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City of Albuquerque
File #: EC-25-556   
Type: Executive Communication Status: Confirmed
File created: 12/15/2025 In control: City Council
Final action: 1/5/2026
Enactment date: Enactment #:
Effective date:    
Title: Mayor's appointment of Ms. Lucy Y. Binnert to the Youth Advisory Council
Attachments: 1. EC-556


INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM December 3, 2025

TO: Brook Bassan, President, City Council

FROM: Timothy M. Keller, Mayor

SUBJECT:
title
Mayor's appointment of Ms. Lucy Y. Binnert to the Youth Advisory Council
body

I am submitting for your advice and consent the following name for appointment to the Youth
Advisory Council in accordance with the City of Albuquerque Ordinance 2-6-7-1.

APPOINTEE NAME
TERM
Ms. Lucy Y. Binnert
Albuquerque, NM 87111
May 1, 2027

Lucy Binnert is a sophomore at Cottonwood Classical Preparatory School. She is passionate about social justice and equity, and would like to help make a better future for all Buquer?os. She can't vote yet, but she can still find other ways to make an impact. She is currently in her school's competition class for We the People, and she enjoys learning about the inner workings of government, and how to better society as a whole. Learning about philosophy, common good, and individual rights are all of great interest to her. Outside of school, she is passionate about dance and art. Through dance she helps her communities by mentoring younger students, and performing with people of all abilities. She is really passionate about dance, and hopes to bring her knowledge about the arts to the table.

A resident of City Council District 8, Ms. Lucy Y. Binnert will fill a vacancy and serve as an At Large Representative on the Council; their first term will expire on May 1, 2027.


The remaining members are:

Representing
Name
Term
1.
At Large
Mr. Nathaniel E. Madrid
5/1/2028
2.
At Large
Mr. John F. Carney
5/1/2027
3.
At Large
Mr. Gavin Mitchell
5/1/2027
4.
At Large
Mr. Mekhi D. Bradford
5/1/2027
5.
At Large
Ms. Hylye R. Montoya
6/30/2027
6.
At Large
Ms. Esme M. Phillips
5/1/2026
7.
At Large
Ms. Vivian D. Wiseman
6/30/2027
8.
At Large
Ms. Olive L. Albin
5/1/2027
9.
At Large
Ms. Rubaina Reza
5/1/2026
10.
At Large
Mrs. Alejandra Gomez
5/1/2028
11.
At Large
Ms. Kate C. Krous
5/...

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