CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FIRST COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-14-67 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Ken Sanchez & Trudy E. Jones
RESOLUTION
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Establishing A Community Outreach Process Known As The "Albuquerque Collaborative On Police-Community Relations" In Order To Reach Out To Community Members And Stakeholders With The Intent Of Formalizing Overall Goals For APD And The Community; Identifying Stakeholder Groups; Making An Appropriation For A Public Awareness/Public Outreach Program And Related Costs (Sanchez, Jones)
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ESTABLISHING A COMMUNITY OUTREACH PROCESS KNOWN AS THE "ALBUQUERQUE COLLABORATIVE ON POLICE-COMMUNITY RELATIONS" IN ORDER TO REACH OUT TO COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND STAKEHOLDERS WITH THE INTENT OF FORMALIZING OVERALL GOALS FOR APD AND THE COMMUNITY; IDENTIFYING STAKEHOLDER GROUPS; MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A PUBLIC AWARENESS/PUBLIC OUTREACH PROGRAM AND RELATED COSTS.
WHEREAS, any lasting solution to the issues facing APD today must begin with community dialogue and intimately involve the Albuquerque community as a whole; and
WHEREAS, both the Mayor and the City Council are committed to providing the community with the broadest opportunity to develop formalized goals for the community and the Albuquerque Police Department ("APD"); and
WHEREAS, this Resolution begins that community outreach process by establishing the "Albuquerque Collaborative on Police-Community Relations;" and
WHEREAS, the Albuquerque Collaborative on Police-Community Relations, attached hereto as Exhibit A, provides an outline of the process to seek community and stakeholder input; and
WHEREAS, the Mayor and the City Council hereby implement a process to gather information, identify stakeholders, involve independent third party facilitators and develop a plan of action.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
Section 1. That the Albuquerque Collaborative on Police-Community Relations community outreach process, attached as Exhibit A, is hereby ratified.
Section 2. That the stakeholders to be included in the Albuquerque Collaborative on Police-Community Relations shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
1. Grieving families
2. Mental Health Community (Providers, Developmental disabilities and mental illness)
· St. Martins
· Samaritan counseling
· Other members of the committee working on mental health discussions with the City
3. First Responders
· Albuquerque Police Department and their families
· COAST/CIT
· Albuquerque Fire Department
· UNM Department of Emergency Medicine
· Health Care for Homeless,
· VA Hospital
4. Faith Based Community
· Pastors, Rabbis, Catholic Church representatives
· Catholic Charities
5. Business Community and Neighborhood Associations
· Albuquerque Chamber of Commerce
· Downtown Action Team
· Various neighborhood associations
· Media
6. Access to Justice
· Probation Officers
· District Attorney's Office
· Public Defender
· ACLU
· Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office
· District and Metro Judges
7. Nonprofit/Service Providers
· Albuquerque Heading Home
· (many in city)
8. Underserved Community
· LULAC
· NAACP/NM Office of African American Affairs
· African American Chamber of Commerce of New Mexico
· Hispano Chamber of Commerce
· Asian American Association of New Mexico
· Indian Pueblo Cultural Center/American Indian Chamber of Commerce NM
· NM Commission for the Blind
· NM Commission for the Deaf and hard of hearing
· Seniors
· Veterans
· Equality NM/LGBT
· Youth
9. Educational Community
· Albuquerque Public Schools
· University of New Mexico
· Central New Mexico Community College
10. Government
· City councilors/staff
· Mayor's office
· County officials
· Mexican Consulate
Section 3. That One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($150,000) is hereby appropriated in Fiscal Year 2015 from available fund balance in the General Fund (110) to the Legal Department, Office of Diversity and Human Rights, for the purpose of providing for a public awareness/public participation outreach program to ensure that the maximum number of community members possible know about and can participate in the Albuquerque Collaborative on Police-Community Relations, to provide for neutral facilitation services, and to provide for data collection and other costs related to the implementation of this resolution.
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