Happy Holidays

Season’s Greetings,

As we continue working towards our envisioned future in District 6, I would like to thank everyone for ensuring that 2010 was a successful and productive year in Albuquerque. I look forward to our continued work in District 6 and the City of Albuquerque. Enjoy the holiday season and my heartfelt best wishes to you and your family.

Thank you for allowing me to be of service to you as your City Council representative and may the season bring you the music of laughter, the warmth of friendship and love.

Happy Holidays,

Rey Garduño

Albuquerque City Council Vice President, District 6

2011 City Council Committee Appointments

Below are the committee appointments for City Council Vice President Rey Garduño:

• Albuquerque-Bernalillo Water Authority
• Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee
• Public Safety Committee
• Regional Transit District
• Community Schools Partnership
• Committee On Guidelines for Negotiations
• New Mexico Municipal League
• EXPLORA Board

Interview with KUNM Youth Radio on the Future of the Internet

Tonight! Nob Hill Community Meeting for Lighting and Sidewalk Improvements

The City of Albuquerque's Department of Municipal Development is hosting a public meeting tonight to provide information and answer questions regarding Phase 2 of the Central lighting and sidewalk improvement project.

Phase 1 covered Central from Jackson to Morningside, now Phase 2 will continue westward on Central to Girard.

Construction should begin in the summer of 2011. Please attend the meeting tonight for more information and look forward to a brighter Nob Hill!

Nob Hill Meeting for Lighting and Sidewalk Improvements Phase 2

Highland Senior Center, 131 Monroe St. NE

6:00 pm

Vote for the Nob Hill Green Alleyways Pepsi Refresh Grant

Albuquerque City Councilor Rey Garduño and Mayor Richard Berry will be holding a joint press conference Tuesday, December 14th at 3pm at Flying Star in Nob Hill to publicly vote for the Green Alleyways Pepsi refresh grant and to bring attention to Nob Hill. Spread the word to your neighbors, family, customers, and friends, to keep voting for the Green Alleysways project. Its as easy as going to www.route66central.com and clicking on the banner or texting 104796 to 73774.

City Council Voting Record; December 6, 2010

R-10-165
Expressing The City's Appreciation For Kirtland Air Force Base's Approach To Groundwater Contamination And Jet Noise Issues And Expressing The City's Desire To Continue To Work Cooperatively On These Issues With Kirtland Leadership (Garduño)

Motion: Do Pass

Voted: For

Status: Failed

EC-10-282
Approval of Contract for John O'Donnell as Lead Washington D.C. Representative for the City of Albuquerque

Motion: Approve
Voted: For
Status: Passed

EC-10-308
Approval of Expert Witness Services Agreement between Bohannan-Huston, Inc. and the City of Albuquerque
Motion: Approve
Voted: For
Status: Passed

O-10-21
Amending Section 9-3-5 (C) ROA 1994, Portions of The Alarm System Ordinance, Allowing A Waiver For Residents 65 Years of Age and Older From Alarm User Permit Fee Requirements For Private Premises Alarm Sites (Lewis)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

O-10-22
C/S Amending Section 14-19-1-12 ROA 1994, The Impact Fee Ordinance For Public Safety, To Provide For A 100% Reduction of Impact Fees For Change of Use Development (Lewis, Sanchez)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

O-10-23
C/S Amending Section 14-19-4-12 ROA 1994, The Impact Fee Ordinance For Parks, Recreation, Trails, and Open Space Facilities, To Provide For A 100% Reduction of Impact Fees For Change of Use Development (Lewis, Sanchez)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

O-10-24
C/S Amending Section 14-19-3-12 ROA 1994, The Impact Fee Ordinance For Drainage, To Provide For A 100% Reduction of Impact Fees For Change of Use Development (Lewis, Sanchez)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

O-10-25
C/S Amending Section 14-19-2-12 ROA 1994, The Impact Fee Ordinance For Roadways, To Provide For A 100% Reduction of Impact Fees For Change of Use Development (Lewis, Sanchez)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

O-10-27
F/S Creating The Department of The Inspector General; Specifying The Duties and Responsibilities Thereof; Specifying Inspector General Oversight; Authorizing the Appointment of an Independent Inspector General; Amending Section 2-7-2-5 Relating to the Legal Department; Amending the Accountability in Government Oversight, the Budget Ordinance, the Merit System Ordinance, and the "Whistleblowers Act" (Sanchez, Harris)
Motion: Do Pass as Substituted
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-145
F/S Deappropriating Funding From the Office of Internal Audit and Investigations and Reappropriating Those Funds to the Office of the Inspector General (Harris)
Motion: Do Pass as Substituted
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-31
C/S Amending The Barelas Sector Development Plan With Respect to Zoning Requirements For Walls, and Fences, and to Specifically Allow For Certain Pre-Existing Non-Compliant Carports (Benton)
Motion: Do Pass as Amended
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-97
Creating Panel, Establishing a Board of Housing Commissioners To Govern The Albuquerque Housing Authority, Adopting Policy of Delegating Certain Powers To Board To Conform To State Statutory Requirements, Changing The Name of Albuquerque Housing Services (AHS) Division To Albuquerque Housing Authority (AHA), Repeal of R-1975-193 (O'Malley, by request)
Motion: Do Pass as Amended
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-146
Declaring The Reaffirmation and Continuance of The Downtown Business Improvement District In Accordance With Resolution 0-2000-038 and Appropriating District Benefit Fees To The Downtown Business Improvement District In Accordance With The Approved Budget (Benton, by request)
Motion: Do Pass as Amended
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-164
City Of Albuquerque Project Recommendations To The Mid-Region Council Of Governments For Inclusion In The Proposed 2035 Metropolitan Transportation Plan, And For Consideration Of Federal Funding In The Proposed FY 2012 To FY 2017 Transportation Improvement Program For The Albuquerque Metropolitan Planning Area As Required By Council Bill No. -07-89 (Benton, by request)
Motion: Do Pass as Amended
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-168
Approving and Authorizing The Filing of Grant Application For An E911 Grant Program From The New Mexico Department of Finance and Administration, Local Government Division and Providing For An Appropriation To The City of Albuquerque, Police Department (Sanchez, by request)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-171
Relating To Capital Projects: Amending The Adopted Capital Implementation Program of The City of Albuquerque By Approving New Projects (Benton, Jones)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

To view the Consent Agenda, deferred bills and other Councilors votes, click here.

