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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: Andrew Hayes, Public Works Director
SUBJECT: AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
PUEBLO, A COLORADO MUNICIPAL CORPORATION ("CITY"), AND
THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION, AWARD NUMBER:
693JJ32340380 FOR THE SAFE STREETS FOR ALL PROJECT,
DECREASING THE FEDERAL FUNDING FROM $681,600 TO
$428,615.01 AND AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE SAME
SUMMARY:
This Ordinance approves an Amendment of an Intergovernmental Agreement ("IGA")
between the City of Pueblo, a Colorado Municipal Corporation ("City") and the Federal
Highway Administration, Award Number: 693JJ32340380 for the Safe Streets for All
Project by reducing the funding from $681,600.00 to $428,615.01.
PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION:
Ordinance 10499, approved on June 26, 2023, established Project Account PL2305, for
Safe Streets & Roads for All - SS4A, approved an IGA with Federal Highway
Administration (FHWA) in the amount of $681,600.00, transferred $170,400.00 from
Project Account C12204 to Project Account PL2305, and budgeted and appropriated
$852,000.00 for the project.
Resolution 15652, dated June 10, 2024, awarded an agreement for professional
consulting services in the amount of $155,000.00 to Street Simplified, LLC, to render
professional traffic engineering, data collection, analysis, reporting, support and related
services. Resolution 15806, dated November 11, 2024, awarded an agreement for
professional consulting services in the amount of $400,000.00 to DiExSys, LLC, for the
Pueblo Area Comprehensive Safety Action Plan.
Resolution 16172, dated November 10, 2025, adopted the Pueblo Area Comprehensive
Study Action Plan (SCAP).
BACKGROUND:
The City was awarded a Safe Streets for All (SS4A) Planning Grant to hire consultants
to create an evidence -based Action Plan that will facilitate life-saving safety
improvements that significantly reduce or eliminate roadway fatalities and serious
injuries.
The Comprehensive Safety Action Plan was developed through interaction between
multiple community stakeholder groups to identify projects and programs that will help
contribute to improving the safety of pedestrians, bicyclists and vehicles. The first
portion of the work to be completed through the Planning Grant was to analyze traffic
safety at fifteen key intersections in the PACOG MPO area with the highest number of
crashes. Street Simplified, LLC, completed a full analysis of these intersections, looking
at turning movements, speed analytics, crosswalk usage and analysis, cyclist turning
movements, near miss analysis, speeding analysis, red light running, and intersection
blocking. DiExSys, LLC, then utilized that information, along with data they collected
and analyzed across the City's other intersections and certain high -traffic corridors to
create the Pueblo Area Comprehensive Safety Study Action Plan.
The City has completed the obligation to the grant agreement. The Amendment is
formalizing the closeout of this grant agreement and to de -obligation federal funding in
the amount of $252,984.99.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
The City has expended $535,768.76 of the grant funds including $107,153.75 of local
match. The remaining $252,984.99 of the federal funds will be de -obligated.
BOARD/COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
None.
STAKEHOLDER PROCESS:
None.
ALTERNATIVES:
Denial of this Ordinance would deny returning the remaining funds to the Federal
Highway Administration.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the Ordinance.
ATTACHMENTS:
1. 693JJ32340380_Pueblo_Closeout GA Amendment
2, SS4A FY22 Grant Agreement - Final Executed
3, GRANT CERTIFICATION
ORDINANCE NO.1116,, -
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE
INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY
OF PUEBLO, A COLORADO MUNICIPAL CORPORATION
("CITY"), AND THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION,
AWARD NUMBER: 693JJ32340380 FOR THE SAFE STREETS
FOR ALL PROJECT, DECREASING THE FEDERAL FUNDING
FROM $681,600 TO $428,615.01 AND AUTHORIZING THE
MAYOR TO EXECUTE SAME
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that:
SECTION 1.
An Amendment to the Intergovernmental Agreement ("IGA") between the City of Pueblo, a
Colorado Municipal Corporation, and Federal Highway Administration, Award Number:
693JJ32340380 for the Safe Streets for All Project, a copy of which is attached, having been
approved as to form by the City Attorney, is hereby approved.
SECTION 2.
The Mayor is authorized to execute and deliver the IGA Amendment in the name of the
City of Pueblo and the City Clerk is directed to affix the seal of the City thereto and attest same.
SECTION 3.
The officers 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.
This Ordinance shall become effective on the date of final action by the Mayor and City
Council.
Introduced and initial adoption of Ordinance by City Council on April 13, 2026.
Final adoption of Ordinance by City Council on April 27, 2026.
Vice Presldert "f' City Pencil
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❑ Disapproved on based on the following objections:.
Mayor
Action by City Council After Disapprovalby the Mayor:
❑ 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