>>COUN. BORREGO: GOOD AFTERNOON, TO THE PUBLIC, GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCILORS, AND GOOD AFTERNOON STAFF. THIS IS THE 32nd MEETING OF THE 24th COUNCIL. I'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. ALL OF THE COUNCILORS ARE PRESENT VIA ZOOM. COUNCILOR BENTON HAS INFORMED US HE WILL BE JOINING US. BUT HE WILL BE JOINING JUST A LITTLE BIT LATE. I WOULD LIKE TO BEGIN OUR MEETING THIS AFTERNOON WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER THIS MOMENT OF SILENCE TO SOME OF OUR RESIDENTS WHO HAVE JUST RECENTLY LEARNED OF THEIR PASSING. DION, HE WAS AN ARTIST IN THE COMMUNITY AND VERY INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY. WE LEARNED OF HIS PASSING THIS WEEK. AND TODAY, I LEARNED OF THE PASSING OF BOBBY UNSER WHO WAS A FAMOUS RACECAR DRIVER. AS MANY OF US KNOW THE UNSER FAMILY HAS BEEN PROMINENT IN ALBUQUERQUE. WE WOULD LIKE TO HONOR BOBBY'S MEMORY. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SAY I REMEMBER THAT WHEN WE WORKED ON THE WEST CENTRAL WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH BOBBY UNSER AND HIS FAMILY. ONE OTHER PERSON I WOULD LIKE TO HONOR WHO I LEARNED OF HIS PASSING IS DENNIS OBRIAN. DENNIS ACTUALLY LIVED IN RIO RANCHO, BUT HE WAS VERY ACTIVE IN THE COMMUNITY. I JUST WANT TO ASK THAT THE COUNCIL AND THE PUBLIC TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND ALL OTHER WHO HAVE PASSED RECENTLY. >>COUN. PEÑA: THERE'S OTHER ANOTHER YOUNG MAN WHO PASSED AWAY. HIS NAME IS STEVEN GOMEZ, EVERYBODY KNEW HIM AS SPARKY. HE WAS PART OF THE LOW RIDER TASK FORCE. HE JUST RECENTLY SUDDENLY PASSED AWAY AS WELL. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEÑA. WE'LL ADD THEM TO OUR LIST. AND ALL OTHERS THAT WE WANT TO KEEP IN OUR MEMORY. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. I ALSO WANTED TO MENTION ONE OTHER PERSON THAT CAME TO. PETE WAS A RETIRED FIREFIGHTER WITH THE ALBUQUERQUE FIRE DEPARTMENT. COUNCILOR JONES, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IN ENGLISH. >>ALL: I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR JONES. COUNCILOR PEÑA, WOULD YOU LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE ON THE SPANISH? >>COUN. PEÑA: [ RECITING THE PLEDGE IN SPANISH ]. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEÑA. WE APPRECIATE THAT. I JUST WANT TO READ SOME INFORMATION INTO THE RECORD FOR THE PUBLIC. AS WAS NOTED IN A PRESS RELEASE FROM OUR OFFICE, ON FRIDAY, POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE AND NOTED ON THE PUBLISHED COUNCIL AGENDA THIS MEETING HAS SPECIAL PROCEDURES AND IS BEING HELD VIA ZOOM VIDEO CONFERENCE. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, CITY STAFF AND MEAD YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO VIEW THIS MEETING LIVE THROUGH FOUR DIFFERENT PLATFORMS. GOVTV ON COMCAST CHANNEL 16, THE GOVTV WEBSITE, YOUTUBE AND ZOOM WEBINAR. THESE LIVESTREAMS CAN BE ACCESSED FROM MOST SMART PHONES, TABLETS OR COMPUTERS. ALSO THIS MEETING IS CLOSED CAPTIONED AND YOU MAY ENABLE THE CLOSED CAPTIONING SERVICE ON YOUR TELEVISION OR DEVICE. FOR THOSE WATCHING ON LIVESTREAM THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. THE VIDEO RECORDING THIS AND ALL PAST COUNCIL MEETING ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT ANY TIME ON THE CITY COUNCIL WEBSITE. COUNCIL STAFF IS AVAILABLE VIA TELEPHONE IF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC NEED ASSISTANCE FINDING VIDEOS ONLINE. CALL 768-3100 FOR ASSISTANCE DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS WHICH ARE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8 A.M. THROUGH 5 P.M. THE COUNCIL IS ACCEPTING LIVE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT TODAY AS WELL AS ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED BY 1 P.M. TODAY AND WERE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL COUNCILORS IN ADVANCE OF TODAY'S MEETING. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS, WITH THAT WE'LL TO OUR PRESENTATION. OUR PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS. BEFORE THAT, I WOULD JUST LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUTOUT. ON SATURDAY, I WAS IN COUNCILOR JONES'S DISTRICT OVER BY ACADEMY. I WAS IN THE LITTLE DEL NORTE SHOPPER CENTER, AND I NOTICED A YOUNG MAN WHO WORKED FOR SUNTRAM. IT WAS A YOUNG LADY THAT WAS DISABLED AND SHE WAS WAITING FOR THE BUS. AND I WAS SITTING THERE OBSERVING. I NOTICED THE DRIVER AND HOW PATIENT AND UNDERSTANDING HE WAS. HIS NAME IS STEVEN MORGAN. LATER ON, AFTER HE BOARDED THE PASSENGER. I WENT AND TOLD HIM THAT IF WE HAD -- AND I KNOW WE HAVE A LOT OF CITY EMPLOYEES MUCH LIKE HIM, BUT THEY DON'T ALWAYS GET RECOGNIZED. I WANT TO RECOGNIZE OUR SUNTRAM DRIVER, STEVEN MORGAN. WITH THAT I'M GOING TO MOVE TO COUNCILOR SENA WHO HAS A PROCLAMATION FOR US. AND THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY COUNCILOR BASSAN WHO ALSO HAS A PROCLAMATION THIS AFTERNOON. COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. TODAY I HAVE A PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING THE ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER MONTH. THE ASIAN BUSINESS COLLABORATIVE. WHEREAS THERE ARE MORE THAN 42,000 ASIAN AMERICANS LIVING IN NEW MEXICO. AND WHEREAS ASIAN AMERICANS IN NEW MEXICO COME FROM AFGHANISTAN, CHINA, INDIA, LAOS THE PHILIPPINES, TAIWAN, TIBET AS WELL AS OTHER LOCATIONS, AND WHEREAS ASIAN AMERICANS HAVE WORKED ON THE RAILROAD AND AGRICULTURE IN NEW MEXICO SINCE THE 19th CENTURY AND FOUGHT BRAVELY IN WORLD WAR II, AND VIETNAM CONFLICTS AND RECEIVED CONGRESSIONAL MEDDLES OF HONOR AND OTHER MILITARY COMMENDATIONS. AND WHEREAS THIS YEAR REPRESENTS THE 55th AN ANVERSY OF -- 1965 SIGNED INTO LAW BY PRESIDENT JOHNSON ON OCTOBER 3, 1965. AND WHEREAS ASIANS ARE ALSO AFFECTED BY THE FEDERAL IMMIGRATION ACT OF 1917 WHICH DESIGNATED AN ASIAN ZONE OF WHICH PEOPLE COULD NOT IMMIGRATE TO THE UNITED STATES. AND WHEREAS THE UNITED STATES SENATE RESOLUTION 201 PASSED BY UNANIMOUS CONSENT INCLUDING SENATORS FROM NEW MEXICO ACKNOWLEDGED THE EXCLUSION LAWS WERE INCOMPATIBLE, AND ALL PERSONS ARE CREATED EQUAL. WHEREAS, THE UNITED STATES RESOLUTION 683 THE REQUEST OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE PASSAGES OF LAWS THAT -- WAS SUPPORTED BY CONGRESSMAN HEINRICH, THE RESOLUTION WAS PLACED ON THE SUSPENSION CALENDAR BY THE 112 CONGRESS ON JUNE 8th, 2012. AND WHEREAS ON JANUARY 11, 2020 THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND THE ALBUQUERQUE CHINESE AMERICAN ALLIANCE CELEBRATED THE SULPTURE COMMEMORATING THE HISTORIC CHINESE AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS CASE. AND WHEREAS ON APRIL 26th 2021, THE PACED A SENATE BILL HAVING THE EXPEDITED REVIEW AND REQUIRING DOJ TO ISSUE GUIDANCE ON HOW TO ESTABLISH ONLINE HATE CRIME REPORTING PROCESS IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES AND TO EXPAND EDUCATION CAMPAIGNS DUE TO HATE CRIMES RISING 120%. AND WHEREAS ASIAN AMERICANS ARE CONTRIBUTING TO LOCALLY ECONOMY WITH -- (INAUDIBLE). OF OUR CITY AND STATE WITH UNIQUE CULTURES AND TRADITIONS ALREADY RICH IN CULTURE. BE IT PROCLAIMED AT THE COUNCIL THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE HEAR BY RECOGNIZES MAY AS THE ASIAN AMERICAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER MONTH. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SENA, THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL. MS. WANG, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? >> THANK YOU, EVERYONE. WE FOUNDED IT IN JULY 2020 IN DIRECT RESPONSE TO A NEED OF SUPPORT OF THE ASIAN BUSINESS COMMUNITY IN NEW MEXICO. IT'S INCEPTION CAME AT THE TIME WHEN ASIAN BUSINESSES ARE BEING AFFECTED BY THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. SINCE THE START OF THIS PANDEMIC ASIAN BUSINESS OWNERS IN NEW MEXICO HAVE EXPERIENCED AN INCREASE IN VIOLENCE WITH THIS REMARKS AND VANDALLISM AND HATE CRIMES. IN ADDITION TO ANTI- ASIAN DISCRIMINATION ACROSS NEW MEXICO AND NATION WIDE. AND HAVE EXPERIENCED A SEVERE LOSS OF WAGES AND COMMERCE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, MS. WANG. WOULD COUNCILORS LIKE TO ADDRESS MS. WANG? THANK YOU, MS. WANG. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT ANY FORM OF DISCRIMINATION IN OUR CITY IS UNACCEPTABLE. THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US THIS AFTERNOON. WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOU AND APPRECIATE YOUR COMMUNITY AS WELL. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: MADAM PRESIDENT. IF I CAN ACTUALLY -- I BELIEVE COUNCILOR DAVIS WANTED TO COMMENT ON THIS AS WELL. I'LL LET HIM GO FIRST. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR DAVIS. >>COUN. DAVIS: GO AHEAD. MY CO-WORKER IS BEING A LITTLE DISTRACTING. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU. MS. WANG, I KNOW THAT ASIAN BUSINESS COLLABORATIVE HAS A FEW EVENTS COMING UP. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK FOR EVERYONE THAT DOESN'T KNOW, WE DID A TWO-HOUR LONG TOWN HALL REGARDING THE COVID-19 VACCINE IN THREE DIFFERENT LANGUAGES THAT WERE ALL SIMULTANEOUSLY BROADCAST VIA SOCIAL MEDIA WHICH IS NOT EASY. DURING INTERPRETATION FOR TWO STRAIGHT HOURS IS NOT EASY. I JUST WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE CONTRIBUTIONS. CAN YOU SAY WHAT THE COLLABORATIVE HAS GOING ON INCLUDING THE VACCINE CLINIC COMING UP OR ANY POSSIBLE THINGS THAT THE COLLABORATIVE IS WORKING ON. >> OUR PROJECT LAST YEAR WAS THE PPE DRIVE. WE DISTRIBUTED THE BOXES TO GIVE OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES PPE TO HELP THEIR BUSINESS REOPEN. THIS YEAR, WHEN THE BERNALILLO COUNTY IS TURNING YELLOW AND GREEN AND WE'RE HELPING MORE BUSINESSES TO HAVE A BOX OF PPE. AND RECENTLY, WE'RE COOPERATING WITH THE ALBUQUERQUE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION AND ALSO MEDICAL TEAM AND JOHN MOSS PHARMACY. WE'RE TRYING TO OPEN A PLACE TO SERVE OUR ASIAN COMMUNITY. WE KNOW THERE'S STILL ISSUES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. WE WOULD LIKE TO REMOVE THEIR HESITANCE AND BRING RESOURCES IN FRONT OF THEM. WE'RE ALSO COOPERATING WITH NEW MEXICO ASIAN FAMILY CENTER TO PROVIDE LANGUAGE SERVICE. NOT ONLY FOR THE VACCINE, BUT ALSO FOR OUR DAILY BUSINESS, WE'RE PROVIDING LANGUAGE AND CULTURE SUPPORT. AND NEXT YEAR WE'RE PLANNING ON A BIG FESTIVAL EVENT FOR THE ASIAN COMMUNITY. WE'RE TRYING TO CREATE MORE FOCUS ON THE BUSINESS PART. WE WOULD LIKE TO SHOW ALL OF THE PEOPLE ABOUT OUR BUSINESS COMMUNITY AND GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE OUR CULTURE. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, MS. WANG, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MENTION WHERE THOSE EVENTS ARE GOING TO BE HELD? >> THE NEXT MONTH, WE'RE TRYING TO DECIDE A SPECIFIC DAY. SUPPOSED TO BE AROUND MAY THROUGH THE END OF MAY. THE PLACE IS GOING TO BE JOHN'S PHARMACY. I BELIEVE IT'S ON CENTRAL. WE'LL RELEASE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ONCE WE HAVE IT. AND ALSO TRANSLATE INTO DIFFERENT ASIAN LANGUAGES TO HELP PEOPLE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU SO MUCH. COUNCILOR SENA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? >>COUN. SENA: JUST THANKING COUNCIL FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND RECOGNIZING MAY AS ASIAN AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER MONTH. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY, MS. WANG. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO COUNCILOR BASSAN. I BELIEVE YOU HAVE ANOTHER PROCLAMATION TO DISCUSS THIS AFTERNOON. WOULD YOU LIKE TO GO AHEAD? >>COUN. BASSAN: YES, THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THIS IS RECOGNIZING FOSTER CARE DAY. WHILE WE DO NOT HAVE ANYONE ACCEPTING THIS PROCLAMATION LIVE DURING THIS MEETING, THEY ARE WATCHING ON YOUTUBE LIVE TODAY. AND IT'S FOR NEW MEXICO CHILD FIRST NETWORK. SHE IS SOMEONE WHO REACHED OUT AND ADVOCATED FOR THIS. AND WHOM I'M GRATEFUL TO FOR DOING SO. THE PROCLAMATION READS, WHEREAS CHILDREN ARE KEY TO OUR COMMUNITY'S FUTURE SUCCESS, PROSPERITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE, AND WHEREAS CHILDREN HAVE A RIGHT TO THRIVE, LEARN AND GROW IN A SAFE AND LOVING ENVIRONMENT, AND WHEREAS FOSTER PARENTS AND RESOURCE FAMILIES INCLUDING KINSHIP CARE GAVERS PROVIDE THE LOVE, SAFETY AND STABILITY CHILDREN NEED IN ORDER TO OVERCOME PAST EXPERIENCES IN ORDER TO REACH THEIR FULL POTENTIAL. AND WHEREAS ALBUQUERQUE FOSTER PARENTS ARE CARING FOR ABOUT 1,000 CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN FOSTER CARE TODAY. WHEREAS ALBUQUERQUE FOSTER PARENTS ARE HELPING BIRTH FAMILIES HEAL CAN CHILDREN CAN WE REUNIFIED. AND WHEREAS THEY HELP GO TO SAFER HOMES. AND WHEREAS COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANT ROLE EVERYONE HAS ENHANCING THE LIVES OF THOSE IN FOSTER CARE FOR THOSE IN FOSTER CARE AND BUILDING STRONG COMMUNITYS. THERE IS ALWAYS A NEED FOR MORE FOSTER PARENTS IN ORDER TO MAKE SURE KIDS HAVE A SAFE AND STABLE HOME IN THEIR COMMUNITY. WHEREAS THERE'S NUMEROUS INDIVIDUALS, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND PUBLIC SERVANTS DEDICATED TO RAISING AWARENESS. THROUGHOUT PARTNERSHIPS WITH FAMILIES AND CHILD WELFARE STAFF THERE IS A COLLABORATIVE EFFORT ENSURE CHILDREN ARE SUPPORTED AND SUCCESSFUL. BE IT PROCLAIMED THE THE CITY COUNCIL RECOGNIZES MAY 4th AS NATIONAL FOSTER CARE DAY IN HONOR OF ALL THAT ACT AS TRUE CHAMPIONS FOR CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE. WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE TO SPEAK, BUT IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING THAT FOSTER PARENTS ARE PEOPLE THAT ARE SEEING SOME OF THE MOST BLEAK CONDITIONS FOR MANY CHILDREN. I BELIEVE WE NEED TO DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO SUPPORT THEM SO THAT THEY CAN DO WHAT MANY PEOPLE ARE NOT EMOTIONALLY OR MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY EQUIPPED TO DO IN THAT POSITION. THANK YOU TO ALL FOSTER PARENTS FOR EVERYTHING YOU DO TO HELP CHILDREN. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN. THAT WAS VERY SPECIAL. ANY COUNCILORS LIKE TO ADDRESS COUNCILOR BASSAN'S PROCLAMATION TODAY? THANK YOU FOR RAISING AWARENESS REGARDING FOSTER PARENTING. IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE. AND PARENTING IS EVEN MORE IMPORTANT THESE DAYS BECAUSE OF COVID AND KIDS STAYING HOME. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN. OKAY, WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON. I KNOW COUNCILOR BASSAN AND COUNCILOR PEÑA HAVE A BUNCH OF KIDS THAT THEY HAVE HAD TO RAISE AND CONGRATULATIONS FOR DOING THAT. OUTSTANDING. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSION. COUNCILORS, THERE'S NONE TODAY. WITH THAT, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. JUST FOR THE RECORD, I WOULD LIKE TO READ SOME INFORMATION INTO THE RECORD. HELLO TO THOSE JOINING US TO PROVIDE LIVE PUBLIC COMMENT. WE ALSO RECEIVED WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT WERE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL COUNCILORS IN ADVANCE OF TODAY'S MEETING. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL IF THEY SIGNED UP ON OUR WEBSITE ON FRIDAY. SPEAKERS WILL BE MOVED INTO A MEETING ROOM TWO AT A TIME. THEY WILL REMAIN MUTED WITH THEIR CAMERA OFF UNTIL THEY'RE CALLED TO SPEAK AT WHICH POINT THEY CAN TURN ON THEIR CAMERA, UNMUTE THEMSELVES AND HAVE ONE AND A HALF MINUTES TO PROVIDE COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL. AFTER THAT THEY WILL BE MUTED AND RETURN TO BE AN ATTENDEE OF THE ZOOM WEBINAR. EACH PARTICIPANT HAS ONE AND A HALF MINUTES TO PRESENT. COMMENTS ARE TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COUNCILORS ONLY THROUGH THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. ANY DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT WILL RESULT IN THE REMOVAL FROM THE ZOOM WEBINAR. THERE WILL BE A ONE AND A HALF TIME LIMIT. THE TIME WILL BEGIN ONCE YOU BEGIN SPEAKING. MR. MOYA, PLEASE CALL THE NAMES OF THE FIRST SPEAKER. