>>COUN. BASSAN:. >>COUN. PEÑA: GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. CALLING THIS MEETING TO ORDER. THIS IS THE 32nd MEETING OF THE 26th COUNCIL. WE'LL START WITH ROLL CALL AND ALL COUNCILORS ARE PRESENT EXCEPT COUNCILOR BASSAN. SHE IS EXCUSED THIS EVENING. NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS WE HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND WE'LL START WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH. >> 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. PEÑA: CIVIC PLAZA PARKING PASSES ARE PROVIDED FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. YOU CAN OBTAIN A PARKING PASS FROM COUNCIL STAFF AT THE TABLE NEAR THE CHAMBER'S ENTRANCE. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, CITY STAFF AND THE MEDIA HAVE THE ABILITY TO VIEW THIS MEETING IN PERSON AND LIVE STREAMS THROUGHOUT DIFFERENT FOUR PLATFORMS. GOVTV, COMCAST CHANNEL 16, YOUTUBE AND ZOOM. THE LIVE STREAMS CAN BE ACCESSED FROM MOST SMART PHONES, TABLET AND COMPUTERS. ALSO THIS MEETING IS CLOSED CAPTIONED AND YOU MAY ENABLE THE CLOSED CAPTIONING SERVICES ON -- YOUR DIVISIONS. THE RECORDING OF THIS WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT ANY TIME ON THE CITY COUNCIL WEBSITE. CITY COUNCIL STAFF IS AVAILABLE VIA TELEPHONE AM MEMBERS NEED ASSISTANCE FINDING VIDEOS ONLINE. CALL FOR ASSISTANCE DURING BUSINESS HOURS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 8 A.M. TO 5 P.M. THE COUNCIL WILL TAKE A BREAK AT 7 P.M. IF NEEDED. WITH REGARD TO IT QUORUM, IN THE CHAMBERS, WE WANT THE PROCEEDINGS TO BE AS CIVIL AND RESPECTFUL AS POSSIBLE. NO PERSONAL ATTACKS AND NO APPLAUSE, SNAPPING, OR OTHER OUTBURSTS DURING THE MEETING. THE MEETING WILL GO A LOT SMOOTHER IF WE ARE ALL RESPECTFUL OF ONE ANOTHER. WE'RE ON TO PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION BY MS. CASEY. SHE'S THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE ALBUQUERQUE REGIONAL ECONOMIC ALLIANCE WHO WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATE. WELCOME. >> VERY GOOD. THAT IS MUCH CLOSER. I'M NOT VERY TALL. GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL, COUNCILORS. IT IS AN HONOR AND A PRIVILEGE TO GIVE YOU A BRIEF UPDATE ON THE WORK THE ALBUQUERQUE RENALINGAL ECONOMIC ALLIANCE HAS BEEN DOING ON CONTRACTS WITH THE CITY. SO, I'LL FIRST START -- I THINK YOU CAN SEE MY SLIDES. JUST A REFRESHER. AREA IS A 505C3 NONPROFIT. IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO US THAT OUR MISSION STATEMENT IS PRETTY WIDELY RECOGNIZED. WE LEAD STRATEGIC STRATEGIES THAT ARE DESIGNED TO GROW AND DIVERSEFY THE ECONOMIC BASE AND BRING UP THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL. WE'RE ALSO CELEBRATING OUR 65th ANNIVERSARY. WHICH IS EXCITING. AS AN ORGANIZATION IN THIS COMMUNITY. TONIGHT IS A BRIEF UPDATE. I WANT TO OFFER THAT I'M ALWAYS HAPPY AND HOPEFULLY REACHING OUT TO DO MORE BRIEFING AND UPDATE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AS YOUR SCHEDULES AND INTERESTS PERMIT. BASED ON THE QUARTERLY UPDATE WE PROVIDE, AS PART OF RFP CONTRACT WITH THE CITY, THESE ARE SOME VERY HIGH LEVEL HIGHLIGHT AND SOME OF THE DELIVERABLES WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE IN THE PAST YEAR. WE DO DELIVER MONTHLY BRIEFINGS WITH THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STAFF WHERE WE WALK THROUGH ALL OF THE ACTIVITY IN DEPTH. WE HAVE HOSTED TWO SITE CONSULTANTS AND GET MEMORANDUMS OF UNDERSTANDING OF SEVEN BROKERAGES FOR REAL ESTATE. WE HAVE PROVIDED DATA REPORTS, RESEARCH REPORT AND MATERIAL FOR THE CONTRACTS IN THE CITY FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT APARTMENT AND PRESENTATIONS AND OTHER MATERIALS. WE HAVE REPRESENTED THE COMMUNITY AT NUMEROUS TRADE SHOWS AND CONFERENCES. AND YOU CAN SEE THERE'S LOT OF OTHER INFORMATION IN HERE THAT I WON'T READ THE ENTIRE LIST FOR YOU. THERE'S EXAMPLES OF THE MATERIALS. IF ANYONE WANTS TO SEE WHAT WE'VE BEEN UP TO WE PUBLISH QUARTERLY REPORTS ON THE WEBSITE AND ANNUAL REPORT FOR EVERYONE TO SEE. IF YOU LOOB AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SLIDE IT'S THE TALLY OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT WE'VE WORKED ON. SINCE JULY 1, AND IF THEY ALL COME TO FRUITION WHAT HAPPENS IN THE FIRST THREE YEARS OF THAT OUTCOME. ONE OF THE THINGS I WANTED TO SHARE IS WE ALSO DO BUSINESS RETENTION EXPANSION OUTREACH ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND REGION. AND SINCE JULY 1, WE'VE ACTUALLY DONE ONLINE OUTREACH WITH 70 RESPONSES AND WE'VE ACTUALLY DONE 41 CALLS MEETING WITH BUSINESSES INDIVIDUALLY TO UNDERSTAND WHAT THEIR CHALLENGES ARE. AS YOU CAN SEE, PROBABLY NOT A SHOCK TO EVERYONE, THE BUT THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES ARE WORKFORCE CHALLENGES, COMMUNITY CHALLENGES WHICH IS QUALITY OF LIFE, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND TAXES AND REGULATORY BURDENS. WE USE THIS INFORMATION TO INFORM THE WORK WE DO. AND HOW WE PROOIDZ PRIORITIZE THE WORK WE'RE DOING. THIS IS A SUMMARY OF THE RESPONSES WE'LL WORK ON. I'M REALLY EXCITED TO REPORT WE HAD GREAT SUCCESS WORKING IN LOCK STEP WITH ALL OF OUR REGIONAL PARTNERS AND ALSO THE STATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT IN PROVIDING DATA AND EDUCATION TO THE NEED SITE READINESS. IT'S AMAZING THE BILLS PASS AROUND THIS ISSUE. WE EHAVE A SITE READINESS FOR UNDERSTANDING PROPERTY AND WHAT READNESS THEY'RE AT. IF WE DON'T HAVE SITES READY TO GO FOR INDUSTRY TO GO INTO, WE'RE NOT GOING TO INTO THE COMMUNITY. VERY PROUD OF THAT. THIS WILL PUT NEW MEXICO ON THE MAP IN A BIGGER WAY THAN WE HAVE BEEN. VERY THRILLING FOR US. MAYBE SOME PEOPLE DON'T GET AS EXCITED AS I DO. ANOTHER PIECE OUTSIDE OF THE SCOPE OF THE CONTRACT WITH THE SIT BUT I'M VERY ABOUT AS WELL IS AREA HAS BEEN WORKING AS A NONPROFIT AND PARTNER AND FRIEND AND FACILITATOR WITH PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS. WE STARTED THIS TWO YEARS AGO. THE REASON WE STARTED WORKING ON THIS IS BECAUSE MY INNOVATION ADVISORY COUNCIL TOLD ME THAT QUALITY OF LIFE IN DOWNTOWN MATTERED TO THEIR ABILITY TO BRING HIGH QUALITY EMPLOYEES TO THE REGION. SITE CONSULTANTS WHEN THEY VISIT THE COMMUNITY LOOK AT OUR DOWNTOWN. I TALKED TO MY BOARD AND THEY AGREED IT MATTERED TO EVERYONE. STAY TUNED. THE GROUP IS WORKING HARD. THEY'RE STARTING TO COLLECT PETITIONS IN THE NEXT WEEK. I PERSONALLY BELIEVE INVESTMENT IN THE DOWNTOWN CORE IS REALLY IMPORTANT. AND HOPEFULLY THE PRIVATE PROPERTY OWNERS WILL GET TOGETHER AND STACK ON TOP OF THE WORK THE CITY IS ALREADY DOING. MY LAST SLIDE, TO CONCLUDE, THESE ARE A COUPLE OF COMMENTS THAT CAME OUT OF THE A RECENT SITE CONSULTANT VISIT. AS YOU SEE, THEY'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY THAT WE'RE REALLY LEANING IN. WE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THEM ABOUT US TARGETING HIGH QUALITY, HIGH-PAYING INDUSTRIES AND JOBS AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE, BIO LIFE SCIENCES AND THEY APPLAUDED US FOR THAT AND THE SITE READINESS WORK. WE UNVEILED THIS LAST WEEK, IT'S NOT SENT OUT TO THE PUBLIC OFFICIALLY, WE'LL HAVE NEWS RELEASES. WE PRODUCED A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT THE EVOLUTION AND FUTURE PATH OF OUR ECONOMY. IT TALKS ABILITY THE HISTORY OF THE ECONOMY IN ALBUQUERQUE AND NEW MEXICO AND THE THINGS WE NEED TO LEAN INTO GOING FORWARD. STAY TUNED, OR IF YOU WANT A PREVIEW YOU CAN DO SO. A PRIVILEGE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS EVENING. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MS. CASEY. ANYONE HAVE QUESTIONS? COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. CAN YOU ELABORATE IN REFERENCE TO YOU SAID THERE WAS SOME RESTRAINTS ON YOUR PROGRAM AND YOU SAID SITE -- NOT SITE REDNESS WORKFORCE CRIME PUBLIC SAFETY AND LOGISTICS RESTRAINTS. CAN YOU ELABORATE ON THOSE? >> THOSE WERE THE RESPONSES FROM THE BUSINESS COMMUNITY THAT RESPONDED TO OUR SURVEY. WHEN WE ASKED THEM WHAT THEIR BIGGEST OBSTACLES ARE IN BEING ABLE TO GROW OR ADD IN MORE BUSINESS OR MORE EMPLOYEES TO REGION THAT IS WHAT THEY CITED. WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO. EVERY COMMUNITY HAS A LIST LIKE THIS. WE'RE VERY HYPERVIGILANT. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: ONE OTHER QUESTION. THANK YOU. THE LAST ONE IS I LIKE THAT YOU'RE WORKING ON THE SITE READINESS PROGRAM. ONE OF THE OTHER THINGS I JUST WANTED TO COMMENT ON IS WHEN THAT IS ACTUALLY UP AND RUNNING, HOW MUCH TIME ARE WE SAVING FOR THAT PROGRAM GETTING STARTED COMPARED TO WHERE IT WAS BEFORE? >> MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR, IT'S EXPONENTIAL. WE HAVE COMPANIES COME LOOK AT THE ROOJEN. -- REGION. IF WE HAVE A PIECE OF PROPERTY AND WE DON'T KNOW THE COST OF INFRASTRUCTURE WE CAN'T ANSWER THE TIME FRAME. WE'RE OUT OF THE RUNNING BEFORE WE'RE IN IT. THE GOAL WITH THE SITE READINESS IS ABOUT SIX MONTHS OFF THE PROCESS. THE STATE LOOKS AT THE PROPERTIES AND UNDERSTANDS, AND THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT, HOW IT'S IN BEST USE. WHAT DOES THE COMMUNITY RIGHT, WHAT'S THE RIGHT THING FOR THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY. THAT'S UP TO THE COMMUNITY TO DECIDE. ONCE THEY UNDERSTAND THE CONSTRAINTS AND WHAT'S NEEDED, THEN THE REMAINDER OF THE FUNDS IS GOING TO BE PRE-DEVELOPMENT. IMAGINE A SURVEY NEEDS TO BE DONE. THAT'S A SIX-MONTH PROCESS. IF YOU GET THAT DONE AHEAD OF TIME, YOU SAVE SIX MONTHS AND THAT SIX MONTHS HOPEFULLY SOONER THAT SOMEONE IS OPERATING IN THE PROPERTY. JUST AS AN EXAMPLE. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE CITIZENS OF ALBUQUERQUE UNDERSTAND WE DO HAVE THOSE CHALLENGES AND WE NEED TO WORK REALLY HARD TO ACTUALLY ADDRESS THOSE CHALLENGES. THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. AND THANK YOU FOR ALL THE INFORMATION. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. THANK YOU. NEXT, WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM MS. CHRISTINE WARNER, THE CITY ECONOMIST WHO PROVIDES AN UPDATE ON GROSS RECEIPTS TAX. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBERS HI. GOOD EVENING. WE DID GET MARCH REVENUE LAST FRIDAY. AND THAT PROVIDES OUR AVAILABILITY TO SEE FULL QUARTER THREE REVENUE. SO, THE GROWTH RATE WAS A HEALTHY 4 POIALITY -- 4.2%. WE'RE OPTIMISTIC THAT THE GRT WILL COME IN AT THE ESTIMATED LEVEL AND THE REVENUE EXPECTATION BUILT INTO THE FY26 BUDGET YOU'RE CURRENTLY WORKING ON. AS FAR AS SPECIFIC GRT PERFORMANCE IN CERTAIN BUSINESS SECTORS, LITTLE WAS CHANGED LAST MONTH. RETAIL STRUGGLED, BUT NOT AS MUCH AS LAST MONTH. IT WAS DOWN 1% FROM LAST YEAR. CONSTRUCTION WAS AT 5% GROWTH OVER LAST YEAR. PROFESSIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND TECH SERVICES, THAT'S HIGH-PAYING SECTOR GREW AT 13.4%. TOTAL BUSINESS SECTOR GROWTH, WHEN YOU DIDN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT OF DECLINING HOLD HARMLESS THAT GROWTH RATE IS 3.8%. AS FAR AS WHAT YOU SEE IN THE Q3 REVENUE REPORT FOR GENERAL FUNDS, THE ESTIMATE IS GOING TO REMAIN FLAT. IT WON'T BE A CHANGE. THERE ARE SOME MOVEMENT WITHIN CERTAIN REVENUE CATEGORIES. HOWEVER, THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE A CASE FOR ALL FOUR ALTERING THE REVENUE ESTIMATE IN ANY SIGNIFICANT WAY. TOTAL FY26 GENERAL FUND REVENUE IS STILL EXPECTED TO GROW AT 4.4% OVER THE FY25 ESTIMATED ACTUALS. THAT REMAINS UNCHANGED. I THINK YOU REMEMBER UNM BEIBER WAS GOING TO HOLD THE PROJECTION. THEY'RE SAYING WHAT I'VE BEEN TELLING YOU OVER THE PAST SEVERAL WEEKS. ECONOMIC DATA IS STILL SOLID FOR NOW. INFLATION REMAINS A LITTLE BIT ELEVATED. HOWEVER, IT'S STILL -- THE ECONOMY IS STILL TOUCHED BY THE ACTIONS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL WITH THE MARKET UNCERTAINTIES. HOWEVER, MOST ANALYSTS DO EXPECT A SLOW DOWN. IT'S JUST UNCLEAR BY HOW MUCH. INDEED THE FY26 BUDGET IS EXPECTED TO GO GROW SLOWER THAN WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN FY25. THAT SAID, THERE ARE STILL RISKS. THERE'S STILL UNCERTAINTY. ONE THING THEY POINTED OUT, AND YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THIS, NEW MEXICO'S RELATIVE VULNERABILITY AS A STATE COMPARED TO OTHER STATES WHEN IT COMES TO POTENTIAL ACTIONS AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL -- THIS IS ONE EXAMPLE. NEW MEXICO IS FOURTH IN THE COUNTRY FOR RELIANCE ON FEDERAL TRANSFERS LIKE MEDICAID AND MEDICARE. YOU MIGHT HAVE HEARD JUST RECENTLY THE CONSUMER CONFIDENCE, THE NEW NUMBER FOR MAY WAS 50.8. THAT IS THE FIFTH STRAIGHT MONTH OF DECLINE. THE NUMBER IS PRELIMINARY BUT IT'S THE SECOND LOWEST LEVEL ON RECORD. THE LOWEST WAS 50, AND THAT WAS IN JUNE OF 2022 WHEN WE HAD INCREDIBLY HIGH INFLATION AND RISING INTEREST RATES. THAT WAS JUST FUELLING THE FEAR OF RECESSION IN CONSUMER MINDS. HOWEVER, THIS CONSUMER CONFIDENCE HAS YET TO BE TRANSLATED INTO THE ECONOMY AS I'VE TRIED TO EXPLAIN. THAT'S WHERE WE ARE. I STAND FOR QUESTIONS. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. COUNCILOR LEWIS. >>COUN. LEWIS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. JUST A QUESTION. BECAUSE OF THE RECENT REPORT, DOES IT CHANGE THE PROJECTION OF THE PERCENTAGE OF GROWTH WE'RE BUILDING OUR BUDGET ON RIGHT NOW? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR LEWIS NO. IT DOES NOT. >>COUN. LEWIS: IT DOES GIVE A LITTLE BETTER PICTURE THAN THE INFORMATION WE HAD WHEN WE DID SET THE PROJECTION, CORRECT? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR LEWIS, I WOULDN'T SAY IT'S IMPROVED. I WOULD SAY WE'RE STILL ON TARGET, HOPEFULLY, TO MEET THE PROJECTIONS. >>COUN. LEWIS: MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. WHAT DID IMPROVE? YOU SAID THAT THERE'S SOME IMPROVEMENTSES IN THIS QUARTER. WHAT WERE THE IMPROVEMENTS? WHY WOULDN'T IT MAKE A DIFFERENCE ON WHAT WE'RE PROJECTING FOR THE 26 BUDGET YEAR? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR LEWIS, I'M NOT SURE I SAID ANYTHING HAD SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVED. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU COULD REMIND ME WHAT I MIGHT HAVE SAID IN THAT REGARD. I THINK THE ESTIMATE FOR THE PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO IS HIGHER. I THINK THE RISKS ARE OUT THERE. I WOULDN'T SAY WE'RE IN A BETTER POSITION FROM Q2. I WOULD SAY WE'RE EQUAL. >>COUN. LEWIS: MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, IS THERE AN ESTIMATE CHANGE OF WORST CASE AND BEST CASE SCENARIO? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR LEWIS NO. THAT HASN'T CHALLENGED. I BELIEVE THE PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO IS STILL 35%. I THINK THE OPTIMISTIC WAS AROUND 20%. >>COUN. LEWIS: OKAY. THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: COUNCILOR BACA. >>COUN. BACA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. YOU TOUCHED ON THIS. THE FEDERAL UNCERTAINTY. ARE YOU TACKING OR ABLE TO TRACK ALL THE FEDERAL LAYOFFS? I KNOW WE HAVE A FEDERAL PRESENCE IN ALBUQUERQUE AND WHAT'S THE EXPECTED IMPACT ON EVERYTHING? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BACA, I THINK I KNOW THIS LAST TIME THE EMPLOYMENT REPORT DID SHOW THE 400 FEDERAL JOBS THAT WERE LOST. AND THEY POINTED OUT THERE ARE A LOT OF FOLKS WHO KNEW THEY HAD BEEN LAID OFF BUT THEY'RE STILL GETTING SOME PAY. SO, WE DO KNOW OR WE EXPECT TO FIND THAT A LOT OF THOSE LOST FEDERAL JOBS AREN'T HITTING THE EMPLOYMENT NUMBERS YET. THAT'S EXPECTED TO -- WE'RE EXPECTING AN IMPACT THAT WE HAVE YET TO SEE. I'M NOT AWARE OF -- BEIBER WANTED TO PROVIDE OUR ESTIMATES FOR EMPLOYMENT. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO PROVIDE A CLEAR ESTIMATE OF WHAT THE LOSSES ARE. WE THINK THERE'S MORE TO COME. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. YOU SAID OUR CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IS DOWN AND HAS BEEN DECLINING. WE'RE AT 5.8% RIGHT NOW. WHAT ARE WE DOING TO INCREASE CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IN ALBUQUERQUE? AS AN ADMINISTRATION. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, I'M NOT SURE I'M THE PERSON TO ANSWER THAT FOR YOU. IT MIGHT BE SOMEONE IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OR THE SPEAKER THAT CAME JUST BEFORE ME. UNLESS THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD LIKE TO -- THAT'S A TOUGH ONE. THIS IS A NATIONAL NUMBER. ALTHOUGH, OUR RETAIL GRT HAS BEEN LAGGING, AS I MENTIONED. MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, I THINK WE'RE -- PEOPLE ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE ECONOMY. IT'S UNDERSTOOD THAT THE MARKET FLUCCTUATIONS ARE SCARY. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANKS. THAT DIDN'T REALLY ANSWER THE QUESTION. I THINK WE SHOULD DO SOMETHING AS A CITY TO IMPROVE THAT. MAYBE WORK ON THE CRIME PROBLEM A LITTLE BIT. MAYBE WORK ON WHAT'S GOING ON UP AND DOWN CENTRAL WITH ALL THE DRUG DEALING THAT'S HAPPENING. THOSE ARE THINGS THAT PROBABLY WOULD HELP WHEN YOU HAVE OLDER FOLKS WHO ARE AFRAID TO COME OUT OF THEIR HOUSES AFTER A CERTAIN TIME. IT MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE. THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. NO OTHER QUESTIONS? I JUST HAVE A -- SIMILAR TO LAST YEAR. WHERE IS RIO RANCHO IN TERMS OF PROJECTIONS? WHERE IS THE COUNTY IN TERMS OF PROJECTIONS? I THINK THEY'RE SLIGHTLY HIGHER. CAN YOU TELL ME THE DIFFERENCE AND THE COMPARISON AS TO WHY? I KNOW THE COUNTY IS LITTLE -- I HATE TO SAY THE WORD FLAT. BUT THEY HAVE SEEN SOME REVENUE PROJECTIONS THAT ARE SLIGHTLY HIGHER. CAN YOU SPEAK TO THAT? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS, I HAVE NOT RECENTLY LOOKED AT THE REVENUE OR THE ECONOMIC OR EMPLOYMENT OF RIO RANCHO. THE LAST TIME I LOOKED, I KNOW THEY HAD A LOT OF MORE CONSTRUCTION GOING ON. RELATIVE FOR THEIR SIZE. THAT'S LOT OF THE GROWTH. I'M NOT SURE WHERE THEY ARE RIGHT NOW. I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T BRING THAT WITH ME. THE 2.8, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CONSUMER CONFIDENCE IT DOESN'T MATCH WITH WHAT OUR PROJECTIONS HAVE BEEN THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES. WE'RE STILL BUYING. WE'RE STILL PURCHASING THINGS. I KNOW IT HASN'T SHOWN -- IT HASN'T CORRELATED, IF YOU WILL. I'M HOPING BY THE NEXT MEETING YOU'LL HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO MAYBE LOOK AT THAT. RIO RANCHO, BERNALILLO COUNTY, AND REALLY LOOK INTO OUR GRT AND SEE IF THERE'S ANY OPPORTUNITY FOR ADDITIONAL REVENUE IN THERE. I THINK IT WOULD BE HELPFUL. I'LL ALWAYS ASK THESE QUESTIONS. I THINK IT'S WORTH IT. THERE'S A LOT OF PROJECTIONS WE HAVE IN THE CITY. THERE'S A LOT OF NEEDS FROM THE THE COUNCIL. IF WE TAKE A DEEP DIVE INTO WHAT POTENTIAL REVENUE WE'VE BEEN HAVING OUT THERE WITHOUT BEING CONSERVATIVE, I THINK THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE IT. NEXT ITEM WE HAVE IS -- I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE MAY 5th JOURNAL. THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES AND RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. THANK YOU. NEXT, WE'RE ON TO COMMUNICATIONS AND INTRODUCTIONS. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION? I HAVE A COUPLE. I MOVE THE RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PLACING EC-396 ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA FOR ACTION. IT'S SUPPLEMENTING TO THE SCHEDULED AIRLINE OPERATING AGREEMENT IN TERMINAL BUILDING LEASE. THERE'S A MOTION, AND SECOND BY COUNCILOR GROUT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES AND RAISE YOUR HAND. ANY OPPOSED? ANY ABSTENTIONS? THAT MOTION PASSES. NEXT, WE'RE ON TO -- AND MOVE THE RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR PLACING EC-397 ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA FOR ACTION. IT'S THE SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL TO THE SCHEDULED AIRLINE OPERATING AGREEMENT IN TERMINAL BUILDING LEASE AND SCHEDULED CARGO AIRLINE OPERATINGING AGREEMENT AND BUILDING LEASE. MOTION AND SECOND BY COUNCILOR GROUT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT MOTION PASSES. NEXT, WE HAVE COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PULLING R-132 FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AND PLACING ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA FOR ACTION. IT'S COMMITTEE SUB APPROPRIATING FUND FOR OPERATINGING THE GOVERNMENT OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. ADJUSTING FISCAL YEAR 2025 APPROPRIATIONS AND APPROPRIATING CAPITAL FUNDS. >>COUN. PEÑA: THERE'S A MOTION, AND A SECOND BY COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. ANY QUESTIONS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES AND RAISE YOUR HAND. OPPOSED NO. MOTION PASSES. NEXT, COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: MADAM PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PULLING R-153 FROM THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AND PLACING IT ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. IT'S ESTABLISHING ONE-YEAR OBJECTIVES FOR THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND FISCAL YEAR 2026 TO MEET FIVE-YEAR GOALS. >>COUN. PEÑA: THERE'S A MOTION, AND A SECOND BY COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY YES. OPPOSED NO. ANY ABSTENTIONS? MOTION PASSES. NEXT, WE ARE -- COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. I MOVE THE RULES BE SES PENDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF R-158 FOR AKD ACTION ESTABLISHING A PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE GAS CARDS AT THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST AREA COMMANDS TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY AND REDUCE RESPONSE TIMES. IT'S FOR ALL THREE ON THE WEST SIDE. WE DON'T HAVE A FUELLING STATION. >>COUN. PEÑA: THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND BY COUNCILOR GROUT. RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY YES. SORRY. OPPOSED NO. ANY ABSTENTION? THAT MOTION PASSES. COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. I MOVE THE RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR PLACING R-159 ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA FOR ACTION. IT'S AMENDING THE 2025 ACTION PLAN AND PROGRAM INVESTMENT SUMMARY FOR 2023 TO 2027 CONSOLIDATED PLANS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SENIOR STABILITY COTTAGE DEVELOPMENT IN DISTRICT SIX AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION. >>COUN. PEÑA: THERE'S A MOTION AND TWO SECONDS. COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES. OPPOSED NO. MOTION PASSES. NEXT, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION. THERE'S A MOTION, AND A SECOND BY COUNCILOR GROUT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES. OPPOSED NO. MOTION PASSES. NEXT, WE'RE ON REPORTS OF COMMITTEE. COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. THE FINANCE AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MET ON MONDAY, MAY 12, 2025 AND REPORTS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. INATE MATTER OF EC-353 AND EC-356 BE APPROVED. O-81, R-126, R-143, DO PASS. IN THE MATTER OF R-130, DO PASS AS AMENDED. AND IN THE MATTER OF EC-373 RECEIPT BE NOTED. IN THE MATTER OF R-145, THAT IT BE WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. IN THE MATTER OF E-38 BE WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AS AMENDED. IN THE MATTER OF R-134 IT BE WITHDRAWN BY ADMINISTRATION. I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE REPORTS. >>COUN. PEÑA: THERE'S A MOTION, AND A SECOND BY COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES AND RAISE YOUR HAND. OPPOSED NO. MOTION PASSES. NEXT, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. THE LAND USE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE MET ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 14th, AND REPORTS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. IN THE MATTER OF EC-385 IT BE CONFIRMED. I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THERE'S A MOTION, AND A SECOND BY COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. ANY COMMENTS? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY YES AND RAISE YOUR HAND. OPPOSED NO. MOTION PASSES. COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MET ON THURSDAY, MAY 15th, 2025 AND REPORTS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. IN THE MATTER OF R-132 IT DO PASS AS SUBSTITUTED. AND R-153 DO PASS. I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THERE'S A MOTION , AND A SECOND BY COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. ANY DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY YES AND RAISE YOUR HAND. OPPOSED NO. MOTION PASSES. NEXT, WE'RE ON TO DEFERRALS AND WITHDRAWALS. COUNCILORS, ARE THERE ANY OTHER DEFERRALS OR WITHDRAWALS? SEEING NONE. WE'LL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. ANY CHANGES TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? I DON'T SEE ANY. FOR THE INDIVIDUALS ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA WHO ARE BEING APPOINTED TO SERVE ON A BOARD OR COMMISSION, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. I DON'T KNOW IF ANY YOUF ARE IN THE AUDIENCE. IF YOU ARE, RAISE YOUR HAND. IF YOU'RE VIA ZOOM, THANK YOU. I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND BY COUNCILOR GROUT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES, RAISE YOUR HAND. OPPOSED NO. MOTION PASSES. NEXT, WE'RE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. THERE ARE NONE. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS IS NEXT. THERE IS NOTHING. AND APPEALS, THERE ARE NONE. NOW, WE'RE ON GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PROVIDE LIVE PUBLIC COMMENT TO THE COUNCIL IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY IF THEY HAVE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT PER THE INSTRUCTIONS PUBLISHED ON THE AGENDA AND ON THE OUR WEBSITE FRIDAY. HERE ARE THE PUBLIC COMMENT GROUND RULES. EACH PARTICIPANT HAS ONE MINUTE TO PRESENT, COMMENTS ARE TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COUNCILORS ONLY THROUGH THE COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT AND ANY DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT WILL RESULT IN REMOVAL FROM THE MEETING. AND THERE IS A ONE-MINUTE TIME LIMIT AND THE BELL WILL RING TO INDICATE YOUR TIME IS UP. PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER. >> THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS AMY FOLLOWED BY IAN. IAN FOLLOWED BY ANAMI. >> TODAY, I'LL SHARE SOME THOUGHTS ON THE BUDGET. I WANT TO START BY ADDRESSING THE MAYOR'S ORIGINAL PROPOSAL INCLUDED CUTS TO LINE ITEMS CALLED AFFORDABLE HOUSING, SUBSTANCE USE, PUBLIC LIBRARY, AND THE ART BUS LANE ON CENTRAL. I THANK THIS COUNCIL FOR STEPPING UP TO RESTORE FUNDING FOR THE MENTAL HEALTH AND PUBLIC LIBRARY LINE ITEMS. I'M STILL CONCERNED ABOUT THE ADDITIONAL CUTS TO HOMELESS SUPPORT SERVICES. I'M CONCERNED THERE'S AN 18% CUT TO AN ART BUS PLAN THAT HAS A RIDERSHIP OF 2 MILLION. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE 89% CUT TO THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING LINE ITEM. I'M CONCERNED -- THE WAY I LIKE TO PHRASE THIS LAST PART IS THAT WE'VE ALL SEEN THE NEWS ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED AT THE APARTMENTS. I THINK WE NEED TO INVEST MORE IN INTO THE INSPECTION OF CITY PROPERTY TO MAKE SURE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE. I'M NOT SURE WHICH LINE ITEM THAT FALLS UNDER. PLEASE DO WHAT YOU CAN TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> ANAMI FOLLOWED BY THERESA. >> WE GAVE YOU $1.5 BILLION. I WAS ACTUALLY LOOKING AT THE ZILLOW RENTAL REPORTS THING. IT GENERATES EVERY DAY. AND THERE ARE 1,792 AVAILABLE RENTALS IN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. BETWEEN ALL OF THOSE, THERE ARE 3,333 BEDROOMS. AND IT WOULD COST $35 MILLION TO RENT OUT ALL OF THOSE UNITS. THAT'S ENOUGH TO HOUSE EVERYONE WHO IS UNHOUSED. WHY DIDN'T YOU DO IT? WHEN PEOPLE SAY THINGS LIKE HOUSE ISSING A -- IS A HUMAN RIGHT. WE MEAN IT. AND YOU HAVE $1.5 BILLION. IT WOULD TAKE 25% OF THE BUDGET TO HOUSE EVERYONE. THANK YOU. >> THERESA FOLLOWED BY TOM. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS, I AM THE CHAIR FOR THE CITY DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT COMMISSION. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OURSELF COMMISSION AND COMMUNITY BASED PROGRAMS THAT SERVE SURVIVORS. THESE PROGRAMS ARE FRONT LINE RESPONSE TO DANGEROUS AND COMPLEX CRISIS OUR CITY FACESES. THEY SUBMITTED A $6.1 MILLION FUNDING REQUEST TO SUPPORT SURVIVORS. THAT IS NOT IN THE FY26 BUDGET. I WANT TO REMIND THIS COUNCIL THIS LAST YEAR WE SUBMITTED A SMALLER REQUEST OF 1.87 BASE ON ESTIMATED CUTS. THAT REQUEST WAS UNFUNDED. THE RESULT, PROGRAMS ACROSS THE CITY AND STATE WERE FORCED TO ELIMINATE STAFF AND REDUCE SERVICE AND TURN THEM AWAY. THIS YEAR, WE ASK WE HAVE A LARGER ASK, BUT SO IS THE NEED. THIS REQUEST REFLECKS THE CURRENT REALITY OF WHAT TO TAKES FOR US TO REMAIN ACCESSIBLE. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK THE CITY TO SUPPORT THE LEVEL FUNDING POSSIBLE TO ENSURE THE PROGRAMS CAN CONTINUE WORK. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> TOM, FOLLOWED BY LISA. >> MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS, I THOUGHT I HAD TWO MINUTES. GOOD EVENING, I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME ADDRESS YOU. I AM THE FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF OUTPOST PRODUCTIONS AND NEW MEXICO JAZZ FESTIVAL. I WANT TO THANK THE CITY COUNCIL FOR SUPPORT OF OUTPOST FOR SO MANY YEARS. INCLUDING 800 MEMBERS WHICH IS INCLUDING THOUSANDS OF CONCERTS AND OFFERING 30 YEARS OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS. I WISH TO THANK YOU FOR HARD WORK AS CITY COUNCILORS AND FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT OF THE ENTIRE ALBUQUERQUE ARTS COMMUNITY AND ALL THE FANTASTIC ARTISTS AND ORGANIZATIONS. AS YOU ALL PROBABLY KNOW, MANY OF US RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM A NATIONAL ENDOWMENTS OF THE ART TELLING US THE CURRENT ADMINISTRATION RESCINDED OUR PROMISED GRANTS, MANY OF WHICH WE RECEIVED FOR YEARS NOW. OUTPOST LOST $25,000. WITH LOSS OF FUNDING, IT WILL IMPACT OUR ABILITIES. WE WILL DO IT AS WE ALWAYS HAVE. WE WILL FULFILL OUR MISSION. >> LISA FOLLOWED BY RUDY. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCILORS. I LIVE IN DISTRICT THREE. COUNCILOR PEÑA, GOOD TO SEE YOU BACK. GLAD YOU'RE FEELING BETTER. I'M SO SORRY YOU'RE NOT FELL FEELING WELL. COUNCILOR LEWIS, IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU AS WELL. THANK YOU FOR THE EFFORTS ON BEHALF OF CITY COUNCIL. THERE'S THREE THINGS I HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT. WHY IS MEDINA GOING TO D.C.? HOW MUCH DID THAT COST? WHY ARE YOU ALL ALLOWING HIM TO PUT US AT RISK WITH NONSENSE HE IS SAYING IN D.C.? SECOND THING, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, IS THE COMMUNITY -- THE COMMUNITY IS NOT THE ENEMY. WE HAVE A POLICE CHIEF WHO IS TALKING ABOUT US LIKE WE THE MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY ARE A PROBLEM TO BE GOTTEN RID OF AM THE CURRENT MAYOR IS INACCESSIBLE AND UNAVAILABLE AND I COULD NOT FIND ON THE WEBSITE ANYWHERE ANY EMAILS, ANY PHONE NUMBERS. I HAVE TWO WEEKS BING TRYING TO GET A HOLD OF SOMEONE. COUNCILOR GROUT, THANK YOU WHO DIRECTED ME. I CANNOT GET TO ANYBODY IN THE CITY. THAT IS INACCESSIBILITY. THE ONLY EMAIL IS CALL 311 OR CABQ. THERE'S NOTHING ELSE ON THE WEBSITE. >> RUDY FOLLOWED BY JOSHUA. >>COUN. PEÑA: AS THE NEXT PERSON IS MAKING THEIR UP TO THE PODIUM. I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, DIRECTOR VARELA, OR -- THEY REFERRED HER CALL TO YOU. THANK YOU. >> JOSHUA FOLLOWED BY YAZMINE. >> GOOD EVENING, VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCIL. I'LL MAKE THIS SHORT AND SWEET. I'M A -- I WAS DOING THE 911 PHONE CALLS. I APOLOGIZE FOR THE TIME DELAY OF OUR DEPARTMENT. I'M GOING TO SPEAK THAT WE'RE THE RARELY SEEN AND NOT HEARD OF THIS COMMUNITY. I'M SECRETARY OF THE UNION. WHICH WE'RE ASKING FOR FUNDING FOR EMPLOYEES. FOR THE DISPATCHING DEPARTMENT. YOU CONTINUED FUNDING TO ACS, AND APD, AND METRO SECURITY, HOWEVER THE PEOPLE WHO ARE DISPATCHING THE CALLS ARE WORKING TIRELESSLY. SOMETIMES 155 HOURS EVERY TWO WEEKS TO SUPPORT THE PROGRAMS. AT THE END OF THE DAY WE WORK 155 HOURS A WEEK. OUR FAMILIES AND DEPARTMENTS DON'T HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR HOMES. WE ASK THAT YOU LOOK AT THE BUDGET. AND PLEASE SPEND 1% AND CONSIDER THAT IN YOUR TRANSACTIONS. >> STEPHANIE FOLLOWED BY NEY KIEL. >> THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP THOSE AFSCME MEMBERS TO THE MINIMUM. ON BEHALF OF LOCAL 2962 WE ASK THE COUNCIL MATCHES WHAT THE MAYOR PUT FOR US. THE CITY HAS NOTHING IN PLACE TO EMPLOYEE RAISES. COMBINED WITH THE PINO LAWSUIT AND STRUGGLE FOR NO MOVEMENT ON THE CLASS AND COMP STUDY WE HAVE CITY EMPLOYEES KEEPING THE CITY THROUGH LACK OF STAFFING AND LACK OF COMPETITIVE WAGES. WE HAVEN'T SEEN RAISES IN YEARS. ON A PERSONAL NOTE, REMEMBER, MONEY ALLOCATED TO THE PUBLIC SAFETY AND RECRUIT AND RETAIN MEAN NOTHING IF WE DON'T HAVE MONEY TO ANSWER THE 911 CALLS OR DISPATCH OFFICERS. THANK YOU. >> FOLLOWED BY LEX. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. I JUST LIKE TO FOLLOW UP ON REMARKS THAT I MADE TWO WEEKS AGO ABOUT THE FUNDING AT THE NATIONAL GUARD HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE. UNDER THE PRETENSES OF THERE BEING SUPPOSEDLY THIS MAJOR SPIKE IN CRIME AND PUBLIC SAFETY ISSUES. DESPITE VIOLENT CRIME BEING DOWN ACROSS THE BOARD BY DOUBLE DIGITS. LOOKING INTO THE STATISTICS, APD AS OF THREE DAYS PUT FORWARD AN UPDATED SET OF STATISTICS AROUND HOMICIDES THAT HAVE HAPPENED THIS YEAR. OF COURSE, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE HOMICIDES IS A TRAGEDY. CERTAINLY, SOMETHING WE SHOULD ALWAYS CONSIDER MITIGATING. APD HAS BROKEN THIS DOWN BY CAUSES AND MOTIVATION. OF THE 21 HOMICIDES THAT HAVE HAPPENED THIS YEAR, A TOTAL OF -- A THIRD ARE INDIVIDUAL DISRESPECT. ANOTHER THREE ARE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. IT'S REALLY NOT CLEAR TO ME HOW THE NATIONAL GUARD BEING CALLED IN FOR $2.5 MILLION IS GOING TO SOLVE THOSE ISSUES. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, SIR. >> LEX FOLLOWED BY BRICK. >> MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCIL MEMBERS, I THINK THE PUBLIC FINDS IT TOUGH WHEN YOU ALIVATED 1-MINUTE TO GIVE US OUR OPINIONS ON THE DAY. I DID MAKE A SUGGESTION TO THE COUNCIL A COUPLE WEEKS AGO. UTILIZE THE YOU HP TUBE PLATFORM. IT ALLOWS YOU TO ALLOW PUBLIC COMMENT. PEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET HERE, THEY MAY BE SITTING AT HOME, MIGHT HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY. THEY DON'T WANT TO BE ON CAMERA. BUT THEY CAN SIT AT THEIR CHAIR. THEY CAN PUT A COMMENT IN. WE LIVE IN A WORLD THAT IS ALSO MEDIA. USE IT TO THE FULLEST POTENTIAL. YES, LIKE THE PREVIOUS GENTLEMAN, I FOUND IT OFFENSIVE THAT I HEAR IN ONE AREA THAT WE'RE SHORT ON POLICE, AND THEN IN ANOTHER ONE, WE COULD USE ALL THE POLICE WE GOT BECAUSE WE REALLY GOT TO GET RID OF THE DRUGS ON THE STREET. WE'RE GOING TO BLAME ON THE HOMELESS. THAT'S NOT RIGHT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. >> BRICK FOLLOWED BY TAD. >> MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS, I WANT TO SPEAK TO YOU ABOUT HONOR TODAY, CONSIDERING THE POLICE ACROSS THE NATION DECIDED TO HONOR THEIR FALLEN. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THEY'RE HONORABLE WHEN THEY HAVEN'T SIGNED A LOYALTY OATH. THE CHIEF HASN'T SIGNED ONE NOR HAVE ANY OF THE OFFICERS ACCORDING TO TESTIMONY. AND RECORDS REQUESTS WERE SHOWING THEY HAVEN'T SIGNED THE OATH. I'M GOING TO SHOW IT TO YOU. IT LOOKS LIKE THIS. THIS IS A COPY OF IT. I'M NOT GOING TO READ IT. BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TIME. IT TALKS ABOUT LOYALTY TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES AND NEW MEXICO. WE MUTUALLY PLEDGE TO EACH OTHER OUR LIVES, FORTUNES AND SACRED HONOR. THAT'S THE LAST PART OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE. THE REASON I STATE THAT IS BECAUSE AFTER IT WAS SIGNED -- THE KING WAS PISSED. THE KING WAS MAD FOR THEM STANDING UP FOR THEIR RIGHT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. >> TAD. FOLLOWED BY JERRY. >> THANK YOU. WELL, HERE IS CHARGE ABOUT THE BUDGET. WHICH IS GOING TO BE DISCUSSED TODAY. ON THE TOP, MAYOR KELLER, CITY COUNCIL AND SO ON. I'M MISSING SOMEBODY. PEOPLE. EXCUSE ME. WHICH ONE IS IT? MY TIME IS ABOUT TO RUN OUT. ALL THE PEOPLE -- WHEN PEOPLE COME IN HERE POSSIBLY GET TWO MINUTES. ONLY ONE MINUTE. MOST PEOPLE COME TO CITY COUNCIL MEETING. NOW, ONCE COP, ALWAYS A COP. THAT'S COP SAYING. WELL, NOT ALL OF IT. SOME OF IT ARISING. WORKING FOR GOVERNMENT. OTHER BUSINESSES. MANY, MANY OF THEM DO LABOR WORK. HOMELESS PEOPLE. SO, THAT'S WHERE -- THAT'S THE PLACE WE LIVE. I DON'T HAVE TIME. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. >> TERRY FOLLOWED BY CHRIS. >> MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, CITY COUNCILORS, THIS IS MY FIRST TIME HERE. I SIGNED UP TO TALK ABOUT THE INTERNET SERVICE. I HOPE I'M OKAY TO TALK NOW ABOUT IT. I LIVED IN MY HOUSE FOR 30 YEARS. AND EASY INTERNET CAME AND TORE UP MY DRIVE WAY. THEY CUT MY INTERNET CABLE IN MY FRONT YARD. THEY HAD THE CABLE OUT THE DRIVE WAY. THEY CAME IN MY YARD AND TAKEN MY DIRT AND THREW A BIG PILE OF IT WHEN THEY DIG A HOLE. THE GUY RUNNING THE DRILL IS SMOKING AND RUNNING THIS MACHINE THROUGH MY YARD AND CUTTING HOLES IN MY DRIVE WAY. I ASKED TO TALK TO THE SUPERVISOR. THERE'S NOT ONE THAT SPEAKS ENGLISH. I DON'T WANT SMOKING IN MY FRONT YARD WHEN HE'S RUNNING THIS MACHINE. NO PUN INTENDED, BUT THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. >> HELLO, MY NAME IS CHRIS. GOOD TO SEE YOU ALL AGAIN. VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS. WONDERFUL. LAST WEEK WAS HORRIBLE FOR YOU. THAT WAS A ROUGH THURSDAY. BUT IT WAS AN HONOR TO SEE IT AND LEARN. THERE ARE NO ANGELS ON ROUTE 66. IF YOU WANT TO START A MINISTRY YOU CAN. YOU CAN FEED THE HUNGRY. YOU CAN CLOTHE THE NAKED. AND GIVE THE WORD. NOBODY WANTS SALVATION OUT THERE. IT'S REALLY ROUGH. WE TRANSPORT AND CLEAN UP AND MAINTAIN THE CITY SERVICES. OUR NUMBERS ARE DWINDLING. I'M A CITY BUS DRIVER, MOTOR COACH OPERATOR. I TRANSPORT SLEEPING BAGS, GARBAGE BAGS. WE ASK THEM TO PLEASE OBBAY THE SAFETY RULES. WE WERE THREATENED AND BATTERED AND EXPOSED. I ALSO FORGOT, THE ABUSE HAPPENED AT THE LIBRARIES WHERE RIDERS AND CITIZENS AND ON THE STREETS ASK ON THE MEDIANS. IT'S OUT OF HAND. IT'S A HAZARD. WITH IF WE GET THIS AND WORK TOGETHER WE'LL GET THIS UNDER CONTROL. I WILL TRY TO COME BACK AND TELL YOU WHAT'S HAPPENED. THANK YOU. >> MARSLEN FOLLOWED BY KRISTEN. >> HI. I'M GOING TO READ STATS FROM THE 2024 POLICE VIOLENCE REPORT. AMONG THE 50 LARGEST U.S. CITIES ALBUQUERQUE POLICE KILLED THE MOST PEOPLE AT THE HIGHEST RATE IN 2024. -- THAN 98% OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN THIS COUNTRY. WE HAVE MORE FUNDING PER CAPITA THAN 51% OF OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN THIS COUNTRY. WE HAVE A HISTORY OF BAD POLICING. THEY SEEM TO THINK THE SOLUTION IS THROWING MORE MONEY AT THE SAME EXACT SYSTEM THAT FAILS OUR CITY. THEY'RE NOT MISSING A TRASH DAY OR FILLING A POTHOLE. THEY'RE KILLING PEOPLE. IT'S PEOPLE'S LIVES. ALL I WANT TO SAY IS WHY ARE WE GIVING THEM A RAISE? WHY ARE WE GIVING THEM A RAISE AFTER ALL THEY DID? THEY DON'T SHOW IMPROVEMENT. WHY DO YOU GIVE THEM A RAISE WHEN ALL THEY DO IS HARASS PEOPLE AND THEY DO NOT DO THEIR JOBS? GIVE THEM MORE MONEY, SEE WHAT HAPPENS. NOT GOING TO FIX IT AND YOU'RE GOING TO NEED MORE AND MORE. IT'S INSANE. >> KRISTEN FOLLOWED BY MAMAZ. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILOR PEÑA, CITY COUNCILORS. I'M HERE WITH MY COLLEAGUE JOE. AND WE'RE THE CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS OF EXPLORA. THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. FIRST, WE'RE EXCITED TO TELL YOU LAST WEEK WE HOSTED THE ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN'S MUSEUM CONFERENCE FOR OVER A THOUSAND PROFESSIONALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD. BRINGING AN ESTIMATED $1 MILLION IN ECONOMIC STIMULUS TO THE CITY AND SHOWCAING EPLORA. SPEAKING OF BRILLIANTE, WE'VE BEGAN CONSTRUCTION ON THE SITE. WE PLAN TO WELCOME 100 0-4-YEAR-OLDS. WE'RE WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP FOR BRILLIANTE TO SERVE AS LAB SCHOOL AND PROVIDE CHILD CARE FOR CNM STUDENT PARENTS. WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE SERVED OVER 300,000 PEOPLE. OPENED TWO NEW EXHIBITIONS AND PROVIDED WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FOR 15,000 TEENS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVESTMENT WHICH IS SEEING GREAT RETURN. >>COUN. PEÑA: COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU SO. . I JUST WANT TO SAY THANKS FOR COMING AND TALKING US. IT MIGHT NOT BE A BAD IDEA TO GET TOGETHER AND DO A BIGGER PRESENTATION SO THE COUNCILORS CAN SEE THE SLIDE SHOW. I'M ON THE BOARD, AND ONE OF THE THINGS I'M AMAZED AT IS WHAT WE HAVE IN EXPLORA. AND A JEWEL AND TREASURE IT IS. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IN HERE AND EVERYONE LISTENING TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING GETS OUT THERE TO SEE THESE AMAZING PROGRAMS. AND EXPLORA IS CHANGING EVERY SINGLE DAY. THERE'S SOME REALLY NEAT THINGS THAT ARE BRAND NEW TO GET OUT THERE AND REALLY SEE AND EXPERIENCE. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU. I REALLY LOVE TO SEE A LITTLE BIT MORE. LET'S GET TOGETHER TO GET THAT PRESENTATION, SO WE CAN ALL SEE IT. >> HAPPY TO DO THAT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR. >> HI, EVERYBODY. HI GUYS. I HAVE A QUESTION FOR LOUIE. RUMOR HAS IT YOU MIGHT BE RELATED TO SILVIO SANCHEZ? >>COUN. PEÑA: DIRECT YOUR COMMENTS THROUGH ME. I'M THE CHAIR. >> LET'S KEEP DECORUM THEN. I LEFT ALBUQUERQUE. I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE FOR SIX MONTHS. HEADING HOME CAN SUCK MY PUSSY. SORRY FOR THE DECORUM. YOU ALL KNOW MY HISTORY. I WANT TO CONGRATULATE YOU. YOU WIN. I HAVE LEFT ALBUQUERQUE. I DON'T LOVE THIS CITY. I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE. AND I TRACE MY ROOTS BACK FOR 12 GENERATIONS HERE. NOW YOU SAY I DON'T BELONG BECAUSE I'M POOR. WHAT THE ACTUAL -- THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR TAKING ME TO THE GATEWAY SHELTER SO THEY COULD SCREAM AT ME. I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT HAPPY BIRTH DAY TO ME. I'M GLAD I GOT HERE. IT TOOK ME TWO BUSES TO GET HERE. I'M LEAVING TOMORROW MORNING. YOU'RE LUCKY I SHOWED UP. SHAME ON EVERY ONE OF YOU FOR NOT ACTING ON ANYTHING I SAID. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE WELCOME. FUCK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. >> CHELSEA. FOLLOWED BY LEWIS. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM CHAIR, AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. I AM THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTORER OF THE NEW MEXICO ASIAN FAMILY CENTER. I AM SPEAKING TO EXPRESS OUR STRONG SUPPORT FOR THE DV SARBGS A COMMISSION FUNDING REQUEST FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. AS THE ONLY PROVIDER IN THE STATE, SPECIALIZING IN SERVICES FOR ASIAN AND PACIFIC ISLANDER, WE UNDERSTAND HOW VITALAL IT IS THAT CULTURALLY AND LINGUISTICALLY SERVICES REMAIN AVAILABLE. OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS, OUR ORGANIZATION, ALONG WITH OTHER DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT PROVIDERS ACROSS THE STATE, HAVE NOT ONLY SEEN NOTICEABLE INCREASE IN DEMAND FOR SERVICES, BUT ALSO BEEN FIGHTING TO SUSTAIN THE LIMITED SERVICES THAT ARE AVAILABLE. AS AN ORGANIZATION THAT RECEIVES A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF FEDERAL FUNDING, I WORRY EVERY SINGLE DAY ABOUT MY STAFF. I STAY UP EVERY SINGM NIGHT WORRYING THAT THE SERVICES THAT OUR PROVIDERS DESERVE MAY BE AT RISK. I URGE THE CITY TO STEP UP AND ENSURE EVERY SURVIVOR HAS ACCESS TO THIS SUPPORT AND CONTINUES TO BE COUNTED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO THE SAFETY. >> LOUIS FOLLOWED BY DARCY. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT COUNCILORS. I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO APPROPRIATE MORE MONEY FOR RAISE FOR THE BLUE COLLAR LOCAL 264. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF LOCAL 18. THANK YOU. >> DARCY FOLLOWED BY SHERRY. >> MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I'M REPRESENTING THREE SISTERS KITCHEN AS A FOOD BUSINESS TRAINING PROGRAM DIRECTOR. WE'RE A 501C3 THAT PROVIDES FREE FOOD BUSINESS INFORMATION FOR LOW INCOME FOOD INSPIRING ENTREPRENEURS. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT. THE INVESTMENT PROVIDES SO MANY OPPORTUNITY FOR THE LOW INCOME ENTREPRENEURS. AS WE'RE NOW ALSO NAVIGATING THE LOSS OF FEDERAL FUNDING, THE CITY DOLLARS ARE MORE IMPORTANT TO OUR ORGANIZATION. WE'RE ASKING YOU TO PLEASE RECONSIDER YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR OUR PROGRAM AND LOCALAL FOOD ENTREPRENEUR THAT BENEFIT FROM OUR PROGRAM SUPPORT. WE PROVIDE 15 WEEKS OF TRAINING THAT ALLOWS ASPIRING ENTREPRENEURS TO EXPLORE THE ABILITY OF PROVIING A FOOD BUSINESS. AND PREVENT BANKRUPTCY. WE SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT AND CREATES JOB CREATION. FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM CITY PROVIDES TRAINING AND ATTEND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND COMMERCIAL ACCESS TO 30 FOOD BUSINESSES. WE SUPPORT A NETWORK OF OVER # -- 90 GRADUATES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION. >>COUN. PEÑA: EXCUSE ME. I'M SORRY. DO YOU MIND ME ASKING, WHICH COUNCILOR WOULD SPONSOR? >> I'M JUST SERVING AS A REPRESENTATIVE. >>COUN. PEÑA: OKAY. THANK YOU. >> SHERRY FOLLOWED BY CHRISTY. >> GOOD EVENING. WE -- IT'S MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH. ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDER WOMEN HAVE EXPERIENCED VIOLENCE IN THEIR LIFETIME. MANY SUFFER ALONE. ASIAN AMERICAN SURVIVORS EXPERIENCE THE SAME THINGS AS BLACK AND INDIGENOUS. AND THERE'S LACK OF RESOURCES AND IMMIGRATION STATUS, LANGUAGE BARRIERS AND FACE UNDERFUNDED SERVICES. THE RACIAL BIAS IN THE SYSTEM OF MENTAL HEALTH. 6.1 MILLION FUNDING TOWARD DVSA PROVIDERS IS A COMMITMENT FOR SERVICES THAT SURVIVORS DESERVE. DVSA COMMISSION AND COALITIONS HAVE A DEEP UNDERSTANDING THAT DV AND SA AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE ARE WORK THAT IS INTERSECTIONAL AND IT IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE GROUNDED IN THE IMPORTANCE OF CULTURALLY APPROPRIATE SERVICES. WE ASK THE CITY COUNCIL'S COMMITMENT AND SUPPORT TO HELP BRIDGE THE GAP WITHIN THE FUNDING CUTS SPECIFICALLY THIS ANTICIPATED VOCA CUT AND OTHER FEDERAL REDUCTIONS THAT SUPPORT DV AND SA PROGRAMS IN NEW MEXICO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> CHRISTY FOLLOWED BY JANICE. ? >> JANICE FOLLOWED BY BILL ON ZOOM. I SEE YOUR HAND IS UP CHRISTY. PLEASE, I'LL CALL YOU DURING ZOOM. THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: JANICE IS HERE. >> SORRY. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME EAT DINNER. GOOD EVENING, I'LL MAKE IT QUICK. COUNCILOR GROUT, THANK YOU FOR THE REQUEST ABOUT LOOKING AT INITIATIVES FOR THE SILTY HAS TAKEN FOLLOW UP ACTION. WE PUT TOGETHER A TEAM WHICH IS BEST EMAILED SINCE I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO PRINT TODAY. AND IT'S SOME OF THE SUCCESSES IN EQUITY AND INCREASED ACCESS TO RESTROOM. WE ASK FOR ACCESS TO RESTROOMS. AND A MAP. THE SILTY CAME OUT WITH A MAP OF BATHROOMS, WHICH IS GREAT. WE ALSO ASKED FOR BLOOD TESTING AT SHELTERS, WHICH WE NOW HAVE. AND THE BRIEF FOR CABQ RESOURCE TOOLS, WE ASKED FOR CITY PLANS AND RESOURCES FOR BOTH HOT AND COLD WEATHER. I'VE SEEN STEPS IN THAT DIRECTION. I WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE MODELED AFTER WHAT PHOENIX IS DOING. WE ALSO REQUESTED EASY REPORTING FOR PEOPLE THAT STAYED IN THE SHELTER TO -- THEY INDICATED THEY HAVE A COMPUTER TO FILE GRIEVANCES ON-SITE. LOTS OF GOOD THINGS COMING. I'LL FOLLOW UP WITH MORE THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, JANICE. >> BILL AND JAMIE FOLLOWED BY CHRISTY. >> MY CONCERN IS THE FIBER OPTIC SITUATION IN MIRABELLA IN DISTRICT NINE. I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M THE ONLY ONE THAT'S BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS BESIDES THE ONE OTHER GUY. THIS PROJECT STARTED IN NOVEMBER OF 2024 AND WAS SUPPOSED TO END IN JANUARY OF 2025. THIS PROJECT HAS DESTROYED EASEMENTS AND PROPERTY AS OF TODAY. THERE ARE SINKHOLES AND CRACKED SIDEWALKS AND DANGEROUS AREAS IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS? AND WHO IS GOING TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS? AND WHEN CAN WE EXPECT THIS TO BE CORRECTED? HOW MANY MORE CONTRACTORS ARE WE GOING TO SEE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD? WE'VE ALREADY SEEN THREE WHO TELL US THE SAME OLD STORY, OVER AND OVER AGAIN, AND THEY MOVE ON. HOW MUCH LONGER IS THIS GOING TO BE GOING ON? THIS IS RIDICULOUS. >> I'D LIKE TO PIGGY BACK. JAMIE IS MY NEIGHBOR. COUNCILOR GROUT, THANK YOU FORKING COMING OUT ON THAT SATURDAY. AND LISTENING TO US. TAKING THE PICTURES. THE CONTRACTED SIDEWALKS AND ALL THOSE THINGS, THE CITY WILL COME AROUND AND TELL US WE HAVE TO REPAIR THEM WHEN WE DIDN'T BREAK THOSE. SHOUT OUT TO COUNCILOR GROUT FOR COMING OUT AND CHECKING THAT. AND THAT'S IT. >> THANK YOU. CHRISTY FOLLOWED BY OLGA. WE CAN'T HEAR YOU, CHRISTY. I'M SORRY. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? >> PLEASE PROCEED. >> OKAY. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE YOU ALLOWING ME TO GET MY MESSAGE ACROSS. I'M GOING TO BE THE EVIL ONE. I AM FOR FIBER OPTINGIC CABLE. LIKE ALL OTHER THINGS THROUGHOUT HISTORY, WE HAVE TO DESTROY THINGS IN ORDER TO CREATE THING AND BUILD THINGS. TECHNOLOGY IS MOVING AT SUCH A FAST RATE. I MOVED OUT TO ALBUQUERQUE AS A BUSINESS MANAGER. I KNOW THAT I NEED IT OUT HERE. ESPECIALLY WITH THE COMPANY I WORK FOR. IT SAVES ME TIME. I KNOW THERE'S MESS GOING ON WITH THAT AT SOME NEIGHBORHOODS. I WILL TELL YOU THIS, THIS THE NORMAL PAINS THAT THE REST OF THE COUNTRY HAS GONE THROUGH IN THE PAST. WHEN THEY INSTALLED ELECTRICITY POLES. EVERYBODY FACES SOMETHING DURING A CERTAIN TIME PERIOD. THIS IS OUR STATE THAT WE'RE FACING. I BELIEVE FIBER OPTIC CABLE IS NECESSARY IN ALBUQUERQUE. I AS A BUSINESS INDIVIDUAL NEED IT FOR MY LIFE. I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING MY COMMENT TODAY. >> THANK YOU. OLGA FOLLOWED BY LURY. OLGA, MY MISTAKE. >> MY NAME IS OLGA FROM AN IMMIGRANT'S RIGHTS ORGANIZATION WITH OVER 5500 MEMBERS. WE SUPPORT THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT COMMISSION REQUEST. THIS IS TIMELY SINCE MANY FEDERAL GRANTS ARE BEING REVOKED. WE SUPPORT THE INCLUSION OF CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE PROGRAMS FOR SURVIVORS THAT FACE UNIQUE BARRIERS. OUR LAST WEEK, OUR CITY COUNCIL AND MAYOR KELLER HAVE UPHELD LOCAL IMMIGRANT PUBLIC SAFETY POLICIES. WE SUPPORT CHIEF MEDINA IN HIS ROLE OF THE MAYOR'S ASSOCIATION. IT'S HIGHLIGHTING THE ORGANIZATIONS OPPOSITION OF IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT BY LOCAL POLICE OFFICERS BECAUSE OF THE CHILLING IMPACT OF PUBLIC SAFETY. IT TAKES ALL OF US TO KEEP BURQUENOS SAFE. THANK YOU. >> UP NEXT, WE HAVE LAURIE. YOU NEED TO ACCEPT PROMOTION TO SPEAK. GO AHEAD, LAURIE. WE CANNOT HEAR YOU. YOU ARE UNMUTED. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? >> PLEASE. >> I AM THE ATTORNEY FOR THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY DIVISION FOR THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. AND I WANTED TO MAKE A PUBLIC COMMENT ON COUNCIL BILL O-25-85. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE COUNCIL IS CONSIDERING CREATING AN INDEPENDENT BUILDING PERMIT OFFICE. AND I WANTED TO RAISE CONCERN THAT WE HAVE ABOUT THAT. I KNOW THIS IS NOT THE HEARING YET. THERE'S A QUESTION ABOUT WHETHER THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT CAN BE SEPARATED. IT APPEARS THE PUBLIC BUILDING OFFICE IS INTENDING TO SEPARATE PERMITTING FROM THE EXISTING BUILDING DEPARTMENT. THE BUILDING DEPARTMENT EXISTS PURSUANT TO THE MUNICIPALITIES ACT. PART OF HAVING IT SEPARATE FROM THE STATE IS THEY HAVE TO HAVE A FULL SERVICE BUILDING DEPARTMENT WHICH INCLUDES PERMITTING. THERE'S CONCERNS ABOUT SEPARATING THAT AND WHETHER THERE'S AUTHORITY TO DO THAT. THE OTHER ISSUE THAT I'LL RAISE REALLY QUICKLY IS THE OFFICE -- IT SAYS IT'S FOR PERMITTING, IT'S PROPOSING IT'S GOING TO EMPLOY QUALIFIED PROFESSIONALS AND INSPECTORS AND ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF AND INDEPENDENT FROM THE EXISTING BUILDING DEPARTMENT. BASICALLY, IT LOOKS LIKE THEY'RE CREATING TWO PARALLEL BUILDING DEPARTMENTS WITH THE EXISTING BEING SUBORDINATE TO THE NEW BUILDING PERMITTING OFFICE. AND THAT MAY ALSO BECOME A PROBLEM BECAUSE YOU ARE REQUIRED TO BE A FULL SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WHICH WILL ALSO REQUIRE THAT EACH DEPARTMENT HAS A CERTIFIED BUILDING OFFICIAL. SO, I THINK THERE'S A NUMBER OF ISSUES THAT COME UP WITH THE CREATION OF THIS NEW BUILDING DEPARTMENT. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, ROGER AND JAMIE ARE NOT PRESENT IN ZOOM. AT THIS TIME, THAT CONCLUDES GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW ON APPROVALS. WE HAVE EC-367 TRANSMITTAL OF BOSQUE ASSESSMENT AND UPDATE PRIORITIZATION DOCUMENT. I MOVE RESET BE NOTED. THERE'S A MOTION, AND A SECOND BY COUNCILOR GROUT. THERE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? >> THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. WE HAVE LILIA TO SPEAK. >> HELLO? >> GO AHEAD, PLEASE. >> HI. I'M A STUDENT GRADUATED FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION. I JUST WANT TO SAY HOW MUCH I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS BECAUSE OF THEM I'M A SURVIVOR. AND THEY HAVE DONE SO MUCH FOR ME. I HAVE A SMALL BUSINESS. AND THEY'RE SUPPORTING ME SO MUCH. I'M SELL AT THE FARMERS MARKET. AND MY PRODUCT IS RELATED WITH FOOD. AND I'M OF NEW MEXICO TRADITION. AND THE WAY THEY HELP ME SO MUCH IS GREAT. THEY'RE NOT CHARGING FOR THE KITCHEN TO USE IT. THEY GIVE ME ADVICE EVERY DAY. IT'S JUST AMAZING. WE CAN USE MORE SUPPORT TO HELP THE COMMUNITY, LIKE ME, BEING AN IMMIGRANT. IT'S SO AMAZING TO BE ABLE TO SPEAK AND TALK TO YOU GUYS BECAUSE IT'S NOT EASY TO DO WHAT I'M DOING. AND PLEASE, I'M ABLE TO SPEAK WITH THE COMMUNITY AND SAY MORE THINGS. PLEASE SUPPORT US. SUPPORT THREE SISTER KITCHEN. THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. JUST SO THE AUDIENCE AND THE PUBLIC KNOW, THAT WASN'T GERMANE TO THIS AGENDA ITEM. I'M SURE SHE INTENDED TO SIGN UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. WHY PUT -- WE PUT THAT INTO THE RECORD. >>COUN. PEÑA: WITH THAT. I'M GOING TO GO TO THE ADMINISTRATION. THIS IS AN EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATION, BUT WE HAVE MR. MENACUCCI TO SPEAK ABOUT THE BILL. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO OFFER? NO. OKAY. DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING? NO? OKAY. I'M GOOD. I MOVE RECEIPT BE NOTED. SECOND BY COUNCILOR GROUT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND. SAY YES. OPPOSED NO. THAT MOTION PASSES. WE'RE NOW TO EC-393, RECOMMENDATION OF AWARD FOR MEDICAL SHELTERING AND SUPPORT SERVICES. I MOVE APPROVAL. THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND BY COUNCILOR GROUT. IS THERE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? >> YES, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. WE HAVE LISA FOLLOWED BY JAMIE ON ZOOM. >> THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. MEDICAL SHELTERING AND SOCIAL SUPPORT, ISN'T THAT WHAT ACS IS SUPPOSED TO BE DOING? I'M CONFUSED AS TO HOW THIS PARTICULAR BILL IS GOING TO FIT INTO THAT PICTURE BECAUSE CERTAINLY ACS NEEDS TO BE FUNDED MORE. IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SAFE ALTERNATIVE TO APD. SO, HOW IS IT THAT CRIME HAS BEEN REPORTED TO BE DOWN FOR FIVE YEARS, BUT WE'RE GOING TO INCREASE APD'S BUDGET AND WE'RE DECREASING THE ACS. THAT HAS BEEN OUR WAY OF NOT HAVING TO INTERACT WITH POLICE. I'M NOT AGAINST OUR POLICE BEING AROUND. THE MORE WE INTERACT WITH THEM IN THE INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT AND IN DISTRICT THREE MARGINALIZED PEOPLE, IT IS PROVEN THE MORE WE INTERACT WITH POLICE THE DEADLIER IT IS FOR US. I ASK YOU TO PLEASE FUND ACS. CAN YOU PLEASE FINALLY FUND DVSA. DO YOU KNOW WHAT THEY DO FOR THIS CITY? THAT WAS MY KID THAT GOT HELP. FUND THEM. >> HI, EVERYBODY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I AM THE CEO OF VERIZON SERVICES. I JUST WANT TO JUMP IN AND THANK THE COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERING FUNDING A MEDICAL SOBERING CENTER WHICH IS BEING SUBMITTED TO TODAY FOR CONTRACTING. HORIZON SERVICES IS A NONPROFIT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROVIDER WITH A PASSION FOR INSPIRING HOPE AND HEALING FOR ALMOST 50 YEARS. REALLY HONORED TO HELP THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE IMPLEMENT THIS LOW BARRIER MODEL FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTOXICATED, NEEDING LINKAGE TO SUPPORT SERVICES AND AS AN OPERATOR OF THREE OTHER SOBERING CENTER PROGRAMS, WE'VE SEEN FIRST HAND THE IMPACT THAT THESE KINDS OF PROGRAMS CAN MAKE WHEN IT COMES TO REDUCING EMERGENCY SERVICES, UTILIZATION AND HELPING THOSE BREAK THE CYCLE OF REPEAT INCARCERATION. WE'RE EXCITED TO MAKE AN IMPACT AND IF APPROVED, WE'RE EXCITED TO CHARGE FORWARD TO MAKE IT THE REALITY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, THAT CONCLUDES COMMENT. THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. ADMINISTRATION, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? NO? OKAY. MS. STYLES, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? NO? OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCIL. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. THIS IS WONDERFUL TO SEE. I'M PLEASED. I WANTED TO KNOW WHEN WILL THIS AWARD -- WHEN WILL THE CONTRACTS BE SIGNED AND WHEN CAN WE EXPECT TO SEE VISITORS RECEIVING SERVICES THERE? >> MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, THERE'S THREE SEPARATE CONTRACTS INCLUDED IN THIS LEGISLATION. FOR MEDICAL SOBERING, WOUNS ONCE APPROVED WE CAN MOVE INTO CONTRACT. IN THE CONTRACT WE SPEAK ABOUT RAMPING UP PERIOD. THAT'S IN MONTH FOUR. THAT'S MED SOBERING. MEN'S RESPITE -- EXCUSE ME. FIRST RESPONDER RECEIVING AREA, AND HOUSING AND TREATMENT NAVIGATION CENTER, THOSE CONTRACTS ARE EXPECTED TO EXECUTE JULY 1 UPON THE FUNDING. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU FOR THAT. WHEN YOU SAY THERE WILL BE EXECUTED IN JULY 1st, WHEN WILL THE FACILITIES RECEIVE VISITORS OR GUESTS? >> MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, FOR FIRST RESPONDER RECEIVING AREA WE EXPECT SERVICES TO BE AS SOON AS THEY HAVE STAFFED UP. AND FOR MEN'S NAVIGATION CENTER, AGAIN, IT WILL BE AFTER THEY HAVE STAFFED UP AND TRAINED APPROPRIATELY. I WOULD SAY WITHIN A COUPLE MONTHS. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. JUST A QUESTION, FOR THE MEN'S SHELTER, HOW MANY CLIENTS WILL THE MEN'S SHELTER -- HOW MANY CLIENTS IS THIS CONTRACT FOR THE MEN'S SHELTER? >> MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR ROGERS, 50. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU. >> LET ME DOUBLE CHECK THAT. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU. I'M HEARING PUBLICLY WE SAY 100, AND IT'S THE SAME AS I BROUGHT UP ON THE LAST CONTRACT FOR THE WOMEN'S CONTRACT. WE SAY WE'RE GOING TO HOUSE A HUNDRED BUT THE CONTRACT IS ONLY FOR 50. SAME THING, WE SAID WE'RE GOING TO HAVE 100 MEN BUT THE CONTRACT IS ONLY FOR 50. WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR THE OTHER 50? >> MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR ROGERS, ACTUALLY FOR 42 IN THE MEN'S HOUSING NAVIGATION. AND THE PLAN FOR THE OTHER 50 -- >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU. WE'RE LOWERING OUR BED FOR THE MEN'S SHELTER? IS THAT WHAT I'M HEARING? >> MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR ROGERS, IT'S 42 BEDS OPENING. THE CONTRACT WILL START IN JULY AND WE HOPE TO HAVE THEM WITHIN MONTHS TO START TAKING CLIENTS. AND WE HAVE MEN'S EXPANSION AND WOMEN'S EXPANSION WHICH IS 50 BEDS EACH. WE HAVE 50 BEDS OPERATING, AND IF WE HAVE THE OTHERS COMING THAT'S 192 BEDS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THAT'S TWO SEPARATE CONTRACTS WE'RE GOING TO EXECUTE? THIS IS A YEARLY CONTRACT ONLY FOR 50 MEN. TO ME, THAT'S ALL WE'RE GOING TO BE SERVICING. IF WE DIDN'T BUDGET FOR THAT OR PLAN FOR THAT. WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACT AFTER? HOW ARE WE -- >> CORRECT. MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR ROGERS, WE WILL DO A SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACT FOR THE EXPANSION OF 50 BEDS FOR MEN AND WOMEN. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. CAN YOU EXPLAIN THE RATIONALE BEHIND -- IT TAKES A WHILE FOR CONTRACTS TO GO THROUGH THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. WHY WOULDN'T WE PREPARE RIGHT UP FOR A HUNDRED RIGHT AWAY? >> COUNCILOR PEÑA, COUNCILOR ROGERS, THE OTHER TWO EXPANSION SERVICES, MENS AND WOMENS, ARE NOT READY. THEY'RE BEING CONSTRUCTED. THEY WILL BE COMPLETED IN SEPTEMBER. AS SOON AS THOSE ARE DONE WE'LL COME BACK WITH A SUPPLEMENTAL CONTRACT TO PROVIDE SERVICES TO THE EXTRA HUNDRED BEDS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THAT MEANS WE'RE NOT DONE WITH CONSTRUCTION AT GATEWAY? >> CORRECT. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. HOW ABOUT FOR THE MEDICAL PORTION OF THE CONTRACT? HOW MANY CLIENTS COULD WE SERVE UNDER THIS CONTRACT? >> MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR ROGERS, IT WILL HOUSE UP TO 50 PEOPLE. BUT IN THE MEDICAL SOBERING, THE MEDICAL SOBERING CENTER, THEY CANNOT STAY LONGER THAN 24 HOURS. 23 HOURS AND 59 MINUTES. IT WILL BE A TURNOVER EACH DAY. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU. FOR A TOTAL OF 50 PEOPLE? HOWEVER YOUR SLICE THAT UP. >> COUNCILOR ROGERS, DAILY. >>COUN. ROGERS: HOW ABOUT THE FIRST RESPONDER DROPOFF? >> MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR ROGERS, IT'S UP TO 20 IN THE FIRST RESPONDER RECEIVING AREA. >>COUN. ROGERS: I WENT TO THE WONDERFUL OPENING. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. YOU SAID WE'RE GOING TO START WITH 10, SO WE'RE ADDING 10 MORE WITH A CAPACITY OF 50. WE'RE ONLY CONTRACTING FOR 20? >> MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR ROGERS, THE CAPACITY FOR FIRST RESPONDERS IS 20 BEDS A NIGHT. >>COUN. ROGERS: OH, THANK YOU. I WAS ON THE TOUR. THERE'S MORE THAN 20 SPOTS. >> COUNCILOR ROGERS, YOU MIGHT BE THINKING ABOUT MEDICAL SOBERING WHICH IS 50 BEDS AND RESPITE IS 50 BEDS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THIS IS FOR FIRST RESPONDER DROPOFF? >> CORRECT. >>COUN. ROGERS: HOW MANY FOR THAT? >> 20. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: I JUST HAVE A FOLLOW UP FOR THE GATEWAY MEN'S HOUSING NAVIGATION. YOU SAID YOU HAVE 42 BEDS. HOW LONG WILL THE MEN BE THERE? WILL YOU BE ROTATING MEN THROUGH THERE AND GETTING THEM THROUGH THE SYSTEM TO GET THEM INTO A TRANSITIONAL LIVING THING? WHAT'S THE SCOOP? >> MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, THE PLAN IS FOR 90 DAYS FOR EACH CLIENT. CLIENTS WILL COME IN FOR 90 DAYS AND NAVIGATED TO OTHER SERVICES. CASE MANAGEMENT AND HEALTH SERVICES. >>COUN. GROUT: VERY GOOD. THAT'S GREAT TO HEAR. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. THERE WAS A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF EC-393. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: MOTION PASSES. AWAY ON TO FINAL ACTION. COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE CHAIR, R-152, CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE PRIVATE PROJECT FOR THE RECOMMENDATION FOR THE MID-REGION COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT FOR THE INCLUSION OF 2045 METROPOLITAN PLAN FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE METROPOLITAN PLANNING AREA. I MOVE A DO PASS. >>COUN. PEÑA: MOTION AND SECOND BY COUNCILOR GROUT. ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: I JUST WANTED TO GIVE A LITTLE BACKGROUND ON THIS. WE PASSED OUR LEGISLATION LAST MONTH. AND THERE WAS AN ERROR IN THE BILL THAT WE PASSED. THERE WAS A SPREADSHEET LEFT OFF WITH QUITE A FEW PROJECTS. THIS IS CORRECTING THAT TIP PLAN WE HAVE ALREADY SAID FORWARD TO MRCOG AND GOT APPROVAL. >>COUN. PEÑA: ANY QUESTIONS? ADMINISTRATION? SEEING NONE. THERE WAS A MOTION AND A SECOND BY COUNCILOR GROUT FOR A DO PASS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES AND RAISE YOUR HAND. OPPOSED? THAT MOTION PASSES. WE'RE NOW ON TO COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. R-154. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES, R-154 ESTABLISHING MORATORIUM ON FIBER INTERNET AND CREATING A WORKING GROUP TO REEVALUATE PERMITTING CRITERIA AND OTHER REQUIRED STANDARDS. I MOVE FOR A DO PASS. >>COUN. PEÑA: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND BY COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THIS RESOLUTION ESTABLISHES A MORATORIUM ON THE NEW PERMITS FOR FIBER INSTALLATION IN ALBUQUERQUE AND CREATES THAT WORKING DPRUP GROUP TO REVIEW AND REVIEW THE PERMITTING CRITERIA AND STANDARD. THE PURPOSE IS TO EXPLORE OPTIONS TO IMPROVE THE PERMITTING CRITERIA AND STANDARDS TO MITIGATE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE CITY AND RESIDENTS. THIS WOULD NOT APPLY TO APPLICATIONS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SUBMITTED AND A CONSTRUCTION WILL BE ALLOWED TO PROCEED ON PERMITS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED AND ARE IN GOOD STANDING. >>COUN. PEÑA: SO, WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. AND WE HAVE A FLOOR AMENDMENT. I THINK IN THE SPIRIT OF MADAM PRESIDENT CHANGING, WE'RE GOING TO PUT THE FLOOR AMENDMENT FIRST BEFORE WE ASK PEOPLE TO -- WHOEVER SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. I'LL BREAK OUT MY GLASSES FOR THIS. REVISE THE PARAGRAPH, ON SEPTEMBER 1st, 2025, THE MORATORIUM WILL BE IMPOSED ON THE ACCEPTANCE OF ANY NEW RESIDENTIAL FIBER INTERNET INSTALLATION PERMITS IN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE UNLESS THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVES A PLAN TO ADEQUATELY IMPROVE THE PROCESS SUBMITTED BY THE WORKING GROUP. IF THE MORATORIUM BECOMES EFFECTIVE, THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE SHALL NOT ACCEPT APPLICATIONS RELATED TO THE INSTALLATION OF FIBER INTERNET FOR A PERIOD OF UP TO 90 DAYS OR UNTIL FINAL ACTION BY THE CITY COUNCIL ON LEGISLATION THAT UPDATES THE CYBERINTERNET INSTALLATION AND OTHER CRITERIA STANDARDS. WHICHEVER COMES FIRST, ANY NEW STOP WORK ORDER ISSUED BY THE INTERNET PROVIDER AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THE RESOLUTION SHALL NOT BE MOVED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 1 2025. ON PAGE TWO, LINE 26 YOU AMEND SECTION TWO. SECTION TWO, REVIEW AND PERMIT CRITERIA REQUIRED STANDARDS WITHIN 15 DAYS FOLLOWING THE ENACTMENT OF THIS RESOLUTION THE CITY ADMINISTRATION SHALL PROVIDE THE CITY COUNCIL WITH THE DETAILED OUTLINE AND COPIES OF THE CURRENT LEASE AGREEMENTS, PERMIT CRITERIA AND INSPECTION AND STANDARDS RELATED TO THE FIBER INSTALLATION IN THE CITY. THE LAST PART. THE DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION SHALL CREATE A WORKING GROUP COMPRISED OF NECESSARY CITY DEPARTMENT AND INTERNET PROVIDERS AND SHOULD FIND ADDITIONAL STAKEHOLDERS INCLUDING TO PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY NEW MEXICO, NEW MEXICO GAS COMPANY, ALBUQUERQUE BERNALILLO COUNTY WATER UTILITY AUTHORITY, PUBLIC REGULATORY COMMISSION TO CREATE A PLAN TO MININIZE THE IMPACT TO ALBUQUERQUE RSIDENTS OF FIBER INSTALLATION. SUCH A PLAN SHALL BE SUBMITTED TO CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL. THE WORKING GROUP SHOULD AT A MINIMUM CONSIDER WAYS TO MINIMIZE IMPACTS TO THE COMMUNITY. MANMIZE OVERBUILDING AND REQUIRING ADDITIONAL INSPECTOR. REQUIRING ENGLISH SPEAKING CONTRACTORS ON-SITE, RATIONALIZING THE NUMBER -- RATIONING THE NUMBER OF ACTIVE PERMITS AND STANDARDIZING NOTICE PROVISIONS. THE PURPOSE BEHIND THIS AMENDMENT IS AFTER CONVERSATIONS WITH A LOT OF PARTIES INVOLVED IN IT, WE RECOGNIZE THE IMPORTANCE THAT -- I DON'T WANT TO TAKE AWAY WHAT FIBER IS. AND SOME OF THE COMMENTS SAID THAT THIS IS AN AGAINST FIBER INSTALLATION. IT IS NOT. I FULLY SUPPORT AND UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE. AND EVERYBODY UNDERSTANDS THE IMPORTANCE OF THE FIBER INSTALLATION AND THE UPGRADE. THE CITY NEEDS IT. THE CITIZENS WANT IT. WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO IS MITIGATE THE DAMAGE THAT'S BEING LEFT BEHIND AND THE IMPACT ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THOSE RESIDENTS. AFTER CHATTING WITH EVERYBODY, IT BECAME OBVIOUS THAT WE CAN -- THIS WORKING GROUP GETS INTO EFFECT AND SITS IN A ROOM TOGETHER AND CONSTRUCTION AND AN IDEA AND A PROCESS TO MOVE FORWARD TO NOT ONLY RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE THAT ARE WITHIN THOSE COMPANIES BUT ALSO WITHIN THE OTHER PARTIES, PNM, GAS, OUR CITY, HOW WE CAN IMPROVE ON THOSE AND MOVE FORWARD SO WE CAN CONTINUE WITH THIS WONDERFUL INSTALLATION AND UPGRADE INTO OUR CITY. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. COUNCILOR ROGERS. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY -- I'M SORRY. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. FIRST UP, WE HAVE MATT FOLLOWED BY CARLOS. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT COUNCILORS. I AM THE CEO OFFENSE EASY FIBER. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS YOU TONIGHT. AS YOU KNOW, EASY FIBER IS BUILDING A STATE OF THE ART INTERNET NETWORK THROUGHOUT ALBUQUERQUE. PROVIDING RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES WITH ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE RELIABLE MULTIGIG INTERNET SERVICE. ALBUQUERQUE WON'T JUST HAVE A CHOICE, THEY'LL HAVE AN EXCEPTIONAL ONE. EASY FIBER OFFERS SPEEDS UP TO 8 GIGS, AWARD WINNING CUSTOMER SERVICE, AND UNBEATABLE VALUE. THE NETWORK WE'RE BUILDING IS NOT JUST FOR TODAY, IT REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT TO SERVE GENERATIONS OF FAMILIES AND BUSINESSES IN THIS COMMUNITY. DON'T TAKE MY WORD FOR IT. THOUSANDS OF RESIDENTS ARE SATISFIED CUSTOMERS AND THOUSANDS MORE HAVE SIGNED UP FOR IN ANTICIPATION OF CONSTRUCTION BEING COMPLETE IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD. JUST TODAY, TWO UBER DRIVERS ASKED WHEN SERVICE WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE AREA. I ASSURE YOU THE ENTHUSIASM IS REALLY. LET'S CONSIDER DATA. ALBUQUERQUE HAS APPROXIMATELY 242,000 HOMES. CURRENTLY, 20,000 HOMES ARE SERVICEABLE BY US SINCE JANUARY. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >>COUN. LEWIS: MADAM PRESIDENT. IF IT'S OKAY, I KNOW YOU TOOK THE TIME TO COME HERE, SIR. IF IT'S OKAY, GO AHEAD AND FINISH -- >> I THOUGHT I HAD TWO MINUTES. THAT'S A MISTAKE ON MY PART. >> IF I CAN FINISH THAT SENTENCE. ALBUQUERQUE HAS APPROXIMATELY 242,000 HOMES. AND WE CURRENTLY SERVE ABOUT 20,000 WHO ARE SERVICEABLE OR IN CONSTRUCTION. SINCE JANUARY, WE HAVE RECEIVED 135 311 TICKETS. ON OUR CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITY. 51 IN APRIL. 35 IN MAY. CONSTRUCTING OUR FIBER NETWORK IS A MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECT. COMPARABLE TO BUILDING ROADS. EASY FIBER IS INVESTING HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN THIS INITIATIVE. AS ANY SUBSTANTIAL INFRASTRUCTURE ENDEAVOR, THERE MAY BE INCIDENTS, HOWEVER MY POLICY AND COMMITMENT ARE CLEAR. WE HOLD OURSELVES FULLY ACCOUNTABLE AND WILL PROMPTLY RESTORE ANY IMPACTED PROPERTY TO ORIGINAL CONDITION OR BETTER, ENSURING HOMEOWNERS COMPLETE SATISFACTION. ANY CLAIMS SUGGESTING WE WILL NOT OR DO NOT IS NOT ACCURATE. WHILE I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE WITH COUNCILOR CHAMPINE'S PROPOSED RESOLUTION, I REMAIN FULLY COMMITTED TO COLLABORATIVELY ENGAGING WITH HIM AND ALL OF YOU TO FIND A MUTUALLY AGREEABLE SOLUTION. EASY FIBER AND MYSELF ARE DEDICATED TO INVESTING IN NEW MEXICO'S FUTURE AND WE INTEND TO BE A TRUSTED PARTNER FOR MANY YEARS TO COME. >>COUN. LEWIS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU FOR COMING. I KNOW WE HAD A LOT OF CONVERSATIONS. YOU'VE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COUNCILORS HERE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO UNDERSTAND YOUR COMPANY AND THE PRODUCT THAT YOU'RE PROVIDING AND IT'S A PRODUCT THAT PEOPLE IN OUR CITY WANT. YOU CAN SEE THAT BY THE SUBSCRIPTION YOU HAVE. YOU PROVIDE A GREAT PRODUCT. SO, THAT'S IMPORTANT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT YOU CAME HERE AND SAY THAT AND TALK ABOUT YOUR COMPANY. I KNOW THERE'S OTHER COMPANIES THAT ARE PROVIDING THE SAME SERVICE. THE AMENDMENT THAT WE JUST PUT FORWARD TONIGHT DOES NOT PUT A MORATORIUM ON IT. BUT IT DOES REQUIRE US TO COME TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT, AGAIN, NOT HOW GREAT YOUR COMPANY IS OR ALL THE SUBCRIPTIONS YOU HAVE, IT'S TO COME TOGETHER AND TALK ABOUT REAL SPECIFIC CHALLENGES THAT OUR RESIDENTS HAVE BEEN HAVING SPECIFICALLY THE WORK. WITH SOME OF YOUR WORK, AND SOME OF THE WORK OF OTHER CONTRACTORS. SO, THAT'S WHAT WE WOULD EXPECT WITH THIS BILL TONIGHT. IT'S JUST AN OPPORTUNITY FOR US TO KNOW SPECIFICALLY. AND WE'VE HEARD MANY EXAMPLES TONIGHT OF -- TO BE HONEST, SOME REAL TERRIBLE STORIES ABOUT THE WORK AND ABOUT THE COMMUNICATION GOING ON WITH THE CERTAIN RESIDENTS. IF IT WAS ONE, I'D SAY THE SAME THING. IF IT'S A THOUSAND, I'D SAY THE SAME THING. WHAT WE'RE DOING IS WE WANT TO NOT HAVE JUST A CONVERSATION ABOUT THE PRODUCT AND ABOUT WHAT'S GOING ON. WE WANT TO HAVE A VERY SPECIFIC CONVERSATION ABOUT MITIGAING THE PROBLEMS WITH THE CONSTRUCTION. SPECIFICALLY, WITH SPECIFIC RESIDENTS THAT ARE HAVING THESE ISSUES. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THAT'S WHAT I EXPECT FROM THIS OPPONENT FORWARD. WHAT I EXPECT IS TO HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS WITH SOLUTIONS AND SPECIFICS ON HOW WE'RE DEALING WITH THOSE CHALLENGES. THANK YOU, AGAIN, FOR COMING DOWN. I APPRECIATE IT. IF YOU HAVE ANY OTHER COMMENTS, YOU'RE WELCOME. MADAM CHAIR. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, SIR. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>COUN. PEÑA: NEXT SPEAKER. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. WE HAVE CARLOS. FOLLOWED BY MATT. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILORS. I AM PART OF THE EASY FIBER TEAM AND I'M A PROUD RESIDENT OF ALBUQUERQUE. I SERVE AS THE SVP AND GENERAL MANAGER. AND I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME SHARE A COUPLE WORDS. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT THIS PROJECT. WE'RE HIRING LOCAL. WE'RE TURNING LOCAL AND STAYING LOCAL. THIS IS A LONG-TERM INVESTMENT IN NEW MEXICO. I'VE SEEN FIRST HAND HOW HIGH SPEED INTERNET HAS CHANGED LIVES. IT HAS FASTER AND RELIABLE CONNECTIONS WITH SMALL BUSINESSES AND STUDENTS AND FAMILIES. IT MEANS OPPORTUNITIES, ESPECIALLY NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE ONLY -- LOCAL CONSTRUCTION IS DISRUPTIVE. AS ANYONE WITH SEE FROM THE HIGHWAYS. NOBODY LIKES TO HAVE A CREW OUTSIDE THE HOME. WE'RE LISTENING. WE'VE HAD OPEN CONVERSATIONS WITH CITY LEADERS AND NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS. AND THAT HAS MADE US BETTER. IT'S HELPED US IMPROVE TRAINING AND OVERSIGHT AND STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY. WE WORK EXPEDITIOUSLY TO MAKE IT RIGHT. THAT'S THE PROMISE WE MAKE FOR THE RESIDENTS OF THE CITY. THANK YOU. >> MATT FOLLOWED BY MICHAEL. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT COUNCILORS. I OVERSEE OPERATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION FOR -- I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT SOME OF THE CHANGES WE'VE PUT IN PLACE AND SOME OF THE PARTNERSHIPS THAT HELPED US TO GET THERE. WE'VE UTILIZED BOTH CITY COUNCIL, THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION TO LOOK AT THE OPERATIONS IN THE FIELD AND WAYS FOR US TO IMPROVE THEM. WHILE THESE CONVERSATIONS HAVEN'T ALWAYS BEEN NICE OR EASY, THEY'RE VERY IMPORTANT TO US. AND ENSURING WE TAKE RESIDENT'S CONCERNS TO HEART. AS WE HAVE COME THROUGH THIS PROJECT SO FAR, THERE HAVE BEEN MISMARKS. THERE'S BEEN ISSUES IN THE FIELD. WE LOOK AT THOSE OPPORTUNITIES AND WE QUICKLY AND DECISIVELY JUMPED ON THEM. WE'VE FIXED THINGS AND LOOKED FOR OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW BECAUSE OF IT. RIGHT NOW, WE HAVE INTRODUCED A NEW PROGRAM WITH THE CITY -- WITH ATI DEPARTMENT TO BE ABLE TO TRACK ANY RESIDENT'S CONCERNS THAT COME THROUGH 311. THAT OPPORTUNITY WILL HELP US ALLOW US TO HAVE CONSISTENT RESPONSIBILITY AND CONSISTENT RESPONSES FROM RESIDENTS CONCERNS WE COMMUNICATE BACK TO YOU. >> MICHAEL FOLLOWED BY RICHARD. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE -- HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION. I VOLUNTEER TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE -- THERE WAS AN ARTICLE THAT MISREPRESENTED THE WORK AND QUALITY AND INTEGRITY OF THE COMPANY. I HAVE EXPERIENCE IN CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT, AND THEY PRACTICED DUE DILIGENCE AND CHECKING TO SEE WHAT THE WORK LOOKED LIKE. WHAT MATTERED IS HOW THE NEIGHBORHOODS LOOKED AT THE END OF EACH DAY. AS THE HEAD OF OUR HOA I KNEW I WOULD GET COMPLAINTS. EASY FIBER WAS THE BEST. REGARDING THE JOURNAL ARTICLE, FEW FACTS WERE STATED AND THE PHOTO WAS TAKEN MID-DAY. AND MOUND OF DAY WOULD BE PRESENT. THAT'S WHAT YOU EXPECT. NOT IMPLYING THERE WAS ANY DAMAGES BECAUSE CREWS WERE WORKING. WE INFORMED RESIDENTS THEY SEE SIMILAR DISRUPTIONS DURING THE INSTALLATION PROCESS. WHAT MATTERS IS HOW IT LOOKS LIKE AT THE END OF THE DAY. WE FOUND IT WAS THERE. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, SIR. ONE MINUTE. THANK YOU, SIR. >> RICHARD FOLLOWED BY CHRIS. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AS A PASTOR, AND HOME SCHOOL DAD, THE LOCAL HOME-GROWN BORN AND RAISED SINCE I WAS A BABY. THIS IS MY HOME. WHEN EASY FIBER CAME IN, I WAS SKEPTICAL. RIGHT AWAY, ONE OF THE SAILS REPRESENTATIVES MADE ME FEEL COMFORTABLE AND SAFE WITH HIS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND HIS SMILE. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, HOME SCHOOLING STUDENTS REQUIRES A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY AND A LOT OF iPADS AND STUFF LIKE THAT. AND OUR INTERNET WITH THE CURRENT INTERNET IS JUST NOT CUTTING IT. THEY CAME IN PROFESSIONALLY AND BROUGHT IT IN QUICK. I WAS WORRIED ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION. THAT WASN'T A PROBLEM. THEY CAME IN AND SAID THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE A LINE OUTSIDE FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. IT CAME IN FASTER THAN THAT AND HIT IT. WE DIDN'T HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH ANYTHING. WE'VE BEEN SUPER SATISFIED WITH EVERYTHING THEY HAVE DONE. I'M THANKFUL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> CHRIS FOLLOWED BY ALEX. ALEX FOLLOWED BY MIKEAL. FOLLOWED BY CARI. CARI FOLLOWED BY STANLEY. STANLEY FOLLOWED BY TONY ON ZOOM. >> GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. I'M A HOMEOWNER, LANDLORD, AND TWO TIMES A VICTIM OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE'S FIBER OPTIC INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION PROJECT DUE TO CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE BY TWO OF THE THREE LICENSING AGREEMENTS. THE FIRST ONE WOULD GIVE A POWER LLC, AND THE SECOND WITH MTS COMMUNICATION LLC, ALSO KNOWN AS VEXES FIBER. I'M HERE TONIGHT TO PROVIDE COMMENT ON RESOLUTION R-25-154 ESTABLISHING A MORATORIUM ON FIBER INTERNET INSTALLATION AND CREATING A WORKING GROUP TO RE EVALUATE PERMITTING CRITERIA AND REQUIRED STANDARDS. I NOT ONLY SUPPORT R-25-45, BUT REQUEST TO BE A WORKING TEAM MEMBER OF THIS GROUP. I HAVE SIX MONTHS OF DAILY EXPERIENCE OF DEALING WITH THE VIOLATIONS, DAMAGES, THE CONTRACTORS, AND NEW MEXICO PRC PIPELINE SAFETY BUREAU ON THESE MATTERS. I WAS VICTIMIZED ON 14, 2024. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: CAN HE FINISH HIS CONTINUOUS? >>COUN. PEÑA: SURE. >>-- NAMED RIDGELEN DRILLING, A COLORADO COMPANY THAT IS UNLICENED TO EXCAVATE IN NEW MEXICO. RECKLESSLY CUTTING THE MAIN WATER PIPELINE TO THE HOUSE WITHOUT FIRST MAKING DEPTH AND LOCATIONS OF THE WATERLINE. THE WATERLINE HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT I'M STILL DEALING WITH RESTITUTION. I FEEL LIKE A TIN CAN BEING KICKED DOWN THE ROAD AS I GET PASSES FROM LICENSING POWER THAT ARE PRIVE CONTRACTOR BULWARKS AND EACH OF THE COMPANY'S INSURANCE CARRIERS. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, SIR. I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENT. >> I'M SORRY. >>COUN. PEÑA: ONE MINUTE, SIR. >> IT WAS ADVERTISED AS TWO MINUTES. >>COUN. PEÑA: I'M SORRY. YOU'LL HAVE TO DIRECT YOUR COMMENTS TO ME. SIR. SIR. >> I HAVE TO CLEAN UP THE SEWER. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. WAS IT TWO MINUTES? EXCUSE ME, SIR. I'M ASKING DID WE ADVERTISE TWO MINUTES? >> MADAM PRESIDENT -- >>COUN. PEÑA: HOLD ON ONE SECOND. WE HAD ASKED FOR ONE MINUTE PUBLIC COMMENT AS THE CHAIR THIS EVENING. WE ASKED FOR ONE MINUTE IN PUBLIC COMMENT ON ALL THE ITEMS. IF WASN'T ADVERTISED AS ONE MINUTE, I'LL ALLOW THE TWO MINUTES. WHAT WE REQUESTED WAS THE ONE MINUTE. >> THE RULES DOES ALLOW THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT OR WHOEVER RUNNING THE BODY TO SET A LIMIT ON THE PUBLIC COMMENT. AND WHENEVER THEY GET -- I'LL LET JULIAN EXPLAIN WHEN THEY GET AN EMAIL WHAT THAT CONFIRMATION EMAILS SAYS. >>COUN. PEÑA: YOUR COMMENTS ARE OVER. THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE IT. CALL THE NEXT SPEAKER UP. >> THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. >>COUN. PEÑA: COUNCILOR LEWIS. >>COUN. LEWIS: JUST TO CLARIFY. THEY WERE GIVEN A CONFIRMATION OF TWO MINUTES OR ONE MINUTE? JULIAN WAS GOING TO ANSWER THAT. >> MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR LEWIS, THE WEB FORUM WHERE THEY SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND THE CONFIRMATION EMAIL THEY RECEIVE SAYS THEY WOULD BE ALLOWED UP TO TWO MINUTES PER DISCRETION OF THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. >>COUN. LEWIS: OKAY. THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. >>COUN. PEÑA: OUR NEXT SPEAKER. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. >>COUN. PEÑA: I'M SORRY, SIR. WE'RE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. >> THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, WE HAVE TONY FOLLOWED BY HERALD ON ZOOM. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. I AM VICE PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS. LEDDA POWER IS A WHOLE SALE PROVIDER THAT HAS COMMITTED $250 MILLION IN ALBUQUERQUE TO BRING WORLD-CLASS FIBER NETWORK TO THE AREA. PART OF THAT COMMITMENT INCLUDES HIRING LOCAL EMPLOYEES, CONSTRUCTION WORKERS, AND INVESTING IN INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT IN NEIGHBORHOODS OF HISTORICALLY LACKING BY SPEED OPTIONS. WE ALLOW MULTIPLE ISP TO SERVE ON THE SAME NETWORK. WHICH MAKES IT MORE AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE FOR RESIDENTS. YOU MAY HAVE NOT BEEN PERFECT IN THE PAST, BUT WE'RE COMMITTING TO WORK WITH YOU THE COUNCIL AND ALL THE RESIDENTS TO IMPROVE PROCESS AND WORK IN PARTNERSHIP. WHERE WE MAKE MISTAKES WE'LL WORK WITH THE CITY AND IMPACTED COMMUNITY AND IDENTIFY ISSUES AND FIX THEM. WITH RESPECT TO THE RESOLUTION, I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR CHAMPINE FOR MEETING WITH US TO DISCUSS THE MEASURE. WHILE WE SUPPORT THE FORMATION OF THE WORKING GROUP TO REEVALUATE PROCESSES AND SAFETY PROTOCOLS, WE'RE NOT IN FIVE OF A MORATORIUM ON NEW PERMITS THAT WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT OUR PROJECT. IF A MORATORIUM COULD BE AVOIDED WE WOULD LIKE TO BE A PART OF THE WORKING GROUP. WE UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS THAT ARE MOST IMPORTANT. AND WE WANT TO WORK TOWARD THAT. WE BELIEVE THE WORKING GROUP CAN BE A GOOD FIRST STEP IN ACHIEVINGING THAT WITH RECOMMENDATIONS FROM PRIVATE PROVIDERS. INVESTMENT PROJECTS REQUIRE STABILITY. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. YES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: GO AHEAD. THANK YOU. >> UP NEXT. WE HAVE HAROLD. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT COUNCIL. I ALSO EXPECTED TWO MINUTES, BUT I CHOPPED MY REMARKS DOWN. I'M SUGGESTING THE FIBER OPTIC CABLE INSTALLATION HAS BEEN A MESS. I SUPPORT COMMENTS THAT WERE PRESENTED TONIGHT AND IN THE NEWSPAPER. I THINK IT SHOULD PROCEED AFTER SOME COLLABORATIVE CHANGES. I'VE CALLED THE BROADBAND DEPARTMENT MANY TIMES BECAUSE I HAVE PROBLEMS WITH VEXES. I REFER TO THEM AS VANDALS RUNNING AROUND IN MY YARD DOING WHATEVER THEY PLEASE WHENEVER THEY PLEASE. ONE OF THE BIGGEST CONCERNS WAS THAT I HIRED A LAND SCAPPER WHO STARTING ON A DEFINITE DATE. AND A GREAT DEAL OF WORK STARTED AT THAT TIME AND HE WASN'T ABLE TO COMPLETE THE WORK. WE JUST GAVE UP. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, SIR. APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. WE'RE ON TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. THANK YOU. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, THAT CONCLUDES COMMENT ON 154. >>COUN. PEÑA: THAT YOU KNOW. WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE TO COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I HAVE A QUESTION ON THE AMENDMENTS. THIS WOULD MAKE IT SO THE PERMITS THAT ARE IN PLACE COULD CONTINUE THE WORK EVEN WITH THE ISSUES WE'RE DEALING WITH IN THE COMMUNITY? >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. IT DOESN'T STOP ANYTHING THAT'S CURRENT. THE POINT WASN'T THAT EVERYTHING WOULD HALT AND THERE'S A HOLE IN THE GROUND AND A WORKING GROUP COMES IN. IF YOU ARE WORKING AND INSTALLING PERMITS, YOU CAN CONTINUE WORKING. NOTHING NEW WOULD MOVE FORWARD IF THE MORATORIUM WOULD GO INTO EFFECT. RIGHT NOW, WITH THIS AMENDMENT, THEY CAN CONTINUE WORKING. THE GROUPS CAN CONTINUE WORKING AND INSTALLING WHILE THE WORKING GROUP IS DISCUSSING THE CHANGES AND COMING UP WAYS TO IMPLEMENT THEM AS WE'RE PROGRESSING THROUGH ININSTALLATION. AND THE CHANGE CAME FROM THE ORIGINAL DEAL. THE CHANGE CAME FROM TALKING WITH THE COMPANIES AND SAYING, HEY, WE HAVE CREWS WORKING. THERE'S A DEAL GOING IN RECOGNIZING THAT AS THE CITY AND AS GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE COLLABORATION WE CAN WORK TOGETHER AND MAKE THESE IMPROVEMENT AS WE'RE MOVING FORWARD. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUESTION DIRECTLY FOR DMD AROUND THE STANDARDS FOR WORK. I JUST WANTED TO SFEE -- SEE IF I CAN GET DIRECTOR TURNER TO ANSWER A QUESTION ABOUT STANDARDS. >> COUNCILOR ROGERS, YOU'VE GOT JENNIFER TURNER READY. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU SO MUCH. I NOTICED IN MY DISTRICT -- I JUST WANT TO SAY THIS WORK STARTED FIRST IN DISTRICT SIX. BECAUSE WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THIS IN NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER LAST YEAR. I DO HAVE TO SAY THANK YOU TO GIGA POWER BECAUSE THAT WAS THE COMPANY FIRST IN DISTRICT SIX ALONG MLK. THANK YOU TO THE SPRUCE PARK CHAMPIONS THAT ROSE THE RED FLAOF SOMETHING HAPPENING. WE WERE ABLE TO WORK THROUGH THOSE ISSUES. I'M SEEING THINGS NOW, SPECIFICALLY -- AND I'M NOT SURE WHICH COMPANY IS THE CULPRIT. I WANT TO BRING IT UP BECAUSE I'M SEEING IT ALL ALONG CENTRAL IN MY DISTRICT. THEY'RE REMOVING THE CONCRETE ON THE SIDE WALK AND AFTER THEY'RE DONE WITH THE WORK, INSTEAD OF PUTTING CONCRETE BACK, THEY'RE PUTTING GRAVEL. WHAT'S THAT DOING IS I'M GETTING ADA COMPLAINTS AND THINGS LIKE THAT FOR PEOPLE IN WHEELCHAIRS OR WALKERS THAT ARE HAVING ISSUES. IS THERE A STANDARD THAT THEY MUST PUT IT BACK THE WAY THEY FOUND IT? IS THAT YOUR DEPARTMENT THAT HOLDS THEM ACCOUNTABLE FOR THOSE THINGS ? >> MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR ROGERS, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. THANK YOU FOR ALL OF YOUR SHARING OF CONCERNS THAT YOU HEAR FROM RESIDENTS ABOUT IT. AT DMD WE MANAGE HUNDREDS OF CONTRACTORS AND WE GET MORE COMPLAINTS. I THINK YOU HEARD TODAY FROM SOME OF THE CONTRACTORS THAT THEY RECOGNIZE THEY MADE SOME MISTAKES AND ARE WORKING TO FIX IT. THE CITY HAS STANDARDS OF RESTERATION OF PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY. THE CITY ENGINEER ACTUALLY ISSUED STANDARD SPECIFICATION FOR PUBLIC WORKS CONSTRUCTION. AND IT REALLY SETS THE GOLD STAND FOR WORK. WE PARTNER IN MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND THE DRC. DRC REVIEWS EVERY WORK ORDER THAT THE FIBER COMPANIES ARE LOOKING FOR TO GO INTO DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOODS ONCE THEY GET THAT WORK ORDER. THIS WEEK WILL BE ON MLK, FOR EXAMPLE. THEN THEY COME TO THE DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT TO GET EXCAVATION AND BARRICADING PERMITS. WHEN YOU SEE THE BARRICADES AROUND CITY STREETS THAT IS THE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT. AND I ALSO NEED TO MENTION THE DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION WHICH IS WHAT IS SPEARHEADING THE LICENSED AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS WHICH ARE THE UMBRELLA AGREEMENT, IF YOU WILL, THAT ALLOWS THE FIBER COMPANIES TO COME INTO THE CITY. IT'S REALLY THREE DIFFERENT CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE ALL WORKING TOGETHER ON THIS. REGARDING THE ENFORCEMENT AND MAKING SURE THE WORK IS DONE TO STANDARD, THE FIBER COMPANIES THEMSELVES THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MAKING SURE THAT WORK IS DONE. IT IS ALSO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT THAT SENDS OUT INSPECTORS TO MAKE SURE THAT IS DONE. AND IN DMD IF WE LEARN OF AN ISSUE WE NOTIFY DTI AND PLANNING ABOUT THE ISSUE. IT IS THE THREE CITY DEPARTMENTS WORKING TOGETHER. AND I THINK DIRECTOR VARELA IS GOING TO JUMP IN ON THIS. >> YES, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR, THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION. THE ANSWER IS YES. THEY HAVE TO RESTORE THAT WITH CONCRETE. WE HAVE INTRODUCED SOME EMERGENCY RULES THAT WENT OUT TODAY. WE'RE EXPECTING FEEDBACK FROM THEM. BECAUSE I WAS GETTING PICTURES OF CUT CONCRETE FILLED WITH GRAVEL OR FILLED WITH ASPHALT, WHICH WITH LACK OF COMMUNICATION GOING ON FROM THE FIBER COMPANIES MADE IT LOOK RIDICULOUS AND INADEQUATE. WHAT WE FOUND OUT IS THEY WERE WAITING UNTIL THEY ACCUMULATING ENOUGH DEMAND TO BRING CERTAIN SIZES OF CEMENT TRUCKS IN ORDER TO DO REPAIRS. THAT IS CHANGING EFFECTIVE WITH THIS RULE. WE'RE GIVING THEM A SHORT WINDOW OF TIME. WE DON'T CARE IF GUYS HAVE TO DRIVE AROUND WITH SACKS OF CONCRETE IN THE TRUCK TO FIX THE HOLES, WE'RE NOT GOING TO STAND FOR THEM LEAVING STUFF OPEN FOR DAYS, WEEKS, UNTIL THEY ACCUMULATE ENOUGH DEMAND TO BRING A CERTAIN SIZE OF TRUCK. >>COUN. ROGERS: THAT'S GREAT NEWS BECAUSE THERE'S A TON ON CENTRAL. ESPECIALLY WITH ALL THE CENTENNIAL PREPARATIONS IT REALLY GAVE ME HEART PALPITATIONS. IT'S GREAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE STANDARDS. MY NEXT QUESTION IS FOR MR. MORROW. IN THE AMENDMENT IT ASKS WE'RE REQUIRING ENGLISH SPEAKING CONTRACTORS ON-SITE. GIVEN THAT NEW MEXICO'S OFFICIAL LANGUAGE IS ENGLISH AND SPANISH, CAN WE LEGALLY REQUIRE THAT? >> COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR ROGERS, THE RESOLUTION AS AMENDED -- IF IT WERE TO BE AMENDED, ASKS THE WORKING GROUP TO CONSIDER REQUIRING ENGLISH SPEAKING CONTRACTORS ON-SITE. IN DISCUSSIONS WITH COUNCILOR CHAMPINE AND SOME OF THE CONTRACTORS, I BELIEVE THE IDEA WAS CITY COULD CONSIDER HAVING ONE ENGLISH SPEAKER CONTRACTOR AS PART OF CREWS TO FIELD COMPLAINTS FROM THE NEIGHBORS. THAT WOULD REQUIING EVERY CONTRACTOR TO SPEAK ENGLISH WOULD BE PROHIBITED. BUT REQUIRING A SINGLE CONTRACTOR TO SEEK ENGLISH IS RATIONAL BASIS AND BE LAWFUL. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU. I'LL STILL UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THAT. BUT THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. COUNCILOR BACA. >>COUN. BACA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO START OFF BY THANKING EVERYBODY WHO SPOKE TONIGHT. WHETHER FOR OR AGAINST. COMING DOWN HERE AND PUTTING IN THE TIME, I APPRECIATE IT. JUST A QUICK REACTION TOWARD THE CEO. THIS IS MORE OF A STATEMENT, NOT A QUESTION. I KNOW THE PRODUCTS. I KNOW ALBUQUERQUE NEEDS IT. I KNOW PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE HAPPY. I ALSO FIELDED HUNDREDS OF EMAILS WHO ARE DISAPPOINTED. PEOPLE WHO I TRUST AND PEOPLE THAT SHOW ME WHAT'S HAPPENING OUT THERE. AS THE CEO THE BUCK STOPS THERE. IT WOULD BE GREAT IF YOU SAID WE HAVE A GREAT PRODUCT BUT WE MADE MISTAKES AND WE'RE GOING TO FIX IT. I DON'T NEED TO HEAR HOW GREAT YOUR PRODUCT IS. I NEED YOU TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. IT'S PRETTY RIDICULOUS WE'RE HAVING TO DEAL WITH THIS. I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT. THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. I HAVE A SIMILAR QUESTION REQUIRING THE ENGLISH SPEAKING CONTRACTORS ON-SITE. IN REFERENCE TO THAT, CAN WE FIX THAT AMENDMENT TO MAYBE REMOVE THAT LINE? I THINK THAT EACH INDIVIDUAL CAN PROBABLY GET A HOLD OF AN ENGLISH SPEAKING PERSON BY DIALLING THE PHONE NUMBER ON THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK. I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO WORK ON SOME CHANGES THERE? JUST ASKING THE SPONSOR. >>COUN. PEÑA: BEFORE YOU RESPOND, DO YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS IN ADDITION TO THAT? I THINK HE'LL CLOSE WITH SOME OF THOSE COMMENTS. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: NO. I JUST HAVE MORE COMMENTS. >>COUN. PEÑA: GO AHEAD AND PROCEED. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. THAT WAS ONE OF THE POINTS BROUGHT UP BY SEVERAL EMAILS AND DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COMPANY. BECAUSE IT WAS A HOT POINT, IT WAS AN IDEA. IF THE HOLD UP IN -- IT STRIKES A BAD FEELING FOR PEOPLE, I'M WILLING TO STRIKE THAT LINE FROM IT. AND HOPE THEY DO -- BECAUSE THIS IS ONE OF THE ISSUES IN THE WORKING GROUP IF IT DOES PASS, THEY DO REMEMBER AND KEEP THAT IN CONSIDERATION ON A WAY TO MITIGATE THAT PROBLEM. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: JUST TO HELP OUT WITH THAT. MOST OF THE PEOPLE HERE ACTUALLY DIALLED 311 IN ORDER FOR THAT COMPLAINT ISSUE. IF THEY DID DIAL 311, I'M SURE WE HAVE SOMEBODY WHO SPEAKS ENGLISH AND SPANISH THAT CAN HANDLE BOTH DIRECTIONS OF THAT. ALSO, IF THERE IS SOMEONE THAT ACTUALLY CAN AND IS SPEAKING SPANISH OR SPEAKING ENGLISH ON THAT CREW, IT WOULD BE AN IMPORTANT FACTOR TO MAKE SURE THAT SOMEBODY THAT'S WORKING THAT CREW KNOWS HOW TO GET A HOLD OF THAT ENGLISH SPEAKER, IF THAT'S THE CASE. >>COUN. PEÑA: COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. ALONG THOSE LINES, I DO WANT TO THANK THE SPONSOR FOR THINKING THROUGH THIS AMENDMENT THAT DOES MAKE A LOT OF SENSE. I THINK IT -- FINDING THE MIDDLE GROUND THAT MOST FOLKS CAN GET BEHIND. I DO HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEM WITH THE LANGUAGE THAT SAYS REQUIRING ENGLISH SPEAKING CONTRACTORS ON-SITE. IF WE'RE GOING TO SAY ENGLISH SPEAKING WE NEED TO SAY SPANISH SPEAKING, AND MANDARIN, AND BECAUSE OUR CITY IS MULTICULLKER WHICHAL AND HAS A LOT OF FOLKS THAT DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH. IF YOU WANT TO REMOVE IT, THAT'S GREAT. IF YOU WANT TO SAY THERE'S CONVERSATION AROUND MAKING SURE EVERYONE HAS ACCESS TO LANGUAGES THEY UNDERSTAND, I'M OPEN TO THAT AS WELL. JUST THE ENGLISH SPEAKING ONLY, I CAN'T SUPPORT THAT. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, I'M -- MR. MORROW, CAN WE STRIKE THAT LINE? I DON'T BELIEVE WE HAVE TO APPROVE IT THROUGH THE -- >>COUN. PEÑA: PROCEDURALLY, DO WE HAVE TO VOTE? SINCE WE ALREADY TOOK A SECOND ON THE MOTION. I THINK WE DO HAVE TO VOTE. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, THE PERSON WHO SECONDED THE MOTION AGREES TO THE CHANGE, THEN THE VOTE IS NOT NECESSARY. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. DO YOU AGREE? OKAY. WE DON'T HAVE TO VOTE. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, YOU CAN SEE THAT ON THE iPAD. >>COUN. PEÑA: FOR THE PUBLIC, YOU CAN SEE IT'S BEEN STRICKEN FROM THE AMENDMENT. THE SECONDER OF THE MOTION HAS AGREED TO THAT. WITH THAT, DID YOU ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: JUST ONE MORE QUESTION. IT'S A CLARIFICATION BECAUSE I SEE WE'RE ADDING RESIDENTIAL FOR THE FIBER INSTALLATION PERMITS AND NOT INCLUDING COMMERCIAL. I AM WONDERING WHY THAT REFINEMENT IN THIS AMENDMENT LANGUAGE THAT WASN'T IN THE ORIGINAL BILL? >>COUN. CHAMPINE: IT WAS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT DID COME UP THROUGH DISCUSSION. THE COMPANIES WORKING RIGHT NOW ARE FOCUSING ON RESIDENTIAL AND NOT COMMERCIAL. A COUPLE OF THE COMMERCIAL COMPANIES THAT DID REACH OUT WERE CONCERNED THAT WITHOUT THAT THERE COULD BE CONFUSION THROUGH PLANNING AND ZONING PERMITTING TOO. IF THE MORATORIUM WENT INTO EFFECT, THEY WOULD BE INCLUDED. I WANTED TO BE REALLY SPECIFIC OF WHAT WE'RE DOING. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: OKAY. I DON'T SEE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS ON THE AMENDMENT. I AM JUST GOING TO MAKE ONE BRIEF COMMENT. TO WHAT COUNCILOR BACA SAID, I WAS REALLY DISAPPOINTED WITH SOME OF THOSE COMMENTS. WE ACTUALLY HAD SO MANY RESIDENTS CONCERNED ABOUT SOME OF THE ISSUES. I WISHED THE COMMENTS WOULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE DIFFERENT. AND I ALSO WANT TO END BY MAKING CONCESSIONS. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO OUR COMMUNITY BUT WE HAVE TO ADDRESS THE CONCERNS OF THE COMMUNITY. WITH THAT, CLOSE ON THE FLOOR AMENDMENT. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: I URGE YOUR SUPPORT ON THE AMENDMENT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND BY COUNCILOR ROGERS FOR FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES AND RAISE YOUR HAND. OPPOSE NO. MOTION PASSES. WE'RE BACK ON THE BILL AS AMENDED. COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. WE HEARD FROM A LOT OF PEOPLE. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS NOT TAKING AWAY FROM WHAT THIS TECHNOLOGY BRINGS TO THE CITY. THIS IS MAKING SURE THE RESIDENTS AND THE FUTURE CUSTOMERS ARE EXCITED AND HAPPY ABOUT THIS TECHNOLOGY COMING IN. AND IT IS -- I'VE SAID IT BEFORE, IT'S KIND OF PROGRESS REPORT. IT'S BEEN A WHILE. LET'S SIT DOWN AND DISCUSS HOW TO IMPROVE IT WITHIN THE COMPANY AND WITHIN THE PROCEDURES AND KEEP MOVING FORWARD TO MAKE SURE WE GET THIS DONE AND PEOPLE ARE HAPPY WITH IT. >>COUN. PEÑA: BEFORE YOU DO THAT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE -- WE'RE GOING TO GO TO QUESTIONS. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I HAVE RECEIVED A LOT OF PHONE CALLS AND CONCERNS ABOUT THE FIBER OPTICS IN THEIR COMMUNITY. I, TOO, SEE THE NEED FOR FIBER OPTIC. I'M VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT COMING TO ALBUQUERQUE. AT THE SAME TIME, THERE'S THE RESPONSIBILITY OF MAKING SURE THOSE THAT COME TO TOWN ARE TAKING CARE OF IT AND HAVE THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. WHO IS GOING TO BE ON THE WORKING GROUP? >>COUN. PEÑA: COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THE IDEA WAS TO HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE THREE COMPANIES IN TOWN AND THE ADMINISTRATION AND IT SAYS IN THE BILL OF INVITING PNM, THE GAS COMPANY, WATER AUTHORITY AND SOME OF THE OTHER KEY PLAYERS BECAUSE WITH CONVERSATIONS SHOWING THERE WAS MISREADINGS WHICH CAUSED THE ISSUES OF STRIKING OTHER PIPES OR ELECTRIC OR GAS. AGAIN, THE PLANNING AND PERMITTING PRC WAS PART OF IT. JUST ALL THE KEY PLAYERS, SO WE CAN SIT IN A ROOM AND HASH IT ALL OUT TO UNDERSTAND WHERE OUR SHORTCOMINGS ARE AND WORK THEM OUT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. HAS THE CABLE AND INTERNET ADVISORY BOARD BEEN HEARING FROM CONSTITUENTS ON THIS ISSUE? >>COUN. PEÑA: COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: I WANT TO SAY YES. I'M OLDER NOW, AND MY NEMRY -- MEMORY IS FADING. I BELIEVE THEY'RE AWARE OF IT. >>COUN. PEÑA: I'LL ASK THE ADMINISTRATION. >> MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, COUNCILOR GROUT, I WOULD HAVE TO DEFER TO DTI AND CATHERINE. I'M NOT AWARE OF IT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, CITY COUNCILORS, THE QUESTION WAS WHETHER OR NOT THE CABLE AND INTERNET BOARD RECEIVES COMPLAINTS FROM RESIDENTS? >>COUN. GROUT: MM-HMM. >> I AM IN TOUCH WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD. WE TALK OFTEN. WE TRY TO KEEP EACH OTHER UPDATED. BUT I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY COMPLAINTS THE BOARD HAS RECEIVED. THAT MAY BE BECAUSE WE HAVE PUT A LOT OF INFORMATION OUT THERE ENCOURAGING RESIDENTS TO CONTACT 311. MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, I CAN REACH OUT TO GET YOU A NUMBER TO SEE HOW MUCH THEY RECEIVED. >>COUN. GROUT: THAT WOULD BE GREAT. THANK YOU. I, TOO, HAVE MET WITH TWO OF THE THREE DIFFERENT FIBEROPTING -- FIBEROPTIC COMPANIES IN TOWN. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I ASKED ONE OF THEM. THIS IS TOUGH BECAUSE THE CONSTITUENTS WE SERVE, THEY HAVE REALLY BEEN IMPACTED BY THIS DISRUPTION IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I ASKED ONE OF THE FIBEROPTIC COMPANIES WAS HOW OFTEN DO YOU -- I KNOW YOU HAVE BEEN IN DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES AND CITIES, AND WE RELY ON THE LOCATERS TO COME OUT TO IDENTIFY WHERE THE PLUMBING AND GAS LINES AND THE SEWER AND WATERLINES ARE. AND HOW OFTEN -- SO, I KNOW A LOT OF ISSUES COME FROM THEY'RE NOT MARKED PROPERLY. ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I ASKED IS COMPARED TO OTHER CITIES YOU'VE BEEN IN, HOW OFTEN ARE THEY MISMARKED. THEY DID REPLY THAT THEY HAVE HAD MORE ISSUES HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE. IN SAYING THAT, ASKING THAT QUESTION, WE ALL -- THERE'S A RESPONSIBILITY ON ALL PARTS. I THINK I KNOW A LOT OF OUR LINES ARE OLD AND THAT CAN PLAY INTO THE PROCESSES AS WELL. I'VE ALSO -- LIKE ONE OF THE SPEAKERS SPOKE ABOUT TODAY, I SAW IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD IT WAS NOT A GOOD SIGHT I SAW. AFTER I SPOKE WITH THE COMPANY AND THEY ASSURED THEY WOULD FIX IT, THERE WAS SOME ACTIVITY RIGHT AWAY. AFTER THAT, IT WAS CRICKET. IT WAS VERY DISAPPOINTING TO HEAR THAT. I AM VERY EXCITED ABOUT FIBER COMING TO ALBUQUERQUE. I THINK WE NEED TO PUT SOME GRARD RAILS IN TO MAKE SURE THAT ALL PEOPLE COMING TO THE TABLE ARE CARED FOR PROPERLY. >>COUN. PEÑA: COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN AND THEN COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION THAT MIGHT BE BEST ANSWERED FROM DIRECTOR VARELA. I'M GOING TO ASK THE QUESTION AND WHOEVER CAN ANSWER IT. I'M TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A STOP WORK ORDER, WHAT MAKES A STOP WORK ORDER BE GIVEN OUT? HOW MANY INSTANCES VERSUS A TEMPORARY, HEY, WE HIT A SEWER LINE OR SOMETHING BECAUSE IT WAS MISMARKED AND YOU NEED TO FIX THAT. IS THAT ALSO A STOP WORK ORDER? MY CONCERN IS IN THE BILL AS IT IS WRITTEN, IF THERE'S ANY STOP WORK ORDER, THEN NOTHING CAN BE DONE THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1st, AND I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED THAT WE MIGHT BE TOO STRICT IF THERE'S SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE TEMPORARILY FIXED, WOULD THAT FALL INTO THIS STOP WORK ORDER LANGUAGE IN THE BILL CURRENTLY? SOMEONE HAS AN ANSWER. THANK YOU. >> MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. I WELCOME DIRECTOR VARELA TOO. IF I UNDERSTAND YOUR QUESTION, IT'S ABOUT THE STOP WORK ORDER AND WHAT CALLS A STOP WORK ORDER. FIRST AND FOREMOST, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, IT IS COORDINATION BETWEEN THE THREE DEPARTMENTS. WE TALK OFTEN. AND OFTEN IS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK, IF NOT EVERY DAY. WE TALK TO EACH OTHER ABOUT HOW MANY COMPLAINTS ARE COMING IN AND THE NATURE OF THOSE COMPLAINTS. IT'S AT THE CITY'S DISCRETION. WHEN WE'RE TALKING AMONG EACH OTHER INTERDEPARTMENTAL COMMUNICATION, AND THE COMMUNICATION WITH THE COMPANY, WE GET A SENSE IF THE COMPANY IS LISTENING AND ARE THEY REACTING. ARE THEY LISTENING TO US AND THE COMPLAINTS COMING IN, HOW FAST IS THE COMPANY REACTING, AND MORE IMPORTANT THAT IS HOW MUCH OF THE SAFETY CONCERN AND HOW MANY SAFETY CONCERNS ARE WE GETTING AND NOTICING. BECAUSE THAT SPEAKS TO -- WE UNDERSTAND AS A CITY THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME DISRUPTION IN AN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL, HOWEVER WHEN WE GET A POINT WHERE WE FEEL LIKE THROUGH THE EXPERTISE OF DIRECTORS IT IS GETTING TO BE TOO MUCH. -- THAT CAN BE TWO GAS LINE HITS IN ONE AREA CAN BE TOO MUCH. WE REALLY TAKE IT INDIVIDUALLY AND SPECIFICALLY PER COMPANY AND PERSUASION. WHEN WE GET A SENSE ALTOGETHER THAT THE COMPANY IS NOT LISTENING, THE COMPANY IS NOT GETTING OUT THERE FAST ENOUGH, AND WE HAVE AN INCREASE IN SAFETY CONCERNS, WE TALK AND SAY IT IS TIME. WE MUST DO A STOP WORK ORDER. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU. I GUESS I AM A LITTLE WORRIED ABOUT THE CITY'S DISCRETION BEING THE DECIDING FACTOR ON WHETHER WE STOP WORK OF A COMPANY THAT WOULD HAVE TO CONTINUE TO BE STOPPED THROUGH SEPTEMBER 1st. I FEEL LIKE THERE SHOULD BE SOME KIND OF STEPS. IF THERE'S -- IF THERE'S ONE ACCIDENT, I DON'T KNOW THAT SHOULD WARRANT A STOP WORK ORDER. >> COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, NOT SETTING ANYBODY STRAIGHT. I WOULD NEVER SPEAK TO DISPROVE WHATEVER A COUNCILOR SAID. BUT THE FIBER BROADBAND MANAGER WAS CORRECT. THE ANSWER IS IT DEPENDS ON THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE OCCURRING. IN THE MOST RECENT CASE, WHICH WAS STOP WORK ORDER, THE GROUP OF DEPARTMENTS MET SEVERAL TIMES. WE MONITOR THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT COME IN. AND I BELIEVE IT WAS DECEMBER AND JANUARY THE CITY WAS RECEIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 TO 20 COMPLAINTS FROM CONSTITUENTS PER MONTH. BEFORE THAT STOP WORK ORDER WAS ISSUED THAT LEAPT UP TO 200 COMPLAINTS. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT WAS A LIFE SAFETY ISSUE, AND THERE WERE, IT WAS TIME TO CLAMP DOWN ON THIS AND TO PUT A TEMPORARY STOP WORK ORDER IN PLACE. NOT WITH A -- NOT LIKE A MORATORIUM, BUT WHERE WE SAY YOU HAVE TO WORK THROUGH ALL OF THESE COMPLAINTS. THESE ARE VALID COMPLAINTS AND YOU HAVE TO RESOLVE ALL THE ISSUES AND REPAIR THEM. YOU NO LONGER GET TO GIVE YOURSELVES YOUR OWN REPORT CARD. THE SATISFACTION MEASURE IS COMING FROM THE CONSTITUENTS WHO HAD THEIR YARDS TORN UP. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE'S CREDIBILITY ISSUES THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING TO ASSESS. THERE'S A COMMENT MADE EARLIER THAT A PHOTO OF -- THAT CAME OUT IN A PRESS RELEASE WITH AN OPEN HOPE NEXT TO A HOUSE WAS STAGED BECAUSE IT WAS TAKEN AT NOON AND THE SHADOW WAS NORMAL FOR A HOLDING OPEN THAT NOON. THAT HOLE WAS THERE, ACCORD TO THE RESIDENT, AND WE HAVE NO DOUBT TO CREDIBILITY OF THE RESIDENT, HAD BEEN THERE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. THAT THE RESIDENT HAD A SPOUSE THAT WAS DISABLED. THAT RESIDENT WAS BLOCKED FROM GETTING OUT OF HER DRIVE WAY TO GO TO A MEDICAL APPOINTMENT. WE EVALUATE EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON. WE'RE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT STOP ORDERS. WE ARE ALSO ASTUTE ENOUGH AND EXPERIENCED ENOUGH AND HAVE THE DEPPINGTH OF EXPERTISE WE NEED TO IN ORDER TO KNOW WHEN IT'S TIME TO PUT A HALT ON THE MATTERS SO THAT ITEMS CAN GET REPAIRED. WE'VE ALREADY ADDRESSED A LOT OF THESE SAME ISSUES. WE WELCOME THE ADDITIONAL HELP. BUT THE EMERGENCY RULE THAT WENT OUT TODAY ADDRESSES, I BELIEVE, THE VAST MAJORITY OF THESE ISSUES. WE ALSO TACKLED THE ENGLISH ONLY LANGUAGE THAT WAS IN THERE, OR THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE. BY SAYING THAT BILINGUAL MATERIALS HAVE TO BE HANDED OUT AND THERE NEEDS TO BE A 24- -- NOT 24-HOUR, BUT 7 A.M. TO 7 P.M. HOTLINE AND THOSE MATERIALS HANDED OUT HAVE TO BE ANSWERED BY SOMEBODY WHO CAN COMMUNICATE IN WHATEVER LANGUAGE IS NECESSARY FOR THE PARTY CALLING ABOUT THE COMPLAINT. WE STATED THE COMMUNICATION NOT TO BE MARKETING MATERIALS. WE SAW SOME OF THOSE, COMING SOON, YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE US. IT DIDN'T SAY THE HOURS THE CONSTRUCTION WAS TAKING PLACE, OR THE DAYS, THAT THEY'RE TEARING UP DRIVEWAY AND RESTORING IT. ALL OF THAT HAS TO BE ADDRESSED. WE BELIEVE ALMOST ALL OF THAT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED. ONCE AGAIN, WE WELCOME ADDITIONAL SUPPORT. WE'RE NOT SURE IF AN ADDED LAYER OF BUREAUCRACY IS NECESSARY AT THIS POINT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE WANTED TO RESPOND TO THAT AS WELL. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, MR. MORROW, IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING WITH THE AMENDMENT THAT PASSED, WORK WILL CONTINUE WHILE THIS WORKING GROUP IS HAPPENING. THE MORATORIUM DOESN'T KICK IN UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1st, IF THE WORK GROUP DOESN'T COME UP WITH A RESOLUTION THAT IS PRESENTED TO US. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: SO THAT WORK DOESN'T STOP, CORRECT? >> COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, THAT'S CORRECT. THIS ALLOWS EVERYTHING TO CONTINUE AS CURRENTLY CONSTITUTED WHILE WORKING GROUP COMES UP WITH A PLAN OF RECOMMENDATION THAT NEEDS TO BE ACCEPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL. IF THE CITY COUNCIL DOES NOT ACCEPT SUCH A PLAN, PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 1st, THEN A MORATORIUM WOULD GO INTO EFFECT AT THAT POINT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: I WOULD -- REFER TO THE LINE THAT SAYS STOP ANY NEW WORKERS AFTER THE PASSAGE OF THIS RESOLUTION SHALL NOT BE REMOVED PRIOR TO SEPTEMBER 1st, 2025. THAT'S IN THERE. AND IF THERE IS A MISTAKE OR SERIES OF MISTAKES AND SOMEONE GETS A STOP WORK ORDER, THAT WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1st, 2025. MR. MORROW, AM I READING THAT WRONG? >> COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, YOU ARE CORRECT. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU. BACK TO THE STOP WORK ORDERS. DIRECTOR VARELA, ANY TIME ONE IS GOING TO BE ISSUED OR BEING CONSIDERED, DO WE REACH OUT TO THE COMPANY? DO THEY HAVE A SENSE THAT IT'S COMING? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, WHETHER IN DENIAL OR NOT, THEY SURE KNOW IT'S COMING. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THERE'S NEVER -- THERE'S NOT AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE YOU'RE LIKE WE SHOULD ISSUE A STOP WORK ORDER AND THE COMPANY HAS NO IDEA? THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE A SURPRISE THING. THIS IS A SERIES OF ACTION THAT HAVE BROUGHT THIS ON? >> COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, THAT'S CORRECT. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>COUN. PEÑA: COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. I JUST HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. AND THE THING I JUST HEARD RIGHT NOW IS LIKE EMERGENCY RULE EVERYTHING HAPPENED TODAY. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN WE AT THE COUNCIL DECIDE TO PUT SOMETHING TOGETHER, THE ADMINISTRATION SEES OUR LETTER OF INTRODUCTION AND FINDS A WAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WE'RE TRYING TO FIX IT. IT'S KIND A STRANGE SITUATION. THE QUESTION THAT I HAD IS WHAT IS THE ECONOMIC IMPACT TO OUR CITY BY HAVING NEW FIBER INSTALLED? CAN SOMEBODY ANSWER THAT QUESTION? I HAVE SEVERAL. >> COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF HAVING FIBER IS HUGE. FOR EXAMPLE, THE ARE PARTS OF THE NAVAJO NATION THAT HAVE FIBER TO THE HOMES. THERE ARE PARTS OF RURAL NEW MEXICO THAT HAVE FIBER TO THE HOME. WE'RE NOW GETTING IT HERE. AS WE KNOW FROM EXPERIENCING THE PANDEMIC, THE ECONOMICS IS IT LIFTS UP COMMUNITIES. THESE COMMUNITIES HIRED LOCAL PEOPLE. I KNOW ONE COMPANY HIRED 50 NEW JOBS. IT'S CREATING THE ABILITY FOR OUR CHILDREN IN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE TO COMPETE WITH THE REST OF THE COUNTRY AND NATION. THE BENEFITS ARE -- I CAN GO ON AND ON AS IT RELATES TO TELEMEDICINE. WE HAVE AN UNDERSERVED COMMUNITY. INSTEAD OF HAVING TO DRIVE TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM, MAYBE SOMEBODY CAN DO A TELEHEALTH APPOINTMENT AND SAVE $300. I GET REALLY EXCITED ABOUT IT BECAUSE THE BENEFITS ARE INCREDIBLE. IT WILL HELP OUR CITY CONTINUE TO GROW. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU. I WAS HOPING FOR A NUMBER. HOW MUCH FIBER HAS BEEN PUT IN AND HOW MANY NEIGHBORHOODS OR HOUSES HAVE BEEN AFFECTED? >> COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, I ACTUALLY DON'T HAVE A NUMBER OF HOW MUCH FIBER. THAT IS INFORMATION THAT I HAVE ASKED EACH COMPANY. THEY HAVE PROVIDED IT TO ME. I DON'T HAVE IT MEMORIZED. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S SOMETHING I CAN GIVE YOU. HOWEVER, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, WE CAN GET YOU THAT INFORMATION. I'M SURE THE COMPANIES WOULD BE HAPPY TO GIVE YOU THAT NUMBER. I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBER MEMORIZED. WE CANIGATE THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU. IT'S NOT A PROBLEM. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU. THAT WOULD HAVE HELPED OUR DECISION HERE JUST TO KNOW HOW MANY WE SERVICE VERSUS HOW MANY HAVE BEEN COMPLAINTS. SO, IF YOU SERVICED 10,000 HOMES AND HAD 200 COMPLAINTS, THAT COULD BE LOOKED AT IN A WAY THAT COULD BE HELPFUL OR IT MAY NOT BE. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY NICE TO HAVE. >> COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, SORRY TO INTERRUPT YOU. IT'S THOUSANDS COMPARED TO THE HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: DO YOU HAVE A NUMBER VERSUS HOW MANY THOUSANDS? >> NO. I DON'T HAVE AN EXACT NUMBER. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: OKAY. ANOTHER THING, ARE THE COMPANIES REQUIRED TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPHS BEFORE AND AFTER THE WAY THEY LEAVE THE RESIDENT'S PROPERTY? >> COUNCILOR PEÑA, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, I WILL DEFER TO OUR DIRECTOR HERE. I CANNOT REMEMBER OFF THE TOP OF MY HEAD IF THEY'RE REQUIRED. I DON'T THINK THEY'RE REQUIRED. SOME OF THE COMPANIES DO TAKE BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS. IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, THROUGH THE DRC PROCESS, THEY GET SOME OF THOSE PICTURES. I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S A REQUIREMENT. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: OKAY. IT MIGHT BE SOMETHING THAT THE COMPANIES MIGHT WANT TO IMPLEMENT JUST TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE REPAIRING IT OR AT LEAST CLOSE TO WHAT IT USED TO BE. I KNOW NOTHING IS GOING TO BE PERFECT. AT LEAST, IT WOULD BE REPAIRED TO THE POINT WHERE IT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE BY THE RESIDENT OR THE HOMEOWNER OR BUSINESS OWNER. ALSO, WHEN THE WORK STOPS, WHAT'S THE PROCESS TO GET THE WORK STARTED AGAIN? >> COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, DO YOU MEAN UNDER STOP WORK ORDER? >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YES. >> UNDER STOP WORK ORDER, THE FOCUS IS RESTORATION. SO, IN ORDER TO GET BACK TO WORK, WE -- THE DEPARTMENT OF TECHNOLOGY AND INNOVATION AS WELL AS THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT MEET WITH THE COMPANY EVERY SINGLE WEEK. SOMETIMES SEVERAL TIME AS WEEK. TO GO OVER SINGLE 311 COMPLAINT. ANY COMPLAINT THAT CAME THROUGH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE AND ANY COMPLAINT THAT HAS GONE THROUGH YOUR OFFICE. ANY COMPLAINT THAT TOUCHED THE CITY, THEY HAVE TO BE RESOLVED AND HAVE REIMBURSEMENTS. WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS RESOLVED. ON THE STOP WORK ORDER OR DEMAND LETTER THAT WE SEND OUT, IS A LIST VIOLATION. THE COMPANIES ARE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN, WHICH SHOWS US HOW THEY WILL ADDRESS THOSE VIOLATIONS MOVING FORWARD, WHAT IMPROVEMENTS THEY'LL WAKE TO ENSURE THOSE VIOLATIONS DON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: JUST ONE MORE FOLLOW UP. LAST QUESTION. DO WE HAVE A SYSTEM IN PLACE WHERE EVERYONE INVOLVED WILL BE ABLE TO CONTACT -- RIGHT NOW, I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE A WORKING GROUP COMING UP. BUT IS THERE SOMETHING IN PLACE WHERE THE INDIVIDUALS CAN MAKE CONTACT AND GET FOLLOW UP? I KNOW THE COMPANIES ARE HERE AND SOME COUNCILORS ARE UPSET WITH THEM. EVEN IN THIS ROOM, THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAD COMPLAINTS AND WE ALSO HAVE COMPANY REPRESENTATIVES HERE THAT COULD COLLABORATE RIGHT NOW AND GET THOSE THINGS WORKED OUT. IS THERE ANYTHING IN PLACE RIGHT NOW JUST TURNING AROUND AND TRYING TO FIX SOME OF THESE ISSUES RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW? YOU COULD PROBABLY RESOLVE FOUR OR FIVE IN THIS ROOM? IS THERE SOMETHING IN PLACE TO HELP THE FOLKS? >> COUNCILOR PEÑA, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, WE SHARE THAT SENTIMENT 100%. THIS IS NOT A CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE PROJECT. THIS IS INFRASTRUCTURE PAID FOR AND PUT IN BY THESE FIBER COMPANIES. I WOULD LOVE FOR THEM TO TELL US WHAT THAT PROCESS IS. WE CALL THEM AND PUT THE INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE SPOKEN TODAY, I AM -- I KNOW WHO THEY ARE AND I'VE TALKED TO THEM AND TRIED TO HELP THEM. ULTIMATELY, I DO NOT WORK FOR THE COMPANIES. WE DON'T WORK FOR THE COMPANIES. IT IS UP TO THE COMPANIES TO RESTORE AREAS AND TO MAKE A RESIDENT WHOLE. I WOULD FORWARD THAT QUESTION TO THE COMPANIES. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. NO FOLLOW UP? >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: IT'S ANOTHER QUESTION. >>COUN. PEÑA: I THINK WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE SPONSOR TO CLOSE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THERE'S A MOTION, AND A SECOND ON THE FLOOR FOR R-154. AS AMENDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND -- ALL THOSE IN FAVOR PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY YES. OPPOSED NO. ANY ABSTENTION? MOTION PASSES. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A DINNER BREAK. AND WE WILL RETURN AT -- AT 8 P.M. >>COUN. PEÑA: WELCOME BACK, EVERYONE. WE ARE NOW ON R-132, COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: THAT YOU KNOW, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. R-132 IS COMMITTEE SUB APPROPRIATING FUNDING FOR THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026, BEGINNING JULY 1, 2025 AND ENDING JUNE 30, 2026. ADJUSTING FISCAL YEAR 2025 APPROPRIATIONS AND APPROPRIATING CAPITAL FUNDS. I MOVE A DO PASS. >>COUN. PEÑA: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND BY COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. I THINK WE HAVE GOING TO GO STRAIGHT TO THE AMENDMENTS. >>COUN. GROUT: YES, MA'AM. MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO OFFER FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. ON PAGE 6, LINE 26, ENTITLED STRATEGIC SUPPORT, DECREASE THE AMOUNT BY $121,000. ON PAGE FOUR, LINE 32, ENTITLED STRATEGIC SUPPORT, INCREASE THE AMOUNT BY $121,000. THE EXPLANATION FOR THIS AMENDMENT MOVES THE SPENDING FOR THE ASSISTANT TO THE CFO OUT OF THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT AND INTO THE FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DEPARTMENT. I MOVE A DO PASS. >>COUN. PEÑA: THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND FOR FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? ADMINISTRATION? STAFF? NO? THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES AND RAISE YOUR HAND. OPPOSED NO. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. WE ARE NOW ON FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. COUNCILOR LEWIS. FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO AGAIN. THIS IS C IN YOUR PACKET. COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. PAGE FIVE, AFTER LINE 19 ENTITLED HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, INSERT THE FOLLOWING. THIS AMOUNT $250,000 SHALL BE DEDICATED FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SEXUAL ASSAULT COMMISSION. THIS AMENDMENT GUARANTEES FUNDING FOR THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SEXUAL ASSAULT DEPARTMENT. >>COUN. PEÑA: MOTION, AND SECOND BY COUNCILOR GROUT. ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILORS? ADMINISTRATION? ANY QUESTIONS? NO? OKAY. WITH THAT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO TO COMMITTEE SUB R-25-132, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES AND RAISE YOUR HAND. OPPOSED NO? THAT MOTION PASSES. WE'RE NOW ON FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE. COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: MADAM PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO MOVE FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE. THIS IS A TECHNICAL CLEAN UP. JUST CHANGING SOME OF THE NUMBERS. ON PAGE FOUR, LINE 15, ENTITLED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, DECREASE THE AMOUNT BY $30,000. ON PAGE FIVE, LINE 23, ENTITLED STRATEGIC SUPPORT, INCREASE THE AMOUNT BY $30,000. PAGE FOUR LINE 15, ENTITLED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INCREASE THE AMOUNT BY $250,000. ON PAGE FOUR, LINE 16, ENTITLED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT, DECREASE THE AMOUNT BY $250,000. ON PAGE LIVE LINE 23, ENTITLED STRATEGIC SUPPORT INCREASE THE AMOUNT BY $130,000. ON PAGE FIVE LINE 20 ENTITLED HOMELESS SUPPORT SERVICEDIZE CREASE THE AMOUNT BY $130,000. IT'S A MUTUAL TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND BY COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE, RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY YES. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. WE'RE NOW ON FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR. COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR ON PAGE FOUR, AFTER LINE 15, ENTITLED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, INSERT THE FOLLOWING. THIS AMOUNT $200,000 SHALL BE USED FOR THE CONTRACT FOR THE AREA ALBUQUERQUE REGIONAL ECONOMIC ALLIANCE. THIS GUARANTEES THE AREA WILL RECEIVE FULL FUNDING FOR THE FISCAL 2026 FISCAL YEAR. >>COUN. PEÑA: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND BY COUNCILOR GROUT. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR, RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY YES. OPPOSED NO. MOTION PASSES. WE ARE NOW ON FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE. COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE. ON PAGE SEVEN AFTER LINE 15 ENTITLED STRATEGIC SUPPORT, INSERT THE FOLLOWING. -- SHALL RECEIVE NON-RECURRING FUNDING $10,000. TEEN YEARS SHALL RECEIVE NONE RECURRING FUNDING OF $30,000. THIS DECREASES FUNDING OF MANANA DE ORO BY $5,000 WHILE INCREASING $10,000. BECAUSE THEY'RE BOTH IN SENIOR AFFAIRS. THIS AMENDMENT MAKES IT CLEAR THE INTENTION OF THE FUNDING. THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND BY COUNCILOR GROUT. ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? AALL THOSE IN FAVOR, SAY YES AND RAISE YOUR HAND. OPPOSED NO. MOTION PASSES. WE'RE ON FLOOR AMENDMENT IX. IT'S AN AMENDMENT SPONSORED BY COUNCILOR BLANK. NO ONE IS MOVING THIS AMENDMENT. WE'RE GOING TO SKIP THIS. THIS IS COUNCILOR BACA? THIS FLOOR AMENDMENT WILL BE MOVED BY COUNCILOR BACA. THIS IS FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX. >>COUN. BACA: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. THIS IS FUNDING -- PART OF THIS WAS MYSELF WORKING WITH THE ADMINISTRATION IT FUND ACTIVITIES AT THE KIMO THEATER. ACTUALLY GET IT GOING FOR THE 100 ANNIVERSARY. WE'VE WORKED WELL TOGETHER. THIS AMENDMENT -- THE INTENTION WAS TO MOVE IT OVER. >> IN YOUR PACKET, THIS SHOULD BE ITEM G. I THINK YOU SPONSORED IT. THIS IS THE YOUTH HOUSING AND TREATMENT NAVIGATION CENTER. >>COUN. PEÑA: I'M ON FLOOR AMENDMENT I. DOES EVERYONE HAVE FLOOR AMENDMENT I? WE'RE ON THE FIRST ONE. SOME OF THEM AREN'T LABELED. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR BACA. >>COUN. BACA: THANK YOU. THAT'S WHERE THIS IS COMING FROM. JUST GETTING FUNDING BACK IN THERE AND WORK WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND OTHERS. >>COUN. PEÑA: THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND BY COUNCILOR GROUT FOR FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX. ANY COMMENTS, QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL STAFF? SEEING NONE? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR -- COUNCILOR BACA. COUNCILOR ROGERS, I'M SORRY. >>COUN. ROGERS: I JUST HAVE A QUESTION FOR MRA. THIS WOULD BE TAKING AWAY $900,000 FROM MRA CURRENTLY? I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE I'M READING IT CORRECTLY. JUST WANT TO HEAR FROM DIRECTOR BRUNNER ABOUT WHAT THAT WOULD DO TO MRA. >> COUNCILOR ROGERS, THIS WOULD ORIGINALLY TAKEN OUT $900,000 FROM AN MRA ACCOUNT THAT DID NOT HAVE $900,000. IT JUST STRIKES THAT. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU. THAT'S WHAT I WAS WORRIED ABOUT. THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: WITH THAT, THE FLOOR IS CLOSED. COUNCILOR BACA URGES EVERYONE'S SUPPORT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX? MOTION PASSES. WE'RE ON FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN. THIS IS COUNCILOR BASSAN AND COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN. ON PAGE THREE, STRIKE SECTION FOUR LINES FOUR THROUGH SEVEN. THIS IS MOVING THE PROPOSAL TO RESERVE MONEY IN THE BUDGET FOR THE POTENTIAL CREATION OF OFFICE OF PERMITTING. SINCE THAT BILL HAS NOT BEEN HEARD YET, AND WE HEARD FROM RLD AND PLANNING DEPARTMENT THAT THERE ARE THOUGHTS THIS MIGHT NOT BE LEGALLY DONE, I THINK THAT WARRANTS A CONVERSATION WHEN THE BILL IS HEARD. AT THAT POINT WE CAN REAPPROPRIATE IF WE DECIDE TO PASS THAT BILL. I'LL MOVE THAT FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN. >>COUN. PEÑA: IS THERE A SECOND? THERE'S A MOTION, AND SECOND BY COUNCILOR ROGERS. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILOR LEWIS. >>COUN. LEWIS: MR. MORROW IS HERE, BUT YOU CAN ANSWER THAT. FUNDING THIS WITHIN OUR BUDGET AND ENACTING THE BILL OR NOT ENACTING THE BILL IN THE NEXT MONTH OR SO IS PERFECTLY LEGAL, CORRECT? CORRECT, MR. MORROW? >> COUNCILOR PEÑA, COUNCILOR LEWIS YES. IT WOULD BE LAWFUL FOR YOU TO MAKE AN APPROPRIATION. YOU WOULD NEED TO FOLLOW UP? OTHERWISE, IT'S UNRESERVED FUNDING. >>COUN. LEWIS: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. >>COUN. PEÑA: ARE THERE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. I HAVE A QUESTION. SINCE WE HEARD FROM THE PUBLIC COMMENTER FROM THE STATE SAYING THIS IS NOT -- HAVING OUR OWN SEPARATE PERMIT OFFICE OF PERMITTING -- CAN SOMEONE FROM OUR LEGAL OR ADMINISTRATIVE LEGAL SPEAK TO THAT? OR DIRECTOR VARELA. >>COUN. PEÑA: WE HAVE DIRECTOR VARELA. >> I WOULD SAY DIRECTOR VARELA IS THE BEST PERSON TO SPEAK TO THIS. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR, THANK YOU. ONE OF THE FEW AREAS WHERE HOME RULE LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAS NO AUTHORITY HAPPENS TO BE CONSTRUCTION PERMITTING PLAN REVIEW AND INSPECTING, UNLESS THAT POWER IS GRANTED THROUGH A SPECIFIC SERIES OF AUTHORIZATIONS FROM THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. THEY HAVE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OVER IT. THE STATUTES ARE VERY, VERY CLEAR THAT THE POWER FLOWS DIRECTLY FROM THE STATE AND CAN ONLY COME FROM THE STATE AND ONLY BE TAKEN AWAY BY THE STATE TO A CERTIFIED BUILDING OFFICIAL WHO IS EMPLOYED IN THE PARTICULAR LOCAL GOVERNMENT. IN THIS CASE, WE HAVE A CERTIFIED BUILDING OFFICIAL WHO HAS THE AUTHORITY, EXCLUSIVE AUTHORITY, OVER ALL THE MATTERS. AN INDEPENDENT OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE WHILE INTENTIONED WOULD HAVE NO AUTHORITY. THAT'S HIGHLY PROBLEM MATTINGIC. THERE WAS AN ATTEMPT WITH THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO ENACT THESE LAWS ALMOST WORD FOR WORD DURING THE LAST LEGISLATIVE SESSION. NONE OF THOSE MADE IT OUT OF COMMITTEE. SO, THIS WOULD BE ENTIRELY -- YOU KNOW, MY COLLEAGUE AND FORMER COLLEAGUE KEVIN MORROW IS CORRECT. YOU CAN APPROPRIATE WHATEVER YOU WANT, BUT ULTIMATELY IF IT'S A -- OR SOMETHING THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE ALLOWED BY LAW OR WILL NOT HAVE ANY MERIT THERE'S PROBABLY BETTER WAYS TO SPEND THE MONEY. THE ADMINISTRATION WOULD BE HAPPIER SUPPORTING THE 1% RAISE FOR ALL EMPLOYEES ACROSS THE BOARD THAN SPENDING THIS MONEY IN SUCH A QUESTIONABLE FASHION. I'M MORE THAN HAPPY, AND I OWE COUNCILOR LEWIS, MADAM CHAIR, A CALL BACK TO TALK ABOUT THIS MATTER. I DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO CATCH UP WITH HIM BEFORE. I WISH I WOULD HAVE. I APOLOGIZE FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO DO THAT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, DIRECTOR VARELA. COUNCILOR LEWIS. >>COUN. LEWIS: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. FIRST OF ALL, THE BILL THAT'S BEEN INTRODUCED, IT'S ACTUALLY BEEN INTRODUCED, SO I ASSUME YOU HAVEN'T READ IT? HAVE YOU READ THE BILL? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR LEWIS YES. I HAVE READ THE BILL. SO HAS CID. >>COUN. LEWIS: IF YOU READ THE BILL, DID YOU KNOW THAT -- THIS BILL WAS DRAFTED AND OUTLINED AFTER WHAT THE CITY OF DENVER JUST PASSED? YOU AND I HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE WATER AUTHORITY AND TALKING ABOUT THE CHALLENGES WE HAVE WITH THE PERMITTING PROCESS THAT RIGHT NOW TAKES SIX MONTHS OR A YEAR. OFTENTIMES. BUT IF YOU READ THE BILL, YOU'D ALSO KNOW THAT IT SETS UP AN OFFICE THAT HELPS THE PERMITTING PROCESSES TO HELP THE PROCESSES AND CHALLENGES THAT WE KNOW WOULD BRING IT SOME HELP. AND IT DOESN'T HAVE AN INDEPENDENT AUTHORITY TO APPROVE OR NOT APPROVE PERMITS. SO, AGAIN, IF YOU AND I WOULD HAVE HAD THIS CONVERSATION, YOU DIDN'T RETURN MY CALL. I GUESS WHEN IT CAME TO BUDGETING YOU COULDN'T TALK TO ME OR ANY OTHER COUNCILORS WITHOUT MR. SOURISSEAU IN THE ROOM. THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN NICE TO KNOW. JUST CALL ME AND TELL ME THAT. I WOULD HAVE BEEN GLAD TO MEET WITH THE CFO AND HAVE THIS DISCUSSION WITH YOU. YOU DIDN'T, AND IT'S BEEN A GOOD WHILE. YOU CALL ME RIGHT BACK ALL THE TIME. NOT THIS ONE. SINCE YOU'RE UP HERE TALKING ABOUT IT AND SAYING A LOT OF THINGS YOU JUST DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE BILL BECAUSE WE HAVEN'T HAD THE CONVERSATION, THEN YOU JUST DON'T KNOW. MR. MORROW, YOU HELPED ME CRAFT THIS BILL. WE CRAFTED IT AFTER WHAT THE CITY OF DENVER JUST DID. THEY CREATED AN INCREDIBLE PERMIT OFFICE. IT'S CELEBRATED. AND THERE'S A -- IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR US TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THIS DISCUSSION AND SEE THIS BILL GO THROUGH. BY THE WAY, THIS IS NOT TAKING AWAY FROM THE 1% THAT WE COULD GIVE TO OUR WORKERS WITH COLA. BECAUSE WE SOME OTHER WAYS WE CAN FINANCE THAT TOO. THERE'S OTHER AMENDMENTS THAT WILL TAKE CARE OF THAT TONIGHT IF WE CHOOSE TO DO SO. MR. MORROW, WOULD YOU GIVE EXPLANATION OF THE BILL. NOW THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IT, WHICH IS ALREADY INTRODUCED AND COUNCIL WILL BE DISCUSSING AND HEARING AND AMENDING AS WE GO. MR. MORROW COULD GIVE OVERVIEW. >> COUNCILOR LEWIS, JUST BRIEFLY, THE BILL AS INTRODUCED DOES NOT TAKE AWAY ANY PERMITTING AUTHORITY FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. THAT AUTHORITY STILL RESIDES WITH WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. IT DOES CREATE AN OFFICE WHICH WOULD ENCOURAGE FACILITATING PERMITS AND PERMIT PROCESSES. I DON'T THINK IT INTERFERES WITH STATE LAW. >>COUN. LEWIS: MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, WE ALSO -- MR. VARELA, YOU ASKED US TO INCREASE YOUR BUDGET WITH SOME POSITIONS. AND JUST GIVE YOU SOME MONEY TO INCREASE POSITIONS WHENEVER YOU CHOOSE TO DO SO. SO, THIS IS INCREASING THE BUDGET TO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT PURPOSES. SO, WE COULD HAVE JUST NIXED THAT ALL TOGETHER AND DECIDED NOT TO ADD ANY PERSONNEL TO YOUR DEPARTMENT. JUST DECIDED TO ALLOCATE SOME DOLLARS THAT WOULD GO TOWARD SOME VERY SPECIFIC PURPOSES WE THINK WOULD SOLVE SOME PROBLEMS. IT'S A GOOD WAY TO MAKE THE DEPARTMENT BETTER AND MAKE THE PROCESSES BETTER TO BE ABLE TO IMPROVE ON THE PROCESS. SO, MADAM CHAIR, THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, COUNCILOR ROGERS. ANYTHING ELSE? >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THIS IS A CLOSE? THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. WHILE I COMPLETELY SUPPORT HAVING ADDITIONAL SERVICES FOR OUR PLANNING DEPARTMENT, I THINK THAT WOULD BE AMAZING. I AM VERY PROUD WE HAVE A LOT OF ADDITIONAL MONEY FOR THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT. I HAVE TO MAKE A FEW COMMENTS. ONE, THE CITY OF DENVER IS NOT IN NEW MEXICO. AND THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO HAS PRETTY STRONG RULES ABOUT WHAT WE ARE ALLOWED TO DO AS A HOME RULE STATE. I WILL SAY I DON'T THINK THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE VENUE TO DISCUSS THE BILL. I LOOK FORWARD TO DEBATING THE BILL WHEN IT COMES UP. MAYBE I'LL BE PROVEN WRONG. I DON'T KNOW. BUT HAVING THE DEBATE ABOUT A BILL IN THE BUDGET PROCESS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE SEEN THIS HAPPEN AS A COUNCILOR. AGAIN, IF WE PASS THE BILL, WE CAN CERTAINLY PASS THIS APPROPRIATION WHEN WE PASS THE BILL. WHEN MY CONVERSATIONS WITH BOTH REGULATION AND LICENSING AND WITH DIRECTOR VARELA AND 15 YEARS OF SERVING ON THE STATE'S COCHANGE COMMITTEE AND UNDERSTANDING HOW WE ARE AND NOT ALLOWED TO CHANGE THE STATE CODE MINIMUM, IT IS MY BELIEF THAT BILL WILL NOT BE SOMETHING THAT WE CAN DO. I DON'T WANT US TO HAVE A LARGE AMOUNT OF MONEY HOSTAGE IN THE BUDGET IF WE DON'T PASS THE BILL, THEN WE HAVE TO COME BACK AND REAPPROPRIATE THOSE FUNDS. I DON'T SEE WHY WE WOULDN'T REMOVE THEM FROM THE BUDGET FOR RIGHT NOW, HAVE THE BILL DISCUSSION, HAVE ALL THE EXPERTS AND EVERYBODY HAVE A CHANCE TO SAY SOMETHING. IF THAT PASSES, WE CAN ALWAYS PASS THIS APPROPRIATION AT THAT TIME. WITH THAT, I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. WITH THAT, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. FOR FLOOR AMENDMENT. THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND FOR FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY YES. OPPOSED? MOTION -- I'M SORRY. I DIDN'T CATCH THAT. AGAIN, ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOU'RE HAND AND SAY YES. OPPOSED? MOTION FAILS. THIS IS LABELED H. THIS IS FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT. THIS IS ME. ON PAGE TWO, BEGINNING ON LINE 21, CHANGE SECTION TWO OF THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE AS FOLLOWS. SECTION TWO, THE AMOUNT OF $700,000 RESERVED FOR ASFMCE TO INCREASE THE MINIMUM WAGE OF THE ASSIGNED PAY RANGE. SUBJECT TO NEGOTIATIONS UPON EXECUTION OF THE AGREEMENT. THE AMOUNT IS HEREBY UNRESERVED AND DECREASES WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENT AND PROGRAMS BY THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. THE EXPLANATION IS THIS AMENDMENT, WE PASSED THIS AT THE LAST MEETING, BUT THIS IS AN ALIGNED WITH THE PAY INCREASES FRAMEWORK. SO, I MOVE A DO PASS. >>COUN. GROUT: SECOND. >>COUN. PEÑA: THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND BY COUNCILOR GROUT AND COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU. I WOULD LOVE TO THE BUDGET CHAIR IF SHE CAN TELL ME HOW THIS IS DIFFERENT THEN WHAT'S IN THE BILL ALREADY. I BELIEVE THIS WAS IN THE BILL. >>COUN. GROUT: SHE'S JUST ADDING IN A FEW MORE DESCRIPTIVES. I'D HAVE TO LOOK. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: HOW DOES THAT WORD AND ASSIGNED PAY RANGE AFFECTS THE BILL ALREADY? >>COUN. PEÑA: THIS IS NOT REALLY A TECHNICAL. IT'S JUST ALIGNING WITH THE PROPOSED INCREASES. THE LANGUAGE MIRRORS WHAT WE DISCUSSED. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: I'M SORRY, MADAM VICE CHAIR. CAN SOMEONE EXPLAIN WHAT OF THEIR ASSIGNED PAY RANGE ADDITION MAKES THIS MORE CLEAR OR PROVIDES BETTER PROTECTION FOR THE WORKERS? >>COUN. PEÑA: MR. SOURISSEAU. >> MADAM CHAIR, COUNCILOR PEÑA, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, WHAT THIS DOES, IF YOU READ IT OUT THE ADDED LANGUAGE, IT BASICALLY SAYS THAT THE GREEN CIRCLE POSITION WAGE ADJUSTMENT TO INCREASE TO MINIMUM WAGE. WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS CLEAN UP THAT STATEMENT RIGHT THERE BECAUSE IT SAYS TO MINIMUM WAGE. BUT IT DOESN'T DEFINE. IF YOU LOOK AT IT AT FACE VALUE, IT COULD BE STATE MINIMUM WAGE, OR SOME OTHER MINIMUM WAGE, ADDED ASSIGNED PAY RANGE BECAUSE THIS IS GOES TO THE CLASS AND COMP STUDY. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THIS IT'S DETERMINED FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL CLASS OF POSITIONS. OKAY. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES AND RAISE YOUR HAND. OPPOSED NO. MOTION PASSES. WE'RE ON LETTER K, WHICH IS FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE. THIS IS MYSELF AND COUNCILOR LEWIS. COUNCILOR LEWIS, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO READ THIS INTO THE RECORD WROERB -- ON PAGE TWO, AFTER LINE 20, THE AMOUNT OF $4 MILLION IS RESERVED FOR AN 1% COST OF LIVING INCREASE FOR THE REGULAR FULL-TIME POSITIONS EXCEPT WITH POSITIONS IAFF LOCAL 244 WHICH NEGOTIATED INCREASES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. THE ADDITIONAL 1% IS SUBJECT TO NEGOTIATIONS FOR ALL APPLICABLE POSITIONS UPON EXECUTION OF THE CBA CONTRACT. THE AMENDMENT IS IN RESERVED AND WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE PROGRAMS BY THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. THE FOLLOWING LINES ARE INCREASES AND DECREASES. WOULD YOU LIKE ME TO READ THEM INTO THE RECORD? IF NOT, THEY'RE ON THE iPAD AND ON THE SCREEN. THE EXPLANATION FOR THIS AMENDMENT IS THE AMENDMENT WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY FUNDING TO GIVE AN ADDITIONAL 1% COLA FOR A TOTAL OF 3% TO FULL-TIME CITY EMPLOYEES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF IAFF UNION MEMBERS WHO HAVE RATIFIED AND APPROVED CONTRACT FOR FY26. THE ABOVE LINES REFLECT THE PROGRAM FOR REDUCTION WAS TAKEN TO PROVIDE FOR THE FUNDING OF THE $4 MILLION. INCLUDING THE INDEPENDENT MONITOR, DOJ CONTRACT, VACANT POSITIONS AND REALIGNING PROGRAMS TO MATCH FY25 ACTUAL. I MOVE A DO PASS. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANY OF THE COUNCILORS? COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION FOR COUNCIL SERVICES DIRECTOR. JUST ABOUT -- I SEE THERE'S $97,000 TAKEN OUT OF OUR OFFICE. JUST WONDERING WHAT THAT MEANS FOR OUR OFFICE? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR ROGERS, WE DO HAVE MONEY SET ASIDE IN THIS BUDGET CYCLE AND WE HAVE FOR THE LAST BUDGET CYCLES TO HELP REBUILD WHAT'S GOING ON FOR CITY COUNCIL. THAT'S ABOUT $500,000. IT WOULD PROBABLY BE REMOVED FROM THERE. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU. JUST MAKING SURE WE'RE NOT ELIMINATING POSITIONS. >>COUN. PEÑA: ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. MY FIRST QUESTION IS WHAT IS ON -- WHAT IS PRINTED OUT AND GIVEN TO US EXACTLY THE SAME OF WHAT WAS UPLOADED INTO THE iPAD? SO, WE'RE GOING TO GET BY THE 5 O'CLOCK DEADLINE BECAUSE WE HAD IT ON THE DAIS BY 4:58 BUT WE DIDN'T UPLOAD IT ELECTRONICALLY UNTIL A MINUTE AGO? >> COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, WHEN COUNCIL STAFF ADDED AMENDMENT NUMBER FINE, IT UPLOADS AUTOMATICALLY INTO ONE DRIVE. IT'S IN THE iPADS BEFORE 5 O'CLOCK. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: I'M LITERALLY LOOK AT THE iPAD AND IT WAS REFRESHED AND UPLOADED A MINUTE AGO. >> COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, THAT'S CORRECT. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: A MINUTE AGO WAS NOT 5 O'CLOCK. I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS AROUND WHAT WE WOULD BE DELETING FROM THINGS THAT THIS COUNCIL ASKED FOR. THE BUDGET CHAIR DID A GREAT JOB OF TAKING SOME SOME THINGS THAT WERE VERY IMPORTANT TO US AND OUR CONSTITUENTS AND MAKING SURE THEY'RE IN THE BUDGET. I SEE THEY HAVE BEEN REMOVED, AND I GUESS COUNCILOR PEÑA AND COUNCILOR LEWIS'S PROPOSAL. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO ASK MR. SOURISSEAU A COUPLE QUESTIONS. WHAT, SPECIFICALLY -- WHAT IS THE $69,000 NOT GOING TO TRANSIT? WHAT IS THAT GOING TO TAKE AWAY FROM? >> COUNCILOR PEÑA, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, AS YOU KNOW, WE PUSH -- WE HAVE A $30 MILLION SUPPORT PACKAGE WE PUSHOVER TO TRANSIT TO SUPPORT THEIR OPERATIONS. WING TALKED WITH DIRECTOR KEENER. SHE'S OKAY WITH THAT $69,000. SHE BELIEVES SHE HAS ENOUGH ROOM IN HER BUDGET THAT SHE IS FOREGO THAT. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. I'M NOT OKAY WITH IT. I'VE WORKED VERY HARD IN THIS BUDGET PROCESS TO MAKE SURE WE HAD FUNDING FOR TRANSIT. I DON'T FIND IT USEFUL THAT THE ADMINISTRATION IS BRINGING FORWARD AN APPROPRIATIONAL THAT REDUCES THAT. UNDER THE COMMUNITY RECREATION DECREASED BY $120,000, WHAT DOES THAT LOSE US? >> VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, I'M GOING TO DEFER TO LAWRENCE DAVIS ON THAT FOR THE SPECIFICS. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: OKAY. MR. DAVIS. >> THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, THAT IS A COMBINATION OF TEMP SERVICES BUILT IN THROUGHOUT THE PROGRAM. IT'S BASED ON HISTORICAL SPENDING. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: WHAT IS GOING TO BE CUT WITH $120,000 OUT OF THAT LINE ITEM? >> COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, IT'S AIRIOUS LINE ITEMS FOR TEMP SERVICES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: I'M ASKING WHAT THOSE VARIOUS LINE ITEMS ARE. SPECIFICALLY. >> TEMP SERVICES LINE ITEMS IN EACH OF THE DEPARTMENTS. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: WHAT DO THOSE TEMP SERVICES DO? >> COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, I WOULD DEFER TO THE DEPARTMENT TO EXPLAIN THE SERVICES PROVIDED BY THOSE TEMP SERVICES. >> COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, WE'LL HAVE VANCE MARTINEZ SPEAK TO THAT. >> GOOD EVENING, VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, WE USE TEMP SERVICES TO RUN OUR PROGRAMMING IN OUR COMMUNITY CENTERS. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: I UNDERSTAND THAT. I AM ASKING SPECIFICALLY FOR $120,000, WHAT IS THE SPECIFIC TEMP SERVICE THAT WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE BUDGET IS THIS BUDGET AMENDMENT PASSES? FOR THE RECORD, MR. SOURISSEAU, I FEEL LIKE SINCE YOU WROTE THIS AMENDMENT, YOU SHOULD HAVE THE INFORMATION WITHOUT ME HAVING TO BERATE STAFF. >> COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, WE HAVE A LARGE BUCKET OF PART-TIME WAGES THAT COME FROM THE GENERAL FUND THAT WE UTILIZE TO RUN PROGRAMS. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: WHAT PROGRAMS? >> OUR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. >> PROGRAMS WE RUN FOR THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: OKAY. SO, $120,000 FROM AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS. THANK YOU. MR. SOURISSEAU, ON THE PAGE SEVEN, LINE 27, ENTITLED EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES. REDUCING BY $400,000, WHAT IS GOING TO BE CUT THERE? >> WE CAN HAVE THE DEPARTMENT SPEAK TO THAT. THIS DEPARTMENT HAS REVERTED HISTORICALLY FOR THE LAST TEN YEARS. WE HAVE ADJUSTED THEIR BUDGET PARTICULARLY FROM THE SPLIT FROM HHH AND YFS. THEY HAVE HISTORICALLY HAD REVERSIONS. AND THEY'RE PROJECTED TO REVERT THIS YEAR. WE KNOW THEY HAVE MORE FUNDING THAN THEY'VE BEEN ABLE TO UTILIZE AS EVIDENCED BY THOSE REVERSIONS. SO, THE ADMINISTRATION IS COMFORTABLE WITH SOME MINOR CUTS TO THEIR BUDGET. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: OKAY, SO A $400,000 BUDGET CUT TO EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES IS A SMALL CUT ACCORD TO THE ADMINISTRATION? GOT IT. ON PAGE THREE, LINE 29, EARLY RETIREMENT, WE'RE DECREASING THAT BY $877,000. I KNOW WHAT EARLY RETIREMENT IS. I SURE LIKE THE IDEA OF HAVING THAT AVAILABLE FOR STAFF. WHAT ARE WE CUTTING FOR THAT MONEY? >> COUNCILOR PEÑA, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, THESE ARE ESTIMATES. EARLY RETIREMENT IS AN ESTIMATE WE PUT IN THE BUDGET. WE ALWAYS PLAN FOR SOME AND WE ADJUST THAT UP OR DOWN AS NECESSARY. IT IS BASED ON AN ESTIMATE. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: OKAY. ON PAGE SIX, LINE 23, OPEN SPACE MANAGEMENT. REDUCING BY $509,000. WHAT IS BEING REMOVED FROM OPEN SPACE MANAGEMENT LINE ITEM? VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, THIS WAS MONEY THAT COUNCIL PUT BACK INTO THE BUDGET. IN THE COUNCIL SUBSTITUTE. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU. THIS IS REMOVING THINGS WE ASKED FOR. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I ASKED FOR. I BELIEVE COUNCILOR BACA ASKED FOR. I BELIEVE COUNCILOR GROUT ALSO ASKED FOR SOME OF THIS. THESE ARE COUNCILOR REQUESTS THAT WOULD BE REDUCED BY $509,000. AND DOWN TO PAGE SEVEN, LINE 20, INFORMATION SERVICES. REDUCING BY $96,000. WHAT IS THAT? >> VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, I BELIEVE THAT IS A POSITION. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: WE'RE CUTTING POSITIONS? >> A VACANT POSITION. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: MR. DAVIS IS STANDING UP. CAN YOU ANSWER THAT? >>COUN. PEÑA: BEFORE YOU ANSWER THAT, THE ADMINISTRATION DIDN'T WRITE THIS. I ACTUALLY WORKED WITH COUNCILOR GROUT. MANY OF THE ITEMS YOU'RE ASKING ABOUT -- SO I'M GOING TO ASK OUR STAFF THAT WERE COUNCILOR GROUT'S AND THERE'S A BLEND FROM THE ADMINISTRATION. WE WORKED WITH THEM TO SEE WHERE WE CAN TRIM SOME OF THE LINE ITEMS WITHIN THE BUDGET TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH A 1% FOR OUR CITY STAFF. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. I WAS TRYING TO FINISH MY QUESTION. [ MANY PEOPLE SPEAKING ]. >> THAT IS A VACANT GRAPHIC DESIGNER POSITION. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: OKAY. ON PAGE THREE, LINE 23, PUBLIC LIBRARY, WE'RE DECREASING BY $100,000. WHAT ARE WE CUTTING OUT OF THE PUBLIC LIBRARY? >> COUNCILOR PEÑA, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, THE ADMINISTRATION PUT $50,000 TO RESTORE THE $49 THP,000 THE $49,000 THAT WAS ORIGINALLY LOST. THE COUNCIL ADDED $250,000. OF THE $49,000 WE MADE THE LIBRARY WHOLE BY MORE THAN $50,000. IN ADDITION, WE HEARD FROM BERNALILLO COUNTY THAT THEY'RE ALSO MOVING TO ADD $250,000 TO THE LIBRARY I. T. SO, WE FEEL LIBRARY IS VERY WELL FUNDED. AGAIN, TO THE VICE PRESIDENT'S COMMENT, COUNCIL IS ASKING AND WANTING TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL 1% COLA FOR EMPLOYEES. WE HAVE WORKED COLLABORATIVELY. WE'VE OFFERED UP SOME SAVINGS AND I KNOW COUNCIL LOOKED AT PLACES TO SAVE. SO, WE'RE ALL MAKING SOME CUTS AND SOME SACRIFICES IN ORDER TO MAKE CARE OF OUR EMPLOYEES AND THAT ONE 1%. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: I BELIEVE THE PUBLIC LIBRARY FOLKS CAME HERE AND ASKED FOR A COUPLE MILLION DOLLARS. I PRIORITIZE THE PUBLIC LIBRARY. I THINK THIS WOULD TAKE AWAY ALL OF THE THINGS THE MAYOR PUT BACK IN AND $50,000 OF WHAT WE PUT IN AS A COUNCIL. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THAT. ON PAGE SIX, LINE 24, ENTITLED PARK MANAGEMENT. WE'RE DECREASING PARK MANAGEMENT BY $224,000. WHAT IS THAT? >> COUNCILOR PEÑA, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, THAT IS AN APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THAT IS THE APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM I SET UP. I WANT EVERYONE TO GET A PAY RAISE AS WELL. WE'LL SEE THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HAS BROUGHT FORWARD A PROPOSAL. IF YOU LOOK DOWN THE LIST, YES, THERE'S SOME THINGS FROM CITY COUNCIL AND THERE'S SOME THINGS FROM THE ADMINISTRATION. I REALLY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH GOING AFTER ANY OF MY FELLOW COUNCILORS REQUESTS FOR BUDGET THAT ARE WITHIN BILLS THAT HAVE ALREADY PASSED. SO, I THINK THE FACT THAT SEVERAL COUNCILORS PRIORITIZED OPEN SPACE MANAGEMENT. SEVERAL COUNCILORS PRIORITIZED PARK MANAGEMENT. THAT'S EASY PICKIN' FOR THE ADMINISTRATION TO DEVELOP A PROPOSAL BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T HAVE IN THE ORIGINAL BUDGET. WE'VE ADDED THOSE THINGS IN BECAUSE THEY'RE IMPORTANT TO US AND OUR CONSTITUENTS. THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. COUNCILOR LEWIS. >>COUN. LEWIS: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. ON THE LIBRARIES, THIS OVERALL -- WITH THIS AMENDMENT, IT STILL RESTORES. THE LIBRARIES WERE ASKING FOR $50,000 THAT WAS SHORT. THIS STILL GIVES THEM NOT ONLY THE $50,000 BUT ANOTHER $50,000 SO IT'S $100,000. WE ARE STILL MAKING SURE WE'RE FUNDING AN AREA THAT WE'RE SPECIFICALLY COMING FROM THE COMMUNITY AND SOME OF OUR DEPARTMENTS. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. >>COUN. PEÑA: COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. I AM SITTING HERE CONFLICTED. WE WANT TO INCREASE PAY FOR STAFF. I REALLY BELIEVE THIS BODY DOES. FOR A PROCESS QUESTION, IF WE HAVE COMPETING AMENDMENTS, I AM STRUGGLING WITH HOW WE VOTE ON ONE AND THEN BRING UP THE OTHER ONE THAT'S COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PLAN. PROCESS WISE -- >>COUN. PEÑA: COUNCILOR ROGERS, WE CAN ACTUALLY LOOK AT BOTH AMENDMENTS CORRECT? AT THE THE SAME TIME. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE. >> COUNCILOR PEÑA, YOU WOULD HAVE TO TABLE THE AMENDMENT THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING CONSIDERED BY THE COUNCIL TO TAKE A LOOK AT ANY OTHER AMENDMENT. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. I WOULD DEFER TO YOUR -- AS THE VICE PRESIDENT PRESIDING OVER OUR MEETING, JUST SEEING WE HAVE THREE, IT'S JUST HARD. I WOULD APPRECIATE SOME KIND OF -- >>COUN. PEÑA: COUNCILOR ROGERS, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE. COUNCILOR LEWIS, I HAD ALREADY WENT TO YOU. I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE. BUT THIS WILL BE THE OTHER ONLY ONE. I'M NOT GOING TO MOVE THE OTHER. IT WILL BE K AND COUNCILOR GROUT'S AMENDMENT. COUNCILOR LEWIS, IS THAT A MOTION TO TABLE? >>COUN. LEWIS: NO. MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, I GUESS I'M CALLING POINT OF CLARIFICATION. I'D RATHER US NOT HAVE TO TABLE IT. BUT, MR. MORROW, WE CAN CERTAINLY DISCUSS -- WITHIN THE DISCUSSION WE CAN DISCUSS OTHER ALTERNATIVES AND OTHER AMENDMENTS GENERALLY. FOR EXAMPLE, THERE MIGHT BE ANOTHER -- THERE'S REALLY TWO. WOULD YOU SAY THERE'S TWO COMPETING BILLS THAT WOULD CANCEL EACH OTHER OUT? IS THERE TWO? THERE'S TWO. OKAY. SO, THERE'S TWO. WE CAN MENTION THAT ONE PUTS 1%. THIS ONE PUTS 1% TO OUR WORKERS. AND THE OTHER DOES A HALF-PERCENT. STOP ME, MR. MORROW, WE ARE HAVE A THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO TALK ABOUT OTHER ALTERNATIVES TO THIS AMENDMENT CORRECT? >> COUNCIL VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR LEWIS, AS PART OF THE DISCUSSION OF THIS AMENDMENT, THE COUNCIL I BELIEVE HAS SOME LEEWAY TO DISCUSS THERE ARE ARE OTHER CONSIDERATIONS AS HOW THIS AMENDMENT MAY PROCEED. IT WOULDN'T BE PROPER TO ACTUALLY DISCUSS IN DETAIL THE MERITS OF ANY OTHER AMENDMENT. IT WOULD JUST BE TO REALLY FOCUS ON THE AMENDMENT THAT'S ON THE TABLE. >>COUN. LEWIS: MR. MORROW, IT WOULDN'T BE PROPER TO MOVE IT AND SECOND IT AND HAVE IT HEARD AT THE SAME TIME. CERTAINLY SOME DISCUSSION. MADAM CHAIR, IF OTHER COUNCILORS WANT TO TALK ABOUT THIS BILL AND RECOMMEND OTHER IDEAS, I THINK THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE. OR OTHER IDEAS THEY MIGHT HAVE ON THE TABLE AT SOME POINT. >>COUN. PEÑA: COUNCILOR LEWIS, I'M GOING TO TAKE BACK THE FLOOR. I HOPE YOU GOT YOUR POINT OF CLARIFICATION. I ACTUALLY -- THERE'S TWO BILLS. I MADE A MOTION FOR TABLING. THERE WAS NOT A SECOND. I WILL LET EVERYONE KNOW THERE ARE TWO AMENDMENTS. THE OTHER AMENDMENT IN THE PACKET WILL NOT BE INTRODUCED. FLOOR AMENDMENT NINE, WHICH IS K IN YOUR PACKET, IS THE 1%. AND WE HAVE A FLOOR AMENDMENT THAT WILL BE READ AFTER THIS WHICH IS SPONSORED BY COUNCILOR GROUT, WHICH IS A 1%. DOES EVERYONE FEEL COMFORTABLE BASED ON THAT? I'M SORRY. HALF A PERCENT. DOES EVERYONE FEEL COMFORTABLE VOTING ON THIS ONE AND MOVING TO THE NEXT ONE? OKAY. WE'RE BACK ON FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? COUNCILOR LEWIS. ANYONE ELSE? OKAY. I WOULD URGE YOUR SUPPORT. I JUST REALLY THINK THAT IT'S IMPORTANT, AS YOU KNOW, COST OF LIVING AREN'T INCREASES. THEY'RE JUST COST OF LIVING. I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE MEETING THE COST OF LIVING INCREASE. I REALLY BELIEVE THAT DURING COVID ALL THE TIME 365 A YEAR OUR CITY EMPLOYEES -- I UNDERSTAND THE SERVICES THAT WE HAVE AND OUR PARKS AND REC AND OTHER ITEMS WE HAVE ON THE REQUEST AS COUNCILORS AS ADMINISTRATION. BECAUSE WHEN WE TALK ABOUT COUNCILORS GIVING UP ITEMS, THE ADMINISTRATION IS GIVING UP ITEMS. EXCUSE ME, ORDER. THANK YOU. THE ADMINISTRATION IS ALSO GIVING UP ITEMS. IT'S NOT JUST US. I JUST REALLY BELIEVE THAT AT MINIMUM 1% IS IMPORTANT TO OUR EMPLOYEES AND THE SERVICES THEY PROVIDE. THEY'RE THE ONES THAT KEEP THE PARKS CLEAN AND THEY'RE THE ONES THAT KEEP ALL THE OTHER SERVICES GOING. WITH THAT, I WOULD -- I'M CLOSING. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE, RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY YES. OPPOSED? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE, RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY YES, CLEARLY. THANK YOU. YES? OPPOSED? SO, IT FAILS. WE ARE NOW ON TO FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER 10. FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TEN. COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TEN, ON PAGE THREE, LINE 1, INSERT THE FOLLOWING. THE AMOUNT OF $2 MILLION RESERVED FOR AN ADDITIONAL .5% COST OF LIVING ADJUSTMENT COLA INCREASE FOR ALL REGULAR FULL-TIME CITY POSITIONS EXCEPT POSITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH IFF LOCAL THE 244 WHICH NEGOTIATED INCREASES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026. THE ADDITIONAL .5% COLA IS SUBJECT TO NEGOTIATIONS FOR ALL APPLICABLE POSITIONS. THE AMOUNT IS HEREBY UNRESERVED AND WILL BE DISTRIBUTED TO THE RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND PROGRAMS BY THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET. ON PAGE THREE, LINE 26, ENTITLED CAO, DECREASE THE AMOUNT $99,000. PAGE THREE, LINE 29 ENTITLED EARLY RETIREMENT, DECREASE THE AMOUNT BY $677,000. COUNCIL SERVICES, DECREASE BY $100,000. ON PAGE SEVEN LINE TEN ENTITLED PROFESSIONAL -- INCREASE BY $1 MILLION. ON -- DECREASE THE AMOUNT BY $120,000. EXPLANATION FOR THIS IS THE AMENDMENT WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY FUNDING TO GIVE AN ADDITIONAL .5% COLA FOR A TOTAL OF 2.5 COLA TO ALL FULL-TIME CITY EMPLOYEES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF IAFT UNION MEMBERS WHO HAVE RATIFIED AND APPROVED CONTRACTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 26. THE ABOVE LINE REFLECTS THE PROGRAMS WHERE REDUCTION WAS TAKEN TO PROVIDE FOR THE FUNDING FOR THE $2.2 MILLION RESERVE. I MOVE A DO PASS. >>COUN. PEÑA: THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND FOR FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER 10. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILORS? NO QUESTIONS? COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. I WANT TO EXPLAIN WHERE WE GOT THESE NUMBERS. LAST THURSDAY AT OUR SECOND COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING, OR THIRD ONE, MANY OF THESE WERE IN THE AMENDMENTS THAT THE ADMINISTRATION AND COUNCILORS PUT FORTH. THAT'S WHERE WE CAME UP WITH THE MAJORITY THAT ALL THESE NUMBERS. AND THAT'S WHERE WE -- THAT'S HOW WE CAME UP WITH THE NUMBERS. THE CAO'S OFFICE PUT IN $99,000. IT WAS IMPORTANT THAT WE ALSO COME TO THE TABLE WITH AN AMOUNT TO MATCH. THAT'S HOW WE CAME UP WITH THIS. I FEEL STRONGLY THAT -- I WISH I COULD GIVE EVERYBODY 5% INCREASE. BEING FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE, WE DON'T HAVE THAT MONEY. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE TAKE CARE OF OUR EMPLOYEES, BUT WE ALSO TAKE CARE OF THE ASSETS THE CITY HAS. PART OF THAT IS OUR OPEN SPACE. AND THE BUILDINGS THAT WE HAVE AND THE PARKS WE HAVE. SO, THAT IS WHY I WISH THAT I COULD GIVE MORE. BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT MUCH MONEY. NOW, THAT'S WHAT I'M OFFERING AT THIS TIME. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR GROUT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. I JUST CAN'T HELP BUT BE A LITTLE SAD. I THINK OUR EMPLOYEES ARE OUR GREATEST ASSET. PERIOD. OVER ALL THE THINGS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT CUTTING, I UNDERSTAND THEY'RE IMPORTANT, BUT TO ME OUR EMPLOYEES ARE MORE IMPORTANT. THIS IS HARD. I JUST HAVE TO SAY THAT. THIS IS HARD. I THINK WE COULD HAVE DONE BETTER IF WE ALL WOULD HAVE WORKED TOGETHER. BUT WE DIDN'T. THAT'S OUR FAULT. AND I'M SAD. THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? >>COUN. GROUT: MAY I SAY ONE MORE THING? THANK YOU. JUST TO FOLLOW UP, WE ALSO BROUGHT UP THOSE UNION MEMBERS THAT WEREN'T AT THE GREEN CIRCLE THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE AT. THAT WAS IMPORTANT. WHEN THE BUDGET WAS BROUGHT DOWN, THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED. AND I FELT STRONGLY THAT WAS IMPORTANT THAT WE GOT THEM TO THAT. THEY WILL GET AN ADDITIONAL 2.5 ON TOP OF THAT. YOU'RE RIGHT OUR EMPLOYEES ARE AN ASSET. BUT WE ALSO NEED TO TAKE CARE OF OUR PHYSICAL ASSETS. I WISH WE COULD DO MORE. >>COUN. PEÑA: COUNCILOR LEWIS. >>COUN. LEWIS: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. ARGUING OVER A LUT LOT OF THINGS WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. OBVIOUSLY, THESE THINGS HAVE BEEN MOVED AROUND SO MUCH AND THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO GIVE A FULL 1% TO THE WORKERS. I'M GOING TO VOTE AGAINST THIS BECAUSE I THINK WE COULD, TONIGHT, MAKE SOME AMENDMENTS AND BRING THAT OTHER ONE BACK AND IT WOULD BE FULL 1% TO THE WORKERS BY DOING THAT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR LEWIS. I CAN'T VOTE AGAINST THIS AMENDMENT. I JUST WANT TO THANK THE CHAIR. I WANT TO THANK THE CHAIR BECAUSE THE REQUEST FOR THE GREEN CIRCLE WAS ONE OF MY REQUESTS. SO, I THINK IF WE'RE PUTTING IT INTO THE BUDGET -- I THANK YOU FOR PUTTING IT INTO THE BUDGET. I STILL BELIEVE IS REALLY NOMINAL. THE LINE ITEMS THAT WERE DISCUSSED EARLIER, THE $99,000 DECREASE FOR THE CAO AND EARLY RETIREMENT AT 677, THE 100,000 ON YOURS FOR COUNCIL SERVICES, THE $1 MILLION FOR PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY, THE COMMUNITY RECREATION IS 120. THE EDUCATIONAL INITIATIVES WERE $400,000. THIS IS $2 MILLION OF THE $4 MILLION. ONES THAT WE ADDED WERE -- THERE WAS OPEN SPACE AS DISCUSSED. AND I UNDERSTAND THAT. AND BY TALKING TO THE DEPARTMENT, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THERE'S ROOM IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH IT. I WAS HOPING BY TALKING WITH MS. BORNER THAT WE COULD ACTUALLY LOOK AT THE POTENTIAL FOR THE FUTURE REVENUE. I THINK THERE'S ROOM FOR GROWTH IN THIS BUDGET AND HOPEFULLY AS I HAVE DISCUSSED WITH YOU EARLIER, I I THINK WE REALLY NEED TO -- THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY TO HELP OUR EMPLOYEES. IF THERE'S ANY GROWTH WITHIN THE BUDGET, I THINK THERE'S THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY PUT THAT MONEY BACK IN. I THINK THIS IS OUR ONLY OPPORTUNITY NOW TO DO THIS FULL 1%. WE CAN DO THAT. A FULL 1%. I JUST CAN'T SUPPORT .5%. I DIDN'T MAKE ANY REQUEST FOR PARKS. I ASKED THAT ITEMS THAT ARE FUNDED FOR DISTRICT THREE REMAIN IN THE BUDGET. AND I MADE TWO OTHER ASKS. ONE WAS FOR THE GREEN CIRCLE AND ONE WAS FOR 1% ACROSS THE BOARD. IT'S SOMETHING I DO EVERY SINGLE TIME A BUDGET IS BROUGHT DOWN. WHETHER THEY BRING DOWN 2% OR 5% I ALWAYS MAKE AN ADDITIONAL REQUEST FOR 1%. I THINK THAT OUR EMPLOYEES DESERVE THAT. COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO TALK TO COUNCIL SERVICES REAL QUICK. SO EVERY SINGLE PERSON KNOWS WHAT'S GOING ON. IF YOU CAN EXPLAIN -- NOW THAT WE'RE ON THIS BILL, CAN YOU EXPLAIN EVERYTHING THAT'S GONE ON AND ALSO ADDING THE WAY THIS ONE WORKS AS WELL? CAN YOU GO THROUGH BOTH NOW? AND EXPLAIN THEM ALL, SO THE PUBLIC AND SO THAT THE PEOPLE HERE IN THE BUILDING AND EVERY COUNCILOR HAS A COMPLETELY CLEAR PICTURE OF WHAT WE ARE DOING HERE? >> COUNCILOR PEÑA, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, I'LL TRY. WITH THE $1.5 BILLION BUDGET THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS. SPECIFICALLY WITH THIS AMENDMENT, WE WORKED WITH THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE CHAIR PERSON GROUT. WE TRIED OUR BEST IN THE CONSTRAINED CIRCUMSTANCES WE WERE GIVEN TO COME UP WITH A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION BROUGHT DOWN FOR OUR RANK AND FILE. IN ADDITION TO THE GREEN CIRCLE. WE KNEW THAT WE WERE GOING TO HAVE TO BRING SOME SKIN TO THE TABLE. AND THAT'S WHY WE CUT SERVICES BY $100,000 AND THE PROFESSIONAL ACCOUNTBABILITY FROM APD SAID THEY DIDN'T NEED THAT FUNDING FROM APD. IT WAS ACTUALLY $1.2 MILLION. COUNCILOR GROUT, AS THE CHAIR PERSON ONLY CUT A MILLION DOLLARS FROM THAT LINE. WE WERE ABLE TO COME UP WITH A HALF A POINT FOR ALL OF OUR EMPLOYEES EXCEPT FIREFIGHTERS. WE WERE ABLE TO LEAVE A LITTLE BIT IN FUND BALANCE, AS THE ADMINISTRATION BUDGET WITH $12,000 FUND BALANCE. WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE THE ADJUSTMENT AND THE REST OF THE BUDGET WITH THE LEADERSHIP OF COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY HERE UNDERSTANDS WHAT'S GOING ON. THAT LAST AMENDMENT GAVE US A FULL 1%? >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THE ONE THAT DID NOT PASS? >> THE ONE THAT DID NOT PASS WAS A FULL 1%. BUT IT CAME WITH SUGGESTIONS OF CUTTING EARLY RETIREMENT A LITTLE BIT MORE, CUTTING PARKS AND RECREATION A LITTLE BIT MORE. SO, THAT'S WHY I BELIEVE THAT FAILED. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: NOW, WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT HERE IS WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS ONE FOR A -- >> BEFORE YOU, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, IS FOR A ONE-HALF PERCENT INCREASE FOR ALL CITY WORKERS OTHER THAN FIREFIGHTERS. BASED ON THE COMMITTEE CHAIR'S DECISION. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE EVERYBODY UNDERSTOOD EXACTLY WHAT'S GOING ON AND THERE'S NO CONFUSION. WE HAD ONE BILL THAT DIDN'T PASS WHICH WAS THE FULL 1%. AND NOW WE HAVE THIS ONE WHERE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A HALF-PERCENT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. COUNCILOR GROUT, FOLLOWED BY COUNCILOR LEWIS. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO ALSO POINT OUT THAT ON THURSDAY, WHEN WE -- WHEN THERE'S AN AMENDMENT PASSED TO PUT THAT $4 MILLION OUT OF RESERVE AND PUT IT INTO THE FUND 265, THAT THEFT FUND BALANCE IN A NEGATIVE POSITION. THIS AMENDMENT ALSO TAKES INTO COUNT WE HAD TO BRING THAT UP TO SPEED. I HAVE A QUESTION. COULD WE -- AT OUR MID-YEAR CLEAN UP, IF THE GRT IS HOLDING STRONG, COULD WE BRING THIS HALF-IMPORTANT AT THAT POINT? HAVE WE CONSIDERED THAT? >> MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR PEÑA COUNCILOR GROUT, I WOULD DEFINITELY DEFER TO THE BUDGET OFFICER, MR. DAVIS. >>COUN. GROUT: MR. DAVIS. >> MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR YES. . >>COUN. GROUT: THAT'S GOOD NEWS. >> I WOULD QUALIFY, SUBJECT TO NEGOTIATION. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. WE HAVE COUNCILOR LEWIS AND COUNCILOR ROGERS AND WE'RE GOING TO GO BACK TO COUNCILOR GROUT TO CLOSE. >>COUN. LEWIS: THANK YOU. I WOULDN'T WANT ANYBODY TO THINK MR. MOTSCO HAD A -- WE COULD GIVE A HALF PERCENT TO ALL THE WORKERS. OR WE CAN GO ON TO ANOTHER ONE AND SEE IF WE CAN PUT THAT FULL PERCENT BACK. THAT'S REALLY THE DIFFERENCE ON THESE TWO. >>COUN. PEÑA: COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. I JUST HAVE A QUESTION. HAS THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE EVER DONE A RAISE FOR EMPLOYEES MIDDLE OF THE YEAR? HISTORICALLY, HAVE WE EVER DONE THAT? >> MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR ROGERS, I HAVE NOT BEEN HERE LONG ENOUGH TO HAVE SEEN THAT HAPPEN IN SEVEN OR EIGHT YEARS. I'M NOT SURE IF MR. DAVIS CAN COMMENT ON THAT? >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU. OUTSIDE OF THE CLASS AND COMP STUDY, BECAUSE WE KNOW HOW THAT WORK. >> COUNCILOR ROGERS, YES. WE DO ADJUST OUR WAGES OUTSIDE OF THE ANNUAL BUDGET PROCESS. I DON'T SEE IT BEING ANY DIFFERENT WHETHER IT'S CLASS AND COMP OR MID-YEAR. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. WE ARE BACK TO COUNCILOR GROUT TO CLOSE. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. I WANT TO ALSO POINT OUT THAT ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THE OPEN SPACE IS IMPORTANT IS WE ARE HAVING A LOT OF WIND RIGHT NOW. THERE'S LOT OF -- IT'S ALSO DRY. AND MAKING SURE THAT IS FUNDED AND SEWE -- SO WE CAN HAVE THE FIRE MITIGATION. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND FOR FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TEN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY YES. THOSE OPPOSED, NO. WE WILL MOVE ON TO -- IT FAILS. DIDN'T I SAY THAT? THAT MOTION FAILS. IT PASSED. I WANTED IT TO FAIL. WE'RE ON TO FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER 1 1. THIS IS MYSELF. I'M GOING TO READ TO YOU THE EXPLANATION. THIS IS ON PAGE SEVEN, AFTER LINE 31, INSERT THE FOLLOWING. THIS IS FOR THE YOUNG ADULT HOUSING TREATMENT AND NAVIGATION CENTER. THIS IS $2.3 MILLION. THIS AMENDMENT APPROPRIATES $2.3 MILLION FROM THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ABATEMENT FUND 201 FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES. AND THIS IS FOR THE YOUNG ADULT HOUSING AND TREATMENT NAVIGATION CENTER. THIS IS -- LET ME -- I'LL READ IT. NEW MEXICO HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF YOUTH HOMELESSNESS IN THE NATION, YET LACKS OPTIONS TAILORED TO THE UNIQUE NEEDS. OTHER COUNCILORS HAVE WORKED ON THIS YOUTH CENTER. I THINK SPECIFICALLY COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, COUNCILOR GROUT, AND MADAM CHAIR BASSAN. I KNOW TALKING WITH COUNCILOR GROUT SHE SAID SHE NEEDED TO VAN AMENDMENT IN ORDER TO ADDRESS OPERATIONS TOWARD THE NAVIGATION CENTER. AND I'M SAYING THIS AMENDMENT SAYS THAT WE SHOULD TAKE THIS OUT OF THE OPIOID MONEY, WHICH I THINK THIS IS AN APPROPRIATE USE OF IT. I WOULD MOVE APPROVAL OF FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER 11. THERE'S A SECOND BY COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILOR ROGERS. . >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS FITS INTO THE PLAN THAT WE PASSED. WE ACTUALLY TOOK IT OUT OF THE ADMINISTRATION'S APPROPRIATION BILL BECAUSE IT DIDN'T FIT INTO THE GUARDRAILS OF TREATMENT. I'VE NEVER HEARD THAT THE YOUNG ADULT SHELTER WAS GOING TO DO TREATMENT UNTIL THIS. DID THE PLAN CHANGE SO WE COULD USE THAT FUNDING? THAT WAS NEVER A PART OF THE PLAN THAT I HAVE HEARD TO DO TREATMENT AT THE YOUTH SHELTER. CAN SOMEONE HELP ME UNDERSTAND THAT? >>COUN. PEÑA: COUNCILOR ROGERS, THIS WAS JUST A REQUEST. THIS WAS COUNCILOR GROUT THAT HAD SAID THEY NEEDED MONEY FOR THE OPERATIONS. IT DOESN'T FALL WITHIN THE GUARDRAILS THAT THE COUNCIL ESTABLISHED WITH THE WORKING GROUP THAT YOU GUYS ARE ON. WHAT IT DOES DO IS I THINK IT FALLS IN LINE WITH USE OF THE OPIOID MONEY AND ALL THE CRITERIA THAT IS THERE. I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN ASK MS. KEEFE IF YOU FEEL IT WOULD FALL IN LINE WITH THAT. >> THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. I WAS JUST CONSULTING WITH HHH ON THAT ISSUE. I THINK IT COULD. BECAUSE THIS -- NOT EVERYONE IS GOING TO BE IN RECOVERY OR HAVE A SUBSTANCE USE OR OPIOID USE DISORDER. SOME PEOPLE WILL. IF THERE'S AN ALLOCATION OR JUST MAKE SURE THAT THE AMOUNT SPENT EQUATES TO THE AMOUNT THAT WOULD BE SPENT ON THOSE KIND OF SERVICES, THEN I THINK IT WOULD BE OKAY. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. I THINK THE QUESTION I'M ASKING IS WHEN DID TREATMENT BECOME A PART OF THE PLAN AT THIS SHELTER? BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A PART OF THE PLAN ORIGINALLY. AND THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WAS VERY CLEAR, NOT OUR PLAN, BUT THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WAS VERY CLEAR WE COULD NOT SUPPLANT FUNDING. THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THIS IS, IN MY OPINION. WHEN DID -- MAYBE THIS IS FOR HHH. ONE DID TREATMENT BECOME A PART OF THIS PLAN? OF ALL THE CONVERSATIONS I'VE HAD, EVEN COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN AND COUNCILOR GROUT NEVER TALKED ABOUT TREATMENT. I KNOW WE HIGHLY FUND SERENITY MESA TO DO YOUTH DETOX. WHEN DID THIS BECOME PART OF THE PLAN? >> VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR ROGERS, ALL OF OUR HOUSING NAVIGATION CENTERS WE CALL HOUSING AND TREATMENT NAVIGATION CENTERS. THE IDEA IS THAT WE NAVIGATE PEOPLE TO TREATMENT. YOU COULD, IF WE WANTED, THIS IS IMPORTANT TO FUND THE PROGRAM BECAUSE IT'S NOT CURRENTLY FUNDED. YOU COULD USE IT WITH OPIOID FUNDING AND IT WOULD FALL WITHIN THE GUIDELINES OF THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. IN ORDER TO DO THAT IT WOULD BE -- >>COUN. ROGERS: MY QUESTION IS WHEN DID IT BECOME PART OF THE PLAN FOR THIS SHELTER. I'VE NEVER HEARD THIS BEFORE. WHEN DID THIS BECOME PART OF THE PLAN? >> COUNCILOR ROGERS, I'M NOT GOING TO SAY IT BECAME PART OF THE FOCUS AS FAR AS TREATMENT GOES. THE GUIDELINES TALK ABOUT PREVENTION AND PREVENTING CLIENTS FROM GOING INTO ADDICTION. SO, IT DOES ALIGN WITH THAT. WE ALSO KNOW THERE'S A PORTION OF THE POPULATION THAT STRUGGLES WITH SUBSTANCE USE. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. I THINK THE ISSUE IS THE CONVERSATION I HAD WITH THE ADMINISTRATION WHEN WE TOOK IT OUT OF THE APPROPRIATION BECAUSE YOU TRIED IT IN THE APPROPRIATION AND WE TOOK IT OUT. SO WE ALREADY HAD THESE CONVERSATIONS. AND THE ADMINISTRATION SHUT HAVE PUT IT IN THE BUDGET. YOU DIDN'T BUDGET FOR IT. YOU PURPOSELY, IN MY OPINION, LEFT IT OUT SO YOU CAN USE THIS POT OF MONEY. THAT, I CANNOT SUPPORT. >>COUN. PEÑA: COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR WHEN WE HAD OUR DISCUSSION ON FRIDAY MORNING. WE NEED TO FIGURE THIS COST OF LIVING INCREASE OUT AND WE ALSO NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO WITH THE HOMELESS SHELTER. BECAUSE THE ADMINISTRATION DIDN'T PUT ANYTHING IN. SO, THIS IS WHAT WE THOUGHT OF. AND WE HAD THAT DISCUSSION. IN THE MEANTIME, I WAS THINKING WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO? BECAUSE I DIDN'T LIKE THIS DIRECTION. SHE AND I THINK ALIKE SOMETIMES, AND WE FUNDRAISE A LOT FOR THE YOUTH SHELTER. THERE IS MONEY AVAILABLE. SO, WE CAN FUND IT A DIFFERENT WAY. I ALSO -- THE NAVIGATION CENTER FOR THE YOUTH SHELTER, WHEN WE STARTED THIS THREE AND A HALF YEARS AGO, IT WAS INTENDED FOR KIDS THAT WERE COMING OUT OF FOSTER CARE. BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT A LOT OF THOSE CHILDREN DON'T HAVE HOMES. AND THEY END UP ON THE STREET. AND THEY END UP ADDICTED TO THINGS. SO, MY GOAL IS TO GET FOLKS BEFORE THEY HAVE THOSE ISSUES. AND LIKE YOU -- SERENITY MESA DOES A GOOD JOB OF TAKING CARE OF THOSE KIDS WITH ADDICTION ISSUES GETS THEM HEALTHY AGAIN. I THINK THE NAVIGATION CENTER IS FOR THOSE. I SEE IT NOW. I WILL SAY THERE WILL BE PEOPLE THAT DO HAVE THOSE ISSUES AND WE'LL GET THEM SOME HELP. BUT FUNDING 2.3 OUT OF THE OPIOID FUNDING IS A LITTLE BIT MUCH. I AM NOT GOING TO VOTE FOR THIS. WE'LL FUND IT A DIFFERENT WAY. >>COUN. PEÑA: ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. I WANT TO SAY THAT I HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE LEADS ON THIS PROJECT SINCE IT STARTED THREE AND A HALF YEARS AGO. IT WAS THE VERY FIRST PROJECT I WORKED ON. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET TO WORK ON IT WITH COUNCILOR GROUT AND COUNCILOR BASSAN. WE HAVE BEEN PUSHING FOR THIS. WE'VE RAISED AROUND $17 MILLION. AND SOME OF IT WAS CAPITAL DOLLARS. SOME OF IT WAS FLEXIBLE DOLLARS. A LOT OF IT WAS ARPA DOLLARS. SO, I UNDERSTAND WHAT HAPPENED WHEN THE ADMINISTRATION SENT DOWN A ZERO DOLLAR AND THIS WAS THE PLAN WAS TO TAKE MONEY OUT OF THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT TO SHOW THAT THE GUARDRAILS THIS BODY DON'T WORK, BUT THEY DON'T. EVEN IF YOU SCREAM TO ME THAT WE DON'T AND WE NEED TO DO MORE FUND-RAISING, WE'LL DO THAT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THE NAVIGATION TREATMENT CENTER OPERATES QUICKLY. WE HAVE THE FUNDS. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THE GUARDRAILS THIS BODY PLACED ON THE OPIOID SETTLEMENT FUNDS STAY IN PLACE. I'M NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS EITHER. THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. WITH THAT, I THINK THAT'S THE END OF THE QUESTIONS. I WILL CLOSE. JUST BY SAYING, THANK YOU COUNCILOR GROUT, FOR ACKNOWLEDGING THIS IS NOT THE ADMINISTRATION THAT PUT THIS FORWARD. THIS IS A TELEPHONE CONVERSATION THAT COUNCILOR GROUT ASKED ABOUT FINDING SOME MONEY FOR THE OPERATIONS. I SAID THAT WAS EASY. IT'S THE OPIOID MONEY. I DIDN'T CALL THE ADMINISTRATION BETWEEN OUR CONVERSATION. I THINK THIS IS A REALLY GOOD SOURCE. I'M GOING TO END BY SAYING THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE ALL THE WORK THAT EVERYBODY DID ON THE COMMITTEE TO REALLY FIGURE OUT HOW TO USE THE OPIOID MONEY. I JUST, FOR ME, MY CONCERN AND I'M GOING TO BEAT A DEAD HORSE. JUST TO SAY THAT I REALLY FELT WHEN WE SENT THAT MONEY OUT AND SOME OF THE ALLOCATIONS THAT WERE MADE, I THINK WE REALLY NEEDED TO LOOK WITHIN OUR OWN HOUSE AND OUR OWN BUDGET TO ENSURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY VOIDS OR ANY NEEDS FOR THE SERVICES THAT WE HAVE ALREADY ONGOING. SOME OF THE CONVERSATIONS THAT WE'RE HAVING TODAY ARE ABOUT THE LACK OF FUNDING TO PROVIDE SOME OF THESE SERVICES. SO, I REALLY THINK THE OPIOID MONEY SHOULD HAVE STAYED HERE AND COUNCILORS SHOULD HAVE BEEN MAKING THAT DECISION AS AN ENTIRE BODY ON WHERE THAT MONEY SHOULD GO. WHEN COUNCILOR GROUT ASKED ME OVER THE PHONE, AND I DIDN'T HAVE CHANCE TO CALLED MIN, I DID SAY THE OPIOID MONEY. WITH THAT, I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. ALL THOSE FAVOR OF FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER 11? RAISE YOUR HAND. OPPOSED NO. THAT MOTION FAILS. NOW -- I'M GOING TO ASK A QUESTION. I THINK THAT'S BASICALLY -- WE'RE GOING TO GO TO OUR PUBLIC COMMENTERS. I HAVE TWO FLOOR AMENDMENTS THAT ARE STILL IN THE PACKET. AND THEY MIRROR. OFFICIALLY, CAN I MOVE THOSE AMENDMENTS AGAIN? >> COUNCILOR PEÑA, AS LONG AS YOU DON'T MOVE AN AMENDMENT THAT FAILED, YOU DO HAVE TWO IN THE HOPPER YOU CAN MOVE THEM. >>COUN. PEÑA: CORRECT. COUNCILOR LEWIS, DID YOUR AMENDMENT PASS? I MEAN, DID COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN AND COUNCILOR BASSAN'S PASS OR FAIL? >>COUN. GROUT: IT FAILED. >>COUN. PEÑA: OKAY. I HAVE FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER J. THAT WOULD BE FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER 12. TALK ABOUT BEATING A DEAD HORSE. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE AMENDMENT NUMBER 12. I'LL MAKE THIS SIMPLE. AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO TRY AND SEE IF WE CAN GET A 1% TO OUR CITY EMPLOYEES. THE SAME ARGUMENT THAT I SAID EARLIER WAS THAT JUST LIKE WE CAN DO A, MAYBE, WE CAN DO AN INCREASE MID-YEAR, WE CAN DO NAN CREASE MID-YEAR FOR SOME OF THE THINGS IN THIS THAT WERE CUT LIKE THE OPEN SPACE AND OTHER ITEMS THAT WERE OF CONCERN TO SOME COUNCILORS. WITH THAT, I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FLOOR AMENDMENT 12. IS THERE A SECOND? THERE'S A SECOND BY COUNCILOR ROGERS. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH WHAT THE DIFFERENCES ARE? I'M TRYING TO DO IT REALLY QUICKLY. IT SEEMS LIKE IT'S VERY SIMILAR TO THE ONE THAT FAILED EARLIER, BUT THERE ARE CHANGES. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS STILL REDUCING PARK MANAGEMENT BY $224,000. STILL REDUCING THE PUBLIC LIBRARY BY $100,000. REDUCING EARLY RETIREMENT BY LESS. AND STILL REDUCING THE INFORMATION SERVICES BY $96,000. IS THERE ANY OTHER DIFFERENCE? I'M SORRY, STILL REDUCING OPEN SPACE MANAGEMENT BY THE $509,000. AGAIN, THE INTERNSHIPS THAT WOULD BE GETTING PEOPLE JOBS ARE STILL CUT AND THE OPEN SPACE MANAGEMENT FOR THE FIRE MITIGATION IS STILL CUT. I'M WONDERING IF THERE'S ANY OTHER CHANGES THAT I CAN'T SEE RIGHT WITH THIS QUICK OF A REVIEW? >>COUN. PEÑA: J TAKES OUT THE ONE THAT DIDN'T PASS. DELETE SECTION FOUR. >>COUN. PEÑA: I THINK I'M GOING TO WITH DRAW MY AMENDMENT. AGAIN, UNFORTUNATE TURN OF EVENTS. NO. I CAN WITHDRAW. WE NEED A MOTION TO WITHDRAW? WE DON'T NEED A MOTION TO WITHDRAW RIGHT? OKAY. THANK YOU. WE'RE WITHDRAWING THE MOTION. I THINK THAT CONCLUDES OUR PACKET. NOW, WE WILL MOVE TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS ANAMI FOLLOWED BY THERESA. THERESA FOLLOWED BY JANET. >> GOOD EVENING. FIRST AND FOREMOST, I'M IN SHOCK AND FILLED WITH DEEP EXCITEMENT AND GRATITUDE AND WOULD LIKE TO THANK COUNCILOR SANCHEZ FOR HIS SUPPORT OF THE $250,000 FOR THE DVSA COMMISSION. THE DVSA COMMISSION SUBMITTED A $6.1 MILLION REQUEST NOT BECAUSE WE'RE ASKING MORE BUT BECAUSE THIS IS NOW WHAT'S REQUIRED TO KEEP DOORS OWN AND SERVICES STABLE. PROGRAMS ARE NAVIGATING FEDERAL GRANT CANCELLATION AND DENIALS AND UNPRECEDENTED CUTS. WE ARE STRETCHED THIN AND MANY WILL NOT SURVIVE WITH CITY LEVEL FUNDING WITH THE STATE ONLY FUNDING $2 MILLION FROM THE $10 MILLION WHICH IS $64,000 PER PROGRAM BARELY ENOUGH TO FUND TWO ADVOCATES FOR PER POSITION. THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT EMERGENCY SHELTER WHICH WE'RE IN SUPPORT OF FUNDING. THE ASK IS ABOUT SAFETY LONG-TERM HOUSING AND LANGUAGE ACCESSIBILITY AND SHELTER AND LEGAL SERVICES AND CULTURALLY SPECIFIC SERVICE FOR IMMIGRANT SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES. PLEASE CONSIDER SUPPORTING COUNCILOR SANCHEZ AND ALSO DONATING AND SUPPORTING THE COMMISSION WITH FURTHER FUNDING. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. >> JANET FOLLOWED BY LISA. LISA FOLLOWED BY MARSLEN. >> COUNCILORS, I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHO IS PAYING -- THIS IS PERTINENT TO THE BUDGET. WHO IS PAYING THE $2 MILLION FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD? WAS THAT $2 MILLION HELPING WITH THE 1% RAISE BECAUSE THAT WOULD TAKE CARE OF SEVERAL DIFFERENT CONCERNS. OKAY. WELL, IS THERE A WAY WE CAN ENSURE THAT WE ARE NOT, IN DISTRICT THREE AND DISTRICT SIX, AT RISK BECAUSE WE HAVE NO PROTECTION. WE SEE THAT WE HAVE A DECREASE IN A LOT OF AREAS THAT GIVE US SOME SAFETY, SOME HELP. AND THOSE ARE GETTING TAKEN AWAY. HOW CAN WE IN THIS BUDGET THAT'S BEING VOTED ON AND PROPOSED -- WHAT ARE SOME SAFEGUARDS TO HELP US AND FOR WHEN THE POLICE START COMING AFTER US AS THEY'RE PURSUING WHATEVER THEY'RE PURSUING? I DON'T SEE ANYTHING IN THE BUDGET THAT WILL HELP US. >> MARSLEN FOLLOWED BY SACHI. SACHI FOLLOWED BY SHERIE. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, I AM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE NEW MEXICO ASIAN FAMILY CENTER. I ECHO THERESA IN HER APPRECIATION OF COUNCILOR SANCHEZ FOR INTRODUCING THE AMENDMENT OF $250,000 FOR THE DVSA COMMISSION AND TO THE WHOLE COUNCIL FOR APPROVING THAT AMENDMENT. THIS IS A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. AND ORGANIZATIONS ACROSS ALBUQUERQUE CONTINUE TO BE UNDERFUNDED. AS I SHARED BEFORE, ORGANIZATIONS LIKE NMAFC ARE FACING DAILY THREATS TO FUNDING THAT SERVE SURVIVORS IN YOUR COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION TO FIELDING THESE UNCERTAINTIES, WE'RE ALSO FIGHTING TO FIND ARE SOURCES TO HAVE OPERABLE FACILITIES. NOT ONLY DO WE HAVE UNEXPECTED COST FOR THE NECESSARY RENOVATIONS, BUT WE ALSO CAN'T AFFORD TO SIMULTANEOUSRY RENT OFFICE SPACE WHILE ALSO RENOVATING OUR NEW FACILITIES. EXTREMELY GENEROUS ORGANIZATIONS LIKE HAVE OFFERED TO SHARE LIMITED SPACE WITH WITH OUR STAFF BY HAVING STAFF WORK FROM HOME TO HAVE A SAFE LOCATION TO MEET WITH SURVIVORS. WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO RELY ON OTHER NONPROFIT FOR THIS AND I URGE YOU TO PLEASE SUPPORT US IN PROVIDING MORE SERVICES AND MONEY TO THE COALITION. >> SHERIE FOLLOWED BY JODY. JODY FOLLOWED BY AUGUSTINE. >> GOOD EVENING, CITY COUNCILORS, VICE PRESIDENT. THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, FOR GIVING US THAT $250,000. INVESTING IN OUR LOCAL RAPE CRISIS CENTER AND DOMESTIC ASSAULT SERVICE IS NOT ONLY ABOUT -- AND HEALING FOR EVERY MEMBER IN THE COMMUNITY. IT'S A TANGIBLE DEMONSTRATION THAT THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE'S COMMITMENT IS TO JUSTICE, COMPASSION AND A FUTURE WHERE SURVIVORS CAN REBUILD LIVES. WE'RE ASKING THE CITY COUNCIL TO INVEST $6.15 MILLION TO SUPPORT THESE ESSENTIAL VICTIM SERVICES ACROSS THE CITY. THE DEDICATED FUNDING WITH WILL PROVIDE A VITAL LIFELEN FOR SURVIVORS, STRENGTHENING THE OPPORTUNITY TO OFFER SERVICE FOR TRAUMA INFORMED SUPPORT INCLUDING EMERGENCY SHELTERS, COUNSELING, LEGAL AID, AND BY APPROVING THE SIGNIFICANT ALLOCATION THIS COUNCIL HAS THE POWERFUL OPPORTUNITY TO DIRECTLY ADDRESS THE URGENT NEED OF SURVIVORS. THIS IS NOT MERELY AN EXPENDITURE, IT IS AN INVESTMENT IN THE WELL BEING AND SECURITY OF OUR COMMUNITY. AND IT IS DEMONSTRATING WE STAND FIRMLY WITH THOSE IN NEED MOST. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. >> AUGUSTINE FOLLOWED BY JOEL. >> GOOD EVENING. I AM THE M SERIES PRESIDENT. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE UNION. WE APPRECIATE ALL OF YOUR EFFORTS YOU'RE MAKING. THE REALITY IS WHEN YOU INVEST IN THE EMPLOYEES YOU INVEST IN THE CITY. WE HAD A CLASS AND COMP STUDY THAT HAS BEEN DONE. THERE'S BEEN SOME TIME AND THOSE NUMBERS AREN'T VERY RELEVANT. WE'RE REALLY BEHIND IN BRINGING FAIR PAY TO OUR GUYS AND PEOPLE AND TO THE PEOPLE WHO HELP RUN THE CITY AND RUN ALL THESE PROGRAMS. PLEASE CONSIDER THIS. ALSO, LAST YEAR, UNCLASSIFIED EMPLOYEES GOT A 5% RAISE. SOMETIMES WE FEEL LIKE WE'RE THE LAST FLAP. WE WOULD LIKE YOU GUYS TO MAKE US YOUR PRIORITY. THANK YOU. >> JOEL FOLLOWED BY DAVID. >> GOOD EVENING, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I AM A STAFF REPRESENTATIVE WITH COUNCIL 18 WHO REPRESENTS THE FOUR DIFFERENT BARGAINING UNITS WITHIN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. I JUST WANTED TO ECHO A RILL BIT OF WHAT MY BROTHER AUGUSTINE HAD TO SAY. WE APPRECIATE THE WORK YOU GUYS ARE PUTTING INTO THIS. IT DOES FEEL -- WE HEAR IT. WE HEAR IT FROM PEOPLE SAYING IT. I WISH MORE PEOPLE WOULD HAVE SUPPORTED COUNCILOR PEÑA'S AMENDMENTS IN HERE. I KNOW THAT IT GOT ONE PROGRAM PITTED AGAINST ANOTHER ONE. PEOPLE HAVE TO REMEMBER ONE THING, SOMEONE HAS TO BE THERE TO RUN THESE THINGS. THE WORKERS HAVE TO BE IN THESE PROGRAMS AND DEPARTMENTS IN ORDER FOR THEM TO RUN. WE CAN SIT HERE AND TALK ABOUT WHAT WE'RE FUNDING AND WHAT'S NOT BEING FUNDED BY THE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS, BUT IF THERE'S NOBODY IN THERE TO DO IT WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF IT? THAT'S ALL WE'RE ASKING FOR. THAT FAIR SHAKE. NO ONE HAD A PROBLEM. SITTING THERE AND FIXING -- WHEN THEY HEAR GREEN CIRCLE -- THIS IS TO GET US TO THE MINIMUM. THAT'S WHERE WE'RE AT. NO ONE HAD A PROBLEM DOING IT FOR THE NONBARGAINING EMPLOYEES IN HERE. SIX MONTHS AGO. THAT'S ALL WE'RE ASKING FOR IS THE SAME LEVEL PLAYING FIELD. THANK YOU. >> DAVID FOLLOWED BY MONET. MONET FOLLOWED BY ANN ON ZOOM. ANN ON ZOOM. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL MEMBERS. I AM THE CEO OF PROSPERITY WORKS. I'M HERE TO SHARE THE IMPORTANCE OF THE PARTNERSHIP WE HAVE WITH THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. WE'VE PARTNERED TO BRING ENERGY EFFICIENCY UP GRADES TO LIMITED INCOME PEOPLE IN ALBUQUERQUE. THESE HELP OUR NEIGHBORS STAY COOL IN THE SUMMER AND WARM IN THE WINTER. I WAS SURPRISED THE BUDGET WAS CHANGED THAT ELIMINATED MOST OF THE FUNDING AND SUSTAINABILITY CONTRACT SERVICES LINE ITEM. IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS WE'VE CONTRACTED WITH THE CITY FOR $100,000 ANNUALLY. AFTER THE AMENDMENT TO THE BUDGET, THE AMOUNT THAT IS AVAILABLE IS $25,000 IN THE LINE ITEM. WE APPRECIATE THE LONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND THE SUPPORT OF THE COUNCIL FOR COLLABORATIVE WORK. I UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH WORK IT IS TO PUT TOGETHER A QUALITY BUDGET. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT THE FUNDING FOR THE SUSTAINABILITY CONTRACT SERVICES BE REINSTATED AT THE $100,000 LEVEL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> MONET, GO AHEAD. >> I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF MONET. I'M THE ENTRY DIRECTOR FOR THE COALITION TO END HOMELESSNESS. AND WE'RE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE 768-HELP. AT THE COALITION WE OPERATE ON BEHALF OF THE CITY. WE'RE HERE TO URGE THE CITY NOT TO CUT FUNDING FOR THE VITAL RESOURCE. THIS IS A RESOURCE PALESTINE AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS. THOSE ARE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS, OR PERSON FLEEING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING. THE LINE HANDLES BETWEEN 1500 AND 3500 CALLS A MONTH, CONNECTING PEOPLE WITH ESSENTIAL SERVICES. CUTTING FUNDING WOULD HAVE A HUGE NEGATIVE IMPACT ON THE CITY AND SERVICES SYSTEM. BEFORE I LEFT THE OFFICE, WE HAD 51 NEW TEXTS, 14 EMAILS AND 126 VOICE MAILS THAT WE WERE TRYING TO RESPOND TO. THE CITY IS OUR SOLE FUNDER OF THIS RESOURCE LINE. CUTTING THIS FUNDING WITH WOULD FORCE US TO LAYOFF STAFF AND OVERWHELM OVERWHELM SERVICE PROVIDERS. THIS WOULD ALSO JEOPARDIZE THE CITY'S ALLEGATION TO MEET CONTINUING CARE FUNDING REQUIREMENTS. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. >> IT IS A HUGE NECESSITY IN THE COMMUNITY. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. NOW, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP THE FLOOR FOR -- THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT, CORRECT? >> YES, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. >>COUN. PEÑA: NOW, WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE FLOOR UP TO DISCUSSION. COUNCILORS, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THE BILL AS AMENDED? COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. I JUST REALLY WANTED TO SAY THAT WE WORKED HARD ON THE BUDGET. THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT CAME THROUGH THAT I THINK WERE REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ME AND FOR SOME OF THE FOLKS THAT I SUPPORTED AT THE LAST. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE WORK TOGETHER TO GET THIS THROUGH. ANOTHER THING THAT'S IMPORTANT IS THAT I REALLY WANT TO SUPPORT OUR RANK AND FILE EMPLOYEES. I CALL THEM OUR SUPER STAR EMPLOYEES. THOSE ARE THE EMPLOYEES THAT EVERY SINGLE DAY TOUCH THE LIVES OF OUR CITY AND THEY'RE OUT THERE WALKING AND TALKING WITH OUR CONSTITUENTS EVERY SINGLE DAY. I THINK OUR SUPER STAR EMPLOYEES ARE THE ONES THAT NEED TO BE FOCUSED ON. WHEN I WAS A POLICE OFFICER THEY SAID FIELD SERVICES WAS THE BACKBONE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE FIELD SERVICES DOING THE JOB, THE PERCEPTION OF POLICE WAS NOT THERE. IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE SAME PERCEPTION WITH OUR RANK AND FILE EMPLOYEES, THOSE THAT TOUCH EVERY LIVE OF OVER CITIZEN OUT THERE, THEN WE'RE NOT MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICES. WE HAVE AN OVER-BLOATED ADMINISTRATION AS IT IS. AND I THINK IF THE ADMINISTRATION ACTUALLY RISED AND MADE SOME OF THE CUTS WHERE CUTS NEED TO BE MADE, I THINK THESE PEOPLE COULD BE FUNDED. I THINK IT'S ONE OF THOSE VERY FUNDAMENTAL TASKS. THAT'S ONE THING. IT'S SO FUNDAMENTAL, IT'S THE BASICS OF CITY GOVERNMENT. IT'S THE BASICS OF THE POLICE. THE PEOPLE AT THE BOTTOM NEED TO HAVE PURPOSE. THEY NEED TO BE APPRECIATED. I THINK WE NEED TO REALLY WORK HARD AND MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE. I WANTED TO SAY THANKS TO THE RANK AND FILE POLICE OFFICERS. THE RANK AND FILE SIT A WORKERS. FOR DOING THE HARD JOB. BECAUSE YOU REPRESENT US. YOU'RE THE ONES WEARING THE UNIFORMS. YOU'RE THE ONES OUT THERE TOUCHING EVERY ONE OF OUR LIVES. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO ASK, BASED ON THE LAST PUBLIC COMMENT, THE $180,000. I JUST WANTED TO ASK THE ADMINISTRATION, WITH THAT FUNDING GOING AWAY, WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR THE 768-HELP LINE? >> COUNCILOR PEÑA, COUNCILOR ROGERS, THE PROSPERITY WORKS -- >>COUN. ROGERS: THE COALITION TO END HOMELESSNESS, SPECIFICALLY THAT PUBLIC COMMENTER. >> COUNCILOR PEÑA, COUNCILOR ROGERS, I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER TO THAT AT THE MOMENT. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU WERE -- COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. PEÑA: COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: I JUST WANT TO THANK THE BUDGET CHAIR FOR ALL OF HER WORK. I THINK THAT MANY COUNCILORS WORKED REALLY HARD ON THIS BUDGET. I REALLY DID APPRECIATE -- WE WERE ASKED WHAT OUR PRIORITIES WERE. I THINK EVERYONE SAID PAY INCREASES, BUT I THINK THE CHAIR TRIED VERY, VERY HARD TO GET SOME OF OUR PRIORITIES -- EVERYONE'S PRIORITIES IN THIS BUDGET. I'M VERY THANKFUL FOR THAT. I AM PROUD OF THE RESULTING BUDGET. I THINK WE WERE ABLE TO GET 2.5% RAISE FOR ALL THE STAFF. GET THOSE GREEN CIRCLE FOLKS UP, WHILE ALSO MAINTAINING FUNDING FOR REALLY IMPORTANT PROGRAMS THAT HELP CHILDREN GET JOBS AND PROTECT OUR BOSQUE AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY. I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE COW CHAIR. >>COUN. PEÑA: COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. I'D LIKE TO THAT KNOW THE COUNCILORS FOR WORKING WITH ME. IT HAS BEEN A PLEASURE. IT'S BEEN HARD. WE HAD LITTLE TO WORK WITH. I THINK THAT WE CAME UP WITH -- WE DIDN'T CHANGE VERY MUCH. I WISH WE HAD MORE. OR I WISH WE HAD MORE TO WORK WITH. I AM HOPEFUL THAT THIS YEAR OUR REVENUES WILL PICK UP. AND WE'LL HAVE SOME EXTRA FUNDS AND WE'LL BE ABLE TO DO A MID-YEAR CLEAN UP AND GET A BETTER RAISE FOR EVERYBODY. I WOULD LIKE THAT VERY MUCH. I'D LIKE TO THANK THE STAFF AND I'D LIKE TO THANK THE ADMINISTRATION. WE HAD SOME CHALLENGES, BUT THE LAST FEW DAYS HAVE BEEN MUCH BETTER. THANK YOU. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS BILL. >>COUN. PEÑA: WE WEREN'T CLOSING QUITE YET. COUNCILOR LEWIS. >>COUN. LEWIS: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. A LOT OF GOOD THINGS IN THIS BUDGET, LIKE THERE ALWAYS IS. AND A LOT OF THINGS I CAN SUPPORT. THE REALITY IS THIS BUDGET DOESN'T LOWER ANY COSTS TO THE PEOPLE THAT PAY FOR THE ENTIRE BUDGET. THEY PAY FOR EVERYBODY, ALL THE ADMINISTRATION, EVERY SITTING HERE TONIGHT. IT DOESN'T PUT ANY MONEY BACK INTO THEIR POCKETS. IT CONTINUES TO RAISE FEES. EIGHT YEARS AGO, THIS COUNCIL RAISED TAXES AT THE MAYOR'S RECOMMENDATION WITHOUT EVEN GOING TO THE VOTERS. THAT'S ALL WE'VE DONE OVER THE LAST EIGHT YEARS IS THIS IS A BUDGET THAT'S ALMOST DOUBLED IN SIZE OPERATINGING BUDGET. YOU KNOW, ALL THE WRONG DEPARTMENTS GET BIGGER AND BIGGER. FULLY FUNDED AND FULLY STAFFED. THE MAYOR'S APPOINTEE AND CLASSIFIED STAFF WHO GETS RAISES ALL THE TIME. THIS BUDGET COULD HAVE DONE THAT FOR OUR WORKERS. IT COULD HAVE GIVE A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF INCREASE TO THE PEOPLE WHO DO THE MOST WORK IN THE CITY. IT DIDN'T DO THAT. THIS BUDGET DOESN'T SAVE ANY MONEY. IT DOESN'T PUT ANY MONEY INTO CAPITAL. IT COULD HAVE DONE THAT. IF WE JUST LOOKED AT A COUPLE PERCENT OR TAKEN THE INCREASE AND -- FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY IS SPENDING LESS THAN YOU HAVE AND TURN THAT CAPITAL PROJECTS THAT WE COULD HAVE BUILT SOME GREAT THINGS WITH. BY DOING THAT. THIS BUDGET CUTS POLICE OFFICERS. IT HAS NO VISION FOR HIRING ANY MORE POLICE OFFICERS. AT THE MAYORS RECOMMENDATION IT CUTS $5.4 MILLION OUT OF NEW HIRES. AND THIS IS THE ADMINISTRATION THAT JUST DOESN'T HAVE A VISION. NOT INSPIRED IN ANY WAY TO PUT MORE OFFICERS ON THE STREET. NOT EVEN A STATUS QUO BUDGET. IT CELEBRATES FAILURE. IT CELEBRATES THE FAILURE OF THE LAST YEAR AND THE LAST EIGHT YEARS. NO SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN HOMELESSNESS IN OUR CITY. NO SIGNIFICANT DECREASE IN CRIME IN OUR CITY. GOOD PEOPLE IN OUR DEPARTMENT. GOOD DIRECTORS. SOME PEOPLE I KNOW THAT WORK HARD. UNFORTUNATELY, WE'RE IN A TOUGH SPOT. THERE'S NOT A WHOLE LOT ON THIS BUDGET THAT I CAN SUPPORT. I DON'T THINK IT SERVES THE PEOPLE OF THE CITY VERY WELL. THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR LEWIS. ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? I WILL, BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO COUNCILOR GROUT TO CLOSE. I'LL START OFF BY SAYING THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR WORK BEING BUDGET CHAIR IS REALLY TOUGH. I APPRECIATE YOUR TENACITY AND YOU'RE WILLING TO WORK WITH EVERYONE AND TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE. I UNDERSTAND, LIKE WE TALKED ABOUT, I HAVE BEEN IN THIS POSITION. WE DON'T HAVE MUCH MONEY TO WORK WITH. I'M THANKFUL THAT MY DISTRICT THREE PROJECTS REMAINED IN THE BUDGET. I AM THANKFUL THAT YOU ADDED THE GREEN CIRCLE THAT WAS MY REQUEST. UNFORTUNATELY, HALF A PERCENT IS HALF A PERCENT. I'M JUST HAVING A REALLY HARD TIME GRASPING THAT. AGAIN, MR. VILLAREAL SAID, THE PROJECTS WE'RE AFRAID OF BEING CUT, BUT THEY DO THE WORK. THEY MAINTAIN THE PARKS. I REALLY HAVE A HARD TIME. WE COULDN'T COME UP WITH A WAY TO LOOK AT SOME OF THE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE IN THE BUDGET AND I THINK THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CLEAN UP MID-YEAR. I KNOW THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE PROJECTS ARE FULL THAT ARE BEING CUT IN THIS BUDGET. JUST SO LONG THAT AS WE'RE GOING INTO NEGOTIATIONS, THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO KNOW THERE'S MONEY ON THE TABLE. ALTHOUGH, STILL VERY LOW. I THINK FOR ME THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT. WITH THAT, I DO THOUGHT THINK I CAN SUPPORT THE BUDGET IN GENERAL. THANK YOU, AGAIN. WITH THAT, COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: I APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMENTS. AGAIN, I APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATION THAT I HAD WITH EVERYBODY. I WISH THAT I HAD A MAGIC WAND AND WE COULD MAKE EVERYBODY'S REQUESTS AND BEING RESPONSIBLE WITH WHAT WE'RE GIVEN, I THINK THIS IS WHAT WE CAN DO. THIS IS NOT MY BUDGET. THIS IS THE MAYOR'S BUDGET. WE HAVE CHANGED VERY LITTLE IN IT. I HOPE THAT IT'S WELL RECEIVED. I HOPE THE ADMINISTRATION AND THE DIRECTORS AND ALL THE STAFF USE THE MONEY AND FUNDING AND ALL THE THINGS TO THE BEST OF THEIR ABILITY AND WE DO SEE IMPROVEMENTS IN OUR CITY. I WILL REMAIN HOPEFUL. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. WITH THAT, THERE WAS A MOTION AND SECOND FOR R-132. COMMITTEE SUB, AS AMENDED 11 TIMES. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES. OPPOSED NO. THAT PASSES. THE MOTION PASSES. WE ARE NOW ON TO ITEM D. R-153, ESTABLISHING ONE-YEAR OBJECTIVE FOR CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE FISCAL YEAR 2026 TO MEET FIVE YEAR GOALS. >>COUN. GROUT: I MOVE A DO PASS. >>COUN. PEÑA: THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND FOR R-153. WE DON'T HAVE AN AMENDMENT. IS THERE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? ANY COMMENTS FROM COUNCILORS BEFORE WE GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT? OKAY. PUBLIC COMMENT. >> THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. TO SPEAK ON 153 IS MICHAEL FOLLOWED BY AUGUSTINE. AUGUSTINE, GOING TWICE. THAT CLOSES COMMENT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. WITH THAT, I WILL GO BACK TO COUNCILOR GROUT IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILORS. >>COUN. GROUT: I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND FOR R-153. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SIGNIFY BY SAYING YES. OPPOSED NO. MOTION PASSES. NOW, WE ARE ON R-158. COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. R-158 ESTABLISHES A PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE GAS CARDS FOR POLICE VEHICLES AT THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTHWEST AREA COMMANDS TO IMPROVE OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY AND RESCUE AND REDUCE RESPONSE TIMES. BASICALLY, I MOVE A DO PASS. >>COUN. PEÑA: THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND BY COUNCILOR GROUT FOR DO PASS OF R-158. DO WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? >> YES. WE HAVE TAD TO SPEAK. >> THANK YOU. WELL, HERE IS -- OVER THE YEARS I SEE THAT SO MANY APD CARS TAKEN HOME. THEY'RE AT SHOPPER CENTERS. AND SO ON. HOW THEN, OF COURSE, SCANDAL. LATELY, DWI -- APD STATE TROOPER AND SANTA ANA COPS BEING ARRESTED. HOW FAR WILL WE GO WITH THIS CARD? WHO IS GOING TO CONTROL IT? WHO OVERSEES HOW THIS GAS IS BEING PUMPED? NOW, WHEN IT COMES TO -- I CAN FINISH. HAVING ONE MINUTE. THAT IS TOTAL DISRESPECT TO PEOPLE WORKING HARD. WITH ALL THIS GOING ON. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. >> THAT CONCLUDES COMMENT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. COUNCILORS, ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS? >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: JUST A QUICK QUESTION BECAUSE I AM NOT UP TO SPEED ON HOW THIS WORKS. I KNOW WE HAVE A DISCOUNTED -- WE NEGOTIATE FUEL PRICES AND WE PAY LESS FOR FUEL BECAUSE WE FUND THIS CONTRACT. THERE'S NO APPROPRIATION IN THIS BILL. HOW MUCH ARE WE EXPECTING THIS WOULD RAISE COST AND WHERE WOULD WE GET THOSE FUNDS? >> MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, AT THIS TIME I DON'T HAVE A NUMBER FOR YOU. YOU ARE EXACTLY RIGHT. WE HAVE A NEGOTIATED PRICE FOR FUEL GOING TO THE OPEN MARKET WITH FUEL CARDS. NOT SURE WHAT KIND OF A DEAL WE WORK WITH PROVIDERS, CREDIT CARD PROVIDERS, IF WE CAN GET BETTER PRICING ON THAT. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO COMMENT, I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE BILL THAT SAYS THERE'S NOTHING ON THE WEST SIDE. WE DO HAVE THE KEN SANCHEZ TRANSIT CENTER AVAILABLE FOR FUELLING. I BELIEVE APD USES IT FOR FUELLING NOW. WE CAN DO A BETTER JOB OF ADVERTIING THAT TO APD IF WE'RE NOT GETTING SIGNIFICANT USE OUT OF THAT. >>COUN. PEÑA: COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: REAL QUICK. JUST TO ANSWER THAT QUESTION. WHEN I ASKED COUNCIL SERVICES TO DO THE RESEARCH, THEY FOUND THAT THE KEN SANCHEZ ONLY HAS FUEL FOR THE BUSES NOT FOR POLICE CARS. >>COUN. PEÑA: COUNCILOR LEWIS. >>COUN. LEWIS: ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT THE DAYTONA? SO DAYTONA IS SOUTH OF CENTRAL, CORRECT? JUST NORTH OF CENTRAL? >> COUNCILOR LEWIS, YES. THE KEN SANCHEZ TRANSIT FACILITY IS ON THE WEST SIDE. YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: BIG PART OF THE CITY. >> JUST POINTING OUT THERE'S FUEL AVAILABLE. >>COUN. LEWIS: THANKS. YEAH, THAT'S FINE. OUR OFFICERS RIGHT NOW GO MOSTLY TO PINO YARDS. PINO YARD ACROSS PASEO TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER. THE DAYTONA IS MUCH FURTHER. IN THE NORTHWEST AREA COMMAND, THAT'S A VERY REACHES OF THE NORTHWEST PART OF OUR CITY. AND THEN PRETTY GOOD WAYS ALL THE WAY TO CENTRAL AVENUE AND AROUND UNSER THAT OUR OFFICERS WOULD FILL UP. I CERTAINLY THINK THIS IS A GOOD BILL. IT'S A PILOT PROGRAM. IT GIVES THE ABILITY FOR OFFICERS TO FUEL UP WITHIN OUR DISTRICTS ON THE WEST SIDE. AND THERE'S SOME LEEWAY ON HOW THE DEPARTMENT WOULD ROLL THIS OUT. SO, I THINK IT'S A GOOD IDEA. THINK ABOUT -- I'VE HEARD SOME CASES OF AN HOUR OF GOING ACROSS THE RIVER. THINK ABOUT THIS. THIS IS OUR OFFICERS, LIMITED AMOUNT OF OFFICERS IN THE NORTHWEST AREA COMMAND EVERY SHIFT TAKING OVER AN HOUR TO GO GET FUEL FROM THE PINO YARDS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN. AND IMAGINE -- AGAIN, IT'S OUR OFFICERS THAT ARE OUTSIDE OF OUR DISTRICT, OUTSIDE OF THE AREAS WHERE THEY ANSWER CALLS. AND THEY'RE NOT ANSWERING CALLS WHILE THEY'RE FUELLING UP. IF THEY DID ANSWER A CALL OR DID GET A CALL IT WOULD BE 15-20 MINUTE DRIVE BACK TO COMMAND AREA. SO, IT'S JUST A PROBLEM -- THIS IS ONE SOLUTION. I THINK ANOTHER SOLUTION, WHICH IS A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT, BY THE WAY I APPRECIATE COUNCILOR SANCHEZ INTRODUCING THIS AND MAKING IT WORK. PUTTING IT TOGETHER IN A BILL WHERE WE CAN MAKE THIS WORK. HIS DISTRICT IS A BIG PART OF IT IS SERVED BY THE NORTHWEST AREA COMMAND AND ALL OF MY DISTRICT IS SERVED BY THE NORTHWEST AREA COMMAND. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT SOLUTION TO THIS. LONG-TERM, WHICH I HAVE AN AMENDMENT THAT I THINK WILL HELP ADDRESS THE LONG-TERM, AND THAT IS JUST TO HAVE THE ADMINISTRATION RUN SOME NUMBERS AND LOOK AT SOME DATA TO BE ABLE TO PUT A TANK FIRM AT THE NORTHWEST COMMAND CENTER. THERE'S A LOT OF ROOM FOR IT. INNORTHWEST COMMAND CENTER HAS A LARGE PARKING AREA IN THE PACK. I THINK IT'S AN EXCELLENT PLACE FOR A GAS TANK. REALLY, IT'S A BULK FUEL TANK. AND TAKES A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF WORK TO BUILD SOMETHING LIKE THAT UP, BUT I THINK IT COULD BE ENOUGH TO SERVE THAT COMMAND AND ULTIMATELY IF THERE'S CONCERNS ABOUT OFFICERS USING CARDS OR HAVING ACCESS TO A FUEL CARD, THAT WOULD -- AGAIN, WE'RE ABLE TO BUY THAT FUEL IN BULK TO THAT FUEL BASE. I THINK THERE'S SOME GOOD LONG-TERM THINGS WE CAN USE TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY EVEN BETTER IN THAT REGARD. MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, I WANT TO INTRODUCE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. TAKES ME A SECOND TO FIND IT. SOMEONE GOT IT? THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BACA. THIS IS WITHIN 45 DAYS THE ADMINISTRATION SHALL SUBMIT A REPORT THAT ANALYZES THE EXPENSE AND COST SAVINGS BY CONSTRUCTING A NEW FUEL STATION AT THE NORTHWEST AREA COMMAND. >>COUN. PEÑA: SECOND. THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND FOR FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. WHERE DOES THE SOUTHEAST COMMAND OFFICERS FILL UP? I'M CURIOUS. BECAUSE I REALLY DON'T KNOW. >> COUNCILOR ROGERS, THEY USUALLY FILL UP AT THE CONTROL CENTER AT WYOMING AND LOMAS. OFFICERS GENERALLY FILL UP ON THE WAY TO WORK. IN WHATEVER PART OF TOWN THEY LIVE IN. A LOT OF OFFICERS ON THE WEST SIDE FILL UP AT THE 4th STREET YARDS. I DID RUN THE NUMBERS, A VAST MAJORITY FILL UP AT THE 4th STREET. THE DAYTONA CENTER IS ONE BLOCK SOUTHOF SECTOR 63, WHICH ARE THE SOUTHERN UNITS IN THE NORTHWEST AREA COMMAND. LITERALLY THE NORTHWEST AREA COMMAND ENDS AND THE DAYTONA CENTER IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. IF YOU LOOK AT 4th STREET, IT'S LESS THAN FIVE MILES FROM COORS, ALL THE WAY DOWN TO 4th STREET WHERE YOU GET TO THE 4th STREET PUMPS. PLUS OFFICERS HAVE ACCESS TO THE RAIL YARD WHICH IS SEVEN MILES FROM COORS AND 40 TO I-25 AND PASEO DEL NORTE, THE GENERAL AREA WHERE THE PINO PUMPS ARE AT. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, CHIEF. >>COUN. PEÑA: ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS? COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. CAN YOU TELL US IF APD SUPPORTS THIS BILL? THIS IS A WORKABLE SOLUTION TO THE ISSUES RAISED? >> MADAM CHAIR, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, IN WAYS WE SUPPORT IT. IT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA. I CAN TELL YOU THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME WE'VE GONE DOWN THIS ROAD. I WAS ONE OF THE PATROL OFFICERS THAT WORKED THE NORTHWEST. VAST MAJORITY OF MY CAREER IS NORTHWEST. THERE'S ABUSE OF THE SYSTEM. OFFICERS MISTAKENLY PUT HIGH LEVEL FUEL IN THEIR CARS WHICH COST WAS AN ADDITIONAL $1.50 AN HOUR. THE COST OF FUEL IS HIGHER IN THE GAS STATION THAN THE NEGOTIATED DEAL. PLUS THE FACT THAT OFFICERS LIVE OUT OF TOWN AND MAY HIGHER PRAISES OUT OF TOWN FOR GAS TO GET BACK INTO TOWN. LIKE I STATED, MOST OFFICERS FUEL AFTER THE END OF THE SHIFT. THIS IS WHY THE UNION DOESN'T SUPPORT IT, IS THE FACT THAT SITTING OFFICERS HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET IN TROUBLE. OUR BIGGEST CONCERN IS WE DON'T HAVE A SYSTEM THAT TRACKS THE CARDS. EVERY TIME SOMEBODY FUELS AT ONE OF THE PUMPS, IT TRACKS THE MILEAGE OF THE CAR. AND IT FLAGS FOR US WHEN THE CAR IS DUE FOR MAINTENANCE. WHICH MAKES OUR CARS LAST LONGER. OFFICERS ARE NOTORIOUSLY BAD, WE HAVE TO REMIND THEM TO GET THEIR CAR MAINTENANCES. WITHOUT THAT TRACKING, WE HAVE NO ABILITY TO KNOW WHEN CARS ARE OVERDUE PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE. FOR THAT REASON, WE WANT TO IMLMENT IMPLEMENT. BUT WE WANT TO WAIT UNTIL WE BUILD THE INTERFACE. SO WE CAN BE ABLE TO STILL FLAG INCARS AND TRACK MILEAGE ON THE POLICE CARS. TRACKING MILEAGE IS IMPORTANT FOR A VARIETY OF REASONS. THAT'S WHY WE'RE WAITING FOR IT. WE'RE TOLD THAT THEY HOPE THEY CAN BUILD AN INTERFACE, BUT IN THE MEANTIME WE'RE HOPING -- AND I LOVE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE BECAUSE THE MOST IDEAL CIRCUMSTANCE WOULD BE FOR US TO HAVE A FUELLING STATION IN THE NORTHWEST AREA PLAN FOR OFFICERS TO GET TO EASILY. TO ME, THAT'S A GREAT LONG-TERM SOLUTION. BUT THERE'S A LOT OF RISK INVOLVED IN THE SHORT-TERM SOLUTION. THAT'S WHY WE DON'T SUPPORT IT. >>COUN. PEÑA: COUNCILOR LEWIS. OKAY. THIS IS REAL SIMPLE. THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. GIVEN THE NORTHWEST AREA COMMAND THE ABILITY FOR THE COMMANDER AND LIEUTENANTS TO BE ABLE TO OPERATE A FUEL CARD PROGRAM. THERE'S OPPORTUNITIES TO BE ABLE TO NEGOTIATE WITH FUEL STATIONS TO BE ABLE TO GET A GOOD COMPETITIVE PRICE. AND THERE'S NO DOUBT IT KEEPS OUR OFFICERS CLOSER WITHIN THE DISTRICT RESPONDING TO CALLS. IF ALL THE CHIEF COULD COME UP WITH IS THERE'S RISK INVOLVED, I DON'T WANT TO ENTERTAIN THAT ARGUMENT. IT'S BAFFLING TO ME THAT THE REASON AGAINST WOULD BE BECAUSE WE DON'T TRUST OUR OFFICERS. I'M SORRY. IN YOUR MISSION STATEMENT, THE WORD IS INTEGRITY. IN THE MISSION STATEMENT OF THE OFFICERS. I THINK WE CAN TRUST OUR OFFICERS WITH SOMETHING THAT'S GOING TO ABSOLUTELY KEEP THEM IN THE AREA AND NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE RESPONDING TO CALLS. I THINK IT'S FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD. AND IT'S A LITTLE CONFUSING AS WELL. BECAUSE THIS CAME FROM APD. THIS CAME FROM THEM. BY THE WAY, THE UNION IS NOT HERE TONIGHT. I THINK I CAN SAFELY SPEAK FOR THEM. THEY'RE NOT HERE BECAUSE THEY DON'T CARE FOR IT. THEY MIGHT HAVE RAISED CONCERNS ABOUT SOMETHING ABOUT SOMEWHERE DOWN THE ROAD SOMEBODY POTENTIALLY MISUSING A CARD. THEY DIDN'T CARE ENOUGH TO COME HERE AND SPEAK ABOUT IT. YAY OR NAY. THERE'S TIMES WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN HERE EVERY WEEK WITH THINGS THEY'RE REALLY PASSIONATE ABOUT. I CERTAINLY WOULDN'T CHARACTERIZE THE UNION BY SAYING THEY'RE AGAINST IT. I DIDN'T GET THAT FEELING. THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. >>COUN. PEÑA: COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS, THE 45 DAYS FOR SUBMITTING A REPORT, I THINK THAT'S A GREAT LONG-TERM SOLUTION WHICH EVENTUALLY WOULD PROBABLY TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE. RIGHT NOW, I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE GOING TO HIT ON THE AMENDMENT OR IF WE CAN SPEAK AFTER THE AMENDMENT. LET'S DO THE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT AND I HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY IN REFERENCE TO THE BILL. >>COUN. PEÑA: WITH NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND FOR FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES. RAISE YOUR HAND. OPPOSED NO. MOTION PASSES. WE ARE BACK ON THE BILL AS AMENDED. COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MADSM VICE PRESIDENT. THE REASON WE ACTUALLY PUT THIS BILL THROUGH IS BECAUSE I SPOKE TO MANY OFFICERS IN THE FIELD. SOMETHING MAYBE THE CHIEF SHOULD DO. WHEN WE'RE OUT THERE AND THEY'RE WORKING THE FIELD, WHAT THEY'VE TOLD US AND ME IS THAT IF THEY HAVE A PERSON THAT'S IN CUSTODY IN THEIR CAR AND THEY'RE RUNNING LOW ON FUEL, NOW WHAT? NOW THEY HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT. IF THEY HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL OR CALL AND IT'S ACROSS TOWN, NOW THEY HAVE TO GET FUEL SO THEY CAN'T GO STRAIGHT TO THAT CALL FOR SERVICE. THIS IS ABOUT OFFICER SAFETY. THIS IS ABOUT CITIZEN SAFETY AND RESPONSE TIMES. AND QUICKER RESPONSE TIMES. IT'S THE ABILITY TO GO BACK UP YOUR OFFICER. THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT THE OFFICERS HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT. WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT OFFICER SAFETY AND KEEPING OFFICERS SAFE AND KEEPING CITIZENS SAFE, THEY CAN'T BE WASTING TIME DRIVING SEVEN TO TEN MILES OR AN HOUR BACK AND FORTH TO GET FUEL. THIS CAME FROM THE OFFICERS. THIS CAME FROM THE RANK AND FILE OFFICERS. THE OFFICERS WHO ARE DOING THE JOB OUT THERE EVERY SINGLE DAY. THEY EXPRESSED THESE CONCERNS TO US. THEY'VE ALSO STATED THAT THEY EXPRESSED CONCERN UP THEIR CHAIN OF COMMAND. AND THE BEST WAY TO DEAL WITH THIS WAS TO HAVE CARDS THAT THEY CAN UTILIZE SO THEY CAN MAKE SURE THAT THEY KEEP THE CITIZENS SAFE. PLUS, IF YOU'RE DRIVING NINE MILES OR SEVEN MILES TO GET FUEL, THAT'S A WASTE OF MONEY RIGHT THERE. THAT'S A HUGE AMOUNT OF WASTE JUST TO GO GET FUEL. IT'S MUCH BETTER, ALL OF US, WE PROBABLY FUEL IN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. WHY CANNOT THE OFFICERS FUEL IN THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS? THOSE ARE THE CONCERNS THAT THE OFFICERS BRING TO US AS CITY COUNCILORS. JUST LIKE COUNCILOR LEWIS SAID. WITH THAT, I SAID THIS IS A PROGRAM, A PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE GAS CARDS TO THE POLICE VEHICLES, TO SEE IF THAT ACTUALLY LOWERS THEIR CALLS FOR SERVICE. AND PROVIDES SAFER OFFICERS AND SAFE FOR THE CITIZENS OF ALBUQUERQUE. QUICKER RESPAUBS -- RESPONSE TIMES. THOSE ARE IMPORTANT TO THE OFFICERS AND CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. I JUST HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS. WHEN DID THE OLD GAS CARD SYSTEM STOP? I'M SURE HE'S NOT GOING TO ANSWER. >> COUNCILOR PEÑA, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, THAT SYSTEM WENT OUT OF PLACE PROBABLY AROUND 2000. I WAS STILL PATROLLING NORTHWEST WHEN THEY TOOK MY RED CARD. WE HAVEN'T HAD THAT PROCESS IN 25 YEARS. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: I ASKED BECAUSE I HAD ONE IN THE EARLY YEARS. >> WE HAVE A LIMITED NUMBER WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT FOR EMERGENCY USES THAT WE'RE ABLE TO USE. WE COULD PROBABLY GET SOME SPECIFIC ONES TO THE NORTHWEST. THAT PROCESS HASN'T BEEN IN PLACE FOR 25 YEARS. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, WHEN IS SID USED? >> COUNCILOR PEÑA, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, SID USES THEIR OWN CREDIT CARDS. SID HAS THEIR OWN BUDGET OF THEIR OWN OR UNDERCOVER REASONS THEY USE A REGULAR CREDIT CARD. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THERE'S STILL SOP OF VIOLATION OF MAINTENANCE OF YOUR VEHICLE? >> COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, YES, THERE IS. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: AND GAS CARDS AND SUCH? >> YES, SIR. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: OKAY. THAT WILL BE ALL. >> MADAM CHAIR, LIKE I SAID, I'M NOT OPPOSED TO THIS. THIS IS NOT A HILL TO DIE ON. IF WE CAN STREAMLINE THE PROCESS. IF THEY WANT TO PILOT THE NORTHWEST, LET'S DROP THE SOUTHWEST. WE HAVE A GAS STATION. WE HAVE A GAS STATION AT DAYTONA AND THE FREEWAY. IF THERE'S LIMITS TO TEST IT OUT AND SEE, I'M NOT OPPOSED. IT'S JUST WE DO HAVE CONCERNS WITH TRACKING. WE CAN TRACK HOW MANY CARS. WE CAN COME BACK TO COUNCIL AND SAY THIS IS WHERE THE FAILURES WERE. WE HAVE X-NUMBER OF OFFICERS RECEIVE THIS DISCIPLINE FOR GOING OVER ON PMs. WE CAN TRACK HOW MANY TIMES THOSE ABUSES. WE CAN ALSO BRING THAT BACK TO COUNCIL. THIS IS ISN'T A HILL TO DIE ON. IT'S A CONVERSATION. IT'S A TEST PROJECT. ONE RECOMMENDATION IS DROP SOUTHWEST AND PUT SOME LIMITATIONS ON IT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, CHIEF. COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. SDMRF THANK YOU, . >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. I WAS GOING TO ASK ABOUT THE SOUTHWEST VERSUS NORTHWEST. I THINK WE JUST GOT THE ANSWER. IF THERE'S A FUELLING STATION ALREADY IN THE SOUTHWEST, WHY ARE WE INCLUDING IT IN THE PILOT? I UNDERSTAND THE NORTH WEST BECAUSE IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE'S ANYTHING ANYWHERE NEAR. I WONDER WHY THE SOUTHWEST IS INCLUDED? >>COUN. SANCHEZ: I THINK -- >>COUN. PEÑA: I'M GOING TO INTERRUPT YOU FOR ONE SECOND. DID THE STAFF HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD? THANK YOU. COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: I THINK THE BIGGEST STRETCHES IS SOUTHWEST AND NORTHWEST. COORS AND UNSER ALL THE WAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE SOUTH TO NORTH. I THINK THAT'S THE BIGGEST ISSUE. WHEN YOU'RE DEALING WITH THAT LARGE EXPANSE OF AREA, I THINK IT'S JUST IMPORTANT THAT THE OFFICERS WEST OF THE RIVER HAVE AN ABILITY TO ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO GET TO CALLS, STAY SAFE AT CALLS, AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO FUEL WHEN THEY NEED IT WITHOUT HAVING TO GO ACROSS THE RIVER OR MAKE FURTHER TRIPS. THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: OKAY. I DON'T THINK THERE ARE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS. COUNCILOR SANCHEZ TO CLOSE ON R-158 AS AMENDED. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. PEÑA: STLZ THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND. AS AMENDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES AND RAISE YOUR HAND. OPPOSED NO. MOTION PASSES. WE'RE NOW ON R-159. COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. R-59 IS AMENDING THE ACTION PLAN AND INVESTMENT SUMMARY OF 2023 TO 2027 FOR A SENIOR STABILITY COTTAGE DEVELOPMENT AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION. I MOVE FOR A DO PASS. >>COUN. PEÑA: MOTION AND SECOND BY COUNCILOR GROUT. BEFORE I GO BACK TO YOU, WE'LL OPEN IT UP FOR COUNCILORS FOR DISCUSSION. I THINK WE HAVE SOMEONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. >>COUN. ROGERS: MADAM CHAIR, CAN I OPEN? THANK YOU. THIS IS HOME ARPA FUNDS. LAST YEAR, WHEN I FIRST BECAME A CITY COUNCILOR I WENT TO D.C. MET WITH HUD. AND FOUND THERE'S HOME ARPA MONEY THAT HAD NOT BEEN UTILIZED IN FY23, FY24, AND FY25. SO WE SAW IT IN FY26 BUDGET. SO, TO BE DETERMINED. WHAT I'M PROPOSING WE DO IS UPDATE THE PLAN TO INCLUDE -- I DIDN'T NOTICE IN THE HUD PLAN ACTION PLAN WE JUST APPROVED THAT THERE WAS A NEW ITEM FOR CENTRAL GATEWAY OR GATEWAY CENTRAL. WE REACHED OUT THE DEPARTMENT TO FIND OUT WHAT THAT WAS. I DON'T BELIEVE WE HEARD BACK OF WHAT THAT WAS. SO, UPDATING THE HUD ACTION PLAN TO INCLUDE THE SENIOR PERMANENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. MAKE IT VERY CLEAR THIS IS NOT A SHELTER. SENIORS RESIDING IN OUR SHELTER OFTEN FACE COMPLEX CHALLENGES INCLUDING CHRONIC HEALTH CONDITIONS, LIMITED MOBILITY, EXTREME LOW INCOME. MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO TRANSITION INTO PERMANENT HOUSING WITHOUT TARGETED ASSISTANCE. WHAT I'M EXCITED ABOUT IS WE HAVE SUPPORT FROM THE STATE. IN YOUR SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS WE HAVE A LETTER FROM THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE. HER DIRECTOR OF HOMELESS INITIATIVES IS IN SUPPORT OF THAT. WE'VE ALSO GOT SUPPORT FROM SENATOR LUJAN'S OFFICE. UNFORTUNATELY, WE DID HAVE THE MONEY FOR THE ACTUAL STRUCTURES TO HOUSE OUR SENIORS, BUT IT WAS TAKEN AWAY IN THE CONTINUING RESOLUTION AT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. WE DO HAVE SUPPORT OF ALL ENTITIES OF GOVERNMENT FOR THIS PROJECT. WHAT'S REALLY EXCITING IS WE COULD, FOR $3 MILLION, BUILD 50 UNITS. WHICH IS COMING IN HALF OF WHAT OUR DEPARTMENT IS IS CURRENTLY ABLE TO BUILD AT. AND WE CAN FINISH THIS PROJECT IN 120 DAYS. SO, I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THIS PROJECT. THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE WORKED HAND AND HAND WITH THE DEPARTMENT AND WITH THE ADMINISTRATION ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT. WE STARTED AT THE SAME TIME AS COUNCILOR BACA AND WENT DOWN THE ROAD FOR THE REV CURY GATEWAY. I DO NOT WANT THIS TO BECOME SENIOR GATEWAY. OR GATEWAY SENIOR. WE DON'T NEED THAT. OUR SENIORS DESERVE THE DIGNITY OF LIVING THE END OF THEIR LIFE IN DIGNITY AND NOT IN A SHELTER. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WILL LEAD TO SELF-SUFFICIENCY. THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO BE FUNDING. I REALLY AM EXCITED. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR ROGERS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COUNCILORS? IF NOT, WE'LL GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >> WE HAVE TAD TO SPEAK. >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS TAD, AGAIN. NOW, I HAVE SO MANY ISSUES WHEN IT COMES TO UNANSWERED ISSUE. WHEN IT COMES TO SAME DEVELOPERS. SAME CONTRACTORS. SAME VENDORS. ET CETERA. ACCOUNTABILITY. ABUSE, OF TAXPAYER MONEY. ANYWAY, THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT I WANT TO SAY. THAT'S WHAT I DIDN'T FINISH BEFORE. WHAT IS RIGHT? NOT ONLY FOR THEMSELVES, BUT ALSO FOR THE PEOPLE. THAT YOU KNOW. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE ADMINISTRATION? COUNCIL STAFF? ANY ADDITIONAL -- CLOSE, COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. PEÑA: I'M SORRY. >> MADAM VICE CHAIR, JUST TO BE CLEAR, IN ORDER TO CHANGE OUR ACTION PLAN WE HAVE TO HAVE THE FEDERALLY APPROVED CPP. THE COUNCIL RESOLUTION DOESN'T FULFILL THAT REQUIREMENT. WE HAVE TO FILE THE -- >>COUN. PEÑA: OKAY. IT SOUNDS LIKE YOU'RE SAYING NO TO THE RESOLUTION? I WANT TO ASK MS. KEEFE AND MR. MORROW. >> THE ACTION PLAN AS A CITIZEN PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENT, THAT'S WHAT MR. MONTOYA IS REFERRING TO. AN AMENDMENT TO THE ACTION PLAN HAS TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I DID MY HOMEWORK AND CHECKED WITH HUD. THIS IS THE MOST FLEXIBLE FUNDING WITH HUD. I ALREADY CHECKED WITH HUD ON THIS. WE ABSOLUTELY CAN MAKE MINOR AMENDMENTS. THIS ONE LINE ITEM CHANGE. I WORKED WITH YOUR DEPARTMENT FOR THE LAST YEAR IN GOOD FAITH. WHEN I BROUGHT THIS MONEY BACK AND SAID LOOK Y'ALL, THE MAYOR SAID I DIDN'T KNEW WE HAD THIS MONEY. I WAITED FOR A YEAR. AND ACCORD TO HUD, THIS IS A MINOR AMENDMENT, BECAUSE I CHECKED WITH HUD, AND TYPICALLY AN ADMINISTRATIVE MAY NOT REQUIRE PUBLIC NOTICE. WHAT YOU'RE SPEAKING OF IS SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT THAT MUST BE MADE PUBLIC AND OPEN TO COMMENT. I WOULD ARGUE THAT THIS CHANGE IN AN OPEN FORUM IS A MINOR AMENDMENT, NOT A SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT AND PER HUD, MY CONTACT AT HUD, IT IS ABSOLUTELY WHEN THE RIGHTS OF THE BODY TO DO THAT. WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, I'VE WORKED WITH YOU FOR A YEAR TRYING TO GET THIS MONEY OUT. I THINK IT'S ABSOLUTELY I'M GOING TO HAVE TO SAY THIS IN THE MOST KIND WAY I CAN, EVEN THOUGH THAT'S NOT HOW I'M FEELING. TO SEE ONE ALBUQUERQUE FUND GAVE YOUR DEPARTMENT $10,000 FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE WHEN THIS $7.4 MILLION HAS BEEN SITTING HERE SINCE 201 AND CAN BE USED FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE IS LAUGHABLE. I THINK I LAUGHED ON THE POST ASK DELETED THE POST. I'M NOT AN ACTIVIST, I'M A CITY COUNCILOR. WE CAN MAKE A MINOR ADJUSTMENT. THAT'S WHAT THIS IS. SFLP THANK YOU, COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. MS. KEEFE, JUST FOR CLARITY, BECAUSE SOMETIMES WE'RE RUNNING INTO THESE SITUATIONS ON COUNCIL. AND I'M GOING TO TAKE A MINUTE. WE REALLY NEED TO KNOW, CAN WE OR CAN WE NOT DO THIS? WHAT COUNCILOR ROGERS SAID IS VERY CLEAR. IT SOUNDS LIKE IF IT'S A MINOR CHANGE, WE CAN. PLEASE, WITH YOUR RESPONSE, VERY CLEAR. >> THERE WAS IMMEDIATE ACTION ON THIS ITEM. WE HAD IT TODAY. WE CONTACTED HUD TODAY. WE'RE WAITING FOR AN ANSWER. IT'S OUR UNDERSTANDING THIS NEEDS TO GO THROUGH THE AMENDMENT PROCESS. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. MR. MORROW. >> COUNCILOR PEÑA, I WOULD HAVE TO DEFER TO COUNCILOR ROGERS AND MS. KEEFE. I'M UNFAMILIAR WITH THAT AMENDMENT PROCESS. I AM HAPPY TO LOOK INTO IT. THIS IS THE FIRST I'VE HEARD OF THIS ISSUE. >>COUN. PEÑA: COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. I ASKED OUR STAFF FOR THE LAST YEAR TO LOOK INTO THIS THROUGH ONE OF OUR EMPLOYEES. I GAVE THIS TO YOUR TEAM. I ALSO GAVE THE HANDBOOK TO OUR TEAM. I'M HAPPY TO PROVIDE THE HANDBOOK I RECEIVED DIRECTLY FROM MS. HENDRIX AT HUD. THIS IS IN D.C. I'M HAPPY IF THIS BODY NEEDS THAT, I'LL PULL IT UP. WE HAVE AN ONLINE DOCUMENT THAT SAYS WHAT THE RULES ARE TO ADMINISTERING THESE PROGRAMS. I'VE ASKED FOR THE -- I ASKED HUD TO GIVE THE DEPARTMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND THEY REFUSED THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE. I TOOK THE TIME OVER THE LAST YEAR TO LEARN THIS PROGRAM. I SAT WITH THE DEPARTMENT OVER HOURS GOING THROUGH THIS WITH COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN AND COUNCILOR BACAALIST -- BACA LAST YEAR. I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING TO DO MY RESEARCH. I WOULD LIKE MY COLLEAGUES TO TRUST MY WORDS. BUT I'M HAPPY TO PULL UP THE DOCUMENT IF YOU NEED THAT TO VOTE IN FAVOR OF ACTION AND GETTING THIS MONEY OUT. THE BOTTOM LINE IS WE'LL LOSE THE MONEY IF WE DON'T SPEND IT. I HAVE YOUR LETTER. NO NEED TO HEAR ANY MORE FROM THE DEPARTMENT. I CLOSED. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. PEÑA: ACTUALLY, I CALL FOR THE CLOSE. MR. SOURISSEAU HAD A COMMENT. >> I DON'T WANT ANYONE ON COUNCIL OR IN THE AUDIENCE TO THINK WE'RE OPPOSED TO HIS. WE'RE JUST TRYING TO EXPRESS CONCERNS WE MIGHT RUN INTO THIS AS WE TRY TO AMEND THIS. I TOTALLY RESPECT COUNCILOR ROGERS. YOU'VE DONE YOUR HOMEWORK. I HEAR FROM LEGAL COUNSEL THERE MIGHT BE CHALLENGES. THERE'S CONCERNS THERE MIGHT BE CHALLENGES. WE DON'T WANT SEEM OPPOSED TO THIS. BECAUSE IT'S ANOTHER GREAT USE AND IDEA FOR THE MONEY. >>COUN. PEÑA: MS. KEEFE, IF WE VOTE ON THIS TONIGHT AND WE CAN'T USE IT, WE HAVE TO REVERT OUR DECISION? >> MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, WE WOULD JUST NEED TO GET THE PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'D NEED TO DO THE PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESS. YOU WOULDN'T HAVE TO REVERSE IT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. COUNCILOR ROGERS, TO CLOSE. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. LUCKILY COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS MY SUPER POWER. I'M CONFIDENT WE CAN DO THIS WITHIN TIME. BECAUSE THIS ACTION PLAN, I DOUBLE CHECKED, HAS NOT BEEN SUBMITTED BY THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. NOTHING HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO HUD. THERE'S NOTHING TO CHANGE WITH HUD. IT HASN'T BEEN SUBMITTED. I FEEL LIKE TODAY I ALREADY JUSTIFIED THIS IS A MINOR CHANGE THAT IS ALLOWABLE WITHIN THE HUD RULES. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND FOR R-159. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES AND RAISE YOUR HAND. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. NOW, WE ARE ON TO OTHER BUSINESS. I DON'T SEE ANY. AND WE ARE ON OUR FINAL ITEM WHICH IS ADMINISTRATION Q&A. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION? SEEING NONE. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. BRP