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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

AlbuquerqueJan 21, 20263 min read

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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.

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From The Martineztown/Santa Barbara Character Protection Overlay Area Text Amendment To The Integrated Development Albuquerque Development Develop A Plan To Implement A Pilot Program Establishing A Continuing Sobriety Housing Voucher Pilot Program And Equipping The Juniper Flats Housing Development Integrated Development Martineztown/Santa Barbara Character Protection Overlay

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LaborBudget & TaxPublic SafetyHousingUtilities

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Entered Executive Session under NMSA 1978, Section 10-15-1(H)(7) to discuss attorney–client privileged matters in Mayor Tim Keller v. Albuquerque City Council.
Approved Committee appointments (motion carried 6–3).
Confirmed multiple mayoral appointments and reappointments (unanimous where noted), including: Bruce Perlman to the Labor-Management Board; Vicky G. Estrada-Bustillo to the Water Protection Advisory Board; Christine M. Kiser to the Open Space Advisory Board; Joyce Marie Gilbert to the Senior Affairs Advisory Council; Nancy A. Roll to the Biological Park Board; Michael A. Puelle to the Albuquerque Development Commission.
Reappointed Dr. Samantha Sengel as Chief Administrative Officer and Chief Emily V. Jaramillo as Chief of Albuquerque Fire Rescue (confirmed 9–0).
Approved a Social Services Agreement with Catholic Charities to implement and operate the Housing Resource Center and the Move-In Mentor Program (9–0).
Approved La Semilla Project: NextGen Resource Management Internship Program contract (9–0).
Approved use of FY25 Rapid Rehousing funds to increase the Heading Home contract by $662,526.92 to maintain housing for 92 households through the end of FY26; R-26-1 passed (9–0).
Postponed O-25-99 (authorization to issue gross receipts tax revenue bonds, up to $47,000,000) to February 18, 2026 (consent vote 9–0).
Postponed R-25-205 (requiring quarterly operations reports from Albuquerque Fire & Rescue, Albuquerque Police Department, and Albuquerque Community Safety Department) to February 18, 2026 (consent vote 9–0).
Considered O-25-102 (Rental Practices Ordinance): multiple amendments were adopted, but a motion to Pass as Amended failed (4–5).
Adopted O-26-4, a small-area text amendment to the Integrated Development Ordinance removing parcels at 229 Broadway Blvd. NE and 101 Lomas Blvd. NE from the Martineztown/Santa Barbara Character Protection Overlay Zone (Passed 7–1 with 1 recusal).

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