CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SECOND COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-17-233 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Isaac Benton
RESOLUTION
title
Establishing That No New Recognized Or Non-Recognized Neighborhood Associations Shall Be Created Under The Existing Neighborhood Association Recognition Ordinance Unless In Compliance With Certain Interim Procedures While The Neighborhood Association Recognition Ordinance Is Updated (Benton)
body
ESTABLISHING THAT NO NEW RECOGNIZED OR NON-RECOGNIZED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS SHALL BE CREATED UNDER THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION RECOGNITION ORDINANCE UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH CERTAIN INTERIM PROCEDURES WHILE THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION RECOGNITION ORDINANCE IS UPDATED.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
SECTION 1. STATEMENT OF POLICY. The City's Neighborhood Association Recognition Ordinance (NARO) provides a vehicle for the City to recognize neighborhood associations for the purpose of notifying associations about proposed City actions that may impact their neighborhood, including capital improvement projects and land use hearings. However, as they are currently written, the provisions of the NARO do not have the scope or enforceability mechanisms to prevent the formation of new neighborhood associations that may create discord within the community and divide neighborhoods, which is contrary to the intent of the program. As such, the Council finds that it will be necessary to update and improve the NARO and create an orderly neighborhood recognition process that guides the formation of associations that best represent their communities. As an interim step in this process, the Council finds that it is necessary for the City to temporarily stop creating new neighborhood associations under the existing NARO.
SECTION 2. INTERIM PROCEDURE. No new recognized or non-recognized neighborhood associations (hereinafter both referred...
Click here for full text