>>COUN. BORREGO: GOOD AFTERNOON. TODAY WE ARE MEETING THE 33rd MEETING OF THE 24th COUNCIL. I'LL CALL THIS MEETING TO ORDER. I'M COUNCILOR BORREGO, COUNCIL PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE ROLL CALL TO BEGIN WITH. ALL COUNCILORS ARE PRESENT. WE MIGHT HAVE A COUPLE COUNCILORS THAT MIGHT BE RUNNING JUST A FEW MINUTES LATE. I WOULD LIKE TO START THIS MEETING WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND I WOULD LIKE TO DEDICATE THIS MOMENT OF SILENCE TO PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING WITH DISABILITIES. COUNCILOR GIBSON, WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEAD US IN THE MOMENT OF SILENCE? >>COUN. GIBSON: PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. >>ALL: I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR GIBSON. WE APPRECIATE YOU. COUNCILOR SENA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO LEAD US IN SPANISH IN THE PLEDGE? >>COUN. SENA: YES, MADAM PRESIDENT. [RECITING THE PLEDGE IN SPANISH ]. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SENA. WE APPRECIATE YOU AS WELL. I WOULD LIKE TO READ INFORMATION INTO THE RECORD. AS WE BEGIN OUR COUNCIL MEETING THIS AFTERNOON, AS NOTED IN THE PRESS RELEASE FROM OUR OFFICE ON FRIDAY, POSTED ON THE WEBSITE AND NOTED ON OUR PUBLISHED COUNCIL AGENDA, THIS MEETING HAS SPECIAL PROCEDURES AND IS BEING HELD VIA ZOOM VIDEO CONFERENCE. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC, CITY STAFF AND MEDIA HAVE THE ABILITY TO VIEW THIS MEETING THROUGH FOUR DIFFERENT PLATFORMS, GOVTV ON COMCAST CHANNEL 16, THE GOVTV WEBSITE, YOUTUBE AND ZOOM WEBINAR. THESE LIVE STREAMS CAN BE ACCESSED FROM SMART PHONES, TABLETS OR COMPUTERS. THIS MEETING IS CLOSED CAPTIONED AND YOU MAY ENABLE THE CLOSED CAPTIONING SERVICES ON YOUR DEVICE AT THIS TIME. FOR THOSE WATCHING ON THE LIVE STREAM, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. THE VIDEO OF THIS CONFERENCE WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING ON THE CITY COUNCIL WEBSITE. COUNCIL STAFF IS AVAILABLE VIA TELEPHONE IF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC NEED ASSISTANCE FINDING VIDEOS ONLINE. CALL 768-3100 DURING BUSINESS, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY 8 A.M. 6 P.M., THE COUNCIL RECEIVED PUBLIC COMMENT, AND WERE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL COUNCILORS IN ADVANCE OF TODAY'S MEETING. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US THIS AFTERNOON. THIS AFTERNOON WE HAVE A SPECIAL PRESENTATION. OUR DIRECTOR OF COUNCIL SERVICES IS LEAVING FOR ANOTHER OPPORTUNITY. I WOULD LIKE TO ASK HER TO JOIN ME. ARE YOU HERE? STEPHANIE -- HER LAST DAY WITH THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE IS THIS FRIDAY. SAD TO SEE HER LEAVE. (INAUDIBLE). -- DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES BEFORE COMING TO THE COUNCIL. AS A POLICY ANALYST IN 2011. (INAUDIBLE). WE WOULD ASK THOSE TO SPEAK WHO WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK. I HAVE A GIFT FOR HER FOR HER HARD WORK AND DEDICATION. WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY IT PRESENT HER WITH A GIFT. I HAVE IT RIGHT HERE. MS. YARRA, WOULD YOU CARE TO SAY ANYTHING? >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST REALLY WANT TO THANK THE COUNCILORS FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THAT I'VE BEEN GRANTED THESE LAST TEN YEARS WITH THE COUNCIL OFFICE AND DIFFERENT CAPACITIES. MOST IMPORTANTLY, ALL THE FRIENDS I'VE MADE HERE IN THE COUNCIL OFFICE. AS WELL AS THROUGHOUT THE OTHER DEPARTMENTS. I'M REALLY GOING TO MISS EVERYBODY. I THANK YOU, AGAIN. I ESPECIALLY WANT TO THANK TWO PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN REALLY INSTRUMENTAL IN MAKING SURE THE COUNCIL CONTINUES ITS BUSINESS WHEN WE'VE BEEN IN THIS HEALTH EMERGENCY. I WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO CRYSTAL ORTEGA, AND JULIAN MOYA OUR PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICER. THEY ACTED QUICKLY TO MAKE SURE WE CAN TRANSITION TO THIS VIRTUAL FORMAT. THEY PROVIDED THE SEAMLESS TRANSITION FOR US. I THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND RISKING THEIR HEALTH TO COME IN AND RISK THEIR HEALTH TO COME INTO THE MEETINGS. I LOVE ALL COUNCIL STAFF, I'M GOING TO MISS YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: ANY COUNCILORS LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? I SEE COUNCILOR SENA'S HAND UP. COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'VE BEEN VERY FORTUNATE TO WORK WITH MS. AYRRA AND ONLY KNOW HER AS DIRECTOR OF COUNCIL ABOUT IT. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR PEÑA -- COUNCILOR GIBSON. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS. I'M GLAD YOU GAVE THAT EXAMPLE ABOUT THE DMD TO ILLUSTRATE THE SISTER POSITIONS. BECAUSE WHEN I WAS GOING THROUGH THE BUDGET BOOK I NOTICED THERE WERE -- AND I BELIEVE, I'M NOT CERTAIN ABOUT THE NUMBERS, THERE'S 20 STREET SEEPERS ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE RIVER. AND 20 POSITIONS ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIVER. I COUNTED THEM AND I BELIEVE EXACTLY HALF WERE NOT FILLED. DO YOU THINK THAT COULD HAVE BEEN BECAUSE OF THE SISTER POSITIONS? THE REASON YOU JUST TALKED ABOUT. MAYBE ONE PERSON COULD BE AT THE A LEVEL AND ANOTHER PERSON COULD BE AT THE B LEVEL AND THOSE CASES THE IT WOULD BE UNFILLED. >> YOU'RE PROBABLY EXACTLY RIGHT. IT DEPENDS ON HOW YOU PULL THE INFORMATION OUT OF THE SYSTEM. YOU'RE PROBABLY EXACTLY RIGHT. THAT'S THE WAY THE INFORMATION IS PULLED OUT OF THE SYSTEM, YOU'RE RECOGNIZING THE SISTER POSITIONS. >>COUN. GIBSON: THIS CAME RIGHT OUT OF THE BUDGET BOOK THAT WE ALL RECEIVED. OKAY. THAT WAS REALLY HELPFUL. THE OTHER QUESTION THAT I HAVE IS GOING BACK TO APD, AND I DON'T KNOW IF ANYBODY HERE IN THE BUDGET CONFERENCE ROOM WOULD KNOW THIS, I'M PRESUMING THAT OFFICERS, CADETS AND SECOND CLASS OFFICERS HAVE TO BE -- THE CITY BUYS THEM A WEAPON, UNIFORMS CUFFS. ALL THE HARDWARE THAT THEY WEAR ALL AROUND THEM WHEN THEY GO OUT, AND PROBABLY A LAP TOP OR NOTEBOOK OF SOME SORT. I DID REAL QUICK MATH HERE, AND JUST FOR ONE YEAR THE SAVINGS COMES UP TO ABOUT $16,000. THAT'S JUST FOR ONE YEAR. I DIDN'T GO BACK TO THE CADETS. I JUST STARTED WITH THE SECOND CLASS AND COUNTED THAT FOR A YEAR. SO IT'S $16,000 IN KEEPING WITH THE EXPENDITURES THAT THE CITY HAS IN BRINGING BRAND NEW OFFICERS ON BOARD AND GETTING THEM FULLY OUTFITTED? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR GIBSON, I'LL LEAVE TO APD. MR. THOMPSON WORKS HIS MAGIC AND HE PURCHASES EVERYTHING AND THEY HAVE ENOUGH TO GET BY FOR THE FISCAL YEAR FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL. >>COUN. GIBSON: I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH GUNS COST. I DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA ABOUT HANDCUFFS OR TASERS OR ANYTHING. IT SEEMS HIGH. AGAIN, I HAVE NOTHING TO COMPARE IT TO. THANK YOU, THAT WAS IT. APPRECIATE IT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR GIBSON. DO I HAVE SOMEONE ELSE IN THE QUEUE WAITING TO ASK QUESTIONS? I DON'T SEE ANYONE ELSE. WITH THAT, THANK YOU, MR. DAVIS. I THINK WE'LL MOVE ON, AT THIS POINT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN FOR RAISING THIS QUESTION BECAUSE IN REVIEWING THE BUDGET THERE WERE QUESTIONS IN MY MIND ABOUT THOSE VACANT POSITIONS. THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL. OKAY, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE THE NEXT PRESENTATION. WE HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH REGARDING CLIMATE ACTION PLAN. RYAN AND KELSEY WILL BE PRESENTING THIS. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. REALLY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY THIS AFTERNOON TO DO A FOLLOW-UP MEETING TO ONE WE PRESENTED LAST FALL. NOW THAT WE'VE COMPLETED AND OFFICIALLY RELEASED THE CITY'S CLIMATE ACTION PLAN. THE FIRST THAT WE'VE RELEASED IN OVER A DECADE. THE PLAN WE'RE PRESENTING TO YOU TODAY REALLY BUILDS UPON THE SUCCESS THE CITY HAS HAD THUS FAR. AND BELIEVE LAYS A ROAD MAP TO A HEALTHIER FUTURE IN ALBUQUERQUE. WE BROUGHT THE BEST LOCAL EXPERTS AND ADVOCATES TO IDENTIFY THE MOST RELEVANT AND IMPORTANT ACTION ITEMS FOR THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE. WE USED A PROCESS THROUGHOUT THIS THAT WILL SERVE AS A MODEL THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND THROUGHOUT THE WORLD ON HOW TO ENSURE THE VOICES OF THOSE MOST IMPACTED BY CLIMATE CHANGE ARE LEADING THE DISCUSSION ON HOW TO BEST COMBAT IT. KELSEY WILL PRESENT ON THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN WE RELEASED. BEFORE SHE GETS TO THAT, I WANT TO THANK COUNCIL FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND DECLARING THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY AND CONTINUING TO ENGAGE ON THE CRITICAL NATURE OF THIS ISSUE. I ALSO WANT TO THANK THE SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE FROM THE THE ADMINISTRATION ENSURING WE'RE ABLE TO BE SUCCESSFUL. A THANK YOU TO THE THOUSANDS OF PARTICIPANTS IN THE COMMUNITY THAT PROVIDED FEED BACK TO THE SURVEYS AND FOLKS THAT PROVIDED COMMENTS. AND TO THE TASK FORCE MEMBERS, THE 19-MEMBER TASK FORCE THAT PUT HOURS INTO THIS TO ENSURE WE BROUGHT FORWARD THE MOST IMPORTANT ACTION ITEMS FOR THE CITY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH. THEY REPRESENTED THEIR COMMUNITIES IN A BOLD WAY. WE HAVE TWO OF THOSE TASK FORCE MEMBERS TO PROVIDE BRIEF COMMENTS. GENESIS AND ALEX. WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO KELSEY OUR SUSTAINABILITY AUTHOR. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILORS. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. LAST TIME WE STARTED THE PROCESS BY LAUNCHING THE CLIMATE ACTION SURVEY ASKING FOR FEED BACK THAT WAS HIGHLIGHTED FOR THE TASK FORCE. WE WENT TO THE COMMUNITY AND ASKED FOR APPLICATIONS TO SUBMIT TO THE TASK FORCE AND MAKE SURE THEY HAD CONNECTION TO THE COMMUNITIES. WE WANTED TO ENSURE THIS CLIMATE ACTION PLAN WAS A COMMUNITY-DRIVEN PROCESS. LAST FALL, JUST TO RECAP, WE HAD DELIBERATION OF SUSTAINABILITY, SUBJECTS IDENTIFIED IN THE 2009 CLIMATE PLAN AND THE PRIORITIES THAT CAME OUT OF THE SURVEY. THIS FEBRUARY WE HAD RECOMMENDATIONS DEVELOPED BY THE TASK FORCE THAT WENT UNDER PUBLIC COMMENT. WE WENT THROUGH A SURVEY TOOL AND PUBLIC COMMENT MEETINGS. JUST MARCH, THEY INCORPORATED THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND DEVELOPED 50 STRATEGIES. WARE EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO SHARE THIS PLAN WITH YOU. IT WAS RELEASED ON APRIL 22nd. AND THIS SUMMER WE'RE WORKING ON DEVELOPING TOOLS TO TRACK IMPLEMENTATION. JUST A COUPLE QUICK HIGHLIGHTS. THIS WAS VERY COMMUNITY-DRIVEN. I JUST WANTED TO FLAG A COUPLE GREAT OUTCOMES THAT CAME OUT OF THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT. WE HAD OVER 3,000 RESPONSES. WE ALSO HAD 19 MEMBER TASK FORCE WHO WORKED OVER 15 MEETINGS IN FIVE MONTHS TO DEVELOP THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN. AND DURING OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PROCESS WE HAD 600 PUBLIC COMMENTS AND SURVEYS AND VIRTUAL PUBLIC COMMENT MEETINGS. YOU CAN FIND DETAILS ON THE OUTCOMES AND WHAT THE FOCUS ON THE WEBSITE. VERY EXCITING WE HAD A COMPREHENSIVE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN. SOME OF THE FINAL OUTCOMES ARE 50 DIFFERENT STRATEGIES THAT COVER SEVEN TOPICS. THEY RANGE FROM POLICY ACTION TO CREATING A TREE PRESERVATION ORDINANCE TO SUPPORTING CLEANING OF THE CITY AND ALSO NEW PROGRAMS PROMOTING RIDE SHARE PROGRAMS FOR LOW INCOME COMMUNITIES. WE'RE EXCITED ABOUT THIS CLIMATE ACTION PLAN BECAUSE IT'S SO COMPREHENSIVE. EVERYTHING FROM CALLS TO ACTION AND INCREASED EDUCATION AROUND CLIMATE CHANGE TO LOOKING AT POLICY ISSUES AT PLAY. SUCH AS PLASTIC IN THE COMMUNITY AND ENSURING WE'RE REDUCING ORGANIC WASTE. WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THIS. THE TASK FORCE DID A WONDERFUL JOB ENSURING THEY WERE PAIRING ALL THE STRATEGIES WITH ACTIONABLE METRICS SO WE UNDERSTOOD WHAT DEGREE THESE ACTIONS SHOULD BE IMPLEMENTED OVER TIME. AND WHAT WOULD BE THE BENEFITS WE'RE GOING TO RECEIVE FROM IMPLEMENTING THESE ACTIONS. OFTENTIMES WE SEE CO-BENEFITS NOT JUST CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION, BUT ALSO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES OR SUPPORTING CRITICAL HEALTH AND SERVICES. NOW THAT WE'VE HAD THIS CLIMATE ACTION PLAN DEVELOPED AND IT IS IN FRONT OF YOU ALL TO CONSIDER FOR ADOPTION. WE'RE GOING TO BE WORKING -- THE SUSTAINABILITY OFFICE WILL BE WORKING ON DEVELOPING AND TRACKING IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS. FOR CITY GOVERNMENT AND FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR. WE'RE THE SCORE KEEPERS OF ALL OF THE ACTIVITIES BEING DONE ACROSS THE CITY TO IMPLEMENT THE PLAN. THAT'S GOING TO BE DESIGNING THE COMPLETE IMPLEMENTATION MEETINGS IN LATE SUMMER. SO THE CITY GOVERNMENT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO CHECK IN WITH THE COMMUNITY TO MAKE SURE WE'RE STAYING ON TRACK IN TERMS OF IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS AND ENSURING THE IMPLEMENTATION BEING DONE. ALL THIS WORK WILL BE LEADING TOWARD A YEARLY IMPLEMENTATION REPORT FOR CLIMATE ACTION PLAN THAT WILL BE RELEASED IN SUMMER 2022. WITH THAT, I'D LIKE TO SHARE THE MIC WITH SOME OF THE TASK FORCE MEMBERS. FIRST WE'LL HAVE GENESIS. >> THANK YOU, KELSEY. HI EVERYBODY, I'M A FELLOW AND ADJUNCT PROFESSOR AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO. AS KELSEY MENTIONED, THE ISSUES RANGED FROM RECYCLING TO ENERGY AND THINKING ABOUT HOW TO REFRAME BUILDINGS AND PRACTICES IN THE COMMUNITY SUCH AS TREE PLANTING ANDIC ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE. LISTENING TO THE PEOPLE IN THE COMMUNITY TIED TO THESE ISSUES WAS CRITICAL IN SHAPING THE ACTION PLAN AND THE FEASIBILITY OF WHAT WE CAN DO. THAT CAN BE EXTENDED TO THE BROADER SEGMENTS OF THE CITY OR CONSIDERING HOW WE MIGHT IMPROVE THEM. FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATIONS THE TEAM BREAKS OUT AND DISCUSS AT THE END OF EACH TO DISCUSS THE ISSUES RAISED, ASK QUESTIONS ABOUT WHO LEAD THESE PRESENTATIONS CAME TO CONSENSUS ON WHAT WE WANTED TO ADOPT, OR EXPAND ON THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. IT'S IMPORTANT TO HIGHLIGHT AN IMPORTANT FEATURE OF THE PLAN IS IT'S COMMUNITY-DRIVEN WITH A PRIORITY IN ADDRESSING AND MITIGATING THE IMPACTS THAT CLIMATE CHANGE HAS ON MARGINALIZED AND VULNERABLE POPULATIONS IN THE COMMUNITY. IN ORDER TO ENSURE GREATER EQUITY AND REPRESENTATION WE WELCOMED PEOPLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE PLAN AND VALUE THE INPUT THAT ADDRESSES THE NEEDS AND CONCERNS OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. IT HAS BEEN A PLAN BASED ON SUBJECT MATTER COMMUNITY EXPERT CONTRIBUTIONS AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE IN ROUNDING OUT THE NEEDS THE CITY HAS FOR REACHING OUR SUSTAINABILITY GOALS. WE HOPE THE COUNCIL AMOVES TO ADOPT THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN AS IT ALLOWS ALBUQUERQUE TO TAKE A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION IN TAKING CARE OF THE PEOPLE, WILDLIFE, BEAUTY AND FUTURE OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. I DON'T WANT TO MISPRONOUNCE YOUR NAME. THANK YOU. I SEE COUNCILOR BENTON. ARE YOU ALL DONE WITH YOUR PRESENTATION? >> COUNCILORS, WE HAVE ONE MORE TASK MEMBER. ALEX. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BENTON, JUST HANG ON A SECOND. >>COUN. BENTON: I'D RATHER HEAR HIM. >>COUN. BORREGO: GO AHEAD. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU. I'M ALEX, I'M THE EXECUTIVE VICE-PRESIDENT OF -- ENERGY. IN ADDITION TO BEING A MEMBER OF THE CLIMATE ACTION TASK FORCE I ALSO HAVE THE PRIVILEGE OF SERVING AS THE CHAIR OF THE ALBUQUERQUE ENERGY COUNCIL. I SAW A BENEFIT TO PARTICIPATING AT BOTH OF THE LEVELS. WHEN I SAW THE ANNOUNCEMENT TO JOIN AS A TASK FORCE MEMBER I SAW DIRECT OPPORTUNITY TO BOTH LEVERAGE MY PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AS WELL AS MY PERSONAL COMMITMENT TO FURTHER AID THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE TOWARD BATTLING CLIMATE CHANGE AND HOW IT EFFECTS FRONT LINE COMMUNITIES. THIS PLAN WAS CAREFULLY DEVELOPED OVER MANY, MANY MONTHS WITH CONSTANT FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY AS WELL AS A HANDFUL OF EXCELLENT PRESENTATIONS FROM SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS THAT ALL LED TO SHAPING WHAT THIS PLAN IS TODAY. THE MEMBERS OF THE TASK FORCE THEMSELVES, THEY BROUGHT SUCH A DEPTH AND BREADTH OF KNOWLEDGE AND ENTHUSIASM THAT LED TO MEANINGFUL DISCUSSIONS AND CLARFUL PLANNING. THE CLIMATE CRISIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED OR DISTANT ISSUE THAT IS GOING TO IMPROVE OR DISSIPATE OVER TIME. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT WILL CONTINUE TO FESTER UNTIL IT REACHES A POINT OF NO RETURN. THAT IS UNLESS WE ACT WITH IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION TO GET THINGS BACK ON TRACK AND ADDRESS THE FAILURES OF THE PAST. WHAT YOU HAVE IN FRONT OF YOU RIGHT NOW IS A PLAN AUTHORED BY AND FOR THE MEMBERS OF THIS COMMUNITY. I WHOLE HEARTEDLY RECOMMEND THE COUNCIL ADOPT THIS PLAN TO REAFFIRM OUR UNCOMPROMISING FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, MR. MONTANO. WE APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. I HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILORS. I HAVE COUNCILOR BENTON WHO HAS BEEN WAITING FOR A WHILE. WE HAVE COUNCILOR GIBSON. I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER HANDS MUCH I'LL START WITH COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, MEMBERS OF THE TASKFORCE, AND THE DIRECTOR FOR YOUR EFFORTS ON THIS. AS A CO-SPONSOR OF THE CLIMATE ACTION DECLARATION AND BEING A SMALL PART OF PUSHING THIS BALL FORWARD, AND ALSO AS A COLLEGE FRESHMAN IN 1970 WHEN THE FIRST EARTH DAY WAS DECLARED, IT'S GRATIFYING TO SEE THIS WORK DONE. I REALLY APPRECIATE EVERYONE'S EFFORT. AND THE SUPPORT OF THE MAYOR WHO UNDERSTANDS HOW IMPORTANT THIS IS. AND WHO TOOK UP THE TORCH, AS YOU WILL, AFTER WE PASSED THE DECLARATION. I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT AS A COUNCILOR WHO WAS HERE WHEN MAYOR CHAVEZ DID THE FIRST CLIMATE ACTION PLAN THAT SAT ON A SHELF FOR A WHILE AFTER IT WAS PASSED. IT WAS A GOOD FOUNDATION. I KNOW YOU BUILT ON THAT FOUNDATION. I WANT TO GIVE MARY A SHOUT-OUT. ALL THE FOLKS WORKING ON THIS IN THOSE TEN YEARS SINCE THEN. I APPRECIATE THEM. ALSO, APPRECIATE THIS ADMINISTRATION'S FOCUS ON EQUITY. AND THE NEEDS OF THE MOST IMPACTED COMMUNITIES AS WE KNOW. IT'S TOUGHER FOR AREAS THAT HAVE NOT HAD GREAT DEVELOPMENT THAT DON'T HAVE MUCH OF A TREE COVER THAT LIVE NEAR INDUSTRIAL AREAS. WE THANK YOU FOR THE COUNCIL THAT PASSED CUMULATIVE IMPACT POLICY WITHIN OUR PLANNING FRAMEWORK AND UNDERSTANDING THOSE HIGHLY IMPACTED COMMUNITIES. IT'S GREAT TO SEE THIS WORK COME OUT. WE LOOK FORWARD TO PASSING IT AS OUR CITY POLICY. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BENTON. COUNCILOR GIBSON. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I ALSO WOULD LIKE TO THANK EVERYBODY WHO PARTICIPATED IN THIS. EVERYBODY WHO CONTRIBUTED. I ALSO THINK IT'S A VERY IMPORTANT THING TO HAVE A PLAN AND TO WORK THAT PLAN. MY QUESTION IS ACTUALLY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION. I WAS WONDERING IF THERE'S SOMEBODY WITH US IN THIS MEETING FROM THE THE ADMINISTRATION WHO CAN TELL US IF THE MAYOR'S OFFICE HAS MOVED TO LIFT THE PLASTIC BAG -- NOT BAN BUT THE PRACTICE WE WERE USING DURING THE PANDEMIC. IF NOT, WHEN WE MIGHT EXPECT THAT TO HAPPEN. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR GIBSON. I HAD A SIMILAR QUESTION. IS THERE ANYONE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION THAT WOULD LIKE TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION REGARDING THE PLASTIC BAG RESTRICTION? >> COUNCILOR BORREGO, AND COUNCILOR GIBSON, WE WANT TO MAKE A -- WE WERE GOING TO HAVE THE ORDINANCE GO BACK TO EFFECT IN AUGUST. THERE'S A NUMBER OF SUPPLY CHAINS ASSOCIATED WITH THE BAN BEING ENFORCED. PEOPLE HAVE TO GET THE ALTERNATIVE MATERIAL BAGS. THE NEXT EMERGENCY ORDER WHICH IS WHERE THE STAY IS. THAT WOULD BE ISSUED IN EARLY JUNE. THAT'S WHEN WE WANT TO CONSIDER PUTTING THE PROVISION -- A LOT OF DOUBLE NEGATIVES, WE WANT TO END THE STAY SO THE PLASTIC BAG ORDINANCE IS BACK IN EFFECT. WE WANT TO GIVE STORE AND RESTAURANTS ENOUGH TIME TO GET THE SUPPLY CHAIN AND PROTOCOLS IN PLACE SO THEY'RE NOT CAUGHT FLAT-FOOTED. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU FOR THAT. I THINK WE SHOULD HAVE SEEN THIS COMING. WE'RE JUST GOING TO HAVE SEVERAL MONTHS OF MORE AND MORE PLASTIC BEING PRODUCED. WE'RE NOT ELIMINATING OR DECREASING THE DEMAND FOR PLASTIC BAGS. I THINK IT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT PART OF THE BAN. I'M GLAD YOU HAVE PLAN, OR AT LEAST YOU DO RIGHT NOW. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO SPEED THAT UP AT IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. OUR VENDORS SHOULD HAVE SEEN THIS COMING. I'M GETTING QUESTIONS ABOUT IT. FRANKLY, THE TWO GROCERY STORES I GO TO THE MOST. THEY DON'T CARE, I CAN BRING IN ANY BAG THAT I WANT TO BRING IN. IT'S BEEN THAT WAY FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. ANYWAY, I JUST ENCOURAGE YOU TO SEE THAT HAPPENS SOONER RATHER THAN LATER. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR GIBSON. IT APPEARS THAT KELSEY'S HAND IS UP. DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? >> I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE COUNCIL FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT. I HAVE TO SUPPORT THE MAYOR IN A MEETING. I'M GOING TO LOG OFF, BUT SOMEBODY WILL BE HERE TO ANSWER ANY MORE QUESTIONS. >>COUN. BORREGO: AS I WAS RECYCLING MY TRASH YESTERDAY I HAD MY LITTLE TRASH BEEN THAT WAS SEPARATING CANS AND PLASTIC. I JUST WONDER, YOU HAD THAT IN YOUR SLIDE SHOW REGARDING RECYCLING. I WONDERED WHAT DOES THAT EXACTLY ENTAIL? I ALSO HAD MY TRASH CLEAN UP DAY IN DISTRICT FIVE THIS WEEKEND. IT'S WEIGHING ON MY MIND RIGHT NOW. I JUST WONDERED WHAT THAT WAS REFERRING TO. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, FOR THAT QUESTION. IT WAS ONE OF THE ITEMS WE BROKE OUT. THEY BROKE OUT RECOMMENDATIONS IN SEVERAL DIFFERENT BULK CATEGORIES IN RECYCLING IS ONE WE WANT TO WORK TOWARD. THERE'S SEVERAL ACTION POLICIES THAT ARE CITED IN THAT PLAN TO FOCUS ON. WE AS A CITY WILL BEGIN IMPLEMENTATION PHASE TO LOOK INTO THE RECOMMENDATIONS AND DETERMINE HOW WE CAN BEST MOVE THOSE FORWARD. JUST LIKE ANY POLICY RECOMMENDATION IN A PLAN LIKE THIS WE TAKE A WHOLE COMMUNITY APPROACH. A LOT OF THESE RESPONSIBILITIES WILL LIE WITH THE CITY DEPARTMENT. WE'LL WORK CLOSELY WITH THE DEPARTMENT ENGAGED IN THIS. IT COULD INVOLVE WORKING WITH COMMUNITY PARTNERS OR INSTITUTIONS OR A MYRIAD OF OTHER PARTNERS WITHIN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE THAT EITHER WORK HERE OR LIVE HERE. WE'LL BE REALLY WORKING TOWARD DISSECTING WHAT THAT IMPLEMENTATION WILL LOOK LIKE PER ACTION ITEM AND LAUNCHING THAT OVER THE SUMMER. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. AS I WAS RECYCLING MY TRASH THIS WEEKEND AND LOOKING AT THE NUMBER OF LITTLE TIN CANS AND PLASTIC BOTTLES, I WAS WONDERING ABOUT THE TIN CANS. THIS IS JUST FOR THE CONSUMER. I WAS SEPARATING THE TWO INTO TWO DIFFERENT BAGS. I KNOW SOME PEOPLE TAKE THEIR CANS TO BE DEPOSITED. I JUST WONDER IF THE CITY DOES THAT ALSO. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, I SAW DIRECTOR WELAND POPPED UP FROM SOLID WASTE, MAYBE THAT'S A QUESTION HE CAN RESPOND TO. >> THANKS FOR THE QUESTION. WE PARTNER WITH -- RECYCLING. WE DELIVER IT TO THEM AND THEY SORT IT OUT AND TAKE IT TO MARKET. THAT'S HOW THAT WORKS FOR US. UNFORTUNATELY, LESS THAN 1% OF WHAT WE GET IN CANS BECAUSE THERE'S A GREAT MARKET OF THAT. PEOPLE GO THROUGH OUR RECYCLING BEENS OR SAVE THEM THEMSELVES AND SELL THEM. IT'S BETWEEN 40 AND 80 CENTS A POUND. I WISH WE HAD MORE OF THOSE, IT'S PROFITABLE. BUT IT'S ONE THAT CONSUMERS KEEP FOR THEMSELVES. OR YOU'VE NOTICED THAT PEOPLE WALK AROUND PICKING UP CANS ALL THE TIME, THAT'S WHAT THEY DO. YES, WE TAKE IT TO MARKET. WE HAVE SUCH LITTLE OF IT, THERE'S NOT A LOT OF REVENUE IN IT. >>COUN. BORREGO: IT'S JUST A THOUGHT AS PEOPLE ARE PURCHASING THEIR GOODS IN THE GROCERY STORE THAT TIN CANS ARE BETTER ARE NOT IN PLASTIC BOTTLES. THEY CANNOT BE RECYCLED LIKE THAT. IS THAT CORRECT? I CAN'T HEAR YOU. >> YES. PLASTIC BOTTLES ARE RECYCLABLES. WE TAKE ONE THROUGH SEVEN, HOWEVER IT'S NOT AS PROFITABLE AS METAL, TIN OR ALUMINUM. >>COUN. BORREGO: IT IS HELPFUL FOR THE AVERAGE PERSON TO SEPARATE THE PLASTIC AND THE TIN AND SO ON? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, WE DO WHAT'S CALLED SINGLE STREAM RECYCLING. WHATEVER YOU PUT INTO YOUR BEEN WHEN IT GETS TO FREEDMAN BAY, THEY SORT IT OUT. ONE THING WE'VE BEEN ASKING, YOU DON'T TIE THEM ALL INTO A BAG. WHEN THEY GET TO FREEDMAN, THE CONVEYER BELTS MOVE QUICKLY. IF YOU BUNDLE THEM AND TIE YOUR BAG IT GETS PULLED OFF BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TIME AS THEY'RE PLUCKING OFF THE CONTAMINATED MATERIALS, THEY DON'T HAVE TIME TO OPEN THE BAG AND DUMP IT OUT. THAT'S ONE BIG PART OF RECYCLE RIGHT IS TEACHING THEM WHAT TO GO IN THE CART AND NOT BAGGING YOUR ITEMS. >>COUN. BORREGO: COULD YOU TELL US WHERE WE CAN FIND THIS INFORMATION ON YOUR WEBSITE? >> ALL OF THIS INFORMATION IS CAB.GOV/SOLIDWASTE. WE HAVE A RECYCLE COACH APP. IT'S A FREE APP, YOU PUT IN YOUR ZIP CODE AND YOU CAN ASK QUESTIONS. LIKE IS A POTATO BAG RECYCLABL? IT'S NOT. WE PUSH OUT LITERATURE ALL THE TIME AND HAVE CONSTANT MESSAGING. NOW THAT SCHOOLS ARE BACK, WE SEND INTERNS TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS TO MAKE SURE THEY LEARN HOW TO RECYCLE RIGHT. WE DO INITIATIVES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, AND THEY DO SOMETHING CALLED TALKING TRASH TUESDAYS AND WE DO SOMETHING CALLED THE RESIGHINGLING FAIRY. THOSE ARE ONE MINUTE VIDEOS WE PUT ON YOUTUBE, TWITTER, AND INSTAGRAM. >> >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. I SEE YOUR DEPUTY HAS HER HAND UP. I JUST WANT TO GIVE A SHOUT-OUT TO YOUR FOLKS THAT WERE IN THE NORTHWEST MESA COLLECTING TRASH IN DISTRICT FIVE THIS WEEKEND. I WAS REALLY -- FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF TRASH DEPOSITED. WITH THAT, I'LL GO TO MS. HOLBERT. >> RIGHT NOW THE KIND OF PLASTIC BOTTLE YOU MIGHT FIND IN SODA OR WATER IS PLAYING BETTER THAN ALUMINUM. I DON'T WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL DISCOURAGED TO RECYCLE THOSE, MANY OF THE PLASTIC BOTTLES ARE PAYING VERY WELL. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, I KNOW YOU DO A GREAT JOB. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: I WANT TO GO BACK TO MR. MAX, UNLESS THERE'S OTHER QUESTIONS FOR SOLID WASTE. IF NOT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE CLOSING COMMENTS? >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANT TO REITERATE HOW MUCH I APPRECIATE THE COLLABORATIVE EFFORT OF EVERYBODY COMING TOGETHER FROM OUR EELECTED LEADERSHIP, THE DIRECTORS AND THE DEPARTMENTS THAT CAME TOGETHER, THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS. THIS REALLY WAS AN EFFORT THAT WE DID BECAUSE THE PANDEMIC ENFORCED US TO ENSURE WE HAD A SOLID GAME PLAN AND WE DIDN'T MISS A BEAT IN THIS. WE LOOK FORWARD OF WORKING WITH THE COUNCIL TO IMPLEMENT THE POLICIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS IDENTIFIED IN THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN AND MARKING THE PROGRESS AND COMMUNICATING THAT AND TELLING THE STORY TO BOTH THE COMMUNITY AND THE ENTIRE NATION HOW MUCH WE ARE LEADERS ON THIS ISSUE. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU ON BEHALF OF THE COUNCIL. I WOULD ALSO MENTION TO YOU THAT THE COUNCIL PASSED A MEMORIAL THIS YEAR AND I DON'T HAVE THE NUMBER IN FRONT OF ME, I APOLOGIZE. IT WAS ENCOURAGING THE STATE TO LOOK AT THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN THAT IS SIMILAR TO WHAT THE CITY IS WORKING ON. YOU CAN CONTACT MY ASSISTANT SINCE I SPONSORED THAT MEMORIAL TO GET A COUNTY OF IT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COUNCILORS? WE'LL MOVE ON. WE'LL MOVE TO THE NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS. WE DO NOT HAVE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSIONS TONIGHT. WE'LL MOVE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENT. WE HAVE 16 PEOPLE WHO ARE SIGNED IN THE QUEUE. I'M NOT SURE ALL 16 ARE IN THE WAITING ROOM. WE'LL BE GIVING THEM ONE AND A HALF MINUTES. BEFORE WE START WITH PUBLIC COMMENT, I NEED TO READ INFORMATION TO THE PUBLIC. HELLO TO THOSE JOINING US TO PROVIDE LIVE PUBLIC COMMENT. WE ALSO RECEIVED WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT WERE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL OF THE COUNCILORS IN ADVANCE OF TODAY'S MEETING. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL IF THEY HAVE SIGNED FOR LIVE PUBLIC COMMENT PER ININSTRUCTIONS PUBLISHED ON THE AGENDA AND ON OUR WEBSITE ON FRIDAY. SPEAKERS WILL BE MOVED INTO THE MEETING ROOM TWO AT A TIME. THEY WILL REMAIN MUTED WITH THEIR CAMERA OF UNTIL CALLED TO SPEAK. THEY WILL BE PROVIDED ONE AND A HALF MINUTES FOR COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL. AFTER THAT, THEY WILL BE MUTED AND RETURN TO BE AN ATTENDEE OF THE ZOOM WEBINAR. HERE ARE THE GROUND RULES. EACH PARTICIPANT HAS ONE AND A HALF MINUTES TO PRESENT. COMMENTS ARE ADDRESSED TO THE COUNCILORS THROUGH COUNCIL PRESIDENT. ANY DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT WILL RESULT IN REMOVAL FROM ZOOM. THERE WILL BE A ONE AND A HALF TIME LIMIT. THE ZOOM MODERATOR WILL LET YOU WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. PLEASE CALL THE NAMES OUR FIRST SPEAKER. >> OUR FIRST SPEAKER IS ROBERT. TURN YOUR VIDEO ON AND UNMUTE YOURSELF. YOUR ONE AND HALF MINUTES WILL BEGIN ONE YOU START SPEAKING. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I AM COMING TO YOU WITH CONCERNS REGARDING THE BUDGET. IT INCLUDES $222 MILLION FOR APD. A BIG INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR. THIS HUGE INCREASE IS A BIG CONCERN BECAUSE APD IS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF POLICE KILLING IN OUR COUNTRY. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS NOT SHOWING OR CAPABLE OF THE RADICAL CHANGE TO STOP VIOLENCE AGAINST OUR COMMUNITY. EVEN OUR POLICE UNION HAS SPENT $70,000 TO RESIST THE DOJ. WE DO NOT NEED MORE MONEY TO POLICE, WE NEED MONEY FOR HOUSING, MENTAL HEALTH, AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. MORE FUNDING HAS STOPPED VIOLENCE, WE NEED MORE FUNDING FOR HOUSING, MENTAL HEALTH, JUSTICE, COMMUNITY GUARDANCE, ACCESS TO FOODS CHILD CARE ARTS AND CULTURE AND COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS. I COURAGE YOU TO PASS THE BUDGET CUT OF 50%. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH. WE NEED A BUDGET THAT INVESTS IN TRUE COMMUNITY SAFETY AND WELL BEING. THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS FRANCESCA. YOUR ONE AND HALF MINUTES BEGINS WHEN YOU START SPEAKING. YOU CAN UNMUTE YOURSELF, MA'AM. >> HI. I'M A LIFELONG RESIDENT IN THIS COMMUNITY. I WANT TO EXPRESS CONCERNS WITH THE USES OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT BEING PRESENTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL TODAY. OVER $56 MILLION OF MONEY IS SET TO COME TO OUR COMMUNITY TO HELP WITH PANDEMIC RESPONSE, PANDEMIC RECOVERY INVESTMENT AND SUPPORT FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. MY GREATEST CONCERN IS THAT THE LARGEST CHUNK OF THE RESCUE MONEY, ALMOST $10 MILLION WILL BE GOING TO ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THIS MONEY, GOING TO APD, IS BEING SPENT ON GUN SHOT DETECTION, APD VEHICLES, POLICE RECRUITMENT, AND APD MAIN STATION RENOVATIONS, TECHNOLOGY AND ENERGY UPGRADES. I ASK YOU, HOW DO THE MILLIONS SPENT ON GUN SHOT DETECTION, APD VEHICLES, APD TECHNOLOGY, AND RECRUITMENT OF MORE POLICE IS IN ANY WAY ADDRESSING THE PANDEMIC RESPONSE RECOVERY OR A SUPPORT FOR OUR VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES? AS THE FEDERAL LEGISLATION STATES. FURTHER, THE $10 MILLION APD IS SET TO GET FAR SURPASSES WHAT IS BEING CONSIDERED FOR THOSE THOSE EXCLUDED FROM OTHER STIMULUS PROGRAMS. >> THANK YOU, YOUR TIME IS UP. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ROB. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO TURN YOUR VIDEO ON. -- I'M SORRY. I THINK COUNCILOR BENTON HAS HIS HAND RAISED. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS. YEAH, I SUPPORT PORTIONS OF WHAT YOU'RE OBJECTING TO. I DO NOT SUPPORT ALL OF THEM. SOME OF THESE CAPITAL EXPENSES ARE COMPLETELY UNDEFINED. YOU KNOW, I'M SURE THERE ARE NEEDS AT THE OLD POLICE STATION DOWNTOWN. I EMPHASIZE THE WORD OLD. THESE NEEDS HAVE NOT BEEN DEFINED TO THE COUNCIL. COUNCILOR DAVIS AND I DO HAVE AN AMENDMENT CALLING FOR THOSE FUNDS TO BE PUT INTO SUPPORTIVE HOUSING AND CASE MANAGEMENT FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED IT ALONG WITH THEIR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. JUST TO MAKE THAT CLEAR SINCE YOU BROUGHT IT UP. I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BENTON. WE WILL MOVE TO OUR NEXT SPEAKER. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS ROB. PLEASE TURN YOUR VIDEO ON, UNMUTE YOURSELF. >> HELLO, MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. IF I CAN VOICE MY FRUSTRATION WITH THE ANIMAL WELFARE DEPARTMENT AND THEIR ENFORCEMENT OF THE NOISE ORDINANCE, SPECIFICALLY BARKING DOGS. MY NEIGHBORS DOGS HAVE BEEN BARKING AROUND THE CLOCK FOR THREE AND A HALF YEARS. I FILED 300 REPORTS WITH THE 311 SYSTEM. THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, COUNCILOR GIBSON, AND THE DIRECT OF THAT DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR ORTEGA. PRETTY MUCH JUST MET WITH A FLIPPANT CONTEMPT. THERE IS A CASE FOR PROGRESSING. HOWEVER, IT'S PROGRESSING AT AN UNUSUAL FASHION IN WHICH COMMON CITY EMPLOYEE FUNCTIONS AT THE PROSECUTOR WHICH I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THE JUDGE ALLOWS THAT OR THE CITY THINKS THAT IS APPROPRIATE. IN A FUNCTIONAL CITY WHERE I CAME FROM, IF A CITIZEN HAS A PROBLEM WITH A BARKING DOG, THEY CALL THE CITY. A CITY EMPLOYEE RUNS OUT AND ISSUES A CITATION AND THEY GET FINED. LET'S GO FOR FUNCTIONAL AND LET'S LEAVE THIS TRAVESTY OF A FARCE BEHIND. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, SIR. >> OUR NEXT SPEARER IS TABITHA. >> THANK YOU. DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO LEARN TO RIDE A BIKE? THE SENSE OF JOY AND FREEDOM THAT CAME WITH IT. YOU MIGHT BE LUCKY TO SEE YOUR CHILDREN OR GRANDCHILDREN EXPERIENCE THIS. THE CELEBRATION WAS CLOUDED WITH ANXIETY. ON A QUIET STREET WE WERE FOLLOWED BY A POLICE SURVEILLANCE DRONE THAT TOOK PICTURES OF YOUR FAMILY WITHOUT CONSENT. THE SIMPLE IS ANSWER THEY DO THIS BECAUSE THEY CAN. THEY CAN INTIMIDATE OUR COMMUNITY FOR BEING WHO WE ARE AND WHERE WE ARE. APD HAS ONE OF THE HIGHEST RATES OF POLICE KILLINGS IN THE COUNTRY. THEY OPERATE WITH NO ACCOUNTABILITY AND BE REWARDED WITH FUNDING INCREASES. THE BUDGET PROSES 23% BUDGET INCREASE. THEY ARE SET TO RECEIVE $223 MILLION OR 31% OF THE ENTIRE BUDGET. ON TOP OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE MONEY. MAYBE WE'LL SEE A APD LOW RIDER SOON. IS THAT THE BEST WAY TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY? I ASK YOU TO REALLOCATE THEM TO COMMUNITY SERVICES. WHICH INCLUDE HOUSING, CHILD CARE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. COMBINED THESE THREE MAKE UP LESS THAN 10% OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET. WE NEED YOU TO APPROVE A BUDGET THAT ACTUALLY INVESTS IN TRUE COMMUNITY SAFETY AND WELL-BEING. THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SUE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO TURN YOUR VIDEO ON AND UNMUTE YOURSELF AND YOUR ONE AND A HALF MINUTES WILL BEGIN WHEN YOU START SPEAKING. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS, I'M AN ARTIST IN DISTRICT TWO. I'M A FACULTY MEMBER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ART AT UNM. I HAVE SERIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT THE BUDGET THAT IS BEING VOTED ON TODAY. ECHOING WHAT OTHERS HAVE SPOKEN ABOUT TODAY. THIS BUDGET GIVES $223 MILLION TO APD ON TOP OF $10 MILLION IN FUNDS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO GO TO ECONOMIC RECOVERY FROM THE PANDEMIC. WE KNOW THAT APD HAS A LONG HISTORY OF VIOLENCE AND MURDER. IT RANKS TENTH HIGHEST IN THE NATION FOR POLICE KILLINGS. I'VE BEEN INFORMED THAT ADDITIONAL FUNDING IS GOING TO OVERSIGHT. HOWEVER, THAT'S FAILED FOR DECADES. WHAT MAKES US THINK GIVING APD MORE FUNDING WILL FIX THE FUNDING. SINCE 1996 WHEN THEY COMPLETED AN INVESTIGATION TO APD THERE'S BEEN NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS OF REFORM AND OVERSIGHT. APD ACTUALLY INCREASED ITS RATE OF POLICE MURDER. NOW, WITH THE DOJ CONSENT THE POLICE UNION IS PUSHING BACK WITH A RACIST CAMPAIGN CALLED CRIME MATTERS MORE. DOES IT MATTER MORE THAN BLACK LIVES? WHAT OUR COMMUNITY NEEDS IS COMMUNITY HOUSING, MENTAL HEALTH HELP, SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNSELING, AND ALL OF THE BASIC NECESSITIES. LET'S MEET THOSE NECESSITIES. INSTEAD OF FUNDING STATE VIOLENCE AND MURDER THROUGH APD. I IMPLORE YOU -- >> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KAREN. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO TURN YOUR VIDEO ON UNMUTE YOURSELF. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, COUNCILOR BORREGO AND COUNCILORS AND OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS HERE. I TOO JOIN THE VOICES THAT YOU ARE HEARING THAT ARE AGHAST THAT WE'RE GOING TO SPEND $223 MILLION PLUS ANOTHER $10 MILLION FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ON APD. WHEN YOU HAVE BEEN HEARING THE STAT AND YOU KNOW THE DATA THAT THE POLICE HERE KEEP KILLING PEOPLE DOING SURVEILLANCE AS THE ONE COMMUNITY MEMBER DESCRIBED. IN THE UNITED STATES WE SPEND A HUNDRED BILLION DOLLARS ON POLICING AND $200 BILLION ON INCARCERATION. IF POLICING AND IMPRISONMENT WOULD MAKE ME SAFE, THE UNITED STATES WOULD BE THE SAFEST COUNTRY IN THE WORLD. WE HAVE MASS SHOOTINGS, WE HAVE POLICE KILLING PEOPLE, WE HAVE ROBBERIES AND BREAKENS. POLICE DO NOT MAKE ME SAFE, AT ALL. THAT IS NOT A PART OF WHAT ACTUALLY CREATES COMMUNITY SAFETY. AND THE OTHER COMMUNITY MEMBERS HAVE STATED WE NEED CHILD CARE AND HOUSING AND EDUCATION AND ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE. WE NEED FOOD, NEED TRANSFORMATIVE JUSTICE THAT WE CAN HAVE A COMMUNITY-CREATED JUST AND HUMAN APPROACH TO COMMUNITY-SAFETY AND ADDRESSING HARM. POLICE DO NOT KEEP ME SAFE. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. >> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS VICTORIA. FEEL FREE TO TURN YOUR VIDEO ON AND UNMUTE YOURSELF. >> THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. I LIVED IN ALBUQUERQUE FOR GENERATIONS. I WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR BORREGO FOR STARTING THIS MEETING WITH A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR FOLKS LIVING WITH DISABILITIES. BECAUSE PEOPLE LIVING WITH DISABILITIES HAVE CONTINUED TO BE HARMED AND KILLED BY THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE CAN REFLECT ON THE MURDER OF SO MANY OTHER AND KNOW THIS TO BE TRUE. THIS PANDEMIC HAS HARMED AND KILLED SO MANY OF US. WHILE THE CITY COUNCIL HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY TO PROTECT AND SERVE COMMUNITIES, USING THE FUNDS TO GIVE TO THE DEPARTMENT THAT HOLDS MOST OF THE BUDGET IS UNEXCUSABLE. ALL OF THESE SERVICES TOTAL FUNDING COMBINED IS $43.2 MILLION. WHERE THE POLICE FUNDING IS $223.4 MILLION. WHAT IS ONE DEPARTMENT GOING TO DO WITH $180 MILLION MORE WHEN WE HAVE NINE OTHER DEPARTMENTS WHO'S FUNDING IS NOT $10 MILLION CAN YOU IMAGINE HOW MUCH BETTER OUR COMMUNITY WOULD BE IF THIS DISTRIBUTED THE FUNDS EQUITABLE. I'M ASKING YOU TO STOP FUNDING TO THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT AND REALLOCATE THEM TO OTHER FAMILY AND HOUSING SERVICE FOR THE COMMUNITY. IT'S IRRESPONSIBLE FOR THE CITY COUNCIL TO ADD FUNDING TO THE MOST VIOLENT POLICE FORCE IN THE COUNTRY WHEN UNEMPLOYMENT AND TRAUMA HAVE NOT BEEN ADDRESSED. APD'S GAIN IS OUR LOSS. >> THANK YOU. OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SHELBY. TURN YOUR VIDEO ON, AND UNMUTE YOURSELF. >> I'M A RECENT UNM GRAD AND A LIFETIME RESIDENT OF ALBUQUERQUE. I JUST WANTED TO REITERATE WHAT VICTORIA WAS SAYING. I THINK THIS IS A MASSIVE MISUSE OF CITY FUNDING. A YEAR AGO, MAYOR KELLER SAID HE WOULD START CUTTING FUNDING FOR APD AND HE HAS NOT DONE THAT. HE HAS NOT FOLLOWED UP ON HIS PROMISES. OVER THE LAST YEAR WE'VE SEEN INCREDIBLE VIOLENCE AGAINST UNSHELTERED PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY. YOU HAD A MOMENT OF SILENCE AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING, BUT THE MAJORITY OF HOMELESS PEOPLE HAVE DISABILITIES AND IF YOU ACTUALLY CARED ABOUT THEM YOU WOULD PUT FUNDING TOWARD THEIR NEED AND MAKE THE COMMUNITY SAFE IN THAT REGARD. THANK YOU. >> THANK YOU, OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS SARAH. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO TURN ON YOUR VIDEO UNMUTE YOURSELF. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE ALBUQUERQUE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. MY COMMENTS PERTAIN TO AMENDMENT 12 TO 0-21-60, IS THAT ON TODAY'S AGENDA? I'M NOT SURE IF I'M COMMENT WILL BE ALLOWED. >> THAT WOULD RESTRICT THE GATE'S SHELTER BEDS. >>COUN. BORREGO: I DON'T BELIEVE THAT'S ON THE AGENDA THIS AFTERNOON MADAM. >> I WILL HOLD OFF UNTIL NEXT TIME. >>COUN. DAVIS: MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR DAVIS. >>COUN. DAVIS: MADAM PRESIDENT, I BELIEVE THAT MATTER IS BEFORE THE COUNCIL, ALTHOUGH IT'S ON TODAY'S AGENDA. WOULD IT BE OKAY TO HAVE HER COMMENT SINCE WE'LL BE CONSIDERING THAT AT A FUTURE MEETING? >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR DAVIS, AND MADAM, ABSOLUTELY IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HAVE YOUR ONE AND A HALF MINUTES. YOU MAY GO AHEAD. >> YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE THAT MADAM PRESIDENT, AND COUNCILOR DAVIS. I THINK WE'LL WAIT UNTIL IT'S BEFORE THE COUNCIL IN A MORE COHESIVE WAY. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS KEVIN. TURN ON YOUR VIDEO AND UNMUTE YOURSELF. YOUR TIME WILL BEGIN WHEN YOU START SPEAKING. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, PRESIDENT, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. I'M KEVIN AND I LIVE -- I WAS A MEMBER OF THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN TASK FORCE. I WAS HAPPY TO BE A PART OF THAT EFFORT. REALLY GLAD THIS IS MOVING AHEAD. I APPRECIATE YOUR INTEREST IN IT. MY PRIMARY COMMENT IS THE COUNCIL HAS A CRITICAL ROLE TO PLAY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF A CLIMATE ACTION PLAN. I WOULD CHARACTERIZE THE PLAN AS A VISION STATEMENT THAN AS AN ACTION PLAN. IT'S REALLY UP TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND TO THE COUNCIL TO PUT THIS PLAN INTO ACTION. THE COUNCIL'S ROLE IS A CRITICAL ONE. EDUCATION AND ADVOCACY IS THE TWO MAJOR TASKS THAT THE COUNCIL NEEDS TO ADDRESS AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PLAN. I HAVEN'T SEEN A SINGLE NEWS STORY SO FAR THAT THE PLAN HAS BEEN DEVELOPED OR PRESENTED TO THE COUNCIL. WE SEE THINGS IN THE NEWS ALL THE TIME ABOUT THE CLIMATE, NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW WHAT WE'RE DOING HERE IN ALBUQUERQUE. IF YOU GO BACK TO R-187 THE DECLARATION OF THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY ADOPTED BY THIS COUNCIL IN 2019, YOU'LL SEE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT DECLARATION IT CALLS FOR. ONE IS FOR THE CLIMATE ACTION PLAN. BUT ANOTHER IS MOBILIZATION OF THIS THIS CLIMATE EMERGENCY. YOU GUYS HAVE A LOT OF THINGS ON YOUR PLATE. I APPRECIATE THAT. YOU HAVE A DIFFICULT JOB. THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY IS NOT SOMETHING THAT CAN WAIT. WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A MEGA DROUGHT. >> THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, WE APPRECIATE YOUR VOLUNTEERISM. I BELIEVE THAT PLAN IS GOING TO BE COMING TO THE COUNCIL. COUNCILOR BENTON, DID YOU HAVE SOMETHING YOU WOULD LIKE TO SHARE? >>COUN. BENTON: JUST QUICKLY, I WANT TO APPRECIATE MR. BEAN. HE NOT ONLY VOLUNTEERED THIS TIME BUT TEN YEARS AGO. HE'S BEEN A STEADFAST ADVOCATE. I REALLY WANT TO REEMPHASIZE ONE THING THAT HE SAID. IF I CAN PARAPHRASE, THAT'S THE WORD ACTION. AS A CITY, IT BE SOMETHING THAT WE LIKE WELL WE CHECK THE RIGHT BOX AND WE'RE ON THE RIGHT TEAM. WE TRULY WANT TO BE A LEADER. KEVIN BEAN IS A LEADER. I WANT TO THANK HIM FOR HIS PARTICIPATION. THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. >> WE HAD A FEW OTHERS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, BUT THEIR NAMES NOR PHONE NUMBERS SHOWED UP IN THE MEETING. THAT WILL CONCLUDE PUBLIC COMMENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU TO THE PUBLIC FOR YOUR COMMENTS. WE WILL MOVE ON TO ADMINISTRATION QUESTION AND ANSWER PERIOD. COUNCILORS, ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE ADMINISTRATION? I KNOW THAT COUNCILOR DAVIS, MYSELF, AND COUNCILOR BENTON HAD QUESTIONS FOR CHIEF MEDINA REGARDING APD'S STRATEGY FOR MANAGING CENTRAL AVENUE WEEKEND ACTIVITIES. I DON'T KNOW IF THE CHIEF IS AVAILABLE OR NOT. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS, THIS IS CHIEF MEDINA. WE HAVE A PLAN WE'RE GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTING OVER THE SUM FOR CENTRAL AVENUE. WE'LL WORK IN SAFEGUARDING CENTRAL IN THE NOB HILL AREA AND DOWNTOWN AREA. WE HAVE INDIVIDUALS IN PARKING LOTS ALONG CENTRAL. WE HAVE STREET POSTERS. WE MONT TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE DONE IN ACCORDANCE WITH DATA. IT IS SAYING WHEN SHOTS ARE BEING FIRED AND WHEN WE HAVE A POSSIBLE VIOLENCE OCCURRING. ALSO, WORKING ON TRAFFIC TIMES. IF WE NEED MORE DETAILS WE CAN GET MORE DETAILS. ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS HAPPENING IN DOWNTOWN IS THE OPERATION WE STARTED 60 DAYS AGO IN THE NORTHEAST WHERE WE PUT UP A TEMPORARY COMMAND POST AND HAD A HEAVY POLICE POST ON MONTGOMERY, I BELIEVE IT HAD FIVE HOMICIDES UP UNTIL THAT POINT WHICH HAS NOT HAD ONE IN THE PAST 60 DAYS, WE'RE BRINGING THAT OPERATION TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA. WE'LL HAVE INCREASED VISIBILITY AND NUMBER OF OFFICERS IN THE AREA ALONG WITH SOME EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, CHIEF. I SEE THAT COUNCILOR DAVIS MAY HAVE A QUESTION. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I DID HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS IF IT'S TIME FOR Q&A. I WANTED TO FOLLOW UP WITH CHIEF AND COMMANDER BROWN. AND COUNCILOR BENTON DID AS WELL. I DIDN'T WANT TO GET TOO FAR INTO THE DOWNTOWN QUESTION. I WANT TO FOLLOW-UP AND SAY IF YOU CAN TELL US MORE. I KNOW THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN WALKING TO ADDRESS CONCERNS, ESPECIALLY WHAT'S HAPPENING ON DOWNTOWN. IT'S BEEN A REALLY POSITIVE PLACE FOR COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES. LATELY WE'VE HAD A LOT OF ISSUES INCLUDING WHAT WAS ONCE FAMILY CRUISING HAS BECOME DRAG RACING AND MOTORCYCLE RACING. IT SEEMS TO MOVE THE MOTORCYCLE PROBLEM TO NOB HILL. THERE WERE 30 BIKES IN THE NOB HILL DOING TRICKS. I CAN HEAR THEM FROM MY HOUSE. WE SEEM TO MOVING THIS ISSUE. THERE WAS OF COURSE THE CONCERNING SHOOTING LAST NIGHT IN A PARKING LOT BETWEEN RIVAL MOTORCYCLE GROUPS. AND ANOTHER SEXUAL ASSAULT CONCERN THAT WAS REPORTED AND BEING INVESTIGATED. BUT, IN OTHER WORDS I KNOW APD SAID THEY HAD A PRESENCE THERE AND ARE WORKING ON IT. IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE HAVING THE DESIRED IMPACT. I WANT TO HEAR WHAT THE POST-INCIDENT ACTION WILL BE TO ADDRESS THAT. MAYBE COUNCILOR BENTON WILL PIGGY BACK ON THAT. WE CAN LET THE CHIEF OR COMMANDER RESPOND. I'M CONCERNED THAT WE HAVE ISSUES THAT WE'RE WORK ON. PERHAPS COUNCILOR BENTON CAN ADD TO THAT. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. FIRST OF ALL, IN THE WAKE OF DISCUSSIONS ABOUT HOW APD IS NO GOOD AND SO FORTH, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT CHIEF MEDINA AND COMMANDER BROWN FROM THE VALLEY AND THE DOWNTOWN PUBLIC SAFETY DISTRICT HAVE MY HIGHEST REGARD. AND THEY'RE DOING SOME VERY, VERY DIFFICULT WORK. TO VOLUNTEER TO WORK DOWNTOWN IS A UNIQUE DECISION ON THE PART OF AN OFFICER. I COMMEND EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM WHO CHOOSE TO DEAL WITH THE CHALLENGES OF DOWNTOWN. I APPRECIATE THE CHIEF, DEPUTY CHIEF, COMMANDER BROWN, DOWNTOWN PUBLIC SAFETY DISTRICT OFFICERS HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH ME ON A WEEKLY BASIS IN THE VENUE OF ALVARADO TRANSPORTATION TASK FORCE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT IS GOING ON. FULL DISCLOSURE, I LIVE A BLOCK FROM CENTRAL. I HAVE VERY -- I'M VERY TUNED IN TO -- TUNED IN FROM AN AUDITORY STANDPOINT TO WHAT GOING ON CENTRAL AVENUE NEAR ME. I HAVE NEIGHBORS THAT WANT TO MOVE AWAY FROM OUR LOVELY NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE OF THE ABUSE GOING ON. I REALIZE IT'S ALL OVER THE CITY. DOWNTOWN IS UNIQUE. DOWNTOWN HAS THE ATTENTION OF APD. I KNOW THINGS DEVOLVED ON SUNDAY NIGHT. I KNOW THE CHIEF AND EVERYONE I SPOKE TO HAD A COMMITMENT TO NOT ALLOW SOME OF THE THINGS GOING ON. APPARENTLY ON SUNDAY IT GOT OUT OF CONTROL. AS MUCH AS WE WANT TO CELEBRATE CAR CULTURE IN THE CITY. WE NEED TO STEP BACK FROM CAR CULTURE AND TALK ABOUT THE BASIC SAFETY OF OUR CITIZENS. WHETHER IT'S A PEDESTRIAN, WHETHER IT'S A BICYCLEIST, OR PEOPLE THAT LIVE DOWNTOWN AND PUT UP WITH INSANITY EVERY WEEKEND. IT'S GOT TO STOP. IT'S GOING TO TAKE SERIOUS EFFORT. I'M ASKING FOR THE COMMITMENT OF OTHER COUNCILORS WHO DON'T REPRESENT THIS AREA. COUNCILOR DAVIS TALKED ABOUT NOB HILL AND I'VE SEEN WHAT GOES ON THERE. I WENT SHOPPING ON 12th AND I-40 AND I COULD HEAR IT COMING DOWN THE FREEWAY. HUNDREDS OF MOTORCYCLES. OVER A HUNRED MOTORCYCLES DOING TRICKS ON I-40 IN BROAD DAYLIGHT. IT'S SO DISRESPECTFUL OF EVERY OTHER CITIZEN. IT'S GOT TO STOP. IT'S NOT CAR CULTURE. IT'S CAR ABUSE. IT'S GOT TO STOP. I KNOW THEY'RE TRYING THEIR HARDEST DOWNTOWN. IT DEVOLVED. I UNDERSTAND THAT. I'M NOT BLAMING APD. THEY UNDERSTAND IT AND THEY REACT TO A CONSTANTLY CHANGING DYNAMIC. THIS DYNAMIC AMONG THESE GROUPS, IT'S THE HOT RODS, THE BIG TRUCKS, THE MOTORCYCLE CROTCH ROCKET CROWD. AND OLD FASHIONED HOT RODS THAT WANT TO MAKE A LOT OF NOISE AND SHOW OFF HOW CUTE THEY ARE. WE'VE GOT TO CRACK DOWN ON IT WITHOUT TOLERANCE. HERE I AM THE LIBERAL COUNCILOR FROM DISTRICT TWO WHO DOES NOT SUPPORT OVERLY STRONG POLICE PRESENCE, BUT THERE'S GOT TO BE ONE NOW OR ELSE THIS CITY IS GOING TO DEVOLVE. A LOT THESE LAW BREAKERS ARE PACKING HEAT. THEY ALSO CARRY GUNS. THEY SHOOT OUT OF THEIR WINDOW, THEY SHOOT OUT OF THE MOTORCYCLE. I DON'T DENY IT AT ALL HOW DANGEROUS POTENTIALLY IT IS TO POLICE OFFICERS. WE'VE GOT TO PUT OUR HEADS TOGETHER. I'VE MET THIS WEEK WITH THE PARKING LOT OWNERS DOWNTOWN. THEY RECOGNIZE THAT THEY HAVE A PART TO PLAY TOO. THIS CAN'T ALL BE APD BECOMING A TOWING COMPANY. THEY NEED TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PARKING LOTS AND THEIR PROPERTY ON WHICH HUGE NUISANCES ARE OCCURRING. I MADE THAT VERY CLEAR TO THE GENTLEMAN I MET WITH AND I DID NOT INVITE APD TO THOSE MEETINGS. I WANTED TO TALK TO THEM DIRECTLY AS THE REPRESENTATIVE TO THIS AREA. THIS IS SERIOUS BUSINESS. THIS IS NOT FUN AND GAMES. A LOT OF THESE PEOPLE ARE MIDDLE-AGED PRIMARILY MEN, MAYBE WOMEN AS WELL. IT'S NOT JUST KIDS, IT'S NOT ABOUT TARGETING ANYBODY OR AN ETHNIC GROUP. IT'S ABOUT PEOPLE WHO DO NOT CARE ABOUT THE SAFETY AND PEACE AND QUIET OF OTHERS. WE GOT TO ALL PULL TOGETHER ON THIS. I'M SORRY TO MAKE THIS SPEECH, MADAM PRESIDENT. THIS REALLY DOES RAISE SOMETHING AND I AM VERY SYMPATHIC TO THE ATTEMPTS OF APD ON HOW THEY'RE GOING TO BE INVOLVED. WE NEED MAJOR CLOSURES DOWNTOWN. BEYOND JUST CENTRAL AVENUE. SOME MAJOR CLOSURE OF DOWNTOWN FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY NIGHTS. MAYBE BEYOND THAT. THE MORE WE TRY TO REACT TO IT, THE MORE THESE OUTLAWS ARE RESPONDING AND LIKE I SAID THEY'RE ALL ON SOCIAL MEDIA. WE BETTER BE DOING THAT TOO. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I THINK YOU EXPRESSED A LOT OF THE COUNCILOR'S FEELING AND PROBABLY SUPPORT TOWARD DOWNTOWN. COUNCILOR PEÑA HAS HAD HER HAND UP FOR QUITE A LONG TIME. AND WE HAVE COUNCILOR GIBSON. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. ACTUALLY, THIS GOES RIGHT INTO WHAT WE WERE DISCUSSING, AND THANK YOU COUNCILOR BENTON FOR BEING PART OF THE SPEEDING TASK FORCE. SPEEDING HAS BECOME AN ISSUE. I KNOW YOU FEEL IT'S CREATED, WE HAVE IT. I HAVE CONSTITUENT CALLS THAT ARE CALLING OVER HERE. I'M PART OF CENTRAL AS WELL. IT COMES UP THIS WAY AS DOES IT THROUGH THE CITY COUNCIL DISTRICTS. YOU KNOW, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE CAR CULTURE AND MAYBE THERE'S SOMETHING WE SHOULD DO IN TERMS OF CREATING A TASK FORCE. TALKING TO SOME OF THE LOW RIDER COMMUNITY AND BEING AT THE EVENT THIS WEEKEND CELEBRATING CAR CULTURE, WHICH I THINK IS IMPORTANT. LOW RIDERS DON'T TEND TO DRIVE REALLY FAST. ANYWAY, THEY HAD SAID IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR US TO DEVELOP ANOTHER TASK FORCE WITH SOME OF THE SPEEDING COMMUNITY TO REALLY DO WHAT WE'VE DONE WITH THE LOW RIDER COMMUNITY AND BRINGING EVERYBODY TOGETHER AND UNDERSTANDING WE'RE A PART OF THE ENTIRE CITY AND HOW WE WORK TOGETHER AND MAYBE PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SOME OF THE SPEEDING COMMUNITY. THEY WERE ADVOCATING SAYING THEY WOULD LOVE TO WORK TO GET SOMETHING LIKE A HOT ROD APD VEHICLE THEY WOULD LOVE TO SEE NOT JUST WHAT HAPPENED WITH THEIR COMMUNITY IN TERMS OF WORKING WITH APD AND WORKING WITH CITY COUNCIL, ACTUALLY MENTIONED YOUR NAME THIS WEEKEND ABOUT BEING PART OF THIS WHOLE REDO. THEY MADE A SUGGESTION ABOUT CREATING A SPEEDING TASK FORCE. I THINK IT WOULD BE A GREAT IDEA. I THINK THIS WOULD REALLY TIE IN. FOR PEOPLE TO BRING AWARENESS, AS WE UNVEIL THE SPEEDING, A YOUNG MAN GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND WAS SPEEDING AND LOST HIS LIFE AFTER HIS GRADUATION CEREMONY. THIS MORNING IN THE NEWS ALAMEDA WAS CLOSED DOWN BECAUSE OF SPEEDING. IT'S JUST REALLY PREVALENT. WE REALLY HAVE TO EDUCATE THESE YOUNG KIDS. I DON'T KNOW, MEN, WOMEN, OLD, YOUNG. IT SEEMS IT'S A LOT OF YOUNG KIDS. THEY DON'T REALIZE THE IMPLICATIONS OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING. AS YOU'VE STATED AND WE'VE ALL STATED, SOMETIMES WE DO REALLY DUMB THINGS WHEN WE'RE YOUNG. AND MAYBE GETTING EVERYBODY TOGETHER TO FIGURE THIS OUT. BECAUSE THE CRUISERS SAID WE DON'T WANT TO BE VIEWED THAT WE'RE DOING THIS DOWNTOWN. WE'RE COMING TO YOU SAYING HOW DO WE WORK TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TO ADDRESS THIS. AND WE WANT TO BE PART OF THAT SOLUTION. I TOOK IT TO COUNCIL, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A ANOTHER SPEEDING CAMPAIGN. I'M GLAD YOU TALKED ABOUT IT THIS EVENING. AS A MATTER OF FACT, I'VE GOTTEN CONSTITUENT CALLS ABOUT THE REVVING HAPPENING AT THE ATRISCO PLAZA. IT'S REALLY NOT GOOD. IT'S NOT GOOD. I THINK AGAIN, JUST LIKE THE LOW RIDERS PERCEPTIONS PEOPLE HAVE, THEY WANT A PLACE AND MAYBE WE CAN COME TOGETHER AND FIND SOMEWHERE WHERE PEOPLE CAN REALLY DO WHAT THEY LOVE TO DO. NOT ON OUR PUBLIC STREETS. SORRY FOR MY SPEECH, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO SAY I APPRECIATE THE LOW RIDER AND THEIR CONCERN FOR WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO DO. >>COUN. BENTON: IF I CAN RESPOND, MADAM PRESIDENT, SINCE I WAS MENTIONED A FEW TIMES. I APPRECIATE COUNCILOR PEÑA MENTIONING. WE DID WORK TOGETHER. I HATE IT WHEN -- WHATEVER. I TRIED TO CORRECT IT WHEN PEOPLE -- CRUISERS, AS I ANY THEM ARE THE LOW RIDER COMMUNITY AND THESE BEAUTIFUL WORKS OF ART THAT PEOPLE CRUISE CENTRAL AND MAYBE THEY HAVE TO DIVERT AROUND DOWNTOWN. WE'VE GOT TO FIGURE THAT OUT. IT'S NOT TO FAULT THEM IN ANY WAY. THAT TERMINOLOGY THAT WE LUMP EVERYBODY TOGETHER AS CRUISERS, THOSE CRUISERS AND THAT'S LOW AND SLOW IN MY BOOK. THERE'S ALSO JUST PEOPLE WHO SEEM TO HAVE NO SENSE OF PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY. THAT'S GIVING CRUISERS A BAD NAME, IT'S GIVING DOWNTOWN A BAD NAME. IT'S GIVING OTHER PARTS OF TOWN -- YOU NAME IT. I'M NOT CLAIMING TO SAY THIS IS ONLY DOWN HERE. THIS IS ALL AROUND TOWN. I LOOK IN THE WINDOWS AND I SEE THE PEOPLE DRIVING, IT'S NOT JUST YOUNG PEOPLE. IT'S A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT OUGHT TO KNOW BETTER. I WANT TO SAY THAT. I AGREE WITH COUNCILOR PEÑA, WE WORKED TOGETHER ON THIS. WE CAN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT SOMETHING AND GET TOGETHER WITH THE LOW RIDER COMMUNITY AND FIND GREAT PLACES FOR THEM TO -- DESTINATIONS THAT MAY NOT INCLUDE DOWNTOWN. WHEN IT'S DOWNTOWN THEY GET LUMPED IN WITH ALL THE BAD STUFF THAT'S GOING ON. I'M JUST PUTTING THAT OUT THERE. I JUST WANTED TO RESPOND TO THAT. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, AND COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: IF YOU DON'T MIND, JUST TO RESPOND TO THAT BEFORE YOU GO TO CAN, SORRY, COUNCILOR GIBSON. THEY ASKED TO SET ANOTHER MEETING FOR THE TASK FORCE TO TALK ABOUT A SPEEDING TASK FORCE. THEY WANTED TO COME UP WITH SOLUTIONS. I SHOULD HAVE ADDED THAT WHEN I SPOKE. THEY WERE SAYING SOME OF THE CONGESTION DOWNTOWN ARE BECAUSE THE LIGHTS AROUND TIMED CORRECTLY. THERE WAS CONCERNS ABOUT THE ROUND-ABOUT AND THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. THEY ACTUALLY SAID IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE THE LOW RIDER AND THE POLICE DEPARTMENT DOWN THERE TO UNDERSTAND HOW THE FLOW IS GOING SO MAYBE WE CAN DO TRAFFIC MEASURES IN TERMS OF KEEPING THE TRAFFIC MOVING. I JUST WANTED TO ADD THAT. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. COUNCILOR GIBSON, YOU'VE BEEN WAITING FOR QUITE A WHILE. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU. I DON'T THINK THERE'S A QUESTION, I CAN'T IMAGINE ANYBODY, I SAY THINGS LIKE THAT AND ALWAYS FIND THE EXCEPTION. THESE AREN'T LOW RIDERS, THEY'RE NOT CRUISERS. THESE ARE -- AND I AGREE THEY'RE NOT JUST KIDS. THESE ARE GROWN ADULTS. I LIVE PROBABLY CLOSER -- NOT THAT WE'RE HAVING A COMPETITION HERE, I LIVE VERY CLOSE TO I-40. I HEAR RACING UP AND DOWN I-40 AT LOUISIANA AND YOU KNOW HOW FAR AWAY THEY GET BEFORE I CAN'T HEAR THEM ANYMORE ON A DAILY BASIS. AND MORESO AT NIGHT. WHILE I APPRECIATE EDUCATION, IT'S ALWAYS A GOOD THING. IT'S NEVER A BAD THING. I THINK WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THAT. AND FOR THE EXAMPLES OF THE YOUNG MAN REFERENCED, A VERY, VERY SAD STORY. MAYBE THAT WOULD HAVE HELPED HIM. MAYBE THAT YOUNG MAN WOULD STILL BE WITH US. THESE 30, 40, 50-YEAR-OLD GUYS THAT ARE TEARING UP THE STREETS, I DON'T THINK SO. THEY NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR ACTIONS. SO, A COUPLE OF THINGS COME TO MY MIND. I NEVER SEE STATE POLICE PULLING OVER ANYBODY ON OUR FREEWAYS. I DON'T BELIEVE, ALTHOUGH I DON'T KNOW THIS FOR SURE, I DON'T KNOW IF APD CAN PULL OVER CARS ON THE FREEWAY. IN ANY CASE I VERY RARELY SEE ANYTHING LIKE THAT HAPPEN. I ONLY SEE APD STOPPED WHEN THERE'S ACCIDENTS. I KNOW THEY'VE GOT ENOUGH TO DO ABOUT THOUSANDS OF MILES OF STREETS IN ALBUQUERQUE THAT THEY'RE HAVING TROUBLE JUST KEEPING UP WITH. THAT'S HOW WE'RE GOING TO STOP THIS IS HOLDING PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE. WRITING TICKETS. LOTS OF TICKETS, MAKING PEOPLE GO TO COURT. MAYBE SPENDING A LITTLE BIT OF TIME BEHIND BARS. TOUGH LOVE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR GIBSON. JUST LISTENING TO ALL OF THIS, LAST NIGHT I HEARD SPEEDING IN MY BACKYARD. IT'S ADJACENT TO GOLF COURSE. I CAN HEAR THE SPEEDING ON GOLF COURSE. IT'S LIKE WE MOVE IT FROM DOWNTOWN AND IT GOES TO NOB HILL AND TRAMWAY AND IT GOES TO UNSER AND THE FREEWAY, IT KEEPS MOVING AROUND. I FEEL FOR APD BECAUSE THEY'RE TRYING TO CHASE THAT TAIL AND THAT TAIL KEEPS MOVING. I THINK THAT THIS DIALOGUE IS REALLY IMPORTANT. IT'S AN ISSUE THAT I KNOW THE SPEEDING TASK FORCE IS TRYING TO ADDRESS. I AGREE WITH COUNCILOR PEÑA. I THINK WE NEED TO LOOK AT SOME MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT AND HOW DO WE SUPPORT APD REGARDING THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT'S A TOUGH ISSUE. I SAW THE COMMERCIAL THE OTHER DAY ON TV, COUNCILOR PEÑA, FOR SPEEDING HAS A NAME. FOR PEOPLE THAT ARE PAYING ATTENTION, I THINK IT'S A GOOD START. I THINK WE HAVE A LOT MORE TO DO. ENFORCEMENT AND SUPPORTING OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT REGARDING THAT. I APPRECIATE THE COUNCILORS THAT ARE PUTTING THEIR HEADS TOGETHER. I KNOW THERE'S ONLY FOUR OF YOU. I THINK WE'RE ALL BEHIND YOU. LET US KNOW IF YOU NEED MORE MONEY OR WHAT IT IS THAT -- OR DO WE START ANOTHER GROUP. I DON'T KNOW. I DON'T THINK ANY OF US REALLY HAVE THE ANSWER RIGHT NOW. IT SOUNDS TO ME LIKE SOMETHING THE COUNCIL WANTS TO MOVE FORWARD ON. COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: I WANT TO TURN IT BACK TO THE CHIEF AND APD AND SEE WHAT THEIR THOUGHTS ARE MOVING FORWARD. >>COUN. BORREGO: CHIEF? >> MADAM PRESIDENT. COUNCILOR BENTON, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO WORK AND MOVE FORCES TO DOWNTOWN. TWO OR THREE WEEKS AGO WE STARTED PLANNING THIS. WE KNEW THINGS WERE GOING TO CHANGE. WE HAD PEOPLE IN CROWDS AT PARKING LOTS. MAYBE WE'LL HAVE THEM AT LIQUOR STORES, IT'S HARD TO PREDICT WHAT THE FUTURE IS GOING TO BRING US WITH HOW OUR CROWDS ARE. WE'RE DEVOTING RESOURCES TO TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT. EVERY COUNCILOR HAD A KEY POINT IS THIS IS ENSURINGING WE ALLOW INDIVIDUALS TO CRUISE CENTRAL. THEY'RE NOT BREAKING ANY LAWS AND ENSURE THEY'RE ALLOWED TO PARTICIPATE IN SOMETHING THAT'S PART OF THEIR CULTURE. ESPECIALLY THEY'RE FOLLOWING THE RULES. ENSURING THAT THOSE THAT ARE BREAKING THE LAW THAT ARE ENFORCING THOSE LAWS TO MAKE SURE THEY'RE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR BEHAVIOR AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO DO THIS TO RESPECT THE RIGHTS OF THOSE THAT AREN'T DOING ANYTHING WRONG BUT TO HOLD THOSE ACCOUNTABLE. WE KNOW THAT WE DO MOVE IT. I HAVE EMAILS FROM THIS PAST WEEKEND OF COUNCILORS WHO ARE SMILING AND GIGGLING BECAUSE I GOT EMAILS ABOUT HOW CITIZENS FEEL THAT THE PROBLEM IN THE FOOTHILLS, THEY SEEN THE RACING IN THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS. NOW WE'LL ADDRESS DOWNTOWN AND WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE TO BE CHASING THESE INDIVIDUALS AND HOPEFULLY CONTINUE TO WORK WITH SOME OF THE LOCALES TO DEVELOP A RELATIONSHIP AND UTILIZE THEM SO WE GET TO A POINT WHERE THEY LEGALLY DRIVE. WE WILL CONTINUE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND GIVE AS MANY RESOURCES AS WE CAN TO THIS PROBLEM. I'LL JUST REMIND EVERYBODY THAT ALSO IS A BALANCING FOR ACT FOR POLICE DEPARTMENT. WE REALLY PUBLICIZED HOW WE'VE INCREASED THE NUMBER OF HOMICIDE DETECTIVES. WE'VE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE GIVE FORCE INVESTIGATIONS AND WE JUST TESTED FOR MORE TRAFFIC PERSONNEL THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY GOING TO FORCE TO WORK WEEKENDS. THE KEY TIMES. WE'LL CONTINUE TO MAKE ADJUSTMENTS AS NEEDED. LIKE I ASKED, FOOTHILLS, WE HAD GOOD POSITIVE MESSAGING FROM THE RESIDENTS ABOUT HOW THEY SAW THE REDUCTION OVER THE PAST FEW WEEKS. IT'S MOVED TO DOWNTOWN AND WE'LL ADDRESS IT DOWNTOWN. I'M SURE AFTER THAT IT MAY MOVE AND WE MIGHT BE BACK INTO THE NORTHEAST ADDRESSING THE ISSUE THERE. WE'LL CONTINUE TO ADDRESS IT ALL WEEKEND. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, CHIEF. COUNCILOR PEÑA, YOU HAD A CLOSING REMARK? >>COUN. PEÑA: NOT CLOSING. I HAD ANOTHER QUESTION FOR THE ADMINISTRATION, IF WE'RE DONE WITH THIS TOPIC. >>COUN. BORREGO: I DON'T SEE ANYONE ON THERE. LET ME SEE IF THEY'RE ON. ANYONE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION? >> WE'RE HERE. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. I SAID ADMINISTRATION, I SHOULD HAVE SAID APD AND FOR THE CHIEF. AS YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT CRUISING DOWNTOWN AND WHAT SOFT SPOTS ARE DETECTED, I WAS WONDERING IF YOU COULD TELL ME AND THE COUNCILORS BECAUSE I'M A TREMENDOUS ADVOCATE FOR -- I KNOW YOU PUT IN PLACE THREE OR FOUR RANDOM HIGH-CRIME AREAS. YOU LOCATED THE INITIAL SHOTS FIRED SO YOU CAN IDENTIFY WHETHER IT'S SOMETHING YOU WANT TO USE MOVING FORWARD OR NOT. AND FROM WHAT I LEARNED IS THAT IT'S SUCCESSFUL AND WORKING. I HAPPEN TO LIVE IN ONE OF THE HIGH-CRIME AREAS THAT YOU ACTUALLY LOCATED ONE. I THINK IT'S FANTASTIC. I ACTUALLY SHARED A VIDEO FROM MY NEST AND GUNSHOTS THAT WENT OFF NEAR MY HOME. WITHIN 20 MINUTES THERE WAS AN OFFICER DISPATCHED. I THINK HIGH-CRIME AREAS, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT RESIDENTS DO WANT TO SEE AND THEY WANT TO KNOW PEOPLE ARE COMING OUT. THEY'RE NOT GETTING ANYBODY. BUT THEY KNOW IF SOMETHING HAPPENS OFFICERS ARE ON THE WAY. IF SOMEONE FROM APD CAN TALK ABOUT SHOTS FIRED. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR PEÑA, BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO THE DEPUTY CHIEF FOR SPECIFICS. I'M GOING TO EMPHASIZE THE SHOTS FIRED AND DEPLOYS OFFICERS AT THE RIGHT TIME AND DEPLOYING OFFICERS THAT RIGHT TIME. TODAY, WE STARTED TO LOOK TO SEE WHAT TIME ARE WE GOING TO CLOSE THE ROADS. WE'VE ALWAYS DONE AT 9 P.M. OR 10 O'CLOCK. BY BEING ABLE TO HAVE SHOTS FIRED IN THE CITY, IT'S FRIDAY ON SATURDAY THAT IT SARTS RIGHT AROUND 8 O'CLOCK. WHEN YOU TALK ABOUT DEPLOYING RESOURCES AND BEING ABLE TO UNDERSTAND WHEN WE WANT TO CLOSE A ROAD WAY TO PREVENT VIOLENCE, SHOT SPOTTER GAVE US THE EXACT DATA WE NEEDED. PLUS IT ALSO HELPS US DEVOTE RESOURCES TO THE PLACES THAT WE GIVE RESOURCES. I'M A FIRM BELIEVER IN THE SHOT SPOTTER TECHNOLOGY AND IT'S GOING TO ASSIST US GOING FORWARD. NOT JUST CATCHING CRIMINALS, DEPUTY CHIEF WILL GIVE EXAMPLES OF WHEN WE'VE MADE CASES AND HAD STRONGER ABILITY TO PROCESS CASES. BUT JUST THE DEPLOYMENT OF RESOURCES AND MAKING SURE THAT WE PUT OFFICERS IN THE RIGHT PLACES AT THE RIGHT TIMES IS KEY. PART OF OUR DEPLOYMENT AND ADJUSTING THE HOURS, WENT RIGHT ALONG WITH WHAT WE'RE SEEING DOWNTOWN AND OVER THE PAST THREE WEEKENDS I BELIEVE OUR UNITS HAVE RECOVERED RIGHT AROUND SIX OR SEVEN FIREARMS DURING TRAFFIC STOPS IN THE DOWNTOWN AREA, WHICH GOES TO WHAT COUNCILOR BENTON WAS TALKING ABOUT. A LOT OF THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE ARMED. IT'S THOSE DATA OF THOSE SHOTS PUTS US WHERE WE CAN PUT THE RESOURCES IN THE RIGHT PLACE. >> GOOD EVENING, COUNCILOR PEÑA, I'M THE DEPUTY CHIEF. WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THE SHOT SPOTTER SYSTEM IT'S TREMENDOUSLY SUCCESSFUL. THE PROGRAM ESSENTIALLY HAS ENABLED US TO DISCERN NOT JUST WHERE THE GUNSHOTS ARE BEING FIRED, BUT PRECISELY WHERE THEY'RE BEING FIRED. WE HAVE A NUMBER OF CASES WHERE WE HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT ARRESTS BASED ON SHOT SPOTTER ALERTS. WE HAVE CONFISCATED A NUMBER OF FIREARMS FROM SHOT SPOTTER ALERTS. IT'S BEEN USED IN TWO HOMICIDE INVESTIGATIONS SO FAR. AND AS WELL AS WE WERE ABLE TO DISCOVER SOMEONE WHO WAS SHOT AND WAS INTOXICATED TO THE POINT WHERE THEY DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE SHOT. THE SYSTEM ITSELF HAS THE POTENTIAL TO ENABLE US TO SAVE LIVES. WE GET THE NOTIFICATION BEFORE ANY 911 CALL HAS BEEN MADE. IT WORKS WITH THE SYSTEM. THAT IS THE SYSTEM WE USE TO COLLECT CASINGS. WE HAVE COLLECTED 600 CASINGS FROM THE SHOT SPOTTER. AND WE'VE DEVELOPED 90 LEADS. IT MEANS THOSE FIREARMS WERE USED IN OTHER CRIMES. THE PROGRAM ITSELF HAS BEEN TREMENDOUSLY HELPFUL. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR PEÑA. JUST TO CLOSE, EVERY AREA COMMAND HAS AN AREA THAT WE CONSIDER IS A HIGHER CRIME AREA. THEY GO IN LINE WITH THE -- IN THE NEAR FUTURE WE HOPE TO HAVE SHOT SPOTTER AVAILABLE TO BENEFIT EVERY AREA COMMAND WHICH BENEFITS EVERY SINGLE PART OF THE CITY. IT WILL HELP US GET RESOURCES OUT THERE QUICKER. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT IS HOW APD, FOR WHATEVER REASON PLACES IT IN CERTAIN AREAS. I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY THAT FOR THE RECORD. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEÑA. I KNOW YOU'RE ONE OF THE KEY COUNCILORS BRINGING SHOT SPOTTER TO OUR ATTENTION. THANK YOU FOR THAT. COUNCILOR GIBSON. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I DO HAVE ONE OTHER QUESTION. THIS IS REGARDING THE APD BUDGET. MAYBE SOMEBODY FROM THE ADMINISTRATION CAN ANSWER. I HAVE BEEN GETTING A LOT OF EMAIL REGARDING THE APD BUDGET. WE'VE HAD SEVERAL PUBLIC SPEAKERS TALK ABOUT THAT THIS AFTERNOON. TWO QUESTIONS. VERY BRIEF QUESTIONS. FIRST OF ALL, WHY DOES IT APPEAR THAT THE OPERATING BUDGET FOR APD HAS INCREASED SOMEWHERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD OF 25% YEAR OVER FROM LAST YEAR TO THIS YEAR? AND SECOND OF ALL, WHY COULD WE NOT HAVE TRANSFERRED MORE FUNDING FROM APD'S FUNDING TO THE NEW COMMUNITY SAFETY DEPARTMENT? JUST THOSE TWO QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. >> COUNCILOR GIBSON, THIS IS SARITA, APD'S GENERAL FUND BUDGET ONLY WENT UP 5% FROM FY21 TO FY22. THE CONFUSION CAME FOR PEOPLE WHO WERE LOOKING AT THE BUDGET NUMBERS THAT FACTORED IN THE CARES MONEY. AS YOU MAY RECALL THE CORONAVIRUS RELIEF ACT, THE FEDERAL FUNDS THAT CAME IN 2020 WERE APPLIED TO THE SALARIES OF EMPLOYEES WHO MET THE DEFINITION OF BEING FIRST RESPONDERS FOR THE PANDEMIC. YOU WOULD SEE THAT AS A REDUCTION IN THE BUDGET OF APD, AFR, PLANNING, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, ALL THESE DEPARTMENTS INVOLVED IN THE RESPONSE, THAT MEANT THE MONEY WAS COMING FROM CARES INSTEAD OF THE GENERAL FUND. THERE WAS $31.8 MILLION OF CARES FUNDING THAT WAS A REIMBURSEMENT FOR APD EXPENDITURES IN 2020. I THINK FOLKS IN THE PUBLIC, DESPITE OUR BEST EFFORTS AND EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE A CLEAR COMPARISON CHART, THEY MISREAD THAT AND THOUGHT IT WAS NEW MONEY INTO THE NEW APD BUDGET. TO REITERATE, THERE WAS ONLY A 5% INCREASE IN THE GENERAL FUND BUDGET. WE CAN TALK MORE ABOUT THAT, IF YOU LIKE. YOU ASKED WHY WE DIDN'T TAKE MONEY OUT OF APD AND PUT IT INTO THE COMMUNITY SAFETY DEPARTMENT. FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN CLEAR THAT WE NEED BOTH. THE COMMUNITY SAFETY DEPARTMENT, OVER TIME, WILL LEAD TO A CALL DECREASE FOR -- DECREASE IN CALL VOLUME AND THE NEED TO RESPOND FROM APD. WE'RE STILL BUILDING THAT DEPARTMENT. AS YOU KNOW, OUR RECRUITING EFFORTS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO HIRE 100 PEOPLE. WE HAVE PEOPLE SEPARATING THROUGH NATURAL COURSE, WE ARE NOT NETTING 100 PEOPLE A YEAR. WE NEED TO REBUILD THE DEPARTMENT SO WE CAN RESPOND TO SPEEDING AND HOMICIDES, AND WE CAN HAVE PROACTIVE OFFICERS BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY AND RESPONDING TO CALLS. WE CAN ADEQUATELY STAFF DETECTIVES FOR CRIME AND ININTERNAL AFFAIRS AND MISCONDUCT WHICH ARE KEY PARTS OF GETTING INTO THE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT. THE ADMINISTRATION HAS BEEN CLEAR FROM THE BEGINNING THAT WE WANT TO FUND OTHER SOURCES WITHIN THE GENERAL FUND AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO SO. INCLUDING LOOKING AT FEDERAL GRANTS. IT'S NOT AN EITHER/OR PROPIZATION. IF YOU HAVE MORE QUESTIONS WE'LL BE HAPPY TO RESPOND. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU FOR THAT. JUST A COUPLE CLARIFICATIONS. GETTING BACK TO THE FIRST QUESTION I ASKED ABOUT THE -- YOU DID A GREAT JOB OF EXPLAINING THAT. WE USE CARES ACT BACK THEN. OR LAST YEAR. NOW, WE HAVE AN AMERICAN RESCUE ACT MONEY. AS I UNDERSTAND IT, LET ME KNOW IF MY UNDERSTANDING IS CORRECT, THAT MONEY IS NOT REFLECTED IN THIS BUDGET IN OPERATIONS? IS THAT CORRECT? >> COUNCILOR BORREGO, AND COUNCILOR GIBSON, THAT'S CORRECT. >>COUN. GIBSON: OKAY. A SECOND THING IS CLARIFY FOR US THAT IN CREATING A NEW DEPARTMENT, COMMUNITY SAFETY DEPARTMENT, HAVE WE MOVED PASSED OBLIGATIONS FROM APD INTO THIS NEW DEPARTMENT? >> COUNCILOR BORREGO, COUNCILOR GIBSON, FROM THE PRESENTATION A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, WE'RE STILL HIRING AND TRAINING. IN THE NEW DEPARTMENT AND PART OF THAT WAS SLOW DOWN IN THE 21 BUDGET. THE CONCEPT IS EARLY ON THE DEPARTMENT WILL IDENTIFY A FEW CALL TYPES THAT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR RESPONSE BY THE NEW TWO TYPES OF RESPONDERS. OVER THE SUMMER, OR EARLY FALL YOU'LL SEE THOSE TYPES OF CALLS BE GIVEN TO ACS. SOMETIMES ON A SOLO BASIS AND SOMETIMES ON A CO-RESPONSE. THEY'RE ALREADY DOING CO-RESPONSE WITH APD, THAT DOES REDUCE THE CALLS TO APD. BUT THEY WILL ALSO TAKE THOUSANDS OF CALLS THAT WE'VE MOVED OUT OF APD AND AFR AND FREEING UP DMD SECURITY PERSONNEL TO DOING THEIR TRADITIONAL FUNCTIONS IN THAT VERY FIRST PHASE. I THINK THE SORT ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS YES, IN FY22 WE'LL SEE THE TRANSFER OF SOME CALL VOLUME FROM THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO THE COMMUNITY SAFETY DEPARTMENT. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU FOR THAT. I BELIEVE THAT THE INTENT OF MANY OF THE PEOPLE WE'RE HEARING FROM, INCLUDING MYSELF, IS THAT MANY OF THE THINGS THAT WE ASKED OF OUR OFFICERS TO DO NOW SHOULD BE RELIEVED OF THAT AND IT SHOULD GO TO THE COMMUNITY SAFETY DEPARTMENT. WHICH IS CLEARLY REMOVAL OF TASKS AND OBLIGATIONS. THE OTHER PART OF THAT, THE LAST HALF OF THAT IS THAT IN DOING THAT, WE WILL AT LEAST IN THEORY, AND HOPEFULLY VERY SOON IN PRACTICE, BE ABLE TO LOWER THE FUNDING THAT IS NEEDED BY ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR GIBSON, WE'LL PROBABLY GET MORE INTO THAT AS WE MOVE INTO THE BUDGET BILLS. THAT'S A REALLY GREAT CLARIFICATION ON THE QUESTIONS THAT WERE RAISED BY SOME OF THE PUBLIC SPEAKERS. WITH THAT, I THINK I'M GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR -- I WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR'S OFFICE. AND FOR THE CLARIFICATIONS. AND OUR CHIEF AS WELL. WE'RE GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR AGENDA. WE HAVE A VERY LONG AGENDA. AND WE HAVE A LOT OF ITEMS RELATED TO THE BUDGET AND RELATED TO THE QUESTIONS WE'RE ASKING, AT THIS POINT. WITH THAT, COUNCILOR GIBSON, I NEED AN APPROVAL FOR THE JOURNAL. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I MOVE THE JOURNAL -- I CAN'T FIND IT. HOLD ON. I MOVE PROVAL OF THE MAY 3rd JOURNAL. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR GIBSON. I NEED A SECOND. I SEE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR SENA. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM ANY OF THE COUNCILORS? IF NOT, WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR MOVE. MS. ORTEGA. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, THE JOURNAL PASSES ON 9-0. WE'LL MOVE TO COMMUNICATIONS AND INTRODUCTIONS. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION? COUNCILOR GIBSON. AND COUNCILOR DAVIS. REGARDING R-162. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. MOVE THE RULES BE SUSPENDED, R-162 IS ESTABLISHING COMPLETE STREET PEDESTRIAN AND STREET IMPROVEMENTS ON SAN PEDRO TO HANES AVENUE AS A PRIORITY FOR THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR GIBSON. I HAVE SECOND FROM COUNCILOR DAVIS. COUNCILORS, ANY QUESTIONS? I WOULD ADVISE WE NEED TWO THIRDS OF THE COUNCIL. WITH THAT. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. R-612 PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. THE NEXT ITEM IS SPONSORED BY HERSELF AND COUNCILOR GIBSON. THIS IS O-64. >>COUN. GIBSON: I MOVE THE RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR PUTTING ON THE ACTION. IT'S TO CLARIFY THE PLACARD OR LICENSE PLATE REQUIREMENT FOR USE OF DISABLED PARKING SPACES. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR GIBSON. I OFFER A SECOND ON THAT. I WOULD ALSO MENTION COUNCILORS, BEFORE WE -- IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION, FIRST OF ALL? COUNCILORS, I ADVISED WE NEED TWO THIRDS OF THE COUNCILORS. VOTE IN ORDER FOR IT TO BE PLACED ON THE AGENDA. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, O--64 PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR GIBSON. I'LL LIKE TO MOVE TO OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS, 0-65. >>COUN. BENTON: I MOVE THE RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR INTRODUCING 0-65 AND PLACING IT ON THE JUNE 7th COUNCIL AGENDA FOR ACTION. O-65 IS AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF ALBUQUERQUE INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS IN THE MAXIMUM PRINCIPLE AMOUNT OF $10 MILLION TO AUTHORIZE THE EXCLUSION AND DELIVER INDENTURE AND LEASE AGREEMENT IN ISSUANCE OF THE BOND. >>COUN. BORREGO: I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR DAVIS. ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCILORS? WE NEED TWO THIRDS OF THE COUNCILORS PRESENT TO VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, O-65 PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. WE'LL MOVE TO R-162. >>COUN. PEÑA: I MOVE THE RULES BE SUPENDED FOR INTRODUCING R-163 AND REFERRING TO THE FINANCE AND OPERATIONS COMMITTEE. IT'S DECLARING THE ROUTE 66 CELEBRATION AND THE ARTS AND CULTURAL DEPARTMENT FOR PLANNING THE CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION IN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEÑA. I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR SENA. ANY QUESTIONS? I DON'T SEE ANY QUESTIONS. I WOULD ALSO ADVISE THE COUNCIL WE NEED TWO THIRDS OF THE COUNCIL TO VOTE IN ORDER FOR IT TO PASS. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THAT PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. THAT IS R-163. COUNCILOR GIBSON. >>COUN. GIBSON: I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION. >>COUN. BORREGO: I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR SENA. WE WILL MOVE ON TO MS. ORTEGA. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION HAS BEEN MOVED ON A 9-0 VOTE. WE WILL MOVE TO REPORTS OF COMMITTEE. COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THE FINANCE AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS MEET ON MONDAY MAY 10 AND REPORTS, EC-323 IT A BE APPROVED. IN THE MATTER OF EC322 IT BE APPROVED AND BE ACTED ON THE MEETING WHICH IT'S REPORTED. O-59, R-156, R-159 THEY DO PASS. O-61 THAT IT DUE PASS AND BE IN THE MEETING REPORTED. R152, 53, 54 BE WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION. AND MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN. I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR SENA. I NEED A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I MADE THE MOTION. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE'LL MOVE TO THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THAT PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. WE'LL MOVE ON TO OUR PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE. I DEFER TO COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MAD M PRESIDENT. THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEAT ON MAY 11, IN THE MATTER OF EC330, 331 AND 335, THEY BE APPROVED. I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE REPORT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SENA. YOU HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE REPORT PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. COUNCILOR JONES. >>COUN. JONES: THANK YOU, MADAM CHAIR. THE LAND USE ZONING COMMITTEE MET ON MAY 12 AND REPORTS THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. IN THE MATTER OF O60, DUE PASS AS AMENDED. I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR JONES. WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR BENTON. I WILL MOVE TO MS. ORTEGA. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THE LAND USE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE REPORT PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. I'LL MOVE TO COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MET ON MAY 13. IN THE MATTER OF O-50 AND R-157 THEY BE WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND BE ACTED ON THE MEETING IN WHICH THEY'RE RECORDED. IN R-147 IT BE WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AS SUBSTITUTED AND AMENDED AND BE ACTED ON IN THE MEETING IN WHICH RECORDED. IN R-148 IT BE WITHOUT RECOMMENDATION AND ACTED ON AT THE MEETING AT WHICH IT'S REPORTED. I MAKE A MOTIONING TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE REPORTS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEÑA. I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR SENA. WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THE COMMITTEE REPORT PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE TO OUR NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS, WHICH IS DEFERRALS AND WITHDRAWALS. DO WE HAVE ANY DEFERALES OR WITHDRAWALS? I HAVE AN ITEM FROM COUNCILOR PEÑA AND COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. PEÑA: I DON'T KNOW IF COUNCILOR BENTON WANTS TO DO IT? >>COUN. BENTON: NO, GO AHEAD. >>COUN. PEÑA: IT'S AMENDING THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE CHARTER ARTICLE 13 RE-PEALING VOTER I. D. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, DO I HAVE A SECOND? ON THIS ITEM WE NEED A VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. O-61 HAS BEEN DEFERRED UNTIL JUNE 7th. WE'LL MOVE TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? I MENTION FOR INDIVIDUALS ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA BEING APPOINTED TO SERVE ON BOARDS OR COMMISSIONS OR WHO MAY BE WATCHING FROM HOME WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE THE PUBLIC. COUNCILOR GIBSON. >>COUN. GIBSON: MADAM CHAIR, I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR GIBSON. I SEE THAT THERE'S A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR BASSAN. I WOULD NEED A VOTE ON THIS ITEM. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. COUNCILORS, THE CONSENT AGENDA PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ANNOUNCEMENTS. I WILL MAKE THE FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT. THERE'S A CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION ON MONDAY MAY 24th AT 10 A.M. VIA ZOOM VIDEO CONFERENCE. AND COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THERE WILL BE AN ALBUQUERQUE BERNALILLO COUNTY GOVERNMENT COMMISSION MEETING ON THURSDAY MAY 27, AT 5 P.M. VIA ZOOM. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN. THERE ARE NO PUBLIC HEARINGS SCHEDULED THIS EVENING. WE'LL MOVE TO APPROVALS. OUR FIRST AND ONLY APPROVAL IS O-32, WHICH IS THE SELECTION OF CITY AUDITOR. I'M GOING TO CALL ON MS. YARRA TO GIVE OVERVIEW AND INSTRUCTIONS. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. WE'VE RECEIVED THREE NAMES FROM THE OVERSIGHT FOR RECOMMENDATIONS TO FILL THE CITY AUDITOR POSITION WHICH HAS BEEN VACANT FOR OVER A YEAR. WE GOT THREE NAMES SENT IN THE ORDER OF PREFERENCE. THEY ARE MS. NICOLE KELLY, SHE'S THE ACTING CITY AUDITOR AND ACTING INSPECTOR GENERAL. MR. JOHN CASHMAN AND MR. RORAY GOTTER. THERE'S A SUMMARY OF THEIR RESUMES AND INFORMATION IN THE BACK OF THE LEGISLATION. NORMALLY, WHEN WE'RE AT AN IN-PERSON MEETING WE ALLOW THE COUNCILORS TO VOTE ON THEIR PREFERENCES USING A BALLOT METHOD. EACH COUNCILOR HAS TO PROVIDE THEIR TOP THREE IN ORDER OF RANK AND PREFERENCE. WE'RE ASKING THAT THE COUNCILORS SEND AN EMAIL TO MS. ORTEGA WITH THEIR RANKED VOTES. ONCE WE'RE DONE HERE, ERR GOING TO TABLE THIS SO SHE CAN TALLY THE VOTES. IF THE COUNCILORS HAVE QUESTIONS FOR THE CANDIDATES, MS. KELLY AND MR. CASHMAN ARE WITH US. IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION THAT WOULD DELAY YOUR DECISION ON THIS, WE CAN GET HIM HERE AT THE NEXT MEETING. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I CAN ANSWER. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. ALL OF THAT INFORMATION SHOULD HAVE BEEN PROVIDED ON YOUR iPADS REGARDING THE RESUMES. I SAW COUNCILOR GIBSON HAD A QUESTION. AND COUNCILOR HARRIS. >>COUN. GIBSON: I WAS GOING TO ASK IF WE COULD GIVE EACH OF THE PRESENT CANDIDATES A COUPLE OF MINUTES TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES AND -- >>COUN. BORREGO: ABSOLUTELY, COUNCILOR GIBSON. I AGREE WITH YOU. WE CAN MAYBE GIVE THEM ABOUT TWO MINUTES EACH. COUNCILOR HARRIS, DID YOU HAVE A QUESTION ALSO? >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. JUST ONE. I WAS WONDERING, DID MR. GALTE SAY WHY HE COULDN'T ATTEND. >> HE HAD A SCHEDULED AUDIT ENGAGEMENT HE COULDN'T GET OUT OF TODAY. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. WE'LL ASK JULIAN TO LET EACH OF THESE INDIVIDUALS INTO OUR WAITING FOR ROOM. ARE THEY ALREADY THERE? THANK YOU, MR. MOYA. I'M NOT GOING IN AN ANY PARTICULAR ORDER. I HAVE THREE ON MY SCRIPT. NICOLE KELLY, ARE YOU IN? THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. >> THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M CURRENTLY THE ACTING CITY AUDITOR AND ACTING INSPECTOR GENERAL IN ADDITION TO THE AUDIT MANAGER. I HAVE A BS IN ACCOUNTING AND MDA IN FINANCE. I STARTED MY CAREER WITH PPG IN SAN FRANCISCO WORKING IN THE BANKING AND VENTURE CAPITAL. ONE DAY I GOT A CALL THAT THE SAN FRANCISCO TRANSIT NEEDED ON THEIR AUDIT, THAT SPARKED MY INTEREST IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR. THAT LED TO MY LEAP TO THE INTERNAL AUDIT DEPARTMENT. I WAS HIRED AS AN AUDIT SUPERVISOR, I WAS PROMOTED TO A MANAGER AND ULTIMATELY DEPUTY DIRECTOR. AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR I OVERSAW A TEAM OF 30. THREE AUDITS WERE RECOGNIZED BY THE ASSOCIATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AUDITORS AND RECEIVING AN AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED AUDIT. JUST LIKE ALBUQUERQUE, SAN FRANCISCO HAS AN ENGAGED CONSTITUENCY. I WAS TASKED WITH COMMUNICATIONS WITH STAFF, MEMBER OF THOSE PUBLIC, CITY OFFICIALS, AND ELECTED OFFICIALS. OF OUR SECOND DAUGHTER TURNED ONE WE BEGAN CONSIDERING MOVING TO ALBUQUERQUE TO BE CLOSER TO THE FAMILY. IN THE BAY AREA WE HAD NONE. AND NOW WE LIVE ON THE SAME BLOCK AS MY IN-LAWS. WE'RE EMBEDDED HERE. OUR KIDS ARE GOING TO SCHOOL HERE AND I LOVE IT. WHEN I ACCEPTED THE POSITION AS CITY AUDITOR, THE ENTIRE TEAM HAD LEFT. I WAS TASKED WITH BUILDING ALMOST THE ENTIRE TEAM. WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF MY ARRIVAL WE BECAME FULLY STAFFED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE CITY AUDITOR. I'M PROUD TO SAY THE ENTIRE TEAM IS HERE AND WE MADE A THROUGH A DIFFICULT PERIOD. AS YOU MAY KNOW, THE FORMER INSPECTOR GENERAL AND ACTING CITY AUDITOR UNEXPECTED PASSED AWAY. I WAS ASKED TO BE THE ACTING CITY AUDITOR AND INSPECTOR POSITION. >>COUN. BORREGO: YOUR TWO MINUTES ARE ALMOST UP. >> BASICALLY, IT'S GIVING ME A UNIQUE LENS TO SEE BOTH OFFICES AND SEE HOW THEY WORK AND BETTER WORK TOGETHER. AUDITS LEND THEMSELVES TO INVESTIGATIONS AND VICE VERSA. IN SAN FRANCISCO THE CPA EXAM WAS NOT A REQUIREMENT FOR THE CITY AUDITOR, SO WHEN I CAME HERE I STARTED THE CIA AND CPA PROCESS. I PASSED TWO OF THE THREE EXAMS. I WAS SCHEDULED TO TAKE THE THIRD. I HAD TO PRIORITIZE MY THREE POSITIONS. I PLAN TO TAKE THE THIRD IN JUNE. CURRENTLY, ENROLLED IN UNMCPA EXAM COURSE AND COMPLETED THE REGULATION SECTION. TRYING TO GET BACK ON TRACK. I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO THE INSPECTOR GENERAL POSITION BEING FILLED TO FREE MY STUDY TIME. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. WE APPRECIATE YOUR BEING WITH US. I WOULD JUST MENTION WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT CANDIDATE. JOHN CASHMAN. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU THREE MINUTES BECAUSE I EXTENDED MS. KELLY'S TIME TO THREE MINUTES. >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I'M -- >>COUN. BORREGO: YOU'RE GOING TO NEED TO TURN YOUR VOLUME UP A BIT. I THINK YOU JUST MUTED YOURSELF. THERE YOU GO. >> CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> OKAY, GREAT. I'VE APPLIED FOR THE CITY AUDITOR POSITION. I'M A GOVERNMENTAL AUDITOR FOR 30 YEARS. I'VE HELD ALL DIFFERENT LEVELS OF POSITIONS. FROM STAFF AUDITOR TO DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL AUDIT. I'VE ESTABLISHED THREE DIFFERENT AUDITS. AND RESURRECTED A FOURTH ONE DURING MY CAREER. I'VE WORKED WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF STAFFING, FROM A TEN-PERSON SHOP DOWN TO MYSELF. I'VE GOT A WIDE VARIETY OF EXPERIENCES. I'VE DONE FINANCIAL COMPLIANCE AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS. SOME CONTRACTING AUDITS. I'VE WORKED IN VERY LARGE, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS. I'VE WORKED FOR THE GOVERNMENT OF THE D.C. I'VE WORKED FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN. MY LAST POSITION IS THE DIRECTOR OF INTERNAL AUDIT FOR THE SAN DIEGO SCHOOL DISTRICT. IT'S THE SECOND LARGEST SCHOOL DISTRICT IN CALIFORNIA. I HOLD TWO BACHELOR'S DEGREE, A MASTERS IN MDA AND FINANCE. I'M A CERTIFIED INTERNAL AUDITOR, CERTIFIED INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDITOR. I PASSED THE CPA EXAMPLE. IN MASSACHUSETTS, THEY'RE STRICT ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENT. I'M LOOKING FOR SOME PLACE WHERE I CAN BECOME CERTIFIED. AND MEET THE EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS. OTHER THAN THAT, IN WORKING WITH MY STAFF I'VE TOLD THEM THAT THEY'RE PROBABLY ISN'T AN AUDIT THAT I WILL ASK THEM TO DO THAT I HAVEN'T DONE AT LEAST TWO OR THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. I ENJOY DOING PERFORMANCE AUDITING, THAT'S WHY I LOVE GOVERNMENTAL AUDITING. I'VE HAD EXPERIENCE WITH THE SINGLE AUDIT. I'M ONE OF THE OLD GRAY HAIRS. I WAS WITH THE CITY OF BOSTON WHEN THEY FIRST IMPLEMENTED THE SINGLE AUDIT BACK IN 1986. I'VE HAD A LONG CAREER WITH SINGLE AUDIT. I'VE HAD A LONG CAREER DOING GOVERNMENTAL AUDITING WORK. I'VE WORKED -- I'VE RUN ADMINISTRATIVE INVESTIGATIONS. EFFECTIVELY BECOME AN INSPECTOR GENERAL FOR A COUPLE OF DIFFERENT AGENCIES. I'VE ALSO HAD THE EXPERIENCE OF WORKING WITH THE FBI AND OTHER FEDERAL AGENCIES WHEN I WAS WITH THE CITY. BECAUSE THE A LOT OF THE FEDERAL INSPECTORS GENERAL WOULD COME IN AND LOOK OVER OUR SHOULDER AT CERTAIN POINTS. IN D.C. -- >>COUN. BORREGO: YOUR THREE MINUTES ARE UP. THANK YOU SO MUCH. WE APPRECIATE YOU. WE WILL MOVE THESE INDIVIDUALS BACK INTO THE WAITING ROOMS. I WOULD LIKE DISCUSSION FROM COUNCILORS ON HOW YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROCEED. >>COUN. GIBSON: MADAM CHAIR. >>COUN. GIBSON: COUNCILOR BORREGO. >>COUN. GIBSON: I THINK OUR CLERK DID A GOOD JOB ON GIVING US DIRECTION ON THIS. I'M SORRY, IT WAS OUR DIRECTOR. >>COUN. BORREGO: LET ME JUST REPEAT THAT. EACH COUNCILOR WOULD RANK OUR FIRST CHOICE, SECOND CHOICE, AND THIRD CHOICE AND SEND AN EMAIL TO MS. ORTEGA IF WE DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD TONIGHT OR WE CAN TABLE THIS UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING. WHATEVER THE COUNCIL'S. COUNCILOR GIBSON, DID YOU FINISH? >>COUN. GIBSON: I WOULD REALLY -- I THINK THESE CANDIDATES NEED TO KNOW. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY LONG PROCESS FOR THEM. I PREFER THAT WE DO THE VOTE TONIGHT AND MAKE THE DECISION TO LET THEM KNOW. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR HARRIS, AND COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. HARRIS: I AGREE. WE SHOULD GO FORWARD WITH THIS. THIS POSITION HAS BEEN VACANT. WE SEEM TO HAVE TURNOVER IN THE IGs, I THINK WE HEED TO BE FULLY STAFFED. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WAS GOING TO REALLY EMPHASIZE IN FAIRNESS THAT THE OTHER INDIVIDUAL WHO COULD NOT ATTEND TODAY'S MEETING -- BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PRECEDENT OF COUNCIL WISHES TO MOVE FORWARD. I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT I CERTAINLY LOOKED OVER EACH INDIVIDUAL'S RESUME BEFORE THIS VOTE JUST TO ENSURE FAIRNESS. >>COUN. BORREGO: I'M GOING TO ASK -- I SEE COUNCILOR DAVIS HAS A COMMENT. >>COUN. DAVIS: I WOULD AGREE WITH YOU MADAM PRESIDENT, IF YOU DIDN'T HAVE A MOTION AND WE MAKE A MOTION THAT WE TABLE THIS UNTIL LATER IN THE MEETING WHEN WE RECEIVE OUR VOTES. >>COUN. BORREGO: I'LL ACCEPT THAT MOTION. I ASK EACH COUNCILOR TO SEND AN EMAIL TO MS. ORTEGA OF THEIR RANKED CHOICE. I WILL ASK FOR A SECOND ON COUNCILOR DAVIS'S MOTION. I SEE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR HARRIS. WOULD YOU TAKE THE ROLL? >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES FROM COUNCILOR BENTON. >> IT'S 9-0 TO TABLE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BENTON FOR JOINING US. THAT PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. ONCE YOU HAVE VOTED AND THE STAFF HAS TALLIED YOUR VOTES WE'LL BRING THIS ITEM BACK TO THE TABLE. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE TO FINAL ACTIONS. I'LL GO TO COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WILL MOVE A DUE PASS ON O-18. THIS IS IMPOSING A MUNICIPAL GASOLINE TAX OF TWO CENTS PER GALLON CONDITIONAL ON VOTER APPROVAL. DEAD CAUGHTED TO REHAB ILITATE PUBLIC STRAIGHTS AND ROAD WAY SYSTEM FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE CITY. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BENTON. BEFORE I ACCEPT THAT SECOND, THIS IS AMENDED FROM NOVEMBER 20th 2020. >>COUN. BENTON: CORRECT. >>COUN. BORREGO: I JUST WANT THE COUNCIL TO BE CLEAR ON THAT VOTE. I ACCEPT THAT SECOND. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? I SEE COUNCILOR DAVIS MAY HAVE A QUESTION. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WANT TO MAKE A QUICK QUESTION TO THE SPONSOR. I KNOW YOU AND I TALKED ABOUT THIS EARLIER TODAY. I'M FULLY IN SUPPORT OF THIS. I ENCOURAGE OUR VOTERS TO SUPPORT IT. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE INCLUDE ALL THOSE OTHER PROVISIONS. I WONDER IF WE CAN INCLUDE THINGS ELECTRIC VEHICLES? I'M TOTALLY FOR NOT INCLUDING THEM IN THE TAX BECAUSE I THINK THEY'RE PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT. I THINK IN THE FUTURE WE NEED TO LOOK AT RAISING REVENUE FOR ROAD WAYS THAT DOESN'T RELY ON FOSSIL FUELS. THAT SAID, I THINK OUR FOSSIL FUEL VEHICLES OUGHT TO PAY MORE TO GOVERNMENT UNLESS THEY'RE WILLING TO SWITCH OVER WHEN THAT TIME COMES. >>COUN. BORREGO: I'M SORRY, COUNCILOR DAVIS. WERE YOU CLOSING ON THAT? >>COUN. DAVIS: THAT'S ALL, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE A COMMENT THAT WE WANTED TO THINK FOR FUTURE REVENUES BUT THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR NOW AND I SUPPORT IT. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR GIBSON AND COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: COUNCILOR GIBSON, GO AHEAD. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. MY QUESTION IS, FIRST OF ALL, I'M ALSO IN SUPPORT OF THIS. ALTHOUGH, NOBODY LIKES TO RAISE ANY KIND OF TAX AT ALL. HOWEVER, ABOUT A YEAR AND A HAL AGO MR. TOM -- DID A RLLY EXCELLENT ANALYSIS OF WHE WE WERE. A REPORT AND UNLESS OF WHERE WE WERE I OUR STREETNDOAD PROJECTS. IT WAS A WAKE UP CALL. THE WAY WE'RE DING ITS NOT GOG TO WORK WE'RE T GOING TO BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN OUR ROADS O BUI NEW ONES THE WAY WREOING IT. GIVEN THAT, MY QUESTION IS IF THE'S ANY PLAN TO INFOR VOTERSBOUT THE NESSITY FO THIS AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR US T MAINTAIN SAFE, GOODOADS IN T CIT >>COUN. BENTON: MADAESIDENT, IF I CAN RESPOND. THAT WAS ADDRESS TO ME. >>COUN. BORRO: YES, COUNLORS. >>UN. BENTON: I MEAN, THE NEEDS OF TOADS IN THE CITY, AS Y POINT OUT, VI TOM WHO WE'RE RTUNATE TO HAVE ON OUR CITY COUIL STAFF, THIIS A CITY WIDE NEED. THIS IS A SMALL BIT OF THE APPLEF THE BALOG OF ROAD BILITATION PROJECT THAT THE CITY H BEFORE IT, WHI HAS EN ESTIMATED ITHE 0 MILLION RANGE. WE'R NOT GOING TOAKEUCH OUT HE BIT OF THE ROTTEN APP UNLESS WE INTY ALL THE REASABLE REVENUE SOURES. JUST TONSWER COUNCILORDAVIS, ABSOTELY. AT'S SOMETHI THA HAS T BE CHD THE FUTURE TH IS SOMETHING BEFORE S NOW. IT'S AUTHORIZED BY STE LAW. WE HAV THE CACITYO DOHESE COENTS. THTHAT, IT'S ESTIMATED TT WE WLD -- IN THE CNT ECOMYETWEEN 12 AND $17 MIION,OMEWHERE IN VICINI WITH TIS PDICTABLE REVENUE SOCE. I'D SAIT'S A CLIING -- CLININGING . >>COUN. GIBSON: INIE WHERE THEY HAV BEEN ABL TO PASS S AN INCY A VOT APPROVAL IT'S PROCEEDED BY AN INTENSE CAMPAI DO WE HAVE ANY - IFE DON'T HA A WHOLEOT OF TIME OBVIOUSLY MOH THAT --E VOTE INIX MONTHS FRO NOW. IS THERE ANY PN OR REV SOURCE OR FUNDI SOURCE TO FUND SU AN INFORMATIONA CAMPAIGN? >>UN. BENTONIF I Y,ADAM PREN COUNBORREGO: GO AHEAD, COUNLOR. >>CO. BEON: I'M JUST ASKING FO COITION. THANK YO. COCILOGIBSON, I WILL PITCH IN TAR -- IVE GOT SCRETIONARYINFORMATIONAL CAMPGNONEY WHERE I CANT LET PU OU INRMION AUT IT. ASAR AS SOME ADVOCAC CAAIGN I DON'T KNOWHERE IS ONE. THINK THE AOCACY MPGNWIT BE ON THE PART THESE COUNCILORSPRESENT. WE'RSANG WE'RE TRYG TO PROVE TH INFRASTCTURE O THE CITY. WEE GOTAMULTMILLIO CKLOOFPROJECTS. THISS REVENUE SOUR, L'S CE IT TH SALY SWINGS IN THE COST OF GAS ARE T CE TH IS NOTHINWIIN THE ECTRUM OF WHAT WE PAY FR AS. LITERALLY NOING. I DON'T THINK EN WE SHOUL BE CONCERNED ABOUT IT, ESPIALLY SINHE VOTERS WILL CIDE. WE DON'T HAVE TO GET INVOLVED ANSAY WHETHER WE LE IT OR NO LE THE VOTEECIDE WHETHER THIS IS WTHWHILE TO MNTAIN ROWAYS INHE CIT FURTHERME, BEFORE WE GT O WITHHE DISCUSSI. IS, I WLD PROPE, WOULD NO BE ON T BALLOT. THIS IS ON THEENERAL ELECTION BAOT WEAVE TO PASSHATAS A SERATE RESOLUTN IF WE APE THIS. THANK YOU. COUN. BORREGO: CNCILOR JONES, AND COUNCILOR BASSAN. BEFORE I GO TOOUNCILOR JOS. YOU SAID TS WOU NOT BE ON THISBALLOT? WOU BE ON NEXT YEAR'S BALLOT? >>COUN. BEONTHAT'S THE DECIONF THIS COUNCIL. I'M PREPARED TO PUT FORWARD THE BALL RESOLUTION FOR THE GENERA ELECTION BALLOT IN 22. >>UNBORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR NTON. COUNCILOR NES AND COUNCILOR BAAN. >>COUN. JONES: TNKOU FOR CLARIFNG THIS WOULD GO TO THE VOTERS. THAT'S ESNTIAL. YOU M IMAGIN I'MOT AN ADVOCATE OF RSING TAXES. BU THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST FA THAT I'VBEEN SPEAKG ABOUT PUBLICLYOR FIVE YEARS ATEAST AS OUR EXPENSES GO UP IN T CITY THE COST TO MAINTAI AND D NEWOADS TO OUR CITY IS ASTRONOMICAL. IT'S ONLY FAIR BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE IS FAIR IN SOME TAXING, AND SOMETIMES WE DON LOOKT FAIR, WE JUST LOOK AT THE GREASTUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO WILL PAYIT. THOSE WHO USE OUR VICLES AND OOSE TO USE PUBC TRANSPORTATION, THIS IS ATHER WAY TO GET PEOPLE TO USE TRANSPORTATION. AS I GET OLDER IWILL BE MORE APPEALING. IT'S A FAIR TAX. IT'S NOT A HUGE TAX. NO ONE WIL NEVER EVER KNOW IT CAME OUT OF THE POCKET. AS WATCHED PRICE AT THE PUMP GO UP FROM THE TIME I FILL UP UNTIL THE NT TIME I FILL UP IT'S GONE UP. I STILL DRIVE MY CAR. THIS IS VERY FAIR AND EQUITABLE. UNCILOR BENTON, THANK YOU FOR BRINGING IT FORWARD. I MOVE FOR APPROVAL. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BENTON FOR COMING UP WITH A PROPOSED SOLUTION THAT WILL GO TO THE VOTERS. I THINK THAT'S THE KEY POINT. WE'RE HERE TO REPRESENT THEM AND THEY ARE THE ONES THAT NEED TO DECIDE. I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS BEING THE VOTERS WILL BE THE DECISION MAKERS. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BASSAN, ARE YOU THROUGH? >>COUN. BASSAN: YES, MA'AM. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT, CAN I ASK, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THE STAFF OR WHAT, THE WAY THE LEGISLATION IS WRITTEN IT'S WRITTEN TO GO ON THIS NEXT ELECTION. IS THAT CORRECT? >> COUNCILORS, THE GUIDANCE WE RECEIVED FROM THE CITY CLERK SAYS THAT THE COUNCIL CAN DECIDE WHICH ELECTION IT SHOULD GO. TO THE LOCAL OR GENERAL ELECTION. IF THIS PASSES TONIGHT IT'S THE DECISION OF THE COUNCIL AS TO WHICH NEXT ELECTION IT WILL GO TO. >>COUN. PEÑA: MADAM PRESIDENT, POTENTIALLY IT COULD STILL GO ON THIS UPCOMING ELECTION? IS THAT CORRECT? >> YES, IF THE COUNCIL MOVES THAT IN A FUTURE BILL DIRECTING IT TO GO TO THAT LOCAL ELECTION. >>COUN. PEÑA: I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFICATION, THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BENTON, COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. BENTON: QUICKLY TO RESPOND TO COUNCILOR PEÑA. I WILL SUPPORT ANOTHER COUNCILOR IF THEY WANT TO PUT IT TO THE GENERAL ELECTION IN 2022. I THINK THAT'S THE RIGHT PLACE FOR IT TO BE. I THINK THAT'S THE MOST TURNOUT. SO THE LARGEST REPRESENTATION WILL BE SEEN FROM THAT VOTE. YEAH, I DON'T KNOW -- IT'S NOT GOING TO BE AMENDED FOR ELECTRIC VEHICLES. THAT'S A LARGER ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE DEALT WITH. IN TERMS OF THIS, WE CAN GET FORWARD WITH IT AND BE ABLE TO MEND ROADWAYS. THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE VEHICLES ARE GOING TO BE INTERNAL COMBUSTION VEHICLES. IN THE SHORT-TERM. OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE TO CHARGE FOR ROADWAY USE IN THE LONG-TERM. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I THINK THAT WE'VE RAISED THIS ISSUE A FEW TIMES NOW FOR THE CLARIFICATION ASKING WHEN IT WOULD GO ON THE BALLOT. I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO ASK THE SPONSOR TO JUST AMEND SECTION THREE NOW TO STATE THAT IT WOULD GO ON TO THE GENERAL ELECTION RATHER THAN -- THAT'S A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE. >>COUN. BENTON: MADAM PRESIDENT, IF THE STAFF AGREES WE CAN DO IT THIS WAY, I CERTAINLY SUPPORT THAT. >>COUN. BORREGO: WOULD YOU LIKE TO WEIGH IN? >> YES, MADAM PRESIDENT. THAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE IF THE COUNCIL MAKES AN AMENDMENT TO THAT SECTION? >>COUN. BORREGO: CAN WE PUT THAT PORTION ON THE SCREEN SO WE KNOW WHAT IT IS WE'RE AMENDING? >>COUN. BENTON: MADAM PRESIDENT, I THOUGHT I DIDN'T REALLY THINK THIS THROUGH IN TERMS OF IT CAN BE EITHER OF THE TWO ELECTIONS. EVERYBODY GET USED TO IT FOR A YEAR AND A HALF AND WE'LL HAVE AN INFORMED ELECTORATE AND IN THE LARGEST ELECTORATE BECAUSE IT WILL BE IN THE GENERAL. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, WE'RE GETTING IT ON THE SCREEN. JUST GIVE US ONE SECOND. >>COUN. BENTON: WE WOULD JUST AMEND SECTION THREE THAT THE CITY COUNCIL CALLS FOR AN ELECTION IN THE GENERAL LECTION IN LINE TWO? >> YES, MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BENTON, I SUGGEST THAT WE WOULD AMEND LINE SIX AND SEVEN TO SAY THAT THE COUNCIL SHALL PASS AN ELECTION RESOLUTION SUBMITTING THE QUESTION OF LEVYING THE TAX TO THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION IN 2022. >>COUN. BENTON: WE'RE TELLING OURSELVES WE HAVE TO DO THAT AT THE NEXT MEETING? OKAY. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE WOULD CONSIDER THAT AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. COUNCILOR BENTON, I GUESS THAT WOULD BE A MOTION TO AMEND THIS BILL. >>COUN. BENTON: MADAM PRESIDENT, IF IT'S ACCEPTABLE TO COUNCILORS, I THINK WE CAN ENROLL THAT LANGUAGE THAT WE JUST STATED. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS, THAT WOULD BE A CHANGE FROM THE INTRODUCED LANGUAGE IN THE BILL AND SO IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT THE STAFF WOULD BE ABLE TO JUST ADD IF THAT'S THE INTENT. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADD AND CHANGE IT'S IN THE FORM OF A MOTION. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: I WOULD MOVE THE AMENDMENT AS STATED BY MS. YARRA. >>COUN. BORREGO: THERE'S A MOTION TO AMEND THE BILL, THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? >>COUN. JONES: MAY I ASK INTEREST THAT TO BE READ BACK? LET'S READ BACK WHAT THE AMENDMENT IS. >>COUN. BORREGO: WOULD YOU LIKE TO READ THAT BACK? >> YES, MADAM PRESIDENT. GIVE ME ONE MORE MINUTE. I FAILED TO WRITE THAT DOWN AS I WAS SPEAKING. ON LINE SIX AND SEVEN, THAT'S PAGE TWO, WE ARE GOING TO AMEND THE LANGUAGE TO SAY, COUNCIL SHALL PASS AN ELECTION RESOLUTION SUBMITTING AM QUESTION OF LEVYING THE TAX TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS AT THE NEXT GENERAL ELECTION IN 2022. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE HAVE A MOTION AND I BELIEVE COUNCILOR JONES SECOND. >> COUNCILOR JONES, DID YOU GET THAT? >>COUN. JONES: THAT WAS FINE. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE IT REALLY CLEAR. THANK YOU. YES, THAT WAS A SECOND. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE HAVE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. THAT IS AMENDING THE LANGUAGE TO READ FEDERAL ELECTION IN 2022. IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE SEVERAL QUESTIONS. COUNCILOR PEÑA AND COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. PEÑA: I'D JUST LIKE TO ASK THE STAFF, THE LEGISLATION IDENTIFYING THE PROJECTS THAT WOULD COME BEFORE OR AFTER AND WHEN DO WE DO THAT? THAT'S MY CONCERN, WHERE ARE THE PROJECTS GOING TO BE ALLOCATED? >> IT WILL BE LIKE THE TRANS-ACCESS RECEIVE NEW. THIS WOULD FOLLOW THE SAME PROCEDURE. >>COUN. PEÑA: IN THAT RESOLUTION THAT'S DRAFTED, CAN WE ADD THAT IT'S WITH THE EQUITY TOOL TO BE USED? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR PEÑA, I'M NOT SURE THIS IS THE APPROPRIATE PLACE TO PLACE THAT LANGUAGE. I THINK THAT WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE IN THE ANNUAL RESOLUTIONS OR A STAND-ALONE RESOLUTION FOR THE TAX ITSELF ONCE IT'S APPROVED BY VOTERS, IF THAT HAPPENS. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. IT LOOKS LIKE I'M HAVING INTERNET ISSUES. IF I DO DISCONNECT, I WILL HAVE TO RECONNECT. MY EMPHASIS ON GETTING THIS ONE TO THE GENERAL ELECTION IS REALLY TO INCLUDE COMMUNITIES OF COLOR TO WHICH HAVE OLDER VEHICLES AND BIGGER GAS GUZZLERS. I MIGHT HAVE TO RESTART MY INTERNET. IF WE CAN GET THE AMENDED LANGUAGE UP BECAUSE I KNOW SECTION THREE INDICATES ANOTHER RESOLUTION. AND SIX AND SEVEN, I KNOW WE'RE MAKING ADJUSTMENTS. JUST SO I CAN SEE IT. I'M MORE OF A VISUAL PERSON. >> COUNCILOR SENA, I'M SORRY BUT MS. ORTEGA WON'T BE ABLE TO GET THAT DONE FOR YOU RIGHT NOW. WE'RE IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS MEETING. IF MAYBE YOU WANT TO TABLE IT, WE CAN WORK ON THAT DURING THE BREAK IF YOU MAKE THAT MOTION. IF YOU DO NEED TO SEE THAT BILL. >>COUN. BORREGO: IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE IT THEY CAN DRAFT IT AND HAVE IT ON THE SCREEN AND WE CAN GO BACK TO THE AUDITOR. >>COUN. SENA: MADAM PRESIDENT, IT'S REALLY UP -- I'M HAVING TECHNICAL ISSUES RIGHT NOW ANYWAY. IT'S REALLY THE DECISION OF THE REST OF THE COUNCILORS. EVEN IF IT WAS EMAILED, THAT WOULD BE FINE TOO. JUST PINPOINTING WHICH SECTIONS WE'RE CHANGING WOULD BE APPRECIATED. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BENTON, IF IT'S OKAY WITH YOU, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO TABLE THIS. >>COUN. BENTON: POINT OF ORDER, CAN I UNDERSTAND WHAT THE RATIONALE FOR THE TABLING IS? >>COUN. BORREGO: I THINK COUNCILOR SENA WOULD LIKE TO SEE IT IN WRITING. THE AMENDMENT. >>COUN. BENTON: WHAT AMENDMENT? >>COUN. BORREGO: THE AMENDMENT TO -- >>COUN. BENTON: THE LANGUAGE, THE ONE LINE OF LANGUAGE? DO WE REALLY HAVE TO TABLE IN ORDER TO THIS? I WOULD ASK STAFF TO PROPOSE THAT LINE OF LANGUAGE AND LET US ACCEPT OR REJECT IT. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR SENA. IT LOOKS LIKE COUNCILOR SENA FROZE. >>COUN. BENTON: I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE REQUEST, MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BENTON, COUNCILOR SENA WAS ASKING TO SEE IT IN WRITING. WANTED TO SEE THE LANGUAGE. >>COUN. BENTON: TO BE CLEAR, SHE WANTS TO SEE THE IN WRITING THE ONE LINE OF WRITING IN LANGUAGE? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BENTON, WE'RE WORKING ON THAT RIGHT NOW. JUST TRYING TO GET THE LANGUAGE SO I CAN GET THAT TO YOU. >>COUN. BENTON: I'M HAPPY TO CHAT FOR 30 SECONDS WHILE THEY FIGURE OUT THE LANGUAGE. >>COUN. GIBSON: IF I MAY, MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. HARRIS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I DON'T THINK IT'S NECESSARY TO HAVE IT IN WRITING. IT DOESN'T HURT ANYTHING. WE'RE JUST GOING TO TABLE IT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND COME BACK. >>COUN. BORREGO: STAFF IS WORKING ON IT, COUNCILORS. IF WE CAN JUST GIVE THEM A MINUTE. THEY'RE WORKING ON THE AMENDMENT. >>COUN. GIBSON: MADAM PRESIDENT. WHAT MIGHT BE THE MOST EXPEDIENT AND MOST ACCOMMODATING FOR COUNCILOR SENA IS MAYBE THEY SEND OUT AN EMAIL. >>COUN. BORREGO: THEY'RE WORKING ON IT, COUNCILOR GIBSON. >>COUN. GIBSON: IF THEY MIGHT CONSIDER SENDING IT AS AN AN EMAIL WE CAN READ IT AND I UNDERSTAND THAT COUNCILOR SENA IS HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF A TECHNICAL PROBLEM. SHE WOULD BE ABLE TO GET IT THAT WAY. >>COUN. BENTON: IS SHE NOT ABLE TO SEE IT ON-SCREEN, IS THAT THE PROBLEM? >>COUN. BORREGO: I THINK COUNCILOR SENA IS HAVING TECHNICAL DIFFICULTS. >>COUN. BENTON: YEAH. IF SHE'S FROZEN, I'M SORRY. LET'S GO AHEAD AND TABLE IT. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE'RE ALMOST THERE, JUST GIVE US ONE MINUTE. COUNCILOR SENA IS BACK ON. COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I'M ASKING FOR IT TO BE EMAILED IS BECAUSE I'M ONLY HEARING EVERY OTHER WORD THAT IS BEING STATED BECAUSE OF MY INTERNET INSTABILITY. IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR US TO BE EMAILED IF POSSIBLE. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE'RE GOING TO DO A SCREEN SHARE RIGHT NOW. CAN YOU HEAR US? WE'RE GOING TO DO A SCREEN SHARE NOW. COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. DO WE NEED TO PASS THIS SO IMMEDIATELY? CAN WE JUST GET IT SITUATED AND REVIEW IT PROPERLY AND VOTE ON. >> I JUST WANT TO INTERJECT. THIS BILL HAS BEEN OUT FOR A WHILE. AFTER TONIGHT IT WILL DIE ON EXPIRATION UNLESS A MOTION IS MADE TO KEEP IT GOING AND -- THERE'S A DEADLINE THERE IF THE COUNCIL WERE TO NOT PASS AN EXTENSION. >>COUN. BASSAN: MADAM PRESIDENT, I'M JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE THAT IF IT'S THIS COMPLICATED TO ADD THIS SMALL AMENDMENT WE CAN WORK ON IT OR PASS AN EXTENSION. IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S ON ITS WAY. MAYBE WE'LL BE ON OUR WAY TOO. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE SEE THE AMENDMENT, WHAT WE CALL AMENDMENT ONE. ON PAGE TWO, LINE SEVEN, AFTER THE WORD ELECTORS INSERT THE COUNCIL SHALL PASS AN ELECTION RESOLUTION SUBMITTING THE QUESTION OF LEVYING THE TAX TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS AT THE GENERAL ELECTION OF 2022. >>COUN. BENTON: SO MOVED. >>COUN. JONES: I'LL SECOND IT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THERE WAS ALREADY A MOTION AND SECOND, COUNCILORS. YOU ALREADY SECONDED IT. COUNCILOR SENA, YOU HAD ASKED TO SEE IT ON THE SCREEN. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THAT'S MUCH MORE CLARIFYING TO SEE RATHER THAN HEAR EVERY OTHER WORD. BECAUSE OF MY INTERNET INSTABILITY. I APPRECIATE THE ACCOMMODATIONS. >>COUN. BORREGO: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DON'T SEE ANYONE ASKING ANY QUESTIONS ON THE QUEUE. WE WILL GO TO MS. ORTEGA ON THE VOTE. >>COUN. BENTON: MADAM PRESIDENT. MAY I HAVE A CLOSE, PLEASE? >>COUN. BORREGO: WE'RE NOT BACK ON THE BILL. >>COUN. BENTON: WE'RE STILL ON THE AMENDMENT. SORRY. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE WILL VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT. AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: NO. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: NO. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THAT AMENDMENT PASSES ON A 7-2 VOTE. WE WILL GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL BILL. O-18. COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: I'LL JUST CLOSE, MADAM PRESIDENT, UNLESS ANYBODY ELSE HAS ANYTHING TO SAY. MADAM PRESIDENT, I TRUST THE VOTERS. I THINK ALBUQUERQUE VOTERS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN PRETTY SMART IN THEIR DECISIONS WHEN WE PUT IMPORTANT DECISIONS BEFORE THEM. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BENTON. WE WILL GO BACK -- WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE SECOND ON THE ORIGINAL BILL. UNLESS THERE'S ANY OTHER DISCUSSION REGARDING THIS BILL, COUNCILORS? THERE DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION. WE'LL GO TO THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: NO. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: NO. >>COUN. SENA: NO. >>COUN. BORREGO: NO. >> MOTION PASSES ON A 5-4 VOTE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS THAT PASSES ON A 5-4 VOTE. WE'LL MOVE BACK TO THE BILL THAT WAS TABLED REGARDING THE AUDITOR. WE HAVE THE RESULTS OF THAT, OC-32. I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE ACCEPT NICOLE KELLY AS THE -- I NEED A MOTION TO TAKE IT OFF THE TABLE. COUNCILOR DAVIS, MOTION TO TAKE IT OFF THE TABLE. DO I HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILOR HARRIS, THANK YOU. WE'LL TAKE A VOTE TO TAKE IT OFF THE TABLE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. I'LL MOVE THAT WE ACCEPT NICOLE KELLY AS THE AUDITOR SELECTION BASED ON THE RESULTS RECEIVED IN RANKED ORDER. DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND FROM COUNCILOR HARRIS. ANY QUESTIONS? THE ONLY ONE THAT SAW THOSE RESULTS WAS MS.ORTEGA. IT'S A PUBLIC RECORD AT THIS POINT. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND, UNLESS THERE'S ANY OTHER DISCUSSION, WE'LL ACCEPT THAT VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO OUR APPROVALS. I'M SORRY, WHERE AM I? FINAL ACTIONS. OKAY COUNCILORS. WE'RE GOING TO TAKE ABOUT A HALF-HOUR BREAK. WE WILL BE BACK IN ABOUT 6:50. WE'LL RECONVENE. >>COUN. BORREGO: GOOD EVENING, EVERYONE. THIS IS THE 33rd MEETING OF THE 24th COUNCIL. WE'RE COMING BACK FROM YOUR BREAK. WE'RE UNDER ITEM 14 WHICH IS FINAL ACTION. I'M JUST GOING TO MOVE THE AGENDA AROUND. WE HAVE OUR BUDGET BILLS TONIGHT. I'M GOING TO GO AHEAD MOVE E, F, AND G TO THE FRONT OF THE AGENDA IN CASE ANY COUNCILORS HAVE TO LEAVE EARLY. I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR THESE ITEMS FIRST. WITH THAT, WE'LL START WITH ITEM E, COUNCILOR PEÑA CS-R-147. COUNCILOR PEÑA, ARE YOU BACK? >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I GUESS WE'RE STARTING WITH E, COMMITTEE SUB-R-147 APPROPRIATING FUNDS FOR OPERATING ALBUQUERQUE FISCAL 22 ENDING JUNE 30th 2022. AND MOVE A DUE PASS. WE HAVE SEVERAL, IF THERE'S A SECOND WE HAVE SEVERAL AMENDMENTS. COUNCILOR SENA SECONDED, I THINK. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. WE HAVE -- IF YOU DON'T HAVE A PACKET, WE HAVE ITEMS A THROUGH F. THESE WILL BE NUMBERED ACCORDINGLY. >>COUN. PEÑA: DO YOU WANT ME TO GO THROUGH THE AMENDMENTS? >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. YOURS IS THE FIRST, AND WE HAVE COUNCILOR HARRIS, COUNCILOR GIBSON, COUNCILOR DAVIS AND COUNCILOR BENTON. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO GO THROUGH OUR AMENDMENTS, COUNCILOR PEÑA WE WILL PROCEED. THE FIRST ONE WOULD BE AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. COUNCILOR PEÑA, YOU'RE MUTED. I THINK YOU'RE TALKING BUT YOU'RE MUTED. >>COUN. PEÑA: FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE, THIS WAS INTRODUCED AT THE MEET LEVEL. FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, I THINK WE'RE FAMILIAR WITH IT. WE HAVE IT ON THE SCREEN. I WILL JUST READ THE EXPLANATION. THIS AMENDMENT -- >> THIS IS ACTUALLY A NEW AMENDMENT TO THE OPERATING BUDGET BILL. YOU MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN CONFUSED WITH THE AMENDMENT FOR THE ART BILL. I JUST WANT TO EXPLAIN THIS IS A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT THAT WAS SUBMITTED BY THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET TO CORRECT SOME OF OUR TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH OUR SOURCES. THIS DOES NOT MAKE CHANGES TO THE ALLOCATIONS THAT THE COUNCIL LOOKED AT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THAT'S CORRECT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I APPRECIATE THAT CORRECTION. I WAS EATING AND I LOST TRACK. >>COUN. BORREGO: THIS IS A TECHNICAL AMENDMENT. WE HAD A MOTION AND A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR SENA. ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCILORS? IT WAS UP ON THE SCREEN, JUST NOW. FOR THE PUBLIC. IT LOOKS VERY GRAMMATICAL AND TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS AND AMENDMENTS. SO THAT WE HAVE A BALANCED APPROACH. OKAY, NO QUESTIONS. WE'LL MOVE TO THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THAT AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. I REMIND US THIS IS FOR CFR-21-147. OUR NEXT AMENDMENT, COUNCILOR PEÑA, THIS IS YOUR AMENDMENT. THIS IS FLOOR AMENDMENT TWO. >>COUN. PEÑA: I'M GOING TO GO TO MS. YARRA FOR THIS ONE AS WELL. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS, THIS IS ANOTHER TECHNICAL AMENDMENT FROM THE OFFICE OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT. THIS HELPS US GET CLOSER TO ALLOCATING THE ADDITIONAL 1% COST OF LIVING INCREASE FOR EMPLOYEES THAT COUNCILOR PEÑA PROPOSED IN HER FLOOR SUBSTITUTE -- COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE BILL. THE BUDGET OFFICE HELPED US ALLOCATE THAT REMAINING 1% AND THERE IS AN ATTACHMENT THAT GOES ALONG WITH THIS. IT WAS IN YOUR EMAIL. IT HELPS US APPROPRIATE THAT MONEY TO THE RIGHT DEPARTMENT AND PROGRAM. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR PEÑA, DID YOU MOVE THIS? OKAY, THANK YOU. ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCILORS? WITH NO QUESTIONS, WE'LL MOVE TO MS. ORTEGA. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS, THAT PASSES 9-0. THAT'S AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. WE'LL MOVE TO FLOOR AMENDMENT THREE. >>COUN. HARRIS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THIS IS AT THE REQUEST OF ADMINISTRATION TO FULLY FUND THE FREEDMAN CONTRACTION. I MOVE A DUE PASS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR HARRIS. I'LL OFFER A SECOND. >>COUN. HARRIS: I'LL GO TO THE ADMINISTRATION BECAUSE IT'S THEIR REQUEST IN TERMS OF WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT. I CAN READ IT, BUT I THINK A BIT OF INFORMATION. >>COUN. BORREGO: IS THE ADMINISTRATION AVAILABLE? >> YES, MADAM PRESIDENT. THIS AMENDMENT INCREASES AND APPROPRIATES THE WASTE MANAGEMENT DIVISION WITH THE CONTRACT, HALF OF A YEAR OF THIS YEAR AND INCORPORATING THE OTHER YEAR SO THEY HAVE A FULL YEAR OF INCREASE IN THE CONTRACT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, MR. DAVIS. ANY QUESTIONS, COUNCILORS? IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE TO MS. ORTEGA ON FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: NO. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THAT MOTIONS PASSES ON AN 8-1 VOTE. WE'LL MOVE TO FLOOR AMENDMENT FOUR. THIS IS COUNCILOR GIBSON. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. COMMITTEE AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR, I'LL JUST READ IT. THIS CORRECTS AN ERROR THAT WAS MADE DURING THE BUDGET PROCESS. IT'S JUST $48,000 FROM ARTS AND CULTURAL COMMUNITY PROGRAMS FROM A PARTICULAR EVENT, AND APPROPRIATES TO THE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. THE PURPOSE OF THIS AMENDMENT IS TO ALLOCATE FUNDING FOR THE SAN PEDRO CORRIDOR. FROM CENTRAL TO I-40. AND THE PLAN USED IS DESIGN ROAD WAY AND PEDESTRIAN AND STREETS. WE'RE REMOVING $48,000 FROM THE PRIDE FIRST LINE ITEM. IT HAD BEEN $10,000 IN PAST YEARS. SINCE THEY DIDN'T HAVE ONE LAST YEAR BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC, THEY'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE ONE THIS YEAR. THAT'S THE REASON FOR THIS AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR GIBSON. IS THERE A SECOND? COUNCILOR DAVIS. THANK YOU FOR THE SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS? WE'LL MOVE ON THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. WE'RE JUST HOPPING ALONG HERE. WE ARE ON FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE. THIS IS COUNCILOR DAVIS. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I HOPE TO KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING. FLOOR AMENDMENT WOULD ADD $100,000 TO THE FAMILY AND THE COMMUNITY SERVICES TO DEVELOP A SUPPORT A FEDERALLY QUALIFIED HEALTH CENTER AND PHARMACY SERVICES AT THE NEW GIBSON MIDICAL CENTER. ADAM PRESIDENT, WE'RE STILL DEVELOPING PLANS INTEREST THE GIBSON MEDICAL CENTER. THIS IS ONE THING IN WHICH THE COMMUNITY AND ADMINISTRATION AND MY OFFICE UNDERSTANDS THE NEED FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES AND HEALTH CLUB. THIS WOULD ALLOW US TO BEGIN DEVELOPING THAT TO MEET SOME OF WHAT WE BELIEVE WOULD BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR AGREEMENT. I MOVE FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DAVIS. DO I HAVE A SECOND? >>COUN. JONES: I'LL SECOND THAT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR JONES. ANY QUESTIONS OF THE COUNCIL? IT DOESN'T APPEAR SO. WE'LL MOVE TO THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS, WE'LL ALMOST DONE WITH THIS PACKET. WE'LL MOVE ON TO FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX. FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX BELONGS TO COUNCILOR BENTON. COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANKS FOR STAFF FOR PUTTING THAT UP. I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF, I'LL READ THIS ANYWAY. AN INTRO, I'LL MOVE FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX. THIS READS, ON PAGE THREE LINE 17, $250,000 SHALL BE ALLOCATED TO ALBUQUERQUE STRET CONNECT FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING VOUCHERS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BENTON. DO I HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILOR BASSAN, THANK YOU FOR THE SECOND. ANY QUESTIONS OF THE COUNCIL? COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: SEEING NO QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY. FOR THOSE WATCHING, I THINK THE COUNCIL KNOWS ABOUT INALBUQUERQUE STREET CONNECT. I APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT OF THE COUNCIL OVER THE YEARS. BUILT UP TO THREE STREET OUTREACH TEAMS. THEY'RE OUT THERE MAKING CONTACT WITH THE MOST FREQUENT USERS OF CITY SERVICES INCLUDING APD, AFR, AND OTHER SERVICES OUT ON THE STREETS. THEY'RE DOING A GREAT JOB. IF YOU CAN ASK ANY OFFICER WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED WITH THEM, THEY'LL TELL YOU HOW MUCH THEY APPRECIATE THIS PROGRAM. AND HOW MUCH OF A LOAD IT'S TAKEN OFF THEM. THEY'RE IN A POSITION TO START SPONSORING HOUSING. I THINK WE NEED TO SUPPORT THAT ASAP. THEY'RE ALREADY FUNNELING PEOPLE INTO OTHER HOUSING PROGRAMS. TO HAVE THEM HAVE THAT CAPACITY INTERNALALLY, I DON'T THINK IT WILL COVER THE WHOLE THING, BUT IT WILL BE A VALUE ADDED TO WHAT WE INVEST IN THIS PROGRAM. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT, COUNCILORS. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BENTON. WE APPRECIATE YOUR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. WE'LL MOVE TO THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THAT CONCLUDES OUR FLOOR AMENDMENTS FOR R-147. I'LL GO BACK TO COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THAT WAS PRETTY PAINLESS. THANK YOU, GUYS, I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. JUST TRYING TO COMPILE THIS BUDGET. I THINK IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT TO WORK WITH EVERYONE TO TRY TO GET AS MANY OF THE ITEMS THAT THEY WANTED IN THIS PACKET. AS YOU CAN SEE BY THE AMENDMENTS WE DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB IN DOING THAT. I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT -- I'M GLAD THE ADMINISTRATION, I WAS GOING TO ASK FOR CLARIFICATION. BUT IT'S BEEN A 5% INCREASE. THERE'S A LOT OF GOOD THINGS HAPPENING IN APD. OBVIOUSLY, WE HAVE A WAYS TO GO AND EVERYONE SEEN WHAT HAPPENED WITH THE DOJ, WE STILL HAVE A WAYS TO GO. I THINK OUR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE WORKING HARD TO WORK WITH THE COMMUNITY AS YOU HAVE SEEN THIS PAST WEEKEND AND WORKING HARD TO GET TO THE LEVEL OF MEETING THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE DOJ. I THINK THE COUNCILORS HAVE BEEN ADVOCATING FOR A LONG TIME, AND WE KNOW THE COMMUNITY'S FRUSTRATION AND WE'VE BEEN FRUSTRATED, BUT WE HAVE TO ABIDE BY WHAT THEY'RE ASKING US TO DO. WE GET OUR UPDATES FROM THE DOJ. WE'RE GLAD THERE'S PROGRESS. BUT THERE'S A WAYS TO GO. THE MAYOR PUT IN A 2% COST OF LIVING, THERE'S AN ADDED 1% FROM THE CITY COUNCIL. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS FOR THAT. TO THE TRANSIT DEPARTMENT AND THE FREE FAIR PROGRAM, THIS IS SOMETHING WE WOULD HAVE LIKED TO INSTITUTE PERMANENTLY, I THANK COUNCILOR SENA FOR THIS. THIS WAS AT HER ENCOURAGEMENT. I'M VERY SUPPORTIVE OF THAT. THERE'S AN ADDITIONAL $3 MILLION FOR ANOTHER YEAR. AND SEVERAL POSITIONS FOR THE 1% AND THE SUBSTITUTE INCLUDES $2 MILLION FOR NON-REOCCURRING COUNCILOR PROJECTS. AS COUNCILOR GIBSON JUST MADE AN AMENDMENT WHAT HAPPENED IS THAT WE'RE HAVING SO MANY REQUESTS FROM THE COMMUNITY EVENTS. THEY'RE EXPENSIVE TO HOLD, SO I THOUGHT WE WOULD TRY TO GET EVERYBODY AT THE SAME AMOUNT ACROSS THE BOARD. HOPEFULLY,THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL. I THINK THAT'S ABOUT IT. I DON'T WANT TO READ THE WHOLE THING I HAVE. I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I MOVE A DUE PASS OF THE COMMITTEE SUB R-147 AS AMENDED. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR. WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR SENA. ANY OTHER COMMENTS FROM COUNCILORS? COUNCILOR SENA, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? WAS THAT JUST A SECOND? >>COUN. SENA: IT WAS A COMMENT, MADAM PRESIDENT. JUST TO THANK OUR COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE CHAIR FOR DOING A GREAT JOB ON THIS YEAR'S BUDGET AND WORKING WITH MANY OF US AND THE STAFF AND ESPECIALLY IN THIS CERTAIN TIMES AS COUNCILOR BENTON DID IN PREVIOUS YEARS, COUNCILOR PEÑA IS GREAT TO WORK WITH AT COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE CHAIR. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SENA. ANY OTHER COMMENTS BY COUNCILORS? I ALSO WANT TO THANK COUNCILOR PEÑA. I KNOW SHE STAYED UP LIGHT NIGHTS AND EARLY MORNINGS WORKING ON THIS. I WANT TO THANK THE STAFF BECAUSE THEY WORKED HARD TO ANSWER QUESTIONS, AT LEAST MY QUESTIONS, AND I HAD A LOT OF THEM. AND FINALLY, THE ADMINISTRATION FOR WORKING WITH US AND WORKING THROUGH OUR AMENDMENTS. WE CERTAINLY APPRECIATE IT. >>COUN. PEÑA: IF I CAN CLOSE? THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE ADMINISTRATION, CITY COUNCIL STAFF, THEY'RE AMAZING. WE STRESS THE HECK OUT OF THEM BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO MEET DEADLINES. WE HAVE A LOT LESS STAFF THAN ADMINISTRATION DOES. THEY WORK REALLY HARD. I APPRECIATE ALL OF THEM. AGAIN, ADMINISTRATION AND TO THE ENTIRE COUNCIL BECAUSE YOU GUYS ARE THE ONES THAT MAKE THE BUDGET WHAT IT IS. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: IF I MAY ADD, I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE -- TRYING TO MAKE ALL THESE THINGS HAPPEN FOR US. THE PUBLIC DOESN'T SEE IT UP FRONT. THERE'S A LOT OF CHANGES AND EDITING AND TRYING TO MAKE THINGS BALANCE. WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE YOU, STEFANNIE STEPHANIE. >> THANK YOU, I CAN'T DO THIS BY MYSELF. I NEED TO THANK ALL THE STAFF, POLICY ANALYSTS. EVERYBODY WHO IS INVOLVED FOR COMPILING ALL OF THE INFORMATION FOR US. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO MS. ORTEGA FOR THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THAT PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE AS SUBSTITUTED AND AMENDED. WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM F. R-148. THERE ARE TWO AMENDMENTS. COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. IT'S ESTABLISHING ONE YEAR OBJECTIVES IN FISCAL YEAR 2022 TO MEET GOALS. I MOVE A DUE PASS. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR SENA. AND WE WILL START WITH THAT. THAT WAS A MOTION TO MOVE R-148. WE'LL MOVE TO OUR FLOOR AMENDMENTS. WE'LL HAVE TWO. WE'LL START WITH COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. FLOOR AMENDMENT ONE IS ON FOUR LINE 29 AFTER THE TERM PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR, WHILE ALSO MAKING EFFORT TO INCREASE OFFICER RETENTION RATE THROUGH INCENTIVE PROGRAM. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE FOCUS ON RECRUITING AND RETENTION WHEN IT COMES TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. I BELIEVE WE'RE LOSING SOME VERY QUALIFIED, SEASONED OFFICERS AND WE NEED TO DO WHAT WE CAN TO TRY TO KEEP THEM AROUND. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, I'LL SECOND THAT. WE HAD A CONVERSATION ABOUT THAT ON SATURDAY. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANY QUESTIONS OF COUNCILORS? I DON'T SEE ANY. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE TO THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE PASSES ON A 9-0. WE'LL GO TO THE NEXT FLOOR AMENDMENT WHICH WE'LL CALL FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I MOVE FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THAT'S FLOOR AMENDMENT TWO. >>COUN. SENA: ADD OBJECTIVE THREE TO EXTEND THE LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION RESOURCES AND PRIORITIZES TRANSLATION OF ALL CITY NOTICES TO BE RESPONSIVE TO RESIDENTS WHO HAVE LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY. >>COUN. BORREGO: I'LL SECOND THE AMENDMENT. ANY QUESTIONS? IT DOES NOT APPEAR THERE'S QUESTIONS. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THE TWO FLOOR AMENDMENTS THAT WE HAD, AND WE'LL MOVE TO THE ORIGINAL BILL OF R-148. AS AMENDED. COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT TO CLOSE. I MOVE R-148 AS AMENDED. >>COUN. BORREGO: I'LL SECOND THAT VOTE. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING R-148? >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. WE'LL MOVE TO ITEM G, R-157. THERE'S AMENDMENTS A-L. COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I MOVE A DUE PASS OF R-157 APRIEVING THE USE OF DIRECT FUNDING AVAILABLE FROM THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN FOR THE PURPOSE OF PANDEMIC RESPONSE, PANDEMIC RECOVERY, INVESTMENTS AND SUPPORT FOR VULNERABLE POPULATIONS. I MOVE A DUE PASS AND WE HAVE SEVERAL AMENDMENTS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR. WE HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR SENA. UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS, WE'LL MOVE TO THE AMENDMENTS. YOU SHOULD HAVE A PACKET IN YOUR iPAD. WE'LL START WITH FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THIS IS THE ONE WE HAD IN THE COMMITTEE AND I AM HELD OFF UNTIL TODAY. I'M GOING TO JUST MOVE IT FOR THE PURPOSES OF A VOTE. WE HAD DISCUSSION ABOUT WHERE THE MONEY WOULD COME FROM. I THINK THERE'S OTHER AMENDMENTS COMING DOWN THE PIPE IF THIS ONE DOES NOT PASS. I WOULD URGE A DUE PASS. IT'S YOUR SCREEN. THIS AMENDMENT APPROPRIATES AN ADDITIONAL $1 MILLION FOR HAZARD PAY FOR ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES AND AN ADDITIONAL $3 MILLION FOR CITY VEHICLES. REDUCES CONVENTION WORK REPLACE AND ENERGY EFFICIENT UP GRADES BY $1 MILLION AND REDUCES THE CITY YARD RENOVATION AND UP GRADES BY $2 MILLION. THE REASON YOU I PUT THESE TOGETHER ABOUT THE PINO YARDS AND THEY'RE PROJECTS NEEDED, BUT WE DON'T HAVE A PLAN TO USE THOSE DOLLARS RIGHT NOW. AS WE WOULD GET ADDITIONAL MONEY, I THINK ONE OF THE COUNCILORS STATED THAT IF THE ASSESSMENT IS COMPLETED WE'LL MOVE FORWARD WITH THOSE PROJECTS AT THAT TIME. FOR ME THE REASON I WANTED TO PUT CITY VEHICLES IN HERE IS BECAUSE IT'S SOMETHING THAT I LED IN THE CITY COUNCIL TO TAKE CITY VEHICLES OUT OF THE ARKA MONEY. FINALLY, AGAIN, COUNCILOR SENA LED BY COUNCILOR SENA WHO IS VERY PASSIONATE ABOUT ADDING HAZARD PAY. THAT'S THE ADDITIONAL MILLION. I THINK THE ADMINISTRATION HAS $3 MILLION ALREADY. THIS WOULD BRING IT TO $4 MILLION. WITH THAT, I URGE YOUR SUPPORT OF FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER ONE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. ANY COMMENTS? I MENTION THAT IN NOVEMBER I ASKED FOR $2 MILLION FOR HAZARD PAY, ACTUALLY IN OCTOBER. I DIDN'T GET IT. THIS IS GREAT. COUNCILOR DAVIS. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I APPRECIATE THE SPONSOR BRINGING THIS BACK AFTER WE HAD A DISCUSSION AND WE'VE HAD A CHANCE TO DIG MORE. I'M NOT OPPOSED TO HAZARD PAY FOR EMPLOYEES. I THINK, LIKE YOU COUNCILOR, WE TRIED ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT WAYS TO APPROPRIATE FEDERAL DOLLARS TO DO THAT. THAT SAID, THIS LOOKS TO BE RETO ACTIVE. I WANT TO BUILD BACK BETTER. AND FOCUS THAT EFFORT ON FUTURE INVESTMENT IN OUR EMPLOYEES AND CITY. WE'VE ADDED ANOTHER 1% TO THE PAY RAISE FOR CITY EMPLOYEES ABOVE AND BEYOND THE MAYOR'S RECOMMENDATION. I THINK THAT WAS ALREADY THE EQUIVALENT. EVERYBODY WORKED DURING COVID. I THINK IT'S HARD FOR US TO SAY THAT SOME PEOPLE WERE ESSENTIAL AND SOME PEOPLE WERE NOT OR THEY DID ADDITIONAL HAZARDOUS DUTY. EVERYBODY CHIPPED IN WHERE THEY HAD TO. THE EXAMPLE OF TRANSIT DRIVERS DELIVERING SENIOR MEALS. EVERYBODY DID SOMETHING DIFFERENT. I'D LOVE TO HELP OUR EMPLOYEES, I THINK WE'VE DONE THAT IN THAT REGULAR BUDGET. DOING THAT AT THE EXPENSE OF VEHICLES AND ESSENTIAL REPAIRS TO THE CONVENTION CENTER THAT ARE ALREADY UNDERWAY IT'S CAUSING ME CONCERNS. MORE IMPORTANTLY, WE USE LEDA DOLLARS TO GET BIG JOBS THAT ARE LONG-TERM INVESTMENTS IN OUR COMMUNITY. NETFLIX, AND ORION, AND LOCAL SMALLER ONES LIKE BUENO AND OTHERS. FOR THAT REASON, I WOULD VOTE NOTE. BECAUSE I THINK WE OUGHT TO LOOK FORWARD MORE THAN BACKWARD. I THINK THE INVESTMENTS IN THE ORIGINAL BILL DO THAT. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. PEÑA: MADAM PRESIDENT, JUST TO RESPOND BEFORE YOU GO TO COUNCILOR BASSAN. IT'S NOT PAY RAISES, IT'S COST OF LIVING. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU FOR THE CORRECTION. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BORREGO. COUNCILOR BASSAN, COUNCILOR JONES, AND COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I ENTIRELY AND COMPLETELY AGREE WITH WHAT COUNCILOR DAVIS JUST SAID. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN. COUNCILOR JONES. >>COUN. JONES: THAT'S REALLY SCARY. I AGREE WITH COUNCILOR DAVIS AND WHAT HE SAID. I THINK THERE'S SO MANY THINGS HERE THAT ARE IMPORTANT AND WHAT DO WE CUT AND WHAT DO WE MAINTAIN AND WHAT DO WE MAKE LARGER BECAUSE IT'S ESSENTIAL TO KEEP THINGS MOVING FORWARD? WE DON'T WANT TO STAND STAGNANT WE WANT TO MOVE FORWARD. BECAUSE OF THAT AND COUNCILOR DAVIS'S EXPLANATION, I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR JONES. COUNCILOR SENA, THEN COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AS COUNCILOR PEÑA STATED, PART OF THAT IS BECAUSE OF MY POSTING AND HER SUPPORT. HAZARD PAY FOR THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAY IS SPECIFICALLY WHAT THIS FUND IS FOR. FOR THOSE WHO ARE INTERESTED AND HAVE READ THE 150 PAGES OF HOW TO SPEND IT, PREMIUM PAY OR HAZARD PAY IS SPECIFICALLY STATED THERE. WHICH IS WHY MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE SPENDING THIS MONEY ON. IT'S SPECIFICALLY STATING THAT YES, WE'VE REALIZED THROUGH THE PANDEMIC EVEN EARLY ON WHEN WE HAD A MASS SHORTAGE, OUR ESSENTIAL WORKERS, FIRST RESPONDERS WERE STILL WORKING. EVEN THOSE WHO HAD A REDUCTION WERE STILL WORKING AT SOME CAPACITY. EVEN IF THEY WEREN'T THERE FOR SCHEDULED TIME. I HAVE ANOTHER AMENDMENT TO TALK ABOUT PREMIUM PAY. BECAUSE I DO SEE HOW SO MANY OF OUR CITY EMPLOYEES DO, FROM DISPATCH WHO I DID A SIT-LONG NEXT TO REALIZING HOW CLOSE THEY WERE AND HOW CLOSE TO -- THEY ARE TO ONE ANOTHER. THEY WERE EXPOSED TO HUGE RISKS. THOSE THAT HAD TO TAKE ON SHIFTS WERE SEEING 16-DAYS. I SEE THAT IT IS A CRITICAL INVESTMENT, EVEN THOUGH IT'S NOT IN THE JOB DESCRIPTION, YOU TOOK ON RESPONSIBILITY ABOVE AND BEYOND WHAT YOU WERE ASKED FOR. THIS IS SOMETHING WE STATED OWN COUNCIL EARLIER THAT WE THINK MANY STAFF MEMBERS WERE HAVING THAT RISK. THAT'S WHAT HAZARD PAY IS FOR. YOU HAD AN UNDUE BURDEN OF A RISK OF HAD GETTING A LIFE-THREATENING VIRUS THROUGHOUT THE PANDEMIC AND YOU DID YOU JOB ABOVE AND BEYOND THAT. OUR TRANSIT WORKERS WERE WORKING. THEY WERE DOING SOME OF THE TOUGH THINGS. WE SHOULD REWARD THEM FOR THAT. WE HAVE MANY AMENDMENTS TALKING ABOUT SERVICES AND WE WOULDN'T HAVE THOSE SERVICES IF IT WEREN'T FOR THOSE EMPLOYEES. IT WAS THESE EMPLOYEES THAT ACTUALLY GOT US IN THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN. WITH THAT, I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SENA. DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER COUNCILORS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SAY ANYTHING? ACTUALLY, AS I MENTIONED IN OCTOBER, I CALLED THE ADMINISTRATION AND ASKED THEM TO LOOK FOR $2 MILLION FOR HAZARD PAY FOR MEN OF THE FRONTLINE WORKERS. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET ANY MONEY AT THAT POINT BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY COMMITTED. I DIDN'T WANT TO UPSET THE APPLE CART. I WAS ALSO LOOKING FOR FUNDING FOR NURSES. I WAS TOLD WE COULD ONLY LOOK AT INTERNAL FUNDING BECAUSE I UNDERSTOOD WHAT THESE INDIVIDUALS WERE -- THE RESPONSES IN THEIR PARTICULAR JOBS AND WE TALKED ABOUT THE BUSES AND HOW THEY HAD TO CLEAN THEM EXTRA -- EXTRA CLEANING. SOME OF THE THINGS THE EMPLOYEES HAD TO DO WERE ABOVE AND BEYOND. THAT'S WHY I AM SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THIS, I HAVE ANYWAY, WITH THE ADMINISTRATION FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW. I DIDN'T KNOW THAT THIS FUNDING WAS GOING TO BE COMING DOWN. I'M GLAD THAT IT DID. I COMPLETELY SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT BECAUSE I THINK THAT THOSE INDIVIDUALS THAT WERE FRONT AND CENTER DESERVE SOME RECOGNITION FOR THE WORK THEY'VE DONE. WITH THAT, I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER COUNCILORS IN THE QUEUE. I WILL MOVE ON TO THE VOTE. >>COUN. PEÑA: CAN I CLOSE, MADAM PRESIDENT? >>COUN. BORREGO: ABSOLUTELY. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. YOU KNOW, I THINK COUNCILOR SENA SAID IT VERY ARTICULATELY THAT HAZARD PAY IS PART OF THE ARPA AND I KNOW THERE'S MONEY IN THERE FROM THE ADMINISTRATION. THERE'S SO MANY PEOPLE AND SO MANY CALLS THAT THE COUNCILORS RECEIVED THAT CONTRACKED COVID WHILE WORKING AT THE CITY. THE BUS DRIVERS, THE PEOPLE DISTRIBUTING MEALS. I THINK THAT FROM THE COUNCIL'S PERSPECTIVE, A MILLION DOLLARS IS A MALL AMOUNT. THE ADMINISTRATION'S CONTRIBUTED $3 MILLION TO IT. I JUST THINK IT'S IMPORTANT, THAT'S WHY I INCLUDED IT AS PART OF THIS PACT. AS YOU KNOW WITH THE ARPA, I REALLY DIDN'T MAKE A LOT OF AMENDMENTS. THE ONLY THING I DID WAS OUR COMMITMENT AND THE ONLY ADJUSTMENT THAT I'M LOOKING AT WAS COUNCILOR SENA'S ADDED INPUT. WITH THAT, I WOULD URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEÑA. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE TO THE VOTE FOR FLOOR AMENDMENT. >>COUN. BASSAN: NO. >>COUN. BENTON: NO. >>COUN. DAVIS: NO. >>COUN. GIBSON: NO. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: NO. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. OKAY, THE MOTION FAILS ON A 4-5 VOTE. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. WE'LL MOVE TO FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. THIS IS COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO ON PAGE 3 LINE 15 REMOVE THE WORD MAIN. THIS IS SIMPLY TO SAY THAT THERE LIKELY THINGS THAT NEED TO BE UP GRADED AND RENOVATED, THERE'S SUBSTATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY THAT ARE DILAPIDATED. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE FLEXIBILITY. HOW THIS $5 MILLION IS UTILIZED IN MAKING SURE WE CAN REPAIR THOSE SAME BUILDINGS AND PROPERTIES WE HAVE WITH APD. >>COUN. BORREGO: IS THERE A SECOND? THERE'S A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR DAVIS. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? >>COUN. JONES: I'LL SECOND IT. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR DAVIS, GO AHEAD. >>COUN. DAVIS: I JUST WANTED TO ASK THE SPONSOR A BRIEF QUESTION. JUST TO CLARIFY IF WE REMOVE THE WORD MAIN IT WOULD BE ALLOWED FOR ALL FACILITIES. THE ADMINISTRATION CAN USE IT WHERE THEY SEE FIT. IF THEY CHOOSE TO PUT IT IN ALL FACILITY, THEY CAN STILL DO THAT? ARE YOU SATISFIED THIS IS OKAY FOR THAT FLEXIBILITY? >>COUN. BASSAN: MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR DAVIS, IN THE DESCRIPTION IT SAYS FUNDS FOR APD STATIONS WILL BE USED BASED NEED. I'M HOPING, I KNOW THAT'S THE KEY PHRASE. I'M HAPPY TO ADD SOMETHING IN THAT SAYS SOMETHING MORE. I'M HOPING THAT THE ADMINISTRATION WILL RECOGNIZE THAT -- I KNOW MY AREA COMMAND NEEDS WORK. I KNOW OTHER COUNCILOR'S AREA COMMAND NEEDS WORK. WHEN WE HAVE PARTS OF THE BUILDING FALLING APART WE CAN LOOK INTO FIXING THAT TOO, INSTEAD OF JUST DOING ONE BUILDING. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I INTEND TO SUPPORT THE LEGISLATION. I JUST WANT TO BE SURE THERE'S A PROCESS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PRIORITIES ARE. >>COUN. BORREGO: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF COUNCILORS? >>COUN. BENTON: MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M SORRY, I DIDN'T GET MY TRIGGER FINGER READY THAT QUICK ENOUGH. I WOULD ASK THE SPONSOR, COULD WE ADD SOME LANGUAGE OF DIRECTION IN THIS OR IS THAT INAPPROPRIATE? DOES IT HAVE TO BE DONE IN ANOTHER WAY TO ENSURE THERE'S SOME -- IF SOMETHING IS PROPOSED AND REPORTED BACK TO THE COUNCIL, COULD THAT BE PUT IN THIS? >> I WOULD BE COMPLETELY HAPPY DOING SO AND CREATING SOME FORMAL LANGUAGE SAYING APD STATIONS AND FUNDING USED BASED ON NEED IF COUNCIL STAFF AGREES THAT IS DOABLE. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS, THE COUNCIL IS ABLE TO INSERT ANY DESIGNATION OR DIRECTION LANGUAGE INTO THIS BILL THAT IT SEES FIT. >>COUN. BENTON: I OFFER -- >>COUN. BASSAN: MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BENTON. WHAT ABOUT IF WE SAY REMOVE THE WORD MAIN, AND SOMEWHERE IN THERE, HOWEVER STAFF WORKS THEIR MAGIC, SAY APD STATIONS WOULD RECEIVE RENOVATIONS BASED ON NEED AND PERHAPS SAYING THERE'S TO BE A COMMUNICATION DROPPED DOWN TO THE COUNCIL FOR COMMUNICATION WITH US SO WE'RE AWARE OF WHAT IS PLANNED. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR, MAY I SUGGEST THAT WOULDN'T THAT ALREADY BE INHERENT IN THEIR YEARLY REPORTING? IS IT NECESSARY THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO GIVE US A SPECIAL REPORT? WE GET BI-YEARLY REPORTS DURING BUDGET AND CLEAN-UP. WE CAN ASK ANY QUESTIONS WE'D LIKE. IS IT REALLY NECESSARY TO ADD THAT LANGUAGE? >>COUN. BASSAN: MADAM PRESIDENT, I THINK -- >>COUN. BORREGO: WE WANT TO BE TRANSPARENT. WE ARE BEING TRANSPARENT BECAUSE THEY'RE OFFERING YEARLY REPORTS. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES, MA'AM. I BELIEVE THAT PROBABLY THE INTENTION BEHIND THIS IS SOMETIMES, IT SEEMS, WE TEND TO HEAR THE INTENTIONS OF THE PLANS THAT ARE ALREADY HAPPENING AFTER THEY'RE ALREADY HAPPENING. WHEREAS IF WE ARE INCLUDED IN THE LOOP BEHIND HAND PERHAPS WE CAN HAVE MORE OVERSIGHTS OF THE CHECKS AND BALANCES BETWEEN THE FUNDING SPENT AND HOW IT'S GOING TO BE SPENT AS IS OUR DUTY BY BEING A LEGISLATIVE BRANCH. >>COUN. BORREGO: WHAT IS THE LANGUAGE YOU WERE SUGGESTING? >>COUN. BASSAN: MADAM PRESIDENT, IT WOULD BE TO INCLUDE FUNDS FOR APD STATIONS WOULD BE USED BASED ON NEED AND COMMUNICATED TO THE COUNCIL PRIOR TO THE WORK BEING DONE. AND MAYBE IF MS. YARRA CAN MAKE IT SOUND BETTER. >>COUN. BORREGO: I SEE COUNCILOR BENTON AND COUNCILOR JONES. >> I WOULD MAYBE SUGGEST THAT UNDER ON PAGE THREE UNDER LINE 15, WE WOULD INSERT THE LANGUAGE -- REMOVE THE WORD MAIN FROM THE TITLE AND AFTER THAT LINE I SUGGEST SOMETHING LIKE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT SHALL PROVIDE QUARTERLY REPORTS OF THE PRIORITY NEEDS OF ALBUQUERQUE STATIONS AND THEIR PLANS FOR THE USE OF THIS FUNDING FOR THESE UP GRADES. QUARTERLY REPORT, WOULD THAT DO? >>COUN. BORREGO: WOULD THAT BE BASED ON COUNCIL DISTRICTS? >> I THINK THE INTENT IS BASED ON NEED. >>COUN. BASSAN: I DON'T THINK IT WOULD BE WISE TO BASE IT ON DISTRICT. I THINK THERE'S MORE SUBSTATIONS IN NEED THAN OTHERS. I DON'T KNOW IF QUARTERLY REPORTS IS EVEN WORTHWHILE. SO MUCH AS MAYBE THE WORK TO BE DONE AS ANY OF THESE STATIONS BASED OFF NEED IS SUBJECT TO COUNCIL APPROVAL. >>COUN. BORREGO: CAN YOU AMEND THAT LANGUAGE TO JUST NOT QUARTERLY REPORTS BUT BASED ON NEED? >> UNDER LINE 15 WE INSERT THE LANGUAGE IMPROVEMENTS SHALL BE DONE AFTER THE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES APPROVAL FROM THE CITY COUNCIL FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS. >>COUN. BASSAN: I DO THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO PUT IN THERE, IT'S IN THE EXPLANATION BUT IF WE CAN BUMP IT UP TO THE AMENDMENT, IT WOULD SAY FUNDS FOR APD STATIONS WOULD BE USED BASED ON NEED. OR PRIORITIZE BASED ON NEED. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE HAVE TWO COUNCILORS IN THE CUE. THEY MIGHT HAVE QUESTIONS FOR YOU. COUNCILOR BENTON AND COUNCILOR PEÑA. I THOUGHT COUNCILOR JONES -- DID YOU HAVE YOUR HAND UP? COUNCILOR BENTON AND COUNCILOR JONES. >>COUN. BENTON: QUICKLY, MADAM PRESIDENT. I FEEL LIKE SOMEHOW I'M OUT IN FRONT OF MY HOOD ON THIS ONE. STARTED WITH THIS REQUEST TO THE MAIN HEADQUARTERS. IT WAS ILL-DEFINED. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH HAS BEEN DESIGNED OR ANALYZED WITH ANY OTHER COMMANDS. I KNOW THEY ALL HAVE NEEDS. I CAN BE SUPPORTIVE OF PUTTING SOMETHING IN THERE TO TAKE CARE OF THE EMERGENCY NEEDS OF ANY ONE OF THE COMMAND OFFICES. THAT'S WHAT I FEEL IS LACKING. HOW DOES APD DETERMINE THEIR CAPITAL NEEDS? DO THEY WORK WITH DMD OR ARE THEY ON THEIR OWN? I HAVE THAT QUESTION FOR ADMINISTRATION. >> MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: MR. RAEL. >> FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE HAVE THE POLICE DEPARTMENT THAT WOULD LOVE TO DESCRIBE TO YOU WHAT CONDITIONS EXIST AT APD MAIN AS WE CURRENTLY KNOW THEM. WOULD LOVE TO GIVE THEM OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE SOME OF THAT WITH YOU. TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION DIRECTLY, THE DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL ANALYSIS GAVE US THE NEED TO UP GRADE THE COMPUTER SYSTEMS, AND THE FACILITY ITSELF. IT'S AN OLD FACILITY THAT HAS A LOT OF WEAR AND TEAR. WE HAVE A REPORT THAT WE SHARED A COUPLE PAGES RECENTLY. WE HAVE A COMPLETE REPORT THAT WAS DONE FOR US ON THE ENTIRE FACILITY. IF YOU WOULD INDULGE THE ADMINISTRATION, THE CHIEF OR STAFF WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS CONCERNS THEY HAVE. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD ONE MORE POINT. THE FLEXIBILITY OF TAKING THE WORD MAIN OUT IS NOT A CHALLENGING ISSUE. HOWEVER, JUST THE DISCUSSION YOU'RE HAVING IS GOING TO BECOME WHICH SUBSTATION DO WE PRIORITIZE OVER THE OTHERS. WE'LL GET ADDITIONAL FUNDING DOWN THE ROAD TO FIX SOME OF THE SUBITATIONS. WE'LL ALWAYS ERR ON THE SIDE OF FUNDING THE SUBSTATIONS APPROPRIATELY. THERE'S JUST NOT ENOUGH MONEY TO DO THEM ALL AT ONE TIME. IF YOU WOULDN'T MIND TO AT LEAST LET THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ADDRESS THE CONCERNS YOU ALL HAVE EXPRESSED. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, MR. RAEL. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE TO THE CHIEF OR ONE OF THE OFFICERS THAT CAN ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. >> THIS IS CHIEF MEDINA, WE NEED TO UP GRADE THE MAIN. THE MAIN IS BUILDING OVER 50 YEARS OLD. THERE'S A NEW SITE AND OLD SITE. RIGHT NOW WE'VE OUTGROWN THE OLD SITE. IF ANYBODY IS UP FOR A TOUR, WE CAN TAKE YOU AND GIVE YOU A TOUR OF THE INSIDE OF THE FACILITY. I THINK MOST PEOPLE WOULD BE SHOCKED AT THE CONDITION OF SOME OF THE PARTS OF OLD MAIN AND THE CONDITIONS OF SOME OF THE DETECTS ARE SUBJECT TO WORK WITH. IF YOU'RE ASKING THE CHIEF OF POLICE, THE DEPUTY CHIEFS AND EVERYBODY WHO WORKS AT APD WHAT IS NEEDED BY APD, APD IS SAYING WE NEED TO FIX THE MAIN. THERE'S A VAST MAJORITY HOUSED OUT OF THERE FOR A LOT OF REASONS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE CONSENT DECREE AND THE DETECTIVES THAT ARE WORKING FORCE INVESTIGATIONS. THE CONSISTENT MOVEMENT OF RESOURCES AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHERE WE'RE GOING TO PUT INDIVIDUALS, TRYING TO FIX UP OFFICES, WE LITERALLY WENT TO -- AND GOT LEFTOVER FURNITURE FROM A BANK THAT GAVE IT TO US. WE SHOULD HAVE DETECTIVE -- ON THE MAIN LINE. LET ME SEE IF WE CAN GET HIM ON. HE CAN EXPLAIN IT A LITTLE BIT MORE. THE LEADERSHIP OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS STEADFAST THAT WE HAVE TO UP GRADE THE MAIN AND IMPROVE THE FACILITIES THERE AS OUR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY. ARE YOU THERE? >> I'M HERE. I'M DETECTIVE JAMES -- I'M THE FACILITY MANAGE FOR APD. TO ANSWER A COUPLE QUESTIONS. TO PUT TO COUNCILOR BENTON'S REMARKS, WE'RE WORKING ON DOING ASSESSMENTS FOR ALL OF THE FACILITIES. THE ONE ASSESSMENT FOR THE MAIN, WE HAD WALK-THROUGHS TODAY WITH ADMINISTRATION FROM THE DEPARTMENT AND ARCHITECT TO START LOOKING THROUGH DIFFERENT PROBLEMS WE'VE HAD. WE HAVE A 20-YEAR-OLD HVAC SYSTEM. WE'VE RECENTLY DONE LIGHTING IMPROVEMENTS BUT WE HAVE AN ENTIRE SIDE OF THE BUILDING THAT STILL HAS LIGHTING ISSUES, HEATING ISSUES. WE HAVE ELECTRICAL ISSUES. PART OF THE LIGHTING PROJECT WOULD CLEAN UP SOME OF THAT. THE DTI SYSTEM IS OUT OF DATE AS WELL AS JUST PHYSICAL THINGS SUCH AS OUR CEILING GRID IS DATED AND ANTIQUATED CAUSING TILES TO FALL DOWN ON TO DESKS AND PEOPLE. WE ALSO HAVE ISSUES WITH TILING THAT IS GOING TO BE RENOVATED AND REMOVED. I DON'T WANT TO BORE THE COUNCIL WITH TONS OF PROBLEMS, BUT THE MANY HAS MANY, MANY ISSUES OVER YEARS AND YEARS OF JUST TRYING TO BAND-AID DIFFERENT PROBLEMS. TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF OTHER SUBSTATIONS. WE'RE IN THE PROCESS OF DOING SIMILAR ASSESSMENTS TO THE ENTIRE DEPARTMENT JUST TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE LOOKING AT ALL OF THE INDIVIDUAL NEEDS OF EVERY SINGLE AREA. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, SIR. WE HAVE SOME MORE QUESTIONS. WE HAVE FIVE COUNCILORS IN THE QUEUE. COUNCILOR BASSAN, I'D LIKE TO MOVE TO COUNCILOR PEÑA, COUNCILOR JONES, AND COUNCILOR BENTON AND COUNCILOR DAVIS, AND WE WILL GO BACK TO COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WAS GOING TO SAY WITH THE ADDED LANGUAGE I DON'T THINK I CAN SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT. I KNOW SOME OF THE CRITICISM FROM THE ORIGINAL BILL THAT I PUT FORWARD WAS THAT THERE WAS NO ASSESSMENT FOR THE ROOF AND WHY I WANTED TO PUT IT OFF UNTIL THE NEXT ARTICLES OF ASSESSMENT CAN BE DONE. IT SEEMS APD HAS DONE AN ASSESSMENT ON THIS. AND THOSE IMPROVEMENTS ARE NEEDED AT THE MAIN. I CAN'T SUPPORT THE ADDED LANGUAGE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEÑA. COUNCILOR JONES. >>COUN. JONES: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M LISTENING TO THIS, AND I'M REALIZING WHY SIX YEARS AGO WE ATTEMPTED TO DEVELOP A MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT FOR THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE WHICH NEVER WAS BROUGHT TO LIGHT. AND THE REASON BEING, YOU POLICE OFFICERS ARE WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL PEOPLE. YOU'RE GREAT POLICE OFFICERS. YOU'RE NOT BUILDING MAINTENANCE PEOPLE. NO OFFENSE INTENDED. THAT'S THE WAY IT IS. WE HAVE THE START-UP, AS I UNDERSTAND, OF A MAINTENANCE FACILITY AND FACILITY MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT WITH SOME REALLY SUPER-SHARP PEOPLE. THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM THAT CAN BE SOLVED IN APD BY DOING THE MAIN ALONE. IN THE YEARS THAT I'VE BEEN IN COUNCIL, WE'VE WORKED DILIGENTLY TO UPGRADE AND MAKE THE COMMAND AREAS THAT SERVICE DISTRICT EIGHT LIVABLE. THE CONDITIONS THESE OFFICERS HAVE HAD TO SERVE UNDER ARE DEPLORABLE. THERE'S WATER LEAKS EVERYWHERE. LET'S FACE IT, WE DO NOT TAKE CARE OF OUR FACILITIES. WE UNDERSTAND THAT MEAN JUST APD. I BELIEVE THE ISSUE HERE SHOULD BE BEFORE WE ALLOCATE HOWEVER MANY MILLION DOLLARS WE SHOULD HAVE A TRUE ACTUAL ASSESSMENT OF WHAT'S NEEDED. PIECEMEAL IS NO WAY TO FIX PROPERTIES IN THIS CONDITION. COULD MAIN BE FIRST? MAYBE. IF WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO DO IT, IT DOESN'T WHERE IT SITS IN LINE TO DO IT. I WOULD SUPPORT THE INTENT OF THIS, I DO NOT SUPPORT HOW IT'S BROUGHT FORWARD. I THINK WE NEED TO DO A REAL PLAN ON ALL APD FACILITIES. IT'S NOT JUST YOU GUYS, FIRES. FIRE HAS BEEN IN BUILDING THAT ARE FALLING DOWN. WE ALWAYS DO THIS, FUND THINGS WE CAN DO A PRESS CONFERENCE ON. THAT'S WHAT WE SHOULD DO AS STEWARDS OF TAXPAYERS MONEY. WE NEED TO TAKE CARE OF OUR PHYSICAL FACILITIES. LET'S LOOK AT CITY HALL, IT'S ANTIQUATED FOR TOO LONG. I DON'T SUPPORT THIS, BUT I SUPPORT A WAY AND A PLAN TO GET IT STARTED SO WE CAN START WORKING ON THESE. DO I SUPPORT FIXING THE STUFF THAT IS A HEALTH HAZARD? YES. NOT TO PUT SOMETHING IN MONEY THAT WE DON'T HAVE PROFESSIONALS AND ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS LOOK AT IT. DO WE KNOW THE TRUE CONDITION OF THE ROOF, WHAT'S IT GOING TO COST, WHAT ORDER DO WE DO IT IN? DO WE FIX SOMETHING, AND SOMETHING THAT WOULD BE MESSING WITH. I DON'T THINK WE CAN AFFORD TO DO THE WHOLE THING. WE CAN DO IT BY STEPS AND DO IT CORRECTLY. I DON'T THINK WE E I BELIEVE SUPPORT THIS NOT BECAUSE I I DON'T WANT TO GET IT FIXED, BUT PUTTING A COUPLE MILLION DOLLARS IN A POT DOES NOT MEAN IT WILL BE DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER. IF WE DON'T DO IT IN A TIMELY, AND CORRECT WAY, WE'LL BE THROWING AWAY MONEY. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR JONES. THERE ARE THREE OTHER COUNCILORS WAITING. >> . >>COUN. BASSAN: I THINK GIVEN THE DISCUSSION THAT WE HAVE, THE CONCERNS WE HAVE, IT SOUNDS LIKE WE'RE ON THE SAME RELATIVE PAGE. WHAT I WOULD HOPE WE CAN CONSIDER IN THE FURTHER DISCUSSIONS TO HAVE, IS STRIKE THE WORD MAIN AND COMPLETE THE ASSESSMENT OF ALL OF THE SUBSTATIONS AND THE MAIN STATION AND FIGURE OUT FROM AN OUTSIDE PROFESSIONAL WHAT IS NEEDED WHEREAS FAR AS, IN PARTICULAR, BUILDING MAINTENANCE AND NOT JUST COSMETIC UP GRADES. . >>COUN. BORREGO: WAS THAT AN AMENDMENT? ARE YOU CONSIDERING A DIFFERENT AMENDMENT? >>COUN. BASSAN: WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO CHANGE MY CURRENT AMENDMENT. THAT'S WHAT THIS WHOLE DISCUSSION HAS BEEN ABOUT. RATHER THAN CONTINUING WITH ALL OF THE VARIOUS DISCUSSIONS. TO SAVE TIME, IF SOMEONE ELSE WANTS TO DO ANOTHER AMENDMENT. I'M SAYING MOVE MY AMENDMENT AND TRIKE THE WORD MAIN AND INCLUDE THAT AN OUTSIDE AGENCY DOES AN ASSESSMENT ON ALL OF THE BUILDINGS INCLUDING THE SUBSTATION. BECAUSE I KNOW THERE'S ONE AT THE MAIN, TO COUNCILOR JONES'S POINT, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT IS IN IN THE MOST DIRE NEED FROM ALL THE OTHER STATIONS. WHAT WE NEED AT THE MAIN STATION SOUNDS PRETTY AWFUL AND WE BETTER FIX IT. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BASSAN, CAN WE HEAR FROM THE OTHER THREE COUNCILORS? >>COUN. BASSAN: CAN I PLEASE FINISH? IT'S THE MAIN STATION IS IN SUCH DIRE NEED, WHAT IS SOME OF THE OTHER ONES ARE IN WORSE NEED? >>COUN. BORREGO: WOULD YOU LIKE TO DRAFT ANOTHER VERSION OF YOUR AMENDMENT WHILE WE HEAR FROM THE OTHER COUNCILORS? >>COUN. BASSAN: NO, MA'AM. THAT WAS IT. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN, FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD AND AT LEAST HAVING A STINK ABOUT THIS. I ALSO AM VERY SYMPATHIC MADE BY THE ARGUMENT OF COUNCILOR JONES. I GUESS I'LL GO BACK TO THE MAYOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM. WAS THERE A COMPLETE ARCHITECT-ENGINEER ANALYSIS OF MAIN? OR ARE WE PICKING A NUMBER OUT OF THE HAT? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BENTON, THE MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT DID A THOROUGH REVIEW OF THE FACILITY. THEY WALKED THROUGH IT WITH OUR FOLKS IN DMD THAT DO THE ARCHITECTUREAL WORK FOR ALL OF THE PROJECTS. ALSO WITH FOLKS FOR I.T. WHO DO THE WORK OF CONNECTING THESE DEPARTMENTS WITH THE SAME COMMUNICATION SYSTEM. THEY REVIEWED THE ENTIRE FACILITY AND CREATED A THICK DOCUMENT THAT WE CAN SEND TO YOU ALL THAT TALKS ABOUT ALL OF THE SHORTCOMINGS OF THE FACILITY. I RES ASSURED THAT WE DIDN'T PICK THIS NUMBER OUT OF THE AIR AND TRY TO PUT IT IN ONE BUILDING. IT IS ONE OF THE OLDEST BUILDINGS, AND MR. MONTOYA IS HERE AS WELL IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM HIM. HE CAN GIVE YOU MORE INFORMATION AS THEY PREPARE THIS REPORT FOR OUR CONSIDERATION. >>COUN. BENTON: MADAM PRESIDENT, IF I COULD, MR. RAEL. I APPRECIATE THAT DMD TOOK A LOOK AT THIS. THIS IS A BUILDING. THIS IS A MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, WHICH WE HAVE NONE IN THAT DEPARTMENT. CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG. I'M ASKING WHETHER WE HAVE A PROFESSIONAL OPINION FROM DESIGN ENGINEERS AND ARCHITECTS ABOUT THIS PROJECT. I APPRECIATE THAT DMD LOOKED AT IT. I'M NOT NECESSARILY -- AND OF COURSE I HAVEN'T SEEN THE REPORT. WE'RE PUTTING $5 MILLION IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL. I'M SORRY THAT I NEVER SAW THIS, OR IT NEVER CROSSED MY DESK. MAYBE IT'S MY FAULT. WE SHOULD NOT BE ASKED TO PUT $5 MILLION INTO A DEPARTMENT THAT IS BEING FUNDED TO THE HILT AND WITH THE COOPERATION AND AGREEMENT OF OUR CITIZENS WE'RE DOING IT TOO. I DON'T AT ALL DENY THAT THE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN THAT BUILDING, AS DO THE PEOPLE WHO WORK IN OTHER BUILDINGS, THINK THEIR BUILDING NEEDS WORK. I'M NOT EVEN DENYING THIS. MY PROBLEM IS A FIGURE THAT'S BEING PUT TO IT. I THINK WE OUGHT TO BE MORE METHODICAL ON THE LINES OF WHAT COUNCILOR JONES IS TALKING ABOUT WHETHER IT'S THAT DEPARTMENT OR SOME METHODOLOGY AS OPPOSED TO JUST OKAY, WE GOT $5 MILLION AND WE'LL ADD LANGUAGE AND WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. I ALSO MUST SAY, AND MAYBE I SHOULD ASK THE DEPARTMENT OR SOMEBODY, WHY IS A SWORN OFFICER THE FACILITY MANAGEMENT OF APD? I WANT THAT SWORN OFFICER WORKING ON THE BEAT IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE RATIONALE THAT A SWORN OFFICER IS A FACILITY'S MANAGER OF APD. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BENTON. MR. MONTOYA IS HERE, HE CAN ANSWER SOME OF THE QUESTIONS IN TERMS OF THE PROFESSIONAL ASSESSMENT OF THE FACILITY THAT WAS DONE. THE OTHER ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH THE OFFICER IS A PERSONNEL ISSUE WE CAN TALK WITH THE CHIEF ABOUT AS IT RELATES TO HIS ROLE AND HIS ASSIGNMENT. >>COUN. BENTON: I'D RATHER HEAR THAT. I DON'T DENY THAT MR. MONTOYA AND HIS DEPARTMENT TRIED THEIR BEST. THEY'RE NOT IN THE BUSINESS OF CAN YOU SAY CONTROL, IN MY HUMBLE OPINION. THAT'S A RESPONSIBILITY OF A PROFESSIONAL. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BENTON. WE STILL HAVE COUNCILOR SENA AND COUNCILOR DAVIS AND COUNCILOR HARRIS AND NOW BACK TO COUNCILOR JONES. >>COUN. BENTON: MADAM PRESIDENT, I HAD A QUESTION TOO ABOUT THE SWORN OFFICER BEING IN CHARGE OF -- NO INSULT ON HIM EITHER. DON'T GET ME WRONG. WHY IS A SWORN OFFICER A FACILITIES MANAGER? >>COUN. BORREGO: WE CAN GO TO THE CHIEF ON THAT, IF YOU WOULD LIKE? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BENTON, THIS OFFICER IS PART OF OUR OFFICER USE SECTION. IT'S A SECTION WE'RE WORKING ON TO MAKE SOME CHANGES IN THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE WE HAVE IN SWORN POSITIONS THAT ARE -- IT'S A PROCESS WE'RE WORKING ON WHICH IS GOING TO TAKE US TIME TO FILTER OUT. WE'RE ALSO WORKING ON THE INDIVIDUALS TO MANAGE OUR FLEET AND MAKING CHANGES THERE. OLDER, PAST THAT INDIVIDUAL WAS A SWORN PERSON. WE'RE WORKING ON IT. AS SOON AS WE'RE ABLE TO WE'RE DOING EVERYTHING WE CAN TO GET SWORN PEOPLE OUT WHERE THEY CAN BE WORKING IN THE SWORN FUNCTION. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, CHIEF. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BENTON. WE'LL MOVE TO COUNCILOR DAVIS, COUNCILOR SENA, AND COUNCILOR JONES. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I APPRECIATE IT. I'LL TRY TO KEEP THIS BRIEF. THANK YOU FOR THE EXPLANATION. SCIENCE I'VE BEEN ON CITY COUNCIL, EVERY BUDGET CYCLE WE'VE ASKED FOR A LIST OF SUPPORTED POSITIONS THAT CAN BE FILLED BY CIVILIANS AND WE'VE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK ABOUT THAT IN PERSON. I APPRECIATE FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE I'VE BEEN HERE WE HAVE A CHIEF COMMITTED TO MAKING SURE WE DO THE TIME AND TRAINING AND RANGE ALL THOSE EXTRA THINGS THAT THOSE FOLKS ELIGIBLE TO QUALIFY FOR THAT HIGH STANDARD ARE SERVING OUR CITIZENS WITH THEIR CRIMINAL JUSTICE MEANS AND NOT THESE OTHER DUTIES. I APPRECIATE THAT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING HOW THAT WORKS. I APPRECIATE THAT, MR. RAEL, AND MR. MONTOYA MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME. WHEN DID YOU REVIEW THE APD MAIN? I HAVE A BLACK AND WHITE COPY SENT TO ME. IT LOOKS LIKE A PIECE OF A LARGER REPORT. I'M NOT SURE WHEN THIS WAS DONE. >> COUNCILOR DAVIS, THE REPORT THAT WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY TO SHARE WITH YOU IS 34 PAGES. IT WAS CONDUCTED IN 2018. IT REFLECTS A FIVE-YEAR FORECAST AND A FORECAST THROUGH 2029. THE REPORT REFLECTS WHAT WOULD HAVE COST TO DO ALL OF THE UPGRADES AND IT WAS PROVIDED ON PAGE TEN THAT CATEGORIZES WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE IMMEDIATELY IN ORDER TO BRING IT UP TO STANDARD. WE THEN LOOKED AT THE COST IN 2018 AND THOSE COSTS IN 2023, IF IN FACT FUNDING BECAME AVAILABLE AND WE NEEDED TO MAKE THOSE IMPROVEMENTS. THE FIGURE THAT YOU HAVE ON PAGE NINE IS THE MOST ACCURATE FIGURE WE HAVE. THAT INCLUDES INFLATION AND PROJECTED COSTS MOVING TO 2023. THE NUMBER IS A NUMBER THAT WAS ARRIVED AT BY A COMPANY THAT DID THE ASSESSMENT FOR US. I KNOW COUNCILOR BENTON MAY BE FAMILIAR WITH THEM. IT WAS A COMPANY THAT HAD ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURE COMPONENTS. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AND DIRECTOR, I APPRECIATE THAT VERY MUCH. I WANT TO BE REALLY CLEAR, IF THIS IS A PRIORITY OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND APD FOR 10% OF THE NEW FEDERAL DOLLARS BUT WASN'T SIGNIFICANT TO RAISE DURING THE WHOLE CIP PROCESS AND THIS IS A NEED SINCE 2018, THE CITY COUNCIL GOT A COPY OF THIS REPORT AT 4:43 THIS AFTERNOON TO JUSTIFY THIS EXPENDITURE EFFORT. I KNOW THAT COUNCILOR SENA AND COUNCILOR BENTON AND I WERE ON A MEETING WITH THE ADMINISTRATION IN MARCH WITH THE PROPOSED PLAN TO SPEND THE FEDERAL DOLLARS AND WHAT YOUR PRIORITIES WOULD BE TO GIVE US BACKGROUND AND INFORMATION AND THESE AMENDMENT HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE FOR WEEKS. AND SUDDENLY THIS IS APD'S NUMBER ONE PRIORITY, IT FRUSTRATES ME IN MY PROCESS. I WANT US TO HAVE THE BEST FACILITIES FOR OUR OFFICERS TO DO THEIR JOB. THE ADMINISTRATION DOESN'T ACT LIKE THIS MATTERS. THEY ACT LIKE WE'RE JUST GOING TO APPROVE THIS BECAUSE YOU ASKED FOR IT. YOU'VE KNOWN THIS IS A PRIORITY FOR ALL THESE YEARS AND TO SUDDENLY MAKE A CHANGE AND IT'S A WORTH A 45-MINUTE CONVERSATION AND A LOT OF PUSH-BACK FROM THE ADMINISTRATION ONE YOU WEREN'T WILLING TO GIVE US THE DATA OR INFORMATION BEFORE THE MEETING STARTED OR A MONTH AGO. THAT'S WHAT FRUSTRATES ME ABOUT THIS PROCESS. IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE IT'S NOT A PRIORITY. IT FEELS LIKE IT'S A WAY TO SPEND MONEY. I'M WILLING TO SAY WE SHOULD NOT SPEND MONEY ON THIS PROJECT BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN A PRIORITY. IT HASN'T BEEN FOR THREE BUDGET CYCLES PLUS THIS ONE. MY OTHER POINT HERE IS, I'M VERY IMPRESSED WITH OUR NEW LEADERSHIP TEAM. MANY OF THEM I'VE WORKED WITH FOR YEARS AND I'M IMPRESSED WITH. I'M UNINCLINED TO REWARD APD WITH NEW TOYS AND FACILITIES UNTIL THEY GET THEIR ACT TOGETHER AND DEMONSTRATE COMPLIANCE. I'VE HEARD THAT WE NEED A STATE-OF-THE-ART CENTER FOR INVESTIGATORS AND CRIME LABS TO BE IN ONE LOCATION AT ONE TIME AND UNDER ONE ROOF. THAT'S A COMPETING PRIORITY. I'M NOT SURE WHAT APD'S LONG-TERM VISION IS ABOUT USING THE MAIN OR USING THEIR OTHER FACILITIES. I WOULD SUPPORT A LONG-TERM PLAN. I ALSO THINK IT DEPENDS ON WHAT LONG-TERM STAFFING PLAN IS BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF PERSONS WE HAVE AND THE POSITIONS HAVE CHANGED OVER THE YEARS. FOR THAT REASON, I SUPPORT USING THAT MONEY FOR OTHER MORE URGENT PRIORITIES AND WE CAN DEVELOP A COMPREHENSIVE AND COHESIVE STRATEGY. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DAVIS. WE'LL MOVE TO COUNCILOR SENA AND COUNCILOR JONES. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I THINK MY QUESTION -- I'M HOPING IT WILL HELP THIS CONVERSATION. THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN IS $1.9 TRILLION. OF THAT, $10 BILLION WAS SET ASIDE FOR OTHER PROJECTS. I KNOW WE'RE LIMITED IN OUR MONEY FOR MUNICIPALITIES. IS THERE ADDITIONAL FUNDS THAT WE CAN ACCESS TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE CONCERNS? TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE NEEDS, BECAUSE ACROSS THE NATION IT'S NOT LIMITED TO ALBUQUERQUE. I KNOW THAT MANY OF THESE BUILDING PROJECTS WERE SET ASIDE AND IT'S GETTING WORSE BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO MEET THE NEEDS OF COMMUNITIES. I KNOW THAT THIS DOES COME UP ALONG WITH ANOTHER IMPROVEMENTS BECAUSE OF ADDITIONAL FUNDS. I'M CURIOUS, I DON'T KNOW WHETHER THE ADMINISTRATION CAN ANSWER THIS, HAVE YOU LOOKED AT THE POSSIBLE PROJECT FUNDS OR OTHER MONEY THAT WAS INCLUDED IN THE $1.9 TRILLION? >> COUNCILOR BORREGO, COUNCILOR SENA, WE'RE LOOKING AT EACH ONE OF THOSE POTS OF MONEY AS THE FEDERAL REGULATIONS COME OUT AND DETAIL WHAT IT'S FOR. ALSO OF COURSE, AS YOU SAT ON THE INTERGOVERNMENTAL COMMITTEE OR WHATEVER THAT ONE IS, WE LOOKED AT THIS AND ALL THE PRIORITIES AND WE'RE LOOKING AT THE EARMARKS. THE LONG STORY SHORT WE'LL BE EVALUATING THOSE SOURCE FOR ANY PROJECTS THAT AREN'T FUNDED IN OUR OTHER CYCLE. >>COUN. SENA: IF I CAN FOLLOW-UP. >>COUN. BORREGO: GO AHEAD. >>COUN. SENA: YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A FEW INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS HERE, I JUST HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK FOR THOSE FUNDS. THIS WAS ONE THING THAT I AGREE AND EVEN BETWEEN COMMITTEES WE WERE TRYING TO EVALUATE THAT THERE IS LOTS OF POTS OF MONEY DISCUSSED IN ARPA. I HOPE WE CAN CONTINUE TO WORK ON IT. BECAUSE HEARING THE NEEDS OF WEATHER IT'S A SUBSTATION OR MAIN, AND LOOK AT OTHER NEEDS THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED. I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU. I KNOW YOU'RE GOT GETTING THIS EXACTLY FORWARD. AGAIN, OUR BUILDINGS, IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S ACROSS THE BOARD. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SENA. WE'LL MOVE TO COUNCILOR JONES AND COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. JONES: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I THINK WE'VE PROBABLY BEATEN IT ALMOST TO DEATH. I STILL THERE'S A WAY TO FIX IT. THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH DOING THIS IN STAGES AS LONG AS WE KNOW WHAT THE STAGES ARE AND WHAT THE COSTS ARE. I THINK WE'VE GONE AFTER THIS BIG POT OF MONEY AND WE WANT IT. PERHAPS, IS IT THE BEST USE OF IT. LETS LOOK AT ALL OF THE STATIONS. EVEN IF WE APPROPRIATE THE MONEY, TO WE DON'T HAVE PLANS AND ASSESSMENTS AND PERMITS, THERE'S NO BIG RUSH ON THIS. I DON'T SEE A RUSH. I THINK WE NEED TO DO IT CORRECTLY. WE NEED TO DO IT CORRECTLY ACROSS THE BOARD. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR JONES. COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I THINK WE'RE BEATING THIS ONE DOWN. I APPRECIATE COUNCILOR BASSAN AND HER ATTEMPT TO TRY TO ACCOMMODATE OTHER COUNCILOR'S COMMENTS AS SHE'S PROVIDING HER AMENDMENT. HER AMENDMENT STATED THIS WAS JUST REMOVING THE WORD MAIN WHICH GAVE FLEXIBILITY TO ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS. IN HER ATTEMPT TO TRY TO ACCOMMODATE OTHER COUNCILORS IN THEIR COMMENTS I THINK IT MUDDIED THE WATER A LITTLE BIT. I WOULD HOPE COUNCILOR BASSAN WOULD MOVE FORWARD WITH HER ORIGINAL AMENDMENT WHICH I INTEND TO SUPPORT. AND WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PROJECTS AND LOTS OF PROJECTS. WE HAVE THE ART PROJECT THAT DIDN'T HAVE PLANNING ASSOCIATED WITH IT. WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE ROOF. WE'RE PUTTING A LOT OF MONEY IN THE ROOF. THERE HASN'T BEEN AN ASSESSMENT DONE. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE CITY TO IDENTIFY THOSE PROJECTS THAT WE'VE PUT OFF TO TRY TO HELP WITH ECONOMIC VITALITY IN THE COMMUNITY. ASEE DO THIS, I KNOW IT BECOMES DIFFICULT. PART OF THE REASON I DIDN'T ADD PROJECTS FROM SINGULAR DISTRICTS IS I REALLY BELIEVE THIS PACKAGE REALLY HAD ALMOST EVERYTHING ASIDE FROM THE POLICE VEHICLES, BUT IT REALLY HAD THINGS THAT WERE GOING TO HELP TO PROMOTE OUR CITY. NEXT YEAR OR THE YEAR AFTER WHEN WE DON'T HAVE THIS MONEY, THEN THESE PROJECTS ARE GOING TO CONTINUE TO BE ON THE BACKBURNER. I'LL JUST END THERE. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEÑA. COUNCILOR BASSAN, SINCE YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO WEIGH IN ON THIS, I TRULY BELIEVE ALL OF OUR AREAS HAVE SIGNIFICANT NEEDS. I'M GOING TO GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. THE NORTHWEST AREA COMMAND WHICH WAS BUILT PROBABLY WELL-BEFORE I RETIRED WHICH WAS 2008. ONE OF THE BACK WALLS IS ACTUALLY CRACKING SEVERELY. THERE ARE DEFINITELY NEEDS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. I'M GLAD THAT YOU BROUGHT THIS TO LIGHT BECAUSE WE HAD THIS DISCUSSION AND IT'S A DISCUSSION THAT NEEDED TO BE HAD. DOWNTOWN IS A VERY, VERY OLD BUILDING. AND HAS HAD FEW RENOVATIONS. FOR YEARS. IT'S THE MAIN LOCATION OF OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT. THERE ARE DEFINITELY -- LOOKING AT -- AND I'M NOT A BUILDING MAINTENANCE PERSON OR ANYTHING, BUT KNOWING CITY HALL, WHICH IS PART OF THE -- I DON'T KNOW THE LAST TIME IT WAS RENOVATED. I KNOW IT WASN'T RENOVATED WHEN I WORKED AT PLAZA DEL SOL. THERE WAS NEVER ANY -- I WONDER, WHEN I THINK ABOUT WHAT COUNCILOR JONES WAS TALKING ABOUT PRIORITIZATION, IT ABSOLUTELY IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN. THANK YOU. I'M GOING TO DEFER BACK TO COUNCILOR BASSAN. LET HER CLOSE. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M REALLY HOPING THAT WE CAN GET TO THE CLOSE. FIRST, THIS WAS NEVER MY INTENTION. I WOULD HAVE BET YOU A THOUSAND DOLLARS THAT WE WOULDN'T HAVE SPENT THIS MUCH TIME TALKING ABOUT THIS AMENDMENT. I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH COUNCIL STAFF, I WOULD LIKE THEM TO SHARE MY SAME AMENDMENT WITH THE ONE ADDITION THAT I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE US VOTE ON. IF POSSIBLE. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE'RE GOING TO PUT THAT ON A SCREEN SHARE FOR YOU COUNCILOR. >>COUN. BASSAN: I WAS INTENDING TO HAVE A LITTLE MORE FLEXIBILITY WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT MAYBE IT WOULD OR WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN USED AT THE MAIN STATION. I LIKE THE IDEA OF FLEXIBILITY. THAT'S WHAT STARTED THIS WHOLE AMENDMENT. I WANT TO STRIKE THE WORD MAIN. AND ON PAGE THREE AFTER LINE 16, INSERT A NEW PARAGRAPH PRIOR TO THE EXPENDITURE OF THIS APPROPRIATION THE CITY SHALL CONDUCT OUTSIDE NEEDS EVALUATION. IT SHALL BE EXISTING FACILITY NEEDS AS DISTINCT FROM COSMETIC UP GRADES. I HOPE I CAN URGE YOUR SUPPORT AND USE THAT AS MY CLOSE. >>COUN. BORREGO: OKAY, COUNCILORS. WHAT COUNCILOR BASSAN HAS DONE IS SHE HAS AMENDED FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. WE WILL VOTE ON FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO AS AMENDED. COUNCILOR BASSAN, I PROPOSE YOU'RE MOVING THIS IN PLACE? >>COUN. BASSAN: YES, IT'S THE SAME AMENDMENT THAT I WAS ORIGINALLY MOVING NOW THROUGH OUR DISCUSSIONS COUNCIL STAFF THIS HAS CLARIFIED IT'S FOLLOWING THE RULES AND ACCEPTABLE SENSE WE HAD NOT VOTED ON THE ORIGINAL AMENDMENT, THIS IS THE SAME AMENDMENT PLUS A SECTION. >>COUN. BORREGO: OKAY. COUNCILOR JONES, DO YOU STILL PROPOSE A SECOND FOR THIS? >>COUN. JONES: YES, I SECOND THIS. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ON FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO AS AMENDED BY COUNCILOR BASSAN. >> MADAM PRESIDENT. IF YOU DON'T MIND, PARDON THE INTERRUPTION. WE WOULD LIKE TO USE A PORTION OF THE FUNDING TO HELP US IN THE ASSESSMENT. IF YOU READ THE AMENDMENT LITERALLY, IT DOES NOT PERMIT US TO USE THESE FUNDS TO DO THE WORK. I WANTED TO SEE THE IF THERE'S A WAY TO GIVE US FLEXIBILITY SO WE CAN ASSESS ALL OF THE FACILITIES YOU WOULD LIKE US TO ASSESS AS WE FORWARD. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO ADD TO ADDITIONAL LANGUAGE. >> WE'RE ALMOST THERE, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: YOU'RE A MIRACLE STAFF, BUT THEY'RE NOT MIRACLE WORKERS. COUNCILOR BASSAN, WOULD YOU LOOK AT IT AND SEE IF IT'S WHAT YOU INTENDED. >>COUN. BASSAN: IN ORDER TO GET IT ON THE RECORD, ON PAGE THREE AFTER LINE 16 PUT ANOTHER NEW PARAGRAPH TO COMPLETE THE NEEDS REQUIRED BY THE SECTION PRIOR TO THE EXPENDITURE OF THE APPROPRIATION THE CITY SHOULD CONDUCT AN OUTSIDE NEEDS ASSESSMENT. THIS ASSESSMENT MUST INCLUDE EVALUATION OF EXISTING FACILITY NEEDS AS DISTINCT FROM COSMETIC UPGRADES AND ALSO STRIKING THE WORD MAIN. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR JONES, SINCE YOU OFFERED THE SECOND, I NEED YOUR SECOND. >>COUN. JONES: YOU HAVE MY SECOND SECOND. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE READ IT INTO THE RECORD. WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE VOTING. BEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, WE WILL GO ON TO THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO AS AMENDED HAS PASSED ON A 9-0 VOTE. CONGRATULATIONS, COUNCILOR BASSAN. I'M SURE THAT ONE WORD CHANGE SHE FIGURED IT WOULDN'T TAKE THAT LONG. WE'LL MOVE ON TO FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE. THIS IS SPONSORED BY COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'LL MOVE FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE. IN SUMMARY, THIS AMENDMENT REDUCES THE CANDELARIA COMMUNITY CENTER GYM YOUTH BOXING EXPANSION ITEM AND APPROPRIATES $1 MILLION TOWARD THE DEVELOPMENT, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A NOISE MITIGATION WALL IN THE SAN JOSE NEIGHBORHOOD. THE GYM PROJECT IS SOMETHING, FULL DISCLOSURE, I'VE HAD A HISTORY WITH THIS BUILDING AS AN ARCHITECT. INCLUDING UNDERSTANDING THE GREAT HISTORY OF BOXING AT THAT CENTER. I REMEMBER COACH TURIETA WHO WAS THE COACH BACK THEN AND A GREAT GUY, WE BUILT A ONE RING GYM FOR ONE BOXING RING. SUBSEQUENTLY, WE ADDED ANOTHER ONE. NOW, THERE'S A PROPOSAL TO ADD A THIRD. I'M NOT AGAINST THIS. I THINK THERE ARE MUCH MORE SERIOUS NEEDS IN THE SAN JOSE NEIGHBORHOOD THAN THIS. I'VE SPOKEN TO RESIDENTS, NO ONE HAD HEARD OF THIS. IT WASN'T A RESIDENT-DRIVEN PROPOSAL. IT WAS A BOXING-DRIVEN PROPOSAL. I'VE GOT NOTHING AGAINST THAT. THIS WOULD LEAVE FUNDING FOR A DESIGN OF THE PROJECT WHICH IS NOT DESIGNED. IN THIS CASE THERE'S NO DESIRE FOR THIS. WE CAN'T NECESSARILY RELY ON WHAT'S BEING PROSED UNTIL WE HAVE THAT. THE ABAJAO RAIL YARDS ARE ADJACENT TO SAN JOSE. THEY PUT UP A LOT OF NOISE AND VIBRATION. THAT'S A SWITCHING YARD FOR THE RAILROAD. WE'VE INVESTIGATED THE FEASIBILITY OF THIS WALL. WE'RE HAVING DISCUSSIONS WITH THE METRO TRANSIT DISTRICT ABOUT POSSIBLY TAKING ON THE PROJECT AND TAKING IT OFF THE WORKLOAD IN THE CITY. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT TRULY WOULD HELP THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S NOT JUST THE NOISE, THIS WOULD ALLEVIATE SOME OF THE DUST THAT COMES ACROSS FROM THE CEMENT FACTORIES ACROSS THE TRACKS INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS. THIS KEEPS BOTH PROJECTS MOVING FORWARD. WE HAVE HALF A MILLION FROM THE STATE. WE ARE CLOSE TO COMPLETELY FUNDING THIS PROJECT. I DO HAVE A LETTER, IF I COULD QUICKLY READ FROM ESTHER FROM THE SAN JOSE NEIGHBORHOOD -- I'M WRITING TO YOU ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SOUND BARRIER PROJECT. FOR OVER SIX DECADES THE COMMUNITY HAS BEEN DEALING WITH THE ISSUES OF MAJOR SOUND ISSUES CAUSED BY THE RAILROAD ACTIVITY THERE ARE 13 RAIL SPURS AND TWO MAJOR FACILITIES BEHIND THE HOMES. THERE'S LOUD BANGS THAT PRODUCE SOUND WAVES THAT SHAKE OUR HOMES. ALL OF THESE SOUNDS HAPPEN DAY AND NIGHT. THERE'S NO PREDICTING THE TIME WHEN THE ACTIVITY STARTS OR ENDS. WE AS A COMMUNITY HAVE MADE ATTEMPTS TO ALLEVIATE BY CONTACTING THE MAJOR GOVERNING BOARD. WE FOUND OUT THE RAILROAD FACILITIES ARE NECESSARY TO THE ECONOMY OF ALBUQUERQUE. WE KNOW WE CANNOT STOP THE NOISE FROM THE SOURCE BECAUSE OF THEIR RIGHTS TO OPERATE. WE ASKED OUR ELECTIVE REPRESENTATIVES TO GET STATE FUNDINGS, AND THE FUNDS ARE APPROVED AND SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR. THE SOUND BARRIER WILL BE A MAJOR STEP IN RIGHTING THE WRONGS OF THE PAST. THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BENTON. I BELIEVE, COUNCILOR DAVIS, IS THAT A SECOND? >>COUN. DAVIS: A COMMENT, MADAM PRESIDENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: GO AHEAD WITH YOUR COMMENT. >>COUN. DAVIS: I APPRECIATE THIS. I APPRECIATE COUNCILOR BENTON'S DIPLOP -- DIPLOMACY. AND HONOR THE PROCESS OF NEIGHBORHOOD INPUT. WE'VE FOUGHT FOR THE MITIGATING OF ENVIRONMENTAL INJUSTICES THAT HAVE HARMED NEIGHBORHOODS LIKE THIS AND ASKED FOR YEARS AND YEARS THAT THE LEGISLATURE AND THE GOVERNOR AND MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL FOR SOMETHING AS A SOUND WALL TO HELP THEM SLEEP EASIER. I THINK THIS IS A GOOD STEP. I APPRECIATE THE COUNCILOR MITIGATING SOME OF THE ISSUES. IT ALSO LEAVES MONEY TO DEAL WITH SOME OF THE YOUTH PROGRAMS. I INTEND TO SUPPORT THIS. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M HAVING A DIFFICULT TIME WITH THIS. I KNOW THAT I HEARD THAT SOMEBODY THOUGHT IT WAS MY PROJECT. THIS WAS BROUGHT FORTH BY THE ADMINISTRATION. I HAVE SOME REAL CONCERNS. I WANT TO SUPPORT WHAT YOU'RE DOING, COUNCILOR BENTON. WE TRIED TO ADD THIS AT THE LAST BUDGET MEETING. IF THERE'S ANOTHER WAY IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO, I'M SUPPORTIVE. WHEN WE HAVE YOUR OTHER AMENDMENT THAT IS SUPPORTING AN ARTS PROGRAM FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T LOOK FOR FOLKS FOR THINGS LIKE THE BOXING GYM. I MET FOR WITH THE PEOPLE THAT ARE IN THAT ORGANIZATION. THEY'RE IN A BUILDING THAT'S FALLING APART. I'M TALKING TO THEM AND MY INVOLVEMENT WITH THEM IS I REACHED OUT TO EVERY COUNCILOR, I THINK THERE'S OTHER COUNCILORS THAT HAVE MET WITH THEM. KNOWING THAT THE BUILDING THEY'RE IN IS REALLY NOT SAFE FOR CHILDREN TO BE BOXING OR PRACTICING IN. I KNOW THE ADMINISTRATION HAD MET WITH THEM AS WELL. THEY'RE TALKING TO THEM ABOUT FINDING A BUILDING SO THEY CAN REALLY BRING THIS VITAL PROGRAM BACK IN THE COMMUNITY. A MUCH-NEEDED PROGRAM, AS YOU KNOW. KIDS WHO PARTICIPATE IN BOXING, THEY USUALLY STRUGGLE AND THIS IS A WAY AND MEANS FOR THEM TO FIND THINGS TO DO IN THEIR COMMUNITY. WITHOUT GOING ALL INTO THIS, I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS. I JUST THINK IT'S GOING TO SET A BAD PRECEDENT WITH THE NEXT AMENDMENT YOU'RE BRINGING FORWARD NEXT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR PEÑA. ANY OTHER COMMENTS BY COUNCILORS? COUNCILOR GIBSON. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WILL SUPPORT THIS. THIS IS A NEIGHBORHOOD THAT'S BEEN MARGINALIZED OVER THE YEARS. ENVIRONMENTALLY. JUST THINKING ABOUT HOW THEY HAVE BEEN SHORT-CHANGED. THIS IS GOING TO CHANGE THE QUALITY OF LIFE OVER THERE FOR THE BETTER. THIS IS A POPULATION THAT THEY -- I CAN'T KNOW FEW FAMILIES OVER THERE. ACTUALLY PEOPLE I USED TO WORK WITH AT SANDIA THAT HAVE REALLY DEEP ROOTS OVER THERE. YOU KNOW, I THINK PSYCHOLOGICALLY THIS WILL HELP THEM. NOT ONLY FROM A PERSPECTIVE OF MAKING THEIR DAYS AND THEIR EVENINGS QUIETER AND EASIER TO LIVE THERE IN SOME PEACE AND QUIET. I THINK IT WILL GIVE THEM A PSYCHOLOGICAL BOOST THAT THEY'RE NOT AT THE BOTTOM OF THE TOTEM POLL. I SUPPORTED THIS THE FIRST TIME I SAW IT WHEN IT WAS DEFEATED. I WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT IT THIS TIME. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR GIBSON. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? COUNCILOR BENTON, I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS AMENDMENT. MY FIRST JOB WAS ON SOUTH BROADWAY. I WORKED ON SAN JOSE AND I WORKED ON THE SITE. I KNOW THE -- AND COUNCILOR GIBSON MENTIONED IT, BUT THE PSYCHOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF THAT SITE. THAT WAS A MAJOR EFFORT. THE AREA WAS MARGINALIZED BY THE CITY IN TERMS OF ZONING FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. WE TRY TO TURN SOME OF THAT AROUND. AND CREATE AREAS THAT WERE POCKETS OF RESIDENTIAL AND TRY TO ESTABLISH NEIGHBORHOODS THAT WERE IMPACTED BY INDUSTRIAL ZONING. SOME OF THE BIG FACILITIES THAT WERE IN THAT AREA THAT BROUGHT TRAFFIC AND OTHER ISSUES. I KNOW THIS AREA HAS REALLY STRUGGLED. FOR THAT REASON, I DEFINITELY WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS. WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO GO TO MS. ORTEGA AND WE'LL TAKE THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: NO. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: NO. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: NO. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THAT'S FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE. WE'LL MOVE ON TO FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR. THIS IS SPONSORED BY COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: I MOVE FLOOR AMENDMENT FOUR. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SCREEN, THIS IS ADDING HAZARD PAY AS A BOOST. I THINK THAT IF YOU DON'T SUCCEED, TRY AGAIN. I'M A FIGHTER FOR HAZARD PAY. AS I STATED BACK IN JUNE. WE TRIED TO IMPLEMENT THAT. AND CONTINUE TO DO SO. I THINK I HAVE STATED IT ALREADY ON THE BIGGEST AMENDMENTS. THANKFUL FOR COUNCILOR PEÑA'S SUPPORT. TO ALSO ADD, ON PAGE SEVEN OF THE GUIDELINES, IT SAYS THAT DUE TO FISCAL RECOVERY, CONGRESS PROVIDED STATE, LOCAL AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENTS WITH SIGNIFICANT RESOURCES TO RESPOND TO THE EMERGENCY AND THE IMPACTS OF FISCAL CATEGORIES OFALIGIBLE USES. SECTION 602 AND 603 (INAUDIBLE). ESTABLISHES A FUND FOR METROPOLITAN STUDIES. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND COUNTIES, THOSE TWO SECTIONS MAY BE USED TO RESPOND TO PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES OR ECONOMIC IMPACT INCLUDING TO HELP SMALL BUSINESSES OR NONPROFITS AND AID IMPACTED INDUSTRIES SUCH AS TRAVEL AND HOSPITALITY. AND TO RESPOND TO WORKERS PERFORMING ESSENTIAL WORK DURING COVID-19 PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY BY PROVIDING PREMIUM PAY TOALIGIBLE WORKERS. THIS IS WHAT THE MONEY IS SUPPOSED TO BE USED FOR. WE WOULD NOT BE TALKING ABOUT ANY OF THIS MONEY HAD IT NOT BEEN THE WORK OF THE ESSENTIAL WORKERS THAT LOBBIED IT IN CONGRESS. I WANT TO STRESS THAT. THIS IS WHAT THE MONEY IS SUPPOSED TO BE SENT. THE COUNTY DID IT VERY WELL AND THEY DID IT IN A TIERED SYSTEM, JUST AS I PROPOSED. IF THE COUNTY CAN DO IT FOR THEIR FIRE FIGHTERS, OFFICERS, AND DISPATCH, BUT WE CANNOT DO IT AT THE SAME LEVEL OF THE COUNTY. I KNOW IT HAS ALREADY FAILED ONCE. AGAIN, I'M GOING TO STRESS THAT IF IT WEREN'T FOR THESE ESSENTIAL WORKERS WE WOULD NOT BE WORKING RIGHT NOW. THEY KEPT OUR CITY FUNCTIONING. WE SHOULD THANK THEM FOR THE RISKS THEY UNDERTOOK. IT'S NOT JUST OUR OFFICERS THAT CONTINUE TO WORK. IT'S NOT JUST OUR FIREFIGHTERS. IT'S TRANSIT, SOLID WASTE, EVERY SINGLE PERSON WITHIN THE STUDY. WE SHOULD GIVE THEM ACTUAL HAZARD PAY. I BELIEVE I NEED A SECOND. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR SENA, THANK YOU. >>COUN. SENA: WITH THAT. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I DO UNDERSTAND THE INTENT, I STILL THOROUGHLY AND COMPLETELY AND ENTIRELY AGREE WITH COUNCILOR DAVIS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN. COUNCILOR PEÑA. COUNCILOR PEÑA, YOU'RE MUTED. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. COUNCILOR SENA, THANK YOU FOR THIS. I TRIED TO PUT IT IN THE FIRST AMENDMENT. AS YOU KNOW, I CAN'T SUPPORT THE TAKING OUT THE SHOT SPOTTER. THANK YOU. >>COUN. SENA: CAN I CLOSE? >>COUN. BORREGO: GO AHEAD, COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT SOME OF THE FUNDING SOURCES I'M LOOKING TO ADD MAY NOT -- BUT THIS IS A DIRECT INVESTMENT TO OUR OFFICERS. IT'S A DIRECT INVESTMENT INTO OUR FIRE FIGHTERS. IT'S STATED AS PART OF THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT. AND TO CONTINUE THAT FOR THOSE THAT ARE CONTINUING TO WORK FOR US. AS MUCH AS WE ARE OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, THEY'RE STILL AT RISK. WITH THAT, I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SENA. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER COMMENTS. >>COUN. BASSAN: NO. >>COUN. BENTON: NO. >>COUN. DAVIS: NO. >>COUN. GIBSON: NO. >>COUN. HARRIS: NO. >>COUN. JONES: NO. >>COUN. PEÑA: A RELUCTANT NO. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. WE'RE NOT QUITE HALFWAY THROUGH. WE'RE ABOUT A QUARTER OF THE WAY THROUGH. WE WILL MOVE ON TO FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE. AND THIS IS SPONSORED BY COUNCILOR BENTON. AND COUNCILOR DAVIS. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I THINK COUNCILOR BENTON MIGHT WANT TO INTRODUCE THIS BECAUSE HE MIGHT HAVE A SMALL TRUCE THAT WILL MAKE OUR DEBATE SHORTER. IF THAT'S TRUE, I'LL LET HIM LEAD HERE. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT AND COUNCILOR DAVIS. IN LIGHT OF THE PREVIOUS DISCUSSION AND COUNCILOR BASSAN'S AMENDMENT WHICH I THINK IS PUTTING US ON THE RIGHT TRACK, I WOULD LIKE TO PROPOSE -- I GUESS WOULD BE A SPONSORS AMENDMENT. I DON'T KNOW IF WE'RE SUPPOSED TO VOTE IF WE AMEND OUR OWN BILL. IF IT'S AMENDABLE TO COUNCILOR DAVIS, I WOULD LIKE TO AMEND THIS AMENDMENT TO ARE DEUCE THE AMOUNT GOING TO SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TO $3 MILLION. THAT LEAVES $2 MILLION FOR A COMPLETE DESIGN ON MAIN AND ANALYSIS ON THE OTHER BUILDINGS AND PROBABLY DOING SMALLER PROJECTS DEPENDING ON THE CONSULTING COSTS. YEAH, THIS WOULD PUT THE INTENT OF THE BILL, AND I'LL MOVE THE MANAGEMENT WHICH WILL BE -- >>COUN. BORREGO: NUMBER FIVE. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. NUMBER FIVE. SUPPORTIVE HOUSING WOULD GO TO $3 MILLION. AND ON PAGE THREE, THERE'S LANGUAGE ADJUSTMENT THAT THE STAFF WOULD HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF IN LIGHT OF COUNCILOR BASSAN'S AMENDMENT. BUT TO DECREASE THAT AMOUNT BY $3 MILLION. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BENTON, JUST SO I UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE DOING HERE. YOU'RE CHANGING ON NUMBER ONE, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TO $3 MILLION AND ON NUMBER TWO YOU'RE CHANGING THE AMOUNT BY $3 MILLION. AND IN THE EXPLANATION YOU'RE CHANGING $4 MILLION TO $3 MILLION. >>COUN. BENTON: THAT'S CORRECT. I DIDN'T ADDRESS THE EXPLANATION. IT WOULD BE THE SAME EXPLANATION BUT WITH THE THREE MILLION SUBSTITUTED FOR FOUR. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, WE GOT THAT IN. THAT'S ACCURATE. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILORS, COUNCILOR DAVIS, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? >>COUN. DAVIS: A SECOND AND A COMMENT. I WANT TO POINT OUT, I THINK THIS IS AN IMPORTANT CONVERSATION. WE STARTED TO HAVE IT EARLIER. I DON'T WANT TO BEAT THE DEAD HORSE. I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT. WE TALKED ABOUT PRIORITY FOR HOUSING. WE ARE INVESTING MORE MONEY IN IT. AND WE'RE ENSURING THAT WE'RE CONTINUING TO DO THAT FOR OUR MOST URGENT NEEDS. THIS IS AN IMPORTANT WAY TO STRUCTURE OR LONG-TERM REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE CIP BUDGET FOR APD. INVEST THOSE INTO RECOVERY AND INVESTMENT FOR FOLKS THAT NEED HOUSING AND SUPPORTIVE HOUSING WHICH IS COVERED WITH OTHER BILLS. FOR THOSE WHO ARE USING THE LANGUAGE OF THE DAY, THIS WOULD TAKE MONEY FROM APD'S BUDGET AND PUT IT INTO SOCIAL SERVICES AND GIVE US TIME TO DEVELOP A LONGER PLAN FOR APD REQUIREMENTS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DAVIS. COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. IN LIGHT OF ALL OF THE CONVERSATIONS WE HAD EARLIER REGARDING THE BUILDINGS AND INFRASTRUCTURE AND MAKING SURE WE MAINTAIN WHAT WE HAVE, THE ROOF ON MUSEUMS AND THE CONVENTION CENTER AND EVERYTHING WE'VE DISCUSSED I REALLY DO NOT SUPPORT THIS. SEEING THAT WE HAVE ESTABLISHED WE HAVE MANY BUILDINGS FALLING APART. >>COUN. BORREGO: ANY OTHER COMMENTS? JUST FOR THE SAKE OF CLARIFICATION, COUNCILORS THIS IS FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE AS AMENDED. IF YOU LOOK AT YOUR AMENDMENTS, THE FIRST LINE ON PAGE TWO AFTER LINE 31 ADD THE FOLLOWING. THE SAME AS WHAT IT WRITTEN. IT CHANGES THE AMOUNT TO $3 MILLION PAGE THREE, LINE FIFTEEN. APD MAIN STATION RENOVATIONS, DECREASES THE AMOUNT BY $3 MILLION. AND IN THE EXPLANATION IT CHANGES TO $3 MILLION. THOSE ARE THE ONLY CHANGES TO THIS BILL. COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: JUST THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING THAT, MADAM PRESIDENT. IN LIGHT OF COUNCILOR BASSAN'S AMENDMENT. THIS WOULD STRIKE THE WORD MAIN AND I THINK IT WILL STILL BE CONSISTENT. IF I'M MISTAKEN, I'LL ASK STAFF AND COUNCILOR BASSAN. IN ADDITION TO THE CHALLENGES, WE WOULD STRIKE THE WORD MAIN. >>COUN. BORREGO: ON NUMBER TWO, ON PAGE THREE, LINE 15, APD STATION RENOVATION. STRIKE THE WORD MAIN. THANK YOU FOR CATCHING THAT, COUNCILOR. OKAY, COUNCILORS, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE TO OUR VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: NO. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: NO. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: NO. >>COUN. SENA: NO. >>COUN. BORREGO: NO. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. WE WILL CALL THE NEXT AMENDMENT FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE. THIS IS COUNCILOR BENTON AS WELL. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I MOVE AMENDMENT NUMBER TIVE. THIS CHANGES, ON PAGE TWO AFTER LINE 31 ADD $250,000 SHALL BE ALLOCATED TO ALBUQUERQUE STREET CONNECT FOR SPORT -- SUPPORTING HOUSING VOUCHERS. THIS WOULD BE ALLOCATING WITHIN AN EXISTING LINE ITEM FOR THIS PROGRAM THAT HAS REALLY SHOWED ITS MUSTER OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS AND GONE FROM ONE TO THREE OUTREACH TEAMS THAT ARE A BIG BENEFIT TO APD. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS AND THE PREVIOUS AMENDMENT, THAT WOULD BE FOR THE IMMEDIATE YEAR UNDER THE OPERATING BUDGET. THIS WOULD BE FOR THE OUT YEAR OF 23 UNDER THE RECOVERY ACT. I DID WANT TO ASK THE STAFF, I DIDN'T HAVE THE WORD ADMINISTRATION IN THERE. IF THAT'S NECESSARY -- >>COUN. BORREGO: I BELIEVE STAFF HAS AN AMENDMENT OR A CHANGE. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT A CHANGE THAT WAS A TECHNICAL ERROR ON OUR PART. IT SHOULD READ ON PAGE TWO AFTER LINE 30, INSTEAD OF 31. TO YOUR QUESTION, COUNCILOR. IT'S NOT NECESSARY TO HAVE THE WORD ADMINISTRATION. THAT'S UP TO YOU. >>COUN. BENTON: MADAM PRESIDENT, MY THINKING WAS THIS WOULD BE LIKE WE SERVE TO OTHER PROVIDERS. THE ADMINISTRATION SOUNDS LIKE ALL THEY'RE DOING IS ADMINISTERING CONTRACTS WHEN THEY'RE ACTUALLY ISSUING THE CONTRACTS AND DO IDENTIFYING THE RECIPIENTS. IF THAT'S ALL RIGHT, I'LL STRIKE IT THE WORD ADMINISTRATION. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE'LL PUT A PERIOD AFTER THE WORD VOUCHERS. AND STRIKE THE WORD ADMINISTRATION. WE'LL BE CHANGING ON PAGE TWO AFTER LINE 30, ADD THE FOLLOWING. COUNCILOR BENTON, DO YOU HAVE A SECOND? I DIDN'T SEE A SECOND. COUNCILOR DAVIS. ANY QUESTIONS OF THE COUNCIL? >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. THAT'S FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX AS AMENDED. THAT PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. I FORGOT TO SAY THIS IS AS AMENDED, COUNCILOR BENTON AND COUNCILOR DAVIS. I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT. COUNCILORS, WE'RE HALFWAY THROUGH OUR AMENDMENTS. WE ARE ON FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN. THIS IS COUNCILOR BENTON AND COUNCILOR JONES. >>COUN. BENTON: I'LL ALLOW COUNCILOR JONES TO DO THIS IF SHE LIKES. >>COUN. JONES: GO AHEAD, COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT, AND THANK YOU COUNCILOR JONES FOR CO-SPONSORING THIS. THIS IS ANOTHER DESIGNATION OF AN EXISTING LINE ITEM. THE PRESENT BILL HAS ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT GRANTS. THIS WOULDDIZEINATE -- WOULD DESIGNATE HALF A MILLION DOLLARS. FOR FOLKS THAT DON'T KNOW, THIS IS A LONG-STANDING ARTS ORGANIZATION. IT'S AN OUTDOOR PERFORMANCE SPACE WHICH IS A TOP-NOTCH JAZZ VENEUE. >>COUN. BORREGO: I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A SPONSOR. >>COUN. BENTON: I'M SORRY. >>COUN. BORREGO: MY NAME IS NOT ON THERE. THAT'S OKAY. I'LL ADD IT. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M WONDERING WHERE THE $500,000 NUMBER CAME FROM. >>COUN. BENTON: THEY'RE DOING A REALLY GOOD JOB OF FUND-RAISING. IT'S A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT. THE COUNTY IS PUTTING A MILLION. THEY'RE ALSO GETTING SOME STATE SUPPORT. THIS BE THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE CITY. IT'S WHAT THEY REQUESTED FROM THE CITY. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR. I APPRECIATE THAT. >>COUN. BORREGO: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF THE COUNCIL? IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE TO THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THAT WAS FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN. I'M GOING TO SAY AS AMENDED TO ADD MY NAME. THANK YOU. FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT. COUNCILOR JONES. >>COUN. JONES: MADAM PRESIDENT, I DON'T BELIEVE WE NEED TO DO THIS ONE BECAUSE WE DIDN'T TAKE THE MONEY OUT OF THE CONVENTION CENTER. I DON'T BELIEVE WE NEED THIS PIECE. I WILL WITHDRAWAL. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR JONES. >>COUN. JONES: YOU'RE VERY WELCOME. THANK YOU. >>COUN. JONES: WE'RE ON FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE. I'M CORRECTED. THIS IS FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT BECAUSE COUNCILOR JONES RESCINDED THAT. WE WILL CALL THIS FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT. COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER EIGHT WITH COUNCILOR PEÑA. THIS WILL TAKE -- IT PROBABLY TAKE A LITTLE BIT OF DISCUSSION TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ALL DISCUSSION WHERE WE ARE COMING FROM. ON PAGE THREE LINE 14 INCREASE THE AMOUNT BY $3 MILLION. THIS AMENDMENT INCREASES THE LINE ITEM FOR APD VEHICLES FOR BY $3 MILLION FOR A TOTAL OF $4 MILLION. THIS IS TO PROVIDE FUNDS FOR AGING VEHICLES. THE EXCESS AMOUNT WOULD BE APPROPRIATED FROM THE ARPA FUNDS IN 2022. THIS IS THE SAME FISCAL YEAR WE'RE CURRENTLY IN. I WOULD BE HAPPY TO KEEP TALKING. I HAVE A COUPLE OF CLARIFYING QUESTIONS FOR ADMINISTRATION. >>COUN. JONES: I SECOND THIS MOTION. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR JONES. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COUNCILOR BASSAN, DID YOU WANT TO KEEP? >>COUN. BASSAN: I'M WILLING TO TAKE QUESTIONS FOR THE SAKE OF TIME, AND EVERYBODY GETS IT AND WE'RE GOOD. WOO -- WE CAN DO A CLOSE. >>COUN. BORREGO: ANY QUESTIONS? IT DOESN'T APPEAR SO. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE TO A VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: I'M SORRY. I WOULD LIKE TO OFFER COUNCILOR PEÑA THE OPPORTUNITY AS A CO-SPONSOR TO BE ABLE TO SAY SOMETHING OR CLOSE ON THIS BECAUSE I KNOW SHE WORKED HARD TO PROMISE THAT $3 MILLION GETS REALLOCATED. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN. I APPRECIATE THE AMENDMENT. I KNOW IT'S FROM YOU, I ASKED TO PUT MY NAME ON. WE HAD THE DISCUSSION THAT AS A COUNSEL AS A WHOLE TO ADD THE $3 MILLION FOR VEHICLES. AND WE WEREN'T ABLE TO DO IT VIA THAT AMENDMENT. I REALLY SUPPORT THIS. I DO FEEL LIKE WE'RE KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD. I THINK IT WAS A COMMITMENT FROM US AS COUNCIL TO GET THE $3 MILLION IN THIS ARPA CYCLE. WITH THAT I APPRECIATE COUNCILOR BASSAN AND HER ATTEMPT TO TRY TO GET THE MONEY IN THE NEXT GO-ROUND. >>COUN. BASSAN: I'M SORRY. MADAM PRESIDENT, IF I MAY? >>COUN. BORREGO: GO AHEAD. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR PEÑA, THIS IS NOT GETTING IN THE NEXT ROUND. THIS IS FOR THE CURRENT GO-ROUND. I'M HAPPY FOR THE ADMINISTRATION TO ELABORATE. BASED OFF OF CONVERSATIONS WE'VE HAD THIS MORNING. THESE FUNDS WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE INCUMBERED ALL OF THE FUNDS WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT TONIGHT. IF WE START WORKING ON CITY VEHICLES AND MANY OF THE OTHER PROJECTS LISTED ON THE BILL WE'LL BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THERE WILL BE FUNDS BECAUSE BY THE TIME THE NEXT ARPA ROLLS AROUND WE WILL BE ABLE TO COVER ALL OF THE THINGS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT. IT'S JUST THAT WE WILL BE NOT USING $3 MILLION FROM THE SECOND DISBURSEMENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR PEÑA, DID YOU WANT TO RESPOND TO THAT? >>COUN. PEÑA: I GOT IT. THANK YOU, AGAIN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: ANY QUESTIONS OF THE COUNCIL? IT DOESN'T APPEAR SO. WE'LL MOVE TO MS. ORTEGA. >>COUN. BENTON: I NEED A LITTLE HELP WITH THIS. THIS IS FUNDED FROM WHERE AGAIN? >>COUN. BASSAN: MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BENTON, THIS IS WHY I'M WILLING TO GO INTO IT. I UNDERSTAND THERE NEEDS TO BE CLARIFICATION. I'M GOING TO LET MR. BACA START WITH THE EXPLANATION. AND IN REGARD TO THE ENCUMBERMENT SO THAT IT WILL ALLOW FOR IT. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN, THIS IS ABOVE AND BEYOND THE FIRST BATCH OF MONEY WE RECEIVED. THE ADMINISTRATION IS COMFORTABLE APPROPRIATING THIS MONEY BECAUSE IT'S CONSIDERED AVAILABLE IN ACCOUNTING TERMS. I HAD DISCUSSION WITH MS. YARRA ABOUT THIS AND SHE AGREES WITH ME. ON TOP OF THAT, THE $57 MILLION THAT WE HAVE APPROPRIATED BY THE TIME THE SECOND PORTION OF THE MONEY WOULD COME AROUND WE WILL NOT HAVE SPENT $57 MILLION ENTIRELY. THERE WOULDN'T BE CASH FLOW ISSUE. AND ALSO, BECAUSE THE SECOND PART OF THE MONEY WOULD BE STILL RECEIVED WITHIN FISCAL YEAR 2022, WE ARE OPEN TO THIS APPROPRIATION. I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BASSAN? >>COUN. BASSAN: THAT WOULD BE COUNCILOR BENTON IF HE HAS QUESTIONS. >>COUN. BORREGO: FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, IT'S THE RESIDUAL OF THIS YEAR THAT WE WILL BE USING AND NOT NEXT YEAR'S ALLOCATION. IT'S WHATEVER RESIDUAL WE HAVE FROM THIS YEAR. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN, YES WE'LL BE USING THE MONEY FROM $57 MILLION BECAUSE NOT ALL $57 MILLION WILL BE SPENT BEFORE WE RECEIVE THE SECOND PART OF THIS MONEY. THE SECOND PART OF THE MONEY WILL BE COMING WITHIN THE SAME FISCAL YEAR. >>COUN. BASSAN: MADAM PRESIDENT. THANK YOU. COUNCILOR BENTON, THE WAY I LOOK AT IT TOO IS PURCHASING THESE VEHICLES BETWEEN ORDERING THEM AND GETTING THEM READY AND FITTED AND ALL OF THE THINGS ARE LIKELY GOING TO TAKE A YEAR ANYWAY. WE'RE NOT GOING TO NECESSARILY WRITE THE CHECK AFTER WE PASS THIS. THE SAME THING WITH ALL OF THE ASSESSMENT AND THE DIFFERENT ROOFS WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING. THERE'S SO MANY THINGS THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE SPENT ALL OF IT BY MAY OF NEXT YEAR. SO WE CAN GET A BEGINNING PROCESS ON SOME OF THE VEHICLES AND WE DON'T HAVE TO WAY ANOTHER YEAR TO WORK ON THE VEHICLES THAT WE'RE BEGINNING TO NEED CITY-WIDE. >>COUN. BENTON: OKAY. IF I CAN JUST FOLLOW-UP WITH COUNCILOR BASSAN. YES, EFFECTIVELY, AS YOU SAY IT'S LIKE EVERYTHING ELSE. IT'S PUTTING A FIRST STEP DOWN. WE ALREADY HAVE HOW MUCH? IF I CAN ASK COUNCILOR BASSAN OR STAFF IN VEHICLES, INCLUDING APD VEHICLES? >>COUN. BASSAN: MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BENTON. I'LL LET STAFF GIVE THE NUMBERS. THIS IS ALSO MAKING SURE THAT IT'S NOT ONLY FOR APD VEHICLES. THIS IS FOR CITY VEHICLES. EARLIER WE MADE AN AMENDMENT TO CHANGE APD VEHICLES TO CITY VEHICLES. THIS IS FOR PARKS AND REC, AND DMD AND ANIMAL WELFARE. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BASSA -- >> COUNCILOR BASSAN, I WAS NOT ENGAGED RIGHT THERE. I DIDN'T HEAR YOUR QUESTION. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR BENTON HAD THE QUESTION. >> I'M SORRY, COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: WE'RE ADDING THIS MUCH TO IT. I JUST WANTED TO IT IS? >> THE MONEY BEING PROPOSED TO BE ADDED HERE WOULD BE FOR ALL CITY VEHICLES. THE COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE BILL FOR THE OPERATINGING BUDGET REMOVED ALL OF THE VEHICLE MONEY SO WE COULD ACTUALLY FUND THE FREE FARE PROGRAM. >>COUN. BENTON: OKAY, THIS IS BACKFILLING FROM WHAT WE TOOK OUT TO DO THE FREE FARES? >> YES, SIR. IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLES ALLOCATION BACK UP TO $4 MILLION FOR THE UPCOMING YEAR. JUST NOTE, THAT WAS INCLUDED AS PRIORITY IN THE 2021 CIP BILL. >>COUN. BENTON: OKAY. >>COUN. BORREGO: DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? >>COUN. BENTON: YES. . >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF COUNCILORS? IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE ON TO THE VOTE. >> MADAM PRESIDENT. I HAVE TO CORRECT MYSELF. I APOLOGIZE. THE WAY IT STANDS NOW WITH ALL THE AMENDMENTS THAT HAVE PASSED, THIS LINE WOULD BE FOR APD VEHICLES BECAUSE WE DID NOT REMOVE THAT WITH ANY OF THE PREVIOUS AMENDMENTS. AMENDMENT ONE DIDN'T PASS THAT WAS PROPOSED THERE. IF THIS WERE TO BE FOR ALL CITY VEHICLES, I WOULD NEED SOMEBODY TO MAKE THAT MOTION. >>COUN. BASSAN: COUNCILOR PEÑA, WOULD YOU BE -- WE CAN ADD THAT IN THERE? THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS VERY IMPORTANT TO ME IS TURN THIS INTO CITY VEHICLES SO IT CAN BE USED FOR APD AND OTHER DEPARTMENTS. IF WE CAN ADD THAT IN? >> THAT WOULD BE ON PAGE THREE LINE 14 ENTITLED APD VEHICLES. STRIKE THE TERM APD. INCREASE THE AMOUNT BY $3 MILLION. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES, MA'AM. THAT'S CORRECT, IF COUNCILOR PEÑA IS IN AGREEMENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: WOULD THAT BE ON PAGE THREE LINE 14 ENTITLED VEHICLES CORRECT? >> YES, WE NEED TO DIRECT THE CLERK AND HER STAFF TO STRIKE THE TERM APD FROM THE BILL. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. NOT VEHICLES. DOES THE EXPLANATION NEED TO BE AMENDED? >> WE WOULD JUST REMOVE APD FROM THE REFERENCES AS WELL. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. COUNCILOR BASSAN, COUNCILOR PEÑA, YOU OKAY WITH BOTH OF THOSE? >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. THIS IS AS AMENDED. THIS IS FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER 8 AS AMENDED. WE AMENDED THE LANGUAGE OF NUMBER ONE. AND THE EXPLANATION. ANY OTHER COMMENTS? WILL YOU TAKE THE VOTE? >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. >> 9-0 ON FLOOR AMENDMENT EIGHT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, FLOOR AMENDMENT EIGHT PASSES AS AMENDED. NOW, WE'RE ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY. WE'RE ON A ROLL. THIS IS FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER NUMBER NINE. THIS IS COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I MOVE FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE. ON PAGE TWO LINE TWO ENTITLED HOUSING FIX THE WORD HAZARD. THIS GOES ALONG THE LINES -- AND HELPS WITH THE LANGUAGEMATURE. >>COUN. BORREGO: I'LL OFFER A SECOND. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SENA, ON ITEM ONE IT SHOULD READ ON PAGE THREE, LINE TWO. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR SENA, YOU ACCEPT THAT AMENDMENT? >>COUN. SENA: YES, THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: I'LL SECOND THAT. QUESTIONS COUNCILORS? I DON'T SEE ANY. WITH THAT, WE'LL GO TO MS. ORTEGA. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER NINE PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE AS AMENDED. WE'RE MOVING TO FLOOR AMENDMENT TEN. THIS IS COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: THIS REDUCES THE BUSINESS TRAINING RECRUITMENT RETENTION BY $1.2 MILLION. ADD $1.2 MILLION. SECURITY FUNCTIONS AND (INAUDIBLE). (INAUDIBLE). >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SENA. I WOULD MAKE ONE MINOR CHANGE. HOMELESSNESS IS SPELLED INCONTRACTLY UNDER THE EXPLANATION. I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR DAVIS. ANY QUESTIONS? COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. WITH EVERYTHING WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT WITH EQUITY AND INCLUSION TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION, I'M NOT ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS. THAT LINE ITEM AS IS IN MY OPINION, BUT I THINK THERE'S HOPE FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING VOUCHERS AND ALSO MAKING SURE TO INCLUDE POTENTIALLY THE ALLOCATIONS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I DID HAVE A QUESTION, COUNCILOR SENA. COULD YOU EXPLAIN THE BUSINESS TRAINING RECRUITMENT AND RETENTION? WHAT DOES THAT ENTAIL? >>COUN. SENA: THIS IS COMING FROM THE ADMINISTRATION. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING OF IT, IT IS ADVERTISING TO OTHER LOCALITIES FOR RESIDENTS TO MOVE TO ALBUQUERQUE. FOR ME, ONE OF MY JUSTIFICATIONS OF -- BEFORE WE RECRUIT OTHERS TO MOVE HERE. LET'S REALLY THINK ABOUT OUR OWN AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS. I AM MOVING THIS RESOLUTION AFTER HEARING FROM MANY PROVIDERS IN THAT OFTENTIMES THEY HAVE A HOUSING VOUCHER BUT DON'T HAVE ENOUGH FOR A SECURITY DEPOSIT. THEY'RE LIVING IN THEIR CAR BUT WITH A HOUSING VOUCHER. I HAVE CLARIFICATION QUESTIONS FOR THOSE UNDER THE EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. THOSE FUNDS WILL BE ALLOCATED AND CAN BE ALLOCATED FOR SECURITY DEPOSITS. YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR APPLICATION FEES TO BE HOUSED. IT CAN BE $35 OR $50. YOU HAVE A HOUSING VOUCHER. AND IT REQUIRES MONEY. THAT'S WHERE THIS FUNDING IS COMING FROM. AND REALLY TRYING TO STATE OTHERS TO MOVE HERE. LET'S THINK ABOUT SOME OF THE STABILITY WE NEED. