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A Strong Record of Actions and Accomplishments as an Albuquerque City Councillor: December 1, 1985 to November 30, 1989 - Enacted free bulletproof vest program for all APD officers - Wrote the first laws to save the petroglyphs - West Mesa Volcanic Escarpment - Started the Albuquerque Office of Recycling - Initated a coalition of all nineteen "District 9" neighborhood associations—the first city council neighborhood coalition—held monthly meetings - Sponsored legislation to ensure that assets and forfeitures seized could be kept by the police to be used in the war on drugs - Initiated the APD helicopter program - Pioneered the roll-out trash container system to replace plastic bags—which has resulted in increased productivity and millions of dollars in savings from workers compensation alone - Strongly supported convention center expansion, botanical gardens, open space acquisitions and the ACVB - Authored legislation to automate Albuquerque's traffic and parking citations - Established a sister city relationship with Ashkabad, Turkmenistan - Had the old Western Skies Hotel condemned - Amended the Auto Emissions Inspection Ordinance to protect consumers by mandating that the price charged be posted outside each station - Wrote the Alarm System Registration Ordinance to stem the number of false alarms - Created a task force to study the problem of abandoned and inoperable vehicles and how best to get them removed - Worked with APD to set up police roadblocks to apprehend motorists operating vehicles without registration, insurance, or valid drivers licenses - Was instrumental in helping to bring the Miss USA Pageant to Albuquerque (February 17, 1987) - Co-sponsored the Clean Indoor Air Act |
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