Mexico City Awaits the “Best Moment” to Send Development Plan to Congress, Cravioto Says

Mexico City officials are waiting for “the best moment” to send the capital’s General Development Plan to Congress, but Government Secretary César Cravioto said it will be submitted during the current ordinary session.

Cravioto spoke after delivering Mayor Clara Brugada’s second government report. He said the administration is completing the incorporation of public input gathered during consultations on the draft plan.

“We prepared the base document, and now we are finishing the integration of all the citizens’ contributions, which numbered in the tens of thousands,” Cravioto said. He added that no important proposal made by a citizen should be left out, which is why the government is not treating the submission as an emergency.

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We prepared the base document, and now we are finishing the integration of all the citizens’ contributions, which numbered in the tens of thousands.

Once the executive submits the plan, the timing of its approval will rest with the Mexico City Congress. Cravioto identified the development plan, a Fair Rents Law, the budget and a package of mental-health reforms as the government’s priorities for the session. He said the administration will not introduce preferential initiatives.

The Fair Rents Law will follow a constitutional reform that Brugada sent to the local legislature several months ago. Cravioto said lawmakers can now debate and vote on that measure, after which the government will submit the corresponding legal reform. Asked whether he would remain in the cabinet or seek another post, he said he was continuing to work alongside the mayor in his role as government secretary.

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There is no rush, but I can tell you in advance that it will be submitted during this session.