South San Pedro Meeting and International District Sector Plan Visioning Meeting

South San Pedro Neighborhood Association - Quarterly Meeting

Monday – December 13
6PM – 955 San Pedro SE

6-6:30 – SHOP – Albuquerque Women EARN6:30-7:00 – Potluck
7:00-8:00 – International District Sector Plan Visioning Follow Through

If you happened to miss giving input at one of the previous Sector Plan Meetings, you can give some input here!

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WE ARE SPONSORING A FOOD & CLOTHING DRIVE FOR FIRST NATIONS HEALTHSOURCE HOMELESS PROGRAM. PLEASE BRING SOMETHING TO CONTRIBUTE!

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WE ARE NOW ON FACEBOOK, TWITTER and DUKE CITY FIX!
PLEASE FOLLOW NEIGHBORHOOD EVENTS, PICTURES, VIDEOS & POST YOUR COMMENTS
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2010 Nob Hill Shop & Stroll

Shop smart! Shop local! Shop Nob Hill!

The first Thursday in December, visit Nob Hill to enjoy a wonderful holiday tradition.

The 2010 Nob Hill Holiday Shop & Stroll!

December 2nd, 2010 ~ 5-10pm

More than 90 shops and restaurants will be open until 10 p.m. for a fun evening of shopping, dining, strolling performers, carolers, and refreshments—even a visit from Santa!

Listen for the bell ringers and drop a donation into the Salvation Army red kettles and help brighten someone’s holiday.

The 16th Annual Shop and Stroll is a fabulous evening of celebration in Albuquerque’s only independent, locally owned shopping and dining district.

Central Avenue between Girard and Washington will be open to foot traffic only.

There will be free parking behind O’Neils Irish Pub on Central and Washington and across the street at the Bank of America. The Albuquerque Trolley company will be providing a free shuttle on Central as well.

Visit http://www.rt66central.com/ for more information on the event.

Mark your calendars:

Nob Hill Holiday Shop & Stroll
Thursday, December 2, 2010
5 p.m. – 10 p.m.

Clearly New Mexico Highlights Youth at Community Pride Day

from Clearly New Mexico

Youth Shine at Community Pride Day!
A Clearly Guest Post by Anthony Fleg

Albuquerque – In the heart of the International District, one-hundred and fifty people gathered for “Community Pride Day: Our Food, Our Community” Wednesday evening at Van Buren Middle School.

Though many community leaders and elected officials were in attendance, it was an evening for them to listen, an evening to celebrate youth as they presented the projects they have worked on through the Citizen Schools afterschool program at Van Buren.

One group worked on understanding the stories and meaning behind the foods we eat. Kathy Rojo, a 6th grader at Van Buren, presented to the crowd on the importance of understanding new cultures through food. “We are trying new things, learning about all of the foods eaten here in the International District,” she said proudly. Her group provided and served a potluck for the celebration.

Laura Musumi, the teacher for the class and a staff member at Citizen Schools, said that her idea for this class started with a love of food. “We have so much diversity in this community, and we tried to show how you can find common ground with others through something as simple as food.”

A second group worked on community outreach, and after walking the neighborhood, decided that they would do something about the conspicuous piles of large trash items (e.g. furniture).
“Tonight, we are asking everyone here to join us in launching the Clean Community Campaign,” said Van Buren student Michael Rodriquez. The Campaign asks citizens to pledge that they will work hard to keep the community clean, including a promise not to pile trash in public spaces.
And if that wasn’t enough, the youth also created an “Inner Beauty Pageant,” with collages reflecting their unique talents and showing off their families.

One of the Citizen Schools teachers, Joanne Landry, explained, “There is so much inner hatred, so we wanted to create an opportunity for the youth to see their inner beauty…for some, I think this was the first time that they saw themselves in this way.”

Citizen Schools is a national organization that provides free afterschool programs for students in Title I schools, schools where many of the families live at or below the poverty line. Many of the teachers are volunteers from the community who have a desire to share a specific skill with students.

Joanne Landry, who also serves as a minister at the Interfaith Bible Church and as president of the Trumbull Neighborhood Association (both of which served as co-sponsors for the event) says that the community outreach class was a way for her to share her passion for public service with the youth.

Alayna Bowman, serving as a teacher liaison for Citizen Schools, was all smiles as she helped the youth clean up after the event.

“The teamwork and leadership we saw here tonight was something special,” she beamed, noting that she and her staff are already looking for more volunteers to teach this spring’s classes.
Maybe the evening was summed up best by City Councilman Rey Garduno’s comment, amidst the chatter of excited students preparing their presentations and families meeting one another.

“The noise of inclusiveness…you can see it, you can feel it here tonight,” he said.

City Council Voting Record: November 15, 2010

R-10-158
Approving An Application For A Waiver For A Governmental Liquor License For The
University of New Mexico Football Stadium Suites At 1700 Avenida César Chavez SE,
To The Extent Authorized By Law (Benton)
Motion: Do Not Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-159
Approving An Application For A Waiver For A Governmental Liquor License For The
University of New Mexico Student Union At 301 Cornell Drive NE, To The Extent
Authorized By Law (Benton)
Motion: Do Not Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-160
Approving An Application For A Waiver For A Governmental Liquor License For The
University of New Mexico Pit Suites At 1111 University Boulevard SE, To The Extent
Authorized By Law (Benton)
Motion: Do Not Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

OC-10-15
Change in District 3 Voting Member Appointee to the 2010 Redistricting Committee
Motion: Confirm
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-163
Authorizing The Giving Of Notice For Bids For The Sale Of City Of Albuquerque, New
Mexico General Purpose General Obligation Bonds In The Aggregate Principal
Amount Of $135,000,000 In One Series Of Tax-Exempt Bonds, Series 2011A;
Providing For The Publication Of A Notice Of Bond Sale And Other Related Matters;
And Repealing Resolution No. F/S R-10-98 (Winter)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-152
Approving and Authorizing The Acceptance of Grant Award For a 2010 Forensic DNA
Backlog Reduction Program From The United States Department of Justice, Office of
Justice Programs (Jones)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

To view the consent agenda, postponed bills, and other Councilors votes, click here.

Public Hearing on the Future of the Internet

Tuesday, November 16, 2010, 6:30 pm

Albuquerque Journal Theater

National Hispanic Cultural Center

1701 4th Street SW

Nm Flier Full Page

Meeting with Kirtland Air Force Base Regarding Air Noise

My office has received numerous calls and email regarding noise from Kirtland Air Force Base disturbing residents of the SE Heights. Last week my office and a constituent met with Kirtland Air Force Base leadership including Col. Robert Maness, Commander of the 377^th Air Base Wing and Col. Joseph Hastings, Vice Commander of the 58^th Special Operations Unit. The Base leadership is committed to being a good neighbor to the SE Heights of Albuquerque and is willing and open to working with us. However, they did make it quite clear that they are unable to stop their operations and trainings they perform on the base. Their operations at KAFB are critical to the mission of the United State Air Force.

