CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FOURTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-21-141 ENACTMENT NO. ___________________
SPONSORED BY: Pat Davis
RESOLUTION
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Calling For Additional Community Input And Good Neighbor Measures By The City For The Proposed Gateway Center At The Former Lovelace Hospital Site (Davis)
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CALLING FOR ADDITIONAL COMMUNITY INPUT AND GOOD NEIGHBOR MEASURES BY THE CITY FOR THE PROPOSED GATEWAY CENTER AT THE FORMER LOVELACE HOSPITAL SITE.
WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque is acquiring or has acquired the former Lovelace Hospital site at 5400 Gibson Boulevard SE with intent that it house the City’s anticipated Gateway Center for Homeless Services (the “Gateway Center”); and
WHEREAS, a Gateway Center will offer much needed support and services to assist the homeless and promote the health and welfare of the City; and
WHEREAS, notwithstanding the need for homeless resources and services, the City recognizes that the Gateway Center will present new land use and community impacts within the City; and
WHEREAS, the City has previously collected online comment and held an input session for the project on December 14, 2020, in order to gather general feedback about the project; and
WHEREAS, notwithstanding the prior input session, the City has not yet offered individualized attention to the neighborhoods and businesses in closest proximity to the Gateway Center; and
WHEREAS, those neighbors and businesses bearing the greatest impacts should be offered additional avenues for information sharing and gathering, on-going updates, and an ongoing point of contact for presenting concerns that might be reasonably addressed by the City; and
WHEREAS, a good neighbor program should be established for these purposes before the City takes any further steps toward development of the Gateway Center.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
SECTION 1. The City shall establish a good neighbor program for the Gateway Center that:
• Offers at least two community input sessions within the next 45 days specifically for neighbors, neighborhood associations, and businesses located within communities adjoining the Gateway Center; and
• Kicks off or advances discussions towards additional components of a Good Neighbor Agreement by the City with area residents and businesses to be in place for so long as the Gateway Center operates at this location. This discussion will, at a minimum, address:
o Overnight capacity;
o Security protocols;
o Land use changes that will be required to authorize proposed uses at the site;
o Acceptable methods for the dissemination of project and programming updates for interested persons within communities adjoining the Gateway Center for the duration of its operation; and
o A point of contact where persons can direct their concerns and have questions answered about the Gateway Center.
SECTION 2. The City shall not issue a certificate of occupancy or any Conditional Use Permits for the Gateway Center until the two community input sessions have occurred and the good neighbor program described in Section 1, above, has been completed.
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