City of Albuquerque  
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Albuquerque, NM  
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City of Albuquerque  
Agenda  
City Council  
Council President, Klarissa J. Peña, District 3  
Council Vice-President, Dan Champine, District 8  
Stephanie W. Telles, District 1; Joaquín Baca, District 2;  
Brook Bassan, District 4; Dan Lewis, District 5;  
Nichole Rogers, District 6; Tammy Fiebelkorn, District 7;  
Renée Grout, District 9  
Monday, May 18, 2026  
5:00 PM  
Vincent E. Griego Chambers  
One Civic Plaza NW  
City of Albuquerque Government Center  
TWENTY-SEVENTH COUNCIL - ELEVENTH MEETING  
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1.  
2.  
ROLL CALL  
MOMENT OF SILENCE  
Pledge of Allegiance in English and Spanish and any other language as determined by  
the Council  
3.  
4.  
5.  
PROCLAMATIONS & PRESENTATIONS  
ADMINISTRATION QUESTION & ANSWER PERIOD  
APPROVAL OF JOURNAL  
May 4, 2026  
6.  
7.  
COMMUNICATIONS AND INTRODUCTIONS  
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES  
Finance and Government Operations Committee - May 11, 2026  
Committee of the Whole - May 14, 2026  
8.  
CONSENT AGENDA: {Items may be removed at the request of  
any Councilor}  
EC-26-117  
a.  
Mayor's re-appointment of Ms. Rayellen S. Smith to the Albuquerque  
Housing Authority Board  
EC-117  
Attachments:  
[Consent to Withdraw - Withdrawn by Administration]  
EC-26-120  
b.  
Educational Campaign and Crosswalk and Signal Update Pursuant to  
Council Bill No. R-25-196  
Attachments:  
EC-120  
EC-26-121  
EC-26-122  
c.  
d.  
Approval of contract extension and price increase with DNA Labs  
International (DLI)  
Attachments:  
EC-121  
Approval of the Risk First Supplemental Agreement to add funds for  
Outside Counsel Legal Services Between Allen Shepherd & Lewis PA and  
the City of Albuquerque  
Attachments:  
EC-122  
EC-26-123  
EC-26-124  
e.  
f.  
Approval of the First Supplemental Agreement to add funds for Outside  
Counsel Legal Services Between Snell & Wilmer, LLP and the City of  
Albuquerque  
Attachments:  
EC-123  
Approval of the Risk First Supplemental Agreement to add funds for  
Outside Counsel Legal Services Between Peifer, Hanson, Mullins & Baker  
P.A. and the City of Albuquerque  
Attachments:  
EC-124  
EC-26-125  
EC-26-126  
g.  
h.  
Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency submission of a State Tourism  
Department Destination Forward FY27 grant application  
Attachments:  
EC-125  
Approval of the First Supplemental Agreement to add funds for Outside  
Counsel Legal Services Between Modrall Sperling and the City of  
Albuquerque  
Attachments:  
EC-126  
EC-26-127  
EC-26-128  
Mayor's appointment of Dr. Clifford Ho to the Albuquerque Energy Council  
i.  
j.  
Attachments:  
EC-127  
Mayor's re-appointment of Mr. Victor J. Segura to the Balloon Museum  
Board of Trustees  
EC-128  
Attachments:  
EC-26-129  
EC-26-130  
EC-26-131  
EC-26-132  
k.  
l.  
Mayor's appointment of Mr. Alec Claude Mullet to the Library Advisory  
Board  
EC-129  
Attachments:  
Mayor's re-appointment of Dr. Jonathan Wolfe to the Balloon Museum  
Board of Trustees  
EC-130  
Attachments:  
m.  
n.  
Mayor's re-appointment of John "Jerry" Matthews to the Urban  
Enhancement Trust Fund  
EC-131  
Attachments:  
Mayor's appointment of Mr. Abram A. Sanchez to the Personnel Board  
EC-132  
Attachments:  
EC-26-133  
EC-26-134  
EC-26-135  
EC-26-136  
EC-26-137  
EC-26-138  
EC-26-139  
EC-26-140  
EC-26-141  
EC-26-143  
o.  
p.  
q.  
r.  
Mayor's re-appointment of Mary Schmidt to the Urban Enhancement Trust  
Fund  
Attachments:  
EC-133  
Mayor's appointment of Pilar Westell to the Housing & Neighborhood  
Economic Development Committee  
Attachments:  
EC-134  
Mayor's appointment of Mercedes Dominique Metzgar to the Airport  
Advisory Board  
Attachments:  
EC-135  
Mayor's appointment of Robert Stokowy to the Indicators Progress  
Commission  
Attachments:  
EC-136  
s.  
t.  
Mayor's re-appointment of Julie Radoslovich to the Metropolitan Parks and  
Recreation Advisory Board  
Attachments:  
EC-137  
Mayor's re-appointment of Mr. Joseph Garcia to the Housing &  
Neighborhood Economic Development Committee  
Attachments:  
EC-138  
u.  
v.  
w.  
x.  
Mayor's re-appointment of Mr. Aaron Nieto to the Housing & Neighborhood  
Economic Development Committee  
Attachments:  
EC-139  
Mayor's re-appointment of Ms. Miriam Diemer to the Information Services  
Committee  
Attachments:  
EC-140  
Mayor's appointment of Joseph Greenwood to the Affordable Housing  
Committee  
Attachments:  
EC-141  
Mayor's appointment of Tabitha N. Stallworth to the Lodgers’ Tax Advisory  
Board  
Attachments:  
EC-143  
EC-26-146  
O-26-1  
Recommendation of Award for Audit Services  
*y  
z.  
