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City Clerk's Office Item # S10
Background Paper for Proposed
Action Item
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: January 12, 2026
TO: President Mark Aliff and Members of City Council
CC: Mayor Heather Graham
VIA: Marisa Stoller, City Clerk
FROM: Melissa Cook, Director Department of Housing & Citizen Services
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING A SUBSTANTIAL
AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF PUEBLO'S 2024 ANNUAL ACTION
PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG)
AND THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP ACT GRANT (HOME),
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF PUEBLO TO SUBMIT
THE SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT WITH ALL REQUIRED AND
NECESSARY CERTIFICATIONS, ASSURANCES, AND
DOCUMENTATION TO THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND APPROPRIATING AND BUDGETING
CDBG AND HOME FUNDS THEREFORE
SUMMARY:
This Ordinance approves the updates to the 2024 Annual Action Plan as presented.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
The City Council approved the 2024 Annual Action Plan on August 14, 2024.
BACKGROUND:
As an entitlement city, the City of Pueblo is required by the U.S. Department of Housing
and Urban Development (HUD) to complete an Annual Action Plan for each year. The
Annual Action Plan, along with accompanying documentation, serves as
application to HUD for the 2025 CDBG and HOME funding.
If there are substantial changes to the previously approved version, a substantial
amendment must be completed which includes public hearings, Citizen Advisory Board
Consultation, and City Council adoption.
These changes are outlined in detail in the attached documents, and summarized below:
1. Allocating funding for Community Housing Development Organizations (CHDO)
Operating Expenses.
2. Moving funding between accounts as noted in the attached documents.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Funding that is already budgeted and appropriated from the 2024 Annual Action Plan will
be amended as detailed in the attachments.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
The Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) was asked for input on the changes. The City
has received input from Committee members that concur with these changes.
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS:
A public meeting was held on December 22, 2025 to gather citizen input.
The City provided public notice regarding the availability of the Draft 2024 Annual Action
Plan, which was published on December 10, 2025, and will remain open for public review
until January 12, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., allowing for a thirty-day public comment period. A
second public meeting is scheduled to take place during the final reading of this
ordinance on January 12, 2026.
Copies of the plan are publicly available at the Department of Housing and Citizen
ALTERNATIVES:
Council can choose not to pass the Substantial Amendment(s) and the previously
approved version will remain in place.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approval of the Ordinance.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. 2024 Annual Action Plan Updates Draft
2. 2024 Attachment A Updated December 4, 2025
ORDINANCE NO. 11105
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING A SUBSTANTIAL
AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF PUEBLO'S 2024 ANNUAL
ACTION PLAN FOR THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK
GRANT (CDBG) AND THE HOME INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP
ACT GRANT (HOME), AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR OF THE CITY
OF PUEBLO TO SUBMIT THE SUBSTANTIAL AMENDMENT
WITH ALL REQUIRED AND NECESSARY CERTIFICATIONS,
ASSURANCES, AND DOCUMENTATION TO THE U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT,
AND APPROPRIATING AND BUDGETING CDBG AND HOME
FUNDS THEREFORE
WHEREAS, the City of Pueblo is designated as an entitlement city under the Housing and
Community Development Act of 1974, and will receive Community Development Block Grant
(CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Act Grants (HOME) for fiscal year 2024; and
WHEREAS, any substantial changes to the Annual Action Plan are required to be adopted
by City Council,
WHEREAS, the City of Pueblo conducted a citizen participation process that included a
public hearing within the City of Pueblo in addition to a second public hearing before City Council
to obtain the views of citizens, non-profit, neighborhood groups, and the Citizen Advisory
WHEREAS, a copy of the 2024 Annual Action Plan Substantial Amendment, was made
available to the general public for a 30-day public comment period. All public comments have
been incorporated into the Plan; Now, THEREFORE,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1.
The City Council hereby finds and determines that the Substantial Amendments to the
incorporated herein.
SECTION 2.
The Mayor is hereby authorized to submit, in the name of the City of Pueblo, the
Substantial Amendments and necessary certifications, assurances, and documentation to the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
SECTION 3.
The officers and staff of the City are authorized to perform any and all acts consistent with
this Ordinance to implement the policies and procedures described herein.
SECTION 4.
If any section, paragraph, clause, or provision of this Ordinance shall for any reason be
held to be invalid or unenforceable, the invalidity or unenforceability of such section, paragraph,
clause, or provision shall not affect any of the remaining provisions of this Ordinance.
SECTION 5.
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 December 22, 2025.
Final adoption of Ordinance by City Council on January 12, 2026.
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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