INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM April 27, 2024
TO: Dan Lewis, President, President, City Council
FROM: Timothy M. Keller, Mayor
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Community Planning Area Assessment Report - East Gateway ABQ CPA
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This memo serves to transmit the East Gateway Community Planning Area (CPA) Assessment Report to the City Council for its acceptance. The East Gateway CPA Assessment Report is the fourth CPA Assessment.
Background
The Comprehensive Plan establishes 12 Community Planning Areas (CPAs) in the City, outlines a process to engage stakeholders in an assessment of each CPA, and establishes performance metrics to gauge progress toward the vision and goals. The results of planning efforts for each CPA, when completed, are contained in a CPA Assessment Report.
The Integrated Development Ordinance (IDO) requires that CPA assessment recommendations accepted by the City Council be included in updates to the Comprehensive Plan and the IDO. IDO §14-16-6-3(E) Community Planning Area Assessments establishes parameters for CPA assessments, which inform updates to planning policies, zoning regulations, technical standards, and capital improvement priorities.
CPA assessments provide an opportunity to generate community-based recommendations for a given area. Though they inform updates and amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and the IDO, the CPA assessments themselves are not part of the ranked planning system.
Request
The request was for EPC to review and recommend whether City Council should accept the Assessment Report for the East Gateway CPA. The East Gateway CPA is located generally south of I-40 and east of Wyoming Blvd.
The East Gateway CPA Assessment Report is the fourth CPA report to be completed of the 12 CPAs.
The East Gateway CPA Assessment Report generally furthers applicable Comprehensive Plan Goals and policies that pertain to land use, urban design, and economic development as elaborated in the EPC’s Official Notification of Decision.
Engagement
The cornerstone of the CPA assessment process is engagement of community members, residents, businesses, and other stakeholders. The East Gateway CPA planning effort included a range of opportunities for input, discussion, and consensus-building. Hundreds of residents, business owners, service providers, and community leaders participated in the development of the report and contributed to its recommendations.
EPC Role and Process
Pursuant to IDO §14-16-6-3(E)(7), the EPC has an advisory role in the CPA Assessments. The EPC’s task is to review and recommend to City Council whether to accept recommendations in the CPA assessment reports. Pursuant to IDO §14-16-6-3(E)(7), the assessments shall be forwarded to the City Council for review and acceptance. This is a legislative matter.
The EPC reviewed the report during one properly-noticed public hearing. At its March 21, 2024 hearing, the EPC discussed the report, heard public testimony, and voted to forward a recommendation of Approval to the City Council.
Conclusion
The EPC is forwarding a recommendation of Approval to the City Council of the East Gateway CPA Assessment Report. The Official Notification of Decision contains the EPC’s findings and recommended conditions.
Title/ Subject of Legislation: Project # PR-2024-009940 SI-2024-00286 - Community Planning Area Assessment Report - East Gateway ABQ CPA
Approved: Approved as to Legal Form:
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Samantha Sengel Date Lauren Keefe Date
Chief Administrative Officer City Attorney
Recommended:
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Alan Varela Date
Planning Department Director