The Albuquerque City Council is expected to consider a proposal Monday night that would ensure Albuquerque renters’ urgent complaints involving unsafe or deteriorating conditions are prioritized. City councilors may also vote on a proposal to make the appeal process for city developments more affordable and a proposal to include more specificity in the city’s budget.
Urgent renter complaints
The council is expected to vote Monday night on a proposal that would require city code enforcement to give urgent complaints from renters a higher priority and fund a dedicated full-time employee to spearhead the effort.
Councilor Tammy Fiebelkorn is sponsoring the proposal because she said code enforcement hasn’t sufficiently kept up with complaints. Read more about the proposal here.
Appeal process cost requirement
Councilors may also vote on a proposal to nix a requirement that could cost some neighborhood associations in legal fees if their appeals of commercial or residential developments are denied.
Councilors Nichole Rogers and Renée Grout are sponsoring a measure that would amend a controversial measure the council passed during a Jan. 6 meeting — which made multiple changes to the city’s Integrated Development Ordinance (IDO).
Read more about the measure here.
Budget specificity
Grout is also proposing a bill to add more precision in the city’s budget and more specificity when it comes to road improvements, parks and community centers — which she said will make it more clear and transparent so voters know what they are voting for.
The proposed resolution would ensure the city’s general obligation bonds for the Capital Improvement Program budget would be used for more specific projects. Read more about the proposal here.
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