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City Council approves major wastewater rehabilitation contract and adopts resolutions on state bills

PuebloFeb 9, 20263 min read

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At its February 9, 2026 regular meeting, Pueblo City Council approved a $7.9M pipeline rehabilitation contract, adopted multiple resolutions (including positions on several Colorado bills), approved consent items including professional services and emergency sewer repairs, and authorized a small sponsorship to the Boys & Girls Clubs.

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Approved agenda and minutes (January 26, 2026). Vote: 7-0.
Approved Consent Agenda (including adopting consent ordinances, setting public hearings for February 23, 2026). Vote: 7-0.
Approved Resolution authorizing agreement with Brown and Caldwell, Inc. for development of a Strategic Asset Management Plan, not to exceed $151,110. (Consent item)
Ratified emergency construction contract with Miller Pipeline, LLC for sanitary sewer point repair at 38 William White Blvd in the amount of $146,924.68. (Consent item)
Awarded Professional Services Agreement to GSG Architecture, Inc. for design of limited remodel of a fire station in the amount of $145,150. (Consent item)
Awarded construction contract to Insituform Technologies, LLC dba C&L Water Solutions for $7,907,540 and set $2,372,262 for contingencies for Project No. 25-070A (Stockyard Road CIPP 60" and 66" pipeline rehabilitation). Vote: 7-0. (Resolution 16251)
Authorized payment of $1,500 from Council Contingencies to Boys & Girls Clubs of Pueblo County to sponsor the 2026 Champions of Youth dinner. Vote: 7-0. (Resolution 16252)
Adopted amendment to Appendix A Legislative Procedures and Rules of Council regarding location of City Council work sessions. Vote: 7-0. (Resolution 16253)
Adopted a Resolution from the City of Pueblo in support of Colorado House Bill 26-1071 (allowing a local government to locate an automated vehicle identification system on an interstate). Vote: 4-3. (Resolution 16254)
Adopted a Resolution from the City of Pueblo opposing Colorado House Bill 26-1037, declaring the bill harmful to public safety, municipal governance, and home rule authority. Vote: 4-3. (Resolution 16255)
Adopted a Resolution from the City of Pueblo opposing Colorado Senate Bill 26-071 (the 'SAFE' Act). Vote: 5-2. (Resolution 16256)
Adopted a Resolution from the City of Pueblo opposing Colorado Senate Bill 26-070 (the 'PEEPS' Act). Vote: 5-2. (Resolution 16257)
Adjourned the meeting at 7:11 p.m.

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City Council Meeting

Feb 9, 2026, 5:30 PM1 City Hall Place, 3rd Floor, City Council Chambers, Pueblo Colorado 81003completed

