David Mann

Lux at Lomas Encantadas apartment project

The parkland sale price of $17,500 — roughly $0.72/sq ft versus $3.73/sq ft for adjacent land — is the flashpoint; the city forwent an estimated $52,500 in potential revenue.

Flock License Plate Camera Surveillance Concerns

Speakers cited $164,000 spent on Flock cameras and a $456,000 Fusus contract.

Multigenerational Center conceptual design

Funding for phase one engineering is already earmarked; construction costs TBD.

Flock license plate reader surveillance program

Planned & Zoning Board Member Removal Demand / Camino Venada Rezoning

Aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) expansion

$2 million federal grant toward an estimated $4.5–5 million total cost.

Garage setback encroachment dispute at 603 Gral Trevino Drive SE

The applicants face potential costs to move or modify a metal building they say is already 98% erected.

Public participation and notice concerns

Southern Boulevard Phase IIA Reconstruction (Nicklaus Channel)

$5.64M construction plus $684K oversight, with only about 15% local match paid via state grant funds.

2026 Higher Education G.O. Bond (CNM)

No tax increase per CNM; $352 million statewide impact if passed.

Paseo Gateway Master Plan Amendment

No direct cost to taxpayers; it shapes where future development and infrastructure investment will go.

Sale of parkland for $17,500

The city sold the parcel for $17,500; critics say comparable land is worth far more per square foot.

Police and Fire Station Roof Replacements

$559,000 total in previously allocated facility improvement funds.

Water and Sewer Operations Overview

The utilities capital program totals $356 million for FY2027–2031, with $233 million funded and $123 million still to be identified.

Possible switch to bi-monthly commission meetings

Traffic congestion near Zenith and NM 528

Not stated; improvements would involve city and NMDOT funding.

Warehousing/light manufacturing zoning near Corrales Rd and NM 528

The developer says the project would bring jobs and economic development, but no cost or revenue figures were given.

Aquifer science and future mapping

The mapping and survey work is state-funded through the governor's 50-year water action plan, at no direct cost to the city.

Above-ground electric connections for Unit 25 infill homes

Underground service connections add cost for the developer and future homebuilders on these half-acre lots.

City operational annex facility expansion off Idalia Road

Expands municipal service capacity for streets, utilities and parks maintenance; cost figures not stated at the hearing.

Consent Calendar (minutes, 2027 calendar, September building report)

Preliminary Plat Extension — Lomas Encantadas 1A, Phase 1

Preliminary/Final Plat — UNM Tracts 2A, 3A, 1A2A

Variance — Jeffrey and Michelle McQuerry, 1421 Peñasco Rd NE (gazebo setback)

Variance — Claire Ramirez, 4360 Pumice Dr NE (shed rear setback)

Zone Map Amendment — ABQ Living Inc., Corrales North Unit 1, Tract C-2C

2027 Planning and Zoning Board Regular Meeting Calendar

Consent Calendar (Items 1-9)

O12 — Unit 25 Rezoning (TZ to R-2)

O13 — Lomas Encantadas Rezoning (C-1/PR to SU for R-6 multi-family and C-1 retail)

Minutes of October 8, 2026, Regular Governing Body Meeting

Approval of September 21, 2026 Minutes

PRCS Annual Presentation to Governing Body

Consent calendar — August 25 and September 22, 2026 meeting minutes

Zone Map Amendment — PG Properties LLC / LUX at Lomas Encantadas (Tract 5 & portion of Tract 17-A)

Variance — Arroyos LLC, Unit 25, Block 155, Lot 3 above-ground electric connection

Variance — Arroyos LLC, Unit 25, Block 155, Lot 4

Variance — Arroyos LLC, Unit 25, Block 155, Lot 5

Variance — Arroyos LLC, Unit 25, Block 155, Lot 7

Variance — Arroyos LLC, Unit 25, Block 155, Lot 9

Consent Calendar (Items 1-9)

O13 — Lomas Encantadas Rezoning (C-1/PR to SU for R-6 multi-family and C-1 retail)

approve consent calendar

Consent Calendar (Items 1-10)

D63 — Award Contract to Young Guns Construction (Esther Bone Library Renovation)

D64 — Award Contract to HDR, Inc. (Southern Blvd Construction Oversight)

D65 — Award Contract to H.O. Construction, Inc. (Southern Blvd Nicklaus Channel)

D66 — Award Contract to New Mexico Underground, Inc. (Idalia Rd Off-Site Utilities)

D61, Vita Brevis LLC Winegrower Liquor License, 3546 Red Canyon Dr. NE (BLA-21062)

Feared setting a precedent that would prevent denying microbreweries, distilleries, and small-scale chemical or cosmetics manufacturing in homes.

approve D59

approve consent calendar

approve R68

Consent Calendar (items 1-7)

D23 — Site Plan Approval for Maverik Gas Station

Routing all commercial exit traffic onto a residential road with front yards facing it is unreasonable.

approve consent calendar

approve D23

Consent Calendar (Items 1-7: Minutes, R62, R63, R64, D50, D51, D52)

D52, Site Plan Approval for 32-Lot Townhome Subdivision, La Plazuela Tract 2A

D53, Award of Contracts to Pump Tech, LLC DBA Alpha Southwest for Well 7 and Well 15

D54, Award of Consolidated Contract to Axon

D49, Appointment of Voting Delegate and Alternate for the 2026 New Mexico Municipal League Annual Conference

Consent Calendar (Items 1-8)

D47 — Site Plan Approval, La Esperanza Preschool, Unit 21, Block 4, Lots 17-20

D48 — Site Plan Approval, Daycare Facility, Plaza Rio Lot B

A2 — Appeal of Variance 26-110-00013, 700 Northern Blvd NE (Lot 48)

Denying the variance would leave single-lot owners unable to build, effectively rendering their lots useless.

A3 — Appeal of Variance 26-110-00014, 704 Northern Blvd NE (Lot 49)