HM 36 — "CITY OF SANTA FE DAY"

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 36PROCLAIMING 56THFEBRUARY LEGISLATURE-1, STATE OF NEWMEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2024 INTRODUCED"CITY BYOF ReenaSANTA SzczepanskiFE andDAY" AndreaIN RomeroTHE andHOUSE TaraOF L.REPRESENTATIVES.

Lujan5 andWHEREAS, Matthewon McQueenJanuary and21, Linda1911, Serratothe 7constitution 9of ANew MEMORIALMexico PROCLAIMINGwas FEBRUARYapproved 1,by 2024the "CITYvoters OFof SANTANew FEMexico; DAY" IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

14and WHEREAS, onevery Januaryyear 21,since, 1911, the constitutioncity of NewSanta MexicoFe washas approvedhosted bylegislators from across the votersstate to create the laws that support state government and the people of New Mexico;

and WHEREAS, everyfrom yearthe since,early Native American village to the citySpanish/European ofsettlement, Santathrough Fethe haspueblo hostedrevolt eto tthe 17Spanish legislatorsresettlement, fromas acrosspart theof stateMexico toand createnow the lawsUnited thatStates, wthe lcity nof dSanta 18Fe supportis statefortunate governmentto andbe the peopleseat of New Mexico;Mexico's government and such a historically rich city;

and = = 19 a l WHEREAS, from the earlycity Nativeof AmericanSanta villageFe tocontinues the i a e r 20 Spanish/European settlement, through the pueblo revolt to thewelcome a tdiverse mconstituency mfrom 21New Spanish resettlement, as part of Mexico and nowvisitors thefrom United d r e 22 States, the cityregion of Santa Fe is fortunate to be the seat of New c e s k 23 Mexico's government and suchnation aduring historicallyeach richlegislative city;session;

and e a n b 24 WHEREAS, the city of Santa Fe continues to welcome a u [ diverse constituency from New Mexico and visitors from the .227389.1 region and nation during each legislative session;

and WHEREAS, the residents, culture and economy of the city of Santa Fe greatly benefit from the devoted and hard-working HM 36 city, state, county and federal employees living and working Page 1 in this beautiful city;

e t 17 and w l n d 18 WHEREAS, the city of Santa Fe has made outstanding = = 19 a l progress in the last year with a brand new teen center opening i a e r 20 and the completion of the historic Santa Fe depot restoration a t m m 21 and, through the built for zero movement to end chronic d r e 22 homelessness, thirty percent of the homeless residents of c e s k 23 Consuelo's place were placed into permanent housing;

and e a n b 24 WHEREAS, the city council voted to put on the ballot, and u [ passed, a three percent excise tax on high-end home sales to .227389.1 - 2 - provide sustainable, dedicated funding for affordable and workforce housing;

the public works teams filled nine thousand four hundred eighty-eight potholes in a year and a half, cleared one thousand seven hundred four medians and collected sixty-seven tons of litter and trash and secured fifty million dollars ($50,000,000) in grant funding for road HM 36 Page 2 and trail repairs;

and WHEREAS, the city of Santa Fe was selected as one of the "best places to live and work as a movie maker" for the second year in a row, with twenty-eight significant awards and record-record-breaking breaking festivals, and, up next:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF e t 17 REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that congratulations w l n d 18 be extended to the city of Santa Fe for being the great capital = = 19 a l city it is and that February 1, 2024 be proclaimed "City of i a e r 20 Santa Fe Day" in the house of representatives;

and a t m m 21 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be d r e 22 transmitted to the mayor and city council of the city of Santa c e s k 23 Fe.

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