>>COUN. DAVIS: GOOD AFTERNOON, WELCOME TO THE 24th MEETING OF CITY COUNCIL. THIS MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER. WE BEGIN WITH ROLL CALL, ALL COUNCILORS ARE PRESENT. WE BEGIN WITH THE MOMENT OF SILENCE AND THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE. THIS WEEK COUNCILOR BORREGO IS GOING TO LEAD US. AS WE TAKE THE MOMENT OF SILENCE, WE ASK EVERYONE TO JOIN US, GIVEN THE PANDEMIC, WE ALL KNOW SOMEONE WE'VE LOST. THE CITY LOST OUR FORMER INSPECTOR GENERAL PASSED AWAY FROM COVID. WE ASK THAT YOU KEEP HIS FAMILY IN MIND AND HIS COLLEAGUES AS YOU DO YOUR MOMENT OF SILENCE. PLEASE JOIN US IN THAT AND WE'LL LET COUNCILOR BORREGO LEAD US IN THE PLEDGE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. >>ALL: I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >>COUN. BORREGO: [RECITING THE PLEDGE IN SPANISH ]. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MA'AM. WE APPRECIATE IT. A FEW HOUSEKEEPING NOTES. AS NOTED ON THE PRESS RELEASE, TODAY'S MEETING AS SPECIAL PROCEDURES GIVEN THE GOVERNOR'S DECLARATION. THEREFORE, TODAY'S MEETING IS PEAG HELD VIA ZOOM. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, CITY STAFF, AND MEDIA CAN VIEW IT ON GOVTV, AND ON YOUTUBE. THEY CAN BE ACCESSED BY SMART PHONE AND COMPUTERS. FOR THOSE WATCHING VIA LIVE STREAM, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. THE RECORDINGS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE COUNCIL'S WEBSITE. OUR STAFF IS AVAILABLE VIA TELL PHONE, CONTACT AT 768-3100. WE ACCEPT WRITTEN COMMENT, THEY WERE DISTRIBUTED TO THE COUNCILORS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING. WE'LL WORK THROUGH GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT AFTER WE TAKE CARE PRELIMINARY ITEMS UP FRONT. COUNCILORS, FOR THIS EVENING, FOR PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATION, WE WANT TO BEGIN WITH THE ANNUAL RITE OF PASSAGE. TO SHOW HOW WE TRANSITION POWER AROUND HERE. WE WANT TO SAY THANK YOU FOR THE OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS. WE DON'T NEED ANY SPEECHES THAT LAST YEAR IS DONE, OR ANY REMINDERS THAT THIS HAS BEEN AN EXTRAORDINARY YEAR. NONE OF US KNEW THIS TIME LAST YEAR THAT THESE CHALLENGES THAT WOULD BE BROUGHT TO THE CITY AND COUNTRY AND THE GLOBE. WE ADAPTED, AND FIRST AND FOREMOST I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO ALL OF THE STAFF. FROM THE FOLKS AT THE FRONT DESK TO THE CLERK AND OUR STAFF DIRECTOR WHO WORKED BEHIND THE SCENES FROM HOME. ALL KINDS OF CREATIVE WAYS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE THE MEETINGS TO DO THE BUSINESS OF THE PEOPLE. A FEW OF THE COUNCILORS STEPPED UP IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS TO BE SURE WE CONTINUE TO DO THAT. I WANT TO THANK OUR 20 COMMITTEE CHAIRS FOR THE SERVICE THIS IS EXTRAORDINARY YEAR. NORMALLY, WE GIVE YOU A GAVEL THAT SIGNIFIES OUR CHAIRPERSONSHIP. WE CAN'T GIVE THAT TO YOU. WE'LL PLACE THAT IN YOUR OFFICE, WHEN YOU GET TO GO BACK, WE'LL ADD THAT TO YOUR COLLECTION. COUNCILOR GIBSON, WE WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THE FINANCE COMMITTEE. COUNCILOR SENA, CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. COUNCILOR JONES, ANOTHER EXCELLENT TERM HEADING UP THE COMMITTEE. AND OF COURSE, OUR COLLEAGUE AND MY FRIEND COUNCILOR BENTON, GUIDING US THROUGH THE STRANGEST BUDGET PROCESS WE'VE SEEN AS CHAIR OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. WE WANT TO THANK YOU. I WANT TO GIVE A SPECIAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO COUNCILOR GIBSON WHO SERVED AS COUNCIL PRESIDENT THIS PAST YEAR. ON BEHALF OF ALL OF US, IF YOU GIVE YOURSELF AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS A ROUND OF APPLAUSE. WE APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR GIBSON, I SEE YOU HAVE A MESSAGE OR A COMMENT. >>COUN. GIBSON: SO, I'M A LITTLE DISABLED RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I WAS LOOKING AT THE SCRIPT. WAS IT SCRIPTED, MR. PRESIDENT? >>COUN. DAVIS: IT WAS, MA'AM. WE CAN COME BACK TO IT LATER, IT'S TOTALLY FINE. >>COUN. GIBSON: OKAY. HERE IT IS. SORRY, I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR DAVIS AS SERVING AS PRESIDENT OF THIS COUNCIL IN 2020. I THINK THAT HE'S REALLY TRIED TO KEEP THIS TOGETHER AND GOING FORWARD TO THE BEST HE CAN TO KEEP NINE PEOPLE WHO HAVE VERY DIFFERENT IDEAS OF THINGS TOGETHER. I THINK HE'S DONE A GOOD JOB AT THAT. I, FOR ONE, AM VERY GRATEFUL. THANK YOU. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MA'AM. I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. COUNCILORS, IF WE DON'T HAVE ANYMORE COMMENTS ON THAT ITEM, WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THE LAST ITEM ON THE AGENDA AND DO IT FIRST FOR THE FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR. WE'LL MOVE TO OTHER BUSINESSES WHICH IS THE ELECTION OF PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT FOLLOWED BY THE ELECTION OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE CHAIR. FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO HAVE NOT BEEN WITH THIS BEFORE, OR DON'T REMEMBER LIKE ME, REALLY QUICKLY HERE'S HOW THIS WORKS. I'LL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS OF PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THERE'S NO SECOND REQUIRED. MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL CAN NOMINATE THEMSELVES IF THEY CHOOSE. WE'LL TAKE VOTES BY OPEN VOICE VOTE. IF WE HAVE MULTIPLE CANDIDATE EACH COUNCILOR WILL NAME BY NAME. AFTER A SECOND ROUND, THERE'S NOT A MAJORITY, I CAN MAKE A MOTION TO REOPEN THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANYONE BEFORE THAT PROCESS BEGINS? AND OUR CLERK IS HERE WITH HER RULE GUIDE IN CASE WE NEED THAT. WE'LL OPEN INFLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS. COUNCILOR BENTON, I SEE YOUR HAND FIRST. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. CONTRARY TO POPULAR OPINION, THIS IS NOT AN UNPRECEDENTED MOTION. COUNCILORS HAVE SERVED TWO TERMS AS PRESIDENT IN THE PAST. I THINK COUNCILOR DAVIS HAS REALLY GUIDED US THROUGH A VERY COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT YEAR. AS MANY PEOPLE SAY WITH THE PANDEMIC, TIME HAS STOOD STILL, IN A WAY. MANY THINGS HAVE BEEN IN MOTION. BUT THERE'S A SENSE OF AN EXTENDED YEAR. WE'RE IN THAT EXTENDED YEAR ONCE AGAIN. I THINK PAT DAVIS HAS SERVED US ABLY AND REPRESENTED THE COUNCIL SO WELL OVER THE LAST YEAR THAT I HAVE THE IDEA. I LOOKED BACK TO MAKE SURE IT HAD BEEN DONE BEFORE. BRAD WINTER SERVED TO CONSECUTIVE TERMS, IF ANYONE IS ASKING. THAT WAS BEFORE MY TIME. BUT IT WAS IN THIS CENTURY. I THINK WE NOW CONSIDER COUNCILOR DAVIS, PRESIDENT DAVIS, FOR ANOTHER TERM. I NOMINATE HIM FOR ANOTHER TERM. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, SIR, I APPRECIATE THAT. VERY KIND WORDS. I APPRECIATE IT. >>COUN. PEÑA: MR. PRESIDENT, I CAN'T RAISE MY HAND, I WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE COUNCILOR BORREGO FOR PRESIDENT. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEÑA, WE'LL TAKE NOTE. COUNCILORS, ANY OTHER MOTIONS FOR NOMINATIONS FOR PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL? GOING ONCE. GOING TWICE. SEEING NONE. WE WILL CLOSE NOMINATIONS FOR PRESIDENT. AND ASK OUR CLERK IF WE SHOULD CALL THE VOICE VOTE FOR ELECTION OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL. >>COUN. BENTON: COUNCILOR BORREGO. >>COUN. BENTON: COUNCILOR DAVIS. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BORREGO. >>COUN. GIBSON: -- I APOLOGIZE. COUNCILOR DAVIS. >>COUN. HARRIS: COUNCILOR BORREGO. >>COUN. JONES: COUNCILOR DAVIS. >>COUN. PEÑA: COUNCILOR BORREGO. >> I'M NOT HEARING YOU, COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. HARRIS: TRY PUSHING THE SPACE BAR. >>COUN. DAVIS: MADAM CLERK, IF WE CAN ASK COUNCILOR SENA, IF YOU CAN USE THE CHAT FOR THE MOMENT. CAN YOU DO THAT FOR US? WE'LL VERIFY IT FOR YOU. LET'S DO IT THIS WAY, COUNCILOR SENA, DO YOU INTEND TO VOTE FOR COUNCILOR BORREGO? THAT'S WHAT I ASSUMED. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR DAVIS. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BORREGO WINS ON A 5-4 VOTE. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, ALL. FOR MY COLLEAGUE FROM THE WEST SIDE, CONGRATULATIONS, MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR DAVIS, AND ALL OF THE COUNCILORS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONFIDENCE. COUNCILOR DAVIS, WHERE WANT TO EXTEND MY HEARTFELT APPRECIATION FOR THE PAST YEAR. I KNOW IT'S BEEN A REALLY TOUGH TIME FOR ALL OF US. WITH YOUR HUMOR, AND JUST REALLY POSITIVE ATTITUDE, WE'VE GOTTEN THROUGH THIS. I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR THAT. FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART. AND FOR THE COUNCILORS, I HOPE TO REPRESENT US ALL TOGETHER AND MOVE FORWARD AND HOPEFULLY MOVE FORWARD TO A PLACE WHERE WE ARE ALL TOGETHER AGAIN. COUNCILOR, IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO FINISH THE MEETING, IT'S UP TO YOU. WHATEVER YOU LIKE. I'M HAPPY TO STEP IN, OR I'M HAPPY TO JUST WATCH. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. WE'LL DEFER TO YOU. BY OUR NORMAL PRACTICE, WE'LL FINISH THE VOTES NOW AND WE'LL TAKE A BRIEF BREAK AND FIGURE OUT HOW TO GO FORWARD WITH THE REST OF THE MEETING. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. >>COUN. DAVIS: CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR NOMINATION. COUNCILORS, WE'LL MOVE TO THE ELECTION OF VICE PRESIDENT OF THE CITY COUNCIL. THAT PROCESS WILL HAPPEN JUST LIKE THE LAST ONE DID, AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE. I WILL MAKE OPEN THE FLOOR FOR NOMINATIONS. ANY NOMINATIONS? >>COUN. PEÑA: I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU. COUNCILORS, ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS FOR VICE PRESIDENT? COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: MR. PRESIDENT, I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE COUNCILOR GIBSON. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU. WE HAVE A SECOND NOMINATION FOR COUNCILOR GIBSON. COUNCILORS, ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? I SEE COUNCILOR BASSAN, AND COUNCILOR GIBSON ON THE FLOOR. SEEING NO OTHER NOMINATIONS. WE'LL CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS. PLEASE CALL THE VOICE VOTE. WE'LL WORK WITH COUNCILOR SENA. WOULD YOU GO AHEAD AND CALL THE VOTE? >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU FOR THE NOMINATION. AND COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BENTON: COUNCILOR GIBSON. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. GIBSON: COUNCILOR GIBSON. >>COUN. HARRIS: COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. JONES: COUNCILOR GIBSON. >>COUN. PEÑA: COUNCILOR BASSAN. >> COUNCILOR SENA HAS VOTED FOR COUNCILOR GIBSON. COUNCILOR SENA IS HAVING TECHNICAL ISSUES. >>COUN. DAVIS: I BELIEVE COUNCILOR PEÑA WOULD BE NEXT, MADAM CLERK. >> WE'VE GOT COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. DAVIS: I VOTE FOR COUNCILOR GIBSON. >> COUNCILOR GIBSON IS VICE PRESIDENT ON A 5-4 VOTE. >>COUN. DAVIS: CONGRATULATIONS, MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, AGAIN. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU. I'M GETTING USED TO THIS. SORT OF. THANK YOU, EVERYBODY. >>COUN. DAVIS: ACCORDING TO THE RULES, WE HAVE ONE OTHER ELECTION TO BE CONDUCTED TODAY AND WE'LL DEFER TO THE NEW PRESIDENT FOR NEW MOTIONS OR COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS. WE HAVE ELECTION OF THE CHAIR OF COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. I WANT TO MAKE AN ADMINISTRATIVE NOTE, LATER IN THE AGENDA WE HAVE AN ITEM THAT WAS A PROPOSED RULE AMENDMENT THAT WE INTRODUCED FOR DISCUSSION. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING AND MY BELIEF WE DON'T HAVE SUPPORT FOR THAT. I INTEND TO ALLOW THAT TO CARRY FORWARD TO THE NEXT MEETING WHERE WE CAN WITHDRAW IT. I DON'T INTEND TO DO THAT TODAY UNLESS ANY COUNCILOR WANTS TO REVISIT THAT. WE'LL STICK WITH THE STANDARD PROCESS OF JUST ONE COW CHAIR. WE CAN CHANGE THAT LATER DOWN THE ROAD. FOR RIGHT NOW, LET'S JUST DO THIS AS IT'S SCRIPTED IN THE DIRECTION IF THAT'S OKAY WITH THE NEW PRESIDENT TO CONTINUE THAT WAY. YES MA'AM. COUNCILOR BORREGO. >>COUN. BORREGO: PRESIDENT DAVIS, I'D LIKE TO NOMINATE COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU. WE HAVE ONE NOMINATION FOR COUNCILOR PEÑA. IS THERE A SECOND NOMINATION? COUNCILOR SENA, I SEE YOU HAVE A HAND UP. >>COUN. SENA: I'M TESTING MY AUDIO, CAN YOU HEAR ME? >>COUN. DAVIS: WE CAN, WELCOME BACK. WHILE WE HAVE YOU DO YOU WANT TO NOMINATE ANYONE FOR THE BUDGET? OKAY. >> IF I COULD, MR. PRESIDENT. IN COMMUNICATION WITH MR. MELENDREZ, GIVEN THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT IT STATES COUNCILOR SENA'S VOTE NEEDS TO BE HEARD. I WANT TO CONFIRM HER VOTE FOR VICE PRESIDENT. SHE VOTED FOR COUNCILOR GIBSON. CAN YOU CONFIRM THAT, COUNCILOR SENA? >>COUN. SENA: YES. >> ON THE PRIOR VOTE FOR THAT, YOU VOTED FOR COUNCILOR BORREGO FOR PRESIDENCY? >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU. UNFORTUNATELY, OPEN MEETINGS ACT DOESN'T TRUST US. WE HAVE TO DO IT ON THE OLD FASHIONED WAY. WE HAVE ONE NOMINATION FOR THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A NOMINATION FOR COUNCILOR BENTON. ARE THERE ANY OTHER NOMINATIONS? SEEING NONE, CLOSE THE NOMINATIONS AND THE TWO NAMES ON THE FLOOR ARE COUNCILOR PEÑA AND COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. BENTON: COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. GIBSON: COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. HARRIS: COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. JONES: COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. PEÑA: COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. SENA: COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR BENTON. >> COUNCILOR PEÑA WINS ON 5-4 VOTE. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. >>COUN. DAVIS: CONGRATULATIONS, MADAM CHAIR. COUNCILORS, AT THIS POINT WE MOVE TO THE COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS. I'LL DEFER TO COUNCILOR BORREGO. I SUGGEST WE TAKE A FIVE-MINUTE BREAK TO MANAGE THE REST OF THE MEETING AND WE'LL BE BACK TO PUBLIC COMMENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT, I MOVE THE RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFERRING THE APPROVAL OF THE COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS TO THE JANUARY 20th COUNCIL MEETING AND THE CURRENT MAKE-UP OF THE COUNCIL REMAIN IN PLACE UNTIL THE NEW COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS ARE APPROVED. I ASK THAT ALL COUNCILORS SEND ME THEIR REQUESTED COMMITTEES BY FRIDAY AT NOON OF THIS WEEK, IF POSSIBLE. I'LL HAVE MY ASSISTANT SEND OUT AN EMAIL REQUESTING THAT. IF YOU WOULD SEND THAT TO ME, THEN WE CAN MAKE THOSE APPOINTMENTS. I THINK I NEED TWO THIRDS OF A VOTE ON THIS. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, I SEE COUNCILOR BASSAN WILL SECOND THAT. SEEING NONE, WILL YOU PLEASE CALL A MOTION TO DEFER COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS? >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. DAVIS: ALL RIGHT. APPOINTMENTS ARE DEFERRED. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BORREGO, SHE ASKED THAT WE'LL CONTINUE TO THIS MEETING IN THIS FASHION. AND SHE'LL PICK UP WITH THE NEW AGENDA SHE CREATES FOR THE NEXT MEETING. >>COUN. BORREGO: THAT'S FINE. THANK YOU. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MA'AM. I'M GOING TO ASK, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE INTO PUBLIC COMMENT, DO WE HAVE SPANISH INTERPRETATION? I'M GOING TO SKIP THAT SECTION OF OUR PUBLIC INSTRUCTION THIS EVENING, UNLESS SOMEONE NEEDS IT. PLEASE LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED IT. LIVE PUBLIC COMMENT IS BEING TAKEN TODAY, WE HAVE PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. WE RECEIVED WRITTEN COMMENTS. THOSE WERE PROVIDED TO THE COUNCILORS PRIOR TO TODAY'S MEETING. MEMBERS OF IT PUBLIC CAN ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL IF THEY SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ADDRESSED IN THE RULES. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ARE BEING MOVED TO THE ROOM TO BEGIN. WHEN MR. MOYA HAS THEM ALL IN, WE'LL GIVE BRIEF INSTRUCTIONS AND BEGIN. WE'RE GOING TO DO THIS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLY SO WE DON'T HAVE A WHOLE BUNCH OF EXTRA FOLKS. PEOPLE IN THE ZOOM WAITING ROOM CAN HEAR ME, I'M GOING TO GIVE THIS INSTRUCTION, AND LET YOU IN TWO AT A TIME. IF YOU ARE HERE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT, WE REMIND YOU THAT THERE ARE A FEW GROUND RULES. YOU HAVE UP TO ONE AND A HALF MINUTES TO PRESENT. YOU'RE NOT REQUIRED TO USE IT ALL. YOU CAN'T PASS YOUR TIME TO SOMEONE ELSE. IT'S YOUR TIME, USE IT AS YOU SEE FIT. COMMENTS ARE TO BE ADDRESSED TO THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. WE WELCOME TO YOUR COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. THERE'S A ONE AND A HALF TIME LIMIT. THIS TIMER BEGINS ONCE YOU BEGIN. THE MODERATOR WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. MR. MOYA, WE'LL LET YOU MODERATE PUBLIC COMMENT. IT'S YOURS. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS AARON, FOLLOWED BY ANITA. YOUR ONE AND A HALF MINUTES WILL BEGIN WHEN YOU START SPEAKING. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COALITION. THE COVID PANDEMIC HAS RAISED SO MANY ISSUES TO DIRE LEVELS OF CONCERN. FAMILY HOUSING IS AT THE TOP OF THEIR MINDS WITH THEIR HEALTH AND ECONOMY. HELP US CONFRONT THIS ISSUE. IN ALBUQUERQUE, 42% OF RESIDENTS ARE FACING DIFFICULTY WITH HOUSING COSTS. EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY IS NOW AWARE HOUSING CAN BE DIFFICULT TO AFFORD BY NO FAULT OF ONE'S OWN. THANKS TO THE PANDEMIC. THERE'S A REASON THERE'S SO MANY MULTIPLE OVER LAPPING AND EXTENDED MORATORIUMS. LANDLORDS ARE FRUSTRATED. THERE BEST WAY TO HELP IS MAKE SURE THERE'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING. ALBUQUERQUE CAN BE A LEADER BY FULLY FUNDING THE WORKFORCE TRUST FUND AND AFFIRM THE FARM WORK REPORT FROM THE COORDINATING COMMITTEE WHICH RECOMMENDS FUNDING THE TRUST FUND. PEOPLE WHO PAY MORE THAN 30% OF RENT IS IN DANGER OF EVICTION. LET'S FUND IT AT $10 MILLION. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. HAPPY TO TAKE QUESTIONS. >>COUN. DAVIS: WOULD YOU STAY WITH US JUST A MINUTE. I SEE COUNCILOR BENTON HAS A QUESTION. I WANT TO GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH YOU. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU FOR POINTING THAT OUT. FOR THOSE WHO REMEMBER WHEN THE TRUST FUND WAS CREATED, WE SET IT ASIDE AT $10 MILLION. THE COMMITTEE BROUGHT IT TWICE, WOULD THAT MAKE IT $20 MILLION? >> WE WISH. >>COUN. BENTON: IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE WHEN WE STARTED WITH THE TRUST FUND IT WAS $10 MILLION. THAT CHANGED UNDER THE PREVIOUS MAYORAL ADMINISTRATION. >>COUN. DAVIS: I SUPPORT YOUR EFFORTS TO FULLY FUND THAT AS WELL. NEXT SPEAKER. >> THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. ANITA CORDOVA. PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. YOUR ONE AND A HALF MINUTES WITH WILL BEGIN WHEN YOU START SPEAKING. I'LL BE FOLLOWED BY ROSE DOYOLE. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME THIS AFTERNOON. I WORK WITH ALBUQUERQUE HEALTH CARE FOR THE HOMELESS AND REPRESENT ALBUQUERQUE AFFORDABLE HOUSING COALITION IN THE ISSUE ENSURE THAT OUR BUDGET MAXIMIZES THE WORKFORCE ALLOCATION FUND AT $10 MILLION. IT'S BUDGETED AT $4.5 MILLION LEAVING IT UNDERFUNDED MEET THE CITY'S NEEDS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. WE'VE SEEN THE IMMENSELY IMPORTANT NEED FOR HOUSING IN ADDRESSING THE PUBLIC HEALTH CRISIS. IN ADDITION, CURRENT STUDIES HAVE ALIGNED WITH THE NEED TO RECOMMIT TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING AS PART OF THE DESIRE TO ACHIEVE THRIVING CITY AND TO ADDRESS NEEDS. AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS DECREASING AND MAKING FAMILIES WITH LOW INCOME VULNERABLE TO HOMELESSNESS AND DECREASES IN QUALITY OF LIFE WHICH DOES NOT SUPPORT OUR GOAL FOR A THRIVING CITY. IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE HAVE SEEN FROM THE HOUSING AND DEVELOPMENT NEEDS THAT CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS IS GROWING. FASTER THAN ANY OTHER STATE IN THE NATION. WITHOUT A COMMITMENT TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING THE SITUATION WILL CONTINUE TO GET WORSE AND HOMELESSNESS WILL BE AN ISSUE IN THE CITY. WE HOPE AND ENCOURAGE YOU TO RECOMMIT TO $10 MILLION FOR THE WORKFORCE HOUSING TRUST FUND TODAY AND GOING FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN CAN ANSWER THEM. >> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ROSE DOYLE. UNMUTE YOURSELF, AND YOU'RE FOLLOWED BY MELVIN. >> I HAVE A LOT TO SAY EVEN IF IT'S A MINUTE AND A HALF AT A TIME. PLEASE GET USED TO SEEING ME AT YOUR MEETINGS. KENNETH REESE WAS KILLED BY APD ON AUGUST 11, 2020. HE IS MY SON'S FATHER. HE CALLED THE POLICE FOR HELP. SOMEONE IN THE HOME THREATENING. AS HE FOLLOWED THE DISPATCHERS TO LEAVE, HE WAS SHOT. THEY TRACKED HIM OVER A BLOCK AND A HALF USING THAT BLOOD TRAIL WHERE THEY FOUND HIM BEHIND A CAR. HE WAS SHOT AT 11 TIMES. HE CAN BE HEARD SCREAMING, I'M SHOT I'M SHOT, AT WHICH POINT THEY FIRE FOUR MORE SHOTS. THE FATAL SHOT WAS AT THE BACK OF HIS NECK. APD KNEW THEY WERE FOLLOWING A HUMAN BEING. THEY WERE BEING TOLD THAT THEY WERE FOLLOWING THE MAN THAT CALLED THEM. AFTER THE 11 SHOTS THEY WERE AWARE THEY SHOT A MAN BY HIS OWN SCREAMS. WE DON'T FEEL LIKE FOUR MORE DEADLY SHOTS WERE NECESSARY. CLEARLY, THIS MAN WAS IN GRAVE DISSTRESS. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER HE WAS THE PERSON THAT CALLED FOR HELP OR THE INTRUDER, HE WAS HUMAN BEING. THERE WERE OTHER OPTIONS. APD DOES NOT NEED TO KILL HIM OR ANYONE ELSE WITH FOUR UNNECESSARY GUNSHOTS. I WOULD BEG THE CITY FOR APD REFORM. ALL CROSS OR COUNTRY, BUT IN OUR HOME, WE HAVE TO STOP KILLING PEOPLE. >> THANK YOU, YOUR TIME IS UP. THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS MELVIN ALAN, FOLLOWED BY MR. JAMES --. MR. ALAN, TURN ON YOUR VIDEO AND UNMUTE YOURSELF. YOUR ONE AND A HALF MINUTES WILL BEGIN WIN YOU START SPEAKS. >> THANK YOU, I WISH TO ADDRESS THE WORKFORCE HOUSING TRUST FUND ISSUE. I WANT TO REMIND THE COUNCIL THAT THE BILL O-19-062, 0-019, SAYS THAT SEVERELY COST BURDEN HOUSEHOLDS TOTAL $32,620. THESE ARE THE 32,620 HOUSEHOLDS THAT MUST ALLOCATE 50% OR MORE OF THEIR INCOME TO RENT. THAT MEANS THEY CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN OUR LOCAL ECONOMY. GIVEN THAT THERE ARE 227,179 ALBUQUERQUE HOUSEHOLDS, THAT MEANS 14% OF OUR CONSUMERS CANNOT PARTICIPATE IN THE LOCAL ECONOMY. IN THE AUTOMOBILE INDUSTRY, THAT MEANS WE ARE GIVING UP ALMOST A THOUSAND JOBS AND $48 MILLION IN WAGES. IN GENERAL RETAIL TRADE, WE'RE WALKING AWAY FROM $33 MILLION IN SALES. WE'RE HAMMERING OURSELVES WITH THAT. THIS IS NOT JUST ABOUT DOING THE RIGHT THING. THIS IS ABOUT KISSING GOOD-BYE 14% OF OUR ECONOMIC GROWTH. SO, I HAVE TO IMPLORE THE COUNCIL TO TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT HOW WE STRUCTURED OUR APPROACH TO THIS. >> THANK YOU, YOUR TIME IS UP. >> ADDRESS THE COMPETING DEMANDS FOR FUNDING. WITH THE QUESTION, WHAT'S YOUR ROI. >> THANK YOU, SIR. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS JAMES -- FEEL FREE TO TURN ON YOUR VIDEO AND UNMUTE YOURSELF. FOLLOWED BY CHARLES BENNETT. YOUR ONE AND A HALF MINUTES WILL BEGIN WHEN YOU START SPEAKING. IF YOU CAN UNMUTE YOURSELF. THERE YOU GO. >> YES, COUNCILOR BORREGO, THANK YOU FOR GIVING ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TODAY CONCERNING THE PROPERTY AT 318MACIAS. LAST YEAR YOU VOTED TO HAVE THAT PROPERTY DEMOLISHED AND HAVE THE AREA CLEANED AROUND THE HOUSE. I'M ASKING YOU TODAY TO PLEASE UPHOLD YOUR DECISION THAT YOU MADE LAST YEAR AND GET THAT PROPERTY CLEANED UP AND GET THE HOUSE OFF THE PROPERTY. IT'S BEEN AN EYESORE FOR 25 YEARS. THE CITY PUT A LOT OF EFFORT AND RESOURCES INTO CLEANING THAT PROPERTY, IT'S STILL A MESS. IT PRESENTS FOR US, THE NEIGHBORS, BOTH A HEALTH AND SAFETY ISSUE. THAT HOUSE IS A FIRE TRAP. THE OWNER OF THAT HOUSE LIVES THERE IN A CAR. HE INVITES LOCAL HOMELESS PEOPLE FROM CENTRAL TO COME LIVE WITH HIM. NOT TOO LONG AGO, THE POLICE HAD TO COME INTERVENE WITH HIS DISPUTE HE WAS HAVING WITH HIS GIRLFRIEND, ONE OF THE HOMELESS PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIM. THIS PROPERTY IS FULL OF ANIMALS THAT ARE AGAINST THE PERMANENT JUNCTION. WE HAVE PROBABLY AT LEAST 20 CATS RUNNING AROUND. THEY COME TO OUR HOME. WE NEED TO GET THIS PROPERTY CLEANED UP. SO THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS SAFE AND HEALTHY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I APPRECIATE IT. >> THANK YOU, SIR. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CHARLES BENNETT. YOUR ONE AND A HALF MINUTES WILL AGAIN WHEN YOU START SPEAKING. >> YES, I'M SPEAKING IN REGARD TO 318 NORTHEAST. AND ASKING THE COUNCIL TO UPHOLD THE DECISION OF LAST YEAR TO DEMOLISH THE HOUSE ON THAT PROPERTY AND TO CLEAN THAT AREA UP AGAIN. IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR 25 YEARS OR MORE. IT'S TIME THAT WE SAW THAT AREA CLEANED UP. I HAVE PROVIDED YOU THIS MONEY LAST YEAR. HOPEFULLY THAT CONTINUES TO BE RELEVANT. I SENT YOU GUYS AN EMAIL WITH LOT OF PHOTOGRAPHS AND OTHER PROPERTIES THAT MR. JOHN GALLEGOS HAS OWNED AND ANOTHER LOCATION WHERE HE KEEPS HIS LARGE COLLECTION. I STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE TESTIMONY OR EMAIL. >> THANK YOU, MR. BENNETT. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SARAH MANNING. AND YOU'RE FOLLOWED BY BETH FULMIN. >> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH. COUNCILOR BORREGO, COUNCILORS, IT'S A PLEASURE TO ADDRESS YOU. I AM SARAH MANNING, I LIVE IN DISTRICT TWO. I URGE THIS COUNCIL TO APPROVE M-26 IN MEMORIAL URGING NEW MEXICO STATE LEGISLATURE TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC BANK OWNED BY THE PEOPLE AND FOR THE PEOPLE OF NEW MEXICO. ONCE UPON A TIME I WAS A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER, I KNOW THROUGH EXPERIENCE WITHOUT ACCESS TO BORROWING SMALL BUSINESSES CANNOT THRIVE. A PUBLIC BANK FUNDED THROUGH THE STATE LEGISLATURE FROM REVENUES THAT COME IN ON AN ANNUAL BASIS WILL BE ABLE TO CREATE ADDITIONAL ACCESS TO FUNDING TO CREATE LOAN PROGRAMS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CREDIT UNIONS AND COMMUNITY BANKS. WE FEEL THAT THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO INCREASE THE FLOW OF FUNDS, THE CIRCULATION OF FUNDS THROUGH THE STATE AND TO THIS ADDITIONAL FUNDING, BUSINESSES AND IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCE, SUBDIVISIONS OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO WILL BE ABLE TO BORROW AT REDUCED INTEREST RATE LONG AFTER COVID HAS PASSED. AND LONG AFTER ALL THE GRANTS HAVE BEEN SPENT TO HELP BUSINESSES SURVIVE COVID. THE ADVANTAGE OF A BANK IS SIMPLY THAT BANKS CAN LEVERAGE MONEY THE WAY NO OTHER INSTITUTION CAN. $100 MILLION GIVEN TO A BANK WOULD TURN INTO TO EQUIVALENT OF 400 TO $500 MILLION. THIS IS THE MOST COST-EFFECTIVE WAY TO HELP OUR BUSINESS GROW THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, MS. MANNING. NEXT SPEAKER IS BETH GOLDMAN, FOLLOWED BY REBECCA AGUILAR. YOUR ONE AND A HALF MINUTES BEGINS WHEN YOU START SPEAKING. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, CONGRATULATIONS, COUNCILOR BORREGO. I'M SPEAKING IN SUPPORT FOR INCREASED FUNDS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN ALBUQUERQUE. I URGE THE COUNCIL TO ALLOCATE 8% OR $10 MILLION OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND TO THE WORKFORCE HOUSING TRUSTFUND. THE USE OF WORKFORCE HOUSE TRUND FUND GENERATE AT THE RATIO 4 TO 1. THE RETURN MIGHT BE HIGHER, CONSIDERING INVESTMENT OF HOMEOWNERS, DONATIONS FROM PRIVATE DONORS AND IN-KIND DONATIONS OF MANUFACTURES. NO OTHER GENERAL OBLIGATION FUNDS REQUIRES A MATCH. THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST INVEST WANTS THE COUNCIL CAN MAKE FOR THE CITY. YOU HEARD HOW COVID IS AFFECTING HOUSING IN THE COMMUNITY, WE'VE ALSO GAINED A HEIGHTENED AWARENESS BETWEEN HOWS SECURITY AND GENERATIONAL POVERTY. THE ALLOCATION OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS TO PROVIDE FOR THOSE FACING HOMELESSNESS AND TO AMEND THE HOUSING GAP FOR AFFORDABLE OWNERSHIP FOR FAMILIES SHOULD BE A PRIORITY FOR THE COUNCIL. YOU HAVE HEARD ABOUT HOW IT HELPS THE COMMUNITY. WHETHER YOU THINK OF IT IN TERMS OF DOLLARS, SOCIAL IMPACT, COMMUNITY HEALTH OR EQUITY. THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT THROUGH THE WORKFORCE HOUSING TRUST FUND WILL NOT BE SURPASSED. I URGE THE PASS OF THE $10 MILLION FOR THE TRUST FUND. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILOR BORREGO, ALBUQUERQUE COUNCILORS, I'M A MEMBER OF THE ALLIANCE FOR LOCAL ECONOMIC PROSPERITY. COUNCILOR HARRIS IS MY CITY COUNCILOR. UNTIL RECENTLY OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM WORKS JUST FINE. I HOPE THAT THE RECESSION CAUSED BY THIS TERRIBLE PANDEMIC HAS CHANGED THIS VIEW. CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE COUNCILORS, I URGE YOU TO SUPPORT MEMORIAL M26 FOR STATE PUBLIC BANK IN NEW MEXICO. NOW MORE THAN EVER WE NEED A FINANCIAL SYSTEM THAT HELPS NEW MEXICO WITH THEIR FINANCIAL CRISIS AND RECESSIONS. WE NEED NEW MEXICANS TO HAVE A FINANCIAL SYSTEM THAT NOT ONLY ALLOWS US TO ACCESS OUR PUBLIC DOLLARS TO INVEST IN OUR BUSINESSES TO CREATE WEALTH AND RECYCLE IT IN OUR STATE, BUT ONE THAT ASSURES US IT WILL HAVE OUR BACKS IN OUR MOST DIRE TIMES OF NEED. LET'S JOIN THE STATES AND CITIES THAT BECOME SMART ABOUT USING PUBLIC DOLLARS THAT INCLUDE THE LIVES OF RESIDENTS IN PUBLIC REVENUES. LET'S HELP THE COMMUNITY BANKS AND CREDIT UNIONS THRIVE AND MULTIPLY. PLEASE SUPPORT A STATE PUBLIC BANK FOR NEW MEXICO. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, MA'AM. >> PLEASE BEGIN, YOUR ONE AND A HALF MINUTES WILL BEGIN WHEN YOU START SPEAKING. CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> I CAN HEAR YOU, I GUESS I'M NOT ON-SCREEN. >> PROCEED WITH YOUR COMMENT. >> I'M HAPPY TO BE ABLE TO TALK TO YOU ABOUT MEMORIAL FOR THE PUBLIC BANK URGING YOU TO SUPPORT THIS. I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF -- AS A SPEAKER. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT TOOL. A PUBLIC BANK WOULD BE AN IMPORTANT TOOL AND POWERFUL TOOL. AS OTHER SPEAKERS HAVE SAID, THIS ENABLES US TO LEVERAGE OUR DEPOSITS. WE'LL BE ABLE WITH A DEPOSIT OF $100 MILLION AND MOVE UP TO $500 MILLION AVAILABLE FOR LOANS. ALSO THE STATE BANK WILL BE SUPPORTING AND STRENGTHING OUR CREDIT CAPITAL. THE PUBLIC BANK WILL ALLOW US TO INVEST IN OURSELF AND HELP US BUILD A STRONGER ECONOMY AND BETTER OPPORTUNITY IN OUR STATE. AND IN ONE EXAMPLE, THE BANK OF NORTH DAKOTA WHICH HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OTHER A HUNDRED YEARS, AND THIS STATE IS LIKE OURS IN THAT IT'S RURAL AND IT DEPENDS ON OIL DEPOSITS FOR INCOME. WHILE OUR STATE HAS AMONG THE HIGHEST RATES OF POVERTY, NORTH DAKOTA IS AMONG THE LOWEST. EVEN THOUGH THE STATE IS SIMILAR TO US. IT HAS A PUBLIC BANK HELPING IT PROSPER FOR OVER A HUNDRED YEARS. >> YOUR TIME IS UP. THANK YOU. YOUR ONE AND A HALF MINUTES WILL BEGIN WHEN YOU START SPEAKING. ARE YOU THERE? >> YES, I'M HERE. I DON'T BELIEVE I HAVE VIDEO. THAT'S OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON, HONORABLE PRESIDENT COUNCILOR BORREGO, FROM THE FIRST DISTRICT WHERE I LIVE. MY NAME A PAUL STALL, I'M THE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF THE CREDIT UNION ASSOCIATION OF NEW MEXICO. I REPRESENT 40 CREDIT UNIONS ACROSS THE STATE WITH OVER 900,000 MEMBERS. CREDIT UNIONS BELIEVE VERY STRONGLY IN THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PUBLIC BANK FOR NEW MEXICO. I WOULD URGE YOU TODAY TO PLEASE JOIN US WITH OTHER MUNICIPALALITIES OF SEEKING THE APPROVAL OF A PUBLIC BANK. CREDIT UNIONS BELIEF THE CREATION OF JOBS AND THE GROWTH OF BUSINESSES ARE QUITE SUSTAINABLE UNDER A MODEL WHICH THE PUBLIC BANK WOULD OFFER. IT WOULD REQUIRE NO INVESTMENT OF TAX DOLLARS THAT WE DON'T ALREADY HAVE. IT WOULD PUT THOSE TO WORK RIGHT HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE AND IN NEW MEXICO. SUSTAINABLE IS THE KEY. WE WANT GROWTH, GROWTH IN JOBS, BUSINESSES, AND GROWTH IN THE FUTURE OF NEW MEXICO. I URGE YOU TO PLEASE JOIN OTHER MUNESS -- MUNICIPALITIES. >> >>COUN. BORREGO: I WANT TO WELCOME MR. STALL, HE'S LED OTHER CREDIT UNIONS IN NEW MEXICO TO A BRIGHTER TOMORROW. AND HELP TO INCREASE MEMBERSHIP TO OTHER CREDIT UNIONS. I SERVE ON A CREDIT UNION BOARD. HE'S A GREAT GUY. I WANT TO SAY HELLO. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DAN MAYFIELD. TURN YOUR VIDEO ON, YOUR ONE AND A HALF MINUTES WILL BEGIN WHEN YOU START SPEAKING. YOU'RE FOLLOWED BY MS. ROGERS. >> CONGRATULATIONS, MS. PRESIDENT. I'M HEAR TODAY TO VOICE OUR SUPPORT FOR MEMORIAL M-26 PUBLIC BANK IN NEW MEXICO. ACCESS TO CAPITAL IS KEY TO GROWING THE ECONOMY IN NEW MEXICO AND ALBUQUERQUE. A STATE BANK WOULD HELP SMALL BUSINESSES, PUT PEOPLE TO WORK, AND KEEP NEW MEXICO'S MONEY RIGHT HERE IN NEW MEXICO. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS NICOLE ROGERS, FOLLOWED BY ASIA BROOKS. PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. YOUR ONE AND A HALF MINUTES WILL AGAIN WHEN YOU START SPEAKING. >> I'M NICOLE ROGERS, I'M HERE TO GIVE MY SUPPORT FOR THE CROWN ACT. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR SENA FOR HELPING US GET THIS STARTED AND REALLY HELP ALBUQUERQUE BE THE LEADER IN THIS INSTEAD OF WAITING FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO DO IT IN CONGRESS. I WANT TO TELL YOU I GREW UP IN NEW MEXICO, I'M BORN AND RAISED IN NEW MEXICO. I'M A MOTHER OF TWO AFRICAN-AMERICAN CHILDREN IN NEW MEXICO. AND I HAVE A 12-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER AND 2-YEAR-OLD SON. I JUST HAVE A SITUATION AT MY SON'S SCHOOL I WANT TO SHARE WITH YOU. I ONLY HAVE A SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. I TOOK HIM TO SCHOOL, USUALLY HIS HAIR IS PULLED BACK. NORMALLY, IT'S PULLED BACK LIKE IT IS TODAY. HE DECIDED HE WANTED TO WEAR IT OUT. I SAID SURE, LET'S DO THAT. WE GO TO SCHOOL AND THE KIDS, OF COURSE, BECAUSE IT'S DIFFERENT. THEY SAY WHAT'S WRONG WITH HIS HAIR, IT'S WEIRD. I WAIT FOR THE TEACHER TO INTERVENE BECAUSE THE TEACHER DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING. HOW DO YOU HANDLE THAT? IT'S AWKWARD FOR TEACHERS. ANOTHER KID SAID EW, IT IS WEIRD. HIS SELF-WORTH IS IMPORTANT TO ME. I SAID IT'S NOT WEIRD, HIS HAIR IS MAGICAL AND GROWS WITH THE SUN. SHE SMILED AND THE KIDS STOPPED WORRYING ABOUT HIS HAIR AND WANTING TO TOUCH. IT'S A SMALL THING THAT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE IT MATTERS, BUT IT DOES MATTER. IF NOBODY WAS THERE TO INTERVENE, HE WOULD BELIEVE THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH HIM WHEN IT WASN'T. I'M PASSIONATE FOR THIS BECAUSE IT MATTERS IN THE IN THE WORKFORCE. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ASIA BROOKS FOLLOWED BY CLIFTON CHADWICK. PLEASE UNMUTE YOURSELF. YOUR ONE AND A HALF MINUTES WILL BEGIN WHEN YOU START SPEAKING. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES, MA'AM. >> HELLO, I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE NEW MEXICO BLACK LAWYERS ASSOCIATION. I WOULD LIKE TO URGE YOU TO AMEND THE ALBUQUERQUE HUMAN RIGHTS ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION BASED ON HAIR. CROWN IS AN ACRONYM IT IS CREATING AN OPEN WORLD FOR NATURAL HAIR. THE ACT WAS CREATED TO PROTECT BLACK GIRLS AND WOMEN WITH NATURAL HAIR FOR BEING DISCIPLINED IN SCHOOL AND PROTECT THEM FOR BEING HIRED AND NOT FIRED IN THE WORKPLACE. CALIFORNIA, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, COLORADO, WASHINGTON HAVE PASSED THE ACT. VARIOUS CITIES HAVE PASSED IT. HAIR DISCRIMINATION IN NEW MEXICO IS REAL, AS YOU HAVE HEARD FROM MS. ROGERS. THERE ARE NEGATIVE PERCEPTIONS OF BLACK PEOPLE BASED ON HAIR DEVIATION. I'M ORIGINALLY FROM HOBBS. I HAVE GROWN UP AS A MINORITY IN NEW MEXICO AND I GREW UP KNOWING MY HAIR WAS DIFFERENT FROM OTHERS. AS A CHILD, I HAVE BEEN TEASED ABOUT IT. AS AN ADULT I HAVE PEOPLE TRY TO TOUCH IT WITHOUT PERMISSION. IT IS A THING THAT WE NEED TO FIX IN NEW MEXICO. I ALSO HAVE A SON, HE IS 13 MONTHS OLD. I DON'T WANT HIM TO HAVE TO EXPERIENCE HAVING NEGATIVE PERCEPTIONS OF HIS HAIR IN SCHOOL AND LATER ON WHEN HE STARTS TO GET A JOB. I WOULD ASK THAT YOU PLEASE AMEND THIS ACT. >> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS CLIFTON CHADWHICK FOLLOWED BY ANGELA --. YOUR ONE AND A HALF MINUTES BEGINS WHEN YOU START SPEAKING. >> THANK YOU, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK ALL OF THE COUNCILORS FOR THEIR SERVICE. I'M IN COUNCILOR BENTON'S DISTRICT. SINCE 1990 I'VE WORKED HELPING INDEPENDENT BUSINESSES PROMOTE THEIR GOODS AND SERVICES MATCH THAT CAUSED ME WORRY AS GLOBAL PLAYERS CAME INTO TOWN AND REDUCED OUR OPTIONS. IT LED TO BY MY LOCAL TO THE BUY LOCAL EFFORT. TO PREVENT ECONOMIC LEAKAGE. THAT SAME LEAKAGE TAKES PLACE IN THE BANKING WORLD. I USE A CREDIT UNION. THAT IS NOT AN OPTION FOR THE STATE. THERE IS NO LOCAL OPTIONS, REVENUE ARE HELD BY TOO BIG TO FAIL WALL STREET BANKS WHICH WERE BAILED OUT BY TAXPAYERS AND THEY HAVE BEEN ENABLED TO TAKE STATE REVENUES AND SPECULATE IN HIGHLY RISKY GLOBAL DERIVATIVES MARKETS. WORSE, PLACES LIKE ALBUQUERQUE ARE IN THE BACK OF THE LINE TO BE REIMBURSED. OUR MONEY IS AT SIGNIFICANT RISK. A STATE PUBLIC BANK WILL KEEP THE DEPOSITS SAFE IN OUR LOCAL ECONOMY. I URGE THE COUNCIL TO ASSURE ALBUQUERQUE'S AND NEW MEXICO'S WELFARE IS SAFE BY ADOPTING THE BILL M-26 URGING THE LEGISLATURE TO ESTABLISH A STATE BANK. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, I'M READY FOR QUESTIONS. >> THANK YOU, MR. CHADWICK. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ANGELA. PLEASE TURN ON YOUR VIDEO AND UNMUTE YOURSELF. PLEASE PROCEED. YOUR ONE AND A HALF MINUTES WILL BEGIN WHEN YOU START SPEAKING. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BORREGO AND OTHER COUNCILORS. I'M A CONSTITUENT OF DISTRICT ONE AND ALSO EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF ALLIANCE FOR LOCAL ECONOMIC PROSPERITY, WHICH IS THINK TANK DEVELOPING THE PUBLIC BANK FOR NEW MEXICO. TODAY, A MEMORIAL REGARDING A STATE PUBLIC BANK HAS BEEN INTRODUCED TO THE COUNCIL. I URGE YOU TO REVIEW THAT MEMORIAL AND GIVE IT YOUR APPROVAL LATER THIS MONTH. WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO STRENGTHEN AND EXPAND OUR STATE'S FINANCIAL ABILITY TO FULLY FUND COMMUNITIES AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT THROUGHOUT OUR STATE. AND ADDRESS THE MANY NEEDS THAT ARE BECOMING EVIDENT THROUGH THIS PANDEMIC. WE CAN BRING MORE FOCUS, AND EFFICIENCY TO OUR FINANCIAL SYSTEM AND TO OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT FUNDING IF WE HOUSE YOUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN SUCH A BANK. CURRENTLY, OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTS ARE SPREAD ACROSS FOUR TO FIVE AGENCIES OR GROUPS WHO ARE ACTUALLY DISPENSING THOSE FUNDS FOR THE STATE. WITH THE STATE PUBLIC BANK, WE CAN BE STRONGER STEWARDS OF OUR OWN REVENUES AND WE CAN KEEP OUR REVENUES SAFE, AND LOCAL AND WORKING FOR NEW MEXICANS. WE'LL ALSO BE ABLE TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY BANK AND CREDIT UNIONS THROUGHOUT THE PARTNERSHIPS WE DEVELOP BECAUSE WE'LL INCREASE THE CAPACITY AN OF THEIR ABILITY TO ENHANCE THEIR LENDING POWER AS WELL. WE WILL ALSO BE CREATING COMMUNITY WEALTH IN CONTRAST TO ONLY INDIVIDUAL WEALTH WHICH IS WHAT THE COMMERCIAL BANKS ARE DOING NOW FOR THEIR STOCKHOLDERS. I URGE YOU TO CONSIDER THIS AND I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT. >> THANK YOU, VERY MUCH. OUR LAST SPEAKER LOUISA, YOU HAVE ONE AND HALF MINUTES. UNMUTE YOURSELF, MA'AM. YOU'RE MUTED ON YOUR END. >> I THINK I'M UNMUTED NOW. >> THERE YOU GO. PROCEED. >> OKAY, THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING ME TO SPEAK ABOUT SUPPORTING THE PUBLIC BANK MEMORIAL. I HAVE SPENT MANY YEARS LOBBYING CONGRESS ON BEHALF OF ISSUES HAVING TO DO WITH THE POOR. IN SOME WAYS, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT HOW A PUBLIC BANK IS A HIGHER FORM OF MICROCREDIT. I KNOW YOU KNOW THAT WORD. I CAN TELL YOU I WAS PART OF A GROUP THAT MET WITH FEDERAL LEGISLATORS TO INTRODUCE THAT CONCEPT. I SEE PUBLIC BANKING AS A WAY WE CAN ENSURE OUR COMMUNITIES, WE HAVE MANY COMMUNITIES WHERE WE HAVE RACIAL INEQUALITY AND ECONOMIC INEQUALITY. I WOULD BE THRILLED IF THOSE PARTICULAR COMMUNITIES WERE ABLE TO ACCESS MORE MONEY. I HAVE BEEN -- I UNDERSTAND THAT A PUBLIC BANK WOULD COVER LOANS TO PEOPLE IN OUR BEAUTIFUL NEW MEXICO COMMUNITY WHO HAVE NOT HAD ACCESS TO FUNDS. HAVING ACCESS TO MONEY IS A CRITICAL ASPECT OF ALLEVIATING POVERTY. SO IS HEALTH CARE, AND SO IS EDUCATION. A PUBLIC BANK, BECAUSE OF ITS BROAD RANGE AND CAPACITY TO MAKE LOANS CAN MAKE A HUGELY DIFFERENT, SUSTAINABLE, AND DIVERSE ECONOMY FOR OUR STATE. >> THANK YOU, YOUR TIME IS UP. >> MR. PAYNE, WE LET YOU IN THE MEETING. WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK NOW? >>COUN. DAVIS: MR. PAYNE, BEFORE YOU DO THAT, CAN YOU HEAR ME OKAY? THIS IS PAT DAVIS. >> I CAN, THANK YOU. >>COUN. DAVIS: CAN YOU TELL US, WE'RE TRYING TO GET YOU IN THE RIGHT PLACE IN THE AGENDA. ARE YOU THE PROPERTY OWNER? WHAT'S YOUR ROLE, WE WANT TO MAKE SURE TO GET YOU IN THE RIGHT PLACE. >> I WANT TO SPEAK AGAINST CONDEMNING THE PROPERTY ON MACIAS STREET. >>COUN. DAVIS: WHAT'S YOUR ROLE? >> I'M THE PROPERTY OWNER. >>COUN. DAVIS: NORMALLY WHAT WE NEED TO DO IS IF YOU'RE THE PROPERTY OWNER, WE WILL BRING YOU BACK INTO THE MEETING WHEN WE GET TO THAT SO THE PLANNING CAN ADDRESS THE CONCERNS. I'LL GIVE YOU AN OPTION, YOU CAN HAVE THE COMMENT NOW, AND YOU WON'T BE ABLE SPEAK LATER. OR YOU HANG OUT AND YOU'LL BE ABLE TO ANSWER LATER. >> I'LL WAIT HERE. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU. HANG IN THERE AND WE'LL BE WITH YOU. THANKS. >> ABSOLUTELY. THANK YOU. >> MR. PRESIDENT, THAT CONCLUDES GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS, AND THANK YOU TO THE COMMENTERS. WE HAVE NO ECONOMIC DISCUSSION, FOLLOWED BY ADMINISTRATION Q&A. WE RECOGNIZE ANY COUNCILOR THAT HAS ANY AT THIS MOMENT. GOING ONCE. GOING TWICE. MADAM VICE PRESIDENT, WE HAVE YOU UP FOR THE JOURNAL. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WILL MOVE APPROVAL FOR THE JOURNAL FROM OUR LAST MEETING. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MA'AM. DO I HAVE A SECOND? THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN. I APPRECIATE THAT. MADAM CLERK, CALL THE ROLL. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: -- >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> 8-0. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO COMMUNICATIONS AND INTRODUCTION. WE HAVE A FEW. COUNCILOR BENTON, MYSELF, AND WE HAVE COUNCILOR GIBSON. COUNCILOR BENTON, YOU'RE ON DECT. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION? >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I MOVE THAT THE RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR PLACING R-126 ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA FOR ACTION. IT'S AMENDING THE CAPITAL IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM OF THE CITY BY SUPPLEMENTING CURRENT APPROPRIATIONS. >>COUN. DAVIS: DO WE HAVE A SECOND FOR THE MOTION? MADAM VICE PRESIDENT IS THE SECOND. WE NEED TWO THIRDS OF COUNCILORS. CALL THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> 8-0. >>COUN. DAVIS: I MOVE THE RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR PLACING EC227. IT'S A MAYOR'S RECOMMENDATION FOR BENEFITS CONSULT. DO WE HAVE A SECOND? THANK YOU, MAD -- >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> 8-0. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU. ANY OTHER CHANGES TO THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION. SEEING NONE. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I MOVE APPROVAL FOR THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. DAVIS: SORRY. I'M TRYING TO DO OTHER TECHNICAL THINGS HERE. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MET ON TUESDAY DECEMBER 15th. THE RECEIPT NOTED. I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR JONES. MADAM CLERK. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILORS, ANY DEFERALLED OR WITHDRAWALS. I MOVE A DEFERRAL OF O-46. IT ADDS A CHAPTER TO REVISED ORDINANCES BY CREATING THE TAXPAYERS AND CONSUMER RIGHTS ORDINANCE. DO I HAVE A SECOND FOR DEFERRAL UNTIL FEBRUARY 1? COUNCILOR GIBSON, THANK YOU. MADAM CLERK. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: I'M MOVING A DEFERRAL ON R-18, SUBSTANDARD DWELLING IN THE IN EVERATE ROAD, AS WE HAVE TALKED TO THE PROPERTY OWNER. THIS IS MOVING TOWARD A SALE. I'M DEFERRING. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU. COUNCILOR JONES HAS A SECOND. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. DAVIS: I WOULD MOVE A DEFERRAL UNTIL MARCH 1 OF R22, IT'S A NUISANCE IN NEED OF ABATEMENT IN GEORGIA STREET SOUTHWEST. COUNCILOR JONES, ARE YOU SECOND? THANK YOU. COUNCILOR PEÑA, DID YOU WANT TO DISCUSS? OR WAS THAT A SECOND? >>COUN. PEÑA: ACTUALLY, NO. NOT ON THIS ISSUE. I HAVE ONE QUESTION. A DEFERRAL. >>COUN. DAVIS: LET ME DO THIS ONE AND WE'LL GO STRAIGHT TO YOU. THERE'S NO OTHER DISCUSSION. MADAM CLERK PLEASE CALL THAT. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO DEFER R-85, SUPPLEMENTING PRIORITY FOR THE CAPITAL IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM BY IMPLEMENTING A -- >>COUN. DAVIS: DO YOU HAVE A DATE? >>COUN. PEÑA: TWO WEEKS. >>COUN. DAVIS: JANUARY 20th. A NUMBER OF SECONDS. I SAW COUNCILOR SENA'S FIRST. WE'LL TAKE THAT. ANY OTHER COUNCILORS WANT TO DISCUSS THAT DEFERRAL? WE WILL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL A VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. DAVIS: ANY OTHER DEFERRALS OR WITHDRAWALS? COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. ON O-41, AMENDING SELECTION ADVISORY ORDINANCE TO INCORPORATE DESIGN BUILD INTO THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE PROCESS. I MOVE A DEFERRAL UNTIL FEBRUARY 1. >>COUN. DAVIS: I'M SORRY, COUNCILOR BENTON. JUST CLARIFY THE DATE. >>COUN. BENTON: NO. FEBRUARY 1 IS THE SECOND MEETING. >>COUN. DAVIS: THAT'S CORRECT. FEBRUARY 1. THANKS FOR CLARIFYING. I SAW COUNCILOR BORREGO AND HEARD COUNCILOR JONES. I'LL LET THE CLERK PICK AND CALL THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> 9-0 ON THE DEFERRAL. >>COUN. DAVIS: ARE THERE ANY OTHER WITHDRAWALS? WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THERE'S A NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS ON CONSENT AGENDA WHO ARE BEING APPOINTED TO SERVE, MANY ARE WATCHING FROM HOME. ONE DAY WE'LL GET YOU IN HERE TO SAY THANK YOU. WE'LL GET YOU HERE. IN THE MEANTIME, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE ON OUR BOARDS. ANY OTHER CHANGES TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? IF THERE ARE NONE, I RECOGNIZE MADAM VICE PRESIDENT. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU. PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, WE'RE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. WE'LL TAKE THIS IN THIS ORDER. COUNCILOR GIBSON, COUNCILOR SENA, COUNCILOR JONES, AND ANY OTHER COUNCILORS. COUNCILOR GIBSON, YOU HAVE AN ANNOUNCEMENT? >>COUN. GIBSON: YES, MR. PRESIDENT. THERE'S A FINANCE AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS MEETING ON MONDAY JANUARY 11 AT 3 P.M. VIA ZOOM. >>COUN. SENA: THERE'S A PUBLIC SAFETY MEETING ON TUESDAY, JANUARY 12 AT 3 P.M. VIA ZOOM. >>COUN. JONES: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I DO NOT HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF ME. WOULD YOU MAKE MY ANNOUNCEMENT FOR ME? >>COUN. DAVIS: YOU'RE HOLDING ON WEDNESDAY THE 13th AT 3 P.M. VIA ZOOM. COUNCILORS, ANY OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS? SEEING NONE. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE TO THE FUN PART. WE WILL BRING YOU UP AND GET OUR PUBLIC HEARING STARTED. THE FOLKS PARTICIPATING HERE, WE'LL GIVE THEM A SECOND. TO GET US STARTED, THIS WILL BE AC2013. APPEALING THE EXAMINERS DECISION. WOULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN THESE TWO ITEMS AND WE'LL GET INTO THE OPTION FOR THE COUNCIL. >> IT'S ONE APPEAL. THE AC2013. I THINK THE FACTS ARE STRAIGHTFORWARD. THERE'S A TEST REQUIRED IN THE IDO IN ORDER FOR THE CITY TO GRANT A WALL HEIGHT VARIANCE. THE EVIDENCE SUBMITTED DID NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS WITHIN THE IDO. THE REQUEST IS TO ALLOW A SIX-FOOT VINYL FENCE ON A CORNER SIDE YARD. THAT'S A SIDE YARD OF A SINGLE RESIDENTIAL LOT. IN THIS CASE, A LOCAL STREET. THIS LOT IS LOCATED ON THE CORNER. THE LAW REQUIRES THAT IF YOU PLACE A WALL WITHIN THE WALL AREA ON THE CORNER LOT, THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT IS THREE FEET. HOWEVER, YOU CAN GET A VARIATION TO THAT REQUIREMENT IF YOU CAN DEMONSTRATE A FEW THINGS. ONE, 20% OF THE PROPERTY WITHIN 330 FEET OF YOUR SITE HAVE WALLS THAT ALREADY ARE GREATER THAN THREE FEET. IN OTHER WORDS THE PREVALENCE OF THE WALL IS CHARACTERISTIC OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ALREADY. THE OTHER IS THAT THE PROPOSAL CALL IS ARCHITECTUREALLY INTEGRATED AND DOES NOT CAUSE HARM. THE LUHO DETERMINED THAT APPROXIMATELY A MINIMUM OF SIX OTHER INSTANCES OF WALLS IN EXCESS OF THREE FEET MOST HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED WITHIN 330 FEET. THEY PAID CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE EVIDENCE AND IDENTIFIED THERE ARE FOUR WALLS THAT MAY QUALIFY. AMONG THE FOUR, THREE WERE ACTUALLY NOT FRONT YARD WALLS AS REQUIRED BY THE IDO IN ORDER TO BE COUNTED. THE FOURTH DID NOT EXCEED THREE FEET. THEY DETERMINED THAT THE TEST COULD NOT BE SATISFIED. THE PROPOSED WALL IS VINYL FENCE. THE OTHERS ARE WOOD. IT WILL HAVE A DIFFERENT COLOR, AND IT'S NOT INTEGRATED IN THE ARCHITECTURE. THE CITY COUNCIL WILL NOT HEAR FROM THE PARTIES. I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE RECORD. YOU CAN ONLY VOTE TO ACCEPT OR REJECT. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, VERY MUCH. AND I SEE COUNCILOR BENTON HAS HIS HAND RAISED. WE'LL GO TO HIM FOR A COMMENT. >>COUN. BENTON: I MOVE TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION AND FINDINGS. >>COUN. JONES: SECOND THAT. >>COUN. DAVIS: A NUMBER OF SECONDS, I HEARD COUNCILOR JONES FIRST. WE'LL TAKE THAT. I HAD A QUESTION, UNLESS -- IT WASN'T CLEAR IN THE WRITE-UP AND IT WASN'T APPARENT TO ME IN THE RECORD, IS IT CLEAR WHY MR. GALLEGOS WANTED THIS PARTICULAR STYLE OR FENCE? OR IS IT NOT IN THE RECORD? IS THERE A SPECIAL REASON WHY THIS SEEMED IMPORTANT? >> MR. PRESIDENT, THE SPECIFIC REASON THAT VINYL IS CHOSEN IS NOT WELL DEVELOPED. IT DOES INDICATE THAT A BLOCKED RETURN WALL USES TO EXIST BETWEEN THAT HOME AND THE REAR WALL. IT INDICATES THAT THE WALL DID NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT PRIVACY FOR THE BACKYARD. AND IT BECOME DETEARIERATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS NOT DEVELOPED WHY VINYL WAS SPECIFICALLY CHOSEN. IT WAS NOT PART OF THE REQUIREMENT OF WHAT NEEDED TO BE SHOWN. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU. LET ME ASK ONE MORE QUESTION. IF THE VARIANCE IS DENIED THE HOMEOWNER COULD GO BACK AND REPLACE THE ORIGINAL FENCE, AT LEAST IN THE ORIGINAL LOCATION. IS THAT RIGHT? >> MR. PRESIDENT, THAT'S ABSOLUTELY CORRECT. WHERE THE PRIOR WALL EXISTED, THE HEIGHT RESTRICTION WOULD NOT EXIST. THAT WALL COULD BE REPLACED WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MY ZOOM MODERATOR IS GONE. SEEING NONE. MADAM CLERK, THE MOTION IS TO ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND FINDING. I ASK YOU TO CALL THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILORS, WE'RE DOING WELL. TONIGHT, THERE ARE NO APPROVALS OR FINAL ACTIONS. ITEM "A" AND "F" ARE DEFERRED. THAT LEAVES US WITH ITEM "C." COUNCILOR SENA, O-47. THE FLOOR IS YOURS, MA'AM. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU FOR THAT. O-47 IS AMENDING THE ALBUQUERQUE HUMAN RIGHTS ORDINANCE TO PROHIBIT DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RACIAL AND CULTURAL ATTRIBUTES WITH HAIRSTYLES AND HEADDRESSES. I MOVE A DUE PASS. >>COUN. DAVIS: I SEE MADAM PRESIDENT AND OTHERS ARE SECONDING. LET'S GO BACK TO COUNCILOR SENA, WANT TO INTRODUCE YOUR BILL AND WE'LL GO TO COUNCILOR QUESTIONS AND WE'LL GO BACK TO YOU FOR A CLOSE. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU FOR THAT. AS YOU HAVE HEARD SOME OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTERS, THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE LAWS AND STATUTES THAT PROTECTS THIS TYPE OF DISCRIMINATION. IT'S CRITICAL THAT IT'S LAID OUT IN THIS ORDINANCE AND IT'S HERE WITHIN THE CITY SO WE STAND IN A FIRM COMMITMENT TO ADDRESS DISCRIMINATION BASED ON RACE-BASED HAIRSTYLES. IT WAS A VERY INTERESTING CONVERSATION WHEN COMMUNITY LEADERS BROUGHT THIS TO MY ATTENTION. IT WAS LED BY BLACK WOMEN AND YOUTH LEADERS THAT HAVE BEEN FACING THIS FOR SO LONG. THEY BROUGHT IT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THERE'S BEEN A NATIONAL MOVEMENT IN SUPPORTING THE CROWN ACT WHICH IS CREATING A RESPECTFUL AND OPEN WORLD FOR NATURAL HAIR. I HOPE I CAN GET YOUR SUPPORT AND I URGE IT. THIS IMPACTS NOT ONLY OUR STUDENTS, BUT ALSO OUR WOMEN AND BLACK COMMUNITIES WITHIN THE CITY. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MA'AM. WE'RE GOING TO OPEN UP FOR QUESTIONS FOR THE SPONSOR. WE'LL BEGIN WITH COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU. A QUESTION FOR THE SPONSOR. DID I HEAR CORRECTLY THAT THERE ARE CURRENT LAWS PROHIBITING THIS TYPE OF DISCRIMINATION? >>COUN. SENA: YES, ACTUALLY, I HAVE THE CITY ATTORNEY WITH THE OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS TO TALK MORE ABOUT THAT. SHE WORKS CLOSELY WITH US AS WELL AS OUR STAFF TO DRAFT THIS. I DON'T SEE HER HERE. IF SHE IS HERE, SHE CAN ADDRESS YOUR QUESTION. >> I'M HERE COUNCILOR SENA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BENTON FOR YOUR QUESTION. THERE'S LIMITED FEDERAL GUIDANCE RIGHT NOW THAT PROTECTS NATURAL HAIR TEXTURES. AND A CROWN ACT AMENDMENT IS PENDING -- HAS PASSED THROUGH THE FEDERAL HOUSE. WE'RE WAITING FOR IT TO PROCEED. THERE'S SIMILAR LEGISLATION THAT IS GOING TO COME BEFORE THE STATE LEGISLATURE THIS UPCOMING SESSION. IN ADDITION, NATURAL HAIR HAS BEEN INCLUDED AS RACE-BASED DISCRIMINATION IN THAT LEGISLATION. OUR CROWN ACT AMENDMENT WOULD TAKE THAT LIMITED GUIDANCE AND MAKE THEM MORE TRANSPARENT AND UNDERSTANDING FOR OUR COMMUNITY MEMBERS, EDUCATORS, AND BUSINESS OWNERS. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU. >> YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. >>COUN. DAVIS: WE HAVE COUNCILOR BORREGO AND COUNCILOR JONES. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I WANTED TO JUST THANK COUNCILOR SENA FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. I KNOW THAT SHE MENTIONED THAT IT WAS WOMEN OF COLOR, YOU SAID, AND FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS PRETTY WILD HAIR, AND I DO. THIS TOOK LIKE AN HOUR JUST TO GET IT STRAIGHT TODAY. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT PEOPLE ARE ACCEPTED FOR WHO THEY ARE. I THINK THIS REALLY ENCOURAGES THAT. I'M EXCITED THAT YOU BROUGHT THIS FORWARD. THANK YOU FOR THAT. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MA'AM. COUNCILOR JONES. >>COUN. JONES: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE LEGISLATION. I WANT TO MAKE THE POINT THAT IF WE HAVE FEDERAL LEGISLATION, WE'RE OBVIOUSLY LOOKING AT STATE LEGISLATION AND SIT A LEGISLATION, I WOULD PROBABLY HAVE COUNTY LEGISLATION. AGAIN, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THE CONCEPT, I BELIEVE IT IS -- TO HAVE FOUR PIECES OF LEGISLATION THAT CAN BE INTERPRETED DIFFERENTLY AND ENFORCED DIFFERENTLY AND NOT ENFORCED. I WONDER IF THE SPONSOR WOULD CONSIDER WORKING WITH THE STATE AND COUNTY AND WHOEVER IS CONSIDERING THIS TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE A HOMOGENOUS PIECE OF LEGISLATION THAT IS EASILY ENFORCEABLE, IF NEED BE. THANK YOU. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? IF NOT WE'LL GO TO THE SPONSOR FOR CLOSE. COUNCILOR SENA, I WANT TO THANK YOU AS WELL. I SPOKE TO FOLKS TODAY INCLUDING THE STATE REPRESENTATIVE WHO WERE EXCITED THAT YOU DID THIS ON THE LOCAL LEVEL AND WILL BUILD MOMENTUM FOR THE STATE LEGISLATURE TO FOLLOW YOUR LEAD. IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE TO SUPPORT THIS AND PROTECT THE OPPORTUNITY FOR EVERYBODY TO BE WHO THEY WANT TO BE. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SENA. I'LL USE THIS TIME TO CLOSE. WE CAN BE CHAMPIONS AND LEADERS IN THIS MOVEMENT. REGARDLESS IF THERE WAS STATE OR FEDERAL STATUTES, IT STILL PERSITS. I THINK IF WE HAVE THE AUTHORITY AND ABILITY TO DO SO, AND BE CHAMPIONS OF IT, WE SHOULD DO SO. THE COALITION THAT BROUGHT THIS TO MY ATTENTION IS ACTUALLY WORKING WITH THE STATE. IT'S A GROUP OF BLACK WOMEN, YOUTH AS WELL, THAT HAS BEEN CHAMPIONING THIS NATIONALLY AND LOCALLY. THEY HAVE BEEN WERING WITH THE STATE LEGISLATORS. WE DRAFTED IT SO THEY GOT HINTS AS THEY CAN DRAFT THEIRS AS WELL. I'M GOING TO REACH OUT TO THE COALITION FOR THE BLACK WOMEN THAT HAVE LED THIS AND REALLY BEING ABLE TO SHARE THEIR STORY OF HOW IT IMPACTED THEM AND THEIR CHILDREN AS WELL. HEARING THAT BLACK WOMEN ARE 1.5 TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE SENT HOME FROM THE WORKPLACE BECAUSE OF THEIR HAIR. OR BLACK WOMEN'S HAIR IS PERCEIVED AS UNPROFESSIONAL, IT'S STATING CLEARLY THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF WORK TO DO WHEN IT COMES TO STRUCTURAL RACISM. I BELIEVE THIS GETS THERE, ESPECIALLY WITH THE BACKING OF THE CITY AND US AS LEADERS AND CHAMPIONS. THANK YOU TO THE MANY PEOPLE INVOLVED IN THIS. I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU AND ALL OF YOUR GUEST SPEAKERS TODAY. WITH THAT, I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MA'AM. PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, CONGRATULATIONS. COUNCILOR PEÑA, YOU'RE UP. R-113. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. R-113 IS ESTABLISHING THE FEDERAL PARTY FOR THE FISCAL YEARS 2021 AND 2022. I HAVE A COUPLE OF AMENDMENTS TO ADD BEFORE WE HAVE DISCUSSION. DO WE NEED A SECOND? >>COUN. DAVIS: YUP. COUNCILOR BORREGO WILL OFFER YOUR SECOND. COUNCILOR PEÑA, BACK TO YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE IS THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS ARE ATTACHED TO RESOLUTION 2013 AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WANT TO PUT IT ON THE SCREEN OR IF THEY INTENED TO DO IT. IF NOT, I'LL READ THE ENTIRE THING. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR PEÑA, JUST GIVE US A SECOND. WE'LL SHARE THAT FOR YOU. IT'S UP TO YOU. IT'S NOT REQUIRED THAT YOU READ IT. WE HAVE THE ATTACHMENTS AVAILABLE. >>COUN. PEÑA: OKAY. THAT'S AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. JUST HAS A FEW MINOR CHANGES TO THE RESOLUTION. ATTACHMENT ONE, WHEN WE INITIALLY INTRODUCED THIS WE DIDN'T HAVE ALL OF THE PROGRAMMING THAT WE WERE GOING TO ASK FOR. THESE ARE ATTACHMENTS LISTING ALL THE REQUESTS FROM THE CITY. AND THIS COULD BE USED AS A TOOL FOR FEDERAL LOBBYISTS WHEN THEY'RE OUT THERE LOOKING FOR GRANTS THAT PERTAIN TO US. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR BENTON, ARE YOU OFFERING A SECOND OR HAVE A QUESTION? >>COUN. BENTON: I'LL SECOND THAT. QUESTION, OR A COMMENT I GUESS. I DO APPRECIATE THE ADDITION OF THE STATE ABOUT THE CARES ACT. WE HAVE A NEW DELEGATION TO WASHINGTON. EVEN THE REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT, I THINK WE SHOULD BAND TOGETHER WITH THE OTHER CITIES AND MAKE SURE THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF OUR CONGRESSIONAL AND SENATE DELEGATION UNDERSTANDS HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS FOR US TO BE HELPED THROUGH LEGISLATION SUCH AS THE CARES ACT. WE'RE GOING TO BE IN A WORLD OF HURT, POTENTIALLY, WITHOUT THAT. IT'S GOING TO BE A VERY TOUGH YEAR. MY CONDOLENCES TO THE NEW CHAIR OF THE COW, IF THAT HAPPENS ESPECIALLY. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE HAVE STRONGLY EMPHASIZE THIS. AND ESPECIALLY TO OUR TWO AND SOON TO BE THREE NEW MEMBERS OF THE DELEGATION. THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, CURRENT COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE CHAIR. YES, I AGREE WITH YOU. I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE DO THAT. IT IS IN THE RESOLUTION. I HAVE IN ANOTHER AMENDMENT THAT REALLY TALKS ABOUT THE SHORTFALL. IT'S ALREADY IN THERE. WE WANT TO EMPHASIZE MORE. SO IT'S ACTUALLY THE NEXT AMENDMENT. THIS IS JUST PURELY WHEN WE INTRODUCED THE RESOLUTION WE DIDN'T HAVE THE REQUESTS FROM THE COUNCILORS. THIS LISTS OUT ALL OF THE REQUESTS. I'M SURE WE'RE IN LINE IN TERMS OF HOUSING, PUBLIC SAFETY, CONSERVATION. A WHOLE HOST OF THINGS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO MAKE SURE OUR CITY THRIVES. AND WE HAVE ADDITIONAL REQUESTS FROM THE COUNCILORS AND PROJECTS THAT ARE IMPORTANT TO THEM. OBVIOUSLY, SOME OF THE ONES WITH DRAINAGE AND A WHOLE HOST OF THINGS. IT'S A LOT OF THINGS AND GOOD THOUGHTS PUT IN BY EACH OF THE COUNCILORS OF THEIR RESPECTIVE DISTRICTS OF WHAT THEY FEEL THEY NEED AND THE REGUEST BY THE ADMINISTRATION AS WELL. IT'S GOOD READING. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS FIRST AMENDMENT. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MA'AM. AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE ON THE FLOOR. PLEASE CALL VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> 8-0 ON FLOOR AMENDMENT ONE. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR GIBSON WILL BE EXCUSED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE METER. >>COUN. PEÑA: FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO IS SHORTER. ON PAGE TWO, DELETE LINE THREE. AND ON PAGE THREE, ONES THROUGH FOUR AND INSERT THE FOLLOWING. SECTION THREE STATED -N CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE RESOLUTION ATTACHMENT TO THIS RESOLUTION THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE CONTINUES TO URGE THE NEW MEXICO CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO ACT LEGISLATION TO COVER BUDGET SHORTFALL FROM THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE EXPLANATION FOR THIS IS IT CLARIFIES IN SECTION THREE IN PERSPECTIVE TO THE PROPOSAL FOR FURTHER STIMULUS BILL. THIS IS DOING WHAT YOU SAID. IT'S ENHANCING AND SHOWING THE IMPORTANCE OF DOING JUST THAT. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. I DON'T KNOW IF THERE'S A SECOND, MR. PRESIDENT. >>COUN. DAVIS: YOU HAD A NUMBER OF THEM. I SEE COUNCILOR BORREGO OFFERED ONE. I'LL TAKE THAT ONE. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION ON THAT ITEM? COUNCILOR BENTON? I THINK WE COVERED THIS ITEM. WE'LL ASK THE CLERK TO CALL THE ROLL. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> 8-0 ON AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR PEÑA, WE'RE BACK ON YOUR BILL AS TWICE AMENDED. COUNCILOR PEÑA, I SEE NO QUESTIONS, IT'S YOURS TO CLOSE. COUNCILOR PEÑA, WE'RE MISSING YOUR MICROPHONE. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. THIS PACKET, WE HAD TO LOOK AT IT DIFFERENTLY. WE'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THEY'RE LOOKING AT BRINGING BACK -- I LOST THE WORD. >>COUN. DAVIS: EARMARKS. >>COUN. PEÑA: WE'RE LOOKING AT BRINGING BACK EARMARKS. WE WORKED LONG AND HARD, THIS IS REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE MODEL THIS AFTER EARMARKS. AND I THINK WE'RE BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL IN TERMS THE WAY THAT CHANGED TO PROVIDING GRANTS. WE'RE WORKING REALLY HARD TO EVOLVE THIS DOCUMENT SO THAT IT CAN REFLECT THE GRANT OPPORTUNITY AND NOW THIS YEAR THEY'RE LOOKING BACK AT BRINGING BACK EARMARKS. WE MADE SURE IN THIS BILL THAT IT COVERED BOTH ANGLES. SO IF THEY DON'T BRING BACK EARMARKS THE LEGISLATION IS WRITTEN TO SEEK GRANT OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR REQUESTS AS WELL. WITH THAT, I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MA'AM. THANK YOU, WE APPRECIATE YOUR SERVICE AS CHAIR OF THE RELATIONS COMMITTEE REPRESENTING THE COUNCIL. ROLL CALL VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> 8-0. PASSES AS AMENDED. >>COUN. DAVIS: WE'RE ON ITEM H, R-119. IT REQUIRES COMMUNICATIONS PRIOR TO THE IMPLEMENTATION. I MOVE A DUE PASS. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR JONES FOR THE SECOND. LET ME EXPLAIN THIS. IF THE ADMINISTRATION WANTS TO COMMENT, WE CAN TAKE THIS UP. COUNCILORS, THIS IS JUST A NOTICE BILL. WHAT THIS DOES IS WE'VE SEEN A NUMBER OF STORIES RECENTLY WE REMEMBER THE STORIES ABOUT PARKING ZONE FEE INCREASES OR NEW ENFORCEMENT OF THOSE FEES AND ADJUSTMENTS OF NEIGHBORHOOD PARKING PERMITS THAT WEREN'T WELL NOTICED TO THE PUBLIC AS THEY WERE TRYING TO GET READY TO RENEW THOSE. WORKING WITH FOLKS IN THE ADMINISTRATION WE STRUCTURED THIS IN A WAY THAT ANY FEE PROJECTS WILL NOT GO INTO EFFECT UNTIL SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL AND A RECEIPT BE TAKEN. THAT'S COMMON SENSE, TRANSPARENCY, IT GIVES THE PUBLIC A WAY TO WEIGH IN AND MAKE SURE NO ONE IS SURPRISED. I KNOW THE ADMINISTRATION IS AVAILABLE. THEY DON'T OPPOSE THIS LEGISLATION. I THINK I SAW COUNCILOR BENTON WITH A QUESTION. WE'LL OPEN THE FLOOR FOR QUESTIONS. COUNCILOR BENTON. COUNCILOR BENTON, WE'RE MISSING YOUR MICROPHONE. >>COUN. BENTON: DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? THAT'S WHAT I WAS DOING. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES, COUNCILOR JONES OFFERED A SECOND. THANK YOU. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION OR ANYTHING FROM THE ADMINISTRATION? GOING ONCE. GOING TWICE. SEEING NONE. ROLL CALL. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >> PASSES 8-0. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU. COUNCILORS, THAT WAS QUICK AND EASY. I THINK THAT WILL MAKE THE PROCESS MORE TRANSPARENT FOR THE PUBLIC. NEXT UP IS R-120. BEFORE WE TAKE THAT UP, I'M GOING TO ASK MR. MOYA TO SEE IF MR. PAYNE IS IN THERE ROOM AND ASK OUR FOLKS FROM THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT UP SO I CAN SEE YOU. ONCE WE HAVE EVERYBODY, I'LL INTRODUCE THIS LEGISLATION. COUNCILOR PEÑA, YOU HAD A QUESTION. >>COUN. PEÑA: I RAISED MY HAND, WE WENT THROUGH IT FAST. I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF FOR PUTTING THIS TOGETHER. TOM AND OTHERS WHO WORKED REALLY HARD ON THE COMPLEXITY OF THE FEDERAL PROGRAM. THANK YOU, GUYS. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES, MA'AM. AND TO OUR LOBBYISTS AND OTHER FOLKS WHO WORKED HARD ON THAT AS WELL. THANK YOU. I SEE MR. WILLIAMS. DIRECTOR WILLIAMS, I'M WAITING TO SEE IF WE CAN FIND MR. PAYNE. >> I'M HERE. >>COUN. DAVIS: WELCOME. LET ME DO SOME PROCEDURAL THINGS. MR. WILLIAMS WILL GIVE A BRIEF PRESENTATION. AND COUNCILORS CAN ASK QUESTIONS AT THAT POINT. IT CONSIDERS WHETHER R-19217 WHICH DETERMINES A NUISANCE NEEDS ABATEMENT AT 318 MACIA. I MOVE A DUE PASS. I SEE COUNCILOR SENA, I HEARD SEVERAL OTHERS. THANK YOU. MR. WILLIAMS, DIRECTOR WILLIAMS, I'D LIKE TO GIVE YOU THE FLOOR. IF YOU CAN GIVE US A BRIEF SUMMARY. I KNOW WE'VE BEEN AT IT QUITE A BIT AND BEEN THROUGH A LOT. IF YOU CAN HELP ME, WE'LL TRY TO HOLD EVERYONE TO THE MINUTE AND A HALF TIME LIMIT THAT WE DO FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. SOME FOR YOU AND MR. PAYNE. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DAVIS. COUNCILORS, AS COUNCILOR DAVIS MENTIONED THIS IS A MATTER THAT HAS BEEN BEFORE THIS COUNCIL SEVERAL TIMES. THIS CURRENT APPEAL, IF YOU WILL, IS A MATTER THAT WAS INTRODUCED TO THE COUNCIL BACK IN DECEMBER OF 2019. WE HAVE A PROPERTY THAT IS UNFIT FOR OCCUPANCY. IT DOES NOT HAVE UTILITIES AND IT'S BEEN IN THAT CONDITION FOR AT LEAST TWO AND A HALF YEARS. CODE ENFORCEMENT HAS ATTEMPTED TO WORK THE OWNER TO BRING THAT PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE. PROVIDED WRITTEN NOTICE AS TO WHAT PROBLEMS ARE AND WHAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THAT. AS OF THE MOST RECENT INSPECTION THAT OCCURRED LAST WEEK ON DECEMBER 31, THE PROPERTY REMAINS IN ITS CONDITION THAT CAUSED IT BE INTRODUCED TO THIS COUNCIL FOR CONDEMNATION MANY MONTHS AGO. REMIND THE COUNCIL THAT WHEN THIS MATTER WAS AT THE FINANCE AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS LEVEL, IT WAS THERE IN FEBRUARY OF 2020. AT THE COMMITTEE'S REQUEST THAT MATTER WAS DEFERRED TO REACH OUT TO THE REGISTERED OWNER OF THE PROPERTY ONE MORE TIME TO CONNECT THE OWNER WITH SERVICES RELATED TO MENTAL HEALTH AND HOARDING. THAT INTERACTION TOOK PLACE THE DAY AFTER THE FINANCE AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING. AT THAT TIME, WHICH WAS CONSISTENT WITH REQUESTS PRIOR TO THAT, THE OWNER WAS NOT INTERESTED IN THAT. REFUSED THE CITY'S OFFER ON THAT. BECAUSE OF COVID THE MATTER WAS DELAYED. ULTIMATELY, THE COUNCIL DECIDED IN AUGUST OF 2020 THAT THE PROPERTY NEEDED TO BE CONDEMNED BECAUSE THE CURRENT CONDITION AND LACK OF PLAN. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE STILL ABOUT $17,000 IN LIENS AGAINST THE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY IS STILL NOT CONNECTED TO ANY UTILITIES, WATER, GAS OR ELECTRICITY. AND THE HOME AND PROPERTY, INCLUDING THE YARDS, THE FRONT AND SIDE YARDS REMAIN IN VIOLATION. THERE'S A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF LITTER AND DEBRIS IN THE PROPERTY. THERE'S NO INFORMATION OR NO OTHER STATEMENTS FROM THE OWNER AS WHAT THE PLAN IS TO BRING THIS PROPERTY BACK INTO COMPLIANCE. AGAIN, WE'RE BEFORE YOU AS WE WERE SEVERAL MONTHS AGO INDICATE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND WHAT THE ORDINANCE ALLOWS TO DEAL WITH THE ISSUE. AS YOU HEARD FROM GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT THERE ARE MANY, MANY NEIGHBORS THAT REACH OUT TO NOT ONLY MYSELF PERSONALLY, BUT TO THE DEPARTMENT EXPRESSING THEIR CONCERN ABOUT THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE INHERENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE OF THIS PROPERTY. WITH THAT, I'LL STAND FOR ANY QUESTIONS. >>COUN. DAVIS: NEXT I'LL GIVE THE FLOOR TO MR. PAYNE. AND WE'LL GIVE TO THE COUNSEL TO EXPLAIN THE VOTE BECAUSE IT'S BACKWARDS. WE'LL HAVE A CHALLENGE OF MOTION ON THE FLOOR BEFORE WE MOVE FORWARD. MR. PAYNE, I UNDERSTAND YOU ARE THE OWNER. YOU HAVE 90 SECONDS. >> I LIVE DOWN THE BLOCK AND ACROSS THE STREET. I DON'T OWN THE PROPERTY THAT'S IN QUESTION. WHAT I HAVE IS ONE QUESTION FOR MR. WILLIAMS WHICH ARE THE LIENS? ARE THEY STATE OR FEDERAL LIENS? OR ARE THEY CITY-BASED LIENS. ONLY BECAUSE NORMAL FORECLOSURE WOULD ALLOW SOMEONE TO TAKE THE PROPERTY THROUGH THE LIENS, FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND ARE STATE OR FEDERAL. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE LIENS ARE FOR. I CAN SEE THE PROPERTY FROM MY HOUSE. I'VE SEEN HIM CLEAN IT UP OVER THE LAST YEAR. HE'S LIVED, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD FOR A LONG TIME AND HAS BEEN A NOT NEGATIVE ASPECT IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, OTHER THAN CAUSING ANXIETY FOR RESIDENTS THAT WOULD HAVE OTHER PEOPLE -- THOSE TWO GUYS THAT WERE ON EARLIER HAVE BEEN A NUISANCE BY CALLING COUNCIL MEMBERS. I WOULD SUGGEST THAT MR. JOHN GALLEGOS SHOULD NOT HAVE HIS PROPERTY DEMOLISHED ESPECIALLY DURING THE TIME OF COVID WHEN HE PROBABLY HAS SEVERE MENTAL DISABILITIES AND ACTUALLY NEEDS HELP. IF HE'S OFFERING HELP TO OTHER PEOPLE IN THE HOMELESS AREA. THAT WOULD BE ANOTHER WAY TO GET PEOPLE OFF THE STREET. IT MIGHT NOT BE SAFE, I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE PROPERTY FROM A VISUAL. I DON'T SEE ANYTHING THAT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE A PUBLIC DANGER. THAT'S ALL I HAVE TO SAY. THANK YOU, AND CONGRATULATIONS. AND CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR ELECTION. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MR. PAYNE. I THINK WE HAD MISUNDERSTANDING THAT YOU'RE NOT THE PROPERTY OWNER. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE THAT AS PUBLIC COMMENT. WE'LL ASK TO MOVE YOU BACK TO THE WAITING ROOM WHERE YOU CAN MONITOR THE DISCUSSION AND COUNCILORS CAN ASK FOLLOW-UP QUESTIONS. DIRECTOR WILLIAMS, VERY QUICKLY, CAN YOU CLARIFY THOSE LIENS THAT THE NEIGHBORS MENTIONED IN THIS COMMENT AND EARLIER. THESE ARE CITY LIENS WE'VE TALKED ABOUT BEFORE. >>COUN. DAVIS: THAT IS CORRECT. THOSE ARE MUNICIPAL LIENS. THOSE COME IN ANY NUMBER -- THOSE RESULT IN ANY NUMBER OF WAYS WITH THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, SOLID WASTE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN OUT TO THE PROPERTY SEVERAL TIMES TO CLEAN IT BECAUSE THE OWNER WON'T DO IT. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, CODE ENFORCEMENT HAS A PERMANENT INJUNCTION FOR AS LONG AS THE CURRENT OWNER OWNS THIS PROPERTY TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE NOTICE TO THE OWNER AND CLEAN THE PROPERTY OF ANY VIOLATIONS THAT ARE NOTED THERE BECAUSE OF THE CONTINUED ONGOING PROBLEMS THAT WE HAVE AT THIS PROPERTY IN THE NON-COMPLIANCE TO KEEP THE YARDS FREE FROM LITTER AND DEBRIS. WE'RE NOW FOCUSED ON THE HOME BECAUSE THAT IS NOW A PROBLEM. AGAIN, AS I MENTIONED, THE HOME IS UNINHABITABLE. IT'S NOT CONNECTED TO ANY UTILITIES WHATSOEVER. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, SIR. WE'RE NOT GOING TO DWELL ON THIS ITEM TOO LONG. I ACTUALLY MADE THE MOTION TO GET THE CONVERSATION STARTED. THE VOTES ON THIS ARE BACKWARD. THE VOTE FOR WOULD RESCIND. AND A VOTE AGAINST WOULD ALLOW THE CONDEMNATION. >> I THINK THAT THE MOTION IS PROPER. JUST TO GIVE THE BACKGROUND AS YOU REQUESTED. THE CITY COUNCIL ALREADY DID FIND THAT THIS PROPERTY WAS SUBSTANDARD AND CONSTITUTE ADNUISANCE AND NEEDED TO BE REMEDIED. THE RULES THAT APPLIED TO THIS PROCESS AUTHORIZE A SECOND BITE AT THE APPLE, IF YOU WILL. THAT'S WHAT TONIGHT IS FACILITATING. THE ONLY QUESTION IS WHETHER OR NOT YOU WANT TO RESCIND. BASED ON THE MOTION ON THE FLOOR, THE DUE PASS WOULD NEED TO VOTE DOWN THAT MOTION IN ORDER TO UPHOLD THE PRIOR ACTION. >>COUN. DAVIS: IF EVERYBODY FOLLOWED US, THE MOTION IS A DUE PASS. I DON'T WANT YOU TO VOTE YES, I WANT YOU TO VOTE NO. AND I'LL VOTE NO. IS THAT RIGHT? OUR ACTION IS VOTE NO ON THE MOTION. I KNOW THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE DEALT WITH. I SEE DIRECTOR WAYLAND IS HERE. THEY HAVE BEEN CLEANING THAT PROPERTY FOR SOME TIME. COUNCILOR BENTON AND COUNCILOR BASSAN AND IF THERE ARE NO OTHERS WE'LL MOVE TO A VOTE. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. DIRECTOR WILLIAMS, YOU MENTIONED CONTACTS WERE MADE WITH REGARD TO THE PERSON AND OWNER WITH REGARD TO MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES AND SO FORTH. WAS OUTREACH DONE -- I'M ASKING ABOUT ANOTHER DEPARTMENT, THROUGH FAMILY SERVICES OR THE COUNTY? >> THE SHORT ANSWER IS YES. THE MATTER WAS AT THE COMMITTEE LEVEL. THERE WAS A SPECIFIC REQUEST THAT WE THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT COORDINATE WITH FAMILY SERVICES AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE ONE MORE EFFORT TO REACH OUT TO THE OWNER. I CAN TELL YOU THAT WHETHER IT'S INTERACTIONS WITH THE CODE ENFORCEMENT DIVISION OVER THE YEARS, I MYSELF HAVE TALKED WITH THE OWNER ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OR GAUGING HIS INTEREST IN GETTING SOME SORT OF ASSISTANCE. IT'S JUST PERIODIC EVERY TIME WE'RE AT THE PROPERTY OR WE'RE COMMUNICATING DIRECTLY FOR HIM TO MAKE THAT OFFER OR MAKE THAT REQUEST. AND THE LAST TIME THAT HAPPENED, IT WAS IN COORDINATION WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. AGAIN, ALL THOSE TIMES, AT LEAST TO MY KNOWLEDGE, THERE'S NEVER BEEN AN AFFIRMATION. IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A VERY NICE DISCUSSION, BUT THE OWNER HAS NOT WANTED THE ASSISTANCE OFFERED. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. YOU KNOW, I'M HEARING FROM THE CONSTITUENT REGARDING THIS PROPERTY. I REMEMBER BEFORE THIS WAS FDO. I REMEMBER THE PICTURES PROVIDED TO US. AT THAT TIME, AND IT STILL IS, AND I KNOW YOU'VE SAID THIS, DIRECTOR, IT'S UNINHABITABLE. THERE'S DEAD CARCASSES ON THE ROOF. IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THIS IS NOT A HARD HEALTH PROBLEM. AND THE FACT THAT OUTREACH HAS BEEN SENT AND HAS BEEN DECLINED. SERVICES HAVE BEEN OFFERED AND BEEN DECLINED. SOMETHING HAS TO HAPPEN IN MY OPINION BECAUSE THIS SEEMS FROM THE DESCRIPTIONS AND WHAT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED FOR ALMOST A YEAR IN MY EXPERIENCE. WITH RODENTS AND WHATEVER ELSE MAY OR MAY NOT BE LIVING THERE AS WELL, THAT CAN BE CONSIDERED A HAZARD TO PEOPLE'S HEALTH LIVING AROUND THE AREA. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN. I AGREE. COUNCILORS, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? THANK YOU, ALL. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROCESS. I WAS REMINISCING WITH MR. MOYA. ANOTHER COUNCILOR INHERITED THIS FROM OTHER COUNCILORS. IT'S BEEN SINCE 2004 AND ESCALATED. I THINK WE DO HAVE TO DO SOMETHING. I JUST ASK, I SEE MR. COON FROM CITY LEGAL. PLEASE HAVE A NOTE, THE DISTRICT COURT HAS A NEW BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COURT SYSTEM WITH THE PUBLIC DEFENDER'S OFFICE THAT I THINK WOULD BE EXCELLENT TO FIGURE OUT THE PROPER RESOURCES AND SERVICES WHEN WE GET INTO THESE SITUATIONS. IT SEEMS APPROPRIATE AND WHEN WE CAN REACH OUT TO FILE IT. THE MOTION IS FOR A DUE PASS. I'M ENCOURAGING YOU TO VOTE NO SO THE EARLIER MOTION WILL STAND AND THE CITY WILL TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION. MADAM CLERK, PLEASE CALL THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: NO. >>COUN. BENTON: NO. >>COUN. BORREGO: NO. >>COUN. HARRIS: NO. >>COUN. JONES: NO. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: NO. >>COUN. DAVIS: NO. >> MOTION FAILS. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THANK YOU, MR. WILLIAMS. DIRECTOR WAYLAND, WE APPRECIATE IT. COUNCILOR PEÑA, R-121. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MR. PRESIDENT. IT'S REQUESTING THAT THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE AND NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ESTABLISH -- BETWEEN COORS AVENUE AND OLD COORS IS A PRIORITY. REQUIRING THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT TO UP GRADE THE CENTER OF COORS TO URBAN ARTERIAL STANDARDS. I MOVE DUE PASS. >>COUN. DAVIS: COUNCILOR BORREGO IS OFFERING A SECOND. >>COUN. PEÑA: I HAVE A COUPLE OF AMENDMENTS. I DON'T KNOW WHAT I DID WITH THEM. >>COUN. DAVIS: IT MAY BE A FLOOR SUB? >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. I'M GOING TO MOVE THE FLOOR SUB. I'M GOING TO ASK FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION SO WE CAN VOTE ON IT THIS EVENING. WHAT HAPPENED WAS, I GAVE THAT INFORMATION TO TOM WHEN HE DRAFTED THIS. I ACTUALLY SAID COORS AND I MEANT GUN CLUB. JUST CHANGING THE TITLE FROM OLD COORS BETWEEN CENTRAL AVENUE AND THE INTERSECTION OF OLD COORS. IT WOULD BE CENTRAL AVENUE AND GUN CLUB TO URBAN STANDARDS. AND HE CHANGED SOME OF THE DATA ASSOCIATED BECAUSE IF YOU GO DOWN IN THE BILL IT SHOWSS IT WS TRAVELLED BY 20,000, WITH THE W INFORMATION IT'S 40,000 ALL THAT INFORMATI IS ON E FLOOR SUB. I THINK THE PROPER MOTIONN IS T SUPPORT THE FOOR SUBANIF IT GETS SUPPORD, ANND WE'E'LL MOVE FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION. I'M NOT SURE WHICHNENE COMES FIRST. >>COUN. VIVIS: THAT'S GHT. WE'L'LL FIRST TRY T TO GE THE B RIGHAND WE'LL DAL WITH IT HOW WE DEALL WITH IT. YOU HAHAVE A SECOND F FROM COUNR BOBORREGO. IF THERE'S NO OPPOSITIOIO -- >>COCOUN. BENTON: I HE A QUESTION. I WAS PICTURING WHAT T PREVIOUS BILL SAID. IT'S ALL THE WAYY DNN TO G CLUB, IS THAT ALL CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE RIGHT-OF-WAY?? >>COUN. . PEÑA: IT'SOT ALLLLCIT. IT HAS POCKETS OFF IT. ININITIALLY, I NEEDED THE CITY BOUNDARY ENDED AT OLD COORS. 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