CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SECOND COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-17-222 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Klarissa Peña, by request
RESOLUTION
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Approving And Authorizing The Acceptance Of Grant Funds Based On The Notice Of Grant Award For A Foster Grandparent Program With The Corporation For National And Community Service And The New Mexico Aging And Long Term Services Department And Providing For An Appropriation To The Department Of Senior Affairs Foster Grandparent Program In Fiscal Year 2018 (Peña, by request)
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APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDS BASED ON THE ATTACHED NOTICE OF GRANT AWARD FOR A FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM WITH THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE AND THE NEW MEXICO AGING AND LONG TERM SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND PROVIDING FOR AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SENIOR AFFAIRS FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM IN FISCAL YEAR 2018.
WHEREAS, the 2010 census figures show that there are 207,179 persons age 50 years and over living in Bernalillo County which represents 18% of the County's population; and
WHEREAS, the Albuquerque Department of Senior Affairs has developed a coordinated delivery system of services that meets the needs of senior citizens of Albuquerque and Bernalillo County; and
WHEREAS, the Corporation for National and Community Service has allocated funds in the amount of $161,296 of which $24,638 will be allocated to indirect overhead, and the New Mexico Aging and Long Term Services Department has allocated funds in the amount of $137,540 to the Department of Senior Affairs to meet these needs through the continued programming of the Foster Grandparent Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque will contribute matching funds of $147,350 which consists of $10,695 for indirect costs and $136,655 City cash match; and
WHEREAS, the total allocation for the grant is $446,186.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
Section 1. The Mayor is authorized to take all necessary and appropriate steps to enter into a grant agreement with the Corporation for National and Community Service and the New Mexico Aging and Long Term Services Department for the Foster Grandparent Program in the amount of $298,836 consisting of $161,296 of Federal funds, and $137,540 of State of New Mexico funds.
Section 2. Funds in the amount $446,186 consisting of $161,296 from the Corporation for National and Community Service of this amount $24,638 is for indirect overhead that will be paid from the grant, $137,540 from the New Mexico Aging and Long Term Services Department and $147,350 of City matching funds from the Transfer to Operating Grants Fund Program in the General Fund (110) are hereby appropriated to the Department of Senior Affairs in the Operating Grants Fund (265) for the Foster Grandparent Program for fiscal year 2018.
Section 3. Of the $147,350 from the Transfer to Operating Grants Program in the General Fund (110), $10,695 is for indirect overhead.
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