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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T

SPONSOR Garcia, M.P.

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

1/21/06

HB 68

SHORT TITLE South Valley Multipurpose Family Center

SB

ANALYST Lewis

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY06

FY07

150.0

Recurring

General Fund

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

Relates to HC 1, which

requests $4,700,000 to plan, design, construct and equip the South Valley

Multipurpose Family Services Center in Bernalillo County.

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

Responses Received From

Aging & Long-Term Services Department (ALTSD)

Health Policy Commission (HPC)

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Bill 68 appropriates $150,000 from the general fund to Aging and Long-Term Services

Department to fund operation of the South Valley Multipurpose Family Services Center in Ber-

nalillo County.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS

The appropriation of $150,000 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the general fund.

Any unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of fiscal year 2007 shall revert

to the general fund.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

According to the Aging & Long-Term Services Department (ALTSD), this appropriation will be

used to fund a site manager and operating costs to prepare the center for daily senior activities,

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once the site is fully operational. The funding request is not contained in the Aging Network

Package.

The South Valley Multipurpose Family Services Center is now being referred to as the Larrazolo

Multipurpose Center. It will serve as a senior meal site with associated activities and will provide

Adult Day Care. The center will also provide educational, social and recreational services and

cultural enrichment for youth, seniors and families. It will include space for adult daycare, a sen-

ior meal site, child care/Headstart and educational programs such as adult education, a studio

workshop, charter school and traditional Hispano cultural programs along with recreational pro-

grams such as a mini-gymnasium, therapeutic pool and outdoor recreation space.

The City of Albuquerque, PSA 1 Area Agency on Aging and the Department of Senior Affairs

are conducting a needs assessment of the community. Capital Projects are currently being used

for construction of the multipurpose center.

ADMINISTRATIVE IMPLICATIONS

ALTSD notes that this project would be contracted through the City of Albuquerque Area

Agency on Aging.

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