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City Council - 2026-03-16

Approves Floor Amendment 1 to O-26-16 - Employee Compensation Dedication, Unanimous

5h 51m49,456 words
20 mentionsapprovedzoningvariancesubdivisionresidentialland useplatcomprehensive planheight restrictiondeniedcommercialAlbuquerque, NM
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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…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Albuquerque, NM
Governing body
Final authority
Date
March 16, 2026
Decisions
11 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, Unanimous

Projects in this meeting (1)

Sign

Approved
1 condition of approval

Meeting 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…

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Key Decisions (11)

Denied

Gross Receipts Tax Increase (O-26-16)

Vote: 1-8 (Fiebelkorn yes; all others no)Conditions attached
Approved

Safer Community Places Ordinance (O-26-15)

Vote: 5-4 (Baca, Fiebelkorn, Rogers, Tayes, Pena yes)Conditions attached
Deferred

ACS Director Charter Amendment (P-1)

Vote: Unanimous deferral to April 6
Approved

Floor Amendment 1 to O-26-16 - Employee Compensation Dedication

Vote: UnanimousConditions attached

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

ZoneWire called 0 of 2 land-use forecasts on this agenda.

3715 Silver Ave variance

Case AC-25-05
ApprovedMissed this call
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