City of Albuquerque City Council met March 20.
Here is the agenda provided by the council:
1. ROLL CALL
2. MOMENT OF SILENCE
Pledge of Allegiance in English and Spanish and any other language as determined by the Council
3. PROCLAMATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
4. ADMINISTRATION QUESTION & ANSWER PERIOD
5. APPROVAL OF JOURNAL
March 6, 2023
6. COMMUNICATIONS AND INTRODUCTIONS
7. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Committee of the Whole - March 9, 2023
Finance and Government Operations Committee - March 13, 2023
Land Use, Planning and Zoning Committee - March 15, 2023
8. CONSENT AGENDA: {Items may be removed at the request of any Councilor}
a. EC-23-252 Mayor's appointment of Ms. Sonja Y. Brown to the Personnel Board Attachments: EC-252
b. EC-23-253 Mayor's appointment of Mrs. Kimberly D. Andujo to the Human Rights Board
c. EC-23-254 Mayor's appointment of Ms. Anami Dass to the Human Rights Board
d. EC-23-255 Approval of the Risk First Supplemental Agreement to add funds for Outside Counsel Legal Services between YLaw P.C. and the City of Albuquerque
e. EC-23-256 Approval of the Risk First Supplemental Agreement to add funds for Outside Counsel Legal Services between German, Burnette & Associates, LLC and the City of Albuquerque
f. OC-23-30 Re-appointment of Dr. Colin Barnett to the Biological Park Board
*g. O-23-74 Authorizing The Issuance And Sale Of City Of Albuquerque, New Mexico General Obligation Bonds In Two Series In A Collective Par Amount Not To Exceed $34,300,000, Consisting Of $19,300,000 General Purpose General Obligation Bonds, Series 2023A, And $15,000,000 Short-Term General Obligation Bonds, Taxable Series 2023B, Authorized At An Election Of The City Held On November 2, 2021 To Finance Projects Relating To Public Safety, Citizens’ Centers, Parks And Recreation, Facilities And Equipment, Library, Museum And Cultural Facilities, Storm Sewers, Streets, Public Transportation, Affordable Housing And Metropolitan Redevelopment, And (The Series 2023A Bonds And Series 2023B Bonds Are Collectively Referred To As The “Series 2023 Bonds”); Providing For The Levy And Collection Of Ad Valorem Taxes For The Payment Of The Series 2023 Bonds; Approving The Delegation Of Authority To Make Certain Determinations Regarding The Sale Of The Series 2023 Bonds Pursuant To The Supplemental Public Securities Act; Providing For The Forms, Terms, Purchase, Payment, Execution And Other Provisions Of And Concerning The Series 2023 Bonds; Authorizing The Sale Of The Series 2023B Bonds To The State Of New Mexico; Prescribing Other Details In Connection With The Series 2023 Bonds And The Payment Thereof; And Ratifying Prior Action Taken In Connection Therewith (Bassan by request)
h. R-22-75 Establishing A Tip Line Program Specifically For The Reporting Of Illegally Used Or Possessed Firearms, Adjusting Fiscal Year 2023 Appropriations To Support The Program (Sanchez)
[Consent to defer R-22-75 to the April 3, 2023 Council meeting.]
*i. R-23-107 Relating To The Redevelopment, Leasing And Sale Of A Metropolitan Redevelopment Project Within The Downtown 2025 Metropolitan Redevelopment Area Consistent With The Terms Of The Downtown 2025 Metropolitan Redevelopment Plan; Approving The Metropolitan Redevelopment Application Entitled "The Downtowner Redevelopment Tax Abatement Application"; Authorizing The Acquisition Of Land And Existing Improvements And Construction Of A Building Within The Downtown 2025 Metropolitan Redevelopment Area; Authorizing The Disposition By Lease And Sale Of The City's Interest In Such Project To Alb. Downtowner, LLC, Its Successors And Assigns; Authorizing The Execution And Delivery Of A Lease Agreement, In Form, And Other Documents In Connection With The Project; Making Certain Determinations And Findings Relating To The Project; Ratifying Certain Actions Taken Previously; And Repealing All Actions Inconsistent With This Resolution (Benton by request)
*j. R-23-109 Approving And Authorizing The Acceptance Of Grant Funds From The New Mexico Economic Development Department And Providing An Appropriation To The Parks And Recreation Department (Benton by request)
*k. R-23-114 Authorizing The Giving Of Notices For Bids For The Sale Of The $19,300,000 City Of Albuquerque, New Mexico General Obligation General Purpose Bonds, Series 2023A (Bassan by request)
9. ANNOUNCEMENTS
10. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
11. GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS
Please refer to the instructions at the beginning of this Council Agenda.
12. APPEALS
13. APPROVALS: {Contracts, Agreements, and Appointments}
14. FINAL ACTIONS
a. R-23-112 City Of Albuquerque Project Recommendations To The Mid-Region Council Of Governments For Inclusion In The 2040 And 2045 Metropolitan Plan And For Consideration For Federal Funding In The Proposed FY 2020 To FY 2025 Transportation Improvement Program For The Albuquerque Metropolitan Planning Area (Peña)
15. OTHER BUSINESS: {Reports, Presentations, and Other Items}
a. EC-23-259 Line Item Veto Of R-22-91 Adjusting Fiscal Year 2022 Appropriations For Certain Funds And Programs To Provide For Actual Expenditures; Adjusting Fiscal Year 2023 Operating Appropriations; And Appropriating Capital Funds
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