>> THANK YOU FOR THAT. I WILL ASK COUNCILLOR BENTON TO READ ALLEGIANCE IN SPANISH. WE'LL HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE AND FOR THOSE OF YOU WATCHING THIS IS INTEREST NATIONAL WOMANS MONTH. I WOULD LIKE TO RECOGNIZE OUR SIX WOMEN COUNCILORS ON THE CITY COUNCIL AND I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR THE WOMEN THAT ARE IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS AND ESPECIALLY IN GOVERNMENT BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN A REALLY DIFFICULT YEAR AND OUR COUNCILORS HAVE DONE THIS WITH GRACE AND I HAVE MUCH APPRECIATE THEM. I ALSO APPRECIATE OUR MALE COUNCILORS BUT SINCE IT IS INTERNATIONAL WOMANS MONTH I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A MOMENT SILENCE RIGHT NOW. (MOMENT OF SILENCE) >> PLEASE JOIN ME IN THE PLEDGE. (PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE) (PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE IN SPANISH) >> WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE HAVE A NUMBER OF CITY STAFF WHO ARE WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS IN CITY GOVERNMENT SO WE ARE PROUD OF THEM AS WELL. SO, WITH THAT, I AM GOING TO READ INTO THE RECORD SOME OF OUR RULES OF PROCEDURE FOR OUR ZOOM MEETING TODAY. AS WAS NOTED IN THE PRESS RELEASE FROM OUR OFFICE ON FRIDAY, POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE AND NOTICED ON OUR PUBLISHED COUNCIL AGENDA THERE MEETING HAS SPECIAL PROCEDURES GIVEN THE GOVERNOR'S DECLARATION OF A PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCY AND RESTRICTIONS ON GATHERINGS. THEREFORE THIS MEETING IS BEING HELD VIA ZOOM VIDEO CONFERENCE. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CITY STAFF AND MEDIA HAVE ABILITY TO VIEW THIS MEETING LIVE THROUGH FOUR DIFFERENT PLATFORMS, GOVTV COMCAST CHANNEL 16, GOVTV WEBSITE, YOUTUBE AND ZOOM. THESE LIVE STREAMS CAN BE ACCESSED FROM SMARTPHONES TABLETS OR COMPUTERS. FOR THOSE WATCHING ON THE LIVE STREAM, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. >> COUNCIL SAFES AVAILABLE SEE A TELEPHONE IF IF MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC NEED ASSISTANCE. PLEASE CALL 768-3100 FOR ASSISTANCE DURING BUSINESS HOURS WHICH ARE MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, 8:00 A.M. TO 5:00 P.M. COUNCIL IS ACCEPTING GENERAL LIVE -- ACCEPTING LIVE GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS TODAY. AS WELL AS ANY WRITTEN COMMENTS. WRITTEN COMMENTS RECEIVED BY ONE P.M. TODAY WERE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL OF OUR CITY COUNCILORS IN ADVANCE OF TODAY'S MEETING. WITH THAT, WE WILL BEGIN OUR CITY BUSINESS. COUNCILLOR PENA YEAH, I BELIEVE THAT YOU HAVE A PRESENTATION FROM ILLEGAL DUMPING PARTNERSHIP AND YOU CAN INTRODUCE YOUR GUEST. >> Coun. Pena: THANK YOU. WE HAVE WITH US TODAY MR. LUCAS TAFOYA. IF WE COULD BRING HIM IN, I'LL BRIEFLY GIVE YOU -- GIVE HIM INTRODUCTION. LUCAS IS ACTUALLY, I THINK, HE IS DIRECTOR AT THE COUNTY FOR IDP. PART OF HOW THAT STARTED WAS AS YOU ALL KNOW WE ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THIS IN DISTRICTS AND MYSELF AND COMMISSIONER WE STARTED GETTING TOGETHER AND WE HAD MORE AND MORE PARTNERS BECAUSE ILLEGAL DUMPING JUST PT JUST OCCUR IN DISTRICT 3. THEY HAVE TAKEN THE BATON AND DONE OUTSTANDING JOB. WHAT THEY ARE TRYING TO DO IS BRING AWARENESS TO THE ISSUE AND THEY REACHED OUT AND ASK IF COUNCIL WOULD BE INTERESTED IN PARTNERING TO SPONSOR THE CAMPAIGN THAT THEY ARE GOING TO LAUNCH HERE PRETTY QUICKLY AS A RESULT OF THIS. >> TAFOYA: CAN YOU HEAR ME. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TIME TO TALK TRASH WITH YOU ALL. I AM THE CHAIR AS MADAM COUNCILOR STATED. I AM HERE TO GIVE YOU WALK GROUND ON ILLEGAL DUMPING PARTNERSHIP OR IDP. WHAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH AND WHERE WE ARE HEADED. BACK IN 2018, COMMISSIONER DID A TOUR SOME OF THE SIGHTS OUT ON THE WESTSIDE OF TOWN AND YOU ALL ARE AWARE WE HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ILLEGAL DUMPING FOR A VERY LONG TIME BUT IT SEEMS THAT OVER THE LAST PROBABLY FIVE YEARS OR MORE IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. SO, SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE DONE WE TALK ABOUT YOU KNOW, I'LL KEEP IT BRIEF BUT THERE IS CAUSE AND EFFECT. I'LL GET INTO THAT. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. >> DONA ANA MASS SUCCESSFUL IDP BUT IT IS UNIQUE IN THIS AREA OF THE STATE BECAUSE WE HAVE ALL OF THESE GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS AND ENTITIES AS WELL AS PRIVATE AND IT IS MORE GOVERNMENT ENTITY PRIMARILY OUT IN DONA ANA COUNTY SO, WE HAVE ILLEGAL DUMPING GOING ON NOT JUST ON PUBLIC LANDS BUT PRIVATE AND ALL OVER THE PLACE. SO, ANYWAY, WE HAD TO DEVELOP OUR MISSION AND OUR VISION. WE WANT TO MINIMIZE ILLEGAL DUMPING. WE NEVER WILL STOP IT BUT MINIMIZE WHAT IS GOING ON IN THE COMMUNITIES. AND KIND OF GAUGE IT. HOW MUCH IS REALLY GOING ON, HOW MUCH ARE WE PICKING UP? MAYBE SOME KIND OF CHANGE HOW WE MARK THAT DATA. WE WANT TO EDUCATE THE COMMUNITY, WHAT ARE THE CAUSES AND PROBLEMS WITH IT AND CHANGE BEHAVIOR. >> FOR SOME REASON PEOPLE FEEL IT IS OKAY BUT IT IS REALLY NOT. LET'S SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TOLL CHANGE THAT BEHAVIOR. WE ARE POOLING YOUR RESOURCES TO DO THAT. OUR VISION IS A CLEAN, SAFE HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT AND PROSPEROUS COMMUNITY FREE OF DEBRIS AND MATERIALS. IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS, WE HAVE DIVIDED UP INTO TWO SUBCOMMITTEES. ONE IS DETER ENCE AND OTHER IS EDUCATION. THE DETERRENCE GROUP HAS SUBCOMMITTEE WITHIN IT. WE HAVE A JOINT AGENCY OPERATION FOR TIRE RECONTRADICT TIRE RECYCLING. WE GOT TOGETHER WITH DEPARTMENTS AND KIND OF POOLED OUR LAWS, OUR REGULATIONS AND SOME ARE UNIQUE TO BERNALILLO COUNTY LIKE SOME ORDINANCES WE HAVE. THEN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE YOUR CODE ENFORCEMENT AND WE ALL HAVE BUSINESS LICENSING GOING ON. WE WANT TO TRY AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO TO VISIT THESE BUSINESSES THAT GENERATE SCRAP TIRES AND INFORM THEM, HEY, WE HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THESE SCRAP TIRES ENDED UP ON VACANT LAND, ARROYOS AND BACK ALLIES. WE WANT TO TRY AND LIMIT THAT FROM HAPPENING AND PROMOTE RESPONSIBLE RECYCLING AND DEALING WITH THESE TIRES A MATCH TODAY, CONSERVANCY AND PUBLIC WORK ^ S HAVE COME TOGETHER TO PUT GATES UP AT ACCESS POINTS TO OPEN SPACES NOT TO LIMIT PEDESTRIANS AND PEOPLE GOING ON HORSES OR WHATEVER TO ENJOY THESE OPEN SPACES BUT IT IS TO LIMIT ACCESS FOR PEOPLE WITH A PICKUP TRUCK THAT IS GOING TO DUMP THEIR TRASH. JUST LAST WEEK, THERE WAS BELIEVE IT OR NOT A PIANO IN THE DRY DITCH. I DON'T KNOW. OKAY, I'LL LEAVE IT AT THAT. WE ALSO HAVE PROACTIVE PATROLS GOING ON WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT AND ZONING STAFF AND THEY ARE GOING OUT TO THESE OPEN SPACES WHEN THEY HAVE A CHANCE AND KEEPING AN EYE ON THINGS, PROVIDING A PRESENCE AND SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT BUSTED PEOPLE AND PROSECUTED THEM. THAT IS ALSO A DETERRENT. WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS WE WANT TO EDUCATE. ANYWAY, JUST SOME STATISTICS AND I WON'T GO THROUGH ALL OF THESE BUT OVER THE LAST YEAR, KIND OF OUR FIRST YEAR OF TRYING TO GET GOING WITH IT BUT WE WERE HELD UP A LITTLE BIT BY COVID-19. I AM SURE YOU CAN PROBABLY IMAGINE WE WERE PLANNING ONGOING OUT AND DOING EVENTS AND GETTING INTO THE SCHOOLS AND GETTING IN ALL THESE DIFFERENT PUBLIC SITUATIONS AND THAT KIND OF DIDN'T HAPPEN. WE HAD TO PIVOT AND COME UP WITH OTHER WAYS BUT WE DID BENCHMARK AND DID TRY AND IDENTIFY WHAT HAS BEEN CLEANED UP, HOW MUCH HAS BEEN CLEANED UP, ALL THESE DIFFERENT SITES AND BEINALILLO COUNTY OFFERS OR PROVIDERS CLEAN-UP DAYS, ABOUT 17 OF THEM THROUGHOUT THE YEAR WHERE WE TARGET A SPECIFIC AREA OF TOWN, SEND OUT MAILERS AND TO THE COMMUNITY AND ASK THEM TO BRING THEIR TRASH. WE HAVE DUMPSTERS THERE AND SOME OCCASIONS WE DO ALSO PROVIDE HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE COLLECTION AS WELL AS SOME LOCATIONS WE CAN PICK UP TIRES. THAT IS WHAT THE SLIDE IS ABOUT. EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH IS REALLY WHERE WE WANT TO MAKE AN IMPACT BECAUSE MOST OF WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING IN DETENSER IS WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING FOR THE LAST 20 YEARS, TRYING TO CATCH SOMEBODY, AND THEN REALLY ADDING INSULT TO INJURY, GOING AFTER THE PROPERTY OWNER WHO IS GETTING DUMPED ON AND MAKING THEM CLEAN IT UP. IT IS JUST A REALLY HARD WAY TO MAKE THINGS HAPPEN BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY IT IS NOT WORKING. WE NEED TO COME UP WITH OTHER WAYS TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE. WE HAVE BROKEN OUT IN WAYS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH. SO, WE DEVELOPED A SLOGAN, LET'S TALK TRASH AND WE DEVELOPED A LOGO WHICH YOU'LL SEE THERE AND WE HAVE A WEBSITE AND FACEBOOK. WE HAVE 490 FOLLOWERS ON ILLEGAL DUMPING PARTNERSHIP -- APPRECIATE YOU IF YOU LIKE IT AND SHARE OUR STORIES BECAUSE THESE ARE ALL CONTRIBUTIONS BY ALL OF THE PARTNERS SO, THE CONSERVANCY DISTRICT, PNM, AND PARTNERS CONTRIBUTE EVERY COUPLE OF WEEKS DIFFERENT POSTING. CARLOS COYOTE AND FRIEND IS A CHARACTER THAT WE BORROWED WHEN WE BOUGHT THE LICENSING FROM DONA ANA COUNTY. AND THEY HAD SOME COMIC BOOKS AND SOME OTHER BOOKS THAT THEY HAD ALREADY DEVELOPED AND SO WE WERE ABLE TO JUST GET THOSE SAME BOOKS, PUT OUR LOGO, CONTACT INFORMATION AND PARTNERS ON IT WHICH IS REALLY HELPFUL. APS DID A LOT OF THAT PRINTING. WE GOT ABOUT 2200 COPIES OUT, DISTRIBUTED LAST YEAR THROUGH VARIOUS MEANS THROUGH SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM AND COMMISSIONERS AND COUNCILORS HANDED THEM OUT TO DIFFERENT EVENTS THEY HAD. COUNCIL PRESIDENT ALSO READ CARLOS COYOTE ON HER YOUTUBE. THANK YOU FOR THAT. ANOTHER KIND OF EXCITING PART OF CARLOS COYOTE CHARACTERS, THERE IS MANY CHARACTERS AND STORIES BUT APS IS REACHING OUT OR HAS REACHED OUT TO THE ARTIST OF THIS CHARACTER AND THEY ARE ARE DEVELOPING A NEW STORY FOR OUR IDP FOR CENTRAL NEW MEXICO. THIGHS TO THEY AO GOING TRY AND GET THIS INTO THEIR CURRICULUM, WHEREVER WE CAN TALK TO THE KIDS WE WANT TO GET THEM YOUNG AND KIDS ARE GREAT AT SHAMING THEIR PARENTS. DON'T SMOKE AROUND ME, MAKE SURE YOU BUCKLE UP, AND SO, WE WANT TO GET KIDS TO LEARN AT A YOUNG AGE THIS IS WRONG AND HERE IS WHY IT IS WRONG. YOU'RE POLLUTING OUR RIVERS AND ARROYOS AND THE WILDLIFE. YOU KNOW ALL OF THE REASONS WHY THIS IS BAD. BUT, SHOWING THEM SOME OF THESE SHOCKING PICTURES BECAUSE IT REALLY KIND OF RESONATES AND WE HOPE TO GET THESE KIDS TO HELP US WITH THIS. I HAVE DONE A FEW INTERVIEWS AND PRESS RELEASES AND UNFORTUNATELY OVER THE LAST YEAR WE HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO GET OUT TO COMMUNITY EVENTS BUT DID HELP CITY SOLID WASTE CONTRIBUTED TO VIRTUAL JUNK DRIVE SO THAT WAS SUCCESSFUL ON THE COUNTY SIDE. I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH WAS COLLECTED BUT WE HAD A COUPLE SITES AND COLLECTED ABOUT 50 BAGS ON A COUPLE OF SITES NEAR BRIDGES RIO BRAVO. SO, EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH, THIS IS KIND OF THE BEGINNING OF OUR CAMPAIGN. WE ARE GOING TO BE DOING A MEDIA CAMPAIGN HERE THIS LAST OF THIS FISCAL YEAR AND THEN WE ARE GOING TO BE TRYING TO GET FUNDING FOR -- TO CONTINUE THIS BECAUSE WE HAVE, THANK YOU COUNCILORS, THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS, THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF CONTRIBUTION. WE HAVE OVER 40,000 JUST FROM YOU ALL AND OTHER SEED MONEY WE WERE ABLE TO GET FROM GRANT FUNDING THAT WAS UNSPENT FROM THE NEW MEXICO TOURISM GRANT THAT BERNALILLO COUNTY HAD AND SOME OTHER FUNDING SOURCES. WE HAVE GOT A PRETTY GOOD SET UP FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR. WE ARE GOING TO ACT FOR MORE GRANT FUND TO BEING CARRY US THROUGH. RECYCLING AND PARTNERSHIP FOR ILLEGAL DUMPING. WE'LL GO AFTER THAT AND HOPEFULLY YOU ALL CAN JUST HELP US TO CONTINUE TO SPREAD THE WORD BUT WE ARE GOING TO BE TRYING TO GET ADS GOING OUT. >> ANY QUESTIONS? >> Coun. Pena: I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. BEFORE YOU DO, COUNCILLOR GIBSON? YOU'RE ON MUTE. >> Coun. Gibson: SO, IT OCCURRED TO ME WHILE MR. TAFOYA WAS SPEAKING THAT VERY LIKELY A LOT OF WHAT WE ARE SEEING THROUGHOUT THE CITY MAY BE DONE BY SMALL BUSINESSES OR CONTRACTORS MAYBE IN A HURRY AND LOOKING FOR A PLACE TO GET RID OF STUFF. DO WE HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT THE SOURCE IS OF THIS ILLEGAL DUMPING IF IT IS MOSTLY JUST HOUSEHOLD TRASH OR MAYBE MORE CONSTRUCTION? >> TAFOYA: IT IS EVERYONE. IT IS CONTRACTORS. I HAVE PICTURES OF CONSTRUCTION WASTE, ALSO OF LAND SCAPING WASTE OR GREEN WASTE. BUT IT IS ALSO COUCHES AND MATTRESSES AND HOUSEHOLD TRASH. IT IS JUST A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING. IF YOU WANT TO GET DOWN TO THE DOG PO P AND MACDONALD'S TRASH OUT THE WINDOW. IT IS BEHAVIOR WE ARE ACCEPTING THAT WE ARE TRYING TO CHANGE. >> Coun. Gibson: THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS. >> Coun. Sena: THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO EXTENDS MY APPRECIATION TO MR. TAFOYA. HE HEAD ME AT A LOCATION IN MY DISTRICT THAT HAS SEEN A LOT OF ISSUES IN RECORDS TO ILLEGAL DUMPING AND COMING TOGETHER WITH CODE ENFORCEMENT WITH SHERIFF'S OFFICE AND APD TO LOOK AT THE SITE AND THINK OF CREATIVE WAYS TO ADDRESS IT. EXTEND MY APPRECIATION FOR MEETING ME OPENED YOUR LEADERSHIP WITHIN IDP. I AM ALSO EXCITED, CARLOS COYOTE AND REST OF HIS CREW WILL BE DOING THIS SO THANK YOU. >> Coun. Jones: JUST AS ASIDE ALONG A SIMILAR THING, IT IS DUMPING IN THE ARROYO AND ARROYOS AND DUMPING ON THE WESTSIDE. TRASH ISSUE IN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE IS OVERWHELMING. EVERY WHERE. EVERY PART OF THE CITY. THERE ISN'T A PART OF THE CITY