CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY SEVENTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-26-27 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Joaqu?n Baca, by request
RESOLUTION
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Relating To The Approval Of The Capital Development Agreement For The Encuentro Home Health Aid Training Center, Developed By La Plaza De Encuentro Gathering Place (Baca, by request)
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WHEREAS, the City of Albuquerque (the "City") is a legally and regularly created, established, organized, and existing municipal corporation of the State of New Mexico (the "State"); and
WHEREAS, the New Mexico Metropolitan Redevelopment Code, Section 3-60A-l et seq. NMSA 1978 (the "MR Code"), confers certain powers upon the municipality to promote catalytic developments within areas that have been deemed blighted by the governing body of the municipality and authorizes the municipality to create a Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency (MRA) for the purpose of elimination or prevention of slum or blight; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to the MR Code, Sections 3-60A-12 through 3-60A-13.1, 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 well as exempt property from taxes, as defined in the Act; and
WHEREAS, the City desires to promote redevelopment in areas designated as blighted and contribute to neighborhood stabilization by providing housing, convenient services, job and business support, building upgrades, infrastructure, and neighborhood beautification programs for such areas, and to promote the public health, welfare, safety, convenience, and prosperity; and
WHEREAS, the City Council (the "Council"), after notice and public hearing, as required by the Code, approved the Barelas Neighborhood Commercial Area Revitalization and Metropolitan Area Plan ("Barelas MR Plan") in September 1991, by R-430 Enactment Number 148-1991; and
WHEREAS, the Council adopted an ...
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