>>COUN. BORREGO: GOOD AFTERNOON. TODAY IS FEBRUARY 17, I'M COUNCIL PRESIDENT COUNCILOR BORREGO. I WILL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. ALL OF OUR COUNCILORS ARE PRESENT EXCEPT I THINK DON HARRIS, AND COUNCILOR BENTON ARE RUNNING A LITTLE BIT LATE. THEY WILL BE JOINING US, SOON. WE DO HAVE A QUORUM WITHOUT THEM. I WILL BEGIN WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND I WOULD JUST LIKE TO OFFER THAT MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY COVID AND PEOPLE ACROSS OUR COUNTRY WHO ARE EXPERIENCING DIFFICULTY DURING THIS TIME WITH THE WEATHER. ALSO, MORE IMPORTANTLY, TO THE PEOPLE WE HAVE LOST TO COVID. JUST TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU ALL FOR THAT. I'D LIKE TO ASK OUR COUNCIL VICE-PRESIDENT TO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, COUNCILOR GIBSON. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK COUNCILOR BASSAN TO LEAD US IN SPANISH. COUNCILOR GIBSON. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >>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 GIBSON. COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. [RECITING PLEDGE IN SPANISH ]. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THAT WAS BEAUTIFULLY DONE BY BOTH OF YOU. I'M JUST GOING TO READ THIS INTO THE RECORD. AS NOTED IN A PRESS RELEASE FROM OUR OFFICE ON FRIDAY, POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE AND NOTED ON OUR PUBLISHED COUNCIL AGENDA THIS MEETING HAS SPECIAL PROCEDURES GIVEN THE GOVERNOR'S DECLARATION ON PUBLIC HEALTH. THEREFORE, THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD VIA ZOOM. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, STAFF, AND MEDIA HAVE THE ABILITY TO VIEW THIS MEETING THROUGH FOUR DIFFERENT PLATFORMS. GOVTV, GOVTV, YOUTUBE, AND ZOOM WEBINAR. THESE CAN BE ACCESSED BY MOST SMART PHONES, TABLETS AND COMPUTERS. FOR THOSE WATCHING ON THE LIVESTREAM, THANK YOU FOR JOINING. THE VIDEO RECORDING OF THIS AND ALL PAST COUNCIL MEETINGS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON THE CITY COUNCIL'S WEBSITE. COUNCIL STAFF IS AVAILABLE VIA TELEPHONE IF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC NEED ASSISTANCE FINDING VIDEOS ONLINE. CALL 768-3100 DURING BUSINESS HOURS. THE COUNCIL IS ACCEPTING LIVE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AS WELL AS ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED BY 1 P.M. TODAY, AND THEY WERE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL OF THE COUNCILORS IN ADVANCE OF TODAY'S MEETING. WITH THAT, I'LL GO TO THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS, WHICH IS PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS. THIS AFTERNOON, WE HAVE COUNCILOR DAVIS, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TELL US ABOUT OUR FIRST PRESENTATION SINCE IT WAS BY YOUR REQUEST? >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THIS WON'T TAKE BUST JUST A MOMENT. I UNDERSTAND DIRECTOR PIERCE WILL BE HERE JUST TO GIVE US AN UPDATE ON THE ROLLOUT OF VOUCHER PROGRAM AND EMERGENCY HOUSING PROGRAM AS YOU REMEMBER AT THE END OF LAST YEAR THERE WAS MONEY THAT WAS LEFT OVER AND THE DEPARTMENT HAD A PLAN TO GET THAT OUT DURING THE WINTER TO SOME COMMUNITY PROVIDERS. WE ASKED THE DEPARTMENT TO GIVE US AN UPDATE, I UNDERSTAND THEY HAVE A GOOD ONE FOR US. >>COUN. BORREGO: I BELIEVE WE HAVE MS. DUVALL AND POSSIBLY DIRECTOR PIERCE WITH US. >> YES, THANK YOU COUNCILOR BORREGO, AND COUNCILOR DAVIS FOR THE INTRODUCTION. I HAVE LISA WITH ME FOR THIS PRESENTATION. WE APPRECIATE THE INVITATION. SO, WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING UPDATE. WE WANT TO GET -- AND WE'RE GOING TO DIVE INTO THE DETAILS. I WANT START WITH EMPHASIZING AND THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE WHERE YOU SEE PERMANENT HOUSING, THIS HIGHLIGHTS THE CORE STRATEGIES TO IMPACT HOMELESSNESS. THIS IS SUPPORTIVE HOUSE AND THE IMPORTANCE OF THAT. WE ANY THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES TO IMPACT POSITIVELY HOMELESSNESS. NEXT SLIDE. ALL RIGHT. HERE WE GO WITH OUR OVERVIEW. NEXT SLIDE. AND THANK YOU. SUPPORTIVE HOUSING VOUCHERS A BIG BROAD TERM THAT REALLY MEANS YOU'RE TAKING A HOUSING VOUCHER, WE'LL TALK EXACTLY WHAT THAT IS, IT'S REALLY RENTAL ASSISTANCE COMBINED WITH THE SUPPORT SERVICES OR CASE MANAGEMENT FOR PEOPLE'S HOUSING STABILITY. I WANT TO MAKE CLEAR THAT MOTEL VOUCHERS, WHICH ARE IMPORTANT TOOLS IN THE TOOL BELT ARE NOT HOUSING VOUCHER. IT GETS THEM OFF THE STREET FOR A NIGHT OR TWO. WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SPECIFIC HOUSING VOUCHERS TO HELP PEOPLE GET INTO A PLACE OF THEIR OWN. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO, OVER THE LAST FOUR FISCAL YEARS WE REALLY WANT TO SHOW THAT WE HAD AN INCREASE OF DOLLARS WE REALLY THANK CITY COUNCIL FOR YOUR SUPPORT IN THE BUDGET OVER THESE LAST FOUR YEARS. I THINK WE ALL STAND TOGETHER VERY PROUDLY TO SAY THIS IS A 44% INCREASE IN SUPPORTIVE HOUSING VOUCHERS SINCE FISCAL YEAR 18. THIS REPRESENTS A MIXTURE OF HUD MONEY AND GENERAL FUNDS MONEY. SO, IF WE LOOK AT THESE LAST COUPLE FISCAL YEARS, THAT INCREASE OF FUNDING AND FY20 THAT EQUALS 742 HOUSEHOLDS. AND WE'LL TALK ABOUT THAT IN A MINUTE. WITH FY21 WITH THE INCREASE OF FUNDING BY A MILLION DOLLARS WE'RE ABLE TO GET 950 HOUSEHOLDS IN FY21, TO DATE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WHAT DOES THIS REALLY MEAN? FOR HERE IN OUR DEPARTMENT IT MEANS WE HAVE CONTRACTED WITH 17 DIFFERENT LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS, IT COULD BE HEADING HOME, IT COULD BE HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS. JUST TO NAME SOME OF THE NAMES YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH, TO PROVIDE HOUSING THAT COMES WITH THE SUPPORT NEEDED. THE NONPROFITS HAVE THEIR CONTRACT AND THEY PROVIDE A VOUCHER TO A HOUSEHOLD AND THEY TAKE THAT VOUCHER TO RENT AN APARTMENT FROM A PRIVATE LANDLORD. THE HOUSEHOLD THEMSELVES PAYS ONLY 30% OF THEIR INCOME TOWARD THAT RENT. AND THE REMAINING DOLLARS GO TOWARD THE INCOME THE VOUCHER PAYS THE REMAINDER OF THAT. WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IS CASE MANAGER HELPS WITH ALL THAT PAPERWORK, FINDING THE APARTMENT, AND THE SERVICES TO BE SUCCESSFUL. ALSO, WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT IS YOU WANT THIS TO BE SUSTAINABLE. YOU MIGHT THINK 30% OF ONE INCOME, THEY PUT THAT IN THERE WHAT STOPS THEM FROM GETTING THE TAJ MAHAL, OR THEY MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO SUSTAIN IT. WE LOOK AT HOW CAN IT BE SUSTAINED AND SUCCESSFUL, WHICH IS ULTIMATELY BEING ABLE TO BE HOUSED ON THEIR OWN, BEING EMPLOYED AND BEING SUCCESSFUL IN THAT LOCATION. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO KNOW ABOUT HOUSEHOLDS AND I KNOW THIS MAKES SENSE TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS IS IT VARIES BY THE NUMBER OF FAMILY MEMBERS. WE TALKED ABOUT THE NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS, THAT CAN ME A PERSON OF ONE OR FAMILY OF SEVEN. EVERY HOUSEHOLD IS UNIQUE. THEY PAY THAT 30% BASED ON HOUSEHOLD INCOME. THE LENGTH OF THE STAY AND NEEDED LENGTH OF STAY IN THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAM. BECAUSE NOT EVERYBODY NEEDS A WHOLE YEAR, NOT EVERYBODY NEEDS TWO YEARS. ALL THOSE CIRCUMSTANCES REALLY VARY. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO, SOME OF THE BARRIERS THAT WE FIND TOWARD HOUSING COULD BE THE LACK OF IDENTIFICATION IN THE PAPERWORK THAT THE CASE MANAGER IS WORKING WITH THAT FAMILY, THAT HOUSEHOLD TO FIND. SOMETIMES THAT CAN TAKE A LONG TIME TO GET. SOMETIMES A PAST OF HISTORY OF EVICTION CAN ME A BARRIER. WE HAVE TO REASSURE THE LANDLORD THAT THE CASE MANAGERS WILL BE SUPPORTING THAT PERSON AND THE HOUSING VOUCHER ADDS STABILITY AND THEY'RE A GOOD CANDIDATE. BAD CREDIT, AND NO CURRENT INCOME COULD HURT. WHEN I SAY NO INCOME, WE SAID 30% OF INCOME OF THE HOUSING VOUCHER. THAT CAN BE FROM A JOB, IT CAN BE FROM DISABILITY INCOME OR SOCIAL SECURITY. IT CAN BE FROM ALL KINDS OF SOURCES, WHEN A LANDLORD IS PRESENTED WITH SOMEBODY TO RENT IN THEIR APARTMENT, AND THEY SEE THEY'RE UNEMPLOYED OR DON'T HAVE STABLE INCOME THAT THEY HAVE THE HOUSING VOUCHERS THEY CAN BE CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO SOME OF THE REAL MEATY DETAILS ON THE CONTRACT UPDATE AS COUNCILOR DAVIS MENTIONED, I JUST WANT TO BRING THIS TO LIGHT WITH A REAL RECENT STORY WE GOT THIS WEEK. AND THIS WOMAN KNEW WE WERE GOING TO BE SHARING, SHE'S VERY PROUD AND VERY OPTIMISTIC ABOUT HER FUTURE. SO, CAMY IS AN ALBUQUERQUE NATIVE. SHE'S A SINGLE MOTHER OF SIX AND THREE OF HER CHILDREN ARE STILL LIVING WITH HER. SHE BEGAN EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS OFF AND ON BECAUSE SHE WAS IN AN ABUSIVE RELATIONSHIP WITH HER THEN HUSBAND. THAT RELATIONSHIP ENDED THREE AND A HALF YEARS AGO. AT THAT POINT, SHE AND HER CHILDREN, HER THREE CHILDREN MOVED FROM HER MOM'S HOUSE'S HOUSE TO SLEEPING IN HER CAR. HEALTH ISSUES MEANT THE CHILDREN WERE IN AND OUT OF THE HOSPITAL NEEDING SUPPORT AND IT WAS HARD FOR HER TO KEEP A STEADY JOB. SHE ENDED UP LOSING HER JOB. IT WAS HARD FOR HER TO KEEP HER STEADY JOB. THEN SHE CONTRACTED COVID IN OCTOBER OF 2020. WITH THAT, SHE LOST BOTH HER JOB AND HER CAR. THROUGH AN APS SCHOOL COUNCILORER SHE WAS ABLE TO GET CONNECTED TO THE WEST SIDE AND HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS AND THEY BEGAN WORKING WITH HER ON HER HOUSING JOURNEY. SHE'S BEEN GETTING THE SUPPORT SHE NEEDED BUT WANTED ALL OF US TO KNOW IT'S NOT A SMOOTH PATH. AS SHE REFLECTED ON THIS JOURNEY SHE GOT THE HELP FROM HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS TO GATHER THE PAPERWORK. SHE HAD TO GET A NEW VERSION OF ANY IDENTIFICATION THAT HAD BEEN LOST ALONG THE WAY FROM MOVING IN AND OUT OF DIFFERENT LIVING SITUATIONS. SHE KNOWS THAT AS SHE HAS BEEN WORKING WITH HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS THAT LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO USE THE HOUSING VOUCHERS SHE'S SEEING THAT THERE ARE FEWER OPTIONS BECAUSE OF THE COVID MORATORIUM HAS LIMITED UNITS. SHE DOES NOT HAVE A RENTAL HISTORY, SHE CAN'T SHOW THAT AND DOESN'T HAVE A JOB WHILE LOOKING FOR A PLACE. SHE IS REALLY OPTIMISTIC FOR THE HELP THAT SHE'S GETTING AND FROM THE START OF WHEN SHE BEGAN WORKING WITH HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS RIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS, WE ANTICIPATE THAT SHE'LL BE IN HOUSING BY MARCH. IT'S TWO TO THREE MONTHS FOR A MOTIVATED PERSON TO GET INTO HOUSING. THIS IS ONE OF THE FAMILIES THAT WE'RE CARING FOR IN OUR WELLNESS HOTEL STRUCTURE. I FOUND HER STORY REALLY HELPS BRING TO LIFE THE CHALLENGES BUT THE SUCCESSES OF GETTING SOMEBODY ON THIS PATH. SO WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO HAND IT TO DEPUTY DUVALL TO TALK ABOUT OUR CURRENT CONTRACT. >> THANK