Pueblo City Council approves emergency infrastructure contracts, zoning changes, and grant funding; postpones pavement design criteria
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At the September 22, 2025 regular meeting the Pueblo City Council approved multiple emergency stormwater and street repair contracts, authorized engineering and construction work for wastewater and transit center projects, transferred funds for concrete improvements, approved zoning and subdivision ordinances, adopted an intergovernmental fire mutual aid agreement, accepted a multimodal transportation grant, and approved small sponsorship payments from council contingencies. The Council postponed adoption of the Pavement Design Criteria to the October 14, 2025 meeting.
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- Approved consent agenda and minutes of the September 8, 2025 meeting (motion passed 7-0).
- Ratified emergency storm sewer point repair contract to Russ Grading & Excavating LLC for $237,721.20 for Project No. 25-012 (SWAN03) and approved change order of $20,685.55 (Resolution 16132).
- Ratified emergency construction contract to Russ Grading & Excavating for $258,685.75 for Project No. 25-080 Asphalt & Concrete Improvements - Lehigh (Resolution 16133; vote 6-1, Councilor Maestri opposed).
- Ratified emergency storm sewer point repair contract to Russ Grading & Excavating LLC for $21,400 for Project No. 25-012 (SWAN03) on Kingsroyal Blvd. and approved change order of $6,410.21 (Resolution 16134).
- Authorized Amendment No. 1 with Brown and Caldwell, Inc. for professional engineering services in the amount of $218,098 for Project No. 23-130 (Wastewater digester covers/mixing system, polymer system replacement, Phase 4 electrical improvements) (Resolution 16121).
- Awarded construction contract to LG Contractors for $154,958.88 with $23,250 contingency for Project No. 25-074, Concrete Improvements - Pueblo Transit Center (Resolution 16122).
- Postponed adoption of the Pavement Design Criteria dated September 22, 2025 to the October 14, 2025 meeting (motion passed 7-0).
- Established Project HU2511 (Concrete Improvements - Jones Ave) and transferred $1,100,000 from Project HUAN01 (Street Resurfacing) to HU2511 (Resolution 16135).
- Authorized payments from Council Contingencies: $750 to United Way of Pueblo County (Resolution 16136) and $1,500 to Pueblo Latino Veterans Association (Resolution 16137).
- Approved subdivision ordinance for Pueblo Crossings Filing No. 4 (Ordinance 11039).
- Approved zoning amendment rezoning 6201 and 6205 Sawyer Ridge Drive from R-2 to R-2U (Case #Z25-16) (Ordinance 11040).
- Approved intergovernmental agreement with Huerfano County relating to mutual aid for fire protection and emergency services (Ordinance 11041).
- Approved acceptance and appropriation of a $90,000 multimodal transportation and mitigation option funds grant, establishing Project No. BC2501 (Ordinance 11042).
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