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Proposed Legislation

Proposed Legislation by Councilor Baca

R-26-16
Relating To The Approval Of A Redevelopment Tax Abatement For The La Curva Development Project In The Historic Central Metropolitan Redevelopment Area (Baca, by request)

R-26-54
A Resolution Authorizing The Execution And Delivery Of A Water Project Fund Grant Agreement By And Between The New Mexico Finance Authority ("NMFA") And The City Of Albuquerque (The "Grantee"), In The Total Amount Of $6,160,000, Evidencing An Obligation Of The Grantee To Utilize The Grant Amount Solely For The Purpose Of Financing The Costs Of Design And Construction Of John St. Pump Station And Gravity Pond, Diversion Of Williams St. 72-Inch Storm Drain And Broadway Blvd. 66-Inch Storm Drain And Upsizing Storm Drain In Barelas Ditch To A 30-Inch Pipe; And Solely In The Manner Described In The Grant Agreement; Certifying That The Grant Amount, Together With Other Funds Available To The Grantee, Is Sufficient To Complete The Project; Approving The Form Of And Other Details Concerning The Grant Agreement; Ratifying Actions Heretofore Taken; Repealing All Action Inconsistent With This Resolution; And Authorizing The Taking Of Other Actions In Connection With The Execution And Delivery Of

O-26-50
Amending The Public Purchases Ordinance Related To The Definition Of Social Services And Department References, And Directing The City To Update Information Accordingly (Baca, Grout, Rogers)

O-26-38
Authorizing The Issuance And Sale Of The City Of Albuquerque, New Mexico Taxable Industrial Revenue Bond (Dreamcatcher Sawmill Hotel Project), Series 2026 In The Maximum Principal Amount Of $40,520,267 To Provide Funds To Acquire, Construct, Equip, And Improve The Dreamcatcher Sawmill Hotel, A Dual Branded Hampton Inn And Home2 Suites With An Anticipated 135 Guestrooms, And Associated Site Improvements; Authorizing The Execution And Delivery Of An Indenture, Lease Agreement, Bond Purchase Agreement, Bonds, And Other Documents In Connection With The Bonds; Making Certain Determinations And Findings Relating To The Bonds And The Project; Ratifying Certain Actions Taken Previously; And Repealing All Actions Inconsistent With This Ordinance (Baca, by request)

R-26-55
Establishing A Moratorium On Opening The Common Area Central Courtyard At The Lofts At Albuquerque High For Public Use Between 9:00 AM And Dusk And Requiring A Report From The City Administration (Baca)

R-26-56
Amending The Adopted Capital Implementation Program Of The City Of Albuquerque By Supplementing Current Grant Appropriations And Approving New Projects (Baca, by request)

R-26-27
Relating To The Approval Of The Capital Development Agreement For The Encuentro Home Health Aid Training Center, Developed By La Plaza De Encuentro Gathering Place (Baca, by request)

R-26-50
Adjusting Fiscal Year 2027 Appropriations For Certain Funds And Programs (Pena, Baca and Champine)

R-26-49
Amending R-25-177 (Enactment No. R-2025-054) To Adjust The Funds For The Golden Forward Gizmo Projects (Baca)

R-26-48
Approving And Authorizing The Acceptance Of Grant Funds For A Violence Intervention Fund Grant From The New Mexico Department Of Health Office Of Gun Violence Prevention And Grant Funds From The State Of New Mexico Healthcare Authority Behavioral Health Regional Investment Act Grant Through An Intergovernmental Agreement With Bernalillo County; Providing An Appropriation To The Albuquerque Community Safety Department In Fiscal Year 2027 (Baca, by request)

R-26-26
Approving The Transit Department's 2026 Title VI Program (Baca, by request)

O-26-30
Amending The “Downtown Vacant Premises Ordinance” (ROA 1994, Chapter 14, Article 24) (Baca)

R-26-20
Establishing Code Enforcement Priorities For The Protection Of Residential Tenants (Fiebelkorn, Rogers, Telles, Baca)

O-26-24
Rental Unit Habitability Enforcement Ordinance (Fiebelkorn, Rogers, Telles, Baca)

O-26-31
Amending The Public Safety Tax Advisory Board Ordinance To Define The Role Of The Board; Improve Transparency; And Clarify Program Administration, Oversight, And Reporting Requirements (Rogers and Baca)

R-26-16
Approving And Authorizing The Acceptance Of Grant Funds From A New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division Trails+ Grant And Providing An Appropriation To The Department Of Municipal Development In Fiscal Year 2026 (Baca, by request)

