CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SIXTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-24-104 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Joaquín Baca
RESOLUTION
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Approving And Authorizing The Acceptance Of A Grant From Bernalillo County For The Sawmill Community Land Trust Technical Plan Development Project And Providing An Appropriation To The Office Of Equity And Inclusion (Baca)
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WHEREAS, the need for permanent and affordable housing is a crisis that both the City and County desire to address immediately; and
WHEREAS, the Sawmill Community Land Trust (SCLT) is partnering with the City of Albuquerque's Office of Equity and Inclusion to develop a technical plan for mixed-use and mixed-income housing on undeveloped parcels of land; and
WHEREAS, the City’s Office of Equity and Inclusion was selected to participate in the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Thriving Communities Program (TCP), providing resources and technical assistance for the project; and
WHEREAS, the property includes land owned by both the SCLT and the City, located within Council District 2, with the City owning approximately 27 acres; and
WHEREAS, this collaboration aims to address the urgent need for permanent and affordable housing within the community; and
WHEREAS, the Councilor for District 2 is in support of the project and has dedicated Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($65,000) of Council Set-Aside funding towards its development; and
WHEREAS, Bernalillo County has awarded an additional Sixty-Five Thousand Dollars ($65,000) to supplement the City funding for the project; and
WHEREAS, an Intergovernmental Agreement between the City and the County outlines the collaboration and funding arrangements for the project; and
WHEREAS, the project will be executed by SCLT in cooperation with the City’s Office of Equity and Inclusion and other relevant departments; and
WHEREAS, the appropriation of the funds contributed from Bernalillo County for the SCLT Technical Plan Development Project is timely and necessary for the City to serve its citizens.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
Section 1. That the following appropriation is hereby made in the Capital Acquisition Fund (305) as indicated:
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Office of Equity and Inclusion
Sawmill Community Land Trust Technical Plan Development $65,000
The scope of the project is to support the development of a technical plan for mixed-use and mixed-income housing on undeveloped parcels, including project planning, design, equipment, enhancements and otherwise improvements.