CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SEVENTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-26-11 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Ren?e Grout and Nichole Rogers
RESOLUTION
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Amending R-24-109 To Extend The Deadline For Implementation Of Directives Related To The City's Housing Voucher Programs; Adding A Directive To Develop A Plan To Integrate Data Across Housing, Homelessness, And Related Service Dashboards; And Adding A Member With Lived Experience Using A Housing Voucher To The Task Force (Grout and Rogers)
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AMENDING R-24-109 TO EXTEND THE DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF DIRECTIVES RELATED TO THE CITY'S HOUSING VOUCHER PROGRAMS; ADDING A DIRECTIVE TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO INTEGRATE DATA ACROSS HOUSING, HOMELESSNESS, AND RELATED SERVICE DASHBOARDS; AND ADDING A MEMBER WITH LIVED EXPERIENCE USING A HOUSING VOUCHER TO THE TASK FORCE.
WHEREAS, R-24-109, Enactment No. R-2025-003, adopted by the Albuquerque City Council on January 6, 2025, directs the Department of Health, Housing, and Homelessness (HHH) to take steps to improve the efficiency and transparency of the City's Housing Voucher Programs; and
WHEREAS, Section 2 further provides that the implementation of the directives contained in the Resolution shall be completed within one (1) year of the submission of the implementation plan; and
WHEREAS, the EC-25-353 with the implementation plan was received and referred by Council on April 7, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the report and implementation plan required coordination among multiple City departments, nonprofit service providers, and regional partners involved in the administration of Housing Voucher Programs; and
WHEREAS, although significant progress has been made, additional time is necessary to complete implementation in a manner that ensures improvements to program transparency, efficiency, and accountability while minimizing disruption to residents currently receiving housing assistance.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING...
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