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City Council approves multiple consent items, adopts FY2026 audit plan and capital appropriations; municipal runoff election resolution passed; aviation observation deck measure fails as amended

AlbuquerqueNov 17, 20254 min read

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The City Council meeting convened at 5:00 PM with nine Councilors present. The Council approved a range of consent items including on-call engineering services, property determinations, appointments, outside counsel agreements, and an Artificial Intelligence policy. The FY2026 audit plan and several budget and appropriation resolutions (including R-25-185, R-25-206) passed. Grants for firefighter/EMT recruitment and Albuquerque Fire Rescue equipment were accepted. The ordinance authorizing issuance of gross receipts tax revenue bonds (O-25-99) was postponed to December 1. A capital amendment to establish an airport observation deck (R-25-200) failed as amended; a Westland Master Plan text amendment (R-25-203) passed as amended. The Council adopted R-25-207 concerning the municipal runoff election for December 9, 2025. Several items (including P-25-8 and R-25-208) were postponed to December 1. The meeting adjourned at 8:24 PM.

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Roll call: nine Councilors present; meeting convened at 5:00 PM.
EC-25-467 (Citywide on-call engineering/architectural services) — Approved.
EC-25-495 (5511 Holly Ave NE not essential for municipal purposes) — Approved.
EC-25-527, EC-25-528, EC-25-534 (mayoral appointments to advisory boards) — Confirmed.
EC-25-531, EC-25-532 (Risk First supplemental agreements / outside counsel) — Approved.
EC-25-485 (Artificial Intelligence Policy and Deliverables) — Approved.
EC-25-496 (Award for advertising for transit buses and bus shelters) — Approved.
EC-25-533 (Assignment and assumption of retail concession lease) — Approved.
OC-25-54 (Council legislative program for Congressional delegation) — Receipt be noted.
O-25-99 (Authorization to issue gross receipts tax revenue bonds, up to $47M) — Postponed to December 1, 2025.
R-25-184 (FY2026 Audit Plan) — Passed.
R-25-185 (Amend FY2026 operating budget to include Pro-Am sports/recreation support in tourism projects) — Passed.
R-25-186 (Support teen-focused programming at Heights Community Center) — Passed.
R-25-187 (Add Unser Boulevard roadway project to Capital Implementation Program) — Passed.
R-25-190 (Accept grant funds for firefighter and EMT recruitment; FY2026 appropriation) — Passed.
R-25-193 (Accept grant funds for Albuquerque Fire Rescue Honor Guard equipment; FY2026 appropriation) — Passed.
R-25-206 (Appropriate funds to the CIP for 2025 General Obligation Program) — Passed.
OC-25-47 and OC-25-48 (Inspector General and Internal Audit FY2025 annual reports) — Postponed to December 1, 2025.
AC-25-04 (Appeal regarding 5501 Bluewater Road NW variance) — Council accepted the Land Use Hearing Officer recommendation and findings.
R-25-200 (Amend CIP for Aviation Department to establish observation deck planning/design project) — Failed as amended.
R-25-203 (Westland Master Plan text amendment changing land use from Education to Residential for Tract N-1-B) — Passed as amended.
R-25-207 (Concerning the municipal runoff election on December 9, 2025) — Passed.
P-25-8 and R-25-208 (Propositions regarding Charter Article XI, Section 7 / Performing Arts Center) — Postponed to December 1, 2025.
R-25-210 (Require Council approval for disposition of city-owned real property in Central Community Planning Area) — Passed as amended.
Meeting adjourned at 8:24 PM.

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