City of Albuquerque - File #: P-25-7

• File #: P-25-7
• Type: Proposal
• Status: Adopted
• File created: 2/3/2025
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 3/3/2025
• Title: Adopting A Proposition To Be Sent To The Voters At The 2025 Regular Local Election, Proposing To Repeal Article XI, Section 7 Of The Charter Of The City Of Albuquerque Regarding A Public Vote On Performing Arts Center (Baca)
• Sponsors: Joaquín Baca

Date	Action By	Action	Result
3/7/2025	City Council	Sent to City Clerk for Signature
3/3/2025	City Council	Passed	Pass
2/19/2025	City Council	Postponed	Pass
2/3/2025	City Council	Introduced
2/3/2025	President	To be heard at the Council Meeting

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SIXTH COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. P-25-7 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Joaqu?n Baca


CHARTER AMENDMENT PROPOSAL
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Adopting A Proposition To Be Sent To The Voters At The 2025 Regular Local Election, Proposing To Repeal Article XI, Section 7 Of The Charter Of The City Of Albuquerque Regarding A Public Vote On Performing Arts Center (Baca)
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ADOPTING A PROPOSITION TO BE SENT TO THE VOTERS AT THE 2025 REGULAR LOCAL ELECTION, PROPOSING TO REPEAL ARTICLE XI, SECTION 7 OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE REGARDING A PUBLIC VOTE ON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.
WHEREAS, Pursuant to Article VI of the Albuquerque City Charter, amendments to the Charter may be proposed by the Council and must be approved by a vote of a majority of all Councilors plus one.
BE IT PROPOSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
SECTION 1. The City Clerk shall place the summary, title, and text of the following proposition on the ballot of the 2025 Regular Local Election, and City of Albuquerque voters shall be permitted to vote "for" or "against":
SUMMARY
Proposing to amend the City Charter by repealing the requirement that before the City can appropriate funds for a performing arts center, a majority of voters must approve the proposed performing arts center in a municipal election.
PROPOSITION
Proposing to amend the City Charter of the City of Albuquerque as follows:
"ARTICLE XI. ORDINANCES
[Section 7. PUBLIC VOTE ON PERFORMING ARTS CENTER.
The city shall not appropriate funds for a performing arts center costing more than ten (10) million dollars without prior approval of a majority of votes cast on the proposed performing arts center in a municipal election. The city may, however, appropriate funds to study, to analyze the feasibility of, and to undertake preliminary design of any such center prior to the election required by this section...