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City Clerk's Office Item # R3
Background Paper for Proposed
Ordinance
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: April 28, 2025
TO: President Mark Aliff and Members of City Council
CC: Mayor Heather Graham
VIA: Marisa Stoller, City Clerk
FROM: Barb Huber, Fire Chief
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ACCEPTING AN EL POMAR
FOUNDATION GRANT AND APPLICABLE CONDITIONS PERTAINING
THERETO, ESTABLISHING PROJECT NO. PS 2502 FOR THE
PURCHASE OF THE WILDLAND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
EQUIPMENT AND BUDGETING AND APPROPRIATING GRANT FUNDS
IN THE AMOUNT OF $11,000.00 FOR THE PURPOSES AUTHORIZED
BY THE GRANT AGREEMENT
SUMMARY:
Attached is an agreement between the City of Pueblo, A Colorado Municipal Corporation,
and the El Pomar Foundation concerning a grant award in the amount of $11,000.00 to
purchase the Pueblo Fire Department wildland personal protective equipment.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
Approval of similar grants in the last several recent years.
BACKGROUND:
The department has wildland personal protective equipment used to protect the wearer
from heat stressors involved in wildland firefighting. Some of this gear is ill-fitted and/or
beyond its useful life that needs to be replaced. This grant provides supplemental funding
to equip firefighters and fire apparatus for wildland deployments and in district responses
to wildfire incidents.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
There is no cost to the city. Staff time will be required for project management, as well
as grant monitoring and reporting.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Not applicable to this Ordinance.
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS:
Not applicable to this Ordinance.
ALTERNATIVES:
None.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approval of the Ordinance.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Award letter
ORDINANCE NO. 10930
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ACCEPTING AN EL POMAR
FOUNDATION GRANT AND APPLICABLE CONDITIONS
PERTAINING THERETO, ESTABLISHING PROJECT NO. PS
2502 FOR THE PURCHASE OF THE WILDLAND PERSONAL
PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT AND BUDGETING AND
APPROPRIATING GRANT FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF
$11,000.00 FOR THE PURPOSES AUTHORIZED BY THE
GRANT AGREEMENT
WHEREAS, the City Council of Pueblo has the authority on behalf of the City of Pueblo,
A Colorado Municipal Corporation, including its Fire Department, to accept grants for public and
municipal purposes and to enter into agreements relating thereto; and
WHEREAS, the El Pomar Foundation has tendered a grant award in the amount of
$11,000.00 upon conditions recited therein or incorporated therein by reference; and
WHEREAS, acceptance of the Award for the purposes for which it has been made is in
the best interest of the City and will benefit the health, welfare and safety of the citizens of the
City; NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1.
The El Pomar Foundation grant to the City of Pueblo in the amount of $11,000.00, a true
conditions and is approved. The Mayor is authorized to execute the Award acceptance in the
name of and on behalf of the City.
SECTION 2.
Project No. PS2502 Wildland Personal Protective Equipment grant is hereby established.
The grant amount of $11,000.00 is hereby budgeted and appropriated to Project No. PS2502 for
expenditure for the purposes authorized by the grant agreement.
SECTION 3.
The officers of the City are authorized to perform any and all acts consistent with the intent
of this Ordinance and the attached Award to effectuate the policies and procedures described
herein.
SECTION 4.
This Ordinance shall become effective immediately upon final passage.
Action by City Council:
Introduced and initial adoption of Ordinance by City Council on April 14, 2025.
Final adoption of Ordinance by City Council on April 28, 2025.
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President of City Council
Action by the Mayor:
Approved on _______________.
Disapproved on ______________ based on the following objections:
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Mayor
Action by City Council After Disapproval by the Mayor:
Council did not act to override the Mayor's veto.
Ordinance re-adopted on a vote of ____________, on _____________
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President of City Council
ATTEST
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City Clerk