A. CALL TO ORDER
President Mark Aliff
B. INVOCATION
Pastor Jim Urie, Pueblo Praise
C. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
D. ROLL CALL
E. SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS
Proclamation Presentation: "Scott Hobson Day"
E1 Proclamation Presentation: "Pueblo County Fair Days" - Vickie Ingram, Pueblo County Fair Board Member & Josie Harder, Member of 4H & Kelly Sloan, Member of FFA & 4H
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E2 Recognition Presentation: "2025-26 Colorado State Fair Fiesta Queen and Court" - Alicia Jimenez, Pageant Chair & the Fiesta Queen and Court, Ysabelle Ava Rosales, Dulce Maria Valenzuela, Stephanie Beltran, Jalyn Nicole Wagner, and Stephanie Calzidillas Rojo
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E3 Recognition Presentation: "Board of Health Service" - Eileen Dennis
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E4 Proclamation Presentation: "Scott Hobson Day"
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F. PUBLIC FORUM
G. COUNCIL MEMBER AND MAYOR COMMENTARY
H. REVIEW OF AGENDA
Review Agenda page by page.
I. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
Motion to Amend the Agenda or Motion to Approve the Agenda as distributed.
J. READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES
Motion to dispense with the reading and approve the Minutes of the Regular Meeting dated [AGENDA_CUSTOM_TEXT_4], as distributed.
J1 City Council Minutes 062325
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K. CONSENT AGENDA
All items listed in this portion of the agenda are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilperson so requests; in which event, the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered under the Regular Agenda. Unless otherwise indicated, titles are self-explanatory.
L. COMMUNICATIONS
M. RESOLUTIONS
M1 A Resolution ratifying the award of an emergency construction contract in the amount of $386,647.32 to Russ Grading & Excavating LLC, A Colorado Limited Liability Company, for Project No. 25-012 (SWAN03) - for emergency storm sewer point repair on W 12th Street and Elizabeth Street and approving a change order in the amount of $256,263.10 for additional work and materials, and authorizing and approving the Purchasing Agent's execution of the same
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M2 A Resolution transferring funds in the amount of $371,417.50 from HUAN01 Street Resurfacing to Account Project HU2503; and awarding a construction contract in the amount of $321,417.50 to Tony J Beltramo & Sons, Inc., for Project No. 25-062, Asphalt improvements at Lexington Road and Saratoga Road, setting forth $50,000 for contingencies, and authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute same
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M3 A Resolution ratifying an emergency construction contract in the amount of $205,511.90 with Parker Excavating, Inc., for Emergency Sanitary sewer point repair at 2721 Pine St., Project No. 24-033 (WWAN03) and approving the Purchasing Agent’s execution of the same.
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M4 A Resolution authorizing the reallocation of two hundred and twenty-seven thousand, nine hundred and fifty-six dollars ($227,956) from Project No. CI2113 – American Rescue Plan Act Information Technology Railroad Permits to the installation of fiber-optic cable network infrastructure for the video surveillance equipment in the parks, as authorized by section 603 (a) of the American Rescue Plan Act and U.S. Treasury Final Rule 31 CFR 35
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M5 A Resolution ratifying an emergency construction contract and Amendment No. 1 in the amount of $87,765.63 with Parker Excavating, Inc., for emergency sanitary sewer point repair at 701 Joliet Ave., Project No. 24-033 (WWAN03) and approving the Purchasing Agent’s execution of the same
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M6 A Resolution ratifying an emergency construction contract in the amount of $9,890.00 with Miller Pipeline, LLC., for emergency sanitary sewer point repair at 314 and 412 E Mesa Ave., Project No. 24-033 (WWAN03) and approving the Purchasing Agent’s execution of the same
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M7 A Resolution ratifying an emergency construction contract in the amount of $6,509.47 with Miller Pipeline, LLC., for emergency sanitary sewer point repair at 908 Jones Ave., Project No. 24-033 (WWAN03) and approving the Purchasing Agent’s execution of the same
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M8 A Resolution transferring funds in the amount of $16,933 from Account Project HUAN01 Street Resurfacing to Account Project HU2504 - Concrete Improvements - Lakeview and Carteret; and awarding a construction contract in the amount of $14,733 to Wicked Outlaw Construction, for Project No. 25-064, Concrete Improvements - Lakeview Avenue and Carteret Avenue, setting forth $2,200 for contingencies, and authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute same
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M9 A Resolution ratifying the joint appointment of Heather Hankins to the Board of Health
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M10 A Resolution appointing Councilor Brett Boston to the Pueblo Economic Development Corporation Board of Directors
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M11 A Resolution authorizing the issuance of a Revocable Permit (REV-25-11) to Grassroots Gravel, Ltd., for the use of Alan Hamel Avenue between N. Union Avenue and Main Street on Friday, October 10, 2025, through Saturday, October 11, 2025; Main Street southbound lanes from City Center Drive to Alan Hamel Avenue on October 11, 2025, and the City parking lot at Alan Hamel Avenue and Main Street from Thursday, October 9, 2025, to October 11, 2025, to host the 2025 Grassroots Gravel Bicycle Event and Expo
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M12 A Resolution directing the Pueblo Urban Renewal Authority to conduct a conditions survey of properties annexed under Wildhorse Annexation 1 and Wildhorse Annexation 2, and to report findings and recommendations to the Mayor and City Council
