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2026-06-01 - President

Summary

Built from the Council President's Letter of Introduction (Legistar status Final), which sorts new communications and legislation to a Council meeting or committee. It records routing only, not votes or discussion. The Council's action summary for the same date is on 2026-06-01 - City Council.

  • Monday, June 1, 2026, 5:00 PM. Council President Peña and Vice-President Champine with the nine councilors listed on the letter.
  • Communications (nine items, EC-26-163 to EC-26-171): approval of outside counsel for legal services with North Star Legal Group, LLC (immediate action requested); appointment of hearing officers for the Independent Hearing Office; filing of a funding application for the FY26 Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program; recommendations of award for drug and alcohol testing services, for workers compensation cost containment (pharmacy benefit management) and for on-call Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency redevelopment services (FY27 RFP); and Mayor's appointments to the Housing and Neighborhood Economic Development Committee, the Indicators Progress Commission and the Biological Park Board. All but the first were set for the June 15, 2026 Council meeting.
  • Introductions: ordinances O-26-36 to O-26-42 and resolutions R-26-40 to R-26-43.
  • Referred to the Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee: O-26-39 (cannabis and nicotine retail uses in the Integrated Development Ordinance). Referred to the Finance and Government Operations Committee: O-26-40 and O-26-41.
  • Immediate action requested: R-26-40 (140,000 dollars from the Fund 265 FY25 Rapid Rehousing Project for 31 households in the Heading Home Continuum of Care permanent supportive housing program; Peña, by request). It passed the Council the same night.
  • Set for the June 15 Council meeting: O-26-36, O-26-37, O-26-38, O-26-42, R-26-41, R-26-42 and R-26-43.

Eden Pharmaceuticals LEDA Project

  • O-26-36 (Bassan, by request) approves a Local Economic Development Act project for the expansion of a compounding pharmacy and fulfillment center in Albuquerque, with a project participation agreement and an appropriation. The letter names the company as Eden Pharmacy, LLC. To be heard June 15.

Dreamcatcher Journal Center Hotel Revenue Bond

  • O-26-37 (Bassan, by request): taxable industrial revenue bond, Series 2026, maximum principal 25,008,118 dollars, for a Home2 Suites by Hilton with an anticipated 103 guestrooms. To be heard June 15.

Dreamcatcher Sawmill Hotel Revenue Bond

  • O-26-38 (Baca, by request): taxable industrial revenue bond, Series 2026, maximum principal 40,520,267 dollars, for a dual branded Hampton Inn and Home2 Suites with an anticipated 135 guestrooms. To be heard June 15.

Cannabis Retail Zoning Rules

  • O-26-39 (Grout, by request) amends the Integrated Development Ordinance to revise regulations for cannabis and nicotine retail uses (Table 4-2-1 and Section 14-16-4-3). Referred to the Land Use, Planning, and Zoning Committee.

Accountability in Government Ordinance

  • O-26-40 (Bassan) repeals ROA 1994 Chapter 2, Articles 10 and 17 and creates a consolidated "Accountability In Government Ordinance" governing the Accountability in Government Oversight Committee, the Office of Internal Audit and the Office of the Inspector General. Referred to the Finance and Government Operations Committee.

Whistleblower Ordinance Amendment

  • O-26-41 (Bassan) amends the Whistleblower Ordinance, ROA 1994 Chapter 3, Article 7. Referred to the Finance and Government Operations Committee.

Community Investment Tax Proposal

  • O-26-42 (Bassan) imposes a municipal gross receipts tax and provides for use of revenues for operations and maintenance, cost-of-living and community enhancement projects, including related debt service; R-26-43 (Bassan) adopts the ballot proposition for a 0.4875 percent municipal gross receipts tax for essential services, to be known as the "Community Enhancement And Local Investment Tax." Both to be heard June 15.

Rapid Rehousing Fund Reuse

  • R-26-40 introduced with immediate action requested; passed the Council that night 8-1.
  • EC-26-163, approval of outside counsel for legal services with North Star Legal Group, LLC, with immediate action requested; approved on the Council's consent agenda the same night.

Other items

  • R-26-41 (grant applications and potential grant awards for multiple city departments; Grout, by request) and R-26-42 (appointing directors to the Saltillo Public Improvement District to fill vacancies; Lewis) set for June 15.

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