EC-146  
Attachments:  
Amending The City Code Of Ordinances Relating To The Preparation Of  
Reports, Plans, Technical Documents And Drawings By The City Council  
Services Department (Grout)  
O-1  
Attachments:  
[Consent to Withdraw - Withdrawn by Sponsor]  
O-26-27  
aa.  
Amending Chapter 2, Article 6, Part 1, To Add A New Section 9 To Be  
Known As “The Sunset Review Clause” To Mandate Periodic Review  
Process To Evaluate The Continued Necessity, Efficiency, And  
Effectiveness Of Every Board, Commission, Or Committee Established By  
The City Of Albuquerque (Bassan)  
Attachments:  
O-27  
[Consent to defer O-26-27 to the June 1, 2026 Council meeting]  
O-26-28  
ab.  
Repealing Ordinances Related To Boards And/Or Commissions And/Or  
Committees That Are No Longer In Effect (ROA 1994 §§ 2-6-3 (Information  
Services Committee), 2-6-13 (The Central Avenue Business Advisory  
Board), 9-1-1 (Commission On Alcohol And Substance Abuse), 10-10-1  
(Balloon Fiesta Park Commission), And 14-5-6-10 (Appeals; Technical  
Standards Committee)); Adding A New Section 2-6-21-1 Et Seq To  
Create “The GAATC And GARTC Merging Task Force”; And Amending  
Selection Advisory Committee § 14-7-2-3(A)(2) (Bassan)  
O-28  
Attachments:  
[Consent to defer O-26-28 to the June 1, 2026 Council meeting]  
R-26-32  
*ac.  
Approving And Authorizing The Acceptance Of Grant Funds From The  
Youth Climate Action Fund And Providing An Appropriation To The  
Environmental Health Department Beginning In Fiscal Year 2027  
(Fiebelkorn, by request)  
Attachments:  
R-32  
9.  
ANNOUNCEMENTS  
10.  
11.  
12.  
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS  
APPEALS  
GENERAL PUBLIC COMMENTS  
Please refer to the instructions at the beginning of this Council Agenda.  
13.  
APPROVALS: {Contracts, Agreements, and Appointments}  
EC-26-142  
Mayor's appointment of Jeremy Sment to the Joint Air Quality Board  
a.  
EC-142  
Attachments:  
14.  
FINAL ACTIONS  
O-26-23  
a.  
Amending The Police Oversight Ordinance To Clarify The CPOA’s  
Authority To Investigate APD Personnel (Grout, Fiebelkorn, Rogers)  
O-23  
Attachments:  
O-23 Blueline Version - CC 5-4-26  
O-23 Approved FA#1 RG TF NR  
O-26-26  
b.  
Adopting A New Article In The Revised Ordinances Of Albuquerque 1994,  
Chapter 6, Adding Article 12, To Be Known As The “Storm Water Utility  
Ordinance;” Amending Chapter 6, Article 11 Storm Water Quality  
Ordinance, Section 2, Definitions, To Include A Definition Of Arid Adapted  
Green Stormwater Infrastructure, And Adding A New Section 15 (Peña, by  
request)  
Attachments:  
O-26  
O-26-29  
O-26-30  
R-26-17  
c.  
Amending The Legal Department; City Attorney Ordinance (ROA 1994,  
Chapter 2, Article 7, Part 2) (Champine)  
Attachments:  
O-29  
d.  
Amending The “Downtown Vacant Premises Ordinance” (ROA 1994,  
Chapter 14, Article 24) (Baca)  
Attachments:  
O-30  
*e.  
C/S Appropriating Funds For Operating The Government Of The City Of  
Albuquerque For Fiscal Year 2027, Beginning July 1, 2026 And Ending  
June 30, 2027; Adjusting Fiscal Year 2026 Appropriations; And  
Appropriating Capital Funds (Grout, by request)  
Attachments:  
R-17  
R-17 Approved CS - Grout  
R-26-28  
*f.  
C/S Establishing One-Year Objectives For The City Of Albuquerque In  
Fiscal Year 2027 To Meet Five-Year Goals And Establishing Reporting  
Requirements (Grout)  
R-28  
Attachments:  
R-28 Approved CS - Grout  
P-26-2  
g.  
h.  
Adopting A Proposition To Be Sent To The Voters At The 2026 General  
Election, Proposing To Amend Article V The Charter Regarding The  
Appointment, Removal, And Independence Of The City Attorney And City  
Clerk (Champine)  
Attachments:  
P-2  
R-26-30  
Adopting A Proposition To Be Submitted To The Voters At The Next  
Election To Be Held In The City Of Albuquerque Concerning An  
Amendment To Article V, Section 4 Of The Albuquerque City Charter;  
Providing The Form Of The Question And The Designation Clause For  
Such Question On The Ballot (Champine)  
Attachments:  
R-30  
R-26-31  
R-26-34  
*i.  
*j  
Appropriating Funds Within The Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Budget To  
Support Juneteenth Activities (Rogers)  
Attachments:  
R-31  
Amending The Adopted Capital Implementation Program Of The  
City Of Albuquerque By Supplementing Current Grant Appropriations And  
Approving A New Project For Affordable Housing (Rogers, by request)  
Attachments:  
R-34  
R-26-36  
*k  
Adjusting Fiscal Year 2026 Operating Appropriations For Certain Funds  
And Programs (Champine)  
Attachments:  
R-36  
15.  
OTHER BUSINESS: {Reports, Presentations, and Other Items}  
ATTENTION: The Council will take a dinner break at approximately 7:00 p.m., unless otherwise  
decided by the Council.  
*IF THE PROPER ACTION IS TAKEN BY THE COUNCIL, THESE ITEMS WILL BE PLACED  
ON TODAY'S AGENDA FOR FINAL ACTION OR DISCUSSION.  
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