The Council finds:
(A) It is the responsibility of city government to provide, to the greatest extent feasible, its employees and the public with buildings and facilities that are safe, accessible, and able to withstand daily use and weather events without endangering occupants or significantly disrupting the performance of essential services.
(B) City government buildings are vulnerable to weather events, age based decline, and equipment and building system obsolescence.
(C) The City of Albuquerque may experience moderate to severe city-owned facility system failures in the foreseeable future, and increased efforts to reduce these failures should be encouraged and supported.
(D) Existing Facilities Management programs will benefit from the coordination and collaboration created by a Facilities Management and Maintenance Department.
(E) A new Facilities Management and Maintenance Department will elevate the critical importance of unified and standardized management, of the city property portfolio.
(F) The creation of this new department will ensure that all processes related to facilities management follow current industry standards for property management and energy efficiency.
(Ord. 2017-019; Am. Ord. 2018-007)