They assured us that they take noise complaints seriously and shared with us that over the last couple of months, there has been a major spike in noise complaints. I believe that if the “spike” becomes the norm, then they will be forced to modify their operations. I encourage folks to continue filing noise complaints with KAFB.

I offered to host a public meeting with the 377^th Air Base Wing and 58^th Special Operations Unit to allow the public to speak about the noise coming from the base. They were hesitant to host a separate meeting from their regularly scheduled Citizen Advisory Board Meetings. The next CAB Meeting is November 23, 2010 and they encouraged residents to attend this meeting and speak to this issue during the public comment period. Again, if there are number of residents speaking to this issue, they will be forced to revisit their operations.

Col. Maness and Col. Hastings were supportive of an idea to have a regularly scheduled CAB Meeting being devoted specifically to the noise issue from the base. CAB Meetings are held quarterly, so we look forward to that meeting which will occur next calendar year (April, 2011). Col. Hastings proposed having ongoing meetings on noise in the early fall of each year, as this is the time of year where they usually see a spike in noise complaints.

I would like to thank everyone for participating in this discussion and would like to encourage you to continue your participation. Keep filing your noise complaints with KAFB by calling the Public Affairs Office at 846-5991 or email at marie.vanover@kirtland.af.mil. My office will continue to keep in communication with KAFB and you can contact me 768-3152 or email me at reygarduno@cabq.gov or my staff person Julian Moya at julianmoya@cabq.gov.

APS Affirms Migrant Policy

From the Albuquerque Journal

By Hailey Heinz
Journal Staff Writer
Affirming a policy that has been in writing since 2006 and in practice since before then, an Albuquerque Public Schools committee voted Monday to strengthen language banning immigration officials from its campuses.
The revision was passed with no discussion, and was one of nine policies updated at the meeting, part of a monthslong process of bringing the rules in closer alignment with what is actually being done in the schools.
The ban on immigration officials was laid out in a policy adopted in 2006 but has been inconsistent in the district's written rules.
The policy was adopted during APS's negotiations with lawyers for three Del Norte High School students from Chihuahua, Mexico, who were detained by the U.S. Border Patrol outside the school in March 2004.
That incident prompted a policy that banned school employees from investigating students' immigration status or offering any information about a student to immigration officials. The same rule also said school employees must initially deny immigration agents access to students on campus.
The 2006 policy directs school employees to ask administrators whether any request for information about or access to students by immigration officials is lawful before providing it.
The policy, which deals with keeping students safe on campus, currently requires "close monitoring" of all campus visitors, including law enforcement, social services and immigration officials. The proposed revision would strike that language and add a sentence that explicitly says, "Immigration officials shall not be permitted on school campus at any time."
Board member Lorenzo Garcia, who often speaks about the rights of immigrant students, said strengthening the language is a positive move.
"The important thing is to keep children safe," he said, adding that schools should establish an environment where students and parents feel secure.

Read the rest of the article here.

CONSTRUCTION BEGINS MONDAY, NOVEMBER 8th, 2010 ON LEAD AND COAL IMPROVEMENTS

Creating beautifully landscaped, environmentally sensitive, neighborhood, bicycle and pedestrian friendly streets.
NOTE: All work is weather permitting and is subject to change without notice

Construction begins Monday, Nov. 8 in Work Zone 1 (see map below). During construction, Coal Ave. SE will be closed to thru traffic from I-25 to Washington Street, with only local traffic allowed. Thru traffic will be shifted to Lead Ave. with one lane of traffic in each direction. FOR SAFETY REASONS AND TO KEEP TRAFFIC FLOWING ON LEAD, traffic will only be able to turn left at four intersections with working traffic signals: 1) Lead at University; 2) Lead at Yale; 3) Lead at Girard; and 4) Lead at Carlisle. Two crews will begin work at Coal and I-25 and at Coal and University. Regular work hours will be Monday-Friday 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m., although crews may work longer hours or on weekends as needed. Construction in Work Zone 1 is expected to last through late March or early April 2011. Crews will remove roadway, install a larger storm drainage pipe, restore roadway and install new curb and gutter, sidewalks and landscaping.

Motorists should allow extra time to reach their destinations, exercise caution in the construction zone, pay attention to construction signage and use an alternative route if possible.
NO on-street parking will be allowed on Lead or Coal in the construction zone.

Questions? Contact: Patti Watson, 245-3134, 269-9691 or pattiw@cooneywatson.com, Eric Martinez, 245-3138, 850-0163 or ericm@cooneywatson.com,
Savina Garcia, 348-4018, 270-0682 or sgarcia@wilsonco.com, Patrick Shaw, 242-4848, x3015, 353-7370, or patricks@auiinc.net; Diane Sholtis, 768-3838 or dsholtis@cabq.gov
For more information, visit www.leadandcoal.com

November 2nd is Election Day

To find your polling location in Bernalillo County, click here. For other voting information including sample ballots visit the New Mexico Secretary of State's webpage here.

Have your voice heard and VOTE!

City Council Voting Record: October 18, 2010

EC-10-260 Development Agreement with the Greater Albuquerque Housing Partnership in the
Amount of $1,281,500.00 in Work Force Housing Trust Funds for the Refinance,
Acquisition and Land Banking of Real Property, and the Development of a Market
Study and Master Development Plan for the Project Site Located East of Broadway
Blvd. NE, West of Edith Blvd. NE, South of Interstate 40, and North of McKnight Ave
NE for the Purpose of the Construction of a Future Mixed Use Affordable Housing
Development Project
Motion: Approve
Voted: For
Status: Passed

EC-10-261
Development Agreement with Silver Gardens II, LLC Utilizing Workforce Housing Trust
Funds in the Amount of $2,500,000 for the Construction of a 55 Unit Apartment
Complex, Which is the Second Phase of an Affordable, Mixed Income Project
Motion: Approve
Voted: For
Status: Passed

EC-10-262
Development Agreement with NewLife Homes, Inc., in the Amount of $1,241,523.00 in
Workforce Housing Trust Funds for the Construction and Adaptive Re-Use of the Luna
Lodge Development Project
Motion: Approve
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-113
Text Amendment To The Nob Hill Highland Sector Development Plan To Clarify
Parking Requirements In The CCR-1, -2 And -3 Zoning Districts For Uses Allowed In
The Underlying Zoning, But Not Specifically Addressed In The Plan (Garduño, by
request)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-147
Recognizing The Importance of Kirtland Air Force Base and Sandia National
Laboratories In The Defense of The United States and The Economic Impact That It
Has On The City of Albuquerque (Winter, Lewis)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-148
Approving and Authorizing The Filing of Grant Application For An Air Pollution Control
Grant With The Environmental Protection Agency and Providing An Appropriation To
The Environmental Health Department (Sanchez, by request)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

To view the Consent Agenda, defferals, and other Councilors votes, click here.