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SENA. I APPRECIATE THAT. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'D LIKE TO HEAR THE ADMINISTRATION IF THEY CAN -- IS THAT WHAT THEY'RE UNDERSTANDING IS AND THEIR INTENTION. OR THERE IS MORE TO WHAT BUSINESS TRAINING AND RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING. I TOOK IT AS MAINTAINING THE EMPLOYEES WE HAVE. >> COUNCILOR BASSAN, COUNCILOR BORREGO, AS TO THE $1.2 MILLION. WHILE IT IS BROAD ENOUGH TO COVER THE HOME FOR LIFE PROGRAM WHICH IS WHAT COUNCILOR SENA IS REFERRING TO AND MIGHT HAVE DISCUSSED WITH STAFF, IT WAS BROAD ENOUGH TO COVER SOME OF THE OTHER INITIATIVES FOCUSED ON BUSINESS RECRUITMENT AND ESPECIALLY RETENTION. KEEPING THE BUSINESSES THAT WE HAVE HERE. WE'VE HAD THE VERY INOIVATIVE JOB TRAINING PROGRAM IN ALBUQUERQUE. IT HELPS FOLKS STAY HERE AND ADD AN EMPLOYEE BY GIVING THEM A PARTNERSHIP WITH CNM. WE ALSO HAVE OVER THE COURSE OF THE PANDEMIC WORKED WITH THE STATE TO ADMINISTER SOME GRANTS THAT HAVE HELPED FOLKS STAY AND PASS SOME OF THE GRANTS THROUGH THE COUNCIL. IT ALERTED TO US A NEED FOR SOME BUSINESSES TO STAY HERE AND NOT TO OTHER CITIES THAT HAVE GREAT INCENTIVES. WE NEED TO GIVE THEM IN SUPPORT IN LIGHT OF WHAT IS HAPPENED IN THE LAST YEAR. THAT LANGUAGE WAS BROAD ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THREE INITIATIVES, ALL OF WHICH EXIST. THE HOME FOR LIFE PROGRAM, THE JOB TRAINING ALBUQUERQUE AND THE TYPES OF GRANT AND ASSISTANCE THAT HAVE HELPED WITH COMPANIES THAT BUILD WITH ROBOTS THAT CAME TO THE STATE. I HOPE THAT ANSWERS YOUR QUESTION. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, MS. NAIR. COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. THAT WAS GOOD. THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OF COUNCILORS? COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I DO SEE ADDITIONAL ERROR IN THE LANGUAGE. I'D LIKE STAFF TO MAKE THOSE CHANGES. I SEE THERE'S A -- (INAUDIBLE). IN ADDITION TO CONSIDER'S CORRECTION OF HOMELESSNESS. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, WE DID NOTE THOSE CHANGES AND WE'LL MAKE THOSE. THANK YOU. >>COUN. SENA: I'LL USE THIS TIME TO CLOSE. THERE'S STILL ADDITIONAL FUNDS TO DO THAT. FOR ME, WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING THIS ALL NIGHT. WE'RE TRYING TO FIND IN CERTAIN PLACES. FOR ME, THIS IS A VERY SUBSTANTIAL BARRIER. I DO NOT WISH TO HAVE ADDITIONAL PEOPLE LIVING IN THEIR CARS WITH A HOUSING VOUCHER IN-HAND AND HAVING A SECURITY DEPOSIT BE THAT BARRIER. AS WELL AS $35 FOR AN APPLICATION FEE. THAT FUNDING CAN GO TO THEM EATING FOR THE DAY. THIS IS WHAT THIS FUNDING IS FOR. I KNOW THAT I'VE ENTERED THE DISCUSSION OF SECURITY DEPOSITS. BUT EVEN PROPERTY MANAGEMENTS. I KNOW THERE'S MANY WRITTEN COMMENTS SUBMITTED TO URGE YOUR SUPPORT. BECAUSE THIS IS A SUCH A BIG NEED AND BARRIER THAT PROPERTY MANAGEMENT ARE EVEN LOOKING INTO HOW THEY CAN INCREASE OR BE MORE FLEXIBLE WHEN IT COMES TO SECURITY DEPOSITS. I JUST HOPE THAT YOU CAN SUPPORT THIS. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. I KNOW THAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING QUITE A BIT ABOUT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. I URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SENA. WITH THAT, WE'LL MOVE TO THE VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: NO. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: NO. >>COUN. HARRIS: NO. >>COUN. JONES: NO. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: NO. >>COUN. PEÑA: HELLO? >> YES, WE'RE AT FLOOR AMENDMENT TEN. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >> THAT MOTION FAILS ON 4-5 VOTE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THAT MOTION FAILS. THAT'S FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER TEN AS AMENDED. >>COUN. SENA: MADAM PRESIDENT. I WOULD LIKE TO CONSIDER A VOTE. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE ON AMENDMENT FIVE. >>COUN. BORREGO: ON AMENDMENT FIVE? >>COUN. DAVIS: THAT WOULD BE IN THE PACKET. IF THAT'S HELPFUL. >> NUMBER FIVE. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR SENA. (INAUDIBLE). THAT MOTION WAS AMENDED. AND IT FAILED. [ MANY PEOPLE SPEAKING ]. >>COUN. PEÑA: I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S MY INTERNET, I'M HEARING ECHOING AND NOISES. >>COUN. BORREGO: LET'S ALL TURN OFF OUR MICS IF WE'RE NOT SPEAKING. COUNCILOR SENA, GO AHEAD. >>COUN. SENA: I MOVE THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE ON AMENDMENT FIVE. AS AMENDED. >>COUN. BORREGO: I'M SORRY, WE'LL RECONSIDER IT AS THE ORIGINAL MOTION. WE HAVE A SECOND? COUNCILOR BENTON AND COUNCILOR HARRIS. >>COUN. JONES: CAN YOU PUT THAT ON THE SCREEN PLEASE? >>COUN. HARRIS: I WANTED KNOW WHO VOTED ON A MAJORITY? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, I CAN'T TAKE THAT. >>COUN. BORREGO: HANG ON A SECOND FOLKS. WE'RE PUTTING IT BACK ON THE SCREEN. COUNCILOR BENTON, IS THAT A SECOND? >>COUN. BENTON: YES. I AM SECONDING THE MOTION TO RECONSIDER. >>COUN. BORREGO: THAT'S ALL I NEEDED FOR NOW, COUNCILOR BENTON. COUNCILOR HARRIS HAD THE FLOOR. >>COUN. HARRIS: OKAY. I JUST WANTED TO KNOW WHO VOTED IN THE MAJORITY. >> MADAM PRESIDENT. ACCORDING TO THE VOTE WE TOOK. THE YES WERE, COUNCILOR BENTON, COUNCILOR DAVIS, COUNCILOR GIBSON, AND COUNCILOR JONES. EVERYONE ELSE VOTED NO. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR HARRIS. COUNCILOR BENTON. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. MADAM CHAIR, I GUESS A QUESTION, DIDN'T WE AMEND IT BEFORE WE VOTED ON IT? ISN'T IT $3 MILLION? I ASKED MR. MELENDREZ AND WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL BECAUSE IT FAILED. THE AMENDMENT FAILS. >>COUN. BENTON: BUT THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT WAS FOR $3 MILLION. WASN'T THAT THE FINAL VOTE? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BENTON, YOU DID VOTE TO AMEND IT TO $3 MILLION HOWEVER, THE ULTIMATE AMENDMENT FAILED. SO, UPON RECONSIDERATION, YOU'RE CONSIDERING THE AMENDMENT ANEW. AND AS IT'S WRITTEN IN THE PACKET AS AMENDMENT E, IT STILL READS $4 MILLION. IF WE REDUCE THAT TO $3 MILLION, WE NEED TO GO THROUGH THE EXERCISE OF CHANGING IT ONCE MORE. >>COUN. BENTON: IS THAT APPROPRIATE MOTION FOR ME? >> SO FAR, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO RECONSIDER. THAT VOTE NEEDS TO OCCUR FIRST. AND IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO MOVE AMENDMENT E WITH THE NUMERIC CHANGES TO $3 MILLION FROM 4 MILLION THERE. >>COUN. BENTON: THANK YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE IN THE AMOUNT OF $4 MILLION. AND WE HAVE A SECOND. DO I HAVE ANY DISCUSSION REGARDING THAT? IT DOESN'T APPEAR SO. I CAN TAKE A VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: NO. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: NO. >>COUN. JONES: NO. >>COUN. PEÑA: THIS IS TO THE $3 MILLION CORRECT? >> THIS IS JUST THE MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION. IT REQUIRES A MAJORITY VOTE OF THE COUNCIL AND WE'LL GO THE AMENDMENT. >>COUN. PEÑA: NO. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: NO. >> THAT MOTION FAILS ON A 4-5 VOTE FOR RECONSIDERATION. >>COUN. BORREGO: THE RECONSIDERATION OF FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE FAILS. THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM -- FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER 11. THIS IS SPONSORED BY COUNCILOR BASSAN. >>COUN. BASSAN: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I BELIEVE COUNCIL STAFF IS WORKING ON A CHANGE TO THIS. BASED OFF OF WHAT JUST HAPPENED. MS. YARRA, ARE WE WAITING TO FINISH THAT? THEY'RE WORKING THEIR MAGIC. I CAN EXPLAIN IT WHILE WE WAIT. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR BASSAN, I'M SORRY BUT I DON'T HAVE THAT READY JUST YET. DID YOU WANT TO ADD THE PORTION WE'RE DISCUSSING. >>COUN. BASSAN: I'LL START WITH THIS BECAUSE IT'S STILL THE SAME. I CAN READ THROUGH BASED OFF OF COUNCILOR SENA'S AMENDMENT TO GO WITH IT THAT WAY. YOU MOVE FLOOR AMENDMENT 11 ON PAGE TWO AFTER LINE 31 ADD THE FOLLOWING, SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR $4 MILLION THIS AMOUNT SHALL BE APPROPRIATED WITH ON-SITE SOCIAL SERVICES. ON PAGE THREE MOVE LINE TWO ONE TIME HAZARD PAY FOR ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES. ON PAGE THREE REMOVE LINE 17 TITLED TOURISM AND BEAUTIFICATION. I ALSO WANT, AND THIS IS WHAT THEY'RE ADDING FOR YOUR REVIEW, TO DESIGNATE ONE MILLION DOLLARS FOR SECURITY DEPOSIT AND APPLICATION FEE ASSISTANCE. I'M PRETTY SURE WE'RE VERY CLEAR ON THE EXPLANATION. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR, YOU SAID $1 MILLION FOR SECURITY? >>COUN. BASSAN: MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR SENA HAD BEEN ON THE PREVIOUS AMENDMENT TRYING TO ALLOCATE $1 MILLION FOR THE SECURITY ASSISTANCE. AND $200,000 FOR THE RENTAL APPLICATION FEE ASSISTANCE AS SHE EXPLAINED. OUT OF THE $4 MILLION, 1.2 WOULD BE SPECIFICALLY DESIGNATED FOR THAT. AND THE REST WOULD BE FOR THE SUPPORTIVE HOUSING VOUCHERS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. DO I HAVE A SECOND? >>COUN. JONES: I'LL SECOND THAT. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR JONES AND COUNCILOR DAVIS. ACTUALLY, COUNCILOR JONES, COUNCILOR DAVIS HAD HIS HAND FIRST. >>COUN. JONES: THAT'S FINE. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR DAVIS, DID YOU ALSO HAVE A QUESTION? >>COUN. DAVIS: I DID, MADAM PRESIDENT. I WAS HOPING TO SEE THAT FINAL TEXT. I KNOW THEY'RE WORKING ON IT. I WANT TO MAKE A POINT. COUNCILOR BENTON AND I HAD A DIFFERENT STRATEGY TO GET TO THIS POINT. I'LL BE SUPPORTIVE BECAUSE IT PUTS PARTICULAR HOUSING SUPPORT FIRST. WE'VE DONE A LOT WITH THIS BUDGET USING FEDERAL DOLLARS TO DO SHORT-TERM HOUSING OPTIONS, HOUSING VOUCHERS BUT OUR NEED IS LONG-TERM HOUSING. THAT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING WITH ON-SITE CASE MANAGEMENT. I HAD A DIFFERENT PLAN IT DIDN'T PASS. WE TRIED IT TWICE AND IT DIDN'T PASS. I APPRECIATE COUNCILOR BASSAN WORKING TO DO IT. IT'S A GENEROUS IDEA TO INCORPORATE SOME OF THE OTHER PIECES THAT ALSO NEEDED TO BE INCLUDED. I APPRECIATE HER TRYING TO INCORPORATE ALL OF THE BITS AND PIECES WITH OUR STAFF. I'M REALLY TRYING TO KILL TIME UNTIL STAFF GETS THAT FINAL LANGUAGE OUT. THANK YOU, I INTEND TO SUPPORT THIS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR DAVIS. COUNCILOR SENA, THEN COUNCILOR PEÑA. >>COUN. SENA: I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS. ALTHOUGH, I SUPPORT MY CONCEPT OF ADDING SUPPORT FOR SECURITY DEPOSIT. BUT THE HAZARD PAY, IT'S LIKE TAKING FROM OUR MOST VULNERABLE TO OUR MOST VULNERABLE HOUSED. IT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I'M WILLING TO RECONSIDER MY VOTE IN TERMS OF KEEPING SUPPORTIVE HOUSING. I GET THAT WE ARE TRYING TO SAY THAT OUR ESSENTIAL WORKERS WERE WORKING THIS WHOLE TIME. AGAIN, SOME OF THESE WORKERS WERE WORKING AT A VERY MINIMAL AMOUNT. THEY'RE WORKING ON MINIMUM WAGE. WHICH IS NOT A LIVABLE WAGE. THIS EXTRA FUNDING EVEN TO INCREASE IT, OR EVEN LEAVE IT AS IS AT $3 MILLION IS SO ESSENTIAL. I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS BECAUSE IT IS NOT GOING TOWARD WHO WE NEED TO SUPPORT THE MOST. EVEN THOUGH WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS GOING TO SUPPORTIVE HOUSING I'M GOING TO TAKE A PAUSE BECAUSE $34 MILLION IS BEING ALLOCATED TO THE CITY FOR EMERGENCY RENTAL ASSISTANCE. I GET IT. I KNOW THE NEED IS PROFOUND WHEN IT COMES TO HOUSING, WHICH IS WHY I'M WILLING TO RECONSIDER MY PREVIOUS VOTE. BECAUSE I WOULD RATHER IT COME FROM THAT PROGRAM RATHER THAN THIS OFF THE BACK OF ESSENTIAL WORKERS. THAT'S OUR CITY EMPLOYEES. THOSE HAD THE RISK OF A POTENTIALLY DEADLY VIRUS. WHEN THE ARGUMENT IS MADE SAYING, THERE'S MORE PEOPLE WORKING. I HAVE TO STRESS THEY'RE WORKING UNDER VERY VULNERABLE CONDITIONS. I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS. I CAN'T STRESS THAT ENOUGH. FOR OUR HOUSING VULNERABLE, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO SECURITY DEPOSIT ASSISTANCE, THAT MAY ACTUALLY COME FROM, THAT WOULD BE USING THEIR PREMIUM PAY FOR SECURITY DEPOSIT. LET'S NOT FORGET IT WASN'T ALL JUST -- THEY'RE NOT MAKING A POLICE OFFICER'S WAGE OR FIRE FIGHTERS WAGE. THESE ARE SOME OF THE TRANSIT WORKERS. THESE ARE OUR PARKS AND REC WORKERS. THEY'RE NOT MAKING A LIVABLE WAGE. FOR US TO TAKE PART OF THEIR HAZARD PAY TO GIVE TO -- THAT'S ALREADY SERVING A POPULATION. I JUST THINK IT'S AN ERROR TO DO SO. AGAIN, THIS IS WHY I'M WILLING TO RECONSIDER MY PREVIOUS VOTE AND CONTINUE TO SUPPORT THOSE THAT ARE UNSHELTERED AND SECURITY DEPOSIT SYSTEM. UNTIL WE GET HOUSING INCOME DISCRIMINATION REEVALUATED, THIS IS GOING TO CONTINUE TO HAPPEN. I WON'T BE SUPPORTING THIS. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SENA. WE'LL MOVE TO COUNCILOR PEÑA AND COUNCILOR GIBSON. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. IT'S A TOUGH SITUATION. LET ME ASK THE QUESTION TO STAFF ON THE COST OF LIVING WHERE WE'VE BEEN IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. I'M HEARING THAT WE GAVE AN INCREASE TO EMPLOYEES, WHICH I CLARIFIED THAT IT WAS A COST OF LIVING. CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE WE ARE IN THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS. AND WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HAZARD PAY, I KNOW COUNCILOR SENA HAD WANTED IT IN THE ORIGINAL BILL AND I HAD PUT A MILLION. HAVE CITY EMPLOYEES, PEOPLE BEEN ON THE FRONTLINES, PEOPLE WHO HAVE WORKED THE BUSES, PEOPLE WHO HAVE DISTRIBUTED MEALS DUR THE TIME WE WERE ALL HOME, HAVE THEY RECEIVED ANY PREMIUM PAY? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILORS, I WOULD HAVE TO DEFER TO THE ADMINISTRATION ON THAT QUESTION. >> COUNCILOR BORREGO, COUNCILOR PEÑA NO. >>COUN. PEÑA: THROUGH THE ENTIRE AMOUNT AND ALLOCATION WE'VE RECEIVED, WE HAVE NOT GIVEN ONE PENNY OF PREMIUM PAY, AND IT STATES IN THE ARPA THIS IS WHAT IS THE MONEY IS TO BE USED FOR? >> COUNCILOR BORREGO, COUNCILOR PEÑA, THAT'S CORRECT. WHEN WE WENT THROUGH THE CARES MONEY, A LOT OF THAT USED TO ENSURE WE DIDN'T HAVE TO LAYOFF OR FURLOUGH ANY EMPLOYEES. IT WAS TO SHORE UP THE TIMES OF ECONOMIC UNCERTAINTY OVER 2020. HOWEVER, WE HAVE NOT BEEN IN A POSITION TO OFFER HAZARD PAY, PREMIUM PAY, ANY TYPE OF BONUS FOR FOLKS WHO WERE REQUIRED TO WORK ON THE FRONTLINE OR FOR FOLKS WHO WERE REQUIRED TO CONTINUE TO WORKING. WHICH I WILL POINT OUT, ALL BUT MAYBE 500 OR FEWER EMPLOYEES CONTINUED TO WORK THROUGH THE PANDEMIC. MANY OF THEM WERE REMOTELY, MANY MORE OF THEM WERE IN-PERSON PICKING UP OUR GARBAGE, DRIVING OUR BUSES AND PROVIDING FREE CHILD CARE FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. AND MANY OF THEM PROVIDED SERVICES IN PERSON BY DOING DIFFERENT TYPES OF TASKS. OUR TEAM WAS INSTRUMENTAL OF STANDING UP THE HOTEL PROGRAM FOR OUR MOST VULNERABLE POPULATION WHO WERE DISPLACED BY COVID. TONS OF EMPLOYEES DID THEIR TOUR IN THE EMERGENCY OPERATION CENTER. THEY WERE TESTING, AND PROVIDING VACCINATIONS. NO, THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED HAZARD OR PREMIUM PAY. >>COUN. PEÑA: HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD YOU SAY, OUT OF ALL THE EMPLOYEES ARE STILL THE WORKING POOR. THEY ARE AT OR BELOW THE POVERTY LINE. >> COUNCILOR BORREGO, COUNCILOR PEÑA, THAT'S DIFFICULT TO KNOW BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE BIGGER FINANCIAL PICTURE OF OUR WORKFORCE. I BELIEVE IN THE QUESTION AND ANSWERED WE PROVIDED HOW MANY PEOPLE NEEDED THE TRUE CONNECT LOANS. WE REALLY DON'T HAVE THAT DATA ON OUR WORKFORCE BECAUSE WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE REST OF THEIR ECONOMIC PICTURE. >>COUN. PEÑA: HOW MUCH -- IF WE GAVE TO EACH EMPLOYEE, WHICH I THINK THAT'S NOT YOUR IT TENSION, IF WE GAVE TO EACH EMPLOYEE $3 MILLION HOW MUCH WOULD THAT BE PER EMPLOYEE? WE'RE DOING SOME QUICK MATH -- >> COUNCILOR PEÑA AND COUNCILOR BORREGO, GIVING A ROUGH ESTIMATE, IF WE SAY WE HAVE 5,000 EMPLOYEES, THEN WE WOULD SAY THAT WOULD LEAD TO $600 PER EMPLOY. THAT'S WHAT IT WOULD AMOUNT TO. NORMALLY, THE CITY RUNS BETWEEN 5500 AND 6,000. WE CAN ESTIMATE THAT AT 5,000. >>COUN. PEÑA: WITH THE CURRENT SUPPORTIVE HOUSING PROGRAMS ON-SITE SOCIAL SERVICES, CAN YOU TELL ME HOW MUCH WE HAVE EXISTING THAT WOULD PROVIDE THESE SERVICES? >> COUNCILOR BORREGO, COUNCILOR PEÑA, WE WOULD HAVE TO DO BACK OF THE NAPKIN MATH. LET ME DO THAT AND YOU CONTINUE DISCUSSING AND WE'LL GET BACK TO YOU ON THAT. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. MADAM PRESIDENT, IF WE CAN COME BACK TO THEIR ANSWER. THANK YOU. I'LL RESERVE THE REST OF MY QUESTIONS UNTIL THEN. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR GIBSON. >>COUN. GIBSON: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I'M JUST TRYING TO DETERMINE SOMETHING. IF THIS AMENDMENT DOES PASS, WILL IT ELIMINATE ALL OF THE HAZARD PAY? IT DOES. OKAY. THANK YOU. >>COUN. PEÑA: MS. NAIR? HAVE YOU REACHED AN ESTIMATE? >> JUST GIVE US ONE MORE SECOND. >>COUN. PEÑA: IF I CAN ASK FROM OUR COUNCIL STAFF ABOUT THE COST OF LIVING. I DON'T THINK I HAD THAT QUESTION ANSWERED. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR PEÑA, ARE YOU ASKING WHAT RAISE THE CITY EMPLOYEES HAVE GOT IN THE LAST TWO YEARS? >>COUN. PEÑA: I'M ASKING ABOUT COST OF LIVING. >> HOW MUCH COST OF LIVING HAS INCREASED? >>COUN. PEÑA: YES, TO THE AMOUNT OF COST OF LIVING WE'VE ALLOCATED. >> I DON'T HAVE THE EXACT FIGURE IN FRONT OF ME FOR THE LAST FIVE YEARS. INFLATION RUNS ABOUT 3.1%. OVER THE YEARS THE CITY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SMALL INCREASES OF 1 TO 2% IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. I KNOW IN FY20 WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET ANYTHING. >>COUN. PEÑA: IT WOULD BE SAFE INFLATION HAS INCREASED 3% EVERY YEAR AND WE GIVE 1 TO 2% COST OF LIVING THAT WE'RE BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL. >> THAT'S MY GUESS. WE ENEED AN ECONMIST TO WEIGH IN. >>COUN. BORREGO: I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MR. BACA. I KNOW HE'S SITTING THERE BEFORE THE TABLE. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, CAN YOU REPEAT YOUR QUESTION? >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR PEÑA IS ASKING TWO QUESTIONS, ONE IS THE COST OF LIVING AND WHETHER OR NOT THE CITY IS BEHIND OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS. >>COUN. PEÑA: MADAM PRESIDENT, IF I CAN CLARIFY THE QUESTION. WHAT I'M ASKING, WHAT I'M TOLD BY CITY STAFF IS THE COST OF LIVING THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO GIVE AS A COUNCIL FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS IS 1% TO 2%. WE DIDN'T GIVE A COST OF LIVING IN 2020. I ASKED IF IT WAS SAFE TO SAY THAT WE'RE BEHIND THE EIGHT BALL IN TERMS OF COST OF LIVING TO OUR CITY EMPLOYEES. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR PEÑA, YOU'RE RIGHT. I WOULD AGREE THAT WE'RE BEHIND KEEPING UP WITH THE COST OF LIVING. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU. >> WHILE WE HAD THE MIC, I WAS GOING TO GIVE YOU THE ANSWER. >>COUN. BORREGO: GO AHEAD. >> I'M LOOKING AT THE PRESENTATION PROVIDED TO THE COUNCIL IN MID-FEBRUARY. IT SHOWS THAT IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR WE WERE AT ABOUT $9.8 MILLION IN SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FUNDING. I THINK THIS YEAR WE GO UP TO ABOUT TEN INCLUDING THE ADDITIONAL MONEY IN THE CURRENT VERSION OF THE ARPA BILL, PRIOR TO THIS AMENDMENT. >>COUN. PEÑA: IS THAT A TOTAL OF 10.8, OR IS THAT 20.-SOMETHING? >> MY APOLOGIES, COUNCILOR BORREGO, COUNCILOR PEÑA, IN THE FISCAL YEAR 21, WHICH IS THE YEAR WE'RE WRAPPING UPRIGHT NOW, THERE WAS $9.8 MILLION. AND IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR THE BUDGET THAT YOU JUST PASSED IS WE'RE RIGHT AROUND $10 MILLION FOR THE COMING YEAR. THAT WAS INCLUDED WITH ABOUT$4 MILLION. >>COUN. PEÑA: WE'RE AT ABOUT $20 MILLION IN THE PAST TWO YEARS AND WE'RE ASKING FOR $3 MILLION OF THE ARPA MONEY FOR PREMIUM PAY AT THE RATE OF ABOUT $600 PER EMPLOYEE WHEN MANY CITY EMPLOYEES LIVE AT OR BELOW THE POVERTY RATE, IS THAT CORRECT? >> MADAM PRESIDENT, COUNCILOR PEÑA, I CAN CONFIRM THE FIRST PART. I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THE POVERTY RATE. >>COUN. PEÑA: MADAM PRESIDENT, MR. BACA, AND PROBABLY WE HAVE NOT REALLY KEPT UP WITH THE COST OF INFLATION. COMPOUNDING THOSE TWO THINGS AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE MANY EMPLOYEES WHO ACTUALLY WORKED IN THE FRONTLINE WERE NOT -- THIS AMENDMENT WOULD TAKE AWAY PREMIUM PAY COMPLETELY, CORRECT? >> COUNCILOR BORREGO, COUNCILOR PEÑA YES. THIS WOULD ELIMINATE THE FUNDING FOR HAZARD PAY. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS AMENDMENT. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. SENA: I THINK I WAS TRYING TO GET SOME MORE ANSWERS THAT COUNCILOR PEÑA WAS ALLUDING TO. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT'S GOING TO TAKE TIME TO DRAW UP THE NUMBERS. I KNOW WE ORIGINALLY PULLED UP HAZARD PAY IN OCTOBER. WE'RE ALSO EVALUATING THOSE WERE MAKING UNDER $16 AND ADJUSTED IT TO $12. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN WAS LOOK TO ADDRESS AS WELL. THEY'RE LOOKING TO GIVE $13 PER HOUR IN PREMIUM PAY FOR ESSENTIAL WORKERS. AND MANY OTHER HAVE IMPLEMENTED THIS AND EVEN BERNALILLO COUNTY HAS DONE PREMIUM PAY AT A MUCH BIGGER RATE. FOR US TO COMPLETELY STRIP HAZARD PAY IN A TIME OF NEED AND IN A TIME WHERE WE SHOULD BE THANKING OUR ESSENTIAL WORKERS IT'S JUST SO CRITICAL. I KNOW I'VE ALREADY STATED IT, BUT I WANT TO STRESS THAT WE SHOULD THINK ABOUT THOSE THAT ARE MAKING UNDER $15 AN HOUR, WHICH WHEN I WAS TOLD, IT WAS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT. EVEN AT $500 IN PREMIUM PAY, THAT MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE FOR OUR OFFICERS TO BUY -- IT'S JUST AN IMPORTANT. I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BASSAN, YOU MOVED THIS AMENDMENT. I DID NOT RECEIVE A SECOND. WAS THERE A SECOND? >>COUN. JONES: I'LL SECOND THAT. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR JONES, THANK YOU. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT WE'LL GO BACK TO THE SPONSOR IF SHE WOULD LIKE TO CLOSE. I THINK WE LOST OUR SPONSOR. WE MAY GET HER AGAIN. LET'S SHOW THAT ON THE SCREEN. MAYBE SHE'S TRYING TO RECONNECT. THIS IS FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER 11. >> MADAM PRESIDENT, I CAN PLAIN IT, IF YOU WANT. >>COUN. BORREGO: GO AHEAD AND EXPLAIN IT. >> AS DRAFTED, THAT WAS INCLUDED IN YOUR PACKET. THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS WE ADDED THIS DESIGNATION LANGUAGE UNDER ITEM ONE THAT MIRRORS THE LANGUAGE OF COUNCILOR SENA'S AMENDMENT PREVIOUSLY. THAT DID NOT PASS. OTHERWISE IT'S TAKING THE ONE-TIME HAZARD PAY AND TOURISM, PLACE MAKING AND BEAUTIFICATION MONEY AND ALLOCATING THAT TO SUPPORTIVE HOUSING IN THE AMOUNT OF $4 MILLION. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU. IF YOU WANT TO CONTINUE, I'M TRYING TO GET COUNCILOR BASSAN ON IT THE PHONE, IF POSSIBLE. >>COUN. BASSAN: I'M HERE NOW. I GOT KICKED OFF AND HAD TO DO A DIFFERENT INTERNET. MY APOLOGIES. OF ALL THE TIMES. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN. WE'RE JUST GOING TO EXPLAIN THE BILL. THE AMENDMENT. >>COUN. BASSAN: AM I AT A CLOSE, MADAM PRESIDENT? OKAY. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. I WANT TO MAKE SURE TO SAY THAT I DEFINITELY DON'T AGREE THAT -- >>COUN. BORREGO: WE'RE LOSING HER AGAIN. >>COUN. BASSAN: AND ALL THEY HAVE DONE. THERE'S A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF PRIVILEGE THAT IS COMING WITH THIS WHAT WE'RE TALKING. I RECOGNIZE THAT A SECURITY DEPOSIT. CAN YOU HEAR ME? >> YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE CAN HEAR YOU. >>COUN. BASSAN: SO, I SAID EVEN THOUGH WE HAD A PROBLEM WITH INCREASE, WE STILL AGREED TO RAZE IT 3% THIS YEAR. WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE UP FOR THAT. LAST YEAR IS SOMETHING THAT ON SOME OCCASIONS WHEN IT FITS WE SAY IT DOESN'T COUNT. WE'RE DOING WHAT WE CAN, I DON'T AGREE THAT MOST OR THE MAJORITY ARE PROBABLY LIVING BELOW THE POVERTY LEVEL. I COULD BE WRONG AND I WOULD BE HAPPY IF THE ADMINISTRATION CAN PROVIDE THAT AT ANOTHER TIME. I HEAR FROM CONSTITUENTS ALL THE TIME ABOUT CRIME, HOMELESSNESS, MENTAL ILLNESS AND DRUG ADDICTION. WE NEED TO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN CAN TO SUPPORT THAT. I THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE A WAY TO HELP DO SO IN THAT REGARD. I DO URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR BASSAN FOR THAT CLOSE. >>COUN. SENA: I'D LIKE TO MOVE A MOTION. I'D LIKE TO MOVE A MOTION. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE ALREADY CLOSED ON THE FLOOR, COUNCILOR SENA. >>COUN. BORREGO: DID YOU WANT TO MAKE AN AMENDMENT? >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: WOULD YOU CONSIDER A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT? >>COUN. BORREGO: IS IT A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT? >>COUN. SENA: IT MAY NOT BE. I DON'T KNOW. I CAN'T TELL. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR SENA, GO AHEAD AND MAKE YOUR MOTION AND WE'LL SEE IF YOU RECEIVE A SECOND ON IT. >>COUN. SENA: I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO STRIKE -- FROM THE FUNDING SOURCE AND PUT THE APD MAIN STATION RENOVATION AS THE FUNDING SOURCE. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR BASSAN, WOULD YOU ACCEPT THAT AMENDMENT? >>COUN. BASSAN: NO, MA'AM. >>COUN. BORREGO: COUNCILOR SENA, WE NEED A SECOND ON YOUR FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. IT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE WE HAVE A SECOND. THANK YOU FOR THAT. WE'LL GO BACK TO COUNCILOR BASSAN'S AMENDMENT, WHICH IS FLOOR AMENDMENT NUMBER 11. IF THERE'S NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, WE'LL TAKE A VOTE. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: NO. >>COUN. HARRIS: NO. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: NO. >>COUN. SENA: NO. >>COUN. BORREGO: NO. >> MOTION FAILS ON A 4-5 VOTE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THE MOTION FAILS ON A 4-5 VOTE. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS THAT CONCLUDES OUR AMENDMENT FOR THIS EVENING. ON R-21-157. COUNCILOR PEÑA, WE WILL GO BACK TO YOU. SPONSORING THE ORIGINAL BILL OF R-157. >>COUN. PEÑA: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. I THINK WE'RE ALL DELIRIOUS TO THIS EVENING. I MOVE A DUE PASS OF R-157 AS AMENDED SEVERAL TIMES THIS EVENING. >>COUN. BORREGO: I'LL SECOND THAT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM COUNCILORS? IT DOES NOT APPEAR SO. WE'LL GO BACK TO THE ORIGINAL BILL, R-157 AS AMENDED. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: NO. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. I BELIEVE COUNCILOR BASSAN IS BACK ON. >>COUN. BASSAN: MY SINCERE APOLOGIES. WE'RE VOTING ON ARPA AS AMENDED? >> CORRECT. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >> MOTION PASSES ON AN 8-1 VOTE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THAT MOTION PASSES ON AN 8-1 VOTE. CONGRATULATIONS. COUNCILOR HARRIS, DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT? >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. I'M WONDERING IF WHAT WE HAVE LEFT CAN BE DEFERRED. IF THIS WERE A REGULAR MEETING IT WOULD BE MIDNIGHT. IF COUNCILORS HAVE BEEN AT THIS FOR SEVEN HOURS, THAT SOMETIMES WE PASS OR DON'T PASS THINGS BECAUSE WE'RE TIRED. I'M NOT SURE WHAT WE HAVE LEFT. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE HAVE TWO ITEMS LEFT. R-132 AND O-50. I GUESS IT WOULD BE UP TO THE SPONSORS. COUNCILOR SENA HAS R-132 AND COUNCILOR DAVIS AND COUNCILOR BENTON O-50. WHAT IS THE PLEASURE OF THE COUNCIL? >>COUN. SENA: MY BILL IS BEING DEFERRED. >>COUN. BORREGO: OKAY. >>COUN. SENA: IN THAT MATTER OF R-132 SUBSTANDARD STRUCTURE WITHIN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE DAMAGED AND DILAPIDATED TO THE PUBLIC HEALTH OR SAFETY. IT IS REQUIRED TO BE REMOVED. I MOVE A DUE PASS WITH THE INTENT OF DEFERRAL. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILOR HARRIS FOR THE SECOND. >>COUN. SENA: COUNCILORS, I JUST WANT TO NOTE THAT THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY SHOULD GET IN CONTACT. IN THE MEANTIME WE'RE GOING TO CHECK WITH THE BANK TO SEE -- I'M GOING TO MOVE THIS DEFERRAL UNTIL JUNE 7th. >>COUN. BORREGO: WE HAVE A MOTION AND SECOND. MS. ORTEGA. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILOR SENA. THAT IS DEFERRED UNTIL JUNE 7th. WE'LL MOVE TO COUNCILOR DAVIS AND COUNCILOR BENTON. O-50. >>COUN. DAVIS: THANK YOU, MADAM PRESIDENT. AS LONG AS MY CO-SPONSOR DOESN'T OBJECT, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO DEFER UNTIL 30 DAYS. WE'VE HAD POSITIVE DISCUSSIONS WITH THE ADMINISTRATION AND WE WANT TO CONTINUE THOSE. >>COUN. BORREGO: THANK YOU, COUNCILORS, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, WE'LL MOVE TO THE VOTE. THIS IS TO DEFER. WILL YOU GIVE A DATE, COUNCILOR? JUNE 4th. >>COUN. BASSAN: YES. >>COUN. BENTON: YES. >>COUN. DAVIS: YES. >>COUN. GIBSON: YES. >>COUN. HARRIS: YES. >>COUN. JONES: YES. >>COUN. PEÑA: YES. >>COUN. SENA: YES. >>COUN. BORREGO: YES. THANK YOU, COUNCILORS. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS BEFORE THIS COUNCIL, THIS MEETING IS ADJOURNED. THANK YOU.