CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY-FIRST COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO.
R-15-169 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Isaac Benton & Ken Sanchez
RESOLUTION
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Requiring The City Of Albuquerque To Immediately Cease Construction In The Rio Grande Bosque Between Central Avenue And Interstate 40; Amending The Adopted Capital Implementation Program Of The City Of Albuquerque By Approving New Projects And Changing The Scope Of Existing Projects (Benton, Sanchez)
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WHEREAS, the Administration of the City of Albuquerque committed to publish a final environmental report and work with stake holders of the Rio Grande Valley State Park to develop an implementation report for constructing improvements in the Rio Grande Bosque State Park; and
WHEREAS, Subsequent to and in violation of that commitment, the Administration has commenced with constructing improvements in the Rio Grande Valley State Park; and
WHEREAS, F/S R-08-182 created the Bosque Restoration & Revitalization project and provided an appropriation from the 2009 General Obligation Bond program of $200,000, of which $181,498 has been expended or encumbered; and
WHEREAS, F/S R-11-183 created the Bosque Restoration & Revitalization project and provided an appropriation from the 2011 General Obligation Bond program of $200,000, of which $177,779 has been expended or encumbered; and
WHEREAS, F/S R-13-125 created the River Amenities, Enhancements, Bosque Restoration and Trail Development project and provided an appropriation from the General Fund of $2,892,000, of which $523,821 has been expended or encumbered.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
Section 1. That the Administration of the City of Albuquerque immediately cease construction of a gravel trail in the Rio Grande Bosque between Central Avenue and Interstate-40 until such time as the previous public commitment to publishing a final environmental ...
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