Sandia Labs and Kirtland Air Force Base Public Meeting TONIGHT

Department of Energy (DOE)/Department of Defense (DoD)

Semi-Annual Public Meeting Agenda

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

6:00 – 8:00 p.m.

Cesar Chavez Community Center

7505 Kathryn SE

(off of Louisiana Blvd. and Zuni)

This is a joint meeting between Sandia National Laboratories’ Environmental Programs

and Kirtland Air Force Base Environmental Restoration Program (ERP).

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE)

6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.

Introduction: John Gould – DOE

Meeting Framework: Maggie Seeley - Facilitator

Sandia’s Pollution Prevention Program: Ralph Wrons - SNL

Environmental Restoration (ER) Status: John Cochran – SNL

Long-Term Stewardship (LTS) Status: Caroline Byrd - SNL

Public Question/Answer: Public

Closing Remarks: John Gould – DOE

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD)

7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Introduction: Wayne Bitner – KAFB

Military Munitions Response Program (MMRP) Update: Laura McNamara – HGL

Bulk Fuels Facility (Phase-Separated Hydrocarbons (PSH)) (Site SS-111) Update: Wayne Bitner – KAFB

Public Comment: Public

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

John Gould

Wayne Bitner, YF-02

Department of Energy/Sandia Site Office

Chief, Environmental Restoration

P.O. Box 5400

377 MSG/CEANR

Albuquerque, NM 87185-5400

2050 Wyoming Blvd. SE, Suite 118

(505) 845-6089

Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5270

(505) 853-3484

Lead and Coal Construction Meeting

CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE
DEPARTMENT OF MUNICIPAL DEVELOPMENT
PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING

LEAD AND COAL IMPROVEMENTS
From I-25 to Washington Street

The City of Albuquerque will be reconstructing Lead and Coal Avenues between I-25 and Washington Street. The project includes intersection improvements, storm drainage infrastructure, traffic calming elements, bicycle lanes, sidewalk and landscaping improvements. These improvements are taking place based on the New Vision for Lead and Coal study. The project is expected to last until the spring of 2012.

This meeting is an opportunity for the public to ask questions about the upcoming construction, view construction detour plans, receive helpful information about the project and meet the construction team.

Public Meeting
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Open House:
11:00 AM to 1:00 PM and
3:00 PM to 6:00 PM
Informational Presentation:
6:00 PM

Immanuel Presbyterian Church
Fellowship Hall
114 Carlisle Blvd. SE
Albuquerque, NM 87108

Please enter Fellowship Hall through the door on Carlisle.

ADA: To request Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-related accommodations for this meeting, contact Diane Sholtis at (505) 768-3838.

City Council Voting Record: September 20, 2010

R-10-121
Calling On The Federal Government To Remove And Dismantle Nuclear Weapons
From Kirtland Air Force Base In Accordance With The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty
(Garduño)

Motion: Do Pass

Voted: For

Status: Failed

OC-10-10

F/S Reappointment of Patricia A. Caristo to the Accountability in Government
Oversight Committee
Motion: Confirm as Substituted
Voted: For
Status: Passed

EC-10-31
FY10 Priority Objective Report: Public Safety Goal 2, Objective 7 - Relocation of the
Prisoner Transport Unit, 2nd Qtr Report
Motion: Receipt be Noted
Voted: For
Status: Passed

EC-10-227
Mayor's Appointment of Ms. Carol Wight to the Lodgers' Tax Advisory Board
Motion: Confirm
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-130
F/S Approving An Extension Until August 27, 2011 Of A Subdivision Improvements
Agreement For The Completion Of Infrastructure, Including Approximately 1500 Feet
Of Paseo Del Norte Boulevard (Lewis)
Motion: Do Pass as Substituted
Voted: Against
Status: Passed

R-10-136
Setting The Official List of City Council Meetings From January 2011 Through
December 2011 (Sanchez)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-114
Amending The Adopted Capital Implementation Program Of The City Of Albuquerque
By Approving New Projects, Supplementing Current Appropriations And Changing The
Scope Of Existing Projects (Harris, by request)
Motion: Do Pass as Amended
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-139
Approving and Authorizing The Acceptance of US EPA Climate Communities Grant
Funds, Entering Into A Memorandum of Understanding With Bernalillo County, and
Providing For An Appropriation To The City of Albuquerque Solid Waste Management
Department (Benton, Sanchez)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-143
Extending The Date By Which The Electronic Sign Task Force Must Submit Its
Recommendations To The Mayor and City Council By Two Weeks: From October 4,
2010 To October 18, 2010 (Benton)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

To view items on the Consent Agenda, deferalls, and other Councilors votes, click here.

Albuquerque City Council to Vote on Calling on The Federal Government to Remove and Dismantle Nuclear Weapons from KAFB

In keeping with the current national spirit of disarmament, Albuquerque’s City Council will consider and vote upon R-10-121, a resolution that calls for the dismantlement of the 2000-plus nuclear weapons at Kirtland Air Force Base.

In April 2010 Defense Secretary Robert Gates stated that “by reducing the role and numbers of US nuclear weapons… we can put ourselves in a much stronger position to persuade our NPT partners to join with us in adopting the measures needed to reinvigorate the non-proliferation regime and secure nuclear materials worldwide.” (NPR, p. v)

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has been conducting hearings on the New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START), a bilateral treaty between the US and Russia which will reduce the number of nuclear warheads deployed on vehicles such as bombers, intercontinental ballistic missiles and sub-launched ballistic missiles. This treaty will also reduce the number of deployed nuclear warheads to 1,550 or less within seven years and will probably result in more nuclear weapons coming to Albuquerque.

Albuquerque is already home to more than 2000 nuclear weapons which have been deactivated and slated for dismantlement. These nuclear weapons still contain their high explosives and nuclear materials, plutonium and uranium. Now is the time to dismantle, not just deactivate, these nuclear weapons, as we were told they would be when they were placed here.

