CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SECOND COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-16-92 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Isaac Benton, by request
RESOLUTION
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Approving And Authorizing The Filing Of A Grant Application For An Air Pollution Control Grant With The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency And Providing An Appropriation To The Environmental Health Department In Fiscal Year 2017 (Benton, by request)
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APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE FILING OF THE ATTACHED GRANT APPLICATION FOR AN AIR POLLUTION CONTROL GRANT WITH THE U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AND PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DEPARTMENT IN FISCAL YEAR 2017.
WHEREAS, the Environmental Health Department has a performance measure that it will protect and enhance air quality for current and future generations and thereby protect public health, economic well-being and aesthetic values for the community (Bernalillo County); and
WHEREAS, the operation of the Air Quality Programs of the Environmental Health Department provides the technical means of accomplishing these goals; and
WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque wishes to apply for federal funding for which City matching funds of $1,059,000 are required as the City’s contribution to the effort of the grant and which are available in the Transfer to Operating Grants Fund Program in the General Fund (110); and
WHEREAS, Congress has provided the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency with special funding to address special projects designed to enhance public health by reducing air pollution.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
Section 1. That the attached application for the Air Pollution Control Program Grant in the amount of $1,822,047 for the period of October 1, 2016 - September 30, 2017, is hereby approved and its submission and filing with the appropriate official or office of the Environmental Protection Agency is in all respects approved.
Section 2. That in the event the grant is awarded, funds in the amount of $1,822,047, consisting of $763,047 from the Environmental Protection Agency and matching funds of $1,059,000 from the Transfer to Operating Grants Fund Program in the General Fund (110) are hereby appropriated to the Environmental Health Department for the Air Pollution Control Program in the Operating Grants Fund (265) for Fiscal Year 2017.
Section 3. Of the $763,047 from the Environmental Protection Agency, $61,756 is for indirect costs and of the $1,059,000 from the Transfer to Operating Grants Program in the General Fund (110), $85,709 is for indirect costs.
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