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2026-09-09 - President

Summary

Built from the Council President's Letter of Introduction (Legistar status Final, revised September 10, 2026). It lists new items and where each is sent; it records no votes or discussion.

  • Wednesday, September 9, 2026, 5:00 PM. Council President Peña and Vice-President Champine set where each new communication and introduction goes: the September 21, 2026 Council meeting, the Finance and Government Operations Committee, or immediate action.
  • 26 communications (EC-26-224 to EC-26-246, OC-26-16 to OC-26-18) and 9 introductions (O-26-59, R-26-62 to R-26-69) are listed.
  • Referred to the Finance and Government Operations Committee: EC-26-230 (aviation construction management award), EC-26-242 (RIN credit management for renewable natural gas), EC-26-244 (Gateway Center security guard services), OC-26-16 (second and third quarter FY2026 IPRA report), R-26-65, R-26-67 and R-26-69. The committee acted on all of them on 2026-09-14 - Finance and Government Operations Committee.
  • Immediate action requested: EC-26-243 (lease between Harmony Road Recovery and the City at 5400 Gibson Blvd SE), R-26-66 (ARPA Community Wi-Fi Parks grant funds, Baca, Bassan, Rogers, by request) and R-26-68 (state Department of Workforce Solutions funding for the Gizmo Arts recovery housing project in District 2, Baca, by request). EC-26-245 (the Mayor's veto of O-26-54) was set for immediate action pursuant to the City Charter.
  • Everything else, including 13 mayoral appointments, the two quarterly litigation reports, the Board of Ethics appointment, the Council legislative program and four of the new introductions, was set for the Council meeting of September 21 (2026-09-21 - City Council).

City Attorney Ordinance Veto

  • EC-26-245 (veto of O-26-54, amending Chapter 2, Article 7, Part 2 of ROA 1994 on the City Attorney and the City Legal Department and repealing section 3-2-5 of the Code of Resolutions) listed for immediate action pursuant to the City Charter.

Administration Priority Capital Requests

  • EC-26-246 (2027 Administration Priority Capital and Policy Requests) set for the September 21 Council meeting.

City Council Legislative Program

  • OC-26-18 (Council legislative program for the first session of the 58th New Mexico Legislature) set for the September 21 Council meeting.

Board Of Ethics Appointment

  • OC-26-17 (appointment of a candidate to the Board of Ethics) set for the September 21 Council meeting.

No Bull Prime Meats LEDA Project

  • O-26-59 (Bassan, by request) approves a Local Economic Development Act project with No Bull Prime Meats, LLC to expand its processing facility with cold dry storage and improvements to HVAC systems and smoke rooms, and authorizes a project participation agreement. Set for September 21.

Main Street Corridor Extension

  • R-26-62 (Grout and Rogers, by request) would extend the Main Street corridor designation in the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Comprehensive Plan from Wyoming Boulevard to Tramway Boulevard. Marked "Referral Amended"; set for September 21.

Council Meeting Notice Rules

  • R-26-63 (reasonable notice of public meetings of the City Council) and R-26-64 (official list of Council meetings for January through December 2027), both by Peña, set for September 21.

Destination Forward Grant

  • R-26-65 (Baca, by request) accepts a New Mexico State Tourism Department Destination Forward grant and appropriates it to the Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency in fiscal year 2027. Referred to the Finance and Government Operations Committee.

Transit Positions Budget Adjustment

  • R-26-67 (Grout) adjusts appropriations in the fiscal year 2027 operating budget (C/S R-26-17) to revise funding for Transit Department positions and Planning Department vehicles. Referred to the Finance and Government Operations Committee.

Opioid settlement funds appropriation

  • R-26-69 (Rogers, by request) appropriates opioid settlement funds. Referred to the Finance and Government Operations Committee.

Other mayoral appointments (set for September 21)

  • Para Transit Advisory Board: Dr. Mindy J. Brown and Mr. Evan J. Sandoval. Transit Advisory Board: Mr. George T.M. Dietrich III, Mr. Nathan Thomas Johnson, and re-appointments of Ms. Dara Osher and Mx. Althea May Atherton. Biological Park Board: Erik M. Harriger. Arts Board: Sarah Katie Mock. Older Americans Act Advisory Council: re-appointment of Ms. Elizabeth (Beth) E. Black.
  • Four appointments to the Youth Advisory Council are also listed (names omitted).

Other reports and notices (set for September 21)

  • Legal Department quarterly litigation reports for the second and third quarters of FY2026 (EC-26-224 and EC-26-225, each greater than 10,000), the Early Head Start quarterly report for April through June 2026 (EC-26-240), and notice of an Aviation Department application to the state Economic Development Department Site Readiness Fund (EC-26-241).

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