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N. ORDINANCES – FIRST PRESENTATION
N1 An Ordinance approving and accepting Airport Improvement Program (AIP) Grant Agreement No. 3-08-0046-053-2025 from the United States of America acting through the Federal Aviation Administration for funds in the amount of $692,237 for costs related to the Rehabilitation East Apron (North) (Phase 2 – Construction) at the Pueblo Memorial Airport, budgeting and appropriating $692,237 to Project No. AP2401- East Apron (N) Taxi lane Rehab, and authorizing the Mayor to execute same
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N2 An Ordinance approving and accepting a grant award letter and applicable conditions pertaining thereto with the Colorado Department of Human Services Behavioral Health Administration, in the amount of $301,000, from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, establishing project number PS2509 and budgeting and appropriating funds into project number PS2509, and authorizing the Mayor to execute same
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N3 An Ordinance approving and accepting a grant from The Colorado Department of Local Affairs in the amount of $100,000.00 to provide homeowner rehabilitation; authorizing The Mayor to sign the grant agreement, establishing Project HS2505, and budgeting and appropriating $100,000.00 to Project No. HS2505
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N4 An Ordinance transferring, budgeting and appropriating insurance proceeds in the amount of $64,879.57 into Capital Project No. CIAN22 - Roof Maintenance and Repair, awarding a construction contract in the amount of $56,379.57 to Monument Roofing of Colorado a Tecta America Company, LLC., for Project No. 25-052 Roof Repairs - Various City Buildings East of I-25, and authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute same
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N5 An Ordinance transferring, budgeting and appropriating insurance proceeds in the amount of $34,331.17 into Capital Project No. CIAN22 - Roof Maintenance and Repair, awarding a construction contract in the amount of $29,831.17 to Monument Roofing of Colorado a Tecta America Company, LLC., for 25-051 Roof Repairs - Various City Buildings West of I-25, and authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute same
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N6 An Ordinance establishing 2026 Pueblo Rural Transportation Planning Project, TP2501, and budgeting and appropriating funds in the amount of $12,000 for said Project
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N7 An Ordinance amending section 17-4-44 (h) of chapter 4 of Title XVII of the Pueblo Municipal Code relating to minimum distance between driveway accesses and intersections
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N8 An Ordinance amending sections 17-2-2, 17-4-23, and 17-4-51 and adding section 17-4-16 to Title XVII of the Pueblo Municipal Code relating to accessory dwelling units
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N9 An Ordinance amending zoning restrictions to rezone 1.24-acres located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Ridge Drive and Eagleridge Boulevard, Lots 1 and 2, Block 24, Eagleridge Estates from R-2, Single-Family Residential Zone District to B-2, Subregional Business Zone District
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N10 An Ordinance approving a public highway overpass agreement between Union Pacific Railroad Company, a Delaware Corporation, and the City of Pueblo, a Colorado Municipal Corporation, relating to construction on the existing grade-separated overpass over the Union Pacific Railroad track and property at Mel Harmon Drive/Dillon Drive and authorizing execution thereof by the Mayor
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N11 An Ordinance approving Amendment No. 1 to the revocable permit for Private Network, Master Fiber IRU Conveyance, and Conduit Sharing Agreement between the City of Pueblo, a Colorado Municipal Corporation, and Secom, Inc., a Colorado Corporation, and authorizing the Mayor to execute same
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N12 An Ordinance approving and accepting a Grant Agreement and applicable conditions pertaining thereto with the State of Colorado Department of Law Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST), establishing project number PS2506, budgeting and appropriating funds for project PS2506, authorizing the Mayor to execute the same, and ratifying her signature thereto
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N13 An Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 10943 to correct an error in the identification of the Purchase Order in said Ordinance
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N14 An Ordinance approving an affordable housing development agreement and related documents between Compass Pointe, LP, a Colorado Limited Partnership, and The City of Pueblo, a Colorado Municipal Corporation, and authorizing the Mayor to execute same
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N15 An Ordinance amending appropriations and compiling previous amendments to the General Fund, Special Revenue Funds, Enterprise Funds, Internal Service Funds, Debt Service Funds and Capital Projects Funds, for the fiscal year 2024 and amending the budget for the year 2024
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N16 An Ordinance calling a Regular Municipal Election to be held on November 4, 2025, directing that the Regular Municipal Election be conducted as part of a Coordinated Election, adopting for use at the Regular Municipal Election the requirements and procedures of the Uniform Election Code of 1992 except to the extent the Uniform Election Code of 1992 conflicts with a specific provision of the Charter of the City of Pueblo, and suspending for such purposes the Pueblo Election Code and all Ordinances and Resolutions of the City in conflict therewith
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O. APPROVAL OF CONSENT AGENDA
I move to approve all Resolutions Set Forth in the Consent Agenda; Pass the Ordinances of the Consent Agenda, Setting the Public Hearings for [AGENDA_CUSTOM_TEXT_6], and Order the Ordinances to be published BY TITLE.
