Hopewell Mann Neighborhood Stabilization Plan (Resolution)

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CITY OF SANTA FE, NEW MEXICO1
RESOLUTION NO. 2026-__2
INTRODUCED BY:3
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Mayor Michael Garcia5
Councilor Elizabeth Barrett6
Councilor Paul Bustamante7
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A RESOLUTION10
APPROVING THE HOPEWELL MANN NEIGHBORHOOD STABILIZATION PLAN.11
WHEREAS, the Governing Body adopted the Midtown Community Development Plan12
for the Midtown Redevelopment Project through Resolution No. 2023-5; and13
WHEREAS, the Midtown Community Development Plan is founded on the principles of14
equitable and sustainable development and identifies as a key goal that Midtown provide housing15
affordability and security by supporting neighborhood stabilization, community cohesion, and16
opportunities for permanent residency across generations while minimizing displacement; and17
WHEREAS, the Midtown Community Development Plan calls for the preparation and18
implementation of a community-driven Neighborhood Stabilization Plan for existing19
neighborhoods vulnerable to redevelopment pressures, with particular emphasis on the Hopewell20
Mann neighborhood because of its proximity to the Midtown redevelopment area; and21
WHEREAS,22
on April 28, 2025, to prepare a Neighborhood Stabilization Plan through a collaborative planning23
process that evaluated programs, policies, funding strategies, and other tools to support24
neighborhood stabilization while engaging residents and community organizations in an inclusive25

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and equitable planning process; and1
WHEREAS,2
as Exhibit A, was prepared by a consultant team led by Model of Architecture Serving Society3
MASS in partnership with Chain Breaker Collective, the Santa Fe Indigenous Center, and Ideas4
& Action; and5
WHEREAS, the planning process for the Plan centered on meaningful community6
engagement through neighborhood meetings, small-group discussions, culturally specific7
gatherings, surveys and digital engagement, resulting in a resident-driven vision and an Impact8
Framework that establishes community-defined values, goals, and measures of success; and9
WHEREAS, the planning process identified significant challenges facing the Hopewell10
Mann neighborhood, including housing affordability and displacement pressures, infrastructure11
and public safety needs, barriers to economic opportunity, aging housing, limited investment12
benefiting existing residents, and broader social and climate vulnerabilities; and13
WHEREAS, the Plan identifies strategies to preserve housing affordability, support14
existing residents and businesses, improve public infrastructure and safety, strengthen15
neighborhood connectivity, expand economic opportunity, and promote long-term community16
stability and resilience; and17
WHEREAS, the Plan organizes those strategies into three focus areas: Housing and18
Tenure, Jobs and Businesses, and the Public Realm; and19
WHEREAS, the Plan identifies policies, programs, and actions to support neighborhood20
stabilization in the Hopewell Mann Neighborhood and advance the goals of the Midtown21
Community Development Plan.22
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE23
CITY OF SANTA FE that the Hopewell Mann Neighborhood Stabilization Plan, attached as24
Exhibit A, is hereby adopted.25

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PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED this ______day of ___________, 2026.1
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MICHAEL J. GARCIA, MAYOR5
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ATTEST:7
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GERALYN F. CARDENAS, CITY CLERK10
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:12
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MARCOS D. MARTÍNEZ, CITY ATTORNEY15
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Legislation/2026/Resolutions/Hopewell Mann Neighborhood Stabilization Plan25