WHERE YOU CAN'T DRIVE DOWN THE STREET AND SEE LIQUOR BOTTLES, CANS, BOTTLES, GROCERY BAGS. I MUST SAY I NEED TO COMPLIMENT A COUPLE OF PEOPLE WHO I KNOW WHO WALK AROUND NEAR ALBUQUERQUE ACADEMY. THEY WALK AROUND IT EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING, 3.6 MILES AND THEY TAKE TRASH BAGS AND THEY PICK UP TRASH. ON ANY GIVEN DAY, THREE DAYS A WEEK, THEY CAN HAVE AS MANY AS FOUR OR FIVE OR MORE HUGE, THE BIG BLACK 33-GALLON TRASH BAGS, FULL OF PAPER AND TRASH AND BOTTLES AND A LOT OF LIQUOR BOTTLES. IF WE WERE TO ADOPT AN AREA OF CITY NEAR US AND DO THIS, FIRST OF ALL, IT IS FUN, HEALTHY, WE GET TREASURER AIR AND MEET A LOT OF NEW PEOPLE AND WE DON'T ALWAYS HAVE TO DEPEND ON THE CITY TO DO THIS FOR US. BUT I THINK IT IS TIME THAT WE ALL LOOK AT WHAT WE ARE DOING TO OUR CITY AND OUR STATE WITH THE TRASH AND THE ILLEGAL TOSSING OUT OF THE WINDOWS. SO, JUST A SUGGESTION. WARM WEATHER IS COMING AND IT A PLEASANT AND INTERESTING AND FUN THING AND YOU MEET A LOT OF NICE PEOPLE USUALLY WALKING DOGS. >> Coun. Pena: I HAD THE PLEASURE OF ATTENDING THE PRESS CONFERENCE THE OTHER DAY WITH SEVERAL COUNCILORS AND COUNCILLOR PENA AND COMMISSIONER QUEZADA ON A PUBLIC MAJOR ARTERIAL. I HAVE AREA IN MY DISTRICT THAT PEOPLE HAVE DECIDED SHOULD BE A TRASH LOCATION AND WE ARE THE TO CLEAN IT UP. I APPRECIATE THEIR ADVOCACY AND AND YOU BRINGING THIS TO LIGHT. I ONLY SEE MR. TAFOYA THAT THIS ENTIRE EFFORT IS GOING TO GROW BECAUSE PEOPLE ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE AWARE. AS WE MAKE THEM MORE AND MORE AWARE, I HAD SOME INDIVIDUALS IN MY DISTRICT AS WELL, COUNCILOR JONES, MR. AND MRS. NORWALK WHO CAME TO ME TWO YEARS AGO AND THEY PICK UP TRASH ON A DAILY BASIS. THE QUESTION THAT I HAD MR. TRUJILLO, I DIDN'T SEE OPEN SPACE ON YOUR ADVISORY. ARE THEY ON YOUR ADVISORY BOARD AS WELL. I DIDN'T SEE THEM. >> TAFOYA: NO. WE DO NOT HAVE THE CITY OPEN SPACE. WE HAVE SEVERAL CITY REPRESENTATIONS ON THE IDP. >> WE FIND ASSORT. THINGS IN THE STORM TRAINS AND ARROYOS. THERE IS SO MUCH TRASH, UNFORTUNATELY PEOPLE INSTEAD OF PAYING $5, WHICH IS A MINIMUM AMOUNT, YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS LIKE THEY SHOULD SPEND THAT $5 AND GO WAIT THEIR TURN BUT THE MORE AWARENESS WE BRING TO THIS ISSUE THE MORE YOUR PROGRAM IS GOING TO GROW. THANK YOU. HE HAVE. >> Coun. Pena: THANK YOU DIRECTOR TAFOYA. I THANK COUNCILORS WHO HAVE CONTRIBUTED. YES WE DO NEED ENFORCEMENT BUT PUBLIC AWARENESS AND HELP DRIVING BE MORE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. I KNOW GOING BACK TO COUNCILOR GIBSON'S COMMENT IS ONE THING THAT I HAVE NOTICED TALKING TO A LOT OF CONSTITUENTS, MAYBE IT IS SOMETHING THAT WE CAN PUT OUT AND I CAN ASK JULIAN TO DRAFT SOMETHING SO WE COULD PUT IT OUT ON OUR INDIVIDUAL FACEBOOK PAGES, THOSE OF US WHO HAVE THEM. JUST SAYING ABOUT CALLING 311 FOR LARGE ITEM PICK UP. I THINK SO MANY PEOPLE EVEN COMMISSIONER QUEZADA ADMIT WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT ABILITY FOR LARGE ITEM PICK UP. THIS AWARENESS CAMPAIGN WILL GO A LONG WAY. THANK YOU ALL FOR CONTRIBUTING. I LOOK FORWARD TO MAKING A DENT IN THIS. THANK YOU. >> OF. >> Coun. Borrego: WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON WITH NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS. ABOUT A WEEK AGO, I SAW A PRESENTATION ON ONE OF OUR TV CHANNELS REGARDING OUR CRIME STATISTICS SO, I CALLED THE CHIEF MEDINA, ACTING CHIEF, AND ASKED IF HE WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT THAT SAME PRESENTATION SO WE CAN GET THAT INFORMATION OUT TO THE PUBLIC A LITTLABILITY MORE BECAUSE I KNOW THERE ARE A LOTS OF PEOPLE THAT WATCH GOV-TV. SO, HE AGREED TO DO THAT AND THIS AFTERNOON WE HAVE WITH US OF DEPUTY CHIEF JJ GRIEGO WHO IS GOING TO PRESENT OUR CRIME TRENDS IN ALBUQUERQUE. ARE YOU ON THE LINE? >> GRIEGO: CAN YOU HEAR ME? I WON'T READ VERBATIM. THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT USES THIS REPORTING SYSTEM. IT IS A SYSTEM THAT IS GOVERNED BY THE FBI AND UNIFORM CRIME REPORTING PROGRAM. WE USED TO SUSPECT SRS SYSTEM AND SRS SYSTEM IS NOT AS COMPREHENSIVE AND FBI IS REQUIRING ALL AGENCIES IN THE COUNTRY TO TRANSITION TO THIS SYSTEM. I'LL GET TO A SLIDE THAT TALKS ABOUT THE DIFFERENCES. SO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WANTED TO STRESS TO YOU -- CAN YOU HEAR ME. >> Coun. Pena: YES. >> WE PRESENT THESE STATS, THEY ARE A POINT IN TIME ESSENTIALLY. THEY WERE PULLED FEBRUARY 17, 2021. AS REPORTED COME IN, SOME OF THE DATA MAY CHANGE A LITTLE ABOUT IT, DELAYED REPORTING. SOMEBODY COMES HOME AND FINDS HOUSE BROKEN 92 BUT NOTHING TELL OWN. A MONTH OR 2 LATER THEY GO TO USE AN APPLIANCE OR THEY LOOK FOR SOMETHING AND DISCOVER IT IS MISSING, THAT CRIME CHANGES TO A BURGLARY. EVEN THOUGH WE TALK ABOUT STATISTICS, IF ITALIA SPECIFIC CRIME IS DOWN THAT IS NOT MUCH COMFORT IF YOU'RE A VICTIM OF THAT PARTICULAR CRIME BUT WE LOOK AT TRENDSES OF CRIME OVERALL. HE HAVE THIS IS JUST A BRAIN DOWN OF THE SYSTEMS. SRC DEVELOPED IN 1930, AND CRIME HAS CHANGED SINCE 19 FLEETER. THE NIBER SYSTEM HAS 50 PLUS CATEGORIES OF CRIME VERSUS THE SRS SYSTEM. WE LOOK AT OVERALL CRIME DIFFERENCE OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. YOU YOU CAN SEE IT WENT DOWN OVERALL. IT WENT DOWN 7%. ON THE REST OF THESE SLIDES, BOTTOM THERE IS A TWO YEAR DIFFERENCE. IT IS NOT 14% BECAUSE WHEN WE ROUNDED IT, THAT IS THE NUMBER AT THE BOTTOM. >> WE SAW OVERALL REDUCTION OF 19% OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. WHEN I TALK ABOUT STATISTICS, YOU KNOW, IT IS IMPORTANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT IT IS THAT MANY MORE CITIZENS OR COMMUNITY MEMBERS IN ALBUQUERQUE THAT DIDN'T EXPERIENCE THAT TYPE OF CRIME. THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE LOOK AT AS FAR AS PROPERTY CRIMES. AS YOU CAN SEE, MOTOR VEHICLE THEFTS THAT GONE DOWN AND AGAIN, YOU KNOW, IT IS THAT MANY MORE PEOPLE THAT DID NOT EXPERIENCE WAKING UP IN THE AMERICA AND NOT FINDING THEIR CAR IN THEIR DRIVEWAY SO WE ARE PLEASED TO SEE THESE DOWNWARD TRENDS IN PROPERTY CRIMES. >> MOTOR VEHICLE THEFT, 2018 TO 2020, A 4% REDUCTION OVERALL. ROBBY, 27% REDUCTION THOSE ARE SIGNIFICANT COMPARED TO OTHER CITIES OF OUR SIZE. >> LARCENY AND THEFT, 19% DECREASE AND BURGLARY 21% DECREASE OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. THIS IS WHERE WE HAVE SEEN A BIT OF INCREASE. THIS IS THE CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS. THIS IS GOING TO BE THE CATEGORY THAT CONTAINS MURDER AND NONNEGLIGENT MANSLAUGHTER AND THOSE TYPES THAT WE'LL GET TO. THERE IS TWO YEAR DIFFERENCE OF 3%. THOSE ARE THE DIFFERENT CATEGORIES IN CRIMES AGAINST PERSONS. AS YOU CAN SEE THEY ARE TRENDING NOT IN THE DIRECTION WE WANT TO SEE THEM GO. WE ARE WORKING ON SEVERAL PROGRAMS TO ENSURE WE ARE ADDRESSING. OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT, 9% INCREASE OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. 4% FROM 2019 TO 2020 AND MURDER, THAT IS NIBERS ALTA MIRA 54Y, THE TWO YEAR DIFFERENCE WAS 10%. REDUCTION OF 5% FROM 2019 TO 2020. SIMPLE ASSAULT, WE DID SEE INCREASES OVERALL, 3% IN SIMPLE ASSAULTS. SEX OFFENSES WE SAW REDUCTION OF 24%. THAT IS 19% FROM 2020. THERE HAS BEEN INCREASE OF 15%, 4 FIRST FROM '19 TO 20. IF YOU GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE IT SHOWS OF CRIMES THAT APPLY. THERE HAS BEEN EXPO NEXT INCREASE IN -- EXPONENTIAL FROM 596 ALL THE WAY UP TO 1142. THIS IS A GRAPHIC OF THOSE. AND, YOU YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE WAS A DECREASE OF 1% IN DRUG AND NARCOTIC OFFENSES BUT AGAIN WE SEE THE INCREASE IN WEAPONS LAW VIOLATIONS, A TWO YEAR DIFFERENCE OF 92%. >> THAT CONCLUDES THAT PRESENTATION. >> Coun. Borrego: ANY QUESTIONS FROM COUNCILORS? >> Coun. Jones: THANK YOU. I DO HAVE A QUESTION. I HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE CONTACTED ME ABOUT THIS. THE STATISTICS THAT YOU ARE SHOWING, ARE THESE BASED ON OFFICERS ACTUALLY GOING OUT AND INVESTIGATING A CRIME? DO WE INCLUDE THE CRIMES THAT THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN OPENED OR THEIR CARS DAMAGED OR ISSUES WHERE THERE ARE TOLD TO NOT COME TO THE STATION AND NOT CALL THE STATION BUT SIMPLY FILL OUT A FORM ON LINE, ARE THOSE CRIMES WHICH THEY ARE, ARE THOSE INCLUDED IN YOUR CRIME REPORTING OR ARE THOSE ONLY USED SO THAT THE UNSUSPECTING SITTEN CAN MAKE A CLAIM AND GET THE INSURANCE ON THEIR VEHICLES. >> IT INCLUDES ALL THE DATA THAT WE GET SO IT INCLUDES ON LINE REPORTS AS WELL AS THOSE REPORTS WHERE THE OFFICER GOES OUT AND PHYSICALLY TAKE AS REPORT. IT ENCOMPASSES ALL THAT. WHEN THEY DO AN ON LINE REPORT IT GETS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF CASE NUMBER AND WE ACCOUNT FOR THOSE AS WELL. IF I MAY, SIR, DO YOU THINK THERE WILL ACTUALLY COME A TIME WHEN THE OFFICERS WILL GO OUT AND LOOK AT CRIME SCENES, ESPECIALLY IF IT HAS HAPPENED RELATIVELY FREQUENTLY IN CERTAIN AREAS OF TOWN. >> WE TRY TO BALANCE SOLVABILITY. IF I MAKE UP IN THE MORNING AND THERE IS OIL SPOT WHERE ME CAR USE TOES TO BE. THERE IS NO VIDEO OR INFORMATION ON WHO MIGHT HAVE TAKEN. >> Coun. Davis: I'LL PASS. >> Coun. Borrego: THANK YOU. WE'LL MOVE TO COUNCILOR SENA. >> Coun. Sena: I DID HAVE A QUESTION IN REGARDS TO SOME OF THE STATISTICS REGARDING SEX CRIMES WITH COVID-19 BEING PRESENT AND PEOPLE BEING AT HOME. >> THAT IS A CONCERN OF OURS. WITH CHILDREN NOT GOING TO SCHOOL AND HAVING THAT OVERSIGHT OF A FUTURE OR, YOU KNOW, SOMEONE WHO IS IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY ARE NOT REPORTING TO WORK, MAYBE THEY ARE WORKING REMOTELY, THEY MAY NOT HAVE THE SAME SAFETY NET AS PRE-COVID-19. I DO SHARE YOUR CONCERN. >> I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW OF ANY CAMPAIGNS OR PUSH OR WORK WITH NONPROFITS TO REALLY GET THAT RECOGNIZED. I KNOW CERTAIN PEOPLE BEING TO BE NATIONWIDE (INAUDIBLE) MY NEXT QUESTION IS ALSO REPRESENTING TO (INAUDIBLE). INCREASE OF 1,900% ACROSS THE NATION. I KNOW WE WERE BRIEFLY JUST GIVEN UPDATE AT PUBLIC SAFETY BUT IF YOU CAN GO INTO MORE DETAIL AS TO HOW OUR COMMUNITY CAN FEEL SAFE SPECIFICALLY AROUND SOME OF THIS ANTI-ASIAN HATE AND DISCRIMINATION. >> DON'T HAVE THOSE STATISTICS WITH ME. I CAN GET THAT DATA TO YOU BUT WE WANT THE IDENTIFIES AND THE HEART AND THE CITY. >> Coun. Sena: I AM GOING TO FOLLOW-UP WITH YOU ON THAT. I KNOW THAT A CROSS THE BOARD A LOT OF THE COMMUNITY IS FEELING VERY LEERY AND (INAUDIBLE) I HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANYTHING HERE LOCALLY BUT WITH LOVE TO ,. >> Coun. Borrego: REALLY QUICK QUESTION WITH REGARD TO OUR POLICE SERVICE AIDS. I AM CURIOUS HOW POLICE SERVICE AIDS ARE BEING USED. I DON'T SEE NEW MEXICO MY DISTRICT. >> THE PROGRAM IS ALIVE AND WELL. MY DAUGHTER IS A POLICE SERVICE AIDE AND THEY ARE DOING THOSE TYPE OF TASKS THAT DO NOT NECESSARILY REQUIRE A SWORN OFFICER. THEY TAKE ACCIDENT REPORT, TAKE REPORTS WHERE IT IS DELAYED AND NO OFFENDER INFORMATION. THEY ARE KIND OF STILL DOING THE SAME THINGS THEY HAVE ALWAYS DONE AND WE ARE TRYING TO EXPAND THOSE TASKS. >> Coun. Borrego: I DON'T SEE OTHER QUESTIONS. WE WILL MOVE ON. THANK YOU DEPUTY CHIEF FOR BEING WITH US THIS AFTERNOON AND SHARE YOUR REPORT. IF YOU WOULD PLEASE SEND THAT REPORT TO ALL OUR COUNCILORS I WOULD APPRECIATE THAT. WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ON. I AM GOING TO MOVE AGENDA AROUND JUST A BIT. JUST TO TAKE CARE OF SOME CITY COUNCIL ISSUES THAT HAVE COME TO LIGHT I AM GOING TO START WITH ITEM NO. 15, OTHER BUSINESS. A APPROVAL OF COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS. APPARENTLY COUNCILOR SENA AND HARRIS HAVE TALKED ABOUT MAYBE COUNCILOR SENA TAKING ON THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE -- I ALWAYS GET THEM CONFUSED. IT IS MR. COG AND OF MTV. HE WOULD LIKE COUNCILOR SENA TO TAKE A RESPONSIBILITY FROM HIM. IF YOU COUNCILORS ARE NOT APPOSED TO THAT I MOVE FOR REVISED COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS. THAT IS IN YOUR I PAD. I WOULD MAKE THAT MOTION IF COUNCILORS ARE -- UNLESS COUNCILORS HAVE TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THAT. >> Councilor Bassan: YES. >> Comm. Benson: YES. >> Coun. Davis: YES. >> Coun. Gibson: YES. >> Coun. Harris: WHAT WA >> Coun. Gibson: YES. >> Coun. Pena: YES. >> Coun. Sena: YES. >> Coun. Borrego: YES. 9-SECURE. >> Coun. Borrego: 9-0. THANK YOU. I AM GOING TO MOVE TO FINAL ACTIONS. TWO ITEMS TO DEAL WITH SINCE THEY ARE ALSO RELATED TO CITY COUNCIL. I AM GOING TO MOVE TO ITEM NO. FRA-4. AMENDING ARTICLE II, SECTION 4 AND ARTICLE III, SECTION 21 OF THE CITY COUNCIL RULES OF PROCEDURE RELATING TO THE COMMITTEES OF THE COUNCIL. I MOVE A DO PASS AND I NEED A SECOND ON THE DO PASS. I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILOR BASSAN. ANY QUESTIONS RELATED TO THAT? IF NOT, WE HAVE AN AMENDMENT WHICH I WILL MOVE AS FLOOR AMENDMENT NO. 1. IT IS ON THE SCREEN COUNCILORS AND ALSO IN YOUR I PAD. I WOULD MOVE FLOOR AMENDMENT NO. 1. I'LL READ IT.AN R REAEADD E PLANANIO. I N' SESE-- I NEEECONOND ONONAT AMEEME COCILORS.. SESEND BY C COUILOROR B BSSANAN. >> Coun. Davis: I JUST WAS CURIOUS, I HAVEN'T SEEN A SPECIFICALLY MENTIONED STADIUMS IN THE PAST AND NOT SOMETHING WE DEAL WITH OFTEN. THERE MAY BE A REQUEST AT SOME POINT HERE IN THE NEAR FUTURE BUT WHY DID YOU CHOOSE TO MOVE THAT TO FGO. THAT SOUNDS LIKE A LAND USE OPTION FOR ME. IF THERE WERE BONDS OF COURSE RELATED THAT WOULD AUTOMATICALLY GO TO FINANCE COMMITTEE BUT IN TERMS MUCH WHERE IT BE LOCATED OR THAT SOUNDS MORE LIKE LAND USE. I WONDER WHY THE SPONSORS -- I'LL HAVE MS. YARA RESPOND TO THAT AS WELL. >> YARA: IT WAS REALLY A SUGGESTION FROM MYSELF BECAUSE WE HAVE SEEN PROJECTS COME UP IN CIP PLAN IN THE LAST 3 CYCLES AND THAT TYPE OF CAPITAL STUFF WITH GO TO FGO. I AM OPEN TOLL SUGGESTIONS ABOUT THE LAND USE ISSUE. >> OF. >> Coun. Davis: MS. YARA, COULD YOU HELP ME AND SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE DO HAVE A STUDY OUT THERE AND I THINK WE HAVE A STUDY OUT OR COMING SOON RELATED TO SAY APPROPRIATENESS OF THE LOCATION, FOR EXAMPLE, IF THAT WERE TO COME TO THE CITY COUNCIL, WOULD THAT GO UNDER THESE PROPOSED RULES. WOULD THAT GO TO FGO OR IS THAT A LAND USE QUESTION BECAUSE IT IS ABOUT SITING AND POTENTIAL ZONE CHANGES. >> YARA: NORMALLY I WOULD REFER SOMETHING LIKE THAT TO FGO BECAUSE IT IS BASICALLY APPROVING A CONTRACT FOR THAT PURPOSE. >> Coun. Davis: JUST TO BE CLEAR, LAND USE STILL REMAINS WITH LUPZ. I WOULD LISTEN TO OTHER COMMENTS AND RESERVE THE RIGHT TO OFF THEIR AMENDMENT. >> Coun. Borrego: I WILL MOVE ONTO COUNCILOR JONES AND THEN COUNCILOR BENTON. >> Coun. Jones: MS. YARA, I THINK THIS IS A GREAT IDEA IN MOST OF THE AREAS, IT CERTAINLY DOES REMOVE SOME OF THE CUMBERSOME WORKINGS AND ALL THE DIFFERENT HOOPS WE HAVE TO JUMP THROUGH TO TALK WITH YOU AND GET INFORMATION AND I THINK THIS WILL MAKE OUR INTERACTION WITH THE DIRECTOR FAR LESS COMPLICATED AND CERTAINLY QUICKER AND APPRECIATE THAT. I DO HAVE A CONCERN ABOUT ANY LAND ISSUES BYPASSING LUPZ. OF I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE A GOOD LOOK. THE INTERACTIONS WITH THE DIRECTOR IS ABSOLUTELY. THERE ARE LAND USE QUESTIONS WITH REGARD TO A STADIUM. THAT IS A MAJOR IMPACT. THEY WERE LONG AND DRAWN OUT DISCUSSIONS WHEN THE SITING OF THE BASEBALL STADIUM WAS DISCUSSED YEAR AGO AND THESE STADIUM PROJECTS, TERM THESE TEND TO INVOLVE A LOT OF MONEY. ALTHOUGH. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A BILLING LAND USE. DEFINITELY, THE FISCAL QUESTIONS OF HOW MUCH --ING THEE IS SOMETHING TO BE SAID FOR BOTH. I DON'T THINK THERE IS ANYTHING CONTRADICTORY IN YOUR BILL. TO OF THAT. BUT WE NEED TO REVISIT IT WITH MORE DISCUSSION LATHESSER YOU DEPENDING HOW I COMPLETELY AGREE THERE IS NOTHING THAT PRESENT. >> Coun. Borrego: I THINK WHAT THIS DOES IS IT REALLY CLARIFIES, YOU KNOW, THAT THERE ARE FINANCIAL MATTERS THAT SHOULD BE DISCUSSED BY THE FGO AND IN THAT CASE, MAYBE WE NEED TO LOOK AT BOTH COMMITTEES, RECOMMENDING TO BOTH COMMITTEES, BUT I THINK IN TERMS OF EFFICIENCY FROM A BUDGET STANDPOINT, IT REALLY DOES CLARIFY AND MAYBE COUNCILOR DAVIS I SEE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT AN AMENDMENT. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANYTHING DRAFTED BUT I SEE TWO OTHER HANDS. I WANT TO GO ONTO THOSE INDIVIDUALS FIRST BEFORE I COME BACK TO YOU COUNCILOR DAVIS. WE HAVE OUR DIRECTOR WANTS TO CLARIFY SOMETHING AND COUNCILOR BASSAN. WOULD IT BE OKAY IF COUNCILOR BASSAN WENT FIRST INFORM THANK YOU. >> Councilor Bassan: I WANT TO SAY THAT GIVEN THE LAST EXPERIENCE OF THE POOL PROPERTY IN COMMITTEES AND SHOULD WE AMEND, SHOULD WE NOT, SHOULD WE WAIT, LIKE, JUST I FIND IT VERY CONFUSING. AND I THINK THAT IT REALLY DULLS THE THE PROCESS SO I WOULD BE MUCH OPPOSED. PERHAPS IT SHOULD BE BASED BASED OFF WHAT THE TOPIC IS OF WHATEVER COMES UP AT THAT TIME. IF IT IS REALLY ABOUT A SITE USE AND WHERE WE ARE THINKING ABOUT PUTTING IT, MAYBE IT SHOULD GO TO LUPZ. IF IT IS MORE ABOUT MONEY, THEN MAYBE IT SHOULD GO TO FGO. I DO THINK THAT THE DUAL COMMITTEES ALMOST MAKES IT NOT WORTH IN A COMMITTEE ANYWAY. OF. >> Coun. Borrego: BACK TO MS. YARA BECAUSE SHE HAS CLARIFICATIONS. >> YARA: I CAN'TED TO REEMPHASIZE WHAT COUNCILOR JUST SAID. THE COUNCIL RULES ACTUALLY GIVE DISCRETION TO REFERRALS TO COMMITTEE TO THE PRESIDENT. WE WOULD FALL BACK ON THE PRESIDENT BASED ON THEIR JUDGE OF. >> WE HAVE A MOTION ON THE FLOOR. TO ADOPT THE AMENDMENTS AND I BELIEVE WAS THERE A SECOND ON THAT? THERE WAS A SECOND SO WE WILL GO TO VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT. >> Councilor Bassan: YES. >> Comm. Benson: YES. >> Coun. Davis: YES. >> Coun. Gibson: YES. >> Coun. Harris: YES. >> Coun. Jones: YES. >> Coun. Pena: YES. >> Coun. Sena: YES. >> Coun. Borrego: YES. >> 9-0. >> Coun. Borrego: THAT PASSES ON 9-0 AND BACK TO THE ORIGINAL BILL WHICH IS RA-4. I MADE A MOTION. WAS THERE A SECOND ON THAT? THERE WAS A SECOND BY COUNCILOR SENA. WITH THAT, THERE BEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE THE VOTE ON THAT. >> Councilor Bassan: YES. >> Comm. Benson: YES. >> Coun. Davis: YES. >> Coun. Gibson: YES. >> Coun. Harris: YES. >> Coun. Jones: YES. >> Coun. Pena: YES. >> Coun. Sena: YES. >> Coun. Borrego: YES. HE HAVE THAT PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE AND I THINK WE'LL FIND WE DON'T NEED MORE COMMITTEE THAN WE NEED, EVEN IF I AM PROPOSING A NEW ONE TODAY. I ALSO WOULD SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, IF THERE ARE ISSUES, WE CAN ALWAYS REVISIT THIS BILL AGAIN AND MAKE CHANGES AS NEEDED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR INDULGENCE AND WITH THAT I AM GOING TO MOVE ONTO FINAL ACTIONS. I AM GOING BACK A LITTLE BIT BECAUSE I THINK IT IS APPROPRIATE SINCE THIS ALSO IS zNESS,D TO OUR FINAL BU C, R-130 ESTABLISHING A CITY'S HEALTHY COMMUNITY PUBLIC HEALTH AND SUSTAINABILITY POLICY COMMITTEE. AND, WE DEFERRED THIS IF YOU RECALL AT THE LAST MEETING. I HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO THIS AS WELL. WE ARE GOING TO PULL THAT UP FOR YOU, COUNCILORS. AS YOU RECALL WE DEFERRED THIS ITEM AT OUR LAST MEETING. I HAD SOME DISCUSSIONS SINCE THEN WITH SOME OF THE STAFF AND ALSO I WAS PROPOSING A NEW COMMITTEE THAT DEALT WITH REALLY POLICY ISSUES FROM THE COUNCIL. AND THERE WERE QUESTIONS ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT THIS WAS APPROPRIATE. WE DON'T WANT TO STEP ON TOES OF OTHER COMMITTEES. THIS IS LOOKING AT CITY-WIDE POLICY WITH REGARDS TO THINGS LIKE -- I AM GOING TO SAY THIS LIKE THE COMMISSION. SO, HAVING DONE MORE WORK ON THIS I DECIDED THAT MAYBE IT WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE TO START WITH A TASKFORCE, SIMILAR TO WHAT DIXON HAD DONE WITH HER B & B AND EVALUATE WHAT WOULD THIS ENTAIL. SO, THAT IS WHAT THIS AMENDMENT DOES. IT ACTUALLY CREATES A TASKFORCE, NONVOTING ADVISORY MEMBERS FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE TO LOOK AT CITY POLICY AND MY INTENT FOR THIS COMMITTEE IS TO LOOK AT CITY POLICY AND GIVE, YOU KNOW, SORT OF DIRECTION, I GUESS, IN TERMS OF THINGS THAT WE ARE INVOLVED WITH AS WE ARE COMING OUT OF COVID-19, AS WE ARE DEALING, YOU KNOW, HOW TO DEAL WITH THE CARES FUNDING. WE HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH ISSUES THAT CAME FROM SOME OF OUR EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS P WE HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH HEALTH ISSUES IN THE CITY. SO, YOU KNOW, ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, THINGS LIKE THAT, HOUSING ISSUES THAT REALLY, YOU KNOW, KIND OF CAME TO US IN AN IMMEDIATE KIND OF WAY THAT MAYBE -- I THINK WE ACTUALLY DID A PRETTY GOOD JOB BUT WE DIDN'T ALWAYS HAVE THE POLICY THAT GUIDED US. SO, THAT IS REALLY WHAT THIS AMENDMENT DOES. SO WITH THAT, EVENTUALLY, MAYBE WE WOULD CREATE THIS COMMITTEE SO THAT IS REALLY -- IT WOULD BE MORE EXPLORATORY AT THE BEGINNING, THREE MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL AND TWO ADVISORY MEMBERS FROM THE ADMINISTRATION. SO, THAT IS WHERE I AM AT THIS POINT IN TIME. I WOULD MOVE R-130 AS AMENDED COUNCILORS. AND I GUESS, DO I NEED TO TAKE A MOTION ON THE BILL AND THEN COME BACK AND DO THE AMENDMENT? IS THAT RIGHT? I WOULD MOVE R-130, COUNCILORS AND I WOULD ASK FOR A SECOND. >> I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR S SENA. ANY DISCUSSION OR ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? >> Councilor Bassan: YOU SAID ON THERE, THIS AMENDMENT THAT WE ARE GOING TO EXTEND IT TO AUGUST 31 AND THEN WE CAN REEVALUATE THIS TASKFORCE INSTEAD OF COMMITTEE? WE CAN TRY IT OUT. >> Coun. Borrego: THE TASKFORCE WOULD BE ESTABLISHED AND THEN THE TASKFORCE WOULD BE ABLE TO COME TO THE COUNCIL AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING THE COMMITTEE. >> Councilor Bassan: OKAY. WILL YOU PLEASE CLARIFY. I KNOW WE HAVE HAD THIS DISCUSSION BEFORE BUT I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT TO TOUCH BASE ON THE CONCEPT BECAUSE I REALLY, I MEAN, I THINK IT IS FABULOUS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE SURE TO HAVE CONVERSATIONS TOGETHER WITH ADMINISTRATION AND THOSE INVOLVED IN CREATING POLICIES FOR A STRONGER, MORE SUSTAINABLE AND HEALTHY CITY BUT ISN'T THAT WHAT WE DO AS A COUNCIL WITH THE ADMINISTRATION ALREADY IS EVALUATING WHAT POLICIES WE SHOULD PUT FORTH FOR THE BETTERMENT OF THE CITY. HOW IS THIS TASKFORCE DIFFERENT IN COMPARISON WITH WHAT COUNCIL ALREADY DOES. >> Coun. Borrego: WHAT I WOULD DO IS ACTUALLY FORMALIZE THE PROCESS. BECAUSE, CURRENTLY, I MEAN, WE ALL DO MEET REGARDING THE BUDGET. WE ALL DO MEET REGARDING LAND USE ISSUES. BUT THERE ARE ISSUES THAT, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES COUNCIL DOESN'T ALWAYS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY UNTIL IT GETS BEFORE US AND THIS FORMALIZES THAT A LITTLE BIT FURTHER. LET ME GIVE YOU AN EXAMPLE. THE GULLS COMMISSION WHICH WE HAVEN'T SEEN A REPORT. I UNDERSTAND ADMINISTRATION IS IN PROCESS OF FINALIZING THAT REPORT TO US. WE ASKED ABOUT THAT COMMISSION ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND WE STILL HAVEN'T SEEN THAT REPORT. SO, I THINK THESE ARE ISSUES THAT, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF PUBLIC POLICY, WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE GETTING ANSWERS AND I THINK OUR STANDING COMMITTEES ALREADY DO THAT TO SOME EFFECT BUT I THINK THIS MAY BE LOOKING AT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT, LIKE, FOR EXAMPLE, THE EMERGENCY DIRECTIVE THAT CAME FROM THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, I THINK THAT THOSE WERE ISSUED AND, YOU KNOW, WE SAW THEM AFTER THEY WERE ISSUED. SO, THERE ARE BIGGER SORT OF OVER ARE A MUCHING POLICY QUESTIONS THAT COME TO FIND AND THOSE ARE ISSUES WE NEED GUIDANCE ON. NOT GUIDANCE BUT WE NEED TO KNOW ABOUT BEFORE THEY ARE ACTUALLY ADMINISTERED. >> Councilor Bassan: IF I MAY RESPOND TO THAT. I THINK THIS IS A REALLY GREAT IDEA IN THEORY, YET, I AM STRUGGLING TO BE ABLE TO FIND A WAY TO SUPPORT IT BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IF WE FIND OUT THAT SOMETHING IS NOT MEETING PROPERLY OR THAT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN THE FULL REPORT BACK FROM SOMETHING THAT WAS DIRECTED IN SOME OTHER EARLIER POLICY OR LEGISLATION, THEN WE SHOULD TAKE IT UPON OUR SELFS TO CALL UPON THAT AND I FEEL LIKE YOU CAN'T GET MUCH MORE FORMAL THAN THE CITY COUNCIL. AND THE ADMINISTRATION. I THINK ON SOME END I SEE WHERE IT IS ATTEMPT TO MAKE THINGS MORE FORMAL BUT I ALSO REALIZE THAT WITH THOSE EMERGENCY DECLARATIONS WE DON'T GET A STAY IN THEM, THOSE ARE ADMINISTRATION'S SAY. REGARDLESS OF FINDING OUT IN ADVANCE OR NOT IT WOULDN'T HAVE CHANGED ANYTHING. NOT TRYING TO CHEW IT APART BUT STRUGGLING TO FIND ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO SUPPORT THIS. WHEN I DO FEEL LIKE THIS IS OUR RESPONSIBILITY AS IS. >> Coun. Borrego: THAT IS WHY WE WENT BACK AND CREATED TASKFORCE SO WE COULD KNOW WHETHER THIS IS A VIABLE IDEA. LET ME GIVE YOU ANOTHER EXAMPLE. IF WE'RE GROWING AS A CITY, WE ARE COMING OUT OF COVID-19 AND PEOPLE ARE TALKING ABOUT ALBUQUERQUE BEING IN A POSITION TO TAKE ON MORE GROWTH AND ESPECIALLY WHEN DOING PROJECTS LIKE PASEO DEL NORTE OR DOUBLE EAGLE AIRPORT OR PASS TELL VULCAN. WE NEED TO START TALKING ABOUT SOME OF THESE ISSUES AND HOW THE CITY WILL GROW SUSTAINABLY, HOW WE BECOME A HEALTHY CITY. HOW WE LINK OUR TRAILS, OUR ROADS, OUR TRANSIT. AND HOW ALL OF THESE ISSUES SORT OF COME TOGETHER FROM ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT STANDPOINT NOT JUST TO CREATE JOBS BUT TO CREATE A HEALTHY COMMUNITY. SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL SORT OF WORKING IN THAT DIRECTION. >> Councilor Bassan: THANK YOU. I FEEL LIKE I WOULD HOPE THAT ALL NINE OF US WOULD BE DIAGNOSE THAT TOGETHER AS IS, BUT THANK YOU FOR THE THE CLARIFICATION. >> Coun. Jones: THANK YOU. I HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME UNDERSTANDING THIS. I BELIEVE THIS IS WHAT COUNCILORS ARE SUPPOSED TO DO. WE HAVE NEVER HESITATED IN THE PAST TO HAVE A SPECIAL STUDY SESSION INCLUDING THE ENTIRE COUNCIL. SO WE CAN TALK AND COME UP WITH IDEAS AND MOST WE ARE COMFORTABLE WITH WHAT WE WOULD LIKE TO DO. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE SOME OF US ACTUALLY WORK AND HAVE JOBS. I WOULD NOT BE ONE OF THEM BUT SOME OF US DO. I THINK THE MORE COMMITTEES AND THE STUDY GROUPS AND SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS ABOUT CERTAIN THINGS WE FORM, T FEWER OPPORTUNITIES THE ENTIRE COUNCIL HAS TO INPUT. WE DON'T EVER WANT TO BE A COUNCIL THAT RULES BY ONE PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY THAT MIGHT BE THE PHILOSOPHY OF ALL RATHER THAN EVERY COUNCILOR AND EVERY POINT OF VIEW AT EVERY AREA OF CITY HAVING SOMETHING TO SAY ABOUT IT. I THINK THIS IS A -- I THINK THIS IS -- I UNDERSTAND WHERE YOU ARE GOING WITH THIS BUT I WOULD BE VERY UNCOMFORTABLE NOT HAVING SPECIAL STUDIES SESSIONS, IF WE HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THIS THAT WE NEED TO GET DONE IT NEEDS TO BE DONE BY ENTIRE COUNCIL. I THINK APPOINTED COMMITTEE OR GROUP OR WHATEVER WE ARE CALLING IT WILL PROVE TO CAUSE MORE PROBLEMS THAN IT HAS ABILITY TO TRY TO MITIGATE. THANK YOU. >> Coun. Borrego: ANY COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED BY THE COUNCIL ALWAYS HAS OPPORTUNITY TO GO TO THE FULL COUNCIL AND TO BE DISCUSSED IN A ASKED YOUY SESSION OR AT FULL -- IN A STUDY SESSION OR FULL COUNCIL. ANY POLICY RECOMMENDED OUT OF THIS COMMITTEE, HERE IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE. HOUSING, WE HAVE A HOUSING AUTHORITY, WE HAVE COUNTY HOUSING, BUT, YOU KNOW, THERE IS A LOT OF QUESTIONS REGARDING HOUSING. AND HOW THOSE GROUPS INTERACT. I THINK THAT IS ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF AREAS WHERE I DO BELIEVE THAT MAYBE A STRONGER POLICY MIGHT HELP THE CITY MOVE IN A DIRECTION THAT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ALL ON BOARD, I GUESS. ULTIMATELY THE CITY COUNCIL HAS THE FINAL AUTHORITY AND THE TASKFORCE WOULD ONLY BE LOOKING TO RECOMMEND ANY NEW POLICY. >> Councilor Bassan: THANK YOU. I AM LOOKING AT AMENDMENT AND IT READS TASKFORCE ESTABLISHED WILL CONCLUDE BUSINESS AND CEASE TO OPERATE AUGUST 21, 2021 UNLESS EXTENDED OR CONVERTED. IT IS SAYING THAT WE WILL CONVENE IF ACCEPTED BY THE COUNCIL NOW, WE'LL GIVE IT KIND OF A TRIAL RUN UNTIL AUGUST 31, CORRECT. >> Councilor Bassan: THE TASKFORCE WOULD BE ESTABLISHED BEFORE AUGUST 31. COMMITTEE WOULD NOT BE ESTABLISHED UNTIL THE COUNCIL RECOMMENDED IT WHICH WOULD BE AFTER THE TIME THAT THE TASKFORCE WOULD RECOMMEND -- HAVE SOME RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE COUNCIL. >> Councilor Bassan: I WANT TO MAKE SURE I AM CLEAR SO THAT WAY I FEEL GOOD ABOUT IT. TASKFORCE IS THE TRIAL RUN UNTIL AUGUST 31 AND IF THE TASKFORCE DEEMS THIS WORTHY AND EFFECTIVE AND GOOD THEN WE WILL REVOTE ON WHETHER OR NOT TO CONTINUE THIS AS A COMMITTEE THEREAFTER. >> Coun. Jones: I UNDERSTAND IF I LOSS 5 A TASKFORCE, HOWEVER, A TASKFORCE IS ONLY AS GOOD OF THE PEOPLE APPOINTED TO IT. IF WE ARE GOING TO APPOINT PEOPLE TO A TASKFORCE TO MAKE INITIAL RECOMMENDATIONS TO A COMMITTEE, WHY DON'T WE SIMPLY HAVE THE COMMITTEE MEET AND DO WHAT THEY THINK THEY WANT TO DO OTHERWISE WE ARE DOUBLING UP OR WE ARE HAVING THE SAME PEOPLE DO BOTH THINGS AND I THINK WE ARE AT A POINT AS A COUNCIL RIGHT NOW WHEN WE NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL ABOUT HOW AND WHO ARE APPOINTED TO THESE THINGS. I AM NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THIS. I AM COMFORTABLE TO HAVE ONE MEETING FOR THE FULL COUNCIL TO DISCUSS THIS BUT TO FORM A TASKFORCE AND A COUNCIL COMMITTEE AND THEN ANOTHER COMMITTEE, I THINK SOMETIMES WE ARE BETTER OFF TO MAKE DECISIONS THAN TO TALK ABOUT THEM OVER AND OVER AND OVER. I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS. BUT THANK YOU FOR THE THOUGHT. >> Coun. Borrego: ANY OTHERS. >> Comm. Benson: THANK YOU. YEAH. I AM A LITTLE IFY ON THIS, HONESTLY. WE DO HAVE A NEW PUBLIC SAFETY -- WE HAD NUMEROUS COMMITTEES AND THAT IS A NEW ONE. WE DO HAVE OPTION AS WAS STATED TOLL HAVE STUDY SESSIONS. I AM NOT DIMINISHING ANY OF THESE TOPICS THAT YOUR PROPOSING MADAM Z. THEY ARE CRITICALLY IMPORTANT ISSUES I WOULD LIKE YOU TO HEAR FROM THE ADMINISTRATION ON THEIR THOUGHTS NONE. >> THIS IS REALLY COUNCIL'S INTERNAL PROCESS. WE ARE HAPPY TO SUPPORT WHATEVER GETS DECIDED. I THINK WE WOULD HAVE A COUPLE SEATS ON THE TASKFORCE UNDER CURRENT VERSION NONVOTING BUT WE HAVE PARTICIPATED IN OTHERS LIKE THIS. >> RYAN IS ALSO FROM LEGAL AND I JUST -- IT WAS KIND OF COINCIDENTAL WHEN I SPOKE WITH SAR I TA NAYER, CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER ABOUT THIS, ADMINISTRATION HAD PUT TOGETHER AN INTERNAL POLICY AND RYAN IS THE PERSON THAT IS HEADING THAT WILL -- I THINK IT IS MORE IMPORTANT THAT WE REALLY DO LOOK AT OUR -- DIRECTOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH -- THE ATTORNEY THAT YOU MENTIONED TO ME WHEN WE SPOKE ON THE PHONE. >> YES, COUNCIL PRESIDENT, THAT WAS PAUL, DEPUTY, HE OVERSEES OFFICE OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND CONSUMER FINANCIAL PROTECTION INITIATIVE AS WELL AS ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESS. WE DIDN'T ASK HIM TO STEP ON TODAY BUT HAPPY TO GRAB HIM IF YOU WOULD LIKE. WE COULD CERTAINLY HAVE ONE OF THOSE FOLKS STAFF THE COMMITTEE OR WORK GROUP OR TASKFORCE AS APPROPRIATE. >> Coun. Borrego: WHEN I PROPOSED THIS BILL THAT IS REALLY, WHEN I TAKE STEP BACK AND SAID MAYBE WE SHOULD LOOK AT TASKFORCE, THE COUNCIL WOULD STILL HAVE A VOTE, YOU KNOW, AS TO WHETHER OR NOT WE WERE CREATE IT OR NOT, WHETHER IT IS APPROPRIATE BUT THERE ARE SOME ISSUES OUT THERE THAT I THINK THAT WE NEED TO TAKE A LOOK AT OUR POLICY ON . >> Coun. Sena: OF MADAM PRESIDENT, I JUST WANTED TO NOTE AND BENTON MENTIONED PUBLIC SAFETY CAN HAVE -- (INAUDIBLE). (CAPTIONING BREAK BRIEFLY). THAT IS WHAT THIS COMMITTEE IS REALLY DESIGNED TO LOOK AT. >> Coun. Pena: I AGREE WITH YOU 100%. THAT IS WHY I WAS SAYING BEFORE WE KIND OF MOVE THIS AMENDMENT FORWARD IT WOULD BE GREAT TO BE ABLE TO DEFER IT EVEN JUST A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO THE NEXT MEETING TO KIND OF JUST PUT A FEW OF OUR HEADS TOGETHER TO SEE IF WE CAN ACHIEVE WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO ACHIEVE. >> Coun. Borrego: I WOULD ASK THAT WE DEFER IT MAYBE TO NOT OUR NEXT MEETING BUT THE MEETING AFTER THAT. APRIL 5. THAT WAY COUNCILORS HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY AND IF THERE ARE AMENDMENTS THAT COUNCILORS HAVE THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST, THEN, WE HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO LOOK AT THOSE. >> Coun. Pena: I MAKE A MOTION FOR A DEFERRAL TO NOT THE NEXT MEETING BUT AFTER THAT. >> Coun. Borrego: WE HAVE A MOTION AND SEVERAL SECONDS. COUNCILOR SENA AND THE MOTION FOR DEFERRAL TRUMPS EVERYTHING ELSE SO WE WILL TAKE A ROLL CALL VOTE ON THAT. >> Councilor Bassan: MADAM PRESIDENT I WASN'T SURE IF MAYBE THERE WERE A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT WANTED TO SAY ANYTHING. COUNCILOR SENA HAD HER HAND UP FOR A WHILE. >> Coun. Borrego: I THOUGHT THAT WAS A SECOND. DID YOU WANT TO SAY SOMETHING. >> Coun. Sena: I JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY (INAUDIBLE) IT IS NOT LIMITED TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE, FIRE AND POLICE. IT IS PRETTY ENCOMPASSING BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO THE DISCUSSION AS WE DEFER THIS. >> Coun. Borrego: APPRECIATE THAT. I DON'T SEE ANY OTHER HANDS FOR DISCUSSION. SO WE WILL MOVE ONTO THAT VOTE. >> Councilor Bassan: YES. >> Comm. Benson: YES. >> Coun. Davis: YES. >> Coun. Gibson: YES. >> Coun. Harris: YES. >> Coun. Jones: YES. >> Coun. Pena: YES. >> Coun. Sena: YES. >> Coun. Borrego: YES. 9-0 ON THE DEFERRAL. >> Coun. Borrego: THANK YOU FOR THAT. THAT DEFERRAL PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. THANK YOU FOR INDULGE ME ON THAT. I AM GOING BACK TO OUR REGULAR AGENDA. NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS. I'LL READ SOME INFORMATION PROVIDED BY OUR COUNCIL STAFF. FOR THOSE JOINING TO US PROVIDE COMMENT AS WE STATED EARLIER WE ALSO RECEIVED WRITTEN COMMENTS THAT WERE DISTRIBUTED TO ALL OF OUR COUNCILORS IN ADVANCE OF TODAY'S MEETING. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WILL BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THE COUNCIL IF THEY HAVE SIGNED UP FOR LIVE PUBLIC COMMENT PER THE RULES PUBLISHED ON THE AGENDA AND WEBSITE ON FRIDAY. SPEAKERS WILL BE MOVED INTO THE MEETING ROOM TWO AT A TIME. THEY WILL REMAIN MUTED WITH CAMERA OFF UNTIL CALLED UPON TO SPEAK AT WHICH POINT THEY CAN TURN ON THEIR CAMERA, AND THEY WILL HAVE 1 1/2 MINUTES TO PROVIDE COMMENTS TO THE COUNCIL. AFTER THAT, THEY WILL AGAIN BE MUTED AND RETURN TO BE ATTENDEE OF THE ZOOM. EACH PARTICIPANT HAS 1 1/2 MINUTES TO PRESENT. COMMENTS ARE TO BE ADDRESSED TO COUNCILORS ONLY THROUGH THE COUNCIL PRESIDENT. ANY DISRUPTIVE CONDUCT WILL RESULT IN REMOVAL FROM THE ZOOM. THERE WILL BE A 1 1/2 MINUTE TIME LIMIT. TIMER WILL START ONCE YOU BEGIN SPEAKING AND ZOOM MODERATOR WILL LET YOU KNOW WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP. WILL YOU PLEASE CALL THE FIRST SPEAKER. >> THANK YOU. FIRST SPEAKER IS ARDIS. >> ARDIS: MADAM PRESIDENT, MEMBERS, WHETHER ONE BELIEVES IN BROKEN WINDOW THEORY OR NOT, WE AT THE STUDIO FEEL VISIBLE SIGNS OF BROKEN GLASS, CRIME, ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR IS NOT THE BEST PATH THAT LEADS TO LESS CRIME AND DISORDER AFFECTING OVERALL PUBLIC HEALTH. SOME REFER TO IT AS DECLUTTERRING. WE ALL KNOW HOW GOOD THAT MAKES US FEEL, SIGNALS TO LOCAL AND VISITORS THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS IT TOGETHER SOMEHOW. OPPOSED TO WHEN WE FIND OURSELVES DRIVING THROUGH A BAD NEIGHBORHOOD CLUTTERED WITH ILLEGAL DUMPING, GRAFFITI, TRASH AND BROKEN WINDOWS, HENCE THE NAME. WE WOULD LIKE TO APPLAUD MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL WHO JOINED TO FORM ILLEGAL DUMPING PARTNERSHIP MADE UP OF HEAVY HITTERS. IT FEELS LIKE THE JUSTICE LEAGUE AND ALL THAT IS MISSING IS CAPES. WE LOOK FORWARD TO UNANIMOUSLY REPRESENTATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL, SPANDEX OPTIONAL. THOSE THAT SEE THIS AS COSMETIC MAY NOT BE LOOKING AT BIGGER PICTURE. THANKS AGAIN EVERYONE MUCH SUCCESS. >> OUR NEXT SPEAKER IS DR. JOE VALLES. >> VALLES: FIRST ALL THANK YOU, GREETINGS TO YOU. I SPEAK IN SUPPORT OF CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION R-21, 134, I HAVE TESTIFIED OPEN SPACE ADVISORY BOARD, AND LUPZ ON BEHALF OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF THE WESTSIDE COALITION AND INTERCOALITION PANEL OF NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS THROUGHOUT THE CITY. YOU JUST NEED TO KNOW THERE IS GROUND SWELL OF SUPPORT FOR THIS BILL. THROUGHOUT THE CITY. I ALSO WANT TO REPEAT THIS PROPERTY HAPPENS TO BE ON THE WESTSIDE BUT NOT JUST A WESTSIDE ISSUE. IT IS CITY WIDE AND INDEED ISSUE FOR THE STATE OF AS WELL. I THANK COUNCILOR S SENA AND BORREGO FOR BRINGING THIS FORWARD. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT THIS IS THE STUFF OF BUILDING LEGENDS FOR BOTH LANDOWNERS AND ELECTED OFFICIALS. I THANK YOU ALL BUT ALSO FOR THE GRASS ROOTS FOLKS WHO HAVE GIVEN ENORMOUSLY OF TIME, EFFORTS TO KEEP THIS ON THE FRONT BURNER. >> TASHA YOUNG: MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, I AM SPEAKING TODAY AS VICE CHAIR OF THE CITY OPEN SPACE ADVISORY BOARD. I DID SEND YOU A COPY OF THIS STATEMENT EARLIER. IT IS JUST ONE PARAGRAPH BUT DENSE. I AM NOT SURE I MADE YOUR 1:00 DEADLINE. OPEN SPACE ADVISORY BOARD IS GRATEFUL FOR OPPORTUNITY TO EXPRESS OUR UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORT FOR THE ACQUISITION OF THE POOL PROPERTY AND CONCERNS REGARDING OPEN SPACE TRUST FUND. WE DID THAT AT BOTH FEBRUARY 8 MEETING OF THE FINANCE AND GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE AND AT FEBRUARY 10 MEETING OF THE LAND USE PLANNING AND ZONING. ON FEBRUARY 18, OPEN SPACE ADVISORY BOARD MET FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE INTRODUCTION OF R-21,-134. AT THAT TIME ON FEBRUARY 18, BOARD HAD OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THE RESOLUTION AND COMMITTEE AMENDMENT PASSED BY THE LAND USE PLANNING COMMITTEE. BOARD AGAIN OPEN SPACE BOARD WANT TO EXPRESS ITS ENTHUSIASTIC SUPPORT FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE POOL PROPERTY AND STRONGLY AND UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMEND PASSAGE OF R-21, 134 AS AMENDED BY THE LUPZ COMMITTEE, AMENDMENT NO. 1. WE RENEW OUR COMMITMENT TO PRESERVING OPEN SPACE TRUST FUND TO ENSURE ACCESS TO OPEN SPACE FOR FUTURE RESIDENTS AND WE REQUEST ANY FUTURE RESIDENCE CONCERNING THE TRUST FUND BE PRESENTED TO THE OPEN SPACE ADVISORY BOARD FOR OUR REVIEW AND DISCUSSION AND FINALLY WE STAND READY TO PARTNER WITH AND ADVISE THE CITY IN ANYWAY WE CAN IN ONGOING PURCHASE OF MAJOR PUBLIC OPEN SPACE. THANK YOU FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE THIS STATEMENT TODAY. >> RENE HORVATH: GOOD AFTERNOON. I LIVE HERE ON THE WESTSIDE AND I REALLY STRONGLY WANT TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HELP AND EFFORTS IN SUPPORTING THIS VERY IMPORTANT BILL SPONSORED BY COUNCILOR SENA AND BORREGO TO PUT THE POOL PROPERTY ON THE ACQUISITION LIST. THIS DOES MEET CRITERIA, OPEN SPACE, TO BE ON THE ACQUISITION LIST AND THIS PROPERTY IS VERY VALUABLE BECAUSE IT IS ADJACENT TO RIO GRANDE AND WETLANDS AND THIS IS SIGNIFICANT WET LAND WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS WHICH NEEDS THAT PROTECTION. IT IS A WILDLIFE PRESERVE. IT HAS HUGE AMOUNTS OF WILDLIFE. SO THIS WILL SHOWCASE, PROTECT AND BUFFER IT. I DO WANT TO THANK YOU ALL AND I DO WANT TO THANK THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, THE MAYOR HIMSELF FOR SUPPORT AND MAYOR'S OFFICE FOR LOOKING AT VARIOUS FUNDING SOURCES SO THEY DON'T HAVE TO TOUCH THE TRUST FUND AND CITY COUNCIL WHO HAVE BEEN GENEROUS TO HELP TO ADD TO THE FUNDING HELP PURCHASE THIS PROPERTY. I THINK IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING WE HAVE COME UP WITH THE FUNDING, I HOPE, TO FINALIZE THE PURCHASE, TO ADD TO THE STATE FUND THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN ACCUMULATED AND I JUST WANT TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR ADDING IT TO PRIORITY LIST AND I DO WANT TO THANK EVERYONE'S EFFORTS TO FIND FUNDING TO DO SO WITHOUT HAVING TO TOUCH THE TRUST FUND. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> WE HAD ONE OTHER BUT THEY HAVE NOT SHOWN UP SO THAT CONCLUDES PUBLIC COMMENT. >> Coun. Borrego: THANK YOU TO EACH SPEAKER. WE HAD ONE OTHER PERSON SIGNED UP AND DOES NOT SEEM TO BE IN THE ZOOM WAITING ROOM. SO, WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE FORWARD. NEXT ORDER OF BUSINESS IS OUR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISCUSSION AND WE HAVE NONE TONIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ONTO ADMINISTRATION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS. I ONLY HAD ONE REQUEST FROM COUNCILLOR GIBSON. COUNCILLOR GIBSON, ARE YOU THERE. >> Coun. Gibson: YES, I AM. I DO HAVE A QUESTION FOR, I THINK, THIS IS GOING TO DIRECTOR OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. DIRECTOR PIERCE. MY QUESTION IS ABOUT THE 768 HELP LINE. WE TALKED AT LEAST TEXTED EARLIER TODAY. THE FACT THIS IS A PILOT PROGRAM THAT HAD ESTABLISHED A DEDICATED NUMBER FOR INDIVIDUALIZED ASSISTANCE TO THE DOWN AND OUT FOLKS WHO NEEDED HELP AS WELL AS HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES. ASSISTANCE WAS MORE THAN JUST REFERRAL LINE BUT CONNECTED CALLERS DIRECTLY WITH SERVICE PROVIDERS. CALL TAKERS HAD CURRENT INFORMATION AT THEIR FINGER TIPS TO ANSWER MANY OF THE COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND THEY WERE TRAINED AND THEY WERE TRAINED BOTH VOLUNTEERS AND PAID STAFF WERE TRAINED AND THEN WHEN THAT CONTRACT EXPIRED FAMILY INDICATED THAT THE CALLS WERE BEING DIRECTED TO 311 AND THAT NAVIGATORS WOULD BE TRAINED IN HELP DRIVING EXPERIENCING ISSUES AROUND HOMELESSNESS AND THEY WOULD BE THE ONES TAKING THOSE CALLS. WE HAVE DISCOVERED, KNOW, THAT 768 HELP NOW REFERS TO 242COPS TO MANAGE THESE CALLS. ACTUALLY, WHEN THE CALLS ARE NOT ANSWERED IT GOES TO THE VOICE MAIL 311 VOICE MAIL AND THAT VOICE MAIL IS SET UP FOR, YOU KNOW, TO GIVE INFORMATION ABOUT BUSES AND THE ZOO HOURS AND THINGS LIKE THAT. IT IS NOT SET UP FOR 768 HELP. SO, I AM HOPING THAT CAN YOU KIND OF ENLIGHTEN ME TO ANY PLANS THAT WE MIGHT HAVE TO REESTABLISH THAT LINE AS A WORKING HELP LINE FOR THE HOMELESS AND TRAIN SPECIALISTS OR NAVIGATORS TO DO SO. >> PIERCE. THANK YOU FOR THAT QUESTION. SO, THE SETUP ON 768 HELP DIDN'T ULTIMATELY HAVE THE IMPACT WE THOUGHT IT WOULD IN TERMS OF GETTING DIRECT ASSISTANCE IMMEDIATELY FOR SOMEONE IN NEED. SO, THAT CONTRACT ENDED END OF JANUARY AND THEN THE LINE WAS TRANSFERRED TO 311. FOLLOWING UP WITH THE DIRECTOR, THAT WHERE THE LINE IS GOING. IT IS NOT TRANSFERRED TO 242-COPS. 311 HAS A LIST OF POTENTIAL SERVICES FOR SOMEONE IN NEED. WHAT OUR HOPE IS, WE HAVE BEGUN CONVERSATIONS WITH COALITION TO ENDS HOMELESSNESS ABOUT WHAT IT WOULD MEAN TO MAKE THAT LINE MORE EFFECTIVE. BECAUSE WE ALL KNOW 768 HELP LINE HAS BEEN PROMOTED, ON BILLBOARD AND THAT IS WHY WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE THE PHONE WAS ANSWERED BY 311. WE HAVE HAD CONVERSATIONS WITH THE COALITION. A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS WERE ABOUT HOUSING. GIVEN WHAT THE COALITION DOES, WHETHER IT IS TALKING ABOUT VOUCHERS OR GETTING SOMEBODY ON A HOUSING LIST, WE HAVEN'T EXECUTED THAT CONTRACT YET. WE ARE IN NEGOTIATION WITH THE COALITION. THE OTHER THING THAT WE GOT IN OUR STATE IS NM CRISIS LINE. THAT IS A 24/7 LINE AVAILABLE ACTUALLY ACROSS THE STATE. THAT IS OUR CURRENT PLAN AT THE MOMENT. >> Coun. Gibson: OKAY. I WOULD JUST ADD THAT IT DID HAVE AN AUDIENCE BEFORE THE CONTRACT ENDED. IT WAS HELPING PEOPLE. THE LINE THAT YOU TALKEDkwG ABOUT, THAT STATE-WIDE, THIS IS DIFFERENT. THAT IS MORE OF A REFERRAL LINE, IT IS SORT OF A PEER SUPPORT LINE? >> PIERCE: THERE IS A PEER COMPONENT TO THAT, BUT NM CRISIS IS ALSO CONCERNING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONCERNS, SUICIDAL THOUGHTS. IT IS SOMEBODY AVAILABLE 24/7 TO REALLY ADDRESS SOMEBODY WHO IS IN NEED OF HELP. >> Coun. Gibson: I THINK A REALLY GOOD HOME FOR IT COULD BE COALITION TO END HOMELESSNESS. I WOULD CERTAINLY SUPPORT THAT AND ADD ANY OF THE HELP THAT I OR MY OFFICE COULD OFFER. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE DON'T REALLY HAVE RIGHT NOW AND -- OR WE DIDN'T HAVE. WE HAVE IT NOW BUT IT IS KIND OF JUST, YOU KNOW, CREEPING ALONG A LITTLE BIT. I WOULD HOPE WE CAN DO SOMETHING. WHAT ABOUT THE NAVIGATORS WE TALKED ABOUT NAVIGATORS. IS THAT OFF THE LIST OF POSSIBILITIES? >> PIERCE: SO, THERE ARE NAVIGATORS AT 911 THIS THEY ARE CALLED FINANCIAL NAVIGATORS HOWEVER THEY ARE AVAILABLE AND 311 HAS APPROPRIATE PATH WAIT FOR THE PERSON CALLING AND THEY CAN HELP WITH RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND OTHER COMPONENTS AS WELL. THEY ARE A PIECE OF THAT MIX IN THE WAY THAT I KNOW EVERYONE KNOWS, 311 KNOWS, DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WITH DIFFERENT RESOURCES AND THIS FINANCIAL NAVIGATOR, MR. TORRES, IS WORKING WITH, THAT IS ANOTHER RESOURCE AND 311 IS AWARE OF THAT. >> Coun. Gibson: CAN WE AT LEAST SET UP AN OUT GOING VOICE MAIL SO PEOPLE WHO ARE CALLING IN FOR 768 HELP REASONS AREN'T GETTING THE OUTGOING MESSAGE OR ZOO HOURS AND HELP WITH BUS SCHEDULES? >> PIER: I WILL WORK WITH DIRECTOR AS WELL AND SEE WHAT WE CAN DO. I DID SEE THAT NOTE THAT YOU FORWARDED TO ME FROM A CONSTITUENT AND CONCERN WHEN THEY DID GET THAT MESSAGE FROM 311. I CAN CERTAINLY FOLLOW-UP WITH DIRECTOR AND SEE WHAT CAN BE DONE. >> Coun. Gibson: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> Coun. Borrego: WE WILL MOVE TO COUNCILOR BASSAN. WHO HAS YOUR HAND UP. >> Councilor Bassan: MY APOLOGIES FOR THE LACK OF ADVANCED NOTICE. I GOT E-MAIL FROM CONSTITUENT TODAY FOR APD IF THEY ARE AVAILABLE. >> Coun. Borrego: SOMEONE STILL AVAILABLE FROM APD? >> I SEE THEY ARE STILL ON THE ZOOM BUT JUST MIGHT BE HAVING A LITTLE TROUBLE GETTING VIDEO AND AUDIO BACK ON. >> Councilor Bassan: THANK YOU. >> Coun. Borrego: DO YOU WANT TO GO AHEAD AND ASK YOUR QUESTION. >> Councilor Bassan: CAN I AS LONG AS THEY WILL BE THE ONES TO HEAR IT BECAUSE IT IS A CONSTITUENT QUESTION TO THEM AND ON MY BEHALF AS WELL. COMMANDER BARKER IS THAT YOU. >> WE ARE HERE. >> Councilor Bassan: THANK YOU. I KNOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ABOUT SPEEDING AND WE HAVE BEEN MAKE SOMETHING REALLY GOOD PROGRESS I THINK IN THE CITY IN REGARDS TO THAT. DID I HAVE A CONSTITUENT EMAIL COME IN TODAY THAT HAS INDICATED -- THIS IS A VERY CONSISTENT PATTERN AND I KNOW THAT I HAVE REACHED OUT TO COMMANDER BROWN REGULARLY. DO I PLAN ON REACHING OUT TO CHIEF MEDINA AGAIN. I REALLY WONDER IF THERE IS A WAY TO MAKE SURE THAT ON SUNDAY NIGHTS AT 10:00 P.M. IF THERE IS ANY AVAILABLE RESOURCES SOMEONE CAN GO TO BALLOON FIESTA PARKWAY OR PAN AMERICAN NEAR GLENN DALE AND FLORENCE, THERE IS CONSISTENT DRAG RACING, APD HAS CALLED 242COPS IS CALLED EVERY SUNDAY. IT IS ALMOST TO THE POINT IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS SO CONSISTENT, IT IS UNAVOIDABLE. I AM WONDERING IF THERE IS ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO AT LEAST START BY MITIGATING THAT ONE INSTANCE. I REALIZE THIS GOES TO BIGGER PROBLEM OF IT SPREADS OUT, RIGHT? IF WE BREAK IT OUT THERE IT GOES FURTHER IN THE CITY. EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT 10:00 P.M. IN THAT AREA, THIS IS ONGOING ISSUE. IF THERE IS ANYTHING WE CAN DO, I WOULD BE SO GRATEFUL. >> MADAM CHAIR AND COUNCILOR, THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. I WILL ABSOLUTELY WORK WITH COMMANDER BROWN TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE TASK PLANS AND FOCUSED EFFORTS AT THAT AREA. I WILL FOLLOW-UP WITH YOU. >> Councilor Bassan: THANK YOU. >> RAEL: LET ME ASK THE QUESTION, JUST SIMPLY BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN AROUND THIS CONVERSATION FOR SOMETIME. WE INSTALLED SPEED HUMPS ALONG BALLOON FIESTA PARKWAY. ARE THEY SAYING THAT IS NOT HELPING WITH THAT PORTION OF THE CORRIDOR OR DO WE NEED TO EXPLORE A DIFFERENT SOLUTION? >> Councilor Bassan: YES. THOSE SPEED HUMPS ARE INDEED HELPING, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. OF COURSE, GOING BACK TO MY COMMENTS, ONCE WE MOVE SOMETHING FROM ONE AREA TO THE NEXT BUT WAY GUESS IS BEING REPORTED IS THAT APPROXIMATELY MINIMALLY 20 CARS EVERY SUNDAY NIGHT AT 10:00 P.M. ARE LINING UP, NOW ALONG PAN AMERICAN. I RECOGNIZE NOW WE ARE CLOSER TO INTERSTATE BUT BETWEEN AND NEAR GLENN DALE AND FLORENCE, EVEN ON THE EAST SIDE, THEY ARE LINING UP TO RACE AND THEY ARE STARTING TO MOVE DOWN SAN PEDRO. SO I JUST FEEL AND I THINK CONSTITUENT FEEL BETWEEN THE NOISE AND THE FACT IT IS SUNDAY NIGHT AT 10. AND IT IS CONSISTENT. IT SHOULD BE EASY PICK FOR US TO MINIMIZE AS FAR AS THAT IS CONCERNED AT LEAST FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE. THAT IS WHAT I AM WONDERING HOW CAN WE HELP WITH THAT? >> RAEL. LET ME INTERVENE WITH THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. THE ENTIRE FRONTAGE ROAD ALONG THE INTERSTATE IS MANAGED BY THE DOT. NOT THAT APD DOESN'T ASSIST AND HELP BUT LET US LOOK AT THAT AND SEE WHAT WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO DO TO HELP WITH THAT ISSUE. I DRIVE THAT CORRIDOR RIGHT ABOUT 10:00 EVERY NIGHT ON SUNDAY, SIMPLY FROM VISITING MY MOTHER SO I'LL MAKE SURE WE GET SOMEONE OUT THERE TO LOOK AT THAT. >> Councilor Bassan: THANK YOU. >> Coun. Sena: THANK YOU MADAM PRESIDENT AND I KNOW IT IS BEING ADDRESSED BUT I DID WANT TO EXTEND MY APPRECIATION TO DIRECTOR IN REGARDS TO THE GENTLEMAN THAT LIVED OFF OF V 2. &. I AM NOT SURE IF YOU GUYS CAN STILL HEAR ME. >> OF. >> Coun. Borrego: WE CAN HEAR YOU BUT YOU WERE FROZEN. >> Coun. Sena: THE GENTLEMAN WHO HAD HIS WALL CRASHED INTO AND WAS ISSUED A NOTICE I GUESS FOR LACK OF A BETTER TERM AND I WAS TOLD HE WOULD BE GIVEN AN EXTENSION BECAUSE THE GENTLEMAN THAT LIVED THERE, MR. ROMERO, ACTUALLY, FOLLOWED THROUGH AND FIXES HIS WALL EVERY TIME IT GETS CRASHED INTO. HE WAS GIVEN ANOTHER NOTICE OF DO NOT COMPLY AND I HOPE THAT MR. WILLIAMS WILL CERTAINLY FOLLOW-UP WITH THE GENTLEMAN. IT IS CERTAINLY NOT A FAULT OF HIS OWN THAT HIS WALL WAS CRASHED INTO AND REALLY IT IS DRIVER BEHAVIOR FOR NOT SLOWING DOWN, WITH THAT ROAD BEING A SCHOOL ZONE AND IT GETS TO BEHAVIOR AND THIS EDUCATION THAT WE NEED TO PUSH AND STRESS. BUT I DO HOPE THAT MR. WILLIAMS IS FOLLOWING UP WITH MR. ROMERO ON GETTING THAT ADDRESSED BECAUSE, HE SHOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN THAT NOTICE IN THE FIRST PLACE BUT I ALSO HOPE THAT NOW THAT HE HAS ANOTHER NOTICE THAT HE CAN COMPLY AND HE HAS ALWAYS COMPLIED IN SETTING UP ANOTHER WALL. >> RAEL: I WILL CONVEY TO HIM AND MAKE SURE HE GETS THE INFORMATION. >> Coun. Borrego: THANK YOU. DOESN'T APPEAR THAT THERE ARE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM OUR COUNCILORS REGARDING ADMINISTRATION SO, WE WILL MOVE ON BECAUSE WE STILL HAVE A PUBLIC HEARING TONIGHT. OUR JOURNAL. COUNCILOR GIBSON I WILL DEFER THIS TO YOU. >> Coun. Gibson: I'LL MOVE APPROVAL OF THE FEBRUARY 17TH JOURNAL. >> Coun. Borrego: IS THERE A SECOND? COUNCILOR BASSAN THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE TO OUR VOTE. >> Councilor Bassan: YES. >> Comm. Benson: YES. >> Coun. Davis: YES. >> Coun. Gibson: YES. >> Coun. Harris: YES. >> Coun. Jones: YES. >> Coun. Pena: YES. >> Coun. Sena: YES. >> Coun. Borrego: YES. >> THANK YOU, 9-0. >> Coun. Borrego: THANK YOU COUNCILORS. THAT PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. WE WILL MOVE ONTO OUR COMMUNICATIONS AND INTRODUCTIONS. I'LL JUST REMIND COUNCILORS TO MUTE YOURSELVES BECAUSE THERE WAS OF SOME ECHO ON THAT ITEM. ANY CHANGES TO LETTER OF INTRODUCTION THIS EVENING? >> Councilor Bassan: THANK YOU. I MOVE RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF INTRODUCING R-138 AND PLACING IT ON MARCH 15 AGENDA FOR ACTION. AUTHORIZING THE GIVING OF NOTICES FOR BIDS FOR THE SALE OF CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS CONSISTING OF 22 MILLION GENERAL OBLIGATION, GENERAL PURPOSE BONDS, SERIES 2021A AND 27,980,000 GENERAL OBLIGATIONS REFUNDING BOND SERIES 2021, B. >> Coun. Borrego: THERE IS A SECOND BY COUNCILOR JONES. ANY DISCUSSION? WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE VOTE. I NEED A 2/3 OF COUNCILORS TO VOTE. >> Coun. Davis: I JUST WANT TO MAKE A COMMENTS. I WON'T REHASH THE ISSUE. I DO THINK THIS IS NOT READY TO COME TO FULL COUNCIL YET. I THINK IT SHOULD BE BACK IN THE COMMITTEE SINCE COUNCILORS AND SOME OF THE SPONSORS INDICATED THEY INTEND TO AMEND IT FURTHER. FOR THAT REASON I WOULD VOTE NO AND HOPE TO LEAVE IT IN COMMITTEE UNTIL WE HAVE A CHANCE. >> Coun. Borrego: COUNSELOR DAVIS THIS IS FOR LATE INTRODUCTION THERE IS STILL OPPORTUNITY, I BELIEVE. FOR AMENDMENT. >> Coun. Davis: YES, MA'AM. I UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT I DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS APPROPRIATE TO INTRODUCE IT TO FULL COUNCIL YET. >> Councilor Bassan: THIS WAS A REQUEST FROM ME BY ADMINISTRATION SO I WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM THEM AS TO WHY THEY, PER SE, REQUESTED IT TO BE FOR LATE INTRODUCTION AND NOT GO TO THIS COMMITTEE. >> Coun. Borrego: ANYONE FROM ADMINISTRATION PRESENT THAT WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THIS? >> OF I THINK THERE IS A MISUNDERSTANDING. THIS PARTICULAR ITEM IS ABOUT THE PART OF THE BONDS SALE AND THIS IS JUST ROUTINE REQUEST TO MEET DEADLINE TO SELL THE BOND AROUND FIRST OF APRIL AND THAT IS WHY WE ARE REQUESTING THERE. THIS IS NOT FOR THE CIP2021 YOU HAD BEEN DISCUSS IN THE COW MEETING. >> Coun. Davis: I APOLOGIZE. I MISREAD STAFF REPORT. I APPRECIATE THAT. THANK YOU. >> Coun. Borrego: IF THERE ARE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE VOTE. >> Councilor Bassan: YES. >> Comm. Benson: YES. >> Coun. Davis: YES. >> Coun. Gibson: YES. >> Coun. Jones: YES. Z. >> Coun. Pena: YES. >> Coun. Sena: YES. >> Coun. Borrego: YES. >> 9-0. >> Coun. Borrego: WE WILL MOVE ONTO NEXT ITEM. >> Councilor Bassan: THANK YOU. I MOVE RULES BE SUSPENDED FOR THE PURPOSE OF INTRODUCING O-53, PLACING IT ON MARCH 15 COUNCIL AGENDA FOR ACTION. IT IS AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE AND SALE OF CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS IN TWO SERIES IN A COLLECTIVE PAR AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED 42,960,000 CONSISTING OF 22,960,000 GENERAL PURPOSE, GENERAL OBLIGATION B:NDS, SERIES 2021 AND 20 MILLION SERIES 2021C, AUTHORIZE ELECTION OF THE CITY HELD. I HAVE A SECOND FROM COUNCILOR SENA. ANY QUESTIONS? >> Coun. Borrego: WE NEED 2/3 OF THE COUNCILORS PRESENT. >> Councilor Bassan: YES. >> Comm. Benson: YES. >> Coun. Davis: YES. >> Coun. Gibson: I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE LETTER OF INTRODUCTION. >> Coun. Borrego: I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILOR SENA. THANK YOU. SO, WITH THAT, IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION WE WILL MOVE ONTO OUR VOTE. >> Councilor Bassan: YES. >> Coun. Benton: YES. >> Coun. Davis: YES. >> Coun. Gibson: YES. >> Coun. Harris: YES. >> Coun. Jones: YES. >> Coun. Pena: YES. >> Coun. Sena: YES. >> Coun. Borrego: YES. 9-0. >> Coun. Borrego: LETTER OF INTRODUCTION PASSES WITH 9-0 VOTE. WE WILL MOVE ONTO REPORTS OF COMMITTEES. >> Coun. Sena: PUBLIC SAFETY MET TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23 AND REPORTS OUT FOLLOWING ITEMS. R-136 DO PASS. MANY