City of Albuquerque - File #: R-20-114

• File #: R-20-114
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 11/16/2020
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 12/7/2020
• Enactment date: 12/21/2020
• Enactment #: R-2020-117
• Title: Establishing Legislative And Budget Priorities For The City Of Albuquerque For The 55th New Mexico State Legislature (Pe?a)
• Sponsors: Klarissa J. Peña

Date	Action By	Action	Result
12/21/2020	City Clerk	Published
12/16/2020	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
12/15/2020	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
12/7/2020	City Council	Passed as Amended	Pass
12/7/2020	City Council	Amended	Pass
11/16/2020	City Council	Introduced
11/16/2020	President	To be heard at the Council Meeting

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE

TWENTY FOURTH COUNCIL

COUNCIL BILL NO.            R-20-114               ENACTMENT NO.   ____________________

SPONSORED BY:                     Klarissa J. Peña                     

RESOLUTION

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Establishing Legislative And Budget Priorities For The City Of Albuquerque For The 55th New Mexico State Legislature (Peña)

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ESTABLISHING LEGISLATIVE AND BUDGET PRIORITIES FOR THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE FOR THE 55^th NEW MEXICO STATE LEGISLATURE.

                     WHEREAS, the State of New Mexico and the City of Albuquerque, a municipal subdivision of the State, are charged with providing for the public’s health, welfare and safety; and

                     WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque and the State of New Mexico strive to create policies and programs to provide for just and equitable communities. The State and the City often share missions, and therefore work cooperatively, to provide citizens with mental and physical health, job and food security and quality civic infrastructure; and

                     WHEREAS, many of the facilities and services offered through the City of Albuquerque have a regional impact. These facilities and services benefit residents of Albuquerque, Central New Mexico and citizens from throughout New Mexico. to succeed in acquiring the funds to construct and improve these facilities requires a joint effort between the State of New Mexico and the City of Albuquerque; and

                     WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque is one community created through many neighborhoods. These neighborhoods, as does the City as a whole, require continual investment. Efforts to fund neighborhood projects are multi-year combined efforts between neighborhood groups, Albuquerque City Councilors, New Mexico State Legislators and often Bernalillo County Commissioners.

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:

                     SECTION 1.   The City of Albuquerque encourages the 55^th New Mexico Legislature to adopt policies, programs and funding to provide for the residents of Albuquerque, and all the people of New Mexico, healthy communities, quality infrastructure, robust economic development and especially social services that care for those in need of assistance regarding behavioral and physical health, economic opportunity, and shelter, and food security; and

                     SECTION 2.  The City of Albuquerque after careful consideration of its responsibilities with the State of New Mexico, respectfully requests that the 55^th New Mexico State Legislature develop or support policies that provide funding and or implementation for “Significant Regional Projects,” “Neighborhood Priority Improvement Projects,” and “Operations and Program Support” as identified in Attachments City Wide and Regional Projects, District Project and Policy and Legislative Requests of this Resolution. For implementation of these projects to be successful a partnership between the City of Albuquerque and the State of New Mexico is needed.

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