CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
NINETEENTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-11-311
ENACTMENT NO. R-2012-023
SPONSORED BY: Isaac Benton, by request
RESOLUTION
ADOPTING THE FACILITY PLAN: ELECTRIC SYSTEM TRANSMISSION AND GENERATION (2010-2020) (THE “2010 ELECTRIC FACILITIES PLAN”) AND REPEALING THE FACILITY PLAN: ELECTRIC SERVICE TRANSMISSION AND SUBTRANSMISSION FACILITIES (1995-2005) (THE “1995 ELECTRIC FACILITIES PLAN”).
WHEREAS, the Council, the Governing Body of the City of Albuquerque, has the authority to adopt and amend plans for the physical development of areas within the planning and platting jurisdiction of the City as authorized by statute, Section 3-19-3, NMSA 1978, and by its home rule powers; and
WHEREAS, the Electric Facilities Plan is a Rank II facility plan that describes the electrical transmission system serving the City of Albuquerque and unincorporated Bernalillo County; and
WHEREAS, the City ofAlbuquerqueadopted the 1995 Electric Facilities Plan in 1996 (Enactment Number R-1996-38) and adopted an amendment in 2000 (Enactment Number R-2000-116), but has not revisited the Plan since then; and
WHEREAS, staff of the City of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County and the Public Service Company of New Mexico (PNM) have worked together to update and clarify the existing Plan through technical team meetings; and
WHEREAS, staff of the City, the County and PNM have expressed their support for and recommendation of the 2010 ELECTRIC FACILITIES PLAN; and
WHEREAS, on July 14, 2011, the Environmental Planning Commission (EPC), in its advisory role on land use and planning matters, recommended approval to the City Council of the 2010 ELECTRIC FACILITIES PLAN; and
WHEREAS, the 2010 ELECTRIC FACILITIES PLAN includes a project list for 2010-2020, a streamlined and clarified review process, and updated glossary, text and graphics, and addresses generation technologies such as solar and wind.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OFALBUQUERQUE:
HCS Pub. March 9, 2012