O-26-14
Adopting The "Enhanced Service And Safety Zone Ordinance" To Provide Better City Services And Enhance Provisions For All To Support Economic Vitality (Baca)

R-26-2
Directing The City To Update All Maps, Information, And Documentation To Accurately Reflect The City’s Ownership Of The Montaño Bridge (Baca)

O-26-14
Adopting The “Enhanced Service And Safety Zone Ordinance” To Provide Better City Services And Enhance Safety Provisions For All To Support Economic Vitality (Baca)

R-26-18
Amending R-24-22 To Extend The Two-Year Policy Of FasTrax Permitting Eligibility For Housing Projects In Centers And Corridors And Development Projects Within Metropolitan Redevelopment Areas (Baca)

O-25-79
F/S Authorizing The Issuance And Sale Of The City Of Albuquerque, New Mexico Taxable Industrial Revenue Bond (Geltmore Karsten Project), Series 2025 In The Maximum Principal Amount Of $5,600,000 To Provide Funds To Acquire, Renovate, Improve And Equip A 56,000 Square Foot Building To Be Leased For Various Manufacturing Purposes; Authorizing The Execution And Delivery Of An Indenture, Lease Agreement, Bond Purchase Agreement, Bond, And Other Documents In Connection With The Issuance Of The Bond And The Project; Making Certain Determinations And Findings Relating To The Bond And The Project; Rat

O-26-3
C/S Amending Chapter 2, Article 11 Of The Revised Ordinances Of Albuquerque, New Mexico (ROA 1994), To Add A New Section Regulating Indirect Overhead (IDOH) Charges To Capital Funds Establishing An IDOH Rate Calculation; Requiring Reporting And Transparency; And Aligning Eligible Uses With Capital Delivery Standards (Baca, Rogers, Champine, Bassan)

P-26-1
Adopting A Proposition To Be Sent To The Voters At The 2026 General Election; Proposing To Amend The Charter To Require Appointment And Confirmation Of The Director Of Albuquerque Community Safety (“ACS”) And Designating The Position As “ACS Chief” (Baca and Rogers)

R-26-5
Adopting A Proposition To Be Submitted To The Voters At The Next Election To Be Held In The City Of Albuquerque Concerning An Amendment To Article V, Section 4 Of The Albuquerque City Charter; Providing The Form Of The Question And The Designation Clause For Such Question On The Ballot (Baca and Rogers)

O-26-15
Adopting A New Section In ROA 1994, Chapter 5, Article 1, Prohibiting The Use Of City Property For Immigration Enforcement; Adopting New Article In ROA 1994, Chapter 13, To Be Known As The “Safer Community Places Ordinance” (Peña, Telles, Baca, Rogers)

O-26-16
Imposing A Municipal Gross Receipts Tax And Providing For The Use Of Revenues For Municipal Capital Projects, Including Related Debt Service, And Municipal Operations (Baca and Bassan)

O-26-5
Amending The Short Term Rental Ordinance To Add A Separation Requirement For Short Term Rental Permits (Baca, Fiebelkorn, Rogers and Telles

O-26-4
Adopting A Small Area Text Amendment To The Integrated Development Ordinance (IDO) To Remove The Parcel Located At 229 Broadway Blvd. NE And The Parcel Located At 101 Lomas Blvd. NE From The Martineztown/Santa Barbara Character Protection Overlay Zone (CPO-7) (Baca, by request)

R-25-212
Relating To The Approval Of A Redevelopment Tax Abatement For The 4th And La Plata Multi-Family Residential Development Project, Developed By 4th & La Plata, LLC (Baca, by request)

M-25-7
Declaring Support For Proposed State Legislation Regarding Transparency Of Local Planning Review Processes Affecting The Creation Of New Housing (Housing Transparency Bill) (Baca, Rogers)

RA-25-9
Amending The City Council Rules Of Procedure: Article III, Section 23 Allocation Of Councilor Expenses (Rogers and Baca)

P-25-8
Adopting A Proposition To Be Sent To The Voters At The 2026 General Election, Proposing To Repeal Article XI, Section 7 Of The Charter Of The City Of Albuquerque Regarding A Public Vote On Performing Arts Center (Baca)

R-25-208
Adopting A Proposition To Be Submitted To The Voters At The Next Election To Be Held In The City Of Albuquerque Concerning An Amendment To Article XI, Section 7 Of The Albuquerque City Charter; Providing The Form Of The Question And The Designation Clause For Such Question On The Ballot (Baca)

R-25-198
Assessing District Benefit Fees For The Albuquerque Tourism Marketing District In Accordance With The Approved Budget (Grout, Bassan, Baca)

