CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SIXTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. O-25-95 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Joaqu?n Baca
ORDINANCE
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Amending The Public Purchases Ordinance To Simplify And Streamline The Process For Affordable And Transitional Housing Development Projects (Baca)
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WHEREAS, the New Mexico Legislative Finance Committee (LFC) in its Housing and Supports Overview before the Legislative Health and Human Services Committee in July reported that unhoused people in New Mexico increased by 11% from 2009-2023, and by 48% from 2022-2023, according to Department of Housing and Urban (HUD) Development Point in Time data; and
WHEREAS, LFC also reported that unhoused people increased by 83% between 2022 and 2023 in Albuquerque; and
WHEREAS, LFC further stated that HUD reports up to 40,000 rental units are needed for very low-income renters statewide; and
WHEREAS, state legislatures are increasingly taking up housing policy as affordability becomes a more urgent issue; and
WHEREAS, this year, states are advancing bills aimed at promoting more housing construction and many of the proposals focus on reducing regulations imposed by local governments; and
WHEREAS, Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham has released her Western Governors' Association report, titled Building Resilient and Affordable New Developments (BRAND) West that examines areas where local governments can provide meaningful solutions that address the housing crisis including simplifying and streamlining processes for housing development; and
WHEREAS, the City's Public Purchases Ordinance authorizes the City to promulgate regulations, which it has done by creating separate regulations for its Purchasing Division, Department of Health, Housing, and Homelessness, and Department of Municipal Development that should be reviewed and updated to assist in more efficiently completing transitional and affordable housing development pro...
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