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

SPONSOR M.P. Garcia

ORIGINAL DATE

LAST UPDATED

3/13/2007

HM 100

SHORT TITLE Albuquerque Flood Control Park Name

SB

ANALYST Schuss

APPROPRIATION (dollars in thousands)

Appropriation

Recurring

or Non-Rec

Fund

Affected

FY07

FY08

NFI

(Parenthesis ( ) Indicate Expenditure Decreases)

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

LFC Files

SUMMARY

Synopsis of Bill

House Memorial 100 requests that the Albuquerque Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control

Authority, the City of Albuquerque and the County of Bernalillo name the flood control park at

the corner of Bridge Boulevard SW and Hartline Road SW in the South Valley in memory and

honor of Esequiel “Skippy" Padilla.

SIGNIFICANT ISSUES

House Memorial 100 states that the Five Points area in the South Valley is prone to flooding and

ponding due to its elevation being similar to that of the Rio Grande and much of the Five Points

area is in a flood plain, which creates economic hardship for young families seeking to buy a

house because mortgages on these homes require the added expense of the purchase of flood

insurance.

HM 100 states that in 1999, Esequiel “Skippy" Padilla came to Representative Miguel P. Garcia

with a large contingency of Five Points residents seeking funding to provide storm draining,

sidewalks and curbs in the Five Points area to alleviate flooding and heavy ponding in the area.

Esequiel “Skippy" Padilla’s efforts led to a larger flood control effort in not only the Five Points

area but also the Los Ranchos de Atrisco area, totaling close to $2,000,000.

House Memorial 100 – Page

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According to HM 100, Esequiel “Skippy" Padilla raised his sons and daughters in the Five Points

area and was a devoted religious leader at the Holy Family Parish in Atrisco and he served in the

United States Coast Guard defending democracy during World War II, retired from the City of

Albuquerque Fire Department as an Assistant Fire Chief, was the founder and president emeritus

of the Five Points Neighborhood Association and was an impeccable community leader loved by

all. Esequiel “Skippy" Padilla passed away on November 20, 2003 at the age of eighty years old,

leaving a large void in the south valley.

The House of Representatives of the State of New Mexico requests that the Albuquerque

Metropolitan Arroyo Flood Control Authority, the City of Albuquerque and the County of

Bernalillo be requested to name the flood control park recently constructed at the corner of

Bridge Boulevard SW and Hartline Road SW in memory and honor of Esequiel “Skippy"

Padilla.

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