P. REGULAR AGENDA
Q. RESOLUTIONS
Q1 A Resolution designating the trail around Lake Minnequa in Minnequa Park as "Hobson Trail"
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Q2 A Resolution confirming the appointment of Kurt Patrick to the position of Director of Stormwater
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Q3 A Resolution Confirming the Appointment of Melissa Cook to the Position of Director of Housing & Citizen Services
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Q4 A Resolution authorizing payment from the council contingencies account in the 2025 general fund budget to Senior Resource Development Agency, Pueblo, Inc. in the amount of $1,000 to sponsor the BBQ Fundraiser and Cruise In from 4-10 PM at 230 N. Union Avenue on Friday, June 27, 2025
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Q5 A Resolution authorizing payment from the council contingencies account in the 2025 general fund budget to Lake Avenue Community Church in the amount of $2,500 to sponsor Bessemer Buckets from June 9th - 11th, 2025, at Corwin Middle School and Nettie S. Freed Expeditionary K-8, and Bessemer Kicks from June 30th - July 9th, 2025, at Minnequa Elementary
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Q6 A Resolution authorizing payment from the council contingencies account in the 2025 general fund budget to The Roselawn Company in the amount of $1,700 to sponsor Wreaths Across America starting at 12:00 PM at Roselawn Cemetery on Saturday, December 13th, 2025
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Q7 A Resolution authorizing payment from the council contingencies account in the 2025 general fund budget to Animal Welfare and Protection Society DBA - PAWS for Life in the amount of $1,500 to sponsor Pints for PAWS from 5:00 - 9:00 PM at the Pueblo Union Depot on Friday, July 25, 2025
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R. ORDINANCES – FINAL PRESENTATION
R1 An Ordinance approving and accepting The Amended HOME-ARP Grant Agreement between The City of Pueblo, a Colorado Municipal Corporation, and The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development ("HUD"), authorizing the Mayor to execute the agreement together with all required and necessary certifications, assurances, and documentation, accepting HOME-ARP Grant funds from HUD on behalf of The Pueblo Consortium in the amount of $3,090,925.00, and budgeting and appropriating the HOME-ARP Grant funds
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R2 An Ordinance approving and adopting The City of Pueblo's Five-Year 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and the 2025 Annual Action Plan for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and the HOME Investment Partnership Act Grant (HOME), authorizing the Mayor of the City of Pueblo to submit the application together with all required and necessary certifications, assurances, and documentation to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and appropriating and budgeting CDBG and HOME funds therefore
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R3 An Ordinance amending Section 15-2-8 of Chapter 2 of Title XV of the Pueblo Municipal Code relating to fees for metered parking in municipal parking lots and providing penalties for violation thereof
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R4 An Ordinance amending the fiscal year 2025 Staffing Ordinance through the conversion of two (2) vacant positions within the Public Works Department
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R5 An Ordinance amending Section 6-5-16 of Chapter 5, of Title VI of the Pueblo Municipal Code relating to the FY 2025 classification and pay plan by establishing the pay scale for Facilities Maintenance Technician
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R6 An Ordinance approving an amended and restated Intergovernmental Agreement by and between the City of Pueblo, Pueblo County, and the Pueblo City-County Library District for the selection of trustees to the Pueblo City-County Library District Board
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R7 An Ordinance approving a Land Lease between the City of Pueblo, a Colorado Municipal Corporation, and Pivotal Space Inc., d/b/a Leap, a Delaware corporation, and authorizing the Mayor to execute same
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R8 An Ordinance fixing the monthly salaries of the President and Members of City Council at $1,800 and $1,400 respectively
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S. EXECUTIVE SESSION
S1 EXECUTIVE SESSION For the purpose of determining positions relative to matters that may be subject to negotiations, developing strategy for negotiations, and/or instructing negotiators, under C.R.S. Section 24‑6‑402(4)(e)(I) and to discuss the purchase, acquisition, lease, transfer, or sale of any real, personal, or other property interest pursuant to C.R.S. §24-6-402(4)(a) and more specifically described as discussions relating to the sale of 101 W. Riverwalk Place, Units 1A & 1B.
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T. ADJOURN