Nob Hill Neighbors --
This week, I had the chance to share
some updates from City Hall with the Parkland Hills and SE Heights
neighborhood associations. I thought you might like to keep up with
our progress, too.
-Pat
New Property Crime Investigation Pilot Program for SE Area Command
- coming soon!
 This morning, I'm teaming up with Councilor
Brad Winter to co-sponsor R-16-113, a pilot project to hire 25 retired
APD officers who will respond to property crime calls - including
burglaries, auto thefts - freeing up patrol officers for
higher-priority calls.
I pushed to include our Southeast Area
Command as one of the pilot project locations because we see far too
many property crimes in our neighborhoods and we all share the
frustration of waiting for someone to respond to take a report, then
waiting even longer for results.
In order to reduce response times and criminal activity, we need to
increase the number of officers on our force. This program serves as a
bridge that will have an immediate effect while we recruit and train
new officers for the long term solution.
The bill outlines a program whose main function is to timely
respond to property crime calls requiring an investigation and
detailed follow-up. A CRS will be a retired law enforcement individual
with many years of experience providing them with the skills and
institutional knowledge to conduct a thorough investigation of
property crime incidents. A CRS will:
- Photograph, canvas neighborhoods, collect evidence and follow-up
with victims personally
- Be unarmed, and will not have arrest authority
- Have been Police Academy trained
- Be able to access pertinent law enforcement databases and
coordinate investigations with APD detectives to solve and arrest
offenders
You'll be seeing more about this program on the news, but I wanted
you to know first.
Saturday: Spend Make A Difference Day with Van Buren
Middle School
 This Saturday is Make A
Difference Day so I’ll be doing good with the students of Van Buren
Middle School at Phil Chacon Park. The students of Van Buren have
taken on improving Phil Chacon Park as their project and have asked
everyone to lend a hand. So come out and help get the process started
this Saturday, October 22, from 10am-12pm. #MDDAY
Silver Ave
You may have seen some construction on Silver Ave lately. This is
part of a major upgrade to our Bicycle Boulevard that was initiated in
2015 by Councilor Garduño. With these improvements Silver will be
safer, more pedestrian friendly, and even add a few additional parking
spaces for our Nob Hill merchants.
The construction is nearing
completion! See the plans at http://www.cabq.gov/council/find-your-councilor/district-6/projects-special-initiatives/silver-avenue-bicycle-boulevard-improvements.
City Integrated Development Ordinance (IDO)
Update
The consolidated draft of the soon-to-be proposed City
Integrated Development Ordinance (IDO) is expected to be available
online this week. In the meantime you can review the current draft at
http://abc-zone.com/
Four public
meetings on Oct. 20 and 27 will provide opportunities to review and
discuss changes. This is an important opportunity to improve the draft
prior to submittal to the City's review and approval process.
Meeting Schedule:
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Thursday, October 20
- 1-2:30 pm, Alvarado Transportation Center, Transit Training
Room
- 6:30-8 pm, Don Newton/Taylor Ranch Community Center
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Thursday, October 27
- 1-2:30 pm, Transportation Center, Transit Training Room - "Ask an
Expert" - IDO Zoning Clinic
- 6-7:30 pm, Manzano Mesa Multigenerational Center
If your neighborhood association would like a presentation
from the IDO team, please let me or Sean Foran in our office know and
we’ll help set that up.
ABC
Comprehensive Plan
Key goals of the project are to improve opportunities for economic
development and job creation, improve protection for the city’s
established neighborhoods, streamline the city’s development review
and approval procedures, and respond to long-standing water and
traffic challenges by promoting more sustainable development.
The project will update the joint Albuquerque/Bernalillo County
Comprehensive Plan to:
- Reflect recent growth trends and challenges
- Better integrate land use and transportation planning – to reduce
traffic congestion and encourage transit-oriented development
- Emphasize “Placemaking” approaches to development in key centers
and corridors
The Council hosted a study session about the ABC Comp Plan update
on October 17. Andrew Webb, Policy Analyst for the Council, and
Mikaela Renz-Whitmore, project manager from City Planning, provided an
overview of the update process and highlights.
Additionally, you can learn more at public meetings starting today.
City Council has scheduled the Comp Plan Update hearing
for Wednesday, November 16 at 5 pm in the Council Committee
Room, 9th Floor, City Hall.
You are encouraged to attend the hearing and testify. Parking under
Civic Plaza will be validated.
You are encouraged to send written comments by Friday,
November 4, 2016 to provide time for staff to respond to
comments and discuss recommended changes at the LUPZ hearing on
November 16.
Send emails to Crystal Ortega, clerk of the Council, cortega@cabq.gov or One Civic Plaza
NW, PO Box 1293, Albuquerque, NM 87103.
Polling Locations
The polls are open and I can't remember any election where it was
more important to vote than this one! Check the links below to find
the closest polling location to you.
Early Voting
 View a
downloadable, printable list of General Election early voting
locations.
- Early voting begins at our Clerk’s Annex ONLY on
Tuesday, Oct. 11 and runs through Saturday, Nov, 5, 2016, Hours are
Monday through Saturday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Clerk’s Annex is located
at 1500 Lomas Blvd. NW.
- Early voting begins at all of our other 18 locations on Saturday,
Oct. 22 and runs through Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.,
unless otherwise indicated on the list above.
Election Day - Nov. 8, 2016
View a downloadable, printable list of Election Day
voting locations.
- 69 Voting Convenience Centers will be open from 7 a.m. to
7 p.m.
ART Update
 Heavy ART construction has
begun. You can see the latest updates at http://www.brtabq.com/Updates.
It’s more important than ever to support your local businesses!
Thursday ART BEAT events are happening up and down Central to
spotlight local businesses who can use our patronage.
Previous events turned out dozens of new customers to Rude Boy
Cookies in UNM's Bricklight District and at O'Niells and Newton's
Cradle in Nob Hill. Tonight, Albuquerque's small business supporters
are headed to AMORE pizza downtown.
Parking on Central
is now FREE throughout ART construction and we'll be adding dozens of
new parking in the coming weeks in Nob Hill so no one has an excuse
not to enjoy our local shops during the construction and holiday
season.
Twinkle Lights Parade
 You may have heard
rumors that ART construction was moving the Twinkle Light Parade out
of Nob Hill, but I can assure you that that isn't the case. We've
been working to ensure that this new Nob Hill tradition continues. It
will be back and it's an important night to support our local
businesses.
It’s time for the Twinkle Lights Parade! Kick-off the holiday
season with Albuquerque's biggest holiday parade, the Twinkle Light
Parade, taking place on Saturday, December 3, 2016, at 5:15 pm in
Historic Nob Hill. It is a spectacular family-friendly holiday event
featuring dozens of floats, marching bands, equestrian clubs, fire
trucks, car clubs, and businesses. Wrap up the evening with Mr. and
Mrs. Claus! This unforgettable parade is sure to dazzle audiences of
all ages.
And have no fear, there will be no ART Construction in Nob Hill
during the holiday season.
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