10,000 citizens, most of them residents of Albuquerque, have signed a petition calling for the dismantlement of these nuclear weapons.

State Senator Jerry Ortiz y Pino will reintroduce a memorial in the state senate this year calling for the dismantlement of the nuclear weapons at Kirtland, in a collaborative effort with Rey Garduno’s resolution at the city level.

Below is the bill's language, R-10-121:

Whereas, the 377th Air Base Wing at Kirtland Air Force Base, which maintains more than 2000 + nuclear warheads (Air Force Times, 2/12/10), has recently had difficulty with decertification of its authorization to handle nuclear weapons (on January 27, 2010) after a series of high profile mistakes (US Air Force website, 2/9/10)(msnbc.com 2/11/10), and

Whereas, Albuquerque is reported in professional and local newspapers to be home to more than 2000 nuclear weapons (Air Force Times, 2/12/10), making it the highest concentration of nuclear munitions anywhere in the world; and

Whereas, in accordance with the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, the Albuquerque City Council supports the dismantlement of nuclear weapons as part of the current global spirit of nuclear disarmament;

Therefore be it resolved that the City of Albuquerque City Council call for Congress and the U.S. Senate to seek funding so that the Pantex Plant in Texas, site of the nation’s only dismantlement center, could be expanded in order to facilitate the dismantlement of nuclear weapons;

Be it further resolved that the City of Albuquerque City council call for the U.S. Congress and the U.S. Senate to take action and have the nuclear weapons at Kirtland removed and dismantled at the earliest possible time for the safety and welfare of the people of the Albuquerque area.

2nd Annual International Festival

Abqif Flyer

ABQ View Not Bright Enough

from El Grito

Councilor Garduño: 'Sunshine' not bright enough
by george, September 9, 2010



Albuquerque, NM - District 6 City Councilor Rey Garduño sat down with us to compare the City Council transparency "sunshine bill" that he sponsored last year, which calls for transparency in city government, with the recently unveiled "sunshine portal" on the city's website, which is the Mayor's version of how to implement the City Council mandate.
Councilor Garduño noted that the new website meets the council's mandate for some things --like a list of all open capital outlay projects, as well as a list of employees and salaries.
However, the website fails to address a number of items in the City Council's legislation, including:
•An on-line template for the submission of public records requests
•A list of all existing IRBs, TIDDs, PIDs (tax breaks and incentives)
•A Quarterly Report for all operating funds
Councilor Garduño also explained that, contrary to the notion that the sunshine portal was a direct product of the Mayor's office, the new website is the result of many years of community input calling fortransparency.
Watch the video to hear Councilor Garduño explain what still needs to be done to accomplish true city government transparency.

Voting Record; August 16, 2010 City Council Meeting

OC-10-7
Report of The Community Garden Study Group, Pursuant to R-09-297

Motion: Reciept Be Noted

Voted: For

Status: Passed

R-10-122
Declaring April 28th Of Each Year As "Albuquerque Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Awareness Day." (Garduño)

Motion: Do Pass

Voted: For

Status: Passed

EC-10-199
Six Month Report on Effect of Impact Fee Moratorium

Motion: Receipt be Noted

Voted: For

Status: Passed

O-10-12
Amending Subsections 14-19-1-12 (J), (K) And (L) ROA 1994 And Subsection
14-19-1-13(K) ROA 1994 To Extend The Time Period For The Reduction On Public
Safety Facilities Impact Fees For An Additional Six Months (Jones, Lewis)

Motion: Do Pass

Voted: Against

Status: Passed

O-10-13
Amending Subsections 14-19-2-12 (J), (K) And (L) ROA 1994 And Subsection
14-19-2-13(K) ROA 1994 To Extend The Time Period For The Reduction On Roadway
Facilities Impact Fees For An Additional Six Months (Jones, Lewis)

Motion: Do Pass

Voted: Against

Status: Passed

O-10-14
Amending Subsections 14-19-3-12 (J), (K) And (L) ROA 1994 And Subsection
14-19-3-13(K) ROA 1994 To Extend The Time Period For The Reduction On Drainage
Facilities Impact Fees For An Additional Six Months (Jones, Lewis)

Motion: Do Pass

Voted: Against

Status: Passed

O-10-15
Amending Subsections 14-19-4-12 (J), (K) And (L) ROA 1994 And Subsection
14-19-4-13(K) ROA 1994 To Extend The Time Period For The Reduction On Park,
Recreation, Trails And Open Space Facilities Impact Fees For An Additional Six
Months (Jones, Lewis)

Motion: Do Pass

Voted: Against

Status: Passed

EC-10-221 Approval of a Contract for Cherry Engineering, Inc. to Provide Advanced Improvised
Explosive Device Disablement Training
Motion: Approve
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-87
F/S Appropriating Funds To Implement Second Phase of The Transportation
Infrastructure Tax, and Amending The Capital Implementation Program of The City of
Albuquerque By Approving New Projects (Sanchez, Benton)
Motion: Do Pass, as Substituted, as Amended
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-69
Nuisance Abatement at 1805 Morningrise Pl SE (Garduño, by request)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-70
Nuisance Abatement at 1909 High St SE (Benton, by request)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-76
Nuisance Abatement at 2327 William St SE (Benton, by request)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-106
Repealing F/S R-334 Enactment No. 17-1991 and Adopting Policy To Ensure The
Organized and Systematic Offering and Administration of Employee Benefits To City
Employees (Sanchez, by request)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

O-09-91
F/S Amending Chapter 14, Article 14, Part 7 ROA 1994 To Clarify The Process For
Vacating Public Rights-of-Way; Placing The Final Discretionary Authority To Approve
The Vacation of A Public Right of Way Or Easement In The City Council (Benton)
Motion: Do Pass as Substituted, as Amended
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-109
Establishing A Redistricting Committee Pursuant To Article IV, Section 3 Of The City
Charter To Review And Make Recommendations Concerning The Nine Council
Districts; Repealing Enactment R-2001-080 (R-01-256) (Sanchez, Jones)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-118
Approving And Authorizing New Mexico Department Of Transportation Funds For The
Purpose Of Conducting A 2010 Traffic Safety Education And Enforcement Project And
Providing For An Appropriation To The City Of Albuquerque, Police Department
(Lewis, by request)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-125
Approving And Authorizing An Agreement For Bus Stop Facilities With The New
Mexico Department Of Transportation For Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)
Funding And Providing For An Appropriation To The Transit Department (Benton)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-131
Relating To Capital Projects; Creating A Project And Providing Funding To Secure The
Triple-A Baseball National Championship Game In September Of 2011; Making
Appropriations And Deappropriations And Modifying Project Scopes (Benton)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

To view the Consent Agenda and other Councilors votes, click here.

