City of Albuquerque - File #: R-21-163

• File #: R-21-163
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Enacted
• File created: 5/17/2021
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 8/2/2021
• Enactment date: 8/10/2021
• Enactment #: R-2021-052
• Title: Declaring The City Council's Support Of The Route 66 Centennial Celebration In 2026; Directing The Arts And Culture Services Department To Begin The Planning Process For A Centennial Celebration Event In The City Of Albuquerque (Pe?a)
• Sponsors: Klarissa J. Peña

Date	Action By	Action	Result
8/10/2021	City Clerk	Published
8/8/2021	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
8/6/2021	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
8/2/2021	City Council	Passed	Pass
6/21/2021	City Council	Accepted with a recommendation Do Pass, As Amended
6/14/2021	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Sent to Council with a recommendation of Do Pass, as Amended	Pass
6/14/2021	Finance & Government Operations Committee	Amended	Pass
5/17/2021	City Council	Introduced and Referred
5/17/2021	President	Referred

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FOURTH COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. R-21-163 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Klarissa J. Pe?a


RESOLUTION
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Declaring The City Council's Support Of The Route 66 Centennial Celebration In 2026; Directing The Arts And Culture Services Department To Begin The Planning Process For A Centennial Celebration Event In The City Of Albuquerque (Pe?a)
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DECLARING THE CITY COUNCIL'S SUPPORT OF THE ROUTE 66 CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION IN 2026; DIRECTING THE ARTS AND CULTURE SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO BEGIN THE PLANNING PROCESS FOR A CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION EVENT IN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE.
WHEREAS, the U.S. Congress passed House Bill 66 in July 2018, which established a Route 66 Centennial Planning Commission, and directed that a plan on the preservation needs of Route 66 be prepared; and
WHEREAS, states and cities along the historic Route 66 have also begun planning for celebratory events, through various planning and advisory commissions; and
WHEREAS, Route 66 National Historic Trail, includes all the alignments of U.S. Highway 66 in existence between 1926 and 1985, extending along a route of approximately 2,400 miles from Chicago, Illinois, to Santa Monica, California; and
WHEREAS, Route 66 runs through the heart of the City of Albuquerque, along Central Avenue, and was a major economic, social and political center of the City from 1939 to 1983; and
WHEREAS, present-day Route 66 along Central Avenue connects locals and visitors to the city's diverse neighborhoods, each offering unique and authentic Albuquerque experiences, including, the Southwest Mesa, the South Valley, Old Town, Downtown, the University of New Mexico, Nob Hill and the East Gateway; and
WHEREAS, the Historic Route 66 includes a portion of the El Camino Real, the path that led Spanish Colonists through the unfamiliar territory of New Mexico, and connected Spanish, and Native American ancient cultures; and
WHEREAS, ...