City of Albuquerque - File #: R-25-141

• File #: R-25-141
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 4/21/2025
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 5/5/2025
• Enactment date: 5/21/2025
• Enactment #: R-2025-025
• Title: Appropriating Funds To Serve Individuals Experiencing Substance Use Disorder (Rogers, Fiebelkorn, Grout, Champine, by request)
• Sponsors: Nichole Rogers (By Request), Tammy Fiebelkorn (By Request), Renee Grout (By Request), Dan Champine (By Request)

Date	Action By	Action	Result
5/21/2025	City Clerk	Published
5/15/2025	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
5/9/2025	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
5/5/2025	City Council	Passed	Pass
5/5/2025	City Council	Amended	Fail
4/21/2025	City Council	Introduced
4/21/2025	President	To be heard at the Council Meeting

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SIXTH COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. R-25-141 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Nichole Rogers, Tammy Fiebelkorn, Ren?e Grout, Dan Champine, by
request


RESOLUTION
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Appropriating Funds To Serve Individuals Experiencing Substance Use Disorder (Rogers, Fiebelkorn, Grout, Champine, by request)
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APPROPRIATING FUNDS TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS EXPERIENCING SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER.
WHEREAS, on October 26, 2023, R-23-174 was enacted establishing a policy for the expenditure of opioid settlement monies and requiring that City and County leadership develop a strategic plan on how to spend opioid settlement monies; and
WHEREAS, on April 7, 2025, City Council passed R-25-128 Approving and Adopting The Local Government Coordinating Commission Joint Opioid Settlement Implementation Plan and Appropriating Opioid Settlement Funds; and
WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque's opioid settlement funding allocation is guided by the recommendations outlined in the List of Opioid Remediation Uses of the settlement agreement in the New Mexico Opioid Allocation Agreement, informed by the Vital Strategies report, and responsive to the targeted eight (8) categories the LGCC identified in its Joint Implementation Plan; and
WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County System Gap Analysis identified individuals experiencing opioid-related crisis require immediate access to specialized care that addresses both substance use and behavioral health needs outside of the emergency department or criminal justice system; and
WHEREAS, the City has constructed a comprehensive stabilization system-including the Medical Sobering Center, First Responder Center, Medical Respite Center, and Recovery Housing-that is designed to reduce repeat overdoses, hospital strain, and incarceration by providing evidence-based treatment and harm reduction services; and
WHEREAS, these centers, once fully ope...