City of Albuquerque City Council met Nov. 8.

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 

October 16, 2023 

6. COMMUNICATIONS AND INTRODUCTIONS 

7. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES 

Finance and Government Operations Committee - October 23, 2023 

8. CONSENT AGENDA: {Items may be removed at the request of  any Councilor} 

a. EC-23-376 City of Albuquerque Vision Zero Year-in-Review/Action Plan Update 

b. EC-23-378 Approval of Outside Counsel for Workers Compensation Legal Services  Agreement with YLAW, P.C. 

c. EC-23-379 Approval of the Farolito Senior Community Development Agreement with  Greater Albuquerque Housing Partnership to Utilize HUD HOME Funds  Towards the New Construction of a Senior Rental Housing Project 

d. EC-23-380 Authorization of Social Service Agreement with Youth Development Inc. to  Provide Violence Intervention & Prevention Services to youth/young adults  who are high risk of engaging in gun violence or violent crimes 

e. AC-23-14 (VA-2023-00196) PR-2022-007712, SI-2023-00127 The Westside  Coalition of Neighborhood Associations and Michael Voorhees appeal the  Development Hearing Officer decision to approve a final plat, for all or a  portion of Lot 5, Block 6 Volcano Cliffs Unit 26 & Lot 1, Block 2, Volcano  Cliffs Unit 26 zoned MX-L & MX-M, located on Rosa Parks Rd. between  Paseo Del Norte and Rosa Parks Rd. containing approximately 18.23  acre(s). (C-11) 

[Consent to Withdraw - Withdrawn by Applicant] 

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} 

a. EC-23-377 Mayor’s Recommendation of Award to Fresquez Concessions Inc. for  "Food and Beverage Concessions Program at the Albuquerque  International Sunport” 

14. FINAL ACTIONS 

a. O-23-87 Directing The Tax Revenue Generated By Legal Recreational Marijuana  Sales To A Permanent Marijuana Equity And Community Reinvestment  Fund For The Benefit, Health, Safety, Welfare, And Quality Of Life For  Those Who Have Been Negatively Impacted By The Criminalization Of  Marijuana (Peña) 

b. O-23-89 Amending Sections §7-2-1-1 Through §7-2-1-3 Of The Transit System  Ordinance, Creating A Zero-Fare Structure (Fiebelkorn, Davis, Peña) 

c. R-23-177 A Resolution Requiring City Council Approval For Expenditure Of  Affordable Housing Funding (Benton) [A floor amendment for R-23-177 may be moved that adjusts the title as follows:  Designating Fund ‘305 Misc.’ As The ‘Housing Forward Fund’ And Requiring The  Administration To Provide An Annual Report.] 

d. R-23-178 Suspending Administrative Appeals To Safe Outdoor Space Applications  In Response To Court Injunction Restricting Removing Encampments From  Public Land (Fiebelkorn) 

e. RA-23-3 Amending Article I, Sections 8(C) And 8(H); And Article III, Sections 4(A),  4(B), 24(12), And 24(13) Of The City Council Rules Of Procedure Relating  To The Order Of Business And Public Comment On Quasi-Judicial Matters  (Davis) 

f. O-23-88 Repealing Chapter 9, Article 5, Part 1 ROA 1994, The Joint Air Quality  Control Board Ordinance; Abolishing The Current Albuquerque-Bernalillo  County Air Quality Control Board; Adopting Chapter 9, Article 5, Part 1  ROA 1994, The Joint Air Quality Control Ordinance; Creating The  Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air Quality Control Board (Lewis) 

g. R-23-176 Establishing A Moratorium For The Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Air  Quality Control Board To Act Under Chapter 9, Article 5, Part 1 ROA 1994,  

The Joint Air Quality Control Board Ordinance Until February 1, 2024  (Lewis) 

*h. R-23-180 Approving And Authorizing The Acceptance Of Grant Awards From The  Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) And Providing For An  Appropriation To The Department Of Finance And Administration For  Fiscal Years 2024, 2025 And 2026 (Fiebelkorn, by request) 

*i. R-23-181 Directing The City Of Albuquerque Transit Department And Rio Metro  Regional Transit District To Conduct A Study For Considering  Consolidation; Appropriating Funding For The Study (Benton) 

*j. R-23-182 Establishing Legislative And Budget Priorities For The City Of  Albuquerque For The Second Session Of The 56th New Mexico State  Legislature (Fiebelkorn, Peña, Bassan) 

15. OTHER BUSINESS: {Reports, Presentations, and Other Items} 

a. Executive Session relating to the matter of LaDella Williams, et al. v City of  Albuquerque, which is subject to attorney-client privilege pertaining to threatened or  pending litigation as permitted by Section 10-15-1.H(7), NMSA 1978 

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