CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY-FIRST COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-15-240 ENACTMENT NO. _____________________
SPONSORED BY: Klarissa J. Peña and Dan Lewis
RESOLUTION
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Adjusting Fiscal Year 2016 Appropriations For City Of Albuquerque Employee Wage Increases And Making An Appropriation To The Economic Development Department To Support Entrepreneur Development And International Trade Programs (Peña, Lewis)
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ADJUSTING FISCAL YEAR 2016 APPROPRIATIONS FOR CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE EMPLOYEE WAGE INCREASES AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT TO SUPPORT ENTREPRENEUR DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE PROGRAMS.
WHEREAS, the approved Fiscal Year 2016 budget included a 1% salary increase for Clerical, Transport, and Blue Collar Union employees; and no salary increase for Management Union, E Series, I Series and Unclassified employees; and
WHEREAS, the approved Fiscal Year 2016 budget included amounts equivalent to a 2.32% to 4% salary increase for other City employees classes; and the City wishes to provide equitable cost of living increases to all City employees when possible; and
WHEREAS, the approved Fiscal Year 2016 budget included a 4% salary increase for Transit Union employees, and the City wishes to provide an additional 1% salary increase for these employees in order to be competitive with other CDL level driver positions within the City and at local entities and businesses; and
WHEREAS, The epicenter @ Innovate ABQ is an entrepreneurial community center focused on providing educational growth and training opportunities to enhance economic development; and operational funding for the epicenter is needed; and
WHEREAS, the City has been actively pursuing funding to complete a market analysis and feasibility study for Albuquerque to become a logistics center for trade between Mexico and the U.S.; and additional City funding is needed for this study; and
WHEREAS, the City Economic Development Department would like to fund entrepreneur ‘Navigators’ to provide an understandable roadmap for starting a business, which will be more easily accessible to potential business owners throughout the community; and
WHEREAS, the Council desires to appropriate certain funds to be used as seed funding to promote economic development in the Albuquerque area through the Economic Development Action Account (the “EDAct Account”), with the goal of enhancing the development of economic base companies in expansion and relocation decisions, and to increase the incidence of high quality economic expansion in the Albuquerque metropolitan area of Central New Mexico; and
WHEREAS, in 2013, Albuquerque was named as an emerging 2030 District, a designation in which the City’s built community will work toward energy reduction goals leading up to the year 2030; and operational funding is needed for the program; and
WHEREAS, the Council has requested the implementation of a Albuquerque Police Department Cruiser Tactical Plan to address concerns with vehicle cruising and speeding issues along the Montgomery Boulevard, Paseo del Norte, and Eubank Road corridors for a period of three months in Fiscal Year 2016; and
WHEREAS, additional fund balance has been identified in the General Fund for Fiscal Year 2016.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
Section 1. That the following amount is hereby appropriated to the following program strategies from unreserved fund balance for Fiscal Year 2016 to provide one-time funding for operations of the epicenter @ Innovate ABQ, $250,000; a feasibility study for a logistics center for trade with Mexico, $50,000; an entrepreneur Navigators program, $100,000; EDAct seed funding, $1,000,000; the 2030 District program, $40,000; and the Montgomery Cruiser Tactical Plan, $43,000.
GENERAL FUND - 110
City Support Functions
Transfers to Other Funds
Capital Acquisition Fund (305) 1,000,000
Economic Development Department
Economic Development 390,000
International Trade 50,000
Police Department
Neighborhood Policing 43,000
Section 2. That the following amounts are hereby appropriated to the following program strategies from unreserved fund balance for Fiscal Year 2016 for salary increases equivalent to 1.5% for Management Union employees, subject to collective bargaining; 1.5% for E Series, I Series, and Unclassified employees; an additional 1% for Transit Union employees; and an additional 0.5% for Clerical, Transport, and Blue Collar Union employees:
GENERAL FUND - 110
Animal Welfare Department
Animal Care Center 45,000
Chief Administrative Officer Department
Chief Administrative Office 15,000
Civilian Police Oversight Agency
Civilian Police Oversight Agency 6,000
Council Services Department
Council Services 25,000
Cultural Services Department
Biological Park 50,000
CIP Biological Park 1,000
CIP Libraries 1,000
Community Events 9,000
Museum 14,000
