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F I S C A L I M P A C T R E P O R T
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ORIGINAL DATE
LAST UPDATED
2/13/07
HB 1072
SHORT TITLE
ALBUQUERQUE SENIOR CITIZEN FITNESS
PROGRAMS
SB
ANALYST Propst
APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)
Appropriation
Recurring
or Non-Rec
Fund
Affected
FY07
FY08
$50.0
Recurring
General Fund
(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
LFC Files
Responses Received From
Aging and Long Term Services Department
SUMMARY
Synopsis of Bill
House Bill 1072 appropriates $50.0 from the General Fund for Albuquerque’s Department of
Senior Affairs to provide adult and senior citizen fitness programming at Manzano Mesa
multigenerational center.
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS
The appropriation of $50.0 contained in this bill is a recurring expense to the General Fund. Any
unexpended or unencumbered balance remaining at the end of FY08 shall revert to the General
Fund.
SIGNIFICANT ISSUES
The Manzano Mesa Multigenerational Center provides program services for seniors, youth and
community activities under one roof in southeast Albuquerque. Manzano Mesa has a fitness
center on site and has implemented strength training and muscle toning programs as part of the
Senior Sports and Fitness initiatives.
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Appropriating these funds to a department other than the Aging and Long-Terms Services
Department (ALTSD) may create a duplication of administrative oversight, redundancy in
contract management and fragmentation to the service delivery system for seniors. Funding for
programs such as this one are most appropriately placed with the ALTSD.
PERFORMANCE IMPLICATIONS
ALTSD reports that, in Albuquerque and Bernalillo County, the physical fitness programs
(Senior Sports and Fitness) receive funding from the City of Albuquerque Area Agency on
Aging (AAA), through the Department of Senior Affairs to provide a variety of exercise,
strength training and sports programs to improve the physical well being of senior citizens. The
Department of Senior Affairs offers services to persons aged sixty and over through seven senior
centers and 20 satellite meal sites. Fitness programming includes low-impact aerobics, gentle
exercise, strength training, adapted aquatics, Senior Olympics and winter sports. Exercise
classes are provided at most meal sites and all senior centers.
The Manzano Mesa Multigenerational Center is funded by the AAA through the Department of
Senior Affairs.
OTHER SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
The Department of Senior Affairs has a legislative request submitted through the City of
Albuquerque Area Agency on Aging (AAA) to the ALTSD in the aging network legislative
request contained in HB 131 (Senior Citizens Programs). The Department of Senior Affairs
request includes a portion of this proposal directed toward health promotion to support specially-
designed fitness programs to promote good health.
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