CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY-SIXTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-24-11 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Klarissa Peña and Renée Grout
RESOLUTION
title Directing The Albuquerque Police Department, The Albuquerque Community Safety Department, And The Albuquerque Planning Department To Report And Present To The City Council On A Quarterly Basis On Initiatives To Prepare Central Avenue Throughout City Limits For The Route 66 Centennial Celebration; Establishing The Method For Reporting And Presenting As Mandated In Resolution-23-175 (Peña, Grout)
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DIRECTING THE ALBUQUERQUE POLICE DEPARTMENT, THE ALBUQUERQUE COMMUNITY SAFETY DEPARTMENT, AND THE ALBUQUERQUE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TO REPORT AND PRESENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL ON A QUARTERLY BASIS ON INITIATIVES TO PREPARE CENTRAL AVENUE THROUGHOUT CITY LIMITS FOR THE ROUTE 66 CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION; ESTABLISHING THE METHOD FOR REPORTING AND PRESENTING AS MANDATED IN RESOLUTION-23-175.
WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque is preparing for the Route 66 Centennial Celebration in 2026; and
WHEREAS, the Albuquerque City Council passed R-23-175, which directed the City of Albuquerque to maintain landscaping, streetscaping, signage, transit facilities and other associated assets along Central Avenue/Route 66 throughout City limits; and
WHEREAS, R-23-175 directed coordination between the Transit Department, Department of Municipal Development, Solid Waste Department, and Arts and Culture Department to carry out the requirements of the Resolution. Since its enactment, Albuquerque City Councilors, though technical meetings with these Departments, have determined that the Albuquerque Police Department, Albuquerque Community Safety Department, and Albuquerque Planning Department were also performing certain tasks to prepare for the Route 66 Centennial Celebration that align with the goals of R-23-175 and should also be involved in coordinating their efforts with other City Departments moving forward; and
WHEREAS, as a wide variety of City Departments are performing regular tasks preparing for the upcoming Route 66 Centennial Celebration in 2026, having City Council receive regular presentations and reports from all of these City Departments will be valuable for ensuring that there is robust communication and coordination in maintaining the corridor leading up to the Centennial Celebration.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
SECTION 1. The Albuquerque Police Department, the Albuquerque Community Safety Department, and the Albuquerque Planning Department shall submit to the Albuquerque City Council a quarterly report documenting its progress in preparing Central Avenue for the Route 66 Centennial Celebration. These Departments shall also provide the Albuquerque City Council with quarterly presentations at City Council meetings.
SECTION 2. The quarterly reports required in this Resolution and R-23-175 shall be transmitted to the Council through a letter or report to the President of the City Council and the quarterly presentations shall be made to the City Council at regularly scheduled City Council Meetings.
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