Museum-Balloon 4,000
Public Arts and Urban Enhancement 3,000
Public Library 72,000
Strategic Support 10,000
Economic Development Department
Convention Center 2,000
Economic Development 8,000
Economic Development-Investment 1,000
Environmental Health Department
Consumer Health 11,000
Environmental Services 5,000
Strategic Support 7,000
Urban Biology 4,000
Family and Community Services Department
Community Recreation 25,000
Child Care Contracts 24,000
Health and Human Services 7,000
Mental Health Contracts 1,000
Public Education Partner 7,000
Strategic Support 11,000
Substance Abuse Contracts 3,000
Finance and Administrative Department
Accounting 26,000
Citizen Services 30,000
Office of Management and Budget 9,000
Purchasing 9,000
Strategic Support 4,000
Treasury 8,000
Fire Department
Fire Prevention 1,000
Headquarters 14,000
Logistics 4,000
Training 1,000
Human Resources Department
Personnel Services 17,000
Legal Department
Legal Services 43,000
Mayor’s Office
Mayor’s Office 6,000
Municipal Development Department
City Buildings 17,000
Construction 9,000
Design Recovered CIP 22,000
Design Recovered Storm 18,000
Storm Drainage 7,000
Strategic Support 18,000
Streets 27,000
Street Services 15,000
Transfer to Other Funds:
City/County Facilities Fund (290) 3,000
Office of the City Clerk
Administrative Hearing Office 4,000
Office of the City Clerk 6,000
Office of Inspector General
Office of Inspector General 2,000
Office of Internal Audit and Investigations
Internal Audit 8,000
Parks and Recreation Department
Aquatic Services 10,000
CIP Funded Employees 6,000
Firearm Safety 2,000
Parks Management 29,000
Recreation 10,000
Strategic Support 10,000
Transfers to Other Funds
Open Space Expendable Trust Fund (851) 13,000
Planning Department
Code Enforcement 22,000
One Stop Shop 44,000
Real Property 6,000
Strategic Support 12,000
Urban Design and Development 17,000
Police Department
Administrative Support 25,000
Investigative Services 68,000
Neighborhood Policing 44,000
Prisoner Transport 2,000
Professional Accountability 63,000
Senior Affairs Department
Strategic Support 8,000
Well Being 19,000
Technology and Innovation Department
Information Services 66,000
Data Management for APD 8,000
Transit Department
Transfer to Transit Operating Fund (661) 185,000
AIR QUALITY FUND - 242
Environmental Health Department
Operating Permits 12,000
Vehicle Pollution Management 7,000
GAS TAX ROAD FUND - 282
Municipal Development Department
Street Services 18,000
CITY/COUNTY FACILITIES FUND - 290
Municipal Development Department
City/County Building 4,000
AVIATION OPERATING FUND - 611
Aviation Department
Management & Professional Support 20,000
Operations, Maintenance and Security 52,000
PARKING FACILITIES OPERATING FUND - 641
Municipal Development Department
Parking Services 7,000
REFUSE DISPOSAL OPERATING FUND - 651
Solid Waste Management Department
Administrative Services 33,000
Clean City Section 16,000
Collections 31,000
Disposal 15,000
Maintenance- Support Services 17,000
Recycling 7,000
TRANSIT OPERATING FUND - 661
Transit Department
ABQ Ride 133,000
Facility Maintenance 3,000
Paratransit Services 35,000
Strategic Support 14,000
GOLF COURSES OPERATING FUND - 681
Parks and Recreation Department
Golf 11,000
BASEBALL STADIUM OPERATING FUND - 691
Municipal Development Department
Stadium Operations 1,000
RISK MANAGEMENT FUND - 705
Finance and Administrative Services Department
Risk - Fund Administration 1,000
Risk - Safety Office 6,000
Risk - Tort and Other 9,000
Risk - Workers’ Comp 4,000
Human Resources Department
Unemployment Compensation 2,000
Employee Equity 24,000
SUPPLIES INVENTORY MANAGEMENT FUND - 715
Finance and Administrative Services Department
Materials Management 3,000
FLEET MANAGEMENT FUND - 725
Finance and Administrative Services Department
Fleet Management 11,000
EMPLOYEE INSURANCE FUND - 735
Human Resources Department
Insurance and Administration 9,000
COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT FUND - 745
Department of Technology and Innovation
City Communications 13,000
OPEN SPACE EXPENDABLE TRUST FUND - 851
Parks and Recreation Department
Open Space Management 13,000
Section 3. That the following appropriations are hereby made to the Capital Program to the specific funds and projects as indicated below for Fiscal Year 2016:
Department/Fund Source Amount
Economic Development/Fund 305
Economic Development Action Account (EDAct)
Transfer from Fund 110 1,000,000
Section 4. That an amount of $200,000 is hereby added to the Operating Reserve Fund for the City of Albuquerque for Fiscal Year 2016 as one-time funding to build up the operating reserve above the 1/12th required in order to plan for future economic downturns and maintain current bond ratings.
Section 5. The City agrees to contribute up to 10.86% of the Employee Statutory PERA Contribution Rate of 16.65% for employees under Municipal Detention Officer Plan 1 subject to the final approval and ratification of the APOA/Prisoner Transport Officers Contract for Fiscal Year 2016.
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