2026-09-14 - Finance and Government Operations Committee

Summary

Built from the official action summary (minutes, Legistar status Final). It records motions and votes only, not discussion.

Monday, September 14, 2026, 5:00 PM. Committee members: Lewis (chair), Baca, Champine, Peña and Telles. The meeting adjourned at 5:09 p.m.
Eight items, all acted on 4-0 with Peña excused. The attendance block lists five present and one excused, which does not match the four-member votes; every vote reads For 4 (Lewis, Baca, Champine, Telles), Excused 1 (Peña).
Sent to Council with a recommendation of Be Approved (all on Lewis's motion): EC-26-230 (award for aviation construction project manager and construction manager services), EC-26-242 (Mayor's recommendation of award, RIN credit management for renewable natural gas) and EC-26-244 (award for Gateway Center security guard services).
OC-26-16 (second and third quarters FY2026 IPRA report) sent to Council with a recommendation that receipt be noted.
R-26-55 (moratorium on opening the Lofts at Albuquerque High courtyard) postponed to October 26, 2026.
Sent to Council with Do Pass: R-26-65 (Destination Forward grant), R-26-67 as amended (transit positions and planning vehicles budget adjustment) and R-26-69 (opioid settlement funds).

R-26-55 (Baca) would establish a moratorium on opening the common area central courtyard at the Lofts at Albuquerque High for public use between 9:00 AM and dusk and require a report from the City Administration.
Baca moved to postpone to October 26, 2026. Carried 4-0 (for Lewis, Baca, Champine, Telles; Peña excused).

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. Baca moved Do Pass; carried 4-0 (Peña excused).

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.
Champine moved Amendment No. 1; carried 4-0. He then moved Do Pass as Amended; carried 4-0 (Peña excused both times). The action summary does not give the text of the amendment.

R-26-69 (Rogers, by request) appropriates opioid settlement funds. Baca moved Do Pass; carried 4-0 (Peña excused). The Council took it up on October 5 and passed it October 19.

EC-26-230, EC-26-242 and EC-26-244 each carried 4-0 on Lewis's motion with a Be Approved recommendation. EC-26-230 and EC-26-244 also appeared on the 2026-09-09 - President referral list; the action summary gives no dollar amounts or vendors.
OC-26-16 (second and third quarters FY2026 IPRA report): Lewis moved that receipt be noted; carried 4-0.