Public Comment Sign Up for November 17, 2025 City Council Meeting
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ROLL CALL
MOMENT OF SILENCE
President Bassan led the Pledge of Allegiance in English.
Councilor Sanchez led the Pledge of Allegiance in Spanish.
PROCLAMATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
ADMINISTRATION QUESTION & ANSWER PERIOD
APPROVAL OF JOURNAL
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COMMUNICATIONS AND INTRODUCTIONS
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES
Finance and Government Operations Committee - November 10, 2025
Land Use, Planning and Zoning Committee - November 12, 2025
CONSENT AGENDA: {Items may be removed at the request of any Councilor}
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
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
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
Mayor's appointment of Ms. Denise P. Pepin to the Old Town Portal Market Advisory Board
2026 Administration Federal Priorities
The Office of Inspector General’s Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2025
The Office of Internal Audit’s Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2025
Albuquerque City Council Legislative Program for the New Mexico Congressional Delegation for the Second Session of the 119th United States Congress
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)
Approving The FY2026 Audit Plan As Submitted By The Accountability In Government Oversight Committee (Bassan, by request)
Amending Language Of The Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budget, To Include Pro-Am Sports And Recreation Support In Tourism Projects (Grout, by request)
Directing The Administration To Support Youth Development Through Teen-Focused Programming At The Heights Community Center (Rogers)
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)
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)
Appropriating Funds To The Capital Implementation Program For The 2025 General Obligation Program (Grout, by request)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
APPEALS
Adella Gallegos (Agent) appeals the Zoning Hearing Examiner’s decision to DENY a variance of 2 feet to allow a 5-foot wall at the property located at 5501 Bluewater Road NW, zoned MX-L
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS
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APPROVALS: {Contracts, Agreements, and Appointments}
Acceptance of Assignment and Assumption of Retail Concession Lease - Geisler Projects, LLC to Standard Time Operations, LLC
FINAL ACTIONS
Establishing An Emergency Parks Grass And Turf Replacement Funding Source To Address The Dying Turf Grass In Parks City-Wide (Lewis)
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)
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)
Concerning The Municipal Runoff Election To Be Held In The City Of Albuquerque, New Mexico, On Tuesday, The Ninth Day Of December, 2025 (Bassan, by request)
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)
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)
Requiring Council Approval For The Disposition Of City-Owned Real Property Located In The Central Community Planning Area (Baca)
OTHER BUSINESS: {Reports, Presentations, and Other Items}
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Deferrals/Withdrawals
APPROVALS: {Contracts, Agreements, and Appointments}
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 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)
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)
Requiring Council Approval For The Disposition Of City-Owned Real Property Located In The Central Community Planning Area (Baca)
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Q1 FY26 ABQ RIDE Quarterly Security Report with APD, ACS, and Metro Security Data
Mayor’s Recommendation of Award for Group Benefits Consultant for the Human Resources Department
Mayors Recommendation of Award for Victims of Domestic Violence Advocacy Program
Adopting A Zoning Map Amendment From NR-LM To MX-M For 3 Subject Sites Totaling Approximately 19 Acres And From NR-C To MX-M For 13 Subject Sites Totaling Approximately 10.17 Acres Within The Menaul Metropolitan Redevelopment Area Plan (Fiebelkorn, by request)
Adopting A Zoning Map Amendment From R-MH To NR-C For Four Subject Sites And From R-MH And MX-L To NR-C For One Subject Site, Totaling Approximately 35 Acres In The University Of New Mexico’s South Campus Within The Gibson Town Center (Rogers, by request)
Amending The City Of Albuquerque Component Capital Implementation Program To Include A Roadway Facilities Project, McMahon Boulevard Between Kayenta Street And Universe Boulevard Northwest (Lewis)
Amending The City Council Rules Of Procedure: Article III, Section 4(E) Order Of Business; And Article III, Section 6(A) Bills (Bassan)
2026 Administration Federal Priorities
Albuquerque City Council Legislative Program for the New Mexico Congressional Delegation for the Second Session of the 119th United States Congress
Appropriating Funds To The Capital Implementation Program For The 2025 General Obligation Program (Grout, by request)
Concerning The Municipal Runoff Election To Be Held In The City Of Albuquerque, New Mexico, On Tuesday, The Ninth Day Of December, 2025 (Bassan, by request)
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)
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)
Requiring Council Approval For The Disposition Of City-Owned Real Property Located In The Central Community Planning Area (Baca)
2026 Administration Federal Priorities
Albuquerque City Council Legislative Program for the New Mexico Congressional Delegation for the Second Session of the 119th United States Congress
Appropriating Funds To The Capital Implementation Program For The 2025 General Obligation Program (Grout, by request)
Concerning The Municipal Runoff Election To Be Held In The City Of Albuquerque, New Mexico, On Tuesday, The Ninth Day Of December, 2025 (Bassan, by request)
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)
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)
Requiring Council Approval For The Disposition Of City-Owned Real Property Located In The Central Community Planning Area (Baca)
Mayor’s Recommendation of City Wide On-Call Engineering Services for Transportation and Storm Drainage Projects
Mayor’s Recommendation of City Wide On-Call Architectural Services
Mayor’s Recommendation of Traffic Engineering On-Call for the NTMP Traffic Calming Program
Amending The Adopted Capital Improvement Program For The City Of Albuquerque - Aviation Department By Transferring Funds To Existing Projects, Approving New Projects, And Accepting State Grant Funding (Rogers, by request)
Assessing District Benefit Fees For The Albuquerque Tourism Marketing District In Accordance With The Approved Budget (Grout, Bassan, Baca)
Establishing Funding For Affordable Housing As A Citywide Priority For The City Of Albuquerque For The Second Session Of The 57th New Mexico State Legislature (Fiebelkorn)
C/S Amending Chapter 2, Article 11 Of The City Of Albuquerque Code Of Ordinances To Improve The City's Budget Proposal Processes And Strengthen Oversight And Accountability Measures (Peña)
Mayors Recommendation of Award for Victims of Domestic Violence Advocacy Program
Recommendation in Response to Enactment No. O-2025-025, “Amending the Public Purchases Ordinance to Simplify and Streamline the Process for Affordable and Transitional Housing Development Projects”
Mayor’s Recommendation to Approve and Authorize the Contract Amendment of Morrow Reardon Wilkinson Miller DBA Pland Collaborative
Repealing The St. Joseph Hospital Metropolitan Redevelopment Area Designation And Plan And Amending The Code Of Resolutions (Baca, by request)
Child Friendly Community Action Plan
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