City Council approves plan to spend opioid settlement money
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The short version
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The City Council approved a plan to spend opioid settlement money.
It passed 9-0. Earlier, Councilor Baca's motion to force a vote on President Peña's amendment failed, 6 for and 3 against, with Councilors Bassan, Champine and Peña voting no.
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A split City Council changed the fees for development applications.
Councilor Lewis's change passed 5-4. Councilors Champine, Fiebelkorn, Grout, Lewis and Telles voted yes; Councilors Baca, Bassan, Peña and Rogers voted no.
What it means for youThis affects people and businesses who apply for development approvals.
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The City Council backed a year-round chile and produce processing plant by Sichler Farms.
The economic development project covers building, renovating and expanding the facility in Albuquerque. It passed 8-0, with Councilor Baca excused.
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The City Council added grant money and new projects to the city's long-term building plan.
Councilor Bassan's amendment passed 7-2, with Councilors Baca and Fiebelkorn against, and Councilor Telles's amendment passed 8-1, with Councilor Baca against. The final plan passed 9-0.
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The City Council signed on to the lease for the Uptown Connect apartment project.
The city joins a lease between Bernalillo County and Uptown Connect Apartments LLLP. It passed 9-0.
What’s next
- A proposal to create a Charter Review Task Force was put off to the Nov. 2 City Council meeting.
Everything on the agenda (17 items)
Decided by vote 9
A proposal by Councilors Grout, Telles, Rogers and Champine to create a Charter Review Task Force was put off to the Nov. 2 meeting.
For you: Residents interested in changes to the city charter.
Councilor Grout's sponsor withdrew a plan to add grant money and new projects to the city's long-term building plan. A similar measure passed later in the meeting.
Approves an economic development project with Sichler Farms, LLC to build, renovate and expand a facility in Albuquerque for year-round processing of chile and produce, and authorizes a project agreement. The record says it includes an appropriation of funds but gives no amount.
For you: Farm and food-processing workers and businesses; taxpayers whose money supports the project.
The City Council amended, briefly set aside, and then confirmed the appointment of Lucas Abel Pedraza to the Accountability in Government Oversight Committee. The record does not say what the amendment changed.
Sets how the city spends opioid settlement funds. President Peña offered an amendment and then a change to it; Councilor Baca's motion to force a vote on the original amendment failed 6-3, and President Peña withdrew the change 9-0. The record does not give the amount or the uses.
For you: People and programs dealing with opioid addiction; the record does not say which.
Councilor Lewis's change to the application fees in the city's Integrated Development Ordinance, its development rules. The record does not say what the fees become.
For you: People and businesses applying for development approvals.
Councilor Fiebelkorn withdrew a measure to tie state capital outlay money to specific projects and require City Council approval of changes in scope.
Adds grant money and approves new projects in the city's long-term building plan. Councilor Bassan's amendment passed 7-2 (Baca and Fiebelkorn against) and Councilor Telles's passed 8-1 (Baca against). The record lists no projects or amounts.
For you: Residents near the new projects; the record does not say where they are.
Approves the city signing on as a party to the lease between Bernalillo County, the landlord, and Uptown Connect Apartments LLLP, the tenant, for the Uptown Connect project.
For you: People living or working near Uptown; the record gives no other details.
Passed together without discussion 8
The City Council confirmed the mayor's pick of Sarah Sheesley for the museum's board.
The City Council confirmed the mayor's pick of Mario Semiglia for the Housing & Neighborhood Economic Development Committee.
The City Council confirmed the mayor's pick of Theaa Goodwin for the city's energy panel.
The City Council confirmed the mayor's pick of Marcus Porter for the African American Advisory Board.
The City Council confirmed the mayor's pick of Dr. Lisa M. Taylor for the African American Advisory Board.
The City Council confirmed the mayor's pick of E. Justin Pennington for the Personnel Board.
The City Council confirmed the mayor's pick of Justin L. Staley for the Personnel Board.
The City Council confirmed the mayor's reappointment of Jessica Sapunar-Jursich to the Affordable Housing Committee.
What the record doesn’t say
- How much opioid settlement money was set aside, and for what programs.
- What the new development application fees are and who pays more or less.
- How much public money supports the Sichler Farms plant, and where it will be.
- Which projects and amounts were added to the city's building plan, and what the two amendments changed.
- What President Peña's amendment to the opioid plan did, and whether it was adopted.
- How many people spoke during public comment and what they said.
- What the Uptown Connect project is and what the lease terms are.
Meeting details
- Meeting
- regular, 5:00 p.m.–8:41 p.m.
- Where
- Vincent E. Griego Chambers, One Civic Plaza NW, City of Albuquerque Government Center
- Presiding
- Council President Klarissa J. Peña
- Attendance
- All nine councilors present; Councilor Baca was excused for the early votes.
- Written from
- From the clerk’s action summary.
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