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, OUR SPEAKER IS ANN DUNLAP. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, AND GREETINGS TO THE COUNCILORS. I LIVE AT NEAR THE RIO GRANDE NATURE CENTER. WITH I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THE REVISING SOME OF THE CRITERIA FOR ESTABLISHING RESTRICTED PARKING AREAS. I LIVE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WHICH HAS JUST EXPERIENCED THE CREATION OF NEW RESTRICTED PARKING WHERE A COUPLE RULES FELL THROUGH THE CRACKS, ONE BEING THAT INNEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION BE -- THAT ALL AFFECTED PARTIES CAN HAVE SOME INPUT INTO THE PROCESS. THROUGHOUT THE CITY THERE ARE RESIDENTIAL STREETS NEXT TO PUBLIC PARKS AND SCHOOLS WHERE FOLKS COME IN TO PARK TO ACCESS WHAT IS NEARBY. THESE FOLKS PAY PAXES FOR THE CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF CITY STREETS ALONG WITH THE REST OF US. THEY DESERVE REASONABLE ACCESS TO THE STREETS. MY HOME IS ON THE STREET WHERE NONRESIDENCE PARK TO VIEW THE WILD BIRD PRESERVE. I'M NOT SPEAKING AS A PERSON THAT HAS NOT EXPERIENCED THIS. I ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO PASS THIS MEASURE MAKING THE PROVISIONS AS FAIR AND INCLUSIVE AS POSSIBLE. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, MADAM. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KEVIN. FEEL FREE TO TURN ON YOUR VIDEO, AND UNMUTE YOURSELF. YOUR ONE AND A HALF MINUTES WILL BEGIN WHEN YOU START SPEAKING. >>COUN. BORREGO: YOU'RE MUTED. >> OKAY. GOT IT. THANKS. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS KEVIN BEAN. MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, IN AUGUST OF 2019 THIS COUNCIL VIA R187 DECLARED A CLIMATE EMERGENCY. EMERGENCY WAS SIDETRACKED BY THE PANDEMIC. WE'RE GETTING BACK ON TRACK. ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO IT CALLED FOR IN 187 MAYOR KELLER'S ADMINISTRATION REVISED THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN. THAT PLAN IS AVAILABLE AT CAB.GOV/SUSTAINABILITY. I'M HEAR TO ASK THAT THE COUNCIL GET BACK ON TRACK WITH THIS EMERGENCY CLIMATE EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTION. IN ADDITION TO THE GUIDANCE IN R-187 AND THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN CLIMATE EMERGENCY DECLARATION HAD SOME HELPFUL RESOURCES SPECIFICALLY FOR LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. I'VE INCLUDED THE ADDRESS FOR TWO OF THEM IN WRITTEN COMMENTS I SUBMITTED TODAY. THAT'S IT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU, MR. BEAN. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, SIR. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, WE HAD THREE OTHER INDIVIDUALS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. NONE HAVE JOINED THE WEBINAR. THAT WILL CONCLUDE PUBLIC COMMENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: YOU DOUBLE CHECKED ON THAT? OKAY. APPARENTLY OUR THREE OTHER SPEAKERS ARE NOT SIGNED IN. SO, WITH THAT, COUNCILORS, WE'LL MOVE ON TO QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FROM THE ADMINISTRATION. I DO NOT HAVE ANY PRE-SUBMITTED QUESTIONS FROM ANY COUNCILORS. I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE COUNCILORS THAT OPPORTUNITY IF THEY SO DESIRE. IF YOU WOULD RAISE YOUR HAND BUTTON, OTHERWISE WE'LL MOVE ON. I DO NOT SEE ANY COUNCILORS WANTING TO ASK QUESTIONS TODAY. WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR JOURNAL. COUNCILOR GIBSON, I WOULD LIKE AND THAT YOU MAKE A MOTION. >>COUN. GIBSON: CERTAINLY, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE APRIL 19th JOURNAL. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR GIBSON. DO I HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILOR SENA. THANK YOU FOR THAT SECOND. WITH THAT, WE NEED A VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS, THAT PASSES 9-0. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR GIBSON. WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND INTRODUCTIONS. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION? I DON'T SEE THAT THERE ARE ANY CHANGES. COUNCILOR GIBSON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION? >>COUN. GIBSON: I'LL APPROVAL OF THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION. >>COUN. BORREGO: THERE'S A MOTION, DO I HAVE A SECOND, COUNCILORS? >>COUN. JONES: I'LL SECOND. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR JONES, THANK YOU. MS. ORTEGA. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THE COMMUNICATIONS AND INTRODUCTIONS PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. I WOULD MENTION THAT COUNCILOR BENTON DID JOIN US UNDER THE JOURNAL. HE DID VOTE ON BOTH OF THOSE ITEMS. COUNCILORS, WE'LL MOVE TO REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. I DO NOT SEE ANY TONIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO DEFERRALS AND WITHDRAWALS. I KNOW THAT COUNCILOR BENTON MIGHT HAVE A DEFERRAL. >>COUN. BENTON: MADAM CHAIR, I'LL DEAL WITH THAT WHEN WE GET TO THAT ITEM. I'D LIKE TO DISCUSS THE ITEM BEFORE DEFERRING IT. >>COUN. BORREGO: ALL RIGHT. COUNCILORS, I GUESS THERE ARE -- I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER DEFERRALS OR WITHDRAWALS, AT THIS TIME. WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE TO OUR CONSENT AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? I WILL START. I WOULD LIKE TO PULL ITEM A OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA, EC307. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS? IF NOT, I'D LIKE TO READ THIS INTO THE RECORD. FOR THE INDIVIDUALS ON TONIGHT'S CONP -- CONSENT AGENDA WHO ARE WATCHING FROM HOME THANK YOU FOR WORKING FOR OUR CITY. >>COUN. GIBSON: I MOVE APPROVAL FOR THE CONSENT AGENDA. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR GIBSON, WE CAN'T HEAR YOU. >>COUN. GIBSON: I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR GIBSON. I NEED A SECOND. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS, WE'LL MOVE TO MS. ORTEGA. >>COUN. BENTON: BEFORE THE VOTE. I JUST WANTED TO APOLOGIZE TO TWO APPOINTES ON THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION. I TOLD THEM THEY WERE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. SINCERE APOLOGIES. THEY ARE TO SERVE ON THE BIO PARK BOARD. WE'LL APPROVE THEM AT OUR NEXT MEETING. AND I WANT TO PUT THAT IN THERE. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BENTON FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. MS. ORTEGA. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THAT PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. I PULLED ONE ITEM OFF THE CONSENT AGENDA. COUNCILOR GIBSON, I'M GOING TO TURN THAT ONE ITEM TO YOU. I WILL BE RECUSING MYSELF ON THIS PARTICULAR MATTER. >>COUN. GIBSON: ALL RIGHT. THIS IS ITEM A, EC-307. THE GROUND LEASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE FAMILY TRUST AND THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE LOCATED AT 3712 EIDTH. I MOVE APPROVAL. IS THERE ANY COMMENT FROM THE ADMINISTRATION ON THIS? ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILORS? MS. ORTEGA, PLEASE TAKE A VOTE FOR US PLEASE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >> 8-0 WITH COUNCILOR BORREGO RECUSING. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR GIBSON. WE WILL MOVE TO OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS. WE WILL BEGIN WITH COUNCILOR BASSAN. FOLLOWED BY COUNCILOR SENA, FOLLOWED BY COUNCILOR JONES, AND COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THERE WILL BE A FINANCE AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEEING MEETING ON MONDAY MAY 10 AT 3 P.M. VIA ZOOM VIDEO CONFERENCE. >>COUN. SENA: THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC SAFETY ON TUESDAY MAY 11 VIA ZOOM. >>COUN. JONES: THERE WILL BE A LAND USE MEETING ON WEDNESDAY MAY 12 AT 3 P.M. VIA ZOOM VIDEO CONFERENCE. >>COUN. PEÑA: THERE WILL BE A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE THURSDAY MAY 13th AT 3 P.M. VIA ZOOM VIDEO CONFERENCE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. WE HAVE ONE OF OUR PUBLIC SPEAKERS HAS JOINED US. MS. PEGGY NORTON. JULIAN HAS ALLOWED HER TO COME INTO THE CHATROOM. WOULD YOU LIKE TO LET HER IN, PLEASE? MS. NORTON, GOOD AFTERNOON. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I GUESS I'M REALLY TRYING TO LEARN HOW TO JOIN THESE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. I WAS ON GOVTV AND I COULDN'T USE THAT. ANYWAY, I'M PEGGY NORTON I'M PRESIDENT OF THE NORTH VALLEY COALITION. WE WANTED TO EXPRESS OUR SUPPORT FOR O-54 THE PERMIT PARKING ORDINANCE OUR EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MET. WE MET WITH SEVERAL OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS WITHIN THE AREA. THIS IS A BILL THAT DOES AFFECT THE WHOLE CITY BUT IS RIGHT NOW REALLY AFFECTING ACCESS TO THE BOSQUE. THIS BILL PROVIDES PUBLIC PROCESS AND GUIDELINES BEFORE ON-STREET PARKING CAN BE DENIED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WE'D LIKE TO GIVE A SHOUTOUT TO COUNCILOR BENTON FOR ACTING QUICKLY ON THIS AND GETTING AN ORDINANCE GOING AND LOOKING AT THE PROCESS AND WHAT CAN BE CHALLENGED. THE ONE THING WE WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST IS AN AMENDMENT. THAT THERE BE A REVIEW FOR THE PERMIT PARKING DESIGNATION. IT COULD BE REVIEWED WHICH INCLUDE A PUBLIC MEETING AND WHEN CONDITIONS CHANGE. AND THAT ALL ALTERNATIVES BEFORE PERMIT PARKING IS ESTABLISHED, ALL ALTERNATIVES BE LOOKED AT AND MAYBE SOMETHING SO SIMPLE AS A SIGN THAT SAYS RESIDENTIAL AREA, BE CONSIDERATE. WE REALLY WANT TO SUPPORT THIS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, MS. NORTON, FOR YOUR COMMENTS THIS AFTERNOON. COUNCILOR BENTON, DID YOU WANT TO SAY ANYTHING? >>COUN. BENTON: YES, IF I COULD. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT THANK PEGGY. SHE IS THE PERSON THAT FIRST BROUGHT THIS TO MY ATTENTION. MY FIRST REACTION WAS, WELL THESE PEOPLE FOLLOWED THE PROCEDURE. UNLESS THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION COMES UP WITH SOMETHING, I'M NOT INCLINED TO DO ANYTHING. THE MORE I LOOKED INTO IT, IT WAS CLEAR THAT WE REALLY HAVE A BROKEN PROCESS. I THANK PEGGY AND THE NORTH VALLEY COALITION FOR PUTTING THIS TO MY ATTENTION. >> THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BENTON. THANK YOU, MS. NORTON. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS, WHICH IS PUBLIC HEARINGS. THERE ARE NONE SCHEDULED THIS EVENING. WE'LL MOVE ON TO APPROVALS. COUNCILORS, COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. OC30 IS THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION TO APPOINT MR. RICHARD JOHNSON TO THE CIVILIAN POLICE OVERSIGHT BOARD. I MOVE CONFIRMATION. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BENTON. I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR DAVIS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCILORS? THANK YOU, MR. JOHNSON, FOR STEPPING UP. MS. ORTEGA -- I'M SORRY. WE HAVE A HAND RAISED. I'M TRYING TO SEE WHO IT IS. COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I KNOW THERE WERE QUESTIONS THAT WERE ASKED AT THE PREVIOUS COUNCIL MEETING REGARDING MR. JOHNSON AND I'M WONDERING IF THAT WAS RESOLVED OR IF HE'S HERE TONIGHT AND FOLLOWING UP WITH THAT OR WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE ON WITH THE CONFIRMATION AND NO QUESTIONS ANSWERED? >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: YOU KNOW, I WAS NOT A PERSON WHO RAISED THE QUESTION. I'M AWARE OF WHAT IT IS. I BELIEVE THERE MAY BE OTHER COUNCILORS WHO MIGHT WANT TO COMMENT ON THAT. A LOT OF UNUSUAL THINGS HAVE HAPPENED OVER THE LAST YEAR DURING THE PANDEMIC. THIS IS ONE OF THEM. I'LL JUST SPEAK FOR MYSELF. >>COUN. BORREGO: RAISE THAT ISSUE. >>COUN. BENTON: PARDON ME? I'M SORRY. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR DAVIS, I BELIEVE YOU RAISED THAT ISSUE AT THE LAST MEETING. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? >>COUN. DAVIS: NO, MADAM PRESIDENT. MY QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED TO MY SATISFACTION. I UNDERSTAND THAT -- I'M SATISFIED IN THAT REGARD. I FOLLOW COUNCILOR BENTON'S LEAD OF HIS NOMINEE. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COUNCILOR BASSAN. I'LL GO BACK TO YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: THAT'S ALL, THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: WITH THAT, WE'LL -- DOES THE ADMINISTRATION HAVE ANY COMMENTS? APPARENTLY NOT. WE'LL MOVE ON TO A VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THAT PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. CONGRATULATIONS TO MR. JOHNSON. WE LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU. WE'LL MOVE TO FINAL ACTIONS. THIS EVENING WE HAVE ONE ITEM UNDER FINAL ACTIONS. COUNCILOR BENTON, 0-54. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. O-54 IS AMENDING THE TRAFFIC CODE TO HAVE ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE FOR NEW RESIDENTIAL PARKING AREAS. I MOVE A DUE PASS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BENTON. IS THERE A SECOND? COUNCILOR SENA OFFERS A SECOND. I BELIEVE YOU HAVE THREE FLOOR AMENDMENTS THIS EVENING, COUNCILOR? >>COUN. BENTON: YES, THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE I CAN OPERATE TWO DEVICES AT THE SAME TIME. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE'LL CALL THE FIRST ONE FLOOR AMENDMENT, ONE, TWO THREE. >>COUN. BENTON: THIS WOULD BE FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. I'LL MOVE THIS. THIS IS ON PAGE ONE, LINE 16 THROUGH 18. AMEND SUBSECTION B AS FOLLOWS. THE RELATIVE VALUE OF ON-STREET PARKING FOR NON-AREA RESIDENTS TO ALLOW ACCESS TO COMMUNITY AMENITIES AND RESOURCES, AND THIS IS THE ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE, BALANCED AGAINST ANY SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON THE AREA RESIDENTS THAT MAY JUST THEIFY THE NEED FOR PARKING LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS. THIS AMENDMENT SPECIFIES THE IMPACTS ON THE RESIDENTS ON THE STREET BY NONRESIDENTS MUST BE EVALUATED. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR. I'LL SECOND THAT. ANY QUESTIONS ON FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE? IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE TO MS. ORTEGA FOR THE VOTE. COUNCILOR BASSAN, I'M SORRY I'M NOT SEEING YOUR RAISED HAND OPTION. I MUST NEED TO GO TO THE CHAT. >>COUN. BASSAN: I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S A METRIC OR DEFINITION OF WHAT SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS MEANS? >>COUN. BENTON: IF I MAY? >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BENTON, GO AHEAD. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. COUNCILOR BASSAN, THE METRIC FOR SIGNIFICANT IMPACT, THIS IS GUIDANCE TO THE DEPARTMENT. SO, THAT'S GOING TO BE UP TO THEM TO THINK THROUGH WHETHER THERE'S A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. THIS AMENDMENT IS ALL ABOUT TRYING TO ACHIEVE BALANCE. THE WAY THE PERMIT PARKING ORIGINAL LANGUAGE WAS CREATED AND ENABLING LANGUAGE DO GREATLY RELY ON THE DEPARTMENT TO COME UP WITH THESE METRICS AND THIS BILL ALSO IS VERY MUCH TAYLORED THAT WAY. >>COUN. BORREGO: CHRIS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS THAT? