CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FIFTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-23-112 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Klarissa J. Pe?a
RESOLUTION
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City Of Albuquerque Project Recommendations To The Mid-Region Council Of Governments For Inclusion In The 2040 And 2045 Metropolitan Plan And For Consideration For Federal Funding In The Proposed Fy 2020 To Fy 2025 Transportation Improvement Program For The Albuquerque Metropolitan Planning Area (Pe?a)
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WHEREAS, for the City of Albuquerque to be eligible to receive federal transportation funds as a member of the Mid-Region Council of Governments (MRCOG), a project must be included in both the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) and the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP); and
WHEREAS, the City Council passed and adopted Council Bill Number O-07-89 on September 5th, 2007 establishing procedures for inclusion and amendment projects in MTP and the TIP of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Planning Area; and
WHEREAS, the procedures mandated in O-07-89 have been codified in "?2-12-8 Metropolitan Transportation Plan And Transportation Improvement Program Submittals", that mandate the Mayor shall submit a proposed resolution to the City Council setting forth projects recommended for inclusion in the Metropolitan Transportation Plan (MTP) and the Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Planning Area at least 30 days prior to the deadline for project submittals as established by the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). Projects shall only be submitted to the MPO for inclusion in the MTP and/or the TIP by City Council resolution; and
WHEREAS, a combination of circumstances prevented the Administration from transmitting a list to the City Council before submittal to the MRCOG. These include a shorter than normal application period, and a delay in receiving information on the amount of funding that was available to the region due to the late arri...
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