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Background Paper for Proposed
Resolution
COUNCIL MEETING DATE: April 27, 2026
TO: President Mark Aliff and Members of City Council
CC: Mayor Heather Graham
VIA: Clyde Bishop, City Clerk
FROM: Selena Ruiz -Gomez, Councilor
SUBJECT A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FROM THE COUNCIL
CONTINGENCIES ACCOUNT IN THE 2026 GENERAL FUND BUDGET
TO COLORADO STATE FAIR FIESTA COMMITTEE IN THE AMOUNT
OF $2,500 TO SPONSOR THE 59TH COLORADO STATE FAIR FIESTA
COMMITTEE SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT AT 1:00 PM ON JUNE 20TH,
2026, AT CSU PUEBLO'S HOAG HALL
SUMMARY:
Attached for consideration is a request for support of Colorado State Fair Fiesta
Committee in the amount of $2,500 to sponsor the 2026 59th Colorado State Fair Fiesta
Committee Scholarship Pageant at 1:00 PM on June 20th, 2026, at CSU Pueblo's Hoag
Hall.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
Council supported their Noche De Fiesta Scholarship Fundraiser 59th Colorado State
Fair Fiesta Committee Scholarship Pageant in 2025 for $1,000 in 2024 for $500, and in
2023 for $300. Council also sponsored the Fiesta Day Parade in $2023 for $2,000.
BACKGROUND:
City Council Member Selena Ruiz -Gomez is requesting $2,500 to sponsor the Colorado
State Fair Fiesta Committee's 59th Colorado State Fair Fiesta Committee Scholarship
Pageant. The Pageant will take place on June 20th, 2026, at 1:00 PM at CSU Pueblo's
Hoag Hall.
The Fiesta Queen Pageant has been a proud tradition since 1967, when the first
competition was directed by George Sandoval, who established the original selection
criteria and pageant rules. On Sunday, August 6, 1967, ten young women competed for
the inaugural crown, with Rose Mary Ayala becoming the very first Fiesta Queen.
Since that historic beginning, a queen has been crowned every year for nearly six
decades, each representing culture, community, and leadership. Today, the pageant
continues to provide scholarship opportunities and celebrates the achievements of young
women across Colorado. This year, we are honored to crown our 58th Fiesta Queen,
carrying forward a tradition that began with Fiesta Day itself.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
Payment of funds in the amount of $2,500 would be paid from the Council Contingencies
Account in the 2026 General Fund Budget to Colorado State Fair Fiesta Committee.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Not applicable.
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS:
Not applicable.
ALTERNATIVES:
City Council could choose not to authorize funding for this purpose.
RECOMMENDATION:
This Resolution is at the request of Council Member Selena Ruiz -Gomez.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Sponsorship Request Packet - CSF Fiesta Committee - Scholarship Pageant
2. SOS - CSF Fiesta Committee - 4.8.26
3. 2026 Contingencies (Council) CSF Fiesta Committee - Scholarship Pageant
RESOLUTION NO. 16315
A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING PAYMENT FROM THE
COUNCIL CONTINGENCIES ACCOUNT IN THE 2026 GENERAL
FUND BUDGET TO COLORADO STATE FAIR FIESTA
COMMITTEE IN THE AMOUNT OF $2,500 TO SPONSOR THE
59TH COLORADO STATE FAIR FIESTA COMMITTEE
SCHOLARSHIP PAGEANT AT 1:00 PM ON JUNE 20TH, 2026, AT
CSU PUEBLO'S HOAG HALL
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that
SECTION 1.
Payment in the amount of $2,500 from the Council Contingencies Account in the 2026
General Fund Budget is authorized to be paid to Colorado State Fair Fiesta Committee to sponsor
the 59th Colorado State Fair Fiesta Committee Scholarship Pageant at 1:00 PM on June 20th,
2026, at CSU Pueblo's Hoag Hall.
SECTION 2.
The officers and staff of the City are authorized to perform any and all acts consistent with
the intent of this Resolution to effectuate the policies and procedures described herein.
SECTION 3.
This Resolution shall become effective upon passage and approval.
INTRODUCED: April 27, 2026
BY: Brett §oston
MEMBER i/TY COUNCIL
APPROVED:
VICE PRESIDENItOF CITY COUNCIL
ATTESTED BY: