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President Letter of Introduction — March 16, 2026: Communications and Introductions on appointments, grants, leases, bonds, and appropriations

AlbuquerqueMar 16, 20263 min read

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City of Albuquerque President meeting packet (Letter of Introduction) for March 16, 2026 at 5:00 PM lists communications and ordinance/resolution introductions. Items include mayoral appointments (Albuquerque Museum Board of Trustees; Affordable Housing Committee), an Age‑Friendly quarterly update, a ground lease with Operating Engineers Local 953, a grant application to the State EMNRD for Land and Water Conservation funding, insurance/benefits survey, supplemental outside‑counsel agreement, revenue & expense report and FY25 audit presentation. Introductions cover a $3.0M water project loan/grant for Puerto Del Sol Golf Course; multiple bond proposals and refunding measures (Series 2026 bonds and Gross Receipts Tax refunding bonds); a local economic development project for Mantis Space Inc.; designation and amendment for Near Heights redevelopment (San Pedro Dr); ICIP priorities; adjustments to Albuquerque Fire Rescue appropriations for Fire Station 11; amendments to the capital implementation program; housing voucher deadline extension; and appropriations related to the Community Enhancement municipal gross receipts tax. Several items are scheduled to be heard at the Council meeting on 4/6/2026 or referred to committees (Finance & Government Operations; Land Use, Planning, and Zoning).

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Amendment To The Near Heights Metropolitan Redevelopment Near Heights Metropolitan Redevelopment Approving An Expansion Local Economic Development To Support Advanced Optics Research And Development Inc. Pursuant To The Local Economic Development Limited Scale Satellite Component Manufacturing For Development Boundary Of The Near Heights Metropolitan Redevelopment

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EC-26-73: Mayor's appointment of Staci Drangmeister to the Albuquerque Museum Board of Trustees — to be heard at Council Meeting on 4/6/2026.
EC-26-74: Mayor's appointment of Jessica Sapunar-Jursich to the Affordable Housing Committee — to be heard at Council Meeting on 4/6/2026.
EC-26-75: Age‑Friendly Quarterly Update for Q2 FY2026 — to be heard at Council Meeting on 4/6/2026.
EC-26-76: Ground Lease Agreement with Operating Engineers Local 953 Journeyman & Apprenticeship Training Trust Fund — referred to the Finance & Government Operations Committee.
EC-26-77: Submission of a grant application to the State EMNRD for the New Mexico Land and Water Conservation Grant Program — to be heard at Council Meeting on 4/6/2026.
EC-26-78/EC-26-80/EC-26-81: Insurance & Benefits Survey; Revenue & Expense Report for Q2 FY2026; Presentation of FY25 Audit — referred to or scheduled with Finance & Government Operations Committee.
O-26-17: Authorize execution of a Water Project Fund loan/grant for a $3,000,000 water storage/conveyance/delivery project for Puerto Del Sol Golf Course — referred to the Finance & Government Operations Committee.
O-26-18: Authorize issuance/sale of Gross Receipts Tax Refunding Revenue Bonds, Series 2026A (max $38,025,000) — to be heard at Council Meeting on 4/6/2026.
O-26-19: Approve Mantis Space Inc. project under the Local Economic Development Act (project documents and appropriation findings) — to be heard at Council Meeting on 4/6/2026.
O-26-20: Authorize issuance/sale of City General Obligation Bonds, Series 2026 (collective par ≤ $89,610,000) to fund multiple projects including public safety, parks, energy/water conservation, storm sewers, streets, and public transportation — referred to the Finance & Government Operations Committee.
O-26-21: Authorize Municipal Infrastructure Gross Receipts Tax Improvement Revenue Bonds, Series 2026 (paid from 50% of 0.4875% municipal GRT revenues) — to be heard at Council Meeting on 4/6/2026.
R-26-6: Designate ~36 acres on San Pedro Dr as blighted and amend Near Heights Metropolitan Redevelopment Area and plan — referred to the Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee.
R-26-7: Amend the Adopted Capital Implementation Program by supplementing current operating grant appropriations and approving new projects — immediate action requested.
R-26-8: Adjust FY2026 operating appropriations in Albuquerque Fire Rescue’s Fire Fund (210) to provide funding to Capital Acquisition Fund (305) for Fire Station 11 bunk room addition — referred to the Finance & Government Operations Committee.
R-26-9: Establish the City’s Infrastructure Capital Improvements Plan (ICIP) priorities for 2026 — referred to the Finance & Government Operations Committee.
R-26-11: Amend R-24-109 to extend the deadline for implementation of directives related to the City’s housing voucher programs — to be heard at Council Meeting on 4/6/2026.
R-26-12/R-26-13: Adjust FY2026 operating appropriations for certain funds and appropriate Community Enhancement municipal GRT revenues to General Fund for compensation and lifecycle/deferred maintenance (municipal facilities, streets, parks) — to be heard at Council Meeting on 4/6/2026.

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