Pathways to a Healthy Bernalillo County Report to the Community

Pathways to a Healthy Bernalillo County
2nd Report-to-the-Community
Friday, September 10, 2010
2:30 - 4:30 p.m.
La Mesa Presbyterian Church - Fellowship Hall
7401 Copper NE between Mesilla and Española

Please join us on Friday, September 10, 2010 from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. at the La Mesa Presbyterian Church for the UNM HSC Office of Community Affair's second "Report-to-the-Community" on the Pathways Project.

As part of our commitment to keep community partners engaged and informed about Pathways, we had agreed to hold community meetings several times per year to present on the status of Pathways, answer any questions, and to share the great work being performed by the Pathways Navigators.

This second Report-to-the-Community will present data summarizing the first year of activities (September 09 thru June 2010); provide an opportunity to hear from and interact with the Pathways Navigators and get a first-hand account of their experiences; and to discuss future plans for the Project.

We hope that you can join us on September 10th. Refreshments will be served. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Daryl Smith @ 272-0823 or by e-mail @ dtsmith@salud.unm.edu.

The Swuppets: Community Gardeners

In this latest episode, The Swuppets start working in community gardens! The garden featured is SWOP's Project Feed the Hood, in City Council District 6. View the amazing video below and check out El Grito for more information.

Interview with Clearly New Mexico

Thank you to Tracy Dingmann and Clearly New Mexico for putting this piece together.

City Councilor Rey Garduño Speaks Out On Arizona Immigration Law Ruling

tdingmann on August 2nd, 2010

Albuquerque City Councilor Rey Garduño

By Tracy Dingmann

Albuquerque City Councilor Rey Garduño remembers what happened last May when he and fellow councilor Ken Sanchez introduced a measure calling for Albuquerque to stop doing business with Arizona over its controversial immigration law.

His city email and phone were besieged with calls from people telling the Albuquerque native to “Go back to Mexico” and stop being a “wetback lover.”

So it was somewhat satisfying for Garduño to hear that a federal judge in Arizona scaled back the law just before it was about to take effect on July 29. The judge struck down the most controversial parts of the law, under the premise that Arizona cannot not preempt federal law by making state laws on immigration.

Now banned are the provisions that would have forced local law enforcement to check the immigration status of those who they suspected were in the county illegally.

Relieved The Law Was Struck Down

Like many others who protested the law, Garduño believed it went beyond concerns about illegal immigration and would have invited abuses of citizens and non-citizens alike.

“My first thought was that I was glad that at least the judge realized how egregious this law is, and made sure that the parts that are flawed are not implemented or made into law,” Garduño said last week.

“The law is about wanting to make sure that people we don’t like or don’t agree with or don’t seem like the rest of us are criminalized and denigrated,” said Garduño.

“The parts that were taken out by the judge speak to the concerns that many of us had. The whole idea of wholesale just stopping folks, because someone thinks that someone is not, in their terms, documented. It gives police agencies carte blanche to do whatever they want. And racial profiling would occur as a result.”

“It’s just not the way this country should be run.”

Proposed Boycott

Back in May, Garduño and fellow city councilor Ken Sanchez introduced a proposal for the city of Albuquerque to suspend financial business with the state of Arizona as long as the law is in effect.

Read the rest of this entry »

Eventful Weekend in Nob Hill

FRIDAY

1st Annual Route 66 Days and Nights

5pm - 1am

Blast from the Past Take over the Mother Road. Park your custom or classic car on Route 66 near Kelly's Brew Pub. Nob Hill shops and restaurants will be open late for a summer evening stroll, sidewalk entertainers, and more!

SATURDAY

The City of Albuquerque, Nob Hill Main Street and the New Mexico Jazz Festival present SUMMERFEST in NOB HILL! 7pm - 10:30pm

Multiple stages with over 30 live bands and entertainment, 3 car shows, tours of historic Nob Hill, kids events, "The Alternative to Typical Arts and Artisans markets", local businesses having side walk sales, and lots more will make Saturday a great day for the whole family. Ride the bus, pedal your bike or walk on over...plenty of parking nearby too!

Below is the performance schedule;

Main stage (Girard & Central)

7-7:45 pm: Kanoa Kaluhiwa’s Perceptions Septet Idris Goodwin

8-8:45 pm: Son Como Son

9-10:30 Los Pleneros de la 21

Stage 2 (Solano & Central)

7:15-7:55 pm: Baracutanga

8:15-9:00 pm: African Roots of Jazz Project

Side Stage (Amherst & Central)

7:10-7:50 pm: Selsun Blue Sidewalk Duo

8:10-9:00 pm: Rumbatronix: Luis Guerra & Camilo Quiñones

Side Stage (Tulane & Central)

7:10-7:30 pm: Jimmy Hamm & Kino Kopelov Kosmorganic Express

7:40-8:10 pm: Catfish & Plum

8:20-9 pm: Frank Leto Duo with Dan Ward

Parking: is available on the east and west end of Nob Hill and on the side streets (from Girard to Washington)

plus the ABQ Trolley Company will be providing all day shuttle service through the neighborhood for a $5 all day pass. Bus routes will be running a re-route around the event.

The 10th Annual Neon Cruise presented by the Old Route 66 Car Show Group will be parading into Nob Hill around dusk Saturday night with more classic cars filling the historic neighborhood.

Foot Race: Wrapping up the evening TCR productionswill be conducing the annual Nob Hill 5k run, this year starting at 11pm and going until 12:30am Sunday morning - a great way to beat the mid-summer heat. Click the link to register for the race.

Nob Hill Future Forum, Friday, July 16th

Time: July 16, 2010 from 12am to 2pm

Location: O'Niell's

Street: Central Ave and Washington

City/Town: Albuquerque

Website or Map: http://www.route66central.com

Phone: meyster1@comcast.net

Event Type: community, forum

Organized By: Nob Hill Main Street

Nob Hill Main Street will sponsor a forum to explore the future of Nob Hill's commercial district on Friday, July 16, at Noon. It will take place at O'Niell's on Central at Washington. O'Niell's will host a complimentary buffet.

