City Councilor, District 2· 2024-01-01 to 2028-01 (month-level start: January 2024 per Legistar OfficeRecord 2024-01-01; month-level end: January 2028, four-year term, up for re-election 2027 per Wikipedia)
Joaquín Baca
Albuquerque
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 19
- Total speaking time
- 2:10:30
- Avg per meeting
- 6:52
- Segments
- 2303
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Top issues during term (9)(Development)
Uptown Connect transit-oriented affordable housing
Uses Workforce Housing Trust Funds and state capital outlay appropriations for new affordable rental construction.
Sichler Farms LEDA economic development subsidy
$100,000 city appropriation, recoverable via clawback if the business closes within the contract term.
Lofts at Albuquerque High Courtyard Access
Dreamcatcher Sawmill Hotel IRB and neighborhood protections
Provided tax abatements over 20 years for hotel construction projects valued at over $25 million and $40 million.
Housing voucher funding cut
$1.5 million cut from a voucher fund holding roughly $3-8 million depending on whose accounting you trust.
Volcano Cliffs 238-unit apartment appeal
Housing Forward Fund accountability
$23 million in housing funds, with roughly $7.1 million not immediately traceable in the report.
Heading Home Funding for 92 Households
$662,526.92 in FY25 rapid rehousing funds repurposed to keep families housed.
commercial development approval
The city could collect more sales tax and the mall gets a new traffic draw, while nearby burger spots may feel some competitive pressure.
Decisions during term (18)
Recorded while Baca was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
EC-26-275 Appointment of Mario Semiglia to Housing & Neighborhood Economic Development Committee
O-26-64 Sichler Farms LEDA economic development project
R-26-60 Sichler Farms redevelopment tax abatement approved
EC-26-241 Notification of a grant application submitted by the Aviation Department to the New Mexico Economic Development Department for funding through the Site Readiness Fund program
EC-26-201 Small Properties Disposal Program - Development and Disposition Agreement with PIRU Group, LLC for Lots 13, 14, 15 & 16, Block 3, Homestead/Gardenspot Addition at 1016 3rd St. NW
R-26-51 Directing The City Administration To Utilize State Capital Outlay Funding Associated With Project No. 24-I2699 For The Cottages At 161 Chama Affordable Housing Development And To Facilitate The Determination That StreetVision…
R-26-60 Redevelopment Tax Abatement - Sichler Farms
R-26-61 Redevelopment Tax Abatement - La Curva
EC-26-210 Uptown Connect affordable housing development agreement
EC-26-168 Recommendation of Award for MRA Redevelopment Services On Call RFP, FY27
EC-26-169 Mayor's re-appointment of Lauren Sandoval to the Housing & Neighborhood Economic Development Committee
R-26-44 Approving And Authorizing A Grant From The U.S. Department Of Housing And Urban Development For The Federal Fiscal Year 2025 Continuum Of Care Grant And Providing An Appropriation To The Department Of Health, Housing &…
O-26-25 Amending Chapter 14, Article 8 Of The Revised Ordinances Of Albuquerque 1994 To Create A Tax Increment Finance (TIF) Board And Update The Powers Of The Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency & City Council Accordingly (Grout, by request)
EC-26-125 Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency submission of a State Tourism Department Destination Forward FY27 grant application
EC-26-118 Notification of a grant application submitted by the Aviation Department to the US Department of Transportation for funding through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program
R-26-19 Approving And Authorizing The Acceptance And Use Of Grant Funds For An Amendment To The Community Energy Efficiency Development (CEED) Block Grant And Authorizing An Appropriation To The General Services Department In Fiscal Year…
O-26-10 Appeal cost criteria in the Integrated Development Ordinance
EC-26-12 Mayor's appointment of Mr. Michael A. Puelle to the Albuquerque Development Commission
Voting record (6)(Development)
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