THE 16th MEETING OF THE 25th COUNCIL WILL COME TO ORDER. ALL COUNCILORS WILL BE PRESENT THIS EVENING. I UNDERSTAND THAT COUNCILOR DAVIS MAY BE LATE THIS EVENING. WE'LL GET STARTED WITH THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IN SPANISH BY VICE-PRESIDENT LEWIS, AND -- IN ENGLISH BY VICE-PRESIDENT LEWIS, UNLESS HE WANTS TO DO IT IN SPANISH. OKAY, IN ENGLISH BY COUNCILOR LEWIS AND SPANISH BY COUNCILOR PEÑA. [ INAUDIBLE ]. >>COUN. BENTON: CIVIC PLAZA PACK PARKING PASSES FOR PROVIDED FOR MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC. YOU GET THEM FROM INENTRANCE. MEMBERS OF THE STAFF HAVE THE ABILITY TO VIEW THIS IN PERSON AND LIVE STREAMS. THROUGH GOVTV, COMCAST CHANNEL 16, YOU TUBE AND ZOOM WEBINAR. THE LIVE STREAMS CAN BE ACCESSED FROM SMART PHONES , TABLETS AND COMPUTERS. THIS MEETING IS CLOSED CAPTIONED AND YOU MAY ENABLE THE CLOSED CAPTIONING ON YOUR DEVICE OR TELEVISION AT THIS TIME. A RECORDING OF THIS AND ALL PAST MEETINGS WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING AT ANY TIME ON THE CITY COUNCIL WEBSITE, COUNCIL STAFF CAN ASSIST YOU IF YOU TROUBLE FINDING THE VIDEOS PLEASE CALL 768-3100 DURING BUSINESS HOURS MAND THROUGH FRIDAY. COUNCIL WILL TAKE A BREAK AT 7:30 THIS EVENING IF NEED MCHD WITH REGARD TO DECORUM WE WANT TONIGHT'S PROCEEDING TO BE CIVIL, PLEASE NO APPLAUSE OR OUT OUTBURSTS. THE MEETING WILL GO BETTER IF WE'RE RESPECTFUL OF ONE ANOTHER. WE MOVE TO PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATION STARTING WITH COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF FOLKS HERE TO RECEIVE THE PROCLAMATION. JANAE PADILLA WITH BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. AND VINCET GARCIA WHO SERVES ON THE CELEBRATES RECOVERY. JOIN US AT THE PODIUM. AND I'LL READ THIS PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS, THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION DRIVE TO REDUFBS THE IMPACT OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL ILLNESS IN AMERICA AND AMERICAN COMMUNITIES. AND WHEREAS NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH IS THE NATIONAL OBSERANCE HELD EVERY SEPTEMBER TO EDUCATE AMERICANS THAT SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND TREATMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES CAN ENABLE THOSE WITH DISORDERS TO LIVE A HEALTHY LIFE. AND WHEREAS THE NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH BEGAN IN 1989 WHICH -- AND IN 1988 THE OBSERVANCE WAS MODIFIED AS NATIONAL ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTION RECOVERY MONTH EXPANDING TO INCLUDE CELEBRATING THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE INDIVIDUALS IN RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE, THE OBSERVANCE INVOLVED ONCE AGAIN IN 2011 TO NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH TO INCLUDE ALL ASPECTS OF OF BEHAVE ERURAL AND THE COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS MANAGED CARE ORGANIZATIONS AND STATE OF NEW MEXICO BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SEFRBSS DIVISION THE DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH DIVISION, BERNALILLO COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND STRIVING AND RECOVERY HAS INITIATED A RECOVERY MEANT EVENT ENTITLED ALBUQUERQUE CELEBRATES RECOVERY. AND WHEREAS ADVOCATES AND INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE DISORDERS ARE PROVIDED AN AVENUE TO ACHIEVE AND SUSTAIN LONG-TERM RECOVERY AND REINFORCEMENT THE MESSAGE THAT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IS ESSENTIAL TO THE HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY. PREVENTION WORK AND PEOPLE CAN RECOVERY. THE ALBUQUERQUE CELEBRATES EVENT WILL BE CELEBRATED THROUGHOUT THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER TO INCREASE AWARENESS AND UNDERSTANDING OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS AND CELEBRATE THE GAINS OF THOSE IN RECOVERY. THE COUNCIL GOVERNING BODY OF ALBUQUERQUE DECLARES SEPTEMBER 2022 AS NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH. YAY. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I DON'T HAVE THIS GENTLEMAN'S NAME. IF YOU WANT TO GIVE YOU NAME AS WELL. >> I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS SUPPOSED TO RESPOND TO THAT EMAIL. IT'S JEREMY WHITE. THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. IF YOU WANT TO SAY A COUPLE OF WORDS. I JUST WANT TO START BY SAYING THAT ADRIAN HAS BEEN ADVOCATING FOR YEAR AFTER YEAR, AS YOU KNOW, HE PASSED AWAY RECENTLY. IT'S UNFORTUNATE, HE'S A WORLD RENOWNED ARTIST AND DONE SO MUCH IN THE COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF ADVOCACY. HE SUFFERED FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND WAS ABLE TO RECOVER AND GO ON TO DO GREAT THINGS. I'M PROUD OF HIM AND SAD THAT HE'S NOT HERE. HE'S AN OUTSTANDING ADVOCATE. BUT, YOU KNOW, JUST US HAVING THE CONVERSATION ABOUT US KNOWING AND HAVING PEOPLE WHO EITHER ARE SUFFERING FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR THOSE WE'RE HAVING TO BE SUCCESSFUL. THAT'S WHY WE HAVE THIS MONTH BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE DOING GOOD THINGS OUT THERE. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. IF YOU WANT TO SAY A FEW WORDS. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH, COUNCILOR PEÑA. WE APPRECIATE YOU ALLOWING US TO DO THIS PROCLAMATION. I DO WORK FOR THE NEW MEXICO COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. AND THANK YOU FOR BRINGING UP ADAN. HE'S THE REASON I'M HERE. I AND I ALSO WANT TO LET YOU KNOW WE HAVE RECOVERY AWARD GIVEN TO SOMEBODY IN THE COMMUNITY MAKING A DIFFERENCE. WE'RE GOING TO RECOGNIZE THEM SEPTEMBER 29th. WE'RE KEEPING HIS TRADITION. WE HAVE REACHED A LOT OF SANTERO TO KEEP THE TRADITION GOING AND CREATE AN AWARD THAT IS A TRADITION. IT'S NOT AN AWARD YOU CAN ORDER ONLINE. WE'RE KEEPING THE TRADITION ALIVE WHERE SANTERO IS GOING TO CREATE THAT TABLO. AND WE'LL AWARD THEM WITH THE AWARD IN HONOR OF ADAN. AS WE CONTINUE OUR WORK WITH SB CELEBRATES RECOVERY. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, GOOD EVENING. I WORK FOR THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AS A PROGRAM SPECIALIST WITH THE DIVISION OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND WELLNESS WITH FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. I'M A COMMUNITY MEMBER OF ALBUQUERQUE CELEBRATES RECOVERY. AND WE WANT TO THANK CITY COUNCIL AND ESPECIALLY YOU, COUNCILOR PEÑA, FOR SUPPORTING ALBUQUERQUE CELEBRATES RECOVERY. WE'RE HONORED TO ACCEPT THIS PROCLAMATION ON BEHALF OF THE COMMUNITY. AND THOSE -- SEPTEMBER IS RECOVERY MONTH. THE MISSION IS TO FOCUS ON ACCEPTING AND WELCOMING AND EMBRACING ALL PATHS THAT LEAD TO RECOVERY WHILE BUILDING STRENGTHS IN THE COMMUNITY. WE'RE A GROUP OF VOLUNTEERS THAT WORK IN A VARIETY OF AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS. WE COME TOGETHER EVERY YEAR TO PUT EVENTS TOGETHER AND LET PEOPLE KNOW THERE'S OTHER THINGS THEY CAN DO BESIDES ABUSING SUBSTANCES. WE HAVE THREE MAIN EVENTS. WE STARTED OFF THE MONTH WITH AN ART SHOW AT CASA DEL -- THOSE WERE SHOWCASING ART PIECES MADE BY PEOPLE IN RECOVERY. AND WE HAD A POWWOW AT RUB -- ROBINSON PARK. PEOPLE WHO HAVE 40-PLUS YEARS IN RECOVERY SPEAKING AND TEACHING PEOPLE THAT RECOVERY WORKS. YOU CAN HAVE SUCCESS IN TREATMENT. OUR BIG EVENT IS GOING TO TAKE PLACE NEXT THURSDAY ON THE 29th AT THE CIVIC PLAZA. AND WE INVITE EVERYBODY TO JOIN US AND SUPPORT THE FACES OF RECOVERY. WE HAVE LIVE MUSIC, FACE PAINTING FOR THE KIDS, FREE ACR SHIRTS AND OVER 60 VENDORS THAT PROVIDE A LOT OF INFORMATION AND GOODIES. WE HOPE YOU CAN JOIN US AND CELEBRATE. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. >> I'LL KEEP IT SHORT. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. I MET ADAN IN THIS CHAMBER. I THINK IT WAS FIVE YEARS AGO. AND I REMEMBER JUST HOPING AND PRAYING THAT HE WOULD BRING ME IN AS MANY MENTEES. IT TOOK SOME WORK. IT TOOK WORK TO GET THAT HONOR. WHAT I LEARNED FROM HIM, I'VE WORKED IN THIS INDUSTRY AND BEEN IN RECOVERY FOR A LONG TIME. THIS IS A DIFFERENT PLACE. YOU HEAR TALK ABOUT BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND SERVICES AND BEING SILOED. WHAT WE'RE DOING IS DESILOING. WE'RE HEAR TO BREAK STIGMA. WE WANT FOLKS WHEN THEY'RE READY, OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATIONS, TO KNOW WHERE THEY CAN GET HELP AT THE DROP OF A HAT. WE KNOW BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IS NOT JUST RECOVERY. IT'S WRAP AROUND SERVICES. ON THE 29th ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO GET TO CIVIC PLAZA. HEAR PROVIDERS, CELEBRATE WITH THE PEOPLE CELEBRATING. BECAUSE THE PEOPLE CELEBRATING THE SERVICES ALLOWED THEM TO HAVE A NEW LIFE. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING. IF YOU CAN COME OUT THE 29th AND MEET WITH US, OUR AMAZING PEERS, AND OUR PROVIDERS. YOU'RE INVITED. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. IT'S ALL VOLUNTEER. WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR WORK. I KNOW WE'RE DOING LOT IN TERMS OF TRYING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES WE HAVE IN THE COMMUNITY. FOR ME, IT'S REALLY THE ANSWER PROVIDING MORE TREATMENT SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM ADDICTION. I ALWAYS SAY THAT WE REALLY HAVE TO DEAL WITH THE ROOT CAUSE BEFORE BECAUSE THE OTHER STUFF IS CHASING OUR TAIL A LITTLE BIT. IN TERMS OF THE CRIME AND OTHER THINGS ASSOCIATED WITH PEOPLE SUFFERING FROM ADDICTION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THEY ASKED WHAT TIME IT IS ON THE 29th? >> 10 A.M. TO 2 P.M. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BENTON: I MOVE TO COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. PRESIDENT. THE NEXT PROCLAMATION IS SOMETHING THAT IN A TIME WHERE WE HAVE SO MUCH NEGATIVITY OCCURRING IN ALBUQUERQUE AND BEING BROUGHT TO OUR ATTENTION I THINK IT'S GREAT WE HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY TRYING TO BRING COMMUNITY TOGETHER WHILE DOING SOMETHING IN A VERY POSITIVE WAY. I WOULD LIKE SPECIFICALLY INVITE ALBUQUERQUE AFR CHAPLAIN MYERS DOWN. I WANT YOU TO BRING EVERYBODY WITH YOU. I WOULD DO AN INJUSTICE IF I GOT EVERYBODY'S NAME WRONG. I MET WITH THEM AND THEY'RE GREAT GROUP OF PEOPLE. AS YOU COME DOWN I'LL START READING THE PROCLAMATION. WHEREAS THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE IS A BEAUTIFUL PLACE WITH SKIES AND STUNNING LANDSCAPE. AND ALBUQUERQUE IS A BIG CITY AND SMALL TOWN. IN RICH HISTORY AND DITAMIC CULTURE CONNECTS THE RESIDENTS OF ALBUQUERQUE. AND ALBUQUERQUE IS OUR LAND OF INCHAMPMENT. HAVING COME OUT OF THE LAST COUPLE YEARS, LET'S SHARE THE SAME VISION JUST TO RESTORE A BIG OF DIGNITY. IMAGINE ABQ IS AN INITIATIVE OF ALBUQUERQUE FIRE RESCUE AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH RED SHOVEL LANDSCAPING AND AFR AND OTHERS. AND WHEREAS ON SEPTEMBER 24th FROM 9 A.M. TO 2 P.M. THESE REPRESENTATIVES WILL BE OUT IN OUR COMMUNITY TAKING IT UPON THEMSELVES TO ROLL UP SLEEVES, GRAB RAKES, SHOVELS, AND TRASH BAG AND LEAVE IT BETTER THAN HOW WE FOUND IT. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE PRIDE IN THE COMMUNITY AND HARNESS THAT BIG CITY-SMALL TOWN MENTALITY AND EMPOWER OURSELVES TO RINVEIGERATE THE CITY. THIS AN INVITATION TO JOIN THE CHAPLAINS AND TAKE ACTION, HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE. AND THIS IS AN INVITATION TO INTERRUPT THE NEGATIVE NEWS CYCLE WITH SOME GOOD. GOOD FOR NEIGHBORS, AND FOR THE COMMUNITY. WHEREAS, WE ENCOURAGE ALBUQUERQUE RESIDENTS TO JOIN IMAGINE AB&IN THEIR INITIATIVE TO INSPIRE OUR CITY. START WHERE YOUR FEET ARE. BE IT PROCLAIMED THE COUNCIL AND THE GOVERNING BODO OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE RECOGNIZES THE LAST SATURDAY IN SEPTEMBER AS IMAGINE ABQ DAY. PLEASE, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY A FEW WORDS AND INTRODUCE EVERYBODY. THIS IS A WHOLE BUNCH OF PEOPLE THAT IS COMING TOGETHER TO BE THE SPEARHEAD OF A REALLY GOOD PROJECT IN ALBUQUERQUE TO HELP US BECOME CLEANER AND NEATER WHILE MEETING OUR NEIGHBORS AND MAKING FRIENDS AND BEING COMMUNITY WHERE WE ARE. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN, THANK YOU, CITY COUNCIL. I'M A HUGE ADVOCATE THAT WE WERE MADE BY COMMUNITY FOR COMMUNITY. AND I REALLY BELIEVE THAT. I THINK THAT WHAT WE'RE DOING ON THE 24th DOESN'T HAPPEN WITHOUT THE PEOPLE STANDING NEXT TO ME, BEHIND ME AND ALSO THE PEOPLE SITTING IN FRONT OF ME. I THINK THIS IS A COLLECTIVE EFFORT THAT WE CAN DO SOMETHING REALLY SPECIAL FOR OUR CITY AND TO THE POINT, NUMENT -- INTERRUPT THE NEGATIVE NARRATIVES AND LOVE ON OUR CITY AND NEIGHBORS AND DO SOME GOOD. FLAUNG THE SUPPORT. WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: WILL YOU, OR ONE OF YOU, MAKE SURE TO REMIND EVERYONE. I KNOW YOU GAVE A PRESENTATION LAST COUNCIL MEETING, REMIND EVERYONE WHAT'S GOING ON SO PEOPLE CAN HEAR ABOUT IT. AS LONG AS WE MAKE SURE TO TOUCH BASE I'D BE GRATEFUL. >> DIFFERENT AGENCY AND ENTITIES PRIVATE PUBLIC COMMUNITY PEOPLE WE'VE GOTTEN TOGETHER AND ON THE 24th, THIS SATURDAY FROM 9 A.M. TO WHENEVER YOU WANT, WE'RE GOING TO CLEAN UP OUR CITY. WE'RE PARTNERING WITH DIFFERENT AGENCIES FROM THE CITY AND THE COUNTY. DIFFERENT BUSINESSES WHO ARE VERY LIKE-MINDED. AND IF THERE'S A NEED, WE WANT TO MEET THE NEED. WE COME UP WITH A VERY SIMPLISTIC IDEA, AND IT'S START WHERE YOUR FEET ARE. START IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOODS, WORKPLACES, SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES. HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF CHANGE. WE UNDERSTAND THIS ISN'T GOING TO FIX ALL OF OUR ISSUES AND ALL OF OUR PROBLEMS, BUT IT'S A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. ESPECIALLY WITH WHAT CELEBRATE RECOVERY JUST TALKED ABOUT. I THINK THIS IS PHENOMENAL STUFF. ON THE 24th WE'RE GOING TO BE IN OUR COMMUNITY. ALL LIKE-MINDED FOLKS, DIFFERENT AGENCIES, COMING TOGETHER TO CLEAN UP OUR CITY. WE'RE GOING TO START THERE. NEXT YEAR WE MIGHT COME UP WITH SOMETHING DIFFERENT. THIS YEAR IT'S TRASH, LITTER, AND WEEDS. WE'RE GOING TO DO OUR DUE DILIGENCE AND SERVE OUR CITY TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY. >> MR. PRESIDENT, CITY COUNCIL, THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. A THIS IS TRULY A COLLECTIVE EFFORT. NOBODY CARES WHO GETS CREDIT. WE HAVE A PUBLIC SERVICE ENTITY, WE HAVE PUBLIC WORKS, PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS, EVERYBODY IS PITCHING IN TOWARD A COMMON GOAL. AND LITERALLY EVERYBODY THAT IS HERE BEHIND US, NOBODY CARES WHO GETS CREDIT. WE HAVE ORGANIZATIONS SUCH AS NEW MEXICO BANK AND TRUST, TLC, AFR, APD, BERNALILLO COUNTY FIRE, WE HAVE SEVERAL ENTITIES THAT ARE NOW ALL DECIDING TO PARTICIPATE BECAUSE WE TRULY WANT WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CITY. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WHERE WE ARE AND WHERE WE WANT TO BE IS WHAT WE DO. WE'RE PUTTING FORTH OUR BEST EFFORT TO TRY AND MAKE THAT HAPPEN. SO, I DON'T -- I'VE GOT PASTOR CHARLEY OVER HERE. WE HAVE LIEUTENANT JENNIFER WITH APD. MATT, PRIVATE PHOTOGRAPHER. AND PART OF THIS IS COOL BECAUSE WE'RE GOING TO BE CAPTURING ALL THIS. WE HAVE A GENTLEMAN BY THE NAME OF KYLE CRAFT. WE HAVE A SMALL DOCUMENTARY ON THIS TO SHOW WHY THIS WORK AND WHY IT WOULD BE GOOD. NOT ONLY FOR THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE BUT FOR THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO. AND WHY IT CAN GO ELSEWHERE. WE HAVE IRIS WITH KOAT. WE HAVE ALICIA PINO WITH NEW MEXICO BANK AND TRUST. AND TWO GENTLEMAN I BELIEVE I KNEW, BUT I COULDN'T TELL YOU -- SO WHICH MAKES THIS MORE IRONIC IS OUR MOMS KNOW EACH OTHER. THEY'VE WORKED TOGETHER FOR SEVERAL YEARS. AND CHIEF GARCIA. THE COOL THING ABOUT ALL OF THIS IS WE'RE ALL HERE IN ONE BIG COLLECTIVE EFFORT TO TRY TO MAKE OUR CITY BETTER. >>COUN. BASSAN: ONE MORE THING, MR. PRESIDENT, JUST MIKE SURE YOU SHARE THE WEBSITE. I KNOW THERE'S A PICK UP DAY. SO PEOPLE AROUND THE CITY CAN GO TO DIFFERENT FIRE STATION AND COLLECT MATERIALS, BAGS, ANYTHING THAT THEY MIGHT NEED TO BE ABLE TO START CLEAN UP ON SATURDAY WHERE THEIR FEET ARE. AND THERE'S GOING TO BE DROPOFF LOCATIONS. I'M SURE THE WEBSITE, I WANT TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THEY CAN GO THERE TO LEARN EARLY STEPS TO PARTICIPATE AND HOW THEY CAN WIN A PRIZE FOR YARD CLEAN UP. >> THE WEBSITE IS IMAGINE ABQ DOT COM. WE HAVE THE SUPPLIES TO SUPPLY AS BEST WE CAN. FROM STATION FIVE, STATION SEVEN, STATION 20, AND 21. IF YOU DON'T HAVE THE MEANS, GO TO THOSE FOUR STATIONS. THERE'S A POINT OF CONTACT THAT CAN GIVE YOU WHAT YOU NEED. AND ON THE 24th YOU'RE ABLE TO DROP YOUR TRASH OFF AT THE SAME STATIONS. FIVE, SEVEN, 20, AND 21. AND SOLID WASTE WILL PICK IT ALL UP AT THE END OF THE DAY. TRYING TO MAKE IT AS EASY AS POSSIBLE. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN, FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU'RE DOING. IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'LL HAVE A FEW PEOPLE FROM THE LOW RIDER COMMUNITY, THEY APPROACHED ME. THEY SAID THEY WANT TO SHOW THAT ALBUQUERQUE IS A WONDERFUL PLACE TO LIVE. THAT'S THE EXTENT OF THE CONVERSATIONS. IF YOU JUST LEAVE RACHEL YOUR NUMBER I CAN REACH OUT TO YOU AND HAVE A PARTNER. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH. [ APPLAUSE ] >>COUN. BENTON: WE HAVE A PRESENTATION, COUNCILOR JONES. >>COUN. JONES: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THIS EVENING WE HAVE ONE MORE PRESENTATION. WE HAVE TWO MORE PRESENTATIONS. FIRST ONE IS CIT ECHO. TO PRESENT IS DETECTIVE BEN, AND CRISIS INTERVENTION UNIT AND KIMBERLEY. UNM DIVISION OF COMMUNITY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. IF YOU COME UP, WE'D LOVE TO HEAR WHAT YOU HAVE TO SAY. >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS, THEY'RE ATTENDING OWN ZOOM. >>COUN. JONES: OKAY, JUST COME UP ON THE SCREEN. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THANK YOU, COUNCILOR JONES. CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? >> YES. >> AWESOME. I'M BEN, I'M A DETECTIVE OR POLICE OFFICER IN ALBUQUERQUE FOR ABOUT TWO DECADES. I APPRECIATE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME SPEAK TO THE COUNCIL. AND JOINING ME IS MY MORE COMPETENT COLLEAGUE, KIM MCMAHONS. >> GOOD EVENING, I WORK FOR UNM AND THE DEPARTMENT OF SIGH CHITRY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US PRESENT TO YOU. WE WON'T TAKE UP TOO MUCH OF YOUR TIME. >> ARE YOU ALL ABLE TO SEE OUR SLIDES? >>COUN. BENTON: YES, WE ARE. >> PERFECT. THE ECHO MODEL WAS STARTED HERE BY DR. AURORA. IT WAS USED TO TREAT INFECTIOUS DISEASES. FOLKS IN THE BIG CITY CENTERS WERE GETTING THE CORRECT TREATMENT WHILE FOLKS IN THE RULE PART OF THE STATE THE DOCTORS DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE INFORMATION THEY NEEDED. HE CREATED ECHO WHICH IS A HUB OVER ZOOM TO HELP TRAIN THE RULE DOCTORS ON HOW TO TREAT SOME OF THE INFECTIOUS DISEASES. APD, THE CRISIS INTERVENTION UNIT, THOUGHT WE COULD USE THIS PROGRAM TO BETTER TRAIN POLICE OFFICERS IN DEALING WITH STUFF LIKE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE ISSUES AND HAVE BETTER OUTCOMES IN THE COMMUNITY WHEN WE DEAL WITH SOME OF THE VULNERABLE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. >> AS DETECTIVE MENTIONED, THIS STARTED WITH A GRANT FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE IN 2016. ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND THE UNIVERSITY JOINED TOGETHER SO WE CAN COLLABORATE IN ORDER TO DO THE RESEARCH AND FINDINGS BEHIND THE EFFICACY OF THIS PROGRAM THAT WE'VE HAD GOING FOR ALMOST, MAN I CAN'T COUNT AT THIS POINT, IT'S SEVEN YEARS. I'VE BEEN ON THE PROJECT MYSELF FOR A COUPLE YEARS. CURRENTLY, WE ARE FUNDED THROUGH THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. WE APPRECIATE THE INVOLVEMENT AND THE DEDICATION TO THIS PROGRAM BY THE CITY. AS DETECTIVE MENTIONED, WE USE THE ECHO MODELED SHARED BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY AND MY DEPARTMENT SPECIFICALLY. WE CURRENTLY HAVE SESSIONS TWICE MONTHLY DEPENDING ON THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY. WE LOOK TO SHIFT TO WEEKLY SESSIONS AS WE DID FOR MANY YEARS. THE ENTIRE POINT AND AIM OF THE PROGRAM IS TO IMPROVE THE INTERACTION BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THOSE WITH MENTAL HEALTH ILLNESS. >> BASICALLY, HOW IT WORKS IS WE HAVE A HUB OF FOLKS WHO ARE EXPERTS IN MENTAL HEALTH AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. IN ALBUQUERQUE WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM UNM MENTAL HEALTH, AND REPRESENTATIVES FROM OUR PRESBYTERIAN. WE HAVE THE PSYCHIATRIST ON STAFF WITH APD. AND WE HAVE PROFESSIONALS THAT WORK WITH THE UNIT AND MENTAL HEALTH DETECTIVES LIKE MYSELF WHO SIT ON THE HUB. AND WE HAVE OTHER AGENCIES, SOME OF WHICH YOU WILL SEE. THEY LOG ON TO OUR NETWORK. THE FIRST PART OF OUR SESSION IS WE STEP BACK A CASE. IT'S ONE OF THE COOLER PARTS OF WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO AND WHAT I'VE SEEN OVER THE LAST SEVEN YEARS. AN OFFICER FROM APD OR A DIFFERENT STATE OR DIFFERENT COUNTRIES LOG ON AND COME TO THE NETWORK AND SAY WE'RE DEALING WITH JOHN DOE, HE KEEPS COMING IN CONTACT WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT. WE'RE WORRIED SOMETHING IS GOING TO GO WRONG. WE'VE TRIED THIS AND THIS AND THIS. DOES THIS MEETING, DO THESE FOLKS HAVE ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR US. AND THEY HAVE INSTANT ACCESS TO PSYCHIATRIST, LAW ENFORCEMENT, MENTAL HEALTH ROFESSIONALS, ON PROVIDING IDEAS TO BETTER HELP THIS COMMUNITY MEMBER. A LOT COMES FROM APD. THEY CAN COME FROM ALL OVER THE PLACE. THAT'S THE FIRST HALF OF THE HOUR AND A HALF. AND THE NEXT PART IS WE PROVIDE A FREE TRAINING TAUGHT BY A PROFESSIONAL. AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE TRAININGS WE'VE DONE IN THE PAST. WE FIND EXPERTS IN THEIR FIELDS TO PRESENT. AND EVERYBODY LOGGED ON TO OUR NETWORK WHICH INCLUDES MOSTLY POLICE OFFICERS GET FREE TRAINING. AND IT HELPS FURTHER THEIR EDUCATIONAL CAREER HERE IN APD AND OTHER JURISDICTIONS. >> AS WE MENTIONED THESE ARE SOME OF THE TOPICS. AND ON THE NEXT SLIDE THIS SHOWS WE HAVE OVER 60 AGENCIES THAT PARTICIPATED SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE PROGRAM. AS WE MENTIONED, WE HAVE PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. SOMETIMES WE HAVE FOLKS FROM CANADA. ALONGSIDE WITH THE FBI, WE HAVE ARCA, U.S. MARSHAL AND PROBATION AND PAROLE. OUR FOLKS HAVE ACCESS TO INFORMATION THEY MAY NEVER HAVE ACCESS TO ON A REGULAR BASIS TO FIND CONNECTIONS FOR OUR CONSUMERS OR THOSE WHO ARE HAVING ANY KIND OF ISSUES OR LIKE WE MENTIONED IN THE TOPICS. THE EXPERTISE IS GIVEN TO THE PEOPLE SO THEY CAN FIND RESOURCE FOR THE PEOPLE SUFFERING. >> TO DATE, WE'VE TRAINED ABOUT 800 OFFICERS. 423 HOURS OF CONTINUING EDUCATION. WE'VE DEBRIEFED 214 CALLS FOR SERVICE. THOSE ARE THE CASES PRESENTED WHERE OFFICERS CAN GET HELP ON SOME OF THE DIFFICULT FOLKS THEY'RE WORKING WITH IN THE COMMUNITY. AND WE'VE HAD OVER 60 AGENCIES LOG ON. SOME MY PORTION >> THEY -- THEY JUST FEEL MORE CONFIDENT IN THEIR SKILLS IN DEALING WITH FOLKS THAT MIGHT BE LIVING WITH MENTAL ILLNESS. OR SUBSTANCE ISSUES. AND THAT IS REALLY GRATIFYING TO HEAR THESE YOUNGER OFFICERS ARE BECOMING MORE CONFIDENT IN THEIR SKILLS WHICH I THINK TRANSLATES DIRECTLY TO HAVING BETTER OUTCOMES IN THE COMMUNITY. AND WHEN OFFICERS ARE AWARE OF THE RESOURCES, THEY MAY BE AWARE OF WHAT SOME OF THE COMMUNICATIONS DIFFICULTIES MIGHT BE WITH THESE FOLKS. IT'S REALLY GRATIFYING TO SEE THEIR COMPETENCY GO UP AND UP. >> JUST ONE OF THE EXAMPLES IS THE VERBAL DE-ESCALATION HAS CONTINUED TO GO UP. THAT'S A BIG COMPONENT OF OUR SESSIONS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE OFFICERS ARE TAKING THIS INFORMATION INTO THE FIELD. THIS IS FURTHER DATA THAT SHOWS THAT OUR NUMBERS CONTINUE TO GO UP AS FAR AS SUCCESS GOES. THEY KNOW WHERE TO TAKE THOSE THAT ARE SUFFERING IN THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CRISIS SCENARIO. DEPENDS ON WHETHER THE CRIME IS COMMITTED. IS IT TO THE MERJ -- EMERGENCY ROOM OR TO JAIL AND BETTER PROCESS WHERE TO GET THE FOLKS THEIR HELP. >> LAST COUPLE OF THINGS TO TALK ABOUT. WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS TO APD AND ALL THE FOLKS WHO JOIN. THE HEART OF ECHO IS BEING ABLE TO ACCESS TRAINING THAT MIGHT NOT BE AVAILABLE. LET'S SAY IF YOU'RE IN A RURAL PART OF A STATE LIKE OURS AND DON'T HAVE THE FUNDING TO SEND YOUR OFFICERS TO AN IN-PERSON TRAINING THEY CAN GET QUALITY TRAINING AND LISTEN TO THE CASES BE DEBRIEFED AND INCREASE COMPETENCY AND IT'S ALL RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVE. YOU JUST HAVE TO LOG ON TO ZOOM SESSION. YOU HAVE ACCESS TO SPECIALISTS, INCLUDING UP TO FOUR PSYCHIATRIST THAT ARE ON THE NETWORK. ALL OF WHOM WORK WITH EMERGENCY CARE. IT DECREASES LIABILITY. IF YOU TAKE A CASE TO CIT ECHO AND YOU GET OPINIONS FROM 12 DIFFERENT STATES AND FOUR DIFFERENT MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS, IT'S ONE MORE LAYER OF ADDED PROTECTION AGAINST IF THAT CASE ENDS UP IN LITIGATION. IT INCREASES OFFER'S CONFIDENCE. SOMETHING THAT'S IMPORTANT IS THE CIT UNIT REDUCES STIGMA SURROUNDING MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND SURROUNDING BEING UNHOUSED AND SURROUNDING SUBSTANCE ABUSE. THE MORE EDUCATED, THE MORE WE CAN DEMYSTIFY THESE THINGS FOR OUR OFFICERS AND COMMUNITY. I THINK THE LESS STIGMA IS THERE. AND PEOPLE ARE MORE LIKELY TO ACCESS RESOURCES THEY HAVE IN THE CITY. >> THAT IS OUR CONTACT INFORMATION, IF ANYONE HAS FURTHER QUESTIONS OR IF ANYONE WANTS TO GET IN CONTACT WITH THE ECHO PROGRAMS. YOU JOIN OUR SESSIONS TO GET AN IDEA OF WHAT IT'S LIKE. OUR GOAL IS THE CONTINUITY. CURRENTLY, WE APPRECIATE THE FUNDING BY THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE TO HAVE THE PROGRAM. IF THERE'S ANY POTENTIAL TO DO THE FURTHER INFORMATION -- BASED ON THE IMPACT THAT WE'RE HAVING ON THE OFFICERS AND THE COMMUNITIES THEY TOUCH, THAT'S OUR NEXT GOAL. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING US. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, AND COUNCILOR JONES FOR ALLOWING US TO PRESENT. >>COUN. BENTON: NEXT, WE HAVE COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. PRESIDENT, WHO IS ATTENDING THIS CLASS? I KNOW IT'S A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN UNM AND APD. IS IT EVERYBODY THAT'S GOING THROUGH TRAINING? WHO IS ACTUALLY ATTENDING THIS PROGRAM? >> A TYPICAL AUDIENCE, LIKE WE SAID ARE LU LAW ENFORCEMENT, WE HAD PEOPLE FROM APD, AFR, ALBUQUERQUE AMBULANCE, AND FOLKS FROM ACS. AND FOLKS THAT JOIN US FROM OUTSIDE THE STATE ARE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS THAT WORK WITH MENTAL HEALTH FIELD IN SOME CAPACITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT. >>COUN. BASSAN: DO WE SEND PEOPLE BY REFERRAL? AS THE CITY, DO WE HAVE ORGANIZED PROGRAMMING THAT WE SEND PEOPLE TO TAKE THE PROGRAM? OR IS IT COMPLETELY VOLUNTARY? >> IT'S COMPLETELY VOLUNTARY. >>COUN. BASSAN: OKAY, THANK YOU. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO QUICKLY CONGRATULATE DETECTIVE, HE GOT MARRIED OVER THE WEEKEND. I WANT TODAY THANK HIM ON HIS DEDICATION RIGHT AFTER A REALLY FUN WEEKEND HE HAD. >> THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BENTON: COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. SO, THE PROGRAM IS FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE OR ARE SUFFERING FROM MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES I'VE SEEN OUT THERE IS I KNOW THAT THE PSYCH HOSPITAL DOESN'T DO DUAL DIAGNOSES. I THINK THE AVERAGE CITIZEN WHEN WE'RE THINKING OF SOME OF THE PEOPLE ON THE STREETS, WE THINK MOST OF THEM SUFFER FROM MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. I THINK THE STATISTIC IS ONE IN FOUR PEOPLE SUFFER FROM MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. MOSTLY PEOPLE WHO SUFFER FROM THAT ARE SEEKING TREATMENT. THAT'S WHY WE TALK ABOUT DOING AWAY WITH THE STIGMA OF MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. I THINK MOST OF THE PEOPLE IN THE STREETS ARE ACTUALLY SUFFERING FROM THE REVERSE WHICH IS SUFFERING SUBSTANCE ABUSE WITH THE ONSET MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES. THAT'S THE BIGGEST GAP WE HAVE TO ADDRESS. I KNOW WITH THE UNM PSYCH HOSPITAL YOU DON'T TAKE PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE. AND I KNOW THE COUNTY PROVIDED RESOURCES TO DO THE PSYCHIATIC HOSPITAL. WHICH IS GREAT. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ENHANCE SERVICES. HOW YOU CREATE THAT LINKAGE TO PROVIDE PEOPLE WITH THAT SERVICE OF GETTING THEM SUBSTANCE ABUSE HELP. I WON'T SAY TREATMENT BECAUSE IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO WE REALLY ARE VOID OF SUBSTANTIAL SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE. CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THAT? JJ I JUST DON'T WANT THE COMMUNITY TO THINK THIS IS A ANSWER FOR THE PEOPLE ON THE STREETS. >> WHAT A GREAT QUESTION. YOU'RE RIGHT. HERE IN NEW MEXICO WE REALLY LACK RESOURCES TO TREAT DUAL DIAGNOSES. AND LIKE YOU MENTIONED, SOME OF THE EMERGENCY ROOMS AND HOSPITALS WILL JUST DISCHARGE SOMEBODY WHEN THEY FIND THAT THEY HAVE SUBSTANCES IN THEIR SYSTEM. ON ECHO, WE REALLY TRY TO HAVE MANY OF THE RESOURCES THAT YOU CAN GET KNOWN TO US. WHICH INCLUDE THERE'S SOME THAT WILL DO DUAL DIAGNOSIS. PLACES LIKE STEEL BRIDGE. PLACES LIKE TURQUOISE LODGE. WHATEVER RESOURCES WE CAN GET AND MAKE CONTACT WITH, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WHEN OFFICERS LOCALLY PRESENT A CASE THAT SOMEONE MAY HAVE A DUAL DIAGNOSIS WE WANT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A COUPLE DIFFERENT RESOURCES WE CAN POINT THEM TO. WHAT'S REALLY BENEFICIAL IS WE OFTEN HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THOSE HOSPITALS OR ORGANIZATIONS ALONG IN THE SESSION WHO CAN ALSO PROVIDE WAYS TO GET IN OR, YOU KNOW, WHAT STEPS THEY MIGHT HAVE TO TAKE TO BE A PART OF THE FEW PROGRAMS WE HAVE. AND THE LAST THING I'LL SAY IS WHEN OTHER AGENCIES AND DIFFERENT STATES TELL US ABOUT A RESOURCE, YOU KNOW, IT STARTS TO MAKE SENSE TO US. THEY'RE LIKE OH, WE HAVE THIS REALLY INOIVATIVE PROGRAM WHERE WE'RE TREATING DUAL DIAGNOSIS IN GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN. WE GET THESE IDEAS FROM OTHER AGENCIES TO SERVE TO COMMUNITY AND HOPEFULLY START TO SEE SOME OF THE RESOURCES MAKE SHARE -- THEIR WAY TO OUR GREAT CITY. >> . >>COUN. PEÑA: I APPRECIATE THAT. AS PART OF THE CONVERSATIONS YOU'RE HAVING, IT WOULD BE GREAT TO INVITE SOME OF THE FOLKS IN. AS I STATED AND YOU AGREE THAT WE'RE PRETTY MUCH DEVOID OF THOSE SERVICES. WHAT'S HAPPENING IS THAT PEOPLE ALSO WHO ARE GOING TO WHATEVER TREATMENT CENTERS THAT WE DO EXISTING, WHICH I WANT TO GIVE CREDIT TO THOSE BECAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO DO A GOOD JOB WITH TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF NEED. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY DON'T ACCEPT PEOPLE BECAUSE THEY'RE SUFFERING FROM PSYCHO PSYCHOSIS. WE'RE IN A PICKLE BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET TREATED BECAUSE THEY'RE SUFFERING FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE. >>COUN. PEÑA: I DIDN'T MEAN TO GET ON THAT BANDWAGON. WE JUST HAD A PRESENTATION ABOUT NATIONAL RECOVERY MONTH. AND YOU KNOW, IT'S REALLY A CHALLENGE THAT WE'RE FACED NOT ONLY HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE BUT AS A NATION. AND THAT'S THE MAGIC BULLET IF WE CAN FIGURE THAT OUT. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. >>COUN. BENTON: ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH PRESENTATION FROM THE ALBUQUERQUE HOUSING AUTHORITY. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT HOUSING AND HOUSING STOCK AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. WE'VE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY APPLYING FOR A GRANT THAT WE'RE HOPEFULLY ABLE TO GET. AND I KNOW WE ALL RECEIVE A LOT OF CALLS FROM CONSTITUENTS TALKING ABOUT HOUSING AND HOW DO WE GET INTO THE SECTION EIGHT OR THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. AND SOME PEOPLE DON'T REALLY RECOGNIZE IT'S ACTUALLY A SEPARATE ENTITY FROM THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. AS WE'RE HAVING THOSE DISCUSSIONS I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO INVITE THE HOUSING AUTHORITY TO TELL US ABOUT THEY'RE CURRENT HOUSING STOCK AND I THINK YOU HAVE ALL THE ASKS. AND WHERE YOU'RE LOOKING AT TOWARD THE FUTURE. I KNOW WE'RE LOOKING AT REVAMPING THE PROJECTS ON 60th STREET WHICH ARE IN COUNCILOR SANCHEZ'S DISTRICT. VEE AT THAT GRANT. FINGERS CROSSES. WELCOME. >> THANK YOU, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR PEÑA. THANK YOU FOR INVITING US TO BE HERE TODAY TO TALK ABOUT WHAT'S IMPORTANT TO ALL OF US RIGHT NOW. AND THAT'S THE HOUSING CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE AND THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT COME WITH THAT. TO GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ABOUT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. I KNOW YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH US. BUT FOR THE BENEFIT, WHAT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY DOES IS WE OWN AND MANAGE AND OPERATE OVER 1,000 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING THROUGHOUT THE CITY. MOST OF THAT IS THROUGH THE PUBLIC HOUSING PROGRAM. I'LL GET INTO THAT IN A LITTLE BIT. WE ALSO MANAGE OVER 4,000 HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS. THAT IS DIVIDED BETWEEN A NUMBER OF REGULAR HOUSING CHOICE VOUCHERS AND SPECIAL PURPOSE VOUCHERS FOR VETERANS AND ELDERLY AND DISABLED AND PERSONS EXITING HOMELESSNESS AS WELL AS WE'VE GUN OVER THE LAST FIVE YEARS DOING PROJECT-BASED VOUCHERS WHERE WE PARTNER WITH DEVELOPERS AND PROJECT-BASED VOUCHERS TO HELP OTHER DEVELOPERS. IN ADDITION AHA OPERATES OTHER PROGRAMS. WE HAVE A FAMILY HEALTH PROGRAM. AND WE GOT A GRANT FOR A RESIDENT OPPORTUNITIES SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAM. THROUGH THESE PROGRAMS THAT WE OPERATE, WE TOUCH APPROXIMATELY 5,000 LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS ON A REGULAR BASIS. AND THROUGH THAT, WE FIND ANOTHER IMPORTANT ROLE OF OURS IS TO CONNECT THOSE HOUSEHOLDS WITH SERVICES. WE CAN DO THAT. WHO WE SERVE, WE HAVE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION. I'M NOT SURE IF YOU'RE ABLE TO SEE IT. THE POPULATION WE SERVE, APPROXIMATELY 50% OF OUR POPULATION WE SERVE ARE DISABLED. A QUARTER ARE ELDERLY. 70% ARE FEMALE HELD OF HOUSEHOLDS. THE AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS APPROXIMATELY $14,000 A YEAR. AS YOU CAN SEE, THE POPULATION LARGELY WE SERVE ARE EXTREMELY LOW INCOME. AND THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN HOUSED THROUGH OUR PROGRAMS. THERE'S APPROXIMATELY 900 HOUSED IN PUBLIC HOUSING. THE NEXT SLIDE GIVES YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW. NOTHING FANCILY, BUT WHERE OUR HOUSING IS ACROSS THE CITY. THAT'S HOUSING THROUGHOUT THE CITY IN A NUMBER OF LOCATIONS. THESE LOCATIONS RANGE ANYWHERE AS SMALL AS 14 UNITS AND AS LARGE AS A HUNDRED UNITS. WE HAVE A UNIQUE CHALLENGE AT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY THAT WE DO HAVE SMALLER PROJECTS THAT ARE SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE CITY. UNLIKE SOME HOUSING AUTHORITIES AND BIGGER URBAN AREAS. THIS SERVES FAMILIES, SENIORS AND DISABLED PEOPLE. BUT A CHALLENGE THAT WE'RE FACING AND I'LL TALK MORE IN DETAIL IS HOUSING WAS BUILT IN THE 70s AND EARLY 80s AND HUD UNDERSERVED THE NEEDS OF THE FUNDING. IT'S A NATIONAL CRISIS. I KNOW I SPOKE TO MANY OF YOU ABOUT IT. BUT THE IMPORTANCE OF PRESERVING THIS HOUSING CANNOT BE UNDERSTATED. I WILL GET INTO IT MORE AS WE TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE CHALLENGES. ON THE NEXT SLIDE I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECTS WE'VE SUPPORTED. WE'RE ABLE TO WORK WITH OTHER DEVELOPERS BY PROJECT BASING OUR VOUCHERS. IT HELPS US GET THE VOUCHERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND HELPS THOSE DEVELOPERS HAVE A DEDICATED INCOME STREAM TO HELP HOUSE LOW INCOME AND EXTREMELY LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. YOU'LL SEE WE PARTNERED WITH DEVELOPERS THAT I KNOW YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH. NEW LIFE HOMES, HOUSING, GREATER ALBUQUERQUE HOUSING PARTNERSHIP AND CATHOLIC CHARITIES. TO GET TO THE HOUSING CHALLENGES, ON THE THE NEXT SLIDE YOU'LL SEE, I DON'T THINK ANY STATISTICS WOULD BE SURPRISING TO YOU. A REPORT DONE BY THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE BY THE URBAN INSTITUTE INDICATED WE HAVE A GAP OF OVER 15,000 UNIT FOR EXTREMELY LOW INCOME POPULATION. THIS WAS DONE IN 2020. I VENTURE THE GUESS THAT NUMBER HAS INCREASED POST-PANDEMIC. THE NEW MEXICO FINANCE AUTHORITY WAS TASKED WITH DOING A STATE WIDE HOUSING STRATEGY. WE'LL BE AT YOUR NEXT MEETING TO TALK ABOUT THE HOUSING STRATEGY THAT MFA HAS PUT TOGETHER. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO BE ON THE COMMITTEE TO HELP GIVE INPUT TO THAT STATE WIDE STRATEGY. A FEW STATISTICS FROM THAT SUPPORT WHAT THE CITY'S REPORT SAID. THERE ARE 32,000 TOO FEW AFFORDABLE UNITS STATE WIDE. AND THAT'S CONCENTRATED IN URBAN AREAS. SHORTAGE OF HOUSING FOR SENIORS ON FIXED INCOME. AND 28% OF HOUSEHOLDS WITH CHILDREN. THAT'S A HIGHLIGHT TO FRAME THE SHORTAGE OF HOUSING WE FACE IN THE CITY AND THE STATE. ON THE NEXT SLIDE, I WANTED TO HIGHLIGHT, THIS IS MORE ANECDOTAL INFORMATION OF WHAT WE'RE SEEING AT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY. THE ON GOING PANDEMIC AS EXACERBATED ISSUES WE ALWAYS FACE. AND THE MARKET IS CREATING NUMEROUS CHALLENGES. IF YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING GOOD THAT CAME FROM THE PANDEMIC, IT SHED THE LIGHT ON IMPORTANCE OF HOUSING. WE'VE HAD MORE ATTENTION TO THE NEED FOR HOUSING THAN WE HAD FOR DECK ADZ. AS WELL IT CAME WITH MORE FUNDING FOR HOUSING. I'VE GOT TO THANK YOU. THERE'S BEEN FUNDING FROM THE CITY, FROM THE STATE, AND FEDERALLY TO GO TOWARD THIS. UNFORTUNATELY IT CAME AT THE TIME WHEN MARKETS AND HAVING UNPRECEDENTED RENT RISE AND RENT INCREASES AND REDUCTION IN THE AVAILABILITY OF AFFORDABLE UNITS. IT'S COME AT A TIME WHEN THE MARKET CONDITIONS ARE MAKING THAT MUCH MORE CHALLENGING. WE'LL CONTINUE TO KEEP IT FLOWING. WE'LL FIGURE IT OUT. WHAT WE'RE SEEING AS WE'RE WORKING WITH VOUCHER HOLDERS LIKE WE SAID, THERE'S 4,000 FAMILIES, WE'VE SEEN DESTABILIZING HOUSEHOLDS. THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE SEEING ACROSS THE BOARD. IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE SEEING WITH RENTAL HOUSEHOLDS AND LOW INCOME HOUSEHOLDS. THERE'S MORE NEED FOR SUPPORTIVE SERVICES. THAT'S BEEN A LOT OF FOCUS AND CONCENTRATION OF THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS. STARTING IN 2021, WE STARTED SEEING A LOSS OF AFFORDABLE UNITS. THAT WAS CREATED BY DIFFERENT ECONOMIC FACTORS. ONE WITH THE HOUSING MARKET. WE SAW LOT MORE RENTAL UNITS THAT USED TO BE USED FOR RENTAL BEING SOLD OFF FOR HOMEOWNERSHIP. PEOPLE THAT RENTED OUT A HOME DECIDED TO SELL IT. AS WELL AS A LOT OF INVESTORS WERE IN OUR MARKET AND RENTAL MARKET WAS INCREASING AND WE SAW SOME APARTMENT COMPLEXES THAT PREVIOUSLY SERVED LOW INCOME POPULATIONS BE CONVERTED TO MARKET RATE. WE STARTED EXPERIENCING IN 2021 A LOSS OF AFFORDABLE UNIT FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS. AND AS THE RESULT, SAW MORE OF OUR VOUCHER HOLDERS HAVING TO MOVE AND BEING REQUIRED TO MOVE. WE ALSO EXPERIENCED THAT IN 2021 AND INTO 2022 THAT IT WAS TAKING VOUCHER HOLDERS LONGER TO USE VOUCHERS. TYPICALLY UNDER THE VOUCHER PROGRAM, NORMAL TIME WAS USUALLY ABOUT 60 DAYS. ONCE YOU GOT A VOUCHER TO RENT. WE SAW THOSE NUMBERS GROWING IN 2021 AND 2022. AS WELL AS ANOTHER FACTOR WE SAW WAS VOUCHER HOLDERS OPTING BECAUSE OF RISING RENT TO STAY IN THE UNIT AND PAY THE EXTRA. COST BURDEN IS IF YOU PAY MORE THAN 30% OF YOUR INCOME. ON THE VOUCHER PROGRAM WE CAN PAY OUR PORTION. AND INSTEAD OF MOVING, A LOT OF RESIDENTS WERE OPTING TO PAY MORE THAN 30% OF INCOME SO THEY CAN STAY IN THEIR UNITS AND NOT MOVE. AS I MENTIONED, THE SEARCH TIME FOR PEOPLE WITH VOUCHERS THAT DID HAVE TO MOVE OR WERE ISSUED VOUCHERS WAS GROWING AND WE SAW APPROXIMATELY 50% OF THE VOUCHERS ISSUED WERE IN HOUSING SEARCH MODE FOR LONGER THAN 90 DAYS. THE MAJORITY OF THOSE BEING IN HOUSING SEARCH MODE FOR 120 DAYS. OUR RESPONSE, WE SAW THIS GOING IN 2021 AND 2022. I WANTED TO SEE HOW CAN WE HELP VOUCHER HOLDERS BE MORE COMPETITIVE IN THE MARKET. WE'VE INCREASED STANDARDS TWICE. FIRST TIME IN 2021 AND 2022. PAYMENT STANDARDS ARE THE AMOUNT HUD ALLOWS US. WE HAVE TO SET AN AMOUNT FOR RENT IN THE AREA BASED ON HUD FAIR MARKET RENT. AND WE'RE ABLE TO UTILIZE WAVERS THAT HUD PROVIDED. TO INCREASE PAYMENT STANDARDS. OUR VOUCHER HOLDERS COULD QUALIFY AND BE COMPETITIVE WITH GETTING INTO UNITS WITH HIGHER RENTS. IN ADDITION, JUST RECENTLY OUR BOARD APPROVED UTILIZING RESERVE FUNDING THAT WE HAVE TO HELP THESE VOUCHER HOLDERS WITH APPLICATIONS, SECURITY DEPOSITS, AND UTILITY DEPOSIT. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, WHEN THERE'S A SHORTAGE OF UNITS YOU HAVE TO APPLY TO LOT OF PLACES AND GET ON WAIT LISTS TO HOPE TO MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE TOP OF A WAIT LIST. PAYING A $50 APPLICATION FEE CAN BE A BARRIER. WE'VE PROVIDED AND APPROVED FUNDING AND WILL BE PROVIDING ASSISTANCE IN THAT WAY AND WE'RE LOOKING TO PARTNER WITH THE CITY ON SOME OF THAT. WE'VE REVISED OUR POLICY, THERE WAS A 60 DAY WINDOW TO USE THE VOUCHER, WE EXTENDED THAT SO IT CAN BE AUTOMATICALLY BE EXTENDED FOR UP TO 120 DAYS. WE'RE GIVING THEM MORE TIME TO FIND AND LOCATE A UNIT. AS WELL AS CONNECTING OUR HOLDHOLDS WITH SERVICES SO THEY CAN STAY INORY UNIT AND NOT BE DISPLACED. ANOTHER ACTION THAT THE HOUSING AUTHORITY HAS TAKEN TO ADDRESS MARKET NEEDS AS I MENTIONED IS MAKING SURE WE'RE GETTING THE FUNDING AND ADDRESSING OUR HOUSING. WE HAVE A LITTLE OVER 1,000 UNITS OF HOUSING AND PRESERVATION OF THAT IS ESSENTIAL. WHEN WE HAVE A GAP OF 15,000 UNITS WE CANNOT AFFORD TO LOSE PROJECT-BASED SUBSIDY IN HOUSING. AND SO, WE HAVE BEEN TAKING A CONCENTRATED EFFORT IN MOVING FORWARD OUR HOUSING PLAN TO REDEVELOP AND PRESERVE AND WHERE WE CAN EXPAND HOUSING. AND THE FIRST OF THOSE IS THE ONES IN MARTINEZ TOWN. WE STARTED THAT RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PANDEMIC. DECEMBER 2020. TIMING WAS NOT GREAT. BUT WE HAD TO MOVE FORWARD. WE COULDN'T WAIT. SO THE REHABILITATION OF THOSE 96 UNITS IS NEAR COMPLETE. AS WELL AS THAT NEXT YEAR, IN 2021, WE STARTED ON THE REHABILITATION OF 59 UNITS AT 6100 HARPER. AND ON BROADWAY, THAT SITE WAS UNDERUTILIZED. AND REALLY FUNCTIONALLY OBSOLETE. WE DEMOLISHED THE 30 UNITS AND REPLACING THEM WITH 54 MORE UNITS. THAT WAS AN OPPORTUNITY WHERE WE CAN EXPAND THE HOUSING BUT KEEP IT IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS. AND THAT'S NEAR COMPLETED. THE NEXT TWO PROJECTS ARE 9000 MIRANDA. THOSE ARE REHABILITATION OF PUBLIC HOUSING. THOSE PLANS TO START IN 2023. AND ON THE HORIZON, FINGERS CROSSED, IS THE REHABILITATION OF OUR 60th STREET PROJECT. THAT'S 40 EXISTING UNITS AND WE OWN AN ADJACENT SITE AND EXPAND THAT AND ADD ANOTHER 47 UNITS. WHEN WE'RE DOING THESE PROJECTS ANOTHER THING WE'RE KEEPING IN MIND IS ADDING VALUE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD BUT MAKING SURE ALL OF THESE WE'RE ADDING, THE COMMUNITY SPACE SO WE CAN ON-SITE MANAGEMENT TO PROVIDE COMMUNITY SERVICES. THAT'S AN IMPORTANT -- MOST OF THE PROJECTS WERE BUILT WITHOUT ANY SPACE ANY ON-SITE MANAGEMENT SPACE. THAT ALLOWS US TO PROVIDE MORE SERVICES TO THE RESIDENTS AND NEIGHBORHOOD. TO END ON OPPORTUNITY. WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? AND REALLY RIGHT NOW THE HUGE OPPORTUNITY IS WITH COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP. WE'VE BEEN FORTUNATE TO WORK WITH A LOT OF YOU, CITY COUNCIL, STAFF, AND STAFF FROM FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ON MANY HOUSING INITIATIVE. AND WE'RE CURRENTLY WORKING WITH FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES ON FUNDING THAT CAN HELP WITH SECTIONS AND MAKING SURE WE'RE GETTING INSPECTIONS TIMELY AND GETTING PEOPLE INTO UNIT AND AS WELL AS OTHER ADDITIONAL FUNDING TO HELP APPLICANTS BE COMPETITIVE IN THIS MARKET. WE LOOK AT PARTNERSHIPS WITH LANDLORDS. WE CANNOT DO THIS WITHOUT THE HELP AND SUPPORT OF LANDLORDS. WE CONTINUE TO DO OUTREACH TO LANDLORDS AND LOOK AT WHERE WE OVERCOME BARRIERS. WE'VE INCREASED PAYMENT STANDARDS. WE DO LOT OF OUTREACH AND EDUCATION WITH LANDLORDS. AS WELL AS SERVICE PROVIDERS. WE ARE VERY FORTUNATE TO HAVE STRONG PARTNERSHIPS WITH A NUMBER OF SERVICE PROVIDERS THAT HELP US BUILD COMMUNITY. REALLY CONNECT ALL THESE DIFFERENT SECTORS WITH HOUSING. JUST TO NAME A FEW, NEW MEXICO COALITION TO END HOMELESSNESS, HOME LIFE, LEGAL AID, WESTERN SKIES, YDI, NEW MEXICO WORKFORCE CONNECTIONS, APS TITLE ONE. JUST TO NAME A FEW. WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF INCREASING VOUCHER ISSUANCE. THAT'S AN OPPORTUNITY AND A CHALLENGE AT THE SAME TIME. WE'RE PUTTING AND REACHING OUT TO OUR PEOPLE ON THE WAIT LIST, ISSUING MORE VOUCHERS AS WELL AS CURRENTLY TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR OUR VOUCHER PROGRAM. THERE'S A LOT OF FUNDING RIGHT NOW. A LOT OF PEOPLE ISSUING VOUCHERS SO THE CHALLENGES WE DON'T COMPETE AGAINST EACH OTHER OR AGAINST OUR PROGRAMS SO WE SET THEM UP FOR SUCCESS. PARTNERING WITH ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO OVERCOME THE MANY BARRIERS I MENTIONED. AND I ALWAYS TRY TO FIND THE SILVER LINING. I PUT ON THERE, MAYBE, POSSIBLY, A STABILIZING MARKET. UNTIL WE PILLED -- BUILD MORE UNITS WE'RE NOT GOING TO DIG OUT OF THIS. WE'RE SEEING A LITTLE BIT OF HOPE IN THE SENSE WE'RE SEEING A LOT OF REQUEST FOR RENT INCREASES, HIGH LEVEL OF RENT INCREASES. WE HAVE SEEN THAT SLOW DOWN. WE'VE SEEN STAFF THAT SAY THEY'RE NOT SEEING AS MANY PEOPLE HAVING TO MOVE OR BEING DISPLACED. MAYBE, THE PEAK OF THAT HAPPENED AND WE'RE LEVELLING OUT A LITTLE BIT. I DON'T KNOW. TRYING TO FIND THE SILVER LINING. THAT'S REALLY, KIND OF, IN A NUTSHELL THE CHALLENGES WE'RE SEEING AND WHAT OUR RESPONSE HAS BEEN AND THE PARTNERSHIPS WE'RE FORTUNATE TO HAVE WITH YOU AND WITH MANY OTHERS IN THE COMMUNITY TO HELP ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. AND I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS ANY TIME. >>COUN. BENTON: ANY QUESTIONS FOR MS. BRIDGE? COUNCILOR GROUT AND COUNCILOR LEWIS. >>COUN. GROUT: MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU FOR THIS PRESENTATION. CAN YOU PLEASE SEND THAT TO US? I ALSO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT YOUR SECURITY FOR THE PROPERTY. WHAT KIND OF SECURITY DO YOU HAVE AT THE PROPERTIES? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, CURRENTLY WE HAVE ENGAGED SECURITY AT OUR TWO LARGEST PROPERTIES. OUR TWO TOWER PROPERTIES THAT SERVE ELDERLY AND DISABLED THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CRIME AND SECURITY ISSUES. >>COUN. GROUT: WHICH TWO ARE THOSE? >> EMBUDO TOWERS AND WAINWRIGHT. WE'VE PUT UP SURVEILLANCE TOWERS. OUR BUDGET IS LIMITED. WE WERE FORTUNATE IN THE PAST TO UTILIZE SHERIFF'S OVERTIME AND PARTNERSHIPS WITH APD. BUT EVERYONE IS SPREAD THIN. SECURITY AND SAFETY AT OUR SITES IS OF MOST IMPORTANCE. UNFORTUNATELY, WE DON'T HAVE A HUGE BUDGET TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE. WE USE THINGS LIKE CAMERAS, STAFF PRESENCE ON-SITE, AND WHERE WE CAN BRING SECURITY GUARDS. IT IS DEFINITELY A CHALLENGE. >>COUN. GROUT: MR. PRESIDENT, I HAVE ONE MORE QUESTION. PROPERTY THAT I'M THINKING ABOUT IS AT CITY VIEW. MY CONSTITUENTS HAVE SENT ME NUMEROUS EMAILS, VERY CONCERNED ABOUT ACTIVITY THAT'S THERE. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING TO ADDRESS THOSE THINGS BECAUSE THEY'RE PRETTY SEVERE. >> CERTAINLY, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GROUT, I'M AWARE OF THOSE ISSUES. AND CERTAINLY WOULD LOVE TO TALK ONE-ON-ONE. THE CHALLENGES AND WHAT SOME OF WHAT HAS BEEN EMPEDING OUR ABILITY TO ADDRESS THAT CHALLENGE. >>COUN. BENTON: COUNCILOR LEWIS. >>COUN. LEWIS: MR. PRESIDENT, DOES THE AUTHORITY KEEP DATA ON YEAR OVER YEAR ANNUAL RENT RATE INCREASES? DO YOU HAVE THAT DATA? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR LEWIS, NOT CITY WIDE. WHAT WE TRACK IS WHAT RENT INCREASES WERE BEING ASKED FOR OUR VOUCHER HOLDERS BUT NOT CITY WIDE DATA. WE REACH OUT TO VARIOUS MARKET RESOURCES WHO RESEARCH AND KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE MARKET. TODD CLARK HAS BEEN A GREAT VALUE PROVIDING INFORMATION ON THE APARTMENT MARKET. WE'RE PART OF THE APARTMENT ASSOCIATION. WE LOOK TO LOT OF THE SAME RESOURCES FOR MARKET DATA. WHAT WE TRACK IS FOR OUR POPULATION THAT WE SERVE. >>COUN. LEWIS: MR. PRESIDENT, YOUR UNITS, YOU TRACK THE YEAR OVER YEAR ANNUAL PERCENTAGE OF RATE INCREASES IN YOUR UNITS? >> COUNCILOR LEWIS, I GUESS I'D PUT IT MORE THAT WE TRACK THE RENT INCREASES THAT ARE REQUESTED. ONCE A VOUCHER USER MOVES INTO THE UNIT THE LANDLORD CAN REQUEST IF INCREASE. SO WHEN THE LANDLORDS COME AND ASK FOR RENT INCREASES, THAT INFORMATION IS WHAT WE'RE TACKING. NOT NECESSARILY WHAT THAT PROPERTY HAS HAD AS IT REGARDS. >>COUN. LEWIS: IT'S JUST ONE OFF FOR INDIVIDUAL STORIES WHEN YOU HEAR OF MAYBE A LANDOWNER OR TENANT THAT HAD A BIG INCREASE THAT THEY HAVE A HARD TIME WITH, IT'S A ONE OFF STORY? OR -- >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR LEWIS, I CAN SAY FROM THE DATA WE COLLECT WE SAW NOT NECESSARILY INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF RENT REQUESTS, BUT THE DOLLAR AMOUNT GOT MUCH LARGER. THAT WAS PART OF THE REASON FOR INCREASING PAYMENT STANDARDS. WE SAW THE INCREASES WERE COMING IN 100, 200, 300 DOLLAR RENT INCREASES. >>COUN. LEWIS: PER YEAR? >> MONTHLY. >>COUN. LEWIS: OKAY. >>COUN. BENTON: COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. PRESIDENT, DIRECTOR, ABOUT HOW BIG ARE THESE REHAB UNITS THAT ARE BEING BUILT OR REDONE? DO YOU KNOW? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN, I CAN GET YOU THE SQUARE FOOTAGES. I DON'T HAVE THAT RIGHT NOW. THEY VARY. A LOT ARE FAMILY PROPERTIES. MARTINEZ TOWN HAS A COMBINATION OF FAMILY AND SENIORS. THERE'S SOME ONE BEDROOM UNITS. AND IT GOES ALL THE WAY UP TO FIVE BEDROOM UNITS. MOST IN THE PORTFOLIO, THEY'RE IN THE TWO AND THREE BEDROOM UNITS. WE HAVE UNITS GOING UP TO FIVE. I CAN CERTAINLY GET YOU MORE DETAILS. >>COUN. BASSAN: HOW MANY VOUCHERS WOULD YOU SAY ON AVERAGE, YOUR AUTHORITY, ENDS UP DISTRIBUTED PER YEAR? >> COUNCILOR BASSAN, WE HAVE 200 VOUCHERS. WHICH MEANS SOME OF THAT ARE PEOPLE ARE HAVE A VOUCHER THAT ARE CHANGING UNITS. WE'RE GETTING READY TO START ISSUING MORE VOUCHERS. WE HAVE THE CAPACITY, WE CAN PUT OUT SEVERAL HUNDRED MORE VOUCHERS. THE CONCERN IS CAN THE MARKET SUPPORT IT. AND WE NEED TO DO IT SLOWLY, OR PUT THEM OUT THERE AT ONCE. IT VARIES YEAR TO YEAR DEPENDING ON HOW MUCH TURNOVER WE HAVE IN VOUCHERS. TYPICALLY, I WOULD SAY ON A GIVEN YEAR, WE PUT OUT AT LEAST 300 VOUCHERS. >>COUN. BASSAN: ONE MORE QUESTION, ABOUT HOW MUCH ANNUALLY DO YOU DISTRIBUTE IN VOUCHERS? >> THE DOLLAR AMOUNT FOR THE VOUCHER PROGRAM IS$23 MILLION. WE HAVE $23 MILLION THAT GOES RIGHT BACK INTO -- ONE OF THE BENEFITS OF HOUSING PROGRAMS IS, AND I ALWAYS TELL ANYONE THAT GIVES ME THE OPPORTUNITY, HOUSING IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. EVERY DOLLAR WE BRING IN GOES RIGHT BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY. THE LONNED LANDLORDS, AND LENDERS, THE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF VOUCHERS IS ROUGHLY$23 MILLION. >>COUN. BASSAN: THOSE ROUGHLY 200 VOUCHERS EQUATE TO 23 MILLION? >> NO, WE DO 200 TO 300 VOUCHERS, BUT IN TOTAL WE HAVE ABOUT 3800 VOUCHERS THAT REPRESENT THE $23 MILLION. >>COUN. BASSAN: PERFECT, THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I GUESS I'M GOING TO PIGGY BACK OFF OF COUNCILOR BASSAN'S COMMENTS. IN YOUR PRESENTATION YOU SAID YOU HAD THEUBLE TO UTILIZE A THOUSAND VOUCHERS? YOU HAVE A THOUSAND VOUCHERS? MAYBE I HEARD -- 4,000 VOUCHERS? >> COUNCIL PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR PEÑA, WE ARE ALLOCATED 4,000 VOUCHERS FROM HUD. THAT'S OUR HUD NUMBER. AND THAT'S A COMBINATION OF DIFFERENT. >>COUN. PEÑA: AND WE'RE UTILIZING 200 VOUCHERS? >> CURRENTLY, THIS IS GETTING INTO THE WEEDS AND NOT GETTING DIRECTLY INTO YOUR QUESTION. WE'RE ALLOCATED 4,000 VOUCHERS FOR HUD. THE DOLLAR AMOUNT DOESN'T ALWAYS GETTUSE THE 4,000 NUMBER. WE HAVE A LITTLE OVER 3,000 VOUCHERS IN USE. AND WE'VE GOT ANOTHER COUPLE HUNDRED VOUCHERS THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED AND TLOOR THEY'RE LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO LIVE AND BASED ON THE DOLLAR AMOUNT WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO ISSUE 300 VOUCHERS THROUGH HUD FUNDING. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. I APPRECIATE THAT. BECAUSE IT WAS CONFUSING WITH THE PRESENTATION WITH WHAT YOU'RE SAYING NOW. I JUST WANTED TO SAY THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I APPRECIATE IT. AS YOU KNOW I'VE NEVER BEEN CRITICAL OF YOUR LEADERSHIP BUT I'VE BEEN CRITICAL THAT THE CITY, AND YOU WURPT PART OF THAT, BUT LETTING GO OF THE HOUSING AUTHORITY WAS A MISSTEP BY THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. I APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE. BECAUSE AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CRISIS WE'RE GOING THROUGH, WE TEND TO, EVEN THOUGH WE'RE PARTNERS WE OPERATE IN SILOS. AND WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE DON'T KNOW. AND YOUR PRESENTATION PROVIDED SOME VALUABLE INFORMATION. BECAUSE I DO GET FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THE HOUSING STOCK, OBVIOUSLY, I LIVE NEXT TO ONE OF THE HOUSING PROJECTS THAT YOU HAVE. AND IT IS DATED. AND IT REALLY NEEDS A BUNCH OF NEW HOUSES. SO WE'RE FACED WITH REHABBING AND ADDING NEW HOUSING STOCK. AS WE MOVE FORWARD, I'D LOVE TO ENHANCE THE RELATIONSHIP WITH THE HOUSING AUTHORITY AND CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. I'VE TALKED TO THE COUNCIL ABOUT HAVING ALTERNATING SEATS ON AUTHORITY. AS WE'RE MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT HOUSING AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, WE REALLY SHOULD HAVE SOME OF THIS UP TO DATE INFORMATION THAT YOU'RE IN KEY IN TERMS. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. I APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU, THANK YOU, ALL. >>COUN. BENTON: ANY OTHER -- OKAY. THANK YOU, MS. BRIDGE. WE HAVE NO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSION TONIGHT. WE NOW WILL GO TO GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN PROVIDE LIVE COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL IN PERSON OR VIRTUALLY. IF THEY SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THE INSTRUCTION PUBLISHED ON THE AGENDA AND ON THE WEBSITE ON FRIDAYS. HERE ARE THE PUBLIC COMMENT GROUND RULES EACH PARTICIPANT WILL HAVE TWO MINUTES TO PRESENT. COMMENTS ARE TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COUNCILORS ONLY THROUGH THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. ANY DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT WILL RESULT IN REMOVAL FROM THE MEETING. AND AS TO YOUR TWO MINUTE TIME LIMIT THE LIGHT ON THE PODIUM WILL BE GREEN FOR THE FIRST MINUTE AND A HALF AND THE LIGHT WILL TURN YELLOW INDICATING YOU HAVE 30 SECONDS TO WRAP UP COMMENTS. AT TWO MROINTS THE LIGHT WILL TURN RED AND THE BELL WILL RING TO INDICATE YOUR TIME IS UP. PLEASE CALL THE NAME OF THE FIRST SPEAKER. >> OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS LISA CHAPMAN FOLLOWED BY ANNNETTE CASTILLO. >>COUN. BENTON: WHEN YOU HEAR YOUR NAME, ESSENTIALLY ON DECK, YOU CAN SIT IN THE FRONT CHAIRS SO YOU'RE READY TO GO AFTER THE FIRST SPEAKER. >> IN AN INSTANT YOUR LIFE BEGAN. YOU HAD DISTINCT, UNIQUE, GENETICS PROVIDED BY YOUR MOTHER AND FATHER AT THE MOMENT OF YOUR CONCEPTION. THE NEXT NINE DAYS YOUR CELLS MULTIPLIED RAPIDLY AND BEGAN DIF REFRN RIFRNIATE AROUND 18 DAYS FROM CONCEPTION BEFORE YOUR MOTHER EVEN KNEW SHE WAS PREGNANT YOUR HEART WAS BEATING. AT FIVE TO SIX WEEKS YOU BEGAN TO MOVE YOUR AFRMS AND LEGS. AT SIX WEEKS YOUR BRAIN ACTIVITY COULD BE RECORDED. YOU COULD BRING YOUR HANDS TOGETHER AT SEVEN AND A HALF WEEKS AND YOUR SEPARATE FINGERS AND TOES HAS EMERGED. BY WEEK EIGHT ALL OF YOUR ORANS HAVE FORMED. AT THE BEGINNING OF NINE WEEKS YOU HAVE GROWN FROM A SINGLE CELL TO OVER A BILLION CELLS. YOU WERE CONSIDERED A FETUS. WHAT DOES FETUS MEAN? IT IS LATIN FOR UNBORN CHILD. ALL OF YOU HAVE BEEN FORMED. ALL SEPARATE FROM YOUR MOTHER. ALL YOUR BODY. YOU HAVE DIFFERENT FINGERPRINTS, YOU QUITE POSSIBLY HAVE A DIFFERENT BLOOD TYPE. AND SOME OF YOU ARE MALE WITH TOTALLY BODY PARTS. AFTER 12 WEEKS YOU CAN HEAR, SEE SHADOWS, MOVE, INCLUDING MOVEMENTS OF MOUTH AND VOCAL FOLDS. YOU CAN FEEL PAIN. SO MANY THINGS. THE LAST TWO TO THREE MONTHS YOU'RE OUTGROWING THE SPACE IN YOUR MOTHER'S WOMB. YOU WERE ONCE AN UNBORN CHILD. YOUR LIFE BEGAN AT CONCEPTION. LET'S VALUE LIFE AND NOT DO HARM LET'S PROTECT LIFE AND NOT TAKE LIFE AWAY. THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ANETTE. >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCIL, THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO ALSO SAY COUNCILOR PEÑA, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING THE HOUSING THAT HAS HELPED ME IN THE PAST AS A SINGLE MOM GETTING A VOUCHER. AND I THINK THAT'S A GREAT MOVE TO IMPLEMENT THAT MORE. IT HAS HELPED ME BEING A LANDLORD AND USING SECTION EIGHT FOR MY RENT TENANTS. IT'S A GREAT PROGRAM. AND I THANK YOU FOR HAVING THEM HERE. I CAME HERE TO TALK ABOUT THE UNM INCIDENT THAT HAPPENED. THERE WAS AN ORGANIZED MEETING WITH TOMMY LAUREN. IT'S TURNING POINT. THEY'VE BEEN AT MY CHURCH. IT'S A MOVEMENT. I'M SO DISTURBED BY IT BECAUSE UNIVERSITY IS INVESTIGATING ON WHAT HAPPENED. THE COMMENTARY ABOUT IT WAS NOTHING ABOUT THE POLICE. THE POLICE, THE STATE POLICE WERE THERE. AND IT MADE NATIONAL NEWS. IT HAPPENED ON THE 15th OF SEPTEMBER. THERE WAS AGTATERS BREAKING DOWN DOORS, UNM IS ONE OF THE UNIVERSITIES AND I DON'T THINK THAT THEY SHOULD BE INVESTIGATING A CRIME THAT THERE WAS A GUN PULLED BY THE AGTATERS. I UNDERSTAND THERE'S A LOT OF DIVISION, I'M JUST CONFUSED AS TO WHAT THE MEDIA WAS PUTTING OUT MAKING IT SEEM LIKE IT'S UNDER CONTROL WITH UNM WHEN THERE SHOULD BE STATE POLICE INVESTIGATING IT AND APD AND SOME ACCOUNTABILITY THERE. OUR KIDS GO TO THIS SCHOOL AT UNM AND ALSO SOME OF US. AND TO HAVE THIS ORGANIZATION DISRUPTIVE TO THE POINT WHERE STATE POLICE HAD TO MONITOR AND INDOORS WERE BEING KNOCKED DOWN. IT'S JUST HEART BREAKING AND I DON'T WANT THAT IN NEW MEXICO. CAN YOU PLEASE FOLLOW UP WITH THAT. >> YAKIA, FOLLOWED BY BEN. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILORS. I WOULD LOVE TO MEET WITH YOU IN THE NEAR FUTURE, IN PERSON, BRIEFLY FOR 30 TO 45 MINUTES ON AN INDIVIDUAL BASIS TO DISCUSS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS. IS THERE ANYBODY HERE WHO WOULD NOT BE RECEPTIVE TO THAT REQUEST? YOU WOULD ALL BE RECEPTIVE TO THAT. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>COUN. BENTON: COUNCILOR JONES. >>COUN. JONES: THANK YOU. [ INAUDIBLE ]. >> I'M SORRY -- >>COUN. JONES: [ INAUDIBLE ]. >> I'M WORRIED THIS IS TAKING MY TIME. I'M CONFUSED. I DON'T KNOW WHETHER YOU HEARD ME. I HAVEN'T EVEN STARTED MY TOPIC. >>COUN. BENTON: ALSO, IT'S NOT A Q&A SESSION WHERE YOU ASK US QUESTIONS. THIS IS A PUBLIC SPEAKING. >> I DID CALL WHETHER YOU'RE ALLOWED TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS TODAY. AND THEY SAID -- >>COUN. BENTON: I'M NOT GOING TO ALLOW A BACK AND FORTH QUESTION AND ANSWER OF THE PUBLIC TO THE COUNCIL. UNLESS SOMEBODY WANTS TO HAVE A DISCUSSION WITH REGARD TO A QUESTION. >> HOW AM I GOING TO GET THAT INFORMATION? SO HERE IS THE FIRST TOPIC. PLEASE START THE CLOCK NOW. I'M SEEING AT ALMOST EVERY INTERSECTION THAT I'M PASSING, WITH MY MOTOR VEHICLE I'M SEEING A DIGITAL SURVEILLANCE INFRASTRUCTURE GOING UP. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THAT. I'M DUBBING IT THE IMPENDING DIGITAL -- IT WOULD BE IMPORTANT TO KNOW WHEN THEY FUNDED THE SMART SURVEILLANCE INFRASTRUCTURE. IS THAT A QUESTION THAT YOU REFUSE TO ANSWER? >>COUN. BENTON: THIS IS NOT A QUESTION AND ANSWER SESSION. >> WELL HOW CAN I GET THE ANSWER? >>COUN. BENTON: YOU CAN SPEAK YOUR OPINION. THAT'S WHAT IT'S FOR. >> I'M VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS. >>COUN. BENTON: I UNDERSTAND. YOU CAN EXPRESS YOUR CONCERN. BUT YOU MAY NOT ASK US QUESTIONS. >> AND WHERE CAN I GET THE ANSWERS TO THAT QUESTION? WOULD YOU PLEASE INFORM ME WHEN AND WHERE I CAN GET THE ANSWER TO THIS VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION? >>COUN. JONES: THIS IS NOT GOING TO GO ANYWHERE. YOU MIGHT CONSIDER WRITING US A LETTER OR MEMO. THIS IS NOT AN INTERACTIVE. YOU GET TO TALK FOR TWO MINUTES. THANK YOU. >> I DON'T THINK THIS IS RIGHT. I'M JUST ASKING HOW AND WHEN I CAN GET MY QUESTION ANSWERED. THIS IS IMPORTANT. AND WE HAVE RIGHT TO KNOW. >>COUN. BENTON: IF YOU ASK A QUESTION. >> I ACCEPT YOU DON'T WANT TO ANSWER NOW. BUT WE NEED THE ANSWER TO A VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION. THERE'S CITY SURVEILLANCE INFRASTRUCTURE THAT KEEPS GETTING IMPLEMENTED EVERY NIGHT IN THIS CITY. PLEASE, I WANT TO KNOW THE ANSWER. JUST TELL ME WHEN YOU ANSWER. BECAUSE ANSWER YOU MUST. >>COUN. GROUT: MA'AM, MAY I ASK THAT YOU WRITE AN EMAIL TO YOUR COUNCILOR? AND THEN I BET THEIR POLICY ANALYST WILL BE ABLE TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU AND PERHAPS ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS BECAUSE THOSE QUESTIONS WILL PROBABLY BE ANSWERED FROM THE ADMINISTRATION. AND WE'LL HAVE TO LOOK INTO IT. >> I WOULD ALSO LIKE THE ANSWER TO BE ON THE RECORD. SOMETHING IS NOT GOING RIGHT HERE. WOW. >>COUN. BENTON: YOUR TIME IS UP. YOUR TIME IS EXPIRED. YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED, MA'AM. PLEASE MAKE WAY FOR THE NEXT SPEAKER. >> SOMETHING IS NOT RIGHT ABOUT THIS GUYS. >>COUN. BENTON: MR. CORNELIUS, PLEASE CALL THE NAME OF THE NEXT SPEAKER. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS BEN, FOLLOWED BY TAD. >> HELLO, EVERYONE. TODAY, OUTSIDE THE PEOPLE'S HOUSING PROJECT AND MANY RESIDENTS FROM ACROSS ALBUQUERQUE ARE RALLYING TO TRY TO PUT PRESSURE ON YOU ALL AS CITY COUNCIL TO INTRODUCE AND PASS A RESOLUTION FOR THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO END THE PROHIBITION ON RENT CONTROL. SO THE 2023 LEGISLATION IS COMING AND ALBUQUERQUE IS THE LARGEST CITY IN THE STATE WITH A HUGE CHUNK OF THE STATE'S POPULATION. A RESOLUTION PASSED BY THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL WILL CARRY A LOT OF WEIGHT FOR THE STATE LEGISLATORS. IN ADDITION TO THIS DEMAND WHAT YOU CAN DO TONIGHT, WE'RE DEMANDING 11 OTHER DEMANDS. THERE'S 12 TOTAL. NUMBER TWO, END HOMELESSNESS WITH HOUSING NOT POLICING. TWO, BAN SHORT-TERM RENTALS. THREE URGENTLY BUILD AND ACQUIRE HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC OWNED AFFORDABLE HOUSING. FOUR, BAN LANDS LORDS FROM USING CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS. AND FIVE BAN LANDLORDS FROM SCREENING APPLICANTS BASED ON EVICTIONS, DEBT, AND CREDIT. NUMBER SIX, A VERY COMMON COMPLAINT WE'RE HEARING PEOPLE MAKE WITH NO MORE APPLICATION FEES, PET FEES, AND OTHER PRETENANCY CHARGES. MANY PEOPLE COMPLAIN THEY'RE GETTING CHARGED AND THEY'RE NOT GETTING IN. NUMBER SEVEN, REQUIRE ALL LANDLORDS TO ACCEPT VOUCHERS, VETERAN'S HOUSING BENEFITS, AND OTHER SUBSIDIES. EIGHT, RENT SHOULD NOT EXCEED A SMALL TRACTION OF ONE'S INCOME. NINE, REDUCE RENT FOR ALL SSI AND SSDI RECIPIENTS. TEN, WHICH I ADVOCATED FOR LAST MEETING, PROVIDE FREEL LEGAL REPRESENTATION TO RENTERS THAT DO NOT SPEAK LEGALESE AND DON'T KNOW THE INS AND OUTS. AND INSPECT BAD LANDLORDS. >>COUN. BENTON: YOUR TIME IS UP. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS TAD, FOLLOWED BY RUDOLPH. >> THANK YOU. YES, WE HAVE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS CITY COUNCIL. I THINK OPEN MEETING ACT STATES, YES, I CONTACT AUTHORITY. AG. I CONTACT ALSO DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE TO LOOK AT THIS MANIPULATETION. ALSO INCLUDING CORRUPTION. AND WHY COUNCILOR BENTON AND COUNCILOR JONES WITH REAL ESTATE -- THE ANSWER IS THAT'S ABOUT MONEY. YOU'RE GETTING PAID FOR KICK BACK. THERE'S BANK ACCOUNT, CREDIT CARDS, ET CETERA, SUBPOENA IS COMING TO THIS POINT. NOW, MAYOR IS DESTROYING CORONADO PARK. 80 YEAR TREE. CANNOT REPLACE SHADE. OKAY. NOW, MAYOR PASS ALSO HIS NON-PROFIT ACCOUNT. I KNOW THE -- WHY. IT'S SO MANY WAYS MANIPILATION. EVEN DAVIS HAS PROJECTS TOO. A LOT OF MONEY. [ INAUDIBLE ]. >> REARE YOU ? >> RUDOLPH, FOLLOWED BY KAREN. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILOR BENTON, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. IT'S BEEN A WHILE. I HAVEN'T BEEN HERE. I PROMISED MY KIDS I STAY OUT OF POLITICS FOR FOUR YEARS. SO YOU STILL HAVE A BREAK FOR TWO. I STILL HAVE BUSINESS WITH THE CITY. RIGHT NOW I'M PUTTING A CONSOLIDATION OF EVERYTHING HAPPENING IN MY LIFE. IT GOES BACK TO 77, I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU WERE DOING IN 77, I WAS ALREADY RUNNING -- AND THERE ARE GREAT STORIES AND BREAKING BAD BROUGHT $400 MILLION. AND MY STORY IS TEN TIMES BETTER AND HAS MORE INTERESTING CHARACTERS AND INVOLVED NOT ONLY CRIME BUT POLITICS AND HOW WE ARE WHERE WE ARE WITH THE CRIME IN THE STREETS. ALL THE TRANSFORMATIONS ARE HAPPENING IN THE STREETS, ALL THE DEATHS ARE GOING ON STARTING IN 1977. THAT'S THE STORY THAT I WANT TO PASS OUT. IT'S GOING TO TAKE INVESTMENT. SO IF YOU CAN HELP ME IN ANY WAY, YOU CAN GIVE ME IDEA, OR FIND INVESTORS IN YOUR SUPPORTERS. OR THE PEOPLE YOU MEET. ANYTHING YOU CAN HELP TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN, THIS IS THE HISTORY OF ALBUQUERQUE. OR BURQUE. NOT THE KING OF BURQUE. THAT'S MY STREET NAME. MY KID GAVE IT TO ME. THAT'S WHAT IS HAPPENING. KEEPING IT ON A GOOD NOTE. RIGHT NOW, ALSO, TRYING TO DO THE RAILROADS. AND I WAS THINKING TO THE CITY IF WE CAN DO SOMETHING LIKE CARS. I WAS THINKING AN ART PROJECT. LIKE A HUGE ART PROJECT. LIKE A COLLAGE. IF WE CAN WORK ON SOMETHING TO HELP. WE'RE BACK. >> KAREN, FOLLOWED BY RACHEL. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILORS, AND THANK YOU COUNCILOR BENTON FOR RESTORING THE TWO MINUTE COMMENT. REALLY APPRECIATE IT. I JUST READ HENRY MALEN'S LAST BOOK. THIS IS AN EXCERPT. I'VE REPLACED THE WORD DISABLED WITH THE WORD UNHOUSED. PEOPLE WHO ARE UNHOUSED MAY OR MAY NOT HAVE DISABILITIES, HAD HOWEVER HAVE EXPERIENCED TRAUMA HAS A RESULT OF BEING IN A HOUSE. QUOTING HENRY MALEN, MOST PEOPLE SAW ADAM AS AN UNHOUSED PERSON WHO HAD LITTLE TO GIVE AND WHO WAS A BURDEN TO HIS COMMUNITY AND TO SOCIETY AT LARGE. AND AS LONG AS HE WAS SEEN THAT WAY, HIS TRUTH WAS HIDDEN. WHAT WAS NOT RECEIVED WAS NOT GIVEN. WE LIVE IN A SOCIETY AND A CITY WHERE UNHOUSED PERSONS ARE REGARDED NOT SO MUCH AS HUMAN BEINGS BUT AS PROBLEMS. HENRY CONTINUES, LIFE IS A GIFT, UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS A VERY LOUD, CONSISTENT AND POWERFUL MESSAGE COMING TO US FROM OUR WORLD THAT LEADS US TO BELIEVE WE MUST PROVE OUR BELOVEDNESS BY HOW WE LOOK, WHAT WE HAVE, AND WHAT WE APPRECIATE. HENRY DESCRIBED THE PERSON NAMED ADAM WITH THIS SIMPLE PHRASE, ADAM POSSESSED AN INNERLIGHT THAT WAS RADIANT. WHEN YOU SEE SOMEONE CAMPING NEXT TO A SIDE WALK OR SMIR ELSE THEY SHOULD NOT BE VISIBLE, WHO DO YOU SEE? A PROBLEM, OR A PERSON OF INHERENT WORTH. THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO PUT THE PROBLEM OF HOMELESSNESS IN CONTEXT. >> RACHEL, FOLLOWED BY BRUCE. >> COUNCILOR BENTON, COUNCILORS, WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY IS GOING TO SOUND LIKE A RANT. BUT IT'S SOMETHING I HOPE YOU WILL TAKE TO HEART. THIS CONCERNS GATEWAY AND THE APPEALS PROCESS I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN ALONG WITH TWO OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS FOR THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT THAT THE CITY HAS BEEN PORTRAYING HAS BEING COMPLETE. IT IS OUR POSITION THAT THIS APPEAL IS NOT OVER BECAUSE THIS BODY HAS YET TO RENDER A DECISION. I POINT THE COUNCIL'S ATTENTION TO THE IDO PART 14-16-6, ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT. SECTION 6-2 REVIEW AND DECISION MAKING BODY. THE CITY COUNCIL IS THE ZONING AUTHORITY FOR THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. APPEALS BY ANY LOWER AUTHORITY LISTED IN THIS SECTION ARE REFERRED TO THE LAND USE HEARING OFFICER FOR A HEARING AND RECOMMENDATION AND REVIEWED OR HEARD BY THE CITY COUNCIL FOR FINAL DETERMINATION. THE LUHO SAID IN HIS RECOMMENDATION BACK IN FEBRUARY, QUOTE, EVERYTHING THAT IS DECIDED IN THIS APPEAL AT THIS LEVEL IS A RECOMMENDATION TO THE CITY COUNCIL. AND HE CITED THE SAME SECTION OF THE IDO I JUST DID. WHAT I'M ABOUT TO SAY IS THE MOST IMPORTANT THING I HAVE TO TELL YOU. THE ADMINISTRATION'S PANDERING TO THE MEDIA THAT WE'RE FULL STEAM AHEAD FOR GATEWAY IS AN AFRONT TO REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT. SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE APPEAL PROCESS WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO SPEAK TO OUR COUNCILOR OR ANY OF YOU OUT OF CONCERN FOR WHAT IT WOULD DO THE COUNCIL'S REVIEW AND DECISION OR POSSIBLY SOLELY AN QUASI-JUDICIAL HEARING FOR REVIEW AND DECISIONS THAT WILL APPARENTLY NEVER HAPPEN. WE STILL HAVE CONCERNS THAT ARE RELEVANT TO THE COUNCIL. THE CITY PROMISED AN IMPACT STUDY AND WHAT WAS DONE WAS FAR SHORT OF THAT. THE CITY STAFF HAS SAID AS MUCH. THE GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT THE CITY PROMISED IS DEAD. WE HAVE ONE MEETING WITH THE CITY AND CANCELED ALL SUBSEQUENT MEETINGS. OUR CONCERN -- >> THANK YOU, YOUR TIME IS UP. THANK YOU. UP NEXT IS BRUCE. >> GOOD EVENING. AND I APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL GIVING ME A MOMENT TO SPEAK. I AM APPEARING AS THE BOARD CHAIR FOR COLLEGIATE PREPATORY SCHOOL AT 955 SAN PEDRO. WE TALKED A LOT IN THIS MEETING AND IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT TIME ABOUT MANY CHALLENGING ISSUES. HOUSING, THE UNHOUSED, MENTAL HEALTH, CRIME, AND I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT A BABY CHARTER SCHOOL. GRADES SIX THROUGH EIGHT. AND WE CHOSE THE INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT WHERE THE STRIP CENTER WHERE ALTURA SCHOOL STARTED SEVERAL YEARS AGO AND GAVE UP AFTER ONE YEAR. WE'VE BEEN IN THAT SPACE FOR A YEAR AND ABOUT TWO MONTHS. WE'VE GOT 64 STUDENTS. AND I'M APPEARING TO TALK ABOUT THE GREAT CHALLENGES THAT WE FACE BEING NEXT TO WILSON PARK. BEAUTIFULLY REMODELED PARK BUT CHALLENGED BY ELEMENTS OF THE COMMUNITY. THE UNHOUSED, AND THOSE THAT ARE FACING MENTAL ISSUES. SAME FOR CRIME. JUST NOW LESS THAN THREE WEEKS AGO. THE PIZZA OWNER WHO WAS SHOT DEAD THREE DOORS DOWN FROM OUR SCHOOL. WE ARE HAVING TO LOOK WITH LANDLORD ON ADDITIONAL SECURITY. CALLS TO 911 ARE NOT MET IN SUCH A TIMELY FASHION THAT WE HAVE TO INSTEAD TO REACH OUT TO PRIVATE SECURITY FOR RESOLUTION OF FIGHTING, SEX ACTS, SHOOTING UP. ALL THOSE THINGS THAT ARE RIGHT THERE ON OUR DOORSTEP. WE CHOSE THIS NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE THE KIDS THAT ARE THERE NEED A BETTER OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCATION. WE'RE DELIVERING THAT. WE HAVE OUR FIRST SET OF SCORES. AND WE NEED THE CITY TO BE AWARE OF OUR CIRCUMSTANCE AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF SO MANY OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE CITY. >> THANK YOU, YOUR TIME IS UP. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU. >> THAT CONCLUDES GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >>COUN. BENTON: COUNCILORS, WE'LL MOVE TO QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD FOR THE ADMINISTRATION. ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION? COUNCILOR GROUT. >>COUN. GROUT: MR. PRESIDENT, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR WAYLEN, SOLID WASTE. >> GOOD EVENING. >>COUN. GROUT: FIRST OF ALL, I WANTED TO THANK YOU, DIRECTOR, FOR CLEANING UP ALL THE WEEDS AND EVERYTHING IS REALLY COMING ALONG WELL. I APPRECIATE THAT SO MUCH. I WANTED TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH PERSONNEL TO FILL ALL OF YOUR SPOTS? >> COUNCILOR GROUT, CURRENTLY THE SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT IS AT 24% VACANCY RATE. WHICH IS RIGHT IN LINE WITH THE CITY'S VACANCY RATE. AND THOSE VACANCY SPANNED ACROSS ALL DEPARTMENTS. ONE OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT IS STAFFED BETTER THAN OTHERS IS CLEAN CITY DIVISION. WE USE TEMP AGENCIES TO FILL POSITIONS UNTIL WE GET FULL TIME EMPLOYEES THROUGH THE CITY PROCESS. WE'RE CONTINUING TO DO THAT. OUR BIGGEST CHALLENGE IS OUR CDL DRIVERS. THERE'S A SHORTAGE OF CDL DRIVERS NATION WIDE. THAT AFFECTS OUR COLLECTIONS DIVISION NOT THE CLEAN CITIES DIVISION. >>COUN. GROUT: THANKS FOR ANSWERING THE QUESTIONS I WAS GOING TO ASK. I APPRECIATE YOU SO MUCH. >> DO YOU WANT ME TO READ THEM? >>COUN. GROUT: SURE. >> ONE OF YOUR QUESTIONS WAS IF WE'RE STILL USING INMATES TO DO LITTER AND HIGHWAY PICK UP. PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC, A YEAR BEFORE THAT, EVEN WHEN I WAS STILL AT THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT BECAUSE WE USED TO USE INMATE CREWS ALONG THE BOSQUE, WE GOT AWAY FROM THAT BECAUSE IT BECAME A GREATER EXPENSE TO MONITOR THE INMATES DO GO THE CLEANING. AND THE AREA THEY CAN CLEAN ARE VERY LIMITED BECAUSE YOU WANT TO KEEP THEM AWAY FROM SCHOOLS, HIGH SCHOOLS, ELEMENTARY, PARKS AND THOSE AREAS. FAST FORWARD TO SOLID WASTE, WE DID USED TO USE THEM ON THE HIGHWAYS. BUT WE START TODAY SHY AWAY OF THAT BECAUSE OF THE COST. BECAUSE OF WHAT IT COST TO HAVE CREWS OUT THERE BECAUSE OF STAFFING. AS WE'VE BEEN SHORT STAFFED WE'VE REVISITED THAT HOWEVER MDC RIGHT NOW IS EXPERIENCING A GREATER AMOUNT OF SHORT STAFFING THAN THE CITY. I THINK THEIR VACANCY RATE IS 45%. I COULD BE OFF. I HAVE WATCHED THE NEWS AND THEY'VE BEEN DOING ACTIVE RECRUITING. THEIR STAFFING IS TRYING TO MAINTAIN WHAT'S GOING ON AT THE JAIL. AS WELL AS THE AREAS WHERE WE COULD USE THEM, THOSE ARE AREAS WHERE WE'RE OKAY. WE COULD NOT USE THEM TO DO ENCAMPMENT CLEAN UPS BECAUSE OF THE RISK THAT THEY WOULD COME IN CONTACT WITH CONTRABAND. AS WE CLEAN UP WE SOMETIMES FIND NEEDLES AND THOSE THINGS. AND OUR SUPERVISORS CAN'T SUPERVISE THOSE INMATES WHO NEED TO HAVE AN ACTUAL MDC GUARD. PUTTING THEM INTO THOSE SITUATIONS MDC WOULD NOT BE COMFORTABLE. THEY LIKE TO HAVE THEM IN AREAS WHERE THERE'S NOT A LOT OF INTERACTION WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC OR THINGS THAT CAUSE THEM TO COME INTO CONTACT AND GIVE THEM OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE CONTRABAND BACK INTO THE FACILITY. >>COUN. GROUT: I HAVE WHEREIN FOLLOW -- ONE MORE QUESTION. IS THERE ANY OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE? WHEN PEOPLE HAVE FINES OR SOMETHING OR PERHAPS INSTEAD OF PAYING A FINE THEY CAN DO COMMUNITY SERVICE? >> YES. WITH OUR NEW RED LIGHT CAMERAS, THE CITY INSTITUTED A PROGRAM WHERE IF YOU DON'T WANT TO PAY YOUR FINE FOR RED LIGHT CAMERA WE HAVE SEVERAL DEPARTMENTS YOU CAN WORK THOSE THINGS OFF AND WE ARE MORE THAN WILLING TO HAVE PEOPLE WORK OFF FINES AT OUR LANDFILL TO HELP US CLEAN THE LITTER OR HELP US CLEAN ON THE HIGHWAYS. WE DEFINITELY WOULD NOT PUT RESIDENTS IN AN ENCAMPMENT SITUATION BECAUSE OF THE RISK. WE WOULD DEFINITELY AND WE ARE WELCOMING THEM AS WE LET THE ADMINISTRATION KNOW. AS MANY DEPARTMENTS HAVE PARKS AND REC, WE'VE ALL SAID THESE ARE JOBS AVAILABLE. IF SOMEBODY DOESN'T WANT TO PAY THE TICKET, THEY'RE MORE THAN WILLING TO WORK THIS OFF BY DOING OTHER THINGS. >>COUN. GROUT: PERFECT. >>COUN. BENTON: COUNCILOR LEWIS. >>COUN. LEWIS: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. IS THE ACS DIRECTOR HAPPEN TO BE HERE TONIGHT? I CAN'T SEE VERY WELL. >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR, I'M NOT SURE SHE'S HERE. >>COUN. LEWIS: OKAY. I GUESS, MAYBE YOU CAN GIVE INSIGHT INTO THIS. JUST INTERESTED IN A PARTICULAR CALL THAT THEY MIGHT RESPOND TO. JUST WANTED TO SEE WHAT THE PRIORITY MIGHT BE WITH THEM. YOU KNOW, A BUSINESS OWNER OR RESIDENT WHO MIGHT CALL AND SAY THAT THEY HAVE SOMEBODY WHO IS ON THEIR PROPERTY, MAYBE GOING THROUGH THEIR TRASH, POSSIBLY INTOXICATED AND CLEARLY SOME BEHAVIORAL HEALTH ISSUES IN THAT REGARD. WHAT IS THE PROCEDURE OR DIRECTIVE THAT THE ACS DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESPONDERS WOULD HAVE OR APD IN THAT REGARD? >> MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD LOVE TO SEE AND HAVE HER VISIT WITH YOU ABOUT ALL THE DETAILS. SHE RUNS THAT DEPARTMENT. I'LL TELL YOU ON THE MOST PART MOST OF THE RESPONSES COME THROUGH 911 CALLS REFERRED THROUGH THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ACS FOR RESPONSE. AND ANY PARTICULAR SITUATION THAT MIGHT BE OCCURRING THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THEY ALSO GET CALLS FROM 311. WHERE THE 311 OPERATOR REFERS A CALL TO THE DEPARTMENT. I KNOW THEY HAVE A SYSTEM IN PLACE FOR INDIVIDUALS THAT CALL THE DEPARTMENT DIRECTLY. I CAN CERTAINLY GET THAT INFORMATION TO YOU AND FOR THE REST OF THE COUNCIL SO I DON'T MISSPEAK. >>COUN. LEWIS: I APPRECIATE IT. AND IT REALLY COMES OUT OF A GOOD AMOUNT OF CALLS WE GET IN OUR OFFICE AND THERE WAS A LITTLE BIT OF CONFUSION OVER WHETHER WE CALL THAT DEPARTMENT DIRECTLY AND I THINK ONE OF THE RESPONSES WAS THAT IT WAS EITHER LOW ON THE PRIORITY LIST OR WASN'T SOMETHING IN THEIR PURVIEW. OR MAYBE THEY DIDN'T HAVE DIRECTIVES ON HOW THEY RESPOND IN A SITUATION LIKE THAT. CLEARLY, IF YOU'RE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH RESPONDERS, I IMAGINE THERE'S SOMETHING IN THERE THAT WOULD BE A PART OF WHAT WOULD BE IN THEIR PURVIEW. I THINK ONE OF THE RESPONSES WAS WE'RE DEALING MAINLY WITH SUICIDE ISSUES OR THINGS LIKE THAT. I'M NOT SURE HOW MANY OF THOSE SPECIFIC TYPES OF ISSUES, IF THAT'S WHAT IS KEEPING THEM BUSY. I'D ME INTERESTED IN WHAT'S KEEPING THEM BUSY. WHAT TYPES OF CALLS ARE KEEPING THEM BUSY. I THINK WE HAVE 40 RESPONDERS FOR THIS YEAR. AND FUNDING FOR TWICE THAT. I'M INTERESTED IN THOSE SPECIFIC CALLS. IT'S SOMETHING WE'RE GETTING MORE AND MORE OF. I UNDERSTAND OUR NORTHWEST AREA COMMAND IS RESPONDING TO OTHER ISSUES AND MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT WHAT ACS IS BUILT FOR AND DOES. INTERESTED WHAT THEIR DIRECTIVES ARE IN THAT REGARD. >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR LEWIS, I'LL HAVE THEM GET WITH YOU AND PROVIDE YOU WITH THE REPORT THAT THEY'VE DONE TO KEEP TRACK OF CALLS AND GET YOU MORE INFORMATION AS IT RELATES TO THE PRIORATIZE. >> IT'S NOT THE RED LIGHT CAMERA, IT'S THE AUTOMATED SPEEZ ENFORCEMENT. WE DON'T HAVE A RED LIGHT PROGRAM IN THIS CITY. I WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE'RE CLEAR. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WAS REMINDED DURING PUBLIC COMMENT ABOUT THE WILSON PARK AND ISSUES GOING ON THERE. I WAS CURIOUS AND WANTED A QUESTION ANSWERED FROM THE PARKS AND REC DIRECTOR IN REFERENCE TO WHAT WE'RE DOING IN REFERENCE TO MAKING SURE THE PARKS ARE ACTUALLY CLEANED UP AND SUITABLE FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS. I'VE GOT WILSON PARK, LAVA LAND PARK, PART HURLEY PARK, WEST BLUFF PARK, AND IT WILL GO ON AND ON BASED ON THE FACT THAT PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED TO ME THAT THEY ARE RECOVERING NEEDLES IN THESE PARKS WHEN THEIR CHILDREN ARE PLAYING AT THESE PARKS. I JUST WANT TO KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING TO ADDRESS THAT ISSUE. >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, LET ME CHIME IN A BIT AND I'LL HAVE MR. WAYLAND TALK A BIT ABOUT SOLID WASTE. WE INITIATED A PROGRAM, MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, SEVERAL MONTHS AGO WHERE WE CONTACTED APS. AS YOU KNOW THAT FACILITY IS NEXT TO AN APS SCHOOL. WE EVALUATED THE ENTIRE PARK AREA AND AS IT TURNS OUT AS WE'VE EXPECTED, THE PARK IS ACTUALLY ON APS LAND. WE HAVE AN MOU WITH APS FOR THE PARK -- >>COUN. SANCHEZ: WHICH PARK? >> WILSON PARK, I'M SORRY. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: BECAUSE THERE'S A BUNCH OF OTHER PARKS AS WELL. >> I'M SORRY, WILSON PARK SPECIFICALLY. WE HAVE WORKING WITH APS NOW TO SET UP A JOINT AGREEMENT WHERE THE APS POLICE WILL HELP US PATROL THAT PARK ON A DAY-TO-DAY BASIS. THAT PARK HAS BEEN PUT IN THE ROTATION SYSTEM FOR BOTH PARK AND RECREATION FOR THE CITY AND ALSO FROM APD TO PATROL THE PARK ON A DAILY BASIS. TO ENSURE WE MOVE FOLKS OUT OF THE RIGHT-OF-WAY AS PER OUR NEW STANDARD POLICY OF ENSURING THAT PARKS THAT HAVE CHILDREN'S ACTIVITIES THAT WE MONITOR THOSE ON A MORE CONCERTED EFFORT. WE'RE WORKING WITH APS TO HAVE MORE EYES ON THE PARK ITSELF AND ALSO WORKING WITH OUR CITY CREWS TO BE THERE ON A DAILY BASIS. MR. WAYLAND WILL BE ABLE TO TELL YOU ABOUT HOW HALL UDWASTE IS CONTRIBUTING TO THAT. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE AT LEAST 40MOUs WITH APS REGARDING PARKS. THERE ARE SEVERAL PARKS IDENTIFIED. IT IS REALLY AN EFFORT THAT WE BROUGHT APS INTO THE FOLD AS WELL AS APD WHERE WE'VE ALWAYS WORKED IN CONJUNCTION WITH PARKS AND REC TO ADDRESS THOSE PARKS WITH HIGH NEED WHEN IT COMES TO PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS OR THE RIGHT-OF-WAYS. I KNOW WHEN IT COMES TO WILSON PARK, A COUPLE OTHER PARKS ARE ADDRESSED ON A DAILY BASIS IN THE MORNING OR EVERY OTHER DAY. WE CONTINUE TO GO ESPECIALLY WHERE THERE'S SCHOOL PROGRAMMING OR CHILDREN PROGRAMMING. WE DO GIVE THOSE EXTRA ATTENTION BECAUSE WE KNOW THE NEED THERE. BRINGING APS INTO THE FOLD SO THEY CAN BEGIN TO HELP US AND WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO GET THOSE THINGS ADDRESSED. WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THOSE PARKS ON A DAILY BASIS AND ON A WEEKLY BASIS. WE DID SOMETHING SIMILAR IN MARTINEZ TOWN WITH THE CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING. THE RECREATION CENTER ON MOUNTAIN AND FOURTH. WE'RE TAKING THE SAME APPROACH TO OTHER PARKS WHERE WE ADDRESS THEM CONSTANTLY TO MAKE SURE WE KEEP THEM CLEAN AND CONTINUE CHARN'S PROGRAMMING. I APOLOGIZE FOR SAYING RED LIGHT CAMERAS THAT SHOWS HOW HOLD I AM AND HOW LONG I'VE BEEN IN ALBUQUERQUE. SPEEZ SPEED ENFORCEMENT. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THE BIGGEST ISSUE I'M WORRIED ABOUT IS THE FACT THAT I'M HAVING CONSTITUENTS CALL MY OFFICE AND I'M SURE EVERY OTHER CITY COUNCILOR THAT THEY'RE RUNNING INTO NEEDLES IN THE PARK. THEY'RE RUNNING INTO DRUG PARAPHERNALIA AT THE PARK. AND NOT ONLY APS PARKS, WHICH IN MY OPINION I UNDERSTAND YOU'RE DOING YOUR BEST TO HELP OUT, BUT IT'S JUST ABOUT EVERY PARK IN THE CITY NOW. WOO WE SPEND MILLIONS OF DOLLARS ON THE PARK UPKEEP, THE EQUIPMENT IN THE PARKS, NOW I'M GETTING INFORMATION THAT THEY'RE AFRAID TO GO TO THE PARKS. LAVA LAND PARK, FOR INSTANCE, NOT ONE CHILD HAS BEEN IN THAT PARK SINCE I'VE BEEN A CITY COUNCILOR, YET WE HAVE PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT THERE BECAUSE THERE IS NO ONE WILLING TO GO OUT AND TRY TO EXPERIMENT IN A PARK WHERE THEY KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO RUN INTO NEEDLES. I'M JUST REALLY, REALLY CURIOUS AS TO WHAT WE'RE DOING ON EVERY SINGLE PARK IN THE CITY AND IF WE'RE LOOKING AROUND WE HAVE PEOPLE PATROLLING THEM FOR SHARPS WITH SHARPS CONTAINERS. THOSE KINDS OF THINGS. >> COUNCILOR SANCHEZ, WE DO. THE PARKS AND REC DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS SOLID WASTE EMPLOYEES ARE TRAINED ON HOW TO ADDRESS WHEN THEY COME ACROSS NEEDLES AND CARRY SHARPS CONTAINERS. BUT THE CITY HAS A SHARPS PROGRAM. IF THEY SEE NEEDLES THEY CAN CALL 311 AND WE HAVE A CREW THAT WILL GO TO A PARK AND ADDRESS THOSE ITEMS AS NECESSARY. AND I KNOW THEY DO REGULAR PATROLS AS NEEDED. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MR. DIRECTOR. >>COUN. BENTON: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION? SEEING NONE. WE'LL MOVE TO THE JOURNAL. >>COUN. LEWIS: MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE SEPTEMBER 7th JOURNAL. >>COUN. BENTON: THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND FROM COUNCILOR JONES. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE SEPTEMBER 7th JOURNAL? ANY OPPOSED? THAT PASSES. COMMUNICATIONS AND INTRODUCTION. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION? COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I MOVE THE RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PULLING OC-12 OUT OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE AND PLACED ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA FOR ACTION. OC-12 IS 2021 SECOND HALF CIVILIAN POLICE OVER SIGHT AGENCY SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT. >>COUN. BENTON: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO SUSPEND THE RULES TO PULL OC-12 OUT OF PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. AND THIS WILL REQUIRE RULE SUSPENSION. NEEDS TWO-THIRDS VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES AND RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT PASSES. COUNCILOR SANCHEZ. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. MOVE THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR PULLING OC-14 OUT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND PLACED ON AGENDA FOR ACTION. IT'S REPORT TO CITY FROM WATER DITCH AND SAFETY TASK FORCE. >>COUN. BENTON: THIS IS OC-14. THIS WOULD BE A RULES SUSPENSION REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS VOTE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES AND RAISE YOUR HAND. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. LEWIS: MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION. >>COUN. BENTON: MOTION AND SECOND FROM COUNCILOR BASSAN. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES. OPPOSED? THAT PASSES. WE'LL MOVE TO REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. >>COUN. DAVIS: THE FINANCE AND GUMP OPERATIONS MET ON MONDAY SEPTEMBER 12 AND REPORTS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. IN THE MATTER OF EC104 AND 114 APPROVED. EC115, 116, 124 RECEIPT BE NOTED. O34, R-58 AND R60 DUE PASS. AND 118, 119 ME APPROVED AND ACTED ON THE MEETING IN WHICH THEY'RE REPORTED. I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT. >>COUN. BENTON: SECOND FROM COUNCILOR GROUT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES. THAT PASSES. MOVE TO DEFERRALS AND WITHDRAWALS. ANY DEFERRALS? NOT SEEING ANY. WE'LL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? SEEING NONE. >>COUN. LEWIS: I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE CUP -- CONSENT AGENDA. >>COUN. BENTON: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES. THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. >>COUN. BASSAN: THERE WILL BE AN ALBUQUERQUE BERNALILLO COUNTY GOVERNMENT COMMISSION PLUS APS MEETING ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 22 AT 5 P.M. IN THE VINCENT E. GRIEGO CHAMBERS. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU. WE HAVE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS TONIGHT. WE'LL MOVE TO APPROVALS. AND THIS IS OC-12. THE 2021 SECOND HALF CIVILIAN POLICE OVERSIGHT SEMI ANNUAL REPORT. I MOVE RECEIPT BE NOTED. SECOND FROM COUNCILOR JONES. THANK YOU. AND IS THERE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? >> YES, MR. PRESIDENT. WE HAVE CPOA DIRECTOR EWING. >>COUN. BENTON: DIRECTOR EWING IS ON ZOOM. >> GOOD EVENING, MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. >>COUN. BENTON: GOOD EVENING. >> I SIMPLY WANTED TO MAKE MYSELF AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS IF THE COUNCIL HAD ANY PRIOR TO APPROVING THE REPORT. >>COUN. BENTON: COUNCILORS, ANY QUESTIONS FOR DIRECTOR EWING? SHE'S HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS IN REGARD TO THE CPOA SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT. THANKS FOR BEING HERE, MADAM DIRECTOR. IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE OFF SCOT-FREE TONIGHT. >> MY PLEASURE. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. >>COUN. BENTON: ALL RIGHT. THANKS FOR MAKING YOURSELF AVAILABLE. >> OF COURSE. >>COUN. BENTON: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR RECEIPT BE NOTED. ON OC-12. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES. ANY OPPOSED? THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. OC-14. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. OC-14 IS REPORT TO CITY COUNCIL FROM THE DITCH AND WATER SAFETY TASK FORCE. I MOVE A RECEIPT BE NOTED. AND I HAVE AN AMENDMENT. >>COUN. BENTON: THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND FROM COUNCILOR DAVIS. AND THERE'S AN AMENDMENT. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I MOVE FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE OC-2202214. THIS IS THE ATTACHED REPORT TO DITCH SAFETY ACTION PLAN TO ADDRESS DOMICILES AND LOITERING BE REPLACED WITH THE REPORT ENTITLED DITCH SAFETY PLAN. >>COUN. BENTON: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR THE AMENDMENT. ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILOR LEWIS. >>COUN. LEWIS: MR. PRESIDENT, I GUESS AN EXPLANATION OF THE AMENDMENT. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: MR. PRESIDENT, THANK YOU. SO, THIS IS SUBSTITUTES THE ORIGINAL REPORT THAT WAS ORIGINALLY WITH R-21-188 WITH AN UPDATED REPORT THAT INCLUDES IRRIGATION. >>COUN. LEWIS: THAT IS THE ONLY CHANGE TO IT? >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: I BELIEVE THE CHANGES INCLUDE THE ADOPTION OF DITCH SAFETY ORDINANCE WHICH WE PASSED RECENTLY. IT'S REFLECTED IN THE NEW REPORT AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AN EDUCATIONAL VIDEO AND INCLIEGZ OF IRRIGATION CANALS. >>COUN. BENTON: OTHER DISCUSSION? COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. PRESIDENT, I'M WONDERING, AND THANK YOU, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN, I THINK THAT WAS GREAT. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANT TO ADD? WE'RE GOOD. THAT MAKES IT EASY. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: MR. PRESIDENT, TO CLOSE? I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. IT'S JUST CHANGING ONE REPORT FOR ANOTHER. ONE THAT'S UPDATED. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BENTON: ALL RIGHT. WE'RE ON THE AMENDMENT. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES. ANY OPPOSED? THERE'S A NO. 8-1 VOTE. NOW WE'RE BACK ON THE BILL AS AMENDED. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN TO CLOSE. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: MR. PRESIDENT, URGE YOUR SUPPORT. THIS IS JUST TO MOVE THAT IT BE NOTED RECEIPT. HOPEFULLY NO PROBLEMS WITH THAT. >>COUN. BENTON: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES. ANY OPPOSED? THAT PASSES. NOW MOVE TO EC-18 PURSUANT TO THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS ORDINANCE COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT WITH PRISONER TRANSPORT WITH OFFICERS. I MOVE APPROVAL. AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS? DOESN'T SEEM TO BE. IT'S BEEN MOVED AND SECONDED. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES. OPPOSED? THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. MOVE TO EC-119. PURSUANT TO THE LABOR RELATIONS ORDINANCE MULTIYEAR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING WITH THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS LOCAL 244, I MOVE APPROVAL. THERE'S A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. ANY DISCUSSION? >>COUN. BASSAN: I HOPE YOU SEE THAT WE MADE LOCAL 233, AND I WANTED IT TO BE CORRECTED TO LOCAL 244. >>COUN. BENTON: OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THE CORRECTION. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? LOTHOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES. OPPOSED? THAT PASSES UNANIMOUSLY. WE MOVE TO FINAL ACTIONS. ADOPTING ZONING MAP FOR O.76 ACRE SITE LOCATED COUNTRY CLUB BETWEEN PARADISE GOLF COURSE IN ORDER TO FACILITATE FUTURE REDEVELOPMENT UNDER THE RML ZONE DISTRICT. I MOVE TO ADOPT FINDINGS. THOSE ARE IN YOUR iPADS. THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND TO ADOPT THE FINDINGS? THERE'S A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR LEWIS. I THOUGHT MR. MELENDREZ CAN GIVE US A QUICK RUN DOWN. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THE COUNCIL'S LAST MEET,ING THEY VOTED TO DENY THE REQUEST. STAFF DID PRESENT THE FINDINGS, BUT YOU WOULDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO REVIEW THEM. SO WE DEFERRED THE ITEM TWO WEEK AND PROVIDED THE FINDING TO YOU FOR REVIEW. THERE WERE MINOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE FINDING. THE FINDING BEFORE YOU INCORPORATE THOSE CHANGES RELATED TO CENTERS AND CORRIDORS AND TRANSIT AREAS. >>COUN. BENTON: THOSE -R . >>COUN. BENTON: THESE ARE FINDINGS THAT GO INTO THE RECORD FOR ZONING ACTION. QUESTIONS, SEEING NONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE ADOPTION OF FINDINGS? DID I MOVE -- I DID. OKAY, THANK YOU. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR RAISE YOUR HAND AND SAY YES. OPPOSED? I'M GOING TO VOTE NO ON THAT, ACTUALLY. I FORGOT WHAT I WAS DOING. THAT PASSES ON A 6-3 VOTE. WE'LL MOVE ON TO O-34. REDISTRICTING THE NINE CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. COUNCILOR BASSAN AND COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: OKAY, O-34 IS REDISTRICTING NINE CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS IN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. I MOVE A DUE PASS. >>COUN. BENTON: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. PEÑA: THERE PRESIDENT, THERE'S AMENDMENTS IN THE PACKETS. THEY'RE NOT ONES I'M MOVING. >>COUN. BENTON: COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I'LL MOVE FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE TO O-22-34. THIS IS TO REPLACE THE MAP AND PRECINCT DATA IN EXHIBIT A, THAT IS CITIZEN MAP FIVE THAT I'M PROPOSING IS FAIRNESS FOR THE FUTURE MAP. >>COUN. BENTON: THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND. TO AMEND THE REDISTRICTING TO MAKE CITIZEN MAP FIVE THE REPLACEMENT MAP. ANY DISCUSSION? COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. PRESIDENT, I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE TO CLARIFY SO THERE'S NO CONFUSION. IF THIS AMENDMENT OR THE FOLLOWING AMENDMENT IS -- WE CAN ONLY VOTE FOR ONE AMENDMENT, AND IF WE VOTE FOR EITHER AMENDMENT, AND IT WILL REPLACE AS IS WRITTEN MAP A. I JUST WANT TO BE CLEAR THAT IS CORRECT. IF I'M WRONG, IF ONE OF STAFF WILL CONFIRM THAT. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE SO WE'RE ALL CLEAR WHEN WOE -- WE GO TO VOTE IT'S NOT AN ALL OF THE ABOVE. >>COUN. BENTON: IS THAT CORRECT? >> MR. PRESIDENT, OUR STAFF MEMBER PETRA IS ON ZOOM. SHE CAN GIVE A MORE DIRECT EXPLANATION. >>COUN. BENTON: COUNCILOR DAVIS. >>COUN. DAVIS: WE'RE WAITING ON MS. MORRIS. >> GOOD EVENING -- >>COUN. BENTON: IF YOU CAN HANG ON MS. MORRIS, WE'RE GOING TO GO TO PUBLIC COMMENT FIRST. >> MR. PRESIDENT, OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS BRIAN. FOLLOWED BY BRITNEY. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I DON'T THINK THAT WE INTEND TO SPEAK IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD. WE'RE JUST HERE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT MAY ARISE. BOTH MYSELF AND MS. PAUSE. >>COUN. BENTON: WE MOVE TO FOLKS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ZOOM. >> YES, OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS MAUREEN. PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. >> YES, I'D LIKE TO ENCOURAGE THE COUNCIL TO SUPPORT CONCEPT A. CONCEPT A HAD THE MOST SUPPORT BY FAR FROM THE CITIZEN'S REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE. AND IT MOVED THE FEWEST PEOPLE INTO A NEW DISTRICT. STABILITY IN DISTRICTS HAS BEEN FAVORED BY COURTS. I THINK IT HELPS CIVIC PARTICIPATION. CITIZEN MAP FIVE IS BEING PROMOTED AS SOMETHING WITH GREATER HISPANIC REPRESENTATION. IT DOES HAVE ONE MORE DISTRICT WITH MAJORITY OF HISPANIC VOTING AGE POPULATION. BUT IT ALSO HAS ONE MORE DISTRICT WITH A MAJORITY OF NON-HISPANIC WHITE POPULATION. BECAUSE IT'S A DIVERSE CITY, WE HAVE SEVERAL DISTRICTS THAT DON'T HAVE A MAJORITY OF ANY PARTICULAR ETHNICITY. I'M NOT SURE THAT IT GIVES HISPANICS MORE REPRESENTATION THAN IT WOULD HAVE IN ANY OTHER MAP. THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER, MR. PRESIDENT, IS FRANK. >> GOOD EVENING. I AM THE CURRENT VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE WEST SIDE COALITION OF NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS. AND WE REVIEWED THE WORK THAT WAS DONE BY THE REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE APPOINTED BY CITY COUNCIL. AND I KNOW THEY WERE USING GUIDELINES IN ORDER TO FORM THEIR RECOMMENDATIONS. DEMOGRAPHICS AND SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC AND SO FORTH. WE BROUGHT THAT TO THE COUNCIL FOR A VOTE. AND OBVIOUSLY THEY TOOK ALL THE INFORMATION TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THE MAJORITY OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, WHICH WE REPRESENT 27, VOTED FOR MAP A. AS FAR AS RECOMMENDATION. WE HOPE YOU SUPPORT MAP A. THE REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE DID AN AWESOME JOB AS FAR AS EVALUATING ALL THE DATA AND DEMOGRAPHICS. WE SUPPORT WSCONA MAP A. >> OUR SPEAKER IS CANDY FOLLOWED BY RENÉ. >> I HAVE LIVED IN THIS COMMUNITY ON THE WEST SIDE SINCE 1987. I LIVED IN THE LAURELWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD. AND WE STAND IN SUPPORT OF THE MAP A, WHICH WAS SUPPORTED BY THE LARGER PART OF THE COMMUNITY ON THE WEST SIDE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT ACTUALLY BRINGS OUR COMMUNITY TOGETHER. WE ACTUALLY STRADDLE THREE COALITIONS. AND OUR REPRESENTATION INCLUDES EVERYTHING WEST OF THE BLUFF. THAT CAN RECALL BACK IN 2010 WHEN DR. RAYS AND MYSELF WERE ADAMANT ABOUT REPRESENTATION ON THE WEST SIDE THAT KEEP COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST TOGETHER. WHEN YOU BRING CHANGE TO MAP FIVE THAT CREATES DISPARITY AMONG THE COMMUNITY. YOU HAVE TO GO ACROSS FROM WYOMING TO UNSER, WHICH IS NINE MILES. THESE COMMUNITIES ARE NOT COMMUNITIES OF INTEREST. AND I BELIEVE THIS IS A DISENFRANCHISEMENT OF OUR COMMUNITIES. I THINK OUR COMMUNITIES NEED TO STAY TOGETHER. I THINK WE WORK REALLY WELL TOGETHER. CAN YOU IMAGINE A CITY COUNCILLOR REPRESENTING THIS AREA IN DISTRICT FIVE. WHAT A MAMMOTH UNDERTAKING WHEN YOU HAVE A DISPARITY IN THE NEEDS OF THE EAST SIDE AND WEST SIDE. I BELIEVE THAT DISTRICT MAP THAT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE COMMITTEE AND THESE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WORKED TOGETHER AND MUST HAVE BEEN ON SOME OF THE MEETINGS THAT IT'S IMPORTANT TO LISTEN TO THE PEOPLE YOU APPOINTED AND THEY VOTE FOR MAP A. I THANK YOU AND HOPE YOU SUPPORT MAP A FOR THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU SO MUCH. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS RENÉ FOLLOWED BY LAN. >> GOOD EVENING, I'M RENÉ, I LIVE ON THE WEST SIDE IN TAYLOR RANCH. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT TAYLOR RANCH, BACK IN JULY, AT THE REQUEST OF THE WEST SIDE COALITION PRESIDENT FOR ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS TO TAKE A LOOK SO WE CAN TAKE A VOTE AT THE AUGUST MEETING TO LOOK AT ALL THE MAPS THAT THE REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE WAS LOOKING AT AND SO WE COULD TAKE A VOTE. SO TAYLOR RANCH DID LOOK AT ALL EIGHT MAPS AND AGREED WITH THE REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE THAT MAP A THAT WE SUPPORTED MAP A ALSO. BASED ON WHAT THE REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE'S HIGHEST SCORE WAS FOR THAT MAP. I DID ATTEND ONE OF THE REDISTRICTING MEETINGS AND ONE OF THE COMMENTS DURING THE MEETING WAS THEY WANTED MINIMAL CHANGES TO THE BOUNDARIES. AND EVEN ONE OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT SPOKE THAT EVENING WANTED TO -- THEY LIKED THEIR CITY COUNCILLOR AND THEY WANTED TO MAINTAIN THEIR BOUNDARIES. I REMEMBER THAT. AND MOST OF THE COMMITTEE AT THAT TIME THOUGHT THAT MINIMAL CHANGES WAS IMPORTANT IN THE REDISTRICTING. SO, THEREFORE, TAYLOR RANCH VOTED FOR MAP A. THANK YOU. >> LAN. >> HELLO, MR. PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. I'M LAN SENNA. I'M HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE POLICY. [ INAUDIBLE ]. I WANT TO SAY THAT REDISTRICTING HOW MUCH OF A MONUMENTAL UNDERTAKING IT WAS FOR THE REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE TO TAKE THIS ON. THIS ONLY HAPPENS EVERY TEN YEAR. IF WE KEEP THE STATUS QUO THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'LL GET. IN MY OWN EXPERIENCE, BEING YOUR FORMER COLLEAGUE, WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT EACH -- WHEN YOU THINK -- LET'S THINK ABOUT HOW TO BRIDGE THE DIVIDE BY ACTUALLY HAVING MORE COUNCILORS REPRESENT THE WEST SIDE. HAVE MORE INVESTMENTS HERE ON THE WEST SIDE. AND WHEN THE NINE DISTRICTS WERE ORIGINALLY CREATED THE IDEAL POPULATION WAS 11,000. NOW IT'S 33,000. AND NOW AS WE LOOK AT HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH WHAT DOES THAT MEAN FOR OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT OUR CITY? NOT JUST IN OUR HISTORY, NOT IN CULTURE BUT HAVING A HISPANIC VOICE. WITH MAP FIVE, IT REALLY PUSHES SO WE HAVE MORE PRESENTATION FOR OUR HISPANIC COMMUNITY. MORE REPRESENTATION FOR OUR BLACK INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES OF COLOR. I THANK COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN FOR ADOPTING THIS AMENDMENT AND THANK YOU, COUNCILORS, FOR ENTERTAINING THE REDISTRICTING. OVERALL, I DO WISH WE AMEND SO WE ADOPT MAP FIVE OR AT LEAST SLOW THIS PROCESS DOWN. AND HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO REALLY DISCUSS WHAT THIS COULD MEAN FOR OUR CITY. >>COUN. BENTON: THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT ON THE BILL. WE'RE BACK ON THE AMENDMENT. COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. REDISTRICTING IS OUR ONE-TIME IN A DECADE TO REALLY THINK THROUGH EQUITY AND INCLUSION IN OUR CITY. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO REALLY LOOK AT THIS MAP AND LOOK AT WHAT IT RESULTS IN AND HOW IT IMPACTS REPRESENTATION ON CITY COUNCIL. I WANT TO THANK DISTRICT SEVEN'S REPRESENTATIVE TO THE REDISTRICTING COMMITTEE. HE DID AN AMAZING JOB ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE ON THE COMMITTEE. AND THE CONVERSATIONS AROUND THIS MAP WERE REALLY IN LIGHTENING AND I HOPE EVERYONE WILL GO BACK AND WATCH THEM. I GET THAT CHANGE IS HARD. AGAIN, THIS IS OUR ONE CHANCE. DECADES OF JERRY MANDERING HAVE RESULTED IN THIS CURRENT POWER MAP WE IN THE COMMUNITY. AND IT WOULD BE REALLY NICE IF WE TOOK THIS OPPORTUNITY TO THINK THROUGH HOW TO CHANGE THAT POWER MAP. HOW TO MAKE SURE WE'RE THINKING THROUGH EQUITY AND INCLUSION. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS AMENDMENT. >>COUN. BENTON: COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. PRESIDENT, I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST WE GO BACK TO MS. MORRIS TO CLAIRIFY MY ORIGINAL QUESTION IF WE VOTE ON THESE THREE THINGS WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THE COUNCIL IS CLEAR WE'RE REALLY VOTING FOR ONE. >>COUN. BENTON: MS. MORRIS. >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS, THANK YOU. YES, EACH -- THERE ARE THREE MAPS BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING. CONCEPT A, WHICH IS HAD EXHIBIT TO THE BILL. THERE IS CITIZEN MAP FIVE. WHICH COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN HAS MOVED. AND THERE'S ALSO CITIZEN MAP FOUR. THESE MAPS ALL COMPETE WITH EACH OTHER. AND SO, WHEN YOU ARE MAKING A VOTE YOU NEED TO BE AWARE THAT YOU'LL NEED TO CHOOSE ONE MAP OVER ANOTHER. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU. I HAVE A QUICK QUESTION, MYSELF. WITH REGARD TO THIS MAP, AND MS. MORRIS, YOU CAN PROBABLY ANSWER THIS. REGARDING THE SECOND DISTRICT CROSSING THE RIVER, WHICH IN THIS CASE WOULD BE DISTRICT TWO, IS THAT UTILIZING THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF I-40? OR IS IT THAT BOTH SIDES OF THE RIVER WIN THE MUNICIPAL BOUNDARY? >> MR. PRESIDENT, THIS MAP USES THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF I-40 AS WELL AS THE -- A COUPLE OF RESINTHS THAT CROSS. BRITNEY MAY BE ABLE TO ANSWER BETTER THAN I CAN. >> MR. PRESIDENT, AND THANK YOU, MR. CORNELIUS, THIS IS A PERFECT EXAMINATION. THERE ARE TWO DISTRICTS CROSSING THE RIVER. DISTRICT TWO AND DISTRICT SIX. THEY'RE BOTH CROSSING IN THAT ONLY AVAILABLE PLACE TO CROSS WHICH IS BETWEEN I-40 AND CENTRAL. AND IN BOTH CASES DISTRICT TWO AND DISTRICT SIX ARE CROSSING THE RIVER TO UNSER BETWEEN CENTRAL AND I-40. AND DISTRICT SIX IS CROSSING TO THE DITCH, ESSENTIALLY, SOUTH OF CENTRAL. IN THAT BIT OF ATRISCO WITHIN CITY LIMITS. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU. COUNCILOR DAVIS. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. JUST REALLY QUICKLY. I DO APPLAUD THE PURPOSE OF THE MAP. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, WE OUGHT TO CONSIDER DISTRICTS THAT CROSS THE RIVER. THIS IS THE ONLY CONCEPT THAT HAD TWO DISTRICTS CROSSING. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT. AND I SUPPORT AND AGREE WITH OUR FORMER COLLEAGUE COUNCILOR SENA AND COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN THAT IF WE DO THE SAME THING WE GET THE SAME RESULTS. IF IT'S FRUSTRATING TO ALL OF US THAT NOT MUCH SEEMS TO CHANGE UP HERE, I THINK PART OF IT IS IT'S EASY TO KEEP THE SAME DISTRICTS BECAUSE WE JUST GOT ELECTED AND WE KNOW THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS. IT DOESN'T CHALLENGE US TO THINK IN NEW WAYS OR NEW COALITIONS. I THINK THERE ARE OTHER MAPS THAT MAKE THIS WORK. ALTHOUGH IT DOES SEEM TO MEET SOME OF THE EQUITY ISSUES AND SOME OF THE CROSS-RIVER CONCERNS THAT WE'VE HAD FOR YEARS. THERE'S A PIECE OF REDISTRICTING CALLED COMPACTNESS AND SOMEBODY POINTED OUT THIS DOESN'T HAVE IT. AS COUNCILOR LEWIS POINTED OUT LAST TIME, SOMEWHERE BETWEEN ATRISCO AND MESA DEL SOL AND THE STATE FAIR IT'S HARD TO DRAW A LINE FOR COMPACTNESS THAT THOSE NEIGHBORHOOD SHARE COMMON EXPERIENCE IN THE CITY OR ADVOCATE TOGETHER FOR SOMETHING. I FIND THAT HARD TO DO HERE. ESPECIALLY THIS WOULD BE A DISTRICT I WOULD HAVE TO REPRESENT. I WOULD FIND IT HARD TO REPRESENT MORE THAN 30 DIFFERENT NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS AND HOA. WE WOULD NEVER GET A LIFE. I THINK THAT THIS HAS LOTS OF BENEFITS IN PRINCIPLE, BUT FAILS PRACTICALITY TEST FOR LOTS OF REASONS. I THINK THIS IS NOT IT. ONLY FOR PRACTICE, NO ONE COULD REASONABY REPRESENT THESE DISTRICTS WELL AND BRING THEM TOGETHER AROUND A COMMON INTEREST. FOR THAT REASON, I PLAN TO VOTE AGAINST THIS MAP. >>COUN. BENTON: I TOO WILL BE VOTING AGAINST THE MAP. I APPLAUD THE INTENT OF TRYING TO BRIDGE OUR COMMUNITY. LITERALLY. FIGURATIVELY. BY GETTING ACROSS THE RIVER WITH MORE THAN JUST ONE DISTRICT. I DID REPRESENT THE OLD DISTRICT THREE WHICH DID CROSS THE RIVER. I KNOCKED ON A LOT OF DOORS ON THE WEST SIDE AND I DID MY VERY BEST TO REPRESENT MY WEST SIDE CONSTITUENTS AS THE THIRD WEST SIDE COUNCILOR AT THAT TIME. AND OUR LAST REDISTRICTING IN 2011 WAS THIS UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE WHEN IT WAS NICE AND CLEAN TO HAVE THREE DISTRICTS ACROSS THE RIVER. NOW THAT HAS CHANGED AND CONTINUE TO CHANGE GOING FORWARD. AND YOU KNOW ONE THING THAT HAS BEEN DISCUSSED I ASKED THE QUESTION ABOUT HOW WE CROSS THE RIVER WITH TWO DISTRICTS. AND I THINK THERE COULD BE OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FUTURE. WE MIGHT BE DOING A COUNCIL TEN YEARS FROM NOW A FAVOR BY HAVING A DISCUSSION ABOUT ANNEXING MONTANO ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY ACROSS THE RIVER. THAT'S A CITY FACILITY BUILT BY THE CITY. WITH CITY MONEY, LARGELY. AND NO REASON WE SHOULDN'T TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND NOT JUST FORGET IT NOW AND FOR ANOTHER TEN YEARS AND WE'LL STILL BE DEALING WITH THE SAME CHALLENGE AGAIN. THAT'S SOMETHING I'VE HAD A BRIEF CONVERSATION WITH MR. RAEL ABOUT. I THINK SOMETHING THAT WILL FALL BY THE WAYSIDE AFTER THIS IS PASSED AND THAT QUESTION MAY NOT ARISE. FOR THE GOOD OF THE CITY AND KEEPING THE OPTIONS OPEN GOING FORWARD FOR DISTRICTS THAT CAN CROSS THE RIVER AND STILL BE COMPACT UNLIKE THIS ONE. WE REALLY NEED TO OPEN UP THOSE OPTIONS FOR THE FUTURE. I'M SORRY WE DIDN'T DO THAT LAST TIME. I DON'T REMEMBER THAT BEING DISCUSSED LAST TIME. I TOO WILL BE VOTING AGAINST THIS. COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN TO CLOSE. OKAY. >>COUN. SANCHEZ: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO SAY REAL QUICKLY THAT MY DISTRICT IS GETTING CHOPPED UP INTO THREE PIECES ON THIS MAP. AND I HONESTLY BELIEVE THAT I'VE DONE A REALLY, REALLY GOOD JOB WORKING WITH MY DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES AND ALL THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN THE AREA. I DO AGREE THAT IT IS PROBABLY THE BUSIEST DISTRICT. I'VE ACTUALLY TALKED TO THOSE WHO ACTUALLY WORK IN CITY COUNCIL SERVICES AND THEY DO SAY IT IS EXTREMELY BUSY. BUSY DISTRICT. BUT I THINK RIGHT NOW WE HAVE PUT FORTH A COMMITTEE OF MEMBERS AND PUT FORTH SEVERAL MEETINGS WHERE THESE MEMBERS OF OURS WERE VERY, VERY DILIGENTLY WORKING AND ASKING THESE QUESTIONS AND WORKING THROUGH ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS THAT WE HAVE AND THEY OVERWHELMINGLY CAME UP WITH CONCEPT A. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE VOTE AND I HAVE IT RIGHT HERE, CITIZEN MAP FIVE, ACCORDING TO EVERYBODY IN ALBUQUERQUE IS VOTED AT THE VERY BOTTOM. AND CONCEPT A,ACCORDING TO CONSTITUENTS AND VOTERS IS AT THE VERY, VERY TOP. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION ALL THE HARD WORK THE COMMITTEE DID AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE NOT LETTING OUR VOTERS DOWN AND MAKING SURE THE VOTERS ARE CHOOSING US IN STEAD OF US CHOOS -- CHOOSING OUR VOTERS. >>COUN. PEÑA: I TOO WILL NOT VOTE FOR THIS. FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SENA FOR THE WORK YOU PUT INTO THIS. I APPRECIATE THE INTENT OF WHAT SHE WAS TRYING TO DO. ALSO I WANT TO THANK THE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO SERVED ON THIS. I KNOW THERE WAS LOT OF WORK. SOMEBODY MENTIONED THERE WAS A LOT OF DUE DILIGENCE. A LOT OF PEOPLE WORKING TOGETHER. I HEARD THAT THE COMMITTEE REALLY WORKED WELL. AND I WANT TO THANK THE REPRESENTATIVE WHO REPRESENTED DISTRICT THREE. I THINK HE DID A PHENOMENAL JOB. I THINK SHE ENDED UP BEING ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT THEY LOOKED TO FOR INFORMATION. I WANTED TO SAY WITH THE CITIZEN MAP FIVE, I WAS REALLY JUST TRYING TO DISSECT IT. I THOUGHT IT WAS AN INTERESTING CONCEPT OF HAVING WHAT WAS CALLED THE FOUR HISPANIC DISTRICTS. MAJORITY DISTRICTS. BUT WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR DISTRICTS, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A PERCENTAGE, WE HAVE FIVE DISTRICTS THAT THE PERCENTAGE IS HISPANICS IN THAT PARTICULAR DISTRICT. WHEN YOU LOOK AT REPRESENTATION FROM WHITE AND IT'S LIKE 30% ON SOME OF THEM. ANYWAY, THE MINORITIES ARE REALLY REFLECTED IN LOTS OF OUR DISTRICTS. FOR ME, I REALLY HATED TO SEE STATUS QUO. I KNOW LOOKING AT THE COUNTY THEY PICKED A STATUS QUO MAP. I KNOW WE'RE KIND OF IN THE POSITION OF PICKING A STATUS QUO MAP HERE. BUT WE REALLY DO HAVE A CHALLENGE. I DON'T THINK IT'S EAST VERSUS WEST. I THINK WE HAVE THIS NATURAL BOUNDARY WITH THIS ONE SINGLE ROAD THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY UTILIZE TO CREATE FAIRNESS IN TERMS OF NUMBERS ACROSS THE RIVER. UNFORTUNATELY, IT ALWAYS HAPPENS TO BE, AND I'VE SAID THIS IN THE COMMITTEE, IT HAPPENS TO BE MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY THAT MAKES UP THE NUMBER FOR REDISTRICTING EVERY TEN YEARS. YOU KNOW, I HAVE A MEMORIAL MOVING FORWARD JUST TALKING ABOUT ASKING THE LEGISLATURE TO LOOK AT ADDITIONAL ROADWAYS ACROSS THE RIVER. ONE THING THAT I DID MENTION IS THAT I DON'T TYPICALLY LIKE TO ASK THE LEGISLATURE TO DO SOMETHING TO DO THEIR JOB, BUT I PUT THE MEMORIAL FORWARD BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS AN INTERESTING CONVERSATION TO HAVE AND AT THE COMMITTEE MEETING COUNCILOR BENTON MENTIONED ABOUT MONTANO WE HAVE THAT ONE AREA. I EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT I WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED WITH THAT. WE'RE GOING TO BE FACED WITH THAT EVERY TEN YEARS OF FIGURING OUT WHETHER WE PULL FROM ATRISCO AND CENTRAL OR WE TAKE AWAY FROM ATRISCO AND CENTRAL. AND THAT REALLY HURTS COMMUNITIES INTEREST AND THE COMPACTNESS OF WHAT THOSE COMMUNITIES HAVE IN COMMON ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER. SO WHEN WE'RE LOOKING AT EQUITY AND INCLUSION AND FAIRNESS, I THINK LOOKING AT ALTERNATIVES TO ESTABLISH THAT FOR THE NEXT TEN YEARS IS WHERE WE NEED TO GO. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BENTON: WE'RE BACK ON THE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. FIEBELKORN: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO THANK CENTER FOR CIVIC POLICY AND ALL THE OTHER AMAZING PEOPLE THAT SPENT SO MUCH TIME TO COME UP WITH A MAP THAT RESULTED IN EQUITY AND INCLUSION. I THINK THEY DID A GOOD JOB. I THINK YOU CAN TELL WHERE THIS IS GOING. THIS WILL NOT BE PASSING. I THINK IT WAS WORTHWHILE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD TAKE TO HAVE FOUR MINORITY DISTRICTS FOR THE ALBUQUERQUE CITY COUNCIL. AND I JUST HAVE TO SAY THIS IS NOT ABOUT COUNCILORS OR HOW HARD IT WOULD BE TO REPRESENT A DISTRICT, OR IT'S NOT A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION THAT MAY HAVE TO CHANGE THEIR BOUNDARIES. THIS REALLY SHOULD BE ABOUT WHAT IS BEST FOR THE CITIZENS OF ALBUQUERQUE. SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT WAS JUST WORTHWHILE TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT EQUITY IS IMPORTANT IN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. WITH THAT, I'LL JUST CLOSE. >>COUN. BENTON: WE'LL VOTE ON FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES AND RAISE YOUR HAND. OPPOSED? THAT FAILSES -- FAILS ON A 1-8 VOTE. FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. COUNCILOR DAVIS. >>COUN. DAVIS: NAUNG, MR. PRESIDENT . >>COUN. DAVIS: FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO REPLACES EXHIBIT A WITH ATTACHED MAPS FROM CITIZEN MAP NUMBER FOUR. I MOVE AMENDMENT TWO. >>COUN. BENTON: THERE'S A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN. >>COUN. DAVIS: MR. PRESIDENT, I ASSUME I KNOW WHERE THIS GOES FROM THE CONVERSATION. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO RAISE THE ISSUE AND ADVOCATE FOR IT. CITIZEN MAP FOUR IS MAP THAT COUNCILOR FIEBELKORN AND I WORKED ON TOGETHER WITH SOME OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND SOME OF THE MEMBERS OF THE REDISTRICTING COMMISSION. IT'S BASED ON MAP A WHICH IS MOST OF YOU HAVE POINTED OUT IS FAIRLY POPULAR WITH SOME OF YOU AND SOME OF THE CITY. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THAT IT REDRAWS THE LINES BETWEEN SIX AND SEVEN AND A COUPLE OF RESINTHS ON THE EDGES TO GET THE NUMBERS RIGHT. BUT THE IMPORTANT PRINCIPLE HERE IS THAT IT ENDS THE PRACTICE OF DIVIDING OUR INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT AMONG THREE DIFFERENT CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS. WHAT THAT REALLY MEANS IS WE'RE CREATING A NEW MIN ORT-MAJORITY DISTRICT THAT HAPPENS TO BE THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND COMMUNITY THAT IS MOST LIKELY TO BE IMMIGRANT FIRST COMMUNITY. IT'S MOST LIKELY TO BE NATIVE-AMERICAN POPULATION DISTRICT AND ONE OF THE HIGHEST AFRICAN-AMERICAN DISTRICTS. BY THE WAY, WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY OF THOSE PEOPLE EVER SIT IN ANY OF THESE SITS IN THE HISTORY OF OUR CITY AS FAR AS WE CAN LOOK UNDER THE CURRENT STRUCTURE OF GOVERNMENT. ALTHOUGH ALL OF THE MAPS ADHEEFB ACHIEVE EQUITY, THAT WE REPRESENT, THE PRACTICE IS THAT NOT EVERY COMMUNITY PARTICIPATES WITH OUR CITY AND PROCESS IN THE SAME WAY. TOO MANY COMMUNITIES ARE DISENFRANCHISED AND HAVE TRANSIENCE ISSUES SO THEY'RE NOT REGISTERED PROPERLY WITH THE NEXT ELECTION. THEY DON'T HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN A PRACTICAL SENSE, WE ALL KNOW THAT AS CITY COUNCIL WHEN WE HAVE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF FUNDS AND TIME ALTHOUGH WE'D LIKE TO PRETEND IT'S NOT TRUE IT OFTEN MEANS THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ASK LOUDEST VOTE MORE OFTEN RECEIVE MORE ATTENTION AND OFTEN FROM THE CITY MORE FUNDS BECAUSE THEY COME TO THE MEETINGS. THEY HAVE TIME TO BE HERE WITH US, THEY MEET WITH US, THE MAYOR, AND TO MAKE THEIR CASE. WHAT THAT MEAN FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT IS THEY HAVE TO DIVIDE THEIR INTEREST AMONG THREE CITY COUNCILLORS AND THOSE WHO HAVE LIMITED FUNDS CAN TAKE TO THIRD OF A PROJECT THERE AND A THIRD THERE, AND NEIGHBORHOODS WHOLLY WITHIN A CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT GET TO PROOIZ -- -- COUNCILOR PEÑA HAS DONE A GREAT JOB IN HER DISTRICT TO MAKE UP WITH DISINVESTMENT OVER THE YEARS. WE STARTED THAT IN THE INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT BUT HAVEN'T FINISHED BECAUSE IT'S DIVIDED. THIS GIVES US AN OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A NEW MINORITY COUNSELOR AND CONSOLIDATE THEIR OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROCESS AND HOPEFULLY HAVE MORE VOICES TO BE IN ONE OF THE SEATS. THAT'S THE REASON TO BRING THIS MAP. THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME BRING THIS SPEECH. I SUSPECT IT WILL NOT PASS. I HOPE WE CONSIDER OPTIONS THAT WILL BE OPEN TO OTHER PEOPLE AND DON'T CONTINUE THE STATUS QUO. IT'S NOTABLE TO ME, SAYS THE WHITE GUY FROM NOB HILL, ALL THE REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE EAST SIDE OFT RIVER LOOK LIKE ME. COUNCILOR BENTON IS ACCEPTED BECAUSE HE SPLITS HIS TIME AND HERITAGE. IT'S MOSTLY WHITE FOLKS THAT REPRESENT THEM. I THINK THEY DESERVE A SHOT TO HAVE A VOICE ON THAT SIDE OF THE RIVER. I PUT FORWARD AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. MR. PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BENTON: COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO GO BACK TO SOME COMMENTS MADE EARLIER AND MAYBE SOMEBODY FROM RESEARCH AND POLLING OR MAYBE PETRA CAN ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS. I KNOW WE TALKED ABOUT IT EARLIER, I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE THE PUBLIC THINKING WE'RE NOT ABLE TO ESTABLISH FOUR MINORITY DISTRICTS BECAUSE THE COMMENT MADE WAS IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE FOUR MAJORITY MINORITY DISTRICTS. WHEN YOU LOOK AT OUR DISTRICTS IN TERMS OF MINORITY THE TOTAL PERCENTAGE IS ALMOST EVERY SINGLE DISTRICT IS MAJORITY MINORITY. IS THAT CORRECT? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR PEÑA YES. THE VAST MAJORITY OF DISTRICTS UNDER ALL CONCEPTERIZE MAJORITY MINORITY. MEANING THE WHITE POPULATION IS LESS THAN 50% IN THE DISTRICT. AND JUST AS A NOTE, CONCEPT A HAS TWO MAJORITY WHITE DISTRICTS. AND CITIZEN MAP FOUR WHICH IS THE ONE UNDER CONSIDERATION HAS THREE. >>COUN. PEÑA: I THINK THAT GOES TO SOMETIMES THE DETAIL -- THE DELVE -- DEVIL IS IN THE DETAILS. WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE CITIZEN MAP AND YOU LOOK AT ALL OF OUR DISTRICTS AND YOU LOOK AT PERCENTAGE AND NOT SO MUCH THE 50% THRESHOLD BUT WITH OUR CURRENT MAP, WE HAVE A MAJORITY HISPANIC IN FIVE DISTRICTS. MAYBE I SHOULDN'T SAY MAJORITY, BUT OUR PERCENTAGE OF HISPANICS, FOR EXAMPLE, DISTRICT ONE IS 57.9, DISTRICT TWO IS 49.1, DISTRICT THREE IS 79.5, DISTRICT FOUR IS 31, AND DISTRICT FIVE IS 43.2, DISTRICT SIX IS 43.1. SO THE PERCENTAGE OF HISPANICS IN ALL THESE DISTRICTS ARE THE HIGHER PERCENTAGE. WHEN YOU INCLUDE THE MINORITY ADDITIONAL NATI -- NATIVE-AMERICAN AND BLACK OUR POPULATION OUT WEIGHS THE WHITE POPULATION CORRECT? >> THAT'S CORRECT. >>COUN. PEÑA: WHEN YOU LOOK AT CONCEPT A, IT'S VERY SIMILAR, AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT -- I DON'T HAVE IT IN FRONT OF ME. BUT THE ONE BEING PRESENTED NOW. WHEN WE HAVE THESE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT REPRESENTATION FROM MINORITIES, WE HAVE REPRESENTATION. AND I WOULD BE THE FIRST TO SAY WE NEED ADDITIONAL, HENCE THE REASON THE STATUS QUO MAP IS AN UNFORTUNATE TURN OF EVENTS FOR US. WE DO NEED TO LOOK IN THE FUTURE OF ADDING ADDITIONAL MEANS ACROSS THE RIVER. I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE BECAUSE I DID RECEIVE CALLS FROM CONSTITUENTS ABOUT HOW WE DON'T HAVE -- AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR ON WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT CREATING THIS WE KIND OF HAVE IT OTHER THAN WE DON'T MEET THE 50% THRESHOLD IN SOME INSTANCES WHICH I DO AGREE WE NEED TO GET TO. NOT ON THE BACKS OF OTHER MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BENTON: OTHER DISCUSSIONS, COUNCILORS, ON FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO? I'M GOING TO BE VOTING FOR THIS AMENDMENT. YOU KNOW, A LOT OF DISCUSSION ABOUT MINORITIES AND OF COURSE THE INTERNATIONAL DISTRICT HAS A LARGE MINORITY DISTRICT. IN ORDER TO CREATE A DISTRICT THAT WHOLLY REPRESENTS THAT REALLY UNDERPRIVILEGED AREA, OTHER CONSEQUENCES OF COURSE ON THE MAP, I WOULD SAY THAT [ INAUDIBLE ]. -- POSSIBLE COUNCIL DISTRICTS, THAT DISTRICT UNDER CONCEPT FIVE -- FOUR, REALLY DOES CONSOLIDATE A LOT OF UNDERPRIVILEGED NEIGHBORHOODS AS DESCRIBED BY COUNCILOR DAVIS. I THINK THERE'S SOMETHING TO BE SAID FOR THAT. AND I WILL BE VOTING FOR THAT MAP. ANYONE ELSE? CLOSE, COUNCILOR DAVIS. >>COUN. DAVIS: I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BENTON: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO WHICH WOULD ENACT CITIZEN MAP FOUR SAY YES AND RAISE YOUR HAND. OPPOSED? THAT FAILS ON A 3-6 VOTE. WE'RE BACK ON THE BILL. UNAMENDED. ANY DISCUSSION, COUNCILORS? COUNCILOR BASSAN OR COUNCILOR PEÑA TO CLOSE. COUNCILOR DAVIS. >>COUN. DAVIS: I JUST WANT TO ASK A TECHNICAL QUESTION. I DON'T KNOW WHO HAS THE ANSWER BECAUSE I WASN'T HERE TEN YEARS AGO. AT WHAT POINT DO THE NEW LINES TAKE EFFECT? IS IT BY ELECTION? WHEN THE MAYOR SIGNS THE BILL? OUT OF CURIOSITY FOR NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE WORRIED OR HAVE CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHO REPRESENTS THEM NEXT WEEK. HOW DOES THIS WORK? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR DAVIS, I'M HAPPY TO TAKE THAT. THANK YOU. THE NEW DISTRICTS WILL TAKE EFFECT WHEN THE NEW COUNCILOR THAT RAN AND WON IN THOSE DISTRICTS TAKES OFFICE. ALL OF THE CURRENT COUNCILORS WILL FILL THEIR ENTIRE TERMS AND UNTIL THE NEXT ELECTION. THAT'S ESSENTIALLY WHEN THEY GO INTO EFFECT. WHEN THE CITY COUNCIL HAS STAGGERED TERMS THEY'LL GO INTO EFFECT AT DIFFERENT STAGES. FOLKS WHO ARE ELECTED IN THE NEXT ELECTION WILL TAKE OFFS THEN AND EVERYBODY WHO IS IN THREE YEARS FROM NOW WILL TAKE EFFECT THREE YEARS FROM NOW. >>COUN. DAVIS: THAT'S CONFUSING. OKAY. SOME FOLKS WILL HAVE TWO CITY COUNCILS FOR NOW? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS, JUST TO CLARIFY THAT WOULD BE THE CASE IF THERE WERE COUNCILORS THAT WERE NOT RESIDING IN THE DISTRICTS IN WHICH THE COUNCIL DISTRICT MAPS WERE ELECK LECTED FOR. HOWEVER THIS WILL GO INTO EFFECT FIVE DAYS AFTER PUBLICATIONS. COUNCILORS WILL BEGIN REPRESENTING THE NEW DISTRICTS IN PROBABLY ABOUT THREE WEEKS TIME. >>COUN. DAVIS: THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING. THAT'S WHAT I UNDERSTOOD. MR. PRESIDENT, TO BE CLARIFIED, THE NEW DISTRICTS WILL BE EFFECT FAIRLY SOON. >>COUN. BENTON: ANY OTHER DISCUSSION COUNCILORS? COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. PRESIDENT, I THINK JUDGING AND READING THE ROOM, I'LL DIE ON THIS SWORD. IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS WE OR SOME OF US OR MOST OF US WILL HAVE NEW BOUNDARIES. IS THAT CORRECT? >> MR. PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN YES. IN ABOUT THREE WEEKS. ALMOST ALL OF YOU WILL HAVE A NEW COUNCIL BOUNDARY. AND IN THE COMING WEEKS, COUNCIL STAFF WILL BE WORKING TO MAKE SURE THE WEBSITE IS UBIDATED AND THE MAPS AND THE COUNCIL CENSUS STAFF AND CITY ALL ARE AWARE OF WHAT THE NEW BOUNDARIES LOOK LIKE. >>COUN. BENTON: I THINK I'M THE ONLY ONE HERE WHO ACTUALLY SERVED A DISTRICT THAT I DID NOT LIVE IN. THAT WAS TEN YEARS AGO. DISTRICT THREE WAS DRASTICALLY REDRAWN AND LOOKS PRETTY MUCH IT'S GOING TO CONTINUE UNDER THIS MAP. AND COUNCILOR PEÑA WAS DOING IMPORTANT THINGS, BUT WASN'T A COUNCILOR AT THAT TIME. LO AND BEHOLD, I NEEDED TO REPRESENT THE DISTRICT I WAS ELECTED TO. BUT ALSO TALK ABOUT SOME EXTRA WORK AND GOING TO EXTRA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS MEETINGS. I HAD TO REPRESENT THE SOUTHWEST MESA. IT'S AN UNUSUAL TIME WHEN YOU COME TO THAT KIND OF SITUATION. AND HAVING TO RUN FOR A VERY DIFFERENT DISTRICT THE NEXT TIME AROUND. I GUESS THE MAYORAL APPOINTEE IN MY OLD DISTRICT. IT MADE FOR ENTERTAINING TIMES. PROBABLY MORE WORK THAN I WAS HOPING I WOULD HAVE. THAT'S THE NATURE OF THIS PROCESS. THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME SOME DISTRICTS LIKE THAT. WE'RE BACK ON THE BILL. COUNCILOR BASSAN TO CLOSE. >>COUN. BASSAN: MR. PRESIDENT, I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. I DON'T KNOW IF COUNCILOR PEÑA HAS ANYTHING TO ASK. >>COUN. PEÑA: I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BENTON: ALL THOSE IN FAVOR SAY YES AND RAISE YOUR HAND. OPPOSED? THAT PASSES ON A 7-2 VOTE. AND THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS, THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING IS ADJOURNED.