CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY THIRD COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-19-185 ENACTMENT NO. ______________________
SPONSORED BY: Diane G. Gibson
RESOLUTION
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Approving And Authorizing The Acceptance Of Grant Funds Based On Applications For Federal And State Assistance For The Senior Corps Programs Including The Foster Grandparent Program (FGP), The Retired And Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP), And The Senior Companion Program (SCP), With The Corporation For National And Community Service (CNCS) And The New Mexico Aging And Long Term Services Department (ALTSD) And Providing For An Appropriation To The Department Of Senior Affairs In Fiscal Year 2020 (Gibson)
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APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDS BASED ON THE ATTACHED APPLICATIONS FOR FEDERAL AND STATE ASSISTANCE FOR THE SENIOR CORPS PROGRAMS INCLUDING THE FOSTER GRANDPARENT PROGRAM (FGP), THE RETIRED AND SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM (RSVP), AND THE SENIOR COMPANION PROGRAM (SCP), WITH THE CORPORATION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE (CNCS) AND THE NEW MEXICO AGING AND LONG TERM SERVICES DEPARTMENT (ALTSD) AND PROVIDING FOR AN APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF SENIOR AFFAIRS IN FISCAL YEAR 2020.
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 City has applied for Federal assistance from the Corporation for National and Community Service for funds in the amount of $318,401 of which $27,007 will be allocated to indirect overhead, and has applied for State assistance from the New Mexico Aging and Long Term Services Department for funds in the amount of $261,398 of which $583 will be allocated to indirect overhead, for the Department of Senior Affairs to meet the continued programming needs of the Senior Corps Programs; and
WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque will contribute funds of $416,411 which consists of $26,303 for indirect costs and $390,108 City cash match; and
WHEREAS, the total allocation for the grants is $996,210.
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 Senior Corps Programs in the amount of $579,799 consisting of $318,401 of Federal funds, and $261,398 of State of New Mexico funds.
Section 2: That upon award of the grants, the following estimated federal funds from the Corporation for National and Community Service are hereby appropriated to the Department of Senior Affairs in the Operating Grants Fund (265), beginning in Fiscal Year 2020:
Grant Name Est. Award & IDOH Total
FGP $164,360 $ 5,000 $169,360
RSVP $ 24,640 $19,583 $ 44,223
SCP $ 102,394 $ 2,424 $104,818
Section 3: That upon award of the grants, the following estimated state funds from the New Mexico Aging and Long Term Services Department are hereby appropriated to the Department of Senior Affairs in the Operating Grants Fund (265), beginning in Fiscal Year 2020:
Grant Name Est. Award & IDOH Total
FGP $120,938 $ 0 $120,938
RSVP $ 51,437 $ 583 $ 52,020
SCP $ 88,440 $ 0 $ 88,440
Section 4: The following 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), beginning in Fiscal Year 2020:
Grant Name Match & IDOH Total
FGP $146,596 $ 15,625 $162,221
RSVP $157,389 $ 284 $157,673
SCP $ 86,123 $ 10,394 $ 96,517
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