CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SEVENTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-26-59 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Brook Bassan, by request
RESOLUTION
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Approving And Authorizing The Acceptance And Use Of Grant Funds From The State Of New Mexico Department Of Health For A Mosquito Surveillance Program And Providing An Appropriation To The Environmental Health Department In Fiscal Year 2026 And 2027 (Bassan, by request)
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APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE AND USE OF GRANT FUNDS FROM THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH FOR A MOSQUITO SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM AND PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN FISCAL YEAR 2026 and 2027.
WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque Urban Biology Division will benefit by being able to increase mosquito surveillance and arbovirus testing in Bernalillo County; and
WHEREAS, mosquito surveillance is an important component of integrated mosquito management, and will allow the Division to make better informed mosquito control decisions; and
WHEREAS, providing mosquito surveillance training and technical support to regional partners benefits the City of Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, and the State of New Mexico; and
WHEREAS, the grant funding, as awarded, would be provided in two lump sums for a total amount of $131,139 to the City to be spent from the Environmental Health Department.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
Section 1. That Council hereby approves and authorizes the City of Albuquerque’s Urban Biology Division to accept the grant appropriated under the New Mexico Department Of Health (NMDOH) in the amount of $131,139, and its acceptance and filing with the appropriate official or office is in all respects approved.
Section 2. That the funds in the amount of $131,139 from the NMDOH are hereby appropriated to the Environmental Health Department in the Operating Grants Fund (265).
Section 3. No matching funds from the Transfer to Operating Grants Program of the General Fund are required.
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