M-9 DO IT PASS AND BE ACTED ON AT MEETING AT WHICH IT IS REPORTED. I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >> Coun. Borrego: THANK YOU. I HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILOR BASSAN. ANY DISCUSSION? IF NOT, WE WILL TAKE A VOTE. >> Councilor Bassan: YES. >> Coun. Benton: YES. >> Coun. Davis: YES. >> Coun. Gibson: YES. >> Coun. Harris: YES. >> Coun. Jones: YES. >> Coun. Sena: -- >> Coun. Pena: YES. >> Coun. Sena: YES. >> Coun. Borrego: YES. 9-0. >> Coun. Borrego: THAT COMMITTEE REPORT PASSES ON A 9-0. WE WILL MOVE ONTO COUNCILLOR PENA. >> Coun. Pena: THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MET THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 25 AND REPORTS OUT FOLLOWING ITEM. R-128 IT DO PASS AS SUBSTITUTED AS AMENDED. I MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE COMMITTEE REPORT. >> Coun. Borrego: YOU HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILOR BASSAN. ANY QUESTIONS? I NEED A VOTE. >> Councilor Bassan: YES. >> Coun. Benton: NO. >> Coun. Davis: NO. >> Coun. Gibson: NO. >> Coun. Harris: YES. >> Coun. Jones: NO. >> Coun. Pena: YES. >> Coun. Sena: YES. >> Coun. Borrego: YES. MOTION PASSES ON A 5-4 VOTE. >> Coun. Borrego: THANK YOU. THAT MOTION PASSES ON 5-4 VOTE. SO, WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ONTO DEFERRALS AND WITHDRAWALS THIS EVENING. COUNCILORS, ARE THERE ANY DEFERRALS OR WITHDRAWALS AT THIS TIME. >> Coun. Sena: THANK YOU. O-39 (INAUDIBLE) REQUIRE EMPLOYERS PROVIDE LEAVE TO EMPLOYEES, I MOVE DEFERRAL UNTIL APRIL 5. >> Coun. Borrego: COUNCILOR BASSAN SECOND. I NEED A VOTE. >> Councilor Bassan: YES. >> Coun. Benton: YES. >> Coun. Davis: YES. >> Coun. Gibson: YES. >> Coun. Harris: YES. OF. >> Coun. Jones: YES. >> Coun. Pena: YES. >> Coun. Sena: YES. >> Coun. Borrego: YES. >> 9-0 ON DEFERRAL. >> Coun. Borrego: O-39 DEFERRED UNTIL APRIL 5. VOTE 9-0. SO, WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ONTO CONSENT AGENDA. COUNCILORS, ANY CHANGES TO THE CONSENT AGENDA? I AM JUST GOING TO READ INTO THE RECORD FOR THE INDIVIDUALS ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA, WHO ARE BEING APPOINTED TO SERVE ON A BOARD OR COMMISSION, AND WHO MAY BE WATCHING FROM HOME, WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO SERVE. COUNCILOR BENTON, DO YOU HAVE YOUR HANDS UP FOR A REASON? >> Coun. Benton: YES, PLEASE. I JUST WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE WE HAVE A WHOLE SLEW OF DISTRICT 2 VOLUNTEERS FOR COMMITTEE. I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO THEM. JOHN FROM SILVER HILLS, JOINING TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY. >> ROBERT FROM BARELAS SERVING ON THE HOUSING ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. ROBERT, REAPPOINT MEANT TO THAT SAME COMMITTEE. MARGARET FROM THE REYNOLDS WE ADDITION. FINALLY ROBERT TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING COMMISSION. THANK THOSE DISTRICT 2 RESIDENTS. >> Coun. Borrego: THANK YOU. ANY OTHER COUNCILORS WISHING TO SPEAK? IF NOT, WE WILL MOVE ONTO THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> Coun. Gibson: I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> Coun. Borrego: SECOND BY COUNCILOR SENA. I NEED A VOTE. >> Councilor Bassan: YES. >> Coun. Benton: YES. >> Coun. Davis: YES. >> Coun. Gibson: YES. >> Coun. Harris: YES. >> Coun. Jones: YES. >> Coun. Pena: YES. >> Coun. Sena: YES. >> Coun. Borrego: YES. >> 9-0. >> Coun. Borrego: THANK YOU. THE CONSENT AGENDA PASSES ON 9-0 VOTE. WE MOVE ONTO ANNOUNCEMENTS THIS EVENING. COUNCILOR BASSAN. >> Councilor Bassan: FINANCE AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS MONDAY MARCH 8 AT 3:00 P.M. VIA ZOOM. >> Coun. Sena: THERE WILL BE A PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE MEETING ON TUESDAY, MARCH 9 AT 3:00 P.M. VIA ZOOM. >> Coun. Jones: LAND USE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULED FOR WEDNESDAY, MARCH 10 IS CANCELLED. >> Coun. Pena: THERE WILL BE INTERGOVERNMENTAL LEGISLATIVE RELATIONS COMMITTEE MEETING ON FRIDAY, MARCH 5 AND 12 AT 4:00 P.M. VIA ZOOM. >> Coun. Borrego: SO, WITH THAT, WE WILL GO TO ITEM 12 WHICH IS PUBLIC HEARINGS. MR. MELENDRES, ARE YOU ON? I WANT TO MAKE SURE HE IS ON THE CALL. >> Mr. Melendres: I AM ON. >> Coun. Borrego: PUBLIC HEARING AC-20-15. STEVEN HERNANDEZ AGENT OR. I BELIEVE THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT PORTIONS TO THIS. ACTUALLY, THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT HEARINGS BUT THEY ARE ALL RELATED. AND, SO, I AM GOING TO TURN IT OVER TO MR. MELENDRES TO EXPLAIN THESE TO ALL THE COUNCILORS. THANK YOU. >> Mr. Melendres: THANK YOU, THESE ARE THREE RELATED MATTERS, DEALING WITH THREE ADJOINING PARCELS LOCATED AT CONCERNER OF MARTIN LUTHER KING J.R. AND EDITH. THEY CONTAIN A SITE THAT CURRENTLY HOUSES ALBUQUERQUE CHARTER ACADEMY. A SCHOOL FOR HIGH SCHOOL AGED STUDENTS. THE PROPERTY IS NOT OWNED BY ACADEMY. PRIVATELY OWNED AND PROPERTY OWNER FOR THAT SITE IS REQUESTING THAT VARIANCE BE GRANTED IN ORDER TO ERECT A SIX FOOT TALL FENCE EFFECTIVELY AT THE BACK OF SIDEWALK ALONG MARTIN LUTHER KING AND EDITH. IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA ON THAT SITE MAXIMUM HEIGHT IS LIMITED TO THREE FEET SO THAT IS WHY THE PROPERTY OWNER CAME IN ASKING FOR A VARIANCE ON THAT LIMITATION IN ORDER TO ALLOW THAT SIX FOOT HYPHENS. IT WOULD BE FROM THE RECORD APPEARS TO BE WROUGHT IRON. THREE PROPERTIES, ONE APPLICATION WAS SUBMITTED FOR EACH AND THAT IS WHY YOU HAVE 3 APPEALS BEFORE YOU. THE REQUESTS ARE THE SAME. ONLY NEED THREE MOTIONS IN ORDER TO DISPOSE OF THE MATTER. SO, THIS REQUEST CAME TO THE CITY'S ZONING HEARING EXAMINER AND THEY APPLIED THE TEST FOR VARIANCE IN I DO WHICH REQUIRES THAT SHOWING BE MADE THAT SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNIQUE TO THE PROPERTY THAT JUSTIFIES A VARIANCE. IN OTHER WORDS THERE IS SOMETHING UNIQUE ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY BECAUSE OF ITS PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS THAT MAKE A VARIANCE WANTERRED AS COMPARED TO OTHER PROPERTIES SIMILARLY SITUATED. APPLICANT PROPOSED THAT CRIME AND VAGUE RANCY IN THE AREA JUSTIFIED FENCE FOR SECURITY PURPOSES. HOWEVER, ZONING HEARING EXAMINER FOUND THOSE ALLEGATIONS TO THE EXTENT APPLICABLE TO THIS SITE WERE NOT NECESSARILY UNIQUE TO THE PROPERTY AS FAR AS PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS WHICH WOULD BE OTHERWISE REQUIRED TO JUSTIFY THE VARIANCE. THAT ZONING HEARING EXAMINER ULTIMATELY DENIED THE REQUEST AND THAT DECISION WAS APPEAL TO CITY COUNCIL TO THE HANDLED USE HEARING OFFICER. THE OFFICER IN REVIEWING THE ZONING HEARING EXAMINER'S DECISION DETERMINED THAT THE HEARING EXAMINER SHOULD BE UPHELD. DECISION WAS NOT ARBITRARY AND RATIONALE WAS SOUND. ALSO ANALYZED CONCEPT OF SELF IMPOSED HARDSHIP TO THE EXTENT FACT SITE HOUSE AS CHARTER SCHOOL COULD BE CONSIDERED PART OF THE ZONING. THAT IS A USE OPTION AMONG MANY SO IT APPEARED IT WOULD CONSTITUTE A SELF IMPOSED ISSUE THAT DOES NOT JUSTIFY A VARIANCE. PARTIES ARE NOT HERE FOR PURPOSES OF THIS HEARING TONIGHT. YOUR ONLY CONSIDERING WHETHER OR NOT TO ACCEPT OR REJECT LAND USE HEARING OFFICER. I'LL DO MY BEST TO ANSWER QUESTIONS. IF I CAN'T, WE WILL HOLD A FULL HEARING LATER SO CAN YOU HEAR FROM THE PARTY, FOR NOW IT IS ACCEPT OR REJECT. IF YOU ACCEPT THE RECOMMENDATION THEN THE VARIANCES WILL BE DENIED. STAND FOR QUESTIONS. >> Coun. Borrego: AC-2015, AC-2016, AC-2017 WHICH ARE ALL BY THE SAME APPELLANT AND WE HAVE TO HEAR THEM EACH SEPARATELY OR CAN WE ASK QUESTIONS TOGETHER? >> WE CAN TAKE UP THE HEARING ALTOGETHER. THE SAME QUESTIONS WILL APPLY TO EACH APPLICATION SO, WE CAN DISCUSS THEM ALTOGETHER. SECTIONALLY SAME REQUEST, THE DISTINCTION IS THERE ARE LOT LINES DESIGNATING THREE PROPERTIES. ALL THE SAME REQUEST. ONLY THING IS WE NEED THREE MOTIONS. >> Coun. Borrego: THANK YOU. >> DEPICTS EXACTLY WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. >> Coun. Borrego: WE ARE GOING TO NEED THREE SEPARATE VOTES ON THESE. SO, COUNCILOR GIBSON YOU MADE A MOTION ON AC2015 AND IT WAS SECONDED BY COUNCILOR SENA. IF THERE IS NO FURTHER DISCUSSION ON ALL THREE, WE WILL MOVE ONTO OUR VOTE. I DON'T SEE ANYONE IN THE CUE. >> Councilor Bassan: YES. >> Coun. Benton: YES. >> Coun. Davis: YES. >> Coun. Gibson: YES. >> Coun. Harris: YES. >> Coun. Jones: YES. >> Coun. Pena: YES. >> Coun. Sena: YES. >> Coun. Borrego: YES. >> 9-0. >> Coun. Borrego: THAT IS AC-20-15 AND PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. COUNCILOR JONES YOU'RE WELCOME TO MAKE OF THE MOTION ON AC-2016. >> Coun. Jones: THANK YOU FOR THAT OPPORTUNITY. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE LUHO RECOMMENDATIONS AND FINDINGS ON AC20-16. >> Coun. Borrego: YOU HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILOR BENTON. >> Councilor Bassan: YES. >> Coun. Benton: YES. >> Coun. Davis: YES. >> Coun. Gibson: YES. >> Coun. Harris: YES. >> Coun. Jones: YES. >> Coun. Pena: YES. >> Coun. Sena: YES. >> Coun. Borrego: YES. >> 9-0. >> Coun. Borrego: THANK YOU. WE WILL MOVE ONTO AC-20-17. WE NEED A MOTION. >> Councilor Bassan: I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE LUHO RECOMMENDATION AND FINDINGS. >> Coun. Borrego: SECOND BY COUNCILOR BENTON. >> Councilor Bassan: YES. >> Coun. Benton: YES. >> Coun. Davis: YES. >> Coun. Gibson: YES. >> Coun. Harris: YES. >> Coun. Jones: YES. >> Coun. Pena: YES. >> Coun. Sena: YES. >> Coun. Borrego: YES. >> Coun. Borrego: THAT CONCLUDES OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR THIS EVENING. WE WILL MOVE ONTO OUR APPROVALS WHICH THERE ARE NONE. WE WILL MOVE ONTO FINAL ACTIONS. AND OUR FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS ITEM B,Y IS COUNCILLOR BENTON AND DAVIS, R-127. Q. OF. >> Coun. Benton: THANK YOU. I'LL MOVE A DO PASS ON R-127. >> Coun. Borrego: MOTION FOR DO PASS AND WE HAVE A SECOND BY COUNCILOR DAVIS. IS THAT RIGHT? IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE HAND IS UP FOR. THANK YOU. WE HAVE ONE AMENDMENT TO THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ORIGINAL BILL? IF NOT WE WILL MOVE ONTO WHAT WE WILL CALL FLOOR AMENDMENT NO. 1. >> Councilor Bassan: THIS SEEMS LIKE A GOOD IDEA TO MAKE SURE TO DO THIS AND I REALIZE WHAT WE SEE IN THE SCRIPT HERE. I DO WANT TO WHEN WE GET TO THIS, EVEN IF WE DEFER OR WHATEVER, TO COVER AND COME BACK AND CIRCLE AROUND. I BELIEVE THAT THE ADMINISTRATION OR DIRECTOR MONTOYA WAS EVEN GOING TO INFORM US ON WHAT MONIES AND FUNDING IS ALLOWED RIGHT NOW AND HOW MUCH EXCESS WE DO HAVE THAT WE COULD BE SEEING ROLL OVER. IT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING THERE MIGHT NOT BE TOO MUCH RIGHT NOW. BUT MAYBE SOME DAY THERE WILL BE. >> Coun. Borrego: DID YOU HAVE A COMMENT. >> Coun. Benton: I'LL DEFER TO LISTENING TO ADMINISTRATION, I SUPPOSE, ON THE -- WILL. >> SOME OF THE QUESTIONS BROUGHT UP IN REGARDS TO THE FINANCIAL PORTIONS FOR WHAT PARKING IS, IT WAS BROUGHT UP IN LAST MEETING, THERE REALLY ISN'T ANYTHING IN THE EXCESS FUNDING. BUT WE ARE TRENDING TOWARDS ALREADY FOR THIS FISCAL YEAR IS GOING IN THE RED 98,000. THIS IS JUST BASED OFF SECOND QUARTER ESTIMATE. WE HAVE TO ENSURE WE PROVIDE A GOOD PLACE FOR CUSTOMERS TO VISIT TO MAKE SURE IT IS SAFE. IF WE CONTINUE TO TREND IN THE DIRECTION THAT THE PARKING DIVISION IS GOING WITH ITS FINANCIALS INTO THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, WE ARE LOOKING AT ABOUT A 1.7 MILLION IN THE RED AT THIS POINT. SOME OF THE STUFF THAT I HAVE BROUGHT UP IN THE LAST MEETING DEALING WITH THE EXCESS REVENUE THERE IS JUST NOT ANY IN PARKING AT ALL AND THERE IS NOT GOING TO BE FOR THE NEXT FIVE, 10 YEARS BASED OFF THE NEEDS WITHIN THE PARKING DIVISION TO ENSURE THAT OUR STRUCTURES AND TECHNOLOGY AND EVERYTHING WITHIN THE PARKING DIVISION IS KEPT UP TO WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE. >> Coun. Borrego: COUNCILLOR BENTON YOU HAVE YOUR HANDS UP AND BASSAN AND THEN COUNCILOR DAVIS. >> Councilor Bassan: I AM SORRY FOR THE INTERRUPTION. MINE WAS TO FOLLOW-UP. IF I ASK ASK THE SPONSORS TOO, THEN, I AM HEARING THIS IN LAST MEETING AND NOW, WHAT IS THIS GOING TO DO FOR US IF WE WERE TO PASS THIS RESOLUTION? >> Coun. Benton: I WOULD LIKE TO ASK MS. YARA TO SPEAK IT TO. THEY HAVE HAD EXCESSES IN THE PAST. THIS MAY BE A PREDICTION, THAT IS ACCURATE OR NOT. BUT I THINK, TO ME, IT RAISES A QUESTION EVEN FURTHER OF WHY THIS WOULD BE AN ENTERPRISE FUND OR WHETHER WE SHOULD BE THINKING OF IT, WHICH IS I WAS GOING TO MOVE MY AMENDMENT THAT YOU HAVE BEFORE YOU AS ADDED TO THE PACKET TODAY. TO REALLY TIE THE PARKING POLICY AND FUNDING AND ADMINISTRATION TO METROPOLITAN REDEVELOPMENT WHICH I THINK IS A VERY GOOD FIT. AND, BUT, YEAH, I MEAN, MS. YARA MAY SPEAK TO THIS BUT IN THE PAST WE HAVE HAD (INAUDIBLE). >> YARA: SO, THERE HAVE BEEN SITUATIONS IN THE PAST WHERE THE PARKING FUND HAD ACTUALLY WHAT WE CALL A FUND BALANCE REMAINING AFTER THE YEAR USUALLY THEY DO START SHORING UP MONEY FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS, THEY ARE WORKING CAPITAL BALANCE, TO THE EXTENT THEY WOULD USE THAT FOR IMPROVEMENTS OF FACILITIES OR INSTALLING NEW FACILITIES. I THINK THE SPONSORS WERE CONCERNED THAT MONEY WAS REMAINING IN THAT FUND UNUSED AND PERHAPS THERE WAS SOME MOVEMENT TO RAISE FEES AND THAT WOULD OF COURSE INCREASE THE REVENUES GOING INTO THAT FUND. HOWEVER, AS FAR AS THE REQUIREMENT TO HAVE SOMETHING REPORTED IN ENTERPRISE FUND, THE GOVERNMENTAL ACCOUNTING STANDARD DICTATE A GOVERNMENT CAN CHOOSE WHERE IT WANTS TO RECORD CERTAIN REVENUES, HOWEVER, WHEN ACTIVITIES ARE TIED TO NON-GENERAL OBLIGATION DEBT, REVENUE BONDS, THEY DO HAVE TO REMAIN SEGREGATED IN ENTERPRISE FUNDS. THAT IS ALSO TRUE FOR ANY REVENUES IN S THAT HAVE BASICALY BREAKING EVEN. SO THEY RAISE ENOUGH MONEY TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS. SO, OUR SITUATION HERE IS THAT THE PARKING FUNDED BY REVENUE BONDS, IN SOME CASES, I DON'T THINK THERE ARE ANY OUTSTANDING BONDS RIGHT NOW. AND, THERE COULD BE -- THERE IS OPPORTUNITY TO INSTILL A POLICY THAT WOULD SAY, THIS IS ONLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING THE SERVICE AND WE ARE NOT TRYING TO MAKE A PROFIT HERE. SO, ALL OF THAT SAID THERE IS A CASE THAT IN AN OFF YEAR IF THERE ARE EXCESS FUNDS NOT USED FOR CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS OR OPERATIONS GENERALLY THEY CAN BE TRANSFERRED TO THE GENERAL FUND SO LONG AS IT IS NOT A CONSISTENT PRACTICE, BALINGED ON SOME GENERAL RESEARCH THAT I DID. SO, I THINK THAT OF THE BILL IS WRITTEN IS ALLOWED UNDER THE ACCOUNTING RULES AND I THINK IT IS UP TO THE COUNCIL TO DECIDE WHETHER THEY WOULD LIKE ON THOSE YEARS WHEN THERE IS EXCESS THAT MONEY BE MOVED OF COURSE TO PROPOSED METRO POLL METROPOLITAN REDEVELOPMENT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE PAST WE HAVE HAD SITUATION WHERE HIS THERE IS EXCESS REVENUE. >> Coun. Borrego: SO WE HAVE FOLLOW-UP BY COUNCILLOR BENTON AND A QUESTION BY 3COUNCILOR DAVIS. >> Coun. Benton: I'LL DEFER. >> Coun. Davis: I JUST WANT TO MAKE THE POINT APPRECIATE I HEARD SOMEONE MENTION THIS BEFORE. THE REAL JUSTIFICATION BEHIND THIS BILL AND MY COLLEAGUE HAS AMENDMENT WE NEED TO MOVE AND MAYBE COME BACK TO ALL THIS AFTER BUT I THINK WE WANT TO REMEMBER THAT THE POINT HERE IS THIS REALLY CAME OUT OF A CONVERSATION WITH THE COMMUNITY IN FRONT OF THE COUNCIL ABOUT DUE NOTICE ON PARKING FOR THOSE OF YOU IT IS MOSTLY COUNCILOR BENTON AND I AND GIBSON'S DISTRICT WHERE WE HAVE NEIGHBORHOOD PARKING FEES AND DEAL WITH PARKING ENFORCEMENT AND STRONGER ENFORCEMENT I MIGHT SAY. RENEWED ENFORCEMENT FOR SOME OF THE TOO MANY INCHES FROM THE CURB SORT OF ENFORCEMENT. WE DON'T WANT TO POLICE FOR PROFIT. THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE IN FURTHERANCE OF PUBLIC GOOD WHICH IS GETTING PEOPLE MOVING IN ECONOMIC AREAS, IN BUSINESS AREAS. AND WHILE MR. KAISER HAS A GOOD POINT WE MAY NOT BE MAKING A LOT OF REVENUE OUT OF THIS NEXT YEAR ALL INDICATIONS ARE COMMUNITY IS READY TO COME BACK, BUSINESSES ARE READY FOR VISITORS AND NOB HILL AND CENTRAL AND OLD TOWN THOSE PARKING METERS AND STRUCTURES ARE A BIG PART OF MAKING THAT WORK. THERE IS A REAL OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS TO BE THERE. WE OUGHT TO GET THE SYSTEM RIGHT FIRST TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE DON'T THINK WE ARE WRITING TICKETS TO MAKE A PROFIT. I APPRECIATE THE ADMINISTRATION WITH THEIR PROGRAM WHERE DURING THE MONTH OF MARCH YOU CAN WAIVE ALL YOUR DOUBLED AND TRIMMED FINES IF YOU PAY THE OLD ONES. ALL THOSE THINGS ARE POSITIVE. WHEN WE ARE BACK TOGETHER, I DON'T THINK WE OUGHT TO SEND THE MESSAGE THERE IS A FINANCIAL INCENTIVE FOR THEM TO WRITE MORE TICKETS. THEY OUGHT TO BE USED FOR LIKE A CUSTOMER SERVICE MODEL LIKE EVERY OTHER PART OF THE CITY GOVERNMENT. ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS CAN BE HELPERS AND NOT JUST ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL. I THINK THAT IS THE PURPOSE BEHIND THIS AND ENCOURAGE YOUR SUPPORT WHEN WE GET THERE. I THINK THE AMENDMENT HELPS US GET THERE AS WELL. >> Coun. Borrego: THANK YOU. WE HAVE MOVED THE ORIGINAL BILL BUT WE HAVEN'T MOVED THE AMENDMENT. ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? >> Coun. Benton: I WOULD JUST RAISE MY HAND TO MOVE AMENDMENT. >> JUST FOR CLARITY BECAUSE THIS AMENDMENT WOULD CHANGE TITLE, THIS WOULD ALSO MOVE CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL TO OUR NEXT MEETING. >> Coun. Borrego: I JUST WANT TO MENTION THAT I SUPPORT THE AMENDMENT BECAUSE -- COUNCILOR DO YOU WANT TO MOVE IT. >> Coun. Benton: I'LL MOVE AMENDMENT 1. >> Coun. Borrego: SECOND. I JUST WANTED TO MENTION BECAUSE I DID USED TO RUN THE REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY, I THINK IT IS IMPORTANT THAT REVENUE, MUCH OF OUR PARKING STRUCTURES ARE IN REDEVELOPMENT AREAS. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE PARKING STRUCTURE AT AIRPORT. AND THERE ARE DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS THAT ARE TIED TO THOSE PARKING STRUCTURES. SO, FOR THAT REASON I SUPPORT YOUR AMENDMENT COUNCILOR. IS THERE ANY OTHER DISCUSSION REGARDING THE AMENDMENT? IF NOT, WE WILL TAKE A VOTE ON THAT AMENDMENT. >> Councilor Bassan: YES. >> Coun. Benton: YES. >> Coun. Davis: YES. >> Coun. Gibson: YES. >> Coun. Harris: YES. >> Coun. Jones: YES. >> Coun. Pena: YES. >> Coun. Sena: YES. >> Coun. Borrego: YES. >> 9-0 ON FLOOR AMENDMENT NO. 1. >> Coun. Borrego: THAT PASSES. WE WILL GO BACK COUNCILORS TO THE ORIGINAL BILL. WHICH IS R-127 AND IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION REGARDING ORIGINAL BILL ITSELF? I HAVE A QUESTION. PARKING EXCESS IF THERE IS EXCESS AT SOME POINT IN TIME, I MEAN, WHEN ARE YOU EXPECTING THAT? HAVE YOU THOUGHT ABOUT WHEN THAT EXCESS MIGHT BE AVAILABLE? IT SEEMS LIKE IT WOULD BE A WHILE? >> YARA: IT WOULD BE AFTER THE AUDIT. >> Coun. Benton: THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING AND, YEAH, AGAIN, I AM NOT DISPUTING MR. KAISER'S PREDICTION ON IT BUT IT WOULD BE A MATTER OF POLICY AND ESTABLISHED PROCEDURE IF IT WERE TO EXCEED IN SOME FUTURE YEAR. I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT IN SOME CITIES, PARKING POLICY AND I THINK EVEN ENFORCEMENT IS UNDER THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT AND A PARKING SPACE HAS BEEN ESTIMATED -- ON-STREET PARKING SPACE HAS BEEN ESTIMATEDDED TO BE WORTH IN REAL ESTATE VALUE AROUND $30,000 EVEN THOUGH IT IS PUBLIC PROPERTY AND NOT GIVEN TO ANYONE IN PARTICULAR, BUT IT DOES HELP IN MANY URBAN SITUATIONS, HELPS BUSINESSES CLEARLY. THAT IS SOMETHING WE ARE ALWAYS TALKING ABOUT DOWNTOWN WITH THE BUSINESS OWNERS, SO, YOU KNOW, I THINK, TO THE EXTENT THERE IS ANY EXCESS AVAILABLE FUNDS TO KEEP MR IS A GOOD FIT. MAYBE IT IS FURTHER DISCUSSION WE NEED TO HAVE NOT TO PULL IT OUT OF DMD OR ANYTHING BUT -- AND WE HAVE HAD THOSE DISCUSSIONS FOR INSTANCE CAN REGARD TO DOWNTOWN WALKABILITY AND STUDIES DONE WITH REGARD TO USING NEW TECHNOLOGY. JUST WANTED TO CLARIFY THAT AND URGE YOUR SUPPORT. >> Coun. Borrego: IS THAT CLOSING? >> Councilor Bassan: DO WE HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR DEFERRAL BECAUSE OF THE TITLE CHANGE. >> Coun. Borrego: IT APPEARS SO, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE THAT MOTION. >> Councilor Bassan: IF THAT IS ALL RIGHT WITH COUNCILOR BENTON, I MOVE DEFERRAL UNTIL MARCH 15. >> Coun. Borrego: I NEED A SECOND. COUNCILOR DAVIS RAISING HIS HAND. >> Coun. Benton: I AM FINE WITH THAT. BECAUSE OF THE CHANGE IN TITLE, I THINK IT IS CORRECT WE NEED TO MOVE IT TO THE NEXT MEETING. >> Coun. Borrego: WE ARE GOING TO DEFER THAT TO APRIL 5.,. >> YARA. MARCH 15. >> Coun. Borrego: WE WILL GO TO MS. ORTEGA. >> Councilor Bassan: YES. >> Coun. Benton: YES. >> Coun. Davis: YES. >> Coun. Gibson: YES. >> Coun. Harris: YES. >> Coun. Jones: YES. >> Coun. Pena: YES. Z. >> Coun. Sena: YES. >> Coun. Borrego: YES. >> 9-0 ON THE DEFERRAL AS AMENDED. >> Coun. Borrego: THAT PASSES. WE HANDLED C SO COUNCILORS WE WILL GO TO D. >> Coun. Pena: R-133 COMMISSIONING UPDATE TO THE 2014 SOCIAL SERVICE GAP ANALYSIS STUDY AND ADJUSTING FISCAL YEAR 2021 GENERAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR THAT PURPOSE. I MOVE DO PASS. >> Coun. Borrego: THERE IS A SECOND BY COUNCILOR SENA. QUESTIONS? >> Coun. Davis: COUNCILOR DAVIS BEAT ME IT TO. I JUST WANTED TO ASK THE SPONSOR, I APPRECIATE VERY MUCH I KNOW THE SPONSOR DID ONE OF THESE REPORTS EARLIER. CURIOUS IF OR HOW THIS MIGHT INTERSECTED WITH THE WORK AT ABCGC. THERE WAS A NEW REPORT ON THIS DONE LIKE A 60 SOMETHING PAGE REPORT LAST YEAR ON THE GAPS IN SERVICES AND LEGISLATURE DID A NINE PAGE REPORT OUTLINING FOR LEGISLATION LAST YEAR. I AM CURIOUS HOW THIS INTERSECTS WHERE OR IF THERE IS ADDITIONAL DATA POINTS THE SPONSOR THINKS WE HAVE OUGHT TO LOOK AT. >> Coun. Pena: I HAVE A COUPLE OF AMENDMENTS. I DON'T SEE THE AMENDMENT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT AND WE HAVE ANOTHER FROM COUNCILOR SENA. >> Coun. Borrego: I ONLY HAVE ONE AMENDMENT. FOR YOU AND COUNCILOR SENA. >> Coun. Pena: YOU MELDED IT INTO ONE. >> Coun. Borrego: IT IS ON THE SCREEN. >> Coun. Pena: WELL, I DON'T KNOW IF COUNCILOR DAVIS WOULD PREFER THAT I RESPOND TO HIS QUESTION FIRST OR CAN WE GO ON TO THE AMENDMENT? >> Coun. Borrego: WHATEVER YOU PREFER. IT IS YOUR AMENDMENT RESPONSE TO HIS QUESTION. >> Coun. Davis: IT DOES. GO AHEAD. >> Coun. Pena: COUNCILOR SENA YOU WANT TO MOVE AMENDMENT? >> Coun. Sena: YES. I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FLOOR AMENDMENT 1 THAT CAN YOU SEE ON THE SCREEN. >> Coun. Borrego: AMENDMENT IS ON THE SCREEN. >> Coun. Sena: PAGE 1, AFTER LINE 15, INSERT THE FOLLOWING, SERVICES (INAUDIBLE) REGARDING FUTURE COLLABORATION FOR SERVICE DELIVERY AND FUNDING. PAGE 1, LINE 21, STRIKE THE TERM DIRECTOR OF COUNCIL SERVICES AND REPLACE WITH DIRECTOR OF DEPARTMENT OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES. ON PAGE 2, STRIKE LINE 1 THROUGH 3 AND REPLACE WITH FOLLOWING, SECTION 2, FOLLOWING AMOUNTS HEREBY APPROPRIATED TO FOLLOWING PROGRAMS FISCAL YEAR 2021, GENERAL FUND 110, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES IN AMOUNT OF $16,000. EXPLANATION FOR THIS IS ASSIGNS RESPONSIBILITY TO THE COMPLETION OF THE BEHAVIORAL SERVICES GAP ANALYSIS TO THE DIRECTOR OF FAMILY AND COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT INSTEAD OF THE DIRECTOR OF COUNCIL SERVICES IF THERE IS EXITING COLLABORATION EFFORTS FOR THE GAP ANALYSIS STUDY -- (INAUDIBLE). >> Coun. Borrego: OF SO, I HAVE A SECOND, I BELIEVE, BY COUNCILLOR BENTON. IS THAT A SECOND? >> Coun. Benton: I'LL SECOND IT SURE. >> Coun. Borrego: SECOND BY COUNCILLOR BENTON. COUNCILLOR GIBSON YOU HAVE A QUESTION? >> Coun. Gibson: YES MA'AM I DO. SO, I DIDN'T SEE IT BUT MAYBE IT WAS THERE AND I MISSED IT. WAS THERE AN AMENDMENT OR A TIME LINE IN THAT AMENDMENT OR EXPECTATION OF WHEN IT MIGHT BE COMPLETED AND ANY REPORT OR -- >> Coun. Borrego: COUNCILOR GIBSON'S QUESTION IS WHEN WOULD THIS BE COMPLETED? WOULD YOU LIKE TO RESPOND? >> Coun. Pena: SO, THE AMENDMENT THAT COUNCILOR SENA WAS TWO PRONG. LET ME RESPOND TO COUNCILOR DAVIS. ABCGC WE ACTUALLY HAD A CONSTITUENT PETER THE ATTORNEY, YOU ARE ALL FAMILIAR WITH HIM. HE WAS WANTING TO A GAPS ANALYSIS AND ASKED AND SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE CALLED AND EMAILED YOU ALL RECEIVED EMAILS FROM THEM ASKING FOR A GAPS ANALYSIS, A VERY THOROUGH ANALYSIS. I INDICATED TO HIM THAT WE HAD CONDUCTED ONE. I HAD INTRODUCED ONE IN 2014 AND COUNTY ACTUALLY DID ANOTHER GAPS ANALYSIS IN 2016 IF MY MEMORY SERVES ME CORRECT WHICH WAS A LARGER GAPS ANALYSIS. SO INITIAL FRAMEWORK WAS ONE IN 2013, THEN THEY HADED TO THE ONE IN 2016 AND THEN WHEN I PUT THIS FORWARD I LET PETER KNOW BECAUSE HE SAID TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE SO HE FEELS THAT WE REALLY HAVE TO ADDRESS THERE IS SOME REALLY, YOU KNOW, BIG GAPS IN TERMS OF THE SERVICES WE ARE PROVIDING. I INTRODUCED THE BILL WITH THE LANGUAGE OF THE PREVIOUS GAPS ANALYSIS THAT WE HAD DONE IN 2014 AND WITH THE IDEA THAT WE WOULD WORK WITH OUR DIRECTOR PIERCE AND THE COUNTY TO ACTUALLY MELD EVERYTHING TOGETHER AND IT IS BASICALLY CITY AND COUNTY AGAIN PARTNERING TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES WITHOUT REINVENTING THE WHEEL. WE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT OUR EXISTING GAPS ANALYSIS, TWO OF THEM, IN TOTAL, AND IDENTIFY ANY GAPS WITH THAT COUNCILOR SENA ADDED ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT FOR ADDITIONAL GAPS ANALYSIS THAT IS A TOTAL OF $16,000 BUT I THINK DIRECTOR PIERCE MIGHT BE ABLE TO ANSWER SOME OTHER QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE IN TERMS OF THE WORK THAT SHE AND MARGUERITE HAVE BEEN DOING TOGETHER. >> Coun. Borrego: DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION. >> Coun. Gibson: SO, THAT SOUNDS LIKE A REALLY PRODUCTIVE THING TO DO. I AM JUST TRYING TO GET CLEAR IN MY MIND. ARE YOU GOING TO BE LOOKING AT RECENT GAPS ANALYSIS. IS THE INTENTION TO JUST WORK WITH WHAT HAS BEEN DONE RECENTLY. DIDN'T I HEAR THAT ONE WAS DONE LAST YEAR? WORK WITH THOSE RESULTS AND SEE IF THOSE GAPS ARE STILL EXISTING? IS THIS GOING TO TAKE A FULL-BLOWN -- OKAY. I SEE DIRECTOR PIERCE NODDING. >> Coun. Borrego: LET'S HAVE ANSWERS. >> PIERCE. THANK YOU. THIS GAPS ANALYSIS WILL TAKE (INAUDIBLE). IT IS NOT MEANT TO BE A REDO. UPDATE TO TAKE THINGS -- (INAUDIBLE). THERE WAS A 2015 AND (INAUDIBLE). OF WE DO AGREE THIS IS URGENT. IT IS IMPORTANT TO DO UPDATE TO COME UP WITH STRATEGIC NEXT STEPS AND SO WE WORKED CLOSELY WITH THE COUNTY. I WORKED WITH DIRECTOR CHAVEZ AND WE ARE USING THE SAME (INAUDIBLE). THEY ARE WORKING ON CITY AND COUNTY SIDE TO DO THIS UPDATE. >> Coun. Borrego: DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD. >> THANK YOU. SOMEBODY MENTIONED EARLIER A QUESTION AROUND THE TIME LINE. FEASIBILITY STUDY IS SAID TO HOPEFULLY BE COMPLETED BY END OF APRIL AND HAVE THAT REPORT TO YOU. ACCORDING TO THE CONVERSATION WE ARE HAVING WE SHOULD HAVE THAT REPORT BY JUNE 15. >> YES, SO, THIS STUDY IS GOING TO ACTUALLY HIGHLIGHT WHERE THERE ARE OPPORTUNITIES -- (INAUDIBLE) WE REALIZE APD AND AFR STRUGGLE WITH INDIVIDUALS WHO MAY BE EXPERIENCING A SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND SO BRIGHT AND WHERE DO THEY GO. (INAUDIBLE) IF THE COUNTY IS ALSO EXPANDING ON PARAMETERS PROGRAM. >> Coun. Borrego: IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE A QUESTION OR A COMMENT FROM COUNCILOR SENA AND PENA. >> Coun. Sena: MY COMMENT IS REALLY RELATING TO THE FUNDING INSTEAD OF PUTTING FORWARD IT IN THE AMENDMENT, (INAUDIBLE) -- EACH ONE TOLD ME IF WE CAN GET A FAMILY AND COMMUNITY -- I CAN'T PROMISE YOU THAT BUT I CAN PUT THAT FORWARD THIS THAT DIRECTION SO THAT IS WHERE THE OBJECTIVE CAME FROM (INAUDIBLE). WE WERE LOOKING THROUGH STAFF AND I HAD NOT REALIZED THAT WE DIDN'T PUT FUNDING -- SO AMENDMENT IS CORRECTING THAT AND PUTTING FUNDING TOWARD THAT FUNDING. (INAUDIBLE) ALSO FOR COUNCILOR PENA, I APPRECIATE HER FLEXIBILITY IN KIND OF HAVING MY AMENDMENT LIKE MOLD INTO HERS. THANK YOU COUNCILOR PENA FOR BRINGING FORTH THIS RESOLUTION. (INAUDIBLE). >> Coun. Borrego: GREAT DISCUSSION. >> Coun. Pena: I THINK ALL MY COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS -- THIS IS A COLLABORATION AND I REALLY APPRECIATE DIRECTOR PIERCE AND MARGUERITE. IS IT SANCHEZ OR CHAVEZ? SANCHEZ RIGHT? I GET CONFUSED. THAT IS WHY I JUST CALL HER MARGUERITA. WORKING WITH COUNTY AND COMMISSIONERS WORKING HAND IN HAND TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES ARE THAT PARAMOUNT IN OUR COMMUNITY ARE IMPORTANT. I APPRECIATE DIRECTOR PIERCE THAT YOU ARE WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE COUNTY. THAT IS HOW WE ADDRESS THOSE UNDERLYING ISSUES IN OUR COMMUNITIES. >> Coun. Borrego: WE WILL MOVE TO OUR VOTE ON THE ORIGINAL BILL AS AMENDED. I AM SORRY, WE HADN'T VOTED ON THE AMENDMENT. WE WILL MOVE TO VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT AND THEN. >> Councilor Bassan: YES. >> Coun. Benton: YES. >> Coun. Davis: YES. >> Coun. Gibson: YES. >> Coun. Harris: YES. >> Coun. Jones: YES. >> Coun. Pena: YES. >> Coun. Sena: YES. >> Coun. Borrego: YES. 9-0. FLOORR AMENDMENT NO. 1. WE WILLL GO BACK TO ORINAL BILL. IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCSCUSSION ON THTHE ORIGINAL BILL? IF N NOT, COUILOR SENA OR PENA. >> Coun. Pena: JUST URGE YR SUPPORT, THANK YOU. >> Coun. Borrego: WILL MOVE OUR VOTE. MS. ORTETEGA. >> Councilor Bassan: Y YES. >> Coun. Benton: Y YES. >> Coun. Davis: : YES. >>oun. Gibson: YES. >> Coun.arris: YES. >> Cou Jones: YES. >> C Coun. Pena: YES. >> Coun. Sena: Y. >>oun. Borrego: YES. 9-0. >> THAT IS R-133 AS AMENDED. SSESES ON A-0 VOTE. WE ARE ING TO TA ABOUT, LET'S SEE WHATIMEME IS IT RIGHT NOW. ITIT IS 6:09. WE'LLTAKE A 2 MINUTE BREAK AND WE A GOING TOOME B BACK TO R-1-134. (COUOUNCIL ININRECESS)ñC$ IS. >> Coun. Benton: THANK YOU. QUESTIONS. START WITH COUNCILOR DAVIS. >> Coun. Davis: WANT TO SAY CONGRATULATIONS TO MADAM PRESIDENT AND COUNCILOR SENA, DONE A GOOD JOB OF SHEPHERDING THIS PROCESS THROUGH AND MR. RAEL SPENT A LOT OF TIME FROM ADMINISTRATION ON THIS, BUT CONGRATULATIONS. THIS IS A GOOD SOLUTION TO THIS PROJECT INCLUDING MORE VOICES, MORE PEOPLE, FOUND A FINANCING MECHANIC IS IN TOMORROW MAKE THAT WORK. THIS SETTLES WHAT I THINK WILL BE THE ENDS OF A LONG, DRAWN OUT BATTLE AND TURN THE PAGE ON A NEW PLACE. CONGRATULATIONS TO THOSE TWO WESTSIDE COUNCILORS. YOU DESERVE TO BE COMMENDED. >> Coun. Sena: THANK YOU. I THINK I'LL YIELD MY TIME FOR CLOSING AND SEE IF COUNCILOR JONES HAS ANY QUESTIONS. >> Coun. Jones: I KNOW THAT WE -- (INAUDIBLE). I KNOW WE DO HAVE PEOPLE WATCHING AT HOME. PERHAPS SOMEONE, ONE OF THE SPONSORS OR SOMEONE COULD GO THROUGH AND JUST LIST WHERE THE MONEY CAME FROM AND WHAT EFFECT IT HAS ON WHEREVER IT CAME FROM JUST TO MAKE IT VERY TRANSPARENT WHAT HAS HAPPENED HERE. >> Coun. Borrego: I WILL ASK MS. YARA IF SHE WOULD GO THROUGH FLOOR AMEND. NO. 1 TO DISCUSS THE FUND. >> YARA: >> ITEM 1 CALLS OUT SOURCES OF FUNDING. 2.1 MILLION WAS FOR THE STATE FUND RECEIVED. PARKS AND RECREATION AND DIRECTORS, WE CAME UP WITH THIS PLAN. 2% FOR OPEN SPACE, 2019GO BOND. WE ARE GOING TO TAKE 540,000 FROM THERE. IMPACT FEES FOR PARKS FOR NORTH WEST QUADRANT, 550,000. OPEN SPACE TRUST FUND INTEREST, THAT IS BOTH WHAT WAS EXISTING AND WHAT IS APPROPRIATED BY THIS AMENDMENT. 810,000. AND COUNCILORS SETS RATIFICATION SIDE, COMBINATION OF THE SPONSORS -- COUNCILORS SET ASIDE, WITH SIX OTHER COUNCILORS, 250,000 AND THEN FROM OUR COUNCIL SERVICES BUDGET, $50,000 WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO THE CAPITAL. >> Coun. Borrego: IN THE PROPOSAL BROUGHT TO US TWO WEEKS AGO THERE WAS A GAP OF 350,000 AND SO THIS GAP WAS TO HELP FIND THAT FUNDING AND THIS AMENDMENT DOES THAT. THERE WERE COUNCILORS THAT CONTRIBUTED. AND COMMISSIONER O'MALLEY'S AMOUNT OF $100,000 IS YET TO BE DETERMINED BUT SHE IS WORKING ON THE VOTE FOR THAT. SO, WE ARE HOPING TO HAVE THAT EVENTUALLY COME TO THE CITY AND THEN THAT WOULD REIMBURSE SOME OF THE COUNCILORS FOR PUTTING UP SOME OF THEIR FUNDING. WE KNOW THAT THEY NEED THAT FUNDING IN THEIR RESPECTIVE COUNCIL DISTRICTS AS WELL, BUT THANK YOU FOR THAT. COUNCILOR JONES? >> Coun. Jones: JUST ONE MORE. FAIRLY SIMPLE, BUT AGAIN LET'S BE TRANSPARENT. WHAT IS THE TOTAL COST TO PURCHASE THE PROPERTY. >> Coun. Borrego: MR. RAEL ARE YOU AVAILABLE. >> RAEL: THE TOTAL PRICE IS 6.7 MILLION. >> Coun. Jones: THANK YOU. >> Coun. Borrego: COUNCILOR SENA WOULD YOU LIKE TO CLOSE. >> Coun. Sena: THANK YOU. AGAIN, I CANNOT EXTEND MY APPRECIATION ENOUGH TO OUR COUNCIL STAFF MR. RAEL AND OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL FOR CHAMPIONING THIS FOR SO LONG AND NOW HAVING THIS REAL OPPORTUNITY AS WELL AS THE STATE FOR CONTRIBUTING A LARGE PORTION. SO I EXTENDS MY APPRECIATION TO THEM AND COMMISSIONERS AS WELL. I KNOW THEY WILL BE DEBATING THE ISSUE SOON AND EVEN THOUGH WE DIDN'T KNOW IF THE COMMISSIONER WILL BE ABLE TO PUT IN THAT 100,000, COUNCILORS ARE WILLING TO PUT IN THIS MONEY. I APPRECIATE YOU FINDING A SOLUTION TO CONCERNS THAT CONSTITUENTS HAD REGARDING THE ORIGINAL RESOLUTION BUT WE CAN PROCEED FORWARD AND REALLY SEE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROTECT THIS AREA, NOT JUST FOR OUR COMMUNITY BUT FOR THE WILDLIFE AS WELL. FOR THE BOSQUE AND FOR ALBUQUERQUE AND NOTING THAT THIS AREA, THIS PROPERTY IS TO EVERYONE. THIS IS A SIT-WIDE PROJECT AND WHY SO MANY COUNCILORS WERE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTES TO THIS BECAUSE THEY SAW THE BOUTY AND WHAT IT WOULD DID FOR OUR CITY. THANK YOU TO OUR STATE LEGISLATORS, OUR OWN SENATOR IN THE AREA. (INAUDIBLE) THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER O'MALLEY WHO WILL BRING IT FORWARD TO THE COMMISSION. >> Coun. Borrego: I TOO WANT TO SECOND WHAT COUNCILOR SONA SAID. I THINK THIS IS A WIN/WIN, FOUR WIN'S, THE STATE, THE COUNTY, THE CITY AND THE COMMUNITY. AND THE COMMUNITY WAS VERY, VERY HE HAVE POWERFUL, I GUESS IS THE WORD THAT I WOULD SAY. IN TAKING A STAND AND I THINK THAT THEIR VOICES WERE HEARD AND I AM HAPPY TO SEE OUR FUTURE GENERATIONS AND OUR KIDS WILL BENEFIT FROM THIS. SO, ALL OF THE LEGISLATORS THAT CONTRIBUTED AND HELPED PUSH THIS FORWARD, I THINK WE'RE DOING OUR PART AS A CITY TO MAKE THIS A REALITY. SO, WITH THAT, I WILL MOVE FORWARD TO MS. ORTEGA FOR THE AMENDMENT. >> Councilor Bassan: YES. >> Coun. Benton: YES. >> Coun. Davis: YES. >> Coun. Gibson: YES. >> Coun. Harris: YES. >> Coun. Jones: YES. >> Coun. Pena: YES. >> Coun. Sena: YES. >> Coun. Borrego: YES. >> 9-0 ON FLOOR AMENDMENT NO. 1. >> Coun. Borrego: FLOOR AMENDMENT PASSES AND WE MOVE TO THE ORIGINAL BILL FOR THE VOTE UNLESS THERE IS FURTHER DISCUSSION. >> Councilor Bassan: I CAN SEE THAT SHANNON IS ON AND I AM WONDERING IF ALL THREE OF THIS PROPERTIES WENT UNDER MATRIX REVIEW IN EVALUATING WHETHER OR NOT IT BELONGS ON THIS PRIORITIES LIST? >> YEAH, I DID REFERENCE THAT MATRIX IN MY STAFF WRITE-UP. THAT IS THE PRIORITY MATRIX THAT OPEN SPACE ADVISORY BOARD HAS BEEN DEVELOPING AS A TOOL TO CONDUCT AN OBJECTIVE ANALYSIS OF PROPERTIES THAT THEY WANT TO RECOMMEND TO THE CITY COUNCIL TO BE PUT ON THE LIST. THAT MATRIX IS NOT YET FINAL. THEY ARE WORKING EVERY MEETING TO GET IT FINALIZED BUT THEY DID A TEST RUN LOOK AT THE POOL PROPERTY UNDER THE MATRIX. MY WRITE-UP NOTES IT SCORED A 78% WHICH OPEN SPACE DIVISION NOTED WAS A HIGH SCORE. THE OTHER TWO PROPERTIES THAT THE COUNCIL WOULD BE APPROVING TONIGHT TO PUT ON PRIORITY ACQUISITION LIST, DIAMOND ROCK PROPERTY AND CALLABACILLAS PUEBLO 2, THOUGH DID NOT GO UNDER SCRUTINY OF THE MATRIX FOR THE SIMPLE REASON THAT THE MATRIX DIDN'T EXIST AT THE TIME THAT THE BOARD RECOMMENDED THOSE PROPERTIES. THOSE PROPERTIES WERE DISCUSSED IN 2019 BY THE BOARD. I AM NOT SURE WHY THE COUNCIL DIDN'T GET RECOMMENDATION UNTIL NOW BUT THE MATRIX DIDN'T EXIST AT THAT TIME. SO, YOU COULD MAYBE THINK OF THEM AS BEING GRANDFATHERED INTO THE PROCESS THAT THE BOARD VOTED THEM IN BEFORE THE MATRIX EVEN EXISTED. >> Councilor Bassan: I THINK THAT IS KIND OF THE CONVERSATION WE HAVE BEEN ASKING AND QUESTIONS I HAVE BEEN ASKING, I THINK IT MAKES SENSE TO ME THAT THESE PROPERTIES BE ADDED TO THOSE LISTS BUT I DO RECOGNIZE THAT THERE IS A FORMAL PROCESS THAT THE ADVISORY BOARD IS SUPPOSED TO FOLLOW AND I REALIZE THAT WE HAVEN'T GOTTEN A FORMAL MEMO YET OR EVEN THE MINIMUM OF A MEMO SO I CERTAINLY AM FINE SAYING THAT THESE SHOULD BE GRANDFATHERED IN. I KNOW THERE IS SOMETIME SENSITIVITY FOR THE SOME OF THE PROPERTIES ON THIS LIST. I WOULD IMAGINE OPEN SPACE ADVISORY BOARD IS LISTENING WE CAN GET THAT MATE EXISTING FINALIZED AND APPROVED BY THE BOARD SO THEY CAN USE IT WHEN EVALUATING PROPERTIES. IN THE SENSE OF A FORMAL MEMO SO WE FOLLOW OUR OWN RULES PROPERLY. >> I WILL PASS ALONG THOSE CENTSMENTS AS WELL. >> Coun. Benton: I HAD THE SAME QUESTION AS COUNCILOR BASSAN. THE OTHER PROPERTIES OF COURSE, THEY WERE ALREADY ON THE LIST ARE WORTHY AS WELL. I WAS REMINDED ABOUT THE STATE LAND OFFICE PROPERTY IN VOLCANO HEIGHTS. THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT PIECE OF PROPERTY. I KNOW THE PREVIOUS LAND COMMISSIONER WAS NOT. >> RAEL: >> MY FIRST COMMENT IS THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH FOR THIS OUTSTANDING SUPPORT AND THIS MOMENTOUS DAY. >> COUNCILOR BENTON, IF IT IS ON THE LIST, WE ARE WORKING ON IT. BELIEVE ME, THESE THINGS ARE QUITE IMPORTANT TO ME SO THEY HAVE A LOT OF MY ATTENTION. >> Coun. Borrego: THANK YOU MR. SIMON. ANY OTHER COMMENTS BY COUNCILORS? I DON'T SEE ANY HANDS UP IN THE CUE. SO, WITH THAT, WE WILL MOVE ONTO THE VOTE FOR R-134. >> Councilor Bassan: YES. >> Coun. Benton: YES. >> Coun. Davis: YES. >> Coun. Gibson: YES. >> Coun. Harris: YES. >> Coun. Jones: YES. >> Coun. Pena: YES. >> Coun. Sena: YES. >> Coun. Borrego: YES. 9-0. >> Coun. Borrego: THANK YOU. IT APPEARS COUNCILOR GIBSON HAS A COMMENT. >> Coun. Gibson: YES, I WANTED TO MAKE MY COMMENTS AFTER THE VOTE BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, I DO FULLY SUPPORT IN THE BILL AND I CONGRATULATE EVERYBODY FOR GETTING A VERY GOOD PROPERTY IN OPEN SPACE HOWEVER THERE IS SOMETHING THAT I HAVE NOT HEARD MENTIONED THAT I FEEL IS WORTHY OF TALKING ABOUT AND THAT IS PROCESS AND HOW THIS WASN'T GOOD PROCESS. IT WASN'T OUR PROCESS. IT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT WAS DESIGNED AND PUT INTO THE ORDINANCE. AND I THINK IN DOING THIS, THAT WE HAVE DONE A DISSERVICE TO THE PEOPLE WHO ARE SERVING ON THE OPEN SPACE ADVISORY BOARD. I KNOW OTHER COUNCILORS HAVE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THE MEMBERS. I CERTAINLY HAVE AND I HAVE HEARD THEM TELL ME MORE THAN ONCE, MORE THAN ONE BOARD MEMBER, TELL ME THEY WERE MISLED THAT THEIR STAFF MANIPULATED THEM IN GETTING THIS PROPERTY WHERE IT IS NOW. THEY FELT RUN OVER. I AM READING FROM MY NOTES. AND THEY NEVER GOT TO SEE THIS BILL WITH IT WAS INTRODUCED -- BEFORE IT WAS INTRODUCED. THIS WAS A BIG SURPRISE TO THEM UNTIL THEY SAW IT ON THE AGENDA AS THEY WALKED INTO THE MEETING ROOM. SO, I THINK WE OWE OUR BOARD MEMBERS, THE PEOPLE WHO ARE VOLUNTEERING THEIR TIME AND THEIR ENERGY AND THEIR KNOWLEDGE, YOU KNOW, IN SERVING THE CITY, BY CUTTING CORNERS AND GOING AROUND AND CERTAINLY NOT BEING TRANSPARENT AT THE VERY LEAST, NOT BEING TRANSPARENT. SO, I APOLOGIZE TO THEM PUBLICLY. I WILL APOLOGIZE ON MY OWN BEHALF TO THE OPEN SPACE BOARD MEMBERS FOR THE CITY TREATING THEM SHABBILY. I DON'T NEED ANY ANSWER OR REBUTTAL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THAT STATEMENT. THANK YOU. >> Coun. Borrego: THANK YOU. WITH THAT, I GUESS WE WILL MOVE ONTO ITEM M-9. >> Coun. Sena: I MOVE M-9, SUPPORTING THE PASSAGE OF PROPOSED STATE LEGISLATION, HOUSE BILL 156, AN ACT RELATING TO CRIME, PRESCRIBING A PENALTY FOR CRIMINAL SEXUAL PENETRATION BY A PEACE OFFICER ON A SUSPECT, VICTIM, WITNESS OR DETAINED PERSON. >> IS THERE ANYONE THAT WOULD CARE TO DISCUSS THIS ITEM? >> Coun. Sena: I WOULD LIKE TO PROVIDE THIS (INAUDIBLE) JUST NOTING -- >> Coun. Borrego: MY FORMER COMMANDER. WOULD YOU LIKE HER TO COMMENT. >> Coun. Sena: APD IS LEADING THE FRONT IN THIS REGARD, SO, WANTED TO MEMBER BARKER TO ELABORATE ON THAT. >> BARKER: ALTHOUGH WE HAVE POLICIES CURRENTLY IN PLACE THAT ADDRESS THESE PROTOCOLS, ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS SUPPORTIVE OF THIS RESOLUTION. IT IS MORE EXPANSIVE AND INCLUDES VICTIMS AND INDIVIDUALS SO AGAIN ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT IS SUPPORTIVE OF THIS. >> Coun. Borrego: THANK YOU DEPUTY CHIEF. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS BY COUNCILORS? OKAY. WELL, THEN WE WILL MOVE ONTO MS. ORTEGA FOR A VOTE. >> Coun. Sena: THANK YOU. ONE OF THE REASONS WHY I DECIDED TO DO THIS MEMORIAL AND IT WAS DISCUSSED AT LENGTH IN PUBLIC SAFETY IS WE WISH WE DIDN'T HAVE TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF LEGISLATION PUT FORWARD. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT IT IS NEEDED AND THAT MANY OTHER STATES ARE CURRENTLY LOOKING AT THEIR OWN POLICIES TO ADDRESS THIS AS WELL. I DO WANT TO NOTE THAT THIS PASSED UNANIMOUSLY IN THE HOUSE JUDICIARY AND WENT TO THE NEXT COMMITTEE. HOWEVER IT IS SEEING SOME OPPOSITION, SO I URGE YOUR SUPPORT AND SO IS THAT WE CAN GET THIS TO OUR LEGISLATORS FOR THEM TO ACT ON. THANK YOU. >> Coun. Borrego: THANK YOU. WITH THAT I WILL CONSIDER THAT A CLOSE AND WE WILL MOVE ONTO MS. ORTEGA. >> Councilor Bassan: YES. >> Coun. Benton: YES. >> Coun. Davis: YES. >> Coun. Gibson: YES. >> Coun. Harris: YES. >> Coun. Jones: YES. >> Coun. Pena: YES. >> Coun. Sena: YES. >> Coun. Borrego: YES. >> 9-0. >> Coun. Borrego: THAT PASSES ON A 9-0 VOTE. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS IN THIS CITY COUNCIL MEETING, IT IS ADJOURNED. HAVE A NICE EVENING. (COUNCIL MEETING ADJOURNED AT 7:00 CLOCK P.M.)