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City Clerk's Office Item # S6
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PUEBLO
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Background Paper for Proposed
Ordinance
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: Melissa Cook, Director Department of Housing & Citizen Services
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ACCEPTING A GRANT FROM THE
COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS IN THE AMOUNT OF
$49,950.00 FOR PREDEVELOPMENT FUNDING; AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR TO SIGN THE GRANT AGREEMENT, ESTABLISHING
PROJECT HS2601, AND BUDGETING AND APPROPRIATING
$49,950.00 TO PROJECT NO. HS2601
SUMMARY:
Attached is an Ordinance approving and accepting a grant in the amount of $49,950.00
from the Colorado Department of Local Affairs to complete pre -development work for the
physical site located at 1300-Blk of East 4th and the 1300-Blk of East 5th. This Ordinance
establishes, budgets and appropriates the grant funds to Project No. HS2601 and
authorizes the Mayor to sign the Grant Agreement.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
Not Applicable.
BACKGROUND:
The City of Pueblo has been awarded a grant in the amount of $49,950.00 from the
Colorado Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) to support pre -development activities for
the properties located in the 1300 block of East 4th Street and the 1300 block of East
5th Street. These parcels are City -owned and have been identified as priority sites for
future affordable housing development.
As part of the City's broader strategy to reduce barriers to development, encourage
public -private partnerships, and stimulate investment in underutilized areas, the City
released a Request for Information (RFI) in January to identify qualified developers
interested in partnering on this project. Advancing the sites toward development
readiness is a critical next step in attracting and securing a development partner.
The DOLA grant will fund essential pre -development work, including but not limited to
engineering analysis, environmental review, appraisals, surveying, and other technical
studies necessary to prepare the sites for affordable housing construction. These
activities will help clarify site conditions, reduce uncertainty for potential developers, and
strengthen the feasibility of future housing projects.
This Ordinance approves and accepts the DOLA grant, establishes and appropriates the
funds into Project No. HS2601, and authorizes the Mayor to execute the Grant
Agreement on behalf of the City.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
There are no matching funds required for this grant. Accepting this grant will bring
additional funding to the City to repair the aging housing stock.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
Not applicable to this Ordinance..
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS:
Not applicable to this Ordinance,
ALTERNATIVES:
If the proposed Ordinance is not approved, the grant will not be accepted.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approval of the Ordinance.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. Grant Agreement Affordable Rental Agreement Program
ORDINANCE NO. 11151
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ACCEPTING A GRANT
FROM THE COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL AFFAIRS IN
THE AMOUNT OF $49,950.00 FOR PREDEVELOPMENT
FUNDING; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SIGN THE GRANT
AGREEMENT, ESTABLISHING PROJECT HS2601, AND
BUDGETING AND APPROPRIATING $49,950.00 TO PROJECT
NO. HS2601
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1.
Affordable Rental Program Agreement dated February 9, 2026 ("Agreement") between
the City of Pueblo, a Colorado Municipal Corporation, and the Colorado Department of Local
Affairs, to assist with the pre -development of existing properties suitable for the purpose of
providing or developing affordable rental opportunities at or below 100% of the area median
income, a copy of which is attached hereto, having been approved as to form by the City Attorney,
is hereby approved_
SECTION 2.
The Mayor is hereby authorized to execute said Agreement on behalf of the City of Pueblo,
a Colorado Municipal Corporation, and the City Clerk is authorized to affix the seal of the City
thereto and attest the same.
SECTION 3.
Project No. HS2601 is hereby established.
SECTION 4.
Funds in the amount of $49,950.00 shall be accepted pursuant to the Agreement and
budgeted and appropriated to Project No. HS2601.
SECTION 5.
The officers and staff of the City are hereby authorized to perform any and all acts
consistent with this Ordinance and the attached Agreement to effectuate the transactions
described therein.
SECTION 6.
This Ordinance shall become effective on the date of final action by the Mayor and City
Council.
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Introduced and initial adoption of Ordinance by City Council on April 13, 2026.
Final adoption of Ordinance by City Council on April 27, 2026.
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Action
Approvedt •
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based on the following objections:
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❑ Council did not act to override the Mayor's veto.
❑ Ordinance re -adopted on a vote of , on
❑ Council action on failed to override the Mayor's veto.
President of City Council
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