CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE
CITY COUNCIL
MEMORANDUM
TO: All Councilors
FROM: Jeff Hertz, Council Special Projects Policy Analyst
SUBJECT:
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Approving And Authorizing The Filing Of A Grant Application For
The New Mexico Tourism Department's Route 66 Centennial Grant
Program, For The City Of Albuquerque's Highland Property
Improvement Program, For Fiscal Year 2026 Through Fiscal Year
2027
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DATE: MAY 5, 2025
Councilors,
Per ? 2-11-17 of the City of Albuquerque Code of Ordinance (the "Grants Ordinance"), which was amended in April 2024, Council is filing an Other Communication for filing a grant application for the New Mexico Tourism Department's Route 66 Centennial Grant Program.
Per ? 2-11-17 Section 1 (A), "Any application or proposal for a grant with a matching requirement shall be submitted to the City Council in the form of an Executive Communication for review and approval at the same time as the submittal of such application or proposal to any grantor. Executive Communications shall include an interoffice memorandum and a copy of the executive summary of the grant application or a copy of the grant application. The total City obligation shall be included in the interoffice memorandum. A fiscal impact analysis is not required to be submitted with the Executive Communication for a grant application."
Due to the fact that the Council is applying for the grant rather than a City Department, legislation needs to be submitted to Council in the form of an Other [JJ1][HJC2]Communication rather than an Executive Communication. Furthermore, per ? 2-11-17 Section 1 (A), an executive summary of the grant application is attached to this Other Communication and below is the total City obligation:
* Upon award of funds from the Route 66 Centennial Grant from the New Mexico Tourism Department, funds in the amount of $325,200, consisting of $250,000 from the New Mexico Tourism Department, $50,000 for City matching costs coming from Gen...
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