CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SIXTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-25-155 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Joaqu?n Baca, by request
RESOLUTION
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Approving And Authorizing The Acceptance Of Grant Funds From A New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division Trails+ Grant And Providing An Appropriation To The Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency In Fiscal Year 2025 (Baca, by request)
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WHEREAS, the City desires to promote redevelopment in areas designated as blighted areas so as to promote neighborhood stabilization by providing affordable housing, convenient services, creating new jobs, upgrading area buildings, infrastructure and housing for such areas and to promote public health welfare, safety convenience and prosperity; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the Metropolitan Redevelopment Code, Sections 3-13 60A-1 through 3-60A-48, New Mexico Statutes Annotated, 1978 Compilation, as amended (the "Act"), the City is authorized to acquire, whether by construction, purchase, gift or lease, and to finance, sell, lease, or otherwise dispose of, projects as defined in the Act; and
WHEREAS, the Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency (MRA) is committed to improving the economic conditions and physical infrastructure in designated areas; and
WHEREAS, Central Crossing has been deemed to be unpleasant, unsafe, and a threat to public health; and
WHEREAS, on March 14, 2025, the MRA applied for a State of New Mexico Outdoor Recreation Division Trails+ grant for $500,000 to support construction of the Central Crossing project; and
WHEREAS, on April 18, 2025, the MRA was notified that an award was granted; and
WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque approves appropriation of these funds to MRA to help in the completion of the Central Crossing project.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
Section 1. That the Council hereby approved and authorizes the Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency to accept the grant ...
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