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Home My WebLink About11002 City Clerk's Office Item # R9 Background Paper for Proposed Ordinance COUNCIL MEETING DATE: July 28, 2025 TO: President Mark Aliff and Members of City Council CC: Mayor Heather Graham VIA: Marisa Stoller, City Clerk FROM: Chris Noeller, Chief of Police SUBJECT: 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 SUMMARY: This Ordinance approves a grant agreement with the State of Colorado Department of Law Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) beginning July 1, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, which approves and accepts an initial grant award of $154,897.00 into Project PS2506. PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION: The City Council has approved ordinances accepting CMTR funds each year beginning in July 2017. BACKGROUND: The State of Colorado Department of Law POST Grant Agreement provides funds to the forty (40) law enforcement agencies of the Central Mountain Training Region (CMTR) for the purpose of improving law enforcement technology/training and upgrading necessary equipment. The Pueblo Police Department will act as the fiscal agent for this grant. Decisions related to training, equipment, and technology will be made with the assistance of an advisory board. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: This grant will require monitoring, auditing, and submission of financial documents which will impact the City of Pueblo with staffing costs. The grant does provide monies to offset those expenditures. The Pueblo Police Department will realize infrastructure classroom spaces are allowable under this grant. One (1) sworn full-time Police Department employee has been selected to administer this program along with employees from the Finance Department. The City of Pueblo is responsible for administering the drawdown of the grant. The City will submit quarterly reports to Colorado POST documenting expenditures. When excess funds are available to the State, the Colorado Department of Law will award additional funds to CMTR before the end of the fiscal year to purchase additional equipment or sponsor additional events. This Ordinance allows for the receipt of additional funds in the future for Project PS2506. Matching funds from the City are not required for this grant. BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Not Applicable. STAKEHOLDER PROCESS: Central Mountain Training Region law enforcement leaders have met and support the Pueblo Police Department becoming the fiscal agent for this grant. The Pueblo Police Department, acting as fiscal agent, will work with the CMTR Advisory Board to make decisions related to training, equipment, and infrastructure. ALTERNATIVES: Decline this grant offer from Colorado POST. RECOMMENDATION: Approval of the Ordinance. ATTACHMENTS: 1. Exibit A-B 2. Grant Agreement ORDINANCE NO.11002 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 WHEREAS, the City Council of Pueblo has the authority on behalf of the City of Pueblo, including the Police Department, to accept grants from the state government for public and municipal purposes and to enter into agreements relating thereto; and WHEREAS, the State of Colorado Department of Law Peace Officer Standards and of $154,897.00 for law enforcement training purposes for the Central Mountain Training Region upon conditions recited therein or incorporated therein by reference; and WHEREAS, the State has made additional awards of funds in the past under previous grant agreements and the Pueblo Police Department anticipates the award of additional funds in the future pursuant to this agreement if the same are made available by the State; and WHEREAS, acceptance of the Agreement for the purposes for which it has been made is in the best interest of the City of Pueblo 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 Grant Agreement between the City of Pueblo, a Colorado Municipal Corporation, and the State of Colorado Department of Law Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) for the purpose of providing law enforcement training for the Central Mountain Training Region, a true copy of which is attached hereto, having been approved as to form by the City Attorney, is hereby approved and accepted in accordance with its terms and conditions. SECTION 2. The Mayor was authorized to execute the Grant Agreement in the name of and on behalf of the City of Pueblo on July 14, 2025; and the City Clerk shall affix the Seal of the City to the Grant Agreement and attest her prior signature. SECTION 3. The Pueblo Police Department is empowered to apply for and accept additional grant awards pursuant to the Grant Agreement as those funds are made available by the State. SECTION 4. Project Number PS2506 is hereby established in the Public Safety Grants Fund. All current and future funds accepted under this Ordinance shall be budgeted and appropriated into Project Number PS2506 by the Finance Department. SECTION 5. The officers and staff of the City are authorized to perform any and all acts consistent with the intent of this Ordinance and the attached agreement to implement the policies and procedures described herein. SECTION 6. This Ordinance shall become effective on the date of final action by the Mayor and City Council. Action by City Council: Introduced and initial adoption of Ordinance by City Council on July 14, 2025. Final adoption of Ordinance by City Council on July 28, 2025. ____________________________ President of City Council Action by the Mayor: Approved on _______________. Disapproved on ______________ based on the following objections: ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ____________________________ 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 _____________ ____________________________ President of City Council ATTEST ________________________________ City Clerk