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(A) All city building construction projects and major remodels over 5,000 square feet, with a 341,300 BTU per hour connected energy load or with a 50 kilowatt or greater service capacity entering the pre-design phase shall be built and certified to the United States Green Building Council Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver Standard. In achieving its LEED Silver Standard the city shall earn at least five points under Energy & Atmosphere Credit 1, one point under Energy & Atmosphere Credit 3 and at least one point under Indoor Environmental Quality Credit 8.
(B) The Municipal Development Department shall develop processes and procedures to ensure that green building practices are integrated into the design and construction processes for all new construction and remodels.
(C) The Municipal Development Department shall insure that requests for proposals and bids shall explain the processes for new city facilities and major remodels over 5,000 square feet.
(D) The Municipal Development Department shall report to Council on the processes and procedures it develops within six months of the enactment of this Resolution.
(Res. R-2005-063, approved 4-28-05)
(A) Renewable Energy is any energy resource that is naturally regeneration over a short time scale and is:
(1) Generated by use of low- or zero-emissions generation technology with substantial long-term production potential; and
(2) Generated by use of renewable energy resouces that may include:
(a) Solar, wind, hydropower and geothermal resources;
(b) Fuel cells that are not fossile fueled; and
(c) Biomass resources, such as agriculture or animal waste, small diameter timber, salt cedar and other phreatophyte or woody vegetation removed from river basins or watersheds in New Mexico, landfill gas and anaerobically digested waste biomass; but
(3) Does not include electric energy generated by use of fossil fuel, waste products from fossil sources, waste products from inorganic sources or nuclear energy.
(B) A Renewable Energy Policy is adopted for the City and shall include the following elements:
(1) Solar Energy Incentives. The City Office of Economic Development and the Energy Conservation Council shall develop within 9 months from the effective date of this Resolution a program for providing incentives and tax credits for entities located within the city that manufacture solar energy products or that create solar energy technology. Upon approval of the program, the Council's intent is that up to $1,000,000 will initially be appropriated to fund the program from the City's CIP Decade Plan and Energy Conservation Grants.
(2) City-Owned and Constructed Buildings. The City Department of Municipal Development, in consultation with the Energy Conservation Council, shall begin a process to equip or retrofit all City-owned buildings and developenergy procurement policies to achieve the goal of securing 15% of the power for City-owned facilities from renewable sources, solar energy, in particular, within 7 years from the effective date of this Resolution. A minimum of 33% of the power acquired from renewable sources shall come from on-site renewable energy. The on-site power generation may be funded through third party financing, City funds, Federal and State Grants and sources as available.
(3) New City-Owned and Constructed Building and Additions over 50,000 Square Feet. All new buildings and additions built for or by the City that are over 50,000 square feet shall have 15% of the power to the building generated by on-site renewable energy.
(4) Energy Efficiency Upgrades. The Department of Municipal Development and the Energy Conservation Council, shall report back within 6 months of the enactment of this legislation on the progress of the 1% for Energy Conservation bond program, and make recommendations to extend the program beyond the 2007 bond cycle and for expansion of the program to increase energy efficiency and add investment in renewable technologies, pursuant to subsection 2 of this section.
(5) Energy Efficient Design Standards for City Owned Buildings. The Department of Municipal Development in consultation with the Energy Conservation Council shall within 2 years of the effective date of this Resolution adopt energy efficient design standards for new City buildings, additions to City buildings and remodels of City buildings that reduce energy consumption 10% below that required by the State Building Code.
(6) Renewable Fleet Fuels. The City fleet shall be fueld with a minimum of 20% non-petroleum based fuels within 5 years.
(7) Rebate Program. The City, through the Finance Department, the Municipal Development and the Energy Conservation Council, shall develop a rebate program, similar to that of the City's water conservation program, to encourage the use of renewable energy, including solar panels, by city residents and present it to the Council.
(8) Natural Design Energy Management. The City Department of Environmental Health, Parks and Recreation Department and the Planning Department shall within 12 months of the effective date of this resolution, develop landscape deisgn guidelines, and a program to disseminate these guidelines, that promote the use of natural plants and material to enhance energy conservation and quality of life.
(9) The Energy Conservation Council, by March 30, 2006, shall submit to the Administration and to the City Council a 5 year education plan that includes a budget component, to fulfill the education mandate set forth in 14-8-5-4 ROA 1994.
(10) IRB Scoring for Renewable Energy and Demand Side Supply via Energy Efficiency. The City shall amend the scoring criteria for approving Industrial Revenue Bond applications to provide added points for creating, producing or using renewable energy and renewable energy technology.
(11) Development Standards and Incentives. The City, Planning Department and the Energy Conservation Council in cooperation with the New Mexico Chapter of the United States Green Building Council shall propose to the Council within 9 months of the enactment of this legislation revised development standards or incentives for new residential developments based on energy efficiency.
(12) Application for State Funds. The City, through the Department of Municipal Development and the Energy Conservation Council, shall apply for a "Clean Energy Grant" pursuant to the Advanced Energy Technologies Economic Development Act, Sections 71-7-1 et seq. NMSA 1978, to obtain funding to develop efficiency technology for the City.
(13) Purchase of Environmentally Safe Products. The City, through the Department of Finance and Administration, in consultation with the Energy Conservation Council shall propose to the Council within one year of the enactment date of this Resolution amendments to the Purchasing Ordinance which develop specifications for City purchases that reduce exposure of city residents and visitors to potentially toxic chemicals, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and other air pollutants, protect the ground and surface waters, maximize water and energy efficiency, favor renewable energy sources, maximize post consumer recycled content and readily recyclable or compostable materials, favor long-term use through product durability, repairability, and reuse, and consider life cycle economics of a product including its manufacture, transportation, use and disposal.
(14) Net Metering. The City, as part of its legislation priorities for the 2006 state legislature shall lobby for adoption of the Public Reglation Commission's net-metering measure that will provide the City with opportunities to sell back to utility companies any excess renewable energy and renewable energy credits produced by installations on City-owned facilities.
(C) The Administration and the Energy Conservation Council in the development of the policies and programs established in this Resolution shall consult with, and when possible, include the participation of, other interested parties.
(D) The Administration shall provide a report to the Council within 6 months of the effective date of this Resolution regarding the status of the development of the policies and programs set forth herein and shall continue to provide reports every 6 months until the policies and programs set forth in this Resolution are implemented.
(Res. R-153-2005, approved 9-28-05)
(A) The Council proclaims that a dangerous situation currently exists within the City of Albuquerque, with the lack of precipitation and abundance of light fire fuels represents a fire hazard and a significant and immediate threat to the safety, health and welfare of the citizens of the City of Albuquerque. The Council therefore authorizes the Chief of the Albuquerque Fire Department to work cooperatively with community groups and other government agencies to promote public awareness of fire prevention techniques and to maintain a state of preparedness in the event of a wildland fire that may endanger the citizens and property of the City of Albuquerque.
(B) The Council authorizes the Albuquerque Fire Department to prohibit campfires, open fires, open burning of rubbish and vegetation including but not limited to all weeds within the City and in any Open Space recreation area or campground, or Bosque; and prohibit smoking and the unauthorized use of off-road vehicles, motor bikes and chain saws within campgrounds, wildlands, and other public areas, including but not limited to the Bosque area, and the issuances of licenses or permits for burning. These prohibitions shall remain in effect until the City Fire Chief determines that the fire danger has been alleviated or for a period of 140 days, whichever comes first.
(R-2007-069, approved 6-27-07; Am. Res. R-2009-070, approved 5-18-09)
(A) General. The procedures established herein shall be in effect between the period of November 1 through March 31. At any other times when temperatures are expected to fall below 32 degrees Fahrenheit or when temperatures combined with wind and/or precipitation create weather conditions under which exposed persons are likely to experience hypothermia or other serious threats to life or health, the Director of the Department of Human Services or his/her designee shall declare a hypothermia emergency during which time the procedures shall also be in effect.
(B) Police Department procedures. When this policy is in effect, members of the Albuquerque Police Department, will be especially alert for persons who appear to be without adequate shelter. In the event that officers identify individuals in need of shelter, they will take the following actions:
(1) If the shelterless person appears to be unconscious or comatose, officers will request an ambulance and remain at the scene until it arrives.
(2) If the shelterless person appears to be extremely intoxicated or otherwise is clearly unable to provide for his/her own safety, the person will be placed into civil protective custody and transported by police to appropriate medical or detention facilities.
(3) If no medical emergency exists, and there appear to be no grounds for placing the person into civil protective custody, the officer will contact the dispatcher, providing the location, description and, if available, the name of the person in need of shelter. This information will be communicated to an Emergency Shelter Services (ESS) van. The officer need not remain at the scene unless extraordinary circumstances require it.
(C) Emergency Shelter Services procedures.
(1) The Department of Human Services will provide for the operation of an Emergency Shelter Services van which will respond to police or other identification of persons in need of shelter. In addition, the van will periodically patrol areas of the city in which there are concentrations of homeless persons in an effort to locate persons without shelter, and transport those who voluntarily request it to shelter facilities.
(2) If a person without shelter appears to be unconscious or comatose, ESS staff will request an ambulance and remain at the scene until it arrives.
(3) If the shelterless person appears to be extremely intoxicated or otherwise mentally incompetent as set forth in state law and refuses to accept transportation to an appropriate facility, ESS staff will summon police and remain at the scene until officers arrive.
(4) If the shelterless person appears mentally competent, but refuses transportation to shelter, ESS staff will attempt to explain means to prevent hypothermia and provide information about where to obtain assistance or shelter if so desired at a later time.
(5) The ESS van will operate from 8:00 p.m. until approximately 4:00 a.m. or as weather conditions dictate.
(D) Shelter services. Persons served through this program will be transported to existing private, nonprofit shelter facilities so long as appropriate bed space remains available in these facilities. The Bernalillo County Detention Center Satellite Facility will serve as the city's emergency shelter of last resort for adult males. Women and children will be provided shelter separate from adult males, available through the resources or private, nonprofit agencies. During the period November 1 through March 31, the Bernalillo County Detention Center Satellite facility will provide shelter to those referred through other agencies, and to those transported through the ESS van program.
(Res. 174-1986, approved 12-10-86)
(A) The City Council supports the American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, and New Mexicans Concerned About Tobacco in supporting a strong statewide law that protects children, workers, and people with breathing problems from secondhand smoke in public places and workplaces, including restaurants and bars, and which does not preempt local communities from adopting local policies expanding statewide secondhand smoke protections.
(B) The City Council further urges the New Mexico Legislature and Governor to pursue an amendment to Tribal Gaming Compacts prohibiting smoking in casinos and other Tribal enterprises.
(Res. 2007-006, approved 2-5-07)
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