Participants will explore the Nob Hill Highland Sector Plan of 2007; what it is intended to do and how it is being implemented. Discussion will be led by Phyllis Taylor of Sites SW who led the development of the plan and Juanita Garcia, Assistant Head of Zoning Enforcement, who managed development of the plan for the City and manages its implementation.

Main Street is an initiative of the National Trust for Historic Preservation that provides a community-driven methodology to revitalize older business districts.

Nob Hill Main Street is a locally created and controlled effort to use the tools that Main Street provides to foster actions that result in a future that benefits residents, merchants, property owners, and our entire community. Some of its long term goals are:

-Brand and promote Nob Hill on local and regional levels to make it a destination for residents and visitors. Create recurring events and special events that make Nob Hill a great place to live, work, and visit.

-Enhance the quality and function of the business district by developing long term solutions to infrastructure needs like parking and transportation, pedestrian safety, and walkability.

-Help merchants and property owners enhance the business district by preserving its unique architectural character and repurposing vacant or underutilized space.

-Make Nob Hill a sustainable community of significant economic, historic, and social value to the city and state.

The forum is open to all and should last slightly over an hour. You may direct questions to Gary Eyster at meyster1@comcast.net

Immigration Forum on Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Link from Facebook Event

The Independent, with KUNM and KNME, will host an immigration panel discussion with Rep. Dennis Kintigh, R-Roswell, who is a former FBI special agent; Marcela Diaz, an immigrant-rights advocate with Somos Un Pueblo Unido; and Dante DiGregorio, a professor at UNM’s Anderson School of Management who specializes in business relations between the U.S. and Mexico.

Date: Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Time: 5:30pm - 7:00pm
Location:
KNME studios
Street: 1130 University Blvd. NE
City/Town: Albuquerque,
NM
View Map

Along with this Forum, the discussion and push for comprehensive immigration reform continues. Below are a couple of links;

From Clearly New Mexico, Tracy Dingmann reads between the lines of FAIR's Report on Immigration Costs. Also, Matthew Reichbach from the New Mexico Independent has Governor Richardson's outlook for national immigration reform.

Kalakriti School of Bharatanatyam 10th Anniversary

Kalakriti School of Bharatanatyam

Proudly Presents

Natya Svaruup

The Timeless Dance...

In Celebration of Kalakriti's 10th Anniversary

20% of profits donated to AAANM for funding of the Asian American Cultural Center

July 31st, 2010

7-9pm

Rodey Theater, UNM

Tickets: $18 General Admission

$15 Students/Seniors

Available at UNM Bookstore Box Office and at http://www.unmtickets.com/

More info: Lonika Majithia, lmajithia@salud.unm.edu, (505) 688-1202

Anita Rao, anita.k.rao@gmail.com, (505) 400-0881

International District Sector Plan Kick-Off Meeting July 8, 2010

You are invited! Come and have a say in your community.

The City of Albuquerque will begin a planning process for the International District.

(Lomas to the City limits and San Mateo to Wyoming)

This plan will deal with zoning, land use, streets, landscaping and architecture.

Through the plan process it is possible to change zoning, land use and requirements for landscaping and building design. Changes are rarely made to single family residential zones.

Join us at this kick off meeting and tell us what you think about these issues.

Date: July 8^th

Time: 5:30-7:30 pm

Place: Cesar Chavez Community Center

For more information or if you have questions

Maggie Gould, Planner 924-3910 mgould@cabq.gov

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¡Están Invitados! Tengan voz en su comunidad.

La Ciudad de Albuquerque va empezar un proceso de planificación en el Distrito Internacional (Este distrito incluye la área de Lomas hasta el límite sur de la Cuidad y San Mateo hasta Wyoming)

Este plan tiene que ver con uso de tierra, zonificación, calles, jardinería y arquitectura.

A través del proceso es posible cambiar zonificación, uso de tierra y los requisitos para jardinería y diseño de edificios. Es raro cambiar

zonas unifamiliares.

Fecha: 8 de Julio

Hora: 5:30 -7:30 PM

Sitio: Cesar Chavez Community Center

Vengan y díganos lo que piensan sobre estos temas.

Para más información o si tienen preguntas hagan favor de contactar a:

Maggie Gould, Planificadora 924-3910 mgould@cabq.gov

Voting Record; June 21, 2010 City Council Meeting

R-10-50
Authorizing The Mayor To Execute The Albuquerque Business Education Compact Recommendations and Providing An Appropriation To The Department of Family and Community Services (Garduño)

Motion: Do Pass, as Amended

Voted: For

Status: Passed

EC-10-94 Mayor's Reappointment of Mr. Bill Rothanbargar to the Airport Advisory Board

Motion: Confirm
Voted: For
Status: Passed

EC-10-169 Recommendation of Award for Professional ERP Services
Motion: Approve
Voted: For
Status: Passed

EC-10-140 Mayor's Recommendation of Bohannan Huston, Inc. for Engineering Consultants for Update of Storm Drainage Master Plan
Motion: Approve
Voted: For
Status: Passed

EC-10-141 Mayor's Recommendation of Smith Engineering, Inc. for Engineering Consultants for Alameda Boulevard Widening - San Pedro to Wyoming
Motion: Approve
Voted: For
Status: Passed

EC-10-157 First Supplemental Agreement with T&C Management Increasing Their Agreement From $1,985,504 to $4,715,572 Using Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) Funds and Increasing the Number of Foreclosed Units T&C Can Purchase, Rehabilitate, Rent and Manage from 32 to 76
Motion: Approve
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-99
F/S Creating a Task Force To Review and Recommend Policies With Respect To Electronic Signs, Including Electronic Display Boards/Panels and Electronic Message Reader Boards (Benton)
Motion: Do Pass, as Substituted, as Amended
Voted: Against
Status: Passed

R-10-100 Extending The Moratorium and The Term of The Interim Design Regulations For The East Gateway Sector Planning Area (Harris)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-78
F/S Applying The Historic Overlay Zone To The Silver Hill Historic District; Identifying Distinctive Characteristics And Providing General Preservation Guidelines (Benton)
Motion: Do Pass, as Substituted
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-103
Approving an Extension until April 1, 2011 of a Subdivision Improvements Agreement for the Completion of Infrastructure, Including Approximately 800 Feet of Unser Boulevard (Lewis)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-105 Calling On The Administration To Enter Into An Agreement or Agreements To Secure The First Baptist Church Site At The Corner of Central and Broadway As An Anchor and Catalyst For Future Economic Development of Downtown and The Region (O'Malley, Benton, Sanchez)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-107
Stating The Policy of The City of Albuquerque Regarding Wage Decreases For Non-Bargaining Unit City Employees (Sanchez)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

To view items on the consent agenda, deferalls, and other Councilors votes click here.

