The Albuquerque City Council meets at 5 p.m. Monday, Aug. 18, with a light agenda. The Downtown Core Vacancy Report and a likely deferral of Gateway housing expansion contracts to September are set for the consent agenda. Councilors will also consider canceling a planned moratorium on fiber internet permits and hear a proposal to speed up affordable and transitional housing projects by streamlining the city’s purchasing process.
With the Gateway items sidelined, councilors will vote on two measures: an ordinance to speed up affordable and transitional housing projects and a resolution to end the fiber internet permit moratorium.
The housing ordinance, sponsored by Councilor Joaquín Baca, would let city departments use a faster Request for Qualifications process instead of lengthy bids. Contracts over $100,000 would still require council approval, and departments would have 30 days to update their rules if the measure passes…