANNING AND ZONING MEETING ON TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 10th IS CANCELED. >>COUN. BASSAN: THERE ARE NO FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS, NO APPEALS. WE'RE MOVE TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PROVIDE LIVE PUBLIC COMMENT IF THEY HAVE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT PER THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE AGENDA WITH WEBSITE. THE PUBLIC GROUND RULES ARE EACH PARTICIPANT HAS TWO MINUTES. COMMENTS ARE TO BE ADDRESSED ONLY THROUGH THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT AND ANY DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT WILL RESULT IN REMOVAL. THERE'S A TWO MINUTE TIME LIMIT AND A BELL WILL RING TO INDICATE YOUR TIME IS UP. PLEASE CALL THE NAME OF THE FIRST SPEAKER. IF YOU'RE ON DECK AFTER MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE FRONT. >> FIRST IS FRANCESCO FOLLOWED BY LISA. >>COUN. BASSAN: IT LOOKS LIKE HE PASSED HIS OPPORTUNITY. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE. >> LISA FOLLOWED BY LEX. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILOR BASSAN, CITY COUNCILORS. I'M FROM DISTRICT THREE. DUE PROCESS IS WHAT I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT. I'D LIKE TO BECAUSE ALBUQUERQUE RIDE IS SOMETHING I HAVE STARTED DOING. I'M AN AMBUSDER -- AMBASSADOR RIDING THE BUS. I HAVE NEVER RIDDEN A PUBLIC BUS EVER IN ALBUQUERQUE. NOW I RIDE IT EVERY SINGLE WEEKEND. I LOVE IT. I SPEND HOURS AND HOURS. I AM AMONG PEOPLE WHO VOLUNTEER TO RIDE ON THE ALBUQUERQUE BUSES. I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT MY LIME GREEN SHIRT. WE RIDE ON THE WEEKENDS. ALTHEA RIDES THREE TO FOUR DAYS A WEEK. HOURS AND HOURS PERSONALLY. AND ALSO AS VOLUNTEER. I APPRECIATE THE APPROACH OF THE TRANSIT OFFICERS AS A BEHAVIOR SPECIALIST. BREEG -- BEING TRAUMA-INFORMED IS CRUCIAL. IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE WITH THEM BEING ON THE BUS. YP HIGH MRNG? >> I I HIGHLY SUPPORT NOT HAVING POLICE ON THE BUS. WE NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS ON THE BUS. CONCERNS WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT VIOLATING 5th AND 14th AMENDMENT. U.S. CITIZENS HAVE BEEN UNLAWFULLY DETAINED IN THIS CITY. WE JUST GOT PICTURES TODAY. IT'S VERY CONCERNING BECAUSE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE IN THIS PICTURE WITH ICE. I'LL SHOW IT. WE'RE VERY CONCERNED THAT -- FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC, DUE PROCESS RIGHTS ARE FOR ANY HUMAN ON THE U.S. SOIL. ANY PERSONS ARE ENTITLED TO FAIR AND LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THIS WAS VOTED IN TWO WEEKS AGO. EXPRESSLY SAYING THE CITY COUNCIL HAS TO HAVE A LEGAL WARRANT TO DETAIN ANYBODY IN PUBLIC SPACES. IT IS POSSIBLE. YOU ALL CAN DO IT. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. QUICKLY, CAN YOU SEND ME THOSE PICTURES PLEASE? >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU. >> LEX FOLLOWED BY BRICK. >> FORGIVE ME, MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBERS, AND FELLOW ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENTS. THE TOPIC TONIGHT IS POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY. [ SIRENS PLAYING ON VIDEO ]? IT AFFECTS EVERYONE. THOSE SWORN TO PROTECT THE CITY ABUSE THE POWER. THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY SUFFERS. IN A CITY WHERE POLICE SEEM OUT OF CONTROL. WHERE MISCONDUCT IS COMMON. AND ACCOUNTABILITY IS RARE. FAITH IN JUSTICE IS TESTED AND BROKEN. THE COST OF UNCHECKED AUTHORITY IS DEVASTATING. IT ERODES PUBLIC TRUST. ESPECIALLY THOSE VICTIMS. IT LEADS TO WRONGFUL CONVICTION. IT LEADS TO COSTING INCIDENT PEOPLE THEIR FREEDOM. IT ENCOURAGES THE CULTURE OF IMPUNITY WHEN OFFICERS BELIEVE THEY'RE ABOVE THE LAW. IT COSTS THE CITY MILLIONS THAT COULD BE INVESTED IN SCHOOLS, PARKS, AND NEIGHBORHOODS. REAL CHANGE IS NEEDED. NOT ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF THE PROBLEM. ACCOUNTABILITY. INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT WITH CITIZENS THAT HAVE A REAL VOICE. IT MEANS STRENGTHENING THE HIRING AND TRAINING STANDARDS TO ENSURE OFFICERS VALUE INTEGRITY AND COMMUNITY RESPECT. IT ALSO MEANS CLEAR PUBLIC DISCIPLINE FOR MISCONDUCT SO OFFICERS AND THE PUBLIC KNOW THE UNETHICAL BEHAVIOR WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. REBUILDING THE CITY STARTS ARE REBUILDING TRUST. THIS MEANS HOLDING THE POLICE AND LEADERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS. IT'S THE COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THOSE MEANT TO PROTECT ARE HELD TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF JUSTICE. THE GOAL IS TO WORK TOGETHER TO BUILD A CITY WHERE JUSTICE FOR EVERYONE WITHOUT EXCEPTION. THANK YOU. >> BRICK FOLLOWED BY ASELIA. >>COUN. BASSAN: ONE MOMENT. COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. IT'S NOT NECESSARILY A QUESTION FOR THE PRESENTER. I BROUGHT THIS UP A MONTH AGO AFTER VISITING DOWNTOWN. THIS WAS THE PROCEDURE TO CLEAR OUT MOST OF THE FACILITIES OR RESTAURANTS AND BARS FROM THERE. THEY'RE SITTING ON EACH CORNER BLASTING THIS FOR 15 MINUTES. I WAS ADVISED IT WASN'T PART OF THE SOP, BUT IT'S A PRACTICE OF CROWD CONTROL. AS YOU CAN SEE IT'S REALLY NOT CONTROLLING ANYTHING JUST BEING A NUISANCE. I'M CURIOUS ON WHY THIS IS CONTINUING? >>COUN. BASSAN: MADAM CAO. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, I'M HAPPY TO HAVE APD HAVE A CONTINUING CONVERSATION WITH YOU REGARDING THIS. I THINK THEY'VE SHARED WHY THEY BELIEVE IT IS A WAY FOR CROWD DISBURSEMENT IN THEIR DISCUSSIONS WITH YOU AND THEIR WRITTEN RESPONSES. WE CAN HAVE THAT CONTINUED DISCUSSION IF YOU WOULD LIKE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: MADAM PRESIDENT, CAO SENGEL, DO YOU THINK IT'S A POSITIVE WAY. AS A CITIZEN, YOU'RE NOT A TRAINED OFFICER, AND IN YOUR OPINION DO YOU THINK A PRODUCTIVE WAY OF GETTING PEOPLE OUT OF DOWNTOWN IMMEDIATELY WHEN THEY'RE SHUFFLING OUT? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, I DON'T HAVE CONTEXT FOR THE EXACT VIDEO WE JUST VIEWED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT OCCURRED BEFORE THE VIDEO. TO SPEAK TO WHETHER OR NOT IT'S AN APPROPRIATE LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT IN THAT MOMENT WOULD BE WITHOUT ME CONSIDERING ALL OF THE FACTS. I DON'T WANT TO PASS JUDGMENT BASED UPON THE VIDEO WE SAW. I'M HAPPY TO HAVE FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT IT'S EFFECTIVE BASED UPON THE CONDITIONS THEY EXPERIENCE AND AT THE TIME. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: MADAM PRESIDENT, CAN WE SET UP A TIME FOR THE DOWNTOWN COMMANDER AND GRAVE LIEUTENANT TO MEET? I'D LOVE AN EXPLANATION. >> WE WILL DO THAT. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR BACA. >>COUN. BACA: IF YOU CAN ADD ME TO THAT MEETING. I'M OUT THERE REGULARLY. THERE'S A LOT OF CHALLENGES LATE AT NIGHT. I DON'T WANT TO SAY IT'S COMPLETELY WRONG. SIMULTANEOUSLY, I DO GET COMPLAINTS FROM RESIDENTS WHO LIVE ON CENTRAL BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT LIVE ON CENTRAL AND THIS IS A BIG ISSUE. >> BRICK FOLLOWED BY ARSELIA. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, COUNCILOR BACA, THANK YOU FOR ADDRESSING THAT DIRECTLY. IT IS AN ISSUE. IT'S BEEN A PRACTICE FOR QUITE SOMETIME. IT'S REALLY NOT JUST SIRENS, IT'S ACTUALLY BLARING HORNS. I DIDN'T HEAR HORNS IN THAT ONE. I'VE CAPTURED IT MULTIPLE TIMES. OTHERS HAVE CAPTURED IT MULTIPLE TIMES. IT'S HORSES ALSO. HORSES ARE NOT ONLY DRIVING THE PEOPLE IN THE SAME MANNER GOING UP ON TO THE SIDEWALKS, POOPING ON THE SIDEWALK. WHEN SOMEBODY IS WALKING BY THERE'S POOP ON THE STREET. NOT AS MUCH OF A BIG DEAL, BUT WHEN IT'S ON THE SIDE -- SIDEWALK IT'S A BIG DEAL. THAT'S A PRETTY SERIOUS ISSUE. I UNDERSTAND THERE'S CHALLENGES LIKE YOU MENTIONED. YOU DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO GET INTO FIGHTS. THAT'S THE PREVENTATIVE STANDARD. BUT, AGAIN, WHEN IT COMES TO OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS, UNLESS XHB -- SOMEBODY IS COMMITTING A CRIME, I NEVER UNDERSTOOD THE NEED FOR INTERACTION. MOST PEOPLE DON'T WANT TO TALK TO THE COPS. ESPECIALLY COMING OUT OF THE BAR. A LOT OF TIMES TOO FOLKS MIGHT HAVE HAD A BEER OR TWO SO DRIVING THEM TO THEIR CARS WITH HORSES AND THAT SORT OF THING IS PUTTING THEM INTO THEIR CARS SOONER THAN PROBABLY THE ALCOHOL MIGHT WEAR OFF. THAT'S ACTUALLY ENDANGERING THE PUBLIC MORE IF YOU ASK ME TO ASK THEM TO GET INTO THEIR CAR AND DRIVE AWAY. LIKE I SAID, I APPRECIATE YOU ADDRESSING THAT DIRECTLY. LET'S SEE IF WE CAN GET THIS SOLVED. THANK YOU. >> ARSELIA FOLLOWED BY JANET. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I AM A RESIDENT OF ALBUQUERQUE. I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE I WANT TO BRING TO YOU THE ATTENTION IN THE DIRE SITUATION OF RENTING. I RESIDE AT THE ALVARADO APARTMENTS. WHEN I MOVED IN I WAS THE YOUNGEST RESIDENT BY 20 YEARS. THE PEOPLE OF MY TRANQUIL COMMUNITY ARE PEOPLE THAT MADE HOMES IN THESE APARTMENTS FOR DECADES. THEY'RE VETERANS WHO REMODELED UNITS, THEY'RE MOTHERS WHO LIVE TWO TO FIVE MINUTES AWAY FROM CHILDREN. THEY ARE PEOPLE WHO WANTED NOTHING BUT TO CONTINUE LIVING QUIET INDEPENDENT LIVES WITH DIGNITY. THEY WERE PERCHED BY TAFOYA PROPERTY MANAGEMENT. AND WE WERE NOTIFIED OUR RENT WOULD BE GOING UP BY $200 AND CONTINUE INCREASING BY $50 EVERY THREE MONTHS. I KNOW I WON'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT ANYMORE. AND MY NEIGHBORS LIVING OFF OF PENSION AND SOCIAL SECURITY ABSOLUTELY WON'T BE ABLE TO AFFORD IT. IN THE TEN YEARS I'VE BEEN A RENTER, NEVER HAVE I EXPERIENCED THIS EXTREME AND MALICIOUS PRICE GOUGING WITH SUCH A PROFOUND DISREGARD FOR SENIOR CITIZENS. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THIS COMPANY AND EVERY OTHER PROPERTY MANAGEMENT COMPANY INTO THE CITY IS ENTITLED TO ENACT THE PROCESSES. I AM HERE TO ASK YOU TO TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT THE VULNERABLE NEIGHBORS OF THE CITY. THEY SERVED THE COUNTRY, THEY HAVE SURVIVED HARDSHIP, AND THEY'RE GRIEVING THE LOSS OF THE OWNER. WE DESERVE TO BE TREATED THAN THIS. THANK YOU. >> JANET FOLLOWED BY TAD. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I AM HERE TONIGHT, RESIDENT OF DISTRICT NINE, ON BEHALF OF THE LIBRARY ADVISORY BOARD. JUST TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE ABOUT OUR INFORMATION CAMPAIGN THAT WE STARTED LAST MONTH TO MAKE ELECTED OFFICIALS AWARE OF OUR DOWNTOWN 50-YEAR-OLD HVAC SYSTEM AT THE MAIN LIBRARY. JUST TO REVIEW THAT, AGAIN, THE MAIN LIBRARY IS NOT ONLY A BRANCH BUT IT IS ALSO THE GENEALOGY CENTER FOR THE ENTIRE BERNALILLO COUNTY, IF NOT THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. IT'S THE ADMINISTRATIVE HUB FOR ALL OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN IN THE LIBRARY SYSTEM. IT IS WHERE PEOPLE ALSO DONATE BOOKS TO THE FUNDS OF THE LIBRARY. AND THROUGH THE MONTHLY SALES AND LIBRARY BOOK STORE THEY RAISE OVER $100,000 EVERY YEAR. THAT HELPS PAY FOR THE SUMMER READING PROGRAM. AND LASTLY, IT IS A PLACE OF RESPITE ON REALLY HOT AND COLD DAYS. WHERE ARE WE IN OUR QUESTION TO FIND -- NOT TO FIND, TO GET OVER $2 MILLION COMMITTED FROM VARIOUS ELECTED OFFICIALS? COUNCILOR BACA LED US OFF LAST MONTH BY SAYING HE WOULD DO $100,000 FROM HIS CAPITAL OUTLAY -- CIP. OKAY. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN. $100,000. BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSIONER BACA IS SUPPORTING US WITH $50,000. SENATOR O'MALLEY IS GOING TO BE CONTRIBUTING $100,000 TOWARDS THIS. AND JUST LAST WEEK SENATOR BERGMAN, AND I'M GOING TO BE WORKING THE NORTHEAST HEIGHTS WITH EVERYONE I EVER MET IN THE LAST 50 YEARS. SHE WILL BE CONTRIBUTING $50,000. WE HAVE APPOINTMENTS WITH A VARIETY OF OTHER ELECTED OFFICIALS TO MAKE THEM AWARE THIS IS REALLY A COUNTYWIDE EFFORT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. AND THANK YOU FOR THE SERENITY MESA RECOGNITION. THAT WAS A VERY MOVING THING. >> TAD FOLLOWED BY JOSEPH. >> OKAY. MY NAME IS TAD. BACK TO -- WELL, HERE IS CITY COUNCIL FORGETTING RULES AND REGULATIONS TO THE PUBLIC. SHOWN HERE. HERE IS ANOTHER SCREW UP BY CITY COUNCIL AND LIE TO THE PUBLIC. HIDING REGISTRATION AND CONSENT AGENDA. I'M SHOWING RIGHT HERE TO EVERYONE. EVERY ONE OF YOU SAID YES. WITHOUT PUBLIC INPUT. WELL, REAL ESTATE AND LAND USE MANAGEMENT. THIS IS BIG BUSINESS. I REMEMBER, WAY BACK, CITY WAS SELLING ON JUAN TABO. WHERE IS TANOAN COUNTRY CLUB NOW. EUBANK SOUTH. CITY END UP SELLING TO THE DEVELOPERS FOR THE PREMIUM PRICE. HIGH PRICE. TANOAN WAS FINANCING BY ONE CREDIT UNION. OKAY, THAT'S ENOUGH. SAVE IT FOR LATER. THANK YOU. >> JOSEPH FOLLOWED BY LILLY. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I AM THE MARKET PRESIDENT FOR CHICANOS POR LA CAUSA. WE OPERATE A COUPLE OF CONTRACT FOR THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. CHICANOS POR LA CAUSA HAS BEEN IN NEW MEXICO SINCE THE LATE 60s, EARLY 70s. MORE RECENTLY, IN 2008, CHICANOS POR LA CAUSA BECAME COMPLETELY STATIONED IN NEW MEXICO WITH OFFICES IN ALBUQUERQUE, ESPANOLA AND WE'RE OPEN IN MORA, LAS VEGAS, AND WE HAVE AN OFFICE IN LAS CRUCES. WE OPERATE SEVERAL GRANTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND CONTRACTS. AND WHAT WE'RE -- WE'RE A NOT FOR PROFIT IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. WE'VE BEEN HERE SINCE 2008. ESTABLISHED AS A NOT FOR PROFIT. PRIOR TO THAT IT WAS THROUGH PARTNERSHIP OR AFFILIATION. WE'VE OPERATED THROUGH GRANTS AND CONTRACTS AND FEDERAL GRANTS. WE OPERATE HEADSTART, PRE-K, CACFP. WE HAVE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAMS. ACTION AGENCIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE. I THINK THAT THE BIG PART WITH CHICANOS POR LA CAUSA AND OUR STATE OF NEW MEXICO MORE RECENTLY WITH OPENING OF ALBUQUERQUE OFFICES HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE AND OUR CURRENT CONTRACTS WITH THE CITY HAVE ALLOWED US TO BECOME MORE AFFILIATED WITH THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH THE CITY AS WELL AS OTHER STATE CONTRACTORS WE HAVE WITHIN THE STATE. WE DO HIRE EVERYBODY LOCAL. I'M TO LOCAL LIFE RESIDENT OF NEW MEXICO. ALL OF OUR STAFF IS FROM NEW MEXICO. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WHEN WE DO TAKEOVER A GRANT OR A CONTRACT WE DO TRANSITION STAFF TO HELP IN STAND UP A PROGRAM. THEY'RE ONLY HERE TEMPORARILY. THAT'S IT. ANY QUESTIONS? >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION THAT I'VE BEEN ASKING OVER AND OVER EVERY CONTRACT WE APPROVE FOR YOUR COMPANY. IF YOU'VE BEEN IN NEW MEXICO FOR SO LONG WHERE ARE YOU WITH MEDICAID APPLICATION? >> WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF APPLYING FOR THE MEDICAID REIMBURSEMENT APPLICATION FEE. WE HOPE TO HAVE IT WITHIN TWO MONTHS. WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF SUBMITTING ALL OF THE PAPERWORK. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, SIR, FOR BEING HERE. >> LILLY FOLLOWED BY MELINDA. >> HELLO, COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR SHARING AN AMENDMENT OF YOUR TIME. I'M A NURSE EDUCATOR FOR UNM. I'M SPEAKING TODAY ON BEHALF OF GATEWAY WEST AND SOME OF THE FUNDING THAT'S ALSO GOING FOR CHICANOS POR LA CAUSA AND THE WORK THEY'RE DOING IN THE HOMELESS SHELTERS IN ALBUQUERQUE. I HAD THE HONOR OF WORKING WITH THE NURSING STUDENTS AT GATEWAY WEST FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS. WE'RE CONTINUING OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH GATEWAY WEST THROUGHOUT THE FALL SEMESTER. MY STUDENTS AND I GOT TO SPEND A GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME IN THE DORM WITH THE RESIDENTS AT GATEWAY WEST, INTERACTING WITH THEM AND SEEING SOME OF THE BARRIERS TO PERMANENT HOUSING, BUT ALSO TO IDENTIFY SOME OF THE MEDICALLY VULNERABLE RESIDENTS SO THAT GATEWAY WEST HAD AN IDEA OF WHO THEY WERE PRIORITIZING TO PERMANENT HOUSING, BASED ON THEIR EXPECTED NEED. I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT THAT THEY'RE DOING A PHENOMENAL JOB CREATING A SAFE SPACE FOR THE RESIDENTS AT GATEWAY WEST. ADDITIONALLY, DOWN AT THE WOMEN'S SHELTER AT GATEWAY CENTER. I JUST WANTED TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE TO SUPPORT FUNDING THAT GOES TOWARDS THOSE LONG-TERM HOUSING INITIATIVES FOR THIS POPULATION. FOLKS THAT ARE CURRENTLY AT GATEWAY WEST, MANY OF THEM ARE MEDICALLY VULNERABLE AND NOT PROVIDING A SAFE PLACE FOR THEM TO LIVE IS CONTRIBUTING TO WORSENING STANDARDS. AND THE BETTER SERVICES THAT WE'RE ABLE TO PROVIDE FOR HOUSING REALLY IS GOING TO DECREASE HOSPITALIZATION CENTER AND MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT MORE -- THROUGH OUR HOSPITAL SYSTEM. THANK YOU. >> MELINDA FOLLOWED BY ANAMI. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND COUNCIL MEMBERS. ON JULY 22nd, I LOST MY DAUGHTER WHEN SHE WAS KILLED CROSSING CARLISLE ON DELMAR AT A CROSSWALK. SHE CROSSED THAT CROSSING HUNDREDS OF TIMES. BOTH AS A PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLIST. SHE WAS 19 YEARS OLD. CHILDHOOD BRAIN TUMOR SURVIVOR AND WAS FILLED WITH KINDNESS AND JOY EVERY DAY. SHE LOVED BIKING BECAUSE IT GAVE HER FREEDOM AND ACCOMPLISHMENT. SHE WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK ON HER BIKE SHE JUST FIXED. THAT FREEDOM WAS TAKEN AWAY FROM HER IN AN INSTANT. IN THE LAST 43 DAYS SINCE HER DEATH I'VE BECOME PAINFULLY AWARE HOW UNSAFE THE STREETS ARE FOR THOSE MOST VULNERABLE. I SEE DRIVERS SPEEDING AND FAILURE TO YIELD. I'M ASKING EVERYONE TO TAKE A HARD LOOK AT YOUR DISTRICTS. MANY SO-CALLED SHARED ROADS HAVE SPEED LIMITS FROM 20 TO 55 MILES PER HOUR OUTLINED BY THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE BIKE MAP. JUST TO NOTE, AT 35 MILES PER HOUR, THE SPEED LIMIT WHERE SHE DIED, IT TAKES 250 FEET FOR A CAR TO STOP. WE KNOW SPEEDS AS LOW AS 15 MILES PER HOUR CAN GIVE SEVERE INJURY OR DEATH IF HIT. I URGE YOU TO VISIT A VULNERABLE SITE IN YOUR DISTRICT OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL ZONE TIMES AND STAND THERE AND FEEL WHETHER OR NOT YOU FEEL SAFE. ALSO DRIVE, TAKE NOTE OF THE SIGNAGE, CHANGES IN SPEED AND PEDESTRIANS AND OTHER VULNERABLE USERS. USE THAT EXPERIENCE TO GUIDE THOUGHTFUL POLICY INCLUDING SPEED REDUCTION, ROAD DIETS IN HIGH RISK AREAS AND LISTEN TO THE SPECIALISTS IN THE FIELD AND LET'S MOVE TO VISION ZERO. AND THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT SHOWED UP LAST NIGHT AND LETTING US KNOW YOUR VISION FOR THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE EVERYONE DESERVES TO COME HOME. >> ANAMI FOLLOWED BY SCOOTER. >> HI, Y'ALL. I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO STICK TO THE SECOND COMMENT I SIGNED UP FOR LATER. THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF VERY NECESSARY PUBLIC DISCUSSIONS ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY WITH HOMELESS SERVICES AND ESPECIALLY AROUND THE GATEWAY. THOSE QUESTIONS ARE LEGITIMATE AND SOME OF THOSE ALLEGATIONS ARE ONES I'VE HEARD MYSELF. HOWEVER WITH THE THINGS ON THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMIND THE COUNCIL THAT WITHHOLDING FUNDICIZE NOT A FORM OF ACCOUNTABILITY. ACCOUNTABILITY IS SOMETHING BUILT WHEN COMMUNITY AND PROVIDERS AND CITY OFFICIALS ALL SIT DOWN AND ADDRESS WHAT'S GOING ON RATHER THAN COMPLAINING ABOUT A BLANK CHECK OR WHATEVER. THANK YOU. >> SCOOTER FOLLOWED BY BRANDON ON ZOOM. BRANDON FOLLOWED BY ELEANOR. GO AHEAD. >> HI. THANK YOU MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO LISTEN TO ME TODAY. I'M A VETERAN OF THE U.S. ARMY. WHILE I DID NOT GROW UP HERE, ALBUQUERQUE IS MY HOME. I WANT TO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE FOR THE WORK OF THE CITY WOR ING HAND AND HAND WITH COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO BUILD A STRONGER, HEALTHIER SAFE ALBUQUERQUE FOR ALL. I THINK WE ALL RECOGNIZE THIS IS CHALLENGING WORK AND WE HAVE A LONG ROAD AHEAD OF US. WHILE I HAVE A JOB AND A ROOF OVER MY HEAD, THERE ARE MANY WHO DO NOT. I MEET THEM AS I GO AROUND ABOUT MY DAY. THERE ARE MANY TWO WORK TWO AND THREE JOBS. THERE ARE MANY WHO DON'T HAVE RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. YOU ARE INTIMATELY NEED WITH THE NEEDS OF OUR COMMUNITY. I ASK THE COUNCIL TO CONSIDER POSITIVE LONG-TERM BENEFITS OF R-175. SUPPORTS AFFORDABLE, ALIGNS WITH TRANSPORTATION, AND THE POSITIVE RIPPLE EFFECTS ARE IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WHICH I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH HAVING IN IN A LOT OF PLACES AROUND THE WORLD AND U.S. THIS IS A POSITIVE STEP FOR THE RESIDENTS AND ANOTHER STEP OF BUILDING ALBUQUERQUE IN THE FUTURE. PLEASE APPROVE R-175. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, ELEANOR DROPPED OFF ZOOM. AND NICOLE IS NOT FINDABLE. UP NEXT WE HAVE SANIAH. >> CAN ANYONE HEAR ME? >> YES WE CAN HEAR YOU. >> THANK YOU. I'M SO NERVOUS. I'VE NEVER SPOKEN AT ONE OF THESE THINGS BEFORE. I THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME. I'M ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT RESIDE AT ELDORADO APARTMENTS. SHE SPOKE ON THAT SO ELOQUENTLY. I FEEL LIKE WE'RE BEING FORCED OUT OF OUR HOMES. MY APARTMENT IS DEFINITELY NOT WORTH OVER A THOUSAND A MONTH. I HAVE BLACK MOLD IN MY CLOSET, WHICH I REMOVED. I'M SURE IT WILL COME BACK. MY FRONT DOOR IS OPEN. THERE'S A GAP. ALL MY COOL AIR IS GOING OUTSIDE WHILE HOT AIR IS COMING INSIDE. COME WINTER, I WILL BE -- THE COLD AIR WILL BE COMING IN. MY FRONT GATE LOOKS LIKE WORSE THAN SECTION EIGHT. IT'S FALLING APART. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY. MAYBE BUY A TENT AND LIVE UNDER A BRIDGE WITH THE REST OF THEM? I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD $50 INCREASE EVERY THREE MONTHS PLUS OUTRAGEOUS RENT THEY WANT FROM US NOW. I SEE MY TIME TAKING AWAY. I THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR BACA. >>COUN. BACA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. DR. SENGEL, CAN WE HAVE ZONING LOOK AT THOSE APARTMENTS ? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BACA, WE'LL ABSOLUTELY FOLLOW UP BOTH WITH OUR CONSUMER PROTECTION TEAM AND CODE AND ZONING. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, THAT CONCLUDES GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. COUNCILORS, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO FINAL ACTIONS. WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH R-188. COUNCILOR ROGERS, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, COUNCILOR PEÑA, COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. R-188 IS AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF FUNDS FROM THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO AND APPROPRIATING FUNDING FOR SPECIFIC HOMELESS SERVICES PROGRAMS AND FACILITY IMPROVEMENTS AND TO A SPECIFIC AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECT. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: SECOND. >>COUN. BASSAN: THERE'S A MOTION, AND SECOND BY COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, THIS IS APPROPRIATING FUNDING THAT WE GOT FROM THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO THROUGH OUR LEGISLATIVE SESSION FOR HOUSING AND HOMELESS SERVICES. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILORS, WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN QUESTIONS. >> WE HAVE JAMES SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS, I RESIDE IN DISTRICT SEVEN. YOU HAVE TO EXCUSE ME. I GRABBED THE WRONG PAPER. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE DELAY. THIS COUNCIL HAS PRESIDED OVER MUCH OF THE MASSIVE OUTLAY TO ESTABLISH AND SLOWLY BRING ONLINE THE GATEWAY SYSTEM. WITH THE BEST OF INTENTIONS, BUT A GLACIAL PACE OF FUNCTIONAL IMPLEMENTATION, ALBUQUERQUE HAS TODAY ESSENTIALLY THE SAME LEVEL OF CRISIS AND DERIVATIVE IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY FROM A POPULATION OF UNSHELTERED PEOPLE LIVING IN MISERABLE AND OFTEN DESPERATE CONDITIONS ON OUR STREETS. AS YOU CONSIDER AUTHORIZING THE $21 MILLION APPROPRIATION AND THE $45,000 TRANSFER COST OF R-25-188, I URGE YOU TO BEAR IN MIND THE ULTIMATE COST OF THE INDIVIDUALS DIRECTLY AFFECTED AND THE COMMUNITY INDIRECTLY AFFECTED BY EVERYDAY A RESIDENT OF ALBUQUERQUE IS OBLIGED TO LIVE ON THE STREET BECAUSE OUR REMEDIAL STRATEGY PLACES HIGHER PRIORITY ON OPERATIONAL EDIFICE THAN ON THE IMMEDIATE AND DIRECT REMEDY. YOU ARE THE BODY HAVING THE MOST POWER IN THE CITY TO DEMAND PERFORMANCE METRICS AND ACCOUNTABILITY. PLEASE USE IT WITH WISDOM AND COMPASSION INFUSED WITH URGENCY. THANK YOU. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, THAT CONCLUDES COMMENT. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILORS, ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? I WILL SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, I'VE SAID IT BEFORE SO I'M GOT SAY IT AGAIN. I'M NOT A FAN OF THE GATEWAYS, BUT WE HAVE THEM. LET'S MAKE THEM WORK. I'M NOT GOING TO LOOK A GIFT HORSE IN THE FACE. AND THE STATE WANTS TO GIVE US MONEY. I REALLY WANT TO PUT IT TO GOOD USE AND WE TRULY HELP PEOPLE IN NEED. COUNCILORS -- COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I KIND OF FEEL THE SAME WAY AS YOU DO. WE'VE PUT IN A LOT OF MONEY IN THE GATEWAY SYSTEM WITH VERY LITTLE RESULTS WE SEE ON THE CITY STREETS EVERY DAY. I KNOW NUMBERS ARE BEING THROWN AROUND, SERVICING A THOUSAND PEOPLE A DAY ON IT. IF THAT WAS THE CASE, AGAIN, WE WOULD SEE LESS HOMELESS PEOPLE. WE WOULD SEE LESS PEOPLE ON THE STREET. AND WE WOULD SEE LESS PEOPLE NEEDING SERVICES. AGAIN, THIS ISN'T OUR MONEY, IT'S THE STATE MONEY COMING IN. IT'S NOT COMING FROM OUR BUDGET. I HOLD LOT OF RESERVATIONS IN THE SENSE OF WHEN THIS RUNS OUT IN A YEAR AND -- DOES THE ADMINISTRATION COME TO US AND SAY, WELL, WE'RE RUNNING ON THIS AND YOU HAVE TO FUND IT BECAUSE THE STATE WON'T. I HOLD A LOT OF RESERVATIONS WITH THAT. WE'VE PUT IN A LOT OF MONEY ALREADY. I DON'T THINK WE'RE GETTING ANY RESULTS FOR OUR EFFORTS. WE'RE NOT GETTING THE RESULTS WE SHOULD BE GETTING FOR OUR EFFORTS. I DON'T SEE SUPPORTING THIS. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR LEWIS. >>COUN. LEWIS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. YOU KNOW, I'M LOOKING AT THE MEMO FROM THE CABINET SECRETARY. I JUST -- I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS. I THINK IT'S FINE AND CERTAINLY THE STATE'S RIGHT TO GIVE CREDIBLE AMOUNT OF DETAIL TO COMPLIANCE AND THE EXPECTATIONS THAT THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE OR THE STATE HAS OF THE CITY TO PERFORM. IT'S JUST UNUSUAL. I DON'T KNOW IF OUR STAFF CAN COMMENT ON THAT. WOULD YOU SUMMARIZE -- OUR STAFF THAT HAS ANALYZED THIS, WOULD YOU SUMMARIZE SOME OF THE -- WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS THAT THE STATE HAS GIVEN US ON THIS? IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE SOMETHING WE USUALLY SEE WHEN IT COMES TO PASSING ON MONEY FOR ANY KIND OF SERVICES AND THINGS LIKE THAT. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR LEWIS, ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE DEADLINES AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE FUNDING? >>COUN. LEWIS: ABSOLUTELY. >> YES. I CAN GIVE YOU SOME DETAILS ON THAT. THERE'S SEVERAL DEADLINES THAT THE STATE HAS WRITTEN INTO THE IGA. AND THEY INCLUDE THAT ON TUESDAY BEGINNING TWO WEEKS AFTER THE DATE, WE ARE TO SUBMIT DATA. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE WE SUBMIT A MAP OF TRASH PICK UP FOR EACH FACILITY TO BE APPROVED IN WRITING BY THE DEPARTMENT. TWO WEEKS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE WE'RE TO DELIVER OPERATIONAL DATES. NO LATER THAN DEN DAYS AFTER THE END OF THE CALENDAR MONTH WE'RE TO SUBMIT REQUESTS FOR PAYMENT-FUNDED PROGRAMS AS ATTACHED IN THE IGA. DECEMBER 15th, WE'RE TO SUBMIT A DRAFT WRITTEN PLAN FOR SECURING OPERATIONAL FUNDING MOVING FORWARD. BY DECEMBER 31st WE'RE TO SUBMIT A FINAL WRITTEN PLAN FOR SECURING OPERATIONAL FUNDING. BY APRIL 1, PROVIDE WRITTEN CERTIFICATION FOR ALL FACILITIES. AND WE'RE TO HAVE A FINAL INVOICE AND REPORT ON A FORM THAT IS ALSO ATTACHED TO THE IGA. >>COUN. LEWIS: THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT, AGAIN, I JUST THINK THAT'S UNUSUAL. THIS IS WRITTEN BY A CABINET CHAIR, FORMALLY WORKED FOR THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. MY ONLY ASSUMPTION IS THAT THE GOVERNOR AND THIS CABINET SECRETARY ARE PROBABLY NOT REAL CONFIDENT THAT THIS MONEY IS GOING TO BE USED WISELY IF THERE WEREN'T A HEAVY AMOUNTS OF REQUIREMENTS ATTACHED TO IT. I WANT TO ASK MS. SENGEL, I'M SURE YOU'RE GOING TO SAY YES, BUT DO YOU FEEL CONFIDENT THAT YOU ALL CAN PERFORM ON AN AGREEMENT LIKE THIS WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY? LOOK, I THINK IT'S A GOOD EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE SHOULD REQUIRE EVERY TIME THE CITY COUNCIL GIVES MONEY TO YOU, ESPECIALLY FOR GATEWAY. I THINK IF WE WOULD HAVE DONE THIS WITH ALL THE OTHER MONEY WE GAVE YOU FOR GATEWAY AND EVERYTHING ELSE, I THINK WE PROBABLY WOULD HAVE HAD A LOT MORE PROGRESS DONE ON IT. AND WE'D SERVE A LOT MORE PEOPLE BY NOW. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR LEWIS, ALL COUNCIL MEMBERS, I WILL SAY THAT I BELIEVE WHAT WE HAVE DONE IS WORKED CAREFULLY WITH OUR STATE EXECUTIVE CAN BE SECRETARY WHO HAS BEEN ENGAGED IN THIS WORK FOR -- SINCE HER TIME AT THE CITY PREVIOUSLY. AND UNDERSTANDING THE LEGISLATIVE INTENT WHEN THEY APPROPRIATED THE FUNDING FOR $110 MILLION FOR HOUSING AND HOMELESSNESS. WE WORKED REALLY CAREFULLY TO UNDERSTAND THEIR EXPECTATIONS AND THAT THEY ALIGN. THEY ALIGN WITH ALL OF OUR EXPECTATIONS IN HOW WE THINK AND IMAGINE THAT WE SHOULD BE PROVIDING SERVICES EACH DAY TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS TO MOVE FROM UNSHELTERED TO SHELTERED. AND THEN FROM SHELTERED AND SUPPORTED WITH SERVICES TO HOUSING. AND THESE METRICS AND THE ACCOUNTABILITY INCORPORATED IN THIS IS ABSOLUTELY AGREED UPON BETWEEN OUR DEPARTMENT, WORKING CAREFULLY IN THIS WORK WITH THEM. WE FEEL ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENT WE CAN REPORT THIS INFORMATION. WE ALSO HAVE THE SUPPORT FROM THE STATE AS WELL IN TERMS OF SUPPORTING OUR FUNCTION AND ENSURING WE'RE INCREASING OUR CAPABILITIES IN THAT REPORTING IN COOPERATION WITH THE STATE. I THINK THIS IS A SIGNAL OF THE STATE MAKING AN INVESTMENT IN A SYSTEM THAT IS DESIGNED TO SUPPORT OUR LONG-TERM HOUSING GOALS WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY. WHEN THEY APPROPRIATED THESE FUNDS AT THE LEGISLATURE, THE IDEA WAS TO ENSURE WE'RE THINKING ABOUT MOVING SOMEONE FROM THE STREETS. AND WE'VE HEARD MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS, THOSE THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE SPOKEN OF WHAT THEY SEE ON THE STREET AND WHAT WE EACH SEE IN TERMS OF INDIVIDUAL SUPPORT NEEDED. WHEN WE LOOK AT THE METRICS, WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH REPORTING. AS I SHARED WITH IN BRIEFINGS. WE BELIEVE THIS INFORMATION AND TRANSPARENCY WILL BE PROVIDED TO ANYONE THAT IS INTERESTED. THESE ARE PUBLIC DOCUMENTS, PUBLIC TRACKING OF INFORMATION. OF COURSE, WE WILL PROTECT HIPAA PROTECTED INFORMATION AND ENSURE WE'RE REPORTING ACCURATELY. I FEEL THIS INVESTMENT IS A STRONG STATEMENT OF EVERYONE REALIZING THAT IF WE CAN GET THESE BEDS ACTIVATED AND THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THESE PROVIDERS TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS THAT WILL BEGIN TO SEE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT ON OUR STREETS. AS INDIVIDUALS HAVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED, RATHER THAN IT BEING WITHOUT AN OPTION FOR SUPPORTED WITH CASE MANAGEMENT, MEDICAL SUPPORT, SAFE HOUSING AND ENSURING THEY HAVE FOOD AND SHELTER. WE'RE COMFORTABLE WITH METRICS AND SHARING THE TRACKING OF THE INFORMATION WE'LL PROVIDE. >>COUN. LEWIS: MADAM PRESIDENT, I THINK EVERYTHING YOU SAID MAKES SENSE. I'M MORE INTERESTED IN THE REQUIREMENTS THAT, I MEAN, IT SEEMS LIKE STRENUOUS REQUIREMENTS ON IT. YOU WOULD -- WOULD YOU RECOMMEND ALL OF OUR MONEY THAT WE FUND YOU FOR ANY PROJECT LIKE THIS WOULD BE THE SAME? YOU FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT. YOU FEEL LIKE YOU CAN COMPLY WITH IT. WOULD THIS BE THE STANDARD FROM THIS POINT ON AS FAR AS MONEY WE GIVE YOU TO PUT THOSE KINDS OF REQUIREMENTS ON? IS THAT A GOOD THING? >> I THINK WE MADE A COMMITMENT TO REPORT INFORMATION. HAVING REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE ALIGNED WHERE WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER AND DETERMINING THOSE METRICS, WHICH IS EXACTLY WHAT THIS IGA REPRESENTS, AND BASED UPON MY UNDERSTANDING ON THE CABINET SECRETARY THEIR IGAs ARE SIMILAR ACROSS THE STATE. THIS IS NOT UNIQUELY DISTINCT TO ALBUQUERQUE OVER OTHER DEPARTMENTS. I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THEM. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING. WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER TO TALK THROUGH THE METRICS AND OPPORTUNITY OF MEASUREMENTS, I THINK WE END UP WITH SOMETHING WE CAN ALL AGREE TO AND TRACK TOGETHER. >>COUN. LEWIS: MADAM PRESIDENT, REAL QUICK, THIS IS EVERYTHING YOU ASKED FOR? DID YOU ASK FOR -- LIKE I SAID, THERE'S A BIG PART OF GATEWAY IN YOUR INITIATIVES, YET THIS IS PRETTY SPECIFIC. DID YOU REQUEST TO HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO SPEND SOME OF THAT MONEY? OR DID YOU REQUEST MONEY FOR OTHER THINGS OTHER THAN THESE VERY SPECIFIC PURPOSES? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR LEWIS, WE HAVE SHARED WITH THOSE COUNCILORS THAT ATTENDED OUR BRIEFINGS THAT WE WERE ASKED TO PROVIDE A WISHLIST OF ALL THINGS. AND WE WORKED WITH THE CABINET SECRETARY TO UNDERSTAND THEIR INTENTIONS AND THEIR INTENTIONS IN TERMS OF REAL FOCUS. AND THEY MADE DECISIONS BASED UPON THEIR DETERMINATIONS AT THE STATE AGENCY AS TO WHICH ALIGNED WITH WHERE THEY INTENDED TO FUND IN THIS FIRST ROUND. THERE WERE OTHER ITEMS WE REQUESTED, BUT THEY WERE NOT WITHIN THEIR INTENTIONS AND THEIR PLANS FOR THIS FIRST ROUND OF FUNDS. >>COUN. LEWIS: MADAM PRESIDENT, REAL QUICK. IT'S JUST INTERESTING YOU REQUEST OF US TO FUND MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF SERVICES AT THE GATEWAY AND ALL KINDS OF. YOU DID THAT OF THE STATE. AND THE STATE CAME BACK WITH SOME VERY SPECIFIC -- WE ONLY WANT YOU TO SPEND IT ON THIS RIGHT HERE. AND ALONG WITH THE SPENDING YOU'RE GOING TO GIVE ALL THESE REQUIREMENTS YOU HAVE TO FOLLOW TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT. IT'S JUST INTERESTING TO ME BECAUSE I THINK IT ALSO SHOWS A REAL LACK OF CONFIDENCE THAT THE STATE HAS THAT THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE IS GOING TO PERFORM AND USE IT IN A WAY THAT IS GOING TO PRODUCE THE BEST RESULTS. SO THEY WERE HELPING US BE ABLE TO DO THAT. I APPRECIATE THAT. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE MORE OF THAT. ESPECIALLY WHEN WE GIVE MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF MONEY TO YOU WITH A WHOLE LOT OF FREEDOM TO BE ABLE TO DO WHATEVER YOU WANT WITH IT. FOR THE MOST PART, THAT HAS SHOWN VERY LITTLE TO NO RESULTS. AGAIN, I HOPE THAT WE CAN COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS THE STATE HAS GIVEN US ON THIS. THANKS, MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO ASK MS. STYLES A LITTLE BIT OF TRACKING THE MONEY. CAN YOU EXPLAIN HOW THE MONEY GOT TO THE STATE AGENCY AND NOW ENDS UP IN OUR HANDS? WHY DIDN'T IT COME DIRECTLY TO US? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, I'M SORRY. I DON'T THINK I UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: SO, WHY DOES THE -- WHERE IS THE MONEY COMING FROM? IT'S COMING FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS? IN THAT AREA? >> COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: I HEARD THAT -- AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT PROBABLY NEEDS TO BE RESEARCHED. I HEARD THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE THAT THIS MONEY WAS SUPPOSED TO BE COMING DIRECTLY TOWARD THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE WITHOUT HAVING TO GO TOWARDS THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS. I THINK IT'S ALONG THE SAME LINES -- I JUST NEED TO FOLLOW THE MONEY. CAN SOMEBODY GIVE ME THAT BACKGROUND IN REFERENCE TO THAT? I'VE HEARD THAT MONEY CAME FROM THE GOVERNOR TO THE DEPARTMENT OF WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS AND NOW IT'S COMING TO US. IS THAT CORRECT? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, THE ORIGINAL PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT WAS PASSED BY THE HOUSE AND SENATE WENT TO THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. THERE WAS $40 MILLION SUPPOSED TO COME TO THE CITY AND $40 MILLION TO THE STATE. THE GOVERNOR LINE ITEMED THE LANGUAGE THAT SAID THE MONEY COMING TO THE CITIY AND COUNTY, THE GOVERNOR LINE ITEMED THE VETO. THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH WAS GOING TO DETERMINE THE MONEY SPENT. SHE REQUESTED THE SECRETARY OF WORKFORCE SOLUTION HELP WITH THAT PROCESS. IT DIDN'T NECESSARILY GO TO THE DEPARTMENT. THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT HELPED FACILITATE THE PROCESS THAT DETERMINED HOW THE MONEY WAS GOING TO BE SPENT. THAT'S WHERE I BELIEVE THE ADMINISTRATION WORKED WITH SECRETARY NAIR TO DETERMINE HOW IT'S SPENT IN THE CITY. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU. THAT'S HOW WE HAVE THE AMOUNT OF REGULATIONS PUT IN PLACE THAT COUNCILOR LEWIS WAS TALKING ABOUT, IS THAT CORRECT? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, I DON'T KNOW THE REASON WHY WE WEREN'T IN THE ROOM WHEN THAT HAPPENED. THAT WAS A DUGZ -- DISCUSSION WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND SECRETARY. THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE WORKING WITH SARITA MADE THE DETERMINATION OF WHAT NEEDED TO BE IN THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: ONE LAST QUESTION. DO WE HAVE ANY BACKGROUND IN REFERENCE TO WHY THE GOVERNOR LINE-ITEM VOTED VETOED THE MONE? >> I DO NOT. THAT'S A DISCUSSION THAT'S PROBABLY HAD ON THE FOURTH FLOOR. WE WEREN'T PRIVY TO THAT. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILORS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILOR GROUT. IF YOU WANT, COUNCILOR, AFTER YOU DO THIS -- LET'S FART WITH LET'S START WITH YOUR QUESTION. >>COUN. GROUT: THESE KEY DATES ARE A GREAT. DELIVERERABLES ARE IMPORTANT. CAN WE BE ADDED TO THE LIST OF WHEN YOU SUBMIT REQUIRED DATA AS SET FORTH ABOVE? COULD YOU SEND THOSE TO US TOO SO -- I'D LOVE TO SEE THE PROGRESS AND SEEING IT'S BEING SPENT WISELY AND WELL. I THINK THAT WOULD GIVE US A LOT OF CONFIDENCE TOO IN ITS USE. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, WE COMMIT TO THE INFORMATION SHARING BEING SHARED SO THAT WE'RE ALL REPORTING AND ABLE TO DISCUSS THE OUTCOMES AND THE LEARNING WE'RE HAVING. I WILL STATE IN OUR DISCUSSIONS A BIG PART OF THIS IN CONNECTION WITH THE STATE AND THEIR ENGAGEMENT IS FOR ALL OF US TO LEARN AND IMPACTS OF WHAT'S MOST EFFECTIVE. AS WE KNOW THIS IS NOT ONLY AN ISSUE IN ALBUQUERQUE AND BERNALILLO COUNTY. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, COUNCILORS? COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. DURING OUR BRIEFING, I REQUESTED ONGOING STUDY SESSIONS OR BRIEFINGS AND THE CAO SOUNDED VERY AMENABLE TO THAT. I WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR THAT REQUEST HAS BEEN MADE AND IT'S BEEN ACCEPTED. THAT'S MY UNDERSTANDING, DR. SENGEL. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, THAT'S CORRECT. I DON'T WANT TO SPEAK FOR COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WE WORKED TOWARD SCHEDULING AND WORKING ON THAT CALENDAR. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR PEÑA, I JUST WANT TO CHECK IN AND SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU WANT TO ADD OR ASK? >>COUN. PEÑA: I'LL JUST HAVE A FEW COMMENTS. THIS IS A REALLY UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR US. I KNOW MEMBERS ON CITY COUNCIL AND AT THE COUNTY REALLY ADVOCATED FOR THIS MONEY. I BELIEVE IT'S $110 MILLION. THEY WERE SUCCESSFUL. IT'S A REALLY BIG OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO REALLY DIVE IN AND BE ABLE TO UTILIZE THIS MONEY TO ADDRESS THE VARIOUS CONCERNS THAT EVERYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT HERE TONIGHT. I HAVE A DIFFERING OPINION. IT'S NOT TO CHANGE ANYONE'S OPINION. I REALLY -- WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE GATEWAY CENTER AND WHAT IT'S DOING AND NOT DOING, IT'S SERVING PEOPLE WHEN JUST A FEW SHORT YEARS AGO OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM IN NEW MEXICO WAS DONE AWAY WITH. WE HAD ZERO TO START WITH. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING. THIS ADMINISTRATION CAME IN AND MADE A COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE THIS SERVICE IN OUR COMMUNITIES. NOW WE HAVE FIVE DIFFERENT PLACES WHERE THESE SERVICES ARE BEING PROVIDED. ARE THEY WHERE THEY NEED TO BE? PROBABLY NOT. I THINK WE DO NEED TO INVEST ADDITIONAL DOLLARS. I'M SO GLAD THESE DOLLARS ARE HERE TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE RESOURCES. I REALLY THINK WE NEED TO INVEST MORE. WE TALK ABOUT HAVING TO ADDRESS THIS CRISIS WE HAVE, AND THE MONEY WE'RE PUTTING INTO IT. AND THE MONEY ALONE THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE HAS, I THINK WE HAVE $10 MILLION A YEAR FOR OPERATIONAL MONEY. BUT THE COUNTY HAS $20 MILLION. WE'RE TRYING TO BUILD THIS SYSTEM FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM HOMELESSNESS AND ADDICTION FROM THE GROUND UP. I THINK WE'VE DONE A PRETTY DECENT JOB. WHEN YOU LOOK AT IT, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE ISSUES, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT INCARCERATING SOMEONE, THE RATE WAS 35,000 A YEAR. IT'S UPWARDS OF 50 NOW. WE HAVE ABOUT 1800 PEOPLE IN OUR SYSTEM WHETHER THEY'RE IN NEW MEXICO THAT ARE INCARCERATED ON A DAILY BASIS. THINK ABOUT THE COST THAT IS TO -- ALL THESE PEOPLE ARE -- MOST OF THE PEOPLE INCARCERATED ARE GETTING OUT. THEY'RE NOT STAYING THERE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. THIS COST TO NEW MEXICANS IS -- WE'RE DOING IT FROM -- BUT THEY GET OUT AND WHERE DO THEY GO? WE HAVE TO REALLY BE DILIGENT ABOUT BUILDING OUR BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SYSTEM. I THINK IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO HAVE THOSE ADDITIONAL DOLLARS SO WE DON'T HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND NOT MAKING THE INVESTMENTS WE NEED. AS A CITY WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO MAKE THOSE ININVESTMENTS IN MUCH LARGER WAYS. THANK YOU. I KNOW COUNCILOR BASSAN HAS CONCERNS ABOUT THE GATEWAY. I JUST WANT TO SHARE THAT SHE'S AMENABLE TO BEING A SPONSOR ON THIS BILL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. I THINK THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU. HERE WE ARE PUTTING MORE MONEY INTO THE GATEWAY. I CAN TELL YOU BECAUSE I LIVE IT EVERY SINGLE DAY, THAT ON 60th STREET, AND I'VE CALLED THE CAO AND I'VE CALLED MR. WHELAN SEVERAL TIMES ON THE FACILITIES THAT ARE ON 60th STREET THAT ARE 100% IGNORED. THERE'S 80 UNITS THAT HAVE BRAND NEW ROOFS ON IT. THERE'S BARRACKS THAT KEEPS ON GETTING BROKEN INTO ON 60th STREET. FINALLY, THEY'VE GONE OVER THERE TO FIX IT. THAT BARRACK HAS BEEN SITTING ON 60th STREET AND CENTRAL FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS EMPTY WITH WEEDS GROWING ALL AROUND IT. YOU HAVE 80 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT HAS BRAND NEW ROOFS ON WHERE SOMETIMES I SEE WATER LEAKING OUT INTO THE STREETS. I SEE PEOPLE GOING IN THERE AND UTILIZING THOSE THINGS AND THEY'RE NOT BEING BOARDED MUCH I LOOK OVER AT CENTRAL AND SAN MATEO AND I SEE A BUILDING I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY STORIES TALL THAT THEY USE A DUMPSTER TO BLOCK THE ENTRANCE OF THE BUILDING. THEY HAVE FOUND DEAD PEOPLE IN THE BUILDING. THE CITY OWNS THE PROPERTIES YET THEY'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO TAKE CARE OF THEM. THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES NOT BEING ADDRESSED BY THE CITY THAT PROBABLY NEED TO BE ADDRESSED PRIOR TO. I THINK SOME FOLKS IN THE MEDIA NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT'S HAPPENING ON 60th STREET. LIKE I SAID, THERE'S 80 UNITS. THOSE ARE 80 HOUSING UNITS SITTING THERE VACANT AND HAVE BEEN SITTING VACANT FOR THE LAST FOUR YEARS OF MY ADMINISTRATION. I'VE HAD TO CALL OVER AND OVER TO GET THESE THINGS TAKEN CARE OF. YET, THEY'RE NOT BEING HANDLED. THEY'RE STILL VACANT RIGHT NOW. IF YOU GO BY, YOU CAN SEE THEY'RE VACANT. YOU CAN SEE POLICE IN THERE. THERE'S ACTUAL CAMERAS. AND I DON'T KNOW WHY WE'RE NOT DOING ANYTHING THERE. WE COULD BE PUTTING PEOPLE IN HOUSING RIGHT THERE JUST BY GOING OUT THERE AND FIXING THOSE UNITS. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, I DON'T BELIEVE THE PROPERTIES YOU'RE SPEAKING OF ARE CITY-OWNED PROPERTIES. ESPECIALLY NOT THE ONE AT SAN MATEO AND CENTRAL. THEY'RE PRIVATELY OWNED. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THE ONES AT 60th AND CENTRAL ARE CITY-OWNED. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, I BELIEVE IT'S COUNTY-OWNED. I WILL CHECK. I'M 85% SURE THAT'S COUNTY-OWNED. >>COUN. BASSAN: MAYBE WE CAN HAVE STAFF DOUBLE CHECK AND GET BACK WITH COUNCILOR SANCHEZ ON CLARIFYING THE PROPERTIES. >>COUN. GROUT: I HAVE ONE LAST THING TO ASK. I'M LOOKING AT ALL THE $21 MILLION THAT THE STATE IS GIVING THE CITY TO INVEST WISELY. THE MAJORITY OF IT IS FOR OPERATIONS. HOW ARE WE GOING TO FUND THESE PROPERTIES NEXT YEAR? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, AS WE DISCUSSED PREVIOUSLY -- IT'S IMPORTANT IN THE IGA WE'RE WORKING TOGETHER TO BUILD OUT A SUSTAINABILITY PLAN FOR OPERATIONS THAT WILL BE BY DECEMBER 31st OF THIS YEAR. THAT IS MY COMMITMENT. WE'LL WORK ON DOING THAT WITH COUNCIL TO ENSURE THAT YOU ARE AWARE OF WHAT THAT INTENTION IS AS WELL. AGAIN, OUR INTENT IS NOT TO CREATE SURPRISES. WE'RE IN A PLACE WHERE THIS IS OPERATIONAL DOLLARS. THE INVESTMENTS WE'VE DONE DISCUSSING PREVIOUSLY HAVE BEEN IN THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PRIMARILY AT GATEWAY CENTER. WE'VE MADE, AS WE ALL KNOW, MULTIPLE IMPROVEMENTS AT GATEWAY WEST. WHEN WE PUT THESE DOLLARS INTO OPERATIONS IN OCTOBER, WE'LL BE IN A POSITION TO BE OPERATING AND PROVIDING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN THESE SPACES. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M ONLY 19 MONTHS INTO THIS NEW JOB. WE'VE SPENT HOW MANY HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON GATEWAY AND IT'S FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT? AND THIS IS FOR OPERATION? IS THAT CORRECT? >>COUN. BASSAN: DO YOU WANT TO ASK THE ADMINISTRATION? >>COUN. CHAMPINE: I WOULD LOVE AN ANSWER. FROM THE ADMINISTRATION, PLEASE. >> COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, WE HAVE MADE -- WE HAVE BROUGHT TO YOU ALL MULTIPLE TYPES OF CONTRACTS. WHEN WE SPEAK ABOUT THE DOLLARS OF INVESTMENT THAT HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY DONE, COUNCILOR BASSAN AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT THIS, $70 MILLION OF INVESTMENT IN CAPITAL PROJECTS HAS BEEN RELATED TO RENOVATIONS AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS ACROSS THE GATEWAY NETWORK. WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE CONTRACTS THAT HAVE BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH OPERATIONS THAT WE'VE BROUGHT TO YOU ALL HERE AT COUNCIL. EACH TIME WE'VE DISTINGUISHED THOSE RELATED TO OPERATIONS. WE CAN WALK THROUGH THOSE CONTRACTS. MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, I DON'T WANT TO ASSUME YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO WALK THROUGH THE OPERATIONS CONTRACTS. I JUST REALIZE YOU'RE ASKING A QUESTION ABOUT CAPITAL INVESTMENT. I'M HAPPY TO WALK THROUGH THE OPERATING CONTRACTS WE HAVE BROUGHT FORWARD FOR YOU ALL AND WHAT THEY'RE FOR AND THE LOCATIONS. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: MADAM PRESIDENT, WE CAN PROBABLY SAY -- HOW MUCH HAS BEEN SPENT ON OPERATIONAL UP TO THIS POINT? QUICK MATH. >> I THINK THE CHALLENGE IS IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT GATEWAY CENTER VERSUS GATEWAY WEST. IN THIS IGA WE HAVE MULTIPLE GATEWAY LOCATIONS THAT ARE INCLUDED IN THE OPERATIONAL FUNDING. SO -- >>COUN. CHAMPINE: I UNDERSTAND. IT'S BEEN PRESENTED AS THE GATEWAY SYSTEM. WHAT DOES THAT TOTAL? YOU'RE GOING TO TRY TO SEPARATE THEM AND SAY IT'S GATEWAY WEST AND CENTRAL AND GATEWAY JUNIOR AND CENTER. YOU PRESENTED AS A GATEWAY SYSTEM. WHAT DOES THE SYSTEM SPEND OPERATIONALLY? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, I COULD DO FAST MATH, BUT THE REALITY -- THE HARD PART OF THE QUESTION IS THEY'VE ALL OPENED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. I'D HAVE TO DO PORTIONS OF CONTRACTS AND ALL OF THAT. I'M NOT TRYING TO AVOID YOUR QUESTION. I'M TRYING TO THINK THROUGH HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTION. FOR EXAMPLE, FOR THE WOMEN'S HOUSING NAVIGATION CONTRACT, IT'S $1.8 MILLION FOR 50 BEDS PER NIGHT FOR WOMEN. THAT NUMBER IS AN EXACT NUMBER FOR A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT. AND THAT -- WHEN WE EXPAND TO THE ADDITIONAL 50 BEDS THAT WILL BE ANOTHER $1.8 MILLION FOR THAT CONTRACT, IF THAT MAKES SENSE. IT'S AN ADDITIONAL 50 BEDS. THE ANSWER IS HARD -- OPERATIONS IS HARD TO ANSWER. THE WOMEN'S BEDS HAVE BEEN OPENED AT GATEWAY CENTER. WE'LL OPEN NEW BEDS IN OCTOBER WITH THESE FUNDING CONTRACTS. GATEWAY WEST HAS BEEN OPEN SINCE 2019. WITH AVAILABLE BEDS AROUND 600. THOSE CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN DIFFERENT AMOUNTS. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: MADAM PRESIDENT, IF IT'S BEEN OPEN SINCE 2019 AND 2022 AND IT IS THE FLAGSHIP OF THIS ADMINISTRATION AND THE CITY, I WOULD THINK THAT YOU WOULD KNOW THAT IT'S COST US $150 MILLION IN 2019. 2020 IT WAS 167. WE SPENT MORE IN 2020. YOU WOULD BE A LITTLE MORE KNOWLEDGEABLE. YOU RUN A CITY. I UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT IF THIS IS AS IMPORTANT AS IT'S BEING SOLD AND SAYS SO MUCH, IT SERVICES A THOUSAND PEOPLE A DAY. WE WOULD KNOW THE DETAILS. YOU WOULD ANY THEM. IT COSTS US $200 MILLION EVERY YEAR TO RUN THE GATEWAY SYSTEM. ALL FIVE ENTITIES. IS THAT AN ODD QUESTION TO ASK? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, IT'S A LEGITIMATE QUESTION TO ASK. GUESSING WHICH QUESTION -- WE PREPARE MATERIALS BELIEVING WE'RE ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS THAT HAVE BEEN ASKED. AND WE HAVE A FEW ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS BROUGHT FORWARD BY COUNCILORS IN OUR BRIEFING THAT WE'RE PREPARED TO ADD THOSE MATERIALS. THEY'RE WORKING TO DO THAT. WE HAVE A FULL LIST OF EVERY SINGLE CONTRACT, EXACTLY HOW MANY PEOPLE SERVED, HOW MANY SERVED A DAY, HOW MANY SERVED A YEAR, THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF THE CONTRACTION. THE QUESTION IS HOW MUCH WE'VE SPENT IN OPERATIONS. I CAN ADD THOSE YEAR BY YEAR. WE JUST HAVE TO UNDERSTAND THE QUESTION AND THE ANGLE IT'S COMING FROM. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: I DON'T WANT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THE SERVICES THESE COMPANIES PROVIDE. I'M SURE THESE COMPANIES POUR OUT THEIR HEART AND SOUL IN THEIR MISSION AND WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THAT. IT JUST SEEMS LIKE WE'RE SPENDING MONEY UPON MONEY FROM US AND GOING TO THE STATE SAYING THIS IS STILL A PROBLEM AND WE CAN'T SAY WE'VE SPENT X-AMOUNT OF DOLLARS AND THESE ARE THE RESULTS. READILY BE ABLE TO SAY THAT. IF WE'RE TRYING TO SELL THIS IN THE SENSE THAT WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CONTINUE FUNDING IT, AND IT'S SERVING A THOUSAND PEOPLE A NIGHT, THEN WE WOULD BE A LITTLE MORE READILY PREPARED TO SAY THIS IS WHAT WE'VE DONE AND THIS IS THE RESULTS OF IT. IT DOESN'T SEEM LIKE WE'RE REALLY DOING THAT MUCH. MAYBE I'M MISSING IT. I DON'T KNOW. ONE FINAL QUESTION ON THIS -- ACTUALLY THERE'S ANOTHER QUESTION. PART OF THIS IS GOING TO ACQUIRE JUPITER FLATS. AND THE PROJECTS BEING SUPPORTED BY $22 MILLION IN BOND FINANCING. AND $350,000 IN OUTLAY. THAT'S GOING TO BE BOUGHT THIS MONTH? IS THAT CORRECT? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, OUR INTENT IS TO HAVE -- ONCE WE HAVE THE FUNDING AGREEMENT FROM YOU ALL, BE IN A POSITION TO EXECUTE A PURCHASE AGREEMENT AND TO COMPLETE ALL OF THE INSPECTIONS AND EVERYTHING THAT HAS HAPPENED. WE'LL THEN -- BECAUSE IT IS BEING PURCHASED WITH $22.4 MILLION IN BOND ISSUANCES, THAT WILL COME BEFORE THIS COUNCIL FOR THAT ACTIVITY BOND WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT IS APPROVED BY CITY COUNCIL. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: MADAM PRESIDENT, WHAT IS THE REVENUE SOURCE FOR THE PAYBACK OF THE BONDS? >> IT IS BASED ON THE REVENUE ANTICIPATED FOR RENT PAID IN OPERATING THE FACILITY. FOR THE 204 UNITS RENTED AS AFFORDABLE HOUSEING. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: AND THIS IS COMING FROM THE BOND? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, I DIDN'T MEAN TO CUT YOU OFF. COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, MY UNDERSTANDING IS DIRECT CAPITAL OUTLAY DESIGNATED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: FROM US? >> MY UNDERSTANDING IS FROM THE STATE. LEGISLATIVE DIRECT CAPITAL OUTLAY. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: OKAY. MADAM PRESIDENT, I THINK THAT'S ALL. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO BRING US BACK TO REALITY, WHICH IS THAT THIS ALL STARTED WITH THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE HOUSING COLLABORATIVE THAT THIS BODY CREATED. AND WE HAVE WORKED WITH OURSELVES, THE COUNTY, THE ADMINISTRATION FOR SEVERAL YEARS TO DEVELOP THIS REQUEST FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING DOLLARS. THE LEGISLATURE WAS KIND ENOUGH TO PROVIDE THAT FUNDING. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK CHAIR SMALL AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE. AND ALSO CHAIR MUNOZ AND ALL THE MEMBERS OF THE SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE. THAT LINE ITEM STAYED IN THE BUDGET THROUGH THE WHOLE ENTIRE PROCESS. AND, YES, THE GOVERNOR DID LINE ITEM VETO, BUT SHE KEPT THE MONEY AND MADE SURE THE SECRETARY WAS ABLE TO GET THE MONEY TO US TO DO AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND IN BERNALILLO COUNTY. AND I REALLY THANK BOTH THE GOVERNOR AND SECRETARY NAIR FOR THAT. I'M THRILLED THAT 80-PLUS MILLION DOLLARS IS COMING TO OUR COMMUNITY TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HOUSING DOLLARS. WE NEED A LOT MORE. THIS IS A REALLY GREAT START. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE THAT WE ARE VERY THANKFUL TO THE STATE LEGISLATURE. THERE IS ADDITIONAL FUNDING AVAILABLE. WE CERTAINLY HOPE THEY WILL TOP TO CONSIDER US IN THE FUTURE. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILORS, SINCE THIS IS AN APPROPRIATING BILL IT NEEDS TWO HEARING FOR THE PUBLIC TO ASK QUESTIONS. I MOVE DEFERRAL TO SEPTEMBER 15th. THERE'S A MOTION AND MULTIPLE SECONDS. [ 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, I DID MOVE THAT UP FROM FINAL ACTIONS BEFORE APPROVALS. WE'RE GOING TO LEAVE SOME OF THE ADDITIONAL FINAL ACTIONS FOR LATER THIS EVENING. WE'RE GOING TO APPROVALS. WE HAVE EC-426. REQUEST TO ADD FUNDS TO THE PROFESSIONAL SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR CHICANOS POR LA CAUSA TO OPERATE GATEWAY WOMEN'S NAVIGATION. THERE'S A MOTION AND MULTIPLE SECONDS. BEFORE WE DO ANY DISCUSSION, LET'S GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. WE HAVE LISA FOLLOWED BY JOSEPH. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I VOTED IN THE AFFIRMATIVE FOR THE NOVEMBER, 2019 BOND REQUEST THAT WAS PUT TO THE VOTERS TO US IN ALBUQUERQUE FOR A ONE-STOP LOCATION FOR WRAPAROUND SERVICES, REHAB SHELTER. I HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE WHILE I WAS DOING MY STUDY TO BE THE JUDGE'S STAFF WHEN THAT LAWSUIT CAME THROUGH. ASBESTOS WAS NOT KNOWN IN THE LOVELACE BUILDING BEFORE IT WAS PURCHASED. FOR THE RECORD THE CITY NEVER SHOULD HAVE PURCHASED THAT BUILDING WITHOUT GOING TO STAKEHOLDERS AROUND THE LOVELACE BUILDING BECAUSE NOW WE'RE LIMITED BY THE NEIGHBORS AND THEIR DISCONTENT. CONCERNS FROM THE NEIGHBORS DID LIMIT. WE ABSOLUTELY NEED ACCOUNTABILITY FOR TAXPAYER MONEY. MY CONCERN IS THAT WE IGNORE THE CONCERNS SOMETIMES EXPRESSED BY THOSE PEOPLE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE DECISIONS BEING MADE BY THIS ADMINISTRATION. THIS MAYOR'S REACTIVENESS VERSUS COMMUNITY PROACTIVE ENGAGEMENT WAS SEEN WHEN THE NATIONAL GUARD WAS CALLED IN. IT CAME AFTER THE THOUGHT TO ASK US HOW WE FELT ABOUT IT. WE SHOULD HAVE BUILT NEW. ALL OF THAT SAID, HOW ARE WE TO TRUST THIS CITY? BECAUSE IT'S NOT CITY MONEY, BUT IT'S STATE MONEY. THAT'S STILL TAXPAYER MONEY. IT'S NOT LIKE THERE'S A TREE GROWING MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. I'M CONCERNED APPOINTMENT-ONLY SHELTERS, THAT'S NOT WHAT I VOTED FOR. MAYBE I MISUNDERSTOOD. AS WE WORK WITH UNHOUSED PEOPLE, AS YOU KNOW WITH THE YOUTH, WE HAVE ADULTS THAT ARE READY TO GO SOME PLACE. AND BECAUSE IT'S APPOINTMENT ONLY AND YOU HAVE TO BE CONNECTED TO A NON-PROFIT ENTITY TO BE ABLE TO EVEN ACCESS, HOW IS THAT GOING TO CHANGE? YES, WE NEED A PLACE TO PUT PEOPLE. BUT IT NOT BEING ABLE VOOT -- TO THE UNHOUSED, THAT'S NOT WHAT I VOTED FOR. >> JOSEPH FOLLOWED BY LILLY. >> MADAM CHAIR, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, I THINK ONE OF THE BIG THINGS IN REGARD TO FUNDING YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT REGARDING THE STATE, I THINK AS WE OPERATE THE SHELTERS AND AS WE OPERATE THE GATEWAY AND SERVICES FOR THE UNHOUSED AND HOMELESS, FINDING THE OPPORTUNITY AND PARTNERS TO BE ABLE TO TRANSITION THEM. THAT'S THE BIGGEST PIECE. YOU HEARD EARLIER TONIGHT OF THE COST OF RENT AND RENT GOING UP FOR THE INDIVIDUALS. THAT IS HAPPENING ACROSS THE STATE AND COUNTRY WHERE PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD THE RENT. IT'S NOT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT TRYING TO. IT'S NOT BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT WORKING HARD. IT'S BECAUSE OF THE CURRENT ECONOMY WE LIVE IN. IF WE DON'T HAVE THE PARTNERS IT'S HARD TO TRANSITION PEOPLE TO THE NEXT LEVEL. I THINK THAT'S THE BIGGEST PIECE THAT IS AN OBSTACLE FOR ANY NOT FOR PROFIT DEALING WITH TRYING TO GET TO THE NEXT LEVEL. GET THE PEOPLE TO THE NEXT LEVEL. HAVING THOSE PARTNERS AND THE AVAILABILITY FOR HOUSING. SO, WITHOUT THE ADDITIONAL FUNDING AND DOLLARS TO BE ABLE TO PLACE THEM AND GET THEM WHERE THEY NEED TO BE, YOU'RE STILL GOING TO RUN INTO THE SAME PROBLEM YEAR AFTER YEAR. I THINK IT'S GREAT THE STATE GAVE THE MONEY AND YOU'RE ASKING FOR THE ACCOUNTABILITY. I THINK THE CASE IS REALLY WHERE DO WE PLACE THESE PEOPLE? AFFORDABLE HOUSING, VOUCHER SYSTEMS ARE IMPORTANT TO PLACE THEM. ONCE WE PLACE THEM, THERE'S THE TRAINING PLACE THAT COMES WITH IT. WE CAN GET THEM ON THEIR FEET. ONCE AGAIN, IT'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING NECESSARY. WE'RE SEEING THIS IN DIFFERENT COUNTIES AND LAS CRUCES. IT'S NOT JUST HERE. AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS AN ISSUE AND WILL CONTINUE TO BE AN ISSUE. AS YOU HEARD PEOPLE SPEAKING, RENT IS GOING UP BY $250 EVERY THREE MONTHS. AT SOME POINT RENT IS AS MUCH AS A MORTGAGE. THANK YOU. >> LILLY. >>COUN. BASSAN: UNLESS SHE'S ON ZOOM? I DID SEE HER WALK OUT. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THAT'S IT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILORS, WE'RE ON EC426. ANY QUESTIONS? >>COUN. BACA: JUST A QUICK -- WE DID MEET, MYSELF AND COUNCILOR ROGERS AND COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, WITH THE ADMINISTRATION ON A FEW MEETINGS ON THIS TOPIC. AFTER THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING. YOU KNOW, BIG THANK YOU TO DR. VERPLOEGH FOR HER HELP. THERE'S STILL A LOT TO GO THROUGH. WE'VE MADE SOME PRETTY GOOD FIRST STEPS IN UNDERSTANDING THIS AND GETTING THIS ISSUE UNDER CONTROL. THANK YOU TO THE ADMINISTRATION FOR PUTTING SOME TIME ON THIS. I APPRECIATE IT. THIS IS AN AGREEMENT WITH THE GOVERNOR'S ADMINISTRATION. THEY'VE DONE THEIR OWN DUE DILIGENCE. I'M GOOD ON THIS. I URGE OTHERS TO SUPPORT IT. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILORS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR CHICANOS POR LA CAUSA, IF POSSIBLE. >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. GREIGO, IF YOU DON'T MIND COMING UP THAT WOULD BE GREAT. >>COUN. ROGERS: MY QUESTIONS ARE FOR THE OPERATOR. I SPEND A LOT OF TIME SPEAKING WITH UNSHELTERED CONSTITUENTS. THEY'RE MY CONSTITUENTS. AND PEOPLE THINK THEY DON'T VOTE BUT THEY DO. ONE OF THE THINGS I'M HEARING AT GATEWAY EAST, THE WOMEN'S NAVIGATION. IT GOES TO THE PUBLIC COMMENTER ABOUT ACCESS TO THE GATEWAY CENTER. SOMETHING WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING ON THAT I'M ASKING YOUR HELP WITH IS THE GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT. FOR DISTRICT SIX, WE HAVE GOT TO LOOK AT THE GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT THAT SAYS WE'VE AGREED WITH THE NEIGHBORHOODS OF GATEWAY WOULD NOT BE A WALK UP CENTER. WHY WE AGREED TO THAT? I DON'T KNOW. PEOPLE CANNOT GO TO WALK UP TO GATEWAY AND GET THE HELP THEY NEED. THAT'S NUMBER ONE. THE BIGGEST THING WE UNDERSTOOD -- NEED TO DO AS A COMMUNITY IS COME UP WITH A GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT. THE COMPASSION FATIGUE I'M SEEING ACROSS THE COMMUNITY -- I USED TO HAVE TO TRAIN NURSES ON I'M SEEING ACROSS THE COMMUNITY. IT'S DANGEROUS WHEN YOU SEE PEOPLE LOSE COMPOSITION FOR HUMAN SUFFERING. WE'D LOVE TO REDO THE GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT. AS THE PROVIDER YOU HAVE TO BE FRONT AND CENTER FOR THAT WORK. AND ALSO A FEEDBACK SYSTEM WOULD BE SOMETHING GREAT FOR THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE THERE. I'M URGING THEM TO GO TO YOU ABOUT IT. I THINK REGARDLESS OF WHAT MONEY WE PUT INTO THE DPAET -- GATEWAY, IT WILL NOT BE SUCCESSFUL IF PEOPLE CANNOT GO WHEN THEY NEED IT OR WANT IT. RIGHT NOW, THAT'S NOT HAPPENING. I WANT TO ASK YOU FOR HELP WITH THAT. WE CAN GET THIS PLACE BOOMING AND BEING THE HUB THAT WE ALL WANT IT TO BE. WE ALL NEED IT TO BE. I DESPERATELY NEED IT TO BE FOR MY DISTRICT. A PLACE PEOPLE CAN WALK UP AND GET THE HELP THEY NEED, WHATEVER THAT IS. I WOULD REALLY LOVE YOUR HELP WITH THAT TOO. >>? >> WE WILL COMMIT TO HELPING YOU AND DOING WHATEVER WE NEED TO. >>COUN. BASSAN: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THE MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL OF EC-426. [ 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: NO. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >> PASSES ON A 7-2 VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: MOVING TO EC-427. REQUEST APPROVAL TO ADD FUNDS TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT TO COMMUNITY BRIDGES TO OPERATE MEN'S HOUSING EXPANSION. SECOND BY COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> ANN MARIE FOLLOWED BY LILLY WHO IS NOT HERE. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT COUNCIL. I AM HERE REPRESENTING COMMUNITY BRIDGES INCORPORATED. SINCE OUR FOUNDING IN 1982, WE HAVE GROWN INTO A NATIONAL BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AGENCY DEDICATED TO SERVING SOME OF THE COMMUNITY'S MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. THOSE FACING MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENGES, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS AND HOMELESSNESS. WHAT MAKES COMMUNITY BRIDGES UNIQUE IS THE FULL CONTINUUM OF CARE. THIS INCLUDES SOBERING CENTERS, DETOX, CREATING STABILIZATION, IN PATIENT RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT HOUSING SHELTER OUTREACH, AND LONG-TERM RECOVERY SUPPORT. WE MEET PEOPLE WHERE THEY ARE AND OPERATE UNDER A NO WRONG DOOR PHILOSOPHY. ENSURING ANYONE WHO WALKS THROUGH OUR DOORS RECEIVES THE HELP AND SUPPORT THEY NEED. WE ALSO BRING EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WALKING ALONGSIDE COMMUNITY LEADERS AND MUNICIPALITIES TO DESIGN AND OPERATE SHELTERS THAT TRULY SERVE THE NEEDS OF THE VULNERABLE POPULATION. OUR APPROACH IS ALWAYS COLLABORATIVE, ROOTED IN PARTNERSHIP AND FOCUSED ON BUILDING SOLUTIONS THAT WORK FOR THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY. HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE, WE'RE PROUD TO BE OPERATING THE GATEWAY FIRST RESPONDERS CENTER PROVIDING CRISIS SUPPORT. SOON, WE'LL ALSO BE OPERATING THE HOUSING NAVIGATION AND TREATMENT CENTER AN ESSENTIAL EXPANSION THAT WILL ALLOW US TO MOVE MORE PEOPLE FROM CRISIS AND INSTABILITY TOWARDS HEALING, HOUSING AND HOPE. THIS EXPANSION IS CRITICAL FOR OUR CITY. IT REPRESENTS MORE THAN JUST ADDED SERVICES. IT IS A COMMITMENT TO A SOLUTION. REDUCING HOMELESSNESS. AND IMPROVING PUBLIC SAFETY. AND TO STRENGTHEN THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF OUR COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, THAT CONCLUDES COMMENT. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILORS, QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE, ONCE YOU HAVE CLIENTS STABILIZED, HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO GET INTO HOUSING? >> THAT DOES DEPEND ON THE HOUSING RESOURCES THAT ARE AVAILABLE IN THE COMMUNITY. OUR GOAL IS 90 TO 120 DAYS. >>COUN. GROUT: WOULD YOU SAY THERE'S A BOTTLENECK IN THE SYSTEM? >> I DON'T THINK THAT I CAN ANSWER THAT RIGHT NOW BECAUSE WE ARE A BRAND NEW PROVIDER TO ALBUQUERQUE. >>COUN. GROUT: WILL YOU GET BACK TO US ON THAT? >> SURE. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU. EVERYBODY KNOWS I'M RUNNING FOR MAYOR, BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT COMES OUT EVERY SINGLE TIME BY THE INDIVIDUALS DOING THE SERVICE PROVIDING IS I'M HEARING THAT PEOPLE ARE BRAGGING ABOUT MAYOR KELLER BUYING A CORVETTE OR NEXT NEW HOUSE BECAUSE OF A NONPROFIT. I'M CURIOUS ON WHAT'S GOING ON AND HOW THIS MONEY IS BEING SPENT. WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR -- I JUST WANT TO KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY DO YOU PAY YOURSELF OUT OF THIS CONTRACT? >> I'M 5% OUT OF THE CONTRACT. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: OKAY. WHAT DOES THAT COME TO? >> I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT IT. I WOULD HAVE TO LOOK AT 5% OF THE ACTUAL CONTRACT. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: OKAY. IS THAT SOMETHING WE CAN FIGURE OUT REAL QUICK ON THE DAIS? >>COUN. BASSAN: ARE YOU ABLE TO FIGURE OUT THE MATH ON THAT? MS. STYLES? SOMEBODY? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, I WILL SEE IF I CAN FIND IT. IT WILL TAKE ME A FEW MINUTES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: WHAT'S THE TOTAL OF THE CONTRACT? >> $1.3 MILLION. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: CAN YOU FIGURE OUT 5% OF THE $1.3 MILLION? I'M 5% OF MY SALARY. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YOUR SALARY IS 5% OF $1.5 MILLION? >> DO YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT MY SALARY IS? >>COUN. SANCHEZ: I WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE NOT SPENDING THE MONEY ON -- AND JUST PROVIDING A LIVELIHOOD FOR SOMEBODY WHO IS NOT DOING THE JOB. I JUST NEED TO KNOW THE JOB IS BEING DONE. >>COUN. BASSAN: MS. KEEFE, EXPLAIN IF THERE'S ANY LEGAL ISSUES OF COUNCILOR SANCHEZ ASKING ABOUT THE SALARY OF A POTENTIAL CONTRACT WITH THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I WOULD SAY NO. HE'S FREE TO ASK THE QUESTION. OF COURSE, THE RESPONSE -- THERE DOESN'T NECESSARILY NEED TO BE RESPONSE. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, YOU MAY PROCEED. >>COUN. ROGERS: MADAM PRESIDENT. POINT OF ORDER. ARE WE ASKING AS A CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR OR AS CITY COUNCILOR? >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILORS, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO DIRECT THROUGH THE PRESIDENT. I WOULD BE GRATEFUL. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: I'M ASKING AS A CITY COUNCILOR. PROTECTING THE ASSETS OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE FROM THE THE LEGISLATIVE BODY THAT I HAVE BEEN ELECTED TO. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR ROGERS, AND I'M GOING TO LET COUNCILOR SANCHEZ CONTINUE WITH HIS QUESTIONS. AND YOU'RE FREE TO ANSWER OR NOT. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WOULD SAY DON'T MAKE THE PREFACE TO YOUR STATEMENT ABOUT BEING A MAYOR CANDIDATE. IT'S HARD FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE. YOU START BY SAYING YOU'RE A CANDIDATE. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YOU GOT IT. I'M OKAY WITH THAT. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILORS, PLEASE. COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: MY LINE OF QUESTIONING IS BECAUSE WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE DOING THE RIGHT THING. EVERY SINGLE TIME WE PUT MONEY FORTH INTO THE NEW CONTRACTS, I DON'T LIKE HEARING FROM OTHER PEOPLE THAT ARE BRAGGING ABOUT HOW MUCH THEY'VE MADE OFF THE CITY AND THEN WE'RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE GETTING PEOPLE OFF THE STREETS WHEN AN ADMINISTRATOR OF A CERTAIN SERVICE IS LIVING IN A BEAUTIFUL HOUSE AND DRIVING AMAZING CARS. I DON'T THINK THAT -- I THINK EVERYBODY SHOULD HAVE A REASONABLE SALARY IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE PROVIDING A REASONABLE SERVICE. I DON'T THINK SOMEBODY SHOULD BE TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE CITY. THAT'S MY POINT. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. WHY DIDN'T YOU ASK THE MAN THE SAME QUESTIONS FROM CHICANOS POR LA CAUSA? >>COUN. SANCHEZ: I CAN ASK HIM THE SAME QUESTION RIGHT NOW. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILORS, IF YOU CAN PLEASE ASK YOUR QUESTIONS THROUGH THE PRESIDENT. I WILL BE GRATEFUL. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'D ALSO LIKE TO POINT OUT IN OUR PACKET, IF YOU READ IT BEFORE YOU CAME TO THE MEETING. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR ROGERS. IT'S IMPORTANT WE HAVE DOQUORUM. PLEASE TALK TO ME SO WE KEEP DECORUM. >>COUN. ROGERS: HAPPY TO. MY POINT IS FOR US AND THIS BODY TO HAVE THAT LINE OF QUESTIONING. THAT I CAN'T POINT OUT THE ANSWERS TO THE QUESTION THIS MAN IS ASKING ARE IN OUR PACKETS. IT HAS EVERYTHING ABOUT THE BUDGET. HOW MUCH PERCENTAGE OF EVERYBODY'S SALARY. ALL OF THAT IS IN OUR PACKET. I SUGGEST WE READ THAT. IT'S NOT OKAY FOR US AS A BODY -- I CAN'T SIT HERE AND WATCH THAT AND LET IT SLIDE AS LONG AS I'M SITTING HERE. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR. COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. SDMRF JUST QUICK QUESTION . >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: JUST QUICK QUESTIONS FOR DR. SENGEL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND ANSWERING QUESTIONS I FEEL WERE INAPPROPRIATE. WE DO APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. DR. SENGEL, I ASSUME ALL OF THE CONTRACTS WENT THROUGH A VIGOROUS PROCESS BY WHICH THE WINNING BIDS WERE CHOSEN. CAN YOU TALK THROUGH THAT PROCESS? >>COUN. BASSAN: MADAM CAO. >> COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. I THINK THAT WE WORK VERY CAREFULLY WITH OUR LEGAL TEAM TO CREATE OUR CONTRACTS. WE WORKED THROUGH EVERY PART OF IT, INCLUDING THE BUDGET, TO ENSURE THAT WE HAVE BOTH NEGOTIATED THE CONTRACTS BASED UPON THE SERVICES AND SCOPE THAT THESE ARE WRITTEN. AND WE WORKED TO ENSURE THAT THOSE SCOPES ARE BUDGETED FOR. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE IN OUR PACKET THERE NOT A PAGE NUMBER, BUT APPENDIX NUMBER FOUR SPECIFICALLY OUTLINES EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF THE PERSONNEL IN THIS CONTRACT AND THE PORTION THEY WOULD BE PAID FROM THE CONTRACT. AND IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE IT INCLUDES THE PERCENT OF THE FTE. SO YOU UNDERSTAND EXACTLY HOW MUCH TIME IS SPENDING ON EACH CONTRACT. IT IS IN REFLECTION OF THE -- IN THIS CASE, COMMUNITY BRIDGES FOR EXAMPLE, THEY WILL HAVE THREE CONTRACTS THAT WE THEN SEE ACROSS THE CONTRACTS. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. TO FOLLOW UP ON THAT, DR. SENGEL, I ASSUME THAT WITH ALL THE INFORMATION IN OUR PACKET I KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS QUESTION. I'M GOING TO ASK IT TO GET IT ON THE RECORD. DID THE MAYOR HAVE ANY IN-PERSON RESPONSIBILITY IN CHOOSING THE CONTRACT WINNERS? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, MAYOR KELLER HAD NO ROLE IN THIS CONTRACT DETAILS OR THE SELECTION OF THE ORGANIZATIONS. STAFF WORKED CAREFULLY TO ENSURE WE HAD AN APPROPRIATE PROVIDER THAT HAD THE ABILITY TO PERFORM ON THESE SCALES. AND THEY WERE QUALIFIED BASED ON THE QUALIFICATION OF THE ORGANIZATION. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. JUST A QUICK COMMENT. BASED ON MY COMMENTS, I KNOW THAT NOT EVERYBODY SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE IS ACTIVE IN THIS. NOT EVERYBODY LISTENING ON TV IS ACTUALLY HAVING ACCESS TO THIS. MY QUESTION IS APPROPRIATE. WE NEED TO KNOW WHERE OUR MONEY IS BEING SENT. WE'RE ELECTED TO THE LEGISLATIVE BODY. WE NEED TO KNOW WHERE THE PEOPLE'S MONEY IS BEING SPENT. I THINK THAT'S AN EXTREMELY, EXTREMELY APPROPRIATE WAY TO FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON. AND ASK THE QUESTIONS IN PUBLIC. WE DO THAT ALL THE TIME TO CLARIFY CERTAIN THINGS FOR THE PUBLIC. AND IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT THAT THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS WHAT IS GOING ON AND WHERE THEIR MONEY IS BEING SPENT. THANK YOU. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, THANK YOU. JUST TO RESPOND SPECIFICALLY AND DIRECTLY BASED UPON THE APPENDIX FOR THE LAST ITEM, SENIOR DIRECTOR OF SHELTERS AND OUTREACH TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION SPECIFICALLY ABOUT THE CONTRACT, $12,317 IS GOING TO THE SENIOR DIRECTOR OF SHELTERS AND OUTREACH WHICH IS THE INDIVIDUAL YOU WERE ADDRESSING. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MADAM CAO. >>COUN. BASSAN: MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL. [ 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: NO. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >> PASSES ON A 7-2 VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: EC-428 REQUESTING AUTHORIZATION TO HAVE YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INCORPORATED TO PROVIDE YOUNG ADULT SHELTERING AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. I MOVE APPROVAL. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. LET'S GO AHEAD AND GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. LISA FOLLOWED BY DIANA LOPEZ. >> I WAS GOING TO START WITH SPEAKING IN SUPPORT -- MY HIGH THANKFULNESS TO YDI. BUT COUNCILOR BASSAN, AS A FEMALE, I DO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT BOTH OF THESE REQUESTS APPROVAL TO ADD FUNDS TO ADD FUNDS THE OPTICS IS WHAT WE THINK ABOUT WHEN A MAN WAS NOT QUESTIONED BUT THE FEMALE WAS AND RIGOROUSLY THE OPTICS ON THAT SITTING HERE IS DISGUSTING AS A FEMALE. HOW DO WE RAISE OBJECTION TO BEING SUBJECTED TO THAT KIND OF MISOGYNY? I UNDERSTAND WE NEED TO KNOW WHERE OUR MONEY IS GOING. I SUPPORT THAT VERY WELL. IT JUST DID NOT FEEL VERY WELL SITTING AND LISTENING TO THAT. YDI, THEY CAME IN WHEN WE NEEDED JOB CORPS. WHEN JOB CORPS WAS CLOSING DOWN, YDI TOOK YOUTH. THE 12 YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN TUNNELS IN DISTRICT THREE, YDI CAME IN AND HELPED WITH THOSE YOUNG PEOPLE WHEN XRRBGS CYFD WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THANK YOU TO YDI. THEY NEED A LOT MORE MONEY. THEY'RE TAKING CARE OF A LOT OF KIDS THAT HAVE SLIPPED THROUGH THE CRACKS. AND WHAT HAPPENS IF PEOPLE ARE NOT UNDERSTANDING, CHILDREN WERE RUNNING AWAY AND BECAUSE THERE'S A HIGH TURNOVER OF CASE MANAGERS AND SOCIAL WORKERS AT CYFD AS WHAT HAPPENED TO MY YOUNG GIRL, BY THE SAME SHE CAME BACK ON TO THE RADAR HER CASE MANAGER CHANGED. THEY WEREN'T EVEN LOOKING FOR HER BECAUSE SHE WAS NOT ON HER CASE LOAD. WE DO HAVE YOUNG PEOPLE ON OUR STREETS. AND YDI PROVIDES A TREMENDOUS SERVICE. I'M VERY THANKFUL TO THEM. THANK YOU. >> DIANA -- >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO MAKE A QUICK COMMENT. I HAVE THE SAME QUESTION FOR MR. GREIGO. IF MR. GREIGO CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION BACK IN REFERENCE TO THE SAME QUESTIONS. IT'S THE SAME QUESTION. MR. GREIGO. I DON'T NEED YOU TO COME UP HERE. THE BOTTOM LINE IS I WAS TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT I'M DOING WHAT'S RIGHT TO PROTECT THE CITIZENS OF ALBUQUERQUE MONEY. IT DIDN'T MATTER WHO I ASKED, IT'S JUST A QUESTION. AND IF I OFFENDED YOU, I APOLOGIZE. THAT WASN'T WHAT I WAS MEANING TO DO AT ALL. I WANTED TO PROTECT THE MONEY THAT BELONGS TO THE CITIZENS OF ALBUQUERQUE. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. DIANA FOLLOWED BY ROBERT. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBERS. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS THIS BODY. I AM HERE TO URGE AND ASK FOR SUPPORT FOR EC-25-428. YDI -- I'M WITH YOUTH DEVELOPMENT INCORPORATED. I'M VICE PRESIDENT THERE. I ACTUALLY WROTE THE PROPOSAL FOR THE YOUNG ADULT SHELTER AND RESPONSE TO THE RFP ISSUED BY THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. AND QUITE FRANKLY WAS VERY PLEASED AND HONORED AND HUMBLED WHEN RECEIVED NOTICE THAT WE HAD BEEN SELECTED. THIS IS A PROJECT THAT IS SO CRITICALLY NEEDED. YDI HAS BEEN OPERATING FOR 54 YEARS. AND ONE OF OUR FIRST PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED WAS THE SHELTER PROGRAM FOR YOUTH, AGED 12 TO 17. THAT PROGRAM CONTINUES TO OPERATE 49 YEARS LATER WITH VERY POSITIVE RESULTS. IN 1990 WE ESTABLISHED A TRANSITIONAL LIVING PROGRAM TO SERVE OLDER YOUNG PEOPLE TO PREPARE THEM FOR INDEPENDENCE. THAT PROGRAM HAS AN 83% SUCCESS RATE. WE HAVE A RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM THROUGH THE CITY. WE SERVE DOUBLE WHAT WE WERE CONTRACTED FOR. AND THERE'S A 96% RATE OF THOSE CLIENTS GRADUATING INTO PERMANENT HOUSING AND THEIR OWN HOME. I HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR FROM THE COUNCIL EARLIER THAT OUTCOMES ARE VERY CRITICAL. IN ADDITION TO QUALITY OF CARE, OUTCOMES ARE CRITICAL FOR YDI AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR PUTTING YOUR TRUST IN US FOR THIS PROGRAM. WE WELCOME VISITORS, QUESTIONS, AND COME VISIT US WHEN WE'RE UP AND RUNNING. ASK US ABOUT OUTCOMES, WE'LL BE GLAD TO SHARE. >> ROBERT. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILOR BASSAN COUNCILORS. I AM THE CAO OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT. FOR TRANSPARENCY, WE'RE THE PROPOSED CONTRACTOR FOR EC-25-428. I'M HERE TO RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR YES VOTE TO AUTHORIZE THIS AGREEMENT. EC-25-428 FILLS A CLEAR GAP FOR 18 TO 24-YEAR-OLDS. THE CITY'S ASSESSMENT CALLS FOR NEED FOR EMERGENCY SHELTER AND NAVIGATION SPECIFICALLY FOR YOUNG ADULTS 18 TO 24. THIS ADDRESSES THE GAP BY FUNDING AGE APPROPRIATE SHELTER CASE MANAGEMENT AND HOUSING NAVIGATION. WHEN PAIRED SHELTER WITH NAVIGATING E -- NAVIGATION TO HOUSING. FOR US, THIS IS JUST NOT ABOUT OVERNIGHT BEDS. IT'S WRAPAROUND SERVICES TO FOCUS ON QUICK STABILIZATION, INDIVIDUALIZED CASE PLAN, DIRECT NAV GAGDZ -- NAVIGATION TO DIRECT HOUSING AND SUPPORT. THAT'S HOW YOU IMPROVE SAFETY STABILITY FOR YOUNG PEOPLE. WE'RE A PROVEN LOCAL PROVIDER. WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS WORK FOR 55 YEARS. WE HAVE THE CAPACITY FOR THIS WORK. YDI HAS DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN OPERATING YOUTH SHELTERS AND EXTENSIVE CASE MANAGEMENT AS STATED. THIS WOULD MEAN YDI'S NINTH SHELTER. WE'RE READY TO HAVE 24-7 SUPERVISION, STRONG COORDINATION. WE'LL ALSO CONNECT WITH OTHER COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES. FOR EXAMPLE, HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCY TRAINING SERVICES, WORK SKILLS. WE SUPPORT ACCOUNTABILITY AND PERFORMANCE WITH 30, 60, 90 DAY FOLLOW UPS REQUIRED. THIS ALIGNS WITH THE YOUTH HOMELESSNESS STRATEGY AND COMPLIMENT OF THE GATEWAY EXPANSION. THANK YOU. QUESTIONS? >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, SIR. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, THAT CONCLUDES COMMENT. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILORS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I AM SO EXCITED FOR THIS CONTRACT. PASSING THIS CONTRACT HAS BEEN IMPORTANT TO ME FOR THE LAST THREE AND A HALF YEARS. COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN AND COUNCILOR BASSAN AND I STARTED WORKING ON THIS THREE YEARS AGO. AND TO SEE IT COME TO FRUITION IS A DREAM COME TRUE. EVERYBODY THAT KNOWS ME KNOWS THAT I HAVE A HEART FOR CHILDREN. AND WHILE WE CAN'T -- SOME CHILDREN DON'T HAVE PARENTS TO GUIDE THEM AND TEACH THEM. SO, WE NEED TO DO THAT. AND THIS FACILITY, THIS PLACE, THIS HOME, IS GOING TO HELP A LOT OF KIDS. I WILL HELP THEM BECOME INDEPENDENT. I'M THRILLED YDI HAS BEEN CHOSEN FOR THIS JOB. WE HAVE BEEN, FOR THE LAST YEAR, WORKING MONTHLY. AND WE'VE BEEN GETTING UPDATES ON THIS FACILITY. I AM JUST BESIDE MYSELF WITH EXCITEMENT FOR THE KIDS AND THESE YOUNG ADULTS AND THE POSSIBILITIES THEY CAN BECOME INDEPENDENT AND TAKING CARE OF THEMSELVES AND FEELING GOOD ABOUT THEMSELVES. SO, I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS TO OPEN. I HOPE EVERYBODY WILL SUPPORT THIS. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. SDMRF THANK YOU, MAD . >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I, TOO, WANT TO SAY HOW EXCITED I AM ABOUT THIS HAPPENING. THIS IS A WONDERFUL PROJECT. IT'S REALLY NEEDED. I THINK WE CAN ALL AGREE ON A COUPLE THINGS. ONE OF THEM IS NO YOUNG PERSON IN OUR COMMUNITY SHOULD EVER BE UNHOUSED. I AM SO GRATEFUL WE'RE ABLE TO DO THIS. I JUST WANT TO DO A LITTLE TIMELINE BECAUSE IT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE, IF I DO SAY SO MYSELF. IT TOOK TWO YEARS TO RAISE THE FUNDS TO DO THIS PROJECT. THAT IS PRETTY FAST. AND IT WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED WITHOUT MY FELLOW COUNCILORS. AND I WANT TO THANK DR. SENGEL BECAUSE WHEN SHE TOOK OFFICE I WAS VERY FRUSTRATED WE HAD NOT FOUND SOMETHING. AND VERY QUICKLY, THE ADMINISTRATION DID FIND THE PERFECT PLACE IN THE MIDDLE OF DISTRICT SEVEN. VERY EXCITING. AND WE'VE BEEN REMODELING. IT WILL BE ABOUT A YEAR WHEN IT'S OPENED IN FEBRUARY. AND WE'LL HAVE A PLACE FOR A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE CURRENTLY UNHOUSED TO GO AND LIVE AND LEARN ALL KINDS OF THINGS THEY NEED TO KNOW. LIFE SKILLS, HOW TO COOK, HOW TO MANAGE THEIR FINANCES. ALL OF THE THINGS THAT YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE A YOUNG PERSON WHO IS UNHOUSED. AND I CAN SAY THAT BECAUSE I WAS A YOUNG PERSON WHO WAS UNHOUSED. I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO DO ANY OF THOSE THINGS. I'M SO EXCITED WE'RE GOING TO GIVE YOUNG PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THAT HELP. I JUST WANT TO REALLY QUICKLY THANK FELLOW COUNCILORS. AND ALSO THE LEGISLATORS. SO MANY STATE SENATORS AND REPRESENTATIVES GAVE A LOT OF MONEY TO THIS PROJECT. AND ALSO CONGRESSWOMAN STANSBURY. THIS IS THE EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE CAN DO WHEN WE WORK TOGETHER. WE CAN HELP PEOPLE WHO ARE UNHOUSED, PARTICULARLY YOUNG PEOPLE. WE WELCOME YOU IN DISTRICT SEVEN. WE'RE SO EXCITED THIS IS HAPPENING. I'M BEYOND WORDS THANKING MY FELLOW COUNCILORS FOR ALL THEIR SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PROCESS. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I CAN'T FOLLOW THAT UP. THAT WAS A CLOSING. I DON'T NEED TO SAY ANYTHING ELSE. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILORS, I ALSO AM THANKFUL FOR THE COLLABORATION FOR THE HARD WORK THAT HAS BEEN PUT INTO THIS. IT'S NOT EVERY DAY IN CITY GOVERNMENT WE GET TO CHECK SOMETHING OFF THE LIST. IT WILL BE REALLY NICE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THERE IS DEFINITELY AN END IN SIGHT WITH THIS ONE. I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT. YDI HAS BEEN RESPONSIVE ABOUT OTHER ISSUES IN DISTRICT FOUR IN PARTICULAR, WORKING WITH NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE HUGE CONCERNS ABOUT THINGS. IT REALLY STARTED OUT AS A VERY, VERY -- I WOULD SAY ACTUALLY GETTING TO THE POINT OF AN AGGRESSIVE CONVERSATION BETWEEN CONSTITUENTS AND WHAT YDI WAS DOING. THEY CAME TO THE TABLE HEAD ON LISTENING AND WILLING TO WORK AND HELP AND IMPROVE. AND EVERYONE LEFT THERE FEELING BETTER. SINCE THAT MEETING, HAVEN'T HERD FROM THEM SINCE. NOT YDI, HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THE CONSTITUENTS. YDI IS NOT SCARED OF A DIFFICULT CONVERSATION AND STANDING BEHIND WHAT THEIR MISSION IS AND WHAT THEIR GOALS ARE TO TRULY AND GENUINELY SELFLESSLY HELP PEOPLE. I DON'T KNOW IF COUNCILOR PEÑA OR ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANYTHING FURTHER? COUNCILOR PEÑA, DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. YES, YDI, I WORKED THERE FOR MANY YEARS. THERE'S INCREDIBLE PEOPLE DOING GREAT WORK FOR A LONG, LONG TIME. AND DIANA, IT'S NO NICE TO SEE YOU. SHE'S ONE OF THE PILLARS OF THAT ORGANIZATION. AND REALLY HER DEPARTMENT HAS GROWN AND SHE'S A GREAT AND TREMENDOUS LEADER THERE AT YDI. CONGRATULATIONS. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILORS, THE MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL OF EC-428. [ 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. >> NARRATOR: EC- >>COUN. BASSAN: BROADBAND WORKING GROUP. I MOVE RECEIPT ME NOTED. MOTION AND SECOND FROM COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. THEIRS IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT I SEE. COUNCILORS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? SEEING NONE. COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. SDMRCH THANK YOU, . >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. UPON APPROVAL OF THIS RECEIPT BE NOTED, OR IF IT IS OR ISN'T, THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC FORUM LATER ON THIS MONTH IN MY DISTRICT AT HOLIDAY COMMUNITY CENTER BASED ON NOT ONLY THE RESULTS OF BUT ALSO THE RESULTS OF THE WORKING GROUP. THAT'S GOING TO BE MOVING FORWARD WITH THIS RESULT OR INFORMATION THAT THERE WILL BE THIS FUNCTION. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? THE MOTION IS FOR RECEIPT BE NOTED OF EC-464. [ 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: WE WILL TAKE A BREAK AND COME BACK AT FIVE MINUTES AFTER 8 O'CLOCK. [ RECESS ] >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. WELCOME BACK. WE ARE ON FINAL ACTIONS. O-91. COUNCILOR BACA. >>COUN. BACA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. O-91, CREATING NEW SECTION 9, ARTICLE 21, CHAPTER 14, TO ESTABLISH THE PRESERVING ALBUQUERQUE THROUGH CRITICAL HOUSING PROGRAM TO PROVIDE REPAIRS TO INCOME QUALIFIED HOMEOWNERS. >>COUN. BASSAN: SECOND BY COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. COUNCILOR BACA. >>COUN. BACA: I MOVE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE. IT'S IN YOUR iPADS. I WORKED ON THIS WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND OUR OWN STAFF. THERE'S SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES THAT WE NEEDED TO DO. THANKS TO THE PASSING OF O-95. >>COUN. BASSAN: THERE'S A MOTION, AND A SECOND BY COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. COUNCILORS, ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON THE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE? [ 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: COUNCILOR BACA, BACK ON YOUR BILL AS SUBSTITUTED. I -- >>COUN. BASSAN: BEFORE YOU MOVE DEFERRAL. WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. IF THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >>COUN. BACA: I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING. >>COUN. BASSAN: LET'S GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> THANK YOU. WE HAVE LISA ON ZOOM. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I UNDERSTAND THE BILL WILL BE DEFERRED FOR A VOTE. I JUST WANTED TO SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF O-91. AS MANY OF YOU KNOW, WE'RE ACTIVATING A HOME REHAB PROGRAM FUNDED THROUGH THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE ARPA DOLLARS THANKS TO COUNCILOR PEÑA'S SUPPORT SEVERAL YEARS AGO. THIS PROGRAM IS REALLY SUCCESSFUL. WE'LL BE ABLE TO HELP 62 HOMEOWNERS BY THE PROGRAM IS COMPLETE. REPAIRS TO HOMES THAT IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE, HEALTH AND SAFE. WE'VE GOTTEN REALLY POSITIVE FEEDBACK FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE BEEN PART OF THIS PROGRAM ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE IT MADE IN THEIR LIVES. AND THE NEED FOR THIS ASSISTANCE IS REALLY NEEDED. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO SCRATCH THE SURFACE TO SERVE THE HOMEOWNERS. WE'RE SUPPORTING CREATING THIS STRUCTURE FOR THE OWNER OCCUPIED HOME REHAB PROGRAM. WE'RE HOPING TO FIND FUNDING ATTACHED TO THIS PROGRAM SO WE CAN SERVE MORE PEOPLE. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK THIS EVENING. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, THAT CONCLUDES COMMENT. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS, COUNCILOR. WHERE WILL THE FUNDING FOR THE LOANS COME FROM? >>COUN. BACA: AS OF RIGHT NOW, THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, THERE'S NO FUNDING ATTACHED TO THE BILL. MYSELF AND THE ADMINISTRATION, STEP ONE IS CODIFYING THE EXISTING PROGRAM. IF WE SO CHOOSE, NEXT YEAR DURING THE BUDGET CYCLE WE CAN PUT FUNDING TOWARD THIS. CREATING THE PROGRAM IS STEP ONE. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. COUNCILOR, WHAT DEPARTMENT WILL ADMINISTER THE LOAN PROGRAM? >>COUN. BACA: SO, THE BILL IS CURRENTLY WRITTEN AS WE CAN ADMINISTRATE IT OR THIRD PARTY ENTITY CAN MANAGE IT. CURRENTLY, AS WAS STATED, HOME WISE IS RUNNING IT THROUGH ARPA FUNDS. COUNCILOR PEÑA HELPED APPROPRIATE IT WAY BACK. >>COUN. GROUT: I HAVE TWO MORE QUESTIONS COUNCILOR. WILL PARTICIPANTS BE REQUIRED TO BE UP TO DATE ON TAXES AND MORTGAGE PAYMENTS? >>COUN. BACA: I DON'T KNOW THAT WE ADDED ANYTHING INTO IT ON THAT. THERE ARE OTHER GUARDRAILS ON THIS, HOWEVER, TO MAKE SURE IT'S ONLY FOR STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS, SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS. IT CAN'T BE USED FOR MAKING SOMEBODY'S HOUSE PRETTY. IT ALSO HAS INCOME REQUIREMENTS. IDEALLY, THIS WILL BE DISABLED VETERAN OR SENIOR CITIZEN. KEEPING THEM IN THEIR HOME. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. FINAL QUESTION. IS THERE A PARTICULAR GROUP OR CITY DEPARTMENT THAT'S ASKING FOR THIS? >>COUN. BACA: MADAM PRESIDENT, NO. THIS CAME FROM THE ADMINISTRATION ITSELF. AND I, MYSELF, AM VERY IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROGRAM. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. JUST TWO QUESTIONS. ONE, IN THIS THERE'S NOT A REFERENCE TO AN ACTUAL PROVIDER, BUT IT DOES SOUND LIKE THERE'S BEEN A PROVIDER CHOSEN. IS IT STILL UP FOR AN OPENING TO OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS TO PROPOSE TO BE A PART OF THIS PROGRAM? OR DO WE HAVE THE IMPLEMENTED ALREADY CHOSEN? >>COUN. BACA: MADAM PRESIDENT, NOBODY IS CHOSEN. THE ORIGINAL PROGRAM, HOMES WITH WAS CHOSEN, USING THE ARPA FUNDS. WITH THIS LEGISLATION, THERE'S NOBODY CHOSEN AT THIS POINT. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU. LAST QUESTION, I LOVE THE LIST OF THE THINGS THAT ARE ALLOWED IN THE SCOPE OF REPAIRS. I DID NOTE THERE ARE NO ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES THAT REDUCE ENERGY BURDEN FOR LOW INCOME FOLKS. I'M WONDERING WHY THOSE WERE LEFT OUT OF THE COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF OPTIONS? >>COUN. BACA: THANK YOU. WE SHOULD HAVE ADDED THAT INTO THE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE? >> THE FLOOR SUB, ON PAGE THREE LINE 23, IT SAYS USE ENERGY EFFICIENT MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT WHENEVER POSSIBLE. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU. THAT'S SAYING WE USE ENERGY EFFICIENT MATERIALS, BUT WE'RE NOT ALLOWING ENERGY EFFICIENCY UPGRADES LIKE INSOLATION AND THINGS LIKE THAT. MY QUESTION IS AROUND ACTUAL ENERGY EFFICIENCY MATTERS BEING ADDED TO THE SCOPE RATHER THAN PRIORITIZING. I LOVE THAT WE'RE PRIORITIZING ENERGY EFFICIENCY MATERIALS. ACTUALLY ADDING TO THE SCOPE THINGS THAT WOULD REDUCE ENERGY BURDEN IS SOMETHING I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, UNLESS THERE'S SOME REASON THE SCOPE IS THE WAY IT IS. >>COUN. BACA: MADAM PRESIDENT, I'M OPEN TO A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT IN THAT REGARD. THAT WAS THE INTENT OF THE AMENDMENT. IF YOU WANT TO ADJUST THAT, I'M FINE WITH IT. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO ASK FOR SOME FOLLOW UP FOR HOMES WITH. I ASKED FOR UPDATED DATA FROM HOMES WITH FOR THE LAST $3 MILLION THAT WENT OUT. I SEE COUNCILOR BACA RECEIVED A NICE EMAIL FROM HOMES WITH -- HOME WISE. AND I DIDN'T RECEIVE ANY EMAIL ABOUT WHERE THE MONEY WENT. WE DID SEE THE DEMOGRAPHIC BREAKDOWN AND THEY DID NOT HELP A LOT OF FOLKS IN THE 80% TO AMI. I'M NOT OKAY WITH THE MONEY CONTINUING TO GO TO A PROVIDER THAT WE KNOW DID NOT DO WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO DO WITH THE FUNDING. HOW IS THIS GOING TO GO TO RFP SO ANOTHER PROVIDER WITH BID ON THIS CONTRACT? >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR ROGERS, WHO ARE YOU DIRECTING YOUR QUESTION? >>COUN. ROGERS: THE ADMINISTRATION. THANK YOU. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR ROGERS, IF WE RECEIVE FUNDING THAT -- IF THERE IS FUNDING APPROPRIATED, WHETHER THAT IS THROUGH OUR REGULAR BUDGET OR IF WE SEEK GRANT AND OTHER FUNDING MADE AVAILABLE, WE WOULD BE IN A POSITION TO PUM -- COMPETITIVELY PUT OUT FOR A RESPONSE FOR PROPOSERS THAT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS IN THE ORDINANCE. THE VALUE PUTTING THIS IN ORDINANCE IS IT'S A CODIFIED PROGRAM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS LISTED HERE. THAT WOULD BE RELATED TO THE SCOPE PUT OUT FOR ANYONE TO COMPETE FOR THAT CONTRACT. ADDITIONALLY, I THINK COUNCILOR BACA WAS CLEAR THAT WE COULD ADMINISTER THE PROGRAM OR WE COULD USE A CONTRACTOR. I THINK THE SCOPE WOULD BE WRITTEN FOR THOSE SERVICES BASED UPON WHAT'S WRITTEN IN THE ORDINANCE. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM CAO AND MADAM PRESIDENT. CAN WE EXPLICITLY SAY THAT THIS WILL GO OUT IN AN RFQ OR RFP? I WANT IT TO SIGH -- SAY IT SHOULD NOT JUST BE CHOSEN BY THE ADMINISTRATION. IT NEEDS TO GO THROUGH -- AT WHICH TIME I'M HAPPY TO RECRUIT OTHER PROVIDERS. I HAVE TO STRESS THIS AGAIN FOR THE PUBLIC AND FOR MY COLLEAGUES. WE ALREADY KNOW THIS PROVIDER DID NOT HELP A LOT OF FOLKS. AND COUNCILOR BACA WAS NICE ENOUGH TO SHARE THE PRESENTATION YOU SENT TO HIM BUT NOT THE REST OF THE COUNCIL, THAT SHOWS YOU DIDN'T HELP A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE 80% AMI. WE ALREADY KNOW THIS PROVIDER DIDN'T DO THE JOB AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO GIVE THEM FUNDING. I DON'T THINK THAT'S A QUESTION, MADAM PRESIDENT. OTHER THAN I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS WITHOUT KNOWING THAT WE'RE GOING TO OPEN IT UP FOR OTHER PROVIDERS WHO CAN DO A GOOD JOB. LIKE OTHER PEOPLE. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR ROGERS, I MIGHT SUGGEST -- IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A DEFERRAL ON THIS BECAUSE OF THE SUBSTITUTION UNTIL SEPTEMBER 15th. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO WORK ON AN AMENDMENT, I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN DEFINITELY CONSIDER. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I PUT MY HAND DOWN. I'M SORRY. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILORS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILOR BACA. >>COUN. BACA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I MOVE DEFERRAL AS SUBSTITUTED TO SEPTEMBER 15th COUNCIL MEETING. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: SECOND. >>COUN. BASSAN: THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND. [ 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: MOVING TO FINAL ACTION LETTER B. COUNCILOR PEÑA. O-93. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. O-93 IS AN EXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 5 ACRES OF THE ATRISCO LAND GRANT LOCATED NORTH OF SAGE ROAD SOUTHWEST BETWEEN 82nd AND CORAL DRIVE AND AMENDING THE ZONING MAP TO ESTABLISH R-1A ZONING. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR. IT'S A QUASI-JUDICIAL REQUEST THAT REQUIRES SPECIAL PROCEDURES TO ALLOW THE APPLICANT, STAFF AND PUBLIC THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. THIS AGENDA ITEM WILL PROCEED AS FOLLOWS. COUNCIL PLANNING STAFF WILL HAVE A PRESENTATION OF FIVE MINUTES. THE APPLICATION PRESENTATION IS TEN MINUTES. TESTIMONY TWO MINUTES EACH. REBUTTAL BY APPLICANT IS FIVE MINUTES. CROSS EXAMINATION BY WHO SPOKE DURING PUBLIC COMMENT WILL GET ANOTHER TWO MINUTES. AND COMMENTS BY THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT WILL BE UP TO FIVE MINUTES. AND COUNCIL PLANNING STAFF WILL HAVE CLOSING COMMENTS IF ANY. UP TO FIVE MINUTES. CITY STAFF AND APPLICANT MUST BE SWORN IN IF YOU'RE SPEAKING AS A STAFF MEMBER OR APPLICANT. IF YOU'RE IN THE ROOM, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU AFFIRM UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT YOUR TESTIMONY WILL BE TRUE? THANK YOU. PLEASE BEGIN YOUR INTRODUCTION. >> COUNCILOR BASSAN, COUNCILORS, I WILL RUN THROUGH A QUICK PRESENTATION. PROPOSED ANNEXATION, O-25-93. THE REQUEST IS BRINGING IN FIVE ACRES OF LAND IN THE SOUTHWEST AREA QUADRANT OF THE CITY. THIS IS MADE UP OF TWO DIFFERENT PARCELS. THE CURRENT ZONING IN THE COUNTY IS A1 WHICH STANDS FOR RURAL AGRICULTURE. AND REQUEST FROM THE APPLICANT IS TO BRING IT INTO THE CITY UNDER THE R1A ZONING WHICH IT IS SURROUNDED ON ALL SIDES BY. R-1 A ZONING SINGLE FAMILY. THE SMALLEST SUBTYPE. AND IT'S WHAT YOU FIND A MAJORITY OF WITHIN THIS PART OF THE CITY. THE TIMELINE FOR THIS REQUEST STARTED AT THE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMMISSION WHICH HAS TO APPROVE IT BEFORE IT COMES TO THE CITY. THAT WAS APPROVED, JANUARY 14th, AT THE REGULAR MEETING. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME WE'VE SEEN AN ANNEXATION SINCE 2018. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN OFTEN. BUT IF YOU NOTICE THE MAP IN THE WRITE UP, IT IS FULLY CIRCLED BY CITY LAND. IT GOES TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING COMMISSION. IT WAS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL OF THE MAY 15th HEARING AND WE'RE HERE FOR THE FINAL HEARING. WHEN A PIECE OF COUNTY LAND COMES INTO THE CITY IT AUTOMATICALLY MEANS THEY HAVE TO ABIDE BY ALL CITY REGULATIONS AND POLICIES WHICH, ONE, THEY HAVE TO NOW ABIDE BY THE ALBUQUERQUE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT ALSO HAS TO ADHERE TO ALL INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIREMENTS THAT ARE LAID OUT IN THE DPM OR OTHER REGULATION, WHETHER THAT IS STREET AND ROAD DESIGN SIDEWALKS DRAINAGE. ANYTHING THAT MIGHT GO INTO THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY AND COMES UNDER THE CITY'S JURISDICTION. ALSO, THE APPLICANT HAS ALSO AGREED AND REQUIRED UNDER ANNEXATION TO ADHERE TO POLICIES REGARDING LAND DEDICATION. THAT COULD BE, IN SOME INSTANCES, WE ASK FOR NEW LAND CAPE BEFORE OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES. THE LAST BIT I WANT TO POINT OUT IS ANNEXATION DO COME WITH INCREASED REVENUE FOR THE CITY. WHILE THIS IS A RELATIVELY SMALL AMOUNT, IT STARTS OUT AS THESE TWO DIFFERENT PARCELS VALUED AT $9,766 AND $27,374. THAT IS ASSURED TO GO UP ONCE THE LAND IS APPROVED OR IMPROVED AND DEVELOPED UPON. SO THE CITY WILL SEE SOME INCREASED REVENUE PROM PROPERTY TAX. I DON'T HAVE THAT EXACT NUMBER AS TO WHAT WE CAN EXPECT. THANK YOU. HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE TO THE APPLICANT'S PRESENTATION. DO WE HAVE AN APPLICANT HERE TO PRESENT? OKAY. WE'LL MOVE TO THE TESTIMONY BY PUBLIC SPEAKERS. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. WE HAVE TAD SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. >>COUN. BASSAN: BECAUSE THIS IS LABELED AS TESTIMONY, I'M GOING TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND. DO YOU AFFIRM UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY YOUR TESTIMONY TODAY WILL BE TRUE? >> YES, I DO. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. YOU MAY PROCEED. >> OKAY. WELL, LET ME START FROM THE TOP. ALSO FIRST GIVE EXAMPLE. LAND USE IN PLAIN DEVELOPMENT. YES, GOOD TO HAVE A FRIEND WHERE THEY BELONG. IT IS BIG PAYDAY. REMAINS TO BE SEEN FOR COUNCILOR PEÑA. SHE BEEN INVOLVED WITH COMMITTEE, ET CETERA, SET SET RU. AND ALL THE BUYING AND SELLING TO THE CITY OTHER PROPERTIES. NOW DEBBIE O'MALLEY. NOW, GIVE ME EXAMPLE. THE ARROYO. THEY ALREADY BUILDING BECAUSE OWNERS KNOW WHAT TO DO. CITY BOUGHT 760 ACRES. NOW, WHAT ABOUT -- ANOTHER COUNCIL PROJECT. ANYWAY, WE CAN GO ON AND ON. LIKE I SAID, THAT REMAINS TO BE SEEN. BRING ME ALSO NANCY PELOSI AND HILLARY CLINTON. THEY ARE GONE. SHE IS IN CITY COUNCIL ACTING PRETTY MUCH THE SAME WAY. THANK YOU. >> THAT CONCLUDES COMMENT FROM THE PUBLIC. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. SINCE THERE'S NO APPLICANT PRESENT, WE'LL SKIP REBUTTAL. THEREFORE, ALSO SKIPPING CROSS EXAMINATION. COMMENTS BY THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, IF ANY? GOOD EVENING. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL PRESIDENT COUNCILORS. I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO ADD. MATT GAVE A GOOD OVERVIEW. THE EPC RECOMMENDED THIS FOR APPROVAL UNANIMOUSLY. FINDING IT MET THE CRITERIA IN THE IDO FOR APPROVAL OF AN ANNEXATION IN THE ZONE MAP AMENDMENT. THOSE FINDINGS ARE INCORPORATED INTO THE ORDINANCE IN FRONT OF YOU TONIGHT. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. MOVING RIGHT ALONG. GOING BACK TO THE CLOSING COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL PLANNING STAFF. MR. COX. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, NO CLAUSE ING -- CLOSING COMMENTS. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR BACA. >>COUN. BACA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. PRIME LAND HERE. WHY ARE WE ZONING IT R1 ONLY? IS IT POSSIBLE TO UPZONE? I IMAGINE 60 TOWN HOMES WILL BE HIGHER TAXABLE THAN 10 SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BACA, I LOOK TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO EXPLAIN HOW WE DETERMINED FUTURE LAND USE. I IMAGINE IT IS ALSO TO AVOID SPOT ZONING. AS THAT IS A CRITERIA WE HAVE TO CONSIDER WHEN LOOKING AT THIS. >> COUNCILOR BASSAN, COUNCILOR BACA, WITH THESE APPLICATIONS THAT COME IN TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT, PART OF IT IS THE REQUEST BY THE PROPERTY OWNER THEMSELVES. THEY MADE A REQUEST FOR R-1 ZONING BASED ON THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ALL BEING ZONED THE SAME WAY. SO, WE ANALYZE REQUESTS AND THE EPC MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS BASED ON WHAT GETS SUBMITTED TO THEM. THAT'S HOW IT MOVES THROUGH THE PROCESS THAT WAY. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR BACA. COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. OKAY. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. WELL, THE MOTION IS FOR A DO PASS ON -- >> MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BASSAN: I BELIEVE WE HAVE AN AMENDMENT WE NEED TO MOVE. >>COUN. BASSAN: DO WE HAVE AN AMENDMENT? >> WE DID DISCOVER DURING THE BREAK THERE'S A SMALL AMENDMENT THAT NEEDS TO BE MADE. THERE'S A CAMPILATION CLAUSE IN THE LEGISLATION. >>COUN. BASSAN: WHO HAS THAT AMENDMENT? WHO IS MOVING THAT AMENDMENT? COUNCILOR PEÑA. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEÑA. GO AHEAD. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. IF WE CAN PUT -- YES, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. ON PAGE 17, LINE 14 REMOVE SIX. AND RENUMBER THE SUBSEQUENT SECTION. AND THERE'S DELETION. THE EXPLANATION OF THIS AMENDMENT IS ANNEXATION DO NOT GET CODIFIED INTO THE DESIGN ORDINANCES OF NEW MEXICO, 194 COMPILATION IS UNNECESSARY FOR THIS ORDINANCE. >>COUN. BASSAN: MOTION, AND A SECOND BY COUNCILOR GROUT. ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. COUNCILOR PEÑA, I APOLOGIZE FOR SKIPPING OVER YOUR CLOSE AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR MAKING THIS MOTION. 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: COUNCILOR PEÑA, ANYTHING TO CLOSE? PLEASE PROCEED. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. JUST TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS ANNEXATION IS ONE OF MANY THAT COULD BE COMING DOWN THE PIKE. THIS IS REQUESTED BY THE DLURP -- DEVELOPER TO DO THIS. WE HAVE SOME AREAS WITHIN THE CITY OF AREA THAT IS VERY CHECKER BOARD. ONE SIDE OF THE ROAD IS CITY, ONE SIDE IS COUNTY. FIRST YOU'LL GO DOWN THE STREET AND THEY'LL HAVE STREET THAT ARE CITY AND OTHERS COUNTY. WE NEED TO TIDY UP SOME OF THOSE. IT'S NOT RELATED TO THIS. THIS IS ONE OF THE ONES THAT YOU AND SEE THE ZONING PROPERTY ALL AROUND IS CITY AND THIS IS A SLIVER THAT COUNTY. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: MOTION IS FOR A DO PASS TO O-93. [ 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: R-170. COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. R-170 IS DESIGNATED 93 ACRES IN SAN MATEO BETWEEN CENTRAL AND LOMAS AS BLIGHTED AND APPROVING AMENDMENT TO THE CENTRAL HIGHLAND UPPER NOB HILL METROPOLITAN REDEVELOPMENT AREA TO INCLUDE 23 ACRES. AND APPROVING CORRESPONDING NONSUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT TO THE CENTRAL HIGHLAND UPPER NOB HILL METROPOLITAN AREA PLANNED. I MOVE DO PASS. >>COUN. BASSAN: THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND BY COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. COUNCILOR ROGERS -- ACTUALLY. I'M GOING TO PUBLIC COMMENT. AND WE'LL COME BACK. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. WE HAVE TAD SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS TAD. SO, ANYWAY, COUNCILOR ROGERS. ARE YOU AWARE ABOUT OTHER PROPERTIES FROM CENTRAL-NORTH? ARE YOU DOING ANYTHING AGAINST THESE PEOPLE? THE OWNERS. >>COUN. BASSAN: IT'S NOT A QUESTION AND ANSWER TIME. >>COUN. BASSAN: THAT'S MY COMMENT. THAT'S NOT -- >> THAT'S MY COMMENT. SHE'S NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WHAT ABOUT YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD ALL THE WAY UP CENTRAL AVENUE FROM YOUR HOUSE? ALL THE WAY TO EUBANK. AND HERE, WELL BECAUSE OF OLD MOBILE HOME BY POOR PEOPLE -- ISN'T THAT TRUE? YES. NOW, YOU'RE GOING AFTER SMALLER BUSINESSES. ALSO, OTHER SIDE NORTH FROM LOMAS, THAT'S A LIGHT STREET. WELL, THERE IS A DOUBLE STANDARD. SO, THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, THAT CONCLUDES COMMENT. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR ROGERS, IF YOU WANT TO OPEN? >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS BECAUSE THIS WILL NOT GO AGAINST LOCAL BUSINESSES. IT WILL ACTUALLY HELP LOCAL BUSINESSES WHO DON'T NECESSARILY GET THE BENEFITS OF MRA BENEFITS LIKE TAX ABATEMENTS. AND, REALLY, WHAT THIS IS DOING IS IT'S JUST EXPANDING OUR CURRENT HIGHLAND UPPER NOB HILL METROPOLITAN REDEVELOPMENT AREA. THE PUBLIC COMMENTER MENTIONED OUR SAN MATEO TOWERS ARE INCLUDED IN THE MRA AND HAVE THE BENEFITS TO GET IT ONLINE. REALLY EXCITED THEY'RE GETTING THEIR PERMITS TO BEGIN THAT WORK ON THE SAN MATEO TOWERS. THIS IS DOING THE EXACT SAME THING FOR THE BUSINESS OWNERS ALONG THE STRETCH OF SAN MATEO UP TO LOUISIANA. I'M EXCITED ABOUT WE CAN DO THERE. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. BEFORE WE GO TO CLOSE. COMMENTS? >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. WERE THE BUSINESSES, PROPERTY OWNERS, WERE THEY CONTACTED? >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. YES, WE DID. WE HAD SOME NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS. NOT JUST WITH BUSINESS OWNERS. THIS WENT TO ADC. SOME OF THEM WERE IN SUPPORT OF THIS. I ALWAYS LOVE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. IN ADDITION TO THE NORMAL PROCESS, WE DID SOME EXTRA. >>COUN. GROUT: SO, WHAT DID THE BUSINESS OWNERS -- WERE THERE ANY BUSINESS OWNERS NOT IN SUPPORT OF IT? >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. WE HAD A COUPLE THAT WERE CONCERNED ABOUT TITLE OF BLIGHTED AND WHAT THAT MIGHT MEAN FOR THAT DESIGNATION. WE WERE ABLE TO EXPLAIN TO THEM IT'S JUST THE REALITY OF THIS STRETCH OF SAN MATEO. AND IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO GIVE THEM SOME RESOURCES TO HELP WITH FACELESS COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES AND THINGS LIKE THAT, THEY UNDERSTOOD IT'S A NECESSARY STEP IN ORDER TO GET TO THE BENEFITS THEY COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE OF. WE DID HEAR A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THAT FROM A COUPLE BUSINESS OWNERS. WE HAD ONE IN PARTICULAR THAT CAME TO SPEAK, THEY HAD BEEN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR 30 YEARS THAT ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO TAX BENEFITS SPECIFICALLY TO EXPAND THEIR LOCATION AND MAKE IT A FARM TO TABLE RESTAURANT THAT OPERATES ALL YEAR ROUND INSTEAD OF JUST CHILE SEASON WHEN THEY'RE ROASTING CHILE ON THE CORNER ON LOMAS AND SAN MATEO. WE HAD BUSINESSES THAT WERE ABSOLUTELY EXCITED ABOUT WHAT THIS CAN DO FOR THEIR BUSINESS. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. THIS IS WHERE I AM EVERY DAY. SO, I AM JUST VERY CURIOUS. BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF BUSINESSES THAT I ACTUALLY USE IN THAT AREA. I'M JUST CURIOUS IF THEY WERE INCLUDED IN THAT DISCUSSION. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILOR ROGERS TO CLOSE. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. I THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION ABOUT THE BUSINESS OWNERS. THEY'RE REALLY IMPORTANT. AND AT THEIR REQUEST, I'M REALLY DOING THIS. I'M EXCITED TO DO THIS AND MAKE SURE THEY GET THE RESOURCES TO IMPROVE. THEY'VE BEEN DOING IT FOR A LONG TIME. IT WILL BE GREAT TO GET THEM BENEFITS. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: 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: MOVING TO R-175. COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, IMMEDIATEM PRESIDENT. R-175 IS ADOPTING AMENDMENT TO THE ALBUQUERQUE BERNALILLO COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO CHANGE THE DESIGNATION OF SEGMENTS OF THE RIO GRANDE BOULEVARD, INDIAN SCHOOL, AND MENA PG ENAUL. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN TO OPEN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT THIS. ALL THIS BILL DOES IS UPDATE OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO REALIZE THE FACT THAT WE ARE NOW GOING TO BE GOING TO FREQUENT BUS ROUTES ON THE STRETCH OF ROADS. THERE'S A LOT OF THOUGHT ABOUT YOU CAN DO THE BUSES WITHOUT THIS AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS. I JUST WANT TO SAY IS ALL WE'RE DOING IS SAYING THE NEW TRANSIT ROUTE IS HAPPENING. IT IS PASSED. IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. WE'RE UPDATING OUR COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO SHOW THAT REALITY. THAT REALLY IS ALL THAT'S SAYING HERE. I'M HAPPY TO HEAR FROM PUBLIC COMMENT. >>COUN. BASSAN: ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS BEFORE I GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT? >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES, WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO MOVE AMENDMENTS? >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. IF YOU'RE OKAY WITH THAT, GO WITH AMENDMENTS AND THEN WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: I'M SORRY. I FORGOT THAT'S HOW WE ARE DOING IT NOW. I APPRECIATE THAT. I MOVE FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. ON PAGE TEN, INSERT IN SECTION FOUR AFTER LINE 30, RENUMBER THE SUBSEQUENT SECTIONS, ON THE SCREEN IT'S JUST A CORRECTION OF THE NAMES. WE HAD MENAUL AND IT'S LEGALLY CALLED MENAUL EXTENSION. AND THERE'S STRIPING ON THERE AND INDIAN SCHOOL BETWEEN LOS THOMAS DRIVE. THIS IS A TECHNICAL CORRECTION THAT WAS POINTED TO US. JUST MOVING THAT ON FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. >>COUN. BASSAN: THERE'S A MOTION, AND SECOND BY COUNCILOR ROGERS. COUNCILOR, ANY DISCUSSION? 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: BACK ON R-175. ANY AMENDMENTS? LET'S GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. FIRST SPEAKER IS LORETTA FOLLOWED BY MARK. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL PRESIDENT COUNCILORS. I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF THE SANTA BARBARA MARTINEZ TOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. WE RECOMMEND THE CITY COUNCIL REMAND R-25-175 BACK TO THE CITY PLANNING DEPARTMENT IN ORDER FOR STAFF TO MEET WITH ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS IMPACTED BY THIS DECISION. WE ALSO -- IF THE COUNCIL IS PUSHING TO MOVE THIS FORWARD, WE RECOMMEND DENIAL OF RESOLUTION 25-175. THE REASON IS THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS WERE NOT ALLOWED TO GIVE INPUT IN THIS MAJOR DECISION AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE NOT BEEN IMPLEMENTED. THE CITY COUNCIL HAS AUTHORITY TO AMEND THE ABC COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, BUT NOT UNTIL THEIR CONSTITUENTS HAVE FULL KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED AND WHY IT'S BEING PROPOSED AND THE RECOMMENDATIONS HAVE BEEN HEARD AND IMPLEMENTED. THIS RESOLUTION IS A MAJOR UPDATE AND WILL ENVIRONMENTALLY IMPACT MARTINEZ TOWN, SANTA BARBA, WHICH IS ALREADY IMPACTED BY FREEWAYS AND THE AIR PERMITS THE ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENT HAS PERMITTED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE CURRENT ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AFFECTS OUR CHILDREN'S LEARNING ABILITIES. I HAVE PROVIDED THE HEALTH IMPACT REPORT BY BERNALILLO COUNTY PLACE MATTERS. I URGE YOU TO READ THAT. THE PROPOSED MAJOR TRANSIT CORRIDOR NEXT TO AN AREA OF CONSISTENCY. THERE SHOULD BE MORE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE REGULATIONS TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THESE AREAS. THE SANTA BARBARA MARTINEZ TOWN WOULD LIKE IMPROVEMENT TO THE PUBLIC TRANSIT. WE WOULD LIKE A DEFERRAL TO ENGAGE MORE PEOPLE AND UNDERSTAND WHAT WILL BE THE IMPACTS WITH THESE PROPOSED CHANGES. IF YOU DECIDE TO GO FORWARD, WE RECOMMEND THAT YOU NOT INCLUDE WEST OF I-25. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. >> MARK FOLLOWED BY IAN. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL PRESIDENT COUNCILORS. I'M MARK, TRANSPORTATION IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM COORDINATOR AT THE MIDREGION METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION, A DIVISION OF THE MIDREGION COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS. THE MRMPO SUPPORTS THE REDESIGNATIONS OF SEGMENTS OF RIO GRANDE, INDIAN SCHOOL AND MENAUL. THE MPO WORKED WITH ABQ RIDE ON THE RIDE FORWARD PROGRAM AND WERE KEEN TO SEE IT HAVE INCREASED FREQUENCY AND IDENTITY AS A CRITICAL EAST-WEST CONNECTION NORTH OF I-45. NEXT STEP IS TO REDESIGNATE AND MATCH WHAT WILL BE HAPPENING ALONG THIS ROUTE. THE METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN CALLS OUT MOST SUCCESSFUL -- MOST SUCCESSFUL OF THE ABQ RIDE ROUTES LIKE CENTRAL AVENUE CONNECTS AND SERVE MAJOR ACTIVITY CENTERS. RIDE FORWARD PLAN TAKES SERIOUSLY AND REPLICATE. MENAUL PROVIDES MIX OF USES THAT MAXIMIZES INVESTMENT ABQ RIDE AND SERVING MORE PEOPLE TO MORE OFTEN TO DESTINATIONS. METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION PLAN, APPROVED BY POLICY LEADERS FROM THE REGION, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE COUNSELING, CALL FOR FREQUENT TRANSIT SERVICE WHERE APPROPRIATE AND INCREASE IN MULTIMODAL OPERATIONS THAT PROVIDE MORE CHOICES TO THE PUBLIC. WE BELIEVE THIS PROPOSAL DOES BOTH. PLEASE JOIN US IN SUPPORT OF R-25-175. THANK YOU. >> IAN FOLLOWED BY JAMES. JAMES FOLLOWED BY BRANDON ON ZOOM. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS, I DON'T WANT TO BORE YOU WITH ANOTHER PREACHING FROM THE CORRIDOR SURVEY GUY. I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER, FOR CONSIDERATION, THIS MEASURE. A RECOGNITION THERE'S AN EXTRAORDINARY DISCONTINUITY ALONG THE SECTION OF MENAUL FOR WHICH THIS RESOLUTION IS TARGETING. AND WITHIN THAT, THIS DISCONTIGUOUS SEGMENTS ARE GOING TO DESPERATELY NEED TRAFFIC CALMING. THIS IS NOT JUST GOING TO RESULT IN MORE BUS SERVICE TO AN AREA THAT IS NOT PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY OR BIKE FRIENDLY. THIS CORRIDOR RANGES FROM HIGH DENSITY HOUSING-ORIENTED PEOPLE'S DREAMLAND OF TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENTS AND APARTMENTS, TO AREAS OF COMMERCIAL DEVINATION PUNCTUATED BY DIESEL FUMES AND TRUCK STOPS AND GAS STATIONS AND COLLAPSED OUT OF BUSINESS BUILDINGS. I HOPE THAT ALONG WITH THE BUS ROUTE IMPLEMENTATION AND THE 330 PERIMETER OF ZONED HOUSING WITH SHORTER NEIGHBORHOOD EDGES THAT SOME REAL CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO SOME DETAILED REFINEMENT TO MAKE THIS ZONE REALLY AN UPGRADE AND NOT SIMPLY CHANGED IN DESIGNATION ON THE MAP. THANK YOU. >> BRANDON FOLLOWED BY JORDAN. >> HELLO, CITY COUNCIL. THIS IS BRANDON. I WOULD LIKE TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONSIDER PASSING THIS. ALBUQUERQUE IS POSITIONED IN A UNIQUE POINT IN TIME IN WHICH WE CAN REALLY TAKE CARE OF OUR OWN RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORS. AND THIS IS BUT ONE INCREMENTAL STEP IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION. ALL OF YOU ARE VERY WELL VERSED IN THE PROS AND CONS. I ENCOURAGIA TO PASS THIS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> JORDAN FOLLOWED BY LUIS. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL PRESIDENT COUNCILORS. I SERVE ON THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE'S TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD. IT IS IN THAT CAPACITY THAT I'M SPEAKING TONIGHT. ON AUGUST 28th, OUR BOARD UNANIMOUSLY PASSED A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF R-175 WHICH DESIGNATES MENAUL BOULEVARD AS MAJOR TRANSIT CORRIDOR. WE BELIEVE THIS DESIGNATION IS KRIALITYICAL FOR SEVERAL REASONS. FIRST, MENAUL WILL HAVE BUSES RUNNING EVERY 15 MINUTES OR LESS, YET IT'S NOT ALREADY DESIGNATED AS HIGH FREQUENCY. THIS ALIGNS OUR LAND USE MAP WITH TRANSIT SERVICES THE CITY IS PLANNING TO DELIVER. SECOND IT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AND IDO. IT ENSURES FUTURE DEVELOPMENT ALONG MENAUL WILL KEEP WALKABILITY INSTEAD OF ENFORCING CAR ONLY PATTERNS. THIS HAS STRONG COMMUNITY SUPPORT. THE INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER ENDORSED THE DESIGNATION SHOWING THIS WILL CONNECT RESIDENTS TO AN IMPORTANT ECONOMIC AND CULTURAL HUB. FINALLY, BY DESIGNATING AS A MAJOR CORRIDOR THE COUNCIL AFFIRMS PEOPLE FIRST OF POLICY 5.1.10 OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WHICH PRIORITIZES THE PEDESTRIAN TO CYCLE AND TRANSIT EWERS. ON BEHALF OF OUR TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD, I URGE YOU TO ADOPT THIS AND BRING MENAUL BOULEVARD INTO ALIGNMENT WITH ALBUQUERQUE'S TRANSIT FUTURE. THANK YOU. ? >> CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? >> YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBERS, I THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I'M HERE TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT FOR THIS. CHANGING THE DESIGNATION OF SEGMENTS OF RIO GRANDE, INDIAN SCHOOL, AND MENAUL FROM MULTIMODAL TO A TRANSIT CORRIDOR THAT ALLOWS THE ABQ RIDE FORWARD TRANSIT TO FLOURISH AND REDUCE NOISE AND CONGESTION ALONG THE ROADS. THIS ALLOWS FOR APPROPRIATE GROWTH BY GIVING BUSINESS OWNERS AND DEVELOPERS THE ABILITY TO RIGHT SIZE PARKING LOTS WHICH OPENS UP SPACE FOR MORE SEATING AS RESTAURANTS, MORE BOWLING LANES AND MORE -- WHATEVER THE OWNER SEES FIT. IT ALLOWS FOR MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT, WHICH IS KNOWN TO WORK HAND AND HAND WITH MASS TRANSIT. THIS COMBINATION WORKS. AND IT WORKS WELL. PLEASE SUPPORT THE RESOLUTION TO MAKE ALBUQUERQUE DEVELOPMENT A MORE WALKABLE VIBRANT AND PLEASANT CITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> PEGGY FOLLOWED BY JOSEPH. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT COUNCILORS. >> MR. GREENWOOD, PEGGY THEN JOSEPH. >> THE NORTH VALLEY COALITION SUBMITTED LETTERS AND DOES NOT SUPPORT THIS DESIGNATION FOR WEST OF I-25, EAST OF I-25 TO LOUISIANA IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM THE VALLEY. WE SUPPORT INCREASING PUBLIC TRANSIT BUT THAT COULD BE DONE TODAY WITHOUT THIS CHANGE IF THERE WERE RESOURCES. MENAUL IS THE ONLY EAST-WEST MULTIMODAL CORRIDOR. THIS IS REALITY IN THE VALLEY. EMPHASIZING PEDESTRIANS BICYCLES, PUBLIC TRANSIT, AND PRIVATE VEHICLES. CHANGING IT TO MAJOR TRANSIT CHANGES DEVELOPMENT TO AUTO-ORIENTED AS NOTED IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. WE HAVE SOME PROPERTIES WE WOULD LIKE TO SEE ORIENTED TOWARD MULTIMODAL ORIENTED DIFFERENT FROM THE AMERICAN SQUARE AREA. MULTIMODAL IS ROOTED IN COMPLETE STREET WHOSE DESIGN IS NICE IN THE DPM BUT OFTEN NOT FOLLOWED. AT OUR PRESENTATION, NOT A PUBLIC MEETING, INCREASING TRANSIT WAS THE GOAL OF THE CHANGE. BUT IT WAS NOT NEEDED TO APPLY WITH THE COMP PLAN. THE VALLEY CORRIDOR IS NOT SIMILAR TO OTHER MAJOR TRANSIT CORRIDORS. COORS MONTGOMERY WHICH HAS 40-MINUTE BUS FREQUENCY. LOUISIANA, SAN MATEO. WYOMING IS MULTIMODAL BUT IT HAS NO BIKE LANES. WE'RE SOON TO START OUR COMMUNITY PLANNING AREA ASSESSMENT AND THIS CHANGE WOULD WAIT UNTIL THAT PROCESS IS DONE. BUS INCREASES PROBABLY THREE TO FIVE YEARS OUT TO WHAT TRANSPORTATION STATED. THERE'S AT LEAST ONE AREA, JEFFERSON, THAT HAS CORRIDORS DESIGNATIONS. THAT'S ALSO POSSIBLE. PLEASE KEEP MENAUL MULTIMODAL WEST OF I-25. I ALSO WANT TO EXPRESS SUPPORT FOR MANY OF THE LETTERS OF OPPOSITION. THANK YOU. >> JOSEPH FOLLOWED BY EVELYN. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. WHEN I FIRST MOVED TO ALBUQUERQUE IN 2013 AND LIVED AT UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS. I HAD A JOB IN THE NORTHEAST HEIGHTS. WITHOUT A CAR FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME I WAS RELY ONTO ON THE TRAIL TO RIDE MY BIKE TO WORK AND ON THE SERVICE OF ABQ RIDE. MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF USING THE BUS ROUTE IN THE HEIGHTS MADE IT CLEAR HOW VITAL THESE CORRIDORS ARE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE CITY. IN MY TIME IN LOOKING AT GIFT STORES, RESTAURANTS, AND MY FRIENDS HOMES, IT WOULD MAKE IT SAFER AND ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL CITIZENS DEPENDENT ON THEIR NAVIGATION. JUST AS LOMAS AND MONTGOMERY ALREADY ARE, MENAUL DESERVES THE SAME STATUS THAT'S IMPORTANT TO EAST-WEST ARTERY IN THE CITY. I WANT TO THANK THE CITY FOR WORKING SO HARD TO REVITALIZE MENAUL. I AGREE MORE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WILL BE A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT FOR THIS AREA. AND COMBINING THAT WITH A MAJOR TRANSIT CORRIDOR WOULD BE BENEFICIAL. HIGH CAPACITY TRANSIT WOULD PROVIDE A MORE DIGNIFIED EXPERIENCE IN THEIR DAILY LIVES. I COME TO SPEAK FROM MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCES AND ON BEHALF OF MANY MEMBERS THAT URGE A VOTE YES. THIS WILL MAKE ALBUQUERQUE MORE ACCESSIBLE AND INCREMENTAL TO THE CITY. >> EVELYN FOLLOWED BY MERIT. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I AM A FORMER RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE APPRAISER WHO LIVES IN DISTRICT ONE. PLEASE VOTE NO. I BELIEVE THIS RESOLUTION IS ANOTHER ATTACK ON SINGLE FAMILY HOMEOWNERS UNDER THIS FALSE NARRATIVE THE CITY NEEDS AN ADDITIONAL 50,000 HOUSING UNITS. RECENT HOUSING MARKET STATISTICS FROM THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS DESCRIBE OUR MULTIFAMILY MARKET SEGMENT AS WEAK. WITH 7.6 VACANCY RATE. UPZONING WILL NOT MAGICICALLY CREATE MORE HOUSING. THE 200 SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES LOCATED IN THE CORRIDOR BETWEEN CARLISLE AND LOUISIANA BOULEVARD HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS CHANGE AND WOULD BE ADVERSELY AFFECTED BY INCREASED GENTRIFICATION AND MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. >> MERIT. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS, GOOD EVENING. I'M HERE SPEAKING FROM THE NORTH VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. I'M THE ASSOCIATION'S CURRENT PRESIDENT. WE WANT TO THANK THE SPONSOR, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, FOR MEETING WITH US AND WORKING TO AMEND R-175 TO ADDRESS A MAJOR CONCERN THAT IS LOSING THE DECADES OF WORK PUT IN BY THE COMMUNITY, NEW MEXICO'S PUEBLOS, AND THE CITY TO CREATE A MUCH SAFER AND WELCOMING AREA FOR PEDESTRIANS, AND BIKE AND VEHICLES IN THE 12 STH AND MENAUL AREA. THE CROSSWALKS, AND SIDEWALKS, AND PEDESTRIAN AREAS HAVE INCREASED FOOT TRAFFIC AND PROVIDED SUBSTANTIAL ECONOMIC REVITALIZATION. WE WANT TO BUILD ON THIS. WE AGREE BUSES ADDED TO THE STRETCH OF THE CORRIDOR WEST OF 12th STREET TO RIO GRANDE WOULD BE GREAT. AS I SAID AT LUPZ WE ASKED FOR THIS BEFORE. FOR BUSES TO GO FURTHER WEST TO SERVE ALL THE HOUSES AND LARGE APARTMENT COMPLEXES ALONG INDIAN SCHOOL ROAD. THAT SAID, I CAN'T SAY TONIGHT WE SUPPORT THE REDESIGNATION OF MENAUL AND INDIAN SCHOOL TO MAJOR TRANSIT. OUR BOARD HASN'T MET OR VOTED SINCE R-175 WAS AMENDED. IN JULY WE VOTED TO OPPOSE THE DESIGNATION WEST OF I-45 WHERE THE CHARACTER OF MENAUL IS DIFFERENT THAN MENAUL EAST OF I-40 AND SO DIFFERENT THAN OTHER CORRIDORS LIKE MONTGOMERY. WE ASK THAT THE CORRIDORS BE PROTECTED. WE HAVE NOT DISCUSSED OR REVISITED OUR NO VOTE SINCE. OUR BOARD MEETS NEXT WEEK. I'M AWARE THAT THERE ARE OUTSTANDING CONCERNS ABOUT THE INCREASED COMMERCIALIZATION THAT MAJOR TRANSIT CORRIDORS ARE MEANT TO FOSTER, WHICH WE DON'T NEED AND THE IMPACT ON AREAS OF CONSISTENCY WITH EXISTING HOUSING WE DO NEED. AGAIN, WE APPRECIATE COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN'S EFFORTS TO AMEND R-175. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THAT CONCLUDES COMMENT. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILORS, WE'RE GOING TO DISCUSSION. COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. JUST A HANDFUL OF QUESTIONS. BASED ON THE COMMENTS WE'VE HEARD TONIGHT, AND THE SPONSOR CAN ANSWER OR THE ADMINISTRATION, BECAUSE IT'S BY REQUEST. THE NEIGHBORHOODS CONTACTED, IN WHAT DETAIL WERE THE INVOLVED IN THE DISCUSSION? >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THIS WENT THROUGH THE ENTIRE PROCESS. I WILL HAND IT OVER TO MR. COX TO GO GO THROUGH THE WHOLE LIST. THIS BILL WENT THROUGH THE EPC AND RECEIVED APPROVAL. IT WAS CONSIDERED BY GATSY. IT WENT THROUGH TAB AND GOT A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF IT. WE WENT TO THE INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL AND THEY APPROVED AND IT WHEN THROUGH LUPZ. AND I ASKED MR. COX TO DEVELOP A TIMELINE INCLUDING ALL OF THE NOTIFICATIONS OF NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS. I'D LIKE TO HAVE HIM READ THAT OUT. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR CHAMPINE HAS THE FLOOR. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: I PREFER THAT. BUT THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WERE INVOLVED. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, I'M GOING TO GO THROUGH A TIMELINE. AND THROUGH THAT TIMELINE I'LL ANSWER THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION QUESTIONS. PER THE IDO, WE WERE REQUIRED TO NOTIFY ALL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS VIA EMAIL. THAT WENT OUT MAY 8th. ON MAY 15th, WE SUBMITTED THE EPC. ON MAY 21st, WE MET WITH THE NEAR NORTH VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. ON JUNE 3rd, WE MET WITH THE NEAR NORTH VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD COALITION. THAT LED US UP TO JUNE 26th, WHEN WE PRESENTED TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING COMMISSION. WITHIN THAT RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL THEY HAD A FINDING OF CONDITION TO ENGAGE AND MEET WITH THE INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER. IN BETWEEN THE IPCC AND ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING COMMISSION, ON JULY 14th WE MET WITH THE GREATER ALBUQUERQUE ACTIVE TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE WHO SUPPORTED THE BILL. WE THEN MET WITH THE MARK THOMPSON, WHO IS AT IPCC'S REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT ARM. THEY SUPPORTED THIS AMENDMENT AS WELL, CITING IT WOULD ADD TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT TO THE AREA AND COMPLEMENT THEIR STYLE OF DEVELOPMENT. WE BROUGHT IT TO THE LUPZ COMMITTEE ON AUGUST 13th. IT WAS SENT WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL. WITHIN THAT TIME, WE MET WITH THE TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD ON AUGUST 14th. AND ALSO AUGUST 28th WHERE YOU HEARD A RESOLUTION WAS PASSED. SO, WITHIN ALL THAT, WE DID MEET WITH ALL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS THAT REQUESTED A MEETING. THE NORTH VALLEY COALITION, AND NEAR NORTH VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. ONE OF THE COMMENTS MADE WAS NOT BEING BIKE FRIENDLY ALONG MENAUL. I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING BIKE LANES ON IT. >> SO, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, THERE ARE BIKE LANES ALONG INDIAN SCHOOL. AS YOU GO FURTHER WEST. FRANKLY, AND THIS IS THE POINT I MADE DURING ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING AS WELL, WHAT THE DCM SETS OUT FOR DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR MAJOR TRANSIT CORRIDORS IS MORE IN LINE WITH WHAT WE ALREADY SEE WEST OF I-25. EAST OF I-25 YOU HAVE SPEED LIMITS UP TO 45 MILES PER HOUR. FROM LIKE 45 TO 35 AND DIFFERENT LOCATIONS. THE ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO PRIORITIZE TRANSIT AND THEN GET PEOPLE TO THOSE BUS STOPS IN A SAFE AND EFFICIENT WAY. THAT'S WHERE YOU SEE LANGUAGE AROUND IMPROVED PU DEGSRYINIZATION AND BIKE LANES AND HOW WE USUALLY GET THOSE IS THROUGH ROAD DAIS WITH ALREADY EXISTING RIGHT OF WAY. I GUESS THE CHARACTER TOWARD A SLOWER ROADWAY CAN BE SEEN WEST OF I-25. THAT'S WHAT WOULD BE HOPED TO BE BROUGHT EAST OF I-25. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: MADAM PRESIDENT, THERE ARE SIDEWALKS ALONG MENAUL. SO THERE IS A LOT OF PEDESTRIAN WALK. >> CORRECT. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: AND I'M NOT MISSING A SECTION OF TOWN THAT DOESN'T HAVE A SIDEWALK, CORRECT? >> NOT TO MY KNOWLEDGE. YOU'RE SPOT ON. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT, THE LAST QUESTIONS ARE FOR TRANSIT. IF I CAN GET THEM TO COME DOWN. I THINK I ASKED THIS BEFORE, DIRECTOR. BUT THE FREQUENCY WE'RE RUNNING AT ALONG MENAUL. I JUST WANT SOME VERIFICATION. BUT THE FREQUENCY OF MENAUL IS 35 TO 40 MINUTES? IT WAS COMMENTED WE'RE GOING TO BE DOWN TO 12 MINUTES OR BETTER? >> YES, IT'S AT 40 MINUTES. OUR PLAN IS TO GET TO 15 MINUTES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: MADAM PRESIDENT, WHAT IS THE TIMELINE OF THAT? >> THE TIMELINE FOR THAT, ACTUALLY, WE ARE MAKING SOME ADJUSTMENTS HERE. IN DECEMBER, IT'S LOOKING TO START PHASE ONE. WE'LL BE ABLE TO GET THE HEAD WAY AND FREQUENCY DOWN TO 30 MINUTES ON THE WEEKDAYS. AND WE'RE ANTICIPATING ANOTHER CHANGE AROUND 2027 THAT GETS 30 MINUTES ON THE WEEKENDS. AND MID-2027 WE'LL COMPLETE THE TRANSITION AND THAT GETS TO THE 15-MINUTE HEADWAYS DOWN THE SHORT LINE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU. DO WE CURRENTLY KNOW HOW MANY PASSENGERS RIDE THE MENAUL CORRIDOR TODAY? >> COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION ON ME RIGHT NOW. IT IS ONE OF OUR VERY BUSY ROUTES. IT'S HIGH RIDERSHIP ROUTE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BASSAN: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? COUNCILOR GROUT. SDMRG THANK YOU, MAD . >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. HOW COME IT TAKES TWO YEARS TO EMP IMPLEMENT TO 15 MINUTES? >> WE'RE IN OUR STAFFING CHALLENGES. IF WE CAN START PICKING UP THE HIRING, WHICH WE HAVE BEEN AS I MENTIONED WE'RE DOWN TO THE MID-80s IN VACANCIES. WHICH IS HUGE FOR US. WE'RE FROM A HIGH OF 115 VACANCIES. WE'RE ABLE TO START THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE FIRST PHASE. THIS IS CONTINUING OUR TREND RIGHT NOW. AS WE CONTINUE TO KEEP PICKING UP ON THE DRIVERS. THIS ALSO INCLUDES MECHANICS. IT'S BASED ON THE NUMBER OF DRIVERS AND MECHANICS WE NEED TO MAKE THESE CHANGES. THAT'S HOW WE PIECED IT OUT AND PUT THE PHASES TOGETHER. >>COUN. GROUT: ONE FOLLOW UP QUESTION MA'AM. HOW DO YOU ANTICIPATE GETTING THESE ADDITIONAL DRIVERS? WHAT'S THE PLAN? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, THE PLAN IS TO CONTINUE TORECRUIT. HONESTLY, A LOT OF IT HAS BEEN FOCUSED ON RETENTION. WE'RE REALLY SEEING A BIG TURNAROUND IN THAT AND KEEPING THE DRIVERS WE'RE BRINGING ON SO WE'RE NOT CONSTANTLY REPLACING DRIVERS WE SPEND A LOT OF TIME AND ENERGY ON TRAINING. THAT'S A BIG HELP TO START SEEING THE NUMBERS GOING DOWN. AS WE BELIEVE WE SEE NUMBERS ON THAT WE'LL MAKE IT EASIER TO ON-BOARD NEW DRIVERS. >>COUN. BASSAN: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I THINK YOU JUST ANSWERED MY QUESTION. SO WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH DRIVERS TO HANDLE THE SITUATION. I THINK WE SHOULD REVISIT THIS IN 2027. WHEN WE HAVE ENOUGH DRIVERS AND SUFFICIENT CAPACITY. RIGHT NOW, I THINK IT'S PREMATURE. I'M GOING TO PROBABLY SAY NO TO THIS. THIS IS FROM MENAUL ALL THE WAY UP TO RIO GRANDE. I'M NOT SURE ALL THE LISTENERS, ANYONE WATCHING THE MEETING RIGHT NOW, KNOWS IT'S THAT MUCH OF A DISTANCE. IT'S FROM THE MALL ON LOUISIANA ALL THE WAY TO RIO GRANDE. AND WE DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO BE DOING IT NOW. WE'RE GOING TO BE STRAINING THE OTHER AREAS. AT THIS POINT, I THINK WE NEED TO BUILD THE CAPACITY AND THEN AT THAT POINT YOU CAN PROBABLY REVISIT THIS. THAT'S JUST MY OPINION. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WAS LISTENING TO THE COMMUNITY INPUT. I WAS SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. I JUST WANT TO HEAR FROM SOME OF THE RESIDENTS WHO SPOKE WHO SAID THEY WEREN'T PROPERLY NOTIFIED. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE'S ANY WAY COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN WOULD CONSIDER A TWO-WEEK DEFERRAL TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS SO THAT THEIR VOICES WERE HEARD? I DON'T THINK IF THEY'RE STILL IN THE AUDIENCE. I'D LIKE TO HEAR BRIEFLY ABOUT HER CONCERNS. >>COUN. BASSAN: MS. NARANJO LOPEZ. IF YOU WANT TO COME DOWN PLEASE. THANK YOU. >> I JUST WOULD LIKE TO -- PRESIDENT AND COUNCILORS, AS A PROFESSIONAL PLANNER, WE ALWAYS GO OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND GET THEIR INPUT ON WHAT THEY SEE ABOUT ANY ISSUE WE BRING TO THEM REGARDING ANY IMPACT OR ISSUES IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT WE'RE BRINGING. THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THE MEETING THEY HAD WITH THE NORTH VALLEY COALITION WAS JUST WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF THE COALITION. IT WASN'T WITH THE REST OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE WEREN'T INFORMED OF ANYTHING ABOUT THIS UNTIL IT WENT TO LUPZ. THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME WE HEARD ANYTHING. WE'RE SAYING TAKE IT BACK. GIVE US TIME. APPARENTLY THEY HAVE THREE YEARS OR I HEARD THREE YEARS, NOW IT'S TWO YEARS. BUT I THINK THE NORTH -- PEGGY NORTON STATED IT WAS THREE YEARS THAT THEY WEREN'T GOING TO CONSIDER HAVING THE 15-MINUTE BUSES. WHY NOT GIVE US ENOUGH TIME SO WE CAN GIVE OUR INPUT ON WHAT WE'RE SEEING ABOUT THIS IMPACT COULD HAPPEN IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD? WE WANT TO PRESERVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER. WE WANT TO KEEP THE SINGLE FAMILY. AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE PROTECTED. HOW IS THIS GOING TO IMPACT US IS THE QUESTION? >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR PEÑA, DID YOU HAVE A DIRECT QUESTION? >>COUN. PEÑA: I WAS JUST WANTING TO HEAR IF SHE WAS -- I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS ON THE TABLE. IF WE DID A DEFERRAL, SHE COULD MEET WITH THEM AND RAISE CONCERNS. I JUST KNOW -- YOU KNOW, THERE'S A BIG PUSH TO HAVE HOUSING AND TRANSIT. I THINK WE'RE ALL SUPPORTIVE OF THAT. I THINK WE KNOW IT'S A BIG ISSUE IN THE CITY WE NEED TO ADDRESS. IT'S JUST SOME OF THE OLDER HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS SEEM TO WITNESS -- IT REQUIRES NOTIFICATION FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS HAS LAPSED, IF YOU WILL. I KNOW THERE WAS SOMETHING IN THE OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL THAT THE DEVELOPER TOLD THE ASSOCIATION THEY DIDN'T NEED TO TALK TO THEM. I JUST THINK IN GOOD FAITH, I DON'T WANT TO DELAY THIS. I THINK COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN IS SO PASSIONATE, THE SAME WAY ABOUT I AM ABOUT MY DISTRICT. I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO SIT DOWN WITH COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN AND TALK ABOUT SOME OF YOUR CONCERNS. MAYBE GO OVER SOME OF THE THINGS TO MAKE CHANGES TO. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE WILL OF THE COUNCIL. THAT WOULD BE ONE OF MY SUGGESTIONS. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR PEÑA, THANK YOU. YES, WE'RE WILLING TO MEET WITH YOU TO DISCUSS THIS FURTHER. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: MADAM PRESIDENT, WAS THAT A MOTION? >>COUN. BASSAN: NO, I DON'T THINK THERE'S A MOTION. IT SOUNDED TO ME THAT COUNCILOR PEÑA WAS ASKING YOU IF YOU WOULD BE WILLING TO CONSIDER DEFERRAL. COUNCILOR PEÑA, PLEASE CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. >>COUN. PEÑA: THAT'S CORRECT. I JUST WANTED TO ASK COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN WHETHER SHE WANTED TO HEAR FROM SOME OF THESE NEIGHBORHOODS. MARTINEZ TOWN IS A HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD. WE TALK ABOUT THE VOICES OF THE COMMUNITY. AND MAKE SURE EVERYBODY'S VOICES ARE BEING HEARD. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. DO I HAVE THE FLOOR TO CONTINUE? THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO VERIFY WITH MR. COX, IF POSSIBLE, NOTIFICATION WAS SEBT -- SENT OUT TO ALL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS IN MAY. CAN YOU VERIFY THAT? >> COUNCILOR BASSAN, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN YES. I CAN VERIFY THAT AND HAVE AN EXACT LIST OF WHO THAT EMAIL WAS SENT OUT TO. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. DID IT GO TO EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN YES. AS REQUIRED PER THE IDO FOR CITYWIDE POLICY AMENDMENTS. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: AND CAN WE VERIFY THAT ALL THE FOLKS WE TALKED TO TONIGHT THAT SAID THEY DIDN'T RECEIVE A NOTIFICATION ACTUALLY DID? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN YES. WE HAVE SB MARTINEZ TOWN AT GMAIL DOT COMIN THE LIST. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU. HAVE WE FAST TRACKED THIS PROCESS AT ALL? HAVE ANY STEPS BEEN SKIPPED? >> COUNCILOR BASSAN, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN NO. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: MADAM PRESIDENT, I REALLY DO GET ANNOYED WHEN YOU FAST TRACK THINGS AND YOU DON'T HEAR THE PROPER CASES. THIS IS NOT THE CASE. THIS IS NOTIFIED IN MAY. IT WAS SENT TO THE EPC. HEARD BY TAB. THERE WERE MEETINGS WITH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS. THERE WERE MEETINGS WITH THE INDIAN PUEBLO CULTURAL CENTER. IT WENT THROUGH LUPZ. NOW IT'S HERE. I REALLY DON'T SEE A FAILURE IN THIS PROCESS OF NOTIFICATION. SO, I'M CERTAINLY OPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE WANTING TO MAKE THOSE PROPOSAL TO CHANGE THE TIMELINE. I BELIEVE THIS BILL HAS GONE THROUGH ALL THE NECESSARY TIMELINES. AND IT'S TIME TO PASS IT. IF I CAN CONTINUE WITH OTHER QUESTIONS. ONE OF THE THINGS WE HEARD TONIGHT, MR. COX, IS THAT THIS CHANGES THE DESIGN OF THE ROAD BETWEEN MULTIMODAL AND MAJOR TRANSIT. CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THE SPEED LIMIT REQUIREMENT FOR MULTIMODAL ARE? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, FOR MULTIMODAL, WITHIN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CENTERS, IT IS 30 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR. AND OUTSIDE OF COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CENTERS, IT IS 35 TO 40 MILES PER HOUR. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: WHAT IS IT FOR MAJOR? >> IT IS 30 TO 35. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: SO NO CHANGE? >> NO CHANGE. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: WHAT ABOUT LANDSCAPING BUFFERER ZONES. WHAT WAS IT IN MULTIMODAL? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, IT IS SIX TO EIGHT FEET ACROSS THE BOARD. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: WHAT IS IT IN MAJOR TRANSIT? >> SIX TO EIGHT FEET ACROSS THE BOARD. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: SO, NO CHANGE? >> NO CHANGE. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: WHAT ABOUT SIDEWALK IN MULTIMODAL? >> INSIDE CENTERS IT IS 10 TO 12 FEET FOR SIDEWALK. AND OUTSIDE IT IS 6 TO 10 FEET. ASSUMING -- >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: WHAT IS IT IN MAJOR TRANSIT? INSIDE CENTER IT IS 10 TO 12 FEET. AND OUTSIDE CENTER IT IS 6 TO 10 FEET FOR SIDEWALK WIDTH. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: NO CHANGE. WHAT WAS MULTIMODAL BIKE LANE WIDTH? >> COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, INSIDE CENTER IT IS FIVE TO SIX AND A HALF FEET, AND OUTSIDE CENTER IT IS SIX TO SEVEN FEET. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: MAJOR TRANSIT? >> FIVE TO SIX AND HALF FEET AND SIX TO SEVEN FEET. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: NO. WHAT ABOUT BIKE BUFFER IN MULTIMODAL? >> COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, INSIDE CENTER IT IS ZERO TO THREE FEET. OUTSIDE CENTER IT IS ONE AND A HALF FEET TO THREE FEET. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: MAJOR TRANSIT? >> ZERO TO THREE FEET INSIDE CENTER, AND ONE AND HALF TO TO THREE FEET. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: NO CHANGE. TRAVEL LANE WIDTH? >> THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ROAD WAYS IS BETWEEN MULTIMODAL CORRIDOR AND MAJOR TRANSIT IS THE DRIVE AISLE WIDTHS ARE 10 TO 11 FEET IN MULTIMODAL AND 10 TO 12 FEET IN MAJOR TRANSIT AND THAT IS BASED ON BUSES NEEDING A WIDER LANE. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I BELIEVE YOU TOLD US THAT ABQ RIDE INDICATED THEY DO NOT PLAN TO USE THAT EXTRA FOOT? >> COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, IN RECENT ROADWAY DESIGNS, ALL AROUND TOWN, WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY ABQ RIDE THAT 11 FEET IS ADEQUATE FOR BUS TRAVEL. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: IT REALLY WILL RESULT IN NO CHANGE TO THE STRUCTURE OF THE ROADS. MR. COX, CAN YOU TALK TO ME ABOUT THE CONVERSATION AROUND HOW THIS IS GOING TO BECOME LESS PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY. IS THAT THE CASE? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, THAT IS NOT THE CASE. THROUGH MAJOR TRANSIT CORRIDORS WE HAVE PEDESTRIAN DESIGN MORE SO THAN MULTIMODAL CORRIDORS TO ENSURE SAFE ROUTE TO BUS STOPS FROM WITHIN NEIGHBORHOODS OR OTHER CORRIDORS NEARBY. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. BOTH MULTIMODAL AND MAJOR TRANSIT CORRIDORS MAXIMIZE TO STOPS AND DEVELOPMENTS. >> THAT'S CORRECT. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: BUT ONLY MAJOR TRANSIT CORRIDORS INCLUDE, QUOTE, MAXIMIZED PEDESTRIANS CONNECTIONS ACROSS THE STREETS. IS THAT TRUE, MR. COX? >> THAT'S CORRECT. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: -- >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THERE'S ACTUALLY MORE PROTECTIONS IN MAJOR CORRIDORS THAN MULTIMODAL? >> CORRECT. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: I WANTED TO GET THAT OUT THERE BECAUSE THERE'S SO MUCH MISINFORMATION ABOUT WHAT THIS ACTUALLY DOES. THE LAST THING I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT IS THIS IDEA, WE HEARD IT LOT TONIGHT, WE'RE UP. -- UPZONING. DOES THIS CHANGE THE ZONING OF ANY PARCEL IN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE? >> COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, NO, IT DOES NOT. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: OKAY. DOES THIS PROPOSAL THAT WE'RE LOOK AT TODAY CHANGE ANY COMMERCIAL ZONING TO SINGLE FAMILY OR VICE VERSA? DOES IT CHANGE ANY ZONE THAT IS SINGLE FAMILY TO ANYTHING ELSE? >> NO. IT DOES NOT. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU. OKAY. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILORS, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. SEEING NONE. COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN TO CLOSE. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AGAIN, THE BUS ROUTES ARE CHANGING. WE WENT THROUGH A TWO-YEAR PROCESS WITH THE ABQ RIDE NEW ROUTE PLAN. IT HAD IMMENSE AMOUNTS OF PUBLIC INPUT. AND WHAT WE LEARNED WAS FOLKS WANT MORE FREQUENT BUSES ON MENAUL. THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. THAT IS INDEPENDENT OF THIS LEGISLATION. ALL THE LEGISLATION BEFORE US TODAY DOES IS UPDATE OUR COMP PLAN TO THAT NEW REALITY, WHICH IS THAT THE PEOPLE OF ALBUQUERQUE HAVE ASKED FOR AND ARE GOING TO GET MORE FREQUENT BUS SERVICE ON MENAUL AND IT GOES ALL THE WAY ACROSS. YES, IT STARTS AT LAWSUIT LOUISIANA. AND IT IT GOES TO RIO GRANDE. THAT'S WHERE THE BUS ROUTE GOES. THERE'S MISUNDERSTANDING, BUT THAT'S ALL THE PILL -- BILL DOES. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BASSAN: MOTION IS FOR DO PASS. [ ROLL CALL ]. >>COUN. BACA: NO. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: YES. >>COUN. GROUT: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: NO. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >> PASSES ON A 7-2 VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: WE HAVE NO OTHER BUSINESS. WE'LL FINISH THE NIGHT WITH ADMINISTRATION QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD. COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. DR. SENGEL, I KNOW I ASKED THIS BEFORE, BUT I JUST WANT TO REVISIT IT. BECAUSE WE'VE HAD A FEW PEOPLE REACH OUT TO US. CAN YOU REMIND US, AGAIN, WHEN SOMEBODY HAS AN ACCIDENT IN THE CITY AND THERE'S A LITTLE MESS BEHIND. WHO IS IN CHARGE FOR CLEANING UP AFTER TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING THE QUESTIONS SO I CAN GET A FULLY COMPREHENSIVE RESPONSE FOR YOU. IT'S FOUR STEPS. AFR PROVIDES GENERAL CLEANUP OF LARGE ITEMS, HAZARDS, LIGHT SWEEPING OF GLASS AND DEBRIS. AFR WILL ALSO APPLY ABSORBANT TO FLUIDS THAT MAY HAVE BEEN SPILLED OR CALL AN HAZMAT TEAM. OFTENTIMES AFR CLEARS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS BEING DEALT WITH BY THE TOW COMPANY OR APD IS ON SCENE DOING THEIR REPORT. APD OFFICERS AND PSAs THAT REMAIN ON THE SCENE WITH ADDITIONAL DEBRIS CAN REQUEST THE WRECKER SERVICE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL DEBRIS CLEANUP. THE TOW COMPANY WILL ASSIST WITH CLEANUP OF LARGE ITEMS AND HAZARDS. AND DMD IS ALSO ABLE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CLEANUP WITH HEAVY EQUIPMENT AND STREET SWEEPERS WHEN NEEDED. HOWEVER, SOME OF THE ROADS LIKE TRAMWAY AND I-25 ARE THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE STATE. IF A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC SEE A HAZARD THERE, CALL 511. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU FOR THAT. I HOPE PEOPLE REMEMBER THAT. ONE FINAL QUESTION IN THAT REALM. DO ALL THE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WORK -- IF THEY NEED HELP, I'M ASSUMING THEY WILL CALL DMD IF NECESSARY? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, THE DEPARTMENTS ALL COMMUNICATE VERY FLUIDLY WITH EACH OTHER IN THESE SITUATIONS. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS. THE MAYOR RECENTLY, IN HIS STATE OF THE CITY SPEECH LAST WEEK, MENTIONED HE WAS FREEZING FEES CITYWIDE. I'D LIKE TO DEFINE OUR TERMS. FREEZING TO ME MEANS A MORATORIUM ON FEES. IMPLYING THE MAYOR INTENDS TO PUT A STOP TO ALL FEES FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. SINCE THE SECOND QUARTER BUDGET PROJECTION SHOWS YOU ALL HAD OVERSUSPENDED THE BUDGET BY $12 MILLION, I DON'T THINK YOU MEAN CUT REVENUE. WHAT DOES FREEZING FEES MEAN TO THE ADMINISTRATION? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, THE INTENT OF THE STATEMENT IS THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO PROPOSE ANY INCREASED FEES. IT'S ACROSS THE CITY. NOT MEANT TO FREEZE, MEANING NOT MEANT TO HAVE FEES. BUT MEANING WE WILL NOT HAVE INCREASED FEES. IT MEANS IN THE PROGRAMS WE HAVE WHERE WE PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO USE FACILITIES OR SERVICES FOR FREE, WE HAVE FOR INSTANCE FREE FRIDAYS -- NOT SUNDAYS. FREE PASS DAYS AT THE MUSEUMS, LOOKING TO SUPPORT INDIVIDUALS THAT MAY NOT HAVE ACCESS AND ENSURING WE'RE THINKING ABOUT THAT. IN MY TIME, WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE WORK TO MAKE SURE THAT POOL PASSES AND AVAILABILITY FOR KIDS TO GO TO POOLS FREE OF CHARGE BASED ON THE VOUCHER SYSTEM, THAT TYPE OF PROGRAM. THE INTEND OF FREEZING MEANS WE WOULD NOT BE INCREASING ANY FEES OR PROPOSING FEE INCREASE. >>COUN. GROUT: I KNOW PRE-SCHOOL IS FREE. THE ZOO, DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS I KNOW YOU HAD WANTED TO INCREASE FEES FOR CITY RESIDENTS BUT WE AS A COUNCIL CHOSE NOT TO DO THAT. THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT IS NOT GOING TO GO UP. SWIM LESSONS, ARE THOSE FREE? POOLS ARE CLOSED NOW. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, I DON'T HAVE THAT SPECIFIC ANSWER. I CAN GET THAT ANSWER RELATED TO SWIM LESSONS AND IF THERE IS SWIM LESSONS. >>COUN. GROUT: WHAT ABOUT RESTAURANT PERMITS? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, I'M SORRY. OUR CURRENT PERMITTING FEE STRUCTURE IS SET. AS WE ALL DID HERE AT CITY COUNCIL, AND AS WE KNOW WE WENT TO A PROCESS TO ENSURE WE WERE APPROPRIATELY PRICING MICROBUSINESS PERMITTING. WE'RE VERY COMMITTED TO THAT STRATEGY OF ENSURING WE RIGHTLY SIZE THOSE PERMITS AS THEY WORK. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. FREE GYM MEMBERSHIPS? THERE IS NO MEMBERSHIP TO OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS. I THINK WE HAVE TO PAY $20 FOR AN ANNUAL PASS. AND WE CAN GO AS MUCH AS WE WANT. >> MADAM PRESIDENT -- I AGREE. >>COUN. GROUT: OUR BUSES ARE ALREADY FREE. IS THERE GOING TO BE A MORATORIUM ON ZOO ADMISSION? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, THAT STATEMENT WAS MEANT TO SAY WE WILL NOT PROPOSE INCREASES TO FEES. >>COUN. GROUT: ALL RIGHT. GOOD. I'M WONDERING BECAUSE WE NEED A BALANCED BUDGET. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: BEFORE WE MOVE TO ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, I REALLY WISH THAT YOU WOULD CONSIDER PUTTING OUT A STATEMENT CLARIFYING THAT. I HAVE NOT ONLY HAD FRIENDS BUT OTHER CONSTITUENTS REACHING OUT SAYING THEY'RE EXCITED ABOUT NOT HAVING TO PAY FEES WHEREVER THEY GO. I THINK IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY CONFUSING. NOT ONLY WITH JUST SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COLLEAGUES, BUT IN ADDITION TO THAT I HAD TO CLARIFY A FEW THINGS. I HAD TO CLARIFY THE WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY -- THEY'RE NOT GOING TO NOT GET A WATER BILL. I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO THE PUBLIC IF YOU WOULD CONSIDER THAT. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. FOLLOWING UP ON COUNCILOR GROUT. WHAT IS THE PROCESS IF YOU WANT TO INCREASE FEES? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, THAT GOES THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS. WE BRING THAT HERE TO YOU THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: OKAY. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE I HAD IT RIGHT. IF HE'S GOING TO MAKE A PROMISE THAT THEY WON'T PROPOSE ANYTHING, BUT IT STILL HAS TO COME TO US FOR A VOTE. HE CAN'T JUST ARBITRARILY RAISE THINGS OR LOWER THINGS WITHOUT DUE PROCESS OF CITY CHARTER. OKAY. ON TO MY QUESTION. AS A FOLLOW UP EMAIL TO LAST MEETING, I ASKED ABOUT THE CITATION ENFORCEMENT DIVISION MOVING ACROSS THE STREET. I WAS RESPONDED THAT IT HAS NOT MOVED. THE PURPOSE FOR THE EVENTUALLY MOVE IS ENSURING BETTER VISIBILITY AND CUSTOMER SERVICE WHICH PROMPTED A NEW SERIES OF QUESTIONS. WHEN IS EVENTUALLY WHEN IT COMES TO -- WHEN IS EVENTUALLY? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, WE ARE IN A DELIBERATIVE PROCESS. I DON'T HAVE A TIMELINE SET AT THIS POINT ON THAT DECISION. WE ARE LOOKING AT THE SPACE. WE'RE LOOKING AT HOW TO MAXIMIZE THE UTILIZATION FOR THE PUBLIC AND THE COMMUNITY TO HAVE ACCESS. I DON'T HAVE A SPECIFIC ANSWER AT THIS TIME. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: MADAM PRESIDENT, WHAT IS THE RENT THEY'RE GOING TO BE PAYING? DO WE KNOW THAT? WE JUST PROVED A LEASE A COUPLE MONTHS BACK WITH THIS BUILDING. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, I'LL LOOK INTO THAT ANSWER. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: MADAM PRESIDENT, HOW WILL THE MOVING BETTER ENSURE VISIBILITY? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, I'M HAPPY TO, ONE, WALK THROUGH THAT WITH YOU IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SEE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT. IT IS A VERY ACCESSIBLE BUILDING THAT ALLOWS FOR PUBLIC DRIVE UP IN EASILY ACCESSIBLE IN THE SENSE IT HAS PARKING RIGHT UP FRONT. IT ALSO HAPPENS TO HAVE A DRIVE THROUGH. WE'RE NOT SURE IF THAT IS AN ACCESSIBLE OPTION, WHICH IS PART OF WHAT WE'RE ASSESSING. SO, IT IS INTENDED TO MAKE IT SIMPLER AND EASIER TO FIND. OUR CURRENT LOCATION ISN'T HARD FOR ANY OF US THAT KNOW THE BUILDING. I WILL TELL YOU I SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME ANSWERING SOMEBODY'S QUESTION OUTSIDE THE ELEVATOR BANK WHILE THEY'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IN THE BASEMENT OF CITY HALL WHERE TO GO. IT SEEMS OBVIOUS TO US. WE'VE PUT UP SIGNAGE. IT'S NOT A FAMILIAR BUILDING FOR SOMEONE THERE TO PAY THEIR FINE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: MADAM PRESIDENT, WHO IS ELSE IS IN THE BUILDING? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, WE CURRENTLY HAVE CPOA AND THE IG AND WE HAVE SOME FOLKS FROM DMD THAT ARE IN THE BUILDING AS WELL. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: MADAM PRESIDENT, MY LAST QUESTION. WHAT ARE THE CORRESPONDING EXPENDITURES WITHIN THE FUNDS THAT THE THE -- THAT IT FEEDS? IT WAS MENTIONED IT'S AN EXPENDITURE FUND. IT GOES IN. WHAT ARE THE OTHER CORRESPONDING EXPENDITURES WITHIN THAT FUND? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, IT'S AN ENTERPRISE FUND. WHICH MEANS THE FUNDS THAT WE RECEIVE -- THE REVENUE WE RECEIVE IN THE FUND SUPPORT THINGS RELATED TO PARKING. WE CAN SHARE THAT WITH YOU ALL IF YOU'RE INTERESTED. IT'S THINGS LIKE IMPROVEMENTS FOR METERS, SPACES, MARKINGS THAT MAY NEED TO BE -- YOU MIGHT HAVE PARKING ENVIRONMENTS THAT NEEDS AN IMPROVEMENT WHERE WE CHARGE PARKING TO BE IN THE LOCATIONS. WE USE THOSE FUNDS TO IMPROVE THOSE ENVIRONMENTS. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: CAN I GET DETAIL OF THAT? >> SURE. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR LEWIS. >>COUN. LEWIS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. SUPER EXCITED OVER THE LAST FEW WEEKS BECAUSE IN APRIL DURING OUR BUDGET I PROPOSED A DECREASE TO OUR TRASH FEES BY A DOLLAR. THAT WAS AN AMENDMENT. YOU GUYS ADIMATELY OPPOSED IT. I PROPOSED TO DECREASE RESTAURANT FEES IN HALF AND SIGNIFICANTLY FOR FOOD TRUCKS. AND THE ADMINISTRATION VOCALLY IN THESE MEETINGS SAID NO WAY, ABSOLUTELY NOT. I PROPOSED TO LOWER GOLF FEES IN AN AMENDMENT TO THE BUDGET. YOU SAID NO. I PROPOSED TO LOWER POOL FEES. YOU SAID NO. I PROPOSED TO LOWER BUILDING PERMIT FEES. YOU SAID ABSOLUTELY NOT. AND ZOO FEES. YOU SAID NO. AND ALL OF THOSE AMENDMENTS WERE SHOT DOWN AND THIS ADMINISTRATION SAID ABSOLUTELY WOULD WE NOT SUPPORT ANY LOWERING ANY FEES. IN FACT YOU RAISED OUR TRASH FEES BY A DOLLAR A YEAR AGO. I PROPOSED TO LOWER THAT BACK. SO, YOU KNOW, I WAS EXCITED. IT SEEMED LIKE THE ADMINISTRATION HAD A CHANGE OF HEART. CERTAINLY WITH THE MAYOR TELLING A RESTAURANT OWNER, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO CUT YOUR FEES IN HALF OR MAKE THEM GO AWAY. HAS THERE BEEN A CHANGE OF HEART? ARE YOU ALL THINKING THAT MAYBE IT'S TIME TO LOWER SOME FEES? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR LEWIS, I THINK THE DESCRIPTION RELATED TO OUR BUDGET PROCESS WHEN WHICH WE SENT DOWN A BALANCED BUDGET, IT'S AN INTERESTING PROCESS. WHEN WE'RE ENSURING WHAT WE'RE FUNDING IS BALANCED AND PROVIDES SOME LEEWAY IN THAT BUDGET FOR COUNCIL PRIORITIES AS WELL. I THINK THE MATTER OF THE SITUATION IS THAT WHEN WE LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC AND WE'RE THINKING ABOUT WHAT GOING ON IN OUR COMMUNITY AND THE THREATS FOLKS ARE FEELING FROM THE FEDERAL CHANGES AND THE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING, WE'RE TRYING TO BE SENSITIVE TO THINKING ABOUT WHAT THAT IMPACT LOOKS LIKE HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE. HAVING A COMMITMENT TO MAINTAINING AFFORDABILITY IS THE RIGHT THING TO DO. AND IT IS THE COMMITMENT THAT MAYOR KELLER HAS MADE IN HIS COMMENTS IS FOR US TO DO SO. HE HAS CHALLENGED US AS HE SAID IN HIS PUBLIC COMMENTS AS AN ADMINISTRATION TO WORK IN THAT DIRECTION AND UPHOLD THAT. I THINK IT'S A VERY CLEAR DIRECTION GIVEN. AND DEPUTY CAO WHELAN AND I HAVE TAKEN THAT DIRECTION. >>COUN. LEWIS: THAT'S GREAT. MADAM PRESIDENT, EVERYTHING YOU JUST SAID WAS EXACTLY WHAT I WAS ARGUING THREE MONTHS AGO. NOTHING HAS CHANGED. THE PEOPLE IN THE CITY ARE STILL HAVING A HARD TIME MAKING ENDS MEET. IT JUST MUST BE INCREDIBLY HARD WHEN YOUR BOSS IS RUNNING A CAMPAIGN TO BE ABLE BE AUTHENTIC AND HONEST. THIS IS WHERE THE DECISIONS ARE MADE. IT'S REALLY WHERE YOU SEE WHO YOU TRULY ARE AND WHAT YOU'RE WILLING TO DO. AT THE TIMES THE MAYOR WAS WILLING TO DO THAT, HE SAID ABSOLUTELY NOT. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE EVERY BIT OF YOUR MONEY. EVERY BIT OF MONEY IN YOUR POCKET, WE NEED MORE AND MORE OF IT. I THINK IT'S GREAT. IT'S GREAT THAT -- AGAIN, WHY I THINK ELECTIONS ARE GOOD AND PROBABLY BETTER THAT NONE OF US, ESPECIALLY THE MAYOR, CANNOT BE HERE FOREVER. YOU HAVE TO BE HONEST AT ELECTION TIME. YOU HAVE TO BE HONEST TO THE PEOPLE YOU REPRESENT. I'M GLAD FOR A MOMENT OF UNDERSTANDING AND TO ACTUALLY CONNECT WITH PEOPLE. IT MUST BE INCREDIBLY HARD WORK FOR THIS GUY. >>COUN. BASSAN: DID YOU HAVE ANYTHING FURTHER, COUNCILOR? >>COUN. LEWIS: NO. >>COUN. BASSAN: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENT FOR THE ADMINISTRATION? SEEING NONE. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS ADJOURNED.