Public Comment Sign Up for February 18, 2026 City Council Meeting

Instructions 

Use this form to sign up to provide Public Comments at the City Council Meeting on Wednesday, February 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM. The agenda for the meeting will be posted on the City Council website on Friday, February 13 at https://cabq.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.

Everyone must sign up using this webform before 4:00 PM on Wednesday, February 18, 2026. Participants that sign-up will receive a confirmation email. Our staff will NOT be signing up speakers in the Council Chambers, all sign ups must be submitted using this webform. For members of the public without internet service, please call our office at 505-768-3100.

The Council will take general public comment on any topic and on the meeting's specific agenda items, from up to a maximum of 30 people, on a first-come first-serve basis. Per Council rules, persons signing up to speak before the Council can sign up for General Public Comments and two agenda items per meeting. Comments must be germane to the particular agenda item.

General Public Comments is near the beginning of the meeting. If you sign up to speak at the specific agenda item, you have to wait until that agenda item is heard.

It is the discretion of the Council President to determine the time limit for public comment, with a maximum of 2 minutes, dependent on the number of public comment sign-ups. If there are more than 50 people signed up, the amount of time per speaker is likely to be less than 2 minutes. The time limit for public comment will be strictly enforced. Public comment must be directed to the Council through the Council President, not at staff or members of the audience.

If you'd like to submit written comments to Councilors, please use the Contact Your Councilor webform.

Members of the public have the ability to view the meeting through GOVTV on Comcast Channel 16, stream live on the GOVTV website at https://www.cabq.gov/artsculture/govtv, on Zoom Webinar, and on YouTube at https://youtube.com/live/t7Mvk378GuA?feature=share. The GOVTV live stream can be accessed at these addresses from most smartphones, tablets, or computers.

Review City Council Public Comment Procedures

There are two options to provide public comments to the City Council:

1. In-Person, at City Hall
   • Fill out the webform below and select: In-Person, at City Hall
   • Attend the meeting in the Vincent E. Griego Chambers in the basement of the Albuquerque Government Center at One Civic Plaza NW 87102.
   • We will call your name for General Public Comment or when your agenda item is heard.
2. Virtually, on Zoom
   • Fill out the webform below and select: Virtually, on Zoom
   • Note: Participants must sign up for public comment with the Zoom username or phone number that you will use to enter the Zoom meeting so that you can be identified when accessing the meeting. Persons who do not provide this information will not be allowed into the meeting.
   • Participants will be an Attendee in the Zoom Webinar until the public comment period begins. The Zoom moderator will move you into the meeting room as Panelist when it’s your turn to provide public comments.
   • Access the Zoom Webinar by following this link, entering the room information manually, or by calling in via telephone:
     • https://cabq.zoom.us/j/87979143379
     • Webinar ID: 879 7914 3379
     • (669) 900-6833 // 879 7914 3379 #
   • Once called upon for public comment, the participants will be able to unmute themselves and turn on their camera.
   • Participants will have a maximum of 2 minutes to present, but the time limit can be lowered, per discretion of the Council President. You will be informed when your time has concluded, at which point your microphone will be muted and your camera will be turned off.
   • Participants will be moved back to Attendee of Webinar once your comment period has ended.

Public Comment Ground Rules:

• It is the discretion of the Council President to determine the time limit for public comment, with a maximum of 2 minutes, dependent on the number of public comment sign-ups. If there are more than 50 people signed up, the amount of time per speaker is likely to be less than 2 minutes. .
• Comments are to be addressed to the Councilors only, through the Council President.
• Any disruptive conduct, including applause and clapping, will result in removal from the City Council Chambers and Zoom Webinar.