Public Comment Sign Up for November 5, 2025 City Council Meeting
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ROLL CALL
MOMENT OF SILENCE
President Bassan led the Pledge of Allegiance in English and Spanish.
PROCLAMATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
ADMINISTRATION QUESTION & ANSWER PERIOD
APPROVAL OF JOURNAL
Agenda Item
COMMUNICATIONS AND INTRODUCTIONS
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Finance & Government Operations Committee - October 27, 2025
CONSENT AGENDA: {Items may be removed at the request of any Councilor}
Mayor’s Recommendation of Award for Albuquerque BioPark Retail Concession Services
Mayor's appointment of Mrs. Jessie L. Hunt to the Environmental Planning Commission
Mayor's appointment of Mr. Scott R. Quakkelaar to the Greater Albuquerque Active Transportation Committee
Mayor's appointment of Mr. Joseph A. Moriarty to the Greater Albuquerque Active Transportation Committee
Mayor’s Recommendation to Approve and Authorize the Contract Amendment of Lotus Engineering and Sustainability LLC
Mayor’s Recommendation to Approve and Authorize the Contract Amendment of Morrow Reardon Wilkinson Miller DBA Pland Collaborative
Mayor's appointment of Ms. Krista R. Chico to the Commission on American Indian and Alaska Native Affairs
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
Authorizing The Issuance And Sale Of The City Of Albuquerque, New Mexico Gross Receipts Tax Revenue Bonds In Two Series In An Aggregate Principal Amount Not To Exceed $47,000,000: (I) Gross Receipts Tax/Project Revenue Improvement Revenue Bonds (Juniper Flats Project), Series 2025A In The Maximum Principal Amount Of $18,000,000, And (II) Gross Receipts Tax Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2025B In The Maximum Principal Amount Of $29,000,000 To Finance The (1) Cost Of Acquiring, Improving And Equipping The Juniper Flats Housing Development And Paying Expenses, And (2) Financing The Cost Of Refunding The City’s Outstanding Gross Receipts Tax Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2015A And Paying Expenses; Providing For (I) The Payment Of The Series 2025A Bonds From Certain Gross Receipts Tax Revenues And Certain Project Revenues, And (II) The Payment Of The Series 2025B Bonds From Certain Gross Receipts Tax Revenues; Providing For The Collection Of Certain Gross Receipts Taxes And Certain Project Revenues; Approving The Delegation Of Authority To Make Certain Determinations Regarding The Sale Of The Series 2025 Bonds Pursuant To The Supplemental Public Securities Act; Providing For The Terms And Other Details Concerning The Series 2025 Bonds; Providing For Certain Documents Pertaining To The Series 2025 Bonds; Ratifying Action Previously Taken; Repealing All Actions Inconsistent With This Ordinance; Authorizing The Taking Of Other Actions In Connection With The Issue And Sale Of The Series 2025 Bonds (Grout, by request)
APPEALS
Cynthia Hernandez (“Applicant”) appeals the Zoning Hearing Examiner’s decision to DENY a Permit - Wall or Fence - Major and a Variance of 3 feet to the maximum 3-foot wall height in the front yard for the property located at 3421 Abbey Ct NW, zoned R-T, PR-2025-020042, MZP-2025-00003 & VA-2025-00015
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS
Please refer to the instructions at the beginning of this Council Agenda.
APPROVALS: {Contracts, Agreements, and Appointments}
FINAL ACTIONS
Amending The Traffic Code And The Sidewalk Ordinance To Improve Protections For Bicyclists, Pedestrians, And Other Vulnerable Users; And Amending The Automated Speed Enforcement Ordinance To Direct Revenue To Vision Zero Traffic Safety Initiatives (Fiebelkorn, by request)
Taking Measures To Improve Safety For Bicyclists, Pedestrians, And Other Vulnerable Road Users (Fiebelkorn)
Amending The City Council Rules Of Procedure: Article I, Section 8 Regarding Addressing Meetings; And Article III, Section 4(E) Regarding The Order Of Business (Bassan)
Preserving The Name “Juniper Flats” For The Property Located At 25 Hotel Circle NE (Grout)
OTHER BUSINESS: {Reports, Presentations, and Other Items}
ATTENTION: The Council will take a dinner break at approximately 7:00 p.m., unless otherwise decided by the Council.
*IF THE PROPER ACTION IS TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL, THESE ITEMS WILL BE PLACED ON TODAY'S AGENDA FOR FINAL ACTION OR DISCUSSION.