R-25-204
Repealing The St. Joseph Hospital Metropolitan Redevelopment Area Designation And Plan And Amending The Code Of Resolutions (Baca, by request)

R-25-194
Establishing Priority Of Residential Solar Permits Until The Start Of 2026 Due To Expiration Of Residential Solar Tax Credits Upon January 1st, 2026 (Baca)

R-25-182
Approving The Adoption Of The Downtown Metropolitan Redevelopment Area Plan - Downtown 2050 And Repealing The Downtown 2025 Metropolitan Redevelopment Area Plan For The Downtown Metropolitan Redevelopment Area (Baca, by request)

O-25-83
C/S Repealing Chapter 14, Article 5, Part 1 And Part 2 (The Flood Hazard And Drainage Ordinances), Adopting A New "Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance" In Its Place, And Amending The Title Of Chapter 14 (Baca, by request)

O-25-91
F/S Establishing The "Preserving Albuquerque Through Critical Housing" (PATCH) Program To Provide Structural Housing Repairs To Income-Qualified Homeowners And Preserve Long-Term Housing Stability (Baca and Peña)

O-25-95
Amending The Public Purchases Ordinance To Simplify And Streamline The Process For Affordable And Transitional Housing Development Projects (Baca and Rogers)

R-25-177
Appropriating Funding To Specific Affordable Housing Projects In City Council District 2 And Directing The City Administration To Facilitate The Determination That These Projects Are Qualifying Grantees (Baca)

O-25-87
Authorizing The Issuance And Sale Of The City Of Albuquerque, New Mexico Taxable Industrial Revenue Bond (Sawmill Bellamah Properties Project) In Three Series In The Maximum Principal Amount Of $227,500,000 To Provide Funds To Acquire, Construct, Equip, And Improve Three Interrelated Components Within The Sawmill District: (I) The $76,300,000 Sawmill Hotel With An Anticipated 115 Guestrooms, 10 Suites, Restaurants, And Conference/Meeting Space; (II) The $70,400,000 Chaco Residences With An Anticipated 107 Extended Stay Guestrooms, Including 8 Suites, Wellness Areas, Restaurants And Conference

R-25-155
Approving And Authorizing The Acceptance Of Grant Funds From A New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division Trails+ Grant And Providing An Appropriation To The Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency In Fiscal Year 2025 (Baca, by request)

R-25-145
Directing The Administration To Support Local Performing Arts In City Council District 2, Conduct A Minimum Number Of Events At City-Owned Performance Spaces, And Simplify The Rental Process For City-Owned Performance Spaces (Baca)

R-25-142
Approving The Transit Department’s Service Equity Analysis Of The Proposed ABQ Ride Forward Recovery Network (Baca, by request)

R-25-143
Authorizing The Filing Of Applications With The Federal Transit Administration, And Operating Administration Of The United States Department Of Transportation, For Federal Transportation Assistance Authorized By 49 U.S.C. Chapter 53; Title 23, United States Code; Or Other Federal Statutes Administered By The Federal Transit Administration (Baca, by request)

R-25-147
Adopting A Proposition To Be Submitted To The Voters At The Next Election To Be Held In The City Of Albuquerque Concerning Adopting A Three Eighths Of One Percent (0.375%) Municipal Gross Receipts Tax To Create A Quality Of Life Enhancement Fund (Baca)

O-25-77
Adopting A Three Eighths Of One Percent (0.375%) Municipal Gross Receipts Tax To Create A Quality-Of-Life Enhancement Fund (Baca)

O-25-72
Amending ROA 1994, Sections 2-7-8-3, 2-7-8-7, 2-7-8-8, And 2-7-8-9 Of The Independent Hearing Office To Clarify The Procedure For Appeals (Baca, by request)

R-25-123
Approving The Expansion Of The Downtown 2025 Metropolitan Redevelopment Area Boundary To Include The McClellan Park And Railroad Metropolitan Redevelopment Areas And Property At Broadway And Lomas, And Repealing The McClellan Park And Railroad Metropolitan Redevelopment Area Boundaries And Plans (Baca, by request)

R-25-131
City Of Albuquerque Project Recommendations To Mid-Region Council Of Governments For Inclusion In The 2045 Metropolitan Plan For Consideration Of Future Federal Funding For The Albuquerque Metropolitan Planning Area (Baca, by request)

R-25-122
Establishing Minimum Staffing Requirements For Albuquerque Fire Rescue, Rescue Apparatus (Lewis, Baca)

R-25-124
Amending The Adopted Capital Implementation Program Of The City Of Albuquerque By Supplementing Current Appropriations (Baca, Sanchez)

