0001|                       SENATE JOINT MEMORIAL 45
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0002|     43RD LEGISLATURE - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 1998
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0003|                            INTRODUCED BY
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0004|                          ROMAN M. MAES III
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0009|     
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0010|                           A JOINT MEMORIAL
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0011|     REQUESTING THE GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT TO WORK WITH THE
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0012|     CITY OF SANTA FE TO FINALIZE AN AGREEMENT FOR A PROPERTY
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0013|     EXCHANGE INVOLVING THE OLD RECORDS AND ARCHIVES BUILDING.
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0014|     
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0015|          WHEREAS, the city of Santa Fe is redeveloping the Santa
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0016|     Fe railyard property, and the old state records and archives
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0017|     building on Montezuma avenue is adjacent to the city's
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0018|     redevelopment project; and 
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0019|          WHEREAS, the state of New Mexico general services
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0020|     department is developing the west capitol complex to house
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0021|     state agencies off of Cerrillos road and Camino Carlos Rey;
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0022|     and
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0023|          WHEREAS, the city of Santa Fe wants to include the old
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0024|     records and archives property in its railyard redevelopment
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0025|     efforts; and
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0001|          WHEREAS, the state wants additional land in the vicinity
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0002|     of the west capitol complex; and
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0003|          WHEREAS, discussions between the city and the state have
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0004|     led to a proposal to exchange the old records and archives
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0005|     property for two and three-tenths acres of city-owned land;
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0006|     and
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0007|          WHEREAS, this exchange would mutually benefit the city
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0008|     and the state;
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0009|          NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE
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0010|     STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the general services department be
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0011|     requested to work with the city of Santa Fe to finalize an
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0012|     agreement to provide for city acquisition of the old records
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0013|     and archives building on Montezuma avenue in exchange for the
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0014|     land near the west capitol complex; and
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0015|          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this memorial be
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0016|     transmitted to the secretary of general services and to the
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0017|     mayor of the city of Santa Fe.
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