>>COUN. LEWIS: THE FIFTH MEETING OF THE 26 COUNCIL WILL TO COMED TO ORDER. WE'LL START WITH THE PLEDGES OF ALLEGIANCE WITH COUNCILOR GROUT AND COUNCILOR PEÑA. MOMENT OF SILENCE FIRST, THEN THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. >> I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >>COUN. LEWIS: THE CIVIC PLAZA PARKING PASSES FOR PROVIDED FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CITY STAFF AND INMEDIA HAVE THE ABILITY TO VIEW THIS IN PERSON LIVE THROUGH FOUR DIFFERENT PLATFERNALS. GOVTV COMCAST CHANNEL 16, GOVTV WEBSITE. AND THEY CAN BE ACCESSED FROM SMART PHONES TABLETS AND COMPUTERS. THIS IS CLOSED CAPTIONED AND YOU MAY ENABLE THE SERVICES AT THIS TIME. THE RECORDING OF THIS AND ALL PAST MEETINGS WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING. COUNCIL STAFF IS AVAILABLE IF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC NEED ASSISTANCE FINDING IT ONLINE. CALL DURING BUSINESS HOURS MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8 TO 5. COUNCIL WILL TAKE A BREAK AT 7 P.M. IF NEEDED. WE WANT TONIGHT'S PROCEEDING TO BE AS CIVIL AND RESPECTFUL AS POSSIBLE. NO APPLAUSE OR OUTBURSTS. THIS MEETING WILL GO FURTHER IF WE'RE RESPECTFUL OF ONE ANOTHER. WE HAVE INSTRUCTIONS ON DECORUM. AND THAT'S AVAILABLE IN THE BACK. YOU'RE WELCOME TO READ THOSE. WE'RE GOING TO START WITH PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS. WE HAVE THREE PRESENTATIONS TONIGHT. FIRST IS PRESENTATION OF DR. SHELLE SANCHEZ PROVIDING UPDATE REGARDING ROUTE 66 REVITALIZATIONS. AND COUNCILOR PEÑA WILL INTRODUCE THEM. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THAT'S FINE. DR. SANCHEZ IS HERE SOMEWHERE. IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE SHE'S ARRIVED YET. WHY DON'T WE MOVE ON TO COUNCILOR BASSAN, IF YOU WOULD LIKE. AND WE'LL DEFER. SHE'S NOT HERE. >>COUN. LEWIS: OKAY. LET'S GO TO COUNCILOR BASSAN. THIS PRESENTATION OF NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FLAMENCO. >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. PRESIDENT, IT'S MY HONOR TO HAVE REQUESTED THE PRESENTATION FOR THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FLAMENCO. WE HAVE MARISOL AN -- AN AVA. I TOURED THE FACILITY. I THINK WE'VE WORKED WELL AS A CITY. AND AS THE COUNCIL, TO MAKE SURE WE'RE COLLABORATING WITH DO WHAT WE TO SUPPORT MANY DIFFERENT PROGRAMS. THIS IS THE ONE THAT I THINK IS BENEFICIAL. I THOUGHT IT COULD BE FUN AND FESTIVE TO SEE WHAT THEY DO AND ALSO HEAR WHAT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FLAMENCO DOES BEYOND JUST TEACHING. MARISOL WELCOME. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR LEWIS. AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, WE APPRECIATE BEING INVITED TO BE HERE TODAY. AS COUNCILOR BASSAN SAID, I'M MARISOL. I'M THE DIRECTOR. FOR A CENTURY MY FAMILY PRACTICED AND SHARED IT WITH THE COMMUNITY. WE FOUNDED THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FLAMENCO IN 1982. WE'VE SEEN DECADES OF THE POWER TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF CHILDREN AND PEOPLE IN ALBUQUERQUE. WE SERVE ALL DISTRICTS OF ALBUQUERQUE. WE HAVE EXPANDED OUTREACH OFFERINGS ACROSS THE CITY. WE ARE WORKING ON IMPROVING PAY FOR OUR TEACHINGS AND PERFORMERSES. AND CONTINUE TO PRODUCE THE LARGEST MOST IMPORTANT FLAMENCO FESTIVAL OUTSIDE OF SPAIN. THIS GENERATED OVER $12 MILLION IMPACT FOR THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. WE ACCOUNT FOR ONE IN 18 JOBS IN NEW MEXICO. WE AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ARE A MAJOR EMPLOYER IN THE INDUSTRY. WE BELIEVE OUR NEIGHBORS IN ALBUQUERQUE DESERVE TO EXPRESS THEMSELVES, THRIVE AND ENJOY VIBRANT ART THAT SPEAK TO OUR CULTURE. WE RESPECTFULLY ASK FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR FUNDING FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 2025 BUDGET. WE ALSO HOPE WE CAN COUNT ON YOUR SUPPORT. IT'S MY PLEASURE RIGHT NOW TO INTRODUCE EVA, MY MOTHER, AND OUR GUITARIST. AND THE MEMBERS THAT WILL DANCE FOR YOU RIGHT NOW. [ MUSIC PLAYING ] [ MUSIC PLAYING ] [ MUSIC PLAYING ] [ MUSIC PLAYING ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> ONE OF OUR YOUNG STUDENTS WHO ARE ALL REPRESENTING DIFFERENT DISTRICTS FROM ALBUQUERQUE ARE GOING TO SAY A QUICK WORD. >> HELLO. I'M THE DISTRICT ONE DANCER. I'VE BEEN DANCING FOR SIX YEARS. I LOVE FLAMENCO BECAUSE IT'S PART OF HOW I CONNECT IT TO MY CULTURE AND HISTORY. [ INAUDIBLE ] [ INAUDIBLE ] >> DENNIS IS IN DISTRICT THREE. >> I LIVE IN DISTRICT FOUR. I LOVE FLAMENCO BECAUSE IT GAVE ME A SECOND FAMILY. AND THEY SUPPORT ME IN COUNTLESS WAYS. IT'S SO MUCH MORE THAN JUST DANCE. >> SOFIA LIVES IN DISTRICT FIVE. >> I LIVE IN DISTRICT SIX. [ INAUDIBLE ] [ INAUDIBLE ] >> AND I'M BIANCA. I'M THE EDUCATION PROGRAM NATIONAL MANAGER. I MOVED FROM MIAMI, FLORIDA TO TAKE THIS POSITION. AS YOU CAN SEE, IT'S VERY INSPIRING TO SEE THE AFFECT THAT FLAMENCO HAS HAD ON THE YOUTH OF ALBUQUERQUE. >> I LIVE IN DISTRICT ONE. AND THE INSTITUTE OF FLAMENCO IS IN DISTRICT ONE. WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION AND TIME. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE. [ APPLAUSE ] MR. PRESIDENT, I WANT TO SAY THIS IS A GREAT PERFORMANCE. I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE UNDERSTAND. COUNCILORS, IF YOU HAVEN'T TOURED, PLEASE REACH OUT TO HER. IT IS SO MUCH MORE THAN, HONESTLY, I DON'T MEAN ANY DISRESPECT. IT'S MORE THAN JUST TEACHING PEOPLE HOW TO FLAMENCO DANCE. THIS STUTE IS SO MUCH MORE. IT DOES SO MUCH FOR CREATIVE EDUCATION AND GROWTH. I APPRECIATE THE TIME WE ALLOWED FOR THEM TO PRESENT AND FOR THEM TO BE HERE. >>COUN. LEWIS: WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT PRESENTATION BY COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. AT THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM MR. ERIC GARCIA. SHE'S THE SUPER INTENDINTENDENT POLICE REFORM. AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT POLICE REFORM. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT. AS STATED, I'M ERIC GARCIA. I'M THE SUPER ININTENDANT OF POLICE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE REFORM. THE FIRST SLIDE IS ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE. AS YOU WITH SEE, WE'RE SEPARATED FROM THE CHIEF OF POLICE. I DON'T ANSWER TO CHIEF MEDINA. I ANSWER TO MR. KEVIN SORSO. I HAVE TWO MAJORS. MAJOR JAMES COLLINS. AND JODY CAMACHO. THEY HAVE COMMANDERS WORKING FOR THEM ON EACH SIDE. JIMMY COLLINS IS IN CHARGE OF DISCIPLINARY REVIEW PROCESS. THAT REVIEWS EVERY SINGLE DISCIPLINARY ACTION THAT COMES THROUGH THE DEPARTMENT. THE REASON WE CREATED THIS SECTION WAS BECAUSE WE WERE HAVING TROUBLE MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONSENT DECREE. BECAUSE WE HAD OVER 20 DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITIES THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT. WE NOW HAVE CUT THAT DOWN TO FOUR. NOW, WE ARE VERY CLOSE TO BEING IN COMPLIANCE. BENEATH JIMMY COLLINS ARE COMMANDERS LANDDOVAZO AND SHAUN WAITE. THEY ARE THE FIRST TWO COMMANDERS THAT VIEW DISCIPLINARY CASES FOR CONDUCTS IN OUR DEPARTMENT. ON THE OTHER SIDE IS JODY CAMACHO. WE HAVE TWO INTERNAL DIVISIONS. THE FORCE DEIVATION, AND PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS DIVISION. THE PROFESSIONAL -- INTERNAL AFFAIRS PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS DIVISION IS YOUR STANDARD INTERNAL AFFAIRS THAT MOST DEPARTMENTS HAVE. THAT DEALS WITH MISCONDUCT AND INTERNAL COMPLAINTS. THE FORCE DIVISION INVESTIGATES ALL USES OF FORCE. ALL LEVEL TWO AND THREE USES OF FORCE. IF ANY MISCONDUCT IS GENERATED FROM THE USE OF FORCE THAT IS EITHER HANDLED BY THE FORCE DIVISION ITSELF, OR THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS DIVISION. THIS IS A BREAKDOWN OF THE TWO DIVISIONS. WE HAVE ONE COMMANDER UNDER THE FORCE DIVISION. FOUR DEPUTY COMMANDERS. ONE LIEUTENANT AND FIVE SERGEANTS. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 23 INVESTIGATORS. SIX ARE SWORN DETECTIVES AND 17 ARE CIVILIAN INVESTIGATORS. WE'VE ACTUALLY DONE REALLY WELL AND FOUND OUR CIVILIAN INVESTIGATORS HAVE BEEN A REALLY GOOD JOB OF INVESTIGATING USES OF FORCE AND MISCONDUCT. IT'S REALLY HELPED THE DEPARTMENT AND HELPED LEVELS THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT. WE HAVE OUR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF. AND OUR CONTACT EMPLOYEES WHO HELP PREPARE THE PRESENTATION FOR THE FORCE REVIEW BOARD. ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE, INTERNAL AFFAIRS PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS, WE HAVE ONE ACTING COMMANDER KEN JOHNSON. ONE DEPUTY COMMAND, ONE INTAKE MANAGER. AND THEY'RE CRITICAL TO THE ENTIRE PROCESS. SO, WHENEVER MISCONDUCT IS IDENTIFIED IN THE DEPARTMENT, WE CALL -- INTERNAL AFFAIRS REQUEST IS COMPLETED. CALLED AN IAR. THAT IS GENERATED THROUGH THE APPLICATION. THE WEB APPLICATION. IT GOES TO OUR INTAKE MANAGER WHO IS OLIVIA MORA. SHE EVALUATES THE ENTRY. DETERMINES IF THE VIOLATION AND WHERE IT GOES FOR INVESTIGATION. WHEN INVESTIGATION CAN GO BACK TO THE AREA COMMAND, IF IT'S A CLASS SIX OR SEVEN, THAT'S THE LOWEST. IT COULD BE SENT TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS FORCE DIVISION IF IT CAME FROM THAT DIVISION. OR INVESTIGATED BY INTERNAL AFFAIRS PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS. THAT POSITION IS CRITICAL. ONE LIEUTENANT, TWO SERGEANTS, AND WE HAVE A TOTAL OF 11 INVESTIGATORS. FIVE ARE DETECTIVES, AND SIX ARE CIVILIAN INVESTIGATORS. WE HAVE OUR ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF. I'M GOING TO EXPLAIN THE INTAKE PROCESS MORE IN DETAIL. WHEN AN IAR IS SUBMITTED, IT GOES TO THE INTAKE MANAGER, LIKE I SAID, OLIVIA MORA. FROM HER, IT'S ROUTED TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS, FORCE DIVISION OR AREA COMMAND FOR INVESTIGATION. ONCE THAT INVESTIGATION IS COMPLETED, A PACKET CALLED THE DISCIPLINARY ACTION PACKET IS COMPLETED BY THE APPROPRIATE INTERNAL AFFAIRS. WHAT THAT DOES IS IT LISTS THE VIOLATIONS THAT ARE SUSTAINED IN THE INVESTIGATION AND IT LISTS THE POSSIBLE RANGE OF ANY DISCIPLINARY ACTION THAT MIGHT HAPPEN. FROM THERE IT GOES TO THE PROFESSIONAL INTEGRITY COMMAND REVIEW. IT'S A TWO-LEVEL REVIEW. ONE COMMANDER REVIEWS IT, LANDDAVAZO OR WAITES. AND IT GOES TO MAJOR COLLINS TO REVIEW. AND IF THE DISCIPLINARY ACTION IS BELOW 40 HOURS, MAJOR COLLINS WILL CONDUCT THE PRE-DETERMINATION HEARING ON THE CASE. IF THERE'S AN APPEAL FROM THAT CASE, I WILL HANDLE THE APPEAL. IF A DISCIPLINARY ACTION IS 40 HOURS OR GREATER, I HANDLE THE PRE-DETERMINATION HEARING ON THE CASE. ANY APPEALS FROM MY DECISION GOES TO THE PERSONNEL BOARD. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE A COUPLE DIFFERENT REPORTS ONLINE. WE STARTED IN JANUARY, OUR INTERNAL AFFAIRS FORCE DIVISION MONTHLY USE OF FORCE REREPORT ON THE WEBSITE. WE DO THIS EVERY MONTH FROM NOW ON. JANUARY WAS THE FIRST ONE. EACH MONTH WE'LL ADD OUR STATISTICS FOR EACH MONTH IN THIS WEBSITE. OUR INTERNAL AFFAIRS PROFESSIONAL STANDARD, WE DO A QUARTERLY REPORT. THAT'S ALSO ON THE WEBSITE. THAT'S BASICALLY A BRIEF OVERVIEW. I WANT TO EMPHASIZE THAT THE CHIEF OF POLICE AND I, ALTHOUGH WE WORK TOGETHER, WE'RE SEPARATE. SO, MY DECISIONS GO AND ANSWER DIRECTLY TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. IT'S FOR A REASON. THAT WAY WE CAN HAVE THE OPRAYINGS OF THE DEPARTMENT AND I HANDLE THE DISCIPLINE AND INVESTIGATIONS. WITH THAT, I STAND FOR QUESTIONS. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. VERY INTERESTING. I KNOW THAT CPOA IS DIFFERENT. DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THEM? >> YES. I REVIEW EVERY CPOA CASE THEY INVESTIGATE. THE CPOA HANDLE EXTERNAL COMPLAINTS OF CITIZENS. THEY CONDUCT THEIR INVESTIGATION. I REVIEW EACH ONE OF THOSE. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, WILL MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS. FROM THERE IT GOES THROUGH THE PROCESS OF PROFESSIONAL INTEGRITY DIVISION AND UP TO THE SAME REVIEW PROCESS AS OUR INTERNAL COMPLAINTS. >>COUN. GROUT: HOW -- THANK YOU HOW DID YOU COME UP WITH HAVING SO MANY INVESTIGATORS? YOU HAVE QUITE A FEW. IS THAT NECESSARY? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT YES. FIRST, FROM THE FORCE DIVISION WE'RE UNDER A STIPULATED ORDER OF HAVING A MINIMUM OF 25 INVESTIGATORS. WE REALIZED WE CAN DO THAT WITH A SHORTER NUMBER. WE'VE COMPLETED THE ORDER. NOW WE'VE GOT 23 RIGHT NOW. WITH THE PROFESSIONAL STANDEREREDS INVESTIGATORS, THEY'RE HANDLING 10 TO 12 INVESTIGATIONS A PIECE. DUE THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS WE'RE GETTING INTERNALLY BECAUSE OF THE INTERNAL AFFAIRS REQUESTS, I'M ACTUALLY GOING TO NEED A COUPLE MORE IN THE FUTURE. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. ARE YOU CAUGHT UP ON ALL OF YOUR COMPLAINTS? HOW LONG DOES IT TYPICALLY TAKE TO COMPLETE AN INVESTIGATION? >> IN THE INVESTIGATIONS, WE HAVE 120 DAYS TO COMPLETE AN INVESTIGATION. PER THE CONTRACT WITH THE UNION. OUR INVESTIGATIONS ARE USUALLY COMPLETED BEFORE THEN. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE RIGHT ON SCHEDULE. ALSO, THERE'S ALSO A TIMELINE FOR USE OF FORCE CASES. THAT'S WHERE THAT BACKLOG OCCURRED IN THE PAST. SINCE, WE'VE TAKEN OVER, WE'VE NOT ADDED ANY MORE CASES TO THE BACKLOG. WE'RE KEEPING UP WITH THAT. >>COUN. GROUT: GOOD. HOW FAR OUT ARE YOU ON HAVING ALL OF THE BACKLOG TAKEN CARE OF? >> FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND, WE ARE ON PACE TO BE DONE BY MAY. >>COUN. GROUT: JUST A COUPLE MONTHS, THAT'S GREAT. THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THIS. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I JUST WANT TO ADD THE 25 NEGOTIATED WITH THE DEPARTMENT JUSTICE. THERE'S A STIPULATED ORDER ENTERS AND WE NEGOTIATED FOR THE LOWER NUMBER RECENTLY. IT IS ALSO MY UNDERSTANDING THAT IT IS VERY CLOSE TO BEING DONE. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU FOR THE FOLLOW UP. >>COUN. LEWIS: COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. DEPUTY CHIEF, IT SHOWS IN YOUR REPORT THAT YOU HAVE 58 TOTAL USE OF FORCES INVESTIGATIONS, LEVEL ONE, TWO, THREE DURING JANUARY OF '24. THIS IS AVERAGE. DID YOU AVERAGE 60 A MONTH OF USE OF FORCE? >> COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, YES. VARY BETWEEN 40 AND 70, DEPENDING ON THE MONTH. OF COURSE THE SUMMER MONTHS, AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE BUSIER AND HAVE MORE USES OF FORCE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. DEPUTY CHIEF, WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE -- AND THIS IS CLARIFYING WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE THREE LEVELS OF INVESTIGATIONS FOR USE OF FORCE. >> LEVEL ONE USE OF FORCE IS ANY FORCE THAT THERE'S NO INJURY TO THE INDIVIDUAL. IT CAN BE HANDCUFFING OR THAT SORT. IF THERE'S AN INJURY IT'S LEVEL TWO. OF COURSE, IF THEY'RE COMPLAINING OF INJURY IT'S LEVEL TWO. LEVEL THREE IS SERIOUS, OR HAS SERIOUS INJURY OR OFFICER-INVOLVED SHOOTING ARE LEVEL THREES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: ONE LAST QUESTION. COMPARES TO THE USE OF FORCE, HOW MANY INVESTIGATIONS DOES PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS HAVE ON AVERAGE A MONTH? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, ARE YOU ASKING FOR THE NUMBER OF INVESTIGATIONS PER DETECTIVE? >>COUN. CHAMPINE: YES. >> CURRENTLY, OUR PROFESSIONAL STAND WEREDEREDS -- STANDARDS DETECTIVE HANDLE ABOUT 12. USE OF FORCE ABOUT FIVE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, DEPUTY CHIEF. >> IT IS NOT MANDATED BY THE CASE A. IT WAS A DECISION OF THIS ADMINISTRATION AND DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE MADE CLEAR WE DO NOT NEED TO HAVE THIS SEPARATE. WHAT WASMANIDATED WAS WE HAVE 25 INVESTIGATORS AVAILABLE TO CONDUCT USE OF FORCE INVESTIGATION. [ INAUDIBLE ] >>COUN. LEWIS: I'M SORRY, MIC WAS OFF. HOW MANY HOMICIDE DETECTIVES DO WE HAVE IN THE DEPARTMENT? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY HOMICIDE DETECTIVES WE HAVE. I CAN GET THAT INFORMATION FOR YOU. >>COUN. LEWIS: AUTOTHEFT DETECTIVES, DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY WE HAVE ON THE APD? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, NO. I'M NOT SURE. >>COUN. LEWIS: WE'LL GO TO COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. MAYBE THE CHIEF IS HERE OR ONE OF THE STAFF CAN HELP US WITH THAT. COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR LEWIS. YOU ANSWERED THAT QUESTION. I WAS GOING TO ASK THE LEGAL IF THAT WAS MANDATED PART OF THE DOJ. SINCE WE'RE ON A QUESTION, THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE AN INDEPENDENT ENTITY? LOOKING OVER POLICE REFORM, WHAT'S THE PURPOSE? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, AGAIN, THE EXISTENCE OF THE OFFICE OF POLICE REFORM IS NOT MANDATED BY THE CASA. IT'S REALLY A QUESTION FOR THE ADMINISTRATION. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, I THINK THE ADMINISTRATION MADE THE DECISION IT WAS VALUABLE FOR US TO HAVE THE OFFICE OF THE SUPER INTEND WANT OF POLICE REFORM TO BE INDEPENDENT OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. TO GIVE THE COMMUNITY CONFIDENCE THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT WOULD BE ACTING ON THIS INVESTIGATIONS AND REVIEWING THESE REFORMS AS THE CASA EXPECTED. AS WE SAID, IT'S NOT REQUIRED. BUT IT WAS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EXTRA LAYER OF INDEPENDENCE TO ENSURE THAT WHEN WE HAVE SPECIAL SITUATIONS THAT MIGHT CALL FOR INDEPENDENT REVIEW, THERE'S THAT CONFIDENCE IN THAT. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: OKAY. YOU'RE TELLING ME THE MAYOR WORKS -- THE POLICE CHIEF WORKS UNDER THE MAYOR. AND NOW THE INDEPENDENT OFFICE WORKS -- OR THE POLICE REFORM OFFICE WORKS UNDER THE MAYOR. WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE? IT'S STILL UNDER THE MAYOR'S ADMINISTRATION. THE CONCEPT SOUNDS GOOD, BUT IT SHOULD BE TOTALLY INDEPENDENT OR MAKE IT MAKE SOME SENSE. YOU'RE STILL UNDERNEATH THE SAME MAYOR. TO ME, IT'S STILL NOT AN ENTITY THAT THE TOTALITY THAT I BELIEVE NEEDS TO BE HERE. STILL UNDER THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. I THINK IT SHOULD BE SEPARATE. SO THERE'S NO -- ANY KIND OF APPEARANCE OF IMPROPRITY. I THINK IT SHOULD BE 100% SEPARATE. I THINK WE SHOULD SET IT UP LIKE THE A.G.O. OR ENTITIES WHERE SOMEBODY FROM COUNCIL PICKS SOMEONE, SOMEBODY FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE PICKS SOMEONE, AND THEY PICK THE THIRD INDIVIDUAL. THAT WOULD BE MORE TRANSPARENT AND WOULD LEAD TO MORE ACCOUNTABILITY WITHIN THE CITY GOVERNMENT. AND WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. >> MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD SAY THAT AS THE CHARTER IS SET UP FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE CITY, THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE INVESTIGATIONS WITHIN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ARE WITHIN THE ADMINISTRATION'S RESPONSIBILITY. WE BELIEVE WE SET UP AN ARRANGEMENT THAT ALLOWS FOR AN APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF INDEPENDENCE WITH THE OFFICE OF POLICE REFORM. AND AS WE SAID, WE'VE GONE BEYOND WHAT IS EXPECTED FROM THE CASA AND THE DOJ TO DO SO. WE BELIEVE IT IS A DECISION THAT HAS BEEN AN EFFECTIVE ONE FOR SUPPORTING OUR WORK AS WE MOVE FORWARD. >>COUN. LEWIS: WHAT DISTINGUISHES THE REFORM DEPARTMENT FROM INTERNAL AFFAIRS? HOW WOULD YOU SAY THAT DISTINGUISHES YOURSELF FROM THEM? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, INTERNAL AFFAIRS IS PART OF THE OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT. THE POLICE REFORM BUREAU AND INTERNAL AFFAIRS ARE PART OF THE REFORM BUREAU. >>COUN. LEWIS: WHAT DO YOU DO? WE CALL THEM. I KNOW ONE IS MOSTLY INDEPENDENT. WHAT DO YOU DO THAT'S DIFFERENT THAN INTERN AFFAIRS? >> WE ARE INTERNAL AFFAIRS. WE HANDLE ALL MISCONDUCT COMPLAINTS AND INVESTIGATE ALL USES OF FORCE AND ANY USES OF FORCE THAT ARRIVE FROM ANY MISCONDUCT COMPLAINTS THAT ARRIVE FROM USES OF FORCE. WE ALSO ADMINISTER DISCIPLINARY ACTION. TO ANYBODY IN THE DEPARTMENT. AND I AM THE FINAL DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITY FOR APD. >>COUN. LEWIS: YOU'RE INTERNAL AFFAIRS? >> YES, SIR. >>COUN. LEWIS: YOU'RE CALLED REFORM. WHAT DISTINGUISHES YOU IN THE AREA -- WHAT DO YOU DO THAT IS IN THE AREA OF REFORM THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM WHAT AN INTERNAL AFFAIRS DEPARTMENT WOULD DO? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, PART OF THE REASON WE'RE UNDER CONSENT DECREE IS SUPERVISION WAS A HUGE PART OF THE ISSUES OF THE DEPARTMENT. WE WEREN'T HOLDING OFFICERS ACCOUNTABLE AND WE WEREN'T BEING IMPARTIAL AND FAIR THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT. THAT'S WHY WE CREATED THIS OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT TO ADMINISTER DISCIPLINE THAT'S FAIR AND IMPARTIAL. IT'S CONSISTENT THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE DEPARTMENT. THAT'S WHY WE'VE BEEN MOVING FORWARD WITH THE PARAGRAPH WITH THE CASA. >>COUN. LEWIS: IS THERE AN END GOAL TO REFORM? OR THIS IS A PERPETUAL PROJECT? THE WORD REFORM HAS A MEANING OF AT SOME POINT REFORM HAPPENS. DO YOU SEE YOURSELF AS A -- IS THERE AN END GOAL A YEAR FROM NOW OR TWO YEARS FROM NOW? