City Council approves transit and street‑repair measures, confirms board appointments, adopts rezoning and public‑safety grants
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At the January 12, 2026 regular meeting the City Council administered Oaths of Office to newly elected officials, elected Council leadership, amended the agenda, approved the consent agenda including infrastructure contracts, confirmed multiple mayoral appointments, authorized a $1,000 council contingency payment to Catholic Charities, approved a rezoning for 300 W. Abriendo Ave., and unanimously adopted ordinances securing an FTA 5307 transit grant, a bus‑stop art MOU, an FHWA IGA, a 12‑month suspension of the monthly street repair utility service charge beginning January 2026, and a wildland fire mitigation crew grant agreement.
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- Oaths of Office administered to: Brett Boston (At Large), Selena Ruiz‑Gomez (At Large), Dianne Danti (District 1), Ted Hernandez (District 3), and Steven Rodriguez (Civil Service Commissioner).
- Elected Mark Aliff as President of the City Council (4 votes) and Roger Gomez as Vice President (4 votes).
- Agenda amended to move M11 and M18 to the beginning of the regular meeting and R2 to the end; motion passed 6‑1.
- Consent agenda approved, including resolutions awarding construction contracts and establishing project accounts (motion passed 7‑0).
- Resolution M11 confirming City official appointments to boards and commissions approved (motion passed 5‑2; Res. No. 16229).
- Resolution M18 confirming Mayor’s appointment of Dr. Kathy DeNiro to a five‑year term on the Pueblo Urban Renewal Authority approved (motion passed 5‑2; Res. No. 16230).
- Resolution Q1 authorizing payment of $1,000 from Council contingencies to Catholic Charities to sponsor an event approved (motion passed 7‑0; Res. No. 16231).
- Ordinance approved rezoning 300 W. Abriendo Ave. from R‑5 to B‑2 on final presentation (motion passed 7‑0; Ord. No. 11095).
- Ordinance approving FTA Section 5307 operating grant (CO‑2025‑020‑00) approved on final presentation (motion passed 7‑0; Ord. No. 11096).
- Ordinance approving MOU with Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment for art installations on city bus stops approved (motion passed 7‑0; Ord. No. 11097).
- Ordinance approving IGA with Federal Highway Administration and associated budgeting/appropriation approved (motion passed 7‑0; Ord. No. 11098).
- Ordinance suspending payment of the monthly street repair utility service charge for 12 consecutive months beginning with each customer's January 2026 bill approved (motion passed 7‑0; Ord. No. 11099).
- Ordinance approving a grant agreement to provide wildland fire mitigation crew time to the City approved (motion passed 7‑0; Ord. No. 11100).
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