CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FOURTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-21-166 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Isaac Benton
RESOLUTION
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Amending R-17-233, Enactment Number R-2017-095, To Extend The Effective Date Of The Interim Procedures While The
Neighborhood Association Recognition Ordinance Is Updated (Benton)
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AMENDING R-17-233, ENACTMENT NUMBER R-2017-095, TO EXTEND THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THE INTERIM PROCEDURES WHILE THE
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION RECOGNITION ORDINANCE IS UPDATED.
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, 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; and
WHEREAS, R-17-233, Enactment Number R-2017-095, was approved by the Council on October 12, 2017 for the purpose of temporarily halting the formation of new recognized or non-recognized
neighborhood associations with overlapping boundaries while the city evaluated the existing NARO and potential amendments thereto; and
WHEREAS, R-17-233, Enactment Number R-2017-095, and the associated temporary halt on the formation of new
associations expires on June 30, 2021; and
WHEREAS, the temporary halt of new recognized or non-recognized
neighborhood associations may limit
associations in areas where coalitions are the only
association and their bylaws may restrict participation; and
WHEREAS, the Office of
Neighborhood Coordination is still in the process of working toward an improved NARO, and has completed the
NeighborhoodEngagement Process in order to develop a series of recommendations to support the updat...
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