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I ANTICIPATE THE OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT CONTINUING. I AGREE WITH YOU. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE AN END GOAL. WHEN WE DO GET OUT OF THE CASA, I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE STRICTLY NAMED THE OFFICE OF SUPERINTENDENT. IT WILL HAVE INTERNAL AFFAIR AND DISCIPLINARY REVIEW PROCESS. I BELIEVE IT SHOULD CONTINUE. BECAUSE IT'S ALLOWED THE DEPARTMENT TO REFORM AND TO MEET THE DOJ STANDARDS AND MOVE FORWARD. I THINK RIGHT NOW WE'RE A MUCH BETTER DEPARTMENT THAN WE WERE. >>COUN. LEWIS: THERE WILL BE A POINT WHEN THE DOJ IS GONE AND THERE WILL BE A POINT WHEN THE CASA IS GONE. DO YOU SEE A POINT WHERE THE OFFICE OF REFORM WILL BE DONE REFORMING? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I BELIEVE THIS OFFICE WILL CONTINUE TO BEING THIS JOB. IT MAY NOT BE CALLED REFORM. IT WILL STILL BE DOING THE SAME JOB. UNFORTUNATELY, WE STILL HAVE POLICE MISCONDUCT AND HAVE USES OF FORCE. THERE'S NO WAY TO GET AROUND IT IN A METROPOLITAN POLICE DEPARTMENT TO NOT HAVE USES OF FORCE. >>COUN. LEWIS: DO YOU SEE A NAME CHANGE HAPPENING AND EVERYTHING GOES BACK TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS AND WE HAVE HUGE, MASSIVE DEPARTMENT NOW? I'M INTERESTED IN YOUR -- I'M ANSWERING HOW MANY HOMICIDE DETECTIVES WE HAVE. >>COUN. LEWIS: HOW MANY TOTAL DETECTIVES DO YOU HAVE IN THE DEPARTMENT? >> IN THE DEPARTMENT -- I'M TRYING TO DO SOME QUICK MATH. >>COUN. LEWIS: NO PROBLEM. TAKE YOUR TIME. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: MR. PRESIDENT, WHILE HE'S WAITING FOR THAT. I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION FOR THE ADMINISTRATION. DR. SENGEL, WE JUST HEARD THAT THIS ENTITY WAS CREATED IN REFERENCE TO BEING IMPARTIAL, FAIR, AND CONSISTENT. ARE WE SAYING WE WEREN'T IMPARTIAL, FAIR AND CONSISTENT PRIOR TO THE CREATION OF THIS ENTITY? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, I DON'T BELIEVE IT WAS A STATEMENT ABOUT CLASSIFICATION PRIOR. I THINK IT'S ABOUT THE MISSION AND FOCUS OF WHAT THE DEPARTMENT IS SUPPOSED TO BE DOING FOR THE -- AS SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE REFORM OFFICE. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: BASED ON WHAT YOU SAID, THEY WEREN'T DOING WHAT THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BEING PRIOR? >> THAT'S NOT WHAT I SAID. I BELIEVE IT'S NOT A STATEMENT OF PREVIOUS, BUT A STATEMENT OF WHAT THEY'RE MEANT TO DO IN THE ROLE THEY HAVE AND WHAT THEY SAID THEY WILL DO. AS STATED INTERNAL AFFAIRS WAS A FUNCTION AND THIS IS TO PULL THEM APART AND GIVE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS INDEPENDENTLY FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT CHAIN OF COMMAND. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, WE HAVE 153 DETECTIVES ASSIGNED TO THE INVESTIGATIVE BUREAU. >>COUN. LEWIS: THOSE ALL INCLUDE WHAT TYPE? 18 HOMICIDE -- WHAT ARE -- >> IT INCLUDES ON THE CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION BUREAU SIDE IT INCLUDES HOMICIDE, ROBERARY, COLD CASE, MISSING PERSONS, CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN. ON THE INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE DIVISION, IT'S INCLUDING INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE DIVISION, GUN VIOLENCE. NARCOTICS TEAM. OUR -- OUR OCU. WHICH IS OUR ORGANIZED CRIME UNIT. OUR IMPACT AND PROPERTY CRIME. >>COUN. LEWIS: HOW MANY IN THE NARCOTICS? >> NARCOTICS, THERE'S EIGHT DETECTIVES AND ONE SERGEANT. >>COUN. LEWIS: IN THE TOTAL AMOUNT, ARE YOU INCLUDING INVESTIGATORS? >> THIS IS NOT INCLUDING PROFESSIONAL STAFF. >>COUN. LEWIS: ARE THEY SHORT-HANDED ANYWHERE? >> WE HAVE -- IF YOU'RE ACTUALLY LIKE WHERE WE SHOULD BE, I THINK WE HAVE DONE A GREAT JOB OF HAVING PROFESSIONAL STAFF. LIKE YOU ASKED ABOUT THE AUTOTHEFT DETECTIVES, WE HAVE SEVEN AND ONE SERGEANT. WE INCLUDED PROFESSIONAL STAFF TO ASSIST WITH THE OPERATIONS. WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO IMPLEMENT PROFESSIONAL STAFF JUST LIKE SUPERINTENDENT GARCIA STATED WHERE WE LACKED WITH PERSONNEL WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO FILL IT WITH PROFESSIONAL STAFF TO HELP ASSIST WITH THAT. >>COUN. LEWIS: WOULD YOU SAY YOU NEED MORE INVESTIGATORS? >> I MEAN, WE WOULD LOVE MORE OFFICERS ON THE DEPARTMENT. RIGHT NOW, WE'RE FUNCTIONING. AS YOU CAN -- AS YOU HEARD BEFORE WE'RE REDUCING CRIME. I THINK WE'RE AT A GREAT PLACE. WE CAN ALWAYS IMPROVE. >>COUN. LEWIS: INVESTIGATORS -- YOU'RE NOT SHORT-HANDED? YOUR INVESTIGATORS ARE ABLE TO HANDLE EVERYTHING THAT CAME BEFORE THEM? >> YES, SIR. >>COUN. LEWIS: NOT GOING TO NEED MORE MONEY? >> WE WOULD LOVE MORE MONEY, MORE EQUIPMENT AND MORE OFFICERS. >>COUN. LEWIS: YOU NEED THEM FIRST. YOU NEED THE CASE YOU NEED MORE INVESTIGATORS. WE'RE NOT GOING TO GIVE YOU MORE MONEY. THANK YOU. SUPERINTENDENT, THANK YOU FOR THE PRESENTATION. WE MIGHT HAVE MORE QUESTIONS. COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: I'M SORRY, JUST POINT OF CLARIFICATION. YOU DON'T HAVE GANG UNIT? >> WE HAVE GUN VIOLENCE UNIT. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: IN TOWN? >> YES, WE HAVE INTEL AND INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE. OUR ELECTRONIC SUPPORT UNIT AND INTEL AS WELL. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: I DIDN'T HEAR THAT. I APOLOGIZE. ONE POINT OF CLARIFICATION FOR DEPUTY CHIEF. WHEN OFFICERS ARE PRESENTED WITH 40 HOURS OR ABOVE OR 80 HOURS OF DISCIPLINE, THAT GOES TO YOU, NOT THE CHIEF? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, THAT'S CORRECT. IT COMES TO ME. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: OKAY. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. >>COUN. LEWIS: COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. JUST A QUICK QUESTION ABOUT THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION FOR THE CHIEF. THAT'S UNDER THE IAPS PROFESSIONAL SIDE OR NOT USE OF FORCE? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR ROGERS, THE INCIDENT WITH THE XHEEF CHIEF INVOLVES THE CRASH THAT GOES BEFORE THE CRASH REVIEW BOARD AND THE OTHER ONE GOES TO INTERNAL AFFAIRS. THAT'S THE ONE FOR A POSSIBLE OBRD. THAT'S ON-BODY RE-RECORDING DEVICE. THAT'S COMING THROUGH INTERNAL AFFAIRS PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS. >>COUN. ROGERS: OKAY. THANK YOU. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. DO YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO DO A FAIR AND IMPARTIAL, CONSISTENT INVESTIGATION ON THE POLICE CHIEF, BEING THAT HE'S BEEN YOUR BOSS FOR MANY YEARS? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, YES, I DO. I BELIEVE IT WILL BE FAIR. I DO NOT MAKE THE FINAL DECISION ON THE CHIEF'S CASE. THAT GOES TO THE CAO. I WILL BE THE FIRST REVIEWER OF THE CASE. YES, I BELIEVE WE'LL BE FAIR. UNFORTUNATELY, I'VE HAD TO DISCIPLINE A COUPLE OF OTHER DEPUTY CHIEFS WHILE BEING IN THIS POSITION. IT'S NOT A GOOD THING. I DON'T LIKE DOING THAT. IT'S SOMETHING I HAD TO DO. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: YOU HEARD IT HERE. THANK YOU. >>COUN. LEWIS: THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE IT. IS THE OTHER PRESENTATION READY TO GO, COUNCILOR PEÑA? >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. DIRECTOR SANCHEZ IS HERE. I'LL TURN IT OVER TO HER. AS YOU KNOW, WE'RE WORKING ON THE ROUTE 66 CELEBRATION. WE'RE WORKING ON A MULTI-FACETED APPROACH TO INFRASTRUCTURE AND ALSO PART OF THE CELEBRATION. I THINK DIRECTOR SANCHEZ IS GOING TO GIVE US A GREAT OVERVIEW ON WHAT THE PROGRESS IS SO FAR. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR PEÑA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. WE ACTUALLY HAVE PRESENTATION PART A AND PART B ON THE ROUTE 6 66 [ INAUDIBLE ] -- IN A COUPLE YEARS. I'LL GO AHEAD AND GIVE YOU A QUICK OVERVIEW. WE DID SEND OUT SOME INFORMATION TO YOU VIA EMAIL. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. I HAVE MOST OF THAT REPRINTED. I'M A LITTLE BIT UPDATED, TO SEND HOME WITH YOU TONIGHT. IN CASE YOU WANT TO READ IT IN REAL LIFE. BEFORE WE GET STARTED, FOR PEOPLE WATCHING, I KNOW EVERYONE IS AWARE OF THE ROUTE 66 CENTENNIAL. IN 2026 IT WILL TURN 100 OFFICIALLY. THE FEDERAL CHARTER WAS IN -- LET'S SEE, THAT WAS IN 1926? I HAD TO DO THE MATH. IT WILL BE TURNING 100 YEARS OLD. THAT'S NOT EXACTLY WHEN IT STARTED IN NEW MEXICO. IT COVERS EIGHT STATES. STARTS IN CHICAGO. AND ENDS IN SANTA MONICA, I BELIEVE. OFFICIALLY. NEW MEXICO HAS A VERY LONG STRETCH. AND ALBUQUERQUE HAS A LONG STRETCH. WE TYPICALLY REFER IT TO IT AS CENTRAL AVENUE. THAT GOES RIGHT THROUGH THE CENTER OF THE CITY THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS TO THE VOLCANOS. IT'S 18.6 MILES LONG THROUGH THE CENTER OF OUR CITY. WE'VE STARTED WORKING ON THIS THANKS TO A LOT OF ENCOURAGEMENT AND SUPPORT FROM CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE STARTED WORKING ON THIS REALLY WITH A NUDGE FROM COUNCILOR PEÑA IN 2022. WE'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF WORK. I WILL SAY WE ARE AHEAD OF A LOT OF CITIES AND STATES. WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THIS. THIS IS ALL THE DEPARTMENTS ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN PREPARING FOR THE ROUTE 66 CENTENNIAL. THERE'S THE PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENT PLANNING METROPOLITAN REDEVELOPMENT, PARKS AND RECREATION, ARTS AND CULTURE, TRANSIT, AND PROBABLY FORGOT SOMEONE. OH, EQUITY ASK -- AND INCLUSION AND HHH. WE HAVE EXTERNAL PARTNERS DOING WORK WITH US. WE HAVE VISIT ALBUQUERQUE. NATIONAL PARKS, NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION, FRIENDS OF THE ORPHAN SIGN. RIGHTS WHICH IS BRANDING FIRM. UNM LIBRARIES. UNM COLLEGE OF FINE ART AND NEW MEXICO MAIN STREET. THESE ARE ALL ORGANIZATIONS THAT WE ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN TERMS OF PROJECTS OR FUNDING. IN 2022 WE STARTED COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WHERE WE DID INTERVIEWS WITH A STATE OF STAKEHOLDERS. THESE ARE SOME EXAMPLES. AND WE SPEND ABOUT EIGHT MONTHS TALKING TO LOT OF DIFFERENT ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS AND BUSINESS OWNERS. WE HEARD LOT OF THINGS. OUT OF THAT, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT CAME OUT OF THE COMMUNITY CONVERSATIONS IS PUTTING TOGETHER A COMMUNITY COMMITTEE. WE STARTED MEETING WITH THAT COMMITTEE. WE MEET EVERY OTHER MONTH. IT'S A VERY DIVERSE GROUP. IT'S IN YOUR HANDOUTS. IT SHOWS EVERYONE ON THE COMMITTEE RIGHT NOW. VERY EXCITED, ENGAGED GROUP OF BUSINESS OWNERS, NON-PROFIT LEADERS, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, PEOPLE FROM UNM, ALL UP AND DOWN THE CORRIDOR. WE HEARD A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS ABOUT ROUTE 66. AND SOME OF THE INFORMATION IS IN YOUR HANDOUT. I THINK WHAT IT REMINDS US IS A COMMUNITY HAS A DIFFERENT FEELING ABOUT THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF ROUTE 66. WHICH MEANS OUR EFFORTS NEED TO BE BROAD AND THEY NEED TO BE DIVERSE AND VARIOUS AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE REALLY TRYING TO DO AS A CITY-WIDE EFFORT. SOME PEOPLE ARE CONCERNED THEY DON'T WANT US TO BE CELEBRATING THE 1950s VERSION OF ROUTE 66. SOME PEOPLE WANT TO ONLY CELEBRATE THE 1950s VERSION OF ROUTE 66. SOME PEOPLE WANT TO ONLY LOOK FORWARD. SOME PEOPLE WANT TO TALK ABOUT EXTERNAL VISITORS AND SOME PEOPLE WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOUSING. IT REMIND WAS AS CITY AND LEADERSHIP WE NEED TO LOOK AT ALL OF THE PIECES TOGETHER. THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE THINGS THAT OUR DEPARTMENT IS REALLY FOCUSED ON. WE ALREADY DO A LOT OF REALLY STRONG PROGRAMMING ALONG ROUTE 66. AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO THE CELEBRATION WHICH WE'RE PLANNING TO LAUNCH IN MAY OF 2025 BECAUSE WE WANT TO HAVE TWO FULL-SEASONS, TWO FULL SUMMER AND FALL SEASONS OF ACTIVELY PROMOTED ACTIVITIES ALONG THE CORRIDOR. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THAT IS BUILDING ON THINGS WE ALREADY HAVE. TRYING TO ADVERTISE THAT MORE BUT ALSO BRING IN HIGHER LEVEL ENTERTAINMENT AND AMPLIFIED THE CELEBRATIONS SO THEY'RE A DESTINATION FOR VISITORS. AND ALSO SOME NEW THINGS. WE'RE LOOKING AT AUGMENTED REALITY APPS SO PEOPLE HAVE PLACES TO GO ALONG THE ROUTE AND REALLY APPEAL TO A YOUNGER AUDIENCE. USING TECHNOLOGY IN A WAY TO SHARE THE HISTORY, CULTURE, AND PLACE. PUBLIC ART. SOME REAL GOOD PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER ARTS AND CULTURAL NON-PROFITS AND BUSINESSES. I THINK THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE REALLY INVESTED IN. WE KNOW THIS IS GOING TO BE STRONG IF EVERYONE UP AND DOWN THE CORRIDOR IS PARTICIPATING. THE CITY ITSELF CAN'T DO THE LEVEL OF PROGRAMMING ALONE THAT'S GOING TO MAKE THIS SPECIAL. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THE COMMUNITY COMMITTEE, AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE WORKING ON WAYS TO REALLY PARTNER WITH BUSINESSES, UNM, OTHER PLACES ALONG THE ROUTE TO MAKE SURE A LOT IS HAPPENING IN 2025 AND 2026. WE'VE ALREADY STARTED A FEW HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROJECTS. RIGHT NOW WE'RE WORKING ON A NEON HISTORY OF ALBUQUERQUE NEON. THAT'S FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE. THERE'S AN EFFORT TO GET CENTRAL BRIDGE DESIGNATED AS A HISTORIC LANDMARK. THE TRANSIT MUSEUM ARE WORKING TOGETHER ON A COLLABORATION. THEY STARTED ON THAT. WE'RE WORKING WITH OTHER PARTNERSHIPS LIKE THE NATIONAL TRUST FOR PRESERVATION. TO DO SOME WORK IN THE INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT. AND THE ALBUQUERQUE MUSEUM IS WORKING ON AN EXHIBIT. WE'VE GOT A LOT OF CORRIDOR IMPROVEMENTS GOING ON ACROSS ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS. THE REVAMP ROUTE 66 SIGN IMPROVEMENT PROJECT, BLOCK BY BLOCK CLEANING, INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT LIBRARY PARK IS SLATED TO BE COMPLETED BY 2025. LATE 2025, I BELIEVE. AND JUST A LOT OF OTHER PROJECTS, MEDIAN IMPROVEMENTS, CODE ENFORCEMENT AND COMPLIANCE, OUTDOOR FIRE OPERATIONS. A LOT OF THINGS ARE ALREADY HAPPENING AND THEY WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS. A LOT OF THIS IS MUCH MORE IN DETAIL IN THE WRITTEN REPORT FOR ALL OF YOU. THIS ONE, I'M GOING TO SPEND A COUPLE MORE MINUTES ON THIS. THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST PROJECTS WE STARTED. THIS IS WHERE WE'RE SEEING EARLY SUCCESS. STARTING IN 2022, THANKS FROM EARLY FUNDING FROM CITY COUNCIL WE DID A FULL INVENTORY OF SIGNS, HISTORIC SIGNS ALONG ROUTE 66. AND AS A RESULT, WE IDENTIFIED OPPORTUNITIES, WE PARTNERED WITH MRA AND TOOK A LOT OF THE MONEY WE HAD AND PUT IT INTO PARTNERSHIP WITH BUSINESS AND PROPERTY OWNERS. SO, THERE ARE ABOUT 20 PROJECTS THAT ARE UNDERWAY. ONE OF THEM IS ALREADY COMPLETED. THIS IS ONE OF THE IMPERIAL MOTEL SIGNS. THAT'S ONE OF THE REVAMP ROUTE 66 RECIPIENTS. THAT PROJECT IS ALREADY COMPLETED. THE REST OF THE SIGNS HERE, SANDIA INN, DOGHOUSE, ARRIVE HOTEL, ALL OF THESE ARE UNDERWAY. MOST OF THEM HAVE THEIR SIGNS DESIGNED. WE'LL SEE THESE GOING UP OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS. I KNOW YOU SPECIFICALLY ASKED ABOUT THIS LAST WEEK. COMMUNITY SAFETY DEPARTMENT, THE ALBUQUERQUE COMMUNITY SAFETY DEPARTMENT HAS GOT SEVERAL INITIATIVES THAT ARE REALLY FOCUSED ON CENTRAL AVENUE. FROM STREETS OUTREACH AND COORDINATING TEAMS, TO A NEW OFFICE ALONG THE CORRIDOR. AND OUTREACH AND ENGAGEMENT TEAMS. THEY HAVE A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT EFFORT THAT THEY'VE STOOD UP ALONG ROUTE 66. BOTH MRA AND HHH HAVE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS ON ROUTE 66. THESE ARE ALL PROJECTS SLATED TO BE COMPLETED IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS. I'M GOING TO JUST GO -- WE'VE GOT THEM IN MORE DETAIL HERE. THERE'S SOMOS ON CENTRAL. MRA HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS. THE 66 AT ADAMS AND CENTRAL. THE PEARL. CENTRAL NEAR LAGUNA. THESE ARE PROJECTS UNDERWAY AND EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED. AND HHH ALSO HAS AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS THAT ARE GOING ON ALONG THE CORRIDOR. FOUR PROJECTS WE'RE EXPECTING TO SEE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN THE NEXT FEW YEARS. AND WE'RE WORKING ON, YOU KNOW, REALLY PROMOTING ROUTE 66, LOCOMY REGIONALLY NATIONALLY AND INTERNATIONALLY. I'M NOT GOING TO GO TOO MUCH INTO THAT BECAUSE WE'VE GOT TONYA TO TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING. THEY'LL DO A MUCH BETTER JOB. IN TERMS OF NEXT STEPS, WE'VE GOT OUR COMMUNITY COMMITTEE COMING TOGETHER. THESE ARE AMBASSADORS AND ACTIVELY ENGAGED AND PARTICIPATING ALONG ROUTE 66. WE'LL HAVE THE MASTER EVENTS CALENDAR. WE BELIEVE IN TERMS OF THE CITY SIGNATURE EVENTS THAT WILL BE DONE IN TERMS OF CHOOSING DATES BY MAY OF THIS YEAR AND WE'LL START ADDING EVENTS FROM THE COMMUNITY AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE REST OF THE YEAR. BY THE END OF THE YEAR WE WILL HAVE WHAT WE CONSIDER TO BE COMPLETE. WE'RE WORKING ON A WEBSITE HOSTED BY VISIT ABQ. SO IT CAN BE THERE FOR A WHILE AND ALSO PUSH IT OUT TO VISITORS AND TOURISTS. WE'RE WORKING ON ALBUQUERQUE NEON VIDEO SERIES. AND WE CONTINUE TO ENGAGE NEW PARTNERS AND LOOK FOR OTHER FUND SOURCES. WE HAVE A COUPLE GRANTS THAT WE'LL BE WRITING IN THE NEXT COUPLE MONTHS. IN ADDITION TO CITY FUNDING AND HOPEFULLY PARTNER FUNDING, WE'LL HOPE TO BRING IN MORE GRANT FUNDING AS WE MOVE FORWARDING OVER THE NEXT YEAR AND A HALF. WE'LL LAUNCH PROMOTIONS WITH VISIT ALBUQUERQUE AND OTHERS. IT IS A VERY FAST VERSION. YOU SAW THE SPREADSHEET WE SENT OUT ABOUT 65, WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO 66 BECAUSE WE THINK IT'S POETIC AND WE'RE ARTS AND CULTURE. WE'RE TRYING TO GET TO 66 INITIATIVE FOR ROUTE 66 CENTENNIAL. THERE'S ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND PDF. IF YOU WANT TO DIVE DEEPER, YOU CAN DO THAT. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY THIS EVENING. COUNCILOR, WOULD YOU LIKE FOR ME TO HAVE TONYA PRESENT, OR WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO QUESTIONS ON THIS PART? >>COUN. PEÑA: MR. PRESIDENT, YES. IF WE CAN HAVE TONYA MAKE A BRIEF PRESENTATION. >> MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, HAPPY TO BE HERE THIS EVENING AND TO BE PARTNERING WITH THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE IN THIS IMPORTANT INITIATIVE. I'M GOING TO MOVE QUICKLY THROUGH A PROMOTION. TO SHARE WITH YOU WHAT WE'VE BEEN DOING TO DATE. PROMOTION OF ROUTE 66 IS NOT SOMETHING NEW TO US IN TERMS OF PROMOTING ALBUQUERQUE AND WHAT VISITORS ARE INTERESTED IN. WE'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS MONUMENTAL OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE ROUTE 66 WITH BOTH INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC VISITORS AS WE MOVE FORWARD. REAL QUICKLY, I JUST WANTED -- BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S NEW COUNCILORS. JUST A REMINDER OF WHO VISIT ALBUQUERQUE IS AS A PRIVATE NOT FOR PROFIT ORGANIZATION. CONTRACTED BY THE CITY AS THE OFFICIAL DESTINATION MARKETING ORGANIZATION. I JUST WANTED TO SHARE OUR OVERALL MISSION IS TO PROMOTE THE CITY AS A COMPETITIVE AND WORLD-CLASS LEISURE VENTION MEETING AND SPORTS DESTINATION. THAT ENHANCES THE PUBLIC IMAGE OF THE CITY AS A PLACE TO LIVE AND WORK AND PROVIDE ECONOMIC PROSPERITY FOR THE PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. REAL QUICKLY, THIS ONE HAS BEEN A FUN, NEW INITIATIVE. WE'LL NOTE FROM PREVIOUS WORK WE'VE SHARED WE'VE WRAPPED FIVE LIGHT RAIL SYSTEMS. THAT IS NOT JUST A ONE, THERE'S ADDITIONAL ADVERTISE IN THE DENVER MARKET BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT AS A TARGET MARKET. THIS DEBUTED IN FEBRUARY. THIS IS A NEW TRAIN DESIGN PROMOTING ROUTE 66. YOU'LL SEE CELEBRATING 100 YEARS. WE'RE STARTING TO PROMOTE AND BUILD INTEREST IN THE CENTENNIAL WITH ALL OF THE ART WORK. JUST A QR CODE THAT TAKES YOU TO PAGE THAT TELLS YOU MORE ABOUT ROUTE 66 AND THAT EXPERIENCE. AGAIN, IT'S ALREADY BEEN VERY POPULAR IN TERMS OF THAT ADDITION. I DON'T BELIEVE WE'LL BE ABLE TO SHOW YOU THE VIDEO, I THINK YOUR SLIDE PRESENTATION YOU CAN SEE THE TRAIN BEING WRAPPED IN TERMS OF DENVER. WE'LL SHARE WE PRODUCED THE ALBUQUERQUE VISITOR'S GUIDE. I WANTED TO SHARE 200,000 OF THOSE EACH YEAR. JUST AN EXAMPLE OF THE EDITORIAL AND PHOTOGRAPHY AND PROMOTION WE'VE BEEN USING IN THE VISITOR'S GUIDE IN TERMS OF INA -- TO OUR WEBSITE IN TERMS OF PROMOTION AND AS DR. SANCHEZ MENTIONED WE'LL EXPAND AND BUILD ING A SITE DEDICATED TO THE CENTENNIAL AND PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. AGAIN, OUTDOOR ADVERTISING IS SOMETHING, THANKS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE SUPPLEMENTAL FUNDING, TO DO MORE OF THAT IN THE LAST TWO YEARS. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE FROM FEBRUARY THROUGH JUNE OF THIS YEAR. WE'LL BE SHOWCASING ROUTE 66 FEATURED OUTDOOR BOARDS IN COLORADO SPRINGS, DENVER, PHOENIX, EL PASO, AND L. A. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK AT THE VIDEO IN THE PRESENTATION. THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE WORKED WITH COOPAD ADVERTISING. IT'S NARRATED BY MARK WITH 505 TOURISM. IT'S A DIGITAL ADVERTIING STANDPOINT. WE HAVE A TEAM DEDICATED TO POSITIVE PUBLICITY ON BEHALF OF THE CITY. WE HAVE ALREADY SECURED SOME EXCELLENT ROUTEF -- ROUTE 66 COVERAGE IN TERMS OF COMING TO VISIT ALBUQUERQUE. ONE WE'RE PROUD OF. NEW MEXICO WAS RANKED THE NUMBER SEVEN TRAVEL ADVENTURE BY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. IT WAS THE TOP 20 COOLEST TRAVEL ADVENTURES. NEW MEXICO WAS A FIVE -- ONE OF FIVE RANKING. TREMENDOUS MEDIA OPPORTUNITIES. THE LAST THING I WANT TO POINT OUT IS TALKED ABOUT INTERNATIONAL TOURISM AND DOMESTIC TOURISM. ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO DO THAT IS THROUGH TRADE SHOWS. WE'VE ALREADY BEEN REPRESENTING ALBUQUERQUE AND SOME OF THE CONSUMER INDUSTRY TRADE SHOWS. AND REALLY BIG OPPORTUNITY WITH SOMETHING THAT'S CALLED IPW. THE U.S. TRAVEL ASSOCIATION'S LARGEST INTERNATIONAL TRADE SHOW. THIS YEAR IT'S IN L. A. IN 2024 AND IN 2025 IT'S IN CHICAGO. IT PROMOTES ROUTE 66 ON BOTH ENDS. THE ICONIC ROAD TRIP TRIP SOMETHING WE'RE WORKING ON IN TERMS OF MAKING SURE ALBUQUERQUE HAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE ADVENTURE WITH THE WORLD. >>COUN. LEWIS: I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND IF WE HAVE QUESTIONS TO REACH OUT TO THE DIRECTOR. WE'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT ITEM. THANK YOU SO MUCH. LET'S MOVE TO ADMIN Q AND A. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE ADMIN? COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS REGARDING SOME ITEMS I SAW ON THE NEWS. REGARDING THE GATEWAY ASBESTOS LAWSUITS. FIRST QUESTION IS, BASED ON THE CURRENT RECENT NEWS COVERAGE THAT I SAW, THERE WERE THREE WHISTLE BLOWERS THAT CLAIMED THEY'RE RETALIATED AGAINST BECAUSE THEY PARTICIPATED IN INVESTIGATIONS INTO ASBESTOS. WE TALKED ABOUT NOT COMPROMISING INVESTIGATIONS. I UNDERSTAND IF YOU CAN'T ANSWER THAT AND HAVE TO DO A CLOSED SESSION AROUND THAT. THE BIGGEST QUESTION I HAVE THAT I'VE BEEN GETTING CALLS ABOUT IS WHAT HAPPENED TO THE EMPLOYEES THAT MADE THE DECISION TO IGNORE THE ASBESTOS WARNING, ARE THEY STILL WITH THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR ROGERS, I REALLY CAN'T GET INTO DETAILS OF THIS. I CAN SAY WE WOULD DISAGREE WITH THAT CHARACTERIZATION THAT ANYONE MADE A CHOICE TO IGMORE ASBESTOS. THE ADMINISTRATION SAID THERE WAS MISTAKES MADE. I WOULDN'T CHARACTERIZE IT THAT WAY. WE RECEIVED THE LAWSUIT. WE'RE REVIEWING THE LAWSUIT. WE DENY ANY ACTION WAS TAKEN AGAINST THE EMPLOYEES. WE WERE QUITE CAREFUL IN THE FIRST PLACE TO PROTECT EMPLOYEES RIGHTS AND ENSURE THERE'S NO RETALIATORY ACTION. WE'LL DEFEND VIGOROUSLY THE CLAIMS. THERE WERE SOME PERSONNEL DECISIONS MADE A YEAR AGO AFTER THIS FIRST CAME TO LIGHT. I DON'T THINK I CAN GET INTO IT IN ANY MORE DETAILS. >>COUN. ROGERS: LAST QUESTION, HOPEFULLY YOU CAN ANSWER FOR PEOPLE WHO CALLED ME REGARDING THE LIST OF -- HOW DID WE DECIDE ON THE LIST OF PEOPLE WHO WERE POTENTIALLY EXPOSED? HOW ARE THEY NOTIFIED? HOW DID WE IDENTIFY THEM? HOW CAN PEOPLE CHECK TO SEE AND ADD THEMSELVES TO THE LIST. I'VE GOTTEN CALLS FROM CONTRACTORS WHO WERE IN THE BUILDING DURING THAT TIME THAT DID NOT GET NOTIFIED. I WAS IN THE BUILDING A LOT OF TIMES AND DIDN'T GET NOTIFIED. HOW DO WE ADD OURSELVES TO THAT LIST? OR HOW DO CONTRACTORS IN THE BUILDING ADD THEMSELVES IF THEY WERE EXPOSED? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR ROGERS, I DON'T REMEMBER THE PROCESS USED TO IDENTIFY WHO WAS IN THE BUILDING. THERE WAS AN EXTENSIVE AMOUNT OF OUTREACH DONE TO MAKE THE DETERMINATION. IT WAS A RATHER EXTENSIVE LIST THAT ANYONE IN THE BUILDING AT ANY TIME AND THEY WERE MAILED NOTIFICATION OF THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPOSURE. WE REALLY DON'T KNOW THE SPECIFIC DATES OF EXPOSURE. ANYONE THAT HAD BEEN IN THE BUILDING AT ANY TIME. >>COUN. ROGERS: LIKE OUR CONGRESSWOMAN AND SENATOR, THEY WERE IDENTIFIED? >> I DON'T KNOW. THERE WAS AN EXTENSIVE LIST OF PEOPLE NOTIFIED. SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE BODY RECEIVED THAT NOTICE IN MAY OF 2023. IF THERE WERE PEOPLE WHO BELIEVE THEY WERE IN THE BUILDING, I DON'T THINK THEY DID EXTERNAL OUTREACH. >>COUN. ROGERS: CONTRACTORS WERE NOTIFIED? >> YES, MA'AM. I GUARANTEE I HAVE COPIES OF THE NOTICES TO THE SUBCONTRACTORS THAT WORK FOR THE GENERAL CONTRACTOR. FOR EACH EMPLOYEE. IN TERMS OF PEOPLE ADDING THEMSELVES TO THE LIST. PEOPLE WHO WEREN'T ON THE LIST, WE DID OUR BEST TO IDENTIFY WHO WAS IN THE BUILDING, I THINK WE CAN WORK OUT SOME KIND OF SYSTEM THAT IT WAS A PROCESS WORKED OUT BY RISK MANAGEMENT. >>COUN. ROGERS: CURRENTLY, THEY SHOULD REACH OUT TO YOUR OFFICE OR RISK MANAGEMENT? >> TO RISK MANAGEMENT. >>COUN. LEWIS: COUNCILOR BACA, THEN COUNCILOR BASSAN. [ INAUDIBLE ] >>COUN. BACA: MR. SIMON. I'M SORRY. THANK YOU, MR. SIMON. MRS. ROBERTS. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. I'VE BEEN RECEIVING A TON OF EMAIL AND PHONE CALLS IN REGARD TO THE BOSQUE AND WILDFIRE MITIGATION PROJECT. I WANT TO START BY SAYING I FULLY SUPPORT THAT PROJECT. AS YOU BOTH KNOW, I'VE SPENT A GOOD CHUNK OF MY CAREER WORKING ALONG THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE IN VARIOUS CAPACITIES. THAT SAID, I SHARE SOME OF THE CONCERNS THAT SOME OF THE FOLKS HAVE. AS MUCH AS I REALLY CARE ABOUT THE RIO, I THINK THE BOSQUE IS WHAT PEOPLE REALLY CARE ABOUT IN OUR COMMUNITY. JUST A COUPLE QUICK QUESTIONS. I KNOW I SENT A BIGGER LIST OF QUESTIONS TO BOTH OF YOU. MAYBE YOU CAN PUBLISH THOSE LATER. ONE, YOU KNOW, THINKING ABOUT THE CLEARING THAT IS RIGHT ALONG TINGLY BEACH AND THE VERY FIRST PART VERY VISIBLE TO VISITORS. THERE'S A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT THAT. I ALSO TRAVELED DOWN THERE AND SAW THAT OUTSIDE OF THAT, AND ESPECIALLY CLOSER TO THE HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER IT LOOKS A LOT MORE CARE WAS TAKEN. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT FROM YOUR WORDS, TO ENSURE THAT PRACTICE IS A BIT MORE CAREFUL IS GOING TO CONTINUE. AND B, THE BIG PART IS PLANTING AND RESEEDING. WITH THE CLIMATE CHANGE, A LOT OF THAT VEGETATION -- I BELIEVE THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR FOLKS TO NOT ONLY HEAR FROM YOU WHAT THE PLAN IS MORE DETAILED BUT ALSO WAYS FOR THEM TO GAUGE AND PARTICIPATE IN BRINGING BACK OUR BOSQUE. >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BACA, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR INTEREST IN THIS TOPIC. YOUR DEEP KNOWLEDGE OF THE SUBJECT AND OF COURSE THE COUNCIL'S OVERALL INTEREST IN SUPPORT FOR THE OPEN SPACE PROGRAM, WE APPRECIATE THAT. AS MANY PEOPLE KNOW, THE CITY PARKS DEPARTMENT THROUGH THE OPEN SPACE DIVISION MANAGE THE RIO GRANDE STATE PARK THROUGH JOINT POWERS AGREEMENT WITH THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT. AND THROUGH THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY STATE PARK ACT. IT'S A COMPLICATED, MULTI-JURISDICTIONAL PART TO MANAGE THE BOSQUE. WE WERE VERY SUCCESSFUL IN OBTAINING A FEMMA GRANT THROUGH PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN ALBUQUERQUE FIRE RESCUE AND PARKS AND REC OPEN SPACE. WE'VE OBTAINED A $1 MILLION FEMA GRANT TO REDUCE THE VARIETY OF CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRE AND SUPPORT ECOSYSTEM HEALTH AND FOREST HEALTH. AND SIGNIFICANTLY TRY TO PROTECT THE MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE THAT IS ALONG THE BOSQUE, PARTICULARLY IN THIS AREA, SENSITIVELY AND HIGHLY USED AND POPULAR AREA THAT INCLUDES THE BIO PARK AND NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE PROJECTS. SINCE IT WAS THROUGH THE APPROVAL OF THE RESOLUTION THAT WE'RE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PROJECT. AND I HAVE WITH ME TODAY TO HELP ANSWER A COUPLE OF YOUR QUESTIONS CHOLINE McROBERTS WHO IS THE OPEN SPACE SUPERINTENDENT. I'LL TRY TO ADDRESS THE FIRST QUESTION ABOUT WHAT WE CALL THE PRESCRIPTION IN THE BOSQUE. IT'S SORT OF THE GUIDELINES FOR CONDUCTING FOREST FITTING AND FUEL REDUCTION PROJECT OF THIS NATURE. WE'VE COMPLETED ABOUT 70% OF THE PROJECT. WE STARTED IN TWO-YEAR -- AREAS. TWO OF THE UNITS WE STARTED WITH IS CLOSE TO TINGLY BEACH AND THE OTHER CLOSE TO THE NATIONAL HISPANIC CULTURAL CENTER. THOSE WERE AMONG THE FIRST UNITS TO BE TREATED. WE WERE LITERALLY TESTING THE PRESCRIPTION AS WE WENT. AS WE SAW THAT ON THE GROUND WE WERE ABLE TO ADJUST THE PRESCRIPTION. WHAT YOU SEE IN THESE COUPLE OF UNITS TREATED FIRST IN THE PROJECT IS NOT WHAT YOU'LL SEE IN THE OTHER 12 UNITS. OVERALL, IT'S ABOUT 470 ACRE PROJECT AREA. WITHIN THAT 470 ACRES, THERE ARE ONLY ACTUALLY TREATING ABOUT 190 ACRES. OR ABOUT 40%. SO, WE'RE TRYING TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT HOW WE GO ABOUT THAT. I THINK IN ONE OF THE AREAS YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED, WE DID TAKE OUT SOME LARGE TREES, SIBEERIAN ELMS WHICH ARE NON-NATIVE SPECIES. THAT WAS NOTICEABLE NEAR THE BICYCLE TRAIL NEAR TINGLY BEACH. THAT OCCURRED BECAUSE OF FIRE PROTECTION, BUT MOST OF YOU KNOW IF YOU HAVE AN SIEBERIAN IN YOUR YARD THEY'RE QUITE BIG FEED PRODUCERS. SO, WHEN YOU TAKE OUT SOME OF THE LARGER TREES IT'S BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO HAVE THE AREA RESEEDED WITH NON-NATIVE ELMS. WE'RE PRESERVING A FEW MORE TREES THAT ARE NATIVE SPECIES IN THE AREAS. THAT'S WHY UNIT 5 AND ONE OF THE OTHER UNITS IS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT. WE'VE ADAPTED AND MOVED FORWARD WITH SENSITIVE PRESCRIPTION IN THE OTHER UNITS. WITH THE FOCUS ON REDUCING AND ELIMINATING NON-NATIVE SPECIES AS THEY TEND TO MAKE THE BOSQUE MORE FIRE PRONE AND A MAJOR DISTURBANCE SUCH AS A WILDFIRE IS A VERY BAD THING FOR WILDLIFE HABITAT IN THE BOSQUE. IT SETS THE BOSQUE BACK AND IT'S ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO RECOVER EXCEPT OVER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME TO RECOVER THE NATIVE SPECIES. AND RECOVERY RESTORATION IS THE GOAL IN ADDITION TO THE WILDFIRE REDUCTION. AND TO TALK ABOUT THE PLAN FOR RESTORATION I'D LIKE TO HAVE SUPERINTENDENT ADDRESS THAT FOR YOU. >>COUN. LEWIS: COUNCILOR BACA, THIS IS FINE. I KNOW COUNCILOR HAS OTHER QUESTIONS. WE'VE HAD ABOUT AN HOUR OF PRESENTATION. AND THIS IS ANOTHER TEN-MINUTE PRESENTATION. >> WE HAD ONE QUESTION TO ADDRESS. >> THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL CONTEXT. I'LL MAKE IT BRIEF. I WANT TO EXPLAIN THAT AT THIS POINT WE ONLY HAVE ABOUT TWO MORE WEEKS WHILE WE'RE DOING THE REST OF THE TREE WORK. AND THE WORK YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IS REMOVING THE DOWN WOOD AND MULCH. THAT WILL BE COMPLETED BEFORE THE MIGERATORY BIRD NESTING SEASON. THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WE'VE SPED UP THE PROJECT IS MEET THE GRANT DEADLINE AND MEET THE NESTING SEASON TO LIMIT THE IMPACT. WE'VE BEEN DOING THIS WITH FOUR CREWS. I THINK IT'S A LOT ALL AT ONCE. THE NEXT PHASE IS DEVELOPING A SHORT AND LONG-TERM RESTORATION ACTION PLAN. THE SHORT-TERM IS ALREADY COMPLETED PRETTY MUCH. THAT IS LOOKING AT A SIX-MONTH TIME FRAME FROM FEBRUARY TO AUGUST. AND THE LONG-TERM IS TWO-YEAR TIME FRAME. DURING THAT SHORT-TERM PLAN WE'RE DOING THINGS LIKE CLOSING SOCIAL TRAILS, AND GETTING ANCESTRAL LANDS CREW TO RE-ESTABLISH THE TRAILS. WE'LL BE DOING A NUMBER OF PLANTINGS. SOME PLANTING CLOSE TO THE WATER TABLE UTILIZING TALL POTS. LOOKING AT HOW TO IN INCORPORAT WATER AVAILABILITY FOR DROUGHT RESISTANT SPECIES ON THE HIGHER SLOPES. AND WE'RE WORKING WITH A GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE TO DEVELOP A LONG-TERM PLAN, A COMMITTEE THAT WILL HELP TO PROVIDE INPUT INCLUDING THE BIRD ALLIANCE, BOSQUE ECOSYSTEM ALLIANCE, INTERSTATE STREAM COMMISSION. MANY PARTNERS ARE AT THE TABLE TO DEVELOP A LONG-TERM PLAN. WE'LL MAKE THOSE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON THE WEBSITE THAT WE HAVE FOR THE CURRENT PROJECT. AND THERE'S PLENTY OF VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES. WE'VE BEEN EMPLOYING THE VOLUNTEERS DURING THIS TIME. WE HAVE POLL PLANTING. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF PROJECTS WITH YOUTH CREWS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND WE'LL HAVE BIG EVENTS COMING UP. ONE IN MAY THAT'S MORE EDUCATION FOCUSED. FOLLOWED BY ONE LATER IN MAY FOR NATIONAL RIVER CLEAN UP. LOTS OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PUBLIC TO LEARN MORE AND VOLUNTEER AND WILL MAKE ALL OF THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. >>COUN. BACA: THANK YOU. CAN YOU SEND THAT ALL TO ME? AND THE OTHER QUESTIONS, I CAN SHARE THOSE LATER. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THE TIME, MR. PRESIDENT. I THINK THE BOSQUE IS ONE OF THE JEWELS UNIQUE TO WHAT WE HAVE HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE. I DON'T THINK PEOPLE REALIZE THIS HAS -- JUST HOW DIFFERENT IT IS TO HAVE A LIVING RIVER TO FLOW THROUGH YOUR CITY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> IT IS CHANGING. WE'RE TRYING TO COLLEGE WITH IT. SDMRL COUNCILOR BASSAN . >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR CHAMPINE . >>COUN. BASSAN: MY QUESTION IS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION ON ANOTHER TOPIC. >>COUN. LEWIS: OKAY. >>COUN. BASSAN: OKAY. A COUPLE WEEKS AGO I WENT PRESENT IN PERSON AND MEANT TO ASK THIS QUESTION. WHAT MAKES OUR COUNTRY SO GREAT IS OUR ABILITY TO HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH. WHAT MAKES ALBUQUERQUE SO BEAUTIFUL IS DIVERSE CULTURE AND OPINIONS. WHAT IS THE ADMINISTRATION DOING AND IS THERE A PLAN SO WHEN THERE ARE PROTESTS, PROTESTERS ARE NOT NECESSARILY ALLOWED TO GET RIGHT NEXT TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE GOING ABOUT SOMETHING COMPLETELY IRRELEVANT. A FEW YEARS AGO THERE WAS THE ONATE STATUE AND WE'VE HAD THINGS HAPPEN WITH HEATED PROTESTS IN ALBUQUERQUE. I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THE ADMINISTRATION'S TAKE IS ON MAKING SURE WHILE WE CAN HAVE DIVERSITY ASK THE PRIVILEGE AND RIGHTS WITH THE CONSTITUTION, BUT ALSO MAKE SURE THERE'S NOT THE OVERSTEP. I WANT TO HEAR WHAT WE'RE DOING TO BE PROACTIVE ABOUT THAT. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. I KNOW WE'VE HAD SEVERAL INSTANCES IN WHICH WE'VE HAD FOLKS INTERESTED AT PROTESTING AT LARGE EVENTS. THE QUESTION CENTER BECOMES A PLACE WHERE FOLKS WANT TO DO SO. I KNOW WHEN WE HAD A LARGE EVENT AT THE CONVENTION CENTER EXPECTING MORE THAN A THOUSAND PEOPLE AT THE EVENT, WE WORKED TO PUT IN PLACE A PLAN THAT WOULD RELATE TO ENSURE INDIVIDUALS HAD THE RIGHT AND PLACE TO PROTEST AND TO BE HEARD AND ENSURE FOLKS FELT SAFE AS THEY ENTERED THE BUILDING. I THINK THAT WAS PLANNED BETWEEN METRO SECURITY, APD, AND PRIVATE SECURITY, AND OTHER ENTITIES THAT WOULD BE LOCATED WITHIN THE JURISDICTION. AND I THINK IT WAS COORDINATED WELL. I CAN'T TELL YOU EXACTLY HOW THAT PLAN WAS PLANNED OUT. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO BRING THAT BACK AND SHARE THAT WITH YOU SO WE CAN SPEAK TO THE DETAIL THAT WENT INTO THAT. I THINK IT WAS DONE WELL IN THE MOST RECENT TIME I WAS THERE. I KNOW THAT IN PREPARATION OF THAT EVENT WE HAD MULTIPLE MEETINGS TO COORDINATE AND ENSURE WE'RE PROVIDING THE LOCATION ON CIVIC PLAZA FOR PROTEST AND ALLOW PEOPLE TO ACCESS. I THINK IT WAS ACTUALLY IN RESPONSE TO A PREVIOUS ARRANGEMENT NOT BEING AS WELL PLANNED. I THINK WE CAN BRING TO YOU WHAT OUR CURRENT STRATEGY IS. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PEOPLE TO KNOW THEY ABSOLUTELY CAN PROTEST, THEY CAN EXPRESS THEIR RIGHT TO FREEDOM OF SPEECH. THEY SHOULD NOT DO IT NECESSARILY IF WE CAN MAKE SURE TO HELP OUT WHERE POSSIBLE AT EVENTS OR LARGE GATHERINGS WITHIN ARM'S REACH. I DON'T THINK THAT'S A RECIPE FOR SUCCESS FOR ANYONE. I'M GLAD TO HEAR THE ADMINISTRATION DOES DO SOMETHING TO MAKE SURE THAT WE CAN TRY OUR BEST TO ACCOMMODATE BOTH SIDES OF THE SPECTRUM ON THAT. ARM'S REACH SEEMS TO BE A RECIPE FOR DISASTER. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN, I THINK IT'S ALSO IMPORTANT TO KNOW WE'RE ALWAYS MONITORING THE SITUATION TO ENSURE THAT AT ANY TIME WE UNDERSTAND WHEN FOLKS WANT TO PLAN TO EXERCISE THEIR RIGHT TO PROTEST SO WE CAN SUPPORT BOTH THE SAFETY OF THE PROTESTERS AND INDIVIDUALS THEY HEY BE NEARBY OR ADJACENT TO. I SEE THE ONGOING MONITORING TO ENSURE WE'RE DOING THAT SUPPORT. >>COUN. LEWIS: COUNCILOR CHAMPINE AND COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. JUST A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION. AS A NEW COUNCILOR, I'M TRYING TO STAY IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE CONSTITUENTS. I'M ABLE TO GRAB A COUPLE QUESTIONS EACH WEEK OR DURING THE MEETINGS AND ASK THEM THAT ARE ASKED OF ME. PLEASE BEAR WITH ME. WE MIGHT BE ALL OVER THE SPECTRUM. THE TURF AT GLADIATEOR STADIUM. IT WAS PAID FOR BY TAXPAYER MONEY AND INSTALLED IN RIO RANCHO. I BELIEVE ITS RETURNED BACK TO THE CITY. SOMEBODY IS ASKING ABOUT WHERE IT IS NOW AND WHAT IS IT BEING USED FOR? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, THAT TURF HAS BEEN RETURNED BACK TO ALBUQUERQUE. IT IS CURRENTLY AT EXPO NEW MEXICO. EVEN IN RIO RANCHO IT WAS PUT DOWN FOR EVENTS AND PULLED UP FOR EVENTS. IT'S NOT INSTALLED LIKE A CARPET. I AMMING I JUST WANT TO MAKE THAT CLEAR. IT'S RETURNED TO ALBUQUERQUE. IT'S AWAITING A NEW SEASON. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: IT WILL BE RETURNED BACK TO RIO RANCHO? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, NO. WE EXPECT THE EXPO NEW MEXICO AND GLADIATERS TO PLAY AT EXPO NEW MEXICO. BUT THE PANDEMIC AND SOME CONSTRUCTION GOING ON AT TINGLY MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR THEM TO PLAY THERE. THAT'S WHEN WE -- THAT'S WHY IT ENDED UP IN RIO RANCHO. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: OKAY . >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THE ASBESTOS AT GATEWAY. MAYBE YOU CAN'T ANSWER THIS BECAUSE IT HAS TO DO WITH LEGALITIES. MAYBE IT'S A LITTLE TOO EARLY TO KNOW EXACTLY. AS FAR AS THE LAWSUIT, HOW IS THE PROGRESS GOING WITH THE ACTUAL CLEAN UP? NOW THAT WE HAVE THE RIGHT TEAM IN THERE TO DO IT. >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, I CHECKED TO MAKE SURE I WAS ALLOWED TO ANSWER. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: I KNOW IT'S A DELICATE BALET. >> WE HAVE DEVELOPED A PROTOCOL TO ENSURE ANY TIME THIS IS PROJECT IS GOING TO TOUCH A BUILDING WITHIN A CERTAIN AGE OR HAVE ANY POTENTIAL FOR ASBESTOS WE HAVE A PROTOCOL THAT INCLUDES DIRECTOR OF DMD, JENNIFER TURNER, AND THEY HAVE TO FOLLOW THE PROTOCOL. EACH ONE OF THE PROJECTS WITHIN THE GIBSON HEALTH HUB HAS THAT PROTOCOL ENGAGED FOR CLEAN UP RELATED TO ASBESTOS AND IN A MATTER THAT WOULD NEED TO BE CONSIDERING IN EACH PROJECT. AS WE START A PROJECT FOR CONSTRUCTION OR RENOVATION THE ASBESTOS ISSUES RELATED TO THAT AND THE ASSESSMENT HAPPENS WITH EACH OF THOSE. WE DO NOT GO INTO ANY AREA OF THE BUILDING AND DISTURB THAT PART OF THE BUILDING WITHOUT DOING AN ASSESSMENT IN ADVANCE TO ENSURE WE'RE NOT PUTTING ANYONE IN ANY EXPOSURE. THE USE OF CONTRACTORS TO DO THAT WORK THAT IS A CERTIFIED ASBESTOS ASSESSMENT. THERE ARE A COUPLE OF COMPANIES IN TOWN. WE USE WHICH ARE AVAILABLE TO ENSURE WE MEET THE REQUIREMENTS AND DO THAT ON EACH PROJECT. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: ONLY TWO MORE QUESTIONS. I PROMISE TO BE QUICK. I APOLOGIZE. THE CURRENT DWI INVESTIGATION, WHAT'S THE LIKELIHOOD OF THAT EXTENDING? DOES THE ADMINISTRATION KNOW THE LIKELIHOOD OF THAT EXTENDING THE DOJ'S PRESENCE? ANY LONGER -- WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE PARAGRAPH AND HOW CLOSE WE WERE TO PERCENTAGE RATE. IT DROPPED FROM 94 TO 82 OR WHATEVER IT MAY BE? >> WE DO NOT EXPECT IT TO AFFECT THE LENGTH OF THE CASA. WE'RE -- AS YOU KNOW WE HIT 94% COMPLIANCE IN THE FALL. WE EXPECT SIMILAR RATING IN THE SPRING. WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSIONS WITH DOJ ABOUT HOW TO WRAP UP -- THEY INDICATED THE DWI INVESTIGATION THEY DID NOT EXPECT IT TO AFFECT THE TIMELINE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: AND LAST QUESTION. I THINK IT'S DIRECTED TOWARD THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. IF I CAN -- I THINK THEY DO THE CRITERIA OF WHAT I'M GOING TO ASK. >> MIKE IS COMING DOWN. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: I'LL START TO SAVE TIME. JUST OUT OF CURIOSITY. IS THERE A CRITERIA TO -- THAT YOU KNOW OF, THAT DETERMINES THIS IS ENOUGH? ALL THE DETAILS AND WHAT IT IS, THIS IS MORE OF MINE, DURING LAST MONTH I RECEIVED 478 ALERTS. DURING WHICH I STARTED TRYING TO KEEP UP WITH THEM AND READ THEM AND PAYING ATTENTION TO THE ONES INVOLVED IN MY DISTRICT. READING THE NOTES, IT'S STOPPED AND FOUND TO HAVE A WARRANT AND ARRESTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. AND THAT'S AN ALERT I GET. OUT OF 470 EMAILS WHAT'S THE CRITERIA THAT THESE ARE BEING SENT OUT? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF ALERTS THAT DO GO OUT. THEY'RE FOR FELONY ARRESTS. A LOT OF THEM ARE PART OF SOME INVESTIGATIONS. AND OF COURSE SOME OPERATION. CURRENTLY, WE HAVE AN OPERATION WITH BACKLOG. I HAVE INSTRUCTED TO HAVE ANY FULLANY WARRANT ARRESTS TO BE DOCUMENTED SO THEY CAN KEEP TRACK OF ALL THOSE INDIVIDUALS ON THE -- THAT WE'RE ARRESTING ON A DAILY BASIS. IT'S MORE FOR TRACKING PURPOSES. THEY ARE SIGNIFICANT AND TAKE A LONG TIME. AS YOU KNOW, YEARS AGO WE HAD ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT. WE STARTED MAKING A LARGE PUSH FOR ARRESTS AND WANTED TO DOCUMENT THOSE. A LOT OF TIMES THAT COMMUNICATION BETWEEN DIVISIONS IS FIELD ARRESTING SOMEONE AND THEY FIND OUT THERE'S OFFICERS THAT -- THERE'S COMMUNICATIONS AND WE NEED TO INTERVIEW THEM. IT HAS TO DO WITH A LOT OF COMMUNICATION THROUGHOUT THE DIVISION AND OFFICERS. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: OKAY. LIKE I SAID, JUST READING THE DETAILS, I'M LIKE WAS THAT SIGNIFICANT? >> I WILL SAY THAT IS A LOT. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: OKAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. >>COUN. LEWIS: COUNCILOR GROUT, AND WE'LL GO TO THE JOURNAL. >>COUN. GROUT: THAT YOU KNOW, . >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION. HOW MANY VACANCIES DO WE HAVE? THE CITY IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR EMPLOYEES. HOW MANY VACANCIES DO WE HAVE THROUGHOUT THE CITY? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. WE HAVE SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF VACANCIES. IN THE HUNDREDS. >>COUN. GROUT: DO WE USE A STAFFING COMPANY? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, WE DO USE SUPPORT FROM STAFFING COMPANIES AS WELL AS RECRUITERS WHEN NECESSARY. WHEN WE'RE HAVING SIGNIFICANT ISSUES. WE ALSO USE OTHER STRATEGY FOR RECRUITMENT AND WORK WITH OUR PARTNERS OUT THE THE CITY. ACTUALLY THROUGHOUT THE REGION. TO WORK WITH HIRING EVENTS. >>COUN. GROUT: WHEN IS THE LAST TIME WE HAD A STAFFING COMPANY ON CONTRACT TO HELP? >> COUNCILOR GROUT, KEVIN OUR CFO JUST ANSWERED FOR ME. WE DO HAVE STAFFING AGENCIES ON CONTRACT NOW. >>COUN. GROUT: OKAY, GOOD. I WAS ASKING AROUND BECAUSE WE HAVE A LOT OF VACANCIES. LIKE YOU SAID, THEY'RE IN THE HUNDREDS. IT SEEMS LIKE IT TAKE AS LONG TIME TO GET A LOT OF THINGS DONE. THE EXCUSE I HEAR OFTEN IS WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH STAFF. SO, I'M WONDERING, I KNOW THE STAFFING COMPANIES ARE SUCCESSFUL IN FINDING RECRUITING FOR US AND IN YEARS PAST WE HAVE HAD PEOPLE ON STAFF -- YOU KNOW PEOPLE ON CONTRACT. I WOULD LIKE TO LOOK AT THAT AGAIN. BECAUSE WE NEED TO GET -- I DON'T LIKE TO HEAR THE EXCUSE THAT WE'RE NOT STAFFED ENOUGH. I DON'T THINK THAT'S A GOOD EXCUSE. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT. MY NEXT COUPLE OF QUESTIONS HAVE TO DO WITH LOS ALTOS PARK. THEY ASK WHEN THEY CAN USE IT AGAIN. IT'S ALWAYS CLOSED. CAN YOU ANSWER THAT? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, I'D LIKE TO HAVE DAVE SIMON COME UP. HE CAN GIVE YOU THE INFORMATION. >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE LOOKING TO REOPEN LOS ALTOS PARK IN MARCH. COMMENCE THE STANDARD SOFTBALL SEASON THAT BEGINS IN MARCH WITH THE SPRING LEAGUE. RIGHT NOW WE'RE ALLOWING THE FIELD AND PARK TO REST AND SET AND GO IN AND PROTECT THE BIG INVESTMENT WE'VE MADE. ONCE WE MOVE BACK INTO SOFTBALL SEASON THE PARK IS GOING TO BE OPEN A LOT MORE. WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE YEAR COMING. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. KNOWING PEOPLE CAN GO BY AND FIND A TREE? >> YEAH, WHEN THE PARK IS OPEN, IT WILL BE FULLY OPEN. WE'RE GOING TO MANAGE IT DIFFERENTLY THAN IT USED TO BE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE PROTECT THE INVESTMENT. WE WILL HAVE PERIODS OF TIME WHEN THE PARK IS OPEN, AND PERIODS OF TIME WHEN IT CAN BE CLOSED. THAT IS A GREAT EFFECT -- BENEFIT TO US. WE CAN SAY WHEN THE PARK IS OPEN, COME ON IN, WHEN IT'S CLOSED WE PREFER YOU USE ANOTHER PARK. WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH A VERY BUSY SEASON STARTING AS SOON AS SOFTBALL BEGINS IN A FEW SHORT WEEKS. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE WILL BE EXCITED ABOUT THAT. MY OTHER QUESTION IS ABOUT THE TOURNAMENTS AT THE PARK. I UNDERSTAND THERE'S SOFTBALL AND BASEBALL TOURNAMENTS. I DON'T KNOW ALL OF THAT. THERE ARE THINGS THAT ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THESE TOURNAMENTS. MY QUESTION IS, THE FEES THAT ARE INCURRED, DOES THAT INCOME GO INTO THE GENERAL FUND OR DOES IT GO BACK INTO THE PARKS FUND? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, LOS ALTOS PARK IS PRINCIPLY A SOFTBALL FACILITY, NOT A BASEBALL FACILITY. WE HAVE ANOTHER GREAT FACILITY FOR THAT WHICH IS ON THE WEST SIDE. THE FEES THAT ACOMPANY TOURNAMENT USE WOULD RETURN TO THE GENERAL FUND. >>COUN. GROUT: IS THERE A REASON IT GOES BACK INTO THE GENERAL FUND AND NOT PARKS? >> KEVIN, DO YOU WANT TO TAKE THAT? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, AS YOU KNOW, WE COME BEFORE YOU EVERY YEAR FOR APPROPRIATIONS. EVERYTHING HAS TO BE APPROPRIATED. WHETHER IT WENT INTO PARKS OR BACK TO GENERAL FUND WE COME BACK TO YOU FOR EVERY PENNY OF REVENUE. EVERYTHING WE BRING IN WE COME BACK TO YOU FOR AN APPROPRIATION TO EXPEND. IT'S REALLY SIX TO ONE OR HALF A DOZEN OF ANOTHER. IT GOES INTO THE GENERAL FUND AND WE REQUEST APPROPRIATIONS BACK OUT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. AND FOR THAT FOLLOW UP, YOU MIGHT HAVE TO EXPLAIN IT TO ME. WITH THAT ANALOGY THAT YOU JUST SHARED, WHEN WE GET FEES FROM PLANNING FOR PERMITTING AND SO FORTH, DOES THAT GO TO THE GENERAL FUND OR BACK INTO THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, YOU WILL SEE IN OUR BUDGET PROCESS THIS YEAR THAT MONEY GOES TO THE GENERAL FUND. WE ASK FOR THE REAPPROPRIATED. WE ARE HAPPY TO EDUCATE COUNCIL AND EDUCATE DIRECTORS ALL THE TIME. JUST BECAUSE YOU BRING IN REVENUE DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN SPEND IT. WE HAVE TO BRING IT BACK TO THE BODY TO APPROPRIATE IT. >>COUN. GROUT: DO WE TRACK THE FUNDS THAT ARE BEING BROUGHT IN FROM PARKS? IS THAT ALL LINE ITEMED? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT ABSOLUTELY. WE REVENUE ACCOUNTS. WE TRACK REVENUE AND HAVE EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS. AND WE'VE GOT A FAIR AMOUNT OF DETAIL. >>COUN. GROUT: VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU, ALL. >>COUN. LEWIS: COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, YOU HAVE A QUESTION? >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. IT'S A FOLLOW UP QUESTION. REAL QUICK. WHO DETERMINES WHICH TEAM USES THE TURF? MULTIPLE PEOPLE SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE IT, CORRECT? >> COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, THAT WAS PART OF THE AGREEMENT WITH RIO RANCHO. THEY HAD TO ALLOW OTHERS TO BE ABLE TO USE THE TURF. THAT IS OUR ARRANGEMENT WITH EXO NEW MEXICO. THEY DO HAVE TO MAKE THE TURF AVAILABLE. IF SOMEONE WANTS TO USE THAT TURF, THEY WOULD MAKE ARRANGEMENTS WITH EXPO NEW MEXICO TO SET UP AND USE THAT TURF ON-SITE. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THE REASON I'M ASKING IS I SAW SOME PICTURES THIS WEEKEND IN REFERENCE TO THE NEW MEXICO RUNNERS SOCCER TEAM. IT DIDN'T LOOK LIKE THE NEW TURF THEY'RE USING. IF WE CAN CHECK WITH THAT. AND MAKE SURE IT'S BEING UTILIZED PROPERLY, I'D APPRECIATE IT. >> ABSOLUTELY. >>COUN. LEWIS: COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL. >>COUN. LEWIS: MOTION AND SECOND BY COUNCILOR BASSAN. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES AND RAISE YOUR HAND? MOTION PASSES. ITEM SIX, COMMUNICATION AND INTRODUCTIONS. ANY CHANGES TO THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION? I MOVE THE RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR PLACING EC66 ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA FOR FINAL ACTION. IT'S APPROVAL OF THE RISK SECOND SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT TO ADD FUND FOR OUTSIDE COUNSEL AND LEGAL SERVICES BETWEEN HOLLAND AND HEART AND THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. WE NEED TWO-THIRDS VOTE. MOTION AND SECOND BY COUNCILOR GROUT. DISCUSSION? ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES AND RAISE YOUR HAND. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. I MOVE THE RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR PLACING EC71 ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. IT'S APPOINTMENT OF MR. PATTERSON TO THE IMPACT FEE COMMITTEE. MOTION AND SECONDED BY COUNCILOR BASSAN. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES AND RAISE YOUR HAND. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: I MOVE THE RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR PLACING R-23 ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA. IT'S AMENDING THE OFFICIAL LIST OF CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS FROM JANUARY 2024 THROUGH DECEMBER 2024. >>COUN. LEWIS: MOVED AND SECONDED BY COUNCILOR GROUT. ANY DISCUSSION? MOTION MADE AND SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FIVE SAY YES AND RAISE YOUR HAND. OPPOSE SND MOTION PASSES. COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. MOVE THE RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR PLACING R-24. IT'S DIRECTING CITY ADMINISTRATION TO REQUEST A MULTI-AGENCY INVESTIGATION OF THE FEBRUARY 17, 2024 INCIDENT INVOLVING CHIEF OF POLICE MEDINA. >>COUN. LEWIS: MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY YES. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. >>COUN. GROUT: MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION. >>COUN. LEWIS: MOTION AND SECOND BY COUNCILOR ROGERS. APPROVAL OF THE LETTER HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO NO REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. WE'LL GO TO DEFERRALS AND WITHDRAWALS. ANY DEFERRALS AT THIS TIME? THERE ARE NONE. WE'RE GOING TO GO TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. ANY CHANGES TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? FOR THE INDIVIDUALS ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA BEING APPOINTED, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. >>COUN. GROUT: MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. >>COUN. LEWIS: MOTION AND SECOND BY COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. DISCUSSION? QUESTIONS? THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES AND RECOGNIZE YOUR HAND. THAT PASSES. COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THERE WILL BE AN INTERGOVERNMENTALAL LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE MEETING ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 6 AT 3 P.M. VIA ZOOM. AND COMMITTEE FOR GUIDELINES FOR NEGOTIATIONS THURSDAY MARCH 7 AT 9 A.M. VIA ZOOM VIDEO CONFERENCE. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THERE WILL BE A FINANCE AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING ON MONDAY, MARCH 11 AT 5 P.M. VIA ZOOM. >>COUN. LEWIS: BACK TO COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. PRESIDENT, THERE WILL BE A LAND USE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE MEETING ON WEDNESDAY MARCH 13 AT 5 P.M. AT THE VINCENT E. GRIEGO BASEMENT LEVEL THIS WILL BE A HYBRID MEETING. THAT'S IN THIS ROOM. >>COUN. LEWIS: THANK YOU. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENT. NO REPORT. ITEM 11 APPEALS. ITEM A. AC23-20. ALBUQUERQUE LAND USE CONSULTING LLC CARL GARCIA AGEFRONT LANCE KILGORE. DENIED ZONING MAP TO MXT FOR UNIT 13. I'M GOING TO READ THE REST OF THAT. WOULD YOU LIKE TO START? >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE ISSUE IN THIS APPEAL IS WHETHER A ZONE CHANGE FROM R1D TO MXT WHICH IS MIXED USE TRANSITION APPROVED FOR A 1.6 ACRE SITE LOCATED IN RAINBOW BOULEVARD AND ROSA PARKS. THE EPC DENIED REQUEST FINDING THE MXT ZONE PURPOSE OF SERVING AS A TRANSITION BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES MAKES AN INAPPROPRIATE ZONE IN THIS AREA COMPRISED OF ONLY RESIDENTIAL ZONES. AND THE MXT ZONE CREATES AN UNJUSTIFIED SPOT ZONE THAT WAS NOT REINFORCE OR FACILITATE THE PLAN. THE PROPERTY OWNERS APPEALED THE EPC DENIAL. THIS IS REFERRED TO THE LAND USE HEARING OFFICER THAT RECOMMENDS THE COUNCIL DENY THE APPEAL AND UPHOLD THE DECISION TO DENY THE CHANGE. THE LUHO FOUND THAT -- THE TRANSITION IS INAPPROPRIATE BECAUSE MXT IS THERE TEND INTENDS THERE ARE NO MORE INTENDED COMMERCIAL AREAS BECAUSE THE ZONED DISTRICTS ARE RESIDENTIAL. IN FACT, THE MXT ZONE WOULD INTRODUCE MORE INTENT TO USE WHICH WOULD CONTRAVENE THE USE OF THE ZONE WHICH IS TO PROTECT THE ZONE FROM INTENSE USE. THE LUHO AGREED IT WOULD CREATE AN UNJUSTIFIED SPOT ZONE IN AN DSIGNATED AREA. IT'S INTENDED FOR PREDOMINATELY LARGE LOT SINGLE FAMILY USAGE. THEY FOUND THE EPC APPROPRIATELY DENIED THE ZONE CHANGE AND RECOMMEND THE CITY COUNCIL DENY THE APPEAL AND UPHOLD THE DECISION. THIS IS ACCEPT OR REJECT. WE WON'T HEAR FROM THE PARTIES. AS A REMINDER, YOUR OPTIONS IS TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION AND FINDING, ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION BUT ADOPT DIFFERENT FINDINGS, ORJECT THE RECOMMENDATION AND IN WHICH CASE THE COUNCIL WILL HOLD A HEARING OF THIS MATTER AT THE NEXT MEETING. >>COUN. LEWIS: COUNCILORS, ANY QUESTION FOR THE STAFF OR DISCUSSIONS OR RECOMMENDATION? COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE LUHO RECOMMENDATION AND FINDINGS. >>COUN. LEWIS: THAT'S MOVED AND SECONDED BY COUNCILOR BASSAN. I GUESS ONE QUESTION, IS IT IN THE RECORD -- CLEARLY IN THE RECORD AS FAR AS THE INTENDED USE OR SPECIFIC USE OF THE PROPERTY? >> THE APPLICANT IN THE RECORD NOTED THEY INTEND TO PUT A WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITY ON THE SITE. JUST AS A REMINDER WHEN THE ZONE CHANGE IS APPLIED TO THE PARCEL THAT OPENS UP ALL OF THE LAND USES AVAILABLE FOR THE ZONE. EVEN IF THEY INTEND TO DO ONE THING THAT DOESN'T MEAN THEY'RE PROHIBITED FROM THE OTHER USES AVAILABLE TO THEM IN THAT ZONE. >>COUN. LEWIS: YOU'RE UNDERSTANDING THE APPLICANTS HAVE PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY DURING THE MEETING TO EXPLAIN THEIR APPLICATION AND MUCH DISCUSSION WHAT THE EPC REGARDING THAT? >> MR. PRESIDENT, THAT'S CORRECT. THERE'S NO ALLEGATION THAT THEY WERE STIFLED OR DIDN'T HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO GO THROUGH THE DISCUSSION. >>COUN. LEWIS: MY TENDENCY WOULD BE TO RECOMMEND A FULL HEARING ON THIS. I THINK BECAUSE OF THAT, I THINK THE PARTIES HAD PLENTY OF OPPORTUNITY TO BE ABLE TO EXPLAIN THEIR CASE. MUCH DELIBERATION OF THE EPC, I THINK I'LL AGREE WITH THE RECOMMENDATION. COUNCILORS, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ANY OTHER RECOMMENDATION? THE MOTION TO ACCEPT THE LUHO RECOMMENDATION AND FINDING IS MUVEND AND -- MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL THOSE FEIGN -- IN FAVOR? THAT MOTION PASSES. WE'LL GO TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PROVIDE LIVE PUBLIC COMMENT TO THE COUNCIL OR VIRTUALLY IF THEY SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT PER THE INSTRUCTIONS PUBLISHED ON THE AGENDA AND WEBSITE. EACH PARTICIPANT HAS TWO MINUTES TO PRESENT. COMMENTS ARE TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COUNCIL ONLY THROUGH THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. ANY DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT RESULT IN REMOVAL FROM THE MEETING. TWO-MINUTE TIME LIMIT. BELL WILL RING TO INDICATE YOUR TIME IS UP. >> OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS FRANCESCO FOLLOWED BY TYLER. >> THANK YOU FOR THE BLACK HISTORY MONTH AND THE FLAMENCO DANCER. REALLY GREAT ENERGY IN THE ROOM. MAYBE TO KEEP THE PARTY GOING YOU CAN START GIVING COLD HARD CASH TO THE PEOPLE SITTING IN THE AUDIENCE LIKE THE WATER AUTHORITY. IT WOULD BE A GREAT WAY TO PUBLICLY RECOGNIZE GREAT PEOPLE WHO WORK FOR THE CITY AND GO ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY. IF I CAN PLEASE GET THE OVERHEAD? THANK YOU, SIR. SPEAKING OF ABOVE AND BEYOND, WHILE WE'RE STANDING IN THIS CHAMBER, WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT ALBUQUERQUE, WE CAN'T TALK ABOUT BLACK HISTORY, AND NOT SAY THE WORD NICHOLE ROGERS. IT IS SUCH AN HONOR TO BE STANDING BEFORE THIS CITY COUNCIL. THE FIRST IN AMERICAN HISTORY OF OUR BEAUTIFUL CITY TO HAVE THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN TO BE ELECTED TO CITY COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF ALBUQUERQUE. IT IS A PLEASURE TO STAND BEFORE YOU, COUNCILOR ROGERS, AND TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. THANK YOU. [ APPLAUSE ] >>COUN. PEÑA: MR. PRESIDENT. JUST ONCE AGAIN, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THIS. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL PICTURE OF COUNCILOR ROGERS. THEN AGAIN, YOU GIVEN US THIS ROUTE 66. YOU'RE A PHENOMENAL ARTIST. >>COUN. LEWIS: REALLY GREAT WORK. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. >> TYLER FOLLOWED BY ANTTOINETTE. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILORS. I AM HERE AS A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT SEVEN. IN THE PUEBLO ALTO NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE PUEBLO ALTO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. I'M ALSO THE CO-CHAIR OF OUR SOUTHEAST POLICING COUNCIL. TONIGHT, I'M HERE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF BILL O-24-1. I GUESS THE ORDER GOT MESSED UP. SOME OF MY NEIGHBORS ARE GOING TO SPEAK TO YOU MORE SPECIFICALLY ABOUT ONE HOME IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT HAS BEEN A NUISANCE PROPERTY. I BELIEVE THE BILL O-24-1 WILL ALLOW THE RESIDENTSES OF ALBUQUERQUE AID IN THE MOVING OF NUISANCE PROPERTIES FROM NUISANCE PROPERTIES TO FORESALE FOR SALE LOT. AS A PRESIDENT OF PUEBLO ALTO AND MY NEIGHBORHOOD I HAVE AN UNINHABITED HOME ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY HOME. IT'S UNINHABITED FOR 20 YEARS. THERE'S MUCH OUTREACH TO THE HOMEOWNERS AND THE BANK THAT OWN THE HOME. IT'S CURRENTLY ATTRACTING UNHOUSED ATTENTION AND IT RECENTLY HAS BEEN TAGGED BY THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. BUT FOR HOMES TO TAKE 20 YEARS TO BE DEMOLISHED AND TAKEN OUT OF THE NUISANCE SITUATION IS ENTIRELY TOO LONG. I SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THE BILL O-24-1. THANK YOU. >> ANTOINETTE FOLLOWED BY ARIANA. >> I'M SORRY. I'M SHORTER. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO BE HERE TODAY TO SPEAK. MY DAUGHTER AND I ARE HERE TODAY BECAUSE WE WANT TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION AN ACCIDENT CAUSED BY AN APD OFFICER ON APRIL 17, 2016. WE WERE MAKING A LEFT-HAND TURN THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WHEN HE T-BONED THE BACK OF MY CAR WHEN KIDS WERE SEATED. THE OFFICER TRAVELED 80 MILES AN HOUR IN AN 40 MILE ZONE. KILLING MY SON. AND CRITICALLY INJURING MY DAUGHTER. WE SPENT MONTHS IN THE HOSPITAL AS SHE LAID FRACTURED FROM HEAD TO TOE WITH A TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY. THE OFFICER WHO HIT US HAD SIX PRIOR ACCIDENTS. OURS BEING HIS SEVENTH. NOT ONLY WAS HE CALLED OFF THE CALL, BUT HE CHOSE TO DISPATCH HIMSELF OUT TO THE CALL. TO A CALL THAT WAS ALREADY RESOLVED. IN LIGHT OF THE LATEST CAR CRASH INCIDENT IT IS CONCERNING WHETHER THE DRIVING SIMULATOR THAT WE DONATED TO THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND APD IS EVEN BEING UTILIZED FOR TRAINING. AND WHAT MEASURES APD ARE PUTTING IN PLACE ONCE AGAIN TO PREVENT THESE TYPES OF ACCIDENTS FROM CONTINUING TO HAPPEN. IT'S DEEPLY TROUBLING THOSE IN LECTED POSITIONS PRAISE SUCH ACTIONS AS IT DISREGARDS THE POTENTIAL LOSS OF INNOCENT LIFE. THROUGH RECKLESS CHOICES. FIRST RESPONDERS AND ESPECIALLY THOSE IN LEADERSHIP ROLES MUST BE HELD AT A HIGHER STANDARD AND SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS. NOT REWARDED FOR NEGLECTED -- NEGLECTFUL BEHAVIOR. THE RECENT CRASH WITH THE POLICE CHIEF REFLECTS THE LACK OF REGARD FOR PUBLIC SAFETY. AS HE HAD NO DUE REGARD FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE. MY SON ANTHONY WOULD HAVE BEEN 13 YEARS OLD THIS YEAR. INSTEAD OF CELEBRATING MILESTONES AND ATTENDING SCHOOL ACTIVITIES AND HIS SPORTS GAMES, WE STAND HERE TO BE HIS VOICE TO SEE CHANGE. MY DAUGHTER WOULD ALSO LIKE TO SPEAK. >> ARIANA FOLLOWED BY SUE. >> HELLO, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME HERE. I'M 16 YEARS OLD AND OLDER SISTER OF ANTHONY WHO WAS ROBBED OF HIS LIFE DUE TO THE HANDS OF A RECKLESS DRIVER. NOT ONLY WAS THE LIFE OF MY BROTHER TAKEN BUT I WAS LEFT IN CRITICAL CONDITION. HOW MANY MORE CRITICAL CONDITIONS NEED TO BE SEEN DUE TO THE RECKLESSNESS AND CARELESSNESS WHO ARE THE ROLE TO SERVE AND PROTECT? WHILE ACCIDENTS HAPPEN, ACCOUNTABILITY HAS TO BE UPHELD WHICH IS SOMETHING SOME OF THE OFFICERS LACK. WHEN THE ACCIDENTS ARE CAUSED BY OFFICERS BREAKING PROTOCOL CAUSING ACCIDENTS THAT COULD BE PREVENTED THEY NEED TO BE HELD AT A HIGHER RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ROLE THEY PLAY. S AS A NEW DRIVER I SHOULDN'T BE THINKING OF BEING HIT BY ONE OF THE OFFICERS ON THE ROAD. WHEN WE THINK OF POLICE OFFICER WE SHOULD HAVE THE REASSURANCE THEY'RE HERE TO KEEP US SAFE. I'M HERE TO SHED LIGHT ON THE STATS THAT THOSE ARE REOCCURRING AND NEED TO STOP. WHEN SOMETHING ISN'T WORKING CHANGE SHOULD TAKE PLACE, WHEN OFFICERS MAKE THE DECISION TO TAKE THE ROLE THEY'RE HELD AT A HIGHER STANDARD BECAUSE THEY'RE TAKING THE ROLE TO BE ONE OF THE LEADERS. WHO IS LEADING THEM? WHEN THEY DON'T HAVE A PERSON IN COMMAND LEADING BY GOOD EXAMPLE THAT'S WHEN PROTOCOLS GET BROKEN AND THESE TYPE OF TRAGIC INCIDENTS HAPPEN. FROM OUR ACCIDENT WE WANT TO HELP STOP THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPENING BY DONATING A DRIVING SMIMULATOR WHICH IS SUPPOSED TO HELP ACCIDENTS LIKE THIS. WHAT'S THE POINT IF THEY'RE NOT BEING UTILIZED OR BEING TAKEN SERIOUSLY. MY BROTHER'S DEATH WILL NOT BE IN VAIN AND THE TYPES OF FATALITIES SHOULD BE IT REASON THE OFFICERS WANT TO DO BETTER. I HOPE CHANGE WILL HAPPEN SO ANOTHER FAMILY DOESN'T HAVE TO SUFFER FROM THE DETRIMENTAL ACTIONS OF THE OFFICERS. THANK YOU. >>COUN. LEWIS: WE'RE SO SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS AND ALL YOUR FAMILY EXPERIENCED AND BEEN THROUGH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING HERE TONIGHT. COUNCILOR SANCHEZ HAS COMMENT. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MA'AM FOR COMING HERE. THIS TOUCHED ALL OF US. I'M SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS AND I'M SORRY FOR YOU HAVING TO DEAL WITH YOUR INJURIES. THANK YOU SO MUCH AND COMING HERE AND SHARING THIS DEDICATION THAT YOU HAVE BEEN GOING THROUGH. THE QUESTION THAT I HAVE FOR THE ADMINISTRATION IS IS THIS DRIVING SIMULATOR BEING UTILIZED EVERY DAY BY THE OFFICERS OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT? IT SOUNDS TO ME, AND YOU CAN MAKE SURE THAT I'M RIGHT ON THIS, IT SOUNDS TO ME THERE WAS PROBABLY A LAWSUIT AND YOU USED THAT LAWSUIT MONEY AND RETURNED THE MONEY TO HELP LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS NOT BE INVOLVED IN THIS SITUATION LIKE THIS? AND HERE WE ARE IN ANOTHER ONE. I JUST NEED TO KNOW IF EVERYONE IS USING THAT SIMULATOR. I WOULD ALSO LIKE TO KNOW IF OUR CHIEF HAS USED THAT SIMULATOR AND WHEN? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, I'M AWARE WE HAVE THE SIMULATOR. I WILL GET YOU AN ANSWER TO THAT AS FAR AS TRAINING. WE DO MANDATORY TRAINING DRILLS FOR ANYTHING OUTSIDE OF IF THERE'S AN ACCIDENT OR CRASH REVIEW BOARD THAT HAPPENS. OFFICERS ARE MANDATED TO GO TO TRAINING. I'LL GET YOU AN ANSWER. I'M SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS. >> THANK YOU. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: MR. PRESIDENT, AM I UNDERSTANDING THAT IT'S ONLY BEING USED DURING REFERRALS? CRASH REFERRALS ? >> NO, SIR, IT'S AT THE ACADEMY. WHERE IT'S AT, I'M NOT SURE HOW IT'S BEING UTILIZED. I CAN GET YOU THOSE ANSWERS. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU. IF YOU CAN CAN HAVE THOSE FOR US ASAP. SEND THEM TO MY EMAIL. I'D REALLY APPRECIATE THAT. >>COUN. LEWIS: COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: IN THAT INFORMATION, DEPUTY COMMANDER, BEFORE YOU GO, COULD WE GET THE MOST RECENT CRASH REVIEW BOARD REPORTS? >> YES, MA'AM. WOULD YOU LIKE THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF CRASHES OF ALL THE APD PERSONNEL? >>COUN. ROGERS: YES. >>COUN. LEWIS: THANK YOU, SIR. THANK YOU, AGAIN. APPRECIATE YOU COMING DOWN. >> THANK YOU. >> UP NEXT WE HAVE SUE FOLLOWED BY JANICE. >> GOOD EVENING. THANK YOU. AS I SAID LAST TIME, I LIVE IN A COMMUNITY CALLED UNNORTH ESSTATE. WE HAVE MANUFACTURED HOME OF SIGNINGAL HOME I'M NOT FROM NAOP. BACK YEARS AGO, I SENT AN EMAIL TO THEN SENATOR TIM KELLER AND IT WAS ABOUT THE CITY COMING IN AND VIOLATING OUR DEEDS THAT HAD CUV DNS. HE SENT ME AN EMAIL TELLING ME THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO CANNOT LEGALLY DECLARE THOSE CONTRACTS, I -- OR CHANGE THOSE. HOWEVER, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY DID. IT'S ALL PUBLIC RECORD. THIS RIGHT HERE IS 262 THAT O'MALLEY HAD. THE CAO SUBMITTED THE WRONG ZONING CODE. TO THE CITY PLANNER. WE ARE NOT A MOBILE HOME PARK. WE'VE NEVER BEEN A MOBILE HOME PARK. WE'RE A PARK. WE'RE AN SU1. THIS HERE IS A MAP OF THE R-11-11. HE'S THE ONLY PERSON TO USE THAT MOBILE HOME PARKS AND COMMUNITY USES. NOW, YOU'VE PASSED HIS R043. THAT IS WHAT I SPOKE ABOUT LAST TIME WHICH WAS AGAINST THE RULE. IT IS THE HOME RULE YOU SHOULD USE BECAUSE THERE'S DISTINCTION BETWEEN PROPERTY TAX AND PERSONAL TAXES. THAT'S WHY THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO RECOGNIZES IT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR NOT YELLING AT ME LAST TIME. >> JANICE FOLLOWED BY ALANI. >> COUNCILOR LEWIS, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, TONIGHT MIME HERE TO SPEAK WITH YOU AS A HEALTH PROMOTION SPECIALIST AT THE HEALTH EQUITY COUNCIL IN SERVICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND EQUITABLE OUTCOMES IN BERNALILLO COUNTY. I WORKED UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVE GRANT FOR WHICH YOU WERE OUR KRANT GRANT INCLUDES DELIVERERABLES. SINCE THERE'S NEW MEMBERS ON THE COUNCIL WELCOME. I OFFER YOU A PREVIEW OF WHAT TO EXPECT. EACH QUARTER WE PREPARE THREE ONE-PAGE POLICY PAPERS FOCUSING ON PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES THAT INTERSECT WITH EQUITY. INCLUING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR YOUR REVIEW. THIS. HEALTH AND ACCESS TO PUBLIC RESTROOMS. PATH TO CLEANER WATER. AND THE INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT. I HOPE EACH OF YOU FINDS THE ANALYSIS HELPFUL. WE'RE UPDATING THE COMMUNITY HEALTH PROFILE FOR 2024. A DATA SUMMARY THAT REFLECTS THE HEALTH OF THE COMMUNITY USING THE LATEST INFORMATION. I WOULD LIKE TO PRAISE MY COLLEAGUES AT HEC FOR DEDICATION AND EQUITY. I GIVE KUDOS TO CITY STAFF AND SUPPORT AND EXPERTISE. THIS INCLUDES HEATHER AND MARIA FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT. MY HEART FELT THANKS TO THE EXPERT AND HEC VOLUNTEER MICHAEL FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANT. AND A SHOUT OUT TO MY COUNCILOR BACA. THANKS FOR COMING TO THE TRANSIT CENTER. I HOPE TO SEE YOU AT COMMUNITY EVENTS SOON. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME THIS EVENING AND WISH YOU A GOOD NIGHT. THANK YOU. >> AMANI FOLLOWED BY TAD. >> THANK YOU. IT'S HARD TO HEAR MYSELF. ANYWAY, ROUTE 66 HISTORY. ROUTE 66, I REMEMBER STARTED IN -- ALBUQUERQUE START AT TRAMWAY ROAD. THAT WAS ROAD. DIRT ROAD UP AND DOWN. NO HOUSING UNTIL YOU GET TO EUBANK. ANYWAY. WHAT ABOUT NOW? OF COURSE THROUGH DOWNTOWN. HISTORIC. REST OF IT IS BASICALLY GONE. EXCEPT THANKS TO THE CITY. NOW, LET ME MOVE ON. -- GOING TO WYOMING. REMIND ME NOW ANOTHER BUILDING BY NUISANCE AND ABATEMENT. WE EVERY DAY FIND -- SO, WHERE IS -- OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WHERE IS NEIGHBORHOOD? TYPICALLY IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA AND OTHER AREAS. LOOK AT TRUMBULL NEIGHBORHOOD BETWEEN SAND PEDRO AND WYOMING. ALL THIS ALLEY AND NEIGHBOR STREETS. WHERE IS THIS WHO PROTECTS AND SERVE? WHERE ARE THEY, COUNCILOR ROGERS? I WOULD LIKE A NEED FOR HALF HOUR THIS COMING WEEK. AND TAKE A TOUR. THANK YOU. >> AMANI FOLLOWED BY JOHN. >> HI. I'M THE CHAIR OF THE HUMAN RIGHTS BOARD. I WANTED TO PRESENT A COPY OF R-24-1. THE HOMELESS RIGHTS RESOLUTION THAT THE BOARD PASSED AT OUR LAST MEETING. HOWEVER, I SAW GILL IN THE HALLWAY -- I WAS ENCOURAING YOU TO LOOK AT THE RESOLUTION. IT'S ON CABQ.GOV. I THINK THAT'S IT. THANKS. >> JOHN FOLLOWED BY RUDOLPH. >> MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE. MORE IMPORTANT THAN YOU MAY REALIZE. I CAME MERE -- HERE TO EXPRESS A CONCERN OVER THE CONDUCT OF CHIEF MEDINA PROCEEDING HIS CRASH IN FEBRUARY. IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE A MORE COMPELLING FOR POLICE ACCOUNTABILITY THAN WHAT YOU JUST HEARD. LACK OF REFORM AND LACK OF ACCOUNTABILITY. WE ALSO HEARD THE OFFICE OF INDEPENDENT -- I'M SORRY, INTERNAL AFFAIRS IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE CHIEF OF POLICE. HE ANSWERS TO THE MAYOR. ALTHOUGH IT WAS CHIEF MEDINA WHO STATED TO THE PRESS THAT THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT MOTORS UNIT WOULD INVESTIGATE HIS CRASH AND INTERNAL AFFAIRS WOULD CONDUCT INVESTIGATIONS. IT SEEMS LIKE WE WILL BE USING SWORN OFFICERS TO GATHER EVIDENCE, TESTIMONY AND DRAW CONCLUSIONS ABOUT HIS CONDUCT AND CAUSE AND RESULT OF THE CRASH. THE CONDUCT OR THE ASSESSMENT OF APPROPRIATE POLICE CONDUCT, IT IS UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH TO REVIEW THAT. OFTEN IT'S IN LEGISLATIVE AND JUDICIAL. WE CANNOT EXPECT THE POLICE TO POLICE THEMSELVES OUT OVERSIGHT. I ASK THE LEGISLATIVE, THE COUNCIL HERE TODAY, EXERCISE OVERSIGHT. I'M NOT DRAWING CONCLUSIONS OF THE RESULT OF THE INVESTIGATION. I'M MAKING SURE WE REMOVE ANY APPARENT CAUSE TO ANY OBVIOUS CONFLICT OF INTEREST IN WHO CONDUCTS THE INVESTIGATION AND CONCLUSIONS THEY DRAW. THEN WE TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTIONS TO MAKE SURE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. WE NEED TO RESTORE TRUST IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. ALBUQUERQUE DESERVES BETTER. THANK YOU. >> RUDOLPH FOLLOWED BY ANDREA. >> COUNCILOR LEWIS, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. FIRST, I WANT TO CONGRATULATE THE NEW DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOR THE CITY. I THINK THAT'S A GREAT CALL. INTELLIGENCE IS WHAT WE NEED. ESPECIALLY WHEN WE'RE TALKING TO THE CITY THAT IS THE NUMBER ONE OBJECT FOR TERRORIST ATTACK. WE HAVE 350 TERRORISTS THAT CROSS THE BORDER ACCORDING TO THE FBI. WE HAVE ONE OF THE TARGETS. I WAS ANALYZING WHATEVER IT WILL BE. AND I FOLLOW THE LGBT COMMUNITY BECAUSE IT HAPPENS THAN WHEN THEY REACH 10% THEY DESTROY THE WHOLE COMMUNITY WHERE THEY LIVE AT. WE HAVE 10% OF LGBT IN THE UNIVERSITY AREA. WE CAN FOLLOW IT BY THE FTG THAT WE HAVE NUMBER ONE IN THE NATION. AND THEY COME OUT -- MY BROTHER IS ONE OF THEM. AND THEY INFECT EACH OTHER AS A SPORT. YOU KNOW, I'M MORE CONCERNED FOR CHILDREN. THESE STATISTICS ARE COMING AT LEAST 2,000% INCREASE IN GAYS AND LESBIAN. WHY ARE CHILDREN INFECTED WITH STD? WHY ARE WE DOING TO INVESTIGATE WHO IS INFECTING CHILDREN WITH STD. AND PUT CRIMINAL CHARGES ON THESE PEOPLE AND TELL THEM YOUR RIGHTS END WHEN THE CHILDREN RIGHTS BEGIN. BECAUSE THEY DO HAVE RIGHTS. AND THEY DESERVE THE BEST JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE. LET'S THINK ABOUT THE CHILDREN. BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT IS GOING TO DECIDE NEXT ELECTION. IF IT'S EITHER YOU GUYS PROTECT OUR CHILDREN OR WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK FOR REPUBLICANS. THANK YOU. >> ANDREO. FOLLOWED BY -- ON ZOOM. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. I'M ACTUALLY HERE TO TALK TO YOU AND ENCOURAGE YOU ALL TO HOLD A BUDGET TRANSPARENCY NIGHT. IN OTHER CITIES IT'S CALLED A TAXPAYER'S NIGHT. IT'S AN EVENING WHERE THE PUBLIC GETS TO COME AND IN A GALLERY FORMAT AND SEE THE BUDGET THAT CITY COUNCIL HAS APPROVED AND WHERE THE MONEY IS ACTUALLY GOING AT VARIOUS DEPARTMENTS. AND TO WHICH INTERVENTIONS THEY WILL GO INTO. SO, I THINK THIS WOULD BE A GREAT MOVE FOR GOVERNMENT TRANSPARENCY IN ALBUQUERQUE. THE ONLY WAY THAT RESIDENTS ARE CURRENTLY ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH BUDGET ALLOCATIONS TO SIT THROUGH BUDGET HEARING WHICH AS YOU KNOW ARE SEVERAL AND SEVERAL HOURS ARE QUITE EXHAUSTIVE. I SAT THROUGH A COUPLE -- A GOOD NUMBER OF THOSE LAST YEAR. IT'S JUST NOT SOMETHING THAT WOULD ANTICIPATE THAT MOTHERS OF STUDENTS WOULD REALLY BE ABLE TO SPEND THE TIME TO DO. YOU THINK, I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS A NON-POLITICAL EVENT. IT WILL BE GREAT TO SEE COLLABORATION OCCUR ACROSS THE CHAMBERS OF GOVERNMENT WITH THE LEGISLATIVE BRANCH AND EXECUTIVE BRANCH. I THINK IT WOULD BE -- I JUST WANT TO ENCOURAGE YOU TO ENCOURAGE ADMINISTRATION AND HAVE THE ADMINISTRATION'S EAR TO HAVE THE BUDGET OFFICE LEAD THE WAY IN HAVING THAT KIND OF EVENT THAT WOULD REALLY ALLOW THE PUBLIC TO HAVE BETTER INSIGHT INTO WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE CITY. I ALSO WOULD RECOMMEND THE INDICATOR'S PROGRESS COMMISSION WOULD BE PART OF THE PROCESS. I THINK THEY'VE REALLY DEVELOPED SOME COMMUNITY INDICATORS THAT RESIDENTS HAVE GIVEN INPUT IN. THEY REALLY WANT TO SEE THE NEEDLE MOVE ON IMPROVING THE WELL-BEING OF RESIDENTS. THIS WOULD BE A GREAT WAY TO SEE HOW INTERVENTIONS MATCH UP WITH THE COMMUNITY COMMISSIONS. I'M SORRY FOR GOING OVER MY TIME. THANK YOU. >> UP NEXT ON ZOOM WE HAVE RUTH FOLLOWED BY ROLLENED. >> HELLO, I'M RICK. I LIVE IN THE NORTHEAST. I SPEAK IN FAVOR OF ADOPTING THE ARTICLE AMENDING HOUSING CODE CHAPTER 14 ARTICLE THREE. I LIVE NEXT DOOR TO A SUBSTANDARD PROPERTY. IT'S 5005 MOUNTAIN. IT'S BOARDED UP AND HAS BEEN UNDER CITY CODE ENFORCEMENT. THE PROPERTY OWNER IS AWAITING TRIAL FOR FELONY CHARGES RELATED TO THE SWAT SITUATION THAT OCCURRED ON JANUARY 24. THE PROPERTY OWNER HAS A VAST HISTORY OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY COMPOUNDED WITH MENTAL HEALTH AND DRUG ADDICTIONS. IT LEAVES THEM CAPABLE TO RENDER REPAIRS OR MAKE THE PROPERTY SAFE. APD WAS CALLED ON THE PROPERTY 18 TIMES IN THE MONTH OF JANUARY. IN THE MONTH OF FEBRUARY THE PROPERTY OWNER SET FIRE TO THE RESIDENTS. TO WHICH 11 UNITS WERE DISPATCHED. DURING THE OWNER'S LAST INCARCERATION AT MDC THE PROPERTY WAS BROKEN INTO LAST WEEK AND COPPER THIEVES GUTTED THE MAIN ELECTRICAL PANELS. AND PULLED DOWN PNM SERVICE LEAVING THE MAIN ELECTRICAL POWER LINES. THESE ARE IN PROXIMITY TO MY HOUSE. I'M IN FAVOR OF THE DEMOLITION ORDINANCE TO BE ADOPTED. THE CONCERNED CITIZENS HAVE CREATED A WATCH GROUP TO MONITOR THE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS AND HAVE MET WITH APD COMMANDER AND CITY CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS AND COMMANDER DEL GRECO DEEMED THEM A VIOLENT CRIMINAL WITH MENTAL ILLNESS AND A THREAT TO THE COMMUNITY. CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS ASKED OUR GROUP TO APPEAL TO CITY COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTING THE NATURE OF THIS HOUSING CODE TO MITIGATE THE DANGER IN OUR HOUSING SITUATION AND OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. >> ROLLAND FOLLOWED BY JEFF. >> GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. I AM 17 YEARS OLD. I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING IMPACTING MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I LIVE NEAR SAN MATEO AND LOMAS. ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE IS A HOUSE THAT HAS BEEN BOARDED UP FOR FOUR YEARS. IT THE OWNER AND IN AND OUT OF JAIL. WE'VE HAD THE SWAT PEOPLE, POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENT THERE. THE HOUSE IS SCREEN WITH GARBAGE AND HAD A FIRE. FROM WHAT I AM TOLD THE FIRE WASN'T BAD ENOUGH TO DEMOLISH IT RIGHT AWAY. IT'S MARKED WITH A RED X. I'M -- MY MOM TOLD ME THE POLICE WERE CALLED IN 118 TIMES IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS. ON FEBRUARY 6 I WOKE UP TO LIGHTS AND SIRENS WHEN THE MAN SET HIS HOUSE ON FIRE. THE BILL TO SPEED UP THE DEMOLITION SEEMS LIKE AN IMPORTANT STEP TO MANAGE THE SITUATION. I HEARD ABOUT A SIMILAR HOUSE THAT TOOK 20 YEARS TO DEMOLISH AND IF THAT HAPPENS I DON'T THINK WE CAN STAY IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. DEMOLISHING THIS HOUSE IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET OUR LIVES BACK. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT THE BILL AND URGE YOU TO DO THE SAME. I KNOW THERE ARE OTHER HOUSES LIKE THIS IN THE CITY AND OUR SITUATION ISN'T UNIQUE. I FEEL FOR THE OWNER. HE HAS MENTAL ILLNESS, BUT WE HAVE TO FEEL SAFE IN OUR HOME AND RIGHT NOW WE DON'T. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. >> UP NEXT, WE HAVE JEFF FOLLOWED BY DAVID. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> WE CAN HEAR YOU. >> THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. I LIVE IN THE PUEBLO ALTO NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS THE STREET FROM 5005 MOUNTAIN ROAD. I'M HERE TO SUPPORT MY SUPPORT FOR ARTICLE THREE PROPOSED OF ADMINISTRATIVE DEMILATION ORDINANCE. FOR THE PAST 13 YEARS WE'VE LIVED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. BEFORE THE OWNER HAD ANY INVOLVEMENT IT FELT LIKE A SAFE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S A SHAME WE SPEND LAST TIME OUTSIDE AND I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE PLAYING OUTSIDE DUE TO THE INCREASED PROBLEMS THE HOUSE ATTRACTED. WHEN THE OWNER IS NOT LOCKED UP HE CAN BE HEARD YELLING THREATENING TO KILL NEIGHBORS, BREAKING THINGS, THROWING TRASH AROUND AND INTO THE STREET. BRINGING TROUBLE INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ALONG WITH DRUGS. HE HAS BROKEN MY WINDSHIELD WITH A LARGE ROCK, DAMAGED MY WIFE'S CAR AND NEIGHBOR'S CAR. HE LIT FIRES ON HIS PORCH AND ALLEY AND INSIDE HIS HOUSE ALMOST BURNING IT DOWN. HE CHASED PEOPLE WITH HIS HOUSE WITH A KNIFE AND RAN FROM POLICE WHENEVER POSSIBLE AND KEEPS EVERYONE ON EDGE CONSTANTLY. HE CAUSED SWAT SITUATIONS AND HAS CAUSED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO COME OUT SEVERAL TIMES. HE BREAKS INTO THE BOARDED UP HOUSE WHEN HE'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THERE ON THE PROPERTY. WHEN HE'S LOCKED UP THE HOUSE ATTRACTS SQUATTERS AND COPPER TLEEFBS. BEFORE THE FIRE DAMAGE, THE HOUSE HAD HOLES IN THE FLOOR AND PILED UP STUFF AND DRUG AND EX-CRUMENT SMEARED ON THE WALLS. NOW THE HOUSE HAS WAURALITY WATER DAMAGE THE HOUSE WILL ATTRACT MORE AND MORE TROUBLE. THIS IS A GOOD NEIGHBORHOOD BEING DRAGGED DOWN BY A NEGLECTED AND DANGEROUS PROPERTY. THE PROPOSED BILL IS REALLY THE ONLY SOLUTION. FORTUSE HAVE A SENSE OF PEACE AND SAFETY. PLEASE CONSIDER THE URGENCY OF THIS MATTER AS IT LEAN AS LOT TO US. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. >> WE'RE ON THE SAME COMPUTER. >> PLEASE, GO AHEAD. >> MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, I AM 16 YEARS OLD AND I LIVE IN THE PUEBLO ALTO NEIGHBORHOOD ACROSS THE STREET FROM 5005 MOUNTAIN ROAD. I'M HERE IN SOLIDARITY WITH MY NEIGHBORHOOD TO SHOW MY SUPPORT TO THE PROPOSED DEMOLITION ORDINANCE. WE'VE BEEN DEALING WITH THE SAD AND DANGEROUS SITUATION IN REGARD TO 5005 MOUNTAIN FOR AT LEAST THE PAST FOUR YEARS. MY LITTLE BROTHER ARE NOT ALLOWED TO WALK BY THE HOUSE BECAUSE OF THE DANGEROUS THINGS THAT ARE OCCURRING THERE. I LOVE MY NEIGHBORHOOD BUT THIS HOUSE AND ALL THE CRAZY THINGS HAPPENING THERE MAKES ME FEEL LIKE I LIVE IN A BAD ONE. THE HOUSE HAS BEEN BOARDED UP AND NO ONE IS SUPPOSED TO BE INSIDE BUT A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, ME AND MY PARENTS WERE AWAKENED TO LIGHT AND SIRENS BECAUSE AN OWNER BROKEN AND STARTED A FIRE IN THE ALLEY WAY RIGHT BY MY HOUSE. AND ONE ON THE FRONT PORCH. WHEN I WOKE UP I THOUGHT IT WAS MY HOUSE ON FIRE. WHEN IT WASN'T MINE I WAS WORRIED FOR MY NEIGHBORS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL. ONE OF THE BOARDS WAS REMOVE ASKED -- AND WINDOW WAS BROKEN OUT. WHEN THE OTHER THAN IS THERE IT'S A MAGNET FOR TROUBLE LIKE PEOPLE DOING DRUGS OR TRYING TO GET INSIDE. WHEN THE OWNER IS NOT IN JAIL, NOT ONLY COMES TO THE HOUSE AND THREW HIS GARBAGE AND LARGE ROCKS ALL OVER THE YARD, BUT ALSO THE STREET AND OTHER PEOPLE'S YARDS. WE WERE TOLD AT ONE TIME THAT HE WAS ALLOWED TO BE THERE DURING DAYLIGHT TO FIX HIS HOUSE BUT HE JUST STAYED ALL NIGHT AND NEVER FIXED ANYTHING. HE STARTED DESTROYING MORE THINGS. MY BIGGEST THING IS THE HOUSE BEING ON FIRE. THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK. >> UP NEXT WE HAVE DAVID. >> GOOD EVENING. GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. >> GOOD EVENING. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? I HOPE. >> YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU. >> GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. I WAS BORN IN ALBUQUERQUE. AND CURRENTLY LIVE IN THE PUEBLO ALTO NEIGHBORHOOD IN NORTHEAST ALBUQUERQUE. OVER THE PAST TEN YEARS I'VE NOTICED AN INCREASE IN BOARDED UP, DESTROYED AND UNINHABEDT MANY AREAS HAVE BEEN BROKEN INTO AND SOME SET ON FIRE. THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT MY NEIGHBORHOOD. THIS IS ABOUT ALL THE QUADRANTS IN THE CITY. I USED TO WONDER WHY THE CITY OR PROPERTY OWNERS DIDN'T TAKE CARE OF THE PROPERTIES. WHAT WAS WRONG? WELL, NOW I UNDERSTAND. IT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE. LIVING NEAR A COMMERCIAL STRIP MALL DISASTER AND ACROSS THE STREET FROM A TROUBLED RESIDENCE I'VE LEARNED THE CITY IS DOING WHAT THEY CAN UNDER THE CURRENT ORDINANCE TIME FRAME GUIDELINES. BUT THE ISSUE AFFECTS ALL OF US. WE'RE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER. BUT THE CURRENT ORDINANCE SEEMS TO FAVOR PROTECTING THE PROPERTY OWNER OVER THE SAFETY AND WELL BEING OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. BY SPEEDING UP THE TIME THE NOTIFICATION OF DEMOLITION UNDER THE REVISED ORDINANCE WE CAN BETTER PROTECT OUR CITIZENS. IT'S CRUCIAL FOR THE SAFETY OF AFR, AFD, PNM AND THE GAS COMPANY AND CODE ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL. IT NOT ADDRESSED EXPEDIENTLY THE PROPERTIES BECOME CONTINUOUSLY ATTRACTED NEWANCES. AND A SAFETY HAZARD TO PEOPLE THAT PASS BY. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT THIS ORDINANCE. >> THAT CONCLUDES GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >>COUN. LEWIS: OKAY. THANK YOU. THE COUNCIL WILL TAKE A 30-MINUTE RECESS. >>COUN. LEWIS: WE'RE ON APPROVALS. ITEM 13. ITEM A IS EC383. DECLARING 508 FIRST STREET NON-ESSENTIAL FOR MUNICIPAL PURPOSES. I MOVE APPROVAL. MOTION AND A SECOND FROM VARIOUS COUNCILORS. WE'LL SAY COUNCILOR GROUT. COUNCILORS, ANY DISCUSSION ON EC383? COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: I JUST HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR THE ADMINISTRATION. DO WE HAVE A SET PRICE WE'RE SELLING THIS? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, I COULDN'T REMEMBER YOUR NAME, I APOLOGIZE. WE HAVEN'T PUT A VALUE ON THE PROPERTY. IF WE MADE THE DECISION TO SELL IT BY AUCTION WE USE THE AUCTION HOUSE TO DO THAT. I WANT TO -- IF I MAY, JUST ADDRESS THAT MOVING THIS FORWARD DOES NOT MEAN WE HAVE TO SELL THE PROPERTY. THIS ALLOWS US THE OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER MULTIPLE OPTIONS. ONE OF WHICH IS SELLING. THE OTHER IS WE HAVE THIS PROPERTY INTO MRA AS A DEVELOP ABLE PROPERTY. AND IT ALSO ALLOWS ANY ENTITY TO HAVE CAPITAL OUTLAY DOLLARS TO MAKE AN IMPROVEMENT THAT MIGHT BE INTERESTED. IT ALLOWS THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO THE DISCUSS THE POSSIBILITIES WITH THEM. I WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR. OUR INTENT IS NOT THAT WE HAVE TO SELL. WE WANT TO GIVE OURSELVES THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A ROBUST DISCUSSION WITH THE COMMUNITY FOR USE OF THE PROPERTY. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THE REASON I ASK IS BECAUSE THAT'S A BIG DEAL. KNOWING THE PLANS FOR THE RAIL TRAIL THAT IS PRIME LOCATION THAT IF IT WAS FOR A PROFIT WHY NOT WAIT UNTIL LATER? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR CHAMPINE, THE INTEREST IS REALLY LOOKING AT THE POSSIBILITIES. WE WANT TO BE IN A POSITION TO CONSIDER ALL OF THE OPTIONS. OUR GOAL IS FOR THIS TO BE ACTIVATED FOR A GOOD QUALITY USE ON THE STREET THAT IT'S ON. AS YOU KNOW WE'VE MADE IMPROVEMENTS WITH THE MARQUETTE CONTINUATION. THIS IS SOUTH OF IT. ENSURING THE BUILDING JUST DOESN'T SIT EMPTY IS THE BEST OPPORTUNITY TO ENGAGE IN DISCUSSION. WE'RE LOOKING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THE POSSIBILITIES AND BY DOING THIS IT OPENS UP MANY POSSIBILITIES. >>COUN. CHAMPINE: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. >>COUN. LEWIS: COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. CAN YOU TELL US IF THERE ARE PEOPLE INTERESTED IN THIS PROPERTY? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, WE HAVE HAD FOLKS THAT OWN PROPERTY ADJACENT DO IT EXPRESS INTEREST IN KNOWING WHAT OUR PLANS ARE. THAVEN THEY'VE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN UNDERSTANDING THE TYPES OF USES WE CONSIDER. BECAUSE THE DEVELOPMENTS THEY HAVE ON THAT STREET. THEY HAVE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION. ARE INTERESTED IN WHETHER OR NOT WE WOULD BE SELLING OR LOOKING FOR DEVELOPMENT. ALL OF THE OTHER BUSINESSES IN THE AREA, NOT ALL OF THEM, BUT SEVERAL OF THE BUSINESSES IN THE AREA HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST IN THE PROCESS AND HAVE BEEN PAYING ATTENTION. AND HAVE TALKED ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PURCHASE IF WE MAKE THE DECISION TO SELL. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. ONE MORE QUESTION. WHAT WERE THOSE THINGS THAT THEY ASKED ABOUT? WHAT WERE THE OPTIONS? >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, WE'VE HAD MULTIPLE DISCUSSIONS ABOUT SEVERAL NON-PROFITS LOOKING FOR THE ABILITY TO IMPROVE A SPACE FOR THEIR SPECIFIC NEEDS. AND NONE OF THEM HAVE ENTERED INTO ANY SORT OF COMMITMENT. I DON'T WANT TO IMPLY THAT WE HAVE ANY COMMITMENT. WE HAVE SEVERAL NON-PROFITS THAT DISCUSSED NEEDS FOR PERFORMING SPACES OR ART GATHERING SPACES. NO AGREEMENTS. WE ALSO HAVE THOUGHT ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THROUGH MRA DEVELOPMENT IF THERE ARE BUSINESSES INTERESTED IN BEING LOCATED DOWNTOWN WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO USE THE FACILITY TO GROW A BUSINESS OR START IN THE AREA. WE'RE REALLY HOPING TO BE IN A POSITIONING TO HAVE A MUCH BROADER AND OPEN DISCUSSION ON THOSE BASED UPON IT BEING NON-ESSENTIAL FOR THE CITY AND WE CAN THINK THROUGH ALL OF THE OPTIONS. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. IT WOULD BE A GOOD PLACE FOR AN EMERGENCY SHELTER? >> THAT YOU KNOW, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR GROUT, FOR THE QUESTION. BASED UPON THE LOCATION AND LIMITATIONS OF THIS BUILDING I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THERE ARE FEW PARKING SPOTS IN FRONT OF THE SPOT. THE ACCESS IS SEMI LIMITED. BASED UPON THE IMPROVEMENTS THAT HAPPENED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WE DID AT ONE TIME ASSESS IT FOR THAT PURPOSE AND FOUND THAT SOME OF THE LIMITATIONS THAT ARE IN THERE DOES NOT HAVE IMPROVEMENTS THAT LEND ITSELF TO BEING A SHELTER IN THE CURRENT CONDITION. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. >>COUN. LEWIS: COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I SAID IT BEFORE, HOPEFULLY IF THIS LIES IN THE RAIL TRAIL ARE WE GOING TO SEE IT REPURCHASED AS A CITY PROPERTY LATER ON? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, THAT IS NOT OUR INTENT. THAT IS WHY WE WANT THIS TO BE AN OPPORTUNITY TO CONSIDER ALL OF THE USES SO WE MAKE A WELL-INFORMED DECISION AS WE MOVE THROUGH THIS. IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE IT DOESN'T MEAN WE HAVE TO DISPOSE OF THE PROPERTY. WE WANT TO BE IN A POSITION THAT WE CAN CONSIDER THE OTHER OPTIONS. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THE ONLY THING THAT CONCERNS IS IF WE GET RID OF THE PROPERTY AND SELL IT AT THE LOWER PRICE AND TURN AROUND AND BUY IT FOR THE RAIL TRAIL AT A HIGHER PRAISE THAT'S AN APPEARANCE OF IMPROPERITY WE CAN'T ACCEPT. >>COUN. LEWIS: ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? QUESTIONS? OTHER QUESTIONS? THIS BILL IS AN EC. IT'S MOVED AND SECONDED. THOSE IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. EC33 IS METROPOLITAN REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY 2023 ANNUAL REPORT. I MOVE RECEIPT BE NOTED. MOTION AND SECOND FROM COUNCILOR BASSAN. COUNCILORS, THIS IS RECEIPT BE NOTED. I THINK EVERYBODY HAS SEEN THIS REPORT IT'S IN YOUR iPAD. I THINK, AGAIN, WE'RE JUST RECEIPT BE NOTED. I JUST WANT TO COMMENT ON IT. YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A LOT OF MRA ALL AROUND THE CITY. I THINK YOU HAVE TO ACKNOWLEDGE WE CAN DO A WHOLE LOT MORE AND THIS PROGRAM CAN BE MORE EFFECTIVE. I THINK MR. BRUNER AND OTHERS HAVE REALLY BEEN PUSHING FOR MORE PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT AND THERE'S A BILL BEFORE THE LEGISLATURE, I KNOW THE ADMINISTRATION IS SUPPORTIVE OF THAT AND CERTAINLY SOMETHING I THINK WE NEED TO REALLY PUSH FORWARD. WE WANT TO GET THINGS DONE AND INCEPTIVIZE DEVELOPMENT AND GROWTH IN THESE AREAS. IT'S GOING TO TAKE MORE THAN CURRENT MRA TO DO THAT. ANYBODY SIGN UP TO SPEAK? >> NO. >>COUN. LEWIS: NO SPEAKERS. COUNCILORS? ALL RIGHT. RECEIPT BE NOTED. MOVED IS SECONDED. THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY YES. MOTION PASSES. ITEM C IS EC35 EMERGENCY PURCHASE OF MIGRANT TO ALLOW WHILE FEMA GRANTS ARE BEING PROCURED. I MOVE APPROVAL. MOTION AND SECOND BY COUNCILOR ROGERS. ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS? >> NO, MR. PRESIDENT. >>COUN. LEWIS: ANY DISCUSSION? I HAVE JUST A FEW QUESTIONS. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT ALL OF THIS IS GRANT FUNDING FROM FEMA. IS THAT CORRECT? EVEN THE ORIGINAL MONEY FROM 2022 WAS GRANT FUNDING? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, WE HAVE GRANT FUNDING FOR THIS. FOR OPPORTUNITY WE WILL BILL THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. SOME OF THE MONEY HAVE NOT BEEN REIMBURSED. THEY REIMBURSE CERTAIN EXPENSES. WE BILL EVERYTHING WE CAN. >>COUN. LEWIS: I THINK IT WAS $200,000 THAT -- DO YOU KNOW WHERE THAT SPECIFIC MONEY CAME FROM? WAS THAT OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND? >> IT WOULD HAVE BEEN APPROPRIATED OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. WE'VE HAD THAT QUESTION EARLIER TONIGHT FROM COUNCIL STAFF AND WE ARE LOOKING TO FIND THAT SPECIFIC APPROPRIATION SO WE CAN RESPOND BACK. WE'LL HAVE AN ANSWER BACK TO YOU. >>COUN. LEWIS: WE DON'T KNOW IF IT CAME OUT OF THE GRANT FUND OR GENERAL FUND. DO WE NOT KNOW THAT? I DON'T BELIEVE IT WAS BEFORE THE COUNCIL, SPECIFICALLY, FOR THIS FUNDING. I THINK IT WAS GROUPED TOGETHER IN SOME CLEAN UP FUNDING IN DECEMBER OF 2022. DO WE NOT KNOW WHETHER IT CAME FROM THE GRANT FUND OR THE GENERAL FUND? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS, THE -- OFTENTIMES WE MAKE EXPENDITURES OUT OF THE GRANT FUND AND WE WILL GET REIMBURSED BY A GRANTING AGENCY. AT THE END OF THE DAY ANYTHING THAT DOESN'T GET REIMBURSED WE COVER WITH THE GENERAL FUND. WE DON'T HAVE A GRANT FUND THAT JUST HAS MATCHING FUNDS. WE ALWAYS MATCH WITH GENERAL FUND MONEY. >>COUN. LEWIS: HAVE WE RECEIVED ANY GRANT FUNDING FOR IT? >> YES. I CAN GO BACK TO THOSE, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, I CAN GO TO THOSE DETAILS. WE DID RESEARCH THAT LAST COUNCIL MEETING. I WANT TO SAY -- DON'T QUOTE ME, I WANT TO SAY WE RECEIVED 30 TO $50,000 BACK FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. WE CONTINUE TO BILL EXPENDITURES. >>COUN. LEWIS: COUNCILORS, WE STILL DON'T KNOW. THIS WENT THROUGH COMMITTEE. WE HAD QUESTIONS ABOUT THE ORIGINAL FUNDING WHERE IT CAME FROM, THIS NEW FUNDING WHICH SAYS IT'S GOING TO BE COVERED BY FEMA GRANT FUNDS. THAT'S IN THE TITLE. AND HONESTLY, WE STILL DON'T KNOW WHETHER THIS CAME FROM THE GRANT FUND OR OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. I DON'T THINK WE KNOW THAT. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, WE'RE DOING RESEARCH TO SEE IT LOOKS LIKE SOMEONE COULD HAVE SPENT OUT OF 265. WE'RE TRYING TO PIECE IT TOGETHER. OUR STAFF HAS BEEN LOOKING AT IT SEE WHAT WE FIND. >>COUN. LEWIS: WE DON'T KNOW IF IT CAME OUT OF 265 OR THE GENERAL FUND. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, I'M NOT WILLING TO DO THAT. I'D RATHER WAIT UNTIL WE GET THE GRANT FUNDING. I THINK WE'RE APPROVED A GRANT FROM FEMA FOR A WHOLE BUNCH MORE MONEY. I'D RATHER US WAIT ON THIS UNTIL THAT GRANT FUNDING COMES THROUGH. COUNCILOR GROUT. DIRECTOR, WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADDRESS? >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN ANSWER THE SPECIFIC QUESTION OF THE FUNDING. ALL OF THE FEMA REIMBURSEMENT IS ON A REIMBURSEMENT BASIS. THEY DON'T PROVIDE A GRANT WHERE THEY MAKE A DEPOSIT INTO THE CITY FROM WHICH WE SPEND. EVERY SINGLE GRANT DOLLAR IS ONE RECOUPED FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AFTER MANY MONTHS OF THEM GOING THROUGH THE PAPERWORK TO MAKE SURE EVERY SINGLE DOLLAR SPENT IS IN ACCORD ONCE WITH THE FEMA RULES. >>COUN. LEWIS: ALL THE MONEY WE SPENT DID IT COME OUT OF 265? THE SPECIFIC GRANT? >> I DON'T KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT. >>COUN. LEWIS: I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING WE SHOULD KNOW BEFORE WE VOTE ON THIS. I DON'T THINK THIS CAME BEFORE THE COUNCIL ORIGINALLY AS SPECIFICALLY TOWARD THIS PROJECT. I DON'T THINK IT'S GOOD PRACTICE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO VOTE ON THIS ESPECIALLY WHEN WE DON'T KNOW WHAT ACCOUNT IT'S COMING FROM. COUNCILORS, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? QUESTIONS? I RECOMMEND DEFERRAL. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, WHETHER IT COMES OUT OF THE GRANT FUND OR GENERAL FUND WE DON'T HAVE MONEY SITTING IN THE GRANT FUND. LIKE THE DIRECTOR SAID WE EXPEND MONEY, WE REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT LIKE THE STATE, WE REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT AND WE DON'T GENERALLY GET 100% REIMBUSMENT BACK. WHETHER IT CAME OUT OF THE GRANT FUND 265 OR GENERAL FUND 110, AT THE END OF THE DAY IT'S -- WHATEVER IS NOT REIMBURSED, WHATEVER EXPENDITURES WE MAKE THAT ARE NOT REIMBURSED ARE COVERED BY THE GENERAL FUND. WE DON'T HAVE A BALANCE IN THE GRANT FUND. TYPICALLY, WE WOULD EXPEND FUNDS NEGATIVE IN THAT FUND AND GET A REIMBURSEMENT AND PUT IT BACK LIKE YOU WITHDRAW YOUR BANK DOWN AND GET REIMBURSED BY SOMEONE. >>COUN. LEWIS: AGAIN, I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS EVEN CAME BEFORE THE COUNCIL ORIGINALLY. I KNOW THAT THE COUNCIL DIDN'T SPECIFICALLY VOTE TO PUT THIS FUNDING INTO THIS SERVICE. I THINK IT WAS GROUPED TOGETHER IN SOME WAY. AGAIN, IT WAS A CLEAN UP BILL AT SOME POINT. THE COUNCIL NEVER MADE A DECISION TO DO THIS SPECIFICALLY. I MEAN, EVEN IN A BILL LIKE THIS IT SPECIFICALLY SAYS THESE ARE GRANT FUNDS, YET YOU'RE SAYING WE'RE GOING TO SPEND GENERAL FUND MONEY AND THERE'S NO GUARANTEE OF GRANT FUNDS, I DON'T LIKE THAT. COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: MR. PRESIDENT, I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE THIS -- ARE DEFERRING WILL HOLD UP THE PAYMENT TO THE VENDOR WHO IS ALREADY COMPLETING THE WORK. I WASN'T US TO KNOW THAT DEFERRING THAT WOULD -- WOULD THAT AFFECT THEIR PAYMENT? THAT'S WHAT I'M WORRIED ABOUT. MAKING SURE WHATEVER WE DO ISN'T GOING TO HOLD UP THE VENDOR THAT DID THE WORK ALREADY TO GET PAID. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR ROGERS, WE WILL NOT HOLD PAYMENT TO THE VENDOR. WE'LL REPAY THE VENDOR AND WORK THIS OUT AMONG US ON THE BACK END. >>COUN. LEWIS: THAT'S PART OF THE PROBLEM. YOU SPENT MORE THAN $100,000? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, WE'RE BEFORE YOU BECAUSE WE HAVE SPENT MORE THAN $100,000. >>COUN. LEWIS: YOU'VE ALREADY SPENT BEFORE $100,000. I BELIEVE THE CHARTER SAYS THAT IN ORDER TO SPEND OVER $100,000 YOU HAVE TO GET APPROVAL FOR IT. YOU ALREADY SPENT $100,000. I THINK IT'S A MOOT POINT. IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN ANYWAYS WITH THE WAY THE ADMINISTRATION DOES THE FUNDS. I MOVE DEFERRAL. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. YOU SAID WE DON'T GET REIMBURSED 100%. HOW MUCH DO YOU ANTICIPATE WE GET REIMBURSED? >> COUNCILOR GROUT, I CAN'T ESTIMATE THAT AT THIS POINT. I THINK SO FAR WE'VE BEEN SEEING 25% TO 35% ON THE FUND BASED ON WHAT I REMEMBER FROM CALCULATIONS LAST TIME. IT'S POSSIBLE THAT WE WILL GET ADDITIONAL REIMBURSEMENT THROUGH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. GOING FORWARD, THE NEW GRANT THAT WE HAVE THAT WE HAVE AWARDED FOR 700-SOME THOUSAND DOLLARS GOING FORWARD WE WILL BILL, JUST LIKE WE SAID, WE WILL BILL EVERY EXPENDITURE WE THINK IS APPLICABLE AND WE'LL REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR THOSE GOING FORWARD. >>COUN. GROUT: MR. PRESIDENT, COULD YOU GET A LIST OF THE EXPENSES THAT ARE E -- REIMBURSABLE? >> WE CAN GET THAT FOR YOU. I KNOW THE NEW GRANT IS VERY BROAD. THE NEW GRANT THAT WE ARE SEEKING A CONTRACT ADMINISTRATOR FOR. THE NEW GRANT IS EVERYTHING FROM TEMPORARY SHELTER, FOOD, EMERGENCY OR ACUTE MEDICAL CARE. THERE'S ALSO TRANSPORTATION COSTS REIMBURSABLE. AND I WILL SAY WE WILL BILL THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR ANY TRANSPORTATION COSTS. IF WE HAVE AN INDIVIDUAL THAT IS RELEASED TO ICE CUSTODY, WE'LL PAY FOR THAT. TO GET THEM TO THEIR SPONSOR OR NEXT DESTINATION AND WE WILL BILL THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. >>COUN. GROUT: HOW MANY PEOPLE IS THIS HANDLING? >> MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THE NUMBER OF MIGERANTS WHO PRESENTED IN ALBUQUERQUE AND WERE ASSISTED BY US IN THE CALENDAR YEAR OF 2023 WAS A TOTAL OF 1,061 MIGRANTS. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. ARE THOSE MIGRANTS STILL HERE? >> THE VAST MAJORITY HAVE ONWARD DESTINATION. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. SOMETIMES THEY HAVE PLANE TICKETS OR BUS TICKETS SAME DAY. OTHER TIME THEY DON'T HAVE SAME-DAY AND THEY NEED OVERNIGHT SHELTER AND NEED ASSISTANCE. ON OCCASION THEY CHOOSE TO SETTLE IN ALBUQUERQUE BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER PLANS OR PEOPLE THEY'RE TRYING TO CONNECT WITH. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. SO, I JUST WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR WHAT HAPPENS IF THIS IS NOT APPROVED, THE $50,000. WHAT SERVICES WOULD NOT BE PROVIDED TO FOLKS IN NEED? >> MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, THE SERVICES THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED RIGHT NOW ARE WHAT I DESCRIBED IN TERMS OF THERE'S A VOLUNTEER GROUP OF FOLKS THAT HELP MEET MIGRANTS AT THE SUN PORT AND AT THE BUS STATION. AND HELP THEM TRIAGE TO SEE WHAT KIND OF SITUATION THEY HAVE. AND IF THEY HAVE ONWARD TRAVEL RIGHT AWAY. THEY'RE ASSISTED TO GO THROUGH TSA. THEY HAVE LEGAL DOCUMENTS THAT HELP THEM GET THROUGH SECURITY. AND THOSE THAT DON'T ARE TRANSPORTED TO THE SHELTER TO GET FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THEY'LL GET EMERGENCY FOOD. THEY GET SOME BASIC CLOTHING. AND A PLACE TO REST AND CHARGE THEIR PHONES AND MAKE THAT CONTACT WITH THEIR FAMILY AND OTHERS THEY'RE CONNECTING WITH. THAT'S WHAT IS BEING MISSED. IT WOULD FALL ON THE SHOULDERS OF CITY STAFF WHICH ARE VERY FEW OF US DOING THIS. AND VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE BEEN DOING THIS AT NO COST. AND RAISING THEIR OWN MONEY SINCE 2019. WE DON'T HAVE A CONTRACTOR ABLE TO DO THIS FOR WHICH WE CAN SEEK REIMBURSEMENT. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU FOR THE WORK THAT EVERYONE HAS DONE TO MAKE SURE THAT IMMIGRANTS ARE WELCOMED INTO OUR COMMUNITY AND HELPED TO GET WHERE THEIR FINAL DESTINATION IS. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF WE'RE NOT GOING TO ALLOCATE $60,000 WHICH IN THE GRAND SCHEME OF THINGS IN THE CITY BUDGET, THAT SAYS A LOT ABOUT HOW WE TREAT OUR MIGRANT FRIENDS. I'M ALSO VERY CONCERNED THAT MY PARTNER HAS BEEN ONE OF THE VOLUNTEERS WHO WENT OUT AND HELPED FOLKS FIGURE OUT WHAT THEIR NEXT STEP WAS. WITHOUT CITY STAFF AND WITHOUT SOME ASSISTANCE I'M VERY, VERY CONCERNED THAT PEOPLE WILL FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS. THEY WILL NOT GET THE ASSISTANCE THEY NEED. AND YOU MIGHT SEE MORE OF THEM STAYING IN ALBUQUERQUE BECAUSE THEY LITERALLY MIGHT NOT FIND THEIR WAY BEYOND ALBUQUERQUE. IT SEEMS LIKE A VERY SMALL PRICE TO PAY TO MAKE SURE WE'RE GREET PEOPLE WHEN THEY ARRIVE IN THE COUNTRY AND HELP THEM TO THEIR DESTINATION. YOU SENT SOMETHING THAT SAID THE AVERAGE COST PER MIGRANT WAS -- >> $257. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THAT SEEMS LIKE A GOOD THING TO DO. WHETHER OR NOT WE GET REIMBURSED IS IRRELEVANT. $257 TO HELP SOMEONE START THEIR NEW LIFE IS A REASONABLE AMOUNT. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, WHERE -- I WANT TO CLARIFY. IT'S NOTIFICATION OF AN EMERGENCY PROCUREMENT. UNDER ORDINANCE 5-5-19. THE MAYOR MY APPROVE THOSE AND PROVIDES NOTIFICATION TO THE COUNCIL. >> THAT'S FINE. WE'VE ALREADY ANSWERED THAT QUESTION. IT WAS $200,000 PUT INTO A FUND. DESIGNATED. ANYWHERE FROM 100 TO $150,000 HAS BEEN SPENT. AND YOU GUYS WAY WE NEED ANOTHER $50,000. BUT YOU SAY IT'S GOING TO BE SPENT ANYWAY. THE QUESTION IS WHETHER OR NOT IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN OR NOT. YOU'RE GOING TO SPEND IT ANYWAY. YOU NEED TO COME BACK BEFORE US, WHETHER IT'S GENERAL FUND. IT'S GENERAL FUND MONEY. WE'RE GOING TO SPEND THIS MONEY, WHETHER WE GET REIMBURSED OR NOT. THIS BILL SAYS IT'S GOING TO BE REIMBURSED BY FEMA. IT SAYS IT IN THE TITLE. BRING IT BACK WITH THE SPECIFIC FUNDING THAT'S GOING TO COME OUT OF THE GENERAL FUND. COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: I JUST WANTED TO SAY IN ADDITION TO THE INFORMATION WOULD YOU ALSO GIVE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ASYLUM SEEKERS, UNDOCUMENTED FOLKS, AND REFUGEES. SO WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE ASYLUM SEEKERS ARE GOING THROUGH THE LEGAL PROCESS TO BE HERE. I THINK THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ASYLUM SEEKERS, IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. COUNCILOR ROGERS. YES, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN GIVEN A CREDIBLE FEAR INTERVIEW IS WHAT IT'S CALLED BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT, HOMELAND SECURITY TO SEE WHETHER THEY HAVE A CREDIBLE FEAR OF BEING RETURNED TO THEIR COUNTRY OR IF THEY PASS THE FIRST HURDLE THEN THEY'RE ELIGIBLE TO SEEK ASYLUM AND GO BEFORE AN IMMIGRATION COURT. THOSE ARE THE DOCUMENTS THEY'RE CARRYING WHILE TRAVELING LEGALLY IN THE UNITED STATES. THOSE FOLKS HAVE PERIOD TO WORK LEGALLY IN THE UNITED STATES WHILE THEY'RE MAKING THEIR NEW LIFE AND GETTING INTO AMERICAN SYSTEM. >>COUN. LEWIS: I MOVE DEFERRAL FOR TWO WEEKS. SECOND BY COUNCILOR CHAMPINE. DISCUSSION ON THE DEFERRAL? MOTION MADE AND SECOND. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY YES. OPPOSED? PASSES ON A 5-4. FINAL ACTIONS. >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. PRESIDENT. O-1 COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE ADMINISTRATIVE DEMOLITION OF UNSAFE COMMERCIAL BILLINGS FROM ACCESSORY STRUCTURES OR DWELLINGS UNFIT FROM HAPITATIONS AND AMEPPEDING THE UNIFORCE HOUSING CODE. I MOVE A DO PASS. >>COUN. LEWIS: MOTION AND SECOND BY COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THIS IS BY REQUEST. I INVITE DIRECTOR BARELA OR ADMINISTRATION TO SUMMARIZE SOME OF IT. I THINK THERE MIGHT BE COMMENTS. I DO SEE WE HAVE AN AMENDMENT. >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, GOOD EVENING. WE'RE PLEASED TO BE HERE. WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THIS BEFORE THE COUNCIL. AS YOU HEARD FROM MANY OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTERS, WE HAVE CHALLENGES IN OUR CITY WHEN IT COMES TO DANGEROUS DILAPIDATED PROPERTIES. I'VE BEEN BEFORE YOU QUITE A FEW TIMES PRESENTING INSTANCES OF THOSE. AND SEEKING COUNCIL APPROVAL. WHAT THIS BILL WILL DO IS ENSURE THAT THE OBJECTIVE MEASURES THAT WE USE TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S BEEN INSPECTED AND ACTUALLY IS STRUCTURELY SOUND AND UNSAFE, THE SAME INFORMATION WE BRING TO YOU WHEN WE GO TO COUNCIL. THEY'LL STAY IN PLACE. SO THERE'S NOTHING SUBJECTIVE, RATHER THAN GOING THROUGH THE COUNCIL PROCESS, WE'LL GO TO AN INDEPENDENT HEARING OFFICER AND GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS. THAT PROCESS WOULD BE QUICKER THAN GOING TO COUNCIL. I DO UNDERSTAND THERE'S A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THIS BILL. WE INITIALLED DRAFTED SO THE APPEALS GO TO DISTRICT COURT RATHER THAN THE COUNCIL. THE AMENDMENT WHICH THE ADMINISTRATION DOES NOT OBJECT TO IS FOR AN APPEAL OF THE INDEPENDENT HEARING OFFICER'S DECISION TO COME TO CITY COUNCIL. THAT YOU STILL GET A BITE AT THE APPLE AND THE MATTERS IF SOMEBODY DOES APPEAL THAT. WITH THAT, I STAND FOR QUESTIONS. >>COUN. LEWIS: COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE TO CLARIFY THROUGH MY CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DIRECTOR. THIS IS NOT TO SAY THIS IS GOING TO CIRCUMVENT ANY PROPERTY OF THE PROCESS WHEN IT COMES TO EVALUATING WHICH PART OF THE PROPERTIES ARE DEEMED SUBSTANDARD OR BE ON THE LIST FOR POTENTIAL DEMOLITION. AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THERE'S STILL AT LEAST A 12-MONTH PROCESS. AT LEAST. THAT CODE ENFORCEMENT AND THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT ALREADY GO THROUGH TO MAKE SURE TO GIVE PROPER NOTIFICATION TO THE DIFFERENT PROPERTY OWNERS TO ALLOW FOR COMMUNICATION AND REMEDIES. SO, IT'S JUST THAT THERE COMES A POINT WHERE IN MY OPINION, AND I'VE BEEN GUILTY OF THIS WHEN THERE IS AN APPEAL OR WHEN PLANNING COMES TO US AT COUNCIL IT SEEMS EASY FOR US TO SAY, HEY, THIS IS A CONSTITUENT IN MY DISTRICT SO NOW I'M GOING TO MOVE A DEFERRAL FOR 90 MORE DAYS. ALMOST EVERY TIME SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE, WE PRETTY MUCH ALWAYS VOTE TO, IF NOT ALWAYS, GO WITH THE ORIGINAL RECOMMENDATION. I THINK THIS WILL ALLOW FOR US TO STREAMLINE THE PROCESS WHILE STILL OFFERING THE RIGHT KIND OF TREATMENT AND COMMUNICATION WITH CONSTITUENT AND PROPERTY OWNERS IN ALBUQUERQUE AND THEN FOR THE POTENTIAL AMENDMENT THAT SEEMS LIKE IT'S GOING TO BE COMING DOWN THE HOPPER ON THAT. I THINK ALSO IT WOULD MAKE IT SO THAT WE WOULD BE ABLE TO AS A COUNCIL BE ABLE TO EVALUATE BASED OFF WHETHER OR NOT THE HEARING OFFICER CHECKED THE BOXES RIGHT AND DID THE EVALUATION PROPERLY, RATHER THAN ON WHAT I LOOK AT AS SOMETIMES FLUFFY FEELINGS WE MIGHT HAVE BECAUSE WE REALLY WANT TO REPRESENT OUR CONSTITUENTANCY TO THE FULLEST. SOMETIMES IT'S NOT ABILITY HOW WE FEEL. SO MUCH AS HOW THE PROCESS UNFOLDED AND WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CITY AND EVERYONE ELSE AS WELL. >>COUN. LEWIS: ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? QUESTION FOR THE DIRECT SNR COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. HOW CAN YOU BE SURE THE APPEAL PROCESS WILL BE EFFECTIVE? IF IT TAKES PLACE AT DISTRICT COURT. >> COUNCILOR GROUT, THAT IS WHY WE AGREE TO THE AMENDMENT TO WHERE THE APPEAL GOES TO YOU TO CITY COUNCIL NOT TO DISTRICT COURT. >>COUN. GROUT: HOW DO YOU KNOW WHEN IT GOES TO COURT, DISTRICT COURT, IT WILL BE FASTER? >> COUNCILOR LEWIS, COUNCILOR GROUT, I'M HAVING TROUBLE MAKING SENSE OF THAT QUESTION. BECAUSE IF FOR EXAMPLE NOW CITY COUNCIL MADE THE DECISION AND THAT DECISION WAS APPEALED TO DISTRICT COURT, THE CITY NOW HAS NO CONTROL OVER DISTRICT TIMING OF ANY MATTERS. IT'S A SEPARATE BRANCH OF GOVERNMENT ENTIRELY. THIS BILL HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SPEED OF DISTRICT COURT. >>COUN. BASSAN: IF I MAY HELP, MR. PRESIDENT. COUNCILOR, I THINK IF I'M UNDERSTANDING CORRECTLY, IF PLANNING WERE TO COME TO US AT COUNCIL AND WE WERE TO VOTE TO DEMOLISH A PROPERTY AND THEN THE PERSON AND PROPERTY OWNER WOULD DECIDE TO APPEAL OUR DECISION THEY COULD THEN TAKE TO DISTRICT COURT. THIS WOULD, AS WRITTEN, THE BILL WOULD SKIP THE PART OF US AND ALLOW FOR IT TO GO TO DISTRICT COURT. BUT WITH THE AMENDMENT, BECAUSE THE HEARING OFFICER IS ADDED INTO THAT, NOW THERE'S THAT LEGAL ASPECT OF IT THAT IS HAPPENING ON THE FRONT END RATHER THAN ON THE BACK END OF THE SITUATION. IF I'M CORRECT. >> THAT IS CORRECT. YES. I DON'T MEAN TO SOMEHOW IMPLY THAT -- I DON'T APPRECIATE YOUR QUESTION. I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE BILL. >>COUN. GROUT: WHEN I TALKED TO YOU BEFORE, AND I ASKED YOU THE SAME QUESTION YOU AND YOUR HELPER TOLD ME YOU COULD NOT BE SURE IT WOULD BE AT THE MERCY OF THE COURT. >> CORRECT. THAT'S THE CASE WITH ANY DECISION MADE BY COUNCIL. A LAND USE DECISION. ZONING DECISION. ANYTHING THAT IS APPEALABLE TO DISTRICT COURT. THE CITY IS NOT IN CONTROL OF THE DISTRICT COURT'S TIME FRAME. >>COUN. GROUT: I WOULD AGREE WITH THAT. THE REASON WE'RE BRINGING THIS TO US BEFORE US IS BECAUSE YOU WANTED TO DO THIS QUICKER. SO, HOW DO WE KNOW THIS UPDATED PROCESS IS GOING TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN QUICKER? >> WE HAVE SEVERAL BASIS FOR KNOWING THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. FIRST OF ALL, INDEPENDENT HEARING OFFICERS DON'T GO DARK PART OF THE YEAR. INDEPENDENT HEARING OFFICERS ARE AT THE BECK AND CALL OF THE CITY. THEY'RE ON CONTRACT. SO, THEY DON'T HAVE TO FIT SOMETHING INTO THE VERY BUSY AGENDA LIKE CITY COUNCIL DOES. IF THE MATTER IS PRESENTED TO THE INDEPENDENT HEARING OFFICER THROUGH A NOTICE OF VIOLATION AND PETITION FOR HEARING ON IT. THAT HEARING WILL TAKE PLACE SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 10 AND 30 DAYS FROM WHEN THAT IS FILED. UNLIKE THE COUNCIL PROCESS, WHICH WHEN SOMETHING GETS INTRODUCED TO COUNCIL, COUNCIL HAS TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION ALL OF THE OTHER ITEMS IN THE AGENDA. COUNCIL GOES THROUGH TWO-WEEK INTRODUCTION PROCESS WHERE IT SITS. COUNCIL WILL REFER IT TO A COMMITTEE FOR CONSIDERATION. THAT IS ANOTHER MONTH. AND WITHIN A FEW WEEKS TO A MONTH LATER IT COMES BACK TO COUNCIL AND APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS THAT WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE HEARING OFFICER 10 TO 30 DAYS TO GET TO. ONCE WE GET TO COUNCIL THE MATTER IS OFTEN DEFERRED AND COUNCILOR BASSAN WAS CORRECT, QUITE OFTEN DEFERRED AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT IN EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THE INSTANCES OUR HEART WENT TO THE PROPERTY OWNER AND NOT A SINGLE DIME BECAUSE THEY HAD BEEN YEARS AND YEARS IN THIS PROCESS, WE TAKE THIS VERY SERIOUSLY, WE BEG PEOPLE TO FIX UP THEIR PROPERTY. IT'S A LAST RESORT. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THOSE THEY COME BACK AND YOU WILL GET ISSUED THE CONDEMNINATION RESOLUTION AND THE THING HAS REMOVED. THAT'S THE WAY IT GOES. THIS WILL SHORTEN THE PROCESS. I THINK IT WILL ALSO ALLOW COUNCIL TO RATHER THAN LITANY INFORMATION FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT ABOUT YEARS AND YEARS, TO ACTUALLY REVIEW LIKE YOU DO WITH LUHO A WELL-REASONED FOCUS MEANING THEY DIDN'T HAVE OTHER AGENDA ITEMS, A FOCUSED OPINION ISSUED BY A HEARING OFFICER. TO DETERMINE WHETHER YOU UPHOLD THAT OR WHETHER YOU WILL REJECT THAT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. ONE FINAL QUESTION. WHEN WE HAVE A LONG AGENDA, AND IF YOU CAN GET IT ON THE AGENDA, HOW MANY TIMES THAT YOU'VE ASKED FOR SOMETHING TO GO ON THE AGENDA HAS IT NOT GONE ON THE AGENDA THAT YOU REQUESTED? >> PROBABLY COUNTLESS TIMES. THERE ARE STRICT DEADLINE FOR GETTING STUFF -- I'M SORRY, GETTING THE LEGISLATIVE PACKAGES TO THE 11th FLOOR. TO DRAFT THE PACKET. WHICH HAS THE COVER MEMO, AND THE FIA, AND ALL THE OTHER ANALYSIS REQUIRED. IF WE MISS THAT DEADLINE WHICH IS APPROXIMATELY A WEEK BEFORE INTRODUCTION PERIOD OF COUNCIL, WE HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT ROUND. IF WE MAKE THAT DEADLINE BUT DON'T HAVE TIME TO CONFER FOR THE EC PACKET AND MAKE SURE IT'S ACCURATE, THERE'S ANOTHER DELAY THERE. I WOULD SAY MOST OF THE TIME. IT TAKES LONGER THAN WHAT WE'RE READY TO GO. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. >>COUN. LEWIS: YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A NEED. I JUST DISAGREE WITH THE PREMISE. IF THE ISSUE IS SPEEDING UP THE PROCESS, THEN THE PREMISE IS THAT THE COUNCIL IS SLOW WITH IT. THAT'S ONE THING. I THINK WE CAN ARGUE THAT AND TALK ABOUT THAT. THE OTHER THING IS THE COUNCIL IS WRONG. THE COUNCIL IS WRONG FOR DEFERRING. I DON'T AGREE WITH THAT PREMISE. IF WE AGREE TO THAT, IT'S A MATTER OF SAYING THE COUNCIL HAS MADE WRONG DECISIONS REGARDING HEARING A CASE AND THEN DEFER IT. I CAN'T SAY THAT. I CAN'T SAY THAT THIS COUNCIL, EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T VOTE ON EVERY TIME OF DEFERRAL, I CAN'T SAY THAT THE COUNCIL WAS WRONG. THAT'S BEEN THE PROCESS -- THAT IS THE PROCESS FOR GOING THROUGH THAT. I DON'T THINK -- WE CAN GET BILLS GOING THROUGH HERE PRETTY QUICKLY. YOU HAVE THE DEADLINE UNTIL REALLY ON FRIDAY IS THE DEADLINE. THE MAIN PROCESS IS TO GET IT THROUGH AND GET TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND US BY TUESDAY. BILLS CAN STILL BE INTRODUCED WITH PROPER REQUESTS. AND THEN BILLS CAN GO DIRECTLY TO THE COUNCIL MEETINGS AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH A LONG PROCESS. THERE MIGHT BE SOME OTHER WAYS WE CAN FIX THAT. AGAIN, THE OTHER REASONING IS IT'S JUST SLOW BECAUSE THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN WRONG. I CAN'T AGREE WITH THAT EITHER. I DON'T BELIEVE THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN WRONG. CERTAINLY, NOT EVERY TIME. AGAIN, THIS GOES BACK TO THE SPEEDING IT UP BECAUSE IT'S TAKING TOO LONG BECAUSE THE COUNCIL PROCESS AND THE COUNCIL ALWAYS DEFERS IT. I DON'T BELIEVE THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN WRONG. COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. JUST FOR CLARIFICATION. I THINK SOME OF THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS WERE TALKING ABOUT HOUSING AND NOT NECESSARILY COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS. I JUST WANT TO TRY TO EXPLAIN MY RATIONALE HERE IN TERMS THE HOUSING AND THE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS WHICH THE BILL IS ABOUT TODAY AND IT'S NOT ABOUT HOUSING. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THIS ALONG WITH THE COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS I'VE WATCHED OVER THE YEARS. I'VE BEEN HERE EIGHT YEARS GOING ON NINE YEARS. I USUALLY VOTE NO TO ANY DEMOLITION OR -- DEMOLITIONS OF HOMES. I WOULD JUST BEG TO SAY THAT I THINK MAYBE I CAN ASK THE STAFF TO PUT TOGETHER AN AMENDMENT IN HERE, I WON'T SUPPORT THE BILL EITHER WAY. BUT AN AMENDMENT TO ACTUALLY ASK IF WE HAVE THE DEMOGRAPHICS AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS OF THE FOLKS THAT THE HOUSES OR THE BUILDING GET DEMOLINGED, WHERE THEY'RE AT. BECAUSE RECENTLY THERE WAS ONE THAT WE HAD, IT WAS A LONG TIME, IT WAS AN ASIAN LADY THAT HAD A BUSINESS IN THE SOUTHEAST AND SHE REALLY DIDN'T HAVE THE MONEY. I WOULD VENTURE TO SAY ANYBODY ON THIS COUNCIL IF WE HAD AN ISSUE WITH OUR HOUSE AND BURDEN PART OF THE HOUSE DOWN WE COULD REFINANCE OR GET CAPITAL TO FIX OUR HOUSE. MANY TIMES WHEN THE CASES COME IN FRONT OF US IT'S HARDSHIP CASES. THEY DON'T HAVE MONEY OR RESOURCES TO REFINANCE THEIR BUILDING OR HOUSE OR HAVE THE INSURANCE. THEY ARE, THEY'RE TRYING TO HOLD ON TO THEIR PROPERTY AS LONG AS THEY POSSIBLY CAN. I THINK THAT'S WHY WHAT COUNCILOR LEWIS IS SUGGESTING IS WE'RE NOT WRONG. BECAUSE WHEN YOU SOMEONE LIKE THIS LADY WHO EVENTUALLY WORKED TO DO WHAT WE DO, WE WEREN'T WRONG BECAUSE WE KEPT ON GIVING HER OPPORTUNITY AFTER OPPORTUNITY. UNFORTUNATELY, BECAUSE OF HER HARDSHIPS, SHE JUST DIDN'T HAVE IT. AT THE END OF THE DAY SHE WAS FORCED TO SAY I CAN'T FIX IT. I CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY THE DEMOLITION FEE. SO WHY DOESN'T THE CITY DEMOLISH IT. IT WILL BE ON THE TAXES AND I'LL HOPEFULLY GET SOME MONEY FROM SOME OF THE PROPERTY I OWNED FOR SO MANY YEARS AND MAYBE END UP WITH THE HASSLE OF HANDFUL MONEY COMPARED TO WHAT SHE COULD HAVE GOTTEN. I SEE IT FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR OTHERS, SOMETIMES THEY'RE IN PRIME AREAS, AND THEY COME AND BUY IT TURN INTO THE SAME THING THAT ASIAN LADY HAD THOUGHT IT WOULD BE. JUST TO SAY, I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS BILL. THANK YOU. >>COUN. LEWIS: COUNCILOR ROGERS. ARE YOU GOING TO MOVE THE FLOOR AMENDMENT? COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: I JUST WANTED TO ECHO, WE DID DO A FLOOR AMENDMENT. IT'S IN OUR iPADS. BECAUSE I HAD THE SAME QUESTION. COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I DO HAVE A FLOOR AMENDMENT TO THIS. ON PAGE SIX BEGINNING IN THREE REVISE THE FOLLOWING. THE HEARING OFFICER SHALL ISSUE AND SERVE IN ORDER ADVISING THE OWNER OF THE OWNER'S RIGHT TO FILE APPEAL OF THE HEARING OFFICER'S DECISION TO CITY COUNCIL. THE OWNER MAY FILE WRITTEN OBJECTION WITH THEY CITY CLERK. ASKING FOR A HEARING BEFORE CITY COUNCIL. THE CITY CLERK SHALL DELIVER WRITTEN OBJECTION TO CITY COUNCIL WITHIN 15 DAYS OF RECEIVING WRITTEN OBJECTION. SUCH AN APPEAL SHALL BE HEARD AFTER NOTICE THAT THE FIRST AVAILABLE MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCIL. CITY COUNCIL MAY AFFIRM, REVERSE OR MODIFY THE DECISION OF THE INDEPENDENT HEARING OFFICER. PROPERTIES AGGRIEVED BY THE DECISION CAN APPEAL TO DISTRICT COURT. THIS AMENDMENT PROPOSES TO SEND APPEALS TO COUNCIL INSTEAD OF DISTRICT COURTS. APPEALS OF THE CITY COUNCIL DECISION WILL GO TO DISTRICT COURT. THE PROCESS GOES AS FOLLOWS. PROPERTY OWNERS HAS TEN DAYS TO APPEAL. THE APPEAL IS SUBMITTED WITHIN TEN DAYS TO THE CLERK. THEY HAVE 15 DAYS TO TRANSMIT TO COUNCIL AND COUNCIL RECEIVES THE APPEAL AND SCHEDULED ON THE FIRST ABLE COUNCIL MEETING. >>COUN. LEWIS: COUNCILOR GROUT MOVED THE FLOOR AMENDMENT. IT'S SECONDED. WE'LL GO FOR A VOTE. THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE FLOOR AMENDMENT SAY YES. OPPOSED? PASSES. THIS IS O-1. COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO O-24-1. I'D LIKE TO INCLUDE WHAT COUNCILOR PEÑA BROUGHT UP ABOUT SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS. BECAUSE I DID NOT INCLUDE THAT IN MY AMENDMENT. RIGHT NOW, IT READS ON PAGE EIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THE HARD COPY. [ INAUDIBLE ]. [ INAUDIBLE ] >> COUNCILOR ROGERS, ARE YOU GOING TO AMEND YOUR AMENDMENT TO INCLUDE SOCIOECONOMIC? >>COUN. ROGERS: YES, PLEASE. >> COUNCILOR ROGERS, CAN YOU EXPLAIN WHERE THAT IS? >>COUN. LEWIS: IT WAS DESCRIBED BY COUNCILOR PEÑA. IF WE'RE GOING TO ADD THIS. IT SOUNDS LIKE MORE THAN JUST WRITING A QUICK SENTENCE. IF WE DO THIS I RECOMMEND WE DEFER THIS WHOLE THING. >>COUN. ROGERS: WE ALREADY HAVE A GUIDE FOR THE CITY HAS HOW TO COLLECT DEMOGRAPHICS. WE JUST NEED TO PULL FROM THAT GUIDE THE APPROVED QUESTIONS ALREADY APPROVED BY CITY. ON WHAT DEMOGRAPHICS. >>COUN. LEWIS: WE'VE GOT TO GET LANGUAGE DOWN THAT COUNCILOR PEÑA SUGGESTED. ARE YOU GUYS WORKING ON THAT? >>COUN. BASSAN: I THINK THE AMENDMENT, AND CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT SHALL TRACK THE RACE, ETHNICITY, AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS. >>COUN. LEWIS: COUNCILOR PEÑA, IS THAT THE ESSENCE? OKAY THIS AMENDMENT DOES THAT? >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. I'LL SECOND IT. I'LL VOTE FOR THE AMENDMENT. >>COUN. LEWIS: THE RECOMMENDATION IS FOR THIS AMENDMENT AS WRITTEN. >>COUN. ROGERS: ALL WE'RE DOING IS ADDING AFTER RACE AND ETHNICITY SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS. >>COUN. LEWIS: EVERYBODY HAS THAT? WE'RE CLEAR ON THAT? OKAY. WE'LL VOTE ON IT. THAT IS AN AMENDMENT. MOVED BY COUNCILOR ROGERS. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND BY COUNCILOR PEÑA. ANY OTHER QUESTION OR DISCUSSION ON THE AMENDMENT? >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I AMMING I JUST WANT TO VERIFY, WE LOOK AT THESE TYPES OF NOTIFICATIONS. THE COUNCIL PASSED REQUIREMENT THAT OTHER LANGUAGES BE INCLUDED IN THE NOTIFICATION. CAN YOU WALK US THROUGH THAT REQUIREMENT NOW AND HOW IT'S WORKING? >> YES. THE ENTIRE CITY INCLUDING THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT HAS A LANGUAGE ACCESS REQUIREMENT PURSUANT THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY AS WELL AS THE COUNCIL DIRECTIVE. SO, WE HAVE TRANSLATORS ON BOARD AND ANY TIME ANYBODY ASKS FOR A TRANSLATOR, WE ALSO IN THE COMMUNICATION PROVIDE THE INFORMATION TO THEM AS WELL LETTING THEM KNOW THAT'S AN OFFER. WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY INSTANCES WHERE SOMEBODY STATED THEY -- THAT ENGLISH WAS NOT THEIR FIRST LANGUAGE AND THEY NEEDED HELP WITH TRANSLATING AND THAT WASN'T PROVIDED. I HAVE TWO DEPUTIES, ROBIN ROSE, AND JAMES ARANDA WHO IS CERTIFIED MASTER PLANNER WHO IS IN CHARGE THAT IS OCCURRING THROUGHOUT THE DEPARTMENT. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. PRESIDENT, I GUESS I'M NOT FUNDAMENTALLY OPPOSED TO THIS. AT WHAT POINT IS TRACKING RACE, AND ETHNICITY AND SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS ACTUALLY NEGATIVE. WE'RE TRACKING THIS FOR DATA, AT WHAT POINT DO WE BACKFIRE TO WHERE WE'RE TRACKING PEOPLE? I HATE AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT BOUNDARY IS. HOW DO WE KNOW WE'RE DOING SOMETHING POTENTIALLY BACK FIRING WITH RACISM? >>COUN. ROGERS: I THINK THE IDEA IS THAT -- I PERSONALLY AS AN EQUITY PRACTITIONER DON'T SEE THE HARM BY MAKING SURE -- HISTORICALLY THINGS HAPPEN TO POOR FOLKS AND PEOPLE OF COLOR. FOR US, I DON'T THINK WE'RE ASKING IT FOR IT TO BE PUBLIC. IT'S FOR US TO MAKE SURE WE'RE MONITORING THAT AND WE KNOW IT'S AFFECTING AT THE HIGHER RATE. >>COUN. LEWIS: TRACKING DATA. YOUR DEPARTMENT HAS THE ABILITY TO DO IT? >> YES, WE CERTAINLY -- THERE ARE RIGHT NOW DATA QUESTIONNAIRES THAT ARE PRESENT IN OTHER DEPARTMENTS IN THE CITY. AND WE'D USE ONE OF THE QUESTIONNAIRES. >>COUN. LEWIS: OKAY, COUNCILORS, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THE AMENDMENT? COUNCILOR BASSAN AND COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. BASSAN: I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT IT WILL BE PUBLIC IF IT'S IN THE FORM OF AN EC. >>COUN. LEWIS: COUNCILOR GROUT. OKAY. STAFF. >> WE JUST REALIZED THERE ARE TWO MEANINGS TO BIANNUAL. WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU MEANT TWICE A YEAR OR OVER TWO YEARS. IN THE AMENDMENT RATHER THAN USING THE PHRASE BIANNUAL WE'LL USE THE WORD TWICE A YEAR. >>COUN. LEWIS: THE AMENDMENT IS MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES AND RAISE YOUR HAND. THOSE OPPOSED. MOTION PASSES. BACK ON THE BILL AS AMENDED. BACK TO SPONSOR. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? BACK TO THE SPONSOR TO CLOSE. I'LL MAKE A QUICK COMMENT. AGAIN, I'LL JUST RESAY THIS. I'M NOT SURE IF WE'RE -- I'M NOT SURE IF IT'S REALLY A PROBLEM. I THINK THE PROCESS IS -- EVEN IF IT TAKES LONG, IT'S STILL GOOD. I DON'T THINK IT'S BAD THING WHEN THERE'S LONG PROCESS. AT THE SAME TIME, I THINK THERE'S VERY FEW ISSUES RELATIVE TO -- AND I REALLY THINK AND WITH ALL RESPECT TO OUR DEPARTMENT I KNOW IT'S ALWAYS A CHALLENGE. I THINK THERE'S BIGGER CHALLENGES AND BIGGER PROBLEMS WHEN IT COMES TO OUR PLANNING AND MOVING OUR PERMITS FORWARD AND BEING ABLE TO MAKE SURE WE'RE REALLY EFFICIENT AS A DEPARTMENT. THAT'S NOTHING NEGATIVE ON OUR DEPARTMENT OF DIRECTORS. THAT'S A NEED IN EVERY PLANNING DEPARTMENT IN THE WHOLE COUNTRY. JUST WANT IT TO GET BETTER AND BETTER AT THAT. AND FOCUS ON SOME OF THE THINGS. I KNOW WE'RE NOT FOCUSING ON THIS IN THE PLACE OF THAT. I'M JUST WANTING TO MAKE A POINT OF THAT. US GO LET'S GO . >>COUN. BASSAN: A COUPLE THINGS I WANT TO ADD BASED OFF OF THE CONVERSATION. I WANT TO ADD THAT PART OF WHAT INCREASES THE TIMELINE EVEN THOUGH IT'S WITHIN THE PURVIEW OF COUNCIL IS OFTENTIMES IS WHEN IT GETS TO COMMITTEE, THIS TYPE OF BILL, WE DEFER IT A FEW TIMES IN COMMITTEE AND IT COMES TO FULL COUNCIL WHERE WE THEN DEFER A FEW TIMES. IT DOES ELONGATE THE PROCESS QUITE A BIT. I RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE THAT BY VOTING FOR THIS BILL SAYS WE WERE WRONG. I DON'T THINK THE COUNCIL HAS BEEN WRONG IN DEFERRING, BUT I THINK WE NEED TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY. THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF THIS IS TO BE ABLE TO INCREASE EFFICIENCY WHILE MAKING SURE PEOPLE GET PROPERTY RIGHTS AND DUE DILIGENCE. AND WHILE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A CITY THAT IS MELTING DOWN WITH DILAPIDATED, REALLY PROBLEMATIC BEHAVIOR, I THINK THAT IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FOR US TO SIT HERE AND SAY WE SHOULD MAKE SURE TO HANG ON TO THESE PROPERTIES THAT HAVE HAD VERY ELONGATED LENGTHS OF TIME TO HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RECTIFY AND REPAIR THEIR COMMERCIAL PROPERTY WHICH IS NOW BECOMING AN INCREASED MAGNET FOR FURTHER ABUSE, DANGER, NOT ONLY FOR FIRST RESPONDERS, BUT FOR THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO MIGHT BE SEEKING SHELTER IN THERE, MIGHT BE LIGHTING A FIRE, MIGHT BE DOING SOMETHING ON PURPOSE. IN A NEGATIVE FASHION. THERE'S A MULTITUDE OF REASONS. FOR US TO SAY WE WANT TO CLEAN UP THE CITY AND BE EFFICIENT AND DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE. I BELIEVE THIS BILL WILL HELP SMOOTH THAT OUT A LITTLE BIT WHILE ALSO MAKING SURE WE KEEP PROPERTY RIGHTS IN BALANCE FOR THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND KEEP PEOPLE SAFER IN A MORE EFFICIENT EXPEDIENT PROCESS SO IT CAN BE A LITTLE BIT FAIRER FOR EVERYBODY. I JUST THINK THAT I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. DIRECTOR, HOW MANY PROPERTIES THAT WE END UP DEMOLISHING WHEN IT COMES THROUGH THE TRADITIONAL PROCESS, WOULD YOU SAY COULD BE SOLDO A DIFFERENT PROPERTY OWNER TO BE REFURBISHED AND REBUILT OUT RAZING IT TO THE GROUND? >> ZERO. >>COUN. BASSAN: I THINK WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO THE PUBLIC TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE SAFE TOO. AND WE PREVENT FURTHER DAMAGE AND DANGER FROM OCCURRING. AND DO IT IN A WAY THAT IS BEST FOR THEM AS WELL AS THE OWNER THEMSELVES. I DO URGE YOUR SUPPORT. I THINK THIS WOULD BE A GOOD DECISION FOR ALBUQUERQUE. >>COUN. LEWIS: WE DO HAVE A FEW SPEAKERS. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS VICTOR. FOLLOWED BY TAD. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILORS. I GUESS I WAS HERE BEFORE. I'M HERE AGAIN. YOU HEARD ABOUT SOME OF THE HOMES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE PUEBLO ALTO NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M HERE REPRESENTING D7. I DON'T THINK ANYBODY THINKS THE COUNCIL IS WRONG IN DEMOLISHING SOME OF THE PROPERTIES, BUT THE PROCESS JUST TAKES TOO LONG. AND THE PUBLIC LOSES ITS FAITH AND WE REALLY STOP BELIEVING THAT ANYBODY ON THIS COUNCIL CAN WHAT THEY SAY THEY'RE HERE TO DO. I UNDERSTAND THAT WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT PEOPLE'S PROPERTY RIGHTS. BUT AT SOME POINT INACTION, INATTENTION, BUDGET, DON'T LEND THEMSELVES TO BE ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR PROPERTY. IT NEEDS TO BE PUT BACK ON THE MARKET AND IT NEEDS TO BE REHABILITATED AND SERVE A HIGHER PURP FORS THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. >> THANK YOU. MY NAME IS TAD. I CAN SEE SO MANY ISSUE WITH THIS WHOLE ORDINANCE. RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL. WHO GIVE THEM RIGHTS BUT OVERALL WHO DECIDED WHAT PROPERTY ARE NOT SUITABLE TO LIVE? I'M TALKING ABOUT PROPERTIES THAT ARE DATED. THAT IS CENTRAL AND WYOMING ACROSS FROM McDONALD'S. THEY ARE NOW COMPETING WITH WITH BIG MONOPOLY. ANYWAY. WHO GIVE THE RIGHT TO GO INSIDE? THAT'S SIMPLY LIES. ANYWAY, THOSE ARE ALL AROUND THE BUILDING. AND ANOTHER BUILDING. SO ANYWAY. THERE IS MANY, MANY ISSUE WITH THE WHOLE ORDINANCE ABOUT THE OWNERS RIGHTS. >>COUN. LEWIS: WE'RE BACK ON THE BILL. >> WE HAVE ONE MORE. >>COUN. LEWIS: OH, DO WE HAVE ONE MORE? >> THAT'S DAVID ON ZOOM. THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING, MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL. I SPOKE ONCE EARLIER. I'D LIKE TO REITERATE I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS CHANGE. AND THE AMENDMENTS. I THINK THAT THE COUNCIL AND THE ZONING AND CODE ENFORCEMENT PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF THE OWNER AND THE HOMES. THIS IS SOMETHING IN OUR QUADRANTS. THE HOUSES WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND THE COMMERCIAL PROPERTIES ARE THOSE THAT HAVE BEEN OPEN, BROKEN INTO, OR BOARDS FOR SEVERAL YEARS. AT THAT POINT, IT CAN STILL GO FORWARD. SOMEONE CAN STILL FIX THEM UP OR TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THEM. BUT THAT DOESN'T SEEM TO HAPPEN. WHAT I'VE SEEN IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND ALONG SAN MATEO TOO IN A STRIP MALL IT WAS A DETRACTANT TO PEOPLE TO BREAK IN AGAIN AND SOMETIMES IT ENCOURAGED THEFT, FIRES, AND DRUG USE, FRANKLY. THE POLICE HAVE TRIED TO HELP AND WE REALLY APPRECIATE CODE ENFORCEMENT. BUT SOME OF THESE THINGS HAPPEN OVER AND OVER AGAIN UNTIL THE PROPERTY IS SO DILAPIDATED UNTIL THE PROPERTY CANNOT BE REHABILITATED. PLEASE THINK ABOUT US, THE CONSTITUENTS AROUND THE PROPERTIES IN ALL THE QUADRANTS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THAT CONCLUDES COMMENT. >>COUN. LEWIS: COUNCILORS. WE HAVE THE LONG DISCUSSION. AND QUESTIONS. AND ALREADY DID OUR FINAL CLOSING ARGUMENTS. ANYTHING ELSE? >>COUN. GROUT: I HAVE A FEW MORE QUESTIONS. THE INDEPENDENT HEARING OFFICER, WHAT ARE THE QUALIFICATIONS? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, THE INDEPENDENT HEARING OFFICER PURSUANT TO THE ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING RULE WOULD BE LICENSED ATTORNEY. SOMEBODY THAT HAS LOT OF EXPERIENCE LISTENING TO EVIDENCE PRESENTED BEFORE THEM AND MAKING A RULING ONLY BASED ON EVIDENCE AND WRITING A COHERENT DECISION THAT IS BASED ON THE POINTS IN THE PARTICULAR ORDINANCE. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. FOLLOW UP. HOW LONG DOES HE GIVE THAT DECISION? WHAT IS THAT TURNAROUND? >> I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT FIGURE RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME. I BELIEVE THEY USUALLY DON'T RULE FROM THE BENCH, SO TO SPEAK. THEY ISSUE WRITTEN DECISION MUCH LIKE LUHO DOES. DEPENDING ON THE COMPLEXITY THEY'RE FILTERING AND SUPPORT THEIR DECISION IS BASED ON EVIDENCE. IT WOULD BE WITHIN JUST A MATTER OF A FEW DAYS. >>COUN. GROUT: AND WHEN THE MATTER IS HEARD BEFORE THE HEARING OFFICER, IS IT HEARD IN ONE DAY AND THAT'S IT, OR IS IT ALSO EXTENDED? >> THAT ALSO WOULD BE ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. I WOULD THINK IN MOST INSTANCES THAT THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY CODE ENFORCEMENT AND BUILDING SAFETY AND THE INSPECTORS WOULD TAKE ANYWHERE FROM MAYBE A HALF HOUR TO AN HOUR TO PRESENT. DEPENDING ON THE WITNESSES WE BRING IN. IF WE'RE BRINGING IN AFR WHICH SOMETIMES WE WILL TO TALK ABOUT THE DANGER AND FIRE HAZARD COMPONENT. THESE PROPERTIES HAVE HAD MULTIPLE FIRES. IF WE'RE BRINGING IN APD OFFICERS TO TALK ABOUT THE DANGER THEY FACE THEN WE HAVE MORE WITNESSES THAN THE BUILD ING INSPECTOR TO TESTIFY. THOSE MAY TAKE LAWNER AND WHETHER IT'S CONTINUED TO LATER JUST DEPENDS ON THE PARTICULAR CASE. I WOULD THINK THOSE ARE HEARD IN ONE SETTING. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. THIS IS FOR DEMOLITION? YOU WANT TO RAZE THE PROPERTY. IT'S NOT RECONSTRUCT? >> CORRECT. IT'S WHEN YOU GET TO THE TAIL END OF A BAD PROPERTY THAT'S LITERALLY FALLING DOWN THAT WE'RE GETTING DOZENS OR HUNDREDS OF CALL. APD CALLS, FIRE CALLS, THE NEIGHBORS CALLS. AS YOU HEARD THE YOUNG MAN TALK EARLIER, THEY CAN'T WALK IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. >>COUN. GROUT: THANK YOU. >>COUN. LEWIS: MOTION FOR A DO PASS OF COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE O-1 AS AMENDED AND SECONDED. THOSE IN FAVOR? OPPOSED NO. MOTION PASSES ON A 7-2. WE'RE GOING TO ITEM D. COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THIS IS O-2. AMENDING CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE FIVE PART ONE. FLOOD HAZARD AND CONTROL. THE FEMA DESIGNATED 100 YEAR FLOOD PLANE. I MOVE A DO PASS. >>COUN. LEWIS: MOTION AND SECOND BY COUNCILOR SANCHEZ FOR A DO PASS. ANY QUESTIONS OR DISCUSSION? ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO SPEAKERS. ANY DISCUSSION? I HAVE AN AMENDMENT. I'LL INTRODUCE THAT AMENDMENT. THIS IS AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. IT'S IN YOUR iPADS. IF YOU LOOK AT AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO O-24-2. THIS IS IN SECTION ONE. I JUST FELT LIKE WE CAN WRITE THIS A LITTLE BIT BETTER. [ INAUDIBLE ]. -- LANDS. EXPLAINED MORE CLEARLY. AND JUST POINT PEOPLE TO THE IDO WHERE IT MAKES SENSE IF THERE'S ANY KIND OF CHANGES THAT WE WOULD SIMPLY GO TO THE IDO, RATHER THAN THIS POSSIBILITY OF BEING SEEN AS A REGULATION. WE SHOULD HAVE OUR REGULATIONS IN PLACE WHICH IS THE IDO WHEN IT COMES TO PLANNING IN THIS REGARD. IT ADDS NO SITE CLEARING OR DIRT WORK PRIOR TO THE APPROVAL OF SITE PLAN AND EPC APPROVAL PER IDO SECTION 14. IT DIRECTS PEOPLE TO THE IDO AND REGULATIONS IN THE IDO. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT AND JUST CAN BE EASILY FOLLOWED WHEN IT COMES TO POLICY MAKERS AND PEOPLE DOING THE KIND OF WORK THIS WOULD APPLY TO. THAT'S WHAT THIS AMENDMENT DOES. MOTION AND SECOND BY COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. ALL RIGHT. SO, THE AMENDMENT HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES AND RAISE YOUR HAND? OPPOSED? THAT MOTION PASSES. BACK ON THE BILL. ANY OTHER AMENDMENTS? QUESTIONS? DISCUSSIONS? ALL RIGHT. NO OTHER DISCUSSION. WE'LL GO TO VOTE. MAKE SURE I'M CATCHING EVERYBODY. WE'RE GOING TO VOTE. THIS IS O-2. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND AMENDED. MOTION AND SECOND. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: I'M SORRY, MR. PRESIDENT. PEOPLE ARE CONFUSED BECAUSE I HAD AN AMENDMENT. MY AMENDMENT DID WHAT YOUR AMENDMENT DID. I'M NOT MOVING IT. I JUST WANTED TO CEASE EVERYONE'S CONCERN. WE'RE GOOD. >>COUN. LEWIS: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? MOTION PASSES. WE'LL GO TO ITEM C. COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THIS IS R-4. APPROVALING AND AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF ATTACHED GRANT. THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE BUREAU OF JUSTICE AFFAIR AND PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE ALBUQUERQUE COMMUNITY SAFETY DEPARTMENT AND IN FISCAL YEAR 24. I MOVE A DO PASS. >>COUN. LEWIS: MOTION AND SECOND BY COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN FOR DO PASS. WE HAVE A FLOOR AMENDMENT. COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU SO MUCH. JUST A BACKGROUND. THIS IS TECHNICAL EDIT. OR TECHNICAL ITEM. JUST TO MAKE SURE THE GRANT NUMBERS MATCH CORRECTLY. SO THAT'S ALL THIS IS FOR. IT'S A TECHNICAL. >>COUN. LEWIS: ALL RIGHT. YOU NEED TO MOVE THAT, COUNCILOR ROGERS. >>COUN. ROGERS: YES, MOVE FOR DO PASS. >>COUN. LEWIS: COUNCILOR ROGERS IS MOVE FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. SECOND BY COUNCILOR BACA. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, COMMENTS ON THE AMENDMENT? THIS WOULD BE FLOOR AMENDMENT TO R-4. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES AND RAISE YOUR HAND. THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER. >> WE HAVE TAD TO SPEAK ON R-4. >>COUN. LEWIS: DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK ON THE BILL? ALL RIGHT. BACK TO THE ADMINISTRATION. ANY COMMENT? OKAY. ALL RIGHT. BACK ON THE FINAL BILL AS AMENDED. COUNCILOR ROGERS TO CLOSE. >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. LEWIS: BILL HAS BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. THIS IS R-4. AS AMENDED. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES AND RAISE YOUR HAND. THOSE OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. ITEM D. COUNCILOR PEÑA. R-8. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. R-8 IS AMENDING THE ADOPTED CAPITAL IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM AT THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE BY APPROVERING PROJECTS SUPPLEMENT AND CHANGING THE SCOPE OF EXISTS PROJECTS. I MOVE A DO PASS. >>COUN. LEWIS: MOTION AND SECOND BY COUNCILOR GROUT. FOR A DO PASS. THIS IS R-8. BACK TO COUNCILOR PEÑA, COUNCILOR BACA OR COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: MR. PRESIDENT, AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO R-24-8. ON PAGE THREE AFTER LINE 13. THIS IS JUST MOVING FUNDING AROUND. FOR THE OUTDOOR RECREATION SPACE. I WON'T GO THROUGH IT ALL. THE EXPLANATION AT THE BOTTOM THE AMENDMENT PROPOSES MOVING OLD UNUSED FUNDS TO THE OUTDOOR SPACE CAPITAL PROJECT AND REQUIRES THE ADMINISTRATION TO REPORT ON THE EXPENSES UNDER THE PROGRAM. INCLUDING A COMPREHENSIVE BREAKDOWN OF ALL COSTS AND PURPOSE OF THE EXPENSE. I NEED A SECOND. >>COUN. LEWIS: MOVED AND SECONDED BY COUNCILOR ROGERS. OR COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. DISCUSSION ON FLOOR AMENDMENT ONE? THAT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR? OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. BACK ON THE BILL. COUNCILOR GROUT. WE HAVE A BUNCH OF AMENDMENTS. ALL RIGHT. GO FOR IT. COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THIS IS FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. AND THIS IS A -- [ INAUDIBLE ] >>COUN. LEWIS: MOTION PASSES. FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE. >>COUN. PEÑA: MR. PRESIDENT, FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE IS A TECHNICAL ADJUSTMENT TO R-23-190-101 APPROPRIATING THE FUNDS TO FUND 265 TO THE ECONOMIC [ INAUDIBLE ]. >>COUN. LEWIS: DISCUSSION? THOSE IN FAVOR? THOSE OPPOSED? FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR. COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR IS APPROPRIATING FEDERAL FUNDING FROM NEW MEXICO D.O.T. FOR THE A.M.P.A. WIDE BIKE FACILITY PROGRAM TO PROMOTE ON-STREET BIKE WAY ACTIVITY FACILITIES AND PROGRAMS OUT OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 FUNDING TO THE EXISTING A.M.P.A. WIDE BIKE PROGRAM. >>COUN. LEWIS: MOVED AND SECONDED BY COUNCILOR GROUT. DISCUSSION ON AMENDMENT FOUR? MOVED AND SECONDED. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES AND RAISE YOUR HAND. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE. COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: MR. PRESIDENT, I'M NOT MOVING THE FLOOR AMENDMENT. >>COUN. LEWIS: ALL RIGHT. ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS BILL? >> WE HAVE ONE SPEAKER. THAT'S ANDREA. >> I'M SPEAKING AGAIN. I HATE TO BELABOR THE MEETING. YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOR A MINUTE. I JUST WANTED TO, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A REALLY INTERESTING TIME TO SEE SOME CHANGES TO A CIP BILL THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN APPROVED PREVIOUSLY. SOMETHING THAT I KEEP HEARING ABOUT TIME AND TIME AGAIN IN MY COMMUNITY I LIVE ON THE FOURTH STREET CORRIDOR. YOU KNOW, THE LACK OF PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO GO USE THE BATHROOM. LAST COUNCIL MEETING YOU PASSED THE HUMAN FECES BILL WHICH REALLY -- WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THE $100,000 ALLOCATION THAT WILL LAST UNTIL JULY. WHICH IS A GREAT START. I THINK IF WE ARE MAKING SOME CHANGES TO CAPITAL PROJECTS, I ENCOURAGE WE LOOK ADD MORE PERMANENT SOLUTIONS TO THE ISSUE OF HUMAN FECES OR IN THE BUDGET CYCLE I THINK THIS IS A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO THINK ABOUT WHAT THAT COULD LOOK LIKE INFRASTRUCTURE WISE. WHETHER THAT IS ACTUALLY PUTTING IN PUBLIC TOILETS, THERE'S SOME DESIGNS THAT INCLUDE SELF-CLEANING TOILETS THAT ARE REALLY INTERESTING OR ACTUALLY FUNDING THE NON-PROFIT TO HAVE MOBILE UNITS TO PROVIDE FACILITIES AND MOVABLE TRAILERS ALONG WITH SHOWERS AND WASHING STATIONS THAT PROVIDE MORE SANITARY ENVIRONMENT IN GENERAL AND SUPPORT THOSE IN NEED. I THINK THOSE FACILITIES WOULD BE HELPFUL FOR TOURISTS, STUDENTS, AND FOLKS TAKING THE BUS REGULARLY. AND JUST, HONESTLY, MY FRIENDS, I'VE HAD A COUPLE OF PREGNANT FRIENDS THAT CAN'T FIND ANYWHERE TO ME. IF YOU'RE HOLDING A BABY AND YOU'RE EIGHT MONTHS PREGNANT YOU NEED TO GO TO THE BATHROOM. I THINK IT'S A GENERAL INTEREST OF THE PUBLIC. FOLKS ACROSS ALL DIFFERENT LIVED EXPERIENCES RIGHT NOW. LAS CRUCES ACTUALLY GOT A STATE APPROPRIATION FOR $500,000 FOR EACH TOILET. THERE'S PRECEDENCE THERE IN TERMS OF INSTALLING THOSE IN NEW MEXICAN CITIES. I ENCOURAGE YOU TO LOOK INTO THAT. >>COUN. LEWIS: THANK YOU. >> THAT WAS OUR LONE SPEAKER. >>COUN. LEWIS: COUNCILORS, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE ONE MORE FLOOR AMENDMENT. THIS IS FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE. SPONSORS. >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. PRESIDENT, DID YOU SAY FOUR? FIVE? I'D LIKE TO MOVE AMENDMENT FIVE. ON PAGE THREE AFTER LINE 15. ADD THE FOLLOWING. THE PROJECTS DESIGNATED FROM THE YOUTH NAVIGATION CENTER OR YOUTH SHEMENTER IN ALBUQUERQUE. EXPENSES FOR THIS PROPERTY ARE PERMITTED WITHOUT PRIOR APPROVAL PROVIDED THEY'RE EXCLUSIVELY FOR THIS LOCATION. HOWEVER THIS AUTHORIZATION DOES NOT ENCOMPASS FOR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR MEETING THE PURPOSE OF 5,000 UNITS IN FIVE YEARS GOALS. IT GOES INTO THE APPROPRIATION AND THEN THE SCOPE IS TO ACQUIRE RIGHTS OF WAY AND LAND FOR AND PLAN AND DESIGN AND CONSTRUCT AND INSTALL AND EQUIP YOUTH NAVIGATION CENTER TO PROVIDE TEMPORARY HOUSING FOR YOUTH IN ALBUQUERQUE. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE TO CLEARLY DEFINE THE USE OF PROGRAMS WITHIN THE CITY CIP FOR THE PURCHASE OF THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY AND ALL THE EXPENSES ENCUMBERED AND ACCUMULATED AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO ACCUMULATE FOR THIS SPECIFIC VISION PROPERTY AND PROJECT. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE TO LEGISLATE THAT TO MAKE SURE TO BE CLEAR ON WHAT'S THE FUNDING FOR THIS VERSUS MAYBE A POTENTIAL OTHER FACILITY IN ALBUQUERQUE THAT STILL WILL HELP WITH HOUSING BUT NOT NECESSARILY SPECIFIC TO THIS PROJECT. >>COUN. LEWIS: AMENDMENT FIVE MOVED AND SECONDED. ANY DISCUSSION? WE'LL GO TO VOTE. THOSE IN FAVORER SAY YES AND RAISE YOUR HAND. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. BACK ON THE BILL. ADMINISTRATION, ANY COMMENTS? OKAY. BACK ON THE BILL. IT'S MOVED AND SECONDED AND AMENDED FIVE TIMES. SPONSORS, ANYTHING ELSE? WE'LL GO TO A VOTE. THIS IS, AGAIN, R-24-8. THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES AND RAISE YOUR HAND. OPPOSED? MOTION PASSES. ITEM E IS R-19. COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. R-19 IS ESTABLISHING THE ROUTE 66 CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION 2025-2026 PROJECT PLAN. DESIGNATING THE ARTS AND CULTURE TO PROVIDE CITY COUNCIL WITH UPDATES PER R-23-AND R-24. I MOVE A DO PASS. >>COUN. LEWIS: MOVED AND SECONDED BY COUNCILOR GROUT. ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? >> NO. >>COUN. LEWIS: ADMINISTRATION? COUNCILORS, ANY DISCUSSION? >>COUN. ROGERS: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I HAVE A QUESTION IN READING THE LINE OF THE PLAN FROM CARTS AND CULTURE. THEY HAD $100,000 FOR THE PROJECT PLAN COORDINATOR. DO YOU KNOW IF THAT'S FOR BOTH OR JUST FOR ONE? 25-26, WAS THAT $50,000 FOR EACH YEAR OR $100,000 FOR BOTH? >> COUNCILOR ROGERS, IT'S ABOUT $100,000 PER YEAR. THAT INCLUDES ONE FULL TIME STAFF THAT IS DEDICATED TO ALL THE PROJECTS AS WELL AS SOME SUPPORTING CONTRACTS FOR DIFFERENT