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN, I DON'T HAVE MUCH TO ADD OTHER THAN JUST TO SAY THIS IS AN ORDINANCE THAT IS ADMINISTERED BY THE ADMINISTRATION THROUGH A PROGRAM AND THERE ARE RULES IN PLACE AND PRESUMABLY THOSE WILL BE CHANGED. THERE IS A BALANCE FOR THE COUNCIL IN ADOPTING THESE TYPES OF ORDINANCES TO GIVE THE RIGHT GUIDANCE BUT NOT NECESSARILY NEED TO PROVIDE ALL OF THE DETAILED COMPONENTS THAT WILL BE SHAKEN OUT THROUGH THE PROCESS. SO, TERM SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IS RELEVANT AND IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT FOCUSES ON IMPACTS THAT ARE MORE MEANINGFUL. IF THE COUNCIL GAVE GUIDANCE ON IMPACTS, THAT'S LESS DESCRIPTIVE THAN THOSE THAT HAVE A MEANING IMPACT BY THOSE ON THE STREET. >>COUN. BASSAN: MADAM PRESIDENT, IF I MAY? >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BASSAN, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? >>COUN. BASSAN: I'D LIKE TO FOLLOW UP ON MY THOUGHT. I'M ALL FOR BALANCE, I THINK IT MAKES SENSE AND IT'S A GOOD IDEA. I THINK IT'S REALLY HARD TO VISUALIZE HOW BALANCE IS GOING TO BE ACHIEVED BY SAYING SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS WITH NO DEFINITION BEING THAT WHAT IS SIGNIFICANT TO ONE PERSON MAY NOT BE TO ANOTHER. SO, I THINK THAT IT WOULD BE GREAT IF SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE WE CAN GET A DEFINITION OF WHAT THAT MEANS. OR GET A FOLLOW-UPCOMING BACK TO US ON WHAT THE DEPARTMENT ENDS UPCOMING BACK WITH IN THE MEAN OF WHAT SIGNIFICANT IMPACT IS. >>COUN. BENTON: IF I MAY, MADAM PRESIDENT? I THINK IT'S A LEGITIMATE QUESTION. I'M WONDERING, AND I WANT TO ASK CHRIS, WOULD IT MATTER WHETHER WE USE -- I MEAN WE'RE LOOKING AT IMPACTS OVERALL. WE'RE GOING TO BE HEARING FROM PEOPLE ABOUT THEIR IMPACTS WHETHER THEY'RE MINOR OR MAJOR. SO, COULD WE STRIKE THE WORD SIGNIFICANT FROM THIS AMENDMENT? COUNCILOR BASSAN, I ASK IF THAT HELPS FROM HER STANDPOINT. IF NOT, WE'LL LEAVE IT FOR LATER. >>COUN. BASSAN: MADAM PRESIDENT? >>COUN. BORREGO: GO AHEAD. >>COUN. BASSAN: PENDING WHAT MR. MELENDREZ SAYS, AND WHETHER IT KEEPS THE SAME VALUE OF WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE. IT MAKES A LITTLE MORE SENSE. WHAT'S SIGNIFICANT TO ME, IF SOMEBODY IS PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE VERSES THREE HOUSES DOWN. I THINK THAT'S CAN BE ARGUED WHEN PEOPLE ARE REALLY UPSET. I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE THAT LEVERAGE WHEN PEOPLE ARE UPSET. YES, I THINK FOR THE SAKE OF CLARIFICATION THAT WILL GET US CLOSER AND ACHIEVE BALANCE. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: I'M GOING TO CONSIDER THAT A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT, IF WE STRIKE THE WORD SIGNIFICANT. IT WOULD READ BALANCED AGAINST ANY IMPACTS ON THE AREA RESIDENTS THAT MAY JUSTIFY ET CETERA. THAT LEAVES THE DOOR OPEN, COUNCILOR BENTON. ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO LEAVE IT OPEN TO THAT EXTENT? >>COUN. BENTON: I'LL JUST ASK MR. MELENDREZ, THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT CHANGE? >> THE LANGUAGE YOU USE IS GOING TO GUIDE HOW THIS ORDINANCE IS ADMINISTERED. IF WE WERE TO OPEN UP THE DICTIONARY AND FIND A DEFINITION OF IMPACT IT WOULD BE EASY TO FIND IMPACT ON ANY ACTION ON A GIVEN STREET. THE CONTEXT IS WHETHER OR NOT PARKING BY NON-AREA RESIDENTS WILL CREATE IMPACT. IS HAVING EXTRA VEHICLES AN IMPACT, IT IS, IT IS A SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILORS. HOLD ON, WE MAY HAVE BE HAVING AN EMERGENCY IN THE BUILDING. PLEASE HOLD ON JUST A MOMENT. COUNCILORS, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE BREAK TO FIND OUT WHAT'S HAPPENING. THERE IS AN EMERGENCY IN THE BUILDING. JUST BEAR WITH ME. STAY ON THE LINE. WE MAY HAVE TO ADJOURN. [ MANY PEOPLE SPEAKING ]. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TAKE A BREAK. THERE IS A FIRE EMERGENCY IN THE BUILDING. WE DO NOT KNOW THE NATURE OF THE EMERGENCY AT THIS MOMENT. IF YOU CAN JUST TAKE A 15 MINUTE BREAK, WE'LL COME BACK IN 15 MINUTES. >> FOR THOSE ONLINE, WE'RE OKAY AT CITY HALL. THERE WAS AN INADVERTENT TRIGGER OF THE FIRE ALARM. WE'RE STILL GOING TO CONTINUE WITH A 15-MINUTE BREAK. AND WE'LL RETURN SHORTLY AFTER 4 P.M. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THIS IS THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. WE ARE BACK LIVE. THAT WAS A FALSE ALARM THAT WE HAD IN CITY HALL. SOMEONE SET OFF ONE OF OUR EMERGENCY ALARMS. WE APOLOGIZE TO THE COUNCIL AND TO THE PUBLIC FOR THAT. WE WERE IN DISCUSSION JUST FOR MEMORY ON COUNCIL BILL 0-54. WE'RE DISCUSSING FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. WE'RE STILL ON THE FIRST AMENDMENT. I THINK MR. MELENDREZ WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TALKING ABOUT THE VALUE OF THE WORD SIGNIFICANT AS OPPOSED TO NOT INCLUDING THAT WORD. SO, I WANTED TO LET HIM CONTINUE AND WE'LL TAKE IT FROM THERE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BENTON. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS. I DON'T REMEMBER I LEFT OFF. I'LL TRY NOT TO WASTE TOO MUCH TIME. THE VALUE OF THE WORDING, THE LANGUAGE BEING USED WILL BE USED TO ADMINISTER THE ORDINANCE. WE MAY NOT ALL AGREE ON THE USE OF SIGNIFICANT, LIKE ANY ORDINANCE IT'S ADMINISTERED BY THE CITY. THE FOLKS ARE CHARGED WITH USING DISCRETION WHEN USING THE ORDINANCE. AS LONG AS THE JUDGMENT IS REASONABLE, WHICH IT ALMOST ALWAYS IS, WITH FOLKS WORKING TO ADMINISTER THIS THING. WE DON'T NECESSARILY NEED TO AGREE WHAT THEY DEEM SIGNIFICANT. HOWEVER, IT IS OF VALUE TO GIVE GUIDANCE TO GIVE PEOPLE ADMINISTERING THIS ORDINANCE OF WHAT THE COUNCIL HAD IN MIND. IS IT MERELY SOMEBODY WALKING IN THE STREET? NOT SURE. IS IT SOMEBODY PARKING ON THE STREET AND NO RESIDENTS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARK? THAT IS SIGNIFICANT. >>COUN. BORREGO: ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT WE KEEP THAT WORD IN? >> I THINK I'M DISPLAYING ITS VALUE. IF YOU CONCUR WITH MY EXPLANATION THEN YOU SHOULD KEEP IT IN BECAUSE IT'S INTENT FOR WHAT YOU'RE PROPOSING. IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH JUST LETTING IT BE ADMINISTERED WITH ANY IMPACT AND HAVING AMBIGUITY OF WHAT THAT CAN BE, I'M SURE THAT IT'S ANY BETTER WITHOUT THAT TERM. IT'S REALLY UP TO THE COUNCIL WITH WHAT THEIR INTENT IS IN PROVING THIS AMENDMENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE HAVE SEVERAL COUNCILORS WITH THEIR HANDS RAISED. WE HAVE COUNCILOR BASSAN AND I'M GOING TO GO BACK TO COUNCILOR BENTON TO MAKE ANY COMMENTS OR CLOSE. COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I THINK GIVEN WHAT WE'RE HEARD AND WHAT WE'RE DISCUSSING. I REALLY DON'T SEE THE BENEFIT OF TAKING AWAY THE WORD SIGNIFICANT. I THINK IT'S PROBABLY -- IT'S GOING TO PROVIDE MORE SPECIFIC, WHICH IS WHAT I'M LOOKING FOR WITH THIS AVENUE TO FIND A SOLUTION. I WILL DEFER TO THE SPONSOR ON IT. I APPRECIATE THE ABILITY AND THE TIME TO BE ABLE TO DISCUSS WHAT WILL OR WON'T WORK WITH THIS. BALANCE IS IMPORTANT. IT ABSOLUTELY IS. I JUST HOPE THAT IN A PERFECT WORLD SOMEWHERE DOWN THE WAY, THE ADMINISTRATION MIGHT COME UP WITH SIGNIFICANT IMPACT MEANS WITH REGARD TO THIS. AND MAYBE LET US KNOW. I THINK THAT WOULD BE BENEFICIAL. AND THE PUBLIC SHOULD KNOW. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE SOME KIND OF MEASUREMENT IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHAT LEGISLATION WE'RE CREATING AND WHAT MAKES IT SIGNIFICANT. HOW ARE THEY GOING TO MEASURE? WHEN THEY FIGURE THAT OUT, IT WOULD BE NICE TO HEAR. PLEASE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN. COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN. DURING OUR BREAK I GOT TO THINK ABOUT IT IS LITTLE BIT MORE. THIS IS ENABLING, WE'RE AMENDING THE ENABLING LEGISLATION. THAT'S THE WAY IT'S SET UP, I DIDN'T INTRODUCE IT THAT WAY. BUT THAT'S WHAT WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF TALKING ABOUT HERE. THEY WILL, UNDER THE ORDINANCE, THEY WILL HAVE TO COME BACK TO US WITH AN EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION OF HOW THEY PROPOSE THE ACTUAL PROGRAM. THIS IS DIRECTION TO THEM. IT'S NOT -- HOPEFULLY, I THINK THE BALANCE -- THERE'S GOING TO BE ALL SORTS OF IMPACTS. I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE THE LANGUAGE AS IS. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BENTON. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. UNLESS THERE'S ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCILORS, WE'LL MOVE TO THE VOTE. >> NARRATOR: >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0 ON AMENDMENT ONE AS DRAFTED. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THAT PASSES 9-0 VOTE. THAT WAS FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. WE'LL MOVE TO FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. >>COUN. BENTON: I MOVE FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. THIS READS AS FOLLOWS ON PAGE TWO LINE SEVEN INSERT A NEW SECTION AS FOLLOWS. AND RENUMBER THE SECTIONS ACCORDINGLY. SECTION TWO ENACTMENT CONSTITUTES THE AMENDMENTS CONTEMPLATED BY SECTION ONE AND TWO OF R-21-144 WHICH IS THE RESOLUTION WHICH THAT GOT US TO THIS POINT. HOWEVER, THE CITY SHALL EVALUATE THE RESIDENTIAL PARKING RESTRICTIONS ON TRELLIS DRIVE PURSUANT TO THE CHALLENGES ENACTED HEREIN AND REININITIATE ONLY BASED ON APPROPRIATION. IT DOES SPECIFY THAT THIS ORDINANCE IS SATISFYING THE CONDITIONS FROM R-21 AND DIRECTING THAT THOSE DECISIONS AND RESTRICTIONS BE EVALUATED ONCE THE DEPARTMENT HAS COME UP WITH THEIR CRITERIA. I DON'T KNOW IF I GOT A SECOND. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BENTON. I'M LOOKING FOR A SECOND ON THIS FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. I SEE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR BASSAN AND FROM COUNCILOR DAVIS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO? COUNCILORS? IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE TO THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0 ON FLOOR AMENDMENT TWO. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, THAT'S FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. COUNCILOR BENTON, WE'LL MOVE TO FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SUMMARIZE THAT. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. MOVE FLOOR AMENDMENT THEY'RE WHICH ON PAGE ONE LINE 24 THROUGH 26 AMEND SUBSECTION THREE AS FOLLOWS. THE MAYOR SHALL SUBMIT AN EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION, THIS IS LANGUAGE ALREADY IN THERE. YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN. THE MAYOR SHALL SUBMIT AN EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION TO CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL OF EACH INSTANCE OF THE ESTABLISHMENT OF RESIDENTIAL PARKING BY PERMIT AREA DESIGNATION. THE PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL PARKING AREA WILL BE EFFECTIVE ONLY FROM THE CITY COUNCIL'S APPROVAL OF THE RESPECTIVE COMMUNICATION. THAT IS THE PROCESS BY WHICH INDIVIDUAL ONES WILL STILL COME BEFORE US. AGAIN, WE'RE NOT TRYING TO DIRECT EXACTLY WHAT IS IN THAT EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION, THAT'S UP TO THE DIVISION AND DEPARTMENT TO PROPOSE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BENTON. DO I HAVE A SECOND FOR FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE? COUNCILOR SENA, COUNCILOR BASSAN. WE HAVE SEVERAL SECONDS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS ON FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE? I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS. WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0 ON FLOOR AMENDMENT THREE. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE'LL MOVE TO THE ORIGINAL BILL. COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: MADAM PRESIDENT, THERE ARE NO OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCILORS, I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERESTING TASK FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF MONTHS. IT WASN'T SOMETHING I CHOSE TO JUMP INTO. AS I MENTIONED TO THE MS. NORTON, AT FIRST I WAS LIKE THEY FOLLOWED THE RULES. IT'S HAPPENING. I DON'T KNOW WHAT WE CAN DO ABOUT IT. IN LOOKING AT IT MORE, IT REALLY DID BRING FORTH THE COMITY COMPLEXITY OF ON-STREET PARKING. IN SOME PLACES IT DOESN'T HAVE MUCH VALUE. A VISITOR MAY COME FROM TIME TO TIME AND PARK IN FRONT OF YOUR HOME. IN OTHER PLACES LIKE ATTRACTIVE AREAS WHETHER IT'S COMMERCE OR A PARK OR OPEN SPACE, IT IS MORE COMPLEX AND WE HAVE TO LOOK AT IT ON A BROADER SCALE OF WHAT'S BEST FOR THE COMMUNITY AND THAT MAY INVOLVE SOME COMPROMISE AND FINDING MIDDLE GROUND. I DO URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >> IF I MIGHT JUST WEIGH IN AND COMMENT ON THIS. COUNCILOR BENTON, AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, I APPRECIATE THE DISCUSSION ON THE AMENDMENT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO JUST TO RECOGNIZE THAT EACH OF THESE AREAS THAT WE HAVE ISSUES LIKE THE ONES WE HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT DOES REQUIRE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF SUBJECTIVE AS BEST AS WE CAN. WE'LL DO OUR BEST TO ESTABLISH CRITERIA THAT WE CAN UTILIZE GOING FORWARD BECAUSE WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE NATURE CENTER VERSUS WHAT MIGHT BE HAPPENING AT GALLEGOS ARE VERY DIFFERENT. THE ABILITY TO HAVE FLEXIBILITY TO MAKE THOSE DECISIONS IS APPRECIATED. ALSO THE FACT THAT IN MANY CASES, AS YOU KNOW, YOU ALL AS ELECTED OFFICIALS WILL RESPOND TO THE CONCERNS OF THE CONSTITUENTS OF THE COMMUNITY. WE MAY BE ABLE TO MAKE SOME GOOD DECISIONS ON SOME OF THESE AND SOME OF THESE WE'LL HAVE TO HAVE MORE CONVERSATION. I APPRECIATE, COUNCILOR, YOUR WILLINGNESS TO LET THE STAFF AT THE PARKING DIVISION HELP MAKE THOSE DECISIONS FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL COMMUNITY AS WE MOVE FORWARD. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, MR. RAEL. >>COUN. BENTON: IF I COULD. I SHOULD HAVE SAID THIS BEFORE. NOBODY DID ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE WAY THIS WAS DONE. EVERYBODY, INCLUDING THE APPLICANTS AND THE PARKING DIVISION, IT WAS DONE ACCORDING TO SOME RULES THAT WERE WRITTEN WHO KNOWS WHEN, AND THEY WERE PRETTY SLIM. THOSE RULES DID NOT PROVIDE A LOT OF GUIDANCE. THAT'S THE MUNDANE STUFF BUT VERY IMPORTANT TO PEOPLE WHO ARE IMPACTED. I APPRECIATE THE ADMINISTRATION'S WORKING WITH US ON THIS. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BENTON. I'LL CONSIDER THAT A CLOSE. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0 ON 0-54 AS AMENDED. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THANK YOU FOR THAT, COUNCILOR BENTON. APPARENTLY MY EARPHONES ARE NOT WORKING. I'M JUST GOING TO CONTINUE. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM 0-55. WHICH IS MY BILL, ACTUALLY. THIS IS BY REQUEST FROM THE ADMINISTRATION. IT'S AMENDING SECTION 13-5-2-1. ROA1994 THE ALBUQUERQUE CABLE AND FRANCHISE AND HEARING BOARD. RENAME IT TO THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNET AND PEG ADVISORY BOARD TO ENLARGE ITS MEMBERSHIP TO AUGMENT DUTIES AND REFLECT CHANGES IN THE COMCAST FRANCHISE RENEWAL ORDINANCE AND PROVIDE PEG APPEALS PROCESS. COUNCILORS, THIS IS IN OUR iPAD, IF YOU HAVEN'T LOOKED AT IT. I WONDER -- I WILL MAKE THE MOTION TO APPROVE THIS. I NEED A SECOND. COUNCILOR BASSAN, THANK YOU. COUNCILOR DAVIS, THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILORS? >>COUN. GIBSON: MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR GIBSON. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES, I SEE THAT WE HAVE MS. YI WITH US. I'M WONDERING IF SHE CAN GIVE US AN OVERVIEW ON THIS. I READ IT. I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL IF I HAD A LITTLE HELP FROM HER BECAUSE SHE'S GOOD AT PROVIDING THAT HELP. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. SHE'S VERY KNOWLEDGEABLE. I TURN THE FLOOR OVER TO YOU. WE ALSO HAVE DR. GAEL SANCHEZ ON. GO AHEAD. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MADAM PRESIDENT, AND COUNCILOR GIBSON, THANKS FOR YOUR QUESTIONS. I'LL SAY AT THE OUTSIDE THAT THIS ORDINANCE IS TIED TO THE COMCAST FRANCHISE ORDINANCE. I WOULD SAY TO LAY SOME FOUNDATION THAT THE LEGAL DEPARTMENT IS SHEPHERDING THE CONSUMER PROTECTION PROVISIONS OF THE COMCAST ORDINANCE. HOWEVER, THE DEPARTMENT OF ARTS AND CULTURE, HEADED BY DIRECTOR SANCHEZ IS MANAGING MOST OF THE OTHER PARTS OF THE ORDINANCE. ESPECIALLY THE PUBLIC ACCESS EDUCATION AND GOVERNMENT PART. SO, THE OVER VIEW OF THIS ORDINANCE IS THAT THE CABLE BOARD ORDINANCE OR AMENDMENT TO THE CABLE BOARD ORDINANCE BRINGS THE ORDINANCE UP TO DATE AS FAR AS THE CONSUMER COMPLAINT PROCESS. THE ORDINANCE BEFORE -- AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS EMPHASIZES THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE'S ABILITY TO REGULATE RATES WHEREAS THE CITY ACTUALLY LOST THAT AUTHORITY THROUGH A RULING OF THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION IN 2011 WHICH MADE THE DETERMINATION THAT THERE IS AFFECTIVE COMPETITION IN THIS MARKET. THAT HAPPENED IN 2011. IN 2019, WHEN THE CITY, ADMINISTRATION AND COMCAST REACHED AN AGREEMENT ON THE RENEWAL THERE WERE NEW CONSUMER PROTECTION PROVISIONS PUT IN PLACE CAPABLE OF BEING A MEDIATOR BETWEEN COMCAST AND UNHAPPY CONSUMERS. THE AMENDMENT BRING THAT PROCESS INTO THE CABLE BOARD ORDINANCE. SECONDLY, THERE IS AN APPEAL PROCESS FOR THE CONSTITUENTS WITH REGARD TO THE ALLOCATION OF PUBLIC ACCESS EDUCATION AND GOVERNMENT RESOURCES. WHICH ARE CABLE TELEVISION CHANNELS. I'LL LEAVE ANY QUESTIONS UP TO DIRECTOR SANCHEZ AND THE DEPUTY. LAST, THE AMENDMENTS TO THE ORDINANCE MAKE IT A LOT CLEARER THAT THE CABLE BOARD IS A PLATFORM FOR CONSTITUENTS TO LEARN ABOUT AVAILABILITY AND THE QUALITY OF INTERNET SERVICES WITHIN OUR COMMUNITY AND SHARING INFORMATION ABOUT THAT. CURRENTLY, THERE'S NO COMMUNITY BOARD THAT IS TAKING A LOOK AT THAT. THAT'S THE HIGH OVERVIEW, COUNCILOR GIBSON AND MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. DOES THAT CLARIFY THINGS FOR YOU, COUNCILOR GIBSON? I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO HEAR FROM MS. SANCHEZ IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD? >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS. WE'RE VERY HAPPY WITH WHAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO DO OVER THE LAST THREE YEARS WITH THE PUBLIC ACCESS CHANNELS. WE ARE SO APPRECIATIVE OF JANE AND ALL THE WORK SHE'S DONE. SHE'S BEEN A GREAT GUIDE AS WE REALLY TRIED TO FOCUS ON MAKING THE PUBLIC ACCESS CHANNELS VERY PUBLIC AND VERY ACCESSIBLE AGAIN. WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THE STUDIO, WE'RE PROUD OF THE PROGRAMMING AND THE WAY WE'VE REALLY SHIFTED WHERE THESE RESOURCES GO IN TERMS OF CONTRACTS AND IN TERMS OF HOW WE INTERFACE WITH THE PUBLIC. I'M HAPPY, JANE HAS BEEN INSTRUMENTAL IN HELPING US SHIFT THIS ORDINANCE TO REALLY REFLECT THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AS OPPOSED THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE. I FEEL THIS THIS ORDINANCE REFLECTS THE CHANGES THAT ARE CRITICAL. THIS IS A PLACE WHEN PEOPLE ARE NOT HAPPY WITH WHAT THEY'RE SEEING ON PUBLIC ACCESS CHANNELS OR THEY FEEL LIKE THINGS AREN'T BEING MANAGED WELL. THIS IS A PLACE WHERE THEY CAN TALK AND PROVIDE INPUT. THAT REALLY HASN'T BEEN CLEAR BEFORE. THOSE OF YOU KNOW THAT COUNCIL WAS A PLACE FOR THAT FOR A LONG TIME. NOW THERE'S A COMMUNITY BOARD THAT CAN HAVE THAT CONVERSATION AND HOLD THE SPACE FOR THE COMMUNITY. WE THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AS WE MAKE THOSE IMPORTANT CHANGES. >>COUN. BORREGO: I SEE THAT COUNCILOR BENTON HAS A QUESTION. >>COUN. BENTON: NOT A QUESTION, BUT A COMMENT. I'M PLEASED TO SEE THIS CHANGE. THE COUNCIL WILL CONTINUALLY HEAR THE COMPLAINT AND CONCERNS AND THE FEELING THAT IT WAS STAFF COMMITTEEING DEALING WITH ALL OF THIS. AND THE BROADER BEING INVOLVED. I'M VERY PLEASED WITH WHERE WE'RE GOING WITH THIS. I THINK COUNCIL NEEDS STAY ON TOP OF THE WHOLE PROCESS. AND EXPLAIN IT TO THE CONSTITUENTS. I THANK DIRECTOR SANCHEZ AND JANE YI WHO I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED AND SHE'S HELPED WITH ALL SORTS OF THINGS DEALING WITH PUBLIC UTILITIES AND PUBLIC ASSETS FOR WHICH THE CITY IS APART AND MAYBE SOMETIMES A CONSUMER. AND MAYBE TIMES WHEN WHAT ARE THE PROVIDER. WE'RE VERY LUCKY TO JANE IN OUR CITY GOVERNMENT. HATS OFF TO HER. >>COUN. BORREGO: I WOULD CONCUR WITH YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM ANY OTHER COUNCILORS? COUNCILOR GIBSON, YOU HAD ORIGINALLY ASKED THE QUESTION, ARE YOU SATISFIED? >>COUN. GIBSON: YES, THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GREAT JOB. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, WITH THAT COUNCILORS WE'LL MOVE TO THE VOTE. I DO NOT SEE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THAT PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. WITH THAT WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM C, WHICH IS O-57 RELATING TO REDEVELOPMENT, LEASING AND SALE OF METROPOLITAN REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT. COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: BEAR WITH ME JUST A SECOND. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. O-57 IS RELATING TO THE REDEVELOPMENT LEASING AND SALE OF MR-PROJECTS WITHIN THE SYCAMORE DEVELOPMENT AREA. APPROVING THE METROPOLITAN REDEVELOPMENT APPLICATION ENTITLED HIGHLAND EAST AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF LAND IMPROVEMENTS AND CONSTRUCTION OF THE BUILDING WITHIN THE SYCAMORE MRA. I MOVE A DUE PASS. >>COUN. BORREGO: I'LL SECOND THAT COUNCILOR. I SEE THAT MS.IVERSON IS ON. QUESTIONS? I SEE COUNCILOR DAVIS'S HAND. COUNCILOR DAVIS. >>COUN. DAVIS: HOWEVER YOU'D LIKE TO MANAGE IT. WHETHER SHE WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THE PRESENTATION FIRST OR I CAN QUESTION FIRST. >>COUN. BORREGO: MS.IVERSON. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. CITY COUNCIL. THIS IS AN APPROVAL OF A TAX ABATEMENT FOR THE THIRD PHASE AT THE HIGHLAND PROJECT. IT'S A $50 MILLION PROJECT THAT WILL CREATE 228 UNITS IN FIVE STORIES. WE REALLY HAVEN'T SEEN A PROJECT OF THIS SCALE AND THIS HEIGHT IN DOWNTOWN OR THE CENTRAL CORRIDOR. IT'S REALLY QUITE EXCITING. THE PROJECT MEETS THE GOALS OF THE REDEVELOPMENT PLAN BY ENCOURAGING PRIVATE INVESTMENT AND CREATING A MIXED USE DISTRICT. ONE THING THAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT THIS IS THAT WE ARE PROCESSING THIS AS A TAX ABATEMENT AND NOT AS A BOND. BASED ON LEGAL COUNSEL AND LEGAL REVIEW, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BOND FINANCING GYMNASTICS IS NOT REQUIRED AND THE CITY CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH THIS OF THE LEASE AND TAX ABATEMENT STRUCTURE, WHICH IS WHAT WE HAVE PROPOSED. >>COUN. BORREGO: ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILORS? COUNCILOR DAVIS, YOU STILL HAVE YOUR HAND UP? >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. MS.IVERSON, OR MR. RAEL, WE HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS EARLIER. I'M JUST CURIOUS AS A PART OF THIS PROPOSAL ARE THERE REQUIREMENTS FOR MINORITY BUSINESS ENGAGEMENT. DOES THE CONTRACTOR HAVE TO ENGAGE WITH MINORITY SUBCONTRACTORS, OR IS THAT NOT CONSIDERED IN OUR AGREEMENTS? >> THAT IS NOT A PART OF THIS AGREEMENT. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MS.IVERSON. I WANT TO RAISE THAT QUESTION NOT BECAUSE I WANT TO STOP THIS PROJECT, I THINK IT'S A GOOD ONE MOVING FORWARD. I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA IF SOMEBODY IS RECEIVING A PUBLIC BENEFIT THAT THEY RECEIVE MINORITY INCLUSION EFFORTS. ESPECIALLY IN THE CONSTRUCTION AREA AND FOR SOME OF THESE BIG PROJECT THAT THEY CAN BENEFIT FROM. I HOPE THAT'S A CONVERSATION WE CAN START FOR THE FUTURE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DAVIS. I AGREE WITH YOU. >> MADAM CHAIR, IF I CAN RESPOND TO THAT. AS YOU RECALL, WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING A DESPAIRTY STUDY. I THINK THAT WILL PROVIDE A STRONG BASIS FOR BEING ABLE TO MAKE THOSE DETERMINATION WITHOUT GETTING INTO LEGAL ISSUES. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, MS. NAIR. COUNCILOR GIBSON. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M ALSO REALLY EXCITING ABOUT THAT AREA. I WAS DOWN THERE JUST A FEW DAYS AGO. FIRST TIME I'VE BEEN DOWN THAT PART OF CENTRAL IN A VERY LONG TIME AND WAS ASTONISHED. HAPPILY SO, TO SEE SO MUCH COMPLETED OR NEAR COMPLETION. DEFINITELY SUPPORT THIS BILL. MY ONE QUESTION IS, I UNDERSTAND WE'RE ALLOWING A SEVEN YEAR ABATEMENT. IS THERE ANY OTHER FINANCIAL -- I HATE TO USE THE WORD SUBSIDY, ANY OTHER FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE THE CITY IS HELPING THEM WITH ON THIS PROJECT? >> COUNCILOR BORREGO, COUNCILOR GIBSON, THE ONLY OTHER SUBSIDY PROVIDED IS EVERY PROJECT THAT IS BUILT WITHIN AN MRA AREA GETS AN IMPACT FEE WAIVER. THIS IS DONE FOR ALL COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT IN MR AREAS. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR GIBSON. I DO HAVE A QUESTION REGARDING -- IT'S RELATED TO COUNCILOR DAVIS'S QUESTION. WITH REGARD TO HIRING LOCAL. I JUST WONDER, AS YOU DO YOUR DEVELOPMENT REVIEW CRITERIA, AND I PRESUME THIS WENT TO THE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION, IS THERE ANY PROVISION FOR HIRING LOCAL? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, THERE IS NOT A REQUIREMENT. OUR CURRENT APPLICATION HAS A LIST OF COMMUNITY BENEFITS THAT WE ASKED FOR PROJECTS TO MEET. ONE OF THEM IS A COMMITMENT TO HIRE LOCALLY. THIS PROJECT IS NOT GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF PERMANENT JOBS. IT'S MOSTLY THE CONSTRUCTION ASPECT OF THINGS. FOR THIS PROJECT, THE APPLICANT HAD AGREED TO ENHANCED STREETSCAPE AND LANDSCAPING AND SUSTAINABILITY REQUIREMENTS REGARDING ELECTRONIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATIONS. IT'S ON THE LIST OF MENU OF OPTIONS. IT'S NOT A REQUIREMENT TO HAVE LOCAL HIRE OR LOCAL CONTRACTING. >>COUN. BORREGO: I'D LIKE TO GO BACK TO THE ADMINISTRATION. MS. NAIR OR MR. RAEL, IF YOU CAN COMMENT REGARDING THAT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE START CONSIDERING LOCAL HIRING ESPECIALLY WITH CONTRACTORS. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT HOW WE MIGHT INCORPORATE SOME OF THOSE PROVISIONS ON THESE CONTRACTS. KEEP IN MIND THAT THESE ARE PROPOSALS THAT AS YOU KNOW ARE CHALLENGING TO BUILD IN THESE PARTICULAR AREAS JUST BECAUSE OF THE ECONOMICS OF THE COMMUNITY OR THE AREAS WE'RE BUILDING IN. WE CAN CERTAINLY LOOK AT PROVIDING SOME INCENTIVES FOR LOCAL HIRING. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OUR LOCAL BUSINESSES, MEN AND WOMEN, HAVE ACCESS TO THESE PROGRAMS AS WE BUILD THESE PROJECTS UP. >>COUN. BORREGO: I WOULD STRONGLY ENCOURAGE US TO LOOK AT LOCAL HIRING IN THE FUTURE. WHEN YOU'RE REVIEWING YOUR RFPs MAYBE A PROVISION THAT GIVE THEM AN ADDITIONAL POINT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WE WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOUR POPULATION TO GO BACK TO WORK. AS WE MOVE FORWARD. OR IF WE HAVE ANY AMENDMENTS TO THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT, I WOULD ENCOURAGE THAT WE START CONSIDERING OUR LOCAL HIRING OPTIONS. ANY OTHER COMMENTS BY COUNCILORS? COUNCILOR BENTON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? >>COUN. BENTON: THIS IS ANOTHER PHASE OF A LARGE MASTERPLAN DEVELOPMENT. I DO APPRECIATE THE QUESTIONS AND YOUR SUPPORT, MADAM PRESIDENT, FOR CONTINUING TO LOOK AT WHAT WE CAN DO WITH THESE PROJECTS. THEY ARE MR AREAS FOR A REASON, WHICH IS THEY TYPICALLY ARE TOUGHER THAN JUST BUILDING ON A GREEN FIELD SOMEWHERE. MANY MORE CHALLENGES, MANY MORE STAKEHOLDERS SURROUNDING THE PROJECTS. BEYOND THAT, THEY'RE ECONOMICALLY CHALLENGING. WE NEED TO TALK ABOUT STRIKING A BALANCE WITH OTHER THINGS. WE NEED TO TRY TO STRIKE A BALANCE THERE AND GET AS CLOSE AS WE CAN TO -- WHETHER IT'S THESE POINT SYSTEMS, TO ENCOURAGE LOCAL HIRING, CERTAINLY ENCOURAGE LIVING WAGES OUTSIDE OF JUST THE LEGISLATIVE LIVING WAGE. BUT A TRUE LIVING WAGE. THERE'S ALL THOSE DISCUSSIONS. WE'RE ALL WELL AWARE OF THEM. WE NEED TO KEEP THAT IN THE FOREFRONT. THIS IS A REMARKABLE PROJECT IN TERMS OF SUCCESS. IT IS REALLY NICE SEE 225 NEW DWELLING UNITS. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT OUR REGIONAL ECONOMY. THERE'S NOT MUCH MORE ROOM FOR ALBUQUERQUE WITHIN >>COUN. PEÑA: THERE CAN BE OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES BEHIND PEOPLE THAT THEY HAVEN'T RETURNED TO WORK. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THAT TO LIGHT, COUNCILOR. THAT WAS WHAT ON THE NEWS THE OTHER NIGHT. I WAS REPEATING WHAT WAS ON THE NEWS. THANK YOU FOR RAISING THAT ISSUE. I THINK THE POINT WAS REALLY THAT WE WANT TO ENSURE THAT AS WE GIVE BENEFITS TO DEVELOPERS AND DEVELOPMENT THAT WE ENSURE THAT OUR LOCAL EMPLOYMENT BASE HAS -- CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THOSE BENEFITS. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I AGREE WITH YOU. I KNEW YOU DIDN'T -- I KNOW YOU DIDN'T INTEND TO SAY THAT PEOPLE DON'T INTEND TO WORK FOR THAT REASON. >>COUN. BORREGO: WHAT I WAS TRYING TO SAY IS WE ARE TRYING TO ENSURE BENEFITS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE WHO WANT TO RETURN TO WORK THROUGH LOCAL HIRING. >>COUN. PEÑA: I AGREE WITH YOUR OTHER STATEMENTS. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: WITH THAT, ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? IF NOT, TAKE A VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THAT PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. WE LOOK FORWARD TO A REALLY WONDERFUL DEVELOPMENT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM D, WHICH IS COUNCILOR SENA. THIS IS R-132. COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. R-132 IS SUBSTANDARD DWELLING OR STRUCTURE IN NEED OF ABATEMENT. IT'S DAMAGED AND DILAPIDATED. IT'S BEING REQUESTED FOR REMOVAL. I MOVE A DUE PASS. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR SENA, DO I HAVE A SECOND. I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. SENA: IF I CAN HAVE DIRECTOR WILLIAMS GIVE AN UPDATE ON THIS PROPERTY. >>COUN. BORREGO: MR. WILLIAMS. >> MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SENA. AS YOU MENTIONED, THIS REQUEST CONCERNS A PROPERTY AT 5912 SWEET WATER DRIVE. IT'S ABANDONENED VACANT SUBSTANDARD PROPERTY THAT WAS IN OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION SINCE APRIL OF 2015. THERE ARE 16 EXISTING LEANS FILED AGAINST THE PROPERTY FOR BUILD UP AND CLEAN UP WORK NECESSARY TO ENSURE THE PROPERTY MEETS MINIMUM PROPERTY MAINTENANCE STANDARDS. THOSE 16 LIENS RESULT IN 72 HOURS AGAINST THE SITE. IT'S AN OUT OF STATE PROPERTY OWNERS. DESPITE ALL EFFORTS, THEY DON'T HAVE ANYBODY TO TALK TO GIVE THEM A PLAN TO GET THIS PROPERTY INTO PRODUCTIVE USE. THE LAST INSPECTOR OF THE SITE LAST WEEK, AND FOUND THAT THE PROPERTY REMAINS BOARDED. THE YARD DOES MEET MINIMUM STANDARD WITH LANDSCAPING AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE. I STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF MR. WILLIAMS? COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, DIRECTOR WILLIAMS. I ALSO WANT TO THANK YOUR STAFF. THEY GAVE ME AN UPDATE ON THIS EARLIER IN THE DAY. I AM TRYING TO GIVE EVERY OPTION AVAILABLE TO THE PROPERTY OWNERS. REALLY HOPING THAT WE CAN DON'T HAVE ANOTHER SITUATION LIKE EVERETTE AS A RESULT OF THIS. THROUGH THIS PROCESS THE PROPERTY OWNER CAN STOP IT BY ADDRESSING SOME OF THE CONCERNS AND SOME OF THE LIENS WE HAVE PLACED ON THE PROPERTY. BECAUSE OF THAT, AND BECAUSE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY AND UNDERSTANDING THE PROPERTY OWNERS DON'T LIVE HERE, I AM GOING TO GIVE THEM ONE MORE CHANCE TO ADDRESS THE PROPERTY ITSELF. I KNOW THAT MYSELF WILL ACTUALLY BE DRIVING TO THE PROPERTY TO TAKE A LOOK. THE NEIGHBORS HAVE BEEN RAISING THIS AS AN ISSUE SINCE AT LEAST 2015. I'M GOING TO MOVE FOR A DEFERRAL UNTIL MAY 17 TO GIVE THE PROPERTY OWNERS ONE LAST ATTEMPT TO RESPOND TO COUNCIL OR COME BEFORE COUNCIL. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SENA. DO I HAVE A SECOND ON THAT DEFERRAL? I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR PEÑA. WITH THAT MOTION FOR DEFERRAL, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0 ON THE DEFERRAL. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THAT PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. THAT WILL BE DEFERRED UNTIL MAY 17th. OUR NEXT ITEM IS E. THIS IS COUNCILOR BENTON. R-135. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. IT'S A NUISANCE STRUCTURE IN NEED OF ABATEMENT AT 1717EDITH BOULEVARD. I MOVE A DUE PASS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BENTON. YOU HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BENTON: MADAM PRESIDENT, WE HAD A LAST MINUTE REQUEST FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER WHO HAD REASONS THEY COULD NOT BE HERE. I ASK PLANNING DEPARTMENT OR MR. WILLIAMS OR WHOEVER TO SPEAK TO THAT. I'M WILLING TO CONSIDER A DEFERRAL ON THIS AS WELL. I THINK SOME UNEXPECTED CIRCUMSTANCES THEY WANTED TO BE HERE BUT COULD NOT. >>COUN. BORREGO: MR. WILLIAMS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COMMENT? >> COUNCILOR BENTON, CODE ENFORCEMENT HAS HEARD FROM THE OWNER. VERY QUICKLY, THIS IS VACANT SUBSTANDARD PROPERTY AND IN CODE ENFORCEMENT SINCE JULY OF 2015. THERE'S SIX LIENS TOTALLING $4300. THE SITE WAS VISITED LATE LAST WEEK AND STILL FOUND TO BE IN THE CONDITION. AS COUNCILOR BENTON NOTED, THE OWNER HAS COME FORWARD. THIS IS A SILVER LINING. WE HAVE SOMEBODY THAT IS STEPPING FORWARD. THE INFORMATION PROVIDED TO CODE ENFORCEMENT WAS THAT THE OWNER INTENDED ON GIVING THIS PROPERTY TO THE FAMILY MEMBER. APPARENTLY THAT HAS NOT WORKED OUT. THE OWNER IS INTERESTED IN SELLING IT OR GIVING IT TO PRODUCTIVE USE. WE APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY AS MENTIONED BY COUNCILOR BENTON TO DEFER THIS TO WORK WITH THE OWNER TO BRING ABOUT A SUCCESSFUL RESOLUTION WITH THIS. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: MADAM PRESIDENT. I'LL ASKED DIRECTOR WILLIAMS. IT SOUNDS AS THOUGH THERE'S SOME MOVEMENT. I'D BE WILLING TO DEFER THIS TO THE FIRST MEETING IN JUNE, IF YOU THINK THAT WOULD GIVE MORE WIGGLE ROOM FOR YOUR STAFF. 2015 IS A LONG TIME FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE DEPARTMENT AND CITY TO BE SPENDING RESOURCES ON THIS. I'M WILLING TO DO THAT. I'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE THAT, MADAM PRESIDENT TO THE FIRST MEETING. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BENTON. WE HAVE A MOTION AND I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION TO MOVE THIS TO JUNE 7th MEETING. IS THAT AGREEABLE COUNCILOR BENTON? >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO MOVE R-135 TO JUNE 7. I'LL GO TO MS. ORTEGA FOR THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0 ON THE DEFERRAL. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THAT ITEM IS DEFERRED UNTIL JUNE 7th. COUNCILOR DAVIS, R-141. >>COUN. DAVIS: THIS CALLS FOR ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY INPUT INTEREST THE GATEWAY CENTER AT THE FORMER LOVELACE HOSPITAL SITE ON GIBSON. I BELIEVE WE HAVE A BRIEF AMENDMENT REQUESTED BY THE ADMINISTRATION. FIRST I MOVE A DUE PASS. . >>COUN. BORREGO: WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILOR GIBSON. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANKS. >>COUN. BORREGO: ANY COMMENTS FROM ANY COUNCILORS? COUNCILOR GIBSON. COUNCILOR GIBSON, WAS THAT A SECOND OR A QUESTION? >>COUN. GIBSON: BOTH. >>COUN. BORREGO: OKAY, COUNCILOR GIBSON. GO AHEAD. >>COUN. GIBSON: COUNCILOR DAVIS, I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. I THINK YOU KNOW WHAT YOUR DISTRICT NEEDS AND TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK YOU ABOUT THE MEETING THAT YOU HAD AND ITS SUCCESS. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR GIBSON, WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY MEETINGS YET. WE HAD SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS BUT THE ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN WORKING DILIGENTLY WITH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION TO SCHEDULE A FORMAL PROCESS TO CAPTURE THE RIGHT INFORMATION. THAT'S PART OF THIS PROCESS. WHILE I HAVE YOU, I JUST MIGHT MENTION THAT IT IS IMPORTANT FOR MY DISTRICT IN PARTICULAR BUT I REMIND US THAT IT'S IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS. THESE GATEWAY CENTERS ARE GOING TO BE NEIGHBORHOOD SITES. WHATEVER WE DO IN THE SOUTHEAST WILL BE THE ONE COMING FOR THE ONE COMING NEAR YOU. >>COUN. GIBSON: ABSOLUTELY. I'M TOTALLY IN AGREEMENT WITH YOU. THIS IS A CITY WIDE ISSUE. I APOLOGIZE. WE HAD PASSED YOUR RESOLUTION A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, AS I RECALL. I GUESS I MADE THAT ASSUMPTION THAT IT HAD BEEN SCHEDULED AND PERHAPS ALREADY OCCURRED. YOU DON'T HAVE ONE SCHEDULED YET? IS THAT CORRECT? >>COUN. DAVIS: MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GIBSON. I KNOW THE ADMINISTRATION IS HERE TO ANSWER. THE SHORT ANSWER IS WE'RE WORKING DILIGENTLY ON THAT. WE CONTACTED ALL OF THE IMPACTED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS. WE'VE HAD ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WITH SOME OF THEM. THE ADMINISTRATION IS DOING A GREAT JOB TO FIND SCHEDULING. I'M ABSOLUTELY CONFIDENT THEY'RE GOING TO GET THAT DONE IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS. >>COUN. GIBSON: YEAH, I'M NOT THROWING BLAME AT THE ADMINISTRATION. I'M JUST WONDERING HOW FAR ALONG THIS WAS. THANK YOU, VERY MUCH. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM COUNCILOR BASSAN? >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I HAD SOME CONVERSATIONS WITH THE ADMINISTRATION REGARDING THIS PROPOSED BILL. I THINK THEY WERE ABLE TO PUT MY MIND AT EASE. I'M ALL FOR COMMUNITY INPUT, BUT I'M RECOGNIZING THAT WE'RE AT A POINT IN OUR CITY THAT WE CAN'T WAIT TO DO SOMETHING EITHER. WE HAVE TO FIND THE BALANCE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER. WHILE GETTING COMMUNITY INPUT THERE'S GOING TO BE THINGS HAPPENING AT THE GATEWAY CENTER. IN ADDITION TO RFPs, DIFFERENT PROPOSALS DESIGN CONSTRUCTION. WHILE THE ADMINISTRATION IS TALKING TO THE COMMUNITY ABOUT WHAT IS IMPORTANT TO THEM, WE ALSO WILL BE WORKING ON AND CONTINUING GETTING READY TO OPEN SO WE CAN START HELPING THESE PEOPLE IN NEED THAT ARE CAUSING THEIR OWN PERIL IN THE CITY. WE HAVE HOMELESS, DRUG ADDICTED, AND MENTALLY ILL, WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO HELP THEM. IN HIS DISTRICT AND ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS SO WE CAN HELP EVERYONE EVERYWHERE. MY ONE QUESTION, ON PAGE TWO LINE EIGHT THROUGH TWELVE, IT'S THE SECOND BULLET IT SAYS KICKS OFF DISCUSSIONS TOWARD A GOOD NEIGHBOR COMPONENT. I RECOGNIZE THAT I SEE A POTENTIAL AMENDMENT. HOW DO WE KNOW IT'S DONE, WHEN IT SAYS KICKS OFF OR ADVANCES? WHEN DO WE DECIDE WE'RE DONE IF WE'RE JUST KICKING OFF AND ADVANCING DISCUSSION? TO ME, THERE'S NOT AN END TO THE TIME FRAME. >> MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANKS FOR THE QUESTION. MADAM PRESIDENT, THIS MIGHT BE A GOOD SEGUE TO THE AMENDMENT. YOU'RE RIGHT COUNCILOR BASSAN. WE TALKED ABOUT THE LANGUAGE BEING FLEXIBILITY TO BE ABLE TO HAVE FULL BUILDING PERMITS TO DO THE NECESSARY RENOVATIONS AND PREPARE THE SPACES FOR WHOEVER THE FINAL TENETS WILL BE. THERE ARE ALREADY MORE THAN 100 PEOPLE RECEIVING OVERNIGHT CARE AT THAT LOCATION WITHOUT CAUSING NEIGHBORHOOD IMPACT. WE WANT THOSE TO CONTINUE. THIS WOULD ALLOW THAT TO HAPPEN. THE LEGISLATION ITSELF ONLY CONM CONTEMPLATES A PAUSE FOR 45 DAYS AND PRESENT THAT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD BEFORE BRINGING TO THE CITY COUNCIL. THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE PLAN WE TALKED IN THE BUDGET THAT WOULD HAVE THE FIRST OPERATING DOLLARS AVAILABLE IN JULY. IT'S A TIGHT TIMELINE, BUT WE RECOGNIZE THAT AND THE BUDGET ASKED US TO GET IT DONE BY THEN IT THIS WOULD ALLOW IT. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DAVIS THAT WE CAN'T WAIT, WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER AND PROCEED. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE HAVE A QUESTION FROM COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: YES, MADAM PRESIDENT. QUICKLY AGREE WITH THE STATEMENT ABOUT THE 45 DAYS. IT'S PRETTY EXPEDITIOUS AS FAR AS CITY NOTIFICATION AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH. I THINK THAT'S TOTALLY REASONABLE. I DID SEE DIRECTOR PIERCE. I THINK SHE'S STILL THERE. I WONDERED IF SHE WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. >>COUN. BORREGO: DIRECTOR PIERCE. I DIDN'T SEE YOU, YOU DIDN'T HAVE YOUR SCREEN ON. >> COUNCILOR BORREGO, COUNCILOR BENTON, COUNCILOR DAVIS, I WAS GOING TO ADD THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD ENGAGEMENT HAS BEGUN. WHILE NOT FACILITATED MEETING, WE'VE HAD TWO VERY GREAT NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS LAST WEEK. WE DO SEE THESE AS REALLY ESSENTIAL TO THE WHOLE PROCESS WHERE WE ARE INCLUDING SOMEBODY THAT'S TAKING NOTES AS WELL AS WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE'RE WORKING HARD TO GET OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS SET UP. JUST HAVEN'T GOT THOSE SET UP. WE'RE HAVING SOME CONTINUED CHALLENGES GETTING ON PEOPLE'S CALENDAR AND SOME DON'T HAVE PRESIDENTS CURRENTLY. WE CONTINUE TO BE DILIGENT. WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WHICH PROCEEDS COUNCILOR DAVIS'S LEGISLATION. WE THINK NEIGHBORHOOD CONVERSATIONS AND BUILDING THOSE RELATIONSHIPS ARE ESSENTIAL AND APPRECIATED WHAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR AND APPRECIATE THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS SURROUNDING. THAT IS WHAT I WAS GOING TO ADD. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: CAN I ASK A QUICK QUESTION, DIRECTOR PIERCE? JUST HOW MANY NEIGHBORHOODS ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? >> WE'VE GOT ABOUT FIVE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE DIRECTLY SURROUNDED GIBSON MEDICAL CENTER. WE'VE MET WITH TWO OF THE FIVE OF THOSE. WE ALSO HAVE A MEETING SCHEDULED WITH THE DISTRICT SIX COALITION. THAT IS SCHEDULED FOR EARLY MAY, WHICH HERE WE ARE IN MAY. THAT REPRESENTS THE LEADERSHIP OF ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS THERE IN DISTRICT SIX. THAT IS SCHEDULED AS WELL. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT, DIRECTOR. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF DIRECTOR PIERCE? ANY OTHER QUESTIONS RELATING TO THIS LEGISLATION? COUNCILOR DAVIS TO CLOSE? >>COUN. DAVIS: ACTUALLY MADAM PRESIDENT, WE HAVE AN AMENDMENT. I KNOW IT WAS LATE IN THE DAY TODAY. I WAS HOPING WE CAN SHARE THAT JUST SO WE CAN HAVE IT. AND OF COURSE IF THE ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO WEIGH IN, WE CAN DO THAT. FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE WOULD REPLACE THOSE LINE ITEMS THAT COUNCILOR BASSAN MENTIONED ON PAGE TWO LINES 21 THROUGH 24. THE CITY SHALL NOT ISSUE A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE GATEWAY CENTER UNTIL THE CONVERSATION HAVE OCCURRED AND THE GOOD NEIGHBOR DESCRIBED ABOVE HAS BEEN COMPLETED. THIS ADDRESSES THE CONCERNS THAT COUNCILOR BASSAN AND THE ADMINISTRATION BROUGHT THAT WE CAN DO THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE AND WORK WITHOUT ALLOWING NEW CONTRACTORS TO TAKE OVER UNTIL WE FINISH THIS PROCESS. I MOVE FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. >>COUN. BORREGO: IS THERE A SECOND? COUNCILOR JONES, WAS THAT A SECOND? >>COUN. JONES: YES, MA'AM. >>COUN. BORREGO: I THINK YOURS IS FIRST. COUNCILOR JONES, AND COUNCILOR BASSAN. ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE? >>COUN. BASSAN: I WAS HEARING YOU AND MR. RAEL. I WOULD LIKE TO CONFIRM THAT WHEN WE SAY ON THIS AMENDMENT THAT NOTHING WILL HAPPEN IN SECTION TWO. WE WON'T ISSUE THESE PERMITS UNTIL SECTION ONE HAS BEEN DEEMED COMPLETE. THIS GOES BACK TO MY CONCERN ABOUT THIS KICKS OFF OR ADVANCES DISCUSSION TOWARD ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS WITH AREA AND BUSINESSES TO BE IN PLACE AS THIS GATEWAY CENTER OPERATES. THIS WILL ADDRESS, AND IT GOES ON TO LIST STUFF. HOW DO WE KNOW WHEN THAT DISCUSSION IS COMPLETED IN ORDER TO SATISFY SECTION TWO OF THIS RESOLUTION? >>COUN. DAVIS: MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN, I THINK WE CAN'T JUST READ THAT SECTION IN ISOLATION. IT SAYS THAT WE HAVE TO HAVE TWO MEETINGS WITHIN 45 DAYS AND THE INPUT WILL BE TAKEN. THERE'S NO REQUIREMENT THAT AT ANY POINT IN THIS PROCESS THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD HAVE TO SATISFY ALL OF THE REQUESTS OF EVERY NEIGHBOR FROM ALL THOSE DIFFERENT GROUPS. THEY ARE REQUIRED TO HAVE THE MEETINGS TO TAKE THE INPUT AND THAT WAY WHEN THEY PRESENT THE CONDITIONAL USE APPLICATION TO THE ZONING HEARING OFFICER OR TO THE CITY COUNCIL, WE CAN EVALUATE OR THE HEARING OFFICER CAN EVALUATE THEY HAVE TRIED TO ACCOMMODATE AS MANY OF THOSE REQUESTS AS POSSIBLE. IT'S ABOUT HAVING THE MEETINGS IN THE 45-DAY TIMELINE. ULTIMATELY THAT'S THE DECISION OF THE ADMINISTRATION AS TO HOW THEY APPROPRIATE THOSE. >>COUN. BASSAN: MAY I FOLLOW UP? >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BASSAN, GO AHEAD. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. I THINK THAT IS MAKING MORE STREAMLINED APPROACHED WITH SAYING THAT WITHIN 45 DAYS TWO COMMUNITY MEETINGS HAVE TO BEGIN TO KICK OFF OR ADVANCE DISCUSSION INCLUDING ALL OF THE FOLLOWING THAT IS LISTED. AM I ON THE RIGHT TRACK? >>COUN. DAVIS: MADAM PRESIDENT, THAT'S CORRECT. WE'RE NOT ASSUMING, IN THE LANGUAGE THAT WE WANT TO KICK OFF THE DISCUSSION WE ASSUME THERE'S ALWAYS DISCUSSIONS, BUT WE WANTED A FORMAL PLACE TO START AND BE SURE THOSE THINGS HAPPEN TO BE ADDRESSED EARLY. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU FOR MAKING SURE THAT'S CLEAR FOR ME. I APPRECIATE IT. >>COUN. BORREGO: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF THE COUNCIL? >>COUN. DAVIS: I THINK MR. RAEL WANTED TO MENTION. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, CAN YOU HEAR ME? MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR DAVIS, THANKS FOR WORKING WITH US ON THIS AMENDMENT. OUR GOAL WAS TO MAKE SURE WE CONTINUE TO DO SOME OF THE WORK THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN IN THE FACILITY AS WE ARE GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS. ALL OF US WILL BE ON A PARALLEL TRACK. WE'LL WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORHOODS, GETTING THE NEIGHBORHOOD AGREEMENT PUT TOGETHER AT THE SAME TIME WE'RE HAVING THE MEETINGS. ALSO EQUALLY AS IMPORTANT, THE WAY THE BILL WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN WE WERE HAD CONCERNS THAT NO PERMITS WOULD BE ABLE TO DONE TO SATISFY THE OPERATIONS NEEDED IN THE BUILDING TODAY. THIS AMENDMENT GIVES US THAT FLEXIBILITY SO WE CAN KEEP MOVING FORWARD AND ACHIEVE EVERYONE'S INTENDED GOALS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, MR. RAEL. JUST A QUICK QUESTION. THE MEETINGS ARE FACILITATED MEETINGS, ARE THEY NOT? