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City Council Action Summary — February 18, 2026: multiple appointments confirmed; IDO text amendments passed as amended; Juniper Flats bond withdrawn

AlbuquerqueFeb 18, 20263 min read

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Nine councilors present. Council confirmed a series of mayoral appointments to advisory boards and senior administrative appointments (CFO and Chief Operations Officer); approved a supplemental agreement for outside counsel; passed citywide Integrated Development Ordinance (IDO) text amendments as amended after multiple motions; withdrew the Juniper Flats bond ordinance; postponed several items (including O-26-1 and R-25-205) to March 2, 2026; and scheduled a full hearing on a zoning appeal (AC-25-05) for March 2, 2026.

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Citywide Text Amendments To The Integrated Development And Equipping The Juniper Flats Housing Development Transitional Housing Development Of The Integrated Development Integrated Development

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Confirmed a slate of mayoral appointments to multiple advisory boards (Municipal Golf Advisory Board; Urban Enhancement Trust Fund; Human Rights Board; ABQ Volunteers Advisory Board; Open Space Advisory Board; Albuquerque Museum Board of Trustees; Albuquerque Energy Council; Paratransit Advisory Board; Cable, Internet & PEG Advisory Board) — all confirmations carried unanimously (9-0).
Confirmed the appointments of Carla Martinez as Chief Financial Officer and Matthew Whelan as Chief Operations Officer (each confirmed 9-0).
Approved the First Supplemental Agreement to add funds for outside counsel legal services with Robles Rael & Anaya PC (approved 9-0).
Withdrew O-25-99 (authorization to issue Gross Receipts Tax Revenue Bonds for the Juniper Flats Project) — withdrawn by sponsor (carried 9-0).
Passed O-26-6 amending the appointment method, membership requirements, and duties of the Open Space Advisory Board (passed 9-0).
Adopted citywide text amendments to the Integrated Development Ordinance (§14-16) for the 2025 IDO Biennial Update (O-26-2) as amended; final passage as amended carried (For: 6; Against: 3).
Postponed O-26-1 (amendments relating to preparation of reports by Council Services Department) and R-25-205 (requiring quarterly operations reports from AF&R, APD, and ACS) to March 2, 2026 (each postponed 9-0).
Amended O-26-11 (Establishing the African American Advisory Board) and postponed it as amended to March 2, 2026 (carried 9-0).
Rejected the Land Use Hearing Officer recommendation on appeal AC-25-05 and placed the matter on the March 2, 2026 Council agenda for a full hearing (motion to reject carried 5-4).
Re-appointed Aaron Calderon to the Civilian Police Oversight Advisory Board (confirmed 9-0).

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