City Council Voting Record: June 7, 2010

R-10-47
Approving The Clayton Heights Metropolitan Redevelopment Plan (Benton & Garduño, by request)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-49
Approving The Near Heights Expansion Metropolitan Redevelopment Plan (Garduño)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

EC-10-146
Recommendation of Award to B.A.S.I.C. Western to Provide Administrative Services for COBRA and Flexible Spending Accounts
Motion: Approve
Voted: For
Status: Passed

EC-10-148
Mayor's Appointment of Mr. Robert Gerard Heiser to the Landmarks and Urban Conservation Commission
Motion: Confirm
Voted: For
Status: Passed

EC-10-149 Mayor's Reappointment of Mr. C. Robert Campbell, FAIA to the Landmarks and Urban
Conservation Commission
Motion: Confirm
Voted: For
Status: Passed

EC-10-150
Mayor's Appointment of Ms. Regina Isabelle Chavez to the Landmarks and Urban Conservation Commission
Motion: Confirm
Voted: For
Status: Passed

EC-10-151 Mayor's Appointment of Mr. James B. Clark to the Landmarks and Urban Conservation Commission
Motion: Confirm
Voted: For
Status: Passed

EC-10-152 Mayor's Recommendation of MolzenCorbin & Associates for Engineering Consultants for Bell/Commercial Pump Station No. 37 Force Main
Motion: Approve
Voted: For
Status: Passed

EC-10-153
Mayor's Recommendation of NCA Architects for Architectural Consultants for the East Side Kennel Renovation
Motion: Approve
Voted: For
Status: Passed

EC-10-154
Mayor's Recommendation of Bohannan-Huston, Inc., for City-Wide On-Call Surveying Services
Motion: Approve
Voted: For
Status: Passed

EC-10-155 Approval of Lease Agreement between the City of Albuquerque's East Central Health and Social Services Center for Family & Community Services and the Regents of the University of New Mexico, State of New Mexico, for the Operation of the Young Children's Health Center
Motion: Approve
Voted: For
Status: Passed

EC-10-156
Mayor's Recommendation of Avolve Software Corporation for "ProjectDox" Electronic Plan Review System
Motion: Approve
Voted: For
Status: Passed

O-10-6
Amending Sections 3-1-3, 3-1-12, and 3-1-18 of The Merit System Ordinance To Clarify That There Is Authority To Furlough Employees (Sanchez, O'Malley)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-09-345 C/S Establishing Policy Regarding a Fee Structure For Renting Space In City Owned Community Centers, Health and Social Service Centers and Senior Centers (Winter)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-86
Relating To Capital Projects; Amending An Appropriation of Transportation Infrastructure Tax Funds Previously Designated For The Paseo Del Norte and I-25 Improvement Project (Sanchez, O'Malley)
Motion: Do Pass as Amended
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-91 Imposing An Extension Until September 21, 2010 On The Moratorium Provided For In R-09-288 On The Issuance Of Residential Or Commercial Demolition Or Building Permits Within A Specified Area Within The University Neighborhoods Sector Development Plan (Benton)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-92
Approving and Authorizing The Filing of Grant Agreement For An Albuquerque Police Department Traffic Statistician From The New Mexico Department of Transportation, Traffic Safety Bureau and Providing For An Appropriation To The Police Department (Cook, by request)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-93
Approving and Authorizing The Filing of Grant Agreement For A 2011 Bernalillo County DWI Program From Bernalillo County and Providing For An Appropriation To The Police Department (Sanchez, by request)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-94
Approving and Authorizing The Filing of Grant Application For A 2010 100 Days and
Nights Program From The New Mexico Department of Transportation, Traffic Safety
Bureau and Providing For An Appropriation To The Police Department (Winter)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-95
Approving and Authorizing The Filing of Grant Application For A 2010 Click It Or Ticket Program From The New Mexico Department of Transportation, Traffic Safety Bureau and Providing For An Appropriation To The Police Department (Harris, by request)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-96
Approving and Authorizing The Acceptance of Grant Award Funds From The New Mexico State Interstate Stream Commission and Making An Appropriation To The Parks and Recreation Department In Fiscal Year 2010 (Benton)
Motion: Do Pass
Voted: For
Status: Passed

R-10-101
Naming The I-40 Trail Crossing Bridge At The Rio Grande The "Gail Ryba Memorial
Bridge" (Benton)
Motion: Do Pass as Amended
Voted: For
Status: Passed

To view the consent agenda, deferrals, and other Councilors votes click here.

Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting in District 6

The next Parks and Recreation Advisory Board Meeting will be held Tuesday, June 8th at 3pm and will be in Council District 6 at the Highland Pool Conference Room (400 Jackson SE).

City Councilor Rey Garduño will be speaking with Board about Parks and Recreations issues in Council District 6. Public Comment will be taken if you would like to voice your concerns over any Parks and Recreation issues in District 6. Below is the agenda;

METROPOLITAN PARKS & RECREATION

ADVISORY BOARD MEETING

Tuesday, June 8, 2010, 3:00 to 5:00 PM

Highland Pool

400 Jackson SE

****************************** BOARD MEMBERS *****************************

Jerry Worrall, Chairman; Richard L. Rivas, Vice-Chairman;

Robert W. Day, Becky Lee,

STAFF: Barbara Baca, PRD-Director; Christina Sandoval, Senior Planner, PRD; Jane Trujillo, Board Secretary.

AGENDA

1. Call to Order, Jerry Worrall, Chairman

· Approval of today’s Agenda as distributed via email

· Approval of May 2010 Minutes as distributed via email

· Introduction of Visitors and Guests

· Announcements pertaining to MPRAB related issues

2. General Testimony (Sign-in is required and time may be limited)

· City Councilor District 6 Rey Garduño

· Public Testimony

3. Reports

· District 6 Report – Becky Lee & Julian Moya, District 6 Policy Analyst

· Parks and Recreation Department Report (Director Barbara Baca is out of town. Christina Sandoval will report.)

· BFPB Representative for MPRAB – Bill Nordin

· Sub-committee reports – Committee Chairmen or their designees

· Members’ Roundtable – Report on P&R issues in their area (limit 2 min)

4. Unfinished Business – Board Members for District 4, 5, 7, 8, 9 and two At Large

· Carmen Garcia, District 7

· Bill Kraemer, District 4

· Jim Green, District 8

5. New Business

6. Adjourn meeting