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City of Santa Fe Weekly Wrap
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Highlights from the Week of January 31, 2022 |
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There's a lot going on in the City Different!
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Putting the Money
Where Your Mouth Is
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LAST WEEK the Governing Body was presented with the ARPA Community Engagement Report that will inform City government decisions about how Santa Fe will spend $15 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds coming from the Federal Government to provide direct relief to families, workers, and businesses impacted by COVID-19. The funding can be disbursed and spent by December 2024.
Santa Fe-based Cerise Consulting collected the data and prepared the report under the supervision of Community Health and Safety Director Kyra Ochoa and Community and Economic Development Director Rich Brown. Cerise conducted a survey that 1,040 residents responded to, held a listening session, and incorporated public comments from Governing Body meetings late last year.
Three areas that respondents felt needed the most funding allocations are Community Health and Safety, Children and Youth Support Services, and Economic Health. Affordable housing and accessible behavioral health services were the respondents’ most frequently cited areas of need. The report also includes categories of responses about City Services and Arts, Culture, and Recreation.
Over the next month, recommendations for budgeting these funds are scheduled to come before City Council Committees, then the Governing Body for final review.
Director Rich Brown says: “The $15 million awarded to the City of Santa Fe will help our residents recover and strengthen our local economy. This includes programming to help small local businesses grow, job training, community and housing development, and industry-specific ideas to diversify our economy. This multiplier effect of investing in our businesses and community will generate jobs, resiliency, and renewed optimism.”
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MAYOR'S NOTE:
City Conquers
Snow-zilla!
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The weather forecasts were apocalyptic! Snow-zilla was headed to Santa Fe! Sure enough, we got hit and hit hard with two separate snow dumps, high winds, bitter cold and frigid conditions. And here’s what happened: You handled it. What an outstanding job!
When the show hit, our heroic snowplow operators worked around the clock and cleared 475 lane miles across Santa Fe. Unlike other communities, our drivers had roads to drive on that were clear, safe, and maintained.
Senior Services delivered hundreds of meals to our home-bound seniors and made sure that—snow or no snow—everyone got fed. On top of that, seniors got to their doctors’ appointments, picked up their prescriptions—all because of your work for the City.
Three years ago we implemented a new Code Blue procedure: When the temp hits a bitter cold level, our police, fire, EMT, and ARU units go out and look for people who are living outdoors. This week, our teams saved as many as 7 lives on the streets of Santa Fe, because of Code Blue.
You picked up trash and emptied recycling bins. You kept the buses running. You name it, you did it. When it came to this storm—and every challenge thrown your way—you not only met the moment. You mastered it!
As I told the Streets crew when I thanked them for their hard work on the snowplows, all of Santa Fe is grateful. Great job—again.
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Curative will offer free Rapid PCR Testing (results in two hours!) to all at the Midtown Public Safety Building four days a week, starting today. Find details on this page.
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The CHART project invites residents of the city and county to participate in public dialogue sessions in February. The theme is "Equity in Santa Fe." This is an opportunity for residents of all ages to share their opinions and perspectives and contribute to a body of information that will inform CHART’s recommendations to the City of Santa Fe Governing Body at the end of the project. Register here to submit preferred days, times, and locations.
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The Office of Affordable Housing announced the release of funds to support affordable housing opportunities for low- and moderate-income Santa Fe residents. The Community Development Commission reviews applications and makes funding recommendations to the Governing Body. Funding is available to developers and sponsors of affordable housing, including partnerships, corporations, limited liability companies, joint ventures, public/private partnerships, and non-profit organizations.
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Now's the time to nominate individuals, businesses, and organizations that have made outstanding contributions to the arts community for the Mayor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts. Categories: Arts, Philanthropy, Arts Innovator, Youth Artist, and a new one this year, the Lifetime Accomplishment Award. The deadline is 5 p.m., Friday, February 18. For more information and to nominate your winners go
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$3.50 Rate Increase for Household Waste Services |
Based on a comprehensive cost-of-service study conducted by Newgen Strategies and Solutions, LLC, the Environmental Services Division is proposing a rate increase for trash/recycling that will go into effect on March 1, 2022. The last City of Santa Fe trash/recycling rate increase was in 2016. The Governing Body will vote on the proposal on February 9. Learn more and find options for public commentary here.
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