CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FIFTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-23-155 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Tammy Fiebelkorn and Pat Davis
RESOLUTION
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Supporting A Public-Private Economic Development Mainstreet Project With The Revitalize San Pedro Partnership (Fiebelkorn, Davis)
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SUPPORTING A PUBLIC-PRIVATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT MAINSTREET PROJECT WITH THE REVITALIZE SAN PEDRO PARTNERSHIP.
WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque supports the revitalization and economic re-development of the San Pedro historic commercial area; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to maintain economically vital and vibrant areas for its residents, visitors, and tourists; and
WHEREAS, the City sees economically healthy commercial areas as critical assets for a high quality of life in Albuquerque; and
WHEREAS, the City recognizes the unique character and vital role of the San Pedro corridor for small retail businesses; and
WHEREAS, the City values the San Pedro corridor as a historic community gathering space; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to maintain and enhance a livable and walkable historic area; and
WHEREAS, this portion of San Pedro was mapped as a Main Street Corridor per the Centers and Corridors map (Figure 5-4) in the City of Albuquerque's Comprehensive Plan 2017; and
WHEREAS, Main Street Corridors are intended to be lively, highly walkable streets lined with local-serving businesses, modeled after the American tradition of Main Street as a place for living, working and shopping; and
WHEREAS, Albuquerque's Comprehensive Plan Goal 5.2 states "Foster communities where residents can live, work, learn, shop, and play together"; and
WHEREAS, the City wishes to pursue a partnership with a local MainStreet non-profit economic re-development organization through the NM Economic Development Department's New Mexico MainStreet Program (NMMS), to invest in enhancing the quality of life for the community's citizens vi...
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