City Council bans virtual currency teller machines in Albuquerque

The City Council accepted the 2025 Downtown Albuquerque Parking Study as information.

For you: People who drive and park downtown.

The City Council approved a lease giving CLNKids (Cuidando Los Ninos) office space at the John Marshall Health and Social Service Center, 1500 Walter SE. The record gives no rent or length.

For you: Families who use CLNKids services.

The City Council approved a first amendment to the rental car concession and lease agreement with Avis Budget, Enterprise, Alamo, National, Hertz and SIXT. The record does not say what changes.

For you: People who rent cars from these companies.

The City Council approved sending a New Mexico MainStreet request for state building money for the budget year ending June 2027. The record gives no amount or project.

Under the city's Small Properties Disposal Program, the City Council approved a development agreement with PIRU Group, LLC for four lots at 1016 3rd St. NW. The record does not say the price or what will be built.

For you: Neighbors near 3rd St. NW.

The City Council confirmed the mayor's appointment of Trula M. Howe to the Environmental Planning Commission.

The City Council accepted the revenue and expense report for the third quarter of the budget year ending June 2026 as information.

The City Council approved Albuquerque Fire Rescue's grant application to FEMA. The record gives no amount or purpose.

The City Council approved applying for a Defense Community Infrastructure Program grant for the budget year ending June 2026. The record gives no amount or project.

The City Council accepted ABQ RIDE's quarterly security report as information. It covers the last quarter of the budget year ending June 2026 and includes police and Metro Security data.

For you: Bus riders.

The City Council accepted a report on the Fast Housing Program as information.

For you: People seeking housing help.

The City Council confirmed the mayor's appointment of Clarice Honahnie to the Commission on American Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.

The City Council confirmed the mayor's appointment of Traci M. Pepper to the ABQ Volunteers Advisory Board.

The City Council confirmed the mayor's appointment of Destiny L. Smith to the ABQ Volunteers Advisory Board.

The City Council accepted, as information, a wrap-up of one-year objectives for the budget year ending June 2026, filed under the name CPOA. The record does not spell out the agency's name.

The City Council changed definitions in one chapter of city code so they match state law. Councilor Peña sponsored it. The record does not say which terms change.

The City Council accepted a grant from the New Mexico Office of Broadband Access and Expansion for a community Wi-Fi in parks project. The money goes to the city's Department of Technology and Innovation. The record gives no amount or list of parks.

For you: People who use city parks.

A resident appealed a zoning hearing examiner's approval of a major wall or fence permit on the front property line of a home on Solar Rd NW. The City Council rejected the land use hearing officer's recommendation and set a full hearing for Sept. 21.

For you: Neighbors on Solar Rd NW.

The Yale Village Neighborhood Association and D. Love’s Restaurants appealed a zoning hearing examiner's approval of an overnight shelter at 2300 Yale Blvd SE. The City Council granted the appeal and reversed that decision. It will adopt written findings at a later meeting.

For you: Neighbors and businesses near Yale Blvd SE, and people who would have used the shelter.

The City Council approved the mayor's recommended award for street outreach housing services. The record does not name the provider or give the cost. Before this vote, the City Council voted 7-2 to run the meeting past its normal end, with Councilors Baca and Rogers against.

For you: People living on the street.

The City Council approved a lease with New Mexico Solutions at 5400 Gibson Blvd SE. The record gives no terms.

The City Council put off the final objectives report for the budget year ending June 2026 until Sept. 21.

The City Council confirmed Joshua D. Boone as City Attorney.

The City Council approved a lease with Harmony Road Recovery at 5400 Gibson Blvd SE. The record gives no terms.

The City Council created a new part of city law called the Artificial Intelligence Ordinance. Councilors Fiebelkorn, Champine and Telles sponsored it. The record does not describe what it requires.

The City Council created an Emerging Technology Advisory Board. Councilors Fiebelkorn, Champine and Telles sponsored it.

The City Council updated the city's purchasing rules so that all purchases must follow the city's rules and policies on artificial intelligence.

The City Council required all apartment buildings with several households to provide recycling service and make it physically available to residents. All city-owned and city-run buildings must have recycling service too. Councilor Fiebelkorn sponsored it.

For you: Apartment renters and building owners.

Councilor Champine's law on digging and barricading in public streets and other public land for fiber lines failed. Two of Councilor Fiebelkorn's changes were added first; the other three proposed changes failed.

For you: Drivers and neighbors near street work for fiber lines.

The City Council created a Virtual Currency Ordinance. It bans virtual currency teller machines and virtual currency sales handled by cashiers in Albuquerque. A change from Councilor Telles was added first, 9-0. Councilors Telles and Fiebelkorn sponsored it.

For you: Businesses that host these machines and people who use them.

The City Council changed the Complete Streets law. The city must now consider quick-build safety treatments when it plans road construction, resurfacing, sidewalk rebuilding or restriping on city streets. Councilors Fiebelkorn and Rogers sponsored it.

For you: Drivers, walkers and bike riders on city streets.

The City Council told the city administration to use funding for an affordable housing development and to help qualify the project's developer as a grantee. As listed on the agenda, it named the Cottages At 161 Chama and StreetVision Housing Strategies; the passed version's title is more general. Three changes from Councilor Rogers each passed 8-1, with Councilor Fiebelkorn against. The record gives no amount.

For you: People seeking affordable housing.

The City Council directed money from the New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions to the Gizmo Arts Recovery Housing Project in City Council District 2. The record gives no amount.

For you: People in recovery seeking housing, and District 2 residents.

The City Council overrode a veto of its law on the City Attorney and the city legal department. The law also repeals a section of the city's code of resolutions. The record does not say who issued the veto or what the law changes.