R-25-119
Adopting A Proposition To Be Submitted To The Voters At The Next Election To Be Held In The City Of Albuquerque Concerning An Amendment To Article XI, Section 7 Of The Albuquerque City Charter; Providing The Form Of The Question And The Designation Clause For Such Question On The Ballot (Baca)

P-25-7
Adopting A Proposition To Be Sent To The Voters At The 2025 Regular Local Election, Proposing To Repeal Article XI, Section 7 Of The Charter Of The City Of Albuquerque Regarding A Public Vote On Performing Arts Center (Baca)

R-25-121
Requesting A Masterplan For The Historic Route 66 Area Of The Historic Atrisco Land Grant To Improve Public Rights-Of-Ways, Establish Future Land Uses, And Create Development Concepts For City Owned Land, All Based Upon Cultural, Historical, Recreational, Environmental, And Economic Development Goals (Peña, Baca and Sanchez)

O-25-71
Authorizing The Issuance And Sale Of The City Of Albuquerque, New Mexico Taxable Industrial Revenue Bond (United Athletic Club Project), Series 2025 In The Maximum Principal Amount Of $30,000,000 To Provide Funds To Acquire, Construct, Improve And Equip A Multi-Use Entertainment Venue/Stadium For Soccer, Other Sports And Non-Sporting Events; Authorizing The Execution And Delivery Of An Indenture, Lease Agreement, Bond Purchase Agreement, Bond, And Other Documents In Connection With The Issuance Of The Bond And The Project; Making Certain Determinations And Findings Relating To The Bond And The

R-24-111
Amending Sections 1-12-2 And 1-12-15 Of The Code Of Resolutions To Expand The Downtown 2025 Metropolitan Redevelopment Area To Include The Entire 1998 Railroad Metropolitan Redevelopment Area (Baca)

O-24-61
Adopting The “Downtown Vacant Premises Ordinance” As A New Article In Chapter 14 Of The Revised Ordinances Of Albuquerque 1994 To Activate Vacant Buildings To Benefit Economic Development In The Downtown Core By Requiring Registration And Fees; And Amending ROA 1994 Section 14-3-5-14 Of The Uniform Housing Code “Vacant Building Maintenance” To Add A Cross Reference To The Downtown Vacant Premises Ordinance (Baca)

O-24-69
Amending The Integrated Development Ordinance Regarding Applicability, Appeals, Amendment Processes And Easing Restrictions On Housing Development (Lewis and Baca)

R-24-108
Approving And Authorizing The Acceptance Of Grant Funds From Bernalillo County And The State Of New Mexico And Adjusting Fiscal Year 2025 Grant And Capital Appropriations (Baca, by request)

R-24-94
Amending § 1-16-1 Of The City Of Albuquerque Code Of Resolutions To Adopt A Citywide Rank 2 Bikeway And Trail Facilities Plan (2024) And Repeal The Bikeways & Trails Facility Plan (2015) (Baca, by request)

R-24-97
Approving And Authorizing The Acceptance Of Grant Awards From The US Department Of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) And Providing For An Appropriation To The Department Of Finance And Administration For Fiscal Year 2025 Through Fiscal Year 2027 (Baca, by request)

R-24-102
Expanding The Downtown 2025 Metropolitan Redevelopment Area To Include The Northernmost Parcel Of The 1998 Railroad Metropolitan Redevelopment Area; Approving The Downtown 2025 Metropolitan Redevelopment Area For Gross Receipts Tax Increment Financing; Approving The 2004 West Central Metropolitan Redevelopment Area For Gross Receipts Tax Increment Financing (Baca, by request)

R-24-103
Expanding The Downtown 2025 Metropolitan Redevelopment Area To Include The Northernmost Parcel Of The 1998 Railroad Metropolitan Redevelopment Area; Approving The Downtown 2025 Metropolitan Redevelopment Area For Property Tax Increment Financing; Approving The 2004 West Central Metropolitan Redevelopment Area For Property Tax Increment Financing (Baca, by request)

R-24-104
Approving And Authorizing The Acceptance Of A Grant From Bernalillo County For The Sawmill Community Land Trust Technical Plan Development Project And Providing An Appropriation To The Office Of Equity And Inclusion (Baca)

O-24-25
F/S Amending Articles XII, XIII And XVI Of The City Charter Relating To Disclosure, Elections And Public Campaign Financing (Baca, by request)

O-24-38
Designation Of The Aldo Leopold House As A City Landmark (Baca, by request)

R-24-93
Approving And Authorizing The Acceptance Of 2022 GO Bonds From Bernalillo County For The Explora Museum’s Brillante Early Learning Center, And Providing For An Appropriation To The Department Of Arts & Culture In Fiscal Year 2025 (Baca, by request)

