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City of Albuquerque  
Albuquerque, NM 87102  
Action Summary  
Finance & Government Operations Committee  
Dan Lewis, Chair  
Joaquín Baca  
Dan Champine  
Klarissa J. Peña  
Stephanie W. Telles  
Monday, March 9, 2026  
Attendance:  
5:00 PM  
City Council Committee Room  
9th Floor, Suite 9003  
City of Albuquerque Government Center  
4 - Dan Lewis, Joaquín Baca, Dan Champine, and Stephanie W. Telles  
Present  
Excused  
Alternate  
1 - Klarissa Peña  
1 - Renée Grout  
EC-26-19  
Transmitting the Mid-Year Update on Fiscal Year 2026 Objectives  
a.  
A motion was made by Councilor Lewis that this matter be Sent to Council with  
a recommendation of Receipt Be Noted. The motion carried by the following  
vote:  
5 - Lewis, Baca, Champine, Telles, and Grout  
1 - Peña  
For:  
Excused:  
EC-26-20  
b.  
Mayor’s Recommendation of Award for Fully Insured & Self-Funded  
Group Dental Insurance for the Human Resources Department  
A motion was made by Councilor Lewis that this matter be Sent to Council with  
a recommendation of Be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Lewis, Baca, Champine, Telles, and Grout  
1 - Peña  
For:  
Excused:  
EC-26-40  
c.  
Follow up to EC-25-518, Recommendation in response to O-25-95  
“Amending the Public Purchase Ordinance to Simplify and Streamline  
the Process for Affordable and Transitional Housing Development  
Projects”  
A motion was made by Councilor Lewis that this matter be Sent to Council with  
a recommendation of Be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Lewis, Baca, Champine, Telles, and Grout  
1 - Peña  
For:  
Excused:  
EC-26-42  
d.  
Recommendation of Award for Violence Intervention, Therapeutic &  
Trauma Services  
A motion was made by Councilor Lewis that this matter be Sent to Council with  
a recommendation of Be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Lewis, Baca, Champine, Telles, and Grout  
1 - Peña  
For:  
Excused:  
EC-26-45  
e.  
Mayor’s Recommendation of City Wide On-Call for Traffic Engineering  
Services  
A motion was made by Councilor Lewis that this matter be Sent to Council with  
a recommendation of Be Approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Lewis, Baca, Champine, Telles, and Grout  
1 - Peña  
For:  
Excused:  
A motion was made by Councilor Telles that this matter be Sent to Council for  
Immediate Action. The motion failed by the following vote:  
4 - Lewis, Baca, Telles, and Grout  
1 - Champine  
For:  
Against:  
Excused:  
1 - Peña  
EC-26-20  
b.  
Mayor’s Recommendation of Award for Fully Insured & Self-Funded  
Group Dental Insurance for the Human Resources Department  
A motion was made by Councilor Lewis that this matter be Sent to Council for  
Immediate Action. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Lewis, Baca, Champine, Telles, and Grout  
1 - Peña  
For:  
Excused:  
R-26-3  
f.  
Amending The City Of Albuquerque Component Capital Implementation  
Program To Include A Storm Drain Facilities Improvement Project,  
Backbone Subdivision (Peña)  
A motion was made by Councilor Grout that this matter be Sent to Council with  
a recommendation of Do Pass. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Lewis, Baca, Champine, Telles, and Grout  
1 - Peña  
For:  
Excused:  
O-26-3  
g.  
Amending Chapter 2, Article 11 Of The Revised Ordinances Of  
Albuquerque, New Mexico (ROA 1994), To Add A New Section  
Regulating Indirect Overhead (IDOH) Charges To Capital Funds  
Establishing An IDOH Rate Cap; Requiring Annual Reporting And  
Transparency; And Aligning Eligible Uses With Capital Delivery  
Standards (Baca, Rogers, Champine, Bassan)  
A motion was made by Councilor Baca that this matter be Substituted. The  
motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Lewis, Baca, Champine, Telles, and Grout  
1 - Peña  
For:  
Excused:  
A motion was made by Councilor Baca that this matter be Sent to Council with  
a recommendation of Do Pass, as Substituted. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
5 - Lewis, Baca, Champine, Telles, and Grout  
1 - Peña  
For:  
Excused:  
O-26-8  
h.  
Requiring The Mayor’s Office To Share Applications To Any Board Or  
Commission With The Councilor Of The Council District In Which The  
Applicant Resides (Fiebelkorn)  
A motion was made by Councilor Telles that this matter be Postponed to April  
13, 2026. The motion carried by the following vote:  
5 - Lewis, Baca, Champine, Telles, and Grout  
1 - Peña  
For:  
Excused:  
O-26-13  
i.  
Adopting A Ranked Choice Voting System, Repealing And Replacing  
Article II, Sections 7 And 8 Of The City Charter, And Directing The City  
Clerk To Develop Educational Materials (Rogers, Fiebelkorn and Telles)  
A motion was made by Councilor Telles that this matter be Sent to Council  
with a recommendation of Do Pass. The motion failed by the following vote:  
1 - Telles  
For:  
Against:  
Excused:  
4 - Lewis, Baca, Champine, and Grout  
1 - Peña  
There being no further business, this meeting adjourned at 5:23 p.m.