City Council - 2026-03-16
Approves Floor Amendment 1 to O-26-16 - Employee Compensation Dedication, Unanimous
What happened
The Albuquerque City Council meeting on March 16, 2026 saw the defeat of a proposed 0.4875% gross receipts tax increase (O-26-16) that would have funded capital projects and employee compensation, failing 1-8 after amendments reduced it to 0.1275% and shifted 70% of revenues to e…
- Jurisdiction
- Albuquerque, NM
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- March 16, 2026
- Decisions
- 11 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, Unanimous
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ApprovedMeeting Summary
The Albuquerque City Council meeting on March 16, 2026 saw the defeat of a proposed 0.4875% gross receipts tax increase (O-26-16) that would have funded capital projects and employee compensation, failing 1-8 after amendments reduced it to 0.1275% and shifted 70% of revenues to e…
Key Decisions (11)
Gross Receipts Tax Increase (O-26-16)
Safer Community Places Ordinance (O-26-15)
ACS Director Charter Amendment (P-1)
Floor Amendment 1 to O-26-16 - Employee Compensation Dedication
Zoning Changes (1)
Development Activity (1)
Multifamily Development at Kimmick/Rosa Parks
Residential
Market Signals (5)
Labor
City experiencing significant employee retention challenges with workers leaving for…
Housing Demand
238-unit multifamily development approved on West Side indicates continued demand…
Sentiment
Strong opposition to GRT increase from business community and residents…
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 0 of 2 land-use forecasts on this agenda.
Kimmick Dr subdivision
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