City of Albuquerque - File #: R-23-181

• File #: R-23-181
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Enacted and Published
• File created: 11/8/2023
• In control: City Council
• Final action: 11/8/2023
• Enactment date: 11/22/2023
• Enactment #: R-2023-094
• Title: Directing The City Of Albuquerque Transit Department And Rio Metro Regional Transit District To Conduct A Study For Considering Consolidation; Appropriating Funding For The Study (Benton)
• Sponsors: Isaac Benton

Date	Action By	Action	Result
11/22/2023	City Clerk	Published
11/21/2023	Mayor	Signed by the Mayor
11/15/2023	City Council	Sent to Mayor for Signature
11/8/2023	City Council	Introduced (Immediate Action Requested)
11/8/2023	President	Immediate Action Requested
11/8/2023	City Council	Passed	Pass

CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY-FIFTH COUNCIL


COUNCIL BILL NO. R-23-181 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________

SPONSORED BY: Isaac Benton


RESOLUTION
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Directing The City Of Albuquerque Transit Department And Rio Metro Regional Transit District To Conduct A Study For Considering Consolidation; Appropriating Funding For The Study (Benton)
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DIRECTING THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE TRANSIT DEPARTMENT AND RIO METRO REGIONAL TRANSIT DISTRICT TO CONDUCT A STUDY FOR CONSIDERING CONSOLIDATION; APPROPRIATING FUNDING FOR THE STUDY.
WHEREAS, the Albuquerque City Council passed R-23-163, which directed the City of Albuquerque Transit Department and the Rio Metro Regional Transit District (RMRTD) to conduct a Study for consolidating the City of Albuquerque Transit Department and the RMRTD and to develop a Consolidation Plan, encouraged RMRTD to pass a companion Resolution, and appropriated funding for the Study and Plan; and
WHEREAS, the RMRTD Board of Directors passed their companion Resolution, but amended the Resolution to exclude the development of a Consolidation Plan, therefore, requiring the City of Albuquerque to repeal and replace R-23-163 (Enactment No. R-2023-080) with this Resolution that mirrors RMRTD's Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the RMRTD was formed in accordance with the Regional Transit District Act, 73-25-1 to 73-25-18 NMSA 1978, and is a political subdivision of the State of New Mexico; and
WHEREAS, consolidating transportation systems at the regional level has been an effective mechanism for improving efficiencies and reducing costs across jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque Transit Department is responsible for operating fixed route service, paratransit service, and BRT service within the City limits; and
WHEREAS, the RMRTD Board of Directors is responsible for carrying out the functions conferred by the provisions of the state's Regional Transit District Act, with the establishment of a regi...