CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FOURTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. F/S R-20-85 ENACTMENT NO. _____________________
SPONSORED BY: Klarissa J. Pe?a, Lan Sena
RESOLUTION
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F/S Supplementing Priorities For The Capital Implementation Program Of The City Of Albuquerque By Implementing A Community Equity Criterion To Be Used In The Development Of The Plan (Pe?a, Sena)
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SUPPLEMENTING PRIORITIES FOR THE CAPITAL IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE BY IMPLEMENTING A COMMUNITY EQUITY CRITERION TO BE USED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PLAN.
WHEREAS, laws and political priorities at all levels of government have resulted in community inequities in Albuquerque and elsewhere that have disparately impacted historically marginalized communities' access to and leveraging of community resources, infrastructure investments, and other health and wealth-building resources; and
WHEREAS, social and racial inequities persist relating to educational attainment, encounters with the criminal justice system, jobs, housing, public infrastructure, health, and the community impacts of the current COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, a focus on equity in capital investment by local governments is critically important in getting toward more equitable outcomes for communities across the City with respect to allocation of public resources and broader community success; and
WHEREAS, local governments have the ability to implement policy change at multiple levels and across multiple sectors to drive larger systemic change; and
WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque became an active member of the Government Alliance for Race and Equity in 2018, and recommitted to reshape government by committing to and advancing racial equity initiatives to become an inclusive community where equitable success is the norm and race and ethnicity will no longer predict outcomes; and
WHEREAS, Resolution R-17-256 was approved by the City Council on January 17, 2018, an...
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