City of Albuquerque - File #: R-19-160

• File #: R-19-160
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 6/3/2019
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 8/5/2019
• Enactment date: 8/26/2019
• Enactment #: R-2019-052
• Title: Adopting A Proposition To Be Submitted To The Voters At The Next Municipal Election Concerning The Renewal Of A Quarter Of One Percent Transportation Infrastructure Gross Receipts Tax (Sanchez and Benton, by request)
• Sponsors: Isaac Benton (By Request)

Date	Action By	Action	Result
8/26/2019	City Clerk	Published
8/22/2019	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
8/19/2019	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
8/5/2019	City Council	Passed as Amended	Pass
8/5/2019	City Council	Amended	Pass
8/5/2019	City Council	Amended	Pass
6/17/2019	City Council	Accepted with a Recommendation Do Pass (Immediate Action)
6/17/2019	City Council	Postponed	Pass
6/10/2019	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Sent to Council for Immediate Action	Pass
6/10/2019	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Sent to Council with a recommendation of Do Pass	Pass
6/3/2019	City Council	Introduced and Referred
6/3/2019	President	Referred

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY THIRD COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. R-19-160 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Ken Sanchez and Isaac Benton, by request


RESOLUTION
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Adopting A Proposition To Be Submitted To The Voters At The Next Municipal Election Concerning The Renewal Of A Quarter Of One Percent Transportation Infrastructure Gross Receipts Tax (Sanchez and Benton, by request)
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ADOPTING A PROPOSITION TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT THE NEXT MUNICIPAL ELECTION CONCERNING THE RENEWAL OF A QUARTER OF ONE PERCENT TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE GROSS RECEIPTS TAX.
WHEREAS, since FY/2000, the City has renewed a voter approved Transportation Infrastructure Gross Receipts Tax; and
WHEREAS, the voter approved Transportation Infrastructure Tax has provided hundreds of millions of dollars in funding for road rehabilitation, road maintenance, road deficiencies and transit operations; and
WHEREAS, Albuquerque residents, visitors, and businesses have benefited greatly by the improvements funded from the proceeds of the Transportation Infrastructure Tax; and
WHEREAS, the proceeds of the Transportation Infrastructure Tax have also provided approximately 20% of the City's Transit operating funds; and
WHEREAS, the existing Transportation Infrastructure Tax contains a sunset provision which causes the tax to expire on June 30, 2020; and
WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of the residents of the City of Albuquerque to place a question on the ballot of the November 5, 2019 Municipal Election regarding whether to continue to provide this source of road and transit funding.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
Section 1. That the City Clerk is instructed to place the following proposal on the next municipal election ballot, and the qualified voters of the City of Albuquerque shall be permitted to vote "for" or "against" the following proposal:
PROPOSITION
SHALL THE CITY OF ALBUQUER...