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

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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.

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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

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