CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FOURTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-20-1 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Isaac Benton, by request
RESOLUTION
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Approving And Authorizing The Acceptance Of Grant Funds From The New Mexico State Highway And Transportation Department And Providing An Appropriation To The Parks And Recreation Department For Fiscal Years 2020 And 2021 (Benton, by request)
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APPROVING AND AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF GRANT FUNDS FROM THE NEW MEXICO STATE HIGHWAY AND TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT AND PROVIDING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION DEPARTMENT FOR FISCAL YEARS 2020 AND 2021.
WHEREAS, the City has as one of its goals to promote youth safety through the AMPA-Wide Youth Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety Education Program through education on multi-modal transportation and proper use of infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, the Transportation Alternative Program (TAP) is a federal-aid cost reimbursement program that provides federal funding for programs and projects defined as transportation alternatives; and
WHEREAS, the New Mexico State Department of Transportation Stewardship and Oversight agreement with the Federal Highway Administration, New Mexico Division, is responsible for implementing TAP in New Mexico; and
WHEREAS, grant funds in the amount of $220,000 are available for this purpose for fiscal year 2020 and fiscal year 2021 from the New Mexico Department of Transportation; and
WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque is desirous of accepting these funds, which require a total cash match of $37,490 for fiscal year 2020 and fiscal year 2021 to support this project and is available in the General Fund Transfer to Operating Grants Fund (265).
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
Section 1. That the attached agreement for the Transportation Alternative Program Grant for an AMPA-Wide Youth Bicycle/Pedestrian Safety Education Program is hereby approved...
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