YOU. WE WANT TO GIVE UPDATES ON CURRENT CONTRACTS AND WE'LL WALK THROUGH UPDATE ON FY20 ONE-TIME APPROPRIATION TO USE FOR RAPID REHOUSING. THE FY21 ONE TIME APPROPRIATION THAT WE USE FOR RAPID REHOUSING. THE FY21 REOCCURRING APPROPRIATION WHICH WE WERE EXCITED TO USE TO SET UP NEW SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. WE ALSO WANT TO UPDATE ALL OF YOU ON EXPENDITURES FOR ALL OF YOUR CURRENT CONTRACTS. I'LL WALK THROUGH EACH OF THOSE AT A TIME. WE WERE VERY EXCITED IN FY20 WHEN CITY COUNCIL APPROPRIATED $2 MILLION IN ONE-TIME HOUSING VOUCHER FUNDING. YOU CAN GO AHEAD, I DIDN'T REALIZE THERE WAS ANIMATION IN THE SLIDES YOU CAN GO AHEAD -- THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE USED THE FY20 APPROPRIATION TO ESTABLISH A ONE-YEAR RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM WHICH MEANS THAT EACH HOUSEHOLD ASSISTED CAN RECEIVE UP TO 12 MONTHS OF RENTALAL ASSISTANCE IN CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. WE ENTERED INTO TWO CONTRACTS, ONE HOME WORKS. THESE ARE THREE-YEAR CONTRACTS. THE HOPE WORKS STARTED DECEMBER 2019, AND THE BARRETT STARTED IN JANUARY 2020. AS OF DECEMBER 31st, 2020, HOPE WORKS HAS HOUSED 54 OUT OF AN ESTIMATED 127 HOUSEHOLDS. AND BARRETT HAS HOUSED 15 OUT OF 45 HOUSEHOLDS. WE'RE PLEASED TO REPORT BOTH AGENCIES ARE ON TRACT TO HOUSE THE THE NUMBER THEY COMMITTED TO SERVING. GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. WE WERE ALSO EXCITEDED IN FY21 WHEN WE RECEIVED ANOTHER APPROPRIATION IN $2 MILLION FOR ONE TIME HOUSING VOUCHER FUNDING. GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. AGAIN, JUST GO AHEAD AND PULL UP ALL THAT. WHERE APOLOGIZE FOR THE ANIMATION. WE ALSO DECIDED BECAUSE THIS WAS ONE-TIME FUNDING TO SET THIS RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM PROVIDING 12 MONTHS OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND CASE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE. WE HAVE ENTERED INTO EIGHT CONTRACTS SINCE NOVEMBER 2020. TWO OF THESE CONTRACTS ARE WITH EXPERIENCE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROVIDERS THAT WE HAVE OTHER CONTRACTS WITH TO DO SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. FOUR ARE WITH AGESES THAT SERVE YOUNG PEOPLE. WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THESE CONTRACTS BECAUSE WE HAVE NEVER CONTRACTED WITH THESE AGESANCIES AGENCIES. WE'VE ALSO CONTRACTED WITH TWO MALLER ORGANIZATIONS THAT SERVE VULNERABLE FOLKS. BY NEW, THEY'RE NOT NEW ORGANIZATIONS, BUT THEY'RE NEW TO US IN TERMS OF PARTNERS. ALL OF THESE HAVE BEEN SET UP AS 18-MONTH CONTRACTS. WE HAD THE PRIVILEGE OF PRESENTING TO CITY COUNCIL IN MID-NOVEMBER OF LAST YEAR OF OUR PLAN FOR THIS $2 MILLION IN ONE-TIME FUNDING. WITHIN SIX WEEKS OF THAT PRESENTATION WE EXECUTED OUR FIRST TWO CONTRACTS THOSE ARE WITH THE TWO EXPERIENCED CONTRACTORS. WE'RE ABLE TO GET THOSE DONE VERY QUICKLY. WITHIN 13 WEEKS OF OUR PRESENTATION, WE EXECUTED THE REMAINING SIX CONTRACTS. THOSE DID TAKE A LITTLE LONGER BECAUSE LIKE I MENTIONED THOSE WERE NEW AGENCIES OR NEW PARTNERSHIPS THAT HAVE NOT DONE SUPPORTIVE HOUSE BEFORE. IT TOOK TIME AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO SUPPORT THEM TO MEET OUR CONTRACTING REQUIREMENTS. ALL THESE CONTRACTS ARE EXECUTED AND ALL OF THESE AGENCIES CAN HOUSE FOLKS. GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS JUST A SUMMARY OF THE FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITY WHO ARE GOING TO BENEFIT FROM THESE FUNDS. WE IDENTIFIED THREE TARGET POPULATIONS ABOUT HALF OF THE FUNDS WILL BE USED TO HOUSE PEOPLE THAT ARE CURRENTLY LIVING IN OUR WELLNESS MOTELS. THIS IS OLDER FOLKS, PEOPLE WITH MEDICAL VULNERABILITIES AND FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN. ANOTHER CHUNK OF THE FUNDING WILL BE USED TO SERVE YOUNG PEOPLE 17-24. AND THE FINAL CHUNK OF FUNDING WILL BE USED TO SERVE OTHER VULNERABLE ADULTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. THESE ARE THE TWO SMALLER ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE CONTRACTED WITH WHO WE BELIEVE ARE REACHING PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY THAT ARE LIKELY NOT CONNECTED TO OR REALLY ENGAGED WITH SOME OF THE OTHER SERVICE PROVIDERS IN OUR COMMUNITY. ALL TOGETHER, WE ESTIMATE THAT THESE EIGHT DIFFERENT PROVIDERS WILL SERVE 140 HOUSEHOLDS. GO AHEAD TO THE NEXT SLIDE. ALSO IN THIS FISCAL YEAR, WE RECEIVED $1 MILLION IN REOCCURRING MONEY FOR HOUSING VOUCHER FUNDING. GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE. AND WE MADE THE DECISION TO USE THIS FUNDING, YOU CAN GO -- GO BACK ONE SLIDE. TO SET THIS FUNDING UP AS PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IS NONTIME LIMITED RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. WE TARGET IT TO PEOPLE WHERE ONE OF THE HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS HAS A SIGNIFICANT DISABILITY THAT IMPEDES THEIR ABILITY TO MAINTAIN HOUSING. THAT CAN INCLUDE MENTAL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE, PHYSICAL DISABILITY, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY, OR SEVERE CHRONIC ILLNESS. BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC AND WE KNOW THE SAFEST PLACE FOR PEOPLE TO BE IS IN THEIR OWN HOMES WE DECIDED TO ENTER INTO AN EMERGENCY CONTRACT WITH HOPE WORKS RATHER THAN GOING TO RFP TO PROVIDE PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TO 65 HOUSEHOLDS THAT CONTRACT HAS BEEN EXECUTED JUST RECENTLY. SO HOPEWORKS WILL BE ABLE TO HOUSE FOLKS THROUGH THIS CONTRACT. THE WAY WE SET THIS CONTRACT UP IS THAT 60% WILL COME FROM WELLNESS REFERRALS, AND THE OTHER 40% WILL COME THROUGH THE COORDINATED SYSTEM. ALL RIGHT, JUST SWITCHING GEARS HERE A LITTLE BIT, STEPPING AWAY FROM THE NEW FUNDING, I WANT TO GIVE AN OVERALL PICTURE WITH HOW WE'RE DOING WITH EXPENDITURES FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING CONTRACTS. BEGINNING IN FALL, WE ESTABLISHED A NEW PROCESS FOR OVERSIGHT AND MONITORING OF SUPPORTIVE HOUSING EXPENDITURES. WE ASSESS EACH CONTRACT EVERY MONTH TO DECIDE WHETHER IT'S ON CONTRACT WITH SPENDING. IF A CONTRACT IS NOT ON TRACK WE REQUIRED THE AGENCY TO SUBMIT A WRITTEN PLAN ON THEY WILL GET BACK ON TRACK AND MEET WITH THE AGENCY TO REVIEW THE PLAN AND REINFORCE THAT WE ARE -- OUR EXPECTATION THAT THE CONTRACT WILL BE FULLY EXPENDED. THESE HAVE BEEN VERY PRODUCTIVE MEETINGS. I THINK ONE WE HAVE LEARNED FROM THESE MEETINGS IS THAT THE MAJOR THING DRIVING THE EXPENDITURE OF FUNDS WHAT SOMETIMES MAKES IT DIFFICULT IS WHEN THERE'S AN HOUSING OPENING. A HOUSEHOLD LEAVES BECAUSE OF SUCCESS OR THEY'RE ABLE TO MAINTAIN HOUSING ON THEIR OWN. THERE'S AN OPENING, SO THE AGENCY BRINGS IN A NEW FAMILY, OR A NEW INDIVIDUAL, BUT IT TAKES THAT INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY SOME TIME TO FIND A NEW APARTMENT. IN THE MEANTIME THAT IS FUNDS NOT BEING EXPENDED. ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT AGENCIES CAN DO TO INCREASE EXPENDITURES IS REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT IT TAKES FOR A FAMILY OR INDIVIDUAL TO FIND AN APARTMENT. WHAT WE'VE COME ONE OF THE MEETINGS IS THEY IDENTIFIED CONCRETE WAYS TO DO THAT. ONE EXAMPLE IS ONE AGENCY DECIDED THAT PARTICIPANTS LOOKING FOR HOUSING NEED A WORKING PHONE. THEY'RE GOING TO DO WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A PHONE AND A PHONE BILL. THEY SHARED AN EXAMPLE OF A PERSON LIVING IN AN EMERGENCY SHELTER. THEY DECIDED TO PAY HER PHONE BILL, AND WITHIN TWO DAYS OF HAVING A WORKING PHONE SHE FOUND AN APARTMENT. LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT CAN MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE. BECAUSE WE'RE DOING THIS MONTHLY ASSESSMENT, WE KNOW AT ANY POINT IN TIME WHICH OF OUR CONTRACTS ARE ON TRACK WITH WHICH ARE NOT. I CAN TELL YOU AS OF TODAY, WE HAVE 12 CONTRACTS ON TRACT WITH EXPENDITURES. WE HAVE NINE THAT ARE BEHIND. WE ALSO HAVE THE NINE THAT WERE JUST EXECUTED. WE CAN'T REALLY MEASURE THEM YET. BY ON TRACK, I MEAN THE CONTRACT IS WITHIN 5% OF WHERE WE WOULD EXPECT IT TO BE. IF IT'S A ONE-YEAR CONTRACT THAT RUNS FROM JULY 1 TO JUNE 30th, AND WE HAVE INVOICES UP TO DECEMBER 31 WE EXPECT THE CONTRACT TO BE 50% SPENT DOWN. IF IT'S ONLY 45% SPENT DOWN OR LESS, THEN WE WOULD CONSIDER THE CONTRACT TO BE BEHIND AND WE WOULD FOLLOW THE PROCESS THAT I JUST DESCRIBED. I DO WANT TO THANK CITY COUNCIL FOR PREPARING ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR A NEW POSITION TO HELP OVERSEE THESE CONTRACTS. WE HAVE SEEN A SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN SUPPORTIVE HOUSING CONTRACTS AND ADDITIONAL CAPACITY TO OVERSEE THESE CONTRACTS AS NEEDED. WE ARE HIRING A COMMUNITY OUTREACH COORDINATOR POSITION, THAT POSITION WAS POSTED AND CLOSED. WE HAVE OUR TOP CANDIDATES AND WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF SCHEDULING INTERVIEWS. I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT ON THAT. GO AHEAD TO THE NEXT SLIDE. I THINK IN SUMMARY THE IMPACT OF THIS NEW FUNDING WE'VE RECEIVED OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS, WE'VE SEEN 44% INCREASE IN SUPPORTIVE HOUSING APPROPRIATIONS SINCE FY18. BETWEEN FY20 AND 21 WE ANTICIPATE SERVING 21% MORE HOUSEHOLDS. WE HAVE SIX NEW PARTNERSHIP AGENCIES PROVIDING SUPPORT IN THE COMMUNITY. THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION. WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, DIRECTOR PIERCE. BEFORE WE MOVE ON TO QUESTIONS, I JUST WANT TO MENTION FOR THE RECORD THAT COUNCILOR BENTON AND COUNCILOR HARRIS HAVE BOTH JOINED US DURING THIS PRESENTATION. SO, WE WILL MOVE ON TO QUESTIONS. THE FIRST HAND I SAW UP WAS COUNCILOR DAVIS, FOLLOWED BY COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, I'LL MAKE THIS REALLY QUICK. THANK YOU, LADIES FOR TAKING THE TIME TO GIVE US THAT UPDATE. I APPRECIATE THE TIME YOU'VE GIVEN TO ME. I KNOW SOME OTHER COUNCILORS OFFLINE. THERE'S TWO THINGS I WANT TO FOLLOW UP ON QUICKLY. FIRST, LET ME SAY, IN TERMS OF MOVING A LOT OF MONEY IN THE CITY QUICKLY FOR A PROBLEM, I WANTED TO APPLAUD FAMILY SERVICES BECAUSE THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND A BRING OPPORTUNITY TO BRING NEW PROVIDERS TO HELP US ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES. KUDOS TO YOU FOR THAT. I APPRECIATE IT. SECONDLY, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU AND CONGRATS, I THINK OVERSIGHT IS TO HELP KEEP CONTRACTORS ON TASK AND IDENTIFY AND RESOLVE ISSUES QUICKLY. IT'S A BEST PRACTICE I CAN IMAGINE OTHER CITIES CAN COPY. WHAT I SAW, AND I WANTED TO ASK, YOU MENTIONED ON THE THREE-YEAR CONTRACTS WE HAVE TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND ALLOCATED FOR SPECIAL POPULATIONS THAT DON'T FIT CATEGORIES. THAT SEEMS LIKE A SMALL NUMBER OVER THREE YEARS GIVEN THE NUMBER OF FOLKS WE HAVE TO SERVE. I KNOW ONE OF THE ORGANIZATIONS IS DOING GOOD WORK TO DO MORE. AS WE HEAD INTO BUDGET TIME CAN YOU GIVE US AN IDEA OF THE NEED OR THE GAPS REALLY QUICKLY. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DAVIS, AND THANK YOU ALL COUNCILORS FOR LISTENING TO OUR PRESENTATION. LET ME ANSWER AND I'D LIKE THE DEPUTY TO FOLLOW UP. ON THE 217 THAT GOES TO VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR THIS YEAR IN OUR BUDGET IS $3 MILLION IN HOUSING VOUCHERS. YOU'LL SEE THAT COMING FORWARD IN FY22. I THINK THAT KEEPS US MOVING FORWARD AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF VOUCHERS. OUR SLIDES MAY HAVE BEEN CONFUSING IN THAT ALL THOSE FOLKS ARE VULNERABLE FOLKS. WHETHER THEY'RE IN THE WELLNESS HOTEL. WE'RE JUST MAKING THE DISTINCTION BECAUSE WE LINED UP STRATEGIES IN THE WELLNESS. THOSE ARE DEFINITELY VULNERABLE PEOPLE WE'RE SERVING. THEY'RE NOT ONLY MEDICAL FRAGILE AND FAMILIES. SOME OF THE OTHER CONTRACTORS THAT I KNOW YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH ARE DOING GREAT WORK. THEY'RE JUST MEETING DIFFERENT PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY IN THE PARKS AND ON THE STREETS. I THINK THEY'RE NOT THE ONLY ONES MEETING THAT VULNERABLE NEEDS. MANY OF THE CONTRACTORS ARE. WE'RE REQUESTING WITH THE BLESSING OF CITY COUNCIL $3 MILLION FOR OUR HOUSING VOUCHERS IN THE NEXT YEAR CONTINUING TO LOOK AT VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. WORKING WITH A VARIETY OF CONTRACTORS AND BUILDING ON THE BANDWOULDTH THAT WE'VE EXPANDED. I'D LOVE THE DEPUTY TO EXPAND ON THAT. >> THANK YOU. I THINK THE ONLY THING I WOULD ADD IS WE GIVE COMMISSION STUDY FROM THE URBAN INSTITUTE TO DETERMINE THE AMOUNT OF AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSING FOR LOW INCOME FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY. THAT REPORT, THE URBAN INSTITUTE ESTIMATES THAT REPORT THAT WE NEED 2,200 UNITS OF PERMANENT SUPPORT HOUSING TO FULLY MEET THE NEED FOR THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING MODELS. I THINK THAT'S THE OVERALL PICTURE OF THE NEED THAT WE ARE TRYING TO CHIP AWAY HERE AT WITH THESE APPROPRIATIONS EACH YEAR. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. IF I CAN FOLLOW AND I'LL BE QUIET. WHAT WOULD BE THE COST TO FRIDAY JUST THOSE 800 RAPID REHOUSING UNITS? BASED ON HOW MANY WE PROVIDE, WHAT IS THE NUMBER THAT IT WOULD TAKE TO MEET THE NEED IN THE CITY? >> I USUALLY HAVE A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE THAT'S IT'S ABOUT $15,000 PER YEAR PER VOUCHER. THAT CAN VARY, SINGLE INDIVIDUALS COST LESS BECAUSE THEIR APARTMENT IS LESS. A VERY LARGE FAMILY COULD COST MORE. $15,000 ANNUAL COST. IF IT WAS A ONE TIME APPROPRIATION OF $12 MILLION WE CAN GET 800 FOLKS HOUSED FOR THAT YEAR. THERE'S ALWAYS GOING TO BE FOLKS COMING INTO THE HOMELESS SYSTEM THAT NEED RAPID REHOUSING. >>COUN. DAVIS: I KNOW COUNCILOR BENTON CAN COMMENT ON THIS. I THINK AS WE MOVE FORWARD I APPRECIATE WE'RE CHIPPING AWAY AT THIS. IT DOES HIGHLIGHT THAT THE LONGER WE -- THE LONGER WE DELAY FULLY FUNDING THAT NEED, THE MORE EXPENSIVE IT'S BECOMING EVERY YEAR. THAT NUMBER HAS GROWN FROM 600 TO 800. I WANT TO REMIND COUNCILORS THAT WE OUGHT TO ASK FOR A PERMANENT SOURCE OF FUNDING INSTEAD OF TAKING THE OPPORTUNITY OF ONE-TIME FUNDING WHEN WE HAVE GOOD BUDGET YEARS. THANK YOU FOR THIS TIME, MADAM PRESIDENT. I KNOW WE HAVE OTHER COUNCILORS IN LINE. THAT'S THE LAST THING I HAVE TO SAY TONIGHT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DAVIS. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO COUNCILOR BASSAN AND COUNCILOR BENTON. COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. YES, DIRECTOR AND DEPUTY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. IT WAS VERY INFORMATIVE. A FEW QUESTIONS, CAN YOU SEND US OVER OR TELL US NOW EVEN THE SIX NEW PARTNERS? IF NOT, YOU CAN SEND IT OVER. I'M CURIOUS TO MAKE SURE TO BE INVOLVED AND SEE WHERE WE CAN ASSIST WITH THAT. I HAVE TWO OTHER QUESTIONS. I'LL ASK THEM BOTH AND LET YOU RESPOND HOW YOU CHOOSE. WHAT HAPPENS, WHEN YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE NO CURRENT INCOME, WHAT HAPPENS AND WHAT DO WE TO HELP PEOPLE FIND THAT INCOME OR GET THE INCOME SO THE PERMANENT HOUSING CAN START TO HAPPEN. HOW DO WE GET PEOPLE PACK UP IF IT'S THE VICIOUS CATCH-22. WHAT SERVICES ARE WE OFFERING SO WE CAN VOUCH FOR THEM OR HELP OUT WITH ALL OF THAT? THE LAST QUESTION IS HOW LONG FOR THOSE, I BELIEVE YOU SAID IT WAS SIX, BEHIND ON THE REMAINING EXPENDITURE. I KNOW YOU SAID THERE'S FLEXIBILITY ON THAT BECAUSE THE TIME IT TAKES TO FIND AN APARTMENT. WHAT'S THE AVERAGE TO GET CAUGHT UP WHEN SOMEONE IS BEHIND ON THE EXPENDITURES? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN, THANK YOU FOR THE EXCELLENT QUESTIONS. DIRECTOR PIERCE, ARE YOU OKAY TO TACKLE THOSE? I'M GOING TO TRY TO LIST THE AGENCIES FOR YOU. THE NEW PARTNERS ARE -- TENDER LOVE COMMUNITY CENTER. YDI. NEW DAY YOUTH AND FAMILY SERVICES. CASA Q AND SERENITY MESA. AND THE TWO EXPERIENCED PARTNERS WE CONTRACTED WITH IS HEADING HOME AND CUIDADO LOS NINOS. IN TERMS OF INCOME, THAT'S A FORM OF CASE MANAGEMENT THAT COMES WITH THE HOUSING VOUCHER. ONE OF THE TOP PRIORITIES IS TO WORK WITH EACH INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY TO OBTAIN A SOURCE OF INCOME. FOR MANY FOLKS IN RAPID REHOUSING THAT IS EMPLOYMENT INCOME. IT'S ALL ABOUT HELPING FOLKS GET BACK TO WORK, OR IF THEY'RE WORKING, DEVELOPING A PLAN TO INCREASE THEIR INCOME. FOR PEOPLE IN SUPPORTIVE HOUSING, SOMETIMES IT'S EMPLOYMENTS, SOMETIMES IT'S HELPING PEOPLE MAINTAIN THE DISABILITY BENEFITS THEY'RE ELIGIBLE FOR. THAT IS SOMETHING THE CASE MANAGER IS WORKING ON WITH THE FAMILY OR INDIVIDUAL. IT CAN BE VERY CHALLENGING TO DO THAT WHILE SOMEONE IS STILL EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. OFTEN, THAT'S THE HOUSING FIRST MODEL. THE FIRST PRIORITY IS HELPING SOMEONE GET INTO HOUSING. SO THEY'RE SAFE AND STABLE. AND IT'S ABOUT HELPING THEM ACCESS THE RESOURCES THAT THEY NEED TO MAINTAIN THAT HOUSING, INCLUDING EMPLOYMENT OR OTHER SOURCES OF INCOME. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTION ABOUT HOW LONG TYPICALLY DOES IT TAKE FOR THESE AGENCIES THAT ARE BEHIND TO CATCH UP. THE TRUTH IS, I DON'T KNOW. THIS IS REALLY FOR US, A NEW PROCESS IMPROVEMENT THAT WE ARE TRACKING. REQUIRING A PLAN, TRACKING THE PLAN TO SEE IF IT'S WORKING. WE'RE LEARNING FROM THIS EXPERIENCE. I WILL SAY WHAT I SEE IS THAT SOME AGENCIES ARE ONLY A LITTLE BEHIND. LIKE ONE OR TWO PERCENTAGE POINTS. I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO CATCH UP QUICKLY. OTHERS ARE MORE SIGNIFICANTLY BEHIND. THEY'VE IDENTIFIED CHANGES THAT ARE GOING TO WORK. IT IS GOING TO TAKE TIME FOR THOSE CHANGES TO HAVE AN EFFECT. IF THAT MAKES SENSE. THEY'RE GOING TO -- LIKE A COUPLE AGENCIES DECIDED WE'RE GOING TO MAKE MORE REGULAR CONTRACTS WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE LOOKING FOR HOUSING. ONE AGENCY SAID THEY'RE GOING TO MAKE CONTACT EVERYDAY UNTIL SOMEONE FINDS HOUSING. SO, THAT IS GOING TO HELP THEM GET FOLKS INTO HOUSING QUICKER, IT MIGHT BE A COUPLE MONTHS OR A COUPLE ROUNDS OF PARTICIPANTS BEFORE WE SEE THE CATCH UP ON EXPENDITURE SIDE. I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS. >>COUN. BASSAN: IT DOES. ONE FOLLOW UP. THAT DID DEFINITELY ANSWER MY QUESTIONS. GOING BACK TO THE INCOME PART. WHEN SOMEONE QUALIFIES AND READY TO GIVE THEM A VOUCHER OR READY TO PUT THEM SOMEWHERE BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THIS INCOME, DO THEY LOSE THEIR PLACE IN LINE? DO WE JUST WAIT, DO THEY STAY AT THE SHELTER? WHAT HAPPENED TO THESE PEOPLE WHEN EVERYTHING IS TRYING TO FALL IN LINE EXCEPT FOR THE FACT THEY MAY NEED INCOME FOR SOMEONE TO PROVIDE HOUSING? >> THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. THE ADVANTAGE OF THE HOUSING VOUCHER IS THAT THE HOUSEHOLD ONLY PAYS 30% OF THEIR INCOME TOWARD THE RENT. SO, IF IN FACT THEY'RE INCOME IS ZERO DOLLARS, AT THE BEGINNING THEY DON'T PAY TOWARD THE RENT. THE FACT THAT THEY DON'T HAVE INCOME DOESN'T MEAN THEY DON'T QUALIFY FOR A VOUCHER. THEY STILL QUALIFY FOR THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING VOUCHER. IT WILL INITIALLY COVER THE FULL COST OF RENT. AGAIN THAT CASE MANAGER WILL WORK WITH THE FAMILY IMMEDIATELY TO INCREASE INCOME TO CONTRIBUTE TOWARD THE RENT. THE BARRIER IS WHEN YOU HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY OUTLOOKING FOR AN APARTMENT IN THE PRIVATE RENTAL MARKET AND IT'S A VERY TIGHT MARKET, ESPECIALLY WITH THE MORATORIUM, IT MEANS THERE'S A VERY TIGHT VACANCY OR RENTAL MARKET, VERY LITTLE VACANCY. IF YOU HAVE A LANDLORD LOOKING AT MULTIPLE APPLICANTS, ONE MIGHT HAVE A HOUSING VOUCHER BUT NOT HAVING AN INDOM THEY NOT SEEM LIKE A GOOD CANDIDATE TO RENT TO. IT'S ONE OF THE LAYERS THEY'RE FACING WHILE LOOKING FOR AN APARTMENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR, I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION. IF SO, WE WILL MOVE TO COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. WITH REGARD TO THE NINE ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE BEHIND ON THEIR SCHEDULE AND POSSIBLY THIS MAY END UP APPLYING TO THE NEW CONTRACTS. I APPRECIATE THE OVERSIGHT POSITION, I THINK THAT'S ON TARGET. BUT, ARE THERE ALSO INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS ABOUT THE PIPELINE OF PEOPLE WHO WANT TO WORK IN THIS LINE OF WORK? IS THAT PART OF THE CAPACITY PICTURE WITH ANY OR ALL OF THE PROVIDERS? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BENTON, I WOULD SAY OVERALL, NO, I DON'T HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THE CAPACITY OF THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT CURRENTLY HAVE THESE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING CONTRACTS IN ADMINISTERING THESE FUNDS. I THINK WITH THIS NEW POSITION THE ABILITY FOR US AS A CITY TO BE ABLE TO OFFER ONGOING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT TO THESE AGENCIES IS GOING TO HELP. I THINK THEY'RE IN A GOOD PLACE. THIS IS JUST GOING TO MAKE THEM EVEN STRONGER. ALSO, I BELIEVE THERE IS CAPACITY IN OUR COMMUNITY TO ADMINISTER ADDITIONAL SUPPORTIVE HOUSING VUCH VOUCHERS. I WILL SAY THE CAPACITY AND INTEREST IS MUCH MORE LIMITED WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ONE-TIME MONEY. WE HAVE FOUND THAT TO BE A CHALLENGE. IT IS DIFFICULT AND CHALLENGING FOR ORGANIZATIONS TO IMPLEMENT AND SCALE UP A NEW PROGRAM JUST TO WIND IT DOWN A YEAR OR TWO YEARS LATER. IT MAKES IT CHALLENGING TO RECRUIT AND MAINTAIN TALENTED STAFF WHEN IT'S A CONTRACT THAT IS GOING TO EXPIRE AT A SET POINT. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT, A COUPLE OTHER QUESTIONS. I'M SORRY, MY QUESTION HAS BEEN UNSTABLE, I'VE BEEN GOING ON AND OFF THE CALL. WITH REGARD TO FUNDING FOR HEADING HOME VOUCHERS, IS THAT RELATED TO -- I KNOW ALBUQUERQUE'S STREET CONNECT ALSO HAS BEEN IN THE BUSINESS OF TRYING TO GET PEOPLE HOUSED AND READY TO -- SOME OF THE MOST CHRONICALLY HOMELESS READY TO ACCEPT HOUSING. IS THAT HEADING HOME MONEY AVAILABLE TO THEM AS WELL? I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THAT. FOR ANYONE LISTENING WHO DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS, IT'S A SUBSET OF ALBUQUERQUE HEADLING HOME, THEY HAVE A FOCUSED MODEL OF STREET OUTREACH. THEY HAVE THREE TEAMS. THEY'RE HELPFUL TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IN TERMS OF DEALING WITH THE CHRONICALLY HOMELESS. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THEY'RE MOVING TOWARD BUILDING THAT CAPACITY. HOW DOES THAT FIT IN THE PICTURE? IS THAT ON THE RADAR SCREEN? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BENTON, THE CURRENT CONTRACT WE HAVE WITH HEADING HOME IS ALL OF THE REFERRALS FOR THAT RAPID REHOUSING ARE COMING FROM THE WELLNESS MOTELS. WE HAVE NOT CONNECTED TO THE ALBUQUERQUE STREET CONNECT. I DEFINITELY THINK THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE INTERESTED IN TAKING A LOOK AT IN THE FUTURE WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDING. I AGREE, THOSE ARE FOLKS THAT NEED HOUSING. >>COUN. BENTON: NO KIDDING. IT'S NOT EASY. LIKE MANY OF THE FOLKS IN THE STREET THAT ARE MOST CHRONICALLY UNHOUSED ARE -- THEY HAVE A LOT OF ISSUES WITH TRUST AND INSTITUTIONS. NO MATTER WHO IT IS, THE POLICE OR YOUR DEPARTMENT. THERE'S A LACK OF TRUST. THAT IS SOMETHING WE HAVE TO BUILD UP. JUST THANKS FOR THE ANSWERS. I'LL SAY TO THOSE ON THE CALL THAT COMMISSIONER O'MALLEY AND I THAT SUPPORT ON THE COUNSEL HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE COUNTY'S LOBBYISTS AND AFTER THE SESSION HAVE DISCUSSION WITH THE LOBBYIST, THIS ISN'T RIGHT FOR THE SESSION AT THIS POINT, BUT FINDING BETWEEN OURSELVES AND THE COUNTY AND ANYONE ELSE WHO WANTS TO PITCH IN TO CREATE THE AFFORDABLE FUNDING STREAM. JUST FOR THOSE WATCHING TONIGHT, I'M DEFERRING ONCE AGAIN MY TWO CENT GAS TAX. WE TALKED ABOUT THAT BEING FOR ROADS. I'M COMPLETELY OPEN TO ANYONE'S IDEAS ABOUT THAT. THAT'S A SOURCE OF REVENUE, THAT'S A SOURCE OF RECURRING REVENUE WITH THE CITY. IT WILL BRING IN A GREAT AMOUNT OF MONEY. IT'S SOMETHING. I THINK WE'VE GOT TO PUT EVERYTHING ON THE TABLE RIGHT NOW AND HAVE A COMMUNITY DISCUSSION ABOUT HOW WE'RE GOING TO TACKLE THE HOUSING PROBLEM IN THE CITY. THAT SOUNDS LIKE A WEIRD FIT. MAYBE THAT'S ONLY ALLOWED, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHETHER THE STATE ALLOWS US TO SPEND THAT TYPE OF MONEY ON ROAD WAYS. IF THEY DON'T, WE JUST NEED TO BE LOOKING AT EVERYTHING LIKE THAT. IT'S A GOOD UNDERSTAND THAT WE'VE GOT TO DO THAT. AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO PITCH IN ON THAT ON THE HOMELESS COORDINATING COUNSEL. THANKS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BENTON. THERE ARE NO OTHER COUNCILORS WAITING IN THE CHATROOM. I HAVE A QUESTION MYSELF, I REALIZE THIS IS REALLY ABOUT THE HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAM. MY QUESTION IS, WITH REGARD, AND IT GOES BACK TO PART OF WHAT COUNCILOR BASSAN WAS ASKING, HOW DO WE TRACK PEOPLE IN THE LONG-TERM? I THINK OUR ULTIMATE GOAL IS TO GET PEOPLE OFF THE STREET AND GET THEM INTO HOUSING. TEMPORARY HOUSING AND MAYBE MORE PERMANENT HOUSING. HOW DO WE TRACK HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE ACTUALLY GONE INTO PERMANENT HOUSING AND HOW LONG -- IS THERE A PROGRAM THAT THE CITY HAS THAT ACTUALLY TRACKS THAT GOAL? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, YES. ALL OF OUR HUD-FUNDED SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS ARE REQUIRED TO ENTER DATA INTO WHAT'S CALLED THE HOMELESS MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM, OR HMIS. THE CITY ALSO REQUIRES ALL OF ITS GENERAL FUND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS TO ALSO ENTER DATA INTO HMIS, AND IT COLLECTS DATA ABOUT THE PEOPLE SERVED AND THE OUTCOME DATA. AGENCIES HAVE TO UPDATE INFORMATION FOR EACH HOUSEHOLD THEY'RE SERVING REGARDING INCREASE IN INCOME BUT ALSO WHEN THE HOUSEHOLD EXITS THEY HAVE TO ENTER INTO THE DATA BASE WHAT WAS THE HOUSING DESTINATION OR THE EXIT DESTINATION. EACH AGENCY IS REQUIRED TO REPORT TO US QUARTERLY ON THE PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLDS WHO HAVE -- IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT ON DIFFERENT TYPES OF CONTRACTS. IT'S REQUIRED TO REPORT TO US QUARTERLY ON HOUSING OUTCOMES. HOW MANY HAVE MAINTAINED, OR HOW MANY EXITED TO PERMANENT HOUSING. THEY'RE REQUIRED TO REPORT TO US QUARTERLY ON THE SUCCESS OF INDIVIDUALS OR FAMILIES IN THE PROGRAM HAVE ON INCREASING INCOME. THOSE ARE SCOPES IN THE CONTRACTS. THE OUTCOMES WE EXPECT TO SEE IN OUR CONTRACTS IS A CERTAIN LEVEL OF HOUSING STABILITY AND INCREASE INCOME AMONG ADULT PARTICIPANTS. IT'S THIS DATABASE PROVIDERS USE TO TRACK THOSE OUTCOMES. >>COUN. BORREGO: DO WE, AS THE COUNCIL, DO WE RECEIVE INFORMATION REGARDING A SUMMARY OF THAT SUPPORT AT SOME POINT IN TIME? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE HISTORICALLY SUBMITTED THAT TO YOU. OF COURSE, WE WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE THAT INFORMATION. >>COUN. BORREGO: ONE LAST QUESTION. WITH REGARD TO WHEN PEOPLE GO INTO PERMANENT HOUSING, ARE THERE PROGRAMS THAT TEACH PEOPLE HOW TO BEOME HOMEOWNERS? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, I WOULD SAY TYPICALLY THAT IS NOT A FOCUS FOR THE CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, PREPARING PEOPLE TO BE HOMEOWNERS. OFTEN PEOPLE COME IN WITH SO MANY CHALLENGES, IT'S REALLY THE FOCUS MORE ON HELPING FOLKS SECURE A SOURCE OF INCOME, CONNECT TO THE COMMUNITY RESOURCES AND SUPPORTS THEY NEED AND OFTEN LEARN HOW TO BE A GOOD TENANT. IT'S NOT TO SAY THAT SOME FOLKS DON'T FOCUS ON HOMEOWNERSHIP AS A GOAL, THAT'S NOT THE FOCUS OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED. >>COUN. BORREGO: OKAY, THANK YOU. COUNCILOR GIBSON, IT LOOKS LIKE SHE HAS A QUESTION. LET ME TURN TO HER. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. SORRY TO RAISE MY HAND SO LATE IN THE DISCUSSION. I'M SITTING HERE WATCHING THE SNOW JUST COLLECT OUTSIDE. I THOUGHT ABOUT THIS A LOT SINCE OUR TEMPERATURES HAVE GOTTEN SO VERY LOW, JUST IN THE PAST FEW DAYS. WEEK OR SO. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT WHAT APPEARS TO BE AN THE CREASE OF PEOPLE LIVING ON SIDEWALKS AND TENTS AND THAT TYPE OF THING. I SUSPECT THERE'S DEATH CAUSED BY THIS WEATHER AND COMPOUNDED WITH THE FACT OF THE PANDEMIC. DO WE -- I THINK THAT DATA IS COLLECTED, THE NUMBER OF DEATH AND HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE LOST DUE TO THE ENVIRONMENT. CLIMATE AND WEATHER CHANGES. THINGS LIKE THAT. THAT'S A QUESTION FOR YOU, DEPUTY DIRECTOR. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, AND COUNCILOR GIBSON. HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS DOES REALLY TRACK AND WE TRY TO HONOR AND MEMORIALIZE THAT THERE'S LOSS OF LIFE IN THE STREET. THEY'VE MEMORIALIZED ON A BEAUTIFUL WALL ON THEIR FACILITY FOR ALBUQUERQUE HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS. PRE-COVID DAYS ON DECEMBER 21, THE FIRST DAY OF WINTER, AND THE SHORTEST DAY, THERE'S OFTEN A WALK THROUGH WELLS PARK THAT -- IT ENDS UP AT THE ROCK TO CELEBRATE LIVES, BUT ALSO HONOR PEOPLE THAT LOST THEIR LIFE ON THE STREET. I ALSO, IF I MAY, WANTED TO ADD YES WE GET VERY CONCERNED WHEN WE HAVE THESE KINDS OF TEMPERATURES. WE DID AND WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE OVERFLOW SHELTERS AVAILABLE. EMERGENCY SHELTER. WE HAD TWO LAST NIGHT AND OVER THE COURSE OF THE WEEKEND WE SHELTERED 83 ADDITIONAL PEOPLE. WE HAVE THE MECHANISMS TO GET PEOPLE CONNECTED TO THE SHELTER. THAT WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT AND TOMORROW NIGHT. THIS IS WHERE WE ARE LINED UP WITH ALL OF OUR PARTNERS INCLUDING OUTREACH WORKERS THAT ARE SO KEY ON THE STREETS. I THINK I ANSWERED YOUR QUESTIONS. YOU MIGHT HAVE HAD ONE MORE. >>COUN. GIBSON: LET ME FOLLOW UP WITH THAT. I DID PRINT OUT THE PRESS RELEASE THAT WENT OUT EARLIER. BECAUSE I DID WANT TO REFERENCE IT TO TONIGHT OR TODAY DURING THE MEETING. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR EFFORTS AND FOR THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT, WHO I'M SURE IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU WORKED REALLY, REALLY HARD AND LONG HOURS OVER THE WEEKEND. I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE THAT. AN ADDITIONAL 80 GUESTS, THAT WAS A LITTLE MIND-BLOWING. WHERE DID YOU PUT THEM? THAT'S MY LAST QUESTION. >> COUNCILOR GIBSON, WE SHIFTED SOME OF THE PURPOSING OF ONE OF OUR EXISTING HOTELS. IF YOU REMEMBER, THERE'S ALL THESE DETAILS, BUT THE COVID-POSITIVE HOTELS ARE WELLNESS OPERATION. WITH THE DECLINE OF COVID, THERE'S LESS POSITIVE CASES. WE'VE SHIFTED THE PURPOSE OF ONE OF THE HOTELS TO BE OVERFLOW. EMERGENCY OVERFLOW. WE ALSO IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ONE OF THE SISTER DEPARTMENTS OPENED UP OVERFLOW FACILITY. WE HAVE PEOPLE SHOW UP WITHOUT THE PROPER VETTING OR GETTING THEM TO THE RIGHT PLACE. FOR EXAMPLE, AT OUR OVERFLOW FACILITIES LAST NIGHT THAT I WAS THERE TO SUPPORT THE TEAM AND LEAD THE OPERATION, IT WAS RUNNING SMOOTHLY, WE HAD A COUPLE GENTLEMEN SHOW UP THAT WAS GREAT. THROUGH THE SCREENING PROCESS WE MADE SURE THE GENTLEMEN WITH THE FEVER WHO WAS NOT FEELING WELL. THAT WAS NOT THE PLACE FOR HIM IN THE OVERFLOW SHELTER. WE DID PROVIDE TRANSPORT AND GET HIM TO WHERE THERE'S MEDICAL CARE AND GET HIM TO THE HEALTH HOTEL. I APPRECIATE YOU ASKING THIS QUESTION. AND I APPRECIATE THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. IT IS BEYOND OUR DEPARTMENT THAT'S RALLIED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE SAFETY NET, ESPECIALLY IN TIMES LIKE THESE. I APPRECIATE THE QUESTION. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR GIBSON. THANK YOU, DIRECTOR PIERCE. AND MS. DUVALL. I THINK YOU'RE DOING AN OUTSTANDING JOB. I KNOW IT'S A DIFFICULT TASK TO DEAL WITH A GROWING POPULATION. I THINK ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL WE'RE GRATEFUL FOR WHAT YOU DO. WITH THAT, I THINK WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON. WE DON'T HAVE FURTHER PRESENTATIONS. WE DON'T HAVE PROCLAMATIONS TONIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. I'M GOING TO MOVE THE AGENDA AROUND JUST A BIT. I'M GOING TO READ INTO THE RECORD SOME INFORMATION FOR THE PUBLIC. WE HAVE SIX INDIVIDUALS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK THIS EVENING. THEY'RE IN OUR WAITING ROOM. WE WILL MOVE THEM OUT OF THE WAITING ROOM. I'M GOING TO READ THIS JUST SO THE PUBLIC UNDERSTANDS HOW WE HANDLE PUBLIC COMMENT. HELLO TO THOSE JOINING US TO PROVIDE PUBLIC COMMENT THIS EVENING. AS STATED EARLIER WE ALSO RECEIVE WRITTEN COMMENTS DISTRIBUTED TO COUNCILORS IN ADVANCE OF TODAY'S MEETING. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL IF THEY HAVE SIGNED UP FOR LIVE PUBLIC COMMENT, PER THE RULES PUBLISHED ON THE AGENDA. AND ON OUR WEBSITE, FRIDAY. SPEAKERS WILL BE MOVED INTO THE MEETING ROOM TWO AT A TIME. THEY WILL REMAIN MUTED WITH THEIR CAMERA OFF UNTIL CALLED UPON TO SPEAK. AT WHICH POINT THEY CAN TURN ON THEIR CAMERA, UNMUTE THEMSELVES AND WILL HAVE ONE AND A HALF MINUTE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL. HERE ARE THE GROUND RULES. 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 REMOVAL FROM THE ZOOM WEBINAR. THERE WILL BE A ONE AND A HALF TIME LIMIT. THE TIMER WILL BEGIN ONCE YOU BEGIN SPEAKERING. THE ZOOM MODERATOR WILL LET YOU ANY WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. WOULD YOU PLEASE CALL THE NAME OF THE FIRST SPEAKER? >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS PEGGY NORTON. I SEE YOU HAVE YOUR VIDEO ON. >>COUN. BORREGO: GOOD EVENING. >> I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M NUMBER ONE. I SENT A WRITTEN COMMENT LAST WEEK ABOUT PERMIT PARKING ON TWO STREETS THAT WAS APPROVED BY YOUR PARKING DIVISION NEAR THE NATURE CENTER. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT CLOSES OFF ACCESS TO THE BOSQUE AND BIKE TRAIL FOR THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IT LIMITS ACCESS TO CANDELARIA. AND ON A BIGGER VISION OF THE NORTH VALLEY, I'M CONCERNED THAT BETWEEN I-40 AND THE ONLY PARKING LOT IS AT I40. THIS SHUTS OFF THE BIKE TRAIL TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. IT'S ONLY OPEN TO THE PEOPLE NEARBY AND THE GATED COMMUNITIES. I GUESS I'D LIKE TO HAVE A LOOK AT THE PERMIT PARKING SYSTEM AND SEE IF THERE'S OTHER ISSUES THAT CAN BE LOOKED AT BEFORE JUST HAVING 51% WANTING IT. ONE STREET, HALF OF THE STREET BACKS ON TO A NATURE PRESERVE. THAT'S WHAT THEY SEE IN THEIR BACKYARDS, THEY DON'T WANT TO SEE PEOPLE IN THEIR FRONT YARDS. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE GOING DOWN THERE, IT'S A HEAVILY USED AREA, SOMEHOW I HOPE TO LOOK AT SOLUTIONS FOR THIS RATHER THAN CUTTING OFF ACCESS TO THE BOSQUE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS LINDA STAR. FEEL FREE TO TURN YOUR CAMERA BACK ON, UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOUR ONE AND A HALF MINUTES WILL BEGIN WHEN YOU START SPEAKING. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, AND COUNCILORS. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I'M SPEAKING TODAY AS A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY BROADBAND UPGRADE FOR WILDERNESS. WE HAVE BEEN SUPPORTING THE POOLED PROPERTY PRESERVATION. WE HAVE BEEN OUT THERE AT DIFFERENT TIMES TO LOOK AT THE POOL PROPERTY TO SEE WHAT'S THERE. AND TO ALSO LOOK AT THE BOSQUE. WE FEEL THIS NEEDS TO BE SAVED BY THE CITY AND NOT DEVELOPED. I THINK THE CITY NEEDS TO ALLOW QUARTERS FOR THE WILDLIFE, FOR THE BIRDS, AND THE BE ES, AND EVERYTHING IN BETWEEN. WE CANNOT DEVELOP THE HECK OUT OF EVERYTHING. WE NEED TO HAVE AREAS PRESERVED FOR WILDLIFE AND FOR PEOPLE TO BE ABLE TO ENJOY THESE AREAS. THERE ARE LOTS OF THINGS THAT CAN BE DONE WITH THE PROPERTY. IT COULD BE AN EXHIBIT FACILITY, IT COULD BE A FACILITY FOR YOUTH. AS JUST A SMALL PART OF IT, WITH THE REST OF IT PRESERVED FOR THE WILDLIFE WITH ACCESS TO THE BOSQUE. WE WERE THERE ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO AND SAW THE CRANES ON THE RIVER. IT WAS WONDERFUL BEING THERE. WE ALSO SAY A BELIEVER DAM IN THE DRAINAGE DITCH. IT WAS FUN TO WALK WITH OUR DOG ON A LEASH. JUST ENJOY BEING OUTDOORS. THERE WAS SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE THERE. IT WASN'T CROWDED, IT WAS JUST WONDERFUL. IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL DAY. I THINK THAT THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO GET THE EDUCATION THEY WOULD GET FROM A CITY AREA THAT IS PRESERVED AND PROTECTED AND NOT BUILT UP WITH HOUSING. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, MADAM. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHRISTOPHER RAMIREZ. YOUR ONE AND HALF MINUTES BEGINS WHEN YOU START SPEAKING. ARE YOU THERE? >>COUN. BORREGO: CAN WE MOVE HIM TO THE END? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, HE'S ACTUALLY THE LAST ONE SIGNED UP. >>COUN. BORREGO: THERE HE IS. >> PLEASE PROCEED WITH YOUR PUBLIC COMMENT. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH COUNCILOR BORREGO, I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF TOGETHER FOR BROTHERS. I'M ALSO CHAIR OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE TRANSIT ADVISORY BOARD. I'M SPEAKING ON THREE ISSUES THAT I WANT TO THANK THE BOARD FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. I WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL ON SUPPORTING OUR NEW AND RETURNING MEMBERS OF THE TRANSIT BOARD. THIS BOARD IS A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF THE WORK I'M DOING IN THE COMMUNITY TO REALLY ENSURE TRANSIT EQUITY AT ALL LEVELS IN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE TWO MEMBERS. I WANT TO THANK THE CITY FOR MAKING THE TRANSIT MORE EQUITABLE. WE'RE EXCITED TO HAVE STUDENTS YOUNGER THAN 25 AND VETERANS TO HAVE FREE FARES. IN SUPPORT OF TWO OF THE EQUITY BILLS, ONE COUNCILOR SENA'S BILL AROUND INFRASTRUCTURE AND MAKING SURE TO LOOK AT EQUITY ACROSS THE CITY THAT THERE'S BEEN PARTS OF THE CITY THAT HAS NOT BEEN INVESTED IN. I HOPE YOU SUPPORT THE WORK TO MAKE SURE INFRASTRUCTURE IS DONE IN AN EQUITABLE WAY. AND COUNCILOR BORREGO, YOU BILL ON HEALTH EQUITY. I WANT TO MAKE SURE TRANSPORTATION AND TRANSIT IS INCLUDED. DURING COVID WE'RE SEEING HOW ESSENTIAL WORKERS AND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE WHO ARE TRANSIT DEPENDENT ARE DEPENDENT ON ABQ RIDE. I WAS IN LAS CRUCES, ONE WAY TO MAKE IT HEALTHY IS IT FREE FOR EVERYBODY AND DO BACKDOOR ENTRY. IT WILL HELP WITH HEALTH EQUITY AND ECONOMIC EQUITY. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU FOR THAT COMMENT. >> WE HAVE THREE OTHER PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, THEY HAVE NOT JOINED THE MEETING. THAT WILL CONCLUDE PUBLIC COMMENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: IT APPEARS THAT THE THREE ADDITIONAL PEOPLE ARE NOT IN THE ZOOM ROOM. I GUESS IF THEY COME ON A LITTLE BIT LATER, WE MAY GO BACK TO LISTEN TO THEM. IF NOT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS WHICH IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSION. THERE IS NONE. OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS ADMINISTRATION QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANY OF THE COUNCILORS. I WILL ALSO LIKE TO GIVE THEM THAT OPPORTUNITY RIGHT NOW, IF THEY WOULD LIKE TO ASK ANY QUESTIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATION. THIS WOULD BE THE TIME. I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS IN THE ZOOM ROOM. SO, I GUESS NOT. WE WILL MOVE ON. WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR JOURNAL. AND THIS WOULD BE COUNCILOR GIBSON. COUNCILOR GIBSON. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE FEBRUARY 1 JOURNAL. >>COUN. BORREGO: THERE'S A MOTION AND THERE'S A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR JONES. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? IF NOT, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE ROLL. >>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: IS THAT 9-0? THAT MOTION PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR GIBSON. WE'LL MOVE TO COMMUNICATIONS AND INTRODUCTIONS. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION? COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I MOVE THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED INTEREST THE PURPOSE OF INTRODUCING M9 FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. IT'S SUPPORTING THE PASSAGE OF STATE LEGISLATION AND ACTING PENALTIES FOR SEXUAL PENETRATION BY A PEACE OFFICER OR DETAINED PERSON. >>COUN. BORREGO: OKAY, COUNCILOR SENA. I WILL OFFER A SECOND. WE NEED TWO THIRDS OF THE COUNCILORS PRESENT TO (INAUDIBLE). >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. BORREGO: THAT PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS. WOULD ONE OF YOU LIKE TO TAKE THAT? >>COUN. DAVIS: SURE, MADAM PRESIDENT. I MOVE THE RULES BE SUSPENDED AND REFERRING IT TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. IT'S ACOMMENDING CHAPTER TWO ARTICLE 11 OF REVISED ORDINANCES RELATING TO THE ADOPTION OF THE ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET OF THE CITY. >>COUN. BORREGO: IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE SECOND BY COUNCILOR BENTON. COUNCILOR BENTON, DID YOU WANT TO OFFER ANYTHING REGARDING THAT WITH YOUR CO-SPONSOR? >>COUN. BENTON: NO, THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I THINK THIS IS TIMELY. I HOPE WE HAVE THE SUPPORT OF THE COUNCIL TO GET THIS INTRODUCTION IN PLACE. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: IT APPEARS THAT COUNCILOR PEÑA HAS A QUESTION. COUNCILOR PEÑA. YOU'RE MUTED. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I HAD A QUESTION FOR THE SPONSORS, THIS IS FOR THIS BUDGET CYCLE? OR IS IT FOR THE NEXT BUDGET CYCLE? IS THERE AN URGENCY? I HAVEN'T REALLY SEEN THE CHANGES. I ASKED FOR THEM RIGHT BEFORE THE MEETING. I RECEIVED THE COPY. THERE WASN'T A MARKED UP COPY. IT'S HARD TO SEE WHERE THE CHANGES WERE MADE OR WHAT THE INTENT OF THIS LEGISLATION IS. I GUESS IT'S TWO QUESTIONS. THE FINAL QUESTION IS, WOULDN'T IT BE MORE APPROPRIATE TO NOT CONVOLUTE THIS WITH THIS CYCLE? >>COUN. DAVIS: IF I MAY RESPOND. THE SHORT ANSWER IS NO, THIS APPLY FOR FUTURE BUDGET CYCLES. THIS IS NOT FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION, IT'S REFERRING TO THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. AND THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE CAN DECIDE WHEN TO TAKE IT UP. WE THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE THAT THE COUNCIL HAVE IT AVAILABLE WHILE WE GO THROUGH THE BUDGET PROCESS TO LOOK AT HOW WE LOOK AT THE BUDGET PROCESS. THIS GIVES US A FRAMEWORK. AS WE KNOW, AS SOON AS THIS BUDGET IS DONE, WE ALL START WORKING ON THE NEXT ONE. WE THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO HAVE THIS IN THE BACK OF OUR MINDS AS WE FORWARD. THERE ARE NOT MAJOR CHANGES HERE IN THE ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN A PART OF THE PROCESS. IT CLARIFIES THE FIVE-YEAR GOALS WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND MAKES THIS DISTINCTION BETWEEN PERSONAL AND OPERATING FUNDS SO THAT'S MINGLED OR CHANGED WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION. WE CAN DO THAT AS A MEETING OF THE WHOLE AT SOME POINT. >>COUN. PEÑA: MADAM PRESIDENT. I THINK I'M GOING TO DO THE SAME THING COUNCILOR BENTON WITH MY BUFFERING IN AND OUT. MY NEXT QUESTION IS, THEN IT WOULD SEEM AS THOUGH IT WOULD