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Deferrals/Withdrawals
APPROVALS: {Contracts, Agreements, and Appointments}
Amending The Traffic Code And The Sidewalk Ordinance To Improve Protections For Bicyclists, Pedestrians, And Other Vulnerable Users; And Amending The Automated Speed Enforcement Ordinance To Direct Revenue To Vision Zero Traffic Safety Initiatives (Fiebelkorn, by request)
Amending The Traffic Code And The Sidewalk Ordinance To Improve Protections For Bicyclists, Pedestrians, And Other Vulnerable Users; And Amending The Automated Speed Enforcement Ordinance To Direct Revenue To Vision Zero Traffic Safety Initiatives (Fiebelkorn, by request)
Taking Measures To Improve Safety For Bicyclists, Pedestrians, And Other Vulnerable Road Users (Fiebelkorn)
Taking Measures To Improve Safety For Bicyclists, Pedestrians, And Other Vulnerable Road Users (Fiebelkorn)
Taking Measures To Improve Safety For Bicyclists, Pedestrians, And Other Vulnerable Road Users (Fiebelkorn)
Taking Measures To Improve Safety For Bicyclists, Pedestrians, And Other Vulnerable Road Users (Fiebelkorn)
Taking Measures To Improve Safety For Bicyclists, Pedestrians, And Other Vulnerable Road Users (Fiebelkorn)
Taking Measures To Improve Safety For Bicyclists, Pedestrians, And Other Vulnerable Road Users (Fiebelkorn)
Taking Measures To Improve Safety For Bicyclists, Pedestrians, And Other Vulnerable Road Users (Fiebelkorn)
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Mayor's appointment of Mrs. Kathleen Cantwell to the Municipal Golf Advisory Board
Mayor's appointment of Ms. Clare R. Strickman to the Senior Affairs Advisory Council
UNM-Gibson Commercial District, Varsity Ave. SE & Alumni Dr. SE Right-of-Way Vacation
Community Planning Area Assessment Report - Northwest Mesa CPA - Plan-2025-00003
Approval of the Risk First Supplemental Agreement to add funds for Outside Counsel Legal Services Between YLaw, P.C. and the City of Albuquerque
Approval of the Risk First Supplemental Agreement to add funds for Outside Counsel Legal Services Between Wiggins, Williams and Wesenberg PC and the City of Albuquerque
Acceptance of Assignment and Assumption of Retail Concession Lease - Geisler Projects, LLC to Standard Time Operations, LLC
Mayor's appointment of Ms. Denise P. Pepin to the Old Town Portal Market Advisory Board
Approving The Transit Department’s 2025 Updated Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (Peña, by request)
Adopting A Text Amendment To The Westland Master Plan (Framework Plan) To Change The Land Use Designation From Education To Residential On Tract N-1-B Containing Approximately 60 Undeveloped Acres, Including Changes To Land Use Tables And Exhibits, And To Update Maps To Reflect A Bulk Land Plat That Split Tract N-1 Into Tract N-1-A And N-1-B (Sanchez, by request)
Repealing The St. Joseph Hospital Metropolitan Redevelopment Area Designation And Plan And Amending The Code Of Resolutions (Baca, by request)
Preserving The Name “Juniper Flats” For The Property Located At 25 Hotel Circle NE (Grout)
Requiring The Albuquerque Fire And Rescue Department, The Albuquerque Police Department And The Albuquerque Community Safety Department To Provide Quarterly Operations Reports (Grout)
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Mayor’s Recommendation of City Wide On-Call Engineering/Architectural Services
Artificial Intelligence Policy and Deliverables
Declaring 5511 Holly Ave NE Not Essential for Municipal Purposes
Mayor’s Recommendation of Award for Advertising for Transit Buses and Bus Shelters- RFP-2025-685-TRA-KH
The Office of Inspector General’s Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2025
The Office of Internal Audit’s Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2025
Approving The FY2026 Audit Plan As Submitted By The Accountability In Government Oversight Committee (Bassan, by request)
Directing The Administration To Support Youth Development Through Teen-Focused Programming At The Heights Community Center (Rogers)
Approving And Authorizing The Filing Of Grant Funds From The New Mexico Department Of Finance And Administration, Firefighter And EMT Recruitment And Providing An Appropriation To The Albuquerque Fire Rescue Department In Fiscal Year 2026 (Grout, by request)
Approving And Authorizing The Acceptance Of Grant Funds From The New Mexico Department Of Public Safety, 2025 Lt Fred Beers III Honor Guard Distribution Program For Equipment Needed By The Albuquerque Fire Rescue Honor Guard And Providing An Appropriation To The Albuquerque Fire Department In Fiscal Year 2026 (Peña, by request)
Amending The Adopted Capital Improvement Program For The City Of Albuquerque Aviation Department, Transferring Funds To An Airport Observation Deck Reserve Project, Establishing An Observation Deck Planning And Design Project, Requiring Approval By City Council (Sanchez)
Amending Language Of The Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budget, To Include Pro-Am Sports And Recreation Support In Tourism Projects (Grout, by request)
Amending The City Of Albuquerque Component Capital Implementation Program To Include A Roadway Facilities Project, Unser Boulevard Between Anderson Hills Road And Blake Road (Peña)
Mayor’s Recommendation of Award for Albuquerque BioPark Retail Concession Services
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