O-24-42
Renaissance And Progress For Downtown Albuquerque: Adopting The “Downtown Vacant Buildings And Properties Ordinance” As A New Article In Chapter 14 Of The Revised Ordinances Of Albuquerque 1994 To Activate Vacant Buildings To Benefit Economic Development In The Downtown Center By Requiring Registration And Fees; And Amending ROA 1994 Section 14-3-5-14 Of The Uniform Housing Code “Vacant Building Maintenance” To Add A Cross Reference To The Downtown Vacant Buildings And Properties Ordinance; And Adopting The “Downtown Dilapidation Ordinance” As A New Article In Chapter 14 Of The Revised Ordinan

O-24-54
Amending The Traffic Code, ROA 1994 Chapter 8, Article 1, Part 3, To Allow For Automated Parking Enforcement (Baca)

O-24-40
Amending The Short Term Rental Ordinance To Add A Separation Requirement For Short Term Rental Permits In Certain Areas In The City (Baca and Rogers)

R-24-82
Supporting An Application To The New Mexico Water Trust Fund Board For A Grant For The Construction Of A Stormwater Pond On John Street Southwest (Baca)

R-24-54
Authorizing The Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency To Apply For Funding Via The Department Of Transportation Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP) Grant Program (Baca, by request)

R-24-55
Changing The Name Of Eastman Crossing/Eastman Avenue To Jim Baca Avenue (Baca, by request)

O-24-17
Adopting A Small Area Text Amendment To The Integrated Development Ordinance To Require Development Standards, Including Building Height Stepdowns, Landscape Buffering, Building Design, And Parking Reductions, For Properties Located Adjacent To The Rail Trail (Baca, by request)

R-24-58
Creating A Task Force To Review The Charter Of The City Of Albuquerque (Rogers, Baca and Fiebelkorn)

R-24-63
Assigning Funds From The Sale Of The Coronado Dog Park Property (Baca)

R-24-30
Adopting The 2024 Action Plan And Program Investment Summary For The Expenditure Of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Home Investment Partnerships Program (HOME) And Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) Funds; Providing An Appropriation To The Department Of Family & Community Services For 2024 U.S. Department Of Housing And Urban Development (HUD) Entitlement Funds (Rogers, Fiebelkorn and Baca, by request)

O-24-22
Amending ROA 1994, Chapter 14, Article 8, Part 4, The “Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency Ordinance” (Baca and Grout, by request)

R-24-46
Confirming The Authority of The Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency’s Ability To Pursue Tax Increment Financing As Empowered By Companion Ordinance O-24-22 (Baca and Grout)

R-24-52
Approving An Intergovernmental Agreement Between The City Of Albuquerque, The County Of Bernalillo, And The Albuquerque Public School District Board Of Education To Reform The Albuquerque Bernalillo County Government Commission As The Local Government Coordinating Commission To Include The City Of Albuquerque, The County Of Bernalillo, And The Albuquerque Public Schools As The Voting Members (Rogers, Baca, Fiebelkorn, and Grout)

O-24-5
C/S Amending § 11-3 The Human Rights Ordinance (Fiebelkorn, Rogers and Baca, by request)

O-24-16
Amending Chapter 2, Article 4 Of The City Code Relating To Elections And Petitions (Baca, by request)

R-24-22
Establishing A Two-Year Policy For The Priority Site Plan Approval And Construction Permitting Of Development Projects That Will Result In Permanent Housing In Centers And Corridors And Development Projects Within Metropolitan Redevelopment Areas (Baca, by request)

R-24-29
Appropriation Of Opioid Settlement Funds (Baca, by request)

O-24-3
Designation Of The Central Avenue Bridge Crossing Site As A City Landmark (Baca and Peña, by request)

R-24-18
Approving City Of Albuquerque Alignment Of The Rio Grande Trail (Baca, by request)

R-24-15
Approving And Authorizing Certified Local Government Subgrants And Providing An Appropriation To The Planning Department (Fiebelkorn and Baca, by request)

R-24-7
Approving And Authorizing Application For A Grant From The State Cultural Properties Restoration Fund (Baca, by request)

M-24-2
Declaring Support For Proposed State Legislation Regarding Criminal Competency Determination (House Bill 233 And Senate Bill 16) (Baca, Bassan)

R-24-10
Creating A Central Avenue Right Of Way Improvements Project Between 1st And 8th Streets, Creating A Project To Convert Marquette And Tijeras Avenues To Two-Way Roadways, Establishing Priorities, And Rescinding Resolution 23-143 (Baca)