GO THROUGH FGO. I CAN SEE WHAT YOU'RE SAYING ABOUT THE COW. IS THERE ANY WAY TO GET A COPY OR HAVE IT WITH THE CHANGES MADE? I RECEIVED THE OLD ORDINANCE AND I RECEIVED THE NEW CHANGES, WHICH I KNOW IT'S DIFFICULT BECAUSE EVERYTHING IS -- IT WAS A VERY OLD DOCUMENT BEING REFRESHED. IF WE CAN JUST HAVE THOSE, THAT WOULD BE REAL CLEAR TO US IN TERMS OF WHAT THOSE CHANGES ARE. I APOLOGIZE TO STEPHANIE FOR HAVING TO MAKE THOSE RED LINE MARKS. >>COUN. BORREGO: (INAUDIBLE). >> MADAM PRESIDENT. MADAM PRESIDENT. CAN I ADDRESS THAT CONCERN REAL QUICKLY PLEASE? CAN I ADDRESS THAT CONCERN ABOUT THE RED LINE VERSION? >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. IT APPEARS THAT OUR STAFF WANTS TO ADDRESS THE RED LINE QUESTION. >> YES, THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON THE PROCESS I USE TO PREPARE THE AMENDMENT TO THE BUDGET ORDINANCE. UNFORTUNATELY, IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO CREATE A REDLINE VERSION. THE BUDGET ORDINANCE AS IT SITS CURRENTLY HAS BEEN ADDED TO OVER THE YEARS, AND THERE IS A LOT OF OBSOLETE LANGUAGE IN THAT DOCUMENT THAT DOESN'T COINCIDE WITH THE PROCESS THAT WE CURRENTLY USE. IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO PREPARE A RED LINE VERSION AND MAKE ANY SENSE TO YOU AT ALL. I REALLY GOT LOST, MYSELF. THE BIGGEST CHANGE THAT WAS MADE FROM THE PROCESS WE CURRENTLY USE IS THAT PERSONNEL AND OPERATING EXPENDITURES WOULD BE SEPARATED AND SUBJECT TO SEPARATE APPROPRIATION. OTHERWISE, I WILL DO MY BEST TO HIGHLIGHT THE CHANGES AND THE DELETIONS THAT WERE MADE. THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WILL MOVE ON -- I THINK I HAD COUNCILOR BASSAN WITH A QUESTION. AND COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THAT WAS MY QUESTION AND IT HAS BEEN FULLY ADDRESSED. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. SENA: I THINK THAT WAS MY CONCERN AS WELL, MADAM PRESIDENT. IT WAS CLARIFIED. I REQUESTED THE ORDINANCE AND I ONLY GOT IT TEN MINUTES BEFORE COUNCIL TO GO THROUGH IT. IT WAS A BIT DIFFICULT TO READ. THANK YOU FOR JUST CLARIFYING THAT. THAT WAS MY QUESTION. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. BECAUSE OF THIS AND THE CONVERSATION, AND I DON'T KNOW SO DON'T GET THE MESSENGER ON THIS ONE, I'M WONDERING IF WE CAN HAVE A BRIEFING OR SOMETHING WHEN IT COMES TIME SO THAT WAY WE CAN HAVE A DISCUSSION IN SMALLER GROUPS FOR THE COUNCIL, IF THERE'S NEED FOR CLARIFICATION. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BASSAN, ARE YOU SUGGESTING THAT WE DON'T VOTE OR DEFER IT. >>COUN. BASSAN: I THINK WITH IT BEING DIFFICULT TO SHOW A RED LINE WHAT IT BEING TOO CONFUSING. MY INTENTION IS TO REACH OUT TO THE STAFF WITH QUESTIONS AS WE GET CLOSER AND MAYBE IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR US TO GROUP TOGETHER SO WE CAN SPARE STAFF SOME OF THE TIME IT MIGHT TAKE TO DO INDIVIDUALLY FOR ALL NINE OF US. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE CAN DO THAT, THANK YOU. >> MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, WE HAVE THE SAME CONCERN THAT MANY OF YOU ARE EXPRESSING. WE HAVE NOT SEEN THE BILL ITSELF. I KNOW WHAT STEPHANIE IS TALKING ABOUT. IT RELATES TO THE ORDINANCE AS IT CURRENTLY SITS. WE ARE INTERESTED AS YOU ARE IN HOW IT ALL FITS INTO THE ORDINANCE AND WHAT EXACTLY DOES IT MEAN DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS. WE THANK THE COUNCILORS FOR ASKING THE QUESTION THAT WE'RE ASKING. WE HAVE NOT SEEN THAT FINAL VERSION. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: WITH THOSE COMMENTS, WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE CO-SPONSORS? >>COUN. DAVIS: THANKS. AGAIN, THIS IS LIKE ANY OTHER LATE INTRODUCTION BILL. IT'S ADJUST INTRODUCTION THAT EVERYBODY WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO LOOK AT. THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE DOESN'T MEET ANY TIME SOON. THIS IS A PROCEDURAL THING. IT REMINDS ME ABOUT THE POOL PROPERTY WHERE WE DIDN'T HAVE THE FINAL VERSION IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL. I AGREE WITH COUNCILOR BASSAN, WE SHOULD HAVE THOSE BRIEFINGS AS A PART OF THE COW OR INDIVIDUALLY IF COUNCILORS NEED THEM. I KNOW THE ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN PARTICIPATING WITH OUR BUDGET OFFICE ABOUT DRAFTING SOME OF THE LANGUAGE. I THINK EVERYBODY CAN CATCH UP AS SOON AS WE HAVE IT FILED, WE HAVE TO HAVE IT FILED FIRST BEFORE WE CAN DO THAT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THIS IS AN INTRODUCTION. WITH THAT, I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILORS. WE'LL MOVE TO THE VOTE. MS. ORTEGA. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. BORREGO: OKAY, COUNCILORS. THAT PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. I'LL MOVE TO COUNCILOR GIBSON. I NEED A MOTION FOR THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION. COUNCILOR GIBSON. >>COUN. GIBSON: I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION. >>COUN. BORREGO: THERE'S A SECOND OFFERED BY COUNCILOR JONES. 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: THAT PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. WE'LL MOVE TO REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE FINANCE AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS MET ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 8 AND REPORTS ON THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. IN EC253 THAT IT BE PROVED. EC236, EC238, 254, AND 255. RECEIPT BE NOTED. R-129 PASSED, AND R-127, AND 134 WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MEET REPORT. >>COUN. BORREGO: I SEE A SECOND BEING OFFERED BY COUNCILOR SENA. MS. ORTEGA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE THAT 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: THAT REPORT PASSES ON A 9-0. WE'LL MOVE TO COUNCILOR SENA, PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MET ON TUESDAY FEBRUARY 9. IN THE MATTER OF R-133 IT BE WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE MEET REPORT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THERE'S A MOTION AND THERE'S A SECOND BEING OFFERED BY COUNCILOR BENTON. WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE THAT 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: OKAY, THAT PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE TO ACCEPT THAT COMMITTEE REPORT. I WILL MOVE TO COUNCILOR JONES. COUNCILOR JONES. >>COUN. JONES: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE LAND USE ZONING COMMITTEE MET ON WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 10 AND REPORTS THE FOLLOWING ITEM. IN THE MATTER R-134 IT BE WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THERE'S A SECOND BEING OFFERED BY COUNCILOR SENA. >>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: IT LOOKS LIKE THAT PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. WE'LL MOVE ON TO DEFERRALS AND WITHDRAWALS. COUNCILORS, ANY WITHDRAWALS OR DEFERRALS AT THIS TIME? COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: IN POSTING A MUNICIPAL GAS TAX AT TWO CENTS, I MOVE DEFERRAL UNTIL APRIL 19th. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BENTON, YOU HAVE RECEIVED A SECOND BY COUNCILOR JONES. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR 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. WE'RE WITH MOVING RIGHT ALONG HERE. THAT MOTION IS DEFERRED UNTIL APRIL 19th WITH A 9-0 VOTE. THE NEXT ITEM IS AN ITEM THAT I HAVE THAT I'M ASKED FOR DEFERRAL. R-130 ESTABLISHING A HEALTHY COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY POLICY. I MOVE DEFERRAL UNTIL MARCH 1. IT APPEARS I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>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 THAT PASSES. WE'LL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? I WOULD LIKE FOR THE RECORD -- FOLLOW ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? COUNCILORS? FOR THE RECORD I'M GOING TO READ THIS INTO THE RECORD FOR THE INDIVIDUALS ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA WHO ARE BEING APPOINTED TO SERVE ON THE BOARD OR COMMISSION WHO ARE VOLUNTEERS BY THE WAY, WE APPRECIATE YOU. AND WHO MAY BE WATCHING FROM HOME, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. COUNCILOR GIBSON. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU, MAD PRESIDENT. I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COUNCILOR GIBSON AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>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. THAT PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. WE WILL MOVE TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT THERE'S A PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, AT 3 P.M. VIA ZOOM. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SENA. I WILL MOVE ON TO COUNCILOR PEÑA REGARDING INTERGOVERNMENTAL LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS COMMITTEE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, THERE WILL BE AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL LEGISLATIVE RELATION COMMITTEE ON FRIDAY FEBRUARY 19 AND FRIDAY FEBRUARY 26 AT 4 P.M. VIA ZOOM. I'LL GO INTO THE NEXT ONE. THERE WILL ALSO BE A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE ON THURSDAY FEBRUARY 25th AT 3 P.M. VIA ZOOM. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEÑA. THIS EVENING, JUST WAS THE PUBLIC ON OUR AGENDA, WE DO NOT HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED THIS EVENING. WE DO NOT HAVE ANY APPROVALS ON THE AGENDA. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 14, WHICH IS OUR FINAL ACTIONS. COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, R-18 IS A NUISANCE STRUCTURE AT EVERETTE ROAD. I MOVE TO WITHDRAW THIS, BUT I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR AN UPDATE ON THIS PROPERTY. >> GOOD EVENING. I'M THE DIRECTOR OF THE PLANNER DEPARTMENT. CODE ENFORCEMENT HAS BEEN WORKING A PROPERTY OWNER. IF YOU REMEMBER A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO -- I'M HAPPY TO REPORT THE NEW OWNER HAS NOT ONLY WORKED CLOSELY WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT BUT OBTAINED NECESSARY INSTRUCTIONS TO BUILD THE HOUSE BACK UP TO SPEED. IT'S ABOUT 80% COMPLETED. WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE WEEKS, ALL OF THE VIOLATIONS WILL BE COMPLETED AND THE HOUSE WILL BE ABLE TO OCCUPIED. WE'RE RECOMMENDING THAT THIS MATTER BE WITHDRAWN. I STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >>COUN. BORREGO: ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS OF MR. WILLIAMS? COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO NOTE THAT THIS WAS THE EXACT OUTCOME WE HOPE FOR IN THESE ISSUES. AND THAT THE CITY INTERVENES IN AN ISSUE LIKE THIS AND WE REALLY -- WE WANT TO INCREASE THE HEALTH AND PUBLIC SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND TO SEE THAT HOUSE THAT HAS REALLY GREAT BONES BEING USED. I WANT TO EXTEND MY GRATITUDE TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND MR. WILLIAMS. AND REALLY TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR THEIR PATIENCE ON THIS ISSUE. I KNOW IT'S BANE WHILE. I AM REALLY THANKFUL THAT WE INTERVENED ON THIS. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCILORS? COUNCILOR SENA, YOU HAVE A MOTION TO WITHDRAW? (INAUDIBLE). >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: SORRY, YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0 ON WITH THE WITHDRAW. >>COUN. BORREGO: THAT PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. I ALSO MENTION THAT COUNCILOR SENA IS ACTUALLY THE COUNCILOR SANCHEZ STARTED THAT AND AFTER HIS PASSING, AND TOOK THAT OVER. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SENA, FOR WORKING WITH THOSE INDIVIDUALS. WE APPRECIATE THAT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM C, WHICH IS COUNCILOR PEÑA AND COUNCILOR SENA FLOOR SUBSTITUTE R-85. I WILL TURN IT OVER TO YOU. COUNCILOR PEÑA OR COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. FLOOR SUBIS SUPPLEMENTING PRIORITIES FOR THE CAPITAL IMPLEMENT PROGRAM OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE BY IMPLEMENTING AN EQUITY CRITERION. I MOVE A DUE PASS. IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S AN AMENDMENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: I NEED A SECOND FOR THAT. WE DO HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR SENA. THAT'S THE ORIGINAL FLOOR SUBSTITUTE. COUNCILOR JONES, WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOUR FLOOR AMENDMENT? >>COUN. JONES: YES, THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I MOVE AMENDMENT. IT IS ON PAGE ONE LINE 16 ADD AN ADDITIONAL. EVALUATING EQUITY AS A FACTOR TOGETHER WITH ALL OTHER RELEVANT FACTORS TO HELP ENSURE THE CITY IS FULLING THE RESPONSIBILITY TO THE CITY AS A WHOLE. AND ON PAGE TWO LINE 25. SECTION TWO, THE CITY SHALL IMPLEMENT EQUITY CRITERION THAT EVALUATES EQUITABLE OF RESOURCES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY FOR THE 2021 AND SUBSEQUENT BOND PROGRAMS. CONSIDERED TOGETHER WITH ALL OTHER CRITERIA, THIS TOOL SHALL BE USED TO PROMOTE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTIONS FOR FUNDING THROUGHOUT THE CITY. MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE APPROVAL. >>COUN. BORREGO: THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR BASSAN. ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING THIS FLOOR AMENDMENT? IF NOT -- COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR JONES FOR THIS AMENDMENT. I ACTUALLY WAS GOING THROUGH IT AND I DO SUPPORT IT. I JUST WANT TO TOUCH BASE HOWEVER WITH OUR OFFICE OF EQUITY AND INCLUSION DIRECTOR. I KNOW SHE ALSO PREPARED ON OUR REQUEST. I JUST WANTED TO ASK HER OPINION ON THIS IN SUPPORT OF THE AMENDMENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: ARE YOU THERE? >> YES, GOOD AFTERNOON, GOOD EVENING COUNCILORS. I'VE JUST SEEN THIS. I HAVEN'T GIVETEN A WHOLE LOT OF REVIEW. IF I UNDERSTAND IT CORRECTLY, IT CALL FOR THE CITY TO CONSIDER CONDITIONS INCLUDING THE SOCIAL VULNERABILITY THAT ARE PRESENT IN AN AREA WHERE A PROJECT IS BEING PLANNED. IN ADDITION, IT ASKS THE CITY TO CONSIDER CONDITIONS INCLUDING THE SOCIAL VULNERABILITY TO DETERMINE WHERE A PROJECT IS NEEDED. THAT SEEMS WHAT THE TOOL IS PROVIDED FOR TO LOOK AT WHAT THE CONDITIONS ARE IN YOUR DISTRICTS ACCORDING TO MANY, MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF FACTORS. >>COUN. JONES: MAY I RESPOND? >>COUN. BORREGO: WE'LL GO TO COUNCILOR JONES THEN WE HAVE COUNCILOR PEÑA AND COUNCILOR BENTON. I THINK I HAVE COUNCILOR BENTON FIRST AND THEN COUNCILOR JONES. >>COUN. JONES: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I HAD A QUESTION. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR, I'M SORRY. I'M GOING TO HAVE COUNCILOR JONES RESPOND FIRST. >>COUN. JONES: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. EXCUSE ME, COUNCILOR BENTON. I WANT TO MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THIS ISN'T ONE MORE TOOL TO BE LOOKING AT THIS TYPE OF THING. IT DOES NOT CARRY MORE WEIGHT THAN THE OTHERS NOR DO THE OTHERS CARRY MORE WEIGHT THAN THIS ONE. IT'S ONE MORE TOOL THAT WE NEED TO LOOK AT AS WE DIVVY UP THE FUNDS AND DO THINGS WE DO. BECAUSE OF THE EQUITY THAT IS IMPORTANT IN SO MANY WAYS IN OUR CITY. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SENA, FOR UNDERSTANDING. I APPRECIATE THAT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR JONES. COUNCILOR BENTON AND THEN COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. BENTON: JUST QUICKLY, I SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT. WITH REGARD TO, I BELIEVE THIS IS A TECHNICAL QUESTION OR OFFERING A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO COUNCILOR JONES, I THINK THE BILL PRESENTLY ADDRESSES THE 23 CAPITAL PROCESS. WE'RE ALMOST -- WE'RE DEAD INTO THE PRESENT CAPITAL PROJECT. THAT WOULD BE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO COUNCILOR JONES. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR JONES, WOULD YOU ACCEPT THAT AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE DATE FROM 2021 TO 2023? >>COUN. JONES: MADAM PRESIDENT, I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE. I DIDN'T FIND IT THAT IT WAS WRITTEN AS 2023. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CONSIDERING ANY PORTION OF THIS IN 2021 WE NEED THIS PART TOO. MAYBE SOMEONE CAN ANSWER THAT QUESTION FOR ME? >>COUN. BENTON: I ASK THE ORIGINAL SPONSORS. THE COPY I HAVE REFERS TO 2023. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR PEÑA, OR COUNCILOR SENA WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESPOND TO THIS? >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. IT'S FOR NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. 2023'S CYCLE AS COUNCILOR BENTON STATED. I THINK THE FRIENDY AMENDMENT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR JONES, DO YOU ACCEPT THAT FRIENDY AMENDMENT? >>COUN. JONES: MADAM PRESIDENT, IF YOU DON'T MIND I'D LIKE TO HEAR FROM MR. -- FIRST? >>COUN. JONES: DO YOU MIND EXPLAINING WHERE WE ARE WITH THIS? SO WE'RE ALL ON THE SAME PAGE. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS. THERE'S BEEN A BIT OF HISTORY WITH RESPECT TO THIS BILL. THE FIRST TIME AROUND WITH THIS BILL IT WAS AMENDED TO REFERENCE THE 2023CIP BASED ON THE SAME RATIONALE THAT COUNCILOR BENTON ARTICULATED. IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO AMEND THIS TO THE 2023 BECAUSE IT WAS ACCEPTED BY THE SPONSORS AT THE TIME. HOWEVER, I'M REVIEWING THE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE AND IT STILL DOES REFERENCE 2021. I THINK AN AMENDMENT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE THERE AS WELL. ACTUALLY, I MAY BE INCORRECT. I MAY BE REVIEWING THE ORIGINAL BILL. GIVE ME ONE SECOND. MADAM CHAIR, THE FLOOR SUBSTITUTE REFERENCES 2023 ALREADY. THIS WOULD BE APPROPRIATE TO REFERENCE 2023. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR JONES, WOULD YOU ACCEPT THAT AMENDMENT? >>COUN. JONES: I WOULD INDEED. I DIDN'T WANT THEM TO BE CONFLICTING. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE HAVE FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE WITH A FLOOR AMENDMENT TO CHANGE THE DATE. COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO SAY I SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT AND THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT AS WELL. I THINK IT'S REALLY A MATTER OF WORDS MISSING AND I THINK IT ACTUALLY ACHIEVES EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO ORIGINALLY. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR JONES. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION REGARDING THIS AMENDMENT AND THE FRIENDY AMENDMENT? I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS UP NFT CHATROOM. I WILL 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 AMENDMENT ONE. >>COUN. PEÑA: MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES, COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: I DON'T THINK MYSELF OR COUNCILOR SENA WERE ASKED TO CLOSE ON THE BILL. TO CLOSE ON THE BILL. >>COUN. BORREGO: I'M SORRY. I HAVE ANOTHER AMENDMENT. WE'RE NOT READY TO CLOSE, YET. >>COUN. PEÑA: OH. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. I HAVE A POCKET AMENDMENT, I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO PUT IT UP ON THE SCREEN. IT'S SOMETHING PRETTY SIMPLE, I THINK. I'D LIKE TO PRESENT IT TO YOU. MR. MOYA, CAN YOU GET THAT ON THE SCREEN FOR US? WHAT I'M ADDING TO THIS BILL, AND THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO IF THE SPONSORS ACCEPT IT. PAGE TWO LINE 20 AFTER PEOPLE OF COLOR, INSERT HIGHER LEVELS OF POVERTY. IT READS, THE CITY SHALL IMPLEMENT EQUITY CRITERIA THAT ELEVATES AREAS WITH HIGHER POPULATION OF PEOPLE OF COLOR AND HIGHER LEVELS OF POVERTY TO BE INCLUDES AS PART OF THE CITY'S CRITERIA AND IT CONTINUES ON AS WRITTEN. THE PURPOSE IS TO INCLUDE POVERTY AS AN ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION TO RACE AS THE CREATION OF THE EQUITY GUIDELINES. I WOULD OFFER THAT MOTION TO INCLUDE POVERTY. IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR BENTON. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? THANK YOU FOR THAT SECOND. IT LOOKS LIKE I HAVE QUESTIONS. COUNCILOR SENA, COUNCILOR BASSAN, COUNCILOR JONES. >>COUN. SENA: I DID NOT SEE THIS LANGUAGE EARLY ON. I'M WONDERING IF THE LANGUAGE THAT WE ALREADY HAVE IN THE CRITERION OF THAT PROCESS DOESN'T ALREADY ADDRESS SOME OF THAT? CAN I GET CLARITY ON THAT? I BELIEVE IT IS -- WHAT DID YOU SAY? >>COUN. BORREGO: WE COULD GO TO MS. MELENDREZ. I THINK ALL IT DOES IS CLARIFYING THAT WE'RE INCLUDING POVERTY AS WELL AS THE OTHER CRITERIA THAT WAS ESTABLISHED. I'M SORRY, MELENDEZ. >> I CAN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION. YOU USE THE WORD UNDERSERVED, WHICH IMPLIES THAT POVERTY IS IMPLIED BY UNDERSERVED. I THINK IN THE ORIGINAL FLOOR SUB, YOU SAY THAT IT SHOULD PRIORITIZE AND INCOME. THAT WOULD TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION POVERTY. I THINK IT'S ALREADY IN THE FLOOR SUB, IS WHAT I'M SAYING. >>COUN. BORREGO: ACTUALLY, I DON'T THINK POVERTY IS. THAT'S WHY I INCLUDED IT. I BELIEVE THEY GO HAND IN HAND. >>COUN. BASSAN: MAY WE SEE THE SCREEN ONE MORE TIME? >>COUN. BORREGO: YES, ABSOLUTELY. MR. MOYA. ACTUALLY, THE WAY I SAW THIS WOULD STRENGTHEN THE BILL TO INCLUDE RACE AND POVERTY. COUNCILOR JONES, AND COUNCILOR DAVIS. >>COUN. JONES: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M SORRY I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS. I FIND IT MORE CONFUSING THAN IF WE LEAVE IT AS IT IS WHICH IS ALREADY ADDRESSING THE ISSUES THAT YOU BROUGHT FORWARD. I THINK THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS MAKE THIS LEGISLATION CONFUSING TO READ AND TO ENFORCE. I THINK THIS IS ALREADY IN THE LEGISLATION. AND MAYBE THE SPONSORS WOULD LIKE TO TELL ME IF THAT'S NOT TRUE. I THINK WE SOMETIMES IN TRYING TO CLARIFY THINGS MIGHT MUDDY THEM. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR JONES. COUNCILOR DAVIS. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANT TO POINT OUT I REALIZE WE'RE GETTING HYPERTECHNICAL ON SOMETHING THAT IS A GUIDELINE, I SEE THE INTENT HERE. I THINK BY STATING HIGHER LEVELS OF POVERTY, IN LOOKING AS ISSUES OF INCOME, IT MIGHT BE SLIDING SCALE FOR LEVELS OF INCOME. I THINK THAT'S THE SPONSORS. I CAN SEE A REASON TO SUPPORT THIS IN ADDITION TO ALREADY HAVING THE INCOME. I THINK IT GIVES MORE GUIDANCE TO THE FUTURE POLICY MAKERS THAT RIGHT READ THIS WITHOUT THE BENEFIT OF THIS PROLONGED CONVERSATION TODAY. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DAVIS. >>COUN. BORREGO: I'M NOT TRYING TO MUDDY THE WATERS, I'M TRYING TO CLARIFY THAT RACE AND POVERTY GO HAND IN HAND. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? IF NOT, WE WILL MOVE TO A VOTE ON FLOOR AMENDMENT TWO. >>COUN. BASSAN: NO. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: NO. >>COUN. JONES: NO. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> MOTION PASSES ON A 6-3 VOTE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THAT PASSES ON A 6-3 VOTE. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. WE MOVE ON TO THE ORIGINAL BILL. FLOOR SUBSTITUTE. UNLESS THERE ARE OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: I WANT TO APPRECIATE THE SPONSORS FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND COUNCILOR JONES AND COUNCILOR BORREGO FOR OFFERING THE AMENDMENTS. THIS IS IMPORTANT TO CLARIFY THIS CRITERION. IT RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT OUR CIP PROCESS AND MAKING THAT WHOLE PROCESS OF HOW IT'S DEVELOPED MORE CLEAR TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC AS WELL. I'M SURE THERE'S A LOT OF DATA POINTS. I HAD THIS CONVERSATION RECENTLY THAT I DON'T KNOW THERE'S ANYWHERE IN THE CIP ORDINANCE THAT TALKS ABOUT SOME OF THE METRICS THAT WE COULD BE TALKING ABOUT. THINGS LIKE -- I'LL PICK AN EXAMPLE LIKE MY DISTRICT, THE SHEER AMOUNT OF ROADWAY WITH SUBSTANDARD INFRASTRUCTURE. BUT THE CITY HAS THESE EXAMPLES WHERE THERE'S A BIGGER BACKLOG OF THINGS TO BE IMPROVED. I'M NOT SUGGESTING THIS IS AN AMENDMENT TO THIS BILL. I REALLY THINK WE NEED TO CONTINUE WITH DISCUSSIONS ABOUT THE TRANSPARENCY AND THE METHODOLOGY BY WHICH PROJECTS ARE CONSIDERED. I KNOW THAT THE DMD DOES THAT WITH ROADWAYS THEY KEEP TRACK OF HOW HOLD AND THE CONDITION OF EACH ROADWAY. I GUESS I'M COMING AT THIS FROM THE STANDPOINT OF THE SPONSOR OF THE COMPLETE STREETS ORDINANCE AND THE POLICY WE HAVE IN PLACE WITH ABILITY AND ATTRACTIVENESS OF OUR STREETS TO HAVE PEOPLE THERE AND ENJOY A SENSE OF PLACE. THERE'S A LOT OF AGING INFRASTRUCTURE OF ALL TYPES. IT HAS TO BE CONSIDERED. WITHOUT GETTING WAY DOWN IN THE WEEDS OR MICROPASSAGING WHAT DMD WAS WITH PRIORITIZATION, I THINK IT MERITS THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU TO THE SPONSORS OF THE AMENDMENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BENTON. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM ANY OF THE OTHER COUNCILORS? I WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO -- WELL, COUNCILOR SENA, GO AHEAD. >>COUN. SENA: MADAM PRESIDENT, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT COUNCILOR PEÑA AND I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE CLOSER REMARKS. >>COUN. BORREGO: ABSOLUTELY. BEFORE YOU CLOSE I WANTED TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY THANK YOU INTEREST THIS PARTICULAR BILL. I THINK IT CAUSED ALL OF US TO REALLY SIT AND THINK ABOUT HOW WE DO BUSINESS FROM A CIP STANDPOINT. WE ACTUALLY LOOKED BACK INTO THE PAST AND HOW WE USED TO DO IT WHEN WE DID SECTOR PLANS AND WHEN WE HAD THE DESIGNATIONS OF POCKET OF POVERTY AND OTHER ISSUES. AS OUR CITY AGES, AND JUST LIKE ALL OF THE RESTF US, UNFORTUNATELY, I SEE AREAS AROUND TOWN AS I DRIVE AROUND THINKING THAT AREA USED TO BE AN AREA THAT WAS A NEWER AREA OF TOWN AND NOW IT'S AN OLDER AREA OF TOWN. YOU SEE AREAS OF DISINVESTMENT OCCUR. AND THE NEEDS JUST KEEP GROWING AS WE MOVE FORWARD AND YOU KNOW, I HAD A CONVERSATION THE OTHER DAY WITH COUNCILOR GIBSON ABOUT SOME OF THE AREAS IN HER PART OF TOWN THAT COULD ACTUALLY BE REDEVELOPMENT AREAS. WE'VE HAD THIS CONVERSATION FOR A SEVERAL YEARS, COUNCILOR GIBSON. YOU START THINKING THAT THERE ARE AREAS AROUND TOWN THAT ACTUALLY NEED MORE INVESTMENT AND AS THE CITY GROWS FURTHER AND FURTHER OUT WEST OR NORTH OR WHATEVER DIRECTION IT GROWS, YOU REALIZE THOSE THING AS YOU DRIVE AROUND TIME AND YOU SEE THINGS THAT ARE DETEARIERATING. I DO APPRECIATE OUR COUNCILORS FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. IT REALLY CAUSED US TO LOOK AT. AND AS WE MOVE FORWARD WITH OUR COMMUNITY IDENTITY AREAS, THAT'S ANOTHER PROCESS THAT WILL BRING FORTH SOME NEW AREAS THAT WE HAD NOT LOOKED AT IN THE PAST. WITH THAT I OFFER THE COUNCILORS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CLOSE ON FLOOR SUBSTITUTE. COUNCILOR SENA OR COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M GOING TO BE BRIEF. I'M SURE COUNCILOR PEÑA WILL WRAP UP AS WELL. I JUST WANT TO EXTEND MY SAME APPRECIATION TO THE COUNCIL MEMBERS. IN OUR DISCUSSION ON THIS RESOLUTION, AND I DO HOPE THAT EVEN THOUGH THIS IS NOT UNTIL 2023 THAT WE ALSO THINK ABOUT THE BUDGET YEARS AND REALLY THINK OF HOW THE DATA PRESENTED TO US WILL CONTINUE IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR CITY AND DISTRICTS. I THANK YOU FOR CONTRIBUTING. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SENA. COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR BENTON, HE PUT THIS IN THE LAST BUDGET CYCLE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE MAKE THIS PART OF OUR PROCESS. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT LIKE SOME OF THE OTHER COUNCILORS ARE SAYING. JUST HAVING CONVERSATIONS ABOUT OUR RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR JONES FOR THE LANGUAGE SHE ADDED. I KNOW SOMETIMES WE GOT CAUGHT IN THE WEEDS WITH THE WORDS. I THINK YOUR AMENDMENT REALLY HELPED TO CLARIFY THAT WAS INTENDED TO REALLY LOOK AT THE CITY AS A WHOLE AND HAVING OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN OUR OWN DISTRICTS FOR NEEDS THAT WE HAVE AS WE MOVE FORWARD. AND COUNCILOR BORREGO, I WAS NOT HESITANT, I THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT TO SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT THAT YOU PUT FORWARD. IT WAS WHAT WAS ARGUED INITIALLY AS PART OF THE LANGUAGE AND WE CAME FULL CIRCLE AND IT ADDED BACK IN THERE. I JUST REALLY WAS HOPING THAT WE CAN GET SUPPORT FROM ALL OF THE COUNCILORS JUST BECAUSE IT WAS IMPORTANT TO DO SO. AGAIN, I WANT TO SAY I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO MOVE FORWARD THIS LEGISLATION AND IT WILL MAKE US A BETTER CITY AND HELP US LOOK AT THINGS WITH A DIFFERENT LENS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BORREGO: WITH THAT, COUNCILORS, I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF BECAUSE WE REALLY HAD THEM ON THEIR TOES ON THIS ONE. AND MS. MELENDEZ AND THE MAPS SHE PROVIDED TO US WERE VERY HELPFUL. AND ALSO DIRECTOR MONTOYA AND HIS STAFF. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO TAKE THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. BORREGO: CONGRATULATIONS LADY. THANKS FOR YOUR WORK ON THAT. WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM D, WHICH IS COUNCILOR BASSAN AND COUNCILOR JONES, FLOOR SUBSTITUTE R-123 REGARDING THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE CHIEF AND THE PROCESS. WOULD YOU LIKE TO PRESENT THAT? >>COUN. BASSAN: I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FLOOR SUB-R 123 ADDRESS THE DEPARTURE OF THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE CHIEF. I WANT TO MOVE A DUE PASS AND WE HAVE AN AMENDMENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN. I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR JONES. ARE THERE QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS? NO QUESTIONS REGARDING THE FLOOR SUB. IT APPEARS WE HAVE A FLOOR AMENDMENT. I WILL ENTER THIS FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE INTO THE RECORD. THIS IS SPONSORED BY COUNCILOR BASSAN. COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FLOOR AMENDMENT ONE FOR R-123. ON PAGE TWO LINE THREE THROUGH SEVEN, STRIKE SECTION ONE. AND WE'RE GOING TO DO THE DETAILS OF MOVING PAGE TWO TRIKE TWO AND INSERT ONE. STRIKE THREE AND INSERT TWO. WE FOUND APD DOES HAVE A STANDARD OF OPERATING PROCEDURE. THEIR COMMAND STAFF RESPONSIBILITY IS IN PLACE. THERE'S NO NEED TO DIRECT THEM TO CREATE A NEW POLICY. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN. I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILOR JONES. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE? IT DOESN'T APPEAR SO. WE'LL MOVE TO THE VOTE ON 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. >>COUN. BORREGO: THAT FLOOR AMENDMENT DOES PASS. WE'LL GO BACK TO FLOOR SUBSTITUTE R-123. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILORS REGARDING THIS? I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS UP IN THE CHAT ROOM. I WILL MOVE TO THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: JUST REAL QUICK. JUST TO CLOSE. >>COUN. BORREGO: I'M SORRY, YES. >>COUN. BASSAN: THAT'S OKAY. IT WOULD BE BRIEF. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ADMINISTRATION AND CITY LEGAL FOR WORKING ON THIS. WE'VE GONE BACK AND FORTH FOR A WHILE ABOUT HOW BEST TO MAKE SURE TO HAVE COMMUNICATION FOR THE PUBLIC AND FOR THE COUNCIL AND FOR SUCH AN IMPORTANT ROLE OF THE POLICE CHIEF. I THINK THAT WE'VE COME TO A PLACE WHERE THERE'S GOING TO BE -- I REALIZE RIGHT NOW WE'RE CLOSE TO HEARING ABOUT SELECTION IF THE POLICE CHIEF. IT'S ALMOST A MOOT POINT. AT THE SAME TIME IN THE FUTURE THIS CAN BE BENEFICIAL. AND THANK COUNCILOR JONES FOR BEARING WITH THIS AS WELL. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN. COUNCILOR JONES, ANYTHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY? >>COUN. JONES: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF LEGISLATION TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE IN THE PUBLIC AND CITY COUNCIL KNOW WHAT HAPPENS AND WHY AND WHERE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR JONES. WE WILL MOVE ON TO NOW 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. THAT PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. WITH THAT, UNLESS THERE'S ANY OTHER BUSINESS THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD LIKE TO ENTERTAIN, THERE'S NO FURTHER BUSINESS. THIS COUNCIL MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS EVENING.