City of Albuquerque - File #: R-21-160

• File #: R-21-160
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 5/17/2021
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 8/2/2021
• Enactment date: 8/10/2021
• Enactment #: R-2021-051
• Title: Accepting The Recommendations Of The Balloon Landing Task Force (Harris, Bassan)
• Sponsors: Brook Bassan

Date	Action By	Action	Result
8/10/2021	City Clerk	Published
8/10/2021	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
8/6/2021	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
8/2/2021	City Council	Passed	Pass
6/21/2021	City Council	Accepted with a Recommendation Do Pass
6/14/2021	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Sent to Council with a recommendation of Do Pass	Pass
5/17/2021	City Council	Introduced and Referred
5/17/2021	President	Referred

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FOURTH COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. R-21-160 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Don Harris, Brook Bassan


RESOLUTION
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Accepting The Recommendations Of The Balloon Landing Task Force (Harris, Bassan)
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ACCEPTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BALLOON LANDING TASK FORCE.
WHEREAS, the Council adopted Resolution-18-19 which established the Balloon Landings Task Force to explore potential solutions for preserving, preparing, or acquiring properties for balloon landings for the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta and other ballooning events to preserve the viability of Ballooning in Albuquerque; and
WHEREAS, the task force was composed of local experts in the fields of ballooning, taxation, policy-making, land use, real estate, and neighborhood development, and included representatives from various jurisdictions, including the City of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, Sandia Pueblo, Sandoval County, and Rio Rancho; and
WHEREAS, from August, 2018 through December, 2019 the task force assessed the viability of 1) improving parking lots and other open spaces on private properties and 2) acquiring private properties in their entirety; and
WHEREAS, the task force developed recommendations and initiated several programs to provide ample balloon landing spaces, these include:
- Improve the parking fields in small, medium, and large properties for balloon landing areas. Improvements would include relocating light poles and trees to the perimeters of the sidewalk and other landscape and hardscape features that would create a landing field in a parking lot. The Balloon Fiesta and the City would acquire access to the land through a license agreement with the property owners.
- Acquire one large or several medium size properties for balloon landing areas and other recreational activities. This follows the City's successful purchase and development of a dual use balloon landing an...