Agenda

A. CALL TO ORDER
President Mark Aliff
B. INVOCATION
Councilor Joe Latino
C. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
D. ROLL CALL
E. SPECIAL RECOGNITIONS
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 01/26/2026
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Decision: READING AND APPROVAL OF MINUTES
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 approving and authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute an agreement in an amount not to exceed $151,110 between the City of Pueblo, a Colorado Municipal Corporation, and Brown and Caldwell, Inc., a California Corporation, for development of a Strategic Asset Management Plan
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Decision: RESOLUTIONS
M2 A Resolution ratifying an emergency construction contract in the amount of $146,924.68 with Miller Pipeline, LLC., for Emergency Sanitary Sewer Point Repair at 38 William White Blvd, Project No. 24-033 (WWAN03) and approving the Purchasing Agent’s execution of the same
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M3 A Resolution awarding a Professional Services Agreement in the amount of $145,150 to GSG Architecture, Inc., a Wyoming Corporation registered to do business in Colorado, for Project No. 25-059 Design for Limited Remodel of Fire Stations #3 and #5 and authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute same
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M4 A Resolution awarding a Professional Services Agreement in the amount of $44,600 to Galloway & Company, LLC, a Delaware Limited Liability Company registered to do business in Colorado, for Project No. 26-013 Fire Station Commissioning Service and authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute same
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M5 A Resolution transferring funds in the amount of $25,000.00 from Project Account CD2511, Homeowner Rehab, to Project Account CD2512, Abatement of Dangerous Buildings
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M6 A Resolution approving Contract Amendment No. 1 in the amount of $18,705 to Cedar Ridge Landscape, Inc., for Project No. 25-077, Drone Pad and Fencing - Fire Station Nos. 4 and 8, and authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute same
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M7 A Resolution ratifying an emergency construction contract in the amount of $6,488.85 with Parker Excavating, Inc., for Emergency Sanitary sewer point repair at 315 E. Evans Ave., Project No. 24-033 (WWAN03) and approving the Purchasing Agent’s execution of the same
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M8 A Resolution ratifying the joint Pueblo-Boone appointment of members and confirming the Mayor's appointment of members to serve on the Southern Colorado Building Commission (SCBC)
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M9 A Resolution awarding a construction contract in the amount of $370,162.00 to H.W. Houston Construction, LLC, for Project No. 26-001, Building Remodel - 650 Dittmer, setting forth $55,000.00 for contingencies, and authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute same
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M10 A Resolution approving a release of a public utility easement with respect to RPB-24-03
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N. ORDINANCES – FIRST PRESENTATION
N1 An Ordinance Approving and Accepting a Grant Agreement for the City of Pueblo, A Colorado Municipal Corporation, from the Pueblo Urban Renewal Authority, authorizing the Mayor to execute the same, establishing Project No. CI2610, budgeting and appropriating funds in the amount of $91,000.00 to Project No. CI2610 for the Benedict Park Lighting Project
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N2 An Ordinance approving a joint funding agreement between the City of Pueblo, a Colorado Municipal Corporation, and the U.S. Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior, to continue the collection of hydrologic data along Fountain Creek and the Arkansas River and authorizing the Mayor to execute said agreement.
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N3 An Ordinance approving a modification to the Supplemental Environmental Project (SEP) Agreement between the City of Pueblo, a Colorado Municipal Corporation, and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment for the purpose of developing a Household Hazardous Waste program, and authorizing the Mayor to execute the modification
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N4 An Ordinance approving the St. Charles Industrial Park, Filing No. 4 Subdivision
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N5 An Ordinance approving an animal services contract between the City of Pueblo, a Colorado Municipal Corporation and Pueblo County, a political subdivision of the State of Colorado and the with the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, a Colorado non-profit corporation relating to the operation of the Pueblo Animal Shelter and the enforcement of local animal control ordinances and authorizing the Mayor to execute said contract
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Decision: ORDINANCES – FIRST PRESENTATION
N6 An Ordinance amending Chapter 4 of Title XIV of the Pueblo Municipal Code relating to and establishing criteria, standards, rules and regulations for the appropriation and expenditure of funds in the 1992-2026 Sales and Use Tax Capital Improvement Projects Fund
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Decision: ORDINANCES – FIRST PRESENTATION
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 awarding a construction contract in the amount of $7,907,540.00 with Insituform Technologies, LLC DBA C&L Water Solutions, and setting forth $2,372,262.00 for contingencies, for Project No. 25-070A (WWAN02) Stockyard Road CIPP – 60-inch and 66-inch Pipeline CIPP Rehabilitation and authorizing the Purchasing Agent to execute the same
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Q2 A Resolution authorizing payment from the council contingencies account in the 2026 general fund budget to Boys & Girls Clubs of Pueblo County in the amount of $1,500 to sponsor the 2026 Champions of Youth Dinner and Awards Ceremony at 5:30 PM at the Pueblo Convention Center on March 12, 2026
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Q3 A Resolution amending Sections 13 and 14 of Appendix A Legislative Procedures and Rules of Council relating to the location of City Council Work Sessions
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Decision: RESOLUTIONS
Q4 A Resolution from the City of Pueblo in support of Colorado House Bill 26-1071, concerning allowing a local government to locate an automated vehicle identification system on an interstate highway
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Decision: RESOLUTIONS
Q5 A Resolution from the City of Pueblo in opposition to Colorado House Bill 26-1037, declaring the bill harmful to public safety, municipal governance, and home rule authority and calling upon the Colorado general assembly to vote no thereon
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Decision: RESOLUTIONS
Q6 A Resolution from the City of Pueblo in opposition to Colorado Senate Bill 26-071, known as the “Surveillance Accountability and Freedom Ensured (Safe) Act,” and calling upon the Colorado General Assembly to vote no thereon
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Decision: RESOLUTIONS
Q7 A Resolution from the City of Pueblo in opposition to Colorado Senate Bill 26-070, commonly known as the “Peeps Act,” declaring the bill harmful to public safety, municipal governance, and home rule authority and urging the Colorado General Assembly to vote no thereon
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Decision: RESOLUTIONS
R. ADJOURN