City of Albuquerque
File #: R-14-88   
Type: Resolution Status: Enacted
File created: 8/4/2014 In control: City Council
Final action: 8/18/2014
Enactment date: 8/29/2014 Enactment #: R-2014-058
Title: Expressing Support For Cornucopia Adult And Family Services Intent To Apply For Funding In Response To The New Mexico Department Of Transportation's FY 2016 Application Under Section 5310: Enhanced Mobility Of Seniors And Individuals With Disabilities To Meet The Transportation Needs Of The Elderly, Frail And Disabled Persons (Pe?a)
Attachments: 1. R-88, 2. R-88final, 3. R-88Enacted
Date Action ByActionResultAction Details
8/29/2014 City Clerk Published  Action details
8/29/2014 Mayor Signed by the Mayor  Action details
8/22/2014 City Council Sent to Mayor for Signature  Action details
8/18/2014 City Council PassedPass Action details
8/4/2014 City Council Introduced  Action details
8/4/2014 President To be heard at the Council Meeting  Action details
CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY-FIRST COUNCIL
 
 
COUNCIL BILL NO.        R-14-88                   ENACTMENT NO.   ________________________
 
SPONSORED BY:      Klarissa Peña
 
 
RESOLUTION
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Expressing Support For Cornucopia Adult And Family Services Intent To Apply For Funding In Response To The New Mexico Department Of Transportation's FY 2016 Application Under Section 5310: Enhanced Mobility Of Seniors And Individuals With Disabilities To Meet The Transportation Needs Of The Elderly, Frail And Disabled Persons (Peña)
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EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR CORNUCOPIA ADULT AND FAMILY SERVICES INTENT TO APPLY FOR FUNDING IN RESPONSE TO THE NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S FFY 2016 APPLICATION UNDER SECTION 5310:  ENHANCED MOBILITY OF SENIORS AND INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO MEET THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF THE ELDERLY, FRAIL AND DISABLED PERSONS.
      WHEREAS, Cornucopia Adult and Family Services, a non-profit organization, has been providing family-oriented services for elderly, frail and disabled persons since 1983; and
      WHEREAS, clients served by Cornucopia have a variety of conditions, including, but not limited to, Alzheimer's, Dementia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Schizophrenia, Developmental Disabilities, Downs Syndrome, Cerebral palsy and Autism; and
      WHEREAS, Cornucopia's Adult Day Habilitation Program serves 147 people daily; and
WHEREAS, the Adult Day Habilitation Program offers an array of off-site activities which requires accessible transportation for the clients; and
WHEREAS, Cornucopia will be submitting a grant application for the New Mexico Department of Transportation (FTA) FFY 2016 Application under Section 5310 requesting funding to acquire vans specifically crafted to accommodate wheel chairs with full motorized wheel chair lifts.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
Section 1.  That the Albuquerque City Council supports the grant application the New Mexico Department of Transportation (FTA) FFY 2016 Application under Section 5310 requesting funding to acquire vans specifically crafted to accommodate wheel chairs with full motorized wheel chair lifts.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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