CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FOURTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-20-27 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Isaac Benton and Trudy E. Jones
RESOLUTION
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Establishing The Order Of Community Planning Area Assessments For 2021-2025 And Establishing A Capacity Building Process For 2020 (Benton, Jones)
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ESTABLISHING THE ORDER OF COMMUNITY PLANNING AREA ASSESSMENTS FOR 2021-2025 AND ESTABLISHING A CAPACITY BUILDING PROCESS FOR 2020.
WHEREAS, in Spring 2020 a public health emergency was declared in New Mexico that limited physical contact between people and limited the size of gatherings of people; and
WHEREAS, this fundamentally changes how the Community Planning Area (CPA) assessments will be conducted; and
WHEREAS, not all members of the public have access to or are comfortable with online formats for engagement and information sharing; and
WHEREAS, the CPA assessment process is intended to be an open and inclusive public process; and
WHEREAS, the original proposed start date for the CPA assessment was June 2020; and
WHEREAS, this start date is revised to February 2021 in order to maximize social distancing in this public health emergency; and
WHEREAS, the CPA assessment order shall be decided prior to the start of each 5 year cycle; and
WHEREAS, the Albuquerque-Bernalillo County Comprehensive Plan (Comp Plan) designates 12 Community Planning Areas (CPAs) within City boundaries; and
WHEREAS, the Comp Plan establishes a 5-year cycle of long-range planning with each CPA for 4 years and then updating the Comp Plan on the 5th year; and
WHEREAS, the CPA assessments are intended to provide opportunities to generate community-based recommendations for new or revised policies for the Comp Plan, new or revised regulations for the Integrated Development Ordinance, and new or revised projects or partnerships with implementing City Departments; and
WHEREAS, CPA assessments will provide o...
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