From The Martineztown/Santa Barbara Character Protection Overlay

Albuquerque City Council (Jan 21, 2026) approves housing contracts and appointments, increases Heading Home funding, adopts IDO text amendment; bond issuance and public-safety reporting items deferred

Council held an executive session on pending litigation, confirmed multiple mayoral appointments and reappointments, approved housing-related contracts and a $662,526.92 increase to the Heading Home contract to sustain housing for 92 households, postponed a bond issuance ordinance and a resolution on quarterly public-safety reporting, and adopted a small-area IDO text amendment removing two parcels from the Martineztown/Santa Barbara overlay.