Title
Incorporated County of Los Alamos Resolution No. 22-11; A Resolution of Support and Funding Commitment for the Local MainStreet Program.
Recommended Action
I move that Council adopt Incorporated County Of Los Alamos Resolution No. 22-11; A Resolution of Support and Funding Commitment by the Incorporated County of Los Alamos for the Local MainStreet Program, as a Partner with Los Alamos MainStreet, a Program of the Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation (LACDC) and authorize the County Manager to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the New Mexico MainStreet Program.
County Manager's Recommendation
The County Manager recommends that Council adopt the Resolution as requested.
Body
Adoption of the attached Resolution No. 22-11 provides Council approval for the County Manager to sign a biennial Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU FY2022-2024”) between the County, the New Mexico MainStreet Program, and the Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District. The Los Alamos MainStreet Program, a program serving the Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District and administered by the Los Alamos Commerce and Development Corporation (“LACDC”), is a State-Certified and Nationally Accredited MainStreet Program Affiliate.
The MOU FY2022-2024 defines the County's partnership with the Los Alamos MainStreet Program and the New Mexico MainStreet Program administered by the State of New Mexico Economic Development Department (“NMEDD”) to pursue and manage capital outlay or other state and federal funds dedicated to revitalization, in coordination with matching public and private funds, for qualifying projects in the Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District. The MOU FY2022-2024 formalizes the County’s ongoing support for the Los Alamos MainStreet Program and the County’s corresponding funding commitment.
Through the New Mexico MainStreet Program, NMEDD has dedicated resources, professional assistance, and services to partnering municipalities, including the County, and a local non-profit organization representing stakeholders within designated commercial districts, including the Los Alamos MainStreet and Creative District. In order to receive this assistance, the County must sign biennial MOU’s agreeing to dedicate collaborative resources, adopt local governing body economic growth and revitalization tools, and establish economic development funding for operations and program implementation to restore economic vitality within the MainStreet economic redevelopment district. Council signs a MOU in support of the Los Alamos MainStreet Program every two years, and this agreement reaffirms the County’s ongoing support of these efforts.
Attachments
A - Public Notice of Resolution No. 22-11
B - Incorporated County of Los Alamos Resolution 22-11
C - Biennial Memorandum of Understanding FY2022-2024