CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FOURTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-21-235 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Klarissa J. Pe?a, Brook Bassan
RESOLUTION
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Establishing Federal Programming And Policy Priorities For The City Of Albuquerque For Federal Fiscal Years 2022/2023 (Pe?a, Bassan)
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WHEREAS, the residents of Albuquerque share common aspirations, ambitions, and purposes that form the goals, missions, and responsibilities of the City of Albuquerque; and
WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque and the Government of the United States of America form the commonwealth through which these aspirations are expressed, pursued and fulfilled; and
WHEREAS, it is in the interest, and the desire of, the City of Albuquerque for the Federal Government to continue with and expand programs that assist local governments to improve public safety, behavioral and public health, housing, indigent care, services for the disabled, protection of the natural environment, improve and maintain critical infrastructure, and help foster sustainable economic development; and
WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States, has established a Community Project Fund to assist in the development and operation of public infrastructure and community-based service programs for State and Local Government; and
WHEREAS the Congress of the United States has adopted and the President has signed the "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act" which will provide over $3.4 billion in critical infrastructure funding to New Mexico; and
WHEREAS, the Administration and the City Council through research and due diligence have identified a list of federal priorities that best utilize the resources and funding programs of the Federal Government to improve the health, safety, and welfare of the residents of Albuquerque; and
WHEREAS, the Intergovernmental Legislative Relations Committee convened in January of 2022 and approved a list of projects to be submitted t...
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