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, AND MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, WE'LL HAVE FACILITATED MEETINGS WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD. >>COUN. BORREGO: WOULD THE COUNCIL BE RECEIVING THOSE REPORTS? >> WE WILL CERTAINLY KEEP THE COUNCIL IN THE LOOP AS IT MOVES FORWARD. AS WITH ANY OTHER MEETING YOU ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND AND GIVE YOUR PERSPECTIVE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE THAT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF COUNCILORS REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR ITEM? R-141. COUNCILOR DAVIS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE? >>COUN. DAVIS: I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE'LL MOVE TO THE VOTE. >> THIS IS A VOTE FOR FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0 ON FLOOR AMENDMENT ONE. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILORS, FLOOR AMENDMENT ONE. WE ONLY HAD ONE FLOOR AMENDMENT. COUNCILOR DAVIS, I RETURN TO YOU ON THE ORIGINAL BILL. >>COUN. DAVIS: I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BORREGO: OKAY. WE DID HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR JONES ON THAT. UNLESS THERE ARE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, WE WILL MOVE ON TO VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0 ON 141 AS AMENDED. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, 141 PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. WE'LL MOVE R-142. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I HOPE THIS GOES AS SMOOTHLY AS WELL. THIS ADOPTS A POLICY TO CREATE A SAFE HARBOR FOR VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE TO ENGAGE WITH APD WITHOUT FEAR OF ARREST. LET ME SAY, LET ME MOVE R-142. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR DAVIS, WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR JONES. >>COUN. DAVIS: WE'VE HAD DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS IN PUBLIC, I SEE THERE'S A CAMERA STARING AT THE CITY IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM OF APD. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT AT CITY COUNCIL FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS. AS IT HAPPENS, WE FOUND THERE'S EVIDENCE THAT INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BE VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MAY FEAR REPORTING IT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT BECAUSE THEY HAVE UNRELATED WARRANTS OR CRIMINAL ACTIVITY THAT CAN MAKE THEM BE ARRESTED FOR A WARRANT. IT'S ARTICULATED IN THE LEGISLATION, WE CAN CERTAINLY TALK ABOUT IT. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE. WHEN THE CHIEF AND I LOOKED AROUND THE COUNTRY TO SEE HOW THEY'RE ADDRESSING THIS. WE FOUND BEST PRACTICE AVOIDING ARRESTING BOTH PERSONS INVOLVED IN A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENT. AND TELL THE OFFICERS WHO THE PRIARY AGGRESSOR IS AND PROVIDE AID AND ASSISTANCE TO THE VICTIM. WHAT HAPPENED IN AT LEAST ONE INSTANCE AND BASED ON VICTIM ADVOCATES TESTIMONY IS THAT WHEN SOMEONE MAY HAVE AN OLD WARRANT OR SMALL AMOUNT OF DRUGS ON THEIR PERSON. NON-VIOLENT ACTIVITIES OR NOT PAYING A FINE, THEY MAY BE RELUCTANT TO CALL APD IF THEY MAY BE ARRESTED FOR THOSE OLD WARRANTS. THIS WOULD BE A NEW POLICY. IT DIRECTS APD TO DEVELOP A NEW POLICY WITH OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE PARTNERS TO CREATE A SAFE HARBOR FOR THOSE VICTIMS. I SEE APD IS HERE. TO PUT EVERYONE AT EASE, THERE'S A NUMBER OF AMENDMENTS AND WE'VE HAD A CHANCE TO DISCUSS THEM. PERHAPS THE PRESIDENT WOULD LIKE TO LET APD ADDRESS. I THINK IT'S CHIEF MEDINA. >>COUN. BORREGO: I'M GOING TO GO TO APD. I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF PLEASE. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, THIS IS CHIEF MEDINA. >>COUN. BORREGO: I CAN'T SEE YOU. >> WE'RE HAVING TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH THE CAMERA. I SPOKE TO COUNCILOR DAVIS ABOUT THIS LEGISLATION. IT'S SOMETHING WE ALREADY DO IN A LOT OF WAYS INFORMALLY. AS OFFICERS GO THROUGH THEIR CAREER, OUR CHIEF OF STAFF SETS THE MARKING AS PART OF THOSE UNITS THAT WORK DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CASES. AND LOT OF TIMES THEY DROVE INDIVIDUALS TO THE COURTS TO GET THESE CASES CLEARED UP SO THEY CAN REPORT THESE CASES. I THINK REALLY FORMALIZING SOME PROCESSES IN LOOKING AT SOME OTHER PROCESSES AND PUTTING IT IN A WAY THAT WE CAN ASSURE WE ALWAYS PROTECT VICTIMS AND ENSURE THAT THEY'RE NOT IN FEAR OF REPORTING THESE. EVEN I WAS SHOCKED WHEN I READ THE JOURNAL ARTICLE AND IT TALKED ABOUT THE ADVOCATES RECEIVING UP TO 500 PHONE CALLS A WEEK FOR A VARIETY OF ISSUES AND INDIVIDUALS ASKING QUESTIONS. THERE'S A LOT OF VICTIMS OUT THERE THAT HAVE QUESTIONS. THIS MAY NOT ANSWER EVERY QUESTION. IT'S DEFINITELY A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION TO START GETTING ANSWERS TO SOME OF THE 500 PEOPLE CALLED AND ASKING QUESTIONS ON HOW THEY CAN PROTECT THEMSELVES AND GET OUT OF THE CYCLE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF THE CHIEF? COUNCILORS. NO? THANK YOU, CHIEF. I GUESS APPARENTLY NOT. I'LL GO BACK TO COUNCILOR DAVIS ON YOUR FLOOR AMENDMENTS. >>COUN. DAVIS: MADAM PRESIDENT. I BELIEVE THEY'RE COUNCILOR BASSAN'S AMENDMENTS. I'LL LET HER PRESENT THEM. >>COUN. BORREGO: I'M SORRY, COUNCILOR BASSAN. THESE ARE YOUR AMENDMENTS. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FLOOR AMENDMENT ONE. ON PAGE TWO LINE 12 THROUGH 19 AMEND SUBSECTION A AS FOLLOWS. WORK WITH THE CITY'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM PARTNERS TO EVALUATE OPTION FOR AND TO THE EXTENT FEASIBLE INSTITUTE A SAFE HARBOR POLICY OR OPERATING POLICY TO ALLOW INCENT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR SEXUAL ASSAULT AND IT CONTINUES ON WITH WHAT WAS PREVIOUSLY WRITTEN. THE EXPLANATION OF THIS IS THIS AMENDMENT RECOGNIZES THAT WHILE A SAFE HARBOR POLICY SHOULD BE EVALUATED THE CITY AND PARTNERS IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM MIGHT DETERMINE THAT SUCH A POLICY AS CONTEMPLATED MIGHT NOT BE FEASIBLE. I THINK RATHER THAN HAVING THE WORD IN THERE SAYING THAT WE WILL GUARANTEE AN -- I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE EVALUATE AND IF IT'S FEASIBLE WE CAN INSTITUTE. >>COUN. DAVIS: MADAM PRESIDENT, I'LL SECOND THAT AMENDMENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DAVIS. WE HAVE FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. AS DISCUSSED BY COUNCILOR BASSAN. SECONDED BY COUNCILOR DAVIS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL REGARDING FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE? I DON'T HEAR ANY. I DON'T SEE ANY. WE'LL MOVE TO THE VOTE. COUNCILOR GIBSON. I SAW YOUR HAND RAISED. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. I'M SORRY IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO THINK ABOUT THAT. I GUESS MY QUESTION ON THIS AMENDMENT WOULD BE, WHAT KIND OF SCENARIO OR CONDITIONS MIGHT BE PRESENT THAT WOULD NOT ENABLE -- NOT ALLOW US TO INSTITUTE A SAFE HARBOR POLICY? I DON'T UNDERSTAND THAT. >>COUN. BORREGO: I WONDER IF THE CHIEF COULD ANSWER THAT QUESTION. >>COUN. BASSAN: MADAM PRESIDENT, IF I MAY RESPOND TO THAT AND WHAT THE INTENTION IS TO THAT AMENDMENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. COUNCILOR GIBSON, THE REASON THAT I WANT TODAY MAKE SURE TO CLARIFY THAT WE CAN'T JUST INITUTE SOMETHING BECAUSE OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE PARTNERS INVOLVE THE COURT AND THE DA'S OFFICE, BUT WE CAN'T JUST DEMAND THAT THE WE INSTITUTE SOMETHING WHEN THEY'RE IN CHARGE OF THEIR OWN PURVIEW AND POWERS. WE DON'T HAVE THAT RIGHT. WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER TO HAVE A COMPROMISE UPON IT ONCE THEY AGREE UPON IT. WE CAN'T SAY JUDGE, YOU'RE IN CHARGE OF DOING THIS. >>COUN. GIBSON: I UNDERSTAND IT. IT'S A POLITE WAY OF GETTING THEM INTO THIS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR GIBSON. COUNCILOR BASSAN, THANK YOU FOR RESPONDING. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS REGARDING FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE? WE'LL GO TO THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >> COUNCILOR BENTON IS EXCUSED. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 8-0. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THAT PASSES ON AN 8-0 VOTE WITH COUNCILOR BENTON LEAVING, AT THIS TIME. WE'LL GO TO FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. THAT ONE IS -- ARE WE GOING TO HEAR THAT? COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO IS DIFFERENT THAN IN OUR iPADS. I'VE TALKED TO COUNCILOR DAVIS AND WE'VE TRIED TO RECREATE AN AMENDMENT THAT WOULD BE A GOOD COMPROMISE FOR US WITH THE INTENTION OF WHAT WE'RE DOING. GOING BACK TO -- MY APOLOGIES TO THE STAFF FOR HAVING TO WORK THROUGH THIS WITH US. BUT, IT WOULD BE ON PAGE TWO ONLINE 17 INSERT A PERIOD AFTER THE WORD THEM. AND STRIKE THE REST. I'M GOING SLOW FOR EVERYONE. AND DO A NEW SECTION B THAT WOULD SAY, WORK WITH THE CITY'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM PARTNERS ON DETERMINING WHICH PENDING FELONY WARRANTS, IF ANY CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE SAFE HARBOR POLICY. I'M GOING TO ASK IF COUNCILOR DAVIS, DOES THAT SOUND LIKE WHAT WE DISCUSSED? >>COUN. DAVIS: IT DOES, WITH THAT I'LL OFFER A SECOND. >>COUN. BORREGO: JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, WE DO NOT HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF US. COULD YOU REPEAT THAT? >>COUN. BASSAN: IT WOULD BE. ON PAGE TWO, ON LINE 17, INSERT THE PERIOD AFTER THE WORD THEM. STRIKE THE REST. AND DO A NEW SECTION B, THAT WOULD STATE, WORK WITH THE CITY'S CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM PARTNERS ON DETERMINING WHICH PENDING FELONY WARRANTS, IF ANY CAN BE INCLUDED IN THE SAFE HARBOR POLICY. AND I GUESS WE WOULD HAVE TO ALSO INTO THE AMENDMENT THAT B AND C ARE LABELLED C AND D. >>COUN. BORREGO: JUST FOR THE RECORD, COUNCILORS, YOU DO NOT HAVE THAT AMENDMENT IN FRONT OF YOU. WE DON'T HAVE THAT AVAILABLE TO SHOW ON THE SCREEN. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. UNLESS THERE'S ANY DISCUSSION, COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: MADAM PRESIDENT I WOULD LIKE TO EXPLAIN THIS AMENDMENT AND THE REASONING. THANK YOU. THE REASONING BEHIND THIS AMENDMENT, I THINK FELONY WARRANTS ARE A VERY SERIOUS OFFENSE TYPICALLY SPEAKING. COUNCILOR DAVIS POINTS OUT THERE'S POTENTIALLY SOME EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULES. I THINK IT'S VERY HARD FOR ME TO SWALLOW THE IDEA OF SAYING THAT WE WON'T ARREST FOR ANY FELONY WARRANTS. WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THERE'S OTHER FELONY WARRANTS THAT MIGHT NOT BE AS SERIOUS AS A VIOLENCE CRIME OR SOMETHING IN THAT NATURE, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM PARTNERS TO WORK IN JUNCTION WITH APD TO DETERMINE IF THERE ARE FELONY WARRANTS THAT COULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS POLICY. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN. COUNCILOR DAVIS. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MADAM. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR BASSAN FOR WORKING WITH US ON THIS. THE REASON I WANTED TO BE SURE THAT WE GET A CHANCE TO HAVE THIS WORKING GROUP OR WHOEVER IT IS THAT WORKS OUT THIS POLICY AS COUNCILOR BASSAN POINTED OUT. THINGS LIKE POSSESSION OF DRUGS ARE TECHNICALLY FELONIES BUT WE'RE NOT ARRESTING FOLKS FOR THAT ON THE STREET RIGHT NOW. THERE ARE FELONIES THAT WE WOULD NOT NECESSARILY CONSIDER TO BE SERIOUS IMPEDIMENTS. IT COULD BE WORKED OUT IN OTHER WAYS. WE WANT THE WORK GROUP TO LOOK AT THAT. I THINK THERE'S AGREEMENT THAT SERIOUS FELONIES HAVE OBLIGATION. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS DOING A GOOD JOB AND WE WANT TO GIVE THEM FLEXIBILITY AND THIS LANGUAGE WOULD DO THAT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DAVIS. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I WOULD STATE I SUPPORT THAT, COUNCILOR BASSAN. IT SEEMS VERY REASONABLE. YOU AND I HAD DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS EARLIER. I THINK IT'S A REASONABLE ALTERNATIVE. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM ANY OTHER COUNCILORS? I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS. WE WILL CALL THAT FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO AS I INDICATED EARLIER. WE WILL MOVE TO THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 8-0 WITH COUNCILOR BENTON EXCUSED. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THAT PASSES ON AN 8-0 VOTE WITH COUNCILOR BENTON NOT BEING AVAILABLE. WE WILL MOVE ON TO FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE. I BELIEVE THIS IS ALSO COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AMENDMENT THREE TO R-142. ON PAGE 1, STRIKE LINES 18 THROUGH 20. WHEREAS THE SAME STUDY FOUND THAT ONE IN FOUR FEMALE SURVIVORS WOULD NOT CALL POLICE AND ONE IN TWO WERE UNSURE ABOUT WHETHER THEY INVOLVE POLICE AGAIN. AND MY REASONING FOR THIS. I NEED A SECOND, FIRST. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR JONES. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. MY REASONING FOR THIS, AND THANK YOU COUNCILOR JONES, WHEN YOU PUT THIS IN CONJUNCTION IT DOESN'T INDICATE IF PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN -- ONE IN FOUR FEMALES WERE UNSURE IF THEY WERE GOING TO CALL OR NOT. IT DOESN'T INDICATE THAT THEY'RE DOING THAT BECAUSE OF INTERACTIONS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT OR DUE TO ANY OTHER MULTITUDE OF REASONS THAT ARE OUT THERE. MAYBE THE THREAT OF THEIR ABUSER. WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A POLICY THAT WE'RE TRYING TO WRITE AND PUSH FORWARD, THAT CAN INVOLVE WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS GOING TO IMPLICATE POLICE, WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR BEHIND WHAT IS THE REASONING BEHIND WHETHER OR NOT THEY WANT TO INTERACT WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN REGARD TO THIS. >>COUN. BASSAN: ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILOR GIBSON, COUNCILOR DAVIS. >>COUN. GIBSON: OKAY, THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I GUESS WHAT COMES TO MY MIND IMMEDIATELY IN HEARING YOUR PROPOSED AMENDMENT IS THAT NO MATTER WHAT THE REASON IS, I DON'T CARE WHAT THE REASON IS. I THINK THAT IF THIS DOES WHAT WE HOPE IT WILL DO, IF IT PASSED TONIGHT, IT WILL MAKE IT A LITTLE BIT EASIER. I'M NOT SURE WHAT THE WORD IS. ENCOURAGING WOMEN AND MEN, REALLY, TO REPORT ASSAULT. I DON'T THINK THE REASON WHY THEY ARE OR ARE NOT LIKELY TO REPORT AGAIN TO ANY POLICE AGENCY, I DON'T THINK THAT'S GERMANE HERE. THANKS FOR THE OTHER TWO AMENDMENTS. THOSE ARE PRETTY GOOD ONES. I'M NOT IN FAVOR OF THIS ONE. I'M NOT A BIG FAN. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR DAVIS. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'LL MAKE THIS QUICK. I CONCUR WITH COUNCILOR GIBSON. I DON'T READ IT THAT IT BLAMES POLICE. I THINK IT RECOGNIZES THE DATA THAT'S BEEN PRESENTED FROM OUR ADVOCATES. ONE OF THE THINGS WE CAN DO TO ENCOURAGE A BETTER RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN VICTIMS AND LAW ENFORCEMENT IS TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO REPORT. I WOULD OPPOSE THIS AMENDMENT. I THINK THE OTHER TWO WERE EXCELLENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR SENA. AND COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I GUESS SIMILAR SENTIMENTS. I'M INTERESTED IN LOOKING AND READING THROUGH LEGISLATION AND STUDY ITSELF. I AGREE THAT WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT EASIER AND MORE COMMUNITY-ORIENTED, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. I THINK THAT REALLY IT'S ALSO FIGURES WE SHOULD BE AWARE OF. SO WE CAN HAVE BETTER POLICIES AND SUPPORT THE MEN AND WOMEN. I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THOSE NUMBERS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SENA. COUNCILOR PEÑA. COUNCILOR PEÑA, YOU'RE MUTED. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. FROM OUR STAFF I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN ANSWER SOME OF THE QUESTIONS. IF WE CAN PULL THE AMENDMENT UP ONE MORE TIME? IT ACTUALLY SAYS, IT INVOLVES A STATEMENT. IT DOESN'T HAVE A STATEMENT WHERE IT'S FROM. CAN WE CITE THE STUDY OF WHERE IT COMES? IT SEEMS LIKE THE STATEMENT IS NOT COMPLETED. IT SAYS THE SAME STUDY FOUND -- IT REFERENCES A STUDY EARLIER ON. I DIDN'T CATCH THAT. THAT ONE IN FOUR -- OKAY. I GUESS IT REFERENCES THE STUDY THAT'S REFERENCED WITHIN THE RESOLUTION ALREADY. IS THAT CORRECT? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR PEÑA YES. THAT'S CORRECT. IT'S HARD TO FLIP BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN THE BILL AND THE AMENDMENT. IN CONTEXT THAT STUDY IS REFERENCED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY AND THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HOTLINE. >>COUN. PEÑA: IT'S ANOTHER DECLARATION WITHIN THE RESOLUTION? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR PEÑA. I THINK THAT'S THE RIGHT WAY TO THINK ABOUT IT. IT'S A STATEMENT ABOUT HOW THE FINDINGS OF THAT STUDY ARE BEING INTERPRETED AND BEING RELIED UPON FOR CONTEXT OF THIS RESOLUTION. >>COUN. PEÑA: IS THERE ANY WAY TO ADD TO THAT AMENDMENT JUST TO SAY THAT THIS AND OTHER FINDINGS WITHIN THE STUDY SHOULD BE, I DON'T KNOW, ANALYZED? I'M JUST SAYING BECAUSE COUNCILOR BASSAN'S STATEMENT IS THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHY WHETHER IT'S FOR WHATEVER REASON. ALTHOUGH, I HAVE MY OWN PERSONAL OPINIONS OF WHY PEOPLE DON'T REPORT STUFF, CAN WE REFERENCE SOMETHING TO THAT EFFECT THAT SAYS -- BECAUSE THERE'S OTHER STATEMENTS WITHIN THE STUDY THAT AREN'T ANSWERED. IT'S JUST LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF SOME PEOPLE DON'T, SOME PEOPLE DO, JUST LIKE IT'S DURING THEIR POLLING OR WHATEVER IT IS THEY DO. DOES THAT MAKE SENSE? >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR PEÑA, ARE YOU ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION ON THAT? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR PEÑA, OBVIOUSLY IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE AN AMENDMENT THAT SUGGESTS THAT STUDY BE ANALYZED IN IMPLEMENTING THIS OR THE CITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ANALYZE THE STUDY. I THINK TO FORMULATE WHERE YOU'RE GOING, THE OUTCOME OF THIS RESOLUTION IS THAT THE CITY IS GOING TO DIRECT THE CITY TO STUDY THIS QUESTION MORE. AND IN THAT CONTEXT, IF YOU WOULD LIKE THAT ANALYSIS TO BE DONE TOGETHER WITH ADDITIONAL REVIEW OF THIS PARTICULAR STUDY OR OTHERS, THAT IS CERTAINLY AN AMENDMENT YOU CAN PROPOSE. >>COUN. PEÑA: I THINK IT MAY BE MUDDYING THE WATERS. I DO KNOW IT'S A DECLARATION WITHIN THE STUDY. IT'S NOT ANYTHING THAT WOULD HURT THE RESOLUTION OR INTENT OF THE RESOLUTION. MAYBE I'LL LEAVE IT ALONE. I'M NOT ABLE TO LOOK AT MY STUFF BECAUSE I'M TETHERING. I CAN'T GET MY OTHER DOCUMENTS. LIFE ON ZOOM. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BASSAN, YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. MAYBE I CAN OFFER INSIGHT AS TO WHY THIS WAS IMPORTANT TO ME. AND USE THAT AS A CLOSE IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ABOUT IT. I RECOGNIZE THAT WITH WHAT COUNCILOR GIBSON WAS SAYING EARLIER ABOUT HOW IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER THE DETAILS OF WHY PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO CALL FOR HELP. IT MATTERS IF THE PEOPLE ARE AFRAID TO CALL FOR HELP. I ENTIRELY AGREE WITH THAT. WE NEED TO WORK ON FINDING WAYS TO HELP VICTIMS SO THEY'RE NO LONGER VICTIMIZE AND WE CAN ASSIST THEM WITH THAT. THAT BEING SAID, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WHILE WE'RE SITTING HERE AND COUNCILOR DAVIS YOU SAID SOMETHING THAT APD IS DOING A GOOD JOB AND WE SHOULD GIVE THEM FLEXIBILITY IN THAT. IN THE SAME BREATH WE CANNOT SAY AND PUT SOMETHING IN A RESOLUTION THAT COULD IMPLICATE THAT APD IS ACTUALLY THE REASON WHY PEOPLE AREN'T CALLING WHEN THEY'RE VICTIMING. THAT TO ME IS HOW I READ THIS. OUR MEN AND WOMEN IN BLUE, THERE'S MANY, MANY GOOD ONES OUT THERE. THEY'RE LOSING THE MORALE THAT'S SUPPORTING THEM. I THINK IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE BOOST THEM AND MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR ON WHAT WE'RE SAYING AND WHAT WE'RE DOING WHILE ALSO TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT VICTIMS ARE NO LONGER VICTIMIZED. I GUESS WITH THAT, I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BORREGO: I SEE COUNCILOR SENA. COUNCILOR SENA, I APOLOGIZE, BUT THE LAST TIME YOU SPOKE WE BARELY HEAR YOU. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'LL SIT CLOSER TO THE MIC. I THINK THAT IN THINKING THROUGH THIS STATEMENT, IT'S NOT NECESSARILY AN ISSUE WHERE THE -- WE DON'T CHOOSE TO SUPPORT THE OFFICERS. I UNDERSTAND WHAT COUNCILOR BASSAN IS TRYING TO GET AT IN HER AMENDMENT. I DO AGREE THAT WE DON'T ALWAYS UNDERSTAND WHY EACH VICTIM OR SURVIVOR OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MAY NOT WANT TO COME FORWARD. I THINK THROUGH THE BILL IS TRYING TO WORK THAT OUT EXACTLY. SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT WISH TO COME FORWARD BECAUSE MAYBE THEY DO HAVE AN ISSUE OR HISTORY WITH OUR OFFICERS. THAT'S CERTAINLY NOT ALWAYS THE CASE. I JUST BRING THIS UP BECAUSE MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE, ALTHOUGH I'M NOT A SURVIVOR OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, I AM A SURVIVOR OF SEXUAL ABUSE. I USED RESTORATIVE JUSTICE PRACTICE INSTEAD. I UNDERSTAND OVER-CRIMINALIZATION ESPECIALLY OF PEOPLE OF COLOR MAY NOT ALWAYS BRING JUSTICE FOR MYSELF. THAT'S MY OWN PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. I CAN ONLY TALK ABOUT WHY I CHOSE NOT TO. IT'S SOMETHING ABOUT OTHER COMMUNITIES, OR OTHER COMMUNITIES OF COLOR AND THEIR OWN EXPERIENCE. AND SOMETIMES MAYBE LACK OF EXPERIENCE. THERE IS THAT FEAR OF NOT KNOWING WHAT TO REPORT OR WHAT MAY HAPPEN. I THINK WHY THIS CLAUSE FROM THE STUDY IS IMPORTANT TO ME IS BECAUSE SOMETIMES PEOPLE CHOOSE NOT TO GO TO POLICE. WHETHER IT'S THE LEGAL ROUTE OR NOT, SUCH AS MYSELF. I THINK IT'S JUST A STATEMENT FROM THE STUDY THAT INDICATED THAT NOT ALL SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CHOOSE TO GO THAT ROUTE. WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND IT. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A STUDY DONE MORE LOCALLY DONE OR STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL GROUPS THAT DO FOCUS ON WHY AND THEY RECEIVE SOME OF THE VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS. THEY UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITY AND NUANCES OF WHY PEOPLE DO REPORT OR DON'T. I THINK THAT'S WHY I'M GOING TO NOT SUPPORT THIS. THAT DOESN'T MEAN I DON'T SUPPORT OUR OFFICERS. I THINK WE SHOULD MAKE IT, ON OUR OWNED AS POLICY MAKERS, . >>COUN. SENA: I THINK WE'RE GETTING THERE THROUGH COMMUNITY POLICING AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO UNDERSTAND THAT EVERYONE CHOOSES TO REPORT TO OFFICERS AND WE SHOULD THINK THAT THROUGH A LITTLE BIT MORE. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SENA. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCILORS REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR AMENDMENT? THANK YOU FOR OFFERING THIS UP, COUNCILOR BASSAN. WE WILL MOVE TO THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: NO. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE SEEM TO HAVE LOST COUNCILOR GIBSON. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: NO. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. COUNCILOR GIBSON IS BACK WITH US. >>COUN. GIBSON: I'M SORRY. I HAD TO RUN OUT FOR JUST A MOMENT. WE'RE VOTING ON THE AMENDMENT, CORRECT? MY VOTE IS NO. >> 5-3 MOTION PASSES. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THAT PASSES ON A 5-3 VOTE. WITH COUNCILOR BENTON ABSENT. WE WILL MOVE ON BACK TO THE ORIGINAL BILL. WE WILL GO TO COUNCILOR DAVIS. COUNCILOR DAVIS. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I KNOW WE'VE HAD A LOT OF DUG ABOUT THIS ITEM. IT'S ONE THE CITY THINGS WE OUGHT TO WORK ON. I APPRECIATE THE LEADERSHIP AND POLICE DEPARTMENT IN TAKING ON THIS IMPORTANT ISSUE WITH ALL OUR CRIMINAL JUSTICE PARTNERS. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BASSAN, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION? >>COUN. BASSAN: YES, MADAM PRESIDENT. I DIDN'T REALIZE WE'RE SKIPPING TO A CLOSE. I WAS WAITING TO SEE HOW THE AMENDMENTS WENT BEFORE I ASKED FURTHER QUESTIONS ON THE REST OF THIS RESOLUTION. I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS THAT I WOULD LIKE TO CLARIFY, IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR DAVIS, IF YOU WOULD? >>COUN. DAVIS: SURE. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DAVIS, THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANT TO KNOW WHO IS GOING TO -- I REALIZE ON THE SURFACE IT'S THE APD OFFICER. BUT, THE OFFICER GETS TO DETERMINE WHO IS THE VICTIM IN THIS CRIME. WHETHER THEY'RE THE VICTIM OF ABUSE OR NOT, IF AT THE SCENE SOMETHING HAPPENS AND YOU HAVE SOMEONE WHO IS APPARENTLY A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE VICTIM OR SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM, LATER COME TO FIND OUT THEY WERE ONE OF THE ABUSERS AND A VICTIM YET WE'RE NOT ENFORCING ANY KIND OF WARRANT HAVE WE CONSIDERED LIABILITY TOWARD THE OFFER AND TOWARD THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT? >>COUN. DAVIS: I CAN ADDRESS IT AND THE POLICE CHIEF IS THE EXPERT. OUR POLICE OFFICERS ARE TRAINED EVERY DAY TO MAKE THESE DECISIONS, THIS DOESN'T INTERFERE OR IMPACT THEIR DECISION ON HOW TO DECIDE WHO IS THE PRIMARY AGGRESSOR OR NOT. WE HAVE EVOLVED BEYOND I WAS TRAINED. WE'RE NOT SIMPLY -- THIS DIRECTIVE IS DOESN'T TELL THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO IGNORE OTHER MATTERS. IT SIMPLY SAYS THAT WE'RE GOING TO ADDRESS THE NEED FOR THE VICTIMS ON-THE-SCENE AND WORK OUT ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO ADDRESS THOSE WHETHER IT'S PRESENTING THEM TO THE COURT, SCHEDULING A NEW HEARING DATE OR WHATEVER IT IS THEY CAN WORK OUT. OUR OFFICERS DO THIS EVERY DAY. SOMETIMES THEY MAKE THEIR OWN CALL. MORE OFTEN THAN NOT THEY KNOW HOW TO NAVIGATE THOSE TOUGH QUESTIONS. IF THE CHIEF HAS COMMENTS, I WELCOME THEM IF YOU THINK THEY'RE HELPFUL. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE RECOGNIZE THAT OUR OFFICERS CONDUCT INVESTIGATION ON EVERY SCENE. THERE'S GOING TO BE TIMES WHEN SOMEBODY IS AN OFFENDER AND THEY HAVE A WARRANT AND THOSE INDIVIDUALS STILL GO TO JAIL. BUT THE ULTIMATE CALL WHETHER SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE ARRESTED OR NOT GENERALLY OCCURS DUR THE CALL ITSELF. IT'S VERY INFREQUENT THAT THERE'S NOT SOME TYPE OF RESOLUTION. IT DOES HAPPEN FROM TIME TO TIME. OUR OFFICERS WILL HAVE TO MAKE THE JUDGMENT CALL. I DON'T THINK IT'S VERY COMPLICATED, JUST AS A MATTER OF GOING BACK INTO THE PANDEMIC, WE PUBLICLY STATED THAT WE WOULDN'T ARREST ANYBODY FOR MISDEMEANOR WARRANTS IF WE DIDN'T HAVE TO BECAUSE OF THE ISSUES OCCURRING AT THE JAIL. IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE DONE IN WIDER, MORE WIDER USE IN THE DEPARTMENT AND IN THIS MATTER IT'S GOING TO BE SOMETHING FOCUSING ON THAT THE OFFICER CLASSIFIES AS A POTENTIAL VICTIM. I THINK KICKING IT BACK TO US TO ALLOW US TO DEVELOP THAT POLICY WITH OUR PARTNERS IS GOING TO BE KEY. WE SHOULD WORK AND GET A FINAL GOOD PRODUCT OUT OF THIS THAT WILL WORK AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT MAY COME UP. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, CHIEF. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILORS, OR DISCUSSION? >>COUN. BASSAN: YES, MADAM PRESIDENT, I HAVE MORE. WITH WHAT CHIEF SAID, IT SUMS UP A LOT OF WHAT I'M FEELING AND THINKING IN REGARD TO WHEN WE'RE TALKING TO OUR COURT SYSTEM AND WE NEED TO ENCOURAGE STRESSING TO THEM ABOUT HOLDING OFFENDERS ACCOUNTABLE AND KEEPING THEM IN JAIL FOR THE TIME THEY NEED TO BE THERE. SO WE CAN CAN ACTUALLY START ENFORCING LAWS. AND HAVING SOME RESPONSIBILITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY HAPPEN. I THINK THAT WHEN I RESEARCHED TODAY AND WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT AND FROM WHAT I HEARD I'M TOLD THAT THIS IS THE MOST CURRENT OUT THERE, AND I'M WRONG, MY APOLOGIES. AS OF APRIL 26, 2018 THE APD SOP280 POLICY STATES THAT OFFICER SHALL ISSUE CITATIONS IN LIEU OF ARRESTS ON NON-VIOLENCE CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN THERE'S NO CIRCUMSTANCES NECESSARYITATING -- THIS IS TALKING ABOUT THE DISCRETION THE OFFICERS HAVE. WE'RE SAYING WE GIVE THEM DISCRETION AND TRUST THEM, IN THE SAME BREATH WE'RE CREATING LEGISLATION TELLING THEM NOT TO ENFORCE LAWS WHILE ALBUQUERQUE IS IN PERIL AND CRIME IS AN ALL-TIME HIGH. YOU HAVE ONE WIN TWO CHANCES OF COMMITTING A HOMICIDE IN OUR CITY BECAUSE OFFICERS DON'T GET TO ENFORCE LAWS. WE'RE TAKING THAT AWAY FROM THEM. THIS IS SAYING IF YOU HAVE WARRANT FOR A ARREST, WE'RE NOT GOING TO ARREST YOU. I UNDERSTAND VICTIMS, AND I WANT TO HELP THEM. WHICH WAY ARE WE GOING TO HAVE IT? WE'RE GOING TO ENFORCE LAWS OR NOT ENFORCE LAWS. ALBUQUERQUE IS LIKE A DOG CHASING TAIL WHEN ENFORCING LAWS. I'M FRUSTED BY IT, I KNOW IT'S COMING ACROSS CLEARLY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO SAY, DO WE WANT TO SUPPORT THE GOOD OFFICERS WE HAVE BY ALLOWING THEM TO DO THE JOBS WE WANT TO TRUST THEM TO DO OR TAKE AWAY THE RIGHT AND PRIVILEGE WHEN THEY'RE ALREADY DOING IT. ON PAGE OF THAT SAME SOP, PETTY MISDEMEANOR, OFFICERS SHALL ISSUE CITATIONS WHEN APPROPRIATE IN LIEU OF ARREST ON NONVIOLENT MISDEMEANOR OFFENSES WHEN THERE ARE NO CIRCUMSTANCES NEEDING AN ARREST. THE NEXT SECTION SAYS USE OF METROPOLITAN COURT BONDING WINDOW. OFFICERS CAN TAKE AN ARRESTED PERSON TO THE BONDING WINDOW WHEN THEY'RE ARRESTING SUCH INDIVIDUAL FOR LOWER LEVEL WARRANTS SUCH AS FOR TRAFFIC OR PETTY MISDEMEANOR CHARGES THIS ALLOWS THE PERSON TO PAY FINES OR POST BOND. AS OF 2018 OFFICERS WERE USING THIS DISCRETION AND THEY STILL CAN EXERCISE THAT. WE HEARD FROM THE CHIEF AND COUNCILOR DAVIS ALREADY ABOUT HOW THIS IS ALREADY THERE. AND THIS IS MAKING IT OFFICIAL. I THINK THE SOP IS QUITE OFFICIAL. FOR ALL OF THE REASONS THAT I HAVE JUST STATED IN ADDITION TO THE FACT THAT I THOROUGHLY SUPPORT OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE GOOD OFFICERS THAT ARE ON OUR STREET, I WILL NOT SUPPORT THIS RESOLUTION. AND I URGE YOUR SUPPORT IN NOT DOING SO WELL. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR EMPATHY ON THIS. I THINK IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT ISSUE. I THINK OFFICERS ARE PLACED IN A VERY DIFFICULT PLACE WHEN THEY RESPOND TO A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ISSUE. I SEE COUNCILOR DAVIS, DID YOU WANT TO RESPOND TO COUNCILOR BASSAN? >>COUN. DAVIS: I WILL. CHIEF MEDINA WANTED TO COUNCILOR BASSAN'S MESSAGE BEFORE WE CLOSE. >> MADAM PRESIDENT. COUNCILOR BASSAN, THE ONE THING I THINK WE NEED TO START SEPARATING HERE IS OUR OFFICERS DO DO THEIR JOB EVERY DAY. AND THEY ARREST PEOPLE EVERY DAY. IT'S NOT A MATTER OF ALLOWING THEM TO DO THEIR JOB AGAIN, THEY'RE DOING IT EVERY DAY. WE CAN'T KEEP PEOPLE IN CUSTODY. WE HAVE TO SEPARATE THE CRIMES. I THINK EVERYBODY DID A GOOD JOB LOOKING AT THIS EARLIER AND LOOKING AT WHICH FELONIES WE'RE GOING TO KEEP AND WHICH FELONIES SHOULDN'T HAVE AN OPTION. WE NEED TO DRAW A LINE IN THE STAND. SOME INDIVIDUALS NEED TO STAY IN JAIL, SOME INDIVIDUALS NEED TO GET HELP FOR CAUSES. THAT'S THE DIRECTION WE NEED TO GO. IF COUNCIL WANTS TO ASSIST ME, ASSIST ME IN FIXING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM WHERE OUR OFFICERS ARREST THE SAME INDIVIDUALS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THAT ARE COMMITTING FELONIES LIKE STEALING CARS, BREAKING INTO HOUSES, THOSE ARE THE INDIVIDUALS WE HAVE TO DO EVERYTHING WITHIN OUR POWER TO KEEP IN CUSTODY. THERE ARE CASES WHERE OFFICERS ARE TOLD THAT THEY HAVE TO ISSUES CITATIONS, YOU READ THE SOPs, BUT THE SOPs, WHAT THEY DON'T STATE, AND WE HAVE ONE OF THE CITY ATTORNEYS, THAT IS PART OF A COURT SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, THE COUNTY AND THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ON US ARRESTING INDIVIDUALS AND IT ALL GOES BACK TO OUR UNEQUAL TREATMENT AND ARRESTING INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE HOMELESS IN THE PAST. AND ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY CAN ADDRESS THAT SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND WHY THAT SOP IS WRITTEN THAT WAY AND WHY THE DISCRETION IS TAKEN FROM THE OFFICERS. THE OTHER PART OF THE BONDING WINDOW IS VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IS THE CONTROL OF MONEY. THEY DON'T HAVE THE MEANS TO PAY FOR THEMSELVES. TO SAY THEY CAN PAY THE BOND IS A LOT OF TIMES UNREALISTIC FOR INDIVIDUALS CAUGHT IN THESE SITUATIONS. WITH PERMISSION, WE'LL TURN IT OVER TO THE ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY. >> YES. MADAM PRESIDENT, AND COUNCILOR BASSAN, I BELIEVE THAT THE CHIEF ADDRESSED MOST OF THE IMPORTANT ISSUES INCLUDING THE BONDING WINDOW THAT MAY BE PART OF THE SOLUTION TO NOT ARREST INDIVIDUALS. HOWEVER, AS YOU MENTIONED THERE ARE FINANCIAL RESTRICTIONS FROM TIME TO TIME WITH THAT. WHAT WILL BE IMPORTANT IS WORKING WITH THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE PARTNERS TO FIND OUT THE BEST WAY TO IMPLEMENT THIS POLICY AND THE AMENDMENT TO ADD THE LANGUAGE IF FEASIBLE IS IMPORTANT. THE REASON THE CITY ADOPTED THE PARTICULAR PROVISIONS THAT COUNCILOR BASSAN MENTIONED WITH REGARD TO SOP280 WAS BECAUSE OF THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. AND THERE WERE CONCERNS THAT WITHIN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM THERE ARE ALREADY CERTAIN PROTECTIONS INCLUDING THAT THE INDIVIDUALS, THERE'S SOMETHING CALLED THE MISDEMEANOR ARREST RULE. WHICH FOR MANY, MANY MISDEMEANORS APD CANNOT ARREST UNLESS WAY THE WITNESSED THE MISDEMEANOR OCCURRING ALREADY. SO, FOR THAT SITUATION, IT PREVENTS OFFICERS FROM CONDUCTING ARRESTS AND THEY MUST DO A CITATION OR SUMMONS. IT'S BEST TO KEEP THE JAIL POPULATION DOWN BY NOT ARRESTING INDIVIDUALS ON NON-VIOLENT MISDEMEANORS AND THAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF SOME OF THE OTHER PROVISIONS WHERE THE COURT WOULD BE REQUIRED BY STATE LAW TO RELEASE THOSE INDIVIDUALS WITHIN 24 HOURS OR 48 HOURS AT A HEARING. THESE TYPES OF BENCH WARRANTS, PARTICULARLY THE UNRELATED PENDING OR POTENTIAL MISDEMEANOR CHARGES AND WARRANTS AGAINST THEM ARE ALSO LIKELY TO BE WARRANTS WHERE THE COURT WOULD IMMEDIATELY RELEASE THE INDIVIDUAL AND AN ARREST IS NOT GOING TO ACCOMPLISH MUCH RATHER THAN JUST TAKING UP THE OFFICER'S TIME. THOSE ARE JUST IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS WITH REGARD TO SOP280. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN. JUST TO FINISH UP, I THINK THIS IS IMPORTANT. THIS IS HUGE MISUNDERSTANDING THAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDS TO UNDERSTAND AND I LOVE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION BECAUSE OUR OFFICERS ARE OUT THERE EVERY DAY DOING THEIR JOB. BUT THEY HAVE LIMITATIONS WHETHER THEY'RE LIMITATIONS WITH THE SETTLEMENT OR THE LIMITATIONS WITH OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES OR FRUSTRATIONS BY OUR OFFICERS. THEY ARREST THE SAME INDIVIDUALS SOMETIMES OVER AND OVER. AUTO THEFT KNOWS EXACTLY WHO THEY NEED TO LOOK AT WHEN CERTAIN CARS ARE BEING STOLEN AND TO SEE IF THIS IS IN CUSTODY OR OUT. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION AND AFFIRM WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO MAKE OUR CITY SAFE AND MAKE MODIFICATIONS TO THE SYSTEM THAT NEED TO BE MADE THAT AS A COMMUNITY WE NEED TO DRAW A LINE IN THE SAND WHEN SOMEBODY NEEDS TO STAY BEHIND BARS AND CUSTODY. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, CHIEF. COUNCILOR BASSAN, YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I COMPLETELY AGREE THAT A LINE NEEDS TO BE DRAWN IN THE SAND. AND I AGREE VICTIMS DON'T DESERVE TO BE VICTIMIZED. AND ALSO AGREE THAT THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, THE COURTS, WE NEED TO STRESS ON THE COURTS TO HELP US. BECAUSE APD IS DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN. I AM AGREEING WITH ALL OF THAT. WHAT I DON'T AGREE WITH IS THE INSANE CRIME RATES IN YOUR IN OUR CITY AND NOT FEELING SAFE AND FEELING LEFT ALONE. WHEN WE'RE OUT HERE TRYING. APD IS TRYING. NOW WE'RE GOING TO SAY HERE IS ANOTHER REASON YOU SHOULDN'T BE ABLE TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON A JOB. AND LET'S LEAVE IT TO THEIR DISCRETION, IT WAS THERE BEFORE WHY DO WE NOW HAVE TO WORK HARDER TO SAY DO THIS WHILE NOT DOING THAT AND THEN EXPECT A DIFFERENT RESULT. BECAUSE THE DEFINITION OF INSANITY, AND I FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT IN THIS CITY. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN. WE HAVE COUNCILOR GIBSON AND COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO ADD SOMETHING TO THIS. I DON'T SEE THIS AS AN ALL OR NOTHING. THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT BINARY. WHAT MAKES ME BELIEVE THAT IS IN LARGE PART THE WORD DISCRETIONARY. I DON'T THINK WE'RE ASKING OUR POLICE TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN MORE OR LESS THAN TO DO WHAT THEY DO BEST. AND USE THEIR GOOD JUDGMENT. THIS BILL, I BELIEVE, GOES TO HELPING PUTTING PEOPLE IN JAIL FOR LONGER WHO NEED TO BE IN JAIL. FOR LONGER. SO THERE'S -- WE'LL SEE A LOT OF THINGS THAT COME TO OUR INBOXES ABOUT ACTIVITIES THAT DIFFERENT COMMANDS REPORT. AND MANY OF THOSE ARE PEOPLE GET PICKED UP FOR PAST FELONIES. SOME OF THOSE FELONIES CAN BE NON-APPEARANCE. SOMETHING THAT ISN'T A SHOWSTOPPER IN MY OPINION. BUT, THAT'S HOW THEY GET PICKED UP. YOU CAN APPLY THE SAME THING TO THE VICTIMS OF SEXUAL ABUSE. WE NEED TO -- I'VE SAID THIS OVER AND OVER AGAIN, WE SHOULD BE LETTING COPS DO THEIR WORK. THEY KNOW THEIR WORK BETTER THAN WE DO. I THINK THIS BILL WILL HELP THEM DO THAT. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR GIBSON. COUNCILOR SENA. AND COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO GET BACK TO THE HEART OF THIS BILL. WHICH IS SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. ONE IN THREE WOMEN AND ONE IN SEVEN MEN IN NEW MEXICO HAVE BEEN VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. I WANT TO GET BACK TO -- WE SHOULD NOT ASSOCIATE THOSE SURVIVORS BEING THE ONES DRIVING THE CRIME IN OUR CITY. THESE ARE SURVIVORS. AND OFTENTIMES A WOMAN KNOWS, ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT ARE IN THE REALM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE THEY'RE FORCED TO DO THINGS THEY DO NOT WISH TO DO. IF THEY ARE FORCED TO GO INTO SEX WORK AND BE DETAINED, WOULD THEY BE ARRESTED? OR DRUG POSSESSION. AND BEING FORCED TO DO THAT BY THEIR ABUSER. NOW, THROUGH THIS BILL, WE'RE SAYING THAT THOSE THAT HAVE THOSE RECORDS, IT SHOULD NOT LIMIT THEM IN THEIR ABILITY TO GO TO POLICE TO REPORT THAT THEY HAVE BEEN A VICTIM OF SEXUAL ABUSE. I WANT TO GET BACK TO HEART OF THIS BILL. WE'RE NOT STATING THAT OUR OFFICERS DON'T ENFORCE THE LAW. I BELIEVE THEY ARE DOING THEIR JOB. AND DOING IT EVERY SINGLE DAY. I'VE WITNESSED IT DURING 11 RIDE-ALONGS NOW. I WITNESS THEM USING THEIR ABILITY AND DOING IT IN A CONSTITUTIONAL POLICING WAY. I JUST WANT TO REALLY THINK THROUGH OF WHAT WE'RE SAYING WHEN WE'RE SAYING THAT THIS BILL IS TRYING TO ADDRESS SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THIS IS EXACTLY WHY I SUPPORT THIS BILL. IT'S BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO ELIMINATE THOSE BARRIERS THAT SURVIVORS ARE GOING THROUGH SO THAT THEY FEEL MORE CONFIDENT AND COMFORTABLE TO APPROACH OUR OFFICERS. IF THEY WERE FORCED TO GO INTO SEX WORK OR FORCED TO CARRY DRUGS OR WHATEVER. WHATEVER THE SITUATION IS, WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO THEM BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN A SURVIVOR OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. THIS IS WHY I'M SUPPORTING THIS BILL. IT'S CERTAINLY NOT THERE'S A FALSE DICHOTOMY THAT JUST BECAUSE WE'RE EVALUATING POLICIES THAT ADDRESS POLICING SOMEHOW WE DO NOT SUPPORT OUR OFFICERS. I DON'T BELIEVE IN THAT. I THINK THAT THIS IS A POLICY THAT WE CAN REALLY PUT THROUGH SO OFFICERS CAN WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY AND UNDERSTANDING. WHILE NOT EVERY ONE IN THREE OR ONE IN SEVEN DON'T WANT TO COME FORWARD UNDERSTANDING WHY THEY DON'T WANT TO AND BRING IT TO POLICY AND TRY TO ADDRESS IT. THIS IS JUST ONE OF THEM. I SUPPORT THIS BILL AND HOPE OUR SURVIVORS THAT ARE WATCHING ARE NOT ASSOCIATED IN CRIME IN OUR CITY. I BELIEVE OUR OFFICERS ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO ADDRESS THAT. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: I'M SORRY, I RAISED MY HAND BY ACCIDENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: IS THERE ANYONE ELSE? I'M JUST GOING TO SAY, I WANT TO SAY A COUPLE THINGS. THIS BILL IS DEFINITELY RAISING A LOT OF EMOTIONAL QUESTIONS AND ALSO QUESTIONS THAT ARE RELATED TO THE LAW ITSELF. I THINK THAT -- AND I'VE DONE A LOT OF READING ON THIS. I THINK THAT THERE IS DEFINITELY A STIGMA FOR DOMESTIC ABUSE AND PEOPLE COMING FORWARD TO TALK ABOUT WHAT DOMOSTIC ABUSE ENTAILS. THAT INCLUDES THE STIGMA WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS. AND SOMETIMES EVEN EMBARRASSMENT. THERE'S ALSO, WITH REGARD TO THE LAW, A DEFINITE REVOLVING DOOR OF PEOPLE THAT ARE GOING IN AND OUT OF THE SYSTEM. I'M NOT SURE WE'RE GOING FAR ENOUGH TO FIX THAT REVOLVING DOOR. I THINK THAT'S SOMETHING THAT PROBABLY COUNCILOR BASSAN IS FEELING OR MAYBE THERE'S SOME EMOTIONAL DISCUSSION ABOUT THAT REVOLVING DOOR. THESE PEOPLE ARE ARRESTED AND THE LAW ALLOWS THEM TO NOT BE DETAINED. THOSE ARE REAL PROBLEMS AND REAL ISSUES AND THEY'RE REAL CONCERNS FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE INVOLVED WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. BECAUSE THERE'S ALSO THAT THREAT. I THINK ALL OF US WANT TO DO THE RIGHT THING IN TERMS OF SUPPORTING OUR POLICE OFFICERS BECAUSE THEY'RE DEALING WITH THIS ISSUE. THAT'S WHAT I HEARD FROM THE CHIEF. THEY'RE DEALING WITH THIS REVOLVING DOOR ON A REGULAR BASIS. AND HOW DO WE KEEP THAT DOOR FROM BEING A REVOLVING DOOR? THERE'S SOME REAL CONCERNS ABOUT THIS ENTIRE DISCUSSION. IN MY MIND, HOW DO WE GET TO THAT POINT WITH WHOEVER IT MAY BE, THE LEGISLATURE, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY, TO ENSURE THAT REVOLVING DOOR IS NOT A REVOLVING DOOR. I THINK COUNCILOR DAVIS, IT SEEMS LIKE YOU BROUGHT A LOT OF THIS TO LIGHT WITH THIS BILL. WHAT I HEARD FROM OUR COUNCILORS IS THAT WE WANT TO FIND THE WAYS TO SUPPORT OUR POLICE OFFICERS BUT ALSO SUPPORT VICTIMS THAT ARE INVOLVED. I'LL GO BACK TO COUNCILOR DAVIS TO CLOSE. AND COUNCILOR DAVI -- >>COUN. DAVIS: MY ASSISTANTS ARE READY FOR DINNER. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. WHAT YOU SAID A VERY TRUE. THERE'S A LOT OF ISSUES INVOLVING, WHETHER YOU'RE A VICTIM, WORKED WITH VICTIMS, EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS HOW COMPLEX THIS IS. I THINK COUNCILOR SENA SAID IT BEST. THIS IS ABOUT PUTTING THE RIGHT PEOPLE IN JAIL AND HELPING THE RIGHT PEOPLE GET OUT OF CIRCUMSTANCES SO THEY CAN IMPROVE THEIR OWN LIVES. ALL IT DOES FOR OUR POLICE OFFICERS, AS A FORMER COP, IF YOU KNOW THE RULES IT'S EASY TO FOLLOW THEM. COPS MAY NOT ALWAYS AGREE THEY ENFORCE, BUT IF SOMEBODY TELLS YOU THIS IS DIRECTION THEY'RE GOING POLICE OFFICERS ARE WILLING TO DO THE HARD WORK TO HELP FOLKS. THIS IS DIRECTING APD TO GET STARTED AND START THESE CONVERSATIONS. THEY'RE GOING TO FINISH THIS PROCESS. THIS IS ASKING THEM TO DO THAT. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DAVIS. WITH THAT, I'LL CONSIDER THAT A CLOSE. HOPEFULLY, THERE WILL BE SOME ADDITIONAL STEPS THAT THE COUNCIL WILL TAKE REGARDING THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE AND I THINK IT'S DEFINITELY A BIG ISSUE THAT IS IN THE FOREFRONT OF OUR COMMUNITY. AS COUNCILOR SENA SAID THIS IS NOT THE ONLY REASON CRIME IS HIGH. THERE'S OTHER REASONS. WITH THAT, I'LL GO TO MS. ORTEGA TO TAKE THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: NO. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: NO. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 6-2. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THAT BILL PASSES ON A 6-2 VOTE. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM H, WHICH IS COUNCILOR HARRIS. R-143. >>COUN. HARRIS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THIS ONE SHOULD NOT BE VERY EMOTIONAL. IT'S, ADOPTING A CONNECTIVITY STUDY MAKING A RECOMMENDATION WITHIN THE STUDY. I'LL MOVE A DUE PASS. >>COUN. BORREGO: I'LL SECOND THAT COUNCILOR. >>COUN. HARRIS: I THINK MORRIS IS GOING TO DISCUSS THIS BRIEFLY. THIS WILL BE THE LAST ITEM FOR THIS EVENING. I BELIEVE. >>COUN. BORREGO: WELCOME. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS. THIS BILL ADOPTS THE JUAN TABO CONNECT STUDY. THIS IS SOUTH OF CERTAIN. THERE ARE NO DIRECT EAST-WEST CONNECTIONS BETWEEN JUAN TABO SOUTH OF SOUTHERN BOULEVARD. THIS STUDY FOUND THAT THE ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATION THAT SCORED THE BEST. BY ADOPTING THIS RESOLUTION IT WILL MAKE THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE STUDY -- WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT IMPROVEMENTS TO EUBANK AND SOUTHERN AND JUAN TABO AND SOUTHERN. I HAVE -- IT WOULD IMPROVE CONNECTIVITY FOR RESIDENTS IN THE FOUR HILLS AREA AND KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE. I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOUR STAFF IS GIVING YOU A THUMBS UP. ANY QUESTIONS? IT DOESN'T APPEAR SO. I'LL GO BACK TO COUNCILOR HARRIS FOR THE CLOSE. >>COUN. HARRIS: I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. I DON'T THINK THERE'S ANY AMENDMENTS, ARE THERE? I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BORREGO: ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR HARRIS. WE WILL MOVE TO MS. ORTEGA FOR THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 8-0. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THAT ITEM PASSES ON AN 8-0 VOTE. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THIS COUNCIL, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNEDED. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS.